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National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 15, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     19  14  2.61   33   8   7   310   242  105   90   23  102  178
New York        17  16  2.91   33  10   9   303   242  112   98   25  115  238
Cincinnati      24  10  3.33   34   8  15   300   260  122  111   28  122  161
San Diego       16  21  3.47   37   3   8   335   288  144  129   29  170  207
Chicago         16  14  3.68   30  10   6   264   265  120  108   33   95  180
St. Louis       15  15  3.99   30   6   6   266   259  131  118   23  121  169
Pittsburgh      15  19  4.14   34   5   8   300   278  162  138   25  151  214
Philadelphia    13  20  4.32   33   4   8   302   300  160  145   32  109  220
Atlanta         19  13  4.34   32  10   7   286   282  154  138   42   81  223
Houston         17  18  4.39   35  10   4   307   301  167  150   40  137  178
San Francisco   17  19  5.39   36   9   5   326   338  215  195   45  154  222
Montreal        11  20  5.58   31   6   4   271   282  185  168   37  160  196

 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)      3   2  1.73   9   5   1   0   1   42   31   13    8    3   19   17
Tom Seaver (NY)        7   1  1.96   9   9   6   0   2   78   58   17   17    6   15   88
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
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
Jim Bunning (PHI)      1   4  2.66   6   6   1   0   0   41   37   16   12    4   13   29
Dave Roberts (SD)      3   2  2.79  14   2   0   1   0   39   29   13   12    2   11   23
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  3.38  13   0   0   3   0   24   25   10    9    3   11   17
George Stone           4   1  3.48   7   7   2   0   1   52   51   23   20    8    6   40
Jim Nash               5   1  3.72   8   8   2   0   1   48   47   23   20    5   17   38
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
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
Joe Decker             1   2  3.03   7   6   0   0   0   39   33   16   13    4   18   25
Jim Colborn            0   0  3.48   4   0   0   0   0   10   18    5    4    1    4    7
Phil Regan             2   1  3.79  14   0   0   4   0   19   19    8    8    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  2.89  14   0   0   5   0   19   18    8    6    1    6   11
Jim McGlothlin         3   3  3.23   7   7   1   0   0   47   35   17   17    3   23   27
Gary Nolan             5   2  3.27   8   8   1   0   1   52   58   23   19    6   20   29
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   2  2.70  12   2   0   1   0   27   20    9    8    3   15   16
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  5.28  12   0   0   3   0   15   20   11    9    2    6    7
Jim Bouton             2   3  5.50   8   5   1   0   0   36   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
Scipio Spinks          0   0  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    6    6    3    2    4
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   5   0   0   0   0    9    1    0    0    0    4    4
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
Jim Brewer             0   0  2.41  11   0   0   4   0   19   10    7    5    2    6   19
Claude Osteen          3   4  2.49   8   8   2   0   1   61   55   19   17    4   14   27
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
Don Sutton             5   4  3.06   9   9   3   0   2   65   58   25   22    5   23   39
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
Dan McGinn             3   1  5.23  13   2   2   0   1   31   32   21   18    2   16   21
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
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             7   1  1.96   9   9   6   0   2   78   58   17   17    6   15   88
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   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    0    0    0    1    3
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
Lowell Palmer          1   1  4.10  11   0   0   0   0   26   21   12   12    3    7   27
Woodie Fryman          2   1  4.54   7   7   1   0   1   38   37   20   19    3   14   27
Bill Wilson            1   0  4.74  12   0   0   0   0   19   14   12   10    3   13   15
Chris Short            2   4  5.50   8   7   1   0   1   34   40   21   21    2   13   21
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  0.71  10   0   0   0   0   13   10    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
Bob Veale              2   4  3.70   8   8   1   0   0   56   42   25   23    2   33   43
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
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           3   2  1.73   9   5   1   0   1   42   31   13    8    3   19   17
Tom Dukes              0   0  2.77  10   0   0   2   0   13   13    6    4    0    6    9
Dave Roberts           3   2  2.79  14   2   0   1   0   39   29   13   12    2   11   23
Pat Dobson             3   3  3.38   9   8   1   0   1   59   51   23   22    3   29   49
Ron Herbel             1   0  3.41  17   0   0   5   0   34   32   14   13    1   14   17
Gary Ross              1   3  3.93  12   0   0   0   0   18   14    8    8    3   15   12
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
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         3   2  3.45   9   9   3   0   0   57   50   27   22    6   30   44
Mike McCormick         1   2  4.30  11   6   1   2   0   46   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  5.28  16   1   0   0   0   31   35   21   18    3   10   28
Don McMahon            2   1  6.00  13   0   0   2   0   18   14   12   12    3   10   16
Frank Linzy            2   1  6.04  19   0   0   1   0   25   29   17   17    2    9   16
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
Jim Johnson            1   0  8.10   3   0   0   0   0    7    8    6    6    0    5    2
Bill Faul              0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    3    3    0    3    0
Miguel Puente          1   2  9.82   4   4   1   0   0   15   21   17   16    4    9   10

 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
Billy McCool           0   0  3.00   3   0   0   1   0    3    2    1    1    0    2    0
Mike Torrez            3   3  3.15   7   7   1   0   1   46   35   20   16    5   27   25
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

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League Leaders

Wins:

  L. Dierker (HOU)          7
  J. Merritt (CIN)          7
  T. Seaver (NY)            7
  B. Hands (CHI)            5
  J. Nash (ATL)             5
  G. Nolan (CIN)            5
  W. Simpson (CIN)          5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5
  G. Gentry (NY)            4
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         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)            6
  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. Brewer (LA)            4
  J. Hoerner (PHI)          4
  T. McGraw (NY)            4
  C. Raymond (MON)          4
  P. Regan (CHI)            4

Shutouts:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  T. Seaver (NY)            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

Innings Pitched:

  T. Seaver (NY)         78.0
  L. Dierker (HOU)       71.2
  G. Perry (SF)          71.1
  J. Merritt (CIN)       68.2
  D. Sutton (LA)         64.2
  C. Osteen (LA)         61.1
  B. Hands (CHI)         60.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        60.1
  P. Dobson (SD)         58.2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       58.2

Hits:

  L. Dierker (HOU)         76
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         69
  G. Perry (SF)            64
  G. Nolan (CIN)           58
  T. Seaver (NY)           58
  D. Sutton (LA)           58
  G. Culver (STL)          55
  J. Merritt (CIN)         55
  C. Osteen (LA)           55
  B. Stoneman (MON)        55

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
  B. Veale (PIT)           33
  R. Robertson (SF)        30
  P. Dobson (SD)           29
  T. Griffin (HOU)         29
  D. Ellis (PIT)           28
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        27
  M. Torrez (STL)          27
  N. Ryan (NY)             26

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           88
  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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