Wednesday August 1, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, August 1, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     66  41  2.86  108  33  23  1004   837  371  319   82  315  634
St. Louis       58  48  3.17  106  32  27   952   883  381  335   65  316  552
Cincinnati      63  45  3.59  108  24  30   968   938  422  386   82  349  481
Houston         56  53  3.61  109  26  19   978   926  434  392   80  381  591
New York        46  57  3.62  103  28  22   925   851  414  372   87  326  627
Chicago         55  52  3.68  107  17  31   967   972  430  395   97  274  599
San Francisco   60  47  3.74  107  24  30   954   966  459  396   87  326  498
Philadelphia    50  57  3.87  107  32  16   955   913  443  410   86  432  623
Pittsburgh      51  53  3.95  104  19  26   927   920  464  407   64  370  526
Montreal        50  55  4.08  105  15  27   936   898  498  424   88  471  556
San Diego       36  70  4.22  106  24  12   932   948  505  437   95  346  544
Atlanta         49  62  4.26  112  20  25  1009  1021  547  478   93  407  551

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver (NY)       13   5  1.87  23  23  12   0   2  188  133   44   39   16   40  166
Wayne Twitchell (PHI) 10   3  2.02  24  18   7   0   4  156  120   40   35    9   69  116
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  2.64  58   0   0  20   0  113  101   38   33    7   48   75
Tommy John (LA)       10   6  2.76  24  19   3   0   1  134  125   51   41    7   32   62
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
Dock Ellis (PIT)      10   9  2.91  21  21   3   0   1  148  141   62   48    3   44   99

 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  3.63  29  19   5   2   0  159  147   74   64   15   68   84
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              2   1  5.16  37   0   0   2   0   45   37   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
Jimmy Freeman          0   2  7.71  13   5   0   1   0   37   50   33   32    7   25   20
Adrian Devine          1   2  8.14  13   1   0   3   0   21   32   20   19    4   11   11
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   9  4.19  27  23   5   0   1  155  166   76   72    9   52   90
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  5.35  33   0   0   4   0   37   37   23   22    4   14   25
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
Ross Grimsley         10   6  2.99  25  24   5   1   1  160  167   61   53   15   46   55
Jack Billingham       15   7  3.24  27  27  11   0   6  194  170   75   70   11   65   92
Tom Hall               6   4  3.83  34   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  6.75  23   9   0   0   0   61   88   51   46   13   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
J.R. Richard           3   0  2.23  10   5   1   0   1   40   29   11   10    2   16   45
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
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
George Culver          4   4  3.00  28   0   0   2   0   42   45   15   14    4   21   23
Andy Messersmith      10   6  3.06  23  23   7   0   2  174  138   72   59   19   55  124
Al Downing             8   6  3.26  21  20   4   0   1  141  109   63   51   10   52   84
Charlie Hough          1   2  3.35  23   0   0   1   0   38   24   16   14    2   26   41
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  2.64  58   0   0  20   0  113  101   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  3.36  44   0   0   4   0   78   75   44   29    7   39   61
Ernie McAnally         7   6  3.98  21  21   4   0   0  129  145   74   57   12   46   62
Mike Torrez            5  11  4.66  23  23   1   0   0  135  136   80   70   12   81   60
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  5.32  17   0   0   0   0   22   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   7  7.53  21  15   0   1   0   75   99   66   63   12   44   31

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver            13   5  1.87  23  23  12   0   2  188  133   44   39   16   40  166
George Stone           7   3  2.60  17  10   2   1   0   90   85   30   26    9   22   48
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  3.66  22   9   0   4   0   66   59   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       10   3  2.02  24  18   7   0   4  156  120   40   35    9   69  116
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  1.56  40   0   0  13   0   58   43   15   10    5   20   37
Ramon Hernandez        3   2  1.75  36   0   0   4   0   51   34   13   10    3   15   36
Dock Ellis            10   9  2.91  21  21   3   0   1  148  141   62   48    3   44   99
Nelson Briles         10  10  2.93  22  22   7   0   1  157  140   61   51   16   39   62
Jim Rooker             4   3  3.47  29   6   2   5   1   80   68   32   31    5   36   61
Bob Johnson            2   1  3.79  31   2   0   1   0   59   65   29   25    5   20   40
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
John Morlan            0   0  4.22   2   2   0   0   0   11   15    5    5    0    6    4
John Lamb              0   1  4.87  13   0   0   2   0   20   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   7 10.40  20  15   1   0   0   77   99   89   89   10   73   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             7  11  4.81  23  20   4   0   2  118  132   77   63   15   40   84
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  2.89  38   0   0  13   0   65   64   24   21    5   21   37
Ron Bryant            15   8  3.07  27  25   6   0   0  182  161   76   62   13   79   96
Jim Barr               9  10  3.20  27  21   7   2   2  163  153   62   58   15   33   59
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  3.90  46   1   0   9   0   65   68   30   28    6   22   40
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
Reggie Cleveland      12   5  2.94  20  20   4   0   2  138  133   55   45    7   35   81
Tom Murphy             2   3  2.95  11   9   1   0   0   64   61   22   21    5   13   28
Rick Wise             12   6  3.04  22  22   9   0   4  172  166   65   58    9   37   77
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
  T. Seaver (NY)           13
  R. Cleveland (STL)       12
  C. Osteen (LA)           12
  D. Sutton (LA)           12
  R. Wise (STL)            12
  B. Gibson (STL)          11
  D. Gullett (CIN)         11
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        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
  M. Torrez (MON)          11
  J. Barr (SF)             10

Complete Games:

  B. Gibson (STL)          13
  T. Seaver (NY)           12
  J. Billingham (CIN)      11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  D. Sutton (LA)           11
  R. Wise (STL)             9
  J. Matlack (NY)           8
  C. Osteen (LA)            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
  W. Twitchell (PHI)        4
  R. Wise (STL)             4
  S. Arlin (SD)             3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  F. Norman (CIN)           3
  D. Roberts (HOU)          3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  J. Barr (SF)              2
  R. Cleveland (STL)        2

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      201.1
  J. Billingham (CIN)   194.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      189.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        187.2
  B. Gibson (STL)       187.0
  D. Sutton (LA)        186.0
  R. Bryant (SF)        181.2
  J. Reuss (HOU)        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
  J. Billingham (CIN)     170
  R. Grimsley (CIN)       167
  B. Hooton (CHI)         166
  R. Wise (STL)           166
  J. Reuss (HOU)          163
  K. Forsch (HOU)         162

Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         99
  S. Blass (PIT)           89
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         88
  C. Morton (ATL)          88
  M. Torrez (MON)          80
  K. Forsch (HOU)          79
  C. Kirby (SD)            77
  R. Bryant (SF)           76
  B. Hooton (CHI)          76
  J. Billingham (CIN)      75

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         84
  M. Torrez (MON)          81
  R. Bryant (SF)           79
  B. Moore (MON)           77
  S. Blass (PIT)           73
  J. Reuss (HOU)           72
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       69
  P. Niekro (ATL)          68
  F. Norman (CIN)          67
  J. Billingham (CIN)      65

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          166
  S. Carlton (PHI)        159
  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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