Wednesday August 23, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, August 23, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     62  54  2.75  116  30  25  1051   902  391  321   65  306  652
Pittsburgh      73  43  2.91  116  27  38  1060   970  398  343   75  323  628
New York        61  54  3.14  115  26  29  1048   930  413  365   83  354  770
Cincinnati      73  44  3.14  117  22  43  1081  1024  414  377   95  317  597
Chicago         63  56  3.28  120  44  23  1066  1009  437  389   88  323  624
St. Louis       56  60  3.57  116  48   8  1034   985  461  410   72  392  657
San Diego       45  72  3.65  117  32  14  1090  1015  495  442   96  488  761
Philadelphia    43  74  3.69  117  30  12  1060   994  478  435   91  402  725
Montreal        54  62  3.70  116  29  16  1037   939  459  426   77  440  653
Houston         67  53  3.71  120  31  25  1087  1019  490  448   96  379  760
San Francisco   53  67  3.74  120  33  19  1075   992  510  447   98  388  603
Atlanta         55  66  4.21  122  33  18  1083  1119  561  506  113  373  583

 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
Steve Carlton (PHI)   20   7  2.10  31  31  22   0   7  261  182   65   61   13   67  252
Jon Matlack (NY)      11   7  2.18  25  23   6   0   3  181  151   53   44   10   53  120
Don Sutton (LA)       13   8  2.19  25  25  11   0   6  202  141   59   49   11   38  146
Tommy John (LA)       11   5  2.61  23  23   4   0   1  152  137   51   44    8   33   99
Claude Osteen (LA)    13   9  2.62  24  24   7   0   3  175  167   56   51   14   48   70
Ron Bryant (SF)       10   5  2.63  27  20   8   0   3  161  124   54   47   12   55   85
Steve Blass (PIT)     14   6  2.66  24  24   7   0   1  186  173   61   55   16   55   86
Scipio Spinks (STL)    5   5  2.67  16  16   6   0   0  118   96   39   35    5   59   93
Ross Grimsley (CIN)   11   6  2.67  22  21   4   0   1  152  153   49   45   17   39   58

