Tuesday August 29, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 29, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     65  56  2.74  121  33  26  1097   946  406  334   67  318  674
Pittsburgh      76  46  2.96  122  27  40  1117  1023  424  367   81  345  655
Cincinnati      77  46  3.08  123  24  45  1135  1057  426  388   99  339  629
New York        63  57  3.16  120  26  31  1090   967  433  383   90  366  790
Chicago         66  57  3.35  124  45  23  1103  1055  461  411   96  336  643
St. Louis       60  62  3.55  122  51  10  1088  1029  483  429   73  407  697
Houston         70  54  3.67  124  32  25  1123  1057  502  458   97  394  786
Philadelphia    44  77  3.70  121  30  13  1093  1031  496  450   96  417  747
Montreal        56  65  3.75  121  29  17  1080   989  485  450   83  464  677
San Francisco   55  70  3.78  125  35  19  1118  1039  535  470  105  400  625
San Diego       46  77  3.79  123  32  14  1139  1078  537  479  102  516  783
Atlanta         57  68  4.23  126  33  19  1119  1154  585  526  120  396  604

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Nolan (CIN)      14   3  1.93  22  22   6   0   2  163  138   44   35   10   29   84
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
Jim McAndrew (NY)     10   5  2.31  22  17   4   1   0  128   99   36   33    9   33   65
Tommy John (LA)       11   5  2.53  24  24   4   0   1  160  144   52   45    9   34  103
Steve Blass (PIT)     15   6  2.59  26  26   7   0   1  205  187   66   59   17   68   93
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

 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   1  3.48  20   7   1   2   0   62   67   31   24    7   21   21
Ron Reed              11  12  3.80  27  27  10   0   1  192  200   94   81   14   56  103
Ron Schueler           4   8  4.02  31  18   3   0   0  134  119   67   60   16   55   91
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           11   7  3.18  23  22   7   0   1  150  156   64   53   15   23   59
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            14   3  1.93  22  22   6   0   2  163  138   44   35   10   29   84
Clay Carroll           5   4  2.59  49   0   0  25   0   73   70   24   21    4   22   37
Ross Grimsley         12   6  2.65  23  22   4   0   1  160  159   51   47   17   42   59
Tom Hall               6   1  2.74  37   7   1   7   1  102   64   35   31    9   45  111
Pedro Borbon           6   2  3.00  45   1   0  10   0   87   82   31   29    4   21   35
Jack Billingham       10  11  3.06  29  25   8   1   4  180  165   64   61   14   49  105
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          5   5  2.25  33   0   0  13   0   40   27   11   10    1   10   16
Don Wilson            10   8  2.87  25  25   9   0   2  163  142   62   52   13   48  141
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  3.65  44   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  13  3.37  22  21   4   0   3  150  124   69   56    7   49   95
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
Tom Walker             2   1  3.07  38   0   0   1   0   59   60   23   20    4   21   35
Mike Torrez           13   9  3.16  27  26  11   0   0  194  162   73   68   11   82   93
John Strohmayer        1   1  3.52  41   0   0   3   0   64   63   27   25    4   26   40
Balor Moore            6   6  4.06  15  15   4   0   1   93   81   44   42   11   37  105
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  1.79  38   0   0  19   0   80   57   20   16    3   29   68
Jon Matlack           11   7  2.26  26  24   6   0   3  187  156   57   47   12   54  122
Jim McAndrew          10   5  2.31  22  17   4   1   0  128   99   36   33    9   33   65
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
Gary Gentry            5   8  3.86  27  22   3   0   0  142  135   70   61   17   63  100
Bob Rauch              0   1  4.22  10   0   0   0   0   11   12    6    5    0   11    7
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
Brent Strom            0   2  4.67   3   3   0   0   0   17   16   11    9    3    6   12
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
Bill Wilson            1   1  3.20  16   0   0   0   0   20   15    7    7    1    8   11
Barry Lersch           2   4  3.24  29   5   1   0   0   75   70   30   27    6   26   35
Darrell Brandon        5   5  3.42  33   5   0   2   0   82   84   35   31    8   32   54
Mac Scarce             1   2  3.74  20   0   0   2   0   22   19    9    9    3   13   27
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  1.79  44   0   0  10   0   60   44   13   12    2   19   42
Dave Giusti            5   4  1.82  45   0   0  20   0   59   49   13   12    2   16   43
Bob Miller             5   1  1.98  28   0   0   3   0   41   39   11    9    2   20   16
Steve Blass           15   6  2.59  26  26   7   0   1  205  187   66   59   17   68   93
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             10   8  3.32  24  23   5   1   3  176  170   75   65   11   34  109
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  0.57  13   0   0   1   0   16    6    3    1    0    5    7
Gary Ross              4   2  2.13  50   0   0   2   0   76   67   24   18    1   40   37
Clay Kirby            10  14  3.18  31  31   9   0   2  224  190   83   79   20  109  169
Mike Caldwell          6   7  3.31  34  13   3   2   1  122  126   60   45    7   39   77
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
Mike Corkins           4   8  3.78  39   6   1   4   0  110   97   52   46   14   48   84
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  5.43  37   2   0   0   0   70   90   47   42    5   28   43
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
Jim Barr               6   7  2.80  38  12   6   2   2  141  121   53   44   14   31   68
Ron Bryant            10   5  2.86  28  21   8   0   3  167  133   60   53   16   56   89
Randy Moffitt          1   2  3.04  32   0   0   4   0   56   56   20   19    4   23   31
Steve Stone            5   8  3.06  21  16   4   0   1  109   88   44   37   10   41   73
Don McMahon            3   3  3.54  41   0   0   5   0   61   42   24   24    6   21   43
Juan Marichal          5  15  3.78  23  23   6   0   0  157  166   79   66   15   44   69
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  4.44  22  20   4   0   0  132  118   71   65    9   66   97
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
Don Durham             2   6  3.83   8   7   1   0   0   45   36   24   19    1   20   35
Reggie Cleveland      13  11  3.85  28  28  11   0   3  203  201  100   87   18   52  131
Dennis Higgins         1   2  3.97  15   1   0   1   0   23   19   14   10    0   22   20
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
  S. Blass (PIT)           15
  B. Gibson (STL)          15
  M. Marshall (MON)        14
  G. Nolan (CIN)           14
  C. Osteen (LA)           14
  D. Sutton (LA)           14
  R. Cleveland (STL)       13

