Wednesday July 8, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, July 8, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     50  32  3.13   82  22  21   751   656  288  261   69  236  452
New York        46  36  3.32   82  27  20   738   610  305  272   69  273  548
Cincinnati      59  24  3.41   83  24  29   739   665  311  280   63  293  428
Pittsburgh      46  39  3.74   85  22  20   759   691  353  315   56  342  539
Chicago         41  41  4.02   82  22  16   730   737  369  326   83  275  517
Philadelphia    35  47  4.03   82  12  17   747   742  373  335   66  269  559
St. Louis       39  43  4.06   82  25  11   734   721  360  331   47  340  504
San Diego       33  53  4.18   86   7  21   763   743  403  354   84  358  461
Atlanta         41  40  4.23   81  26  13   721   718  379  339   99  238  531
Houston         34  50  4.42   84  19  13   745   768  399  366   81  321  497
Montreal        34  50  4.75   84  16  16   739   734  436  390   95  381  501
San Francisco   39  42  5.20   81  24  13   728   757  468  421   96  316  477

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Danny Coombs (SD)      7   6  2.26  20  14   3   0   1  100   88   35   25    5   45   52
Wayne Simpson (CIN)   13   1  2.27  18  18   9   0   2  139   86   40   35   10   60   93
Tom Seaver (NY)       13   5  2.48  19  19  13   0   2  163  115   47   45   13   41  168
Jerry Koosman (NY)     5   4  2.74  14  13   2   0   1   99   85   39   30   10   29   62
Jim McGlothlin (CIN)  11   4  2.79  19  19   5   0   3  129  100   40   40   10   49   63
Pat Jarvis (ATL)       9   6  2.94  18  18   9   0   1  138  117   50   45    8   36  113
Claude Osteen (LA)    11   7  2.96  20  20   7   0   4  155  150   55   51   11   29   67
Jim Merritt (CIN)     14   6  3.12  20  20   8   0   1  150  139   55   52   12   23   81
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

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pat Jarvis             9   6  2.94  18  18   9   0   1  138  117   50   45    8   36  113
Hoyt Wilhelm           2   3  3.30  27   0   0   5   0   44   40   17   16    6   24   35
George Stone           7   4  3.39  17  17   6   0   1  119  120   52   45   14   28   80
Jim Nash              10   2  3.52  18  18   4   0   1  123  116   54   48   14   45  101
Phil Niekro            7  11  4.48  19  19   6   0   2  137  133   74   68   28   43  109
Aubrey Gatewood        0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    2    4    6    1    0    2    0
Gary Neibauer          0   3  4.97   7   0   0   0   0   13   11    7    7    0    8    9
Ron Reed               1   2  5.40   4   3   0   0   0   23   23   15   14    4    8   13
Milt Pappas            2   2  6.06  11   3   1   0   0   36   44   25   24    6    7   25
Bob Priddy             2   4  6.46  22   0   0   6   0   31   32   23   22    6    9   16
Larry Jaster           1   1  6.85  14   0   0   0   0   22   33   18   17    5    8    9
Rick Kester            0   0  6.89   8   0   0   0   0   16   17   14   12    1    9    8
Ron Kline              0   0  7.11   5   0   0   1   0    6    9    5    5    4    2    3
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
Milt Pappas            2   1  1.93   3   3   1   0   0   23   21    7    5    2    4   12
Ted Abernathy          0   0  2.00  11   0   0   1   0    9    9    2    2    0    5    2
Larry Gura             0   1  2.45  11   1   0   1   0   15   14    5    4    2    8    6
Jim Colborn            2   0  3.27  23   2   0   3   0   44   57   20   16    2   13   29
Jim Dunegan            0   2  3.48   5   0   0   0   0   10    6    4    4    1   12    2
Bill Hands            10   7  3.65  20  20   5   0   0  141  135   64   57   13   47   97
Hank Aguirre           3   0  3.86  17   0   0   1   0   14   13    9    6    3    9   11
Joe Decker             2   4  3.90  18  14   1   0   0   92   83   46   40    8   45   64
Ken Holtzman           8   7  4.07  21  21   6   0   0  144  148   79   65   19   59  113
Fergie Jenkins         9  10  4.23  20  20   9   0   2  153  150   76   72   22   30  132
Phil Regan             4   6  4.86  36   0   0   9   0   50   56   29   27    6   21   21
Roberto Rodriquez      1   0  5.27   6   0   0   1   0   14   15    8    8    2    6   16
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  2.08  27   0   0  17   0   35   30   10    8    2   12   14
Wayne Simpson         13   1  2.27  18  18   9   0   2  139   86   40   35   10   60   93
Clay Carroll           5   1  2.45  32   0   0   8   0   51   52   19   14    3    8   28
Jim McGlothlin        11   4  2.79  19  19   5   0   3  129  100   40   40   10   49   63
Jim Merritt           14   6  3.12  20  20   8   0   1  150  139   55   52   12   23   81
Gary Nolan            10   4  3.58  19  19   2   0   2  123  121   55   49   12   59   87
Don Gullett            2   1  3.58  22   1   0   3   0   28   28   11   11    2   19   22
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
Pedro Borbon           0   2  7.71  10   1   0   0   0   14   15   14   12    2    5    5
Jim Maloney            0   0  8.44   2   2   0   0   0    5   10    5    5    1    5    1
Ray Washburn           0   2  8.89  15   2   0   0   0   27   42   33   27    2   26   14

