Thursday May 11, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 11, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     14  10  2.16   24   7   6   221   183   64   53    9   65  126
Philadelphia    14   8  2.76   22  10   2   202   164   68   62   12   65  127
San Diego       10  13  3.08   23   7   2   213   182   79   73   16  102  156
Chicago         10  11  3.11   21   7   3   188   174   77   65   13   70  103
New York        14   7  3.46   21   4   6   195   170   80   75   16   57  148
Montreal        12   9  3.59   21   5   5   195   191   82   78   10   87  115
Houston         13   8  3.74   21   2   7   190   180   93   79   13   76  110
St. Louis       10  12  3.82   22   9   1   196   188   89   83   15   79  118
San Francisco    9  16  4.11   25   7   4   221   215  121  101   23   66  146
Pittsburgh       9  11  4.62   20   1   5   185   176   99   95   21   74  109
Cincinnati       8  13  4.89   21   0   4   191   218  115  104   26   65  110
Atlanta          9  14  5.13   23   4   4   202   244  124  115   20   60   93

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Sutton (LA)        4   0  0.42   5   5   2   0   2   43   18    2    2    1    9   25
Claude Osteen (LA)     3   1  1.31   4   4   2   0   1   34   29    5    5    2   11   12
Mike Torrez (MON)      2   0  1.40   4   3   2   0   0   26   18    4    4    0    9   11
Carl Morton (MON)      1   1  1.46   3   3   0   0   0   25   21    5    4    0    6    9
Steve Carlton (PHI)    5   1  1.73   6   6   5   0   2   52   27   10   10    1    9   56
Steve Arlin (SD)       2   3  1.91   6   6   2   0   2   42   30   11    9    0   24   31
Tom Seaver (NY)        5   1  1.93   6   6   2   0   1   47   36   12   10    4    9   47
Tommy John (LA)        3   2  2.02   5   5   1   0   0   36   36   11    8    0    6   16
Milt Pappas (CHI)      3   2  2.25   5   5   1   0   1   36   38   13    9    3    8   21
Scipio Spinks (STL)    2   1  2.41   5   5   2   0   0   37   32   11   10    1   18   30

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Cecil Upshaw           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    0
Ron Schueler           1   0  0.79   8   0   0   0   0   11    7    1    1    0    4    7
Phil Niekro            4   3  3.08   7   6   4   0   0   50   47   18   17    4    3   29
Tom Kelley             1   3  5.03   5   5   0   0   0   34   39   20   19    4   13   12
Mike McQueen           0   1  5.40   3   1   0   1   0   10   12    8    6    2    6    4
Ron Reed               1   3  5.54   5   5   0   0   0   26   30   19   16    2    9   11
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
Jim Nash               0   0  9.00   5   0   0   1   0    8   10    8    8    0    8    1
George Stone           0   2 14.85   5   2   0   1   0    7   20   11   11    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  1.59   8   0   0   3   0   11    7    4    2    0    2    6
Milt Pappas            3   2  2.25   5   5   1   0   1   36   38   13    9    3    8   21
Phil Regan             0   1  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    4    6    1    1    0    2    2
Fergie Jenkins         3   2  2.76   6   6   4   0   0   49   41   18   15    5   11   26
Juan Pizarro           1   1  3.12   3   2   0   0   0   17   15    7    6    1    8    7
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  4.32   4   0   0   0   0    8    7    4    4    1    5    6
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   1  2.53   6   6   0   0   0   43   35   16   12    4   11   25
Clay Carroll           3   1  3.45  11   0   0   1   0   16   18    7    6    1    4    5
Tom Hall               1   0  3.50  11   0   0   2   0   18    9    7    7    2    6   23
Jim Merritt            1   0  4.50   4   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    4
Pedro Borbon           0   1  4.66  11   1   0   1   0   19   26   11   10    1    7    8
Ed Sprague             0   0  4.73   9   0   0   0   0   13   11    7    7    3    6    4
Jack Billingham        0   5  6.34   7   6   0   0   0   33   41   24   23    5   14   16
Jim McGlothlin         0   3  6.52   7   3   0   0   0   19   31   17   14    2    6    6
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   3   0   0   0   0    7    2    0    0    0    3    4
George Culver          1   0  2.30   8   0   0   2   0   16    9    4    4    2    8    8
Jim Ray                5   0  2.45   9   0   0   2   0   18   12    6    5    0    6    7
Don Wilson             1   2  2.49   4   4   0   0   0   22   21   11    6    2    7   17
Jerry Reuss            2   2  3.62   4   4   0   0   0   27   27   16   11    1   15   23
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  5.52   5   5   1   0   1   31   44   20   19    1   12   16
Wade Blasingame        0   0  8.44   7   0   0   0   0    5    3    5    5    1    4    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  0.42   5   5   2   0   2   43   18    2    2    1    9   25
Jim Brewer             1   0  0.61   8   0   0   2   0   15    4    1    1    1    6   11
Claude Osteen          3   1  1.31   4   4   2   0   1   34   29    5    5    2   11   12
Tommy John             3   2  2.02   5   5   1   0   0   36   36   11    8    0    6   16
Bill Singer            2   3  2.61   5   5   1   0   1   38   31   14   11    2    8   25
Al Downing             1   2  3.38   5   5   1   0   0   35   37   16   13    2   16   22
Pete Richert           0   1  4.26   5   0   0   2   0    6    8    4    3    1    4    2
Hoyt Wilhelm           0   0  5.79   4   0   0   1   0    5    7    4    3    0    2    5
Pete Mikkelsen         0   1  6.75   6   0   0   1   0    9   12    7    7    0    2    8

