Wednesday May 6, 1970
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National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 6, 1970

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     13  12  2.44   25   7   4   229   178   71   62   12   68  131
New York        13  12  2.50   25   7   7   230   176   75   64   14   88  179
Cincinnati      21   6  2.82   27   7  13   240   197   86   75   17   92  132
San Diego       10  17  3.49   27   1   5   237   208  103   92   20  109  143
Chicago         13   9  3.60   22   7   5   190   194   85   76   19   72  121
Philadelphia    13  12  3.69   25   3   8   224   209  105   92   24   75  160
St. Louis       10  12  3.86   22   5   4   196   192   96   84   14   98  127
Houston         12  15  4.29   27   8   2   235   216  126  112   30  104  132
Pittsburgh      11  14  4.30   25   3   6   222   204  118  106   19  113  161
Atlanta         15  11  4.42   26  10   4   230   229  127  113   36   63  178
San Francisco   13  14  4.82   27   6   4   245   245  149  131   33  105  171
Montreal         6  16  5.86   22   4   3   189   200  134  123   23  115  132

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wayne Simpson (CIN)    5   1  1.35   6   6   3   0   2   47   21    9    7    3   17   31
Dave Roberts (SD)      3   2  1.37  10   1   0   0   0   26   14    4    4    1    5   16
Nolan Ryan (NY)        2   2  1.64   4   4   3   0   1   33   14    6    6    0   24   33
Gary Gentry (NY)       3   0  1.72   5   5   0   0   0   37   23   12    7    2   18   29
Claude Osteen (LA)     3   3  1.88   6   6   2   0   1   48   42   12   10    1   11   22
Tom Seaver (NY)        6   0  2.10   7   7   4   0   1   60   49   14   14    5    9   61
Jim Merritt (CIN)      6   1  2.38   7   7   2   0   0   57   47   16   15    2    4   27
Gary Nolan (CIN)       5   0  2.47   6   6   1   0   1   44   44   16   12    4   14   22
Jim Bunning (PHI)      1   3  2.48   5   5   0   0   0   33   31   13    9    3   11   24
Bill Hands (CHI)       4   1  2.55   6   6   1   0   0   42   40   16   12    1    9   26

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
George Stone           4   1  3.30   6   6   2   0   1   44   43   19   16    6    6   34
Pat Jarvis             3   2  3.40   6   6   2   0   0   42   33   19   16    3   11   37
Bob Priddy             1   0  3.95   7   0   0   3   0   14   12    6    6    2    1    8
Larry Jaster           0   0  3.97   7   0   0   0   0   11   14    5    5    1    3    5
Phil Niekro            3   4  4.03   7   7   4   0   2   51   43   25   23   13    8   46
Hoyt Wilhelm           1   1  4.08   9   0   0   1   0   18   19    9    8    2   10    9
Jim Nash               3   1  4.28   6   6   2   0   1   34   39   19   16    4   11   26
Gary Neibauer          0   1  7.20   4   0   0   0   0    5    3    4    4    0    3    5
Rick Kester            0   0 11.37   4   0   0   0   0    6   10   10    8    1    6    5
Milt Pappas            0   1 19.80   3   1   0   0   0    5   13   11   11    4    4    3

