Sunday May 9, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 9, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        17   9  2.34   26   7   5   238   195   76   62   13   90  180
Pittsburgh      18  11  2.54   29   8  10   262   250   81   74   13   79  158
San Francisco   22   9  2.67   31  10   6   290   239   92   86   19   91  167
Houston         14  15  2.71   29   7   5   265   223   87   80   13   84  145
Montreal        12   9  2.84   22  11   5   187   155   64   59    8   68  100
Chicago         12  17  3.56   29  13   1   256   250  123  101   19   89  164
St. Louis       16  14  3.56   31  14   4   273   261  113  108   23  124  160
Atlanta         15  15  3.65   30   5   4   276   297  126  112   37   90  150
Cincinnati      11  17  3.72   28   1   9   252   239  106  104   21  121  135
Los Angeles     15  17  3.76   32  10   3   283   264  130  118   25   89  147
Philadelphia     9  17  3.91   26   5   4   230   235  112  100   22   85  116
San Diego        9  20  4.22   29   2   5   256   284  133  120   24  116  163

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Ron Bryant (SF)        2   1  1.73   7   3   1   0   1   36   28    7    7    1    7   23
Juan Marichal (SF)     4   2  1.80   7   7   4   0   2   55   37   11   11    4   16   33
Al Downing (LA)        3   2  1.84   7   6   3   0   1   54   41   11   11    2   19   23
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
Jerry Koosman (NY)     2   1  2.21   6   6   0   0   0   41   38   12   10    2   10   24
Bill Stoneman (MON)    4   1  2.49   6   6   4   0   0   47   36   13   13    3   19   39

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike McQueen           1   0  2.20   5   0   0   0   0   16   12    4    4    2    7   17
Cecil Upshaw           5   2  2.70  15   0   0   4   0   27   25    8    8    2    8   23
Ron Herbel             0   0  2.77   6   0   0   0   0   13   11    4    4    2    3    3
George Stone           0   1  3.00   6   3   0   0   0   33   34   15   11    3    5   24
Phil Niekro            2   3  3.22   8   8   2   0   1   50   53   24   18    6   11   28
Ron Reed               4   2  3.56   7   7   2   0   0   48   51   20   19    7   17   19
Jim Nash               2   2  3.81   5   5   1   0   0   26   32   12   11    5   12   13
Pat Jarvis             0   4  4.43   7   7   0   0   0   41   45   21   20    6   18   14
Bob Priddy             1   1  4.70   9   0   0   0   0   15   18    8    8    3    7    7
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   8   0   0   1   0   11   10    0    0    0    6    6
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   4  3.76   7   7   2   0   1   50   47   21   21    6   17   25
Phil Regan             0   1  4.11   9   0   0   0   0   15   15    9    7    0    5    7
Ron Tompkins           0   1  4.26   6   0   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    0    6    3
Ken Holtzman           1   4  4.47   7   7   2   0   1   46   54   25   23    4   20   36
Bob Miller             0   0  5.14   2   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    0    1    2
Bill Bonham            0   1  8.44   5   1   0   0   0   11   12   15   10    1   12    8

