Sunday July 4, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, July 4, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        45  33  2.73   78  19  13   718   602  245  218   50  259  548
Houston         40  39  2.91   79  18  16   720   646  253  233   32  210  426
San Francisco   52  31  3.09   83  22  16   755   668  301  259   57  259  435
Los Angeles     47  35  3.20   82  26  15   731   670  296  260   55  220  400
Pittsburgh      51  31  3.26   82  22  26   737   721  287  267   48  250  406
Cincinnati      37  47  3.38   84  12  22   753   686  301  283   71  285  377
Chicago         42  37  3.64   79  37   8   706   708  327  286   69  205  441
San Diego       28  56  3.72   84  13  12   740   772  356  306   51  331  484
Philadelphia    34  47  3.79   81  15  13   736   692  348  310   78  254  434
Atlanta         42  45  3.79   87  21  16   783   832  369  330   88  248  439
Montreal        30  49  4.09   80  23  11   704   685  350  320   69  303  427
St. Louis       42  40  4.60   83  28  12   732   792  402  374   58  324  438

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan (NY)        8   4  2.05  14  12   3   0   0   92   64   24   21    5   54   93
Tom Seaver (NY)       10   4  2.07  18  18   9   0   2  143  116   35   33   11   29  143
Dock Ellis (PIT)      13   3  2.15  17  17   7   0   2  130  103   37   31    4   32   80
Larry Dierker (HOU)   11   4  2.23  19  18   6   0   2  137  125   36   34    3   27   82
Al Downing (LA)       10   4  2.28  19  18   7   0   3  138  122   46   35    8   51   63
Dave Roberts (SD)      6   9  2.40  19  16   5   0   1  131  120   40   35    4   37   65
Ron Bryant (SF)        7   3  2.45  18  14   3   0   2  110  101   34   30    3   34   65
Don Gullett (CIN)      9   2  2.58  19  16   2   0   2  108  100   36   31    9   40   48
Juan Marichal (SF)    10   5  2.69  19  19  10   0   3  147  125   51   44   13   32   76
Don Sutton (LA)        8   6  2.82  19  19   6   0   2  131  110   45   41    6   32   84

 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            9   7  2.99  23  19   9   1   2  139  136   59   46   16   41   86
George Stone           1   3  3.22  14  11   2   0   1   92   96   38   33    9   14   62
Ron Reed               8   6  3.24  16  16   4   0   1  114  113   47   41   11   31   60
Tom Kelley             3   3  3.24  14   7   3   0   0   58   52   24   21    5   21   35
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               6   5  5.08  16  16   2   0   0   89  112   54   50   13   35   41
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
Ray Newman             0   0  2.55  13   0   0   1   0   18   12    5    5    2    8   13
Ron Tompkins           0   2  2.70  20   0   0   3   0   23   16    7    7    0   14   11
Fergie Jenkins        11   8  3.04  19  19  14   0   2  157  139   58   53   18   20  131
Bill Hands             9   8  3.26  20  20   9   0   0  135  127   64   49   16   28   69
Ken Holtzman           8   8  3.74  20  19   7   0   3  137  139   66   57   11   45  108
Phil Regan             3   2  3.95  25   1   0   3   0   43   50   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            8   8  4.10  16  16   7   0   1  116  125   56   53   15   36   48
Earl Stephenson        1   0  4.43  16   0   0   1   0   20   24   10   10    1   11   11
Bill Bonham            2   1  5.10  13   2   0   0   0   30   34   22   17    2   18   26
Bob Miller             0   0  5.14   2   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    0    1    2
Joe Decker             0   0  5.79   4   1   0   0   0    9   19    6    6    1    2    5
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  1.95  34   0   0   8   0   55   43   12   12    3   25   40
Don Gullett            9   2  2.58  19  16   2   0   2  108  100   36   31    9   40   48
Gary Nolan             6   8  2.86  18  18   4   0   0  132  106   45   42    8   35   80
Joe Gibbon             1   4  3.12  30   0   0   8   0   43   35   15   15    3   23   21
Wayne Granger          3   4  3.12  39   0   0   6   0   52   46   20   18    4   18   27
Jim McGlothlin         4   5  3.53  15  12   3   0   0   79   77   31   31   10   17   41
Tony Cloninger         3   5  3.99  18   8   1   0   1   70   60   31   31   10   38   39
Milt Wilcox            2   1  4.02  14   2   0   0   0   31   30   15   14    1   15   15
Ross Grimsley          4   4  4.02  11  11   2   0   1   69   73   32   31    6   17   24
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  1.29  24   0   0   9   0   28   26    5    4    0   10    8
Denny Lemaster         0   0  1.88  22   0   0   2   0   24   16    5    5    2    7   13
George Culver          3   6  1.88  31   0   0   4   0   43   31   10    9    1   19   27
Ken Forsch             5   1  2.03  16   7   4   0   0   75   60   18   17    2   21   56
Larry Dierker         11   4  2.23  19  18   6   0   2  137  125   36   34    3   27   82
Jim Ray                5   1  2.33  19   0   0   1   0   39   32   11   10    2    6   16
Don Wilson             6   5  3.31  18  18   6   0   2  133  116   49   49    8   39   84
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  1.82  28   0   0  10   0   35   26    7    7    1   13   32
Doyle Alexander        1   0  2.12   2   2   1   0   0   17   19    4    4    1    1    7
Al Downing            10   4  2.28  19  18   7   0   3  138  122   46   35    8   51   63
Joe Moeller            0   2  2.34  16   0   0   1   0   35   33   12    9    1    6   13
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         6   3  2.93  23   0   0   3   0   43   38   18   14    3    7   28
Claude Osteen          9   6  3.54  21  21   7   0   2  148  142   62   58   16   37   66
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
Howie Reed             2   1  3.15  25   0   0   0   0   34   38   12   12    7   11   14
Bill Stoneman          9   8  3.24  19  19   9   0   1  142  107   54   51   11   65  141
Steve Renko            7   8  3.53  20  19   4   0   1  140  119   61   55    9   71   74
Carl Morton            7  10  3.67  21  20   8   1   0  142  152   64   58   11   48   53
John Strohmayer        1   1  4.20  11   5   1   1   0   45   49   24   21    7    9   23
Dan McGinn             1   1  4.56   6   3   1   0   0   26   20   14   13    3   17   14
John O'Donoghue        0   0  4.67  13   0   0   0   0   17   19   10    9    3    7    7
Jim Britton            0   2  5.32   6   4   0   0   0   22   26   13   13    3    9   13
Claude Raymond         1   6  5.35  22   0   0   0   0   34   55   25   20    4   14   21
Ernie McAnally         1   7  5.79  13  10   0   0   0   56   51   39   36    6   29   28
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   2  1.37  27   0   0   8   0   46   33    8    7    3   12   51
Tug McGraw             5   3  2.01  26   0   0   5   0   49   35   12   11    0   22   50
Nolan Ryan             8   4  2.05  14  12   3   0   0   92   64   24   21    5   54   93
Tom Seaver            10   4  2.07  18  18   9   0   2  143  116   35   33   11   29  143
Jerry Koosman          4   6  2.90  15  14   2   0   0  102   94   37   33    6   34   47
Gary Gentry            7   6  3.06  17  17   4   0   1  109   88   46   37   10   43   73
Ray Sadecki            2   2  3.25  14   6   1   0   1   53   51   19   19    4   22   36
Ron Taylor             2   1  3.71  24   0   0   0   0   34   38   14   14    4    6   13
Charlie Williams       3   2  4.01  10   5   0   0   0   43   37   22   19    2   22   23
Jim McAndrew           0   3  4.60  11   6   0   0   0   47   46   28   24    5   15   19

