Saturday May 8, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 8, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        16   9  2.24   25   7   4   229   181   71   57   13   88  174
Pittsburgh      17  11  2.45   28   8   9   253   236   76   69   13   76  149
San Francisco   21   8  2.59   29  10   5   271   225   84   78   17   84  157
Houston         14  14  2.74   28   7   5   257   218   85   78   13   80  141
Montreal        11   9  2.84   21  10   5   178   148   61   56    7   65   89
St. Louis       16  13  3.40   30  14   4   265   249  104  100   21  117  157
Chicago         12  16  3.42   28  13   1   248   239  116   94   16   86  160
Los Angeles     15  16  3.52   31  10   3   274   250  119  107   25   87  144
Cincinnati      11  16  3.58   27   1   9   244   230   99   97   18  116  129
Atlanta         14  14  3.59   28   5   3   258   276  116  103   35   83  138
Philadelphia     8  17  4.03   25   4   4   221   230  111   99   22   85  111
San Diego        8  20  4.34   28   1   5   247   275  131  119   24  112  151

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry Dierker (HOU)    5   0  1.37   7   7   4   0   1   59   44   10    9    1   12   36
Tom Seaver (NY)        5   1  1.60   7   7   5   0   1   56   38   10   10    1   14   62
Ron Bryant (SF)        2   1  1.73   7   3   1   0   1   36   28    7    7    1    7   23
Juan Marichal (SF)     4   2  1.80   7   7   4   0   2   55   37   11   11    4   16   33
Steve Carlton (STL)    5   1  1.82   6   6   4   0   2   49   43   10   10    3   15   23
Jerry Koosman (NY)     1   1  1.84   5   5   0   0   0   34   29    9    7    2    9   18
Al Downing (LA)        3   2  1.84   7   6   3   0   1   54   41   11   11    2   19   23
Dock Ellis (PIT)       3   3  1.96   6   6   3   0   0   46   36   13   10    2    6   29
Luke Walker (PIT)      1   3  2.05   6   6   2   0   1   44   32   11   10    1   15   32
Bob Johnson (PIT)      2   1  2.09   5   5   2   0   0   39   34   11    9    2   11   27

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike McQueen           1   0  2.31   4   0   0   0   0   12    8    3    3    1    4   12
Phil Niekro            2   3  2.68   7   7   2   0   1   47   47   19   14    5   11   26
Cecil Upshaw           5   2  2.77  14   0   0   3   0   26   25    8    8    2    8   22
George Stone           0   1  3.00   6   3   0   0   0   33   34   15   11    3    5   24
Ron Reed               4   2  3.56   7   7   2   0   0   48   51   20   19    7   17   19
Jim Nash               2   2  3.81   5   5   1   0   0   26   32   12   11    5   12   13
Pat Jarvis             0   3  3.89   6   6   0   0   0   39   40   18   17    6   16   14
Ron Herbel             0   0  4.00   5   0   0   0   0    9    7    4    4    2    3    2
Bob Priddy             0   1  5.56   7   0   0   0   0   11   16    7    7    3    5    4
Tom Kelley             0   0 12.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    6    4    4    1    1    0
Steve Barber           0   0 12.27   6   0   0   0   0    4   10    6    5    0    1    2

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Earl Stephenson        0   0  0.00   7   0   0   1   0   10    9    0    0    0    5    5
Jim Colborn            0   0  1.93   6   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    0    2    1
Fergie Jenkins         5   2  2.68   7   7   6   0   0   57   47   20   17    6    6   48
Bill Hands             3   4  2.89   7   7   3   0   0   47   43   25   15    2   14   28
Milt Pappas            3   3  2.96   6   6   2   0   1   46   39   15   15    3   15   24
Phil Regan             0   1  4.11   9   0   0   0   0   15   15    9    7    0    5    7
Ken Holtzman           1   4  4.47   7   7   2   0   1   46   54   25   23    4   20   36
Ron Tompkins           0   1  5.06   5   0   0   0   0    5    6    3    3    0    6    2
Bob Miller             0   0  5.14   2   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    0    1    2
Bill Bonham            0   1  8.68   4   1   0   0   0    9   11   14    9    1   12    7

