Saturday July 4, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 4, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     46  32  3.11   78  21  18   714   625  273  247   67  227  431
New York        42  36  3.32   78  27  17   702   576  290  259   65  255  523
Cincinnati      56  23  3.55   79  22  28   703   640  307  277   63  282  396
Pittsburgh      43  38  3.78   81  20  18   724   663  342  304   52  330  512
St. Louis       38  40  3.94   78  24  11   701   675  336  307   41  324  483
Philadelphia    34  44  4.05   78  11  17   711   703  357  320   63  257  535
Chicago         37  39  4.13   76  20  14   676   692  347  310   78  255  483
Atlanta         40  37  4.14   77  25  13   685   674  348  315   91  220  507
San Diego       31  51  4.22   82   7  19   729   710  389  342   80  347  442
Houston         34  46  4.32   80  19  13   709   721  373  340   81  303  474
Montreal        33  45  4.61   78  16  15   689   684  394  353   87  350  470
San Francisco   37  40  5.21   77  23  12   693   719  447  401   92  304  453

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Danny Coombs (SD)      7   6  2.11  19  13   3   0   1   94   81   31   22    4   41   49
Wayne Simpson (CIN)   12   1  2.35  17  17   8   0   2  130   82   39   34   10   58   86
Tom Seaver (NY)       13   5  2.48  19  19  13   0   2  163  115   47   45   13   41  168
Jerry Koosman (NY)     4   4  2.65  13  12   2   0   1   92   77   36   27    9   26   59
Jim McGlothlin (CIN)  11   4  2.83  18  18   5   0   3  127   99   40   40   10   49   61
Claude Osteen (LA)    11   7  2.86  19  19   7   0   4  148  142   51   47   10   26   66
Pat Jarvis (ATL)       9   6  2.94  18  18   9   0   1  138  117   50   45    8   36  113
Dave Roberts (SD)      5   6  3.13  27   7   0   1   0   86   81   31   30    6   23   53
Jack Billingham (HOU)  6   2  3.24  28   7   3   0   1   83   82   38   30    6   22   62
Jim Merritt (CIN)     13   6  3.32  19  19   7   0   0  141  133   55   52   12   21   72

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Aubrey Gatewood        0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    0
Hoyt Wilhelm           2   2  2.88  25   0   0   5   0   41   35   14   13    5   21   35
Pat Jarvis             9   6  2.94  18  18   9   0   1  138  117   50   45    8   36  113
George Stone           6   4  3.34  16  16   5   0   1  110  108   48   41   12   26   76
Jim Nash              10   2  3.55  17  17   4   0   1  117  110   50   46   12   43   93
Phil Niekro            7  10  4.15  18  18   6   0   2  132  124   67   61   27   39  104
Ron Reed               1   2  4.50   3   2   0   0   0   18   17   10    9    2    6   10
Gary Neibauer          0   3  4.97   7   0   0   0   0   13   11    7    7    0    8    9
Milt Pappas            2   2  6.06  11   3   1   0   0   36   44   25   24    6    7   25
Bob Priddy             2   3  6.43  20   0   0   6   0   28   29   21   20    6    9   14
Larry Jaster           1   1  6.85  14   0   0   0   0   22   33   18   17    5    8    9
Ron Kline              0   0  7.11   5   0   0   1   0    6    9    5    5    4    2    3
Rick Kester            0   0 10.45   6   0   0   0   0   10   17   14   12    1    6    6
Mike McQueen           0   2 10.95   5   3   0   1   0   12   19   19   15    3    9   10

