Monday September 6, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, September 6, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        72  67  2.93  139  36  18  1261  1063  463  410   86  454  996
Los Angeles     75  66  3.28  141  41  26  1261  1182  518  459   91  362  733
San Diego       53  88  3.28  141  38  17  1248  1199  533  455   84  495  800
San Francisco   82  59  3.32  141  38  28  1270  1155  560  469  107  425  731
Houston         68  74  3.33  142  34  23  1278  1173  522  473   67  410  774
Cincinnati      70  73  3.35  143  24  35  1270  1127  506  473   96  461  652
Pittsburgh      86  57  3.48  143  36  43  1287  1277  554  498   95  427  717
Chicago         73  68  3.67  141  65  12  1251  1274  570  510  119  352  759
Philadelphia    59  83  3.81  142  27  22  1291  1231  609  546  121  462  746
Atlanta         72  71  3.81  143  37  28  1298  1370  623  549  135  426  746
St. Louis       79  63  3.92  143  52  20  1285  1305  617  560   92  518  793
Montreal        59  79  4.19  139  40  22  1232  1237  631  573  118  552  712

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver (NY)       17   8  1.85  31  30  17   0   4  243  186   53   50   16   52  245
Dave Roberts (SD)     12  15  1.93  32  29  11   0   2  233  200   65   50    8   57  125
Don Gullett (CIN)     14   5  2.51  30  27   4   0   3  190  169   60   53   12   58   92
Don Sutton (LA)       14  11  2.69  33  32   9   1   3  224  191   76   67    8   52  159
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
Al Downing (LA)       17   8  2.75  32  31  10   0   3  229  211   85   70   14   75  123
Fergie Jenkins (CHI)  21  12  2.81  34  34  26   0   3  282  265   96   88   27   30  225
Ken Forsch (HOU)       7   8  2.85  29  19   6   0   1  152  128   55   48    8   50  112
Juan Marichal (SF)    14   9  2.93  31  31  15   0   4  236  206   94   77   23   51  136

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Phil Niekro           13  12  2.97  37  31  16   2   3  233  224   99   77   24   64  156
Tom Kelley             8   5  3.12  25  17   4   0   0  121  121   47   42    8   58   64
George Stone           6   6  3.28  24  21   4   0   2  162  169   69   59   15   30  104
Gary Neibauer          0   0  3.38   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    3    2
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  4.25  28  22   3   1   3  146  152   74   69   15   46   57
Ron Herbel             0   1  4.89  23   0   0   1   0   46   54   26   25    6   19   18
Jim Nash               8   7  5.03  27  18   2   2   0  122  157   74   68   16   44   62
Steve Barber           3   1  5.60  33   3   0   1   0   64   85   42   40    6   22   32
Tom House              0   0  6.75   7   0   0   0   0    7    8    5    5    1    0    8
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
Fergie Jenkins        21  12  2.81  34  34  26   0   3  282  265   96   88   27   30  225
Ray Newman             1   1  2.97  25   0   0   2   0   33   25   11   11    4   14   28
Milt Pappas           17  11  3.34  30  30  14   0   5  226  236   91   84   21   54   76
Bill Hands            10  18  3.58  34  33  12   0   1  224  235  109   89   26   49  117
Phil Regan             5   3  3.59  43   1   0   6   0   68   75   32   27    3   27   26
Juan Pizarro           5   5  3.89  12  10   4   0   1   74   55   34   32    9   32   54
Jim Colborn            0   0  4.05  10   0   0   0   0    7   10    3    3    0    3    1
Earl Stephenson        1   0  4.43  16   0   0   1   0   20   24   10   10    1   11   11
Ken Holtzman           9  14  4.44  29  28   9   0   3  188  203  104   93   17   62  140
Ron Tompkins           0   2  4.63  30   0   0   3   0   35   28   18   18    3   20   17
Bill Bonham            2   1  5.14  28   2   0   0   0   49   57   35   28    5   29   36
Bob Miller             0   0  5.14   2   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    0    1    2
Joe Decker             2   1  5.35  18   2   0   0   0   34   48   20   20    2   15   24
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  2.26  55   0   0  15   0   84   61   21   21    4   37   57
Don Gullett           14   5  2.51  30  27   4   0   3  190  169   60   53   12   58   92
Wayne Granger          7   6  2.98  62   0   0  10   0   94   83   33   31    5   26   48
Joe Gibbon             4   6  3.08  46   0   0  10   0   61   52   25   21    3   32   33
Gary Nolan            11  14  3.19  30  30   8   0   0  211  179   80   75   11   55  128
Jim McGlothlin         7  11  3.36  27  24   5   0   0  153  137   61   57   13   42   84
Ross Grimsley          9   5  3.58  22  22   5   0   3  138  132   58   55   13   38   54
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
Wayne Simpson          4   5  4.61  20  19   1   0   0  107   95   59   55    8   71   58
Jim Merritt            1  11  4.70  24  10   0   0   0   96  105   53   50   14   29   31

