Monday April 23, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, April 23, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York         8   6  2.45   14   4   6   125    95   37   34    7   44   76
Cincinnati      11   5  2.75   16   4   7   144   137   50   44   11   46   64
Los Angeles      7  10  2.81   17   4   2   157   138   60   49   10   47  115
San Francisco   13   5  2.91   18   5   6   164   145   61   53   15   59   83
Houston         10   8  3.12   18   4   4   167   157   61   58   13   55  106
Philadelphia     7   6  3.17   13   5   2   114    94   43   40    9   51   77
Chicago          9   5  3.70   14   2   4   124   121   53   51   14   29   73
San Diego        6  12  3.81   18   2   2   156   142   74   66   16   59  104
St. Louis        1  12  4.04   13   2   1   118   119   63   53    9   44   70
Pittsburgh       8   3  4.06   11   1   6   102    90   50   46    7   47   48
Montreal         6   7  4.14   13   2   3   115   106   64   53    5   78   69
Atlanta          4  11  4.80   15   2   1   135   137   75   72    9   58   81

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver (NY)        2   1  0.81   4   4   1   0   0   33   18    3    3    3    9   26
Bill Greif (SD)        1   1  0.90   6   2   1   1   1   20    9    2    2    1    4   12
Randy Moffitt (SF)     1   0  1.04   9   0   0   3   0   17   10    2    2    0    7    8
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
Tom Bradley (SF)       2   1  1.74   3   3   1   0   0   21   19    7    4    0    8   12
Don Gullett (CIN)      3   1  1.97   4   4   1   0   1   32   25    7    7    1   11   19
Jerry Reuss (HOU)      3   0  2.03   4   4   2   0   0   31   21    9    7    1   14   23
Jim Barr (SF)          2   1  2.05   6   2   0   2   0   26   21    6    6    3    6    8

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Roric Harrison         0   0  0.64   5   0   0   1   0   14   10    1    1    0    7   16
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   3  6.23   4   4   0   0   0   22   24   16   15    2    6   14
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 11.12   3   0   0   0   0    6    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
Ray Burris             1   0  0.00   3   1   0   0   0    9    6    0    0    0    6    7
Jack Aker              1   0  1.04   4   0   0   2   0    9    7    1    1    1    2    4
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
Larry Gura             1   0  2.61   4   1   0   0   0   10    7    3    3    2    2    7
Bill Bonham            1   0  3.86   4   0   0   1   0    9    5    4    4    0    4   12
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
Milt Pappas            0   2  6.52   3   3   0   0   0   19   26   14   14    3    4    9
Dave LaRoche           0   0 18.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    5    4    4    2    0    1

 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
Don Gullett            3   1  1.97   4   4   1   0   1   32   25    7    7    1   11   19
Ross Grimsley          3   0  2.10   4   4   2   0   1   34   35    8    8    4    4   14
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            3   0  2.03   4   4   2   0   0   31   21    9    7    1   14   23
Dave Roberts           1   1  2.33   5   4   0   0   0   27   32    7    7    2    5   14
Jim York               1   1  2.35   8   0   0   3   0   15   16    4    4    0    4    7
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   3   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    0    3
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
Andy Messersmith       1   2  2.67   4   4   1   0   0   30   26   14    9    2    9   29
Tommy John             2   1  2.70   4   3   0   0   0   20   26    6    6    0    9   16
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
John Strohmayer        0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    8    2    0    0    0    6    2
Ernie McAnally         1   0  2.87   2   2   1   0   0   16   13    5    5    0    6    8
Tom Walker             1   0  2.89   5   0   0   2   0    9    9    6    3    1    3    8
Mike Torrez            1   3  3.24   4   4   0   0   0   25   24   15    9    2   24   12
Balor Moore            1   1  3.76   4   4   0   0   0   26   22   12   11    0   17   20
Steve Renko            1   1  4.63   2   2   1   0   0   12   10    6    6    0    4    7
Joe Gilbert            0   0  7.04   5   0   0   0   0    8    8    7    6    1    5    6
Mike Marshall          1   2  7.50   7   0   0   1   0   12   16   10   10    1   10    6
Pat Jarvis             0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    2    3    3    0    3    0

 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  0.81   4   4   1   0   0   33   18    3    3    3    9   26
Jerry Koosman          2   0  1.13   2   2   1   0   0   16   12    4    2    0    4    7
George Stone           0   0  2.25   3   0   0   1   0    4    5    2    1    0    0    2
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
Phil Hennigan          0   1  3.86   4   0   0   2   0    5    5    2    2    0    1    1
Jim McAndrew           1   2  7.62   3   3   0   0   0   13   15   11   11    1    6    3

