Friday September 1, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, September 1, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     67  58  2.79  125  36  26  1133   973  424  351   70  335  696
Pittsburgh      78  46  2.95  124  28  41  1135  1044  430  372   81  353  663
Cincinnati      79  46  3.04  125  24  46  1156  1071  428  390  100  342  638
New York        63  59  3.20  122  26  31  1106   986  445  393   90  372  804
Chicago         68  58  3.35  127  45  24  1132  1087  477  422   96  352  659
St. Louis       61  64  3.51  125  53  10  1115  1044  489  435   73  416  725
Houston         73  54  3.61  127  34  26  1150  1082  506  461   98  398  804
Montreal        57  66  3.71  123  30  18  1100  1006  488  453   85  472  688
Philadelphia    45  80  3.75  125  31  13  1126  1063  518  469  100  439  768
San Francisco   56  71  3.81  127  36  19  1135  1058  547  480  108  405  634
San Diego       46  79  3.90  125  32  14  1155  1109  562  500  107  525  794
Atlanta         58  70  4.26  129  34  19  1146  1186  604  542  123  414  620

 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   9  2.30  27  27  13   0   6  219  154   67   56   11   42  158
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
Ross Grimsley (CIN)   12   6  2.51  24  23   4   0   1  169  162   51   47   17   43   62
Steve Blass (PIT)     15   6  2.59  26  26   7   0   1  205  187   66   59   17   68   93
Claude Osteen (LA)    15   9  2.65  26  26   9   0   3  193  182   62   57   15   53   74
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  13  3.92  28  28  10   0   1  195  204  100   85   14   58  105
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
Jimmy Freeman          1   0  5.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    8    5    5    1   11    5
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  6.17  14   8   2   1   0   54   57   38   37   11   18   21
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  2.75  38   0   0  13   0   52   46   22   16    4   16   31
Rick Reuschel          6   7  3.16  15  13   3   0   2   91   92   36   32    3   23   62
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            10   8  3.33  29  25   6   0   3  165  155   71   61   11   42   77
Bill Bonham            1   0  3.53  10   3   0   1   0   36   39   16   14    3   17   29
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  4.89  37   0   0   4   0   53   60   34   29    2   26   37
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           6   4  2.49  50   0   0  25   0   76   72   24   21    4   23   38
Ross Grimsley         12   6  2.51  24  23   4   0   1  169  162   51   47   17   43   62
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         14   7  3.01  26  26  12   0   5  194  184   71   65   11   42   99
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          11   6  4.33  27  26   7   0   3  175  202   88   84   18   53  102
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   9  2.30  27  27  13   0   6  219  154   67   56   11   42  158
Claude Osteen         15   9  2.65  26  26   9   0   3  193  182   62   57   15   53   74
Al Downing             8   6  2.77  26  25   6   0   3  172  162   67   53   11   56  104
Tommy John            11   5  2.78  25  25   4   0   1  162  148   57   50   10   36  103
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  10  2.83  29  29  11   0   3  213  179   71   67   11   85  143
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  10  3.02  28  28  10   0   2  214  185   79   72   17   62  194
Ray Sadecki            2   1  3.04  23   2   0   0   0   50   50   23   17    3   20   23
Danny Frisella         4   7  3.54  33   0   0   8   0   56   54   26   22    7   16   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  4.33  28  19   3   1   1  127  119   67   61   10   39  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
Darrell Brandon        5   5  3.42  33   5   0   2   0   82   84   35   31    8   32   54
Barry Lersch           2   5  3.70  30   6   1   0   0   75   74   34   31    7   28   36
Chris Short            1   1  3.91  19   0   0   1   0   23   24   12   10    3    8   20
Ken Reynolds           1  12  4.17  27  17   1   0   0  117  109   55   54   12   44   63
Mac Scarce             1   2  4.18  21   0   0   2   0   24   21   11   11    5   14   28
Gary Neibauer          0   2  4.32   8   2   0   0   0   17   14    9    8    0   13    6
Woodie Fryman          4  10  4.36  23  17   3   1   2  120  131   64   58   15   39   69
Wayne Twitchell        3   7  4.36  43   9   1   1   1  109  113   59   53    6   44   89
Jim Nash               0   4  4.58   5   4   0   0   0   20   26   17   10    3    6    8
Bob Terlecki           0   0  4.70   5   0   0   0   0    8    7    5    4    1    9    4
Bill Champion          4  13  4.92  26  22   2   0   0  124  144   73   68   11   49   52
Dick Selma             2   8  5.14  38  10   1   3   0   91   82   58   52   12   67   55