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Phil Niekro           12  10  3.09  30  28  13   0   0  221  199   87   76   18   31  125
Jim Hardin             3   0  3.60  19   6   1   2   0   55   59   27   22    5   19   18
Ron Reed              11  12  3.80  27  27  10   0   1  192  200   94   81   14   56  103
Ron Schueler           4   8  4.08  30  18   3   0   0  132  118   67   60   16   55   90
Pat Jarvis             9   7  4.15  30   5   0   2   0   82   84   42   38    7   34   48
Cecil Upshaw           2   5  4.50  32   0   0   8   0   44   46   22   22    5   16   18
Tom Kelley             5   7  4.62  20  14   2   0   1   99  104   57   51   11   54   49
Denny McLain           3   3  4.89  12   7   2   1   0   46   40   25   25    7   15   19
George Stone           4  10  5.09  27  12   2   1   1   87  113   53   49   12   28   49
Jim Nash               1   1  5.46  11   4   0   1   0   31   35   20   19    2   25   10
Mike McQueen           0   1  5.63  16   1   0   1   0   40   47   27   25    7   22   25
Steve Barber           0   0  5.74   5   0   0   0   0   16   18   10   10    1    6    6
Joe Hoerner            1   2  6.52  21   0   0   2   0   19   29   15   14    2    6   15
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
Rick Reuschel          6   5  2.82  13  11   3   0   2   83   77   28   26    3   21   57
Burt Hooton            7  11  2.83  25  25   7   0   2  169  143   61   53   11   65  105
Fergie Jenkins        18  10  2.89  30  30  21   0   4  249  209   84   80   25   51  161
Jack Aker              4   5  3.06  35   0   0  13   0   47   43   22   16    4   15   29
Milt Pappas           10   7  3.32  22  21   6   0   1  141  148   63   52   14   22   57
Bill Hands             9   8  3.35  27  23   6   0   3  153  148   65   57   10   38   71
Tom Phoebus            3   2  3.50  31   1   0   6   0   72   65   31   28    7   38   53
Bill Bonham            1   0  3.86   8   3   0   0   0   28   30   13   12    3   12   21
Juan Pizarro           4   4  3.98  13   6   1   0   0   52   53   24   23    7   28   18
Steve Hamilton         1   0  4.76  22   0   0   0   0   17   24    9    9    1    8   13
Dan McGinn             0   3  5.07  35   0   0   4   0   50   58   32   28    2   20   35
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
Gary Nolan            13   3  2.01  21  21   6   0   2  157  137   44   35   10   29   82
Clay Carroll           5   4  2.57  47   0   0  25   0   70   66   23   20    4   20   36
Tom Hall               6   1  2.64  36   7   1   6   1   99   61   33   29    8   43  107
Ross Grimsley         11   6  2.67  22  21   4   0   1  152  153   49   45   17   39   58
Pedro Borbon           6   2  3.03  44   1   0   9   0   86   82   31   29    4   21   35
Jack Billingham        9  10  3.21  27  23   7   1   3  163  154   61   58   11   43   93
Jim McGlothlin         7   5  3.72  25  16   3   0   1  111  127   51   46   10   33   57
Ed Sprague             3   1  3.78  29   1   0   0   0   52   47   27   22    6   23   18
Wayne Simpson          7   5  4.04  19  18   1   0   0  105   95   49   47   13   41   56
Jim Merritt            1   0  4.50   4   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    4
Don Gullett            5   7  4.64  23   8   0   2   0   78   86   40   40   10   22   50
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          3   5  2.33  31   0   0  13   0   39   27   11   10    1    9   15
George Culver          4   2  2.95  37   0   0   2   0   82   59   27   27    6   36   70
Tom Griffin            4   3  2.97  29   4   1   3   1   76   68   27   25    6   25   65
Don Wilson            10   8  3.01  23  23   9   0   2  150  128   58   50   12   41  129
Larry Dierker         12   7  3.16  24  24  10   0   5  176  169   68   62   11   38   87
Jim Ray               10   6  3.68  42   0   0   7   0   78   60   39   32    9   34   44
Ken Forsch             5   5  3.96  24  20   1   0   0  132  136   62   58   18   50   90
Jerry Reuss            8  10  4.13  23  23   4   0   1  142  125   73   65   10   63  129
Dave Roberts          10   6  4.57  25  25   6   0   2  165  196   88   84   18   51   96
Jim York               0   1  4.82  20   0   0   0   0   28   28   15   15    2   15   17
Wade Blasingame        0   0  8.64  10   0   0   0   0    8    4    9    8    1    8    9
J.R. Richard           1   0  9.00   2   1   0   0   0    4    6    4    4    0    4    5
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             7   5  1.04  43   0   0  15   0   69   33   12    8    4   22   59
Pete Richert           2   1  2.04  28   0   0   4   0   40   34   12    9    2    9   30
Don Sutton            13   8  2.19  25  25  11   0   6  202  141   59   49   11   38  146
Tommy John            11   5  2.61  23  23   4   0   1  152  137   51   44    8   33   99
Claude Osteen         13   9  2.62  24  24   7   0   3  175  167   56   51   14   48   70
Al Downing             7   6  2.80  24  23   5   0   3  157  150   63   49   11   52   92
Bill Singer            5  12  3.49  21  20   3   0   3  142  120   67   55    7   47   93
Pete Mikkelsen         3   5  3.61  27   0   0   5   0   47   53   25   19    3   16   32
Ron Perranoski         1   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    0    4    2
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         13   3  1.24  48   0   0  13   0   87   59   15   12    2   38   75
Bill Stoneman         10   9  2.98  27  27  10   0   3  196  162   69   65   11   77  133
Mike Torrez           13   9  3.09  26  25  11   0   0  187  155   69   64   10   76   90
Tom Walker             2   1  3.23  36   0   0   0   0   56   58   23   20    4   19   35
John Strohmayer        1   1  3.32  39   0   0   3   0   62   60   25   23    3   25   40
Carl Morton            5  11  3.97  21  21   1   0   0  131  130   65   58   15   44   41
Balor Moore            5   6  4.08  14  14   4   0   1   86   73   41   39    9   34   97
Ernie McAnally         2  13  4.20  20  19   3   0   1  114  104   57   53    9   48   62
Steve Renko            1   8  6.00  22  10   0   0   0   66   68   47   44    9   56   42
Denny Lemaster         2   0  7.78  13   0   0   0   0   20   28   17   17    2    6   13
Joe Gilbert            0   1  8.24  19   0   0   0   0   32   37   29   29    3   17   25
Hector Torres          0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    5    2    2    0    0    0

