Thursday May 14, 1970
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National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 14, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     18  14  2.54   32   8   6   301   232  100   85   21   97  170
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  21  3.35   36   3   8   325   272  136  121   28  167  200
Chicago         16  13  3.76   29  10   6   256   259  119  107   33   91  177
St. Louis       14  15  4.13   29   6   5   257   252  131  118   23  118  164
Pittsburgh      15  18  4.21   33   5   8   291   271  160  136   25  146  209
Houston         17  17  4.26   34  10   4   298   292  157  141   36  134  172
Philadelphia    13  19  4.33   32   4   8   293   294  156  141   32  104  211
Atlanta         18  13  4.45   31  10   6   277   279  153  137   42   78  217
San Francisco   17  18  5.21   35   9   5   318   325  204  184   42  151  217
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
Sandy Vance (LA)       3   1  2.06   5   5   1   0   0   35   25    8    8    4    8   12
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

 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
Larry Dierker          7   2  3.14   9   9   6   0   0   72   76   29   25    8   20   48
Denny Lemaster         3   3  3.42   8   8   2   0   0   55   48   23   21    7   24   29
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            3   1  2.06   5   5   1   0   0   35   25    8    8    4    8   12
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
Jim Brewer             0   0  2.60  10   0   0   3   0   17   10    7    5    2    5   18
Fred Norman            1   0  2.60   8   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         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  0.77   9   0   0   0   0   12    9    3    1    0    5    9
Dave Giusti            1   0  2.45  14   0   0   5   0   22   14    8    6    1   10   18
Steve Blass            2   5  2.96   8   8   2   0   0   55   48   26   18    4   18   36
Gene Garber            0   1  3.12   6   0   0   0   0    9    4    3    3    0    8    3
Lou Marone             0   0  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    0    0
Luke Walker            4   2  3.86   9   5   0   0   0   33   28   14   14    2   19   28
Bob Veale              2   3  3.94   7   7   1   0   0   48   36   23   21    2   28   38
Dock Ellis             2   3  4.82   8   8   1   0   0   47   48   29   25    4   28   33
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  2.08   9   0   0   2   0   13   11    5    3    0    5    9
Ron Herbel             1   0  3.03  16   0   0   5   0   33   29   12   11    1   13   16
Pat Dobson             3   3  3.38   9   8   1   0   1   59   51   23   22    3   29   49
Clay Kirby             2   4  4.02   8   8   0   0   0   47   39   23   21    7   22   27
Mike Corkins           2   3  4.05   9   7   1   0   0   47   40   23   21    5   34   34
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  5.13  15   1   0   0   0   26   30   18   15    2    9   24
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
Frank Reberger         0   2  6.75  13   3   0   0   0   29   40   28   22    3   20   24
Juan Marichal          1   1  6.94   4   4   1   0   0   23   31   18   18    6    6   12
Miguel Puente          1   1  7.07   3   3   1   0   0   14   17   12   11    2    8   10
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
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  2.08  12   0   0   1   0   17   13    4    4    1   13    7
Jerry Johnson          2   0  2.08   5   0   0   1   0    9    3    2    2    1    1    3
Mike Torrez            2   3  3.72   6   6   1   0   1   39   28   20   16    5   25   20
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
George Culver          3   2  4.66   7   7   2   0   0   48   55   27   25    4   18   19
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  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    1    0

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League Leaders

Wins:

  L. Dierker (HOU)          7
  J. Merritt (CIN)          7
  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
  C. Kirby (SD)             4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4

Complete Games:

  L. Dierker (HOU)          6
  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:

  L. Dierker (HOU)       71.2
  G. Perry (SF)          71.1
  T. Seaver (NY)         69.0
  J. Merritt (CIN)       68.2
  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:

  L. Dierker (HOU)         76
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         69
  G. Perry (SF)            64
  T. Seaver (NY)           57
  G. Culver (STL)          55
  J. Merritt (CIN)         55
  C. Osteen (LA)           55
  B. Stoneman (MON)        55
  B. Gibson (STL)          54
  B. Hands (CHI)           53

Runs:

  G. Perry (SF)            40
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         32
  B. Stoneman (MON)        32
  P. Niekro (ATL)          31
  L. Dierker (HOU)         29
  D. Ellis (PIT)           29
  B. Gibson (STL)          29
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        29
  T. Griffin (HOU)         28
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          28

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
  C. Kirby (SD)             7
  D. Lemaster (HOU)         7

Walks:

  M. Corkins (SD)          34
  G. Perry (SF)            34
  R. Robertson (SF)        30
  P. Dobson (SD)           29
  T. Griffin (HOU)         29
  D. Ellis (PIT)           28
  B. Veale (PIT)           28
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        27
  N. Ryan (NY)             26
  J. Sparma (MON)          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
  L. Dierker (HOU)         48
  B. Hands (CHI)           44

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