Wednesday April 28, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, April 28, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        10   7  2.31   17   5   2   152   116   51   39    9   51  110
San Francisco   16   5  2.31   21   9   3   191   153   52   49   10   58  113
Pittsburgh      11   9  2.50   20   7   4   180   160   57   50   12   53  115
Houston         11  11  2.75   22   5   4   200   162   66   61   11   61  104
Montreal         8   5  2.95   13   6   4   110    92   38   36    5   37   56
Cincinnati       7  11  3.17   18   1   5   162   153   59   57   11   67   78
Los Angeles     12  10  3.42   22   8   3   195   174   82   74   15   65   98
St. Louis       12  10  3.71   22   9   4   197   183   83   81   19   92  118
Philadelphia     6  12  3.71   18   3   3   160   167   75   66   15   61   85
Chicago          8  11  3.76   19   8   1   168   165   91   70   11   63  103
Atlanta          9  10  4.06   19   3   1   175   189   88   79   26   61  106
San Diego        5  14  4.83   19   0   4   168   187   99   90   18   82  107

 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
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
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  2.38   3   0   0   0   0   11    8    3    3    1    3   12
George Stone           0   0  3.06   4   1   0   0   0   18   14    8    6    3    3   14
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 Herbel             0   0  4.15   4   0   0   0   0    9    6    4    4    2    3    2
Jim Nash               1   2  4.50   4   4   1   0   0   20   26   11   10    4    9   10
Ron Reed               2   2  4.78   5   5   1   0   0   32   42   18   17    5   14   15
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 13.50   5   0   0   0   0    3    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
Bill Hands             2   3  3.26   5   5   2   0   0   30   31   21   11    1    7   20
Milt Pappas            3   1  3.41   4   4   2   0   1   32   26   12   12    2    8   18
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           1   1  1.08  12   0   0   4   0   17   11    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  4.24   4   4   0   0   0   23   27   11   11    4    3   12
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   5   0   0   2   0    4    2    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  1.64   9   0   0   2   0   11    8    2    2    0    5    8
Jim Ray                1   1  2.08   6   0   0   0   0    9    9    2    2    1    0    5
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
Don Wilson             1   2  4.17   5   5   1   0   0   37   37   17   17    2   10   11
Tom Griffin            0   3  4.26   4   4   0   0   0   25   24   12   12    3   11   15

 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  4.97   5   5   1   0   0   29   34   18   16    3    7   16
Bob O'Brien            0   1  5.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    5    5    5    1    7    7
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   3  3.97   5   5   2   0   0   34   35   17   15    1   11   12
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            2   3  2.88   5   5   2   0   0   34   24   18   11    3   15   15
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   1  0.90   7   0   0   1   0   10   10    2    1    0    7    8
Joe Hoerner            1   0  0.93   8   0   0   1   0   10    9    1    1    0    2    9
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  3.00   7   2   0   0   0   21   16    9    7    2    7   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  5.40   8   0   0   1   0   10    9    6    6    1    6    7
Barry Lersch           1   1  5.84   5   4   0   0   0   25   36   16   16    4    7   16
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
Dave Giusti            1   0  1.04   7   0   0   4   0    9    5    1    1    0    2    9
Bob Johnson            1   1  1.33   3   3   2   0   0   27   22    6    4    1    8   22
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
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
Steve Blass            3   0  3.38   4   4   1   0   1   32   31   12   12    4   11   13
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
Al Severinsen          0   0  1.93  12   0   0   4   0   14   12    5    3    0    8    6
Bill Laxton            0   0  2.53   6   0   0   0   0   11   10    3    3    1    4   10
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  6.63   4   4   0   0   0   19   27   17   14    4    6    9
Steve Arlin            0   3  9.72   5   4   0   0   0   17   24   19   18    0   10   11
Dick Kelley            0   1 10.29   8   0   0   0   0    7   11    8    8    1    6    7

 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
Rich Robertson         1   1  2.63   2   2   1   0   0   14   11    5    4    1   10    6
Steve Stone            2   0  2.79   5   5   1   0   1   29   26    9    9    2   14   13
Gaylord Perry          3   1  3.49   5   5   3   0   1   39   33   16   15    4    9   32
Don McMahon            1   1  4.32   5   0   0   1   0    8    9    4    4    0    2    7
Frank Reberger         1   0  4.40   3   3   0   0   0   14   15    7    7    1    6    4

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Frank Linzy            1   0  1.88  10   0   0   3   0   14    7    3    3    1    8    5
Steve Carlton          4   1  2.23   5   5   3   0   1   40   34   10   10    3   14   21
Chuck Taylor           0   0  2.89   7   0   0   0   0    9    7    3    3    0    5    5
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
Reggie Cleveland       1   2  4.38   4   4   1   0   0   25   28   13   12    1    9   17
Moe Drabowsky          0   0  4.50   7   0   0   1   0   10   10    5    5    1    5   12
Mike Torrez            1   2  5.64   4   4   0   0   0   22   20   15   14    2   16    5
George Brunet          0   1  5.79   7   0   0   0   0    9   12    6    6    3    7    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
  S. Blass (PIT)            3
  L. Dierker (HOU)          3
  B. Gibson (STL)           3
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          3
  J. Marichal (SF)          3
  C. Osteen (LA)            3
  M. Pappas (CHI)           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
  D. Giusti (PIT)           4
  M. Marshall (MON)         4
  A. Severinsen (SD)        4
  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
  D. Wilson (HOU)          37
  B. Lersch (PHI)          36
  C. Osteen (LA)           36
  B. Gibson (STL)          35
  C. Morton (MON)          35
  S. Carlton (STL)         34
  D. Sutton (LA)           34
  L. Dierker (HOU)         33

Runs:

  B. Singer (LA)           23
  B. Hands (CHI)           21
  S. Arlin (SD)            19
  G. Gentry (NY)           18
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        18
  R. Reed (ATL)            18
  D. Sutton (LA)           18
  D. Coombs (SD)           17
  C. Morton (MON)          17
  D. Wilson (HOU)          17

Home Runs:

  B. Gibson (STL)           5
  R. Reed (ATL)             5
  S. Blass (PIT)            4
  D. Coombs (SD)            4
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         4
  C. Kirby (SD)             4
  B. Lersch (PHI)           4
  J. McGlothlin (CIN)       4
  J. Nash (ATL)             4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4

Walks:

  B. Singer (LA)           17
  M. Torrez (STL)          16
  G. Gentry (NY)           15
  C. Kirby (SD)            15
  S. Carlton (STL)         14
  A. Downing (LA)          14
  R. Reed (ATL)            14
  C. Short (PHI)           14
  S. Stone (SF)            14
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        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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