While I'm waiting for the game to compile the DB dumperino, here are the league-wide stats and perhaps some quick thoughts:
American League
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LEAGUE STANDINGS EAST
Team W L WPct GB R RA
Boston Red Sox 13 6 .684 - 81 52
Baltimore Orioles 12 7 .632 1 89 80
Detroit Tigers 11 7 .611 1½ 85 65
New York Yankees 9 12 .429 5 84 84
Cleveland Indians 7 11 .389 5½ 72 74
Washington Senators 4 15 .211 9 50 87
LEAGUE STANDINGS WEST
Team W L WPct GB R RA
Minnesota Twins 14 6 .700 - 81 61
Kansas City Royals 11 8 .579 2½ 80 75
Oakland Athletics 10 8 .556 3 88 75
California Angels 9 11 .450 5 79 82
Milwaukee Brewers 9 11 .450 5 64 88
Chicago White Sox 6 13 .316 7½ 74 104
LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Team R/G R G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Baltimore Orioles 4.7 89 19 623 154 24 4 19 65 138 19 .247 .317 .390 .707
Oakland Athletics 4.9 88 18 636 181 29 4 10 80 94 5 .285 .364 .390 .754
Detroit Tigers 4.7 85 18 659 183 34 4 19 42 112 15 .278 .320 .428 .748
New York Yankees 4.0 84 21 696 169 34 4 19 85 118 7 .243 .328 .385 .713
Boston Red Sox 4.3 81 19 639 161 25 3 18 59 107 11 .252 .318 .385 .703
Minnesota Twins 4.0 81 20 678 166 40 5 14 81 115 6 .245 .324 .381 .705
Kansas City Royals 4.2 80 19 624 163 26 6 8 77 84 13 .261 .342 .361 .702
California Angels 4.0 79 20 694 180 29 4 9 49 116 12 .259 .308 .352 .660
Chicago White Sox 3.9 74 19 663 180 29 6 12 55 111 5 .271 .327 .388 .715
Cleveland Indians 4.0 72 18 628 154 24 2 16 54 68 5 .245 .307 .366 .673
Milwaukee Brewers 3.2 64 20 669 159 34 3 10 54 113 13 .238 .292 .342 .634
Washington Senators 2.6 50 19 633 138 15 6 7 43 109 8 .218 .270 .294 .564
TOTALS 4.0 927 230 7842 1988 343 51 161 744 1285 119 .254 .318 .372 .690
LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Team R/G R G CG SHO SV ERA IP HA HRA BB K WHIP OAVG BABIP
Boston Red Sox 2.7 52 19 7 2 4 2.12 174.1 137 7 67 133 1.17 .219 .266
Minnesota Twins 3.0 61 20 8 0 5 2.58 178.0 165 13 32 124 1.11 .243 .278
Detroit Tigers 3.6 65 18 5 1 3 3.12 167.1 151 12 73 126 1.34 .248 .291
Cleveland Indians 4.1 74 18 2 1 2 3.69 163.1 160 19 61 99 1.35 .255 .274
Kansas City Royals 3.9 75 19 5 1 4 3.20 171.2 172 10 64 117 1.37 .260 .301
Oakland Athletics 4.2 75 18 2 0 2 3.29 167.0 163 17 55 92 1.31 .254 .270
Baltimore Orioles 4.2 80 19 2 1 6 3.67 169.0 163 14 62 80 1.33 .253 .268
California Angels 4.1 82 20 4 0 3 3.81 177.1 186 13 67 72 1.43 .273 .289
New York Yankees 4.0 84 21 4 1 3 3.47 184.0 195 13 51 112 1.34 .271 .303
Washington Senators 4.6 87 19 3 1 2 4.19 172.0 154 14 63 111 1.26 .242 .269
Milwaukee Brewers 4.4 88 20 4 2 3 4.07 179.0 176 8 71 113 1.38 .257 .295
Chicago White Sox 5.5 104 19 2 1 3 4.97 164.2 166 21 78 106 1.48 .263 .284
TOTALS 4.0 927 230 48 11 40 3.51 2067.2 1988 161 744 1285 1.32 .254 .283
LEAGUE MISCELLANEOUS STATS
Team ExW ExL Dif AS aAS BAW PAW RAW FAW Attendance Payroll Balance
