Sunday May 31, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 31, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     28  20  3.08   48  11  12   444   384  172  152   40  143  262
New York        25  23  3.16   48  15  12   441   357  175  155   39  173  357
Cincinnati      36  14  3.28   50  12  20   448   391  186  163   38  174  231
Chicago         25  19  3.74   44  12  11   387   393  186  161   44  139  278
Atlanta         27  19  3.94   46  16   8   415   399  200  182   53  124  325
San Diego       22  31  3.98   53   4  13   480   454  239  212   51  235  306
Philadelphia    20  27  4.05   47   6  11   433   412  212  195   42  157  320
St. Louis       21  24  4.05   45   9   8   400   396  195  180   28  195  280
Pittsburgh      23  26  4.08   49   9  11   437   404  228  198   35  208  302
Houston         21  29  4.81   50  12   6   442   452  258  236   55  204  278
Montreal        16  30  5.05   46   9   5   406   412  255  228   63  237  297
San Francisco   24  26  5.60   50  14   8   456   497  314  284   60  212  309

 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   4  2.29  12  12   7   0   2  102   73   26   26    9   25  114
Wayne Simpson (CIN)    6   1  2.48  10  10   3   0   2   73   36   24   20    6   33   42
Jim McGlothlin (CIN)   6   3  2.53  11  11   3   0   2   78   52   22   22    6   30   36
Jerry Koosman (NY)     2   3  2.57  10   9   1   0   1   67   57   25   19    6   23   45
Carl Morton (MON)      4   2  2.60  12   8   2   0   1   66   55   25   19    6   36   38
Gary Gentry (NY)       5   2  2.63  10  10   2   0   2   72   47   27   21    5   29   63
Claude Osteen (LA)     7   4  2.72  12  12   4   0   2   96   90   31   29    6   18   42
Nolan Ryan (NY)        4   3  2.87   7   7   4   0   1   53   27   17   17    2   37   54
Jim Bunning (PHI)      2   6  2.87   9   9   1   0   0   63   55   25   20    7   19   44

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Nash               7   1  3.07  11  11   3   0   1   73   67   28   25    6   26   59
Pat Jarvis             5   3  3.36  11  11   4   0   1   80   66   33   30    4   23   71
Hoyt Wilhelm           2   1  3.41  19   0   0   4   0   32   28   13   12    4   14   26
George Stone           5   1  3.57  10  10   3   0   1   71   71   31   28   11   11   53
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
Gary Neibauer          0   3  4.97   7   0   0   0   0   13   11    7    7    0    8    9
Bob Priddy             2   2  5.12  12   0   0   3   0   19   22   11   11    4    4   13
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  1.96  11   0   0   1   0   23   26    7    5    1    7   20
Ted Abernathy          0   0  2.00  11   0   0   1   0    9    9    2    2    0    5    2
Jim Dunegan            0   1  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    2    0
Bill Hands             7   2  2.95  11  11   3   0   0   79   76   32   26    5   19   60
Joe Decker             1   4  3.49  10   9   0   0   0   57   49   27   22    4   28   42
Archie Reynolds        0   1  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    1    3    1
Ken Holtzman           6   3  3.87  12  12   4   0   0   81   80   42   35   12   35   70
Hank Aguirre           2   0  4.00  10   0   0   1   0    9   10    4    4    2    3    7
Phil Regan             3   1  4.02  22   0   0   8   0   31   34   16   14    2   14   12
Fergie Jenkins         4   7  4.81  12  12   5   0   0   88   98   50   47   16   20   64
Steve Barber           0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    1    0
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  1.45  16   0   0   2   0   19   12    3    3    1   16   14
Wayne Simpson          6   1  2.48  10  10   3   0   2   73   36   24   20    6   33   42
Jim McGlothlin         6   3  2.53  11  11   3   0   2   78   52   22   22    6   30   36
Wayne Granger          2   1  2.66  20   0   0  12   0   24   24    9    7    1   10    9
Jim Merritt           10   3  3.09  13  13   5   0   0   99   92   35   34    8   12   47
Clay Carroll           3   1  3.21  22   0   0   5   0   34   31   15   12    1    8   19
Gary Nolan             6   2  3.28  11  11   1   0   1   71   76   31   26    6   30   39
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  12   0   0   0   0   25   23    8    7    1   16   12
Larry Dierker          8   5  3.46  13  13   7   0   1  101  107   43   39   11   28   78
Jack DiLauro           0   2  4.09  16   0   0   1   0   11    9    6    5    2    4    5
Fred Gladding          3   0  4.19  16   0   0   4   0   19   23   11    9    2    8   10
Jim Ray                1   2  4.33  16   2   0   1   0   35   32   18   17    7   19   23
Jack Billingham        2   0  4.59  21   0   0   0   0   33   30   20   17    3    8   25
Denny Lemaster         3   8  4.69  13  12   3   0   0   79   81   44   41   12   37   52
Tom Griffin            1   6  5.73   9   9   1   0   0   49   45   31   31    5   34   33
Don Wilson             1   1  5.74   8   6   0   0   0   31   33   22   20    3   22   10
Jim Bouton             2   3  6.92  13   6   1   0   0   40   47   36   31    4   17   23
Dan Osinski            0   1  9.82   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    4    4    0    2    1
Scipio Spinks          0   1  9.88   5   2   0   0   0   14   17   15   15    5    9    6

