Wednesday June 16, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, June 16, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        34  25  2.62   59  13  11   542   441  178  158   40  199  430
Houston         31  33  2.82   64  14  12   581   514  199  182   31  164  325
Pittsburgh      40  24  2.88   64  18  20   578   551  200  185   31  184  332
San Francisco   41  25  2.97   66  17  12   606   526  229  200   43  196  349
Los Angeles     35  29  3.32   64  20  11   566   512  234  209   47  181  323
Cincinnati      27  36  3.36   63   5  18   563   514  221  210   55  220  286
Philadelphia    25  36  3.58   61  12  11   549   512  245  218   50  188  317
San Diego       23  42  3.72   65  10  11   569   597  272  235   40  250  375
Chicago         32  32  3.73   64  31   5   572   567  275  237   54  164  376
Montreal        25  32  3.82   58  20   9   509   462  232  216   44  219  317
Atlanta         30  36  3.91   66  13  12   600   638  290  261   68  190  328
St. Louis       36  29  4.09   66  24  10   583   601  291  265   42  242  344

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan (NY)        6   4  1.78  11   9   2   0   0   71   40   17   14    3   45   67
Larry Dierker (HOU)   10   3  1.80  15  15   6   0   2  120  103   26   24    2   22   73
Tom Seaver (NY)        8   3  2.06  14  14   7   0   1  114   86   28   26    9   26  113
Dock Ellis (PIT)      10   3  2.17  14  14   6   0   1  108   85   30   26    4   23   72
Al Downing (LA)        7   3  2.23  15  14   6   0   2  113   93   32   28    7   45   52
Ron Bryant (SF)        6   3  2.28  15  11   3   0   2   91   80   26   23    2   24   53
Dave Roberts (SD)      5   6  2.32  15  12   4   0   1  101   92   28   26    4   22   54
Bill Stoneman (MON)    9   4  2.56  15  15   9   0   1  120   77   36   34    8   54  124
Juan Marichal (SF)     8   4  2.58  15  15   8   0   3  115   93   37   33   11   25   62
Claude Osteen (LA)     7   4  2.83  16  16   7   0   2  115  107   39   36   13   25   50

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Hoyt Wilhelm           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    0    0    0    1
Tom Kelley             2   2  2.72  11   4   2   0   0   40   31   13   12    3   11   21
Mike McQueen           2   1  2.97  10   2   0   0   0   33   27   12   11    5   13   25
Phil Niekro            4   7  3.33  17  15   6   1   1  103  103   49   38   10   31   62
Ron Reed               6   4  3.59  12  12   2   0   0   85   84   36   34   10   25   46
George Stone           0   3  3.60  11   8   1   0   0   70   71   32   28    7   10   49
Bob Priddy             2   3  3.86  21   0   0   3   0   35   35   15   15    3   15   18
Cecil Upshaw           7   4  4.17  25   0   0   7   0   41   52   20   19    4   14   33
Pat Jarvis             2   7  4.35  17  12   1   0   1   83   88   43   40   10   29   28
Steve Barber           0   0  4.37  18   0   0   1   0   23   32   12   11    1    7   13
Jim Nash               5   4  5.48  13  13   1   0   0   66   88   43   40   11   28   25
Ron Herbel             0   1  5.57  12   0   0   0   0   21   25   14   13    4    7    7

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Newman             0   0  1.69   9   0   0   0   0   11    6    2    2    0    5   10
Ron Tompkins           0   2  2.86  18   0   0   3   0   22   16    7    7    0   14    9
Fergie Jenkins        10   6  2.99  16  16  13   0   2  136  119   50   45   15   15  115
Joe Decker             0   0  3.68   2   1   0   0   0    7   12    3    3    1    0    4
Bill Hands             7   8  3.70  16  16   8   0   0  109  102   59   45   14   24   61
Phil Regan             2   2  3.82  20   1   0   1   0   38   41   20   16    2   12   14
Ken Holtzman           6   7  3.97  17  16   5   0   3  111  113   56   49   10   40   97
Milt Pappas            6   6  4.03  12  12   5   0   1   87   90   42   39   10   26   38
Jim Colborn            0   0  4.05  10   0   0   0   0    7   10    3    3    0    3    1
Earl Stephenson        1   0  4.43  16   0   0   1   0   20   24   10   10    1   11   11
Bob Miller             0   0  5.14   2   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    0    1    2
Bill Bonham            0   1  7.13   8   2   0   0   0   18   24   19   14    1   13   14

