Tuesday June 13, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, June 13, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     32  22  2.30   54  14  15   492   395  148  126   23  134  296
Chicago         27  22  2.54   49  24   8   440   388  145  124   27  131  248
Pittsburgh      32  17  3.03   49   9  16   461   409  174  155   43  153  277
New York        33  19  3.21   52   9  18   474   421  188  169   39  154  341
San Diego       18  34  3.32   52  13   5   480   429  199  177   43  226  328
Cincinnati      33  19  3.53   52   7  21   476   447  204  187   48  147  282
Houston         30  23  3.58   53  14  12   480   436  213  191   32  172  323
St. Louis       23  30  3.72   53  22   2   470   453  213  194   35  176  280
Philadelphia    20  32  3.73   52  14   6   473   443  210  196   45  172  327
Montreal        21  29  3.96   50  14   6   445   414  210  196   31  210  255
San Francisco   18  39  4.02   57  14   8   508   479  268  227   50  179  318
Atlanta         25  26  4.29   51  11   8   449   473  237  214   47  154  247

 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  2.84   7   0   0   0   0   13   14    4    4    1    6    6
Cecil Upshaw           1   1  3.00  11   0   0   5   0   15   13    5    5    2    1    8
Ron Schueler           2   1  3.02  14   5   0   0   0   48   37   19   16    6   21   36
Phil Niekro            7   5  3.68  14  13   7   0   0  100   91   45   41    9   13   60
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  4.26   5   1   0   1   0   13   12    8    6    2    6    6
Pat Jarvis             5   2  5.12  12   4   0   0   0   32   40   19   18    2    9   18
Jim Nash               1   0  5.14  10   3   0   1   0   28   29   17   16    2   21    9
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   5   0   0   1   0    6    1    0    0    0    2    4
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
Dan McGinn             0   3  2.78  15   0   0   4   0   23   19    9    7    0    7   14
Milt Pappas            4   4  2.79  10  10   3   0   1   61   71   25   19    6   12   33
Juan Pizarro           3   2  2.79   8   4   1   0   0   39   37   13   12    3   16   14
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  1.74  24   0   0  12   0   31   27    7    6    1    7   17
Gary Nolan             8   1  2.18  12  12   4   0   1   91   69   27   22    8   17   47
Tom Hall               4   1  2.37  20   2   1   3   1   49   22   14   13    3   18   58
Ross Grimsley          3   1  2.44   8   7   0   0   0   48   49   15   13    6   17   26
Pedro Borbon           2   1  3.07  20   1   0   6   0   41   41   15   14    2   13   19
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 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
Jim McGlothlin         3   4  4.71  14   9   1   0   1   57   67   33   30    6   18   33
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  2.06  18   0   0   2   0   35   19    8    8    2   19   29
Ken Forsch             3   2  3.10  11  10   1   0   0   73   72   27   25    6   28   49
Larry Dierker          5   4  3.28  11  11   4   0   3   82   78   31   30    3   17   43
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
Jerry Reuss            4   5  3.99  10  10   2   0   0   68   62   37   30    6   28   64
Dave Roberts           5   3  4.30  11  11   3   0   1   75   84   39   36    4   22   33
Jim Ray                7   1  5.28  19   0   0   3   0   31   35   19   18    3   15   15
Jim York               0   0  6.23   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    3    3    0    7    3
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
Don Sutton             8   1  1.25  11  11   5   0   3   94   53   18   13    4   18   66
Jim Brewer             4   2  1.27  22   0   0   8   0   35   14    6    5    1   11   24
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             6   3  2.55  11  11   1   0   0   71   70   24   20    2   18   36
Bill Singer            3   7  3.29  11  11   2   0   2   79   68   32   29    5   18   55
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  2.25  19   0   0   4   0   32   32   10    8    1   20   23
Mike Torrez            6   3  2.84  11  10   6   0   0   76   57   24   24    3   34   39
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
Ernie McAnally         1   7  4.10  11  11   2   0   0   64   60   33   29    5   26   29
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  11   7   0   0   0   35   41   28   25    4   38   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   1  1.33  13   0   0   5   0   20   14    3    3    3    1   10
Tug McGraw             3   2  1.50  18   0   0   9   0   42   30   11    7    0   13   38
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  3.09  12  12   2   0   1   87   82   35   30    9   23   77
Gary Gentry            3   4  3.45  12  12   2   0   0   78   66   34   30    6   34   55
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
Darrell Brandon        2   1  3.32  13   0   0   1   0   22   29    8    8    3    5   16
Ken Reynolds           0   3  3.52  11   3   0   0   0   31   25   12   12    3    9   17
Bill Champion          4   4  3.72  11  11   2   0   0   68   68   30   28    5   26   33
Chris Short            1   1  3.98  16   0   0   1   0   20   23   11    9    3    6   18
Woodie Fryman          2   6  4.09  12  12   2   0   2   77   83   38   35    8   20   43
Dick Selma             1   6  5.34  14  10   1   0   0   61   58   39   36    8   44   28
Wayne Twitchell        2   1  6.00  21   0   0   1   0   27   25   19   18    2   16   25

