Monday August 2, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, August 2, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        54  51  3.05  105  24  15   952   824  365  322   68  354  718
Houston         55  53  3.19  108  24  21   981   896  381  348   46  313  580
Los Angeles     58  51  3.33  109  31  19   974   929  410  360   78  286  551
San Francisco   67  44  3.38  111  26  25  1007   934  444  378   83  338  568
Cincinnati      50  61  3.46  111  17  27   985   895  407  379   78  367  505
Pittsburgh      67  41  3.48  108  30  32   973   956  402  376   72  322  540
San Diego       39  72  3.48  111  25  14   983   973  437  380   74  404  630
Atlanta         57  55  3.55  112  29  23  1013  1032  450  399  108  312  566
Chicago         57  50  3.57  107  50  11   949   949  426  377   89  264  593
Philadelphia    47  62  3.84  109  21  17   999   952  469  426   98  335  560
St. Louis       60  49  4.15  110  41  14   986  1007  493  455   74  420  603
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  12  2.22  25  22   7   0   1  178  163   51   44    5   45   93
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   9  2.63  26  26  21   0   2  219  194   69   64   22   24  184
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
George Stone (ATL)     4   4  2.79  19  16   3   0   2  132  133   48   41   13   22   89
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   4  2.79  19  16   3   0   2  132  133   48   41   13   22   89
Mike McQueen           2   1  2.88  11   2   0   0   0   34   28   12   11    5   13   26
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
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   9  2.63  26  26  21   0   2  219  194   69   64   22   24  184
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           6   2  2.02  45   0   0  11   0   71   53   16   16    3   32   48
Don Gullett           11   4  2.76  24  21   2   0   2  144  137   49   44   11   48   67
Wayne Granger          3   4  2.81  49   0   0   7   0   67   59   23   21    4   20   31
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  3.78  16  16   3   0   2   98   96   43   41    7   26   38
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             9   7  3.00  24  23  10   0   2  177  139   59   59    9   54  122
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  2.32  37   0   0  12   0   50   38   13   13    2   18   49
Al Downing            13   6  2.60  25  24   9   0   3  180  161   66   52   12   65   91
Pete Mikkelsen         7   3  2.62  33   0   0   5   0   58   48   23   17    5   11   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
Jose Pena              1   0  3.00  14   0   0   1   0   30   21   10   10    5   12   29
Joe Moeller            0   3  3.09  19   1   0   1   0   47   50   20   16    3    7   21
Claude Osteen         11   7  3.46  27  27   9   0   3  193  196   78   74   20   47   83
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  3.14  35   0   0   1   0   52   52   18   18    5    9   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   3  5.14   5   5   0   0   0   28   26   17   16    2   11   18
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             10   9  3.09  26  25  11   0   4  181  177   72   62   13   45   96
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  1.47  36   0   0   5   0   61   52   12   10    0   24   34
Dave Roberts           8  12  2.22  25  22   7   0   1  178  163   51   44    5   45   93
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  2.46  31   9   2   2   0  106   85   33   29   12   34   40
Jerry Johnson         12   4  2.59  52   0   0  13   0   73   60   22   21    6   33   49
Juan Marichal         10   7  3.02  24  24  10   0   3  182  165   75   61   15   39   92
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
Steve Hamilton         1   2  3.79  29   0   0   4   0   36   27   15   15    4    8   33
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         15   6  3.69  25  24  13   0   3  183  185   78   75   14   69  121
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
  S. Carlton (STL)         15
  D. Ellis (PIT)           15
  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
  D. Roberts (SD)          12
  C. Short (PHI)           12
  T. Phoebus (SD)          11

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         21
  S. Carlton (STL)         13
  B. Gibson (STL)          13
  B. Stoneman (MON)        13
  P. Niekro (ATL)          12
  T. Seaver (NY)           11
  R. Wise (PHI)            11
  B. Hands (CHI)           10
  J. Marichal (SF)         10
  D. Wilson (HOU)          10

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
  R. Wise (PHI)             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. Bryant (SF)            2
  R. Cleveland (STL)        2

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)      218.2
  C. Osteen (LA)        192.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)     190.1
  S. Carlton (STL)      183.0
  S. Renko (MON)        182.0
  J. Marichal (SF)      181.2
  R. Wise (PHI)         180.2
  A. Downing (LA)       179.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)       179.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        179.1

Hits:

  C. Osteen (LA)          196
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        194
  S. Carlton (STL)        185
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       183
  C. Morton (MON)         182
  G. Perry (SF)           177
  R. Wise (PHI)           177
  P. Niekro (ATL)         169
  B. Hands (CHI)          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)         78
  C. Osteen (LA)           78
  M. Pappas (CHI)          76
  J. Marichal (SF)         75

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         22
  B. Lersch (PHI)          22
  P. Niekro (ATL)          20
  C. Osteen (LA)           20
  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)         69
  G. Gentry (NY)           66
  A. Downing (LA)          65
  T. Phoebus (SD)          61

Strikeouts:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        184
  T. Seaver (NY)          177
  B. Stoneman (MON)       168
  C. Kirby (SD)           146
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       133
  D. Wilson (HOU)         122
  S. Carlton (STL)        121
  D. Sutton (LA)          115
  P. Niekro (ATL)         114
  S. Arlin (SD)           106

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