 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
Wayne Granger          1   3  1.53  15   0   0   4   0   18   14    4    3    1    8   13
Clay Carroll           1   1  2.57  16   0   0   4   0   21   15    6    6    1   13   12
Tony Cloninger         1   1  2.88   6   2   0   0   0   25   20    8    8    4    9   15
Jim McGlothlin         1   2  3.56   5   5   0   0   0   30   33   12   12    4    6   17
Gary Nolan             2   2  3.56   7   7   0   0   0   48   40   20   19    2   19   29
Joe Gibbon             0   1  3.93  12   0   0   1   0   18   17    8    8    1   13    5
Don Gullett            3   1  3.95   7   4   1   0   1   27   28   12   12    2    9   11
Jim Merritt            0   3  3.98   4   4   0   0   0   20   27    9    9    1    9    4
Wayne Simpson          1   0  4.41   4   3   0   0   0   16   14    8    8    1   13   15
Milt Wilcox            1   1  9.28   6   1   0   0   0   11   15   11   11    1    7    6

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Buddy Harris           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    0
Denny Lemaster         0   0  0.00   9   0   0   2   0    7    4    0    0    0    1    4
Ken Forsch             0   0  1.35   5   0   0   0   0   13    7    2    2    0    7   11
Larry Dierker          5   0  1.37   7   7   4   0   1   59   44   10    9    1   12   36
Fred Gladding          0   0  1.42   6   0   0   1   0    6    8    2    1    0    3    2
Jim Ray                1   1  2.31   8   0   0   0   0   12   12    3    3    1    1    7
George Culver          2   4  2.40  11   0   0   2   0   15   12    4    4    0    8   10
Wade Blasingame        2   3  3.10   5   5   0   0   0   29   24   12   10    3   13   14
Jack Billingham        2   1  3.48   4   4   1   0   0   31   22   15   12    2    7   15
Don Wilson             2   2  3.88   7   7   2   0   0   51   52   22   22    3   15   18
Tom Griffin            0   3  4.31   6   5   0   0   0   31   32   15   15    3   13   24

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Mikkelsen         3   0  1.69   9   0   0   2   0   16   10    3    3    3    0   12
Al Downing             3   2  1.84   7   6   3   0   1   54   41   11   11    2   19   23
Joe Moeller            0   0  1.98   5   0   0   0   0   14   11    6    3    1    3    2
Jim Brewer             1   0  2.45   8   0   0   1   0   11    7    3    3    1    3    8
Claude Osteen          4   2  2.75   8   8   4   0   2   56   50   17   17    6   13   22
Charlie Hough          0   0  4.15   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    2    1    3    4
Don Sutton             0   4  4.60   7   7   1   0   0   43   47   24   22    5   10   29
Bill Singer            2   6  4.99   8   8   2   0   0   52   57   35   29    4   22   31
Bob O'Brien            0   1  5.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    5    5    5    1    7    7
Sandy Vance            2   1  7.20   5   2   0   0   0   15   19   12   12    1    7    6

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          0   0  0.00   8   0   0   5   0    9    5    0    0    0    2    5
John Strohmayer        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Howie Reed             1   0  1.35   5   0   0   0   0    7    5    1    1    1    4    3
Bill Stoneman          3   1  2.37   5   5   3   0   0   38   29   10   10    2   16   28
Steve Renko            3   1  2.72   6   6   3   0   0   43   36   14   13    1   13   20
Carl Morton            3   4  2.82   7   7   4   0   0   51   50   19   16    2   13   17
Claude Raymond         1   1  4.05   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    3    0    6    3
Ernie McAnally         0   2  4.79   4   3   0   0   0   21   14   12   11    1   10   11
John O'Donoghue        0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    0    1    1

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Taylor             1   0  0.00   7   0   0   0   0    8    8    0    0    0    2    1
Tug McGraw             3   1  0.44   8   0   0   1   0   21   12    2    1    0   12   20
Tom Seaver             5   1  1.60   7   7   5   0   1   56   38   10   10    1   14   62
Nolan Ryan             3   0  1.65   4   2   0   0   0   16    9    3    3    0   17   15
Jerry Koosman          1   1  1.84   5   5   0   0   0   34   29    9    7    2    9   18
Ray Sadecki            0   0  2.08   4   1   0   0   0    9    9    2    2    1    5    2
Gary Gentry            2   3  2.76   6   6   2   0   0   42   32   20   13    4   19   20
Danny Frisella         1   1  3.38   8   0   0   3   0   13   10    5    5    2    1   19
Jim McAndrew           0   1  4.70   4   4   0   0   0   23   27   14   12    2    5   14
Charlie Williams       0   1  6.35   2   0   0   0   0    6    7    6    4    1    4    3

