Tuesday May 19, 1970
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National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 19, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     22  15  2.60   37  10   8   346   272  116  100   27  114  203
New York        19  17  3.01   36  11  10   329   266  124  110   28  128  263
Cincinnati      28  11  3.16   39  10  16   351   302  142  123   29  145  184
Chicago         18  16  3.62   34  10   8   298   303  134  120   34  104  211
San Diego       17  24  3.71   41   3   9   371   329  168  153   33  186  226
St. Louis       17  17  3.95   34   7   7   301   293  146  132   23  139  194
Pittsburgh      17  21  4.04   38   7   8   336   308  176  151   28  170  233
Philadelphia    14  22  4.17   36   5   8   328   324  168  152   32  114  240
Atlanta         20  16  4.23   36  11   7   325   323  170  153   48   94  260
Houston         19  20  4.55   39  11   5   342   338  191  173   43  152  200
San Francisco   18  21  5.40   39  10   6   352   369  231  211   48  164  238
Montreal        13  22  5.52   35   6   5   306   325  207  188   46  181  224

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Gentry (NY)       4   1  1.95   8   8   1   0   1   60   37   18   13    4   22   52
Tom Seaver (NY)        7   1  1.96   9   9   6   0   2   78   58   17   17    6   15   88
Wayne Simpson (CIN)    5   1  2.11   8   8   3   0   2   60   28   17   14    6   26   35
Claude Osteen (LA)     4   4  2.18   9   9   3   0   2   70   59   19   17    4   16   31
Sandy Vance (LA)       4   1  2.18   6   6   1   0   0   41   34   11   10    4    8   15
Danny Coombs (SD)      3   3  2.27  10   6   1   0   1   44   35   16   11    3   21   18
Jim Bunning (PHI)      1   5  2.45   7   7   1   0   0   48   42   18   13    4   15   33
Jerry Koosman (NY)     2   2  2.64   8   8   1   0   1   61   54   21   18    5   20   44
Jim Merritt (CIN)      8   2  2.67  10  10   4   0   0   78   62   24   23    5   11   33
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
Larry Jaster           0   0  3.14   8   0   0   0   0   14   16    5    5    1    4    6
Hoyt Wilhelm           1   1  3.24  14   0   0   3   0   25   25   10    9    3   12   19
George Stone           4   1  3.53   8   8   2   0   1   59   60   26   23    9    7   49
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
Pat Jarvis             3   3  4.04   9   9   2   0   0   62   53   31   28    4   18   54
Bob Priddy             2   2  5.30  11   0   0   3   0   19   21   11   11    4    3   12
Gary Neibauer          0   2  6.14   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    5    5    0    5    6
Milt Pappas            1   1  7.71   4   2   1   0   0   14   18   13   12    4    5   12
Ron Kline              0   0  9.00   3   0   0   1   0    4    6    4    4    3    1    1
Rick Kester            0   0 11.37   4   0   0   0   0    6   10   10    8    1    6    5

 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  1.13  10   0   0   1   0    8    8    1    1    0    4    2
Bill Hands             6   2  2.98   9   9   3   0   0   66   64   26   22    4   15   49
Phil Regan             2   1  3.04  17   0   0   6   0   24   22    8    8    2    9    7
Jim Colborn            0   0  3.18   5   0   0   0   0   11   19    5    4    1    4    9
Joe Decker             1   3  3.22   8   7   0   0   0   45   37   19   16    4   20   30
Ken Holtzman           5   3  3.56   9   9   3   0   0   66   61   31   26    8   30   60
Archie Reynolds        0   1  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    1    3    1
Hank Aguirre           2   0  4.15   9   0   0   1   0    9    9    4    4    2    3    7
Fergie Jenkins         2   6  4.82   9   9   4   0   0   65   77   36   35   11   14   46
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
Don Gullett            2   0  1.80  11   0   0   2   0   15    9    3    3    1   11   12
Wayne Simpson          5   1  2.11   8   8   3   0   2   60   28   17   14    6   26   35
Wayne Granger          1   1  2.55  14   0   0   8   0   18   17    7    5    1    9    5
Jim Merritt            8   2  2.67  10  10   4   0   0   78   62   24   23    5   11   33
Jim McGlothlin         4   3  2.72   8   8   2   0   1   56   40   17   17    3   26   30
Gary Nolan             6   2  2.88   9   9   1   0   1   59   63   24   19    6   23   36
Clay Carroll           1   0  3.42  16   0   0   5   0   24   24   11    9    1    6   13
Bo Belinsky            0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    8   10    6    4    0    6    6
Ray Washburn           0   1  6.14   6   2   0   0   0   15   19   14   10    0   15    8
Jim Maloney            0   0  8.44   2   2   0   0   0    5   10    5    5    1    5    1
Tony Cloninger         1   1  9.45   7   0   0   1   0   13   20   14   14    5    7    5

