Saturday June 2, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 2, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     31  20  3.00   52  16  10   492   436  186  164   41  158  323
Cincinnati      27  23  3.21   50  10  13   449   439  182  160   32  145  230
St. Louis       21  25  3.33   46  11  13   410   372  178  152   26  152  232
New York        21  24  3.34   45  11  12   410   364  169  152   37  148  277
Houston         29  24  3.34   53  14  10   482   436  202  179   37  185  287
San Francisco   34  20  3.36   54  13  16   485   475  221  181   42  164  230
Chicago         31  20  3.36   51   9  18   460   441  187  172   44  141  312
Atlanta         18  31  3.70   50  10   7   455   443  205  187   22  164  239
Pittsburgh      23  21  3.86   44   7  15   401   390  204  172   27  177  233
Montreal        20  23  4.00   43   5  11   383   363  206  170   27  214  235
Philadelphia    19  29  4.24   48  10   7   431   433  221  203   37  199  288
San Diego       19  33  4.24   52  11   6   456   445  237  215   49  188  294

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver (NY)        6   3  1.71  11  11   5   0   1   89   52   19   17   10   22   82
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    6   3  1.77  11  11   2   0   0   81   70   19   16    1   24   64
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
Dock Ellis (PIT)       5   5  2.85  10  10   1   0   0   73   69   35   23    2   31   54

 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  2.51  14   0   0   0   0   14    8    4    4    2    7    6
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  2.99  12  12   3   0   1   81   82   31   27    2   24   44
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
Danny Frisella         0   0  4.61  10   0   0   1   0   14   12    7    7    1    4    7
Ron Schueler           1   1  4.61  13   0   0   1   0   27   27   14   14    1   13   15
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          6   3  1.77  11  11   2   0   0   81   70   19   16    1   24   64
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  5.63  12   0   0   2   0    8   10    6    5    2    3    5

 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  2.88  14  12   1   0   1   84   74   28   27    6   23   50
Jack Billingham        7   2  3.23  13  13   5   0   2   92   83   36   33    5   28   50
Tom Hall               5   2  3.82  21   0   0   3   0   33   24   17   14    6   20   28
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  5.14  15   0   0   1   0   21   21   12   12    2    9    9

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry Dierker          0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    1    0    0    2    3
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  3.28  20   0   0   2   0   25   19   14    9    2   11   22
Ken Forsch             5   5  3.70  14  13   3   0   0   88   83   39   36    7   32   59
Jim York               3   3  3.73  23   0   0   5   0   31   34   13   13    2   13   16
Tom Griffin            0   2  3.77   8   3   0   0   0   29   19   13   12    2   16   18
Fred Gladding          2   0  4.60  16   0   0   1   0   16   18    8    8    4    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  2.11  11   0   0   0   0   21   10    5    5    1   15   25
Al Downing             5   1  2.77  10   9   3   0   1   62   43   25   19    4   17   35
George Culver          2   3  2.86  17   0   0   2   0   22   26    8    7    2   10    9
Tommy John             4   2  3.24  11   8   1   0   0   58   66   23   21    2   18   35
Andy Messersmith       5   5  3.49  12  12   3   0   0   90   81   43   35   10   32   65
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
Steve Renko            3   3  3.19   9   8   2   1   0   59   48   26   21    6   20   36
Ernie McAnally         2   1  3.26   8   8   3   0   0   58   55   28   21    2   24   19
Mike Marshall          5   4  4.06  25   0   0   5   0   44   42   21   20    3   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
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
Tom Seaver             6   3  1.71  11  11   5   0   1   89   52   19   17   10   22   82
George Stone           1   1  1.71   8   1   0   1   0   21   19    5    4    1    2   10
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  3.33  16   0   0   2   0   24   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  2.42  18   0   0   5   0   26   16    9    7    1   20   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  3.83   9   9   0   0   0   47   48   26   20    2   25   32
Bill Wilson            1   0  3.86  20   0   0   1   0   23   19   10   10    3   10   15
Steve Carlton          5   7  3.94  14  14   6   0   1  105  101   51   46   11   37   85
Barry Lersch           1   1  4.18  17   0   0   1   0   32   36   16   15    3   13   19
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   6  6.94  14   7   0   0   0   47   55   36   36    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  1.32  22   0   0   7   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
Dock Ellis             5   5  2.85  10  10   1   0   0   73   69   35   23    2   31   54
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
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  4.11  14   0   0   2   0   15   13    7    7    1    9   10
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
Clay Kirby             2   5  5.44  10   7   1   0   1   41   52   27   25    6   15   26
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

 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       1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    0    0    0    0
Elias Sosa             4   0  1.57  22   0   0   3   0   29   22    7    5    1   11   14
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  3.29  12  12   4   0   1   82   90   40   30    8   17   30
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
Rick Wise              7   2  3.21  11  11   4   0   1   90   82   35   32    4   19   36
Reggie Cleveland       5   4  3.31  10  10   1   0   0   68   70   32   25    4   18   36
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
  R. Wise (STL)             7
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          6
  J. Marichal (SF)          6
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         6
  J. Reuss (HOU)            6
  T. Seaver (NY)            6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          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
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          6
  R. Reed (ATL)             6
  J. Barr (SF)              5
  N. Briles (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
  D. Giusti (PIT)           7
  P. Borbon (CIN)           6
  J. Brewer (LA)            5
  B. Locker (CHI)           5
  M. Marshall (MON)         5
  J. Rooker (PIT)           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)    92.0
  A. Messersmith (LA)    90.1
  R. Wise (STL)          89.2
  T. Seaver (NY)         89.1
  K. Forsch (HOU)        87.2
  J. Reuss (HOU)         87.2

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        101
  R. Grimsley (CIN)        92
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         91
  J. Marichal (SF)         90
  J. Barr (SF)             83
  J. Billingham (CIN)      83
  K. Forsch (HOU)          83
  C. Morton (ATL)          82
  R. Wise (STL)            82
  A. Messersmith (LA)      81

Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         51
  S. Blass (PIT)           48
  A. Messersmith (LA)      43
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         40
  J. Marichal (SF)         40
  K. Forsch (HOU)          39
  B. Hooton (CHI)          39
  J. Willoughby (SF)       37
  J. Billingham (CIN)      36
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         36

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         17
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  J. Willoughby (SF)       11
  A. Messersmith (LA)      10
  T. Seaver (NY)           10
  N. Briles (PIT)           9
  F. Norman (SD)            9
  D. Sutton (LA)            9
  D. Wilson (HOU)           9
  S. Arlin (SD)             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
  A. Messersmith (LA)      32
  M. Corkins (SD)          31
  D. Ellis (PIT)           31

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         85
  T. Seaver (NY)           82
  D. Sutton (LA)           75
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         67
  A. Messersmith (LA)      65
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        64
  J. Reuss (HOU)           61
  B. Gibson (STL)          60
  K. Forsch (HOU)          59
  B. Greif (SD)            56

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