most strikeouts as an al pitcher in 1970

Sam McDowell fanned the most hitters in the AL in 1970, with 304 strikeouts.

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1Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
304
1970
CLE CLE
39
20
12
.625
39
2.92
19
1
0
305.0
236
99
108
25
131
7
2
10
1,257
17
8.97
3.87
2.32
0.74
24.2
10.4
1.20
.267
3.19
76
3.06
75
6.96
33.8
2Mickey Lolich
M. Lolich
230
1970
DET DET
40
14
19
.424
39
3.80
13
3
0
272.2
272
115
125
27
109
5
0
3
1,181
14
7.59
3.60
2.11
0.89
19.5
9.2
1.40
.302
4.13
99
3.49
86
8.98
16.7
3Bob Johnson
B. Johnson
206
1970
KCR KCR
40
8
13
.381
26
3.07
10
1
4
214.0
178
73
82
18
82
11
7
4
894
6
8.66
3.45
2.51
0.76
23.0
9.2
1.21
.277
3.45
83
3.10
79
7.49
19.4
4Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
199
1970
BAL BAL
39
20
10
.667
39
2.71
17
5
0
305.0
263
92
98
21
100
1
0
4
1,257
10
5.87
2.95
1.99
0.62
15.8
8.0
1.19
.259
2.89
74
3.22
83
7.76
22.7
5Ray Culp
R. Culp
197
1970
BOS BOS
33
17
14
.548
33
3.04
15
1
0
251.1
211
85
104
22
91
11
0
8
1,057
10
7.05
3.26
2.16
0.79
18.6
8.6
1.20
.257
3.72
77
3.42
82
7.56
20.2
6Mike Cuellar
M. Cuellar
190
1970
BAL BAL
40
24
8
.750
40
3.48
21
4
0
297.2
273
115
126
34
69
1
0
5
1,214
6
5.74
2.09
2.75
1.03
15.7
5.7
1.15
.260
3.81
95
3.55
91
8.25
11.1
7Dave McNally
D. McNally
185
1970
BAL BAL
40
24
9
.727
40
3.22
16
1
0
296.0
277
106
114
29
78
7
0
3
1,218
8
5.63
2.37
2.37
0.88
15.2
6.4
1.20
.270
3.47
88
3.52
91
8.42
12
8Tom Hall
T. Hall
184
1970
MIN MIN
52
11
6
.647
11
2.55
1
0
4
155.1
94
44
46
11
66
2
13
4
619
3
10.66
3.82
2.79
0.64
29.7
10.7
1.03
.233
2.67
67
2.50
62
5.45
26.1
9Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
178
1970
OAK OAK
40
18
14
.563
40
3.81
9
1
0
262.1
253
111
124
32
74
9
0
3
1,116
6
6.11
2.54
2.41
1.10
15.9
6.6
1.25
.269
4.25
107
3.81
101
8.68
-1.9
10Jim Perry
J. Perry
168
1970
MIN MIN
40
24
12
.667
40
3.04
13
4
0
278.2
258
94
112
20
57
9
0
10
1,141
3
5.43
1.84
2.95
0.65
14.7
5.0
1.13
.268
3.62
79
3.07
76
8.33
29.6
11Rudy May
R. May
164
1970
CAL CAL
38
7
13
.350
34
4.01
2
2
0
208.2
190
93
102
20
81
3
1
7
874
8
7.07
3.49
2.02
0.86
18.8
9.3
1.30
.281
4.40
114
3.51
94
8.19
4.6
12Andy Messersmith
A. Messersmith
162
1970
CAL CAL
37
11
10
.524
26
3.01
6
1
5
194.2
144
65
75
21
78
6
8
6
795
2
7.49
3.61
2.08
0.97
20.4
9.8
1.14
.233
3.47
85
3.66
