Wednesday July 18, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, July 18, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     61  35  2.87   97  31  21   903   764  330  288   78  281  573
St. Louis       49  43  3.31   92  26  22   822   767  344  302   60  280  479
Cincinnati      53  42  3.53   95  22  23   852   826  365  334   67  303  429
Chicago         51  43  3.61   94  17  27   848   842  372  340   90  246  526
New York        40  50  3.66   90  22  20   810   744  366  329   79  296  547
Houston         51  48  3.66   99  24  18   889   845  402  362   74  344  537
San Francisco   53  43  3.84   96  20  28   854   882  422  364   78  297  446
Philadelphia    42  51  3.95   93  27  13   831   804  396  365   75  386  538
Atlanta         45  53  4.11   99  18  24   895   887  461  409   76  353  485
Montreal        44  47  4.11   91  13  25   814   777  436  372   79  421  502
Pittsburgh      42  49  4.13   91  18  20   811   815  425  372   59  331  455
San Diego       33  60  4.15   93  20  12   818   822  430  377   80  297  486

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver (NY)       10   5  2.02  20  20   9   0   1  161  112   41   36   15   37  138
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
Nelson Briles (PIT)    8   9  2.78  19  19   7   0   1  136  119   52   42   13   32   55
Tommy John (LA)        9   5  2.83  21  17   3   0   1  118  116   47   37    7   28   52
Steve Renko (MON)      9   5  2.84  18  17   7   1   0  130  101   51   41   14   51   89
Roric Harrison (ATL)   6   3  2.86  23  10   2   4   0  101   77   38   32    8   59   73

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Max Leon               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    0    2
Tom Kelley             0   1  2.84   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    5    4    0    7    5
Roric Harrison         6   3  2.86  23  10   2   4   0  101   77   38   32    8   59   73
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
Pat Dobson             3   7  4.99  12  10   1   0   1   58   73   33   32    1   19   23
Tom House              1   1  5.68  32   0   0   2   0   38   32   24   24    9   23   24
Jim Panther            2   3  5.72  20   0   0   0   0   28   36   18   18    3    8    7
Joe Hoerner            2   2  6.39  20   0   0   2   0   13   17    9    9    1    4   10
Jimmy Freeman          0   2  7.27  10   3   0   1   0   26   32   22   21    5   16   14
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  1.86  31   0   0   8   0   58   56   18   12    4   19   43
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   8  3.84  23  23   6   0   2  166  160   79   71   28   32  103
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
Tom Hall               6   4  4.06  31   6   0   4   0   75   54   37   34    9   40   75
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
Clay Carroll           2   5  4.34  27   5   0   7   0   58   77   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  3.27  25  24   7   0   1  165  148   66   60    7   67  109
Juan Pizarro           1   0  3.38   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    1    0
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   2  5.26  20   0   0   0   0   26   28   16   15    2   10   16
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  2.23  27   0   0   7   0   32   26    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   5  2.83  21  17   3   0   1  118  116   47   37    7   28   52
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
Steve Rogers           0   0  2.25   1   1   0   0   0    8    4    2    2    0    3    2
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          8   6  2.90  51   0   0  18   0   99   88   37   32    6   43   69
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            10   5  2.02  20  20   9   0   1  161  112   41   36   15   37  138
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  10  4.16  24  24   9   0   2  177  174   91   82   17   73  137
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  5.67  17   0   0   0   0   27   25   18   17    2   13   12
Larry Christenson      1   4  6.55  10   9   1   0   0   34   53   25   25    3   20   11
Dave Wallace           0   0 54.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    3    2    2    0    1    1

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Giusti            5   1  1.46  34   0   0   9   0   49   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             8   9  3.09  19  19   3   0   1  134  130   59   46    3   43   88
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
Mike Caldwell          3   9  3.41  25  12   3   3   1  100   97   50   38    5   33   52
Vicente Romo           2   1  3.49  31   1   0   6   0   49   49   21   19    4   20   33
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             6  10  5.13  20  17   3   0   2  102  118   65   58   13   32   73
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            14   7  3.08  24  23   5   0   0  167  151   70   57   11   72   86
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  4.01  41   1   0   8   0   58   62   28   26    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
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
Al Hrabosky            1   0  2.81  13   0   0   0   0   16   12    6    5    0    8   16
Orlando Pena           1   1  2.87  14   0   0   3   0   16   18    6    5    2    6   12
Bob Gibson             9   9  3.07  20  20  10   0   1  161  133   64   55   12   49  118
Rick Wise             11   5  3.10  20  20   7   0   4  154  149   60   53    8   35   72
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:

  R. Bryant (SF)           14
  J. Billingham (CIN)      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. Seaver (NY)           10
  T. Bradley (SF)           9

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  D. Sutton (LA)           11
  B. Gibson (STL)          10
  J. Billingham (CIN)       9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  T. Seaver (NY)            9
  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)           9
  B. Locker (CHI)           8
  M. Scarce (PHI)           8
  E. Sosa (SF)              8

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:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      177.1
  D. Sutton (LA)        175.0
  J. Billingham (CIN)   170.0
  R. Bryant (SF)        166.2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      166.1
  J. Reuss (HOU)        165.0
  K. Forsch (HOU)       162.1
  B. Gibson (STL)       161.0
  T. Seaver (NY)        160.2
  A. Messersmith (LA)   157.2

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        174
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        160
  K. Forsch (HOU)         155
  D. Roberts (HOU)        154
  R. Bryant (SF)          151
  C. Morton (ATL)         151
  R. Grimsley (CIN)       149
  R. Wise (STL)           149
  B. Hooton (CHI)         148
  J. Reuss (HOU)          148

Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         91
  S. Blass (PIT)           86
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         79
  K. Forsch (HOU)          75
  R. Reed (ATL)            71
  R. Bryant (SF)           70
  B. Hooton (CHI)          69
  M. Torrez (MON)          69
  A. Messersmith (LA)      68
  C. Morton (ATL)          68

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         28
  A. Messersmith (LA)      19
  S. Carlton (PHI)         17
  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)         73
  R. Bryant (SF)           72
  M. Torrez (MON)          69
  S. Blass (PIT)           68
  J. Reuss (HOU)           67
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       62
  R. Harrison (ATL)        59
  J. Billingham (CIN)      58
  P. Niekro (ATL)          58

Strikeouts:

  D. Sutton (LA)          139
  T. Seaver (NY)          138
  S. Carlton (PHI)        137
  B. Gibson (STL)         118
  A. Messersmith (LA)     115
  K. Forsch (HOU)         114
  J. Reuss (HOU)          109
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        103
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       101
  J. Matlack (NY)          99


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