Thursday July 8, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 8, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        46  36  2.78   82  20  13   754   632  264  233   51  276  568
Houston         43  40  2.91   83  19  19   755   676  266  244   33  223  451
Los Angeles     48  39  3.18   87  26  16   776   719  316  274   57  236  424
Pittsburgh      55  31  3.20   86  24  28   773   754  295  275   51  259  428
San Francisco   53  34  3.25   87  23  16   791   712  333  286   59  273  456
Cincinnati      37  51  3.53   88  13  22   785   724  326  308   72  304  387
Chicago         46  38  3.63   84  39  10   751   754  344  303   71  219  465
San Diego       30  56  3.67   86  14  12   758   784  359  309   52  338  493
Atlanta         44  46  3.73   90  22  17   810   852  379  336   89  259  459
Philadelphia    36  49  3.84   85  15  14   770   724  367  329   84  262  451
Montreal        33  51  4.14   85  25  12   747   727  374  344   73  325  454
St. Louis       42  42  4.56   85  29  12   748   803  409  379   60  328  452

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan (NY)        8   5  2.07  15  13   3   0   0  100   67   26   23    5   58   98
Tom Seaver (NY)       10   4  2.07  18  18   9   0   2  143  116   35   33   11   29  143
Dock Ellis (PIT)      14   3  2.11  18  18   7   0   2  137  110   38   32    4   34   85
Dave Roberts (SD)      6   9  2.40  19  16   5   0   1  131  120   40   35    4   37   65
Larry Dierker (HOU)   12   4  2.41  20  19   6   0   2  142  133   40   38    3   30   84
Al Downing (LA)       10   5  2.45  20  19   7   0   3  143  128   50   39    9   55   67
Juan Marichal (SF)    10   5  2.69  19  19  10   0   3  147  125   51   44   13   32   76
Don Sutton (LA)        9   6  2.82  20  20   6   0   2  137  119   48   43    6   35   89
Don Gullett (CIN)      9   3  2.86  20  17   2   0   2  113  109   41   36   10   44   51
Ron Bryant (SF)        7   4  2.91  20  15   3   0   2  111  108   43   36    3   36   66

