Thursday April 22, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, April 22, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York         6   5  1.76   11   3   1    97    57   25   19    6   35   77
San Francisco   12   4  2.22   16   7   1   146   117   38   36    9   45   90
Pittsburgh       9   6  2.40   15   6   2   135   112   39   36    9   37   84
St. Louis       10   6  3.03   16   8   4   143   122   48   48   13   63   94
Houston          9   7  3.17   16   4   4   145   118   53   51    8   44   75
Cincinnati       4   8  3.26   12   0   4   108   107   41   39    7   49   43
Montreal         5   4  3.38    9   4   2    75    70   30   28    4   28   45
Los Angeles      8   8  3.46   16   6   1   143   124   62   55   11   48   69
Philadelphia     4   8  3.83   12   1   3   108   120   53   46   13   43   60
Chicago          5  10  4.06   15   6   0   129   129   74   58    9   48   69
Atlanta          8   6  4.22   14   3   1   128   142   68   60   19   45   72
San Diego        3  11  5.37   14   0   2   124   140   79   74   12   64   84

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Tom Seaver (NY)        3   0  1.19   4   4   2   0   1   30   17    4    4    0    9   37
Jerry Koosman (NY)     0   1  1.50   2   2   0   0   0   18   10    4    3    2    3   11
Cecil Upshaw (ATL)     4   0  1.72   6   0   0   1   0   16    9    3    3    1    5   14
Larry Dierker (HOU)    2   0  1.85   4   4   2   0   0   34   27    7    7    1    7   21
Dock Ellis (PIT)       2   2  1.91   4   4   3   0   0   33   24    8    7    2    4   21
Steve Renko (MON)      2   0  1.96   3   3   2   0   0   23   22    5    5    1    5   11
Bob Gibson (STL)       3   1  1.98   4   4   4   0   0   36   25    8    8    5    6   26

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Cecil Upshaw           4   0  1.72   6   0   0   1   0   16    9    3    3    1    5   14
Mike McQueen           0   0  2.45   2   0   0   0   0    7    6    2    2    0    2    6
George Stone           0   0  3.12   3   0   0   0   0    9    8    5    3    1    2    7
Jim Nash               1   1  3.18   3   3   1   0   0   17   20    7    6    3    8    9
Phil Niekro            1   1  3.52   4   4   1   0   1   23   24   12    9    3    5   16
Ron Reed               2   2  4.32   4   4   1   0   0   25   33   13   12    4   10   11
Bob Priddy             0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    3    3    2    4    0
Ron Herbel             0   0  5.14   3   0   0   0   0    7    5    4    4    2    2    1
Pat Jarvis             0   2  6.75   3   3   0   0   0   13   19   11   10    2    5    7
Tom Kelley             0   0 12.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    6    4    4    1    1    0
Steve Barber           0   0 18.00   3   0   0   0   0    2    8    4    4    0    1    1

 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
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
Phil Regan             0   0  3.38   5   0   0   0   0   11   10    6    4    0    4    3
Bill Hands             1   3  4.64   4   4   1   0   0   21   26   19   11    1    5   11
Bob Miller             0   0  5.14   2   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    0    1    2
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  0.73   9   0   0   3   0   12    8    1    1    0    6    3
Greg Garrett           0   1  1.04   2   1   0   0   0    9    7    1    1    0   10    2
Wayne Granger          1   3  2.35   8   0   0   0   0    8   11    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   2  4.10   4   4   0   0   0   26   26   13   12    0    8   13
Joe Gibbon             0   1  5.40   6   0   0   1   0    7    6    4    4    1    5    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
Larry Dierker          2   0  1.85   4   4   2   0   0   34   27    7    7    1    7   21
George Culver          2   2  2.00   6   0   0   2   0    9    7    2    2    0    4    6
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
Bill Singer            1   4  4.45   5   5   1   0   0   32   34   21   16    2   13   24
Bob O'Brien            0   0  4.76   3   0   0   0   0    6    3    3    3    1    3    5
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
Tug McGraw             1   1  0.93   5   0   0   1   0   10    6    2    1    0    5    9
Tom Seaver             3   0  1.19   4   4   2   0   1   30   17    4    4    0    9   37
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
Ken Reynolds           0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    1    0    1    1
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
Dick Selma             0   1  4.50   6   0   0   1   0    8    8    4    4    1    5    7
Rick Wise              0   0  4.80   3   2   0   0   0   15   23    8    8    2    1    3
Bill Champion          0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    2    1    0
Jim Bunning            1   2  7.24   3   3   0   0   0   14   19   11   11    0    6    7

