Sunday April 29, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, April 29, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        12   8  2.29   20   6   8   177   128   48   45   12   57  108
San Francisco   18   6  2.56   24   9   6   218   183   74   62   17   73  104
Los Angeles     11  11  2.74   22   6   2   207   179   76   63   13   57  144
Cincinnati      13   8  2.76   21   5   8   189   171   65   58   11   58   93
Houston         14  10  3.12   24   4   6   222   210   81   77   18   82  129
St. Louis        3  15  3.44   18   4   1   165   153   77   63   10   63   95
Chicago         12   8  3.52   20   2   7   179   180   75   70   18   44  123
Philadelphia     9   9  3.76   18   6   3   156   135   68   65   11   70  102
Montreal         7  11  3.81   18   2   4   158   135   88   67   10  102   98
Pittsburgh       8   7  3.99   15   2   6   142   135   71   63    9   63   74
Atlanta          7  13  4.00   20   3   3   180   176   84   80    9   65  108
San Diego        7  15  4.29   22   2   3   189   186  101   90   18   77  122

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Greif (SD)        1   1  0.86   7   2   1   1   1   21    9    2    2    1    5   12
Jerry Koosman (NY)     4   0  1.06   4   4   3   0   1   34   22    6    4    1    7   14
Tom Seaver (NY)        2   2  1.12   5   5   1   0   0   40   21    5    5    5   11   30
Randy Moffitt (SF)     2   0  1.23  11   0   0   3   0   22   14    5    3    1    8   11
Jim Barr (SF)          3   1  1.53   7   3   1   2   1   35   23    6    6    3    7   10
Ron Bryant (SF)        3   1  1.54   5   5   3   0   0   41   33    9    7    2   15   13
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    2   1  1.55   4   4   0   0   0   29   31    5    5    1    4   25
Tom Bradley (SF)       2   1  1.74   3   3   1   0   0   21   19    7    4    0    8   12
Jerry Reuss (HOU)      3   1  1.85   5   5   2   0   0   39   24   11    8    1   19   25
Don Gullett (CIN)      3   2  1.90   6   6   1   0   1   47   35   10   10    1   13   27

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Danny Frisella         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Roric Harrison         0   0  1.13   6   0   0   1   0   16   12    2    2    0    9   18
Phil Niekro            1   0  1.93   4   0   0   1   0    9    6    2    2    1    4    5
Carl Morton            1   2  2.68   5   5   1   0   0   37   37   12   11    1    9   25
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            2   2  3.19   5   5   1   0   0   37   27   13   13    2   13   22
Pat Dobson             2   2  4.82   5   5   1   0   1   28   30   16   15    1   10    9
Ron Reed               0   4  5.65   5   5   0   0   0   29   33   19   18    2    8   16
Ron Schueler           0   0  8.22   4   0   0   1   0    8    9    7    7    0    4    6
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  9.82   5   0   0   0   0    4    8    5    4    0    2    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   5   1   0   0   0   11    7    0    0    0    7    7
Jack Aker              1   0  1.32   6   0   0   3   0   14    9    2    2    1    3    5
Rick Reuschel          2   1  1.55   4   4   0   0   0   29   31    5    5    1    4   25
Bob Locker             2   1  2.25   7   0   0   3   0   16   16    5    4    1    4   13
Larry Gura             1   0  2.61   4   1   0   0   0   10    7    3    3    2    2    7
Fergie Jenkins         2   2  4.14   6   6   1   0   1   41   42   21   19    7    8   28
Bill Bonham            1   0  4.50   5   0   0   1   0   12    7    6    6    0    7   14
Milt Pappas            1   2  5.33   4   4   0   0   0   25   33   15   15    3    5   12
Burt Hooton            1   2  5.82   4   4   1   0   1   17   20   12   11    1    4   11
Dave LaRoche           0   0 15.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    8    6    5    2    0    1

