Sunday May 30, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 30, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        27  17  2.53   44  12   7   406   328  133  114   27  152  324
Houston         24  24  2.59   48  10  10   441   369  139  127   20  132  243
San Francisco   36  14  2.85   50  16  11   460   395  164  146   31  135  261
Pittsburgh      28  19  2.87   47  12  14   424   406  147  135   25  128  261
Cincinnati      20  28  3.55   48   3  15   429   396  177  169   40  185  219
Los Angeles     25  24  3.65   49  17   5   434   401  193  176   38  137  244
St. Louis       31  17  3.65   49  21   9   434   430  193  176   29  177  260
Philadelphia    16  29  3.74   45   9   6   404   392  188  168   40  137  210
Montreal        18  23  3.81   42  14   7   369   336  168  156   33  160  218
Atlanta         22  27  4.04   49   8   8   448   482  219  201   60  152  261
San Diego       14  35  4.13   49   4   7   429   470  229  197   36  201  282
Chicago         22  26  4.19   48  23   2   423   437  225  197   38  135  288

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan (NY)        6   1  1.08   8   6   2   0   0   50   23    9    6    1   39   50
Juan Marichal (SF)     8   2  1.94  12  12   8   0   3   97   70   23   21    7   23   54
Larry Dierker (HOU)    8   1  1.94  11  11   5   0   2   88   76   21   19    1   18   56
Dock Ellis (PIT)       6   3  1.97  10  10   4   0   0   78   59   20   17    3   15   55
Tom Seaver (NY)        6   2  2.11  11  11   6   0   1   90   69   22   21    6   23   92
Gary Gentry (NY)       3   4  2.30  10  10   2   0   0   70   52   26   18    5   26   47
Ron Bryant (SF)        5   2  2.38  11   7   2   0   1   64   60   20   17    2   15   39
Steve Carlton (STL)    9   2  2.47  12  11   7   0   3   84   77   25   23    3   25   40
Al Downing (LA)        4   2  2.56  11  10   4   0   1   81   71   24   23    6   33   35
Bill Stoneman (MON)    6   3  2.63  11  11   6   0   0   86   59   27   25    6   40   82

 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
Tom Kelley             1   0  2.87   6   1   1   0   0   16   11    5    5    1    4   12
Phil Niekro            3   5  3.35  12  12   4   0   1   83   81   38   31    9   26   52
Ron Reed               5   3  3.52   9   9   2   0   0   61   64   26   24    9   21   31
Bob Priddy             2   1  3.70  16   0   0   2   0   24   24   10   10    3   12   11
George Stone           0   2  3.74   9   6   0   0   0   53   56   26   22    7    9   41
Steve Barber           0   0  4.08  13   0   0   1   0   18   21    9    8    1    6    9
Cecil Upshaw           5   4  4.50  20   0   0   5   0   36   47   19   18    4    9   29
Jim Nash               4   3  4.96   9   9   1   0   0   49   65   28   27    9   21   24
Pat Jarvis             0   7  5.40  13  10   0   0   0   60   71   37   36    8   26   23
Ron Herbel             0   1  5.82  11   0   0   0   0   17   18   11   11    4    7    6

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Newman             0   0  2.45   6   0   0   0   0    7    5    2    2    0    5    4
Fergie Jenkins         8   4  3.25  12  12  10   0   1  100   90   40   36   11   10   91
Milt Pappas            6   5  3.58  11  11   5   0   1   83   81   33   33    7   25   36
Ron Tompkins           0   2  3.86  11   0   0   0   0   12    9    5    5    0    9    4
Jim Colborn            0   0  4.05  10   0   0   0   0    7   10    3    3    0    3    1
Bill Hands             4   7  4.12  12  12   5   0   0   74   73   48   34    8   18   48
Phil Regan             0   1  4.13  15   0   0   1   0   24   27   14   11    1   10   11
Earl Stephenson        1   0  4.91  14   0   0   1   0   18   23   10   10    1    9    9
Bob Miller             0   0  5.14   2   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    0    1    2
Ken Holtzman           3   6  5.38  12  12   3   0   1   79   93   49   47    8   33   73
Bill Bonham            0   1  8.44   5   1   0   0   0   11   12   15   10    1   12    8
Joe Decker             0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    4    2    2    1    0    1

