Sunday August 29, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, August 29, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        66  64  2.98  130  31  17  1182  1001  443  391   85  432  904
Houston         64  69  3.23  133  30  23  1199  1095  477  430   61  383  703
Los Angeles     69  64  3.28  133  38  24  1190  1125  489  434   89  340  679
San Diego       50  83  3.30  133  35  17  1178  1140  506  432   80  469  754
Cincinnati      66  69  3.38  135  23  33  1200  1069  484  451   93  435  612
San Francisco   78  56  3.39  134  35  27  1208  1108  543  455  102  411  688
Chicago         70  61  3.44  131  64  11  1164  1154  499  445  109  314  722
Pittsburgh      79  56  3.53  135  35  39  1213  1204  518  475   92  404  671
Philadelphia    57  75  3.75  132  26  20  1203  1137  557  501  113  420  696
Atlanta         70  67  3.81  137  36  27  1247  1313  592  528  133  397  711
St. Louis       74  60  3.97  135  48  19  1214  1236  589  536   88  484  745
Montreal        55  74  4.19  130  40  18  1152  1141  584  536  111  510  674

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver (NY)       15   8  1.96  29  28  15   0   3  225  180   52   49   16   48  226
Dave Roberts (SD)     11  14  2.07  30  27  10   0   2  217  191   63   50    8   53  119
Don Gullett (CIN)     14   5  2.51  29  26   4   0   3  183  163   58   51   12   56   85
Fergie Jenkins (CHI)  20  11  2.71  32  32  25   0   3  269  247   87   81   25   29  216
Larry Dierker (HOU)   12   6  2.72  24  23   6   0   2  159  150   50   48    8   33   91
Don Wilson (HOU)      12   8  2.75  29  28  13   0   3  216  166   69   66   13   67  146
Don Sutton (LA)       12  11  2.76  31  30   8   1   3  208  183   72   64    8   48  137
Juan Marichal (SF)    14   9  2.80  30  30  15   0   4  232  199   88   72   20   48  131
Dock Ellis (PIT)      18   7  2.84  27  27  10   0   2  203  177   75   64    9   55  117
Ken Forsch (HOU)       7   6  2.86  27  17   6   0   1  139  120   51   44    7   48   99

 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           13  11  3.04  35  30  15   1   3  225  219   96   76   24   62  150
Tom Kelley             7   5  3.20  24  16   4   0   0  113  114   45   40    7   54   58
Mike McQueen           4   1  3.54  17   3   0   1   0   56   47   24   22    7   23   38
Ron Reed              12  10  3.57  27  27   8   0   1  192  179   86   76   22   45  110
Cecil Upshaw           9   6  3.87  45   0   0  16   0   74   87   33   32    5   25   53
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  5.20  26  18   2   2   0  116  149   73   67   16   43   60
Steve Barber           3   1  5.87  31   3   0   1   0   61   85   42   40    6   21   30
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  20   0   0   2   0   27   16    7    7    3   11   26
Fergie Jenkins        20  11  2.71  32  32  25   0   3  269  247   87   81   25   29  216
Juan Pizarro           5   3  3.23  10   8   4   0   1   61   45   24   22    8   25   43
Milt Pappas           16  11  3.28  28  28  14   0   5  211  215   83   77   21   51   76
Bill Hands            10  16  3.42  32  31  12   0   1  213  218  101   81   23   42  114
Phil Regan             4   3  3.45  39   1   0   5   0   63   68   28   24    3   24   25
Joe Decker             2   1  3.72  15   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  4.15  27   0   0   3   0   30   22   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  5.28  25   2   0   0   0   44   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  2.13  53   0   0  14   0   80   60   19   19    4   34   53
Don Gullett           14   5  2.51  29  26   4   0   3  183  163   58   51   12   56   85
Joe Gibbon             3   5  2.85  44   0   0  10   0   60   49   23   19    3   31   32
Wayne Granger          5   5  3.16  58   0   0   9   0   83   75   31   29    5   25   41
Gary Nolan            11  13  3.28  29  29   8   0   0  203  174   79   74   11   55  123
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  3.60  26   8   1   0   1   95   75   38   38   12   47   50
Milt Wilcox            2   1  4.02  14   2   0   0   0   31   30   15   14    1   15   15
Jim Merritt            1  11  4.70  24  10   0   0   0   96  105   53   50   14   29   31
Wayne Simpson          3   5  5.28  18  17   1   0   0   94   89   59   55    8   64   51

