Thursday June 3, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, June 3, 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  26  2.69   52  11  11   475   404  154  142   23  141  260
Pittsburgh      31  20  2.80   51  14  15   460   432  155  143   26  143  281
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  32  3.53   52   3  15   465   435  192  182   44  190  228
Philadelphia    17  31  3.69   48   9   7   429   415  201  176   43  144  228
St. Louis       33  19  3.75   53  23   9   468   474  215  195   29  189  279
Montreal        19  25  3.86   45  14   8   394   363  181  169   36  174  234
Atlanta         24  29  3.95   53   9  10   483   512  232  212   62  161  275
San Diego       16  36  4.01   52   5   7   456   491  235  203   37  207  295
Chicago         25  27  4.05   52  25   3   458   467  235  206   41  147  303

 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
Steve Carlton (STL)   10   2  2.33  13  12   8   0   3   93   84   26   24    3   27   49
Ron Bryant (SF)        5   2  2.34  12   8   2   0   1   69   62   21   18    2   17   42
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
Bob Priddy             2   1  3.60  18   0   0   3   0   30   27   12   12    3   14   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
Cecil Upshaw           5   4  4.30  22   0   0   6   0   38   49   19   18    4   11   31
Pat Jarvis             1   7  4.91  15  10   0   0   0   66   75   37   36    8   27   25
Jim Nash               4   3  5.11  10  10   1   0   0   49   66   30   28    9   22   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
Ken Holtzman           4   6  4.83  13  13   4   0   2   88   93   49   47    8   37   79
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
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  2.73  18   0   0   4   0   30   21    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   6  3.09  12  12   1   0   0   84   71   31   29    5   25   49
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   3   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    1    2
Fred Gladding          1   1  1.50  15   0   0   5   0   18   17    4    3    0    6    5
Denny Lemaster         0   0  1.84  16   0   0   2   0   15   11    3    3    1    4    8
Larry Dierker          9   1  1.86  12  12   6   0   2   97   83   22   20    1   20   62
Ken Forsch             1   1  2.35  10   3   1   0   0   38   28   10   10    2   13   26
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  1.24  16   0   0   4   0   29   23    4    4    1   11    8
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
Luke Walker            2   6  3.04  11  11   2   0   1   71   70   26   24    5   23   47
Nelson Briles          3   1  3.18  13   2   0   0   0   34   41   13   12    3   12   17
Bob Johnson            4   4  3.32  10  10   3   0   0   65   64   26   24    4   24   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

 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         10   2  2.33  13  12   8   0   3   93   84   26   24    3   27   49
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)         10
  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
  S. Carlton (STL)          8
  J. Marichal (SF)          8
  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
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         2
  C. Osteen (LA)            2
  C. Short (PHI)            2
  R. Bryant (SF)            1
  R. Cleveland (STL)        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
  S. Carlton (STL)       92.2
  D. Wilson (HOU)        90.1
  T. Seaver (NY)         89.2
  C. Morton (MON)        89.0
  K. Holtzman (CHI)      87.2

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        100
  C. Morton (MON)          96
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        93
  S. Carlton (STL)         84
  B. Hands (CHI)           84
  L. Dierker (HOU)         83
  B. Gibson (STL)          83
  C. Osteen (LA)           83
  B. Singer (LA)           82
  B. Lersch (PHI)          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
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        37
  A. Downing (LA)          36
  T. Phoebus (SD)          36
  B. Singer (LA)           34
  S. Arlin (SD)            31
  G. Gentry (NY)           31

Strikeouts:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         94
  T. Seaver (NY)           92
  B. Stoneman (MON)        82
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        79
  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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