Friday May 12, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 12, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     15  10  2.11   25   8   6   230   187   65   54    9   66  136
Philadelphia    14   9  2.90   23  10   2   211   175   74   68   14   70  136
Chicago         11  11  2.97   22   8   3   197   179   77   65   13   71  107
San Diego       11  13  3.08   24   7   3   222   190   82   76   17  105  163
New York        15   7  3.35   22   4   6   204   177   81   76   17   64  154
Montreal        12  10  3.66   22   5   5   204   197   87   83   11   92  119
Houston         13   9  3.75   22   2   7   199   189   97   83   14   77  116
St. Louis       10  13  3.84   23   9   1   204   198   94   87   16   82  126
San Francisco    9  17  4.04   26   7   4   230   223  123  103   23   70  151
Pittsburgh      10  11  4.45   21   1   6   194   184  101   96   22   74  113
Cincinnati       9  13  4.85   22   0   5   200   230  119  108   27   66  112
Atlanta          9  15  5.00   24   4   4   211   250  126  117   20   61  101

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Sutton (LA)        5   0  0.52   6   6   3   0   2   52   22    3    3    1   10   35
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
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
Steve Stone (SF)       0   2  2.28   6   4   0   0   0   24   21    8    6    0    8   17
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   2   0   0   1   0    3    2    0    0    0    0    2
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
Ron Reed               1   4  4.76   6   6   0   0   0   34   36   21   18    2   10   17
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
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
Bill Hands             2   1  2.97   6   4   2   0   1   30   32   12   10    0    8   10
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
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
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  3.24  12   0   0   2   0   17   18    7    6    1    4    6
Ross Grimsley          1   0  3.24   2   1   0   0   0    8   11    3    3    1    2    3
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  6.48   8   6   0   0   0   33   43   25   24    5   14   17
Jim McGlothlin         0   3  6.52   7   3   0   0   0   19   31   17   14    2    6    6
Don Gullett            0   2 10.69   5   4   0   0   0   16   27   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  2.41  10   0   0   2   0   19   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   2  4.10   5   5   1   0   1   37   36   17   17    2   10   19
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             5   0  0.52   6   6   3   0   2   52   22    3    3    1   10   35
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
Mike Marshall          3   0  1.96   9   0   0   3   0   18   21    5    4    1   14   16
John Strohmayer        0   0  2.53  11   0   0   2   0   21   18    6    6    0    5   15
Carl Morton            1   2  2.73   4   4   0   0   0   30   25   10    9    1   11   11
Bill Stoneman          3   3  3.18   6   6   3   0   0   45   40   16   16    3   17   36
Tom Walker             0   1  4.32   7   0   0   0   0    8    8    4    4    1    1    2
Ernie McAnally         0   1  5.03   4   4   0   0   0   20   22   11   11    1    6   10
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         1   0  1.50   4   0   0   1   0    6    4    1    1    1    0    1
Tom Seaver             5   1  1.93   6   6   2   0   1   47   36   12   10    4    9   47
Gary Gentry            2   1  2.54   6   6   1   0   0   39   27   13   11    3   20   29
Jon Matlack            3   0  2.59   5   3   1   0   0   31   25    9    9    1    6   23
Chuck Taylor           0   0  4.50  10   0   0   1   0   12   14    6    6    0    5    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  1.23   4   0   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    1    2    6
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
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
Dick Selma             1   3  3.40   6   6   1   0   0   40   30   16   15    3   22   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  8.10   5   0   0   0   0    3    7    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  1.69   9   0   0   1   0   11    9    2    2    0    7    5
Steve Blass            3   1  3.46   6   6   1   0   0   42   35   17   16    7   12   21
Dock Ellis             3   1  3.60   4   4   0   0   0   25   22   10   10    2    4   16
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   6   0   0   0   0    8    5    0    0    0    4    8
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
Mike Corkins           0   1  4.66   7   1   0   1   0   10   11    5    5    2    6    7
Bill Greif             3   3  5.28   6   6   1   0   1   31   38   19   18    3    9   21
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   2  2.28   6   4   0   0   0   24   21    8    6    0    8   17
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
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   2 12.66  10   0   0   3   0   11   22   16   15    0    8    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  2.70   8   0   0   1   0    7    9    2    2    1    2    4
Rick Wise              3   2  3.14   6   6   3   0   0   49   49   19   17    3   12   23
Reggie Cleveland       3   1  3.35   6   6   2   0   0   46   42   19   17    4   16   28
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
Don Shaw               0   1  7.71   7   0   0   0   0    2    5    2    2    1    2    0
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:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  S. McDowell (SF)          5
  J. Ray (HOU)              5
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  S. Blass (PIT)            3
  C. Carroll (CIN)          3
  B. Champion (PHI)         3
  R. Cleveland (STL)        3

Losses:

  J. Billingham (CIN)       5
  J. Marichal (SF)          5
  B. Gibson (STL)           4
  R. Reed (ATL)             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

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
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  R. Wise (STL)             3
  S. Arlin (SD)             2
  B. Champion (PHI)         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
  C. Carroll (CIN)          2
  G. Culver (HOU)           2
  T. Hall (CIN)             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. Hands (CHI)            1
  B. Hooton (CHI)           1
  C. Osteen (LA)            1
  M. Pappas (CHI)           1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)       52.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         51.2
  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
  R. Cleveland (STL)     45.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)      45.1
  J. Marichal (SF)       44.1

Hits:

  R. Wise (STL)            49
  P. Niekro (ATL)          47
  D. Roberts (HOU)         44
  J. Billingham (CIN)      43
  R. Cleveland (STL)       42
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         41
  B. Stoneman (MON)        40
  T. Kelley (ATL)          39
  B. Greif (SD)            38
  J. Marichal (SF)         38

Runs:

  J. Billingham (CIN)      25
  B. Gibson (STL)          23
  J. Marichal (SF)         21
  R. Reed (ATL)            21
  T. Kelley (ATL)          20
  D. Roberts (HOU)         20
  R. Cleveland (STL)       19
  B. Greif (SD)            19
  D. Gullett (CIN)         19
  J. Koosman (NY)          19

Home Runs:

  S. Blass (PIT)            7
  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
  R. Cleveland (STL)        4
  J. Cumberland (SF)        4

Walks:

  C. Kirby (SD)            25
  S. Arlin (SD)            24
  S. Renko (MON)           24
  B. Hooton (CHI)          23
  D. Selma (PHI)           22
  G. Gentry (NY)           20
  S. Spinks (STL)          18
  B. Stoneman (MON)        17
  R. Cleveland (STL)       16
  A. Downing (LA)          16

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         56
  T. Seaver (NY)           47
  S. McDowell (SF)         36
  B. Stoneman (MON)        36
  D. Sutton (LA)           35
  C. Kirby (SD)            34
  S. Arlin (SD)            31
  S. Spinks (STL)          30
  G. Gentry (NY)           29
  P. Niekro (ATL)          29

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