Saturday May 15, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 15, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        21  10  2.35   31   9   6   283   232   90   74   14  107  220
San Francisco   27   9  2.55   36  14   6   335   271  101   95   22   98  187
Pittsburgh      19  14  2.94   33   8  11   297   294  104   97   18   91  179
Houston         15  19  2.98   34   7   6   308   271  111  102   16   97  161
Chicago         17  17  3.38   34  18   1   301   282  135  113   22   94  206
Los Angeles     17  19  3.52   36  12   3   317   286  140  124   27  102  170
St. Louis       20  14  3.59   35  15   7   309   300  129  123   24  134  177
Montreal        12  13  3.59   26  11   5   221   204   93   88   16   85  119
Atlanta         17  17  3.66   34   6   5   310   331  141  126   42   96  177
Cincinnati      13  20  3.71   33   2  10   294   271  125  121   24  139  154
Philadelphia     9  22  4.15   31   5   4   273   281  139  126   32   98  139
San Diego       10  23  4.28   33   3   5   290   317  153  138   28  132  185

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Juan Marichal (SF)     6   2  1.60   9   9   6   0   3   73   47   13   13    5   18   40
Ron Bryant (SF)        3   1  1.79   8   4   2   0   1   45   36    9    9    2    9   24
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
Claude Osteen (LA)     5   2  2.51   9   9   5   0   2   65   56   18   18    6   14   28
Fergie Jenkins (CHI)   7   2  2.52   9   9   8   0   1   75   59   24   21    7    6   69

 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            3   3  3.03   9   9   3   0   1   59   58   26   20    7   12   34
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         7   2  2.52   9   9   8   0   1   75   59   24   21    7    6   69
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
Joe Gibbon             0   1  3.20  15   0   0   2   0   25   19    9    9    2   15    9
Gary Nolan             3   2  3.32   8   8   1   0   0   57   49   22   21    2   19   36
Jim McGlothlin         2   3  4.62   7   7   0   0   0   37   39   19   19    6   11   19
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
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  12   0   0   2   0   10    6    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
Jim Ray                1   1  2.03  10   0   0   0   0   13   15    3    3    1    1    7
Larry Dierker          5   1  2.09   8   8   4   0   1   65   53   17   15    1   15   38
George Culver          2   4  2.60  13   0   0   2   0   17   13    5    5    1   10   11
Jack Billingham        2   3  3.50   6   6   1   0   0   46   34   21   18    2   13   21
Wade Blasingame        2   4  3.63   7   7   0   0   0   40   36   18   16    3   15   19
Don Wilson             3   2  3.88   8   8   2   0   0   58   60   25   25    5   16   23
Tom Griffin            0   4  4.55   7   5   0   0   0   32   34   17   16    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  2.92  10   0   0   1   0   12    9    4    4    1    3   10
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   7  4.55   9   9   2   0   0   59   59   36   30    4   26   37
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
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  3.38   5   0   0   0   0    8    8    3    3    0    6    4
Mike Marshall          0   0  3.48  10   0   0   5   0   10    8    4    4    0    6    7
Ernie McAnally         0   3  5.47   5   4   0   0   0   26   20   17   16    2   13   13
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
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  2.53   8   8   2   0   0   53   41   23   15    4   24   29
Ray Sadecki            1   0  2.87   6   1   0   0   0   16   15    5    5    1    6    8
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
Woodie Fryman          0   3  2.84   9   2   0   0   0   25   17   10    8    3    9   20
Ken Reynolds           0   0  3.18   8   0   0   0   0   11   10    6    4    0    5    7
Chris Short            2   5  3.23   8   8   2   0   2   56   52   25   20    7   22   25
Joe Hoerner            1   1  3.31  14   0   0   2   0   16   16    6    6    2    5   12
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  6.19   8   1   0   0   0   16   19   11   11    5    8    5
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
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  3.29   9   2   0   0   0   27   37   11   10    3    9   16
Jim Nelson             1   0  4.32   5   0   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    0    7    4
Bob Moose              2   1  4.40   6   4   0   0   0   31   39   15   15    3    6   15
Steve Blass            3   1  4.63   7   7   1   0   1   47   52   24   24    6   17   21
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
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
Bob Miller             0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    1    2
Al Santorini           0   0  3.27  11   0   0   0   0   22   20    9    8    2    8   12
Bill Laxton            0   1  3.78  11   0   0   0   0   17   14    7    7    1   11   13
Clay Kirby             1   3  4.40   9   7   1   0   0   43   50   23   21    6   23   33
Tom Phoebus            2   4  5.32   8   8   0   0   0   42   53   26   25    7   22   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   3  7.36  12   0   0   0   0   15   20   13   12    2    6   12

