Tuesday July 31, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, July 31, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     66  40  2.85  107  33  23   996   831  366  315   82  311  628
St. Louis       56  48  3.20  104  30  27   934   869  378  332   65  312  545
Cincinnati      63  44  3.50  107  24  30   960   921  408  373   78  348  478
Houston         55  53  3.64  108  25  19   969   921  434  392   80  378  582
New York        44  57  3.67  101  27  21   907   838  412  370   87  325  611
Chicago         55  51  3.70  106  17  31   959   965  428  394   97  273  590
San Francisco   60  46  3.72  106  24  30   946   956  453  391   86  324  496
Philadelphia    49  57  3.90  106  31  16   946   911  443  410   86  427  617
Pittsburgh      51  51  3.94  102  19  26   911   907  456  399   62  362  525
Montreal        50  53  4.07  103  15  27   918   882  487  415   87  465  550
San Diego       35  70  4.25  105  23  12   923   942  500  436   94  343  537
Atlanta         48  62  4.26  111  20  25  1000  1010  541  473   92  401  547

 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)   11   8  2.54  23  23   4   0   1  167  156   53   47   10   45  117
Mike Marshall (MON)   10   6  2.66  57   0   0  20   0  112  100   38   33    7   48   75
Tommy John (LA)       10   6  2.76  24  19   3   0   1  134  125   51   41    7   32   62
Roric Harrison (ATL)   6   3  2.78  24  11   2   4   0  107   82   39   33    8   60   76
Bob Gibson (STL)      11  10  2.84  23  23  13   0   1  187  153   69   59   12   53  139
Dave Roberts (HOU)    11   8  2.86  26  23   7   0   3  160  178   60   51   10   41   71
Steve Renko (MON)     10   6  2.88  21  20   7   1   0  150  113   59   48   15   60  104

 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
Gary Gentry            4   6  3.43  16  14   3   1   0   87   74   37   33    7   35   42
Phil Niekro           10   5  3.65  28  18   5   2   0  153  143   71   62   15   62   81
Carl Morton            8   9  3.91  25  25   4   0   2  166  176   88   72   11   53   74
Ron Schueler           6   6  4.08  27   8   3   2   1  104   91   54   47   13   36   79
Danny Frisella         1   1  4.08  38   0   0   7   0   40   36   24   18    5   19   20
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  5.40  36   0   0   2   0   43   35   26   26    9   24   24
Jim Panther            2   3  5.93  22   0   0   0   0   30   39   20   20    3    8    8
Joe Hoerner            2   2  6.39  20   0   0   2   0   13   17    9    9    1    4   10
Max Leon               0   2  6.55   6   0   0   0   0   11   13    9    8    2    5    8
Adrian Devine          1   2  7.32  12   1   0   3   0   20   27   17   16    3   11   10
Jimmy Freeman          0   2  7.71  13   5   0   1   0   37   50   33   32    7   25   20
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  1.64  17   1   0   0   0   33   27    6    6    1   18   33
Bob Locker             5   4  2.10  36   0   0  10   0   69   63   22   16    4   21   47
Rick Reuschel         11   8  2.54  23  23   4   0   1  167  156   53   47   10   45  117
Bill Bonham            4   1  3.56  29   5   1   5   0   78   62   31   31    8   30   64
Fergie Jenkins        10   9  3.80  26  26   6   0   2  190  177   88   80   29   36  116
Jack Aker              4   5  4.03  35   0   0  12   0   51   60   25   23    7   17   22
Burt Hooton            9   8  4.33  26  22   5   0   1  148  160   74   71    9   51   83
Larry Gura             2   4  4.40  19   7   0   0   0   61   71   34   30    8   10   41
Milt Pappas            5  10  4.62  22  22   1   0   1  123  147   67   63   16   30   41
Dave LaRoche           4   1  5.50  32   0   0   4   0   36   36   23   22    4   14   23
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           3   2  2.22   9   7   1   0   0   45   40   15   11    3   19   13
Fred Norman            8   2  2.26  11  11   6   0   3   88   63   22   22    5   38   43
Pedro Borbon           3   4  2.81  52   0   0   9   0   77   93   27   24    2   21   38
Jack Billingham       15   6  2.97  26  26  11   0   6  188  160   67   62    9   64   89
Ross Grimsley         10   6  2.99  25  24   5   1   1  160  167   61   53   15   46   55
Tom Hall               6   4  3.86  33   7   0   5   0   82   59   38   35    9   41   79
Don Gullett           11   8  4.05  32  17   1   2   1  133  125   62   60   14   41   81
Clay Carroll           3   5  4.11  33   5   0  11   0   66   83   36   30    3   20   31
Dave Tomlin            0   0  4.12  10   0   0   1   0   20   12    9    9    3   10   11
Ed Sprague             1   3  5.12  28   0   0   1   0   39   35   22   22    3   22   19
Jim McGlothlin         3   3  6.12  22   9   0   0   0   60   81   45   41   11   22   17
Gary Nolan             0   1  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    4    3    4    4    1    4    2

