Saturday July 25, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 25, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota       60  32  3.12   92  14  35   817   755  334  283   74  277  520
California      57  41  3.21   98  14  32   886   753  359  316   94  340  575
Oakland         53  44  3.36   97  19  25   865   749  365  323   90  311  515
Baltimore       61  37  3.52   98  31  22   889   826  389  348   99  297  584
New York        51  45  3.52   97  18  25   878   845  396  344   90  279  456
Detroit         55  42  3.71   97  23  27   866   845  407  357   86  360  599
Kansas City     36  61  3.96   97  12  16   885   826  444  390   92  410  571
Cleveland       45  52  3.98   97  18  22   870   823  403  385  104  407  658
Washington      45  52  4.01   97  10  28   877   853  430  391   85  389  518
Boston          49  47  4.02   96  20  27   859   855  437  384   94  360  599
Milwaukee       36  62  4.55   99  21  12   874   890  493  442   93  345  544
Chicago         34  67  4.79  101  13  20   888   971  534  473  110  334  461

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sam McDowell (CLE)    15   4  2.53  24  24  14   0   1  196  144   58   55   13   71  206
Jim Palmer (BAL)      14   6  2.79  23  23  12   0   3  174  158   57   54   11   63  123
Clyde Wright (CAL)    14   7  2.82  24  24   4   0   2  163  145   61   51   19   57   68
Joe Niekro (DET)      10   8  2.99  24  21   5   0   2  145  129   59   48   15   42   66
Ray Culp (BOS)        10   9  3.04  21  21   9   0   0  157  133   66   53   16   51  120
Stan Bahnsen (NY)      9   6  3.05  22  22   4   0   1  148  139   59   50   15   50   73
Jim Rooker (KC)        7   9  3.14  25  17   4   1   2  146  134   59   51    7   77   81
A. Messersmith (CAL)   8   9  3.22  27  24   6   2   1  165  127   69   59   18   69  136
Jim Perry (MIN)       15   7  3.34  23  23   7   0   1  156  149   67   58   12   32   95
Mel Stottlemyre (NY)   9   9  3.40  23  23   7   0   0  162  160   70   61   17   55   71

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Marcelino Lopez        0   1  1.95  19   0   0   0   0   37   37   13    8    2   16   29
Pete Richert           4   1  2.31  32   0   0  10   0   35   22   11    9    5   13   44
Dick Hall              8   3  2.64  24   0   0   2   0   48   37   17   14    7    4   24
Jim Palmer            14   6  2.79  23  23  12   0   3  174  158   57   54   11   63  123
Eddie Watt             3   6  2.89  39   0   0   8   0   37   26   12   12    1   23   23
Tom Phoebus            3   5  2.99  17  14   2   0   0   84   62   40   28   10   41   43
Moe Drabowsky          2   1  3.66  11   0   0   1   0   20   16   10    8    4   10    8
Jim Hardin             2   1  3.93  24  12   1   1   1   92   96   41   40    9   19   52
Mike Cuellar          13   6  3.97  25  25  11   0   2  181  171   87   80   24   46  118
Dave McNally          12   7  4.34  24  24   5   0   0  162  171   82   78   22   47  107
Dave Leonhard          0   0  7.16  17   0   0   0   0   16   23   14   13    3   12   11
Fred Beene             0   0 12.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    7    5    4    1    3    2

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Chuck Hartenstein      0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    0    0    0    0    1
Ray Jarvis             0   1  2.92  12   0   0   0   0   12   12    9    4    1   11    6
Vicente Romo           6   0  3.00  36   3   0   4   0   69   70   23   23    7   28   43
Ray Culp              10   9  3.04  21  21   9   0   0  157  133   66   53   16   51  120
Jim Lonborg            4   1  3.18   9   4   0   0   0   34   33   12   12    3    9   21
Sonny Siebert         10   5  3.68  21  21   5   0   1  134  128   57   55   20   35   93
Cal Koonce             0   2  3.74  14   0   0   2   0   22   19   10    9    1   11   15
Gary Peters            8   8  4.27  21  21   5   0   3  126  134   73   60    8   54   84
Ken Brett              2   5  4.33  24   7   1   1   0   73   58   36   35   11   43   79
Ed Phillips            0   2  4.61  12   0   0   0   0   14   15    7    7    3    7   13
Bill Lee               2   2  4.62  11   5   0   1   0   37   48   20   19    3   14   19
Sparky Lyle            0   4  4.63  40   0   0  16   0   45   42   25   23    4   24   32
Gary Wagner            2   1  5.00  14   0   0   0   0   18   14   13   10    2    8   12
Mike Nagy              3   3  5.12  15  14   0   0   0   77   94   49   44   10   45   39
Lee Stange             2   2  5.60  20   0   0   2   0   27   34   24   17    5   12   14
Jose Santiago          0   2 10.32   8   0   0   1   0   11   18   13   13    0    8    8