 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 Billingham        6   2  3.24  28   7   3   0   1   83   82   38   30    6   22   62
Ron Cook               0   0  3.38  22   2   0   1   0   40   38   16   15    3   23   25
Fred Gladding          3   1  3.55  33   0   0   9   0   38   39   19   15    2   13   25
Larry Dierker          8   8  3.96  19  19   8   0   1  139  152   67   61   16   43  112
Jack DiLauro           0   3  4.22  30   0   0   2   0   21   18   12   10    2    9   18
Jim Ray                3   3  4.28  26   2   0   1   0   55   60   27   26    9   28   36
Don Wilson             2   4  4.46  13  11   2   0   0   71   62   37   35    8   34   33
Denny Lemaster         6  11  4.55  20  19   3   0   0  123  126   66   62   18   51   81
Tom Griffin            3   9  4.60  16  16   2   0   1   92   89   47   47    7   57   56
Jim Bouton             3   6  6.36  23   6   1   0   0   58   70   46   41    5   26   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
Jose Pena              3   2  1.77  20   0   0   3   0   41   26    9    8    2   20   24
Jim Brewer             4   1  1.90  29   0   0  12   0   43   23   12    9    4   14   46
Camilo Pascual         0   0  2.70   9   0   0   0   0   13   11    4    4    2    5    7
Joe Moeller            4   4  2.79  17   7   2   3   1   61   51   21   19    4   18   31
Claude Osteen         11   7  2.96  20  20   7   0   4  155  150   55   51   11   29   67
Sandy Vance            4   3  3.00  10   9   1   0   0   57   54   22   19    5   14   23
Bill Singer            4   3  3.22   8   8   2   0   2   45   33   17   16    2   13   33
Ray Lamb               3   0  3.38  16   0   0   0   0   27   28   12   10    4    9   20
Alan Foster            6   7  3.55  18  18   3   0   0  114  107   50   45   11   45   47
Pete Mikkelsen         0   0  3.55   9   0   0   2   0   13   12    5    5    1    3    9
Don Sutton            10   5  3.58  20  20   7   0   3  148  134   63   59   19   45  113
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   1  2.18   4   4   2   0   0   33   23    9    8    1   13   12
Carl Morton            9   6  3.58  21  17   5   0   2  123  124   56   49   12   59   72
Howie Reed             2   4  3.88  27   1   0   2   0   46   46   23   20    3   24   20
Claude Raymond         3   5  3.93  32   0   0  14   0   53   47   26   23    7   14   43
Steve Renko            5   5  4.17  20  15   3   0   1   99   86   53   46   13   46   69
Gary Waslewski         0   2  5.11   6   4   0   0   0   25   23   14   14    3   15   19
Dan McGinn             6   6  5.11  28  12   2   0   1   88   96   59   50   11   44   60
Bill Dillman           2   3  5.20  16   0   0   0   0   28   24   16   16    4   16   14
Mike Wegener           0   2  5.28   9   5   0   0   0   31   25   20   18    6   22    9
Bill Stoneman          4  10  5.31  24  18   3   0   1  117  122   74   69   18   60  103
John Strohmayer        1   0  5.44  22   0   0   0   0   41   42   30   25    7   23   41
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
Tom Seaver            13   5  2.48  19  19  13   0   2  163  115   47   45   13   41  168
Rich Folkers           0   0  2.70   7   0   0   1   0   10    9    3    3    1    7    5
Jerry Koosman          5   4  2.74  14  13   2   0   1   99   85   39   30   10   29   62
Ron Taylor             3   3  3.09  31   0   0  10   0   35   29   12   12    1    5   17
Gary Gentry            7   5  3.25  18  18   3   0   2  125   99   53   45   13   53   94
Cal Koonce             0   2  3.27  13   0   0   0   0   22   25    9    8    2   14   10
Danny Frisella         1   0  3.38   2   0   0   1   0    3    2    1    1    0    1    3
Ray Sadecki            7   2  3.40  14  11   3   0   0   85   75   36   32   12   29   52
Nolan Ryan             5   5  3.48  11  10   4   0   1   72   39   28   28    4   47   63
Tug McGraw             1   2  4.03  28   0   0   7   0   38   39   22   17    3   28   31
Jim McAndrew           4   6  4.74  14  10   2   1   1   63   63   36   33    7   13   35
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
Mike Jackson           1   1  1.42   5   0   0   0   0    6    6    1    1    0    4    4
Dick Selma             3   5  2.76  38   0   0  10   0   72   54   23   22    4   32   82
Joe Hoerner            5   3  2.88  22   0   0   6   0   34   31   12   11    3   10   30
Fred Wenz              0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    1    1
Rick Wise              6   7  3.37  18  18   3   0   1  120  130   56   45    6   30   67
Jim Bunning            6   9  3.64  17  17   2   0   0  111  111   53   45   11   32   79
Woodie Fryman          6   5  3.74  18  17   4   0   3  106   97   47   44    9   35   81
Barry Lersch           0   0  4.03  20   0   0   1   0   38   37   18   17    6   15   24
Chris Short            5   9  4.60  19  18   3   0   2  104  109   56   53    5   36   74
Lowell Palmer          1   1  4.80  24   0   0   0   0   51   48   30   27    8   23   46
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
Dave Giusti            5   0  2.33  33   1   0  14   0   54   42   16   14    3   20   40
Jim Nelson             4   0  2.92   7   5   1   0   1   37   30   13   12    3   18   24
Orlando Pena           0   0  3.00   7   0   0   0   0    9    7    4    3    1    1    5
Bob Veale              6  10  3.44  20  20   3   0   1  136  110   59   52    8   70  122
Luke Walker            6   3  3.60  23   5   0   3   0   55   44   22   22    2   34   49
Steve Blass            6  10  3.66  20  20   5   0   0  133  117   66   54   11   55   83
Bruce Dal Canton       3   0  3.67  22   0   0   0   0   34   39   16   14    1   17   23
Bob Moose              7   6  3.76  15  15   7   0   2  105  102   45   44   10   30   83
Dock Ellis             8   6  3.86  19  19   6   0   1  124  119   58   53    6   59   75
Lou Marone             0   0  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    0    0
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             1   0  0.39  13   0   0   3   0   23   10    2    1    0    6    6
Tom Dukes              0   2  2.12  25   0   0   5   0   34   26   14    8    4   10   29
Danny Coombs           7   6  2.26  20  14   3   0   1  100   88   35   25    5   45   52
Dave Roberts           5   6  3.13  27   7   0   1   0   86   81   31   30    6   23   53
Ron Herbel             5   2  3.89  43   1   0   8   0   81   73   41   35    7   30   39
Pat Dobson             5  10  4.37  21  18   2   1   1  130  131   73   63   13   53   94
Mike Corkins           4   6  4.95  18  14   1   0   0   84   79   49   46   10   64   57
Clay Kirby             4  10  5.55  20  18   1   0   0   96   99   63   59   19   55   56
Gary Ross              1   3  5.63  24   2   0   0   0   48   51   30   30    8   29   31
Al Santorini           1   8  6.20  15  12   0   0   0   65   79   49   45   11   38   36
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  3.42  28   0   0   7   0   47   28   18   18    5   18   43
Gaylord Perry         13   8  3.60  22  22  11   0   1  182  157   78   73   18   52  129
Skip Pitlock           1   2  4.19   4   4   0   0   0   19   17    9    9    2    9    9
Rich Robertson         6   6  5.08  21  20   5   0   0  117  122   74   66   16   70   79
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
Frank Reberger         1   3  6.28  29   3   0   2   0   57   71   47   40    6   41   47
Mike McCormick         3   4  6.28  22  11   1   2   0   77   79   58   54   15   35   37
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          1   1  7.66  13   1   0   0   0   22   33   23   19    4   16   10
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 11.25   7   0   0   0   0    8   12   11   10    2    6    4

