Friday May 29, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 29, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     26  20  2.97   46  11  11   424   355  160  140   39  140  254
New York        22  23  3.21   45  15  10   409   333  165  146   35  164  329
Cincinnati      34  14  3.25   48  12  19   429   370  178  155   35  171  222
Chicago         23  18  3.55   41  11  10   360   364  164  142   40  123  257
San Diego       21  29  3.84   50   4  12   455   424  220  194   46  219  293
St. Louis       21  22  3.91   43   9   8   380   368  180  165   26  181  270
Philadelphia    19  26  3.92   45   6  10   416   393  198  181   38  146  310
Pittsburgh      22  25  3.93   47   9  10   419   376  212  183   35  201  290
Atlanta         26  18  3.94   44  15   8   397   381  192  174   50  114  308
Houston         21  26  4.69   47  12   6   412   418  236  215   52  184  253
Montreal        16  28  5.02   44   9   5   389   397  244  217   58  226  284
San Francisco   23  25  5.49   48  14   7   439   468  296  268   58  200  299

 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
Jim McGlothlin (CIN)   6   3  2.24  10  10   3   0   2   72   46   18   18    4   29   34
Tom Seaver (NY)        7   4  2.29  12  12   7   0   2  102   73   26   26    9   25  114
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             5   3  3.36  11  11   4   0   1   80   66   33   30    4   23   71
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  3.28  11  11   1   0   1   71   76   31   26    6   30   39
Clay Carroll           3   1  3.48  20   0   0   5   0   31   29   15   12    1    8   17
Bo Belinsky            0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    8   10    6    4    0    6    6
Pedro Borbon           0   1  4.50   2   1   0   0   0    6    6    5    3    2    1    3
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
Jack Billingham        2   0  5.16  20   0   0   0   0   30   29   20   17    3    7   22
Tom Griffin            1   6  5.73   9   9   1   0   0   49   45   31   31    5   34   33
Don Wilson             1   1  5.88   7   5   0   0   0   26   24   19   17    3   17    9
Jim Bouton             2   3  6.30  12   6   1   0   0   40   44   33   28    4   16   23
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              2   0  1.10  11   0   0   2   0   16    8    3    2    1    9   10
Claude Osteen          6   4  2.37  11  11   4   0   2   87   77   25   23    6   17   38
Jim Brewer             0   1  2.45  14   0   0   6   0   22   12    8    6    3    7   25
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  3.41  12  12   4   0   2   87   77   36   33   11   28   56
Fred Norman            1   0  3.80  11   0   0   1   0   21   15   11    9    1   14   24
Camilo Pascual         0   0  4.00   6   0   0   0   0    9   10    4    4    2    1    6
Alan Foster            3   5  4.01  12  12   1   0   0   74   73   38   33    7   31   34
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  3.24   2   1   0   0   0    8    5    3    3    2    9    3
Bill Dillman           1   1  3.68   4   0   0   0   0    7    4    3    3    1    3    6
Claude Raymond         3   3  4.03  17   0   0   5   0   29   29   15   13    3    7   19
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  6.75  11   0   0   0   0   20   24   15   15    6   14   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   4  2.29  12  12   7   0   2  102   73   26   26    9   25  114
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  4.64  16   0   0   5   0   21   23   13   11    2   19   14
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
Bill Wilson            1   0  3.60  16   0   0   0   0   25   16   12   10    3   16   20
Dick Selma             2   3  3.69  23   0   0   6   0   39   34   16   16    4   17   44
Chris Short            3   5  5.33  11  10   2   0   2   52   58   31   31    3   17   38
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              4   4  2.91  11  11   2   0   1   80   59   30   26    3   41   71
Dave Giusti            1   0  3.41  19   1   0   7   0   32   24   14   12    3   15   23
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
Gaylord Perry          7   5  4.37  13  13   5   0   0  107   97   53   52   13   43   76
Rich Robertson         4   5  4.42  13  13   4   0   0   79   76   47   39    8   42   61
Jerry Johnson          0   0  4.70   3   0   0   0   0    8   11    6    4    2    5    4
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
Chuck Taylor           1   3  2.25  20   0   0   4   0   28   29    8    7    1   10   16
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
Frank Linzy            1   1  3.24   5   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    1    3    2
Billy McCool           0   1  3.75   8   0   0   1   0   12   10    5    5    0    6    8
Steve Carlton          2   6  3.80   9   9   2   0   1   64   61   28   27    4   26   63
Bob Gibson             4   3  4.40  10  10   3   0   0   74   79   38   36    4   26   90
George Culver          3   2  4.50   9   7   2   0   0   52   58   28   26    4   23   20
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  7.54  10   6   0   0   0   23   29   21   19    2   12   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
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           4
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          4
  C. Osteen (LA)            4
  R. Robertson (SF)         4

Saves:

  W. Granger (CIN)         11
  P. Regan (CHI)            8
  D. Giusti (PIT)           7
  J. Brewer (LA)            6
  R. Herbel (SD)            6
  D. Selma (PHI)            6
  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)        102.0
  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
  P. Jarvis (ATL)        80.1
  B. Veale (PIT)         80.1

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
  G. Nolan (CIN)           76

Runs:

  G. Perry (SF)            53
  R. Robertson (SF)        47
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         46
  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
  R. Robertson (SF)        42
  D. Ellis (PIT)           41
  B. Veale (PIT)           41
  B. Stoneman (MON)        38
  M. Torrez (STL)          37
  P. Dobson (SD)           36
  C. Morton (MON)          36
  T. Griffin (HOU)         34

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          114
  B. Gibson (STL)          90
  B. Stoneman (MON)        77
  G. Perry (SF)            76
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          71
  B. Veale (PIT)           71
  L. Dierker (HOU)         70
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        68
  P. Niekro (ATL)          68
  P. Dobson (SD)           65


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