Friday July 20, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, July 20, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     63  35  2.83   99  31  22   927   779  335  291   79  290  578
St. Louis       49  45  3.28   94  26  22   846   791  351  308   61  286  492
Cincinnati      55  42  3.47   97  22  25   870   837  367  336   69  308  438
Chicago         52  44  3.63   96  17  28   866   861  382  349   92  252  539
Houston         52  48  3.65  100  25  18   898   856  404  364   75  345  540
New York        40  51  3.68   91  23  20   818   751  372  334   82  297  554
San Francisco   54  43  3.84   97  20  29   863   891  426  368   80  300  452
Philadelphia    43  51  3.96   94  27  14   840   809  400  369   77  388  547
Pittsburgh      44  49  4.08   93  19  20   830   834  429  376   59  337  468
Montreal        44  49  4.09   93  13  25   830   791  443  377   79  429  503
Atlanta         45  54  4.12  100  18  24   904   898  467  414   76  358  492
San Diego       33  63  4.20   96  20  12   843   856  454  394   84  310  500

 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
Don Sutton (LA)       12   5  2.16  21  21  11   0   3  175  134   45   42   14   36  139
Wayne Twitchell (PHI)  8   3  2.29  22  16   5   0   2  138  113   40   35    9   62  103
Rick Reuschel (CHI)   10   7  2.55  21  21   4   0   1  152  144   49   43    9   42  101
Ross Grimsley (CIN)   10   5  2.59  23  22   5   1   1  149  155   50   43   13   34   52
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
Dave Roberts (HOU)    10   7  2.82  24  21   7   0   3  147  165   55   46    9   37   68
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

 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
Gary Gentry            4   6  3.43  16  14   3   1   0   87   74   37   33    7   35   42
Carl Morton            8   6  3.46  22  22   4   0   2  148  151   68   57    7   43   70
Phil Niekro            9   5  3.52  26  16   4   2   0  138  124   63   54   13   60   74
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  4.54  33   0   0   6   0   34   33   19   17    4   13   17
Pat Dobson             3   7  4.99  12  10   1   0   1   58   73   33   32    1   19   23
Tom House              1   1  5.59  33   0   0   2   0   39   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  8.47  10   1   0   3   0   17   25   17   16    3    9    8
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  1.37  13   1   0   0   0   26   20    4    4    1   14   30
Bob Locker             5   3  1.86  31   0   0   8   0   58   56   18   12    4   19   43
Rick Reuschel         10   7  2.55  21  21   4   0   1  152  144   49   43    9   42  101
Larry Gura             2   2  3.33  16   5   0   0   0   51   48   23   19    6    9   39
Bill Bonham            4   1  3.36  27   4   1   5   0   72   53   27   27    7   27   61
Fergie Jenkins         9   8  3.84  23  23   6   0   2  166  160   79   71   28   32  103
Jack Aker              4   5  3.96  32   0   0  12   0   50   57   24   22    7   17   22
Milt Pappas            5   8  4.34  20  20   1   0   1  116  133   59   56   16   29   40
Burt Hooton            9   8  4.46  24  22   5   0   1  141  154   73   70    9   49   79
Dave LaRoche           3   1  6.28  27   0   0   3   0   29   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
Fred Norman            7   2  1.94   9   9   6   0   3   74   52   16   16    3   32   35
Roger Nelson           2   2  2.08   6   5   1   0   0   35   29   11    8    2   14    9
Ross Grimsley         10   5  2.59  23  22   5   1   1  149  155   50   43   13   34   52
Pedro Borbon           2   4  2.91  47   0   0   9   0   68   82   25   22    1   20   34
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
Dave Roberts          10   7  2.82  24  21   7   0   3  147  165   55   46    9   37   68
Mike Cosgrove          1   1  2.84   9   0   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    1    6    2
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  1.66  35   0   0  11   0   49   31    9    9    4   18   36
Pete Richert           2   1  2.00  28   0   0   7   0   36   29    8    8    3   13   21
Don Sutton            12   5  2.16  21  21  11   0   3  175  134   45   42   14   36  139
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  3.03  21  21   7   0   2  155  146   59   52   12   43   54
Al Downing             8   4  3.15  19  18   4   0   1  129   99   55   45   10   46   73
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               3   1  4.17  18   1   0   1   0   37   32   17   17    4   17   29

