Sunday April 30, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, April 30, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     11   4  2.08   15   7   4   134   104   35   31    5   36   82
Philadelphia     9   5  2.54   14   6   2   128   101   41   36    6   40   80
New York         8   4  3.17   12   3   3   108    96   41   38    5   30   75
San Diego        5  11  3.42   16   4   1   142   132   57   54   14   67   98
St. Louis        5   8  3.69   13   3   1   115   109   50   47    8   50   65
Houston         10   4  3.71   14   1   7   131   124   63   54    8   49   73
Chicago          4  10  3.89   14   3   2   125   126   65   54   12   50   73
Montreal         9   4  3.97   13   3   5   116   118   53   51    7   54   62
San Francisco    6  10  4.27   16   3   4   143   128   78   68   19   45   90
Atlanta          7   8  4.41   15   2   4   135   153   73   66    9   37   62
Pittsburgh       5   8  4.70   13   0   2   123   115   66   64   13   54   75
Cincinnati       5   8  4.98   13   0   3   119   132   70   66   20   42   77

 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)        4   0  0.55   4   4   2   0   2   33   17    2    2    1    5   22
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
Barry Lersch (PHI)     1   0  1.23   3   1   1   0   0   15   10    2    2    2    4    4
Steve Arlin (SD)       1   3  1.24   4   4   1   0   1   29   20    6    4    0   15   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
Gary Gentry (NY)       1   1  2.00   3   3   0   0   0   18   13    6    4    0    9   14

 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
Phil Niekro            2   2  2.84   4   4   2   0   0   32   28   11   10    2    3   20
Mike McQueen           0   0  3.18   2   0   0   1   0    6    6    4    2    1    4    2
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  1.93   7   0   0   2   0    9    7    4    2    0    1    6
Phil Regan             0   1  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    4    6    1    1    0    2    2
Burt Hooton            2   2  3.19   4   4   1   0   1   31   19   11   11    1   19   24
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  2.48   4   4   0   0   0   29   23    8    8    3    8   16
Pedro Borbon           0   0  2.77   7   0   0   1   0   13   11    5    4    1    4    7
Clay Carroll           1   1  3.48   7   0   0   1   0   10   13    5    4    0    2    3
Tom Hall               1   0  3.95   8   0   0   1   0   14    8    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  2.51   7   0   0   2   0   14   10    5    4    0    5    6
Don Wilson             1   1  2.87   3   3   0   0   0   16   16    9    5    2    3   10
Ken Forsch             1   1  3.46   3   3   0   0   0   26   26   10   10    2    8   13
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             4   0  0.55   4   4   2   0   2   33   17    2    2    1    5   22
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
Mike Marshall          2   0  1.93   6   0   0   3   0    9    9    3    2    1    6    7
Carl Morton            1   1  2.45   2   2   0   0   0   15   14    5    4    0    2    8
Bill Stoneman          2   2  3.07   4   4   2   0   0   29   25   10   10    2   12   20
Ernie McAnally         0   0  3.45   3   3   0   0   0   16   16    6    6    0    5    5
John Strohmayer        0   0  3.65   6   0   0   2   0   12   14    5    5    0    4    9
Tom Walker             0   0  3.86   3   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 12.27   4   0   0   0   0    7   16   10   10    1    3    2
Joe Gilbert            0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    3    3    0    2    0

 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
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  5.63   6   0   0   1   0    8   10    5    5    0    2    2
Buzz Capra             1   1  6.17   3   2   0   0   0   12   15    8    8    2    4    6
Jerry Koosman          0   2  9.26   4   3   0   0   0   12   20   13   12    2    5    8
Ray Sadecki            0   0 11.57   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    3    3    0    2    1

 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
Barry Lersch           1   0  1.23   3   1   1   0   0   15   10    2    2    2    4    4
Steve Carlton          3   1  1.59   4   4   3   0   2   34   14    6    6    0    7   34
Bill Champion          2   0  2.61   3   3   1   0   0   21   18    7    6    1    7   12
Dick Selma             0   1  3.32   3   3   0   0   0   19   17    8    7    1   12    6
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
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
Bob Johnson            0   1  4.50   3   3   0   0   0   20   18   10   10    3    7   13
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  7.71   3   1   0   0   0    7    8    7    6    0    8    2
Bruce Kison            0   0  8.44   4   0   0   0   0    5    7    5    5    1    3    8

