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

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

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota       10   4  2.63   14   5   4   120   114   46   35   12   36   79
California      12   5  2.69   17   3   7   157   119   57   47   11   60  129
Detroit         10   5  3.29   15   7   2   134   126   52   49   10   55   94
Oakland          8   8  3.30   16   5   3   142   120   62   52   13   47  108
New York         7  11  3.40   18   0   4   167   158   76   63   15   70   89
Boston           7   8  3.47   15   3   4   130   112   56   50    8   67   92
Baltimore       11   5  3.65   16   5   5   143   125   64   58   13   68   93
Washington       7   8  4.09   15   1   5   143   149   74   65    9   80   80
Milwaukee        5  11  4.36   16   1   4   138   153   79   67   10   45   81
Kansas City      6  10  4.53   16   1   3   147   153   84   74   23   66   92
Chicago          6  10  4.57   16   2   5   136   153   82   69   13   44   69
Cleveland        5   9  4.82   14   2   3   123   131   68   66    9   81   99

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Phoebus (BAL)      1   0  1.06   2   2   1   0   0   17    4    2    2    1    7    6
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   3   1  1.16   4   4   2   0   0   31   19    7    4    1    7   26
Joe Coleman (WAS)      1   1  1.42   3   3   1   0   0   25   15    5    4    1   15   15
Mickey Lolich (DET)    4   2  2.10   6   6   5   0   2   51   52   13   12    1   20   44
Jim Lonborg (BOS)      2   0  2.14   3   3   0   0   0   21   19    5    5    1    6   18
G. Lauzerique (MIL)    1   1  2.18   4   2   1   0   0   21   19    5    5    1    4   16
Clyde Wright (CAL)     3   1  2.32   4   4   2   0   0   31   26    9    8    1   13   16
Jim Perry (MIN)        3   0  2.57   4   4   2   0   1   28   25   11    8    3    6   20
Dean Chance (CLE)      1   2  2.79   4   4   0   0   0   29   30    9    9    1   12   26
Joe Niekro (DET)       2   0  2.79   4   4   1   0   1   29   22    9    9    2   10   13

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Richert           0   0  0.00   6   0   0   4   0    8    3    0    0    0    2   13
Tom Phoebus            1   0  1.06   2   2   1   0   0   17    4    2    2    1    7    6
Eddie Watt             0   0  1.59   5   0   0   1   0    6    2    1    1    0    3    3
Marcelino Lopez        0   0  1.93   2   0   0   0   0    5    2    1    1    1    4    2
Jim Palmer             2   1  3.86   4   4   1   0   0   26   22   11   11    2   22   15
Jim Hardin             1   1  3.97   5   1   0   0   0   11   15    6    5    0    4    5
Dick Hall              2   1  4.00   4   0   0   0   0    9   13    7    4    1    1    9
Mike Cuellar           2   1  4.15   4   4   2   0   0   26   23   14   12    5   11   14
Dave McNally           3   1  4.55   5   5   1   0   0   32   34   16   16    3    7   22
Dave Leonhard          0   0 12.46   5   0   0   0   0    4    7    6    6    0    7    4

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sparky Lyle            0   0  0.00   4   0   0   2   0    3    0    0    0    0    5    0
Ed Phillips            0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    7    5    0    0    0    2    8
Vicente Romo           1   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    8    4    0    0    0    0    3
Lee Stange             1   1  1.35   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    6    1    0    7    5
Jim Lonborg            2   0  2.14   3   3   0   0   0   21   19    5    5    1    6   18
Ray Jarvis             0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    4    4
Gary Peters            2   1  3.20   4   4   1   0   1   25   20   10    9    1   15   13
Ray Culp               1   3  3.86   4   4   2   0   0   28   26   12   12    4    7   21
Bill Lee               0   1  4.32   3   1   0   1   0    8    8    4    4    1    6    1
Ken Brett              0   1  5.87   5   0   0   0   0    8    5    5    5    0    7   14
Sonny Siebert          0   1 12.00   3   3   0   0   0    9   15   12   12    1    8    5

