Sunday July 26, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, July 26, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota       60  33  3.20   93  14  35   826   771  345  294   75  282  523
California      58  41  3.27   99  14  32   897   768  369  326   97  346  584
Oakland         54  44  3.36   98  19  26   874   758  368  326   92  312  523
Baltimore       62  37  3.50   99  32  22   898   831  390  349  100  300  589
New York        51  46  3.53   98  18  25   886   853  400  348   91  280  460
Detroit         55  43  3.70   98  23  27   875   852  411  360   86  362  604
Cleveland       47  52  3.95   99  19  23   888   836  408  390  105  415  667
Kansas City     36  63  3.98   99  12  16   901   846  453  399   97  414  578
Boston          50  47  4.02   97  20  28   868   862  442  388   96  363  604
Washington      45  53  4.06   98  10  28   888   870  441  401   88  398  522
Milwaukee       36  63  4.62  100  21  12   883   904  505  453   97  348  547
Chicago         35  67  4.74  102  14  20   897   978  534  473  110  336  464

 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
Jim Rooker (KC)        7   9  3.14  25  17   4   1   2  146  134   59   51    7   77   81
Stan Bahnsen (NY)      9   7  3.18  23  23   4   0   1  153  146   63   54   16   50   76
A. Messersmith (CAL)   8   9  3.22  27  24   6   2   1  165  127   69   59   18   69  136
Tommy John (CHI)       9  12  3.35  25  25   7   0   2  183  174   81   68   14   63   91
Jim Perry (MIN)       15   8  3.38  24  24   7   0   1  162  161   70   61   12   32   96

 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          13   7  4.17  25  25   6   0   0  171  176   83   79   23   50  112
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 Wagner            2   1  4.22  15   0   0   1   0   21   16   13   10    2   10   13
Ken Brett              2   5  4.33  24   7   1   1   0   73   58   36   35   11   43   79
Gary Peters            9   8  4.36  22  22   5   0   3  132  139   78   64   10   55   88
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
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
Greg Garrett           4   2  1.84  22   1   0   0   0   34   21    7    7    1   21   28
Steve Kealey           1   0  1.88  11   0   0   1   0   14    8    4    3    1    3   10
Ken Tatum              5   3  2.72  41   0   0  15   0   56   45   19   17    6   15   33
Eddie Fisher           3   3  2.72  39   1   0   5   0   73   62   25   22    7   23   45
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
Rudy May               5   6  3.44  23  20   1   0   1  133  113   59   51   14   47  111
Mel Queen              1   3  3.62  17   3   0   3   0   32   29   13   13    1   19   26
Tom Murphy            11   6  3.68  23  23   3   0   1  147  133   66   60   20   60   67
Tom Bradley            0   2  4.01   5   3   0   0   0   25   30   12   11    0    9   14
Wally Wolf             0   0  5.06   4   0   0   0   0    5    3    3    3    1    4    5
Dave LaRoche           3   0  5.51  10   0   0   1   0   16   18   11   10    4    3   15
Paul Doyle             3   0  5.70  32   0   0   5   0   30   32   20   19    5   14   25

