Saturday June 16, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 16, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     38  25  3.05   64  19  14   593   522  236  201   52  196  378
Houston         35  30  3.15   65  16  13   592   528  235  207   42  213  357
New York        27  29  3.24   56  16  13   508   451  204  183   42  186  340
St. Louis       29  30  3.28   59  16  15   524   478  225  191   37  192  303
Atlanta         27  35  3.59   63  13  13   572   529  250  228   33  219  295
Chicago         38  25  3.61   63  11  22   566   560  246  227   57  172  371
Cincinnati      32  29  3.64   61  12  15   547   545  243  221   46  189  269
San Francisco   40  26  3.64   66  14  20   588   600  286  238   51  200  292
Montreal        29  26  3.93   55   8  15   490   460  254  214   37  266  310
Philadelphia    25  35  4.01   60  14   8   539   528  263  240   46  246  359
Pittsburgh      25  31  4.35   56   9  15   503   505  277  243   39  225  285
San Diego       20  44  4.50   64  12   7   554   567  310  277   56  235  340

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    8   4  1.78  14  14   3   0   1  106   91   25   21    3   31   78
Wayne Twitchell (PHI)  5   2  1.81  15   9   3   0   2   85   75   19   17    4   40   63
Tom Seaver (NY)        8   4  1.97  14  14   7   0   1  114   76   27   25   11   28   99
Ron Bryant (SF)       11   3  2.22  16  15   5   0   0  118   95   37   29    6   41   52
Alan Foster (STL)      4   4  2.36  14   8   3   0   1   69   59   19   18    7   22   40
Dave Roberts (HOU)     7   3  2.49  15  13   4   0   2   90   96   31   25    6   22   35
Phil Niekro (ATL)      6   3  2.55  16   7   3   2   0   78   55   27   22    7   36   32
Don Sutton (LA)        8   4  2.56  14  14   6   0   1  113   93   35   32   12   24   86
Jerry Koosman (NY)     6   5  2.63  13  13   5   0   1  103   84   33   30    5   31   54
Bill Greif (SD)        4   8  2.71  17  12   5   1   2   93   72   34   28    8   29   62

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Panther            0   0  1.50   7   0   0   0   0   12    7    2    2    0    1    1
Phil Niekro            6   3  2.55  16   7   3   2   0   78   55   27   22    7   36   32
Tom House              0   1  2.84  18   0   0   1   0   19   10    6    6    3    9   11
Tom Kelley             0   1  2.84   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    5    4    0    7    5
Roric Harrison         2   2  2.95  17   4   1   4   0   61   47   22   20    4   34   53
Carl Morton            6   4  3.27  14  14   3   0   1   94   94   38   34    2   30   48
Gary Gentry            4   6  3.58  14  14   3   0   0   83   73   36   33    7   34   42
Danny Frisella         0   0  3.60  15   0   0   4   0   20   15    8    8    1    7    8
Ron Reed               4   7  3.84  14  14   2   0   0   94   93   45   40    6   25   49
Ron Schueler           1   2  4.67  16   0   0   2   0   35   33   18   18    2   15   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 12.27   7   0   0   0   0    4    8    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          8   4  1.78  14  14   3   0   1  106   91   25   21    3   31   78
Bob Locker             5   2  2.09  22   0   0   8   0   43   40   13   10    3   18   33
Jack Aker              2   4  2.86  21   0   0  10   0   35   34   13   11    4    9   16
Fergie Jenkins         7   4  3.35  16  16   5   0   2  118  111   51   44   19   23   79
Bill Bonham            4   1  4.11  16   3   1   2   0   46   36   21   21    5   21   39
Larry Gura             1   2  4.20  11   2   0   0   0   30   27   14   14    4    5   26
Juan Pizarro           0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    1    2
Burt Hooton            6   3  4.80  15  14   2   0   1   84   94   47   45    6   30   48
Milt Pappas            3   5  5.33  13  13   0   0   0   73   89   43   43   11   18   28
Dave LaRoche           1   0  9.88  17   0   0   2   0   14   23   16   15    2    7    7

