Saturday May 13, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 13, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     16  10  2.07   26   8   7   239   195   66   55    9   69  137
Philadelphia    14  10  2.86   24  10   2   220   183   77   70   14   72  142
San Diego       12  13  2.96   25   8   3   231   194   82   76   17  107  165
Chicago         11  11  2.97   22   8   3   197   179   77   65   13   71  107
New York        16   7  3.21   23   4   7   213   180   81   76   17   69  164
Montreal        12  11  3.71   23   5   5   213   205   92   88   13   93  124
Houston         13  10  3.80   23   2   7   211   202  103   89   14   78  129
San Francisco    9  18  3.94   27   7   4   238   230  124  104   23   71  157
St. Louis       10  14  4.17   24   9   1   212   209  105   98   17   88  131
Pittsburgh      11  11  4.24   22   1   7   206   191  102   97   23   75  123
Cincinnati      10  13  4.73   23   0   6   209   235  121  110   27   68  118
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)     4   1  1.27   5   5   2   0   1   43   37    6    6    2   14   13
Mike Torrez (MON)      2   0  1.40   4   3   2   0   0   26   18    4    4    0    9   11
Steve Carlton (PHI)    5   2  1.83   7   7   5   0   2   59   34   13   12    1   11   62
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
Fred Norman (SD)       2   2  2.30   6   5   3   0   1   43   29   12   11    3   12   24
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          1   0  0.82   2   1   0   0   0   11    6    2    1    0    2    5
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
Pedro Borbon           0   1  4.43  12   1   0   2   0   22   28   12   11    1    9   12
Jim Merritt            1   0  4.50   4   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    4
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
Tom Griffin            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    7    2    0    0    0    3    4
Fred Gladding          0   1  1.69   5   0   0   3   0    5    3    1    1    0    0    2
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
George Culver          1   0  2.70   9   0   0   2   0   17   11    5    5    2    8   10
Ken Forsch             1   2  3.38   5   5   0   0   0   40   40   17   15    5   11   26
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
Dave Roberts           1   1  5.52   5   5   1   0   1   31   44   20   19    1   12   16
Wade Blasingame        0   0 13.50   8   0   0   0   0    5    4    8    8    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  0.59   9   0   0   3   0   15    4    1    1    1    6   11
Claude Osteen          4   1  1.27   5   5   2   0   1   43   37    6    6    2   14   13
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  1.93  10   0   0   3   0   19   21    5    4    1   14   16
John Strohmayer        0   0  2.42  12   0   0   2   0   22   18    6    6    0    5   16
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   2  5.27   5   5   0   0   0   27   30   16   16    3    7   14
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  0.41   9   0   0   5   0   22    6    1    1    0    6   22
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
Buzz Capra             2   1  3.75   6   3   0   0   0   24   23   10   10    3    9   15
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
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  1.31   7   1   1   0   0   21   15    3    3    2    5    5
Steve Carlton          5   2  1.83   7   7   5   0   2   59   34   13   12    1   11   62
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  1.54  10   0   0   2   0   12   10    2    2    0    8    7
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 Moose              1   2  4.78   5   4   0   1   0   32   27   17   17    4    7   20
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

 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
Fred Norman            2   2  2.30   6   5   3   0   1   43   29   12   11    3   12   24
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
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  2.61  10   0   0   0   0   21   16    8    6    3    4   15
Juan Marichal          1   6  2.98   7   7   3   0   0   51   45   22   17    4   11   28
Don McMahon            0   1  3.00   8   0   0   1   0   12    7    4    4    2    3    8
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
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
Joe Grzenda            0   0  6.35   6   0   0   0   0    6    8    4    4    0    4    1
Tony Cloninger         0   0  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    7    7    5    5    0    3    2
Al Santorini           2   3  6.75   6   0   0   0   0    8    8    7    6    0    3    7
Dennis Higgins         0   1  7.04   5   0   0   0   0    8    5    6    6    0   10    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
Lance Clemons          0   1 16.20   2   1   0   0   0    3    6    6    6    1    3    2

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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
  C. Osteen (LA)            4
  S. Blass (PIT)            3
  C. Carroll (CIN)          3
  B. Champion (PHI)         3

Losses:

  J. Marichal (SF)          6
  J. Billingham (CIN)       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
  F. Norman (SD)            3
  B. Stoneman (MON)         3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  R. Wise (STL)             3
  S. Arlin (SD)             2

Saves:

  T. McGraw (NY)            5
  J. Brewer (LA)            3
  F. Gladding (HOU)         3
  J. Johnson (SF)           3
  M. Marshall (MON)         3
  D. McGinn (CHI)           3
  P. Borbon (CIN)           2
  M. Caldwell (SD)          2
  C. Carroll (CIN)          2
  G. Culver (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. Hands (CHI)            1
  B. Hooton (CHI)           1
  F. Norman (SD)            1
  C. Osteen (LA)            1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)       59.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         51.2
  J. Marichal (SF)       51.1
  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

Hits:

  R. Wise (STL)            49
  P. Niekro (ATL)          47
  J. Marichal (SF)         45
  D. Roberts (HOU)         44
  J. Billingham (CIN)      43
  R. Cleveland (STL)       42
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         41
  K. Forsch (HOU)          40
  B. Stoneman (MON)        40
  T. Kelley (ATL)          39

Runs:

  J. Billingham (CIN)      25
  B. Gibson (STL)          23
  J. Marichal (SF)         22
  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)         62
  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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