Monday June 18, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, June 18, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     40  25  3.02   66  20  14   614   536  241  206   55  207  392
Houston         36  30  3.15   66  16  14   601   537  238  210   42  217  360
New York        28  30  3.29   58  16  14   525   472  214  192   44  195  355
St. Louis       30  31  3.30   61  17  15   538   494  232  197   38  199  315
Cincinnati      34  29  3.55   63  13  16   565   556  245  223   46  191  277
Chicago         39  27  3.67   66  12  22   591   589  260  241   60  181  380
Atlanta         28  37  3.73   66  13  14   598   566  277  248   36  230  313
San Francisco   40  27  3.74   67  14  20   596   616  297  248   54  204  297
Montreal        29  28  3.85   57   9  15   507   471  258  217   38  272  322
Philadelphia    27  35  4.09   62  15   9   557   548  276  253   48  259  374
Pittsburgh      26  33  4.28   59  10  15   528   525  286  251   39  234  299
San Diego       20  45  4.48   65  12   7   562   580  313  280   57  235  342

 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
Don Sutton (LA)        8   4  2.44  15  15   6   0   1  122   98   36   33   12   28   90
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
Jerry Koosman (NY)     6   5  2.63  13  13   5   0   1  103   84   33   30    5   31   54
Bill Greif (SD)        4   9  2.72  18  13   5   1   2   99   82   36   30    9   29   64

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Panther            0   0  1.29   8   0   0   0   0   14    9    2    2    0    1    3
Phil Niekro            6   3  2.55  16   7   3   2   0   78   55   27   22    7   36   32
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
Danny Frisella         0   0  3.27  17   0   0   4   0   22   18    9    8    1    7    8
Carl Morton            6   5  3.51  15  15   3   0   1  100  102   44   39    4   30   51
Gary Gentry            4   6  3.58  14  14   3   0   0   83   73   36   33    7   34   42
Ron Reed               4   8  4.11  15  15   2   0   0   96  102   54   44    6   27   50
Ron Schueler           2   2  4.54  17   0   0   2   0   38   36   19   19    3   15   23
Tom House              0   1  4.56  21   0   0   2   0   24   16   12   12    3   11   15
Pat Dobson             3   7  4.99  12  10   1   0   1   58   73   33   32    1   19   23
Jimmy Freeman          0   0  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    4    4    4    4    0    6    4
Joe Hoerner            1   1  9.00   9   0   0   0   0    5   10    5    5    0    1    1
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  9.82   5   0   0   0   0    4    8    5    4    0    2    3

 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  2.05  23   0   0   8   0   44   41   13   10    3   19   34
Jack Aker              2   4  3.28  22   0   0  10   0   36   36   15   13    4   11   16
Fergie Jenkins         7   5  3.38  17  17   5   0   2  125  122   54   47   21   24   81
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
Burt Hooton            7   3  4.63  16  15   3   0   1   93  101   50   48    6   34   51
Milt Pappas            3   5  5.21  14  14   0   0   0   78   94   45   45   11   19   30
Dave LaRoche           1   0  9.88  17   0   0   2   0   14   23   16   15    2    7    7
Juan Pizarro           0   1 11.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    6    5    5    1    1    3

