Saturday May 20, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 20, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     20  12  1.84   32  11   8   294   221   74   60   10   89  166
New York        24   7  2.91   31   6  13   285   240   99   92   18   90  214
San Diego       14  17  2.91   31   9   4   284   239   99   92   20  126  193
Chicago         14  15  2.95   29  13   5   257   231   97   84   20   93  143
Philadelphia    15  15  3.09   30  12   2   274   234  101   94   22   93  186
Houston         18  12  3.58   30   5   9   274   260  124  109   19   96  155
Pittsburgh      16  12  3.61   28   4   9   259   234  113  104   25   83  158
San Francisco   10  24  4.02   34   9   5   300   278  154  134   29  101  201
Cincinnati      17  14  4.05   31   3  10   280   280  138  126   33   82  174
St. Louis       12  20  4.26   32  12   1   279   286  142  132   24  110  164
Montreal        13  17  4.33   30   6   6   270   270  135  130   20  125  162
Atlanta         11  19  5.04   30   5   5   261   310  159  146   23   80  131

 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)       3   3  1.86   8   8   2   0   2   58   38   15   12    1   29   36
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
Jon Matlack (NY)       5   0  2.22   7   5   2   0   0   49   38   13   12    1    9   31
Gary Gentry (NY)       3   1  2.25   7   7   2   0   0   48   31   15   12    3   22   34

 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
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.18   5   0   0   2   0    6    6    2    2    0    0    4
Phil Niekro            5   4  3.32   9   8   5   0   0   65   63   25   24    5    4   39
Tom Kelley             2   4  4.62   7   7   0   0   0   49   55   26   25    5   20   19
Ron Reed               1   5  5.09   7   7   0   0   0   41   45   27   23    2   15   22
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
Burt Hooton            3   4  2.82   7   7   3   0   1   54   35   18   17    4   28   38
Bill Hands             2   1  2.92   7   5   2   0   1   37   38   14   12    1   11   14
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  11   0   0   0   0   16   12    9    8    3    9    5
Jack Billingham        1   6  5.21  10   8   1   0   1   48   54   29   28    6   17   27
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  2.38  12   0   0   2   0   23   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   2  4.40   7   7   2   0   1   47   56   25   23    2   14   23
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             2   2  2.32   7   7   2   0   1   50   43   16   13    2   19   30
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  1.66  13   0   0   4   0   22   23    5    4    1   15   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   4  4.42   6   6   0   0   0   37   39   20   18    3   14   14
John Strohmayer        0   1  4.66  16   0   0   2   0   29   27   15   15    2   11   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 10.54   9   0   0   0   0   14   25   16   16    2    5    8

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw             2   0  0.35  11   0   0   7   0   26    9    1    1    0    6   25
Danny Frisella         1   0  1.04   6   0   0   3   0    9    6    1    1    1    1    4
Jon Matlack            5   0  2.22   7   5   2   0   0   49   38   13   12    1    9   31
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
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  5.84   5   2   0   0   0   12   17    8    8    1    8    6
Jerry Koosman          1   3  7.59   7   4   0   0   0   21   30   19   18    3    9   19

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Reynolds           0   0  0.79   6   0   0   0   0   11    5    1    1    1    3    9
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   2  2.66   7   7   2   0   2   47   45   17   14    2   11   28
Joe Hoerner            0   1  2.89   8   0   0   1   0    9    8    3    3    0    3    7
Bill Champion          3   2  3.98   7   7   2   0   0   41   44   20   18    4   16   19
Dick Selma             1   4  4.03   7   7   1   0   0   45   37   21   20    5   28   20
Wayne Twitchell        2   0  4.50  12   0   0   1   0   14   11    7    7    0    9   12
Darrell Brandon        1   1  5.06   6   0   0   0   0   11   16    6    6    3    1   10
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
Dock Ellis             5   1  2.54   6   6   1   0   0   39   32   11   11    2    5   28
Steve Blass            4   1  2.84   7   7   2   0   1   51   46   17   16    7   13   25
Bruce Kison            0   0  2.89   8   0   0   3   0   19   13    7    6    1    5   15
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            3   3  1.86   8   8   2   0   2   58   38   15   12    1   29   36
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  3.86  10   1   0   2   0   12   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
Jim Barr               0   0  2.39  13   0   0   0   0   26   20    9    7    3    5   23
Steve Stone            0   4  2.43   8   6   1   0   0   41   31   13   11    1   16   32
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          1   1  3.38  10   0   0   1   0    8   11    3    3    2    2    5
Reggie Cleveland       3   2  4.22   7   7   2   0   0   49   48   25   23    6   18   30
Bob Gibson             0   5  4.45   8   8   3   0   0   55   58   29   27    6   19   34
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
  D. Ellis (PIT)            5
  J. Matlack (NY)           5
  S. McDowell (SF)          5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  C. Osteen (LA)            5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5
  S. Blass (PIT)            4

Losses:

  J. Marichal (SF)          7
  J. Billingham (CIN)       6
  B. Gibson (STL)           5
  R. Reed (ATL)             5
  A. Santorini (STL)        5
  B. Greif (SD)             4
  B. Hooton (CHI)           4
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          4
  T. Kelley (ATL)           4
  C. Morton (MON)           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
  B. Hooton (CHI)           3
  S. McDowell (SF)          3
  C. Osteen (LA)            3

Saves:

  T. McGraw (NY)            7
  C. Carroll (CIN)          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
  B. Kison (PIT)            3
  J. Ray (HOU)              3

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
  A. Downing (LA)           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
  S. Arlin (SD)          58.0
  R. Wise (STL)          56.2
  B. Gibson (STL)        54.2
  B. Hooton (CHI)        54.1

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          63
  B. Gibson (STL)          58
  R. Wise (STL)            57
  D. Roberts (HOU)         56
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         55
  T. Kelley (ATL)          55
  J. Billingham (CIN)      54
  K. Forsch (HOU)          51
  M. Pappas (CHI)          50
  J. Marichal (SF)         49

Runs:

  J. Billingham (CIN)      29
  B. Gibson (STL)          29
  R. Reed (ATL)            27
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         26
  T. Kelley (ATL)          26
  R. Cleveland (STL)       25
  P. Niekro (ATL)          25
  D. Roberts (HOU)         25
  J. Marichal (SF)         24
  S. McDowell (SF)         23

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  C. Kirby (SD)            30
  S. Arlin (SD)            29
  B. Hooton (CHI)          28
  D. Selma (PHI)           28
  S. Spinks (STL)          26
  S. Renko (MON)           25
  G. Gentry (NY)           22
  S. McDowell (SF)         21
  B. Stoneman (MON)        21
  T. Kelley (ATL)          20

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
  B. Hooton (CHI)          38
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         37


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