Wednesday May 26, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 26, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        25  16  2.58   41  10   7   380   308  127  109   25  140  290
Houston         23  22  2.71   45   9  10   411   354  135  124   18  124  220
San Francisco   32  13  2.83   45  15   9   416   357  144  131   28  120  232
Pittsburgh      25  18  2.92   43  10  13   388   372  137  126   23  120  235
Philadelphia    16  26  3.63   42   9   6   377   361  171  152   40  125  194
Montreal        18  18  3.63   37  14   7   327   297  140  132   28  137  184
Cincinnati      18  26  3.72   44   2  15   390   366  169  161   36  174  205
St. Louis       27  17  3.82   45  18   9   398   406  183  169   28  168  243
Los Angeles     21  24  3.85   45  14   5   395   378  186  169   35  132  220
Chicago         21  23  3.88   44  22   2   390   389  194  168   31  127  262
Atlanta         21  24  3.93   45   7   8   415   444  198  181   57  136  241
San Diego       13  33  4.21   46   3   7   402   444  220  188   34  190  261

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry Dierker (HOU)    8   1  1.94  11  11   5   0   2   88   76   21   19    1   18   56
Dock Ellis (PIT)       5   3  1.97   9   9   3   0   0   69   52   18   15    3   12   49
Juan Marichal (SF)     7   2  2.04  11  11   7   0   3   88   65   20   20    6   19   49
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  2.30  10  10   2   0   0   70   52   26   18    5   26   47
Bill Stoneman (MON)    6   2  2.39  10  10   6   0   0   79   54   22   21    5   35   74
Steve Carlton (STL)    8   2  2.53  11  10   6   0   3   75   69   22   21    3   23   34
Al Downing (LA)        3   2  2.63  10   9   3   0   1   72   64   22   21    5   29   31
Jerry Koosman (NY)     3   2  2.74   9   9   1   0   0   66   62   22   20    4   15   38

 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
Phil Niekro            3   4  2.87  11  11   4   0   1   78   73   32   25    8   23   50
Ron Reed               5   2  3.27   8   8   2   0   0   55   57   22   20    8   17   27
Bob Priddy             2   1  3.38  15   0   0   2   0   24   22    9    9    3   11   11
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
Steve Barber           0   0  4.80  11   0   0   1   0   15   20    9    8    1    6    8
Jim Nash               4   3  4.85   8   8   1   0   0   43   56   24   23    9   19   21
Ron Herbel             0   1  4.96  10   0   0   0   0   16   16    9    9    3    5    5
Tom Kelley             0   0  5.40   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    4    4    1    1    3
Pat Jarvis             0   7  5.65  11  10   0   0   0   57   69   37   36    8   25   23

 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
Bill Hands             4   6  3.71  11  11   5   0   0   70   68   42   29    4   18   42
Milt Pappas            5   5  3.77  10  10   4   0   1   74   75   31   31    7   23   32
Ron Tompkins           0   2  3.86  11   0   0   0   0   12    9    5    5    0    9    4
Phil Regan             0   1  4.30  14   0   0   1   0   23   26   13   11    1    9   10
Ken Holtzman           3   5  4.68  11  11   3   0   1   75   82   41   39    6   33   68
Earl Stephenson        1   0  4.70  12   0   0   1   0   15   20    8    8    1    8    8
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  23   0   0   6   0   34   28    7    7    1   17   23
Tony Cloninger         2   2  2.63  11   4   0   0   0   41   31   12   12    5   22   26
Joe Gibbon             0   1  2.83  17   0   0   4   0   29   20    9    9    2   15   13
Wayne Granger          1   3  3.52  23   0   0   5   0   31   27   13   12    2   16   15
Gary Nolan             3   4  3.56  10  10   1   0   0   68   60   28   27    4   23   44
Milt Wilcox            2   1  4.26  13   1   0   0   0   25   24   13   12    1   12   13
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
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          1   1  5.17   3   3   0   0   0   16   22   10    9    3    1    6

