Wednesday April 18, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, April 18, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles      6   7  2.45   13   3   2   121    97   41   33    7   35   88
Pittsburgh       7   1  2.45    8   1   5    77    52   25   21    3   36   39
New York         5   4  2.62    9   3   4    79    65   24   23    5   27   51
Cincinnati       9   4  2.69   13   3   6   117   109   40   35    6   39   52
Chicago          6   3  2.93    9   1   3    80    68   28   26    5   22   48
San Francisco   10   4  3.00   14   3   4   129   116   49   43   10   55   64
Philadelphia     4   5  3.32    9   4   1    79    61   30   29    8   38   52
Montreal         4   5  3.59    9   2   1    80    74   40   32    4   47   49
San Diego        6   8  3.63   14   2   2   124   115   58   50   15   44   84
Houston          6   8  3.63   14   3   1   131   131   56   53   13   44   79
St. Louis        1   9  4.05   10   1   1    93    95   50   42    8   39   45
Atlanta          3   9  4.75   12   2   1   110   114   61   58    8   45   67

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Greif (SD)        1   0  0.00   5   1   1   1   1   14    4    0    0    0    1    8
Claude Osteen (LA)     1   0  0.60   2   2   1   0   0   15    6    2    1    0    3    3
Tom Seaver (NY)        2   1  0.74   3   3   1   0   0   24   14    2    2    2    6   20
Bob Moose (PIT)        2   0  1.10   2   2   1   0   1   16   12    2    2    0    7    7
Gary Ross (SD)         1   0  1.32   7   0   0   0   0   14   10    2    2    0    3   11
Randy Moffitt (SF)     1   0  1.35   7   0   0   1   0   13    9    2    2    0    6    5
Ron Bryant (SF)        2   0  1.50   3   3   1   0   0   24   17    5    4    2   11   11
Jerry Reuss (HOU)      2   0  1.61   3   3   2   0   0   22   14    6    4    1    7   16
Tom Bradley (SF)       2   1  1.74   3   3   1   0   0   21   19    7    4    0    8   12
Ross Grimsley (CIN)    2   0  1.78   3   3   1   0   1   25   24    5    5    1    4   11

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Roric Harrison         0   0  0.90   3   0   0   1   0   10    8    1    1    0    5   11
Phil Niekro            0   0  1.59   2   0   0   0   0    6    2    1    1    1    3    2
Gary Gentry            1   1  2.82   3   3   1   0   0   22   15    7    7    2    7   15
Tom House              0   1  3.00   5   0   0   0   0    6    3    2    2    2    4    2
Tom Kelley             0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    2    1
Carl Morton            0   1  3.68   3   3   1   0   0   22   23    9    9    1    8   14
Ron Reed               0   2  4.76   3   3   0   0   0   17   16   10    9    1    3   10
Pat Dobson             1   2  8.31   3   3   0   0   0   13   21   13   12    1    7    5
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  9.82   5   0   0   0   0    4    8    5    4    0    2    3
Ron Schueler           0   0 14.54   2   0   0   0   0    4    8    7    7    0    4    3
Joe Hoerner            1   1 15.00   5   0   0   0   0    3    6    5    5    0    0    1

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jack Aker              1   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    7    4    0    0    0    2    3
Ray Burris             1   0  0.00   2   1   0   0   0    8    6    0    0    0    6    5
Larry Gura             0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    0    2
Bob Locker             1   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    3    2    0    0    0    0    1
Rick Reuschel          1   0  1.13   1   1   0   0   0    8    8    1    1    1    1    1
Fergie Jenkins         1   1  2.63   3   3   1   0   1   24   17    8    7    2    4   15
Bill Bonham            1   0  3.68   2   0   0   0   0    7    3    3    3    0    4   11
Milt Pappas            0   1  5.02   2   2   0   0   0   14   17    8    8    1    3    8
Burt Hooton            0   1 11.12   2   2   0   0   0    6   11    8    7    1    2    2

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pedro Borbon           0   0  0.00   8   0   0   2   0   10    8    1    0    0    3    3
Ed Sprague             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    2
Ross Grimsley          2   0  1.78   3   3   1   0   1   25   24    5    5    1    4   11
Don Gullett            2   1  1.85   3   3   1   0   1   24   18    5    5    0    6   14
Roger Nelson           1   1  2.61   3   3   0   0   0   21   17    7    6    1    9    4
Jack Billingham        2   0  3.47   3   3   1   0   0   23   22   10    9    1   10   11
Jim McGlothlin         1   0  4.76   2   1   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    0    3    3
Tom Hall               1   1 10.13   4   0   0   1   0    3    5    3    3    2    1    3
Clay Carroll           0   1 13.50   5   0   0   3   0    3    6    6    4    1    3    1

