Wednesday May 6, 1970
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American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 6, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota       15   8  2.80   23   6   9   199   180   79   62   19   76  128
California      15   9  3.03   24   3   9   217   172   87   73   20   86  164
Baltimore       16   8  3.20   24   9   7   214   181   89   76   19   83  144
Boston          13  10  3.27   23   5   8   201   167   85   73   18   87  149
Detroit         14   9  3.47   23   9   4   205   208   91   79   18   86  138
New York        14  13  3.61   27   1   7   247   235  119   99   22   89  145
Oakland         12  14  3.69   26   7   5   227   201  106   93   24   84  151
Cleveland        9  14  3.76   23   4   6   208   206   91   87   15  118  164
Washington      13  12  3.98   25   3   8   233   239  117  103   17  123  134
Chicago         11  13  4.46   24   4   7   208   226  123  103   23   81  109
Kansas City      8  16  4.54   24   1   3   226   237  128  114   32  102  148
Milwaukee        6  20  5.12   26   2   5   222   254  144  126   22  100  139

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Phoebus (BAL)      2   1  1.15   4   4   2   0   0   31   13    9    4    2   13   11
Catfish Hunter (OAK)   5   2  2.03   7   7   4   0   0   53   39   18   12    3   17   38
Joe Niekro (DET)       3   1  2.17   6   6   2   0   1   46   40   15   11    4   11   21
Jim Perry (MIN)        4   1  2.25   6   6   3   0   1   44   38   16   11    4    8   31
Jim Kaat (MIN)         4   1  2.40   6   6   1   0   0   45   41   14   12    6    8   23
Sam McDowell (CLE)     3   3  2.41   7   7   4   0   0   56   38   18   15    2   32   65
Rudy May (CAL)         2   1  2.61   8   5   0   0   0   38   28   14   11    4   14   34
Luis Tiant (MIN)       5   0  2.86   6   6   2   0   1   35   26   11   11    4   18   23
Joe Coleman (WAS)      1   2  2.88   5   5   1   0   0   41   28   15   13    5   19   25
Jerry Janeski (CHI)    2   1  2.92   5   5   1   0   1   37   33   13   12    1   13   18

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Richert           0   0  0.00   7   0   0   5   0    8    3    0    0    0    2   14
Tom Phoebus            2   1  1.15   4   4   2   0   0   31   13    9    4    2   13   11
Eddie Watt             0   0  1.29   6   0   0   1   0    7    3    1    1    0    3    3
Marcelino Lopez        0   0  1.59   3   0   0   0   0    6    2    1    1    1    4    3
Dick Hall              2   1  2.92   5   0   0   1   0   12   15    7    4    1    1   11
Jim Palmer             3   2  3.09   6   6   3   0   0   44   35   17   15    4   25   32
Mike Cuellar           3   2  3.80   6   6   3   0   0   43   38   20   18    7   13   21
Dave McNally           5   1  3.94   7   7   1   0   0   46   45   20   20    4   10   40
Jim Hardin             1   1  5.11   6   1   0   0   0   12   19    8    7    0    4    5
Dave Leonhard          0   0 10.80   6   0   0   0   0    5    8    6    6    0    8    4

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sparky Lyle            0   0  0.00   8   0   0   6   0    8    0    0    0    0    6    3
Ed Phillips            0   1  1.80   8   0   0   0   0   10   11    2    2    2    3   11
Jim Lonborg            2   0  2.14   3   3   0   0   0   21   19    5    5    1    6   18
Lee Stange             1   1  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    8    7    7    2    1    8    7
Ray Jarvis             0   1  2.35   7   0   0   0   0    8    6    5    2    0    6    4
Bill Lee               1   1  2.76   5   2   0   1   0   16   12    5    5    1    6    8
Vicente Romo           2   0  3.05   6   2   0   1   0   21   20    7    7    3    3    8
Ray Culp               2   3  3.16   5   5   3   0   0   37   32   15   13    4    8   30
Gary Peters            3   1  4.12   6   6   1   0   1   39   32   20   18    5   21   25
Sonny Siebert          2   1  4.70   5   5   1   0   1   23   22   12   12    1    9   18
Ken Brett              0   1  6.30   7   0   0   0   0   10    6    7    7    0   11   17