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Harvey Shank           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    2    1
Steve Kealey           1   0  1.88  11   0   0   1   0   14    8    4    3    1    3   10
Greg Garrett           3   2  1.89  21   1   0   0   0   33   21    7    7    1   19   27
Ken Tatum              5   3  2.25  40   0   0  15   0   56   42   16   14    6   13   33
Eddie Fisher           3   3  2.76  38   1   0   5   0   72   61   25   22    7   23   43
Clyde Wright          14   7  2.82  24  24   4   0   2  163  145   61   51   19   57   68
Andy Messersmith       8   9  3.22  27  24   6   2   1  165  127   69   59   18   69  136
Tom Bradley            0   2  3.32   4   3   0   0   0   22   27    9    8    0    8   13
Rudy May               5   6  3.44  23  20   1   0   1  133  113   59   51   14   47  111
Tom Murphy            11   6  3.59  22  22   3   0   1  145  129   64   58   19   60   66
Mel Queen              1   3  3.66  16   3   0   3   0   32   29   13   13    1   19   25
Wally Wolf             0   0  5.06   4   0   0   0   0    5    3    3    3    1    4    5
Dave LaRoche           3   0  5.68   9   0   0   1   0   13   14    9    8    2    3   13
Paul Doyle             3   0  5.76  31   0   0   5   0   30   32   20   19    5   13   24

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wilbur Wood            4  10  3.24  46   0   0  12   0   78   79   37   28    5   23   57
Jerry Crider           3   4  3.34  19   5   0   4   0   59   56   26   22    7   21   30
Tommy John             8  12  3.52  24  24   6   0   1  174  167   81   68   14   61   88
Lee Stange             1   0  4.50   6   0   0   0   0   10   15    5    5    2    2    9
Floyd Weaver           1   0  4.67  20   0   0   0   0   35   33   19   18    5   19   34
Danny Murphy           1   0  4.75  33   0   0   4   0   55   49   30   29    6   27   25
Joel Horlen            6  14  4.80  23  23   4   0   0  146  173   83   78   17   32   56
Jerry Janeski          7  10  4.82  23  23   3   0   1  134  157   82   72   16   46   56
Bob Miller             2   3  5.03   7   6   0   0   0   34   38   19   19    7   11   20
Tommie Sisk            1   1  5.40  17   1   0   0   0   33   37   28   20    6   13   16
Billy Wynne            0   2  5.40   8   5   0   0   0   27   30   18   16    5   16   13
Don Secrist            0   0  5.52   9   0   0   0   0   15   19    9    9    2   12    9
Jim Magnuson           0   2  5.89   5   3   0   0   0   18   20   12   12    2    8    9
Bart Johnson           0   2  8.69   5   4   0   0   0   20   23   19   19    3   12   16
Barry Moore            0   3  9.29  10   4   0   0   0   31   41   38   32    8   20    8
Gene Rounsaville       0   1  9.95   8   0   0   0   0    6   10    8    7    1    2    3
Gerry Arrigo           0   3 12.83   5   3   0   0   0   13   24   20   19    4    9   12

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sam McDowell          15   4  2.53  24  24  14   0   1  196  144   58   55   13   71  206
Steve Hargan           3   2  3.13   8   4   1   0   0   32   27   11   11    4   10   15
Fred Lasher            1   5  3.26  27   1   0   5   0   39   38   17   14    5   13   28
Dick Ellsworth         3   1  3.92  26   1   0   2   0   41   43   19   18    3   13   12
Phil Hennigan          6   3  3.98  34   1   0   2   0   63   57   29   28    7   39   36
Rich Hand              3   9  4.11  22  16   2   3   1  103   90   50   47   17   38   72
Bob Miller             2   2  4.18  15   2   0   1   0   28   35   14   13    1   15   15
Barry Moore            3   5  4.22  13  12   0   0   0   70   70   34   33    8   46   35
Dean Chance            5   5  4.31  30  12   0   3   0  104  121   53   50   12   44   79
Steve Dunning          2   5  4.61   9   9   0   0   0   55   48   28   28   10   31   47
Dennis Higgins         1   3  4.88  40   0   0   6   0   55   54   32   30    6   41   48
Mike Paul              0   4  5.88  23   8   0   0   0   41   43   27   27    9   29   34
Rick Austin            1   4  5.91   8   7   1   0   1   35   43   23   23    8   15   29
Vince Colbert          0   0  9.82   6   0   0   0   0    7   10    8    8    1    2    2

