Sunday May 23, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 23, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        24  15  2.58   39  10   7   356   290  120  102   24  136  272
Houston         20  22  2.86   42   8   8   384   340  132  122   18  119  206
San Francisco   30  13  2.87   43  14   8   398   343  139  127   28  118  226
Pittsburgh      24  17  2.97   41   9  13   370   362  130  122   22  115  223
Montreal        16  17  3.63   34  12   7   300   277  128  121   26  121  163
Los Angeles     21  22  3.68   43  14   5   377   354  171  154   31  127  205
St. Louis       25  16  3.71   42  17   9   371   374  165  153   26  153  218
Cincinnati      17  24  3.78   41   2  14   365   347  161  153   32  166  188
Chicago         21  21  3.78   42  21   2   374   368  181  157   29  122  251
Atlanta         20  22  3.79   42   6   7   390   415  180  164   55  126  222
Philadelphia    14  25  3.82   39   8   6   344   337  163  146   39  114  179
San Diego       12  30  4.28   42   3   6   366   404  204  174   33  174  236

 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
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
Ron Bryant (SF)        5   1  2.24  10   6   2   0   1   60   55   16   15    2   13   34
Gary Gentry (NY)       3   4  2.39   9   9   2   0   0   60   47   24   16    5   25   38
Jerry Koosman (NY)     3   2  2.54   8   8   1   0   0   57   53   18   16    3   14   35
Bill Stoneman (MON)    5   2  2.57   9   9   5   0   0   70   52   21   20    4   32   64
Steve Carlton (STL)    7   2  2.60  10   9   5   0   3   66   63   20   19    3   20   29

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike McQueen           2   1  2.67   8   2   0   0   0   30   24   10    9    5   11   23
Ron Herbel             0   1  2.93   9   0   0   0   0   15   13    5    5    3    4    4
Phil Niekro            3   3  2.94  10  10   3   0   1   70   65   29   23    8   18   41
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   3  2.81  11  11  10   0   1   93   78   33   29   11    7   85
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  1.85  22   0   0   6   0   34   26    7    7    1   17   23
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            5   2  4.75  10   7   1   0   1   42   44   23   22    4   18   17
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  0.73  14   0   0   2   0   12    8    1    1    0    3    7
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
George Culver          3   4  2.08  17   0   0   2   0   22   15    5    5    1   13   11
Larry Dierker          7   1  2.16  10  10   4   0   1   79   75   21   19    1   15   51
Jim Ray                1   1  2.82  13   0   0   1   0   22   21    7    7    2    3   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   5  5.08   8   6   0   0   0   34   40   21   19    3   16   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  2.63  10   9   3   0   1   72   64   22   21    5   29   31
Jim Brewer             2   1  2.65  14   0   0   2   0   17   14    5    5    1    9   16
Claude Osteen          6   2  2.71  11  11   6   0   2   80   70   24   24    8   18   34
Pete Mikkelsen         5   2  3.65  14   0   0   2   0   25   24   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
Mike Marshall          1   2  3.10  15   0   0   7   0   20   16    7    7    0    9   12
Steve Renko            4   2  3.22   9   9   3   0   0   64   59   25   23    4   26   32
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         1   4  5.50   8   6   0   0   0   38   30   24   23    3   20   20
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
Ray Sadecki            2   0  1.82   7   2   1   0   1   25   20    5    5    1    7   15
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
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  2.37  12   2   0   1   0   30   20   10    8    3   10   24
Ken Reynolds           0   0  2.70   9   0   0   0   0   13   10    6    4    0    7    9
Chris Short            3   6  2.76  10  10   3   0   2   72   64   30   22    8   24   38
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   3  2.77   8   8   3   0   0   55   50   19   17    3   21   36
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 Veale              1   0  3.86   7   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    3    0    2   11
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

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Severinsen          1   0  1.88  26   0   0   6   0   29   30    8    6    0   15   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
Bill Laxton            0   2  5.03  13   0   0   0   0   20   19   15   11    3   15   15
Steve Arlin            1   6  5.15  10   9   1   0   1   51   53   33   29    1   23   29
Dick Kelley            0   3  6.23  15   0   0   0   0   17   20   13   12    2    7   13
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  0.86  20   0   0   4   0   31   21    3    3    1    9   19
Steve Hamilton         0   0  1.35   7   0   0   0   0    7    6    1    1    1    0    9
Juan Marichal          6   2  2.16  10  10   6   0   3   79   58   19   19    6   19   44
Ron Bryant             5   1  2.24  10   6   2   0   1   60   55   16   15    2   13   34
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       4   2  3.39   9   9   3   0   0   58   61   24   22    2   18   36
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
  R. Bryant (SF)            5
  D. Ellis (PIT)            5
  D. Gullett (CIN)          5
  J. Johnson (SF)           5
  P. Mikkelsen (LA)         5

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         10
  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)         7
  C. Carroll (CIN)          6
  A. Severinsen (SD)        6
  D. Frisella (NY)          5
  W. Granger (CIN)          5
  F. Linzy (STL)            5
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           5
  M. Grant (PIT)            4
  J. Johnson (SF)           4

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)       93.0
  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
  A. Downing (LA)        72.0
  B. Gibson (STL)        72.0

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         78
  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
  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
  S. Arlin (SD)            33
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         33
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          31
  C. Kirby (SD)            31

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         11
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           8
  B. Lersch (PHI)           8
  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  C. Osteen (LA)            8
  R. Reed (ATL)             8
  C. Short (PHI)            8
  D. Coombs (SD)            7
  J. Merritt (CIN)          7
  C. Morton (MON)           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)          29
  J. Reuss (STL)           27
  T. Phoebus (SD)          26
  S. Renko (MON)           26
  G. Gentry (NY)           25

Strikeouts:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         85
  T. Seaver (NY)           82
  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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