Monday July 3, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, July 3, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     36  34  2.73   70  16  16   633   540  231  192   42  185  374
Pittsburgh      43  25  2.92   68  11  23   631   562  231  205   49  188  388
Chicago         37  32  2.97   69  30  11   619   567  235  204   43  175  357
Cincinnati      43  28  3.33   71  11  28   651   600  263  241   60  194  377
New York        42  27  3.39   69  12  23   623   571  259  235   54  211  458
St. Louis       38  33  3.46   71  32   5   637   593  272  245   45  222  402
Houston         43  29  3.67   72  19  16   652   593  291  266   47  226  450
Montreal        30  39  3.74   69  19  10   613   573  272  255   39  275  354
San Diego       24  46  3.78   70  18   6   650   607  306  273   64  291  454
Philadelphia    25  45  3.88   70  17   7   629   600  295  271   60  241  434
San Francisco   30  47  3.93   77  20  11   694   650  348  303   65  255  418
Atlanta         32  38  4.17   70  16   9   614   641  316  284   65  208  329

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Nolan (CIN)      11   2  1.90  16  16   6   0   2  123  100   33   26    8   23   60
Don Sutton (LA)        9   4  2.05  15  15   6   0   4  123   82   34   28    7   26   86
Ross Grimsley (CIN)    5   2  2.15  11  10   1   0   0   71   66   20   17    8   23   35
Scipio Spinks (STL)    5   4  2.33  15  15   6   0   0  116   93   34   30    5   55   88
Mike Torrez (MON)      9   4  2.45  15  14   9   0   0  110   86   31   30    4   43   57
Claude Osteen (LA)     7   6  2.46  14  14   3   0   1  102   95   30   28   10   31   38
Steve Stone (SF)       3   7  2.55  15  13   4   0   1   92   73   32   26    6   33   65
Jon Matlack (NY)       8   4  2.59  15  13   3   0   1  101   89   35   29    6   30   63
Dock Ellis (PIT)       7   4  2.61  12  12   1   0   0   83   75   26   24    3   11   47
Tommy John (LA)        7   3  2.62  13  13   1   0   0   79   81   28   23    4   20   42

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Schueler           3   2  3.05  18   9   1   0   0   77   63   30   26    8   32   57
Phil Niekro            7   7  3.44  18  17   8   0   0  131  118   55   50   13   16   72
Tom Kelley             5   5  3.62  12  12   2   0   1   82   81   38   33    9   35   41
Ron Reed               6   8  3.72  16  16   5   0   1  111  113   53   46    9   30   61
Jim Hardin             1   0  3.74   9   2   0   0   0   22   26   11    9    1   10    7
Pat Jarvis             7   4  4.50  17   5   0   0   0   48   52   27   24    4   20   30
Mike McQueen           0   1  4.50  10   1   0   1   0   20   21   12   10    4    8   11
Cecil Upshaw           1   3  5.13  18   0   0   6   0   26   28   15   15    3    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  7.45  17   4   0   1   0   29   53   25   24    5   11   14
Joe Hoerner            0   1  9.82   4   0   0   0   0    4    6    5    4    0    2    3