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Dave Giusti            1   0  1.42   5   0   0   2   0    6    4    1    1    0    2    7
Dock Ellis             2   2  1.91   4   4   3   0   0   33   24    8    7    2    4   21
Steve Blass            2   0  2.52   3   3   1   0   1   25   21    7    7    2   10   11
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
Gary Ross              1   1  2.35   7   0   0   0   0   15   15    4    4    0    5   11
Bill Laxton            0   0  2.84   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    0    4    4
Al Severinsen          0   0  2.89   8   0   0   2   0    9   11    5    3    0    7    5
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   2  6.75   3   3   0   0   0   15   19   13   11    3    5    7
Clay Kirby             0   2  6.75   5   3   0   0   0   15   15   11   11    3   13   12
Steve Arlin            0   2 10.66   4   3   0   0   0   13   21   15   15    0    7   10
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   4   0   0   0   0   10    4    0    0    0    1    3
Steve Hamilton         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Jerry Johnson          1   0  0.00   6   0   0   1   0   10    6    0    0    0    3    7
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
Rich Robertson         1   1  2.63   2   2   1   0   0   14   11    5    4    1   10    6
Gaylord Perry          3   1  2.81   4   4   3   0   1   32   25   11   10    3    8   27
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             3   1  1.98   4   4   4   0   0   36   25    8    8    5    6   26
Steve Carlton          4   0  2.16   4   4   3   0   1   33   27    8    8    3   13   19
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:

  S. Carlton (STL)          4
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           4
  B. Gibson (STL)           3
  J. Marichal (SF)          3
  G. Perry (SF)             3
  T. Seaver (NY)            3
  J. Billingham (HOU)       2
  W. Blasingame (HOU)       2
  S. Blass (PIT)            2
  G. Culver (HOU)           2

Losses:

  B. Singer (LA)            4
  W. Granger (CIN)          3
  B. Hands (CHI)            3
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         3
  S. Arlin (SD)             2
  J. Bunning (PHI)          2
  R. Cleveland (STL)        2
  D. Coombs (SD)            2
  G. Culver (HOU)           2
  D. Ellis (PIT)            2

Complete Games:

  B. Gibson (STL)           4
  S. Carlton (STL)          3
  D. Ellis (PIT)            3
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          3
  J. Marichal (SF)          3
  G. Perry (SF)             3
  L. Dierker (HOU)          2
  A. Downing (LA)           2
  C. Osteen (LA)            2
  M. Pappas (CHI)           2

Saves:

  C. Carroll (CIN)          3
  F. Linzy (STL)            3
  G. Culver (HOU)           2
  D. Giusti (PIT)           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

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:

  B. Gibson (STL)        36.1
  J. Marichal (SF)       35.0
  L. Dierker (HOU)       34.0
  S. Carlton (STL)       33.1
  D. Ellis (PIT)         33.0
  B. Singer (LA)         32.1
  G. Perry (SF)          32.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         30.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       30.0
  C. Osteen (LA)         29.1

Hits:

  B. Singer (LA)           34
  R. Reed (ATL)            33
  S. Carlton (STL)         27
  L. Dierker (HOU)         27
  B. Hands (CHI)           26
  B. Moose (PIT)           26
  G. Nolan (CIN)           26
  B. Gibson (STL)          25
  G. Perry (SF)            25
  D. Ellis (PIT)           24

Runs:

  B. Singer (LA)           21
  B. Hands (CHI)           19
  S. Arlin (SD)            15
  B. Bonham (CHI)          14
  J. Billingham (HOU)      13
  D. Coombs (SD)           13
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        13
  G. Nolan (CIN)           13
  R. Reed (ATL)            13
  C. Morton (MON)          12

Home Runs:

  B. Gibson (STL)           5
  C. Osteen (LA)            4
  R. Reed (ATL)             4
  S. Carlton (STL)          3
  D. Coombs (SD)            3
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         3
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          3
  C. Kirby (SD)             3
  B. Lersch (PHI)           3
  J. Nash (ATL)             3

Walks:

  S. Carlton (STL)         13
  G. Gentry (NY)           13
  C. Kirby (SD)            13
  C. Short (PHI)           13
  B. Singer (LA)           13
  B. Bonham (CHI)          11
  A. Downing (LA)          11
  M. Torrez (STL)          11
  W. Blasingame (HOU)      10
  S. Blass (PIT)           10

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           37
  G. Perry (SF)            27
  B. Gibson (STL)          26
  B. Singer (LA)           24
  J. Marichal (SF)         22
  L. Dierker (HOU)         21
  D. Ellis (PIT)           21
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         21
  S. Carlton (STL)         19
  L. Walker (PIT)          19

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