 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
Bob Miller             5   1  1.98  28   0   0   3   0   41   39   11    9    2   20   16
Dave Giusti            5   4  2.20  46   0   0  21   0   61   54   16   15    2   17   45
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            12   7  3.11  22  22   3   0   0  142  141   60   49    6   28   81
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  2.16  14   0   0   1   0   17    9    6    4    0    6    7
Gary Ross              4   2  2.34  51   0   0   2   0   77   73   30   20    2   42   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
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  4.97  35   0   0   1   0   38   50   21   21    3   27   24
Ed Acosta              3   5  5.32  39   2   0   0   0   71   91   47   42    5   28   44
Bill Greif             5  15  5.35  29  21   2   2   1  119  133   79   71   16   44   87
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   6  3.04  29  22   8   0   3  169  136   64   57   16   60   90
Steve Stone            5   8  3.04  22  16   4   0   1  110   88   44   37   10   41   73
Randy Moffitt          1   2  3.45  33   0   0   4   0   57   60   23   22    4   23   31
Don McMahon            3   3  3.63  42   0   0   5   0   62   43   25   25    7   21   44
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  5.57  23  13   2   1   0   86   97   61   53    8   40   42
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  2.18  25   0   0   7   0   41   32   14   10    1   21   38
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
Rick Wise             13  14  3.28  29  29  17   0   2  217  210   84   79   15   53  117
Charlie Hudson         0   0  3.38   6   0   0   0   0    5    3    2    2    0    5    1
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   9  4.78  24  15   1   0   1  102  106   56   54    4   35   51
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
  C. Osteen (LA)           15
  L. Dierker (HOU)         14
  M. Marshall (MON)        14
  G. Nolan (CIN)           14
  D. Sutton (LA)           14

Losses:

  S. Arlin (SD)            18
  B. Greif (SD)            15
  J. Marichal (SF)         15
  C. Kirby (SD)            14
  E. McAnally (MON)        14
  R. Wise (STL)            14
  B. Champion (PHI)        13
  R. Reed (ATL)            13
  B. Singer (LA)           13
  C. Morton (MON)          12

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         22
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         21
  B. Gibson (STL)          17
  R. Wise (STL)            17
  P. Niekro (ATL)          13
  D. Sutton (LA)           13
  L. Dierker (HOU)         12
  R. Cleveland (STL)       11
  B. Stoneman (MON)        11
  M. Torrez (MON)          11

Saves:

  C. Carroll (CIN)         25
  D. Giusti (PIT)          21
  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
  D. Sutton (LA)        218.2
  R. Wise (STL)         217.0
  B. Gibson (STL)       216.0
  T. Seaver (NY)        214.1
  B. Stoneman (MON)     213.0
  S. Arlin (SD)         206.0

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        229
  P. Niekro (ATL)         210
  R. Wise (STL)           210
  R. Reed (ATL)           204
  D. Roberts (HOU)        202
  R. Cleveland (STL)      201
  S. Carlton (PHI)        197
  C. Kirby (SD)           190
  S. Blass (PIT)          187
  T. Seaver (NY)          185

Runs:

  R. Cleveland (STL)      100
  R. Reed (ATL)           100
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         98
  S. Arlin (SD)            96
  P. Niekro (ATL)          94
  D. Roberts (HOU)         88
  R. Wise (STL)            84
  C. Kirby (SD)            83
  J. Reuss (HOU)           80
  B. Greif (SD)            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
  B. Stoneman (MON)        85
  M. Torrez (MON)          82
  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)          194
  C. Kirby (SD)           169
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        165
  B. Gibson (STL)         161
  D. Sutton (LA)          158
  B. Stoneman (MON)       143
  D. Wilson (HOU)         141
  S. Arlin (SD)           139
  J. Reuss (HOU)          139

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