Chicago White Sox 7 12 -1 0 18 0 1 0 5 139,451 $248,554 $1,253,196
Minnesota Twins 13 7 1 0 47 6 0 2 5 80,159 $323,370 $1,036,632
Detroit Tigers 11 7 0 0 20 0 0 2 4 80,069 $251,116 $1,045,867
Cleveland Indians 9 9 -2 0 11 0 0 0 2 136,980 $252,813 $788,612
Kansas City Royals 10 9 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 263,407 $162,362 $1,836,580
Oakland Athletics 10 8 0 0 24 1 0 0 4 128,386 $169,829 $357,193
Baltimore Orioles 10 9 2 0 25 0 1 2 5 169,014 $260,907 $1,381,672
California Angels 10 10 -1 0 17 0 0 0 6 115,518 $267,067 $192,689
New York Yankees 11 10 -2 0 43 3 1 0 1 205,391 $334,843 $3,081,998
Washington Senators 5 14 -1 0 17 0 0 1 4 192,260 $243,287 $548,411
Milwaukee Brewers 7 13 2 0 19 0 0 1 0 226,560 $174,424 $982,996
Boston Red Sox 13 6 0 0 24 1 5 0 12 198,363 $309,336 $613,831
League Batting Leaderboards
Batting AVG
R. Berman MIL .400
W. Vargas CHW .400
C. Contreras DET .372
D. Corona KC .361
A. Flores WAS .361
On-Base PCT
D. Corona KC .477
W. Vargas CHW .471
J. Escobar OAK .470
R. Berman MIL .438
T. Weiss NYY .438
Slugging PCT
D. Villegas DET .726
D. Fager BAL .571
D. Corona KC .569
R. Berman MIL .560
G. Farinelli DET .551
On-Base + Slugging
D. Villegas DET 1.076
D. Corona KC 1.047
W. Vargas CHW 1.017
J. Escobar OAK .999
R. Berman MIL .998
wRC+
D. Villegas DET 189
D. Corona KC 188
W. Vargas CHW 185
D. Fager BAL 181
R. Berman MIL 178
WAR
D. Fager BAL 1.4
B. Tarala BAL 1.3
N. Hodge CAL 1.1
J. Escobar OAK 1.1
O. Handa BOS 1.0
Runs Created / 27 outs
J. Escobar OAK 10.4
D. Corona KC 10.3
R. Berman MIL 10.0
W. Vargas CHW 9.8
D. Villegas DET 9.5
Isolated Power
D. Villegas DET .411
A. Dittmar DET .264
E. Garcia CLE .250
B. Tarala BAL .250
J. Lewis CHW .240
Games
J. Skelton CAL 21
C. Adams CAL 20
R. Berman MIL 20
E. Biron MIL 20
M. Brookes MIN 20
At-Bats
M. MacMillan NYY 86
D. Gilmet MIN 85
N. Hodge CAL 84
A. Martinez MIN 84
J. Skelton CAL 84
Runs
A. Dittmar DET 16
L. Morgenstern MIN 16
D. Fager BAL 15
C. Hopka CAL 15
B. Tarala BAL 15
Hits
R. Berman MIL 30
G. Thompson DET 30
W. Vargas CHW 30
C. Contreras DET 29
D. Gilmet MIN 28
Total Bases
D. Villegas DET 53
R. Berman MIL 42
A. Martinez MIN 42
G. Thompson DET 42
D. Corona KC 41
Singles
Y. Ono KC 23
M. Perez BAL 23
W. Vargas CHW 23
C. Contreras DET 21
P. Jennings CAL 21
Doubles
R. Berman MIL 8
B. Reed MIN 8
C. Contreras DET 7
D. Field NYY 7
D. Gilmet MIN 7
Triples
G. Thompson DET 3
S. Veneziano WAS 3
R. Berman MIL 2
I. Coleman KC 2
D. Fager BAL 2
Home Runs
D. Villegas DET 9
A. Dittmar DET 5
E. Garcia CLE 5
M. Miller BOS 5
D. Decker OAK 4
Runs Batted In
D. Villegas DET 20
J. Lewis CHW 17
A. Martinez MIN 16
W. Vargas CHW 15
M. Perez BAL 14
Stolen Bases
D. Corona KC 8
G. Thompson DET 8
A. Dittmar DET 6
A. Romero CAL 6
B. Tarala BAL 6
Bases On Balls
M. Brookes MIN 19
D. Corona KC 16
J. Marsden OAK 15
T. Weiss NYY 15
T. Stover NYY 14
Intentional Walks
J. Villasenor MIN 5
M. Brookes MIN 4
C. Altmann KC 3
