Wednesday June 30, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, June 30, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        45  29  2.69   74  19  13   682   566  230  204   47  243  528
San Francisco   50  29  2.92   79  21  15   719   622  272  233   51  244  417
Houston         37  39  2.97   76  17  15   689   623  247  227   32  201  399
Pittsburgh      49  29  3.25   78  21  25   703   692  274  254   46  235  390
Los Angeles     43  35  3.29   78  23  15   695   641  289  254   55  212  383
Cincinnati      36  44  3.42   80  10  22   716   654  287  272   68  273  354
Chicago         40  36  3.62   76  36   7   679   672  314  273   64  200  425
San Diego       28  52  3.74   80  12  12   704   733  341  293   49  320  460
Philadelphia    31  45  3.82   76  14  12   692   655  326  294   75  238  402
Atlanta         38  45  3.93   83  18  15   747   800  363  326   87  240  418
Montreal        29  45  4.04   75  22  11   659   635  317  296   66  282  405
St. Louis       40  38  4.54   79  27  11   698   757  380  352   55  299  413

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver (NY)       10   3  2.03  17  17   9   0   2  137  107   33   31   10   29  138
Nolan Ryan (NY)        8   4  2.05  14  12   3   0   0   92   64   24   21    5   54   93
Ron Bryant (SF)        7   3  2.21  17  13   3   0   2  106   92   29   26    2   32   61
Dock Ellis (PIT)      12   3  2.24  16  16   7   0   2  125  101   37   31    4   29   75
Larry Dierker (HOU)   10   4  2.24  18  17   6   0   2  129  119   34   32    3   25   77
Al Downing (LA)        9   4  2.44  18  17   6   0   2  129  116   46   35    8   51   59
Dave Roberts (SD)      6   8  2.51  18  15   4   0   1  122  114   39   34    4   35   61
Juan Marichal (SF)    10   5  2.63  18  18  10   0   3  140  117   48   41   13   29   73
Don Gullett (CIN)      9   2  2.73  18  15   2   0   2  102   95   33   31    9   37   46
Gary Gentry (NY)       7   5  2.74  16  16   4   0   1  108   85   42   33    9   42   72

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike McQueen           2   1  2.97  10   2   0   0   0   33   27   12   11    5   13   25
Phil Niekro            7   7  3.21  21  18   8   1   1  129  127   59   46   16   37   83
Tom Kelley             3   3  3.24  14   7   3   0   0   58   52   24   21    5   21   35
George Stone           1   3  3.28  13  10   2   0   1   85   88   35   31    8   13   56
Ron Reed               7   6  3.43  15  15   3   0   1  105  103   45   40   11   31   54
Bob Priddy             3   4  3.95  25   0   0   3   0   43   44   19   19    4   22   24
Cecil Upshaw           8   5  4.26  31   0   0   9   0   51   64   25   24    4   18   43
Pat Jarvis             2   9  4.28  19  14   1   0   1   95  101   48   45   12   33   34
Ron Herbel             0   1  4.67  15   0   0   1   0   27   29   15   14    4    9    7
Steve Barber           0   1  4.71  21   2   0   1   0   36   47   20   19    2   10   16
Jim Nash               5   5  5.54  15  15   1   0   0   80  107   53   49   13   32   36
Tom House              0   0 10.13   3   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    3    1    0    4
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        11   7  2.85  18  18  14   0   2  152  129   53   48   16   19  128
Ray Newman             0   0  3.07  11   0   0   0   0   15    9    5    5    2    7   12
Joe Decker             0   0  3.12   3   1   0   0   0    9   16    3    3    1    1    5
Bill Hands             9   8  3.25  19  19   9   0   0  130  121   62   47   14   28   68
Ken Holtzman           8   8  3.74  20  19   7   0   3  137  139   66   57   11   45  108
Phil Regan             2   2  3.98  24   1   0   3   0   43   49   23   19    2   14   14
Jim Colborn            0   0  4.05  10   0   0   0   0    7   10    3    3    0    3    1
Milt Pappas            7   8  4.36  15  15   6   0   1  107  117   55   52   15   34   44
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            2   1  5.19  11   2   0   0   0   26   29   20   15    1   18   19
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           4   2  2.03  33   0   0   8   0   53   43   12   12    3   24   39
Don Gullett            9   2  2.73  18  15   2   0   2  102   95   33   31    9   37   46
Gary Nolan             6   7  2.82  17  17   3   0   0  124   99   42   39    7   33   74
Joe Gibbon             1   3  3.10  29   0   0   8   0   41   31   14   14    3   21   20
Wayne Granger          3   4  3.24  38   0   0   6   0   50   44   20   18    4   17   24
Ross Grimsley          4   3  3.84  10  10   2   0   1   63   65   28   27    6   15   21
Tony Cloninger         3   5  3.84  17   8   1   0   1   68   58   29   29    9   37   37
Jim McGlothlin         3   5  3.86  14  11   2   0   0   70   73   30   30    9   17   36
Milt Wilcox            2   1  4.02  14   2   0   0   0   31   30   15   14    1   15   15
Jim Merritt            0  10  4.90  15   9   0   0   0   64   75   38   35   13   20   16
Wayne Simpson          1   1  5.03   8   7   0   0   0   39   34   25   22    4   27   24