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Craig Caskey           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    5    1    0    0    0    1    1
Steve Rogers           0   0  2.25   1   1   0   0   0    8    4    2    2    0    3    2
Pat Jarvis             2   0  2.59  16   0   0   0   0   24   19   12    7    2   13   10
Steve Renko            9   5  2.84  18  17   7   1   0  130  101   51   41   14   51   89
Mike Marshall          8   6  2.86  52   0   0  18   0  101   91   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   9  4.58  21  21   1   0   0  126  127   73   64   11   74   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   6  7.66  18  14   0   1   0   67   92   59   57   11   41   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
Jerry Koosman          7   9  3.41  19  19   6   0   1  143  127   59   54    9   39   80
Jon Matlack            7  12  3.45  20  20   7   0   1  141  114   60   54   11   58  106
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        8   3  2.29  22  16   5   0   2  138  113   40   35    9   62  103
Mac Scarce             0   4  2.42  34   0   0   8   0   45   29   14   12    3   36   43
Ken Brett              8   3  2.69  16  10   6   0   1   97   80   34   29    6   38   54
Dick Ruthven           3   8  3.95  18  17   2   1   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            6   1  1.42  35   0   0   9   0   51   36   13    8    4   19   33
Ramon Hernandez        2   2  2.13  31   0   0   3   0   42   31   13   10    3   15   26
Nelson Briles          8   9  2.78  19  19   7   0   1  136  119   52   42   13   32   55
John Lamb              0   1  3.07   8   0   0   1   0   15   12    6    5    0    1    3
Dock Ellis             8   9  3.09  19  19   3   0   1  134  130   59   46    3   43   88
Jim Rooker             4   2  3.56  28   5   2   5   1   73   61   30   29    5   34   54
Bob Moose              6   9  4.02  18  18   4   0   2  119  135   59   53    8   40   73
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
John Morlan            0   0  6.23   1   1   0   0   0    4    7    3    3    0    1    2
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
Frank Snook            0   1  2.45   3   0   0   0   0    4    2    4    1    0    3    3
Randy Jones            2   3  3.38   7   6   2   0   0   48   41   22   18    4    7   24
Bill Greif             5  12  3.44  24  19   5   1   2  131  118   58   50   13   42   80
Mike Caldwell          3  10  3.45  26  12   3   3   1  102   98   51   39    6   33   55
Vicente Romo           2   1  3.49  31   1   0   6   0   49   49   21   19    4   20   33
Rich Troedson          4   2  4.07  38   6   0   1   0   80   82   36   36    5   29   44
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  5.40  35   0   0   0   0   45   53   31   27    3   20   22
Mike Corkins           3   7  5.58  25  10   2   1   0   71   85   57   44   10   42   44

 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          8   5  3.72  20  18   5   0   2  119  130   60   49   12   23   52
Tom Bradley            9   8  3.90  18  18   4   0   0  118  115   59   51   13   42   73
Elias Sosa             4   2  3.97  42   1   0   9   0   59   64   28   26    4   21   37
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
Al Hrabosky            1   0  2.25  15   0   0   0   0   20   14    6    5    0   10   19
Orlando Pena           1   1  2.41  15   0   0   3   0   19   21    6    5    2    7   15
Diego Segui            3   3  2.60  38   0   0  12   0   52   48   17   15    3   23   45
Tom Murphy             2   3  2.72  10   8   1   0   0   60   55   19   18    4   12   27
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   6  3.28  20  14   4   0   1   99   93   39   36   10   33   55
Wayne Granger          2   4  3.92  30   0   0   5   0   44   47   24   19    3   18   13
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. Grimsley (CIN)        10
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        10
  D. Roberts (HOU)         10

Losses:

  B. Greif (SD)            12
  J. Matlack (NY)          12
  R. Reed (ATL)            11
  D. Wilson (HOU)          11
  M. Caldwell (SD)         10
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  C. Kirby (SD)            10
  B. Moore (MON)           10
  J. Barr (SF)              9
  N. Briles (PIT)           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
  J. Matlack (NY)           7
  F. Norman (CIN)           7
  C. Osteen (LA)            7
  S. Renko (MON)            7

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MON)        18
  R. Moffitt (SF)          13
  J. Aker (CHI)            12
  D. Segui (STL)           12
  J. Brewer (LA)           11
  T. McGraw (NY)           11
  P. Borbon (CIN)           9
  D. Giusti (PIT)           9
  E. Sosa (SF)              9
  B. Locker (CHI)           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
  D. Roberts (HOU)        165
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        160
  K. Forsch (HOU)         155
  R. Grimsley (CIN)       155
  B. Hooton (CHI)         154
  R. Bryant (SF)          151
  C. Morton (ATL)         151
  R. Wise (STL)           149
  J. Reuss (HOU)          148

Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         91
  S. Blass (PIT)           86
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         79
  K. Forsch (HOU)          75
  B. Hooton (CHI)          73
  M. Torrez (MON)          73
  R. Reed (ATL)            71
  R. Bryant (SF)           70
  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
  M. Torrez (MON)          74
  S. Carlton (PHI)         73
  R. Bryant (SF)           72
  S. Blass (PIT)           68
  J. Reuss (HOU)           67
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       62
  F. Norman (CIN)          61
  P. Niekro (ATL)          60
  R. Harrison (ATL)        59

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
  J. Matlack (NY)         106
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        103
  W. Twitchell (PHI)      103

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