Monday April 26, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, April 26, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   14   5  2.15   19   9   1   172   136   44   41    9   51  102
Pittsburgh      10   8  2.22   18   7   3   162   140   45   40   10   48  105
New York         8   7  2.49   15   4   1   134   100   49   37    8   49  101
Houston          9  11  2.89   20   4   4   181   146   63   58   11   55   90
Montreal         8   4  2.92   12   5   4   102    84   35   33    4   36   54
Los Angeles     11   9  3.19   20   8   2   178   150   70   63   13   59   89
Cincinnati       5  11  3.19   16   1   4   144   137   53   51    8   63   62
St. Louis       12   8  3.58   20   9   4   179   164   72   71   19   81  110
Philadelphia     6  10  3.85   16   2   3   143   152   70   61   15   59   76
Atlanta          9   8  3.92   17   3   1   156   166   77   68   23   53   90
Chicago          7  11  3.97   18   7   1   159   160   89   70   11   61   94
San Diego        5  12  4.77   17   0   4   151   168   87   80   16   74  100

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Bryant (SF)        2   0  0.44   3   1   1   0   1   20   13    1    1    0    3   15
Bob Johnson (PIT)      1   1  1.33   3   3   2   0   0   27   22    6    4    1    8   22
Tom Seaver (NY)        4   0  1.37   5   5   3   0   1   39   24    6    6    0    9   45
Al Downing (LA)        2   1  1.47   4   3   2   0   0   31   22    5    5    1   14   11
Juan Marichal (SF)     3   2  1.58   5   5   3   0   2   40   29    7    7    2    8   24
Larry Dierker (HOU)    2   0  1.85   4   4   2   0   0   34   27    7    7    1    7   21
Cecil Upshaw (ATL)     5   1  1.89   8   0   0   1   0   19   14    4    4    1    5   19
Dock Ellis (PIT)       2   2  1.91   4   4   3   0   0   33   24    8    7    2    4   21
Steve Renko (MON)      3   0  2.03   4   4   2   0   0   31   26    7    7    1   10   13
Fergie Jenkins (CHI)   3   2  2.08   5   5   4   0   0   39   29   12    9    3    4   29

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Cecil Upshaw           5   1  1.89   8   0   0   1   0   19   14    4    4    1    5   19
Mike McQueen           0   0  2.45   2   0   0   0   0    7    6    2    2    0    2    6
George Stone           0   0  3.06   4   1   0   0   0   18   14    8    6    3    3   14
Jim Nash               1   1  3.18   3   3   1   0   0   17   20    7    6    3    8    9
Phil Niekro            1   2  3.19   5   5   1   0   1   31   31   15   11    4    8   17
Bob Priddy             0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    7    5    3    3    2    4    1
Ron Reed               2   2  4.32   4   4   1   0   0   25   33   13   12    4   10   11
Ron Herbel             0   0  5.14   3   0   0   0   0    7    5    4    4    2    2    1
Pat Jarvis             0   2  5.40   4   4   0   0   0   20   24   13   12    3    9   11
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
Earl Stephenson        0   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    9    6    0    0    0    5    4
Jim Colborn            0   0  1.93   5   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    2    1
Fergie Jenkins         3   2  2.08   5   5   4   0   0   39   29   12    9    3    4   29
Phil Regan             0   0  2.70   6   0   0   0   0   13   12    6    4    0    5    6
Milt Pappas            3   1  3.41   4   4   2   0   1   32   26   12   12    2    8   18
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
Ron Tompkins           0   1  6.75   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    3    3    0    6    0
Ken Holtzman           0   3  7.78   4   4   0   0   0   20   31   18   17    4   13   16
Bill Bonham            0   1  8.68   4   1   0   0   0    9   11   14    9    1   12    7

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Merritt            0   1  0.82   2   2   0   0   0   11   11    1    1    0    6    1
Greg Garrett           0   1  1.04   2   1   0   0   0    9    7    1    1    0   10    2
Clay Carroll           0   1  1.26  10   0   0   3   0   14    9    2    2    0    7    4
Wayne Granger          1   3  1.80  10   0   0   0   0   10   12    3    2    1    5    6
Tony Cloninger         1   0  2.87   3   2   0   0   0   16   10    5    5    2    4    9
Don Gullett            2   0  3.00   5   2   1   0   1   18   17    6    6    1    6    8
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  5.06   8   0   0   1   0   11    8    6    6    1    7    5
Wayne Simpson          0   0  5.40   2   1   0   0   0    8   10    5    5    1    1    6
Milt Wilcox            0   1  7.50   4   1   0   0   0    6    9    5    5    0    6    3

