Saturday July 14, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 14, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     58  34  2.88   93  29  20   868   735  320  278   74  277  544
St. Louis       46  42  3.34   88  24  22   780   729  329  289   57  268  460
Chicago         51  40  3.55   91  17  27   822   813  354  324   86  242  513
New York        38  48  3.61   86  21  19   776   713  346  311   75  281  522
Cincinnati      50  41  3.62   91  20  22   816   799  359  328   65  293  404
Houston         49  46  3.65   95  23  18   855   817  387  347   71  321  511
San Francisco   51  41  3.91   92  18  27   820   857  414  356   76  288  426
Philadelphia    41  48  4.00   89  24  13   800   775  385  355   73  369  509
Atlanta         43  51  4.02   95  17  23   859   843  434  384   69  336  461
Pittsburgh      41  46  4.07   87  18  19   776   778  402  351   54  319  439
Montreal        42  45  4.13   87  13  24   778   746  420  357   77  406  480
San Diego       31  59  4.21   90  19  11   785   790  420  367   78  292  464

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver (NY)        9   5  2.08  19  19   8   0   1  152  107   39   35   15   35  129
Wayne Twitchell (PHI)  7   3  2.13  21  15   5   0   2  131  108   36   31    7   62   98
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
Tommy John (LA)        9   4  2.74  20  16   3   0   1  112  111   44   34    5   26   47
Roric Harrison (ATL)   6   2  2.75  22   9   2   4   0   98   74   34   30    7   55   73
Nelson Briles (PIT)    8   8  2.88  18  18   7   0   1  128  116   51   41   12   32   54
Dave Roberts (HOU)     8   7  2.98  22  19   5   0   2  133  150   53   44    8   34   63

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Roric Harrison         6   2  2.75  22   9   2   4   0   98   74   34   30    7   55   73
Tom Kelley             0   1  2.84   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    5    4    0    7    5
Phil Niekro            9   4  3.13  24  14   4   2   0  126  108   53   44   12   56   64
Carl Morton            8   6  3.34  21  21   4   0   2  140  142   63   52    5   41   66
Gary Gentry            4   6  3.45  15  14   3   1   0   86   74   36   33    7   34   42
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  4.73  32   0   0   6   0   32   32   19   17    4   12   16
Pat Dobson             3   7  4.99  12  10   1   0   1   58   73   33   32    1   19   23
Jim Panther            1   3  5.04  18   0   0   0   0   25   29   14   14    1    6    4
Tom House              1   1  6.06  30   0   0   2   0   36   29   24   24    9   20   22
Jimmy Freeman          0   2  6.38   8   3   0   0   0   24   27   18   17    5   14   14
Joe Hoerner            2   2  6.39  20   0   0   2   0   13   17    9    9    1    4   10
Adrian Devine          0   1  6.61   8   1   0   3   0   16   21   13   12    3    7    7
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  1.48  12   1   0   0   0   24   18    4    4    1   12   26
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  3.33  16   5   0   0   0   51   48   23   19    6    9   39
Jack Aker              4   5  3.40  30   0   0  12   0   48   50   20   18    6   16   21
Bill Bonham            4   1  3.42  26   4   1   4   0   68   50   26   26    7   26   57
Fergie Jenkins         9   7  3.67  22  22   6   0   2  159  154   73   65   25   32   98
Burt Hooton            8   8  4.36  23  21   5   0   1  136  148   69   66    8   47   75
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  3.00  45   0   0   7   0   66   82   25   22    1   20   33
Jack Billingham       13   5  3.20  23  23   9   0   5  163  140   63   58    9   54   82
Dave Tomlin            0   0  4.12  10   0   0   1   0   20   12    9    9    3   10   11
Tom Hall               5   4  4.16  30   5   0   4   0   67   47   34   31    8   38   65
Don Gullett            9   8  4.20  27  17   1   2   1  122  118   59   57   14   37   71
Clay Carroll           2   5  4.40  26   5   0   6   0   57   75   34   28    3   19   27
Ed Sprague             1   3  5.12  28   0   0   1   0   39   35   22   22    3   22   19
Jim McGlothlin         3   3  5.71  20   9   0   0   0   58   75   39   37    9   22   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  2.70   3   2   0   0   0   13   10    5    4    1    4    9
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
Don Wilson             6  10  3.26  21  21   6   0   1  146  113   61   53   16   52   84
Jerry Reuss           11   7  3.35  24  23   7   0   1  156  142   64   58    5   63  101
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  4.94  17   0   0   0   0   24   26   14   13    2    9   12
Tom Griffin            0   3  5.88  13   4   0   0   0   34   30   23   22    4   21   20

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             4   2  1.70  32   0   0   9   0   48   31    9    9    4   17   36
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             9   4  2.74  20  16   3   0   1  112  111   44   34    5   26   47
Claude Osteen         10   5  3.12  19  19   6   0   2  139  129   53   48   11   43   49
Andy Messersmith       8   6  3.20  20  20   6   0   2  149  124   64   53   17   47  105
Al Downing             7   4  3.23  18  17   4   0   1  120   96   53   43   10   41   69
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
Pat Jarvis             2   0  2.82  14   0   0   0   0   22   17   12    7    2   12   10
Mike Marshall          7   6  3.09  48   0   0  17   0   93   87   37   32    6   40   64
Tom Walker             3   3  3.24  37   0   0   4   0   67   61   37   24    6   34   56
Ernie McAnally         6   4  3.70  17  17   4   0   0  109  113   61   45    9   40   46
Mike Torrez            5   7  4.41  19  19   1   0   0  116  116   64   57   11   66   58
Balor Moore            4  10  4.93  20  19   1   0   0  104   92   61   57   10   77   96
Joe Gilbert            1   2  5.14  20   0   0   1   0   28   30   18   16    1   19   16
Mickey Scott           1   2  5.14  13   0   0   0   0   14   13    8    8    3    8    8
John Strohmayer        0   1  5.19  17   3   0   0   0   35   34   20   20    4   22   15
Bill Stoneman          4   5  7.52  17  13   0   1   0   65   88   56   54   11   40   28

