Sunday August 8, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, August 8, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        57  55  3.04  112  27  16  1021   880  389  345   72  376  772
Houston         57  57  3.15  114  25  22  1035   938  399  362   49  328  613
Los Angeles     61  53  3.23  114  33  20  1018   962  418  366   78  302  577
San Diego       42  75  3.41  117  27  16  1034  1013  454  392   75  420  657
Cincinnati      54  63  3.44  117  18  29  1038   940  426  397   80  382  535
Pittsburgh      70  45  3.44  115  33  33  1038  1018  425  397   75  342  569
Chicago         62  51  3.45  113  55  11  1005   990  435  385   91  277  628
San Francisco   68  50  3.46  118  27  25  1067  1008  491  410   88  357  596
Atlanta         60  58  3.60  118  30  23  1074  1104  486  429  114  341  608
Philadelphia    51  64  3.77  115  22  19  1052   992  487  441  101  358  596
St. Louis       64  51  4.12  116  42  16  1041  1065  517  477   79  429  638
Montreal        45  69  4.34  115  32  16  1017  1014  538  491  101  454  604

 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
Don Gullett (CIN)     12   4  2.65  25  22   3   0   2  153  141   50   45   11   51   71
Larry Dierker (HOU)   12   6  2.72  24  23   6   0   2  159  150   50   48    8   33   91
Fergie Jenkins (CHI)  18   9  2.73  27  27  22   0   2  228  207   74   69   23   25  190
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)     12   8  2.82  30  26  13   1   3  195  180   77   61   21   55  128
Don Sutton (LA)       11  10  2.87  26  26   7   0   2  182  163   65   58    8   44  119

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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           12   8  2.82  30  26  13   1   3  195  180   77   61   21   55  128
Ron Reed              11   8  3.23  23  23   7   0   1  167  152   69   60   18   39   94
Bob Priddy             4   9  3.39  35   0   0   4   0   58   61   28   22    5   37   33
Mike McQueen           3   1  3.57  13   2   0   0   0   40   34   17   16    6   18   29
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
Jim Nash               6   7  5.10  22  18   2   1   0  108  135   66   61   14   43   55
Steve Barber           1   1  5.59  26   3   0   1   0   48   67   32   30    4   17   21
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        18   9  2.73  27  27  22   0   2  228  207   74   69   23   25  190
Juan Pizarro           3   1  2.78   6   4   2   0   1   32   21   10   10    3   13   24
Bill Hands            10  13  3.11  28  27  11   0   1  185  179   83   64   19   39   94
Milt Pappas           13  10  3.58  24  24  11   0   4  176  179   76   70   19   47   66
Phil Regan             3   2  3.88  33   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           7   2  2.02  47   0   0  12   0   76   56   17   17    3   33   51
Wayne Granger          3   4  2.63  51   0   0   8   0   72   61   23   21    4   21   34
Don Gullett           12   4  2.65  25  22   3   0   2  153  141   50   45   11   51   71
Joe Gibbon             3   5  2.96  38   0   0   9   0   55   46   22   18    3   28   25
Gary Nolan             9  12  3.29  25  25   6   0   0  175  149   68   64   10   49  109
Jim McGlothlin         6   8  3.59  22  19   4   0   0  118  116   51   47   10   28   69
Tony Cloninger         3   6  3.64  23   8   1   0   1   89   71   36   36   11   42   50
Ross Grimsley          6   5  3.77  17  17   3   0   2  103  100   45   43    9   27   40
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  5.25  20  10   0   0   0   86   99   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  2.13  29   1   0   2   0   72   49   18   17    3   16   32
George Culver          4   6  2.24  45   0   0   7   0   68   56   21   17    3   29   44
Larry Dierker         12   6  2.72  24  23   6   0   2  159  150   50   48    8   33   91
Ken Forsch             6   5  2.86  23  13   5   0   1  110   96   40   35    4   38   83
Don Wilson            10   7  2.95  25  24  10   0   2  183  143   62   60    9   55  125
Denny Lemaster         0   1  2.98  34   0   0   2   0   51   47   17   17    3   20   24
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  2.13  40   0   0  13   0   55   41   13   13    2   20   52
Pete Mikkelsen         7   4  2.61  34   0   0   5   0   59   49   24   17    5   11   35
Al Downing            13   7  2.62  26  25   9   0   3  186  168   68   54   12   66   96
Don Sutton            11  10  2.87  26  26   7   0   2  182  163   65   58    8   44  119
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  3.43  28  28   9   0   3  199  202   80   76   20   49   84
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
Carl Morton            8  13  4.49  27  26   8   1   0  170  197   97   85   18   62   67
John Strohmayer        4   5  4.56  20  12   2   1   0   95   96   51   48   14   24   51
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
Mike Marshall          3   6  4.99  46   0   0  14   0   74   70   43   41    6   32   66
Ernie McAnally         4   9  5.03  20  15   2   0   0   97   88   57   54    7   52   52
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
Danny Frisella         5   2  2.31  37   0   0   8   0   62   54   19   16    4   20   65
Ray Sadecki            5   3  2.34  23  11   3   0   2  100   83   28   26    5   25   75
Nolan Ryan             9   9  2.98  21  19   3   0   0  130   98   52   43    8   88  116
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  3.17  37   0   0   2   0   54   54   19   19    5    9   20
Jim McAndrew           0   3  5.02  16   6   0   0   0   57   57   37   32    7   21   21
Jon Matlack            0   3  5.14   5   5   0   0   0   28   26   17   16    2   11   18
Charlie Williams       4   6  5.68  21   9   1   0   0   70   77   49   44    7   34   42

