Friday May 11, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 11, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         21  11  2.95   32   8   9   299   265  105   98   20  114  177
San Francisco   24  11  2.95   35   9  10   320   297  136  105   30  113  149
Los Angeles     18  14  2.96   32   9   5   298   266  114   98   26   80  204
Cincinnati      18  12  2.98   30   7   9   272   262  102   90   18   87  145
New York        15  14  3.29   29   8   9   263   220  108   96   25   97  183
Chicago         18  13  3.60   31   3  12   280   272  120  112   29   85  194
St. Louis        7  21  3.85   28   6   3   250   249  128  107   18   97  142
Philadelphia    11  16  3.93   27   6   3   252   235  116  110   23  102  176
Atlanta         10  18  3.98   28   5   4   260   249  123  115   12  102  146
Montreal        12  14  4.16   26   5   6   229   211  132  106   19  139  132
San Diego       11  20  4.29   31   4   4   273   262  144  130   31  114  174
Pittsburgh      12  13  4.35   25   4   8   228   230  128  110   17  109  122

 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
Jerry Koosman (NY)     5   0  1.79   6   6   4   0   1   50   34   12   10    2   11   26
Randy Moffitt (SF)     2   0  1.85  17   0   0   6   0   34   25    9    7    3   12   22
Ron Bryant (SF)        3   3  1.91   8   8   3   0   0   61   50   21   13    3   24   24
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    2   2  1.91   6   6   0   0   0   42   44   10    9    1   10   39
Dick Ruthven (PHI)     1   1  2.01   5   5   0   0   0   31   23   10    7    0   10   25
Al Downing (LA)        4   1  2.08   7   6   2   0   1   43   29   14   10    2   11   27
Jerry Reuss (HOU)      4   1  2.13   7   7   3   0   1   51   37   15   12    1   21   35
Roger Nelson (CIN)     2   2  2.14   5   5   1   0   0   34   29   11    8    2   12    9

 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   3  2.83   7   7   2   0   1   48   50   16   15    1   12   33
Tom Kelley             0   1  2.84   4   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    2    0    5    3
Gary Gentry            3   2  3.31   7   7   2   0   0   49   37   18   18    3   18   27
Tom House              0   1  3.52   7   0   0   0   0    8    4    3    3    2    4    3
Phil Niekro            1   1  4.19   8   0   0   1   0   19   16   11    9    3   13    7
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
Rick Reuschel          2   2  1.91   6   6   0   0   0   42   44   10    9    1   10   39
Bob Locker             4   1  1.96  10   0   0   3   0   23   21    6    5    2    9   18
Jack Aker              1   1  2.53  11   0   0   6   0   21   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            4   2  4.75   7   7   2   0   1   42   44   23   22    4   12   25
Milt Pappas            1   3  5.85   7   7   0   0   0   40   50   26   26    6    8   16
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
Pedro Borbon           0   2  0.99  17   0   0   4   0   27   26    6    3    1    8   12
Ed Sprague             0   0  1.29   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    1    1    0    3    4
Roger Nelson           2   2  2.14   5   5   1   0   0   34   29   11    8    2   12    9
Ross Grimsley          4   1  2.15   7   7   2   0   1   50   54   14   12    4   10   23
Jack Billingham        5   1  2.87   8   8   3   0   1   60   53   21   19    2   16   37
Don Gullett            3   2  3.20   8   8   1   0   1   56   51   20   20    4   17   32
Tom Hall               3   1  4.85  11   0   0   2   0   13    9    7    7    2    8   12
Jim McGlothlin         1   0  5.02   6   2   0   0   0   14   16    8    8    1    6    7
Clay Carroll           0   3 10.80  11   0   0   3   0   10   18   14   12    2    7    9

 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             3   3  3.34   8   8   3   0   1   59   45   23   22    5   19   38
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   6   0   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    0    0    5
Jim Brewer             2   1  1.93  12   0   0   3   0   19    9    4    4    2    5   12
George Culver          1   1  1.98  10   0   0   2   0   14   14    3    3    1    5    7
Al Downing             4   1  2.08   7   6   2   0   1   43   29   14   10    2   11   27
Don Sutton             3   3  2.19   7   7   3   0   1   58   49   17   14    7   11   48
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
Andy Messersmith       2   3  3.68   7   7   1   0   0   51   49   27   21    6   12   36
Claude Osteen          3   2  3.91   7   7   2   0   0   48   51   22   21    3   10   17
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
Steve Renko            2   2  2.93   5   4   2   1   0   31   22   14   10    4   10   15
Tom Walker             1   2  2.93  10   0   0   3   0   15   14   13    5    2   10   13
Ernie McAnally         2   1  3.05   5   5   3   0   0   41   37   18   14    1   11   15
John Strohmayer        0   0  3.95   6   1   0   0   0   14    8    6    6    2   10    6
Mike Torrez            3   4  4.05   8   8   0   0   0   47   44   27   21    5   38   25
Balor Moore            1   2  4.57   7   7   0   0   0   43   38   24   22    2   31   35
Joe Gilbert            0   0  5.40   7   0   0   1   0   12   13    8    7    1    7    9
Mike Marshall          2   3  5.91  13   0   0   1   0   21   25   14   14    2   14   13
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
Jerry Koosman          5   0  1.79   6   6   4   0   1   50   34   12   10    2   11   26
Harry Parker           3   0  2.30   5   4   0   0   0   27   26    9    7    1   11   22
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  5.09  12   0   0   6   0   18   19   10   10    1   13   11
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  1.32   8   0   0   2   0   14    7    2    2    0    8   15
Bill Wilson            1   0  1.65  13   0   0   1   0   16   10    3    3    1    8   10
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   1  3.57   9   0   0   0   0   18   17    7    7    1    3   13
Steve Carlton          4   4  3.77   9   9   5   0   0   72   64   32   30    9   18   58
Larry Christenson      1   3  5.19   6   6   1   0   0   26   37   15   15    2   13    9
Dick Selma             1   1  5.63   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    5    5    1    5    4
Ken Brett              0   1  6.43   5   0   0   0   0   14   14   10   10    2    9    6
Jim Lonborg            2   4  7.31   8   6   0   0   0   32   38   26   26    6   14   21

