Saturday June 30, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 30, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     51  27  2.92   79  24  18   740   627  279  240   68  243  459
Houston         43  36  3.25   79  19  17   717   649  294  259   50  259  432
Chicago         47  32  3.40   79  15  27   718   689  292  271   72  218  447
St. Louis       37  37  3.43   74  20  17   657   617  287  250   46  241  394
New York        32  39  3.44   71  19  15   641   578  272  245   56  235  431
Cincinnati      39  37  3.69   76  16  18   681   674  309  279   55  235  333
Atlanta         33  45  3.75   79  13  18   715   687  338  298   44  267  375
Montreal        34  37  3.77   71  11  18   637   586  315  267   57  327  397
San Francisco   45  34  3.83   79  17  22   704   744  354  300   66  241  360
Philadelphia    35  40  4.02   75  19  13   673   651  327  301   58  312  433
Pittsburgh      34  39  4.14   73  14  16   654   656  346  301   48  278  376
San Diego       25  52  4.30   77  16   8   669   677  365  320   70  268  407

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    9   4  1.98  17  17   3   0   1  127  112   32   28    6   38   91
Wayne Twitchell (PHI)  6   2  1.99  18  12   4   0   2  109   88   28   24    6   52   82
Tom Seaver (NY)        9   4  2.00  16  16   8   0   1  130   90   31   29   13   30  110
Don Sutton (LA)        9   4  2.26  17  17   7   0   2  139  106   38   35   13   30  105
Phil Niekro (ATL)      8   4  2.48  20  10   3   2   0  102   76   35   28    8   45   50
Ron Bryant (SF)       12   5  2.63  19  18   5   0   0  137  120   49   40    9   53   64
Ross Grimsley (CIN)    7   5  2.67  18  17   4   1   1  111  124   40   33    7   27   42
Mike Marshall (MON)    7   5  2.71  38   0   0  11   0   76   67   27   23    5   29   51
Jerry Koosman (NY)     6   6  2.75  15  15   5   0   1  115   96   39   35    5   33   64
Roric Harrison (ATL)   3   2  2.83  19   6   1   4   0   76   60   28   24    5   41   60

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Phil Niekro            8   4  2.48  20  10   3   2   0  102   76   35   28    8   45   50
Jim Panther            1   1  2.70  13   0   0   0   0   20   19    6    6    0    3    3
Roric Harrison         3   2  2.83  19   6   1   4   0   76   60   28   24    5   41   60
Tom Kelley             0   1  2.84   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    5    4    0    7    5
Danny Frisella         0   0  2.88  23   0   0   6   0   25   21   10    8    1    8   10
Gary Gentry            4   6  3.58  14  14   3   0   0   83   73   36   33    7   34   42
Carl Morton            6   6  3.71  18  18   3   0   1  119  121   57   49    5   33   58
Ron Reed               4  10  4.21  18  17   2   1   0  109  121   61   51    6   27   57
Tom House              0   1  4.23  23   0   0   2   0   28   19   13   13    4   11   16
Ron Schueler           3   3  4.50  20   1   0   2   0   50   47   26   25    4   21   32
Joe Hoerner            1   1  4.66  14   0   0   1   0   10   10    5    5    0    3    4
Pat Dobson             3   7  4.99  12  10   1   0   1   58   73   33   32    1   19   23
Adrian Devine          0   1  6.14   2   1   0   0   0    7   10    6    5    1    4    3
Jimmy Freeman          0   1  8.03   3   2   0   0   0   12   16   12   11    2    9    9
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  1.04   9   1   0   0   0   17   12    2    2    0   10   18
Rick Reuschel          9   4  1.98  17  17   3   0   1  127  112   32   28    6   38   91
Bob Locker             5   3  2.01  25   0   0   8   0   49   46   14   11    4   19   36
Fergie Jenkins         8   5  3.19  19  19   5   0   2  138  131   57   49   21   25   86
Jack Aker              2   5  3.43  27   0   0  12   0   45   48   19   17    6   16   17
Larry Gura             2   2  3.48  13   4   0   0   0   44   39   18   17    6    8   36
Bill Bonham            4   1  3.69  21   4   1   4   0   61   45   25   25    7   25   51
Burt Hooton            8   6  4.19  20  18   5   0   1  118  118   57   55    6   43   63
Milt Pappas            5   5  4.52  16  16   1   0   1   94  108   47   47   13   24   35
Dave LaRoche           3   0  6.53  22   0   0   3   0   21   24   16   15    2    9   11
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            3   1  1.93   4   4   3   0   2   33   19    7    7    1   14   12
Roger Nelson           2   2  2.08   6   5   1   0   0   35   29   11    8    2   14    9
Ross Grimsley          7   5  2.67  18  17   4   1   1  111  124   40   33    7   27   42
Pedro Borbon           1   3  3.06  41   0   0   7   0   62   78   24   21    1   18   31
Jack Billingham       10   5  3.50  20  20   7   0   4  139  126   59   54    8   45   71
Tom Hall               5   4  3.83  27   2   0   4   0   54   36   26   23    8   29   49
Dave Tomlin            0   0  3.86   5   0   0   1   0    9    4    4    4    1    3    6
Don Gullett            7   7  4.20  21  17   1   0   1  111  107   54   52   13   34   61
Clay Carroll           2   5  4.56  21   5   0   4   0   49   61   31   25    3   15   23
Jim McGlothlin         2   2  5.96  17   6   0   0   0   45   58   31   30    8   17   14
Ed Sprague             0   3  6.06  23   0   0   1   0   33   32   22   22    3   19   15

