Wednesday July 12, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, July 12, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     42  38  2.81   80  20  17   721   612  271  225   49  222  429
Pittsburgh      48  29  3.02   77  14  24   716   646  267  240   58  213  448
Chicago         42  38  3.07   81  33  13   721   664  281  246   53  213  407
New York        45  33  3.22   78  15  24   709   639  284  254   59  233  527
Cincinnati      47  31  3.33   78  13  30   714   665  286  264   63  215  403
St. Louis       41  36  3.43   77  35   5   696   642  297  265   50  255  433
San Diego       30  50  3.64   80  20   9   744   687  341  301   71  331  534
Houston         47  34  3.73   81  21  18   738   690  335  306   60  243  507
San Francisco   36  49  3.80   85  22  13   765   696  371  323   69  289  441
Philadelphia    28  52  3.81   80  20   7   722   706  341  306   66  271  495
Montreal        34  44  3.94   78  20  12   697   655  326  305   50  310  411
Atlanta         37  43  4.10   81  20  10   716   743  364  326   75  231  382

 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
Jon Matlack (NY)       9   5  2.49  17  15   4   0   2  116  103   40   32    6   33   74
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
Bob Gibson (STL)       9   5  2.63  17  17  11   0   3  134  104   42   39    9   37   93
Scipio Spinks (STL)    5   5  2.67  16  16   6   0   0  118   96   39   35    5   59   93
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
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 Schueler           3   4  3.39  20  11   1   0   0   88   74   37   33   10   38   60
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
Jim Nash               1   1  5.46  11   4   0   1   0   31   35   20   19    2   25   10
Mike McQueen           0   1  5.60  12   1   0   1   0   27   34   19   17    4   10   19
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
Denny McLain           0   1  6.94   3   2   1   0   0   12   15    9    9    4    2    4
Gary Neibauer          0   0  7.27   8   0   0   0   0   17   27   15   14    6    6    8
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  0.86  17   0   0   4   0   21   13    4    2    1    5   11
Steve Hamilton         0   0  1.13  12   0   0   0   0    8   10    1    1    0    5    6
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
Rick Reuschel          3   2  2.83   6   4   1   0   0   35   27   13   11    2    9   25
Tom Phoebus            2   2  3.04  22   1   0   5   0   53   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
Dan McGinn             0   3  4.02  26   0   0   4   0   40   41   20   18    1   13   27
Juan Pizarro           4   4  4.06  12   6   1   0   0   51   52   24   23    7   28   18
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  1.45  33   0   0  18   0   43   34    8    7    2   10   27
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
Wayne Simpson          5   3  3.60  12  11   0   0   0   70   58   30   28    6   28   38
Pedro Borbon           2   2  3.81  30   1   0   6   0   54   58   25   23    3   17   23
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  6.18  15   7   0   0   0   51   63   35   35    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  2.77  17   2   1   2   1   49   41   16   15    3   12   42
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           8   4  4.21  17  17   5   0   2  115  132   58   54    7   33   65
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             8   4  3.03  16  16   2   0   0   98  101   39   33    6   24   56
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  2.40  27   0   0   0   0   41   36   13   11    3   11   27
Mike Torrez            9   5  2.86  17  16   9   0   0  123   99   41   39    6   52   64
Bill Stoneman          8   6  2.95  19  19   8   0   2  137  116   48   45    8   57   96
John Strohmayer        1   1  3.81  30   0   0   3   0   50   48   23   21    2   20   31
Carl Morton            4   8  4.50  15  15   1   0   0   92   92   49   46   11   31   26
Ernie McAnally         1  11  4.87  16  15   2   0   0   85   85   50   46    7   36   41
Steve Renko            1   6  5.96  16   9   0   0   0   51   58   37   34    5   50   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            9   5  2.49  17  15   4   0   2  116  103   40   32    6   33   74
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
Darrell Brandon        4   2  3.30  22   1   0   1   0   46   58   21   17    4   17   34
Barry Lersch           1   3  3.65  24   3   1   0   0   57   54   25   23    6   20   24
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   9  4.60  17  17   2   0   0   94  104   51   48    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  5.05  24  10   1   0   0   73   66   47   41   10   52   40
Mac Scarce             0   1  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    5    8    3    3    1    2    4
Wayne Twitchell        2   1  5.40  30   0   0   1   0   42   44   27   25    3   25   35

