Wednesday June 7, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, June 7, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     29  19  2.28   48  14  12   439   344  130  111   22  127  258
Chicago         25  19  2.61   44  21   8   397   354  134  115   24  124  226
Pittsburgh      29  16  3.06   45   6  15   426   378  164  145   39  142  255
New York        32  14  3.19   46   9  17   421   368  158  149   30  139  300
San Diego       16  31  3.27   47  12   4   434   380  174  158   36  203  298
Philadelphia    17  29  3.55   46  13   4   421   392  177  166   39  149  292
Houston         27  20  3.57   47  13  10   428   383  191  170   29  153  282
Cincinnati      28  19  3.65   47   6  17   431   414  191  175   45  132  250
St. Louis       19  28  3.88   47  20   1   416   408  197  179   33  163  246
Montreal        20  25  3.92   45  13   6   401   374  186  175   27  186  222
San Francisco   17  36  4.04   53  13   8   472   449  253  212   47  167  290
Atlanta         21  24  4.39   45  10   7   396   429  213  193   39  127  209

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Sutton (LA)        8   0  1.14  10  10   5   0   3   87   43   13   11    4   18   61
Claude Osteen (LA)     6   3  1.49   9   9   3   0   1   73   62   13   12    4   20   26
Steve Stone (SF)       3   5  1.91  12  10   4   0   1   75   57   22   16    3   24   50
Al Downing (LA)        3   2  2.26  10  10   3   0   2   72   61   23   18    2   29   45
Gary Nolan (CIN)       7   1  2.30  11  11   3   0   1   82   66   26   21    7   15   43
Dock Ellis (PIT)       5   2  2.33   8   8   1   0   0   54   42   15   14    3    7   31
Burt Hooton (CHI)      5   4  2.42  11  11   5   0   1   86   66   26   23    4   36   57
Fergie Jenkins (CHI)   6   5  2.50  12  12  10   0   0  101   82   32   28    9   23   58
Scipio Spinks (STL)    3   2  2.55  10  10   4   0   0   78   62   24   22    4   36   60
Jon Matlack (NY)       6   1  2.55  10   8   3   0   1   67   51   20   19    1   20   38

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Hardin             0   0  2.16   5   0   0   0   0    8    7    2    2    0    6    5
Ron Schueler           2   1  2.37  12   3   0   0   0   38   29   13   10    3   13   28
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.09   9   0   0   4   0   12   12    4    4    1    0    8
Phil Niekro            7   5  3.57  13  12   7   0   0   93   86   40   37    7   10   54
Ron Reed               4   6  3.98  11  11   3   0   0   75   77   39   33    5   21   39
Tom Kelley             3   5  4.50  10  10   0   0   0   64   72   35   32    9   29   29
Jim Nash               1   0  5.32   9   2   0   1   0   22   21   14   13    1   16    8
Mike McQueen           0   1  5.40   3   1   0   1   0   10   12    8    6    2    6    4
Pat Jarvis             4   2  5.65  11   4   0   0   0   29   40   19   18    2    8   15
Steve Barber           0   0  5.74   5   0   0   0   0   16   18   10   10    1    6    6
Gary Neibauer          0   0  7.27   8   0   0   0   0   17   27   15   14    6    6    8
George Stone           0   3 10.50  10   2   0   1   0   12   28   14   14    2    6    5

