Thursday April 29, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, April 29, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        11   7  2.18   18   5   3   161   119   51   39    9   59  121
San Francisco   17   5  2.25   22   9   4   204   163   54   51   10   63  115
Pittsburgh      11  10  2.48   21   7   4   189   167   59   52   12   56  122
Houston         11  11  2.75   22   5   4   200   162   66   61   11   61  104
Cincinnati       8  11  3.11   19   1   6   171   158   61   59   11   73   87
Montreal         9   5  3.19   14   6   5   119   101   44   42    5   42   60
Los Angeles     13  10  3.31   23   8   3   204   180   83   75   15   66  101
Philadelphia     6  12  3.71   18   3   3   160   167   75   66   15   61   85
St. Louis       12  11  3.85   23   9   4   206   195   90   88   20   97  121
Chicago          8  12  3.87   20   8   1   177   181   98   76   11   64  107
Atlanta          9  11  4.02   20   3   1   188   202   93   84   26   67  107
San Diego        5  15  4.82   20   0   4   176   201  103   94   18   84  108

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Bryant (SF)        2   0  1.03   4   2   1   0   1   26   20    3    3    0    6   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  1.42   5   4   2   0   0   38   28    6    6    1   15   13
Larry Dierker (HOU)    3   0  1.47   5   5   3   0   1   43   33    7    7    1   10   28
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
Luke Walker (PIT)      1   2  2.00   5   5   1   0   1   36   23    9    8    1   11   29
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
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
Cecil Upshaw           5   2  3.15   9   0   0   1   0   20   19    7    7    1    6   19
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
Pat Jarvis             0   2  3.94   5   5   0   0   0   32   32   15   14    3   14   12
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
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   6   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    0    2    1
Fergie Jenkins         3   2  2.08   5   5   4   0   0   39   29   12    9    3    4   29
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
Phil Regan             0   1  4.40   7   0   0   0   0   14   15    9    7    0    5    6
Bob Miller             0   0  5.14   2   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    0    1    2
Ron Tompkins           0   1  6.23   4   0   0   0   0    4    6    3    3    0    6    1
Ken Holtzman           0   3  6.59   5   5   0   0   0   27   42   22   20    4   14   19
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  2.08  11   0   0   1   0   13   13    4    3    1    6    8
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
Wayne Simpson          1   0  3.77   3   2   0   0   0   14   14    6    6    1    6   13
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
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         3   0  1.29   7   0   0   2   0   14    7    2    2    2    0   12
Al Downing             2   1  1.42   5   4   2   0   0   38   28    6    6    1   15   13
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   7   0   0   5   0    8    5    0    0    0    0    5
John Strohmayer        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Howie Reed             1   0  1.93   4   0   0   0   0    5    4    1    1    1    3    3
Steve Renko            3   0  2.03   4   4   2   0   0   31   26    7    7    1   10   13
Bill Stoneman          2   1  2.74   3   3   2   0   0   23   16    7    7    2    8   17
Claude Raymond         1   0  3.38   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    3    1
Carl Morton            2   3  3.97   5   5   2   0   0   34   35   17   15    1   11   12
Ernie McAnally         0   1  6.39   3   2   0   0   0   13   10    9    9    0    6    7
John O'Donoghue        0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    0    1    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
Danny Frisella         1   1  1.93   6   0   0   2   0    9    6    2    2    1    1   16
Nolan Ryan             2   0  1.93   3   1   0   0   0    9    6    2    2    0   10    8
Ray Sadecki            0   0  2.25   2   1   0   0   0    8    8    2    2    1    4    2
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
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
Bob Johnson            1   1  1.33   3   3   2   0   0   27   22    6    4    1    8   22
Dave Giusti            1   1  1.86   8   0   0   4   0   10    8    2    2    0    4    9
Luke Walker            1   2  2.00   5   5   1   0   1   36   23    9    8    1   11   29
Dock Ellis             2   3  2.08   5   5   3   0   0   39   30   12    9    2    5   26
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  1.84  13   0   0   4   0   15   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  2.70   8   0   0   0   0   17   14    5    5    1    5    9
Dave Roberts           1   2  3.33   5   3   0   0   0   24   22    9    9    4    9   15
Tom Phoebus            2   3  4.75   5   5   0   0   0   30   39   17   16    3   13   17
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
Jerry Johnson          1   0  0.56   9   0   0   2   0   16    9    1    1    0    5    9
John Cumberland        2   0  0.61   7   0   0   1   0   15    8    2    1    0    3    3
Ron Bryant             2   0  1.03   4   2   1   0   1   26   20    3    3    0    6   15
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            2   1  3.86   6   0   0   1   0    9   11    4    4    0    2    8
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
Don Shaw               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    1
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
Bob Gibson             3   2  3.38   5   5   4   0   0   40   35   15   15    5    8   28
Jerry Reuss            2   3  3.77   5   5   1   0   1   29   33   12   12    2   15   19
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
Chuck Taylor           0   0  5.59   8   0   0   0   0   10    8    6    6    1    7    5
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
  P. Mikkelsen (LA)         3
  C. Osteen (LA)            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:

  M. Marshall (MON)         5
  C. Carroll (CIN)          4
  D. Giusti (PIT)           4
  A. Severinsen (SD)        4
  F. Linzy (STL)            3
  G. Culver (HOU)           2
  D. Frisella (NY)          2
  J. Johnson (SF)           2
  D. Lemaster (HOU)         2
  P. Mikkelsen (LA)         2

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:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)        42
  R. Reed (ATL)            42
  T. Phoebus (SD)          39
  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

Runs:

  B. Singer (LA)           23
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        22
  B. Hands (CHI)           21
  S. Arlin (SD)            19
  G. Gentry (NY)           18
  R. Reed (ATL)            18
  D. Sutton (LA)           18
  D. Coombs (SD)           17
  C. Morton (MON)          17
  T. Phoebus (SD)          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
  A. Downing (LA)          15
  G. Gentry (NY)           15
  C. Kirby (SD)            15
  J. Reuss (STL)           15
  S. Carlton (STL)         14
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        14
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          14
  R. Reed (ATL)            14

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           45
  G. Perry (SF)            32
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         29
  L. Walker (PIT)          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


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