Saturday July 8, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 8, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     39  36  2.73   75  18  17   676   567  249  205   47  206  399
Pittsburgh      47  27  2.94   74  13  24   691   623  252  226   52  205  431
Chicago         39  36  2.97   76  31  12   676   617  255  223   47  201  383
New York        44  30  3.26   74  13  24   673   613  271  244   56  224  494
Cincinnati      45  29  3.27   74  12  29   678   622  268  246   62  202  389
St. Louis       40  34  3.44   74  34   5   663   609  280  253   46  237  417
Houston         44  33  3.60   77  21  16   703   644  309  281   50  232  483
San Diego       28  48  3.65   76  19   7   707   646  320  287   65  315  499
Philadelphia    26  49  3.84   75  18   7   675   648  319  288   63  258  463
San Francisco   33  48  3.86   81  21  12   730   677  361  313   67  265  421
Montreal        32  42  3.93   74  20  11   658   622  307  287   43  295  377
Atlanta         36  41  4.08   78  20  10   684   712  346  310   69  221  370

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Sutton (LA)       10   4  1.91  16  16   7   0   4  132   85   35   28    7   28   91
Gary Nolan (CIN)      12   2  1.93  17  17   6   0   2  130  108   35   28    9   24   64
Ross Grimsley (CIN)    6   2  2.03  12  11   2   0   0   80   75   21   18    8   25   37
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
Burt Hooton (CHI)      7   7  2.56  18  18   7   0   2  130  103   43   37    6   46   78
Larry Dierker (HOU)    8   4  2.66  15  15   7   0   5  115  101   35   34    4   20   55
Steve Carlton (PHI)   11   6  2.66  20  20  12   0   3  162  126   50   48   10   46  174
Scipio Spinks (STL)    5   5  2.67  16  16   6   0   0  118   96   39   35    5   59   93
Mike Torrez (MON)      9   5  2.68  16  15   9   0   0  118   95   36   35    4   46   61

 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
Jim Hardin             2   0  3.23  10   3   1   0   0   31   33   13   11    1   13    8
Phil Niekro            8   7  3.26  20  18   9   0   0  141  124   57   51   14   16   80
Ron Reed               7   9  3.44  18  18   6   0   1  128  130   59   49    9   32   70
Denny McLain           0   0  3.86   1   1   1   0   0    7    9    3    3    1    0    3
Tom Kelley             5   6  4.04  13  13   2   0   1   85   89   43   38   10   35   42
Pat Jarvis             7   4  4.50  17   5   0   0   0   48   52   27   24    4   20   30
Cecil Upshaw           1   3  4.66  20   0   0   7   0   29   28   15   15    3    7   10
Mike McQueen           0   1  5.33  11   1   0   1   0   25   32   17   15    4    9   18
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 10.80   6   0   0   0   0    5    8    7    6    0    3    5

