Wednesday May 27, 1970
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National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 27, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     25  19  2.92   44  11  10   407   339  150  132   36  131  240
New York        22  21  3.04   43  15  10   391   311  151  132   32  155  314
Cincinnati      33  14  3.24   47  12  19   420   365  174  151   34  165  218
Chicago         22  18  3.54   40  11  10   351   350  157  138   39  121  247
San Diego       21  29  3.84   50   4  12   455   424  220  194   46  219  293
St. Louis       20  21  3.86   41   8   8   362   347  170  155   26  175  252
Pittsburgh      21  24  3.88   45   9   9   401   356  201  173   32  194  273
Philadelphia    18  25  3.92   43   6   9   397   378  190  173   37  136  292
Atlanta         25  18  3.99   43  14   8   388   373  190  172   50  112  299
Houston         20  26  4.80   46  12   6   403   415  236  215   52  181  245
Montreal        16  26  5.04   42   9   5   369   380  233  207   54  208  271
San Francisco   22  24  5.54   46  13   7   422   448  287  260   58  194  286

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Danny Coombs (SD)      5   3  1.81  12   7   1   0   1   55   44   17   11    3   24   23
Tom Seaver (NY)        7   3  2.01  11  11   7   0   2   94   65   21   21    7   23  104
Jim McGlothlin (CIN)   6   3  2.24  10  10   3   0   2   72   46   18   18    4   29   34
Claude Osteen (LA)     6   4  2.37  11  11   4   0   2   87   77   25   23    6   17   38
Sandy Vance (LA)       4   3  2.45   8   8   1   0   0   51   42   17   14    5   14   20
Wayne Simpson (CIN)    6   1  2.48  10  10   3   0   2   73   36   24   20    6   33   42
Carl Morton (MON)      4   2  2.48  10   7   2   0   1   58   48   22   16    5   32   31
Jim Bunning (PHI)      1   6  2.59   8   8   1   0   0   56   49   21   16    6   16   40
Gary Gentry (NY)       5   2  2.63  10  10   2   0   2   72   47   27   21    5   29   63
Jerry Koosman (NY)     2   3  2.73   9   9   1   0   1   63   56   25   19    6   22   44

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
George Stone           5   1  3.19   9   9   3   0   1   68   63   27   24    9    9   52
Hoyt Wilhelm           2   1  3.30  18   0   0   4   0   30   27   12   11    3   13   24
Jim Nash               6   1  3.36  10  10   2   0   1   64   62   27   24    6   22   48
Pat Jarvis             4   3  3.53  10  10   3   0   1   71   58   31   28    4   21   62
Phil Niekro            5   6  3.70  11  11   5   0   2   83   73   39   34   15   22   68
Larry Jaster           0   0  4.40   9   0   0   0   0   14   18    7    7    1    4    6
Bob Priddy             2   2  5.12  12   0   0   3   0   19   22   11   11    4    4   13
Gary Neibauer          0   2  5.40   6   0   0   0   0    8    7    5    5    0    5    6
Milt Pappas            1   2  7.20   5   3   1   0   0   20   27   17   16    4    5   14
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
Jim Colborn            1   0  1.83   8   0   0   0   0   20   23    6    4    1    5   16
Ted Abernathy          0   0  2.00  11   0   0   1   0    9    9    2    2    0    5    2
Phil Regan             2   1  2.67  19   0   0   8   0   27   24    9    8    2   10    8
Bill Hands             7   2  2.82  10  10   3   0   0   73   69   27   23    4   18   53
Joe Decker             1   4  3.20   9   8   0   0   0   51   42   21   18    4   23   37
Ken Holtzman           6   3  3.52  11  11   4   0   0   79   75   38   31   11   34   68
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         3   7  5.01  11  11   4   0   0   79   93   46   44   13   18   55
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  1.56  14   0   0   2   0   17   11    3    3    1   14   13
Jim McGlothlin         6   3  2.24  10  10   3   0   2   72   46   18   18    4   29   34
Wayne Simpson          6   1  2.48  10  10   3   0   2   73   36   24   20    6   33   42
Wayne Granger          1   1  2.86  18   0   0  11   0   22   23    9    7    1   10    8
Jim Merritt            9   3  2.95  12  12   5   0   0   92   81   31   30    7   12   44
Gary Nolan             6   2  3.12  10  10   1   0   1   66   73   28   23    6   24   39
Clay Carroll           2   1  3.72  19   0   0   5   0   29   28   15   12    1    8   15
Bo Belinsky            0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    8   10    6    4    0    6    6
Pedro Borbon           0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    4    5    4    2    1    1    1
Ray Washburn           0   1  7.02   7   2   0   0   0   17   22   17   13    1   16    9
Jim Maloney            0   0  8.44   2   2   0   0   0    5   10    5    5    1    5    1
Tony Cloninger         1   1  8.79   8   0   0   1   0   14   20   14   14    5    7    6

