Friday May 8, 1970
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National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 8, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     15  12  2.44   27   7   4   251   190   79   68   15   79  147
New York        13  14  2.75   27   7   7   249   198   89   76   18   94  191
Cincinnati      22   7  3.05   29   7  14   257   217   98   87   21   99  139
San Diego       12  18  3.42   30   2   6   266   231  113  101   22  133  165
Chicago         14  10  3.76   24   7   6   208   218   97   87   25   77  139
Philadelphia    13  14  3.96   27   3   8   245   240  121  108   28   84  176
St. Louis       10  13  4.06   23   5   4   204   203  104   92   16  103  134
Pittsburgh      12  15  4.26   27   3   7   239   220  130  113   20  125  171
Houston         13  16  4.41   29   8   2   253   235  140  124   34  115  142
Atlanta         16  11  4.52   27  10   4   239   240  134  120   36   66  187
San Francisco   14  15  5.02   29   7   4   262   267  165  146   36  120  183
Montreal         8  17  5.90   25   4   4   218   236  159  143   30  127  157

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Roberts (SD)      3   2  1.20  11   1   0   0   0   30   17    5    4    1    7   16
Wayne Simpson (CIN)    5   1  1.35   6   6   3   0   2   47   21    9    7    3   17   31
Nolan Ryan (NY)        2   2  1.64   4   4   3   0   1   33   14    6    6    0   24   33
Claude Osteen (LA)     3   3  1.95   7   7   2   0   1   55   47   14   12    2   12   26
Gary Gentry (NY)       3   1  2.06   6   6   0   0   0   44   28   15   10    4   19   36
Tom Seaver (NY)        6   0  2.10   7   7   4   0   1   60   49   14   14    5    9   61
Gary Nolan (CIN)       5   0  2.47   6   6   1   0   1   44   44   16   12    4   14   22
Jim Bunning (PHI)      1   3  2.48   5   5   0   0   0   33   31   13    9    3   11   24
Bill Hands (CHI)       4   1  2.55   6   6   1   0   0   42   40   16   12    1    9   26
Jerry Koosman (NY)     0   2  2.60   6   6   0   0   0   45   40   16   13    4   12   29

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Priddy             2   0  3.24   8   0   0   3   0   17   13    6    6    2    2   10
George Stone           4   1  3.30   6   6   2   0   1   44   43   19   16    6    6   34
Larry Jaster           0   0  3.97   7   0   0   0   0   11   14    5    5    1    3    5
Phil Niekro            3   4  4.03   7   7   4   0   2   51   43   25   23   13    8   46
Hoyt Wilhelm           1   1  4.08   9   0   0   1   0   18   19    9    8    2   10    9
Jim Nash               3   1  4.28   6   6   2   0   1   34   39   19   16    4   11   26
Pat Jarvis             3   2  4.28   7   7   2   0   0   48   43   26   23    3   13   44
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
Larry Gura             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    1    0
Archie Reynolds        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    2    0
Ted Abernathy          0   0  1.80   6   0   0   1   0    5    6    1    1    0    3    0
Jim Colborn            0   0  1.86   3   0   0   0   0   10   15    3    2    1    3    6
Bill Hands             4   1  2.55   6   6   1   0   0   42   40   16   12    1    9   26
Joe Decker             1   2  3.38   5   4   0   0   0   27   24   12   10    3   12   18
Hank Aguirre           2   0  4.32   8   0   0   1   0    8    9    4    4    2    3    7
Fergie Jenkins         2   4  4.35   7   7   3   0   0   50   57   25   24    7   13   30
Ken Holtzman           4   3  4.41   7   7   3   0   0   49   46   26   24    8   24   47
Phil Regan             1   0  4.50  11   0   0   4   0   14   16    7    7    2    6    5
Jim Cosman             0   0 40.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    3    3    1    1    0