 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             9  12  3.35  25  25   7   0   2  183  174   81   68   14   63   91
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
Steve Hargan           4   2  2.43   9   5   2   0   1   41   32   11   11    4   13   19
Sam McDowell          15   4  2.53  24  24  14   0   1  196  144   58   55   13   71  206
Fred Lasher            1   5  3.15  28   1   0   5   0   40   39   17   14    5   14   29
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
Dennis Higgins         1   3  4.79  41   0   0   6   0   56   54   32   30    6   41   49
Steve Dunning          3   5  4.90  10  10   0   0   0   61   55   33   33   11   35   50
Rick Austin            1   4  5.80   9   7   1   1   1   36   43   23   23    8   15   29
Mike Paul              0   4  5.88  23   8   0   0   0   41   43   27   27    9   29   34
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
John Hiller            5   3  2.94  26   1   0   3   0   49   38   20   16    7   29   40
Joe Niekro            10   8  2.99  24  21   5   0   2  145  129   59   48   15   42   66
Dennis Saunders        1   1  3.21   8   0   0   1   0   14   16    5    5    1    5    8
Mickey Lolich          9  12  3.42  25  24   9   0   3  176  175   76   67   14   68  146
Tom Timmerman          3   2  3.53  37   0   0  17   0   51   52   22   20    2   11   23
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
Tom Burgmeier          3   4  3.19  25   0   0   0   0   42   33   18   15    4   14   27
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
Dave Morehead          2   4  3.52  18  16   1   1   0   87   81   48   34    7   43   47
Bob Johnson            3   7  3.56  27  13   2   4   0  111  105   49   44   11   43  120
Bill Butler            3   9  3.91  19  19   2   0   1  117   92   56   51   15   68   66
Dick Drago             6   8  4.09  22  21   3   0   1  143  154   71   65   16   46   79
Don O'Riley            0   0  5.12   8   2   0   0   0   19   21   12   11    4   10   12
Ken Wright             1   2  6.06  35   0   0   3   0   36   40   26   24    1   19   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 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
Bob Humphreys          1   3  3.72  16   0   0   3   0   29   23   13   12    3   15   18
Marty Pattin           6   8  4.25  23  15   5   0   0  121  121   59   57   12   38   77
Bobby Bolin            3   7  4.29  22  16   3   0   0  101   97   53   48   16   51   71
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   8  5.26  15  14   2   0   0   91   97   59   53   17   36   51
Gene Brabender         5  12  5.58  20  18   2   0   0  108  102   75   67    7   62   67
John Gelnar            2   3  5.75  35   0   0   4   0   61   78   42   39    5   16   26
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
Bert Blyleven          4   3  2.44  10  10   2   0   0   66   57   20   18    6   15   58
Tom Hall               5   4  2.96  28   4   0   1   0   67   45   23   22    4   37   79
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
Dick Woodson           1   2  3.38  12   0   0   0   0   16   14   11    6    2   10   12
Jim Perry             15   8  3.38  24  24   7   0   1  162  161   70   61   12   32   96
Jim Kaat               9   7  3.58  28  23   3   0   1  153  163   77   61   16   40   80
Steve Barber           0   0  4.63  16   0   0   2   0   23   24   12   12    1   17   11
Dave Boswell           3   6  5.97  17  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
Lindy McDaniel         7   4  1.86  35   0   0  10   0   73   54   17   15    5   11   54
Steve Hamilton         4   3  1.93  27   0   0   3   0   37   24    9    8    2   14   29
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   7  3.18  23  23   4   0   1  153  146   63   54   16   50   76
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  1.01  47   0   0  16   0   80   58   10    9    3   19   38
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        14   8  3.64  26  26   6   0   0  175  158   82   71   25   47  113
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   9  1.83  45   0   0  20   0   79   61   21   16    2   41   46
Horacio Pina           3   0  2.66  37   0   0   5   0   41   41   13   12    1   22   24
Jan Dukes              0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    2    0    1    4
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  4.13  23  17   3   0   0  129  117   63   59   20   59   97
George Brunet          7   5  4.51  20  18   2   0   1  108  117   60   54   10   42   60
Casey Cox              5   7  4.88  22  20   1   1   0  127  147   75   69   18   34   51
Joe Grzenda            2   5  5.43  30   3   0   2   0   55   54   36   33    6   22   19
Jackie Brown           0   0  6.75   7   0   0   0   0    8    8    6    6    2    4    8
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
  C. Hunter (OAK)          14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14
  C. Wright (CAL)          14
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  D. McNally (BAL)         13
  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)          12
  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
  T. John (CHI)             7
  J. Perry (MIN)            7
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       7
  C. Hunter (OAK)           6

Saves:

  R. Perranoski (MIN)      24
  D. Knowles (WAS)         20
  T. Timmerman (DET)       17
  M. Grant (OAK)           16
  S. Lyle (BOS)            16
  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
  T. John (CHI)             2
  J. Niekro (DET)           2
  J. Rooker (KC)            2
  C. Wright (CAL)           2
  R. Austin (CLE)           1

Innings Pitched:

  S. McDowell (CLE)     196.0
  T. John (CHI)         182.2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)      181.1
  M. Lolich (DET)       176.1
  C. Hunter (OAK)       175.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       174.0
  D. McNally (BAL)      170.2
  C. Dobson (OAK)       165.0
  A. Messersmith (CAL)  164.2
  C. Wright (CAL)       163.0

Hits:

  D. McNally (BAL)        176
  M. Lolich (DET)         175
  T. John (CHI)           174
  J. Horlen (CHI)         173
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        171
  J. Kaat (MIN)           163
  J. Perry (MIN)          161
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)     160
  F. Peterson (NY)        159
  C. Hunter (OAK)         158

Runs:

  M. Cuellar (BAL)         87
  J. Horlen (CHI)          83
  D. McNally (BAL)         83
  C. Hunter (OAK)          82
  J. Janeski (CHI)         82
  T. John (CHI)            81
  C. Dobson (OAK)          79
  L. Krausse (MIL)         79
  G. Peters (BOS)          78
  J. Kaat (MIN)            77

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (OAK)          25
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         24
  D. McNally (BAL)         23
  J. Coleman (WAS)         20
  C. Dobson (OAK)          20
  T. Murphy (CAL)          20
  S. Siebert (BOS)         20
  C. Wright (CAL)          19
  C. Cox (WAS)             18
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     18

Walks:

  J. Rooker (KC)           77
  S. McDowell (CLE)        71
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     69
  B. Butler (KC)           68
  M. Lolich (DET)          68
  L. Cain (DET)            66
  B. Moore (CHI)           66
  T. John (CHI)            63
  J. Palmer (BAL)          63
  G. Brabender (MIL)       62

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)       206
  M. Lolich (DET)         146
  A. Messersmith (CAL)    136
  J. Palmer (BAL)         123
  R. Culp (BOS)           120
  B. Johnson (KC)         120
  M. Cuellar (BAL)        118
  C. Hunter (OAK)         113
  D. McNally (BAL)        112
  R. May (CAL)            111


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