Monday July 16, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, July 16, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     60  34  2.85   95  31  20   886   751  323  281   74  277  558
St. Louis       48  42  3.30   90  25  22   804   747  335  295   59  275  472
Cincinnati      52  41  3.55   93  22  22   834   809  360  329   66  297  413
Chicago         51  41  3.61   92  17  27   830   826  363  333   87  244  517
Houston         51  46  3.64   97  24  18   870   828  392  352   72  332  524
New York        38  50  3.66   88  21  19   792   729  357  322   76  290  529
San Francisco   52  42  3.86   94  20  27   837   869  417  359   78  289  434
Philadelphia    41  50  3.95   91  26  13   814   786  388  357   73  377  520
Atlanta         45  51  4.01   97  18  24   877   859  441  391   71  340  475
Pittsburgh      41  48  4.13   89  18  19   793   797  415  364   59  326  447
Montreal        42  47  4.17   89  13  24   795   764  432  368   78  414  491
San Diego       31  60  4.19   91  19  11   800   808  425  372   79  294  475

 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
Don Sutton (LA)       12   5  2.16  21  21  11   0   3  175  134   45   42   14   36  139
Rick Reuschel (CHI)   10   6  2.45  20  20   4   0   1  147  139   45   40    9   41  101
Ross Grimsley (CIN)    9   5  2.61  22  21   5   1   1  141  149   48   41   11   33   49
Ken Brett (PHI)        8   3  2.69  16  10   6   0   1   97   80   34   29    6   38   54
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   9  2.78  19  19   7   0   1  136  119   52   42   13   32   55
Steve Renko (MON)      9   5  2.84  18  17   7   1   0  130  101   51   41   14   51   89

 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
Carl Morton            8   6  3.34  21  21   4   0   2  140  142   63   52    5   41   66
Phil Niekro            9   4  3.41  25  15   4   2   0  132  116   59   50   13   58   69
Gary Gentry            4   6  3.45  15  14   3   1   0   86   74   36   33    7   34   42
Ron Schueler           5   4  4.00  24   5   2   2   1   81   68   38   36    8   29   56
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
Jim Panther            2   3  4.78  19   0   0   0   0   26   30   14   14    1    6    5
Pat Dobson             3   7  4.99  12  10   1   0   1   58   73   33   32    1   19   23
Jimmy Freeman          0   2  5.88   9   3   0   1   0   26   29   18   17    5   15   14
Tom House              1   1  6.06  30   0   0   2   0   36   29   24   24    9   20   22
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  1.96  29   0   0   8   0   55   53   16   12    4   19   40
Rick Reuschel         10   6  2.45  20  20   4   0   1  147  139   45   40    9   41  101
Larry Gura             2   2  3.33  16   5   0   0   0   51   48   23   19    6    9   39
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
Jack Aker              4   5  3.88  31   0   0  12   0   49   54   23   21    6   17   21
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            6   2  2.17   8   8   6   0   3   66   47   16   16    3   28   30
Ross Grimsley          9   5  2.61  22  21   5   1   1  141  149   48   41   11   33   49
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           9   7  2.87  23  20   6   0   3  138  154   53   44    8   36   65
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  3.77  25  24   5   0   0  162  155   75   68   16   54  114
Jim Crawford           2   4  3.98  34   0   0   6   0   54   46   29   24    6   22   41
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
Cecil Upshaw           1   1  4.74  18   0   0   0   0   25   27   14   13    2    9   14
Jim York               3   4  4.74  39   0   0   6   0   49   63   26   26    4   19   22
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            12   5  2.16  21  21  11   0   3  175  134   45   42   14   36  139
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         11   5  3.11  20  20   7   0   2  148  139   56   51   11   43   54
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
Pat Jarvis             2   0  2.70  15   0   0   0   0   23   18   12    7    2   12   10
Steve Renko            9   5  2.84  18  17   7   1   0  130  101   51   41   14   51   89
Mike Marshall          7   6  3.01  49   0   0  17   0   96   87   37   32    6   41   66
Tom Walker             3   4  3.38  39   0   0   4   0   69   65   39   26    7   35   57
Ernie McAnally         6   4  3.70  17  17   4   0   0  109  113   61   45    9   40   46
Mickey Scott           1   2  4.50  14   0   0   0   0   16   14    8    8    3    8    8
Mike Torrez            5   8  4.69  20  20   1   0   0  119  122   69   62   11   69   59
Balor Moore            4  10  4.93  20  19   1   0   0  104   92   61   57   10   77   96
Joe Gilbert            1   2  4.97  21   0   0   1   0   29   30   18   16    1   19   17
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
John Strohmayer        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    0
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
Ray Sadecki            1   0  3.14  17   2   0   0   0   52   52   19   18    6   18   43
Jon Matlack            7  11  3.32  19  19   6   0   1  133  107   54   49    8   57   99
Jerry Koosman          7   9  3.41  19  19   6   0   1  143  127   59   54    9   39   80
Harry Parker           6   2  3.79  16   9   0   1   0   59   54   29   25    4   29   41
Buzz Capra             0   4  5.17  10   0   0   2   0   16   15    9    9    3   13   14
Jim McAndrew           3   7  5.65  16  11   0   1   0   64   83   51   40    7   27   32
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   3  2.69  16  10   6   0   1   97   80   34   29    6   38   54
Dick Ruthven           3   8  3.97  17  17   2   0   1   93   88   49   41    7   49   61
Mike Wallace           1   1  4.02   4   3   1   0   0   16   18    7    7    1    8    7
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  1.49  33   0   0   8   0   48   35   13    8    4   19   33
Ramon Hernandez        2   2  2.27  29   0   0   3   0   40   27   13   10    3   13   25
Nelson Briles          8   9  2.78  19  19   7   0   1  136  119   52   42   13   32   55
Dock Ellis             7   9  3.14  18  18   3   0   1  126  123   57   44    3   41   84
John Lamb              0   1  3.60   6   0   0   1   0   10    9    5    4    0    0    1
Luke Walker            5   7  3.69  19  13   2   1   1   83   77   37   34    5   38   48
Bob Moose              6   9  4.02  18  18   4   0   2  119  135   59   53    8   40   73
Jim Rooker             3   2  4.06  27   4   1   5   0   64   55   30   29    5   31   46
Bob Johnson            2   1  4.38  29   2   0   1   0   51   61   28   25    5   19   36
Tom Dettore            0   1  5.96  12   1   0   0   0   23   33   19   15    1   14   13
Jim McKee              0   0  7.00  10   0   0   0   0   18   24   16   14    2   11    7
Steve Blass            3   6 10.27  19  14   1   0   0   75   99   86   86   10   68   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
Mike Caldwell          3   9  3.51  24  12   3   2   1   97   94   50   38    5   33   52
Rich Troedson          4   1  3.73  37   5   0   1   0   72   71   30   30    4   26   40
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
Frank Snook            0   1  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    1    0    0    2
Mike Corkins           3   6  5.59  24  10   2   1   0   68   80   51   42    9   38   43