 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           3   2  2.18  28   0   0   7   0   45   38   11   11    2   21   32
Joe Gibbon             0   1  2.38  21   0   0   6   0   34   23    9    9    2   17   17
Ross Grimsley          4   1  2.47   7   7   2   0   1   47   46   14   13    4    8   15
Don Gullett            7   2  3.01  15  12   2   0   2   81   76   29   27    7   27   40
Gary Nolan             3   7  3.11  14  14   1   0   0   98   82   36   34    6   27   63
Tony Cloninger         2   4  3.23  14   6   0   0   0   56   48   20   20    8   28   31
Wayne Granger          3   4  3.32  31   0   0   5   0   43   37   18   16    3   17   18
Milt Wilcox            2   1  4.02  14   2   0   0   0   31   30   15   14    1   15   15
Jim McGlothlin         2   4  4.89  11   8   0   0   0   46   49   25   25    9   15   23
Jim Merritt            0   8  4.96  11   9   0   0   0   53   60   32   29   12   18   15
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
Fred Gladding          3   1  1.35  18   0   0   6   0   20   20    4    3    0    7    5
Larry Dierker         10   3  1.80  15  15   6   0   2  120  103   26   24    2   22   73
Ken Forsch             2   1  2.19  13   4   2   0   0   49   40   13   12    2   13   32
Denny Lemaster         0   0  2.25  20   0   0   2   0   20   16    5    5    2    7   10
George Culver          3   5  2.30  25   0   0   3   0   31   24    8    8    1   14   18
Jim Ray                1   1  2.45  15   0   0   1   0   26   23    7    7    2    4   13
Jack Billingham        3   6  2.88  12  12   2   0   0   91   72   35   29    4   24   45
Don Wilson             5   4  3.09  14  14   4   0   2  102   87   35   35    8   28   55
Wade Blasingame        4   7  3.91  13  13   0   0   0   78   79   39   34    6   27   44
Tom Griffin            0   5  5.08   8   6   0   0   0   34   40   21   19    3   16   24
Buddy Harris           0   0  5.59   5   0   0   0   0   10   10    6    6    1    2    6

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             3   1  1.57  21   0   0   7   0   29   17    5    5    1   10   27
Al Downing             7   3  2.23  15  14   6   0   2  113   93   32   28    7   45   52
Joe Moeller            0   1  2.49  12   0   0   1   0   25   20   10    7    1    6    8
Claude Osteen          7   4  2.83  16  16   7   0   2  115  107   39   36   13   25   50
Pete Mikkelsen         5   2  2.93  17   0   0   3   0   31   27   14   10    3    4   21
Bob O'Brien            1   1  3.48   9   0   0   0   0   21   12    8    8    2   10   12
Jose Pena              0   0  3.68   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    3    2    3   10
Don Sutton             5   6  3.69  15  15   3   0   1   95   97   41   39    6   22   64
Charlie Hough          0   0  4.15   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    2    1    3    4
Bill Singer            5  10  4.66  16  16   4   0   0  104  100   61   54   10   45   65
Sandy Vance            2   1  6.95   8   3   0   0   0   22   30   18   17    1    8   10

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Stoneman          9   4  2.56  15  15   9   0   1  120   77   36   34    8   54  124
Steve Renko            7   5  3.05  15  15   4   0   1  109   87   43   37    6   53   55
Howie Reed             1   1  3.74  16   0   0   0   0   22   25    9    9    6    5    8
Claude Raymond         1   1  3.80  12   0   0   0   0   21   28    9    9    1    9   10
Carl Morton            5   9  3.83  16  16   7   0   0  113  117   52   48    8   40   44
Mike Marshall          1   4  4.25  24   0   0   9   0   36   31   18   17    0   17   29
Ernie McAnally         1   6  5.79  10   8   0   0   0   47   40   31   30    5   25   25
John O'Donoghue        0   0  6.39  10   0   0   0   0   13   17   10    9    3    7    6
John Strohmayer        0   1  6.63   6   2   0   0   0   19   28   15   14    4    5   10
Jim Britton            0   1  8.38   3   2   0   0   0   10   12    9    9    3    4    6

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan             6   4  1.78  11   9   2   0   0   71   40   17   14    3   45   67
Danny Frisella         2   1  1.80  21   0   0   6   0   30   24    6    6    2    8   36
Tug McGraw             4   3  1.93  21   0   0   5   0   37   26    9    8    0   17   42
Tom Seaver             8   3  2.06  14  14   7   0   1  114   86   28   26    9   26  113
Ron Taylor             2   1  2.55  18   0   0   0   0   25   23    7    7    3    5    7
Ray Sadecki            2   2  2.77  10   4   1   0   1   39   36   12   12    3   16   28
Jerry Koosman          3   4  2.89  12  11   1   0   0   81   76   28   26    5   23   41
Gary Gentry            5   4  2.94  13  13   2   0   0   89   73   37   29    8   34   60
Charlie Williams       2   1  3.29   7   2   0   0   0   27   20   12   10    2   15   20
Jim McAndrew           0   2  6.00   7   6   0   0   0   30   37   22   20    5   10   16