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw             4   5  1.82  36   0   0  18   0   79   56   20   16    3   27   68
Jon Matlack           11   7  2.18  25  23   6   0   3  181  151   53   44   10   53  120
Ray Sadecki            2   0  2.55  22   2   0   0   0   49   48   20   14    2   18   23
Jim McAndrew           9   4  2.56  20  15   4   1   0  113   88   34   32    8   30   60
Danny Frisella         4   7  2.91  31   0   0   7   0   53   47   19   17    7   13   36
Tom Seaver            15   9  2.91  26  26  10   0   2  201  173   72   65   16   61  179
Brent Strom            0   1  3.48   2   2   0   0   0   10    9    6    4    1    5    7
Gary Gentry            5   8  3.86  27  22   3   0   0  142  135   70   61   17   63  100
Jerry Koosman          8  10  4.36  27  19   3   1   1  126  119   67   61   10   38  117
Buzz Capra             3   2  4.58  14   6   0   0   0   53   50   27   27    7   27   45
Bob Rauch              0   1  5.19   8   0   0   0   0    9   10    6    5    0   10    6
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
Joe Hoerner            0   2  2.08  15   0   0   3   0   22   21    6    5    2    5   12
Steve Carlton         20   7  2.10  31  31  22   0   7  261  182   65   61   13   67  252
Barry Lersch           2   4  3.24  29   5   1   0   0   75   70   30   27    6   26   35
Darrell Brandon        5   5  3.57  32   4   0   2   0   76   82   34   30    7   29   51
Mac Scarce             1   1  3.66  17   0   0   1   0   20   17    8    8    2   13   25
Bill Wilson            1   1  3.78  13   0   0   0   0   17   13    7    7    1    6    9
Chris Short            1   1  3.91  19   0   0   1   0   23   24   12   10    3    8   20
Ken Reynolds           0  11  4.15  25  15   0   0   0  104   98   49   48   11   37   59
Wayne Twitchell        3   5  4.27  41   7   1   1   1   97   96   50   46    5   40   74
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
Gary Neibauer          0   2  4.60   7   2   0   0   0   16   14    9    8    0   13    5
Bill Champion          4  13  4.81  24  22   2   0   0  120  138   68   64   11   44   50
Dick Selma             2   8  5.01  36  10   1   3   0   88   77   55   49   11   64   54
Bob Terlecki           0   0  9.82   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    4    4    1    5    2

