Tuesday May 8, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 8, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Cincinnati      17  11  2.83   28   7   9   255   239   90   80   14   80  135
Los Angeles     16  14  2.93   30   9   3   280   246  107   91   24   76  193
Houston         20  11  3.01   31   7   9   290   262  104   97   20  110  171
San Francisco   23   9  3.04   32   9   9   293   278  127   99   28   98  136
New York        13  14  3.38   27   7   8   245   205  104   92   24   89  171
Chicago         16  13  3.68   29   2  11   262   260  115  107   27   80  190
Philadelphia    11  14  3.72   25   6   3   235   216  103   97   18   96  161
Montreal        12  13  3.86   25   5   6   221   196  120   95   19  128  128
Atlanta         10  17  3.89   27   5   4   252   238  115  109   11   98  145
St. Louis        5  20  4.01   25   5   2   224   229  121  100   16   90  130
San Diego       11  19  4.13   30   4   4   264   252  135  121   28  109  170
Pittsburgh      12  11  4.27   23   4   8   211   215  116  100   17   96  114

 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
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
Dick Ruthven (PHI)     1   1  2.01   5   5   0   0   0   31   23   10    7    0   10   25
Al Downing (LA)        3   1  2.02   6   5   2   0   1   36   24   12    8    2    9   22
Randy Moffitt (SF)     2   0  2.03  16   0   0   5   0   31   23    9    7    3   10   19
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
Roric Harrison         0   0  2.05   8   0   0   2   0   22   15    5    5    0   13   24
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
Ron Reed               1   4  4.54   7   7   0   0   0   42   43   24   21    2   13   19
Pat Dobson             2   4  4.61   7   7   1   0   1   41   48   22   21    1   12   12
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
Bob Locker             3   1  1.77   9   0   0   3   0   20   20    5    4    1    8   17
Rick Reuschel          2   2  1.91   6   6   0   0   0   42   44   10    9    1   10   39
Jack Aker              1   1  2.66  10   0   0   5   0   20   16    6    6    3    4    9
Bill Bonham            1   0  2.84   9   0   0   2   0   19    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  3.98   8   8   1   0   1   54   55   28   24    9   16   36
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        5   1  2.87   8   8   3   0   1   60   53   21   19    2   16   37
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  13   0   0   4   0   20   19    4    4    0    7   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   2  3.83   8   8   1   0   0   54   51   25   23    5   20   35
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
Jim Brewer             2   1  2.20  10   0   0   2   0   16    9    4    4    2    5    8
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
Tommy John             3   2  3.18   7   5   1   0   0   34   40   14   12    0   13   25
Claude Osteen          2   2  3.43   6   6   2   0   0   42   38   17   16    1    9   15
Andy Messersmith       2   3  3.68   7   7   1   0   0   51   49   27   21    6   12   36
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            2   2  2.93   5   4   2   1   0   31   22   14   10    4   10   15
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
Ray Sadecki            0   0  4.70   6   0   0   0   0   15   15    8    8    3    4   13
Jim McAndrew           2   3  4.91   5   5   0   0   0   26   26   20   14    4   11   12
Phil Hennigan          0   2  4.96   9   0   0   2   0   16   14    9    9    1    5   12
Jon Matlack            2   5  4.96   7   7   2   0   0   45   45   25   25    4   23   32
Tug McGraw             0   1  6.00  11   0   0   5   0   15   18   10   10    1   11   10
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   1  2.01   5   5   0   0   0   31   23   10    7    0   10   25
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  7.31   8   6   0   0   0   32   38   26   26    6   14   21
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   4  4.23   6   6   1   0   0   38   42   28   18    6   11   12
Ramon Hernandez        1   2  7.36   8   0   0   2   0    7   12    6    6    1    6    1
Steve Blass            1   1  7.67   5   5   1   0   0   29   30   25   25    3   20    8
Jim McKee              0   0 11.88   4   0   0   0   0    8   15   11   11    2    5    3

 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  3.27  13   0   0   3   0   22   18    9    8    2    5   17
Fred Norman            0   4  3.64   7   7   0   0   0   47   42   19   19    5   17   32
Gary Ross              1   2  3.91  15   0   0   0   0   23   20   11   10    1    8   15
Rich Troedson          1   0  5.28  13   0   0   0   0   15   15    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
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
Randy Moffitt          2   0  2.03  16   0   0   5   0   31   23    9    7    3   10   19
Elias Sosa             4   0  2.19  12   0   0   0   0   12    9    4    3    1    9    3
Jim Barr               4   2  2.83  10   6   1   2   1   54   49   19   17    6   10   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
Diego Segui            0   2  2.13  10   0   0   2   0   13   11    5    3    0    8   11
Rich Folkers           0   0  2.70   3   0   0   0   0    3    1    1    1    0    4    2
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
Bob Gibson             1   4  3.27   7   7   2   0   0   55   54   26   20    6   15   38
Alan Foster            0   3  3.86   7   1   0   0   0   14   13    7    6    1    9   13
Wayne Granger          0   1  5.06   8   0   0   0   0   11    9    8    6    1    5    1
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)       5
  J. Barr (SF)              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
  R. Bryant (SF)            3
  A. Downing (LA)           3

Losses:

  C. Kirby (SD)             5
  J. Matlack (NY)           5
  N. Briles (PIT)           4
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  P. Dobson (ATL)           4
  B. Gibson (STL)           4
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          4
  F. Norman (SD)            4
  R. Reed (ATL)             4
  S. Spinks (STL)           4

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  J. Aker (CHI)             5
  T. McGraw (NY)            5
  R. Moffitt (SF)           5
  P. Borbon (CIN)           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
  J. Billingham (CIN)    59.2
  D. Sutton (LA)         57.2
  T. Seaver (NY)         56.1
  B. Gibson (STL)        55.0
  R. Bryant (SF)         54.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       54.1
  J. Barr (SF)           54.0
  K. Forsch (HOU)        54.0
  D. Gullett (CIN)       53.2

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         55
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         55
  D. Roberts (HOU)         55
  B. Gibson (STL)          54
  R. Grimsley (CIN)        54
  J. Willoughby (SF)       54
  J. Billingham (CIN)      53
  K. Forsch (HOU)          51
  R. Wise (STL)            51
  J. Barr (SF)             49

Runs:

  J. Willoughby (SF)       30
  N. Briles (PIT)          28
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         28
  A. Messersmith (LA)      27
  B. Gibson (STL)          26
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         26
  S. Blass (PIT)           25
  S. Carlton (PHI)         25
  K. Forsch (HOU)          25
  J. Matlack (NY)          25

Home Runs:

  J. Willoughby (SF)       11
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          9
  T. Seaver (NY)            8
  D. Sutton (LA)            7
  J. Barr (SF)              6
  N. Briles (PIT)           6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  B. Gibson (STL)           6
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          6
  A. Messersmith (LA)       6

Walks:

  M. Torrez (MON)          33
  B. Moore (MON)           31
  J. Matlack (NY)          23
  J. Reuss (HOU)           21
  S. Blass (PIT)           20
  R. Bryant (SF)           20
  K. Forsch (HOU)          20
  D. Ellis (PIT)           19
  G. Gentry (ATL)          18
  F. Norman (SD)           17

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         52
  T. Seaver (NY)           51
  D. Sutton (LA)           48
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        39
  B. Gibson (STL)          38
  J. Billingham (CIN)      37
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         36
  A. Messersmith (LA)      36
  K. Forsch (HOU)          35
  B. Moore (MON)           35


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