Tuesday August 10, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 10, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        58  55  3.05  113  27  16  1030   888  393  349   73  377  784
Houston         58  57  3.14  115  26  22  1044   942  401  364   49  330  617
Los Angeles     63  53  3.23  116  34  21  1036   978  424  372   78  308  590
Pittsburgh      70  46  3.42  116  33  33  1047  1023  427  398   75  348  576
Chicago         63  51  3.43  114  56  11  1014   995  436  386   92  280  634
San Francisco   69  50  3.43  119  28  25  1076  1010  491  410   88  360  604
San Diego       42  76  3.43  118  27  16  1043  1024  460  398   75  423  660
Cincinnati      54  64  3.44  118  18  29  1047   946  429  400   81  385  541
Atlanta         61  58  3.57  119  30  24  1083  1111  487  430  114  343  610
Philadelphia    51  65  3.79  116  22  19  1060  1003  493  446  102  360  601
St. Louis       64  53  4.10  118  42  16  1059  1088  525  483   79  435  645
Montreal        45  70  4.32  116  33  16  1026  1019  539  492  101  463  608

 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
Don Gullett (CIN)     12   4  2.65  25  22   3   0   2  153  141   50   45   11   51   71
George Stone (ATL)     5   4  2.71  20  17   3   0   2  140  140   49   42   13   23   91
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
Al Downing (LA)       14   7  2.75  27  26   9   0   3  193  177   73   59   12   70  102
Dock Ellis (PIT)      15   6  2.75  23  23   9   0   2  173  151   61   53    7   44  102
Ken Forsch (HOU)       7   5  2.80  24  14   6   0   1  119  100   42   37    4   40   87
Phil Niekro (ATL)     12   8  2.82  30  26  13   1   3  195  180   77   61   21   55  128

 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           5   4  2.71  20  17   3   0   2  140  140   49   42   13   23   91
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  3.70  40   0   0  15   0   66   73   28   27    5   22   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
Juan Pizarro           4   1  2.40   7   5   3   0   1   41   26   11   11    4   16   30
Fergie Jenkins        18   9  2.73  27  27  22   0   2  228  207   74   69   23   25  190
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  2.00  48   0   0  12   0   77   56   17   17    3   33   52
Wayne Granger          3   4  2.59  52   0   0   8   0   73   61   23   21    4   21   36
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   5  4.97  15  14   1   0   0   80   70   48   44    5   53   48
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             7   5  2.80  24  14   6   0   1  119  100   42   37    4   40   87
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  2.08  41   0   0  14   0   56   42   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            14   7  2.75  27  26   9   0   3  193  177   73   59   12   70  102
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
Bill Singer            7  13  4.09  22  22   6   0   1  147  137   74   67   13   55  101
Charlie Hough          0   0  4.15   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    2    1    3    4
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  10  3.12  27  27  14   0   1  208  162   78   72   14   99  180
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             8   3  1.80  38   0   0   6   0   80   53   17   16    3   30   75
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  2.33  24  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
Ron Taylor             2   2  3.17  37   0   0   2   0   54   54   19   19    5    9   20
Gary Gentry            9   9  3.21  25  24   6   0   2  157  133   67   56   12   68  117
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  10  4.02  27  24   2   0   0  161  160   76   72   23   34   85
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  5.82  25  16   1   1   0  102  121   71   66   11   34   51
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
Bruce Kison            3   3  2.70   8   7   2   0   1   53   41   18   16    1   23   34
Dock Ellis            15   6  2.75  23  23   9   0   2  173  151   61   53    7   44  102
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  3.46  45   0   0  23   0   68   63   27   26    5   26   42
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  7.26  24   0   0   2   0   31   40   26   25    3   16   28

 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
Fred Norman            2   8  3.17  13  12   3   0   0   82   72   30   29    6   31   43
Clay Kirby            10  10  3.20  28  26   8   0   1  183  160   75   65   18   73  153
Steve Arlin            6  14  3.39  26  25   7   0   3  165  155   76   62    6   72  112
Al Severinsen          2   3  3.54  45   0   0   7   0   56   62   25   22    3   26   24
Al Santorini           0   2  3.76  18   3   0   0   0   38   43   19   16    4   11   21
Dick Kelley            1   3  3.94  38   1   0   2   0   48   44   24   21    5   17   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         11   8  2.88  26  26  11   0   4  197  173   78   63   16   43  102
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  1.90  38   0   0   6   0   43   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  10  3.39  22  22  14   0   2  170  156   73   64   13   55  115
Don Shaw               4   0  3.53  30   0   0   2   0   36   34   17   14    0   19   15
Steve Carlton         15   6  3.61  26  25  13   0   3  192  191   80   77   14   70  129
Reggie Cleveland      10  10  3.76  25  25   9   0   2  167  166   76   70   13   38  109
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)          14
  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
  B. Stoneman (MON)        14
  S. Carlton (STL)         13
  P. Niekro (ATL)          13
  T. Seaver (NY)           12
  B. Hands (CHI)           11
  J. Marichal (SF)         11
  M. Pappas (CHI)          11
  R. Wise (PHI)            11

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)          23
  C. Upshaw (ATL)          15
  J. Brewer (LA)           14
  M. Marshall (MON)        14
  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
  J. Marichal (SF)          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
  P. Niekro (ATL)           3
  C. Osteen (LA)            3

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)      227.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)     207.2
  C. Osteen (LA)        199.1
  J. Marichal (SF)      196.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)       194.2
  A. Downing (LA)       193.1
  S. Carlton (STL)      192.0
  G. Perry (SF)         191.1
  T. Seaver (NY)        188.1
  S. Renko (MON)        187.2

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)          23
  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)        99
  N. Ryan (NY)             88
  J. Reuss (STL)           80
  C. Kirby (SD)            73
  S. Arlin (SD)            72
  S. Carlton (STL)         70
  A. Downing (LA)          70
  G. Gentry (NY)           68
  C. Morton (MON)          62

Strikeouts:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        190
  T. Seaver (NY)          188
  B. Stoneman (MON)       180
  C. Kirby (SD)           153
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       133
  S. Carlton (STL)        129
  P. Niekro (ATL)         128
  D. Wilson (HOU)         125
  D. Sutton (LA)          119
  G. Gentry (NY)          117

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