Monday May 17, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, May 17, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        21  12  2.41   33   9   6   303   247   98   81   18  116  231
San Francisco   27  10  2.70   37  14   6   344   283  110  103   23  107  191
Houston         17  19  2.92   36   8   7   326   291  115  106   17   97  171
Pittsburgh      21  14  2.97   35   8  12   315   309  111  104   19   97  186
Chicago         19  17  3.49   36  18   2   320   306  147  124   23  102  220
Los Angeles     18  19  3.59   37  12   4   326   294  146  130   28  106  177
Atlanta         18  18  3.62   36   6   5   331   353  148  133   46  104  193
Montreal        13  14  3.63   28  11   6   238   222  102   96   19   94  125
St. Louis       20  15  3.81   36  15   7   317   317  141  134   25  137  182
Cincinnati      13  22  3.81   35   2  10   312   289  137  132   27  148  161
Philadelphia    11  22  4.05   33   5   6   291   296  144  131   34  101  145
San Diego       10  26  4.31   36   3   5   315   345  170  151   30  146  205

 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
Dock Ellis (PIT)       5   3  2.04   8   8   3   0   0   62   50   17   14    3   11   40
Tom Seaver (NY)        5   2  2.10   9   9   5   0   1   73   54   18   17    5   15   77
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
Dave Roberts (SD)      3   3  2.38   9   7   1   0   0   53   45   15   14    4   15   37
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  2.56  17   0   0   5   0   32   30    9    9    3    8   28
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  3.45   8   5   0   0   0   47   49   22   18    6    9   38
Bob Priddy             2   1  4.08  11   0   0   0   0   18   21    8    8    3    9    8
Pat Jarvis             0   5  4.35   9   8   0   0   0   50   56   25   24    8   22   17
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  1.91  19   0   0   4   0   28   18    6    6    1   17   20
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
Jim Merritt            0   5  4.72   6   6   0   0   0   34   41   18   18    6   11    9
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
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
Don Wilson             4   2  3.36   9   9   3   0   1   67   64   25   25    5   16   29
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
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
Steve Renko            4   2  3.20   8   8   3   0   0   56   50   22   20    4   24   29
Claude Raymond         1   1  3.38   5   0   0   0   0    8    8    3    3    0    6    4
Carl Morton            3   5  3.52   9   9   4   0   0   64   68   28   25    6   17   21
Mike Marshall          0   1  4.26  12   0   0   6   0   13   11    6    6    0    6    8
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
Tom Seaver             5   2  2.10   9   9   5   0   1   73   54   18   17    5   15   77
Jerry Koosman          3   1  2.17   7   7   1   0   0   50   47   14   12    2   14   29
Ron Taylor             1   1  2.31   9   0   0   0   0   12   14    3    3    1    4    1
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  3.07  10   0   0   4   0   15   11    5    5    2    1   20
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  1.13  14   0   0   2   0   16   16    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            2   6  6.20   8   8   1   0   0   45   49   31   31    4   12   18

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mudcat Grant           2   1  0.95  12   0   0   4   0   19   17    2    2    0    6    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
Bob Johnson            2   2  2.54   6   6   2   0   0   39   38   13   11    2   12   27
Luke Walker            1   4  2.83   8   8   2   0   1   54   45   18   17    2   19   34
Nelson Briles          3   1  3.07  10   2   0   0   0   29   38   11   10    3    9   17
Jim Nelson             1   0  3.48   6   0   0   0   0   10    9    4    4    0    8    5
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  1.75  22   0   0   5   0   26   27    7    5    0   14   10
Dave Roberts           3   3  2.38   9   7   1   0   0   53   45   15   14    4   15   37
Gary Ross              1   2  2.45  11   0   0   0   0   18   20    6    5    0   10   11
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
  J. Merritt (CIN)          5
  C. Morton (MON)           5
  C. Short (PHI)            5
  W. Blasingame (HOU)       4
  G. Culver (HOU)           4
  T. Griffin (HOU)          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
  D. Brandon (PHI)          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
  T. Seaver (NY)         73.0
  L. Dierker (HOU)       70.2
  C. Osteen (LA)         70.2
  D. Wilson (HOU)        67.0
  B. Gibson (STL)        64.0
  C. Morton (MON)        64.0
  D. Ellis (PIT)         61.2

Hits:

  C. Morton (MON)          68
  L. Dierker (HOU)         66
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        66
  D. Wilson (HOU)          64
  C. Osteen (LA)           62
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         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)         31
  C. Kirby (SD)            29
  C. Morton (MON)          28
  D. Coombs (SD)           27
  S. Arlin (SD)            26
  P. Niekro (ATL)          26
  G. Perry (SF)            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)           77
  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
  G. Stone (ATL)           38


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