Losses:

  S. Arlin (SD)            17
  J. Marichal (SF)         15
  B. Greif (SD)            14
  C. Kirby (SD)            14
  E. McAnally (MON)        14
  R. Wise (STL)            14
  B. Champion (PHI)        13
  B. Singer (LA)           13
  C. Morton (MON)          12
  R. Reed (ATL)            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
  R. Cleveland (STL)       11
  L. Dierker (HOU)         11
  M. Torrez (MON)          11
  S. Arlin (SD)            10

Saves:

  C. Carroll (CIN)         25
  D. Giusti (PIT)          20
  T. McGraw (NY)           19
  J. Brewer (LA)           16
  J. Aker (CHI)            13
  F. Gladding (HOU)        13
  M. Marshall (MON)        13
  P. Borbon (CIN)          10
  R. Hernandez (PIT)       10
  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
  S. Blass (PIT)        205.0
  R. Cleveland (STL)    203.1

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        221
  R. Wise (STL)           206
  P. Niekro (ATL)         203
  R. Cleveland (STL)      201
  R. Reed (ATL)           200
  D. Roberts (HOU)        196
  S. Carlton (PHI)        194
  C. Kirby (SD)           190
  S. Blass (PIT)          187
  T. Seaver (NY)          179

Runs:

  R. Cleveland (STL)      100
  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. Marichal (SF)         79
  J. Reuss (HOU)           77

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. Blass (PIT)           68
  S. Carlton (PHI)         68
  D. Selma (PHI)           67
  B. Hooton (CHI)          66
  S. McDowell (SF)         66
  B. Gibson (STL)          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
  D. Wilson (HOU)         141
  B. Stoneman (MON)       139
  S. Arlin (SD)           131
  R. Cleveland (STL)      131


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