Friday May 19, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 19, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     19  12  1.89   31  10   8   285   219   74   60   10   88  163
San Diego       13  17  2.94   30   9   3   275   234   96   90   19  123  191
Chicago         14  14  2.97   28  12   5   248   224   94   82   19   91  138
New York        22   7  3.03   29   5  12   267   228   97   90   18   84  199
Philadelphia    15  13  3.13   28  12   2   256   220   96   89   22   87  171
Houston         18  11  3.59   29   5   9   266   255  121  106   18   95  154
Pittsburgh      15  12  3.74   27   4   8   250   228  113  104   25   82  151
Cincinnati      17  13  4.00   30   3  10   272   271  133  121   32   79  169
San Francisco   10  23  4.06   33   8   5   291   272  151  131   28   99  193
Montreal        13  16  4.29   29   6   6   262   260  129  125   19  122  159
St. Louis       11  20  4.34   31  12   1   270   276  140  130   24  107  158
Atlanta         10  19  5.15   29   5   4   252   302  157  144   23   76  125

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Sutton (LA)        5   0  0.89   7   7   3   0   2   61   25    6    6    2   15   43
Claude Osteen (LA)     5   1  1.05   6   6   3   0   1   52   43    7    6    2   16   16
Tommy John (LA)        3   3  1.73   6   6   1   0   0   42   38   12    8    0    8   16
Steve Arlin (SD)       2   3  1.82   7   7   2   0   2   49   33   12   10    0   26   34
Fred Norman (SD)       3   2  1.90   7   6   4   0   2   52   35   12   11    3   14   33
Mike Torrez (MON)      3   1  1.94   6   5   3   0   0   42   28    9    9    1   15   25
Steve Carlton (PHI)    5   3  1.99   8   8   6   0   2   68   40   16   15    3   14   70
Bill Singer (LA)       3   3  2.11   6   6   2   0   2   47   35   14   11    2   10   32
Gary Gentry (NY)       3   1  2.25   7   7   2   0   0   48   31   15   12    3   22   34
Tom Seaver (NY)        6   1  2.25   7   7   2   0   1   52   43   15   13    4   12   51

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Schueler           1   0  1.56   9   1   0   0   0   17   11    5    3    0    7   11
Phil Niekro            5   4  3.32   9   8   5   0   0   65   63   25   24    5    4   39
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.38   4   0   0   1   0    5    5    2    2    0    0    4
Ron Reed               1   5  5.09   7   7   0   0   0   41   45   27   23    2   15   22
Tom Kelley             1   4  5.18   6   6   0   0   0   40   48   24   23    5   16   13
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
Pat Jarvis             2   2  6.46   7   4   0   0   0   24   36   18   17    2    6   13
Gary Neibauer          0   0  7.41   7   0   0   0   0   17   27   15   14    6    4    8
Jim Hardin             0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    0    0
Jim Nash               0   0 10.00   6   0   0   1   0    9   14   11   10    0    8    1
George Stone           0   2 14.14   7   2   0   1   0    7   21   11   11    0    4    4

