Tuesday August 24, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 24, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        62  64  3.02  126  29  17  1146   978  436  385   82  423  880
Houston         63  66  3.21  129  29  23  1163  1057  461  415   60  371  680
Los Angeles     68  61  3.26  129  37  23  1155  1092  473  418   86  333  661
San Diego       48  82  3.34  130  33  17  1152  1116  497  428   78  463  739
Cincinnati      64  67  3.35  131  23  31  1163  1026  465  433   89  416  600
San Francisco   76  54  3.38  130  34  26  1174  1084  526  441   96  396  663
Chicago         69  58  3.41  127  62  11  1128  1114  481  427  101  305  697
Pittsburgh      76  55  3.54  131  35  36  1178  1165  503  463   91  392  652
Philadelphia    56  72  3.72  128  25  20  1167  1101  534  482  111  399  667
Atlanta         68  65  3.76  133  35  26  1212  1262  569  506  129  385  688
St. Louis       71  59  4.03  131  46  19  1176  1205  577  526   87  474  721
Montreal        54  72  4.15  127  39  18  1125  1107  566  518  107  501  656

 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   5  2.49  28  25   4   0   3  174  154   55   48   11   55   83
Fergie Jenkins (CHI)  20  10  2.67  31  31  24   0   3  260  238   83   77   23   28  210
Larry Dierker (HOU)   12   6  2.72  24  23   6   0   2  159  150   50   48    8   33   91
Juan Marichal (SF)    13   9  2.79  29  29  14   0   4  223  192   85   69   19   48  122
Ken Forsch (HOU)       7   6  2.86  27  17   6   0   1  139  120   51   44    7   48   99
Don Sutton (LA)       12  11  2.86  30  29   8   1   3  201  180   72   64    8   46  131
Don Wilson (HOU)      11   8  2.87  28  27  12   0   2  207  161   69   66   13   64  142
Al Downing (LA)       15   8  2.88  30  29   9   0   3  212  200   82   68   14   74  114

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
George Stone           6   4  2.89  22  19   4   0   2  156  155   57   50   15   25  102
Phil Niekro           12  11  3.05  34  29  14   1   3  216  208   93   73   24   60  144
Tom Kelley             7   5  3.17  22  15   4   0   0  108  108   43   38    7   48   55
Mike McQueen           4   1  3.54  17   3   0   1   0   56   47   24   22    7   23   38
Ron Reed              12   9  3.56  26  26   8   0   1  185  173   83   73   21   43  105
Cecil Upshaw           9   6  3.72  43   0   0  16   0   73   83   31   30    5   25   52
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
Ron Herbel             0   1  4.79  21   0   0   1   0   41   49   23   22    5   16   16
Jim Nash               7   7  5.19  24  18   2   1   0  113  145   70   65   15   43   58
Steve Barber           2   1  6.43  29   3   0   1   0   56   80   42   40    6   20   26
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  10  2.67  31  31  24   0   3  260  238   83   77   23   28  210
Juan Pizarro           5   2  2.72   9   7   4   0   1   56   39   19   17    6   23   38
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  3.56  38   1   0   5   0   61   67   28   24    3   24   23
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  2.19  50   0   0  13   0   78   58   19   19    4   33   52
Don Gullett           14   5  2.49  28  25   4   0   3  174  154   55   48   11   55   83
Joe Gibbon             3   5  2.91  42   0   0   9   0   59   49   23   19    3   30   30
Wayne Granger          4   4  2.94  56   0   0   9   0   80   68   28   26    5   23   40
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         7  10  3.53  25  22   4   0   0  138  126   58   54   13   36   80
Tony Cloninger         3   6  3.68  25   8   1   0   1   93   74   38   38   12   45   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
Fred Gladding          3   4  2.27  39   0   0  11   0   44   45   16   11    0   19   13
George Culver          5   7  2.29  49   0   0   7   0   75   64   23   19    3   32   45
Larry Dierker         12   6  2.72  24  23   6   0   2  159  150   50   48    8   33   91
Ken Forsch             7   6  2.86  27  17   6   0   1  139  120   51   44    7   48   99
Don Wilson            11   8  2.87  28  27  12   0   2  207  161   69   66   13   64  142
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  11  2.86  30  29   8   1   3  201  180   72   64    8   46  131
Al Downing            15   8  2.88  30  29   9   0   3  212  200   82   68   14   74  114
Joe Moeller            0   3  2.91  22   1   0   1   0   53   55   21   17    3    8   25
Bob O'Brien            2   2  3.00  14   4   1   0   1   42   42   18   14    4   13   15
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
Pete Mikkelsen         8   5  3.39  38   0   0   5   0   69   62   33   26    9   14   42
Mike Strahler          0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    1    6    2
Jose Pena              1   0  3.65  18   0   0   1   0   37   29   16   15    6   14   36
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  11  3.00  30  30  16   0   2  231  182   84   77   15  117  195
Howie Reed             2   2  3.66  38   0   0   0   0   52   59   22   21    8   19   20
Steve Renko           12  12  3.66  31  29   8   0   3  214  191   98   87   17  107  104
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
Mike Marshall          4   6  4.61  49   0   0  16   0   82   73   44   42    6   36   73
Claude Raymond         1   7  4.65  33   0   0   0   0   50   75   32   26    5   22   29
John O'Donoghue        0   0  4.67  13   0   0   0   0   17   19   10    9    3    7    7
John Strohmayer        5   5  4.74  21  13   2   1   0  101  106   56   53   16   25   53
Jim Britton            0   2  5.72   9   4   0   0   0   28   33   18   18    6   15   16
Dan McGinn             1   4  6.45  20   6   1   0   0   53   59   40   38    5   32   25