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Darrell Brandon        2   2  1.19  18   0   0   4   0   23   21    5    3    1   15   16
Lowell Palmer          0   0  2.45   1   0   0   0   0    4    1    1    1    0    4    1
Joe Hoerner            2   2  2.89  20   0   0   3   0   28   24   11    9    4    6   23
Rick Wise              7   4  3.08  15  14   6   0   2   99   92   39   34    8   29   50
Woodie Fryman          0   3  3.24  18   2   0   2   0   42   32   17   15    3   16   32
Chris Short            4   8  3.34  13  13   3   0   2   89   93   41   33    9   28   55
Ken Reynolds           1   0  3.56  14   5   0   0   0   48   39   22   19    1   23   35
Barry Lersch           4   6  3.88  15  14   2   0   0   95   95   44   41   11   20   50
Jim Bunning            5   8  4.54  15  12   1   1   0   77   76   41   39    6   22   37
Bill Champion          0   1  4.91  13   1   0   0   0   29   29   16   16    6   17    7
Dick Selma             0   1  4.91   9   0   0   1   0   11    9    6    6    1    6    7
Bill Wilson            0   1  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    4    1    2    2    0    2    4

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Frank Brosseau         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    0
Ramon Hernandez        0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Dave Giusti            2   1  1.49  25   0   0  13   0   36   33    7    6    0   18   21
Jim Nelson             1   1  2.03  12   1   0   0   0   27   18    6    6    0   18   10
Bob Veale              2   0  2.13  11   0   0   2   0   13    9    4    3    0    4   16
Mudcat Grant           4   2  2.16  21   0   0   4   0   42   32   11   10    3   12   12
Dock Ellis            10   3  2.17  14  14   6   0   1  108   85   30   26    4   23   72
Steve Blass            7   3  3.07  13  13   5   0   4   97   98   33   33    6   29   54
Luke Walker            2   6  3.32  12  12   2   0   1   76   79   30   28    5   26   48
Bob Johnson            4   4  3.32  10  10   3   0   0   65   64   26   24    4   24   41
Bob Moose              5   3  3.71  12  10   2   0   1   70   73   32   29    5   16   38
Nelson Briles          3   1  4.29  15   4   0   0   0   42   58   21   20    4   14   20

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Norman            0   0  1.42   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    0    1    9
Bob Miller             3   1  1.73  15   0   0   3   0   26   30    6    5    0   11   14
Dave Roberts           5   6  2.32  15  12   4   0   1  101   92   28   26    4   22   54
Gary Ross              1   2  2.45  11   0   0   0   0   18   20    6    5    0   10   11
Al Severinsen          2   2  3.00  33   0   0   7   0   36   40   14   12    0   16   14
Clay Kirby             5   6  3.36  16  14   3   0   0   96   87   41   36    9   46   83
Al Santorini           0   2  3.76  18   3   0   0   0   38   43   19   16    4   11   21
Tom Phoebus            3   6  4.15  15  14   1   0   0   80   93   38   37    9   48   52
Steve Arlin            2   9  4.60  14  13   2   0   2   76   75   44   39    2   38   47
Dick Kelley            1   3  4.66  24   1   0   1   0   29   30   17   15    2   12   26
Bill Laxton            0   2  5.23  14   0   0   0   0   21   20   16   12    3   18   15
Danny Coombs           1   3  6.86  10   7   0   0   0   41   62   42   31    7   17   29

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Johnson          6   2  1.38  30   0   0   6   0   46   35    7    7    3   18   30
Steve Hamilton         1   1  1.74  17   0   0   0   0   21   13    4    4    1    4   19
Ron Bryant             6   3  2.28  15  11   3   0   2   91   80   26   23    2   24   53
John Cumberland        2   0  2.33  22   0   0   2   0   39   35   11   10    3    9   13
Juan Marichal          8   4  2.58  15  15   8   0   3  115   93   37   33   11   25   62
Frank Reberger         2   0  3.06   8   5   0   0   0   32   23   11   11    2   12   14
Steve Stone            4   5  3.48  14  14   1   0   1   78   70   34   30    6   43   43
Gaylord Perry          6   5  3.61  15  15   4   0   1  107   99   52   43    8   28   65
Rich Robertson         2   2  4.05  14   6   1   1   0   47   45   27   21    4   24   27
Don McMahon            4   3  5.23  25   0   0   3   0   31   33   20   18    3    9   23

