Saturday July 31, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 31, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        54  49  3.04  103  24  15   934   807  358  315   67  349  706
Houston         53  53  3.23  106  22  21   963   884  379  346   45  309  568
Los Angeles     56  51  3.32  107  31  18   954   912  402  352   75  280  545
San Francisco   65  43  3.36  108  26  23   980   908  429  366   76  334  560
Pittsburgh      67  39  3.37  106  30  32   957   933  383  358   68  314  532
Cincinnati      49  60  3.49  109  17  27   965   875  400  374   78  360  493
San Diego       38  71  3.51  109  24  14   966   958  434  377   74  401  620
Atlanta         57  53  3.55  110  29  23   997  1014  444  393  106  310  559
Chicago         56  49  3.60  105  48  11   932   935  422  373   88  260  579
Philadelphia    46  61  3.85  107  20  17   977   921  460  418   98  333  545
St. Louis       58  49  4.20  108  40  14   964   988  486  450   73  416  588
Montreal        43  64  4.25  108  32  15   954   942  492  450   87  431  558

 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
Al Downing (LA)       13   6  2.60  25  24   9   0   3  180  161   66   52   12   65   91
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
Larry Dierker (HOU)   12   5  2.72  22  21   6   0   2  152  145   48   46    7   33   86
Don Gullett (CIN)     11   4  2.76  24  21   2   0   2  144  137   49   44   11   48   67
Phil Niekro (ATL)     11   8  2.91  28  24  12   1   2  180  169   74   58   20   49  114

 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
Phil Niekro           11   8  2.91  28  24  12   1   2  180  169   74   58   20   49  114
Tom Kelley             6   3  2.93  18  11   3   0   0   80   73   31   26    6   28   43
Mike McQueen           2   1  2.97  10   2   0   0   0   33   27   12   11    5   13   25
Ron Reed              11   7  3.00  21  21   7   0   1  159  140   59   53   17   37   88
Bob Priddy             4   8  3.50  32   0   0   4   0   54   56   25   21    5   32   31
Pat Jarvis             4   9  3.63  22  16   2   1   2  114  111   49   46   13   37   41
Cecil Upshaw           9   5  3.80  39   0   0  14   0   64   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  5.40  21  18   2   1   0  102  131   66   61   14   41   50
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  1.98  18   0   0   2   0   27   15    6    6    2    9   26
Fergie Jenkins        17   8  2.65  25  25  20   0   2  211  186   67   62   22   23  177
Bill Hands             9  12  3.31  26  25  10   0   0  166  166   79   61   18   32   82
Phil Regan             3   2  3.93  32   1   0   5   0   53   62   27   23    3   20   18
Ron Tompkins           0   2  3.95  24   0   0   3   0   27   19   12   12    1   15   13
Milt Pappas           11  10  3.99  22  22   9   0   2  158  165   76   70   19   44   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  2.04  43   0   0  11   0   66   49   15   15    3   29   47
Don Gullett           11   4  2.76  24  21   2   0   2  144  137   49   44   11   48   67
Wayne Granger          3   4  2.94  47   0   0   7   0   64   58   23   21    4   20   29
Joe Gibbon             3   4  3.18  36   0   0   9   0   51   43   20   18    3   27   23
Gary Nolan             8  12  3.46  24  24   6   0   0  167  144   68   64   10   46  105
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                8   2  2.15  26   1   0   2   0   67   45   17   16    3   15   28
George Culver          4   6  2.40  42   0   0   6   0   64   54   21   17    3   28   41
Larry Dierker         12   5  2.72  22  21   6   0   2  152  145   48   46    7   33   86
Don Wilson             8   7  3.11  23  22   9   0   2  168  137   58   58    8   50  113
Denny Lemaster         0   0  3.12  32   0   0   2   0   43   39   15   15    2   19   19
Ken Forsch             5   5  3.12  22  12   4   0   0  101   92   40   35    4   35   74
Jack Billingham        5   9  3.67  21  21   2   0   0  147  141   67   60    6   41   78
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
Buddy Harris           1   1  5.79  12   0   0   0   0   19   20   12   12    1    9    9
Bill Greif             0   1  7.15   4   3   0   0   0   11   14   10    9    1    7   10

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             5   3  2.09  35   0   0  12   0   47   36   11   11    1   16   48
Pete Mikkelsen         6   3  2.56  31   0   0   4   0   56   47   22   16    4   10   34
Al Downing            13   6  2.60  25  24   9   0   3  180  161   66   52   12   65   91
Don Sutton            10  10  2.97  25  25   7   0   2  173  159   63   57    8   40  115
Bob O'Brien            2   2  3.00  14   4   1   0   1   42   42   18   14    4   13   15
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  3.26  25  25  13   0   1  190  149   74   69   13   88  168
Steve Renko           10  11  3.71  26  25   6   0   2  182  157   86   75   13   98   89
Howie Reed             2   2  3.86  34   0   0   0   0   47   54   21   20    7   17   16
John Strohmayer        4   3  4.12  18  11   2   1   0   87   86   43   40   11   24   48
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
Jim Britton            0   2  4.68   7   4   0   0   0   25   26   13   13    3   12   14
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
Mike Marshall          2   6  5.43  44   0   0  13   0   68   69   43   41    6   32   62
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  1.90  36   0   0   6   0   71   48   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            5   3  2.50  21  10   3   0   2   90   76   27   25    5   23   69
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            9   8  3.27  23  22   5   0   2  143  120   63   52   12   66  103
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
Bill Wilson            2   3  2.08  22   0   0   2   0   30   18    7    7    3    8   20
Joe Hoerner            4   3  2.09  34   0   0   7   0   56   38   15   13    6   12   45
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        5   4  3.42  35   0   0   4   0   55   53   24   21    3   31   28
Chris Short            6  12  3.93  21  21   4   0   2  140  147   72   61   19   52   79
Barry Lersch           4   9  4.07  25  22   2   0   0  148  148   70   67   22   30   76
Ken Reynolds           3   3  4.17  23  14   1   0   1  104   91   53   48    6   46   60
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
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
Bruce Kison            2   1  2.60   5   5   1   0   1   35   26   10   10    1   14   21
Steve Blass           11   4  2.98  22  22   8   0   4  157  153   54   52   11   43   93
Bob Johnson            6   7  3.41  19  17   5   0   0  116  106   46   44   14   39   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  3.59  39   0   0   7   0   68   74   29   27    8   24   20
Dave Giusti            4   4  3.67  41   0   0  22   0   61   56   26   25    5   25   37
Nelson Briles          5   2  4.14  25   8   1   0   0   78   96   38   36    7   24   43
Bob Veale              5   0  7.36  21   0   0   2   0   29   39   25   24    2   15   27

