Thursday September 2, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, September 2, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        68  66  2.94  134  34  17  1216  1027  450  397   85  440  941
San Diego       52  85  3.25  137  37  17  1212  1164  514  438   81  482  781
Houston         65  72  3.28  137  31  23  1235  1132  498  450   62  394  724
Los Angeles     72  65  3.29  137  40  25  1225  1153  503  447   90  348  701
San Francisco   80  56  3.34  136  37  27  1226  1119  543  455  102  413  697
Cincinnati      68  71  3.35  139  23  34  1236  1100  493  460   94  447  631
Pittsburgh      82  56  3.52  138  35  41  1240  1233  534  485   94  416  687
Chicago         72  64  3.53  136  65  11  1210  1204  533  475  112  333  733
Atlanta         70  69  3.81  139  36  27  1263  1333  605  535  134  412  723
Philadelphia    57  79  3.81  136  27  20  1236  1179  583  524  114  436  710
St. Louis       76  61  3.95  138  50  19  1241  1266  599  544   88  498  767
Montreal        58  76  4.17  135  40  21  1196  1193  605  554  115  530  696

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver (NY)       16   8  1.92  30  29  16   0   3  234  184   53   50   16   50  233
Dave Roberts (SD)     12  14  1.99  31  28  11   0   2  226  196   64   50    8   55  124
Don Gullett (CIN)     14   5  2.51  29  26   4   0   3  183  163   58   51   12   56   85
Fergie Jenkins (CHI)  21  11  2.66  33  33  26   0   3  278  253   89   82   25   30  222
Larry Dierker (HOU)   12   6  2.72  24  23   6   0   2  159  150   50   48    8   33   91
Don Wilson (HOU)      13   8  2.72  30  29  14   0   3  225  175   72   68   13   67  149
Don Sutton (LA)       13  11  2.73  32  31   9   1   3  217  187   74   66    8   49  149
Juan Marichal (SF)    14   9  2.80  30  30  15   0   4  232  199   88   72   20   48  131
Rick Wise (PHI)       14  11  2.80  32  31  15   0   4  228  217   88   71   15   58  131
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
Ron Reed              12  11  3.49  28  28   8   0   1  199  188   90   77   22   50  115
Mike McQueen           4   1  3.54  17   3   0   1   0   56   47   24   22    7   23   38
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  5.78  32   3   0   1   0   62   85   42   40    6   21   31
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        21  11  2.66  33  33  26   0   3  278  253   89   82   25   30  222
Milt Pappas           16  11  3.35  29  29  14   0   5  220  227   89   82   21   54   76
Phil Regan             5   3  3.38  41   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
Juan Pizarro           5   4  3.90  11   9   4   0   1   67   49   31   29    9   31   45
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  5.25  27   2   0   0   0   48   56   35   28    5   27   35
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  14  3.19  30  30   8   0   0  211  179   80   75   11   55  128
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  3.75  27   8   1   0   1   96   77   40   40   12   48   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
Fred Gladding          3   4  2.12  41   0   0  11   0   47   46   16   11    0   19   14
Jim Ray                9   3  2.13  39   1   0   3   0   84   61   23   20    3   22   38
Larry Dierker         12   6  2.72  24  23   6   0   2  159  150   50   48    8   33   91
Don Wilson            13   8  2.72  30  29  14   0   3  225  175   72   68   13   67  149
George Culver          5   7  2.78  53   0   0   7   0   81   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  3.32  41   0   0   2   0   60   57   22   22    4   22   27
Jack Billingham        6  14  3.96  27  27   3   0   1  179  173   90   79    6   59   99
Wade Blasingame        9  10  4.17  27  26   2   0   0  155  165   81   72    9   44   91
Buddy Harris           1   1  4.80  19   0   0   0   0   30   29   16   16    2   14   21
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
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            13  11  2.73  32  31   9   1   3  217  187   74   66    8   49  149
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  3.55  39   0   0   5   0   71   64   36   28    9   16   43
Claude Osteen         12  10  3.57  33  33  10   0   4  229  230   96   91   21   57   98
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  13  3.19  32  32  16   0   2  240  193   92   85   17  119  206
Steve Renko           13  13  3.61  33  31   8   0   3  229  208  104   92   19  113  110
Mike Marshall          4   6  4.24  54   0   0  19   0   93   81   46   44    7   41   80
Ernie McAnally         8   9  4.33  25  19   5   0   1  129  116   65   62    8   60   69
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  5.77  11   4   0   0   0   34   38   22   22    9   17   20
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            16   8  1.92  30  29  16   0   3  234  184   53   50   16   50  233
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           11   9  2.96  28  27   7   0   2  183  150   71   60   13   74  140
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
Rick Wise             14  11  2.80  32  31  15   0   4  228  217   88   71   15   58  131
Woodie Fryman          9   5  3.13  33  13   3   2   2  129  110   49   45    6   44   94
Dick Selma             0   1  3.32  15   0   0   1   0   22   19    8    8    2    8   14
Bill Wilson            3   5  3.50  30   0   0   4   0   46   32   18   18    4   20   31
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
Darrell Brandon        6   6  4.29  44   0   0   4   0   71   69   39   34    5   40   38
Ken Reynolds           4   6  4.34  29  19   1   0   1  129  122   68   62    8   62   66
Bill Champion          1   2  4.79  31   3   0   0   0   71   66   41   38    6   39   27
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  2.95  28  28  10   0   2  204  179   80   67   10   59  119
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            7   8  3.67  25  21   4   0   2  142  136   64   58    9   49   78
Bob Moose              9   7  4.43  26  18   3   0   1  128  157   71   63   11   34   61
Bob Veale              6   0  8.08  30   0   0   2   0   39   57   37   35    5   21   37

