Monday July 5, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, July 5, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        46  34  2.69   80  20  13   736   608  247  220   50  264  561
Houston         41  39  2.90   80  18  17   729   655  256  235   32  212  434
San Francisco   52  32  3.13   84  22  16   764   680  308  266   58  261  437
Los Angeles     48  35  3.19   83  26  16   740   681  299  262   55  223  408
Pittsburgh      52  31  3.24   83  23  26   746   733  289  269   48  251  410
Cincinnati      37  48  3.39   85  13  22   761   694  305  287   71  287  380
Chicago         42  38  3.67   80  37   8   715   719  333  292   69  207  443
San Diego       29  56  3.70   85  13  12   749   781  358  308   52  336  488
Atlanta         42  46  3.78   88  21  16   792   840  375  333   88  255  441
Philadelphia    35  47  3.80   82  15  14   745   700  353  315   79  260  438
Montreal        31  50  4.11   82  24  11   721   701  359  329   70  310  436
St. Louis       42  41  4.59   84  29  12   740   798  405  377   59  327  444

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan (NY)        8   5  2.07  15  13   3   0   0  100   67   26   23    5   58   98
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)        9   6  2.82  20  20   6   0   2  137  119   48   43    6   35   89

 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  3.36  15   8   3   0   0   59   55   27   22    5   22   35
Bob Priddy             3   5  3.83  26   0   0   3   0   45   45   20   19    4   25   25
Cecil Upshaw           8   5  4.15  33   0   0  10   0   52   64   25   24    4   19   44
Pat Jarvis             2   9  4.28  19  14   1   0   1   95  101   48   45   12   33   34
Ron Herbel             0   1  4.50  16   0   0   1   0   28   29   15   14    4    9    7
Steve Barber           0   1  4.54  22   2   0   1   0   42   51   22   21    2   12   17
Jim Nash               6   5  5.08  16  16   2   0   0   89  112   54   50   13   35   41
Tom House              0   0  9.00   4   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
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
Ron Tompkins           0   2  3.47  21   0   0   3   0   23   17    9    9    0   14   11
Ken Holtzman           8   9  3.78  21  20   7   0   3  143  146   69   60   11   45  110
Phil Regan             3   2  3.86  26   1   0   3   0   44   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
Joe Decker             0   0  4.76   5   1   0   0   0   11   19    6    6    1    4    5
Bob Miller             0   0  5.14   2   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    0    1    2
Bill Bonham            2   1  5.40  14   2   0   0   0   30   37   23   18    2   18   26
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   2  4.94   9   8   1   0   0   47   42   29   26    4   29   27

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Gladding          3   2  1.20  25   0   0  10   0   30   28    5    4    0   10    9
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        5   7  3.82  16  16   0   0   0   97   99   48   41    6   33   59
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  1.67  29   0   0  11   0   38   28    7    7    1   13   35
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             9   6  2.82  20  20   6   0   2  137  119   48   43    6   35   89
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  2.89  26   0   0   0   0   37   40   12   12    7   12   14
Bill Stoneman          9   8  3.24  19  19   9   0   1  142  107   54   51   11   65  141
John Strohmayer        2   1  3.67  12   6   2   1   0   54   54   25   22    7   11   28
Carl Morton            7  10  3.67  21  20   8   1   0  142  152   64   58   11   48   53
Steve Renko            7   9  3.93  21  20   4   0   1  144  128   69   63   10   75   76
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  6.17  34   0   0   9   0   47   49   34   32    5   23   41

 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  1.97  27   0   0   5   0   50   35   12   11    0   22   52
Nolan Ryan             8   5  2.07  15  13   3   0   0  100   67   26   23    5   58   98
Tom Seaver            10   4  2.07  18  18   9   0   2  143  116   35   33   11   29  143
Ray Sadecki            3   2  2.77  15   7   2   0   2   62   54   19   19    4   22   42
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
Ron Taylor             2   1  3.67  25   0   0   0   0   34   38   14   14    4    7   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  2.14  27   0   0   5   0   42   32   12   10    5   10   33
Darrell Brandon        4   3  2.31  27   0   0   4   0   35   34   11    9    2   20   21
Rick Wise              8   6  2.83  19  18   9   0   3  130  116   50   41   10   35   67
Woodie Fryman          4   3  3.02  23   3   0   2   0   63   48   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
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
Bill Champion          0   1  4.68  18   2   0   0   0   42   39   22   22    6   22   15
Dick Selma             0   1  4.91   9   0   0   1   0   11    9    6    6    1    6    7
Jim Bunning            5  10  5.30  19  15   1   1   0   92   98   59   54   11   30   45
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           10   4  2.98  17  17   8   0   4  130  131   43   43    9   36   75
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             6   2  1.41  27   0   0   3   0   45   41    9    7    0   19   29
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  3.00   6   5   0   0   0   36   33   12   12    2   15   21
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
Steve Stone            5   7  3.51  17  17   2   0   2   95   86   41   37    8   48   55
Gaylord Perry          6   8  3.63  19  19   5   0   1  136  134   70   55   10   36   82
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  4.62  31   0   0   3   0   39   39   22   20    4   15   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   8  4.31  18  18   7   0   1  113  113   57   54    8   29   74
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
  S. Blass (PIT)           10
  A. Downing (LA)          10
  J. Marichal (SF)         10
  T. Seaver (NY)           10
  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
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         9
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           9
  S. Renko (MON)            9
  D. Roberts (SD)           9
  C. Short (PHI)            9

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
  S. Blass (PIT)            8

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)          16
  J. Brewer (LA)           11
  F. Gladding (HOU)        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
  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
  S. Renko (MON)        144.1
  T. Seaver (NY)        143.1
  K. Holtzman (CHI)     143.0
  C. Morton (MON)       142.1
  B. Stoneman (MON)     141.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)       138.2
  A. Downing (LA)       138.0

Hits:

  C. Morton (MON)         152
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       146
  C. Osteen (LA)          142
  S. Carlton (STL)        139
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        139
  P. Niekro (ATL)         136
  G. Perry (SF)           134
  S. Blass (PIT)          131
  S. Renko (MON)          128
  B. Hands (CHI)          127

Runs:

  G. Perry (SF)            70
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        69
  S. Renko (MON)           69
  J. Reuss (STL)           65
  B. Hands (CHI)           64
  C. Morton (MON)          64
  C. Osteen (LA)           62
  B. Singer (LA)           61
  S. Arlin (SD)            60
  J. Bunning (PHI)         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)           75
  B. Stoneman (MON)        65
  C. Kirby (SD)            60
  S. Arlin (SD)            58
  N. Ryan (NY)             58
  J. Reuss (STL)           56
  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)       110
  C. Kirby (SD)           108
  N. Ryan (NY)             98
  D. Sutton (LA)           89
  P. Niekro (ATL)          86
  D. Wilson (HOU)          84
  L. Dierker (HOU)         82


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