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Norman            1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    5    0    0    0    5    1
Roger Nelson           2   2  2.08   6   5   1   0   0   35   29   11    8    2   14    9
Pedro Borbon           1   3  2.65  35   0   0   7   0   54   65   19   16    1   15   29
Ross Grimsley          5   5  2.99  15  14   3   1   1   90  103   36   30    7   20   36
Jack Billingham        8   3  3.29  16  16   6   0   3  115  100   45   42    7   38   58
Don Gullett            6   5  3.80  17  14   1   0   1   95   89   41   40    8   29   54
Dave Tomlin            0   0  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    1    1
Tom Hall               5   3  4.15  24   0   0   3   0   39   28   21   18    7   24   35
Clay Carroll           2   4  4.75  18   5   0   3   0   42   51   25   22    3   14   21
Ed Sprague             0   2  5.53  19   0   0   1   0   28   25   17   17    3   14   12
Jim McGlothlin         2   2  6.39  13   6   0   0   0   38   48   27   27    7   15   13

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
J.R. Richard           0   0  1.93   1   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    0    5
Jim Ray                2   0  2.45  17   0   0   4   0   26   20    8    7    1   16   12
Dave Roberts           7   3  2.49  15  13   4   0   2   90   96   31   25    6   22   35
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
Jerry Reuss            7   5  3.09  16  16   5   0   1  111   93   42   38    4   44   77
Don Wilson             5   6  3.09  14  14   4   0   1   99   73   37   34    9   31   56
Jim Crawford           2   2  3.09  24   0   0   2   0   32   25   16   11    2   12   26
Ken Forsch             6   7  3.38  18  17   3   0   0  114  104   49   43    9   41   80
Jim York               3   3  3.50  27   0   0   6   0   36   39   14   14    2   13   18
Tom Griffin            0   2  3.77   8   3   0   0   0   29   19   13   12    2   16   18
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  4.50  13   0   0   0   0   18   21   10    9    1    5   11
Fred Gladding          2   0  4.60  16   0   0   1   0   16   18    8    8    4    4    9

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Richert           0   0  1.33  17   0   0   6   0   20   14    3    3    0    5   16
Jim Brewer             2   1  1.52  21   0   0   6   0   30   19    5    5    2   10   17
Don Sutton             8   4  2.56  14  14   6   0   1  113   93   35   32   12   24   86
George Culver          2   4  2.57  20   0   0   2   0   28   33    9    8    3   11   14
Al Downing             5   3  2.88  13  12   3   0   1   81   58   33   26    5   25   46
Claude Osteen          8   3  3.23  14  14   5   0   1  100   95   39   36    8   34   37
Andy Messersmith       6   5  3.33  14  14   4   0   1  105   91   48   39   11   39   73
Tommy John             5   3  3.46  14  10   1   0   0   68   79   36   26    5   20   38
Charlie Hough          1   1  3.81  13   0   0   0   0   26   15   13   11    2   17   28
Doug Rau               1   1  6.33  12   0   0   0   0   21   25   15   15    4   11   23

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Walker             3   3  2.79  24   0   0   4   0   42   41   25   13    2   21   35
Steve Renko            5   3  3.03  11  10   4   1   0   77   61   32   26    8   26   52
Ernie McAnally         4   1  3.10  11  11   4   0   0   78   73   35   27    2   31   33
Mike Marshall          7   4  3.20  31   0   0   8   0   59   53   24   21    4   23   43
Balor Moore            4   5  4.05  13  13   0   0   0   80   69   39   36    4   57   70
Mike Torrez            3   5  4.20  13  13   0   0   0   75   76   41   35    8   49   37
Mickey Scott           1   1  4.76   6   0   0   0   0    6    4    3    3    2    3    3
Joe Gilbert            0   1  5.06  10   0   0   1   0   16   18   10    9    1    9   10
John Strohmayer        0   0  5.57  12   1   0   0   0   21   19   13   13    2   14   12
Bill Stoneman          1   3  6.89   9   7   0   1   0   33   40   26   25    4   26   15
Pat Jarvis             1   0 20.25   3   0   0   0   0    3    6    6    6    0    7    0

