Saturday July 24, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 24, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        50  46  3.04   96  23  13   872   750  335  294   62  319  657
Houston         49  49  3.11   98  20  21   888   807  338  307   35  283  527
Pittsburgh      65  34  3.23   99  29  31   899   860  346  323   62  293  504
Los Angeles     53  48  3.30  101  30  16   900   859  379  330   70  272  506
San Francisco   61  40  3.31  101  24  21   917   837  399  337   67  313  523
Cincinnati      47  55  3.41  102  17  25   907   815  367  344   74  339  464
San Diego       34  68  3.56  102  19  14   902   907  413  357   67  393  579
Chicago         54  45  3.64   99  45  11   882   883  401  357   87  245  554
Atlanta         52  52  3.66  104  27  20   943   976  433  383  102  292  532
Philadelphia    43  57  3.88  100  19  17   901   852  430  389   92  305  509
Montreal        39  61  4.22  101  30  13   890   879  458  417   82  392  532
St. Louis       54  46  4.31  101  36  14   897   938  466  430   69  386  551

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Roberts (SD)      7  11  2.21  23  20   6   0   1  163  148   47   40    5   43   86
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
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
Nolan Ryan (NY)        8   8  2.63  18  16   3   0   0  110   82   41   32    6   70  103
Don Gullett (CIN)     10   3  2.65  22  19   2   0   2  129  121   43   38   10   46   61
Fergie Jenkins (CHI)  16   8  2.68  24  24  19   0   2  202  176   65   60   22   21  172
Steve Blass (PIT)     11   4  2.81  21  21   8   0   4  154  148   50   48   10   42   91
George Stone (ATL)     4   3  2.81  17  14   3   0   2  118  118   43   37   11   18   81

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
George Stone           4   3  2.81  17  14   3   0   2  118  118   43   37   11   18   81
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
Ron Reed              10   7  3.06  20  20   6   0   1  150  134   57   51   16   36   83
Phil Niekro           10   8  3.08  26  22  11   1   2  164  159   72   56   19   45  103
Bob Priddy             3   8  3.63  31   0   0   4   0   52   55   25   21    5   30   30
Cecil Upshaw           9   5  3.67  37   0   0  12   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
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  5.47  19  18   2   0   0   99  128   65   60   14   39   48
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        16   8  2.68  24  24  19   0   2  202  176   65   60   22   21  172
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  11  4.00  25  24   9   0   3  169  176   85   75   15   55  130
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           5   2  2.14  40   0   0  10   0   63   48   15   15    3   27   45
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
Wayne Granger          3   4  3.07  44   0   0   6   0   59   53   22   20    4   19   27
Gary Nolan             8  10  3.09  22  22   6   0   0  157  131   58   54    8   43   98
Ross Grimsley          6   4  3.59  14  14   3   0   2   88   87   37   35    6   22   32
Jim McGlothlin         5   7  3.62  19  16   4   0   0  102   94   43   41   10   24   60
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   3  5.11  12  11   1   0   0   62   53   39   35    4   43   38

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Gladding          3   4  1.50  31   0   0  11   0   36   34    9    6    0   17   11
Denny Lemaster         0   0  2.09  28   0   0   2   0   39   28    9    9    2   16   18
Jim Ray                6   2  2.35  24   1   0   2   0   57   42   16   15    2   13   24
George Culver          4   6  2.40  39   0   0   6   0   56   47   19   15    2   24   38
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
Don Wilson             7   7  3.11  22  21   8   0   2  159  131   55   55    8   48  106
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  6.35  11   0   0   0   0   17   17   12   12    1    7    8
Bill Greif             0   1  7.11   2   2   0   0   0    6    8    5    5    0    5    6

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             5   3  2.14  34   0   0  11   0   46   36   11   11    1   16   47
Pete Mikkelsen         6   3  2.42  28   0   0   3   0   52   43   20   14    3    9   32
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
Don Sutton             9   9  3.04  23  23   6   0   2  157  145   58   53    7   39  102
Joe Moeller            0   3  3.09  19   1   0   1   0   47   50   20   16    3    7   21
Claude Osteen         11   6  3.23  25  25   9   0   3  181  179   69   65   18   44   77
Jose Pena              0   0  3.38  11   0   0   1   0   24   16    9    9    4   11   26
Mike Strahler          0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    1    6    2
Charlie Hough          0   0  4.15   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    2    1    3    4
Doyle Alexander        1   3  4.73   5   5   1   0   0   32   41   20   17    3    6   12
Bill Singer            5  12  4.80  18  18   4   0   0  114  111   68   61   12   46   75
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
Howie Reed             2   2  4.03  33   0   0   0   0   45   52   21   20    7   17   15
John Strohmayer        3   3  4.14  16  10   2   1   0   78   79   39   36    9   19   42
Carl Morton            8  11  4.21  24  23   8   1   0  154  176   79   72   15   54   60
John O'Donoghue        0   0  4.67  13   0   0   0   0   17   19   10    9    3    7    7
Claude Raymond         1   7  5.19  28   0   0   0   0   43   70   31   25    4   18   25
Ernie McAnally         2   8  5.28  17  12   1   0   0   77   69   48   45    7   40   43
Jim Britton            0   2  5.32   6   4   0   0   0   22   26   13   13    3    9   13
Mike Marshall          2   5  5.74  41   0   0  11   0   63   64   42   40    6   29   59
Dan McGinn             1   4  6.02  13   6   1   0   0   46   49   33   31    5   27   22