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jack Aker              2   0  0.00  11   0   0   2   0   13    5    1    0    0    2    7
Rick Reuschel          3   0  1.19   4   2   1   0   0   23   13    3    3    0    3   16
Steve Hamilton         0   0  1.59   9   0   0   0   0    6    8    1    1    0    3    3
Phil Regan             0   1  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    4    6    1    1    0    2    2
Burt Hooton            6   7  2.66  17  17   7   0   2  122   98   42   36    6   43   74
Tom Phoebus            2   1  2.66  18   0   0   5   0   44   40   16   13    3   17   33
Milt Pappas            5   5  2.95  13  12   3   0   1   76   84   33   25    7   16   41
Fergie Jenkins         9   7  3.08  18  18  13   0   0  149  124   55   51   17   34   93
Bill Hands             6   5  3.20  17  15   5   0   2  101  100   42   36    4   21   47
Juan Pizarro           4   3  3.30  10   5   1   0   0   44   43   17   16    4   20   16
Dan McGinn             0   3  4.50  23   0   0   4   0   36   41   20   18    1   11   23
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  31   0   0  16   0   41   33    8    7    2   10   25
Gary Nolan            11   2  1.90  16  16   6   0   2  123  100   33   26    8   23   60
Ross Grimsley          5   2  2.15  11  10   1   0   0   71   66   20   17    8   23   35
Tom Hall               4   1  2.83  28   2   1   5   1   60   31   20   19    3   22   71
Pedro Borbon           2   2  3.04  28   1   0   6   0   53   52   20   18    3   15   23
Ed Sprague             2   0  3.90  18   1   0   0   0   30   23   15   13    5   15   10
Jack Billingham        4   9  3.92  17  14   2   1   1   96   95   43   42    6   26   52
Wayne Simpson          4   2  4.09  10   9   0   0   0   55   48   27   25    5   21   33
Jim Merritt            1   0  4.50   4   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    4
Jim McGlothlin         3   5  5.24  16  11   1   0   1   67   81   42   39    9   20   39
Don Gullett            3   4  5.80  13   6   0   0   0   45   55   29   29    9   16   24
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            3   2  1.93  13   2   1   1   1   42   30   10    9    1   10   40
Larry Dierker          7   4  2.89  14  14   6   0   4  106   93   35   34    4   20   51
Fred Gladding          2   3  2.89  18   0   0   7   0   19   11    7    6    0    4   11
George Culver          3   1  2.92  22   0   0   2   0   49   33   16   16    3   26   43
Don Wilson             5   5  3.39  13  13   4   0   1   80   73   36   30    5   24   58
Ken Forsch             4   2  3.41  15  14   1   0   0   98   94   39   37   11   35   68
Dave Roberts           7   3  4.11  15  15   4   0   2  101  113   50   46    5   29   55
Jerry Reuss            5   7  4.27  14  14   3   0   1   91   79   51   43    8   39   85
Jim Ray                7   2  4.76  25   0   0   6   0   45   45   25   24    6   19   23
Jim York               0   0  5.40   6   0   0   0   0    8    8    5    5    1    7    5
Wade Blasingame        0   0  8.64  10   0   0   0   0    8    4    9    8    1    8    9
Joe Gibbon             0   0 13.50   7   0   0   0   0    5   10    8    8    2    5    2

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             5   3  1.24  27   0   0   8   0   44   20    9    6    2   16   30
Don Sutton             9   4  2.05  15  15   6   0   4  123   82   34   28    7   26   86
Pete Richert           0   1  2.45  17   0   0   3   0   22   18    7    6    2    7   15
Claude Osteen          7   6  2.46  14  14   3   0   1  102   95   30   28   10   31   38
Tommy John             7   3  2.62  13  13   1   0   0   79   81   28   23    4   20   42
Al Downing             4   5  2.92  15  15   4   0   2   99   93   44   32    6   33   64
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  5.01  15   0   0   1   0   23   19   16   13    0   14    9
Jose Pena              0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    3    2

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          5   2  2.38  28   0   0   7   0   42   43   13   11    1   24   33
Mike Torrez            9   4  2.45  15  14   9   0   0  110   86   31   30    4   43   57
Bill Stoneman          7   5  2.73  17  17   7   0   2  125  103   41   38    6   51   85
Tom Walker             1   1  2.78  21   0   0   0   0   32   30   10   10    3    9   21
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   2  6.00   2   2   0   0   0   12   11    8    8    1    4   14
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
Danny Frisella         3   2  1.44  18   0   0   6   0   31   20    5    5    3    6   17
Tug McGraw             3   2  1.85  23   0   0  13   0   49   36   14   10    1   16   45
Jon Matlack            8   4  2.59  15  13   3   0   1  101   89   35   29    6   30   63
Jim McAndrew           5   3  3.16  14   9   2   1   0   68   60   25   24    8   20   43
Tom Seaver            10   4  3.29  15  15   4   0   1  109  104   45   40    9   30   96
Jerry Koosman          6   3  3.62  17   9   1   1   1   65   56   27   26    5   19   60
Gary Gentry            3   6  4.06  15  15   2   0   0   95   88   48   43   12   42   68
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   1 10.80   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    0    6    2

