Thursday May 25, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 25, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     21  15  2.07   36  12   8   330   248   91   76   17   98  187
Chicago         17  16  2.75   33  15   6   298   261  104   91   21  101  168
New York        26   9  2.89   35   6  15   324   275  111  104   22  105  231
San Diego       15  22  3.11   37  10   4   338   290  126  117   27  151  236
Houston         23  12  3.19   35  10   9   319   287  128  113   21  105  188
Philadelphia    15  19  3.31   34  13   2   307   266  121  113   29  103  206
Pittsburgh      20  13  3.33   33   4  11   308   278  126  114   28   95  175
San Francisco   13  26  3.94   39  10   7   345   325  177  151   32  111  218
Cincinnati      18  17  4.00   35   4  10   315   317  153  140   35   91  189
Montreal        16  19  4.02   35   9   6   313   300  147  140   21  142  180
St. Louis       13  23  4.11   36  13   1   320   331  162  146   27  129  187
Atlanta         14  20  4.70   34   7   6   297   334  168  155   29   88  145

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Claude Osteen (LA)     5   2  1.06   7   7   3   0   1   60   46    8    7    2   17   20
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 Stone (SF)       1   4  1.99   9   7   2   0   1   50   39   13   11    1   16   38
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
Steve Arlin (SD)       3   4  2.22   9   9   2   0   2   65   46   19   16    2   32   40
Steve Carlton (PHI)    5   4  2.22   9   9   7   0   2   77   46   20   19    5   17   79
Jon Matlack (NY)       5   0  2.26   8   6   2   0   0   56   43   15   14    1   11   32

 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  2.70   6   0   0   3   0    7    7    2    2    0    0    4
Phil Niekro            6   4  3.04  10   9   6   0   0   74   69   26   25    5    5   41
Tom Kelley             3   4  4.29   8   8   0   0   0   57   61   28   27    7   25   23
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
Dan McGinn             0   2  2.45  12   0   0   4   0   18   14    7    5    0    6   10
Bill Hands             3   1  2.47   9   7   2   0   1   51   48   16   14    1   12   26
Burt Hooton            4   4  2.56   8   8   4   0   1   63   40   19   18    4   30   44
Milt Pappas            3   3  2.62   7   7   2   0   1   45   50   17   13    4   11   25
Fergie Jenkins         4   4  2.92   9   9   7   0   0   74   61   27   24    8   17   41
Tom Phoebus            1   0  3.68   8   0   0   2   0   15   13    6    6    2    7    7
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
Clay Carroll           3   1  2.42  17   0   0   6   0   22   19    7    6    1    5   11
Gary Nolan             5   1  2.59   8   8   1   0   0   59   49   21   17    5   11   34
Wayne Simpson          1   1  2.96   4   3   0   0   0   24   20    9    8    2    5   12
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             3   3  3.15   7   7   2   0   0   46   42   21   16    4   11   32
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  0.83  13   0   0   3   0   22    7    3    2    1   10   15
Claude Osteen          5   2  1.06   7   7   3   0   1   60   46    8    7    2   17   20
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            2   4  3.74   7   7   1   0   0   46   40   21   19    3   16   16
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             3   1  0.56  13   0   0   7   0   32   15    2    2    0    9   27
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  2.26   8   6   2   0   0   56   43   15   14    1   11   32
Tom Seaver             7   1  2.44   8   8   2   0   1   59   50   18   16    5   15   54
Chuck Taylor           0   0  3.06  13   0   0   2   0   18   20    6    6    0    5    3
Jim McAndrew           2   1  3.38   6   2   0   1   0   21   18    8    8    2    7   17
Buzz Capra             3   2  4.38   8   5   0   0   0   37   36   18   18    6   14   31
Ray Sadecki            1   0  5.84   5   2   0   0   0   12   17    8    8    1    8    6
Jerry Koosman          1   3  6.94   9   4   0   1   0   23   30   19   18    3   10   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
Barry Lersch           1   2  2.84   8   2   1   0   0   25   19    8    8    3    9    7
Woodie Fryman          2   3  3.10   8   8   2   0   2   52   52   21   18    4   11   30
Bill Champion          3   2  3.98   7   7   2   0   0   41   44   20   18    4   16   19
Wayne Twitchell        2   0  4.02  14   0   0   1   0   16   11    7    7    0    9   13
Darrell Brandon        1   1  4.15   8   0   0   0   0   13   19    6    6    3    1   11
Dick Selma             1   5  4.56   8   8   1   0   0   49   41   26   25    7   31   23
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  0.66  11   0   0   3   0   14    3    2    1    0    3    8
Bob Miller             2   1  1.10  12   0   0   2   0   16   15    2    2    0   11    8
Bruce Kison            0   0  2.61   9   0   0   3   0   21   13    7    6    1    7   17
Steve Blass            5   1  2.76   8   8   2   0   1   59   57   19   18    8   14   26
Dock Ellis             5   2  2.80   7   7   1   0   0   45   40   15   14    3    6   28
Luke Walker            2   1  3.09   6   3   0   0   0   23   23   10    8    0   13    9
Bob Moose              2   2  3.67   7   6   1   1   1   49   40   21   20    5    7   30
Dave Giusti            1   3  3.98  13   0   0   2   0   20   22    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
Mike Caldwell          1   1  1.89  11   0   0   2   0   19   17    4    4    0   12   12
Steve Arlin            3   4  2.22   9   9   2   0   2   65   46   19   16    2   32   40
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            1   4  1.99   9   7   2   0   1   50   39   13   11    1   16   38
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   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    2    0
Scipio Spinks          3   1  2.77   8   8   3   0   0   62   55   20   19    3   28   48
Moe Drabowsky          1   1  3.24  11   0   0   1   0    8   12    3    3    2    2    5
Rick Wise              3   4  3.39   8   8   4   0   0   64   64   26   24    5   17   30
Tony Cloninger         0   0  3.86   7   0   0   0   0   12    9    5    5    0    8    2
Bob Gibson             1   5  4.10   9   9   4   0   0   64   65   31   29    7   19   44
Reggie Cleveland       3   3  4.33   8   8   2   0   0   54   57   31   26    6   20   32
Al Santorini           2   5  5.32   8   2   0   0   0   22   25   15   13    1    5   11
Dennis Higgins         0   2  5.40   9   0   0   0   0   13   12   11    8    0   14   11
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. Arlin (SD)             4
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  J. Cumberland (SF)        4

