Sunday August 22, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, August 22, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        62  62  3.02  124  29  17  1128   964  428  378   80  417  867
Los Angeles     67  60  3.19  127  37  22  1138  1072  457  404   82  328  651
Houston         63  64  3.24  127  28  23  1145  1045  456  412   60  365  670
Cincinnati      63  66  3.32  129  23  30  1146  1009  455  423   87  406  586
San Diego       47  81  3.37  128  32  17  1135  1101  494  425   78  457  730
San Francisco   74  54  3.40  128  33  25  1156  1073  520  437   95  391  648
Chicago         68  57  3.41  125  61  11  1110  1096  473  420  101  297  688
Pittsburgh      74  54  3.45  128  35  34  1152  1131  481  442   84  385  638
Atlanta         67  63  3.69  130  34  25  1185  1224  545  486  125  376  675
Philadelphia    55  71  3.75  126  24  20  1149  1089  531  479  110  394  652
St. Louis       69  59  4.06  129  45  18  1158  1190  574  523   87  472  711
Montreal        53  71  4.12  125  39  17  1107  1084  554  507  105  489  648

 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
Juan Marichal (SF)    12   9  2.86  28  28  13   0   4  214  187   83   68   18   47  114
John Cumberland (SF)   7   2  2.89  36  13   3   2   1  131  109   46   42   13   44   48
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   9  3.56  26  26   8   0   1  185  173   83   73   21   43  105
Bob Priddy             4   9  3.73  37   0   0   4   0   60   64   31   25    6   38   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  4.79  21   0   0   1   0   41   49   23   22    5   16   16
Jim Nash               7   7  4.96  23  18   2   1   0  111  139   66   61   14   43   56
Steve Barber           2   1  6.00  28   3   0   1   0   51   72   36   34    4   19   23
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  11  3.43  27  27  13   0   4  202  210   83   77   21   49   74
Phil Regan             4   3  3.68  37   1   0   5   0   59   66   28   24    3   23   22
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            11  12  3.22  28  28   8   0   0  198  167   75   71   11   53  122
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                9   3  2.21  36   1   0   3   0   81   59   22   20    3   22   35
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  4.16  26  25   2   0   0  149  156   78   69    9   44   84
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
Jose Pena              1   0  3.00  17   0   0   1   0   36   27   12   12    5   14   36
Joe Moeller            0   3  3.02  21   1   0   1   0   51   54   21   17    3    7   21
Pete Mikkelsen         8   5  3.17  37   0   0   5   0   65   60   30   23    7   12   41
Claude Osteen         12   8  3.18  31  31  10   0   4  223  219   84   79   20   54   94
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
Ernie McAnally         6   9  4.47  22  17   4   0   1  115   99   60   57    8   57   63
John Strohmayer        4   5  4.56  20  12   2   1   0   95   96   51   48   14   24   51
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  1.90  41   0   0   7   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           10   9  3.15  26  25   6   0   2  166  138   69   58   13   69  123
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
Bill Wilson            3   4  2.96  29   0   0   4   0   46   29   15   15    4   18   31
Rick Wise             12  10  3.00  29  28  12   0   4  201  198   81   67   15   51  110
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           4   5  4.18  27  18   1   0   1  125  117   64   58    8   57   65
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 Miller             1   2  3.38   6   0   0   0   0   11    9    5    4    1    5    3
Bob Johnson            8   8  3.39  23  20   7   0   1  135  129   53   51   16   41   80
Mudcat Grant           5   3  3.60  42   0   0   7   0   75   79   32   30    8   28   22
Luke Walker            5   8  3.62  21  21   4   0   2  132  126   59   53    9   46   75
Nelson Briles          5   3  3.77  30   8   1   0   0   91  101   40   38    8   28   54
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
Al Severinsen          2   3  3.41  47   0   0   8   0   58   64   25   22    3   26   25
Steve Arlin            7  16  3.45  29  28   8   0   4  185  178   89   71    6   82  126
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  3.78  41   1   0   2   0   50   48   24   21    5   17   37
Tom Phoebus            3  11  4.58  24  21   2   0   0  124  138   64   63   13   62   76
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
Juan Marichal         12   9  2.86  28  28  13   0   4  214  187   83   68   18   47  114
John Cumberland        7   2  2.89  36  13   3   2   1  131  109   46   42   13   44   48
Gaylord Perry         13   9  3.20  29  29  10   0   1  217  205  100   77   16   55  118
Steve Hamilton         1   2  3.52  33   0   0   4   0   38   27   15   15    4    8   35
Ron Bryant             7   9  3.54  26  21   3   0   2  140  143   65   55    9   48   79
Don McMahon           10   4  3.64  50   0   0   4   0   64   61   29   26    5   28   54
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   1  6.19   8   0   0   0   0   16   24   11   11    2    2    9

 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  4.02  33   1   0   2   0   63   66   32   28    7   24   42
Al Santorini           0   2  4.28   8   5   0   0   0   34   36   16   16    2   17   15
Jerry Reuss           12  12  4.79  28  28   6   0   2  173  183   99   92   13   88  104
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)            16
  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)        223.1
  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
  C. Osteen (LA)          219
  S. Carlton (STL)        215
  C. Morton (MON)         211
  M. Pappas (CHI)         210
  B. Hands (CHI)          206
  G. Perry (SF)           205
  P. Niekro (ATL)         199
  R. Wise (PHI)           198
  A. Downing (LA)         192

Runs:

  C. Morton (MON)         102
  G. Perry (SF)           100
  J. Reuss (STL)           99
  S. Renko (MON)           98
  B. Hands (CHI)           97
  S. Carlton (STL)         94
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        92
  S. Arlin (SD)            89
  P. Niekro (ATL)          89
  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
  M. Pappas (CHI)          21
  R. Reed (ATL)            21
  C. Osteen (LA)           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)           88
  S. Arlin (SD)            82
  C. Kirby (SD)            82
  S. Carlton (STL)         78
  A. Downing (LA)          72
  G. Gentry (NY)           69
  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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