Wednesday May 5, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 5, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        15   9  2.29   24   6   4   220   175   70   56   13   86  165
Pittsburgh      15  11  2.45   26   8   7   235   215   71   64   13   69  140
San Francisco   20   7  2.54   27  10   5   252   209   76   71   14   82  150
Houston         12  14  2.87   26   6   4   239   203   82   76   12   74  130
Montreal        10   7  2.93   18   9   5   151   128   52   49    5   54   79
Cincinnati      10  14  3.21   24   1   8   219   199   80   78   16   98  108
St. Louis       16  12  3.44   29  13   4   257   241  101   98   21  114  150
Los Angeles     14  14  3.54   28   9   3   247   222  109   97   22   81  123
Chicago         11  15  3.55   26  12   1   231   229  113   91   15   83  149
Atlanta         13  13  3.71   26   5   2   240   257  110   99   33   82  130
Philadelphia     8  16  3.86   24   4   4   212   217  103   91   22   83  103
San Diego        7  19  4.44   26   0   5   229   260  124  113   21  102  134

 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
Juan Marichal (SF)     4   2  1.80   7   7   4   0   2   55   37   11   11    4   16   33
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
Bob Johnson (PIT)      1   1  1.97   4   4   2   0   0   32   27    9    7    2    9   25
Luke Walker (PIT)      1   3  2.05   6   6   2   0   1   44   32   11   10    1   15   32

 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
Cecil Upshaw           5   2  2.63  12   0   0   2   0   24   22    7    7    1    8   21
Phil Niekro            2   3  2.68   7   7   2   0   1   47   47   19   14    5   11   26
George Stone           0   0  3.38   5   2   0   0   0   24   22   11    9    3    5   18
Jim Nash               2   2  3.81   5   5   1   0   0   26   32   12   11    5   12   13
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
Bob Priddy             0   1  5.56   7   0   0   0   0   11   16    7    7    3    5    4
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         5   2  2.68   7   7   6   0   0   57   47   20   17    6    6   48
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  1.72  14   0   0   3   0   16   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
Joe Gibbon             0   1  4.41  11   0   0   1   0   16   15    8    8    1   11    5
Wayne Simpson          1   0  4.41   4   3   0   0   0   16   14    8    8    1   13   15
Milt Wilcox            1   1  5.40   5   1   0   0   0   10   12    6    6    0    6    6

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Buddy Harris           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    0
Denny Lemaster         0   0  0.00   8   0   0   2   0    6    3    0    0    0    1    3
Ken Forsch             0   0  1.35   5   0   0   0   0   13    7    2    2    0    7   11
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  2.31   8   0   0   0   0   12   12    3    3    1    1    7
George Culver          2   4  2.40  11   0   0   2   0   15   12    4    4    0    8   10
Wade Blasingame        2   3  3.10   5   5   0   0   0   29   24   12   10    3   13   14
Jack Billingham        2   1  3.48   4   4   1   0   0   31   22   15   12    2    7   15
Tom Griffin            0   3  4.31   6   5   0   0   0   31   32   15   15    3   13   24
Don Wilson             1   2  4.50   6   6   1   0   0   42   44   21   21    2   11   12

 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  1.98   5   0   0   0   0   14   11    6    3    1    3    2
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
Charlie Hough          0   0  4.15   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    2    1    3    4
Don Sutton             0   3  4.75   6   6   1   0   0   36   40   21   19    4    8   19
Bill Singer            2   6  4.99   8   8   2   0   0   52   57   35   29    4   22   31
Bob O'Brien            0   1  5.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    5    5    5    1    7    7
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          3   1  2.37   5   5   3   0   0   38   29   10   10    2   16   28
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   7   0   0   0   0    8    8    0    0    0    2    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  4.70   4   4   0   0   0   23   27   14   12    2    5   14
Charlie Williams       0   1  6.35   2   0   0   0   0    6    7    6    4    1    4    3