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Hoerner            4   3  2.16  26   0   0   4   0   42   32   12   10    5    9   33
Darrell Brandon        4   3  2.43  26   0   0   4   0   33   33   11    9    2   19   20
Rick Wise              8   6  2.83  19  18   9   0   3  130  116   50   41   10   35   67
Woodie Fryman          3   3  3.12  22   3   0   2   0   61   47   23   21    4   25   54
Barry Lersch           4   7  3.72  20  18   2   0   0  126  119   55   52   17   27   64
Bill Wilson            0   2  3.77  11   0   0   1   0   14   12    6    6    3    4   10
Bill Champion          0   1  4.08  17   1   0   0   0   40   36   18   18    6   19   13
Chris Short            5   9  4.17  16  16   3   0   2  108  120   59   50   14   36   70
Ken Reynolds           1   2  4.54  18   9   0   0   0   67   60   39   34    3   32   46
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
Dock Ellis            13   3  2.15  17  17   7   0   2  130  103   37   31    4   32   80
Dave Giusti            3   2  2.35  31   0   0  16   0   46   41   13   12    1   21   27
Jim Nelson             1   2  2.45  16   2   0   0   0   33   26    9    9    0   26   11
Mudcat Grant           4   2  2.89  29   0   0   7   0   53   49   18   17    5   16   14
Steve Blass            9   4  3.06  16  16   7   0   4  121  119   41   41    9   35   71
Bob Johnson            4   6  3.54  14  12   3   0   0   81   76   34   32    7   29   49
Bob Moose              7   4  3.67  16  13   3   0   1   96  104   45   39    7   25   47
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  5.49  16   0   0   2   0   20   24   13   12    1    8   22
Bruce Kison            0   0  6.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    4    4    1    4    3

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Miller             5   2  1.43  26   0   0   3   0   44   41    9    7    0   18   28
Dave Roberts           6   9  2.40  19  16   5   0   1  131  120   40   35    4   37   65
Gary Ross              1   2  2.45  11   0   0   0   0   18   20    6    5    0   10   11
Fred Norman            0   3  3.25   5   4   0   0   0   28   24   10   10    1   11   18
Clay Kirby             6   7  3.49  20  18   4   0   0  124  118   54   48   13   60  108
Al Severinsen          2   2  3.72  36   0   0   7   0   39   46   18   16    1   17   16
Al Santorini           0   2  3.76  18   3   0   0   0   38   43   19   16    4   11   21
Steve Arlin            3  12  3.91  19  18   3   0   2  113  110   60   49    3   58   77
Dick Kelley            1   3  4.50  32   1   0   2   0   38   39   22   19    4   14   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  6.57  15   7   0   0   0   49   73   48   36    8   21   32

