Saturday May 9, 1970
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National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 9, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     16  12  2.41   28   7   5   265   199   83   71   16   82  159
New York        14  14  2.83   28   7   8   258   208   94   81   19   98  197
Cincinnati      22   8  3.23   30   7  14   265   231  106   95   23  105  143
San Diego       13  18  3.31   31   3   6   275   233  113  101   22  137  170
Chicago         15  10  3.65   25   8   6   217   225   98   88   26   80  145
Philadelphia    13  15  4.06   28   3   8   259   252  130  117   28   90  186
St. Louis       10  14  4.12   24   5   4   212   213  109   97   18  106  138
Pittsburgh      13  15  4.21   28   4   7   248   230  133  116   21  126  179
Atlanta         17  11  4.46   28  10   5   248   248  137  123   37   69  199
Houston         13  17  4.47   30   8   2   262   250  146  130   35  120  150
San Francisco   14  16  5.34   30   7   4   270   282  179  160   37  131  190
Montreal         8  18  5.91   26   4   4   227   247  165  149   32  129  168

 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
Danny Coombs (SD)      2   1  1.38   7   4   1   0   1   33   24    8    5    2   16   13
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
Bill Hands (CHI)       5   1  2.28   7   7   2   0   0   51   47   17   13    2   12   32
Jim Bunning (PHI)      1   3  2.48   5   5   0   0   0   33   31   13    9    3   11   24
Carl Morton (MON)      3   0  2.64   6   3   1   0   0   31   24   13    9    2   15   12

 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
Hoyt Wilhelm           1   1  3.48  10   0   0   2   0   21   22    9    8    2   10   14
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
Pat Jarvis             3   2  4.28   7   7   2   0   0   48   43   26   23    3   13   44
Jim Nash               4   1  4.31   7   7   2   0   1   40   44   22   19    5   14   33
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             5   1  2.28   7   7   2   0   0   51   47   17   13    2   12   32
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
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
Don Gullett            1   0  2.25   9   0   0   2   0   12    9    3    3    1    8    8
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
Gary Nolan             5   1  3.20   7   7   1   0   1   45   48   20   16    5   18   23
Clay Carroll           0   0  3.60  12   0   0   5   0   15   17    8    6    1    5    9
Ray Washburn           0   0  5.54   5   1   0   0   0   13   14    8    8    0   13    8
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  1.35   7   0   0   0   0   13   14    3    2    0    8    8
Jim Ray                1   1  2.13  10   2   0   0   0   25   18    7    6    2   13   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  5.74  13   0   0   0   0   16   15   10   10    3    4   10
Jack DiLauro           0   2  6.43  11   0   0   0   0    7    7    6    5    2    3    3
Tom Griffin            1   5  6.52   7   7   1   0   0   39   39   28   28    5   29   25
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   6   0   0   2   0    8    1    0    0    0    2    5
Jim Brewer             0   0  1.65   8   0   0   2   0   16    6    5    3    2    3   18
Sandy Vance            2   1  1.71   4   4   1   0   0   26   17    5    5    3    5   10
Claude Osteen          3   3  1.95   7   7   2   0   1   55   47   14   12    2   12   26
Ray Lamb               2   0  2.53   7   0   0   0   0   11    8    4    3    1    4   10
Fred Norman            1   0  2.65   7   0   0   1   0   17   10    7    5    1    9   20
Alan Foster            2   2  2.90   7   7   1   0   0   50   39   17   16    3   21   20
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
Camilo Pascual         0   0  5.40   4   0   0   0   0    5    7    3    3    1    1    2

