Monday September 4, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, September 4, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     70  59  2.82  129  37  27  1169  1007  441  366   72  343  710
Pittsburgh      82  46  2.90  128  31  41  1172  1076  435  377   81  357  689
Cincinnati      81  48  3.10  129  24  47  1191  1109  448  410  105  357  662
New York        66  60  3.18  126  26  32  1142  1014  458  404   93  384  835
Chicago         70  60  3.32  131  47  24  1167  1116  487  430   96  364  681
St. Louis       62  67  3.54  129  54  11  1151  1082  508  453   75  432  751
Houston         73  57  3.66  130  34  26  1177  1119  525  479  100  410  819
Montreal        59  68  3.69  127  31  19  1134  1038  502  465   87  484  707
Philadelphia    47  83  3.79  130  33  13  1168  1111  543  492  105  452  787
San Francisco   56  74  3.79  130  36  19  1161  1082  556  489  110  416  648
San Diego       48  80  3.86  128  33  15  1181  1134  570  506  107  532  810
Atlanta         60  72  4.30  133  35  21  1182  1225  627  565  128  435  636

 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   9  2.37  28  26   6   0   3  201  171   63   53   14   56  134
Steve Blass (PIT)     16   6  2.48  27  27   8   0   2  214  192   66   59   17   69   97
Ross Grimsley (CIN)   12   6  2.51  24  23   4   0   1  169  162   51   47   17   43   62
Bruce Kison (PIT)      8   5  2.63  27  14   6   3   1  133   98   45   39    8   58   93
Bob Gibson (STL)      15   9  2.68  28  28  18   0   4  225  187   71   67   14   69  169
Jim Barr (SF)          6   7  2.71  39  13   6   2   2  149  128   54   45   14   34   71

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Phil Niekro           12  11  3.19  33  31  13   0   0  242  221   99   86   20   42  142
Ron Reed              11  13  3.92  28  28  10   0   1  195  204  100   85   14   58  105
Ron Schueler           5   8  3.94  33  18   3   0   0  137  119   67   60   16   55   92
Jim Hardin             3   2  4.06  21   8   1   2   0   64   74   36   29    8   21   21
Cecil Upshaw           3   5  4.07  36   0   0  11   0   49   48   22   22    5   18   19
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
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
Fergie Jenkins        19  10  3.12  33  33  22   0   5  268  233   98   93   29   58  169
Rick Reuschel          6   7  3.16  15  13   3   0   2   91   92   36   32    3   23   62
Jack Aker              6   5  3.21  40   0   0  13   0   56   54   27   20    4   18   33
Bill Hands            10   8  3.33  29  25   6   0   3  165  155   71   61   11   42   77
Bill Bonham            1   0  3.41  11   3   0   1   0   37   39   16   14    3   18   32
Tom Phoebus            3   2  3.86  32   1   0   6   0   75   67   35   32    9   40   55
Juan Pizarro           4   5  3.97  15   7   1   0   0   59   66   28   26    7   32   24
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
Ross Grimsley         12   6  2.51  24  23   4   0   1  169  162   51   47   17   43   62
Clay Carroll           6   4  2.54  51   0   0  25   0   78   75   25   22    4   23   39
Tom Hall               7   1  2.59  40   7   1   8   1  108   65   35   31    9   49  117
Jack Billingham       10  11  3.13  30  26   8   1   4  184  171   67   64   14   51  110
Pedro Borbon           6   2  3.36  49   1   0  11   0   94   91   37   35    5   26   40
Jim McGlothlin         7   6  3.83  27  18   3   0   1  122  139   58   52   12   39   60
Ed Sprague             3   2  3.93  30   1   0   0   0   53   47   28   23    6   25   18
Don Gullett            8   7  4.04  26  11   1   2   0  100  102   45   45   11   28   67
Wayne Simpson          7   5  4.04  19  18   1   0   0  105   95   49   47   13   41   56
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  2.83  36   0   0  13   0   41   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  3.03  27  27  12   0   5  202  192   74   68   11   44  104
Tom Griffin            4   3  3.08  31   4   1   3   1   79   77   30   27    6   27   67
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
Jim Ray               10   9  4.09  47   0   0   8   0   84   72   45   38    9   38   46
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             8   6  1.21  47   0   0  16   0   74   38   14   10    6   22   64
Pete Richert           2   2  1.75  33   0   0   5   0   46   38   13    9    2   14   35
Don Sutton            14   9  2.30  27  27  13   0   6  219  154   67   56   11   42  158
Al Downing             8   6  2.77  26  25   6   0   3  172  162   67   53   11   56  104
Claude Osteen         15  10  2.85  27  27   9   0   3  199  192   69   63   15   53   76
Tommy John            11   5  2.86  26  26   4   0   1  167  155   60   53   12   36  106
Bill Singer            6  13  3.39  23  22   4   0   3  157  133   72   59    7   51   98
Mike Strahler          0   2  3.98  14   1   0   0   0   32   29   20   14    4   19   16
Pete Mikkelsen         4   5  3.98  30   0   0   5   0   52   60   29   23    3   20   36
Ron Perranoski         1   0  4.50   5   0   0   0   0   10   10    5    5    0    7    2
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  1.54  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
Mike Torrez           14   9  3.11  28  27  11   0   0  202  169   75   70   11   84   99
Tom Walker             2   1  3.12  39   0   0   1   0   61   63   24   21    4   21   35
John Strohmayer        1   1  3.62  42   0   0   3   0   65   65   28   26    4   27   40
Carl Morton            6  12  4.05  23  23   2   0   1  142  142   71   64   15   47   44
Balor Moore            6   7  4.05  16  16   4   0   1  100   87   48   45   13   40  111
Ernie McAnally         3  15  4.37  23  22   3   0   1  130  124   70   63   12   55   71
Steve Renko            1   8  5.21  25  10   0   0   0   76   74   47   44    9   59   47
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  1.81  41   0   0  20   0   84   59   21   17    3   30   72
Jim McAndrew          10   5  2.19  23  18   4   1   0  136  106   37   33    9   34   69
Jon Matlack           11   9  2.37  28  26   6   0   3  201  171   63   53   14   56  134
Ray Sadecki            2   1  2.82  25   2   0   0   0   54   51   24   17    3   21   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            6   8  3.66  29  23   3   0   0  152  139   71   62   17   69  110
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
Woodie Fryman          4  10  4.36  23  17   3   1   2  120  131   64   58   15   39   69
Wayne Twitchell        3   8  4.41  44  10   1   1   1  114  121   63   56    6   45   94
Mac Scarce             1   2  4.44  24   0   0   2   0   26   24   13   13    6   14   30
Bill Champion          4  13  4.92  26  22   2   0   0  124  144   73   68   11   49   52
Jim Nash               0   5  5.19   6   5   0   0   0   26   33   22   15    4    8   11
Gary Neibauer          0   2  5.30   9   2   0   0   0   19   17   12   11    1   14    7
Dick Selma             2   9  5.44  39  10   1   3   0   91   83   61   55   12   69   55
Bob Terlecki           0   0  6.48   6   0   0   0   0    8   10    8    6    2    9    4

