Friday June 1, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, June 1, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     31  19  2.96   51  16  10   483   427  180  159   39  150  314
Cincinnati      27  22  3.19   49  10  13   441   433  178  156   32  142  226
Houston         29  23  3.30   52  14  10   474   429  196  174   36  181  283
San Francisco   33  20  3.33   53  13  15   476   464  214  176   41  162  226
New York        21  23  3.34   44  11  12   402   359  166  149   36  148  274
Chicago         30  20  3.37   50   9  17   451   431  184  169   44  139  306
St. Louis       20  25  3.39   45  10  13   401   366  176  151   26  150  228
Atlanta         18  30  3.69   49  10   7   447   437  201  183   22  161  235
Pittsburgh      22  21  3.95   43   7  14   392   381  201  172   27  176  225
Montreal        19  23  4.05   42   5  10   374   357  203  168   27  212  231
Philadelphia    19  28  4.13   47  10   7   423   417  210  194   36  196  286
San Diego       18  33  4.33   51  10   6   447   440  237  215   49  184  290

 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
Bill Greif (SD)        4   5  2.05  14   9   4   1   2   75   51   22   17    6   18   56
Don Sutton (LA)        7   3  2.09  12  12   6   0   1   99   80   26   23    9   22   75
Ron Bryant (SF)        8   3  2.24  13  12   5   0   0   92   75   31   23    5   33   36
Wayne Twitchell (PHI)  3   2  2.50  12   6   1   0   0   58   56   18   16    3   28   42
Ross Grimsley (CIN)    5   4  2.59  12  12   3   0   1   80   92   29   23    6   18   30
Al Downing (LA)        5   1  2.77  10   9   3   0   1   62   43   25   19    4   17   35
Jerry Koosman (NY)     5   4  2.78  10  10   4   0   1   78   63   27   24    4   25   40
Dave Roberts (HOU)     5   3  2.92  12  11   3   0   1   71   81   29   23    5   16   25

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Panther            0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    7    3    0    0    0    0    1
Tom House              0   1  2.70  13   0   0   0   0   13    8    4    4    2    7    5
Phil Niekro            3   2  2.70  12   3   2   2   0   47   33   16   14    3   19   21
Tom Kelley             0   1  2.84   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    5    4    0    7    5
Carl Morton            4   4  2.95  11  11   3   0   1   76   78   29   25    2   23   42
Roric Harrison         0   2  3.11  13   2   0   3   0   38   32   14   13    3   20   36
Gary Gentry            4   5  3.60  12  12   3   0   0   80   73   35   32    7   30   42
Ron Reed               2   6  4.00  11  11   1   0   0   70   73   36   31    2   19   35
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             3   7  4.99  12  10   1   0   1   58   73   33   32    1   19   23
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  1.96  17   0   0   5   0   37   36   11    8    3   14   29
Jack Aker              1   4  2.32  17   0   0   9   0   31   27   10    8    3    9   14
Fergie Jenkins         6   3  3.36  13  13   4   0   2   96   91   40   36   17   20   67
Bill Bonham            3   0  3.47  13   2   1   2   0   36   25   14   14    1   19   31
Larry Gura             1   1  4.00   9   2   0   0   0   27   24   12   12    4    4   22
Juan Pizarro           0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    1    2
Burt Hooton            5   3  4.63  12  12   2   0   1   72   77   39   37    5   27   41
Milt Pappas            2   4  5.50  10  10   0   0   0   54   66   33   33    8   11   22
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  2.40  27   0   0   6   0   45   50   15   12    1   13   27
Ross Grimsley          5   4  2.59  12  12   3   0   1   80   92   29   23    6   18   30
Don Gullett            5   3  2.92  13  12   1   0   1   83   74   28   27    6   23   48
Jack Billingham        7   1  2.96  12  12   5   0   2   91   80   33   30    5   27   50
Tom Hall               5   2  4.23  20   0   0   3   0   28   22   16   13    6   18   26
Jim McGlothlin         2   1  4.65  10   5   0   0   0   31   32   16   16    2   11   12
Clay Carroll           1   4  4.88  15   3   0   3   0   28   34   18   15    2    9   15
Ed Sprague             0   2  5.40  14   0   0   1   0   20   20   12   12    2    9    9