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Cook               0   0  1.02   9   0   0   0   0   18   15    3    2    0    9   11
Jim Ray                1   2  2.70  12   2   0   1   0   27   20    9    8    3   15   16
Larry Dierker          8   2  2.79  10  10   7   0   1   81   80   29   25    8   22   57
Denny Lemaster         3   4  3.82   9   9   2   0   0   61   58   28   26    9   24   33
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
Jack DiLauro           0   2  5.63  12   0   0   0   0    8    8    6    5    2    4    4
Jim Bouton             2   3  6.16  10   5   1   0   0   38   41   31   26    4   14   21
Tom Griffin            1   5  6.52   7   7   1   0   0   39   39   28   28    5   29   25
Jack Billingham        1   0  7.91  15   0   0   0   0   19   21   17   17    3    7   12
Dan Osinski            0   1  9.82   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    4    4    0    2    1
Scipio Spinks          0   1 11.17   2   2   0   0   0   10   11   12   12    4    6    4

 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   6   0   0   1   0   12    2    0    0    0    7    7
Jose Pena              1   0  1.00   7   0   0   2   0    9    1    1    1    0    6    5
Claude Osteen          4   4  2.18   9   9   3   0   2   70   59   19   17    4   16   31
Sandy Vance            4   1  2.18   6   6   1   0   0   41   34   11   10    4    8   15
Jim Brewer             0   0  2.41  11   0   0   4   0   19   10    7    5    2    6   19
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             6   4  3.05  10  10   4   0   2   74   66   28   25    7   23   47
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         3   2  2.08  15   0   0   5   0   26   21    7    6    2    6   18
Carl Morton            3   1  3.21   8   5   1   0   0   42   39   20   15    4   22   18
Bill Stoneman          1   6  5.03  10  10   1   0   1   63   64   36   35   10   29   63
Gary Waslewski         0   2  5.11   6   4   0   0   0   25   23   14   14    3   15   19
Dan McGinn             3   2  5.35  14   3   2   0   1   37   37   25   22    4   20   26
Howie Reed             1   2  5.48  14   0   0   0   0   21   26   15   13    2   14   10
John Strohmayer        1   0  6.87   9   0   0   0   0   18   22   14   14    5   12   18
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
Steve Renko            1   3  7.52   8   7   1   0   0   32   36   31   27    6   26   19
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  1.95   8   8   1   0   1   60   37   18   13    4   22   52
Tom Seaver             7   1  1.96   9   9   6   0   2   78   58   17   17    6   15   88
Jerry Koosman          2   2  2.64   8   8   1   0   1   61   54   21   18    5   20   44
Ron Taylor             1   2  3.00  13   0   0   5   0   15   11    5    5    1    2    6
Nolan Ryan             2   3  3.22   5   5   3   0   1   36   21   13   13    2   26   35
Cal Koonce             0   2  3.38  10   0   0   0   0   16   17    6    6    2   10    7
Ray Sadecki            2   0  4.18   5   3   0   0   0   24   22   11   11    4   12   12
Tug McGraw             0   2  4.70  13   0   0   5   0   15   17   10    8    1   16    9
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   5  2.45   7   7   1   0   0   48   42   18   13    4   15   33
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  3.81  18   0   0   4   0   28   24   12   12    3   12   32
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
Chris Short            3   4  4.36   9   8   2   0   2   43   44   21   21    2   13   31
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
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
Steve Blass            2   5  3.02   9   9   2   0   0   60   51   29   20    4   23   41
Luke Walker            5   2  3.44  11   5   0   0   0   37   30   14   14    2   22   31
Bob Veale              2   4  3.70   8   8   1   0   0   56   42   25   23    2   33   43
Dave Giusti            1   0  3.75  15   1   0   5   0   24   20   12   10    2   12   18
Lou Marone             0   0  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    0    0
Gene Garber            0   2  4.30   8   0   0   0   0   15   10    7    7    2    9    4
Dock Ellis             2   4  4.37   9   9   2   0   0   56   55   31   27    4   32   39
Bob Moose              3   3  5.09   6   6   2   0   0   41   44   23   23    6   13   28
Chuck Hartenstein      1   1  5.19  12   0   0   1   0   17   19   12   10    3    7   12
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
Tom Dukes              0   0  2.12  12   0   0   2   0   17   15    6    4    0    6   10
Danny Coombs           3   3  2.27  10   6   1   0   1   44   35   16   11    3   21   18
Dave Roberts           3   2  2.77  15   2   0   1   0   39   29   13   12    2   11   23
Ron Herbel             1   0  3.22  18   0   0   6   0   36   32   14   13    1   14   19
Pat Dobson             3   4  3.97  10   9   1   0   1   66   64   30   29    4   33   55
Mike Corkins           3   3  4.02  10   8   1   0   0   54   45   26   24    7   38   35
Clay Kirby             2   5  4.50   9   9   0   0   0   50   44   27   25    7   26   27
Al Santorini           1   4  4.81   8   7   0   0   0   39   41   22   21    5   22   21
Gary Ross              1   3  4.85  15   0   0   0   0   26   24   14   14    4   15   18

