Saturday April 18, 1970
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National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 18, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
St. Louis        7   2  2.30    9   3   3    82    70   26   21    0   40   46
New York         5   4  2.41    9   2   3    82    60   30   22    4   31   65
Pittsburgh       5   4  2.68    9   2   1    84    64   28   25    3   41   60
Chicago          6   3  2.85    9   3   1    79    77   28   25    5   33   52
Cincinnati      10   4  2.96   14   3   6   125   100   45   41    5   55   75
Philadelphia     3   7  3.40   10   2   1    87    84   39   33    8   26   55
Los Angeles      4   7  3.53   11   2   2    97    87   44   38    7   21   62
San Diego        5   7  3.89   12   0   4   104    96   49   45   12   38   40
Houston          6   6  4.58   12   3   2   108   114   58   55   14   46   66
Atlanta          5   6  4.64   11   4   2    97   105   59   50   15   32   71
Montreal         1   8  5.42    9   2   0    78    84   53   47   11   43   52
San Francisco    7   6  6.02   13   1   3   117   127   84   78   21   53   69

 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
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
Chris Short (PHI)      1   1  1.80   2   2   1   0   1   15   13    3    3    0    4    8
Dock Ellis (PIT)       1   0  1.93   2   2   1   0   0   14    9    3    3    0    8   15

 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   1  3.00   3   3   1   0   0   21   20    9    7    0    6   18
Larry Jaster           0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    7    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  4.91   4   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    0    6    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
Ken Holtzman           2   1  2.59   3   3   2   0   0   24   19    9    7    1   13   21
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
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
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
Bo Belinsky            0   0  3.38   1   0   0   0   0    3    4    3    1    0    4    3
Jim McGlothlin         1   1  4.00   3   3   0   0   0   18   12    8    8    1    9   13
Clay Carroll           0   0  4.26   6   0   0   2   0    6    7    5    3    0    4    5
Tony Cloninger         1   1  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    8    6    4    4    1    4    3
Jim Maloney            0   0  8.44   2   2   0   0   0    5   10    5    5    1    5    1
Ray Washburn           0   0  9.00   2   1   0   0   0    6    5    6    6    0    9    4

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry Dierker          3   0  2.25   3   3   2   0   0   24   25    7    6    1    6   16
Denny Lemaster         1   1  2.25   3   3   1   0   0   24   20    6    6    4   10   11
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   4   0   0   2   0    7    1    0    0    0    0    7
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             2   1  2.63   3   3   1   0   1   24   18    7    7    3    7   13
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
Claude Raymond         0   1  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    0    2    0
Bill Stoneman          1   1  4.66   3   3   1   0   1   19   18   10   10    2    6   16
Joe Sparma             0   3  5.82   3   3   1   0   0   17   19   11   11    4    7   15
Ken Johnson            0   0  7.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    5    1    1    4
Steve Renko            0   2  7.71   3   3   0   0   0   12   14   14   10    3   11    7
Carroll Sembera        0   0 16.88   3   0   0   0   0    3    6    5    5    0    5    2

 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
Nolan Ryan             1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    1    0    0    0    6   15
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
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  2.61   5   0   0   0   0   10    6    3    3    2    4    5
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
Jim Bunning            0   2  3.97   2   2   0   0   0   11   14    7    5    1    3    7
Lowell Palmer          0   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    4    2    2    2    1    1    4
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
Joe Gibbon             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
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
Bruce Dal Canton       1   0  1.80   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    0    0    3
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
Luke Walker            1   1  2.77   2   2   0   0   0   13   12    4    4    0    6   10
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
Lou Marone             0   0  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    0    0

 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  2.84   3   2   0   0   0   13   12    4    4    1    6    2
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   1  4.63   6   0   0   0   0   12   10    6    6    3    5    8
Pat Dobson             1   1  4.74   3   3   0   0   0   19   22   10   10    1    5   12
Tom Dukes              0   0  4.76   5   0   0   1   0    6    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  5.75   4   3   0   1   0   20   19   15   13    6   12    7
Rich Robertson         0   0  7.47   3   3   0   0   0   16   23   13   13    3    6   10
Jim Johnson            1   0  8.10   3   0   0   0   0    7    8    6    6    0    5    2
Frank Reberger         0   1 12.34   4   3   0   0   0   12   20   19   16    2   10   11

 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
Steve Carlton          1   1  4.40   2   2   1   0   0   14   17    7    7    0    2    5
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

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League Leaders

Wins:

  L. Dierker (HOU)          3
  H. Aguirre (CHI)          2
  R. Bryant (SF)            2
  G. Culver (STL)           2
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         2
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           2
  D. McMahon (SF)           2
  J. Merritt (CIN)          2
  G. Nolan (CIN)            2
  T. Seaver (NY)            2

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  L. Dierker (HOU)          2
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         2
  S. Blass (PIT)            1
  S. Carlton (STL)          1
  G. Culver (STL)           1
  D. Ellis (PIT)            1
  W. Fryman (PHI)           1
  B. Hands (CHI)            1
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           1
  D. Lemaster (HOU)         1

Saves:

  W. Granger (CIN)          4
  R. Herbel (SD)            3
  J. Brewer (LA)            2
  C. Carroll (CIN)          2
  F. Gladding (HOU)         2
  B. Priddy (ATL)           2
  C. Taylor (STL)           2
  R. Taylor (NY)            2
  T. Abernathy (CHI)        1
  T. Dukes (SD)             1

Shutouts:

  W. Fryman (PHI)           1
  G. Nolan (CIN)            1
  N. Ryan (NY)              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

Innings Pitched:

  J. Merritt (CIN)       26.0
  G. Perry (SF)          25.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         24.2
  K. Holtzman (CHI)      24.1
  L. Dierker (HOU)       24.0
  D. Lemaster (HOU)      24.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         24.0
  S. Blass (PIT)         22.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       22.0
  C. Osteen (LA)         22.0

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:

  F. Reberger (SF)         19
  P. Niekro (ATL)          16
  M. McCormick (SF)        15
  G. Perry (SF)            14
  S. Renko (MON)           14
  J. Bouton (HOU)          13
  R. Robertson (SF)        13
  J. Sparma (MON)          11
  P. Dobson (SD)           10
  C. Osteen (LA)           10

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  M. McCormick (SF)         6
  G. Perry (SF)             5
  D. Lemaster (HOU)         4
  J. Sparma (MON)           4
  C. Kirby (SD)             3
  S. Renko (MON)            3
  R. Robertson (SF)         3
  G. Ross (SD)              3
  G. Stone (ATL)            3

Walks:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)        13
  M. McCormick (SF)        12
  S. Renko (MON)           11
  T. Griffin (HOU)         10
  D. Lemaster (HOU)        10
  G. Perry (SF)            10
  F. Reberger (SF)         10
  M. Torrez (STL)          10
  G. Gentry (NY)            9
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          9

Strikeouts:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)        21
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          18
  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


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