Tuesday May 29, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 29, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     29  19  2.96   49  14  10   465   413  174  153   37  147  304
Cincinnati      26  20  3.03   46   9  13   416   404  162  140   27  134  215
Chicago         29  18  3.22   47   9  16   424   395  164  152   39  133  287
Houston         28  21  3.24   49  13  10   449   404  175  162   34  170  261
New York        21  21  3.31   42  11  12   386   344  159  142   35  145  260
San Francisco   31  20  3.42   51  12  14   458   456  211  174   41  159  216
St. Louis       18  24  3.46   42   9  11   374   344  169  144   23  141  209
Atlanta         17  28  3.63   46  10   6   422   413  187  170   18  150  218
Pittsburgh      19  21  4.02   40   5  13   365   360  192  163   27  161  209
Philadelphia    19  26  4.05   45  10   7   407   394  199  183   34  186  275
Montreal        18  21  4.10   39   5   9   349   339  194  159   26  199  210
San Diego       16  32  4.48   48   9   5   420   417  230  209   47  178  271

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    5   3  1.60  10  10   2   0   0   73   60   16   13    1   22   59
Tom Seaver (NY)        6   3  1.71  11  11   5   0   1   89   52   19   17   10   22   82
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
Wayne Twitchell (PHI)  3   1  2.50  11   5   1   0   0   50   51   16   14    2   24   36
Jerry Koosman (NY)     5   3  2.55   9   9   4   0   1   71   55   23   20    4   24   36
Ross Grimsley (CIN)    4   4  2.66  11  11   2   0   1   71   85   27   21    5   17   30
Al Downing (LA)        5   1  2.77  10   9   3   0   1   62   43   25   19    4   17   35
Jerry Reuss (HOU)      6   2  2.87  12  12   4   0   1   82   61   29   26    3   40   54

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Panther            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    3    0    0    0    0    1
Roric Harrison         0   2  1.59  12   1   0   3   0   34   23    7    6    0   17   34
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
Carl Morton            4   4  2.95  11  11   3   0   1   76   78   29   25    2   23   42
Tom House              0   1  3.09  11   0   0   0   0   12    8    4    4    2    7    5
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
Danny Frisella         0   0  4.61  10   0   0   1   0   14   12    7    7    1    4    7
Pat Dobson             2   7  5.08  11  10   1   0   1   57   73   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
Rick Reuschel          5   3  1.60  10  10   2   0   0   73   60   16   13    1   22   59
Bob Locker             5   2  1.82  16   0   0   4   0   35   32    8    7    3   14   27
Jack Aker              1   3  2.54  16   0   0   9   0   28   24    9    8    3    9   12
Larry Gura             1   1  3.04   7   2   0   0   0   24   21    8    8    3    3   20
Fergie Jenkins         5   3  3.12  12  12   4   0   2   89   81   35   31   15   20   61
Bill Bonham            3   0  3.63  12   2   1   2   0   35   24   14   14    1   17   31
Juan Pizarro           0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    1    2
Burt Hooton            5   3  4.57  11  11   2   0   1   67   70   36   34    5   24   37
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
Roger Nelson           2   2  2.08   6   5   1   0   0   35   29   11    8    2   14    9
Pedro Borbon           0   3  2.09  26   0   0   6   0   43   46   13   10    1   12   26
Ed Sprague             0   0  2.12  12   0   0   1   0   17   13    4    4    1    6    9
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
Jack Billingham        7   1  2.96  12  12   5   0   2   91   80   33   30    5   27   50
Tom Hall               5   2  4.01  18   0   0   3   0   25   19   14   11    4   16   22
Jim McGlothlin         2   1  4.80   9   4   0   0   0   30   32   16   16    2   11   12
Clay Carroll           1   4  4.88  15   3   0   3   0   28   34   18   15    2    9   15

