Sunday May 2, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 2, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        13   8  2.26   21   6   3   191   149   62   48   12   68  143
San Francisco   19   6  2.35   25   9   5   234   192   65   61   12   75  134
Pittsburgh      14  10  2.48   24   7   6   218   198   67   60   13   62  134
Houston         12  13  2.81   25   6   4   231   194   77   72   11   69  121
Montreal         9   7  3.05   17   8   5   142   122   51   48    5   49   72
Cincinnati       9  13  3.21   22   1   7   202   183   74   72   15   87   97
Los Angeles     13  13  3.54   26   8   3   229   208  101   90   20   72  111
St. Louis       14  11  3.55   26  11   4   231   217   94   91   20  103  129
Chicago         10  13  3.62   23  10   1   204   204  104   82   13   73  125
Atlanta         12  11  3.81   23   5   1   215   229  101   91   27   75  117
Philadelphia     7  14  3.84   21   4   3   185   189   89   79   18   74   92
San Diego        5  18  4.77   23   0   4   202   235  118  107   20   94  119

 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
Steve Carlton (STL)    5   1  1.82   6   6   4   0   2   49   43   10   10    3   15   23
Jerry Koosman (NY)     1   1  1.84   5   5   0   0   0   34   29    9    7    2    9   18
Dock Ellis (PIT)       3   3  1.96   6   6   3   0   0   46   36   13   10    2    6   29
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

 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 Reed               3   2  3.95   6   6   2   0   0   41   47   19   18    6   16   18
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
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
Bill Hands             3   3  2.75   6   6   3   0   0   39   37   22   12    1   12   25
Milt Pappas            3   2  2.95   5   5   2   0   1   40   33   13   13    2   12   24
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  1.76  13   0   0   2   0   15   14    4    3    1    8   10
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   1  3.24   4   2   0   0   0   17   11    6    6    3    4    9
Gary Nolan             1   2  3.48   6   6   0   0   0   41   35   17   16    2   14   22
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  4.61  10   0   0   1   0   14    9    7    7    1   10    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
Buddy Harris           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    0
Denny Lemaster         0   0  0.00   7   0   0   2   0    5    2    0    0    0    1    3
Larry Dierker          4   0  1.38   6   6   4   0   1   52   38    8    8    1   10   32
Fred Gladding          0   0  1.69   5   0   0   0   0    5    8    2    1    0    3    2
Jim Ray                1   1  1.74   7   0   0   0   0   10   11    2    2    1    1    6
George Culver          2   4  2.40  11   0   0   2   0   15   12    4    4    0    8   10
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  4.50   6   6   1   0   0   42   44   21   21    2   11   12
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
Claude Osteen          3   2  2.89   7   7   3   0   2   47   41   15   15    5   10   19
Jim Brewer             1   0  3.38   6   0   0   1   0    8    6    3    3    1    3    5
Bill Singer            2   5  4.34   7   7   2   0   0   46   48   28   22    2   18   26
Don Sutton             0   3  4.75   6   6   1   0   0   36   40   21   19    4    8   19
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   4  3.21   6   6   3   0   0   42   43   18   15    1   12   15
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             1   0  0.00   6   0   0   0   0    6    6    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  1.84   5   5   0   0   0   34   29    9    7    2    9   18
Nolan Ryan             2   0  1.93   3   1   0   0   0    9    6    2    2    0   10    8
Ray Sadecki            0   0  2.16   3   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
Danny Frisella         1   1  3.86   7   0   0   2   0   12   10    5    5    2    1   18
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  1.69   4   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    1    0    3    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
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
Jim Bunning            1   4  5.88   5   5   1   0   0   26   28   17   17    0   10   11
Bill Champion          0   1  8.64   4   1   0   0   0    8   11    8    8    4    5    2

 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  1.32  10   0   0   5   0   14   10    2    2    0    5   10
Dock Ellis             3   3  1.96   6   6   3   0   0   46   36   13   10    2    6   29
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
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
Steve Arlin            0   4  8.22   6   5   0   0   0   23   32   23   21    0   13   11
Dick Kelley            0   2  8.71  10   0   0   0   0   10   17   11   10    1    6   10

 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          3   0  0.47  11   0   0   2   0   19   12    1    1    0    6   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  3.26   6   6   3   0   1   50   41   19   18    4   13   36
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
Steve Carlton          5   1  1.82   6   6   4   0   2   49   43   10   10    3   15   23
Frank Linzy            1   0  1.88  10   0   0   3   0   14    7    3    3    1    8    5
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:

  S. Carlton (STL)          5
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           5
  L. Dierker (HOU)          4
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          4
  T. Seaver (NY)            4
  S. Blass (PIT)            3
  D. Ellis (PIT)            3
  B. Gibson (STL)           3
  D. Gullett (CIN)          3
  B. Hands (CHI)            3

Losses:

  B. Singer (LA)            5
  S. Arlin (SD)             4
  J. Bunning (PHI)          4
  G. Culver (HOU)           4
  C. Morton (MON)           4
  D. Ellis (PIT)            3
  W. Fryman (PHI)           3
  G. Gentry (NY)            3
  W. Granger (CIN)          3
  T. Griffin (HOU)          3

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)           5
  M. Marshall (MON)         5
  C. Carroll (CIN)          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:

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

Innings Pitched:

  L. Dierker (HOU)       52.0
  G. Perry (SF)          49.2
  S. Carlton (STL)       49.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       48.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         47.1
  B. Gibson (STL)        47.0
  C. Osteen (LA)         46.2
  D. Ellis (PIT)         46.0
  J. Marichal (SF)       46.0
  B. Singer (LA)         45.2

Hits:

  B. Singer (LA)           48
  R. Reed (ATL)            47
  D. Wilson (HOU)          44
  S. Carlton (STL)         43
  C. Morton (MON)          43
  B. Gibson (STL)          42
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        42
  C. Osteen (LA)           41
  G. Perry (SF)            41
  P. Niekro (ATL)          40

Runs:

  B. Singer (LA)           28
  S. Arlin (SD)            23
  B. Hands (CHI)           22
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        22
  D. Sutton (LA)           21
  D. Wilson (HOU)          21
  G. Perry (SF)            19
  R. Reed (ATL)            19
  G. Gentry (NY)           18
  C. Kirby (SD)            18

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

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


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