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Ray                9   3  2.14  38   1   0   3   0   84   61   23   20    3   22   37
Fred Gladding          3   4  2.27  39   0   0  11   0   44   45   16   11    0   19   13
Larry Dierker         12   6  2.72  24  23   6   0   2  159  150   50   48    8   33   91
Don Wilson            12   8  2.75  29  28  13   0   3  216  166   69   66   13   67  146
George Culver          5   7  2.85  52   0   0   7   0   79   73   29   25    4   33   46
Ken Forsch             7   6  2.86  27  17   6   0   1  139  120   51   44    7   48   99
Denny Lemaster         0   2  3.16  38   0   0   2   0   57   52   20   20    4   22   26
Jack Billingham        6  13  3.65  26  26   3   0   1  178  167   83   72    6   57   99
Wade Blasingame        9  10  4.17  27  26   2   0   0  155  165   81   72    9   44   91
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  5.33  17   0   0   0   0   25   27   15   15    2    9   15
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   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    0    2
Jim Brewer             5   5  2.18  46   0   0  16   0   66   50   16   16    3   20   58
Don Sutton            12  11  2.76  31  30   8   1   3  208  183   72   64    8   48  137
Al Downing            15   8  2.88  30  29   9   0   3  212  200   82   68   14   74  114
Bob O'Brien            2   2  3.00  14   4   1   0   1   42   42   18   14    4   13   15
Joe Moeller            0   3  3.07  23   1   0   1   0   59   62   24   20    4    9   28
Doyle Alexander        5   4  3.12  11   9   3   0   0   69   69   27   24    3   13   22
Pete Mikkelsen         8   5  3.39  38   0   0   5   0   69   62   33   26    9   14   42
Claude Osteen         12   9  3.43  32  32  10   0   4  223  224   90   85   20   55   94
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  16  4.25  25  25   7   0   1  165  157   85   78   15   62  114
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  12  3.12  31  31  16   0   2  234  186   88   81   16  118  201
Steve Renko           12  13  3.69  32  30   8   0   3  222  201  102   91   18  110  107
Ernie McAnally         7   9  4.22  23  18   5   0   1  124  107   61   58    8   57   67
Carl Morton            9  14  4.44  29  28   8   1   0  182  211  102   90   18   64   71
Howie Reed             2   2  4.50  39   0   0   0   0   52   63   27   26    8   20   21
Mike Marshall          4   6  4.55  50   0   0  16   0   83   74   44   42    6   37   74
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
Claude Raymond         1   7  4.76  34   0   0   0   0   51   78   33   27    5   23   29
Jim Britton            0   2  5.85  10   4   0   0   0   32   37   21   21    8   17   19
Dan McGinn             1   4  6.33  21   6   1   0   0   54   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            10   4  1.80  44   0   0   7   0   90   59   19   18    4   34   84
Tom Seaver            15   8  1.96  29  28  15   0   3  225  180   52   49   16   48  226
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  2.76  28  15   3   0   2  127  106   42   39    8   34   94
Gary Gentry           10   9  3.06  27  26   6   0   2  174  144   70   59   13   71  129
Ron Taylor             2   2  3.13  41   0   0   2   0   60   59   21   21    6   11   24
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   5  2.79  32  12   3   2   2  129  104   44   40    6   44   94
Rick Wise             14  10  2.88  31  30  14   0   4  219  210   85   70   15   56  129
Bill Wilson            3   4  2.96  29   0   0   4   0   46   29   15   15    4   18   31
Dick Selma             0   1  3.71  13   0   0   1   0   17   15    7    7    2    6   11
Darrell Brandon        6   5  3.91  43   0   0   4   0   69   65   35   30    4   39   37
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   6  4.37  28  19   1   0   1  128  121   68   62    8   62   66
Bill Champion          1   2  4.86  30   3   0   0   0   70   66   41   38    6   39   26
Jim Bunning            5  12  5.50  28  16   1   1   0  108  124   71   66   11   36   57
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            18   7  2.84  27  27  10   0   2  203  177   75   64    9   55  117
Dave Giusti            4   4  3.09  51   0   0  27   0   76   68   27   26    5   29   49
Steve Blass           12   7  3.10  28  28   8   0   4  198  193   73   68   15   60  113
Bruce Kison            3   4  3.52  12  10   2   0   1   72   68   32   28    5   30   42
Mudcat Grant           5   3  3.60  42   0   0   7   0   75   79   32   30    8   28   22
Bob Johnson            9   9  3.60  25  22   7   0   1  145  141   60   58   17   43   86
Nelson Briles          5   3  3.61  31   8   1   1   0   95  102   40   38    8   28   57
Luke Walker            5   8  3.77  23  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  8.50  28   0   0   2   0   36   53   36   34    5   20   35

