Wednesday July 14, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, July 14, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        46  40  2.88   86  20  13   786   664  286  252   55  288  590
Houston         43  44  3.09   87  19  19   787   718  293  270   33  246  463
Pittsburgh      57  31  3.17   88  25  29   791   776  301  279   52  262  436
Los Angeles     49  41  3.19   90  27  16   803   753  329  285   58  248  442
San Francisco   55  35  3.28   90  23  18   817   748  349  298   59  280  470
Cincinnati      41  51  3.46   92  14  24   821   745  337  316   72  319  413
San Diego       33  58  3.57   91  15  14   803   818  371  319   55  352  520
Chicago         48  41  3.62   89  41  10   793   790  360  319   74  228  490
Philadelphia    39  50  3.77   89  17  15   806   747  377  338   87  274  475
Atlanta         44  48  3.81   92  23  17   826   878  395  350   92  264  467
Montreal        34  54  4.13   89  27  12   780   755  390  358   78  340  474
St. Louis       46  42  4.50   89  31  13   784   837  424  392   63  342  474

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dock Ellis (PIT)      14   3  2.11  18  18   7   0   2  137  110   38   32    4   34   85
Nolan Ryan (NY)        8   6  2.24  16  14   3   0   0  104   72   32   26    5   63  100
Dave Roberts (SD)      7   9  2.26  20  17   5   0   1  139  125   40   35    4   37   72
Tom Seaver (NY)       10   6  2.39  20  19   9   0   2  147  127   41   39   12   31  146
Larry Dierker (HOU)   12   4  2.41  20  19   6   0   2  142  133   40   38    3   30   84
Al Downing (LA)       11   5  2.49  21  20   8   0   3  152  136   53   42   10   58   73
Juan Marichal (SF)    10   5  2.75  20  20  10   0   3  154  134   55   47   13   32   77
Don Sutton (LA)        9   7  2.75  21  21   6   0   2  144  126   49   44    6   37   93
Fergie Jenkins (CHI)  13   8  2.83  21  21  16   0   2  175  154   60   55   19   21  146
Don Gullett (CIN)      9   3  2.86  20  17   2   0   2  113  109   41   36   10   44   51

 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
George Stone           2   3  3.03  15  12   2   0   1  101  104   40   34   10   16   72
Phil Niekro            9   8  3.07  24  20  10   1   2  147  146   64   50   17   42   89
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
Steve Barber           0   1  4.47  23   2   0   1   0   44   55   23   22    3   15   17
Ron Herbel             0   1  4.50  16   0   0   1   0   28   29   15   14    4    9    7
Jim Nash               6   6  5.52  17  17   2   0   0   93  122   62   57   14   36   45
Tom House              0   0 11.25   5   0   0   0   0    4    7    5    5    1    0    5
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        13   8  2.83  21  21  16   0   2  175  154   60   55   19   21  146
Bill Hands             9   9  3.14  22  21   9   0   0  143  133   65   50   16   29   71
Ken Holtzman           9   9  3.67  22  21   8   0   3  152  156   71   62   11   47  117
Milt Pappas           10   8  3.91  18  18   8   0   2  134  136   61   58   16   39   53
Phil Regan             3   2  4.02  29   1   0   4   0   47   54   25   21    2   17   15
Jim Colborn            0   0  4.05  10   0   0   0   0    7   10    3    3    0    3    1
Ron Tompkins           0   2  4.26  22   0   0   3   0   25   19   12   12    1   15   13
Earl Stephenson        1   0  4.43  16   0   0   1   0   20   24   10   10    1   11   11
Bill Bonham            2   1  4.93  16   2   0   0   0   35   42   24   19    2   18   29
Juan Pizarro           1   1  5.11   2   2   0   0   0   12   13    7    7    2    7    7
Bob Miller             0   0  5.14   2   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    0    1    2
Joe Decker             0   1  6.43   6   2   0   0   0   14   24   10   10    1    6    8
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  2.30  37   0   0   9   0   59   47   15   15    3   26   42
Don Gullett            9   3  2.86  20  17   2   0   2  113  109   41   36   10   44   51
Joe Gibbon             2   4  2.91  33   0   0   9   0   46   36   15   15    3   23   22
Gary Nolan             7   9  3.04  20  20   5   0   0  142  117   52   48    8   39   83
Wayne Granger          3   4  3.29  41   0   0   6   0   55   50   22   20    4   19   27
Jim McGlothlin         4   6  3.40  17  14   3   0   0   93   85   36   35   10   22   55
Ross Grimsley          5   4  3.93  12  12   2   0   1   76   77   35   33    6   21   27
Tony Cloninger         3   5  4.00  19   8   1   0   1   72   61   32   32   10   40   39
Milt Wilcox            2   1  4.02  14   2   0   0   0   31   30   15   14    1   15   15
Wayne Simpson          2   2  4.55  10   9   1   0   0   55   46   31   28    4   35   32
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   3  1.74  26   0   0  10   0   31   30    7    6    0   13    9
Denny Lemaster         0   0  1.80  24   0   0   2   0   30   20    6    6    2   12   15
George Culver          3   6  2.12  34   0   0   5   0   47   35   12   11    1   22   28
Ken Forsch             5   2  2.27  18   8   4   0   0   83   67   23   21    2   24   62
Larry Dierker         12   4  2.41  20  19   6   0   2  142  133   40   38    3   30   84
Jim Ray                5   2  2.87  21   1   0   2   0   47   39   16   15    2   11   20
Don Wilson             6   6  3.36  20  19   7   0   2  142  123   53   53    8   44   92
Jack Billingham        4   8  3.45  17  17   2   0   0  120  114   53   46    5   34   63
Wade Blasingame        5   8  4.10  18  17   0   0   0   99  104   52   45    6   35   60
Tom Griffin            0   5  5.08   8   6   0   0   0   34   40   21   19    3   16   24
Buddy Harris           0   0  7.11   7   0   0   0   0   13   13   10   10    1    5    6

