Tuesday May 12, 1970
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National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 12, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     17  13  2.42   30   8   5   283   216   91   76   18   87  166
New York        15  16  3.09   31   8   9   285   240  112   98   25  111  216
Cincinnati      24   9  3.34   33   8  15   291   250  119  108   27  119  155
San Diego       15  19  3.40   34   3   8   307   260  128  116   26  157  192
Chicago         16  12  3.75   28   9   6   247   253  115  103   32   89  165
St. Louis       13  14  4.03   27   6   5   239   232  119  107   20  114  155
Pittsburgh      14  17  4.24   31   5   7   274   252  148  129   24  136  200
Philadelphia    13  18  4.30   31   4   8   284   285  149  136   31  102  202
Houston         15  17  4.34   32   9   3   280   271  151  135   36  126  161
Atlanta         18  13  4.45   31  10   6   277   279  153  137   42   78  217
San Francisco   16  17  5.30   33   8   5   301   310  197  177   41  143  209
Montreal         9  20  5.73   29   5   4   253   266  178  161   34  154  183

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Danny Coombs (SD)      2   1  1.38   7   4   1   0   1   33   24    8    5    2   16   13
Dave Roberts (SD)      3   2  1.95  13   1   0   1   0   32   19    8    7    1   10   18
Claude Osteen (LA)     3   3  1.95   7   7   2   0   1   55   47   14   12    2   12   26
Wayne Simpson (CIN)    5   1  2.05   7   7   3   0   2   53   24   14   12    5   24   33
Gary Gentry (NY)       3   1  2.06   6   6   0   0   0   44   28   15   10    4   19   36
Tom Seaver (NY)        6   1  2.22   8   8   5   0   1   69   57   17   17    6   12   73
Bill Hands (CHI)       5   1  2.28   7   7   2   0   0   51   47   17   13    2   12   32
Don Sutton (LA)        4   4  2.59   8   8   3   0   2   59   49   20   17    3   21   34
Jim Bunning (PHI)      1   4  2.66   6   6   1   0   0   41   37   16   12    4   13   29
Jim Merritt (CIN)      7   2  2.88   9   9   3   0   0   69   55   23   22    5    8   31

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Kline              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Hoyt Wilhelm           1   1  3.42  12   0   0   2   0   24   25   10    9    3   11   16
George Stone           4   1  3.48   7   7   2   0   1   52   51   23   20    8    6   40
Larry Jaster           0   0  3.97   7   0   0   0   0   11   14    5    5    1    3    5
Pat Jarvis             3   2  3.99   8   8   2   0   0   56   47   28   25    4   14   50
Phil Niekro            4   4  4.03   8   8   4   0   2   60   53   31   27   14   14   50
Jim Nash               4   1  4.31   7   7   2   0   1   40   44   22   19    5   14   33
Bob Priddy             2   2  4.86  10   0   0   3   0   17   18    9    9    2    3   10
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
Ted Abernathy          0   0  1.23   8   0   0   1   0    7    7    1    1    0    3    1
Bill Hands             5   1  2.28   7   7   2   0   0   51   47   17   13    2   12   32
Jim Colborn            0   0  3.48   4   0   0   0   0   10   18    5    4    1    4    7
Joe Decker             1   2  3.58   6   5   0   0   0   33   30   16   13    4   14   22
Phil Regan             2   0  3.71  13   0   0   4   0   17   16    7    7    2    7    6
Archie Reynolds        0   1  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    1    3    1
Ken Holtzman           4   3  4.11   8   8   3   0   0   57   51   29   26    8   27   51
Hank Aguirre           2   0  4.32   8   0   0   1   0    8    9    4    4    2    3    7
Fergie Jenkins         2   5  4.76   8   8   4   0   0   59   69   32   31   11   14   38
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
Bo Belinsky            0   0  1.93   2   0   0   0   0    5    6    3    1    0    4    5
Wayne Simpson          5   1  2.05   7   7   3   0   2   53   24   14   12    5   24   33
Don Gullett            1   0  2.25   9   0   0   2   0   12    9    3    3    1    8    8
Wayne Granger          1   1  2.63  12   0   0   7   0   14   13    4    4    1    5    4
Jim Merritt            7   2  2.88   9   9   3   0   0   69   55   23   22    5    8   31
Clay Carroll           1   0  3.18  13   0   0   5   0   17   18    8    6    1    5   11
Gary Nolan             5   1  3.20   7   7   1   0   1   45   48   20   16    5   18   23
Jim McGlothlin         3   3  3.23   7   7   1   0   0   47   35   17   17    3   23   27
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          6   2  3.45   8   8   5   0   0   63   67   28   24    8   17   42
Fred Gladding          2   0  4.38  10   0   0   3   0   12   12    7    6    2    6    5
Don Wilson             1   0  5.00   5   3   0   0   0   18   15   12   10    3   12    7
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
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
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
Don Sutton             4   4  2.59   8   8   3   0   2   59   49   20   17    3   21   34
Jim Brewer             0   0  2.65   9   0   0   2   0   17   10    7    5    2    4   18
Fred Norman            1   0  2.65   7   0   0   1   0   17   10    7    5    1    9   20
Alan Foster            2   3  3.00   8   8   1   0   0   57   46   23   19    5   23   23
Bill Singer            1   2  3.32   3   3   1   0   1   19   18    8    7    0    4   16
Camilo Pascual         0   0  4.50   5   0   0   0   0    6    9    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  1.69  11   0   0   4   0   16   12    3    3    0    6   10
Carl Morton            3   1  3.28   7   4   1   0   0   36   30   17   13    3   19   15
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
Howie Reed             1   2  5.57  13   0   0   0   0   21   26   15   13    2   14   10
John Strohmayer        0   0  6.08   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    9    9    2    7   12
Steve Renko            1   3  6.91   7   6   1   0   0   29   29   26   22    6   22   16
Dan McGinn             2   1  6.95  12   1   1   0   1   22   27   20   17    2   12   16
Joe Sparma             0   4  7.06   9   6   1   0   0   29   34   25   23    7   25   23
Ken Johnson            0   0  7.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    5    1    1    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
Gary Gentry            3   1  2.06   6   6   0   0   0   44   28   15   10    4   19   36
Tom Seaver             6   1  2.22   8   8   5   0   1   69   57   17   17    6   12   73
Ron Taylor             1   2  2.51  12   0   0   5   0   14    9    4    4    1    2    5
Cal Koonce             0   2  2.81   9   0   0   0   0   16   16    5    5    1   10    7
Tug McGraw             0   1  3.07  11   0   0   4   0   15   16    7    5    1   14    8
Jerry Koosman          1   2  3.10   7   7   0   0   0   52   50   21   18    5   16   34
Nolan Ryan             2   3  3.22   5   5   3   0   1   36   21   13   13    2   26   35
Ray Sadecki            1   0  4.20   4   2   0   0   0   15   14    7    7    2    7    8
Don Cardwell           0   1  6.52   8   0   0   0   0   10   11    8    7    2    2    5
Jim McAndrew           1   3  7.71   5   3   0   0   0   14   18   15   12    1    3    5

