Tuesday July 11, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, July 11, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     41  38  2.78   79  19  17   712   599  266  220   49  220  421
Pittsburgh      48  28  2.99   76  14  24   708   638  261  235   55  209  442
Chicago         42  37  3.01   80  33  13   712   653  271  238   49  208  402
New York        44  33  3.27   77  14  24   700   635  284  254   59  231  518
Cincinnati      46  31  3.33   77  13  29   705   655  283  261   63  212  399
St. Louis       40  36  3.47   76  34   5   687   636  297  265   50  253  427
San Diego       29  50  3.66   79  20   8   735   676  336  299   71  328  528
Houston         46  34  3.70   80  21  17   729   678  329  300   58  239  499
Philadelphia    28  51  3.75   79  20   7   713   688  332  297   66  269  491
San Francisco   36  48  3.79   84  22  13   757   691  367  319   69  280  435
Montreal        34  43  3.91   77  20  12   688   645  320  299   48  306  406
Atlanta         37  42  4.06   80  20  10   708   734  357  319   73  227  380

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Nolan (CIN)      12   2  1.93  17  17   6   0   2  130  108   35   28    9   24   64
Don Sutton (LA)       10   5  2.09  17  17   7   0   4  138   89   39   32    7   31   96
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
Steve Carlton (PHI)   12   6  2.52  21  21  13   0   3  171  131   51   48   10   47  182
Ross Grimsley (CIN)    6   3  2.56  13  12   2   0   0   84   85   27   24    9   26   38
Scipio Spinks (STL)    5   5  2.67  16  16   6   0   0  118   96   39   35    5   59   93
Bill Stoneman (MON)    8   5  2.68  18  18   8   0   2  134  110   43   40    6   55   93
Jon Matlack (NY)       8   5  2.70  16  14   3   0   1  107   99   40   32    6   31   65
Burt Hooton (CHI)      7   8  2.71  19  19   7   0   2  136  109   47   41    7   48   83

 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  3.13  11   3   1   0   0   32   35   14   11    1   13    8
Phil Niekro            8   7  3.25  21  19   9   0   0  147  131   60   53   14   16   83
Ron Reed               7   9  3.44  18  18   6   0   1  128  130   59   49    9   32   70
Pat Jarvis             7   4  3.98  19   5   0   0   0   54   57   27   24    4   20   34
Tom Kelley             5   6  4.04  13  13   2   0   1   85   89   43   38   10   35   42
Cecil Upshaw           1   3  4.41  22   0   0   7   0   33   29   16   16    4    9   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           3   6  5.93  19   5   0   1   0   41   61   28   27    6   15   21
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 10.13   7   0   0   0   0    5    8    7    6    0    4    5

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jack Aker              2   0  0.45  16   0   0   4   0   20   11    3    1    0    5   11
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   8  2.71  19  19   7   0   2  136  109   47   41    7   48   83
Fergie Jenkins        11   7  2.80  20  20  15   0   1  167  139   56   52   17   35  105
Tom Phoebus            2   2  3.12  21   1   0   5   0   52   50   21   18    5   23   38
Milt Pappas            6   5  3.15  15  14   4   0   1   91  100   41   32    7   17   42
Bill Hands             7   6  3.45  19  17   5   0   2  112  112   49   43    5   25   48
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
Jack Billingham        5   9  3.59  18  15   3   1   2  105  102   43   42    6   28   57
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
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
Fred Gladding          2   3  2.66  20   0   0   8   0   24   15    8    7    0    5   12
Tom Griffin            3   2  2.72  16   2   1   1   1   46   38   15   14    3   12   41
George Culver          3   1  2.85  25   0   0   2   0   54   34   17   17    3   28   47
Larry Dierker          8   4  3.01  16  16   7   0   5  120  111   41   40    7   21   57
Don Wilson             5   6  3.47  15  15   4   0   1   91   85   41   35    8   27   67
Ken Forsch             5   3  3.71  17  16   1   0   0  107  108   47   44   13   36   75
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
Jim York               0   0  6.35   8   0   0   0   0   11   14    8    8    1    7    7
Wade Blasingame        0   0  8.64  10   0   0   0   0    8    4    9    8    1    8    9
Joe Gibbon             0   0  9.82   9   0   0   0   0    7   13    9    8    2    5    4

