Sunday August 27, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, August 27, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     65  55  2.75  120  32  26  1089   942  404  333   67  316  672
Pittsburgh      74  46  2.96  120  27  38  1099  1005  418  362   79  340  646
Cincinnati      76  45  3.09  121  24  44  1117  1047  421  383   95  332  612
New York        62  56  3.17  118  26  30  1073   954  428  378   88  363  780
Chicago         65  57  3.37  123  44  23  1094  1047  460  410   95  335  641
St. Louis       59  61  3.58  120  49  10  1070  1019  478  426   73  402  685
Houston         69  54  3.69  123  32  25  1114  1049  501  457   97  389  783
Philadelphia    44  76  3.72  120  30  13  1085  1026  494  448   94  412  742
Montreal        55  65  3.76  120  29  16  1071   979  482  447   81  461  669
San Diego       46  75  3.76  121  32  14  1123  1064  527  469   99  514  776
San Francisco   54  69  3.81  123  34  19  1101  1027  531  466  104  396  618
Atlanta         57  67  4.25  125  33  19  1110  1145  581  524  118  394  600

 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)   21   7  2.14  32  32  22   0   7  269  194   68   64   14   68  256
Don Sutton (LA)       14   8  2.22  26  26  12   0   6  211  148   62   52   11   40  152
Jon Matlack (NY)      11   7  2.26  26  24   6   0   3  187  156   57   47   12   54  122
Tommy John (LA)       11   5  2.53  24  24   4   0   1  160  144   52   45    9   34  103
Steve Blass (PIT)     14   6  2.60  25  25   7   0   1  197  179   63   57   17   64   90
Claude Osteen (LA)    14   9  2.64  25  25   8   0   3  184  176   59   54   14   51   71
Ross Grimsley (CIN)   12   6  2.65  23  22   4   0   1  160  159   51   47   17   42   59
Bob Gibson (STL)      15   7  2.74  26  26  16   0   4  207  174   67   63   14   65  147
Burt Hooton (CHI)      8  11  2.78  26  25   7   0   2  172  145   61   53   11   66  107

