Sunday June 20, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, June 20, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        37  26  2.72   63  14  11   586   483  198  177   44  222  463
Houston         32  35  2.94   67  15  13   606   548  215  198   31  169  332
San Francisco   46  25  2.97   71  19  13   651   560  247  215   46  219  386
Pittsburgh      43  25  2.98   68  19  21   616   593  222  204   35  203  350
Los Angeles     37  30  3.29   67  21  12   593   536  247  217   47  192  334
Cincinnati      31  37  3.33   68   7  19   608   549  236  225   57  235  307
Philadelphia    26  39  3.64   65  12  11   590   552  267  239   56  203  341
Chicago         35  33  3.75   68  32   6   609   602  292  254   60  180  389
San Diego       23  47  3.88   70  10  11   610   647  304  263   44  280  409
Atlanta         31  40  3.90   71  15  12   641   685  311  278   74  204  356
Montreal        26  35  3.97   62  21   9   544   509  256  240   51  229  334
St. Louis       37  32  4.34   70  24  10   618   657  324  298   50  264  361

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry Dierker (HOU)   10   3  2.15  16  16   6   0   2  121  111   31   29    2   22   73
Dock Ellis (PIT)      10   3  2.17  14  14   6   0   1  108   85   30   26    4   23   72
Dave Roberts (SD)      5   7  2.26  16  13   4   0   1  108   98   30   27    4   28   58
Tom Seaver (NY)        8   3  2.26  15  15   7   0   1  119   98   32   30   10   28  116
Ron Bryant (SF)        6   3  2.30  16  12   3   0   2   98   86   28   25    2   27   60
Al Downing (LA)        7   4  2.33  16  15   6   0   2  116  101   39   30    7   46   53
Nolan Ryan (NY)        6   4  2.36  12  10   2   0   0   76   47   23   20    5   52   74
Juan Marichal (SF)     9   4  2.61  16  16   9   0   3  124   99   40   36   12   26   67
Gary Gentry (NY)       6   4  2.67  14  14   3   0   1   98   75   37   29    8   37   67
Don Gullett (CIN)      8   2  2.76  16  13   2   0   2   88   81   29   27    7   31   44

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Kelley             2   3  2.45  12   5   3   0   0   48   38   15   13    4   14   29
Mike McQueen           2   1  2.97  10   2   0   0   0   33   27   12   11    5   13   25
Phil Niekro            5   7  3.14  18  16   7   1   1  112  110   52   39   11   33   70
George Stone           0   3  3.67  12   9   1   0   0   76   79   35   31    8   12   51
Ron Reed               6   5  3.70  13  13   2   0   0   92   94   41   38   10   26   50
Bob Priddy             2   4  4.14  22   0   0   3   0   37   38   17   17    3   18   20
Cecil Upshaw           7   4  4.17  25   0   0   7   0   41   52   20   19    4   14   33
Steve Barber           0   0  4.18  19   0   0   1   0   24   32   12   11    1    7   13
Pat Jarvis             2   8  4.26  18  13   1   0   1   89   95   45   42   11   30   32
Ron Herbel             0   1  5.32  13   0   0   0   0   22   26   14   13    4    8    7
Jim Nash               5   4  5.48  13  13   1   0   0   66   88   43   40   11   28   25
Hoyt Wilhelm           0   0 15.43   3   0   0   0   0    2    6    5    4    2    1    1

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Tompkins           0   2  2.82  19   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
Ray Newman             0   0  3.21  10   0   0   0   0   14    9    5    5    2    7   10
Bill Hands             8   8  3.50  17  17   9   0   0  118  107   60   46   14   25   64
Joe Decker             0   0  3.68   2   1   0   0   0    7   12    3    3    1    0    4
Milt Pappas            7   6  3.95  13  13   5   0   1   93   97   44   41   12   28   39
Ken Holtzman           6   8  4.01  18  17   5   0   3  119  122   60   53   11   41  101
Jim Colborn            0   0  4.05  10   0   0   0   0    7   10    3    3    0    3    1
Phil Regan             2   2  4.17  22   1   0   2   0   41   48   23   19    2   14   14
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            1   1  6.43  10   2   0   0   0   21   25   20   15    1   16   17
Burt Hooton            0   0  8.10   1   1   0   0   0    3    3    3    3    1    5    2