 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   9  3.39  24  18   5   2   1  141  135   56   53   15   27   49
Juan Marichal          7   5  3.67  19  17   5   0   2  110  123   56   45   10   21   48
Tom Bradley            9   7  3.98  17  17   4   0   0  111  109   57   49   13   38   70
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
Orlando Pena           1   1  1.98  13   0   0   3   0   14   15    4    3    2    3   11
Rich Folkers           2   1  2.08  20   3   0   2   0   39   29    9    9    3   17   20
Tom Murphy             2   3  2.56   9   7   1   0   0   53   47   16   15    3   12   26
Diego Segui            3   3  2.76  36   0   0  12   0   49   46   17   15    3   23   42
Rick Wise             11   4  2.98  19  19   7   0   4  148  138   54   49    7   34   69
Al Hrabosky            1   0  3.07  12   0   0   0   0   15   12    6    5    0    8   15
Bob Gibson             9   9  3.07  20  20  10   0   1  161  133   64   55   12   49  118
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
Wayne Granger          2   3  3.80  29   0   0   5   0   43   45   23   18    3   17   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
  D. Sutton (LA)           12
  C. Osteen (LA)           11
  J. Reuss (HOU)           11
  R. Wise (STL)            11
  R. Cleveland (STL)       10
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        10
  T. Bradley (SF)           9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  D. Sutton (LA)           11
  B. Gibson (STL)          10
  J. Billingham (CIN)       9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  T. Seaver (NY)            8
  N. Briles (PIT)           7
  F. Norman (CIN)           7
  C. Osteen (LA)            7
  S. Renko (MON)            7
  J. Reuss (HOU)            7

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
  F. Norman (CIN)           3
  D. Roberts (HOU)          3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  S. Arlin (SD)             2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  B. Greif (SD)             2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          2
  C. Kirby (SD)             2

Innings Pitched:

  D. Sutton (LA)        175.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      170.1
  J. Billingham (CIN)   163.0
  K. Forsch (HOU)       162.1
  B. Gibson (STL)       161.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      159.1
  R. Bryant (SF)        159.0
  J. Reuss (HOU)        156.0
  T. Seaver (NY)        151.2
  A. Messersmith (LA)   149.0

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        169
  K. Forsch (HOU)         155
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        154
  D. Roberts (HOU)        154
  R. Grimsley (CIN)       149
  B. Hooton (CHI)         148
  R. Bryant (SF)          145
  C. Morton (ATL)         142
  J. Reuss (HOU)          142
  J. Billingham (CIN)     140

Runs:

  S. Blass (PIT)           86
  S. Carlton (PHI)         86
  K. Forsch (HOU)          75
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         73
  R. Reed (ATL)            71
  B. Hooton (CHI)          69
  M. Torrez (MON)          69
  R. Bryant (SF)           68
  B. Gibson (STL)          64
  A. Messersmith (LA)      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
  J. Barr (SF)             15
  T. Seaver (NY)           15
  D. Gullett (CIN)         14
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         14

Walks:

  B. Moore (MON)           77
  S. Carlton (PHI)         71
  M. Torrez (MON)          69
  S. Blass (PIT)           68
  R. Bryant (SF)           68
  J. Reuss (HOU)           63
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       62
  P. Niekro (ATL)          58
  J. Matlack (NY)          57
  F. Norman (CIN)          57

Strikeouts:

  D. Sutton (LA)          139
  T. Seaver (NY)          129
  S. Carlton (PHI)        126
  B. Gibson (STL)         118
  K. Forsch (HOU)         114
  A. Messersmith (LA)     105
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       101
  J. Reuss (HOU)          101
  J. Matlack (NY)          99
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         98

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