Sunday May 13, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 13, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         22  12  2.87   34   8  10   317   277  108  101   21  125  188
Cincinnati      19  13  2.96   32   8   9   289   276  109   95   18   96  152
Los Angeles     19  15  3.00   34  10   5   315   281  122  105   27   93  212
New York        17  14  3.20   31   9  10   281   235  112  100   25  101  192
San Francisco   25  12  3.28   37   9  10   338   326  155  123   32  124  156
Chicago         21  13  3.43   34   6  12   307   291  126  117   31   92  210
St. Louis        8  22  3.76   30   6   4   268   263  133  112   18  106  150
Atlanta         12  19  3.92   31   6   5   287   275  133  125   13  108  156
Montreal        13  15  4.02   28   5   7   246   223  136  110   19  151  142
Philadelphia    11  19  4.05   30   6   3   276   266  132  124   26  121  188
Pittsburgh      12  15  4.36   27   4   8   246   251  140  119   18  114  136
San Diego       12  22  4.62   34   5   4   298   298  168  153   34  130  188

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver (NY)        4   3  1.38   8   8   3   0   1   65   33   11   10    8   18   54
Bill Greif (SD)        3   2  1.57  10   5   3   1   1   46   24   10    8    3   13   31
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    3   2  1.58   7   7   1   0   0   51   49   11    9    1   13   42
Jerry Koosman (NY)     5   0  1.79   6   6   4   0   1   50   34   12   10    2   11   26
Randy Moffitt (SF)     2   0  1.80  18   0   0   6   0   35   25    9    7    3   13   23
Ron Bryant (SF)        4   3  1.90   9   8   3   0   0   62   50   21   13    3   24   24
Jerry Reuss (HOU)      5   1  2.01   8   8   3   0   1   58   41   16   13    1   27   38
Al Downing (LA)        4   1  2.08   7   6   2   0   1   43   29   14   10    2   11   27
Roger Nelson (CIN)     2   2  2.14   5   5   1   0   0   34   29   11    8    2   12    9
Ross Grimsley (CIN)    4   2  2.43   8   8   2   0   1   56   60   19   15    4   12   25

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Roric Harrison         0   0  1.80   9   0   0   3   0   25   16    5    5    0   15   29
Carl Morton            2   3  2.83   7   7   2   0   1   48   50   16   15    1   12   33
Gary Gentry            4   2  3.10   8   8   3   0   0   58   44   20   20    4   19   28
Tom House              0   1  3.52   7   0   0   0   0    8    4    3    3    2    4    3
Tom Kelley             0   1  3.86   5   0   0   0   0    9   10    4    4    0    6    3
Phil Niekro            1   1  4.19   8   0   0   1   0   19   16   11    9    3   13    7
Ron Reed               2   4  4.34   8   8   0   0   0   48   50   26   23    2   14   22
Pat Dobson             2   5  4.89   8   8   1   0   1   46   55   26   25    1   13   13
Ron Schueler           0   0  5.02   7   0   0   1   0   14   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          3   2  1.58   7   7   1   0   0   51   49   11    9    1   13   42
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            2   0  2.89  10   1   1   2   0   28   14    9    9    1   16   27
Fergie Jenkins         3   3  3.69   9   9   2   0   1   63   62   30   26   10   16   43
Larry Gura             1   1  3.86   5   2   0   0   0   16   15    7    7    2    3   12
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  1.13   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    1    1    0    5    4
Roger Nelson           2   2  2.14   5   5   1   0   0   34   29   11    8    2   12    9
Ross Grimsley          4   2  2.43   8   8   2   0   1   56   60   19   15    4   12   25
Jack Billingham        6   1  2.49   9   9   4   0   2   69   57   21   19    2   21   41
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  12   0   0   3   0   12   22   16   14    2    7   10