 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
Mike Cosgrove          1   1  2.84   9   0   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    1    6    2
Dave Roberts          11   8  2.86  26  23   7   0   3  160  178   60   51   10   41   71
J.R. Richard           2   0  2.87   9   4   0   0   0   31   24   11   10    2   13   36
Don Wilson             6  12  3.29  25  23   6   1   1  164  129   68   60   16   63   91
Jerry Reuss           11   8  3.43  27  26   7   0   1  179  163   74   68    9   72  117
Ken Forsch             9   9  3.74  28  25   5   0   0  173  162   79   72   16   61  120
Larry Dierker          0   1  3.86   5   3   0   0   0   16   13    8    7    3    5   11
Jim Crawford           2   4  4.32  37   0   0   6   0   58   53   33   28    6   29   46
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
Cecil Upshaw           1   2  4.71  23   0   0   0   0   29   31   16   15    2   11   17
Jim York               3   4  4.74  39   0   0   6   0   49   63   26   26    4   19   22
Tom Griffin            0   3  5.88  14   4   0   0   0   34   30   25   22    4   23   20

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             4   3  1.95  38   0   0  12   0   51   36   12   11    4   18   39
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   6  2.76  24  19   3   0   1  134  125   51   41    7   32   62
Claude Osteen         12   5  2.97  22  22   8   0   2  164  150   61   54   13   44   59
Andy Messersmith      10   6  3.06  23  23   7   0   2  174  138   72   59   19   55  124
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
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           2   0  0.69   3   3   2   0   2   26   12    2    2    0    8    8
Mike Marshall         10   6  2.66  57   0   0  20   0  112  100   38   33    7   48   75
Pat Jarvis             2   0  2.76  20   0   0   0   0   29   26   16    9    3   15   13
Steve Renko           10   6  2.88  21  20   7   1   0  150  113   59   48   15   60  104
Tom Walker             4   4  3.38  43   0   0   4   0   75   72   42   28    7   39   59
Ernie McAnally         7   6  3.98  21  21   4   0   0  129  145   74   57   12   46   62
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  5.48  16   0   0   0   0   21   23   13   13    3    9   11
Craig Caskey           0   0  5.73   4   1   0   0   0   11   12    7    7    2    3    3
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
Jerry Koosman          8  11  3.31  22  22   6   0   1  166  145   66   61   11   43   95
Ray Sadecki            1   1  3.49  18   3   0   0   0   59   61   25   23    6   24   46
Jon Matlack            7  14  3.51  22  22   8   0   1  154  128   67   60   11   64  117
Harry Parker           6   2  3.68  21   9   0   3   0   66   58   31   27    5   29   44
Jim McAndrew           3   7  5.62  17  11   0   1   0   66   85   52   41    7   27   32
Tug McGraw             0   4  5.77  36   2   0  11   0   64   71   43   41   10   37   36
Buzz Capra             1   5  5.79  13   0   0   2   0   19   17   12   12    3   16   17
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
John Strohmayer        0   0 10.80   4   0   0   0   0    5    9    7    6    1    3    2
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        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             10   4  3.19  19  13   7   0   1  121  106   48   43   10   45   67
Mike Wallace           1   1  3.32   7   3   1   0   0   19   21    8    7    1    9   10
Dick Ruthven           4   9  3.92  20  18   2   1   1  103   97   53   45    9   52   73
Steve Carlton         10  11  3.98  27  27  11   0   3  201  197   99   89   18   84  159
Bill Wilson            1   3  4.15  36   0   0   4   0   39   35   18   18    6   20   21
Darrell Brandon        1   3  4.97  22   0   0   2   0   38   32   22   21    2   17   16
Jim Lonborg            9   8  4.98  25  17   3   0   0  123  135   68   68   15   53   64
Barry Lersch           2   6  5.29  28   2   0   1   0   66   78   40   39    9   21   38
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 40.50   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    3    3    0    1    1

