Re: _Stoppers_, JEFF BALL wrote to TERRY MAY on 04 Oct 96:
 JB> It was closer to _half_ the team's wins (45.8%, to be precise).
 JB> In 1972, he led the NL with 27 wins (against just 10 losses), for a
 JB> club--it was not the Cards, but the Phillies--that won only 59 games.
 JB> Nobody else on the staff won more than 7.
I stand corrected.
 JB> That season, Carlton also led the league in ERA (1.97) starts (41),
 JB> complete games (30), innings pitched (346.1), strikeouts (310) and,
 JB> naturally, Cy Young Awards (1).
Phenominal.  Has to be one of the greatest years ever for a pitcher.
And his record following Phillies losses had to be much better than 13-3.
...  1996 NLDS:  Braves sweep Dodgers, 3 games to 0!
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