Wednesday June 6, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, June 6, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     32  22  3.04   55  16  11   518   460  197  175   43  167  341
Cincinnati      30  23  3.13   53  11  14   477   461  188  166   32  155  240
Houston         31  26  3.22   57  15  10   520   467  211  186   38  192  316
St. Louis       24  25  3.24   49  12  13   438   391  185  158   28  159  247
San Francisco   38  20  3.38   58  14  18   521   513  236  196   44  171  253
New York        22  26  3.39   48  12  12   436   384  182  164   38  163  293
Chicago         33  21  3.44   54   9  20   487   472  201  186   46  147  324
Atlanta         19  33  3.71   53  10   8   482   462  218  199   27  180  256
Montreal        22  24  3.94   46   6  11   412   387  218  180   30  225  255
Pittsburgh      23  25  4.00   48   7  15   437   427  228  194   30  200  248
Philadelphia    20  32  4.21   52  11   7   466   470  237  218   41  218  312
San Diego       19  36  4.36   55  12   6   481   475  257  233   50  201  311

 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
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
Don Sutton (LA)        7   4  2.51  13  13   6   0   1  104   87   32   29   10   23   80
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
Phil Niekro (ATL)      4   2  2.63  13   4   2   2   0   55   37   19   16    3   25   23

 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            4   2  2.63  13   4   2   2   0   55   37   19   16    3   25   23
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  4.50  12   0   0   2   0   16   12    8    8    1    7    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  2.30  18   0   0  10   0   31   28   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            6   3  4.57  13  13   2   0   1   81   86   43   41    6   29   44
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
Dave Roberts           6   3  2.59  13  12   4   0   2   80   87   29   23    5   16   31
Larry Dierker          0   0  2.61   2   2   0   0   0   10    9    4    3    1    3    8
Mike Cosgrove          1   1  2.84   9   0   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    1    6    2
Jim Crawford           2   2  2.93  22   0   0   2   0   31   22   15   10    2   12   25
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
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
Charlie Hough          1   1  2.11  11   0   0   0   0   21   10    5    5    1   15   25
Don Sutton             7   4  2.51  13  13   6   0   1  104   87   32   29   10   23   80
George Culver          2   3  2.63  18   0   0   2   0   24   28    8    7    2   10   11
Al Downing             5   2  2.73  11  10   3   0   1   69   48   27   21    4   21   40
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  6.27  10   0   0   0   0   19   21   13   13    4    8   19

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Walker             2   3  2.51  20   0   0   3   0   32   30   21    9    2   20   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  4.08  12  12   0   0   0   71   72   38   32    8   44   35
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
John Strohmayer        0   0  6.16  11   1   0   0   0   19   18   13   13    2   12   10
Mickey Scott           0   1 11.57   3   0   0   0   0    2    3    3    3    2    1    1
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  2.36  20   0   0   5   0   27   16    9    7    1   22   25
Ken Brett              3   2  3.14  10   5   2   0   1   52   46   21   18    3   20   27
Dick Ruthven           1   4  3.83  10  10   0   0   0   54   53   29   23    3   28   36
Steve Carlton          5   7  3.94  14  14   6   0   1  105  101   51   46   11   37   85
Bill Wilson            1   1  4.26  22   0   0   1   0   25   21   12   12    4   10   16
Barry Lersch           1   2  4.28  19   0   0   1   0   34   39   17   16    3   15   20
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   1  2.25  17   0   0   5   0   28   19    7    7    0   15   22
Dock Ellis             5   5  2.85  10  10   1   0   0   73   69   35   23    2   31   54
Ramon Hernandez        1   2  3.15  17   0   0   2   0   20   14    7    7    1    9   13
Nelson Briles          3   6  3.26  11  11   3   0   0   77   75   38   28   10   26   23
Bob Moose              4   5  3.64  10  10   2   0   1   72   75   32   29    5   25   45
Luke Walker            2   3  4.34  11   6   0   1   0   37   38   20   18    2   19   24
Bob Johnson            1   0  4.63  17   0   0   0   0   23   26   13   12    1   11   18
Jim McKee              0   0  7.00  10   0   0   0   0   18   24   16   14    2   11    7
Steve Blass            3   3  8.21  11  11   1   0   0   57   64   52   52    6   42   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  3.41  21   1   0   4   0   34   33   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  3.93  26   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  4.41  24   0   0   0   0   33   35   17   16    2   12   18
Bob Miller             0   0  5.06  13   0   0   0   0   21   22   16   12    3   11    9
Mike Corkins           3   4  5.98  10  10   2   0   0   47   51   31   31    6   31   29
Clay Kirby             2   6  6.02  11   8   1   0   1   46   57   33   31    7   18   34
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       3   0  1.59   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    1    0    1    3
Elias Sosa             4   0  2.15  23   0   0   3   0   29   24    9    7    1   11   14
Randy Moffitt          2   1  2.20  25   0   0  10   0   45   36   13   11    3   18   28
Ron Bryant             9   3  2.27  14  13   5   0   0   99   80   33   25    5   33   44
Tom Bradley            5   2  3.19   8   8   2   0   0   54   49   25   19    2   17   30
Jim Barr               4   5  3.62  15  11   2   2   1   87   93   37   35    8   19   25
Juan Marichal          6   4  3.67  13  13   4   0   1   83   95   44   34    8   17   30
Sam McDowell           1   2  4.50  18   3   0   3   0   40   45   23   20    4   29   35
Jim Willoughby         3   3  4.57  11  10   1   0   1   65   69   38   33   12   19   34
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             4   6  3.00  12  12   5   0   1   96   81   38   32    9   25   67
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
  B. Hooton (CHI)           6
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          6
  J. Marichal (SF)          6
  M. Marshall (MON)         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
  C. Kirby (SD)             6

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)           5
  B. Greif (SD)             5
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          4
  J. Koosman (NY)           4
  J. Marichal (SF)          4

Saves:

  J. Aker (CHI)            10
  R. Moffitt (SF)          10
  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
  D. Sutton (LA)        104.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      103.1
  J. Billingham (CIN)   101.0
  R. Bryant (SF)         99.1
  T. Seaver (NY)         98.1
  K. Forsch (HOU)        96.0
  B. Gibson (STL)        96.0
  J. Reuss (HOU)         93.2
  A. Messersmith (LA)    90.1

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        101
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        100
  R. Grimsley (CIN)        97
  J. Marichal (SF)         95
  J. Barr (SF)             93
  K. Forsch (HOU)          89
  D. Roberts (HOU)         87
  D. Sutton (LA)           87
  J. Billingham (CIN)      86
  B. Hooton (CHI)          86

Runs:

  S. Blass (PIT)           52
  S. Carlton (PHI)         51
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         46
  J. Marichal (SF)         44
  B. Hooton (CHI)          43
  A. Messersmith (LA)      43
  K. Forsch (HOU)          40
  R. Reed (ATL)            39
  N. Briles (PIT)          38
  B. Gibson (STL)          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
  D. Sutton (LA)           10
  B. Gibson (STL)           9
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          9
  F. Norman (SD)            9

Walks:

  B. Moore (MON)           49
  M. Torrez (MON)          44
  S. Blass (PIT)           42
  J. Reuss (HOU)           41
  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)           80
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         73
  B. Gibson (STL)          67
  J. Reuss (HOU)           67
  K. Forsch (HOU)          65
  A. Messersmith (LA)      65
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        64
  B. Greif (SD)            60


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