Friday August 20, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 20, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        60  62  3.04  122  28  16  1110   953  425  375   78  414  853
Los Angeles     67  58  3.19  125  37  22  1122  1057  451  398   82  323  639
Houston         61  64  3.27  125  27  23  1127  1035  453  410   60  362  662
Cincinnati      61  66  3.33  127  22  30  1128   990  449  417   87  401  575
San Diego       47  79  3.37  126  31  17  1118  1086  488  419   77  452  715
San Francisco   74  52  3.38  126  33  25  1139  1053  510  427   93  385  639
Chicago         68  55  3.40  123  60  11  1092  1078  466  413   99  294  679
Pittsburgh      74  52  3.42  126  35  34  1136  1114  469  431   82  375  633
Atlanta         66  62  3.62  128  33  25  1167  1200  527  469  122  369  664
Philadelphia    53  71  3.79  124  23  19  1131  1078  529  477  109  387  641
St. Louis       68  58  4.06  127  45  17  1141  1166  562  515   85  470  703
Montreal        51  71  4.15  123  38  17  1088  1067  548  501  102  485  638

 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)  20   9  2.60  30  30  24   0   3  253  226   78   73   23   27  206
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  2.81  29  28   9   0   3  205  192   78   64   13   72  109
John Cumberland (SF)   7   2  2.82  35  12   3   2   1  128  106   44   40   13   40   48

 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  3.14  33  28  13   1   3  207  199   89   72   24   58  139
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  3.74  26  20   3   1   3  142  137   62   59   15   43   52
Cecil Upshaw           9   6  3.86  42   0   0  15   0   70   81   31   30    5   24   52
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           2   1  5.47  27   3   0   1   0   49   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        20   9  2.60  30  30  24   0   3  253  226   78   73   23   27  206
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
Phil Regan             4   3  3.72  36   1   0   5   0   58   66   28   24    3   23   21
Joe Decker             2   1  3.77  13   2   0   0   0   29   35   12   12    1   11   21
Ron Tompkins           0   2  3.95  25   0   0   3   0   27   19   12   12    1   16   13
Jim Colborn            0   0  4.05  10   0   0   0   0    7   10    3    3    0    3    1
Ken Holtzman           9  12  4.09  27  26   9   0   3  178  189   92   81   16   59  135
Earl Stephenson        1   0  4.43  16   0   0   1   0   20   24   10   10    1   11   11
Bill Bonham            2   1  5.01  23   2   0   0   0   41   48   28   23    3   24   32
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           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
Joe Gibbon             3   5  2.86  40   0   0   9   0   57   46   22   18    3   28   27
Wayne Granger          4   4  2.96  55   0   0   9   0   76   65   27   25    5   23   39
Ross Grimsley          8   5  3.21  19  19   5   0   3  121  108   46   43    9   30   47
Gary Nolan            10  12  3.23  27  27   7   0   0  189  157   72   68   11   52  115
Jim McGlothlin         6  10  3.46  24  21   4   0   0  133  123   55   51   12   32   76
Tony Cloninger         3   6  3.56  24   8   1   0   1   91   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  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
Jim Ray                8   3  2.28  35   1   0   3   0   79   59   22   20    3   21   34
George Culver          5   7  2.29  49   0   0   7   0   75   64   23   19    3   32   45
Fred Gladding          3   4  2.32  38   0   0  11   0   43   45   16   11    0   19   12
Larry Dierker         12   6  2.72  24  23   6   0   2  159  150   50   48    8   33   91
Don Wilson            11   7  2.91  27  26  11   0   2  198  155   66   64   13   61  138
Ken Forsch             7   5  2.96  26  16   6   0   1  131  114   49   43    7   45   94
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
Ron Cook               0   2  5.56   2   2   0   0   0   11    9    7    7    1    3    3
Buddy Harris           1   1  5.70  16   0   0   0   0   24   27   15   15    2    9   13
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  2.00  44   0   0  15   0   63   47   14   14    2   20   56
Don Sutton            12  10  2.72  28  28   8   0   3  199  173   67   60    8   46  131
Al Downing            14   8  2.81  29  28   9   0   3  205  192   78   64   13   72  109
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
Pete Mikkelsen         8   5  3.17  37   0   0   5   0   65   60   30   23    7   12   41
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         14  10  2.91  29  29  16   0   2  226  174   79   73   15  110  192
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   8  2.85  18  17   2   0   0  117  108   46   37    6   40   53
Ron Taylor             2   2  3.13  41   0   0   2   0   60   59   21   21    6   11   24
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  5.21  25   9   1   0   0   76   81   49   44    7   38   45