D. Corona KC 3
J. Escobar OAK 3
Hit-By-Pitch
J. Dolak BOS 4
D. Fager BAL 3
A. Dittmar DET 2
T. Aguillon CLE 1
P. Beall OAK 1
Strikeouts
M. Perez CAL 24
J. Victoria MIL 23
D. Cutter BAL 21
L. Morgenstern MIN 20
M. Mullen DET 20
Sacrifice Hits
C. Benavides MIN 6
D. Gilmet MIN 5
V. Akright DET 4
J. Matthews CLE 4
R. Ortiz OAK 4
Sacrifice Flies
J. Hernandez BAL 3
M. Alvarez WAS 2
D. Cutter BAL 2
D. Hiatt BAL 2
M. Levario OAK 2
League Pitching Leaderboards
ERA
S. Hinojosa BOS 0.79
M. Pesco BOS 0.87
J. Vardaman MIL 1.78
M. Sanchez BOS 1.87
E. Molina DET 1.89
Wins
A. Ramos MIN 4
A. Williams CAL 4
V. Akright DET 3
C. Benavides MIN 3
D. Caneas NYY 3
Losses
D. Ballard NYY 4
P. Kahl CAL 4
R. Mendoza CHW 4
B. Bruno WAS 3
K. Coffey WAS 3
Winning PCT
V. Akright DET 1.000
G. Bruno CAL 1.000
H. Giron BAL 1.000
J. Goddard DET 1.000
S. Hinojosa BOS 1.000
Saves
M. Luiso BAL 6
M. Brock BOS 4
B. Munoz KC 3
B. Park CAL 3
T. Theisen MIN 3
Games Pitched
M. Post CHW 11
D. Ellis CLE 9
J. Howard MIL 9
B. Reyes CLE 9
T. Theisen MIN 9
Games Started
C. Benavides MIN 6
R. Mendoza CHW 6
A. Ramos MIN 6
V. Akright DET 5
D. Ballard NYY 5
Complete Games
C. Benavides MIN 3
E. Molina DET 3
T. Mosher NYY 3
M. Pesco BOS 3
A. Ramos MIN 3
Shutouts
K. Coffey WAS 1
S. Hinojosa BOS 1
J. Kratky MIL 1
J. Matthews CLE 1
R. Mendoza CHW 1
Innings Pitched
C. Benavides MIN 49.0
A. Ramos MIN 47.1
T. Mosher NYY 43.0
R. Mendoza CHW 40.2
V. Akright DET 39.2
Hits Allowed
D. Ballard NYY 46
D. Caneas NYY 46
A. Ramos MIN 46
A. Williams CAL 43
C. Benavides MIN 41
Home Runs Allowed
L. Barnard OAK 6
D. Ellis CLE 6
G. Lueders CHW 5
R. Mendoza CHW 5
Y. Wei BAL 5
Walks Allowed
J. Matthews CLE 19
D. Ballard NYY 16
P. Kahl CAL 16
V. Akright DET 15
J. Kindberg BOS 15
Walks per 9 IP
A. Ramos MIN 1.0
H. Giron BAL 1.1
C. Olivares MIL 1.4
T. White KC 1.4
T. Mosher NYY 1.5
Strikeouts
C. Benavides MIN 41
E. Molina DET 34
A. Ramos MIN 32
M. Sanchez BOS 31
M. Pesco BOS 29
Strikeouts per 9 IP
E. Molina DET 9.2
M. Pesco BOS 8.4
M. Sanchez BOS 8.3
R. Ortiz OAK 8.0
K. Hui CHW 7.8
K/BB
A. Ramos MIN 6.4
T. White KC 5.4
E. Molina DET 3.8
M. Pesco BOS 3.6
T. Mosher NYY 3.6
WHIP
E. Molina DET 0.84
T. Mosher NYY 0.93
M. Pesco BOS 0.97
C. McGranahan OAK 0.99
M. Sanchez BOS 1.01
Hits per 9 IP
E. Molina DET 5.1
K. Coffey WAS 5.5
V. Akright DET 6.1
M. Pesco BOS 6.4
M. Sanchez BOS 6.4
Opponents AVG
E. Molina DET .167
K. Coffey WAS .175
M. Sanchez BOS .202
V. Akright DET .203
M. Chavez KC .206
Opponents OBP
E. Molina DET .226
C. McGranahan OAK .255
M. Pesco BOS .259
T. Mosher NYY .260
M. Sanchez BOS .264
Opponents SLG
E. Molina DET .202
V. Akright DET .263
M. Pesco BOS .264
J. Matthews CLE .265
J. Vardaman MIL .275
Opponents OPS
E. Molina DET .428
M. Pesco BOS .523
K. Coffey WAS .550
C. McGranahan OAK .551
V. Akright DET .559
BABIP
K. Coffey WAS .198
E. Molina DET .225
R. Shelton OAK .228
C. McGranahan OAK .232
V. Akright DET .234
WAR
M. Pesco BOS 1.5
T. White KC 1.5
