Saturday June 9, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 9, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     34  23  2.98   58  17  12   544   476  204  180   45  176  355
Cincinnati      31  24  3.21   55  11  15   494   478  198  176   35  165  248
Houston         32  27  3.23   59  15  11   538   482  218  193   39  200  324
St. Louis       24  28  3.36   52  12  13   463   429  202  173   33  165  259
New York        23  27  3.37   50  13  12   454   400  189  170   39  167  306
Chicago         34  23  3.53   57   9  20   514   505  218  202   50  156  341
San Francisco   38  22  3.62   60  14  18   537   542  262  216   46  185  263
Atlanta         22  33  3.64   56  10  11   509   480  225  206   28  190  269
Montreal        24  25  3.94   49   7  12   439   414  230  192   33  236  274
Pittsburgh      24  26  3.95   50   8  15   454   444  233  199   30  202  260
Philadelphia    22  32  4.09   54  12   8   484   480  239  220   41  223  326
San Diego       20  38  4.34   58  12   7   506   504  269  244   51  209  320

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    6   4  1.92  12  12   2   0   0   89   80   22   19    2   26   70
Tom Seaver (NY)        7   4  2.05  13  13   6   0   1  105   67   26   24   11   25   95
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
Don Sutton (LA)        7   4  2.51  13  13   6   0   1  104   87   32   29   10   23   80
Dave Roberts (HOU)     6   3  2.51  14  12   4   0   2   82   88   29   23    5   18   33
Ross Grimsley (CIN)    5   4  2.56  14  13   3   1   1   88   97   31   25    6   19   34
Bill Greif (SD)        4   7  2.59  16  11   5   1   2   87   69   31   25    7   24   61
Phil Niekro (ATL)      5   2  2.63  14   5   2   2   0   62   44   21   18    3   28   25
Jerry Koosman (NY)     5   4  2.73  11  11   4   0   1   86   71   29   26    4   27   41

 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            5   2  2.63  14   5   2   2   0   62   44   21   18    3   28   25
Tom Kelley             0   1  2.84   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    5    4    0    7    5
Tom House              0   1  2.89  17   0   0   1   0   19   10    6    6    3    8   10
Carl Morton            5   4  2.99  13  13   3   0   1   87   85   33   29    2   27   46
Roric Harrison         0   2  3.27  15   2   0   4   0   44   40   17   16    4   24   41
Gary Gentry            4   5  3.56  13  13   3   0   0   81   73   35   32    7   31   42
Ron Reed               3   7  3.93  13  13   1   0   0   85   83   42   37    5   23   45
Danny Frisella         0   0  4.24  13   0   0   3   0   17   13    8    8    1    7    8
Ron Schueler           1   2  4.35  14   0   0   1   0   31   29   15   15    2   14   19
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   4  1.92  12  12   2   0   0   89   80   22   19    2   26   70
Bob Locker             5   2  2.27  20   0   0   6   0   40   39   13   10    3   15   31
Jack Aker              2   4  2.67  20   0   0  10   0   34   32   12   10    4    9   16
Bill Bonham            3   0  3.44  14   2   1   2   0   37   25   14   14    1   19   31
Fergie Jenkins         6   4  3.46  15  15   4   0   2  109  105   47   42   18   23   77
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
Larry Gura             1   2  4.67  10   2   0   0   0   27   25   14   14    4    5   22
Milt Pappas            3   4  5.10  12  12   0   0   0   67   80   38   38   10   13   26
Dave LaRoche           1   0  7.24  16   0   0   2   0   14   18   12   11    2    7    7

