Monday June 26, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, June 26, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     35  29  2.52   64  15  16   582   489  193  163   32  162  347
Chicago         35  26  2.79   61  27  10   552   495  196  171   35  160  314
Pittsburgh      39  22  2.88   61  10  22   569   510  208  182   46  170  360
New York        38  25  3.38   63  10  22   570   522  237  214   48  192  422
Cincinnati      39  25  3.40   64  10  24   585   544  242  221   56  175  337
Houston         39  26  3.54   65  17  15   590   529  256  232   39  211  403
St. Louis       30  32  3.56   62  27   3   554   524  242  219   40  201  350
San Diego       21  42  3.72   63  16   5   583   534  270  241   56  265  398
Montreal        27  35  3.75   62  17   9   550   507  243  229   36  253  313
Philadelphia    22  39  3.89   61  15   6   549   531  258  237   54  205  381
San Francisco   25  45  3.98   70  18  10   631   588  324  279   59  233  388
Atlanta         29  33  4.17   62  14   8   546   568  279  253   55  188  298

 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
Gary Nolan (CIN)      10   2  1.93  15  15   6   0   2  117   93   32   25    8   23   57
Claude Osteen (LA)     7   5  2.11  13  13   3   0   1   98   90   25   23    7   30   36
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
Tommy John (LA)        7   3  2.32  12  12   1   0   0   78   76   24   20    2   18   42
Dock Ellis (PIT)       7   3  2.39  11  11   1   0   0   75   68   22   20    3    8   43
Scipio Spinks (STL)    4   4  2.44  14  14   5   0   0  107   88   33   29    4   52   84
Mike Torrez (MON)      8   3  2.49  13  12   8   0   0   94   68   26   26    3   39   46
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  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   8  3.87  15  15   4   0   1  102  106   51   44    7   30   56
Mike McQueen           0   1  4.20   8   1   0   1   0   15   14    9    7    3    6    8
Pat Jarvis             6   2  4.54  14   5   0   0   0   42   46   22   21    3   16   24
Cecil Upshaw           1   2  4.95  15   0   0   5   0   20   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
George Stone           1   5  7.01  15   3   0   1   0   26   45   20   20    4   10   13
Gary Neibauer          0   0  7.27   8   0   0   0   0   17   27   15   14    6    6    8
Joe Hoerner            0   1 12.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    6    5    4    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   7   0   0   1   0    9    2    1    0    0    2    6
Steve Hamilton         0   0  0.00   6   0   0   0   0    4    4    0    0    0    2    3
Rick Reuschel          2   0  1.76   3   1   1   0   0   15   11    3    3    0    1   10
Phil Regan             0   1  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    4    6    1    1    0    2    2
Tom Phoebus            2   1  2.31  16   0   0   5   0   39   31   13   10    3   14   30
Burt Hooton            6   5  2.59  15  15   6   0   2  108   87   35   31    5   40   62
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
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  3.90  19   0   0   4   0   28   27   14   12    0   10   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           4   1  1.54  28   0   0  14   0   35   30    7    6    1    9   19
Gary Nolan            10   2  1.93  15  15   6   0   2  117   93   32   25    8   23   57
Ross Grimsley          4   2  2.11  10   9   1   0   0   64   60   18   15    7   21   34
Tom Hall               4   1  2.26  24   2   1   4   1   56   26   15   14    3   20   66
Pedro Borbon           2   1  2.98  26   1   0   6   0   51   48   18   17    3   13   23
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  5.24  16  11   1   0   1   67   81   42   39    9   20   39
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  1.85  11   2   1   0   1   39   27    9    8    1    9   35
George Culver          3   0  2.06  20   0   0   2   0   48   30   11   11    2   24   42
Larry Dierker          7   4  2.78  13  13   6   0   4  100   86   32   31    4   19   50
Fred Gladding          1   3  3.12  16   0   0   7   0   17   11    7    6    0    4   11
Ken Forsch             4   2  3.47  14  13   1   0   0   91   89   37   35    9   35   65
Don Wilson             4   5  3.57  12  12   3   0   1   71   66   34   28    5   24   50
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  4.31  23   0   0   6   0   40   39   20   19    4   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
Jose Pena              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    1
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   5  2.11  13  13   3   0   1   98   90   25   23    7   30   36
Al Downing             4   3  2.32  13  13   4   0   2   89   76   31   23    3   29   59
Tommy John             7   3  2.32  12  12   1   0   0   78   76   24   20    2   18   42
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  4.37  15   0   0   4   0   23   27   12   11    1    6   16
Mike Strahler          0   1  4.73   7   0   0   0   0   13   15    8    7    4    6    7
Hoyt Wilhelm           0   1  5.06  14   0   0   1   0   21   18   15   12    0   11    9