E. Molina DET 1.4
C. Benavides MIN 1.3
A. Ramos MIN 1.2
The Red Sox and Twins seem to have picked up right where things left off (losing Michael Pesco's a big, big loss, though... check out those leaderboards), but whew, the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox have been baaad. The Chisox have been victimized by a league-worst 4.97 ERA. Although it feels like bullpens leaguewide have been annoyingly terrible (after the history the game generated I'm ever-skeptical of the amount of starter no-decisions, which I think are pretty normal overall but it's always like a "WHAT THE HECK COME ON" thing when a bullpen blows a lead for me, like the game has a comeback code or something). They're just bad all around. Cleveland's pitching has been... all right, although not really at the incredible level that it was at least year. The hitting has really been slowing them down, especially when Alonzo Huanosta was out for the first half of the month.
But enough about the bad teams, let's talk about the unexpected ones! Baltimore in particular dropped to 98 losses last year but they seemed like a dark horse if they could stay healthy and so far in 1970 that's happened. They've been hitting out of their minds and that will probably come back to Earth but top to bottom, honestly that lineup is pretty, pretty, pretty good. And Kansas City... well, I don't trust expansion teams and there's nothing about the Royals that says their record is sustainable, but way to go, I guess?
National League
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LEAGUE STANDINGS EAST
Team W L WPct GB R RA
New York Mets 12 7 .632 - 68 64
Chicago Cubs 11 7 .611 ½ 108 93
St. Louis Cardinals 8 8 .500 2½ 68 76
Pittsburgh Pirates 8 11 .421 4 75 80
Philadelphia Phillies 7 12 .368 5 76 87
Montreal Expos 5 13 .278 6½ 61 106
LEAGUE STANDINGS WEST
Team W L WPct GB R RA
Cincinnati Reds 15 7 .682 - 110 78
Los Angeles Dodgers 13 7 .650 1 90 66
Houston Astros 11 10 .524 3½ 118 91
San Diego Padres 11 10 .524 3½ 98 99
San Francisco Giants 11 11 .500 4 92 91
Atlanta Braves 6 15 .286 8½ 81 114
LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Team R/G R G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Houston Astros 5.6 118 21 754 195 36 10 23 87 111 7 .259 .341 .424 .765
Cincinnati Reds 5.0 110 22 755 195 22 8 23 95 142 15 .258 .345 .400 .745
Chicago Cubs 6.0 108 18 649 201 33 7 21 48 97 3 .310 .356 .479 .835
San Diego Padres 4.7 98 21 711 187 21 6 20 80 136 14 .263 .338 .394 .731
San Francisco Giants 4.2 92 22 761 190 27 1 23 88 136 10 .250 .331 .378 .709
Los Angeles Dodgers 4.5 90 20 679 170 24 2 24 50 120 2 .250 .306 .398 .703
Atlanta Braves 3.9 81 21 728 177 23 7 12 74 100 12 .243 .315 .343 .659
Philadelphia Phillies 4.0 76 19 651 172 29 3 14 70 126 8 .264 .340 .382 .723
Pittsburgh Pirates 3.9 75 19 638 168 22 10 7 64 87 8 .263 .332 .362 .694
St. Louis Cardinals 4.2 68 16 545 138 27 2 11 68 100 2 .253 .337 .371 .707
