Saturday June 24, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 24, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     34  28  2.54   62  15  15   564   473  188  159   32  153  336
Chicago         34  25  2.75   59  26  10   534   477  186  163   34  157  305
Pittsburgh      38  21  2.89   59  10  21   552   491  202  177   45  169  343
New York        37  23  3.38   60  10  21   543   496  226  204   47  181  397
Cincinnati      37  25  3.45   62   9  24   566   526  238  217   55  172  324
Houston         38  25  3.47   63  17  15   571   509  244  220   37  200  390
San Diego       21  40  3.60   61  16   5   560   508  250  224   50  257  382
St. Louis       27  32  3.67   59  24   3   527   508  237  215   40  189  326
Montreal        27  33  3.78   60  17   9   533   494  238  224   34  250  300
Philadelphia    21  38  3.87   59  14   6   532   512  247  229   53  196  370
San Francisco   23  45  4.08   68  17  10   608   572  319  276   58  222  367
Atlanta         29  31  4.18   60  14   8   530   550  271  246   54  186  294

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Sutton (LA)        8   3  1.68  13  13   5   0   3  107   72   25   20    5   21   76
Claude Osteen (LA)     7   4  1.81  12  12   3   0   1   95   83   20   19    7   25   35
Gary Nolan (CIN)       9   2  2.09  14  14   5   0   1  108   85   32   25    8   22   51
Ross Grimsley (CIN)    4   2  2.11  10   9   1   0   0   64   60   18   15    7   21   34
Al Downing (LA)        4   3  2.32  13  13   4   0   2   89   76   31   23    3   29   59
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
Mike Torrez (MON)      8   3  2.49  13  12   8   0   0   94   68   26   26    3   39   46
Burt Hooton (CHI)      6   4  2.52  14  14   6   0   2  100   79   32   28    5   39   60
Tommy John (LA)        6   3  2.55  11  11   1   0   0   71   70   24   20    2   18   36

 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  3.21  16   7   0   0   0   62   53   25   22    6   27   47
Phil Niekro            7   6  3.38  16  15   8   0   0  117  103   49   44   11   14   67
Tom Kelley             5   5  3.62  12  12   2   0   1   82   81   38   33    9   35   41
Ron Reed               5   7  3.87  14  14   4   0   1   95   98   48   41    7   29   53
Mike McQueen           0   1  4.50   7   1   0   1   0   14   13    9    7    3    6    7
Pat Jarvis             6   2  4.54  14   5   0   0   0   42   46   22   21    3   16   24
Cecil Upshaw           1   2  5.12  14   0   0   5   0   19   20   11   11    2    6    9
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  7.91  14   2   0   1   0   19   39   17   17    3    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   6   0   0   0   0    4    4    0    0    0    2    3
Tom Phoebus            2   1  1.64  15   0   0   5   0   38   28    9    7    2   13   30
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   5  2.75  12  12   3   0   1   75   82   30   23    6   16   41
Rick Reuschel          1   0  2.84   2   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    1    4
Bill Hands             6   3  2.91  15  13   5   0   2   96   90   34   31    3   21   44
Fergie Jenkins         8   6  3.00  16  16  11   0   0  132  111   48   44   14   31   81
Dan McGinn             0   3  3.58  18   0   0   4   0   28   27   13   11    0    9   17
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  1.64  27   0   0  14   0   33   29    7    6    1    7   18
Gary Nolan             9   2  2.09  14  14   5   0   1  108   85   32   25    8   22   51
Ross Grimsley          4   2  2.11  10   9   1   0   0   64   60   18   15    7   21   34
Tom Hall               4   1  2.30  23   2   1   4   1   55   26   15   14    3   20   65
Pedro Borbon           2   1  3.10  25   1   0   6   0   49   47   18   17    3   13   22
Jack Billingham        4   8  4.11  15  13   1   0   1   85   85   40   39    6   22   44
Ed Sprague             1   0  4.13  17   0   0   0   0   24   18   13   11    5   13    7
Jim Merritt            1   0  4.50   4   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    4
Wayne Simpson          4   2  4.69   9   8   0   0   0   48   45   27   25    5   20   25
Jim McGlothlin         3   5  5.08  15  10   1   0   1   62   73   38   35    8   20   35
Don Gullett            2   3  7.20  11   4   0   0   0   30   42   24   24    7   11   18
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   2  1.42  10   2   1   0   1   38   25    7    6    1    9   35
George Culver          2   0  2.21  19   0   0   2   0   41   24   10   10    2   22   36
Fred Gladding          1   2  2.70  15   0   0   7   0   17    9    6    5    0    4    9
Larry Dierker          7   4  2.78  13  13   6   0   4  100   86   32   31    4   19   50
Don Wilson             4   5  3.09  11  11   3   0   1   70   62   30   24    5   21   49
Ken Forsch             4   2  3.40  13  12   1   0   0   85   86   34   32    8   29   61
Jerry Reuss            5   6  3.64  12  12   3   0   1   82   66   41   33    7   35   77
Jim York               0   0  4.26   4   0   0   0   0    6    4    3    3    0    7    4
Jim Ray                7   1  4.42  22   0   0   6   0   37   36   19   18    3   15   19
Dave Roberts           6   3  4.68  13  13   3   0   1   85  101   47   44    4   27   40
Wade Blasingame        0   0  8.64  10   0   0   0   0    8    4    9    8    1    8    9
Joe Gibbon             0   0 16.20   6   0   0   0   0    3    6    6    6    2    4    1

