Saturday July 28, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 28, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     64  39  2.88  104  31  23   970   820  359  310   81  303  615
St. Louis       54  46  3.16  100  29  25   900   834  362  316   62  299  527
Cincinnati      60  43  3.42  103  24  27   925   879  383  352   73  331  463
Houston         53  52  3.63  105  25  18   942   893  420  380   75  365  569
New York        44  53  3.68   97  26  21   870   804  396  356   87  308  592
Chicago         52  49  3.70  101  17  28   915   919  409  376   96  260  569
San Francisco   59  44  3.70  103  23  30   921   935  441  379   81  316  485
Philadelphia    47  54  3.91  101  29  16   903   869  424  392   81  417  583
Pittsburgh      48  50  4.04   98  19  24   875   880  450  393   61  350  498
Montreal        47  52  4.10   99  14  27   881   841  471  401   85  447  536
Atlanta         47  59  4.17  107  19  25   965   965  508  447   83  383  521
San Diego       34  68  4.28  102  22  12   896   918  490  426   93  337  527

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver (NY)       12   5  1.96  22  22  11   0   1  179  129   44   39   16   40  155
Wayne Twitchell (PHI)  9   3  2.15  23  17   6   0   3  147  118   40   35    9   64  110
Don Sutton (LA)       12   7  2.37  23  23  11   0   3  186  146   55   49   15   37  151
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
Roric Harrison (ATL)   6   3  2.78  24  11   2   4   0  107   82   39   33    8   60   76
Bob Gibson (STL)      11   9  2.82  22  22  12   0   1  179  144   66   56   12   51  132
Mike Marshall (MON)    8   6  2.84  55   0   0  20   0  105   95   38   33    7   43   73
Nelson Briles (PIT)   10   9  2.89  21  21   7   0   1  150  133   58   48   15   37   62

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Roric Harrison         6   3  2.78  24  11   2   4   0  107   82   39   33    8   60   76
Tom Kelley             0   1  2.84   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    5    4    0    7    5
Max Leon               0   1  2.84   4   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    2    0    3    3
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
Carl Morton            8   8  3.67  24  24   4   0   2  159  165   81   65    9   48   72
Danny Frisella         1   0  4.17  36   0   0   7   0   37   33   19   17    4   16   18
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
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  6.14  21   0   0   0   0   29   39   20   20    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  7.15  12   4   0   1   0   34   44   28   27    6   21   18
Adrian Devine          1   2  7.32  12   1   0   3   0   20   27   17   16    3   11   10
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  1.80  15   1   0   0   0   30   26    6    6    1   17   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
Fergie Jenkins         9   9  3.78  25  25   6   0   2  183  171   85   77   29   34  111
Jack Aker              4   5  4.03  35   0   0  12   0   51   60   25   23    7   17   22
Larry Gura             2   4  4.18  18   7   0   0   0   60   67   32   28    8   10   41
Milt Pappas            5   8  4.34  20  20   1   0   1  116  133   59   56   16   29   40
Burt Hooton            9   8  4.43  25  22   5   0   1  144  159   74   71    9   49   82
Dave LaRoche           3   1  6.06  30   0   0   3   0   33   34   23   22    4   14   22
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  2.84  49   0   0   9   0   70   84   25   22    1   20   35
Jack Billingham       15   6  2.97  26  26  11   0   6  188  160   67   62    9   64   89
Tom Hall               6   4  3.87  32   7   0   4   0   81   58   38   35    9   41   79
Don Gullett           11   8  4.08  31  17   1   2   1  132  125   62   60   14   40   80
Dave Tomlin            0   0  4.12  10   0   0   1   0   20   12    9    9    3   10   11
Clay Carroll           2   5  4.13  30   5   0   9   0   61   79   34   28    3   20   30
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           2   0  1.00   5   0   0   0   0    9    8    1    1    0    2    3
Larry Dierker          0   0  2.51   4   2   0   0   0   14   10    5    4    1    4    9
Mike Cosgrove          1   1  2.84   9   0   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    1    6    2
J.R. Richard           2   0  2.87   9   4   0   0   0   31   24   11   10    2   13   36
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  12  3.31  24  23   6   0   1  163  128   68   60   16   63   91
Ken Forsch             8   9  3.83  26  25   5   0   0  169  162   79   72   16   59  117
Jim Crawford           2   4  4.23  36   0   0   6   0   55   47   31   26    6   26   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  5.06  22   0   0   0   0   27   29   16   15    2   10   17
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  2.08  29   0   0   7   0   39   32    9    9    4   13   21
Don Sutton            12   7  2.37  23  23  11   0   3  186  146   55   49   15   37  151
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  3.12  27   0   0   2   0   40   44   15   14    4   21   22
Charlie Hough          1   2  3.19  22   0   0   1   0   37   23   15   13    2   25   40
Al Downing             8   5  3.19  20  19   4   0   1  135  105   59   48   10   49   80
Andy Messersmith       9   6  3.22  22  22   6   0   2  165  135   70   59   19   50  121
Doug Rau               3   1  4.14  19   1   0   1   0   37   32   17   17    4   17   30

 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
Mike Marshall          8   6  2.84  55   0   0  20   0  105   95   38   33    7   43   73
Pat Jarvis             2   0  2.89  19   0   0   0   0   28   25   16    9    3   14   13
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             4   4  3.25  41   0   0   4   0   72   68   39   26    7   36   59
Ernie McAnally         7   5  3.70  20  20   4   0   0  126  137   69   52   11   44   59
Mike Torrez            5  10  4.81  22  22   1   0   0  127  131   78   68   12   77   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
Mickey Scott           1   2  5.89  15   0   0   0   0   18   20   12   12    3    9   10
Bill Stoneman          4   6  7.33  20  14   0   1   0   70   92   59   57   11   42   28