 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  1.45  16   0   0   4   0   19   15    4    3    1    9   13
Clay Carroll           1   1  2.13  17   0   0   4   0   25   18    6    6    1   14   16
Tony Cloninger         1   1  2.88   6   2   0   0   0   25   20    8    8    4    9   15
Gary Nolan             2   2  3.56   7   7   0   0   0   48   40   20   19    2   19   29
Don Gullett            3   1  3.95   7   4   1   0   1   27   28   12   12    2    9   11
Joe Gibbon             0   1  3.98  13   0   0   1   0   20   19    9    9    2   13    6
Jim Merritt            0   3  3.98   4   4   0   0   0   20   27    9    9    1    9    4
Wayne Simpson          1   0  4.41   4   3   0   0   0   16   14    8    8    1   13   15
Jim McGlothlin         1   3  5.23   6   6   0   0   0   31   36   18   18    6    9   18
Milt Wilcox            1   1  9.28   6   1   0   0   0   11   15   11   11    1    7    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  10   0   0   2   0    7    5    0    0    0    2    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   2  3.18   5   5   1   0   0   40   26   17   14    2   10   19
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
Jose Pena              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Al Downing             3   2  1.84   7   6   3   0   1   54   41   11   11    2   19   23
Joe Moeller            0   0  1.98   5   0   0   0   0   14   11    6    3    1    3    2
Claude Osteen          4   2  2.75   8   8   4   0   2   56   50   17   17    6   13   22
Jim Brewer             1   0  3.18   9   0   0   1   0   11    9    4    4    1    3    8
Charlie Hough          0   0  4.15   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    2    1    3    4
Pete Mikkelsen         3   1  4.32  10   0   0   2   0   17   13    8    8    3    2   12
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  5.25   5   0   0   0   0   12    8    7    7    1    7    8
Sandy Vance            2   1  7.11   6   3   0   0   0   19   25   15   15    1    7    8

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          0   0  0.00   8   0   0   5   0    9    5    0    0    0    2    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          4   1  2.49   6   6   4   0   0   47   36   13   13    3   19   39
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   2  4.79   4   3   0   0   0   21   14   12   11    1   10   11
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
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
Ron Taylor             1   0  1.80   8   0   0   0   0   10   12    2    2    0    3    1
Ray Sadecki            0   0  2.08   4   1   0   0   0    9    9    2    2    1    5    2
Jerry Koosman          2   1  2.21   6   6   0   0   0   41   38   12   10    2   10   24
Gary Gentry            2   3  2.76   6   6   2   0   0   42   32   20   13    4   19   20
Danny Frisella         1   1  3.14   9   0   0   4   0   14   11    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           3   1  3.89   7   6   1   0   0   42   47   18   18    4   10   24
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
Dave Giusti            1   1  1.08  11   0   0   6   0   17   15    2    2    0    6   12
Mudcat Grant           1   1  1.13  10   0   0   4   0   16   14    2    2    0    4    4
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          3   1  3.38   7   2   0   0   0   21   30    9    8    2    9   14
Bob Moose              2   1  3.45   5   4   0   0   0   29   36   11   11    2    5   14
Steve Blass            3   0  4.01   6   6   1   0   1   43   46   19   19    4   16   19
Bob Veale              1   0  8.10   4   0   0   0   0    3    3    3    3    0    2    5

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Severinsen          1   0  1.80  17   0   0   5   0   20   16    6    4    0   11   10
Gary Ross              1   2  2.45  11   0   0   0   0   18   20    6    5    0   10   11
Bill Laxton            0   1  2.63   9   0   0   0   0   14   13    4    4    1    6   11
Al Santorini           0   0  2.70  10   0   0   0   0   20   16    7    6    2    7   12
Dave Roberts           2   2  3.16   7   5   0   0   0   37   36   13   13    4   12   22
Clay Kirby             1   3  4.40   9   7   1   0   0   43   50   23   21    6   23   33
Tom Phoebus            2   4  4.71   7   7   0   0   0   42   50   23   22    6   21   26
Steve Arlin            1   4  5.91   7   6   1   0   1   32   39   23   21    0   14   19
Danny Coombs           1   2  6.63   4   4   0   0   0   19   27   17   14    4    6    9
Dick Kelley            0   2  8.18  11   0   0   0   0   11   17   11   10    1    6   10