 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
Al Hrabosky            1   0  2.70   8   1   0   0   0   13   12    4    4    0    6    7
Frank Linzy            1   3  2.70  22   0   0   0   0   27   29    8    8    1   10   11
Ted Abernathy          1   0  2.95  11   0   0   1   0   18   15    6    6    0   12    8
Sal Campisi            2   2  3.10  29   0   0   3   0   41   40   14   14    1   31   18
Jerry Johnson          2   0  3.18   7   0   0   1   0   11    6    4    4    1    3    5
Chuck Taylor           3   5  3.32  28   6   1   4   1   65   65   27   24    3   18   30
Bob Gibson            12   3  3.38  18  18  10   0   2  144  128   60   54    7   50  149
Steve Carlton          5  10  3.46  17  17   7   0   2  130  119   56   50   13   46  116
Mike Torrez            6   8  3.86  18  18   3   0   1  114   96   57   49    6   74   67
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   3  6.23  18   0   0   1   0   22   20   15   15    0   16   12
Jerry Reuss            1   2  6.29   4   4   1   0   0   24   31   17   17    2   12   18
Santiago Guzman        1   1  7.62   7   3   1   0   0   13   14   12   11    1   12    8
Chuck Hartenstein      0   0  8.78   6   0   0   0   0   13   24   13   13    1    5    9
Nelson Briles          1   2  8.89  13   8   0   0   0   28   39   30   28    3   13   17

