Saturday April 21, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 21, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York         7   5  2.55   12   4   5   106    83   32   30    5   37   68
Cincinnati      10   5  2.73   15   3   7   135   126   47   41    8   46   61
Los Angeles      7   9  2.74   16   4   2   148   132   56   45    9   43  108
San Francisco   12   5  2.96   17   5   5   155   138   59   51   14   59   80
Chicago          8   4  3.23   12   2   3   106    99   40   38    8   26   62
Pittsburgh       7   2  3.28    9   1   5    85    67   35   31    4   39   43
Houston          8   8  3.31   16   4   2   149   142   58   55   13   47   93
Philadelphia     5   6  3.67   11   4   2    96    82   40   39    9   45   61
Montreal         5   6  3.70   11   2   2    97    87   50   40    5   62   61
San Diego        6  10  3.86   16   2   2   140   130   68   60   15   53   93
St. Louis        1  10  4.35   11   1   1   101   105   57   49    8   41   52
Atlanta          4  10  4.68   14   2   1   127   128   69   66    8   55   74

 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
Harry Parker (NY)      2   0  0.61   2   2   0   0   0   15    8    1    1    0    4   10
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
Ron Bryant (SF)        2   1  1.13   4   4   2   0   0   32   24    6    4    2   12   12
Jerry Koosman (NY)     2   0  1.13   2   2   1   0   0   16   12    4    2    0    4    7
Randy Moffitt (SF)     1   0  1.17   8   0   0   2   0   15    9    2    2    0    7    7
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  0.75   4   0   0   1   0   12    9    1    1    0    7   13
Phil Niekro            1   0  2.08   3   0   0   0   0    9    5    2    2    1    4    4
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
Gary Gentry            1   2  3.49   4   4   1   0   0   28   19   11   11    2   12   18
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  7.11   4   4   0   0   0   19   27   16   15    1    9    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             2   0  1.29   4   0   0   1   0    7    7    1    1    1    0    3
Rick Reuschel          1   1  1.80   2   2   0   0   0   15   16    3    3    1    2    6
Burt Hooton            1   1  4.30   3   3   1   0   1   15   14    8    7    1    4    8
Fergie Jenkins         1   1  4.45   4   4   1   0   1   28   28   15   14    3    5   16
Bill Bonham            1   0  4.70   3   0   0   0   0    8    5    4    4    0    4   11
Milt Pappas            0   1  5.02   2   2   0   0   0   14   17    8    8    1    3    8
Dave LaRoche           0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    1    0    0

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pedro Borbon           0   1  0.00  10   0   0   2   0   12   10    2    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            3   1  1.97   4   4   1   0   1   32   25    7    7    1   11   19
Roger Nelson           1   1  2.61   3   3   0   0   0   21   17    7    6    1    9    4
Jack Billingham        2   0  3.81   4   4   1   0   0   28   28   13   12    2   10   14
Jim McGlothlin         1   0  4.70   3   1   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    0    3    4
Tom Hall               1   1  6.75   6   0   0   2   0    4    5    3    3    2    3    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
Don Wilson             1   2  3.48   4   4   1   0   1   31   24   13   12    2    9   16
Ken Forsch             2   1  3.86   4   4   1   0   0   28   29   12   12    4    5   23
Fred Gladding          1   0  3.86   7   0   0   0   0    7    9    3    3    1    2    2
Jim Crawford           1   1  4.00   7   0   0   1   0    9    8    4    4    1    6   10
Tom Griffin            0   1  4.50   3   2   0   0   0   14    9    7    7    1    5    8
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
Andy Messersmith       1   1  1.82   3   3   1   0   0   25   22   10    5    1    5   25
Don Sutton             1   2  2.18   4   4   1   0   1   33   26    9    8    2    6   27
Al Downing             1   1  2.41   3   3   1   0   0   19   16    9    5    1    5   12
Tommy John             2   1  3.06   3   3   0   0   0   18   24    6    6    0    9   14
George Culver          1   1  3.38   6   0   0   1   0    8    9    3    3    1    4    6
Claude Osteen          1   1  3.38   3   3   1   0   0   21   16    9    8    1    4    6
Jim Brewer             0   1  3.86   5   0   0   1   0    7    5    3    3    2    3    1
Charlie Hough          0   1  4.26   4   0   0   0   0    6    3    3    3    1    3    6
Doug Rau               0   0  4.32   4   0   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    0    4    9

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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            1   3  3.24   4   4   0   0   0   25   24   15    9    2   24   12
Tom Walker             1   0  3.24   4   0   0   1   0    8    9    6    3    1    3    7
Balor Moore            1   1  3.76   4   4   0   0   0   26   22   12   11    0   17   20
Joe Gilbert            0   0  5.40   4   0   0   0   0    3    1    2    2    1    2    2
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
Harry Parker           2   0  0.61   2   2   0   0   0   15    8    1    1    0    4   10
Tom Seaver             2   1  0.74   3   3   1   0   0   24   14    2    2    2    6   20
Jerry Koosman          2   0  1.13   2   2   1   0   0   16   12    4    2    0    4    7
Phil Hennigan          0   0  2.45   3   0   0   2   0    4    3    1    1    0    0    1
Tug McGraw             0   0  2.45   5   0   0   3   0    7    8    2    2    0    3    6
Ray Sadecki            0   0  2.70   3   0   0   0   0   10    7    3    3    1    3    9
Jon Matlack            1   2  3.68   3   3   2   0   0   22   17    9    9    2   14   12
George Stone           0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    0    1
Jim McAndrew           0   2 13.50   2   2   0   0   0    6   12    9    9    0    3    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   2   0   0   0   0    6    1    0    0    0    0    5
Mac Scarce             0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    5    3    0    0    0    2    5
Bill Wilson            0   0  0.00   5   0   0   1   0    6    4    0    0    0    1    2
Wayne Twitchell        0   0  1.69   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    1    1    6    3
Larry Christenson      1   1  1.93   2   2   1   0   0   14   14    3    3    0    9    4
Steve Carlton          2   2  3.55   4   4   3   0   0   33   25   13   13    3   10   25
Jim Lonborg            1   2  6.38   4   4   0   0   0   18   18   13   13    4   10   13
Dick Selma             1   1 12.27   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    5    5    1    2    3
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
John Lamb              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    0
Jim Rooker             1   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    4
Luke Walker            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    6    3    0    0    0    1    2
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
Bob Johnson            0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    0    1
Steve Blass            0   0  5.54   2   2   0   0   0   13   10    8    8    0    9    3
Nelson Briles          0   2  6.06   3   3   0   0   0   16   14   13   11    4    5    6
Jim McKee              0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    4    4    4    0    3    0

