Wednesday May 19, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 19, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        21  14  2.63   35   9   6   319   262  110   93   22  119  241
Houston         18  20  2.87   38   8   7   345   308  119  110   18  104  179
San Francisco   28  11  2.87   39  14   7   361   303  122  115   26  113  200
Pittsburgh      23  14  2.89   37   9  13   333   323  114  107   19  103  199
Chicago         20  18  3.62   38  19   2   338   326  159  136   27  109  229
Los Angeles     19  20  3.67   39  12   4   343   314  157  140   28  116  187
Atlanta         20  18  3.69   38   6   7   349   376  158  143   51  112  198
St. Louis       21  16  3.85   38  15   7   335   338  152  143   25  142  190
Montreal        13  16  3.85   30  11   6   255   244  115  109   23  102  134
Cincinnati      14  23  3.85   37   2  11   330   311  146  141   28  155  168
Philadelphia    12  23  3.94   35   6   6   308   311  149  135   36  102  158
San Diego       11  27  4.19   38   3   5   333   358  174  155   30  154  215

 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
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
Al Downing (LA)        3   2  2.48   9   8   3   0   1   65   54   19   18    4   28   26
Gary Gentry (NY)       3   3  2.53   8   8   2   0   0   53   41   23   15    4   24   29
Jerry Koosman (NY)     3   2  2.54   8   8   1   0   0   57   53   18   16    3   14   35

 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               3   3  4.79   7   7   1   0   0   36   47   20   19    7   19   17
Tom Kelley             0   0  7.20   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    4    4    1    1    1
Steve Barber           0   0  7.56   9   0   0   1   0    8   16    8    7    1    3    5

 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         8   2  2.79  10  10   9   0   1   84   68   29   26   10    7   76
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  1.78  20   0   0   4   0   30   18    6    6    1   17   21
Joe Gibbon             0   1  2.93  16   0   0   3   0   28   19    9    9    2   15   11
Wayne Granger          1   3  3.16  20   0   0   4   0   26   22   10    9    2   14   14
Tony Cloninger         1   1  3.21   9   2   0   0   0   28   23   10   10    4   12   15
Gary Nolan             3   3  3.67   9   9   1   0   0   61   59   26   25    3   20   38
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
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  2.33  14   0   0   2   0   19   14    5    5    1   12   11
Fred Gladding          1   1  2.38  10   0   0   2   0   11   14    4    3    0    4    2
Jack Billingham        2   3  3.21   7   7   1   0   0   53   38   22   19    2   15   24
Don Wilson             4   2  3.36   9   9   3   0   1   67   64   25   25    5   16   29
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  2.48   9   8   3   0   1   65   54   19   18    4   28   26
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
Pete Mikkelsen         4   2  3.86  13   0   0   2   0   23   20   14   10    3    4   17
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
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  2.57   9   0   0   0   0   14   14    4    4    4    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
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
John O'Donoghue        0   0  5.40   4   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    0    1    1
Claude Raymond         1   1  5.40   6   0   0   0   0   10   14    6    6    1    6    4
Ernie McAnally         0   4  6.52   6   5   0   0   0   29   26   22   21    3   14   15
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  1.09  11   0   0   2   0   25   17    4    3    0   14   24
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
Gary Gentry            3   3  2.53   8   8   2   0   0   53   41   23   15    4   24   29
Jerry Koosman          3   2  2.54   8   8   1   0   0   57   53   18   16    3   14   35
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
Chris Short            3   5  2.78   9   9   3   0   2   65   59   26   20    7   22   33
Ken Reynolds           0   0  3.18   8   0   0   0   0   11   10    6    4    0    5    7
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  1.66  14   0   0   9   0   22   20    4    4    0    7   16
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              3   1  3.89   7   5   0   0   0   37   45   16   16    3    7   20
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  1.73  23   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             1   1  3.24   5   0   0   0   0    8    9    4    3    0    5    7
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
Tom Phoebus            2   4  4.53  10   9   0   0   0   52   59   27   26    7   26   32
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
Dick Kelley            0   3  6.89  14   0   0   0   0   16   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
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
John Cumberland        2   0  2.45   9   0   0   1   0   22   18    7    6    2    5    8
Gaylord Perry          4   1  2.80   9   9   4   0   1   74   59   26   23    5   19   48
Steve Stone            3   2  4.11   9   9   1   0   1   50   50   23   23    5   23   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  7.16  12   0   0   2   0   16   22   15   13    2    5   11

 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   6   0   0   0   0    8    3    0    0    0    1    4
Frank Linzy            1   0  1.40  15   0   0   5   0   19   12    3    3    1    9    6
Steve Carlton          6   2  3.02   9   8   4   0   2   57   58   20   19    3   17   24
Bob Gibson             4   4  3.13   9   9   7   0   0   72   68   28   25    5   20   49
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)          8
  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)          9
  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)           9
  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)       84.0
  G. Perry (SF)          74.0
  J. Marichal (SF)       73.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         73.0
  B. Gibson (STL)        72.0
  L. Dierker (HOU)       70.2
  C. Osteen (LA)         70.2
  D. Wilson (HOU)        67.0
  A. Downing (LA)        65.1
  M. Pappas (CHI)        65.0

Hits:

  B. Gibson (STL)          68
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         68
  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
  G. Nolan (CIN)           59

Runs:

  B. Singer (LA)           36
  B. Hands (CHI)           34
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        32
  J. Bunning (PHI)         31
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         29
  C. Kirby (SD)            29
  M. Pappas (CHI)          29
  D. Sutton (LA)           29
  S. Arlin (SD)            28
  B. Gibson (STL)          28

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         10
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           8
  R. Reed (ATL)             8
  B. Lersch (PHI)           7
  J. Nash (ATL)             7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  C. Osteen (LA)            7
  M. Pappas (CHI)           7
  T. Phoebus (SD)           7
  C. Short (PHI)            7

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           77
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         76
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        53
  B. Stoneman (MON)        50
  B. Gibson (STL)          49
  G. Perry (SF)            48
  L. Dierker (HOU)         42
  D. Ellis (PIT)           40
  J. Marichal (SF)         40
  D. Sutton (LA)           39


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