Tuesday July 17, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, July 17, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     61  34  2.87   96  31  21   895   757  327  285   76  279  568
St. Louis       49  42  3.28   91  26  22   813   753  336  296   59  276  474
Cincinnati      52  42  3.53   94  22  22   843   817  362  331   66  301  419
Chicago         51  42  3.58   93  17  27   839   834  364  334   87  246  520
Houston         51  47  3.67   98  24  18   879   839  399  359   72  339  529
New York        39  50  3.69   89  21  20   801   739  364  328   79  294  538
San Francisco   52  43  3.85   95  20  27   845   875  419  361   78  293  439
Philadelphia    42  50  3.92   92  27  13   823   796  389  358   74  382  525
Atlanta         45  52  4.05   98  18  24   886   872  449  399   73  343  480
San Diego       32  60  4.14   92  20  11   809   813  425  372   79  295  481
Montreal        43  47  4.14   90  13  25   804   772  434  370   79  416  499
Pittsburgh      41  49  4.15   90  18  19   802   808  423  370   59  329  451

 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
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
Carl Morton            8   6  3.46  22  22   4   0   2  148  151   68   57    7   43   70
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  6.00  31   0   0   2   0   36   31   24   24    9   20   23
Joe Hoerner            2   2  6.39  20   0   0   2   0   13   17    9    9    1    4   10
Adrian Devine          0   2  8.10   9   1   0   3   0   17   23   16   15    3    8    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  1.93  30   0   0   8   0   56   54   16   12    4   19   42
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
Milt Pappas            5   8  4.34  20  20   1   0   1  116  133   59   56   16   29   40
Burt Hooton            8   8  4.36  23  21   5   0   1  136  148   69   66    8   47   75
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   6  3.18  24  24   9   0   5  170  147   65   60    9   58   86
Dave Tomlin            0   0  4.12  10   0   0   1   0   20   12    9    9    3   10   11
Don Gullett            9   8  4.14  28  17   1   2   1  124  119   59   57   14   37   73
Tom Hall               5   4  4.16  30   5   0   4   0   67   47   34   31    8   38   65
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
J.R. Richard           2   0  2.63   8   3   0   0   0   27   21    9    8    2   13   28
Larry Dierker          0   0  2.70   3   2   0   0   0   13   10    5    4    1    4    9
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
Jerry Reuss           11   7  3.35  24  23   7   0   1  156  142   64   58    5   63  101
Don Wilson             6  11  3.41  22  22   6   0   1  153  120   66   58   16   58   86
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
Jim York               3   4  4.74  39   0   0   6   0   49   63   26   26    4   19   22
Cecil Upshaw           1   1  4.91  19   0   0   0   0   26   28   15   14    2   10   16
Juan Pizarro           1   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    0    0
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  1.69  33   0   0  10   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
Al Downing             7   4  3.23  18  17   4   0   1  120   96   53   43   10   41   69
Andy Messersmith       9   6  3.25  21  21   6   0   2  158  130   68   57   19   49  115
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  2.96  50   0   0  18   0   97   87   37   32    6   41   68
Tom Walker             3   4  3.38  39   0   0   4   0   69   65   39   26    7   35   57
Ernie McAnally         7   4  3.63  18  18   4   0   0  117  121   63   47   10   42   52
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   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    1
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  3.73  17   9   0   2   0   60   54   29   25    4   29   43
Buzz Capra             1   4  4.86  11   0   0   2   0   17   15    9    9    3   13   16
Jim McAndrew           3   7  5.65  16  11   0   1   0   64   83   51   40    7   27   32
Tug McGraw             0   4  6.17  35   1   0  11   0   58   67   42   40   10   34   31
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
Jim Lonborg            8   7  5.30  22  14   3   0   0  104  115   61   61   15   43   57
Dick Selma             1   1  5.63   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    5    5    1    5    4
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  2.21  30   0   0   3   0   41   28   13   10    3   13   25
Nelson Briles          8   9  2.78  19  19   7   0   1  136  119   52   42   13   32   55
John Lamb              0   1  3.00   7   0   0   1   0   12   10    5    4    0    1    1
Dock Ellis             7   9  3.14  18  18   3   0   1  126  123   57   44    3   41   84
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  4.17  30   2   0   1   0   54   62   29   25    5   19   39
Luke Walker            5   8  4.17  20  14   2   1   1   86   85   44   40    5   40   49
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            6   6  4.42  20  14   4   0   3  108  109   56   53   13   41   58
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   8  3.90  18  18   4   0   0  118  115   59   51   13   42   73
Elias Sosa             4   2  3.95  40   1   0   7   0   57   61   27   25    4   20   35
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           3   1  1.88  21   4   1   2   0   48   35   10   10    3   18   22
Orlando Pena           1   1  1.98  13   0   0   3   0   14   15    4    3    2    3   11
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
  D. Wilson (HOU)          11
  C. Kirby (SD)            10
  B. Moore (MON)           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)        18
  R. Moffitt (SF)          13
  J. Aker (CHI)            12
  D. Segui (STL)           12
  T. McGraw (NY)           11
  J. Brewer (LA)           10
  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)             3
  F. Norman (CIN)           3
  D. Roberts (HOU)          3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  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)   170.0
  K. Forsch (HOU)       162.1
  B. Gibson (STL)       161.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      159.1
  R. Bryant (SF)        159.0
  A. Messersmith (LA)   157.2
  J. Reuss (HOU)        156.0
  D. Wilson (HOU)       153.0

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        169
  K. Forsch (HOU)         155
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        154
  D. Roberts (HOU)        154
  C. Morton (ATL)         151
  R. Grimsley (CIN)       149
  B. Hooton (CHI)         148
  J. Billingham (CIN)     147
  R. Bryant (SF)          145
  J. Reuss (HOU)          142

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
  A. Messersmith (LA)      68
  C. Morton (ATL)          68

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         25
  A. Messersmith (LA)      19
  S. Carlton (PHI)         16
  K. Forsch (HOU)          16
  M. Pappas (CHI)          16
  D. Wilson (HOU)          16
  J. Barr (SF)             15
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         15
  T. Seaver (NY)           15
  D. Gullett (CIN)         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
  J. Billingham (CIN)      58
  P. Niekro (ATL)          58
  D. Wilson (HOU)          58

Strikeouts:

  D. Sutton (LA)          139
  T. Seaver (NY)          129
  S. Carlton (PHI)        126
  B. Gibson (STL)         118
  A. Messersmith (LA)     115
  K. Forsch (HOU)         114
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       101
  J. Reuss (HOU)          101
  J. Matlack (NY)          99
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         98


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