Sunday May 21, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 21, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     20  13  1.84   33  11   8   303   227   76   62   11   91  170
San Diego       15  18  2.89   33  10   4   302   253  106   97   20  137  208
New York        25   7  2.91   32   6  14   294   248  102   95   19   93  217
Chicago         15  15  2.91   30  13   6   266   239   99   86   20   94  150
Philadelphia    15  16  3.12   31  13   2   283   240  105   98   24   96  195
Pittsburgh      18  12  3.44   30   4  10   277   247  116  106   25   89  166
Houston         19  12  3.50   31   6   9   283   265  125  110   20   99  162
San Francisco   11  25  3.98   36   9   6   319   299  161  141   29  104  205
Cincinnati      18  15  4.06   33   4  10   297   297  147  134   33   84  184
St. Louis       12  21  4.22   33  12   1   288   293  145  135   25  113  167
Montreal        13  19  4.24   32   6   6   286   283  141  135   21  131  169
Atlanta         12  20  4.91   32   6   5   279   321  165  152   27   82  139

 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
Fred Norman (SD)       4   2  1.62   8   7   5   0   3   61   40   12   11    3   16   42
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
Mike Torrez (MON)      3   1  1.94   6   5   3   0   0   42   28    9    9    1   15   25
Bill Singer (LA)       3   4  2.17   7   7   2   0   2   54   41   16   13    3   12   36
Jon Matlack (NY)       5   0  2.22   7   5   2   0   0   49   38   13   12    1    9   31
Steve Carlton (PHI)    5   4  2.22   9   9   7   0   2   77   46   20   19    5   17   79
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  2.52  10   2   0   0   0   25   18    9    7    3    8   15
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   6  4.62   8   8   1   0   0   49   49   29   25    3   15   25
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 Nash               1   0  7.94   7   0   0   1   0   11   14   11   10    0    9    2
Jim Hardin             0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    0    0
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  2.70  11   0   0   4   0   13    9    6    4    0    4    8
Bill Hands             3   1  2.80   8   6   2   0   1   45   46   16   14    1   11   21
Burt Hooton            3   4  2.82   7   7   3   0   1   54   35   18   17    4   28   38
Tom Phoebus            1   0  3.09   7   0   0   2   0   12    9    4    4    1    6    6
Fergie Jenkins         3   4  3.18   8   8   6   0   0   65   55   26   23    8   16   37
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
Clay Carroll           3   1  2.49  16   0   0   6   0   22   19    7    6    1    4   11
Gary Nolan             5   1  2.59   8   8   1   0   0   59   49   21   17    5   11   34
Tom Hall               2   1  3.16  13   2   1   2   1   31   17   12   11    2   10   39
Ed Sprague             0   0  4.00  12   0   0   0   0   18   13    9    8    3    9    6
Jim McGlothlin         1   3  4.04   9   5   1   0   1   36   40   19   16    3    9   22
Jim Merritt            1   0  4.50   4   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    4
Pedro Borbon           1   1  4.68  14   1   0   2   0   25   33   14   13    1   10   12
Jack Billingham        1   6  5.21  10   8   1   0   1   48   54   29   28    6   17   27
Don Gullett            1   2 10.70   7   4   0   0   0   18   30   21   21    7    6   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
Jerry Reuss            3   2  3.86   6   6   1   0   0   40   37   22   17    5   20   33
Dave Roberts           2   2  4.40   7   7   2   0   1   47   56   25   23    2   14   23
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
Jim Brewer             2   1  0.87  12   0   0   3   0   21    7    3    2    1   10   14
Don Sutton             5   0  0.89   7   7   3   0   2   61   25    6    6    2   15   43
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   4  2.17   7   7   2   0   2   54   41   16   13    3   12   36
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  1.46  15   0   0   4   0   25   25    6    4    1   16   19
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  3.21  10   0   0   0   0   14   14    5    5    1    4    6
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   4  5.35   7   7   0   0   0   34   35   20   20    3   11   17
Steve Renko            1   3  6.44   7   6   0   0   0   29   35   23   21    4   29   13
Joe Gilbert            0   1  7.71   5   0   0   0   0    9    7    8    8    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  0.84   7   0   0   4   0   11    7    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             7   1  2.44   8   8   2   0   1   59   50   18   16    5   15   54
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   4  2.22   9   9   7   0   2   77   46   20   19    5   17   79
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  0.84   9   0   0   2   0   11    3    2    1    0    3    6
Bob Miller             1   1  1.35  11   0   0   2   0   13   13    2    2    0    9    8
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
Luke Walker            2   1  3.09   6   3   0   0   0   23   23   10    8    0   13    9
Bob Moose              2   2  3.73   6   5   1   1   1   41   31   17   17    4    7   26
Dave Giusti            1   3  4.19  12   0   0   2   0   19   21    9    9    1    9   10
Bob Johnson            0   2  4.63   6   6   0   0   0   35   36   20   18    4   12   22
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
Mike Kilkenny          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    2
Fred Norman            4   2  1.62   8   7   5   0   3   61   40   12   11    3   16   42
Steve Arlin            3   3  1.86   8   8   2   0   2   58   38   15   12    1   29   36
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
Gary Ross              0   1  2.70  11   0   0   0   0   17   16    7    5    0   13   11
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  2.70   8   0   0   0   0   10    8    3    3    0    7    8
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
Bill Greif             3   5  5.08   8   8   1   0   1   39   49   23   22    3   13   25
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   4  2.43   8   6   1   0   0   41   31   13   11    1   16   32
Jim Barr               0   1  2.96  14   0   0   0   0   27   24   11    9    3    5   23
Juan Marichal          1   7  3.03   9   9   4   0   0   68   59   28   23    5   17   31
Ron Bryant             2   3  3.38  11   4   1   0   0   48   41   20   18    3   11   34
Sam McDowell           5   1  3.61   8   8   3   0   0   52   46   23   21    4   21   48
Don McMahon            0   1  3.63  13   0   0   2   0   17   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  4.50   7   4   0   1   0   28   26   15   14    4   11   12
John Cumberland        0   3  9.68   6   5   0   0   0   18   27   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
Charlie Hudson         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    0
Scipio Spinks          3   1  2.53   7   7   3   0   0   53   43   16   15    2   26   40
Moe Drabowsky          1   1  3.38  10   0   0   1   0    8   11    3    3    2    2    5
Rick Wise              3   4  3.39   8   8   4   0   0   64   64   26   24    5   17   30
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)            7
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  D. Ellis (PIT)            5
  J. Matlack (NY)           5
  S. McDowell (SF)          5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  G. Nolan (CIN)            5
  C. Osteen (LA)            5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5

