Thursday July 1, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 1, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        45  30  2.68   75  19  13   691   576  233  206   47  248  532
San Francisco   51  29  2.95   80  21  16   728   636  279  239   53  248  424
Houston         37  39  2.97   76  17  15   689   623  247  227   32  201  399
Pittsburgh      50  29  3.21   79  21  26   712   697  274  254   46  239  397
Los Angeles     44  35  3.25   79  24  15   704   646  290  254   55  213  387
Cincinnati      37  44  3.39   81  11  22   725   658  288  273   69  273  359
Chicago         40  36  3.62   76  36   7   679   672  314  273   64  200  425
San Diego       28  53  3.72   81  12  12   713   742  343  295   49  323  465
Philadelphia    31  46  3.84   77  14  12   701   666  331  299   75  241  406
Atlanta         39  45  3.90   84  18  16   756   808  366  328   88  241  425
Montreal        29  46  4.06   76  22  11   668   646  324  301   66  285  409
St. Louis       40  39  4.59   80  27  11   706   772  388  360   55  303  417

 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
Dock Ellis (PIT)      13   3  2.15  17  17   7   0   2  130  103   37   31    4   32   80
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
Ron Bryant (SF)        7   3  2.45  18  14   3   0   2  110  101   34   30    3   34   65
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            8   7  3.19  22  18   8   1   1  130  127   59   46   16   37   83
George Stone           1   3  3.22  14  11   2   0   1   92   96   38   33    9   14   62
Tom Kelley             3   3  3.24  14   7   3   0   0   58   52   24   21    5   21   35
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  4.18  32   0   0  10   0   52   64   25   24    4   18   44
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
Jim McGlothlin         4   5  3.53  15  12   3   0   0   79   77   31   31   10   17   41
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
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
Don Sutton             8   6  2.82  19  19   6   0   2  131  110   45   41    6   32   84
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
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  3.27  24   0   0   0   0   33   36   12   12    7   11   13
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 Strohmayer        1   1  4.26  10   5   1   1   0   44   49   24   21    7    9   22
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
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
Mike Marshall          1   5  6.31  33   0   0   9   0   46   49   34   32    5   23   39

 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
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
Tug McGraw             5   3  2.09  25   0   0   5   0   47   35   12   11    0   19   49
Gary Gentry            7   5  2.74  16  16   4   0   1  108   85   42   33    9   42   72
Jerry Koosman          4   6  2.90  15  14   2   0   0  102   94   37   33    6   34   47
Ron Taylor             2   1  3.09  23   0   0   0   0   32   34   11   11    4    5   12
Ray Sadecki            2   2  3.25  14   6   1   0   1   53   51   19   19    4   22   36
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  4.08  17   1   0   0   0   40   36   18   18    6   19   13
Bill Wilson            0   2  4.15  10   0   0   0   0   13   12    6    6    3    3    9
Ken Reynolds           1   2  4.41  17   8   0   0   0   65   56   35   32    3   29   44
Dick Selma             0   1  4.91   9   0   0   1   0   11    9    6    6    1    6    7
Jim Bunning            5  10  5.34  18  15   1   1   0   89   95   58   53   10   29   44
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  1.61  30   0   0  16   0   45   39    9    8    1   19   26
Dock Ellis            13   3  2.15  17  17   7   0   2  130  103   37   31    4   32   80
Jim Nelson             1   2  2.45  16   2   0   0   0   33   26    9    9    0   26   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  4.29  19   6   0   0   0   57   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  1.47  25   0   0   3   0   43   41    9    7    0   18   28
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
Fred Norman            0   3  3.25   5   4   0   0   0   28   24   10   10    1   11   18
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
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  1.57  19   0   0   1   0   23   13    4    4    1    4   24
Don Carrithers         1   0  1.80   1   0   0   0   0    5    1    1    1    1    1    5
John Cumberland        3   0  2.10  24   2   0   2   0   51   43   14   12    5   16   15
Jerry Johnson          8   2  2.13  37   0   0   9   0   55   42   13   13    4   26   35
Ron Bryant             7   3  2.45  18  14   3   0   2  110  101   34   30    3   34   65
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  4.06  16   6   1   1   0   51   51   29   23    5   24   29
Don McMahon            6   3  4.74  30   0   0   3   0   38   39   22   20    4   14   26

 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
Frank Linzy            1   1  2.10  25   0   0   5   0   26   25    9    6    1   14    9
Moe Drabowsky          5   0  3.27  27   0   0   3   0   33   26   12   12    2   19   28
Steve Carlton         11   4  3.46  18  17   9   0   3  127  133   52   49    8   40   75
Al Santorini           0   2  3.91   5   4   0   0   0   25   29   11   11    1   13   14
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  4.78  23   0   0   2   0   26   29   17   14    0   14   14
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
Chris Zachary          2   6  5.98  13   6   1   0   1   50   65   34   33    2   17   26
Mike Torrez            1   2  6.00   9   6   0   0   0   36   41   27   24    2   30    8
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)           13
  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. Bunning (PHI)         10
  J. Merritt (CIN)         10
  B. Singer (LA)           10
  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)          16
  J. Brewer (LA)           10
  C. Upshaw (ATL)          10
  J. Johnson (SF)           9
  M. Marshall (MON)         9
  C. Carroll (CIN)          8
  D. Frisella (NY)          8
  J. Gibbon (CIN)           8
  F. Gladding (HOU)         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
  D. Sutton (LA)        131.0
  B. Hands (CHI)        130.1

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
  J. Bunning (PHI)         58
  C. Osteen (LA)           58

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
  D. Sutton (LA)           84
  P. Niekro (ATL)          83
  D. Ellis (PIT)           80
  G. Perry (SF)            80


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