Tuesday July 27, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, July 27, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        52  47  3.04   99  23  14   899   778  347  304   65  329  683
Houston         51  51  3.17  102  21  21   928   848  358  327   43  292  550
Pittsburgh      65  37  3.27  102  29  31   923   891  358  335   65  299  514
Los Angeles     54  49  3.30  103  30  17   918   879  387  337   70  274  514
San Francisco   62  42  3.32  104  25  21   944   866  411  348   69  323  538
Cincinnati      49  56  3.40  105  17  27   933   838  379  353   75  349  476
San Diego       36  69  3.56  105  21  14   929   932  425  368   71  398  596
Chicago         55  47  3.60  102  47  11   907   903  411  363   88  251  564
Atlanta         54  52  3.63  106  28  21   961   990  437  387  104  296  541
Philadelphia    45  59  3.86  104  20  17   943   889  446  405   95  321  527
Montreal        41  62  4.19  104  32  13   917   902  468  427   82  411  539
St. Louis       55  48  4.27  104  37  14   923   957  474  438   70  394  565

 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  23  22  11   0   2  172  145   46   43   14   33  173
Dock Ellis (PIT)      15   4  2.54  21  21   8   0   2  159  132   52   45    4   38   96
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
Al Downing (LA)       12   6  2.67  24  23   9   0   3  172  158   65   51   12   64   84
Fergie Jenkins (CHI)  16   8  2.68  24  24  19   0   2  202  176   65   60   22   21  172
Larry Dierker (HOU)   12   5  2.72  22  21   6   0   2  152  145   48   46    7   33   86
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
Pat Jarvis             4   9  3.63  22  16   2   1   2  114  111   49   46   13   37   41
Bob Priddy             3   8  3.63  31   0   0   4   0   52   55   25   21    5   30   30
Cecil Upshaw           9   5  3.86  38   0   0  13   0   63   73   28   27    5   21   48
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
Ron Tompkins           0   2  3.95  24   0   0   3   0   27   19   12   12    1   15   13
Milt Pappas           11   9  3.99  21  21   9   0   2  151  156   72   67   19   42   58
Ken Holtzman           9  12  4.02  26  25   9   0   3  175  183   89   78   16   56  133
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
Earl Stephenson        1   0  4.43  16   0   0   1   0   20   24   10   10    1   11   11
Bill Bonham            2   1  5.02  21   2   0   0   0   38   45   26   21    2   22   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  3.12  45   0   0   7   0   61   55   23   21    4   20   27
Gary Nolan             8  11  3.31  23  23   6   0   0  160  138   63   59    8   45  102
Jim McGlothlin         6   7  3.47  20  17   4   0   0  109   98   45   42   10   26   62
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
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  1.42  33   0   0  11   0   38   37    9    6    0   18   12
Jim Ray                7   2  2.20  25   1   0   2   0   61   42   16   15    2   13   28
George Culver          4   6  2.55  40   0   0   6   0   60   51   21   17    3   26   41
Denny Lemaster         0   0  2.59  30   0   0   2   0   42   35   12   12    2   16   19
Larry Dierker         12   5  2.72  22  21   6   0   2  152  145   48   46    7   33   86
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  3.48  20  20   2   0   0  142  135   62   55    6   40   74
Wade Blasingame        7   8  4.00  21  20   1   0   0  119  120   61   53    7   38   74
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  2.25  30   0   0   4   0   56   45   20   14    3   10   34
Al Downing            12   6  2.67  24  23   9   0   3  172  158   65   51   12   64   84
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        2   3  4.17   6   5   1   0   0   37   43   20   17    3    6   13
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  11  3.65  25  24   6   0   2  175  150   82   71   11   95   87
Howie Reed             2   2  4.03  33   0   0   0   0   45   52   21   20    7   17   15
John Strohmayer        3   3  4.07  17  10   2   1   0   80   79   39   36    9   20   43
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
Ernie McAnally         3   8  4.83  18  13   2   0   0   86   74   49   46    7   49   43
Claude Raymond         1   7  5.19  28   0   0   0   0   43   70   31   25    4   18   25
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  5.89  14   6   1   0   0   47   49   33   31    5   27   23

 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  23  22  11   0   2  172  145   46   43   14   33  173
Danny Frisella         5   2  2.42  32   0   0   8   0   52   45   17   14    3   17   55
Ray Sadecki            4   3  2.52  20   9   3   0   2   82   69   25   23    5   23   61
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  3.28  33   0   0   1   0   49   50   18   18    5    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  5.24  17   7   0   0   0   55   56   36   32    5   28   32

