Tuesday June 27, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, June 27, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     35  30  2.51   65  15  16   591   498  198  165   32  166  351
Chicago         36  27  2.86   63  28  10   570   513  206  181   37  166  324
Pittsburgh      39  23  2.95   62  10  22   577   519  215  189   47  176  365
New York        39  25  3.39   64  10  22   579   527  241  218   50  194  426
Cincinnati      40  25  3.41   65  10  25   594   550  246  225   57  179  342
Houston         40  26  3.49   66  18  15   599   535  256  232   39  211  410
St. Louis       31  33  3.59   64  27   3   574   542  256  229   41  212  363
Montreal        28  36  3.73   64  17  10   569   530  250  236   36  259  323
San Diego       21  43  3.74   64  16   5   592   549  276  246   56  269  408
Philadelphia    23  40  3.90   63  15   7   566   551  268  245   55  212  387
San Francisco   26  45  3.94   71  18  10   641   598  326  281   59  238  394
Atlanta         29  34  4.15   63  14   8   555   578  282  256   57  188  303

 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
Tommy John (LA)        7   3  2.32  12  12   1   0   0   78   76   24   20    2   18   42
Al Downing (LA)        4   4  2.39  14  14   4   0   2   94   84   36   25    3   31   61
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
Steve Stone (SF)       3   7  2.55  15  13   4   0   1   92   73   32   26    6   33   65
Jon Matlack (NY)       7   4  2.57  14  12   3   0   1   95   82   32   27    4   29   59
Mike Torrez (MON)      9   3  2.58  14  13   8   0   0  101   78   29   29    3   41   49

 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  3.30  17  16   8   0   0  125  112   51   46   12   14   72
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   3  5.14  16   0   0   5   0   21   21   12   12    3    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   8   0   0   1   0   10    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
Burt Hooton            6   5  2.59  15  15   6   0   2  108   87   35   31    5   40   62
Tom Phoebus            2   1  2.72  17   0   0   5   0   43   38   16   13    3   15   33
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         9   6  3.00  17  17  12   0   0  141  117   51   47   15   34   87
Juan Pizarro           4   3  3.30  10   5   1   0   0   44   43   17   16    4   20   16
Dan McGinn             0   3  3.77  20   0   0   4   0   29   28   14   12    0   10   18
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  1.47  29   0   0  15   0   37   30    7    6    1    9   20
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  2.73  25   2   1   4   1   56   28   18   17    3   21   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            3   3  6.08  12   5   0   0   0   37   46   25   25    8   14   22
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
Dave Roberts           7   3  4.23  14  14   4   0   2   94  107   47   44    4   27   47
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
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
Tommy John             7   3  2.32  12  12   1   0   0   78   76   24   20    2   18   42
Al Downing             4   4  2.39  14  14   4   0   2   94   84   36   25    3   31   61
Pete Richert           0   1  3.00  15   0   0   3   0   18   14    7    6    2    6   13
Bill Singer            3   7  3.40  13  13   2   0   2   93   82   39   35    6   21   60
Pete Mikkelsen         1   3  4.01  16   0   0   4   0   25   27   12   11    1    7   17
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  2.15  20   0   0   0   0   29   26    7    7    2    8   21
Mike Marshall          4   2  2.40  27   0   0   7   0   41   43   13   11    1   24   33
Mike Torrez            9   3  2.58  14  13   8   0   0  101   78   29   29    3   41   49
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  4.28  13  13   1   0   0   80   79   41   38    7   26   22
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         3   2  1.59  17   0   0   5   0   28   19    5    5    3    5   17
Jon Matlack            7   4  2.57  14  12   3   0   1   95   82   32   27    4   29   59
Jim McAndrew           5   3  3.32  13   8   2   1   0   62   55   24   23    8   19   41
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  4.71  10   2   0   0   0   21   25   13   11    2    8   11
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
Joe Hoerner            0   2  2.08  15   0   0   3   0   22   21    6    5    2    5   12
Jim Nash               0   2  2.25   2   2   0   0   0   12   11    6    3    0    3    3
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
Darrell Brandon        4   1  3.48  17   0   0   1   0   34   40   13   13    4   11   23
Gary Neibauer          0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    1    0    1    1
Chris Short            1   1  3.91  19   0   0   1   0   23   24   12   10    3    8   20
Ken Reynolds           0   3  4.04  13   4   0   0   0   36   32   16   16    3   12   19
Woodie Fryman          2   8  4.47  15  14   2   1   2   89  101   49   44   12   24   49
Bill Champion          4   6  4.65  13  13   2   0   0   72   79   40   37    6   28   33
Dick Selma             1   7  5.15  19  10   1   0   0   65   60   42   37    9   47   32
Wayne Twitchell        2   1  6.23  25   0   0   1   0   30   32   22   21    2   20   28