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Buzz Capra             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    4    0    0    0    2    3
Tom Seaver             8   4  1.97  14  14   7   0   1  114   76   27   25   11   28   99
George Stone           1   2  2.00   9   2   0   1   0   27   26    7    6    2    3   13
Jerry Koosman          6   5  2.63  13  13   5   0   1  103   84   33   30    5   31   54
Harry Parker           5   0  2.98   9   6   0   0   0   42   44   18   14    2   18   31
Phil Hennigan          0   3  3.21  21   0   0   3   0   28   19   10   10    2    9   16
Jon Matlack            4   8  3.99  13  13   4   0   0   88   82   41   39    7   41   65
Ray Sadecki            0   0  4.15   8   0   0   0   0   22   20   10   10    3    7   19
Jim McAndrew           3   4  4.89   9   7   0   1   0   42   52   31   23    5   20   21
Tug McGraw             0   2  5.29  19   0   0   8   0   34   36   20   20    3   22   17
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        5   2  1.81  15   9   3   0   2   85   75   19   17    4   40   63
Ken Brett              5   2  2.78  12   7   3   0   1   68   56   25   21    4   26   36
Mac Scarce             0   3  3.10  23   0   0   5   0   29   21   12   10    2   23   29
Barry Lersch           2   2  3.30  21   0   0   1   0   44   44   17   16    3   18   27
Steve Carlton          6   7  3.93  16  16   7   0   1  121  114   58   53   12   43   92
Dick Ruthven           1   5  4.42  12  12   0   0   0   59   64   37   29    4   33   40
Bill Wilson            1   2  4.45  25   0   0   2   0   28   22   14   14    4   12   18
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  7.90   9   0   0   0   0   14   16   13   12    0    7    9

 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  1.14  25   0   0   7   0   32   24    8    4    1   11   25
Tom Dettore            0   0  2.70   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    1    3
Nelson Briles          4   7  3.02  13  13   4   0   1   92   83   41   31   12   27   34
Ramon Hernandez        1   2  3.63  20   0   0   2   0   22   17    9    9    3    9   14
Bob Moose              5   6  3.63  12  12   3   0   1   87   90   38   35    5   28   53
Dock Ellis             5   7  3.70  12  12   1   0   0   83   85   46   34    2   35   62
Jim Rooker             1   1  3.94  20   0   0   5   0   32   26   14   14    2   19   24
Luke Walker            2   4  4.54  12   7   0   1   0   42   42   23   21    4   22   25
Bob Johnson            1   0  5.08  20   0   0   0   0   28   34   17   16    1   12   20
Jim McKee              0   0  7.00  10   0   0   0   0   18   24   16   14    2   11    7
Steve Blass            3   4  9.34  13  12   1   0   0   62   77   64   64    7   50   18

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Greif             4   8  2.71  17  12   5   1   2   93   72   34   28    8   29   62
Vicente Romo           2   1  2.97  24   1   0   4   0   39   38   15   13    3   15   27
Rich Troedson          2   0  3.82  31   0   0   1   0   38   35   16   16    3   18   23
Mike Caldwell          3   9  4.20  15  12   3   0   1   81   76   50   38    5   30   42
Fred Norman            1   7  4.26  12  11   1   0   0   74   72   35   35    9   29   49
Bob Miller             0   0  4.32  15   0   0   0   0   25   23   16   12    3   11   11
Mike Corkins           3   4  5.37  15  10   2   1   0   54   58   36   32    6   33   33
Gary Ross              1   4  5.65  27   0   0   0   0   37   43   24   23    2   15   20
Clay Kirby             2   7  6.24  13  10   1   0   1   53   72   39   37    7   25   41
Steve Arlin            2   4  6.29  14   8   0   0   0   59   74   43   41    9   30   32
Randy Jones            0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    4    2    2    1    0    0

