Sunday May 14, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 14, 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
Chicago         11  12  2.94   23   9   3   205   188   79   67   14   72  111
San Diego       12  14  3.20   26   8   3   239   205   91   85   19  110  169
New York        17   7  3.24   24   4   8   222   189   85   80   18   72  168
Montreal        13  11  3.68   24   5   6   222   210   95   91   14   94  133
Houston         14  10  3.89   24   2   8   220   214  109   95   15   81  133
San Francisco    9  19  3.99   28   7   4   246   234  129  109   25   78  170
St. Louis       10  16  4.11   26   9   1   228   224  111  104   19   93  141
Pittsburgh      11  12  4.25   23   1   7   214   198  109  101   25   78  128
Cincinnati      12  13  4.47   25   1   7   227   244  124  113   29   71  137
Atlanta         10  15  4.83   25   5   4   220   255  127  118   21   62  105

 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
Steve Carlton (PHI)    5   2  1.83   7   7   5   0   2   59   34   13   12    1   11   62
Mike Torrez (MON)      3   0  1.87   5   4   2   0   0   34   23    7    7    1   10   18
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   3  2.23   6   6   2   0   1   44   47   15   11    4    9   25
Fred Norman (SD)       2   2  2.30   6   5   3   0   1   43   29   12   11    3   12   24
Tom Hall (CIN)         2   0  2.33  12   1   1   2   1   27   12    7    7    2    9   35

 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            5   3  2.76   8   7   5   0   0   59   52   19   18    5    4   33
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   3  2.23   6   6   2   0   1   44   47   15   11    4    9   25
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
Tom Hall               2   0  2.33  12   1   1   2   1   27   12    7    7    2    9   35
Gary Nolan             3   1  2.53   6   6   0   0   0   43   35   16   12    4   11   25
Clay Carroll           3   1  3.06  13   0   0   3   0   18   18    7    6    1    4    7
Ross Grimsley          1   0  3.24   2   1   0   0   0    8   11    3    3    1    2    3
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
Jim McGlothlin         0   3  5.40   8   4   0   0   0   27   36   19   16    3    6   12
Jack Billingham        0   5  6.48   8   6   0   0   0   33   43   25   24    5   14   17
Don Gullett            1   2 10.80   6   4   0   0   0   17   28   20   20    7    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  2.18  11   0   0   3   0   21   14    6    5    0    7    8
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
Don Wilson             2   2  3.77   5   5   0   0   0   29   31   17   12    3    9   20
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 Marshall          3   0  1.83  11   0   0   4   0   20   21    5    4    1   14   18
Mike Torrez            3   0  1.87   5   4   2   0   0   34   23    7    7    1   10   18
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
Jim McAndrew           1   1  4.11   5   1   0   1   0   15   14    7    7    2    5   13
Chuck Taylor           0   0  4.50  10   0   0   1   0   12   14    6    6    0    5    2
Ray Sadecki            1   0  7.56   4   1   0   0   0    8   12    7    7    1    5    4
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
Bruce Kison            0   0  3.68   7   0   0   2   0   15   12    7    6    1    4   13
Bob Moose              1   2  4.78   5   4   0   1   0   32   27   17   17    4    7   20
Dave Giusti            0   3  5.02  10   0   0   1   0   14   18    8    8    1    8    7
Bob Johnson            0   2  5.14   5   5   0   0   0   28   30   17   16    4   10   17
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
Nelson Briles          2   1  6.35   4   3   0   0   0   17   19   14   12    6    6   11

 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   2  3.04   7   7   2   0   0   53   39   18   18    2   27   38
Gary Ross              0   1  3.97  10   0   0   0   0   11   12    5    5    0    9    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 12.60   4   0   0   0   0    5    9    7    7    5    0    0

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Barr               0   0  2.28  11   0   0   0   0   24   17    8    6    3    5   20
Steve Stone            0   2  2.28   6   4   0   0   0   24   21    8    6    0    8   17
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
Sam McDowell           5   0  3.13   7   7   3   0   0   46   38   18   16    4   19   43
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   3  5.73   5   4   0   0   0   22   21   15   14    4   10   10
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  2.44   6   6   2   0   0   44   35   13   12    1   22   35
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
Moe Drabowsky          0   1  3.86   9   0   0   1   0    7   11    3    3    2    2    4
Bob Gibson             0   4  5.12   6   6   2   0   0   39   37   23   22    5   15   27
Al Santorini           2   4  5.14   7   1   0   0   0   14   16    9    8    1    3    9
Dennis Higgins         0   1  5.59   6   0   0   0   0   10    7    6    6    0   10   10
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
Santiago Guzman        0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    1    0    0
Don Shaw               0   1  9.00   8   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    3    1    3    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
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  J. Ray (HOU)              5
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5
  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
  A. Santorini (STL)        4
  S. Arlin (SD)             3
  D. Carrithers (SF)        3
  J. Cumberland (SF)        3
  D. Giusti (PIT)           3
  B. Greif (SD)             3

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          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
  M. Marshall (MON)         4
  J. Brewer (LA)            3
  C. Carroll (CIN)          3
  F. Gladding (HOU)         3
  J. Johnson (SF)           3
  D. McGinn (CHI)           3
  J. Ray (HOU)              3
  P. Borbon (CIN)           2
  M. Caldwell (SD)          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
  T. Hall (CIN)             1
  B. Hands (CHI)            1
  B. Hooton (CHI)           1
  F. Norman (SD)            1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)       59.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        58.2
  C. Kirby (SD)          53.1
  D. Sutton (LA)         51.2
  J. Marichal (SF)       51.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       49.0
  R. Wise (STL)          48.2
  T. Seaver (NY)         46.2
  S. McDowell (SF)       46.0
  R. Cleveland (STL)     45.2

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          52
  R. Wise (STL)            49
  M. Pappas (CHI)          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

Runs:

  J. Billingham (CIN)      25
  B. Gibson (STL)          23
  J. Marichal (SF)         22
  R. Reed (ATL)            21
  D. Gullett (CIN)         20
  T. Kelley (ATL)          20
  D. Roberts (HOU)         20
  R. Cleveland (STL)       19
  B. Greif (SD)            19
  J. Koosman (NY)          19

Home Runs:

  S. Blass (PIT)            7
  D. Gullett (CIN)          7
  N. Briles (PIT)           6
  J. Billingham (CIN)       5
  K. Forsch (HOU)           5
  B. Gibson (STL)           5
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          5
  G. Neibauer (ATL)         5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  R. Taylor (SD)            5

Walks:

  C. Kirby (SD)            27
  S. Arlin (SD)            24
  S. Renko (MON)           24
  B. Hooton (CHI)          23
  D. Selma (PHI)           22
  S. Spinks (STL)          22
  G. Gentry (NY)           20
  S. McDowell (SF)         19
  B. Stoneman (MON)        17
  R. Cleveland (STL)       16

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         62
  T. Seaver (NY)           47
  S. McDowell (SF)         43
  C. Kirby (SD)            38
  B. Stoneman (MON)        36
  T. Hall (CIN)            35
  S. Spinks (STL)          35
  D. Sutton (LA)           35
  P. Niekro (ATL)          33
  S. Arlin (SD)            31

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