Sunday August 15, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, August 15, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        58  60  3.07  118  27  16  1074   924  416  367   78  399  826
Los Angeles     65  56  3.18  121  36  21  1085  1020  437  384   81  318  614
Houston         60  60  3.21  120  27  22  1086   988  429  387   55  344  633
San Diego       46  77  3.35  123  30  16  1091  1061  471  406   77  438  696
Cincinnati      57  65  3.36  122  20  30  1083   960  436  404   82  392  552
San Francisco   72  51  3.42  123  30  25  1113  1032  505  423   91  376  623
Chicago         64  54  3.44  118  57  11  1048  1037  453  401   95  286  658
Pittsburgh      71  50  3.45  121  34  33  1092  1071  451  418   78  365  603
Atlanta         64  60  3.60  124  32  25  1128  1160  508  451  118  359  647
Philadelphia    53  68  3.73  121  23  19  1106  1049  508  459  106  373  624
St. Louis       68  54  4.06  123  45  17  1104  1121  540  498   81  449  685
Montreal        48  71  4.22  120  36  16  1061  1049  544  497  101  473  619

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Roberts (SD)     11  12  2.04  28  25   9   0   2  207  182   56   47    7   50  111
Tom Seaver (NY)       12   8  2.09  26  25  12   0   2  198  159   49   46   14   39  202
Don Gullett (CIN)     13   4  2.52  26  23   3   0   2  161  142   52   45   11   53   73
Dock Ellis (PIT)      16   6  2.71  24  24  10   0   2  182  156   63   55    7   46  106
Larry Dierker (HOU)   12   6  2.72  24  23   6   0   2  159  150   50   48    8   33   91
Fergie Jenkins (CHI)  18   9  2.72  28  28  22   0   2  235  215   76   71   23   25  196
Don Sutton (LA)       12  10  2.74  27  27   8   0   3  191  169   65   58    8   46  125
George Stone (ATL)     5   4  2.76  21  18   3   0   2  147  146   52   45   14   25   96
Al Downing (LA)       14   8  2.78  28  27   9   0   3  201  185   76   62   13   71  106
Juan Marichal (SF)    12   8  2.80  27  27  12   0   4  206  178   79   64   16   43  109

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
George Stone           5   4  2.76  21  18   3   0   2  147  146   52   45   14   25   96
Tom Kelley             7   3  2.78  20  13   3   0   0   97   95   35   30    6   41   52
Phil Niekro           12   9  3.02  31  27  13   1   3  197  187   82   66   22   56  132
Ron Reed              12   8  3.32  24  24   8   0   1  176  163   74   65   19   39  103
Mike McQueen           3   1  3.38  15   2   0   1   0   48   39   19   18    7   20   35
Bob Priddy             4   9  3.49  36   0   0   4   0   59   63   29   23    5   37   34
Pat Jarvis             5  11  3.65  25  19   3   1   3  136  131   58   55   14   43   49
Cecil Upshaw           9   6  3.86  41   0   0  15   0   68   77   30   29    5   22   51
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   2  2.66   8   6   3   0   1   47   34   16   14    6   17   34
Fergie Jenkins        18   9  2.72  28  28  22   0   2  235  215   76   71   23   25  196
Bill Hands            10  14  3.34  29  28  11   0   1  191  190   90   71   20   40  102
Milt Pappas           14  10  3.45  25  25  12   0   4  185  187   77   71   19   47   69
Joe Decker             2   1  3.81  12   2   0   0   0   28   34   12   12    1   11   21
Phil Regan             3   3  3.86  35   1   0   5   0   56   66   28   24    3   23   19
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
Earl Stephenson        1   0  4.43  16   0   0   1   0   20   24   10   10    1   11   11
Bob Miller             0   0  5.14   2   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    0    1    2
Bill Bonham            2   1  5.17  22   2   0   0   0   38   47   27   22    2   23   29
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
Don Gullett           13   4  2.52  26  23   3   0   2  161  142   52   45   11   53   73
Wayne Granger          3   4  2.55  53   0   0   9   0   74   61   23   21    4   21   37
Joe Gibbon             3   5  2.96  38   0   0   9   0   55   46   22   18    3   28   25
Gary Nolan            10  12  3.17  26  26   7   0   0  184  152   69   65   10   50  110
Ross Grimsley          7   5  3.47  18  18   4   0   2  112  104   46   43    9   28   43
Jim McGlothlin         6   9  3.61  23  20   4   0   0  125  121   54   50   11   31   72
Tony Cloninger         3   6  3.64  23   8   1   0   1   89   71   36   36   11   42   50
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  5.13  21  10   0   0   0   88  100   53   50   14   28   25

