Wednesday May 3, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 3, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     12   6  2.35   18   7   4   161   135   48   42    7   44   98
Philadelphia    11   6  2.63   17   8   2   154   122   50   45    6   53   96
San Diego        7  11  3.11   18   5   1   165   144   60   57   14   70  114
New York        11   4  3.27   15   4   5   135   113   52   49    8   41  100
Chicago          6  10  3.52   16   5   2   143   138   67   56   12   58   78
St. Louis        6   9  3.66   15   4   1   133   125   58   54   10   55   80
Montreal         9   6  3.80   15   3   5   137   134   62   58    8   69   76
Houston         11   5  3.89   16   1   7   148   146   74   64    9   55   83
San Francisco    6  13  4.49   19   3   4   170   164   97   85   21   53  105
Pittsburgh       6   9  4.80   15   0   3   141   134   77   75   15   61   88
Cincinnati       6   9  4.89   15   0   4   136   150   78   74   21   47   83
Atlanta          7  10  5.32   17   2   4   151   185   97   89   14   47   71

 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
Steve Carlton (PHI)    4   1  1.47   5   5   4   0   2   43   20    7    7    0    8   43
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
Mike Torrez (MON)      1   0  1.62   3   2   1   0   0   17    9    3    3    0    6    8
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
Clay Kirby (SD)        2   1  2.31   5   5   1   0   0   39   28   10   10    2   17   25

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Schueler           1   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    7    4    0    0    0    1    5
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
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
Gary Neibauer          0   0  6.91   5   0   0   0   0   14   24   12   11    5    2    6
Ron Reed               1   3  7.00   4   4   0   0   0   18   22   17   14    1    8    9
Pat Jarvis             2   2  7.08   4   4   0   0   0   20   32   17   16    2    5   11
Jim Nash               0   0  9.00   5   0   0   1   0    8   10    8    8    0    8    1
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
Fergie Jenkins         2   2  3.15   5   5   3   0   0   40   36   17   14    5   11   21
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
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
Ed Sprague             0   0  3.00   7   0   0   0   0    9    5    3    3    3    5    1
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
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   4  6.38   5   5   0   0   0   24   31   17   17    3   10   12
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
George Culver          1   0  2.63   7   0   0   2   0   14    8    4    4    2    8    7
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
Ken Forsch             1   1  3.46   3   3   0   0   0   26   26   10   10    2    8   13
Jerry Reuss            2   1  3.72   3   3   0   0   0   19   19   12    8    1   12   15
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   2  2.90   4   4   1   0   1   31   26   12   10    1    5   20
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  7.36   3   0   0   1   0    4    7    4    3    0    1    5
Pete Mikkelsen         0   0 18.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    7    6    6    0    1    3

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          2   0  1.26   7   0   0   3   0   14   14    3    2    1   10   12
Mike Torrez            1   0  1.62   3   2   1   0   0   17    9    3    3    0    6    8
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  4.05   7   0   0   2   0   13   15    6    6    0    5    9
Tom Walker             0   1  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    2    1    1    1
Steve Renko            1   2  5.14   4   4   0   0   0   21   19   14   12    3   23   11
Denny Lemaster         2   0 12.27   5   0   0   0   0    7   17   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  0.64   6   0   0   4   0   14    5    1    1    0    4   11
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
Jon Matlack            3   0  2.42   4   2   1   0   0   22   16    6    6    0    5   17
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  6.00   7   0   0   1   0    9   12    6    6    0    4    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          4   1  1.47   5   5   4   0   2   43   20    7    7    0    8   43
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
Dock Ellis             2   1  4.00   3   3   0   0   0   18   16    8    8    2    3   13
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
Bob Veale              0   0  6.00   5   0   0   0   0    9   10    7    6    0    7    6
Bruce Kison            0   0  6.48   5   0   0   1   0    8    9    6    6    1    3   10
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

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    7    5    0    0    0    2    6
Steve Arlin            1   3  1.24   4   4   1   0   1   29   20    6    4    0   15   19
Gary Ross              0   0  1.86   7   0   0   0   0   10    8    2    2    0    6    7
Mike Caldwell          1   0  2.08   5   0   0   1   0    9    8    2    2    0    5    7
Clay Kirby             2   1  2.31   5   5   1   0   0   39   28   10   10    2   17   25
Fred Norman            1   2  2.67   4   3   2   0   0   27   19    8    8    3    6   18
Ed Acosta              1   0  3.38   5   0   0   0   0   11   11    4    4    1    3    9
Mike Corkins           0   1  5.87   5   1   0   0   0    8   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
John Morris            0   0  1.59   6   0   0   0   0    6    5    4    1    1    1    4
Steve Stone            0   2  2.87   4   3   0   0   0   16   15    7    5    0    6   12
Jim Barr               0   0  2.89   8   0   0   0   0   19   16    8    6    3    4   12
Don McMahon            0   1  3.09   7   0   0   1   0   12    7    4    4    2    3    8
Ron Bryant             0   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0   19   13    7    7    2    5   16
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 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 15.75   8   0   0   3   0    8   20   15   14    0    6    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
Reggie Cleveland       2   0  3.03   4   4   1   0   0   30   23   10   10    2   11   18
Rick Wise              1   2  3.52   4   4   1   0   0   31   29   14   12    2    7   12
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:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  J. Ray (HOU)              4
  T. Seaver (NY)            4
  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  J. Matlack (NY)           3
  S. McDowell (SF)          3
  G. Nolan (CIN)            3
  B. Champion (PHI)         2
  R. Cleveland (STL)        2
  D. Ellis (PIT)            2

Losses:

  J. Billingham (CIN)       4
  S. Arlin (SD)             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)          4
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          3
  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:

  T. McGraw (NY)            4
  F. Gladding (HOU)         3
  J. Johnson (SF)           3
  M. Marshall (MON)         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)       43.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       40.0
  C. Kirby (SD)          39.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         32.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)        31.2
  B. Hooton (CHI)        31.0
  B. Singer (LA)         31.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         30.2
  R. Wise (STL)          30.2
  R. Cleveland (STL)     29.2

Hits:

  D. Roberts (HOU)         37
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         36
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          32
  J. Billingham (CIN)      31
  A. Downing (LA)          30
  R. Wise (STL)            29
  C. Kirby (SD)            28
  P. Niekro (ATL)          28
  K. Forsch (HOU)          26
  W. Fryman (PHI)          26

Runs:

  D. Gullett (CIN)         19
  J. Billingham (CIN)      17
  J. Cumberland (SF)       17
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          17
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         17
  R. Reed (ATL)            17
  B. Moose (PIT)           16
  B. Gibson (STL)          15
  J. Johnson (SF)          15
  D. Roberts (HOU)         15

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
  C. Kirby (SD)            17
  D. Selma (PHI)           17
  S. Arlin (SD)            15
  A. Downing (LA)          12
  G. Gentry (NY)           12
  J. Reuss (HOU)           12
  B. Stoneman (MON)        12
  R. Cleveland (STL)       11

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         43
  T. Seaver (NY)           33
  C. Kirby (SD)            25
  B. Hooton (CHI)          24
  T. Hall (CIN)            22
  D. Sutton (LA)           22
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         21
  P. Niekro (ATL)          20
  B. Singer (LA)           20
  B. Stoneman (MON)        20

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