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Miller             5   1  1.85  27   0   0   3   0   39   36   10    8    1   19   16
Ramon Hernandez        5   0  1.88  41   0   0   9   0   57   40   13   12    2   19   39
Dave Giusti            4   4  1.91  42   0   0  19   0   57   48   13   12    2   16   40
Steve Blass           14   6  2.66  24  24   7   0   1  186  173   61   55   16   55   86
Dock Ellis            11   6  2.82  20  20   3   0   0  131  123   51   41    6   24   75
Bruce Kison            6   4  2.91  24  11   4   3   0  108   84   40   35    7   50   80
Nelson Briles         12   5  3.01  20  19   6   0   2  134  129   57   45   12   30   82
Bob Moose              9   8  3.32  23  22   5   1   3  168  162   72   62    9   33  105
Luke Walker            4   5  3.39  21  11   2   1   0   74   75   33   28    4   29   34
Bob Johnson            3   4  3.41  24   9   0   2   0   90   83   36   34   13   38   62
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   9   0   0   1   0   10    2    2    0    0    4    5
Gary Ross              3   2  2.19  46   0   0   2   0   70   63   21   17    1   35   35
Mike Caldwell          6   5  2.83  32  11   3   2   1  115  113   49   36    5   37   73
Clay Kirby            10  13  3.06  30  30   9   0   2  224  188   80   76   20  107  169
Fred Norman            6   9  3.36  32  20   7   2   4  147  136   59   55   14   57  108
Steve Arlin            8  16  3.53  29  28  10   0   3  199  154   86   78   14  108  131
Mike Corkins           4   7  3.69  37   5   1   4   0   98   86   45   40   13   43   78
Bill Greif             5  14  5.11  28  20   2   2   1  116  127   74   66   14   42   87
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  5.23  32   0   0   1   0   33   41   19   19    2   24   24
Ed Acosta              3   5  5.54  34   2   0   0   0   63   86   44   39    5   22   38
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
Jim Willoughby         2   1  2.52   3   3   2   0   0   25   22    7    7    2    4   13
Ron Bryant            10   5  2.63  27  20   8   0   3  161  124   54   47   12   55   85
Jim Barr               5   7  2.99  37  11   5   2   1  132  118   53   44   14   31   66
Randy Moffitt          1   1  3.00  30   0   0   4   0   54   52   19   18    4   22   29
Steve Stone            5   8  3.06  20  16   4   0   1  109   88   44   37   10   39   73
Don McMahon            3   3  3.09  39   0   0   5   0   58   38   20   20    5   19   41
Juan Marichal          5  14  3.62  22  22   6   0   0  154  160   75   62   14   41   68
Frank Reberger         3   2  3.62  13   7   2   0   0   70   65   30   28    6   26   39
John Morris            0   0  4.26   7   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    2    2    5
Jerry Johnson          7   5  4.50  39   0   0   7   0   60   54   33   30    3   35   41
Sam McDowell           8   7  4.57  20  20   4   0   0  128  117   71   65    9   65   94
Don Carrithers         4   8  5.77  22  13   2   1   0   83   93   59   53    8   39   38
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   7   0   0   0   0    8    8    0    0    0    4    3
Diego Segui            3   1  1.85  22   0   0   6   0   39   29   12    8    1   19   35
Moe Drabowsky          1   1  2.60  30   0   0   2   0   28   29   13    8    4   14   22
Scipio Spinks          5   5  2.67  16  16   6   0   0  118   96   39   35    5   59   93
Bob Gibson            14   7  2.76  25  25  16   0   4  199  168   65   61   14   63  141
Lowell Palmer          0   1  3.15  13   0   0   0   0   20   15    8    7    1   13   21
Charlie Hudson         0   0  3.38   6   0   0   0   0    5    3    2    2    0    5    1
Rick Wise             11  14  3.44  27  27  15   0   2  199  199   81   76   15   49  100
Dennis Higgins         1   2  3.74  14   1   0   0   0   22   18   13    9    0   20   19
Reggie Cleveland      12  10  3.91  26  26  10   0   3  186  186   93   81   17   50  118
Don Durham             1   6  4.54   7   6   0   0   0   36   33   22   18    1   17   27
Joe Grzenda            1   0  4.70  26   0   0   0   0   31   37   18   16    0   16   13
Al Santorini           6   8  4.93  22  13   1   0   1   88   97   50   48    4   29   45
Tony Cloninger         0   2  5.19  17   0   0   0   0   26   29   17   15    2   19   11
John Cumberland        1   1  6.64  12   1   0   0   0   20   21   16   15    5    7    6
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)         20
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         18
  T. Seaver (NY)           15
  S. Blass (PIT)           14
  B. Gibson (STL)          14
  M. Marshall (MON)        13
  G. Nolan (CIN)           13
  C. Osteen (LA)           13
  D. Sutton (LA)           13
  M. Torrez (MON)          13

