Friday June 9, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, June 9, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     30  20  2.25   50  14  13   457   360  136  114   22  131  275
Chicago         25  20  2.60   45  22   8   405   359  136  117   25  126  228
Pittsburgh      31  16  3.00   47   8  15   444   391  167  148   40  147  266
New York        32  16  3.18   48   9  17   439   389  167  155   33  142  318
San Diego       16  33  3.42   49  13   4   452   403  188  172   41  210  309
Philadelphia    19  29  3.51   48  13   6   439   406  182  171   41  157  304
Cincinnati      30  19  3.61   49   6  19   449   429  197  180   45  139  260
Houston         28  21  3.62   49  13  11   445   402  200  179   30  164  295
St. Louis       21  28  3.84   49  21   1   434   422  203  185   33  171  261
Montreal        20  27  3.93   47  13   6   419   386  195  183   30  194  241
San Francisco   17  37  4.08   54  13   8   481   458  259  218   48  170  300
Atlanta         22  25  4.34   47  10   8   413   448  219  199   40  139  216

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Sutton (LA)        8   1  1.25  11  11   5   0   3   94   53   18   13    4   18   66
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
Jon Matlack (NY)       6   2  2.31  11   9   3   0   1   74   58   23   19    2   21   42
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
Milt Pappas (CHI)      4   3  2.60   9   9   3   0   1   55   62   22   16    5   12   29

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Hardin             1   0  2.13   6   0   0   0   0   13   13    3    3    0    6    6
Ron Schueler           2   1  2.40  13   4   0   0   0   41   30   14   11    3   18   30
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  2.77  10   0   0   5   0   13   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  5.14  10   3   0   1   0   28   29   17   16    2   21    9
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   4  9.64  11   2   0   1   0   14   32   15   15    2    8    8

 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   2  2.61   7   4   1   0   0   38   35   12   11    3   15   14
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  1.86  23   0   0  11   0   29   26    7    6    1    7   14
Gary Nolan             7   1  2.30  11  11   3   0   1   82   66   26   21    7   15   43
Ross Grimsley          2   1  2.45   7   6   0   0   0   40   44   13   11    4   12   18
Tom Hall               3   1  2.51  19   2   1   3   1   43   19   13   12    3   17   52
Pedro Borbon           2   1  3.18  19   1   0   5   0   40   40   15   14    2   13   18
Ed Sprague             1   0  3.60  15   0   0   0   0   20   14    9    8    3   12    6
Wayne Simpson          3   1  4.02   7   6   0   0   0   40   35   20   18    4   16   20
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  2.18  17   0   0   2   0   33   18    8    8    2   19   25
Don Wilson             4   4  3.00   9   9   3   0   1   60   51   25   20    5   14   44
Larry Dierker          5   3  3.03  10  10   4   0   3   77   70   27   26    2   17   41
Ken Forsch             3   2  3.10  11  10   1   0   0   73   72   27   25    6   28   49
Fred Gladding          0   2  3.75  11   0   0   6   0   12    8    6    5    0    1    6
Jerry Reuss            3   5  4.45   9   9   1   0   0   59   56   36   29    6   28   57
Dave Roberts           4   3  4.57  10  10   3   0   1   67   74   37   34    3   20   30
Jim Ray                7   1  5.28  19   0   0   3   0   31   35   19   18    3   15   15
Jim York               0   0  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    0    5    2
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

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             4   2  1.15  19   0   0   6   0   31   12    5    4    1   11   21
Don Sutton             8   1  1.25  11  11   5   0   3   94   53   18   13    4   18   66
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             5   3  2.81  10  10   1   0   0   64   62   24   20    2   17   32
Bill Singer            3   6  3.24  10  10   2   0   2   72   62   29   26    5   18   53
Hoyt Wilhelm           0   0  3.38  10   0   0   1   0   16   13    8    6    0    6    7
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
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  2.32  18   0   0   4   0   31   31   10    8    1   20   23
Tom Walker             0   1  2.70  13   0   0   0   0   20   19    6    6    2    6   13
Bill Stoneman          5   5  2.95  12  12   5   0   1   85   70   29   28    5   37   60
Mike Torrez            5   3  3.09  10   9   5   0   0   67   54   23   23    2   30   35
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
Carl Morton            2   7  4.38  10  10   1   0   0   62   57   33   30    6   19   20
Steve Renko            1   3  5.85   9   6   0   0   0   32   36   23   21    4   32   18
Joe Gilbert            0   1  6.14   8   0   0   0   0   15   13   10   10    1    8   15
Denny Lemaster         2   0  7.85  12   0   0   0   0   18   26   16   16    2    5   13

