Sunday May 16, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 16, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        21  11  2.38   32   9   6   291   238   94   77   14  114  225
San Francisco   27  10  2.70   37  14   6   344   283  110  103   23  107  191
Pittsburgh      20  14  2.91   34   8  12   306   302  106   99   18   93  184
Houston         16  19  3.01   35   7   7   317   287  115  106   17   97  165
Chicago         19  17  3.49   36  18   2   320   306  147  124   23  102  220
Montreal        13  13  3.53   27  11   6   230   210   96   90   17   90  124
Los Angeles     18  19  3.59   37  12   4   326   294  146  130   28  106  177
Atlanta         17  18  3.67   35   6   5   319   342  145  130   44  100  180
St. Louis       20  15  3.81   36  15   7   317   317  141  134   25  137  182
Cincinnati      13  21  3.84   34   2  10   303   283  134  129   25  146  159
Philadelphia    10  22  4.12   32   5   5   282   290  142  129   32  100  143
San Diego       10  25  4.40   35   3   5   307   337  168  150   30  145  198

 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)       5   3  2.04   8   8   3   0   0   62   50   17   14    3   11   40
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
Larry Dierker (HOU)    6   1  2.29   9   9   4   0   1   71   66   20   18    1   15   42
Fergie Jenkins (CHI)   7   2  2.52   9   9   8   0   1   75   59   24   21    7    6   69
Gary Gentry (NY)       3   3  2.53   8   8   2   0   0   53   41   23   15    4   24   29

 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  2.70   7   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   5  4.35   9   8   0   0   0   50   56   25   24    8   22   17
Bob Priddy             1   1  4.60  10   0   0   0   0   16   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 10.13   8   0   0   0   0    5   13    7    6    0    1    4

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Newman             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    2    1
Earl Stephenson        1   0  0.73   9   0   0   1   0   12   12    1    1    0    6    6
Jim Colborn            0   0  1.80   7   0   0   0   0    5    6    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  3.49   9   9   4   0   0   59   54   34   23    3   15   37
Milt Pappas            4   4  3.49   8   8   3   0   1   59   55   23   23    6   19   30
Phil Regan             0   1  3.54  11   0   0   1   0   20   22   10    8    0    7    9
Ron Tompkins           0   1  3.68   7   0   0   0   0    7    9    3    3    0    7    4
Ken Holtzman           3   4  4.40   9   9   3   0   1   61   66   32   30    6   25   53
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
Clay Carroll           1   1  1.98  18   0   0   4   0   27   18    6    6    1   16   19
Wayne Granger          1   3  2.66  19   0   0   4   0   24   19    8    7    2   13   13
Joe Gibbon             0   1  3.20  15   0   0   2   0   25   19    9    9    2   15    9
Tony Cloninger         1   1  3.29   8   2   0   0   0   27   23   10   10    4   12   15
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
Milt Wilcox            1   1  4.79   9   1   0   0   0   21   20   12   11    1   11   10
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
Ross Grimsley          0   1 16.20   1   1   0   0   0    2    5    4    3    0    1    0