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Doyle             1   0  0.00   8   0   0   3   0    8    2    0    0    0    2    5
Eddie Fisher           1   0  0.00   6   0   0   0   0   14    6    2    0    0    2   11
Greg Garrett           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1
Ken Tatum              0   0  0.00   5   0   0   3   0    6    2    0    0    0    1    5
Wally Wolf             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Clyde Wright           3   1  2.32   4   4   2   0   0   31   26    9    8    1   13   16
Rudy May               2   0  3.00   6   3   0   0   0   24   19   11    8    2   10   24
Andy Messersmith       2   2  3.48   5   5   1   0   1   34   22   15   13    5   12   37
Tom Murphy             3   1  3.62   5   5   0   0   0   32   30   15   13    2   15   22
Mel Queen              0   1  6.14   4   0   0   1   0    7   12    5    5    1    5    7

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Secrist            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    1    0    0    0    3    0
Wilbur Wood            1   0  1.54   8   0   0   4   0   12    8    3    2    1    2   11
Jerry Janeski          2   0  2.86   3   3   1   0   1   22   18    7    7    0    6   13
Joel Horlen            2   2  2.92   4   4   1   0   0   25   29    9    8    2    4    7
Gene Rounsaville       0   1  4.50   7   0   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    0    2    3
Tommie Sisk            1   0  5.25   6   0   0   0   0   12   17   13    7    1    3    7
Tommy John             0   5  5.90   5   5   0   0   0   29   42   23   19    5   10   17
Danny Murphy           0   0  6.75   6   0   0   1   0    9   12    7    7    1    2    4
Billy Wynne            0   0  6.97   3   2   0   0   0   10   13    9    8    3    6    2
Gerry Arrigo           0   2 10.80   2   2   0   0   0    7    7    8    8    0    6    5

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dean Chance            1   2  2.79   4   4   0   0   0   29   30    9    9    1   12   26
Sam McDowell           2   2  2.97   4   4   2   0   0   30   22   12   10    1   15   32
Barry Moore            1   1  3.50   3   3   0   0   0   18   19    7    7    0   19    6
Steve Hargan           1   1  3.75   5   1   0   0   0   12   14    5    5    1    5    6
Bob Miller             0   0  6.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    6    2    2    1    3    2
Mike Paul              0   0  6.23   6   0   0   0   0    4    5    3    3    1    6    8
Dennis Higgins         0   1  6.52   8   0   0   3   0   10   11    7    7    0    8   11
Dick Ellsworth         0   0 10.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    7    7    7    1    3    3
Phil Hennigan          0   0 12.27   5   0   0   0   0    4    7    5    5    0    7    1
Rich Hand              0   2 13.50   3   2   0   0   0    7   10   11   11    3    3    4

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Lasher            1   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    5    2    0    0    0    3    4
Tom Timmerman          0   1  2.08   4   0   0   1   0    4    8    2    1    0    0    2
Mickey Lolich          4   2  2.10   6   6   5   0   2   51   52   13   12    1   20   44
Joe Niekro             2   0  2.79   4   4   1   0   1   29   22    9    9    2   10   13
John Hiller            1   0  3.18   2   0   0   0   0    6    3    2    2    1    4    3
Jerry Robertson        0   0  3.38   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    1    1    0    1    2
Earl Wilson            2   2  4.41   5   5   1   0   0   33   26   16   16    4   14   21
Daryl Patterson        0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    4    3    1    2    4
Mike Kilkenny          0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    5    5    1    1    1

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Johnson            0   0  1.86   5   0   0   0   0   10    8    2    2    0    4   10
Ken Wright             0   0  1.93   5   0   0   0   0    5    6    1    1    0    2    1
Mike Hedlund           1   1  2.57   2   0   0   0   0    7    7    2    2    2    2    3
Moe Drabowsky          0   0  2.84   8   0   0   1   0   13   10    4    4    0    3   16
Dave Morehead          1   0  3.00   4   3   0   1   0   21   20   15    7    3    8   16
Dick Drago             1   1  4.15   5   4   1   0   1   26   29   12   12    3   10   11
Jim Rooker             1   1  4.50   6   0   0   1   0   12   11    6    6    1    8    3
Bill Butler            2   1  5.21   4   4   0   0   0   19   18   12   11    6   12   15
Al Fitzmorris          0   1  5.40   4   0   0   0   0    8   10    5    5    1    5    5
Roger Nelson           0   1  7.71   2   1   0   0   0    5    8    4    4    1    0    1
Wally Bunker           0   4  8.18   4   4   0   0   0   22   26   21   20    6   12   11