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Hamilton         0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    3    0    0    0    1    3
Phil Regan             0   1  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    4    6    1    1    0    2    2
Juan Pizarro           2   1  2.35   5   2   0   0   0   23   21    7    6    1   12    8
Milt Pappas            3   3  2.62   7   7   2   0   1   45   50   17   13    4   11   25
Dan McGinn             0   1  2.77  10   0   0   4   0   13    9    6    4    0    3    8
Bill Hands             2   1  2.92   7   5   2   0   1   37   38   14   12    1   11   14
Burt Hooton            3   3  2.93   6   6   2   0   1   46   28   15   15    3   26   33
Fergie Jenkins         3   4  3.18   8   8   6   0   0   65   55   26   23    8   16   37
Tom Phoebus            1   0  3.27   6   0   0   1   0   11    9    4    4    1    6    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          2   0  2.20   3   2   0   0   0   16   16    4    4    2    2    8
Wayne Simpson          1   0  2.25   3   2   0   0   0   16   10    5    4    1    3    8
Tom Hall               2   0  2.33  12   1   1   2   1   27   12    7    7    2    9   35
Clay Carroll           3   1  2.49  16   0   0   6   0   22   19    7    6    1    4   11
Gary Nolan             4   1  2.70   7   7   0   0   0   50   42   19   15    5   11   29
Jim McGlothlin         1   3  4.04   9   5   1   0   1   36   40   19   16    3    9   22
Pedro Borbon           1   1  4.44  13   1   0   2   0   24   31   13   12    1   10   12
Jim Merritt            1   0  4.50   4   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    4
Ed Sprague             0   0  4.50  10   0   0   0   0   14   11    8    7    3    7    4
Jack Billingham        1   5  5.10   9   7   1   0   1   42   46   25   24    5   16   23
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  1.42   6   0   0   4   0    6    4    1    1    0    0    3
Jim Ray                7   0  1.85  13   0   0   3   0   24   20    6    5    0    9   10
George Culver          1   0  2.49  11   0   0   2   0   22   14    6    6    2   12   13
Ken Forsch             1   2  3.26   6   6   0   0   0   47   51   19   17    5   14   27
Larry Dierker          3   2  3.30   6   6   2   0   2   46   40   17   17    2   11   23
Don Wilson             2   3  3.44   6   6   1   0   0   37   35   19   14    3   10   21
Dave Roberts           2   1  4.50   6   6   2   0   1   40   51   22   20    1   13   22
Jerry Reuss            2   2  4.70   5   5   0   0   0   31   32   21   16    4   17   26
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  0.89   7   7   3   0   2   61   25    6    6    2   15   43
Jim Brewer             2   1  0.96  11   0   0   3   0   19    7    3    2    1   10   14
Claude Osteen          5   1  1.05   6   6   3   0   1   52   43    7    6    2   16   16
Tommy John             3   3  1.73   6   6   1   0   0   42   38   12    8    0    8   16
Bill Singer            3   3  2.11   6   6   2   0   2   47   35   14   11    2   10   32
Al Downing             1   2  2.83   6   6   1   0   0   41   41   16   13    2   18   27
Pete Richert           0   1  3.86   6   0   0   2   0    7    9    4    3    1    4    2
Hoyt Wilhelm           0   0  6.00   5   0   0   1   0    6    8    5    4    0    4    5
Pete Mikkelsen         0   1  6.10   7   0   0   2   0   10   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  1.74  12   0   0   4   0   21   23    5    4    1   14   18
Mike Torrez            3   1  1.94   6   5   3   0   0   42   28    9    9    1   15   25
Bill Stoneman          3   4  3.15   8   8   3   0   0   54   48   19   19    4   21   40
Tom Walker             0   1  3.55   9   0   0   0   0   13   14    5    5    1    3    4
Carl Morton            1   3  3.98   5   5   0   0   0   32   31   15   14    2   13   12
John Strohmayer        0   1  4.50  15   0   0   2   0   28   26   14   14    2   10   19
Ernie McAnally         0   3  6.18   6   6   0   0   0   28   31   19   19    3   11   14
Steve Renko            1   3  6.57   6   5   0   0   0   25   29   20   18    3   25   12
Joe Gilbert            0   0  7.56   4   0   0   0   0    8    6    7    7    0    5    8
Denny Lemaster         2   0 11.37   8   0   0   0   0   13   24   16   16    2    5    7