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Cook               0   0  2.49  11   0   0   0   0   25   22    8    7    1   15   12
Larry Dierker          8   4  3.36  12  12   7   0   1   94  101   39   35   11   26   70
Jim Ray                1   2  3.74  15   2   0   1   0   34   28   15   14    6   18   22
Denny Lemaster         3   6  4.40  11  11   3   0   0   72   75   37   35   11   32   42
Jack DiLauro           0   2  4.50  14   0   0   1   0   10    9    6    5    2    4    5
Fred Gladding          3   0  4.67  14   0   0   4   0   17   21   11    9    2    6    9
Don Wilson             1   1  5.88   7   5   0   0   0   26   24   19   17    3   17    9
Jack Billingham        1   0  6.04  19   0   0   0   0   25   28   20   17    3    7   18
Jim Bouton             2   3  6.30  12   6   1   0   0   40   44   33   28    4   16   23
Tom Griffin            1   6  6.34   8   8   1   0   0   44   43   31   31    5   31   29
Scipio Spinks          0   1  9.24   4   2   0   0   0   13   15   13   13    4    7    5
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   8   0   0   2   0   16    3    0    0    0    8    8
Jose Pena              1   0  1.46  10   0   0   2   0   12    6    2    2    1    6    7
Jim Brewer             0   0  2.29  12   0   0   5   0   20   11    7    5    2    7   21
Claude Osteen          6   4  2.37  11  11   4   0   2   87   77   25   23    6   17   38
Sandy Vance            4   3  2.45   8   8   1   0   0   51   42   17   14    5   14   20
Bill Singer            1   2  3.32   3   3   1   0   1   19   18    8    7    0    4   16
Don Sutton             6   5  3.33  11  11   4   0   2   81   73   33   30    9   26   53
Fred Norman            1   0  3.66  10   0   0   1   0   20   13   10    8    1   12   22
Alan Foster            3   5  3.70  11  11   1   0   0   73   68   34   30    7   29   34
Camilo Pascual         0   0  4.00   6   0   0   0   0    9   10    4    4    2    1    6
Ray Lamb               2   0  4.41  10   0   0   0   0   16   15    9    8    3    7   13
Pete Mikkelsen         0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    0    2

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Balor Moore            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    0    0    1    0
Carl Morton            4   2  2.48  10   7   2   0   1   58   48   22   16    5   32   31
Bill Dillman           1   0  2.70   3   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    1    3
Mike Wegener           0   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    1    1    1    0    1
Claude Raymond         3   2  3.42  16   0   0   5   0   26   25   11   10    2    6   18
Bill Stoneman          2   7  4.46  12  12   3   0   1   81   77   42   40   12   38   77
Dan McGinn             3   4  4.74  16   5   2   0   1   49   48   33   26    6   25   36
Gary Waslewski         0   2  5.11   6   4   0   0   0   25   23   14   14    3   15   19
Howie Reed             1   2  5.32  15   0   0   0   0   22   28   15   13    2   14   11
Steve Renko            1   3  6.69   9   8   1   0   0   39   46   33   29    7   27   21
John Strohmayer        1   0  6.86  10   0   0   0   0   20   24   15   15    6   12   21
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
Tom Seaver             7   3  2.01  11  11   7   0   2   94   65   21   21    7   23  104
Gary Gentry            5   2  2.63  10  10   2   0   2   72   47   27   21    5   29   63
Jerry Koosman          2   3  2.73   9   9   1   0   1   63   56   25   19    6   22   44
Nolan Ryan             3   3  2.78   6   6   4   0   1   45   23   14   14    2   31   43
Ron Taylor             1   2  3.18  15   0   0   5   0   17   14    6    6    1    2    8
Ray Sadecki            3   0  3.21   7   4   1   0   0   34   29   12   12    4   12   19
Cal Koonce             0   2  3.50  11   0   0   0   0   18   20    8    7    2   13    8
Tug McGraw             0   2  3.93  14   0   0   5   0   18   18   10    8    1   16   12
Don Cardwell           0   1  6.75  10   0   0   0   0   13   16   11   10    3    4    5
Jim McAndrew           1   3  7.41   6   3   0   0   0   17   23   17   14    1    3    8

