Thursday May 28, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 28, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     25  20  2.95   45  11  10   415   346  154  136   39  133  245
New York        22  22  3.17   44  15  10   400   324  160  141   33  161  318
Cincinnati      33  14  3.24   47  12  19   420   365  174  151   34  165  218
Chicago         23  18  3.55   41  11  10   360   364  164  142   40  123  257
St. Louis       21  21  3.81   42   9   8   371   356  172  157   26  177  263
San Diego       21  29  3.84   50   4  12   455   424  220  194   46  219  293
Philadelphia    19  25  3.88   44   6  10   408   385  193  176   37  144  304
Pittsburgh      21  25  3.98   46   9   9   410   367  209  181   35  200  277
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  27  5.02   43   9   5   380   389  238  212   56  214  281
San Francisco   23  24  5.49   47  14   7   431   456  290  263   58  195  294

 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
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
Carl Morton (MON)      4   2  2.64  11   8   2   0   1   65   55   25   19    6   36   37
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            2   0  1.74   9   0   0   0   0   21   24    6    4    1    5   18
Ted Abernathy          0   0  2.00  11   0   0   1   0    9    9    2    2    0    5    2
Phil Regan             2   1  2.83  20   0   0   8   0   29   29   11    9    2   11    9
Bill Hands             7   2  2.95  11  11   3   0   0   79   76   32   26    5   19   60
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  4.00  10   0   0   1   0    9   10    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   9   0   0   2   0   18    5    0    0    0    8   10
Jose Pena              1   0  1.46  10   0   0   2   0   12    6    2    2    1    6    7
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
Jim Brewer             0   1  2.75  13   0   0   5   0   20   12    8    6    3    7   21
Bill Singer            1   2  3.32   3   3   1   0   1   19   18    8    7    0    4   16
Don Sutton             6   5  3.41  12  12   4   0   2   87   77   36   33   11   28   56
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   3   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    0    0    1    1
Carl Morton            4   2  2.64  11   8   2   0   1   65   55   25   19    6   36   37
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 Dillman           1   1  3.68   4   0   0   0   0    7    4    3    3    1    3    6
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  3.60  12   0   0   0   0   20   24    9    8    2   13    9
Tug McGraw             0   2  4.87  15   0   0   5   0   20   22   13   11    2   18   13
Don Cardwell           0   1  5.50  11   0   0   0   0   18   20   12   11    3    5    6
Jim McAndrew           1   4  9.35   7   4   0   0   0   17   24   21   18    1    6    9

 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
Joe Hoerner            3   2  3.00  14   0   0   4   0   24   23    8    8    1    7   20
Lowell Palmer          1   1  3.21  13   0   0   0   0   34   27   12   12    3   11   35
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
Dick Selma             2   3  3.69  23   0   0   6   0   39   34   16   16    4   17   44
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  6.85  10   9   0   0   0   46   58   39   35    8   20   28

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Dal Canton       2   0  1.56  13   0   0   0   0   17   14    5    3    1    8   15
Bob Veale              3   4  3.00  10  10   2   0   1   72   50   27   24    3   40   59
Dave Giusti            1   0  3.48  18   1   0   6   0   31   24   14   12    3   15   22
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
Gene Garber            0   3  3.86  12   0   0   0   0   21   16    9    9    3   10    7
Lou Marone             0   0  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    0    0
Dock Ellis             3   4  4.37  11  11   2   0   0   68   64   38   33    5   41   42
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          7   5  4.37  13  13   5   0   0  107   97   53   52   13   43   76
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
Bob Gibson             4   3  4.40  10  10   3   0   0   74   79   38   36    4   26   90
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
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
  G. Perry (SF)             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

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
  G. Perry (SF)             5
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         4
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          4
  C. Osteen (LA)            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
  D. Selma (PHI)            6
  J. Brewer (LA)            5
  C. Carroll (CIN)          5
  T. McGraw (NY)            5
  C. Raymond (MON)          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)         107.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         94.0
  L. Dierker (HOU)       93.2
  J. Merritt (CIN)       91.2
  C. Osteen (LA)         87.1
  D. Sutton (LA)         87.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        82.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)      80.2
  B. Hands (CHI)         79.1
  K. Holtzman (CHI)      79.1

Hits:

  L. Dierker (HOU)        101
  G. Perry (SF)            97
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         93
  J. Merritt (CIN)         81
  B. Gibson (STL)          79
  C. Osteen (LA)           77
  B. Stoneman (MON)        77
  D. Sutton (LA)           77
  B. Hands (CHI)           76
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        75

Runs:

  G. Perry (SF)            53
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         46
  R. Robertson (SF)        42
  B. Stoneman (MON)        42
  S. Blass (PIT)           39
  L. Dierker (HOU)         39
  G. Jackson (PHI)         39
  M. McCormick (SF)        39
  P. Niekro (ATL)          39
  P. Dobson (SD)           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
  D. Sutton (LA)           11
  J. Marichal (SF)          9

Walks:

  M. Corkins (SD)          48
  G. Perry (SF)            43
  D. Ellis (PIT)           41
  B. Veale (PIT)           40
  R. Robertson (SF)        38
  B. Stoneman (MON)        38
  M. Torrez (STL)          37
  P. Dobson (SD)           36
  C. Morton (MON)          36
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        34

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          104
  B. Gibson (STL)          90
  B. Stoneman (MON)        77
  G. Perry (SF)            76
  L. Dierker (HOU)         70
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        68
  P. Niekro (ATL)          68
  P. Dobson (SD)           65
  S. Carlton (STL)         63
  G. Gentry (NY)           63

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