 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           1   3  2.52  31   0   0   7   0   50   57   17   14    1   14   28
Ross Grimsley          5   4  2.56  14  13   3   1   1   88   97   31   25    6   19   34
Jack Billingham        8   2  2.94  15  15   6   0   3  107   91   38   35    6   35   54
Don Gullett            6   3  3.10  15  12   1   0   1   87   77   31   30    6   26   51
Clay Carroll           2   4  4.31  17   5   0   3   0   40   47   22   19    3   13   21
Tom Hall               5   3  4.37  23   0   0   3   0   35   27   20   17    7   24   30
Jim McGlothlin         2   1  4.65  10   5   0   0   0   31   32   16   16    2   11   12
Ed Sprague             0   2  5.06  16   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  2.51  14  12   4   0   2   82   88   29   23    5   18   33
Larry Dierker          0   0  2.61   2   2   0   0   0   10    9    4    3    1    3    8
Jim Ray                2   0  2.82  14   0   0   3   0   22   17    7    7    1   15   11
Mike Cosgrove          1   1  2.84   9   0   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    1    6    2
Jerry Reuss            6   4  3.07  14  14   4   0   1   94   76   36   32    3   41   67
Jim Crawford           2   2  3.13  23   0   0   2   0   32   25   16   11    2   12   25
Ken Forsch             6   5  3.32  16  15   3   0   0  103   95   42   38    8   37   68
Don Wilson             4   6  3.33  13  13   4   0   1   92   68   37   34    9   30   54
Jim York               3   3  3.63  25   0   0   5   0   35   38   14   14    2   13   18
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  4.76  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  1.35  16   0   0   5   0   20   14    3    3    0    5   16
Jim Brewer             2   1  1.67  19   0   0   5   0   27   19    5    5    2    8   14
Charlie Hough          1   1  2.08  12   0   0   0   0   22   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   3  2.87  12  11   3   0   1   75   52   30   24    5   22   43
Andy Messersmith       6   5  3.17  13  13   4   0   1   99   84   43   35   10   36   70
Tommy John             5   2  3.24  13   9   1   0   0   67   73   28   24    4   20   38
Claude Osteen          6   3  3.59  12  12   3   0   0   85   85   36   34    7   27   36
Doug Rau               0   1  6.20  11   0   0   0   0   20   24   14   14    4   10   22

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Walker             3   3  2.95  22   0   0   3   0   37   35   24   12    2   21   32
Steve Renko            4   3  3.16  10   9   3   1   0   68   55   29   24    8   24   43
Ernie McAnally         3   1  3.20  10  10   4   0   0   70   68   32   25    2   28   27
Mike Marshall          6   4  3.38  28   0   0   6   0   53   49   23   20    3   22   41
Mike Torrez            3   5  4.08  12  12   0   0   0   71   72   38   32    8   44   35
Balor Moore            3   5  4.14  12  12   0   0   0   74   64   37   34    3   52   61
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   4  2.05  13  13   6   0   1  105   67   26   24   11   25   95
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  3.38  19   0   0   2   0   27   19   10   10    2    9   16
Ray Sadecki            0   0  4.15   8   0   0   0   0   22   20   10   10    3    7   19
Jon Matlack            3   8  4.22  12  12   3   0   0   79   76   39   37    6   38   58
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              4   2  2.90  11   6   2   0   1   59   51   22   19    3   22   33
Steve Carlton          6   7  3.71  15  15   7   0   1  114  105   52   47   11   40   91
Dick Ruthven           1   4  3.83  10  10   0   0   0   54   53   29   23    3   28   36
Bill Wilson            1   1  4.00  23   0   0   2   0   27   22   12   12    4   10   18
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  1.17  24   0   0   7   0   31   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   6  3.06  11  11   1   0   0   79   78   39   27    2   32   60
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              5   5  3.35  11  11   3   0   1   81   83   33   30    5   26   51
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   7  2.59  16  11   5   1   2   87   69   31   25    7   24   61
Vicente Romo           2   1  3.13  23   1   0   4   0   37   37   15   13    3   12   26
Mike Caldwell          3   7  3.61  13  10   3   0   1   72   62   37   29    3   26   42
Rich Troedson          2   0  3.96  29   0   0   1   0   36   35   16   16    3   17   22
Fred Norman            1   7  4.26  12  11   1   0   0   74   72   35   35    9   29   49
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  5.85  11  10   2   1   0   48   51   31   31    6   32   29
Clay Kirby             2   6  6.02  11   8   1   0   1   46   57   33   31    7   18   34
Steve Arlin            2   3  6.35  13   7   0   0   0   51   64   38   36    8   28   30

