Sunday May 27, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 27, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     27  19  3.00   47  13   9   447   397  170  149   36  144  287
Cincinnati      25  19  3.03   44   9  13   399   387  155  134   25  128  209
Houston         28  19  3.16   47  13  10   433   383  164  152   32  164  252
Chicago         28  17  3.23   45   8  16   407   381  157  146   39  127  274
New York        20  20  3.29   40  10  12   369   331  151  135   33  139  236
San Francisco   30  19  3.37   49  12  13   440   435  201  165   39  152  211
St. Louis       16  24  3.59   40   9   9   356   333  167  142   23  133  195
Atlanta         17  26  3.62   44  10   6   406   398  178  163   17  145  213
Philadelphia    19  24  3.92   43  10   7   391   370  185  170   32  177  270
Montreal        17  21  4.11   38   5   8   340   330  188  155   25  193  205
Pittsburgh      17  21  4.15   38   5  11   347   345  189  160   27  156  191
San Diego       16  31  4.42   47   9   5   411   402  223  202   45  172  268

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver (NY)        5   3  1.68  10  10   4   0   1   80   49   17   15    9   20   66
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    4   3  1.69   9   9   1   0   0   64   55   15   12    1   21   54
Don Sutton (LA)        6   3  2.10  11  11   5   0   1   90   75   24   21    9   21   69
Bill Greif (SD)        3   5  2.33  13   8   3   1   1   66   43   22   17    6   17   49
Ron Bryant (SF)        7   3  2.38  12  11   4   0   0   83   71   30   22    5   31   31
Jerry Reuss (HOU)      6   1  2.43  11  11   4   0   1   81   58   25   22    3   37   54
Wayne Twitchell (PHI)  3   1  2.50  11   5   1   0   0   50   51   16   14    2   24   36
Carl Morton (ATL)      4   3  2.52  10  10   3   0   1   71   72   23   20    1   18   39
Jerry Koosman (NY)     5   3  2.55   9   9   4   0   1   71   55   23   20    4   24   36
Jack Billingham (CIN)  7   1  2.61  11  11   5   0   2   86   73   28   25    3   26   47

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Panther            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    0    1
Roric Harrison         0   1  2.00  11   0   0   3   0   27   20    6    6    0   17   32
Carl Morton            4   3  2.52  10  10   3   0   1   71   72   23   20    1   18   39
Tom Kelley             0   1  2.84   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    5    4    0    7    5
Phil Niekro            3   2  2.89  11   3   2   1   0   44   31   16   14    3   18   19
Tom House              0   1  3.18  10   0   0   0   0   11    8    4    4    2    7    5
Danny Frisella         0   0  3.46   9   0   0   1   0   13    9    5    5    1    4    7
Gary Gentry            4   4  3.61  11  11   3   0   0   72   69   32   29    6   24   38
Ron Reed               2   5  4.02  10  10   1   0   0   63   64   32   28    2   18   27
Ron Schueler           1   0  4.26  12   0   0   1   0   25   25   12   12    1   11   14
Pat Dobson             2   7  5.17  10  10   1   0   1   56   71   33   32    1   19   22
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             5   1  1.62  15   0   0   4   0   33   29    7    6    3   13   25
Rick Reuschel          4   3  1.69   9   9   1   0   0   64   55   15   12    1   21   54
Jack Aker              1   3  2.54  16   0   0   9   0   28   24    9    8    3    9   12
Fergie Jenkins         5   3  3.12  12  12   4   0   2   89   81   35   31   15   20   61
Larry Gura             1   1  3.32   6   2   0   0   0   22   20    8    8    3    3   17
Bill Bonham            3   0  3.63  12   2   1   2   0   35   24   14   14    1   17   31
Burt Hooton            5   3  4.35  10  10   2   0   1   62   65   31   30    5   20   34
Juan Pizarro           0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    1    2
Milt Pappas            2   3  5.36   9   9   0   0   0   49   58   29   29    6   11   19
Dave LaRoche           1   0  6.14  11   0   0   1   0    7   10    6    5    2    3    4

