most strikeouts as an al pitcher in 1969

Sam McDowell struck out the most hitters in the AL in 1969, with 279 strikeouts.

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1Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
279
1969
CLE CLE
39
18
14
.563
38
2.94
18
4
1
285.0
222
93
111
13
102
7
1
9
1,166
14
8.81
3.22
2.74
0.41
23.9
8.7
1.14
.273
3.51
79
2.29
59
7.01
49.5
2Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
271
1969
DET DET
37
19
11
.633
36
3.14
15
1
1
280.2
214
98
111
22
122
14
1
10
1,172
14
8.69
3.91
2.22
0.71
23.1
10.4
1.20
.258
3.56
86
3.04
80
6.86
23.7
3Andy Messersmith
A. Messersmith
211
1969
CAL CAL
40
16
11
.593
33
2.52
10
2
2
250.0
169
70
81
17
100
5
5
7
1,008
16
7.60
3.60
2.11
0.61
20.9
9.9
1.08
.225
2.92
72
2.96
82
6.08
18.5
4Dave Boswell
D. Boswell
190
1969
MIN MIN
39
20
12
.625
38
3.23
10
0
0
256.1
215
92
105
18
99
8
0
2
1,070
10
6.67
3.48
1.92
0.63
17.8
9.3
1.22
.261
3.69
87
3.19
83
7.55
18.7
5Joe Coleman
J. Coleman
182
1969
WSH WSH
40
12
13
.480
36
3.27
12
4
1
247.2
222
90
102
26
100
6
2
7
1,041
12
6.61
3.63
1.82
0.94
17.5
9.6
1.30
.270
3.71
93
3.68
101
8.07
-1.1
6Mike Cuellar
M. Cuellar
182
1969
BAL BAL
39
23
11
.676
39
2.38
18
5
0
290.2
213
77
94
18
79
1
0
7
1,137
3
5.64
2.45
2.30
0.56
16.0
6.9
1.00
.228
2.91
67
2.88
78
6.60
26.5
7Denny McLain
D. McLain
181
1969
DET DET
42
24
9
.727
41
2.80
23
9
0
325.0
288
101
105
25
67
4
0
7
1,304
5
5.01
1.86
2.70
0.69
13.9
5.1
1.09
.256
2.91
76
3.04
80
7.98
27.4
8Ray Culp
R. Culp
172
1969
BOS BOS
32
17
8
.680
32
3.81
9
2
0
227.0
195
96
103
25
79
6
0
6
944
8
6.82
3.13
2.18
0.99
18.2
8.4
1.21
.257
4.08
98
3.54
88
7.73
12.3
9Dave McNally
D. McNally
166
1969
BAL BAL
41
20
7
.741
40
3.22
11
4
0
268.2
232
96
103
21
84
5
0
6
1,093
4
5.56
2.81
1.98
0.70
15.2
7.7
1.18
.258
3.45
91
3.28
89
7.77
12.4
10Bill Butler
B. Butler
156
1969
KCR KCR
34
9
10
.474
29
3.90
5
4
0
193.2
174
84
91
15
91
3
1
5
834
4
7.25
4.23
1.71
0.70
18.7
10.9
1.37
.279
4.23
108
3.36
89
8.09
8.9
11Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
156
1969
CLE CLE
38
9
20
.310
37
3.71
9
1
0
249.2
229
103
123
37
129
8
0
11
1,091
0
5.62
4.65
1.21
1.33
14.3
11.8
1.43
.252
4.43
100
4.83
124
8.26
-25
12Jim Perry
J. Perry
153
1969
MIN MIN
46
20
6
.769
36
2.82
12
3
0
261.2
244
82
87
18
66
9
4
10
1,079
3
5.26
2.27
2.32
0.62
14.2
6.1
1.18
.271
2.99
76
3.09
80
8.39
21.8
13Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
150
1969
OAK OAK
38
12
15
.444
35
3.35
10
3
0
247.0
210
92
99
34
85
5
0
1
1,002
8
5.47
3.10
1.76
1.24
15.0
8.5
1.19
.242
3.61
96
4.17
115
7.65
-16.4
14Blue Moon Odom
B. Moon Odom
150
1969
OAK OAK
32
15
6
.714
32
2.92
10
3
0
231.1
179
75
87
15
112
6
0
5
965
13
5.84
4.36
1.34
0.58
15.5
11.6
1.26
.240
3.38
84
3.58
99
6.96
0.5
15Fritz Peterson
F. Peterson
150
1969
NYY NYY
37
17
16
.515
37
2.55
16
4
0
272.0
228
77
95
15
43
3
0
11
1,066
2
4.96
1.42
3.49
0.50
14.1
4.0
1.00
.249
3.14
73
2.62
73
7.54
30.7
16Earl Wilson
E. Wilson
150
1969
DET DET
35
12
10
.545
35
3.31
5
1
0
214.2
209
79
93
23
69
4
0
4
903
5
6.29
2.89
2.17
0.96
16.6
7.6
1.30
.283
3.90
91
3.52
92
8.76
6.9
17Gary Peters
G. Peters
140
1969
CWS CWS
36
10
15
.400
32
4.53
7
3
0
218.2
238
110
118
21
78
5
2
1
946
9
5.76
3.21
1.79
0.86
14.8
8.2
1.45
.309
4.86
123
3.61
94
9.80
5.8
18Gene Brabender
G. Brabender
139
1969
SEA SEA
40
13
14
.481
29
4.36
7
1
0
202.1
193
98
111
26
103
13
3
7
891
6
6.18
4.58
1.35
1.16
15.6
11.6
1.46
.274
4.94
120
4.52
120
8.58
-16.9
19Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
139
1969
MIN MIN
40
14
13
.519
32
3.49
10
0
1
242.1
252
94
114
23
75
9
4
15
1,048
9
5.16
2.79
1.85
0.85
13.3
7.2
1.35
.286
4.23
94
3.63
94
9.36
5.9
