Wednesday April 15, 1970
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National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, April 15, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Pittsburgh       4   2  1.74    6   2   1    57    37   13   11    1   26   44
Cincinnati       8   3  1.84   11   3   5    98    68   22   20    3   32   60
Chicago          3   3  2.29    6   2   1    51    45   15   13    3   17   30
St. Louis        5   2  2.67    7   1   3    64    56   23   19    0   35   38
Los Angeles      3   6  2.70    9   2   1    80    65   28   24    3   16   53
Philadelphia     3   4  2.90    7   2   1    62    55   20   20    4   14   40
New York         3   3  3.11    6   0   3    55    46   23   19    3   17   35
San Diego        4   5  3.81    9   0   3    78    71   37   33   10   28   35
Houston          4   5  4.61    9   1   2    80    81   43   41    9   37   44
Montreal         1   6  4.70    7   2   0    61    63   37   32    9   29   41
Atlanta          5   4  4.85    9   3   2    78    88   49   42   13   28   59
San Francisco    5   5  5.24   10   1   2    89    92   58   52   13   32   53

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Woodie Fryman (PHI)    1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    4    0    0    0    1    9
Dave Roberts (SD)      1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    8    2    0    0    0    2    2
Luke Walker (PIT)      1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    8    4    0    0    0    3    7
Mike Torrez (STL)      2   0  0.52   2   2   1   0   1   17    8    3    1    0   10    8
Bill Hands (CHI)       1   0  0.56   2   2   1   0   0   16   11    2    1    0    2   10
Wayne Simpson (CIN)    2   0  0.56   2   2   1   0   1   16    6    1    1    0    3   11
Gary Gentry (NY)       1   0  1.04   1   1   0   0   0    9    4    1    1    0    4    3
Gary Nolan (CIN)       2   0  1.06   2   2   1   0   1   17   11    2    2    0    5    6
George Stone (ATL)     2   0  1.06   2   2   1   0   1   17   16    5    2    3    1    9
Don Sutton (LA)        1   1  1.53   2   2   1   0   1   18   11    3    3    1    6   12

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Priddy             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   2   0    5    2    0    0    0    0    3
George Stone           2   0  1.06   2   2   1   0   1   17   16    5    2    3    1    9
Pat Jarvis             2   0  1.93   2   2   1   0   0   14   12    4    3    0    5   13
Larry Jaster           0   0  3.18   3   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    2    1    1    3
Jim Nash               1   0  4.63   2   2   1   0   0   12   13    6    6    1    5   11
Hoyt Wilhelm           0   0  6.35   3   0   0   0   0    6   10    4    4    0    5    4
Rick Kester            0   0  9.64   3   0   0   0   0    5    6    7    5    1    4    3
Phil Niekro            0   2 10.00   2   2   0   0   0    9   14   11   10    5    0   10
Milt Pappas            0   1 13.50   2   1   0   0   0    5    9    7    7    2    4    3
Gary Neibauer          0   1 40.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    3    3    0    3    0

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ted Abernathy          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Hank Aguirre           1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
Joe Decker             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    0
Bill Hands             1   0  0.56   2   2   1   0   0   16   11    2    1    0    2   10
Fergie Jenkins         0   2  2.57   2   2   0   0   0   14   15    4    4    1    4    5
Phil Regan             0   0  3.38   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    1    2    0
Ken Holtzman           1   1  4.11   2   2   1   0   0   15   15    8    7    1    8   14

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Clay Carroll           0   0  0.00   5   0   0   2   0    6    6    2    0    0    2    4
Tony Cloninger         1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    1    2
Don Gullett            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    2    2
Wayne Simpson          2   0  0.56   2   2   1   0   1   16    6    1    1    0    3   11
Gary Nolan             2   0  1.06   2   2   1   0   1   17   11    2    2    0    5    6
Wayne Granger          0   1  1.69   4   0   0   3   0    5    4    1    1    0    1    1
Jim Merritt            2   1  1.73   3   3   1   0   0   26   18    5    5    1    3   17
Jim McGlothlin         1   1  3.14   2   2   0   0   0   14    9    5    5    1    6   12
Ray Washburn           0   0  5.79   1   1   0   0   0    5    5    3    3    0    5    4
Jim Maloney            0   0 11.57   1   1   0   0   0    2    5    3    3    1    4    1

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Gladding          1   0  0.00   4   0   0   2   0    4    3    0    0    0    1    2
Denny Lemaster         0   1  1.80   2   2   0   0   0   15   12    3    3    2    8    6
Ron Cook               0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    1    1    0    2    1
Larry Dierker          2   0  3.00   2   2   1   0   0   15   14    6    5    1    4   10
Jim Ray                0   1  3.55   2   2   0   0   0   13    9    5    5    2    4    9
Jim Bouton             1   0  6.00   2   1   0   0   0    9   11    7    6    1    2    6
Jack DiLauro           0   2  6.75   5   0   0   0   0    5    6    4    4    1    2    3
Jack Billingham        0   0  8.44   6   0   0   0   0    5    5    5    5    0    2    2
Dan Osinski            0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    3    3    0    2    0
Tom Griffin            0   1 10.13   2   2   0   0   0    8   12    9    9    2   10    5