 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  10   0   0   3   0   19    6    0    0    0    8   10
Jose Pena              3   0  0.93  12   0   0   2   0   19    9    3    2    1    9   12
Jim Brewer             0   1  2.28  15   0   0   6   0   24   12    8    6    3    8   26
Claude Osteen          7   4  2.72  12  12   4   0   2   96   90   31   29    6   18   42
Sandy Vance            4   3  3.11   9   9   1   0   0   55   53   22   19    5   14   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  3.80  12   0   0   1   0   24   17   12   10    2   14   24
Camilo Pascual         0   0  3.86   7   0   0   0   0    9   11    4    4    2    2    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   4   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    0    0    2    1
Carl Morton            4   2  2.60  12   8   2   0   1   66   55   25   19    6   36   38
Mike Wegener           0   0  3.24   2   1   0   0   0    8    5    3    3    2    9    3
Claude Raymond         3   3  4.03  17   0   0   5   0   29   29   15   13    3    7   19
Bill Dillman           1   2  4.32   5   0   0   0   0    8    7    4    4    1    3    6
Bill Stoneman          2   7  4.63  13  13   3   0   1   84   79   45   43   12   44   81
Gary Waslewski         0   2  5.11   6   4   0   0   0   25   23   14   14    3   15   19
Dan McGinn             3   4  5.16  17   6   2   0   1   52   53   37   30    9   25   38
Howie Reed             1   3  5.19  16   0   0   0   0   26   31   17   15    3   16   12
Steve Renko            1   3  6.09  10   8   1   0   0   44   48   34   30    8   29   26
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
Jerry Koosman          2   3  2.57  10   9   1   0   1   67   57   25   19    6   23   45
Gary Gentry            5   2  2.63  10  10   2   0   2   72   47   27   21    5   29   63
Ron Taylor             1   2  2.84  17   0   0   7   0   19   16    6    6    1    2    8
Nolan Ryan             4   3  2.87   7   7   4   0   1   53   27   17   17    2   37   54
Ray Sadecki            4   0  3.24   8   5   1   0   0   42   38   16   15    6   12   27
Cal Koonce             0   2  3.60  12   0   0   0   0   20   24    9    8    2   13    9
Tug McGraw             1   2  4.07  17   0   0   5   0   24   24   13   11    2   20   17
Don Cardwell           0   1  5.50  11   0   0   0   0   18   20   12   11    3    5    6
Jim McAndrew           1   4  7.77   8   5   0   0   0   24   31   24   21    3    7   14

 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
Joe Hoerner            3   2  2.84  15   0   0   5   0   25   23    8    8    1    7   21
Jim Bunning            2   6  2.87   9   9   1   0   0   63   55   25   20    7   19   44
Lowell Palmer          1   1  3.21  13   0   0   0   0   34   27   12   12    3   11   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  3.86  24   0   0   6   0   40   36   17   17    4   19   45
Rick Wise              3   3  4.03  10  10   1   0   0   67   69   35   30    4   18   36
Barry Lersch           0   0  4.08   8   0   0   0   0   18   15    8    8    4    8   11
Chris Short            3   5  5.33  11  10   2   0   2   52   58   31   31    3   17   38
Grant Jackson          1   5  6.75  11   9   0   0   0   48   60   40   36    9   20   29

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Nelson             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    0    4
Bob Veale              4   4  2.91  11  11   2   0   1   80   59   30   26    3   41   71
Dave Giusti            1   0  3.24  21   1   0   8   0   33   25   14   12    3   15   24
Bruce Dal Canton       2   0  3.38  14   0   0   0   0   19   18    9    7    1   10   16
Lou Marone             0   0  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    0    0
Steve Blass            2   7  4.00  12  12   2   0   0   72   67   43   32    5   27   42
Luke Walker            5   3  4.26  13   5   0   0   0   38   35   18   18    2   26   31
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
Gene Garber            0   3  4.71  13   0   0   0   0   21   19   11   11    3   10    7
Bob Moose              5   4  4.72   9   9   3   0   1   61   68   32   32    7   16   40
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   3   0   0   2   0    7    9    0    0    0    1    4
Danny Coombs           5   3  1.81  12   7   1   0   1   55   44   17   11    3   24   23
Tom Dukes              0   2  2.22  18   0   0   3   0   28   22   13    7    3    9   25
Dave Roberts           4   2  3.25  20   3   0   1   0   53   48   20   19    3   15   31
Ron Herbel             2   1  3.91  24   1   0   6   0   48   45   22   21    6   20   26
Pat Dobson             3   5  4.04  13  11   2   1   1   82   79   45   37    5   38   69
Mike Corkins           4   5  4.63  14  11   1   0   0   70   65   38   36    9   53   49
Al Santorini           1   4  4.81   8   7   0   0   0   39   41   22   21    5   22   21
Clay Kirby             2   6  5.54  12  12   0   0   0   63   63   41   39   12   33   34
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
Ron Bryant             3   4  5.40  20   1   0   0   0   38   41   27   23    4   11   34
Mike McCormick         2   2  5.79  17   8   1   2   0   61   66   43   39    9   27   25
Don McMahon            2   1  6.00  13   0   0   2   0   18   14   12   12    3   10   16
Juan Marichal          2   3  6.17   8   8   3   0   0   47   57   35   32   10   13   22
Frank Reberger         0   2  6.99  18   3   0   2   0   37   50   35   29    3   27   33
Frank Linzy            2   1  7.01  20   0   0   1   0   26   33   20   20    2   11   16
Bill Faul              0   0  7.45   7   0   0   1   0   10   15    9    8    1    6    6
Jerry Johnson          0   0  7.56   4   0   0   0   0    8   15    9    7    2    6    4
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