 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  1.04   5   0   0   0   0    9    9    5    1    1    3    5
Gary Ross              1   0  2.45   8   0   0   0   0   15   12    4    4    0    4   11
Fred Norman            0   2  3.68   3   3   0   0   0   22   19    9    9    3    7   18
Vicente Romo           1   0  3.86   6   0   0   1   0    7    5    4    3    1    1    4
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
Clay Kirby             1   3  5.23   4   4   0   0   0   21   27   13   12    3    8   13
Mike Corkins           1   2  7.07   3   3   1   0   0   14   12   11   11    0    9    9

 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
Ron Bryant             2   1  1.13   4   4   2   0   0   32   24    6    4    2   12   12
Randy Moffitt          1   0  1.17   8   0   0   2   0   15    9    2    2    0    7    7
Elias Sosa             2   0  1.50   5   0   0   0   0    6    4    1    1    1    5    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          3   1  3.04   4   4   2   0   0   27   27   11    9    2    4   11
Sam McDowell           0   0  4.76   3   1   0   1   0    6    5    4    3    0    6    8
Jim Willoughby         1   1  6.66   4   4   0   0   0   26   29   19   19    7    7   20
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   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    3    5
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
John Andrews           0   1  5.68   6   0   0   0   0    6    4    5    4    0    6    2
Reggie Cleveland       0   1  6.75   2   2   0   0   0   11   16    9    8    2    2    4
Scipio Spinks          0   3  9.26   3   3   0   0   0   12   17   13   12    2    8   10
Al Santorini           0   0 11.57   3   0   0   0   0    2    5    3    3    1    0    0

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League Leaders

Wins:

  D. Gullett (CIN)          3
  J. Marichal (SF)          3
  J. Billingham (CIN)       2
  T. Bradley (SF)           2
  R. Bryant (SF)            2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  D. Ellis (PIT)            2
  K. Forsch (HOU)           2
  R. Grimsley (CIN)         2
  T. John (LA)              2

Losses:

  C. Kirby (SD)             3
  S. Spinks (STL)           3
  M. Torrez (MON)           3
  N. Briles (PIT)           2
  M. Caldwell (SD)          2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  M. Corkins (SD)           2
  P. Dobson (ATL)           2
  G. Gentry (ATL)           2
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          2

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

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

Shutouts:

  B. Greif (SD)             1
  R. Grimsley (CIN)         1
  D. Gullett (CIN)          1
  B. Hooton (CHI)           1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          1
  B. Moose (PIT)            1
  D. Sutton (LA)            1
  D. Wilson (HOU)           1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)       33.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         33.0
  R. Bryant (SF)         32.0
  D. Gullett (CIN)       32.0
  D. Wilson (HOU)        31.0
  J. Billingham (CIN)    28.1
  G. Gentry (ATL)        28.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       28.1
  K. Forsch (HOU)        28.0
  J. Marichal (SF)       26.2

Hits:

  K. Forsch (HOU)          29
  J. Willoughby (SF)       29
  J. Billingham (CIN)      28
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         28
  P. Dobson (ATL)          27
  C. Kirby (SD)            27
  J. Marichal (SF)         27
  D. Sutton (LA)           26
  S. Carlton (PHI)         25
  D. Gullett (CIN)         25

Runs:

  J. Willoughby (SF)       19
  P. Dobson (ATL)          16
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         15
  M. Torrez (MON)          15
  J. Billingham (CIN)      13
  N. Briles (PIT)          13
  S. Carlton (PHI)         13
  C. Kirby (SD)            13
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         13
  S. Spinks (STL)          13

Home Runs:

  J. Willoughby (SF)        7
  N. Briles (PIT)           4
  K. Forsch (HOU)           4
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          4
  S. Arlin (SD)             3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          3
  C. Kirby (SD)             3
  F. Norman (SD)            3
  J. Barr (SF)              2

Walks:

  M. Torrez (MON)          24
  B. Moore (MON)           17
  J. Matlack (NY)          14
  R. Bryant (SF)           12
  G. Gentry (ATL)          12
  D. Gullett (CIN)         11
  J. Billingham (CIN)      10
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  D. Ellis (PIT)           10
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         10

Strikeouts:

  D. Sutton (LA)           27
  S. Carlton (PHI)         25
  A. Messersmith (LA)      25
  K. Forsch (HOU)          23
  B. Moore (MON)           20
  T. Seaver (NY)           20
  J. Willoughby (SF)       20
  D. Gullett (CIN)         19
  G. Gentry (ATL)          18
  F. Norman (SD)           18

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