Friday August 6, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 6, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        56  54  2.99  110  27  15  1004   861  378  334   71  368  763
Houston         56  56  3.17  112  25  21  1017   923  393  358   48  326  602
Los Angeles     60  52  3.27  112  33  19  1000   950  413  363   78  294  569
San Diego       41  74  3.41  115  27  15  1017   997  447  386   75  413  644
San Francisco   67  48  3.44  115  26  25  1040   981  475  397   85  348  583
Cincinnati      53  62  3.45  115  18  29  1020   921  419  391   78  380  526
Pittsburgh      69  43  3.47  112  32  33  1011   994  417  390   74  336  555
Chicago         60  50  3.48  110  53  11   976   963  426  377   89  270  609
Atlanta         59  57  3.54  116  29  23  1056  1079  466  415  112  331  597
Philadelphia    49  63  3.81  112  22  17  1026   971  478  435  100  349  576
St. Louis       63  50  4.15  114  42  16  1022  1050  511  471   78  425  626
Montreal        44  68  4.34  113  32  15  1000   995  529  482   99  450  596

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver (NY)       12   8  2.20  25  24  12   0   2  188  156   49   46   14   37  188
Dave Roberts (SD)      9  12  2.23  26  23   7   0   1  186  168   54   46    6   46   97
Al Downing (LA)       13   7  2.62  26  25   9   0   3  186  168   68   54   12   66   96
Fergie Jenkins (CHI)  17   9  2.63  26  26  21   0   2  219  194   69   64   22   24  184
Don Gullett (CIN)     12   4  2.65  25  22   3   0   2  153  141   50   45   11   51   71
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   6  2.75  23  23   9   0   2  173  151   61   53    7   44  102
George Stone (ATL)     4   4  2.79  19  16   3   0   2  132  133   48   41   13   22   89
Phil Niekro (ATL)     11   8  2.96  29  25  12   1   2  186  176   77   61   21   52  121

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike McQueen           3   1  2.68  12   2   0   0   0   37   29   12   11    5   16   29
Tom Kelley             6   3  2.70  19  12   3   0   0   90   84   32   27    6   34   47
George Stone           4   4  2.79  19  16   3   0   2  132  133   48   41   13   22   89
Phil Niekro           11   8  2.96  29  25  12   1   2  186  176   77   61   21   52  121
Ron Reed              11   7  2.98  22  22   7   0   1  166  146   61   55   18   38   93
Bob Priddy             4   9  3.51  34   0   0   4   0   56   59   26   22    5   34   32
Cecil Upshaw           9   5  3.80  39   0   0  14   0   64   73   28   27    5   21   48
Pat Jarvis             4  11  3.91  24  18   2   1   2  127  128   58   55   14   39   45
Ron Herbel             0   1  4.82  20   0   0   1   0   37   44   21   20    5   15   13
Steve Barber           1   1  5.09  25   3   0   1   0   46   59   27   26    3   16   19
Jim Nash               6   7  5.10  22  18   2   1   0  108  135   66   61   14   43   55
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
Juan Pizarro           3   1  2.78   6   4   2   0   1   32   21   10   10    3   13   24
Bill Hands            10  12  3.14  27  26  11   0   1  175  171   79   61   18   34   87
Milt Pappas           12  10  3.77  23  23  10   0   3  167  173   76   70   19   46   60
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
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  2.01  46   0   0  12   0   72   53   16   16    3   33   48
Don Gullett           12   4  2.65  25  22   3   0   2  153  141   50   45   11   51   71
Wayne Granger          3   4  2.66  50   0   0   8   0   71   60   23   21    4   21   34
Joe Gibbon             3   5  3.14  37   0   0   9   0   52   44   22   18    3   28   24
Gary Nolan             9  12  3.29  25  25   6   0   0  175  149   68   64   10   49  109
Jim McGlothlin         6   7  3.45  21  18   4   0   0  115  108   47   44   10   27   66
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
Fred Gladding          3   4  2.06  35   0   0  11   0   39   41   14    9    0   19   12
Jim Ray                8   3  2.15  28   1   0   2   0   71   49   18   17    3   16   32
George Culver          4   6  2.34  44   0   0   6   0   65   54   21   17    3   28   42
Larry Dierker         12   6  2.68  23  22   6   0   2  158  148   49   47    8   33   90
Ken Forsch             6   5  2.86  23  13   5   0   1  110   96   40   35    4   38   83
Don Wilson             9   7  3.00  24  23  10   0   2  177  139   59   59    9   54  122
Denny Lemaster         0   0  3.05  33   0   0   2   0   44   40   15   15    2   20   19
Jack Billingham        5  10  3.65  22  22   2   0   0  153  146   69   62    6   46   82
Wade Blasingame        8   8  3.79  23  22   2   0   0  135  136   65   57    8   40   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  2.24  38   0   0  12   0   52   40   13   13    2   18   50
Al Downing            13   7  2.62  26  25   9   0   3  186  168   68   54   12   66   96
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            6  13  4.29  21  21   5   0   1  138  131   73   66   13   53   94
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  3.21  26  26  13   0   1  199  157   77   71   14   90  176
Howie Reed             2   2  3.81  37   0   0   0   0   50   58   22   21    8   18   19
Steve Renko           10  12  3.88  28  26   6   0   2  188  165   92   81   15  100   96
John Strohmayer        4   4  4.39  19  12   2   1   0   92   92   48   45   13   24   51
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  4.84  32   0   0   0   0   48   74   32   26    5   22   29
Ernie McAnally         3   9  5.01  19  14   2   0   0   92   82   54   51    7   51   48
Mike Marshall          3   6  5.27  45   0   0  13   0   70   69   43   41    6   32   65
Jim Britton            0   2  5.72   9   4   0   0   0   28   33   18   18    6   15   16
Dan McGinn             1   4  6.53  18   6   1   0   0   51   57   39   37    5   32   25

