Tuesday April 28, 1970
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National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, April 28, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York         9   8  2.09   17   5   5   159   114   46   37    8   60  126
Los Angeles      8  10  2.69   18   5   2   167   132   57   50   11   41  104
Cincinnati      15   6  2.76   21   5   9   186   146   66   57   11   79  107
St. Louis        9   6  2.82   15   5   3   134   117   48   42    7   68   92
Philadelphia    10   8  3.03   18   3   7   160   139   63   54   12   54  116
Pittsburgh      11   7  3.11   18   3   6   165   139   64   57    9   77  122
Chicago         12   4  3.13   16   6   4   141   145   54   49   11   49   88
San Diego        6  14  3.72   20   0   4   174   161   79   72   16   80   93
Houston          7  13  4.84   20   4   2   173   172  104   93   24   71   99
Atlanta          8  11  5.07   19   6   2   167   178  106   94   29   54  133
San Francisco    9  11  5.12   20   3   3   178   177  115  101   24   81  111
Montreal         5  11  5.63   16   3   3   139   147   95   87   21   82  103

 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
George Culver (STL)    3   0  1.40   3   3   2   0   0   26   20    6    4    1    9   12
Jerry Koosman (NY)     0   2  1.71   4   4   0   0   0   32   26    8    6    1    8   19
Gary Gentry (NY)       2   0  1.82   4   4   0   0   0   30   17   10    6    2   16   24
Dave Roberts (SD)      1   2  1.86   7   1   0   0   0   19   10    4    4    1    5    9
Jim Merritt (CIN)      4   1  1.88   5   5   2   0   0   43   29    9    9    2    3   23
Tom Seaver (NY)        4   0  1.90   5   5   3   0   1   43   34    9    9    2    5   43
Steve Blass (PIT)      2   2  2.08   5   5   2   0   0   39   30   11    9    1   12   22
Mike Torrez (STL)      2   2  2.28   4   4   1   0   1   28   18   10    7    2   17   15
Jim Bunning (PHI)      1   2  2.29   3   3   0   0   0   20   17    7    5    1    7   13

 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
Hoyt Wilhelm           1   1  3.68   8   0   0   0   0   15   16    7    6    1   10    7
Pat Jarvis             2   2  3.78   5   5   1   0   0   33   30   17   14    2    7   34
Jim Nash               2   1  3.91   4   4   2   0   1   23   23   11   10    2   11   21
Phil Niekro            1   4  5.67   5   5   2   0   1   33   32   23   21   11    5   27
Bob Priddy             0   0  5.79   5   0   0   2   0    9    9    6    6    2    1    7
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
Jim Colborn            0   0  1.69   2   0   0   0   0    5   10    2    1    0    1    2
Phil Regan             1   0  1.69   5   0   0   2   0    5    4    1    1    1    2    1
Ted Abernathy          0   0  2.08   5   0   0   1   0    4    6    1    1    0    3    0
Joe Decker             1   0  2.70   3   2   0   0   0   13   12    4    4    1    5    8
Bill Hands             3   0  2.70   4   4   1   0   0   30   34   10    9    1    6   16
Ken Holtzman           3   2  3.52   5   5   3   0   0   38   30   17   15    3   19   35
Fergie Jenkins         2   2  3.60   5   5   2   0   0   40   44   17   16    4   11   23
Hank Aguirre           2   0  4.15   6   0   0   1   0    4    5    2    2    1    2    3

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Gullett            1   0  0.00   6   0   0   1   0    9    4    0    0    0    5    6
Wayne Simpson          3   1  0.58   4   4   2   0   2   31   10    4    2    1   11   23
Wayne Granger          1   1  1.80   8   0   0   5   0   10    8    2    2    1    3    2
Jim Merritt            4   1  1.88   5   5   2   0   0   43   29    9    9    2    3   23
Gary Nolan             4   0  2.52   5   5   1   0   1   36   38   13   10    3   12   18
Bo Belinsky            0   0  3.38   1   0   0   0   0    3    4    3    1    0    4    3
Clay Carroll           0   0  3.86   8   0   0   2   0    9    9    6    4    0    5    6
Jim McGlothlin         1   2  3.91   4   4   0   0   0   23   17   10   10    1   14   16
Tony Cloninger         1   1  7.00   4   0   0   1   0    9   10    7    7    2    4    4
Ray Washburn           0   0  7.88   3   1   0   0   0    8    7    7    7    0   13    5
Jim Maloney            0   0  8.44   2   2   0   0   0    5   10    5    5    1    5    1

