Wednesday August 25, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, August 25, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        63  64  3.01  127  30  17  1155   981  437  386   83  425  888
Houston         63  67  3.22  130  29  23  1172  1066  465  419   61  374  684
Los Angeles     69  61  3.24  130  37  24  1164  1099  474  419   86  333  663
San Diego       49  82  3.32  131  34  17  1161  1122  497  428   78  463  748
Cincinnati      65  67  3.36  132  23  32  1172  1035  469  437   90  419  603
San Francisco   76  55  3.38  131  34  26  1182  1092  531  444   98  399  668
Chicago         69  59  3.45  128  62  11  1137  1132  490  436  105  307  707
Pittsburgh      77  55  3.56  132  35  37  1187  1179  509  469   92  392  654
Philadelphia    56  73  3.73  129  25  20  1176  1113  541  487  111  403  670
Atlanta         68  66  3.82  134  35  26  1221  1283  582  518  131  387  694
St. Louis       72  59  4.00  132  47  19  1185  1212  578  527   88  477  726
Montreal        54  73  4.14  128  39  18  1134  1118  570  522  108  505  660

 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  3.22  23  15   4   0   0  109  110   44   39    7   49   56
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
Pat Jarvis             5  12  4.10  27  21   3   1   3  143  144   68   65   15   43   54
Bob Priddy             4   9  4.13  38   0   0   4   0   61   69   34   28    8   38   34
Ron Herbel             0   1  4.70  22   0   0   1   0   44   52   24   23    5   17   16
Jim Nash               7   7  5.18  25  18   2   1   0  115  148   72   66   15   43   59
Steve Barber           2   1  6.21  30   3   0   1   0   58   81   42   40    6   20   28
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  16  3.42  32  31  12   0   1  213  218  101   81   23   42  114
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  3.72  14   2   0   0   0   29   35   12   12    1   11   21
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
Ron Tompkins           0   2  4.30  26   0   0   3   0   29   21   14   14    3   17   16
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  5.40  24   2   0   0   0   43   52   31   26    4   25   34
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  2.16  51   0   0  14   0   79   59   19   19    4   33   53
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
Gary Nolan            11  12  3.22  28  28   8   0   0  198  167   75   71   11   53  122
Ross Grimsley          9   5  3.30  20  20   5   0   3  128  116   50   47   10   33   49
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  2.47  50   0   0   7   0   77   67   25   21    4   32   46
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
Ron Cook               0   3  4.42   3   3   0   0   0   18   15    9    9    1    6    6
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
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  1.96  45   0   0  16   0   64   47   14   14    2   20   57
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
Doyle Alexander        5   4  3.12  11   9   3   0   0   69   69   27   24    3   13   22
Claude Osteen         12   8  3.18  31  31  10   0   4  223  219   84   79   20   54   94
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  13  3.69  32  30   8   0   3  222  201  102   91   18  110  107
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  4.55  50   0   0  16   0   83   74   44   42    6   37   74
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
Jerry Koosman          5   8  2.71  19  18   3   0   0  126  111   47   38    7   42   61
Ray Sadecki            5   5  2.78  27  14   3   0   2  120  100   39   37    7   32   91
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
Dick Selma             0   1  3.60  12   0   0   1   0   15   12    6    6    1    6   10
Darrell Brandon        6   5  3.72  41   0   0   4   0   65   64   32   27    3   36   34
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
Ken Reynolds           4   5  4.18  27  18   1   0   1  125  117   64   58    8   57   65
Bill Champion          1   2  4.85  29   3   0   0   0   69   65   40   37    6   37   23
Jim Bunning            5  12  5.66  27  16   1   1   0  105  122   71   66   11   34   53
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
Bob Miller             1   2  2.30   8   0   0   1   0   16   12    5    4    1    5    4
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
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
Bruce Kison            3   4  3.65  11  10   2   0   1   69   68   32   28    5   27   40
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              9   7  4.27  24  17   3   0   1  124  148   66   59   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            12  10  2.99  31  29   9   0   2  208  178   81   69   18   82  174
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  10  3.25  30  30  10   0   1  222  213  105   80   18   58  120
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  3.58  51   0   0   4   0   65   61   29   26    5   28   55
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  5.50   9   0   0   0   0   18   24   11   11    2    2   11

 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         17   7  3.42  30  29  15   0   3  224  222   95   85   17   81  150
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
  S. Carlton (STL)         17
  D. Ellis (PIT)           17
  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)           16
  B. Singer (LA)           15
  C. Morton (MON)          14
  C. Short (PHI)           14
  S. Renko (MON)           13
  D. Roberts (SD)          13
  J. Billingham (HOU)      12
  J. Bunning (PHI)         12
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        12

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         24
  B. Gibson (STL)          16
  B. Stoneman (MON)        16
  S. Carlton (STL)         15
  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
  J. Brewer (LA)           16
  M. Marshall (MON)        16
  C. Upshaw (ATL)          16
  C. Carroll (CIN)         14
  J. Johnson (SF)          14
  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
  S. Carlton (STL)      223.2
  C. Osteen (LA)        223.1
  J. Marichal (SF)      222.2
  G. Perry (SF)         221.2
  S. Renko (MON)        221.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        216.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       215.2
  D. Roberts (SD)       215.2

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        238
  S. Carlton (STL)        222
  C. Osteen (LA)          219
  B. Hands (CHI)          218
  G. Perry (SF)           213
  C. Morton (MON)         211
  M. Pappas (CHI)         210
  P. Niekro (ATL)         208
  R. Wise (PHI)           202
  S. Renko (MON)          201

Runs:

  G. Perry (SF)           105
  C. Morton (MON)         102
  S. Renko (MON)          102
  B. Hands (CHI)          101
  J. Reuss (STL)           99
  S. Carlton (STL)         95
  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
  B. Hands (CHI)           23
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         23
  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)          110
  N. Ryan (NY)             95
  J. Reuss (STL)           88
  S. Arlin (SD)            82
  C. Kirby (SD)            82
  S. Carlton (STL)         81
  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)           174
  S. Carlton (STL)        150
  P. Niekro (ATL)         144
  D. Wilson (HOU)         142
  B. Gibson (STL)         138
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       135
  D. Sutton (LA)          131

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