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Ray                0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    0    0    0    2    2
Jerry Reuss            2   0  1.61   3   3   2   0   0   22   14    6    4    1    7   16
Jim York               1   1  2.57   6   0   0   1   0   14   15    4    4    0    4    6
Dave Roberts           0   1  3.32   4   3   0   0   0   19   25    7    7    2    4    9
Fred Gladding          1   0  3.86   7   0   0   0   0    7    9    3    3    1    2    2
Jim Crawford           1   1  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    1    6    9
Tom Griffin            0   1  4.50   3   2   0   0   0   14    9    7    7    1    5    8
Ken Forsch             1   1  4.66   3   3   1   0   0   19   20   10   10    4    3   15
Don Wilson             0   2  4.91   3   3   0   0   0   22   22   13   12    2    8   11
Mike Cosgrove          0   1  7.71   5   0   0   0   0    2    5    2    2    1    3    1

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Richert           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    0    2
Claude Osteen          1   0  0.60   2   2   1   0   0   15    6    2    1    0    3    3
George Culver          1   1  1.69   4   0   0   1   0    5    6    1    1    0    2    4
Al Downing             1   0  1.80   2   2   1   0   0   15    8    4    3    1    1    9
Andy Messersmith       1   1  1.82   3   3   1   0   0   25   22   10    5    1    5   25
Jim Brewer             0   1  3.00   4   0   0   1   0    6    4    2    2    2    2    1
Don Sutton             0   2  3.00   3   3   0   0   0   24   17    9    8    2    6   20
Tommy John             2   1  3.06   3   3   0   0   0   18   24    6    6    0    9   14
Charlie Hough          0   1  5.06   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    3    3    1    3    4
Doug Rau               0   0  7.20   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    4    4    0    4    6

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Gilbert            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    1
Steve Renko            1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    4    1    1    0    2    6
Ernie McAnally         1   0  2.87   2   2   1   0   0   16   13    5    5    0    6    8
Mike Torrez            0   3  3.32   3   3   0   0   0   19   20   13    7    2   16    8
Tom Walker             1   0  3.38   3   0   0   0   0    5    6    3    2    1    1    6
Balor Moore            1   0  3.72   3   3   0   0   0   19   17    9    8    0   13   14
Mike Marshall          0   2  8.38   5   0   0   1   0   10   14    9    9    1    8    6

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Phil Hennigan          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   2   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    0
George Stone           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Tom Seaver             2   1  0.74   3   3   1   0   0   24   14    2    2    2    6   20
Harry Parker           1   0  1.17   1   1   0   0   0    8    6    1    1    0    2    3
Jerry Koosman          1   0  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    7    3    2    0    2    4
Tug McGraw             0   0  3.38   4   0   0   2   0    5    7    2    2    0    2    4
Jon Matlack            1   2  3.68   3   3   2   0   0   22   17    9    9    2   14   12
Ray Sadecki            0   0  5.79   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    3    1    1    6
Jim McAndrew           0   1  6.75   1   1   0   0   0    5    8    4    4    0    0    2

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Brett              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    3    1
Barry Lersch           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    0    0    0    0    0    3
Mac Scarce             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    4
Bill Wilson            0   0  0.00   5   0   0   1   0    6    4    0    0    0    1    2
Larry Christenson      1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    5    1    1    0    6    3
Wayne Twitchell        0   0  1.69   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    1    1    6    3
Dick Selma             1   1  3.38   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    1    3
Steve Carlton          2   2  3.55   4   4   3   0   0   33   25   13   13    3   10   25
Jim Lonborg            0   2  6.94   3   3   0   0   0   12   12    9    9    4    9    8
Dick Ruthven           0   0 21.60   1   1   0   0   0    2    5    4    4    0    2    0

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Giusti            1   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    6    3    1    0    0    2    4
Ramon Hernandez        1   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    3    4    0    0    0    1    1
Jim Rooker             1   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    3
Luke Walker            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    4    1    0    0    0    1    0
Bob Moose              2   0  1.10   2   2   1   0   1   16   12    2    2    0    7    7
Dock Ellis             2   0  2.76   2   2   0   0   0   16   12    6    5    0   10   15
Nelson Briles          0   1  3.31   2   2   0   0   0   16    9    8    6    3    5    6
Steve Blass            0   0  5.54   2   2   0   0   0   13   10    8    8    0    9    3

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Greif             1   0  0.00   5   1   1   1   1   14    4    0    0    0    1    8
Bob Miller             0   0  1.23   4   0   0   0   0    7    9    5    1    1    2    4
Gary Ross              1   0  1.32   7   0   0   0   0   14   10    2    2    0    3   11
Vicente Romo           1   0  3.60   5   0   0   1   0    5    3    3    2    1    1    4
Fred Norman            0   2  3.68   3   3   0   0   0   22   19    9    9    3    7   18
Rich Troedson          0   0  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    2    7    6
Steve Arlin            1   1  4.50   3   3   0   0   0   20   22   10   10    3    9   10
Mike Caldwell          0   2  5.23   2   2   0   0   0   10   12    8    6    2    4    9
Mike Corkins           1   1  5.79   2   2   1   0   0    9    7    6    6    0    4    4
Clay Kirby             1   2  6.59   3   3   0   0   0   14   21   11   10    3    6   10

