Saturday April 25, 1970
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National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 25, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York         7   8  2.17   15   4   4   141   102   43   34    7   58  111
Los Angeles      8   7  2.59   15   5   2   139   113   47   40    7   34   88
Cincinnati      14   5  2.72   19   5   8   169   127   60   51   10   64   99
St. Louis        8   5  2.95   13   4   3   116   103   44   38    5   62   72
Chicago         10   3  3.21   13   5   3   115   120   45   41    8   41   73
Philadelphia     7   8  3.26   15   3   4   132   116   56   48   11   47   95
Pittsburgh      10   5  3.52   15   3   5   138   120   60   54    8   67  102
San Diego        6  11  3.67   17   0   4   147   130   65   60   14   61   76
Houston          7  11  4.99   18   4   2   157   159   94   87   20   67   93
San Francisco    8   9  5.50   17   2   3   151   160  106   92   23   72   93
Atlanta          6  11  5.56   17   5   2   149   169  104   92   28   52  118
Montreal         2  10  5.97   12   2   1   104   116   77   69   15   62   73

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan (NY)        1   1  0.53   2   2   2   0   1   17    3    1    1    0   11   20
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
Jim Merritt (CIN)      4   1  1.88   5   5   2   0   0   43   29    9    9    2    3   23
Mike Torrez (STL)      2   1  1.89   3   3   1   0   1   19   10    7    4    0   14   10
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  3.14   4   4   1   0   1   29   30   13   10    5    4   20
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   1  4.63   7   0   0   0   0   12   14    7    6    1    9    6
Bob Priddy             0   0  5.79   5   0   0   2   0    9    9    6    6    2    1    7
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
Phil Regan             1   0  1.80   4   0   0   1   0    5    4    1    1    1    2    1
Jim Colborn            0   0  2.08   1   0   0   0   0    4    9    1    1    0    1    2
Bill Hands             3   0  2.70   4   4   1   0   0   30   34   10    9    1    6   16
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
Ted Abernathy          0   0  3.86   4   0   0   1   0    2    4    1    1    0    1    0
Hank Aguirre           2   0  4.50   5   0   0   1   0    4    5    2    2    1    1    3
Joe Decker             0   0  7.20   2   1   0   0   0    5    6    4    4    1    4    3

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Gullett            1   0  0.00   5   0   0   1   0    9    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            4   1  1.88   5   5   2   0   0   43   29    9    9    2    3   23
Wayne Granger          1   1  2.00   7   0   0   4   0    9    8    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
Ron Cook               0   0  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    6    2    1    0    4    2
Jim Ray                0   1  2.87   4   2   0   0   0   16   11    5    5    2    6   10
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
Fred Gladding          1   0  5.40   6   0   0   2   0    7    8    4    4    2    3    2
Tom Griffin            1   2  5.48   4   4   1   0   0   23   19   14   14    2   16   16
Don Wilson             0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    3    2    0    3    0
Jack Billingham        0   0  6.17  10   0   0   0   0   12   10    8    8    2    3    6
Jim Bouton             1   2  7.03   5   4   0   0   0   24   30   22   19    4    6   18
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
Claude Osteen          1   3  2.32   4   4   1   0   1   31   28   10    8    1    8   17
Alan Foster            2   1  2.79   4   4   1   0   0   29   27   10    9    1    7   13
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
Claude Raymond         0   1  3.00   5   0   0   1   0    6    8    2    2    0    2    1
Carl Morton            0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    2    0    5    3
Bill Stoneman          1   2  4.44   4   4   1   0   1   24   23   13   12    2    9   23
Joe Sparma             0   3  5.09   4   4   1   0   0   23   23   14   13    6   14   19
Ken Johnson            0   0  7.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    5    1    1    4
Dan McGinn             1   1  7.71   6   0   0   0   0    7    7    6    6    1    3    3
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
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   1  0.53   2   2   2   0   1   17    3    1    1    0   11   20
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  1.50   8   0   0   3   0   12   10    2    2    0    2   16
Joe Hoerner            0   1  1.69   4   0   0   1   0    5    6    1    1    0    2    5
Jim Bunning            1   2  2.29   3   3   0   0   0   20   17    7    5    1    7   13
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
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            1   0  0.90   5   0   0   2   0   10    5    2    1    0    5   11
Bruce Dal Canton       1   0  1.29   3   0   0   0   0    7    5    1    1    0    1    5
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
Dock Ellis             2   0  3.12   4   4   1   0   0   26   24   10    9    1   14   24
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 13.50   4   0   0   1   0    2    6    3    3    0    2    1
Al McBean              0   0 13.50   2   0   0   1   0    2    5    3    3    0    3    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  2.03   7   0   0   3   0   13   11    4    3    0    3    6
Danny Coombs           1   0  2.84   3   2   0   0   0   13   12    4    4    1    6    2
Al Santorini           1   3  2.92   4   4   0   0   0   25   22    8    8    2   13   11
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
Juan Marichal          0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    5    5    0    0    0    2    4
Gaylord Perry          2   2  4.28   5   5   2   0   0   40   34   20   19    6   17   27
Ron Bryant             2   3  4.32   8   1   0   0   0   17   19   10    8    1    3   11
Frank Linzy            1   0  4.50  10   0   0   1   0   16   15    8    8    2    6    9
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
Don McMahon            2   1  7.84   8   0   0   1   0   10   10    9    9    2    7    8
Jim Johnson            1   0  8.10   3   0   0   0   0    7    8    6    6    0    5    2
Frank Reberger         0   1 10.29   6   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   6   0   0   2   0    7    4    0    0    0    4    4
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
Sal Campisi            1   0  3.86   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    3    1    9    4
Steve Carlton          1   2  4.22   3   3   1   0   0   21   24   10   10    1    9   11
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:

  J. Merritt (CIN)          4
  G. Culver (STL)           3
  L. Dierker (HOU)          3
  B. Hands (CHI)            3
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         3
  G. Nolan (CIN)            3
  T. Seaver (NY)            3
  W. Simpson (CIN)          3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  H. Aguirre (CHI)          2

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  R. Bryant (SF)            3
  C. Osteen (LA)            3
  A. Santorini (SD)         3
  J. Sparma (MON)           3
  J. Bouton (HOU)           2
  J. Bunning (PHI)          2
  S. Carlton (STL)          2
  M. Corkins (SD)           2
  J. DiLauro (HOU)          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
  N. Ryan (NY)              2
  T. Seaver (NY)            2
  W. Simpson (CIN)          2

Saves:

  W. Granger (CIN)          4
  R. Herbel (SD)            3
  D. Selma (PHI)            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

Shutouts:

  W. Simpson (CIN)          2
  W. Fryman (PHI)           1
  J. Nash (ATL)             1
  G. Nolan (CIN)            1
  C. Osteen (LA)            1
  N. Ryan (NY)              1
  T. Seaver (NY)            1
  C. Short (PHI)            1
  B. Singer (LA)            1
  G. Stone (ATL)            1

Innings Pitched:

  J. Merritt (CIN)       43.0
  G. Perry (SF)          40.0
  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
  C. Osteen (LA)         31.0
  W. Simpson (CIN)       31.0

Hits:

  L. Dierker (HOU)         34
  B. Hands (CHI)           34
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         34
  G. Perry (SF)            34
  P. Dobson (SD)           31
  J. Bouton (HOU)          30
  P. Niekro (ATL)          30
  G. Stone (ATL)           30
  J. Merritt (CIN)         29
  G. Nolan (CIN)           28

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          23
  J. Bouton (HOU)          22
  F. Reberger (SF)         21
  G. Perry (SF)            20
  P. Dobson (SD)           17
  R. Robertson (SF)        17
  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
  J. Sparma (MON)           6
  G. Stone (ATL)            5
  J. Bouton (HOU)           4
  D. Lemaster (HOU)         4
  M. Pappas (ATL)           4
  R. Robertson (SF)         4
  G. Jackson (PHI)          3

Walks:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)        17
  G. Perry (SF)            17
  T. Griffin (HOU)         16
  D. Ellis (PIT)           14
  G. Gentry (NY)           14
  J. Sparma (MON)          14
  M. Torrez (STL)          14
  D. Lemaster (HOU)        13
  A. Santorini (SD)        13
  P. Dobson (SD)           12

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           37
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        31
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          27
  G. Perry (SF)            27
  D. Ellis (PIT)           24
  J. Merritt (CIN)         23
  W. Simpson (CIN)         23
  B. Stoneman (MON)        23
  B. Gibson (STL)          21
  J. Nash (ATL)            21


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