Tuesday August 3, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 3, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        55  52  3.06  107  25  15   970   837  374  330   71  359  731
Houston         55  54  3.20  109  24  21   990   903  386  352   47  315  587
Los Angeles     59  51  3.31  110  32  19   983   935  411  361   78  289  553
San Francisco   67  45  3.37  112  26  25  1016   950  453  380   83  344  573
San Diego       40  72  3.46  112  26  14   992   977  438  381   74  405  632
Pittsburgh      68  41  3.50  109  30  33   982   965  408  382   73  326  543
Cincinnati      51  62  3.50  113  17  28  1002   912  418  390   78  373  518
Chicago         58  50  3.54  108  51  11   958   954  426  377   89  266  598
Atlanta         57  56  3.54  113  29  23  1021  1041  453  402  109  314  572
Philadelphia    48  62  3.82  110  22  17  1008   957  471  428  100  337  565
St. Louis       60  50  4.16  111  41  14   995  1020  499  460   74  422  609
Montreal        43  66  4.30  110  32  15   972   962  510  464   91  442  568

 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
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   6  2.68  23  22   6   0   2  158  148   49   47    8   33   90
Nolan Ryan (NY)        8   9  2.74  20  18   3   0   0  122   90   46   37    7   83  109
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  2.98  22  22   7   0   1  166  146   61   55   18   38   93
Pat Jarvis             4  10  3.57  23  17   2   1   2  121  118   51   48   13   38   42
Bob Priddy             4   9  3.58  33   0   0   4   0   55   59   26   22    5   33   32
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            10  12  3.14  27  26  11   0   1  175  171   79   61   18   34   87
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
Wayne Granger          3   4  2.66  50   0   0   8   0   71   60   23   21    4   21   34
Don Gullett           11   4  2.76  24  21   2   0   2  144  137   49   44   11   48   67
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  3.64  23   8   1   0   1   89   71   36   36   11   42   50
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
Wayne Simpson          3   4  5.08  14  13   1   0   0   73   64   45   41    4   50   45
Jim Merritt            0  11  5.38  19  10   0   0   0   84   98   53   50   14   28   24

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Ray                8   2  2.09  27   1   0   2   0   69   46   17   16    3   16   31
Fred Gladding          3   4  2.11  34   0   0  11   0   38   40   13    9    0   19   12
George Culver          4   6  2.38  43   0   0   6   0   64   54   21   17    3   28   41
Larry Dierker         12   6  2.68  23  22   6   0   2  158  148   49   47    8   33   90
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
Doyle Alexander        3   3  3.55   7   6   2   0   0   46   49   21   18    3    9   15
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
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  3.68  27  25   6   0   2  183  158   86   75   13   98   91
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  13  4.49  26  25   8   1   0  164  189   94   82   17   59   64
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  6.39  17   6   1   0   0   51   55   38   36    5   31   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
Ray Sadecki            5   3  2.50  21  10   3   0   2   90   76   27   25    5   23   69
Danny Frisella         5   2  2.53  35   0   0   8   0   57   49   19   16    4   18   62
Nolan Ryan             8   9  2.74  20  18   3   0   0  122   90   46   37    7   83  109
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       4   5  5.16  20   8   1   0   0   68   70   44   39    7   33   42

 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            7  12  3.91  23  22   5   0   2  150  156   76   65   21   54   85
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  3.14  23  23   8   0   4  163  160   59   57   12   47   94
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  3.64  43   0   0  23   0   64   59   27   26    5   25   40
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              6   0  7.42  23   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            6  13  3.35  25  24   7   0   3  159  146   72   59    6   70  108
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   8  3.38  25  20   3   0   2  136  136   61   51    8   45   77
Don McMahon            9   3  3.54  43   0   0   4   0   56   51   24   22    5   23   46
Don Carrithers         2   1  3.72  13   3   1   1   0   39   34   23   16    4   14   17
Steve Hamilton         1   2  3.79  29   0   0   4   0   36   27   15   15    4    8   33
Frank Reberger         3   0  3.89  12   7   0   0   0   42   35   19   18    4   19   20
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  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    5    8    3    3    0    2    5

 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  1.99  36   0   0   6   0   41   38   12    9    1   20   19
Moe Drabowsky          5   1  3.17  38   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
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  11  5.07  24  24   5   0   1  144  155   88   81   11   78   86
Rudy Arroyo            0   1  5.40   9   0   0   0   0   12   18    8    7    2    5    5
Daryl Patterson        0   0  5.40   7   0   0   0   0    8    6    5    5    0    7    4
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
  C. Morton (MON)          13
  B. Singer (LA)           13
  J. Bunning (PHI)         12
  B. Hands (CHI)           12
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        12
  G. Nolan (CIN)           12
  D. Roberts (SD)          12
  C. Short (PHI)           12
  J. Merritt (CIN)         11

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)          23
  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)          8

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. Renko (MON)        183.1
  S. Carlton (STL)      183.0
  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
  C. Morton (MON)         189
  S. Carlton (STL)        185
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       183
  G. Perry (SF)           177
  R. Wise (PHI)           177
  B. Hands (CHI)          171
  P. Niekro (ATL)         169
  J. Marichal (SF)        165

Runs:

  C. Morton (MON)          94
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        89
  J. Reuss (STL)           88
  S. Renko (MON)           86
  G. Perry (SF)            85
  B. Hands (CHI)           79
  S. Carlton (STL)         78
  C. Osteen (LA)           78
  M. Pappas (CHI)          76
  C. Short (PHI)           76

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         22
  B. Lersch (PHI)          22
  C. Short (PHI)           21
  P. Niekro (ATL)          20
  C. Osteen (LA)           20
  M. Pappas (CHI)          19
  B. Hands (CHI)           18
  C. Kirby (SD)            18
  R. Reed (ATL)            18
  C. Morton (MON)          17

Walks:

  S. Renko (MON)           98
  B. Stoneman (MON)        88
  N. Ryan (NY)             83
  J. Reuss (STL)           78
  C. Kirby (SD)            72
  S. Arlin (SD)            70
  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
  N. Ryan (NY)            109


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