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Phil Niekro           12  10  3.11  31  29  13   0   0  229  203   91   79   18   36  130
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
Cecil Upshaw           3   5  4.34  34   0   0   9   0   46   47   22   22    5   17   18
Pat Jarvis             9   7  4.52  32   5   0   2   0   84   87   46   42    7   37   48
Tom Kelley             5   7  4.62  21  14   2   0   1  103  107   59   53   11   58   52
George Stone           5  10  4.72  28  13   2   1   1   95  119   54   50   13   34   57
Jim Nash               1   1  5.46  11   4   0   1   0   31   35   20   19    2   25   10
Mike McQueen           0   1  5.49  17   1   0   1   0   41   47   27   25    7   23   25
Steve Barber           0   0  5.74   5   0   0   0   0   16   18   10   10    1    6    6
Denny McLain           3   4  6.00  13   8   2   1   0   48   46   33   32   10   16   19
Joe Hoerner            1   2  6.64  23   0   0   2   0   20   32   16   15    3    6   16
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
Burt Hooton            8  11  2.78  26  25   7   0   2  172  145   61   53   11   66  107
Jack Aker              5   5  2.94  36   0   0  13   0   49   45   22   16    4   15   30
Fergie Jenkins        18  10  3.08  31  31  21   0   4  257  221   93   88   29   54  165
Rick Reuschel          6   6  3.18  14  12   3   0   2   85   83   32   30    3   21   59
Milt Pappas           10   7  3.32  22  21   6   0   1  141  148   63   52   14   22   57
Bill Hands             9   8  3.33  28  24   6   0   3  159  153   68   59   11   40   75
Bill Bonham            1   0  3.86   8   3   0   0   0   28   30   13   12    3   12   21
Tom Phoebus            3   2  3.86  32   1   0   6   0   75   67   35   32    9   40   55
Juan Pizarro           4   4  4.14  14   6   1   0   0   54   60   26   25    7   29   19
Steve Hamilton         1   0  4.76  22   0   0   0   0   17   24    9    9    1    8   13
Dan McGinn             0   3  5.05  36   0   0   4   0   52   60   33   29    2   23   36
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  2.63  48   0   0  25   0   72   69   24   21    4   21   36
Tom Hall               6   1  2.64  36   7   1   6   1   99   61   33   29    8   43  107
Ross Grimsley         12   6  2.65  23  22   4   0   1  160  159   51   47   17   42   59
Pedro Borbon           6   2  3.00  45   1   0  10   0   87   82   31   29    4   21   35
Jack Billingham       10  10  3.04  28  24   8   1   4  172  160   61   58   11   45   95
Jim McGlothlin         7   6  3.65  26  17   3   0   1  118  132   54   48   10   38   59
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
Don Gullett            6   7  4.26  24   9   1   2   0   87   89   41   41   10   26   60
Jim Merritt            1   0  4.50   4   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    4
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          4   5  2.31  32   0   0  13   0   39   27   11   10    1    9   16
Don Wilson            10   8  2.95  24  24   9   0   2  156  134   61   51   13   44  138
George Culver          4   2  2.95  37   0   0   2   0   82   59   27   27    6   36   70
Tom Griffin            4   3  2.99  30   4   1   3   1   78   74   28   26    6   25   66
Larry Dierker         13   7  3.11  25  25  11   0   5  185  177   70   64   11   41   95
Jim Ray               10   7  3.67  43   0   0   7   0   81   64   40   33    9   36   46
Ken Forsch             5   5  3.96  24  20   1   0   0  132  136   62   58   18   50   90
Jerry Reuss            8  10  4.21  24  24   4   0   1  148  131   77   69   10   65  131
Dave Roberts          10   6  4.56  26  25   6   0   2  166  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  1.13  45   0   0  16   0   72   36   13    9    5   22   61
Pete Richert           2   2  1.93  30   0   0   4   0   42   36   13    9    2   11   32
Don Sutton            14   8  2.22  26  26  12   0   6  211  148   62   52   11   40  152
Tommy John            11   5  2.53  24  24   4   0   1  160  144   52   45    9   34  103
Claude Osteen         14   9  2.64  25  25   8   0   3  184  176   59   54   14   51   71
Al Downing             7   6  2.87  25  24   5   0   3  163  158   66   52   11   54   97
Bill Singer            5  12  3.49  21  20   3   0   3  142  120   67   55    7   47   93
Pete Mikkelsen         4   5  3.70  28   0   0   5   0   49   57   26   20    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         14   4  1.58  50   0   0  13   0   91   65   19   16    3   41   77
Bill Stoneman         10   9  2.94  28  28  10   0   3  202  170   70   66   11   80  139
Mike Torrez           13   9  3.16  27  26  11   0   0  194  162   73   68   11   82   93
Tom Walker             2   1  3.18  37   0   0   0   0   57   58   23   20    4   21   35
John Strohmayer        1   1  3.52  41   0   0   3   0   64   63   27   25    4   26   40
Balor Moore            5   6  4.08  14  14   4   0   1   86   73   41   39    9   34   97
Ernie McAnally         2  14  4.27  21  20   3   0   1  118  109   62   56   10   51   63
Carl Morton            5  12  4.32  22  22   1   0   0  133  137   71   64   15   44   41
Steve Renko            1   8  5.35  24  10   0   0   0   74   72   47   44    9   58   46
Denny Lemaster         2   0  7.78  13   0   0   0   0   20   28   17   17    2    6   13
Joe Gilbert            0   1  8.53  20   0   0   0   0   32   37   30   30    3   18   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  1.80  37   0   0  18   0   80   57   20   16    3   28   68
Jon Matlack           11   7  2.26  26  24   6   0   3  187  156   57   47   12   54  122
Jim McAndrew           9   5  2.48  21  16   4   1   0  120   94   36   33    9   32   61
Tom Seaver            16   9  2.98  27  27  10   0   2  208  179   76   69   17   62  186
Ray Sadecki            2   1  3.04  23   2   0   0   0   50   50   23   17    3   20   23
Danny Frisella         4   7  3.13  32   0   0   8   0   55   50   21   19    7   14   36
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  4.66   9   0   0   0   0   10   11    6    5    0   11    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         21   7  2.14  32  32  22   0   7  269  194   68   64   14   68  256
Barry Lersch           2   4  3.24  29   5   1   0   0   75   70   30   27    6   26   35
Mac Scarce             1   1  3.32  19   0   0   2   0   22   18    8    8    2   13   27
Bill Wilson            1   1  3.57  15   0   0   0   0   18   13    7    7    1    6    9
Darrell Brandon        5   5  3.57  32   4   0   2   0   76   82   34   30    7   29   51
Chris Short            1   1  3.91  19   0   0   1   0   23   24   12   10    3    8   20
Wayne Twitchell        3   6  4.22  42   8   1   1   1  102  105   54   48    6   40   81
Woodie Fryman          4  10  4.36  23  17   3   1   2  120  131   64   58   15   39   69
Ken Reynolds           0  12  4.43  26  16   0   0   0  108  102   54   53   11   40   60
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  4.73  25  22   2   0   0  122  140   69   64   11   46   51
Dick Selma             2   8  5.20  37  10   1   3   0   90   81   58   52   12   67   55
Bob Terlecki           0   0  7.71   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    4    4    1    6    3

