Sunday April 18, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, April 18, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York         5   4  1.58    9   3   0    80    45   20   14    4   29   65
San Francisco   11   2  2.12   13   7   1   119    92   29   28    9   36   73
Pittsburgh       7   5  2.42   12   5   1   108    89   31   29    7   34   72
St. Louis        7   5  3.18   12   6   3   108    94   38   38   10   49   63
Cincinnati       3   7  3.21   10   0   3    90    89   34   32    7   44   30
Houston          8   6  3.31   14   3   4   128   106   49   47    7   39   66
Montreal         5   3  3.70    8   4   2    66    67   29   27    4   25   38
Atlanta          7   4  3.76   11   2   1   103   112   51   43   14   38   58
Los Angeles      5   8  3.88   13   4   1   116   103   56   50   11   39   61
Philadelphia     3   7  4.15   10   0   3    91   107   48   42   13   35   54
Chicago          4   9  4.31   13   5   0   111   114   67   53    8   47   59
San Diego        3   8  5.10   11   0   2    97   108   60   55   11   49   66

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Downing (LA)        1   0  0.61   2   1   1   0   0   15   11    1    1    0    6    6
Juan Marichal (SF)     3   0  0.67   3   3   3   0   2   27   16    2    2    2    4   19
Tom Seaver (NY)        2   0  0.78   3   3   2   0   1   23   12    2    2    0    7   28
Bob Johnson (PIT)      1   0  1.00   2   2   1   0   0   18   12    4    2    1    5   10
Jim Nash (ATL)         1   0  1.38   2   2   1   0   0   13   14    3    2    0    8    8
Jerry Koosman (NY)     0   1  1.50   2   2   0   0   0   18   10    4    3    2    3   11
Bob Gibson (STL)       2   1  1.65   3   3   3   0   0   27   20    5    5    3    5   17
Cecil Upshaw (ATL)     4   0  1.72   6   0   0   1   0   16    9    3    3    1    5   14
Steve Renko (MON)      2   0  1.96   3   3   2   0   0   23   22    5    5    1    5   11
Steve Blass (PIT)      1   0  2.00   2   2   1   0   1   18   14    4    4    1    9    9

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Nash               1   0  1.38   2   2   1   0   0   13   14    3    2    0    8    8
Cecil Upshaw           4   0  1.72   6   0   0   1   0   16    9    3    3    1    5   14
Mike McQueen           0   0  1.80   1   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    1    3
Ron Reed               2   1  2.53   3   3   1   0   0   21   26    7    6    3    7   10
George Stone           0   0  3.12   3   0   0   0   0    9    8    5    3    1    2    7
Steve Barber           0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    0    0
Phil Niekro            0   1  5.79   3   3   0   0   0   14   18   12    9    3    4    9
Bob Priddy             0   0  6.23   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    3    3    2    4    0
Pat Jarvis             0   2  6.75   3   3   0   0   0   13   19   11   10    2    5    7
Ron Herbel             0   0  7.20   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    4    4    2    1    0
Tom Kelley             0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    1    0

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Colborn            0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    4    1    0    0    0    2    1
Earl Stephenson        0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    5    4    0    0    0    2    1
Phil Regan             0   0  1.86   4   0   0   0   0   10    7    4    2    0    4    3
Milt Pappas            2   1  2.52   3   3   2   0   1   25   21    7    7    1    5   15
Fergie Jenkins         1   2  3.00   3   3   2   0   0   21   14    8    7    3    4   15
Bob Miller             0   0  5.14   2   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    0    1    2
Bill Hands             1   2  6.08   3   3   1   0   0   13   20   15    9    0    4    7
Ken Holtzman           0   3  7.80   3   3   0   0   0   15   22   13   13    3   10   11
Ron Tompkins           0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    2    2    0    4    0
Bill Bonham            0   1 10.13   3   1   0   0   0    8   11   14    9    1   11    4