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             5   3  1.16  29   0   0   9   0   47   23    9    6    2   18   34
Pete Richert           1   1  2.08  20   0   0   3   0   26   22    9    6    2    7   18
Don Sutton            10   5  2.09  17  17   7   0   4  138   89   39   32    7   31   96
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  3.06  17  17   4   0   2  112  103   50   38    9   40   71
Bill Singer            3   7  3.40  13  13   2   0   2   93   82   39   35    6   21   60
Pete Mikkelsen         1   4  3.90  20   0   0   4   0   32   36   16   14    1    9   24
Hoyt Wilhelm           0   1  4.62  16   0   0   1   0   25   20   16   13    0   15    9
Mike Strahler          0   2  4.63  10   1   0   0   0   23   21   15   12    4   14   13
Jose Pena              0   0  7.11   4   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    5    1    6    3

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          6   2  1.90  33   0   0   9   0   52   44   13   11    1   24   41
Tom Walker             2   1  2.52  26   0   0   0   0   39   34   13   11    3   11   26
Bill Stoneman          8   5  2.68  18  18   8   0   2  134  110   43   40    6   55   93
Mike Torrez            9   5  2.86  17  16   9   0   0  123   99   41   39    6   52   64
John Strohmayer        1   1  3.97  29   0   0   3   0   48   47   23   21    2   20   30
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  6.45   4   4   0   0   0   22   27   16   16    2    8   24
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   4  1.98  25   0   0  13   0   55   42   16   12    1   17   49
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   4  3.31  19  11   1   1   1   82   66   33   30    6   23   79
Gary Gentry            3   6  3.95  17  17   2   0   0  109  101   53   48   14   45   78
Ray Sadecki            1   0  4.13  12   2   0   0   0   24   26   13   11    2    8   14
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         12   6  2.52  21  21  13   0   3  171  131   51   48   10   47  182
Barry Lersch           1   3  3.15  23   3   1   0   0   54   49   21   19    6   19   24
Darrell Brandon        4   2  3.30  22   1   0   1   0   46   58   21   17    4   17   34
Ken Reynolds           0   4  3.74  16   7   0   0   0   55   51   23   23    5   16   36
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
Woodie Fryman          3   9  4.25  20  15   3   1   2  106  114   55   50   13   34   59
Bill Champion          4   8  4.27  16  16   2   0   0   93   97   47   44    7   33   38
Gary Neibauer          0   2  4.76   4   2   0   0   0   11   10    7    6    0    7    4
Dick Selma             1   8  5.13  23  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
Mac Scarce             0   1  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    6    3    3    1    2    3

 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          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  3.46  15   8   0   1   0   68   58   28   26    9   26   47
Bob Moose              5   5  3.50  15  14   2   1   1  108  102   48   42    7   18   76
Gene Garber            0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    2    2    0
Bob Veale              0   0  6.00   5   0   0   0   0    9   10    7    6    0    7    6

