Wednesday June 2, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, June 2, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        29  18  2.53   47  12   8   434   352  141  122   29  169  344
Houston         26  25  2.64   51  11  11   467   396  149  137   23  138  256
Pittsburgh      31  19  2.71   50  14  15   451   421  148  136   25  137  279
San Francisco   37  16  2.89   53  16  11   489   421  175  157   32  140  280
Los Angeles     27  25  3.51   52  17   6   461   419  199  180   39  148  264
Cincinnati      20  31  3.59   51   3  15   456   429  191  182   44  190  225
Philadelphia    17  31  3.69   48   9   7   429   415  201  176   43  144  228
St. Louis       32  19  3.81   52  22   9   459   467  214  194   29  187  270
Montreal        19  25  3.86   45  14   8   394   363  181  169   36  174  234
San Diego       16  36  4.01   52   5   7   456   491  235  203   37  207  295
Atlanta         23  29  4.01   52   9   9   474   506  230  211   62  158  274
Chicago         24  27  4.13   51  24   3   449   467  235  206   41  143  297

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dock Ellis (PIT)       7   3  1.77  11  11   5   0   1   87   62   20   17    3   17   59
Larry Dierker (HOU)    9   1  1.86  12  12   6   0   2   97   83   22   20    1   20   62
Tom Seaver (NY)        6   2  2.11  11  11   6   0   1   90   69   22   21    6   23   92
Juan Marichal (SF)     8   3  2.24  13  13   8   0   3  104   79   28   26    8   23   58
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
Gary Gentry (NY)       4   4  2.56  11  11   2   0   0   77   60   30   22    6   31   54
Al Downing (LA)        4   3  2.59  12  11   4   0   1   87   77   28   25    6   36   39
Jerry Koosman (NY)     3   3  2.62  10  10   1   0   0   76   67   24   22    5   20   41
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  3.13   9   2   0   0   0   32   27   12   11    5   11   24
Ron Reed               6   3  3.23  10  10   2   0   0   70   68   27   25   10   22   34
Phil Niekro            3   5  3.35  12  12   4   0   1   83   81   38   31    9   26   52
Tom Kelley             1   1  3.44   7   2   1   0   0   18   16    8    7    2    6   13
George Stone           0   3  3.69  10   7   1   0   0   61   62   29   25    7    9   44
Steve Barber           0   0  3.86  14   0   0   1   0   19   23    9    8    1    6    9
Bob Priddy             2   1  4.00  17   0   0   2   0   27   26   12   12    3   13   13
Cecil Upshaw           5   4  4.30  22   0   0   6   0   38   49   19   18    4   11   31
Jim Nash               4   3  4.96   9   9   1   0   0   49   65   28   27    9   21   24
Pat Jarvis             0   7  5.37  14  10   0   0   0   60   71   37   36    8   26   24
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
Ron Tompkins           0   2  3.29  12   0   0   1   0   14    9    5    5    0    9    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
Joe Decker             0   0  3.68   2   1   0   0   0    7   12    3    3    1    0    4
Phil Regan             1   1  3.81  17   0   0   1   0   26   28   15   11    1   11   12
Bill Hands             5   7  4.00  13  13   6   0   0   83   84   51   37    9   23   50
Jim Colborn            0   0  4.05  10   0   0   0   0    7   10    3    3    0    3    1
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