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Hoerner            4   3  2.04  32   0   0   7   0   53   37   14   12    5   12   40
Bill Wilson            2   3  2.42  20   0   0   2   0   26   18    7    7    3    8   19
Woodie Fryman          7   4  2.95  27   7   2   2   1   92   71   32   30    5   31   66
Rick Wise              9   8  3.13  24  23  10   0   3  167  158   67   58   13   41   88
Chris Short            6  11  3.85  20  20   4   0   2  133  140   68   57   17   50   77
Darrell Brandon        4   4  3.86  33   0   0   4   0   49   50   24   21    3   29   26
Barry Lersch           4   9  4.07  24  22   2   0   0  148  147   70   67   22   30   76
Ken Reynolds           3   3  4.23  22  13   1   0   1   96   82   50   45    6   42   56
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  5.73  24  16   1   1   0   99  117   68   63   11   32   49
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
Jim Nelson             2   2  2.34  17   2   0   0   0   35   27    9    9    0   26   11
Dock Ellis            15   4  2.54  21  21   8   0   2  159  132   52   45    4   38   96
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
Bob Moose              7   6  3.59  19  14   3   0   1  105  117   48   42    7   28   51
Mudcat Grant           5   2  3.66  37   0   0   7   0   64   71   27   26    8   22   19
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
Al Severinsen          2   3  3.49  42   0   0   7   0   49   55   22   19    3   22   20
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 Santorini           0   2  3.76  18   3   0   0   0   38   43   19   16    4   11   21
Dick Kelley            1   3  4.09  36   1   0   2   0   44   41   23   20    5   14   35
Tom Phoebus            3  11  4.76  22  21   2   0   0  119  136   64   63   13   61   69
Danny Coombs           1   6  6.24  19   7   0   0   0   58   81   52   40   10   25   37
Bill Laxton            0   2  6.41  17   0   0   0   0   27   30   23   19    4   25   22

 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
Steve Hamilton         1   1  2.70  27   0   0   3   0   33   23   10   10    2    7   32
Juan Marichal         10   7  2.91  23  23  10   0   3  176  157   69   57   13   39   91
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  3.71  40   0   0   3   0   51   48   23   21    4   23   37
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  2.21  33   0   0   6   0   37   35   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             8   9  3.41  19  19  12   0   2  145  129   62   55   11   43   98
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
Chris Zachary          3   7  5.12  16   7   1   0   1   63   75   37   36    2   19   31
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
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
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        12
  B. Singer (LA)           12
  B. Hands (CHI)           11
  C. Morton (MON)          11
  G. Nolan (CIN)           11
  T. Phoebus (SD)          11
  S. Renko (MON)           11
  D. Roberts (SD)          11

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         19
  B. Stoneman (MON)        13
  B. Gibson (STL)          12
  P. Niekro (ATL)          12
  S. Carlton (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
  C. Upshaw (ATL)          13
  J. Johnson (SF)          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
  W. Granger (CIN)          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
  J. Marichal (SF)      176.1
  S. Renko (MON)        175.0
  K. Holtzman (CHI)     174.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)       172.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        172.1
  A. Downing (LA)       171.2
  R. Wise (PHI)         167.0

Hits:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)       183
  C. Osteen (LA)          179
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        176
  C. Morton (MON)         176
  S. Carlton (STL)        172
  G. Perry (SF)           169
  P. Niekro (ATL)         166
  A. Downing (LA)         158
  B. Hands (CHI)          158
  R. Wise (PHI)           158

Runs:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)        89
  G. Perry (SF)            83
  J. Reuss (STL)           83
  S. Renko (MON)           82
  C. Morton (MON)          79
  B. Hands (CHI)           76
  S. Carlton (STL)         74
  P. Niekro (ATL)          73
  M. Pappas (CHI)          72
  S. Arlin (SD)            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
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        16
  R. Reed (ATL)            16

Walks:

  S. Renko (MON)           95
  B. Stoneman (MON)        86
  J. Reuss (STL)           72
  C. Kirby (SD)            70
  N. Ryan (NY)             70
  S. Arlin (SD)            69
  A. Downing (LA)          64
  S. Carlton (STL)         63
  G. Gentry (NY)           63
  T. Phoebus (SD)          61

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          173
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        172
  B. Stoneman (MON)       164
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       133
  C. Kirby (SD)           132
  P. Niekro (ATL)         109
  S. Carlton (STL)        106
  D. Wilson (HOU)         106
  D. Sutton (LA)          105
  N. Ryan (NY)            103

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