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Jackson           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    0    0    0    1    1
Jim Bunning            1   4  2.66   6   6   1   0   0   41   37   16   12    4   13   29
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
Woodie Fryman          2   0  4.09   6   6   1   0   1   33   32   16   15    3   10   25
Lowell Palmer          1   1  4.10  11   0   0   0   0   26   21   12   12    3    7   27
Dick Selma             2   2  4.21  16   0   0   4   0   26   23   12   12    3   11   29
Chris Short            2   4  5.50   8   7   1   0   1   34   40   21   21    2   13   21
Bill Wilson            1   0  5.74  11   0   0   0   0   16   13   12   10    3   12   10
Grant Jackson          1   4  6.48   7   6   0   0   0   33   41   27   24    7   13   18

 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  1.71  12   0   0   4   0   21   12    6    4    1    8   17
Gene Garber            0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    7    4    2    2    0    5    3
Steve Blass            2   5  2.96   8   8   2   0   0   55   48   26   18    4   18   36
Luke Walker            4   2  3.62   8   5   0   0   0   32   27   13   13    2   19   28
Lou Marone             0   0  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    0    0
Bob Veale              2   3  3.94   7   7   1   0   0   48   36   23   21    2   28   38
Dock Ellis             2   3  4.97   7   7   1   0   0   42   44   24   23    3   24   32
Chuck Hartenstein      1   1  5.51  11   0   0   1   0   16   18   12   10    3    6   12
Al McBean              0   0  8.10   7   0   0   1   0   10   13   11    9    2    7    3
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

