Friday May 21, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 21, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        22  15  2.55   37   9   7   336   272  113   95   24  125  258
Houston         19  21  2.85   40   8   8   363   325  124  115   18  108  192
Pittsburgh      24  15  2.90   39   9  13   354   344  121  114   19  108  214
San Francisco   29  12  2.93   41  14   7   378   325  133  123   28  116  208
Los Angeles     20  21  3.65   41  14   4   360   329  163  146   30  122  195
Atlanta         20  20  3.71   40   6   7   371   394  168  153   53  121  213
Montreal        14  17  3.77   32  11   6   282   269  124  118   25  111  144
St. Louis       23  16  3.78   40  16   8   353   356  160  148   26  149  203
Cincinnati      16  23  3.83   39   2  13   348   331  153  148   29  162  180
Chicago         20  20  3.85   40  19   2   356   348  175  152   28  121  241
Philadelphia    13  24  3.89   37   7   6   326   323  156  141   37  112  168
San Diego       12  28  4.19   40   3   6   350   382  191  163   33  168  228

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan (NY)        5   1  1.32   7   5   1   0   0   41   19    8    6    1   35   34
Dock Ellis (PIT)       5   3  1.97   9   9   3   0   0   69   52   18   15    3   12   49
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)    7   1  2.16  10  10   4   0   1   79   75   21   19    1   15   51
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

 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
Jim Nash               3   3  4.79   7   7   1   0   0   36   47   20   19    7   19   17
Pat Jarvis             0   6  4.91  10   9   0   0   0   55   64   31   30    8   24   21
Steve Barber           0   0  6.10  10   0   0   1   0   10   16    8    7    1    3    6
Tom Kelley             0   0  6.35   4   0   0   0   0    6    7    4    4    1    1    2

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Newman             0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    4    2
Fergie Jenkins         8   2  2.79  10  10   9   0   1   84   68   29   26   10    7   76
Jim Colborn            0   0  3.18   9   0   0   0   0    6    7    2    2    0    3    1
Phil Regan             0   1  3.63  13   0   0   1   0   22   23   11    9    0    9   10
Earl Stephenson        1   0  3.68  11   0   0   1   0   15   18    6    6    1    7    8
Bill Hands             4   5  3.90  10  10   4   0   0   62   61   38   27    3   17   38
Ron Tompkins           0   2  3.97  10   0   0   0   0   11    9    5    5    0    9    4
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
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
Tony Cloninger         2   1  2.57  10   3   0   0   0   35   26   10   10    4   18   23
Joe Gibbon             0   1  2.93  16   0   0   3   0   28   19    9    9    2   15   11
Gary Nolan             3   3  3.67   9   9   1   0   0   61   59   26   25    3   20   38
Wayne Granger          1   3  3.90  21   0   0   5   0   28   26   13   12    2   15   14
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
Larry Dierker          7   1  2.16  10  10   4   0   1   79   75   21   19    1   15   51
Fred Gladding          1   1  2.25  11   0   0   3   0   12   14    4    3    0    4    2
George Culver          2   4  2.29  15   0   0   2   0   20   14    5    5    1   12   11
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
Claude Osteen          6   2  2.71  11  11   6   0   2   80   70   24   24    8   18   34
Jim Brewer             2   1  2.87  12   0   0   1   0   16   13    5    5    1    8   14
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
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  3.38  10  10   4   0   0   72   72   30   27    7   19   23
Howie Reed             1   1  3.77  10   0   0   0   0   14   16    6    6    4    4    3
Claude Raymond         1   1  3.86   7   0   0   0   0   14   18    6    6    1    8    5
Ernie McAnally         0   4  6.37   7   5   0   0   0   30   27   22   21    3   14   15
John O'Donoghue        0   0 10.80   5   0   0   0   0    3    6    4    4    1    2    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  1.09  11   0   0   2   0   25   17    4    3    0   14   24
Nolan Ryan             5   1  1.32   7   5   1   0   0   41   19    8    6    1   35   34
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  2.81  12   0   0   5   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
Ken Reynolds           0   0  2.70   9   0   0   0   0   13   10    6    4    0    7    9
Chris Short            3   5  2.78   9   9   3   0   2   65   59   26   20    7   22   33
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  5.57  10   1   0   0   0   21   22   13   13    5   11    5
Jim Bunning            2   7  6.56   9   9   1   0   0   48   52   36   35    5   15   20

