Friday August 4, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 4, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     51  48  2.83   99  25  19   889   771  348  279   57  265  543
Pittsburgh      61  38  2.97   99  20  32   910   844  342  300   68  276  549
Chicago         53  49  3.10  103  40  17   917   843  359  316   70  267  523
New York        54  44  3.12   98  22  26   894   781  345  310   74  304  663
Cincinnati      60  38  3.16   98  18  37   903   847  348  317   75  271  507
San Diego       41  59  3.47  100  28  12   940   852  409  362   82  416  667
St. Louis       48  50  3.53   98  44   6   876   833  390  343   57  322  545
Montreal        45  52  3.65   97  25  15   866   787  377  351   54  374  525
Philadelphia    38  62  3.65  100  24  12   907   856  408  368   81  339  623
Houston         56  45  3.70  101  26  20   921   857  417  379   74  324  633
San Francisco   45  57  3.74  102  28  15   916   833  436  381   83  337  512
Atlanta         46  56  4.13  103  24  15   913   958  471  419   99  302  492

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Nolan (CIN)      13   3  2.01  21  21   6   0   2  157  137   44   35   10   29   82
Jon Matlack (NY)      10   5  2.08  21  19   5   0   3  151  124   44   35    8   44   97
Ross Grimsley (CIN)   10   4  2.23  18  17   4   0   1  125  122   35   31   11   34   51
Don Sutton (LA)       12   6  2.25  21  21   9   0   5  168  119   52   42    8   34  120
Steve Carlton (PHI)   16   6  2.27  26  26  17   0   5  214  157   58   54   12   55  213
Claude Osteen (LA)    11   8  2.37  20  20   7   0   3  148  133   43   39   12   44   58
Burt Hooton (CHI)      7   8  2.50  22  22   7   0   2  155  125   51   43    7   58   93
Scipio Spinks (STL)    5   5  2.67  16  16   6   0   0  118   96   39   35    5   59   93
Ron Bryant (SF)        9   5  2.67  26  19   8   0   3  155  117   53   46   12   54   82
Bob Gibson (STL)      12   6  2.70  21  21  15   0   3  167  141   53   50   10   49  119

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Phil Niekro            9  10  3.25  26  24  10   0   0  185  171   78   67   17   20  100
Ron Reed               9  10  3.59  23  23   8   0   1  165  173   77   66   11   46   87
Jim Hardin             2   0  3.63  16   5   1   1   0   45   51   23   18    5   18   16
Pat Jarvis             9   5  3.78  25   5   0   1   0   69   72   33   29    6   23   43
Ron Schueler           4   5  4.11  26  14   1   0   0  107   97   55   49   14   49   74
Denny McLain           2   2  4.40   9   4   1   1   0   29   25   14   14    5   10   16
Tom Kelley             5   7  4.43  17  14   2   0   1   89   94   50   44   11   44   44
Cecil Upshaw           1   5  4.61  28   0   0   8   0   41   41   21   21    5   12   15
George Stone           3   8  4.78  24   9   1   1   0   70   91   41   37    9   25   38
Mike McQueen           0   1  5.40  14   1   0   1   0   33   41   22   20    6   12   23
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
Joe Hoerner            1   2  6.60  15   0   0   1   0   15   22   12   11    1    6   12
Gary Neibauer          0   0  7.27   8   0   0   0   0   17   27   15   14    6    6    8

