Saturday September 2, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, September 2, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     68  58  2.77  126  37  26  1142   976  425  352   70  337  698
Pittsburgh      79  46  2.95  125  29  41  1144  1053  433  375   81  354  671
Cincinnati      79  47  3.07  126  24  46  1165  1082  435  397  102  345  644
New York        64  59  3.23  123  26  31  1115   995  453  400   91  376  813
Chicago         69  58  3.33  128  46  24  1141  1087  477  422   96  353  665
St. Louis       61  65  3.52  126  53  10  1124  1053  494  440   73  423  728
Houston         73  55  3.66  128  34  26  1159  1098  517  471   99  402  806
Montreal        58  66  3.69  124  30  19  1109  1013  490  455   85  474  695
Philadelphia    46  81  3.77  127  32  13  1143  1084  528  479  102  445  773
San Francisco   56  72  3.83  128  36  19  1143  1066  553  486  109  412  640
San Diego       46  80  3.92  126  32  14  1163  1122  570  506  107  527  798
Atlanta         59  71  4.27  131  35  20  1164  1201  614  552  125  426  626

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Nolan (CIN)      14   4  2.01  23  23   6   0   2  170  145   47   38   12   29   88
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  4.15  35   0   0  10   0   48   47   22   22    5   18   18
Pat Jarvis            10   7  4.46  33   5   0   2   0   85   87   46   42    7   39   48
Tom Kelley             5   7  4.51  23  14   2   0   1  106  109   59   53   11   60   52
Jimmy Freeman          1   0  5.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    8    5    5    1   11    5
Mike McQueen           0   2  5.04  18   2   1   1   0   50   54   30   28    7   26   28
George Stone           5  10  5.10  29  14   2   1   1  101  127   61   57   15   40   60
Jim Nash               1   1  5.46  11   4   0   1   0   31   35   20   19    2   25   10
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
Milt Pappas           12   7  3.00  24  23   8   0   2  159  156   64   53   15   24   65
Rick Reuschel          6   7  3.16  15  13   3   0   2   91   92   36   32    3   23   62
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
Dave Tomlin            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Gary Nolan            14   4  2.01  23  23   6   0   2  170  145   47   38   12   29   88
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
Jack Billingham       10  11  3.06  29  25   8   1   4  180  165   64   61   14   49  105
Pedro Borbon           6   2  3.32  47   1   0  10   0   89   88   35   33    4   24   38
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  2.93  34   0   0  13   0   40   30   14   13    1   10   16
George Culver          4   2  2.94  38   0   0   2   0   83   59   27   27    6   36   70
Don Wilson            10   8  2.95  26  26   9   0   2  171  149   66   56   14   49  142
Larry Dierker         14   7  3.01  26  26  12   0   5  194  184   71   65   11   42   99
Tom Griffin            4   3  3.08  31   4   1   3   1   79   77   30   27    6   27   67
Jim Ray               10   8  3.78  46   0   0   8   0   83   69   42   35    9   37   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
Doug Rau               1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    3    1    1    0    2    2
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  1.56  52   0   0  15   0   92   65   19   16    3   42   78
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           14   9  3.11  28  27  11   0   0  202  169   75   70   11   84   99
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             5   5  1.76  39   0   0  19   0   82   57   20   16    3   29   70
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
Ray Sadecki            2   1  2.87  24   2   0   0   0   53   51   24   17    3   20   25
Tom Seaver            16  10  3.02  28  28  10   0   2  214  185   79   72   17   62  194
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
Jerry Koosman          8  10  4.31  29  19   3   1   1  127  120   67   61   10   39  118
Buzz Capra             3   2  4.58  14   6   0   0   0   53   50   27   27    7   27   45
Chuck Taylor           0   0  5.52  20   0   0   2   0   31   44   19   19    2    9    9
Bob Rauch              0   1  5.68  11   0   0   0   0   13   15    9    8    0   13   11
Brent Strom            0   2  6.05   4   4   0   0   0   19   20   15   13    4    8   12

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Downs             1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    8    0    0    0    1    2
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  3.22  18   0   0   0   0   22   19   10    8    1   10   13
Darrell Brandon        5   5  3.61  34   6   0   2   0   87   91   39   35    9   34   56
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
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
Mac Scarce             1   2  4.81  22   0   0   2   0   24   23   13   13    6   14   29
Bill Champion          4  13  4.92  26  22   2   0   0  124  144   73   68   11   49   52
Dick Selma             2   9  5.44  39  10   1   3   0   91   83   61   55   12   69   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         13   6  3.26  22  21   7   0   2  152  149   67   55   13   34   93
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  2.12  15   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   8  3.53  35  14   3   2   1  130  139   68   51    7   41   81
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
Steve Stone            5   8  2.98  23  16   4   0   1  112   88   44   37   10   43   75
Ron Bryant            10   6  3.04  29  22   8   0   3  169  136   64   57   16   60   90
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
Frank Reberger         3   3  3.76  15   8   2   0   0   79   73   35   33    6   28   43
Juan Marichal          5  15  3.78  23  23   6   0   0  157  166   79   66   15   44   69
John Morris            0   0  4.26   7   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    2    2    5
Jerry Johnson          7   5  4.67  40   0   0   7   0   62   60   36   32    4   36   43
Sam McDowell           8   8  4.73  23  21   4   0   0  135  125   77   71   10   70  100
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
Rich Folkers           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    1    1
Ray Bare               0   1  0.84   9   0   0   0   0   11   14    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  2.92  14   0   0   0   0   25   17    9    8    1   17   23
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
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
Don Durham             2   7  4.50   9   8   1   0   0   46   40   28   23    1   22   35
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)        15
  J. Aker (CHI)            13
  F. Gladding (HOU)        13
  P. Borbon (CIN)          10
  R. Hernandez (PIT)       10
  C. Upshaw (ATL)          10

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)          84
  S. Carlton (PHI)         72
  S. McDowell (SF)         70
  B. Hooton (CHI)          69
  D. Selma (PHI)           69
  S. Blass (PIT)           68
  B. Gibson (STL)          67

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)         142
  S. Arlin (SD)           139
  J. Reuss (HOU)          139


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