Saturday July 17, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 17, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        47  42  2.93   89  21  13   812   690  301  264   56  297  618
Pittsburgh      60  31  3.10   91  27  29   826   799  307  285   54  265  462
Houston         45  45  3.11   90  19  20   814   744  307  281   34  254  479
Los Angeles     50  43  3.24   93  28  16   828   784  342  298   61  254  452
San Francisco   56  37  3.27   93  23  19   843   764  357  306   62  286  485
Cincinnati      43  52  3.43   95  15  24   848   765  344  323   72  326  432
San Diego       33  61  3.60   94  16  14   836   858  386  334   60  365  547
Chicago         50  42  3.62   92  42  10   820   814  373  330   77  232  504
Atlanta         46  49  3.75   95  25  17   853   900  402  356   95  267  486
Philadelphia    40  52  3.88   92  17  16   831   780  397  358   90  283  484
Montreal        36  56  4.12   93  29  12   814   795  410  373   79  357  488
St. Louis       48  44  4.43   93  33  13   820   865  438  404   65  357  495

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dock Ellis (PIT)      15   3  2.10  19  19   8   0   2  146  117   40   34    4   34   91
Dave Roberts (SD)      7   9  2.18  21  18   5   0   1  148  132   41   36    4   38   81
Tom Seaver (NY)       10   7  2.32  21  20  10   0   2  155  133   43   40   13   32  156
Nolan Ryan (NY)        8   7  2.38  17  15   3   0   0  106   75   36   28    5   67  102
Larry Dierker (HOU)   12   4  2.41  21  20   6   0   2  146  136   41   39    3   33   84
Al Downing (LA)       11   5  2.49  21  20   8   0   3  152  136   53   42   10   58   73
Don Gullett (CIN)      9   3  2.75  21  18   2   0   2  121  115   42   37   10   45   57
Juan Marichal (SF)    10   6  2.78  21  21  10   0   3  162  138   58   50   13   33   82
George Stone (ATL)     3   3  2.78  16  13   3   0   2  110  109   40   34   10   17   78
Fergie Jenkins (CHI)  14   8  2.79  22  22  17   0   2  184  161   62   57   20   21  150

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
George Stone           3   3  2.78  16  13   3   0   2  110  109   40   34   10   17   78
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
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  2.25  15   0   0   2   0   20   13    5    5    2    9   17
Fergie Jenkins        14   8  2.79  22  22  17   0   2  184  161   62   57   20   21  150
Bill Hands             9  10  3.19  23  22   9   0   0  150  141   69   53   16   29   73
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
Bob Miller             0   0  5.14   2   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    0    1    2
Juan Pizarro           1   1  5.14   3   2   0   0   0   14   14    8    8    2    8    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  2.29  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         5   6  3.28  18  15   4   0   0  102   90   38   37   10   24   60
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  21  20   6   0   2  146  136   41   39    3   33   84
Jim Ray                6   2  2.56  23   1   0   2   0   53   39   16   15    2   12   22
Ken Forsch             5   3  2.60  19   9   4   0   0   90   76   28   26    3   25   67
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
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
Jose Pena              0   0  3.92  10   0   0   1   0   21   16    9    9    4   10   22
Doyle Alexander        1   2  3.94   4   4   1   0   0   30   32   14   13    3    5   10
Charlie Hough          0   0  4.15   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    2    1    3    4
Mike Strahler          0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    1    2    0
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
Ernie McAnally         2   7  5.19  15  11   1   0   0   68   62   42   39    6   32   34
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
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
Tom Seaver            10   7  2.32  21  20  10   0   2  155  133   43   40   13   32  156
Nolan Ryan             8   7  2.38  17  15   3   0   0  106   75   36   28    5   67  102
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  1.80  30   0   0   7   0   50   33   12   10    5   11   36
Bill Wilson            1   2  2.61  14   0   0   1   0   21   15    6    6    3    4   16
Woodie Fryman          6   3  2.67  25   5   1   2   1   78   57   25   23    4   28   62
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            15   3  2.10  19  19   8   0   2  146  117   40   34    4   34   91
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
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
Fred Norman            0   5  4.14   8   7   0   0   0   46   49   21   21    4   21   24
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  6.08  16   0   0   0   0   24   24   20   16    3   25   19
Danny Coombs           1   6  6.62  17   7   0   0   0   53   80   51   39   10   22   36

 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  44   0   0  12   0   62   49   18   18    5   29   43
Juan Marichal         10   6  2.78  21  21  10   0   3  162  138   58   50   13   33   82
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  2.70  29   0   0   5   0   30   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
Bob Gibson             6   9  3.90  17  17  10   0   0  127  119   62   55   11   38   88
Al Santorini           0   2  3.91   5   4   0   0   0   25   29   11   11    1   13   14
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)           15
  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
  B. Hands (CHI)           10
  J. Merritt (CIN)         10
  C. Morton (MON)          10
  G. Nolan (CIN)           10
  S. Renko (MON)           10
  B. Singer (LA)           10
  B. Gibson (STL)           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
  T. Seaver (NY)           10
  R. Wise (PHI)            10
  B. Hands (CHI)            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
  J. Marichal (SF)      162.0
  S. Renko (MON)        159.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       155.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        155.1
  K. Holtzman (CHI)     155.0
  G. Perry (SF)         152.2
  A. Downing (LA)       152.0

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
  B. Hands (CHI)          141
  R. Wise (PHI)           141

Runs:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)        77
  J. Reuss (STL)           75
  G. Perry (SF)            74
  S. Renko (MON)           74
  C. Morton (MON)          73
  B. Hands (CHI)           69
  C. Short (PHI)           66
  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
  T. Seaver (NY)          156
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        150
  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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