Thursday July 15, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 15, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        47  40  2.90   87  20  13   795   670  290  256   55  290  602
Houston         43  45  3.12   88  19  19   796   731  302  276   34  247  470
Pittsburgh      58  31  3.14   89  25  29   808   786  304  282   53  264  450
Los Angeles     50  41  3.16   91  28  16   812   759  329  285   58  249  446
San Francisco   55  36  3.27   91  23  18   826   752  351  300   61  283  473
Cincinnati      42  51  3.44   93  14  24   830   752  338  317   72  321  419
San Diego       33  59  3.55   92  15  14   820   833  375  323   58  355  533
Chicago         49  41  3.63   90  41  10   802   797  366  324   76  231  495
Philadelphia    39  51  3.81   90  17  15   814   758  384  345   88  276  479
Atlanta         44  49  3.84   93  23  17   835   888  401  356   95  266  474
Montreal        35  55  4.16   91  28  12   797   777  401  368   78  346  481
St. Louis       47  43  4.50   91  32  13   802   854  433  401   64  351  487

 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
Dave Roberts (SD)      7   9  2.18  21  18   5   0   1  148  132   41   36    4   38   81
Nolan Ryan (NY)        8   6  2.24  16  14   3   0   0  104   72   32   26    5   63  100
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
Don Gullett (CIN)      9   3  2.75  21  18   2   0   2  121  115   42   37   10   45   57
Steve Blass (PIT)     10   4  2.80  19  19   8   0   4  145  143   47   45   10   40   87

 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
Tom Kelley             3   3  3.36  15   8   3   0   0   59   55   27   22    5   22   35
Ron Reed               9   7  3.37  18  18   5   0   1  131  126   55   49   14   34   75
Bob Priddy             3   5  3.74  27   0   0   3   0   46   46   20   19    4   26   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  3.89  23  22   8   0   3  155  161   77   67   13   49  120
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
Joe Decker             1   1  4.74   7   2   0   0   0   19   26   10   10    1    7   10
Bill Bonham            2   1  4.79  17   2   0   0   0   36   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
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  2.29  38   0   0   9   0   59   47   15   15    3   26   42
Don Gullett            9   3  2.75  21  18   2   0   2  121  115   42   37   10   45   57
Joe Gibbon             3   4  2.85  34   0   0   9   0   47   37   15   15    3   24   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  1.72  27   0   0  10   0   31   31    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  2.28  35   0   0   5   0   47   38   16   12    1   22   29
Larry Dierker         12   4  2.41  20  19   6   0   2  142  133   40   38    3   30   84
Ken Forsch             5   3  2.60  19   9   4   0   0   90   76   28   26    3   25   67
Jim Ray                5   2  2.85  22   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  6.59   8   0   0   0   0   14   13   10   10    1    5    7

 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         10   6  3.28  23  23   8   0   3  165  159   64   60   16   41   74
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         11   9  3.06  22  22  12   0   1  168  129   62   57   12   78  160
Steve Renko            8   9  3.70  22  21   5   0   2  153  129   69   63   10   81   82
John Strohmayer        2   3  3.82  14   8   2   1   0   66   66   31   28    8   13   33
Howie Reed             2   2  3.92  29   0   0   0   0   41   47   19   18    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
Dan McGinn             1   2  5.29  10   4   1   0   0   34   29   21   20    5   21   16
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  5.52  14  10   0   0   0   59   53   39   36    6   30   31
Mike Marshall          1   5  6.40  37   0   0  10   0   52   57   39   37    6   25   47

 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             6   3  1.90  31   0   0   5   0   62   38   14   13    1   26   61
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  2.78  17   7   2   0   2   65   55   20   20    5   22   45
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  3.38  20  19   4   0   1  123  102   57   46   10   52   87
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  1.91  29   0   0   6   0   47   32   12   10    5   10   34
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  3.26  22  21  10   0   3  149  141   63   54   13   38   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  11  5.16  21  15   1   1   0   96  103   60   55   11   31   48
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
Dave Giusti            3   2  2.04  35   0   0  19   0   53   43   13   12    1   21   31
Dock Ellis            14   3  2.11  18  18   7   0   2  137  110   38   32    4   34   85
Jim Nelson             2   2  2.34  17   2   0   0   0   35   27    9    9    0   26   11
Steve Blass           10   4  2.80  19  19   8   0   4  145  143   47   45   10   40   87
Mudcat Grant           5   2  3.14  32   0   0   7   0   57   57   21   20    6   18   18
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  5.57  17   0   0   2   0   21   26   14   13    1    8   22