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Walker             1   1  2.28  19   0   0   0   0   28   25    7    7    2    8   21
Mike Torrez            8   3  2.49  13  12   8   0   0   94   68   26   26    3   39   46
Mike Marshall          4   1  2.50  25   0   0   6   0   36   40   12   10    1   21   27
Bill Stoneman          6   5  3.01  15  15   6   0   2  108   88   37   36    6   44   74
John Strohmayer        1   1  3.59  26   0   0   3   0   43   41   18   17    2   18   26
Ernie McAnally         1   9  3.87  13  13   2   0   0   77   70   37   33    7   32   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
Balor Moore            0   1  6.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    4    4    1    0    6
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
Tug McGraw             3   2  1.54  22   0   0  13   0   47   33   12    8    1   13   43
Danny Frisella         2   2  1.78  16   0   0   5   0   25   18    5    5    3    4   16
Jon Matlack            7   4  2.57  14  12   3   0   1   95   82   32   27    4   29   59
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  3.74  14  14   2   0   0   91   77   43   38   10   41   64
Jerry Koosman          5   3  4.20  16   8   0   1   0   56   52   27   26    5   18   54
Buzz Capra             3   2  4.31  12   6   0   0   0   48   43   23   23    6   22   42
Ray Sadecki            1   0  4.74   9   2   0   0   0   19   24   12   10    2    8    9
Chuck Taylor           0   0  5.52  20   0   0   2   0   31   44   19   19    2    9    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          8   6  2.66  17  17   9   0   3  135  104   42   40    8   37  146
Barry Lersch           1   3  3.45  18   3   1   0   0   47   44   18   18    6   16   21
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
Woodie Fryman          2   8  4.48  14  14   2   0   2   88  101   49   44   12   24   48
Bill Champion          4   6  4.65  13  13   2   0   0   72   79   40   37    6   28   33
Dick Selma             1   7  5.20  18  10   1   0   0   64   60   42   37    9   47   32
Wayne Twitchell        2   1  6.21  24   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  0.61  20   0   0   4   0   29   15    3    2    0    7   24
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             7   3  2.39  11  11   1   0   0   75   68   22   20    3    8   43
Steve Blass            9   1  2.66  13  13   4   0   1  102   89   31   30   11   30   52
Dave Giusti            1   4  2.70  26   0   0  10   0   33   27   10   10    1   12   20
Bob Moose              5   4  3.32  12  11   2   1   1   89   85   39   33    7   12   63
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
Al Severinsen          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    2    0    0    1    1
Mike Corkins           0   2  2.52  21   1   0   3   0   36   26   11   10    4   14   29
Gary Ross              0   1  2.57  24   0   0   0   0   35   34   12   10    1   19   16
Mike Caldwell          1   4  2.93  21   1   0   2   0   40   40   21   13    3   21   28
Steve Arlin            7   6  3.06  16  15   5   0   3  106   71   39   36    7   55   72
Fred Norman            4   6  3.15  15  14   5   0   3   91   81   36   32    8   35   62
Clay Kirby             5   7  3.35  16  16   4   0   1  116   99   47   43   11   52   77
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  4.22  17   0   0   0   0   21   22   10   10    1   15   16
Ed Acosta              1   4  4.80  23   1   0   0   0   45   54   28   24    4   14   28
Bill Greif             3  11  5.49  16  14   2   0   1   77   88   48   47    9   30   56
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             5   4  2.64  19  12   4   0   2  102   76   36   30    5   39   57
Don McMahon            1   2  3.12  23   0   0   4   0   35   23   12   12    4   10   23
Jim Barr               0   2  3.18  25   1   0   1   0   51   54   22   18    5   12   35
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
Don Carrithers         2   4  4.64  14   7   1   1   0   52   48   31   27    6   21   24
Randy Moffitt          0   0  5.11   9   0   0   1   0   12   15    7    7    1    5    6
Jerry Johnson          4   5  5.89  23   0   0   3   0   37   38   25   24    3   21   31
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
Scipio Spinks          4   4  2.44  14  14   5   0   0  107   88   33   29    4   52   84
Moe Drabowsky          1   1  2.57  16   0   0   2   0   14   16    5    4    3    6    7
Bob Gibson             6   5  2.87  14  14   8   0   2  107   87   37   34    7   28   78
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              7   7  3.74  15  15   8   0   0  113  114   50   47   10   26   56
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:

