Thursday May 13, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 13, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        19  10  2.31   29   8   6   265   212   83   68   14  101  208
Pittsburgh      19  12  2.58   31   8  11   279   269   87   80   14   86  168
San Francisco   25   9  2.59   34  13   6   317   257   97   91   21   95  181
Houston         15  17  2.88   32   7   6   290   251  101   93   16   90  157
Montreal        12  11  3.39   24  11   5   205   183   82   77   14   78  111
Chicago         15  17  3.41   32  16   1   283   266  129  107   21   92  192
Los Angeles     17  17  3.56   34  12   3   301   275  131  119   25   91  158
St. Louis       18  14  3.62   33  14   6   291   280  122  117   24  129  171
Atlanta         15  17  3.79   32   5   4   292   317  137  123   40   95  163
Cincinnati      11  20  3.85   31   1   9   276   259  122  118   24  135  145
Philadelphia     9  20  4.13   29   5   4   257   263  130  118   29   93  133
San Diego       10  21  4.27   31   3   5   274   302  144  130   25  122  177

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Bryant (SF)        3   1  1.79   8   4   2   0   1   45   36    9    9    2    9   24
Juan Marichal (SF)     5   2  1.83   8   8   5   0   2   64   41   13   13    5   16   38
Al Downing (LA)        3   2  1.84   7   6   3   0   1   54   41   11   11    2   19   23
Tom Seaver (NY)        5   2  1.99   8   8   5   0   1   63   47   15   14    2   14   72
Dock Ellis (PIT)       4   3  2.04   7   7   3   0   0   53   42   15   12    3    9   35
Larry Dierker (HOU)    5   1  2.09   8   8   4   0   1   65   53   17   15    1   15   38
Bob Johnson (PIT)      2   1  2.09   5   5   2   0   0   39   34   11    9    2   11   27
Luke Walker (PIT)      1   4  2.12   7   7   2   0   1   51   40   13   12    1   17   34
Jerry Koosman (NY)     2   1  2.21   6   6   0   0   0   41   38   12   10    2   10   24
Fergie Jenkins (CHI)   6   2  2.32   8   8   7   0   1   66   51   20   17    6    6   60

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike McQueen           1   0  2.08   6   0   0   0   0   17   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
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
George Stone           0   2  3.60   7   4   0   0   0   40   43   20   16    5    7   31
Pat Jarvis             0   4  4.50   8   7   0   0   0   42   47   22   21    6   18   14
Bob Priddy             1   1  4.70   9   0   0   0   0   15   18    8    8    3    7    7
Jim Nash               2   3  4.85   6   6   1   0   0   30   39   17   16    6   15   16
Tom Kelley             0   0  7.20   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    4    4    1    1    1
Steve Barber           0   0  9.64   7   0   0   0   0    5   11    6    5    0    1    4

 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         6   2  2.32   8   8   7   0   1   66   51   20   17    6    6   60
Bill Hands             4   4  2.75   8   8   4   0   0   56   48   27   17    2   14   33
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           2   4  4.39   8   8   3   0   1   55   61   29   27    6   23   47
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  1.66  18   0   0   4   0   22   17    5    4    1   11   13
Clay Carroll           1   1  2.13  17   0   0   4   0   25   18    6    6    1   14   16
Tony Cloninger         1   1  2.77   7   2   0   0   0   26   21    8    8    4   10   15
Gary Nolan             2   2  3.56   7   7   0   0   0   48   40   20   19    2   19   29
Joe Gibbon             0   1  3.63  14   0   0   1   0   22   19    9    9    2   13    8
Don Gullett            3   2  5.08   8   5   1   0   1   28   31   17   16    2   11   13
Wayne Simpson          1   1  5.12   5   4   0   0   0   19   18   11   11    1   17   15
Jim Merritt            0   4  5.13   5   5   0   0   0   26   35   15   15    4   10    8
Jim McGlothlin         1   3  5.23   6   6   0   0   0   31   36   18   18    6    9   18
Milt Wilcox            1   1  5.30   8   1   0   0   0   19   17   12   11    1   11    8

