Sunday May 6, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 6, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     15  13  2.82   28   9   2   262   229   98   82   16   73  186
San Francisco   22   9  2.95   31   9   8   284   265  120   93   27   96  135
Cincinnati      16  10  3.06   26   6   9   232   218   86   79   14   74  117
Houston         19  10  3.14   29   6   9   272   252  100   95   19   97  164
New York        12  13  3.21   25   6   8   227   188   92   81   21   80  160
Atlanta          9  16  3.71   25   5   3   235   218  102   97   11   86  138
Chicago         15  12  3.76   27   2  10   242   241  109  101   27   68  167
Philadelphia    10  13  3.78   23   6   3   212   198   94   89   17   92  144
St. Louis        5  19  3.79   24   5   2   216   218  112   91   12   84  124
Montreal        11  12  3.90   23   3   6   203   179  111   88   16  125  119
Pittsburgh      11  10  4.32   21   4   7   194   192  105   93   16   88  104
San Diego       10  18  4.33   28   3   4   243   241  131  117   26  104  159

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Greif (SD)        1   2  0.96   8   3   1   1   1   28   15    5    3    1    9   19
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    2   1  1.25   5   5   0   0   0   36   35    6    5    1    7   29
Randy Moffitt (SF)     2   0  1.52  15   0   0   4   0   30   21    7    5    2    9   18
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   2  1.82   7   7   3   0   0   54   47   18   11    2   20   18
Jerry Koosman (NY)     4   0  1.96   5   5   3   0   1   41   29   11    9    2    8   20
Al Downing (LA)        3   1  2.02   6   5   2   0   1   36   24   12    8    2    9   22
Roger Nelson (CIN)     2   1  2.12   4   4   1   0   0   30   25    8    7    1   11    7
Jerry Reuss (HOU)      4   1  2.13   7   7   3   0   1   51   37   15   12    1   21   35

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Danny Frisella         0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    1    0    0    0    0    3
Roric Harrison         0   0  0.95   7   0   0   1   0   19   12    2    2    0   11   21
Carl Morton            2   2  2.15   6   6   2   0   1   46   44   12   11    1   12   33
Gary Gentry            3   2  3.31   7   7   2   0   0   49   37   18   18    3   18   27
Tom Kelley             0   1  3.38   3   0   0   0   0    5    6    2    2    0    4    3
Tom House              0   1  3.86   6   0   0   0   0    7    4    3    3    2    4    3
Phil Niekro            1   1  4.40   6   0   0   1   0   14   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  4.79   6   6   0   0   0   36   36   21   19    2   10   18
Ron Schueler           0   0  5.40   6   0   0   1   0   13   13    8    8    0    7   10
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
Rick Reuschel          2   1  1.25   5   5   0   0   0   36   35    6    5    1    7   29
Ray Burris             1   0  1.29   6   1   0   0   0   14   12    2    2    0    8   11
Bob Locker             2   1  2.20   8   0   0   3   0   16   17    5    4    1    5   13
Jack Aker              1   1  2.66  10   0   0   5   0   20   16    6    6    3    4    9
Bill Bonham            1   0  3.00   8   0   0   1   0   18    7    6    6    0   12   21
Larry Gura             1   1  3.86   5   2   0   0   0   16   15    7    7    2    3   12
Fergie Jenkins         2   3  4.18   7   7   1   0   1   47   48   26   22    9   11   31
Burt Hooton            3   2  5.51   6   6   1   0   1   33   38   21   20    3    9   23
Milt Pappas            1   3  6.23   6   6   0   0   0   35   45   24   24    6    7   15
Dave LaRoche           1   0  7.50   7   0   0   1   0    6    8    6    5    2    2    3

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Sprague             0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    0    0    0    1    4
Pedro Borbon           0   1  0.48  14   0   0   4   0   19   17    3    1    0    4    8
Roger Nelson           2   1  2.12   4   4   1   0   0   30   25    8    7    1   11    7
Ross Grimsley          4   1  2.38   6   6   2   0   1   45   47   12   12    4   10   18
Don Gullett            3   2  2.68   7   7   1   0   1   54   46   16   16    2   15   31
Jack Billingham        4   1  3.20   7   7   2   0   1   51   44   20   18    2   15   30
Tom Hall               2   1  5.73   9   0   0   2   0   11    9    7    7    2    7    9
Jim McGlothlin         1   0  6.17   5   2   0   0   0   12   14    8    8    1    5    6
Clay Carroll           0   3 11.74   9   0   0   3   0    8   13   12   10    2    6    4

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Ray                2   0  0.00   7   0   0   2   0   11    9    0    0    0    6    4
Cecil Upshaw           0   0  1.59   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    0    2    4
Jim York               2   1  1.77  12   0   0   4   0   20   19    4    4    0    6   10
Jerry Reuss            4   1  2.13   7   7   3   0   1   51   37   15   12    1   21   35
Mike Cosgrove          1   1  3.00   8   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    2    1    6    2
Fred Gladding          2   0  3.12  10   0   0   1   0    9   10    3    3    1    2    3
Jim Crawford           1   1  3.29  11   0   0   2   0   14   13    5    5    1    7   14
Dave Roberts           2   1  3.43   7   6   0   0   0   39   49   15   15    4    7   17
Don Wilson             2   3  3.76   7   7   2   0   1   50   42   22   21    5   15   32
Ken Forsch             3   1  4.14   7   7   1   0   0   46   47   21   21    4   15   30
Tom Griffin            0   1  4.64   6   2   0   0   0   21   15   12   11    2   10   13