 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 Caldwell          1   2  2.67  17   1   0   2   0   30   33   15    9    3   18   20
Clay Kirby             4   6  2.77  13  13   3   0   0  101   80   35   31    6   46   68
Fred Norman            4   5  2.79  12  11   5   0   3   77   62   28   24    7   28   53
Mike Corkins           0   2  2.81  17   1   0   3   0   26   21    8    8    3   12   21
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  1.35   3   0   0   1   0    7    5    1    1    0    2    3
Scipio Spinks          3   3  2.58  12  12   4   0   0   91   75   29   26    4   42   66
Moe Drabowsky          1   1  2.61  13   0   0   1   0   10   13    3    3    2    5    5
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       6   4  3.75  12  12   5   0   1   86   82   41   36    7   27   56
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
  R. Cleveland (STL)        6

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         11
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  B. Gibson (STL)           7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  M. Torrez (MON)           6
  R. Wise (STL)             6
  R. Cleveland (STL)        5
  B. Hooton (CHI)           5
  J. Marichal (SF)          5
  F. Norman (SD)            5

Saves:

  C. Carroll (CIN)         12
  T. McGraw (NY)            9
  J. Brewer (LA)            8
  F. Gladding (HOU)         7
  P. Borbon (CIN)           6
  D. Giusti (PIT)           6
  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
  C. Kirby (SD)         100.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)       100.1
  J. Marichal (SF)       96.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         93.2
  R. Wise (STL)          91.1
  G. Nolan (CIN)         91.0
  B. Gibson (STL)        90.2
  S. Spinks (STL)        90.2

Hits:

  J. Marichal (SF)         95
  R. Wise (STL)            94
  P. Niekro (ATL)          91
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         87
  S. Carlton (PHI)         85
  D. Roberts (HOU)         84
  W. Fryman (PHI)          83
  R. Cleveland (STL)       82
  R. Reed (ATL)            82
  T. Seaver (NY)           82

Runs:

  J. Marichal (SF)         50
  S. McDowell (SF)         50
  P. Niekro (ATL)          45
  R. Reed (ATL)            42
  R. Cleveland (STL)       41
  R. Wise (STL)            41
  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
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  T. Seaver (NY)            9
  R. Wise (STL)             9
  N. Briles (PIT)           8
  W. Fryman (PHI)           8
  B. Johnson (PIT)          8
  G. Nolan (CIN)            8

Walks:

  S. Arlin (SD)            48
  C. Kirby (SD)            46
  D. Selma (PHI)           44
  S. McDowell (SF)         43
  S. Spinks (STL)          42
  S. Renko (MON)           38
  B. Stoneman (MON)        37
  B. Hooton (CHI)          36
  G. Gentry (NY)           34
  M. Torrez (MON)          34

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        122
  T. Seaver (NY)           77
  S. McDowell (SF)         72
  C. Kirby (SD)            68
  S. Spinks (STL)          66
  D. Sutton (LA)           66
  B. Gibson (STL)          65
  J. Reuss (HOU)           64
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         63
  P. Niekro (ATL)          60

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