Tuesday July 4, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, July 4, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     36  35  2.78   71  16  16   641   547  238  198   44  192  378
Pittsburgh      43  26  2.97   69  11  23   639   576  237  211   49  190  392
Chicago         37  33  3.00   71  30  11   634   581  243  211   45  180  360
Cincinnati      44  28  3.30   72  12  28   660   609  264  242   60  196  379
New York        43  28  3.34   71  13  23   641   584  263  238   55  217  472
St. Louis       38  34  3.50   72  32   5   645   598  278  251   45  231  409
Houston         44  29  3.62   73  20  16   661   601  291  266   47  226  454
Montreal        31  39  3.73   70  19  11   622   579  275  258   41  278  355
San Diego       25  47  3.74   72  18   7   667   620  310  277   64  302  464
Philadelphia    25  46  3.85   71  17   7   638   607  297  273   60  244  437
San Francisco   31  47  3.88   78  21  11   703   653  349  303   65  258  418
Atlanta         33  38  4.12   72  18   9   630   657  320  288   66  209  335

 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
Ross Grimsley (CIN)    6   2  2.03  12  11   2   0   0   80   75   21   18    8   25   37
Don Sutton (LA)        9   4  2.05  15  15   6   0   4  123   82   34   28    7   26   86
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
Burt Hooton (CHI)      6   7  2.66  17  17   7   0   2  122   98   42   36    6   43   74
Larry Dierker (HOU)    8   4  2.66  15  15   7   0   5  115  101   35   34    4   20   55

 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
Ron Reed               7   8  3.52  17  17   6   0   1  120  120   54   47    9   31   64
Tom Kelley             5   5  3.62  12  12   2   0   1   82   81   38   33    9   35   41
Jim Hardin             1   0  3.74   9   2   0   0   0   22   26   11    9    1   10    7
Denny McLain           0   0  3.86   1   1   1   0   0    7    9    3    3    1    0    3
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  12   0   0   2   0   14    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  14  13   3   0   1   82   91   36   27    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   4  3.76  11   6   1   0   0   50   50   22   21    6   25   18
Dan McGinn             0   3  4.38  24   0   0   4   0   37   41   20   18    1   11   24
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          6   2  2.03  12  11   2   0   0   80   75   21   18    8   25   37
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          8   4  2.66  15  15   7   0   5  115  101   35   34    4   20   55
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  2.38  18   0   0   3   0   23   19    7    6    2    7   15
Claude Osteen          7   6  2.46  14  14   3   0   1  102   95   30   28   10   31   38
Al Downing             4   5  2.92  15  15   4   0   2   99   93   44   32    6   33   64
Tommy John             7   4  3.04  14  14   1   0   0   83   86   33   28    6   22   43
Bill Singer            3   7  3.40  13  13   2   0   2   93   82   39   35    6   21   60
Mike Strahler          0   1  3.79   9   0   0   0   0   19   16    9    8    4   10   11
Jose Pena              0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    3    2    0    5    3
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

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          5   2  2.27  29   0   0   8   0   44   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            4   7  4.24  14  14   1   0   0   87   85   44   41    9   29   23
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
Tug McGraw             3   2  1.85  23   0   0  13   0   49   36   14   10    1   16   45
Danny Frisella         3   3  1.89  19   0   0   6   0   33   24    8    7    4    6   18
Jon Matlack            8   4  2.59  15  13   3   0   1  101   89   35   29    6   30   63
Tom Seaver            11   4  3.04  16  16   5   0   2  118  105   45   40    9   34  107
Jim McAndrew           5   3  3.16  14   9   2   1   0   68   60   25   24    8   20   43
Jerry Koosman          6   3  3.62  17   9   1   1   1   65   56   27   26    5   19   60
Gary Gentry            3   6  3.87  16  16   2   0   0  102   96   49   44   12   44   70
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
Bill Champion          4   8  4.41  15  15   2   0   0   86   90   45   42    7   31   37
Woodie Fryman          2   8  4.47  18  14   2   1   2   95  104   52   47   12   28   53
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  1.31  24   0   0   5   0   34   20    6    5    1    8   25
Bob Miller             4   1  2.30  22   0   0   3   0   31   31    9    8    1   16   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   3  3.22  11  10   2   0   1   67   72   31   24    8   13   44
Bob Moose              5   4  3.25  13  12   2   1   1   97   90   41   35    7   13   66
Luke Walker            2   4  3.69  15   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  2.18  28   0   0   1   0   41   38   13   10    1   23   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
Mike Caldwell          3   4  3.25  23   3   0   2   0   55   57   29   20    5   22   39
Clay Kirby             5   8  3.27  18  18   4   0   1  129  107   51   47   11   64   89
Fred Norman            5   6  3.36  19  15   5   0   3   99   92   41   37    9   41   67
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  4.30  19   0   0   0   0   23   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  5.56  19  14   2   1   1   81   94   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
Jim Barr               2   2  2.61  27   3   2   1   0   69   65   25   20    7   17   40
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
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
Moe Drabowsky          1   1  2.25  19   0   0   2   0   16   17    5    4    3    8    8
Scipio Spinks          5   5  2.67  16  16   6   0   0  118   96   39   35    5   59   93
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  4.67  15   0   0   0   0   17   19    9    9    0    7    7
Tony Cloninger         0   1  4.87  13   0   0   0   0   20   21   13   11    1   14    8
Dennis Higgins         0   2  5.40   9   0   0   0   0   13   12   11    8    0   14   11
Lowell Palmer          0   0  6.14   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    6    5    1    5    8
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 10.38   2   1   0   0   0    4    6    6    5    1    2    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
  T. Seaver (NY)           11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         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
  L. Dierker (HOU)          8

Losses:

  B. Greif (SD)            11
  J. Marichal (SF)         10
  E. McAnally (MON)        10
  J. Billingham (CIN)       9
  S. Arlin (SD)             8
  B. Champion (PHI)         8
  W. Fryman (PHI)           8
  C. Kirby (SD)             8
  R. Reed (ATL)             8
  B. Hooton (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
  L. Dierker (HOU)          7
  B. Hooton (CHI)           7
  B. Stoneman (MON)         7

Saves:

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

Shutouts:

  L. Dierker (HOU)          5
  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)         129.1
  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
  R. Reed (ATL)           120
  P. Niekro (ATL)         118
  S. Carlton (PHI)        117
  D. Roberts (HOU)        113
  R. Cleveland (STL)      112
  S. McDowell (SF)        110
  C. Kirby (SD)           107
  T. Seaver (NY)          105

Runs:

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

  C. Kirby (SD)            64
  S. Arlin (SD)            63
  S. Spinks (STL)          59
  S. McDowell (SF)         57
  B. Stoneman (MON)        51
  S. Renko (MON)           49
  D. Selma (PHI)           49
  S. Carlton (PHI)         45
  G. Gentry (NY)           44
  B. Hooton (CHI)          43

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        166
  T. Seaver (NY)          107
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         93
  S. Spinks (STL)          93
  S. McDowell (SF)         92
  C. Kirby (SD)            89
  D. Sutton (LA)           86
  B. Gibson (STL)          85
  J. Reuss (HOU)           85
  B. Stoneman (MON)        85


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