Friday May 26, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 26, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     21  16  2.10   37  12   8   338   259   96   79   17  101  191
Chicago         18  16  2.76   34  15   7   307   270  107   94   22  103  173
New York        26  10  2.98   36   6  15   332   283  117  110   24  108  233
San Diego       15  23  3.14   38  10   4   346   299  130  121   28  158  240
Houston         24  12  3.16   36  11   9   328   292  131  115   21  108  189
Pittsburgh      21  13  3.27   34   5  11   317   287  130  115   28   98  184
Philadelphia    15  20  3.37   35  13   2   315   279  127  118   29  107  215
Cincinnati      19  17  3.88   36   5  10   324   322  153  140   35   93  195
St. Louis       14  23  4.03   37  14   1   329   339  164  147   27  131  193
San Francisco   13  27  4.03   40  10   7   353   336  186  158   33  116  220
Montreal        16  20  4.03   36   9   6   321   307  152  144   21  148  184
Atlanta         15  20  4.68   35   8   6   306   343  172  159   30   90  148

 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
Steve Stone (SF)       1   4  1.99   9   7   2   0   1   50   39   13   11    1   16   38
Fred Norman (SD)       4   3  2.07   9   8   5   0   3   65   45   16   15    4   21   43
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
Al Downing (LA)        2   2  2.25   8   8   2   0   1   56   50   19   14    2   22   34
Gary Nolan (CIN)       6   1  2.25   9   9   2   0   1   68   54   21   17    5   13   40

 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               2   6  4.53   9   9   2   0   0   58   58   33   29    4   17   28
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
Jack Aker              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    1
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
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
Juan Pizarro           3   1  2.70   6   3   0   0   0   30   30   10    9    2   13   12
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
Gary Nolan             6   1  2.25   9   9   2   0   1   68   54   21   17    5   13   40
Clay Carroll           3   1  2.42  17   0   0   6   0   22   19    7    6    1    5   11
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           3   2  4.02   8   8   3   0   1   56   61   28   25    2   17   24
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
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
Jim Brewer             2   2  1.52  14   0   0   3   0   24   11    5    4    1   10   15
Bill Singer            3   4  2.17   7   7   2   0   2   54   41   16   13    3   12   36
Al Downing             2   2  2.25   8   8   2   0   1   56   50   19   14    2   22   34
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  5.73   9   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   5  5.59   8   8   0   0   0   39   42   25   24    3   16   18
Steve Renko            1   3  6.03   8   6   0   0   0   31   35   23   21    4   30   15
Joe Gilbert            0   1  7.71   5   0   0   0   0    9    7    8    8    0    5    8
Denny Lemaster         2   0  9.82  10   0   0   0   0   15   25   16   16    2    5    9

 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   2  3.00   9   9   2   0   1   66   58   24   22    7   18   56
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  5.40   6   2   0   0   0   13   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   5  2.46  10  10   7   0   2   84   56   25   23    5   21   88
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
Darrell Brandon        1   1  4.15   8   0   0   0   0   13   19    6    6    3    1   11
Wayne Twitchell        2   0  4.32  15   0   0   1   0   17   14    8    8    0    9   13
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
Nelson Briles          3   1  4.50   5   4   1   0   0   26   28   18   13    6    9   20
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

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Caldwell          1   1  1.89  11   0   0   2   0   19   17    4    4    0   12   12
Fred Norman            4   3  2.07   9   8   5   0   3   65   45   16   15    4   21   43
Steve Arlin            3   4  2.22   9   9   2   0   2   65   46   19   16    2   32   40
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  2.38  10   0   0   0   0   11   10    3    3    0    7   11
Mike Kilkenny          0   0  2.70   4   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    2    5
Gary Ross              0   1  2.70  13   0   0   0   0   20   20    8    6    0   15   11
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  3.60  10   1   0   0   0   25   26   12   10    4    7   17
Bill Greif             3   6  4.66  10   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
Charlie Williams       0   0  2.70   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    2    0
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
Juan Marichal          1   8  3.63  10  10   4   0   0   72   67   36   29    6   20   32
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
Don Carrithers         1   3  4.20   9   4   0   1   0   30   26   17   14    4   12   14
John Morris            0   0  4.26   7   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    2    2    5
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
Rick Wise              4   4  3.10   9   9   5   0   0   73   72   28   25    5   19   36
Moe Drabowsky          1   1  3.24  11   0   0   1   0    8   12    3    3    2    2    5
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
  G. Nolan (CIN)            6
  D. Sutton (LA)            6
  S. Blass (PIT)            5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  D. Ellis (PIT)            5
  J. Matlack (NY)           5

Losses:

  J. Marichal (SF)          8
  J. Billingham (CIN)       6
  B. Greif (SD)             6
  R. Reed (ATL)             6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  B. Gibson (STL)           5
  E. McAnally (MON)         5
  A. Santorini (STL)        5
  D. Selma (PHI)            5
  S. Arlin (SD)             4

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           6
  F. Norman (SD)            5
  R. Wise (STL)             5
  B. Gibson (STL)           4
  B. Hooton (CHI)           4
  J. Marichal (SF)          4
  B. Stoneman (MON)         4
  D. Sutton (LA)            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)       84.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       74.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        74.0
  R. Wise (STL)          72.2
  J. Marichal (SF)       72.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         69.2
  G. Nolan (CIN)         68.0
  C. Kirby (SD)          66.2
  T. Seaver (NY)         66.0
  F. Norman (SD)         65.1

Hits:

  R. Wise (STL)            72
  P. Niekro (ATL)          69
  J. Marichal (SF)         67
  B. Gibson (STL)          65
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         61
  T. Kelley (ATL)          61
  D. Roberts (HOU)         61
  K. Forsch (HOU)          58
  R. Reed (ATL)            58
  T. Seaver (NY)           58

Runs:

  J. Marichal (SF)         36
  R. Reed (ATL)            33
  R. Cleveland (STL)       31
  B. Gibson (STL)          31
  J. Billingham (CIN)      29
  S. McDowell (SF)         29
  T. Kelley (ATL)          28
  D. Roberts (HOU)         28
  R. Wise (STL)            28
  J. Cumberland (SF)       27

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         88
  T. Seaver (NY)           56
  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)           43


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