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry Gura             0   1  0.93   9   0   0   1   0   10    7    1    1    1    3    4
Ted Abernathy          0   0  2.00  11   0   0   1   0    9    9    2    2    0    5    2
Milt Pappas            1   1  2.51   2   2   0   0   0   14   14    6    4    2    3    8
Jim Dunegan            0   2  3.48   5   0   0   0   0   10    6    4    4    1   12    2
Jim Colborn            2   0  3.54  21   2   0   2   0   41   55   20   16    2   13   29
Bill Hands             9   7  3.73  19  19   5   0   0  133  129   62   55   11   45   91
Hank Aguirre           3   0  3.86  17   0   0   1   0   14   13    9    6    3    9   11
Joe Decker             1   4  4.10  17  13   0   0   0   83   77   44   38    7   41   61
Fergie Jenkins         9   9  4.18  19  19   9   0   2  146  143   71   68   21   29  127
Ken Holtzman           8   6  4.25  20  20   6   0   0  136  142   74   64   19   55  106
Phil Regan             4   6  4.86  36   0   0   9   0   50   56   29   27    6   21   21
Roberto Rodriquez      0   0  5.00   4   0   0   0   0    9   11    5    5    2    3    9
Archie Reynolds        0   2  6.60   7   1   0   0   0   15   17   11   11    2    9    9
Steve Barber           0   1  9.53   5   0   0   0   0    6   10    6    6    0    6    3
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
Wayne Granger          3   1  2.27  26   0   0  17   0   32   29   10    8    2   10   11
Wayne Simpson         12   1  2.35  17  17   8   0   2  130   82   39   34   10   58   86
Clay Carroll           5   1  2.61  31   0   0   7   0   48   50   19   14    3    8   27
Jim McGlothlin        11   4  2.83  18  18   5   0   3  127   99   40   40   10   49   61
Jim Merritt           13   6  3.32  19  19   7   0   0  141  133   55   52   12   21   72
Gary Nolan             9   4  3.76  18  18   2   0   2  117  116   55   49   12   56   82
Don Gullett            2   1  3.86  21   1   0   3   0   26   26   11   11    2   18   19
Bo Belinsky            0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    8   10    6    4    0    6    6
Tony Cloninger         1   2  7.06  13   1   0   1   0   29   32   23   23    7   21   14
Jim Maloney            0   0  8.44   2   2   0   0   0    5   10    5    5    1    5    1
Pedro Borbon           0   2  8.53   9   1   0   0   0   13   15   14   12    2    5    4
Ray Washburn           0   1  8.54  14   2   0   0   0   26   38   30   25    2   25   13

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
George Culver          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    0    1
Jack DiLauro           0   2  2.25  27   0   0   2   0   20   16    7    5    2    5   16
Ron Cook               0   0  3.18  21   2   0   1   0   40   36   15   14    3   23   24
Jack Billingham        6   2  3.24  28   7   3   0   1   83   82   38   30    6   22   62
Fred Gladding          3   1  3.47  31   0   0   9   0   36   35   18   14    2   13   24
Larry Dierker          8   8  3.87  18  18   8   0   1  130  141   62   56   16   38  103
Jim Ray                3   3  4.31  25   2   0   1   0   54   59   27   26    9   28   36
Don Wilson             2   4  4.48  12  10   2   0   0   62   55   33   31    8   32   29
Denny Lemaster         6  10  4.59  19  18   3   0   0  116  117   63   59   18   50   77
Tom Griffin            3   8  4.66  15  15   2   0   1   85   80   44   44    7   53   54
Jim Bouton             3   5  5.91  21   6   1   0   0   56   68   42   37    5   24   36
Mike Marshall          0   1  8.44   4   0   0   0   0    5    8    5    5    0    4    5
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
Pete Mikkelsen         0   0  1.54   8   0   0   1   0   12    9    2    2    1    2    8
Jim Brewer             3   1  1.82  27   0   0  11   0   40   19   10    8    3   14   44
Jose Pena              3   2  1.96  19   0   0   2   0   37   24    9    8    2   20   22
Camilo Pascual         0   0  2.70   9   0   0   0   0   13   11    4    4    2    5    7
Joe Moeller            3   4  2.72  16   6   2   3   1   56   46   19   17    4   17   29
Claude Osteen         11   7  2.86  19  19   7   0   4  148  142   51   47   10   26   66
Sandy Vance            4   3  3.00  10   9   1   0   0   57   54   22   19    5   14   23
Don Sutton            10   5  3.50  19  19   7   0   3  141  127   59   55   19   42  106
Ray Lamb               2   0  3.51  15   0   0   0   0   26   28   12   10    4    9   20
Alan Foster            6   7  3.55  18  18   3   0   0  114  107   50   45   11   45   47
Bill Singer            3   3  4.04   7   7   1   0   1   36   31   17   16    2   12   27
Fred Norman            1   0  4.28  17   0   0   1   0   34   26   18   16    4   21   32