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             5   2  1.30  25   0   0   8   0   42   19    7    6    2   14   29
Don Sutton             8   3  1.68  13  13   5   0   3  107   72   25   20    5   21   76
Claude Osteen          7   4  1.81  12  12   3   0   1   95   83   20   19    7   25   35
Al Downing             4   3  2.32  13  13   4   0   2   89   76   31   23    3   29   59
Tommy John             6   3  2.55  11  11   1   0   0   71   70   24   20    2   18   36
Pete Richert           0   1  3.38  14   0   0   3   0   16   13    7    6    2    5   12
Bill Singer            3   7  3.40  13  13   2   0   2   93   82   39   35    6   21   60
Pete Mikkelsen         1   3  4.79  14   0   0   3   0   21   26   12   11    1    5   15
Mike Strahler          0   1  5.56   6   0   0   0   0   11   14    8    7    4    6    6
Hoyt Wilhelm           0   1  5.59  13   0   0   1   0   19   18   15   12    0    9    8

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Walker             1   1  2.45  18   0   0   0   0   26   23    7    7    2    8   19
Mike Torrez            8   3  2.49  13  12   8   0   0   94   68   26   26    3   39   46
Mike Marshall          4   1  2.65  24   0   0   6   0   34   39   12   10    1   21   25
Bill Stoneman          6   5  3.01  15  15   6   0   2  108   88   37   36    6   44   74
John Strohmayer        1   1  3.86  24   0   0   3   0   40   39   18   17    2   17   23
Ernie McAnally         1   8  3.96  12  12   2   0   0   73   68   36   32    6   30   37
Carl Morton            3   7  4.22  12  12   1   0   0   75   70   38   35    7   25   21
Joe Gilbert            0   1  5.89  11   0   0   0   0   18   17   12   12    1   11   19
Steve Renko            1   6  6.22  13   9   0   0   0   46   54   35   32    4   49   23
Denny Lemaster         2   0  7.78  13   0   0   0   0   20   28   17   17    2    6   13

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Danny Frisella         2   1  1.48  15   0   0   5   0   24   16    4    4    3    4   15
Tug McGraw             3   2  1.55  21   0   0  12   0   46   33   12    8    1   13   43
Jon Matlack            7   3  2.46  13  11   3   0   1   88   75   28   24    4   25   50
Jim McAndrew           5   3  3.09  12   7   2   1   0   58   52   21   20    6   18   40
Tom Seaver             9   4  3.41  14  14   3   0   1  100   97   43   38    9   30   86
Gary Gentry            3   5  4.00  13  13   2   0   0   83   72   42   37    9   38   58
Buzz Capra             3   2  4.31  12   6   0   0   0   48   43   23   23    6   22   42
Jerry Koosman          4   3  4.60  15   7   0   1   0   47   45   25   24    5   15   45
Ray Sadecki            1   0  4.74   9   2   0   0   0   19   24   12   10    2    8    9
Chuck Taylor           0   0  4.97  19   0   0   2   0   29   39   16   16    2    8    9