 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  2.08  31   0   0   1   0   48   42   14   11    1   24   21
Steve Arlin            7   9  3.00  20  19   7   0   3  141   97   53   47   10   72   97
Mike Corkins           0   5  3.15  25   4   1   3   0   60   50   23   21    8   23   51
Clay Kirby             6   8  3.30  20  20   5   0   1  144  120   57   53   12   68  110
Fred Norman            5   6  3.31  21  15   5   1   3  103   98   42   38   10   43   72
Mike Caldwell          3   4  3.47  24   4   0   2   0   62   63   33   24    5   25   47
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  4.13  21   0   0   0   0   24   24   11   11    1   15   20
Ed Acosta              1   5  4.99  25   1   0   0   0   49   62   31   27    4   16   31
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
Don McMahon            3   2  2.44  28   0   0   4   0   44   26   12   12    4   12   28
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
Ron Bryant             7   4  2.76  22  15   6   0   2  127   96   45   39    9   47   66
Jim Barr               2   2  2.78  28   4   2   1   0   74   70   28   23    8   21   42
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  5.24  28   0   0   5   0   45   45   27   26    3   26   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  1.76  10   0   0   3   0   15   13    7    3    1    6   12
Moe Drabowsky          1   1  2.00  21   0   0   2   0   18   19    5    4    3    9    9
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
Joe Grzenda            1   0  3.98  17   0   0   0   0   20   21    9    9    0    9    7
Tony Cloninger         0   1  4.24  14   0   0   0   0   23   21   13   11    1   16   10
Al Santorini           4   6  4.40  16   7   0   0   0   59   63   31   29    4   18   27
Dennis Higgins         0   2  5.40   9   0   0   0   0   13   12   11    8    0   14   11
Lowell Palmer          0   1  6.48   6   0   0   0   0    8    8    7    6    1    7    9
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:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         12
  G. Nolan (CIN)           12
  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
  S. Arlin (SD)             9
  J. Billingham (CIN)       9
  W. Fryman (PHI)           9
  R. Reed (ATL)             9
  B. Champion (PHI)         8
  B. Hooton (CHI)           8
  C. Kirby (SD)             8

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         15
  S. Carlton (PHI)         13
  B. Gibson (STL)          10
  R. Wise (STL)            10
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  M. Torrez (MON)           9
  R. Cleveland (STL)        8
  B. Stoneman (MON)         8
  S. Arlin (SD)             7
  L. Dierker (HOU)          7

Saves:

  C. Carroll (CIN)         17
  T. McGraw (NY)           13
  D. Giusti (PIT)          11
  J. Brewer (LA)            9
  M. Marshall (MON)         9
  F. Gladding (HOU)         8
  D. Frisella (NY)          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
  J. Billingham (CIN)       2
  R. Bryant (SF)            2
  R. Cleveland (STL)        2
  A. Downing (LA)           2
  W. Fryman (PHI)           2

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      171.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      167.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)       146.2
  C. Kirby (SD)         144.1
  S. Arlin (SD)         141.0
  D. Sutton (LA)        138.0
  R. Wise (STL)         137.0
  B. Hooton (CHI)       136.1
  B. Stoneman (MON)     134.1
  G. Nolan (CIN)        130.1

Hits:

  R. Wise (STL)           140
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        139
  S. Carlton (PHI)        131
  P. Niekro (ATL)         131
  R. Reed (ATL)           130
  D. Roberts (HOU)        123
  C. Kirby (SD)           120
  R. Cleveland (STL)      119
  S. McDowell (SF)        115
  W. Fryman (PHI)         114

Runs:

  S. McDowell (SF)         68
  R. Wise (STL)            61
  P. Niekro (ATL)          60
  R. Reed (ATL)            59
  C. Kirby (SD)            57
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         56
  W. Fryman (PHI)          55
  B. Greif (SD)            54
  S. Arlin (SD)            53
  G. Gentry (NY)           53

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         17
  S. Blass (PIT)           14
  G. Gentry (NY)           14
  P. Niekro (ATL)          14
  K. Forsch (HOU)          13
  W. Fryman (PHI)          13
  B. Greif (SD)            12
  C. Kirby (SD)            12
  R. Wise (STL)            12
  C. Morton (MON)          11

Walks:

  S. Arlin (SD)            72
  C. Kirby (SD)            68
  S. Spinks (STL)          59
  S. McDowell (SF)         58
  B. Stoneman (MON)        55
  D. Selma (PHI)           52
  M. Torrez (MON)          52
  S. Renko (MON)           49
  B. Hooton (CHI)          48
  R. Bryant (SF)           47

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        182
  T. Seaver (NY)          112
  C. Kirby (SD)           110
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        105
  S. Arlin (SD)            97
  D. Sutton (LA)           96
  J. Reuss (HOU)           94
  S. Spinks (STL)          93
  B. Stoneman (MON)        93
  S. McDowell (SF)         92


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