Wednesday July 5, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, July 5, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     37  35  2.78   72  17  16   650   552  241  201   45  196  382
Chicago         38  34  2.97   73  31  11   651   598  247  215   46  187  368
Pittsburgh      44  26  2.99   70  11  23   648   583  241  215   49  191  399
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  30  3.65   74  20  16   670   610  297  272   49  227  464
San Diego       25  47  3.74   72  18   7   667   620  310  277   64  302  464
Montreal        31  40  3.75   71  19  11   631   587  282  263   41  281  359
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         34  39  4.07   74  19   9   648   669  326  293   67  214  347

 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)     8   6  2.51  15  15   4   0   1  111  100   33   31   11   35   42
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
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
Scipio Spinks (STL)    5   5  2.67  16  16   6   0   0  118   96   39   35    5   59   93

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Schueler           3   3  3.01  19  10   1   0   0   84   68   32   28    8   36   60
Phil Niekro            8   7  3.29  19  18   9   0   0  140  124   57   51   14   16   79
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  4.82  19   0   0   6   0   28   28   15   15    3    7   10
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 13.50   5   0   0   0   0    4    7    7    6    0    3    4

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jack Aker              2   0  0.00  13   0   0   2   0   16    7    1    0    0    4    7
Rick Reuschel          3   0  1.19   4   2   1   0   0   23   13    3    3    0    3   16
Steve Hamilton         0   0  1.35  10   0   0   0   0    7   10    1    1    0    3    4
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   2  2.94  19   1   0   5   0   49   45   19   16    4   21   35
Milt Pappas            5   5  2.95  14  13   3   0   1   82   91   36   27    7   16   41
Fergie Jenkins        10   7  2.96  19  19  14   0   0  158  132   56   52   17   35   98
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
George Culver          3   1  2.75  23   0   0   2   0   52   33   16   16    3   27   47
Fred Gladding          2   3  2.89  18   0   0   7   0   19   11    7    6    0    4   11
Don Wilson             5   5  3.39  13  13   4   0   1   80   73   36   30    5   24   58
Ken Forsch             4   3  3.76  16  15   1   0   0  101  102   44   42   12   35   72
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  4.66  26   0   0   6   0   48   46   26   25    7   19   25
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          8   6  2.51  15  15   4   0   1  111  100   33   31   11   35   42
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
Tom Walker             1   1  2.62  22   0   0   0   0   34   31   11   10    3    9   21
Bill Stoneman          7   5  2.73  17  17   7   0   2  125  103   41   38    6   51   85
John Strohmayer        1   1  3.43  27   0   0   3   0   45   41   19   17    2   19   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
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
Balor Moore            0   3  6.88   3   3   0   0   0   17   18   13   13    1    6   18
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
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
Dock Ellis             7   4  3.00  13  13   1   0   0   84   80   30   28    3   12   47
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
Bob Johnson            2   3  3.56  14   8   0   1   0   66   57   28   26    9   26   46
Luke Walker            2   4  3.69  15   7   1   0   0   46   49   23   19    2   23   23
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
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         10
  S. Blass (PIT)            9
  R. Cleveland (STL)        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)         14
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  R. Wise (STL)            10
  B. Gibson (STL)           9
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  M. Torrez (MON)           9
  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:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)      158.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      153.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       139.2
  R. Wise (STL)         131.0
  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:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        132
  R. Wise (STL)           130
  P. Niekro (ATL)         124
  R. Reed (ATL)           120
  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
  P. Niekro (ATL)          57
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         56
  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)          14
  S. Blass (PIT)           12
  K. Forsch (HOU)          12
  W. Fryman (PHI)          12
  G. Gentry (NY)           12
  C. Kirby (SD)            11
  C. Osteen (LA)           11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  R. Cleveland (STL)       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)         98
  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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