 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          12  14  1.99  31  28  11   0   2  226  196   64   50    8   55  124
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        8   3  2.90  38  15   4   2   2  146  118   51   47   15   47   53
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
Frank Linzy            4   3  2.30  43   0   0   6   0   47   44   15   12    1   24   20
Stan Williams          1   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    0    1
Don Shaw               5   1  3.12  36   0   0   2   0   40   38   18   14    0   24   15
Steve Carlton         18   7  3.29  31  30  16   0   3  233  231   97   85   17   84  154
Bob Gibson            13  12  3.29  27  27  17   0   4  211  188   86   77   14   69  157
Moe Drabowsky          5   1  3.57  44   0   0   7   0   53   42   21   21    2   31   44
Reggie Cleveland      11  10  3.84  29  29   9   0   2  190  195   88   81   16   42  120
Chuck Taylor           2   1  3.92  35   1   0   2   0   64   69   32   28    7   25   43
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)         21
  S. Carlton (STL)         18
  D. Ellis (PIT)           18
  A. Downing (LA)          16
  M. Pappas (CHI)          16
  T. Seaver (NY)           16
  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
  J. Billingham (HOU)      14
  C. Morton (MON)          14
  G. Nolan (CIN)           14
  D. Roberts (SD)          14
  C. Short (PHI)           14
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        13
  S. Renko (MON)           13

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         26
  B. Gibson (STL)          17
  S. Carlton (STL)         16
  T. Seaver (NY)           16
  B. Stoneman (MON)        16
  J. Marichal (SF)         15
  P. Niekro (ATL)          15
  R. Wise (PHI)            15
  M. Pappas (CHI)          14
  D. Wilson (HOU)          14

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)          28
  M. Marshall (MON)        19
  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)      277.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)     239.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        234.1
  S. Carlton (STL)      232.2
  J. Marichal (SF)      231.2
  G. Perry (SF)         230.2
  C. Osteen (LA)        229.1
  S. Renko (MON)        229.1
  R. Wise (PHI)         228.0
  D. Roberts (SD)       226.1

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        253
  S. Carlton (STL)        231
  C. Osteen (LA)          230
  B. Hands (CHI)          228
  M. Pappas (CHI)         227
  G. Perry (SF)           220
  C. Morton (MON)         219
  P. Niekro (ATL)         219
  R. Wise (PHI)           217
  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
  C. Osteen (LA)           96
  S. Arlin (SD)            92

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
  C. Osteen (LA)           21
  M. Pappas (CHI)          21
  J. Marichal (SF)         20
  S. Renko (MON)           19

Walks:

  B. Stoneman (MON)       119
  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)           74
  B. Gibson (STL)          69

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          233
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        222
  B. Stoneman (MON)       206
  C. Kirby (SD)           185
  B. Gibson (STL)         157
  S. Carlton (STL)        154
  P. Niekro (ATL)         150
  D. Sutton (LA)          149
  D. Wilson (HOU)         149
  G. Gentry (NY)          140


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