 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   2  2.54  25   0   0   6   0   39   34   11   11    2   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
Gary Nolan             3   5  3.42  11  11   1   0   0   76   66   30   29    5   25   46
Wayne Granger          1   4  3.44  27   0   0   5   0   37   30   16   14    3   16   16
Don Gullett            5   2  3.53  12   9   1   0   1   59   60   24   23    5   22   23
Ross Grimsley          2   1  3.65   4   4   1   0   0   25   29   11   10    4    1    7
Milt Wilcox            2   1  4.02  14   2   0   0   0   31   30   15   14    1   15   15
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   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    0    2
Ken Forsch             1   0  1.35   9   2   1   0   0   33   20    5    5    2   12   23
Fred Gladding          1   1  1.50  15   0   0   5   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
Denny Lemaster         0   0  1.98  15   0   0   2   0   14   11    3    3    1    3    7
George Culver          3   5  2.36  21   0   0   3   0   27   21    7    7    1   14   16
Jim Ray                1   1  2.82  13   0   0   1   0   22   21    7    7    2    3   11
Don Wilson             4   3  2.89  12  12   3   0   1   90   76   29   29    6   26   45
Jack Billingham        3   4  2.90   9   9   1   0   0   68   51   26   22    3   18   30
Wade Blasingame        4   5  3.28  10  10   0   0   0   60   54   25   22    4   20   31
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  2.45   9   0   0   1   0   22   17    9    6    1    5    6
Al Downing             4   3  2.59  12  11   4   0   1   87   77   28   25    6   36   39
Claude Osteen          6   2  2.76  13  13   6   0   2   95   83   29   29   11   20   43
Pete Mikkelsen         5   2  3.51  15   0   0   2   0   26   25   14   10    3    4   18
Don Sutton             3   5  3.74  12  12   3   0   1   79   75   35   33    6   18   56
Bob O'Brien            1   1  3.93   7   0   0   0   0   18   11    8    8    2   10   11
Charlie Hough          0   0  4.15   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    2    1    3    4
Bill Singer            3   9  4.76  13  13   4   0   0   85   82   51   45    7   34   55
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
Jim Britton            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    2
Bill Stoneman          6   3  2.63  11  11   6   0   0   86   59   27   25    6   40   82
Steve Renko            5   4  3.07  12  12   3   0   0   85   73   35   29    5   42   47
Howie Reed             1   1  3.44  13   0   0   0   0   18   20    7    7    5    5    5
Claude Raymond         1   1  3.71   9   0   0   0   0   17   20    7    7    1    9    8
Carl Morton            4   7  4.04  13  13   5   0   0   89   96   43   40    8   28   31
Mike Marshall          1   3  4.18  20   0   0   8   0   28   22   13   13    0   15   22
Ernie McAnally         1   6  5.79  10   8   0   0   0   47   40   31   30    5   25   25
John O'Donoghue        0   0  6.17   9   0   0   0   0   12   15    8    8    3    6    6
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  1.50  13   0   0   0   0   18   17    3    3    1    5    5
Tom Seaver             6   2  2.11  11  11   6   0   1   90   69   22   21    6   23   92
Tug McGraw             3   2  2.12  15   0   0   3   0   30   23    8    7    0   16   32
Danny Frisella         2   1  2.14  16   0   0   5   0   21   15    5    5    2    6   27
Gary Gentry            4   4  2.56  11  11   2   0   0   77   60   30   22    6   31   54
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
Charlie Williams       1   1  4.30   5   0   0   0   0   15   12    9    7    1    9    8
Jim McAndrew           0   2  6.59   6   6   0   0   0   27   37   22   20    5    8   15

 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  3.54  16   0   0   2   0   20   22   10    8    3    5   15
Rick Wise              4   4  3.61  12  11   3   0   1   72   76   33   29    7   21   29
Barry Lersch           4   4  3.81  12  11   2   0   0   76   81   34   32   10   15   41
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             7   3  1.77  11  11   5   0   1   87   62   20   17    3   17   59
Jim Nelson             1   0  2.37  10   0   0   0   0   19   13    5    5    0   12    9
Bob Veale              1   0  2.70   8   0   0   1   0   10    8    4    3    0    2   15
Nelson Briles          3   1  2.87  12   2   0   0   0   31   38   11   10    3   10   17
Luke Walker            2   6  3.04  11  11   2   0   1   71   70   26   24    5   23   47
Bob Johnson            4   3  3.12   9   9   3   0   0   61   57   23   21    4   21   40
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