 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  2.10  21   0   0   4   0   30   31    8    7    1   10   16
Frank Linzy            1   1  2.79   6   0   0   0   0   10    6    3    3    1    4    2
Sal Campisi            2   0  2.86  17   0   0   1   0   22   17    7    7    1   17    9
Mike Torrez            4   4  3.12  10  10   1   0   1   66   50   28   23    5   43   34
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
Ted Abernathy          0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    5    8    2    2    0    3    2
Bob Gibson             4   3  4.40  10  10   3   0   0   74   79   38   36    4   26   90
Rich Nye               0   0  4.50   6   0   0   0   0    8   13    5    4    2    6    5
George Culver          3   3  4.61  11   7   2   0   0   57   64   31   29    6   24   23
Billy McCool           0   1  5.25   9   0   0   1   0   12   12    7    7    0    7    8
Nelson Briles          1   1  7.54  10   6   0   0   0   23   29   21   19    2   12   14
Santiago Guzman        1   1  7.62   7   3   1   0   0   13   14   12   11    1   12    8

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Merritt (CIN)         10
  L. Dierker (HOU)          8
  B. Hands (CHI)            7
  J. Nash (ATL)             7
  C. Osteen (LA)            7
  G. Perry (SF)             7
  T. Seaver (NY)            7
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         6
  J. McGlothlin (CIN)       6
  G. Nolan (CIN)            6

Losses:

  D. Lemaster (HOU)         8
  S. Blass (PIT)            7
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          7
  B. Stoneman (MON)         7
  J. Bunning (PHI)          6
  S. Carlton (STL)          6
  T. Griffin (HOU)          6
  C. Kirby (SD)             6
  P. Niekro (ATL)           6
  M. Corkins (SD)           5

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  W. Granger (CIN)         12
  D. Giusti (PIT)           8
  P. Regan (CHI)            8
  R. Taylor (NY)            7
  J. Brewer (LA)            6
  R. Herbel (SD)            6
  D. Selma (PHI)            6
  C. Carroll (CIN)          5
  J. Hoerner (PHI)          5
  T. McGraw (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)      101.1
  J. Merritt (CIN)       99.0
  C. Osteen (LA)         96.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       88.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         87.0
  B. Stoneman (MON)      83.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)        82.2
  P. Dobson (SD)         82.1

Hits:

  L. Dierker (HOU)        107
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         98
  G. Perry (SF)            97
  J. Merritt (CIN)         92
  C. Osteen (LA)           90
  D. Lemaster (HOU)        81
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        80
  P. Dobson (SD)           79
  B. Gibson (STL)          79
  B. Stoneman (MON)        79

Runs:

  G. Perry (SF)            53
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         50
  R. Robertson (SF)        47
  P. Dobson (SD)           45
  B. Stoneman (MON)        45
  D. Lemaster (HOU)        44
  S. Blass (PIT)           43
  L. Dierker (HOU)         43
  M. McCormick (SF)        43
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        42

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         16
  P. Niekro (ATL)          15
  G. Perry (SF)            13
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        12
  C. Kirby (SD)            12
  D. Lemaster (HOU)        12
  B. Stoneman (MON)        12
  L. Dierker (HOU)         11
  G. Stone (ATL)           11
  D. Sutton (LA)           11

Walks:

  M. Corkins (SD)          53
  B. Stoneman (MON)        44
  G. Perry (SF)            43
  M. Torrez (STL)          43
  R. Robertson (SF)        42
  D. Ellis (PIT)           41
  B. Veale (PIT)           41
  P. Dobson (SD)           38
  D. Lemaster (HOU)        37
  N. Ryan (NY)             37

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          114
  B. Gibson (STL)          90
  B. Stoneman (MON)        81
  L. Dierker (HOU)         78
  G. Perry (SF)            76
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          71
  B. Veale (PIT)           71
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        70
  P. Dobson (SD)           69
  P. Niekro (ATL)          68


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