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Ray                2   0  1.77  11   0   0   2   0   20   17    4    4    1   10    9
Jim York               3   2  2.83  21   0   0   5   0   29   31    9    9    2   10   15
Mike Cosgrove          1   1  2.84   9   0   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    1    6    2
Jerry Reuss            6   2  2.87  12  12   4   0   1   82   61   29   26    3   40   54
Dave Roberts           5   2  2.94  11  10   3   0   1   70   77   23   23    5   16   25
Don Wilson             4   5  3.09  12  12   4   0   1   87   64   33   30    9   26   52
Tom Griffin            0   2  3.77   8   3   0   0   0   29   19   13   12    2   16   18
Jim Crawford           1   1  3.86  18   0   0   2   0   21   17   12    9    2   11   20
Ken Forsch             4   5  4.00  13  12   2   0   0   79   80   38   35    7   28   53
Fred Gladding          2   0  4.05  14   0   0   1   0   13   16    6    6    2    4    6
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  4.15  10   0   0   0   0   13   14    6    6    0    3    7

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             2   1  1.67  19   0   0   5   0   27   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
Andy Messersmith       5   4  3.21  11  11   3   0   0   84   73   37   30    8   27   59
Tommy John             4   2  3.24  11   8   1   0   0   58   66   23   21    2   18   35
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
Tom Walker             2   3  2.89  17   0   0   3   0   28   29   21    9    2   16   24
Ernie McAnally         2   1  3.26   8   8   3   0   0   58   55   28   21    2   24   19
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 Marshall          5   3  4.28  22   0   0   3   0   40   40   20   19    2   17   30
Mike Torrez            3   5  4.29  10  10   0   0   0   57   60   33   27    7   40   27
Bill Stoneman          0   2  4.96   5   3   0   1   0   16   16   10    9    1   15    4
Joe Gilbert            0   1  5.06  10   0   0   1   0   16   18   10    9    1    9   10
Mickey Scott           0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    1    0    1
John Strohmayer        0   0  6.16  11   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
George Stone           1   0  0.60   7   0   0   1   0   15   14    2    1    0    2    7
Tom Seaver             6   3  1.71  11  11   5   0   1   89   52   19   17   10   22   82
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
Ray Sadecki            0   0  4.15   8   0   0   0   0   22   20   10   10    3    7   19
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
Jim McAndrew           3   4  5.30   8   6   0   1   0   37   46   28   22    5   17   19
Tommy Moore            0   1 10.80   3   1   0   0   0    3    6    5    4    1    3    1
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   2  3.30   9   4   2   0   1   44   36   18   16    2   17   21
Bill Wilson            1   0  3.38  18   0   0   1   0   21   16    8    8    3    9   14
Dick Ruthven           1   4  3.50   8   8   0   0   0   44   41   23   17    2   24   32
Steve Carlton          5   6  3.60  13  13   6   0   1  100   88   45   40   11   34   82
Barry Lersch           1   1  3.82  16   0   0   1   0   31   33   14   13    3   12   18
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 10.24   7   0   0   0   0   10   13   11   11    0    7    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  1.17  15   0   0   5   0   23   13    3    3    0   12   20
Dave Giusti            3   0  1.38  20   0   0   5   0   26   22    8    4    1   10   22
Dock Ellis             4   5  3.22   9   9   1   0   0   64   60   32   23    2   30   47
Bob Johnson            1   0  3.27  14   0   0   0   0   22   23    9    8    1    8   18
Nelson Briles          2   5  3.52   9   9   2   0   0   61   67   34   24    9   18   16
Luke Walker            2   2  3.94   9   5   0   1   0   32   32   16   14    1   16   21
Bob Moose              3   4  3.95   8   8   1   0   1   55   57   27   24    5   17   36
Ramon Hernandez        1   2  4.20  13   0   0   2   0   15   13    7    7    1    9    9
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  3.66  18   1   0   4   0   32   31   15   13    3   12   24
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
Gary Ross              1   3  4.30  22   0   0   0   0   29   30   15   14    2   10   17
Rich Troedson          1   0  4.40  22   0   0   0   0   29   29   14   14    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  5.98  10  10   2   0   0   47   51   31   31    6   31   29
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
Elias Sosa             4   0  1.75  21   0   0   2   0   26   21    7    5    1   10   11
Ron Bryant             7   3  2.38  12  11   4   0   0   83   71   30   22    5   31   31
Randy Moffitt          2   1  2.40  23   0   0   8   0   41   35   13   11    3   18   26
Juan Marichal          6   4  2.92  11  11   4   0   1   77   81   34   25    7   16   29
Jim Barr               4   5  3.53  14  10   2   2   1   82   83   34   32    8   19   24
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  5.09  15   3   0   2   0   35   44   23   20    4   23   31
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  10   0   0   2   0   11    3    1    1    0    7    5
Diego Segui            1   2  1.25  16   0   0   7   0   22   15    5    3    0   10   19
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              6   2  3.46  10  10   3   0   1   81   76   33   31    4   17   32
Wayne Granger          0   1  3.93  14   0   0   2   0   18   18   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          1   4  5.65   6   6   0   0   0   29   30   21   18    2   20   23
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. Marichal (SF)          6
  J. Reuss (HOU)            6
  T. Seaver (NY)            6
  D. Sutton (LA)            6
  R. Wise (STL)             6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  A. Downing (LA)           5
  D. Gullett (CIN)          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
  T. Seaver (NY)            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
  D. Wilson (HOU)           4