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Locker             0   0  1.13   8   0   0   3   0    8   12    4    1    0    1    4
George Lauzerique      1   1  2.18   4   2   1   0   0   21   19    5    5    1    4   16
John O'Donoghue        1   0  2.70   7   0   0   0   0    7    7    2    2    0    0    6
Marty Pattin           0   3  3.57   3   3   0   0   0   18   20    7    7    0    5    8
Gene Brabender         1   2  3.96   4   4   0   0   0   25   17   14   11    2   10   16
Bobby Bolin            0   1  4.86   4   3   0   0   0   17   18   11    9    3   10    8
Bob Meyer              0   0  5.79   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    3    3    0    2    4
John Morris            0   0  5.87   4   0   0   0   0    8   10    6    5    1    1    5
Lew Krausse            2   3  6.53   5   4   0   0   0   21   29   17   15    3   11    9
John Gelnar            0   1  7.59   7   0   0   1   0   11   14   10    9    0    1    5

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Stan Williams          2   0  0.00   7   0   0   0   0    9    4    0    0    0    1    7
Bill Zepp              0   0  2.25   2   1   0   0   0    4    9    2    1    0    1    3
Ron Perranoski         0   1  2.31   6   0   0   3   0   12    7    6    3    1    6    6
Dave Boswell           0   1  2.45   1   1   0   0   0    4    6    3    1    0    3    2
Jim Perry              3   0  2.57   4   4   2   0   1   28   25   11    8    3    6   20
Tom Hall               0   1  2.84   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    1    3    5
Jim Kaat               2   1  2.86   4   4   1   0   0   28   30   11    9    5    4   17
Luis Tiant             3   0  3.09   4   4   2   0   1   23   20    8    8    2    8   16
Steve Barber           0   0  4.50   3   0   0   1   0    6    8    3    3    0    4    3

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Cumberland        1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    7    4    1    0    0    1    6
Lindy McDaniel         1   0  0.00   7   0   0   0   0   10    5    0    0    0    1    5
Steve Hamilton         0   0  1.69   5   0   0   1   0   11    4    2    2    0    8   10
Ron Klimkowski         0   1  2.35   6   1   0   0   0   15   13    6    4    1    6    2
Mel Stottlemyre        1   3  3.00   5   5   0   0   0   33   36   15   11    3   11   14
Jack Aker              1   1  3.38   7   0   0   3   0   13   12    6    5    2    4    8
Stan Bahnsen           1   2  3.55   4   4   0   0   0   25   28   13   10    3   11   21
Fritz Peterson         1   2  3.80   4   4   0   0   0   24   24   11   10    4    7    8
Mike Kekich            0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    0    4    1
Joe Verbanic           1   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0   10    9    6    5    0    9    4
Bill Burbach           0   2  8.59   3   3   0   0   0   15   18   14   14    2    8   10

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mudcat Grant           0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    1    2
Paul Lindblad          0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    4    2    0    0    0    0    2
Jim Roland             0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    0    0    5    2
Catfish Hunter         3   1  1.16   4   4   2   0   0   31   19    7    4    1    7   26
Al Downing             2   1  2.84   3   3   1   0   0   19   17    7    6    2    6   12
Roberto Rodriquez      0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    3    2    1    7
Diego Segui            0   1  3.97   6   0   0   1   0   11   11    5    5    1    4   11
Blue Moon Odom         2   2  4.75   5   5   1   0   0   30   27   20   16    3   15   29
Rollie Fingers         0   0  5.14   4   0   0   1   0    7    7    4    4    1    1    3
Chuck Dobson           1   3  5.56   4   4   1   0   1   23   25   14   14    3    7   14