 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           2   1  1.70  24   0   0   6   0   37   29    7    7    1   19   27
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  3.41  24   0   0   5   0   32   27   13   12    2   16   15
Gary Nolan             3   5  3.42  11  11   1   0   0   76   66   30   29    5   25   46
Ross Grimsley          2   1  3.65   4   4   1   0   0   25   29   11   10    4    1    7
Don Gullett            5   2  3.83  11   8   1   0   1   52   51   23   22    4   22   21
Milt Wilcox            2   1  4.26  13   1   0   0   0   25   24   13   12    1   12   13
Jim McGlothlin         2   3  4.38   8   7   0   0   0   39   39   19   19    6   11   21
Jim Merritt            0   7  4.96   8   8   0   0   0   45   55   28   25    9   15   13
Wayne Simpson          1   1  5.12   5   4   0   0   0   19   18   11   11    1   17   15

 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             1   0  1.35   9   2   1   0   0   33   20    5    5    2   12   23
Fred Gladding          1   1  1.53  14   0   0   4   0   18   17    4    3    0    6    5
Larry Dierker          8   1  1.94  11  11   5   0   2   88   76   21   19    1   18   56
George Culver          3   5  2.08  20   0   0   3   0   26   19    6    6    1   14   15
Don Wilson             4   2  2.81  11  11   3   0   1   83   71   26   26    5   23   45
Jim Ray                1   1  2.82  13   0   0   1   0   22   21    7    7    2    3   11
Jack Billingham        3   4  2.90   9   9   1   0   0   68   51   26   22    3   18   30
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
Jim Brewer             3   1  2.25  16   0   0   2   0   20   16    5    5    1    9   19
Joe Moeller            0   1  2.25   8   0   0   1   0   20   15    8    5    1    4    5
Al Downing             4   2  2.56  11  10   4   0   1   81   71   24   23    6   33   35
Claude Osteen          6   2  2.76  13  13   6   0   2   95   83   29   29   11   20   43
Pete Mikkelsen         5   2  3.65  14   0   0   2   0   25   24   14   10    3    4   17
Don Sutton             2   5  4.14  11  11   3   0   1   72   72   35   33    6   15   49
Charlie Hough          0   0  4.15   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    2    1    3    4
Bill Singer            3   9  4.94  12  12   4   0   0   82   80   51   45    7   33   53
Bob O'Brien            0   1  5.11   6   0   0   0   0   12    8    7    7    1    8    8
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   3  2.63  11  11   6   0   0   86   59   27   25    6   40   82
Steve Renko            4   4  3.10  11  11   3   0   0   78   69   33   27    5   34   43
Claude Raymond         1   1  3.38   8   0   0   0   0   16   18    6    6    1    8    8
Carl Morton            4   6  3.65  12  12   5   0   0   86   89   38   35    8   28   30
Howie Reed             1   1  4.20  11   0   0   0   0   15   18    7    7    5    5    3
Mike Marshall          1   3  4.56  19   0   0   7   0   26   21   13   13    0   15   18
Ernie McAnally         1   5  5.44   9   7   0   0   0   45   35   28   27    4   22   24
John O'Donoghue        0   0  8.10   7   0   0   0   0    7   10    6    6    1    4    4
John Strohmayer        0   0  8.71   4   1   0   0   0   10   17   10   10    3    4    6

