Sunday July 9, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, July 9, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     40  36  2.69   76  19  17   685   573  249  205   47  208  402
Chicago         41  36  2.96   78  33  12   694   633  260  228   47  202  391
Pittsburgh      48  27  2.96   75  14  24   700   630  256  230   54  207  437
New York        44  31  3.23   75  14  24   682   622  273  245   56  227  499
Cincinnati      45  31  3.38   76  12  29   696   648  283  261   63  210  394
St. Louis       40  35  3.48   75  34   5   672   625  292  260   49  241  420
Houston         45  33  3.63   78  21  16   712   655  315  287   53  234  487
San Diego       29  48  3.63   77  19   8   716   657  324  289   68  316  508
Philadelphia    26  50  3.82   76  18   7   684   662  324  290   63  261  470
San Francisco   34  48  3.82   82  21  13   739   682  362  314   68  268  426
Montreal        32  43  3.94   75  20  11   667   629  312  292   45  298  385
Atlanta         36  42  4.12   79  20  10   693   723  353  317   73  222  375

 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
Claude Osteen (LA)     9   6  2.32  16  16   5   0   2  120  106   33   31   11   37   45
Steve Stone (SF)       4   7  2.51  16  14   4   0   1   97   78   33   27    7   33   68
Burt Hooton (CHI)      7   7  2.56  18  18   7   0   2  130  103   43   37    6   46   78
Ross Grimsley (CIN)    6   3  2.56  13  12   2   0   0   84   85   27   24    9   26   38
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
Bill Stoneman (MON)    8   5  2.68  18  18   8   0   2  134  110   43   40    6   55   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
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
Tom Kelley             5   6  4.04  13  13   2   0   1   85   89   43   38   10   35   42
Pat Jarvis             7   4  4.13  18   5   0   0   0   52   57   27   24    4   20   33
Cecil Upshaw           1   3  4.65  21   0   0   7   0   31   29   16   16    4    7   12
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
Denny McLain           0   1  8.38   2   2   1   0   0   10   14    9    9    4    1    3
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
Fergie Jenkins        11   7  2.80  20  20  15   0   1  167  139   56   52   17   35  105
Tom Phoebus            2   2  2.88  20   1   0   5   0   50   47   19   16    4   22   36
Milt Pappas            6   5  3.15  15  14   4   0   1   91  100   41   32    7   17   42
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   3  2.56  13  12   2   0   0   84   85   27   24    9   26   38
Tom Hall               4   1  2.77  30   2   1   5   1   62   32   20   19    3   23   74
Ed Sprague             2   0  3.44  20   1   0   0   0   34   23   15   13    5   16   11
Pedro Borbon           2   2  3.81  30   1   0   6   0   54   58   25   23    3   17   23
Wayne Simpson          4   3  3.86  11  10   0   0   0   63   52   29   27    6   25   35
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  4.94  18  11   1   0   1   71   86   42   39    9   21   40
Don Gullett            3   5  5.98  14   7   0   0   0   50   60   33   33    9   19   26
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
George Culver          3   1  2.73  24   0   0   2   0   53   33   16   16    3   27   47
Larry Dierker          8   4  3.01  16  16   7   0   5  120  111   41   40    7   21   57
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                8   3  4.25  28   0   0   6   0   55   49   29   26    7   21   28
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          9   6  2.32  16  16   5   0   2  120  106   33   31   11   37   45
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  2.15  31   0   0   8   0   46   43   13   11    1   24   35
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  2.70  24   0   0   0   0   37   33   13   11    3   11   24
John Strohmayer        1   1  4.14  28   0   0   3   0   46   46   23   21    2   20   26
Carl Morton            4   8  4.50  15  15   1   0   0   92   92   49   46   11   31   26
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
Tom Seaver            11   5  2.90  17  17   6   0   2  127  114   47   41    9   37  112
Jim McAndrew           6   3  2.99  15  10   2   1   0   75   66   26   25    8   22   44
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  3.15  23   3   1   0   0   54   49   21   19    6   19   24
Darrell Brandon        4   2  3.38  21   1   0   1   0   45   57   21   17    4   16   33
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
Bob Moose              5   4  3.29  14  13   2   1   1  104   96   44   38    7   17   72
Nelson Briles          7   3  3.32  12  11   3   0   1   76   79   35   28   10   15   50
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  20  15   5   1   3  102   96   42   38   10   41   70
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             4  11  5.26  20  15   2   1   1   87  101   54   51   12   31   65
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
Randy Moffitt          1   0  2.51  15   0   0   2   0   29   21    8    8    1    9   10
Steve Stone            4   7  2.51  16  14   4   0   1   97   78   33   27    7   33   68
Don McMahon            2   2  2.55  27   0   0   4   0   42   25   12   12    4   11   27
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
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  1.84   9   0   0   3   0   15   13    7    3    1    5   12
Moe Drabowsky          1   1  2.25  20   0   0   2   0   16   19    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   8  3.74  18  18  10   0   0  137  140   61   57   12   29   68
Al Santorini           4   6  4.25  15   6   0   0   0   53   55   27   25    3   14   24
Joe Grzenda            1   0  4.42  16   0   0   0   0   18   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
John Cumberland        0   1  9.64   3   1   0   0   0    5    6    6    5    1    3    2
Lance Clemons          0   1 10.13   3   1   0   0   0    5    8    7    6    1    5    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
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         11
  T. Seaver (NY)           11
  S. Blass (PIT)           10
  R. Cleveland (STL)       10
  D. Sutton (LA)           10
  C. Osteen (LA)            9
  M. Torrez (MON)           9
  R. Wise (STL)             9

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
  C. Morton (MON)           8

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         15
  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:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)      167.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      162.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       140.2
  C. Kirby (SD)         138.1
  R. Wise (STL)         137.0
  B. Stoneman (MON)     134.1
  S. Arlin (SD)         133.0
  D. Sutton (LA)        132.0
  B. Hooton (CHI)       130.1
  G. Nolan (CIN)        130.1

Hits:

  R. Wise (STL)           140
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        139
  R. Reed (ATL)           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
  T. Seaver (NY)          114

Runs:

  S. McDowell (SF)         68
  R. Wise (STL)            61
  R. Reed (ATL)            59
  P. Niekro (ATL)          57
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         56
  W. Fryman (PHI)          54
  B. Greif (SD)            54
  J. Marichal (SF)         53
  D. Roberts (HOU)         53
  R. Cleveland (STL)       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
  B. Greif (SD)            12
  R. Wise (STL)            12
  C. Kirby (SD)            11
  C. Morton (MON)          11

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)          112
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        105
  C. Kirby (SD)           100
  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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