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim York               3   2  2.64  22   0   0   5   0   31   32    9    9    2   11   16
Mike Cosgrove          1   1  2.84   9   0   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    1    6    2
Dave Roberts           5   3  2.92  12  11   3   0   1   71   81   29   23    5   16   25
Jerry Reuss            6   3  3.08  13  13   4   0   1   88   68   33   30    3   41   61
Don Wilson             4   5  3.09  12  12   4   0   1   87   64   33   30    9   26   52
Jim Ray                2   0  3.10  12   0   0   2   0   20   17    7    7    1   13    9
Jim Crawford           1   1  3.52  19   0   0   2   0   23   19   14    9    2   11   21
Ken Forsch             5   5  3.70  14  13   3   0   0   88   83   39   36    7   32   59
Tom Griffin            0   2  3.77   8   3   0   0   0   29   19   13   12    2   16   18
Fred Gladding          2   0  4.11  15   0   0   1   0   15   17    7    7    3    4    9
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  4.96  11   0   0   0   0   16   21   10    9    1    5   11

 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             7   3  2.09  12  12   6   0   1   99   80   26   23    9   22   75
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          5   3  3.78  11  11   3   0   0   79   77   35   33    7   23   33
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  2.79  18   0   0   3   0   29   29   21    9    2   18   26
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
Mike Torrez            3   5  4.10  11  11   0   0   0   64   66   35   29    7   42   33
Balor Moore            3   4  4.12  11  11   0   0   0   68   60   34   31    2   49   56
Mike Marshall          5   4  4.15  24   0   0   4   0   43   42   21   20    3   18   32
Bill Stoneman          1   2  4.70   6   4   0   1   0   23   22   13   12    1   18   11
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   4  2.78  10  10   4   0   1   78   63   27   24    4   25   40
Harry Parker           4   0  3.13   7   6   0   0   0   37   40   16   13    2   15   28
Phil Hennigan          0   2  3.63  15   0   0   2   0   22   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  4.22  17   0   0   8   0   32   32   15   15    3   19   15
Jon Matlack            2   7  4.48  10  10   2   0   0   64   66   33   32    6   27   49
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  2.16  17   0   0   5   0   25   14    6    6    0   19   24
Wayne Twitchell        3   2  2.50  12   6   1   0   0   58   56   18   16    3   28   42
Ken Brett              3   2  3.30   9   4   2   0   1   44   36   18   16    2   17   21
Dick Ruthven           1   4  3.50   8   8   0   0   0   44   41   23   17    2   24   32
Barry Lersch           1   1  3.82  16   0   0   1   0   31   33   14   13    3   12   18
Steve Carlton          5   7  3.94  14  14   6   0   1  105  101   51   46   11   37   85
Bill Wilson            1   0  4.22  19   0   0   1   0   21   19   10   10    3   10   14
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  6.36  13   7   0   0   0   47   51   33   33    8   19   29
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
Dave Giusti            3   0  1.33  21   0   0   6   0   27   22    8    4    1   10   22
Jim Rooker             1   0  1.48  16   0   0   5   0   24   15    4    4    0   13   21
Bob Johnson            1   0  3.18  15   0   0   0   0   23   23    9    8    1    9   18
Nelson Briles          3   5  3.20  10  10   3   0   0   70   70   35   25    9   20   21
Dock Ellis             4   5  3.22   9   9   1   0   0   64   60   32   23    2   30   47
Bob Moose              4   4  3.68   9   9   2   0   1   64   65   29   26    5   23   43
Luke Walker            2   2  3.94   9   5   0   1   0   32   32   16   14    1   16   21
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            3   3  7.81  10  10   1   0   0   55   59   48   48    5   39   17

