Thursday July 9, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 9, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     50  33  3.20   83  22  21   759   670  297  270   71  240  458
New York        47  36  3.29   83  28  20   747   613  306  273   70  276  557
Cincinnati      59  25  3.42   84  24  29   749   678  321  285   65  297  431
Pittsburgh      47  39  3.69   86  23  20   768   696  353  315   56  344  549
Chicago         41  41  4.02   82  22  16   730   737  369  326   83  275  517
St. Louis       39  44  4.03   83  25  11   743   733  366  333   47  343  511
Philadelphia    35  47  4.03   82  12  17   747   742  373  335   66  269  559
San Diego       34  53  4.23   87   7  22   773   754  412  363   87  362  470
Atlanta         41  41  4.25   82  26  13   732   731  386  346   99  245  532
Houston         35  50  4.43   85  19  14   754   780  404  371   82  325  505
Montreal        34  51  4.79   85  16  16   747   745  443  397   97  383  510
San Francisco   40  42  5.20   82  24  13   739   767  474  427   98  324  482

 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
Tom Seaver (NY)       14   5  2.41  20  20  14   0   2  172  118   48   46   14   44  177
Wayne Simpson (CIN)   13   1  2.48  19  19   9   0   2  142   92   49   39   12   63   95
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
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
Pat Jarvis (ATL)       9   6  3.17  19  19   9   0   1  145  127   56   51    8   41  114
Gary Gentry (NY)       7   5  3.25  18  18   3   0   2  125   99   53   45   13   53   94
Dave Roberts (SD)      5   6  3.36  28   8   0   1   0   94   89   36   35    8   24   58

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pat Jarvis             9   6  3.17  19  19   9   0   1  145  127   56   51    8   41  114
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
Bob Priddy             2   5  5.97  23   0   0   6   0   35   35   24   23    6   11   16
Milt Pappas            2   2  6.06  11   3   1   0   0   36   44   25   24    6    7   25
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   2  2.21  28   0   0  17   0   37   33   11    9    2   13   14
Clay Carroll           5   1  2.41  33   0   0   8   0   52   53   19   14    3    8   28
Wayne Simpson         13   1  2.48  19  19   9   0   2  142   92   49   39   12   63   95
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
Pedro Borbon           0   2  6.61  11   1   0   0   0   16   18   14   12    2    5    6
Tony Cloninger         1   2  7.06  13   1   0   1   0   29   32   23   23    7   21   14
Ray Washburn           0   2  8.28  16   2   0   0   0   29   42   33   27    2   26   14
Jim Maloney            0   0  8.44   2   2   0   0   0    5   10    5    5    1    5    1

 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
Ron Cook               0   0  3.38  22   2   0   1   0   40   38   16   15    3   23   25
Jack Billingham        7   2  3.41  29   8   3   0   1   90   92   42   34    7   26   68
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  4.24  27   2   0   2   0   57   62   28   27    9   28   38
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
Pete Mikkelsen         0   0  3.29  10   0   0   2   0   14   13    5    5    1    3   11
Don Sutton            10   5  3.58  20  20   7   0   3  148  134   63   59   19   45  113
Alan Foster            6   8  3.85  19  19   3   0   0  117  114   55   50   12   47   49
Ray Lamb               3   0  4.13  17   0   0   0   0   28   33   15   13    4   10   21
Fred Norman            1   0  4.25  18   0   0   1   0   36   27   19   17    5   22   33

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Nye               2   2  3.41   5   5   2   0   0   37   31   15   14    3   14   14
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
Bill Dillman           2   3  5.02  17   0   0   0   0   29   24   16   16    4   16   15
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
John Strohmayer        1   0  5.28  23   0   0   0   0   44   45   31   26    7   24   47
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 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            14   5  2.41  20  20  14   0   2  172  118   48   46   14   44  177
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
Dock Ellis             9   6  3.60  20  20   7   0   2  133  124   58   53    6   61   85
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
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  3.36  28   8   0   1   0   94   89   36   35    8   24   58
Ron Herbel             5   2  4.32  44   1   0   8   0   81   76   45   39    8   31   40
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
Gary Ross              2   3  5.47  25   2   0   0   0   49   51   30   30    8   31   34
Clay Kirby             4  10  5.55  20  18   1   0   0   96   99   63   59   19   55   56
Al Santorini           1   8  6.11  16  12   0   1   0   66   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            5   1  3.53  29   0   0   7   0   51   30   20   20    6   22   45
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  5.37  16  16   6   0   0  104  123   74   62   17   29   47
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  3.02  30   0   0   3   0   42   40   14   14    1   32   20
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  11  3.39  18  18   7   0   2  138  131   62   52   13   48  121
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
  T. Seaver (NY)           14
  G. Perry (SF)            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:

  S. Carlton (STL)         11
  D. Lemaster (HOU)        11
  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  S. Blass (PIT)           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)           14
  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
  D. Ellis (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
  D. Ellis (PIT)            2
  G. Gentry (NY)            2
  B. Gibson (STL)           2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          2
  B. Moose (PIT)            2

Innings Pitched:

  G. Perry (SF)         182.1
  T. Seaver (NY)        172.0
  C. Osteen (LA)        155.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      153.1
  J. Merritt (CIN)      150.0
  D. Sutton (LA)        148.1
  P. Jarvis (ATL)       144.2
  B. Gibson (STL)       143.2
  K. Holtzman (CHI)     143.2
  W. Simpson (CIN)      141.2

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
  S. Carlton (STL)        131

Runs:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)        79
  G. Perry (SF)            78
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         76
  J. Marichal (SF)         74
  P. Niekro (ATL)          74
  R. Robertson (SF)        74
  B. Stoneman (MON)        74
  P. Dobson (SD)           73
  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
  J. Marichal (SF)         17
  L. Dierker (HOU)         16

Walks:

  M. Torrez (STL)          74
  R. Robertson (SF)        70
  B. Veale (PIT)           70
  M. Corkins (SD)          64
  W. Simpson (CIN)         63
  D. Ellis (PIT)           61
  B. Stoneman (MON)        60
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        59
  C. Morton (MON)          59
  G. Nolan (CIN)           59

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          177
  B. Gibson (STL)         149
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        132
  G. Perry (SF)           129
  B. Veale (PIT)          122
  S. Carlton (STL)        121
  P. Jarvis (ATL)         114
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       113
  D. Sutton (LA)          113
  L. Dierker (HOU)        112


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