Friday May 14, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 14, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        20  10  2.30   30   9   6   274   221   85   70   14  105  213
San Francisco   26   9  2.63   35  13   6   326   265  101   95   22   96  185
Pittsburgh      19  13  2.75   32   8  11   288   279   95   88   16   90  177
Houston         15  18  2.92   33   7   6   299   259  105   97   16   95  160
Chicago         16  17  3.36   33  17   1   292   274  131  109   21   94  197
Montreal        12  12  3.47   25  11   5   213   193   87   82   15   81  115
St. Louis       19  14  3.57   34  15   6   300   288  124  119   24  134  175
Los Angeles     17  18  3.59   35  12   3   309   284  139  123   27   98  162
Atlanta         16  17  3.71   33   5   5   301   326  139  124   41   95  171
Cincinnati      12  20  3.79   32   2   9   285   268  124  120   24  135  152
Philadelphia     9  21  4.08   30   5   4   265   270  133  120   30   96  135
San Diego       10  22  4.21   32   3   5   282   308  147  132   26  128  180

 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
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
Luke Walker (PIT)      1   4  2.12   7   7   2   0   1   51   40   13   12    1   17   34
Al Downing (LA)        3   2  2.12   8   7   3   0   1   59   47   14   14    4   24   25
Jerry Koosman (NY)     3   1  2.17   7   7   1   0   0   50   47   14   12    2   14   29
Fergie Jenkins (CHI)   6   2  2.32   8   8   7   0   1   66   51   20   17    6    6   60
Claude Osteen (LA)     5   2  2.51   9   9   5   0   2   65   56   18   18    6   14   28

 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  2.51  16   0   0   5   0   29   28    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               5   2  3.27   8   8   2   0   0   55   57   22   20    8   17   27
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            4   4  3.49   8   8   3   0   1   59   55   23   23    6   19   30
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             3   2  3.32   8   8   1   0   0   57   49   22   21    2   19   36
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  11   0   0   2   0    8    5    0    0    0    3    5
Ken Forsch             0   0  1.10   7   0   0   0   0   16    8    2    2    0    8   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  2.25   9   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   3  3.50   6   6   1   0   0   46   34   21   18    2   13   21
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
Joe Moeller            0   0  1.98   5   0   0   0   0   14   11    6    3    1    3    2
Al Downing             3   2  2.12   8   7   3   0   1   59   47   14   14    4   24   25
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   2  4.26  11   0   0   2   0   19   16   13    9    3    4   14
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  1.50   8   0   0   0   0   12   11    2    2    2    4    3
Bill Stoneman          4   2  2.89   7   7   4   0   0   53   43   17   17    3   22   43
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          3   1  2.17   7   7   1   0   0   50   47   14   12    2   14   29
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  1.20  13   0   0   1   0   15   15    4    2    1   11   10
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
Joe Hoerner            1   1  3.31  14   0   0   2   0   16   16    6    6    2    5   12
Ken Reynolds           0   0  3.48   7   0   0   0   0   10   10    6    4    0    4    7
Barry Lersch           3   2  3.78   8   7   1   0   0   48   52   21   20    5   12   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
Mudcat Grant           1   1  1.06  11   0   0   4   0   17   16    2    2    0    5    4
Jim Nelson             1   0  1.42   4   0   0   0   0    6    4    1    1    0    7    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
Luke Walker            1   4  2.12   7   7   2   0   1   51   40   13   12    1   17   34
Bob Johnson            2   2  2.54   6   6   2   0   0   39   38   13   11    2   12   27
Nelson Briles          3   1  3.33   8   2   0   0   0   24   33   10    9    3    9   16
Steve Blass            3   0  4.01   6   6   1   0   1   43   46   19   19    4   16   19
Bob Moose              2   1  4.40   6   4   0   0   0   31   39   15   15    3    6   15
Bob Veale              1   0  5.06   5   0   0   0   0    5    3    3    3    0    2    9

 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  1.57  19   0   0   5   0   23   21    6    4    0   13   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   5  5.45   8   7   1   0   1   38   42   26   23    1   18   22
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          5   1  1.07  15   0   0   2   0   25   18    3    3    1    7   15
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  3.28   8   8   1   0   1   49   46   18   18    3   21   27
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             4   3  2.95   8   8   7   0   0   64   58   22   21    5   18   42
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. Johnson (SF)           5
  J. Marichal (SF)          5
  C. Osteen (LA)            5
  R. Reed (ATL)             5
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           5
  D. Ellis (PIT)            4

Losses:

  J. Bunning (PHI)          6
  B. Singer (LA)            6
  S. Arlin (SD)             5
  C. Morton (MON)           5
  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:

  B. Gibson (STL)           7
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          7
  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. Upshaw (ATL)           5
  C. Carroll (CIN)          4
  D. Frisella (NY)          4
  W. Granger (CIN)          4
  M. Grant (PIT)            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
  B. Gibson (STL)        64.0
  J. Marichal (SF)       64.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         63.1
  A. Downing (LA)        59.1
  M. Pappas (CHI)        59.1
  D. Wilson (HOU)        58.0

Hits:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)        61
  D. Wilson (HOU)          60
  C. Morton (MON)          59
  B. Gibson (STL)          58
  R. Reed (ATL)            57
  B. Singer (LA)           57
  C. Osteen (LA)           56
  M. Pappas (CHI)          55
  G. Perry (SF)            54
  L. Dierker (HOU)         53

Runs:

  B. Singer (LA)           35
  J. Bunning (PHI)         29
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        29
  B. Hands (CHI)           27
  S. Arlin (SD)            26
  D. Wilson (HOU)          25
  C. Morton (MON)          24
  P. Niekro (ATL)          24
  D. Sutton (LA)           24
  C. Kirby (SD)            23

Home Runs:

  R. Reed (ATL)             8
  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:

  A. Downing (LA)          24
  J. Reuss (STL)           24
  N. Ryan (NY)             24
  G. Gentry (NY)           23
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        23
  C. Kirby (SD)            23
  B. Singer (LA)           22
  B. Stoneman (MON)        22
  T. Phoebus (SD)          21
  C. Short (PHI)           21

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           72
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         60
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        47
  G. Perry (SF)            47
  B. Stoneman (MON)        43
  B. Gibson (STL)          42
  L. Dierker (HOU)         38
  J. Marichal (SF)         38
  G. Nolan (CIN)           36
  J. Reuss (STL)           36

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