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Phil Regan             0   1  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    4    6    1    1    0    2    2
Steve Hamilton         0   0  2.31  17   0   0   0   0   12   15    3    3    0    7    7
Burt Hooton            7   8  2.50  22  22   7   0   2  155  125   51   43    7   58   93
Rick Reuschel          4   4  2.51  10   8   2   0   1   65   57   20   18    3   13   49
Jack Aker              4   3  2.67  26   0   0   7   0   34   30   15   10    2    9   19
Tom Phoebus            3   2  2.92  28   1   0   6   0   65   54   24   21    6   29   47
Fergie Jenkins        14  10  2.93  26  26  19   0   3  218  180   75   71   21   43  137
Bill Hands             9   7  3.22  24  20   6   0   3  134  128   55   48    7   31   57
Milt Pappas            7   7  3.57  19  18   5   0   1  118  128   56   47   11   22   50
Dan McGinn             0   3  3.99  32   0   0   4   0   47   49   24   21    2   18   34
Juan Pizarro           4   4  4.06  12   6   1   0   0   51   52   24   23    7   28   18
Bill Bonham            1   0  4.15   2   2   0   0   0   13   14    7    6    3    4    8
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           5   3  1.98  41   0   0  22   0   59   50   16   13    3   18   32
Gary Nolan            13   3  2.01  21  21   6   0   2  157  137   44   35   10   29   82
Ross Grimsley         10   4  2.23  18  17   4   0   1  125  122   35   31   11   34   51
Tom Hall               4   1  2.53  33   4   1   6   1   82   46   26   23    5   33   94
Wayne Simpson          7   4  3.44  16  15   1   0   0   97   84   39   37    9   38   51
Jack Billingham        7  10  3.53  23  19   5   1   2  133  128   55   52    8   35   77
Ed Sprague             3   1  3.55  23   1   0   0   0   38   29   17   15    5   17   11
Pedro Borbon           3   2  3.76  36   1   0   6   0   65   68   29   27    4   19   26
Jim Merritt            1   0  4.50   4   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    4
Jim McGlothlin         4   5  4.65  21  12   1   0   1   81   97   45   42    9   25   47
Don Gullett            3   5  5.59  19   7   0   2   0   58   70   36   36    9   20   31
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  2.42  24   3   1   3   1   63   53   19   17    3   20   55
Fred Gladding          3   5  2.78  26   0   0   9   0   32   22   11   10    1    8   14
George Culver          3   2  3.14  31   0   0   2   0   66   43   23   23    4   34   59
Don Wilson             7   7  3.24  19  19   6   0   1  122  110   51   44   10   32   98
Larry Dierker          9   6  3.28  19  19   8   0   5  137  134   53   50    8   29   61
Jim Ray                9   4  3.71  36   0   0   6   0   70   56   36   29    8   26   39
Jerry Reuss            8   8  3.72  19  19   4   0   1  126  103   60   52    8   55  117
Ken Forsch             5   5  4.08  21  20   1   0   0  126  132   61   57   17   49   84
Dave Roberts           9   5  4.17  20  20   6   0   2  138  158   68   64   10   43   76
Jim York               0   1  5.16  16   0   0   0   0   23   24   13   13    2   12   15
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
J.R. Richard           0   0 18.00   1   1   0   0   0    2    5    4    4    0    3    2

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             6   5  1.25  37   0   0  11   0   58   30   12    8    4   19   45
Pete Richert           1   1  2.16  24   0   0   3   0   33   28   11    8    2    8   24
Don Sutton            12   6  2.25  21  21   9   0   5  168  119   52   42    8   34  120
Claude Osteen         11   8  2.37  20  20   7   0   3  148  133   43   39   12   44   58
Tommy John             9   5  2.72  20  20   3   0   1  129  122   46   39    7   29   78
Al Downing             5   6  3.09  21  21   4   0   2  137  129   61   47   10   48   85
Bill Singer            4  10  3.45  17  16   2   0   2  115  101   56   44    6   33   74
Pete Mikkelsen         3   4  4.02  24   0   0   4   0   40   49   24   18    3   13   30
Mike Strahler          0   2  4.50  12   1   0   0   0   28   27   19   14    4   16   16
Hoyt Wilhelm           0   1  4.62  16   0   0   1   0   25   20   16   13    0   15    9
Jose Pena              0   0  8.59   5   0   0   0   0    7   13    8    7    1    6    4

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          9   3  1.41  40   0   0  12   0   70   53   14   11    1   33   55
Tom Walker             2   1  2.37  32   0   0   0   0   49   46   15   13    3   15   30
Bill Stoneman          9   7  2.92  23  23   9   0   2  169  139   59   55    8   68  114
Mike Torrez           12   6  2.95  22  21  10   0   0  156  131   54   51    6   63   77
John Strohmayer        1   1  3.32  34   0   0   3   0   57   54   23   21    2   23   36
Balor Moore            3   5  4.09  10  10   3   0   0   62   57   30   28    4   22   67
Carl Morton            5  10  4.30  18  18   1   0   0  111  108   56   53   12   37   33
Ernie McAnally         1  11  4.61  17  16   2   0   0   92   88   51   47    7   39   47
Steve Renko            1   7  5.72  18   9   0   0   0   57   61   39   36    6   53   31
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
Brent Strom            0   0  1.35   1   1   0   0   0    7    2    2    1    0    4    7
Tug McGraw             4   4  1.84  30   0   0  15   0   69   52   18   14    2   22   60
Jon Matlack           10   5  2.08  21  19   5   0   3  151  124   44   35    8   44   97
Danny Frisella         4   5  2.30  25   0   0   7   0   43   34   12   11    6    9   27
Jim McAndrew           7   3  2.69  17  12   3   1   0   90   73   28   27    8   24   52
Ray Sadecki            2   0  3.12  17   2   0   0   0   35   34   14   12    2   14   19
Tom Seaver            12   9  3.23  22  22   9   0   2  167  147   66   60   15   52  145
Bob Rauch              0   1  3.38   5   0   0   0   0    5    3    2    2    0    8    5
Gary Gentry            5   8  3.78  21  21   3   0   0  133  121   61   56   16   58   94
Jerry Koosman          7   7  3.79  23  15   2   1   1  109   97   52   46    8   33  103
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

