Thursday July 6, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 6, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     38  35  2.79   73  17  17   659   558  244  204   47  203  388
Pittsburgh      45  26  2.95   71  11  23   665   593  244  218   49  197  414
Chicago         38  35  2.99   74  31  11   659   603  251  219   47  192  373
New York        43  29  3.28   72  13  23   655   593  264  239   55  219  486
Cincinnati      44  28  3.30   72  12  28   660   609  264  242   60  196  379
St. Louis       38  34  3.50   72  32   5   645   598  278  251   45  231  409
Houston         44  31  3.62   75  20  16   687   628  304  276   50  230  471
San Diego       26  47  3.66   73  18   7   681   622  310  277   64  307  472
Montreal        31  41  3.84   72  19  11   640   600  293  273   42  287  364
Philadelphia    25  47  3.86   72  17   7   648   619  303  278   60  250  445
San Francisco   32  47  3.87   79  21  11   713   662  353  307   67  260  420
Atlanta         35  39  4.06   75  19  10   657   675  329  296   68  216  353

 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
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
Steve Blass (PIT)      9   2  2.68  15  15   4   0   1  118  103   36   35   12   32   59

 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  4.66  20   0   0   7   0   29   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
George Stone           2   6  6.57  18   5   0   1   0   37   59   28   27    6   13   20
Gary Neibauer          0   0  7.27   8   0   0   0   0   17   27   15   14    6    6    8
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
Steve Hamilton         0   0  1.17  11   0   0   0   0    8   10    1    1    0    4    6
Rick Reuschel          3   0  1.19   4   2   1   0   0   23   13    3    3    0    3   16
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   6  3.42  18  16   5   0   2  105  105   46   40    5   23   47
Juan Pizarro           4   4  3.76  11   6   1   0   0   50   50   22   21    6   25   18
Dan McGinn             0   3  4.05  25   0   0   4   0   40   41   20   18    1   13   27
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  2.20  14   2   1   1   1   45   34   12   11    2   10   41
Fred Gladding          2   3  2.49  19   0   0   7   0   22   13    7    6    0    5   11
Larry Dierker          8   4  2.66  15  15   7   0   5  115  101   35   34    4   20   55
George Culver          3   1  2.73  24   0   0   2   0   53   33   16   16    3   27   47
Don Wilson             5   5  3.30  14  14   4   0   1   85   78   37   31    5   25   60
Ken Forsch             4   3  3.76  16  15   1   0   0  101  102   44   42   12   35   72
Jim York               0   0  3.97   7   0   0   0   0   11   11    5    5    1    7    7
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   3  4.62  27   0   0   6   0   51   48   29   26    7   20   26
Wade Blasingame        0   0  8.64  10   0   0   0   0    8    4    9    8    1    8    9
Joe Gibbon             0   0 12.71   8   0   0   0   0    6   12    9    8    2    5    3

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             5   3  1.18  28   0   0   9   0   46   21    9    6    2   17   33
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             5   5  2.98  16  16   4   0   2  106   98   47   35    8   39   67
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  2.25  30   0   0   8   0   44   43   13   11    1   24   33
Mike Torrez            9   5  2.68  16  15   9   0   0  118   95   36   35    4   46   61
Bill Stoneman          7   5  2.73  17  17   7   0   2  125  103   41   38    6   51   85
Tom Walker             1   1  2.86  23   0   0   0   0   35   33   13   11    3   10   21
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
Balor Moore            0   3  6.88   3   3   0   0   0   17   18   13   13    1    6   18
Joe Gilbert            0   1  7.54  13   0   0   0   0   23   22   19   19    3   14   22
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   3  1.88  24   0   0  13   0   53   40   15   11    1   17   47
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
Jerry Koosman          6   3  3.13  18  10   1   1   1   75   61   27   26    5   20   72
Jim McAndrew           5   3  3.16  14   9   2   1   0   68   60   25   24    8   20   43
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  3.10  21   3   1   0   0   52   45   18   18    6   18   24
Jim Nash               0   3  3.45   3   3   0   0   0   16   19    9    6    1    3    6
Darrell Brandon        4   1  3.52  20   0   0   1   0   38   44   16   15    4   14   26
Ken Reynolds           0   4  3.70  15   6   0   0   0   49   43   20   20    4   15   32
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   9  4.55  19  14   2   1   2   97  108   54   49   12   31   54
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        4   0  1.17  25   0   0   5   0   38   21    6    5    1    8   28
Dave Giusti            3   4  2.18  29   0   0  10   0   41   32   10   10    1   15   27
Bob Miller             4   1  2.30  22   0   0   3   0   31   31    9    8    1   16   16
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  3.29  14  13   2   1   1  104   96   44   38    7   17   72
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              2   1  1.99  29   0   0   1   0   45   39   13   10    1   24   19
Steve Arlin            7   8  2.91  19  18   6   0   3  133   92   47   43    8   67   92
Mike Corkins           0   4  2.96  23   3   1   3   0   52   42   19   17    7   18   46
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
Don McMahon            2   2  2.77  25   0   0   4   0   39   23   12   12    4   11   27
Ron Bryant             6   4  2.90  21  14   5   0   2  118   94   44   38    9   43   60
Randy Moffitt          1   0  3.18  13   0   0   1   0   23   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
Jerry Johnson          6   5  5.36  26   0   0   4   0   42   44   26   25    3   21   32
Don Carrithers         2   6  5.60  16   9   1   1   0   55   58   38   34    7   26   25
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
  W. Fryman (PHI)           9
  S. Arlin (SD)             8
  B. Champion (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)            9
  M. Marshall (MON)         8
  F. Gladding (HOU)         7
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           7
  P. Borbon (CIN)           6
  D. Frisella (NY)          6
  J. Ray (HOU)              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
  S. Arlin (SD)         133.0
  R. Wise (STL)         131.0
  C. Kirby (SD)         129.1
  B. Stoneman (MON)     125.1
  G. Nolan (CIN)        123.1
  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
  W. Fryman (PHI)         108
  C. Kirby (SD)           107

Runs:

  S. McDowell (SF)         63
  P. Niekro (ATL)          57
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         56
  W. Fryman (PHI)          54
  R. Reed (ATL)            54
  R. Wise (STL)            54
  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:

  S. Arlin (SD)            67
  C. Kirby (SD)            64
  S. Spinks (STL)          59
  S. McDowell (SF)         57
  B. Stoneman (MON)        51
  S. Renko (MON)           49
  D. Selma (PHI)           49
  M. Torrez (MON)          46
  S. Carlton (PHI)         45
  G. Gentry (NY)           44

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        166
  T. Seaver (NY)          107
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         98
  S. Spinks (STL)          93
  S. Arlin (SD)            92
  S. McDowell (SF)         92
  C. Kirby (SD)            89
  D. Sutton (LA)           86
  B. Gibson (STL)          85
  J. Reuss (HOU)           85

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