Thursday September 7, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, September 7, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     71  61  2.85  132  38  27  1196  1034  455  379   75  347  729
Pittsburgh      83  47  2.88  130  32  41  1190  1092  439  381   81  358  700
Cincinnati      82  51  3.15  133  24  48  1224  1142  467  428  110  367  685
New York        66  63  3.20  129  26  32  1169  1038  472  416   98  397  857
Chicago         72  61  3.28  134  49  24  1193  1140  493  435   97  367  695
St. Louis       63  69  3.53  132  55  11  1176  1104  516  461   76  442  765
Houston         74  58  3.64  132  35  26  1199  1144  531  485  100  418  836
Montreal        61  69  3.66  130  32  20  1160  1060  510  472   87  493  722
San Francisco   58  75  3.74  133  37  19  1194  1110  564  496  113  429  668
Philadelphia    49  83  3.76  132  35  13  1186  1130  546  495  106  457  802
San Diego       50  82  3.80  132  35  15  1219  1164  581  515  111  541  836
Atlanta         62  72  4.27  135  35  23  1200  1238  632  569  129  442  647

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Nolan (CIN)      14   5  2.05  24  24   6   0   2  171  146   48   39   13   29   89
Steve Carlton (PHI)   23   8  2.09  35  35  24   0   8  293  211   72   68   14   77  272
Jim McAndrew (NY)     10   5  2.19  23  18   4   1   0  136  106   37   33    9   34   69
Jon Matlack (NY)      11   9  2.37  28  26   6   0   3  201  171   63   53   14   56  134
Don Sutton (LA)       15   9  2.37  28  28  14   0   6  228  163   71   60   12   43  168
Steve Blass (PIT)     16   6  2.48  27  27   8   0   2  214  192   66   59   17   69   97
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
Burt Hooton (CHI)      9  12  2.69  29  27   8   0   2  191  171   66   57   12   71  115
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
Jimmy Freeman          2   0  3.71   2   2   1   0   0   17   13    7    7    2   15   10
Cecil Upshaw           3   5  3.91  37   0   0  12   0   51   50   22   22    5   18   20
Ron Schueler           5   8  3.91  34  18   3   1   0  138  120   67   60   16   55   92
Ron Reed              11  13  3.92  28  28  10   0   1  195  204  100   85   14   58  105
Jim Hardin             3   2  4.06  21   8   1   2   0   64   74   36   29    8   21   21
Pat Jarvis            11   7  4.32  34   6   0   2   0   92   92   49   44    7   42   53
Tom Kelley             5   7  4.57  24  14   2   0   1  110  114   62   56   12   62   55
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            9  12  2.69  29  27   8   0   2  191  171   66   57   12   71  115
Rick Reuschel          7   7  2.88  16  14   4   0   3  100   95   36   32    3   24   67
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
Jack Aker              6   5  3.21  40   0   0  13   0   56   54   27   20    4   18   33
Bill Bonham            1   0  3.32  12   3   0   1   0   38   39   16   14    3   18   33
Bill Hands            10   8  3.33  29  25   6   0   3  165  155   71   61   11   42   77
Tom Phoebus            3   2  3.71  33   1   0   6   0   78   69   35   32    9   40   56
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   4  5.18  38   1   0   4   0   57   67   38   33    2   27   39
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   5  2.05  24  24   6   0   2  171  146   48   39   13   29   89
Clay Carroll           6   4  2.57  53   0   0  26   0   81   79   26   23    4   24   39
Tom Hall               7   1  2.57  41   7   1   8   1  109   66   35   31    9   49  118
Ross Grimsley         12   7  2.75  25  24   4   0   1  174  170   57   53   17   45   65
Pedro Borbon           6   2  3.19  50   1   0  11   0   99   94   37   35    5   27   41
Jack Billingham       10  12  3.20  31  27   8   1   4  191  174   72   68   15   55  118
Jim McGlothlin         7   6  3.83  27  18   3   0   1  122  139   58   52   12   39   60
Ed Sprague             3   2  3.86  31   1   0   0   0   54   49   28   23    6   25   19
Wayne Simpson          8   5  3.98  20  19   1   0   0  113  102   52   50   14   43   63
Don Gullett            8   7  4.04  26  11   1   2   0  100  102   45   45   11   28   67
Jim Merritt            1   0  4.50   4   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    4
Dave Tomlin            0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    3    2    0    1
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
Don Wilson            11   8  2.79  27  27  10   0   2  184  159   67   57   14   51  149
Fred Gladding          5   5  2.83  36   0   0  13   0   41   30   14   13    1   10   16
George Culver          4   2  2.88  39   0   0   2   0   84   62   27   27    6   38   72
Larry Dierker         14   7  3.03  27  27  12   0   5  202  192   74   68   11   44  104
Tom Griffin            4   3  3.04  32   4   1   3   1   80   77   30   27    6   28   67
Ken Forsch             5   5  3.93  25  20   1   0   0  133  137   62   58   18   51   92
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   7  4.47  28  27   7   0   3  177  209   92   88   18   54  104
Jim York               0   1  4.65  21   0   0   0   0   31   32   16   16    2   16   21
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             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
Doug Rau               1   1  2.25   2   2   1   0   0   16    9    4    4    1    2    5
Don Sutton            15   9  2.37  28  28  14   0   6  228  163   71   60   12   43  168
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
Al Downing             8   7  2.91  27  26   6   0   3  179  171   72   58   11   59  109
Bill Singer            6  13  3.39  23  22   4   0   3  157  133   72   59    7   51   98
Ron Perranoski         1   0  3.75   6   0   0   0   0   12   11    6    5    0    7    3
Pete Mikkelsen         4   5  3.98  30   0   0   5   0   52   60   29   23    3   20   36
Mike Strahler          0   2  4.01  15   1   0   0   0   34   31   21   15    5   19   16
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  1.57  55   0   0  16   0   97   67   20   17    3   43   82
Bill Stoneman         10  11  2.88  30  30  11   0   3  219  186   75   70   11   87  146
Tom Walker             2   1  3.12  39   0   0   1   0   61   63   24   21    4   21   35
Mike Torrez           15   9  3.14  29  28  11   0   0  209  177   78   73   11   89  102
John Strohmayer        1   1  3.62  42   0   0   3   0   65   65   28   26    4   27   40
Balor Moore            7   7  3.72  17  17   5   0   2  109   92   48   45   13   41  117
Carl Morton            6  12  4.05  23  23   2   0   1  142  142   71   64   15   47   44
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  1.79  42   0   0  20   0   85   60   22   17    3   32   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  2.93  27   2   0   0   0   58   52   26   19    3   24   29
Tom Seaver            16  11  3.00  29  29  10   0   2  219  189   80   73   18   64  199
Danny Frisella         4   7  3.41  34   0   0   8   0   58   56   27   22    7   16   38
Gary Gentry            6   8  3.66  29  23   3   0   0  152  139   71   62   17   69  110
Jerry Koosman          8  11  4.32  30  20   3   1   1  133  128   70   64   11   41  124
Buzz Capra             3   2  4.58  14   6   0   0   0   53   50   27   27    7   27   45
Bob Rauch              0   1  4.76  12   0   0   0   0   17   17   10    9    1   14   14
Chuck Taylor           0   0  5.52  20   0   0   2   0   31   44   19   19    2    9    9
Brent Strom            0   3  6.26   6   5   0   0   0   23   25   18   16    5    9   13
Hank Webb              0   0 18.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    2    2    1    2    1