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Hoerner            4   3  2.01  38   0   0   8   0   58   41   15   13    6   12   47
Bill Wilson            3   3  2.37  25   0   0   3   0   38   23   10   10    3   12   26
Woodie Fryman          8   4  2.82  29   9   2   2   1  108   89   37   34    5   32   76
Rick Wise             11   9  3.04  27  26  11   0   4  187  183   75   63   13   47  102
Darrell Brandon        5   5  3.61  37   0   0   4   0   57   54   26   23    3   34   29
Chris Short            7  13  3.98  24  23   5   0   2  154  161   79   68   22   55   89
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  4.63  25   2   0   0   0   58   51   31   30    6   31   20
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   5  3.10  24  24   8   0   4  171  165   62   59   13   52   98
Bob Johnson            7   7  3.21  21  18   6   0   1  126  116   47   45   14   39   76
Dave Giusti            4   4  3.53  44   0   0  23   0   66   63   27   26    5   25   41
Mudcat Grant           5   3  3.60  42   0   0   7   0   75   79   32   30    8   28   22
Luke Walker            5   7  3.64  18  18   4   0   2  116  112   49   47    9   40   64
Nelson Briles          5   2  3.90  26   8   1   0   0   83   97   38   36    7   25   47
Bob Moose              7   7  4.19  21  16   3   0   1  112  130   58   52    8   29   52
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  1.41  38   0   0   7   0   64   53   12   10    0   26   36
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            2   8  3.17  13  12   3   0   0   82   72   30   29    6   31   43
Steve Arlin            6  14  3.39  26  25   7   0   3  165  155   76   62    6   72  112
Al Severinsen          2   3  3.50  44   0   0   7   0   54   59   24   21    3   24   24
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
Gaylord Perry         11   9  3.39  26  26   8   0   1  191  188   93   72   14   47  107
Ron Bryant             7   9  3.54  26  21   3   0   2  140  143   65   55    9   48   79
Steve Hamilton         1   2  3.68  30   0   0   4   0   37   27   15   15    4    8   34
Don Carrithers         2   2  3.71  14   4   1   1   0   44   40   28   18    4   18   20
Frank Reberger         3   0  3.89  12   7   0   0   0   42   35   19   18    4   19   20
Don McMahon            9   4  3.90  47   0   0   4   0   60   60   29   26    5   24   49
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  5.25   6   0   0   0   0   12   17    7    7    1    2    8

