Saturday July 21, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 21, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     63  36  2.88  100  31  22   935   786  343  299   80  294  582
St. Louis       50  45  3.25   95  27  22   855   796  352  309   61  287  499
Cincinnati      56  42  3.48   98  22  26   879   844  371  340   70  312  443
Chicago         52  45  3.62   97  17  28   875   872  385  352   93  253  544
Houston         52  49  3.66  101  25  18   907   865  409  369   75  352  544
New York        41  51  3.67   92  23  21   827   756  375  337   84  298  561
San Francisco   55  43  3.81   98  21  29   872   897  427  369   80  303  457
Philadelphia    44  51  3.96   95  27  15   849   816  404  373   78  390  548
Pittsburgh      44  49  4.08   93  19  20   830   834  429  376   59  337  468
Montreal        44  50  4.11   94  13  25   838   796  449  383   80  432  510
Atlanta         45  55  4.13  101  18  24   913   909  475  419   78  362  499
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
Wayne Twitchell (PHI)  8   3  2.29  22  16   5   0   2  138  113   40   35    9   62  103
Don Sutton (LA)       12   6  2.39  22  22  11   0   3  181  139   51   48   15   37  143
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
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
Mike Marshall (MON)    8   6  2.85  53   0   0  18   0  101   91   37   32    6   43   70
Ken Brett (PHI)        9   3  2.86  17  11   6   0   1  104   87   38   33    7   40   55

 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   5  4.13  25   6   2   2   1   89   78   46   41   10   32   63
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  8.15  11   1   0   3   0   18   26   17   16    3   10    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  1.80  32   0   0   8   0   60   58   18   12    4   19   44
Rick Reuschel         10   7  2.55  21  21   4   0   1  152  144   49   43    9   42  101
Bill Bonham            4   1  3.31  28   4   1   5   0   73   53   27   27    7   27   63
Larry Gura             2   3  3.51  17   6   0   0   0   56   57   26   22    7   10   41
Fergie Jenkins         9   8  3.84  23  23   6   0   2  166  160   79   71   28   32  103
Jack Aker              4   5  3.93  33   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  6.14  28   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
Ross Grimsley         10   5  2.59  23  22   5   1   1  149  155   50   43   13   34   52
Roger Nelson           2   2  2.68   7   6   1   0   0   37   32   14   11    3   17    9
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
Don Gullett           10   8  4.03  29  17   1   2   1  130  123   60   58   14   38   77
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
Clay Carroll           2   5  4.27  28   5   0   8   0   59   77   34   28    3   19   28
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  2.25   4   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    1
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
Don Wilson             6  11  3.41  22  22   6   0   1  153  120   66   58   16   58   86
Ken Forsch             8   9  3.83  26  25   5   0   0  169  162   79   72   16   59  117
Jim Crawford           2   4  4.09  35   0   0   6   0   55   47   30   25    6   24   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  5.19  21   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   6  2.39  22  22  11   0   3  181  139   51   48   15   37  143
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
George Culver          4   4  3.05  26   0   0   2   0   38   41   14   13    4   19   21
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  3.28  21   0   0   1   0   36   23   15   13    2   24   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
Mike Marshall          8   6  2.85  53   0   0  18   0  101   91   37   32    6   43   70
Steve Renko            9   6  3.07  19  18   7   1   0  138  106   57   47   15   54   95
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          8   9  3.40  20  20   6   0   1  151  132   62   57   11   40   87
Jon Matlack            7  12  3.45  20  20   7   0   1  141  114   60   54   11   58  106
Harry Parker           6   2  3.67  18   9   0   3   0   61   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              9   3  2.86  17  11   6   0   1  104   87   38   33    7   40   55
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
Darrell Brandon        1   2  5.28  18   0   0   1   0   29   25   18   17    2   13   12
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
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               8   9  3.25  25  19   6   2   1  150  141   57   54   15   30   54
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            10   9  2.96  21  21  11   0   1  170  138   65   56   12   50  125
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
  B. Gibson (STL)          10
  R. Grimsley (CIN)        10
  D. Gullett (CIN)         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:

  B. Gibson (STL)          11
  D. Sutton (LA)           11
  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
  C. Carroll (CIN)          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:

  D. Sutton (LA)        181.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      177.1
  J. Billingham (CIN)   170.0
  B. Gibson (STL)       170.0
  K. Forsch (HOU)       169.0
  R. Bryant (SF)        166.2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      166.1
  J. Reuss (HOU)        165.0
  T. Seaver (NY)        160.2
  A. Messersmith (LA)   157.2

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        174
  D. Roberts (HOU)        165
  K. Forsch (HOU)         162
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        160
  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
  K. Forsch (HOU)          79
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         79
  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
  S. Renko (MON)           15
  T. Seaver (NY)           15

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
  K. Forsch (HOU)          59

Strikeouts:

  D. Sutton (LA)          143
  T. Seaver (NY)          138
  S. Carlton (PHI)        137
  B. Gibson (STL)         125
  K. Forsch (HOU)         117
  A. Messersmith (LA)     115
  J. Reuss (HOU)          109
  J. Matlack (NY)         106
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        103
  W. Twitchell (PHI)      103


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