Thursday July 22, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 22, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        49  45  3.04   94  23  13   854   730  327  288   61  310  649
Houston         48  48  3.07   96  19  21   871   793  328  297   35  273  517
Pittsburgh      63  34  3.27   97  28  30   881   853  343  320   61  290  491
Los Angeles     52  47  3.32   99  30  16   878   838  373  324   67  265  487
San Francisco   60  39  3.33   99  23  21   899   827  395  333   65  307  516
Cincinnati      46  54  3.41  100  17  25   890   802  359  337   74  332  450
San Diego       34  66  3.56  100  19  14   884   893  405  350   65  389  575
Chicago         53  44  3.66   97  43  11   865   866  396  352   86  241  533
Atlanta         51  51  3.70  102  27  19   921   962  428  379  100  289  525
Philadelphia    42  56  3.91   98  19  16   883   839  425  384   92  298  499
Montreal        39  58  4.16   98  30  13   858   834  435  397   79  380  507
St. Louis       51  46  4.36   98  35  14   865   904  454  419   67  371  531

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Roberts (SD)      7  10  2.18  22  19   6   0   1  157  142   44   38    5   43   85
Tom Seaver (NY)       11   7  2.25  22  21  11   0   2  164  139   44   41   14   32  166
Dock Ellis (PIT)      15   3  2.30  20  20   8   0   2  153  124   46   39    4   37   94
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)       12   6  2.45  23  22   9   0   3  169  150   60   46   12   63   82
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
George Stone (ATL)     3   3  2.78  16  13   3   0   2  110  109   40   34   10   17   78
Steve Blass (PIT)     10   4  2.84  20  20   8   0   4  146  144   48   46   10   41   87

 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
Tom Kelley             5   3  2.96  17  10   3   0   0   73   68   29   24    6   24   41
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
Cecil Upshaw           9   5  3.71  36   0   0  11   0   61   70   26   25    4   21   48
Bob Priddy             3   7  3.73  30   0   0   4   0   51   55   24   21    5   28   30
Pat Jarvis             3   9  3.80  21  15   2   1   2  107  107   48   45   12   35   38
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
Jim Colborn            0   0  4.05  10   0   0   0   0    7   10    3    3    0    3    1
Joe Decker             2   1  4.10  10   2   0   0   0   26   33   12   12    1   11   19
Ron Tompkins           0   2  4.10  23   0   0   3   0   26   19   12   12    1   15   13
Milt Pappas           10   9  4.18  20  20   8   0   2  142  151   70   66   19   40   55
Earl Stephenson        1   0  4.43  16   0   0   1   0   20   24   10   10    1   11   11
Bill Bonham            2   1  4.66  20   2   0   0   0   37   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  3.18  43   0   0   6   0   57   52   22   20    4   19   27
Jim McGlothlin         5   7  3.62  19  16   4   0   0  102   94   43   41   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
Jim Merritt            0  10  4.85  17   9   0   0   0   78   86   45   42   14   25   21
Wayne Simpson          2   2  4.85  11  10   1   0   0   56   48   33   30    4   38   32

 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  2.15  38   0   0   6   0   54   44   17   13    2   23   35
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        6   8  4.24  20  19   0   0   0  110  116   60   52    6   38   71
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
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
Al Downing            12   6  2.45  23  22   9   0   3  169  150   60   46   12   63   82
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  4.19  31   0   0   0   0   43   51   21   20    7   17   14
John O'Donoghue        0   0  4.67  13   0   0   0   0   17   19   10    9    3    7    7
Ernie McAnally         2   8  5.25  16  12   1   0   0   74   64   46   43    6   38   39
Jim Britton            0   2  5.32   6   4   0   0   0   22   26   13   13    3    9   13
Claude Raymond         1   6  5.49  26   0   0   0   0   39   65   29   24    4   17   24
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            11   7  2.25  22  21  11   0   2  164  139   44   41   14   32  166
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
Bill Wilson            1   3  2.78  17   0   0   1   0   23   17    7    7    3    7   17
Woodie Fryman          6   4  2.94  26   6   1   2   1   83   64   29   27    5   28   63
Rick Wise              9   7  3.17  23  22  10   0   3  159  152   65   56   13   39   84
Darrell Brandon        4   3  3.60  32   0   0   4   0   45   47   21   18    3   27   25
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  2.30  20  20   8   0   2  153  124   46   39    4   37   94
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  3.56  34   0   0   7   0   61   65   25   24    6   21   18
Bob Moose              7   5  3.66  18  13   3   0   1   98  108   46   40    7   26   49
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  10  4.40  21  20   2   0   0  117  130   58   57   11   60   68
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         11   4  2.55  47   0   0  12   0   67   52   19   19    5   30   46
Juan Marichal         10   6  2.85  22  22  10   0   3  170  148   65   54   13   36   87
Steve Hamilton         1   1  2.87  26   0   0   3   0   31   22   10   10    2    7   32
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
Bob Gibson             7   9  3.64  18  18  11   0   1  136  124   62   55   11   41   94
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
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)          12
  J. Johnson (SF)          11
  C. Osteen (LA)           11
  T. Seaver (NY)           11
  B. Stoneman (MON)        11
  S. Blass (PIT)           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
  T. Phoebus (SD)          10

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         18
  B. Stoneman (MON)        12
  S. Carlton (STL)         11
  B. Gibson (STL)          11
  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  T. Seaver (NY)           11
  J. Marichal (SF)         10
  R. Wise (PHI)            10
  R. Cleveland (STL)        9
  A. Downing (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)      170.1
  A. Downing (LA)       169.0
  S. Renko (MON)        168.1
  T. Seaver (NY)        164.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       163.2
  K. Holtzman (CHI)     160.2
  S. Carlton (STL)      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
  M. Pappas (CHI)         151

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
  M. Pappas (CHI)          70
  S. Carlton (STL)         69

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         22
  B. Lersch (PHI)          22
  P. Niekro (ATL)          19
  M. Pappas (CHI)          19
  B. Hands (CHI)           18
  C. Osteen (LA)           17
  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)          63
  T. Phoebus (SD)          60
  S. Carlton (STL)         59
  G. Gentry (NY)           58

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          166
  B. Stoneman (MON)       162
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        158
  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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