Friday August 3, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 3, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     68  41  2.82  110  34  24  1024   845  373  321   84  324  649
St. Louis       58  50  3.20  108  33  27   968   897  390  344   66  321  559
Cincinnati      65  46  3.55  111  25  31   996   958  430  393   84  358  490
New York        48  57  3.59  105  29  23   943   869  418  376   88  332  644
Houston         57  55  3.63  112  27  19  1007   957  449  406   83  391  610
Chicago         56  53  3.64  109  18  31   984   987  434  398   97  277  616
San Francisco   60  48  3.73  108  24  30   963   975  462  399   87  329  506
Philadelphia    51  58  3.83  109  34  16   973   923  447  414   88  440  638
Pittsburgh      52  54  3.92  106  19  27   944   932  470  411   64  376  543
Montreal        51  56  4.03  107  16  27   954   911  501  427   89  480  564
San Diego       36  71  4.23  107  24  12   940   956  510  442   98  352  551
Atlanta         50  63  4.36  114  20  25  1027  1047  568  498   97  416  566

 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)       13   7  2.34  24  24  11   0   3  196  151   57   51   17   43  159
Rick Reuschel (CHI)   12   8  2.41  24  24   5   0   2  176  160   53   47   10   45  128
Mike Marshall (MON)   10   6  2.61  59   0   0  20   0  114  102   38   33    7   48   76
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
A. Messersmith (LA)   11   6  2.91  24  24   8   0   3  183  141   72   59   19   58  129
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
Tom Kelley             0   1  2.84   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    5    4    0    7    5
Roric Harrison         6   4  3.27  25  12   2   4   0  110   88   46   40    9   66   78
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  4.15  28   9   3   2   1  111   99   58   51   15   36   86
Danny Frisella         1   1  4.39  39   0   0   7   0   41   37   26   20    5   21   23
Ron Reed               4  11  4.41  20  19   2   1   0  116  133   71   57    7   31   64
Tom House              2   1  4.94  38   0   0   2   0   47   38   27   26    9   24   26
Pat Dobson             3   7  4.99  12  10   1   0   1   58   73   33   32    1   19   23
Max Leon               1   2  5.54   7   0   0   0   0   13   14    9    8    2    5    9
Joe Hoerner            2   2  6.39  20   0   0   2   0   13   17    9    9    1    4   10
Jim Panther            2   3  7.63  23   0   0   0   0   31   45   26   26    3    9    8
Jimmy Freeman          0   2  7.71  13   5   0   1   0   37   50   33   32    7   25   20
Adrian Devine          1   2  7.83  14   1   0   3   0   23   35   21   20    5   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         12   8  2.41  24  24   5   0   2  176  160   53   47   10   45  128
Bill Bonham            4   2  3.56  30   6   1   5   0   83   70   34   33    8   33   68
Fergie Jenkins        10   9  3.80  26  26   6   0   2  190  177   88   80   29   36  116
Jack Aker              4   5  3.98  36   0   0  12   0   54   63   26   24    7   17   24
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
Fred Norman            8   2  2.26  11  11   6   0   3   88   63   22   22    5   38   43
Pedro Borbon           4   4  2.61  54   0   0   9   0   83   97   27   24    2   23   38
Roger Nelson           3   2  2.96  10   8   1   0   0   49   47   20   16    4   20   13
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
Gary Nolan             0   1  3.48   2   2   0   0   0   10    6    4    4    1    7    3
Tom Hall               6   4  3.83  34   7   0   5   0   82   59   38   35    9   41   79
Don Gullett           12   8  3.92  33  18   2   2   1  142  129   64   62   15   44   88
Clay Carroll           3   6  3.93  35   5   0  12   0   69   85   37   30    3   20   32
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

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
J.R. Richard           3   0  2.23  10   5   1   0   1   40   29   11   10    2   16   45
Juan Pizarro           2   1  2.70   7   0   0   0   0   10   10    3    3    0    3    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
Don Wilson             7  12  3.10  26  24   7   1   2  174  133   68   60   16   65  100
Jerry Reuss           11   8  3.34  28  27   7   0   1  186  170   75   69    9   75  119
Larry Dierker          0   1  3.63   6   3   0   0   0   17   14    8    7    3    5   11
Ken Forsch             9   9  3.90  29  26   5   0   0  175  168   83   76   18   62  123
Jim Ray                5   1  4.40  29   0   0   5   0   47   43   24   23    4   30   17
Fred Gladding          2   0  4.60  16   0   0   1   0   16   18    8    8    4    4    9
Jim Crawford           2   4  4.63  38   0   0   6   0   58   55   35   30    6   29   46
Jim York               3   4  4.74  39   0   0   6   0   49   63   26   26    4   19   22
Cecil Upshaw           1   2  5.22  25   0   0   0   0   29   33   19   17    2   12   17
Tom Griffin            0   4  5.68  15   4   0   0   0   38   35   27   24    4   24   25

