Tuesday April 27, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, April 27, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   15   5  2.28   20   9   2   182   147   49   46   10   53  108
Pittsburgh      10   9  2.37   19   7   3   171   149   52   45   10   52  111
New York         9   7  2.39   16   4   2   143   109   50   38    8   50  106
Houston         10  11  2.75   21   5   4   190   152   63   58   11   58   97
Montreal         8   4  2.92   12   5   4   102    84   35   33    4   36   54
Cincinnati       6  11  3.07   17   1   5   153   143   54   52    9   67   71
Los Angeles     12   9  3.27   21   8   3   187   163   75   68   15   61   92
St. Louis       12   9  3.50   21   9   4   188   171   74   73   19   83  113
Philadelphia     6  11  3.70   17   3   3   151   156   71   62   15   59   79
Chicago          7  11  3.97   18   7   1   159   160   89   70   11   61   94
Atlanta          9   9  4.01   18   3   1   166   180   83   74   24   58   98
San Diego        5  13  4.81   18   0   4   159   176   93   85   16   80  102

 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
Larry Dierker (HOU)    3   0  1.47   5   5   3   0   1   43   33    7    7    1   10   28
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
Cecil Upshaw (ATL)     5   1  1.89   8   0   0   1   0   19   14    4    4    1    5   19
Jerry Koosman (NY)     1   1  1.91   4   4   0   0   0   28   23    7    6    2    6   16
Steve Renko (MON)      3   0  2.03   4   4   2   0   0   31   26    7    7    1   10   13
Dock Ellis (PIT)       2   3  2.08   5   5   3   0   0   39   30   12    9    2    5   26

 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   1  3.72   5   0   0   0   0   10   10    4    4    2    5    4
Ron Reed               2   2  4.78   5   5   1   0   0   32   42   18   17    5   14   15
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 15.43   4   0   0   0   0    2    8    4    4    0    1    2

 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  1.10  11   0   0   4   0   16   10    2    2    0    8    8
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
Gary Nolan             1   2  3.51   5   5   0   0   0   33   31   14   13    1   11   18
Jim McGlothlin         1   1  3.68   3   3   0   0   0   15   18    6    6    2    3    5
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
Larry Dierker          3   0  1.47   5   5   3   0   1   43   33    7    7    1   10   28
George Culver          2   2  1.74   8   0   0   2   0   10    8    2    2    0    5    7
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  1.46   6   0   0   2   0   12    7    2    2    2    0   11
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
Joe Moeller            0   0  2.53   3   0   0   0   0   11    8    4    3    1    2    1
Claude Osteen          3   2  2.88   6   6   3   0   2   41   36   13   13    4    9   16
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            2   0  5.65   4   2   0   0   0   14   17    9    9    0    6    6
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          1   1  1.91   4   4   0   0   0   28   23    7    6    2    6   16
Ray Sadecki            0   0  2.25   2   1   0   0   0    8    8    2    2    1    4    2
Danny Frisella         1   1  2.84   5   0   0   1   0    6    5    2    2    1    1   10
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
Jim Bunning            1   3  4.98   4   4   1   0   0   22   23   12   12    0    6   10
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
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   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    4    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   3  2.08   5   5   3   0   0   39   30   12    9    2    5   26
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  3.60   5   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    2    0    3    0
Bob Veale              0   0 20.25   2   0   0   0   0    1    2    3    3    0    2    2

 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  2.65   9   0   0   0   0   17   19    6    5    0    8   11
Al Santorini           0   0  3.07   7   0   0   0   0   15   12    5    5    1    4    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
Steve Arlin            0   3  9.72   5   4   0   0   0   17   24   19   18    0   10   11
Dick Kelley            0   0  9.95   7   0   0   0   0    6    9    7    7    1    5    6

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Hamilton         0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    1
Ron Bryant             2   0  0.44   3   1   1   0   1   20   13    1    1    0    3   15
John Cumberland        2   0  0.66   6   0   0   0   0   14    8    2    1    0    2    3
Jerry Johnson          1   0  0.82   8   0   0   2   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  3.49   5   5   3   0   1   39   33   16   15    4    9   32
Frank Reberger         1   0  4.40   3   3   0   0   0   14   15    7    7    1    6    4
Don McMahon            1   1  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    5    8    4    4    0    2    5

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Frank Linzy            1   0  1.35   9   0   0   3   0   13    6    2    2    1    5    5
Steve Carlton          4   1  2.23   5   5   3   0   1   40   34   10   10    3   14   21
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
  L. Dierker (HOU)          3
  B. Gibson (STL)           3
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          3
  J. Marichal (SF)          3
  C. Osteen (LA)            3
  M. Pappas (CHI)           3
  G. Perry (SF)             3

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

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

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  L. Dierker (HOU)       43.0
  B. Singer (LA)         41.1
  C. Osteen (LA)         40.2
  S. Carlton (STL)       40.1
  B. Gibson (STL)        40.0
  J. Marichal (SF)       40.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         39.1
  D. Ellis (PIT)         39.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       39.0
  G. Perry (SF)          38.2

Hits:

  R. Reed (ATL)            42
  B. Singer (LA)           39
  C. Osteen (LA)           36
  B. Gibson (STL)          35
  S. Carlton (STL)         34
  L. Dierker (HOU)         33
  G. Perry (SF)            33
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        31
  P. Niekro (ATL)          31
  G. Nolan (CIN)           31

Runs:

  B. Singer (LA)           23
  S. Arlin (SD)            19
  B. Hands (CHI)           19
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        18
  R. Reed (ATL)            18
  G. Gentry (NY)           17
  G. Perry (SF)            16
  J. Billingham (HOU)      15
  B. Gibson (STL)          15
  P. Niekro (ATL)          15

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           45
  G. Perry (SF)            32
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         29
  L. Dierker (HOU)         28
  B. Gibson (STL)          28
  D. Ellis (PIT)           26
  B. Singer (LA)           25
  J. Marichal (SF)         24
  B. Johnson (PIT)         22
  L. Walker (PIT)          22


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