 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           16   6  2.48  27  27   8   0   2  214  192   66   59   17   69   97
Bruce Kison            8   5  2.63  27  14   6   3   1  133   98   45   39    8   58   93
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  2.25  52   0   0   3   0   80   74   30   20    2   43   39
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           5   8  3.58  40   7   1   4   0  116  101   52   46   14   49   87
Fred Norman            7   9  3.71  36  22   8   2   5  165  157   72   68   17   68  120
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   2  2.02   6   6   4   0   0   49   41   12   11    5    4   23
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  3.34  34   0   0   4   0   59   61   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
Moe Drabowsky          1   1  2.60  30   0   0   2   0   28   29   13    8    4   14   22
Diego Segui            3   1  2.66  26   0   0   8   0   44   37   17   13    2   22   40
Scipio Spinks          5   5  2.67  16  16   6   0   0  118   96   39   35    5   59   93
Bob Gibson            15   9  2.68  28  28  18   0   4  225  187   71   67   14   69  169
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
Jim Bibby              1   0  5.68   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    4    4    0    5    5
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)         19
  S. Blass (PIT)           16
  T. Seaver (NY)           16
  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
  E. McAnally (MON)        15
  C. Kirby (SD)            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)         22
  B. Gibson (STL)          18
  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)           20
  J. Brewer (LA)           16
  M. Marshall (MON)        15
  J. Aker (CHI)            13
  F. Gladding (HOU)        13
  P. Borbon (CIN)          11
  C. Upshaw (ATL)          11
  R. Hernandez (PIT)       10

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      284.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      268.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)       242.1
  B. Gibson (STL)       225.0
  C. Kirby (SD)         223.2
  D. Sutton (LA)        218.2
  R. Wise (STL)         217.0
  T. Seaver (NY)        214.1
  S. Blass (PIT)        214.0
  B. Stoneman (MON)     213.0

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        233
  P. Niekro (ATL)         221
  R. Wise (STL)           210
  R. Cleveland (STL)      207
  R. Reed (ATL)           204
  S. Carlton (PHI)        202
  D. Roberts (HOU)        202
  S. Blass (PIT)          192
  L. Dierker (HOU)        192
  C. Osteen (LA)          192

Runs:

  R. Cleveland (STL)      105
  R. Reed (ATL)           100
  P. Niekro (ATL)          99
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         98
  S. Arlin (SD)            96
  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
  P. Niekro (ATL)          20
  R. Cleveland (STL)       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
  S. Blass (PIT)           69
  G. Gentry (NY)           69

Strikeouts:

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

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