Thursday July 26, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 26, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     64  37  2.87  102  31  23   952   801  349  304   80  297  596
St. Louis       53  45  3.18   98  28  24   882   817  358  312   61  298  519
Cincinnati      58  43  3.47  101  23  27   906   865  380  349   73  326  453
Chicago         52  47  3.60   99  17  28   897   885  392  359   95  257  560
Houston         52  51  3.65  103  25  18   924   878  415  375   75  358  554
San Francisco   58  43  3.73  101  22  30   903   922  435  374   81  312  474
New York        42  53  3.73   95  24  21   852   787  392  353   87  305  581
Philadelphia    46  53  3.94   99  28  16   885   856  419  387   81  409  572
Pittsburgh      47  49  4.02   96  19  23   857   856  439  383   60  344  486
Montreal        46  51  4.06   97  14  26   864   817  456  390   83  440  527
Atlanta         46  58  4.12  105  19  24   948   949  495  434   81  372  514
San Diego       33  67  4.33  100  21  12   877   904  486  422   91  331  516

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver (NY)       11   5  2.02  21  21  10   0   1  170  120   43   38   16   38  147
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   8  2.60  22  22   4   0   1  159  150   52   46   10   42  111
Ross Grimsley (CIN)   10   6  2.70  24  23   5   1   1  157  163   54   47   15   40   53
Tommy John (LA)       10   5  2.70  23  18   3   0   1  127  122   48   38    7   30   58
Nelson Briles (PIT)    9   9  2.71  20  20   7   0   1  143  125   53   43   14   34   61
Bob Gibson (STL)      11   9  2.82  22  22  12   0   1  179  144   66   56   12   51  132
Roric Harrison (ATL)   6   3  2.86  23  10   2   4   0  101   77   38   32    8   59   73
Mike Marshall (MON)    8   6  2.87  54   0   0  19   0  104   95   38   33    7   43   72

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Max Leon               0   1  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    2    0    2    3
Carl Morton            8   7  3.30  23  23   4   0   2  155  160   73   57    7   44   71
Gary Gentry            4   6  3.43  16  14   3   1   0   87   74   37   33    7   35   42
Phil Niekro           10   5  3.55  27  17   5   2   0  147  135   67   58   14   61   77
Ron Schueler           5   6  4.37  26   7   2   2   1   95   84   51   46   11   34   69
Ron Reed               4  11  4.41  20  19   2   1   0  116  133   71   57    7   31   64
Danny Frisella         1   0  4.41  34   0   0   6   0   35   33   19   17    4   15   17
Pat Dobson             3   7  4.99  12  10   1   0   1   58   73   33   32    1   19   23
Tom House              1   1  5.18  35   0   0   2   0   42   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  6.96  11   4   0   1   0   32   42   26   25    6   18   18
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  1.27  14   1   0   0   0   28   21    4    4    1   15   30
Bob Locker             5   4  2.21  33   0   0   8   0   61   60   21   15    4   20   44
Rick Reuschel         10   8  2.60  22  22   4   0   1  159  150   52   46   10   42  111
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  3.63  24  24   6   0   2  178  164   80   72   29   34  109
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            8   2  2.07  10  10   6   0   3   83   56   19   19    4   35   41
Roger Nelson           2   2  2.68   7   6   1   0   0   37   32   14   11    3   17    9
Ross Grimsley         10   6  2.70  24  23   5   1   1  157  163   54   47   15   40   53
Pedro Borbon           2   4  2.88  48   0   0   9   0   69   82   25   22    1   20   34
Jack Billingham       14   6  3.02  25  25  10   0   6  179  153   65   60    9   62   88
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           10   8  4.13  30  17   1   2   1  131  125   62   60   14   39   78
Clay Carroll           2   5  4.22  29   5   0   9   0   60   78   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
Larry Dierker          0   0  2.51   4   2   0   0   0   14   10    5    4    1    4    9
J.R. Richard           2   0  2.63   8   3   0   0   0   27   21    9    8    2   13   28
Mike Cosgrove          1   1  2.84   9   0   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    1    6    2
Dave Roberts          10   8  2.89  25  22   7   0   3  153  170   58   49    9   41   69
Jerry Reuss           11   8  3.30  26  25   7   0   1  172  155   69   63    7   68  116
Don Wilson             6  11  3.37  23  22   6   0   1  155  121   66   58   16   59   87
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
Jim Ray                5   1  4.50  28   0   0   5   0   44   41   23   22    3   29   17
Fred Gladding          2   0  4.60  16   0   0   1   0   16   18    8    8    4    4    9
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   3  1.99  37   0   0  12   0   50   35   12   11    4   18   38
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            10   5  2.70  23  18   3   0   1  127  122   48   38    7   30   58
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  3.22  22  22   6   0   2  165  135   70   59   19   50  121
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
Steve Rogers           1   0  1.06   2   2   1   0   1   17    5    2    2    0    5    5
Pat Jarvis             2   0  2.55  17   0   0   0   0   25   19   12    7    2   13   11
Mike Marshall          8   6  2.87  54   0   0  19   0  104   95   38   33    7   43   72
Steve Renko           10   6  2.94  20  19   7   1   0  144  108   57   47   15   58  101
Craig Caskey           0   0  3.18   2   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    1    1    1
Tom Walker             3   4  3.28  40   0   0   4   0   71   68   39   26    7   36   58
Ernie McAnally         7   5  3.81  19  19   4   0   0  120  129   67   51   11   43   56
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  7.54  19  14   0   1   0   68   92   59   57   11   41   28

