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Tuesday April 21, 1970
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National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, April 21, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York         6   6  2.54   12   2   4   110    86   40   31    6   43   79
St. Louis        7   3  2.80   10   3   3    90    77   33   28    2   44   53
Cincinnati      13   4  2.85   17   5   7   152   118   55   48    9   63   92
Pittsburgh       7   4  2.91   11   2   3   102    82   37   33    4   46   80
Chicago          7   3  2.97   10   3   2    88    91   32   29    5   36   56
Los Angeles      5   7  3.31   12   3   2   106    93   45   39    7   24   66
Philadelphia     4   8  3.76   12   3   1   105   101   51   44   10   35   69
San Diego        6   8  3.94   14   0   4   121   112   57   53   12   47   54
Houston          7   8  4.47   15   4   2   133   127   71   66   16   52   81
Montreal         1   8  5.42    9   2   0    78    84   53   47   11   43   52
Atlanta          5   9  5.66   14   4   2   124   146   88   78   26   44   93
San Francisco    7   7  5.92   14   1   3   125   135   90   82   22   57   74

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wayne Simpson (CIN)    3   0  0.36   3   3   2   0   2   25    7    1    1    0   10   20
Mike Torrez (STL)      2   0  0.52   2   2   1   0   1   17    8    3    1    0   10    8
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
Gary Gentry (NY)       1   0  1.66   3   3   0   0   0   22   11    8    4    1   14   17
Dock Ellis (PIT)       2   0  1.80   3   3   1   0   0   20   15    4    4    0   10   22
Jim Merritt (CIN)      3   1  1.80   4   4   2   0   0   35   24    7    7    2    3   20
Bill Hands (CHI)       2   0  1.96   3   3   1   0   0   23   23    6    5    0    5   14
Denny Lemaster (HOU)   1   1  2.25   3   3   1   0   0   24   20    6    6    4   10   11
George Stone (ATL)     2   1  2.35   3   3   1   0   1   23   24    9    6    5    3   14

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
George Stone           2   1  2.35   3   3   1   0   1   23   24    9    6    5    3   14
Pat Jarvis             2   1  3.00   3   3   1   0   0   21   20    9    7    0    6   18
Bob Priddy             0   0  3.12   4   0   0   2   0    9    6    3    3    2    0    7
Larry Jaster           0   0  3.48   6   0   0   0   0   10   12    4    4    1    3    5
Hoyt Wilhelm           0   0  4.32   5   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    4    0    7    4
Jim Nash               1   1  6.43   3   3   1   0   0   14   18   11   10    2    8   13
Phil Niekro            0   4  7.77   4   4   1   0   0   24   30   23   21   11    4   20
Rick Kester            0   0 11.37   4   0   0   0   0    6   10   10    8    1    6    5
Gary Neibauer          0   1 12.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    4    4    0    3    4
Milt Pappas            0   1 19.80   3   1   0   0   0    5   13   11   11    4    4    3

 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
Phil Regan             1   0  1.80   4   0   0   1   0    5    4    1    1    1    2    1
Bill Hands             2   0  1.96   3   3   1   0   0   23   23    6    5    0    5   14
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
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   4   0   0   0   0    8    4    0    0    0    4    6
Wayne Simpson          3   0  0.36   3   3   2   0   2   25    7    1    1    0   10   20
Jim Merritt            3   1  1.80   4   4   2   0   0   35   24    7    7    2    3   20
Wayne Granger          1   1  2.16   6   0   0   4   0    8    7    2    2    1    3    2
Gary Nolan             3   0  2.60   4   4   1   0   1   28   28   11    8    2    8   14
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  7.00   4   0   0   1   0    9   10    7    7    2    4    4
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
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
Larry Dierker          3   1  4.25   4   4   2   0   0   30   34   16   14    2    9   20
Jack Billingham        0   0  4.91   9   0   0   0   0   11    7    6    6    1    2    5
Tom Griffin            1   1  5.29   3   3   1   0   0   17   13   10   10    2   12   13
Jim Bouton             1   1  5.75   4   3   0   0   0   20   22   16   13    2    6   16
Jack DiLauro           0   2  7.50   7   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

 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
Alan Foster            2   1  4.05   3   3   1   0   0   20   20   10    9    1    4    9
Ray Lamb               0   0  5.40   4   0   0   0   0    5    7    3    3    1    1    4
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
Ron Taylor             1   0  1.13   6   0   0   3   0    8    5    1    1    1    0    3
Gary Gentry            1   0  1.66   3   3   0   0   0   22   11    8    4    1   14   17
Jerry Koosman          0   2  2.38   3   3   0   0   0   23   19    8    6    1    7   13
Tom Seaver             2   0  2.55   3   3   1   0   1   25   26    7    7    1    3   18
Don Cardwell           0   1  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    2    0    2    1    0    1    1
Cal Koonce             0   1  4.05   4   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    1    5    5
Jim McAndrew           1   1  7.00   2   2   0   0   0    9   10    7    7    1    1    2
Ray Sadecki            0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    0    2    2

