Sunday July 18, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, July 18, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        47  43  2.99   90  21  13   820   697  309  272   56  301  624
Pittsburgh      62  31  3.07   93  28  29   844   807  310  288   56  270  472
Houston         46  46  3.12   92  19  20   832   761  315  288   35  255  491
San Francisco   57  38  3.26   95  23  19   863   780  365  312   62  291  495
Los Angeles     50  45  3.26   95  28  16   844   801  352  306   63  259  463
Cincinnati      44  52  3.40   96  16  24   854   768  344  323   72  326  432
San Diego       33  62  3.61   95  16  14   841   862  389  337   60  367  549
Chicago         51  42  3.61   93  42  10   829   821  377  333   77  232  509
Atlanta         47  50  3.74   97  25  18   874   921  409  363   97  274  495
Philadelphia    41  53  3.89   94  18  16   848   798  407  367   91  290  485
Montreal        36  57  4.17   94  29  12   822   812  418  381   79  361  491
St. Louis       49  44  4.44   94  33  14   829   874  443  409   66  362  503

 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   6  2.42  22  21   8   0   3  160  143   56   43   10   62   77
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             4   3  3.32  16   9   3   0   0   65   62   29   24    6   24   38
Ron Reed               9   7  3.37  18  18   5   0   1  131  126   55   49   14   34   75
Bob Priddy             3   6  3.78  28   0   0   3   0   48   48   21   20    5   27   26
Cecil Upshaw           8   5  3.90  35   0   0  11   0   58   67   26   25    4   20   46
Pat Jarvis             2   9  4.15  20  14   1   1   1   98  104   48   45   12   33   35
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  5.53  18  18   2   0   0   98  128   65   60   14   39   47
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             1   0  1.80  16   0   0   2   0   25   13    5    5    2    9   22
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  3.99  19  19   8   0   2  138  143   65   61   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
Ross Grimsley          6   4  3.64  13  13   3   0   2   82   80   35   33    6   21   27
Tony Cloninger         3   5  3.89  20   8   1   0   1   74   62   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  1.69  28   0   0  11   0   32   31    7    6    0   13   10
Denny Lemaster         0   0  1.74  25   0   0   2   0   31   21    6    6    2   13   16
George Culver          4   6  2.25  36   0   0   5   0   52   42   17   13    2   22   31
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   7  3.24  21  20   7   0   2  150  128   54   54    8   44   99
Jack Billingham        5   8  3.51  18  18   2   0   0  128  124   57   50    5   37   69
Wade Blasingame        5   8  4.37  19  18   0   0   0  103  111   58   50    6   35   62
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
Al Downing            11   6  2.42  22  21   8   0   3  160  143   56   43   10   62   77
Jim Brewer             4   3  2.50  32   0   0  11   0   40   33   11   11    1   15   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
Joe Moeller            0   3  3.02  18   1   0   1   0   45   47   19   15    3    7   19
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  11  4.69  17  17   4   0   0  109  105   64   57   10   45   69
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
Carl Morton            8  10  3.99  23  22   8   1   0  151  167   73   67   14   53   57
Howie Reed             2   2  4.25  30   0   0   0   0   42   50   21   20    7   16   14
John O'Donoghue        0   0  4.67  13   0   0   0   0   17   19   10    9    3    7    7
Claude Raymond         1   6  4.78  24   0   0   0   0   38   62   25   20    4   16   24
Ernie McAnally         2   7  5.19  15  11   1   0   0   68   62   42   39    6   32   34
Jim Britton            0   2  5.32   6   4   0   0   0   22   26   13   13    3    9   13
Dan McGinn             1   3  6.16  11   5   1   0   0   38   38   27   26    5   23   17
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
Tug McGraw             6   3  1.90  31   0   0   5   0   62   38   14   13    1   26   61
Danny Frisella         4   2  2.28  29   0   0   8   0   47   41   13   12    3   13   51
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
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  4.50  14   6   0   0   0   50   47   29   25    3   25   28
Jon Matlack            0   1  4.61   2   2   0   0   0   14   10    7    7    1    3    7
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  2.49  15   0   0   1   0   22   15    6    6    3    5   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  31   0   0   4   0   43   44   17   14    3   25   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
Ken Reynolds           2   2  4.44  20  11   1   0   1   79   70   44   39    4   36   48
Bill Champion          1   1  4.89  22   2   0   0   0   53   47   29   29    6   27   16
Dick Selma             0   1  4.91   9   0   0   1   0   11    9    6    6    1    6    7
Jim Bunning            5  12  5.47  22  16   1   1   0   97  110   64   59   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
Dock Ellis            15   3  2.10  19  19   8   0   2  146  117   40   34    4   34   91
Dave Giusti            4   2  2.13  36   0   0  19   0   55   45   14   13    2   21   31
Jim Nelson             2   2  2.34  17   2   0   0   0   35   27    9    9    0   26   11
Bruce Kison            1   0  2.61   3   3   0   0   0   21   15    6    6    1   11   10
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
Bob Moose              7   4  3.67  16  13   3   0   1   96  104   45   39    7   25   47
Luke Walker            4   7  3.91  16  16   3   0   1  101  101   46   44    9   37   59
Nelson Briles          5   1  3.97  20   7   1   0   0   66   83   30   29    5   18   33
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  4.17  34   1   0   2   0   41   39   22   19    4   14   35
Tom Phoebus            3   9  4.64  20  19   1   0   0  109  127   57   56   11   57   63
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          9   4  2.53  45   0   0  12   0   64   49   18   18    5   29   45
Juan Marichal         10   6  2.78  21  21  10   0   3  162  138   58   50   13   33   82
Steve Hamilton         1   1  3.14  23   0   0   1   0   29   20   10   10    2    5   29
Ron Bryant             7   5  3.21  21  16   3   0   2  112  110   47   40    3   39   67
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
Steve Stone            5   9  4.05  20  19   2   0   2  107  106   53   48    8   52   61
Don McMahon            7   3  4.08  36   0   0   3   0   46   43   23   21    4   19   31
Rich Robertson         2   2  4.22  22   6   1   1   0   60   63   37   28    5   28   31
Don Carrithers         1   0  4.58   8   1   0   0   0   20   18   13   10    2    6    9

