Sunday July 25, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, July 25, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        51  46  3.05   97  23  14   881   760  341  298   64  327  664
Houston         49  50  3.15   99  20  21   896   822  345  314   36  287  533
Pittsburgh      65  36  3.22  101  29  31   915   880  350  327   63  298  511
Los Angeles     53  49  3.29  102  30  16   909   869  382  332   70  273  509
San Francisco   62  41  3.32  103  25  21   935   855  407  345   69  319  531
Cincinnati      48  56  3.42  104  17  26   924   832  376  351   75  346  474
San Diego       36  68  3.50  104  21  14   920   915  414  358   67  396  591
Chicago         54  46  3.61  100  46  11   890   890  403  357   87  246  558
Atlanta         53  52  3.63  105  28  20   952   983  434  384  102  294  538
Philadelphia    44  57  3.86  101  19  17   910   858  431  390   93  312  513
Montreal        40  61  4.21  102  31  13   899   889  462  421   82  395  534
St. Louis       54  47  4.33  102  36  14   905   945  471  435   70  391  559

 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)     11   3  2.65  23  20   2   0   2  136  129   45   40   11   47   64
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
Phil Niekro           11   8  2.97  27  23  12   1   2  173  166   73   57   19   47  109
Ron Reed              10   7  3.06  20  20   6   0   1  150  134   57   51   16   36   83
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  11  3.24  25  24  10   0   0  161  158   76   58   18   30   78
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  2.08  41   0   0  11   0   65   48   15   15    3   28   46
Don Gullett           11   3  2.65  23  20   2   0   2  136  129   45   40   11   47   64
Joe Gibbon             3   4  2.74  35   0   0   9   0   49   39   17   15    3   26   23
Wayne Granger          3   4  3.07  44   0   0   6   0   59   53   22   20    4   19   27
Gary Nolan             8  11  3.31  23  23   6   0   0  160  138   63   59    8   45  102
Tony Cloninger         3   6  3.57  22   8   1   0   1   86   68   34   34   11   42   44
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
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  1.47  32   0   0  11   0   37   35    9    6    0   17   11
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
Denny Lemaster         0   0  2.48  29   0   0   2   0   40   33   11   11    2   16   19
Ken Forsch             5   4  2.94  21  11   4   0   0   95   85   35   31    4   32   70
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
Bill Greif             0   1  6.23   3   2   0   0   0    9   10    6    6    0    5    8
Buddy Harris           1   1  6.35  11   0   0   0   0   17   17   12   12    1    7    8

 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  2.33  29   0   0   3   0   54   45   20   14    3   10   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  10  3.02  24  24   6   0   2  164  153   61   55    7   39  105
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         12   9  3.11  24  24  13   0   1  185  143   69   64   12   86  164
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
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
Danny Frisella         4   2  2.47  31   0   0   8   0   51   44   17   14    3   17   54
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  3.17  32   0   0   1   0   48   49   17   17    4    8   20
Gary Gentry            8   8  3.48  22  21   4   0   1  134  116   63   52   12   63   96
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            2   3  2.55  19   0   0   2   0   25   18    7    7    3    7   19
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  3.85  20  20   4   0   2  133  140   68   57   17   50   77
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   7  3.31  18  16   5   0   0  114  102   44   42   13   38   71
Mudcat Grant           5   2  3.45  36   0   0   7   0   63   68   25   24    6   22   18
Bob Moose              7   6  3.59  19  14   3   0   1  105  117   48   42    7   28   51
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
Fred Norman            1   6  3.16  10   9   2   0   0   63   58   23   22    4   24   31
Clay Kirby             8   8  3.50  24  22   5   0   0  152  138   66   59   17   70  132
Steve Arlin            5  13  3.61  23  22   6   0   3  142  133   70   57    6   69   99
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
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  2.67  48   0   0  12   0   67   54   20   20    5   32   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   6  3.33  23  18   3   0   2  127  121   54   47    7   42   73
Gaylord Perry          9   8  3.43  23  23   6   0   1  165  169   83   63   11   43   99
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  3.40  36   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
Steve Carlton         13   6  3.87  23  22  11   0   3  165  172   74   71   13   63  106
Reggie Cleveland       9   9  3.94  22  22   9   0   2  144  141   68   63   10   35   98
Daryl Patterson        0   0  4.15   5   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    2    0    6    3
Don Shaw               3   0  4.30  26   0   0   2   0   29   32   17   14    0   16   14
Al Santorini           0   2  4.82   6   5   0   0   0   28   34   15   15    2   16   15
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
  B. Stoneman (MON)        12
  S. Blass (PIT)           11
  D. Gullett (CIN)         11
  J. Johnson (SF)          11
  P. Niekro (ATL)          11

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         19
  B. Stoneman (MON)        13
  P. Niekro (ATL)          12
  S. Carlton (STL)         11
  B. Gibson (STL)          11
  T. Seaver (NY)           11
  B. Hands (CHI)           10
  J. Marichal (SF)         10
  R. Wise (PHI)            10
  R. Cleveland (STL)        9

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)          21
  J. Johnson (SF)          12
  C. Upshaw (ATL)          12
  J. Brewer (LA)           11
  C. Carroll (CIN)         11
  F. Gladding (HOU)        11
  M. Marshall (MON)        11
  J. Gibbon (CIN)           9
  D. Frisella (NY)          8
  M. Grant (PIT)            7

Shutouts:

  S. Blass (PIT)            4
  S. Arlin (SD)             3
  S. Carlton (STL)          3
  A. Downing (LA)           3
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         3
  J. Marichal (SF)          3
  C. Osteen (LA)            3
  R. Wise (PHI)             3
  R. Bryant (SF)            2
  R. Cleveland (STL)        2

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)      201.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)     185.1
  C. Osteen (LA)        181.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)       172.2
  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
  G. Perry (SF)         165.1

Hits:

  C. Osteen (LA)          179
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       176
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        176
  C. Morton (MON)         176
  S. Carlton (STL)        172
  G. Perry (SF)           169
  P. Niekro (ATL)         166
  B. Hands (CHI)          158
  R. Wise (PHI)           158
  D. Sutton (LA)          153

Runs:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)        85
  G. Perry (SF)            83
  J. Reuss (STL)           83
  C. Morton (MON)          79
  S. Renko (MON)           77
  B. Hands (CHI)           76
  S. Carlton (STL)         74
  P. Niekro (ATL)          73
  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
  C. Short (PHI)           17
  R. Reed (ATL)            16
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        15

Walks:

  S. Renko (MON)           89
  B. Stoneman (MON)        86
  J. Reuss (STL)           72
  C. Kirby (SD)            70
  N. Ryan (NY)             70
  S. Arlin (SD)            69
  S. Carlton (STL)         63
  A. Downing (LA)          63
  G. Gentry (NY)           63
  T. Phoebus (SD)          60

Strikeouts:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        172
  T. Seaver (NY)          166
  B. Stoneman (MON)       164
  C. Kirby (SD)           132
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       130
  P. Niekro (ATL)         109
  S. Carlton (STL)        106
  D. Wilson (HOU)         106
  D. Sutton (LA)          105
  N. Ryan (NY)            103


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