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pedro Borbon           0   3  1.98  25   0   0   6   0   41   43   12    9    1   11   25
Ed Sprague             0   0  2.12  12   0   0   1   0   17   13    4    4    1    6    9
Roger Nelson           2   2  2.14   5   5   1   0   0   34   29   11    8    2   12    9
Jack Billingham        7   1  2.61  11  11   5   0   2   86   73   28   25    3   26   47
Ross Grimsley          4   4  2.66  11  11   2   0   1   71   85   27   21    5   17   30
Don Gullett            5   3  2.95  11  11   1   0   1   76   66   26   25    5   22   42
Tom Hall               4   2  4.57  17   0   0   3   0   22   17   14   11    4   15   21
Jim McGlothlin         2   1  4.80   9   4   0   0   0   30   32   16   16    2   11   12
Clay Carroll           1   3  6.23  14   2   0   3   0   22   29   17   15    2    8   14

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Ray                2   0  1.62  10   0   0   2   0   17   14    3    3    0   10    7
Jerry Reuss            6   1  2.43  11  11   4   0   1   81   58   25   22    3   37   54
Mike Cosgrove          1   1  2.84   9   0   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    1    6    2
Dave Roberts           5   2  2.94  11  10   3   0   1   70   77   23   23    5   16   25
Don Wilson             4   4  3.06  11  11   4   0   1   82   59   30   28    8   25   49
Jim York               3   2  3.08  19   0   0   5   0   26   29    9    9    2    9   14
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  3.48   8   0   0   0   0   10    8    4    4    0    3    6
Fred Gladding          2   0  3.65  13   0   0   1   0   12   14    5    5    2    3    6
Tom Griffin            0   2  3.77   8   3   0   0   0   29   19   13   12    2   16   18
Ken Forsch             4   5  4.00  13  12   2   0   0   79   80   38   35    7   28   53
Jim Crawford           1   1  4.05  17   0   0   2   0   20   17   12    9    2   11   18

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             2   1  1.71  18   0   0   4   0   26   19    5    5    2    8   14
Pete Richert           0   0  1.72  13   0   0   3   0   16   13    3    3    0    5   14
Don Sutton             6   3  2.10  11  11   5   0   1   90   75   24   21    9   21   69
Charlie Hough          1   1  2.33  10   0   0   0   0   19   10    5    5    1   13   22
Al Downing             5   1  2.77  10   9   3   0   1   62   43   25   19    4   17   35
George Culver          2   3  2.95  16   0   0   2   0   21   25    8    7    2    9    9
Tommy John             3   2  3.24  10   7   1   0   0   50   57   20   18    1   16   30
Andy Messersmith       4   4  3.48  10  10   2   0   0   75   66   36   29    8   26   47
Claude Osteen          4   3  3.75  10  10   2   0   0   70   68   31   29    5   21   29
Doug Rau               0   1  6.62   9   0   0   0   0   18   21   13   13    4    8   18

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ernie McAnally         2   1  2.98   7   7   3   0   0   54   49   23   18    1   20   18
Tom Walker             2   3  3.00  16   0   0   3   0   27   29   21    9    2   16   23
Steve Renko            2   3  3.33   8   7   2   1   0   51   42   23   19    6   18   33
Balor Moore            3   3  4.15  10  10   0   0   0   61   56   31   28    2   44   52
Mike Torrez            3   5  4.29  10  10   0   0   0   57   60   33   27    7   40   27
Mike Marshall          4   3  4.50  21   0   0   3   0   38   39   20   19    2   16   27
Joe Gilbert            0   1  4.80   9   0   0   1   0   15   16    9    8    1    9   10
Bill Stoneman          0   2  5.28   4   3   0   0   0   15   16   10    9    1   14    4
Mickey Scott           0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    1    0    1
John Strohmayer        0   0  6.27  10   1   0   0   0   19   18   13   13    2   12   10
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
Tommy Moore            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    1
George Stone           1   0  0.69   6   0   0   1   0   13   12    2    1    0    2    5
Tom Seaver             5   3  1.68  10  10   4   0   1   80   49   17   15    9   20   66
Jerry Koosman          5   3  2.55   9   9   4   0   1   71   55   23   20    4   24   36
Harry Parker           4   0  3.13   7   6   0   0   0   37   40   16   13    2   15   28
Phil Hennigan          0   2  3.80  14   0   0   2   0   21   18    9    9    1    9   13
Tug McGraw             0   2  4.35  16   0   0   8   0   31   31   15   15    3   19   14
Jon Matlack            2   6  4.55   9   9   2   0   0   57   60   30   29    5   25   40
Ray Sadecki            0   0  4.76   7   0   0   0   0   17   18    9    9    3    5   13
Jim McAndrew           3   4  5.30   8   6   0   1   0   37   46   28   22    5   17   19
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   2  2.31  15   0   0   5   0   23   14    6    6    0   17   23
Wayne Twitchell        3   1  2.50  11   5   1   0   0   50   51   16   14    2   24   36
Ken Brett              3   1  2.54   8   3   2   0   1   39   27   13   11    2   15   19
Dick Ruthven           1   3  3.05   7   7   0   0   0   38   33   18   13    0   20   30
Bill Wilson            1   0  3.38  18   0   0   1   0   21   16    8    8    3    9   14
Steve Carlton          5   6  3.60  13  13   6   0   1  100   88   45   40   11   34   82
Barry Lersch           1   1  4.23  14   0   0   1   0   28   31   14   13    3   11   17
Dick Selma             1   1  5.63   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    5    5    1    5    4
Larry Christenson      1   3  6.03   9   8   1   0   0   31   47   21   21    3   18   10
Jim Lonborg            3   5  6.45  12   7   0   0   0   45   49   32   32    7   19   28
Darrell Brandon        0   1  9.45   5   0   0   0   0    7    8    7    7    0    5    7