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
J.R. Richard           1   0  2.21   4   2   0   0   0   20   13    5    5    0    7   21
Larry Dierker          0   0  2.61   2   2   0   0   0   10    9    4    3    1    3    8
Jim Ray                4   0  2.80  23   0   0   5   0   35   26   12   11    2   21   14
Mike Cosgrove          1   1  2.84   9   0   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    1    6    2
Dave Roberts           7   5  2.87  18  16   4   0   2  110  120   44   35    8   30   48
Don Wilson             5   8  3.00  17  17   4   0   1  114   86   45   38   10   42   63
Jerry Reuss           10   5  3.08  19  19   6   0   1  134  117   50   46    4   49   89
Jim Crawford           2   3  3.15  29   0   0   5   0   40   32   19   14    3   15   29
Ken Forsch             8   8  3.21  21  20   5   0   0  140  124   56   50   11   43  100
Jim York               3   3  4.43  33   0   0   6   0   43   52   21   21    2   16   20
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  4.50  14   0   0   0   0   18   21   10    9    1    6   11
Fred Gladding          2   0  4.60  16   0   0   1   0   16   18    8    8    4    4    9
Tom Griffin            0   2  5.16   9   3   0   0   0   30   23   18   17    3   17   18

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             4   1  1.30  28   0   0   7   0   42   25    6    6    3   17   30
Don Sutton             9   4  2.26  17  17   7   0   2  139  106   38   35   13   30  105
Pete Richert           1   1  2.39  23   0   0   7   0   26   22    7    7    3    9   18
George Culver          4   4  2.73  23   0   0   2   0   33   37   11   10    4   16   18
Tommy John             8   3  3.05  17  13   2   0   0   89   95   40   30    5   24   42
Claude Osteen         10   3  3.13  17  17   6   0   2  124  112   46   43   10   39   46
Al Downing             6   3  3.17  16  15   4   0   1  105   82   47   37    9   32   53
Andy Messersmith       7   6  3.23  17  17   5   0   1  128  105   56   46   15   45   89
Charlie Hough          1   1  3.26  17   0   0   1   0   30   18   13   11    2   19   34
Doug Rau               1   1  5.79  14   0   0   1   0   23   25   15   15    4   12   24

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          7   5  2.71  38   0   0  11   0   76   67   27   23    5   29   51
Steve Renko            6   5  3.14  14  13   5   1   0   97   78   41   34   12   37   66
Ernie McAnally         5   3  3.27  14  14   4   0   0   96   95   46   35    3   38   40
Tom Walker             3   3  3.31  30   0   0   4   0   52   51   31   19    4   25   43
Mike Torrez            4   5  3.56  16  16   1   0   0  101   91   46   40   10   59   51
Mickey Scott           1   1  3.60   9   0   0   0   0   10    9    4    4    3    4    6
Balor Moore            4   9  4.53  18  17   1   0   0   97   84   53   49    7   71   90
Joe Gilbert            0   1  4.74  13   0   0   1   0   19   21   12   10    1   10   14
John Strohmayer        0   1  4.82  14   2   0   0   0   28   25   15   15    3   16   12
Pat Jarvis             1   0  4.85   8   0   0   0   0   13    9    7    7    1    8    3
Bill Stoneman          3   4  5.98  12   9   0   1   0   47   56   33   31    8   30   21

