Wednesday July 21, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, July 21, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        48  45  3.06   93  22  13   845   724  326  287   60  310  639
Houston         47  48  3.08   95  19  20   862   787  326  295   35  270  505
Pittsburgh      63  33  3.23   96  28  30   871   840  335  313   61  285  487
Los Angeles     51  47  3.32   98  29  16   869   831  369  321   65  264  482
San Francisco   59  39  3.33   98  23  21   889   814  388  329   65  303  510
Cincinnati      46  53  3.37   99  17  25   881   790  351  330   73  332  447
San Diego       34  65  3.58   99  18  14   876   890  404  349   65  386  570
Chicago         53  43  3.65   96  43  11   856   855  391  347   83  239  526
Atlanta         50  51  3.74  101  27  18   912   954  428  379  100  289  522
Philadelphia    42  55  3.87   97  19  16   875   829  417  376   91  295  496
Montreal        39  57  4.12   97  30  13   850   828  427  389   79  372  502
St. Louis       50  46  4.41   97  34  14   856   899  454  419   67  368  525

 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
Mike McQueen           2   1  2.97  10   2   0   0   0   33   27   12   11    5   13   25
Phil Niekro           10   8  3.08  26  22  11   1   2  164  159   72   56   19   45  103
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
Cecil Upshaw           9   5  3.71  36   0   0  11   0   61   70   26   25    4   21   48
Pat Jarvis             3   9  3.80  21  15   2   1   2  107  107   48   45   12   35   38
Bob Priddy             3   7  3.81  29   0   0   3   0   50   53   24   21    5   28   30
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  3.40  24  23   9   0   0  153  151   74   58   18   29   74
Phil Regan             3   2  3.91  31   1   0   5   0   51   59   26   22    3   17   16
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             2   1  4.63   9   2   0   0   0   23   30   12   12    1   10   14
Bill Bonham            2   1  4.75  19   2   0   0   0   36   44   24   19    2   20   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             8  10  3.09  22  22   6   0   0  157  131   58   54    8   43   98
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
Fred Gladding          3   4  1.54  30   0   0  11   0   35   34    9    6    0   16   11
Denny Lemaster         0   0  1.56  27   0   0   2   0   35   23    6    6    2   15   18
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  3.50  19  19   2   0   0  136  130   60   53    5   38   70
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
Pete Mikkelsen         6   3  2.42  28   0   0   3   0   52   43   20   14    3    9   32
Jim Brewer             4   3  2.43  33   0   0  11   0   41   34   11   11    1   15   38
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  3.38  11   0   0   1   0   24   16    9    9    4   11   26
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
Doyle Alexander        1   3  4.73   5   5   1   0   0   32   41   20   17    3    6   12
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            9  10  3.53  24  23   6   0   2  168  142   77   66   11   89   84
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  2.12  33   0   0   5   0   64   43   16   15    2   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  30   0   0   0   0   46   48   17   17    4    7   19
Gary Gentry            7   8  3.52  21  20   4   0   1  128  110   61   50   10   58   91
Jon Matlack            0   1  4.61   2   2   0   0   0   14   10    7    7    1    3    7
Jim McAndrew           0   3  5.14  14   6   0   0   0   54   55   36   31    6   20   21
Charlie Williams       3   4  5.50  15   7   0   0   0   52   54   36   32    5   27   31

 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   9  4.17  23  21   2   0   0  140  139   68   65   22   30   73
Ken Reynolds           2   2  4.44  20  11   1   0   1   79   70   44   39    4   36   48
Bill Champion          1   1  4.77  23   2   0   0   0   55   47   29   29    6   27   17
Dick Selma             0   1  4.91   9   0   0   1   0   11    9    6    6    1    6    7
Jim Bunning            5  12  5.60  23  16   1   1   0   98  113   66   61   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
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
Dave Giusti            4   3  2.75  38   0   0  20   0   59   49   19   18    3   24   36
Steve Blass           10   4  2.84  20  20   8   0   4  146  144   48   46   10   41   87
Bob Johnson            6   6  3.35  17  15   5   0   0  107   94   42   40   12   36   66
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  1.28  33   0   0   5   0   56   48   10    8    0   24   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
Fred Norman            0   6  3.52   9   8   1   0   0   54   53   22   21    4   23   26
Al Severinsen          2   3  3.74  39   0   0   7   0   43   51   20   18    3   20   18
Al Santorini           0   2  3.76  18   3   0   0   0   38   43   19   16    4   11   21
Steve Arlin            4  13  3.86  22  21   5   0   2  133  130   70   57    6   67   92
Dick Kelley            1   3  3.98  35   1   0   2   0   43   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  6.47  18   7   0   0   0   56   81   52   40   10   24   37

 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         10   4  2.60  46   0   0  12   0   66   50   19   19    5   30   46
Juan Marichal         10   6  2.78  21  21  10   0   3  162  138   58   50   13   33   82
Steve Hamilton         1   1  2.90  25   0   0   3   0   31   21   10   10    2    6   31
Ron Bryant             7   5  3.27  22  17   3   0   2  118  114   50   43    5   40   71
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
Reggie Cleveland       9   8  3.78  21  21   9   0   2  138  135   63   58    9   33   90
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
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. Johnson (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
  R. Cleveland (STL)        9
  B. Hands (CHI)            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
  S. Renko (MON)        168.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       163.2
  J. Marichal (SF)      162.0
  K. Holtzman (CHI)     160.2
  A. Downing (LA)       160.0
  S. Carlton (STL)      159.0
  R. Wise (PHI)         159.0

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)         159
  R. Wise (PHI)           152
  B. Hands (CHI)          151
  D. Sutton (LA)          145

Runs:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)        81
  G. Perry (SF)            80
  J. Reuss (STL)           80
  S. Renko (MON)           77
  B. Hands (CHI)           74
  C. Morton (MON)          73
  P. Niekro (ATL)          72
  S. Arlin (SD)            70
  S. Carlton (STL)         69
  B. Lersch (PHI)          68

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         22
  B. Lersch (PHI)          22
  P. Niekro (ATL)          19
  B. Hands (CHI)           18
  C. Osteen (LA)           17
  M. Pappas (CHI)          16
  C. Short (PHI)           16
  C. Kirby (SD)            15
  R. Reed (ATL)            15
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        14

Walks:

  S. Renko (MON)           89
  B. Stoneman (MON)        83
  C. Kirby (SD)            68
  S. Arlin (SD)            67
  N. Ryan (NY)             67
  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
  P. Niekro (ATL)         103
  N. Ryan (NY)            102
  D. Sutton (LA)          102
  S. Carlton (STL)        101
  D. Wilson (HOU)          99


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