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Danny Frisella         1   0  1.02  11   0   0   4   0   18   13    2    2    2    1    9
Tug McGraw             3   1  1.34  17   0   0   9   0   40   25    7    6    0   13   36
Jim McAndrew           5   1  2.14   9   5   2   1   0   46   36   12   11    4   13   33
Jon Matlack            6   2  2.31  11   9   3   0   1   74   58   23   19    2   21   42
Tom Seaver             8   3  3.18  11  11   2   0   1   79   72   30   28    8   22   74
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  2.08  15   0   0   3   0   22   21    6    5    2    5   12
Barry Lersch           1   2  2.57  14   2   1   0   0   35   26   10   10    4   12   13
Ken Reynolds           0   2  2.88  10   2   0   0   0   25   20    8    8    2    7   14
Steve Carlton          6   6  2.99  13  13   7   0   2  102   76   36   34    7   28  113
Bill Champion          4   3  3.23  10  10   2   0   0   61   61   24   22    4   25   30
Darrell Brandon        2   1  3.32  13   0   0   1   0   22   29    8    8    3    5   16
Woodie Fryman          2   5  3.70  11  11   2   0   2   73   76   33   30    8   18   43
Chris Short            1   1  3.86  15   0   0   1   0   19   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            7   1  2.88  11  11   3   0   1   84   76   28   27   11   26   39
Dave Giusti            1   4  3.18  19   0   0   5   0   28   25   10   10    1   10   15
Bob Moose              4   2  3.24   9   8   2   1   1   67   58   25   24    5    9   41
Luke Walker            2   1  3.34   9   5   0   0   0   32   34   16   12    2   19   16
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
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
Fred Norman            4   5  2.75  11  10   5   0   3   72   57   25   22    7   25   51
Clay Kirby             3   6  2.89  12  12   3   0   0   93   73   34   30    6   42   62
Steve Arlin            4   6  3.16  12  12   3   0   2   85   62   33   30    5   46   54
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  3.18  13   0   0   0   0   17   18    6    6    0   11   14
Mike Caldwell          1   1  3.38  16   0   0   2   0   24   25   10    9    2   15   16
Bill Greif             3   9  4.19  13  12   2   0   1   69   75   33   32    7   24   47
Ed Acosta              1   2  4.35  14   1   0   0   0   31   34   17   15    4   12   21
Tom Phoebus            0   1  7.94   1   1   0   0   0    6    3    5    5    2    6    8
Mike Kilkenny          0   0  8.31   5   0   0   0   0    4    7    4    4    1    3    5
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  3.14  19   0   0   3   0   29   17   10   10    4    9   20
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   4  4.73  13  13   3   0   0   86   81   50   45    7   43   72
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
Diego Segui            1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    0    1
Moe Drabowsky          1   1  2.61  13   0   0   1   0   10   13    3    3    2    5    5
Scipio Spinks          3   2  2.80  11  11   4   0   0   84   70   28   26    4   41   64
Bob Gibson             4   5  3.08  12  12   7   0   2   91   78   33   31    7   25   65
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
  S. Blass (PIT)            7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  G. Nolan (CIN)            7
  J. Ray (HOU)              7
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          6
  J. Matlack (NY)           6
  S. McDowell (SF)          6

Losses:

  B. Greif (SD)             9
  J. Marichal (SF)          9
  C. Morton (MON)           7
  S. Arlin (SD)             6
  J. Billingham (CIN)       6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  C. Kirby (SD)             6
  E. McAnally (MON)         6
  R. Reed (ATL)             6
  A. Santorini (STL)        6

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         10
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  B. Gibson (STL)           7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  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)         11
  T. McGraw (NY)            9
  J. Brewer (LA)            6
  F. Gladding (HOU)         6
  P. Borbon (CIN)           5
  D. Giusti (PIT)           5
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           5
  D. Frisella (NY)          4
  M. Marshall (MON)         4
  D. McGinn (CHI)           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
  D. Sutton (LA)         93.2
  C. Kirby (SD)          93.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        93.1
  B. Gibson (STL)        90.2
  J. Marichal (SF)       89.2
  B. Hooton (CHI)        85.2
  S. McDowell (SF)       85.2
  S. Arlin (SD)          85.1

Hits:

  J. Marichal (SF)         87
  P. Niekro (ATL)          86
  R. Wise (STL)            85
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         82
  S. McDowell (SF)         81
  R. Cleveland (STL)       78
  B. Gibson (STL)          78
  R. Reed (ATL)            77
  S. Blass (PIT)           76
  S. Carlton (PHI)         76

Runs:

  S. McDowell (SF)         50
  J. Marichal (SF)         46
  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)           11
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          9
  T. Kelley (ATL)           9
  N. Briles (PIT)           8
  W. Fryman (PHI)           8
  B. Johnson (PIT)          8
  T. Seaver (NY)            8
  D. Selma (PHI)            8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  R. Cleveland (STL)        7

Walks:

  S. Arlin (SD)            46
  S. McDowell (SF)         43
  C. Kirby (SD)            42
  S. Spinks (STL)          41
  D. Selma (PHI)           39
  B. Stoneman (MON)        37
  B. Hooton (CHI)          36
  G. Gentry (NY)           32
  S. Renko (MON)           32
  M. Torrez (MON)          30

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        113
  T. Seaver (NY)           74
  S. McDowell (SF)         72
  D. Sutton (LA)           66
  B. Gibson (STL)          65
  S. Spinks (STL)          64
  C. Kirby (SD)            62
  B. Stoneman (MON)        60
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         58
  B. Hooton (CHI)          57

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