Tuesday April 20, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, April 20, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York         5   5  1.74   10   3   0    88    52   23   17    6   32   68
San Francisco   12   3  2.11   15   7   1   137   108   33   32    9   41   86
Pittsburgh       7   6  2.38   13   5   1   117    97   33   31    8   35   76
Cincinnati       4   7  3.10   11   0   4    99    97   36   34    7   46   37
St. Louis        8   6  3.10   14   6   4   125   111   43   43   11   60   80
Houston          8   7  3.32   15   3   4   136   113   52   50    8   42   69
Montreal         5   4  3.38    9   4   2    75    70   30   28    4   28   45
Atlanta          8   4  3.46   12   3   1   112   118   51   43   14   39   65
Los Angeles      7   8  3.63   15   5   1   134   115   60   54   11   46   64
Philadelphia     4   7  3.78   11   1   3   100   110   48   42   13   42   57
Chicago          5   9  4.06   14   6   0   120   120   68   54    8   47   65
San Diego        3  10  5.01   13   0   2   115   122   69   64   11   62   76

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Juan Marichal (SF)     3   1  1.03   4   4   3   0   2   35   22    4    4    2    5   22
Al Downing (LA)        2   0  1.14   3   2   2   0   0   24   16    3    3    0   11    9
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
Chris Short (PHI)      1   2  1.99   3   3   1   0   1   23   16   10    5    3   13    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
Phil Niekro            1   1  3.52   4   4   1   0   1   23   24   12    9    3    5   16
Steve Barber           0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    0    0
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
Fergie Jenkins         2   2  2.40   4   4   3   0   0   30   20    9    8    3    4   21
Milt Pappas            2   1  2.52   3   3   2   0   1   25   21    7    7    1    5   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  0.79   8   0   0   3   0   11    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          1   3  2.45   7   0   0   0   0    7    9    3    2    1    5    5
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
Tony Cloninger         1   0  3.55   2   2   0   0   0   13   10    5    5    2    3    7
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
Joe Gibbon             0   1  4.50   5   0   0   1   0    6    6    3    3    1    4    1
Don Gullett            1   0  6.00   4   1   0   0   0    9   11    6    6    1    3    3

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Forsch             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    5    1    0    0    0    3    7
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   2  5.40   3   3   0   0   0   17   17   10   10    2    6   11

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Mikkelsen         2   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    4    0    0    0    0    9
Al Downing             2   0  1.14   3   2   2   0   0   24   16    3    3    0   11    9
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
Don Sutton             0   2  4.24   3   3   1   0   0   17   17    9    8    2    5    4
Bob O'Brien            0   0  4.76   3   0   0   0   0    6    3    3    3    1    3    5
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   4   0   0   2   0    5    4    0    0    0    0    4
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
Ernie McAnally         0   1  6.14   2   1   0   0   0    7    4    5    5    0    5    5
Claude Raymond         0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    0    2    1

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Ray Sadecki            0   0  1.35   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    1    1    1    3    2
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
Danny Frisella         1   1  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    1    1    3

 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            1   2  1.99   3   3   1   0   1   23   16   10    5    3   13    9
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   4   0   0   1   0    4    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   1  3.13   3   3   0   0   0   23   26    8    8    2    3   11
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   7   0   0   2   0    9    8    2    0    0    7    5
Gary Ross              1   1  2.70   6   0   0   0   0   13   14    4    4    0    5   10
Bill Laxton            0   0  2.84   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    0    4    4
Al Santorini           0   0  3.00   5   0   0   0   0   12    9    4    4    1    2    8
Dave Roberts           0   2  3.86   4   2   0   0   0   16   15    7    7    2    8   10
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   2 10.03   3   3   0   0   0   12   17   13   13    0    6    9
Dick Kelley            0   0 13.50   5   0   0   0   0    5    7    7    7    1    5    4

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Cumberland        1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    8    3    0    0    0    1    3
Jerry Johnson          1   0  0.00   5   0   0   1   0    8    6    0    0    0    1    6
Ron Bryant             1   0  0.79   2   0   0   0   0   11   10    1    1    0    3    9
Juan Marichal          3   1  1.03   4   4   3   0   2   35   22    4    4    2    5   22
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
Steve Stone            0   0  3.86   3   3   0   0   0   14   16    6    6    2    8    7
Frank Reberger         1   0  4.40   3   3   0   0   0   14   15    7    7    1    6    4
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  1.08   6   0   0   3   0    8    4    1    1    0    3    3
Bob Gibson             2   1  1.65   3   3   3   0   0   27   20    5    5    3    5   17
Steve Carlton          3   0  2.22   3   3   2   0   1   24   21    6    6    3   11   14
Moe Drabowsky          0   0  2.57   5   0   0   1   0    7    4    2    2    1    5    9
Chuck Taylor           0   0  3.60   4   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    2    0    4    3
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
Reggie Cleveland       1   2  4.50   3   3   1   0   0   18   21    9    9    0    7   12
Jerry Reuss            1   2  5.27   3   3   0   0   0   14   17    8    8    2    9   13
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
  A. Downing (LA)           2
  B. Gibson (STL)           2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          2

Losses:

  B. Singer (LA)            4
  W. Granger (CIN)          3
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         3
  S. Arlin (SD)             2
  R. Cleveland (STL)        2
  G. Culver (HOU)           2
  D. Ellis (PIT)            2
  W. Fryman (PHI)           2
  G. Gentry (NY)            2
  T. Griffin (HOU)          2

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

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

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  J. Marichal (SF)       35.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       30.0
  C. Osteen (LA)         29.1
  B. Gibson (STL)        27.1
  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

Hits:

  B. Moose (PIT)           26
  R. Reed (ATL)            26
  B. Singer (LA)           25
  P. Niekro (ATL)          24
  C. Osteen (LA)           24
  L. Dierker (HOU)         22
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        22
  J. Marichal (SF)         22
  S. Renko (MON)           22
  D. Wilson (HOU)          22

Runs:

  B. Singer (LA)           19
  B. Hands (CHI)           15
  B. Bonham (CHI)          14
  S. Arlin (SD)            13
  J. Billingham (HOU)      13
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        13
  C. Morton (MON)          12
  P. Niekro (ATL)          12
  G. Gentry (NY)           11
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          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. Short (PHI)           13
  C. Kirby (SD)            12
  B. Bonham (CHI)          11
  S. Carlton (STL)         11
  A. Downing (LA)          11
  B. Singer (LA)           11
  M. Torrez (STL)          11
  W. Blasingame (HOU)      10
  G. Garrett (CIN)         10

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           28
  G. Perry (SF)            24
  J. Marichal (SF)         22
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         21
  B. Singer (LA)           19
  L. Walker (PIT)          19
  D. Ellis (PIT)           18
  B. Gibson (STL)          17
  P. Niekro (ATL)          16
  L. Dierker (HOU)         15

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