Thursday July 29, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 29, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        52  49  3.08  101  23  14   916   795  356  313   67  346  691
Houston         52  51  3.17  103  22  21   937   854  361  330   43  294  557
Pittsburgh      67  37  3.25  104  30  32   941   907  363  340   66  303  522
San Francisco   63  43  3.30  106  25  22   962   886  416  353   71  331  545
Los Angeles     54  51  3.36  105  30  17   936   903  399  349   74  278  527
Cincinnati      49  58  3.43  107  17  27   949   856  388  362   76  356  487
San Diego       38  69  3.52  107  23  14   947   941  428  371   72  399  607
Chicago         56  47  3.58  103  48  11   916   913  413  365   88  253  569
Atlanta         55  53  3.59  108  29  21   978  1004  441  390  105  301  549
Philadelphia    45  60  3.87  105  20  17   952   901  452  410   95  325  535
St. Louis       57  48  4.23  106  39  14   940   972  478  442   70  403  574
Montreal        41  63  4.24  105  32  13   926   917  478  436   82  416  543

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Roberts (SD)      8  11  2.15  24  21   7   0   1  172  153   48   41    5   43   91
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  2.59  19  17   3   0   0  115   86   42   33    6   79  106
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
Juan Marichal (SF)    10   7  2.91  23  23  10   0   3  176  157   69   57   13   39   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              11   7  3.00  21  21   7   0   1  159  140   59   53   17   37   88
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  2.94  47   0   0   7   0   64   58   23   21    4   20   29
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  4.90  18   9   0   0   0   79   89   46   43   14   25   22
Wayne Simpson          2   4  5.21  13  12   1   0   0   67   60   43   39    4   48   43

 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  2.56  31   0   0   4   0   56   47   22   16    4   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  3.10  13   0   0   1   0   29   21   10   10    5   11   28
Claude Osteen         11   7  3.38  26  26   9   0   3  187  187   74   70   19   47   81
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  2.38  33   0   0   8   0   53   46   17   14    3   17   57
Ray Sadecki            4   3  2.52  20   9   3   0   2   82   69   25   23    5   23   61
Nolan Ryan             8   8  2.59  19  17   3   0   0  115   86   42   33    6   79  106
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
Jon Matlack            0   2  5.40   4   4   0   0   0   20   19   13   12    1   10   13
Charlie Williams       3   5  5.49  19   7   0   0   0   59   62   40   36    6   32   34

 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
Dave Giusti            4   3  2.80  40   0   0  22   0   61   51   20   19    4   24   37
Steve Blass           11   4  2.98  22  22   8   0   4  157  153   54   52   11   43   93
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  4.22  23   8   1   0   0   75   93   36   35    7   21   39
Bob Veale              5   0  6.51  20   0   0   2   0   28   37   21   20    2   12   24

 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           8  11  2.15  24  21   7   0   1  172  153   48   41    5   43   91
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
Steve Hamilton         1   1  2.70  27   0   0   3   0   33   23   10   10    2    7   32
Jerry Johnson         11   4  2.71  50   0   0  13   0   70   56   21   21    6   33   47
Juan Marichal         10   7  2.91  23  23  10   0   3  176  157   69   57   13   39   91
Ron Bryant             7   7  3.37  24  19   3   0   2  134  129   57   50    8   44   75
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  3.63  41   0   0   3   0   52   49   23   21    4   23   38
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
Jerry Reuss           10  10  5.09  23  23   5   0   1  138  146   84   78   11   76   81
Chris Zachary          3   7  5.12  16   7   1   0   1   63   75   37   36    2   19   31
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)          22
  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
  C. Osteen (LA)        186.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)     185.1
  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:

  C. Osteen (LA)          187
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        186
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       183
  C. Morton (MON)         182
  S. Carlton (STL)        180
  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
  J. Reuss (STL)           84
  G. Perry (SF)            83
  S. Renko (MON)           82
  S. Carlton (STL)         77
  B. Hands (CHI)           76
  C. Osteen (LA)           74
  P. Niekro (ATL)          73
  M. Pappas (CHI)          72

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         22
  B. Lersch (PHI)          22
  P. Niekro (ATL)          19
  C. Osteen (LA)           19
  M. Pappas (CHI)          19
  B. Hands (CHI)           18
  C. Kirby (SD)            18
  R. Reed (ATL)            17
  C. Short (PHI)           17
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        16

Walks:

  S. Renko (MON)           95
  B. Stoneman (MON)        86
  N. Ryan (NY)             79
  J. Reuss (STL)           76
  C. Kirby (SD)            71
  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
  N. Ryan (NY)            106
  D. Sutton (LA)          105

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