Saturday May 16, 1970
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National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 16, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     19  15  2.68   34   8   7   319   250  110   95   25  109  185
New York        18  16  2.83   34  11   9   312   246  112   98   25  119  248
Cincinnati      25  10  3.24   35   9  15   309   265  122  111   28  125  164
Chicago         17  14  3.56   31  10   7   273   275  122  108   33   98  189
San Diego       16  22  3.61   38   3   8   344   304  153  138   30  174  216
St. Louis       15  16  3.96   31   6   6   275   267  134  121   23  126  176
Pittsburgh      16  19  4.08   35   5   8   309   283  165  140   25  159  221
Atlanta         19  14  4.29   33  10   7   294   292  156  140   43   84  232
Philadelphia    13  21  4.37   34   4   8   311   315  166  151   32  112  224
Houston         18  18  4.44   36  10   5   316   311  174  156   40  142  182
San Francisco   18  19  5.35   37   9   6   335   349  219  199   46  158  230
Montreal        11  21  5.48   32   6   4   279   293  189  170   38  163  199

 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
Jerry Koosman (NY)     2   2  2.64   8   8   1   0   1   61   54   21   18    5   20   44
Jim Bunning (PHI)      1   4  2.66   6   6   1   0   0   41   37   16   12    4   13   29
Jim McGlothlin (CIN)   4   3  2.72   8   8   2   0   1   56   40   17   17    3   26   30

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Kline              0   0  3.00   2   0   0   1   0    3    3    1    1    1    1    1
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
Phil Niekro            4   5  3.80   9   9   4   0   2   66   61   32   28   14   16   58
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
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   9   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
Ken Holtzman           5   3  3.56   9   9   3   0   0   66   61   31   26    8   30   60
Phil Regan             2   1  3.72  15   0   0   5   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
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 McGlothlin         4   3  2.72   8   8   2   0   1   56   40   17   17    3   26   30
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
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  4.43   6   4   0   0   0   22   19   13   11    3   14    8
Fred Gladding          2   0  4.96  13   0   0   4   0   16   21   11    9    2    6    8
Jim Bouton             2   3  5.75   9   5   1   0   0   36   38   28   23    4   13   20
Jack DiLauro           0   2  6.43  11   0   0   0   0    7    7    6    5    2    3    3
Jack Billingham        1   0  6.52  14   0   0   0   0   19   19   14   14    3    6   12
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
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  2.55   9   0   0   1   0   18   10    7    5    1   10   20
Ray Lamb               2   0  2.70   9   0   0   0   0   13   11    5    4    2    5   13
Don Sutton             5   4  3.06   9   9   3   0   2   65   58   25   22    5   23   39
Alan Foster            2   4  3.23   9   9   1   0   0   64   51   27   23    6   28   28
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   2  2.49  13   0   0   4   0   22   19    7    6    2    6   14
Carl Morton            3   1  3.21   8   5   1   0   0   42   39   20   15    4   22   18
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
Jerry Koosman          2   2  2.64   8   8   1   0   1   61   54   21   18    5   20   44
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
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   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    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
Lowell Palmer          1   1  3.64  12   0   0   0   0   30   26   12   12    3    9   30
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   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   5  7.30   8   7   0   0   0   37   49   33   30    7   14   19

 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
Gene Garber            0   1  2.53   7   0   0   0   0   11    6    3    3    0    8    3
Steve Blass            2   5  3.02   9   9   2   0   0   60   51   29   20    4   23   41
Luke Walker            5   2  3.63  10   5   0   0   0   35   28   14   14    2   22   30
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
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
Ron Herbel             1   0  3.41  17   0   0   5   0   34   32   14   13    1   14   17
Pat Dobson             3   4  3.97  10   9   1   0   1   66   64   30   29    4   33   55
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  4.43  13   0   0   0   0   20   17   10   10    3   15   15
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          5   4  4.90  10  10   3   0   0   79   75   44   43   11   38   56
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  6.46  14   3   0   1   0   31   40   28   22    3   20   26
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  1.69  14   0   0   2   0   21   18    5    4    1    8    9
Sal Campisi            1   0  2.04  13   0   0   1   0   18   13    4    4    1   13    7
Billy McCool           0   0  3.00   4   0   0   1   0    3    2    1    1    0    3    0
Mike Torrez            3   3  3.15   7   7   1   0   1   46   35   20   16    5   27   25
Jerry Johnson          2   0  3.60   6   0   0   1   0   10    6    4    4    1    3    5
Steve Carlton          2   5  3.86   7   7   2   0   1   49   47   22   21    3   17   37
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
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         5
  J. Nash (ATL)             5
  G. Nolan (CIN)            5
  G. Perry (SF)             5
  W. Simpson (CIN)          5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5

Losses:

  B. Stoneman (MON)         6
  S. Blass (PIT)            5
  S. Carlton (STL)          5
  T. Griffin (HOU)          5
  G. Jackson (PHI)          5
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  R. Bryant (SF)            4
  J. Bunning (PHI)          4
  P. Dobson (SD)            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
  P. Regan (CHI)            5
  R. Taylor (NY)            5
  J. Brewer (LA)            4
  F. Gladding (HOU)         4
  J. Hoerner (PHI)          4
  T. McGraw (NY)            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
  J. Koosman (NY)           1

Innings Pitched:

  G. Perry (SF)          79.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         78.0
  L. Dierker (HOU)       71.2
  J. Merritt (CIN)       68.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)        66.1
  P. Dobson (SD)         65.2
  K. Holtzman (CHI)      65.2
  D. Sutton (LA)         64.2
  A. Foster (LA)         64.0
  J. Koosman (NY)        61.1

Hits:

  L. Dierker (HOU)         76
  G. Perry (SF)            75
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         69
  P. Dobson (SD)           64
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        61
  P. Niekro (ATL)          61
  G. Nolan (CIN)           58
  T. Seaver (NY)           58
  D. Sutton (LA)           58
  G. Culver (STL)          55

Runs:

  G. Perry (SF)            44
  G. Jackson (PHI)         33
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         32
  P. Niekro (ATL)          32
  B. Stoneman (MON)        32
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        31
  P. Dobson (SD)           30
  S. Blass (PIT)           29
  L. Dierker (HOU)         29
  D. Ellis (PIT)           29

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          14
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         11
  G. Perry (SF)            11
  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:

  G. Perry (SF)            38
  M. Corkins (SD)          34
  P. Dobson (SD)           33
  B. Veale (PIT)           33
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        30
  R. Robertson (SF)        30
  T. Griffin (HOU)         29
  D. Ellis (PIT)           28
  A. Foster (LA)           28
  M. Torrez (STL)          27

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           88
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        60
  P. Niekro (ATL)          58
  B. Gibson (STL)          57
  G. Perry (SF)            56
  B. Stoneman (MON)        56
  P. Dobson (SD)           55
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          50
  L. Dierker (HOU)         48
  B. Hands (CHI)           44


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