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan             6   1  1.08   8   6   2   0   0   50   23    9    6    1   39   50
Ron Taylor             2   1  1.76  12   0   0   0   0   15   14    3    3    1    4    4
Tom Seaver             6   2  2.11  11  11   6   0   1   90   69   22   21    6   23   92
Danny Frisella         2   1  2.25  14   0   0   5   0   20   14    5    5    2    4   26
Tug McGraw             3   2  2.25  14   0   0   2   0   28   22    8    7    0   16   28
Gary Gentry            3   4  2.30  10  10   2   0   0   70   52   26   18    5   26   47
Ray Sadecki            2   1  2.61   8   3   1   0   1   31   29    9    9    2   12   20
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   2  1.37  16   0   0   2   0   20   20    5    3    1   13   13
Ken Reynolds           0   0  2.23  11   2   0   0   0   32   21   11    8    0   12   20
Woodie Fryman          0   3  3.03  14   2   0   1   0   36   26   14   12    3   12   27
Chris Short            3   7  3.25  11  11   3   0   2   75   73   35   27    8   25   42
Joe Hoerner            1   1  3.44  15   0   0   2   0   18   19    7    7    2    5   12
Barry Lersch           4   3  3.62  11  10   2   0   0   70   74   30   28    9   13   38
Rick Wise              4   3  3.93  11  10   3   0   1   66   72   30   29    6   19   25
Bill Champion          0   1  4.68  12   1   0   0   0   25   23   13   13    5   14    5
Dick Selma             0   1  4.91   9   0   0   1   0   11    9    6    6    1    6    7
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  0.67  15   0   0   4   0   27   22    2    2    0   10    7
Dave Giusti            1   1  1.71  18   0   0  10   0   26   24    5    5    0    9   17
Dock Ellis             6   3  1.97  10  10   4   0   0   78   59   20   17    3   15   55
Jim Nelson             1   0  2.37   9   0   0   0   0   19   13    5    5    0   10    9
Nelson Briles          3   1  2.87  12   2   0   0   0   31   38   11   10    3   10   17
Bob Johnson            4   3  3.12   9   9   3   0   0   61   57   23   21    4   21   40
Luke Walker            1   6  3.18  10  10   2   0   1   65   65   25   23    5   22   41
Bob Moose              4   2  3.78   9   7   1   0   1   48   52   23   20    4    9   27
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

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Severinsen          1   0  1.65  28   0   0   6   0   33   33    8    6    0   16   12
Gary Ross              1   2  2.45  11   0   0   0   0   18   20    6    5    0   10   11
Bob Miller             1   1  2.70   8   0   0   1   0   13   16    5    4    0    8   10
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             3   5  4.04  13  11   2   0   0   71   74   36   32    8   39   56
Tom Phoebus            3   5  4.41  12  11   0   0   0   63   76   32   31    8   36   41
Steve Arlin            1   7  5.12  11  10   1   0   1   58   61   37   33    1   26   34
Bill Laxton            0   2  5.23  14   0   0   0   0   21   20   16   12    3   18   15
Dick Kelley            0   3  5.31  18   0   0   0   0   20   21   13   12    2    7   18
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  0.79  22   0   0   6   0   34   24    3    3    1   10   21
Steve Hamilton         1   0  1.08   8   0   0   0   0    8    6    1    1    1    0    9
Juan Marichal          8   2  1.94  12  12   8   0   3   97   70   23   21    7   23   54
Ron Bryant             5   2  2.38  11   7   2   0   1   64   60   20   17    2   15   39
John Cumberland        2   0  2.54  14   0   0   2   0   28   27    9    8    3    7    9
Gaylord Perry          6   2  2.84  12  12   4   0   1   95   79   38   30    5   22   58
Steve Stone            4   2  3.70  10  10   1   0   1   58   52   24   24    5   27   31
Frank Reberger         1   0  3.72   6   3   0   0   0   19   16    8    8    2    6    9
Rich Robertson         1   2  4.89   8   6   1   1   0   35   36   21   19    2   18   18
Don McMahon            3   3  6.75  15   0   0   2   0   20   25   17   15    3    7   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   9   0   0   1   0   10    5    1    0    0    2    5
Frank Linzy            1   0  1.25  18   0   0   5   0   22   17    5    3    1   10    7
Steve Carlton          9   2  2.47  12  11   7   0   3   84   77   25   23    3   25   40
Reggie Cleveland       5   2  2.94  10  10   4   0   1   67   65   24   22    2   20   41
Moe Drabowsky          2   0  3.38  14   0   0   2   0   19   16    7    7    1    7   21
Chuck Taylor           1   0  3.76  13   0   0   1   0   26   22   11   11    1   14   12
Bob Gibson             4   5  4.27  11  11   7   0   0   78   83   40   37    7   25   56
Chris Zachary          2   1  4.34   5   3   1   0   1   29   30   15   14    2    7   15
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
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)          9
  L. Dierker (HOU)          8
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          8
  J. Marichal (SF)          8
  D. Ellis (PIT)            6
  C. Osteen (LA)            6
  M. Pappas (CHI)           6
  G. Perry (SF)             6
  N. Ryan (NY)              6
  T. Seaver (NY)            6