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Moeller            0   3  2.38  17   1   0   1   0   42   42   15   11    1    7   16
Al Downing            11   5  2.49  21  20   8   0   3  152  136   53   42   10   58   73
Jim Brewer             4   3  2.50  31   0   0  11   0   40   33   11   11    1   14   36
Pete Mikkelsen         6   3  2.57  26   0   0   3   0   49   42   20   14    3    9   29
Doyle Alexander        1   1  2.63   3   3   1   0   0   24   24    8    7    2    4    9
Jose Pena              0   0  2.66   9   0   0   1   0   20   14    6    6    3    9   21
Don Sutton             9   7  2.75  21  21   6   0   2  144  126   49   44    6   37   93
Bob O'Brien            2   2  3.00  14   4   1   0   1   42   42   18   14    4   13   15
Claude Osteen          9   6  3.47  22  22   7   0   2  156  153   64   60   16   40   70
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         10   9  3.06  21  21  11   0   1  159  120   58   54   12   74  155
John Strohmayer        2   2  3.54  13   7   2   1   0   61   58   27   24    8   12   32
Steve Renko            8   9  3.70  22  21   5   0   2  153  129   69   63   10   81   82
Howie Reed             2   2  3.73  28   0   0   0   0   41   45   18   17    7   15   14
Carl Morton            8  10  3.99  23  22   8   1   0  151  167   73   67   14   53   57
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
Dan McGinn             1   2  5.40   9   4   1   0   0   33   29   21   20    5   21   16
Ernie McAnally         1   7  5.52  14  10   0   0   0   59   53   39   36    6   30   31
Mike Marshall          1   5  6.30  36   0   0  10   0   50   54   37   35    6   24   46

