Tuesday July 6, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, July 6, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        46  35  2.69   81  20  13   745   617  252  223   50  270  565
Houston         42  39  2.88   81  18  18   738   661  258  236   33  214  437
Los Angeles     48  36  3.15   84  26  16   749   691  302  262   55  226  412
San Francisco   52  33  3.16   85  22  16   773   689  313  271   58  267  445
Pittsburgh      53  31  3.23   84  23  27   755   744  291  271   48  254  416
Cincinnati      37  49  3.42   86  13  22   769   702  310  292   71  290  382
Chicago         43  38  3.64   81  38   8   724   730  334  293   69  208  447
San Diego       29  56  3.70   85  13  12   749   781  358  308   52  336  488
Atlanta         43  46  3.75   89  21  17   801   848  377  334   89  257  451
Philadelphia    35  48  3.82   83  15  14   753   710  358  320   80  260  445
Montreal        32  50  4.07   83  25  11   730   707  360  330   70  315  445
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)      14   3  2.11  18  18   7   0   2  137  110   38   32    4   34   85
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
Don Gullett (CIN)      9   2  2.58  19  16   2   0   2  108  100   36   31    9   40   48
Ron Bryant (SF)        7   4  2.68  19  15   3   0   2  111  105   37   33    3   35   65
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           2   3  3.03  15  12   2   0   1  101  104   40   34   10   16   72
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  4.13  34   0   0  11   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        12   8  2.93  20  20  15   0   2  166  150   59   54   18   21  135
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  2.35  35   0   0   8   0   57   47   15   15    3   26   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   6  3.49  16  13   3   0   0   85   81   33   33   10   19   43
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
George Culver          3   6  1.81  32   0   0   5   0   45   32   10    9    1   19   27
Denny Lemaster         0   0  1.88  22   0   0   2   0   24   16    5    5    2    7   13
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
Jack Billingham        4   8  3.31  16  16   2   0   0  114  103   49   42    5   34   61
Don Wilson             6   5  3.31  18  18   6   0   2  133  116   49   49    8   39   84
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
Jose Pena              0   0  1.96   8   0   0   1   0   18   11    4    4    3    6   17
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
Bob O'Brien            2   2  2.63  13   4   1   0   1   41   38   16   12    4   13   14
Don Sutton             9   6  2.82  20  20   6   0   2  137  119   48   43    6   35   89
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         10   8  3.11  20  20  10   0   1  151  113   55   52   11   70  150
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  1.89  28   0   0   5   0   52   36   12   11    0   23   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
Gary Gentry            7   6  2.98  18  17   4   0   1  115   93   49   38   10   48   77
Jerry Koosman          4   7  3.05  16  15   2   0   0  103   97   39   35    6   34   47
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
Woodie Fryman          4   3  3.02  23   3   0   2   0   63   48   23   21    4   25   54
Rick Wise              8   7  3.04  20  19   9   0   3  136  126   55   46   11   35   71
Bill Wilson            0   2  3.31  12   0   0   1   0   16   12    6    6    3    4   13
Barry Lersch           4   7  3.72  20  18   2   0   0  126  119   55   52   17   27   64
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            14   3  2.11  18  18   7   0   2  137  110   38   32    4   34   85
Dave Giusti            3   2  2.31  32   0   0  17   0   47   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  2.98  30   0   0   7   0   54   53   19   18    5   17   15
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
Jerry Johnson          8   3  2.65  39   0   0   9   0   58   45   17   17    4   28   38
Ron Bryant             7   4  2.68  19  15   3   0   2  111  105   37   33    3   35   65
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
Don Carrithers         1   0  3.55   4   0   0   0   0   13    8    5    5    2    4    8
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  4.65  32   0   0   3   0   41   40   23   21    4   18   29

 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)           14
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         12
  S. Carlton (STL)         11
  L. Dierker (HOU)         11
  S. Blass (PIT)           10
  A. Downing (LA)          10
  J. Marichal (SF)         10
  T. Seaver (NY)           10
  B. Stoneman (MON)        10
  D. Gullett (CIN)          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)         15
  J. Marichal (SF)         10
  B. Stoneman (MON)        10
  S. Carlton (STL)          9
  B. Gibson (STL)           9
  B. Hands (CHI)            9
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  T. Seaver (NY)            9
  R. Wise (PHI)             9
  S. Blass (PIT)            8

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)          17
  J. Brewer (LA)           11
  C. Upshaw (ATL)          11
  F. Gladding (HOU)        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)      165.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)     150.2
  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
  P. Niekro (ATL)       138.2
  A. Downing (LA)       138.0

Hits:

  C. Morton (MON)         152
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        150
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       146
  C. Osteen (LA)          142
  S. Carlton (STL)        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)        70
  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
  G. Gentry (NY)           48

Strikeouts:

  B. Stoneman (MON)       150
  T. Seaver (NY)          143
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        135
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       110
  C. Kirby (SD)           108
  N. Ryan (NY)             98
  D. Sutton (LA)           89
  P. Niekro (ATL)          86
  D. Ellis (PIT)           85
  D. Wilson (HOU)          84

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