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
J.R. Richard           1   0  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    7    3    2    0    3   15
Fred Gladding          3   4  2.08  42   0   0  11   0   48   46   16   11    0   19   15
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
Ken Forsch             7   8  2.85  29  19   6   0   1  152  128   55   48    8   50  112
George Culver          5   7  2.92  54   0   0   7   0   83   79   31   27    4   34   50
Denny Lemaster         0   2  3.45  42   0   0   2   0   60   59   23   23    4   22   28
Jack Billingham        7  14  3.78  28  28   4   0   2  188  178   90   79    6   61  110
Scipio Spinks          1   0  4.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    7    4    4    1    4    7
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   4   0   0   0   0    8    2    0    0    0    1    4
Jim Brewer             5   5  2.08  48   0   0  18   0   69   50   16   16    3   23   59
Don Sutton            14  11  2.69  33  32   9   1   3  224  191   76   67    8   52  159
Al Downing            17   8  2.75  32  31  10   0   3  229  211   85   70   14   75  123
Bob O'Brien            2   2  3.00  14   4   1   0   1   42   42   18   14    4   13   15
Joe Moeller            0   3  3.05  24   1   0   1   0   59   63   24   20    4   10   28
Doyle Alexander        6   5  3.26  13  11   4   0   0   80   84   33   29    3   16   25
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
Jose Pena              2   0  3.69  19   0   0   1   0   39   30   17   16    6   17   39
Mike Strahler          0   0  4.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    1    7    6
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  14  3.33  33  33  16   0   2  246  202   98   91   19  121  210
Steve Renko           13  13  3.66  34  32   8   0   3  236  217  108   96   19  118  112
Mike Marshall          4   7  4.14  56   0   0  20   0   96   85   47   44    7   41   80
Ernie McAnally         8  10  4.20  26  20   5   0   1  137  122   68   64    8   65   72
Carl Morton            9  14  4.57  31  30   8   1   0  191  227  111   97   18   68   74
John Strohmayer        6   5  4.58  23  14   2   1   0  108  119   59   55   16   30   55
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  4.70  35   0   0   0   0   52   79   33   27    5   23   29
Jim Britton            1   2  5.55  13   4   0   0   0   36   39   26   22    9   20   20
Dan McGinn             1   4  6.08  24   6   1   0   0   61   64   43   41    6   37   31

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw            11   4  1.80  46   0   0   7   0   95   63   20   19    4   35   91
Tom Seaver            17   8  1.85  31  30  17   0   4  243  186   53   50   16   52  245
Danny Frisella         6   4  2.15  44   0   0   9   0   75   64   22   18    5   24   82
Ray Sadecki            6   5  2.65  29  16   4   0   2  136  116   43   40    8   34  103
Jerry Koosman          5   9  2.85  21  20   4   0   0  139  128   54   44    8   44   70
Gary Gentry           11   9  2.96  28  27   7   0   2  183  150   71   60   13   74  140
Ron Taylor             2   2  3.03  42   0   0   2   0   62   60   21   21    6   11   29
Nolan Ryan             9  12  3.49  26  23   3   0   0  142  112   64   55    8  101  131
Jim McAndrew           1   5  4.62  20   9   0   0   0   78   72   46   40    9   30   39
Jon Matlack            0   3  5.14   5   5   0   0   0   28   26   17   16    2   11   18
Charlie Williams       4   6  5.29  26   9   1   0   0   80   86   52   47    7   38   48

