Sunday June 11, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, June 11, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     31  21  2.31   52  14  14   475   379  144  122   23  133  287
Chicago         27  21  2.51   48  24   8   431   376  141  120   26  130  240
Pittsburgh      32  17  3.03   49   9  16   461   409  174  155   43  153  277
New York        33  17  3.19   50   9  18   457   401  174  162   36  151  331
San Diego       17  34  3.32   51  13   4   471   419  196  174   42  221  321
Cincinnati      31  19  3.55   50   7  19   458   432  198  181   46  141  264
Houston         29  22  3.60   51  13  12   462   419  207  185   31  170  309
Philadelphia    20  30  3.64   50  14   6   457   429  198  185   43  168  316
St. Louis       22  29  3.81   51  21   2   452   441  209  191   35  172  272
San Francisco   18  39  4.02   57  14   8   508   479  268  227   50  179  318
Montreal        20  28  4.03   48  13   6   428   402  206  192   30  201  245
Atlanta         23  26  4.25   49  11   8   430   459  225  203   40  146  232

 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)     7   3  1.44  10  10   3   0   1   81   68   14   13    4   22   30
Steve Stone (SF)       3   6  2.15  13  11   4   0   1   84   64   26   20    5   27   57
Gary Nolan (CIN)       8   1  2.18  12  12   4   0   1   91   69   27   22    8   17   47
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  2.35  12  12   5   0   1   88   66   26   23    4   36   57
Fergie Jenkins (CHI)   7   5  2.45  13  13  11   0   0  110   87   34   30   10   25   63
Al Downing (LA)        3   2  2.48  11  11   3   0   2   76   67   26   21    2   29   51
Bill Hands (CHI)       5   2  2.50  12  10   4   0   2   76   68   24   21    1   16   34

 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   7  4.02  12  12   3   0   0   81   82   42   36    5   24   45
Tom Kelley             4   5  4.07  11  11   1   0   0   73   78   38   33    9   33   37
Mike McQueen           0   1  4.50   4   1   0   1   0   12   12    8    6    2    6    6
Jim Nash               1   0  5.14  10   3   0   1   0   28   29   17   16    2   21    9
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
Tom Phoebus            2   1  2.22  11   0   0   3   0   28   24    9    7    2   10   22
Phil Regan             0   1  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    4    6    1    1    0    2    2
Burt Hooton            5   4  2.35  12  12   5   0   1   88   66   26   23    4   36   57
Fergie Jenkins         7   5  2.45  13  13  11   0   0  110   87   34   30   10   25   63
Bill Hands             5   2  2.50  12  10   4   0   2   76   68   24   21    1   16   34
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
Dan McGinn             0   3  3.05  14   0   0   4   0   21   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             8   1  2.18  12  12   4   0   1   91   69   27   22    8   17   47
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  0.37   7   1   1   0   1   24   10    1    1    0    7   24
George Culver          1   0  2.18  17   0   0   2   0   33   18    8    8    2   19   25
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
Don Wilson             4   5  3.39  10  10   3   0   1   64   57   30   24    5   18   47
Fred Gladding          0   2  3.55  12   0   0   7   0   13    8    6    5    0    1    6
Dave Roberts           5   3  4.30  11  11   3   0   1   75   84   39   36    4   22   33
Jerry Reuss            3   5  4.45   9   9   1   0   0   59   56   36   29    6   28   57
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
Joe Gibbon             0   0  8.10   4   0   0   0   0    3    3    3    3    2    2    1
Wade Blasingame        0   0  8.64  10   0   0   0   0    8    4    9    8    1    8    9

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             4   2  1.13  20   0   0   7   0   32   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          7   3  1.44  10  10   3   0   1   81   68   14   13    4   22   30
Al Downing             3   2  2.48  11  11   3   0   2   76   67   26   21    2   29   51
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  3.86  10   0   0   3   0   14   13    7    6    2    4   10
Pete Mikkelsen         1   2  5.00  12   0   0   3   0   18   21   10   10    1    3   12

 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
Bill Stoneman          5   5  2.95  12  12   5   0   1   85   70   29   28    5   37   60
Tom Walker             0   1  3.00  14   0   0   0   0   21   21    7    7    2    6   13
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  4.33  20   0   0   2   0   35   33   18   17    2   16   21
Carl Morton            2   7  4.38  10  10   1   0   0   62   57   33   30    6   19   20
Steve Renko            1   4  6.37  10   7   0   0   0   35   41   28   25    4   36   20
Joe Gilbert            0   1  6.48   9   0   0   0   0   17   17   12   12    1    9   17
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  0.95  12   0   0   5   0   19   13    2    2    2    1   10
Tug McGraw             3   1  1.34  17   0   0   9   0   40   25    7    6    0   13   36
Jon Matlack            6   2  2.31  11   9   3   0   1   74   58   23   19    2   21   42
Jim McAndrew           5   2  2.53  10   6   2   1   0   53   43   16   15    5   16   36
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  4.30  10   6   0   0   0   44   39   21   21    6   20   38
Ray Sadecki            1   0  4.70   7   2   0   0   0   15   17    8    8    1    8    7
Jerry Koosman          3   3  5.29  13   5   0   1   0   34   35   21   20    5   11   29
Chuck Taylor           0   0  5.61  17   0   0   2   0   26   37   16   16    2    7    9

 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
Steve Carlton          7   6  2.83  14  14   8   0   2  111   85   37   35    7   29  122
Ken Reynolds           0   2  2.88  10   2   0   0   0   25   20    8    8    2    7   14
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
Chris Short            1   1  3.86  15   0   0   1   0   19   21    9    8    3    5   16
Woodie Fryman          2   6  4.09  12  12   2   0   2   77   83   38   35    8   20   43
Dick Selma             1   6  5.43  13  10   1   0   0   60   58   39   36    8   44   28
Wayne Twitchell        2   1  6.31  20   0   0   1   0   26   25   19   18    2   16   22