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike McQueen           2   1  2.97  10   2   0   0   0   33   27   12   11    5   13   25
Phil Niekro            9   7  2.99  23  19   9   1   2  139  136   59   46   16   41   86
George Stone           2   3  3.03  15  12   2   0   1  101  104   40   34   10   16   72
Ron Reed               9   6  3.15  17  17   5   0   1  123  117   49   43   11   33   68
Tom Kelley             3   3  3.36  15   8   3   0   0   59   55   27   22    5   22   35
Bob Priddy             3   5  3.83  26   0   0   3   0   45   45   20   19    4   25   25
Cecil Upshaw           8   5  4.13  34   0   0  11   0   52   64   25   24    4   19   44
Pat Jarvis             2   9  4.28  19  14   1   0   1   95  101   48   45   12   33   34
Ron Herbel             0   1  4.50  16   0   0   1   0   28   29   15   14    4    9    7
Steve Barber           0   1  4.54  22   2   0   1   0   42   51   22   21    2   12   17
Jim Nash               6   5  5.08  16  16   2   0   0   89  112   54   50   13   35   41
Tom House              0   0  9.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    3    1    0    4
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             0   0  2.37  14   0   0   2   0   19   12    5    5    2    9   15
Fergie Jenkins        12   8  2.93  20  20  15   0   2  166  150   59   54   18   21  135
Bill Hands             9   8  3.26  20  20   9   0   0  135  127   64   49   16   28   69
Ron Tompkins           0   2  3.47  21   0   0   3   0   23   17    9    9    0   14   11
Juan Pizarro           1   0  3.52   1   1   0   0   0    8    5    3    3    1    5    5
Ken Holtzman           9   9  3.67  22  21   8   0   3  152  156   71   62   11   47  117
Phil Regan             3   2  3.80  27   1   0   4   0   45   52   23   19    2   14   15
Jim Colborn            0   0  4.05  10   0   0   0   0    7   10    3    3    0    3    1
Milt Pappas            9   8  4.19  17  17   7   0   1  125  132   61   58   16   39   51
Earl Stephenson        1   0  4.43  16   0   0   1   0   20   24   10   10    1   11   11
Joe Decker             0   0  4.76   5   1   0   0   0   11   19    6    6    1    4    5
Bob Miller             0   0  5.14   2   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    0    1    2
Bill Bonham            2   1  5.40  14   2   0   0   0   30   37   23   18    2   18   26
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           4   2  2.35  35   0   0   8   0   57   47   15   15    3   26   40
Don Gullett            9   3  2.86  20  17   2   0   2  113  109   41   36   10   44   51
Joe Gibbon             1   4  3.05  31   0   0   8   0   44   36   15   15    3   23   21
Gary Nolan             6   9  3.17  19  19   4   0   0  133  111   50   47    8   37   80
Wayne Granger          3   4  3.23  40   0   0   6   0   53   47   21   19    4   19   27
Jim McGlothlin         4   6  3.49  16  13   3   0   0   85   81   33   33   10   19   43
Tony Cloninger         3   5  4.00  19   8   1   0   1   72   61   32   32   10   40   39
Milt Wilcox            2   1  4.02  14   2   0   0   0   31   30   15   14    1   15   15
Ross Grimsley          4   4  4.02  11  11   2   0   1   69   73   32   31    6   17   24
Wayne Simpson          1   2  4.94   9   8   1   0   0   47   42   29   26    4   29   27
Jim Merritt            0  10  4.99  16   9   0   0   0   70   80   42   39   13   25   18

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Gladding          3   2  1.20  25   0   0  10   0   30   28    5    4    0   10    9
George Culver          3   6  1.81  32   0   0   5   0   45   32   10    9    1   19   27
Denny Lemaster         0   0  1.88  22   0   0   2   0   24   16    5    5    2    7   13
Ken Forsch             5   1  2.03  16   7   4   0   0   75   60   18   17    2   21   56
Jim Ray                5   1  2.11  20   0   0   2   0   43   33   11   10    2    7   20
Larry Dierker         12   4  2.41  20  19   6   0   2  142  133   40   38    3   30   84
Jack Billingham        4   8  3.31  16  16   2   0   0  114  103   49   42    5   34   61
Don Wilson             6   6  3.38  19  19   7   0   2  141  122   53   53    8   44   92
Wade Blasingame        5   7  3.82  16  16   0   0   0   97   99   48   41    6   33   59
Tom Griffin            0   5  5.08   8   6   0   0   0   34   40   21   19    3   16   24
Buddy Harris           0   0  5.23   6   0   0   0   0   10   10    6    6    1    2    6