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Scherman          3   1  2.58  24   0   0   1   0   38   32   12   11    2   12   32
Norm McRae             0   0  2.61   7   0   0   0   0   10    9    3    3    0   13    7
Joe Niekro            10   8  2.99  24  21   5   0   2  145  129   59   48   15   42   66
Tom Timmerman          3   2  3.02  36   0   0  17   0   51   51   19   17    2   10   23
John Hiller            5   3  3.04  25   1   0   3   0   47   36   20   16    7   29   40
Dennis Saunders        1   1  3.21   8   0   0   1   0   14   16    5    5    1    5    8
Mickey Lolich          9  11  3.56  24  23   9   0   3  169  171   75   67   14   67  141
Les Cain               9   3  3.63  18  18   3   0   0  112  108   54   45    9   66   84
Jerry Robertson        0   0  3.68  11   0   0   0   0   15   19    8    6    1    5   11
Earl Wilson            4   6  4.41  18  16   4   0   1   96   87   53   47   15   32   74
Daryl Patterson        2   1  4.58  20   0   0   2   0   37   41   20   19    5   15   22
Denny McLain           2   2  4.63   7   7   0   0   0   45   50   25   23   11   11   26
Fred Lasher            1   3  5.00  12   0   0   3   0    9   10    6    5    0   12    8
Mike Kilkenny          5   1  5.11  21  11   2   0   0   74   81   45   42    4   39   55
Bob Reed               1   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    3    3    0    2    2

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ted Abernathy          3   3  1.61  13   0   0   4   0   22   11    9    4    0   17   20
Jim Rooker             7   9  3.14  25  17   4   1   2  146  134   59   51    7   77   81
Aurelio Monteagudo     1   0  3.21  12   0   0   0   0   14   10    7    5    1    4   10
Moe Drabowsky          1   2  3.28  24   0   0   2   0   36   28   13   13    3   12   38
Al Fitzmorris          4   3  3.41  29   3   0   1   0   63   52   24   24    8   32   26
Tom Burgmeier          3   4  3.43  23   0   0   0   0   39   33   18   15    4   14   25
Dave Morehead          2   3  3.56  17  15   1   1   0   81   73   46   32    5   42   47
Bob Johnson            3   7  3.56  27  13   2   4   0  111  105   49   44   11   43  120
Bill Butler            3   9  3.89  18  18   2   0   1  113   84   54   49   14   66   62
Dick Drago             6   8  4.09  22  21   3   0   1  143  154   71   65   16   46   79
Don O'Riley            0   0  4.91   7   2   0   0   0   18   20   11   10    3   10   11
Ken Wright             1   1  5.35  34   0   0   3   0   34   37   22   20    0   18   25
Mike Hedlund           2   3  7.20   9   0   0   0   0   15   18   13   12    6    7    5
Wally Bunker           0   7  8.10  12   6   0   0   0   40   49   38   36   11   22   19
Roger Nelson           0   2 10.00   4   2   0   0   0    9   18   10   10    3    0    3

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Sanders            1   0  1.31  19   0   0   1   0   34   28    6    5    0    9   14
Dave Baldwin           2   1  2.53  16   0   0   1   0   21   12    7    6    1   12   19
Bob Humphreys          1   3  2.83  15   0   0   3   0   29   20   10    9    1   14   18
Bob Locker             0   1  3.41  28   0   0   3   0   32   38   18   12    1   10   19
John Morris            2   1  3.49  13   5   2   0   0   49   45   20   19    3   14   23
Al Downing             0   4  3.52   5   4   0   0   0   23   19   12    9    2    8   17
Marty Pattin           6   8  4.25  23  15   5   0   0  121  121   59   57   12   38   77
Bobby Bolin            3   7  4.36  21  16   3   0   0   99   97   53   48   16   51   70
Lew Krausse           10  10  4.39  24  22   6   0   1  135  144   79   66   17   37   87
John O'Donoghue        2   0  5.01  25   0   0   0   0   23   28   15   13    4    9   13
Skip Lockwood          1   7  5.04  14  13   2   0   0   89   95   56   50   16   35   51
Gene Brabender         5  12  5.40  19  18   2   0   0  105   97   70   63    6   61   66
John Gelnar            2   3  5.86  34   0   0   4   0   58   74   41   38    5   16   25
Bob Meyer              0   1  6.38  10   0   0   0   0   18   24   13   13    2   12   20
George Lauzerique      1   2  6.94  11   4   1   0   0   35   41   27   27    7   14   24
Ray Peters             0   2 31.50   2   2   0   0   0    2    7    7    7    0    5    1