 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   6  5.07   8   8   1   0   1   50   49   29   28    6   22   52
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  6.61  11   0   0   0   0   16   22   13   12    2   10    7
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
Ron Taylor             1   2  2.51  12   0   0   5   0   14    9    4    4    1    2    5
Cal Koonce             0   2  2.77   8   0   0   0   0   13   13    4    4    1    7    7
Jerry Koosman          1   2  3.10   7   7   0   0   0   52   50   21   18    5   16   34
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  2.70  10   0   0   0   0   23   16    7    7    2    5   24
Barry Lersch           0   0  3.38   7   0   0   0   0   16   12    6    6    3    6    9
Joe Hoerner            1   2  3.57  10   0   0   4   0   18   19    7    7    1    5   15
Rick Wise              2   1  3.79   6   6   1   0   0   40   44   20   17    2   11   18
Dick Selma             2   2  4.01  15   0   0   4   0   25   21   11   11    3   10   28
Woodie Fryman          2   0  4.09   6   6   1   0   1   33   32   16   15    3   10   25
Bill Wilson            1   0  4.61   9   0   0   0   0   14   11    9    7    3    9    8
Chris Short            2   4  5.01   7   6   1   0   1   32   34   18   18    2   12   20
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
Bob Moose              1   3  8.10   4   4   1   0   0   23   29   21   21    6    9   17
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

 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           2   1  1.38   7   4   1   0   1   33   24    8    5    2   16   13
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  3.91   8   8   2   0   0   48   47   26   21    6   28   39
Juan Marichal          0   0  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   12   14    6    6    2    3    8
Mike McCormick         1   2  4.50   9   6   1   1   0   44   41   26   22    8   17   20
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
Ron Bryant             2   4  5.33  14   1   0   0   0   25   29   18   15    2    7   23
Don McMahon            2   1  6.00  13   0   0   2   0   18   14   12   12    3   10   16
Frank Linzy            2   1  6.46  17   0   0   1   0   24   28   17   17    2    9   15
Jim Johnson            1   0  8.10   3   0   0   0   0    7    8    6    6    0    5    2
Frank Reberger         0   2  8.34  11   3   0   0   0   23   36   27   21    3   18   21

 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  2.51   9   0   0   0   0   14   10    4    4    1   10    5
Chuck Taylor           0   2  2.57  12   0   0   2   0   14   14    5    4    1    6    7
Mike Torrez            2   3  3.31   5   5   1   0   1   33   24   16   12    4   23   17
George Culver          3   2  4.12   6   6   2   0   0   44   49   22   20    3   16   19
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
  B. Hands (CHI)            5
  G. Nolan (CIN)            5
  W. Simpson (CIN)          5
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         4
  J. Nash (ATL)             4
  G. Stone (ATL)            4
  L. Walker (PIT)           4

Losses:

  B. Stoneman (MON)         6
  T. Griffin (HOU)          5
  S. Blass (PIT)            4
  R. Bryant (SF)            4
  S. Carlton (STL)          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
  R. Taylor (NY)            5
  D. Giusti (PIT)           4
  J. Hoerner (PHI)          4
  C. Raymond (MON)          4
  P. Regan (CHI)            4
  D. Selma (PHI)            4
  T. McGraw (NY)            3

Shutouts:

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

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
  J. Koosman (NY)        52.1
  B. Hands (CHI)         51.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        51.1
  D. Sutton (LA)         50.0

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         57
  G. Perry (SF)            54
  L. Dierker (HOU)         53
  J. Merritt (CIN)         51
  J. Koosman (NY)          50
  G. Culver (STL)          49
  T. Seaver (NY)           49
  B. Stoneman (MON)        49
  G. Nolan (CIN)           48
  B. Hands (CHI)           47

Runs:

  G. Perry (SF)            35
  B. Stoneman (MON)        29
  T. Griffin (HOU)         28
  F. Reberger (SF)         27
  J. Bouton (HOU)          26
  L. Dierker (HOU)         26
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        26
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          26
  M. McCormick (SF)        26
  S. Renko (MON)           26

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
  B. Moose (PIT)            6
  S. Renko (MON)            6

Walks:

  T. Griffin (HOU)         29
  M. Corkins (SD)          28
  P. Dobson (SD)           28
  G. Perry (SF)            28
  R. Robertson (SF)        28
  B. Veale (PIT)           26
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        24
  N. Ryan (NY)             24
  M. Torrez (STL)          23
  J. McGlothlin (CIN)      22

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           61
  B. Stoneman (MON)        52
  B. Gibson (STL)          51
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        47
  P. Niekro (ATL)          46
  P. Dobson (SD)           44
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          44
  R. Robertson (SF)        39
  G. Perry (SF)            38
  G. Gentry (NY)           36


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