Saves:

  J. Aker (CHI)             9
  T. McGraw (NY)            8
  R. Moffitt (SF)           8
  D. Segui (STL)            7
  P. Borbon (CIN)           6
  J. Brewer (LA)            5
  D. Giusti (PIT)           5
  J. Rooker (PIT)           5
  M. Scarce (PHI)           5
  J. York (HOU)             5

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
  J. Billingham (CIN)    91.1
  D. Sutton (LA)         90.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       89.1
  T. Seaver (NY)         89.1
  D. Wilson (HOU)        87.1
  A. Messersmith (LA)    84.0
  R. Bryant (SF)         83.1
  J. Barr (SF)           81.2
  J. Reuss (HOU)         81.2

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         88
  R. Grimsley (CIN)        85
  J. Barr (SF)             83
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         81
  J. Marichal (SF)         81
  J. Billingham (CIN)      80
  K. Forsch (HOU)          80
  C. Morton (ATL)          78
  D. Roberts (HOU)         77
  R. Wise (STL)            76

Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         45
  S. Blass (PIT)           43
  K. Forsch (HOU)          38
  A. Messersmith (LA)      37
  J. Willoughby (SF)       37
  B. Hooton (CHI)          36
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         35
  J. Barr (SF)             34
  N. Briles (PIT)          34
  J. Marichal (SF)         34

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         15
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  J. Willoughby (SF)       11
  T. Seaver (NY)           10
  N. Briles (PIT)           9
  D. Sutton (LA)            9
  D. Wilson (HOU)           9
  S. Arlin (SD)             8
  J. Barr (SF)              8
  A. Messersmith (LA)       8

Walks:

  B. Moore (MON)           44
  J. Reuss (HOU)           40
  M. Torrez (MON)          40
  S. Blass (PIT)           34
  S. Carlton (PHI)         34
  R. Bryant (SF)           31
  M. Corkins (SD)          31
  D. Ellis (PIT)           30
  F. Norman (SD)           29
  K. Forsch (HOU)          28

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         82
  T. Seaver (NY)           82
  D. Sutton (LA)           69
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         61
  A. Messersmith (LA)      59
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        59
  B. Gibson (STL)          54
  J. Reuss (HOU)           54
  K. Forsch (HOU)          53
  B. Moore (MON)           52

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