Friday April 24, 1970
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National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, April 24, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York         7   7  2.23   14   3   4   133   100   42   33    7   53  106
Cincinnati      13   5  2.76   18   5   7   160   121   58   49   10   64   96
Los Angeles      7   7  2.77   14   4   2   130   107   47   40    7   31   82
St. Louis        8   4  2.94   12   4   3   107    96   41   35    4   53   65
Chicago          9   3  3.06   12   5   2   106   106   40   36    7   40   69
Pittsburgh       9   5  3.35   14   3   4   129   107   53   48    7   60   99
Philadelphia     6   8  3.50   14   3   3   123   113   56   48   11   43   88
San Diego        6  10  3.85   16   0   4   138   124   64   59   13   58   69
Houston          7  10  4.65   17   4   2   149   146   83   77   17   62   91
Atlanta          6  10  5.36   16   5   2   141   158   96   84   27   50  111
San Francisco    8   8  5.40   16   2   3   142   149   99   85   23   65   85
Montreal         1  10  6.35   11   2   0    95   109   74   67   13   55   68

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wayne Simpson (CIN)    3   1  0.58   4   4   2   0   2   31   10    4    2    1   11   23
Dave Roberts (SD)      1   1  1.13   5   1   0   0   0   16    7    2    2    1    4    6
George Culver (STL)    3   0  1.40   3   3   2   0   0   26   20    6    4    1    9   12
Gary Gentry (NY)       1   0  1.66   3   3   0   0   0   22   11    8    4    1   14   17
Jerry Koosman (NY)     0   2  1.71   4   4   0   0   0   32   26    8    6    1    8   19
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

 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
Jim Nash               2   1  3.91   4   4   2   0   1   23   23   11   10    2   11   21
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
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           3   1  2.70   4   4   3   0   0   33   24   12   10    1   17   31
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   1  0.58   4   4   2   0   2   31   10    4    2    1   11   23
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
Clay Carroll           0   0  3.24   7   0   0   2   0    8    7    5    3    0    4    6
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
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
Don Wilson             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
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
Tom Griffin            1   2  5.48   4   4   1   0   0   23   19   14   14    2   16   16
Jim Bouton             1   1  5.75   4   3   0   0   0   20   22   16   13    2    6   16
Jack Billingham        0   0  6.17  10   0   0   0   0   12   10    8    8    2    3    6
Jack DiLauro           0   2  7.11   8   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   5   0   0   2   0   11    1    0    0    0    1   10
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
Alan Foster            2   1  2.79   4   4   1   0   0   29   27   10    9    1    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               1   0  3.86   5   0   0   0   0    7    8    3    3    1    1    7
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
Gary Waslewski         0   0  2.70   3   1   0   0   0   10    6    3    3    1    5    7
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
Steve Renko            0   2  7.71   3   3   0   0   0   12   14   14   10    3   11    7
Howie Reed             0   1  8.59   5   0   0   0   0    7   12    8    7    1    5    4
Dan McGinn             0   1 10.80   5   0   0   0   0    5    5    6    6    1    3    2
Carroll Sembera        0   0 22.09   4   0   0   0   0    4   10    9    9    0    7    2

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw             0   1  0.00   5   0   0   1   0    9    8    2    0    0   10    5
Nolan Ryan             1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    1    0    0    0    6   15
Gary Gentry            1   0  1.66   3   3   0   0   0   22   11    8    4    1   14   17
Jerry Koosman          0   2  1.71   4   4   0   0   0   32   26    8    6    1    8   19
Tom Seaver             3   0  2.14   4   4   2   0   1   34   28    8    8    2    5   37
Ron Taylor             1   1  2.16   7   0   0   3   0    8    7    2    2    1    1    3
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
Dick Selma             0   0  1.59   7   0   0   2   0   11   10    2    2    0    2   15
Joe Hoerner            0   1  1.69   4   0   0   1   0    5    6    1    1    0    2    5
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          1   2  5.28   3   3   0   0   0   15   17   11    9    3    5   11

 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  1.29   3   0   0   0   0    7    5    1    1    0    1    5
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
Bob Moose              0   1  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    3    3    1    3    4
Chuck Hartenstein      1   1  7.04   6   0   0   1   0    8    9    8    6    2    2    3
Joe Gibbon             0   0  9.00   3   0   0   1   0    2    5    2    2    0    0    1
Al McBean              0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    3    3    3    0    2    0

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Roberts           1   1  1.13   5   1   0   0   0   16    7    2    2    1    4    6
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
Tom Dukes              0   0  3.86   6   0   0   1   0    7    8    4    3    0    2    4
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
Pat Dobson             1   2  4.97   5   4   0   0   0   29   31   17   16    2   12   20
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
Gaylord Perry          2   2  4.28   5   5   2   0   0   40   34   20   19    6   17   27
Frank Linzy            1   0  4.40   9   0   0   1   0   14   13    7    7    2    5    7
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          3   0  1.40   3   3   2   0   0   26   20    6    4    1    9   12
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:

  G. Culver (STL)           3
  L. Dierker (HOU)          3
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         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

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
  P. Dobson (SD)            2
  T. Griffin (HOU)          2
  G. Jackson (PHI)          2

Complete Games:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)         3
  S. Blass (PIT)            2
  G. Culver (STL)           2
  L. Dierker (HOU)          2
  J. Merritt (CIN)          2
  J. Nash (ATL)             2
  G. Perry (SF)             2
  T. Seaver (NY)            2
  W. Simpson (CIN)          2
  D. Sutton (LA)            2

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
  D. Selma (PHI)            2
  C. Taylor (STL)           2

Shutouts:

  W. Simpson (CIN)          2
  W. Fryman (PHI)           1
  J. Nash (ATL)             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

Innings Pitched:

  G. Perry (SF)          40.0
  J. Merritt (CIN)       35.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         33.2
  K. Holtzman (CHI)      33.1
  D. Sutton (LA)         33.0
  J. Koosman (NY)        31.2
  S. Blass (PIT)         31.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       31.0
  W. Simpson (CIN)       31.0
  L. Dierker (HOU)       29.2

Hits:

  L. Dierker (HOU)         34
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         34
  G. Perry (SF)            34
  P. Dobson (SD)           31
  P. Niekro (ATL)          30
  G. Nolan (CIN)           28
  R. Robertson (SF)        28
  T. Seaver (NY)           28
  A. Foster (LA)           27
  D. Lemaster (HOU)        27

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          23
  F. Reberger (SF)         21
  G. Perry (SF)            20
  P. Dobson (SD)           17
  R. Robertson (SF)        17
  J. Bouton (HOU)          16
  L. Dierker (HOU)         16
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          15
  M. McCormick (SF)        15
  T. Griffin (HOU)         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
  G. Jackson (PHI)          3
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          3

Walks:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)        17
  G. Perry (SF)            17
  T. Griffin (HOU)         16
  G. Gentry (NY)           14
  M. Torrez (STL)          14
  D. Lemaster (HOU)        13
  P. Dobson (SD)           12
  M. McCormick (SF)        12
  F. Reberger (SF)         12
  S. Blass (PIT)           11

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           37
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        31
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          27
  G. Perry (SF)            27
  W. Simpson (CIN)         23
  B. Stoneman (MON)        23
  D. Ellis (PIT)           22
  B. Gibson (STL)          21
  J. Nash (ATL)            21
  L. Dierker (HOU)         20


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