 Washington            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Grzenda            1   0  0.90   4   0   0   1   0   10    6    1    1    0    3    3
Joe Coleman            1   1  1.42   3   3   1   0   0   25   15    5    4    1   15   15
Darold Knowles         0   0  1.74   5   0   0   2   0   10    8    2    2    0    9    6
Jan Dukes              0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    2    0    1    4
Dick Such              0   1  2.79   4   0   0   0   0   10    5    3    3    0    8   11
Casey Cox              3   1  3.81   4   4   0   0   0   28   38   15   12    3    7    8
Horacio Pina           0   0  4.91   7   0   0   2   0    4    4    3    2    0    1    0
Dick Bosman            2   2  5.47   4   4   0   0   0   25   29   15   15    1   22   15
Pedro Ramos            0   0  7.56   4   0   0   0   0    8   10    7    7    2    4   10
George Brunet          0   3  9.24   3   3   0   0   0   13   22   14   13    2    6    6
Jim Shellenback        0   0 10.80   4   1   0   0   0    3    6    6    4    0    4    2

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  C. Cox (WAS)              3
  C. Hunter (OAK)           3
  D. McNally (BAL)          3
  T. Murphy (CAL)           3
  J. Perry (MIN)            3
  L. Tiant (MIN)            3
  C. Wright (CAL)           3
  D. Bosman (WAS)           2
  B. Butler (KC)            2

Losses:

  T. John (CHI)             5
  W. Bunker (KC)            4
  G. Brunet (WAS)           3
  R. Culp (BOS)             3
  C. Dobson (OAK)           3
  L. Krausse (MIL)          3
  M. Pattin (MIL)           3
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       3
  G. Arrigo (CHI)           2
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           2

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          2
  R. Culp (BOS)             2
  C. Hunter (OAK)           2
  S. McDowell (CLE)         2
  J. Perry (MIN)            2
  L. Tiant (MIN)            2
  C. Wright (CAL)           2
  J. Coleman (WAS)          1
  C. Dobson (OAK)           1

Saves:

  P. Richert (BAL)          4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  J. Aker (NY)              3
  P. Doyle (CAL)            3
  D. Higgins (CLE)          3
  B. Locker (MIL)           3
  R. Perranoski (MIN)       3
  K. Tatum (CAL)            3
  D. Knowles (WAS)          2
  S. Lyle (BOS)             2

Shutouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)           2
  C. Dobson (OAK)           1
  D. Drago (KC)             1
  J. Janeski (CHI)          1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      1
  J. Niekro (DET)           1
  J. Perry (MIN)            1
  G. Peters (BOS)           1
  L. Tiant (MIN)            1

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)        51.1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   33.2
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    33.0
  E. Wilson (DET)        32.2
  T. Murphy (CAL)        32.1
  D. McNally (BAL)       31.2
  C. Hunter (OAK)        31.0
  C. Wright (CAL)        31.0
  S. McDowell (CLE)      30.1
  B. Odom (OAK)          30.1

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          52
  T. John (CHI)            42
  C. Cox (WAS)             38
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      36
  D. McNally (BAL)         34
  D. Chance (CLE)          30
  J. Kaat (MIN)            30
  T. Murphy (CAL)          30
  D. Bosman (WAS)          29
  D. Drago (KC)            29

Runs:

  T. John (CHI)            23
  W. Bunker (KC)           21
  B. Odom (OAK)            20
  L. Krausse (MIL)         17
  D. McNally (BAL)         16
  E. Wilson (DET)          16
  D. Bosman (WAS)          15
  C. Cox (WAS)             15
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     15
  D. Morehead (KC)         15

Home Runs:

  W. Bunker (KC)            6
  B. Butler (KC)            6
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          5
  T. John (CHI)             5
  J. Kaat (MIN)             5
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      5
  R. Culp (BOS)             4
  F. Peterson (NY)          4
  E. Wilson (DET)           4
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           3

Walks:

  D. Bosman (WAS)          22
  J. Palmer (BAL)          22
  M. Lolich (DET)          20
  B. Moore (CLE)           19
  J. Coleman (WAS)         15
  S. McDowell (CLE)        15
  T. Murphy (CAL)          15
  B. Odom (OAK)            15
  G. Peters (BOS)          15
  E. Wilson (DET)          14

Strikeouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)          44
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     37
  S. McDowell (CLE)        32
  B. Odom (OAK)            29
  D. Chance (CLE)          26
  C. Hunter (OAK)          26
  R. May (CAL)             24
  D. McNally (BAL)         22
  T. Murphy (CAL)          22
  S. Bahnsen (NY)          21

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