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Doyle             1   0  0.00   9   0   0   4   0   10    3    0    0    0    2    7
Greg Garrett           1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    2    5
Eddie Fisher           2   0  0.44  10   0   0   0   0   21   10    3    1    1    2   15
Ken Tatum              0   0  0.93   7   0   0   4   0   10    6    1    1    0    2    8
Rudy May               2   1  2.61   8   5   0   0   0   38   28   14   11    4   14   34
Andy Messersmith       3   3  3.48   7   7   1   0   1   44   33   21   17    5   20   43
Clyde Wright           3   2  3.67   6   6   2   0   0   42   38   20   17    4   19   18
Tom Murphy             3   2  4.58   6   6   0   0   0   35   37   20   18    4   16   22
Wally Wolf             0   0  5.06   4   0   0   0   0    5    3    3    3    1    4    5
Mel Queen              0   1  5.40   5   0   0   1   0    8   12    5    5    1    5    7

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wilbur Wood            2   0  1.65  11   0   0   5   0   16   10    4    3    1    4   14
Jerry Janeski          2   1  2.92   5   5   1   0   1   37   33   13   12    1   13   18
Joel Horlen            4   2  3.10   6   6   2   0   0   41   45   16   14    3    7   16
Don Secrist            0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    1    6    2
Tommy John             2   5  4.60   7   7   1   0   0   45   55   27   23    6   19   26
Danny Murphy           0   0  4.97   9   0   0   2   0   13   14    7    7    1    7    6
Billy Wynne            0   1  5.19   5   3   0   0   0   17   17   12   10    4   10    9
Tommie Sisk            1   1  7.94   8   1   0   0   0   17   23   23   15    4    6    8
Gerry Arrigo           0   2  9.35   3   2   0   0   0    9   12   10    9    1    7    7
Gene Rounsaville       0   1  9.95   8   0   0   0   0    6   10    8    7    1    2    3

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sam McDowell           3   3  2.41   7   7   4   0   0   56   38   18   15    2   32   65
Barry Moore            3   1  3.00   5   5   0   0   0   33   32   11   11    1   25   13
Bob Miller             0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   12    3    3    1    4    4
Dean Chance            1   3  3.72   6   6   0   0   0   39   47   16   16    2   19   33
Phil Hennigan          1   0  3.77   9   0   0   1   0   14   12    6    6    1    9    8
Steve Hargan           1   2  4.50   6   2   0   0   0   16   21    8    8    3    5    8
Dennis Higgins         0   1  4.73  12   0   0   4   0   13   13    7    7    0    9   16
Mike Paul              0   0  5.40   7   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    3    1    7    8
Rich Hand              0   3  5.71   6   3   0   1   0   17   19   12   11    3    5    6
Dick Ellsworth         0   0  9.45   4   0   0   0   0    7    7    7    7    1    3    3

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Scherman          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
Fred Lasher            1   1  1.35   7   0   0   3   0    7    4    1    1    0    5    5
Joe Niekro             3   1  2.17   6   6   2   0   1   46   40   15   11    4   11   21
Mickey Lolich          4   3  3.02   8   8   5   0   2   63   65   22   21    4   25   56
Jerry Robertson        0   0  3.18   4   0   0   0   0    6    9    4    2    0    3    4
John Hiller            1   0  3.52   4   0   0   0   0    8    5    3    3    2    4    4
Mike Kilkenny          2   0  4.00   3   2   0   0   0   18   23   11    8    1   10    9
Earl Wilson            2   2  4.41   5   5   1   0   0   33   26   16   16    4   14   21
Les Cain               1   1  5.14   2   2   1   0   0   14   14    8    8    1   11   11
Tom Timmerman          0   1  6.48   8   0   0   1   0    8   17    7    6    1    1    2
Daryl Patterson        0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    4    3    1    2    4

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Wright             1   0  1.17   9   0   0   0   0    8    8    1    1    0    3    4
Bob Johnson            0   0  1.53   6   1   0   0   0   18   15    5    3    1    5   20
Moe Drabowsky          0   1  2.95  12   0   0   1   0   21   16    7    7    0    7   23
Dave Morehead          1   0  3.00   5   4   0   1   0   27   26   18    9    3   13   19
Bill Butler            2   2  4.05   6   6   0   0   0   33   28   16   15    6   20   23
Al Fitzmorris          0   1  4.40   8   0   0   0   0   14   15    7    7    2    7   11
Mike Hedlund           2   1  4.91   5   0   0   0   0   11   11    6    6    3    4    4
Dick Drago             1   3  5.20   7   6   1   0   1   36   47   22   21    6   12   17
Jim Rooker             1   2  5.40   8   1   0   1   0   25   28   15   15    2   16   11
Roger Nelson           0   1  7.71   2   1   0   0   0    5    8    4    4    1    0    1
Wally Bunker           0   5  8.46   7   5   0   0   0   28   35   27   26    8   15   15