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Perranoski         6   2  1.41  41   0   0  24   0   70   57   15   11    3   28   37
Stan Williams          6   0  1.63  36   0   0   7   0   66   46   16   12    5   20   41
Dick Woodson           1   2  2.25  11   0   0   0   0   16   13    9    4    1    8   12
Bert Blyleven          4   3  2.44  10  10   2   0   0   66   57   20   18    6   15   58
Tom Hall               5   4  2.48  27   4   0   1   0   65   43   19   18    4   35   78
Luis Tiant             6   0  3.12  10  10   2   0   1   61   51   21   21    9   27   37
Bill Zepp              5   1  3.18  27   8   0   1   0   74   76   30   26    5   19   28
Jim Perry             15   7  3.34  23  23   7   0   1  156  149   67   58   12   32   95
Jim Kaat               9   7  3.58  28  23   3   0   1  153  163   77   61   16   40   80
Steve Barber           0   0  4.03  15   0   0   2   0   22   23   10   10    1   16   10
Dave Boswell           3   6  6.00  16  14   0   0   0   66   77   50   44   12   37   44

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Hamilton         4   3  1.93  27   0   0   3   0   37   24    9    8    2   14   29
Lindy McDaniel         7   4  1.93  34   0   0  10   0   70   53   17   15    5   10   53
Jack Aker              2   1  2.74  28   0   0  12   0   49   46   18   15    3   14   25
Ron Klimkowski         1   3  2.95  27   2   0   0   0   61   53   24   20    6   20   25
Stan Bahnsen           9   6  3.05  22  22   4   0   1  148  139   59   50   15   50   73
Mel Stottlemyre        9   9  3.40  23  23   7   0   0  162  160   70   61   17   55   71
Fritz Peterson        11   7  3.50  24  23   4   0   1  149  159   72   58   17   26   69
Gary Waslewski         1   2  3.93  14   5   0   0   0   34   30   16   15    4   14   12
John Cumberland        3   4  3.94  15   8   1   0   0   64   62   31   28    9   15   38
Joe Verbanic           1   0  4.60   7   0   0   0   0   16   20    9    8    1   12    8
Steve Kline            1   2  5.60   3   3   2   0   0   18   17   11   11    2    8    9
Mike Kekich            2   2  6.00  16   7   0   0   0   54   59   41   36    7   32   34
Bill Burbach           0   2 10.26   4   4   0   0   0   17   23   19   19    2    9   10

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mudcat Grant           4   0  1.04  46   0   0  15   0   78   58   10    9    3   19   36
Diego Segui            6   6  2.28  34   8   2   2   1   95   75   30   24    6   36   54
Marcel Lachemann       2   0  2.37  23   0   0   3   0   38   33   11   10    4   10   29
Bob Locker             1   0  2.45  11   0   0   1   0   18   17    5    5    0    8   13
Roberto Rodriquez      0   0  2.92   6   0   0   0   0   12   10    5    4    2    3    8
Jim Roland             1   2  3.46  19   2   0   0   0   26   21   11   10    2   19   11
Catfish Hunter        13   8  3.64  25  25   6   0   0  168  149   79   68   23   46  107
Rollie Fingers         5   8  3.76  25  14   0   2   0  103   93   47   43   11   28   52
Paul Lindblad          3   1  3.79  36   0   0   2   0   38   29   16   16    7   17   26
Chuck Dobson          10  10  3.93  26  25   9   0   3  165  142   79   72   20   48   91
Al Downing             3   3  3.95  10   6   1   0   0   41   39   19   18    5   22   26
Blue Moon Odom         4   5  4.54  16  16   1   0   0   75   72   47   38    6   51   59
Darrell Osteen         1   0  6.35   3   1   0   0   0    6    9    4    4    0    3    3
Fred Talbot            0   1 10.80   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    1    1    0

