Thursday July 12, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 12, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     56  34  2.91   91  28  19   850   725  317  275   74  271  532
St. Louis       44  42  3.36   86  23  21   762   717  323  284   53  267  448
Chicago         51  38  3.49   89  17  27   806   795  342  313   84  234  501
Houston         49  44  3.59   93  22  18   839   799  375  335   66  316  503
Cincinnati      49  39  3.60   88  19  22   789   774  346  316   63  286  387
New York        36  47  3.63   83  21  17   750   691  337  302   73  273  505
San Francisco   50  40  3.90   90  17  27   802   840  405  347   73  286  413
Montreal        41  43  3.97   84  13  23   753   711  394  332   73  397  466
Atlanta         41  50  3.98   92  17  21   832   817  416  368   64  316  451
Philadelphia    39  48  4.05   87  22  13   782   766  382  352   72  361  496
Pittsburgh      40  45  4.09   85  17  19   759   761  395  345   52  315  430
San Diego       31  57  4.20   88  19  11   767   774  410  358   77  289  453

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver (NY)        9   4  2.05  18  18   8   0   1  145  101   37   33   14   35  123
Wayne Twitchell (PHI)  6   3  2.07  20  14   4   0   2  122  102   33   28    6   59   90
Rick Reuschel (CHI)   10   5  2.17  19  19   4   0   1  141  130   39   34    8   40   98
Don Sutton (LA)       11   5  2.28  20  20  10   0   2  166  128   45   42   14   36  130
Steve Renko (MON)      9   5  2.68  17  16   7   1   0  124   95   46   37   14   48   83
Ross Grimsley (CIN)    8   5  2.72  21  20   4   1   1  132  145   47   40   10   33   47
Ron Bryant (SF)       13   6  2.80  22  21   5   0   0  157  138   62   49   10   68   77
Roric Harrison (ATL)   5   2  2.83  21   8   2   4   0   92   72   33   29    7   49   70
Nelson Briles (PIT)    8   8  2.88  18  18   7   0   1  128  116   51   41   12   32   54
Phil Niekro (ATL)      9   4  2.89  23  13   4   2   0  121  101   48   39   10   55   61

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Roric Harrison         5   2  2.83  21   8   2   4   0   92   72   33   29    7   49   70
Tom Kelley             0   1  2.84   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    5    4    0    7    5
Phil Niekro            9   4  2.89  23  13   4   2   0  121  101   48   39   10   55   61
Carl Morton            7   6  3.38  20  20   4   0   2  133  136   59   50    5   36   64
Gary Gentry            4   6  3.58  14  14   3   0   0   83   73   36   33    7   34   42
Jim Panther            1   2  4.07  17   0   0   0   0   24   26   11   11    0    5    4
Ron Schueler           4   4  4.38  23   4   1   2   1   72   63   37   35    7   28   48
Ron Reed               4  11  4.41  20  19   2   1   0  116  133   71   57    7   31   64
Danny Frisella         1   0  4.65  30   0   0   6   0   31   30   18   16    3   11   15
Pat Dobson             3   7  4.99  12  10   1   0   1   58   73   33   32    1   19   23
Tom House              1   1  5.82  29   0   0   2   0   34   28   22   22    8   17   21
Adrian Devine          0   1  6.28   6   1   0   2   0   14   19   11   10    3    4    7
Jimmy Freeman          0   2  6.38   8   3   0   0   0   24   27   18   17    5   14   14
Joe Hoerner            2   2  6.57  19   0   0   2   0   12   15    9    9    1    4   10
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  1.61  11   1   0   0   0   22   17    4    4    1   12   24
Bob Locker             5   3  2.00  28   0   0   8   0   54   53   16   12    4   19   39
Rick Reuschel         10   5  2.17  19  19   4   0   1  141  130   39   34    8   40   98
Larry Gura             2   2  3.47  15   5   0   0   0   49   47   23   19    6    9   38
Jack Aker              4   5  3.47  29   0   0  12   0   47   50   20   18    6   16   19
Fergie Jenkins         9   6  3.50  21  21   6   0   2  154  147   68   60   24   27   95
Bill Bonham            4   1  3.53  25   4   1   4   0   66   50   26   26    7   26   56
Burt Hooton            8   7  4.08  22  20   5   0   1  132  139   62   60    7   44   72
Milt Pappas            5   7  4.58  19  19   1   0   1  108  126   58   55   16   27   39
Dave LaRoche           3   1  6.43  26   0   0   3   0   28   30   21   20    4   13   18
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
Roger Nelson           2   2  2.08   6   5   1   0   0   35   29   11    8    2   14    9
Fred Norman            5   2  2.51   7   7   5   0   2   57   41   16   16    3   24   23
Ross Grimsley          8   5  2.72  21  20   4   1   1  132  145   47   40   10   33   47
Pedro Borbon           2   4  3.09  44   0   0   7   0   64   81   25   22    1   20   31
Jack Billingham       12   5  3.33  22  22   8   0   5  154  138   62   57    9   53   78
Don Gullett            9   7  3.93  25  17   1   2   1  119  111   54   52   13   36   68
Tom Hall               5   4  4.14  29   4   0   4   0   63   43   32   29    8   38   61
Clay Carroll           2   5  4.42  25   5   0   6   0   57   75   34   28    3   19   26
Dave Tomlin            0   0  4.80   9   0   0   1   0   15    9    8    8    2    8   10
Jim McGlothlin         3   2  5.28  19   8   0   0   0   58   70   35   34    9   22   17
Ed Sprague             1   3  5.66  26   0   0   1   0   35   32   22   22    3   19   17