Losses:

  B. Singer (LA)            9
  J. Bunning (PHI)          8
  S. Arlin (SD)             7
  B. Hands (CHI)            7
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           7
  J. Merritt (CIN)          7
  C. Short (PHI)            7
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         6
  C. Morton (MON)           6
  L. Walker (PIT)           6

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         10
  J. Marichal (SF)          8
  S. Carlton (STL)          7
  B. Gibson (STL)           7
  C. Osteen (LA)            6
  T. Seaver (NY)            6
  B. Stoneman (MON)         6
  L. Dierker (HOU)          5
  B. Hands (CHI)            5
  C. Morton (MON)           5

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)          10
  M. Marshall (MON)         7
  C. Carroll (CIN)          6
  J. Johnson (SF)           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

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
  R. Cleveland (STL)        1
  A. Downing (LA)           1

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)       99.2
  J. Marichal (SF)       97.1
  G. Perry (SF)          95.0
  C. Osteen (LA)         94.2
  T. Seaver (NY)         89.2
  L. Dierker (HOU)       88.0
  C. Morton (MON)        86.1
  B. Stoneman (MON)      85.2
  S. Carlton (STL)       83.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)        83.1

Hits:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)        93
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         90
  C. Morton (MON)          89
  B. Gibson (STL)          83
  C. Osteen (LA)           83
  P. Niekro (ATL)          81
  M. Pappas (CHI)          81
  B. Singer (LA)           80
  G. Perry (SF)            79
  S. Carlton (STL)         77

Runs:

  B. Singer (LA)           51
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        49
  B. Hands (CHI)           48
  B. Gibson (STL)          40
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         40
  C. Morton (MON)          38
  P. Niekro (ATL)          38
  G. Perry (SF)            38
  S. Arlin (SD)            37
  J. Bunning (PHI)         37

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         11
  C. Osteen (LA)           11
  B. Lersch (PHI)           9
  J. Merritt (CIN)          9
  J. Nash (ATL)             9
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  R. Reed (ATL)             9
  B. Hands (CHI)            8
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         8
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           8

Walks:

  B. Stoneman (MON)        40
  C. Kirby (SD)            39
  N. Ryan (NY)             39
  T. Phoebus (SD)          36
  S. Renko (MON)           34
  A. Downing (LA)          33
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        33
  B. Singer (LA)           33
  J. Reuss (STL)           30
  C. Morton (MON)          28

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           92
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         91
  B. Stoneman (MON)        82
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        73
  G. Perry (SF)            58
  L. Dierker (HOU)         56
  B. Gibson (STL)          56
  C. Kirby (SD)            56
  D. Ellis (PIT)           55
  J. Marichal (SF)         54

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