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Darrell Brandon        1   1  1.42  10   0   0   1   0   13   13    4    2    1   10    9
Chris Short            2   3  2.49   6   6   2   0   2   43   35   17   12    5   19   14
Woodie Fryman          0   3  2.82   8   2   0   0   0   22   16    9    7    2    8   16
Joe Hoerner            1   1  3.75  11   0   0   2   0   12   13    5    5    1    4    9
Rick Wise              1   1  3.79   6   5   1   0   0   36   42   16   15    4    7   11
Ken Reynolds           0   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0    9   10    6    4    0    4    7
Barry Lersch           2   1  4.68   6   5   0   0   0   33   42   17   17    4   10   19
Dick Selma             0   1  5.40   8   0   0   1   0   10    9    6    6    1    6    7
Jim Bunning            1   5  6.10   6   6   1   0   0   31   35   21   21    0   10   15
Bill Champion          0   1  7.50   6   1   0   0   0   12   15   10   10    4    7    4

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Nelson             1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    0    0    0    5    2
Dave Giusti            1   1  1.08  11   0   0   6   0   17   15    2    2    0    6   12
Mudcat Grant           1   1  1.29   9   0   0   3   0   14   11    2    2    0    3    1
Dock Ellis             3   3  1.96   6   6   3   0   0   46   36   13   10    2    6   29
Luke Walker            1   3  2.05   6   6   2   0   1   44   32   11   10    1   15   32
Bob Johnson            2   1  2.09   5   5   2   0   0   39   34   11    9    2   11   27
Steve Blass            3   0  3.38   5   5   1   0   1   37   36   14   14    4   14   15
Nelson Briles          3   1  3.38   7   2   0   0   0   21   30    9    8    2    9   14
Bob Moose              2   1  3.45   5   4   0   0   0   29   36   11   11    2    5   14
Bob Veale              0   0 16.20   3   0   0   0   0    2    2    3    3    0    2    3

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Severinsen          1   0  1.80  17   0   0   5   0   20   16    6    4    0   11   10
Gary Ross              1   2  2.45  11   0   0   0   0   18   20    6    5    0   10   11
Bill Laxton            0   1  2.63   9   0   0   0   0   14   13    4    4    1    6   11
Al Santorini           0   0  2.70  10   0   0   0   0   20   16    7    6    2    7   12
Dave Roberts           2   2  3.16   7   5   0   0   0   37   36   13   13    4   12   22
Tom Phoebus            2   4  4.71   7   7   0   0   0   42   50   23   22    6   21   26
Clay Kirby             0   3  5.29   8   6   0   0   0   34   41   21   20    6   19   21
Steve Arlin            1   4  5.91   7   6   1   0   1   32   39   23   21    0   14   19
Danny Coombs           1   2  6.63   4   4   0   0   0   19   27   17   14    4    6    9
Dick Kelley            0   2  8.18  11   0   0   0   0   11   17   11   10    1    6   10

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Cumberland        2   0  0.61   7   0   0   1   0   15    8    2    1    0    3    3
Jerry Johnson          4   0  0.84  13   0   0   2   0   21   14    2    2    1    7   11
Ron Bryant             2   1  1.73   7   3   1   0   1   36   28    7    7    1    7   23
Juan Marichal          4   2  1.80   7   7   4   0   2   55   37   11   11    4   16   33
Steve Hamilton         0   0  1.93   4   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    1    0    6
Gaylord Perry          3   1  3.05   7   7   3   0   1   59   48   22   20    5   13   39
Steve Stone            2   1  3.06   6   6   1   0   1   35   34   12   12    2   17   22
Rich Robertson         1   2  3.10   4   3   1   1   0   20   19    8    7    1   12    8
Frank Reberger         1   0  4.40   3   3   0   0   0   14   15    7    7    1    6    4
Don McMahon            2   1  9.31   8   0   0   1   0   10   17   12   10    1    3    8

