Wednesday April 26, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, April 26, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles      9   2  1.56   11   5   4    98    64   21   17    4   28   60
New York         6   2  1.95    8   2   2    74    54   19   16    1   23   57
Philadelphia     5   4  2.58    9   2   2    84    67   29   24    4   24   54
Montreal         5   3  3.01    8   2   3    72    63   26   24    2   39   38
Pittsburgh       5   4  3.32    9   0   2    87    68   33   32   10   28   55
Houston          9   2  3.62   11   1   6   102    90   46   41    7   43   55
San Diego        4   7  3.62   11   3   1    97    87   41   39    9   53   66
St. Louis        3   7  3.74   10   3   0    87    79   39   36    7   34   46
Chicago          2   9  3.86   11   2   1    98   100   50   42   10   39   53
San Francisco    5   6  4.30   11   2   4    98    95   54   47   12   32   62
Cincinnati       3   6  4.75    9   0   3    85    94   48   45   13   32   55
Atlanta          4   8  4.85   12   1   2   108   120   62   58    7   30   48

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver (NY)        3   0  0.38   3   3   2   0   1   24   16    1    1    0    1   21
Claude Osteen (LA)     2   0  0.50   2   2   2   0   1   18   13    1    1    1    5    6
Steve Carlton (PHI)    3   0  0.69   3   3   2   0   2   26    8    2    2    0    3   24
Dick Selma (PHI)       0   1  0.71   2   2   0   0   0   13    9    2    1    0    8    1
Don Sutton (LA)        3   0  0.76   3   3   1   0   1   24   10    2    2    1    4   16
Gary Gentry (NY)       0   1  0.82   2   2   0   0   0   11    7    3    1    0    6    8
Bill Singer (LA)       2   0  1.13   2   2   1   0   1   16   11    2    2    1    1   11
Woodie Fryman (PHI)    0   0  1.38   2   2   0   0   0   13   15    5    2    0    4    8
Bill Stoneman (MON)    2   1  1.40   3   3   2   0   0   26   16    4    4    1   11   19
Gary Nolan (CIN)       3   0  1.64   3   3   0   0   0   22   18    4    4    2    6   12

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Schueler           1   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    0    4
Cecil Upshaw           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    0
Tom Kelley             0   1  3.18   2   2   0   0   0   17   14    6    6    1    7    4
Phil Niekro            1   2  3.57   3   3   1   0   0   23   20   10    9    1    1   15
Jim Nash               0   0  4.26   4   0   0   1   0    6    6    3    3    0    3    1
Gary Neibauer          0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0   10   14    6    5    2    2    3
Ron Reed               1   2  4.76   3   3   0   0   0   17   18   11    9    1    6    9
Pat Jarvis             1   1  5.56   2   2   0   0   0   11   14    7    7    0    3    7
Steve Barber           0   0  6.17   3   0   0   0   0   12   14    8    8    1    3    3
Mike McQueen           0   0 10.80   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    1    2    0
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   3   0   0   0   0    2    3    0    0    0    1    2
Dan McGinn             0   1  2.00   5   0   0   1   0    9    7    4    2    0    1    6
Fergie Jenkins         0   2  2.45   3   3   1   0   0   22   17    8    6    3    4   12
Burt Hooton            1   2  2.74   3   3   1   0   1   23   13    7    7    1   13   20
Phil Regan             0   1  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    2    6    1    1    0    1    0
Juan Pizarro           0   1  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   12   13    7    6    1    7    4
Milt Pappas            1   1  4.85   2   2   0   0   0   13   18    8    7    3    1    6
Bill Hands             0   1  5.19   3   1   0   0   0    9   13    7    5    0    3    0
Tom Phoebus            0   0  8.31   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    4    4    1    5    1
Larry Gura             0   0 20.25   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    3    3    1    2    2
Joe Decker             0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    1    1    0    1    0

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Clay Carroll           0   0  1.17   5   0   0   1   0    8    8    2    1    0    2    2
Gary Nolan             3   0  1.64   3   3   0   0   0   22   18    4    4    2    6   12
Pedro Borbon           0   0  3.27   5   0   0   1   0   11    9    4    4    1    3    6
Jack Billingham        0   2  5.17   3   3   0   0   0   16   19    9    9    1    5    9
Tom Hall               0   0  5.23   6   0   0   1   0   10    7    6    6    1    5   15
Jim Merritt            0   0  6.00   1   1   0   0   0    3    8    2    2    0    0    1
Ed Sprague             0   0  6.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    2    2    3    1
Jim McGlothlin         0   2  9.00   4   0   0   0   0    5    7    7    5    1    4    2
Don Gullett            0   2 12.27   2   2   0   0   0    7   13   10   10    4    3    6
Joe Gibbon             0   0 54.00   2   0   0   0   0    0    3    2    2    1    1    1