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Juan Pizarro           1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Larry Dierker          0   0  2.61   2   2   0   0   0   10    9    4    3    1    3    8
J.R. Richard           2   0  2.73   7   3   0   0   0   26   20    9    8    2   13   27
Mike Cosgrove          1   1  2.84   9   0   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    1    6    2
Dave Roberts           8   7  2.98  22  19   5   0   2  133  150   53   44    8   34   63
Jerry Reuss           11   6  3.10  23  22   7   0   1  154  134   59   53    4   62   99
Don Wilson             6   9  3.12  20  20   5   0   1  138  106   56   48   13   50   80
Ken Forsch             8   8  3.74  24  23   5   0   0  159  152   73   66   16   49  111
Jim Crawford           2   4  3.86  33   0   0   6   0   49   43   26   21    5   18   35
Fred Gladding          2   0  4.60  16   0   0   1   0   16   18    8    8    4    4    9
Jim Ray                5   1  4.64  27   0   0   5   0   43   41   23   22    3   29   16
Jim York               3   4  4.74  39   0   0   6   0   49   63   26   26    4   19   22
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  5.40  16   0   0   0   0   22   26   14   13    2    9   12
Tom Griffin            0   3  5.79  12   4   0   0   0   33   28   22   21    3   20   19

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             4   2  1.77  31   0   0   8   0   46   30    9    9    4   17   33
Don Sutton            11   5  2.28  20  20  10   0   2  166  128   45   42   14   36  130
Pete Richert           2   1  2.37  26   0   0   7   0   30   24    8    8    3   11   20
George Culver          4   4  2.63  25   0   0   2   0   38   39   12   11    4   17   21
Tommy John             8   4  2.98  19  15   2   0   0  103  106   44   34    5   25   47
Claude Osteen         10   5  3.12  19  19   6   0   2  139  129   53   48   11   43   49
Al Downing             6   4  3.19  17  16   4   0   1  113   92   50   40   10   36   60
Andy Messersmith       8   6  3.20  20  20   6   0   2  149  124   64   53   17   47  105
Charlie Hough          1   2  3.41  20   0   0   1   0   34   23   15   13    2   23   38
Doug Rau               2   1  4.68  17   1   0   1   0   33   30   17   17    4   16   29

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Renko            9   5  2.68  17  16   7   1   0  124   95   46   37   14   48   83
Mike Marshall          7   6  3.19  47   0   0  16   0   90   86   37   32    6   39   61
Pat Jarvis             2   0  3.32  12   0   0   0   0   19   15   12    7    2   12    7
Ernie McAnally         6   3  3.32  16  16   4   0   0  108  107   56   40    7   40   46
Tom Walker             3   3  3.45  35   0   0   4   0   63   60   36   24    6   31   54
Mike Torrez            5   7  4.41  19  19   1   0   0  116  116   64   57   11   66   58
Joe Gilbert            1   2  4.62  18   0   0   1   0   25   25   15   13    1   17   16
Balor Moore            4   9  4.77  19  18   1   0   0  100   87   57   53    9   76   92
John Strohmayer        0   1  5.19  17   3   0   0   0   35   34   20   20    4   22   15
Mickey Scott           1   2  5.54  12   0   0   0   0   13   12    8    8    3    8    8
Bill Stoneman          3   5  6.29  15  12   0   1   0   59   74   43   41   10   38   26