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Morris            0   0  2.65   8   0   0   0   0   17   16    6    5    1    7    9
Bob Locker             0   1  3.31  13   0   0   3   0   16   21   10    6    0    7   11
John O'Donoghue        1   0  3.75  12   0   0   0   0   12   13    6    5    0    2    9
Gene Brabender         1   4  4.54   6   6   0   0   0   36   26   23   18    2   17   23
George Lauzerique      1   2  5.28   6   4   1   0   0   29   31   17   17    5   13   22
Bobby Bolin            1   2  5.65   8   5   0   0   0   29   30   20   18    7   19   23
Lew Krausse            2   5  5.73   7   6   1   0   0   33   46   25   21    5   16   18
Marty Pattin           0   3  5.73   5   5   0   0   0   22   30   14   14    1    9    9
John Gelnar            0   2  6.61  10   0   0   2   0   16   20   13   12    1    2    5
Bob Meyer              0   1  7.71   7   0   0   0   0   12   21   10   10    0    8   10

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Stan Williams          2   0  0.71  11   0   0   1   0   13   11    5    1    1    4   12
Ron Perranoski         0   1  1.50  10   0   0   7   0   18    8    6    3    1    9    7
Jim Perry              4   1  2.25   6   6   3   0   1   44   38   16   11    4    8   31
Jim Kaat               4   1  2.40   6   6   1   0   0   45   41   14   12    6    8   23
Bill Zepp              0   0  2.70   4   1   0   0   0   10   14    4    3    0    2    7
Luis Tiant             5   0  2.86   6   6   2   0   1   35   26   11   11    4   18   23
Steve Barber           0   0  4.35   6   0   0   1   0   10   12    5    5    0    6    6
Tom Hall               0   1  4.70   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    4    4    1    6    6
Dave Boswell           0   4  6.48   4   4   0   0   0   17   24   14   12    2   15   13

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lindy McDaniel         2   0  1.10  10   0   0   0   0   16   10    3    2    0    2   14
Steve Hamilton         2   0  1.69   9   0   0   2   0   16    6    3    3    0    9   12
John Cumberland        1   1  1.80   4   2   0   0   0   20   14    5    4    1    5   18
Ron Klimkowski         0   1  2.45   7   1   0   0   0   18   18    7    5    1    6    4
Jack Aker              1   1  2.76  10   0   0   5   0   16   13    6    5    2    4   11
Stan Bahnsen           2   3  3.12   6   6   1   0   1   40   43   18   14    4   14   28
Mel Stottlemyre        3   3  3.54   7   7   0   0   0   48   52   24   19    6   11   27
Fritz Peterson         2   2  4.03   6   6   0   0   0   38   35   19   17    5   10   15
Joe Verbanic           1   0  5.06   6   0   0   0   0   11   12    7    6    1   11    4
Mike Kekich            0   0  7.94   2   1   0   0   0    6    9    8    5    0    8    2
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           0   0  1.93   9   0   0   1   0   14    9    3    3    1    4    7
Catfish Hunter         5   2  2.03   7   7   4   0   0   53   39   18   12    3   17   38
Rollie Fingers         1   0  2.55   7   0   0   1   0   18   14    5    5    1    2   10
Roberto Rodriquez      0   0  2.92   5   0   0   0   0   12    9    5    4    2    2    8
Paul Lindblad          0   0  3.00   6   0   0   1   0   12    9    4    4    2    2    8
Diego Segui            0   2  3.86  11   0   0   2   0   19   17    8    8    2    6   13
Al Downing             3   3  4.24   6   6   1   0   0   34   33   17   16    5   18   20
Blue Moon Odom         2   2  4.70   6   6   1   0   0   31   27   20   16    3   15   29
Jim Roland             0   1  5.40   5   1   0   0   0    7    8    5    4    1    7    2
Chuck Dobson           1   4  6.83   6   6   1   0   1   28   36   21   21    4   11   16