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Gullett            1   0  0.00   8   0   0   2   0   10    5    0    0    0    6    8
Wayne Simpson          5   1  1.35   6   6   3   0   2   47   21    9    7    3   17   31
Wayne Granger          1   1  1.54  10   0   0   6   0   12    9    2    2    1    3    2
Bo Belinsky            0   0  1.93   2   0   0   0   0    5    6    3    1    0    4    5
Gary Nolan             5   0  2.47   6   6   1   0   1   44   44   16   12    4   14   22
Jim Merritt            6   2  2.87   8   8   2   0   0   60   51   20   19    4    4   28
Jim McGlothlin         3   2  3.12   6   6   1   0   0   40   28   14   14    2   22   24
Clay Carroll           0   0  3.60  12   0   0   5   0   15   17    8    6    1    5    9
Ray Washburn           0   0  7.56   4   1   0   0   0    8    8    7    7    0   13    5
Jim Maloney            0   0  8.44   2   2   0   0   0    5   10    5    5    1    5    1
Tony Cloninger         1   1 11.12   6   0   0   1   0   11   18   14   14    5    6    4

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Cook               0   0  1.59   6   0   0   0   0   11   12    3    2    0    8    6
Jim Ray                1   1  2.16   9   2   0   0   0   25   18    7    6    2   12   15
Denny Lemaster         2   3  3.35   7   7   2   0   0   48   42   20   18    7   20   25
Larry Dierker          5   2  3.69   7   7   4   0   0   54   53   26   22    7   17   35
Fred Gladding          2   0  4.50   9   0   0   2   0   12   12    7    6    2    6    5
Jim Bouton             2   3  5.66   7   5   1   0   0   35   37   26   22    4   12   20
Jack Billingham        0   0  5.93  12   0   0   0   0   14   12    9    9    3    4    8
Tom Griffin            1   4  6.09   6   6   1   0   0   34   29   23   23    4   25   21
Jack DiLauro           0   2  6.43  11   0   0   0   0    7    7    6    5    2    3    3
Don Wilson             0   0  6.75   4   2   0   0   0    9    8    9    7    3    6    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
Al McBean              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Joe Moeller            1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    0    0    0    0    2    2
Jose Pena              1   0  0.00   5   0   0   1   0    7    1    0    0    0    2    4
Jim Brewer             0   0  1.65   8   0   0   2   0   16    6    5    3    2    3   18
Camilo Pascual         0   0  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    0    1    2
Sandy Vance            2   1  1.80   3   3   1   0   0   20   13    4    4    3    4    5
Claude Osteen          3   3  1.95   7   7   2   0   1   55   47   14   12    2   12   26
Alan Foster            2   2  2.90   7   7   1   0   0   50   39   17   16    3   21   20
Ray Lamb               2   0  3.00   6   0   0   0   0    9    8    3    3    1    3    9
Don Sutton             3   4  3.06   7   7   2   0   1   50   45   20   17    3   19   30
Bill Singer            1   2  3.32   3   3   1   0   1   19   18    8    7    0    4   16
Fred Norman            0   0  3.75   6   0   0   1   0   12    7    7    5    1    8   15

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Claude Raymond         1   1  1.76  10   0   0   4   0   15   12    3    3    0    6   10
Carl Morton            3   0  2.64   6   3   1   0   0   31   24   13    9    2   15   12
Bill Stoneman          1   5  4.89   7   7   1   0   1   42   39   24   23    4   21   42
Gary Waslewski         0   2  5.11   6   4   0   0   0   25   23   14   14    3   15   19
John Strohmayer        0   0  5.40   5   0   0   0   0   10   10    6    6    2    3    9
Joe Sparma             0   4  6.33   7   5   1   0   0   27   31   21   19    6   17   22
Howie Reed             1   1  6.75  10   0   0   0   0   15   21   12   11    2    9    6
Steve Renko            1   3  7.16   6   6   1   0   0   28   29   26   22    6   21   16
Ken Johnson            0   0  7.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    5    1    1    4
Dan McGinn             1   1 11.77  11   0   0   0   0   13   24   20   17    2    8   11
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             2   2  1.64   4   4   3   0   1   33   14    6    6    0   24   33
Gary Gentry            3   1  2.06   6   6   0   0   0   44   28   15   10    4   19   36
Tom Seaver             6   0  2.10   7   7   4   0   1   60   49   14   14    5    9   61
Tug McGraw             0   1  2.13   9   0   0   3   0   13   14    5    3    0   12    8
Jerry Koosman          0   2  2.60   6   6   0   0   0   45   40   16   13    4   12   29
Cal Koonce             0   2  2.77   8   0   0   0   0   13   13    4    4    1    7    7
Ron Taylor             1   2  2.84  11   0   0   4   0   13    9    4    4    1    2    4
Ray Sadecki            0   0  4.00   3   1   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    1    4    5
Don Cardwell           0   1  6.75   7   0   0   0   0    8    7    7    6    1    2    5
Jim McAndrew           1   3  9.00   4   3   0   0   0   12   16   14   12    1    3    3

