Saturday May 27, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 27, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     22  16  2.13   38  12   8   347   269   99   82   17  103  198
Chicago         19  16  2.74   35  16   7   316   278  110   96   23  106  179
New York        27  10  2.93   37   7  15   341   289  118  111   24  109  238
Pittsburgh      21  14  3.20   35   5  11   329   294  132  117   29  107  191
San Diego       15  24  3.23   39  10   4   354   308  139  127   30  164  243
Houston         24  13  3.23   37  11   9   337   302  138  121   21  113  200
Philadelphia    16  20  3.28   36  13   3   327   289  128  119   29  112  220
Cincinnati      20  17  3.89   37   5  11   333   330  157  144   36   94  198
St. Louis       14  24  4.02   38  14   1   338   347  168  151   27  136  196
Montreal        16  21  4.07   37   9   6   329   316  157  149   21  154  187
San Francisco   14  27  4.13   41  10   8   362   344  195  166   34  127  224
Atlanta         15  21  4.83   36   8   6   315   360  183  169   33   94  151

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Claude Osteen (LA)     5   2  1.06   7   7   3   0   1   60   46    8    7    2   17   20
Don Sutton (LA)        6   0  1.29   8   8   4   0   2   70   32   11   10    4   16   50
Steve Stone (SF)       1   4  1.99   9   7   2   0   1   50   39   13   11    1   16   38
Fred Norman (SD)       4   3  2.07   9   8   5   0   3   65   45   16   15    4   21   43
Gary Gentry (NY)       3   1  2.13   8   8   2   0   0   55   39   16   13    3   25   38
Steve Arlin (SD)       3   4  2.22   9   9   2   0   2   65   46   19   16    2   32   40
Al Downing (LA)        2   2  2.25   8   8   2   0   1   56   50   19   14    2   22   34
Gary Nolan (CIN)       6   1  2.25   9   9   2   0   1   68   54   21   17    5   13   40
Jon Matlack (NY)       5   0  2.26   8   6   2   0   0   56   43   15   14    1   11   32
Bill Singer (LA)       3   4  2.39   8   8   2   0   2   60   50   19   16    3   14   42

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Schueler           1   0  2.52  10   2   0   0   0   25   18    9    7    3    8   15
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  2.70   6   0   0   3   0    7    7    2    2    0    0    4
Phil Niekro            6   4  3.72  11  10   6   0   0   77   76   34   32    6    5   42
Tom Kelley             3   4  4.29   8   8   0   0   0   57   61   28   27    7   25   23
Ron Reed               2   6  4.53   9   9   2   0   0   58   58   33   29    4   17   28
Jim Hardin             0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    1    0
Mike McQueen           0   1  5.40   3   1   0   1   0   10   12    8    6    2    6    4
Steve Barber           0   0  5.74   5   0   0   0   0   16   18   10   10    1    6    6
Pat Jarvis             2   2  6.31   8   4   0   0   0   26   39   19   18    2    8   15
Gary Neibauer          0   0  7.41   7   0   0   0   0   17   27   15   14    6    4    8
Jim Nash               1   0  7.94   7   0   0   1   0   11   14   11   10    0    9    2
George Stone           0   3 11.70   8   2   0   1   0   10   27   13   13    2    5    4

