Friday April 17, 1970
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National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, April 17, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Cincinnati      10   3  2.10   13   3   6   116    90   29   27    4   40   70
Pittsburgh       5   3  2.28    8   2   1    75    50   22   19    2   38   57
St. Louis        6   2  2.47    8   2   3    73    63   25   20    0   38   41
New York         4   4  2.71    8   1   3    73    59   30   22    4   25   50
Philadelphia     3   6  3.18    9   2   1    79    75   32   28    6   22   51
Chicago          5   3  3.21    8   2   1    70    73   27   25    5   28   45
Los Angeles      3   7  3.48   10   2   1    88    79   40   34    5   20   59
San Diego        5   6  3.84   11   0   4    96    90   45   41   11   33   39
Atlanta          5   5  4.70   10   4   2    88    96   54   46   15   30   66
Houston          5   6  4.73   11   2   2    99   106   55   52   12   44   61
Montreal         1   7  5.14    8   2   0    70    75   45   40   10   34   46
San Francisco    6   6  5.77   12   1   2   108   116   75   69   20   45   64

 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
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
Dave Roberts (SD)      1   1  1.26   3   1   0   0   0   14    7    2    2    1    3    2
Don Sutton (LA)        1   1  1.53   2   2   1   0   1   18   11    3    3    1    6   12
George Culver (STL)    2   0  1.62   2   2   1   0   0   17   13    5    3    0    7    8
Jim Merritt (CIN)      2   1  1.73   3   3   1   0   0   26   18    5    5    1    3   17
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   3   0   0   1   0    2    2    0    0    0    1    0
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
Phil Regan             1   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    1    2    1
Fergie Jenkins         0   2  3.68   3   3   0   0   0   22   24    9    9    1    9   14
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
Hank Aguirre           2   0  7.71   4   0   0   0   0    2    4    2    2    1    1    1

 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   2   0   0   0   0    7    4    0    0    0    2    3
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
Jim Merritt            2   1  1.73   3   3   1   0   0   26   18    5    5    1    3   17
Wayne Granger          1   1  2.16   6   0   0   4   0    8    7    2    2    1    3    2
Gary Nolan             2   0  2.49   3   3   1   0   1   22   21    6    6    0    7   12
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
Larry Dierker          3   0  2.25   3   3   2   0   0   24   25    7    6    1    6   16
Ron Cook               0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    1    1    0    2    1
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   3   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    1
Howie Reed             0   1  1.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    1    0    4    3
Gary Waslewski         0   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    1    1    1
Carl Morton            0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    2    0    5    3
Bill Stoneman          1   1  4.66   3   3   1   0   1   19   18   10   10    2    6   16
Claude Raymond         0   1  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    0    1    0
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 40.50   2   0   0   0   0    1    3    3    3    0    4    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             2   0  2.55   3   3   1   0   1   25   26    7    7    1    3   18
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   3   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    2
Bill Wilson            1   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    2    2    0    0    2    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
Dick Selma             0   0  3.18   4   0   0   0   0    6    7    2    2    0    1    5
Rick Wise              0   1  6.10   2   2   0   0   0   10   13    7    7    1    5    4
Grant Jackson          0   2  6.48   2   2   0   0   0    8   11    7    6    2    2    7

 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
Gene Garber            0   0  1.69   4   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    4    2
Dave Giusti            0   0  1.69   2   0   0   0   0    5    3    2    1    0    5    5
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
Steve Blass            1   1  3.27   3   3   1   0   0   22   23    9    8    1    8   13
Bob Veale              0   1  3.65   2   2   0   0   0   12    4    5    5    1    9   11

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Roberts           1   1  1.26   3   1   0   0   0   14    7    2    2    1    3    2
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
Ron Herbel             0   0  2.89   5   0   0   3   0    9    9    4    3    0    2    4
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   6   1   0   0   0   15   13    4    4    1    2    9
Gaylord Perry          1   1  4.68   3   3   1   0   0   25   22   14   13    5   10   16
Frank Linzy            1   0  5.11   8   0   0   1   0   12   13    7    7    2    4    6
Don McMahon            2   1  5.23   7   0   0   1   0   10    9    6    6    2    4    8
Mike McCormick         0   1  6.61   3   3   0   0   0   16   16   14   12    5    9    6
Rich Robertson         0   0  7.47   3   3   0   0   0   16   23   13   13    3    6   10
Frank Reberger         0   1  9.00   3   2   0   0   0    8   13   11    8    2    6    7
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
George Culver          2   0  1.62   2   2   1   0   0   17   13    5    3    0    7    8
Sal Campisi            1   0  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    6    3
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)          3
  H. Aguirre (CHI)          2
  R. Bryant (SF)            2
  G. Culver (STL)           2
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           2
  D. McMahon (SF)           2
  J. Merritt (CIN)          2
  G. Nolan (CIN)            2
  T. Seaver (NY)            2
  W. Simpson (CIN)          2

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           3
  C. Osteen (LA)            3
  J. Sparma (MON)           3
  R. Bryant (SF)            2
  J. DiLauro (HOU)          2
  G. Jackson (PHI)          2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          2
  C. Kirby (SD)             2
  B. Singer (LA)            2
  S. Blass (PIT)            1

Complete Games:

  L. Dierker (HOU)          2
  S. Blass (PIT)            1
  G. Culver (STL)           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

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
  T. Seaver (NY)            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
  T. Seaver (NY)         24.2
  L. Dierker (HOU)       24.0
  S. Blass (PIT)         22.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       22.0
  C. Osteen (LA)         22.0
  G. Nolan (CIN)         21.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)      19.1
  P. Dobson (SD)         19.0

Hits:

  T. Seaver (NY)           26
  L. Dierker (HOU)         25
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         24
  S. Blass (PIT)           23
  R. Robertson (SF)        23
  P. Dobson (SD)           22
  P. Niekro (ATL)          22
  C. Osteen (LA)           22
  G. Perry (SF)            22
  G. Nolan (CIN)           21

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          16
  M. McCormick (SF)        14
  G. Perry (SF)            14
  J. Bouton (HOU)          13
  R. Robertson (SF)        13
  F. Reberger (SF)         11
  J. Sparma (MON)          11
  P. Dobson (SD)           10
  C. Osteen (LA)           10
  B. Stoneman (MON)        10

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  T. Griffin (HOU)         10
  G. Perry (SF)            10
  M. Torrez (STL)          10
  G. Gentry (NY)            9
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          9
  M. McCormick (SF)         9
  B. Veale (PIT)            9
  S. Blass (PIT)            8
  D. Ellis (PIT)            8
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         8

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           18
  J. Merritt (CIN)         17
  P. Niekro (ATL)          17
  L. Dierker (HOU)         16
  G. Perry (SF)            16
  B. Singer (LA)           16
  B. Stoneman (MON)        16
  D. Ellis (PIT)           15
  B. Gibson (STL)          15
  J. Sparma (MON)          15

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