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Merritt            0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    4    5    0    0    0    1    0
Clay Carroll           0   0  0.87   7   0   0   2   0   10    7    1    1    0    6    2
Greg Garrett           0   1  1.04   2   1   0   0   0    9    7    1    1    0   10    2
Wayne Granger          0   3  2.70   6   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    2    1    5    4
Wayne Simpson          0   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    1    2
Milt Wilcox            0   0  3.38   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    4    2
Jim McGlothlin         1   1  3.68   3   3   0   0   0   15   18    6    6    2    3    5
Gary Nolan             0   1  3.72   3   3   0   0   0   19   19    9    8    0    6    8
Tony Cloninger         1   0  4.26   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    2    1    2
Joe Gibbon             0   1  4.76   4   0   0   1   0    6    5    3    3    1    4    1
Don Gullett            1   0  6.48   3   1   0   0   0    8   10    6    6    1    3    2

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Forsch             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    1    0    0    0    1    5
Fred Gladding          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    0
Buddy Harris           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    0
Denny Lemaster         0   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    3    0    0    0    0    1    1
George Culver          2   2  2.00   6   0   0   2   0    9    7    2    2    0    4    6
Larry Dierker          1   0  2.16   3   3   1   0   0   25   22    6    6    1    5   15
Wade Blasingame        2   1  2.95   3   3   0   0   0   21   17    8    7    1   10    8
Jim Ray                0   1  3.38   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    1    0    3
Don Wilson             1   1  4.30   3   3   1   0   0   23   22   11   11    1    6    5
Jack Billingham        2   0  4.50   3   3   1   0   0   24   20   13   12    2    6   13
Tom Griffin            0   1  6.52   2   2   0   0   0   10   10    7    7    1    5   10

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Mikkelsen         1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    3    0    0    0    0    9
Al Downing             1   0  0.61   2   1   1   0   0   15   11    1    1    0    6    6
Joe Moeller            0   0  2.53   3   0   0   0   0   11    8    4    3    1    2    1
Jim Brewer             0   0  2.70   2   0   0   1   0    3    2    1    1    0    0    2
Claude Osteen          2   2  3.07   4   4   2   0   1   29   24   10   10    4    8    9
Bob O'Brien            0   0  4.76   3   0   0   0   0    6    3    3    3    1    3    5
Don Sutton             0   2  4.91   2   2   1   0   0   11   11    7    6    2    3    4
Bill Singer            0   4  5.79   4   4   0   0   0   23   25   19   15    2   11   19
Sandy Vance            1   0  7.59   3   2   0   0   0   11   14    9    9    0    5    5
Charlie Hough          0   0 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    1    1    1

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          0   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    3    3    0    0    0    0    1
John O'Donoghue        0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    1
John Strohmayer        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Steve Renko            2   0  1.96   3   3   2   0   0   23   22    5    5    1    5   11
Howie Reed             1   0  2.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    1    1    2
Bill Stoneman          1   1  3.86   2   2   1   0   0   14   13    6    6    2    6   10
Carl Morton            1   2  5.19   3   3   1   0   0   17   21   12   10    0    9   10
Claude Raymond         0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    0    2    1
Ernie McAnally         0   0 108.0   1   0   0   0   0    0    2    4    4    0    2    1

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Danny Frisella         1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    1    2
Ron Taylor             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Tom Seaver             2   0  0.78   3   3   2   0   1   23   12    2    2    0    7   28
Tug McGraw             1   1  1.13   4   0   0   0   0    8    6    2    1    0    4    9
Jim McAndrew           0   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    1    1    4
Jerry Koosman          0   1  1.50   2   2   0   0   0   18   10    4    3    2    3   11
Gary Gentry            1   2  2.91   3   3   1   0   0   22   11   11    7    1   13   11