 Washington            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Darold Knowles         0   1  1.72   9   0   0   3   0   16   11    5    3    0   14    8
Jim Hannan             0   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    2    4
Jan Dukes              0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    2    0    1    4
Joe Grzenda            1   0  2.77   7   0   0   1   0   13    9    4    4    0    7    5
Joe Coleman            1   2  2.88   5   5   1   0   0   41   28   15   13    5   19   25
Horacio Pina           2   0  3.12  11   0   0   4   0    9    9    4    3    0    7    3
Dick Bosman            3   3  4.15   6   6   1   0   1   39   41   18   18    2   26   24
Casey Cox              3   2  4.39   6   6   0   0   0   41   53   25   20    4   10   13
Dick Such              1   1  4.40   6   0   0   0   0   14   10    7    7    1   14   15
George Brunet          2   3  5.14   5   5   1   0   0   28   39   17   16    2   12   13
Jim Shellenback        0   0  5.93   6   3   0   0   0   14   19   11    9    1    7   10
Pedro Ramos            0   0  7.56   4   0   0   0   0    8   10    7    7    2    4   10

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League Leaders

Wins:

  C. Hunter (OAK)           5
  D. McNally (BAL)          5
  L. Tiant (MIN)            5
  J. Horlen (CHI)           4
  J. Kaat (MIN)             4
  M. Lolich (DET)           4
  J. Perry (MIN)            4
  D. Bosman (WAS)           3
  C. Cox (WAS)              3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3

Losses:

  W. Bunker (KC)            5
  T. John (CHI)             5
  L. Krausse (MIL)          5
  D. Boswell (MIN)          4
  G. Brabender (MIL)        4
  C. Dobson (OAK)           4
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           3
  D. Bosman (WAS)           3
  G. Brunet (WAS)           3
  D. Chance (CLE)           3

Complete Games:

  M. Lolich (DET)           5
  C. Hunter (OAK)           4
  S. McDowell (CLE)         4
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3
  R. Culp (BOS)             3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  J. Perry (MIN)            3
  J. Horlen (CHI)           2
  J. Niekro (DET)           2
  T. Phoebus (BAL)          2

Saves:

  R. Perranoski (MIN)       7
  S. Lyle (BOS)             6
  J. Aker (NY)              5
  P. Richert (BAL)          5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  P. Doyle (CAL)            4
  D. Higgins (CLE)          4
  H. Pina (WAS)             4
  K. Tatum (CAL)            4
  D. Knowles (WAS)          3

Shutouts:

  M. Lolich (DET)           2
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           1
  D. Bosman (WAS)           1
  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

Innings Pitched:

  M. Lolich (DET)        62.2
  S. McDowell (CLE)      56.0
  C. Hunter (OAK)        53.1
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)    48.1
  D. McNally (BAL)       45.2
  J. Niekro (DET)        45.2
  T. John (CHI)          45.0
  J. Kaat (MIN)          45.0
  A. Messersmith (CAL)   44.0
  J. Perry (MIN)         44.0

Hits:

  M. Lolich (DET)          65
  T. John (CHI)            55
  C. Cox (WAS)             53
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      52
  D. Chance (CLE)          47
  D. Drago (KC)            47
  L. Krausse (MIL)         46
  J. Horlen (CHI)          45
  D. McNally (BAL)         45
  S. Bahnsen (NY)          43

Runs:

  W. Bunker (KC)           27
  T. John (CHI)            27
  C. Cox (WAS)             25
  L. Krausse (MIL)         25
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)      24
  G. Brabender (MIL)       23
  T. Sisk (CHI)            23
  D. Drago (KC)            22
  M. Lolich (DET)          22
  C. Dobson (OAK)          21

Home Runs:

  W. Bunker (KC)            8
  B. Bolin (MIL)            7
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          7
  B. Butler (KC)            6
  D. Drago (KC)             6
  T. John (CHI)             6
  J. Kaat (MIN)             6
  M. Stottlemyre (NY)       6
  J. Coleman (WAS)          5
  A. Downing (OAK)          5

Walks:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        32
  D. Bosman (WAS)          26
  M. Lolich (DET)          25
  B. Moore (CLE)           25
  J. Palmer (BAL)          25
  G. Peters (BOS)          21
  B. Butler (KC)           20
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     20
  B. Bolin (MIL)           19
  D. Chance (CLE)          19

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (CLE)        65
  M. Lolich (DET)          56
  A. Messersmith (CAL)     43
  D. McNally (BAL)         40
  C. Hunter (OAK)          38
  R. May (CAL)             34
  D. Chance (CLE)          33
  J. Palmer (BAL)          32
  J. Perry (MIN)           31
  R. Culp (BOS)            30

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