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Forsch             0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    1    0    0    0    3    7
Fred Gladding          0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    0    0    3    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   4   0   0   2   0    4    1    0    0    0    1    2
George Culver          2   2  1.74   8   0   0   2   0   10    8    2    2    0    5    7
Larry Dierker          2   0  1.85   4   4   2   0   0   34   27    7    7    1    7   21
Jim Ray                0   1  2.35   5   0   0   0   0    8    7    2    2    1    0    4
Wade Blasingame        2   2  2.86   4   4   0   0   0   28   23   10    9    2   11   13
Jack Billingham        2   1  3.48   4   4   1   0   0   31   22   15   12    2    7   15
Tom Griffin            0   3  4.26   4   4   0   0   0   25   24   12   12    3   11   15
Don Wilson             1   2  4.40   4   4   1   0   0   29   30   14   14    2    7    6

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Mikkelsen         2   0  0.00   5   0   0   1   0    9    4    0    0    0    0   10
Al Downing             2   1  1.47   4   3   2   0   0   31   22    5    5    1   14   11
Jim Brewer             1   0  1.59   4   0   0   1   0    6    4    1    1    0    2    4
Claude Osteen          3   2  2.35   5   5   3   0   2   38   29   10   10    4    8   15
Joe Moeller            0   0  2.53   3   0   0   0   0   11    8    4    3    1    2    1
Bill Singer            2   4  3.92   6   6   2   0   0   41   39   23   18    2   17   25
Don Sutton             0   2  4.44   4   4   1   0   0   24   25   13   12    3    7   12
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   6   0   0   4   0    7    5    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            3   0  2.03   4   4   2   0   0   31   26    7    7    1   10   13
Howie Reed             1   0  2.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    1    1    2
Bill Stoneman          2   1  2.74   3   3   2   0   0   23   16    7    7    2    8   17
Carl Morton            2   2  4.15   4   4   1   0   0   26   27   14   12    0   10   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   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    0    0    0    0    1
Tug McGraw             1   1  0.66   6   0   0   1   0   14    9    2    1    0    9   13
Tom Seaver             4   0  1.37   5   5   3   0   1   39   24    6    6    0    9   45
Jerry Koosman          0   1  2.21   3   3   0   0   0   20   15    6    5    2    5   13
Ray Sadecki            0   0  2.25   2   1   0   0   0    8    8    2    2    1    4    2
Danny Frisella         1   1  3.38   4   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    2    1    1    8
Gary Gentry            1   3  3.55   4   4   1   0   0   25   17   17   10    2   14   11
Jim McAndrew           0   1  5.40   2   2   0   0   0   12   12    8    7    1    4    5
Nolan Ryan             1   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    0    2    3
Charlie Williams       0   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    3    4    4    2    1    1    0

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Darrell Brandon        1   0  0.00   6   0   0   1   0   10    9    1    0    0    6    8
Joe Hoerner            1   0  1.04   7   0   0   1   0    9    8    1    1    0    2    8
Chris Short            1   2  2.17   4   4   1   0   1   29   22   12    7    3   14   10
Ken Reynolds           0   0  2.45   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    1    0    2    2
Woodie Fryman          0   3  3.20   6   2   0   0   0   20   15    9    7    2    6   15
Rick Wise              1   0  3.38   4   3   1   0   0   24   29    9    9    2    5    7
Dick Selma             0   1  5.79   7   0   0   1   0    9    9    6    6    1    6    7
Barry Lersch           1   1  6.27   4   3   0   0   0   19   28   13   13    4    7   11
Jim Bunning            1   2  7.24   3   3   0   0   0   14   19   11   11    0    6    7
Bill Champion          0   1  8.53   3   1   0   0   0    6    9    6    6    3    5    1

 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   1  1.33   3   3   2   0   0   27   22    6    4    1    8   22
Dave Giusti            1   0  1.35   6   0   0   3   0    7    4    1    1    0    2    7
Dock Ellis             2   2  1.91   4   4   3   0   0   33   24    8    7    2    4   21
Luke Walker            1   2  2.25   4   4   1   0   1   28   19    8    7    1   10   22
Steve Blass            2   0  2.52   3   3   1   0   1   25   21    7    7    2   10   11
Nelson Briles          2   1  2.70   5   1   0   0   0   13   19    5    4    2    5    9
Bob Moose              1   1  3.13   3   3   0   0   0   23   26    8    8    2    3   11
Mudcat Grant           0   1  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    2    0    2    0

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Laxton            0   0  2.08   5   0   0   0   0    9    9    2    2    0    4    8
Al Severinsen          0   0  2.19  11   0   0   4   0   12   12    5    3    0    8    6
Gary Ross              1   2  2.35   8   0   0   0   0   15   17    5    4    0    6   11
Al Santorini           0   0  2.84   6   0   0   0   0   13    9    4    4    1    3    9
Dave Roberts           1   2  3.33   5   3   0   0   0   24   22    9    9    4    9   15
Tom Phoebus            2   2  4.32   4   4   0   0   0   25   27   13   12    3   12   16
Clay Kirby             0   2  6.05   6   4   0   0   0   19   23   14   13    4   15   13
Danny Coombs           1   2  6.75   3   3   0   0   0   15   19   13   11    3    5    7
Dick Kelley            0   0 10.50   6   0   0   0   0    6    9    7    7    1    5    5
Steve Arlin            0   2 10.66   4   3   0   0   0   13   21   15   15    0    7   10