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Hoerner            0   1  1.69   4   0   0   1   0    5    6    1    1    0    2    5
Dick Selma             0   0  2.57   5   0   0   0   0    7    9    2    2    0    1    6
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
Bill Wilson            1   0  3.52   5   0   0   0   0    8    4    5    3    1    5    4
Rick Wise              1   1  3.54   3   3   1   0   0   20   20    9    8    2    8    9
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
Chris Short            1   2  4.66   3   3   1   0   1   19   19   10   10    0    7   12
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
Dave Giusti            0   0  1.08   3   0   0   1   0    8    4    2    1    0    5    9
Bruce Dal Canton       1   0  1.80   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    0    0    3
Dock Ellis             2   0  1.80   3   3   1   0   0   20   15    4    4    0   10   22
Gene Garber            0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    7    4    2    2    0    5    3
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
Lou Marone             0   0  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    0    0
Bob Veale              1   1  3.93   3   3   0   0   0   18    9    9    8    1   11   18
Joe Gibbon             0   0  5.40   2   0   0   1   0    2    3    1    1    0    0    1
Chuck Hartenstein      1   1  5.79   4   0   0   1   0    5    5    4    3    1    1    1

 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
Ron Herbel             1   0  2.38   6   0   0   3   0   11    9    4    3    0    2    5
Danny Coombs           1   0  2.84   3   2   0   0   0   13   12    4    4    1    6    2
Al Santorini           1   2  3.57   3   3   0   0   0   18   18    7    7    1   11    5
Gary Ross              1   1  4.63   6   0   0   0   0   12   10    6    6    3    5    8
Tom Dukes              0   0  4.76   5   0   0   1   0    6    7    4    3    0    1    2
Pat Dobson             1   1  4.91   4   3   0   0   0   22   24   12   12    1    8   16
Clay Kirby             0   2  5.29   3   3   0   0   0   17   14   10   10    3    6   13
Mike Corkins           0   1  6.23   3   2   0   0   0    9   11    8    6    2    5    1

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Bryant             2   2  3.07   7   1   0   0   0   15   16    7    5    1    2    9
Frank Linzy            1   0  4.40   9   0   0   1   0   14   13    7    7    2    5    7
Gaylord Perry          1   2  4.65   4   4   1   0   0   31   27   17   16    6   13   20
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
Steve Carlton          1   1  4.40   2   2   1   0   0   14   17    7    7    0    2    5
Santiago Guzman        0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    0    2    2
Bob Gibson             1   1  5.23   3   3   0   0   0   21   21   13   12    2   10   21
Nelson Briles          0   1  6.23   3   1   0   0   0    4    6    3    3    0    2    1

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League Leaders

Wins:

  L. Dierker (HOU)          3
  J. Merritt (CIN)          3
  G. Nolan (CIN)            3
  W. Simpson (CIN)          3
  H. Aguirre (CHI)          2
  R. Bryant (SF)            2
  G. Culver (STL)           2
  D. Ellis (PIT)            2
  A. Foster (LA)            2
  B. Hands (CHI)            2

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  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
  J. Koosman (NY)           2

Complete Games:

  L. Dierker (HOU)          2
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         2
  J. Merritt (CIN)          2
  W. Simpson (CIN)          2
  S. Blass (PIT)            1
  S. Carlton (STL)          1
  G. Culver (STL)           1
  D. Ellis (PIT)            1
  A. Foster (LA)            1
  W. Fryman (PHI)           1

Saves:

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

Shutouts:

  W. Simpson (CIN)          2
  W. Fryman (PHI)           1
  G. Nolan (CIN)            1
  N. Ryan (NY)              1
  T. Seaver (NY)            1
  C. Short (PHI)            1
  B. Singer (LA)            1
  G. Stone (ATL)            1
  B. Stoneman (MON)         1
  D. Sutton (LA)            1

Innings Pitched:

  J. Merritt (CIN)       35.0
  G. Perry (SF)          31.0
  L. Dierker (HOU)       29.2
  G. Nolan (CIN)         27.2
  W. Simpson (CIN)       25.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         24.2
  K. Holtzman (CHI)      24.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        24.1
  D. Lemaster (HOU)      24.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         24.0

Hits:

  L. Dierker (HOU)         34
  P. Niekro (ATL)          30
  G. Nolan (CIN)           28
  G. Perry (SF)            27
  T. Seaver (NY)           26
  P. Dobson (SD)           24
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         24
  J. Merritt (CIN)         24
  G. Stone (ATL)           24
  S. Blass (PIT)           23

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          23
  F. Reberger (SF)         19
  G. Perry (SF)            17
  J. Bouton (HOU)          16
  L. Dierker (HOU)         16
  M. McCormick (SF)        15
  S. Renko (MON)           14
  B. Gibson (STL)          13
  R. Robertson (SF)        13
  P. Dobson (SD)           12

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  M. McCormick (SF)         6
  G. Perry (SF)             6
  G. Stone (ATL)            5
  D. Lemaster (HOU)         4
  M. Pappas (ATL)           4
  J. Sparma (MON)           4
  C. Kirby (SD)             3
  S. Renko (MON)            3
  R. Robertson (SF)         3

Walks:

  G. Gentry (NY)           14
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        13
  G. Perry (SF)            13
  T. Griffin (HOU)         12
  M. McCormick (SF)        12
  S. Renko (MON)           11
  A. Santorini (SD)        11
  B. Veale (PIT)           11
  D. Ellis (PIT)           10
  B. Gibson (STL)          10

Strikeouts:

  D. Ellis (PIT)           22
  B. Gibson (STL)          21
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        21
  L. Dierker (HOU)         20
  J. Merritt (CIN)         20
  P. Niekro (ATL)          20
  G. Perry (SF)            20
  W. Simpson (CIN)         20
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          18
  T. Seaver (NY)           18


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