 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  14   0   0   4   0   21   11    3    3    0   12   16
Dave Giusti            3   0  1.50  19   0   0   4   0   24   20    8    4    1    9   21
Dock Ellis             3   5  3.26   8   8   1   0   0   58   54   30   21    2   29   43
Bob Johnson            1   0  3.32  13   0   0   0   0   22   23    9    8    1    8   17
Nelson Briles          2   5  3.52   9   9   2   0   0   61   67   34   24    9   18   16
Bob Moose              3   4  3.95   8   8   1   0   1   55   57   27   24    5   17   36
Ramon Hernandez        1   2  4.30  12   0   0   2   0   15   13    7    7    1    8    8
Luke Walker            1   2  4.68   8   4   0   1   0   25   27   15   13    1   14   14
Jim McKee              0   0  7.80   8   0   0   0   0   15   22   13   13    2    7    6
Steve Blass            2   3  7.84   9   9   1   0   0   49   51   43   43    5   34   14

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Greif             3   5  2.33  13   8   3   1   1   66   43   22   17    6   17   49
Vicente Romo           2   1  3.56  17   1   0   4   0   30   30   14   12    3   10   24
Gary Ross              1   2  3.72  21   0   0   0   0   29   27   13   12    1   10   17
Mike Caldwell          2   6  3.86  10   7   3   0   1   54   43   28   23    3   19   33
Fred Norman            1   6  3.91  10  10   1   0   0   69   66   30   30    7   29   42
Rich Troedson          1   0  4.44  21   0   0   0   0   26   25   13   13    3   16   18
Bob Miller             0   0  5.59  12   0   0   0   0   19   22   16   12    3    9    9
Mike Corkins           3   4  6.00   9   9   2   0   0   42   44   28   28    5   27   26
Steve Arlin            2   2  6.23  10   6   0   0   0   43   55   32   30    8   24   28
Clay Kirby             1   5  6.96   9   6   0   0   0   32   47   27   25    6   11   22

 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
Charlie Williams       0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Randy Moffitt          2   0  1.74  22   0   0   8   0   41   32   10    8    3   17   26
Elias Sosa             4   0  1.82  20   0   0   1   0   25   21    7    5    1   10   11
Ron Bryant             7   3  2.38  12  11   4   0   0   83   71   30   22    5   31   31
Juan Marichal          5   4  2.83  10  10   4   0   1   70   73   31   22    6   16   27
Jim Barr               4   5  3.67  13   9   2   2   1   74   75   32   30    7   16   22
Tom Bradley            3   2  3.89   6   6   1   0   0   37   37   21   16    1   16   20
Jim Willoughby         3   3  4.55  10  10   1   0   1   63   67   37   32   11   19   34
Sam McDowell           1   2  5.13  13   3   0   2   0   33   42   21   19    4   20   30
Don Carrithers         1   0  7.56   5   0   0   0   0    8   12    8    7    1    1    4
Dave Kingman           0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    4    4    0    6    4