 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            1   0  0.00   6   0   0   1   0    7    4    0    0    0    2    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          3   2  2.79   5   5   4   0   0   42   32   15   13    3   12   33
Dick Ruthven           0   0  4.82   2   2   0   0   0    9   10    5    5    0    5    8
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

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Giusti            1   0  0.00   5   0   0   1   0    7    4    1    0    0    2    5
John Lamb              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    0
Jim Rooker             1   0  0.00   4   0   0   2   0    6    4    0    0    0    1    5
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
Ramon Hernandez        1   0  2.08   4   0   0   2   0    4    6    1    1    0    2    1
Bob Johnson            0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    1    1
Dock Ellis             3   0  3.63   3   3   0   0   0   22   20   10    9    1   12   17
Nelson Briles          0   2  6.06   3   3   0   0   0   16   14   13   11    4    5    6
Steve Blass            0   1  7.31   3   3   0   0   0   16   14   13   13    1   12    3
Jim McKee              0   0 24.30   2   0   0   0   0    3    9    9    9    1    4    1

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Miller             0   0  0.82   6   0   0   0   0   11   12    5    1    1    3    5
Bill Greif             1   1  0.90   6   2   1   1   1   20    9    2    2    1    4   12
Vicente Romo           1   0  3.24   7   0   0   1   0    8    5    4    3    1    1    6
Fred Norman            0   2  3.38   4   4   0   0   0   27   20   10   10    3    9   21
Rich Troedson          0   0  3.86   7   0   0   0   0    9    9    4    4    2    7    8
Gary Ross              1   1  4.02   9   0   0   0   0   16   14    7    7    0    5   11
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
Randy Moffitt          1   0  1.04   9   0   0   3   0   17   10    2    2    0    7    8
Ron Bryant             2   1  1.13   4   4   2   0   0   32   24    6    4    2   12   12
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               2   1  2.05   6   2   0   2   0   26   21    6    6    3    6    8
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   2  2.12   4   4   2   0   0   34   28   12    8    2    9   21
Alan Foster            0   1  2.57   5   0   0   0   0    7    8    2    2    0    5   11
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
Reggie Cleveland       0   2  5.40   3   3   0   0   0   17   23   13   10    2    4    8
John Andrews           0   1  5.68   6   0   0   0   0    6    4    5    4    0    6    2
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:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  D. Ellis (PIT)            3
  R. Grimsley (CIN)         3
  D. Gullett (CIN)          3
  J. Marichal (SF)          3
  J. Reuss (HOU)            3
  J. Barr (SF)              2
  J. Billingham (CIN)       2
  T. Bradley (SF)           2
  R. Bryant (SF)            2

Losses:

  C. Kirby (SD)             3
  R. Reed (ATL)             3
  S. Spinks (STL)           3
  M. Torrez (MON)           3
  N. Briles (PIT)           2
  M. Caldwell (SD)          2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  R. Cleveland (STL)        2
  M. Corkins (SD)           2
  P. Dobson (ATL)           2

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  R. Bryant (SF)            2
  B. Gibson (STL)           2
  R. Grimsley (CIN)         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

Saves:

  C. Carroll (CIN)          3
  T. McGraw (NY)            3
  R. Moffitt (SF)           3
  J. York (HOU)             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

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)       42.0
  R. Grimsley (CIN)      34.1
  B. Gibson (STL)        34.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         33.1
  D. Sutton (LA)         33.0
  R. Bryant (SF)         32.0
  D. Gullett (CIN)       32.0
  J. Reuss (HOU)         31.0
  D. Wilson (HOU)        31.0
  A. Messersmith (LA)    30.1

Hits:

  R. Grimsley (CIN)        35
  S. Carlton (PHI)         32
  D. Roberts (HOU)         32
  K. Forsch (HOU)          29
  J. Willoughby (SF)       29
  J. Billingham (CIN)      28
  B. Gibson (STL)          28
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         28
  P. Dobson (ATL)          27
  C. Kirby (SD)            27

Runs:

  J. Willoughby (SF)       19
  P. Dobson (ATL)          16
  R. Reed (ATL)            16
  S. Carlton (PHI)         15
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         15
  M. Torrez (MON)          15
  A. Messersmith (LA)      14
  M. Pappas (CHI)          14
  J. Billingham (CIN)      13
  S. Blass (PIT)           13

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         33
  A. Messersmith (LA)      29
  D. Sutton (LA)           27
  T. Seaver (NY)           26
  K. Forsch (HOU)          23
  J. Reuss (HOU)           23
  B. Gibson (STL)          21
  F. Norman (SD)           21
  B. Moore (MON)           20
  J. Willoughby (SF)       20

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