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Sprague             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    0    0    0    0    3
Pedro Borbon           0   1  0.64  12   0   0   3   0   14   13    3    1    0    4    5
Don Gullett            3   2  1.90   6   6   1   0   1   47   35   10   10    1   13   27
Ross Grimsley          3   1  2.52   5   5   2   0   1   39   40   11   11    4    6   17
Roger Nelson           1   1  2.61   3   3   0   0   0   21   17    7    6    1    9    4
Jack Billingham        4   0  2.78   6   6   2   0   1   45   39   16   14    2   11   27
Jim McGlothlin         1   0  4.15   4   1   0   0   0    9    9    4    4    0    4    4
Clay Carroll           0   2  9.53   7   0   0   3   0    6    8    8    6    1    5    3
Tom Hall               1   1 10.80   8   0   0   2   0    5    7    6    6    2    6    3

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Ray                1   0  0.00   5   0   0   1   0    7    6    0    0    0    4    2
Jerry Reuss            3   1  1.85   5   5   2   0   0   39   24   11    8    1   19   25
Cecil Upshaw           0   0  1.93   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    0    1    3
Jim York               2   1  2.08  11   0   0   4   0   17   17    4    4    0    5    8
Dave Roberts           1   1  3.06   6   5   0   0   0   32   40   11   11    3    6   15
Jim Crawford           1   1  3.48   9   0   0   1   0   10   10    4    4    1    7   11
Mike Cosgrove          0   1  3.60   7   0   0   0   0    5    6    2    2    1    6    2
Ken Forsch             3   1  3.67   6   6   1   0   0   42   45   17   17    4   12   28
Fred Gladding          2   0  3.68   8   0   0   0   0    7    9    3    3    1    2    2
Don Wilson             1   3  4.14   6   6   1   0   1   41   38   20   19    5   13   24
Tom Griffin            0   1  4.32   4   2   0   0   0   17   10    8    8    2    7    9

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Richert           0   0  1.59   5   0   0   0   0    6    4    1    1    0    0    5
Don Sutton             2   2  1.93   5   5   2   0   1   42   32   11    9    2    8   36
Tommy John             2   1  2.35   5   3   0   0   0   23   27    6    6    0    9   18
Jim Brewer             1   1  2.61   7   0   0   1   0   10    6    3    3    2    3    4
Claude Osteen          2   2  2.65   5   5   2   0   0   37   32   12   11    1    7   11
Al Downing             2   1  2.70   5   4   1   0   0   27   22   12    8    2    7   17
George Culver          1   1  3.00   7   0   0   1   0    9    9    3    3    1    4    7
Andy Messersmith       1   2  3.38   5   5   1   0   0   37   34   20   14    3   11   31
Charlie Hough          0   1  4.26   4   0   0   0   0    6    3    3    3    1    3    6
Doug Rau               0   0  4.82   5   0   0   0   0    9   10    5    5    1    5    9

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Strohmayer        0   0  0.00   2   1   0   0   0    9    2    0    0    0    6    3
Tom Walker             1   2  2.77   9   0   0   3   0   13   12   11    4    2    7   13
Mike Torrez            2   3  3.00   6   6   0   0   0   39   33   19   13    4   30   22
Steve Renko            1   2  3.38   3   3   1   0   0   19   15   11    7    2    5    9
Ernie McAnally         1   0  3.47   3   3   1   0   0   23   18   10    9    0   10   11
Balor Moore            1   1  3.69   5   5   0   0   0   32   25   15   13    0   23   24
Mike Marshall          1   3  6.61  10   0   0   1   0   16   20   12   12    1   13   10
Joe Gilbert            0   0  7.04   5   0   0   0   0    8    8    7    6    1    5    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
Jerry Koosman          4   0  1.06   4   4   3   0   1   34   22    6    4    1    7   14
Tom Seaver             2   2  1.12   5   5   1   0   0   40   21    5    5    5   11   30
Tug McGraw             0   0  1.59   7   0   0   5   0   11   10    2    2    0    3    8
George Stone           0   0  2.25   3   0   0   1   0    4    5    2    1    0    0    2
Phil Hennigan          0   1  2.35   6   0   0   2   0    8    6    2    2    0    2    1
Ray Sadecki            0   0  2.70   3   0   0   0   0   10    7    3    3    1    3    9
Jon Matlack            2   3  3.86   5   5   2   0   0   35   30   15   15    3   20   26
Jim McAndrew           2   2  5.40   4   4   0   0   0   20   19   12   12    2    7    8