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Murphy             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    0    0    0    1    3
Rich Folkers           0   0  0.79   9   0   0   2   0   11    3    1    1    0    6    5
Diego Segui            1   2  1.45  15   0   0   6   0   19   15    5    3    0    9   15
Alan Foster            3   3  1.83  10   4   2   0   1   39   29    9    8    2   14   23
Bob Gibson             3   5  3.00  10  10   3   0   1   78   70   32   26    7   22   54
Reggie Cleveland       4   4  3.39   9   9   1   0   0   61   62   30   23    4   16   33
Rick Wise              5   2  3.59   9   9   3   0   1   73   71   31   29    4   15   30
Wayne Granger          0   1  4.15  13   0   0   1   0   17   17   11    8    1    8    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  9.56   6   3   0   0   0   16   19   17   17    2   17   12

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Billingham (CIN)       7
  R. Bryant (SF)            7
  J. Reuss (HOU)            6
  D. Sutton (LA)            6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  A. Downing (LA)           5
  D. Gullett (CIN)          5
  B. Hooton (CHI)           5
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          5
  J. Koosman (NY)           5

Losses:

  P. Dobson (ATL)           7
  M. Caldwell (SD)          6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  J. Matlack (NY)           6
  F. Norman (SD)            6
  J. Barr (SF)              5
  N. Briles (PIT)           5
  D. Ellis (PIT)            5
  K. Forsch (HOU)           5
  B. Gibson (STL)           5

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  J. Billingham (CIN)       5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5
  R. Bryant (SF)            4
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          4
  J. Koosman (NY)           4
  J. Marichal (SF)          4
  J. Reuss (HOU)            4
  T. Seaver (NY)            4
  D. Wilson (HOU)           4

Saves:

  J. Aker (CHI)             9
  T. McGraw (NY)            8
  R. Moffitt (SF)           8
  P. Borbon (CIN)           6
  D. Segui (STL)            6
  M. Scarce (PHI)           5
  J. York (HOU)             5
  J. Brewer (LA)            4
  D. Giusti (PIT)           4
  B. Locker (CHI)           4

Shutouts:

  J. Billingham (CIN)       2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          2
  J. Barr (SF)              1
  K. Brett (PHI)            1
  M. Caldwell (SD)          1
  S. Carlton (PHI)          1
  P. Dobson (ATL)           1
  A. Downing (LA)           1
  A. Foster (STL)           1
  B. Gibson (STL)           1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      100.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         90.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       89.1
  J. Billingham (CIN)    86.1
  R. Bryant (SF)         83.1
  D. Wilson (HOU)        82.1
  J. Reuss (HOU)         81.1
  T. Seaver (NY)         80.1
  K. Forsch (HOU)        78.2
  B. Gibson (STL)        78.0

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         88
  R. Grimsley (CIN)        85
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         81
  K. Forsch (HOU)          80
  D. Roberts (HOU)         77
  J. Barr (SF)             75
  D. Sutton (LA)           75
  J. Billingham (CIN)      73
  J. Marichal (SF)         73
  C. Morton (ATL)          72

Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         45
  S. Blass (PIT)           43
  K. Forsch (HOU)          38
  J. Willoughby (SF)       37
  A. Messersmith (LA)      36
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         35
  N. Briles (PIT)          34
  P. Dobson (ATL)          33
  M. Torrez (MON)          33
  S. Arlin (SD)            32

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         15
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  J. Willoughby (SF)       11
  N. Briles (PIT)           9
  T. Seaver (NY)            9
  D. Sutton (LA)            9
  S. Arlin (SD)             8
  A. Messersmith (LA)       8
  D. Wilson (HOU)           8
  J. Barr (SF)              7

Walks:

  B. Moore (MON)           44
  M. Torrez (MON)          40
  J. Reuss (HOU)           37
  S. Blass (PIT)           34
  S. Carlton (PHI)         34
  R. Bryant (SF)           31
  D. Ellis (PIT)           29
  F. Norman (SD)           29
  K. Forsch (HOU)          28
  M. Corkins (SD)          27

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         82
  D. Sutton (LA)           69
  T. Seaver (NY)           66
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         61
  B. Gibson (STL)          54
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        54
  J. Reuss (HOU)           54
  K. Forsch (HOU)          53
  B. Moore (MON)           52
  B. Greif (SD)            49

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