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Morris            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    0    2
Randy Moffitt          1   0  1.35   7   0   0   1   0   13    9    2    2    0    6    5
Ron Bryant             2   0  1.50   3   3   1   0   0   24   17    5    4    2   11   11
Elias Sosa             2   0  1.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    4    1    1    1    3    1
Tom Bradley            2   1  1.74   3   3   1   0   0   21   19    7    4    0    8   12
Jim Barr               1   1  1.86   5   1   0   2   0   19   15    4    4    2    6    6
Juan Marichal          2   1  3.57   3   3   1   0   0   18   22    8    7    0    4    6
Sam McDowell           0   0  4.76   3   1   0   1   0    6    5    4    3    0    6    8
Jim Willoughby         0   1  6.27   3   3   0   0   0   19   19   13   13    5    7   12
Dave Kingman           0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    2    2    0    4    1
Don Carrithers         0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    3    3    0    0    0

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Bibby              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    2    2
Diego Segui            0   1  1.42   5   0   0   1   0    6    2    2    1    0    3    5
Bob Gibson             0   1  2.13   3   3   1   0   0   25   23   10    6    1    8   11
Alan Foster            0   1  3.60   4   0   0   0   0    5    6    2    2    0    5    7
Rick Wise              1   1  3.80   3   3   0   0   0   24   24   10   10    1    4    8
Wayne Granger          0   1  4.26   4   0   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    1    2    0
Scipio Spinks          0   2  5.40   2   2   0   0   0    8    8    6    5    2    7    6
John Andrews           0   1  6.75   5   0   0   0   0    5    4    5    4    0    6    2
Reggie Cleveland       0   1  6.75   2   2   0   0   0   11   16    9    8    2    2    4
Al Santorini           0   0 81.00   2   0   0   0   0    0    5    3    3    1    0    0

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Billingham (CIN)       2
  T. Bradley (SF)           2
  R. Bryant (SF)            2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  D. Ellis (PIT)            2
  R. Grimsley (CIN)         2
  D. Gullett (CIN)          2
  T. John (LA)              2
  J. Marichal (SF)          2
  B. Moose (PIT)            2

Losses:

  M. Torrez (MON)           3
  M. Caldwell (SD)          2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  P. Dobson (ATL)           2
  C. Kirby (SD)             2
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          2
  M. Marshall (MON)         2
  J. Matlack (NY)           2
  F. Norman (SD)            2
  R. Reed (ATL)             2

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  J. Matlack (NY)           2
  J. Reuss (HOU)            2
  J. Billingham (CIN)       1
  T. Bradley (SF)           1
  R. Bryant (SF)            1
  L. Christenson (PHI)      1
  M. Corkins (SD)           1
  A. Downing (LA)           1
  K. Forsch (HOU)           1

Saves:

  C. Carroll (CIN)          3
  J. Aker (CHI)             2
  J. Barr (SF)              2
  P. Borbon (CIN)           2
  P. Hennigan (NY)          2
  R. Hernandez (PIT)        2
  T. McGraw (NY)            2
  J. Brewer (LA)            1
  G. Culver (LA)            1
  D. Giusti (PIT)           1

Shutouts:

  B. Greif (SD)             1
  R. Grimsley (CIN)         1
  D. Gullett (CIN)          1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          1
  B. Moose (PIT)            1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)       33.0
  B. Gibson (STL)        25.1
  R. Grimsley (CIN)      25.1
  A. Messersmith (LA)    24.2
  D. Gullett (CIN)       24.1
  T. Seaver (NY)         24.1
  R. Bryant (SF)         24.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       24.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         24.0
  R. Wise (STL)          23.2

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         25
  D. Roberts (HOU)         25
  R. Grimsley (CIN)        24
  T. John (LA)             24
  R. Wise (STL)            24
  B. Gibson (STL)          23
  C. Morton (ATL)          23
  S. Arlin (SD)            22
  J. Billingham (CIN)      22
  J. Marichal (SF)         22

Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         13
  P. Dobson (ATL)          13
  M. Torrez (MON)          13
  J. Willoughby (SF)       13
  D. Wilson (HOU)          13
  C. Kirby (SD)            11
  S. Arlin (SD)            10
  J. Billingham (CIN)      10
  K. Forsch (HOU)          10
  B. Gibson (STL)          10

Home Runs:

  J. Willoughby (SF)        5
  K. Forsch (HOU)           4
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          4
  S. Arlin (SD)             3
  N. Briles (PIT)           3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  C. Kirby (SD)             3
  F. Norman (SD)            3
  J. Barr (SF)              2
  J. Brewer (LA)            2

Walks:

  M. Torrez (MON)          16
  J. Matlack (NY)          14
  B. Moore (MON)           13
  R. Bryant (SF)           11
  J. Billingham (CIN)      10
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  D. Ellis (PIT)           10
  S. Arlin (SD)             9
  S. Blass (PIT)            9
  T. John (LA)              9

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         25
  A. Messersmith (LA)      25
  T. Seaver (NY)           20
  D. Sutton (LA)           20
  F. Norman (SD)           18
  J. Reuss (HOU)           16
  D. Ellis (PIT)           15
  K. Forsch (HOU)          15
  G. Gentry (ATL)          15
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         15


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