Thursday May 20, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 20, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        21  15  2.59   36   9   6   327   268  111   94   23  120  251
Houston         18  21  2.90   39   8   7   354   316  123  114   18  108  183
Pittsburgh      23  15  2.96   38   9  13   341   338  119  112   19  104  204
San Francisco   29  11  2.97   40  14   7   370   317  129  122   28  115  206
Atlanta         20  19  3.64   39   6   7   363   386  162  147   53  119  207
Los Angeles     19  21  3.72   40  13   4   351   321  162  145   29  120  192
Chicago         20  19  3.74   39  19   2   347   336  167  144   28  117  237
St. Louis       22  16  3.74   39  16   7   344   343  152  143   25  145  195
Montreal        14  16  3.75   31  11   6   269   256  118  112   23  106  141
Philadelphia    13  23  3.83   36   7   6   317   317  149  135   36  104  164
Cincinnati      15  23  3.85   38   2  12   339   324  150  145   29  155  172
San Diego       12  27  4.13   39   3   6   342   367  176  157   30  162  224

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Juan Marichal (SF)     6   2  2.16  10  10   6   0   3   79   58   19   19    6   19   44
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
Gary Gentry (NY)       3   4  2.39   9   9   2   0   0   60   47   24   16    5   25   38
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
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
Phil Niekro            3   3  2.94  10  10   3   0   1   70   65   29   23    8   18   41
Ron Herbel             0   1  3.14   8   0   0   0   0   14   13    5    5    3    4    4
Ron Reed               5   2  3.27   8   8   2   0   0   55   57   22   20    8   17   27
Bob Priddy             2   1  3.43  13   0   0   1   0   21   22    8    8    3    9    9
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
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  1.35  10   0   0   1   0   13   14    2    2    1    6    6
Fergie Jenkins         8   2  2.79  10  10   9   0   1   84   68   29   26   10    7   76
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
Phil Regan             0   1  3.63  13   0   0   1   0   22   23   11    9    0    9   10
Milt Pappas            4   5  4.02   9   9   3   0   1   65   65   29   29    7   22   31
Ken Holtzman           3   4  4.46  10  10   3   0   1   69   73   36   34    6   30   61
Ron Tompkins           0   2  4.82   9   0   0   0   0    9    9    5    5    0    9    4
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  1.95  21   0   0   5   0   32   21    7    7    1   17   22
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
Jim Merritt            0   5  4.72   6   6   0   0   0   34   41   18   18    6   11    9
Milt Wilcox            2   1  4.84  11   1   0   0   0   22   24   13   12    1   11   11
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  5.87   2   2   0   0   0    8   13    6    5    1    1    2

 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  0.87  13   0   0   2   0   10    8    1    1    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  1.96  12   0   0   1   0   18   19    4    4    2    1    8
George Culver          2   4  2.29  15   0   0   2   0   20   14    5    5    1   12   11
Larry Dierker          6   1  2.29   9   9   4   0   1   71   66   20   18    1   15   42
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   5  3.74   8   8   0   0   0   46   41   21   19    3   19   22
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   8  4.68  10  10   3   0   0   67   66   41   35    5   30   42
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  3.22   9   9   3   0   0   64   59   25   23    4   26   32
Mike Marshall          1   2  3.26  14   0   0   6   0   19   15    7    7    0    9   12
Carl Morton            3   5  3.52   9   9   4   0   0   64   68   28   25    6   17   21
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   4  2.39   9   9   2   0   0   60   47   24   16    5   25   38
Jerry Koosman          3   2  2.54   8   8   1   0   0   57   53   18   16    3   14   35
Danny Frisella         1   1  2.87  11   0   0   4   0   16   11    5    5    2    1   21
Ray Sadecki            1   0  2.87   6   1   0   0   0   16   15    5    5    1    6    8
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
Rick Wise              3   2  3.79   9   8   2   0   1   55   61   24   23    6   13   22
Barry Lersch           3   3  4.10   9   8   1   0   0   53   60   25   24    7   12   27
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  0.89  13   0   0   4   0   20   19    2    2    0    7    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   2  4.89   8   8   1   0   1   53   65   29   29    6   17   26
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  1.67  24   0   0   6   0   27   28    7    5    0   14   11
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
Clay Kirby             2   4  4.39  11   9   1   0   0   55   63   31   27    6   36   42
Tom Phoebus            2   4  4.53  10   9   0   0   0   52   59   27   26    7   26   32
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  0.95  18   0   0   3   0   28   21    3    3    1    9   16
Steve Hamilton         0   0  1.69   6   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
Juan Marichal          6   2  2.16  10  10   6   0   3   79   58   19   19    6   19   44
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            3   2  6.87  13   0   0   2   0   18   23   16   14    3    6   13

 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          7   2  2.60  10   9   5   0   3   66   63   20   19    3   20   29
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)          7
  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)            8
  J. Bunning (PHI)          6
  S. Arlin (SD)             5
  W. Blasingame (HOU)       5
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           5
  J. Merritt (CIN)          5
  C. Morton (MON)           5
  M. Pappas (CHI)           5
  C. Short (PHI)            5
  G. Culver (HOU)           4

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)          9
  B. Gibson (STL)           7
  J. Marichal (SF)          6
  S. Carlton (STL)          5
  C. Osteen (LA)            5
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  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
  A. Severinsen (SD)        6
  C. Carroll (CIN)          5
  F. Linzy (STL)            5
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           5
  D. Frisella (NY)          4
  W. Granger (CIN)          4
  M. Grant (PIT)            4
  J. Gibbon (CIN)           3

Shutouts:

  S. Carlton (STL)          3
  J. Marichal (SF)          3
  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
  J. Marichal (SF)       79.1
  G. Perry (SF)          74.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         73.0
  B. Gibson (STL)        72.0
  L. Dierker (HOU)       70.2
  C. Osteen (LA)         70.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)        70.1
  K. Holtzman (CHI)      68.2
  B. Singer (LA)         67.1

Hits:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)        73
  B. Gibson (STL)          68
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         68
  C. Morton (MON)          68
  L. Dierker (HOU)         66
  B. Singer (LA)           66
  S. Blass (PIT)           65
  P. Niekro (ATL)          65
  M. Pappas (CHI)          65
  D. Wilson (HOU)          64

Runs:

  B. Singer (LA)           41
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        36
  B. Hands (CHI)           34
  J. Bunning (PHI)         31
  C. Kirby (SD)            31
  S. Blass (PIT)           29
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         29
  P. Niekro (ATL)          29
  M. Pappas (CHI)          29
  D. Sutton (LA)           29

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  C. Kirby (SD)            36
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        30
  N. Ryan (NY)             30
  B. Singer (LA)           30
  A. Downing (LA)          28
  B. Stoneman (MON)        28
  T. Phoebus (SD)          26
  S. Renko (MON)           26
  J. Reuss (STL)           26
  G. Gentry (NY)           25

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           77
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         76
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        61
  B. Stoneman (MON)        50
  B. Gibson (STL)          49
  G. Perry (SF)            48
  J. Marichal (SF)         44
  L. Dierker (HOU)         42
  C. Kirby (SD)            42
  B. Singer (LA)           42

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