Saturday May 22, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 22, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        23  15  2.65   38   9   7   347   285  120  102   24  135  265
Houston         20  21  2.78   41   8   8   375   332  125  116   18  113  201
San Francisco   29  13  2.87   42  14   7   389   331  135  124   28  116  221
Pittsburgh      24  16  2.93   40   9  13   362   355  126  118   21  111  220
Montreal        15  17  3.68   33  12   6   291   273  126  119   26  115  158
Los Angeles     20  22  3.69   42  14   4   368   339  168  151   30  126  199
St. Louis       24  16  3.78   41  16   9   362   367  164  152   26  151  209
Cincinnati      16  24  3.80   40   2  13   356   336  158  150   30  164  184
Atlanta         20  21  3.80   41   6   7   382   408  176  161   54  124  219
Chicago         21  20  3.80   41  20   2   365   358  177  154   28  122  242
Philadelphia    14  24  3.87   38   8   6   335   330  159  144   38  112  173
San Diego       12  29  4.25   41   3   6   358   395  198  169   33  170  233

 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
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
Tom Seaver (NY)        5   2  2.23  10  10   5   0   1   81   62   21   20    5   21   82
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  3.68  14   0   0   1   0   22   22    9    9    3   11   10
George Stone           0   2  3.74   9   6   0   0   0   53   56   26   22    7    9   41
Cecil Upshaw           5   3  4.00  19   0   0   5   0   36   44   16   16    4    9   29
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
Tom Kelley             0   0  5.40   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    4    4    1    1    3
Steve Barber           0   0  6.10  10   0   0   1   0   10   16    8    7    1    3    6

 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
Milt Pappas            5   5  3.77  10  10   4   0   1   74   75   31   31    7   23   32
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
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
Wayne Granger          1   3  3.64  22   0   0   5   0   30   26   13   12    2   16   15
Gary Nolan             3   3  3.67   9   9   1   0   0   61   59   26   25    3   20   38
Jim Merritt            0   6  4.58   7   7   0   0   0   39   46   23   20    7   12   12
Jim McGlothlin         2   3  4.62   7   7   0   0   0   37   39   19   19    6   11   19
Milt Wilcox            2   1  4.63  12   1   0   0   0   23   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
Fred Gladding          1   1  1.84  12   0   0   3   0   15   15    4    3    0    5    2
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
George Culver          3   4  2.18  16   0   0   2   0   21   15    5    5    1   12   11
Don Wilson             4   2  3.11  10  10   3   0   1   75   69   26   26    5   20   38
Jack Billingham        2   3  3.21   7   7   1   0   0   53   38   22   19    2   15   24
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  1.59   7   0   0   1   0   17   12    6    3    1    4    4
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  2.81  13   0   0   1   0   16   13    5    5    1    9   15
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   5  4.60  10  10   2   0   1   63   68   34   32    5   15   41
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          5   2  2.57   9   9   5   0   0   70   52   21   20    4   32   64
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
Nolan Ryan             5   1  1.32   7   5   1   0   0   41   19    8    6    1   35   34
Ron Taylor             2   1  1.84  11   0   0   0   0   15   14    3    3    1    4    2
Tug McGraw             3   1  2.16  12   0   0   2   0   25   19    7    6    0   15   25
Tom Seaver             5   2  2.23  10  10   5   0   1   81   62   21   20    5   21   82
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  2.65  13   0   0   5   0   17   13    5    5    2    2   22
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  6.52   4   0   0   0   0   10   10    9    7    1    7    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           4   3  3.94  10   9   2   0   0   62   67   28   27    8   12   32
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
Nelson Briles          3   1  3.00  11   2   0   0   0   30   38   11   10    3   10   17
Luke Walker            1   5  3.13   9   9   2   0   1   60   54   22   21    4   21   38
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
Bob Veale              1   0  4.26   6   0   0   0   0    6    5    4    3    0    2   11
Steve Blass            3   2  4.89   8   8   1   0   1   53   65   29   29    6   17   26

 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
Gary Ross              1   2  2.45  11   0   0   0   0   18   20    6    5    0   10   11
Bob Miller             1   1  2.89   6   0   0   0   0    9    9    4    3    0    6    7
Dave Roberts           3   4  3.10  10   8   1   0   0   58   55   22   20    4   16   40
Al Santorini           0   1  3.60  14   0   0   0   0   25   25   11   10    3    9   14
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  0.89  19   0   0   3   0   30   21    3    3    1    9   19
Steve Hamilton         0   0  1.35   7   0   0   0   0    7    6    1    1    1    0    9
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  11   0   0   1   0   24   21    7    6    2    5    8
Gaylord Perry          4   2  2.70  10  10   4   0   1   80   65   30   24    5   20   50
Rich Robertson         1   2  3.94   7   5   1   1   0   32   27   16   14    2   17   18
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
Don McMahon            3   3  6.86  14   0   0   2   0   20   25   17   15    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   8   0   0   1   0   10    4    0    0    0    1    5
Frank Linzy            1   0  1.40  16   0   0   5   0   19   13    3    3    1   10    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          1   1  6.30   4   2   0   0   0   20   28   15   14    2    7   12
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
  M. Pappas (CHI)           5
  R. Reed (ATL)             5
  N. Ryan (NY)              5

Losses:

  B. Singer (LA)            8
  J. Bunning (PHI)          7
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           6
  J. Merritt (CIN)          6
  S. Arlin (SD)             5
  W. Blasingame (HOU)       5
  B. Hands (CHI)            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
  B. Stoneman (MON)         5
  L. Dierker (HOU)          4
  B. Hands (CHI)            4
  C. Morton (MON)           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
  T. Seaver (NY)         80.2
  G. Perry (SF)          80.0
  C. Osteen (LA)         79.2
  J. Marichal (SF)       79.1
  L. Dierker (HOU)       79.0
  D. Wilson (HOU)        75.1
  M. Pappas (CHI)        74.0
  B. Gibson (STL)        72.0
  C. Morton (MON)        72.0

Hits:

  L. Dierker (HOU)         75
  M. Pappas (CHI)          75
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        73
  C. Morton (MON)          72
  C. Osteen (LA)           70
  D. Wilson (HOU)          69
  B. Gibson (STL)          68
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         68
  D. Sutton (LA)           68
  B. Lersch (PHI)          67

Runs:

  B. Singer (LA)           41
  B. Hands (CHI)           38
  J. Bunning (PHI)         36
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        36
  D. Coombs (SD)           34
  D. Sutton (LA)           34
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          31
  C. Kirby (SD)            31
  M. Pappas (CHI)          31
  J. Reuss (STL)           31

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  C. Kirby (SD)            36
  N. Ryan (NY)             35
  B. Stoneman (MON)        32
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        30
  B. Singer (LA)           30
  A. Downing (LA)          28
  J. Reuss (STL)           27
  T. Phoebus (SD)          26
  S. Renko (MON)           26
  G. Gentry (NY)           25

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           82
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         76
  B. Stoneman (MON)        64
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        61
  L. Dierker (HOU)         51
  G. Perry (SF)            50
  D. Ellis (PIT)           49
  B. Gibson (STL)          49
  J. Marichal (SF)         44
  C. Kirby (SD)            42

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