Tuesday May 23, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 23, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     21  14  2.10   35  12   8   321   245   90   75   17   97  182
Chicago         16  15  2.85   31  14   6   275   245  100   87   20   95  154
New York        25   8  2.89   33   6  14   302   259  104   97   19   96  222
San Diego       15  21  3.09   36  10   4   329   282  122  113   26  148  231
Houston         22  12  3.22   34   9   9   310   280  126  111   20  104  177
Philadelphia    15  18  3.28   33  13   2   299   257  117  109   27  103  203
Pittsburgh      19  12  3.40   31   4  11   286   258  118  108   26   90  168
Cincinnati      18  16  4.00   34   4  10   306   307  149  136   34   88  185
San Francisco   12  26  4.05   38   9   7   336   317  177  151   32  111  212
Montreal        15  19  4.11   34   8   6   304   299  146  139   21  140  178
St. Louis       12  22  4.19   34  12   1   297   305  151  138   25  118  169
Atlanta         13  20  4.79   33   7   5   288   327  166  153   27   83  141

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Claude Osteen (LA)     5   1  1.05   6   6   3   0   1   52   43    7    6    2   16   16
Don Sutton (LA)        6   0  1.29   8   8   4   0   2   70   32   11   10    4   16   50
Fred Norman (SD)       4   2  1.62   8   7   5   0   3   61   40   12   11    3   16   42
Steve Arlin (SD)       3   3  1.86   8   8   2   0   2   58   38   15   12    1   29   36
Gary Gentry (NY)       3   1  2.13   8   8   2   0   0   55   39   16   13    3   25   38
Mike Torrez (MON)      4   1  2.13   7   6   4   0   0   51   36   12   12    1   21   28
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
Al Downing (LA)        2   2  2.32   7   7   2   0   1   50   43   16   13    2   19   30

 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
Phil Niekro            6   4  3.04  10   9   6   0   0   74   69   26   25    5    5   41
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.18   5   0   0   2   0    6    6    2    2    0    0    4
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
Fergie Jenkins         4   4  2.92   9   9   7   0   0   74   61   27   24    8   17   41
Tom Phoebus            1   0  3.09   7   0   0   2   0   12    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  1.93   4   3   0   0   0   23   23    5    5    3    6    9
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   4  4.06  10   5   1   0   1   38   43   20   17    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            1   0  0.00   4   1   1   0   1   16    6    0    0    0    5    9
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
Larry Dierker          4   2  2.77   7   7   3   0   3   55   44   17   17    2   11   27
Ken Forsch             2   2  2.89   7   7   1   0   0   56   58   20   18    5   17   33
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
Jim Brewer             2   1  0.87  12   0   0   3   0   21    7    3    2    1   10   14
Claude Osteen          5   1  1.05   6   6   3   0   1   52   43    7    6    2   16   16
Don Sutton             6   0  1.29   8   8   4   0   2   70   32   11   10    4   16   50
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
Tommy John             3   3  2.84   7   7   1   0   0   44   44   18   14    2   10   17
Pete Richert           0   1  3.38   7   0   0   2   0    8    9    4    3    1    4    3
Hoyt Wilhelm           0   0  4.50   6   0   0   1   0    8    8    5    4    0    4    5
Pete Mikkelsen         0   1  5.91   8   0   0   2   0   11   12    7    7    0    2    8
Mike Strahler          0   1  7.36   2   0   0   0   0    4    6    3    3    2    4    3

 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            4   1  2.13   7   6   4   0   0   51   36   12   12    1   21   28
Bill Stoneman          4   4  2.84   9   9   4   0   0   63   56   21   20    4   24   46
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   1  0.67  12   0   0   7   0   27   12    2    2    0    6   26
Danny Frisella         1   0  0.84   7   0   0   4   0   11    7    1    1    1    1    4
Gary Gentry            3   1  2.13   8   8   2   0   0   55   39   16   13    3   25   38
Jon Matlack            5   0  2.22   7   5   2   0   0   49   38   13   12    1    9   31
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  1.42   7   0   0   0   0   13    8    2    2    1    3    9
Steve Carlton          5   4  2.22   9   9   7   0   2   77   46   20   19    5   17   79
Joe Hoerner            0   1  2.61   9   0   0   1   0   10    9    3    3    0    3    7
Woodie Fryman          2   2  2.66   7   7   2   0   2   47   45   17   14    2   11   28
Barry Lersch           1   2  2.84   8   2   1   0   0   25   19    8    8    3    9    7
Bill Champion          3   2  3.98   7   7   2   0   0   41   44   20   18    4   16   19
Wayne Twitchell        2   0  4.30  13   0   0   1   0   15   11    7    7    0    9   12
Dick Selma             1   5  4.56   8   8   1   0   0   49   41   26   25    7   31   23
Darrell Brandon        1   1  4.91   7   0   0   0   0   11   17    6    6    3    1   11
Chris Short            0   1  5.91   9   0   0   0   0   11   17    8    7    2    3    8