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jack Aker              1   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    6    1    0    0    0    2    3
Steve Hamilton         0   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    4    4    0    0    0    2    3
Phil Regan             0   1  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    4    6    1    1    0    2    2
Tom Phoebus            2   0  2.35  10   0   0   3   0   23   17    6    6    2    9   16
Burt Hooton            5   4  2.42  11  11   5   0   1   86   66   26   23    4   36   57
Fergie Jenkins         6   5  2.50  12  12  10   0   0  101   82   32   28    9   23   58
Milt Pappas            4   3  2.60   9   9   3   0   1   55   62   22   16    5   12   29
Juan Pizarro           3   1  2.70   6   3   0   0   0   30   30   10    9    2   13   12
Bill Hands             4   2  2.84  11   9   3   0   1   67   63   24   21    1   15   33
Dan McGinn             0   3  3.10  13   0   0   4   0   20   18    9    7    0    7   11
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
Clay Carroll           3   1  1.93  22   0   0  10   0   28   24    7    6    1    7   14
Ross Grimsley          2   1  2.00   6   5   0   0   0   36   37   10    8    4   10   14
Gary Nolan             7   1  2.30  11  11   3   0   1   82   66   26   21    7   15   43
Tom Hall               3   1  2.51  19   2   1   3   1   43   19   13   12    3   17   52
Ed Sprague             1   0  3.60  15   0   0   0   0   20   14    9    8    3   12    6
Pedro Borbon           1   1  3.94  17   1   0   4   0   32   39   15   14    2   11   16
Wayne Simpson          2   1  4.08   6   5   0   0   0   35   30   17   16    4   13   16
Jim McGlothlin         3   4  4.29  13   8   1   0   1   57   62   30   27    6   18   33
Jim Merritt            1   0  4.50   4   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    4
Jack Billingham        3   6  4.62  12  10   1   0   1   64   69   34   33    6   17   36
Don Gullett            2   3  8.42   9   4   0   0   0   26   38   24   24    7    9   15
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   1  0.43   6   1   1   0   1   21    9    1    1    0    7   16
George Culver          1   0  1.97  16   0   0   2   0   32   18    7    7    2   17   24
Larry Dierker          5   2  2.74   9   9   4   0   3   72   60   23   22    2   16   38
Don Wilson             4   4  3.00   9   9   3   0   1   60   51   25   20    5   14   44
Ken Forsch             2   2  3.24  10   9   1   0   0   67   68   26   24    6   24   44
Jerry Reuss            3   5  4.45   9   9   1   0   0   59   56   36   29    6   28   57
Fred Gladding          0   2  4.50  10   0   0   5   0   10    7    6    5    0    1    6
Dave Roberts           4   3  4.57  10  10   3   0   1   67   74   37   34    3   20   30
Jim Ray                7   1  4.66  18   0   0   3   0   29   31   16   15    2   14   13
Wade Blasingame        0   0  8.64  10   0   0   0   0    8    4    9    8    1    8    9
Joe Gibbon             0   0 11.57   3   0   0   0   0    2    3    3    3    2    2    1
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
Don Sutton             8   0  1.14  10  10   5   0   3   87   43   13   11    4   18   61
Jim Brewer             4   2  1.19  18   0   0   5   0   30   12    5    4    1   11   19
Claude Osteen          6   3  1.49   9   9   3   0   1   73   62   13   12    4   20   26
Al Downing             3   2  2.26  10  10   3   0   2   72   61   23   18    2   29   45
Tommy John             4   3  3.05   9   9   1   0   0   56   57   23   19    2   13   23
Bill Singer            3   6  3.24  10  10   2   0   2   72   62   29   26    5   18   53
Mike Strahler          0   1  3.52   4   0   0   0   0    8    8    3    3    2    5    5
Pete Richert           0   1  3.75   9   0   0   3   0   12   11    6    5    2    4    9
Hoyt Wilhelm           0   0  3.86   9   0   0   1   0   14   12    8    6    0    6    6
Pete Mikkelsen         1   1  4.02  11   0   0   3   0   16   16    7    7    0    3   11

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          4   0  2.57  17   0   0   4   0   28   30   10    8    1   19   20
Bill Stoneman          5   4  2.84  11  11   5   0   1   79   66   26   25    4   32   55
Tom Walker             0   1  3.00  12   0   0   0   0   18   19    6    6    2    6    9
Mike Torrez            5   3  3.09  10   9   5   0   0   67   54   23   23    2   30   35
Carl Morton            2   6  3.79   9   9   1   0   0   59   51   27   25    4   18   19
Ernie McAnally         1   6  4.13  10  10   2   0   0   57   52   30   26    5   23   23
John Strohmayer        0   1  4.18  19   0   0   2   0   32   28   15   15    2   14   21
Steve Renko            1   3  5.85   9   6   0   0   0   32   36   23   21    4   32   18
Joe Gilbert            0   1  7.71   7   0   0   0   0   12   13   10   10    1    7   10
Denny Lemaster         2   0  8.64  11   0   0   0   0   17   25   16   16    2    5   12

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Danny Frisella         1   0  0.61  10   0   0   4   0   15    9    1    1    1    1    7
Tug McGraw             3   1  1.17  16   0   0   9   0   38   22    6    5    0   13   33
Jim McAndrew           5   1  2.14   9   5   2   1   0   46   36   12   11    4   13   33
Jon Matlack            6   1  2.55  10   8   3   0   1   67   51   20   19    1   20   38
Tom Seaver             8   2  2.95  10  10   2   0   1   73   65   26   24    7   20   65
Gary Gentry            3   4  3.38  11  11   2   0   0   72   62   30   27    5   32   50
Buzz Capra             3   2  4.25   9   6   0   0   0   42   39   20   20    6   16   37
Ray Sadecki            1   0  4.70   7   2   0   0   0   15   17    8    8    1    8    7
Jerry Koosman          2   3  5.79  12   4   0   1   0   28   31   19   18    3   10   24
Chuck Taylor           0   0  6.08  16   0   0   2   0   24   36   16   16    2    6    6