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Gladding          3   4  1.99  37   0   0  11   0   41   42   14    9    0   19   12
George Culver          5   6  2.14  46   0   0   7   0   71   59   21   17    3   29   44
Jim Ray                8   3  2.47  31   1   0   2   0   73   53   21   20    3   19   32
Larry Dierker         12   6  2.72  24  23   6   0   2  159  150   50   48    8   33   91
Denny Lemaster         0   1  2.86  36   0   0   2   0   57   50   18   18    4   21   26
Ken Forsch             7   5  2.90  25  15   6   0   1  124  107   46   40    6   42   89
Don Wilson            11   7  2.91  26  25  11   0   2  192  148   64   62   11   56  130
Jack Billingham        5  11  3.56  23  23   2   0   0  159  151   74   63    6   49   86
Wade Blasingame        8   9  4.15  24  23   2   0   0  137  142   71   63    8   42   77
Tom Griffin            0   5  5.08   8   6   0   0   0   34   40   21   19    3   16   24
Buddy Harris           1   1  5.96  15   0   0   0   0   23   27   15   15    2    9   11
Ron Cook               0   1  6.75   1   1   0   0   0    5    5    4    4    0    2    1
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  1.97  42   0   0  14   0   59   44   13   13    2   20   53
Don Sutton            12  10  2.74  27  27   8   0   3  191  169   65   58    8   46  125
Al Downing            14   8  2.78  28  27   9   0   3  201  185   76   62   13   71  106
Jose Pena              1   0  2.87  15   0   0   1   0   31   21   10   10    5   13   29
Pete Mikkelsen         7   5  2.92  36   0   0   5   0   62   54   27   20    6   12   38
Joe Moeller            0   3  2.96  20   1   0   1   0   49   51   20   16    3    7   21
Bob O'Brien            2   2  3.00  14   4   1   0   1   42   42   18   14    4   13   15
Doyle Alexander        4   3  3.13   8   7   3   0   0   55   53   22   19    3   12   18
Claude Osteen         11   7  3.28  29  29   9   0   3  208  209   81   76   20   50   85
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            7  14  4.25  23  23   6   0   1  152  146   79   72   14   56  107
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         13  10  2.99  28  28  15   0   2  217  170   78   72   14  103  183
Steve Renko           12  12  3.68  30  28   8   0   3  206  181   95   84   15  106  102
Howie Reed             2   2  3.81  37   0   0   0   0   50   58   22   21    8   18   19
Carl Morton            8  14  4.44  28  27   8   1   0  176  202   99   87   18   62   69
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  6.28  19   6   1   0   0   53   58   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   4  1.95  39   0   0   6   0   83   57   19   18    4   33   80
Tom Seaver            12   8  2.09  26  25  12   0   2  198  159   49   46   14   39  202
Danny Frisella         5   3  2.38  39   0   0   8   0   64   57   21   17    5   21   68
Ray Sadecki            5   4  2.73  25  12   3   0   2  105   89   34   32    6   28   80
Jerry Koosman          4   7  2.88  17  16   2   0   0  109  102   43   35    6   36   50
Nolan Ryan             9  10  3.18  22  20   3   0   0  130  100   55   46    8   92  117
Ron Taylor             2   2  3.19  40   0   0   2   0   59   58   21   21    6   11   22
Gary Gentry            9   9  3.21  25  24   6   0   2  157  133   67   56   12   68  117
Jim McAndrew           0   4  4.91  18   7   0   0   0   66   63   41   36    8   24   28
Jon Matlack            0   3  5.14   5   5   0   0   0   28   26   17   16    2   11   18
Charlie Williams       4   6  5.40  23   9   1   0   0   73   80   49   44    7   36   44