New York Mets 3.6 68 19 625 145 23 5 12 65 107 7 .232 .304 .342 .646
Montreal Expos 3.4 61 18 627 160 25 7 14 55 113 3 .255 .317 .384 .701
TOTALS 4.4 1045 236 8123 2098 312 68 204 844 1375 91 .258 .330 .389 .719
LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Team R/G R G CG SHO SV ERA IP HA HRA BB K WHIP OAVG BABIP
New York Mets 3.4 64 19 4 3 4 3.04 169.0 168 14 79 137 1.46 .258 .307
Los Angeles Dodgers 3.3 66 20 5 4 4 2.44 180.2 155 11 83 138 1.32 .231 .275
St. Louis Cardinals 4.8 76 16 3 1 4 4.13 146.0 142 18 51 80 1.32 .256 .270
Cincinnati Reds 3.5 78 22 3 0 8 3.15 203.0 171 17 68 166 1.18 .226 .266
Pittsburgh Pirates 4.2 80 19 5 2 2 3.79 171.0 165 9 48 124 1.25 .252 .298
Philadelphia Phillies 4.6 87 19 3 2 3 3.94 169.0 173 13 50 96 1.32 .265 .291
Houston Astros 4.3 91 21 3 0 6 3.81 196.0 207 16 77 123 1.45 .270 .302
San Francisco Giants 4.1 91 22 3 2 4 3.50 205.2 213 24 75 159 1.40 .270 .309
Chicago Cubs 5.2 93 18 4 3 3 4.58 159.0 161 23 66 91 1.43 .262 .274
San Diego Padres 4.7 99 21 3 1 5 4.07 183.1 185 12 99 80 1.55 .266 .283
Montreal Expos 5.9 106 18 3 0 2 5.11 158.2 168 23 74 78 1.53 .275 .280
Atlanta Braves 5.4 114 21 2 1 2 4.80 187.1 190 24 74 103 1.41 .269 .282
TOTALS 4.4 1045 236 41 19 47 3.83 2128.2 2098 204 844 1375 1.38 .258 .287
LEAGUE MISCELLANEOUS STATS
Team ExW ExL Dif AS aAS BAW PAW RAW FAW Attendance Payroll Balance
Atlanta Braves 7 14 -1 0 41 3 1 0 2 134,788 $340,537 $1,307,286
Los Angeles Dodgers 13 7 0 0 25 1 1 1 3 270,462 $268,170 $1,854,875
St. Louis Cardinals 7 9 1 0 38 6 0 1 3 215,067 $226,859 $1,924,093
Cincinnati Reds 14 8 1 0 21 0 0 2 5 133,426 $329,965 $186,206
Pittsburgh Pirates 9 10 -1 0 16 0 0 1 11 161,693 $253,273 $653,229
Philadelphia Phillies 8 11 -1 0 10 0 0 0 5 96,422 $239,023 $757,253
Houston Astros 13 8 -2 0 27 0 0 1 5 191,520 $259,960 $1,216,868
San Francisco Giants 11 11 0 0 31 0 2 1 6 233,606 $287,953 $1,127,610
Chicago Cubs 10 8 1 0 26 1 0 1 4 162,485 $284,689 $702,555
San Diego Padres 10 11 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 178,459 $189,253 $1,890,009
Montreal Expos 5 13 0 0 11 0 0 0 3 107,330 $151,755 $1,185,702
New York Mets 10 9 2 0 26 0 0 3 12 191,468 $269,835 $2,165,294
League Batting Leaderboards
Batting AVG
J. Workman CHC .437
P. Ortiz CIN .434
S. Gabel CHC .414
B. Jackson PIT .368
A. Fujimoto SD .351
On-Base PCT
P. Ortiz CIN .495
J. Workman CHC .461
J. Waltenbery NYM .446
J. Stone STL .440
S. Gabel CHC .433
Slugging PCT
T. Webster PIT .717
P. Ortiz CIN .675
J. Workman CHC .634
N. Hernandez SD .625
A. Chairez HOU .607
On-Base + Slugging
P. Ortiz CIN 1.170
T. Webster PIT 1.145
J. Workman CHC 1.094
N. Hernandez SD 1.027
J. Richens HOU 1.014
wRC+
P. Ortiz CIN 224
T. Webster PIT 218
J. Workman CHC 207
N. Hernandez SD 192
J. Richens HOU 191
WAR
P. Ortiz CIN 1.9
A. Chairez HOU 1.5
T. Webster PIT 1.3
T. Shannon PHI 1.3
J. Workman CHC 1.3
Runs Created / 27 outs
P. Ortiz CIN 12.9