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Wilson            1   0  1.13   5   0   0   0   0    8    5    1    1    0    2    5
Joe Hoerner            0   2  2.08  15   0   0   3   0   22   21    6    5    2    5   12
Steve Carlton         16   6  2.27  26  26  17   0   5  214  157   58   54   12   55  213
Darrell Brandon        5   4  3.13  27   2   0   2   0   60   68   25   21    5   21   42
Mac Scarce             1   1  3.14  11   0   0   1   0   14   13    5    5    2   10   18
Barry Lersch           2   4  3.24  29   5   1   0   0   75   70   30   27    6   26   35
Chris Short            1   1  3.91  19   0   0   1   0   23   24   12   10    3    8   20
Ken Reynolds           0   8  4.10  21  12   0   0   0   86   81   40   39    8   28   51
Wayne Twitchell        2   1  4.31  36   2   0   1   0   63   58   32   30    4   33   50
Woodie Fryman          4  10  4.36  23  17   3   1   2  120  131   64   58   15   39   69
Jim Nash               0   4  4.58   5   4   0   0   0   20   26   17   10    3    6    8
Bill Champion          4  11  4.62  20  20   2   0   0  109  121   59   56   10   40   46
Gary Neibauer          0   2  4.76   4   2   0   0   0   11   10    7    6    0    7    4
Dick Selma             2   8  5.01  30  10   1   3   0   83   71   52   46   11   59   50

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Giusti            4   4  1.76  37   0   0  16   0   51   42   11   10    1   16   38
Bob Miller             4   1  1.96  25   0   0   3   0   37   34    9    8    1   19   16
Ramon Hernandez        5   0  1.98  36   0   0   7   0   50   33   12   11    2   16   35
Steve Blass           12   5  2.71  21  21   5   0   1  160  149   52   48   15   47   74
Bruce Kison            5   4  2.73  21   9   3   3   0   96   69   31   29    7   42   73
Dock Ellis             9   5  2.90  17  17   2   0   0  109  110   44   35    4   21   61
Bob Moose              7   6  3.27  19  18   3   1   2  138  133   58   50    8   24   92
Luke Walker            4   5  3.39  21  11   2   1   0   74   75   33   28    4   29   34
Nelson Briles          9   5  3.42  16  15   5   0   1  105  112   48   40   12   23   66
Bob Johnson            2   3  3.57  21   8   0   1   0   76   70   32   30   11   29   51
Bob Veale              0   0  6.00   5   0   0   0   0    9   10    7    6    0    7    6
Gene Garber            0   0  7.11   4   0   0   0   0    6    7    5    5    3    3    3

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Severinsen          0   0  0.00   5   0   0   1   0    6    2    2    0    0    4    4
Gary Ross              3   2  2.02  39   0   0   2   0   58   50   16   13    1   30   25
Mike Caldwell          5   4  2.91  29   8   1   2   1   93   88   43   30    5   32   62
Steve Arlin            8  13  3.06  25  24  10   0   3  182  130   69   62   12   93  126
Clay Kirby             8  11  3.15  25  25   8   0   2  186  160   69   65   14   84  140
Mike Corkins           3   5  3.19  31   5   1   3   0   85   71   33   30   12   33   70
Fred Norman            6   7  3.21  26  18   6   1   4  126  114   49   45   12   53   90
Bill Greif             5  11  4.57  25  17   2   2   1  104  114   60   53   12   37   79
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  5.06  28   0   0   1   0   27   30   15   15    1   20   21
Ed Acosta              3   5  5.09  30   2   0   0   0   58   74   37   33    5   21   37
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
Frank Reberger         2   1  2.64  10   4   1   0   0   48   40   16   14    3   19   25
Ron Bryant             9   5  2.67  26  19   8   0   3  155  117   53   46   12   54   82
Steve Stone            4   7  2.95  17  15   4   0   1  101   83   40   33    9   37   71
Jim Barr               4   4  3.06  32   7   4   1   0  100   93   41   34   12   25   49
Randy Moffitt          1   1  3.07  25   0   0   3   0   44   39   15   15    2   16   24
Don McMahon            3   3  3.16  34   0   0   4   0   51   32   18   18    5   18   32
Juan Marichal          4  12  3.60  19  19   5   0   0  130  133   64   52   10   34   54
John Morris            0   0  4.26   7   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    2    2    5
Sam McDowell           8   7  4.57  20  20   4   0   0  128  117   71   65    9   65   94
Don Carrithers         3   6  5.13  19  10   2   1   0   67   68   42   38    7   29   30
Jerry Johnson          7   5  5.19  32   0   0   6   0   52   50   31   30    3   28   35
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
Ray Bare               0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    1
Moe Drabowsky          1   1  2.52  27   0   0   2   0   25   26   12    7    4   11   19
Scipio Spinks          5   5  2.67  16  16   6   0   0  118   96   39   35    5   59   93
Bob Gibson            12   6  2.70  21  21  15   0   3  167  141   53   50   10   49  119
Diego Segui            2   1  2.73  16   0   0   4   0   26   22   12    8    1   13   21
Reggie Cleveland      12   6  3.25  22  22  10   0   3  163  151   69   59   11   45  104
Charlie Hudson         0   0  3.38   6   0   0   0   0    5    3    2    2    0    5    1
Rick Wise             10  12  3.60  23  23  13   0   1  172  174   73   69   13   40   82
Joe Grzenda            1   0  4.23  23   0   0   0   0   28   32   15   13    0   13   11
Lowell Palmer          0   1  4.38   9   0   0   0   0   12   10    7    6    1    7   14
Don Durham             0   4  4.71   4   3   0   0   0   21   21   15   11    1    7   14
Al Santorini           5   7  4.85  19  10   0   0   0   72   80   41   39    4   24   35
Dennis Higgins         0   2  5.06  10   1   0   0   0   16   17   13    9    0   15   13
Tony Cloninger         0   2  5.19  17   0   0   0   0   26   29   17   15    2   19   11
John Cumberland        0   1  7.15   8   1   0   0   0   11   13   10    9    2    6    5
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
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)         16
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         14
  G. Nolan (CIN)           13
  S. Blass (PIT)           12
  R. Cleveland (STL)       12
  B. Gibson (STL)          12
  T. Seaver (NY)           12
  D. Sutton (LA)           12
  M. Torrez (MON)          12
  C. Osteen (LA)           11