 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  14  2.07  30  27  10   0   2  217  191   63   50    8   53  119
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  3.34  49   0   0   8   0   59   64   25   22    3   26   26
Steve Arlin            8  16  3.39  30  29   9   0   4  194  185   92   73    7   85  128
Dick Kelley            2   3  3.44  43   1   0   2   0   55   51   24   21    5   19   41
Fred Norman            2  11  3.58  16  15   4   0   0  103   93   42   41    7   43   59
Al Santorini           0   2  3.76  18   3   0   0   0   38   43   19   16    4   11   21
Tom Phoebus            3  11  4.55  25  21   2   0   0  127  141   65   64   14   62   78
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  2.51  57   0   0  15   0   86   68   27   24    6   39   63
Juan Marichal         14   9  2.80  30  30  15   0   4  232  199   88   72   20   48  131
John Cumberland        7   3  3.09  37  14   3   2   1  137  114   51   47   15   46   49
Gaylord Perry         13  10  3.25  30  30  10   0   1  222  213  105   80   18   58  120
Steve Hamilton         2   2  3.38  34   0   0   4   0   40   27   15   15    4   10   35
Ron Bryant             7   9  3.54  26  21   3   0   2  140  143   65   55    9   48   79
Don McMahon           10   4  3.74  52   0   0   4   0   67   62   31   28    6   31   60
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  4.09  17   7   1   1   0   55   49   37   25    4   27   26
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   3  2.30  43   0   0   6   0   47   44   15   12    1   24   20
Don Shaw               5   1  3.12  36   0   0   2   0   40   38   18   14    0   24   15
Bob Gibson            13  11  3.13  26  26  17   0   4  204  177   80   71   14   64  151
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  29  29   9   0   2  190  195   88   81   16   42  120
Chuck Taylor           2   1  3.94  34   1   0   2   0   64   69   32   28    7   25   42
Al Santorini           0   2  4.21  11   5   0   1   0   36   37   17   17    2   17   15
Jerry Reuss           12  12  4.72  29  29   6   0   2  181  189  104   95   13   90  109
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)           18
  S. Carlton (STL)         17
  M. Pappas (CHI)          16
  A. Downing (LA)          15
  T. Seaver (NY)           15
  D. Gullett (CIN)         14
  J. Marichal (SF)         14
  B. Stoneman (MON)        14
  R. Wise (PHI)            14

Losses:

  S. Arlin (SD)            16
  B. Hands (CHI)           16
  B. Singer (LA)           16
  C. Morton (MON)          14
  D. Roberts (SD)          14
  C. Short (PHI)           14
  J. Billingham (HOU)      13
  G. Nolan (CIN)           13
  S. Renko (MON)           13
  J. Bunning (PHI)         12

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         25
  B. Gibson (STL)          17
  B. Stoneman (MON)        16
  S. Carlton (STL)         15
  J. Marichal (SF)         15
  P. Niekro (ATL)          15
  T. Seaver (NY)           15
  M. Pappas (CHI)          14
  R. Wise (PHI)            14
  D. Wilson (HOU)          13

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)          27
  J. Brewer (LA)           16
  M. Marshall (MON)        16
  C. Upshaw (ATL)          16
  J. Johnson (SF)          15
  C. Carroll (CIN)         14
  F. Gladding (HOU)        11
  J. Gibbon (CIN)          10
  W. Granger (CIN)          9
  D. Frisella (NY)          8

Shutouts:

  M. Pappas (CHI)           5
  S. Arlin (SD)             4
  S. Blass (PIT)            4
  B. Gibson (STL)           4
  J. Marichal (SF)          4
  C. Osteen (LA)            4
  R. Wise (PHI)             4
  S. Carlton (STL)          3
  A. Downing (LA)           3
  R. Grimsley (CIN)         3

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)      268.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)     233.2
  J. Marichal (SF)      231.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        225.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       224.2
  S. Carlton (STL)      223.2
  C. Osteen (LA)        223.1
  G. Perry (SF)         221.2
  S. Renko (MON)        221.2
  R. Wise (PHI)         219.0

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        247
  C. Osteen (LA)          224
  S. Carlton (STL)        222
  P. Niekro (ATL)         219
  B. Hands (CHI)          218
  M. Pappas (CHI)         215
  G. Perry (SF)           213
  C. Morton (MON)         211
  R. Wise (PHI)           210
  S. Renko (MON)          201

Runs:

  G. Perry (SF)           105
  J. Reuss (STL)          104
  C. Morton (MON)         102
  S. Renko (MON)          102
  B. Hands (CHI)          101
  P. Niekro (ATL)          96
  S. Carlton (STL)         95
  S. Arlin (SD)            92
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        92
  C. Osteen (LA)           90

Home Runs:

  B. Lersch (PHI)          26
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         25
  P. Niekro (ATL)          24
  B. Hands (CHI)           23
  R. Reed (ATL)            22
  C. Short (PHI)           22
  M. Pappas (CHI)          21
  J. Marichal (SF)         20
  C. Osteen (LA)           20
  C. Kirby (SD)            18

Walks:

  B. Stoneman (MON)       118
  S. Renko (MON)          110
  N. Ryan (NY)             95
  J. Reuss (STL)           90
  S. Arlin (SD)            85
  C. Kirby (SD)            82
  S. Carlton (STL)         81
  A. Downing (LA)          74
  G. Gentry (NY)           71
  D. Wilson (HOU)          67

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          226
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        216
  B. Stoneman (MON)       201
  C. Kirby (SD)           174
  B. Gibson (STL)         151
  S. Carlton (STL)        150
  P. Niekro (ATL)         150
  D. Wilson (HOU)         146
  D. Sutton (LA)          137
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       135


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