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver            11   5  2.02  21  21  10   0   1  170  120   43   38   16   38  147
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  10  3.31  21  21   6   0   1  158  135   63   58   11   42   93
Jon Matlack            7  13  3.66  21  21   7   0   1  145  124   66   59   11   61  110
Harry Parker           6   2  3.75  19   9   0   3   0   62   55   30   26    5   29   44
Buzz Capra             1   4  4.86  11   0   0   2   0   17   15    9    9    3   13   16
Jim McAndrew           3   7  5.62  17  11   0   1   0   66   85   52   41    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
John Strohmayer        0   0 13.50   3   0   0   0   0    4    7    6    6    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   4  3.04  18  12   6   0   1  112   97   43   38    8   44   60
Dick Ruthven           4   8  3.92  19  17   2   1   1   96   92   50   42    8   50   63
Mike Wallace           1   1  4.02   4   3   1   0   0   16   18    7    7    1    8    7
Bill Wilson            1   3  4.15  36   0   0   4   0   39   35   18   18    6   20   21
Steve Carlton          9  11  4.16  26  26  10   0   2  192  191   99   89   18   83  149
Darrell Brandon        1   2  4.94  19   0   0   2   0   31   26   18   17    2   14   13
Jim Lonborg            9   7  5.04  23  15   3   0   0  111  121   62   62   15   46   61
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
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  1.38  37   0   0  11   0   52   36   13    8    4   20   34
Ramon Hernandez        2   2  2.08  32   0   0   3   0   43   31   13   10    3   15   27
Nelson Briles          9   9  2.71  20  20   7   0   1  143  125   53   43   14   34   61
Dock Ellis             9   9  2.97  20  20   3   0   1  142  138   61   47    3   43   93
Jim Rooker             4   2  3.56  28   5   2   5   1   73   61   30   29    5   34   54
Luke Walker            6   8  4.00  21  15   2   1   1   92   89   47   41    5   42   54
Bob Moose              6   9  4.06  19  18   4   0   2  120  136   60   54    8   41   73
Bob Johnson            2   1  4.17  30   2   0   1   0   54   62   29   25    5   19   39
John Lamb              0   1  4.32   9   0   0   2   0   17   15    9    8    0    2    3
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  2.08   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    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  11  3.66  28  12   3   3   1  106  102   56   43    6   36   59
Vicente Romo           2   1  3.98  33   1   0   6   0   54   55   26   24    6   26   34
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   8  4.50  22  16   5   0   3  122  128   64   61   16   47   65
Clay Kirby             6  11  5.12  22  19   3   0   2  109  126   72   62   14   37   77
Mike Corkins           3   7  5.68  26  10   2   1   0   71   87   58   45   10   43   44
Gary Ross              1   4  6.32  37   0   0   0   0   47   61   37   33    4   20   22