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver             9   4  2.05  18  18   8   0   1  145  101   37   33   14   35  123
George Stone           4   3  2.80  14   7   1   1   0   64   62   23   20    8   16   33
Ray Sadecki            0   0  3.05  15   1   0   0   0   44   45   16   15    6   15   39
Jerry Koosman          7   8  3.10  18  18   6   0   1  137  118   52   47    8   37   78
Jon Matlack            7  10  3.36  18  18   6   0   1  126  103   52   47    8   54   96
Harry Parker           6   2  3.63  15   9   0   0   0   57   52   27   23    4   28   40
Buzz Capra             0   4  5.02   8   0   0   1   0   14   14    8    8    3   11   14
Jim McAndrew           3   7  5.60  15  11   0   1   0   63   81   50   39    7   26   31
Tug McGraw             0   4  5.96  33   0   0  11   0   51   57   35   34    7   30   27
Phil Hennigan          0   4  6.23  30   0   0   3   0   43   50   30   30    6   16   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        6   3  2.07  20  14   4   0   2  122  102   33   28    6   59   90
Mac Scarce             0   4  2.53  33   0   0   8   0   43   29   14   12    3   34   39
Ken Brett              8   2  2.93  15   9   5   0   1   89   75   33   29    6   35   49
Mike Wallace           1   1  4.02   4   3   1   0   0   16   18    7    7    1    8    7
Dick Ruthven           3   7  4.03  16  16   1   0   1   87   82   47   39    7   44   55
Bill Wilson            1   3  4.23  35   0   0   4   0   38   33   18   18    6   20   21
Steve Carlton          8   9  4.30  22  22   8   0   1  161  166   86   77   16   66  121
Barry Lersch           2   5  5.05  27   1   0   1   0   62   72   36   35    7   20   36
Dick Selma             1   1  5.63   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    5    5    1    5    4
Jim Lonborg            7   7  5.70  21  13   2   0   0   95  105   60   60   14   38   52
Darrell Brandon        1   2  5.81  16   0   0   0   0   26   25   18   17    2   12   11
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
Dave Giusti            5   1  1.52  32   0   0   8   0   47   34   13    8    4   19   32
Ramon Hernandez        2   2  2.39  28   0   0   3   0   38   25   13   10    3   12   21
Nelson Briles          8   8  2.88  18  18   7   0   1  128  116   51   41   12   32   54
John Lamb              0   1  3.00   4   0   0   1   0    9    7    3    3    0    0    1
Dock Ellis             7   8  3.06  17  17   3   0   1  121  115   54   41    2   40   83
Luke Walker            5   7  3.69  19  13   2   1   1   83   77   37   34    5   38   48
Bob Moose              6   8  3.92  17  17   4   0   2  115  129   56   50    6   38   71
Tom Dettore            0   1  4.29  11   1   0   0   0   21   26   14   10    1   13   12
Bob Johnson            2   1  4.38  28   2   0   1   0   49   60   27   24    4   17   33
Jim Rooker             2   2  4.39  26   3   0   5   0   55   50   28   27    4   29   42
Jim McKee              0   0  7.00  10   0   0   0   0   18   24   16   14    2   11    7
Steve Blass            3   6  9.92  18  14   1   0   0   75   98   83   83    9   66   26

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Randy Jones            2   2  2.51   5   4   2   0   0   32   24   13    9    2    6   14
Bill Greif             5  12  3.28  22  17   5   1   2  121  108   52   44   13   37   76
Vicente Romo           2   1  3.49  31   1   0   6   0   49   49   21   19    4   20   33
Rich Troedson          4   1  3.53  36   4   0   1   0   66   65   26   26    3   26   37
Mike Caldwell          3   9  3.72  22  12   3   2   1   92   86   50   38    5   32   46
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
Steve Arlin            5   6  4.82  19  13   3   0   2   99  104   56   53   13   40   52
Clay Kirby             5  10  4.99  19  16   3   0   2   96  112   60   53   12   30   68
Gary Ross              1   4  5.32  33   0   0   0   0   44   49   29   26    3   20   22
Mike Corkins           3   5  5.83  22  10   2   1   0   63   76   50   41    9   37   41

