Monday June 19, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, June 19, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     32  26  2.53   58  14  15   527   439  177  148   30  148  319
Chicago         33  22  2.64   55  26  10   498   437  167  146   32  149  292
Pittsburgh      36  20  2.94   56  10  19   524   464  194  171   45  165  326
New York        36  21  3.20   57  10  20   517   460  204  184   44  172  373
Cincinnati      35  22  3.37   57   8  23   521   478  213  195   50  163  304
Houston         35  23  3.41   58  16  13   527   471  222  200   32  185  355
San Diego       20  37  3.46   57  15   5   522   472  223  201   48  244  359
St. Louis       24  32  3.77   56  22   2   499   488  230  209   38  185  304
Montreal        24  32  3.82   56  16   7   498   456  225  211   33  233  285
Philadelphia    20  36  3.85   56  14   6   507   485  233  217   50  187  355
San Francisco   21  43  3.99   64  16   9   572   540  296  254   53  203  351
Atlanta         27  29  4.22   56  12   8   495   513  256  232   50  172  276

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Claude Osteen (LA)     7   4  1.66  11  11   3   0   1   87   77   17   16    6   23   33
Don Sutton (LA)        8   2  1.72  12  12   5   0   3   99   64   24   19    5   20   70
Gary Nolan (CIN)       8   2  2.07  13  13   5   0   1  100   77   29   23    8   21   48
Burt Hooton (CHI)      6   4  2.13  13  13   6   0   2   97   72   26   23    4   38   60
Dock Ellis (PIT)       6   3  2.37  10  10   1   0   0   68   59   20   18    3    8   40
Jon Matlack (NY)       7   3  2.46  13  11   3   0   1   88   75   28   24    4   25   50
Al Downing (LA)        3   3  2.46  12  12   3   0   2   80   71   30   22    3   29   55
Clay Kirby (SD)        5   6  2.54  14  14   4   0   1  110   89   35   31    6   48   73
Tommy John (LA)        6   3  2.55  11  11   1   0   0   71   70   24   20    2   18   36
Steve Stone (SF)       3   7  2.55  15  13   4   0   1   92   73   32   26    6   33   65

 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
Ron Schueler           2   2  2.91  15   6   0   0   0   56   43   21   18    6   23   42
Phil Niekro            7   5  3.46  15  14   7   0   0  109   98   47   42   10   13   63
Ron Reed               5   7  3.61  13  13   4   0   1   90   89   42   36    5   26   52
Tom Kelley             4   5  4.07  11  11   1   0   0   73   78   38   33    9   33   37
Mike McQueen           0   1  4.50   7   1   0   1   0   14   13    9    7    3    6    7
Cecil Upshaw           1   1  4.86  13   0   0   5   0   17   17    9    9    2    3    9
Pat Jarvis             5   2  4.89  13   5   0   0   0   39   42   22   21    3   15   20
Jim Nash               1   1  5.46  11   4   0   1   0   31   35   20   19    2   25   10
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           1   4  7.71  13   2   0   1   0   19   36   16   16    2    9   13
Joe Hoerner            0   1 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    3    3    0    1    3

