Wednesday June 23, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, June 23, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        38  28  2.80   66  14  12   611   511  212  190   46  230  478
Houston         33  37  2.91   70  15  14   635   574  224  205   31  181  352
San Francisco   48  25  2.92   73  20  14   669   573  249  217   46  228  394
Pittsburgh      45  26  2.92   71  20  22   643   619  227  209   36  216  360
Los Angeles     38  32  3.28   70  22  12   621   563  256  226   47  199  349
Cincinnati      32  39  3.30   71   8  19   638   579  246  234   59  242  317
Philadelphia    28  40  3.59   68  13  11   619   566  276  247   57  216  356
Chicago         35  35  3.76   70  33   6   625   612  299  261   62  188  397
San Diego       25  48  3.77   73  10  11   640   670  313  268   45  294  429
Atlanta         33  42  3.88   75  16  12   677   721  326  292   77  218  377
Montreal        28  37  3.99   66  21  11   578   535  272  256   57  249  343
St. Louis       39  33  4.29   73  25  11   645   676  334  307   51  278  381

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dock Ellis (PIT)      11   3  2.01  15  15   7   0   2  117   93   30   26    4   27   75
Larry Dierker (HOU)   10   3  2.15  17  16   6   0   2  122  112   31   29    2   22   73
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)    10   4  2.57  17  17  10   0   3  133  109   42   38   12   29   72
Gary Nolan (CIN)       5   7  2.71  16  16   3   0   0  116   95   38   35    6   32   69
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  3.10  19  16   7   1   1  113  110   52   39   11   35   74
Ron Reed               7   5  3.38  14  14   3   0   1  101   97   41   38   10   29   53
George Stone           0   3  3.67  12   9   1   0   0   76   79   35   31    8   12   51
Steve Barber           0   0  3.99  20   1   0   1   0   29   38   14   13    2    8   14
Bob Priddy             2   4  4.14  22   0   0   3   0   37   38   17   17    3   18   20
Pat Jarvis             2   9  4.28  19  14   1   0   1   95  101   48   45   12   33   34
Cecil Upshaw           8   5  4.66  28   0   0   7   0   46   62   25   24    4   17   38
Jim Nash               5   4  5.30  14  14   1   0   0   73   97   47   43   12   30   29
Ron Herbel             0   1  5.32  13   0   0   0   0   22   26   14   13    4    8    7
Tom House              0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    0    2
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  2.70  20   0   0   3   0   23   16    7    7    0   14   11
Fergie Jenkins        10   7  2.97  17  17  13   0   2  143  121   52   47   15   18  118
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
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
Milt Pappas            7   7  4.09  14  14   6   0   1  101  105   49   46   14   33   42
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  2.12  31   0   0   8   0   51   42   12   12    3   24   36
Joe Gibbon             1   1  2.21  24   0   0   6   0   37   25    9    9    2   18   19
Gary Nolan             5   7  2.71  16  16   3   0   0  116   95   38   35    6   32   69
Don Gullett            8   2  2.76  16  13   2   0   2   88   81   29   27    7   31   44
Tony Cloninger         2   4  3.12  15   6   0   0   0   58   49   20   20    8   28   33
Wayne Granger          3   4  3.15  33   0   0   5   0   46   39   18   16    3   17   19
Ross Grimsley          4   3  3.61   9   9   2   0   1   57   57   24   23    5   12   19
Milt Wilcox            2   1  4.02  14   2   0   0   0   31   30   15   14    1   15   15
Jim McGlothlin         3   4  4.21  13  10   1   0   0   62   66   29   29    9   15   29
Jim Merritt            0   9  5.15  13   9   0   0   0   58   65   36   33   13   19   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   2  1.46  21   0   0   8   0   25   26    5    4    0    9    8
Denny Lemaster         0   0  2.05  21   0   0   2   0   22   16    5    5    2    7   11
Larry Dierker         10   3  2.15  17  16   6   0   2  122  112   31   29    2   22   73
Ken Forsch             3   1  2.20  14   5   2   0   0   57   48   15   14    2   17   38
George Culver          3   6  2.25  28   0   0   3   0   36   28   10    9    1   15   21
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  3.18  16  16   5   0   2  116   99   41   41    8   34   63
Wade Blasingame        4   7  3.77  14  14   0   0   0   86   86   42   36    6   29   48
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   2  2.10  23   0   0   8   0   30   22    7    7    1   10   28
Al Downing             7   4  2.33  16  15   6   0   2  116  101   39   30    7   46   53
Bob O'Brien            2   1  2.43  10   1   1   0   1   30   18    8    8    2   11   13
Joe Moeller            0   1  2.60  14   0   0   1   0   28   25   11    8    1    6   10
Jose Pena              0   0  2.61   5   0   0   0   0   10    7    3    3    2    4   13
Pete Mikkelsen         5   2  2.62  19   0   0   3   0   34   28   14   10    3    5   22
Don Sutton             6   6  3.19  17  17   4   0   2  113  101   42   40    6   30   74
Claude Osteen          8   5  3.20  18  18   7   0   2  127  121   48   45   13   30   57
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
Bill Stoneman          9   5  2.91  16  16   9   0   1  124   84   42   40    9   57  126
Steve Renko            7   6  3.27  17  17   4   0   1  124   98   51   45    7   65   61
Howie Reed             2   1  3.46  19   0   0   0   0   26   31   10   10    7    7    9
Carl Morton            7   9  3.65  19  18   8   1   0  128  132   56   52    9   44   47
Dan McGinn             0   0  4.50   3   1   0   0   0    6    4    3    3    0    5    3
Claude Raymond         1   3  4.50  15   0   0   0   0   24   33   12   12    3    9   12
John O'Donoghue        0   0  4.67  13   0   0   0   0   17   19   10    9    3    7    7
John Strohmayer        0   1  5.08   8   3   0   1   0   28   32   17   16    6    7   14
Ernie McAnally         1   6  5.79  10   8   0   0   0   47   40   31   30    5   25   25
Mike Marshall          1   4  6.39  27   0   0   9   0   38   40   28   27    5   18   31
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  1.57  23   0   0   7   0   34   28    7    6    2   12   42
Tug McGraw             5   3  1.99  24   0   0   5   0   45   33   11   10    0   19   48
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  2.40  22   0   0   0   0   30   28    8    8    4    5   11
Gary Gentry            6   5  2.99  15  15   3   0   1   99   81   41   33    9   39   69
Charlie Williams       3   1  3.00   8   3   0   0   0   36   26   14   12    2   16   22
Jerry Koosman          3   5  3.17  13  12   1   0   0   88   83   34   31    6   26   45
Ray Sadecki            2   2  3.30  12   5   1   0   1   46   47   17   17    3   19   33
Jim McAndrew           0   3  5.70   9   6   0   0   0   36   40   25   23    5   14   18