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don McMahon            0   0  1.69   4   0   0   2   0    5    4    1    1    0    1    3
Ron Bryant            13   6  2.80  22  21   5   0   0  157  138   62   49   10   68   77
Randy Moffitt          2   3  2.87  35   0   0  13   0   60   60   22   19    4   21   33
Jim Barr               7   8  3.39  23  17   4   2   1  133  127   53   50   13   27   47
Juan Marichal          6   5  4.00  18  16   4   0   1  101  119   56   45   10   20   42
Elias Sosa             4   2  4.02  39   1   0   7   0   56   61   27   25    4   20   33
Tom Bradley            8   7  4.16  16  16   3   0   0  102  105   55   47   11   37   64
Sam McDowell           1   2  4.50  18   3   0   3   0   40   45   23   20    4   29   35
Jim Willoughby         4   5  4.79  21  11   1   0   1   83   92   50   44   14   27   42
Don Carrithers         1   2  5.68  11   3   0   0   0   32   42   25   20    1   20   19
Charlie Williams       3   0  6.65  12   2   0   0   0   23   32   19   17    2    7   11
John Morris            1   0  8.53   7   0   0   0   0    6   12    8    6    0    3    3
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
Rich Folkers           2   1  2.08  20   3   0   2   0   39   29    9    9    3   17   20
Orlando Pena           1   1  2.13  12   0   0   3   0   13   15    4    3    2    3   11
Tom Murphy             2   3  2.38   8   6   1   0   0   45   40   13   12    2   11   21
Diego Segui            3   3  2.72  34   0   0  11   0   46   44   16   14    2   23   40
Rick Wise             10   4  3.02  18  18   7   0   4  140  132   51   47    5   33   64
Bob Gibson             8   9  3.14  19  19   9   0   1  152  128   62   53   12   45  117
Reggie Cleveland      10   5  3.24  17  17   3   0   1  117  116   51   42    7   28   65
Alan Foster            5   5  3.33  18  12   3   0   1   84   81   33   31    8   31   46
Al Hrabosky            0   0  3.55  11   0   0   0   0   13   11    6    5    0    7   11
Wayne Granger          2   3  4.08  28   0   0   5   0   40   41   23   18    3   16   12
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)           13
  J. Billingham (CIN)      12
  J. Reuss (HOU)           11
  D. Sutton (LA)           11
  R. Cleveland (STL)       10
  C. Osteen (LA)           10
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        10
  R. Wise (STL)            10
  D. Gullett (CIN)          9
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          9

Losses:

  B. Greif (SD)            12
  R. Reed (ATL)            11
  C. Kirby (SD)            10
  J. Matlack (NY)          10
  M. Caldwell (SD)          9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  B. Gibson (STL)           9
  B. Moore (MON)            9
  F. Norman (CIN)           9
  D. Wilson (HOU)           9

Complete Games:

  D. Sutton (LA)           10
  B. Gibson (STL)           9
  J. Billingham (CIN)       8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  T. Seaver (NY)            8
  N. Briles (PIT)           7
  S. Renko (MON)            7
  J. Reuss (HOU)            7
  R. Wise (STL)             7
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          6

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MON)        16
  R. Moffitt (SF)          13
  J. Aker (CHI)            12
  T. McGraw (NY)           11
  D. Segui (STL)           11
  J. Brewer (LA)            8
  D. Giusti (PIT)           8
  B. Locker (CHI)           8
  M. Scarce (PHI)           8
  P. Borbon (CIN)           7

Shutouts:

  J. Billingham (CIN)       5
  R. Wise (STL)             4
  S. Arlin (SD)             2
  B. Greif (SD)             2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          2
  C. Kirby (SD)             2
  A. Messersmith (LA)       2
  B. Moose (PIT)            2
  C. Morton (ATL)           2
  F. Norman (CIN)           2

Innings Pitched:

  D. Sutton (LA)        166.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      161.1
  K. Forsch (HOU)       158.2
  R. Bryant (SF)        157.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      154.1
  J. Billingham (CIN)   154.0
  J. Reuss (HOU)        154.0
  B. Gibson (STL)       152.0
  A. Messersmith (LA)   149.0
  T. Seaver (NY)        144.2

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        166
  K. Forsch (HOU)         152
  D. Roberts (HOU)        150
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        147
  R. Grimsley (CIN)       145
  B. Hooton (CHI)         139
  J. Billingham (CIN)     138
  R. Bryant (SF)          138
  C. Morton (ATL)         136
  J. Reuss (HOU)          134

Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         86
  S. Blass (PIT)           83
  K. Forsch (HOU)          73
  R. Reed (ATL)            71
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         68
  A. Messersmith (LA)      64
  M. Torrez (MON)          64
  J. Billingham (CIN)      62
  R. Bryant (SF)           62
  B. Gibson (STL)          62

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         24
  A. Messersmith (LA)      17
  S. Carlton (PHI)         16
  K. Forsch (HOU)          16
  M. Pappas (CHI)          16
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         14
  S. Renko (MON)           14
  T. Seaver (NY)           14
  D. Sutton (LA)           14
  J. Willoughby (SF)       14

Walks:

  B. Moore (MON)           76
  R. Bryant (SF)           68
  S. Blass (PIT)           66
  S. Carlton (PHI)         66
  M. Torrez (MON)          66
  J. Reuss (HOU)           62
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       59
  P. Niekro (ATL)          55
  J. Matlack (NY)          54
  J. Billingham (CIN)      53

Strikeouts:

  D. Sutton (LA)          130
  T. Seaver (NY)          123
  S. Carlton (PHI)        121
  B. Gibson (STL)         117
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