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Hamilton         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Ron Bryant             2   0  0.44   3   1   1   0   1   20   13    1    1    0    3   15
John Cumberland        1   0  0.75   5   0   0   0   0   12    6    2    1    0    2    3
Jerry Johnson          1   0  0.84   7   0   0   1   0   11    8    1    1    0    4    8
Juan Marichal          3   2  1.58   5   5   3   0   2   40   29    7    7    2    8   24
Steve Stone            1   0  2.35   4   4   1   0   1   23   21    6    6    2    9   10
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
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            1   0  1.59   8   0   0   3   0   11    6    2    2    1    4    4
Steve Carlton          4   0  2.16   4   4   3   0   1   33   27    8    8    3   13   19
Moe Drabowsky          0   0  2.25   6   0   0   1   0    8    4    2    2    1    5   10
Jerry Reuss            2   2  3.18   4   4   1   0   1   23   23    8    8    2   13   17
Bob Gibson             3   2  3.38   5   5   4   0   0   40   35   15   15    5    8   28
Chuck Taylor           0   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    0    5    3
Reggie Cleveland       1   2  4.38   4   4   1   0   0   25   28   13   12    1    9   17
Mike Torrez            1   1  5.12   3   3   0   0   0   19   16   11   11    2   13    4
George Brunet          0   1  5.19   6   0   0   0   0    9   11    5    5    3    4    4
Fred Norman            0   0 12.27   4   0   0   0   0    4    7    5    5    1    7    4

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League Leaders

Wins:

  C. Upshaw (ATL)           5
  S. Carlton (STL)          4
  T. Seaver (NY)            4
  B. Gibson (STL)           3
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          3
  J. Marichal (SF)          3
  C. Osteen (LA)            3
  M. Pappas (CHI)           3
  G. Perry (SF)             3
  S. Renko (MON)            3

Losses:

  B. Singer (LA)            4
  W. Fryman (PHI)           3
  G. Gentry (NY)            3
  W. Granger (CIN)          3
  T. Griffin (HOU)          3
  B. Hands (CHI)            3
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         3
  S. Arlin (SD)             2
  W. Blasingame (HOU)       2
  J. Bunning (PHI)          2

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MON)         4
  A. Severinsen (SD)        4
  C. Carroll (CIN)          3
  D. Giusti (PIT)           3
  F. Linzy (STL)            3
  G. Culver (HOU)           2
  D. Lemaster (HOU)         2
  D. Brandon (PHI)          1
  J. Brewer (LA)            1
  M. Drabowsky (STL)        1

Shutouts:

  J. Marichal (SF)          2
  C. Osteen (LA)            2
  S. Blass (PIT)            1
  R. Bryant (SF)            1
  S. Carlton (STL)          1
  D. Gullett (CIN)          1
  P. Niekro (ATL)           1
  M. Pappas (CHI)           1
  G. Perry (SF)             1
  J. Reuss (STL)            1

Innings Pitched:

  B. Singer (LA)         41.1
  B. Gibson (STL)        40.0
  J. Marichal (SF)       40.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         39.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       39.0
  C. Osteen (LA)         38.1
  L. Dierker (HOU)       34.0
  S. Carlton (STL)       33.1
  D. Ellis (PIT)         33.0
  G. Perry (SF)          32.0

Hits:

  B. Singer (LA)           39
  B. Gibson (STL)          35
  R. Reed (ATL)            33
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        31
  P. Niekro (ATL)          31
  D. Wilson (HOU)          30
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         29
  J. Marichal (SF)         29
  C. Osteen (LA)           29
  R. Wise (PHI)            29

Runs:

  B. Singer (LA)           23
  B. Hands (CHI)           19
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        18
  G. Gentry (NY)           17
  S. Arlin (SD)            15
  J. Billingham (HOU)      15
  B. Gibson (STL)          15
  P. Niekro (ATL)          15
  B. Bonham (CHI)          14
  C. Kirby (SD)            14

Home Runs:

  B. Gibson (STL)           5
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         4
  C. Kirby (SD)             4
  B. Lersch (PHI)           4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  C. Osteen (LA)            4
  R. Reed (ATL)             4
  D. Roberts (SD)           4
  G. Brunet (STL)           3
  S. Carlton (STL)          3

Walks:

  B. Singer (LA)           17
  C. Kirby (SD)            15
  A. Downing (LA)          14
  G. Gentry (NY)           14
  C. Short (PHI)           14
  S. Carlton (STL)         13
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        13
  J. Reuss (STL)           13
  M. Torrez (STL)          13
  B. Bonham (CHI)          12

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           45
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         29
  B. Gibson (STL)          28
  G. Perry (SF)            27
  B. Singer (LA)           25
  J. Marichal (SF)         24
  B. Johnson (PIT)         22
  L. Walker (PIT)          22
  L. Dierker (HOU)         21
  D. Ellis (PIT)           21


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