Monday June 4, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, June 4, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     31  21  3.02   53  16  10   501   443  190  168   42  162  330
Cincinnati      29  23  3.11   52  11  14   467   452  183  161   32  151  236
Houston         30  25  3.24   55  15  10   501   450  204  180   37  190  300
St. Louis       22  25  3.25   47  11  13   420   377  179  152   26  156  235
Chicago         32  20  3.30   52   9  19   469   447  187  172   44  142  315
New York        22  25  3.33   47  12  12   427   374  176  158   37  159  291
San Francisco   36  20  3.34   56  14  16   503   495  227  187   44  167  237
Atlanta         18  32  3.70   51  10   7   463   449  208  190   24  165  246
Montreal        21  23  3.93   44   6  11   392   369  207  171   27  216  243
Pittsburgh      23  23  3.93   46   7  15   419   408  216  183   28  186  241
Philadelphia    19  31  4.31   50  10   7   447   456  233  214   40  205  297
San Diego       19  34  4.32   53  11   6   465   457  246  223   49  193  298

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver (NY)        7   3  1.74  12  12   6   0   1   98   58   21   19   10   24   89
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
Dave Roberts (HOU)     6   3  2.59  13  12   4   0   2   80   87   29   23    5   16   31
Al Downing (LA)        5   2  2.73  11  10   3   0   1   69   48   27   21    4   21   40
Jerry Koosman (NY)     5   4  2.78  10  10   4   0   1   78   63   27   24    4   25   40

 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  2.35  15   0   0   0   0   15    9    4    4    2    7    7
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   7  3.99  12  12   1   0   0   77   78   39   34    4   20   41
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  1.86  18   0   0   6   0   39   37   11    8    3   14   30
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            3   4  4.87  11  11   0   0   0   61   71   33   33    8   12   24
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  2.38  28   0   0   7   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        8   2  2.94  14  14   6   0   3  101   86   36   33    5   33   52
Tom Hall               5   2  3.82  21   0   0   3   0   33   24   17   14    6   20   28
Clay Carroll           2   4  3.96  16   4   0   3   0   36   44   19   16    2   10   19
Jim McGlothlin         2   1  4.65  10   5   0   0   0   31   32   16   16    2   11   12
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
Dave Roberts           6   3  2.59  13  12   4   0   2   80   87   29   23    5   16   31
Mike Cosgrove          1   1  2.84   9   0   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    1    6    2
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
Ken Forsch             5   5  3.38  15  14   3   0   0   96   89   40   36    7   36   65
Jim Crawford           1   2  3.51  21   0   0   2   0   26   21   15   10    2   12   23
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  1.69  14   0   0   3   0   16   13    3    3    0    5   15
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   2  2.73  11  10   3   0   1   69   48   27   21    4   21   40
George Culver          2   3  2.86  17   0   0   2   0   22   26    8    7    2   10    9
Andy Messersmith       5   5  3.49  12  12   3   0   0   90   81   43   35   10   32   65
Tommy John             4   2  3.49  12   8   1   0   0   59   68   25   23    3   18   36
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         3   1  2.96   9   9   4   0   0   67   61   29   22    2   26   27
Steve Renko            3   3  3.19   9   8   2   1   0   59   48   26   21    6   20   36
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
George Stone           1   1  1.71   8   1   0   1   0   21   19    5    4    1    2   10
Tom Seaver             7   3  1.74  12  12   6   0   1   98   58   21   19   10   24   89
Jerry Koosman          5   4  2.78  10  10   4   0   1   78   63   27   24    4   25   40
Harry Parker           4   0  2.97   8   6   0   0   0   39   41   17   13    2   16   30
Phil Hennigan          0   2  3.28  17   0   0   2   0   25   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   8  4.63  11  11   2   0   0   70   69   37   36    6   35   54
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  19   0   0   5   0   26   16    9    7    1   21   24
Wayne Twitchell        3   2  2.50  12   6   1   0   0   58   56   18   16    3   28   42
Ken Brett              3   2  3.14  10   5   2   0   1   52   46   21   18    3   20   27
Dick Ruthven           1   4  3.83   9   9   0   0   0   47   48   26   20    2   25   32
Steve Carlton          5   7  3.94  14  14   6   0   1  105  101   51   46   11   37   85
Barry Lersch           1   1  4.05  18   0   0   1   0   33   37   16   15    3   13   19
Bill Wilson            1   1  4.50  21   0   0   1   0   24   21   12   12    4   10   15
Dick Selma             1   1  5.63   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    5    5    1    5    4
Larry Christenson      1   4  6.55  10   9   1   0   0   34   53   25   25    3   20   11
Jim Lonborg            3   6  7.03  15   7   0   0   0   49   57   38   38    9   19   30
Darrell Brandon        0   1  9.26   8   0   0   0   0   12   15   12   12    0    7    8

