Saturday April 29, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 29, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     10   4  2.23   14   6   4   125    97   35   31    5   35   76
New York         8   3  2.79   11   3   3   100    85   34   31    4   29   72
Philadelphia     7   5  2.79   12   4   2   110    88   39   34    5   33   75
Montreal         8   3  3.28   11   3   4    99    92   38   36    5   48   54
San Diego        5   9  3.34   14   4   1   124   108   48   46   12   62   85
St. Louis        5   7  3.38   12   3   1   107    98   43   40    8   40   59
Houston          9   4  3.84   13   1   6   122   115   57   52    8   48   68
Chicago          3  10  3.88   13   3   1   116   120   61   50   12   43   68
San Francisco    5   9  4.52   14   2   4   125   116   71   63   17   41   80
Pittsburgh       5   7  4.59   12   0   2   114   108   60   58   11   50   69
Atlanta          6   8  4.66   14   1   4   126   145   72   65    8   35   57
Cincinnati       5   7  4.85   12   0   3   111   124   64   60   19   40   73

 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
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
Steve Arlin (SD)       1   3  1.24   4   4   1   0   1   29   20    6    4    0   15   19
Steve Stone (SF)       0   1  1.32   3   2   0   0   0   14   11    4    2    0    4   11
Bill Stoneman (MON)    2   1  1.40   3   3   2   0   0   26   16    4    4    1   11   19
Tommy John (LA)        2   1  1.57   3   3   1   0   0   23   20    4    4    0    4   12
Steve Carlton (PHI)    3   1  1.59   4   4   3   0   2   34   14    6    6    0    7   34

 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
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
Tom Kelley             1   1  4.30   3   3   0   0   0   23   23   11   11    2    8    7
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 14.29   3   2   0   1   0    6   18    9    9    0    3    4

 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   6   0   0   1   0    9    7    4    2    0    1    6
Phil Regan             0   1  2.70   4   0   0   0   0    3    6    1    1    0    1    1
Burt Hooton            1   2  2.74   3   3   1   0   1   23   13    7    7    1   13   20
Milt Pappas            1   2  3.43   3   3   0   0   0   21   25   11    8    3    3   13
Fergie Jenkins         1   2  3.77   4   4   2   0   0   31   30   16   13    5    6   19
Juan Pizarro           0   1  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   12   13    7    6    1    7    4
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
Tom Hall               1   0  4.05   7   0   0   1   0   13    7    6    6    1    5   20
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
Jim McGlothlin         0   2  5.73   5   1   0   0   0   11   16    9    7    2    4    4
Jack Billingham        0   3  7.50   4   4   0   0   0   18   25   15   15    3    7   11
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   4   0   0   3   0    5    2    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   1  3.46   3   3   0   0   0   26   26   10   10    2    8   13
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  5.40   5   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             2   1  1.57   3   3   1   0   0   23   20    4    4    0    4   12
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            1   0  0.93   2   1   1   0   0   10    6    1    1    0    4    6
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
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
Jim McAndrew           1   0  2.70   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    2    3
Danny Frisella         0   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    1    0    0
Chuck Taylor           0   0  6.14   5   0   0   1   0    7   10    5    5    0    2    2
Jerry Koosman          0   2 10.45   3   3   0   0   0   10   19   13   12    2    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
Woodie Fryman          1   0  0.82   3   3   1   0   1   22   21    5    2    0    4   10
Steve Carlton          3   1  1.59   4   4   3   0   2   34   14    6    6    0    7   34
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  2.16   7   0   0   0   0    8    7    2    2    0    7    5
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
Dave Giusti            0   1  3.38   6   0   0   1   0    8    8    3    3    1    3    5
Dock Ellis             1   1  5.25   2   2   0   0   0   12   12    7    7    2    2    7
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   1 10.80   2   1   0   0   0    5    8    7    6    0    6    2
Bruce Kison            0   0 13.50   3   0   0   0   0    3    7    5    5    1    3    6

 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            1   3  1.24   4   4   1   0   1   29   20    6    4    0   15   19
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   1  1.32   3   2   0   0   0   14   11    4    2    0    4   11
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  3.95   6   0   0   0   0   14   12    6    6    3    3    7
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           2   1  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    3    1    0    0    1    4
Don Shaw               0   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    1    3    0    0    0    2    0
Scipio Spinks          1   1  2.53   3   3   1   0   0   21   19    6    6    1   11   19
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
  T. John (LA)              2
  C. Kirby (SD)             2
  D. Lemaster (MON)         2
  M. Marshall (MON)         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. Koosman (NY)           2

Complete Games:

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

  S. Carlton (PHI)       34.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       31.0
  C. Kirby (SD)          31.0
  S. Arlin (SD)          29.0
  K. Forsch (HOU)        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

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         30
  K. Forsch (HOU)          26
  C. Kirby (SD)            26
  J. Billingham (CIN)      25
  M. Pappas (CHI)          25
  D. Roberts (HOU)         25
  T. Kelley (ATL)          23
  L. Dierker (HOU)         22
  R. Wise (STL)            22
  W. Fryman (PHI)          21

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
  J. Koosman (NY)          13
  D. Carrithers (SF)       11
  T. Kelley (ATL)          11
  M. Pappas (CHI)          11

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:

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

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         34
  T. Seaver (NY)           21
  T. Hall (CIN)            20
  B. Hooton (CHI)          20
  C. Kirby (SD)            20
  S. Arlin (SD)            19
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         19
  S. Spinks (STL)          19
  B. Stoneman (MON)        19
  J. Marichal (SF)         16

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