Monday May 31, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, May 31, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        27  18  2.51   45  12   7   416   334  135  116   28  157  327
Houston         25  24  2.56   49  11  10   450   376  140  128   20  134  249
Pittsburgh      29  19  2.81   48  13  14   433   411  147  135   25  132  265
San Francisco   37  14  2.81   51  16  11   471   402  165  147   31  138  269
Cincinnati      20  29  3.56   49   3  15   438   406  181  173   41  187  221
Los Angeles     26  24  3.58   50  17   6   443   405  193  176   38  141  253
St. Louis       32  17  3.62   50  22   9   443   438  195  178   29  178  260
Philadelphia    17  30  3.74   47   9   7   421   408  195  175   41  142  221
Montreal        18  24  3.82   43  14   7   377   343  172  160   34  166  220
Atlanta         22  28  4.03   50   9   8   456   488  222  204   60  152  264
San Diego       15  36  4.09   51   4   7   447   486  235  203   37  202  288
Chicago         22  27  4.22   49  23   2   431   448  231  202   40  138  292

 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
Larry Dierker (HOU)    9   1  1.86  12  12   6   0   2   97   83   22   20    1   20   62
Juan Marichal (SF)     8   2  1.94  12  12   8   0   3   97   70   23   21    7   23   54
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  2.34  12   8   2   0   1   69   62   21   18    2   17   42
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
Jerry Koosman (NY)     3   3  2.62  10  10   1   0   0   76   67   24   22    5   20   41

 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
George Stone           0   3  3.69  10   7   1   0   0   61   62   29   25    7    9   44
Bob Priddy             2   1  3.70  16   0   0   2   0   24   24   10   10    3   12   11
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   5  3.46  13  13  10   0   1  107  100   45   41   13   12   94
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
Phil Regan             0   1  3.96  16   0   0   1   0   25   28   15   11    1   11   12
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
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
Joe Gibbon             0   1  2.83  17   0   0   4   0   29   20    9    9    2   15   13
Tony Cloninger         2   3  2.87  12   5   0   0   0   47   39   15   15    6   23   27
Wayne Granger          1   3  3.21  25   0   0   5   0   34   27   13   12    2   16   16
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  4.50   9   7   0   0   0   40   41   20   20    6   12   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          9   1  1.86  12  12   6   0   2   97   83   22   20    1   20   62
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  2.11  17   0   0   3   0   21   17    5    5    1   10   21
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             3   5  3.74  12  12   3   0   1   79   75   35   33    6   18   56
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
Carl Morton            4   6  3.65  12  12   5   0   0   86   89   38   35    8   28   30
Claude Raymond         1   1  3.71   9   0   0   0   0   17   20    7    7    1    9    8
Howie Reed             1   1  3.71  12   0   0   0   0   17   18    7    7    5    5    4
Mike Marshall          1   3  4.56  19   0   0   7   0   26   21   13   13    0   15   18
John O'Donoghue        0   0  5.59   8   0   0   0   0   10   10    6    6    1    6    4
Ernie McAnally         1   6  5.79  10   8   0   0   0   47   40   31   30    5   25   25
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  2.18  15   0   0   5   0   21   15    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   3  2.62  10  10   1   0   0   76   67   24   22    5   20   41
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  1.31  17   0   0   3   0   21   20    5    3    1   14   14
Ken Reynolds           0   0  2.23  11   2   0   0   0   32   21   11    8    0   12   20
Chris Short            3   7  3.25  11  11   3   0   2   75   73   35   27    8   25   42
Woodie Fryman          0   3  3.35  15   2   0   1   0   38   30   16   14    3   13   29
Joe Hoerner            1   1  3.44  15   0   0   2   0   18   19    7    7    2    5   12
Barry Lersch           4   4  3.81  12  11   2   0   0   76   81   34   32   10   15   41
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            3   8  5.43  11  10   1   0   0   60   60   38   36    5   19   26

 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
Steve Blass            5   2  3.66  10  10   3   0   3   71   75   29   29    6   24   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

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Miller             2   1  1.93   9   0   0   1   0   19   19    5    4    0    8   13
Al Severinsen          1   1  2.16  29   0   0   6   0   33   35   10    8    0   16   12
Gary Ross              1   2  2.45  11   0   0   0   0   18   20    6    5    0   10   11
Dave Roberts           3   5  2.77  12   9   1   0   0   75   67   25   23    4   19   45
Al Santorini           0   2  3.86  17   3   0   0   0   35   38   18   15    4   11   21
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
Dick Kelley            0   3  5.23  19   0   0   0   0   21   22   13   12    2    7   18
Bill Laxton            0   2  5.23  14   0   0   0   0   21   20   16   12    3   18   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          6   1  0.70  23   0   0   6   0   38   28    3    3    1   11   23
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  2.34  12   8   2   0   1   69   62   21   18    2   17   42
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  6.14  16   0   0   2   0   22   26   17   15    3    7   16

 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            5   4  4.71  11  11   3   0   1   65   73   37   34    6   31   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)          9
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          8
  J. Marichal (SF)          8
  D. Ellis (PIT)            6
  J. Johnson (SF)           6
  C. Osteen (LA)            6
  M. Pappas (CHI)           6
  G. Perry (SF)             6
  N. Ryan (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
  E. McAnally (MON)         6
  C. Morton (MON)           6

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         10
  J. Marichal (SF)          8
  S. Carlton (STL)          7
  B. Gibson (STL)           7
  L. Dierker (HOU)          6
  C. Osteen (LA)            6
  T. Seaver (NY)            6
  B. Stoneman (MON)         6
  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. Blass (PIT)            3
  S. Carlton (STL)          3
  J. Marichal (SF)          3
  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)      106.2
  J. Marichal (SF)       97.1
  L. Dierker (HOU)       97.0
  G. Perry (SF)          95.0
  C. Osteen (LA)         94.2
  T. Seaver (NY)         89.2
  C. Morton (MON)        86.1
  B. Stoneman (MON)      85.2
  S. Carlton (STL)       83.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)        83.1

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        100
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        93
  C. Morton (MON)          89
  L. Dierker (HOU)         83
  B. Gibson (STL)          83
  C. Osteen (LA)           83
  B. Lersch (PHI)          81
  P. Niekro (ATL)          81
  M. Pappas (CHI)          81
  B. Singer (LA)           80

Runs:

  B. Singer (LA)           51
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        49
  B. Hands (CHI)           48
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         45
  B. Gibson (STL)          40
  J. Bunning (PHI)         38
  C. Morton (MON)          38
  P. Niekro (ATL)          38
  G. Perry (SF)            38
  S. Arlin (SD)            37

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         13
  C. Osteen (LA)           11
  B. Lersch (PHI)          10
  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)           31
  C. Morton (MON)          28

Strikeouts:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         94
  T. Seaver (NY)           92
  B. Stoneman (MON)        82
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        73
  L. Dierker (HOU)         62
  G. Perry (SF)            58
  B. Gibson (STL)          56
  C. Kirby (SD)            56
  D. Sutton (LA)           56
  D. Ellis (PIT)           55


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