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jack Aker              2   0  0.00   6   0   0   1   0    8    1    0    0    0    2    5
Steve Hamilton         0   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    4    4    0    0    0    2    3
Rick Reuschel          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1
Tom Phoebus            2   1  1.69  14   0   0   5   0   37   28    9    7    2   13   29
Burt Hooton            6   4  2.13  13  13   6   0   2   97   72   26   23    4   38   60
Phil Regan             0   1  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    4    6    1    1    0    2    2
Juan Pizarro           4   2  2.66   9   4   1   0   0   41   39   13   12    3   18   16
Milt Pappas            5   4  2.77  11  11   3   0   1   68   76   27   21    6   15   39
Bill Hands             6   2  2.85  14  12   5   0   2   88   80   31   28    2   18   42
Fergie Jenkins         8   5  2.95  15  15  11   0   0  125  104   45   41   14   30   79
Dan McGinn             0   3  3.42  16   0   0   4   0   24   22   11    9    0    8   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  1.72  25   0   0  13   0   31   27    7    6    1    7   17
Gary Nolan             8   2  2.07  13  13   5   0   1  100   77   29   23    8   21   48
Tom Hall               4   1  2.17  22   2   1   4   1   54   24   14   13    3   20   65
Ross Grimsley          3   2  2.45   9   8   0   0   0   55   55   17   15    7   20   27
Pedro Borbon           2   1  2.91  22   1   0   6   0   43   41   15   14    2   13   21
Ed Sprague             1   0  3.60  15   0   0   0   0   20   14    9    8    3   12    6
Wayne Simpson          4   1  3.91   8   7   0   0   0   46   40   22   20    5   19   23
Jack Billingham        4   7  4.03  14  12   1   0   1   80   79   37   36    6   21   44
Jim Merritt            1   0  4.50   4   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    4
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            2   1  0.59   9   1   1   0   1   31   18    2    2    0    8   29
George Culver          1   0  2.06  18   0   0   2   0   35   19    8    8    2   19   29
Larry Dierker          6   4  2.96  12  12   5   0   4   91   79   31   30    3   19   46
Don Wilson             4   5  3.09  11  11   3   0   1   70   62   30   24    5   21   49
Ken Forsch             3   2  3.20  12  11   1   0   0   79   79   30   28    6   28   56
Fred Gladding          1   2  3.21  13   0   0   7   0   14    8    6    5    0    2    6
Jerry Reuss            5   5  3.52  11  11   3   0   1   77   63   37   30    6   32   73
Dave Roberts           6   3  4.45  12  12   3   0   1   83   96   44   41    4   24   38
Jim Ray                7   1  5.06  20   0   0   4   0   32   36   19   18    3   15   16
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
Jim Brewer             4   2  1.19  23   0   0   8   0   38   15    6    5    1   14   27
Claude Osteen          7   4  1.66  11  11   3   0   1   87   77   17   16    6   23   33
Don Sutton             8   2  1.72  12  12   5   0   3   99   64   24   19    5   20   70
Al Downing             3   3  2.46  12  12   3   0   2   80   71   30   22    3   29   55
Tommy John             6   3  2.55  11  11   1   0   0   71   70   24   20    2   18   36
Bill Singer            3   7  3.32  12  12   2   0   2   87   74   36   32    6   20   58
Pete Richert           0   1  3.68  12   0   0   3   0   15   13    7    6    2    4   11
Pete Mikkelsen         1   3  4.79  14   0   0   3   0   21   26   12   11    1    5   15
Hoyt Wilhelm           0   0  4.91  12   0   0   1   0   18   15   13   10    0    9    8
Mike Strahler          0   1  5.56   6   0   0   0   0   11   14    8    7    4    6    6

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Torrez            7   3  2.65  12  11   7   0   0   85   59   25   25    3   37   42
Tom Walker             1   1  2.78  16   0   0   0   0   23   22    7    7    2    6   16
Bill Stoneman          6   5  2.81  14  14   6   0   2  103   80   33   32    6   42   69
Mike Marshall          4   1  2.81  22   0   0   4   0   32   38   12   10    1   21   23
Ernie McAnally         1   8  3.96  12  12   2   0   0   73   68   36   32    6   30   37
John Strohmayer        0   1  4.10  22   0   0   3   0   37   36   18   17    2   16   23
Carl Morton            2   7  4.37  11  11   1   0   0   68   62   36   33    6   24   21
Steve Renko            1   5  5.79  12   8   0   0   0   42   48   30   27    4   43   23
Joe Gilbert            0   1  6.35  10   0   0   0   0   17   17   12   12    1    9   18
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
Tug McGraw             3   2  1.42  20   0   0  11   0   44   31   11    7    0   13   39
Danny Frisella         2   1  1.48  15   0   0   5   0   24   16    4    4    3    4   15
Jon Matlack            7   3  2.46  13  11   3   0   1   88   75   28   24    4   25   50
Jim McAndrew           5   2  2.48  11   6   2   1   0   54   43   16   15    5   17   36
Tom Seaver             9   3  2.90  13  13   3   0   1   96   87   36   31    9   27   84
Gary Gentry            3   5  4.00  13  13   2   0   0   83   72   42   37    9   38   58
Ray Sadecki            1   0  4.15   8   2   0   0   0   17   19    8    8    1    8    8
Buzz Capra             3   2  4.30  10   6   0   0   0   44   39   21   21    6   20   38
Jerry Koosman          3   3  4.73  14   6   0   1   0   40   41   22   21    5   13   36
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
Gary Neibauer          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    1
Joe Hoerner            0   2  2.08  15   0   0   3   0   22   21    6    5    2    5   12
Steve Carlton          7   6  2.60  15  15   8   0   2  121   91   37   35    7   33  134
Barry Lersch           1   3  3.02  16   3   1   0   0   45   36   15   15    6   15   19
Ken Reynolds           0   3  3.58  12   3   0   0   0   33   27   13   13    3   10   18
Chris Short            1   1  3.98  16   0   0   1   0   20   23   11    9    3    6   18
Bill Champion          4   5  4.24  12  12   2   0   0   68   72   34   32    5   26   33
Woodie Fryman          2   7  4.32  13  13   2   0   2   81   93   44   39   10   21   44
Darrell Brandon        2   1  4.44  15   0   0   1   0   24   33   12   12    3    8   18
Dick Selma             1   7  5.37  17  10   1   0   0   62   59   40   37    9   44   31
Wayne Twitchell        2   1  6.28  23   0   0   1   0   29   29   21   20    2   19   27

