Thursday April 20, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, April 20, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Montreal         3   0  2.00    3   1   2    27    23    6    6    0   11   18
Philadelphia     3   2  2.05    5   1   2    44    38   14   10    0   11   25
Los Angeles      5   1  2.21    6   2   3    53    33   16   13    4   18   29
Chicago          2   3  2.93    5   1   1    43    43   20   14    4   18   24
New York         1   2  3.12    3   0   1    26    19    9    9    0    9   22
St. Louis        1   4  3.14    5   1   0    43    41   17   15    3   15   26
San Francisco    4   2  3.27    6   1   4    52    40   19   19    6   13   32
Pittsburgh       3   2  3.27    5   0   2    44    30   17   16    4   11   26
San Diego        3   3  3.33    6   1   1    54    46   20   20    2   37   44
Cincinnati       1   3  4.00    4   0   1    36    27   19   16    3   13   23
Houston          3   2  4.80    5   0   3    45    46   26   24    4   11   27
Atlanta          1   6  5.02    7   0   1    61    74   36   34    3   10   31

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Blass (PIT)      1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    2    0    0    0    0    5
Bill Greif (SD)        1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    6    0    0    0    3    8
Burt Hooton (CHI)      1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    0    0    0    0    7    7
Gary Nolan (CIN)       1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    2    0    0    0    0    5
Ron Reed (ATL)         1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    4    1    0    0    0    4
Tom Seaver (NY)        1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    0    0    0    0    6
Don Sutton (LA)        2   0  0.56   2   2   1   0   1   16    5    1    1    1    2    7
Claude Osteen (LA)     1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    7    1    1    1    1    2
Steve Carlton (PHI)    2   0  1.06   2   2   1   0   1   17    7    2    2    0    2   10
Woodie Fryman (PHI)    0   0  1.13   1   1   0   0   0    8    8    3    1    0    1    4

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Reed               1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    4    1    0    0    0    4
Ron Schueler           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    0    4
Cecil Upshaw           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    0
Gary Neibauer          0   0  3.18   1   0   0   0   0    6    9    3    2    1    1    2
Tom Kelley             0   1  3.86   1   1   0   0   0    7    8    3    3    1    0    1
Pat Jarvis             0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    9    3    3    0    1    5
Phil Niekro            0   2  4.61   2   2   0   0   0   14   11    7    7    0    1   10
Steve Barber           0   0  5.00   2   0   0   0   0    9   10    5    5    0    1    2
Mike McQueen           0   0 10.80   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    1    2    0
Jim Nash               0   0 11.57   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    3    3    0    1    1
George Stone           0   2 30.38   2   2   0   0   0    3   13    9    9    0    3    2

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Hamilton         0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    2
Burt Hooton            1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    0    0    0    0    7    7
Phil Regan             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    1    0
Fergie Jenkins         0   1  2.25   2   2   0   0   0   12   13    5    3    1    2    7
Bill Hands             0   1  3.38   1   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    1    0    1    0
Milt Pappas            1   0  3.52   1   1   0   0   0    8    9    4    3    1    1    6
Juan Pizarro           0   1  3.86   1   1   0   0   0    7    8    4    3    1    4    2
Dan McGinn             0   0  6.75   2   0   0   1   0    1    2    1    1    0    0    0
Joe Decker             0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    1    1    0    1    0
Larry Gura             0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    2    2    1    1    0

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Clay Carroll           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    2    1    1    0    0    1    1
Gary Nolan             1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    2    0    0    0    0    5
Ed Sprague             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    2    1
Tom Hall               0   0  1.69   2   0   0   0   0    5    2    1    1    1    1    6
Pedro Borbon           0   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    1    1    1    0    2    3
Jim McGlothlin         0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    3    1    0    2    0
Don Gullett            0   1  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    5    5    2    2    4
Jack Billingham        0   2  9.39   2   2   0   0   0    8   11    8    8    0    3    3