 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  1.29   8   0   0   3   0   14    8    2    2    0    7   11
Dave Giusti            1   0  1.76  12   0   0   2   0   15   17    5    3    0    7   16
Luke Walker            1   0  2.20   6   2   0   1   0   16   15    5    4    0    9    9
Bob Johnson            1   0  2.92   7   0   0   0   0   12   12    4    4    0    4    6
Dock Ellis             3   3  3.48   6   6   1   0   0   44   44   21   17    2   22   33
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  6.75   9   0   0   2   0    9   12    7    7    1    8    4
Steve Blass            1   2  7.83   6   6   1   0   0   33   33   29   29    3   24    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  3.70  16   0   0   0   0   24   20   11   10    1    8   16
Rich Troedson          1   0  5.19  14   0   0   0   0   17   17   10   10    3   15   10
Steve Arlin            1   1  5.63   6   5   0   0   0   32   38   21   20    5   16   16
Mike Corkins           2   3  7.43   6   6   1   0   0   27   32   22   22    4   20   17
Clay Kirby             1   5  8.20   7   6   0   0   0   26   42   26   24    6   11   16

 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
Elias Sosa             4   0  1.76  14   0   0   0   0   15   11    4    3    1   10    4
Randy Moffitt          2   0  1.85  17   0   0   6   0   34   25    9    7    3   12   22
Ron Bryant             3   3  1.91   8   8   3   0   0   61   50   21   13    3   24   24
Juan Marichal          4   3  2.67   8   8   3   0   1   54   53   24   16    4   15   20
Jim Barr               4   2  2.83  10   6   1   2   1   54   49   19   17    6   10   13
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           1   0  6.53   8   2   0   2   0   21   27   17   15    2   16   17
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  1.69   4   0   0   0   0    5    1    1    1    0    4    2
Diego Segui            0   2  2.08  11   0   0   3   0   13   11    5    3    0    8   11
Alan Foster            1   3  2.35   8   2   1   0   1   23   17    7    6    1   12   16
Reggie Cleveland       2   3  2.55   6   6   1   0   0   42   44   16   12    3   10   29
Bob Gibson             1   4  3.27   7   7   2   0   0   55   54   26   20    6   15   38
Rick Wise              3   2  3.56   7   7   2   0   1   56   60   24   22    3   10   18
Wayne Granger          0   1  4.91   9   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. Koosman (NY)           5
  J. Barr (SF)              4
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  A. Downing (LA)           4
  R. Grimsley (CIN)         4
  B. Hooton (CHI)           4
  B. Locker (CHI)           4
  J. Marichal (SF)          4
  J. Reuss (HOU)            4

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. Koosman (NY)           4
  J. Billingham (CIN)       3
  R. Bryant (SF)            3
  J. Marichal (SF)          3
  E. McAnally (MON)         3
  J. Reuss (HOU)            3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  D. Wilson (HOU)           3
  A. Downing (LA)           2

Saves:

  J. Aker (CHI)             6
  T. McGraw (NY)            6
  R. Moffitt (SF)           6
  P. Borbon (CIN)           4
  J. York (HOU)             4
  J. Brewer (LA)            3
  C. Carroll (CIN)          3
  B. Locker (CHI)           3
  V. Romo (SD)              3
  J. Rooker (PIT)           3

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)       71.2
  R. Bryant (SF)         61.1
  J. Billingham (CIN)    59.2
  D. Wilson (HOU)        59.1
  D. Sutton (LA)         57.2
  D. Gullett (CIN)       56.1
  T. Seaver (NY)         56.1
  R. Wise (STL)          55.2
  B. Gibson (STL)        55.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       54.1

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         64
  R. Wise (STL)            60
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         55
  D. Roberts (HOU)         55
  B. Gibson (STL)          54
  R. Grimsley (CIN)        54
  J. Willoughby (SF)       54
  J. Billingham (CIN)      53
  J. Marichal (SF)         53
  K. Forsch (HOU)          51

Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         32
  J. Willoughby (SF)       30
  S. Blass (PIT)           29
  N. Briles (PIT)          28
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         28
  A. Messersmith (LA)      27
  M. Torrez (MON)          27
  B. Gibson (STL)          26
  C. Kirby (SD)            26
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         26

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  M. Torrez (MON)          38
  B. Moore (MON)           31
  S. Blass (PIT)           24
  R. Bryant (SF)           24
  J. Matlack (NY)          23
  D. Ellis (PIT)           22
  J. Reuss (HOU)           21
  M. Corkins (SD)          20
  K. Forsch (HOU)          20
  D. Wilson (HOU)          19

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         58
  T. Seaver (NY)           51
  D. Sutton (LA)           48
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        39
  B. Gibson (STL)          38
  D. Wilson (HOU)          38
  J. Billingham (CIN)      37
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         36
  A. Messersmith (LA)      36
  K. Forsch (HOU)          35


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