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Jackson           1   1  1.42   5   0   0   0   0    6    6    1    1    0    4    4
Jim Bunning            1   6  2.59   8   8   1   0   0   56   49   21   16    6   16   40
Barry Lersch           0   0  3.38   7   0   0   0   0   16   12    6    6    3    6    9
Rick Wise              3   2  3.45   9   9   1   0   0   63   63   29   24    3   14   35
Woodie Fryman          3   1  3.58   9   9   2   0   2   55   47   23   22    4   18   37
Joe Hoerner            2   2  3.60  13   0   0   4   0   20   21    8    8    1    5   16
Lowell Palmer          1   1  3.64  12   0   0   0   0   30   26   12   12    3    9   30
Dick Selma             2   3  3.79  22   0   0   5   0   38   34   16   16    4   17   42
Bill Wilson            1   0  3.80  15   0   0   0   0   24   16   12   10    3   16   18
Chris Short            3   4  5.12  10   9   2   0   2   46   50   26   26    2   15   34
Grant Jackson          1   5  6.55   9   8   0   0   0   44   54   36   32    8   16   27

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Dal Canton       2   0  1.15  12   0   0   0   0   16   12    4    2    0    7   13
Dave Giusti            1   0  3.00  17   1   0   6   0   30   23   12   10    2   14   22
Bob Veale              3   4  3.00  10  10   2   0   1   72   50   27   24    3   40   59
Gene Garber            0   2  3.20  11   0   0   0   0   20   14    7    7    2    9    6
Luke Walker            5   3  3.65  12   5   0   0   0   37   32   15   15    2   24   31
Steve Blass            2   6  3.76  11  11   2   0   0   69   62   39   29    5   25   41
Lou Marone             0   0  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    0    0
Dock Ellis             3   4  4.24  10  10   2   0   0   64   58   35   30    5   38   41
Chuck Hartenstein      1   1  4.58  14   0   0   1   0   20   21   12   10    3    7   13
Bob Moose              4   4  4.96   8   8   3   0   1   53   56   29   29    7   15   35
Joe Gibbon             0   0  6.75  10   0   0   1   0    9   13    9    7    0    8    9
Al McBean              0   0  8.10   7   0   0   1   0   10   13   11    9    2    7    3

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Roberto Rodriquez      0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    3    5    0    0    0    0    2
Danny Coombs           5   3  1.81  12   7   1   0   1   55   44   17   11    3   24   23
Tom Dukes              0   1  2.05  17   0   0   3   0   26   21   12    6    2    9   25
Dave Roberts           4   2  3.42  18   3   0   1   0   47   42   19   18    3   12   29
Pat Dobson             3   5  3.59  12  10   2   1   1   78   72   38   31    4   36   65
Ron Herbel             1   1  3.88  21   1   0   6   0   46   44   21   20    5   19   25
Mike Corkins           4   4  4.16  13  10   1   0   0   67   59   33   31    8   48   47
Al Santorini           1   4  4.81   8   7   0   0   0   39   41   22   21    5   22   21
Clay Kirby             2   6  5.31  11  11   0   0   0   59   58   37   35   11   29   32
Gary Ross              1   3  5.61  18   1   0   0   0   34   38   21   21    5   20   24

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Robertson         4   4  4.26  12  12   4   0   0   74   70   42   35    8   38   58
Gaylord Perry          6   5  4.50  12  12   4   0   0   98   89   50   49   13   42   68
Jerry Johnson          0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    5    3    2    4    2
Mike McCormick         2   2  5.49  16   7   1   2   0   57   57   39   35    9   23   24
Ron Bryant             2   4  5.77  18   1   0   0   0   34   39   26   22    4   11   33
Juan Marichal          2   2  5.93   7   7   3   0   0   44   52   30   29    9   12   22
Don McMahon            2   1  6.00  13   0   0   2   0   18   14   12   12    3   10   16
Frank Reberger         0   2  6.49  17   3   0   2   0   35   44   31   25    3   22   29
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   3  8.20   6   4   1   0   0   19   25   18   17    5   11   14
Bill Faul              0   0 10.50   5   0   0   0   0    6   12    8    7    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
Billy McCool           0   0  2.08   7   0   0   1   0    9    6    2    2    0    6    6
Chuck Taylor           1   3  2.08  19   0   0   4   0   26   25    7    6    1   10   13
Sal Campisi            2   0  2.86  17   0   0   1   0   22   17    7    7    1   17    9
Mike Torrez            4   4  2.87   9   9   1   0   1   60   44   24   19    5   37   31
Jerry Johnson          2   0  3.18   7   0   0   1   0   11    6    4    4    1    3    5
Steve Carlton          2   6  3.80   9   9   2   0   1   64   61   28   27    4   26   63
Frank Linzy            1   1  4.05   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    3    1    3    1
George Culver          3   2  4.50   8   7   2   0   0   50   56   27   25    4   21   19
Rich Nye               0   0  4.50   6   0   0   0   0    8   13    5    4    2    6    5
Bob Gibson             3   3  4.73   9   9   2   0   0   65   70   36   34    4   24   79
Santiago Guzman        1   0  5.11   6   2   1   0   0   12   10    8    7    1   10    6
Nelson Briles          1   1  6.35   9   5   0   0   0   23   27   18   16    2   10   14