 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  2.10  30   0   0   5   0   56   37   14   13    1   24   53
Nolan Ryan             8   6  2.24  16  14   3   0   0  104   72   32   26    5   63  100
Tom Seaver            10   6  2.39  20  19   9   0   2  147  127   41   39   12   31  146
Jon Matlack            0   0  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    2    2    1    0    1
Ray Sadecki            3   2  2.83  16   7   2   0   2   64   55   20   20    5   22   44
Jerry Koosman          4   7  3.05  16  15   2   0   0  103   97   39   35    6   34   47
Ron Taylor             2   1  3.12  28   0   0   0   0   40   40   14   14    4    7   18
Gary Gentry            7   7  3.13  19  18   4   0   1  121   97   53   42   10   52   84
Charlie Williams       3   3  4.69  12   6   0   0   0   48   46   29   25    3   25   27
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  2.00  28   0   0   6   0   45   32   12   10    5   10   33
Darrell Brandon        4   3  2.11  29   0   0   4   0   38   35   11    9    2   22   24
Woodie Fryman          5   3  2.64  24   4   1   2   1   72   52   23   21    4   27   61
Bill Wilson            1   2  2.95  13   0   0   1   0   18   13    6    6    3    4   14
Rick Wise              9   7  2.97  21  20  10   0   3  145  133   57   48   12   37   79
Bill Champion          1   1  4.07  20   2   0   0   0   49   40   22   22    6   23   16
Barry Lersch           4   8  4.08  22  20   2   0   0  135  127   64   61   22   29   72
Chris Short            5  10  4.08  17  17   3   0   2  115  127   62   52   14   39   71
Dick Selma             0   1  4.91   9   0   0   1   0   11    9    6    6    1    6    7
Ken Reynolds           1   2  5.01  19  10   0   0   0   70   66   44   39    4   34   47
Jim Bunning            5  10  5.19  20  15   1   1   0   94  100   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  2.20  34   0   0  19   0   49   42   13   12    1   21   27
Jim Nelson             1   2  2.45  16   2   0   0   0   33   26    9    9    0   26   11
Steve Blass           10   4  2.90  18  18   8   0   4  137  139   46   44   10   38   80
Mudcat Grant           5   2  3.09  31   0   0   7   0   55   55   20   19    5   18   15
Bruce Kison            1   0  3.29   2   2   0   0   0   14   10    5    5    1    7    7
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
Nelson Briles          5   1  3.97  20   7   1   0   0   66   83   30   29    5   18   33
Luke Walker            3   7  4.19  15  15   2   0   1   92  100   45   43    8   36   52
Bob Veale              3   0  5.49  16   0   0   2   0   20   24   13   12    1    8   22

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Miller             6   2  1.49  30   0   0   5   0   48   44   10    8    0   19   30
Dave Roberts           7   9  2.26  20  17   5   0   1  139  125   40   35    4   37   72
Gary Ross              1   2  2.45  11   0   0   0   0   18   20    6    5    0   10   11
Fred Norman            0   4  3.16   7   6   0   0   0   43   39   15   15    3   19   23
Clay Kirby             8   7  3.42  22  20   5   0   0  140  129   59   53   14   65  119
Al Severinsen          2   2  3.60  37   0   0   7   0   40   47   18   16    1   18   16
Steve Arlin            4  12  3.62  20  19   4   0   2  122  115   62   49    3   62   84
Al Santorini           0   2  3.76  18   3   0   0   0   38   43   19   16    4   11   21
Dick Kelley            1   3  4.28  33   1   0   2   0   40   39   22   19    4   14   34
Tom Phoebus            3   8  4.56  19  18   1   0   0  105  123   54   53   11   55   62
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        5   0  1.82  26   4   2   2   0   69   53   17   14    6   21   28
Jerry Johnson          8   3  2.56  41   0   0  11   0   60   46   17   17    4   28   40
Juan Marichal         10   5  2.75  20  20  10   0   3  154  134   55   47   13   32   77
Ron Bryant             7   5  3.21  21  16   3   0   2  112  110   47   40    3   39   67
Steve Hamilton         1   1  3.38  22   0   0   1   0   27   20   10   10    2    5   25
Gaylord Perry          7   8  3.43  20  20   5   0   1  144  144   71   55   10   38   88
Frank Reberger         2   0  3.63   9   6   0   0   0   35   27   14   14    2   17   17
Don Carrithers         1   0  3.68   6   0   0   0   0   15   12    7    6    2    5    9
Steve Stone            5   8  4.03  19  18   2   0   2  103   99   51   46    8   50   60
Don McMahon            7   3  4.26  35   0   0   3   0   44   43   23   21    4   19   30
Rich Robertson         2   2  4.61  20   6   1   1   0   55   60   37   28    5   26   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            2   1  2.89  27   0   0   5   0   28   29   12    9    1   14   12
Moe Drabowsky          5   0  2.95  31   0   0   5   0   37   30   12   12    2   20   31
Steve Carlton         12   5  3.68  20  19  10   0   3  142  144   61   58   11   54   90
Al Santorini           0   2  3.91   5   4   0   0   0   25   29   11   11    1   13   14
Bob Gibson             6   8  3.93  16  16  10   0   0  119  113   57   52   10   35   84
Reggie Cleveland       7   8  4.28  19  19   7   0   1  120  125   62   57    8   30   76
Chuck Taylor           1   0  4.37  26   0   0   1   0   47   44   26   23    5   24   29
Don Shaw               2   0  4.78  23   0   0   2   0   26   29   17   14    0   14   14
Jerry Reuss            8   8  5.30  19  19   3   0   1  110  122   70   65   11   60   66
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)         13
  S. Carlton (STL)         12
  L. Dierker (HOU)         12
  A. Downing (LA)          11
  S. Blass (PIT)           10
  J. Marichal (SF)         10
  M. Pappas (CHI)          10
  T. Seaver (NY)           10
  B. Stoneman (MON)        10