 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          6   5  2.81  16  15   4   1   1   99  111   37   31    7   21   38
Jack Billingham        9   3  3.22  17  17   6   0   3  120  103   46   43    7   39   59
Tom Hall               5   3  3.80  25   0   0   4   0   43   28   21   18    7   24   40
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
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
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
Jim Crawford           2   2  2.78  25   0   0   3   0   36   29   16   11    2   14   26
Mike Cosgrove          1   1  2.84   9   0   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    1    6    2
Jim Ray                3   0  3.03  18   0   0   4   0   30   23   11   10    1   17   13
Don Wilson             5   6  3.05  15  15   4   0   1  100   75   37   34    9   32   58
Jerry Reuss            7   5  3.09  16  16   5   0   1  111   93   42   38    4   44   77
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
Jim Brewer             3   1  1.39  22   0   0   6   0   32   20    5    5    2   14   19
Pete Richert           0   0  1.74  18   0   0   6   0   21   15    4    4    1    7   16
Don Sutton             8   4  2.44  15  15   6   0   1  122   98   36   33   12   28   90
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       7   5  3.31  15  15   5   0   1  114   98   51   42   13   40   81
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   5  3.19  32   0   0   8   0   62   57   26   22    4   25   44
Mike Torrez            3   5  3.86  14  14   0   0   0   84   80   42   36    8   53   42
Balor Moore            4   6  3.92  14  14   1   0   0   85   72   40   37    5   57   76
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
George Stone           2   2  1.84  10   3   0   1   0   34   30    8    7    2    7   18
Tom Seaver             8   4  1.97  14  14   7   0   1  114   76   27   25   11   28   99
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  3.10  22   0   0   3   0   29   21   10   10    2   10   17
Buzz Capra             0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    5    6    2    2    0    4    5
Jon Matlack            4   8  3.99  13  13   4   0   0   88   82   41   39    7   41   65
Ray Sadecki            0   0  4.10   9   0   0   0   0   26   27   12   12    5    8   24
Tug McGraw             0   2  5.19  20   0   0   9   0   35   36   20   20    3   22   18
Jim McAndrew           3   5  5.56  10   8   0   1   0   44   58   36   27    5   21   22
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
Mac Scarce             0   3  3.10  23   0   0   5   0   29   21   12   10    2   23   29
Ken Brett              6   2  3.16  13   8   4   0   1   77   65   31   27    5   29   42
Barry Lersch           2   2  3.30  21   0   0   1   0   44   44   17   16    3   18   27
Steve Carlton          7   7  4.16  17  17   7   0   1  128  122   64   59   13   51   99
Bill Wilson            1   2  4.35  26   0   0   3   0   31   25   15   15    4   14   20
Dick Ruthven           1   5  4.42  12  12   0   0   0   59   64   37   29    4   33   40
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  1.10  26   0   0   7   0   33   25    8    4    1   11   25
Nelson Briles          4   7  3.02  13  13   4   0   1   92   83   41   31   12   27   34
Dock Ellis             6   7  3.44  13  13   2   0   0   92   88   47   35    2   35   70
Jim Rooker             1   1  3.47  21   0   0   5   0   36   27   14   14    2   21   28
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
Luke Walker            2   5  4.25  13   8   0   1   0   49   49   26   23    4   25   26
Bob Johnson            1   0  4.91  21   0   0   0   0   29   35   17   16    1   13   20
Jim McKee              0   0  7.00  10   0   0   0   0   18   24   16   14    2   11    7
Tom Dettore            0   1  9.00   3   1   0   0   0    6   10    6    6    0    4    4
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   9  2.72  18  13   5   1   2   99   82   36   30    9   29   64
Vicente Romo           2   1  2.97  24   1   0   4   0   39   38   15   13    3   15   27
Rich Troedson          2   0  3.99  32   0   0   1   0   38   38   17   17    3   18   23
Mike Caldwell          3   9  4.20  15  12   3   0   1   81   76   50   38    5   30   42
Bob Miller             0   0  4.21  16   0   0   0   0   26   23   16   12    3   11   11
Fred Norman            1   7  4.26  12  11   1   0   0   74   72   35   35    9   29   49
Mike Corkins           3   4  5.33  16  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  2.11  28   0   0   4   0   38   32   11    9    1   15   23
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
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
Tom Bradley            5   5  4.14  11  11   2   0   0   67   72   38   31    7   20   39
Sam McDowell           1   2  4.50  18   3   0   3   0   40   45   23   20    4   29   35
Jim Willoughby         3   3  5.11  13  11   1   0   1   69   78   45   39   13   22   34
Don Carrithers         1   0  6.14   7   0   0   0   0   15   18   15   10    1    7    9
Dave Kingman           0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    4    4    0    6    4
John Morris            0   0  9.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    7    5    3    0    2    3
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
Orlando Pena           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    0    0    1    2
Rich Folkers           1   0  0.73  12   0   0   2   0   12    3    1    1    0    8    6
Diego Segui            2   2  1.09  23   0   0   9   0   33   25    6    4    0   18   30
Al Hrabosky            0   0  1.69   4   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    1    0    5    6
Alan Foster            4   4  2.36  14   8   3   0   1   69   59   19   18    7   22   40
Rick Wise              9   3  2.86  14  14   6   0   3  110   95   39   35    4   24   44
Bob Gibson             6   6  2.92  14  14   7   0   1  114   93   45   37   10   32   86
Reggie Cleveland       6   5  3.70  13  13   1   0   0   83   96   43   34    5   21   47
Tom Murphy             0   1  3.86   3   1   0   0   0    9   10    4    4    1    4    6
Wayne Granger          1   2  4.33  20   0   0   4   0   27   28   17   13    2   11    7
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)       9
  R. Wise (STL)             9
  C. Osteen (LA)            8
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         8
  T. Seaver (NY)            8
  D. Sutton (LA)            8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  B. Hooton (CHI)           7
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          7

Losses:

  M. Caldwell (SD)          9
  B. Greif (SD)             9
  J. Matlack (NY)           8
  R. Reed (ATL)             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

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

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

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      127.2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      125.1
  D. Sutton (LA)        121.2
  J. Billingham (CIN)   120.1
  R. Bryant (SF)        117.2
  K. Forsch (HOU)       114.1
  A. Messersmith (LA)   114.1
  T. Seaver (NY)        114.1
  B. Gibson (STL)       114.0
  J. Reuss (HOU)        110.2

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        122
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        122
  J. Marichal (SF)        112
  R. Grimsley (CIN)       111
  K. Forsch (HOU)         104
  J. Billingham (CIN)     103
  C. Morton (ATL)         102
  R. Reed (ATL)           102
  J. Barr (SF)            101
  B. Hooton (CHI)         101

Runs:

  S. Blass (PIT)           64
  S. Carlton (PHI)         64
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         54
  R. Reed (ATL)            54
  J. Marichal (SF)         53
  A. Messersmith (LA)      51
  M. Caldwell (SD)         50
  B. Hooton (CHI)          50
  K. Forsch (HOU)          49
  D. Ellis (PIT)           47

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         21
  S. Carlton (PHI)         13
  A. Messersmith (LA)      13
  J. Willoughby (SF)       13
  N. Briles (PIT)          12
  D. Sutton (LA)           12
  M. Pappas (CHI)          11
  T. Seaver (NY)           11
  B. Gibson (STL)          10
  J. Marichal (SF)         10

Walks:

  B. Moore (MON)           57
  M. Torrez (MON)          53
  S. Carlton (PHI)         51
  S. Blass (PIT)           50
  J. Reuss (HOU)           44
  R. Bryant (SF)           41
  K. Forsch (HOU)          41
  J. Matlack (NY)          41
  A. Messersmith (LA)      40
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       40

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         99
  T. Seaver (NY)           99
  D. Sutton (LA)           90
  B. Gibson (STL)          86
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         81
  A. Messersmith (LA)      81
  K. Forsch (HOU)          80
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        78
  J. Reuss (HOU)           77
  B. Moore (MON)           76

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