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    7    5    0    0    0    2    6
Mike Caldwell          1   0  1.17   4   0   0   1   0    8    6    1    1    0    5    5
Steve Arlin            1   3  1.24   4   4   1   0   1   29   20    6    4    0   15   19
Gary Ross              0   0  2.16   6   0   0   0   0    8    5    2    2    0    6    6
Clay Kirby             2   1  2.61   4   4   1   0   0   31   26    9    9    2   15   20
Fred Norman            0   2  3.50   3   2   1   0   0   18   15    7    7    3    6   13
Ed Acosta              0   0  4.70   4   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    4    1    2    6
Mike Corkins           0   1  6.14   4   1   0   0   0    7   10    5    5    2    5    4
Bill Greif             1   3  6.88   4   4   1   0   1   17   26   14   13    1    5   11
Tom Phoebus            0   1  7.94   1   1   0   0   0    6    3    5    5    2    6    8
Ron Taylor             0   0 10.80   3   0   0   0   0    3    6    4    4    3    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
Jim Barr               0   0  3.24   7   0   0   0   0   17   14    7    6    3    3   10
Juan Marichal          1   3  3.38   4   4   2   0   0   29   21   11   11    4    6   16
Sam McDowell           3   0  3.38   4   4   1   0   0   24   25   10    9    2    8   19
Don McMahon            0   1  3.86   5   0   0   1   0    9    6    4    4    2    3    6
John Morris            0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    2    4    4    1    1    0    1
Ron Bryant             0   1  4.26   5   0   0   0   0   13    6    6    6    2    4   13
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
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
Moe Drabowsky          0   0  1.69   6   0   0   1   0    5    7    1    1    0    1    4
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
Reggie Cleveland       1   0  3.92   3   3   0   0   0   21   17    9    9    1    8    9
Tony Cloninger         0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    0    1    0
Bob Gibson             0   3  5.56   4   4   1   0   0   23   24   15   14    3   10   14
Joe Grzenda            0   0  6.75   3   0   0   0   0    3    6    2    2    0    2    0
Dennis Higgins         0   1  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    7    4    5    5    0    9    5
Santiago Guzman        0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    1    0    0

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League Leaders

Wins:

  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  S. McDowell (SF)          3
  G. Nolan (CIN)            3
  J. Ray (HOU)              3
  T. Seaver (NY)            3
  B. Champion (PHI)         2
  B. Hooton (CHI)           2
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           2
  T. John (LA)              2

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          2
  J. Marichal (SF)          2
  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  C. Osteen (LA)            2
  T. Seaver (NY)            2
  B. Stoneman (MON)         2
  D. Sutton (LA)            2
  S. Arlin (SD)             1
  B. Champion (PHI)         1

Saves:

  F. Gladding (HOU)         3
  J. Johnson (SF)           3
  M. Marshall (MON)         3
  J. Brewer (LA)            2
  G. Culver (HOU)           2
  D. McGinn (CHI)           2
  T. McGraw (NY)            2
  J. Ray (HOU)              2
  J. Strohmayer (MON)       2
  P. Borbon (CIN)           1

Shutouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  D. Sutton (LA)            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

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)       34.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         32.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)        31.2
  B. Hooton (CHI)        31.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       31.0
  C. Kirby (SD)          31.0
  J. Marichal (SF)       29.1
  B. Stoneman (MON)      29.1
  S. Arlin (SD)          29.0
  G. Nolan (CIN)         29.0

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         30
  P. Niekro (ATL)          28
  K. Forsch (HOU)          26
  B. Greif (SD)            26
  C. Kirby (SD)            26
  J. Billingham (CIN)      25
  S. McDowell (SF)         25
  M. Pappas (CHI)          25
  D. Roberts (HOU)         25
  B. Stoneman (MON)        25

Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         16
  B. Moose (PIT)           16
  J. Billingham (CIN)      15
  B. Gibson (STL)          15
  B. Greif (SD)            14
  J. Cumberland (SF)       13
  L. Dierker (HOU)         13
  D. Gullett (CIN)         13
  J. Koosman (NY)          13
  D. Carrithers (SF)       11

Home Runs:

  D. Gullett (CIN)          5
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          5
  J. Marichal (SF)          4
  J. Barr (SF)              3
  J. Billingham (CIN)       3
  S. Blass (PIT)            3
  J. Cumberland (SF)        3
  B. Gibson (STL)           3
  B. Johnson (PIT)          3
  B. Moose (PIT)            3

Walks:

  B. Hooton (CHI)          19
  S. Arlin (SD)            15
  C. Kirby (SD)            15
  S. Renko (MON)           15
  A. Downing (LA)          12
  D. Selma (PHI)           12
  B. Stoneman (MON)        12
  T. Phoebus (CHI)         11
  S. Spinks (STL)          11
  B. Gibson (STL)          10

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         34
  B. Hooton (CHI)          24
  D. Sutton (LA)           22
  T. Seaver (NY)           21
  T. Hall (CIN)            20
  C. Kirby (SD)            20
  P. Niekro (ATL)          20
  B. Stoneman (MON)        20
  S. Arlin (SD)            19
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         19

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