Saturday May 1, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 1, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        12   8  2.19   20   6   3   181   136   57   44   11   65  139
San Francisco   18   6  2.37   24   9   5   221   181   62   58   12   70  130
Pittsburgh      13  10  2.54   23   7   5   209   191   66   59   13   61  131
Houston         12  12  2.69   24   6   4   221   178   71   66   11   67  117
Montreal         9   6  3.23   16   7   5   134   114   50   48    5   48   69
Cincinnati       9  12  3.24   21   1   7   189   177   70   68   13   80   91
Los Angeles     13  12  3.51   25   8   3   221   201   97   86   18   71  108
Philadelphia     7  13  3.66   20   4   3   177   182   82   72   17   69   90
St. Louis       13  11  3.69   25  10   4   222   208   94   91   20  102  127
Chicago          9  13  3.74   22   9   1   195   198  103   81   13   68  120
Atlanta         11  11  3.93   22   4   1   206   224  100   90   26   73  114
San Diego        5  17  4.78   22   0   4   194   225  113  103   20   91  117

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Bryant (SF)        2   0  0.95   5   2   1   0   1   28   21    3    3    0    6   18
Larry Dierker (HOU)    4   0  1.38   6   6   4   0   1   52   38    8    8    1   10   32
Al Downing (LA)        2   1  1.42   5   4   2   0   0   38   28    6    6    1   15   13
Chris Short (PHI)      2   2  1.66   5   5   2   0   2   38   26   12    7    3   18   12
Tom Seaver (NY)        4   1  1.71   6   6   4   0   1   47   32    9    9    1   12   53
Jerry Koosman (NY)     1   1  1.91   4   4   0   0   0   28   23    7    6    2    6   16
Juan Marichal (SF)     3   2  1.96   6   6   3   0   2   46   34   10   10    3   13   30
Bob Johnson (PIT)      1   1  1.97   4   4   2   0   0   32   27    9    7    2    9   25
Luke Walker (PIT)      1   2  2.00   5   5   1   0   1   36   23    9    8    1   11   29
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           1   0  2.31   4   0   0   0   0   12    8    3    3    1    4   12
Phil Niekro            2   2  2.93   6   6   2   0   1   40   40   17   13    4   10   20
Cecil Upshaw           5   2  3.10  10   0   0   1   0   20   19    7    7    1    7   19
George Stone           0   0  3.38   5   2   0   0   0   24   22   11    9    3    5   18
Bob Priddy             0   1  3.48   6   0   0   0   0   10   12    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  4.00   5   0   0   0   0    9    7    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 12.27   6   0   0   0   0    4   10    6    5    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   5   0   0   1   0   10    7    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         4   2  2.44   6   6   5   0   0   48   38   16   13    5    4   36
Milt Pappas            3   2  2.95   5   5   2   0   1   40   33   13   13    2   12   24
Bill Hands             2   3  3.26   5   5   2   0   0   30   31   21   11    1    7   20
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
Greg Garrett           0   1  1.04   2   1   0   0   0    9    7    1    1    0   10    2
Wayne Granger          1   3  2.03  12   0   0   2   0   13   13    4    3    1    6    8
Clay Carroll           1   1  2.04  13   0   0   4   0   18   13    4    4    0   10    8
Jim Merritt            0   2  2.50   3   3   0   0   0   18   20    5    5    1    8    3
Don Gullett            3   0  2.70   6   3   1   0   1   27   24    8    8    2    8   10
Tony Cloninger         1   0  2.87   3   2   0   0   0   16   10    5    5    2    4    9
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  5.40   9   0   0   1   0   12    9    7    7    1    8    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   4   0   0   0   0   11    3    0    0    0    4   10
Fred Gladding          0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    0    0    3    1
Buddy Harris           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    0
Denny Lemaster         0   0  0.00   6   0   0   2   0    4    2    0    0    0    1    2
Larry Dierker          4   0  1.38   6   6   4   0   1   52   38    8    8    1   10   32
George Culver          2   3  1.93  10   0   0   2   0   14   10    3    3    0    8   10
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  4.76   5   5   0   0   0   28   30   15   15    3   13   18