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw             7   3  1.78  37   0   0   6   0   76   51   16   15    2   29   66
Tom Seaver            12   8  2.20  25  24  12   0   2  188  156   49   46   14   37  188
Ray Sadecki            5   3  2.39  22  11   3   0   2   98   83   28   26    5   25   74
Danny Frisella         5   2  2.44  36   0   0   8   0   59   50   19   16    4   19   64
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
Gary Gentry            9   9  3.13  24  23   6   0   2  152  127   64   53   12   68  114
Ron Taylor             2   2  3.23  36   0   0   1   0   53   54   19   19    5    9   20
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  2.02  37   0   0   7   0   58   41   15   13    6   12   46
Bill Wilson            3   3  2.57  24   0   0   2   0   35   22   10   10    3   11   24
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   5  3.70  36   0   0   4   0   56   54   26   23    3   33   28
Chris Short            7  12  3.91  23  22   5   0   2  150  156   76   65   21   54   85
Barry Lersch           4   9  4.03  26  23   2   0   0  156  153   73   70   22   34   82
Ken Reynolds           3   3  4.10  24  15   1   0   1  110   97   55   50    6   50   62
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   6  2.75  23  23   9   0   2  173  151   61   53    7   44  102
Bruce Kison            3   2  2.91   7   6   2   0   1   46   36   16   15    1   19   29
Steve Blass           11   4  3.14  23  23   8   0   4  163  160   59   57   12   47   94
Bob Johnson            6   7  3.46  20  17   5   0   0  117  108   47   45   14   39   72
Luke Walker            5   7  3.64  18  18   4   0   2  116  112   49   47    9   40   64
Dave Giusti            4   4  3.64  43   0   0  23   0   64   59   27   26    5   25   40
Mudcat Grant           5   3  3.65  41   0   0   7   0   74   79   32   30    8   28   22
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  1.44  37   0   0   6   0   62   52   12   10    0   24   35
Dave Roberts           9  12  2.23  26  23   7   0   1  186  168   54   46    6   46   97
Gary Ross              1   2  2.45  11   0   0   0   0   18   20    6    5    0   10   11
Clay Kirby            10   9  3.09  27  25   8   0   1  178  153   71   61   18   73  150
Fred Norman            1   8  3.25  12  11   3   0   0   75   68   28   27    6   29   36
Steve Arlin            6  13  3.35  25  24   7   0   3  159  146   72   59    6   70  108
Al Severinsen          2   3  3.46  43   0   0   7   0   52   57   23   20    3   23   23
Al Santorini           0   2  3.76  18   3   0   0   0   38   43   19   16    4   11   21
Dick Kelley            1   3  3.91  37   1   0   2   0   46   43   23   20    5   16   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
Jerry Johnson         12   4  2.72  53   0   0  13   0   76   63   26   23    6   34   52
John Cumberland        6   1  2.78  32  10   2   2   0  110   92   38   34   12   34   40
Juan Marichal         10   8  3.02  25  25  10   0   3  188  171   78   63   16   40   94
Ron Bryant             7   8  3.38  25  20   3   0   2  136  136   61   51    8   45   77
Gaylord Perry         10   9  3.49  25  25   7   0   1  180  183   91   70   13   46  103
Steve Hamilton         1   2  3.68  30   0   0   4   0   37   27   15   15    4    8   34
Don Carrithers         2   1  3.72  13   3   1   1   0   39   34   23   16    4   14   17
Don McMahon            9   4  3.79  45   0   0   4   0   57   56   27   24    5   23   47
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
Jim Barr               0   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    8   12    4    4    0    2    6
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
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  3.10  39   0   0   6   0   49   38   17   17    2   28   43
Bob Gibson            10   9  3.26  21  21  14   0   2  163  142   67   59   13   51  111
Steve Carlton         15   6  3.69  25  24  13   0   3  183  185   78   75   14   69  121
Don Shaw               4   0  3.74  29   0   0   2   0   34   33   17   14    0   18   15
Reggie Cleveland      10   9  3.90  24  24   9   0   2  159  158   74   69   13   37  106
Chuck Taylor           2   0  4.03  30   1   0   1   0   58   60   30   26    6   24   38
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
Daryl Patterson        0   0  5.11   8   0   0   1   0   12   10    7    7    1    7    5
Chris Zachary          3   7  5.33  18   9   1   0   1   73   90   46   43    3   20   36
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
  D. Gullett (CIN)         12
  J. Johnson (SF)          12
  M. Pappas (CHI)          12
  T. Seaver (NY)           12
  B. Stoneman (MON)        12

