Sunday September 3, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, September 3, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     69  58  2.78  127  37  27  1151   985  428  355   70  339  701
Pittsburgh      80  46  2.93  126  29  41  1154  1066  434  376   81  355  677
Cincinnati      80  47  3.07  127  24  46  1174  1088  438  400  102  351  653
New York        65  59  3.20  124  26  31  1124  1002  454  400   91  378  818
Chicago         69  59  3.33  129  46  24  1150  1099  480  425   96  354  668
St. Louis       61  66  3.54  127  53  10  1133  1063  500  445   74  424  736
Houston         73  56  3.64  129  34  26  1168  1108  519  473  100  407  814
Montreal        58  67  3.69  125  30  19  1117  1019  494  458   87  477  702
Philadelphia    47  81  3.74  128  33  13  1152  1089  528  479  102  448  777
San Francisco   56  73  3.81  129  36  19  1153  1076  555  488  109  416  644
San Diego       47  80  3.89  127  33  14  1172  1129  570  506  107  530  805
Atlanta         59  72  4.30  132  35  20  1173  1213  622  560  127  430  629

 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)   22   8  2.12  34  34  23   0   8  284  202   71   67   14   75  263
Jim McAndrew (NY)     10   5  2.19  23  18   4   1   0  136  106   37   33    9   34   69
Don Sutton (LA)       14   9  2.30  27  27  13   0   6  219  154   67   56   11   42  158
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
Jim Barr (SF)          6   7  2.71  39  13   6   2   2  149  128   54   45   14   34   71
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
Ron Reed              11  13  3.92  28  28  10   0   1  195  204  100   85   14   58  105
Ron Schueler           4   8  3.99  32  18   3   0   0  135  119   67   60   16   55   91
Jim Hardin             3   2  4.06  21   8   1   2   0   64   74   36   29    8   21   21
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  4.57  24  14   2   0   1  110  114   62   56   12   62   55
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  6.33  24   0   0   2   0   21   32   16   15    3    8   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
Jack Aker              6   5  2.67  39   0   0  13   0   54   47   22   16    4   16   32
Burt Hooton            8  12  2.77  28  26   7   0   2  182  159   64   56   11   70  110
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               7   1  2.60  39   7   1   8   1  107   64   35   31    9   49  116
Jack Billingham       10  11  3.13  30  26   8   1   4  184  171   67   64   14   51  110
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  2.90  35   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  11  4.01  26  26   4   0   1  164  151   82   73   12   71  147
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  1.76  32   0   0   5   0   46   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            6  13  3.39  23  22   4   0   3  157  133   72   59    7   51   98
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  1.54  53   0   0  15   0   93   65   19   16    3   42   79
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   7  4.05  16  16   4   0   1  100   87   48   45   13   40  111
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             6   5  1.73  40   0   0  19   0   83   57   20   16    3   30   71
Jim McAndrew          10   5  2.19  23  18   4   1   0  136  106   37   33    9   34   69
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         22   8  2.12  34  34  23   0   8  284  202   71   67   14   75  263
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  45   0   0  10   0   60   45   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            6   4  2.17  47   0   0  21   0   62   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
Bob Moose             10   8  3.21  25  24   5   1   3  185  182   76   66   11   35  115
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
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
Fred Norman            7   9  3.71  36  22   8   2   5  165  157   72   68   17   68  120
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
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  2.71  39  13   6   2   2  149  128   54   45   14   34   71
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   6  4.71  41   0   0   7   0   63   63   37   33    4   37   44
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  12  3.89  29  29  11   0   3  210  207  105   91   19   53  138
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  4.68  27   0   0   0   0   33   41   19   17    0   16   14
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)         22
  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
  R. Cleveland (STL)       12

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         23
  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)          8
  D. Sutton (LA)            6
  L. Dierker (HOU)          5
  F. Norman (SD)            5
  J. Billingham (CIN)       4
  B. Gibson (STL)           4
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          4
  S. Arlin (SD)             3
  R. Bryant (SF)            3
  R. Cleveland (STL)        3

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      284.1
  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
  R. Cleveland (STL)    210.1

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        229
  P. Niekro (ATL)         210
  R. Wise (STL)           210
  R. Cleveland (STL)      207
  R. Reed (ATL)           204
  S. Carlton (PHI)        202
  D. Roberts (HOU)        202
  C. Kirby (SD)           190
  S. Blass (PIT)          187
  T. Seaver (NY)          185

Runs:

  R. Cleveland (STL)      105
  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)           82
  B. Greif (SD)            79

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         29
  C. Kirby (SD)            20
  R. Cleveland (STL)       19
  P. Niekro (ATL)          19
  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)         75
  J. Reuss (HOU)           71
  B. Hooton (CHI)          70
  S. McDowell (SF)         70
  D. Selma (PHI)           69
  S. Blass (PIT)           68

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        263
  T. Seaver (NY)          194
  C. Kirby (SD)           169
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        165
  B. Gibson (STL)         161
  D. Sutton (LA)          158
  J. Reuss (HOU)          147
  B. Stoneman (MON)       143
  D. Wilson (HOU)         142
  S. Arlin (SD)           139


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