 Washington            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Humphreys          0   0  1.35   5   0   0   0   0    7    4    2    1    1    9    6
Darold Knowles         1   8  1.80  44   0   0  20   0   75   57   19   15    2   37   46
Jan Dukes              0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    2    0    1    4
Horacio Pina           3   0  2.79  36   0   0   5   0   39   40   13   12    1   20   22
Jim Shellenback        6   3  3.08  29   8   2   0   1   79   64   34   27    3   36   46
Jim Hannan             6   3  3.38  24   7   0   0   0   64   63   27   24    5   27   34
Dick Bosman            9   8  3.45  22  20   2   0   1  128  130   52   49   10   52   76
Joe Coleman            5   8  4.15  22  17   3   0   0  128  117   63   59   20   59   96
Jackie Brown           0   0  4.50   6   0   0   0   0    8    7    4    4    2    2    8
George Brunet          7   5  4.51  19  18   2   0   1  106  114   59   53    9   42   59
Casey Cox              5   7  4.54  21  19   1   1   0  127  142   70   64   17   33   51
Joe Grzenda            2   5  5.47  29   3   0   2   0   53   51   35   32    5   22   19
Pedro Ramos            0   0  7.56   4   0   0   0   0    8   10    7    7    2    4   10
Dick Such              1   5  7.56  21   5   0   0   0   50   48   42   42    8   45   41

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League Leaders

Wins:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        15
  J. Perry (MIN)           15
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14
  C. Wright (CAL)          14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  C. Hunter (OAK)          13
  D. McNally (BAL)         12
  T. Murphy (CAL)          11
  F. Peterson (NY)         11
  R. Culp (BOS)            10

Losses:

  J. Horlen (CHI)          14
  G. Brabender (MIL)       12
  T. John (CHI)            12
  M. Lolich (DET)          11
  C. Dobson (OAK)          10
  J. Janeski (CHI)         10
  L. Krausse (MIL)         10
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  B. Butler (KC)            9
  R. Culp (BOS)             9

Complete Games:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          12
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         11
  R. Culp (BOS)             9
  C. Dobson (OAK)           9
  M. Lolich (DET)           9
  J. Perry (MIN)            7
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       7
  C. Hunter (OAK)           6
  T. John (CHI)             6

Saves:

  R. Perranoski (MIN)      24
  D. Knowles (WAS)         20
  T. Timmerman (DET)       17
  S. Lyle (BOS)            16
  M. Grant (OAK)           15
  K. Tatum (CAL)           15
  J. Aker (NY)             12
  W. Wood (CHI)            12
  L. McDaniel (NY)         10
  P. Richert (BAL)         10

Shutouts:

  C. Dobson (OAK)           3
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  G. Peters (BOS)           3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          2
  J. Niekro (DET)           2
  J. Rooker (KC)            2
  C. Wright (CAL)           2
  R. Austin (CLE)           1
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           1

Innings Pitched:

  S. McDowell (CLE)     196.0
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      181.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       174.0
  T. John (CHI)         173.2
  M. Lolich (DET)       169.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       168.1
  C. Dobson (OAK)       165.0
  A. Messersmith (CAL)  164.2
  C. Wright (CAL)       163.0
  D. McNally (BAL)      161.2

Hits:

  J. Horlen (CHI)         173
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        171
  M. Lolich (DET)         171
  D. McNally (BAL)        171
  T. John (CHI)           167
  J. Kaat (MIN)           163
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     160
  F. Peterson (NY)        159
  J. Palmer (BAL)         158
  J. Janeski (CHI)        157

Runs:

  M. Cuellar (BAL)         87
  J. Horlen (CHI)          83
  J. Janeski (CHI)         82
  D. McNally (BAL)         82
  T. John (CHI)            81
  C. Dobson (OAK)          79
  C. Hunter (OAK)          79
  L. Krausse (MIL)         79
  J. Kaat (MIN)            77
  M. Lolich (DET)          75

Home Runs:

  M. Cuellar (BAL)         24
  C. Hunter (OAK)          23
  D. McNally (BAL)         22
  J. Coleman (WAS)         20
  C. Dobson (OAK)          20
  S. Siebert (BOS)         20
  T. Murphy (CAL)          19
  C. Wright (CAL)          19
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     18
  C. Cox (WAS)             17

Walks:

  J. Rooker (KC)           77
  S. McDowell (CLE)        71
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     69
  M. Lolich (DET)          67
  B. Butler (KC)           66
  L. Cain (DET)            66
  B. Moore (CHI)           66
  J. Palmer (BAL)          63
  G. Brabender (MIL)       61
  T. John (CHI)            61

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       206
  M. Lolich (DET)         141
  A. Messersmith (CAL)    136
  J. Palmer (BAL)         123
  R. Culp (BOS)           120
  B. Johnson (KC)         120
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        118
  R. May (CAL)            111
  C. Hunter (OAK)         107
  D. McNally (BAL)        107


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