Tuesday July 20, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, July 20, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        48  44  2.97   92  22  13   837   709  315  276   56  308  636
Houston         47  47  3.08   94  19  20   853   780  321  292   35  267  504
Pittsburgh      63  32  3.18   95  28  30   862   831  327  305   59  279  484
Los Angeles     51  46  3.31   97  29  16   861   822  363  317   65  262  474
San Francisco   58  39  3.33   97  23  20   880   808  384  325   63  300  503
Cincinnati      45  53  3.38   98  16  25   872   783  349  328   73  331  440
San Diego       34  63  3.58   97  17  14   858   876  395  341   62  375  566
Chicago         52  43  3.61   95  43  10   847   836  384  340   80  237  523
Atlanta         48  51  3.76   99  26  18   892   942  421  373   98  283  509
Philadelphia    42  54  3.84   96  19  16   867   814  411  370   91  294  494
Montreal        38  57  4.14   96  29  13   841   821  424  387   79  371  501
St. Louis       49  46  4.44   96  33  14   847   894  453  418   66  368  515

 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  10  2.18  22  19   6   0   1  157  142   44   38    5   43   85
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)     10   3  2.65  22  19   2   0   2  129  121   43   38   10   46   61
Fergie Jenkins (CHI)  15   8  2.76  23  23  18   0   2  193  169   64   59   22   21  158
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

 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
Ron Reed              10   7  3.21  19  19   6   0   1  140  129   56   50   15   36   80
Tom Kelley             4   3  3.32  16   9   3   0   0   65   62   29   24    6   24   38
Bob Priddy             3   7  3.81  29   0   0   3   0   50   53   24   21    5   28   30
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
Ron Herbel             0   1  4.81  17   0   0   1   0   34   38   19   18    4   14   12
Steve Barber           0   1  5.20  24   3   0   1   0   45   59   27   26    3   16   17
Jim Nash               6   6  5.53  18  18   2   0   0   98  128   65   60   14   39   47
Tom House              0   0  9.64   6   0   0   0   0    5    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        15   8  2.76  23  23  18   0   2  193  169   64   59   22   21  158
Bill Hands             9  10  3.19  23  22   9   0   0  150  141   69   53   16   29   73
Phil Regan             3   2  3.97  30   1   0   4   0   48   54   25   21    2   17   15
Ken Holtzman           9  10  3.98  24  23   8   0   3  161  166   81   71   14   51  123
Milt Pappas           10   8  3.99  19  19   8   0   2  138  143   65   61   16   39   53
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  4.71   8   2   0   0   0   21   28   11   11    1    9   13
Bill Bonham            2   1  4.75  18   2   0   0   0   36   42   24   19    2   19   29
Juan Pizarro           1   1  5.02   4   2   0   0   0   14   14    8    8    2    8    8
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  2.25  39   0   0  10   0   60   48   15   15    3   26   42
Don Gullett           10   3  2.65  22  19   2   0   2  129  121   43   38   10   46   61
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   6  3.70  21   8   1   0   1   83   68   34   34   11   41   43
Milt Wilcox            2   1  4.02  14   2   0   0   0   31   30   15   14    1   15   15
Wayne Simpson          2   2  4.85  11  10   1   0   0   56   48   33   30    4   38   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
Denny Lemaster         0   0  1.56  27   0   0   2   0   35   23    6    6    2   15   18
Fred Gladding          3   3  1.59  29   0   0  11   0   34   33    7    6    0   14   11
George Culver          4   6  2.22  37   0   0   5   0   53   43   17   13    2   23   32
Jim Ray                6   2  2.35  24   1   0   2   0   57   42   16   15    2   13   24
Larry Dierker         12   4  2.41  21  20   6   0   2  146  136   41   39    3   33   84
Ken Forsch             5   3  2.66  20  10   4   0   0   91   78   31   27    3   28   67
Bill Greif             0   0  2.84   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    2    2    0    3    6
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           1   1  6.19  10   0   0   0   0   16   16   11   11    1    6    8

 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  2.43  33   0   0  11   0   41   34   11   11    1   15   38
Pete Mikkelsen         6   3  2.52  27   0   0   3   0   50   43   20   14    3    9   30
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
Don Sutton             9   9  3.04  23  23   6   0   2  157  145   58   53    7   39  102
Claude Osteen         11   6  3.32  24  24   9   0   3  174  170   68   64   17   42   77
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
Bill Singer            5  11  4.69  17  17   4   0   0  109  105   64   57   10   45   69
Mike Strahler          0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    1    3    0
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  23  23  12   0   1  176  133   65   60   12   83  162
Steve Renko            8  10  3.62  23  22   5   0   2  159  135   74   64   11   88   83
John Strohmayer        3   3  3.89  15   9   2   1   0   72   70   34   31    8   18   38
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  4.74  25   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
Mike Marshall          2   5  5.97  40   0   0  11   0   57   59   40   38    6   26   52
Dan McGinn             1   3  6.16  11   5   1   0   0   38   38   27   26    5   23   17