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ramon Hernandez        1   0  0.77  10   0   0   3   0   12    3    2    1    0    3    7
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            5   1  2.76   8   8   2   0   1   59   57   19   18    8   14   26
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
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
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  2.53   9   0   0   0   0   11    8    3    3    0    7    9
Gary Ross              0   1  2.89  12   0   0   0   0   19   19    8    6    0   15   11
Mike Kilkenny          0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    1    5
Mike Corkins           0   1  3.29  11   1   0   2   0   14   12    5    5    2    6   12
Clay Kirby             3   4  3.38   9   9   2   0   0   67   52   25   25    5   33   47
Ed Acosta              1   2  3.75   9   1   0   0   0   24   25   12   10    4    6   16
Bill Greif             3   6  4.70   9   9   1   0   1   46   55   25   24    4   17   34
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
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
Jim Barr               0   1  3.45  15   0   0   1   0   29   27   13   11    3    5   24
Don McMahon            0   1  3.63  13   0   0   2   0   17   12    7    7    2    6    9
Sam McDowell           6   1  3.75   9   9   3   0   0   60   53   29   25    5   26   50
John Morris            0   0  4.26   7   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    2    2    5
Don Carrithers         1   3  4.34   8   4   0   1   0   29   26   17   14    4   12   13
John Cumberland        0   4  9.13   7   6   0   0   0   23   34   27   23    6    7    7
Jerry Johnson          2   2  9.82  12   0   0   3   0   15   25   17   16    1    9    7

 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   3  4.33   8   8   2   0   0   54   57   31   26    6   20   32
Dennis Higgins         0   1  4.38   8   0   0   0   0   12    8    6    6    0   11   11
Bob Gibson             0   5  4.45   8   8   3   0   0   55   58   29   27    6   19   34
Al Santorini           2   5  5.32   8   2   0   0   0   22   25   15   13    1    5   11
Tony Cloninger         0   0  5.63   6   0   0   0   0    8    8    5    5    0    3    2
Joe Grzenda            0   0  8.68   8   0   0   0   0    9   17    9    9    0    6    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

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League Leaders

Wins:

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

Losses:

  J. Marichal (SF)          7
  J. Billingham (CIN)       6
  B. Greif (SD)             6
  R. Reed (ATL)             6
  B. Gibson (STL)           5
  A. Santorini (STL)        5
  D. Selma (PHI)            5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  J. Cumberland (SF)        4
  B. Hooton (CHI)           4

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           6
  F. Norman (SD)            5
  J. Marichal (SF)          4
  B. Stoneman (MON)         4
  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  M. Torrez (MON)           4
  R. Wise (STL)             4
  L. Dierker (HOU)          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
  R. Hernandez (PIT)        3
  J. Johnson (SF)           3
  B. Kison (PIT)            3

Shutouts:

  L. Dierker (HOU)          3
  F. Norman (SD)            3
  S. Arlin (SD)             2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          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
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       74.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        74.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         69.2
  J. Marichal (SF)       68.1
  C. Kirby (SD)          66.2
  R. Wise (STL)          63.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)      63.1
  F. Norman (SD)         61.0
  S. McDowell (SF)       60.0

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          69
  R. Wise (STL)            64
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         61
  J. Marichal (SF)         59
  K. Forsch (HOU)          58
  B. Gibson (STL)          58
  S. Blass (PIT)           57
  R. Cleveland (STL)       57
  D. Roberts (HOU)         56
  B. Stoneman (MON)        56

Runs:

  R. Cleveland (STL)       31
  J. Billingham (CIN)      29
  B. Gibson (STL)          29
  S. McDowell (SF)         29
  R. Reed (ATL)            29
  J. Marichal (SF)         28
  J. Cumberland (SF)       27
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         27
  T. Kelley (ATL)          26
  P. Niekro (ATL)          26

Home Runs:

  S. Blass (PIT)            8
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          8
  D. Gullett (CIN)          7
  D. Selma (PHI)            7
  J. Billingham (CIN)       6
  N. Briles (PIT)           6
  R. Cleveland (STL)        6
  J. Cumberland (SF)        6
  B. Gibson (STL)           6
  G. Neibauer (ATL)         6

Walks:

  C. Kirby (SD)            33
  D. Selma (PHI)           31
  S. Arlin (SD)            29
  S. Renko (MON)           29
  B. Hooton (CHI)          28
  S. McDowell (SF)         26
  S. Spinks (STL)          26
  G. Gentry (NY)           25
  B. Stoneman (MON)        24
  M. Torrez (MON)          21

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         79
  T. Seaver (NY)           54
  S. McDowell (SF)         50
  D. Sutton (LA)           50
  C. Kirby (SD)            47
  B. Stoneman (MON)        46
  F. Norman (SD)           42
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         41
  P. Niekro (ATL)          41
  S. Spinks (STL)          40

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