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Miller             7   3  1.51  35   0   0   5   0   60   52   12   10    0   24   34
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   7  3.14  11  10   3   0   0   72   63   26   25    6   26   36
Clay Kirby             9   8  3.42  25  23   6   0   0  161  142   68   61   18   71  138
Steve Arlin            5  13  3.49  24  23   6   0   3  150  142   71   58    6   69  106
Al Severinsen          2   3  3.49  42   0   0   7   0   49   55   22   19    3   22   20
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  2.71  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
Steve Hamilton         1   1  3.31  28   0   0   4   0   35   25   13   13    3    8   33
Gaylord Perry         10   8  3.36  24  24   7   0   1  174  177   85   65   12   44  101
Ron Bryant             7   7  3.37  24  19   3   0   2  134  129   57   50    8   44   75
Frank Reberger         2   0  3.53  10   6   0   0   0   36   27   14   14    2   17   18
Don McMahon            9   3  3.60  42   0   0   3   0   55   51   24   22    5   23   44
Steve Stone            5   9  4.05  20  19   2   0   2  107  106   53   48    8   52   61
Don Carrithers         2   1  4.55  11   3   1   0   0   32   30   20   16    4   10   16
Rich Robertson         2   2  4.57  23   6   1   1   0   61   66   40   31    5   31   32
Jim Barr               0   0 11.57   1   0   0   0   0    2    5    3    3    0    0    4

 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  2.09  34   0   0   6   0   39   37   12    9    1   20   17
Moe Drabowsky          5   1  3.19  37   0   0   5   0   48   37   17   17    2   28   42
Bob Gibson             9   9  3.39  20  20  13   0   2  154  135   65   58   12   48  102
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  3.98  23  23   9   0   2  151  148   72   67   12   37  102
Daryl Patterson        0   0  4.15   5   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    2    0    6    3
Don Shaw               3   0  4.20  27   0   0   2   0   30   32   17   14    0   17   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
  A. Downing (LA)          13
  L. Dierker (HOU)         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
  B. Hands (CHI)           12
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        12
  C. Morton (MON)          12
  G. Nolan (CIN)           12
  C. Short (PHI)           12
  T. Phoebus (SD)          11
  S. Renko (MON)           11

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         20
  B. Gibson (STL)          13
  B. Stoneman (MON)        13
  S. Carlton (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
  C. Upshaw (ATL)          14
  J. Johnson (SF)          13
  M. Marshall (MON)        13
  J. Brewer (LA)           12
  C. Carroll (CIN)         11
  F. Gladding (HOU)        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)     190.1
  C. Osteen (LA)        186.2
  S. Renko (MON)        182.0
  A. Downing (LA)       179.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)       179.2
  J. Marichal (SF)      176.1
  K. Holtzman (CHI)     174.2
  G. Perry (SF)         174.1
  S. Carlton (STL)      174.0

Hits:

  C. Osteen (LA)          187
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        186
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       183
  C. Morton (MON)         182
  S. Carlton (STL)        180
  G. Perry (SF)           177
  P. Niekro (ATL)         169
  B. Hands (CHI)          166
  R. Wise (PHI)           166
  M. Pappas (CHI)         165

Runs:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)        89
  S. Renko (MON)           86
  C. Morton (MON)          85
  G. Perry (SF)            85
  J. Reuss (STL)           84
  B. Hands (CHI)           79
  S. Carlton (STL)         77
  M. Pappas (CHI)          76
  P. Niekro (ATL)          74
  C. Osteen (LA)           74

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         22
  B. Lersch (PHI)          22
  P. Niekro (ATL)          20
  C. Osteen (LA)           19
  M. Pappas (CHI)          19
  C. Short (PHI)           19
  B. Hands (CHI)           18
  C. Kirby (SD)            18
  R. Reed (ATL)            17
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        16

Walks:

  S. Renko (MON)           98
  B. Stoneman (MON)        88
  N. Ryan (NY)             79
  J. Reuss (STL)           76
  C. Kirby (SD)            71
  S. Arlin (SD)            69
  S. Carlton (STL)         68
  G. Gentry (NY)           66
  A. Downing (LA)          65
  T. Phoebus (SD)          61

Strikeouts:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        177
  T. Seaver (NY)          173
  B. Stoneman (MON)       168
  C. Kirby (SD)           138
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       133
  D. Sutton (LA)          115
  P. Niekro (ATL)         114
  S. Carlton (STL)        113
  D. Wilson (HOU)         113
  S. Arlin (SD)           106


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