Tuesday May 4, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 4, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        15   8  2.18   23   6   4   211   162   65   51   13   81  159
Pittsburgh      15  10  2.46   25   7   7   227   206   69   62   13   65  137
San Francisco   19   7  2.60   26   9   5   243   206   75   70   13   79  147
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  14  3.18   23   1   7   210   190   76   74   16   90  103
Los Angeles     14  13  3.41   27   9   3   238   211  101   90   20   75  116
St. Louis       15  12  3.52   28  12   4   248   234  100   97   21  111  145
Chicago         10  15  3.53   25  11   1   222   220  109   87   14   81  137
Atlanta         12  12  3.79   24   5   1   223   238  104   94   30   77  120
Philadelphia     8  15  3.81   23   4   4   203   209   98   86   20   79  100
San Diego        6  18  4.65   24   0   4   211   244  120  109   21   97  123

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Bryant (SF)        2   0  0.93   6   2   1   0   1   29   21    3    3    0    6   19
Al Downing (LA)        3   1  1.15   6   5   3   0   1   47   31    6    6    1   18   18
Larry Dierker (HOU)    4   0  1.38   6   6   4   0   1   52   38    8    8    1   10   32
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
Luke Walker (PIT)      1   2  2.00   5   5   1   0   1   36   23    9    8    1   11   29

 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  3.00  11   0   0   1   0   21   20    7    7    1    7   20
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   3  3.89   6   6   0   0   0   39   40   18   17    6   16   14
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   6   0   0   1   0   10    8    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   3  2.96   6   6   2   0   1   46   39   15   15    3   15   24
Phil Regan             0   1  4.20   8   0   0   0   0   15   15    9    7    0    5    6
Ron Tompkins           0   1  5.06   5   0   0   0   0    5    6    3    3    0    6    2
Bob Miller             0   0  5.14   2   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    0    1    2
Ken Holtzman           0   4  5.54   6   6   1   0   0   37   51   25   23    4   19   30
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  2.41  14   0   0   4   0   19   14    5    5    1   10    9
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
Jim McGlothlin         1   2  3.56   5   5   0   0   0   30   33   12   12    4    6   17
Wayne Simpson          1   0  3.77   3   2   0   0   0   14   14    6    6    1    6   13
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             3   1  1.15   6   5   3   0   1   47   31    6    6    1   18   18
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             3   1  0.44   8   0   0   1   0   21   12    2    1    0   12   20
Nolan Ryan             3   0  1.65   4   2   0   0   0   16    9    3    3    0   17   15
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
Ray Sadecki            0   0  2.08   4   1   0   0   0    9    9    2    2    1    5    2
Gary Gentry            2   3  2.76   6   6   2   0   0   42   32   20   13    4   19   20
Danny Frisella         1   1  3.38   8   0   0   3   0   13   10    5    5    2    1   19
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  0.84   9   0   0   1   0   11   11    3    1    0    9    8
Ken Reynolds           0   0  1.23   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    1    0    3    5
Joe Hoerner            1   0  1.50  10   0   0   2   0   12   11    2    2    0    3    9
Chris Short            2   3  2.49   6   6   2   0   2   43   35   17   12    5   19   14
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
Barry Lersch           2   1  4.68   6   5   0   0   0   33   42   17   17    4   10   19
Dick Selma             0   1  5.40   8   0   0   1   0   10    9    6    6    1    6    7
Jim Bunning            1   4  5.88   5   5   1   0   0   26   28   17   17    0   10   11
Bill Champion          0   1  8.10   5   1   0   0   0   10   13    9    9    4    6    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
Mudcat Grant           1   1  1.50   8   0   0   2   0   12   11    2    2    0    3    1
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
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   5   5   1   0   1   37   36   14   14    4   14   15
Bob Moose              2   1  3.45   5   4   0   0   0   29   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          1   0  1.56  15   0   0   4   0   17   15    5    3    0    8    7
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  2.92   8   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  4.38   6   6   0   0   0   37   46   19   18    4   16   20
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
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  0.93   6   2   1   0   1   29   21    3    3    0    6   19
Steve Hamilton         0   0  1.93   4   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    1    0    6
Juan Marichal          3   2  1.96   6   6   3   0   2   46   34   10   10    3   13   30
Steve Stone            2   1  3.06   6   6   1   0   1   35   34   12   12    2   17   22
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  9.31   8   0   0   1   0   10   17   12   10    1    3    8

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Shaw               1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    2    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
Chris Zachary          0   1  3.52   1   1   0   0   0    8   10    3    3    0    4    6
Jerry Reuss            3   3  3.58   6   6   2   0   1   38   39   15   15    3   19   29
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
  A. Downing (LA)           3
  D. Ellis (PIT)            3
  B. Gibson (STL)           3
  D. Gullett (CIN)          3

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)           5
  M. Marshall (MON)         5
  C. Carroll (CIN)          4
  A. Severinsen (SD)        4
  D. Frisella (NY)          3
  F. Linzy (STL)            3
  G. Culver (HOU)           2
  W. Granger (CIN)          2
  M. Grant (PIT)            2
  J. Hoerner (PHI)          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
  A. Downing (LA)           1
  D. Gullett (CIN)          1
  P. Niekro (ATL)           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
  A. Downing (LA)        47.0
  B. Gibson (STL)        47.0
  C. Osteen (LA)         46.2
  D. Ellis (PIT)         46.0
  J. Marichal (SF)       46.0

Hits:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)        51
  B. Singer (LA)           48
  R. Reed (ATL)            47
  T. Phoebus (SD)          46
  D. Wilson (HOU)          44
  S. Carlton (STL)         43
  C. Morton (MON)          43
  B. Gibson (STL)          42
  B. Lersch (PHI)          42
  C. Osteen (LA)           41

Runs:

  B. Singer (LA)           28
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        25
  S. Arlin (SD)            23
  B. Hands (CHI)           22
  D. Sutton (LA)           21
  D. Wilson (HOU)          21
  G. Gentry (NY)           20
  G. Perry (SF)            19
  T. Phoebus (SD)          19
  R. Reed (ATL)            19

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  G. Gentry (NY)           19
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        19
  J. Reuss (STL)           19
  C. Short (PHI)           19
  A. Downing (LA)          18
  B. Singer (LA)           18
  C. Kirby (SD)            17
  N. Ryan (NY)             17
  S. Stone (SF)            17
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          16

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           53
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         36
  G. Perry (SF)            36
  L. Dierker (HOU)         32
  B. Gibson (STL)          31
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        30
  J. Marichal (SF)         30
  D. Ellis (PIT)           29
  J. Reuss (STL)           29
  L. Walker (PIT)          29


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