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mac Scarce             0   0  0.00   4   0   0   2   0    6    3    0    0    0    2    6
Bill Wilson            1   0  0.96   8   0   0   1   0    9    7    1    1    0    3    2
Barry Lersch           0   0  1.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    4    1    1    0    2    9
Wayne Twitchell        0   0  1.69   4   0   0   0   0   11    8    3    2    1    9    7
Steve Carlton          4   2  2.47   6   6   5   0   0   51   36   16   14    3   14   37
Dick Ruthven           1   0  2.76   3   3   0   0   0   16   11    5    5    0    7   16
Larry Christenson      1   3  5.71   4   4   1   0   0   17   23   11   11    1   12    5
Jim Lonborg            1   3  6.75   5   5   0   0   0   23   27   17   17    4   12   14
Dick Selma             1   1  7.50   5   0   0   0   0    6    6    5    5    1    3    4
Ken Brett              0   0 10.57   3   0   0   0   0    8   10    9    9    1    6    2

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Lamb              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    0
Jim Rooker             1   0  0.00   5   0   0   2   0    8    5    0    0    0    3    6
Luke Walker            0   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    6    5    0    0    0    1    3
Dave Giusti            1   0  0.71   8   0   0   1   0   13   12    3    1    0    5   13
Bob Moose              2   1  2.66   3   3   1   0   1   24   19    8    7    1    9   16
Dock Ellis             3   1  2.87   4   4   1   0   0   31   26   12   10    1   15   23
Ramon Hernandez        1   1  3.38   5   0   0   2   0    5    8    2    2    0    3    1
Bob Johnson            0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    6    2    2    0    3    1
Nelson Briles          0   3  4.81   4   4   0   0   0   24   22   16   13    4    6    6
Steve Blass            0   1  8.41   4   4   0   0   0   20   23   19   19    2   14    4
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
Bill Greif             1   1  0.86   7   2   1   1   1   21    9    2    2    1    5   12
Bob Miller             0   0  2.63   8   0   0   0   0   14   15    8    4    1    5    7
Fred Norman            0   3  3.21   5   5   0   0   0   34   29   12   12    4   11   26
Gary Ross              1   1  3.50  11   0   0   0   0   18   16    8    7    0    7   12
Vicente Romo           1   0  4.09  10   0   0   2   0   11    9    6    5    1    1    8
Steve Arlin            1   1  5.40   5   5   0   0   0   30   37   18   18    4   13   15
Rich Troedson          1   0  5.40  10   0   0   0   0   12   12    7    7    2   12    9
Mike Caldwell          0   3  5.65   4   2   0   0   0   14   17   12    9    2    5   11
Clay Kirby             1   4  6.23   5   5   0   0   0   22   30   17   15    3    9   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          2   0  1.23  11   0   0   3   0   22   14    5    3    1    8   11
Elias Sosa             2   0  1.29   6   0   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    1    7    1
Jim Barr               3   1  1.53   7   3   1   2   1   35   23    6    6    3    7   10
Ron Bryant             3   1  1.54   5   5   3   0   0   41   33    9    7    2   15   13
Tom Bradley            2   1  1.74   3   3   1   0   0   21   19    7    4    0    8   12
Juan Marichal          4   2  2.85   6   6   3   0   1   41   41   17   13    2    7   17
Jim Willoughby         2   1  4.32   6   6   1   0   1   42   38   20   20    8   11   29
Sam McDowell           0   0  4.76   3   1   0   1   0    6    5    4    3    0    6    8
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
Rich Folkers           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    1
Diego Segui            0   1  1.08   7   0   0   1   0    8    3    3    1    0    5    7
Bob Gibson             0   3  2.57   5   5   2   0   0   42   36   17   12    2   11   29
Rick Wise              3   1  2.59   5   5   2   0   1   42   39   13   12    1    7   11
Wayne Granger          0   1  3.24   5   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    1    2    1
Reggie Cleveland       0   3  4.01   4   4   0   0   0   25   28   14   11    3    8   15
Alan Foster            0   2  5.14   6   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    0    6   11
John Andrews           0   1  5.40   7   0   0   0   0    7    4    5    4    0    7    2
Scipio Spinks          0   3  6.27   4   4   0   0   0   19   19   15   13    2   13   13
Al Santorini           0   0  9.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    3    1    0    0