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver             9   4  2.00  16  16   8   0   1  130   90   31   29   13   30  110
Jerry Koosman          6   6  2.75  15  15   5   0   1  115   96   39   35    5   33   64
George Stone           4   2  2.79  12   5   1   1   0   48   48   18   15    5   11   29
Harry Parker           5   2  3.44  11   8   0   0   0   52   49   24   20    4   22   35
Ray Sadecki            0   0  3.73  12   0   0   0   0   31   31   13   13    5   12   26
Jon Matlack            5  10  3.81  16  16   5   0   0  111   97   49   47    7   49   84
Buzz Capra             0   2  3.86   5   0   0   1   0   12   10    5    5    1   10   12
Phil Hennigan          0   4  4.42  27   0   0   3   0   39   34   19   19    3   15   19
Tug McGraw             0   2  4.81  27   0   0   9   0   43   46   24   23    4   25   22
Jim McAndrew           3   6  5.47  12  10   0   1   0   54   69   43   33    7   23   28
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
Mike Wallace           1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    7    1    1    0    0    3
Wayne Twitchell        6   2  1.99  18  12   4   0   2  109   88   28   24    6   52   82
Mac Scarce             0   4  2.78  28   0   0   8   0   36   25   13   11    2   32   33
Ken Brett              7   2  3.03  14   9   5   0   1   86   72   33   29    6   33   45
Barry Lersch           2   3  4.10  23   1   0   1   0   53   57   25   24    4   18   30
Bill Wilson            1   2  4.11  30   0   0   4   0   35   29   16   16    5   16   20
Dick Ruthven           2   5  4.43  13  13   0   0   0   65   69   40   32    5   36   43
Steve Carlton          7   9  4.55  20  20   7   0   1  144  146   79   73   15   61  107
Dick Selma             1   1  5.63   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    5    5    1    5    4
Jim Lonborg            6   6  5.77  18  10   1   0   0   73   79   47   47   10   29   45
Darrell Brandon        1   2  5.91  13   0   0   0   0   21   20   15   14    1   10   10
Larry Christenson      1   4  6.55  10   9   1   0   0   34   53   25   25    3   20   11

 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            5   0  1.15  29   0   0   7   0   39   28   10    5    2   13   27
Ramon Hernandez        2   2  2.25  27   0   0   3   0   36   24   12    9    3   12   21
Dock Ellis             7   7  3.01  15  15   3   0   1  108  101   49   36    2   38   78
Nelson Briles          6   8  3.03  16  16   5   0   1  110  102   47   37   12   32   43
Bob Moose              6   7  3.43  15  15   4   0   2  108  111   45   41    6   34   68
Jim Rooker             1   2  4.17  24   1   0   5   0   45   38   21   21    4   23   35
Luke Walker            3   6  4.48  16  10   1   1   0   60   63   33   30    4   30   37
Bob Johnson            1   1  4.95  24   2   0   0   0   40   51   25   22    3   14   26
Tom Dettore            0   1  5.40   8   1   0   0   0   15   17   11    9    1   11    9
Jim McKee              0   0  7.00  10   0   0   0   0   18   24   16   14    2   11    7
Steve Blass            3   5  9.54  17  13   1   0   0   73   97   77   77    9   60   25

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Greif             4  11  3.02  20  15   5   1   2  110   96   45   37   12   32   67
Vicente Romo           2   1  3.48  27   1   0   5   0   44   43   19   17    4   18   29
Rich Troedson          3   0  3.60  34   2   0   1   0   50   48   20   20    3   24   29
Mike Caldwell          3   9  4.10  17  12   3   0   1   83   78   50   38    5   31   42
Bob Miller             0   0  4.11  18   0   0   0   0   31   29   18   14    4   12   15
Fred Norman            1   7  4.26  12  11   1   0   0   74   72   35   35    9   29   49
Clay Kirby             4   8  4.88  16  13   3   0   2   76   88   46   41    8   27   59
Randy Jones            0   2  5.02   3   2   0   0   0   14   16   10    8    2    5    7
Mike Corkins           3   5  5.11  20  10   2   1   0   62   68   42   35    9   34   40
Steve Arlin            4   5  5.17  17  11   2   0   1   85   91   51   49   11   39   49
Gary Ross              1   4  5.90  29   0   0   0   0   40   48   29   26    3   17   21

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Bryant            12   5  2.63  19  18   5   0   0  137  120   49   40    9   53   64
Randy Moffitt          2   2  2.68  33   0   0  12   0   57   55   20   17    4   20   33
Jim Barr               6   7  3.39  20  14   4   2   1  112  113   45   42    9   23   35
Juan Marichal          6   5  3.84  17  15   4   0   1   98  114   53   42   10   19   40
Elias Sosa             4   1  3.94  34   1   0   5   0   48   53   23   21    4   18   28
Tom Bradley            6   7  4.29  14  14   3   0   0   86   92   49   41   11   29   53
Sam McDowell           1   2  4.50  18   3   0   3   0   40   45   23   20    4   29   35
Jim Willoughby         4   4  4.83  18  11   1   0   1   76   86   47   41   13   25   39
Don Carrithers         1   1  5.32   9   1   0   0   0   22   28   18   13    1   11   16
Charlie Williams       3   0  5.85   9   2   0   0   0   20   24   15   13    1    6   10
Dave Kingman           0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    4    4    0    6    4
John Morris            0   0 12.46   5   0   0   0   0    4   11    8    6    0    2    3