 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
Archie Reynolds        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    2    0
Jim Colborn            0   0  1.86   3   0   0   0   0   10   15    3    2    1    3    6
Ted Abernathy          0   0  2.08   5   0   0   1   0    4    6    1    1    0    3    0
Bill Hands             4   1  2.55   6   6   1   0   0   42   40   16   12    1    9   26
Joe Decker             1   1  2.66   4   3   0   0   0   20   15    7    6    2   11   12
Ken Holtzman           3   3  3.89   6   6   3   0   0   44   37   21   19    5   22   41
Fergie Jenkins         2   4  4.35   7   7   3   0   0   50   57   25   24    7   13   30
Phil Regan             1   0  4.91   9   0   0   3   0   11   12    6    6    1    5    2
Hank Aguirre           2   0  5.06   7   0   0   1   0    5    7    3    3    1    2    4
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            1   0  0.00   7   0   0   2   0    9    4    0    0    0    5    7
Wayne Simpson          5   1  1.35   6   6   3   0   2   47   21    9    7    3   17   31
Wayne Granger          1   1  1.54  10   0   0   6   0   12    9    2    2    1    3    2
Jim Merritt            6   1  2.38   7   7   2   0   0   57   47   16   15    2    4   27
Gary Nolan             5   0  2.47   6   6   1   0   1   44   44   16   12    4   14   22
Bo Belinsky            0   0  3.38   1   0   0   0   0    3    4    3    1    0    4    3
Jim McGlothlin         2   2  3.38   5   5   1   0   0   32   23   12   12    2   18   21
Clay Carroll           0   0  3.77  11   0   0   4   0   14   17    8    6    1    5    9
Tony Cloninger         1   1  7.45   5   0   0   1   0   10   11    8    8    3    4    4
Ray Washburn           0   0  7.88   3   1   0   0   0    8    7    7    7    0   13    5
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
Ron Cook               0   0  1.59   5   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    1    0    5    2
Jim Ray                0   1  2.11   8   2   0   0   0   21   17    6    5    2   11   13
Denny Lemaster         2   3  2.93   6   6   2   0   0   43   36   16   14    5   18   23
Don Wilson             0   0  3.00   3   1   0   0   0    9    4    5    3    1    6    3
Larry Dierker          5   2  3.69   7   7   4   0   0   54   53   26   22    7   17   35
Fred Gladding          2   0  5.06   8   0   0   2   0   11   11    6    6    2    4    3
Jim Bouton             2   2  5.40   6   5   1   0   0   33   36   24   20    4   10   20
Jack Billingham        0   0  5.93  12   0   0   0   0   14   12    9    9    3    4    8
Tom Griffin            1   4  6.09   6   6   1   0   0   34   29   23   23    4   25   21
Jack DiLauro           0   2  6.43  10   0   0   0   0    7    7    5    5    2    2    3
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
Jim Brewer             0   0  0.00   6   0   0   2   0   13    1    0    0    0    1   12
Al McBean              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Joe Moeller            1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    5    0    0    0    0    2    2
Jose Pena              0   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    5    1    0    0    0    1    3
Camilo Pascual         0   0  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    0    1    2
Sandy Vance            2   1  1.80   3   3   1   0   0   20   13    4    4    3    4    5
Claude Osteen          3   3  1.88   6   6   2   0   1   48   42   12   10    1   11   22
Don Sutton             3   4  3.06   7   7   2   0   1   50   45   20   17    3   19   30
Alan Foster            2   2  3.12   6   6   1   0   0   43   37   16   15    3   16   17
Bill Singer            1   2  3.32   3   3   1   0   1   19   18    8    7    0    4   16
Fred Norman            0   0  3.75   6   0   0   1   0   12    7    7    5    1    8   15
Ray Lamb               1   0  3.86   5   0   0   0   0    7    8    3    3    1    1    7

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Carl Morton            2   0  1.64   5   2   1   0   0   22   13    5    4    1   11   10
Claude Raymond         0   1  2.45   8   0   0   3   0   11   10    3    3    0    4    2
Gary Waslewski         0   1  3.60   5   3   0   0   0   20   15    8    8    2   14   15
Bill Stoneman          1   5  4.89   7   7   1   0   1   42   39   24   23    4   21   42
John Strohmayer        0   0  6.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    6    4    4    1    1    6
Joe Sparma             0   4  6.33   7   5   1   0   0   27   31   21   19    6   17   22
Steve Renko            1   3  6.56   5   5   1   0   0   23   24   21   17    3   18   14
Howie Reed             1   1  6.75  10   0   0   0   0   15   21   12   11    2    9    6
Ken Johnson            0   0  7.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    5    1    1    4
Dan McGinn             1   1 13.50  10   0   0   0   0   10   18   16   15    1    8    5
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
Tug McGraw             0   1  0.75   8   0   0   3   0   12   11    3    1    0   11    8
Nolan Ryan             2   2  1.64   4   4   3   0   1   33   14    6    6    0   24   33
Gary Gentry            3   0  1.72   5   5   0   0   0   37   23   12    7    2   18   29
Tom Seaver             6   0  2.10   7   7   4   0   1   60   49   14   14    5    9   61
Don Cardwell           0   1  2.45   5   0   0   0   0    7    4    3    2    0    2    5
Jerry Koosman          0   2  2.60   6   6   0   0   0   45   40   16   13    4   12   29
Ron Taylor             1   2  2.84  11   0   0   4   0   13    9    4    4    1    2    4
Cal Koonce             0   2  3.48   6   0   0   0   0   10   10    4    4    1    6    6
Ray Sadecki            0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    2    0    2    2
Jim McAndrew           1   2  9.90   3   3   0   0   0   10   14   11   11    1    2    2