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ramon Hernandez        4   0  1.31  27   0   0   5   0   41   26    7    6    2    9   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
Bruce Kison            3   2  2.70  17   6   2   3   0   70   50   22   21    5   31   57
Steve Blass           10   2  2.74  16  16   4   0   1  125  112   39   38   14   34   62
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
Bob Moose              5   5  3.50  15  14   2   1   1  108  102   48   42    7   18   76
Luke Walker            3   5  3.53  17   9   2   0   0   59   62   28   23    4   27   30
Bob Johnson            2   3  3.71  16   8   0   1   0   68   59   30   28    9   27   48
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  2.06  32   0   0   1   0   48   43   14   11    1   25   21
Steve Arlin            7   9  3.00  20  19   7   0   3  141   97   53   47   10   72   97
Mike Corkins           1   5  3.00  26   4   1   3   0   63   53   23   21    8   24   54
Fred Norman            5   6  3.30  22  15   5   1   3  104   98   42   38   10   43   73
Clay Kirby             6   8  3.30  20  20   5   0   1  144  120   57   53   12   68  110
Mike Caldwell          3   4  3.49  25   5   0   2   0   67   70   38   26    5   26   48
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  4.07  22   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  5.24  21  15   2   2   1   88  101   54   51   12   31   66
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  2.43  16   0   0   2   0   30   21    8    8    1   10   11
Don McMahon            3   2  2.44  28   0   0   4   0   44   26   12   12    4   12   28
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
Frank Reberger         0   0  4.50   6   0   0   0   0   18   16    9    9    3    5   13
Sam McDowell           8   7  4.57  20  20   4   0   0  128  117   71   65    9   65   94
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
Bob Gibson             9   5  2.63  17  17  11   0   3  134  104   42   39    9   37   93
Scipio Spinks          5   5  2.67  16  16   6   0   0  118   96   39   35    5   59   93
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
  B. Gibson (STL)           9
  J. Matlack (NY)           9
  C. Osteen (LA)            9

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         15
  S. Carlton (PHI)         13
  B. Gibson (STL)          11
  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)         18
  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
  B. Gibson (STL)           3
  F. Norman (SD)            3
  J. Billingham (CIN)       2
  R. Bryant (SF)            2
  R. Cleveland (STL)        2
  A. Downing (LA)           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
  B. Stoneman (MON)     137.1
  R. Wise (STL)         137.0
  B. Hooton (CHI)       136.1
  B. Gibson (STL)       133.2

Hits:

  R. Wise (STL)           140
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        139
  D. Roberts (HOU)        132
  S. Carlton (PHI)        131
  P. Niekro (ATL)         131
  R. Reed (ATL)           130
  C. Kirby (SD)           120
  R. Cleveland (STL)      119
  S. McDowell (SF)        117
  B. Stoneman (MON)       116

Runs:

  S. McDowell (SF)         71
  R. Wise (STL)            61
  P. Niekro (ATL)          60
  R. Reed (ATL)            59
  D. Roberts (HOU)         58
  C. Kirby (SD)            57
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         56
  W. Fryman (PHI)          55
  B. Greif (SD)            54
  S. Arlin (SD)            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. McDowell (SF)         65
  S. Spinks (STL)          59
  B. Stoneman (MON)        57
  D. Selma (PHI)           52
  M. Torrez (MON)          52
  S. Renko (MON)           50
  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
  B. Stoneman (MON)        96
  D. Sutton (LA)           96
  S. McDowell (SF)         94
  J. Reuss (HOU)           94
  B. Gibson (STL)          93

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