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Hoerner            0   2  2.04  13   0   0   1   0   18   17    5    4    1    5    9
Ken Reynolds           0   2  2.37   9   1   0   0   0   19   15    5    5    1    3   11
Barry Lersch           1   2  2.70  13   2   1   0   0   33   25   10   10    4   11   12
Steve Carlton          6   6  2.99  13  13   7   0   2  102   76   36   34    7   28  113
Darrell Brandon        2   1  3.32  13   0   0   1   0   22   29    8    8    3    5   16
Bill Champion          3   3  3.42   9   9   2   0   0   55   57   23   21    4   22   25
Woodie Fryman          2   5  3.70  11  11   2   0   2   73   76   33   30    8   18   43
Chris Short            0   1  3.93  14   0   0   1   0   18   21    9    8    3    5   16
Dick Selma             1   6  5.15  12  10   1   0   0   58   55   35   33    8   39   26
Wayne Twitchell        2   1  5.16  19   0   0   1   0   23   21   13   13    0   13   21

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ramon Hernandez        3   0  0.39  15   0   0   3   0   23   10    2    1    0    6   20
Bob Miller             4   1  0.79  16   0   0   2   0   23   19    3    2    0   14   12
Bruce Kison            1   0  1.89  11   1   1   3   0   33   19    8    7    1   14   25
Dock Ellis             5   2  2.33   8   8   1   0   0   54   42   15   14    3    7   31
Steve Blass            6   1  3.11  10  10   2   0   1   75   73   27   26   10   21   34
Dave Giusti            1   4  3.18  19   0   0   5   0   28   25   10   10    1   10   15
Luke Walker            2   1  3.34   9   5   0   0   0   32   34   16   12    2   19   16
Bob Moose              3   2  3.43   8   7   1   1   1   58   48   23   22    5    9   35
Bob Johnson            1   3  4.22  10   8   0   1   0   53   51   27   25    8   24   35
Nelson Briles          3   2  4.79   7   6   1   0   0   36   45   25   19    8   10   26
Bob Veale              0   0  6.00   5   0   0   0   0    9   10    7    6    0    7    6
Gene Garber            0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    1    1    0

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  1.80  12   0   0   0   0   15   13    3    3    0    9   12
Gary Ross              0   1  2.25  16   0   0   0   0   24   22    8    6    0   17   13
Mike Corkins           0   2  2.45  15   1   0   2   0   22   18    6    6    2    9   18
Mike Kilkenny          0   0  2.70   4   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    2    5
Fred Norman            4   5  2.75  11  10   5   0   3   72   57   25   22    7   25   51
Steve Arlin            4   5  2.84  11  11   3   0   2   79   55   28   25    3   42   51
Clay Kirby             3   6  2.89  12  12   3   0   0   93   73   34   30    6   42   62
Mike Caldwell          1   1  3.38  16   0   0   2   0   24   25   10    9    2   15   16
Ed Acosta              1   2  4.35  14   1   0   0   0   31   34   17   15    4   12   21
Bill Greif             3   8  4.37  12  11   1   0   1   60   67   30   29    5   24   41
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            3   5  1.91  12  10   4   0   1   75   57   22   16    3   24   50
Don McMahon            0   2  3.04  18   0   0   3   0   27   16    9    9    3    9   18
Ron Bryant             2   3  3.19  14   7   1   0   0   68   55   29   24    5   22   43
Juan Marichal          2   9  3.61  12  12   5   0   0   90   87   46   36    7   25   39
Don Carrithers         1   3  3.89  11   4   0   1   0   37   33   19   16    4   12   20
Jim Barr               0   2  3.89  20   0   0   1   0   35   36   17   15    5   10   27
John Morris            0   0  4.26   7   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    2    2    5
Sam McDowell           6   3  4.58  12  12   3   0   0   79   73   45   40    7   40   64
Jerry Johnson          3   3  8.18  17   0   0   3   0   22   31   21   20    2   13   13
John Cumberland        0   4  8.64   9   6   0   0   0   25   38   29   24    6    7    8
Charlie Williams       0   2  8.68   3   2   0   0   0    9   14   10    9    3    3    3