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ramon Hernandez        5   0  1.81  43   0   0   9   0   60   43   13   12    2   19   41
Dave Giusti            5   4  1.86  44   0   0  19   0   58   48   13   12    2   16   42
Bob Miller             5   1  1.98  28   0   0   3   0   41   39   11    9    2   20   16
Steve Blass           14   6  2.60  25  25   7   0   1  197  179   63   57   17   64   90
Bruce Kison            6   5  2.97  25  12   4   3   0  115   87   44   38    8   52   83
Dock Ellis            11   7  3.14  21  21   3   0   0  135  131   57   47    6   26   77
Nelson Briles         12   6  3.28  21  20   6   0   2  143  140   64   52   13   33   85
Bob Johnson            3   4  3.30  25   9   0   2   0   93   84   36   34   13   38   64
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 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  0.61  12   0   0   1   0   15    6    3    1    0    5    7
Gary Ross              4   2  2.16  49   0   0   2   0   75   67   24   18    1   40   37
Mike Caldwell          6   6  3.09  33  12   3   2   1  117  120   55   40    5   39   75
Clay Kirby            10  14  3.18  31  31   9   0   2  224  190   83   79   20  109  169
Mike Corkins           4   7  3.59  38   5   1   4   0  103   89   47   41   13   46   80
Fred Norman            6   9  3.62  34  21   7   2   4  154  147   66   62   16   61  111
Steve Arlin            8  17  3.74  30  29  10   0   3  200  160   91   83   14  108  131
Bill Greif             5  14  5.11  28  20   2   2   1  116  127   74   66   14   42   87
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  5.25  34   0   0   1   0   36   49   21   21    3   27   24
Ed Acosta              3   5  5.53  36   2   0   0   0   68   90   47   42    5   28   42
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         3   1  2.12   4   4   3   0   0   34   29    9    8    2    4   16
Ron Bryant            10   5  2.86  28  21   8   0   3  167  133   60   53   16   56   89
Jim Barr               5   7  2.99  37  11   5   2   1  132  118   53   44   14   31   66
Steve Stone            5   8  3.06  21  16   4   0   1  109   88   44   37   10   41   73
Randy Moffitt          1   2  3.15  31   0   0   4   0   54   54   20   19    4   23   30
Don McMahon            3   3  3.54  41   0   0   5   0   61   42   24   24    6   21   43
Juan Marichal          5  14  3.62  22  22   6   0   0  154  160   75   62   14   41   68
Frank Reberger         3   3  3.89  14   8   2   0   0   76   72   35   33    6   27   42
John Morris            0   0  4.26   7   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    2    2    5
Sam McDowell           8   7  4.56  21  20   4   0   0  128  117   71   65    9   65   94
Jerry Johnson          7   5  4.67  40   0   0   7   0   62   60   36   32    4   36   43
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   1  0.93   8   0   0   0   0   10   13    2    1    0    5    3
Diego Segui            3   1  2.23  24   0   0   7   0   40   32   14   10    1   19   36
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            15   7  2.74  26  26  16   0   4  207  174   67   63   14   65  147
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             12  14  3.38  28  28  16   0   2  208  206   83   78   15   50  107
Reggie Cleveland      13  10  3.94  27  27  10   0   3  194  194   97   85   18   50  127
Dennis Higgins         1   2  3.97  15   1   0   1   0   23   19   14   10    0   22   20
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  5.00  23  14   1   0   1   94  101   54   52    4   33   49
Tony Cloninger         0   2  5.19  17   0   0   0   0   26   29   17   15    2   19   11
John Cumberland        1   1  6.43  13   1   0   0   0   21   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)         21
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         18
  T. Seaver (NY)           16
  B. Gibson (STL)          15
  S. Blass (PIT)           14
  M. Marshall (MON)        14
  C. Osteen (LA)           14
  D. Sutton (LA)           14
  R. Cleveland (STL)       13
  L. Dierker (HOU)         13