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wayne Twitchell        0   0  0.00   2   1   0   0   0    7    7    3    0    1    3    6
Joe Hoerner            4   4  1.92  45   0   0   9   0   70   49   17   15    6   18   56
Rick Wise             14  12  2.97  33  32  15   0   4  230  223   94   76   16   61  132
Woodie Fryman         10   5  3.22  34  14   3   2   2  134  115   52   48    7   44   98
Bill Wilson            3   5  3.26  33   0   0   5   0   50   34   18   18    4   21   36
Dick Selma             0   2  3.42  16   0   0   1   0   24   21    9    9    2    8   14
Manny Muniz            0   1  3.52   3   0   0   0   0    8    3    3    3    1    6    6
Chris Short            7  14  3.93  28  26   5   0   2  169  181   85   74   22   63   95
Barry Lersch           4  13  4.00  33  28   2   0   0  191  190   90   85   28   43  102
Darrell Brandon        6   6  4.46  45   0   0   4   0   73   72   41   36    5   42   40
Ken Reynolds           4   7  4.48  30  20   1   0   1  133  129   72   66    9   64   67
Bill Champion          2   2  4.54  32   4   0   0   0   77   68   42   39    6   39   30
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

 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   6   0   0   2   0    6    2    0    0    0    1    5
Bob Miller             1   2  1.71  11   0   0   2   0   21   17    8    4    1    8    9
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            5   5  3.10  54   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
Nelson Briles          6   3  3.30  33  10   2   1   0  109  111   45   40    8   32   68
Bruce Kison            5   4  3.31  15  11   2   0   1   82   80   34   30    5   33   50
Bob Johnson            9   9  3.58  26  23   7   0   1  151  146   63   60   17   46   87
Mudcat Grant           5   3  3.60  42   0   0   7   0   75   79   32   30    8   28   22
Luke Walker            8   8  3.73  26  22   4   0   2  147  146   67   61    9   49   81
Bob Moose              9   7  4.40  27  18   3   1   1  131  159   73   64   12   34   63
Bob Veale              6   0  7.81  32   0   0   2   0   40   57   37   35    5   21   38

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Caldwell          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
Jay Franklin           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    2
Bob Miller             7   3  1.41  38   0   0   7   0   64   53   12   10    0   26   36
Dave Roberts          12  15  1.93  32  29  11   0   2  233  200   65   50    8   57  125
Ed Acosta              1   1  2.25   3   3   1   0   1   20   20    5    5    2    2    7
Gary Ross              1   2  2.45  11   0   0   0   0   18   20    6    5    0   10   11
Clay Kirby            13  11  3.11  33  31  10   0   2  220  186   90   76   18   89  185
Dick Kelley            2   3  3.32  44   1   0   2   0   57   51   24   21    5   20   42
Steve Arlin            9  16  3.33  31  30  10   0   4  203  191   94   75    7   87  133
Al Severinsen          2   5  3.43  52   0   0   8   0   63   71   27   24    4   29   27
Fred Norman            2  11  3.45  18  16   4   0   0  112  102   44   43    7   48   68
Al Santorini           0   2  3.76  18   3   0   0   0   38   43   19   16    4   11   21
Tom Phoebus            3  11  4.55  26  21   2   0   0  129  143   66   65   14   63   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
Mike Corkins           0   0 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    4    4    1    2    4

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Johnson         12   5  2.47  60   0   0  16   0   91   73   29   25    6   41   68
Juan Marichal         14   9  2.93  31  31  15   0   4  236  206   94   77   23   51  136
John Cumberland        8   4  2.96  39  16   4   2   2  152  122   54   50   17   48   54
Gaylord Perry         14  11  3.02  32  32  11   0   2  239  226  106   80   18   60  130
Steve Hamilton         2   2  3.29  35   0   0   4   0   41   27   15   15    4   10   37
Don Carrithers         4   2  3.52  18   8   2   1   1   64   52   37   25    4   29   34
Don McMahon           10   4  3.53  54   0   0   4   0   71   65   31   28    6   31   64
Ron Bryant             7   9  3.54  26  21   3   0   2  140  143   65   55    9   48   79
Frank Reberger         3   0  3.92  13   7   0   0   0   44   37   20   19    5   19   21
Steve Stone            5   9  3.98  21  19   2   0   2  109  107   53   48    8   53   62
Rich Robertson         2   2  4.57  23   6   1   1   0   61   66   40   31    5   31   32
Jim Barr               1   1  6.05  11   0   0   0   0   19   25   13   13    2    3   11
Jim Willoughby         0   1  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    3    6    3    3    0    1    3

