Wednesday April 29, 1970
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National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, April 29, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York         9   9  2.42   18   5   5   167   124   54   45   10   65  132
Los Angeles      9  10  2.61   19   6   2   176   137   58   51   11   43  107
Cincinnati      16   6  2.77   22   5  10   195   156   69   60   12   79  111
St. Louis        9   7  3.08   16   5   3   143   131   58   49    7   75   96
Chicago         13   4  3.12   17   6   5   150   151   59   52   11   52   96
Philadelphia    10   9  3.15   19   3   7   168   151   69   59   13   60  118
Pittsburgh      11   8  3.47   19   3   6   174   151   74   67   11   81  129
San Diego        7  14  3.54   21   1   4   183   164   79   72   16   86  104
Houston          7  14  4.87   21   4   2   181   178  109   98   24   77  101
Atlanta          9  11  5.01   20   6   2   176   186  112   98   31   54  135
San Francisco   10  11  5.16   21   3   4   187   190  121  107   26   83  118
Montreal         5  12  5.88   17   3   3   147   157  105   96   23   86  108

 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
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
Tom Seaver (NY)        4   0  1.90   5   5   3   0   1   43   34    9    9    2    5   43
Jim Merritt (CIN)      5   1  1.97   6   6   2   0   0   50   37   11   11    2    3   26
Claude Osteen (LA)     2   3  2.03   5   5   2   0   1   40   33   11    9    1   10   20
Steve Blass (PIT)      2   2  2.08   5   5   2   0   0   39   30   11    9    1   12   22
George Culver (STL)    3   0  2.20   4   4   2   0   0   33   29   10    8    1   10   14
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
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
Larry Jaster           0   0  3.97   7   0   0   0   0   11   14    5    5    1    3    5
Jim Nash               2   1  4.33   5   5   2   0   1   27   29   16   13    4   11   22
Bob Priddy             1   0  4.76   6   0   0   2   0   11    9    6    6    2    1    7
Phil Niekro            1   4  5.67   5   5   2   0   1   33   32   23   21   11    5   27
Gary Neibauer          0   1  7.20   4   0   0   0   0    5    3    4    4    0    3    5
Rick Kester            0   0 11.37   4   0   0   0   0    6   10   10    8    1    6    5
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
Ted Abernathy          0   0  2.08   5   0   0   1   0    4    6    1    1    0    3    0
Bill Hands             4   0  2.48   5   5   1   0   0   36   37   13   10    1    8   23
Joe Decker             1   0  2.70   3   2   0   0   0   13   12    4    4    1    5    8
Phil Regan             1   0  3.38   6   0   0   3   0    8    7    3    3    1    3    2
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            5   1  1.97   6   6   2   0   0   50   37   11   11    2    3   26
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
Jim McGlothlin         1   2  3.91   4   4   0   0   0   23   17   10   10    1   14   16
Clay Carroll           0   0  4.09   9   0   0   3   0   11   11    7    5    1    5    7
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
Tom Griffin            1   3  5.40   5   5   1   0   0   28   22   17   17    2   21   17
Jack Billingham        0   0  5.84  11   0   0   0   0   12   10    8    8    2    3    7
Don Wilson             0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    3    2    0    3    0
Fred Gladding          1   0  6.23   7   0   0   2   0    9   11    6    6    2    4    2
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          2   3  2.03   5   5   2   0   1   40   33   11    9    1   10   20
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
John Strohmayer        0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    1    0    3
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
Howie Reed             1   1  6.35   7   0   0   0   0   11   14    9    8    2    6    5
Joe Sparma             0   4  6.38   5   5   1   0   0   24   26   18   17    6   16   20
Ken Johnson            0   0  7.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    5    1    1    4
Dan McGinn             1   1  9.00   8   0   0   0   0    9   12   10    9    1    4    4
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
Nolan Ryan             1   1  0.53   2   2   2   0   1   17    3    1    1    0   11   20
Tug McGraw             0   1  0.90   7   0   0   2   0   10   10    3    1    0   11    7
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
Jerry Koosman          0   2  2.56   5   5   0   0   0   39   33   13   11    3   11   25
Don Cardwell           0   1  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    2    0    2    1    0    1    1
Cal Koonce             0   1  3.86   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    1    5    5
Ron Taylor             1   2  4.00   8   0   0   3   0    9    8    4    4    1    2    3
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  2.84   6   0   0   0   0   13   10    4    4    2    6    7
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
Lowell Palmer          0   0  3.60   5   0   0   0   0    5    3    2    2    1    3    4
Chris Short            2   2  4.10   4   4   1   0   1   26   26   12   12    0    9   15
Grant Jackson          1   3  5.85   4   4   0   0   0   20   24   16   13    4    7   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
Chuck Hartenstein      1   1  7.04   6   0   0   1   0    8    9    8    6    2    2    3
Bob Moose              0   2  7.94   2   2   0   0   0   11   14   10   10    3    5    8
Al McBean              0   0  9.00   3   0   0   1   0    3    5    3    3    0    4    1
Joe Gibbon             0   0 11.57   5   0   0   1   0    5   11    6    6    0    4    4