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Hoerner            4   3  1.94  39   0   0   8   0   60   41   15   13    6   12   49
Bill Wilson            3   4  2.55  27   0   0   3   0   42   28   12   12    3   16   29
Woodie Fryman          8   4  2.90  30  10   2   2   1  115   94   40   37    6   38   83
Rick Wise             12   9  2.94  28  27  12   0   4  196  190   77   64   14   47  106
Darrell Brandon        6   5  3.43  38   0   0   4   0   60   55   26   23    3   34   30
Chris Short            7  13  3.87  25  24   5   0   2  161  168   80   69   22   56   91
Barry Lersch           4  11  4.03  28  25   2   0   0  167  168   79   75   24   34   88
Ken Reynolds           3   4  4.09  25  16   1   0   1  117  108   58   53    7   52   63
Bill Champion          1   1  4.55  26   2   0   0   0   59   53   32   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
Dock Ellis            16   6  2.71  24  24  10   0   2  182  156   63   55    7   46  106
Bruce Kison            3   3  2.82   9   8   2   0   1   61   52   21   19    2   26   36
Steve Blass           11   6  3.01  25  25   8   0   4  179  171   64   60   13   55  102
Dave Giusti            4   4  3.41  46   0   0  23   0   69   64   27   26    5   27   43
Luke Walker            5   8  3.43  19  19   4   0   2  123  116   52   47    9   40   70
Bob Johnson            7   8  3.56  22  19   6   0   1  126  120   52   50   15   40   76
Mudcat Grant           5   3  3.60  42   0   0   7   0   75   79   32   30    8   28   22
Nelson Briles          5   2  3.86  27   8   1   0   0   84   98   38   36    7   25   47
Bob Moose              7   7  4.26  22  16   3   0   1  116  136   61   55    8   32   56
Bob Miller             0   1  7.36   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    3    3    1    1    2
Bob Veale              6   0  7.41  25   0   0   2   0   34   45   29   28    3   19   32

 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          11  12  2.04  28  25   9   0   2  207  182   56   47    7   50  111
Gary Ross              1   2  2.45  11   0   0   0   0   18   20    6    5    0   10   11
Clay Kirby            10  10  3.16  29  27   8   0   1  191  167   79   67   18   77  159
Steve Arlin            7  14  3.21  27  26   8   0   4  174  161   76   62    6   75  115
Fred Norman            2   9  3.44  14  13   3   0   0   89   80   35   34    7   35   51
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            2   3  3.86  39   1   0   2   0   49   46   24   21    5   17   36
Tom Phoebus            3  11  4.67  23  21   2   0   0  121  136   64   63   13   61   73
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  2.65  54   0   0  13   0   78   64   26   23    6   36   54
Juan Marichal         12   8  2.80  27  27  12   0   4  206  178   79   64   16   43  109
John Cumberland        6   2  3.03  34  11   2   2   0  119  101   44   40   13   37   43
Gaylord Perry         12   9  3.32  27  27   9   0   1  200  192   96   74   15   52  109
Ron Bryant             7   9  3.54  26  21   3   0   2  140  143   65   55    9   48   79
Steve Hamilton         1   2  3.62  31   0   0   4   0   37   27   15   15    4    8   34
Don McMahon           10   4  3.75  49   0   0   4   0   62   60   29   26    5   27   52
Frank Reberger         3   0  3.92  13   7   0   0   0   44   37   20   19    5   19   21
Steve Stone            5   9  4.05  20  19   2   0   2  107  106   53   48    8   52   61
Don Carrithers         2   2  4.17  15   5   1   1   0   45   41   31   21    4   21   21
Rich Robertson         2   2  4.57  23   6   1   1   0   61   66   40   31    5   31   32
Jim Barr               0   0  4.61   7   0   0   0   0   14   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            4   1  1.86  39   0   0   6   0   44   39   12    9    1   21   19
Bob Gibson            11  10  3.22  23  23  15   0   3  179  156   73   64   13   58  125
Don Shaw               4   0  3.41  31   0   0   2   0   37   35   17   14    0   20   15
Moe Drabowsky          5   1  3.48  42   0   0   7   0   52   41   20   20    2   30   43
Steve Carlton         16   6  3.54  27  26  14   0   3  201  199   82   79   14   73  139
Reggie Cleveland      10  10  3.84  26  26   9   0   2  173  173   80   74   15   39  116
Chuck Taylor           2   0  4.03  30   1   0   1   0   58   60   30   26    6   24   38
Jerry Reuss           11  12  4.76  26  26   6   0   2  161  166   92   85   12   83   97
Al Santorini           0   2  4.82   6   5   0   0   0   28   34   15   15    2   16   15
Rudy Arroyo            0   1  5.40   9   0   0   0   0   12   18    8    7    2    5    5
Daryl Patterson        0   0  5.40   9   0   0   1   0   13   12    8    8    1    8    6
Chris Zachary          3   8  5.40  19  10   1   0   1   80   99   51   48    3   20   41
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)         16
  D. Ellis (PIT)           16
  A. Downing (LA)          14
  M. Pappas (CHI)          14
  D. Gullett (CIN)         13
  B. Stoneman (MON)        13
  L. Dierker (HOU)         12
  J. Johnson (SF)          12
  J. Marichal (SF)         12

