Wednesday May 2, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 2, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        12   9  2.47   21   6   8   186   135   54   51   15   60  122
San Francisco   19   7  2.59   26   9   6   236   203   83   68   17   81  114
Cincinnati      14   8  2.68   22   5   9   198   180   66   59   11   62   96
Los Angeles     12  12  2.80   24   7   2   225   199   86   70   16   65  163
Houston         16  10  3.03   26   5   7   240   228   85   81   19   84  142
St. Louis        4  16  3.61   20   4   2   182   176   91   73   10   74  105
Chicago         13   9  3.63   22   2   8   196   202   84   79   22   47  129
Montreal         9  11  3.78   20   3   4   176   155   96   74   13  108  108
Philadelphia     9  11  3.99   20   6   3   174   158   80   77   13   75  118
Pittsburgh       9   8  4.00   17   2   7   160   147   80   71   11   73   86
Atlanta          7  15  4.18   22   3   3   198   198   96   92   10   73  114
San Diego        8  16  4.35   24   2   4   207   209  111  100   21   84  135

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Koosman (NY)     4   0  1.06   4   4   3   0   1   34   22    6    4    1    7   14
Randy Moffitt (SF)     2   0  1.13  12   0   0   3   0   24   15    5    3    1    9   12
Jim Barr (SF)          3   2  1.49   8   4   1   2   1   42   30    8    7    3    9   12
Jerry Reuss (HOU)      4   1  1.50   6   6   3   0   1   48   31   11    8    1   20   34
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    2   1  1.55   4   4   0   0   0   29   31    5    5    1    4   25
Don Sutton (LA)        3   2  1.59   6   6   3   0   1   51   38   12    9    2    9   45
Tom Seaver (NY)        2   3  1.71   6   6   1   0   0   47   25    9    9    7   14   43
Ron Bryant (SF)        3   1  1.72   6   6   3   0   0   47   39   13    9    2   17   17
Don Gullett (CIN)      3   2  1.90   6   6   1   0   1   47   35   10   10    1   13   27
Ross Grimsley (CIN)    4   1  2.38   6   6   2   0   1   45   47   12   12    4   10   18

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Danny Frisella         0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    0
Roric Harrison         0   0  0.95   7   0   0   1   0   19   12    2    2    0   11   21
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  3.83   6   6   1   0   0   40   33   17   17    2   15   23
Phil Niekro            1   1  4.73   5   0   0   1   0   13   11    7    7    2    8    6
Pat Dobson             2   3  4.76   6   6   1   0   1   34   40   19   18    1   10   10
Ron Reed               0   4  5.65   5   5   0   0   0   29   33   19   18    2    8   16
Ron Schueler           0   0  7.56   5   0   0   1   0    8   10    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
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
Jack Aker              1   0  2.30   7   0   0   3   0   16   11    4    4    2    3    7
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   3  4.88   5   5   0   0   0   31   40   17   17    4    5   12
Burt Hooton            2   2  5.68   5   5   1   0   1   25   33   17   16    3    7   14
Dave LaRoche           0   0 12.27   4   0   0   1   0    4    8    6    5    2    0    2

 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  0.53  13   0   0   4   0   17   15    3    1    0    4    7
Don Gullett            3   2  1.90   6   6   1   0   1   47   35   10   10    1   13   27
Ross Grimsley          4   1  2.38   6   6   2   0   1   45   47   12   12    4   10   18
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   6   0   0   2   0    9    8    0    0    0    4    4
Jerry Reuss            4   1  1.50   6   6   3   0   1   48   31   11    8    1   20   34
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           2   1  3.43   7   6   0   0   0   39   49   15   15    4    7   17
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             3   2  1.59   6   6   3   0   1   51   38   12    9    2    9   45
Jim Brewer             1   1  2.61   7   0   0   1   0   10    6    3    3    2    3    4
Charlie Hough          0   1  2.61   5   0   0   0   0   10    4    3    3    1    7   12
Claude Osteen          2   2  2.65   5   5   2   0   0   37   32   12   11    1    7   11
George Culver          1   1  2.70   8   0   0   1   0   10   11    3    3    1    4    7
Al Downing             2   1  2.70   5   4   1   0   0   27   22   12    8    2    7   17
Tommy John             2   2  3.24   6   4   0   0   0   25   33   11    9    0   11   19
Andy Messersmith       1   2  3.38   5   5   1   0   0   37   34   20   14    3   11   31
Doug Rau               0   0  7.15   6   0   0   0   0   11   15    9    9    4    6   12

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Strohmayer        0   0  1.04   3   1   0   0   0    9    4    1    1    1    6    3
Tom Walker             1   2  2.77   9   0   0   3   0   13   12   11    4    2    7   13
Ernie McAnally         2   0  2.78   4   4   2   0   0   32   27   12   10    0   11   11
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
Balor Moore            1   1  4.30   6   6   0   0   0   38   32   20   18    2   27   32
Mike Marshall          2   3  5.59  11   0   0   1   0   19   22   12   12    1   14   12
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
Tug McGraw             0   0  1.59   7   0   0   5   0   11   10    2    2    0    3    8
Tom Seaver             2   3  1.71   6   6   1   0   0   47   25    9    9    7   14   43
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  3.75   4   0   0   0   0   12   10    5    5    2    3   10
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  0.87   9   0   0   1   0   10    7    1    1    0    3    3
Wayne Twitchell        0   0  2.31   5   0   0   0   0   12   10    4    3    1   10    8
Steve Carlton          4   3  2.59   7   7   5   0   0   59   46   19   17    4   15   46
Dick Ruthven           1   0  2.76   3   3   0   0   0   16   11    5    5    0    7   16
Barry Lersch           0   0  3.72   5   0   0   0   0   10    8    4    4    0    2    9
Larry Christenson      1   3  5.71   4   4   1   0   0   17   23   11   11    1   12    5
Jim Lonborg            1   4  7.07   6   6   0   0   0   28   33   22   22    5   13   17
Dick Selma             1   1  7.50   5   0   0   0   0    6    6    5    5    1    3    4
Ken Brett              0   0  8.38   4   0   0   0   0   10   11    9    9    1    8    4