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ramon Hernandez        3   0  0.72  16   0   0   3   0   25   13    3    2    0    6   21
Bob Miller             4   1  0.79  16   0   0   2   0   23   19    3    2    0   14   12
Dock Ellis             5   2  2.33   8   8   1   0   0   54   42   15   14    3    7   31
Bruce Kison            2   0  2.45  12   2   1   3   0   40   25   12   11    4   18   32
Steve Blass            7   1  2.88  11  11   3   0   1   84   76   28   27   11   26   39
Luke Walker            2   2  3.12  10   6   1   0   0   40   42   18   14    2   21   19
Dave Giusti            1   4  3.14  20   0   0   6   0   29   26   10   10    1   10   15
Bob Moose              4   2  3.24   9   8   2   1   1   67   58   25   24    5    9   41
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  2.13  18   0   0   0   0   25   22    8    6    0   17   13
Mike Corkins           0   2  2.25  16   1   0   2   0   24   18    6    6    2   11   20
Mike Caldwell          1   2  2.67  17   1   0   2   0   30   33   15    9    3   18   20
Fred Norman            4   5  2.79  12  11   5   0   3   77   62   28   24    7   28   53
Clay Kirby             3   6  2.89  12  12   3   0   0   93   73   34   30    6   42   62
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  3.12  14   0   0   0   0   17   18    6    6    0   12   14
Steve Arlin            5   6  3.13  13  12   3   0   2   86   62   33   30    5   48   55
Ed Acosta              1   2  4.01  16   1   0   0   0   34   37   17   15    4   12   24
Bill Greif             3   9  4.19  13  12   2   0   1   69   75   33   32    7   24   47
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
Randy Moffitt          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Steve Stone            3   6  2.15  13  11   4   0   1   84   64   26   20    5   27   57
Ron Bryant             3   3  2.93  15   8   2   0   0   77   60   30   25    5   23   46
Don McMahon            0   2  3.14  19   0   0   3   0   29   17   10   10    4    9   20
Juan Marichal          2  10  3.75  13  13   5   0   0   96   95   50   40    7   30   44
Jim Barr               0   2  3.82  21   0   0   1   0   35   37   17   15    5   10   27
Don Carrithers         1   3  3.89  11   4   0   1   0   37   33   19   16    4   12   20
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  7.61  18   0   0   3   0   24   31   21   20    2   13   15
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   2   0   0   1   0    5    2    0    0    0    1    2
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   6  3.74  12  12   6   0   0   91   94   41   38    9   22   45
Reggie Cleveland       5   4  3.96  11  11   4   0   1   77   78   39   34    7   25   51
Al Santorini           3   6  4.78  12   4   0   0   0   38   41   22   20    2    9   19
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  11   0   0   0   0   11   18    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:

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

Losses:

  J. Marichal (SF)         10
  B. Greif (SD)             9
  C. Morton (MON)           7
  R. Reed (ATL)             7
  S. Arlin (SD)             6
  J. Billingham (CIN)       6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  W. Fryman (PHI)           6
  C. Kirby (SD)             6
  E. McAnally (MON)         6

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         11
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  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)            7
  F. Gladding (HOU)         7
  D. Giusti (PIT)           6
  P. Borbon (CIN)           5
  D. Frisella (NY)          5
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           5
  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. Hands (CHI)            2
  B. Singer (LA)            2

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      111.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      110.0
  J. Marichal (SF)       96.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         93.2
  C. Kirby (SD)          93.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        93.1
  R. Wise (STL)          91.1
  G. Nolan (CIN)         91.0
  B. Gibson (STL)        90.2
  B. Hooton (CHI)        88.0

Hits:

  J. Marichal (SF)         95
  R. Wise (STL)            94
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         87
  P. Niekro (ATL)          86
  S. Carlton (PHI)         85
  D. Roberts (HOU)         84
  W. Fryman (PHI)          83
  R. Reed (ATL)            82
  S. McDowell (SF)         81
  R. Cleveland (STL)       78

Runs:

  J. Marichal (SF)         50
  S. McDowell (SF)         50
  R. Reed (ATL)            42
  R. Wise (STL)            41
  P. Niekro (ATL)          40
  R. Cleveland (STL)       39
  D. Roberts (HOU)         39
  D. Selma (PHI)           39
  W. Fryman (PHI)          38
  T. Kelley (ATL)          38

Home Runs:

  S. Blass (PIT)           11
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         10
  T. Kelley (ATL)           9
  R. Wise (STL)             9
  N. Briles (PIT)           8
  W. Fryman (PHI)           8
  B. Johnson (PIT)          8
  G. Nolan (CIN)            8
  T. Seaver (NY)            8
  D. Selma (PHI)            8

Walks:

  S. Arlin (SD)            48
  D. Selma (PHI)           44
  S. McDowell (SF)         43
  C. Kirby (SD)            42
  S. Spinks (STL)          41
  B. Stoneman (MON)        37
  B. Hooton (CHI)          36
  S. Renko (MON)           36
  T. Kelley (ATL)          33
  G. Gentry (NY)           32

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        122
  T. Seaver (NY)           74
  S. McDowell (SF)         72
  D. Sutton (LA)           66
  B. Gibson (STL)          65
  S. Spinks (STL)          64
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         63
  C. Kirby (SD)            62
  B. Stoneman (MON)        60
  B. Hooton (CHI)          57

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