 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
Steve Carlton         10   6  2.70  19  19  11   0   3  153  117   48   46   10   45  166
Barry Lersch           1   3  3.22  20   3   1   0   0   50   45   18   18    6   18   22
Jim Nash               0   3  3.45   3   3   0   0   0   16   19    9    6    1    3    6
Ken Reynolds           0   4  3.50  14   5   0   0   0   44   36   17   17    4   13   27
Darrell Brandon        4   1  3.58  19   0   0   1   0   38   43   15   15    4   13   26
Chris Short            1   1  3.91  19   0   0   1   0   23   24   12   10    3    8   20
Woodie Fryman          2   8  4.52  17  14   2   1   2   94  103   52   47   12   27   53
Bill Champion          4   7  4.64  14  14   2   0   0   78   84   43   40    7   29   34
Gary Neibauer          0   2  4.76   4   2   0   0   0   11   10    7    6    0    7    4
Dick Selma             1   7  5.13  20  10   1   0   0   67   62   44   38    9   49   33
Wayne Twitchell        2   1  6.03  28   0   0   1   0   34   36   24   23    2   24   31

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ramon Hernandez        3   0  1.35  23   0   0   5   0   33   20    6    5    1    8   25
Bob Miller             4   1  1.80  21   0   0   3   0   30   28    7    6    1   15   16
Dave Giusti            3   4  2.55  28   0   0  10   0   35   29   10   10    1   13   21
Dock Ellis             7   4  2.61  12  12   1   0   0   83   75   26   24    3   11   47
Steve Blass            9   2  2.68  15  15   4   0   1  118  103   36   35   12   32   59
Bruce Kison            3   1  2.73  15   5   1   3   0   59   40   19   18    4   27   46
Nelson Briles          6   2  2.92  10   9   2   0   1   62   61   27   20    8   12   40
Bob Moose              5   4  3.25  13  12   2   1   1   97   90   41   35    7   13   66
Luke Walker            2   4  3.72  14   7   1   0   0   46   49   23   19    2   23   23
Bob Johnson            1   3  4.03  13   8   0   1   0   58   55   28   26    9   26   39
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  2.37  26   0   0   0   0   38   37   13   10    1   19   19
Mike Corkins           0   4  2.96  23   3   1   3   0   52   42   19   17    7   18   46
Steve Arlin            7   8  3.15  18  17   6   0   3  123   91   47   43    8   63   84
Clay Kirby             5   7  3.20  17  17   4   0   1  127  104   49   45   11   60   85
Fred Norman            5   6  3.38  18  15   5   0   3   99   91   41   37    9   39   67
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  5.01  24   1   0   0   0   47   57   30   26    4   15   29
Bill Greif             3  11  5.70  18  14   2   1   1   79   93   51   50   10   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             6   4  2.75  20  13   5   0   2  111   86   40   34    7   41   58
Don McMahon            2   2  2.77  25   0   0   4   0   39   23   12   12    4   11   27
Jim Barr               1   2  3.00  26   2   1   1   0   60   62   24   20    7   14   40
Randy Moffitt          1   0  3.38  12   0   0   1   0   21   20    8    8    1    6    8
Juan Marichal          2  10  3.76  14  14   5   0   0  101  101   52   42    7   31   45
John Morris            0   0  4.26   7   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    2    2    5
Sam McDowell           8   5  4.30  18  18   4   0   0  121  110   63   58    9   57   92
Frank Reberger         0   0  5.27   4   0   0   0   0   14   13    8    8    3    3   10
Don Carrithers         2   6  5.60  16   9   1   1   0   55   58   38   34    7   26   25
Jerry Johnson          5   5  5.63  25   0   0   4   0   40   43   26   25    3   21   32
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  1.38   8   0   0   3   0   13    9    2    2    0    4   11
Scipio Spinks          5   4  2.33  15  15   6   0   0  116   93   34   30    5   55   88
Moe Drabowsky          1   1  2.40  18   0   0   2   0   15   17    5    4    3    7    8
Bob Gibson             7   5  2.96  15  15   9   0   2  116   94   41   38    8   30   85
Reggie Cleveland       9   4  3.37  16  16   7   0   2  120  112   51   45   10   34   83
Charlie Hudson         0   0  3.38   6   0   0   0   0    5    3    2    2    0    5    1
Rick Wise              9   7  3.50  17  17  10   0   0  131  130   54   51   10   27   66
Al Santorini           4   6  4.25  15   6   0   0   0   53   55   27   25    3   14   24
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)           11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  T. Seaver (NY)           10
  S. Blass (PIT)            9
  R. Cleveland (STL)        9
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          9
  D. Sutton (LA)            9
  M. Torrez (MON)           9
  R. Wise (STL)             9
  J. Matlack (NY)           8

