Thursday April 23, 1970
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National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, April 23, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York         7   6  2.42   13   3   4   119    88   41   32    7   45   98
Cincinnati      13   4  2.85   17   5   7   152   118   55   48    9   63   92
Pittsburgh       9   4  3.00   13   3   4   120    94   44   40    6   53   93
Chicago          8   3  3.06   11   4   2    97   101   37   33    7   36   59
St. Louis        7   4  3.12   11   3   3    98    89   40   34    3   51   61
Los Angeles      6   7  3.13   13   4   2   115    99   47   40    7   27   72
Philadelphia     5   8  3.54   13   3   2   114   106   52   45   10   40   80
San Diego        6   9  3.84   15   0   4   129   116   59   55   12   52   61
Houston          7   9  4.53   16   4   2   141   137   77   71   16   57   87
San Francisco    7   8  5.56   15   1   3   133   142   96   82   23   61   78
Montreal         1   9  5.69   10   2   0    87    98   62   55   11   47   61
Atlanta          5  10  5.73   15   4   2   132   153   96   84   27   47  103

 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
Dave Roberts (SD)      1   1  1.17   4   1   0   0   0   15    7    2    2    1    3    4
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
Mike Torrez (STL)      2   1  1.89   3   3   1   0   1   19   10    7    4    0   14   10
Bill Hands (CHI)       2   0  1.96   3   3   1   0   0   23   23    6    5    0    5   14
Tom Seaver (NY)        3   0  2.14   4   4   2   0   1   34   28    8    8    2    5   37
Don Sutton (LA)        3   1  2.18   4   4   2   0   1   33   24    9    8    3   10   19

 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
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
Pat Jarvis             2   2  3.95   4   4   1   0   0   27   25   15   12    1    7   27
Hoyt Wilhelm           0   0  4.50   6   0   0   0   0   10   12    6    5    0    9    5
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         1   2  3.77   4   4   1   0   0   31   34   14   13    3    9   17
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
Ron Cook               0   0  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    6    2    1    0    4    2
Jim Ray                0   1  3.07   3   2   0   0   0   15   11    5    5    2    4   10
Fred Gladding          1   0  3.18   5   0   0   2   0    6    5    2    2    1    3    2
Denny Lemaster         1   2  3.54   4   4   1   0   0   28   27   11   11    4   13   15
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             3   1  2.18   4   4   2   0   1   33   24    9    8    3   10   19
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  2.08   4   0   0   0   0    4    2    1    1    0    1    1
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  3.60   4   0   0   0   0    5    7    2    2    0    2    1
Bill Stoneman          1   2  4.44   4   4   1   0   1   24   23   13   12    2    9   23
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
Howie Reed             0   1  7.71   4   0   0   0   0    7   11    7    6    0    5    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
Tom Seaver             3   0  2.14   4   4   2   0   1   34   28    8    8    2    5   37
Jerry Koosman          0   2  2.38   3   3   0   0   0   23   19    8    6    1    7   13
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  1.93   6   0   0   1   0    9    9    2    2    0    2   11
Woodie Fryman          2   0  2.45   3   3   1   0   1   18   15    6    5    1    6   16
Barry Lersch           0   0  2.61   5   0   0   0   0   10    6    3    3    2    4    5
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  1.00   4   0   0   2   0    9    4    2    1    0    5   10
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
Steve Blass            2   1  2.61   4   4   2   0   0   31   26   10    9    1   11   16
Gene Garber            0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    7    4    2    2    0    5    3
Luke Walker            2   1  3.60   3   3   0   0   0   20   18    8    8    1   10   17
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
Chuck Hartenstein      1   1  6.35   5   0   0   1   0    6    6    5    4    2    1    3
Joe Gibbon             0   0  9.00   3   0   0   1   0    2    5    2    2    0    0    1