 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         23   8  2.09  35  35  24   0   8  293  211   72   68   14   77  272
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           2  12  4.01  28  18   2   0   0  126  119   57   56   13   47   69
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  1.77  46   0   0  10   0   61   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            13   7  2.93  23  23   4   0   1  151  148   60   49    6   28   87
Bob Moose             10   8  3.21  25  24   5   1   3  185  182   76   66   11   35  115
Bob Johnson            3   4  3.30  25   9   0   2   0   93   84   36   34   13   38   64
Nelson Briles         13   7  3.32  23  22   7   0   2  160  158   71   59   13   35   98
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
Gary Ross              4   2  2.25  52   0   0   3   0   80   74   30   20    2   43   39
Al Severinsen          0   1  2.37  16   0   0   1   0   19   11    7    5    0    7    8
Clay Kirby            10  14  3.18  31  31   9   0   2  224  190   83   79   20  109  169
Mike Caldwell          7   8  3.30  36  15   4   2   2  139  146   68   51    7   42   89
Fred Norman            8   9  3.57  37  23   9   2   5  174  160   73   69   18   71  131
Mike Corkins           5   8  3.58  40   7   1   4   0  116  101   52   46   14   49   87
Steve Arlin            8  18  3.73  32  31  10   0   3  215  180   99   89   16  110  141
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  4.85  36   0   0   1   0   39   50   21   21    3   27   24
Ed Acosta              3   5  4.87  40   2   0   0   0   78   95   47   42    5   28   48
Bill Greif             5  16  5.74  30  22   2   2   1  121  138   85   77   18   46   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
Ron Bryant            11   6  2.88  30  23   9   0   4  178  142   64   57   16   62   93
Steve Stone            5   8  2.98  23  16   4   0   1  112   88   44   37   10   43   75
Frank Reberger         3   3  3.62  16   9   2   0   0   87   77   38   35    7   31   45
Randy Moffitt          1   3  3.63  35   0   0   4   0   62   64   26   25    5   25   33
Don McMahon            3   3  3.75  43   0   0   5   0   62   45   26   26    8   21   44
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
Sam McDowell           8   8  4.47  24  22   4   0   0  145  135   78   72   10   75  108
Jerry Johnson          8   6  4.50  42   0   0   7   0   66   66   37   33    4   38   49
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   2   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    1    4
Ray Bare               0   1  0.84   9   0   0   0   0   11   14    2    1    0    5    3
Charlie Hudson         0   0  2.45   7   0   0   0   0    7    3    2    2    0    5    2
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
Rick Wise             14  14  3.27  30  30  18   0   2  226  218   87   82   15   55  123
Lowell Palmer          0   2  3.34  15   1   0   0   0   30   24   12   11    1   23   24
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
Al Santorini           6  10  4.68  25  16   1   0   1  108  112   58   56    5   37   54
Joe Grzenda            1   0  4.68  27   0   0   0   0   33   41   19   17    0   16   14
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)         23
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         19
  S. Blass (PIT)           16
  T. Seaver (NY)           16
  B. Gibson (STL)          15
  C. Osteen (LA)           15
  D. Sutton (LA)           15
  M. Torrez (MON)          15
  L. Dierker (HOU)         14
  M. Marshall (MON)        14