 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
Juan Marichal          6   2  1.60   9   9   6   0   3   73   47   13   13    5   18   40
Ron Bryant             3   1  1.79   8   4   2   0   1   45   36    9    9    2    9   24
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
Bob Gibson             4   3  2.95   8   8   7   0   0   64   58   22   21    5   18   42
Steve Carlton          6   2  3.02   9   8   4   0   2   57   58   20   19    3   17   24
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
Chuck Taylor           0   0  3.95   9   0   0   1   0   14   11    6    6    1    7    6
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
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)          7
  S. Carlton (STL)          6
  J. Marichal (SF)          6
  L. Dierker (HOU)          5
  J. Johnson (SF)           5
  C. Osteen (LA)            5
  R. Reed (ATL)             5
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           5
  D. Ellis (PIT)            4

Losses:

  B. Singer (LA)            7
  J. Bunning (PHI)          6
  S. Arlin (SD)             5
  C. Morton (MON)           5
  C. Short (PHI)            5
  W. Blasingame (HOU)       4
  G. Culver (HOU)           4
  T. Griffin (HOU)          4
  B. Hands (CHI)            4
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         4

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)          8
  B. Gibson (STL)           7
  J. Marichal (SF)          6
  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:

  J. Marichal (SF)          3
  S. Carlton (STL)          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:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)       75.0
  J. Marichal (SF)       73.0
  G. Perry (SF)          68.0
  L. Dierker (HOU)       64.2
  C. Osteen (LA)         64.2
  B. Gibson (STL)        64.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         63.1
  A. Downing (LA)        59.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        59.1
  M. Pappas (CHI)        59.1

Hits:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)        61
  D. Wilson (HOU)          60
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         59
  C. Morton (MON)          59
  B. Singer (LA)           59
  S. Carlton (STL)         58
  B. Gibson (STL)          58
  P. Niekro (ATL)          58
  R. Reed (ATL)            57
  C. Osteen (LA)           56

Runs:

  B. Singer (LA)           36
  J. Bunning (PHI)         29
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        29
  B. Hands (CHI)           27
  S. Arlin (SD)            26
  P. Niekro (ATL)          26
  T. Phoebus (SD)          26
  C. Short (PHI)           25
  D. Wilson (HOU)          25
  S. Blass (PIT)           24

Home Runs:

  R. Reed (ATL)             8
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  T. Phoebus (SD)           7
  C. Short (PHI)            7
  S. Blass (PIT)            6
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         6
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           6
  C. Kirby (SD)             6
  J. McGlothlin (CIN)       6

Walks:

  B. Singer (LA)           26
  A. Downing (LA)          24
  G. Gentry (NY)           24
  J. Reuss (STL)           24
  N. Ryan (NY)             24
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        23
  C. Kirby (SD)            23
  T. Phoebus (SD)          22
  C. Short (PHI)           22
  B. Stoneman (MON)        22

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           72
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         69
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        47
  G. Perry (SF)            47
  B. Stoneman (MON)        43
  B. Gibson (STL)          42
  J. Marichal (SF)         40
  L. Dierker (HOU)         38
  B. Singer (LA)           37
  G. Nolan (CIN)           36


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