 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
Pat Dobson             2   2  3.79   6   5   1   0   1   38   34   17   16    2   18   31
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

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Frank Linzy            2   0  3.79  12   0   0   1   0   19   17    8    8    2    7   12
Ron Bryant             2   3  3.93  10   1   0   0   0   18   21   10    8    1    3   13
Mike McCormick         1   1  4.30   5   4   1   1   0   29   22   16   14    6   13   10
Juan Marichal          0   0  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   12   14    6    6    2    3    8
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  6.39  10   0   0   2   0   13   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
Rich Nye               0   0  1.93   4   0   0   0   0    5    6    1    1    0    4    5
Chuck Taylor           0   1  2.16   8   0   0   2   0    8    8    3    2    0    6    4
George Culver          3   0  2.20   4   4   2   0   0   33   29   10    8    1   10   14
Mike Torrez            2   2  2.28   4   4   1   0   1   28   18   10    7    2   17   15
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  5.79   4   1   0   0   0    5    7    5    3    0    4    2
Santiago Guzman        0   0  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    2    0    3    4

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Merritt (CIN)          5
  B. Hands (CHI)            4
  G. Nolan (CIN)            4
  T. Seaver (NY)            4
  G. Culver (STL)           3
  L. Dierker (HOU)          3
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         3
  W. Simpson (CIN)          3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  L. Walker (PIT)           3

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  J. Sparma (MON)           4
  R. Bryant (SF)            3
  M. Corkins (SD)           3
  T. Griffin (HOU)          3
  G. Jackson (PHI)          3
  D. Lemaster (HOU)         3
  C. Osteen (LA)            3
  G. Perry (SF)             3
  A. Santorini (SD)         3

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
  C. Osteen (LA)            2

Saves:

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

Shutouts:

  W. Simpson (CIN)          2
  P. Dobson (SD)            1
  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

Innings Pitched:

  J. Merritt (CIN)       50.1
  G. Perry (SF)          45.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         42.2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       40.0
  C. Osteen (LA)         40.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         40.0
  S. Blass (PIT)         39.0
  A. Foster (LA)         38.2
  J. Koosman (NY)        38.2
  K. Holtzman (CHI)      38.1

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         44
  L. Dierker (HOU)         41
  G. Perry (SF)            41
  G. Nolan (CIN)           38
  B. Hands (CHI)           37
  J. Merritt (CIN)         37
  P. Dobson (SD)           34
  R. Robertson (SF)        34
  T. Seaver (NY)           34
  A. Foster (LA)           33

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
  J. Sparma (MON)          18
  P. Dobson (SD)           17
  T. Griffin (HOU)         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
  G. Jackson (PHI)          4

Walks:

  T. Griffin (HOU)         21
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        19
  G. Perry (SF)            19
  P. Dobson (SD)           18
  M. Corkins (SD)          17
  M. Torrez (STL)          17
  G. Gentry (NY)           16
  S. Renko (MON)           16
  J. Sparma (MON)          16
  L. Walker (PIT)          15

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           43
  B. Gibson (STL)          36
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        35
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          34
  G. Perry (SF)            32
  P. Dobson (SD)           31
  B. Stoneman (MON)        30
  P. Niekro (ATL)          27
  J. Merritt (CIN)         26
  J. Koosman (NY)          25

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