 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  1.17   6   0   0   0   0   15    8    2    2    0    7   11
Fred Gladding          0   0  1.93   8   0   0   2   0    9   11    3    2    0    3    2
Larry Dierker          5   1  2.09   8   8   4   0   1   65   53   17   15    1   15   38
Jim Ray                1   1  2.31   8   0   0   0   0   12   12    3    3    1    1    7
George Culver          2   4  2.93  12   0   0   2   0   15   13    5    5    1    8   10
Wade Blasingame        2   4  3.00   6   6   0   0   0   36   30   14   12    3   15   19
Jack Billingham        2   2  3.18   5   5   1   0   0   40   26   17   14    2   10   19
Don Wilson             3   2  3.88   8   8   2   0   0   58   60   25   25    5   16   23
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          5   2  2.51   9   9   5   0   2   65   56   18   18    6   14   28
Jim Brewer             1   0  3.18   9   0   0   1   0   11    9    4    4    1    3    8
Don Sutton             1   4  3.81   8   8   2   0   1   52   52   24   22    5   11   34
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
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
Howie Reed             1   0  0.90   7   0   0   0   0   10    8    1    1    1    4    3
Bill Stoneman          4   1  2.49   6   6   4   0   0   47   36   13   13    3   19   39
Mike Marshall          0   0  2.89   9   0   0   5   0    9    5    3    3    0    5    6
Steve Renko            3   2  3.31   7   7   3   0   0   49   44   19   18    3   19   25
Carl Morton            3   5  3.38   8   8   4   0   0   56   59   24   21    4   13   20
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
John Strohmayer        0   0 11.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    8    5    5    2    1    3

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw             3   1  0.40   9   0   0   2   0   23   13    2    1    0   12   22
Nolan Ryan             4   0  1.42   5   3   1   0   0   25   12    4    4    0   24   23
Ray Sadecki            0   0  1.69   5   1   0   0   0   11   10    2    2    1    5    4
Ron Taylor             1   0  1.80   8   0   0   0   0   10   12    2    2    0    3    1
Tom Seaver             5   2  1.99   8   8   5   0   1   63   47   15   14    2   14   72
Jerry Koosman          2   1  2.21   6   6   0   0   0   41   38   12   10    2   10   24
Gary Gentry            3   3  2.55   7   7   2   0   0   49   35   21   14    4   23   26
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  1.26  12   0   0   1   0   14   15    4    2    1   10    9
Chris Short            2   4  2.66   7   7   2   0   2   51   44   20   15    6   21   22
Woodie Fryman          0   3  2.84   9   2   0   0   0   25   17   10    8    3    9   20
Ken Reynolds           0   0  3.48   7   0   0   0   0   10   10    6    4    0    4    7
Joe Hoerner            1   1  3.60  13   0   0   2   0   15   14    6    6    2    5   11
Barry Lersch           3   1  3.89   7   6   1   0   0   42   47   18   18    4   10   24
Rick Wise              1   2  4.78   7   6   1   0   0   38   47   21   20    6    9   13
Dick Selma             0   1  4.91   9   0   0   1   0   11    9    6    6    1    6    7
Bill Champion          0   1  6.43   7   1   0   0   0   14   16   10   10    4    8    4
Jim Bunning            1   6  7.05   7   7   1   0   0   37   44   29   29    2   11   16