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Gladding          0   0  0.00   3   0   0   3   0    5    1    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          1   0  1.74   5   0   0   2   0   10    6    2    2    1    7    6
Jim Ray                3   0  2.61   5   0   0   1   0   10    7    4    3    0    5    5
Ken Forsch             1   0  3.38   2   2   0   0   0   16   15    6    6    1    7    8
Don Wilson             0   1  3.86   2   2   0   0   0    9    9    4    4    2    2    6
Jerry Reuss            2   0  4.05   2   2   0   0   0   13   13    9    6    1    8   10
Dave Roberts           1   1  4.19   3   3   1   0   1   19   25   10    9    0    8   10
Larry Dierker          1   0  5.14   2   2   0   0   0   14   12    8    8    1    5    4
Wade Blasingame        0   0  7.36   3   0   0   0   0    4    2    3    3    1    1    3

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             0   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    6    0    0    0    0    3    4
Pete Richert           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    1
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
Claude Osteen          2   0  0.50   2   2   2   0   1   18   13    1    1    1    5    6
Don Sutton             3   0  0.76   3   3   1   0   1   24   10    2    2    1    4   16
Bill Singer            2   0  1.13   2   2   1   0   1   16   11    2    2    1    1   11
Al Downing             1   1  1.72   2   2   1   0   0   16   11    6    3    1    9   10
Tommy John             1   1  1.93   2   2   0   0   0   14   11    3    3    0    3    8
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   3   0   0   1   0    4    4    1    0    0    3    3
Mike Torrez            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Bill Stoneman          2   1  1.40   3   3   2   0   0   26   16    4    4    1   11   19
Carl Morton            0   1  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    3    2    0    2    2
Steve Renko            1   1  3.09   2   2   0   0   0   12    7    4    4    0   15    5
Ernie McAnally         0   0  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   12   15    6    6    0    4    4
Tom Walker             0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    1    0
John Strohmayer        0   0  4.76   4   0   0   2   0    6    8    3    3    0    2    5
Denny Lemaster         1   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    4    4    0    1    0

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim McAndrew           1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    0
Chuck Taylor           0   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    5    1    0    0    0    1    2
Tom Seaver             3   0  0.38   3   3   2   0   1   24   16    1    1    0    1   21
Gary Gentry            0   1  0.82   2   2   0   0   0   11    7    3    1    0    6    8
Tug McGraw             0   0  1.00   3   0   0   1   0    9    3    1    1    0    3    6
Buzz Capra             1   0  1.13   2   1   0   0   0    8    6    1    1    1    3    6
Jon Matlack            1   0  1.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    3    1    1    0    1    8
Jerry Koosman          0   1  7.45   2   2   0   0   0   10   14    9    8    0    5    6
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   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    0    1
Steve Carlton          3   0  0.69   3   3   2   0   2   26    8    2    2    0    3   24
Dick Selma             0   1  0.71   2   2   0   0   0   13    9    2    1    0    8    1
Woodie Fryman          0   0  1.38   2   2   0   0   0   13   15    5    2    0    4    8
Barry Lersch           0   0  1.59   2   0   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    1    0    2
Bill Champion          1   0  3.86   2   2   0   0   0   12   10    6    5    1    4    9
Joe Hoerner            0   1  6.75   4   0   0   1   0    4    6    3    3    0    1    2
Darrell Brandon        1   1  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    3    1    0    2
Chris Short            0   1 13.50   3   0   0   0   0    2    6    3    3    1    2    2
Wayne Twitchell        0   0 13.50   4   0   0   1   0    3    2    4    4    0    2    3

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nelson Briles          1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    0
Ramon Hernandez        1   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    6    1    0    0    0    2    4
Bruce Kison            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    2
Dave Giusti            0   0  1.80   4   0   0   1   0    5    4    1    1    1    0    4
Bob Miller             1   1  1.93   5   0   0   0   0    5    4    1    1    0    3    3
Bob Johnson            0   0  2.40   2   2   0   0   0   15   11    4    4    1    5    9
Bob Veale              0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    6    3    2    0    4    4
Steve Blass            1   1  3.38   3   3   0   0   0   19   16    7    7    3    5   11
Bob Moose              0   1  5.14   2   2   0   0   0   14   13    8    8    3    3    9
Dock Ellis             1   1  5.25   2   2   0   0   0   12   12    7    7    2    2    7
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
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    2    3
Steve Arlin            0   3  1.80   3   3   0   0   0   20   15    6    4    0   11   13
Mike Caldwell          1   0  1.80   3   0   0   1   0    5    3    1    1    0    4    3
Clay Kirby             2   0  2.35   3   3   1   0   0   23   19    6    6    1   12   12
Fred Norman            0   1  2.45   2   1   1   0   0   11    8    3    3    1    5    9
Gary Ross              0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    2    0    4    2
Bill Greif             1   2  5.74   3   3   1   0   1   16   20   10   10    1    5   10
Mike Corkins           0   0  6.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    5    2    2    1    2    2
Ed Acosta              0   0  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    5    7    4    4    1    2    4
Tom Phoebus            0   1  7.94   1   1   0   0   0    6    3    5    5    2    6    8
Ron Taylor             0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    2    0    0