 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  1.72  13   0   0   4   0   16   17    4    3    0    5    2
Larry Dierker          8   1  1.94  11  11   5   0   2   88   76   21   19    1   18   56
George Culver          3   4  1.99  18   0   0   3   0   23   15    5    5    1   13   12
Jim Ray                1   1  2.82  13   0   0   1   0   22   21    7    7    2    3   11
Jack Billingham        3   3  3.08   8   8   1   0   0   61   45   24   21    2   17   27
Don Wilson             4   2  3.11  10  10   3   0   1   75   69   26   26    5   20   38
Wade Blasingame        3   5  3.19   9   9   0   0   0   54   45   22   19    3   19   27
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   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    3
Joe Moeller            0   1  2.25   8   0   0   1   0   20   15    8    5    1    4    5
Jim Brewer             2   1  2.50  15   0   0   2   0   18   15    5    5    1    9   17
Al Downing             3   2  2.63  10   9   3   0   1   72   64   22   21    5   29   31
Claude Osteen          6   2  2.98  12  12   6   0   2   85   77   28   28   11   20   39
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
Bob O'Brien            0   1  5.11   6   0   0   0   0   12    8    7    7    1    8    8
Bill Singer            2   9  5.18  11  11   3   0   0   73   75   48   42    6   32   47
Sandy Vance            2   1  7.65   7   3   0   0   0   20   28   17   17    1    7    8

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Stoneman          6   2  2.39  10  10   6   0   0   79   54   22   21    5   35   74
Carl Morton            4   5  3.22  11  11   5   0   0   81   79   32   29    7   24   28
Steve Renko            4   3  3.41  10  10   3   0   0   71   66   30   27    5   31   38
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
Mike Marshall          1   2  4.29  16   0   0   7   0   21   19   10   10    0   11   12
Ernie McAnally         1   4  5.50   8   6   0   0   0   38   30   24   23    3   20   20
John O'Donoghue        0   0  9.64   6   0   0   0   0    5    7    5    5    1    3    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
Tom Seaver             5   2  2.23  10  10   5   0   1   81   62   21   20    5   21   82
Danny Frisella         2   1  2.25  14   0   0   5   0   20   14    5    5    2    4   26
Gary Gentry            3   4  2.30  10  10   2   0   0   70   52   26   18    5   26   47
Tug McGraw             3   2  2.33  13   0   0   2   0   27   22    8    7    0   15   27
Jerry Koosman          3   2  2.74   9   9   1   0   0   66   62   22   20    4   15   38
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        2   1  0.95  15   0   0   2   0   19   18    4    2    1   12   12
Woodie Fryman          0   3  2.30  13   2   0   1   0   31   20   10    8    3   10   24
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
Ken Reynolds           0   0  3.38  10   1   0   0   0   21   16   10    8    0   11   12
Rick Wise              4   2  3.39  10   9   3   0   1   64   67   25   24    6   15   25
Barry Lersch           4   3  3.62  11  10   2   0   0   70   74   30   28    9   13   38
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   8  6.10  10   9   1   0   0   52   55   37   35    5   18   21

 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  1.80  16   0   0   9   0   25   24    5    5    0    9   16
Dock Ellis             5   3  1.97   9   9   3   0   0   69   52   18   15    3   12   49
Jim Nelson             1   0  2.51   7   0   0   0   0   14    9    4    4    0    8    6
Bob Johnson            3   3  2.77   8   8   3   0   0   55   50   19   17    3   21   36
Nelson Briles          3   1  2.87  12   2   0   0   0   31   38   11   10    3   10   17
Luke Walker            1   5  3.13   9   9   2   0   1   60   54   22   21    4   21   38
Bob Veale              1   0  3.86   7   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    3    0    2   11
Steve Blass            4   2  4.19   9   9   2   0   2   62   70   29   29    6   20   37
Bob Moose              3   2  4.66   8   6   0   0   0   39   49   23   20    4    8   20