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Gladding          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    2
Tom Griffin            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
George Culver          0   0  2.25   2   0   0   1   0    4    2    1    1    0    2    1
Larry Dierker          1   0  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    2    2    0    2    3
Jim Ray                0   0  2.70   2   0   0   1   0    3    3    1    1    0    0    4
Don Wilson             0   1  4.91   1   1   0   0   0    7    7    4    4    2    1    4
Ken Forsch             1   0  5.14   1   1   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    0    2    4
Jerry Reuss            1   0  6.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    9    5    4    1    2    4
Wade Blasingame        0   0  7.36   3   0   0   0   0    4    2    3    3    1    1    3
Dave Roberts           0   1 12.27   1   1   0   0   0    4    7    6    5    0    1    1

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   2   0    4    0    0    0    0    3    4
Mike Strahler          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    0
Hoyt Wilhelm           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    2    2    1    0    0    0    2
Don Sutton             2   0  0.56   2   2   1   0   1   16    5    1    1    1    2    7
Claude Osteen          1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    7    1    1    1    1    2
Tommy John             1   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    0    3    3
Bill Singer            1   0  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    4    2    2    1    0    5
Al Downing             0   1  2.70   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    4    2    1    7    4
Pete Mikkelsen         0   0 81.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    5    6    6    0    1    2

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    1    1
John Strohmayer        0   0  0.00   2   0   0   2   0    4    3    0    0    0    0    5
Bill Stoneman          1   0  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    5    2    2    0    1    8
Ernie McAnally         0   0  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    9    2    2    0    1    1
Steve Renko            1   0  3.18   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    8    3

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Buzz Capra             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    4
Tug McGraw             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    4    0    0    0    0    1    3
Tom Seaver             1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    0    0    0    0    6
Chuck Taylor           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Gary Gentry            0   1  1.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    3    1    1    0    1    4
Jon Matlack            0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    1    3
Jerry Koosman          0   1  7.71   1   1   0   0   0    5    5    4    4    0    4    2
Ray Sadecki            0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    3    3    3    0    2    0

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Reynolds           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Dick Selma             0   1  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    5    6    1    0    0    4    0
Wayne Twitchell        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1
Steve Carlton          2   0  1.06   2   2   1   0   1   17    7    2    2    0    2   10
Woodie Fryman          0   0  1.13   1   1   0   0   0    8    8    3    1    0    1    4
Bill Champion          1   0  2.08   1   1   0   0   0    9    7    3    2    0    3    7
Joe Hoerner            0   1  9.00   2   0   0   1   0    2    3    2    2    0    0    1
Chris Short            0   0 10.80   2   0   0   0   0    2    5    2    2    0    1    2
Darrell Brandon        0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    2    1    1    0    0    0

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Blass            1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    2    0    0    0    0    5
Nelson Briles          1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    0
Dave Giusti            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    2
Ramon Hernandez        0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    2
Bob Miller             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    1
Bob Veale              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    0    0    1    1
Bob Johnson            0   0  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    2    2    0    2    2
Dock Ellis             1   1  5.25   2   2   0   0   0   12   12    7    7    2    2    7
Bob Moose              0   1  6.43   1   1   0   0   0    7    7    5    5    2    1    4
Luke Walker            0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    2    2    0    2    2

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Corkins           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    1    2
Bill Greif             1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    6    0    0    0    3    8
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    2    2
Steve Arlin            0   2  2.77   2   2   0   0   0   13   12    4    4    0    9    8
Mike Caldwell          1   0  3.00   2   0   0   1   0    3    2    1    1    0    3    3
Clay Kirby             1   0  3.21   2   2   0   0   0   14   13    5    5    0    6    7
Fred Norman            0   0  6.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    0    3    4
Tom Phoebus            0   1  7.94   1   1   0   0   0    6    3    5    5    2    6    8
Ed Acosta              0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    1    1
Gary Ross              0   0 18.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    2    2    0    3    1

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Johnson          0   0  0.00   3   0   0   3   0    5    5    0    0    0    1    3
Don McMahon            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    3    0    0    0    0    0    1
John Morris            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1
Steve Stone            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Don Carrithers         1   0  1.23   1   1   0   0   0    7    3    1    1    0    3    5
Juan Marichal          1   1  2.20   2   2   1   0   0   16   11    4    4    2    3    9
Jim Barr               0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    0    0
Sam McDowell           2   0  5.06   2   2   0   0   0   11   11    6    6    2    3   11
John Cumberland        0   1  6.75   1   1   0   0   0    5    6    4    4    1    1    0
Ron Bryant             0   0 20.25   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    3    3    0    2    2