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
  S. Renko (MON)           12
  D. Roberts (SD)          12
  C. Short (PHI)           12

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         21
  B. Gibson (STL)          14
  S. Carlton (STL)         13
  B. Stoneman (MON)        13
  P. Niekro (ATL)          12
  T. Seaver (NY)           12
  B. Hands (CHI)           11
  R. Wise (PHI)            11
  J. Marichal (SF)         10
  M. Pappas (CHI)          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)         12
  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
  M. Pappas (CHI)           3
  R. Bryant (SF)            2

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)      218.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)     199.1
  C. Osteen (LA)        192.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        188.1
  J. Marichal (SF)      187.2
  S. Renko (MON)        187.2
  D. Roberts (SD)       186.0
  A. Downing (LA)       185.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)       185.2
  S. Carlton (STL)      183.0

Hits:

  C. Osteen (LA)          196
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        194
  C. Morton (MON)         189
  S. Carlton (STL)        185
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       183
  G. Perry (SF)           183
  R. Wise (PHI)           177
  P. Niekro (ATL)         176
  M. Pappas (CHI)         173
  B. Hands (CHI)          171

Runs:

  C. Morton (MON)          94
  S. Renko (MON)           92
  G. Perry (SF)            91
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        89
  J. Reuss (STL)           88
  B. Hands (CHI)           79
  S. Carlton (STL)         78
  J. Marichal (SF)         78
  C. Osteen (LA)           78
  P. Niekro (ATL)          77

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         22
  B. Lersch (PHI)          22
  P. Niekro (ATL)          21
  C. Short (PHI)           21
  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)          100
  B. Stoneman (MON)        90
  N. Ryan (NY)             83
  J. Reuss (STL)           78
  C. Kirby (SD)            73
  S. Arlin (SD)            70
  S. Carlton (STL)         69
  G. Gentry (NY)           68
  A. Downing (LA)          66
  T. Phoebus (SD)          61

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          188
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        184
  B. Stoneman (MON)       176
  C. Kirby (SD)           150
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       133
  D. Wilson (HOU)         122
  S. Carlton (STL)        121
  P. Niekro (ATL)         121
  D. Sutton (LA)          115
  G. Gentry (NY)          114


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