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Elias Sosa             4   0  1.98  27   0   0   4   0   36   29   10    8    1   14   22
Ron Bryant            11   3  2.22  16  15   5   0   0  118   95   37   29    6   41   52
Randy Moffitt          2   2  2.55  29   0   0  11   0   49   44   16   14    3   19   31
John Morris            0   0  3.38   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    1    0    2    3
Tom Bradley            5   4  3.68  10  10   2   0   0   64   65   33   26    4   18   36
Jim Barr               4   7  3.98  18  12   2   2   1   93  101   43   41    8   22   27
Juan Marichal          6   5  3.99  15  15   4   0   1   95  112   53   42   10   19   37
Sam McDowell           1   2  4.50  18   3   0   3   0   40   45   23   20    4   29   35
Jim Willoughby         3   3  4.95  12  11   1   0   1   67   76   43   37   13   21   34
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
Rich Folkers           1   0  0.73  12   0   0   2   0   12    3    1    1    0    8    6
Diego Segui            2   2  1.16  22   0   0   9   0   31   22    6    4    0   17   28
Al Hrabosky            0   0  2.08   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    1    0    3    4
Alan Foster            4   4  2.36  14   8   3   0   1   69   59   19   18    7   22   40
Bob Gibson             6   6  2.92  14  14   7   0   1  114   93   45   37   10   32   86
Rick Wise              8   3  3.01  13  13   5   0   2  105   93   39   35    4   24   41
Wayne Granger          1   2  3.46  19   0   0   4   0   26   26   14   10    2    8    7
Reggie Cleveland       6   4  3.47  12  12   1   0   0   80   88   40   31    4   21   44
Tom Murphy             0   1  3.86   3   1   0   0   0    9   10    4    4    1    4    6
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)           11
  J. Billingham (CIN)       8
  C. Osteen (LA)            8
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         8
  T. Seaver (NY)            8
  D. Sutton (LA)            8
  R. Wise (STL)             8
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          7
  M. Marshall (MON)         7
  J. Reuss (HOU)            7

Losses:

  M. Caldwell (SD)          9
  B. Greif (SD)             8
  J. Matlack (NY)           8
  J. Barr (SF)              7
  N. Briles (PIT)           7
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  P. Dobson (NY)            7
  D. Ellis (PIT)            7
  K. Forsch (HOU)           7
  C. Kirby (SD)             7

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  B. Gibson (STL)           7
  T. Seaver (NY)            7
  J. Billingham (CIN)       6
  D. Sutton (LA)            6
  R. Bryant (SF)            5
  B. Greif (SD)             5
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          5
  J. Koosman (NY)           5
  C. Osteen (LA)            5

Saves:

  R. Moffitt (SF)          11
  J. Aker (CHI)            10
  D. Segui (STL)            9
  B. Locker (CHI)           8
  M. Marshall (MON)         8
  T. McGraw (NY)            8
  P. Borbon (CIN)           7
  D. Giusti (PIT)           7
  J. Brewer (LA)            6
  P. Richert (LA)           6

Shutouts:

  J. Billingham (CIN)       3
  B. Greif (SD)             2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          2
  D. Roberts (HOU)          2
  W. Twitchell (PHI)        2
  R. Wise (STL)             2
  J. Barr (SF)              1
  K. Brett (PHI)            1
  N. Briles (PIT)           1
  M. Caldwell (SD)          1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      121.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      118.1
  R. Bryant (SF)        117.2
  J. Billingham (CIN)   115.0
  K. Forsch (HOU)       114.1
  T. Seaver (NY)        114.1
  B. Gibson (STL)       114.0
  D. Sutton (LA)        112.2
  J. Reuss (HOU)        110.2
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     106.0

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        114
  J. Marichal (SF)        112
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        111
  K. Forsch (HOU)         104
  R. Grimsley (CIN)       103
  J. Barr (SF)            101
  J. Billingham (CIN)     100
  D. Roberts (HOU)         96
  R. Bryant (SF)           95
  C. Osteen (LA)           95

Runs:

  S. Blass (PIT)           64
  S. Carlton (PHI)         58
  J. Marichal (SF)         53
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         51
  M. Caldwell (SD)         50
  K. Forsch (HOU)          49
  A. Messersmith (LA)      48
  B. Hooton (CHI)          47
  D. Ellis (PIT)           46
  J. Billingham (CIN)      45

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         19
  J. Willoughby (SF)       13
  N. Briles (PIT)          12
  S. Carlton (PHI)         12
  D. Sutton (LA)           12
  A. Messersmith (LA)      11
  M. Pappas (CHI)          11
  T. Seaver (NY)           11
  B. Gibson (STL)          10
  J. Marichal (SF)         10

Walks:

  B. Moore (MON)           57
  S. Blass (PIT)           50
  M. Torrez (MON)          49
  J. Reuss (HOU)           44
  S. Carlton (PHI)         43
  R. Bryant (SF)           41
  K. Forsch (HOU)          41
  J. Matlack (NY)          41
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       40
  A. Messersmith (LA)      39

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           99
  S. Carlton (PHI)         92
  B. Gibson (STL)          86
  D. Sutton (LA)           86
  K. Forsch (HOU)          80
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         79
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        78
  J. Reuss (HOU)           77
  A. Messersmith (LA)      73
  B. Moore (MON)           70


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