Thursday June 29, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, June 29, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     36  31  2.50   67  16  16   609   511  206  169   34  172  364
Pittsburgh      40  24  2.90   64  11  22   595   530  218  192   47  178  372
Chicago         36  29  2.90   65  28  10   586   535  218  189   38  170  332
Cincinnati      41  26  3.39   67  11  26   611   564  251  230   58  185  350
New York        40  26  3.46   66  11  22   596   551  252  229   52  200  443
Houston         41  27  3.55   68  18  16   616   553  267  243   41  215  418
St. Louis       33  33  3.57   66  29   3   592   557  262  235   42  213  370
San Diego       23  44  3.74   67  17   6   619   581  288  257   60  277  430
Montreal        29  37  3.78   66  18  10   586   549  260  246   37  264  331
Philadelphia    24  41  3.88   65  16   7   584   564  275  252   55  221  404
San Francisco   27  46  3.92   73  19  10   659   616  332  287   62  245  404
Atlanta         30  36  4.16   66  15   8   580   604  296  268   60  196  313

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Sutton (LA)        9   3  1.55  14  14   6   0   4  116   74   25   20    5   23   85
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)    5   2  2.15  11  10   1   0   0   71   66   20   17    8   23   35
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  2.29   8   1   0   0   0   20   20    6    5    1    9    7
Ron Schueler           3   2  3.06  17   8   1   0   0   71   58   27   24    7   29   54
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
Cecil Upshaw           1   3  4.63  17   0   0   5   0   23   22   12   12    3    7    9
Pat Jarvis             6   3  4.85  15   5   0   0   0   43   48   24   23    3   17   24
Mike McQueen           0   1  4.91   9   1   0   1   0   18   20   12   10    4    7    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   6  7.71  16   4   0   1   0   28   51   25   24    5   10   14
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   9   0   0   1   0   11    3    1    0    0    2    7
Steve Hamilton         0   0  1.59   8   0   0   0   0    6    6    1    1    0    3    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   6  2.61  16  16   6   0   2  114   93   39   33    5   42   65
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
Fergie Jenkins         9   6  3.00  17  17  12   0   0  141  117   51   47   15   34   87
Bill Hands             6   4  3.05  16  14   5   0   2   97   95   38   33    3   21   44
Juan Pizarro           4   3  3.30  10   5   1   0   0   44   43   17   16    4   20   16
Dan McGinn             0   3  3.93  21   0   0   4   0   34   36   17   15    1   11   22
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          5   2  2.15  11  10   1   0   0   71   66   20   17    8   23   35
Tom Hall               4   1  2.67  26   2   1   5   1   57   28   18   17    3   21   68
Pedro Borbon           2   1  2.94  27   1   0   6   0   52   48   18   17    3   13   23
Jack Billingham        4   9  4.05  16  14   2   0   1   93   93   43   42    6   26   49
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  1.80  12   2   1   1   1   40   28    9    8    1    9   37
George Culver          3   0  2.06  20   0   0   2   0   48   30   11   11    2   24   42
Larry Dierker          7   4  2.89  14  14   6   0   4  106   93   35   34    4   20   51
Fred Gladding          2   3  3.00  17   0   0   7   0   18   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
Jim York               0   0  3.68   5   0   0   0   0    7    5    3    3    0    7    5
Jerry Reuss            5   7  3.86  13  13   3   0   1   89   72   46   38    7   37   80
Dave Roberts           7   3  4.23  14  14   4   0   2   94  107   47   44    4   27   47
Jim Ray                7   1  4.79  24   0   0   6   0   41   42   23   22    6   16   20
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   3  1.27  26   0   0   8   0   43   20    9    6    2   15   29
Don Sutton             9   3  1.55  14  14   6   0   4  116   74   25   20    5   23   85
Claude Osteen          7   5  2.11  13  13   3   0   1   98   90   25   23    7   30   36
Al Downing             4   4  2.39  14  14   4   0   2   94   84   36   25    3   31   61
Tommy John             7   3  2.62  13  13   1   0   0   79   81   28   23    4   20   42
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
Mike Strahler          0   1  3.71   8   0   0   0   0   17   15    8    7    4    7    9
Pete Mikkelsen         1   3  3.90  17   0   0   4   0   28   32   14   12    1    7   19
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          7   5  2.85  16  16   7   0   2  117   96   38   37    6   47   78
John Strohmayer        1   1  3.59  26   0   0   3   0   43   41   18   17    2   18   26
Carl Morton            3   7  4.28  13  13   1   0   0   80   79   41   38    7   26   22
Ernie McAnally         1  10  4.39  14  14   2   0   0   80   78   43   39    7   33   39
Balor Moore            0   1  6.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    4    4    1    0    6
Steve Renko            1   6  6.08  14   9   0   0   0   47   54   35   32    4   49   23
Joe Gilbert            0   1  6.14  12   0   0   0   0   22   20   15   15    2   12   21
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
Tom Seaver            10   4  3.29  15  15   4   0   1  109  104   45   40    9   30   96
Jim McAndrew           5   3  3.32  13   8   2   1   0   62   55   24   23    8   19   41
Gary Gentry            3   6  4.06  15  15   2   0   0   95   88   48   43   12   42   68
Jerry Koosman          5   3  4.20  16   8   0   1   0   56   52   27   26    5   18   54
Ray Sadecki            1   0  4.50  11   2   0   0   0   22   25   13   11    2    8   12
Buzz Capra             3   2  4.68  13   6   0   0   0   50   47   26   26    6   25   43
Chuck Taylor           0   0  5.52  20   0   0   2   0   31   44   19   19    2    9    9
Bob Rauch              0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    2    1