Losses:

  S. Arlin (SD)            18
  B. Greif (SD)            16
  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
  J. Billingham (CIN)      12

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         24
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         22
  B. Gibson (STL)          18
  R. Wise (STL)            18
  D. Sutton (LA)           14
  P. Niekro (ATL)          13
  L. Dierker (HOU)         12
  R. Cleveland (STL)       11
  B. Stoneman (MON)        11
  M. Torrez (MON)          11

Saves:

  C. Carroll (CIN)         26
  D. Giusti (PIT)          21
  T. McGraw (NY)           20
  J. Brewer (LA)           16
  M. Marshall (MON)        16
  J. Aker (CHI)            13
  F. Gladding (HOU)        13
  C. Upshaw (ATL)          12
  P. Borbon (CIN)          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
  R. Bryant (SF)            4
  B. Gibson (STL)           4
  S. Arlin (SD)             3
  R. Cleveland (STL)        3

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      293.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      268.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)       242.1
  D. Sutton (LA)        227.2
  R. Wise (STL)         226.0
  B. Gibson (STL)       225.0
  C. Kirby (SD)         223.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        219.1
  B. Stoneman (MON)     219.0
  S. Arlin (SD)         215.0

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        233
  P. Niekro (ATL)         221
  R. Wise (STL)           218
  S. Carlton (PHI)        211
  D. Roberts (HOU)        209
  R. Cleveland (STL)      207
  R. Reed (ATL)           204
  S. Blass (PIT)          192
  L. Dierker (HOU)        192
  C. Osteen (LA)          192

Runs:

  R. Cleveland (STL)      105
  R. Reed (ATL)           100
  S. Arlin (SD)            99
  P. Niekro (ATL)          99
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         98
  D. Roberts (HOU)         92
  R. Wise (STL)            87
  B. Greif (SD)            85
  C. Kirby (SD)            83
  J. Reuss (HOU)           82

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         29
  C. Kirby (SD)            20
  P. Niekro (ATL)          20
  R. Cleveland (STL)       19
  K. Forsch (HOU)          18
  B. Greif (SD)            18
  F. Norman (SD)           18
  D. Roberts (HOU)         18
  T. Seaver (NY)           18
  S. Blass (PIT)           17

Walks:

  S. Arlin (SD)           110
  C. Kirby (SD)           109
  M. Torrez (MON)          89
  B. Stoneman (MON)        87
  S. Carlton (PHI)         77
  S. McDowell (SF)         75
  B. Hooton (CHI)          71
  F. Norman (SD)           71
  J. Reuss (HOU)           71
  S. Blass (PIT)           69

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        272
  T. Seaver (NY)          199
  B. Gibson (STL)         169
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        169
  C. Kirby (SD)           169
  D. Sutton (LA)          168
  D. Wilson (HOU)         149
  J. Reuss (HOU)          147
  B. Stoneman (MON)       146
  P. Niekro (ATL)         142

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