Wednesday July 7, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, July 7, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        46  36  2.78   82  20  13   754   632  264  233   51  276  568
Houston         43  39  2.89   82  18  19   747   670  262  240   33  218  443
Los Angeles     48  38  3.18   86  26  16   767   708  312  271   57  234  420
Pittsburgh      54  31  3.23   85  24  27   764   749  294  274   51  256  424
San Francisco   52  34  3.27   86  22  16   782   706  331  284   58  271  450
Cincinnati      37  50  3.49   87  13  22   777   713  319  301   71  297  384
Chicago         45  38  3.65   83  38  10   742   744  342  301   71  217  458
San Diego       30  56  3.67   86  14  12   758   784  359  309   52  338  493
Atlanta         44  46  3.73   90  22  17   810   852  379  336   89  259  459
Philadelphia    35  49  3.83   84  15  14   761   716  362  324   83  260  449
Montreal        33  50  4.10   84  25  12   739   720  367  337   71  321  451
St. Louis       42  42  4.56   85  29  12   748   803  409  379   60  328  452

 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
Dave Roberts (SD)      6   9  2.40  19  16   5   0   1  131  120   40   35    4   37   65
Larry Dierker (HOU)   12   4  2.41  20  19   6   0   2  142  133   40   38    3   30   84
Al Downing (LA)       10   5  2.45  20  19   7   0   3  143  128   50   39    9   55   67
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
Ron Bryant (SF)        7   4  2.91  20  15   3   0   2  111  108   43   36    3   36   66

 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               9   6  3.15  17  17   5   0   1  123  117   49   43   11   33   68
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  2.37  14   0   0   2   0   19   12    5    5    2    9   15
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
Juan Pizarro           1   0  3.52   1   1   0   0   0    8    5    3    3    1    5    5
Ken Holtzman           8   9  3.78  21  20   7   0   3  143  146   69   60   11   45  110
Phil Regan             3   2  3.80  27   1   0   4   0   45   52   23   19    2   14   15
Jim Colborn            0   0  4.05  10   0   0   0   0    7   10    3    3    0    3    1
Milt Pappas            9   8  4.19  17  17   7   0   1  125  132   61   58   16   39   51
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
Joe Gibbon             1   4  3.05  31   0   0   8   0   44   36   15   15    3   23   21
Wayne Granger          3   4  3.12  39   0   0   6   0   52   46   20   18    4   18   27
Gary Nolan             6   9  3.17  19  19   4   0   0  133  111   50   47    8   37   80
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
Wayne Simpson          1   2  4.94   9   8   1   0   0   47   42   29   26    4   29   27
Jim Merritt            0  10  4.99  16   9   0   0   0   70   80   42   39   13   25   18

 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
Jim Ray                5   1  2.11  20   0   0   2   0   43   33   11   10    2    7   20
Larry Dierker         12   4  2.41  20  19   6   0   2  142  133   40   38    3   30   84
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
Joe Moeller            0   2  2.34  16   0   0   1   0   35   33   12    9    1    6   13
Al Downing            10   5  2.45  20  19   7   0   3  143  128   50   39    9   55   67
Doyle Alexander        1   1  2.63   3   3   1   0   0   24   24    8    7    2    4    9
Pete Mikkelsen         6   3  2.63  25   0   0   3   0   48   40   18   14    3    8   29
Don Sutton             9   6  2.82  20  20   6   0   2  137  119   48   43    6   35   89
Bob O'Brien            2   2  3.00  14   4   1   0   1   42   42   18   14    4   13   15
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            8  10  3.81  22  21   8   1   0  149  161   69   63   12   53   56
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  6.20  35   0   0  10   0   49   53   36   34    5   24   44

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Danny Frisella         4   2  1.72  28   0   0   8   0   47   38   10    9    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  3.47  26   0   0   0   0   36   38   14   14    4    7   13
Charlie Williams       3   3  4.66  11   6   0   0   0   46   44   28   24    3   25   26
Jim McAndrew           0   3  4.93  12   6   0   0   0   49   49   32   27    5   18   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  2.25  28   0   0   4   0   36   35   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   8  3.80  21  19   2   0   0  133  124   59   56   20   27   68
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            5   6  3.49  15  13   4   0   0   90   81   37   35   10   31   57
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             7   7  3.32  21  19   5   0   0  133  121   55   49   13   62  113
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
Juan Marichal         10   5  2.69  19  19  10   0   3  147  125   51   44   13   32   76
Ron Bryant             7   4  2.91  20  15   3   0   2  111  108   43   36    3   36   66
Steve Hamilton         1   1  3.42  21   0   0   1   0   26   20   10   10    2    5   25
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
Don Carrithers         1   0  3.77   5   0   0   0   0   14   11    7    6    2    5    8
Steve Stone            5   8  3.86  18  18   2   0   2   98   91   46   42    8   49   58
Rich Robertson         2   2  4.47  19   6   1   1   0   54   57   35   27    5   26   29
Don McMahon            6   3  4.57  33   0   0   3   0   41   41   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   8  4.01  15  15   9   0   0  110  107   54   49    9   33   77
Reggie Cleveland       7   8  4.31  18  18   7   0   1  113  113   57   54    8   29   74
Chuck Taylor           1   0  4.67  25   0   0   1   0   44   44   26   23    5   21   28
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
  L. Dierker (HOU)         12
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         12
  S. Carlton (STL)         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
  G. Nolan (CIN)            9
  S. Renko (MON)            9
  D. Roberts (SD)           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
  M. Marshall (MON)        10
  J. Johnson (SF)           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. Morton (MON)       148.2
  C. Osteen (LA)        147.2
  J. Marichal (SF)      147.1
  S. Renko (MON)        144.1
  T. Seaver (NY)        143.1
  A. Downing (LA)       143.0
  K. Holtzman (CHI)     143.0
  L. Dierker (HOU)      142.0

Hits:

  C. Morton (MON)         161
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        150
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       146
  C. Osteen (LA)          142
  S. Carlton (STL)        139
  P. Niekro (ATL)         136
  G. Perry (SF)           134
  L. Dierker (HOU)        133
  M. Pappas (CHI)         132
  S. Blass (PIT)          131

Runs:

  G. Perry (SF)            70
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        69
  C. Morton (MON)          69
  S. Renko (MON)           69
  J. Reuss (STL)           65
  B. Hands (CHI)           64
  C. Osteen (LA)           62
  M. Pappas (CHI)          61
  B. Singer (LA)           61
  S. Arlin (SD)            60

Home Runs:

  B. Lersch (PHI)          20
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         18
  B. Hands (CHI)           16
  P. Niekro (ATL)          16
  C. Osteen (LA)           16
  M. Pappas (CHI)          16
  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)            62
  S. Arlin (SD)            58
  N. Ryan (NY)             58
  J. Reuss (STL)           56
  A. Downing (LA)          55
  C. Morton (MON)          53
  T. Phoebus (SD)          53
  S. Carlton (STL)         50

Strikeouts:

  B. Stoneman (MON)       150
  T. Seaver (NY)          143
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        135
  C. Kirby (SD)           113
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       110
  N. Ryan (NY)             98
  D. Sutton (LA)           89
  P. Niekro (ATL)          86
  D. Ellis (PIT)           85
  L. Dierker (HOU)         84


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