Sunday August 1, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, August 1, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        54  50  3.04  104  24  15   943   816  361  318   67  352  713
Houston         54  53  3.21  107  23  21   972   894  380  347   45  309  571
Los Angeles     57  51  3.32  108  31  18   965   919  406  356   77  283  548
San Francisco   67  43  3.36  110  26  25   998   926  439  373   80  337  566
Cincinnati      49  61  3.48  110  17  27   976   888  405  377   78  364  500
Pittsburgh      67  41  3.48  108  30  32   973   956  402  376   72  322  540
San Diego       39  71  3.48  110  25  14   975   963  434  377   74  402  628
Atlanta         57  54  3.54  111  29  23  1005  1022  446  395  106  311  560
Chicago         57  49  3.59  106  49  11   941   941  424  375   89  263  586
Philadelphia    46  62  3.87  108  20  17   990   941  469  426   98  334  555
St. Louis       59  49  4.18  109  40  14   977  1002  492  454   73  419  595
Montreal        43  65  4.28  109  32  15   963   954  500  458   89  437  563

 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   8  2.26  24  23  11   0   2  179  152   48   45   14   35  177
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
Dock Ellis (PIT)      15   5  2.74  22  22   8   0   2  164  140   58   50    6   42  100
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  10  3.57  23  17   2   1   2  121  118   51   48   13   38   42
Cecil Upshaw           9   5  3.80  39   0   0  14   0   64   73   28   27    5   21   48
Ron Herbel             0   1  4.67  18   0   0   1   0   35   39   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
Juan Pizarro           2   1  3.86   5   3   1   0   0   23   20   10   10    3   11   15
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
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  44   0   0  11   0   69   51   16   16    3   31   48
Don Gullett           11   4  2.76  24  21   2   0   2  144  137   49   44   11   48   67
Wayne Granger          3   4  2.88  48   0   0   7   0   66   58   23   21    4   20   30
Joe Gibbon             3   5  3.14  37   0   0   9   0   52   44   22   18    3   28   24
Jim McGlothlin         6   7  3.45  21  18   4   0   0  115  108   47   44   10   27   66
Gary Nolan             8  12  3.46  24  24   6   0   0  167  144   68   64   10   46  105
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        8   8  3.79  22  21   2   0   0  128  130   62   54    7   38   77
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  2.37  36   0   0  12   0   49   37   13   13    2   17   49
Al Downing            13   6  2.60  25  24   9   0   3  180  161   66   52   12   65   91
Pete Mikkelsen         7   3  2.67  32   0   0   4   0   57   48   23   17    5   10   34
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  4.59  20  20   4   0   0  129  125   73   66   13   49   84
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  3.80  35   0   0   0   0   47   54   21   20    7   18   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
Claude Raymond         1   7  4.96  30   0   0   0   0   45   72   31   25    4   19   25
Ernie McAnally         3   9  5.01  19  14   2   0   0   92   82   54   51    7   51   48
Mike Marshall          2   6  5.43  44   0   0  13   0   68   69   43   41    6   32   62
Jim Britton            0   2  5.47   8   4   0   0   0   26   29   16   16    5   15   14
Dan McGinn             1   4  6.22  16   6   1   0   0   51   55   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   8  2.26  24  23  11   0   2  179  152   48   45   14   35  177
Danny Frisella         5   2  2.45  34   0   0   8   0   55   48   18   15    3   18   60
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
Joe Hoerner            4   3  2.04  35   0   0   7   0   57   40   15   13    6   12   45
Bill Wilson            2   3  2.78  23   0   0   2   0   32   21   10   10    3    9   22
Woodie Fryman          7   4  2.89  28   8   2   2   1  100   81   35   32    5   31   72
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  4.03  22  21   4   0   2  141  151   74   63   19   52   80
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
Manny Muniz            0   1 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    0    0    1

 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   5  2.74  22  22   8   0   2  164  140   58   50    6   42  100
Steve Blass           11   4  2.98  22  22   8   0   4  157  153   54   52   11   43   93
Bruce Kison            2   2  3.38   6   5   1   0   1   37   29   14   14    1   15   23
Bob Johnson            6   7  3.46  20  17   5   0   0  117  108   47   45   14   39   72
Luke Walker            5   7  3.59  17  17   4   0   2  110  105   46   44    9   38   62
Dave Giusti            4   4  3.61  42   0   0  22   0   62   57   26   25    5   25   38
Mudcat Grant           5   2  3.75  40   0   0   7   0   70   75   31   29    8   26   20
Bob Moose              7   6  3.87  20  15   3   0   1  109  124   53   47    8   29   51
Nelson Briles          5   2  4.14  25   8   1   0   0   78   96   38   36    7   24   43
Bob Veale              5   0  7.58  22   0   0   2   0   30   40   26   25    3   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            10   8  3.24  26  24   7   0   1  170  147   68   61   18   72  146
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         12   4  2.61  51   0   0  13   0   72   60   22   21    6   33   49
Juan Marichal         10   7  3.02  24  24  10   0   3  182  165   75   61   15   39   92
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
Don McMahon            9   3  3.54  43   0   0   4   0   56   51   24   22    5   23   46
Frank Reberger         3   0  3.76  11   7   0   0   0   41   32   17   17    4   19   19
Don Carrithers         2   1  4.04  12   3   1   1   0   36   31   20   16    4   11   16
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
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
Stan Williams          1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    0    0    0    0    1
Frank Linzy            2   1  2.04  35   0   0   6   0   40   37   12    9    1   20   18
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
Steve Carlton         14   6  3.83  24  23  12   0   3  174  180   77   74   13   68  113
Don Shaw               3   0  3.94  28   0   0   2   0   32   33   17   14    0   18   15
Reggie Cleveland       9   9  3.98  23  23   9   0   2  151  148   72   67   12   37  102
Chuck Taylor           2   0  4.03  30   1   0   1   0   58   60   30   26    6   24   38
Daryl Patterson        0   0  4.26   6   0   0   0   0    6    3    3    3    0    7    4
Chris Zachary          3   7  4.80  17   8   1   0   1   69   82   40   37    2   20   34
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
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
  J. Johnson (SF)          12
  B. Stoneman (MON)        12
  S. Blass (PIT)           11
  D. Gullett (CIN)         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
  J. Marichal (SF)      181.2
  A. Downing (LA)       179.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)       179.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        179.1
  K. Holtzman (CHI)     174.2
  G. Perry (SF)         174.1

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
  J. Marichal (SF)        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
  J. Marichal (SF)         75
  P. Niekro (ATL)          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)            72
  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)          177
  B. Stoneman (MON)       168
  C. Kirby (SD)           146
  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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