Losses:

  S. Arlin (SD)            14
  B. Hands (CHI)           14
  C. Morton (MON)          14
  B. Singer (LA)           14
  C. Short (PHI)           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)          15
  B. Stoneman (MON)        15
  S. Carlton (STL)         14
  P. Niekro (ATL)          13
  J. Marichal (SF)         12
  M. Pappas (CHI)          12
  T. Seaver (NY)           12
  R. Wise (PHI)            12
  B. Hands (CHI)           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
  W. Granger (CIN)          9
  D. Frisella (NY)          8

Shutouts:

  S. Arlin (SD)             4
  S. Blass (PIT)            4
  J. Marichal (SF)          4
  M. Pappas (CHI)           4
  R. Wise (PHI)             4
  S. Carlton (STL)          3
  A. Downing (LA)           3
  B. Gibson (STL)           3
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         3
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           3

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)      234.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)     216.2
  C. Osteen (LA)        208.1
  D. Roberts (SD)       207.0
  J. Marichal (SF)      205.2
  S. Renko (MON)        205.2
  S. Carlton (STL)      201.0
  A. Downing (LA)       201.0
  G. Perry (SF)         200.1
  T. Seaver (NY)        198.1

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        215
  C. Osteen (LA)          209
  C. Morton (MON)         202
  S. Carlton (STL)        199
  G. Perry (SF)           192
  B. Hands (CHI)          190
  R. Wise (PHI)           190
  P. Niekro (ATL)         187
  M. Pappas (CHI)         187
  A. Downing (LA)         185

Runs:

  C. Morton (MON)          99
  G. Perry (SF)            96
  S. Renko (MON)           95
  J. Reuss (STL)           92
  B. Hands (CHI)           90
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        89
  S. Carlton (STL)         82
  P. Niekro (ATL)          82
  C. Osteen (LA)           81
  R. Cleveland (STL)       80

Home Runs:

  B. Lersch (PHI)          24
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         23
  P. Niekro (ATL)          22
  C. Short (PHI)           22
  B. Hands (CHI)           20
  C. Osteen (LA)           20
  M. Pappas (CHI)          19
  R. Reed (ATL)            19
  C. Kirby (SD)            18
  C. Morton (MON)          18

Walks:

  S. Renko (MON)          106
  B. Stoneman (MON)       103
  N. Ryan (NY)             92
  J. Reuss (STL)           83
  C. Kirby (SD)            77
  S. Arlin (SD)            75
  S. Carlton (STL)         73
  A. Downing (LA)          71
  G. Gentry (NY)           68
  C. Morton (MON)          62

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          202
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        196
  B. Stoneman (MON)       183
  C. Kirby (SD)           159
  S. Carlton (STL)        139
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       133
  P. Niekro (ATL)         132
  D. Wilson (HOU)         130
  B. Gibson (STL)         125
  D. Sutton (LA)          125


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