Friday May 7, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 7, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        16   9  2.24   25   7   4   229   181   71   57   13   88  174
Pittsburgh      16  11  2.43   27   8   8   244   222   73   66   13   71  143
San Francisco   21   7  2.51   28  10   5   262   216   79   73   15   82  153
Houston         14  14  2.74   28   7   5   257   218   85   78   13   80  141
Montreal        11   8  2.88   20  10   5   169   144   58   54    6   59   85
Cincinnati      10  15  3.30   25   1   8   227   210   85   83   17  101  112
St. Louis       16  13  3.40   30  14   4   265   249  104  100   21  117  157
Los Angeles     15  15  3.47   30  10   3   265   238  114  102   24   86  137
Chicago         11  16  3.54   27  12   1   239   236  116   94   16   85  154
Atlanta         13  14  3.65   27   5   2   249   270  114  101   33   82  136
Philadelphia     8  17  4.03   25   4   4   221   230  111   99   22   85  111
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)    5   0  1.37   7   7   4   0   1   59   44   10    9    1   12   36
Tom Seaver (NY)        5   1  1.60   7   7   5   0   1   56   38   10   10    1   14   62
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
Luke Walker (PIT)      1   3  2.05   6   6   2   0   1   44   32   11   10    1   15   32
Bob Johnson (PIT)      2   1  2.09   5   5   2   0   0   39   34   11    9    2   11   27

 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  13   0   0   2   0   24   23    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   1  3.00   6   3   0   0   0   33   34   15   11    3    5   24
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   7   0   0   1   0   10    9    0    0    0    5    5
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   4  2.89   7   7   3   0   0   47   43   25   15    2   14   28
Milt Pappas            3   3  2.96   6   6   2   0   1   46   39   15   15    3   15   24
Phil Regan             0   1  4.11   9   0   0   0   0   15   15    9    7    0    5    7
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  2.18  15   0   0   4   0   21   15    5    5    1   10   11
Don Gullett            3   0  2.70   6   3   1   0   1   27   24    8    8    2    8   10
Tony Cloninger         1   1  3.10   5   2   0   0   0   20   14    7    7    4    6   10
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
Jim Merritt            0   3  3.98   4   4   0   0   0   20   27    9    9    1    9    4
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   9   0   0   2   0    7    4    0    0    0    1    4
Ken Forsch             0   0  1.35   5   0   0   0   0   13    7    2    2    0    7   11
Larry Dierker          5   0  1.37   7   7   4   0   1   59   44   10    9    1   12   36
Fred Gladding          0   0  1.42   6   0   0   1   0    6    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
Don Wilson             2   2  3.88   7   7   2   0   0   51   52   22   22    3   15   18
Tom Griffin            0   3  4.31   6   5   0   0   0   31   32   15   15    3   13   24

 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
Jim Brewer             1   0  2.70   7   0   0   1   0   10    6    3    3    1    3    6
Claude Osteen          4   2  2.75   8   8   4   0   2   56   50   17   17    6   13   22
Charlie Hough          0   0  4.15   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    2    1    3    4
Don Sutton             0   4  4.60   7   7   1   0   0   43   47   24   22    5   10   29
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  1.35   5   0   0   0   0    7    5    1    1    1    4    3
Bill Stoneman          3   1  2.37   5   5   3   0   0   38   29   10   10    2   16   28
Steve Renko            3   1  2.72   6   6   3   0   0   43   36   14   13    1   13   20
Carl Morton            3   4  2.82   7   7   4   0   0   51   50   19   16    2   13   17
Claude Raymond         1   1  4.05   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    3    0    6    3
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
Tom Seaver             5   1  1.60   7   7   5   0   1   56   38   10   10    1   14   62
Nolan Ryan             3   0  1.65   4   2   0   0   0   16    9    3    3    0   17   15
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
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
Ken Reynolds           0   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0    9   10    6    4    0    4    7
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   5  6.10   6   6   1   0   0   31   35   21   21    0   10   15
Bill Champion          0   1  7.50   6   1   0   0   0   12   15   10   10    4    7    4

 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
Mudcat Grant           1   1  1.29   9   0   0   3   0   14   11    2    2    0    3    1
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
Luke Walker            1   3  2.05   6   6   2   0   1   44   32   11   10    1   15   32
Bob Johnson            2   1  2.09   5   5   2   0   0   39   34   11    9    2   11   27
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 16.20   3   0   0   0   0    2    2    3    3    0    2    3

 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          4   0  0.46  12   0   0   2   0   20   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
Gaylord Perry          3   1  3.05   7   7   3   0   1   59   48   22   20    5   13   39
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
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   3  3.11   7   7   6   0   0   55   50   20   19    5   13   38
Reggie Cleveland       2   2  3.15   6   6   2   0   0   40   41   16   14    1   15   24
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
  L. Dierker (HOU)          5
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          5
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           5
  J. Johnson (SF)           4
  J. Marichal (SF)          4
  C. Osteen (LA)            4
  S. Blass (PIT)            3
  A. Downing (LA)           3

Losses:

  B. Singer (LA)            6
  J. Bunning (PHI)          5
  S. Arlin (SD)             4
  G. Culver (HOU)           4
  B. Hands (CHI)            4
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         4
  C. Morton (MON)           4
  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  W. Blasingame (HOU)       3
  D. Ellis (PIT)            3

Complete Games:

  B. Gibson (STL)           6
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          6
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  S. Carlton (STL)          4
  L. Dierker (HOU)          4
  J. Marichal (SF)          4
  C. Morton (MON)           4
  C. Osteen (LA)            4
  A. Downing (LA)           3
  D. Ellis (PIT)            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
  M. Grant (PIT)            3
  F. Linzy (STL)            3
  G. Culver (HOU)           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)       59.0
  G. Perry (SF)          59.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       57.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         56.1
  C. Osteen (LA)         55.2
  B. Gibson (STL)        55.0
  J. Marichal (SF)       55.0
  B. Singer (LA)         52.1
  C. Morton (MON)        51.0
  D. Wilson (HOU)        51.0

Hits:

  B. Singer (LA)           57
  D. Wilson (HOU)          52
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        51
  B. Gibson (STL)          50
  C. Morton (MON)          50
  C. Osteen (LA)           50
  G. Perry (SF)            48
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         47
  P. Niekro (ATL)          47
  R. Reed (ATL)            47

Runs:

  B. Singer (LA)           35
  B. Hands (CHI)           25
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        25
  D. Sutton (LA)           24
  S. Arlin (SD)            23
  G. Perry (SF)            22
  D. Wilson (HOU)          22
  J. Bunning (PHI)         21
  C. Kirby (SD)            21
  G. Gentry (NY)           20

Home Runs:

  P. Jarvis (ATL)           6
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          6
  C. Kirby (SD)             6
  C. Osteen (LA)            6
  R. Reed (ATL)             6
  B. Gibson (STL)           5
  J. Nash (ATL)             5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  G. Perry (SF)             5
  C. Short (PHI)            5

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)           62
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         48
  G. Perry (SF)            39
  B. Gibson (STL)          38
  L. Dierker (HOU)         36
  J. Marichal (SF)         33
  L. Walker (PIT)          32
  B. Singer (LA)           31
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        30
  D. Ellis (PIT)           29


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