 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          9   6  2.74  18  18  10   0   3  144  111   46   44    8   43  159
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   1  3.72   3   1   0   0   0   10    9    5    4    0    4    3
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  4.38  16  14   2   1   2   90  101   49   44   12   24   51
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
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
Steve Blass            9   2  2.71  14  14   4   0   1  110   97   34   33   11   31   55
Nelson Briles          6   2  2.92  10   9   2   0   1   62   61   27   20    8   12   40
Bob Moose              5   4  3.32  12  11   2   1   1   89   85   39   33    7   12   63
Luke Walker            2   4  3.77  13   7   1   0   0   45   49   23   19    2   23   23
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   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    2    0    0    2    1
Gary Ross              1   1  2.43  25   0   0   0   0   37   35   12   10    1   19   19
Mike Corkins           0   3  2.82  22   2   1   3   0   45   37   15   14    5   18   37
Fred Norman            4   6  3.13  16  15   5   0   3   98   89   38   34    9   38   65
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
Mike Caldwell          2   4  3.42  22   2   0   2   0   47   50   27   18    5   21   33
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  5.38  17  14   2   1   1   79   90   48   47    9   30   59
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
Jim Barr               1   2  3.00  26   2   1   1   0   60   62   24   20    7   14   40
Don McMahon            1   2  3.12  23   0   0   4   0   35   23   12   12    4   10   23
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
Randy Moffitt          0   0  4.40  10   0   0   1   0   14   16    7    7    1    6    6
Don Carrithers         2   5  4.94  15   8   1   1   0   55   54   34   30    7   25   25
Jerry Johnson          5   5  5.68  24   0   0   3   0   38   40   25   24    3   21   31
Frank Reberger         0   0  7.45   3   0   0   0   0   10   12    8    8    3    1    7
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

 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       8   4  3.37  15  15   7   0   2  112  105   48   42    9   33   76
Charlie Hudson         0   0  3.38   6   0   0   0   0    5    3    2    2    0    5    1
Rick Wise              8   7  3.61  16  16   9   0   0  122  121   52   49   10   26   60
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
  T. Seaver (NY)           10
  S. Blass (PIT)            9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          9
  D. Sutton (LA)            9
  M. Torrez (MON)           9
  R. Cleveland (STL)        8
  S. McDowell (SF)          8
  R. Wise (STL)             8

Losses:

  B. Greif (SD)            11
  J. Marichal (SF)         10
  E. McAnally (MON)        10
  J. Billingham (CIN)       9
  W. Fryman (PHI)           8
  R. Reed (ATL)             8
  S. Arlin (SD)             7
  C. Kirby (SD)             7
  C. Morton (MON)           7
  J. Reuss (HOU)            7

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         12
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  R. Wise (STL)             9
  B. Gibson (STL)           8
  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  M. Torrez (MON)           8
  R. Cleveland (STL)        7
  B. Stoneman (MON)         7
  L. Dierker (HOU)          6
  B. Hooton (CHI)           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. Hall (CIN)             5

Shutouts:

  L. Dierker (HOU)          4
  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  S. Arlin (SD)             3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  F. Norman (SD)            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)      144.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      141.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)       125.1
  R. Wise (STL)         122.0
  S. McDowell (SF)      117.1
  G. Nolan (CIN)        116.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)     116.2
  D. Sutton (LA)        116.1
  C. Kirby (SD)         115.2
  S. Arlin (SD)         114.0

Hits:

  R. Wise (STL)           121
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        117
  P. Niekro (ATL)         112
  S. Carlton (PHI)        111
  D. Roberts (HOU)        107
  R. Reed (ATL)           106
  R. Cleveland (STL)      105
  S. McDowell (SF)        104
  T. Seaver (NY)          104
  W. Fryman (PHI)         101

Runs:

  S. McDowell (SF)         59
  R. Wise (STL)            52
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         51
  P. Niekro (ATL)          51
  R. Reed (ATL)            51
  J. Marichal (SF)         50
  W. Fryman (PHI)          49
  R. Cleveland (STL)       48
  G. Gentry (NY)           48
  B. Greif (SD)            48

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         15
  W. Fryman (PHI)          12
  G. Gentry (NY)           12
  P. Niekro (ATL)          12
  S. Blass (PIT)           11
  C. Kirby (SD)            11
  R. Wise (STL)            10
  R. Cleveland (STL)        9
  K. Forsch (HOU)           9
  B. Greif (SD)             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)        47
  S. Carlton (PHI)         43
  G. Gentry (NY)           42
  B. Hooton (CHI)          42

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        159
  T. Seaver (NY)           96
  S. McDowell (SF)         90
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         87
  D. Sutton (LA)           85
  S. Spinks (STL)          84
  S. Arlin (SD)            80
  J. Reuss (HOU)           80
  B. Gibson (STL)          78
  B. Stoneman (MON)        78

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