Monday August 30, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, August 30, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        66  65  2.97  131  32  17  1190  1010  446  393   85  433  909
Houston         64  70  3.23  134  30  23  1208  1103  480  433   61  385  710
Los Angeles     70  64  3.27  134  38  25  1199  1132  491  436   89  341  681
San Diego       51  84  3.28  135  36  17  1195  1152  511  436   81  475  768
Cincinnati      67  70  3.37  137  23  34  1218  1087  489  456   94  443  621
San Francisco   78  56  3.39  134  35  27  1208  1108  543  455  102  411  688
Chicago         70  62  3.45  132  64  11  1173  1168  505  449  111  317  722
Pittsburgh      80  56  3.51  136  35  40  1222  1215  522  476   92  407  676
Philadelphia    57  76  3.77  133  26  20  1211  1151  563  507  113  424  699
Atlanta         70  67  3.81  137  36  27  1247  1313  592  528  133  397  711
St. Louis       75  60  3.94  136  49  19  1223  1245  591  536   88  487  749
Montreal        56  74  4.16  131  40  19  1161  1149  586  537  112  516  679

 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
Al Downing (LA)       16   8  2.86  31  30   9   0   3  220  207   84   70   14   74  116

 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  2.20  21   0   0   2   0   29   17    7    7    3   12   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
Phil Regan             4   3  3.45  39   1   0   5   0   63   68   28   24    3   24   25
Bill Hands            10  17  3.48  33  32  12   0   1  220  228  105   85   24   44  114
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  5.20  26   2   0   0   0   45   55   33   26    5   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             4   5  2.80  45   0   0  10   0   61   49   23   19    3   32   32
Wayne Granger          5   6  3.10  60   0   0  10   0   87   78   32   30    5   25   45
Gary Nolan            11  13  3.28  29  29   8   0   0  203  174   79   74   11   55  123
Ross Grimsley          9   5  3.36  21  21   5   0   3  134  125   53   50   11   36   50
Jim McGlothlin         7  10  3.42  26  23   4   0   0  145  132   59   55   13   40   84
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  2.22  40   0   0  11   0   45   46   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   7  2.92  28  18   6   0   1  145  126   54   47    7   50  105
Denny Lemaster         0   2  3.05  39   0   0   2   0   59   53   20   20    4   22   27
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  2.14  47   0   0  17   0   67   50   16   16    3   21   58
Don Sutton            12  11  2.76  31  30   8   1   3  208  183   72   64    8   48  137
Al Downing            16   8  2.86  31  30   9   0   3  220  207   84   70   14   74  116
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           13  13  3.61  33  31   8   0   3  229  208  104   92   19  113  110
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
Mike Marshall          4   6  4.48  51   0   0  17   0   84   75   44   42    6   40   76
Howie Reed             2   2  4.50  39   0   0   0   0   52   63   27   26    8   20   21
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   9  2.69  20  19   4   0   0  134  120   50   40    7   43   66
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  1.85  42   0   0   8   0   63   41   15   13    6   12   52
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   5  3.50  30   0   0   4   0   46   32   18   18    4   20   31
Dick Selma             0   1  3.63  14   0   0   1   0   17   16    7    7    2    6   11
Darrell Brandon        6   5  3.91  43   0   0   4   0   69   65   35   30    4   39   37
Barry Lersch           4  12  3.96  30  26   2   0   0  177  177   82   78   26   37   95
Chris Short            7  14  3.98  27  26   5   0   2  167  180   85   74   22   60   94
Ken Reynolds           4   6  4.34  29  19   1   0   1  129  122   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  2.25   9   0   0   1   0   16   14    5    4    1    6    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  3.03  52   0   0  28   0   77   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  3.45  13  10   2   0   1   73   71   32   28    5   30   43
Nelson Briles          5   3  3.51  32   9   1   1   0  100  108   44   39    8   30   61
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
Luke Walker            6   8  3.76  24  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  0.60   2   2   1   0   1   15   12    1    1    0    2    4
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            13  10  2.94  32  30  10   0   2  217  183   84   71   18   85  185
Al Severinsen          2   4  3.38  50   0   0   8   0   61   67   26   23    4   28   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         18   7  3.29  31  30  16   0   3  233  231   97   85   17   84  154
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
  S. Carlton (STL)         18
  D. Ellis (PIT)           18
  A. Downing (LA)          16
  M. Pappas (CHI)          16
  T. Seaver (NY)           15
  D. Gullett (CIN)         14
  J. Marichal (SF)         14
  B. Stoneman (MON)        14
  R. Wise (PHI)            14

Losses:

  B. Hands (CHI)           17
  S. Arlin (SD)            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
  S. Carlton (STL)         16
  B. Stoneman (MON)        16
  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)          28
  J. Brewer (LA)           17
  M. Marshall (MON)        17
  C. Upshaw (ATL)          16
  J. Johnson (SF)          15
  C. Carroll (CIN)         14
  F. Gladding (HOU)        11
  J. Gibbon (CIN)          10
  W. Granger (CIN)         10
  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
  S. Carlton (STL)      232.2
  J. Marichal (SF)      231.2
  S. Renko (MON)        229.1
  T. Seaver (NY)        225.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       224.2
  C. Osteen (LA)        223.1
  G. Perry (SF)         221.2
  A. Downing (LA)       220.0

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        247
  S. Carlton (STL)        231
  B. Hands (CHI)          228
  C. Osteen (LA)          224
  P. Niekro (ATL)         219
  M. Pappas (CHI)         215
  G. Perry (SF)           213
  C. Morton (MON)         211
  R. Wise (PHI)           210
  S. Renko (MON)          208

Runs:

  B. Hands (CHI)          105
  G. Perry (SF)           105
  S. Renko (MON)          104
  J. Reuss (STL)          104
  C. Morton (MON)         102
  S. Carlton (STL)         97
  P. Niekro (ATL)          96
  S. Arlin (SD)            92
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        92
  C. Osteen (LA)           90

Home Runs:

  B. Lersch (PHI)          26
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         25
  B. Hands (CHI)           24
  P. Niekro (ATL)          24
  R. Reed (ATL)            22
  C. Short (PHI)           22
  M. Pappas (CHI)          21
  J. Marichal (SF)         20
  C. Osteen (LA)           20
  S. Renko (MON)           19

Walks:

  B. Stoneman (MON)       118
  S. Renko (MON)          113
  N. Ryan (NY)             95
  J. Reuss (STL)           90
  S. Arlin (SD)            85
  C. Kirby (SD)            85
  S. Carlton (STL)         84
  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)           185
  S. Carlton (STL)        154
  B. Gibson (STL)         151
  P. Niekro (ATL)         150
  D. Wilson (HOU)         146
  D. Sutton (LA)          137
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       135


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