 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  1.23   5   0   0   0   0    7    5    1    1    0    2    5
Jim York               2   1  1.66  14   0   0   5   0   22   20    4    4    0    8   12
Jerry Reuss            5   1  2.01   8   8   3   0   1   58   41   16   13    1   27   38
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
Don Wilson             3   3  3.34   8   8   3   0   1   59   45   23   22    5   19   38
Ken Forsch             3   3  3.54   9   9   1   0   0   61   57   26   24    6   22   40
Jim Crawford           1   1  3.86  12   0   0   2   0   14   14    6    6    1    9   14
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  1.50   7   0   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    0    1    5
Jim Brewer             2   1  1.93  12   0   0   3   0   19    9    4    4    2    5   12
Al Downing             4   1  2.08   7   6   2   0   1   43   29   14   10    2   11   27
Charlie Hough          0   1  2.31   6   0   0   0   0   12    5    3    3    1    7   14
George Culver          1   2  2.35  11   0   0   2   0   15   15    4    4    1    6    7
Don Sutton             3   3  2.53   8   8   3   0   1   64   57   21   18    8   15   52
Tommy John             3   2  3.18   7   5   1   0   0   34   40   14   12    0   13   25
Andy Messersmith       3   3  3.43   8   8   2   0   0   60   55   30   23    6   18   40
Claude Osteen          3   2  3.91   7   7   2   0   0   48   51   22   21    3   10   17
Doug Rau               0   0  5.93   8   0   0   0   0   14   15    9    9    4    7   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            2   2  4.25   8   8   0   0   0   49   43   25   23    2   36   40
Bill Stoneman          0   1  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   12   11    7    6    0   10    3
Mike Marshall          2   3  4.97  15   0   0   2   0   25   27   14   14    2   15   16
Joe Gilbert            0   0  5.40   7   0   0   1   0   12   13    8    7    1    7    9
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             4   3  1.38   8   8   3   0   1   65   33   11   10    8   18   54
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           3   3  4.73   6   6   0   0   0   32   36   23   17    4   14   17
Tug McGraw             0   1  4.95  13   0   0   7   0   20   22   11   11    1   13   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
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
Darrell Brandon        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    2
Mac Scarce             0   1  1.26   9   0   0   2   0   14    7    2    2    0   10   15
Wayne Twitchell        0   1  2.33   8   2   0   0   0   27   28    8    7    1   17   17
Dick Ruthven           1   2  2.78   6   6   0   0   0   36   29   14   11    0   15   26
Bill Wilson            1   0  3.57  15   0   0   1   0   18   14    7    7    3    8   13
Steve Carlton          4   5  3.69  10  10   5   0   0   78   70   36   32    9   25   61
Barry Lersch           1   1  4.42  10   0   0   0   0   18   20    9    9    2    3   13
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  6.69   9   6   0   0   0   35   40   26   26    6   15   22

 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  1.20   9   0   0   3   0   15    8    2    2    0    7   12
Dave Giusti            1   0  2.08  14   0   0   2   0   17   19    8    4    1    7   17
Bob Johnson            1   0  2.51   8   0   0   0   0   14   14    4    4    0    4   10
Dock Ellis             3   3  3.48   6   6   1   0   0   44   44   21   17    2   22   33
Luke Walker            1   1  3.86   7   3   0   1   0   21   20   11    9    0   13   11
Bob Moose              2   3  3.92   6   6   1   0   1   41   43   19   18    3   13   25
Nelson Briles          1   4  4.23   6   6   1   0   0   38   42   28   18    6   11   12
Ramon Hernandez        1   2  6.10  10   0   0   2   0   10   12    7    7    1    8    5
Steve Blass            1   2  7.83   6   6   1   0   0   33   33   29   29    3   24    8
Jim McKee              0   0 11.42   5   0   0   0   0    9   16   11   11    2    5    3

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Greif             3   2  1.57  10   5   3   1   1   46   24   10    8    3   13   31
Vicente Romo           2   0  3.27  13   0   0   3   0   22   18    9    8    2    5   17
Gary Ross              1   2  3.60  17   0   0   0   0   25   20   11   10    1    8   16
Bob Miller             0   0  4.02  10   0   0   0   0   16   18   11    7    2    5    8
Fred Norman            0   5  4.13   8   8   0   0   0   52   51   24   24    6   24   35
Steve Arlin            1   1  5.29   7   5   0   0   0   34   40   22   20    5   17   18
Mike Caldwell          1   4  5.34   7   4   1   0   1   29   30   20   17    2   11   18
Rich Troedson          1   0  5.48  16   0   0   0   0   21   23   13   13    3   16   12
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
Elias Sosa             4   0  1.62  15   0   0   0   0   17   14    4    3    1   10    5
Tom Bradley            2   1  1.74   3   3   1   0   0   21   19    7    4    0    8   12
Randy Moffitt          2   0  1.80  18   0   0   6   0   35   25    9    7    3   13   23
Ron Bryant             4   3  1.90   9   8   3   0   0   62   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   3  3.77  11   7   1   2   1   57   58   26   24    7   13   13
Jim Willoughby         3   2  4.55   9   9   1   0   1   57   60   34   29   11   15   34
Sam McDowell           1   0  5.92  10   2   0   2   0   24   31   18   16    2   19   18
Dave Kingman           0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    4    4    0    6    4
Don Carrithers         1   0  9.95   4   0   0   0   0    6   11    8    7    1    1    1