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    4    0    0    0    0    0    5
Al McBean              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Jose Pena              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    0    2
Don Sutton             1   1  1.53   2   2   1   0   1   18   11    3    3    1    6   12
Bill Singer            1   1  1.80   2   2   1   0   1   15   11    4    3    0    3   12
Ray Lamb               0   0  2.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    3
Claude Osteen          0   3  3.27   3   3   0   0   0   22   22   10    8    1    5   11
Fred Norman            0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    0    0    3
Alan Foster            1   1  6.55   2   2   0   0   0   11   14    9    8    1    1    5

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dan McGinn             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    1
Claude Raymond         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    0
Bill Stoneman          1   1  2.08   2   2   1   0   1   17   11    4    4    1    6   12
Gary Waslewski         0   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    1    1    1
Howie Reed             0   1  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    1    0    2    2
Carl Morton            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    0    5    3
Steve Renko            0   1  5.40   2   2   0   0   0    8   11    8    5    2    4    5
Joe Sparma             0   3  5.82   3   3   1   0   0   17   19   11   11    4    7   15
Ken Johnson            0   0 11.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    7    6    5    1    1    2
Carroll Sembera        0   0 81.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    3    3    3    0    2    0

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Cardwell           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    1
Cal Koonce             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    1    2
Tug McGraw             0   1  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    3    3    2    0    0    4    3
Gary Gentry            1   0  1.04   1   1   0   0   0    9    4    1    1    0    4    3
Ron Taylor             1   0  1.59   4   0   0   2   0    6    3    1    1    1    0    2
Jerry Koosman          0   1  2.08   2   2   0   0   0   13    7    5    3    1    3   10
Tom Seaver             1   0  4.02   2   2   0   0   0   16   18    7    7    1    2   10
Ray Sadecki            0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    0    2    2
Jim McAndrew           0   1 22.50   1   1   0   0   0    2    7    5    5    0    1    2

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Woodie Fryman          1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    4    0    0    0    1    9
Joe Hoerner            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    3    2    0    0    0    0    2
Lowell Palmer          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Bill Wilson            1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    1
Chris Short            1   1  1.80   2   2   1   0   1   15   13    3    3    0    4    8
Jim Bunning            0   1  2.89   1   1   0   0   0    9    8    3    3    1    2    6
Grant Jackson          0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    1    2    4
Barry Lersch           0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    1    0    2
Dick Selma             0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    2    2    0    0    3
Rick Wise              0   1  6.10   2   2   0   0   0   10   13    7    7    1    5    4

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gene Garber            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    2    0
Joe Gibbon             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Luke Walker            1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    8    4    0    0    0    3    7
Steve Blass            1   0  1.80   2   2   1   0   0   20   16    4    4    0    6   12
Dock Ellis             1   0  1.93   2   2   1   0   0   14    9    3    3    0    8   15
Chuck Hartenstein      1   1  2.25   3   0   0   1   0    4    2    2    1    0    1    1
Bob Veale              0   1  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    3    2    2    1    3    7
Dave Giusti            0   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    2    1    0    3    2

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Roberts           1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    8    2    0    0    0    2    2
Ron Herbel             0   0  1.23   4   0   0   3   0    7    6    2    1    0    2    3
Danny Coombs           1   0  1.50   2   1   0   0   0    6    7    1    1    1    2    1
Al Santorini           1   1  2.84   2   2   0   0   0   13   11    4    4    1    8    2
Pat Dobson             1   1  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   12   13    6    6    1    1    9
Gary Ross              0   0  5.19   4   0   0   0   0    9    7    5    5    2    4    8
Mike Corkins           0   1  6.23   3   2   0   0   0    9   11    8    6    2    5    1
Tom Dukes              0   0  6.23   3   0   0   0   0    4    7    4    3    0    1    2
Clay Kirby             0   2  6.30   2   2   0   0   0   10    7    7    7    3    3    7

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Frank Linzy            1   0  2.45   6   0   0   1   0   11    9    3    3    0    3    6
Ron Bryant             1   2  3.09   4   1   0   0   0   12   10    4    4    1    2    9
Don McMahon            2   0  3.38   5   0   0   1   0    8    5    3    3    1    2    7
Gaylord Perry          1   1  4.68   3   3   1   0   0   25   22   14   13    5   10   16
Mike McCormick         0   1  4.73   2   2   0   0   0   13   11    9    7    4    4    5
Frank Reberger         0   1  9.00   3   2   0   0   0    8   13   11    8    2    6    7
Rich Robertson         0   0  9.00   2   2   0   0   0    9   15    9    9    0    4    3
Jim Johnson            0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    3    7    5    5    0    1    0