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Darrell Brandon        0   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    6    6    1    0    0    5    6
Joe Hoerner            1   0  1.13   6   0   0   1   0    8    6    1    1    0    2    7
Chris Short            0   2  3.29   2   2   0   0   0   14   13   10    5    3    6    6
Woodie Fryman          0   2  4.20   3   2   0   0   0   15   13    7    7    2    5   12
Barry Lersch           1   1  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   14   21    7    7    3    4    8
Ken Reynolds           0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    1    0
Dick Selma             0   1  4.50   6   0   0   1   0    8    8    4    4    1    5    7
Rick Wise              0   0  4.85   2   2   0   0   0   13   22    7    7    2    1    3
Bill Champion          0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    2    1    0
Jim Bunning            1   1  8.31   2   2   0   0   0    9   12    8    8    0    5    5

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Giusti            1   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    4
Jim Nelson             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    4    1
Bob Veale              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1
Bob Johnson            1   0  1.00   2   2   1   0   0   18   12    4    2    1    5   10
Steve Blass            1   0  2.00   2   2   1   0   1   18   14    4    4    1    9    9
Dock Ellis             1   2  2.25   3   3   2   0   0   24   19    6    6    2    4   18
Luke Walker            1   1  2.70   3   3   1   0   1   20   12    6    6    1    5   19
Bob Moose              1   0  3.60   2   2   0   0   0   15   18    6    6    1    2    7
Nelson Briles          1   1  5.79   4   0   0   0   0    5    8    3    3    1    3    3
Mudcat Grant           0   1  6.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    1    0

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Severinsen          0   0  0.00   6   0   0   2   0    7    7    2    0    0    3    4
Bill Laxton            0   0  2.84   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    0    4    4
Al Santorini           0   0  2.89   4   0   0   0   0    9    8    3    3    1    1    8
Gary Ross              1   1  3.18   5   0   0   0   0   11   13    4    4    0    4    9
Dave Roberts           0   1  3.86   3   1   0   0   0    9   10    4    4    2    3    5
Tom Phoebus            1   2  5.00   3   3   0   0   0   18   20   11   10    2    8   13
Danny Coombs           1   1  6.52   2   2   0   0   0   10   11    9    7    2    5    3
Clay Kirby             0   2  6.59   4   3   0   0   0   14   13   10   10    3   12   10
Steve Arlin            0   1  7.71   2   2   0   0   0    9   12    8    8    0    4    9
Dick Kelley            0   0 23.63   4   0   0   0   0    3    6    7    7    1    5    1

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Bryant             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    1
John Cumberland        1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    8    3    0    0    0    1    3
Jerry Johnson          1   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    7    4    0    0    0    1    4
Juan Marichal          3   0  0.67   3   3   3   0   2   27   16    2    2    2    4   19
Gaylord Perry          3   0  2.00   3   3   3   0   1   27   17    6    6    3    6   24
Rich Robertson         1   1  2.63   2   2   1   0   0   14   11    5    4    1   10    6
Frank Reberger         1   0  3.77   2   2   0   0   0   14   15    6    6    1    5    4
Steve Stone            0   0  3.86   3   3   0   0   0   14   16    6    6    2    8    7
Don McMahon            1   1  7.20   3   0   0   0   0    5    8    4    4    0    1    5

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Frank Linzy            0   0  1.17   5   0   0   3   0    8    3    1    1    0    1    3
Bob Gibson             2   1  1.65   3   3   3   0   0   27   20    5    5    3    5   17
Moe Drabowsky          0   0  2.08   3   0   0   0   0    4    2    1    1    0    4    3
Steve Carlton          3   0  2.22   3   3   2   0   1   24   21    6    6    3   11   14
Fred Norman            0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    3    3
Mike Torrez            1   1  3.86   2   2   0   0   0   16   10    7    7    1   11    4
Jerry Reuss            1   1  4.82   2   2   0   0   0    9   10    5    5    2    6   10
Chuck Taylor           0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    0    2    1
Reggie Cleveland       0   2  6.97   2   2   1   0   0   10   14    8    8    0    4    6
George Brunet          0   0  7.71   4   0   0   0   0    2    7    2    2    1    2    2