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Robertson         3   3  3.94  10  10   3   0   0   62   56   32   27    7   33   48
Mike McCormick         1   2  4.13  12   6   1   2   0   48   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
Juan Marichal          1   2  6.12   5   5   2   0   0   32   39   22   22    7    7   15
Bill Faul              0   0  6.23   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    3    3    0    3    1
Frank Reberger         0   2  6.46  14   3   0   1   0   31   40   28   22    3   20   26
Frank Linzy            2   1  7.01  20   0   0   1   0   26   33   20   20    2   11   16
Jim Johnson            1   0  8.10   3   0   0   0   0    7    8    6    6    0    5    2
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
Chuck Taylor           1   2  1.54  15   0   0   3   0   23   19    5    4    1    8   11
Tom Hilgendorf         0   1  1.59   7   0   0   1   0    6    6    1    1    0    2    1
Sal Campisi            2   0  1.74  15   0   0   1   0   21   15    4    4    1   15    9
Billy McCool           0   0  3.00   4   0   0   1   0    3    2    1    1    0    3    0
Santiago Guzman        1   0  3.09   5   1   1   0   0   12    7    5    4    0    9    6
Mike Torrez            3   3  3.15   7   7   1   0   1   46   35   20   16    5   27   25
Jerry Johnson          2   0  3.18   7   0   0   1   0   11    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   3  5.34   8   8   1   0   0   56   66   35   33    4   23   63
Nelson Briles          1   1  7.23   8   4   0   0   0   19   22   17   15    2    8   13

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League Leaders

Wins:

  L. Dierker (HOU)          8
  J. Merritt (CIN)          8
  T. Seaver (NY)            7
  B. Hands (CHI)            6
  G. Nolan (CIN)            6
  D. Sutton (LA)            6
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         5
  J. Nash (ATL)             5
  G. Perry (SF)             5
  W. Simpson (CIN)          5

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  L. Dierker (HOU)          7
  T. Seaver (NY)            6
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          4
  J. Merritt (CIN)          4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  B. Hands (CHI)            3
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         3
  C. Osteen (LA)            3
  G. Perry (SF)             3

Saves:

  W. Granger (CIN)          8
  R. Herbel (SD)            6
  P. Regan (CHI)            6
  C. Carroll (CIN)          5
  D. Giusti (PIT)           5
  T. McGraw (NY)            5
  C. Raymond (MON)          5
  R. Taylor (NY)            5
  J. Brewer (LA)            4
  F. Gladding (HOU)         4

Shutouts:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  C. Osteen (LA)            2
  T. Seaver (NY)            2
  C. Short (PHI)            2
  W. Simpson (CIN)          2
  D. Sutton (LA)            2
  S. Carlton (STL)          1
  D. Coombs (SD)            1
  L. Dierker (HOU)          1
  P. Dobson (SD)            1

Innings Pitched:

  L. Dierker (HOU)       80.2
  G. Perry (SF)          79.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         78.0
  J. Merritt (CIN)       77.2
  D. Sutton (LA)         73.2
  C. Osteen (LA)         70.1
  B. Hands (CHI)         66.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        66.1
  P. Dobson (SD)         65.2
  K. Holtzman (CHI)      65.2

Hits:

  L. Dierker (HOU)         80
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         77
  G. Perry (SF)            75
  B. Gibson (STL)          66
  D. Sutton (LA)           66
  P. Dobson (SD)           64
  B. Hands (CHI)           64
  B. Stoneman (MON)        64
  G. Nolan (CIN)           63
  J. Merritt (CIN)         62

Runs:

  G. Perry (SF)            44
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         36
  B. Stoneman (MON)        36
  B. Gibson (STL)          35
  G. Jackson (PHI)         33
  P. Niekro (ATL)          32
  R. Robertson (SF)        32
  J. Bouton (HOU)          31
  D. Ellis (PIT)           31
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        31

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          14
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         11
  G. Perry (SF)            11
  B. Stoneman (MON)        10
  D. Lemaster (HOU)         9
  G. Stone (ATL)            9
  L. Dierker (HOU)          8
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         8
  M. McCormick (SF)         8
  M. Corkins (SD)           7

Walks:

  M. Corkins (SD)          38
  G. Perry (SF)            38
  P. Dobson (SD)           33
  R. Robertson (SF)        33
  B. Veale (PIT)           33
  D. Ellis (PIT)           32
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        30
  T. Griffin (HOU)         29
  B. Stoneman (MON)        29
  A. Foster (LA)           28

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           88
  B. Gibson (STL)          63
  B. Stoneman (MON)        63
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        60
  P. Niekro (ATL)          58
  L. Dierker (HOU)         57
  G. Perry (SF)            56
  P. Dobson (SD)           55
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          54
  G. Gentry (NY)           52


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