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Bunning            1   3  2.48   5   5   0   0   0   33   31   13    9    3   11   24
Lowell Palmer          1   0  2.57   9   0   0   0   0   21   14    6    6    2    5   22
Joe Hoerner            1   2  2.65   9   0   0   4   0   17   16    5    5    1    5   14
Barry Lersch           0   0  3.38   7   0   0   0   0   16   12    6    6    3    6    9
Dick Selma             2   1  3.54  14   0   0   4   0   20   20    8    8    3    7   24
Rick Wise              2   1  3.79   6   6   1   0   0   40   44   20   17    2   11   18
Woodie Fryman          2   0  4.05   5   5   1   0   1   27   26   13   12    3    7   23
Bill Wilson            1   0  4.61   9   0   0   0   0   14   11    9    7    3    9    8
Chris Short            2   4  5.06   6   6   1   0   1   32   34   18   18    2   12   19
Grant Jackson          1   3  7.01   6   5   0   0   0   26   32   23   20    6   11   15

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Dal Canton       1   0  0.79   8   0   0   0   0   11    7    1    1    0    5    9
Dave Giusti            1   0  0.92  11   0   0   4   0   20    9    4    2    0    8   17
Gene Garber            0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    7    4    2    2    0    5    3
Steve Blass            2   4  3.21   7   7   2   0   0   48   45   23   17    3   15   30
Luke Walker            4   2  3.69   7   5   0   0   0   32   27   13   13    2   18   28
Lou Marone             0   0  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    0    0
Dock Ellis             2   2  4.06   6   6   1   0   0   38   35   18   17    3   21   27
Bob Veale              1   3  4.62   6   6   0   0   0   39   33   22   20    2   26   29
Chuck Hartenstein      1   1  5.02  10   0   0   1   0   14   15   10    8    3    5   11
Joe Gibbon             0   0  8.53   7   0   0   1   0    6   12    8    6    0    7    5
Al McBean              0   0  9.00   6   0   0   1   0    8   12   10    8    1    7    3
Bob Moose              0   3 11.30   3   3   0   0   0   14   19   18   18    5    8    9

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Roberts           3   2  1.20  11   1   0   0   0   30   17    5    4    1    7   16
Danny Coombs           1   1  1.90   6   3   0   0   0   24   22    8    5    2   12    8
Pat Dobson             3   3  3.42   8   7   1   0   1   53   45   21   20    2   28   44
Mike Corkins           1   3  3.60   8   6   1   0   0   40   32   18   16    4   28   30
Ron Herbel             1   0  3.75  13   0   0   5   0   24   26   11   10    0   10   12
Tom Dukes              0   0  3.86   6   0   0   1   0    7    8    4    3    0    2    4
Clay Kirby             1   3  3.93   6   6   0   0   0   37   29   18   16    5   14   21
Gary Ross              1   2  4.11   9   0   0   0   0   15   13    7    7    3   12   11
Al Santorini           1   4  4.95   7   7   0   0   0   36   39   21   20    5   20   19

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Robertson         2   2  3.35   7   7   2   0   0   46   44   22   17    5   21   38
Ron Bryant             2   4  4.32  13   1   0   0   0   25   27   15   12    2    6   22
Juan Marichal          0   0  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   12   14    6    6    2    3    8
Mike McCormick         1   2  4.60   8   6   1   1   0   43   40   26   22    8   17   19
Miguel Puente          1   0  5.06   2   2   1   0   0   11   11    6    6    2    6    8
Gaylord Perry          3   4  5.25   8   8   3   0   0   58   54   35   34    9   28   38
Don McMahon            2   1  5.63  12   0   0   2   0   16   12   10   10    3    8   14
Frank Linzy            2   0  5.64  16   0   0   1   0   22   25   14   14    2    9   14
Frank Reberger         0   2  7.77  10   3   0   0   0   22   32   25   19    3   17   20
Jim Johnson            1   0  8.10   3   0   0   0   0    7    8    6    6    0    5    2

