Tuesday May 18, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 18, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        21  13  2.58   34   9   6   311   255  106   89   21  118  234
San Francisco   28  10  2.71   38  14   7   353   290  113  106   23  110  197
Houston         18  19  2.90   37   8   7   335   301  117  108   18   99  176
Pittsburgh      22  14  2.94   36   9  12   324   315  113  106   19  102  192
Chicago         19  18  3.59   37  18   2   329   317  154  131   24  108  222
Montreal        13  15  3.61   29  11   6   247   228  105   99   19  101  132
Los Angeles     18  20  3.66   38  12   4   334   305  152  136   28  112  184
Atlanta         19  18  3.68   37   6   6   340   365  154  139   49  106  196
Cincinnati      14  22  3.79   36   2  11   321   298  140  135   27  153  164
St. Louis       21  15  3.84   37  15   7   326   328  146  139   25  140  183
Philadelphia    11  23  4.06   34   5   6   299   304  148  135   36  102  150
San Diego       10  27  4.29   37   3   5   323   351  173  154   30  150  210

 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
Dock Ellis (PIT)       5   3  2.04   8   8   3   0   0   62   50   17   14    3   11   40
Ron Bryant (SF)        4   1  2.06   9   5   2   0   1   52   43   12   12    2   11   29
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
Bob Johnson (PIT)      3   2  2.44   7   7   3   0   0   48   44   15   13    2   17   33
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           2   0  2.31   7   1   0   0   0   23   17    6    6    4    9   20
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
Cecil Upshaw           5   2  3.51  18   0   0   5   0   33   37   13   13    4    8   28
Bob Priddy             2   1  3.79  12   0   0   1   0   19   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   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    3    1
Earl Stephenson        1   0  0.73   9   0   0   1   0   12   12    1    1    0    6    6
Fergie Jenkins         7   2  2.52   9   9   8   0   1   75   59   24   21    7    6   69
Ron Tompkins           0   1  3.12   8   0   0   0   0    9    9    3    3    0    7    4
Phil Regan             0   1  3.22  12   0   0   1   0   22   22   10    8    0    8   10
Bill Hands             4   4  3.49   9   9   4   0   0   59   54   34   23    3   15   37
Jim Colborn            0   0  3.60   8   0   0   0   0    5    6    2    2    0    3    1
Milt Pappas            4   5  4.02   9   9   3   0   1   65   65   29   29    7   22   31
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  2.93  16   0   0   3   0   28   19    9    9    2   15   11
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  4.64  10   1   0   0   0   21   22   12   11    1   11   10
Jim Merritt            0   5  4.72   6   6   0   0   0   34   41   18   18    6   11    9
Don Gullett            4   2  4.98   9   6   1   0   1   34   38   20   19    2   16   14
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  1.48   8   1   0   0   0   24   17    4    4    1   10   16
Fred Gladding          1   0  1.74   9   0   0   2   0   10   12    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   1  2.87  12   0   0   1   0   16   13    5    5    1    8   14
Claude Osteen          5   2  2.93  10  10   5   0   2   71   62   23   23    7   16   31
Charlie Hough          0   0  4.15   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    2    1    3    4
Don Sutton             1   4  4.19   9   9   2   0   1   58   59   29   27    5   13   39
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  2.80   8   8   4   0   0   61   48   19   19    3   28   50
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   2  4.73  13   0   0   6   0   13   12    7    7    0    7    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
Ron Taylor             1   1  1.98  10   0   0   0   0   14   14    3    3    1    4    2
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
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   2  6.23   5   5   0   0   0   26   33   20   18    5    6   15
Charlie Williams       0   1  6.23   3   0   0   0   0    9    9    8    6    1    5    4

 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  2.54  11   2   0   1   0   28   18   10    8    3   10   23
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   3  4.10   9   8   1   0   0   53   60   25   24    7   12   27
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  5.82   9   1   0   0   0   17   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            3   2  2.44   7   7   3   0   0   48   44   15   13    2   17   33
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
Al Santorini           0   1  3.68  12   0   0   0   0   22   21   10    9    3    8   12
Bob Miller             0   1  4.26   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    4    3    0    5    6
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
Steve Arlin            1   5  4.96   9   8   1   0   1   45   46   28   25    1   20   27
Tom Phoebus            2   4  5.08   9   8   0   0   0   44   53   26   25    7   22   28
Dick Kelley            0   3  7.04  13   0   0   0   0   15   20   13   12    2    7   12
Danny Coombs           1   3  7.22   6   6   0   0   0   29   42   27   23    6    9   20

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Johnson          5   1  0.96  17   0   0   3   0   28   19    3    3    1    9   16
John Cumberland        2   0  1.02   8   0   0   1   0   18   10    3    2    1    4    6
Juan Marichal          6   2  1.60   9   9   6   0   3   73   47   13   13    5   18   40
Steve Hamilton         0   0  1.80   5   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    1    0    7
Ron Bryant             4   1  2.06   9   5   2   0   1   52   43   12   12    2   11   29
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   5   0   0   0   0    7    3    0    0    0    1    4
Frank Linzy            1   0  1.40  15   0   0   5   0   19   12    3    3    1    9    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  3.83   8   8   2   0   0   49   54   23   21    2   16   27
Chuck Taylor           0   0  4.15  10   0   0   1   0   17   16    8    8    1    8    6
Jerry Reuss            4   4  4.53   8   8   2   0   1   48   51   24   24    4   26   37
Moe Drabowsky          1   0  4.73  10   0   0   1   0   13   15    7    7    1    5   15
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
  M. Pappas (CHI)           5
  C. Short (PHI)            5
  W. Blasingame (HOU)       4
  G. Culver (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
  J. Gibbon (CIN)           3

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
  M. Pappas (CHI)        65.0
  B. Gibson (STL)        64.0
  C. Morton (MON)        64.0

Hits:

  C. Morton (MON)          68
  L. Dierker (HOU)         66
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        66
  M. Pappas (CHI)          65
  D. Wilson (HOU)          64
  C. Osteen (LA)           62
  B. Lersch (PHI)          60
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         59
  G. Perry (SF)            59
  B. Singer (LA)           59

Runs:

  B. Singer (LA)           36
  B. Hands (CHI)           34
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        32
  J. Bunning (PHI)         31
  C. Kirby (SD)            29
  M. Pappas (CHI)          29
  D. Sutton (LA)           29
  S. Arlin (SD)            28
  C. Morton (MON)          28
  D. Coombs (SD)           27

Home Runs:

  P. Jarvis (ATL)           8
  R. Reed (ATL)             8
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          7
  B. Lersch (PHI)           7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  C. Osteen (LA)            7
  M. Pappas (CHI)           7
  T. Phoebus (SD)           7
  C. Short (PHI)            7
  S. Blass (PIT)            6

Walks:

  N. Ryan (NY)             30
  C. Kirby (SD)            28
  B. Stoneman (MON)        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

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           77
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         69
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        53
  B. Stoneman (MON)        50
  G. Perry (SF)            48
  L. Dierker (HOU)         42
  B. Gibson (STL)          42
  D. Ellis (PIT)           40
  J. Marichal (SF)         40
  D. Sutton (LA)           39


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