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don McMahon            0   0  1.42   5   0   0   3   0    6    6    1    1    0    2    5
Randy Moffitt          2   3  2.92  36   0   0  13   0   62   63   23   20    4   21   34
Ron Bryant            15   7  2.97  26  24   6   0   0  176  155   72   58   12   77   94
Jim Barr               8   9  3.25  25  19   6   2   1  150  141   57   54   15   30   54
Tom Bradley            9   8  3.67  19  19   4   0   0  128  123   60   52   13   43   77
Juan Marichal          8   5  3.72  20  18   5   0   2  119  130   60   49   12   23   52
Elias Sosa             6   2  3.75  44   1   0   9   0   62   65   28   26    4   21   38
Don Carrithers         1   2  4.50  13   3   0   0   0   40   47   27   20    1   21   25
Sam McDowell           1   2  4.50  18   3   0   3   0   40   45   23   20    4   29   35
Jim Willoughby         4   5  4.83  23  12   1   0   1   88  100   53   47   14   29   42
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  1.99  22   4   1   2   0   50   37   12   11    3   19   23
Al Hrabosky            1   0  2.11  17   0   0   1   0   21   15    6    5    0   10   20
Orlando Pena           1   1  2.41  15   0   0   3   0   19   21    6    5    2    7   15
Diego Segui            4   3  2.55  40   0   0  13   0   53   49   17   15    3   24   46
Tom Murphy             2   3  2.72  10   8   1   0   0   60   55   19   18    4   12   27
Bob Gibson            11   9  2.82  22  22  12   0   1  179  144   66   56   12   51  132
Rick Wise             11   5  3.10  20  20   7   0   4  154  149   60   53    8   35   72
Alan Foster            7   6  3.12  21  15   4   0   1  107   99   40   37   10   36   57
Reggie Cleveland      10   5  3.15  18  18   3   0   1  123  121   53   43    7   33   73
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)           15
  J. Billingham (CIN)      14
  D. Sutton (LA)           12
  B. Gibson (STL)          11
  C. Osteen (LA)           11
  J. Reuss (HOU)           11
  T. Seaver (NY)           11
  R. Wise (STL)            11
  R. Cleveland (STL)       10
  R. Grimsley (CIN)        10

Losses:

  J. Matlack (NY)          13
  B. Greif (SD)            12
  M. Caldwell (SD)         11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  C. Kirby (SD)            11
  R. Reed (ATL)            11
  D. Wilson (HOU)          11
  J. Koosman (NY)          10
  B. Moore (MON)           10
  J. Barr (SF)              9

Complete Games:

  B. Gibson (STL)          12
  D. Sutton (LA)           11
  J. Billingham (CIN)      10
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  T. Seaver (NY)           10
  N. Briles (PIT)           7
  J. Matlack (NY)           7
  F. Norman (CIN)           7
  C. Osteen (LA)            7
  S. Renko (MON)            7

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MON)        19
  R. Moffitt (SF)          13
  D. Segui (STL)           13
  J. Aker (CHI)            12
  J. Brewer (LA)           12
  D. Giusti (PIT)          11
  T. McGraw (NY)           11
  P. Borbon (CIN)           9
  C. Carroll (CIN)          9
  E. Sosa (SF)              9

Shutouts:

  J. Billingham (CIN)       6
  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)      192.1
  D. Sutton (LA)        181.0
  J. Billingham (CIN)   179.0
  B. Gibson (STL)       179.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      178.1
  R. Bryant (SF)        175.2
  J. Reuss (HOU)        172.0
  T. Seaver (NY)        169.2
  K. Forsch (HOU)       169.0
  A. Messersmith (LA)   164.2

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        191
  D. Roberts (HOU)        170
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        164
  R. Grimsley (CIN)       163
  K. Forsch (HOU)         162
  C. Morton (ATL)         160
  R. Bryant (SF)          155
  J. Reuss (HOU)          155
  B. Hooton (CHI)         154
  J. Billingham (CIN)     153

Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         99
  S. Blass (PIT)           86
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         80
  K. Forsch (HOU)          79
  B. Hooton (CHI)          73
  C. Morton (ATL)          73
  M. Torrez (MON)          73
  R. Bryant (SF)           72
  C. Kirby (SD)            72
  R. Reed (ATL)            71

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         29
  A. Messersmith (LA)      19
  S. Carlton (PHI)         18
  S. Arlin (SD)            16
  K. Forsch (HOU)          16
  M. Pappas (CHI)          16
  T. Seaver (NY)           16
  D. Wilson (HOU)          16
  J. Barr (SF)             15
  R. Grimsley (CIN)        15

Walks:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         83
  R. Bryant (SF)           77
  B. Moore (MON)           77
  M. Torrez (MON)          74
  S. Blass (PIT)           68
  J. Reuss (HOU)           68
  F. Norman (CIN)          64
  J. Billingham (CIN)      62
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       62
  J. Matlack (NY)          61

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        149
  T. Seaver (NY)          147
  D. Sutton (LA)          143
  B. Gibson (STL)         132
  A. Messersmith (LA)     121
  K. Forsch (HOU)         117
  J. Reuss (HOU)          116
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       111
  J. Matlack (NY)         110
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        109


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