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Darrell Brandon        3   3  1.95  21   0   0   4   0   28   26    8    6    1   17   20
Joe Hoerner            2   2  2.36  22   0   0   3   0   34   27   11    9    4    9   27
Lowell Palmer          0   0  2.79   2   1   0   0   0   10    5    4    3    1   10    3
Rick Wise              8   4  2.94  17  16   7   0   3  113   99   43   37    8   32   55
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   2  3.81  16   7   0   0   0   59   48   28   25    2   26   42
Barry Lersch           4   6  3.93  17  15   2   0   0  103  101   48   45   13   23   51
Bill Wilson            0   2  4.32   6   0   0   0   0    8    7    4    4    2    2    6
Bill Champion          0   1  4.63  15   1   0   0   0   35   34   18   18    6   19   11
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

 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  1.40  27   0   0  13   0   39   34    7    6    0   18   22
Dock Ellis            11   3  2.01  15  15   7   0   2  117   93   30   26    4   27   75
Jim Nelson             1   2  2.15  13   2   0   0   0   29   20    7    7    0   22   10
Mudcat Grant           4   2  2.70  24   0   0   6   0   47   38   15   14    5   14   14
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            3   6  3.51  14  14   2   0   1   90   93   37   35    6   32   51
Bob Moose              5   4  3.78  14  11   2   0   1   79   85   39   33    6   22   41
Nelson Briles          4   1  3.86  16   5   0   0   0   49   63   22   21    4   16   25
Bob Veale              2   0  4.41  13   0   0   2   0   16   18    9    8    0    7   19