 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  2.29   6   2   0   0   0   20   13    5    5    2    7   11
Denny Lemaster         1   3  3.44   5   5   1   0   0   34   31   15   13    5   14   17
Larry Dierker          3   2  4.54   5   5   2   0   0   36   41   22   18    5   11   23
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   6   0   0   2   0   13    1    0    0    0    1   12
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
Claude Osteen          1   3  2.32   4   4   1   0   1   31   28   10    8    1    8   17
Don Sutton             3   2  2.70   5   5   2   0   1   40   32   13   12    3   12   24
Alan Foster            2   2  2.79   5   5   1   0   0   39   33   13   12    3   10   17
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  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    1    0
Sandy Vance            0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    3    3    2    1    0
Fred Norman            0   0  6.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    4    6    4    1    3    9

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Waslewski         0   0  2.25   4   2   0   0   0   16    9    4    4    2   10   15
Carl Morton            1   0  2.77   4   1   0   0   0   13   10    4    4    1    6    7
Claude Raymond         0   1  3.00   7   0   0   3   0    9   10    3    3    0    4    1
Joe Sparma             0   3  5.09   4   4   1   0   0   23   23   14   13    6   14   19
Bill Stoneman          1   3  5.52   5   5   1   0   1   29   32   19   18    4   12   30
Steve Renko            1   2  5.66   4   4   1   0   0   21   20   17   13    3   16   13
Ken Johnson            0   0  7.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    5    1    1    4
Howie Reed             1   1  7.56   6   0   0   0   0    8   12    8    7    1    5    5
Dan McGinn             1   1  7.71   7   0   0   0   0    7    8    6    6    1    3    3
Carroll Sembera        0   0 18.90   5   0   0   0   0    7   14   14   14    2   11    6

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw             0   1  0.00   6   0   0   2   0   10    8    2    0    0   10    7
Nolan Ryan             1   1  0.53   2   2   2   0   1   17    3    1    1    0   11   20
Jerry Koosman          0   2  1.71   4   4   0   0   0   32   26    8    6    1    8   19
Gary Gentry            2   0  1.82   4   4   0   0   0   30   17   10    6    2   16   24
Tom Seaver             4   0  1.90   5   5   3   0   1   43   34    9    9    2    5   43
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
Joe Hoerner            0   1  1.08   6   0   0   3   0    8    7    1    1    0    2    7
Dick Selma             1   0  1.15  10   0   0   4   0   16   11    2    2    0    6   22
Jim Bunning            1   2  2.29   3   3   0   0   0   20   17    7    5    1    7   13
Woodie Fryman          2   0  2.39   4   4   1   0   1   26   21    8    7    2    7   23
Barry Lersch           0   0  2.61   5   0   0   0   0   10    6    3    3    2    4    5
Rick Wise              2   1  3.38   4   4   1   0   0   27   28   12   10    2    8   12
Bill Wilson            1   0  3.52   5   0   0   0   0    8    4    5    3    1    5    4
Chris Short            2   2  4.10   4   4   1   0   1   26   26   12   12    0    9   15
Lowell Palmer          0   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    4    2    2    2    1    1    4
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  0.64   7   0   0   3   0   14    7    2    1    0    6   14
Bruce Dal Canton       1   0  1.13   4   0   0   0   0    8    6    1    1    0    1    6
Steve Blass            2   2  2.08   5   5   2   0   0   39   30   11    9    1   12   22
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            3   1  3.24   4   4   0   0   0   25   20    9    9    1   15   23
Bob Veale              1   2  3.42   4   4   0   0   0   26   19   11   10    2   13   21
Lou Marone             0   0  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    0    0
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
Al McBean              0   0  9.00   3   0   0   1   0    3    5    3    3    0    4    1
Joe Gibbon             0   0 13.50   4   0   0   1   0    2    6    3    3    0    2    1

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Roberts           1   2  1.86   7   1   0   0   0   19   10    4    4    1    5    9
Danny Coombs           1   1  2.25   4   3   0   0   0   16   16    6    4    1    9    3
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
Ron Herbel             1   0  4.00   9   0   0   3   0   18   21    9    8    0    7    8
Clay Kirby             0   2  4.24   4   4   0   0   0   23   21   11   11    3    8   15
Gary Ross              1   1  4.26   7   0   0   0   0   13   11    6    6    3    7    9
Mike Corkins           0   3  4.50   6   4   0   0   0   24   21   14   12    4   17   14
Pat Dobson             1   2  4.97   5   4   0   0   0   29   31   17   16    2   12   20