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           6
  F. Norman (SD)            5
  B. Gibson (STL)           4
  B. Hooton (CHI)           4
  J. Marichal (SF)          4
  B. Stoneman (MON)         4
  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  M. Torrez (MON)           4

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
  S. Arlin (SD)          65.0
  B. Gibson (STL)        63.2
  R. Wise (STL)          63.2
  B. Hooton (CHI)        63.1

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          69
  B. Gibson (STL)          65
  R. Wise (STL)            64
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         61
  T. Kelley (ATL)          61
  J. Marichal (SF)         59
  K. Forsch (HOU)          58
  S. Blass (PIT)           57
  R. Cleveland (STL)       57
  D. Roberts (HOU)         56

Runs:

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

Home Runs:

  S. Blass (PIT)            8
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          8
  B. Gibson (STL)           7
  D. Gullett (CIN)          7
  T. Kelley (ATL)           7
  D. Selma (PHI)            7
  J. Billingham (CIN)       6
  N. Briles (PIT)           6
  B. Capra (NY)             6
  R. Cleveland (STL)        6

Walks:

  C. Kirby (SD)            33
  S. Arlin (SD)            32
  D. Selma (PHI)           31
  B. Hooton (CHI)          30
  S. Renko (MON)           29
  S. Spinks (STL)          28
  S. McDowell (SF)         26
  G. Gentry (NY)           25
  T. Kelley (ATL)          25
  B. Stoneman (MON)        24

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         79
  T. Seaver (NY)           54
  S. McDowell (SF)         50
  D. Sutton (LA)           50
  S. Spinks (STL)          48
  C. Kirby (SD)            47
  B. Stoneman (MON)        46
  B. Gibson (STL)          44
  B. Hooton (CHI)          44
  F. Norman (SD)           42

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