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Gladding          3   2  1.35  22   0   0   8   0   27   26    5    4    0    9    8
Denny Lemaster         0   0  1.88  22   0   0   2   0   24   16    5    5    2    7   13
George Culver          3   6  2.03  30   0   0   4   0   40   29   10    9    1   18   24
Ken Forsch             4   1  2.17  15   6   3   0   0   66   54   17   16    2   18   49
Larry Dierker         10   4  2.24  18  17   6   0   2  129  119   34   32    3   25   77
Jim Ray                4   1  2.39  18   0   0   1   0   38   32   11   10    2    6   16
Don Wilson             6   5  3.31  17  17   6   0   2  125  107   46   46    8   37   72
Jack Billingham        3   8  3.45  15  15   2   0   0  107   98   47   41    4   32   58
Wade Blasingame        4   7  3.91  15  15   0   0   0   90   92   45   39    6   31   52
Tom Griffin            0   5  5.08   8   6   0   0   0   34   40   21   19    3   16   24
Buddy Harris           0   0  5.23   6   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             4   2  1.85  27   0   0  10   0   34   25    7    7    1   12   32
Doyle Alexander        0   0  2.25   1   1   0   0   0    8    7    2    2    1    0    3
Joe Moeller            0   2  2.34  16   0   0   1   0   35   33   12    9    1    6   13
Al Downing             9   4  2.44  18  17   6   0   2  129  116   46   35    8   51   59
Jose Pena              0   0  2.84   7   0   0   1   0   13    8    4    4    3    5   14
Bob O'Brien            2   1  2.87  12   3   1   0   1   38   31   13   12    4   11   13
Don Sutton             7   6  3.02  18  18   5   0   2  122  105   44   41    6   31   80
Pete Mikkelsen         5   3  3.07  22   0   0   3   0   41   37   18   14    3    6   26
Claude Osteen          9   6  3.44  20  20   7   0   2  141  138   58   54   16   33   63
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  6.92  10   3   0   0   0   26   38   21   20    1    9   11

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Stoneman          9   7  2.96  18  18   9   0   1  137   98   47   45   11   59  137
Howie Reed             2   1  3.31  23   0   0   0   0   33   36   12   12    7   11   12
Steve Renko            7   8  3.41  19  19   4   0   1  140  117   59   53    9   70   73
Carl Morton            7   9  3.62  20  19   8   1   0  134  142   60   54   10   46   50
John O'Donoghue        0   0  4.67  13   0   0   0   0   17   19   10    9    3    7    7
Claude Raymond         1   5  4.78  20   0   0   0   0   32   50   18   17    4   11   19
John Strohmayer        1   1  4.82   9   4   1   1   0   37   42   21   20    7    8   19
Mike Marshall          1   4  5.73  32   0   0   9   0   44   45   30   28    5   21   39
Dan McGinn             0   1  5.94   5   2   0   0   0   17   16   12   11    2   14   10
Jim Britton            0   2  6.16   5   4   0   0   0   19   24   13   13    3    9   12
Ernie McAnally         1   7  6.24  12   9   0   0   0   49   46   35   34    5   26   27