 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            2   7  4.43  12  11   2   0   2   67   66   37   33    1   31   41
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  0.96   9   0   0   0   0    9    7    1    1    1    0    9
Juan Marichal          8   3  2.24  13  13   8   0   3  104   79   28   26    8   23   58
Ron Bryant             5   2  2.34  12   8   2   0   1   69   62   21   18    2   17   42
John Cumberland        2   0  2.35  15   0   0   2   0   31   29    9    8    3    7   10
Gaylord Perry          6   2  2.84  12  12   4   0   1   95   79   38   30    5   22   58
Frank Reberger         1   0  3.72   6   3   0   0   0   19   16    8    8    2    6    9
Steve Stone            4   3  4.14  11  11   1   0   1   63   58   29   29    5   29   35
Rich Robertson         1   2  4.75   9   6   1   1   0   36   36   21   19    2   18   18
Don McMahon            3   3  5.63  18   0   0   2   0   24   27   17   15    3    7   18

 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  1.93  11   0   0   1   0   14   12    5    3    0    5    6
Frank Linzy            1   0  1.96  20   0   0   5   0   23   20    8    5    1   11    9
Steve Carlton          9   2  2.47  12  11   7   0   3   84   77   25   23    3   25   40
Moe Drabowsky          2   0  3.05  15   0   0   2   0   21   18    7    7    1    7   23
Reggie Cleveland       5   3  3.28  11  11   4   0   1   71   71   28   26    2   21   44
Chuck Taylor           1   0  3.76  13   0   0   1   0   26   22   11   11    1   14   12
Rudy Arroyo            0   0  4.15   1   0   0   0   0    4    7    3    2    0    1    2
Bob Gibson             4   5  4.27  11  11   7   0   0   78   83   40   37    7   25   56
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
Chris Zachary          2   2  5.76   6   4   1   0   1   30   34   20   19    2   10   15
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)            7
  J. Johnson (SF)           6
  C. Osteen (LA)            6
  M. Pappas (CHI)           6
  G. Perry (SF)             6
  R. Reed (ATL)             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. Morton (MON)           7
  C. Short (PHI)            7
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         6
  E. McAnally (MON)         6

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)          10
  M. Marshall (MON)         8
  C. Carroll (CIN)          6
  J. Johnson (SF)           6
  A. Severinsen (SD)        6
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           6
  D. Frisella (NY)          5
  F. Gladding (HOU)         5
  W. Granger (CIN)          5
  F. Linzy (STL)            5

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)      106.2
  J. Marichal (SF)      104.1
  L. Dierker (HOU)       97.0
  G. Perry (SF)          95.0
  C. Osteen (LA)         94.2
  D. Wilson (HOU)        90.1
  T. Seaver (NY)         89.2
  C. Morton (MON)        89.0
  A. Downing (LA)        87.0
  D. Ellis (PIT)         86.2

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        100
  C. Morton (MON)          96
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        93
  B. Hands (CHI)           84
  L. Dierker (HOU)         83
  B. Gibson (STL)          83
  C. Osteen (LA)           83
  B. Singer (LA)           82
  B. Lersch (PHI)          81
  P. Niekro (ATL)          81

Runs:

  B. Hands (CHI)           51
  B. Singer (LA)           51
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        49
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         45
  C. Morton (MON)          43
  B. Gibson (STL)          40
  J. Bunning (PHI)         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
  R. Reed (ATL)            10
  B. Hands (CHI)            9
  J. Merritt (CIN)          9
  J. Nash (ATL)             9
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         8
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           8

Walks:

  S. Renko (MON)           42
  B. Stoneman (MON)        40
  C. Kirby (SD)            39
  N. Ryan (NY)             39
  A. Downing (LA)          36
  T. Phoebus (SD)          36
  B. Singer (LA)           34
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        33
  S. Arlin (SD)            31
  G. Gentry (NY)           31

Strikeouts:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         94
  T. Seaver (NY)           92
  B. Stoneman (MON)        82
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        73
  L. Dierker (HOU)         62
  D. Ellis (PIT)           59
  J. Marichal (SF)         58
  G. Perry (SF)            58
  B. Gibson (STL)          56
  C. Kirby (SD)            56

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