 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            3   1  1.94  37   0   0   6   0   42   39   12    9    1   21   19
Moe Drabowsky          5   1  3.04  40   0   0   6   0   50   39   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  3.61  26  25  13   0   3  192  191   80   77   14   70  129
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  12  5.04  25  25   5   0   1  152  162   92   85   12   80   90
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)         18
  S. Carlton (STL)         15
  D. Ellis (PIT)           15
  A. Downing (LA)          13
  M. Pappas (CHI)          13
  L. Dierker (HOU)         12
  D. Gullett (CIN)         12
  J. Johnson (SF)          12
  P. Niekro (ATL)          12
  T. Seaver (NY)           12

Losses:

  S. Arlin (SD)            14
  B. Hands (CHI)           13
  C. Morton (MON)          13
  C. Short (PHI)           13
  B. Singer (LA)           13
  J. Bunning (PHI)         12
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        12
  G. Nolan (CIN)           12
  S. Renko (MON)           12
  J. Reuss (STL)           12

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         22
  B. Gibson (STL)          14
  S. Carlton (STL)         13
  P. Niekro (ATL)          13
  B. Stoneman (MON)        13
  T. Seaver (NY)           12
  B. Hands (CHI)           11
  M. Pappas (CHI)          11
  R. Wise (PHI)            11
  J. Marichal (SF)         10

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)          23
  M. Marshall (MON)        14
  C. Upshaw (ATL)          14
  J. Brewer (LA)           13
  J. Johnson (SF)          13
  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
  M. Pappas (CHI)           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
  P. Niekro (ATL)           3
  C. Osteen (LA)            3

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)      227.2
  C. Osteen (LA)        199.1
  B. Stoneman (MON)     199.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       194.2
  S. Carlton (STL)      192.0
  G. Perry (SF)         191.1
  T. Seaver (NY)        188.1
  J. Marichal (SF)      187.2
  S. Renko (MON)        187.2
  R. Wise (PHI)         186.2

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        207
  C. Osteen (LA)          202
  C. Morton (MON)         197
  S. Carlton (STL)        191
  G. Perry (SF)           188
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       183
  R. Wise (PHI)           183
  P. Niekro (ATL)         180
  B. Hands (CHI)          179
  M. Pappas (CHI)         179

Runs:

  C. Morton (MON)          97
  G. Perry (SF)            93
  S. Renko (MON)           92
  J. Reuss (STL)           92
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        89
  B. Hands (CHI)           83
  S. Carlton (STL)         80
  C. Osteen (LA)           80
  C. Short (PHI)           79
  J. Marichal (SF)         78

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         23
  B. Lersch (PHI)          22
  C. Short (PHI)           22
  P. Niekro (ATL)          21
  C. Osteen (LA)           20
  B. Hands (CHI)           19
  M. Pappas (CHI)          19
  C. Kirby (SD)            18
  C. Morton (MON)          18
  R. Reed (ATL)            18

Walks:

  S. Renko (MON)          100
  B. Stoneman (MON)        90
  N. Ryan (NY)             88
  J. Reuss (STL)           80
  C. Kirby (SD)            73
  S. Arlin (SD)            72
  S. Carlton (STL)         70
  G. Gentry (NY)           68
  A. Downing (LA)          66
  C. Morton (MON)          62

Strikeouts:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        190
  T. Seaver (NY)          188
  B. Stoneman (MON)       176
  C. Kirby (SD)           150
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       133
  S. Carlton (STL)        129
  P. Niekro (ATL)         128
  D. Wilson (HOU)         125
  D. Sutton (LA)          119
  N. Ryan (NY)            116

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