Losses:

  S. Arlin (SD)            13
  J. Marichal (SF)         12
  R. Wise (STL)            12
  B. Champion (PHI)        11
  B. Greif (SD)            11
  C. Kirby (SD)            11
  E. McAnally (MON)        11
  J. Billingham (CIN)      10
  W. Fryman (DET)          10
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         10

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         19
  S. Carlton (PHI)         17
  B. Gibson (STL)          15
  R. Wise (STL)            13
  S. Arlin (SD)            10
  R. Cleveland (STL)       10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  M. Torrez (MON)          10
  T. Seaver (NY)            9
  B. Stoneman (MON)         9

Saves:

  C. Carroll (CIN)         22
  D. Giusti (PIT)          16
  T. McGraw (NY)           15
  M. Marshall (MON)        12
  J. Brewer (LA)           11
  F. Gladding (HOU)         9
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           8
  J. Aker (CHI)             7
  D. Frisella (NY)          7
  R. Hernandez (PIT)        7

Shutouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  L. Dierker (HOU)          5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5
  F. Norman (SD)            4
  S. Arlin (SD)             3
  R. Bryant (SF)            3
  R. Cleveland (STL)        3
  B. Gibson (STL)           3
  B. Hands (CHI)            3
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          3

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)      218.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      214.1
  C. Kirby (SD)         185.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)       185.1
  S. Arlin (SD)         182.1
  R. Wise (STL)         172.1
  B. Stoneman (MON)     169.1
  D. Sutton (LA)        167.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        167.0
  B. Gibson (STL)       166.2

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        180
  R. Wise (STL)           174
  R. Reed (ATL)           173
  P. Niekro (ATL)         171
  C. Kirby (SD)           160
  D. Roberts (HOU)        158
  S. Carlton (PHI)        157
  R. Cleveland (STL)      151
  S. Blass (PIT)          149
  T. Seaver (NY)          147

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          78
  R. Reed (ATL)            77
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         75
  R. Wise (STL)            73
  S. McDowell (SF)         71
  S. Arlin (SD)            69
  R. Cleveland (STL)       69
  C. Kirby (SD)            69
  D. Roberts (HOU)         68
  T. Seaver (NY)           66

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         21
  K. Forsch (HOU)          17
  P. Niekro (ATL)          17
  G. Gentry (NY)           16
  S. Blass (PIT)           15
  W. Fryman (DET)          15
  T. Seaver (NY)           15
  C. Kirby (SD)            14
  R. Schueler (ATL)        14
  R. Wise (STL)            13

Walks:

  S. Arlin (SD)            93
  C. Kirby (SD)            84
  B. Stoneman (MON)        68
  S. McDowell (SF)         65
  M. Torrez (MON)          63
  D. Selma (PHI)           59
  S. Spinks (STL)          59
  G. Gentry (NY)           58
  B. Hooton (CHI)          58
  S. Carlton (PHI)         55

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        213
  T. Seaver (NY)          145
  C. Kirby (SD)           140
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        137
  S. Arlin (SD)           126
  D. Sutton (LA)          120
  B. Gibson (STL)         119
  J. Reuss (HOU)          117
  B. Stoneman (MON)       114
  R. Cleveland (STL)      104


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