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             4   2  1.82  30   0   0  11   0   40   30    8    8    1   14   36
Jose Pena              0   0  1.96   8   0   0   1   0   18   11    4    4    3    6   17
Joe Moeller            0   3  2.38  17   1   0   1   0   42   42   15   11    1    7   16
Al Downing            10   5  2.45  20  19   7   0   3  143  128   50   39    9   55   67
Doyle Alexander        1   1  2.63   3   3   1   0   0   24   24    8    7    2    4    9
Pete Mikkelsen         6   3  2.63  25   0   0   3   0   48   40   18   14    3    8   29
Don Sutton             9   6  2.82  20  20   6   0   2  137  119   48   43    6   35   89
Bob O'Brien            2   2  3.00  14   4   1   0   1   42   42   18   14    4   13   15
Claude Osteen          9   6  3.54  21  21   7   0   2  148  142   62   58   16   37   66
Charlie Hough          0   0  4.15   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    2    1    3    4
Bill Singer            5  10  4.66  16  16   4   0   0  104  100   61   54   10   45   65
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
Howie Reed             2   2  3.07  27   0   0   0   0   41   41   14   14    7   15   14
Bill Stoneman         10   8  3.11  20  20  10   0   1  151  113   55   52   11   70  150
John Strohmayer        2   1  3.67  12   6   2   1   0   54   54   25   22    7   11   28
Carl Morton            8  10  3.81  22  21   8   1   0  149  161   69   63   12   53   56
Steve Renko            7   9  3.93  21  20   4   0   1  144  128   69   63   10   75   76
John O'Donoghue        0   0  4.67  13   0   0   0   0   17   19   10    9    3    7    7
Dan McGinn             1   1  5.22   7   4   1   0   0   29   25   18   17    4   18   15
Jim Britton            0   2  5.32   6   4   0   0   0   22   26   13   13    3    9   13
Claude Raymond         1   6  5.35  22   0   0   0   0   34   55   25   20    4   14   21
Ernie McAnally         1   7  5.79  13  10   0   0   0   56   51   39   36    6   29   28
Mike Marshall          1   5  6.30  36   0   0  10   0   50   54   37   35    6   24   46

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Danny Frisella         4   2  1.72  28   0   0   8   0   47   38   10    9    3   12   51
Tug McGraw             5   3  1.89  28   0   0   5   0   52   36   12   11    0   23   52
Nolan Ryan             8   5  2.07  15  13   3   0   0  100   67   26   23    5   58   98
Tom Seaver            10   4  2.07  18  18   9   0   2  143  116   35   33   11   29  143
Ray Sadecki            3   2  2.77  15   7   2   0   2   62   54   19   19    4   22   42
Gary Gentry            7   6  2.98  18  17   4   0   1  115   93   49   38   10   48   77
Jerry Koosman          4   7  3.05  16  15   2   0   0  103   97   39   35    6   34   47
Ron Taylor             2   1  3.47  26   0   0   0   0   36   38   14   14    4    7   13
Charlie Williams       3   3  4.66  11   6   0   0   0   46   44   28   24    3   25   26
Jim McAndrew           0   3  4.93  12   6   0   0   0   49   49   32   27    5   18   19

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Hoerner            4   3  2.14  27   0   0   5   0   42   32   12   10    5   10   33
Darrell Brandon        4   3  2.25  28   0   0   4   0   36   35   11    9    2   20   21
Bill Wilson            1   2  2.95  13   0   0   1   0   18   13    6    6    3    4   14
Woodie Fryman          4   3  3.02  23   3   0   2   0   63   48   23   21    4   25   54
Rick Wise              8   7  3.04  20  19   9   0   3  136  126   55   46   11   35   71
Barry Lersch           4   8  3.80  21  19   2   0   0  133  124   59   56   20   27   68
Chris Short            5   9  4.17  16  16   3   0   2  108  120   59   50   14   36   70
Bill Champion          0   1  4.24  19   2   0   0   0   47   40   22   22    6   22   15
Dick Selma             0   1  4.91   9   0   0   1   0   11    9    6    6    1    6    7
Ken Reynolds           1   2  5.01  19  10   0   0   0   70   66   44   39    4   34   47
Jim Bunning            5  10  5.30  19  15   1   1   0   92   98   59   54   11   30   45
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   2   0   0   1   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Dock Ellis            14   3  2.11  18  18   7   0   2  137  110   38   32    4   34   85
Dave Giusti            3   2  2.25  33   0   0  18   0   48   41   13   12    1   21   27
Jim Nelson             1   2  2.45  16   2   0   0   0   33   26    9    9    0   26   11
Mudcat Grant           4   2  2.98  30   0   0   7   0   54   53   19   18    5   17   15
Steve Blass           10   4  2.98  17  17   8   0   4  130  131   43   43    9   36   75
Bruce Kison            1   0  3.29   2   2   0   0   0   14   10    5    5    1    7    7
Bob Johnson            5   6  3.49  15  13   4   0   0   90   81   37   35   10   31   57
Bob Moose              7   4  3.67  16  13   3   0   1   96  104   45   39    7   25   47
Luke Walker            3   7  4.19  15  15   2   0   1   92  100   45   43    8   36   52
Nelson Briles          4   1  4.29  19   6   0   0   0   57   72   28   27    5   18   30
Bob Veale              3   0  5.49  16   0   0   2   0   20   24   13   12    1    8   22