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jack Aker              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    1
Steve Hamilton         0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    3    0    0    0    1    3
Phil Regan             0   1  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    4    6    1    1    0    2    2
Dan McGinn             0   2  2.45  12   0   0   4   0   18   14    7    5    0    6   10
Bill Hands             3   1  2.47   9   7   2   0   1   51   48   16   14    1   12   26
Burt Hooton            4   4  2.56   8   8   4   0   1   63   40   19   18    4   30   44
Milt Pappas            3   3  2.62   7   7   2   0   1   45   50   17   13    4   11   25
Juan Pizarro           3   1  2.70   6   3   0   0   0   30   30   10    9    2   13   12
Fergie Jenkins         5   4  2.82  10  10   8   0   0   83   69   30   26    9   20   47
Tom Phoebus            1   0  3.68   8   0   0   2   0   15   13    6    6    2    7    7
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
Ross Grimsley          2   0  1.93   4   3   0   0   0   23   23    5    5    3    6    9
Gary Nolan             6   1  2.25   9   9   2   0   1   68   54   21   17    5   13   40
Clay Carroll           3   1  2.35  18   0   0   7   0   23   19    7    6    1    5   11
Wayne Simpson          1   1  2.96   4   3   0   0   0   24   20    9    8    2    5   12
Tom Hall               2   1  3.16  13   2   1   2   1   31   17   12   11    2   10   39
Ed Sprague             0   0  4.00  12   0   0   0   0   18   13    9    8    3    9    6
Jim McGlothlin         2   4  4.11  11   6   1   0   1   46   51   24   21    4   10   25
Jim Merritt            1   0  4.50   4   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    4
Pedro Borbon           1   1  4.68  14   1   0   2   0   25   33   14   13    1   10   12
Jack Billingham        1   6  5.21  10   8   1   0   1   48   54   29   28    6   17   27
Don Gullett            1   2 10.70   7   4   0   0   0   18   30   21   21    7    6   12
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
Tom Griffin            1   0  0.00   4   1   1   0   1   16    6    0    0    0    5    9
Fred Gladding          0   1  1.13   7   0   0   4   0    8    4    1    1    0    0    4
George Culver          1   0  2.38  12   0   0   2   0   23   14    6    6    2   12   13
Jim Ray                7   0  2.59  14   0   0   3   0   24   22    8    7    0   12   10
Larry Dierker          4   2  2.77   7   7   3   0   3   55   44   17   17    2   11   27
Ken Forsch             2   2  2.89   7   7   1   0   0   56   58   20   18    5   17   33
Don Wilson             3   3  3.15   7   7   2   0   0   46   42   21   16    4   11   32
Dave Roberts           3   2  4.02   8   8   3   0   1   56   61   28   25    2   17   24
Jerry Reuss            3   3  4.02   7   7   1   0   0   47   45   27   21    5   22   43
Wade Blasingame        0   0 13.50   8   0   0   0   0    5    4    8    8    1    4    5
Jim York               0   0 18.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    0    2    0

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Claude Osteen          5   2  1.06   7   7   3   0   1   60   46    8    7    2   17   20
Don Sutton             6   0  1.29   8   8   4   0   2   70   32   11   10    4   16   50
Jim Brewer             2   2  1.52  14   0   0   3   0   24   11    5    4    1   10   15
Al Downing             2   2  2.25   8   8   2   0   1   56   50   19   14    2   22   34
Bill Singer            3   4  2.39   8   8   2   0   2   60   50   19   16    3   14   42
Tommy John             3   3  2.84   7   7   1   0   0   44   44   18   14    2   10   17
Pete Richert           0   1  3.38   7   0   0   2   0    8    9    4    3    1    4    3
Hoyt Wilhelm           0   0  4.50   6   0   0   1   0    8    8    5    4    0    4    5
Pete Mikkelsen         1   1  4.61  10   0   0   2   0   14   13    7    7    0    2    9
Mike Strahler          0   1  7.36   2   0   0   0   0    4    6    3    3    2    4    3

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          3   0  1.46  15   0   0   4   0   25   25    6    4    1   16   19
Mike Torrez            4   2  2.78   8   7   4   0   0   55   41   17   17    1   24   30
Tom Walker             0   1  2.81  11   0   0   0   0   16   16    5    5    1    5    7
Bill Stoneman          4   4  2.84   9   9   4   0   0   63   56   21   20    4   24   46
Carl Morton            2   4  3.74   7   7   1   0   0   46   40   21   19    3   16   16
John Strohmayer        0   1  4.45  17   0   0   2   0   30   27   15   15    2   13   19
Ernie McAnally         0   5  5.59   8   8   0   0   0   39   42   25   24    3   16   18
Steve Renko            1   3  6.03   8   6   0   0   0   31   35   23   21    4   30   15
Joe Gilbert            0   1  7.45   6   0   0   0   0   10    9    8    8    0    5    8
Denny Lemaster         2   0  9.82  10   0   0   0   0   15   25   16   16    2    5    9

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw             3   1  0.56  13   0   0   7   0   32   15    2    2    0    9   27
Danny Frisella         1   0  0.84   7   0   0   4   0   11    7    1    1    1    1    4
Gary Gentry            3   1  2.13   8   8   2   0   0   55   39   16   13    3   25   38
Jon Matlack            5   0  2.26   8   6   2   0   0   56   43   15   14    1   11   32
Jim McAndrew           3   1  2.67   7   3   1   1   0   30   24    9    9    2    8   22
Tom Seaver             7   2  3.00   9   9   2   0   1   66   58   24   22    7   18   56
Chuck Taylor           0   0  3.06  13   0   0   2   0   18   20    6    6    0    5    3
Buzz Capra             3   2  4.38   8   5   0   0   0   37   36   18   18    6   14   31
Ray Sadecki            1   0  5.40   6   2   0   0   0   13   17    8    8    1    8    6
Jerry Koosman          1   3  6.94   9   4   0   1   0   23   30   19   18    3   10   19