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Orlando Pena           1   0  0.00   8   0   0   1   0    8    7    1    0    0    2    6
Rich Folkers           1   0  1.23  16   1   0   2   0   22   13    3    3    1   12   14
Tom Murphy             0   3  2.37   6   4   0   0   0   30   23    8    8    1    9   18
Diego Segui            3   3  2.38  29   0   0  10   0   42   37   13   11    1   23   38
Rick Wise              9   4  3.08  16  16   6   0   3  126  115   47   43    5   29   56
Alan Foster            5   5  3.13  17  11   3   0   1   83   77   31   29    8   30   46
Bob Gibson             7   7  3.28  16  16   8   0   1  129  113   56   47   11   37   97
Reggie Cleveland       8   5  3.40  15  15   3   0   1  101  106   47   38    7   25   58
Wayne Granger          2   2  4.28  24   0   0   4   0   34   36   20   16    3   15   10
Scipio Spinks          1   5  4.89   8   8   0   0   0   39   39   25   21    4   25   25
Al Hrabosky            0   0  5.00   8   0   0   0   0    9   10    6    5    0    6   10
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)           12
  J. Billingham (CIN)      10
  C. Osteen (LA)           10
  J. Reuss (HOU)           10
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         9
  T. Seaver (NY)            9
  D. Sutton (LA)            9
  R. Wise (STL)             9
  R. Cleveland (STL)        8
  K. Forsch (HOU)           8

Losses:

  B. Greif (SD)            11
  J. Matlack (NY)          10
  R. Reed (ATL)            10
  M. Caldwell (SD)          9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  B. Moore (MON)            9
  N. Briles (PIT)           8
  K. Forsch (HOU)           8
  C. Kirby (SD)             8
  F. Norman (CIN)           8

Complete Games:

  B. Gibson (STL)           8
  T. Seaver (NY)            8
  J. Billingham (CIN)       7
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  D. Sutton (LA)            7
  C. Osteen (LA)            6
  J. Reuss (HOU)            6
  R. Wise (STL)             6
  K. Brett (PHI)            5
  N. Briles (PIT)           5

Saves:

  J. Aker (CHI)            12
  R. Moffitt (SF)          12
  M. Marshall (MON)        11
  D. Segui (STL)           10
  T. McGraw (NY)            9
  B. Locker (CHI)           8
  M. Scarce (PHI)           8
  P. Borbon (CIN)           7
  J. Brewer (LA)            7
  D. Giusti (PIT)           7

Shutouts:

  J. Billingham (CIN)       4
  R. Wise (STL)             3
  B. Greif (SD)             2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          2
  C. Kirby (SD)             2
  B. Moose (PIT)            2
  F. Norman (CIN)           2
  C. Osteen (LA)            2
  D. Roberts (HOU)          2
  D. Sutton (LA)            2

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      144.1
  K. Forsch (HOU)       140.1
  D. Sutton (LA)        139.1
  J. Billingham (CIN)   139.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      138.1
  R. Bryant (SF)        136.2
  J. Reuss (HOU)        134.1
  T. Seaver (NY)        130.1
  B. Gibson (STL)       129.0
  A. Messersmith (LA)   128.1

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        146
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        131
  J. Billingham (CIN)     126
  K. Forsch (HOU)         124
  R. Grimsley (CIN)       124
  C. Morton (ATL)         121
  R. Reed (ATL)           121
  R. Bryant (SF)          120
  D. Roberts (HOU)        120
  B. Hooton (CHI)         118

Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         79
  S. Blass (PIT)           77
  R. Reed (ATL)            61
  J. Billingham (CIN)      59
  B. Hooton (CHI)          57
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         57
  C. Morton (ATL)          57
  K. Forsch (HOU)          56
  B. Gibson (STL)          56
  A. Messersmith (LA)      56

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         21
  S. Carlton (PHI)         15
  A. Messersmith (LA)      15
  D. Gullett (CIN)         13
  M. Pappas (CHI)          13
  T. Seaver (NY)           13
  D. Sutton (LA)           13
  J. Willoughby (SF)       13
  N. Briles (PIT)          12
  B. Greif (SD)            12

Walks:

  B. Moore (MON)           71
  S. Carlton (PHI)         61
  S. Blass (PIT)           60
  M. Torrez (MON)          59
  R. Bryant (SF)           53
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       52
  J. Matlack (NY)          49
  J. Reuss (HOU)           49
  J. Billingham (CIN)      45
  A. Messersmith (LA)      45

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          110
  S. Carlton (PHI)        107
  D. Sutton (LA)          105
  K. Forsch (HOU)         100
  B. Gibson (STL)          97
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        91
  B. Moore (MON)           90
  A. Messersmith (LA)      89
  J. Reuss (HOU)           89
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         86

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