 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   6   0   0   2   0   10    7    0    0    0    4    9
Luke Walker            1   0  0.00   5   1   0   1   0   12    7    1    0    0    5    6
Dave Giusti            1   0  0.68  10   0   0   2   0   13   13    3    1    0    5   15
Dock Ellis             3   1  2.87   4   4   1   0   0   31   26   12   10    1   15   23
Bob Moose              2   1  3.06   4   4   1   0   1   32   24   12   11    2   12   20
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
Ramon Hernandez        1   2 10.13   6   0   0   2   0    5   10    6    6    1    5    1
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  2.45   9   0   0   0   0   15   15    8    4    1    5    8
Fred Norman            0   3  3.21   5   5   0   0   0   34   29   12   12    4   11   26
Gary Ross              1   1  3.32  12   0   0   0   0   19   17    8    7    0    7   12
Vicente Romo           1   0  4.20  11   0   0   3   0   15   14    8    7    1    2   12
Rich Troedson          1   0  4.61  11   0   0   0   0   14   12    7    7    2   13   10
Mike Caldwell          0   3  4.86   5   2   0   0   0   17   19   12    9    2    6   12
Steve Arlin            1   1  5.40   5   5   0   0   0   30   37   18   18    4   13   15
Mike Corkins           2   2  6.63   4   4   1   0   0   19   19   14   14    1   12   14
Clay Kirby             1   5  7.40   6   6   0   0   0   24   38   22   20    5   10   14

 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  1.13  12   0   0   3   0   24   15    5    3    1    9   12
Jim Barr               3   2  1.49   8   4   1   2   1   42   30    8    7    3    9   12
Ron Bryant             3   1  1.72   6   6   3   0   0   47   39   13    9    2   17   17
Tom Bradley            2   1  1.74   3   3   1   0   0   21   19    7    4    0    8   12
Elias Sosa             3   0  2.25   7   0   0   0   0    8    6    2    2    1    8    1
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  5.87   4   1   0   1   0    8    9    6    5    0    8   11
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
Rich Folkers           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    1
Jim Bibby              0   0  1.59   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    1    1    0    6    7
Diego Segui            0   1  1.59   8   0   0   2   0   11    6    4    2    0    7   10
Rick Wise              3   1  2.59   5   5   2   0   1   42   39   13   12    1    7   11
Bob Gibson             1   3  2.63   6   6   2   0   0   48   46   20   14    2   12   32
Wayne Granger          0   1  3.86   6   0   0   0   0    9    7    6    4    1    4    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
Al Santorini           0   0  6.75   5   0   0   0   0    4    6    3    3    1    0    0
Scipio Spinks          0   4  7.15   5   5   0   0   0   23   25   21   18    2   16   15

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League Leaders

Wins:

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

Losses:

  C. Kirby (SD)             5
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          4
  R. Reed (ATL)             4
  S. Spinks (STL)           4
  N. Briles (PIT)           3
  M. Caldwell (SD)          3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  L. Christenson (PHI)      3
  R. Cleveland (STL)        3
  P. Dobson (ATL)           3

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  T. McGraw (NY)            5
  P. Borbon (CIN)           4
  J. York (HOU)             4
  J. Aker (CHI)             3
  C. Carroll (CIN)          3
  B. Locker (CHI)           3
  R. Moffitt (SF)           3
  V. Romo (SD)              3
  T. Walker (MON)           3
  J. Barr (SF)              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)       59.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         51.0
  B. Gibson (STL)        48.0
  J. Reuss (HOU)         48.0
  D. Gullett (CIN)       47.1
  T. Seaver (NY)         47.1
  R. Bryant (SF)         47.0
  J. Billingham (CIN)    45.1
  R. Grimsley (CIN)      45.1
  J. Barr (SF)           42.1

Hits:

  D. Roberts (HOU)         49
  R. Grimsley (CIN)        47
  S. Carlton (PHI)         46
  B. Gibson (STL)          46
  K. Forsch (HOU)          45
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         42
  J. Marichal (SF)         41
  P. Dobson (ATL)          40
  M. Pappas (CHI)          40
  J. Billingham (CIN)      39

Runs:

  C. Kirby (SD)            22
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         22
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         21
  S. Spinks (STL)          21
  B. Gibson (STL)          20
  A. Messersmith (LA)      20
  B. Moore (MON)           20
  J. Willoughby (SF)       20
  D. Wilson (HOU)          20
  S. Blass (PIT)           19

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  M. Torrez (MON)          30
  B. Moore (MON)           27
  J. Matlack (NY)          20
  J. Reuss (HOU)           20
  R. Bryant (SF)           17
  S. Spinks (STL)          16
  S. Carlton (PHI)         15
  D. Ellis (PIT)           15
  G. Gentry (ATL)          15
  S. Blass (PIT)           14

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         46
  D. Sutton (LA)           45
  T. Seaver (NY)           43
  J. Reuss (HOU)           34
  B. Gibson (STL)          32
  B. Moore (MON)           32
  A. Messersmith (LA)      31
  J. Willoughby (SF)       29
  K. Forsch (HOU)          28
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         28

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