Thursday April 16, 1970
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National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, April 16, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Cincinnati       9   3  1.86   12   3   6   107    78   24   22    3   36   62
Pittsburgh       5   2  2.05    7   2   1    66    41   17   15    1   32   51
Chicago          4   3  2.66    7   2   1    61    61   20   18    4   22   35
St. Louis        5   2  2.67    7   1   3    64    56   23   19    0   35   38
New York         3   4  3.09    7   0   3    64    51   30   22    4   24   42
Philadelphia     3   5  3.15    8   2   1    71    68   26   25    5   18   46
Los Angeles      3   7  3.48   10   2   1    88    79   40   34    5   20   59
San Diego        5   5  3.78   10   0   4    88    82   41   37   10   32   38
Montreal         1   6  4.70    7   2   0    61    63   37   32    9   29   41
Atlanta          5   5  4.70   10   4   2    88    96   54   46   15   30   66
Houston          4   6  5.10   10   1   2    90    95   54   51   12   42   55
San Francisco    6   5  5.53   11   1   2    99   104   67   61   15   41   57

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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 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
Gary Gentry (NY)       1   0  1.23   2   2   0   0   0   15    6    5    2    0    9    9
Don Sutton (LA)        1   1  1.53   2   2   1   0   1   18   11    3    3    1    6   12
Jim Merritt (CIN)      2   1  1.73   3   3   1   0   0   26   18    5    5    1    3   17
Steve Blass (PIT)      1   0  1.80   2   2   1   0   0   20   16    4    4    0    6   12
Denny Lemaster (HOU)   0   1  1.80   2   2   0   0   0   15   12    3    3    2    8    6

 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
Phil Niekro            0   3  6.63   3   3   1   0   0   19   22   16   14    7    2   17
Rick Kester            0   0  9.64   3   0   0   0   0    5    6    7    5    1    4    3
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   2   0   0   1   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Hank Aguirre           2   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    1    1
Bill Hands             1   0  0.56   2   2   1   0   0   16   11    2    1    0    2   10
Jim Colborn            0   0  2.08   1   0   0   0   0    4    9    1    1    0    1    2
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
Joe Decker             0   0  7.20   2   1   0   0   0    5    6    4    4    1    4    3

 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            1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    0    0    0    4    4
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  1.42   5   0   0   4   0    6    6    1    1    0    2    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  8.44   2   2   0   0   0    5   10    5    5    1    5    1

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Fred Gladding          1   0  3.18   5   0   0   2   0    6    5    2    2    1    3    2
Jim Ray                0   1  3.55   2   2   0   0   0   13    9    5    5    2    4    9
Jim Bouton             1   0  6.91   3   2   0   0   0   14   19   13   11    1    5   14
Jack Billingham        0   0  7.71   7   0   0   0   0    7    7    6    6    1    2    4
Jack DiLauro           0   2  7.94   6   0   0   0   0    6    7    5    5    2    2    3
Dan Osinski            0   1  9.82   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    4    4    0    2    1
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   2   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
Claude Osteen          0   3  3.27   3   3   0   0   0   22   22   10    8    1    5   11
Bill Singer            1   2  3.32   3   3   1   0   1   19   18    8    7    0    4   16
Ray Lamb               0   0  5.40   4   0   0   0   0    5    7    3    3    1    1    4
Alan Foster            1   1  6.55   2   2   0   0   0   11   14    9    8    1    1    5
Camilo Pascual         0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    0    0
Fred Norman            0   0  9.82   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    6    4    1    3    4

 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
Tug McGraw             0   1  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    4    5    2    0    0    4    3
Gary Gentry            1   0  1.23   2   2   0   0   0   15    6    5    2    0    9    9
Ron Taylor             1   0  1.59   4   0   0   2   0    6    3    1    1    1    0    2
Cal Koonce             0   0  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    1    2    3
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
Don Cardwell           0   1  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    2    1    0    1    1
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
Lowell Palmer          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Bill Wilson            1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    0    1
Chris Short            1   1  1.80   2   2   1   0   1   15   13    3    3    0    4    8
Joe Hoerner            0   1  2.08   3   0   0   1   0    4    6    1    1    0    2    4
Barry Lersch           0   0  2.84   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    1    1    4
Jim Bunning            0   1  2.89   1   1   0   0   0    9    8    3    3    1    2    6
Woodie Fryman          1   0  3.09   2   2   1   0   1   12   10    5    4    1    2   10
Grant Jackson          0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    1    2    4
Dick Selma             0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    0    0    4
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
Bruce Dal Canton       1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    0    3
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  3.65   2   2   0   0   0   12    4    5    5    1    9   11
Gene Garber            0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    2    0
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
Gary Ross              1   0  4.22   5   0   0   0   0   11    9    5    5    2    4    8
Pat Dobson             1   1  4.74   3   3   0   0   0   19   22   10   10    1    5   12
Tom Dukes              0   0  5.06   4   0   0   1   0    5    7    4    3    0    1    2
Mike Corkins           0   1  6.23   3   2   0   0   0    9   11    8    6    2    5    1
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
Ron Bryant             2   2  2.45   5   1   0   0   0   15   12    4    4    1    2    9
Frank Linzy            1   0  3.75   7   0   0   1   0   12   12    5    5    1    3    6
Don McMahon            2   0  4.00   6   0   0   1   0    9    7    4    4    1    3    8
Gaylord Perry          1   1  4.68   3   3   1   0   0   25   22   14   13    5   10   16
Mike McCormick         0   1  6.61   3   3   0   0   0   16   16   14   12    5    9    6
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 10.13   2   0   0   0   0    5    7    6    6    0    4    2

 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:

  H. Aguirre (CHI)          2
  R. Bryant (SF)            2
  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

Losses:

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

Saves:

  W. Granger (CIN)          4
  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
  T. Dukes (SD)             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
  P. Dobson (SD)         19.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        19.0
  B. Singer (LA)         19.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         17.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)      17.1
  M. Torrez (STL)        17.1

Hits:

  P. Dobson (SD)           22
  P. Niekro (ATL)          22
  C. Osteen (LA)           22
  G. Perry (SF)            22
  J. Bouton (HOU)          19
  J. Sparma (MON)          19
  J. Merritt (CIN)         18
  T. Seaver (NY)           18
  B. Singer (LA)           18
  S. Blass (PIT)           16

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          16
  M. McCormick (SF)        14
  G. Perry (SF)            14
  J. Bouton (HOU)          13
  F. Reberger (SF)         11
  J. Sparma (MON)          11
  P. Dobson (SD)           10
  C. Osteen (LA)           10
  A. Foster (LA)            9
  T. Griffin (HOU)          9

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  M. McCormick (SF)         5
  G. Perry (SF)             5
  J. Sparma (MON)           4
  C. Kirby (SD)             3
  G. Stone (ATL)            3
  M. Corkins (SD)           2
  J. DiLauro (HOU)          2
  T. Griffin (HOU)          2
  D. Lemaster (HOU)         2

Walks:

  T. Griffin (HOU)         10
  G. Perry (SF)            10
  M. Torrez (STL)          10
  G. Gentry (NY)            9
  M. McCormick (SF)         9
  B. Veale (PIT)            9
  D. Ellis (PIT)            8
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         8
  D. Lemaster (HOU)         8
  A. Santorini (SD)         8

Strikeouts:

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

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