 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
Nelson Briles          3   5  3.20  10  10   3   0   0   70   70   35   25    9   20   21
Ramon Hernandez        1   2  3.50  16   0   0   2   0   18   13    7    7    1    9   13
Bob Moose              4   5  3.64  10  10   2   0   1   72   75   32   29    5   25   45
Luke Walker            2   3  4.38  10   6   0   1   0   37   37   20   18    2   19   24
Bob Johnson            1   0  4.70  16   0   0   0   0   23   26   13   12    1   11   18
Jim McKee              0   0  6.88   9   0   0   0   0   17   22   14   13    2    9    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
Vicente Romo           2   1  3.51  20   1   0   4   0   33   32   15   13    3   12   24
Mike Caldwell          3   7  3.74  12   9   3   0   1   65   54   34   27    3   24   41
Rich Troedson          1   0  4.01  25   0   0   1   0   34   32   15   15    3   16   21
Fred Norman            1   7  4.38  11  11   1   0   0   72   72   35   35    9   29   47
Gary Ross              1   3  4.60  23   0   0   0   0   31   33   17   16    2   10   17
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
Mike Corkins           3   4  5.98  10  10   2   0   0   47   51   31   31    6   31   29
Steve Arlin            2   2  6.31  12   6   0   0   0   46   58   34   32    8   27   28

 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       2   0  0.00   3   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
Tom Bradley            5   2  3.19   8   8   2   0   0   54   49   25   19    2   17   30
Juan Marichal          6   4  3.29  12  12   4   0   1   82   90   40   30    8   17   30
Jim Barr               4   5  3.62  15  11   2   2   1   87   93   37   35    8   19   25
Jim Willoughby         3   3  4.57  11  10   1   0   1   65   69   38   33   12   19   34
Sam McDowell           1   2  4.70  17   3   0   3   0   38   44   23   20    4   26   32
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  1.09  18   0   0   8   0   25   15    5    3    0   11   22
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          1   1  3.54  16   0   0   3   0   20   20   11    8    1    8    3
Scipio Spinks          1   4  4.42   7   7   0   0   0   37   33   22   18    2   24   24
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
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)       8
  R. Bryant (SF)            8
  T. Seaver (NY)            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
  D. Roberts (HOU)          6

Losses:

  J. Matlack (NY)           8
  M. Caldwell (SD)          7
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  P. Dobson (ATL)           7
  F. Norman (SD)            7
  R. Reed (ATL)             7
  B. Gibson (STL)           6
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          6
  J. Barr (SF)              5
  N. Briles (PIT)           5

Complete Games:

  J. Billingham (CIN)       6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  T. Seaver (NY)            6
  D. Sutton (LA)            6
  R. Bryant (SF)            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)           7
  D. Giusti (PIT)           7
  B. Locker (CHI)           6
  J. Brewer (LA)            5
  M. Marshall (MON)         5
  J. Rooker (PIT)           5

Shutouts:

  J. Billingham (CIN)       3
  B. Greif (SD)             2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          2
  D. Roberts (HOU)          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

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      105.0
  J. Billingham (CIN)   101.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         99.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         98.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)       96.1
  K. Forsch (HOU)        96.0
  R. Bryant (SF)         92.1
  A. Messersmith (LA)    90.1
  R. Wise (STL)          89.2
  J. Reuss (HOU)         87.2

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        101
  J. Barr (SF)             93
  R. Grimsley (CIN)        92
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         91
  J. Marichal (SF)         90
  K. Forsch (HOU)          89
  D. Roberts (HOU)         87
  J. Billingham (CIN)      86
  C. Morton (ATL)          82
  R. Wise (STL)            82

Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         51
  S. Blass (PIT)           48
  A. Messersmith (LA)      43
  K. Forsch (HOU)          40
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         40
  J. Marichal (SF)         40
  B. Hooton (CHI)          39
  R. Reed (ATL)            39
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         38
  J. Willoughby (SF)       38

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         17
  J. Willoughby (SF)       12
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  A. Messersmith (LA)      10
  T. Seaver (NY)           10
  N. Briles (PIT)           9
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          9
  F. Norman (SD)            9
  D. Sutton (LA)            9
  D. Wilson (HOU)           9

Walks:

  B. Moore (MON)           49
  M. Torrez (MON)          42
  J. Reuss (HOU)           41
  S. Blass (PIT)           39
  S. Carlton (PHI)         37
  K. Forsch (HOU)          36
  J. Matlack (NY)          35
  J. Billingham (CIN)      33
  R. Bryant (SF)           33
  A. Messersmith (LA)      32

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           89
  S. Carlton (PHI)         85
  D. Sutton (LA)           75
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         67
  K. Forsch (HOU)          65
  A. Messersmith (LA)      65
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        64
  J. Reuss (HOU)           61
  B. Gibson (STL)          60
  B. Greif (SD)            56


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