 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  1.06  11   0   0   4   0   17   16    2    2    0    5    4
Dave Giusti            1   1  1.93  12   0   0   7   0   19   18    4    4    0    7   14
Dock Ellis             4   3  2.04   7   7   3   0   0   53   42   15   12    3    9   35
Bob Johnson            2   1  2.09   5   5   2   0   0   39   34   11    9    2   11   27
Luke Walker            1   4  2.12   7   7   2   0   1   51   40   13   12    1   17   34
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
Bob Miller             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Al Severinsen          1   0  1.71  18   0   0   5   0   21   18    6    4    0   11   10
Gary Ross              1   2  2.45  11   0   0   0   0   18   20    6    5    0   10   11
Dave Roberts           3   2  2.74   8   6   1   0   0   46   40   14   14    4   14   30
Al Santorini           0   0  3.27  11   0   0   0   0   22   20    9    8    2    8   12
Bill Laxton            0   1  4.30  10   0   0   0   0   15   13    7    7    1    9   12
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   3  7.04   5   5   0   0   0   23   35   22   18    5    6   14
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             3   1  1.79   8   4   2   0   1   45   36    9    9    2    9   24
Juan Marichal          5   2  1.83   8   8   5   0   2   64   41   13   13    5   16   38
Steve Hamilton         0   0  1.93   4   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    1    0    6
Gaylord Perry          4   1  2.78   8   8   4   0   1   68   54   23   21    5   15   47
Steve Stone            3   1  2.91   7   7   1   0   1   43   39   14   14    2   20   26
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  1.62  13   0   0   5   0   17   11    3    3    1    8    6
Steve Carlton          5   2  2.61   8   7   4   0   2   52   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       3   2  3.45   7   7   2   0   0   47   49   20   18    2   15   27
Jerry Reuss            4   3  3.88   7   7   2   0   1   46   47   20   20    3   24   36
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:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)          6
  S. Carlton (STL)          5
  L. Dierker (HOU)          5
  J. Marichal (SF)          5
  C. Osteen (LA)            5
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           5
  D. Ellis (PIT)            4
  B. Hands (CHI)            4
  J. Johnson (SF)           4

Losses:

  J. Bunning (PHI)          6
  B. Singer (LA)            6
  C. Morton (MON)           5
  S. Arlin (SD)             4
  W. Blasingame (HOU)       4
  G. Culver (HOU)           4
  B. Hands (CHI)            4
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         4
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           4
  J. Merritt (CIN)          4

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)          7
  B. Gibson (STL)           6
  J. Marichal (SF)          5
  C. Osteen (LA)            5
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  S. Carlton (STL)          4
  L. Dierker (HOU)          4
  B. Hands (CHI)            4
  C. Morton (MON)           4
  G. Perry (SF)             4

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)           7
  F. Linzy (STL)            5
  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
  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:

  G. Perry (SF)          68.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       66.0
  L. Dierker (HOU)       64.2
  C. Osteen (LA)         64.2
  J. Marichal (SF)       64.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         63.1
  D. Wilson (HOU)        58.0
  C. Morton (MON)        56.0
  B. Hands (CHI)         55.2
  K. Holtzman (CHI)      55.1

Hits:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)        61
  D. Wilson (HOU)          60
  C. Morton (MON)          59
  B. Singer (LA)           57
  C. Osteen (LA)           56
  G. Perry (SF)            54
  L. Dierker (HOU)         53
  P. Niekro (ATL)          53
  D. Sutton (LA)           52
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         51

Runs:

  B. Singer (LA)           35
  J. Bunning (PHI)         29
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        29
  B. Hands (CHI)           27
  D. Wilson (HOU)          25
  C. Morton (MON)          24
  P. Niekro (ATL)          24
  D. Sutton (LA)           24
  S. Arlin (SD)            23
  C. Kirby (SD)            23

Home Runs:

  R. Reed (ATL)             7
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         6
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           6
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          6
  C. Kirby (SD)             6
  J. McGlothlin (CIN)       6
  J. Nash (ATL)             6
  P. Niekro (ATL)           6
  C. Osteen (LA)            6
  M. Pappas (CHI)           6

Walks:

  J. Reuss (STL)           24
  N. Ryan (NY)             24
  G. Gentry (NY)           23
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        23
  C. Kirby (SD)            23
  B. Singer (LA)           22
  T. Phoebus (SD)          21
  C. Short (PHI)           21
  S. Stone (SF)            20
  M. Torrez (STL)          20

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           72
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         60
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        47
  G. Perry (SF)            47
  B. Stoneman (MON)        39
  L. Dierker (HOU)         38
  B. Gibson (STL)          38
  J. Marichal (SF)         38
  J. Reuss (STL)           36
  D. Ellis (PIT)           35

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