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ramon Hernandez        3   0  0.59  21   0   0   4   0   30   15    3    2    0    8   25
Bob Miller             4   1  1.86  20   0   0   3   0   29   28    7    6    1   15   16
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
Bruce Kison            2   1  2.68  14   4   1   3   0   54   35   17   16    4   23   43
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   4  3.86  12   7   1   0   0   44   49   23   19    2   23   22
Bob Johnson            1   3  4.08  12   8   0   1   0   57   53   28   26    9   26   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
Fred Norman            4   6  3.15  15  14   5   0   3   91   81   36   32    8   35   62
Steve Arlin            7   7  3.16  17  16   5   0   3  114   85   44   40    7   59   80
Clay Kirby             5   7  3.35  16  16   4   0   1  116   99   47   43   11   52   77
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  4.43  18   0   0   0   0   22   23   11   11    1   15   18
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
Sam McDowell           8   5  4.14  17  17   4   0   0  117  104   59   54    8   54   90
John Morris            0   0  4.26   7   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    2    2    5
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          5   5  5.68  24   0   0   3   0   38   40   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            2   0  1.74   6   0   0   1   0   10    8    2    2    0    4    6
Moe Drabowsky          1   1  2.40  17   0   0   2   0   15   16    5    4    3    6    8
Scipio Spinks          4   4  2.44  14  14   5   0   0  107   88   33   29    4   52   84
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  4.93  14   5   0   0   0   46   49   27   25    3   13   21
Joe Grzenda            1   0  4.96  14   0   0   0   0   16   19    9    9    0    7    7
Tony Cloninger         0   1  5.12  12   0   0   0   0   19   20   13   11    1   13    7
Dennis Higgins         0   2  5.40   9   0   0   0   0   13   12   11    8    0   14   11
Lowell Palmer          0   0  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    5    6    5    4    1    3    7
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
John Cumberland        0   1 13.50   1   1   0   0   0    3    6    6    5    1    1    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
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          9
  T. Seaver (NY)            9
  M. Torrez (MON)           9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  S. McDowell (SF)          8
  D. Sutton (LA)            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
  S. Arlin (SD)             7
  C. Kirby (SD)             7
  C. Morton (MON)           7
  D. Selma (PHI)            7

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         12
  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)         15
  T. McGraw (NY)           13
  D. Giusti (PIT)          10
  J. Brewer (LA)            8
  F. Gladding (HOU)         7
  M. Marshall (MON)         7
  P. Borbon (CIN)           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:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)      141.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      135.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       125.1
  S. McDowell (SF)      117.1
  G. Nolan (CIN)        116.2
  C. Kirby (SD)         115.2
  S. Arlin (SD)         114.0
  R. Wise (STL)         113.0
  B. Hooton (CHI)       107.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)     107.2

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        117
  R. Wise (STL)           114
  P. Niekro (ATL)         112
  D. Roberts (HOU)        107
  R. Reed (ATL)           106
  S. Carlton (PHI)        104
  S. McDowell (SF)        104
  W. Fryman (PHI)         101
  C. Kirby (SD)            99
  R. Cleveland (STL)       97

Runs:

  S. McDowell (SF)         59
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         51
  P. Niekro (ATL)          51
  R. Reed (ATL)            51
  J. Marichal (SF)         50
  R. Wise (STL)            50
  W. Fryman (PHI)          49
  B. Greif (SD)            48
  C. Kirby (SD)            47
  D. Roberts (HOU)         47

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         15
  W. Fryman (PHI)          12
  P. Niekro (ATL)          12
  S. Blass (PIT)           11
  C. Kirby (SD)            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)            59
  S. McDowell (SF)         54
  C. Kirby (SD)            52
  S. Spinks (STL)          52
  S. Renko (MON)           49
  D. Selma (PHI)           47
  B. Stoneman (MON)        44
  G. Gentry (NY)           41
  M. Torrez (MON)          41
  B. Hooton (CHI)          40

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        146
  S. McDowell (SF)         90
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         87
  T. Seaver (NY)           86
  S. Spinks (STL)          84
  S. Arlin (SD)            80
  B. Gibson (STL)          78
  C. Kirby (SD)            77
  J. Reuss (HOU)           77
  D. Sutton (LA)           76


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