98
6.66
0.8
13Marty Pattin
M. Pattin
161
1970
MIL MIL
37
14
12
.538
29
3.39
11
0
0
233.1
204
88
91
20
71
6
2
9
957
7
6.21
2.74
2.27
0.77
16.8
7.4
1.18
.263
3.51
91
3.36
86
7.87
14.7
14Les Cain
L. Cain
156
1970
DET DET
29
12
7
.632
29
3.84
5
0
0
180.2
167
77
92
15
98
7
0
1
793
9
7.77
4.88
1.59
0.75
19.7
12.4
1.47
.294
4.58
100
3.73
92
8.32
6.4
15Ken Brett
K. Brett
155
1970
BOS BOS
41
8
9
.471
14
4.07
1
0
2
139.1
118
63
71
17
79
3
9
6
616
4
10.01
5.10
1.96
1.10
25.2
12.8
1.41
.279
4.59
103
3.76
90
7.62
6.2
16Gary Peters
G. Peters
155
1970
BOS BOS
34
16
11
.593
34
4.06
10
4
0
221.2
221
100
114
20
83
7
0
2
960
16
6.29
3.37
1.87
0.81
16.1
8.6
1.37
.289
4.63
103
3.62
87
8.97
13
17Joe Coleman
J. Coleman
152
1970
WSH WSH
39
8
12
.400
29
3.58
6
1
0
218.2
190
87
98
25
89
4
4
6
919
14
6.26
3.66
1.71
1.03
16.5
9.7
1.28
.254
4.03
99
4.00
105
7.82
-5.4
18Chuck Dobson
C. Dobson
149
1970
OAK OAK
41
16
15
.516
40
3.74
13
5
0
267.0
230
111
122
32
92
5
1
7
1,112
10
5.02
3.10
1.62
1.08
13.4
8.3
1.21
.237
4.11
105
4.16
111
7.75
-12.9
19Sonny Siebert
S. Siebert
142
1970
BOS BOS
33
15
8
.652
33
3.44
7
2
0
222.2
207
85
98
29
60
6
0
2
916
9
5.74
2.43
2.37
1.17
15.5
6.6
1.20
.262
3.96
87
3.94
95
8.37
5.8
20Tommy John
T. John
138
1970
CWS CWS
37
12
17
.414
37
3.27
10
3
0
269.1
253
98
117
19
101
9
0
16
1,133
17
4.61
3.38
1.37
0.63
12.2
8.9
1.31
.270
3.91
85
3.75
92
8.45
10
21Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
135
1970
MIN MIN
27
10
9
.526
25
3.18
5
1
0
164.0
143
58
66
17
47
2
1
6
675
2
7.41
2.58
2.87
0.93
20.0
7.0
1.16
.266
3.62
83
3.23
80
7.85
14.6
22Dick Bosman
D. Bosman
134
1970
WSH WSH
36
16
12
.571
34
3.00
7
3
0
230.2
212
77
81
16
71
2
1
8
951
4
5.23
2.77
1.89
0.62
14.1
7.5
1.23
.269
3.16
83
3.32
87
8.27
12.4
23Lew Krausse
L. Krausse
130
1970
MIL MIL
37
13
18
.419
35
4.75
8
1
0
216.0
235
114
130
33
67
4
2
15
944
3
5.42
2.79
1.94
1.38
13.8
7.1
1.40
.285
5.42
128
4.40
112
9.79
-11.5
24Dick Drago
D. Drago
127
1970
KCR KCR
35
9
15
.375
34
3.75
7
1
0
240.0
239
100
110
20
72
7
1
5
1,002
3
4.76
2.70
1.76
0.75
12.7
7.2
1.30
.282
4.13
101
3.64
93
8.96
7.4
25Fritz Peterson
F. Peterson
127
1970
NYY NYY
39
20
11
.645
37
2.90
8
2
0
260.1
247
84
102
24
40
3
0
6
1,051
2
4.39
1.38
3.18
0.83
12.1
3.8
1.10
.260
3.53
82
3.35
90
8.54
10.7
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