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Nye               2   0  1.40   3   3   2   0   0   26   16    5    4    1    9    9
Howie Reed             2   3  3.12  26   0   0   2   0   43   41   18   15    3   21   19
Claude Raymond         3   5  3.52  29   0   0  13   0   46   42   20   18    5   12   35
Carl Morton            9   5  3.56  20  16   5   0   2  116  120   53   46   11   58   67
Steve Renko            5   4  4.00  19  14   3   0   1   92   82   48   41   11   42   61
Mike Wegener           0   1  4.23   7   4   0   0   0   28   22   15   13    5   16    9
Gary Waslewski         0   2  5.11   6   4   0   0   0   25   23   14   14    3   15   19
John Strohmayer        1   0  5.21  20   0   0   0   0   38   37   23   22    7   18   40
Bill Stoneman          4  10  5.22  23  17   3   0   1  112  114   70   65   17   56  100
Bill Dillman           2   3  5.25  14   0   0   0   0   24   19   14   14    3   16   14
Dan McGinn             5   6  5.25  25  12   2   0   1   84   92   58   49   11   42   58
John O'Donoghue        0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    2    2    0    0    0
Joe Sparma             0   4  7.06   9   6   1   0   0   29   34   25   23    7   25   23
Balor Moore            0   2  7.45   6   2   0   0   0   10   14    9    8    0    8    6
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
Rich Folkers           0   0  2.08   6   0   0   1   0    9    8    2    2    1    4    5
Tom Seaver            13   5  2.48  19  19  13   0   2  163  115   47   45   13   41  168
Jerry Koosman          4   4  2.65  13  12   2   0   1   92   77   36   27    9   26   59
Ron Taylor             3   3  3.21  30   0   0   9   0   34   27   12   12    1    5   16
Ray Sadecki            6   2  3.24  13  10   3   0   0   78   69   31   28   11   23   49
Cal Koonce             0   2  3.27  13   0   0   0   0   22   25    9    8    2   14   10
Gary Gentry            7   5  3.37  17  17   3   0   2  118   93   51   44   13   49   87
Nolan Ryan             5   5  3.48  11  10   4   0   1   72   39   28   28    4   47   63
Tug McGraw             1   2  4.21  26   0   0   6   0   36   38   22   17    3   27   29
Jim McAndrew           3   6  4.94  13   9   2   1   1   55   55   33   30    5   13   29
Don Cardwell           0   2  6.75  15   1   0   0   0   24   30   19   18    3    6    8

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Wenz              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    0
Mike Jackson           1   1  1.42   5   0   0   0   0    6    6    1    1    0    4    4
Dick Selma             3   5  2.84  37   0   0  10   0   70   54   23   22    4   30   79
Joe Hoerner            5   3  2.88  22   0   0   6   0   34   31   12   11    3   10   30
Jim Bunning            6   8  3.35  16  16   2   0   0  105   98   47   39   10   32   76
Woodie Fryman          6   4  3.60  17  16   4   0   3  100   88   42   40    8   33   75
Rick Wise              5   7  3.64  17  17   2   0   0  111  126   56   45    6   28   65
Barry Lersch           0   0  4.17  18   0   0   1   0   37   36   18   17    6   14   23
Chris Short            5   8  4.56  18  17   3   0   2   97  100   52   49    4   34   68
Lowell Palmer          1   1  4.99  22   0   0   0   0   49   48   30   27    8   20   44
Bill Wilson            1   0  5.35  23   0   0   0   0   37   36   25   22    3   23   24
Grant Jackson          1   7  6.51  14  12   0   0   0   65   79   51   47   11   28   47