 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  2.11  29   0   0   8   0   47   38   11   11    2   22   34
Joe Gibbon             1   1  2.25  23   0   0   6   0   36   23    9    9    2   18   19
Don Gullett            8   2  2.76  16  13   2   0   2   88   81   29   27    7   31   44
Gary Nolan             4   7  2.93  15  15   2   0   0  107   89   37   35    6   30   64
Tony Cloninger         2   4  3.12  15   6   0   0   0   58   49   20   20    8   28   33
Wayne Granger          3   4  3.32  31   0   0   5   0   43   37   18   16    3   17   18
Ross Grimsley          4   2  3.51   8   8   2   0   1   51   53   21   20    4   10   18
Milt Wilcox            2   1  4.02  14   2   0   0   0   31   30   15   14    1   15   15
Jim McGlothlin         3   4  4.25  12   9   1   0   0   55   56   26   26    9   15   28
Jim Merritt            0   8  4.92  12   9   0   0   0   57   63   34   31   13   18   15
Wayne Simpson          1   1  5.33   6   5   0   0   0   25   23   15   15    2   21   17

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Gladding          3   1  1.29  19   0   0   7   0   21   22    4    3    0    7    5
Denny Lemaster         0   0  2.05  21   0   0   2   0   22   16    5    5    2    7   11
Larry Dierker         10   3  2.15  16  16   6   0   2  121  111   31   29    2   22   73
Ken Forsch             2   1  2.19  13   4   2   0   0   49   40   13   12    2   13   32
George Culver          3   5  2.23  26   0   0   3   0   32   24    8    8    1   14   19
Jim Ray                2   1  2.51  16   0   0   1   0   32   28    9    9    2    5   13
Jack Billingham        3   7  3.10  13  13   2   0   0   96   81   39   33    4   25   47
Don Wilson             5   5  3.27  15  15   5   0   2  110   97   40   40    8   31   58
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  1.52  22   0   0   8   0   30   18    5    5    1   10   28
Al Downing             7   4  2.33  16  15   6   0   2  116  101   39   30    7   46   53
Joe Moeller            0   1  2.45  13   0   0   1   0   26   21   10    7    1    6    8
Pete Mikkelsen         5   2  2.67  18   0   0   3   0   34   28   14   10    3    5   21
Claude Osteen          8   4  2.93  17  17   7   0   2  123  112   43   40   13   29   56
Don Sutton             6   6  3.38  16  16   4   0   2  104   98   41   39    6   26   67
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
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  6.84   9   3   0   0   0   25   37   20   19    1    9   10

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dan McGinn             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Bill Stoneman          9   5  2.91  16  16   9   0   1  124   84   42   40    9   57  126
Steve Renko            7   5  3.15  16  16   4   0   1  117   91   47   41    7   58   59
Carl Morton            6   9  3.62  17  17   8   0   0  122  127   53   49    8   41   47
Claude Raymond         1   2  3.80  14   0   0   0   0   24   31   10   10    1    9   12
Howie Reed             1   1  3.80  17   0   0   0   0   24   29   10   10    7    5    8
John O'Donoghue        0   0  5.52  11   0   0   0   0   15   18   10    9    3    7    7
Ernie McAnally         1   6  5.79  10   8   0   0   0   47   40   31   30    5   25   25
Mike Marshall          1   4  5.97  26   0   0   9   0   38   39   26   25    4   17   31
John Strohmayer        0   1  6.63   6   2   0   0   0   19   28   15   14    4    5   10
Jim Britton            0   2  6.89   4   3   0   0   0   16   22   12   12    3    5    8

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Danny Frisella         3   1  1.59  22   0   0   6   0   34   28    7    6    2   12   42
Tug McGraw             5   3  1.66  23   0   0   5   0   43   29    9    8    0   18   44
Tom Seaver             8   3  2.26  15  15   7   0   1  119   98   32   30   10   28  116
Nolan Ryan             6   4  2.36  12  10   2   0   0   76   47   23   20    5   52   74
Ron Taylor             2   1  2.57  21   0   0   0   0   28   26    8    8    4    5    9
Gary Gentry            6   4  2.67  14  14   3   0   1   98   75   37   29    8   37   67
Jerry Koosman          3   4  2.89  12  11   1   0   0   81   76   28   26    5   23   41
Charlie Williams       2   1  3.29   7   2   0   0   0   27   20   12   10    2   15   20
Ray Sadecki            2   2  3.48  11   5   1   0   1   44   44   17   17    3   19   32
Jim McAndrew           0   3  5.86   8   6   0   0   0   35   40   25   23    5   13   18