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw             2   0  0.36  10   0   0   6   0   25    9    1    1    0    6   24
Danny Frisella         1   0  1.04   6   0   0   3   0    9    6    1    1    1    1    4
Gary Gentry            3   1  2.25   7   7   2   0   0   48   31   15   12    3   22   34
Tom Seaver             6   1  2.25   7   7   2   0   1   52   43   15   13    4   12   51
Jon Matlack            4   0  2.50   6   4   1   0   0   40   33   12   11    1    8   26
Jim McAndrew           2   1  3.38   6   2   0   1   0   21   18    8    8    2    7   17
Chuck Taylor           0   0  3.45  11   0   0   2   0   16   17    6    6    0    5    3
Buzz Capra             3   1  3.77   7   4   0   0   0   31   31   13   13    3   11   24
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  0.96   5   0   0   0   0    9    5    1    1    1    3    8
Barry Lersch           1   1  1.31   7   1   1   0   0   21   15    3    3    2    5    5
Steve Carlton          5   3  1.99   8   8   6   0   2   68   40   16   15    3   14   70
Woodie Fryman          2   1  2.52   6   6   2   0   2   39   38   14   11    2    9   22
Joe Hoerner            0   1  3.68   7   0   0   1   0    7    7    3    3    0    2    5
Bill Champion          3   1  3.93   6   6   2   0   0   37   38   18   16    4   14   16
Dick Selma             1   4  4.03   7   7   1   0   0   45   37   21   20    5   28   20
Darrell Brandon        1   1  5.06   6   0   0   0   0   11   16    6    6    3    1   10
Wayne Twitchell        2   0  5.25  10   0   0   1   0   12   11    7    7    0    8    9
Chris Short            0   1  8.59   7   0   0   0   0    7   13    7    7    2    3    6

 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            4   1  2.84   7   7   2   0   1   51   46   17   16    7   13   25
Dock Ellis             4   1  2.91   5   5   1   0   0   34   27   11   11    2    5   23
Bruce Kison            0   0  3.68   7   0   0   2   0   15   12    7    6    1    4   13
Bob Moose              2   2  3.73   6   5   1   1   1   41   31   17   17    4    7   26
Luke Walker            1   1  4.41   5   2   0   0   0   16   19   10    8    0   10    8
Dave Giusti            0   3  4.67  11   0   0   2   0   17   21    9    9    1    9    9
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
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   7   0   0   0   0    8    6    0    0    0    4    8
Steve Arlin            2   3  1.82   7   7   2   0   2   49   33   12   10    0   26   34
Fred Norman            3   2  1.90   7   6   4   0   2   52   35   12   11    3   14   33
Mike Caldwell          1   1  2.12  10   0   0   2   0   17   17    4    4    0   12   11
Ed Acosta              1   1  2.25   8   0   0   0   0   16   16    6    4    2    4   13
Clay Kirby             3   3  2.79   8   8   2   0   0   61   46   19   19    2   30   42
Mike Corkins           0   1  3.97   9   1   0   1   0   11   11    5    5    2    6   10
Gary Ross              0   1  3.97  10   0   0   0   0   11   12    5    5    0    9    8
Bill Greif             3   4  4.74   7   7   1   0   1   38   46   21   20    3   12   24
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
Steve Stone            0   3  2.27   7   5   0   0   0   32   25   10    8    0   14   24
Jim Barr               0   0  2.39  13   0   0   0   0   26   20    9    7    3    5   23
Juan Marichal          1   7  2.83   8   8   4   0   0   60   49   24   19    5   15   30
Sam McDowell           5   1  3.61   8   8   3   0   0   52   46   23   21    4   21   48
Ron Bryant             1   3  3.83  10   3   1   0   0   40   36   19   17    3   10   31
Don McMahon            0   1  3.86  12   0   0   2   0   16   12    7    7    2    6    9
John Morris            0   0  4.26   7   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    2    2    5
Don Carrithers         1   3  4.67   6   4   0   0   0   27   25   15   14    4   11   12
John Cumberland        0   3  9.68   5   5   0   0   0   18   26   21   19    4    7    5
Jerry Johnson          2   2 11.37  11   0   0   3   0   13   24   17   16    1    8    6

