Tuesday April 7, 1970
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National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, April 7, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Philadelphia     1   0  0.00    1   1   0     9     5    0    0    0    2    3
Cincinnati       2   0  0.50    2   2   0    18     5    1    1    0    5   12
Los Angeles      0   1  2.00    1   0   0     9    11    4    2    0    1    3
Chicago          0   1  2.25    1   0   0     8     8    2    2    0    2    3
New York         1   0  2.45    1   0   1    11     9    3    3    0    1    7
San Diego        1   0  3.00    1   0   1     9     9    3    3    1    1    6
Pittsburgh       0   1  3.27    1   0   0    11    11    5    4    0    3    9
Houston          1   0  4.00    1   0   1     9    10    5    4    0    6    5
Montreal         0   1  5.63    1   0   0     8     8    5    5    3    5    5
Atlanta          0   1  6.75    1   0   0     8    11    8    6    1    2    7
San Francisco    0   1  7.00    1   0   0     9     9    8    7    1    6    8

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Gladding (HOU)    0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    2
Larry Jaster (ATL)     0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    0
Rick Kester (ATL)      0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    0    0    1    2
Carl Morton (MON)      0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    2    1
Gary Nolan (CIN)       1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    2    0    0    0    3    4
Chris Short (PHI)      1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    5    0    0    0    2    3
Ron Taylor (NY)        1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    1
Jim Merritt (CIN)      1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    3    1    1    0    2    8
Pat Dobson (SD)        1   0  2.25   1   1   0   0   0    8    8    2    2    1    1    6
Claude Osteen (LA)     0   1  2.25   1   1   0   0   0    8   10    4    2    0    1    2

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry Jaster           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    0
Rick Kester            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    0    0    1    2
Hoyt Wilhelm           0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    1    1    0    1    2
Phil Niekro            0   1 15.00   1   1   0   0   0    3    6    5    5    1    0    3

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Phil Regan             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    0
Fergie Jenkins         0   1  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    8    2    2    0    1    3

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Nolan             1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    2    0    0    0    3    4
Jim Merritt            1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    3    1    1    0    2    8

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Bouton             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    0    0    0    0    0
Jack DiLauro           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0
Fred Gladding          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    2
Larry Dierker          1   0  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    3    2    0    4    3
Jack Billingham        0   0 54.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    2    2    2    0    0    0

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Lamb               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
Claude Osteen          0   1  2.25   1   1   0   0   0    8   10    4    2    0    1    2

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Carl Morton            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    2    1
Gary Waslewski         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Joe Sparma             0   1  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    5    5    3    3    4

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    1
Ron Taylor             1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    1
Tom Seaver             0   0  3.38   1   1   0   0   0    8    9    3    3    0    0    5

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Chris Short            1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    5    0    0    0    2    3

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Gibbon             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Steve Blass            0   0  2.70   1   1   0   0   0   10    9    3    3    0    2    9
Chuck Hartenstein      0   1 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    1    2    1    0    1    0

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pat Dobson             1   0  2.25   1   1   0   0   0    8    8    2    2    1    1    6
Ron Herbel             0   0  9.00   1   0   0   1   0    1    1    1    1    0    0    0

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don McMahon            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    2    2
Gaylord Perry          0   1  7.71   1   1   0   0   0    7    9    7    6    1    3    6
Frank Linzy            0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    1    1    0    1    0

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League Leaders

Wins:

  L. Dierker (HOU)          1
  P. Dobson (SD)            1
  J. Merritt (CIN)          1
  G. Nolan (CIN)            1
  C. Short (PHI)            1
  R. Taylor (NY)            1

Losses:

  C. Hartenstein (PIT)      1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          1
  P. Niekro (ATL)           1
  C. Osteen (LA)            1
  G. Perry (SF)             1
  J. Sparma (MON)           1

Complete Games:

  J. Merritt (CIN)          1
  G. Nolan (CIN)            1
  C. Short (PHI)            1

Saves:

  F. Gladding (HOU)         1
  R. Herbel (SD)            1
  T. McGraw (NY)            1

Shutouts:

  G. Nolan (CIN)            1
  C. Short (PHI)            1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Blass (PIT)         10.0
  J. Merritt (CIN)        9.0
  G. Nolan (CIN)          9.0
  C. Short (PHI)          9.0
  P. Dobson (SD)          8.0
  C. Osteen (LA)          8.0
  T. Seaver (NY)          8.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        7.0
  G. Perry (SF)           7.0
  L. Dierker (HOU)        6.0

Hits:

  C. Osteen (LA)           10
  S. Blass (PIT)            9
  G. Perry (SF)             9
  T. Seaver (NY)            9
  P. Dobson (SD)            8
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          8
  J. Sparma (MON)           7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           6
  L. Dierker (HOU)          5
  C. Short (PHI)            5

Runs:

  G. Perry (SF)             7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  J. Sparma (MON)           5
  C. Osteen (LA)            4
  S. Blass (PIT)            3
  L. Dierker (HOU)          3
  T. Seaver (NY)            3
  J. Billingham (HOU)       2
  P. Dobson (SD)            2
  C. Hartenstein (PIT)      2

Home Runs:

  J. Sparma (MON)           3
  P. Dobson (SD)            1
  P. Niekro (ATL)           1
  G. Perry (SF)             1

Walks:

  L. Dierker (HOU)          4
  G. Nolan (CIN)            3
  G. Perry (SF)             3
  J. Sparma (MON)           3
  S. Blass (PIT)            2
  D. McMahon (SF)           2
  J. Merritt (CIN)          2
  C. Morton (MON)           2
  C. Short (PHI)            2
  J. DiLauro (HOU)          1

Strikeouts:

  S. Blass (PIT)            9
  J. Merritt (CIN)          8
  P. Dobson (SD)            6
  G. Perry (SF)             6
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  G. Nolan (CIN)            4
  J. Sparma (MON)           4
  L. Dierker (HOU)          3
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          3
  P. Niekro (ATL)           3


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