Friday July 16, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, July 16, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        47  41  2.95   88  20  13   803   684  299  263   55  296  608
Pittsburgh      59  31  3.12   90  26  29   817   792  305  283   54  265  456
Houston         44  45  3.13   89  19  20   805   741  306  280   34  250  477
Los Angeles     50  42  3.16   92  28  16   820   771  332  288   58  250  450
San Francisco   56  36  3.27   92  23  19   835   759  354  303   62  285  480
Cincinnati      42  52  3.44   94  14  24   839   760  342  321   72  324  427
San Diego       33  60  3.53   93  16  14   828   841  377  325   59  358  540
Chicago         50  41  3.62   91  42  10   811   804  368  326   77  231  499
Atlanta         45  49  3.79   94  24  17   844   895  402  356   95  266  480
Philadelphia    39  52  3.90   91  17  15   822   774  395  356   90  281  481
Montreal        35  56  4.14   92  28  12   805   786  407  370   79  355  485
St. Louis       48  43  4.45   92  33  13   811   859  433  401   64  354  491

 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   7  2.38  17  15   3   0   0  106   75   36   28    5   67  102
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 Gullett (CIN)      9   3  2.75  21  18   2   0   2  121  115   42   37   10   45   57
Fergie Jenkins (CHI)  14   8  2.79  22  22  17   0   2  184  161   62   57   20   21  150
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
Phil Niekro           10   8  2.89  25  21  11   1   2  156  153   65   50   17   42   95
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
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        14   8  2.79  22  22  17   0   2  184  161   62   57   20   21  150
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  10  3.16  21  21   5   0   0  148  124   56   52    8   42   91
Wayne Granger          3   4  3.23  42   0   0   6   0   56   50   22   20    4   19   27
Jim McGlothlin         4   6  3.40  17  14   3   0   0   93   85   36   35   10   22   55
Tony Cloninger         3   5  3.89  20   8   1   0   1   74   62   32   32   10   40   39
Ross Grimsley          5   4  3.93  12  12   2   0   1   76   77   35   33    6   21   27
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  1.69  28   0   0  11   0   32   31    7    6    0   13   10
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        5   8  3.51  18  18   2   0   0  128  124   57   50    5   37   69
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  2.52  27   0   0   3   0   50   43   20   14    3    9   30
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   8  2.80  22  22   6   0   2  151  137   52   47    6   38   96
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  10  3.62  23  22   5   0   2  159  135   74   64   11   88   83
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
Claude Raymond         1   6  5.19  23   0   0   0   0   35   57   25   20    4   15   22
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
Ernie McAnally         1   7  5.52  14  10   0   0   0   59   53   39   36    6   30   31
Mike Marshall          1   5  6.45  38   0   0  10   0   53   58   40   38    6   26   49

 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   7  2.38  17  15   3   0   0  106   75   36   28    5   67  102
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  3.35  29   0   0   0   0   43   45   16   16    4    7   19
Gary Gentry            7   7  3.38  20  19   4   0   1  123  102   57   46   10   52   87
Charlie Williams       3   3  4.59  13   6   0   0   0   49   47   29   25    3   25   28
Jim McAndrew           0   3  5.16  13   6   0   0   0   52   54   35   30    5   20   21