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jack Aker              2   0  0.00  14   0   0   3   0   17    7    1    0    0    4    8
Steve Hamilton         0   0  1.13  12   0   0   0   0    8   10    1    1    0    5    6
Rick Reuschel          3   1  1.86   5   3   1   0   0   29   20    6    6    0    7   20
Phil Regan             0   1  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    4    6    1    1    0    2    2
Burt Hooton            7   7  2.56  18  18   7   0   2  130  103   43   37    6   46   78
Tom Phoebus            2   2  2.88  20   1   0   5   0   50   47   19   16    4   22   36
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  4.02  26   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  1.48  32   0   0  17   0   43   33    8    7    2   10   26
Gary Nolan            12   2  1.93  17  17   6   0   2  130  108   35   28    9   24   64
Ross Grimsley          6   2  2.03  12  11   2   0   0   80   75   21   18    8   25   37
Tom Hall               4   1  2.77  30   2   1   5   1   62   32   20   19    3   23   74
Pedro Borbon           2   2  3.04  28   1   0   6   0   53   52   20   18    3   15   23
Wayne Simpson          4   3  3.86  11  10   0   0   0   63   52   29   27    6   25   35
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
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  2.35  15   2   1   1   1   46   35   13   12    2   11   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
Jerry Reuss            5   8  4.05  15  15   3   0   1   98   84   52   44    8   40   94
Dave Roberts           7   4  4.06  16  16   5   0   2  109  123   53   49    5   29   58
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            10   4  1.91  16  16   7   0   4  132   85   35   28    7   28   91
Pete Richert           0   1  2.25  19   0   0   3   0   24   21    9    6    2    7   16
Claude Osteen          8   6  2.51  15  15   4   0   1  111  100   33   31   11   35   42
Tommy John             7   4  2.83  15  15   1   0   0   89   88   34   28    6   22   48
Al Downing             5   5  2.98  16  16   4   0   2  106   98   47   35    8   39   67
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   4  4.13  18   0   0   4   0   28   34   15   13    1    8   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          8   5  2.68  18  18   8   0   2  134  110   43   40    6   55   93
Tom Walker             1   1  2.86  23   0   0   0   0   35   33   13   11    3   10   21
John Strohmayer        1   1  4.14  28   0   0   3   0   46   46   23   21    2   20   26
Carl Morton            4   7  4.24  14  14   1   0   0   87   85   44   41    9   29   23
Ernie McAnally         1  11  4.82  15  15   2   0   0   84   84   49   45    7   35   41
Steve Renko            1   6  6.08  15   9   0   0   0   50   58   37   34    5   49   26
Balor Moore            0   3  6.88   3   3   0   0   0   17   18   13   13    1    6   18
Joe Gilbert            0   1  7.23  14   0   0   0   0   24   22   19   19    3   15   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
Danny Frisella         3   3  1.78  20   0   0   7   0   35   25    8    7    4    6   21
Tug McGraw             3   3  1.88  24   0   0  13   0   53   40   15   11    1   17   47
Jon Matlack            8   5  2.70  16  14   3   0   1  107   99   40   32    6   31   65
Jim McAndrew           6   3  2.99  15  10   2   1   0   75   66   26   25    8   22   44
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
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  4.58  14   6   0   0   0   53   50   27   27    7   27   45
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         11   6  2.66  20  20  12   0   3  162  126   50   48   10   46  174
Barry Lersch           1   3  3.27  22   3   1   0   0   52   48   21   19    6   18   24
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
Jim Nash               0   4  3.78   4   4   0   0   0   17   21   13    7    2    5    7
Chris Short            1   1  3.91  19   0   0   1   0   23   24   12   10    3    8   20
Bill Champion          4   8  4.27  16  16   2   0   0   93   97   47   44    7   33   38
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   8  5.15  22  10   1   0   0   72   65   47   41   10   52   38
Wayne Twitchell        2   1  5.49  29   0   0   1   0   39   41   26   24    3   24   34