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw             8   4  1.86  42   0   0   7   0   87   59   19   18    4   34   83
Tom Seaver            14   8  1.96  28  27  14   0   3  216  172   50   47   15   45  220
Danny Frisella         6   3  2.15  42   0   0   8   0   71   61   21   17    5   23   75
Ray Sadecki            5   5  2.78  27  14   3   0   2  120  100   39   37    7   32   91
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  3.37  24  21   3   0   0  134  105   59   50    8   95  117
Jim McAndrew           0   5  5.05  19   8   0   0   0   71   69   46   40    9   25   31
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             13  10  2.91  30  29  13   0   4  210  202   82   68   15   54  118
Bill Wilson            3   4  2.96  29   0   0   4   0   46   29   15   15    4   18   31
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  12  3.96  30  26   2   0   0  177  177   82   78   26   37   95
Dick Selma             0   1  4.15  11   0   0   1   0   13   10    6    6    1    6    9
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
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           12   6  3.02  27  27   8   0   4  194  184   69   65   15   58  111
Bob Miller             1   2  3.09   7   0   0   0   0   12    9    5    4    1    5    3
Bruce Kison            3   4  3.09  10   9   2   0   1   67   62   27   23    4   27   39
Dave Giusti            4   4  3.16  49   0   0  25   0   74   68   27   26    5   29   46
Mudcat Grant           5   3  3.60  42   0   0   7   0   75   79   32   30    8   28   22
Nelson Briles          5   3  3.61  31   8   1   1   0   95  102   40   38    8   28   57
Bob Johnson            8   9  3.67  24  21   7   0   1  137  134   58   56   17   42   80
Luke Walker            5   8  3.78  22  21   4   0   2  136  134   63   57    9   46   77
Bob Moose              8   7  4.30  23  17   3   0   1  121  143   65   58   10   34   58
Bob Veale              6   0  8.74  27   0   0   2   0   35   53   36   34    5   20   34

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Acosta              1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    8    0    0    0    1    1
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  3.36  48   0   0   8   0   59   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  11  3.58  16  15   4   0   0  103   93   42   41    7   43   59
Dick Kelley            2   3  3.63  42   1   0   2   0   52   49   24   21    5   18   41
Al Santorini           0   2  3.76  18   3   0   0   0   38   43   19   16    4   11   21
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  2.60  56   0   0  14   0   83   67   27   24    6   37   59
Juan Marichal         13   9  2.79  29  29  14   0   4  223  192   85   69   19   48  122
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         3   2  4.26  16   6   1   1   0   51   47   35   24    4   24   25
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            12  11  3.28  25  25  16   0   3  195  174   80   71   14   63  138
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      11  10  3.84  28  28   9   0   2  183  187   85   78   16   40  119
Chuck Taylor           2   1  4.02  33   1   0   2   0   63   66   32   28    7   24   42
Al Santorini           0   2  4.19   9   5   0   1   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
  A. Downing (LA)          15
  M. Pappas (CHI)          15
  D. Gullett (CIN)         14
  T. Seaver (NY)           14
  B. Stoneman (MON)        14
  J. Marichal (SF)         13
  G. Perry (SF)            13

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
  B. Lersch (PHI)          12

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)          25
  M. Marshall (MON)        16
  C. Upshaw (ATL)          16
  J. Brewer (LA)           15
  J. Johnson (SF)          14
  C. Carroll (CIN)         13
  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)      259.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)     230.2
  C. Osteen (LA)        223.1
  J. Marichal (SF)      222.2
  G. Perry (SF)         216.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        216.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       215.2
  D. Roberts (SD)       215.2
  S. Carlton (STL)      214.2
  S. Renko (MON)        213.2

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        238
  C. Osteen (LA)          219
  S. Carlton (STL)        215
  C. Morton (MON)         211
  M. Pappas (CHI)         210
  P. Niekro (ATL)         208
  B. Hands (CHI)          206
  G. Perry (SF)           205
  R. Wise (PHI)           202
  A. Downing (LA)         200

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
  P. Niekro (ATL)          93
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        92
  S. Arlin (SD)            89
  R. Cleveland (STL)       85

Home Runs:

  B. Lersch (PHI)          26
  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
  J. Marichal (SF)         19
  C. Kirby (SD)            18

Walks:

  B. Stoneman (MON)       117
  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)          74
  G. Gentry (NY)           69
  C. Morton (MON)          64

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          220
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        210
  B. Stoneman (MON)       195
  C. Kirby (SD)           165
  S. Carlton (STL)        145
  P. Niekro (ATL)         144
  D. Wilson (HOU)         142
  B. Gibson (STL)         138
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       135
  D. Sutton (LA)          131

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