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mudcat Grant           3   1  0.72  14   0   0   4   0   25   20    2    2    0    9    5
Dave Giusti            1   1  1.96  15   0   0   9   0   23   23    5    5    0    8   16
Dock Ellis             5   3  1.97   9   9   3   0   0   69   52   18   15    3   12   49
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  1.63  25   0   0   6   0   28   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  3.91  13   0   0   0   0   23   22   11   10    3    9   12
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
Bill Laxton            0   2  5.03  13   0   0   0   0   20   19   15   11    3   15   15
Dick Kelley            0   3  6.89  14   0   0   0   0   16   20   13   12    2    7   12
Danny Coombs           1   3  7.03   7   7   0   0   0   32   51   34   25    7   11   22

 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  2.25  10   0   0   1   0   24   20    7    6    2    5    8
Gaylord Perry          4   2  2.70  10  10   4   0   1   80   65   30   24    5   20   50
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               2   0  0.00   7   0   0   0   0    9    4    0    0    0    1    5
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
Moe Drabowsky          1   0  4.11  11   0   0   2   0   15   15    7    7    1    5   19
Chuck Taylor           0   0  4.15  10   0   0   1   0   17   16    8    8    1    8    6
Jerry Reuss            4   4  4.94   9   9   2   0   1   51   57   31   28    5   27   39
Mike Torrez            1   2  5.40   6   4   0   0   0   27   28   18   16    2   23    7
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)          7
  J. Marichal (SF)          6
  C. Osteen (LA)            6
  D. Ellis (PIT)            5
  J. Johnson (SF)           5
  R. Reed (ATL)             5
  N. Ryan (NY)              5
  T. Seaver (NY)            5

Losses:

  B. Singer (LA)            8
  J. Bunning (PHI)          7
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           6
  S. Arlin (SD)             5
  W. Blasingame (HOU)       5
  B. Hands (CHI)            5
  J. Merritt (CIN)          5
  C. Morton (MON)           5
  M. Pappas (CHI)           5
  C. Short (PHI)            5

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)          9
  B. Gibson (STL)           7
  J. Marichal (SF)          6
  C. Osteen (LA)            6
  S. Carlton (STL)          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
  D. Frisella (NY)          5
  W. Granger (CIN)          5
  F. Linzy (STL)            5
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           5
  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
  G. Perry (SF)          80.0
  C. Osteen (LA)         79.2
  J. Marichal (SF)       79.1
  L. Dierker (HOU)       79.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         73.0
  B. Gibson (STL)        72.0
  C. Morton (MON)        72.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        70.1
  D. Ellis (PIT)         68.2

Hits:

  L. Dierker (HOU)         75
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        73
  C. Morton (MON)          72
  C. Osteen (LA)           70
  B. Gibson (STL)          68
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         68
  B. Singer (LA)           66
  S. Blass (PIT)           65
  P. Niekro (ATL)          65
  M. Pappas (CHI)          65

Runs:

  B. Singer (LA)           41
  B. Hands (CHI)           38
  J. Bunning (PHI)         36
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        36
  D. Coombs (SD)           34
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          31
  C. Kirby (SD)            31
  J. Reuss (STL)           31
  C. Morton (MON)          30
  G. Perry (SF)            30

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         10
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           8
  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  C. Osteen (LA)            8
  R. Reed (ATL)             8
  D. Coombs (SD)            7
  B. Lersch (PHI)           7
  C. Morton (MON)           7
  J. Nash (ATL)             7
  M. Pappas (CHI)           7

Walks:

  C. Kirby (SD)            36
  N. Ryan (NY)             35
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        30
  B. Singer (LA)           30
  A. Downing (LA)          28
  B. Stoneman (MON)        28
  J. Reuss (STL)           27
  T. Phoebus (SD)          26
  S. Renko (MON)           26
  G. Gentry (NY)           25

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           77
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         76
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        61
  L. Dierker (HOU)         51
  G. Perry (SF)            50
  B. Stoneman (MON)        50
  D. Ellis (PIT)           49
  B. Gibson (STL)          49
  J. Marichal (SF)         44
  C. Kirby (SD)            42


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