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Torrez            2   0  1.40   4   3   2   0   0   26   18    4    4    0    9   11
Carl Morton            1   1  1.46   3   3   0   0   0   25   21    5    4    0    6    9
Mike Marshall          3   0  1.96   9   0   0   3   0   18   21    5    4    1   14   16
John Strohmayer        0   0  2.79  10   0   0   2   0   19   17    6    6    0    5   14
Bill Stoneman          3   3  3.18   6   6   3   0   0   45   40   16   16    3   17   36
Ernie McAnally         0   1  5.03   4   4   0   0   0   20   22   11   11    1    6   10
Tom Walker             0   1  5.68   6   0   0   0   0    6    7    4    4    1    1    1
Steve Renko            1   3  6.35   5   5   0   0   0   23   25   18   16    3   24   11
Joe Gilbert            0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    3    3    0    2    3
Denny Lemaster         2   0  9.64   6   0   0   0   0    9   18   10   10    1    3    4

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw             2   0  0.43   8   0   0   4   0   21    6    1    1    0    6   19
Danny Frisella         0   0  1.80   3   0   0   1   0    5    4    1    1    1    0    1
Tom Seaver             5   1  1.93   6   6   2   0   1   47   36   12   10    4    9   47
Jon Matlack            3   0  2.59   5   3   1   0   0   31   25    9    9    1    6   23
Gary Gentry            2   1  2.81   5   5   1   0   0   32   20   12   10    2   14   23
Chuck Taylor           0   0  4.91   9   0   0   1   0   11   14    6    6    0    4    2
Jim McAndrew           1   1  5.56   4   1   0   0   0   11   11    7    7    2    4   11
Buzz Capra             1   1  5.63   5   2   0   0   0   16   20   10   10    3    4    8
Ray Sadecki            0   0  8.10   3   0   0   0   0    3    6    3    3    0    3    2
Jerry Koosman          0   3  9.35   6   4   0   0   0   17   28   19   18    3    7   12

 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
Barry Lersch           1   1  1.45   6   1   1   0   0   19   14    3    3    2    5    5
Steve Carlton          5   1  1.73   6   6   5   0   2   52   27   10   10    1    9   56
Dick Selma             1   2  2.57   5   5   1   0   0   35   23   11   10    2   19   10
Bill Champion          3   0  2.94   5   5   2   0   0   34   33   13   11    2   12   15
Woodie Fryman          1   1  3.26   5   5   1   0   1   30   32   14   11    2    7   15
Joe Hoerner            0   1  3.68   7   0   0   1   0    7    7    3    3    0    2    5
Darrell Brandon        1   1  4.15   5   0   0   0   0    9   12    4    4    2    1    7
Wayne Twitchell        2   0  6.30   9   0   0   1   0   10    9    7    7    0    7    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  0.87   8   0   0   1   0   10    3    2    1    0    3    6
Bob Miller             1   1  1.86   8   0   0   0   0   10    8    2    2    0    7    5
Dock Ellis             3   1  3.60   4   4   0   0   0   25   22   10   10    2    4   16
Steve Blass            2   1  4.01   5   5   1   0   0   34   28   15   15    6   12   17
Nelson Briles          2   0  4.70   3   2   0   0   0   15   15    8    8    4    4   10
Bob Johnson            0   2  5.14   5   5   0   0   0   28   30   17   16    4   10   17
Bruce Kison            0   0  5.23   6   0   0   2   0   10    9    6    6    1    3   10
Dave Giusti            0   3  5.84   9   0   0   1   0   12   18    8    8    1    8    6
Bob Veale              0   0  6.00   5   0   0   0   0    9   10    7    6    0    7    6
Luke Walker            0   1  6.10   4   1   0   0   0   10   12    8    7    0    9    4
Bob Moose              0   2  6.86   4   3   0   1   0   21   21   16   16    3    7   12

