Friday April 28, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, April 28, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York         8   2  1.96   10   3   3    92    67   23   20    1   27   69
Los Angeles      9   4  2.33   13   5   4   116    88   34   30    5   34   72
Philadelphia     7   4  2.66   11   3   2   102    82   35   30    5   29   65
Montreal         7   3  3.51   10   2   4    90    87   37   35    5   44   48
St. Louis        4   7  3.57   11   3   1    96    89   41   38    7   35   50
San Diego        4   9  3.60   13   3   1   115   103   48   46   12   58   79
Houston          9   3  3.89   12   1   6   111   103   53   48    7   47   63
Chicago          3   9  4.12   12   3   1   107   113   58   49   12   41   60
Pittsburgh       5   6  4.30   11   0   2   105    94   51   50   11   43   63
Atlanta          5   8  4.63   13   1   3   117   131   67   60    7   34   52
San Francisco    5   8  4.80   13   2   4   116   111   69   62   17   38   73
Cincinnati       4   7  5.10   11   0   3   102   115   62   58   18   40   66

 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
Woodie Fryman (PHI)    1   0  0.82   3   3   1   0   1   22   21    5    2    0    4   10
Jon Matlack (NY)       2   0  1.20   3   1   1   0   0   15    9    2    2    0    2   12
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
Tommy John (LA)        1   1  1.93   2   2   0   0   0   14   11    3    3    0    3    8

 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
Mike McQueen           0   0  3.18   2   0   0   1   0    6    6    4    2    1    4    2
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             2   1  4.96   3   3   0   0   0   16   21   10    9    0    5    9
Steve Barber           0   0  6.17   3   0   0   0   0   12   14    8    8    1    3    3
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
Burt Hooton            1   2  2.74   3   3   1   0   1   23   13    7    7    1   13   20
Fergie Jenkins         1   2  3.77   4   4   2   0   0   31   30   16   13    5    6   19
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  2.77   7   0   0   1   0   13   11    5    4    1    4    7
Ed Sprague             0   0  4.76   5   0   0   0   0    6    3    3    3    3    4    1
Jim Merritt            0   0  5.14   2   1   0   0   0    7   12    4    4    1    2    3
Tom Hall               0   0  5.23   6   0   0   1   0   10    7    6    6    1    5   15
Jack Billingham        0   3  7.50   4   4   0   0   0   18   25   15   15    3    7   11
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  2.31   6   0   0   1   0   12    8    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
Wade Blasingame        0   0  5.79   4   0   0   0   0    5    2    3    3    1    2    5
Larry Dierker          1   1  5.95   3   3   0   0   0   20   22   13   13    1    6   10
Jim York               0   0 18.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    0    2    0

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Jim Brewer             0   0  1.17   4   0   0   2   0    8    2    1    1    1    3    5
Tommy John             1   1  1.93   2   2   0   0   0   14   11    3    3    0    3    8
Bill Singer            2   1  2.70   3   3   1   0   1   23   17    7    7    1    3   16
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          2   0  2.00   5   0   0   2   0    9    9    3    2    1    5    7
Carl Morton            0   1  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    3    2    0    2    2
Ernie McAnally         0   0  3.45   3   3   0   0   0   16   16    6    6    0    5    5
John Strohmayer        0   0  3.48   5   0   0   2   0   10   12    4    4    0    3    9
Tom Walker             0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    1    0
Steve Renko            1   1  5.79   3   3   0   0   0   14   14    9    9    2   15    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            2   0  1.20   3   1   1   0   0   15    9    2    2    0    2   12
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          1   0  0.82   3   3   1   0   1   22   21    5    2    0    4   10
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
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
Steve Blass            1   1  3.38   3   3   0   0   0   19   16    7    7    3    5   11
Bob Miller             1   1  3.60   6   0   0   0   0    5    6    2    2    0    5    3
Dave Giusti            0   1  3.86   5   0   0   1   0    7    7    3    3    1    3    5
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
Bob Veale              0   0  6.00   5   0   0   0   0    9   10    7    6    0    7    6
Bob Moose              0   2  7.32   3   3   0   0   0   20   21   16   16    3    7   12
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   1  2.61   4   4   1   0   0   31   26    9    9    2   15   20
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  6.35   3   0   0   0   0    6    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
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
Ron Bryant             0   1  4.26   5   0   0   0   0   13    6    6    6    2    4   13
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
Don Carrithers         1   1  6.43   3   3   0   0   0   14   13   11   10    2    7    6
John Cumberland        0   2  6.75   3   3   0   0   0   15   16   13   11    3    5    4
Jerry Johnson          1   1 10.80   6   0   0   3   0    7   12    8    8    0    5    4

 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   5   0   0   1   0    5    3    0    0    0    1    4
Al Santorini           1   1  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    0    0    0    2
Don Shaw               0   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    1    3    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       1   0  3.92   3   3   0   0   0   21   17    9    9    1    8    9
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
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           2
  C. Kirby (SD)             2
  D. Lemaster (MON)         2
  M. Marshall (MON)         2
  J. Matlack (NY)           2

Losses:

  S. Arlin (SD)             3
  J. Billingham (CIN)       3
  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
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          2
  J. Marichal (SF)          2
  C. Osteen (LA)            2
  T. Seaver (NY)            2
  B. Stoneman (MON)         2
  A. Downing (LA)           1
  W. Fryman (PHI)           1
  B. Gibson (STL)           1
  B. Greif (SD)             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
  W. Fryman (PHI)           1
  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:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)       31.0
  C. Kirby (SD)          31.0
  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. Singer (LA)         23.1
  B. Hooton (CHI)        23.0

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         30
  C. Kirby (SD)            26
  J. Billingham (CIN)      25
  D. Roberts (HOU)         25
  L. Dierker (HOU)         22
  R. Wise (STL)            22
  W. Fryman (PHI)          21
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          21
  B. Moose (PIT)           21
  B. Greif (SD)            20

Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         16
  B. Moose (PIT)           16
  J. Billingham (CIN)      15
  J. Cumberland (SF)       13
  L. Dierker (HOU)         13
  D. Gullett (CIN)         13
  D. Carrithers (SF)       11
  R. Reed (ATL)            11
  A. Downing (LA)          10
  B. Greif (SD)            10

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  C. Kirby (SD)            15
  S. Renko (MON)           15
  B. Hooton (CHI)          13
  A. Downing (LA)          12
  D. Selma (PHI)           12
  S. Arlin (SD)            11
  T. Phoebus (CHI)         11
  B. Stoneman (MON)        11
  G. Gentry (NY)            9
  R. Cleveland (STL)        8

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         24
  T. Seaver (NY)           21
  B. Hooton (CHI)          20
  C. Kirby (SD)            20
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         19
  B. Stoneman (MON)        19
  J. Marichal (SF)         16
  B. Singer (LA)           16
  D. Sutton (LA)           16
  T. Hall (CIN)            15

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