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Hoerner            2   2  2.36  22   0   0   3   0   34   27   11    9    4    9   27
Darrell Brandon        2   3  2.38  20   0   0   4   0   23   26    8    6    1   15   16
Lowell Palmer          0   0  2.45   1   0   0   0   0    4    1    1    1    0    4    1
Rick Wise              7   4  3.19  16  15   6   0   2  104   99   43   37    8   31   52
Woodie Fryman          1   3  3.28  20   2   0   2   0   47   36   19   17    3   19   38
Chris Short            4   8  3.34  13  13   3   0   2   89   93   41   33    9   28   55
Ken Reynolds           1   1  3.44  15   6   0   0   0   55   41   24   21    2   24   40
Barry Lersch           4   6  3.93  17  15   2   0   0  103  101   48   45   13   23   51
Bill Champion          0   1  4.65  14   1   0   0   0   31   31   16   16    6   17    9
Jim Bunning            5   8  4.81  16  13   1   1   0   82   81   46   44    7   25   41
Dick Selma             0   1  4.91   9   0   0   1   0   11    9    6    6    1    6    7
Bill Wilson            0   2  4.91   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    4    4    2    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            3   1  1.41  26   0   0  13   0   38   34    7    6    0   18   22
Jim Nelson             1   1  2.03  12   1   0   0   0   27   18    6    6    0   18   10
Dock Ellis            10   3  2.17  14  14   6   0   1  108   85   30   26    4   23   72
Mudcat Grant           4   2  2.82  23   0   0   5   0   45   37   15   14    5   14   13
Steve Blass            8   3  2.90  14  14   6   0   4  106  107   34   34    6   32   58
Bob Johnson            4   4  3.25  12  10   3   0   0   69   66   27   25    5   26   45
Luke Walker            2   6  3.59  13  13   2   0   1   83   86   35   33    5   31   48
Bob Moose              5   4  3.80  13  11   2   0   1   73   78   37   31    6   19   39
Nelson Briles          4   1  3.86  16   5   0   0   0   49   63   22   21    4   16   25
Bob Veale              2   0  4.60  12   0   0   2   0   16   17    9    8    0    6   18

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Miller             3   2  2.10  19   0   0   3   0   30   34    9    7    0   15   18
Dave Roberts           5   7  2.26  16  13   4   0   1  108   98   30   27    4   28   58
Gary Ross              1   2  2.45  11   0   0   0   0   18   20    6    5    0   10   11
Fred Norman            0   1  2.63   3   2   0   0   0   14   11    4    4    1    5   13
Al Severinsen          2   2  3.35  35   0   0   7   0   38   43   16   14    1   17   15
Clay Kirby             5   6  3.55  17  15   3   0   0  101   92   45   40   10   52   89
Al Santorini           0   2  3.76  18   3   0   0   0   38   43   19   16    4   11   21
Tom Phoebus            3   6  4.41  16  15   1   0   0   86  102   43   42    9   49   56
Steve Arlin            2  10  4.79  15  14   2   0   2   83   83   50   44    2   42   55
Dick Kelley            1   3  5.17  26   1   0   1   0   31   36   20   18    3   12   28
Bill Laxton            0   2  6.00  15   0   0   0   0   21   21   18   14    3   21   16
Danny Coombs           1   4  6.86  12   7   0   0   0   42   64   44   32    7   18   29