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Johnson          0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    4    1    0    0    0    1    1
Tom Hilgendorf         0   1  1.59   7   0   0   1   0    6    6    1    1    0    2    1
Sal Campisi            1   0  2.84   8   0   0   0   0   13   10    4    4    1   10    5
Chuck Taylor           0   2  3.00  11   0   0   2   0   12   12    5    4    1    6    5
Mike Torrez            2   3  3.31   5   5   1   0   1   33   24   16   12    4   23   17
George Culver          3   1  3.43   5   5   2   0   0   39   41   17   15    1   13   17
Rich Nye               0   0  4.50   6   0   0   0   0    8   13    5    4    2    6    5
Bob Gibson             2   1  4.93   6   6   1   0   0   42   45   24   23    3   18   51
Nelson Briles          1   1  5.40   6   2   0   0   0   12   11    9    7    1    7    6
Steve Carlton          1   4  5.45   5   5   1   0   0   33   38   21   20    3   14   22
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)          6
  T. Seaver (NY)            6
  L. Dierker (HOU)          5
  G. Nolan (CIN)            5
  W. Simpson (CIN)          5
  B. Hands (CHI)            4
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         4
  G. Stone (ATL)            4
  L. Walker (PIT)           4
  G. Culver (STL)           3

Losses:

  B. Stoneman (MON)         5
  S. Blass (PIT)            4
  R. Bryant (SF)            4
  S. Carlton (STL)          4
  T. Griffin (HOU)          4
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  G. Perry (SF)             4
  A. Santorini (SD)         4
  C. Short (PHI)            4

Complete Games:

  L. Dierker (HOU)          4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  T. Seaver (NY)            4
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         3
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          3
  G. Perry (SF)             3
  N. Ryan (NY)              3
  W. Simpson (CIN)          3
  S. Blass (PIT)            2
  G. Culver (STL)           2

Saves:

  W. Granger (CIN)          6
  C. Carroll (CIN)          5
  R. Herbel (SD)            5
  D. Giusti (PIT)           4
  J. Hoerner (PHI)          4
  C. Raymond (MON)          4
  P. Regan (CHI)            4
  D. Selma (PHI)            4
  R. Taylor (NY)            4
  T. McGraw (NY)            3

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  T. Seaver (NY)         60.0
  J. Merritt (CIN)       59.2
  G. Perry (SF)          58.1
  C. Osteen (LA)         55.1
  L. Dierker (HOU)       53.2
  P. Dobson (SD)         52.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)        51.1
  D. Sutton (LA)         50.0
  A. Foster (LA)         49.2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       49.2

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         57
  G. Perry (SF)            54
  L. Dierker (HOU)         53
  J. Merritt (CIN)         51
  T. Seaver (NY)           49
  C. Osteen (LA)           47
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        46
  S. Blass (PIT)           45
  P. Dobson (SD)           45
  B. Gibson (STL)          45

Runs:

  G. Perry (SF)            35
  J. Bouton (HOU)          26
  L. Dierker (HOU)         26
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        26
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          26
  M. McCormick (SF)        26
  S. Renko (MON)           26
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         25
  P. Niekro (ATL)          25
  F. Reberger (SF)         25

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          13
  G. Perry (SF)             9
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         8
  M. McCormick (SF)         8
  L. Dierker (HOU)          7
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          7
  D. Lemaster (HOU)         7
  G. Jackson (PHI)          6
  S. Renko (MON)            6
  J. Sparma (MON)           6

Walks:

  M. Corkins (SD)          28
  P. Dobson (SD)           28
  G. Perry (SF)            28
  B. Veale (PIT)           26
  T. Griffin (HOU)         25
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        24
  N. Ryan (NY)             24
  M. Torrez (STL)          23
  J. McGlothlin (CIN)      22
  D. Ellis (PIT)           21

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           61
  B. Gibson (STL)          51
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        47
  P. Niekro (ATL)          46
  P. Dobson (SD)           44
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          44
  B. Stoneman (MON)        42
  G. Perry (SF)            38
  R. Robertson (SF)        38
  G. Gentry (NY)           36


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