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Billingham (CIN)       4
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  J. Koosman (NY)           4
  J. Marichal (SF)          4
  J. Barr (SF)              3
  R. Bryant (SF)            3
  D. Ellis (PIT)            3
  K. Forsch (HOU)           3
  R. Grimsley (CIN)         3
  D. Gullett (CIN)          3

Losses:

  C. Kirby (SD)             4
  R. Reed (ATL)             4
  N. Briles (PIT)           3
  M. Caldwell (SD)          3
  L. Christenson (PHI)      3
  R. Cleveland (STL)        3
  B. Gibson (STL)           3
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          3
  M. Marshall (MON)         3
  J. Matlack (NY)           3

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  R. Bryant (SF)            3
  J. Koosman (NY)           3
  J. Marichal (SF)          3
  J. Billingham (CIN)       2
  B. Gibson (STL)           2
  R. Grimsley (CIN)         2
  J. Matlack (NY)           2
  C. Osteen (LA)            2
  J. Reuss (HOU)            2

Saves:

  T. McGraw (NY)            5
  J. York (HOU)             4
  J. Aker (CHI)             3
  P. Borbon (CIN)           3
  C. Carroll (CIN)          3
  B. Locker (CHI)           3
  R. Moffitt (SF)           3
  T. Walker (MON)           3
  J. Barr (SF)              2
  T. Hall (CIN)             2

Shutouts:

  J. Barr (SF)              1
  J. Billingham (CIN)       1
  P. Dobson (ATL)           1
  B. Greif (SD)             1
  R. Grimsley (CIN)         1
  D. Gullett (CIN)          1
  B. Hooton (CHI)           1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          1
  J. Koosman (NY)           1
  J. Marichal (SF)          1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)       51.0
  D. Gullett (CIN)       47.1
  J. Billingham (CIN)    45.1
  B. Gibson (STL)        42.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         42.0
  K. Forsch (HOU)        41.2
  J. Willoughby (SF)     41.2
  R. Wise (STL)          41.2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       41.1
  D. Wilson (HOU)        41.1

Hits:

  K. Forsch (HOU)          45
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         42
  J. Marichal (SF)         41
  R. Grimsley (CIN)        40
  D. Roberts (HOU)         40
  J. Billingham (CIN)      39
  R. Wise (STL)            39
  J. Willoughby (SF)       38
  D. Wilson (HOU)          38
  S. Arlin (SD)            37

Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         21
  A. Messersmith (LA)      20
  J. Willoughby (SF)       20
  D. Wilson (HOU)          20
  S. Blass (PIT)           19
  R. Reed (ATL)            19
  M. Torrez (MON)          19
  S. Arlin (SD)            18
  K. Forsch (HOU)          17
  B. Gibson (STL)          17

Home Runs:

  J. Willoughby (SF)        8
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          7
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  D. Wilson (HOU)           5
  S. Arlin (SD)             4
  N. Briles (PIT)           4
  K. Forsch (HOU)           4
  R. Grimsley (CIN)         4
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          4
  F. Norman (SD)            4

Walks:

  M. Torrez (MON)          30
  B. Moore (MON)           23
  J. Matlack (NY)          20
  J. Reuss (HOU)           19
  R. Bryant (SF)           15
  D. Ellis (PIT)           15
  S. Blass (PIT)           14
  S. Carlton (PHI)         14
  S. Arlin (SD)            13
  G. Gentry (ATL)          13

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         37
  D. Sutton (LA)           36
  A. Messersmith (LA)      31
  T. Seaver (NY)           30
  B. Gibson (STL)          29
  J. Willoughby (SF)       29
  K. Forsch (HOU)          28
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         28
  J. Billingham (CIN)      27
  D. Gullett (CIN)         27


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