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Nelson             3   0  1.97   6   4   1   0   1   32   24    8    7    0   15   19
Dave Giusti            5   0  2.49  31   1   0  12   0   51   42   16   14    3   20   35
Orlando Pena           0   0  3.00   7   0   0   0   0    9    7    4    3    1    1    5
Bob Veale              5  10  3.51  19  19   3   0   1  128  103   57   50    8   65  114
Luke Walker            6   3  3.60  23   5   0   3   0   55   44   22   22    2   34   49
Bob Moose              7   6  3.76  15  15   7   0   2  105  102   45   44   10   30   83
Steve Blass            6   9  3.76  19  19   4   0   0  124  113   64   52   10   52   79
Lou Marone             0   0  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    0    0
Bruce Dal Canton       3   0  3.90  21   0   0   0   0   32   38   16   14    1   17   23
Dock Ellis             7   6  4.00  18  18   5   0   1  115  109   56   51    6   58   70
Chuck Hartenstein      1   1  4.56  17   0   0   1   0   24   25   15   12    3    8   14
Gene Garber            0   3  5.24  14   0   0   0   0   22   22   13   13    4   10    7
Joe Gibbon             0   0  7.90  14   0   0   1   0   14   19   14   12    1   13   11
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
Ron Willis             0   0  0.00  10   0   0   2   0   16    6    1    0    0    5    3
Danny Coombs           7   6  2.11  19  13   3   0   1   94   81   31   22    4   41   49
Tom Dukes              0   2  2.12  25   0   0   5   0   34   26   14    8    4   10   29
Dave Roberts           5   6  3.13  27   7   0   1   0   86   81   31   30    6   23   53
Ron Herbel             5   2  3.81  41   1   0   7   0   78   71   39   33    7   30   36
Pat Dobson             5   9  4.58  20  17   2   1   1  124  126   72   63   13   52   90
Mike Corkins           4   6  4.95  18  14   1   0   0   84   79   49   46   10   64   57
Al Santorini           1   7  5.74  14  11   0   0   0   63   71   44   40    8   38   36
Clay Kirby             3  10  5.76  19  17   1   0   0   91   93   62   58   19   51   52
Gary Ross              1   3  6.18  23   2   0   0   0   44   50   30   30    8   28   29
Roberto Rodriquez      0   0  6.61  10   0   0   3   0   16   26   16   12    1    5    8

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don McMahon            4   1  3.65  27   0   0   6   0   44   28   18   18    5   18   39
Gaylord Perry         12   8  3.79  21  21  10   0   0  173  152   78   73   18   52  124
Skip Pitlock           1   2  4.19   4   4   0   0   0   19   17    9    9    2    9    9
Rich Robertson         6   6  4.90  20  19   5   0   0  112  111   69   61   15   69   76
Ron Bryant             3   4  5.18  22   1   0   0   0   40   42   27   23    4   11   37
Juan Marichal          3   7  5.40  15  15   6   0   0   97  115   70   58   16   25   44
Mike McCormick         3   3  5.64  20  10   1   2   0   75   74   51   47   13   31   34
Frank Linzy            2   1  7.01  20   0   0   1   0   26   33   20   20    2   11   16
Jerry Johnson          0   0  7.27  11   0   0   0   0   17   25   17   14    3   13    9
Frank Reberger         1   3  7.40  27   3   0   2   0   49   65   47   40    6   40   41
Bill Faul              0   0  7.45   7   0   0   1   0   10   15    9    8    1    6    6
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
Mike Davison           0   2 10.50   5   0   0   0   0    6    9    8    7    2    3    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
Ted Abernathy          1   0  2.95  11   0   0   1   0   18   15    6    6    0   12    8
Sal Campisi            2   1  2.95  27   0   0   3   0   40   36   13   13    1   28   17
Al Hrabosky            1   0  3.09   6   1   0   0   0   12   11    4    4    0    5    5
Frank Linzy            1   3  3.13  19   0   0   0   0   23   23    8    8    1    9   10
Jerry Johnson          2   0  3.18   7   0   0   1   0   11    6    4    4    1    3    5
Bob Gibson            11   3  3.41  17  17   9   0   2  135  120   57   51    5   50  143
Chuck Taylor           3   5  3.43  27   6   1   4   1   63   64   27   24    3   16   30
Steve Carlton          5  10  3.46  17  17   7   0   2  130  119   56   50   13   46  116
Mike Torrez            6   8  3.82  17  17   3   0   1  108   91   54   46    6   70   60
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
Jerry Reuss            1   1  4.79   3   3   1   0   0   21   23   11   11    0    9   17
Billy McCool           0   3  6.53  16   0   0   1   0   21   19   15   15    0   15   12
Chuck Hartenstein      0   0  6.57   5   0   0   0   0   12   19    9    9    0    5    8
Santiago Guzman        1   1  7.62   7   3   1   0   0   13   14   12   11    1   12    8
Nelson Briles          1   1  7.99  12   7   0   0   0   24   32   23   21    2   12   15