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw             6   3  1.87  32   0   0   5   0   63   39   14   13    1   26   61
Danny Frisella         4   2  2.19  30   0   0   8   0   49   41   13   12    3   14   53
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            4   2  2.44  18   8   3   0   2   74   58   22   20    5   22   51
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   8  3.52  21  20   4   0   1  128  110   61   50   10   58   91
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
Woodie Fryman          6   3  2.67  25   5   1   2   1   78   57   25   23    4   28   62
Bill Wilson            1   3  2.91  16   0   0   1   0   22   17    7    7    3    6   16
Darrell Brandon        4   3  2.93  31   0   0   4   0   43   44   17   14    3   25   24
Rick Wise              9   7  3.17  23  22  10   0   3  159  152   65   56   13   39   84
Chris Short            6  11  4.00  19  19   4   0   2  126  135   67   56   16   43   75
Barry Lersch           4   8  4.08  22  20   2   0   0  135  127   64   61   22   29   72
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  2.17  37   0   0  20   0   58   47   15   14    2   22   36
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  2.84  20  20   8   0   4  146  144   48   46   10   41   87
Bob Johnson            6   6  3.26  16  14   5   0   0   99   87   38   36   11   32   63
Mudcat Grant           5   2  3.53  33   0   0   7   0   59   62   24   23    6   19   18
Bob Moose              7   4  3.61  17  13   3   0   1   97  105   45   39    7   26   48
Luke Walker            4   7  3.91  16  16   3   0   1  101  101   46   44    9   37   59
Nelson Briles          5   2  4.27  22   8   1   0   0   72   90   35   34    7   19   38
Bob Veale              4   0  6.92  19   0   0   2   0   26   34   21   20    2   12   23

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Miller             7   2  1.33  32   0   0   5   0   54   47   10    8    0   19   33
Dave Roberts           7  10  2.18  22  19   6   0   1  157  142   44   38    5   43   85
Gary Ross              1   2  2.45  11   0   0   0   0   18   20    6    5    0   10   11
Clay Kirby             8   7  3.40  23  21   5   0   0  146  132   62   55   15   68  130
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  2.39  28   6   2   2   0   83   65   26   22    8   26   34
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  3.00  24   0   0   2   0   30   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  3.45  22  22   5   0   1  156  160   80   60   11   41   93
Frank Reberger         2   0  3.53  10   6   0   0   0   36   27   14   14    2   17   18
Don McMahon            8   3  3.94  38   0   0   3   0   48   47   23   21    4   20   33
Steve Stone            5   9  4.05  20  19   2   0   2  107  106   53   48    8   52   61
Rich Robertson         2   2  4.57  23   6   1   1   0   61   66   40   31    5   31   32
Don Carrithers         1   1  4.71   9   1   0   0   0   21   20   15   11    2    7    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  2.51  31   0   0   6   0   32   31   12    9    1   17   13
Moe Drabowsky          5   0  3.15  34   0   0   5   0   40   33   14   14    2   24   36
Steve Carlton         13   6  3.74  22  21  11   0   3  159  162   69   66   12   59  101
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
Daryl Patterson        0   0  4.91   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    2    0    4    3
Rudy Arroyo            0   1  5.40   9   0   0   0   0   12   18    8    7    2    5    5
Jerry Reuss            8  10  5.50  21  21   3   0   1  121  135   80   74   11   64   72
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
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)         15
  S. Carlton (STL)         13
  L. Dierker (HOU)         12
  A. Downing (LA)          11
  C. Osteen (LA)           11
  B. Stoneman (MON)        11
  S. Blass (PIT)           10
  D. Gullett (CIN)         10
  J. Marichal (SF)         10

Losses:

  S. Arlin (SD)            13
  J. Bunning (PHI)         12
  C. Short (PHI)           11
  B. Singer (LA)           11
  B. Hands (CHI)           10
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        10
  J. Merritt (CIN)         10
  C. Morton (MON)          10
  G. Nolan (CIN)           10
  S. Renko (MON)           10

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         18
  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
  C. Osteen (LA)            9

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)          20
  J. Johnson (SF)          12
  J. Brewer (LA)           11
  F. Gladding (HOU)        11
  M. Marshall (MON)        11
  C. Upshaw (ATL)          11
  C. Carroll (CIN)         10
  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)      192.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)     176.1
  C. Osteen (LA)        173.2
  J. Marichal (SF)      162.0
  K. Holtzman (CHI)     160.2
  A. Downing (LA)       160.0
  S. Renko (MON)        159.1
  S. Carlton (STL)      159.0
  R. Wise (PHI)         159.0
  D. Sutton (LA)        157.0

Hits:

  C. Osteen (LA)          170
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        169
  C. Morton (MON)         167
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       166
  S. Carlton (STL)        162
  G. Perry (SF)           160
  P. Niekro (ATL)         153
  R. Wise (PHI)           152
  D. Sutton (LA)          145
  S. Blass (PIT)          144

Runs:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)        81
  G. Perry (SF)            80
  J. Reuss (STL)           80
  S. Renko (MON)           74
  C. Morton (MON)          73
  S. Carlton (STL)         69
  B. Hands (CHI)           69
  C. Osteen (LA)           68
  C. Short (PHI)           67
  J. Nash (ATL)            65

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         22
  B. Lersch (PHI)          22
  P. Niekro (ATL)          17
  C. Osteen (LA)           17
  B. Hands (CHI)           16
  M. Pappas (CHI)          16
  C. Short (PHI)           16
  C. Kirby (SD)            15
  R. Reed (ATL)            15
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        14

Walks:

  S. Renko (MON)           88
  B. Stoneman (MON)        83
  C. Kirby (SD)            68
  N. Ryan (NY)             67
  S. Arlin (SD)            65
  J. Reuss (STL)           64
  A. Downing (LA)          62
  S. Carlton (STL)         59
  G. Gentry (NY)           58
  T. Phoebus (SD)          57

Strikeouts:

  B. Stoneman (MON)       162
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        158
  T. Seaver (NY)          156
  C. Kirby (SD)           130
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       123
  N. Ryan (NY)            102
  D. Sutton (LA)          102
  S. Carlton (STL)        101
  D. Wilson (HOU)          99
  P. Niekro (ATL)          95


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