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Stone            0   0  1.59   2   1   0   0   0    6    6    2    1    0    2    5
Juan Marichal          1   2  2.49   3   3   2   0   0   25   17    7    7    2    6   16
Don Carrithers         1   1  3.75   2   2   0   0   0   12    9    6    5    1    6    6
John Morris            0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    2    4    4    1    1    0    1
Jim Barr               0   0  4.26   5   0   0   0   0   13   12    6    6    3    2    6
Don McMahon            0   1  4.76   3   0   0   1   0    6    4    3    3    1    1    3
Sam McDowell           2   0  4.80   3   3   0   0   0   15   20    8    8    2    6   13
John Cumberland        0   2  5.79   2   2   0   0   0    9   11    8    6    1    3    3
Ron Bryant             0   0  7.71   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    4    4    1    2    6
Jerry Johnson          1   0  9.53   5   0   0   3   0    6    9    6    6    0    4    3

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lance Clemons          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    0    1
Moe Drabowsky          0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    2
Al Santorini           1   1  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    0    0    0    2
Don Shaw               0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    2    0
Scipio Spinks          1   1  2.57   2   2   1   0   0   14   11    4    4    0    7   12
Rick Wise              1   2  2.96   3   3   1   0   0   24   22    9    8    2    5    9
Bob Gibson             0   2  3.60   3   3   1   0   0   20   19    9    8    3    6   10
Reggie Cleveland       0   0  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   14   10    7    7    1    7    7
Tony Cloninger         0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    0    0    0
Santiago Guzman        0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    1    0    0
Dennis Higgins         0   1 12.27   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    5    5    0    6    3
Joe Grzenda            0   0 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    1    5    2    2    0    0    0

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League Leaders

Wins:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  G. Nolan (CIN)            3
  J. Ray (HOU)              3
  T. Seaver (NY)            3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  C. Kirby (SD)             2
  S. McDowell (SF)          2
  C. Osteen (LA)            2
  J. Reuss (HOU)            2
  B. Singer (LA)            2

Losses:

  S. Arlin (SD)             3
  J. Billingham (CIN)       2
  J. Cumberland (SF)        2
  B. Gibson (STL)           2
  B. Greif (SD)             2
  D. Gullett (CIN)          2
  B. Hooton (CHI)           2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          2
  J. Marichal (SF)          2
  J. McGlothlin (CIN)       2

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  J. Marichal (SF)          2
  C. Osteen (LA)            2
  T. Seaver (NY)            2
  B. Stoneman (MON)         2
  A. Downing (LA)           1
  B. Gibson (STL)           1
  B. Greif (SD)             1
  B. Hooton (CHI)           1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          1

Saves:

  F. Gladding (HOU)         3
  J. Johnson (SF)           3
  J. Brewer (LA)            2
  G. Culver (HOU)           2
  J. Strohmayer (MON)       2
  P. Borbon (CIN)           1
  M. Caldwell (SD)          1
  C. Carroll (CIN)          1
  D. Giusti (PIT)           1
  T. Hall (CIN)             1

Shutouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  B. Greif (SD)             1
  B. Hooton (CHI)           1
  C. Osteen (LA)            1
  D. Roberts (HOU)          1
  T. Seaver (NY)            1
  B. Singer (LA)            1
  D. Sutton (LA)            1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)       26.0
  B. Stoneman (MON)      25.2
  J. Marichal (SF)       25.1
  R. Wise (STL)          24.1
  T. Seaver (NY)         24.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         23.2
  B. Hooton (CHI)        23.0
  C. Kirby (SD)          23.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        22.2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       22.0

Hits:

  D. Roberts (HOU)         25
  R. Wise (STL)            22
  B. Greif (SD)            20
  S. McDowell (SF)         20
  P. Niekro (ATL)          20
  J. Billingham (CIN)      19
  B. Gibson (STL)          19
  C. Kirby (SD)            19
  G. Nolan (CIN)           18
  M. Pappas (CHI)          18

Runs:

  R. Reed (ATL)            11
  B. Greif (SD)            10
  D. Gullett (CIN)         10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  D. Roberts (HOU)         10
  J. Billingham (CIN)       9
  B. Gibson (STL)           9
  J. Koosman (NY)           9
  T. Phoebus (CHI)          9
  J. Reuss (HOU)            9

Home Runs:

  D. Gullett (CIN)          4
  J. Barr (SF)              3
  S. Blass (PIT)            3
  B. Gibson (STL)           3
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          3
  B. Moose (PIT)            3
  M. Pappas (CHI)           3
  T. Phoebus (CHI)          3
  D. Ellis (PIT)            2
  J. Marichal (SF)          2

Walks:

  S. Renko (MON)           15
  B. Hooton (CHI)          13
  C. Kirby (SD)            12
  S. Arlin (SD)            11
  T. Phoebus (CHI)         11
  B. Stoneman (MON)        11
  A. Downing (LA)           9
  J. Reuss (HOU)            8
  D. Roberts (HOU)          8
  D. Selma (PHI)            8

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         24
  T. Seaver (NY)           21
  B. Hooton (CHI)          20
  B. Stoneman (MON)        19
  J. Marichal (SF)         16
  D. Sutton (LA)           16
  T. Hall (CIN)            15
  P. Niekro (ATL)          15
  S. Arlin (SD)            13
  S. McDowell (SF)         13


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