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Reynolds           0   0  1.42   7   0   0   0   0   13    8    2    2    1    3    9
Joe Hoerner            0   1  1.98  10   0   0   1   0   14   11    3    3    0    3    7
Steve Carlton          5   5  2.46  10  10   7   0   2   84   56   25   23    5   21   88
Barry Lersch           1   2  2.84   8   2   1   0   0   25   19    8    8    3    9    7
Woodie Fryman          2   3  3.10   8   8   2   0   2   52   52   21   18    4   11   30
Bill Champion          3   2  3.61   8   8   2   0   0   47   51   21   19    4   20   22
Darrell Brandon        2   1  3.68   9   0   0   0   0   15   20    6    6    3    1   12
Wayne Twitchell        2   0  4.32  15   0   0   1   0   17   14    8    8    0    9   13
Dick Selma             1   5  4.56   8   8   1   0   0   49   41   26   25    7   31   23
Chris Short            0   1  5.73  10   0   0   1   0   11   17    8    7    2    4    9

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ramon Hernandez        1   0  0.57  12   0   0   3   0   16    4    2    1    0    4   11
Bob Miller             2   1  1.10  12   0   0   2   0   16   15    2    2    0   11    8
Bruce Kison            0   0  2.61   9   0   0   3   0   21   13    7    6    1    7   17
Steve Blass            5   1  2.76   8   8   2   0   1   59   57   19   18    8   14   26
Dock Ellis             5   2  2.80   7   7   1   0   0   45   40   15   14    3    6   28
Luke Walker            2   1  3.09   6   3   0   0   0   23   23   10    8    0   13    9
Bob Moose              2   2  3.67   7   6   1   1   1   49   40   21   20    5    7   30
Bob Johnson            0   2  3.89   7   7   0   0   0   44   40   21   19    5   20   26
Dave Giusti            1   4  4.22  14   0   0   2   0   21   24   10   10    1    9   10
Nelson Briles          3   1  4.50   5   4   1   0   0   26   28   18   13    6    9   20
Bob Veale              0   0  6.00   5   0   0   0   0    9   10    7    6    0    7    6

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  2.03  11   0   0   0   0   13   10    3    3    0    9   11
Fred Norman            4   3  2.07   9   8   5   0   3   65   45   16   15    4   21   43
Steve Arlin            3   4  2.22   9   9   2   0   2   65   46   19   16    2   32   40
Mike Caldwell          1   1  2.25  12   0   0   2   0   20   18    5    5    1   12   12
Mike Kilkenny          0   0  2.70   4   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    2    5
Gary Ross              0   1  2.70  13   0   0   0   0   20   20    8    6    0   15   11
Mike Corkins           0   1  3.29  11   1   0   2   0   14   12    5    5    2    6   12
Clay Kirby             3   5  3.71  10  10   2   0   0   70   58   32   29    6   36   49
Ed Acosta              1   2  3.76  11   1   0   0   0   26   28   13   11    4    8   18
Bill Greif             3   6  4.66  10   9   1   0   1   46   55   25   24    4   17   34
Tom Phoebus            0   1  7.94   1   1   0   0   0    6    3    5    5    2    6    8
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
Steve Stone            1   4  1.99   9   7   2   0   1   50   39   13   11    1   16   38
Charlie Williams       0   0  2.70   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    2    0
Don McMahon            0   1  3.26  14   0   0   3   0   19   12    7    7    2    6   10
Ron Bryant             2   3  3.38  11   4   1   0   0   48   41   20   18    3   11   34
Juan Marichal          1   8  3.63  10  10   4   0   0   72   67   36   29    6   20   32
Jim Barr               0   1  3.90  16   0   0   1   0   30   29   15   13    4    7   24
Don Carrithers         1   3  4.20   9   4   0   1   0   30   26   17   14    4   12   14
John Morris            0   0  4.26   7   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    2    2    5
Sam McDowell           6   1  4.31  10  10   3   0   0   65   58   36   31    5   33   52
John Cumberland        0   4  9.13   7   6   0   0   0   23   34   27   23    6    7    7
Jerry Johnson          3   2  9.19  13   0   0   3   0   16   26   17   16    1   11    8