 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
Al Downing             3   1  2.02   6   5   2   0   1   36   24   12    8    2    9   22
George Culver          1   1  2.25   9   0   0   1   0   12   13    3    3    1    4    7
Charlie Hough          0   1  2.31   6   0   0   0   0   12    5    3    3    1    7   14
Jim Brewer             2   1  2.70   9   0   0   1   0   13    9    4    4    2    5    6
Tommy John             3   2  3.18   7   5   1   0   0   34   40   14   12    0   13   25
Andy Messersmith       1   3  3.38   6   6   1   0   0   45   43   23   17    3   11   35
Claude Osteen          2   2  3.43   6   6   2   0   0   42   38   17   16    1    9   15
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  1.42   5   1   0   0   0   13    5    2    2    2    8    5
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
Steve Renko            1   2  2.91   4   3   1   1   0   22   15   11    7    2    7   10
Mike Torrez            3   3  3.20   7   7   0   0   0   45   39   22   16    5   33   24
Balor Moore            1   2  4.57   7   7   0   0   0   43   38   24   22    2   31   35
Mike Marshall          2   3  5.91  13   0   0   1   0   21   25   14   14    2   14   13
Joe Gilbert            0   0  6.23   6   0   0   1   0    9    8    7    6    1    6    7
Bill Stoneman          0   0  6.23   1   1   0   0   0    4    6    4    3    0    4    1
Pat Jarvis             1   0 36.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    4    4    0    4    0

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
George Stone           0   0  1.29   5   0   0   1   0    7    8    2    1    0    0    3
Tom Seaver             2   3  1.71   6   6   1   0   0   47   25    9    9    7   14   43
Harry Parker           2   0  1.71   4   3   0   0   0   21   17    6    4    0    8   17
Jerry Koosman          4   0  1.96   5   5   3   0   1   41   29   11    9    2    8   20
Phil Hennigan          0   2  3.31   8   0   0   2   0   16   11    6    6    0    4   12
Jon Matlack            2   4  4.66   6   6   2   0   0   39   39   20   20    3   20   30
Jim McAndrew           2   3  4.91   5   5   0   0   0   26   26   20   14    4   11   12
Tug McGraw             0   1  5.14  10   0   0   5   0   14   16    8    8    1    9   10
Ray Sadecki            0   0  5.14   5   0   0   0   0   14   15    8    8    3    4   12
Hank Webb              0   0 10.80   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    1    2    1

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mac Scarce             0   1  1.80   6   0   0   2   0   10    7    2    2    0    6   11
Dick Ruthven           1   0  1.85   4   4   0   0   0   24   17    7    5    0   10   22
Wayne Twitchell        0   0  1.98   6   0   0   0   0   14   11    4    3    1   12   11
Bill Wilson            1   0  2.08  11   0   0   1   0   13   10    3    3    1    6    5
Steve Carlton          4   4  3.18   8   8   5   0   0   65   55   25   23    6   16   52
Barry Lersch           0   0  3.29   7   0   0   0   0   14   15    5    5    0    3    9
Larry Christenson      1   3  4.44   5   5   1   0   0   24   32   12   12    2   12    9
Dick Selma             1   1  5.63   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    5    5    1    5    4
Jim Lonborg            2   4  6.60   7   6   0   0   0   30   34   22   22    5   14   17
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   2  3.79   5   5   1   0   0   38   37   18   16    2   19   29
Bob Moose              2   2  3.93   5   5   1   0   1   34   32   16   15    3   12   20
Nelson Briles          1   3  4.05   5   5   1   0   0   33   33   21   15    5    9   11
Bob Johnson            0   0  4.32   5   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    4    0    4    3
Steve Blass            1   1  7.67   5   5   1   0   0   29   30   25   25    3   20    8
Ramon Hernandez        1   2  8.53   7   0   0   2   0    6   11    6    6    1    5    1
Jim McKee              0   0 15.63   3   0   0   0   0    6   12   11   11    2    5    2

