Saturday August 21, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, August 21, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        61  62  3.02  123  29  16  1119   959  426  376   79  416  861
Los Angeles     67  59  3.19  126  37  22  1130  1064  454  401   82  326  643
Houston         62  64  3.25  126  28  23  1136  1038  453  410   60  362  667
Cincinnati      62  66  3.32  128  22  30  1137   999  452  420   87  405  579
San Diego       47  80  3.36  127  32  17  1127  1089  490  421   78  453  722
San Francisco   74  53  3.38  127  33  25  1148  1062  514  431   94  386  644
Chicago         68  56  3.40  124  61  11  1101  1085  469  416  100  295  683
Pittsburgh      74  53  3.43  127  35  34  1144  1122  475  436   83  378  637
Atlanta         67  62  3.63  129  34  25  1176  1209  532  474  123  369  670
Philadelphia    54  71  3.76  125  24  19  1140  1083  529  477  109  390  649
St. Louis       68  59  4.07  128  45  17  1149  1177  570  519   87  470  705
Montreal        52  71  4.13  124  38  17  1098  1077  551  504  104  487  642

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver (NY)       14   8  1.96  28  27  14   0   3  216  172   50   47   15   45  220
Dave Roberts (SD)     11  13  2.04  29  26  10   0   2  216  185   58   49    8   51  118
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
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
Juan Marichal (SF)    12   9  2.86  28  28  13   0   4  214  187   83   68   18   47  114
George Stone (ATL)     6   4  2.89  22  19   4   0   2  156  155   57   50   15   25  102

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Kelley             7   4  2.80  21  14   4   0   0  106  103   38   33    6   45   54
George Stone           6   4  2.89  22  19   4   0   2  156  155   57   50   15   25  102
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  15  3.33  31  30  12   0   1  208  206   97   77   22   42  109
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
Jim Merritt            1  11  4.74  23  10   0   0   0   95  105   53   50   14   28   30
Wayne Simpson          3   5  5.09  17  16   1   0   0   88   80   54   50    6   58   49

 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        6  12  3.55  25  25   3   0   1  172  160   79   68    6   52   95
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
Bob O'Brien            2   2  3.00  14   4   1   0   1   42   42   18   14    4   13   15
Joe Moeller            0   3  3.02  21   1   0   1   0   51   54   21   17    3    7   21
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  3.36  10   8   3   0   0   62   62   26   23    3   13   21
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  15  4.26  24  24   6   0   1  156  149   81   74   14   59  110
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  3.66  31  29   8   0   3  214  191   98   87   17  107  104
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
Mike Marshall          4   6  4.67  48   0   0  15   0   79   71   43   41    6   33   71
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
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            14   8  1.96  28  27  14   0   3  216  172   50   47   15   45  220
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          9   4  2.69  31  11   3   2   2  124   99   40   37    6   41   91
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   7  2.92  26  26  10   0   2  194  168   72   63    9   49  114
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
Bob Miller             1   2  3.52   5   0   0   0   0    8    8    4    3    1    3    3
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 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  13  2.04  29  26  10   0   2  216  185   58   49    8   51  118
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   5  2.72  55   0   0  13   0   79   67   27   24    6   36   56
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  3.20  29  29  10   0   1  217  205  100   77   16   55  118
Ron Bryant             7   9  3.54  26  21   3   0   2  140  143   65   55    9   48   79
Steve Hamilton         1   2  3.55  32   0   0   4   0   38   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  1.91  42   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   7  3.52  29  28  14   0   3  215  215   94   84   16   78  145
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
Daryl Patterson        0   0  5.02  10   0   0   1   0   14   13    8    8    1    8    6
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
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
  T. Seaver (NY)           14
  B. Stoneman (MON)        14
  G. Perry (SF)            13
  L. Dierker (HOU)         12

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         24
  B. Stoneman (MON)        16
  B. Gibson (STL)          15
  S. Carlton (STL)         14
  T. Seaver (NY)           14
  J. Marichal (SF)         13
  P. Niekro (ATL)          13
  M. Pappas (CHI)          13
  B. Hands (CHI)           12
  R. Wise (PHI)            12

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
  G. Perry (SF)         216.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        216.1
  D. Roberts (SD)       215.2
  S. Carlton (STL)      214.2
  J. Marichal (SF)      213.2
  S. Renko (MON)        213.2
  B. Hands (CHI)        208.1

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        226
  S. Carlton (STL)        215
  C. Osteen (LA)          212
  C. Morton (MON)         211
  B. Hands (CHI)          206
  G. Perry (SF)           205
  P. Niekro (ATL)         199
  M. Pappas (CHI)         199
  R. Wise (PHI)           198
  A. Downing (LA)         192

Runs:

  C. Morton (MON)         102
  G. Perry (SF)           100
  S. Renko (MON)           98
  B. Hands (CHI)           97
  J. Reuss (STL)           95
  S. Carlton (STL)         94
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        92
  P. Niekro (ATL)          89
  S. Arlin (SD)            85
  R. Cleveland (STL)       84

Home Runs:

  B. Lersch (PHI)          25
  P. Niekro (ATL)          24
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         23
  B. Hands (CHI)           22
  C. Short (PHI)           22
  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)          107
  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)          220
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        206
  B. Stoneman (MON)       192
  C. Kirby (SD)           165
  S. Carlton (STL)        145
  P. Niekro (ATL)         139
  D. Wilson (HOU)         138
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       135
  B. Gibson (STL)         131
  D. Sutton (LA)          131

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