Saturday May 6, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 6, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     12   7  2.34   19   7   4   169   143   51   44    7   45  102
Philadelphia    12   7  2.62   19   9   2   172   137   55   50    7   61  103
San Diego        9  11  2.90   20   6   2   183   154   62   59   15   77  132
Chicago          8  11  3.34   19   6   2   170   161   74   63   13   66   92
New York        11   6  3.47   17   4   5   153   133   64   59   10   48  117
Montreal        10   6  3.63   16   4   5   146   141   63   59    9   72   85
Houston         12   6  3.71   18   2   7   165   157   80   68   12   61   91
St. Louis        7  11  3.78   18   6   1   160   151   71   67   12   66   96
San Francisco    7  14  4.23   21   5   4   187   178  101   88   21   60  120
Pittsburgh       7  10  4.53   17   1   3   159   147   83   80   17   68   95
Cincinnati       8  10  4.87   18   0   4   164   186   95   89   22   51   96
Atlanta          8  12  5.17   20   3   4   176   211  110  101   15   54   84

 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
Steve Arlin (SD)       2   3  0.95   5   5   2   0   2   38   24    6    4    0   20   26
Claude Osteen (LA)     2   1  1.04   3   3   2   0   1   26   18    3    3    2    8    9
Steve Carlton (PHI)    4   1  1.47   5   5   4   0   2   43   20    7    7    0    8   43
Tommy John (LA)        2   2  1.93   4   4   1   0   0   28   26    7    6    0    5   15
Gary Gentry (NY)       2   1  2.00   4   4   1   0   0   27   15    8    6    0   12   19
Tom Seaver (NY)        4   1  2.09   5   5   2   0   1   39   31   11    9    4    5   41
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
Milt Pappas (CHI)      2   2  2.40   4   4   1   0   1   30   31   11    8    3    5   16

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Schueler           1   0  0.00   6   0   0   0   0    9    5    0    0    0    2    7
Cecil Upshaw           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    0
Phil Niekro            3   2  2.43   5   5   3   0   0   41   35   12   11    2    3   25
Tom Kelley             1   2  5.00   4   4   0   0   0   27   29   16   15    2   10    9
Mike McQueen           0   1  5.40   3   1   0   1   0   10   12    8    6    2    6    4
Steve Barber           0   0  5.74   5   0   0   0   0   16   18   10   10    1    6    6
Gary Neibauer          0   0  6.19   6   0   0   0   0   16   25   12   11    5    3    8
Pat Jarvis             2   2  6.45   5   4   0   0   0   22   34   17   16    2    5   11
Ron Reed               1   3  7.00   4   4   0   0   0   18   22   17   14    1    8    9
Jim Nash               0   0  9.00   5   0   0   1   0    8   10    8    8    0    8    1
George Stone           0   2 13.50   4   2   0   1   0    7   19   10   10    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
Milt Pappas            2   2  2.40   4   4   1   0   1   30   31   11    8    3    5   16
Juan Pizarro           1   1  3.12   3   2   0   0   0   17   15    7    6    1    8    7
Fergie Jenkins         2   2  3.15   5   5   3   0   0   40   36   17   14    5   11   21
Burt Hooton            2   3  3.41   5   5   1   0   1   37   25   14   14    2   23   25
Bill Hands             1   1  4.22   5   3   1   0   0   21   27   12   10    0    7    6
Tom Phoebus            0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    4    1    5    5
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
Ross Grimsley          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    1    3
Wayne Simpson          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    0    0    2    3
Gary Nolan             3   0  2.95   5   5   0   0   0   37   30   12   12    4    9   19
Tom Hall               1   0  3.24  10   0   0   2   0   17    8    6    6    1    5   22
Clay Carroll           3   1  3.29   9   0   0   1   0   14   17    6    5    0    2    5
Jim Merritt            1   0  4.50   4   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    4
Pedro Borbon           0   1  4.96   9   1   0   1   0   16   21   10    9    1    5    8
Ed Sprague             0   0  5.00   8   0   0   0   0    9    7    5    5    3    5    1
Jim McGlothlin         0   2  5.09   6   2   0   0   0   18   25   13   10    2    4    6
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   2   0   0   0   0    6    1    0    0    0    1    4
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
Jerry Reuss            2   1  3.72   3   3   0   0   0   19   19   12    8    1   12   15
Larry Dierker          2   1  4.08   4   4   1   0   1   29   27   13   13    1    9   13
Ken Forsch             1   2  4.34   4   4   0   0   0   29   31   16   14    5   10   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
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   2  1.93   4   4   1   0   0   28   26    7    6    0    5   15
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  9.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    6    0    1    4

 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          3   2  2.58   5   5   3   0   0   38   32   11   11    3   15   29
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
Jim McAndrew           1   0  1.69   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    1    1    0    4    6
Gary Gentry            2   1  2.00   4   4   1   0   0   27   15    8    6    0   12   19
Tom Seaver             4   1  2.09   5   5   2   0   1   39   31   11    9    4    5   41
Danny Frisella         0   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    1    1    1    0    1
Jon Matlack            3   0  2.42   4   2   1   0   0   22   16    6    6    0    5   17
Buzz Capra             1   1  5.14   4   2   0   0   0   14   16    8    8    2    4    8
Chuck Taylor           0   0  6.00   7   0   0   1   0    9   12    6    6    0    4    2
Ray Sadecki            0   0  8.10   3   0   0   0   0    3    6    3    3    0    3    2
Jerry Koosman          0   3 10.57   5   4   0   0   0   15   26   19   18    3    7   10