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver            12   5  1.96  22  22  11   0   1  179  129   44   39   16   40  155
George Stone           6   3  2.66  16   9   2   1   0   81   77   28   24    9   21   43
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        9   3  2.15  23  17   6   0   3  147  118   40   35    9   64  110
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
Mike Wallace           1   1  3.86   5   3   1   0   0   16   19    7    7    1    8    8
Dick Ruthven           4   8  3.92  19  17   2   1   1   96   92   50   42    8   50   63
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
Jim Lonborg            9   7  4.97  24  16   3   0   0  116  126   64   64   15   51   64
Barry Lersch           2   5  5.05  27   1   0   1   0   62   72   36   35    7   20   36
Darrell Brandon        1   3  5.29  20   0   0   2   0   34   28   21   20    2   15   13
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  1.32  38   0   0  12   0   55   39   13    8    4   20   36
Ramon Hernandez        2   2  2.08  32   0   0   3   0   43   31   13   10    3   15   27
Nelson Briles         10   9  2.89  21  21   7   0   1  150  133   58   48   15   37   62
Dock Ellis             9   9  2.97  20  20   3   0   1  142  138   61   47    3   43   93
Jim Rooker             4   3  3.47  29   6   2   5   1   80   68   32   31    5   36   61
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  5.30  11   0   0   2   0   19   21   13   11    0    3    5
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  3.00   8   7   2   0   0   57   49   23   19    4   10   32
Bill Greif             6  12  3.34  25  20   6   1   2  140  123   60   52   14   45   82
Mike Caldwell          3  11  3.66  28  12   3   3   1  106  102   56   43    6   36   59
Vicente Romo           2   2  4.07  34   1   0   6   0   55   56   27   25    7   26   35
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
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               9   9  3.06  26  20   7   2   2  159  145   57   54   15   31   59
Juan Marichal          8   6  3.65  21  19   5   0   2  126  136   63   51   12   25   57
Tom Bradley            9   8  3.67  19  19   4   0   0  128  123   60   52   13   43   77
Elias Sosa             6   2  3.75  44   1   0   9   0   62   65   28   26    4   21   38
Don McMahon            0   0  4.32   6   0   0   3   0    8    9    4    4    0    3    6
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
Al Hrabosky            1   0  1.85  18   0   0   2   0   24   17    6    5    0   11   22
Rich Folkers           3   1  1.99  22   4   1   2   0   50   37   12   11    3   19   23
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   6  3.04  21  21   8   0   4  163  157   62   55    9   35   75
Alan Foster            7   6  3.12  21  15   4   0   1  107   99   40   37   10   36   57
Reggie Cleveland      11   5  3.15  19  19   3   0   1  129  128   55   45    7   33   76
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:

  J. Billingham (CIN)      15
  R. Bryant (SF)           15
  T. Seaver (NY)           12
  D. Sutton (LA)           12
  R. Cleveland (STL)       11
  B. Gibson (STL)          11
  D. Gullett (CIN)         11
  C. Osteen (LA)           11
  J. Reuss (HOU)           11
  R. Wise (STL)            11

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  B. Gibson (STL)          12
  J. Billingham (CIN)      11
  T. Seaver (NY)           11
  D. Sutton (LA)           11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  R. Wise (STL)             8
  J. Barr (SF)              7
  N. Briles (PIT)           7
  J. Matlack (NY)           7
  F. Norman (CIN)           7

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MON)        20
  R. Moffitt (SF)          13
  D. Segui (STL)           13
  J. Aker (CHI)            12
  J. Brewer (LA)           12
  D. Giusti (PIT)          12
  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
  W. Twitchell (PHI)        3
  J. Barr (SF)              2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  B. Greif (SD)             2

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      192.1
  J. Billingham (CIN)   188.0
  D. Sutton (LA)        186.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      183.1
  B. Gibson (STL)       179.0
  T. Seaver (NY)        178.2
  R. Bryant (SF)        175.2
  J. Reuss (HOU)        172.0
  K. Forsch (HOU)       169.0
  A. Messersmith (LA)   164.2

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        191
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        171
  D. Roberts (HOU)        170
  C. Morton (ATL)         165
  R. Grimsley (CIN)       163
  K. Forsch (HOU)         162
  J. Billingham (CIN)     160
  B. Hooton (CHI)         159
  R. Wise (STL)           157
  R. Bryant (SF)          155

Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         99
  S. Blass (PIT)           86
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         85
  C. Morton (ATL)          81
  K. Forsch (HOU)          79
  M. Torrez (MON)          78
  B. Hooton (CHI)          74
  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
  N. Briles (PIT)          15

Walks:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         83
  R. Bryant (SF)           77
  B. Moore (MON)           77
  M. Torrez (MON)          77
  S. Blass (PIT)           68
  J. Reuss (HOU)           68
  J. Billingham (CIN)      64
  F. Norman (CIN)          64
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       64
  D. Wilson (HOU)          63

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          155
  D. Sutton (LA)          151
  S. Carlton (PHI)        149
  B. Gibson (STL)         132
  A. Messersmith (LA)     121
  K. Forsch (HOU)         117
  J. Reuss (HOU)          116
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        111
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       111
  J. Matlack (NY)         110


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