Tuesday June 5, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, June 5, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     32  21  2.98   54  16  11   510   451  191  169   42  166  333
Cincinnati      30  23  3.13   53  11  14   477   461  188  166   32  155  240
Houston         30  26  3.23   56  15  10   510   461  208  183   37  191  309
St. Louis       23  25  3.25   48  11  13   429   386  182  155   27  159  240
San Francisco   37  20  3.32   57  14  17   512   500  229  189   44  167  247
New York        22  26  3.39   48  12  12   436   384  182  164   38  163  293
Chicago         32  21  3.42   53   9  19   478   462  197  182   45  145  321
Atlanta         18  33  3.75   52  10   7   473   458  215  197   27  173  254
Montreal        22  23  3.91   45   6  11   403   378  213  175   28  221  253
Pittsburgh      23  24  3.91   47   7  15   428   414  219  186   29  193  246
Philadelphia    20  31  4.22   51  11   7   456   463  233  214   40  212  305
San Diego       19  35  4.32   54  12   6   473   467  251  227   49  196  302

 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
Alan Foster (STL)      3   3  2.00  12   6   2   0   1   54   43   13   12    5   19   33
Don Sutton (LA)        7   3  2.09  12  12   6   0   1   99   80   26   23    9   22   75
Wayne Twitchell (PHI)  4   2  2.16  13   7   2   0   1   67   63   18   16    3   35   50
Ron Bryant (SF)        9   3  2.27  14  13   5   0   0   99   80   33   25    5   33   44
Bill Greif (SD)        4   6  2.29  15  10   5   1   2   83   61   27   21    6   21   60
Ross Grimsley (CIN)    5   4  2.59  13  13   3   0   1   87   97   31   25    6   19   33
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

 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
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
Tom House              0   1  3.24  16   0   0   0   0   17   10    6    6    3    8    8
Roric Harrison         0   2  3.51  14   2   0   3   0   41   38   17   16    4   23   38
Gary Gentry            4   5  3.56  13  13   3   0   0   81   73   35   32    7   31   42
Ron Reed               2   7  3.99  12  12   1   0   0   77   78   39   34    4   20   41
Ron Schueler           1   2  4.35  14   0   0   1   0   31   29   15   15    2   14   19
Danny Frisella         0   0  4.80  11   0   0   1   0   15   12    8    8    1    6    8
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
Bill Bonham            3   0  3.47  13   2   1   2   0   36   25   14   14    1   19   31
Fergie Jenkins         6   4  3.66  14  14   4   0   2  103  100   46   42   18   21   73
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  8.10  13   0   0   2   0   10   16   10    9    2    5    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  2.37  29   0   0   7   0   46   51   15   12    1   13   27
Ross Grimsley          5   4  2.59  13  13   3   0   1   87   97   31   25    6   19   33
Jack Billingham        8   2  2.94  14  14   6   0   3  101   86   36   33    5   33   52
Don Gullett            6   3  3.10  15  12   1   0   1   87   77   31   30    6   26   51
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
Jim Ray                2   0  2.95  13   0   0   2   0   21   17    7    7    1   14   10
Jerry Reuss            6   4  3.07  14  14   4   0   1   94   76   36   32    3   41   67
Don Wilson             4   5  3.09  12  12   4   0   1   87   64   33   30    9   26   52
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
Tom Griffin            0   2  3.77   8   3   0   0   0   29   19   13   12    2   16   18
Jim York               3   3  3.86  24   0   0   5   0   33   37   14   14    2   13   18
Fred Gladding          2   0  4.60  16   0   0   1   0   16   18    8    8    4    4    9
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  4.76  12   0   0   0   0   17   21   10    9    1    5   11