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Greif             4   5  2.05  14   9   4   1   2   75   51   22   17    6   18   56
Mike Caldwell          3   6  3.50  11   8   3   0   1   62   49   30   24    3   21   38
Vicente Romo           2   1  3.58  19   1   0   4   0   33   32   15   13    3   12   24
Rich Troedson          1   0  4.06  24   0   0   1   0   31   30   14   14    3   16   20
Gary Ross              1   3  4.30  22   0   0   0   0   29   30   15   14    2   10   17
Fred Norman            1   7  4.38  11  11   1   0   0   72   72   35   35    9   29   47
Bob Miller             0   0  5.06  13   0   0   0   0   21   22   16   12    3   11    9
Steve Arlin            2   2  5.96  11   6   0   0   0   45   56   32   30    8   25   28
Mike Corkins           3   4  5.98  10  10   2   0   0   47   51   31   31    6   31   29
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             8   3  2.24  13  12   5   0   0   92   75   31   23    5   33   36
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
Tom Bradley            4   2  3.43   7   7   1   0   0   45   41   23   17    1   17   25
Jim Barr               4   5  3.53  14  10   2   2   1   82   83   34   32    8   19   24
Jim Willoughby         3   3  4.55  10  10   1   0   1   63   67   37   32   11   19   34
Sam McDowell           1   2  4.91  16   3   0   3   0   37   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           1   0  0.73  11   0   0   2   0   12    3    1    1    0    8    6
Diego Segui            1   2  1.14  17   0   0   8   0   24   15    5    3    0   11   21
Alan Foster            3   3  1.94  11   5   2   0   1   46   37   11   10    4   16   29
Bob Gibson             3   6  3.00  11  11   4   0   1   87   76   35   29    8   25   60
Reggie Cleveland       5   4  3.31  10  10   1   0   0   68   70   32   25    4   18   36
Rick Wise              6   2  3.46  10  10   3   0   1   81   76   33   31    4   17   32
Wayne Granger          0   1  3.72  15   0   0   3   0   19   18   11    8    1    8    2
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:

  R. Bryant (SF)            8
  J. Billingham (CIN)       7
  D. Sutton (LA)            7
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          6
  J. Marichal (SF)          6
  J. Reuss (HOU)            6
  T. Seaver (NY)            6
  R. Wise (STL)             6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  R. Cleveland (STL)        5

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  D. Sutton (LA)            6
  J. Billingham (CIN)       5
  R. Bryant (SF)            5
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  B. Gibson (STL)           4
  B. Greif (SD)             4
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          4
  J. Koosman (NY)           4
  J. Marichal (SF)          4

Saves:

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

Shutouts:

  J. Billingham (CIN)       2
  B. Greif (SD)             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

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      105.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         99.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       96.1
  R. Bryant (SF)         92.1
  J. Billingham (CIN)    91.1
  T. Seaver (NY)         89.1
  K. Forsch (HOU)        87.2
  J. Reuss (HOU)         87.2
  D. Wilson (HOU)        87.1
  B. Gibson (STL)        87.0

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        101
  R. Grimsley (CIN)        92
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         91
  J. Barr (SF)             83
  K. Forsch (HOU)          83
  J. Marichal (SF)         81
  D. Roberts (HOU)         81
  J. Billingham (CIN)      80
  D. Sutton (LA)           80
  C. Morton (ATL)          78

Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         51
  S. Blass (PIT)           48
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         40
  K. Forsch (HOU)          39
  B. Hooton (CHI)          39
  A. Messersmith (LA)      37
  J. Willoughby (SF)       37
  R. Reed (ATL)            36
  N. Briles (PIT)          35
  G. Gentry (ATL)          35

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         17
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  J. Willoughby (SF)       11
  T. Seaver (NY)           10
  N. Briles (PIT)           9
  F. Norman (SD)            9
  D. Sutton (LA)            9
  D. Wilson (HOU)           9
  S. Arlin (SD)             8
  J. Barr (SF)              8

Walks:

  B. Moore (MON)           49
  M. Torrez (MON)          42
  J. Reuss (HOU)           41
  S. Blass (PIT)           39
  S. Carlton (PHI)         37
  R. Bryant (SF)           33
  K. Forsch (HOU)          32
  M. Corkins (SD)          31
  D. Ellis (PIT)           30
  G. Gentry (ATL)          30

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         85
  T. Seaver (NY)           82
  D. Sutton (LA)           75
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         67
  J. Reuss (HOU)           61
  B. Gibson (STL)          60
  K. Forsch (HOU)          59
  A. Messersmith (LA)      59
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        59
  B. Greif (SD)            56


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