Losses:

  S. Arlin (SD)            12
  J. Bunning (PHI)         10
  J. Merritt (CIN)         10
  C. Morton (MON)          10
  C. Short (PHI)           10
  B. Singer (LA)           10
  B. Hands (CHI)            9
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         9
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           9
  G. Nolan (CIN)            9

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         16
  B. Stoneman (MON)        11
  S. Carlton (STL)         10
  B. Gibson (STL)          10
  J. Marichal (SF)         10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  R. Wise (PHI)            10
  B. Hands (CHI)            9
  T. Seaver (NY)            9
  S. Blass (PIT)            8

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)          19
  J. Brewer (LA)           11
  J. Johnson (SF)          11
  C. Upshaw (ATL)          11
  F. Gladding (HOU)        10
  M. Marshall (MON)        10
  C. Carroll (CIN)          9
  J. Gibbon (CIN)           9
  D. Frisella (NY)          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)      174.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)     158.2
  C. Osteen (LA)        155.2
  J. Marichal (SF)      154.0
  S. Renko (MON)        153.1
  A. Downing (LA)       152.0
  K. Holtzman (CHI)     152.0
  C. Morton (MON)       151.0
  T. Seaver (NY)        147.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)       146.2

Hits:

  C. Morton (MON)         167
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       156
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        154
  C. Osteen (LA)          153
  P. Niekro (ATL)         146
  S. Carlton (STL)        144
  G. Perry (SF)           144
  S. Blass (PIT)          139
  A. Downing (LA)         136
  M. Pappas (CHI)         136

Runs:

  C. Morton (MON)          73
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        71
  G. Perry (SF)            71
  J. Reuss (STL)           70
  S. Renko (MON)           69
  B. Hands (CHI)           65
  B. Lersch (PHI)          64
  P. Niekro (ATL)          64
  C. Osteen (LA)           64
  S. Arlin (SD)            62

Home Runs:

  B. Lersch (PHI)          22
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         19
  P. Niekro (ATL)          17
  B. Hands (CHI)           16
  C. Osteen (LA)           16
  M. Pappas (CHI)          16
  C. Kirby (SD)            14
  C. Morton (MON)          14
  J. Nash (ATL)            14
  C. Short (PHI)           14

Walks:

  S. Renko (MON)           81
  B. Stoneman (MON)        74
  C. Kirby (SD)            65
  N. Ryan (NY)             63
  S. Arlin (SD)            62
  J. Reuss (STL)           60
  A. Downing (LA)          58
  T. Phoebus (SD)          55
  S. Carlton (STL)         54
  C. Morton (MON)          53

Strikeouts:

  B. Stoneman (MON)       155
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        146
  T. Seaver (NY)          146
  C. Kirby (SD)           119
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       117
  N. Ryan (NY)            100
  D. Sutton (LA)           93
  D. Wilson (HOU)          92
  S. Carlton (STL)         90
  P. Niekro (ATL)          89


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