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Miller             5   2  1.75  21   0   0   3   0   36   37    9    7    0   16   23
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  3.46  18  16   3   0   0  109  100   47   42   11   56   94
Al Santorini           0   2  3.76  18   3   0   0   0   38   43   19   16    4   11   21
Tom Phoebus            3   6  4.37  17  16   1   0   0   93  109   46   45    9   51   59
Steve Arlin            2  11  4.42  16  15   2   0   2   90   88   54   44    2   48   60
Dick Kelley            1   3  4.86  27   1   0   1   0   33   36   20   18    3   13   30
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  1.75  34   0   0   8   0   51   39   10   10    4   22   35
John Cumberland        3   0  1.90  23   1   0   2   0   47   38   11   10    3   15   15
Ron Bryant             6   3  2.30  16  12   3   0   2   98   86   28   25    2   27   60
Juan Marichal         10   4  2.57  17  17  10   0   3  133  109   42   38   12   29   72
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
Moe Drabowsky          5   0  3.31  26   0   0   3   0   33   26   12   12    2   18   28
Steve Carlton         11   3  3.37  17  16   9   0   3  120  119   48   45    7   39   73
Chuck Taylor           1   0  4.05  22   0   0   1   0   40   38   21   18    5   19   24
Rudy Arroyo            0   1  4.09   8   0   0   0   0   11   14    6    5    2    4    5
Reggie Cleveland       6   6  4.12  15  15   5   0   1   94   95   45   43    6   24   62
Bob Gibson             4   6  4.24  12  12   7   0   0   85   89   43   40    7   26   60
Don Shaw               2   0  4.37  20   0   0   2   0   23   23   14   11    0   13   11
Jerry Reuss            6   7  4.55  16  16   3   0   1   95  100   53   48    9   47   58
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)         11
  D. Ellis (PIT)           11
  L. Dierker (HOU)         10
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         10
  J. Marichal (SF)         10
  B. Stoneman (MON)         9
  S. Blass (PIT)            8
  D. Gullett (CIN)          8
  B. Hands (CHI)            8
  J. Johnson (SF)           8

Losses:

  S. Arlin (SD)            11
  B. Singer (LA)           10
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           9
  J. Merritt (CIN)          9
  C. Morton (MON)           9
  J. Bunning (PHI)          8
  B. Hands (CHI)            8
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         8
  C. Short (PHI)            8
  J. Billingham (HOU)       7

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         13
  J. Marichal (SF)         10
  S. Carlton (STL)          9
  B. Hands (CHI)            9
  B. Stoneman (MON)         9
  C. Morton (MON)           8
  D. Ellis (PIT)            7
  B. Gibson (STL)           7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  C. Osteen (LA)            7

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)          13
  M. Marshall (MON)         9
  J. Brewer (LA)            8
  C. Carroll (CIN)          8
  F. Gladding (HOU)         8
  J. Johnson (SF)           8
  D. Frisella (NY)          7
  A. Severinsen (SD)        7
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           7
  J. Gibbon (CIN)           6

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)      142.2
  J. Marichal (SF)      133.1
  C. Morton (MON)       128.1
  C. Osteen (LA)        126.2
  S. Renko (MON)        124.0
  B. Stoneman (MON)     123.2
  L. Dierker (HOU)      121.2
  S. Carlton (STL)      120.1
  T. Seaver (NY)        119.1
  K. Holtzman (CHI)     119.0

Hits:

  C. Morton (MON)         132
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       122
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        121
  C. Osteen (LA)          121
  S. Carlton (STL)        119
  L. Dierker (HOU)        112
  P. Niekro (ATL)         110
  J. Marichal (SF)        109
  T. Phoebus (SD)         109
  S. Blass (PIT)          107

Runs:

  B. Singer (LA)           61
  B. Hands (CHI)           60
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        60
  C. Morton (MON)          56
  G. Perry (SF)            56
  S. Arlin (SD)            54
  J. Reuss (STL)           53
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         52
  P. Niekro (ATL)          52
  S. Renko (MON)           51

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  S. Renko (MON)           65
  B. Stoneman (MON)        57
  C. Kirby (SD)            56
  N. Ryan (NY)             52
  T. Phoebus (SD)          51
  S. Arlin (SD)            48
  J. Reuss (STL)           47
  A. Downing (LA)          46
  S. Stone (SF)            46
  B. Singer (LA)           45

Strikeouts:

  B. Stoneman (MON)       126
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        118
  T. Seaver (NY)          116
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       101
  C. Kirby (SD)            94
  D. Ellis (PIT)           75
  P. Niekro (ATL)          74
  N. Ryan (NY)             74
  D. Sutton (LA)           74
  S. Carlton (STL)         73


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