 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  2.20  11   0   0   1   0   16   18    4    4    2    1    7
Larry Dierker          6   1  2.29   9   9   4   0   1   71   66   20   18    1   15   42
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  1.93   6   0   0   1   0   14   11    6    3    1    3    3
Al Downing             3   2  2.12   8   7   3   0   1   59   47   14   14    4   24   25
Jim Brewer             2   0  2.70  11   0   0   1   0   13    9    4    4    1    4   12
Claude Osteen          5   2  2.93  10  10   5   0   2   71   62   23   23    7   16   31
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  4.43  12   0   0   2   0   20   18   14   10    3    4   15
Bill Singer            2   7  4.55   9   9   2   0   0   59   59   36   30    4   26   37
Bob O'Brien            0   1  5.11   6   0   0   0   0   12    8    7    7    1    8    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  3.00  11   0   0   6   0   12    8    4    4    0    6    8
Steve Renko            4   2  3.20   8   8   3   0   0   56   50   22   20    4   24   29
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
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  1.14  10   0   0   2   0   24   16    4    3    0   13   23
Nolan Ryan             4   1  1.39   6   4   1   0   0   32   15    6    5    0   30   27
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  2.73  10   2   0   1   0   26   18   10    8    3    9   21
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              2   2  4.53   8   7   1   0   0   46   55   24   23    6   11   16
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  1.89  13   0   0   8   0   19   18    4    4    0    7   14
Dock Ellis             5   3  2.04   8   8   3   0   0   62   50   17   14    3   11   40
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  1.46  21   0   0   5   0   25   24    6    4    0   14   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  2.84   3   0   0   0   0    6    6    3    2    0    4    6
Al Santorini           0   1  3.68  12   0   0   0   0   22   21   10    9    3    8   12
Bill Laxton            0   1  4.32  12   0   0   0   0   17   14    8    8    1   12   13
Clay Kirby             1   4  4.75  10   8   1   0   0   47   55   29   25    6   28   34
Tom Phoebus            2   4  5.08   9   8   0   0   0   44   53   26   25    7   22   28
Steve Arlin            1   5  5.45   8   7   1   0   1   38   42   26   23    1   18   22
Danny Coombs           1   3  7.22   6   6   0   0   0   29   42   27   23    6    9   20
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  1.04  16   0   0   2   0   26   19    3    3    1    8   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  1.80   5   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    1    0    7
Gaylord Perry          4   1  2.80   9   9   4   0   1   74   59   26   23    5   19   48
Steve Stone            3   1  3.28   8   8   1   0   1   49   46   18   18    3   21   27
Frank Reberger         1   0  4.30   4   3   0   0   0   15   15    7    7    1    6    4
Rich Robertson         1   2  5.04   6   4   1   1   0   25   25   15   14    2   17   10
Don McMahon            2   2  8.56  11   0   0   2   0   14   21   15   13    2    5   10

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Hrabosky            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    2
Don Shaw               1   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    7    2    0    0    0    1    4
Frank Linzy            1   0  1.53  14   0   0   5   0   18   12    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
Chuck Taylor           0   0  3.95   9   0   0   1   0   14   11    6    6    1    7    6
Jerry Reuss            4   4  4.53   8   8   2   0   1   48   51   24   24    4   26   37
Moe Drabowsky          0   0  5.11   9   0   0   1   0   12   15    7    7    1    5   14
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
Chris Zachary          0   1  7.71   3   1   0   0   0   12   18   11   10    2    6    6
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
  L. Dierker (HOU)          6
  J. Marichal (SF)          6
  D. Ellis (PIT)            5
  J. Johnson (SF)           5
  C. Osteen (LA)            5
  R. Reed (ATL)             5
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           5

Losses:

  B. Singer (LA)            7
  J. Bunning (PHI)          6
  S. Arlin (SD)             5
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           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

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)           8
  M. Marshall (MON)         6
  F. Linzy (STL)            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
  G. Perry (SF)          74.0
  J. Marichal (SF)       73.0
  L. Dierker (HOU)       70.2
  C. Osteen (LA)         70.2
  B. Gibson (STL)        64.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         63.1
  D. Ellis (PIT)         61.2
  K. Holtzman (CHI)      61.1
  A. Downing (LA)        59.1

Hits:

  L. Dierker (HOU)         66
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        66
  C. Osteen (LA)           62
  D. Wilson (HOU)          60
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         59
  C. Morton (MON)          59
  G. Perry (SF)            59
  B. Singer (LA)           59
  S. Carlton (STL)         58
  B. Gibson (STL)          58

Runs:

  B. Singer (LA)           36
  B. Hands (CHI)           34
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        32
  J. Bunning (PHI)         29
  C. Kirby (SD)            29
  D. Coombs (SD)           27
  S. Arlin (SD)            26
  P. Niekro (ATL)          26
  G. Perry (SF)            26
  T. Phoebus (SD)          26

Home Runs:

  P. Jarvis (ATL)           8
  R. Reed (ATL)             8
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  C. Osteen (LA)            7
  T. Phoebus (SD)           7
  C. Short (PHI)            7
  S. Blass (PIT)            6
  D. Coombs (SD)            6
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         6

Walks:

  N. Ryan (NY)             30
  C. Kirby (SD)            28
  J. Reuss (STL)           26
  B. Singer (LA)           26
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        25
  A. Downing (LA)          24
  G. Gentry (NY)           24
  S. Renko (MON)           24
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          22
  T. Phoebus (SD)          22

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           72
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         69
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        53
  G. Perry (SF)            48
  B. Stoneman (MON)        43
  L. Dierker (HOU)         42
  B. Gibson (STL)          42
  D. Ellis (PIT)           40
  J. Marichal (SF)         40
  B. Hands (CHI)           37


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