Tuesday August 31, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 31, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        66  66  2.97  132  32  17  1198  1017  448  395   85  435  923
Houston         64  71  3.25  135  30  23  1217  1113  486  439   62  390  714
Los Angeles     71  64  3.26  135  39  25  1208  1141  492  437   89  343  684
San Diego       51  85  3.28  136  36  17  1203  1159  513  438   81  480  776
Cincinnati      68  70  3.35  138  23  34  1227  1093  490  457   94  446  626
San Francisco   79  56  3.36  135  36  27  1217  1115  543  455  102  412  693
Pittsburgh      81  56  3.51  137  35  41  1231  1226  527  480   92  409  682
Chicago         71  63  3.51  134  64  11  1192  1193  522  465  111  324  724
Philadelphia    57  77  3.79  134  26  20  1219  1159  570  513  113  431  703
Atlanta         70  68  3.83  138  36  27  1255  1324  601  534  134  407  717
St. Louis       76  60  3.92  137  50  19  1232  1254  592  537   88  492  759
Montreal        57  75  4.15  133  40  20  1179  1175  595  544  112  525  687

 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   5  3.04  23  20   4   0   2  160  163   64   54   15   30  104
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
Bob Priddy             4   9  4.00  39   0   0   4   0   63   70   34   28    8   41   36
Pat Jarvis             5  12  4.10  27  21   3   1   3  143  144   68   65   15   43   54
Ron Herbel             0   1  4.89  23   0   0   1   0   46   54   26   25    6   19   18
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  2.12  22   0   0   2   0   30   18    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  3.35  29  29  14   0   5  220  227   89   82   21   54   76
Phil Regan             5   3  3.39  40   1   0   5   0   64   69   28   24    3   24   25
Bill Hands            10  17  3.48  33  32  12   0   1  220  228  105   85   24   44  114
Jim Colborn            0   0  4.05  10   0   0   0   0    7   10    3    3    0    3    1
Ken Holtzman           9  13  4.27  28  27   9   0   3  183  194   98   87   16   61  136
Joe Decker             2   1  4.34  16   2   0   0   0   29   37   14   14    1   11   21
Earl Stephenson        1   0  4.43  16   0   0   1   0   20   24   10   10    1   11   11
Ron Tompkins           0   2  4.59  28   0   0   3   0   33   26   17   17    3   19   17
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          6   6  3.13  61   0   0  10   0   89   80   33   31    5   25   47
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  4.92  19  18   1   0   0  101   93   59   55    8   67   54

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Ray                9   3  2.13  39   1   0   3   0   84   61   23   20    3   22   38
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  3.02  40   0   0   2   0   60   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   4  5.04   4   4   0   0   0   25   23   14   14    2    8    9
Tom Griffin            0   5  5.08   8   6   0   0   0   34   40   21   19    3   16   24
Buddy Harris           1   1  5.40  18   0   0   0   0   27   29   16   16    2   12   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
Doyle Alexander        6   4  2.87  12  10   4   0   0   78   78   28   25    3   15   25
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
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  24  18   5   0   1  124  108   61   58    8   57   67
Mike Marshall          4   6  4.32  53   0   0  18   0   90   79   45   43    6   40   79
John Strohmayer        6   5  4.50  22  14   2   1   0  106  116   57   53   16   28   54
Carl Morton            9  14  4.55  30  29   8   1   0  186  219  107   94   18   66   72
Howie Reed             2   3  4.58  40   0   0   0   0   53   64   28   27    8   22   22
John O'Donoghue        0   0  4.67  13   0   0   0   0   17   19   10    9    3    7    7
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  6.19  22   6   1   0   0   57   61   41   39    5   34   27

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw            10   4  1.80  45   0   0   7   0   90   60   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   4  2.22  43   0   0   8   0   73   63   22   18    5   24   77
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  3.29  25  22   3   0   0  140  109   60   51    8   96  129
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   4  2.07  43   0   0   8   0   65   44   17   15    6   14   55
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
Chris Short            7  14  3.98  27  26   5   0   2  167  180   85   74   22   60   94
Barry Lersch           4  12  4.03  31  27   2   0   0  183  182   87   82   26   42   96
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  2.00  10   0   0   2   0   18   14    5    4    1    6    6
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            4   4  3.36  14  10   2   0   1   75   72   32   28    5   31   44
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  4.41  25  18   3   0   1  127  154   70   62   10   34   60
Bob Veale              6   0  8.15  29   0   0   2   0   39   57   37   35    5   21   36

 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
Steve Arlin            8  16  3.39  30  29   9   0   4  194  185   92   73    7   85  128
Fred Norman            2  11  3.41  17  16   4   0   0  111   98   43   42    7   47   67
Dick Kelley            2   3  3.44  43   1   0   2   0   55   51   24   21    5   19   41
Al Severinsen          2   5  3.50  51   0   0   8   0   62   69   27   24    4   29   26
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         14  10  3.12  31  31  11   0   2  231  220  105   80   18   59  125
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           13  12  4.55  30  30   7   0   2  190  198  105   96   13   95  119
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
  G. Perry (SF)            14
  B. Stoneman (MON)        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
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        13
  G. Nolan (CIN)           13
  S. Renko (MON)           13

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
  M. Marshall (MON)        18
  J. Brewer (LA)           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
  B. Miller (PIT)           9

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
  G. Perry (SF)         230.2
  S. Renko (MON)        229.1
  T. Seaver (NY)        225.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       224.2
  C. Osteen (LA)        223.1
  M. Pappas (CHI)       220.1

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        247
  S. Carlton (STL)        231
  B. Hands (CHI)          228
  M. Pappas (CHI)         227
  C. Osteen (LA)          224
  G. Perry (SF)           220
  C. Morton (MON)         219
  P. Niekro (ATL)         219
  R. Wise (PHI)           210
  S. Renko (MON)          208

Runs:

  C. Morton (MON)         107
  B. Hands (CHI)          105
  G. Perry (SF)           105
  J. Reuss (STL)          105
  S. Renko (MON)          104
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        98
  S. Carlton (STL)         97
  P. Niekro (ATL)          96
  S. Arlin (SD)            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)             96
  J. Reuss (STL)           95
  S. Arlin (SD)            85
  C. Kirby (SD)            85
  S. Carlton (STL)         84
  A. Downing (LA)          74
  G. Gentry (NY)           71
  W. Simpson (CIN)         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)       136


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