Thursday April 27, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, April 27, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles      9   3  2.02   12   5   4   107    80   28   24    4   32   66
New York         7   2  2.06    9   2   3    83    61   22   19    1   26   65
Philadelphia     6   4  2.91   10   2   2    93    76   35   30    5   29   63
Montreal         6   3  3.24    9   2   4    81    74   31   29    3   42   42
Pittsburgh       5   5  3.48   10   0   2    96    80   38   37   11   34   58
Houston          9   2  3.62   11   1   6   102    90   46   41    7   43   55
San Diego        4   8  3.65   12   3   1   106    96   45   43   11   55   71
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   7  4.53   12   2   4   107   102   61   54   16   34   66
Cincinnati       4   6  4.67   10   0   3    94   103   52   49   14   34   61
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
Don Sutton (LA)        3   0  0.76   3   3   1   0   1   24   10    2    2    1    4   16
Tug McGraw (NY)        0   0  0.82   4   0   0   2   0   11    4    1    1    0    3    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
Steve Arlin (SD)       0   3  1.80   3   3   0   0   0   20   15    6    4    0   11   13

 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
Gary Nolan             3   0  1.64   3   3   0   0   0   22   18    4    4    2    6   12
Clay Carroll           1   0  1.86   6   0   0   1   0   10   11    3    2    0    2    3
Pedro Borbon           0   0  3.00   6   0   0   1   0   12   10    4    4    1    3    6
Ed Sprague             0   0  3.60   4   0   0   0   0    5    2    2    2    2    3    1
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
Jim McGlothlin         0   2  9.00   4   0   0   0   0    5    7    7    5    1    4    2
Don Gullett            0   2 10.32   3   3   0   0   0   11   18   13   13    5    5   11
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   2   0   0   1   0    2    2    0    0    0    1    1
Mike Strahler          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    0
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
Tommy John             1   1  1.93   2   2   0   0   0   14   11    3    3    0    3    8
Al Downing             1   2  3.00   3   3   1   0   0   21   19   10    7    1   12   13
Hoyt Wilhelm           0   0  8.10   2   0   0   1   0    3    7    4    3    0    1    5
Pete Mikkelsen         0   0 27.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    6    6    6    0    1    2

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Mike Marshall          1   0  2.57   4   0   0   2   0    7    7    3    2    1    4    5
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  3.45   3   3   0   0   0   16   16    6    6    0    5    5
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         2   0  9.95   3   0   0   0   0    6   12    7    7    0    2    1

 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
Tug McGraw             0   0  0.82   4   0   0   2   0   11    4    1    1    0    3    8
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
Gary Gentry            1   1  2.00   3   3   0   0   0   18   13    6    4    0    9   14
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
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
Dick Selma             0   1  3.32   3   3   0   0   0   19   17    8    7    1   12    6
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
Wayne Twitchell        1   0  6.75   5   0   0   1   0    5    3    4    4    0    3    7
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

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ramon Hernandez        1   0  0.00   5   0   0   1   0    7    1    0    0    0    3    4
Bob Miller             1   1  1.93   5   0   0   0   0    5    4    1    1    0    3    3
Nelson Briles          1   0  2.35   2   1   0   0   0    8    7    2    2    0    2    2
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
Dave Giusti            0   1  3.86   5   0   0   1   0    7    7    3    3    1    3    5
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
Bruce Kison            0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    2    2
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
Gary Ross              0   0  3.18   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    5    3
Fred Norman            0   2  3.50   3   2   1   0   0   18   15    7    7    3    6   13
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
Sam McDowell           2   0  4.80   3   3   0   0   0   15   20    8    8    2    6   13
Don McMahon            0   1  4.91   4   0   0   1   0    7    5    4    4    2    1    5
Ron Bryant             0   1  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    7    4    5    5    2    2    7
John Cumberland        0   2  6.75   3   3   0   0   0   15   16   13   11    3    5    4
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
  D. Lemaster (MON)         2
  S. McDowell (SF)          2
  C. Osteen (LA)            2
  J. Reuss (HOU)            2

Losses:

  S. Arlin (SD)             3
  J. Billingham (CIN)       2
  J. Cumberland (SF)        2
  A. Downing (LA)           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

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
  M. Marshall (MON)         2
  T. McGraw (NY)            2
  J. Strohmayer (MON)       2
  P. Borbon (CIN)           1
  M. Caldwell (SD)          1
  C. Carroll (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
  A. Downing (LA)          19
  B. Gibson (STL)          19
  C. Kirby (SD)            19
  D. Gullett (CIN)         18

Runs:

  J. Cumberland (SF)       13
  D. Gullett (CIN)         13
  R. Reed (ATL)            11
  A. Downing (LA)          10
  B. Greif (SD)            10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  D. Roberts (HOU)         10
  J. Billingham (CIN)       9
  B. Gibson (STL)           9
  J. Koosman (NY)           9

Home Runs:

  D. Gullett (CIN)          5
  J. Barr (SF)              3
  S. Blass (PIT)            3
  J. Cumberland (SF)        3
  B. Gibson (STL)           3
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          3
  B. Moose (PIT)            3
  F. Norman (SD)            3
  M. Pappas (CHI)           3
  T. Phoebus (CHI)          3

Walks:

  S. Renko (MON)           15
  B. Hooton (CHI)          13
  A. Downing (LA)          12
  C. Kirby (SD)            12
  D. Selma (PHI)           12
  S. Arlin (SD)            11
  T. Phoebus (CHI)         11
  B. Stoneman (MON)        11
  G. Gentry (NY)            9
  J. Reuss (HOU)            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
  G. Gentry (NY)           14
  S. Arlin (SD)            13

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