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Merritt (CIN)         14
  G. Perry (SF)            13
  T. Seaver (NY)           13
  W. Simpson (CIN)         13
  B. Gibson (STL)          12
  J. McGlothlin (CIN)      11
  C. Osteen (LA)           11
  B. Hands (CHI)           10
  J. Nash (ATL)            10
  G. Nolan (CIN)           10

Losses:

  D. Lemaster (HOU)        11
  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  S. Blass (PIT)           10
  S. Carlton (STL)         10
  P. Dobson (SD)           10
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         10
  C. Kirby (SD)            10
  B. Stoneman (MON)        10
  B. Veale (PIT)           10
  J. Bunning (PHI)          9

Complete Games:

  T. Seaver (NY)           13
  G. Perry (SF)            11
  B. Gibson (STL)          10
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           9
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          9
  W. Simpson (CIN)          9
  L. Dierker (HOU)          8
  J. Merritt (CIN)          8
  S. Carlton (STL)          7
  B. Moose (PIT)            7

Saves:

  W. Granger (CIN)         17
  D. Giusti (PIT)          14
  C. Raymond (MON)         14
  J. Brewer (LA)           12
  D. Selma (PHI)           10
  R. Taylor (NY)           10
  F. Gladding (HOU)         9
  P. Regan (CHI)            9
  C. Carroll (CIN)          8
  R. Herbel (SD)            8

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)         182.1
  T. Seaver (NY)        163.0
  C. Osteen (LA)        155.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      153.1
  J. Merritt (CIN)      150.0
  D. Sutton (LA)        148.1
  B. Gibson (STL)       143.2
  K. Holtzman (CHI)     143.2
  B. Hands (CHI)        140.2
  W. Simpson (CIN)      139.0

Hits:

  G. Perry (SF)           157
  L. Dierker (HOU)        152
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        150
  C. Osteen (LA)          150
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       148
  J. Merritt (CIN)        139
  B. Hands (CHI)          135
  D. Sutton (LA)          134
  P. Niekro (ATL)         133
  P. Dobson (SD)          131

Runs:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)        79
  G. Perry (SF)            78
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         76
  P. Niekro (ATL)          74
  R. Robertson (SF)        74
  B. Stoneman (MON)        74
  P. Dobson (SD)           73
  J. Marichal (SF)         70
  L. Dierker (HOU)         67
  S. Blass (PIT)           66

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          28
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         22
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        19
  C. Kirby (SD)            19
  D. Sutton (LA)           19
  D. Lemaster (HOU)        18
  G. Perry (SF)            18
  B. Stoneman (MON)        18
  L. Dierker (HOU)         16
  J. Marichal (SF)         16

Walks:

  M. Torrez (STL)          74
  R. Robertson (SF)        70
  B. Veale (PIT)           70
  M. Corkins (SD)          64
  W. Simpson (CIN)         60
  B. Stoneman (MON)        60
  D. Ellis (PIT)           59
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        59
  C. Morton (MON)          59
  G. Nolan (CIN)           59

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          168
  B. Gibson (STL)         149
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        132
  G. Perry (SF)           129
  B. Veale (PIT)          122
  S. Carlton (STL)        116
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       113
  P. Jarvis (ATL)         113
  D. Sutton (LA)          113
  L. Dierker (HOU)        112

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