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tony Cloninger         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Moe Drabowsky          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    1
Al Santorini           1   1  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    0    0    0    2
Don Shaw               0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    2    0
Bob Gibson             0   1  1.93   2   2   1   0   0   14   14    3    3    1    4    7
Rick Wise              0   1  2.25   1   1   0   0   0    8    6    3    2    0    2    4
Reggie Cleveland       0   0  3.52   1   1   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    1    2    6
Scipio Spinks          0   1  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    5    6    3    3    0    2    5
Santiago Guzman        0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    1    0    0
Joe Grzenda            0   0 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    1    5    2    2    0    0    0
Dennis Higgins         0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    1    1    0    2    1

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League Leaders

Wins:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  S. McDowell (SF)          2
  D. Sutton (LA)            2
  S. Blass (PIT)            1
  N. Briles (PIT)           1
  M. Caldwell (SD)          1
  D. Carrithers (SF)        1
  B. Champion (PHI)         1
  L. Dierker (HOU)          1
  D. Ellis (PIT)            1

Losses:

  S. Arlin (SD)             2
  J. Billingham (CIN)       2
  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  G. Stone (ATL)            2
  J. Cumberland (SF)        1
  A. Downing (LA)           1
  D. Ellis (PIT)            1
  G. Gentry (NY)            1
  B. Gibson (STL)           1
  D. Gullett (CIN)          1

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          1
  B. Gibson (STL)           1
  B. Greif (SD)             1
  B. Hooton (CHI)           1
  J. Marichal (SF)          1
  C. Osteen (LA)            1
  B. Stoneman (MON)         1
  D. Sutton (LA)            1

Saves:

  J. Johnson (SF)           3
  J. Brewer (LA)            2
  J. Strohmayer (MON)       2
  M. Caldwell (SD)          1
  C. Carroll (CIN)          1
  G. Culver (HOU)           1
  D. Giusti (PIT)           1
  F. Gladding (HOU)         1
  R. Hernandez (PIT)        1
  J. Hoerner (PHI)          1

Shutouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          1
  B. Greif (SD)             1
  B. Hooton (CHI)           1
  D. Sutton (LA)            1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)       17.0
  J. Marichal (SF)       16.1
  D. Sutton (LA)         16.0
  B. Gibson (STL)        14.0
  C. Kirby (SD)          14.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        13.2
  S. Arlin (SD)          13.0
  D. Ellis (PIT)         12.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       12.0
  S. McDowell (SF)       10.2

Hits:

  B. Gibson (STL)          14
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         13
  C. Kirby (SD)            13
  G. Stone (ATL)           13
  S. Arlin (SD)            12
  D. Ellis (PIT)           12
  J. Billingham (CIN)      11
  J. Marichal (SF)         11
  S. McDowell (SF)         11
  P. Niekro (ATL)          11

Runs:

  G. Stone (ATL)            9
  J. Billingham (CIN)       8
  D. Ellis (PIT)            7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  S. McDowell (SF)          6
  P. Mikkelsen (LA)         6
  D. Roberts (HOU)          6
  S. Barber (ATL)           5
  D. Gullett (CIN)          5
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          5

Home Runs:

  D. Ellis (PIT)            2
  D. Gullett (CIN)          2
  J. Marichal (SF)          2
  S. McDowell (SF)          2
  B. Moose (PIT)            2
  T. Phoebus (SD)           2
  D. Wilson (HOU)           2
  J. Barr (SF)              1
  W. Blasingame (HOU)       1
  R. Cleveland (STL)        1

Walks:

  S. Arlin (SD)             9
  S. Renko (MON)            8
  A. Downing (LA)           7
  B. Hooton (CHI)           7
  C. Kirby (SD)             6
  T. Phoebus (SD)           6
  B. Gibson (STL)           4
  J. Koosman (NY)           4
  J. Pizarro (CHI)          4
  D. Selma (PHI)            4

Strikeouts:

  S. McDowell (SF)         11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  J. Marichal (SF)          9
  S. Arlin (SD)             8
  B. Greif (SD)             8
  T. Phoebus (SD)           8
  B. Stoneman (MON)         8
  B. Champion (PHI)         7
  D. Ellis (PIT)            7

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