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Hamilton         1   1  1.74  17   0   0   0   0   21   13    4    4    1    4   19
Jerry Johnson          8   2  1.76  33   0   0   7   0   51   39   10   10    4   22   34
Ron Bryant             6   3  2.30  16  12   3   0   2   98   86   28   25    2   27   60
John Cumberland        2   0  2.33  22   0   0   2   0   39   35   11   10    3    9   13
Juan Marichal          9   4  2.61  16  16   9   0   3  124   99   40   36   12   26   67
Steve Stone            5   5  3.12  15  15   2   0   2   87   73   34   30    6   46   54
Gaylord Perry          6   5  3.50  16  16   4   0   1  113  104   56   44    8   33   69
Frank Reberger         2   0  3.63   9   6   0   0   0   35   27   14   14    2   17   17
Rich Robertson         2   2  3.93  15   6   1   1   0   50   48   28   22    4   24   29
Don McMahon            5   3  5.29  27   0   0   3   0   34   36   22   20    4   11   24

 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  1.50   3   2   0   0   0   18   15    3    3    1   10    8
Frank Linzy            1   1  2.10  25   0   0   5   0   26   25    9    6    1   14    9
Steve Carlton         10   3  3.23  16  15   8   0   3  111  113   43   40    7   35   61
Moe Drabowsky          4   0  3.52  25   0   0   3   0   31   25   12   12    2   15   27
Rudy Arroyo            0   1  3.60   7   0   0   0   0   10   13    5    4    1    4    5
Reggie Cleveland       6   6  4.12  15  15   5   0   1   94   95   45   43    6   24   62
Chuck Taylor           1   0  4.12  21   0   0   1   0   39   38   21   18    5   18   24
Bob Gibson             4   5  4.27  11  11   7   0   0   78   83   40   37    7   25   56
Don Shaw               2   0  4.43  19   0   0   1   0   22   23   14   11    0   13   11
Jerry Reuss            6   7  4.91  15  15   3   0   1   88   95   52   48    9   42   55
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   5  6.92  10   6   1   0   1   40   55   32   31    2   16   21
Harry Parker           0   0  7.20   4   0   0   0   0    5    6    4    4    2    2    2
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
Bob Reynolds           0   0 18.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    6    4    4    1    2    1

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League Leaders

Wins:

  S. Carlton (STL)         10
  L. Dierker (HOU)         10
  D. Ellis (PIT)           10
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         10
  J. Marichal (SF)          9
  B. Stoneman (MON)         9
  S. Blass (PIT)            8
  D. Gullett (CIN)          8
  B. Hands (CHI)            8
  J. Johnson (SF)           8

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)          13
  M. Marshall (MON)         9
  J. Brewer (LA)            8
  C. Carroll (CIN)          8
  F. Gladding (HOU)         7
  J. Johnson (SF)           7
  A. Severinsen (SD)        7
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           7
  D. Frisella (NY)          6
  J. Gibbon (CIN)           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
  J. Marichal (SF)      124.1
  B. Stoneman (MON)     123.2
  C. Osteen (LA)        122.2
  C. Morton (MON)       121.2
  L. Dierker (HOU)      121.1
  T. Seaver (NY)        119.1
  K. Holtzman (CHI)     119.0
  B. Hands (CHI)        118.1
  S. Renko (MON)        117.0

Hits:

  C. Morton (MON)         127
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       122
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        119
  S. Carlton (STL)        113
  C. Osteen (LA)          112
  L. Dierker (HOU)        111
  P. Niekro (ATL)         110
  S. Blass (PIT)          107
  B. Hands (CHI)          107
  G. Perry (SF)           104

Runs:

  B. Singer (LA)           61
  B. Hands (CHI)           60
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        60
  G. Perry (SF)            56
  C. Morton (MON)          53
  P. Niekro (ATL)          52
  J. Reuss (STL)           52
  S. Arlin (SD)            50
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         50
  B. Lersch (PHI)          48

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  S. Renko (MON)           58
  B. Stoneman (MON)        57
  C. Kirby (SD)            52
  N. Ryan (NY)             52
  T. Phoebus (SD)          49
  A. Downing (LA)          46
  S. Stone (SF)            46
  B. Singer (LA)           45
  S. Arlin (SD)            42
  J. Reuss (STL)           42

Strikeouts:

  B. Stoneman (MON)       126
  T. Seaver (NY)          116
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        115
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       101
  C. Kirby (SD)            89
  N. Ryan (NY)             74
  L. Dierker (HOU)         73
  D. Ellis (PIT)           72
  P. Niekro (ATL)          70
  G. Perry (SF)            69

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