Monday May 7, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, May 7, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     15  14  2.89   29   9   2   271   240  103   87   21   75  190
Cincinnati      16  11  2.89   27   6   9   246   230   89   79   14   79  128
San Francisco   22   9  2.95   31   9   8   284   265  120   93   27   96  135
Houston         20  10  3.04   30   7   9   281   258  100   95   19  104  166
New York        13  13  3.13   26   7   8   236   194   94   82   22   83  168
Philadelphia    11  13  3.63   24   6   3   226   206   96   91   17   96  154
Chicago         15  13  3.79   28   2  10   250   250  113  105   27   72  181
St. Louis        5  19  3.79   24   5   2   216   218  112   91   12   84  124
Atlanta          9  17  3.85   26   5   3   243   228  109  104   11   93  141
Montreal        11  13  3.90   24   4   6   212   189  117   92   17  125  123
San Diego       11  18  4.21   29   4   4   252   243  132  118   27  104  164
Pittsburgh      12  10  4.31   22   4   8   203   202  109   97   16   93  112

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Greif (SD)        2   2  0.97   9   4   2   1   1   37   17    6    4    2    9   24
Randy Moffitt (SF)     2   0  1.52  15   0   0   4   0   30   21    7    5    2    9   18
Tom Seaver (NY)        3   3  1.60   7   7   2   0   0   56   31   11   10    8   17   51
Ron Bryant (SF)        3   2  1.82   7   7   3   0   0   54   47   18   11    2   20   18
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    2   2  1.91   6   6   0   0   0   42   44   10    9    1   10   39
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
Ross Grimsley (CIN)    4   1  2.15   7   7   2   0   1   50   54   14   12    4   10   23

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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  4.30   7   0   0   1   0   15   11    7    7    2   10    6
Pat Dobson             2   4  4.61   7   7   1   0   1   41   48   22   21    1   12   12
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
Danny Frisella         0   0  6.35   4   0   0   0   0    6    3    4    4    0    3    4
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  1.15   7   1   0   0   0   16   12    2    2    0    9   15
Rick Reuschel          2   2  1.91   6   6   0   0   0   42   44   10    9    1   10   39
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   2  0.39  15   0   0   4   0   23   19    4    1    0    8   10
Roger Nelson           2   1  2.12   4   4   1   0   0   30   25    8    7    1   11    7
Ross Grimsley          4   1  2.15   7   7   2   0   1   50   54   14   12    4   10   23
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
Jim McGlothlin         1   0  5.02   6   2   0   0   0   14   16    8    8    1    6    7
Tom Hall               2   1  5.56  10   0   0   2   0   11    9    7    7    2    7   10
Clay Carroll           0   3 10.38  10   0   0   3   0    9   14   12   10    2    6    6

 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
Dave Roberts           3   1  2.79   8   7   1   0   1   48   55   15   15    4   14   19
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
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
Al Downing             3   1  2.02   6   5   2   0   1   36   24   12    8    2    9   22
Don Sutton             3   3  2.19   7   7   3   0   1   58   49   17   14    7   11   48
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  5.93   7   0   0   0   0   14   15    9    9    4    6   13

 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
Steve Renko            1   2  2.91   4   3   1   1   0   22   15   11    7    2    7   10
Ernie McAnally         2   1  3.05   5   5   3   0   0   41   37   18   14    1   11   15
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             3   3  1.60   7   7   2   0   0   56   31   11   10    8   17   51
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  1.54   7   0   0   2   0   12    7    2    2    0    6   13
Bill Wilson            1   0  1.80  12   0   0   1   0   15   10    3    3    1    8    7
Dick Ruthven           1   0  1.85   4   4   0   0   0   24   17    7    5    0   10   22
Wayne Twitchell        0   0  2.14   7   1   0   0   0   21   19    6    5    1   14   15
Barry Lersch           1   0  2.70   8   0   0   0   0   17   15    5    5    0    3   11
Steve Carlton          4   4  3.18   8   8   5   0   0   65   55   25   23    6   16   52
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   7   0   0   3   0   13    7    0    0    0    5   11
Dave Giusti            1   0  0.68  10   0   0   2   0   13   13    3    1    0    5   15
Luke Walker            1   0  2.20   6   2   0   1   0   16   15    5    4    0    9    9
Bob Johnson            1   0  3.48   6   0   0   0   0   10   12    4    4    0    4    6
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
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             2   2  0.97   9   4   2   1   1   37   17    6    4    2    9   24
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
  P. Dobson (ATL)           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

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  R. Bryant (SF)            3
  J. Koosman (NY)           3
  J. Marichal (SF)          3
  E. McAnally (MON)         3
  J. Reuss (HOU)            3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  J. Billingham (CIN)       2
  A. Downing (LA)           2
  G. Gentry (ATL)           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
  J. Rooker (PIT)           3
  T. Walker (MON)           3

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
  D. Sutton (LA)         57.2
  T. Seaver (NY)         56.1
  R. Bryant (SF)         54.1
  D. Gullett (CIN)       53.2
  J. Willoughby (SF)     51.1
  J. Billingham (CIN)    50.2
  J. Reuss (HOU)         50.2
  R. Grimsley (CIN)      50.1
  D. Wilson (HOU)        50.1

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         55
  D. Roberts (HOU)         55
  R. Grimsley (CIN)        54
  J. Willoughby (SF)       54
  R. Wise (STL)            51
  D. Sutton (LA)           49
  P. Dobson (ATL)          48
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         48
  R. Bryant (SF)           47
  K. Forsch (HOU)          47

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
  P. Dobson (ATL)          22
  C. Kirby (SD)            22
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         22

Home Runs:

  J. Willoughby (SF)       11
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          9
  T. Seaver (NY)            8
  D. Sutton (LA)            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

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
  T. Seaver (NY)           17
  S. Arlin (SD)            16

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         52
  T. Seaver (NY)           51
  D. Sutton (LA)           48
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        39
  A. Messersmith (LA)      35
  B. Moore (MON)           35
  J. Reuss (HOU)           35
  C. Morton (ATL)          33
  J. Willoughby (SF)       33
  B. Gibson (STL)          32

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