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Reynolds           0   0  1.23   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    1    0    3    5
Darrell Brandon        1   1  1.42  10   0   0   1   0   13   13    4    2    1   10    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
Joe Hoerner            1   1  3.75  11   0   0   2   0   12   13    5    5    1    4    9
Rick Wise              1   1  3.79   6   5   1   0   0   36   42   16   15    4    7   11
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   3  2.05   6   6   2   0   1   44   32   11   10    1   15   32
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  1.42  16   0   0   5   0   19   15    5    3    0    8    9
Al Santorini           0   0  2.41   9   0   0   0   0   19   14    5    5    1    6   10
Gary Ross              1   2  2.60  10   0   0   0   0   17   19    6    5    0   10   11
Bill Laxton            0   1  2.63   9   0   0   0   0   14   13    4    4    1    6   11
Dave Roberts           2   2  3.16   7   5   0   0   0   37   36   13   13    4   12   22
Tom Phoebus            2   3  4.38   6   6   0   0   0   37   46   19   18    4   16   20
Clay Kirby             0   3  5.29   8   6   0   0   0   34   41   21   20    6   19   21
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
Juan Marichal          4   2  1.80   7   7   4   0   2   55   37   11   11    4   16   33
Steve Hamilton         0   0  1.93   4   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    1    0    6
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
Reggie Cleveland       2   2  3.15   6   6   2   0   0   40   41   16   14    1   15   24
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
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
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          5
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           5
  L. Dierker (HOU)          4
  J. Marichal (SF)          4
  T. Seaver (NY)            4
  S. Blass (PIT)            3
  A. Downing (LA)           3
  D. Ellis (PIT)            3
  B. Gibson (STL)           3

Losses:

  B. Singer (LA)            6
  S. Arlin (SD)             4
  J. Bunning (PHI)          4
  G. Culver (HOU)           4
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         4
  C. Morton (MON)           4
  W. Blasingame (HOU)       3
  D. Ellis (PIT)            3
  W. Fryman (PHI)           3
  G. Gentry (NY)            3

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)          6
  B. Gibson (STL)           5
  S. Carlton (STL)          4
  L. Dierker (HOU)          4
  J. Marichal (SF)          4
  T. Seaver (NY)            4
  A. Downing (LA)           3
  D. Ellis (PIT)            3
  B. Hands (CHI)            3
  C. Morton (MON)           3

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)           5
  M. Marshall (MON)         5
  A. Severinsen (SD)        5
  C. Carroll (CIN)          4
  D. Frisella (NY)          3
  W. Granger (CIN)          3
  F. Linzy (STL)            3
  G. Culver (HOU)           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:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)       57.0
  J. Marichal (SF)       55.0
  B. Singer (LA)         52.1
  L. Dierker (HOU)       52.0
  G. Perry (SF)          49.2
  S. Carlton (STL)       49.1
  T. Seaver (NY)         47.1
  A. Downing (LA)        47.0
  B. Gibson (STL)        47.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        47.0

Hits:

  B. Singer (LA)           57
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        51
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         47
  P. Niekro (ATL)          47
  R. Reed (ATL)            47
  T. Phoebus (SD)          46
  D. Wilson (HOU)          44
  S. Carlton (STL)         43
  C. Morton (MON)          43
  B. Gibson (STL)          42

Runs:

  B. Singer (LA)           35
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        25
  S. Arlin (SD)            23
  B. Hands (CHI)           22
  C. Kirby (SD)            21
  D. Sutton (LA)           21
  D. Wilson (HOU)          21
  G. Gentry (NY)           20
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         20
  P. Niekro (ATL)          19

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  B. Singer (LA)           22
  G. Gentry (NY)           19
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        19
  C. Kirby (SD)            19
  J. Reuss (STL)           19
  C. Short (PHI)           19
  A. Downing (LA)          18
  N. Ryan (NY)             17
  S. Stone (SF)            17
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          16

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           53
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         48
  G. Perry (SF)            36
  J. Marichal (SF)         33
  L. Dierker (HOU)         32
  L. Walker (PIT)          32
  B. Gibson (STL)          31
  B. Singer (LA)           31
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        30
  D. Ellis (PIT)           29

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