Wednesday May 13, 1970
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National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 13, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     17  14  2.53   31   8   5   292   224   97   82   20   93  168
New York        16  16  3.00   32   9   9   294   241  112   98   25  112  223
Cincinnati      24   9  3.34   33   8  15   291   250  119  108   27  119  155
San Diego       15  20  3.39   35   3   8   316   266  133  119   27  161  196
Chicago         16  13  3.76   29  10   6   256   259  119  107   33   91  177
St. Louis       13  15  4.03   28   6   5   248   243  124  111   21  115  162
Pittsburgh      15  17  4.13   32   5   8   283   263  149  130   24  137  208
Philadelphia    13  19  4.33   32   4   8   293   294  156  141   32  104  211
Houston         16  17  4.36   33   9   4   289   283  156  140   36  131  166
Atlanta         18  13  4.45   31  10   6   277   279  153  137   42   78  217
San Francisco   17  17  5.17   34   9   5   310   313  198  178   41  145  214
Montreal        10  20  5.74   30   5   4   262   277  184  167   37  156  191

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Gentry (NY)       4   1  1.71   7   7   1   0   1   53   29   15   10    4   20   43
Danny Coombs (SD)      2   2  1.77   8   5   1   0   1   41   30   13    8    3   19   16
Dave Roberts (SD)      3   2  1.95  13   1   0   1   0   32   19    8    7    1   10   18
Wayne Simpson (CIN)    5   1  2.05   7   7   3   0   2   53   24   14   12    5   24   33
Tom Seaver (NY)        6   1  2.22   8   8   5   0   1   69   57   17   17    6   12   73
Claude Osteen (LA)     3   4  2.49   8   8   2   0   1   61   55   19   17    4   14   27
Bill Hands (CHI)       5   2  2.54   8   8   3   0   0   60   53   21   17    3   14   44
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   2  2.54   8   8   3   0   0   60   53   21   17    3   14   44
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  2.10  11   2   0   1   0   26   18    7    6    2   14   15
Denny Lemaster         3   3  3.42   8   8   2   0   0   55   48   23   21    7   24   29
Larry Dierker          6   2  3.45   8   8   5   0   0   63   67   28   24    8   17   42
Don Wilson             1   0  5.00   5   3   0   0   0   18   15   12   10    3   12    7
Fred Gladding          2   0  5.14  11   0   0   3   0   14   18    9    8    2    6    6
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   4   0   0   0   0    7    0    0    0    0    2    2
Jose Pena              1   0  1.00   7   0   0   2   0    9    1    1    1    0    6    5
Sandy Vance            2   1  1.71   4   4   1   0   0   26   17    5    5    3    5   10
Ray Lamb               2   0  2.31   8   0   0   0   0   12    8    4    3    1    4   11
Claude Osteen          3   4  2.49   8   8   2   0   1   61   55   19   17    4   14   27
Don Sutton             4   4  2.59   8   8   3   0   2   59   49   20   17    3   21   34
Fred Norman            1   0  2.60   8   0   0   1   0   17   10    7    5    1    9   20
Jim Brewer             0   0  2.65   9   0   0   2   0   17   10    7    5    2    4   18
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         2   1  2.75  12   0   0   4   0   20   17    6    6    2    6   14
Carl Morton            3   1  3.28   7   4   1   0   0   36   30   17   13    3   19   15
Bill Stoneman          1   6  5.07   9   9   1   0   1   55   55   32   31    7   24   56
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            4   1  1.71   7   7   1   0   1   53   29   15   10    4   20   43
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
Dick Selma             2   2  3.95  17   0   0   4   0   27   24   12   12    3   12   30
Rick Wise              2   2  3.97   7   7   1   0   0   48   50   26   21    3   12   26
Joe Hoerner            1   2  4.08  11   0   0   4   0   18   21    8    8    1    5   15
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
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  1.66  13   0   0   5   0   22   13    6    4    1    8   18
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
Bob Moose              2   3  6.25   5   5   1   0   0   32   39   22   22    6   10   24
Al McBean              0   0  8.10   7   0   0   1   0   10   13   11    9    2    7    3
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   2  1.77   8   5   1   0   1   41   30   13    8    3   19   16
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  4.15  11   0   0   0   0   17   14    8    8    3   15   12
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         3   2  3.45   9   9   3   0   0   57   50   27   22    6   30   44
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  2.20  11   0   0   1   0   16   12    4    4    1   12    6
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   2  4.86   7   7   1   0   0   50   54   29   27    4   19   57
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
  G. Gentry (NY)            4
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         4
  J. Nash (ATL)             4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           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
  C. Osteen (LA)            4

Complete Games:

  L. Dierker (HOU)          5
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  B. Hands (CHI)            3
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         3
  J. Merritt (CIN)          3
  G. Perry (SF)             3
  R. Robertson (SF)         3
  N. Ryan (NY)              3

Saves:

  W. Granger (CIN)          7
  C. Carroll (CIN)          5
  D. Giusti (PIT)           5
  R. Herbel (SD)            5
  R. Taylor (NY)            5
  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
  G. Gentry (NY)            1
  D. McGinn (MON)           1
  J. Nash (ATL)             1

Innings Pitched:

  G. Perry (SF)          71.1
  T. Seaver (NY)         69.0
  J. Merritt (CIN)       68.2
  L. Dierker (HOU)       62.2
  C. Osteen (LA)         61.1
  B. Hands (CHI)         60.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        60.1
  D. Sutton (LA)         59.0
  P. Dobson (SD)         58.2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       58.2

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         69
  L. Dierker (HOU)         67
  G. Perry (SF)            64
  T. Seaver (NY)           57
  J. Merritt (CIN)         55
  C. Osteen (LA)           55
  B. Stoneman (MON)        55
  B. Gibson (STL)          54
  B. Hands (CHI)           53
  P. Niekro (ATL)          53

Runs:

  G. Perry (SF)            40
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         32
  B. Stoneman (MON)        32
  P. Niekro (ATL)          31
  B. Gibson (STL)          29
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        29
  L. Dierker (HOU)         28
  T. Griffin (HOU)         28
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          28
  G. Jackson (PHI)         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
  R. Robertson (SF)        30
  P. Dobson (SD)           29
  T. Griffin (HOU)         29
  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. Gibson (STL)          57
  B. Stoneman (MON)        56
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        51
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          50
  P. Niekro (ATL)          50
  G. Perry (SF)            50
  P. Dobson (SD)           49
  B. Hands (CHI)           44
  R. Robertson (SF)        44


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