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Miller             6   2  1.40  31   0   0   5   0   51   46   10    8    0   19   31
Dave Roberts           7   9  2.18  21  18   5   0   1  148  132   41   36    4   38   81
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  3.56  38   0   0   7   0   43   50   19   17    2   20   18
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   6  6.75  16   7   0   0   0   51   76   50   38   10   21   33

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Cumberland        5   0  1.77  27   5   2   2   0   76   55   18   15    7   23   30
Jerry Johnson          8   4  2.64  42   0   0  11   0   61   48   18   18    5   29   41
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  2.79  28   0   0   5   0   29   29   12    9    1   16   12
Moe Drabowsky          5   0  3.03  32   0   0   5   0   39   31   13   13    2   22   35
Steve Carlton         13   5  3.64  21  20  11   0   3  151  151   64   61   12   55   96
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
Chuck Taylor           1   0  4.22  27   0   0   1   0   49   46   26   23    5   24   30
Reggie Cleveland       7   8  4.28  19  19   7   0   1  120  125   62   57    8   30   76
Don Shaw               2   0  4.78  23   0   0   2   0   26   29   17   14    0   14   14
Rudy Arroyo            0   1  5.40   9   0   0   0   0   12   18    8    7    2    5    5
Jerry Reuss            8   9  5.54  20  20   3   0   1  114  128   75   70   11   63   67
George Brunet          0   1  5.79   7   0   0   0   0    9   12    6    6    3    7    4
Chris Zachary          2   6  5.86  14   6   1   0   1   51   66   34   33    2   18   27
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
  S. Carlton (STL)         13
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         13
  L. Dierker (HOU)         12
  A. Downing (LA)          11
  B. Stoneman (MON)        11
  S. Blass (PIT)           10
  J. Marichal (SF)         10
  C. Osteen (LA)           10
  M. Pappas (CHI)          10

Losses:

  S. Arlin (SD)            12
  J. Bunning (PHI)         11
  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)        12
  S. Carlton (STL)         11
  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
  C. Osteen (LA)            3
  R. Wise (PHI)             3
  S. Arlin (SD)             2
  R. Bryant (SF)            2
  L. Dierker (HOU)          2

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)      174.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)     167.2
  C. Osteen (LA)        164.2
  K. Holtzman (CHI)     155.0
  J. Marichal (SF)      154.0
  S. Renko (MON)        153.1
  A. Downing (LA)       152.0
  S. Carlton (STL)      151.0
  C. Morton (MON)       151.0
  R. Wise (PHI)         149.0

Hits:

  C. Morton (MON)         167
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       161
  C. Osteen (LA)          159
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        154
  S. Carlton (STL)        151
  P. Niekro (ATL)         146
  G. Perry (SF)           144
  S. Blass (PIT)          143
  R. Wise (PHI)           141
  A. Downing (LA)         136

Runs:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)        77
  J. Reuss (STL)           75
  C. Morton (MON)          73
  G. Perry (SF)            71
  S. Renko (MON)           69
  B. Hands (CHI)           65
  S. Carlton (STL)         64
  B. Lersch (PHI)          64
  P. Niekro (ATL)          64
  C. Osteen (LA)           64

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
  R. Reed (ATL)            14

Walks:

  S. Renko (MON)           81
  B. Stoneman (MON)        78
  C. Kirby (SD)            65
  J. Reuss (STL)           63
  N. Ryan (NY)             63
  S. Arlin (SD)            62
  A. Downing (LA)          58
  S. Carlton (STL)         55
  T. Phoebus (SD)          55
  C. Morton (MON)          53

Strikeouts:

  B. Stoneman (MON)       160
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        146
  T. Seaver (NY)          146
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       120
  C. Kirby (SD)           119
  N. Ryan (NY)            100
  S. Carlton (STL)         96
  D. Sutton (LA)           93
  D. Wilson (HOU)          92
  P. Niekro (ATL)          89

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