 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  2.56  30   0   0   6   0   32   30   12    9    1   16   12
Moe Drabowsky          5   0  3.23  33   0   0   5   0   39   32   14   14    2   24   36
Steve Carlton         13   5  3.64  21  20  11   0   3  151  151   64   61   12   55   96
Chuck Taylor           2   0  3.88  28   0   0   1   0   53   48   26   23    5   24   36
Bob Gibson             6   9  3.90  17  17  10   0   0  127  119   62   55   11   38   88
Reggie Cleveland       8   8  3.98  20  20   8   0   2  129  130   62   57    8   33   80
Don Shaw               2   0  4.78  23   0   0   2   0   26   29   17   14    0   14   14
Al Santorini           0   2  4.82   6   5   0   0   0   28   34   15   15    2   16   15
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)         12
  C. Short (PHI)           11
  B. Singer (LA)           11
  B. Hands (CHI)           10
  J. Merritt (CIN)         10
  C. Morton (MON)          10
  G. Nolan (CIN)           10
  S. Renko (MON)           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
  A. Downing (LA)       160.0
  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

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
  A. Downing (LA)         143
  M. Pappas (CHI)         143

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
  J. Nash (ATL)            65
  P. Niekro (ATL)          65
  M. Pappas (CHI)          65

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)          62
  T. Phoebus (SD)          57
  S. Carlton (STL)         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
  D. Wilson (HOU)          99
  S. Carlton (STL)         96
  D. Sutton (LA)           96
  P. Niekro (ATL)          95


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