Wednesday August 18, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, August 18, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        60  61  3.05  121  28  16  1101   946  422  373   78  409  847
Los Angeles     66  58  3.18  124  37  21  1113  1044  446  393   81  322  632
Houston         61  62  3.26  123  27  23  1111  1019  445  402   58  356  655
Cincinnati      60  65  3.34  125  21  30  1110   981  444  412   85  397  565
San Francisco   74  51  3.37  125  32  25  1131  1044  506  423   91  381  634
San Diego       46  79  3.38  125  31  16  1109  1080  486  417   77  447  709
Chicago         66  55  3.41  121  59  11  1074  1061  460  407   98  288  669
Pittsburgh      73  51  3.43  124  34  34  1119  1094  462  426   79  373  623
Atlanta         65  62  3.62  127  33  25  1155  1190  522  464  121  366  658
Philadelphia    53  70  3.75  123  23  19  1122  1064  520  468  108  382  635
St. Louis       68  57  4.07  126  45  17  1129  1155  556  511   84  464  700
Montreal        50  71  4.17  122  37  17  1079  1063  547  500  101  478  629

 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)     14   4  2.39  27  24   4   0   3  170  149   52   45   11   54   77
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  2.72  28  28   8   0   3  199  173   67   60    8   46  131
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  10  3.17  32  28  13   1   3  204  199   89   72   24   57  137
Mike McQueen           3   1  3.26  16   2   0   1   0   50   39   19   18    7   21   36
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           15  10  3.39  26  26  13   0   4  194  199   79   73   20   47   70
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
Don Gullett           14   4  2.39  27  24   4   0   3  170  149   52   45   11   54   77
Wayne Granger          4   4  2.52  54   0   0   9   0   75   62   23   21    4   22   37
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  2.07  48   0   0   7   0   74   62   21   17    3   30   45
Fred Gladding          3   4  2.32  38   0   0  11   0   43   45   16   11    0   19   12
Jim Ray                8   3  2.37  33   1   0   3   0   76   56   22   20    3   21   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  27  26  11   0   2  198  155   66   64   13   61  138
Denny Lemaster         0   2  3.16  38   0   0   2   0   57   52   20   20    4   22   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   4  2.05  43   0   0  14   0   61   47   14   14    2   20   55
Don Sutton            12  10  2.72  28  28   8   0   3  199  173   67   60    8   46  131
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            9  14  4.44  29  28   8   1   0  182  211  102   90   18   64   71
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
Mike Marshall          3   6  4.79  47   0   0  15   0   77   71   43   41    6   32   69
Claude Raymond         1   7  4.84  32   0   0   0   0   48   74   32   26    5   22   29
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         6   3  2.25  41   0   0   8   0   68   59   21   17    5   22   73
Ray Sadecki            5   4  2.72  26  13   3   0   2  113   94   36   34    6   29   85
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  1.91  40   0   0   8   0   61   41   15   13    6   12   50
Woodie Fryman          8   4  2.90  30  10   2   2   1  115   94   40   37    6   38   83
Rick Wise             12  10  3.00  29  28  12   0   4  201  198   81   67   15   51  110
Bill Wilson            3   4  3.07  28   0   0   3   0   44   29   15   15    4   18   30
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  2.98  26  26   8   0   4  187  179   66   62   13   55  108
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             1   2  5.79   4   0   0   0   0    5    6    4    3    1    2    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
Al Severinsen          2   3  3.45  46   0   0   7   0   57   64   25   22    3   26   25
Fred Norman            2  10  3.49  15  14   4   0   0   98   87   39   38    7   39   55
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        7   2  2.82  35  12   3   2   1  128  106   44   40   13   40   48
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  11  3.34  24  24  15   0   3  186  167   78   69   14   61  131
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
Al Santorini           0   2  4.66   7   5   0   0   0   29   35   15   15    2   16   15
Jerry Reuss           11  12  4.77  27  27   6   0   2  166  172   95   88   13   86  100
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
  M. Pappas (CHI)          15
  A. Downing (LA)          14
  D. Gullett (CIN)         14
  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
  M. Pappas (CHI)          13
  T. Seaver (NY)           13
  J. Marichal (SF)         12
  R. Wise (PHI)            12
  B. Hands (CHI)           11

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)          24
  M. Marshall (MON)        15
  C. Upshaw (ATL)          15
  J. Brewer (LA)           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
  D. Gullett (CIN)          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
  P. Niekro (ATL)       204.1

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        217
  C. Osteen (LA)          212
  C. Morton (MON)         211
  S. Carlton (STL)        205
  B. Hands (CHI)          199
  P. Niekro (ATL)         199
  M. Pappas (CHI)         199
  G. Perry (SF)           199
  R. Wise (PHI)           198
  A. Downing (LA)         185

Runs:

  C. Morton (MON)         102
  G. Perry (SF)            97
  S. Renko (MON)           95
  J. Reuss (STL)           95
  B. Hands (CHI)           94
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        89
  P. Niekro (ATL)          89
  S. Carlton (STL)         86
  S. Arlin (SD)            85
  C. Osteen (LA)           81

Home Runs:

  B. Lersch (PHI)          24
  P. Niekro (ATL)          24
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         23
  C. Short (PHI)           22
  B. Hands (CHI)           21
  C. Osteen (LA)           20
  M. Pappas (CHI)          20
  R. Reed (ATL)            20
  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)          64

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          212
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        203
  B. Stoneman (MON)       183
  C. Kirby (SD)           159
  S. Carlton (STL)        143
  D. Wilson (HOU)         138
  P. Niekro (ATL)         137
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       133
  B. Gibson (STL)         131
  D. Sutton (LA)          131

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