Tuesday May 2, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 2, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     12   5  2.31   17   7   4   152   125   43   39    7   42   93
Philadelphia    10   6  2.73   16   7   2   145   116   49   44    6   52   87
New York        10   4  3.14   14   4   4   126   104   47   44    8   36   95
San Diego        6  11  3.28   17   5   1   151   136   58   55   14   67  103
Chicago          5  10  3.69   15   4   2   134   132   66   55   12   53   76
St. Louis        5   9  3.86   14   3   1   124   119   57   53    9   52   71
Houston         11   4  3.99   15   1   7   140   140   71   62    9   50   77
Montreal         9   5  4.00   14   3   5   124   124   59   55    8   63   68
San Francisco    6  12  4.35   18   3   4   161   151   89   78   21   49   99
Atlanta          7   9  4.86   16   2   4   143   168   85   77   12   41   67
Pittsburgh       5   9  4.99   14   0   2   132   128   75   73   15   60   80
Cincinnati       6   8  5.05   14   0   4   128   144   76   72   21   43   82

 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
Claude Osteen (LA)     2   1  1.04   3   3   2   0   1   26   18    3    3    2    8    9
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)       2   1  2.00   4   4   1   0   0   27   15    8    6    0   12   19
Woodie Fryman (PHI)    1   0  2.13   4   4   1   0   1   25   26    9    6    0    6   11
Gary Nolan (CIN)       3   0  2.48   4   4   0   0   0   29   23    8    8    3    8   16
Scipio Spinks (STL)    1   1  2.53   3   3   1   0   0   21   19    6    6    1   11   19

 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
Steve Barber           0   0  4.91   4   0   0   0   0   15   16    8    8    1    5    6
Pat Jarvis             2   1  4.96   3   3   0   0   0   16   21   10    9    0    5    9
Ron Reed               1   3  7.00   4   4   0   0   0   18   22   17   14    1    8    9
Gary Neibauer          0   0  7.07   4   0   0   0   0   14   23   12   11    5    2    5
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
Bill Hands             1   1  3.06   4   2   1   0   0   18   19    8    6    0    6    3
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
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  2.51   8   0   0   1   0   14   13    5    4    1    5    8
Clay Carroll           1   1  3.48   7   0   0   1   0   10   13    5    4    0    2    3
Tom Hall               1   0  3.52   9   0   0   2   0   15    8    6    6    1    5   22
Ed Sprague             0   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0    7    5    3    3    3    4    1
Jim Merritt            1   0  4.50   3   1   0   0   0    8   12    4    4    1    2    4
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 11.40   4   4   0   0   0   15   26   19   19    6    5   12
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
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             1   0  0.93   6   0   0   2   0   10    4    1    1    1    4    7
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  3.38   4   4   1   0   0   27   30   13   10    1   12   18
Pete Richert           0   0  5.79   3   0   0   1   0    5    5    3    3    1    3    2
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
Tom Walker             0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    1    0
John Strohmayer        0   0  4.05   7   0   0   2   0   13   15    6    6    0    5    9
Steve Renko            1   2  5.14   4   4   0   0   0   21   19   14   12    3   23   11
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            2   1  2.00   4   4   1   0   0   27   15    8    6    0   12   19
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   3   0   0   0   0    4    1    0    0    0    0    2
Steve Carlton          3   1  1.59   4   4   3   0   2   34   14    6    6    0    7   34
Barry Lersch           1   1  1.84   4   1   1   0   0   15   12    3    3    2    5    4
Woodie Fryman          1   0  2.13   4   4   1   0   1   25   26    9    6    0    6   11
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  5.40   5   0   0   1   0    5    7    3    3    0    1    3
Darrell Brandon        1   1  5.79   4   0   0   0   0    5    7    3    3    1    1    3
Wayne Twitchell        1   0  8.53   6   0   0   1   0    6    5    6    6    0    5    8
Chris Short            0   1 11.57   4   0   0   0   0    2    6    3    3    1    3    3

 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            1   2  2.67   4   3   2   0   0   27   19    8    8    3    6   18
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  2.89   8   0   0   0   0   19   16    8    6    3    4   12
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   2  5.57   4   4   0   0   0   21   20   14   13    3    8    9
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   4   0   0   0   0    7    4    1    0    0    1    6
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  3.52   4   4   1   0   0   31   29   14   12    2    7   12
Reggie Cleveland       1   0  3.92   3   3   0   0   0   21   17    9    9    1    8    9
Joe Grzenda            0   0  4.91   4   0   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    0    2    1
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
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
Don Shaw               0   1 10.80   6   0   0   0   0    2    5    2    2    1    2    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
  G. Gentry (NY)            2
  B. Hooton (CHI)           2
  P. Jarvis (ATL)           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
  R. Reed (ATL)             3
  D. Carrithers (SF)        2
  A. Downing (LA)           2
  D. Giusti (PIT)           2

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          2
  J. Marichal (SF)          2
  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  F. Norman (SD)            2
  C. Osteen (LA)            2
  T. Seaver (NY)            2
  B. Stoneman (MON)         2
  D. Sutton (LA)            2
  S. Arlin (SD)             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
  T. Hall (CIN)             2
  D. McGinn (CHI)           2
  J. Ray (HOU)              2
  J. Strohmayer (MON)       2

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
  R. Wise (STL)          30.2
  J. Marichal (SF)       29.1
  B. Stoneman (MON)      29.1

Hits:

  D. Roberts (HOU)         37
  A. Downing (LA)          30
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         30
  R. Wise (STL)            29
  P. Niekro (ATL)          28
  K. Forsch (HOU)          26
  W. Fryman (PHI)          26
  B. Greif (SD)            26
  D. Gullett (CIN)         26
  C. Kirby (SD)            26

Runs:

  D. Gullett (CIN)         19
  J. Cumberland (SF)       17
  R. Reed (ATL)            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
  D. Carrithers (SF)       14

Home Runs:

  D. Gullett (CIN)          6
  S. Blass (PIT)            5
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          5
  G. Neibauer (ATL)         5
  J. Cumberland (SF)        4
  J. Marichal (SF)          4
  J. Barr (SF)              3
  J. Billingham (CIN)       3
  D. Carrithers (SF)        3
  B. Gibson (STL)           3

Walks:

  S. Renko (MON)           23
  B. Hooton (CHI)          19
  D. Selma (PHI)           17
  S. Arlin (SD)            15
  C. Kirby (SD)            15
  A. Downing (LA)          12
  G. Gentry (NY)           12
  B. Stoneman (MON)        12
  T. Phoebus (CHI)         11
  S. Spinks (STL)          11

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         34
  T. Seaver (NY)           33
  B. Hooton (CHI)          24
  T. Hall (CIN)            22
  D. Sutton (LA)           22
  C. Kirby (SD)            20
  P. Niekro (ATL)          20
  B. Stoneman (MON)        20
  S. Arlin (SD)            19
  G. Gentry (NY)           19

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