 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  2.16  45   0   0   6   0   50   45   15   12    1   26   21
Stan Williams          1   0  2.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    1    1    0    0    2
Don Shaw               5   1  2.98  38   0   0   2   0   42   39   18   14    0   28   16
Bob Gibson            14  12  3.28  28  28  18   0   4  220  195   89   80   14   71  165
Steve Carlton         18   8  3.49  32  31  16   0   3  237  239  104   92   20   87  154
Reggie Cleveland      12  10  3.71  30  30  10   0   2  199  200   89   82   17   44  126
Moe Drabowsky          5   1  3.83  46   0   0   7   0   54   45   23   23    2   31   44
Chuck Taylor           2   1  3.84  37   1   0   3   0   66   70   32   28    7   25   44
Al Santorini           0   2  4.21  11   5   0   1   0   36   37   17   17    2   17   15
Jerry Reuss           14  12  4.52  31  31   7   0   2  197  205  108   99   13   99  122
Chris Zachary          3   9  4.89  22  11   1   0   1   88  108   53   48    3   25   48
Daryl Patterson        0   0  5.02  10   0   0   1   0   14   13    8    8    1    8    6
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)          17
  M. Pappas (CHI)          17
  T. Seaver (NY)           17
  B. Gibson (STL)          14
  D. Gullett (CIN)         14
  J. Marichal (SF)         14
  G. Perry (SF)            14

Losses:

  B. Hands (CHI)           18
  S. Arlin (SD)            16
  B. Singer (LA)           16
  D. Roberts (SD)          15
  J. Billingham (HOU)      14
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        14
  C. Morton (MON)          14
  G. Nolan (CIN)           14
  C. Short (PHI)           14
  B. Stoneman (MON)        14

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         26
  B. Gibson (STL)          18
  T. Seaver (NY)           17
  S. Carlton (STL)         16
  P. Niekro (ATL)          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)           18
  J. Johnson (SF)          16
  C. Upshaw (ATL)          16
  C. Carroll (CIN)         15
  F. Gladding (HOU)        11
  J. Gibbon (CIN)          10
  W. Granger (CIN)         10
  D. Frisella (NY)          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
  T. Seaver (NY)            4
  R. Wise (PHI)             4
  S. Carlton (STL)          3
  A. Downing (LA)           3

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)      282.0
  B. Stoneman (MON)     245.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        243.1
  G. Perry (SF)         238.2
  S. Carlton (STL)      237.1
  J. Marichal (SF)      236.1
  S. Renko (MON)        236.1
  D. Roberts (SD)       233.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       233.0
  R. Wise (PHI)         230.0

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        265
  S. Carlton (STL)        239
  M. Pappas (CHI)         236
  B. Hands (CHI)          235
  C. Osteen (LA)          230
  C. Morton (MON)         227
  G. Perry (SF)           226
  P. Niekro (ATL)         224
  R. Wise (PHI)           223
  S. Renko (MON)          217

Runs:

  C. Morton (MON)         111
  B. Hands (CHI)          109
  S. Renko (MON)          108
  J. Reuss (STL)          108
  G. Perry (SF)           106
  S. Carlton (STL)        104
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       104
  P. Niekro (ATL)          99
  B. Stoneman (MON)        98
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         96

Home Runs:

  B. Lersch (PHI)          28
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         27
  B. Hands (CHI)           26
  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. Carlton (STL)         20

Walks:

  B. Stoneman (MON)       121
  S. Renko (MON)          118
  N. Ryan (NY)            101
  J. Reuss (STL)           99
  C. Kirby (SD)            89
  S. Arlin (SD)            87
  S. Carlton (STL)         87
  A. Downing (LA)          75
  G. Gentry (NY)           74
  B. Gibson (STL)          71

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          245
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        225
  B. Stoneman (MON)       210
  C. Kirby (SD)           185
  B. Gibson (STL)         165
  D. Sutton (LA)          159
  P. Niekro (ATL)         156
  S. Carlton (STL)        154
  D. Wilson (HOU)         149
  G. Gentry (NY)          140


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