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Giusti            6   1  1.27  39   0   0  13   0   57   40   13    8    4   20   37
Ramon Hernandez        3   2  1.75  36   0   0   4   0   51   34   13   10    3   15   36
Nelson Briles         10   9  2.89  21  21   7   0   1  150  133   58   48   15   37   62
Dock Ellis            10   9  2.91  21  21   3   0   1  148  141   62   48    3   44   99
Jim Rooker             4   3  3.47  29   6   2   5   1   80   68   32   31    5   36   61
Bob Moose              6  10  3.91  20  19   4   0   2  127  141   61   55    8   43   78
Luke Walker            7   8  3.94  22  16   2   1   1   98   96   49   43    6   46   58
Bob Johnson            2   1  4.17  30   2   0   1   0   54   62   29   25    5   19   39
John Morlan            0   0  4.22   2   2   0   0   0   11   15    5    5    0    6    4
John Lamb              0   1  5.12  12   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
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   5   0   0   0   0    7    5    5    2    1    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  12  3.75  29  13   3   3   1  113  108   60   47    6   36   61
Rich Troedson          5   2  3.76  39   7   1   1   0   89   91   37   37    5   29   47
Vicente Romo           2   2  3.95  35   1   0   6   0   57   56   27   25    7   26   35
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   9  4.67  23  17   5   0   3  125  134   68   65   16   53   67
Clay Kirby             6  11  5.12  22  19   3   0   2  109  126   72   62   14   37   77
Mike Corkins           3   7  5.52  27  10   2   1   0   73   87   58   45   10   43   47
Gary Ross              1   4  6.19  38   0   0   0   0   48   62   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  2.97  37   0   0  13   0   64   64   24   21    5   21   36
Jim Barr               9   9  3.06  26  20   7   2   2  159  145   57   54   15   31   59
Ron Bryant            15   8  3.07  27  25   6   0   0  182  161   76   62   13   79   96
Juan Marichal          9   6  3.48  22  20   6   0   2  135  144   64   52   13   25   60
Tom Bradley            9   9  3.79  20  20   4   0   0  135  128   65   57   14   48   80
Elias Sosa             6   2  3.88  45   1   0   9   0   63   66   29   27    5   22   39
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
Ed Sprague             0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0
Al Hrabosky            1   0  1.98  20   0   0   3   0   27   22    7    6    0   11   23
Orlando Pena           2   1  2.08  17   0   0   3   0   22   22    6    5    2    8   16
Diego Segui            4   3  2.45  41   0   0  14   0   55   50   17   15    3   25   49
Rich Folkers           3   2  2.56  23   5   1   2   0   56   42   17   16    4   22   27
Bob Gibson            11  10  2.84  23  23  13   0   1  187  153   69   59   12   53  139
Tom Murphy             2   3  2.95  11   9   1   0   0   64   61   22   21    5   13   28
Rick Wise             11   6  3.04  21  21   8   0   4  163  157   62   55    9   35   75
Reggie Cleveland      11   5  3.15  19  19   3   0   1  129  128   55   45    7   33   76
Alan Foster            8   6  3.28  22  16   4   0   1  113  106   44   41   11   41   58
Wayne Granger          2   4  3.83  31   0   0   5   0   45   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
  C. Osteen (LA)           12
  T. Seaver (NY)           12
  D. Sutton (LA)           12
  R. Cleveland (STL)       11
  B. Gibson (STL)          11
  D. Gullett (CIN)         11
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        11
  J. Reuss (HOU)           11

Losses:

  J. Matlack (NY)          14
  M. Caldwell (SD)         12
  B. Greif (SD)            12
  D. Wilson (HOU)          12
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  C. Kirby (SD)            11
  J. Koosman (NY)          11
  R. Reed (ATL)            11
  B. Gibson (STL)          10
  B. Moore (MON)           10

Complete Games:

  B. Gibson (STL)          13
  J. Billingham (CIN)      11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  T. Seaver (NY)           11
  D. Sutton (LA)           11
  J. Matlack (NY)           8
  C. Osteen (LA)            8
  R. Wise (STL)             8
  J. Barr (SF)              7
  K. Brett (PHI)            7

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MON)        20
  D. Segui (STL)           14
  D. Giusti (PIT)          13
  R. Moffitt (SF)          13
  J. Aker (CHI)            12
  J. Brewer (LA)           12
  C. Carroll (CIN)         11
  T. McGraw (NY)           11
  B. Locker (CHI)          10
  P. Borbon (CIN)           9

Shutouts:

  J. Billingham (CIN)       6
  R. Wise (STL)             4
  S. Arlin (SD)             3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  F. Norman (CIN)           3
  D. Roberts (HOU)          3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  W. Twitchell (PHI)        3
  J. Barr (SF)              2
  B. Greif (SD)             2

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      201.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      189.2
  J. Billingham (CIN)   188.0
  B. Gibson (STL)       187.0
  D. Sutton (LA)        186.0
  R. Bryant (SF)        181.2
  J. Reuss (HOU)        178.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        178.2
  A. Messersmith (LA)   173.2
  K. Forsch (HOU)       173.1

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        197
  D. Roberts (HOU)        178
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        177
  C. Morton (ATL)         176
  R. Grimsley (CIN)       167
  J. Reuss (HOU)          163
  K. Forsch (HOU)         162
  R. Bryant (SF)          161
  J. Billingham (CIN)     160
  B. Hooton (CHI)         160

Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         99
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         88
  C. Morton (ATL)          88
  S. Blass (PIT)           86
  K. Forsch (HOU)          79
  M. Torrez (MON)          78
  R. Bryant (SF)           76
  B. Hooton (CHI)          74
  E. McAnally (MON)        74
  J. Reuss (HOU)           74

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)         84
  R. Bryant (SF)           79
  B. Moore (MON)           77
  M. Torrez (MON)          77
  J. Reuss (HOU)           72
  S. Blass (PIT)           68
  F. Norman (CIN)          67
  J. Billingham (CIN)      64
  J. Matlack (NY)          64
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       64

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        159
  T. Seaver (NY)          155
  D. Sutton (LA)          151
  B. Gibson (STL)         139
  A. Messersmith (LA)     124
  K. Forsch (HOU)         120
  J. Matlack (NY)         117
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       117
  J. Reuss (HOU)          117
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        116

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