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ramon Hernandez        3   0  0.66  18   0   0   4   0   27   13    3    2    0    7   22
Bob Miller             4   1  1.59  19   0   0   3   0   28   27    6    5    0   15   16
Bruce Kison            2   1  2.23  13   3   1   3   0   48   28   13   12    4   21   39
Dock Ellis             6   3  2.37  10  10   1   0   0   68   59   20   18    3    8   40
Steve Blass            8   1  2.70  12  12   4   0   1   93   81   29   28   11   27   48
Dave Giusti            1   4  2.97  22   0   0   7   0   30   26   10   10    1   12   18
Bob Moose              5   2  3.31  10   9   2   1   1   73   66   30   27    6   10   46
Luke Walker            2   3  3.53  11   7   1   0   0   43   48   21   17    2   22   22
Nelson Briles          4   2  3.89   8   7   1   0   0   44   51   26   19    8   11   31
Bob Johnson            1   3  4.08  11   8   0   1   0   57   53   28   26    9   24   38
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
Clay Kirby             5   6  2.54  14  14   4   0   1  110   89   35   31    6   48   73
Fred Norman            4   6  2.77  13  12   5   0   3   84   69   30   26    7   33   58
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  2.79  16   0   0   0   0   19   18    6    6    0   13   16
Mike Corkins           0   2  2.89  19   1   0   3   0   28   23    9    9    4   12   22
Gary Ross              0   1  3.03  20   0   0   0   0   30   29   12   10    1   18   15
Steve Arlin            6   6  3.25  15  14   4   0   3   97   70   38   35    7   52   64
Mike Caldwell          1   2  3.86  18   1   0   2   0   30   36   19   13    3   19   20
Ed Acosta              1   3  4.10  18   1   0   0   0   37   41   19   17    4   12   26
Bill Greif             3  10  4.77  14  13   2   0   1   72   78   39   38    8   28   52
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   5   0   0   1   0    6    4    0    0    0    2    2
Steve Stone            3   7  2.55  15  13   4   0   1   92   73   32   26    6   33   65
Ron Bryant             3   4  3.20  17  10   2   0   0   84   70   36   30    5   29   48
Don Carrithers         2   3  3.33  12   5   1   1   0   46   40   20   17    4   16   23
Jim Barr               0   2  3.38  24   0   0   1   0   45   46   19   17    5   11   32
Don McMahon            0   2  3.72  20   0   0   3   0   29   20   12   12    4    9   20
Juan Marichal          2  10  3.75  13  13   5   0   0   96   95   50   40    7   30   44
Sam McDowell           8   4  4.25  15  15   4   0   0  102   90   53   48    7   45   80
John Morris            0   0  4.26   7   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    2    2    5
Jerry Johnson          3   5  7.04  21   0   0   3   0   31   37   25   24    3   16   21
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
Frank Reberger         0   0 54.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    4    4    4    1    0    0