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Shaw               1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    2    0    0    0    1    2
Steve Carlton          5   1  1.82   6   6   4   0   2   49   43   10   10    3   15   23
Frank Linzy            1   0  1.88  10   0   0   3   0   14    7    3    3    1    8    5
Bob Gibson             3   3  3.11   7   7   6   0   0   55   50   20   19    5   13   38
Reggie Cleveland       2   2  3.15   6   6   2   0   0   40   41   16   14    1   15   24
Chris Zachary          0   1  3.52   1   1   0   0   0    8   10    3    3    0    4    6
Jerry Reuss            3   3  3.58   6   6   2   0   1   38   39   15   15    3   19   29
Moe Drabowsky          0   0  4.50   7   0   0   1   0   10   10    5    5    1    5   12
Chuck Taylor           0   0  5.59   8   0   0   0   0   10    8    6    6    1    7    5
Mike Torrez            1   2  5.64   4   4   0   0   0   22   20   15   14    2   16    5
George Brunet          0   1  5.79   7   0   0   0   0    9   12    6    6    3    7    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:

  S. Carlton (STL)          5
  L. Dierker (HOU)          5
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          5
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           5
  J. Johnson (SF)           4
  J. Marichal (SF)          4
  C. Osteen (LA)            4
  R. Reed (ATL)             4
  S. Blass (PIT)            3

Losses:

  B. Singer (LA)            6
  J. Bunning (PHI)          5
  S. Arlin (SD)             4
  G. Culver (HOU)           4
  B. Hands (CHI)            4
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         4
  C. Morton (MON)           4
  T. Phoebus (SD)           4
  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  W. Blasingame (HOU)       3

Complete Games:

  B. Gibson (STL)           6
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          6
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  S. Carlton (STL)          4
  L. Dierker (HOU)          4
  J. Marichal (SF)          4
  C. Morton (MON)           4
  C. Osteen (LA)            4
  A. Downing (LA)           3
  D. Ellis (PIT)            3

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)           6
  M. Marshall (MON)         5
  A. Severinsen (SD)        5
  C. Carroll (CIN)          4
  W. Granger (CIN)          4
  D. Frisella (NY)          3
  M. Grant (PIT)            3
  F. Linzy (STL)            3
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           3
  G. Culver (HOU)           2

Shutouts:

  S. Carlton (STL)          2
  J. Marichal (SF)          2
  C. Osteen (LA)            2
  C. Short (PHI)            2
  S. Arlin (SD)             1
  S. Blass (PIT)            1
  R. Bryant (SF)            1
  L. Dierker (HOU)          1
  A. Downing (LA)           1
  D. Gullett (CIN)          1

Innings Pitched:

  L. Dierker (HOU)       59.0
  G. Perry (SF)          59.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       57.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         56.1
  C. Osteen (LA)         55.2
  B. Gibson (STL)        55.0
  J. Marichal (SF)       55.0
  A. Downing (LA)        53.2
  B. Singer (LA)         52.1
  C. Morton (MON)        51.0

Hits:

  B. Singer (LA)           57
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        54
  D. Wilson (HOU)          52
  R. Reed (ATL)            51
  B. Gibson (STL)          50
  C. Morton (MON)          50
  C. Osteen (LA)           50
  T. Phoebus (SD)          50
  G. Perry (SF)            48
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         47

Runs:

  B. Singer (LA)           35
  B. Hands (CHI)           25
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        25
  D. Sutton (LA)           24
  S. Arlin (SD)            23
  T. Phoebus (SD)          23
  G. Perry (SF)            22
  D. Wilson (HOU)          22
  J. Bunning (PHI)         21
  C. Kirby (SD)            21

Home Runs:

  R. Reed (ATL)             7
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           6
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          6
  C. Kirby (SD)             6
  C. Osteen (LA)            6
  T. Phoebus (SD)           6
  B. Gibson (STL)           5
  J. Nash (ATL)             5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  G. Perry (SF)             5

Walks:

  B. Singer (LA)           22
  T. Phoebus (SD)          21
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        20
  A. Downing (LA)          19
  G. Gentry (NY)           19
  C. Kirby (SD)            19
  G. Nolan (CIN)           19
  J. Reuss (STL)           19
  C. Short (PHI)           19
  R. Reed (ATL)            17

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           62
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         48
  G. Perry (SF)            39
  B. Gibson (STL)          38
  L. Dierker (HOU)         36
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        36
  J. Marichal (SF)         33
  L. Walker (PIT)          32
  B. Singer (LA)           31
  D. Ellis (PIT)           29

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