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Hoerner            1   1  0.68   8   0   0   4   0   13   10    1    1    0    3   11
Lowell Palmer          1   0  2.04   8   0   0   0   0   18   10    4    4    1    4   18
Jim Bunning            1   3  2.48   5   5   0   0   0   33   31   13    9    3   11   24
Dick Selma             2   1  3.00  12   0   0   4   0   18   16    6    6    2    7   22
Barry Lersch           0   0  3.38   7   0   0   0   0   16   12    6    6    3    6    9
Rick Wise              2   1  3.62   5   5   1   0   0   32   35   16   13    2   10   13
Woodie Fryman          2   0  4.05   5   5   1   0   1   27   26   13   12    3    7   23
Chris Short            2   3  4.45   5   5   1   0   1   30   29   15   15    1   10   19
Bill Wilson            1   0  4.63   8   0   0   0   0   12    8    8    6    3    6    6
Grant Jackson          1   3  7.01   6   5   0   0   0   26   32   23   20    6   11   15

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Dal Canton       1   0  0.82   6   0   0   0   0   11    7    1    1    0    3    9
Dave Giusti            1   0  1.02  10   0   0   3   0   18    9    4    2    0    7   16
Gene Garber            0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    7    4    2    2    0    5    3
Steve Blass            2   3  3.00   6   6   2   0   0   42   36   16   14    2   13   25
Lou Marone             0   0  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    0    0
Luke Walker            3   2  4.03   5   5   0   0   0   29   26   13   13    2   18   27
Dock Ellis             2   2  4.06   6   6   1   0   0   38   35   18   17    3   21   27
Bob Veale              1   3  4.41   5   5   0   0   0   33   27   17   16    2   19   26
Chuck Hartenstein      1   1  5.02  10   0   0   1   0   14   15   10    8    3    5   11
Joe Gibbon             0   0  8.53   7   0   0   1   0    6   12    8    6    0    7    5
Al McBean              0   0  9.00   6   0   0   1   0    8   12   10    8    1    7    3
Bob Moose              0   3 11.30   3   3   0   0   0   14   19   18   18    5    8    9

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Roberts           3   2  1.37  10   1   0   0   0   26   14    4    4    1    5   16
Danny Coombs           1   1  1.90   6   3   0   0   0   24   22    8    5    2   12    8
Ron Herbel             1   0  3.57  12   0   0   4   0   23   24   10    9    0    8   10
Pat Dobson             2   3  3.80   7   6   1   0   1   45   41   20   19    2   23   38
Tom Dukes              0   0  3.86   6   0   0   1   0    7    8    4    3    0    2    4
Clay Kirby             1   3  3.93   6   6   0   0   0   37   29   18   16    5   14   21
Al Santorini           1   4  4.22   6   6   0   0   0   32   33   16   15    3   17   16
Gary Ross              1   1  4.26   8   0   0   0   0   13   11    6    6    3    8    9
Mike Corkins           0   3  4.35   7   5   0   0   0   31   26   17   15    4   20   21

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Robertson         2   2  3.35   7   7   2   0   0   46   44   22   17    5   21   38
Ron Bryant             2   4  3.60  12   1   0   0   0   25   27   13   10    2    4   22
Gaylord Perry          3   3  4.17   7   7   3   0   0   54   47   26   25    8   21   37
Mike McCormick         1   2  4.29   7   6   1   1   0   42   37   24   20    7   17   18
Juan Marichal          0   0  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   12   14    6    6    2    3    8
Don McMahon            2   1  5.63  12   0   0   2   0   16   12   10   10    3    8   14
Frank Linzy            2   0  5.82  15   0   0   1   0   22   23   14   14    2    9   14
Jim Johnson            1   0  8.10   3   0   0   0   0    7    8    6    6    0    5    2
Frank Reberger         0   2  8.10   9   3   0   0   0   20   29   23   18    3   15   17
Miguel Puente          0   0 27.00   1   1   0   0   0    2    4    5    5    1    2    1