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Scipio Spinks          3   1  2.53   7   7   3   0   0   53   43   16   15    2   26   40
Rick Wise              3   3  3.34   7   7   4   0   0   57   57   23   21    4   15   27
Moe Drabowsky          0   1  3.86   9   0   0   1   0    7   11    3    3    2    2    4
Reggie Cleveland       3   2  4.22   7   7   2   0   0   49   48   25   23    6   18   30
Bob Gibson             0   5  4.82   7   7   3   0   0   47   48   27   25    6   16   29
Dennis Higgins         0   1  5.23   7   0   0   0   0   10    7    6    6    0   10   11
Al Santorini           2   5  5.32   8   2   0   0   0   22   25   15   13    1    5   11
Tony Cloninger         0   0  5.87   5   0   0   0   0    8    8    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 10.13   3   1   0   0   0    5    8    7    6    1    5    2
Joe Grzenda            0   0 10.57   7   0   0   0   0    8   15    9    9    0    4    2

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Ray (HOU)              7
  T. Seaver (NY)            6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  S. McDowell (SF)          5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  C. Osteen (LA)            5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5
  S. Blass (PIT)            4
  D. Ellis (PIT)            4
  J. Matlack (NY)           4

Losses:

  J. Marichal (SF)          7
  J. Billingham (CIN)       5
  B. Gibson (STL)           5
  R. Reed (ATL)             5
  A. Santorini (STL)        5
  B. Greif (SD)             4
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          4
  T. Kelley (ATL)           4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  D. Selma (PHI)            4

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          6
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  J. Marichal (SF)          4
  F. Norman (SD)            4
  R. Wise (STL)             4
  B. Gibson (STL)           3
  S. McDowell (SF)          3
  C. Osteen (LA)            3
  S. Spinks (STL)           3

Saves:

  C. Carroll (CIN)          6
  T. McGraw (NY)            6
  F. Gladding (HOU)         4
  M. Marshall (MON)         4
  D. McGinn (CHI)           4
  J. Brewer (LA)            3
  D. Frisella (NY)          3
  J. Johnson (SF)           3
  J. Ray (HOU)              3
  P. Borbon (CIN)           2

Shutouts:

  S. Arlin (SD)             2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  L. Dierker (HOU)          2
  W. Fryman (PHI)           2
  F. Norman (SD)            2
  B. Singer (LA)            2
  D. Sutton (LA)            2
  J. Billingham (CIN)       1
  S. Blass (PIT)            1
  B. Greif (SD)             1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)       68.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       65.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        65.0
  C. Kirby (SD)          61.1
  D. Sutton (LA)         60.2
  J. Marichal (SF)       60.1
  R. Wise (STL)          56.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)      54.1
  S. Spinks (STL)        53.1
  S. McDowell (SF)       52.1

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          63
  R. Wise (STL)            57
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         55
  K. Forsch (HOU)          51
  D. Roberts (HOU)         51
  M. Pappas (CHI)          50
  J. Marichal (SF)         49
  R. Cleveland (STL)       48
  B. Gibson (STL)          48
  T. Kelley (ATL)          48

Runs:

  B. Gibson (STL)          27
  R. Reed (ATL)            27
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         26
  J. Billingham (CIN)      25
  R. Cleveland (STL)       25
  P. Niekro (ATL)          25
  T. Kelley (ATL)          24
  J. Marichal (SF)         24
  S. McDowell (SF)         23
  R. Wise (STL)            23

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)          8
  S. Blass (PIT)            7
  D. Gullett (CIN)          7
  N. Briles (PIT)           6
  R. Cleveland (STL)        6
  B. Gibson (STL)           6
  G. Neibauer (ATL)         6
  J. Billingham (CIN)       5
  K. Forsch (HOU)           5
  T. Kelley (ATL)           5

Walks:

  C. Kirby (SD)            30
  D. Selma (PHI)           28
  S. Arlin (SD)            26
  B. Hooton (CHI)          26
  S. Spinks (STL)          26
  S. Renko (MON)           25
  G. Gentry (NY)           22
  S. McDowell (SF)         21
  B. Stoneman (MON)        21
  R. Cleveland (STL)       18

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         70
  T. Seaver (NY)           51
  S. McDowell (SF)         48
  D. Sutton (LA)           43
  C. Kirby (SD)            42
  S. Spinks (STL)          40
  B. Stoneman (MON)        40
  P. Niekro (ATL)          39
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         37
  T. Hall (CIN)            35


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