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League Leaders

Wins:

  C. Upshaw (ATL)           4
  S. Carlton (STL)          3
  J. Marichal (SF)          3
  G. Perry (SF)             3
  J. Billingham (HOU)       2
  W. Blasingame (HOU)       2
  G. Culver (HOU)           2
  B. Gibson (STL)           2
  C. Osteen (LA)            2
  M. Pappas (CHI)           2

Losses:

  B. Singer (LA)            4
  W. Granger (CIN)          3
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         3
  R. Cleveland (STL)        2
  G. Culver (HOU)           2
  D. Ellis (PIT)            2
  W. Fryman (PHI)           2
  G. Gentry (NY)            2
  B. Hands (CHI)            2
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           2

Complete Games:

  B. Gibson (STL)           3
  J. Marichal (SF)          3
  G. Perry (SF)             3
  S. Carlton (STL)          2
  D. Ellis (PIT)            2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          2
  C. Osteen (LA)            2
  M. Pappas (CHI)           2
  S. Renko (MON)            2
  T. Seaver (NY)            2

Saves:

  F. Linzy (STL)            3
  C. Carroll (CIN)          2
  G. Culver (HOU)           2
  D. Lemaster (HOU)         2
  M. Marshall (MON)         2
  A. Severinsen (SD)        2
  D. Brandon (PHI)          1
  J. Brewer (LA)            1
  J. Gibbon (CIN)           1
  D. Giusti (PIT)           1

Shutouts:

  J. Marichal (SF)          2
  S. Blass (PIT)            1
  S. Carlton (STL)          1
  C. Osteen (LA)            1
  M. Pappas (CHI)           1
  G. Perry (SF)             1
  T. Seaver (NY)            1
  L. Walker (PIT)           1

Innings Pitched:

  C. Osteen (LA)         29.1
  B. Gibson (STL)        27.1
  J. Marichal (SF)       27.0
  G. Perry (SF)          27.0
  L. Dierker (HOU)       25.0
  M. Pappas (CHI)        25.0
  S. Carlton (STL)       24.1
  J. Billingham (HOU)    24.0
  D. Ellis (PIT)         24.0
  B. Singer (LA)         23.1

Hits:

  R. Reed (ATL)            26
  B. Singer (LA)           25
  C. Osteen (LA)           24
  L. Dierker (HOU)         22
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        22
  S. Renko (MON)           22
  D. Wilson (HOU)          22
  R. Wise (PHI)            22
  S. Carlton (STL)         21
  B. Lersch (PHI)          21

Runs:

  B. Singer (LA)           19
  B. Hands (CHI)           15
  B. Bonham (CHI)          14
  J. Billingham (HOU)      13
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        13
  C. Morton (MON)          12
  P. Niekro (ATL)          12
  G. Gentry (NY)           11
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          11
  T. Phoebus (SD)          11

Home Runs:

  C. Osteen (LA)            4
  S. Carlton (STL)          3
  B. Gibson (STL)           3
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         3
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          3
  C. Kirby (SD)             3
  B. Lersch (PHI)           3
  P. Niekro (ATL)           3
  G. Perry (SF)             3
  R. Reed (ATL)             3

Walks:

  G. Gentry (NY)           13
  C. Kirby (SD)            12
  B. Bonham (CHI)          11
  S. Carlton (STL)         11
  B. Singer (LA)           11
  M. Torrez (STL)          11
  W. Blasingame (HOU)      10
  G. Garrett (CIN)         10
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        10
  R. Robertson (SF)        10

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           28
  G. Perry (SF)            24
  J. Marichal (SF)         19
  B. Singer (LA)           19
  L. Walker (PIT)          19
  D. Ellis (PIT)           18
  B. Gibson (STL)          17
  L. Dierker (HOU)         15
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         15
  M. Pappas (CHI)          15

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