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Nash               0   1  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    7    2    1    0    2    2
Joe Hoerner            0   2  2.08  15   0   0   3   0   22   21    6    5    2    5   12
Steve Carlton          7   6  2.85  16  16   8   0   2  126  100   42   40    8   34  138
Barry Lersch           1   3  3.00  17   3   1   0   0   45   37   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  3.68  18   0   0   1   0   22   23   11    9    3    6   20
Darrell Brandon        3   1  3.86  16   0   0   1   0   28   33   12   12    3   10   21
Gary Neibauer          0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    1    0    1    1
Bill Champion          4   5  4.24  12  12   2   0   0   68   72   34   32    5   26   33
Woodie Fryman          2   8  4.48  14  14   2   0   2   88  101   49   44   12   24   48
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            9   1  2.66  13  13   4   0   1  102   89   31   30   11   30   52
Dave Giusti            1   4  2.81  25   0   0   9   0   32   27   10   10    1   12   18
Bob Moose              5   3  3.27  11  10   2   1   1   83   77   35   30    6   11   53
Nelson Briles          5   2  3.42   9   8   1   0   0   53   58   27   20    8   11   37
Luke Walker            2   3  3.53  11   7   1   0   0   43   48   21   17    2   22   22
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
Mike Corkins           0   2  2.52  21   1   0   3   0   36   26   11   10    4   14   29
Gary Ross              0   1  2.87  23   0   0   0   0   31   29   12   10    1   18   15
Fred Norman            4   6  3.00  14  13   5   0   3   87   76   33   29    7   33   60
Clay Kirby             5   7  3.01  15  15   4   0   1  111   95   41   37    7   50   73
Steve Arlin            7   6  3.06  16  15   5   0   3  106   71   39   36    7   55   72
Mike Caldwell          1   3  3.44  20   1   0   2   0   34   38   20   13    3   21   22
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  4.22  17   0   0   0   0   21   22   10   10    1   15   16
Ed Acosta              1   4  4.43  21   1   0   0   0   45   50   26   22    4   14   28
Bill Greif             3  10  4.96  15  14   2   0   1   74   82   42   41    8   28   54
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             4   4  2.89  18  11   3   0   1   93   72   36   30    5   34   50
Don McMahon            0   2  3.31  22   0   0   4   0   33   23   12   12    4    9   20
Jim Barr               0   2  3.38  24   0   0   1   0   45   46   19   17    5   11   32
Juan Marichal          2  10  3.75  13  13   5   0   0   96   95   50   40    7   30   44
John Morris            0   0  4.26   7   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    2    2    5
Sam McDowell           8   5  4.31  16  16   4   0   0  109   96   57   52    8   49   84
Randy Moffitt          0   0  4.50   8   0   0   1   0   10   12    5    5    0    4    4
Don Carrithers         2   4  4.64  14   7   1   1   0   52   48   31   27    6   21   24
Jerry Johnson          4   5  6.61  22   0   0   3   0   33   37   25   24    3   18   25
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  2.57  16   0   0   2   0   14   16    5    4    3    6    7
Scipio Spinks          3   4  2.57  13  13   4   0   0   98   82   32   28    4   46   71
Bob Gibson             5   5  2.95  13  13   7   0   2   98   81   34   32    7   25   71
Reggie Cleveland       7   4  3.31  14  14   6   0   2  103   97   44   38    8   32   73
Charlie Hudson         0   0  3.38   6   0   0   0   0    5    3    2    2    0    5    1
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:

  S. Blass (PIT)            9
  G. Nolan (CIN)            9
  T. Seaver (NY)            9
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          8
  S. McDowell (SF)          8
  D. Sutton (LA)            8
  M. Torrez (MON)           8
  S. Arlin (SD)             7
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  R. Cleveland (STL)        7

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  C. Carroll (CIN)         14
  T. McGraw (NY)           12
  D. Giusti (PIT)           9
  J. Brewer (LA)            8
  F. Gladding (HOU)         7
  P. Borbon (CIN)           6
  M. Marshall (MON)         6
  J. Ray (HOU)              6
  D. Frisella (NY)          5
  T. Phoebus (CHI)          5

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)      132.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      126.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       117.1
  C. Kirby (SD)         110.2
  S. McDowell (SF)      108.2
  G. Nolan (CIN)        107.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)     107.2
  D. Sutton (LA)        107.1
  S. Arlin (SD)         106.0
  R. Wise (STL)         104.0

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        111
  R. Wise (STL)           110
  P. Niekro (ATL)         103
  W. Fryman (PHI)         101
  D. Roberts (HOU)        101
  S. Carlton (PHI)        100
  R. Reed (ATL)            98
  R. Cleveland (STL)       97
  T. Seaver (NY)           97
  S. McDowell (SF)         96

Runs:

  S. McDowell (SF)         57
  J. Marichal (SF)         50
  W. Fryman (PHI)          49
  P. Niekro (ATL)          49
  R. Wise (STL)            49
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         48
  R. Reed (ATL)            48
  D. Roberts (HOU)         47
  R. Cleveland (STL)       44
  T. Seaver (NY)           43

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         14
  W. Fryman (PHI)          12
  S. Blass (PIT)           11
  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  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)            55
  C. Kirby (SD)            50
  S. McDowell (SF)         49
  S. Renko (MON)           49
  S. Spinks (STL)          46
  D. Selma (PHI)           44
  B. Stoneman (MON)        44
  B. Hooton (CHI)          39
  M. Torrez (MON)          39
  G. Gentry (NY)           38

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        138
  T. Seaver (NY)           86
  S. McDowell (SF)         84
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         81
  J. Reuss (HOU)           77
  D. Sutton (LA)           76
  B. Stoneman (MON)        74
  R. Cleveland (STL)       73
  C. Kirby (SD)            73
  S. Arlin (SD)            72


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