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Hilgendorf         0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    3    2    0    0    0    0    1
Rich Nye               0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    2    1
Chuck Taylor           0   0  0.00   4   0   0   2   0    5    4    0    0    0    3    3
Mike Torrez            2   0  0.52   2   2   1   0   1   17    8    3    1    0   10    8
Sal Campisi            1   0  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    6    3
George Culver          1   0  2.35   1   1   0   0   0    8    6    3    2    0    4    5
Bob Gibson             1   0  3.21   2   2   0   0   0   14   14    6    5    0    6   15
Santiago Guzman        0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    0    2    1
Nelson Briles          0   1  8.10   2   1   0   0   0    3    6    3    3    0    2    1
Steve Carlton          0   1 10.13   1   1   0   0   0    5   10    6    6    0    0    0

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League Leaders

Wins:

  L. Dierker (HOU)          2
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           2
  D. McMahon (SF)           2
  J. Merritt (CIN)          2
  G. Nolan (CIN)            2
  W. Simpson (CIN)          2
  G. Stone (ATL)            2
  M. Torrez (STL)           2
  H. Aguirre (CHI)          1
  S. Blass (PIT)            1

Losses:

  C. Osteen (LA)            3
  J. Sparma (MON)           3
  R. Bryant (SF)            2
  J. DiLauro (HOU)          2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          2
  C. Kirby (SD)             2
  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  N. Briles (STL)           1
  J. Bunning (PHI)          1
  S. Carlton (STL)          1

Complete Games:

  S. Blass (PIT)            1
  L. Dierker (HOU)          1
  D. Ellis (PIT)            1
  W. Fryman (PHI)           1
  B. Hands (CHI)            1
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         1
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           1
  J. Merritt (CIN)          1
  J. Nash (ATL)             1
  G. Nolan (CIN)            1

Saves:

  W. Granger (CIN)          3
  R. Herbel (SD)            3
  C. Carroll (CIN)          2
  F. Gladding (HOU)         2
  B. Priddy (ATL)           2
  C. Taylor (STL)           2
  R. Taylor (NY)            2
  T. Abernathy (CHI)        1
  J. Brewer (LA)            1
  C. Hartenstein (PIT)      1

Shutouts:

  W. Fryman (PHI)           1
  G. Nolan (CIN)            1
  C. Short (PHI)            1
  W. Simpson (CIN)          1
  B. Singer (LA)            1
  G. Stone (ATL)            1
  B. Stoneman (MON)         1
  D. Sutton (LA)            1
  M. Torrez (STL)           1

Innings Pitched:

  J. Merritt (CIN)       26.0
  G. Perry (SF)          25.0
  C. Osteen (LA)         22.0
  S. Blass (PIT)         20.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         17.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)      17.1
  M. Torrez (STL)        17.1
  G. Nolan (CIN)         17.0
  J. Sparma (MON)        17.0
  G. Stone (ATL)         17.0

Hits:

  C. Osteen (LA)           22
  G. Perry (SF)            22
  J. Sparma (MON)          19
  J. Merritt (CIN)         18
  T. Seaver (NY)           18
  S. Blass (PIT)           16
  G. Stone (ATL)           16
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        15
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         15
  R. Robertson (SF)        15

Runs:

  G. Perry (SF)            14
  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  F. Reberger (SF)         11
  J. Sparma (MON)          11
  C. Osteen (LA)           10
  A. Foster (LA)            9
  T. Griffin (HOU)          9
  M. McCormick (SF)         9
  R. Robertson (SF)         9
  M. Corkins (SD)           8

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  G. Perry (SF)             5
  M. McCormick (SF)         4
  J. Sparma (MON)           4
  C. Kirby (SD)             3
  G. Stone (ATL)            3
  M. Corkins (SD)           2
  T. Griffin (HOU)          2
  D. Lemaster (HOU)         2
  M. Pappas (ATL)           2

Walks:

  T. Griffin (HOU)         10
  G. Perry (SF)            10
  M. Torrez (STL)          10
  D. Ellis (PIT)            8
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         8
  D. Lemaster (HOU)         8
  A. Santorini (SD)         8
  J. Sparma (MON)           7
  S. Blass (PIT)            6
  S. Campisi (STL)          6

Strikeouts:

  J. Merritt (CIN)         17
  G. Perry (SF)            16
  D. Ellis (PIT)           15
  B. Gibson (STL)          15
  J. Sparma (MON)          15
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        14
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          13
  S. Blass (PIT)           12
  J. McGlothlin (CIN)      12
  B. Singer (LA)           12

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