  G. Nolan (CIN)           10
  S. Blass (PIT)            9
  T. Seaver (NY)            9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          8
  S. McDowell (SF)          8
  D. Sutton (LA)            8
  M. Torrez (MON)           8
  S. Arlin (SD)             7
  R. Cleveland (STL)        7

Losses:

  B. Greif (SD)            11
  J. Marichal (SF)         10
  E. McAnally (MON)         9
  J. Billingham (CIN)       8
  W. Fryman (PHI)           8
  R. Reed (ATL)             8
  C. Kirby (SD)             7
  C. Morton (MON)           7
  D. Selma (PHI)            7
  B. Singer (LA)            7

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         11
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  B. Gibson (STL)           8
  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  M. Torrez (MON)           8
  R. Wise (STL)             8
  R. Cleveland (STL)        6
  L. Dierker (HOU)          6
  B. Hooton (CHI)           6
  G. Nolan (CIN)            6

Saves:

  C. Carroll (CIN)         14
  T. McGraw (NY)           13
  D. Giusti (PIT)          10
  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
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  F. Norman (SD)            3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  R. Bryant (SF)            2
  R. Cleveland (STL)        2
  A. Downing (LA)           2
  W. Fryman (PHI)           2
  B. Gibson (STL)           2

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      135.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      132.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)       117.1
  G. Nolan (CIN)        116.2
  C. Kirby (SD)         115.2
  R. Wise (STL)         113.0
  S. McDowell (SF)      108.2
  B. Hooton (CHI)       107.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)     107.2
  D. Sutton (LA)        107.1

Hits:

  R. Wise (STL)           114
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        111
  R. Reed (ATL)           106
  S. Carlton (PHI)        104
  P. Niekro (ATL)         103
  W. Fryman (PHI)         101
  D. Roberts (HOU)        101
  C. Kirby (SD)            99
  R. Cleveland (STL)       97
  T. Seaver (NY)           97

Runs:

  S. McDowell (SF)         57
  R. Reed (ATL)            51
  J. Marichal (SF)         50
  R. Wise (STL)            50
  W. Fryman (PHI)          49
  P. Niekro (ATL)          49
  B. Greif (SD)            48
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         48
  C. Kirby (SD)            47
  D. Roberts (HOU)         47

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         14
  W. Fryman (PHI)          12
  S. Blass (PIT)           11
  C. Kirby (SD)            11
  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  G. Gentry (NY)           10
  R. Wise (STL)            10
  K. Forsch (HOU)           9
  B. Greif (SD)             9
  B. Johnson (PIT)          9

Walks:

  S. Arlin (SD)            55
  C. Kirby (SD)            52
  S. Spinks (STL)          52
  S. McDowell (SF)         49
  S. Renko (MON)           49
  D. Selma (PHI)           47
  B. Stoneman (MON)        44
  G. Gentry (NY)           41
  B. Hooton (CHI)          40
  R. Bryant (SF)           39

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        146
  T. Seaver (NY)           86
  S. McDowell (SF)         84
  S. Spinks (STL)          84
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         81
  B. Gibson (STL)          78
  C. Kirby (SD)            77
  J. Reuss (HOU)           77
  D. Sutton (LA)           76
  B. Stoneman (MON)        74


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