 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
Bill Wilson            1   2  2.61  14   0   0   1   0   21   15    6    6    3    4   16
Woodie Fryman          5   3  2.64  24   4   1   2   1   72   52   23   21    4   27   61
Darrell Brandon        4   3  2.93  30   0   0   4   0   40   41   15   13    2   24   24
Rick Wise              9   7  3.26  22  21  10   0   3  149  141   63   54   13   38   79
Barry Lersch           4   8  4.08  22  20   2   0   0  135  127   64   61   22   29   72
Chris Short            5  11  4.31  18  18   3   0   2  117  132   66   56   16   41   71
Bill Champion          1   1  4.47  21   2   0   0   0   50   43   25   25    6   24   16
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
Bob Johnson            6   6  3.26  16  14   5   0   0   99   87   38   36   11   32   63
Bruce Kison            1   0  3.29   2   2   0   0   0   14   10    5    5    1    7    7
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
Steve Arlin            4  13  3.54  21  20   5   0   2  130  123   64   51    4   65   91
Al Severinsen          2   2  3.56  38   0   0   7   0   43   50   19   17    2   20   18
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  2.61  43   0   0  12   0   62   48   18   18    5   29   43
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          8   8  3.42  21  21   5   0   1  153  151   74   58   11   40   93
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
Reggie Cleveland       8   8  3.98  20  20   8   0   2  129  130   62   57    8   33   80
Chuck Taylor           1   0  4.22  27   0   0   1   0   49   46   26   23    5   24   30
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
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         14
  S. Carlton (STL)         13
  L. Dierker (HOU)         12
  A. Downing (LA)          11
  B. Stoneman (MON)        11
  S. Blass (PIT)           10
  J. Marichal (SF)         10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  C. Osteen (LA)           10

Losses:

  S. Arlin (SD)            13
  J. Bunning (PHI)         11
  C. Short (PHI)           11
  J. Merritt (CIN)         10
  C. Morton (MON)          10
  G. Nolan (CIN)           10
  S. Renko (MON)           10
  B. Singer (LA)           10
  B. Hands (CHI)            9
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         9

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         17
  B. Stoneman (MON)        12
  S. Carlton (STL)         11
  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  B. Gibson (STL)          10
  J. Marichal (SF)         10
  R. Wise (PHI)            10
  B. Hands (CHI)            9
  T. Seaver (NY)            9
  S. Blass (PIT)            8

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)          19
  J. Johnson (SF)          12
  J. Brewer (LA)           11
  F. Gladding (HOU)        11
  C. Upshaw (ATL)          11
  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
  R. Cleveland (STL)        2

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)      183.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)     167.2
  C. Osteen (LA)        164.2
  S. Renko (MON)        159.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       155.2
  K. Holtzman (CHI)     155.0
  J. Marichal (SF)      154.0
  G. Perry (SF)         152.2
  A. Downing (LA)       152.0
  S. Carlton (STL)      151.0

Hits:

  C. Morton (MON)         167
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       161
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        161
  C. Osteen (LA)          159
  P. Niekro (ATL)         153
  S. Carlton (STL)        151
  G. Perry (SF)           151
  S. Blass (PIT)          143
  R. Wise (PHI)           141
  D. Sutton (LA)          137

Runs:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)        77
  J. Reuss (STL)           75
  G. Perry (SF)            74
  S. Renko (MON)           74
  C. Morton (MON)          73
  C. Short (PHI)           66
  B. Hands (CHI)           65
  P. Niekro (ATL)          65
  S. Arlin (SD)            64
  S. Carlton (STL)         64

Home Runs:

  B. Lersch (PHI)          22
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         20
  P. Niekro (ATL)          17
  B. Hands (CHI)           16
  C. Osteen (LA)           16
  M. Pappas (CHI)          16
  C. Short (PHI)           16
  C. Kirby (SD)            14
  C. Morton (MON)          14
  J. Nash (ATL)            14

Walks:

  S. Renko (MON)           88
  B. Stoneman (MON)        78
  N. Ryan (NY)             67
  S. Arlin (SD)            65
  C. Kirby (SD)            65
  J. Reuss (STL)           63
  A. Downing (LA)          58
  S. Carlton (STL)         55
  T. Phoebus (SD)          55
  C. Morton (MON)          53

Strikeouts:

  B. Stoneman (MON)       160
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        150
  T. Seaver (NY)          146
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       120
  C. Kirby (SD)           119
  N. Ryan (NY)            102
  S. Carlton (STL)         96
  D. Sutton (LA)           96
  P. Niekro (ATL)          95
  G. Perry (SF)            93

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