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Johnson          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    1
Tom Hilgendorf         0   1  1.59   7   0   0   1   0    6    6    1    1    0    2    1
Chuck Taylor           0   1  2.61  10   0   0   2   0   10   11    4    3    0    6    4
Sal Campisi            1   0  2.84   8   0   0   0   0   13   10    4    4    1   10    5
Mike Torrez            2   3  3.31   5   5   1   0   1   33   24   16   12    4   23   17
George Culver          3   1  3.43   5   5   2   0   0   39   41   17   15    1   13   17
Bob Gibson             2   1  3.93   5   5   1   0   0   37   35   17   16    2   13   45
Rich Nye               0   0  4.50   6   0   0   0   0    8   13    5    4    2    6    5
Nelson Briles          1   1  5.40   6   2   0   0   0   12   11    9    7    1    7    6
Steve Carlton          1   4  5.45   5   5   1   0   0   33   38   21   20    3   14   22
Santiago Guzman        0   0  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    2    0    3    4

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Merritt (CIN)          6
  T. Seaver (NY)            6
  L. Dierker (HOU)          5
  G. Nolan (CIN)            5
  W. Simpson (CIN)          5
  B. Hands (CHI)            4
  G. Stone (ATL)            4
  G. Culver (STL)           3
  G. Gentry (NY)            3
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         3

Losses:

  B. Stoneman (MON)         5
  R. Bryant (SF)            4
  S. Carlton (STL)          4
  T. Griffin (HOU)          4
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  A. Santorini (SD)         4
  J. Sparma (MON)           4
  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  S. Blass (PIT)            3

Complete Games:

  L. Dierker (HOU)          4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  T. Seaver (NY)            4
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         3
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          3
  G. Perry (SF)             3
  N. Ryan (NY)              3
  W. Simpson (CIN)          3
  S. Blass (PIT)            2
  G. Culver (STL)           2

Saves:

  W. Granger (CIN)          6
  C. Carroll (CIN)          4
  R. Herbel (SD)            4
  J. Hoerner (PHI)          4
  D. Selma (PHI)            4
  R. Taylor (NY)            4
  D. Giusti (PIT)           3
  T. McGraw (NY)            3
  B. Priddy (ATL)           3
  C. Raymond (MON)          3

Shutouts:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  W. Simpson (CIN)          2
  P. Dobson (SD)            1
  W. Fryman (PHI)           1
  J. Nash (ATL)             1
  G. Nolan (CIN)            1
  C. Osteen (LA)            1
  N. Ryan (NY)              1
  T. Seaver (NY)            1
  C. Short (PHI)            1

Innings Pitched:

  T. Seaver (NY)         60.0
  J. Merritt (CIN)       56.2
  G. Perry (SF)          54.0
  L. Dierker (HOU)       53.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)        51.1
  D. Sutton (LA)         50.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       49.2
  C. Osteen (LA)         48.0
  W. Simpson (CIN)       46.2
  R. Robertson (SF)      45.2

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         57
  L. Dierker (HOU)         53
  T. Seaver (NY)           49
  J. Merritt (CIN)         47
  G. Perry (SF)            47
  D. Sutton (LA)           45
  G. Nolan (CIN)           44
  R. Robertson (SF)        44
  P. Niekro (ATL)          43
  G. Stone (ATL)           43

Runs:

  L. Dierker (HOU)         26
  G. Perry (SF)            26
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         25
  P. Niekro (ATL)          25
  J. Bouton (HOU)          24
  M. McCormick (SF)        24
  B. Stoneman (MON)        24
  T. Griffin (HOU)         23
  G. Jackson (PHI)         23
  F. Reberger (SF)         23

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          13
  G. Perry (SF)             8
  L. Dierker (HOU)          7
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          7
  M. McCormick (SF)         7
  G. Jackson (PHI)          6
  J. Sparma (MON)           6
  G. Stone (ATL)            6
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         5
  C. Kirby (SD)             5

Walks:

  T. Griffin (HOU)         25
  N. Ryan (NY)             24
  P. Dobson (SD)           23
  M. Torrez (STL)          23
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        22
  D. Ellis (PIT)           21
  G. Perry (SF)            21
  R. Robertson (SF)        21
  B. Stoneman (MON)        21
  M. Corkins (SD)          20

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           61
  P. Niekro (ATL)          46
  B. Gibson (STL)          45
  B. Stoneman (MON)        42
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        41
  P. Dobson (SD)           38
  R. Robertson (SF)        38
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          37
  G. Perry (SF)            37
  L. Dierker (HOU)         35

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