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Cumberland        4   0  1.79  25   3   1   2   0   60   47   15   12    5   19   22
Ron Bryant             7   3  2.45  18  14   3   0   2  110  101   34   30    3   34   65
Jerry Johnson          8   3  2.60  38   0   0   9   0   55   44   16   16    4   27   35
Juan Marichal         10   5  2.69  19  19  10   0   3  147  125   51   44   13   32   76
Gaylord Perry          6   7  3.37  18  18   5   0   1  128  122   63   48    9   35   80
Steve Stone            5   7  3.51  17  17   2   0   2   95   86   41   37    8   48   55
Frank Reberger         2   0  3.63   9   6   0   0   0   35   27   14   14    2   17   17
Rich Robertson         2   2  3.83  18   6   1   1   0   54   54   30   23    5   25   29
Steve Hamilton         1   1  3.86  20   0   0   1   0   23   18   10   10    2    5   24
Don McMahon            6   3  4.74  30   0   0   3   0   38   39   22   20    4   14   26
Don Carrithers         1   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    8    5    5    5    2    3    6

 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  3.00  26   0   0   5   0   27   28   12    9    1   14   11
Moe Drabowsky          5   0  3.03  29   0   0   4   0   36   28   12   12    2   20   31
Steve Carlton         11   5  3.79  19  18   9   0   3  133  139   59   56   11   50   81
Al Santorini           0   2  3.91   5   4   0   0   0   25   29   11   11    1   13   14
Bob Gibson             5   7  4.11  14  14   9   0   0  103  102   50   47    8   32   71
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            7   8  5.16  18  18   3   0   1  105  114   65   60    9   56   64
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
Daryl Patterson        0   0  6.75   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    4    2
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
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
  L. Dierker (HOU)         11
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         11
  A. Downing (LA)          10
  J. Marichal (SF)         10
  T. Seaver (NY)           10
  S. Blass (PIT)            9
  D. Gullett (CIN)          9
  B. Hands (CHI)            9

Losses:

  S. Arlin (SD)            12
  J. Bunning (PHI)         10
  J. Merritt (CIN)         10
  C. Morton (MON)          10
  B. Singer (LA)           10
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           9
  D. Roberts (SD)           9
  C. Short (PHI)            9
  J. Billingham (HOU)       8
  B. Hands (CHI)            8

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)          16
  J. Brewer (LA)           10
  C. Upshaw (ATL)          10
  F. Gladding (HOU)         9
  J. Johnson (SF)           9
  M. Marshall (MON)         9
  C. Carroll (CIN)          8
  D. Frisella (NY)          8
  J. Gibbon (CIN)           8
  M. Grant (PIT)            7

Shutouts:

  S. Blass (PIT)            4
  S. Carlton (STL)          3
  A. Downing (LA)           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
  D. Ellis (PIT)            2

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)      156.2
  C. Osteen (LA)        147.2
  J. Marichal (SF)      147.1
  T. Seaver (NY)        143.1
  C. Morton (MON)       142.1
  B. Stoneman (MON)     141.2
  S. Renko (MON)        140.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       138.2
  A. Downing (LA)       138.0
  L. Dierker (HOU)      137.0

Hits:

  C. Morton (MON)         152
  C. Osteen (LA)          142
  S. Carlton (STL)        139
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       139
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        139
  P. Niekro (ATL)         136
  B. Hands (CHI)          127
  L. Dierker (HOU)        125
  J. Marichal (SF)        125
  M. Pappas (CHI)         125

Runs:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)        66
  J. Reuss (STL)           65
  B. Hands (CHI)           64
  C. Morton (MON)          64
  G. Perry (SF)            63
  C. Osteen (LA)           62
  S. Renko (MON)           61
  B. Singer (LA)           61
  S. Arlin (SD)            60
  S. Carlton (STL)         59

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         18
  B. Lersch (PHI)          17
  B. Hands (CHI)           16
  P. Niekro (ATL)          16
  C. Osteen (LA)           16
  M. Pappas (CHI)          15
  C. Short (PHI)           14
  C. Kirby (SD)            13
  J. Marichal (SF)         13
  J. Merritt (CIN)         13

Walks:

  S. Renko (MON)           71
  B. Stoneman (MON)        65
  C. Kirby (SD)            60
  S. Arlin (SD)            58
  J. Reuss (STL)           56
  N. Ryan (NY)             54
  T. Phoebus (SD)          53
  A. Downing (LA)          51
  S. Carlton (STL)         50
  C. Morton (MON)          48

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          143
  B. Stoneman (MON)       141
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        131
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       108
  C. Kirby (SD)           108
  N. Ryan (NY)             93
  P. Niekro (ATL)          86
  D. Sutton (LA)           84
  D. Wilson (HOU)          84
  L. Dierker (HOU)         82


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