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Downing             2   1  1.42   5   4   2   0   0   38   28    6    6    1   15   13
Pete Mikkelsen         3   0  1.84   8   0   0   2   0   15    9    3    3    3    0   12
Joe Moeller            0   0  2.19   4   0   0   0   0   12   10    6    3    1    3    1
Jim Brewer             1   0  2.57   5   0   0   1   0    7    5    2    2    0    3    5
Claude Osteen          3   2  2.89   7   7   3   0   2   47   41   15   15    5   10   19
Bill Singer            2   5  4.34   7   7   2   0   0   46   48   28   22    2   18   26
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
Charlie Hough          0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    2    1    1    3
Sandy Vance            2   1  7.20   5   2   0   0   0   15   19   12   12    1    7    6

 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  2.13   5   5   3   0   0   38   29    9    9    1   11   17
Bill Stoneman          2   1  2.79   4   4   2   0   0   29   23    9    9    2   11   21
Carl Morton            2   3  3.97   5   5   2   0   0   34   35   17   15    1   11   12
Claude Raymond         1   1  5.79   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    3    0    5    2
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   5   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    1    1
Tug McGraw             2   1  0.51   7   0   0   1   0   18   11    2    1    0   11   17
Tom Seaver             4   1  1.71   6   6   4   0   1   47   32    9    9    1   12   53
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  4.26   3   3   0   0   0   19   19   11    9    2    4   11
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  0.87   8   0   0   1   0   10   10    2    1    0    9    8
Joe Hoerner            1   0  1.59   9   0   0   1   0   11   11    2    2    0    3    9
Chris Short            2   2  1.66   5   5   2   0   2   38   26   12    7    3   18   12
Ken Reynolds           0   0  2.45   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    1    0    2    2
Woodie Fryman          0   3  2.82   8   2   0   0   0   22   16    9    7    2    8   16
Rick Wise              1   1  4.40   5   4   1   0   0   29   38   15   14    4    5    9
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             1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    0    0    0    5    2
Dave Giusti            1   1  1.54   9   0   0   4   0   12    9    2    2    0    5   10
Bob Johnson            1   1  1.97   4   4   2   0   0   32   27    9    7    2    9   25
Mudcat Grant           1   1  2.00   7   0   0   1   0    9    8    2    2    0    3    0
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  2.93   6   1   0   0   0   15   21    6    5    2    5   10
Steve Blass            3   0  3.38   4   4   1   0   1   32   31   12   12    4   11   13
Bob Moose              1   1  3.54   4   4   0   0   0   28   36   11   11    2    5   14
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  1.76  14   0   0   4   0   15   13    5    3    0    8    6
Gary Ross              1   2  2.60  10   0   0   0   0   17   19    6    5    0   10   11
Al Santorini           0   0  2.70   8   0   0   0   0   17   14    5    5    1    5    9
Bill Laxton            0   1  3.00   7   0   0   0   0   12   11    4    4    1    6   11
Dave Roberts           1   2  3.64   6   4   0   0   0   30   30   12   12    4   10   18
Tom Phoebus            2   3  4.75   5   5   0   0   0   30   39   17   16    3   13   17
Clay Kirby             0   2  5.40   7   5   0   0   0   28   33   18   17    6   17   17
Danny Coombs           1   2  6.63   4   4   0   0   0   19   27   17   14    4    6    9
Dick Kelley            0   2  9.35   9   0   0   0   0    9   15   10    9    1    6    8
Steve Arlin            0   3  9.72   5   4   0   0   0   17   24   19   18    0   10   11