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Hoerner            4   3  1.89  41   0   0   8   0   62   41   15   13    6   12   51
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  3.84  40   0   0   4   0   63   61   31   27    3   35   33
Chris Short            7  14  3.93  26  25   5   0   2  163  171   82   71   22   58   92
Barry Lersch           4  11  4.04  29  25   2   0   0  169  170   80   76   25   35   88
Ken Reynolds           3   5  4.28  26  17   1   0   1  118  111   62   56    7   53   63
Bill Champion          1   1  4.45  28   2   0   0   0   65   59   34   32    6   34   23
Dick Selma             0   1  4.50  10   0   0   1   0   12    9    6    6    1    6    9
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
Steve Blass           11   6  2.98  26  26   8   0   4  187  179   66   62   13   55  108
Bruce Kison            3   4  3.09  10   9   2   0   1   67   62   27   23    4   27   39
Dave Giusti            4   4  3.28  48   0   0  24   0   71   68   27   26    5   29   44
Bob Johnson            8   8  3.39  23  20   7   0   1  135  129   53   51   16   41   80
Luke Walker            5   8  3.47  20  20   4   0   2  130  120   56   50    9   44   75
Mudcat Grant           5   3  3.60  42   0   0   7   0   75   79   32   30    8   28   22
Nelson Briles          5   2  3.70  29   8   1   0   0   88   99   38   36    7   25   53
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            11  10  3.12  30  28   8   0   1  199  172   81   69   18   82  165
Steve Arlin            7  15  3.34  28  27   8   0   4  180  169   85   67    6   79  122
Al Severinsen          2   3  3.41  47   0   0   8   0   58   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  40   1   0   2   0   49   47   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
John Cumberland        7   2  2.82  35  12   3   2   1  128  106   44   40   13   40   48
Juan Marichal         12   9  2.86  28  28  13   0   4  214  187   83   68   18   47  114
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  1.93  41   0   0   6   0   47   43   13   10    1   23   20
Don Shaw               4   1  3.26  34   0   0   2   0   39   36   18   14    0   24   15
Bob Gibson            11  11  3.34  24  24  15   0   3  186  167   78   69   14   61  131
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  3.97  27  27   9   0   2  175  179   84   77   16   40  116
Chuck Taylor           2   1  4.15  32   1   0   1   0   61   64   32   28    7   24   40
Al Santorini           0   2  4.28   8   5   0   0   0   34   36   16   16    2   17   15
Jerry Reuss           11  12  4.77  27  27   6   0   2  166  172   95   88   13   86  100
Chris Zachary          3   8  5.23  21  10   1   0   1   83  103   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)         20
  D. Ellis (PIT)           17
  S. Carlton (STL)         16
  M. Pappas (CHI)          15
  A. Downing (LA)          14
  D. Gullett (CIN)         14
  B. Stoneman (MON)        14
  G. Perry (SF)            13
  T. Seaver (NY)           13
  L. Dierker (HOU)         12

Losses:

  S. Arlin (SD)            15
  B. Hands (CHI)           14
  C. Morton (MON)          14
  C. Short (PHI)           14
  B. Singer (LA)           14
  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)         24
  B. Stoneman (MON)        16
  B. Gibson (STL)          15
  S. Carlton (STL)         14
  J. Marichal (SF)         13
  P. Niekro (ATL)          13
  M. Pappas (CHI)          13
  T. Seaver (NY)           13
  R. Wise (PHI)            12
  B. Hands (CHI)           11

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)          24
  J. Brewer (LA)           15
  M. Marshall (MON)        15
  C. Upshaw (ATL)          15
  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
  R. Grimsley (CIN)         3

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)      252.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)     225.2
  C. Osteen (LA)        217.1
  J. Marichal (SF)      213.2
  G. Perry (SF)         209.1
  S. Carlton (STL)      208.0
  T. Seaver (NY)        207.1
  D. Roberts (SD)       207.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)       206.2
  S. Renko (MON)        205.2

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        226
  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)         192

Runs:

  C. Morton (MON)         102
  G. Perry (SF)            97
  S. Renko (MON)           95
  J. Reuss (STL)           95
  B. Hands (CHI)           94
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        92
  P. Niekro (ATL)          89
  S. Carlton (STL)         86
  S. Arlin (SD)            85
  R. Cleveland (STL)       84

Home Runs:

  B. Lersch (PHI)          25
  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
  J. Marichal (SF)         18

Walks:

  B. Stoneman (MON)       110
  S. Renko (MON)          106
  N. Ryan (NY)             95
  J. Reuss (STL)           86
  C. Kirby (SD)            82
  S. Arlin (SD)            79
  S. Carlton (STL)         78
  A. Downing (LA)          72
  G. Gentry (NY)           68
  C. Morton (MON)          64

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          212
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        206
  B. Stoneman (MON)       192
  C. Kirby (SD)           165
  S. Carlton (STL)        143
  P. Niekro (ATL)         139
  D. Wilson (HOU)         138
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       135
  B. Gibson (STL)         131
  D. Sutton (LA)          131


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