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    7    5    0    0    0    3    6
Mike Caldwell          1   0  1.84   8   0   0   2   0   15   13    3    3    0   10   11
Steve Arlin            2   3  1.91   6   6   2   0   2   42   30   11    9    0   24   31
Ed Acosta              1   1  2.35   7   0   0   0   0   15   16    6    4    2    3   13
Clay Kirby             3   1  2.44   6   6   2   0   0   48   33   13   13    2   25   34
Fred Norman            1   2  2.91   5   4   2   0   0   34   25   12   11    3   10   22
Gary Ross              0   1  3.48   9   0   0   0   0   10   10    4    4    0    8    8
Bill Greif             2   3  5.55   5   5   1   0   1   24   31   16   15    2    7   19
Mike Corkins           0   1  5.63   6   1   0   0   0    8   10    5    5    2    6    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
Sam McDowell           5   0  2.57   6   6   3   0   0   42   36   14   12    3   15   36
Jim Barr               0   0  2.75   9   0   0   0   0   20   16    8    6    3    4   13
Steve Stone            0   2  2.81   5   3   0   0   0   16   15    7    5    0    6   12
Don McMahon            0   1  3.00   8   0   0   1   0   12    7    4    4    2    3    8
Juan Marichal          1   5  3.25   6   6   3   0   0   44   38   21   16    4   10   24
Ron Bryant             1   2  3.62   9   2   1   0   0   32   32   15   13    2    6   28
John Morris            0   0  4.26   7   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    2    2    5
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 12.60   9   0   0   3   0   10   20   15   14    0    6    6

 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
Scipio Spinks          2   1  2.41   5   5   2   0   0   37   32   11   10    1   18   30
Moe Drabowsky          0   0  2.84   7   0   0   1   0    6    8    2    2    1    1    4
Reggie Cleveland       3   0  3.03   5   5   2   0   0   39   33   14   13    3   14   20
Rick Wise              3   2  3.14   6   6   3   0   0   49   49   19   17    3   12   23
Bob Gibson             0   4  5.12   6   6   2   0   0   39   37   23   22    5   15   27
Tony Cloninger         0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    0    1    0
Joe Grzenda            0   0  6.35   6   0   0   0   0    6    8    4    4    0    4    1
Dennis Higgins         0   1  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    7    4    5    5    0    9    5
Al Santorini           2   3  6.75   6   0   0   0   0    8    8    7    6    0    3    7
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)          5
  S. McDowell (SF)          5
  J. Ray (HOU)              5
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  C. Carroll (CIN)          3
  B. Champion (PHI)         3
  R. Cleveland (STL)        3
  D. Ellis (PIT)            3

Losses:

  J. Billingham (CIN)       5
  J. Marichal (SF)          5
  B. Gibson (STL)           4
  S. Arlin (SD)             3
  J. Cumberland (SF)        3
  D. Giusti (PIT)           3
  B. Greif (SD)             3
  B. Hooton (CHI)           3
  T. Kelley (ATL)           3
  J. Koosman (NY)           3

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  J. Marichal (SF)          3
  S. McDowell (SF)          3
  B. Stoneman (MON)         3
  R. Wise (STL)             3
  S. Arlin (SD)             2
  B. Champion (PHI)         2
  R. Cleveland (STL)        2

Saves:

  T. McGraw (NY)            4
  F. Gladding (HOU)         3
  J. Johnson (SF)           3
  M. Marshall (MON)         3
  D. McGinn (CHI)           3
  J. Brewer (LA)            2
  M. Caldwell (SD)          2
  G. Culver (HOU)           2
  T. Hall (CIN)             2
  B. Kison (PIT)            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)       52.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        49.2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       49.0
  R. Wise (STL)          48.2
  C. Kirby (SD)          48.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         46.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)      45.1
  J. Marichal (SF)       44.1
  G. Nolan (CIN)         42.2
  D. Sutton (LA)         42.2

Hits:

  R. Wise (STL)            49
  P. Niekro (ATL)          47
  D. Roberts (HOU)         44
  J. Billingham (CIN)      41
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         41
  B. Stoneman (MON)        40
  T. Kelley (ATL)          39
  J. Marichal (SF)         38
  M. Pappas (CHI)          38
  A. Downing (LA)          37

Runs:

  J. Billingham (CIN)      24
  B. Gibson (STL)          23
  J. Marichal (SF)         21
  T. Kelley (ATL)          20
  D. Roberts (HOU)         20
  D. Gullett (CIN)         19
  J. Koosman (NY)          19
  R. Reed (ATL)            19
  R. Wise (STL)            19
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         18

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  C. Kirby (SD)            25
  S. Arlin (SD)            24
  S. Renko (MON)           24
  B. Hooton (CHI)          23
  D. Selma (PHI)           19
  S. Spinks (STL)          18
  B. Stoneman (MON)        17
  A. Downing (LA)          16
  B. Gibson (STL)          15
  S. McDowell (SF)         15

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         56
  T. Seaver (NY)           47
  S. McDowell (SF)         36
  B. Stoneman (MON)        36
  C. Kirby (SD)            34
  S. Arlin (SD)            31
  S. Spinks (STL)          30
  P. Niekro (ATL)          29
  R. Bryant (SF)           28
  B. Gibson (STL)          27


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