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Danny Frisella         4   1  1.33  25   0   0   8   0   41   31    7    6    2   12   45
Tug McGraw             5   3  1.99  24   0   0   5   0   45   33   11   10    0   19   48
Tom Seaver            10   3  2.03  17  17   9   0   2  137  107   33   31   10   29  138
Nolan Ryan             8   4  2.05  14  12   3   0   0   92   64   24   21    5   54   93
Gary Gentry            7   5  2.74  16  16   4   0   1  108   85   42   33    9   42   72
Jerry Koosman          4   5  2.97  14  13   2   0   0   97   86   35   32    6   29   45
Ron Taylor             2   1  3.09  23   0   0   0   0   32   34   11   11    4    5   12
Ray Sadecki            2   2  3.35  13   6   1   0   1   51   51   19   19    4   22   35
Charlie Williams       3   2  4.25   9   4   0   0   0   36   30   20   17    2   17   22
Jim McAndrew           0   3  5.10  10   6   0   0   0   42   45   28   24    5   14   18

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Hoerner            3   3  2.27  25   0   0   4   0   40   32   12   10    5    9   33
Darrell Brandon        4   3  2.51  25   0   0   4   0   32   31   11    9    2   19   20
Rick Wise              8   5  2.94  18  17   8   0   3  122  110   46   40    9   34   61
Woodie Fryman          2   3  3.52  21   3   0   2   0   54   45   23   21    4   24   46
Barry Lersch           4   7  3.69  19  17   2   0   0  120  115   52   49   16   26   59
Chris Short            4   9  4.04  15  15   3   0   2  100  112   53   45   13   30   64
Bill Champion          0   1  4.38  16   1   0   0   0   37   34   18   18    6   19   12
Ken Reynolds           1   2  4.41  17   8   0   0   0   65   56   35   32    3   29   44
Bill Wilson            0   2  4.50   9   0   0   0   0   12   11    6    6    3    3    9
Dick Selma             0   1  4.91   9   0   0   1   0   11    9    6    6    1    6    7
Jim Bunning            5   9  5.14  17  14   1   1   0   84   87   53   48   10   26   41
Lowell Palmer          0   0  6.00   3   1   0   0   0   15   13   11   10    3   13    6

 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  1.73  29   0   0  15   0   42   38    9    8    1   19   24
Dock Ellis            12   3  2.24  16  16   7   0   2  125  101   37   31    4   29   75
Jim Nelson             1   2  2.51  15   2   0   0   0   32   24    9    9    0   25   11
Mudcat Grant           4   2  2.84  27   0   0   7   0   51   44   17   16    5   15   14
Steve Blass            9   4  3.06  16  16   7   0   4  121  119   41   41    9   35   71
Bob Johnson            4   5  3.58  13  11   3   0   0   75   71   32   30    6   28   48
Bob Moose              6   4  3.95  15  12   2   0   1   87   97   44   38    7   23   43
Luke Walker            3   7  4.19  15  15   2   0   1   92  100   45   43    8   36   52
Nelson Briles          4   1  4.31  18   6   0   0   0   56   72   28   27    5   18   30
Bob Veale              3   0  5.12  15   0   0   2   0   19   24   12   11    1    7   22

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Miller             5   2  1.50  24   0   0   3   0   42   40    9    7    0   18   26
Gary Ross              1   2  2.45  11   0   0   0   0   18   20    6    5    0   10   11
Dave Roberts           6   8  2.51  18  15   4   0   1  122  114   39   34    4   35   61
Al Severinsen          2   2  3.35  35   0   0   7   0   38   43   16   14    1   17   15
Clay Kirby             6   6  3.35  19  17   4   0   0  118  109   49   44   11   58  103
Fred Norman            0   2  3.66   4   3   0   0   0   20   16    8    8    1    8   15
Al Santorini           0   2  3.76  18   3   0   0   0   38   43   19   16    4   11   21
Steve Arlin            3  11  4.04  18  17   3   0   2  105  100   57   47    3   56   69
Dick Kelley            1   3  4.38  31   1   0   2   0   37   38   21   18    4   13   32
Tom Phoebus            3   7  4.70  18  17   1   0   0   98  117   52   51   10   53   60
Bill Laxton            0   2  6.00  15   0   0   0   0   21   21   18   14    3   21   16
Danny Coombs           1   5  6.61  14   7   0   0   0   48   72   47   35    8   20   31