 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
Al Santorini           0   1  0.75   2   1   0   0   0   12    9    1    1    0    6    4
Frank Linzy            1   1  2.10  25   0   0   5   0   26   25    9    6    1   14    9
Steve Carlton         10   3  3.00  15  14   8   0   3  105  101   38   35    6   32   60
Harry Parker           0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    1    0    1
Moe Drabowsky          3   0  3.04  23   0   0   3   0   27   21    9    9    1   11   26
Don Shaw               2   0  3.10  17   0   0   1   0   20   18   10    7    0    9   11
Reggie Cleveland       6   5  3.74  14  14   5   0   1   89   87   39   37    4   24   57
Chuck Taylor           1   0  4.23  19   0   0   1   0   38   36   21   18    5   17   23
Bob Gibson             4   5  4.27  11  11   7   0   0   78   83   40   37    7   25   56
Jerry Reuss            6   6  4.50  14  14   3   0   1   86   90   47   43    8   41   54
Rudy Arroyo            0   1  4.70   5   0   0   0   0    8   11    5    4    1    4    3
George Brunet          0   1  5.79   7   0   0   0   0    9   12    6    6    3    7    4
Mike Torrez            1   2  6.00   9   6   0   0   0   36   41   27   24    2   30    8
Chris Zachary          2   4  6.98   9   6   1   0   1   39   53   31   30    2   15   21
Bob Chlupsa            0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    0    0    1
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)         10
  D. Ellis (PIT)           10
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         10
  B. Stoneman (MON)         9
  J. Marichal (SF)          8
  T. Seaver (NY)            8
  S. Blass (PIT)            7
  A. Downing (LA)           7
  D. Gullett (CIN)          7

Losses:

  B. Singer (LA)           10
  S. Arlin (SD)             9
  C. Morton (MON)           9
  J. Bunning (PHI)          8
  B. Hands (CHI)            8
  J. Merritt (CIN)          8
  C. Short (PHI)            8
  W. Blasingame (HOU)       7
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         7
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           7

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         13
  B. Stoneman (MON)         9
  S. Carlton (STL)          8
  B. Hands (CHI)            8
  J. Marichal (SF)          8
  B. Gibson (STL)           7
  C. Morton (MON)           7
  C. Osteen (LA)            7
  T. Seaver (NY)            7
  L. Dierker (HOU)          6

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)          13
  M. Marshall (MON)         9
  J. Brewer (LA)            7
  C. Carroll (CIN)          7
  A. Severinsen (SD)        7
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           7
  D. Frisella (NY)          6
  J. Gibbon (CIN)           6
  F. Gladding (HOU)         6
  J. Johnson (SF)           6

Shutouts:

  S. Blass (PIT)            4
  S. Carlton (STL)          3
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         3
  J. Marichal (SF)          3
  S. Arlin (SD)             2
  R. Bryant (SF)            2
  L. Dierker (HOU)          2
  A. Downing (LA)           2
  D. Gullett (CIN)          2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          2

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)      135.2
  L. Dierker (HOU)      120.0
  B. Stoneman (MON)     119.2
  J. Marichal (SF)      115.1
  C. Osteen (LA)        114.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        113.2
  A. Downing (LA)       113.0
  C. Morton (MON)       112.2
  K. Holtzman (CHI)     111.0
  B. Hands (CHI)        109.1

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        119
  C. Morton (MON)         117
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       113
  C. Osteen (LA)          107
  L. Dierker (HOU)        103
  P. Niekro (ATL)         103
  B. Hands (CHI)          102
  S. Carlton (STL)        101
  B. Singer (LA)          100
  G. Perry (SF)            99

Runs:

  B. Singer (LA)           61
  B. Hands (CHI)           59
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        56
  C. Morton (MON)          52
  G. Perry (SF)            52
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         50
  P. Niekro (ATL)          49
  J. Reuss (STL)           47
  S. Arlin (SD)            44
  B. Lersch (PHI)          44

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         15
  B. Hands (CHI)           14
  C. Osteen (LA)           13
  J. Merritt (CIN)         12
  B. Lersch (PHI)          11
  J. Marichal (SF)         11
  J. Nash (ATL)            11
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        10
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10

Walks:

  B. Stoneman (MON)        54
  S. Renko (MON)           53
  T. Phoebus (SD)          48
  C. Kirby (SD)            46
  A. Downing (LA)          45
  N. Ryan (NY)             45
  B. Singer (LA)           45
  S. Stone (SF)            43
  J. Reuss (STL)           41
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        40

Strikeouts:

  B. Stoneman (MON)       124
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        115
  T. Seaver (NY)          113
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        97
  C. Kirby (SD)            83
  L. Dierker (HOU)         73
  D. Ellis (PIT)           72
  N. Ryan (NY)             67
  G. Perry (SF)            65
  B. Singer (LA)           65

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