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw             7   3  1.99  34   0   0   5   0   68   47   16   15    2   26   63
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
Ray Sadecki            4   2  2.41  19   8   3   0   2   75   59   22   20    5   22   51
Nolan Ryan             8   8  2.63  18  16   3   0   0  110   82   41   32    6   70  103
Jerry Koosman          4   7  3.05  16  15   2   0   0  103   97   39   35    6   34   47
Ron Taylor             2   1  3.21  31   0   0   0   0   48   48   17   17    4    8   19
Gary Gentry            7   8  3.52  21  20   4   0   1  128  110   61   50   10   58   91
Jon Matlack            0   1  4.42   3   3   0   0   0   18   16   10    9    1    7   12
Jim McAndrew           0   3  5.14  14   6   0   0   0   54   55   36   31    6   20   21
Charlie Williams       3   4  5.30  16   7   0   0   0   54   56   36   32    5   28   31

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Hoerner            4   3  1.76  31   0   0   7   0   51   34   12   10    5   12   37
Bill Wilson            1   3  2.74  18   0   0   2   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   8  3.13  24  23  10   0   3  167  158   67   58   13   41   88
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           3   2  4.31  21  12   1   0   1   88   76   47   42    4   40   53
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
Bruce Kison            2   0  1.82   4   4   1   0   1   30   17    6    6    1   13   19
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
Steve Blass           11   4  2.81  21  21   8   0   4  154  148   50   48   10   42   91
Dave Giusti            4   3  2.85  39   0   0  21   0   60   50   20   19    4   24   36
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  1.26  34   0   0   5   0   57   49   10    8    0   24   33
Dave Roberts           7  11  2.21  23  20   6   0   1  163  148   47   40    5   43   86
Gary Ross              1   2  2.45  11   0   0   0   0   18   20    6    5    0   10   11
Clay Kirby             8   8  3.50  24  22   5   0   0  152  138   66   59   17   70  132
Fred Norman            0   6  3.52   9   8   1   0   0   54   53   22   21    4   23   26
Al Severinsen          2   3  3.69  41   0   0   7   0   46   52   21   19    3   21   19
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  6.24  19   7   0   0   0   58   81   52   40   10   25   37

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Cumberland        5   1  2.50  29   7   2   2   0   90   70   29   25   10   28   35
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 Carrithers         2   1  3.60  10   2   1   0   0   30   25   16   12    2    9   14
Don McMahon            8   3  3.78  39   0   0   3   0   50   47   23   21    4   22   34
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

 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  2.23  32   0   0   6   0   36   33   12    9    1   18   15
Moe Drabowsky          5   0  3.43  35   0   0   5   0   42   36   16   16    2   25   38
Bob Gibson             7   9  3.64  18  18  11   0   1  136  124   62   55   11   41   94
Chuck Taylor           2   0  3.72  29   1   0   1   0   58   57   28   24    6   24   38
Reggie Cleveland       9   8  3.78  21  21   9   0   2  138  135   63   58    9   33   90
Steve Carlton         13   6  3.87  23  22  11   0   3  165  172   74   71   13   63  106
Don Shaw               3   0  4.45  25   0   0   2   0   28   31   17   14    0   15   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
Jerry Reuss            9  10  5.33  22  22   4   0   1  130  139   83   77   11   72   79
Rudy Arroyo            0   1  5.40   9   0   0   0   0   12   18    8    7    2    5    5
Chris Zachary          3   6  5.40  15   6   1   0   1   55   70   34   33    2   18   29
George Brunet          0   1  5.79   7   0   0   0   0    9   12    6    6    3    7    4
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:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         16
  D. Ellis (PIT)           15
  S. Carlton (STL)         13
  L. Dierker (HOU)         12
  A. Downing (LA)          12
  S. Blass (PIT)           11
  J. Johnson (SF)          11
  C. Osteen (LA)           11
  T. Seaver (NY)           11
  B. Stoneman (MON)        11

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         19
  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)          21
  J. Johnson (SF)          12
  C. Upshaw (ATL)          12
  J. Brewer (LA)           11
  F. Gladding (HOU)        11
  M. Marshall (MON)        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)      201.2
  C. Osteen (LA)        181.0
  B. Stoneman (MON)     176.1
  J. Marichal (SF)      170.1
  A. Downing (LA)       169.0
  K. Holtzman (CHI)     168.2
  S. Renko (MON)        168.1
  R. Wise (PHI)         167.0
  S. Carlton (STL)      165.0
  T. Seaver (NY)        164.1

Hits:

  C. Osteen (LA)          179
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       176
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        176
  C. Morton (MON)         176
  S. Carlton (STL)        172
  G. Perry (SF)           160
  P. Niekro (ATL)         159
  R. Wise (PHI)           158
  B. Hands (CHI)          151
  M. Pappas (CHI)         151

Runs:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)        85
  J. Reuss (STL)           83
  G. Perry (SF)            80
  C. Morton (MON)          79
  S. Renko (MON)           77
  S. Carlton (STL)         74
  B. Hands (CHI)           74
  P. Niekro (ATL)          72
  S. Arlin (SD)            70
  M. Pappas (CHI)          70

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)           18
  C. Kirby (SD)            17
  R. Reed (ATL)            16
  C. Short (PHI)           16
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        15

Walks:

  S. Renko (MON)           89
  B. Stoneman (MON)        83
  J. Reuss (STL)           72
  C. Kirby (SD)            70
  N. Ryan (NY)             70
  S. Arlin (SD)            67
  S. Carlton (STL)         63
  A. Downing (LA)          63
  T. Phoebus (SD)          60
  G. Gentry (NY)           58

Strikeouts:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        172
  T. Seaver (NY)          166
  B. Stoneman (MON)       162
  C. Kirby (SD)           132
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       130
  S. Carlton (STL)        106
  D. Wilson (HOU)         106
  P. Niekro (ATL)         103
  N. Ryan (NY)            103
  D. Sutton (LA)          102


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