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Severinsen          1   0  1.76  27   0   0   6   0   31   32    8    6    0   15   11
Bob Miller             1   1  2.13   7   0   0   1   0   13   13    4    3    0    8    9
Gary Ross              1   2  2.45  11   0   0   0   0   18   20    6    5    0   10   11
Dave Roberts           3   5  2.97  11   8   1   0   0   67   64   24   22    4   18   44
Al Santorini           0   2  3.45  16   2   0   0   0   31   31   15   12    3   11   19
Clay Kirby             2   5  4.33  12  10   1   0   0   62   67   34   30    7   38   50
Tom Phoebus            3   4  4.55  11  10   0   0   0   57   69   30   29    7   30   36
Steve Arlin            1   6  5.15  10   9   1   0   1   51   53   33   29    1   23   29
Bill Laxton            0   2  5.23  14   0   0   0   0   21   20   16   12    3   18   15
Dick Kelley            0   3  5.89  16   0   0   0   0   18   21   13   12    2    7   15
Danny Coombs           1   3  7.64   8   7   0   0   0   33   54   37   28    7   12   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          7   2  2.04  11  11   7   0   3   88   65   20   20    6   19   49
John Cumberland        2   0  2.16  12   0   0   2   0   25   21    7    6    2    5    8
Ron Bryant             5   1  2.24  10   6   2   0   1   60   55   16   15    2   13   34
Gaylord Perry          5   2  2.76  11  11   4   0   1   88   72   34   27    5   22   51
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  1.33  17   0   0   5   0   20   15    4    3    1   10    6
Steve Carlton          8   2  2.53  11  10   6   0   3   75   69   22   21    3   23   34
Reggie Cleveland       4   2  3.39   9   9   3   0   0   58   61   24   22    2   18   36
Moe Drabowsky          1   0  3.44  13   0   0   2   0   18   16    7    7    1    6   21
Bob Gibson             4   5  3.84  10  10   7   0   0   75   77   35   32    6   23   55
Chuck Taylor           1   0  4.43  12   0   0   1   0   22   21   11   11    1   13   11
Jerry Reuss            4   4  5.14  10  10   2   0   1   56   65   35   32    6   30   45
Mike Torrez            1   2  5.20   7   4   0   0   0   28   29   19   16    2   23    8
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:

  S. Carlton (STL)          8
  L. Dierker (HOU)          8
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          8
  J. Marichal (SF)          7
  C. Osteen (LA)            6
  B. Stoneman (MON)         6
  R. Bryant (SF)            5
  D. Ellis (PIT)            5
  D. Gullett (CIN)          5
  J. Johnson (SF)           5

Losses:

  B. Singer (LA)            9
  J. Bunning (PHI)          8
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           7
  S. Arlin (SD)             6
  B. Hands (CHI)            6
  J. Merritt (CIN)          6
  C. Short (PHI)            6
  W. Blasingame (HOU)       5
  B. Gibson (STL)           5
  T. Griffin (HOU)          5

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         10
  B. Gibson (STL)           7
  J. Marichal (SF)          7
  S. Carlton (STL)          6
  C. Osteen (LA)            6
  B. Stoneman (MON)         6
  L. Dierker (HOU)          5
  B. Hands (CHI)            5
  C. Morton (MON)           5
  T. Seaver (NY)            5

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
  J. Gibbon (CIN)           4
  F. Gladding (HOU)         4

Shutouts:

  S. Carlton (STL)          3
  J. Marichal (SF)          3
  S. Blass (PIT)            2
  L. Dierker (HOU)          2
  C. Osteen (LA)            2
  C. Short (PHI)            2
  S. Arlin (SD)             1
  R. Bryant (SF)            1
  A. Downing (LA)           1
  D. Gullett (CIN)          1

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)       93.0
  J. Marichal (SF)       88.1
  L. Dierker (HOU)       88.0
  G. Perry (SF)          88.0
  C. Osteen (LA)         84.2
  C. Morton (MON)        81.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         80.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)      79.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        78.1
  D. Wilson (HOU)        75.1

Hits:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)        82
  C. Morton (MON)          79
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         78
  B. Gibson (STL)          77
  C. Osteen (LA)           77
  L. Dierker (HOU)         76
  M. Pappas (CHI)          75
  B. Singer (LA)           75
  B. Lersch (PHI)          74
  P. Niekro (ATL)          73

Runs:

  B. Singer (LA)           48
  B. Hands (CHI)           42
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        41
  J. Bunning (PHI)         37
  D. Coombs (SD)           37
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          37
  B. Gibson (STL)          35
  J. Reuss (STL)           35
  C. Kirby (SD)            34
  G. Perry (SF)            34

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         11
  C. Osteen (LA)           11
  B. Lersch (PHI)           9
  J. Nash (ATL)             9
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           8
  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  R. Reed (ATL)             8
  C. Short (PHI)            8
  D. Coombs (SD)            7
  C. Kirby (SD)             7

Walks:

  C. Kirby (SD)            38
  N. Ryan (NY)             35
  B. Stoneman (MON)        35
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        33
  B. Singer (LA)           32
  S. Renko (MON)           31
  T. Phoebus (SD)          30
  J. Reuss (STL)           30
  A. Downing (LA)          29
  G. Gentry (NY)           26

Strikeouts:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         85
  T. Seaver (NY)           82
  B. Stoneman (MON)        74
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        68
  L. Dierker (HOU)         56
  B. Gibson (STL)          55
  G. Perry (SF)            51
  C. Kirby (SD)            50
  P. Niekro (ATL)          50
  D. Ellis (PIT)           49


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