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Richert           0   0  1.47  15   0   0   4   0   18   13    3    3    0    5   15
Jim Brewer             2   1  1.67  19   0   0   5   0   27   19    5    5    2    8   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   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          6   3  3.59  12  12   3   0   0   85   85   36   34    7   27   36
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  2.61  19   0   0   3   0   31   29   21    9    2   19   29
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          6   4  3.65  26   0   0   5   0   49   45   23   20    3   21   37
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
Joe Gilbert            0   1  5.06  10   0   0   1   0   16   18   10    9    1    9   10
Bill Stoneman          1   2  5.33   7   5   0   1   0   27   28   17   16    2   19   14
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  2.73  11  11   4   0   1   86   71   29   26    4   27   41
Harry Parker           4   0  2.97   8   6   0   0   0   39   41   17   13    2   16   30
Phil Hennigan          0   3  3.65  18   0   0   2   0   25   19   10   10    2    9   13
Ray Sadecki            0   0  4.15   8   0   0   0   0   22   20   10   10    3    7   19
Jon Matlack            2   8  4.63  11  11   2   0   0   70   69   37   36    6   35   54
Tug McGraw             0   2  4.91  18   0   0   8   0   33   33   18   18    3   21   16
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
Wayne Twitchell        4   2  2.16  13   7   2   0   1   67   63   18   16    3   35   50
Mac Scarce             0   2  2.42  19   0   0   5   0   26   16    9    7    1   21   24
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  1.23  23   0   0   7   0   29   23    8    4    1   11   25
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   6  3.26  11  11   3   0   0   77   75   38   28   10   26   23
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   6  2.29  15  10   5   1   2   83   61   27   21    6   21   60
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             9   3  2.27  14  13   5   0   0   99   80   33   25    5   33   44
Randy Moffitt          2   1  2.28  24   0   0   9   0   43   35   13   11    3   18   28
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            2   2  1.38  19   0   0   8   0   26   18    6    4    0   11   23
Alan Foster            3   3  2.00  12   6   2   0   1   54   43   13   12    5   19   33
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:

  R. Bryant (SF)            9
  J. Billingham (CIN)       8
  T. Seaver (NY)            7
  D. Sutton (LA)            7
  R. Wise (STL)             7
  D. Gullett (CIN)          6
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          6
  J. Marichal (SF)          6
  M. Marshall (MON)         6
  C. Osteen (LA)            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
  N. Briles (PIT)           6
  B. Gibson (STL)           6
  B. Greif (SD)             6
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          6

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  J. Aker (CHI)             9
  R. Moffitt (SF)           9
  T. McGraw (NY)            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
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      103.1
  J. Billingham (CIN)   101.0
  R. Bryant (SF)         99.1
  D. Sutton (LA)         99.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         98.1
  K. Forsch (HOU)        96.0
  J. Reuss (HOU)         93.2
  A. Messersmith (LA)    90.1
  R. Wise (STL)          89.2

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        101
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        100
  R. Grimsley (CIN)        97
  J. Barr (SF)             93
  J. Marichal (SF)         90
  K. Forsch (HOU)          89
  D. Roberts (HOU)         87
  J. Billingham (CIN)      86
  C. Osteen (LA)           85
  C. Morton (ATL)          82

Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         51
  S. Blass (PIT)           48
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         46
  A. Messersmith (LA)      43
  K. Forsch (HOU)          40
  J. Marichal (SF)         40
  B. Hooton (CHI)          39
  R. Reed (ATL)            39
  N. Briles (PIT)          38
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         38

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         18
  J. Willoughby (SF)       12
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  N. Briles (PIT)          10
  A. Messersmith (LA)      10
  T. Seaver (NY)           10
  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
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       35
  J. Billingham (CIN)      33
  R. Bryant (SF)           33

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           89
  S. Carlton (PHI)         85
  D. Sutton (LA)           75
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         73
  J. Reuss (HOU)           67
  K. Forsch (HOU)          65
  A. Messersmith (LA)      65
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        64
  B. Gibson (STL)          60
  B. Greif (SD)            60

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