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lowell Palmer          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    1
Scipio Spinks          3   2  2.55  10  10   4   0   0   78   62   24   22    4   36   60
Moe Drabowsky          1   1  2.61  13   0   0   1   0   10   13    3    3    2    5    5
Bob Gibson             3   5  3.20  11  11   6   0   2   82   73   31   29    7   22   55
Charlie Hudson         0   0  3.38   6   0   0   0   0    5    3    2    2    0    5    1
Rick Wise              5   5  3.72  11  11   6   0   0   82   85   37   34    7   22   39
Reggie Cleveland       5   4  3.96  11  11   4   0   1   77   78   39   34    7   25   51
Al Santorini           2   6  5.34  11   3   0   0   0   30   33   20   18    2    9   15
Dennis Higgins         0   2  5.40   9   0   0   0   0   13   12   11    8    0   14   11
Tony Cloninger         0   1  5.52  10   0   0   0   0   15   14    9    9    1   10    3
Joe Grzenda            0   0  7.36  10   0   0   0   0   11   17    9    9    0    6    3
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
Tim Plodinec           0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    3    1    1    0    0    0

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League Leaders

Wins:

  T. Seaver (NY)            8
  D. Sutton (LA)            8
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  G. Nolan (CIN)            7
  J. Ray (HOU)              7
  S. Blass (PIT)            6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          6
  J. Matlack (NY)           6
  S. McDowell (SF)          6

Losses:

  J. Marichal (SF)          9
  B. Greif (SD)             8
  J. Billingham (CIN)       6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  C. Kirby (SD)             6
  E. McAnally (MON)         6
  C. Morton (MON)           6
  R. Reed (ATL)             6
  A. Santorini (STL)        6
  D. Selma (PHI)            6

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         10
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  B. Gibson (STL)           6
  R. Wise (STL)             6
  B. Hooton (CHI)           5
  J. Marichal (SF)          5
  F. Norman (SD)            5
  B. Stoneman (MON)         5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5

Saves:

  C. Carroll (CIN)         10
  T. McGraw (NY)            9
  J. Brewer (LA)            5
  D. Giusti (PIT)           5
  F. Gladding (HOU)         5
  P. Borbon (CIN)           4
  D. Frisella (NY)          4
  M. Marshall (MON)         4
  D. McGinn (CHI)           4
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           4

Shutouts:

  L. Dierker (HOU)          3
  F. Norman (SD)            3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  S. Arlin (SD)             2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  A. Downing (LA)           2
  W. Fryman (PHI)           2
  B. Gibson (STL)           2
  B. Singer (LA)            2
  J. Billingham (CIN)       1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      102.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      101.0
  C. Kirby (SD)          93.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        93.1
  J. Marichal (SF)       89.2
  D. Sutton (LA)         86.2
  B. Hooton (CHI)        85.2
  R. Wise (STL)          82.1
  G. Nolan (CIN)         82.0
  B. Gibson (STL)        81.2

Hits:

  J. Marichal (SF)         87
  P. Niekro (ATL)          86
  R. Wise (STL)            85
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         82
  R. Cleveland (STL)       78
  R. Reed (ATL)            77
  S. Carlton (PHI)         76
  W. Fryman (PHI)          76
  D. Roberts (HOU)         74
  S. Blass (PIT)           73

Runs:

  J. Marichal (SF)         46
  S. McDowell (SF)         45
  P. Niekro (ATL)          40
  R. Cleveland (STL)       39
  R. Reed (ATL)            39
  D. Roberts (HOU)         37
  R. Wise (STL)            37
  S. Carlton (PHI)         36
  J. Reuss (HOU)           36
  T. Kelley (ATL)          35

Home Runs:

  S. Blass (PIT)           10
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          9
  T. Kelley (ATL)           9
  N. Briles (PIT)           8
  W. Fryman (PHI)           8
  B. Johnson (PIT)          8
  D. Selma (PHI)            8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  R. Cleveland (STL)        7
  B. Gibson (STL)           7

Walks:

  S. Arlin (SD)            42
  C. Kirby (SD)            42
  S. McDowell (SF)         40
  D. Selma (PHI)           39
  B. Hooton (CHI)          36
  S. Spinks (STL)          36
  G. Gentry (NY)           32
  S. Renko (MON)           32
  B. Stoneman (MON)        32
  M. Torrez (MON)          30

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        113
  T. Seaver (NY)           65
  S. McDowell (SF)         64
  C. Kirby (SD)            62
  D. Sutton (LA)           61
  S. Spinks (STL)          60
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         58
  B. Hooton (CHI)          57
  J. Reuss (HOU)           57
  B. Gibson (STL)          55


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