J. Workman CHC 12.6
T. Webster PIT 12.5
E. Griffin LAD 10.8
J. Waltenbery NYM 10.6
Isolated Power
T. Webster PIT .383
J. Weaver HOU .382
N. Hernandez SD .333
J. Jensen CIN .329
J. Richens HOU .312
Games
J. Everhart SF 22
S. Clark CIN 21
B. Cooper SF 21
D. Garcia SD 21
B. Heyen SF 21
At-Bats
T. Mock SF 91
B. Cooper SF 89
B. Heyen SF 89
R. Yebra ATL 89
R. Honesto SD 86
Runs
A. Chairez HOU 20
J. Lopez HOU 19
M. Tooley CHC 18
J. Richens HOU 17
N. Hernandez SD 16
Hits
P. Ortiz CIN 36
J. Workman CHC 31
A. Chairez HOU 29
B. Cooper SF 29
R. Honesto SD 28
Total Bases
P. Ortiz CIN 56
A. Chairez HOU 51
T. Mock SF 47
J. Richens HOU 46
J. Weaver HOU 46
Singles
P. Ortiz CIN 27
R. Disla LAD 24
B. Cooper SF 23
B. Heyen SF 23
R. Honesto SD 23
Doubles
A. Chairez HOU 9
K. Dwyer ATL 7
T. Shannon PHI 7
J. Stuart STL 7
J. Waltenbery NYM 7
Triples
A. Martinez PIT 5
P. Ortiz CIN 5
J. Taylor CHC 4
J. Lopez HOU 3
A. Sullivan MON 3
Home Runs
J. Weaver HOU 9
J. Richens HOU 7
N. Hernandez SD 6
J. Jensen CIN 6
C. Granneman LAD 5
Runs Batted In
T. Mock SF 21
J. Richens HOU 21
J. Weaver HOU 21
N. Hernandez SD 18
B. Kraljevic CIN 17
Stolen Bases
R. Yebra ATL 7
M. Wendt CIN 6
B. Cooper SF 4
P. Ortiz CIN 4
C. Wilkes CIN 4
Bases On Balls
S. Lammers SF 20
J. Everhart SF 17
D. Garcia SD 17
B. Kraljevic CIN 17
J. Jensen CIN 16
Intentional Walks
A. Becerra PHI 2
B. Cooper SF 2
M. Downing CIN 2
L. Dunnahoe STL 2
A. Fujimoto SD 2
Hit-By-Pitch
J. Richens HOU 3
S. Clark CIN 2
J. Coffey PHI 2
R. Dietrich ATL 2
C. Granneman LAD 2
Strikeouts
J. Jensen CIN 28
A. Becerra PHI 26
S. Lammers SF 26
J. Stuart STL 22
V. Serna PHI 19
Sacrifice Hits
A. Castillo LAD 5
J. McCauley STL 5
J. Beane NYM 4
M. Gaddi PHI 4
M. Stuckey SF 4
Sacrifice Flies
J. Green HOU 2
B. Jackson PIT 2
B. Kraljevic CIN 2
S. Lammers SF 2
K. Landry SD 2
League Pitching Leaderboards
ERA
J. Mash NYM 0.78
A. Castillo LAD 1.12
F. Apolonio LAD 1.60
R. Salinas LAD 1.69
J. Beane NYM 1.80
Wins
S. Waiters CIN 5
R. Aguilar SD 4
J. Beane NYM 4
E. Carrillo NYM 4
A. Castillo LAD 4
Losses
J. Sandoval NYM 5
T. Dean ATL 4
P. Farr MON 4
D. Cheeves PIT 3
L. de la Cruz PHI 3
Winning PCT
F. Apolonio LAD 1.000
A. Castillo LAD 1.000
M. Gaddi PHI 1.000
M. Johnston CIN 1.000
J. Mash NYM 1.000
Saves
R. Rosas CIN 6
J. Douglas HOU 5
E. Schnipke SD 5
A. Eastin STL 4
G. Saus NYM 4
Games Pitched
J. Booth SF 12
J. Douglas HOU 11
A. Rivera ATL 10
R. Rosas CIN 10
L. de la Cruz PHI 9
Games Started
T. Dean ATL 6
R. Holm SF 6
J. Mullett HOU 6
M. Stuckey SF 6
R. Aguilar SD 5
Complete Games
J. Beane NYM 3
R. Aguilar SD 2
F. Apolonio LAD 2
J. Battaglia PIT 2
A. Castillo LAD 2
Shutouts
F. Apolonio LAD 2
J. Beane NYM 2
A. Castillo LAD 2
V. Marin CHC 2
M. Stuckey SF 2
Innings Pitched
M. Stuckey SF 46.0
J. Mullett HOU 43.0
R. Holm SF 41.2
J. Beane NYM 40.0
S. Waiters CIN 40.0
Hits Allowed
M. Stuckey SF 49
J. Mullett HOU 48
J. Sandoval NYM 48
R. Holm SF 44
R. Aguilar SD 39
Home Runs Allowed
F. Carranza ATL 8