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Miller             6   2  1.41  27   0   0   3   0   45   41    9    7    0   19   29
Dave Roberts           6   9  2.40  19  16   5   0   1  131  120   40   35    4   37   65
Gary Ross              1   2  2.45  11   0   0   0   0   18   20    6    5    0   10   11
Fred Norman            0   3  3.00   6   5   0   0   0   36   33   12   12    2   15   21
Clay Kirby             7   7  3.32  21  19   5   0   0  133  121   55   49   13   62  113
Al Severinsen          2   2  3.72  36   0   0   7   0   39   46   18   16    1   17   16
Al Santorini           0   2  3.76  18   3   0   0   0   38   43   19   16    4   11   21
Steve Arlin            3  12  3.91  19  18   3   0   2  113  110   60   49    3   58   77
Dick Kelley            1   3  4.50  32   1   0   2   0   38   39   22   19    4   14   32
Tom Phoebus            3   7  4.70  18  17   1   0   0   98  117   52   51   10   53   60
Bill Laxton            0   2  6.00  15   0   0   0   0   21   21   18   14    3   21   16
Danny Coombs           1   5  6.57  15   7   0   0   0   49   73   48   36    8   21   32

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Cumberland        5   0  1.82  26   4   2   2   0   69   53   17   14    6   21   28
Jerry Johnson          8   3  2.65  39   0   0   9   0   58   45   17   17    4   28   38
Juan Marichal         10   5  2.69  19  19  10   0   3  147  125   51   44   13   32   76
Ron Bryant             7   4  2.91  20  15   3   0   2  111  108   43   36    3   36   66
Steve Hamilton         1   1  3.42  21   0   0   1   0   26   20   10   10    2    5   25
Gaylord Perry          6   8  3.63  19  19   5   0   1  136  134   70   55   10   36   82
Frank Reberger         2   0  3.63   9   6   0   0   0   35   27   14   14    2   17   17
Don Carrithers         1   0  3.77   5   0   0   0   0   14   11    7    6    2    5    8
Steve Stone            5   8  3.86  18  18   2   0   2   98   91   46   42    8   49   58
Rich Robertson         2   2  4.47  19   6   1   1   0   54   57   35   27    5   26   29
Don McMahon            6   3  4.57  33   0   0   3   0   41   41   23   21    4   18   29

 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            1   1  3.00  26   0   0   5   0   27   28   12    9    1   14   11
Moe Drabowsky          5   0  3.03  29   0   0   4   0   36   28   12   12    2   20   31
Steve Carlton         11   5  3.79  19  18   9   0   3  133  139   59   56   11   50   81
Al Santorini           0   2  3.91   5   4   0   0   0   25   29   11   11    1   13   14
Bob Gibson             5   8  4.01  15  15   9   0   0  110  107   54   49    9   33   77
Reggie Cleveland       7   8  4.31  18  18   7   0   1  113  113   57   54    8   29   74
Chuck Taylor           1   0  4.67  25   0   0   1   0   44   44   26   23    5   21   28
Don Shaw               2   0  4.78  23   0   0   2   0   26   29   17   14    0   14   14
Jerry Reuss            7   8  5.16  18  18   3   0   1  105  114   65   60    9   56   64
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
Chris Zachary          2   6  5.98  13   6   1   0   1   50   65   34   33    2   17   26
Mike Torrez            1   2  6.00   9   6   0   0   0   36   41   27   24    2   30    8
Daryl Patterson        0   0  6.75   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    4    2
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:

  D. Ellis (PIT)           14
  L. Dierker (HOU)         12
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         12
  S. Carlton (STL)         11
  S. Blass (PIT)           10
  A. Downing (LA)          10
  J. Marichal (SF)         10
  T. Seaver (NY)           10
  B. Stoneman (MON)        10
  D. Gullett (CIN)          9

Losses:

  S. Arlin (SD)            12
  J. Bunning (PHI)         10
  J. Merritt (CIN)         10
  C. Morton (MON)          10
  B. Singer (LA)           10
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         9
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           9
  G. Nolan (CIN)            9
  S. Renko (MON)            9
  D. Roberts (SD)           9

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         15
  J. Marichal (SF)         10
  B. Stoneman (MON)        10
  S. Carlton (STL)          9
  B. Gibson (STL)           9
  B. Hands (CHI)            9
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  T. Seaver (NY)            9
  R. Wise (PHI)             9
  S. Blass (PIT)            8

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)          18
  J. Brewer (LA)           11
  C. Upshaw (ATL)          11
  F. Gladding (HOU)        10
  M. Marshall (MON)        10
  J. Johnson (SF)           9
  C. Carroll (CIN)          8
  D. Frisella (NY)          8
  J. Gibbon (CIN)           8
  M. Grant (PIT)            7

Shutouts:

  S. Blass (PIT)            4
  S. Carlton (STL)          3
  A. Downing (LA)           3
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         3
  J. Marichal (SF)          3
  R. Wise (PHI)             3
  S. Arlin (SD)             2
  R. Bryant (SF)            2
  L. Dierker (HOU)          2
  D. Ellis (PIT)            2

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)      165.2
  K. Holtzman (CHI)     152.0
  B. Stoneman (MON)     150.2
  C. Morton (MON)       148.2
  C. Osteen (LA)        147.2
  J. Marichal (SF)      147.1
  S. Renko (MON)        144.1
  T. Seaver (NY)        143.1
  A. Downing (LA)       143.0
  L. Dierker (HOU)      142.0

Hits:

  C. Morton (MON)         161
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       156
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        150
  C. Osteen (LA)          142
  S. Carlton (STL)        139
  P. Niekro (ATL)         136
  G. Perry (SF)           134
  L. Dierker (HOU)        133
  M. Pappas (CHI)         132
  S. Blass (PIT)          131

Runs:

  K. Holtzman (CHI)        71
  G. Perry (SF)            70
  C. Morton (MON)          69
  S. Renko (MON)           69
  J. Reuss (STL)           65
  B. Hands (CHI)           64
  C. Osteen (LA)           62
  M. Pappas (CHI)          61
  B. Singer (LA)           61
  S. Arlin (SD)            60

Home Runs:

  B. Lersch (PHI)          20
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         18
  B. Hands (CHI)           16
  P. Niekro (ATL)          16
  C. Osteen (LA)           16
  M. Pappas (CHI)          16
  C. Short (PHI)           14
  C. Kirby (SD)            13
  J. Marichal (SF)         13
  J. Merritt (CIN)         13

Walks:

  S. Renko (MON)           75
  B. Stoneman (MON)        70
  C. Kirby (SD)            62
  S. Arlin (SD)            58
  N. Ryan (NY)             58
  J. Reuss (STL)           56
  A. Downing (LA)          55
  C. Morton (MON)          53
  T. Phoebus (SD)          53
  S. Carlton (STL)         50

Strikeouts:

  B. Stoneman (MON)       150
  T. Seaver (NY)          143
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        135
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       117
  C. Kirby (SD)           113
  N. Ryan (NY)             98
  D. Wilson (HOU)          92
  D. Sutton (LA)           89
  P. Niekro (ATL)          86
  D. Ellis (PIT)           85

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