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Murphy             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    1
Rich Folkers           0   0  1.69   4   0   0   0   0    5    1    1    1    0    4    2
Diego Segui            0   2  1.93  12   0   0   4   0   14   11    5    3    0    8   12
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             2   4  3.14   8   8   2   0   0   63   61   28   22    6   17   42
Rick Wise              3   2  3.56   7   7   2   0   1   56   60   24   22    3   10   18
Wayne Granger          0   1  4.15  10   0   0   0   0   13   13    8    6    1    6    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   2  9.49   5   2   0   0   0   12   12   13   13    1   13   10

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Billingham (CIN)       6
  J. Koosman (NY)           5
  J. Reuss (HOU)            5
  J. Barr (SF)              4
  R. Bryant (SF)            4
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  A. Downing (LA)           4
  G. Gentry (ATL)           4
  R. Grimsley (CIN)         4
  B. Hooton (CHI)           4

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  J. Billingham (CIN)       4
  J. Koosman (NY)           4
  R. Bryant (SF)            3
  G. Gentry (ATL)           3
  B. Greif (SD)             3
  J. Marichal (SF)          3
  E. McAnally (MON)         3
  J. Reuss (HOU)            3
  T. Seaver (NY)            3

Saves:

  T. McGraw (NY)            7
  J. Aker (CHI)             6
  R. Moffitt (SF)           6
  J. York (HOU)             5
  P. Borbon (CIN)           4
  D. Segui (STL)            4
  J. Brewer (LA)            3
  C. Carroll (CIN)          3
  R. Harrison (ATL)         3
  B. Locker (CHI)           3

Shutouts:

  J. Billingham (CIN)       2
  J. Barr (SF)              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)       78.0
  J. Billingham (CIN)    68.2
  T. Seaver (NY)         65.1
  D. Sutton (LA)         64.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       63.1
  B. Gibson (STL)        63.0
  R. Bryant (SF)         61.2
  K. Forsch (HOU)        61.0
  A. Messersmith (LA)    60.1
  D. Wilson (HOU)        59.1

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         70
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         62
  B. Gibson (STL)          61
  R. Grimsley (CIN)        60
  J. Willoughby (SF)       60
  R. Wise (STL)            60
  J. Barr (SF)             58
  J. Billingham (CIN)      57
  K. Forsch (HOU)          57
  D. Sutton (LA)           57

Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         36
  J. Willoughby (SF)       34
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         30
  A. Messersmith (LA)      30
  S. Blass (PIT)           29
  N. Briles (PIT)          28
  B. Gibson (STL)          28
  M. Torrez (MON)          27
  J. Barr (SF)             26
  P. Dobson (ATL)          26

Home Runs:

  J. Willoughby (SF)       11
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         10
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  T. Seaver (NY)            8
  D. Sutton (LA)            8
  J. Barr (SF)              7
  N. Briles (PIT)           6
  K. Forsch (HOU)           6
  B. Gibson (STL)           6
  C. Kirby (SD)             6

Walks:

  M. Torrez (MON)          38
  B. Moore (MON)           36
  J. Reuss (HOU)           27
  S. Carlton (PHI)         25
  S. Blass (PIT)           24
  R. Bryant (SF)           24
  F. Norman (SD)           24
  J. Matlack (NY)          23
  D. Ellis (PIT)           22
  K. Forsch (HOU)          22

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         61
  T. Seaver (NY)           54
  D. Sutton (LA)           52
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         43
  B. Gibson (STL)          42
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        42
  J. Billingham (CIN)      41
  K. Forsch (HOU)          40
  A. Messersmith (LA)      40
  B. Moore (MON)           40


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