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Bryant             9   3  2.27  14  13   5   0   0   99   80   33   25    5   33   44
Elias Sosa             4   0  2.30  24   0   0   3   0   31   27   10    8    1   12   16
Randy Moffitt          2   1  2.35  26   0   0  10   0   46   39   14   12    3   18   29
Tom Bradley            5   3  3.65   9   9   2   0   0   57   56   30   23    3   18   31
Juan Marichal          6   4  3.67  13  13   4   0   1   83   95   44   34    8   17   30
Jim Barr               4   6  4.00  17  12   2   2   1   90   99   42   40    8   22   26
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
John Morris            0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    1    0    2    3
Don Carrithers         1   0  6.43   6   0   0   0   0   14   17   15   10    1    7    8
Dave Kingman           0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    4    4    0    6    4
Charlie Williams       3   0  9.00   5   0   0   0   0    6    9    7    6    1    2    3

 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   3  3.29  12  12   4   0   1   96   92   39   35    4   21   37
Reggie Cleveland       5   4  3.42  11  11   1   0   0   74   79   35   28    4   19   41
Wayne Granger          1   2  3.51  18   0   0   3   0   26   26   14   10    2    8    7
Al Hrabosky            0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    0    1
Scipio Spinks          1   5  4.89   8   8   0   0   0   39   39   25   21    4   25   25
Al Santorini           0   0  5.40   6   0   0   0   0    8   14    5    5    1    2    2
John Andrews           0   1  5.91   8   0   0   0   0   11    8    8    7    2    9    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
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  K. Forsch (HOU)           6
  D. Gullett (CIN)          6
  B. Hooton (CHI)           6
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          6

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  J. Billingham (CIN)       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
  M. Marshall (MON)         6
  J. Brewer (LA)            5
  P. Richert (LA)           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 (NY)            1
  A. Downing (LA)           1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      114.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      109.1
  J. Billingham (CIN)   107.0
  T. Seaver (NY)        105.1
  D. Sutton (LA)        104.0
  K. Forsch (HOU)       103.0
  R. Bryant (SF)         99.1
  A. Messersmith (LA)    99.1
  B. Gibson (STL)        96.0
  R. Wise (STL)          95.2

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        105
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        105
  J. Barr (SF)             99
  R. Grimsley (CIN)        97
  K. Forsch (HOU)          95
  J. Marichal (SF)         95
  R. Wise (STL)            92
  J. Billingham (CIN)      91
  D. Roberts (HOU)         88
  D. Sutton (LA)           87

Runs:

  S. Blass (PIT)           52
  S. Carlton (PHI)         52
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         47
  J. Marichal (SF)         44
  B. Hooton (CHI)          43
  A. Messersmith (LA)      43
  J. Barr (SF)             42
  K. Forsch (HOU)          42
  R. Reed (ATL)            42
  D. Ellis (PIT)           39

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         18
  J. Willoughby (SF)       12
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  T. Seaver (NY)           11
  N. Briles (PIT)          10
  A. Messersmith (LA)      10
  M. Pappas (CHI)          10
  D. Sutton (LA)           10
  B. Gibson (STL)           9
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          9

Walks:

  B. Moore (MON)           52
  M. Torrez (MON)          44
  S. Blass (PIT)           42
  J. Reuss (HOU)           41
  S. Carlton (PHI)         40
  J. Matlack (NY)          38
  K. Forsch (HOU)          37
  A. Messersmith (LA)      36
  J. Billingham (CIN)      35
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       35

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           95
  S. Carlton (PHI)         91
  D. Sutton (LA)           80
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         77
  A. Messersmith (LA)      70
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        70
  K. Forsch (HOU)          68
  B. Gibson (STL)          67
  J. Reuss (HOU)           67
  B. Greif (SD)            61

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