Wednesday August 30, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, August 30, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     65  57  2.79  122  33  26  1107   957  415  343   69  329  680
Pittsburgh      77  46  2.93  123  28  40  1126  1029  424  367   81  350  657
Cincinnati      78  46  3.07  124  24  46  1144  1066  428  390  100  340  634
New York        63  58  3.17  121  26  31  1098   976  437  387   90  369  796
Chicago         67  57  3.38  125  45  23  1114  1074  469  418   96  343  648
St. Louis       60  63  3.55  123  52  10  1097  1035  486  432   73  409  711
Houston         71  54  3.66  125  32  26  1132  1069  505  460   98  395  794
Philadelphia    44  78  3.70  122  30  13  1101  1036  501  453   96  422  752
Montreal        57  65  3.74  122  29  18  1089   997  487  452   85  467  684
San Francisco   56  70  3.77  126  36  19  1127  1046  537  472  107  400  628
San Diego       46  78  3.85  124  32  14  1147  1093  548  490  104  520  793
Atlanta         57  69  4.21  127  33  19  1128  1163  588  528  121  399  611

 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   8  2.19  33  33  22   0   7  275  197   71   67   14   72  259
Don Sutton (LA)       14   8  2.22  26  26  12   0   6  211  148   62   52   11   40  152
Jim McAndrew (NY)     10   5  2.31  22  17   4   1   0  128   99   36   33    9   33   65
Jon Matlack (NY)      11   8  2.37  27  25   6   0   3  193  164   61   51   12   55  125
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
Burt Hooton (CHI)      8  11  2.73  27  25   7   0   2  175  148   61   53   11   69  108
Bob Gibson (STL)      15   8  2.75  27  27  17   0   4  216  180   70   66   14   67  161

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Phil Niekro           12  11  3.09  32  30  13   0   0  236  210   94   81   19   37  137
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  4.54  22  14   2   0   1  105  109   59   53   11   60   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  2.73  27  25   7   0   2  175  148   61   53   11   69  108
Jack Aker              6   5  2.82  37   0   0  13   0   51   46   22   16    4   16   31
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
Fergie Jenkins        18  10  3.23  32  32  21   0   4  259  229   98   93   29   54  165
Bill Hands             9   8  3.33  28  24   6   0   3  159  153   68   59   11   40   75
Tom Phoebus            3   2  3.86  32   1   0   6   0   75   67   35   32    9   40   55
Bill Bonham            1   0  3.90   9   3   0   0   0   32   37   16   14    3   15   24
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  2.72  38   7   1   8   1  103   64   35   31    9   45  112
Pedro Borbon           6   2  2.95  46   1   0  10   0   88   85   31   29    4   21   36
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            7   7  4.13  25  10   1   2   0   94   95   43   43   11   27   63
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  3.59  45   0   0   8   0   83   66   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            9  10  4.11  25  25   4   0   1  155  141   80   71   11   66  139
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   6  1.22  46   0   0  16   0   74   38   14   10    6   22   64
Pete Richert           2   2  1.84  31   0   0   4   0   44   37   13    9    2   14   35
Don Sutton            14   8  2.22  26  26  12   0   6  211  148   62   52   11   40  152
Claude Osteen         14   9  2.64  25  25   8   0   3  184  176   59   54   14   51   71
Tommy John            11   5  2.78  25  25   4   0   1  162  148   57   50   10   36  103
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  3.88  29   0   0   5   0   49   58   27   21    3   18   32
Mike Strahler          0   2  4.20  13   1   0   0   0   30   28   19   14    4   18   16
Hoyt Wilhelm           0   1  4.62  16   0   0   1   0   25   20   16   13    0   15    9
Ron Perranoski         1   0  5.63   4   0   0   0   0    8    9    5    5    0    6    2
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  1.57  51   0   0  14   0   92   65   19   16    3   42   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         3  14  4.13  22  21   3   0   1  126  117   64   58   12   53   70
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
Jim McAndrew          10   5  2.31  22  17   4   1   0  128   99   36   33    9   33   65
Jon Matlack           11   8  2.37  27  25   6   0   3  193  164   61   51   12   55  125
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  3.80  28  22   3   0   0  144  136   70   61   17   65  103
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   8  2.19  33  33  22   0   7  275  197   71   67   14   72  259
Bill Wilson            1   1  3.05  17   0   0   0   0   21   16    9    7    1    9   13
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  5.14  38  10   1   3   0   91   82   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            7   5  2.75  26  13   5   3   1  124   93   44   38    8   57   85
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
Mike Corkins           4   8  3.78  39   6   1   4   0  110   97   52   46   14   48   84
Steve Arlin            8  18  3.84  31  30  10   0   3  206  171   96   88   15  108  139
Fred Norman            6   9  3.92  35  21   7   2   4  156  150   72   68   17   65  113
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  5.40  38   2   0   0   0   70   91   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         4   1  2.09   5   5   4   0   0   43   36   11   10    4    4   19
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   8  2.75  27  27  17   0   4  216  180   70   66   14   67  161
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)            18
  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)          17
  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
  M. Marshall (MON)        14
  J. Aker (CHI)            13
  F. Gladding (HOU)        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)      275.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      259.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)       236.0
  C. Kirby (SD)         223.2
  B. Gibson (STL)       216.0
  D. Sutton (LA)        210.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        208.1
  R. Wise (STL)         208.0
  S. Arlin (SD)         206.0
  S. Blass (PIT)        205.0

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        229
  P. Niekro (ATL)         210
  R. Wise (STL)           206
  R. Cleveland (STL)      201
  R. Reed (ATL)           200
  S. Carlton (PHI)        197
  D. Roberts (HOU)        196
  C. Kirby (SD)           190
  S. Blass (PIT)          187
  B. Gibson (STL)         180

Runs:

  R. Cleveland (STL)      100
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         98
  S. Arlin (SD)            96
  P. Niekro (ATL)          94
  R. Reed (ATL)            94
  D. Roberts (HOU)         88
  C. Kirby (SD)            83
  R. Wise (STL)            83
  J. Reuss (HOU)           80
  J. Marichal (SF)         79

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         29
  C. Kirby (SD)            20
  P. Niekro (ATL)          19
  R. Cleveland (STL)       18
  K. Forsch (HOU)          18
  D. Roberts (HOU)         18
  S. Blass (PIT)           17
  G. Gentry (NY)           17
  R. Grimsley (CIN)        17
  F. Norman (SD)           17

Walks:

  C. Kirby (SD)           109
  S. Arlin (SD)           108
  M. Torrez (MON)          82
  B. Stoneman (MON)        80
  S. Carlton (PHI)         72
  B. Hooton (CHI)          69
  S. Blass (PIT)           68
  B. Gibson (STL)          67
  D. Selma (PHI)           67
  S. McDowell (SF)         66

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        259
  T. Seaver (NY)          186
  C. Kirby (SD)           169
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        165
  B. Gibson (STL)         161
  D. Sutton (LA)          152
  D. Wilson (HOU)         141
  S. Arlin (SD)           139
  J. Reuss (HOU)          139
  B. Stoneman (MON)       139


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