Wednesday July 28, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, July 28, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        52  48  3.07  100  23  14   908   786  353  310   67  336  685
Houston         52  51  3.17  103  22  21   937   854  361  330   43  294  557
Pittsburgh      66  37  3.23  103  30  31   932   895  358  335   65  300  517
San Francisco   63  42  3.30  105  25  22   953   875  412  349   69  329  542
Los Angeles     54  50  3.31  104  30  17   927   889  391  341   71  275  522
Cincinnati      49  57  3.41  106  17  27   941   843  383  357   76  351  479
San Diego       37  69  3.55  106  22  14   938   936  427  370   72  399  602
Chicago         56  47  3.58  103  48  11   916   913  413  365   88  253  569
Atlanta         54  53  3.61  107  28  21   969   998  439  388  104  300  544
Philadelphia    45  60  3.87  105  20  17   952   901  452  410   95  325  535
Montreal        41  63  4.24  105  32  13   926   917  478  436   82  416  543
St. Louis       56  48  4.26  105  38  14   932   965  477  441   70  399  572

 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
Fergie Jenkins (CHI)  17   8  2.65  25  25  20   0   2  211  186   67   62   22   23  177
George Stone (ATL)     4   3  2.66  18  15   3   0   2  125  124   44   37   11   21   84
Al Downing (LA)       12   6  2.67  24  23   9   0   3  172  158   65   51   12   64   84
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

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
George Stone           4   3  2.66  18  15   3   0   2  125  124   44   37   11   21   84
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   7  5.51  20  18   2   0   0  100  130   66   61   14   40   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        17   8  2.65  25  25  20   0   2  211  186   67   62   22   23  177
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  2.05  42   0   0  11   0   66   48   15   15    3   28   47
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  3.00  46   0   0   7   0   63   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   5  3.80  15  15   3   0   2   92   92   41   39    7   24   34
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             8   7  3.11  23  22   9   0   2  168  137   58   58    8   50  113
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
Jose Pena              0   0  3.12  12   0   0   1   0   26   17    9    9    4   11   27
Claude Osteen         11   6  3.23  25  25   9   0   3  181  179   69   65   18   44   77
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  13  4.82  19  19   4   0   0  121  120   72   65   13   47   82
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  3.86  34   0   0   0   0   47   54   21   20    7   17   16
John Strohmayer        3   3  4.07  17  10   2   1   0   80   79   39   36    9   20   43
Carl Morton            8  12  4.42  25  24   8   1   0  157  182   85   77   15   55   61
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  5.04  29   0   0   0   0   45   72   31   25    4   19   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  6.26  15   6   1   0   0   50   54   37   35    5   30   25

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw             7   3  1.93  35   0   0   5   0   70   47   16   15    2   27   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  3.20  34   0   0   1   0   51   51   18   18    5    8   20
Gary Gentry            8   8  3.48  22  21   4   0   1  134  116   63   52   12   63   96
Jim McAndrew           0   3  5.11  15   6   0   0   0   56   57   37   32    7   20   21
Charlie Williams       3   4  5.37  18   7   0   0   0   57   58   38   34    6   31   33
Jon Matlack            0   2  5.40   4   4   0   0   0   20   19   13   12    1   10   13

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Hoerner            4   3  1.96  33   0   0   7   0   55   37   14   12    5   12   43
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   9  3.25  25  24  10   0   3  172  166   72   62   13   44   91
Darrell Brandon        4   4  3.76  34   0   0   4   0   50   51   24   21    3   29   27
Chris Short            6  11  3.85  20  20   4   0   2  133  140   68   57   17   50   77
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  4.85  24   2   0   0   0   56   50   30   30    6   28   18
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
Luke Walker            5   7  3.59  17  17   4   0   2  110  105   46   44    9   38   62
Mudcat Grant           5   2  3.66  37   0   0   7   0   64   71   27   26    8   22   19
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             9   8  3.42  25  23   6   0   0  161  142   68   61   18   71  138
Al Severinsen          2   3  3.49  42   0   0   7   0   49   55   22   19    3   22   20
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        6   1  2.39  30   8   2   2   0   98   79   30   26   10   33   38
Jerry Johnson         11   4  2.63  49   0   0  13   0   68   54   20   20    5   33   47
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         14   6  3.83  24  23  12   0   3  174  180   77   74   13   68  113
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)         17
  D. Ellis (PIT)           15
  S. Carlton (STL)         14
  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
  B. Singer (LA)           13
  J. Bunning (PHI)         12
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        12
  C. Morton (MON)          12
  B. Hands (CHI)           11
  G. Nolan (CIN)           11
  T. Phoebus (SD)          11
  S. Renko (MON)           11
  D. Roberts (SD)          11

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         20
  B. Stoneman (MON)        13
  S. Carlton (STL)         12
  B. Gibson (STL)          12
  P. Niekro (ATL)          12
  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)          13
  C. Upshaw (ATL)          13
  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)      210.2
  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
  S. Carlton (STL)      174.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)       172.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        172.1
  A. Downing (LA)       171.2

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        186
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       183
  C. Morton (MON)         182
  S. Carlton (STL)        180
  C. Osteen (LA)          179
  G. Perry (SF)           169
  P. Niekro (ATL)         166
  R. Wise (PHI)           166
  A. Downing (LA)         158
  B. Hands (CHI)          158

Runs:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)        89
  C. Morton (MON)          85
  G. Perry (SF)            83
  J. Reuss (STL)           83
  S. Renko (MON)           82
  S. Carlton (STL)         77
  B. Hands (CHI)           76
  P. Niekro (ATL)          73
  M. Pappas (CHI)          72
  B. Singer (LA)           72

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         22
  B. Lersch (PHI)          22
  P. Niekro (ATL)          19
  M. Pappas (CHI)          19
  B. Hands (CHI)           18
  C. Kirby (SD)            18
  C. Osteen (LA)           18
  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)            71
  N. Ryan (NY)             70
  S. Arlin (SD)            69
  S. Carlton (STL)         68
  A. Downing (LA)          64
  G. Gentry (NY)           63
  T. Phoebus (SD)          61

Strikeouts:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        177
  T. Seaver (NY)          173
  B. Stoneman (MON)       164
  C. Kirby (SD)           138
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       133
  S. Carlton (STL)        113
  D. Wilson (HOU)         113
  P. Niekro (ATL)         109
  D. Sutton (LA)          105
  N. Ryan (NY)            103


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