20Stan Williams
S. Williams
139
1969
CLE CLE
61
6
14
.300
15
3.94
3
0
12
178.1
155
78
86
25
67
12
27
6
754
4
7.01
3.38
2.07
1.26
18.4
8.9
1.24
.254
4.34
106
4.10
105
7.82
-3.8
21Chuck Dobson
C. Dobson
137
1969
OAK OAK
35
15
13
.536
35
3.86
11
1
0
235.1
244
101
111
16
80
1
0
2
998
9
5.24
3.06
1.71
0.61
13.7
8.0
1.38
.298
4.25
111
3.26
90
9.33
9.4
22Rudy May
R. May
133
1969
CAL CAL
43
10
13
.435
25
3.44
4
0
2
180.1
142
69
81
20
66
3
7
5
722
3
6.64
3.29
2.02
1.00
18.4
9.1
1.15
.244
4.04
99
3.62
100
7.09
-0.4
23Sonny Siebert
S. Siebert
133
1969
TOT
45
14
11
.560
24
3.76
2
0
5
177.1
161
74
98
22
76
4
13
1
758
4
6.75
3.86
1.75
1.12
17.5
10.0
1.34
.266
4.97
97
3.97
99
8.17
1.5
24Stan Bahnsen
S. Bahnsen
130
1969
NYY NYY
40
9
16
.360
33
3.83
5
2
1
220.2
222
94
102
28
90
0
4
9
956
10
5.30
3.67
1.44
1.14
13.6
9.4
1.41
.274
4.16
110
4.20
116
9.05
-15.3
25Wally Bunker
W. Bunker
130
1969
KCR KCR
35
12
11
.522
31
3.23
10
1
2
222.2
198
80
89
29
62
4
2
3
907
6
5.25
2.51
2.10
1.17
14.3
6.8
1.17
.248
3.60
89
3.92
104
8.00
-3.7
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56
.521
Tigers Tigers
58
60
.492
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61
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Twins Twins
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Thu
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CLE CLE
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DET DET
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Fri
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Sat
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31

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31

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185

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2.20

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22

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47
.602
Phillies Phillies
63
56
.529
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Marlins Marlins
60
59
.504
11.5
Nationals Nationals
59
61
.492
13.0
Mets Mets
52
67
.437
19.5
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Brewers Brewers
74
44
.627
Cubs Cubs
69
50
.580
5.5
Cardinals Cardinals
59
59
.500
15.0
Pirates Pirates
58
62
.483
17.0
Reds Reds
56
61
.479
17.5
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70
48
.593
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
63
56
.529
7.5
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62
57
.521
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69
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Rockies Rockies
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72
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71
46
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Yankees Yankees
66
52
.559
5.5
Red Sox Red Sox
64
53
.547
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57
61
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56
63
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61
56
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Tigers Tigers
58
60
.492
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Twins Twins
58
61
.487
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61
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59
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Rangers Rangers
59
59
.500
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Mariners Mariners
56
63
.471
4.0
Athletics Athletics
47
71
.398
12.5
Angels Angels
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ATL ATL
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STL STL
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