Tuesday August 17, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 17, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        59  61  3.06  120  28  16  1091   939  420  371   78  407  838
Los Angeles     66  57  3.18  123  37  21  1103  1037  443  390   81  322  624
Houston         61  61  3.26  122  27  23  1103  1007  442  399   56  348  646
Cincinnati      59  65  3.37  124  20  30  1101   974  444  412   85  396  561
San Diego       46  78  3.38  124  30  16  1100  1073  482  413   77  443  705
San Francisco   73  51  3.39  124  31  25  1122  1039  506  423   91  378  629
Chicago         65  55  3.42  120  58  11  1065  1049  458  405   97  288  668
Pittsburgh      72  51  3.44  123  34  34  1110  1086  460  424   79  372  617
Atlanta         65  61  3.60  126  33  25  1146  1178  515  458  119  364  652
Philadelphia    53  69  3.73  122  23  19  1114  1055  513  462  106  376  629
St. Louis       68  56  4.06  125  45  17  1121  1143  551  506   83  461  694
Montreal        49  71  4.18  121  37  16  1070  1053  544  497  101  476  624

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver (NY)       13   8  2.00  27  26  13   0   3  207  166   49   46   14   43  212
Dave Roberts (SD)     11  12  2.04  28  25   9   0   2  207  182   56   47    7   50  111
Don Gullett (CIN)     13   4  2.52  26  23   3   0   2  161  142   52   45   11   53   73
Fergie Jenkins (CHI)  19   9  2.62  29  29  23   0   3  244  217   76   71   23   26  203
Larry Dierker (HOU)   12   6  2.72  24  23   6   0   2  159  150   50   48    8   33   91
Don Sutton (LA)       12  10  2.74  27  27   8   0   3  191  169   65   58    8   46  125
Dock Ellis (PIT)      17   6  2.76  25  25  10   0   2  189  162   66   58    8   47  111
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   4  2.80  21  14   4   0   0  106  103   38   33    6   45   54
Phil Niekro           12   9  3.02  31  27  13   1   3  197  187   82   66   22   56  132
Mike McQueen           3   1  3.38  15   2   0   1   0   48   39   19   18    7   20   35
Ron Reed              12   8  3.41  25  25   8   0   1  182  169   78   69   20   40  105
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               7   7  4.96  23  18   2   1   0  111  139   66   61   14   43   56
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   1  2.30  19   0   0   2   0   27   16    7    7    3    9   26
Fergie Jenkins        19   9  2.62  29  29  23   0   3  244  217   76   71   23   26  203
Juan Pizarro           4   2  2.66   8   6   3   0   1   47   34   16   14    6   17   34
Bill Hands            10  14  3.34  30  29  11   0   1  199  199   94   74   21   41  105
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           8   2  2.20  49   0   0  12   0   78   58   19   19    4   33   52
Wayne Granger          4   4  2.52  54   0   0   9   0   75   62   23   21    4   22   37
Don Gullett           13   4  2.52  26  23   3   0   2  161  142   52   45   11   53   73
Joe Gibbon             3   5  2.86  40   0   0   9   0   57   46   22   18    3   28   27
Gary Nolan            10  12  3.23  27  27   7   0   0  189  157   72   68   11   52  115
Ross Grimsley          7   5  3.47  18  18   4   0   2  112  104   46   43    9   28   43
Tony Cloninger         3   6  3.56  24   8   1   0   1   91   71   36   36   11   42   50
Jim McGlothlin         6   9  3.61  23  20   4   0   0  125  121   54   50   11   31   72
Milt Wilcox            2   1  4.02  14   2   0   0   0   31   30   15   14    1   15   15
Wayne Simpson          3   5  5.00  16  15   1   0   0   85   74   51   47    6   54   49
Jim Merritt            0  11  5.02  22  10   0   0   0   90  102   53   50   14   28   26

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
George Culver          5   6  2.13  47   0   0   7   0   72   59   21   17    3   29   44
Fred Gladding          3   4  2.32  38   0   0  11   0   43   45   16   11    0   19   12
Jim Ray                8   3  2.37  32   1   0   3   0   76   55   22   20    3   20   34
Larry Dierker         12   6  2.72  24  23   6   0   2  159  150   50   48    8   33   91
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
Denny Lemaster         0   1  3.00  37   0   0   2   0   57   51   19   19    4   21   26
Jack Billingham        5  12  3.75  24  24   2   0   0  163  157   79   68    6   52   90
Wade Blasingame        9   9  4.23  25  24   2   0   0  143  149   75   67    9   42   82
Tom Griffin            0   5  5.08   8   6   0   0   0   34   40   21   19    3   16   24
Buddy Harris           1   1  5.70  16   0   0   0   0   24   27   15   15    2    9   13
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
Hoyt Wilhelm           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
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
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
Claude Osteen         12   7  3.15  30  30  10   0   4  217  212   81   76   20   52   90
Jose Pena              1   0  3.18  16   0   0   1   0   34   26   12   12    5   14   32
Doyle Alexander        4   4  3.47   9   8   3   0   0   60   61   26   23    3   13   20
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
Ernie McAnally         5   9  4.60  21  16   3   0   1  106   92   57   54    7   55   57
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
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  1.91  40   0   0   6   0   85   59   19   18    4   33   81
Tom Seaver            13   8  2.00  27  26  13   0   3  207  166   49   46   14   43  212
Danny Frisella         5   3  2.34  40   0   0   8   0   65   57   21   17    5   21   69
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
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
Nolan Ryan             9  11  3.38  23  21   3   0   0  133  105   59   50    8   95  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  5.23  24   9   1   0   0   76   81   49   44    7   37   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  3.32  39   0   0   4   0   62   56   27   23    3   35   32
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   5  4.28  26  17   1   0   1  118  111   62   56    7   53   63
Bill Champion          1   1  4.33  27   2   0   0   0   62   55   32   30    6   32   22
Dick Selma             0   1  4.91   9   0   0   1   0   11    9    6    6    1    6    7
Jim Bunning            5  12  5.71  26  16   1   1   0  104  121   71   66   11   34   52
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            17   6  2.76  25  25  10   0   2  189  162   66   58    8   47  111
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  3.28  48   0   0  24   0   71   68   27   26    5   29   44
Luke Walker            5   8  3.47  20  20   4   0   2  130  120   56   50    9   44   75
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  3.77  28   8   1   0   0   86   98   38   36    7   25   50
Bob Moose              7   7  4.26  22  16   3   0   1  116  136   61   55    8   32   56
Bob Miller             0   2  7.36   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    4    3    1    1    2
Bob Veale              6   0  7.41  26   0   0   2   0   34   45   30   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  15  3.34  28  27   8   0   4  180  169   85   67    6   79  122
Fred Norman            2   9  3.44  14  13   3   0   0   89   80   35   34    7   35   51
Al Severinsen          2   3  3.45  46   0   0   7   0   57   64   25   22    3   26   25
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  6.83  18   0   0   0   0   28   32   25   21    4   26   23