Losses:

  J. Marichal (SF)          7
  J. Billingham (CIN)       6
  R. Reed (ATL)             6
  B. Gibson (STL)           5
  B. Greif (SD)             5
  A. Santorini (STL)        5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  B. Hooton (CHI)           4
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          4
  T. Kelley (ATL)           4

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          6
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  F. Norman (SD)            5
  J. Marichal (SF)          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
  D. Frisella (NY)          4
  F. Gladding (HOU)         4
  M. Marshall (MON)         4
  D. McGinn (CHI)           4
  J. Brewer (LA)            3
  J. Johnson (SF)           3
  B. Kison (PIT)            3
  J. Ray (HOU)              3

Shutouts:

  F. Norman (SD)            3
  S. Arlin (SD)             2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  L. Dierker (HOU)          2
  W. Fryman (PHI)           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)       77.0
  J. Marichal (SF)       68.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       65.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        65.0
  R. Wise (STL)          63.2
  C. Kirby (SD)          61.1
  F. Norman (SD)         61.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         60.2
  G. Nolan (CIN)         59.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         59.0

Hits:

  R. Wise (STL)            64
  P. Niekro (ATL)          63
  J. Marichal (SF)         59
  B. Gibson (STL)          58
  D. Roberts (HOU)         56
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         55
  T. Kelley (ATL)          55
  J. Billingham (CIN)      54
  K. Forsch (HOU)          51
  M. Pappas (CHI)          50

Runs:

  J. Billingham (CIN)      29
  B. Gibson (STL)          29
  R. Reed (ATL)            29
  J. Marichal (SF)         28
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         26
  T. Kelley (ATL)          26
  R. Wise (STL)            26
  R. Cleveland (STL)       25
  P. Niekro (ATL)          25
  D. Roberts (HOU)         25

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
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  K. Forsch (HOU)           5

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         79
  T. Seaver (NY)           54
  S. McDowell (SF)         48
  D. Sutton (LA)           43
  C. Kirby (SD)            42
  F. Norman (SD)           42
  S. Spinks (STL)          40
  B. Stoneman (MON)        40
  T. Hall (CIN)            39
  P. Niekro (ATL)          39

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