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Roberts           1   1  1.17   4   1   0   0   0   15    7    2    2    1    3    4
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
Mike Corkins           0   2  4.60   4   3   0   0   0   16   15   10    8    2   10    6
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

 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
Rich Robertson         0   1  5.40   4   4   0   0   0   22   28   17   13    4    8   12
Mike McCormick         0   1  5.75   4   3   0   1   0   20   19   15   13    6   12    7
Jim Johnson            1   0  8.10   3   0   0   0   0    7    8    6    6    0    5    2
Frank Reberger         0   1 10.54   5   3   0   0   0   14   22   21   16    2   12   13

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Hilgendorf         0   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    4    5    0    0    0    0    1
Chuck Taylor           0   0  0.00   5   0   0   2   0    6    4    0    0    0    4    3
George Culver          2   0  1.62   2   2   1   0   0   17   13    5    3    0    7    8
Mike Torrez            2   1  1.89   3   3   1   0   1   19   10    7    4    0   14   10
Rich Nye               0   0  2.08   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    1    1    0    3    4
Santiago Guzman        0   0  3.38   3   0   0   0   0    3    1    1    1    0    2    4
Steve Carlton          1   1  4.40   2   2   1   0   0   14   17    7    7    0    2    5
Sal Campisi            1   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    1    7    4
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
  T. Seaver (NY)            3
  W. Simpson (CIN)          3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  H. Aguirre (CHI)          2
  S. Blass (PIT)            2
  R. Bryant (SF)            2
  G. Culver (STL)           2

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  C. Osteen (LA)            3
  J. Sparma (MON)           3
  R. Bryant (SF)            2
  J. Bunning (PHI)          2
  M. Corkins (SD)           2
  J. DiLauro (HOU)          2
  G. Jackson (PHI)          2
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          2

Complete Games:

  S. Blass (PIT)            2
  L. Dierker (HOU)          2
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         2
  J. Merritt (CIN)          2
  T. Seaver (NY)            2
  W. Simpson (CIN)          2
  D. Sutton (LA)            2
  S. Carlton (STL)          1
  G. Culver (STL)           1
  D. Ellis (PIT)            1

Saves:

  W. Granger (CIN)          4
  R. Herbel (SD)            3
  R. Taylor (NY)            3
  J. Brewer (LA)            2
  C. Carroll (CIN)          2
  D. Giusti (PIT)           2
  F. Gladding (HOU)         2
  B. Priddy (ATL)           2
  C. Taylor (STL)           2
  T. Abernathy (CHI)        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
  T. Seaver (NY)         33.2
  D. Sutton (LA)         33.0
  S. Blass (PIT)         31.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       31.0
  G. Perry (SF)          31.0
  L. Dierker (HOU)       29.2
  D. Lemaster (HOU)      28.0
  G. Nolan (CIN)         27.2
  P. Jarvis (ATL)        27.1

Hits:

  L. Dierker (HOU)         34
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         34
  P. Niekro (ATL)          30
  G. Nolan (CIN)           28
  R. Robertson (SF)        28
  T. Seaver (NY)           28
  D. Lemaster (HOU)        27
  G. Perry (SF)            27
  S. Blass (PIT)           26
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          25

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          23
  F. Reberger (SF)         21
  G. Perry (SF)            17
  R. Robertson (SF)        17
  J. Bouton (HOU)          16
  L. Dierker (HOU)         16
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          15
  M. McCormick (SF)        15
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         14
  S. Renko (MON)           14

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
  R. Robertson (SF)         4
  J. Sparma (MON)           4
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          3
  C. Kirby (SD)             3

Walks:

  G. Gentry (NY)           14
  M. Torrez (STL)          14
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        13
  D. Lemaster (HOU)        13
  G. Perry (SF)            13
  T. Griffin (HOU)         12
  M. McCormick (SF)        12
  F. Reberger (SF)         12
  S. Blass (PIT)           11
  S. Renko (MON)           11

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           37
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          27
  B. Stoneman (MON)        23
  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

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