 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         13   9  3.18  28  28  10   0   1  209  199   97   74   15   54  115
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   2  2.01  40   0   0   6   0   45   42   13   10    1   22   19
Bob Gibson            11  10  3.22  23  23  15   0   3  179  156   73   64   13   58  125
Don Shaw               4   0  3.38  33   0   0   2   0   37   36   17   14    0   21   15
Steve Carlton         16   6  3.46  28  27  14   0   3  208  205   86   80   14   78  143
Moe Drabowsky          5   1  3.63  43   0   0   7   0   52   42   21   21    2   30   43
Reggie Cleveland      10  10  3.84  26  26   9   0   2  173  173   80   74   15   39  116
Chuck Taylor           2   1  4.30  31   1   0   1   0   59   62   32   28    7   24   38
Jerry Reuss           11  12  4.77  27  27   6   0   2  166  172   95   88   13   86  100
Al Santorini           0   2  4.82   6   5   0   0   0   28   34   15   15    2   16   15
Chris Zachary          3   8  5.25  20  10   1   0   1   82  102   51   48    3   22   43
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
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)         19
  D. Ellis (PIT)           17
  S. Carlton (STL)         16
  A. Downing (LA)          14
  M. Pappas (CHI)          14
  D. Gullett (CIN)         13
  G. Perry (SF)            13
  T. Seaver (NY)           13
  B. Stoneman (MON)        13
  L. Dierker (HOU)         12

Losses:

  S. Arlin (SD)            15
  B. Hands (CHI)           14
  C. Morton (MON)          14
  B. Singer (LA)           14
  C. Short (PHI)           13
  J. Billingham (HOU)      12
  J. Bunning (PHI)         12
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        12
  G. Nolan (CIN)           12
  S. Renko (MON)           12

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         23
  B. Gibson (STL)          15
  B. Stoneman (MON)        15
  S. Carlton (STL)         14
  P. Niekro (ATL)          13
  T. Seaver (NY)           13
  J. Marichal (SF)         12
  M. Pappas (CHI)          12
  R. Wise (PHI)            12
  B. Hands (CHI)           11

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)          24
  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
  C. Osteen (LA)            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

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)      243.2
  C. Osteen (LA)        217.1
  B. Stoneman (MON)     216.2
  G. Perry (SF)         209.1
  S. Carlton (STL)      208.0
  T. Seaver (NY)        207.1
  D. Roberts (SD)       207.0
  J. Marichal (SF)      205.2
  S. Renko (MON)        205.2
  A. Downing (LA)       201.0

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        217
  C. Osteen (LA)          212
  S. Carlton (STL)        205
  C. Morton (MON)         202
  B. Hands (CHI)          199
  G. Perry (SF)           199
  R. Wise (PHI)           190
  P. Niekro (ATL)         187
  M. Pappas (CHI)         187
  A. Downing (LA)         185

Runs:

  C. Morton (MON)          99
  G. Perry (SF)            97
  S. Renko (MON)           95
  J. Reuss (STL)           95
  B. Hands (CHI)           94
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        89
  S. Carlton (STL)         86
  S. Arlin (SD)            85
  P. Niekro (ATL)          82
  C. Osteen (LA)           81

Home Runs:

  B. Lersch (PHI)          24
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         23
  P. Niekro (ATL)          22
  C. Short (PHI)           22
  B. Hands (CHI)           21
  C. Osteen (LA)           20
  R. Reed (ATL)            20
  M. Pappas (CHI)          19
  C. Kirby (SD)            18
  C. Morton (MON)          18

Walks:

  S. Renko (MON)          106
  B. Stoneman (MON)       103
  N. Ryan (NY)             95
  J. Reuss (STL)           86
  S. Arlin (SD)            79
  S. Carlton (STL)         78
  C. Kirby (SD)            77
  A. Downing (LA)          71
  G. Gentry (NY)           68
  C. Morton (MON)          62

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          212
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        203
  B. Stoneman (MON)       183
  C. Kirby (SD)           159
  S. Carlton (STL)        143
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       133
  P. Niekro (ATL)         132
  D. Wilson (HOU)         130
  B. Gibson (STL)         125
  D. Sutton (LA)          125


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