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Greif             1   2  0.96   8   3   1   1   1   28   15    5    3    1    9   19
Bob Miller             0   0  2.45   9   0   0   0   0   15   15    8    4    1    5    8
Mike Caldwell          1   3  3.16   6   3   1   0   1   26   21   12    9    2    8   18
Vicente Romo           2   0  3.60  12   0   0   3   0   20   17    9    8    2    3   17
Gary Ross              1   1  3.74  14   0   0   0   0   22   18   10    9    1    7   14
Fred Norman            0   4  3.92   6   6   0   0   0   39   37   17   17    4   15   27
Rich Troedson          1   0  5.52  12   0   0   0   0   15   14    9    9    3   15   10
Steve Arlin            1   1  5.63   6   5   0   0   0   32   38   21   20    5   16   16
Mike Corkins           2   2  7.04   5   5   1   0   0   23   28   18   18    2   16   16
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  1.52  15   0   0   4   0   30   21    7    5    2    9   18
Tom Bradley            2   1  1.74   3   3   1   0   0   21   19    7    4    0    8   12
Ron Bryant             3   2  1.82   7   7   3   0   0   54   47   18   11    2   20   18
Elias Sosa             4   0  2.19  12   0   0   0   0   12    9    4    3    1    9    3
Jim Barr               3   2  2.53   9   5   1   2   1   46   38   14   13    6    9   13
Juan Marichal          4   2  2.93   7   7   3   0   1   46   47   21   15    4   11   18
Jim Willoughby         3   2  4.38   8   8   1   0   1   51   54   30   25   11   13   33
Don Carrithers         1   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    0    1    1
Sam McDowell           0   0  7.36   7   1   0   2   0   15   21   14   12    1   12   16
Dave Kingman           0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    2    2    0    4    1

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Folkers           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    3    2
Diego Segui            0   2  2.19   9   0   0   2   0   12    9    5    3    0    7   11
Bob Gibson             1   3  2.63   6   6   2   0   0   48   46   20   14    2   12   32
Rick Wise              3   1  2.88   6   6   2   0   1   50   51   18   16    1    8   15
Reggie Cleveland       1   3  2.94   5   5   1   0   0   34   37   15   11    3    8   23
Wayne Granger          0   1  3.48   7   0   0   0   0   10    8    6    4    1    4    1
Alan Foster            0   3  3.86   7   1   0   0   0   14   13    7    6    1    9   13
John Andrews           0   1  5.40   7   0   0   0   0    7    4    5    4    0    7    2
Al Santorini           0   0  5.40   6   0   0   0   0    8   14    5    5    1    2    2
Scipio Spinks          0   4  7.15   5   5   0   0   0   23   25   21   18    2   16   15
Jim Bibby              0   1 12.27   4   1   0   0   0    7   10   10   10    1    8    8

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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
  E. Sosa (SF)              4
  J. Barr (SF)              3
  R. Bryant (SF)            3
  A. Downing (LA)           3

Losses:

  C. Kirby (SD)             5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          4
  J. Matlack (NY)           4
  F. Norman (SD)            4
  R. Reed (ATL)             4
  S. Spinks (STL)           4
  N. Briles (PIT)           3
  M. Caldwell (SD)          3
  C. Carroll (CIN)          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
  A. Downing (LA)           2
  G. Gentry (ATL)           2
  B. Gibson (STL)           2

Saves:

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

Shutouts:

  J. Barr (SF)              1
  J. Billingham (CIN)       1
  M. Caldwell (SD)          1
  P. Dobson (ATL)           1
  A. Downing (LA)           1
  B. Greif (SD)             1
  R. Grimsley (CIN)         1
  D. Gullett (CIN)          1
  B. Hooton (CHI)           1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)       65.0
  R. Bryant (SF)         54.1
  D. Gullett (CIN)       53.2
  J. Willoughby (SF)     51.1
  D. Sutton (LA)         51.0
  J. Billingham (CIN)    50.2
  J. Reuss (HOU)         50.2
  D. Wilson (HOU)        50.1
  R. Wise (STL)          50.0
  G. Gentry (ATL)        49.0

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         55
  J. Willoughby (SF)       54
  R. Wise (STL)            51
  D. Roberts (HOU)         49
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         48
  R. Bryant (SF)           47
  K. Forsch (HOU)          47
  R. Grimsley (CIN)        47
  J. Marichal (SF)         47
  B. Gibson (STL)          46

Runs:

  J. Willoughby (SF)       30
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         26
  S. Blass (PIT)           25
  S. Carlton (PHI)         25
  B. Moore (MON)           24
  M. Pappas (CHI)          24
  A. Messersmith (LA)      23
  C. Kirby (SD)            22
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         22
  M. Torrez (MON)          22

Home Runs:

  J. Willoughby (SF)       11
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          9
  T. Seaver (NY)            7
  J. Barr (SF)              6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  M. Pappas (CHI)           6
  S. Arlin (SD)             5
  N. Briles (PIT)           5
  C. Kirby (SD)             5
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          5

Walks:

  M. Torrez (MON)          33
  B. Moore (MON)           31
  J. Reuss (HOU)           21
  S. Blass (PIT)           20
  R. Bryant (SF)           20
  J. Matlack (NY)          20
  D. Ellis (PIT)           19
  G. Gentry (ATL)          18
  S. Arlin (SD)            16
  S. Carlton (PHI)         16

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         52
  D. Sutton (LA)           45
  T. Seaver (NY)           43
  A. Messersmith (LA)      35
  B. Moore (MON)           35
  J. Reuss (HOU)           35
  C. Morton (ATL)          33
  J. Willoughby (SF)       33
  B. Gibson (STL)          32
  D. Wilson (HOU)          32

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