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Hamilton         1   1  1.66  18   0   0   1   0   22   13    4    4    1    4   22
Don Carrithers         1   0  1.80   1   0   0   0   0    5    1    1    1    1    1    5
Jerry Johnson          8   2  2.00  36   0   0   8   0   54   41   12   12    4   25   35
John Cumberland        3   0  2.10  24   2   0   2   0   51   43   14   12    5   16   15
Ron Bryant             7   3  2.21  17  13   3   0   2  106   92   29   26    2   32   61
Juan Marichal         10   5  2.63  18  18  10   0   3  140  117   48   41   13   29   73
Steve Stone            5   6  3.26  16  16   2   0   2   91   80   37   33    6   48   55
Gaylord Perry          6   7  3.37  18  18   5   0   1  128  122   63   48    9   35   80
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  4.91  29   0   0   3   0   37   38   22   20    4   13   25

 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   2  1.88   4   3   0   0   0   24   24    5    5    1   11   12
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   4  3.46  18  17   9   0   3  127  133   52   49    8   40   75
Bob Gibson             4   7  4.31  13  13   8   0   0   94   98   48   45    8   30   64
Reggie Cleveland       7   7  4.40  17  17   6   0   1  104  107   54   51    7   26   68
Chuck Taylor           1   0  4.78  24   0   0   1   0   43   44   26   23    5   21   26
Don Shaw               2   0  5.18  22   0   0   2   0   24   27   17   14    0   14   12
Jerry Reuss            6   8  5.33  17  17   3   0   1   98  110   63   58    9   49   62
Rudy Arroyo            0   1  5.40   9   0   0   0   0   12   18    8    7    2    5    5
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  6.15  12   6   1   0   1   45   57   32   31    2   16   26
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
Daryl Patterson        0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    0    3    1
Bob Reynolds           0   0 10.29   4   0   0   0   0    7   15    8    8    2    6    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:

  D. Ellis (PIT)           12
  S. Carlton (STL)         11
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         11
  L. Dierker (HOU)         10
  J. Marichal (SF)         10
  T. Seaver (NY)           10
  S. Blass (PIT)            9
  A. Downing (LA)           9
  D. Gullett (CIN)          9
  B. Hands (CHI)            9

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         14
  J. Marichal (SF)         10
  S. Carlton (STL)          9
  B. Hands (CHI)            9
  T. Seaver (NY)            9
  B. Stoneman (MON)         9
  B. Gibson (STL)           8
  C. Morton (MON)           8
  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  R. Wise (PHI)             8

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)          15
  J. Brewer (LA)           10
  M. Marshall (MON)         9
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           9
  C. Carroll (CIN)          8
  D. Frisella (NY)          8
  J. Gibbon (CIN)           8
  F. Gladding (HOU)         8
  J. Johnson (SF)           8
  M. Grant (PIT)            7

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)      151.2
  C. Osteen (LA)        141.1
  J. Marichal (SF)      140.1
  S. Renko (MON)        140.0
  T. Seaver (NY)        137.1
  K. Holtzman (CHI)     137.0
  B. Stoneman (MON)     136.2
  C. Morton (MON)       134.1
  B. Hands (CHI)        130.1
  A. Downing (LA)       129.0

Hits:

  C. Morton (MON)         142
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       139
  C. Osteen (LA)          138
  S. Carlton (STL)        133
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        129
  P. Niekro (ATL)         127
  G. Perry (SF)           122
  B. Hands (CHI)          121
  S. Blass (PIT)          119
  L. Dierker (HOU)        119

Runs:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)        66
  G. Perry (SF)            63
  J. Reuss (STL)           63
  B. Hands (CHI)           62
  B. Singer (LA)           61
  C. Morton (MON)          60
  P. Niekro (ATL)          59
  S. Renko (MON)           59
  C. Osteen (LA)           58
  S. Arlin (SD)            57

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         16
  B. Lersch (PHI)          16
  P. Niekro (ATL)          16
  C. Osteen (LA)           16
  M. Pappas (CHI)          15
  B. Hands (CHI)           14
  J. Marichal (SF)         13
  J. Merritt (CIN)         13
  J. Nash (ATL)            13
  C. Short (PHI)           13

Walks:

  S. Renko (MON)           70
  B. Stoneman (MON)        59
  C. Kirby (SD)            58
  S. Arlin (SD)            56
  N. Ryan (NY)             54
  T. Phoebus (SD)          53
  A. Downing (LA)          51
  J. Reuss (STL)           49
  S. Stone (SF)            48
  C. Morton (MON)          46

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          138
  B. Stoneman (MON)       137
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        128
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       108
  C. Kirby (SD)           103
  N. Ryan (NY)             93
  P. Niekro (ATL)          83
  G. Perry (SF)            80
  D. Sutton (LA)           80
  L. Dierker (HOU)         77


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