 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
Bill Champion          3   0  2.43   4   4   2   0   0   30   28    9    8    1   11   15
Dick Selma             1   2  2.57   5   5   1   0   0   35   23   11   10    2   19   10
Joe Hoerner            0   1  5.06   6   0   0   1   0    5    7    3    3    0    2    3
Darrell Brandon        1   1  5.79   4   0   0   0   0    5    7    3    3    1    1    3
Wayne Twitchell        1   0  7.88   7   0   0   1   0    8    7    7    7    0    6    9
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   7   0   0   1   0   10    1    0    0    0    3    6
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
Steve Blass            2   1  4.01   5   5   1   0   0   34   28   15   15    6   12   17
Bob Johnson            0   1  4.44   4   4   0   0   0   26   25   14   13    4    8   16
Dave Giusti            0   3  4.91   8   0   0   1   0   11   15    6    6    1    8    6
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            2   3  0.95   5   5   2   0   2   38   24    6    4    0   20   26
Mike Caldwell          1   0  1.74   6   0   0   2   0   10    9    2    2    0    5   10
Gary Ross              0   0  1.86   7   0   0   0   0   10    8    2    2    0    6    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
Bill Greif             2   3  5.55   5   5   1   0   1   24   31   16   15    2    7   19
Mike Corkins           0   1  5.87   5   1   0   0   0    8   10    5    5    2    5    4
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
Sam McDowell           4   0  2.45   5   5   2   0   0   33   29   11    9    2   13   28
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   4  3.38   5   5   3   0   0   37   31   14   14    4    8   22
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
Moe Drabowsky          0   0  1.69   6   0   0   1   0    5    7    1    1    0    1    4
Reggie Cleveland       2   0  3.03   4   4   1   0   0   30   23   10   10    2   11   18
Scipio Spinks          1   1  3.18   4   4   1   0   0   28   26   10   10    1   15   25
Rick Wise              2   2  3.18   5   5   2   0   0   40   39   16   14    3    8   14
Al Santorini           2   2  3.68   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    3    0    2    7
Bob Gibson             0   4  4.55   5   5   2   0   0   32   30   17   16    4   13   21
Tony Cloninger         0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    0    1    0
Joe Grzenda            0   0  6.75   5   0   0   0   0    5    7    4    4    0    4    1
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
  S. McDowell (SF)          4
  J. Ray (HOU)              4
  T. Seaver (NY)            4
  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  C. Carroll (CIN)          3
  B. Champion (PHI)         3
  J. Matlack (NY)           3
  P. Niekro (ATL)           3
  G. Nolan (CIN)            3

Losses:

  J. Billingham (CIN)       4
  B. Gibson (STL)           4
  J. Marichal (SF)          4
  S. Arlin (SD)             3
  J. Cumberland (SF)        3
  D. Giusti (PIT)           3
  B. Greif (SD)             3
  B. Hooton (CHI)           3
  J. Koosman (NY)           3
  R. Reed (ATL)             3

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          3
  J. Marichal (SF)          3
  P. Niekro (ATL)           3
  B. Stoneman (MON)         3
  S. Arlin (SD)             2
  B. Champion (PHI)         2
  B. Gibson (STL)           2
  S. McDowell (SF)          2
  F. Norman (SD)            2

Saves:

  T. McGraw (NY)            4
  F. Gladding (HOU)         3
  J. Johnson (SF)           3
  M. Marshall (MON)         3
  J. Brewer (LA)            2
  M. Caldwell (SD)          2
  G. Culver (HOU)           2
  T. Hall (CIN)             2
  D. McGinn (CHI)           2
  J. Ray (HOU)              2

Shutouts:

  S. Arlin (SD)             2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  D. Sutton (LA)            2
  L. Dierker (HOU)          1
  W. Fryman (PHI)           1
  B. Greif (SD)             1
  B. Hooton (CHI)           1
  C. Osteen (LA)            1
  M. Pappas (CHI)           1
  D. Roberts (HOU)          1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)       43.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        40.2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       40.0
  R. Wise (STL)          39.2
  C. Kirby (SD)          39.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         38.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)      38.1
  S. Arlin (SD)          38.0
  J. Marichal (SF)       37.1
  B. Hooton (CHI)        37.0

Hits:

  R. Wise (STL)            39
  D. Roberts (HOU)         37
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         36
  P. Niekro (ATL)          35
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          34
  B. Stoneman (MON)        32
  J. Billingham (CIN)      31
  K. Forsch (HOU)          31
  B. Greif (SD)            31
  J. Marichal (SF)         31

Runs:

  D. Gullett (CIN)         19
  J. Koosman (NY)          19
  J. Billingham (CIN)      17
  J. Cumberland (SF)       17
  B. Gibson (STL)          17
  P. Jarvis (ATL)          17
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         17
  R. Reed (ATL)            17
  K. Forsch (HOU)          16
  B. Greif (SD)            16

Home Runs:

  S. Blass (PIT)            6
  D. Gullett (CIN)          6
  K. Forsch (HOU)           5
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          5
  G. Neibauer (ATL)         5
  J. Cumberland (SF)        4
  B. Gibson (STL)           4
  B. Johnson (PIT)          4
  J. Marichal (SF)          4
  G. Nolan (CIN)            4

Walks:

  B. Hooton (CHI)          23
  S. Renko (MON)           23
  S. Arlin (SD)            20
  D. Selma (PHI)           19
  C. Kirby (SD)            17
  S. Spinks (STL)          15
  B. Stoneman (MON)        15
  B. Gibson (STL)          13
  S. McDowell (SF)         13
  S. Blass (PIT)           12

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         43
  T. Seaver (NY)           41
  B. Stoneman (MON)        29
  S. McDowell (SF)         28
  S. Arlin (SD)            26
  B. Hooton (CHI)          25
  C. Kirby (SD)            25
  P. Niekro (ATL)          25
  S. Spinks (STL)          25
  T. Hall (CIN)            22


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