R. Holm SF 6
J. LaPointe STL 6
K. Pennock ATL 6
M. Garcia STL 5
Walks Allowed
E. Carrillo NYM 25
A. O'Connor SD 22
T. Dean ATL 21
R. Holm SF 20
B. Lucas CHC 20
Walks per 9 IP
G. Dapson PHI 1.3
S. Waiters CIN 1.4
R. Rivera SF 1.4
R. Quintana PHI 1.5
M. Gaddi PHI 1.6
Strikeouts
R. Holm SF 40
E. Carrillo NYM 36
J. Beane NYM 34
M. Stuckey SF 33
S. Waiters CIN 33
Strikeouts per 9 IP
E. Carrillo NYM 9.1
R. Holm SF 8.6
J. Hagan CIN 8.2
J. Sanders SF 8.0
D. Cheeves PIT 8.0
K/BB
S. Waiters CIN 5.5
R. Rivera SF 5.2
G. Dapson PHI 5.0
A. Castillo LAD 3.9
M. Gaddi PHI 3.9
WHIP
M. Johnston CIN 0.87
S. Waiters CIN 0.88
R. Rivera SF 0.94
A. Castillo LAD 0.97
J. Battaglia PIT 0.97
Hits per 9 IP
M. Johnston CIN 5.0
J. Battaglia PIT 5.6
J. Beane NYM 6.5
S. Waiters CIN 6.5
J. Mash NYM 6.7
Opponents AVG
M. Johnston CIN .158
J. Battaglia PIT .176
J. Beane NYM .199
S. Waiters CIN .201
A. Castillo LAD .202
Opponents OBP
M. Johnston CIN .224
S. Waiters CIN .242
R. Rivera SF .248
A. Castillo LAD .252
J. Battaglia PIT .258
Opponents SLG
M. Johnston CIN .226
A. Castillo LAD .244
J. Mash NYM .274
E. Carrillo NYM .279
F. Apolonio LAD .287
Opponents OPS
M. Johnston CIN .450
A. Castillo LAD .496
J. Mash NYM .538
J. Battaglia PIT .552
S. Waiters CIN .554
BABIP
M. Johnston CIN .185
J. Entwistle PHI .200
J. Battaglia PIT .216
J. Beane NYM .231
V. Marin CHC .234
WAR
M. Gaddi PHI 1.6
M. Johnston CIN 1.2
A. Castillo LAD 1.2
S. Waiters CIN 1.2
S. Arango PIT 1.0
The big story in the NL, at least to me, is the incredible month that the Reds had. That 15-7 mark isn't even them at their best, as they've lost 3 of their last 4 games. Even so, they've got the 2nd best offense behind only the Cubs (who themselves are a bit of a story - that's a team that flat-out wants to make every game a 10-9 victory) and so far the pitching staff has been good enough - the 3rd best rotation in ERA (3.09) and the 4th best bullpen (3.30).
The flip side is the Braves, who are finding all kinds of ways to lose this year. Mostly, it's the horrific pitching, 2nd worst in baseball ahead of only the expansion Expos. At that, the bullpen has even been pretty okay with a 3.21 ERA that sits at 3rd best in the senior circuit, but the starting pitching... well, you'll be able to see the individual numbers in the next post.
I should add that the Braves' malaise has also allowed the LA Dodgers, whom I'm pretty sure the preseason predictions marked as the 2nd worst team in the NL, to finish April with the 2nd best record. They're even riding a 5 game winning streak. As you'd expect with a team that plays its home games at Chavez Ravine, it's pitching that's leading the way - a 2.45 starters' ERA and a 2.44 relievers' are both best in the NL. The hitting has been remarkable mainly in the way that nobody's gotten hurt so far (well, other than leadoff man and 1969 All-Star Danny Hohman in spring training, and granted, that's a pretty big "other than").