cuellar's win-loss record was 24–8 in with a 3.48 era and 190 strikeouts. cuellar lead the league in victories and in complete games, but he finished just in fourth place in rather-odd voting for the american league cy young award. once again, the orioles swept the american league championship series in 1970 over the minnesota twins, three games to none. cuellar's pitching was rather ineffective in game one of the 1970 american league championship series, but cuellar helped a huge amount with his bat. cuellar hit the only grand slam home run by any pitcher in a league championship series thus far as of . also, since the designated hitter has become so well established in the american league, it seems to be likely that no other al pitcher will ever have the chance again.