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Diego Segui            1   0  2.16   5   0   0   1   0    8    7    2    2    0    3    5
Moe Drabowsky          1   1  2.25  15   0   0   1   0   12   13    3    3    2    6    6
Scipio Spinks          3   4  2.57  13  13   4   0   0   98   82   32   28    4   46   71
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
Reggie Cleveland       6   4  3.63  13  13   5   0   1   94   91   44   38    8   29   65
Rick Wise              5   7  4.02  13  13   6   0   0   94  102   45   42    9   22   45
Al Santorini           3   6  4.99  13   4   0   0   0   40   44   24   22    3    9   19
Tony Cloninger         0   1  5.17  11   0   0   0   0   16   15    9    9    1   10    4
Dennis Higgins         0   2  5.40   9   0   0   0   0   13   12   11    8    0   14   11
Joe Grzenda            1   0  6.08  13   0   0   0   0   13   19    9    9    0    6    5
Lowell Palmer          0   0  8.31   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    4    4    1    2    5
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)            9
  S. Blass (PIT)            8
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          8
  S. McDowell (SF)          8
  G. Nolan (CIN)            8
  D. Sutton (LA)            8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  J. Matlack (NY)           7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  C. Osteen (LA)            7

Losses:

  B. Greif (SD)            10
  J. Marichal (SF)         10
  E. McAnally (MON)         8
  J. Billingham (CIN)       7
  W. Fryman (PHI)           7
  C. Morton (MON)           7
  R. Reed (ATL)             7
  D. Selma (PHI)            7
  B. Singer (LA)            7
  S. Stone (SF)             7

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         11
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  B. Gibson (STL)           7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  M. Torrez (MON)           7
  B. Hooton (CHI)           6
  B. Stoneman (MON)         6
  R. Wise (STL)             6
  R. Cleveland (STL)        5
  L. Dierker (HOU)          5

Saves:

  C. Carroll (CIN)         13
  T. McGraw (NY)           11
  J. Brewer (LA)            8
  D. Giusti (PIT)           7
  F. Gladding (HOU)         7
  P. Borbon (CIN)           6
  D. Frisella (NY)          5
  T. Phoebus (CHI)          5
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           5
  T. Hall (CIN)             4

Shutouts:

  L. Dierker (HOU)          4
  S. Arlin (SD)             3
  F. Norman (SD)            3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  A. Downing (LA)           2
  W. Fryman (PHI)           2
  B. Gibson (STL)           2
  B. Hands (CHI)            2
  B. Hooton (CHI)           2

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)      125.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      121.1
  C. Kirby (SD)         109.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)       109.1
  B. Stoneman (MON)     102.2
  S. McDowell (SF)      101.2
  G. Nolan (CIN)        100.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         99.1
  S. Spinks (STL)        98.0
  S. Arlin (SD)          97.0

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        104
  R. Wise (STL)           102
  P. Niekro (ATL)          98
  D. Roberts (HOU)         96
  J. Marichal (SF)         95
  W. Fryman (PHI)          93
  S. Carlton (PHI)         91
  R. Cleveland (STL)       91
  S. McDowell (SF)         90
  C. Kirby (SD)            89

Runs:

  S. McDowell (SF)         53
  J. Marichal (SF)         50
  P. Niekro (ATL)          47
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         45
  R. Wise (STL)            45
  R. Cleveland (STL)       44
  W. Fryman (PHI)          44
  D. Roberts (HOU)         44
  G. Gentry (NY)           42
  R. Reed (ATL)            42

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         14
  S. Blass (PIT)           11
  W. Fryman (PHI)          10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  G. Gentry (NY)            9
  B. Johnson (PIT)          9
  T. Kelley (ATL)           9
  T. Seaver (NY)            9
  D. Selma (PHI)            9
  R. Wise (STL)             9

Walks:

  S. Arlin (SD)            52
  C. Kirby (SD)            48
  S. Spinks (STL)          46
  S. McDowell (SF)         45
  D. Selma (PHI)           44
  S. Renko (MON)           43
  B. Stoneman (MON)        42
  G. Gentry (NY)           38
  B. Hooton (CHI)          38
  M. Torrez (MON)          37

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        134
  T. Seaver (NY)           84
  S. McDowell (SF)         80
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         79
  C. Kirby (SD)            73
  J. Reuss (HOU)           73
  S. Spinks (STL)          71
  D. Sutton (LA)           70
  B. Stoneman (MON)        69
  R. Cleveland (STL)       65


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