Losses:

  S. Arlin (SD)            17
  B. Greif (SD)            14
  C. Kirby (SD)            14
  J. Marichal (SF)         14
  E. McAnally (MON)        14
  R. Wise (STL)            14
  B. Champion (PHI)        13
  C. Morton (MON)          12
  R. Reed (ATL)            12
  K. Reynolds (PHI)        12

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         22
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         21
  B. Gibson (STL)          16
  R. Wise (STL)            16
  P. Niekro (ATL)          13
  D. Sutton (LA)           12
  L. Dierker (HOU)         11
  M. Torrez (MON)          11
  S. Arlin (SD)            10
  R. Cleveland (STL)       10

Saves:

  C. Carroll (CIN)         25
  D. Giusti (PIT)          19
  T. McGraw (NY)           18
  J. Brewer (LA)           16
  J. Aker (CHI)            13
  F. Gladding (HOU)        13
  M. Marshall (MON)        13
  P. Borbon (CIN)          10
  R. Hernandez (PIT)        9
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           9

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      269.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      257.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       228.2
  C. Kirby (SD)         223.2
  D. Sutton (LA)        210.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        208.1
  R. Wise (STL)         208.0
  B. Gibson (STL)       207.0
  B. Stoneman (MON)     202.0
  S. Arlin (SD)         200.0

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        221
  R. Wise (STL)           206
  P. Niekro (ATL)         203
  R. Reed (ATL)           200
  D. Roberts (HOU)        196
  S. Carlton (PHI)        194
  R. Cleveland (STL)      194
  C. Kirby (SD)           190
  S. Blass (PIT)          179
  T. Seaver (NY)          179

Runs:

  R. Cleveland (STL)       97
  R. Reed (ATL)            94
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         93
  S. Arlin (SD)            91
  P. Niekro (ATL)          91
  D. Roberts (HOU)         88
  C. Kirby (SD)            83
  R. Wise (STL)            83
  J. Reuss (HOU)           77
  T. Seaver (NY)           76

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         29
  C. Kirby (SD)            20
  R. Cleveland (STL)       18
  K. Forsch (HOU)          18
  P. Niekro (ATL)          18
  D. Roberts (HOU)         18
  S. Blass (PIT)           17
  G. Gentry (NY)           17
  R. Grimsley (CIN)        17
  T. Seaver (NY)           17

Walks:

  C. Kirby (SD)           109
  S. Arlin (SD)           108
  M. Torrez (MON)          82
  B. Stoneman (MON)        80
  S. Carlton (PHI)         68
  D. Selma (PHI)           67
  B. Hooton (CHI)          66
  B. Gibson (STL)          65
  S. McDowell (SF)         65
  J. Reuss (HOU)           65

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        256
  T. Seaver (NY)          186
  C. Kirby (SD)           169
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        165
  D. Sutton (LA)          152
  B. Gibson (STL)         147
  B. Stoneman (MON)       139
  D. Wilson (HOU)         138
  S. Arlin (SD)           131
  J. Reuss (HOU)          131


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