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ramon Hernandez        4   0  1.13  26   0   0   5   0   40   24    6    5    1    8   29
Dave Giusti            3   4  2.14  30   0   0  11   0   42   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           10   2  2.74  16  16   4   0   1  125  112   39   38   14   34   62
Bruce Kison            3   2  2.81  16   6   2   3   0   67   49   22   21    5   30   54
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
Luke Walker            3   4  3.42  16   8   2   0   0   55   58   25   21    2   26   28
Bob Johnson            2   3  3.56  14   8   0   1   0   66   57   28   26    9   26   46
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              3   1  2.09  30   0   0   1   0   47   42   14   11    1   24   21
Steve Arlin            7   8  2.91  19  18   6   0   3  133   92   47   43    8   67   92
Clay Kirby             6   8  3.12  19  19   5   0   1  138  115   52   48   11   65  100
Mike Corkins           0   5  3.19  24   4   1   3   0   59   49   23   21    8   22   51
Fred Norman            5   6  3.36  19  15   5   0   3   99   92   41   37    9   41   67
Mike Caldwell          3   4  3.47  24   4   0   2   0   62   63   33   24    5   25   47
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  4.24  20   0   0   0   0   23   23   11   11    1   15   19
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
Don McMahon            2   2  2.55  27   0   0   4   0   42   25   12   12    4   11   27
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  2.90  21  14   5   0   2  118   94   44   38    9   43   60
Randy Moffitt          1   0  2.92  14   0   0   1   0   25   21    8    8    1    6    8
Juan Marichal          3  10  3.54  15  15   5   0   0  107  105   53   42    7   31   46
John Morris            0   0  4.26   7   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    2    2    5
Sam McDowell           8   6  4.50  19  19   4   0   0  124  115   68   62    9   58   92
Frank Reberger         0   0  4.80   5   0   0   0   0   15   13    8    8    3    4   10
Jerry Johnson          6   5  5.23  27   0   0   5   0   43   44   26   25    3   23   32
Don Carrithers         2   6  5.86  17   9   1   1   0   55   61   40   36    7   27   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             8   5  2.82  16  16  10   0   2  125   98   42   39    9   35   87
Reggie Cleveland      10   4  3.20  17  17   8   0   2  129  119   52   46   10   35   89
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)           12
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  T. Seaver (NY)           11
  S. Blass (PIT)           10
  R. Cleveland (STL)       10
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         10
  D. Sutton (LA)           10
  M. Torrez (MON)           9
  R. Wise (STL)             9
  L. Dierker (HOU)          8

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         14
  S. Carlton (PHI)         12
  B. Gibson (STL)          10
  R. Wise (STL)            10
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  M. Torrez (MON)           9
  R. Cleveland (STL)        8
  B. Stoneman (MON)         8
  L. Dierker (HOU)          7
  B. Hooton (CHI)           7

Saves:

  C. Carroll (CIN)         17
  T. McGraw (NY)           13
  D. Giusti (PIT)          11
  J. Brewer (LA)            9
  M. Marshall (MON)         8
  D. Frisella (NY)          7
  F. Gladding (HOU)         7
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           7
  P. Borbon (CIN)           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:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      162.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      158.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)       140.2
  C. Kirby (SD)         138.1
  B. Stoneman (MON)     134.1
  S. Arlin (SD)         133.0
  D. Sutton (LA)        132.0
  R. Wise (STL)         131.0
  B. Hooton (CHI)       130.1
  G. Nolan (CIN)        130.1

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        132
  R. Reed (ATL)           130
  R. Wise (STL)           130
  S. Carlton (PHI)        126
  P. Niekro (ATL)         124
  D. Roberts (HOU)        123
  R. Cleveland (STL)      119
  C. Kirby (SD)           115
  S. McDowell (SF)        115
  S. Blass (PIT)          112

Runs:

  S. McDowell (SF)         68
  R. Reed (ATL)            59
  P. Niekro (ATL)          57
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         56
  W. Fryman (PHI)          54
  R. Wise (STL)            54
  J. Marichal (SF)         53
  D. Roberts (HOU)         53
  R. Cleveland (STL)       52
  C. Kirby (SD)            52

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         17
  S. Blass (PIT)           14
  P. Niekro (ATL)          14
  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)            65
  S. Spinks (STL)          59
  S. McDowell (SF)         58
  B. Stoneman (MON)        55
  D. Selma (PHI)           52
  S. Renko (MON)           49
  S. Carlton (PHI)         46
  B. Hooton (CHI)          46
  M. Torrez (MON)          46

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        174
  T. Seaver (NY)          107
  C. Kirby (SD)           100
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         98
  J. Reuss (HOU)           94
  S. Spinks (STL)          93
  B. Stoneman (MON)        93
  S. Arlin (SD)            92
  S. McDowell (SF)         92
  D. Sutton (LA)           91


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