 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
Frank Linzy            1   0  4.00  11   0   0   1   0   18   15    8    8    2    6   10
Ron Bryant             2   3  4.08   9   1   0   0   0   18   19   10    8    1    3   12
Mike McCormick         1   1  4.30   5   4   1   1   0   29   22   16   14    6   13   10
Gaylord Perry          2   3  4.80   6   6   2   0   0   45   41   25   24    7   19   32
Rich Robertson         0   2  5.20   5   5   0   0   0   28   34   20   16    4   13   17
Don McMahon            2   1  6.57   9   0   0   1   0   12   10    9    9    2    7   10
Jim Johnson            1   0  8.10   3   0   0   0   0    7    8    6    6    0    5    2
Frank Reberger         0   1  9.00   7   3   0   0   0   16   23   21   16    2   13   14

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Hilgendorf         0   0  0.00   5   0   0   1   0    4    5    0    0    0    1    1
Chuck Taylor           0   0  0.00   7   0   0   2   0    7    5    0    0    0    4    4
George Culver          3   0  1.40   3   3   2   0   0   26   20    6    4    1    9   12
Rich Nye               0   0  2.08   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    1    1    0    3    4
Mike Torrez            2   2  2.28   4   4   1   0   1   28   18   10    7    2   17   15
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
Bob Gibson             2   1  3.94   4   4   1   0   0   30   26   14   13    2   12   36
Steve Carlton          1   2  4.22   3   3   1   0   0   21   24   10   10    1    9   11
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. Nolan (CIN)            4
  T. Seaver (NY)            4
  G. Culver (STL)           3
  L. Dierker (HOU)          3
  B. Hands (CHI)            3
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         3
  W. Simpson (CIN)          3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  L. Walker (PIT)           3

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  R. Bryant (SF)            3
  M. Corkins (SD)           3
  D. Lemaster (HOU)         3
  C. Osteen (LA)            3
  G. Perry (SF)             3
  A. Santorini (SD)         3
  J. Sparma (MON)           3
  B. Stoneman (MON)         3
  S. Blass (PIT)            2

Complete Games:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)         3
  T. Seaver (NY)            3
  S. Blass (PIT)            2
  G. Culver (STL)           2
  L. Dierker (HOU)          2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          2
  J. Merritt (CIN)          2
  J. Nash (ATL)             2
  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  G. Perry (SF)             2

Saves:

  W. Granger (CIN)          5
  D. Selma (PHI)            4
  D. Giusti (PIT)           3
  R. Herbel (SD)            3
  J. Hoerner (PHI)          3
  C. Raymond (MON)          3
  R. Taylor (NY)            3
  J. Brewer (LA)            2
  C. Carroll (CIN)          2
  F. Gladding (HOU)         2

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  G. Perry (SF)          45.0
  J. Merritt (CIN)       43.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         42.2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       40.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         40.0
  S. Blass (PIT)         39.0
  A. Foster (LA)         38.2
  K. Holtzman (CHI)      38.1
  L. Dierker (HOU)       35.2
  G. Nolan (CIN)         35.2

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         44
  L. Dierker (HOU)         41
  G. Perry (SF)            41
  G. Nolan (CIN)           38
  B. Hands (CHI)           34
  R. Robertson (SF)        34
  T. Seaver (NY)           34
  A. Foster (LA)           33
  P. Niekro (ATL)          32
  B. Stoneman (MON)        32

Runs:

  G. Perry (SF)            25
  P. Niekro (ATL)          23
  J. Bouton (HOU)          22
  L. Dierker (HOU)         22
  F. Reberger (SF)         21
  R. Robertson (SF)        20
  B. Stoneman (MON)        19
  P. Dobson (SD)           17
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        17
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          17

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  G. Perry (SF)             7
  M. McCormick (SF)         6
  J. Sparma (MON)           6
  L. Dierker (HOU)          5
  D. Lemaster (HOU)         5
  G. Stone (ATL)            5
  J. Bouton (HOU)           4
  M. Corkins (SD)           4
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          4

Walks:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)        19
  G. Perry (SF)            19
  M. Corkins (SD)          17
  M. Torrez (STL)          17
  G. Gentry (NY)           16
  T. Griffin (HOU)         16
  S. Renko (MON)           16
  L. Walker (PIT)          15
  D. Ellis (PIT)           14
  D. Lemaster (HOU)        14

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           43
  B. Gibson (STL)          36
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        35
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          34
  G. Perry (SF)            32
  B. Stoneman (MON)        30
  P. Niekro (ATL)          27
  D. Ellis (PIT)           24
  G. Gentry (NY)           24
  D. Sutton (LA)           24


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