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Cumberland        2   0  1.02   8   0   0   1   0   18   10    3    2    1    4    6
Jerry Johnson          4   1  1.21  14   0   0   2   0   22   17    3    3    1    7   12
Ron Bryant             2   1  1.73   7   3   1   0   1   36   28    7    7    1    7   23
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            3   1  2.91   7   7   1   0   1   43   39   14   14    2   20   26
Gaylord Perry          3   1  3.05   7   7   3   0   1   59   48   22   20    5   13   39
Rich Robertson         1   2  4.07   5   4   1   1   0   24   22   12   11    2   14    8
Frank Reberger         1   0  4.40   3   3   0   0   0   14   15    7    7    1    6    4
Don McMahon            2   1  7.11  10   0   0   2   0   13   18   12   10    1    4   10

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Shaw               1   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    7    2    0    0    0    1    4
Frank Linzy            1   0  1.76  11   0   0   3   0   15    8    3    3    1    8    5
Steve Carlton          5   2  2.66   7   7   4   0   2   51   49   15   15    3   17   23
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
Jerry Reuss            3   3  3.58   6   6   2   0   1   38   39   15   15    3   19   29
Moe Drabowsky          0   0  4.22   8   0   0   1   0   11   11    5    5    1    5   12
Chris Zachary          0   1  4.66   2   1   0   0   0   10   12    5    5    2    5    6
Mike Torrez            1   2  5.55   5   4   0   0   0   24   22   17   15    2   20    6
Chuck Taylor           0   0  5.59   8   0   0   0   0   10    8    6    6    1    7    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
  R. Reed (ATL)             4
  B. Stoneman (MON)         4

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
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           4
  C. Morton (MON)           4
  M. Pappas (CHI)           4
  T. Phoebus (SD)           4

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
  B. Stoneman (MON)         4
  A. Downing (LA)           3

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)           6
  M. Marshall (MON)         5
  A. Severinsen (SD)        5
  C. Carroll (CIN)          4
  D. Frisella (NY)          4
  W. Granger (CIN)          4
  M. Grant (PIT)            4
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           4
  F. Linzy (STL)            3
  G. Culver (HOU)           2

Shutouts:

  S. Carlton (STL)          2
  J. Marichal (SF)          2
  C. Osteen (LA)            2
  C. Short (PHI)            2
  S. Arlin (SD)             1
  S. Blass (PIT)            1
  R. Bryant (SF)            1
  L. Dierker (HOU)          1
  A. Downing (LA)           1
  D. Gullett (CIN)          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
  A. Downing (LA)        53.2
  B. Singer (LA)         52.1
  C. Morton (MON)        51.0

Hits:

  B. Singer (LA)           57
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        54
  P. Niekro (ATL)          53
  D. Wilson (HOU)          52
  R. Reed (ATL)            51
  B. Gibson (STL)          50
  C. Kirby (SD)            50
  C. Morton (MON)          50
  C. Osteen (LA)           50
  T. Phoebus (SD)          50

Runs:

  B. Singer (LA)           35
  B. Hands (CHI)           25
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        25
  P. Niekro (ATL)          24
  D. Sutton (LA)           24
  S. Arlin (SD)            23
  C. Kirby (SD)            23
  T. Phoebus (SD)          23
  G. Perry (SF)            22
  D. Wilson (HOU)          22

Home Runs:

  R. Reed (ATL)             7
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           6
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          6
  C. Kirby (SD)             6
  J. McGlothlin (CIN)       6
  P. Niekro (ATL)           6
  C. Osteen (LA)            6
  M. Pappas (CHI)           6
  T. Phoebus (SD)           6
  B. Gibson (STL)           5

Walks:

  C. Kirby (SD)            23
  B. Singer (LA)           22
  T. Phoebus (SD)          21
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        20
  S. Stone (SF)            20
  M. Torrez (STL)          20
  A. Downing (LA)          19
  G. Gentry (NY)           19
  G. Nolan (CIN)           19
  J. Reuss (STL)           19

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           62
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         48
  G. Perry (SF)            39
  B. Stoneman (MON)        39
  B. Gibson (STL)          38
  L. Dierker (HOU)         36
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        36
  C. Kirby (SD)            33
  J. Marichal (SF)         33
  L. Walker (PIT)          32

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