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Merritt (CIN)          9
  L. Dierker (HOU)          8
  B. Hands (CHI)            7
  T. Seaver (NY)            7
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         6
  J. McGlothlin (CIN)       6
  J. Nash (ATL)             6
  G. Nolan (CIN)            6
  C. Osteen (LA)            6
  G. Perry (SF)             6

Losses:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)          7
  B. Stoneman (MON)         7
  S. Blass (PIT)            6
  J. Bunning (PHI)          6
  S. Carlton (STL)          6
  T. Griffin (HOU)          6
  C. Kirby (SD)             6
  D. Lemaster (HOU)         6
  P. Niekro (ATL)           6
  P. Dobson (SD)            5

Complete Games:

  L. Dierker (HOU)          7
  T. Seaver (NY)            7
  J. Merritt (CIN)          5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         4
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          4
  C. Osteen (LA)            4
  G. Perry (SF)             4
  R. Robertson (SF)         4
  N. Ryan (NY)              4

Saves:

  W. Granger (CIN)         11
  P. Regan (CHI)            8
  D. Giusti (PIT)           6
  R. Herbel (SD)            6
  J. Brewer (LA)            5
  C. Carroll (CIN)          5
  T. McGraw (NY)            5
  C. Raymond (MON)          5
  D. Selma (PHI)            5
  R. Taylor (NY)            5

Shutouts:

  W. Fryman (PHI)           2
  G. Gentry (NY)            2
  J. McGlothlin (CIN)       2
  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

Innings Pitched:

  G. Perry (SF)          98.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         94.0
  L. Dierker (HOU)       93.2
  J. Merritt (CIN)       91.2
  C. Osteen (LA)         87.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        82.2
  D. Sutton (LA)         81.0
  B. Stoneman (MON)      80.2
  K. Holtzman (CHI)      79.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       79.0

Hits:

  L. Dierker (HOU)        101
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         93
  G. Perry (SF)            89
  J. Merritt (CIN)         81
  C. Osteen (LA)           77
  B. Stoneman (MON)        77
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        75
  D. Lemaster (HOU)        75
  P. Niekro (ATL)          73
  G. Nolan (CIN)           73

Runs:

  G. Perry (SF)            50
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         46
  R. Robertson (SF)        42
  B. Stoneman (MON)        42
  S. Blass (PIT)           39
  L. Dierker (HOU)         39
  M. McCormick (SF)        39
  P. Niekro (ATL)          39
  P. Dobson (SD)           38
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        38

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          15
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         13
  G. Perry (SF)            13
  B. Stoneman (MON)        12
  L. Dierker (HOU)         11
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        11
  C. Kirby (SD)            11
  D. Lemaster (HOU)        11
  J. Marichal (SF)          9
  M. McCormick (SF)         9

Walks:

  M. Corkins (SD)          48
  G. Perry (SF)            42
  B. Veale (PIT)           40
  D. Ellis (PIT)           38
  R. Robertson (SF)        38
  B. Stoneman (MON)        38
  M. Torrez (STL)          37
  P. Dobson (SD)           36
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        34
  W. Simpson (CIN)         33

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          104
  B. Gibson (STL)          79
  B. Stoneman (MON)        77
  L. Dierker (HOU)         70
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        68
  P. Niekro (ATL)          68
  G. Perry (SF)            68
  P. Dobson (SD)           65
  S. Carlton (STL)         63
  G. Gentry (NY)           63

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