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Hamilton         0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    0    0    0    0    3
Jerry Johnson          2   0  0.53  10   0   0   2   0   17    9    1    1    0    5   11
John Cumberland        2   0  0.61   7   0   0   1   0   15    8    2    1    0    3    3
Ron Bryant             2   0  0.95   5   2   1   0   1   28   21    3    3    0    6   18
Juan Marichal          3   2  1.96   6   6   3   0   2   46   34   10   10    3   13   30
Steve Stone            2   0  2.79   5   5   1   0   1   29   26    9    9    2   14   13
Rich Robertson         1   2  3.10   4   3   1   1   0   20   19    8    7    1   12    8
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            2   1  4.82   7   0   0   1   0    9   13    6    5    1    2    8

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Shaw               1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    5    1    0    0    0    1    2
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  3.26   6   6   5   0   0   47   42   17   17    5   10   31
Jerry Reuss            2   3  3.77   5   5   1   0   1   29   33   12   12    2   15   19
Reggie Cleveland       1   2  3.77   5   5   1   0   0   31   34   15   13    1   12   19
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
  L. Dierker (HOU)          4
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          4
  T. Seaver (NY)            4
  S. Blass (PIT)            3
  B. Gibson (STL)           3
  D. Gullett (CIN)          3
  J. Marichal (SF)          3
  P. Mikkelsen (LA)         3

Losses:

  B. Singer (LA)            5
  S. Arlin (SD)             3
  J. Bunning (PHI)          3
  G. Culver (HOU)           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

Complete Games:

  B. Gibson (STL)           5
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          5
  L. Dierker (HOU)          4
  T. Seaver (NY)            4
  S. Carlton (STL)          3
  D. Ellis (PIT)            3
  J. Marichal (SF)          3
  C. Osteen (LA)            3
  G. Perry (SF)             3
  S. Renko (MON)            3

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
  W. Granger (CIN)          2
  J. Johnson (SF)           2
  D. Lemaster (HOU)         2

Shutouts:

  J. Marichal (SF)          2
  C. Osteen (LA)            2
  C. Short (PHI)            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

Innings Pitched:

  L. Dierker (HOU)       52.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       48.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         47.1
  B. Gibson (STL)        47.0
  C. Osteen (LA)         46.2
  J. Marichal (SF)       46.0
  B. Singer (LA)         45.2
  S. Carlton (STL)       40.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        40.0
  M. Pappas (CHI)        39.2

Hits:

  B. Singer (LA)           48
  B. Gibson (STL)          42
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        42
  R. Reed (ATL)            42
  C. Osteen (LA)           41
  P. Niekro (ATL)          40
  T. Phoebus (SD)          39
  L. Dierker (HOU)         38
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         38
  R. Wise (PHI)            38

Runs:

  B. Singer (LA)           28
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        22
  B. Hands (CHI)           21
  S. Arlin (SD)            19
  G. Gentry (NY)           18
  C. Kirby (SD)            18
  R. Reed (ATL)            18
  D. Sutton (LA)           18
  D. Coombs (SD)           17
  B. Gibson (STL)          17

Home Runs:

  C. Kirby (SD)             6
  B. Gibson (STL)           5
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          5
  C. Osteen (LA)            5
  R. Reed (ATL)             5
  S. Blass (PIT)            4
  D. Coombs (SD)            4
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         4
  B. Lersch (PHI)           4
  J. McGlothlin (CIN)       4

Walks:

  C. Short (PHI)           18
  B. Singer (LA)           18
  C. Kirby (SD)            17
  M. Torrez (STL)          16
  A. Downing (LA)          15
  G. Gentry (NY)           15
  J. Reuss (STL)           15
  S. Carlton (STL)         14
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        14
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          14

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           53
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         36
  L. Dierker (HOU)         32
  G. Perry (SF)            32
  B. Gibson (STL)          31
  J. Marichal (SF)         30
  L. Walker (PIT)          29
  D. Ellis (PIT)           26
  B. Singer (LA)           26
  B. Johnson (PIT)         25


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