Friday September 3, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, September 3, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        69  66  2.92  135  35  17  1225  1037  451  398   85  440  950
San Diego       53  85  3.24  138  38  17  1221  1170  516  440   81  484  786
Los Angeles     73  65  3.30  138  40  25  1234  1164  508  452   91  352  710
San Francisco   81  56  3.35  137  37  28  1235  1129  549  460  105  417  705
Cincinnati      68  72  3.37  140  23  34  1244  1109  499  466   94  451  639
Houston         65  73  3.37  138  31  23  1243  1152  514  466   65  401  733
Pittsburgh      82  57  3.52  139  35  41  1249  1245  540  489   94  417  690
Chicago         72  65  3.56  137  65  11  1218  1218  539  481  115  343  739
Atlanta         70  70  3.80  140  37  27  1271  1338  608  536  134  414  729
Philadelphia    57  80  3.84  137  27  20  1245  1190  590  531  116  443  716
St. Louis       77  61  3.92  139  51  19  1250  1271  600  545   89  500  773
Montreal        59  76  4.17  136  40  22  1205  1204  609  558  115  535  698

 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  30  27   4   0   3  190  169   60   53   12   58   92
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
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
John Cumberland (SF)   8   3  2.90  38  15   4   2   2  146  118   51   47   15   47   53

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Phil Niekro           13  12  2.98  36  31  16   1   3  233  224   99   77   24   64  156
George Stone           6   5  3.04  23  20   4   0   2  160  163   64   54   15   30  104
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  2.27  23   0   0   2   0   32   22    8    8    3   14   27
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  18  3.58  34  33  12   0   1  224  235  109   89   26   49  117
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  4.35  17   2   0   0   0   31   40   15   15    2   14   23
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  2.32  54   0   0  14   0   81   60   21   21    4   36   53
Don Gullett           14   5  2.51  30  27   4   0   3  190  169   60   53   12   58   92
Joe Gibbon             4   6  3.08  46   0   0  10   0   61   52   25   21    3   32   33
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   4  2.40  40   1   0   3   0   86   62   26   23    3   25   40
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  2.92  54   0   0   7   0   83   79   31   27    4   34   50
Ken Forsch             7   7  2.92  28  18   6   0   1  145  126   54   47    7   50  105
Denny Lemaster         0   2  3.45  42   0   0   2   0   60   59   23   23    4   22   28
Jack Billingham        6  14  3.96  27  27   3   0   1  179  173   90   79    6   59   99
Wade Blasingame        9  10  4.33  28  27   2   0   0  158  172   85   76   11   45   93
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  6.46  20   0   0   0   0   31   33   22   22    3   16   21
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   3   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    0    3
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              2   0  3.69  19   0   0   1   0   39   30   17   16    6   17   39
Charlie Hough          0   0  4.15   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    2    1    3    4
Bill Singer            7  16  4.34  26  26   7   0   1  170  166   89   82   16   63  119
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  3.66  34  32   8   0   3  236  217  108   96   19  118  112
Mike Marshall          4   6  4.20  55   0   0  20   0   94   82   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            1   2  5.60  12   4   0   0   0   35   39   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
Ray Sadecki            6   5  2.65  29  16   4   0   2  136  116   43   40    8   34  103
Jerry Koosman          5   9  2.69  20  19   4   0   0  134  120   50   40    7   43   66
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   7  4.48  30  20   1   0   1  133  129   72   66    9   64   67
Bill Champion          1   2  4.79  31   3   0   0   0   71   66   41   38    6   39   27
Jim Bunning            5  12  5.48  29  16   1   1   0  110  126   72   67   11   37   58
Lowell Palmer          0   0  6.00   3   1   0   0   0   15   13   11   10    3   13    6
Manny Muniz            0   1  7.36   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    3    1    4    5

 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   3   0   0   1   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    1
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   5  3.12  53   0   0  28   0   78   71   30   27    5   30   49
Steve Blass           12   7  3.12  29  29   8   0   4  205  202   76   71   15   60  115
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  8.01  31   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            9  16  3.33  31  30  10   0   4  203  191   94   75    7   87  133
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  2.45  58   0   0  16   0   88   69   27   24    6   40   64
John Cumberland        8   3  2.90  38  15   4   2   2  146  118   51   47   15   47   53
Juan Marichal         14   9  2.93  31  31  15   0   4  236  206   94   77   23   51  136
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  3.63  53   0   0   4   0   69   64   31   28    6   31   62
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               1   1  5.40  10   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      12  10  3.71  30  30  10   0   2  199  200   89   82   17   44  126
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)           18
  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
  P. Niekro (ATL)          16
  T. Seaver (NY)           16
  B. Stoneman (MON)        16
  J. Marichal (SF)         15
  R. Wise (PHI)            15
  M. Pappas (CHI)          14
  D. Wilson (HOU)          14

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)          28
  M. Marshall (MON)        20
  J. Brewer (LA)           17
  J. Johnson (SF)          16
  C. Upshaw (ATL)          16
  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
  J. Marichal (SF)      236.1
  S. Renko (MON)        236.1
  T. Seaver (NY)        234.1
  S. Carlton (STL)      232.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)       232.2
  G. Perry (SF)         230.2
  C. Osteen (LA)        229.1
  R. Wise (PHI)         228.0

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        253
  B. Hands (CHI)          235
  S. Carlton (STL)        231
  C. Osteen (LA)          230
  M. Pappas (CHI)         227
  P. Niekro (ATL)         224
  G. Perry (SF)           220
  C. Morton (MON)         219
  S. Renko (MON)          217
  R. Wise (PHI)           217

Runs:

  B. Hands (CHI)          109
  S. Renko (MON)          108
  C. Morton (MON)         107
  G. Perry (SF)           105
  J. Reuss (STL)          105
  P. Niekro (ATL)          99
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        98
  S. Carlton (STL)         97
  C. Osteen (LA)           96
  S. Arlin (SD)            94

Home Runs:

  B. Hands (CHI)           26
  B. Lersch (PHI)          26
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         25
  P. Niekro (ATL)          24
  J. Marichal (SF)         23
  R. Reed (ATL)            22
  C. Short (PHI)           22
  C. Osteen (LA)           21
  M. Pappas (CHI)          21
  S. Renko (MON)           19

Walks:

  B. Stoneman (MON)       119
  S. Renko (MON)          118
  N. Ryan (NY)             96
  J. Reuss (STL)           95
  S. Arlin (SD)            87
  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
  P. Niekro (ATL)         156
  S. Carlton (STL)        154
  D. Sutton (LA)          149
  D. Wilson (HOU)         149
  G. Gentry (NY)          140

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