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Charlie Hudson         0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    3    0
Moe Drabowsky          1   1  2.61  12   0   0   1   0   10   13    3    3    2    3    5
Scipio Spinks          3   1  2.77   8   8   3   0   0   62   55   20   19    3   28   48
Rick Wise              4   4  3.10   9   9   5   0   0   73   72   28   25    5   19   36
Tony Cloninger         0   0  3.65   8   0   0   0   0   12   10    5    5    0    8    3
Bob Gibson             1   5  4.10   9   9   4   0   0   64   65   31   29    7   19   44
Reggie Cleveland       3   3  4.33   8   8   2   0   0   54   57   31   26    6   20   32
Dennis Higgins         0   2  5.40   9   0   0   0   0   13   12   11    8    0   14   11
Al Santorini           2   6  5.46   9   3   0   0   0   28   31   19   17    1    8   13
Joe Grzenda            0   0  8.68   8   0   0   0   0    9   17    9    9    0    6    2
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

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Ray (HOU)              7
  T. Seaver (NY)            7
  S. McDowell (SF)          6
  P. Niekro (ATL)           6
  G. Nolan (CIN)            6
  D. Sutton (LA)            6
  S. Blass (PIT)            5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  D. Ellis (PIT)            5
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          5

Losses:

  J. Marichal (SF)          8
  J. Billingham (CIN)       6
  B. Greif (SD)             6
  R. Reed (ATL)             6
  A. Santorini (STL)        6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  B. Gibson (STL)           5
  C. Kirby (SD)             5
  E. McAnally (MON)         5
  D. Selma (PHI)            5

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)          8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           6
  F. Norman (SD)            5
  R. Wise (STL)             5
  B. Gibson (STL)           4
  B. Hooton (CHI)           4
  J. Marichal (SF)          4
  B. Stoneman (MON)         4
  D. Sutton (LA)            4

Saves:

  C. Carroll (CIN)          7
  T. McGraw (NY)            7
  D. Frisella (NY)          4
  F. Gladding (HOU)         4
  M. Marshall (MON)         4
  D. McGinn (CHI)           4
  J. Brewer (LA)            3
  R. Hernandez (PIT)        3
  J. Johnson (SF)           3
  B. Kison (PIT)            3

Shutouts:

  L. Dierker (HOU)          3
  F. Norman (SD)            3
  S. Arlin (SD)             2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  W. Fryman (PHI)           2
  B. Singer (LA)            2
  D. Sutton (LA)            2
  J. Billingham (CIN)       1
  S. Blass (PIT)            1
  A. Downing (LA)           1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)       84.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       83.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        77.1
  R. Wise (STL)          72.2
  J. Marichal (SF)       72.0
  C. Kirby (SD)          70.1
  D. Sutton (LA)         69.2
  G. Nolan (CIN)         68.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         66.0
  F. Norman (SD)         65.1

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          76
  R. Wise (STL)            72
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         69
  J. Marichal (SF)         67
  B. Gibson (STL)          65
  T. Kelley (ATL)          61
  D. Roberts (HOU)         61
  K. Forsch (HOU)          58
  C. Kirby (SD)            58
  S. McDowell (SF)         58

Runs:

  J. Marichal (SF)         36
  S. McDowell (SF)         36
  P. Niekro (ATL)          34
  R. Reed (ATL)            33
  C. Kirby (SD)            32
  R. Cleveland (STL)       31
  B. Gibson (STL)          31
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         30
  J. Billingham (CIN)      29
  T. Kelley (ATL)          28

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)          9
  S. Blass (PIT)            8
  B. Gibson (STL)           7
  D. Gullett (CIN)          7
  T. Kelley (ATL)           7
  T. Seaver (NY)            7
  D. Selma (PHI)            7
  J. Billingham (CIN)       6
  N. Briles (PIT)           6
  B. Capra (NY)             6

Walks:

  C. Kirby (SD)            36
  S. McDowell (SF)         33
  S. Arlin (SD)            32
  D. Selma (PHI)           31
  B. Hooton (CHI)          30
  S. Renko (MON)           30
  S. Spinks (STL)          28
  G. Gentry (NY)           25
  T. Kelley (ATL)          25
  B. Stoneman (MON)        24

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         88
  T. Seaver (NY)           56
  S. McDowell (SF)         52
  D. Sutton (LA)           50
  C. Kirby (SD)            49
  S. Spinks (STL)          48
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         47
  B. Stoneman (MON)        46
  B. Gibson (STL)          44
  B. Hooton (CHI)          44

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