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver             9   5  2.08  19  19   8   0   1  152  107   39   35   15   35  129
George Stone           5   3  2.74  15   8   1   1   0   72   69   25   22    9   20   40
Jerry Koosman          7   8  3.10  18  18   6   0   1  137  118   52   47    8   37   78
Ray Sadecki            1   0  3.18  16   2   0   0   0   51   52   19   18    6   18   42
Jon Matlack            7  10  3.36  18  18   6   0   1  126  103   52   47    8   54   96
Harry Parker           6   2  3.79  16   9   0   1   0   59   54   29   25    4   29   41
Buzz Capra             0   4  4.70   9   0   0   2   0   15   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  5.85  34   0   0  11   0   52   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        7   3  2.13  21  15   5   0   2  131  108   36   31    7   62   98
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
Steve Carlton          9   9  4.07  23  23   9   0   2  170  169   86   77   16   71  126
Bill Wilson            1   3  4.23  35   0   0   4   0   38   33   18   18    6   20   21
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  2.27  29   0   0   3   0   40   27   13   10    3   13   25
Nelson Briles          8   8  2.88  18  18   7   0   1  128  116   51   41   12   32   54
Dock Ellis             7   9  3.14  18  18   3   0   1  126  123   57   44    3   41   84
Luke Walker            5   7  3.69  19  13   2   1   1   83   77   37   34    5   38   48
John Lamb              0   1  3.72   5   0   0   1   0   10    9    5    4    0    0    1
Bob Moose              6   8  3.92  17  17   4   0   2  115  129   56   50    6   38   71
Jim Rooker             3   2  4.06  27   4   1   5   0   64   55   30   29    5   31   46
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 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   3  3.15   6   5   2   0   0   40   32   18   14    3    7   21
Bill Greif             5  12  3.29  23  18   5   1   2  129  114   55   47   13   39   78
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  3.70  23  12   3   2   1   92   86   50   38    5   32   47
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  5.71  23  10   2   1   0   65   76   50   41    9   37   41
Frank Snook            0   1 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    1    0    0    1

 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
Randy Moffitt          2   3  2.92  36   0   0  13   0   62   63   23   20    4   21   34
Ron Bryant            13   7  3.11  23  22   5   0   0  159  145   68   55   11   68   79
Jim Barr               7   8  3.39  23  17   4   2   1  133  127   53   50   13   27   47
Tom Bradley            9   7  3.98  17  17   4   0   0  111  109   57   49   13   38   70
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
Sam McDowell           1   2  4.50  18   3   0   3   0   40   45   23   20    4   29   35
Jim Willoughby         4   5  4.68  22  11   1   0   1   85   93   50   44   14   28   42
Don Carrithers         1   2  5.14  12   3   0   0   0   35   44   25   20    1   20   23
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  2.66  35   0   0  12   0   47   45   16   14    2   23   40
Rick Wise             11   4  2.98  19  19   7   0   4  148  138   54   49    7   34   69
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            6   5  3.30  19  13   4   0   1   93   86   36   34   10   31   53
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:

  J. Billingham (CIN)      13
  R. Bryant (SF)           13
  J. Reuss (HOU)           11
  D. Sutton (LA)           11
  R. Wise (STL)            11
  R. Cleveland (STL)       10
  C. Osteen (LA)           10
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        10
  T. Bradley (SF)           9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  D. Sutton (LA)           10
  J. Billingham (CIN)       9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  B. Gibson (STL)           9
  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)        17
  R. Moffitt (SF)          13
  J. Aker (CHI)            12
  D. Segui (STL)           12
  T. McGraw (NY)           11
  J. Brewer (LA)            9
  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
  S. Carlton (PHI)          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

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      170.1
  D. Sutton (LA)        166.0
  J. Billingham (CIN)   163.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      159.1
  R. Bryant (SF)        159.0
  K. Forsch (HOU)       158.2
  J. Reuss (HOU)        156.0
  B. Gibson (STL)       152.0
  T. Seaver (NY)        151.2
  A. Messersmith (LA)   149.0

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        169
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        154
  K. Forsch (HOU)         152
  D. Roberts (HOU)        150
  B. Hooton (CHI)         148
  R. Bryant (SF)          145
  R. Grimsley (CIN)       145
  C. Morton (ATL)         142
  J. Reuss (HOU)          142
  J. Billingham (CIN)     140

Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         86
  S. Blass (PIT)           83
  K. Forsch (HOU)          73
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         73
  R. Reed (ATL)            71
  B. Hooton (CHI)          69
  R. Bryant (SF)           68
  A. Messersmith (LA)      64
  J. Reuss (HOU)           64
  M. Torrez (MON)          64

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         25
  A. Messersmith (LA)      17
  S. Carlton (PHI)         16
  K. Forsch (HOU)          16
  M. Pappas (CHI)          16
  D. Wilson (HOU)          16
  T. Seaver (NY)           15
  D. Gullett (CIN)         14
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         14
  S. Renko (MON)           14

Walks:

  B. Moore (MON)           77
  S. Carlton (PHI)         71
  R. Bryant (SF)           68
  S. Blass (PIT)           66
  M. Torrez (MON)          66
  J. Reuss (HOU)           63
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       62
  P. Niekro (ATL)          56
  R. Harrison (ATL)        55
  J. Billingham (CIN)      54

Strikeouts:

  D. Sutton (LA)          130
  T. Seaver (NY)          129
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