Losses:

  S. Arlin (SD)            16
  B. Greif (SD)            14
  J. Marichal (SF)         14
  R. Wise (STL)            14
  B. Champion (PHI)        13
  C. Kirby (SD)            13
  E. McAnally (MON)        13
  R. Reed (ATL)            12
  B. Singer (LA)           12
  B. Hooton (CHI)          11

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         22
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         21
  B. Gibson (STL)          16
  R. Wise (STL)            15
  P. Niekro (ATL)          13
  D. Sutton (LA)           11
  M. Torrez (MON)          11
  S. Arlin (SD)            10
  R. Cleveland (STL)       10
  L. Dierker (HOU)         10

Saves:

  C. Carroll (CIN)         25
  D. Giusti (PIT)          19
  T. McGraw (NY)           18
  J. Brewer (LA)           15
  J. Aker (CHI)            13
  F. Gladding (HOU)        13
  M. Marshall (MON)        13
  P. Borbon (CIN)           9
  R. Hernandez (PIT)        9
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           8

Shutouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  D. Sutton (LA)            6
  L. Dierker (HOU)          5
  B. Gibson (STL)           4
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          4
  F. Norman (SD)            4
  S. Arlin (SD)             3
  J. Billingham (CIN)       3
  R. Bryant (SF)            3
  R. Cleveland (STL)        3

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      261.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      249.1
  C. Kirby (SD)         223.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)       221.1
  D. Sutton (LA)        201.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        201.1
  B. Gibson (STL)       199.0
  R. Wise (STL)         199.0
  S. Arlin (SD)         198.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)     196.0

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        209
  R. Reed (ATL)           200
  P. Niekro (ATL)         199
  R. Wise (STL)           199
  D. Roberts (HOU)        196
  C. Kirby (SD)           188
  R. Cleveland (STL)      186
  S. Carlton (PHI)        182
  S. Blass (PIT)          173
  T. Seaver (NY)          173

Runs:

  R. Reed (ATL)            94
  R. Cleveland (STL)       93
  D. Roberts (HOU)         88
  P. Niekro (ATL)          87
  S. Arlin (SD)            86
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         84
  R. Wise (STL)            81
  C. Kirby (SD)            80
  J. Marichal (SF)         75
  B. Greif (SD)            74

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         25
  C. Kirby (SD)            20
  K. Forsch (HOU)          18
  P. Niekro (ATL)          18
  D. Roberts (HOU)         18
  R. Cleveland (STL)       17
  G. Gentry (NY)           17
  R. Grimsley (CIN)        17
  S. Blass (PIT)           16
  R. Schueler (ATL)        16

Walks:

  S. Arlin (SD)           108
  C. Kirby (SD)           107
  B. Stoneman (MON)        77
  M. Torrez (MON)          76
  S. Carlton (PHI)         67
  B. Hooton (CHI)          65
  S. McDowell (SF)         65
  D. Selma (PHI)           64
  G. Gentry (NY)           63
  B. Gibson (STL)          63

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        252
  T. Seaver (NY)          179
  C. Kirby (SD)           169
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        161
  D. Sutton (LA)          146
  B. Gibson (STL)         141
  B. Stoneman (MON)       133
  S. Arlin (SD)           131
  J. Reuss (HOU)          129
  D. Wilson (HOU)         129

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