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Merritt (CIN)         13
  T. Seaver (NY)           13
  G. Perry (SF)            12
  W. Simpson (CIN)         12
  B. Gibson (STL)          11
  J. McGlothlin (CIN)      11
  C. Osteen (LA)           11
  J. Nash (ATL)            10
  D. Sutton (LA)           10
  B. Hands (CHI)            9

Losses:

  S. Carlton (STL)         10
  C. Kirby (SD)            10
  D. Lemaster (HOU)        10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  B. Stoneman (MON)        10
  B. Veale (PIT)           10
  S. Blass (PIT)            9
  P. Dobson (SD)            9
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          9
  J. Bunning (PHI)          8

Complete Games:

  T. Seaver (NY)           13
  G. Perry (SF)            10
  B. Gibson (STL)           9
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           9
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          9
  L. Dierker (HOU)          8
  W. Simpson (CIN)          8
  S. Carlton (STL)          7
  J. Merritt (CIN)          7
  B. Moose (PIT)            7

Saves:

  W. Granger (CIN)         17
  C. Raymond (MON)         13
  D. Giusti (PIT)          12
  J. Brewer (LA)           11
  D. Selma (PHI)           10
  F. Gladding (HOU)         9
  P. Regan (CHI)            9
  R. Taylor (NY)            9
  C. Carroll (CIN)          7
  R. Herbel (SD)            7

Shutouts:

  C. Osteen (LA)            4
  W. Fryman (PHI)           3
  J. McGlothlin (CIN)       3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  S. Carlton (STL)          2
  G. Gentry (NY)            2
  B. Gibson (STL)           2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          2
  B. Moose (PIT)            2
  C. Morton (MON)           2

Innings Pitched:

  G. Perry (SF)         173.1
  T. Seaver (NY)        163.0
  C. Osteen (LA)        148.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      146.1
  D. Sutton (LA)        141.1
  J. Merritt (CIN)      141.0
  P. Jarvis (ATL)       137.2
  K. Holtzman (CHI)     135.2
  B. Gibson (STL)       134.2
  B. Hands (CHI)        132.2

Hits:

  G. Perry (SF)           152
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        143
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       142
  C. Osteen (LA)          142
  L. Dierker (HOU)        141
  J. Merritt (CIN)        133
  B. Hands (CHI)          129
  D. Sutton (LA)          127
  P. Dobson (SD)          126
  R. Wise (PHI)           126

Runs:

  G. Perry (SF)            78
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        74
  P. Dobson (SD)           72
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         71
  J. Marichal (SF)         70
  B. Stoneman (MON)        70
  R. Robertson (SF)        69
  P. Niekro (ATL)          67
  S. Blass (PIT)           64
  D. Lemaster (HOU)        63

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          27
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         21
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        19
  C. Kirby (SD)            19
  D. Sutton (LA)           19
  D. Lemaster (HOU)        18
  G. Perry (SF)            18
  B. Stoneman (MON)        17
  L. Dierker (HOU)         16
  J. Marichal (SF)         16

Walks:

  M. Torrez (STL)          70
  R. Robertson (SF)        69
  B. Veale (PIT)           65
  M. Corkins (SD)          64
  D. Ellis (PIT)           58
  C. Morton (MON)          58
  W. Simpson (CIN)         58
  G. Nolan (CIN)           56
  B. Stoneman (MON)        56
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        55

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          168
  B. Gibson (STL)         143
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        127
  G. Perry (SF)           124
  S. Carlton (STL)        116
  B. Veale (PIT)          114
  P. Jarvis (ATL)         113
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       106
  D. Sutton (LA)          106
  P. Niekro (ATL)         104


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