Tuesday June 20, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, June 20, 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         34  22  2.72   56  26  10   507   449  175  153   33  151  295
Pittsburgh      36  20  2.94   56  10  19   524   464  194  171   45  165  326
New York        36  22  3.27   58  10  20   525   473  211  191   45  176  380
Houston         36  23  3.42   59  16  14   536   478  226  204   34  186  362
Cincinnati      35  23  3.43   58   8  23   530   490  220  202   52  165  306
San Diego       20  38  3.45   58  15   5   532   481  228  204   48  244  365
St. Louis       25  32  3.77   57  23   2   509   496  234  213   39  186  311
Montreal        25  32  3.78   57  16   8   507   465  227  213   34  236  286
Philadelphia    20  36  3.85   56  14   6   507   485  233  217   50  187  355
San Francisco   21  44  4.17   65  16   9   580   558  311  269   56  208  354
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
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
Burt Hooton (CHI)      6   4  2.52  14  14   6   0   2  100   79   32   28    5   39   60
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
Tom Phoebus            2   1  1.69  14   0   0   5   0   37   28    9    7    2   13   29
Phil Regan             0   1  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    4    6    1    1    0    2    2
Burt Hooton            6   4  2.52  14  14   6   0   2  100   79   32   28    5   39   60
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
Rick Reuschel          1   0  2.84   2   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    1    4
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  3.18  23   1   0   6   0   45   45   17   16    2   13   21
Ed Sprague             1   0  3.27  16   0   0   0   0   22   15    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   5  5.08  15  10   1   0   1   62   73   38   35    8   20   35
Don Gullett            2   3  8.31  10   4   0   0   0   26   39   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
Fred Gladding          1   2  3.21  13   0   0   7   0   14    8    6    5    0    2    6
Ken Forsch             4   2  3.40  13  12   1   0   0   85   86   34   32    8   29   61
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  4.63  21   0   0   5   0   35   36   19   18    3   15   18
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
Mike Marshall          4   1  2.73  23   0   0   5   0   33   39   12   10    1   21   23
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
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            3   7  4.22  12  12   1   0   0   75   70   38   35    7   25   21
Steve Renko            1   5  5.79  12   8   0   0   0   42   48   30   27    4   43   23
Joe Gilbert            0   1  5.89  11   0   0   0   0   18   17   12   12    1   11   19
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
Tom Seaver             9   3  2.90  13  13   3   0   1   96   87   36   31    9   27   84
Jim McAndrew           5   3  3.09  12   7   2   1   0   58   52   21   20    6   18   40
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  4.50  11   6   0   0   0   46   42   23   23    6   22   41
Jerry Koosman          3   3  4.73  14   6   0   1   0   40   41   22   21    5   13   36
Chuck Taylor           0   0  5.20  18   0   0   2   0   28   38   16   16    2    8    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
Mike Corkins           0   2  2.61  20   1   0   3   0   31   23   10    9    4   12   24
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  2.79  16   0   0   0   0   19   18    6    6    0   13   16
Fred Norman            4   6  3.00  14  13   5   0   3   87   76   33   29    7   33   60
Gary Ross              0   1  3.03  21   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   3  3.55  19   1   0   2   0   33   38   20   13    3   19   21
Ed Acosta              1   3  3.96  19   1   0   0   0   39   41   19   17    4   12   27
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
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
Jim Barr               0   2  3.38  24   0   0   1   0   45   46   19   17    5   11   32
Don McMahon            0   2  3.41  21   0   0   3   0   32   23   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
Don Carrithers         2   4  4.66  13   6   1   1   0   46   44   27   24    5   19   23
Randy Moffitt          0   0  6.43   6   0   0   1   0    7   10    5    5    0    3    2
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 12.60   2   0   0   0   0    5    9    7    7    3    1    3

 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              6   7  3.98  14  14   7   0   0  104  110   49   46   10   23   52
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
  R. Wise (STL)             7
  B. Hooton (CHI)           6
  B. Stoneman (MON)         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
  M. Marshall (MON)         5
  T. Phoebus (CHI)          5
  J. Ray (HOU)              5

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
  R. Wise (STL)         104.0
  B. Stoneman (MON)     102.2
  S. McDowell (SF)      101.2
  B. Hooton (CHI)       100.0
  G. Nolan (CIN)        100.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         99.1

Hits:

  R. Wise (STL)           110
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        104
  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
  R. Wise (STL)            49
  P. Niekro (ATL)          47
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         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
  R. Wise (STL)            10
  G. Gentry (NY)            9
  B. Johnson (PIT)          9
  T. Kelley (ATL)           9
  T. Seaver (NY)            9
  D. Selma (PHI)            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
  B. Hooton (CHI)          39
  G. Gentry (NY)           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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