Losses:

  B. Greif (SD)            11
  J. Marichal (SF)         10
  E. McAnally (MON)        10
  J. Billingham (CIN)       9
  S. Arlin (SD)             8
  W. Fryman (PHI)           8
  R. Reed (ATL)             8
  B. Champion (PHI)         7
  B. Hooton (CHI)           7
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          7

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         13
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  R. Wise (STL)            10
  B. Gibson (STL)           9
  M. Torrez (MON)           9
  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  R. Cleveland (STL)        7
  B. Hooton (CHI)           7
  B. Stoneman (MON)         7
  S. Arlin (SD)             6

Saves:

  C. Carroll (CIN)         16
  T. McGraw (NY)           13
  D. Giusti (PIT)          10
  J. Brewer (LA)            8
  F. Gladding (HOU)         7
  M. Marshall (MON)         7
  P. Borbon (CIN)           6
  D. Frisella (NY)          6
  J. Ray (HOU)              6
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           6

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)      153.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      149.0
  R. Wise (STL)         131.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)       130.2
  C. Kirby (SD)         126.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)     125.1
  G. Nolan (CIN)        123.1
  S. Arlin (SD)         123.0
  D. Sutton (LA)        123.0
  B. Hooton (CHI)       122.0

Hits:

  R. Wise (STL)           130
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        124
  P. Niekro (ATL)         118
  S. Carlton (PHI)        117
  R. Reed (ATL)           113
  D. Roberts (HOU)        113
  R. Cleveland (STL)      112
  S. McDowell (SF)        110
  C. Kirby (SD)           104
  T. Seaver (NY)          104

Runs:

  S. McDowell (SF)         63
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         55
  P. Niekro (ATL)          55
  R. Wise (STL)            54
  R. Reed (ATL)            53
  W. Fryman (PHI)          52
  J. Marichal (SF)         52
  R. Cleveland (STL)       51
  B. Greif (SD)            51
  J. Reuss (HOU)           51

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         17
  P. Niekro (ATL)          13
  S. Blass (PIT)           12
  W. Fryman (PHI)          12
  G. Gentry (NY)           12
  K. Forsch (HOU)          11
  C. Kirby (SD)            11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  R. Cleveland (STL)       10
  B. Greif (SD)            10

Walks:

  S. Arlin (SD)            63
  C. Kirby (SD)            60
  S. McDowell (SF)         57
  S. Spinks (STL)          55
  B. Stoneman (MON)        51
  S. Renko (MON)           49
  D. Selma (PHI)           49
  S. Carlton (PHI)         45
  B. Hooton (CHI)          43
  M. Torrez (MON)          43

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        166
  T. Seaver (NY)           96
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         93
  S. McDowell (SF)         92
  S. Spinks (STL)          88
  D. Sutton (LA)           86
  B. Gibson (STL)          85
  C. Kirby (SD)            85
  J. Reuss (HOU)           85
  B. Stoneman (MON)        85


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