Monday May 1, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, May 1, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     11   5  2.08   16   7   4   143   111   37   33    6   39   86
Philadelphia    10   5  2.44   15   7   2   137   104   42   37    6   45   81
New York         9   4  3.23   13   3   4   117   102   45   42    8   33   90
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
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
Houston         11   4  3.99   15   1   7   140   140   71   62    9   50   77
Atlanta          7   8  4.41   15   2   4   135   153   73   66    9   37   62
San Francisco    6  11  4.43   17   3   4   152   142   85   75   20   47   94
Cincinnati       5   8  4.98   13   0   3   119   132   70   66   20   42   77
Pittsburgh       5   9  4.99   14   0   2   132   128   75   73   15   60   80

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Claude Osteen (LA)     2   1  1.04   3   3   2   0   1   26   18    3    3    2    8    9
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
Tom Seaver (NY)        4   0  1.47   4   4   2   0   1   31   21    5    5    3    3   33
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
Jim Ray                4   0  2.76   8   0   0   2   0   16   12    6    5    0    5    7
Don Wilson             1   1  2.87   3   3   0   0   0   16   16    9    5    2    3   10
George Culver          1   0  3.09   6   0   0   2   0   12    8    4    4    2    7    6
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  5.04   4   4   1   0   1   25   37   15   14    0    9   13
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
Don Sutton             4   0  0.55   4   4   2   0   2   33   17    2    2    1    5   22
Jim Brewer             0   0  1.04   5   0   0   2   0    9    4    1    1    1    3    6
Claude Osteen          2   1  1.04   3   3   2   0   1   26   18    3    3    2    8    9
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
Tug McGraw             0   0  0.68   5   0   0   3   0   13    5    1    1    0    4   11
Jon Matlack            2   0  1.20   3   1   1   0   0   15    9    2    2    0    2   12
Tom Seaver             4   0  1.47   4   4   2   0   1   31   21    5    5    3    3   33
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
Dick Selma             1   1  2.57   4   4   1   0   0   28   20    9    8    1   17    7
Bill Champion          2   0  2.61   3   3   1   0   0   21   18    7    6    1    7   12
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   6   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
Dave Giusti            0   2  4.22   7   0   0   1   0   11   13    5    5    1    6    6
Bob Johnson            0   1  4.50   3   3   0   0   0   20   18   10   10    3    7   13
Steve Blass            1   1  5.11   4   4   0   0   0   25   24   14   14    5    8   15
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
John Morris            0   0  2.08   5   0   0   0   0    4    5    4    1    1    1    2
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
Ron Bryant             0   1  3.45   6   0   0   0   0   16    8    6    6    2    4   15
Don McMahon            0   1  3.72   6   0   0   1   0   10    7    4    4    2    3    6
Don Carrithers         1   1  6.43   3   3   0   0   0   14   13   11   10    2    7    6
John Cumberland        0   3  7.64   4   4   0   0   0   18   22   17   15    4    6    5
Jerry Johnson          1   1 13.50   7   0   0   3   0    7   16   11   11    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:

  J. Ray (HOU)              4
  T. Seaver (NY)            4
  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  S. McDowell (SF)          3
  G. Nolan (CIN)            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
  J. Cumberland (SF)        3
  B. Gibson (STL)           3
  B. Greif (SD)             3
  J. Marichal (SF)          3
  A. Downing (LA)           2
  D. Giusti (PIT)           2
  D. Gullett (CIN)          2
  B. Hooton (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
  T. McGraw (NY)            3
  J. Brewer (LA)            2
  G. Culver (HOU)           2
  D. McGinn (CHI)           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
  T. Seaver (NY)         30.2
  J. Marichal (SF)       29.1
  B. Stoneman (MON)      29.1
  S. Arlin (SD)          29.0

Hits:

  D. Roberts (HOU)         37
  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
  B. Stoneman (MON)        25

Runs:

  J. Cumberland (SF)       17
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         16
  B. Moose (PIT)           16
  J. Billingham (CIN)      15
  B. Gibson (STL)          15
  D. Roberts (HOU)         15
  S. Blass (PIT)           14
  B. Greif (SD)            14
  L. Dierker (HOU)         13
  D. Gullett (CIN)         13

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  B. Hooton (CHI)          19
  D. Selma (PHI)           17
  S. Arlin (SD)            15
  C. Kirby (SD)            15
  S. Renko (MON)           15
  A. Downing (LA)          12
  B. Stoneman (MON)        12
  T. Phoebus (CHI)         11
  S. Spinks (STL)          11
  B. Gibson (STL)          10

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         34
  T. Seaver (NY)           33
  B. Hooton (CHI)          24
  D. Sutton (LA)           22
  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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