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Danny Coombs           2   1  1.38   7   4   1   0   1   33   24    8    5    2   16   13
Dave Roberts           3   2  1.95  13   1   0   1   0   32   19    8    7    1   10   18
Tom Dukes              0   0  2.38   8   0   0   2   0   11   11    4    3    0    4    8
Ron Herbel             1   0  3.23  15   0   0   5   0   31   29   12   11    1   12   15
Pat Dobson             3   3  3.38   9   8   1   0   1   59   51   23   22    3   29   49
Mike Corkins           2   3  4.05   9   7   1   0   0   47   40   23   21    5   34   34
Clay Kirby             2   3  4.10   7   7   0   0   0   42   33   21   19    6   18   25
Gary Ross              1   3  4.41  10   0   0   0   0   16   14    8    8    3   14   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
Bill Faul              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    2    0
Rich Robertson         2   2  3.91   8   8   2   0   0   48   47   26   21    6   28   39
Mike McCormick         1   2  4.40  10   6   1   2   0   45   42   26   22    8   18   20
Gaylord Perry          4   4  4.92   9   9   3   0   0   71   64   40   39   10   34   50
Ron Bryant             2   4  5.33  14   1   0   0   0   25   29   18   15    2    7   23
Juan Marichal          1   0  5.57   3   3   1   0   0   21   24   13   13    5    4   12
Don McMahon            2   1  6.00  13   0   0   2   0   18   14   12   12    3   10   16
Frank Linzy            2   1  6.20  18   0   0   1   0   25   28   17   17    2    9   15
Miguel Puente          1   1  7.07   3   3   1   0   0   14   17   12   11    2    8   10
Frank Reberger         0   2  7.66  12   3   0   0   0   25   36   27   21    3   18   22
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          1   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    6    1    0    0    0    1    2
Tom Hilgendorf         0   1  1.59   7   0   0   1   0    6    6    1    1    0    2    1
Chuck Taylor           1   2  1.71  13   0   0   2   0   21   18    5    4    1    8    9
Sal Campisi            1   0  2.35  10   0   0   1   0   15   10    4    4    1   12    5
Mike Torrez            2   3  3.72   6   6   1   0   1   39   28   20   16    5   25   20
George Culver          3   2  4.12   6   6   2   0   0   44   49   22   20    3   16   19
Steve Carlton          2   4  4.29   6   6   2   0   1   42   42   21   20    3   15   32
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
Santiago Guzman        0   0  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    2    0    3    4
Nelson Briles          1   1  7.90   7   3   0   0   0   14   16   14   12    2    7    7
Billy McCool           0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    1    0

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Merritt (CIN)          7
  L. Dierker (HOU)          6
  T. Seaver (NY)            6
  B. Hands (CHI)            5
  G. Nolan (CIN)            5
  W. Simpson (CIN)          5
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         4
  J. Nash (ATL)             4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  G. Perry (SF)             4

Losses:

  B. Stoneman (MON)         6
  S. Blass (PIT)            5
  T. Griffin (HOU)          5
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          5
  R. Bryant (SF)            4
  J. Bunning (PHI)          4
  S. Carlton (STL)          4
  G. Jackson (PHI)          4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  G. Perry (SF)             4

Complete Games:

  L. Dierker (HOU)          5
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         3
  J. Merritt (CIN)          3
  G. Perry (SF)             3
  N. Ryan (NY)              3
  W. Simpson (CIN)          3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3

Saves:

  W. Granger (CIN)          7
  C. Carroll (CIN)          5
  R. Herbel (SD)            5
  R. Taylor (NY)            5
  D. Giusti (PIT)           4
  J. Hoerner (PHI)          4
  T. McGraw (NY)            4
  C. Raymond (MON)          4
  P. Regan (CHI)            4
  D. Selma (PHI)            4

Shutouts:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  W. Simpson (CIN)          2
  D. Sutton (LA)            2
  S. Carlton (STL)          1
  D. Coombs (SD)            1
  P. Dobson (SD)            1
  W. Fryman (PHI)           1
  D. McGinn (MON)           1
  J. Nash (ATL)             1
  G. Nolan (CIN)            1

Innings Pitched:

  G. Perry (SF)          71.1
  T. Seaver (NY)         69.0
  J. Merritt (CIN)       68.2
  L. Dierker (HOU)       62.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)        60.1
  D. Sutton (LA)         59.0
  P. Dobson (SD)         58.2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       58.2
  A. Foster (LA)         57.0
  K. Holtzman (CHI)      57.0

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         69
  L. Dierker (HOU)         67
  G. Perry (SF)            64
  T. Seaver (NY)           57
  J. Merritt (CIN)         55
  P. Niekro (ATL)          53
  P. Dobson (SD)           51
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        51
  G. Stone (ATL)           51
  J. Koosman (NY)          50

Runs:

  G. Perry (SF)            40
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         32
  P. Niekro (ATL)          31
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        29
  B. Stoneman (MON)        29
  L. Dierker (HOU)         28
  T. Griffin (HOU)         28
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          28
  G. Jackson (PHI)         27
  F. Reberger (SF)         27

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          14
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         11
  G. Perry (SF)            10
  L. Dierker (HOU)          8
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         8
  M. McCormick (SF)         8
  G. Stone (ATL)            8
  G. Jackson (PHI)          7
  D. Lemaster (HOU)         7
  J. Sparma (MON)           7

Walks:

  M. Corkins (SD)          34
  G. Perry (SF)            34
  P. Dobson (SD)           29
  T. Griffin (HOU)         29
  R. Robertson (SF)        28
  B. Veale (PIT)           28
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        27
  N. Ryan (NY)             26
  J. Sparma (MON)          25
  M. Torrez (STL)          25

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           73
  B. Stoneman (MON)        52
  B. Gibson (STL)          51
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        51
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          50
  P. Niekro (ATL)          50
  G. Perry (SF)            50
  P. Dobson (SD)           49
  L. Dierker (HOU)         42
  G. Stone (ATL)           40


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