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             4   3  1.92  39   0   0  13   0   52   36   12   11    4   18   41
Pete Richert           2   1  2.08  29   0   0   7   0   39   32    9    9    4   13   21
Don Sutton            13   7  2.34  24  24  11   0   3  196  151   57   51   17   43  159
Tommy John            10   6  2.76  24  19   3   0   1  134  125   51   41    7   32   62
Andy Messersmith      11   6  2.91  24  24   8   0   3  183  141   72   59   19   58  129
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
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  2.61  59   0   0  20   0  114  102   38   33    7   48   76
Pat Jarvis             2   0  2.70  21   0   0   0   0   30   26   16    9    3   15   14
Steve Renko           10   7  2.92  22  21   7   1   0  157  121   62   51   16   67  106
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
Balor Moore            5  10  4.54  21  20   2   0   1  113   96   61   57   10   79  100
Mike Torrez            5  11  4.66  23  23   1   0   0  135  136   80   70   12   81   60
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
Ray Sadecki            2   1  3.21  19   4   0   0   0   67   68   26   24    6   26   50
Jerry Koosman          8  11  3.31  22  22   6   0   1  166  145   66   61   11   43   95
Jon Matlack            8  14  3.48  23  23   9   0   1  163  138   70   63   12   67  128
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  5.68  37   2   0  12   0   65   72   43   41   10   38   38
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           5   9  3.69  21  19   3   1   1  112  102   54   46    9   59   82
Steve Carlton         10  12  3.94  28  28  12   0   3  210  202  102   92   20   85  165
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  1.69  37   0   0   5   0   53   36   13   10    3   15   39
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
John Morlan            1   0  3.06   3   3   0   0   0   18   19    6    6    0    9    9
Jim Rooker             4   4  3.50  30   7   2   5   1   87   73   35   34    5   38   70
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 Lamb              0   1  4.64  14   0   0   2   0   21   22   15   11    0    4    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  3.44  26  21   6   1   2  144  127   63   55   17   45   85
Rich Troedson          5   2  3.76  39   7   1   1   0   89   91   37   37    5   29   47
Vicente Romo           2   2  3.79  36   1   0   6   0   59   57   27   25    7   27   38
Mike Caldwell          3  13  3.82  30  13   3   3   1  113  110   61   48    6   38   62
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  28  10   2   1   0   75   88   59   46   10   46   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  10  3.77  21  21   4   0   0  143  136   68   60   14   51   87
Elias Sosa             6   2  3.84  47   1   0   9   0   66   69   30   28    6   22   41
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  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    0
Al Hrabosky            1   0  1.98  20   0   0   3   0   27   22    7    6    0   11   23
Orlando Pena           2   1  2.01  18   0   0   3   0   22   22    6    5    2    8   17
Bob Gibson            11  10  2.84  23  23  13   0   1  187  153   69   59   12   53  139
Diego Segui            4   3  2.84  42   0   0  14   0   57   52   20   18    4   26   50
Tom Murphy             2   4  2.88  12  10   2   0   0   72   67   24   23    5   15   30
Reggie Cleveland      12   5  2.94  20  20   4   0   2  138  133   55   45    7   35   81
Rich Folkers           3   3  2.97  24   6   1   2   0   61   48   21   20    4   23   30
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
  D. Sutton (LA)           13
  R. Cleveland (STL)       12
  D. Gullett (CIN)         12
  C. Osteen (LA)           12
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        12
  R. Wise (STL)            12
  B. Gibson (STL)          11

Losses:

  J. Matlack (NY)          14
  M. Caldwell (SD)         13
  S. Carlton (PHI)         12
  B. Greif (SD)            12
  D. Wilson (HOU)          12
  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
  S. Carlton (PHI)         12
  T. Seaver (NY)           12
  J. Billingham (CIN)      11
  D. Sutton (LA)           11
  J. Matlack (NY)           9
  R. Wise (STL)             9
  A. Messersmith (LA)       8
  C. Osteen (LA)            8
  J. Barr (SF)              7

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MON)        20
  D. Segui (STL)           14
  J. Brewer (LA)           13
  D. Giusti (PIT)          13
  R. Moffitt (SF)          13
  J. Aker (CHI)            12
  C. Carroll (CIN)         12
  T. McGraw (NY)           12
  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
  A. Messersmith (LA)       3
  F. Norman (CIN)           3
  D. Roberts (HOU)          3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  J. Barr (SF)              2

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      210.1
  D. Sutton (LA)        196.0
  J. Billingham (CIN)   194.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      189.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        187.2
  B. Gibson (STL)       187.0
  J. Reuss (HOU)        185.2
  A. Messersmith (LA)   182.2
  R. Bryant (SF)        181.2
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     175.2

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        202
  D. Roberts (HOU)        178
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        177
  C. Morton (ATL)         176
  J. Billingham (CIN)     170
  J. Reuss (HOU)          170
  K. Forsch (HOU)         168
  R. Grimsley (CIN)       167
  B. Hooton (CHI)         166
  R. Wise (STL)           166

Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        102
  S. Blass (PIT)           89
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         88
  C. Morton (ATL)          88
  K. Forsch (HOU)          83
  M. Torrez (MON)          80
  C. Kirby (SD)            77
  R. Bryant (SF)           76
  B. Hooton (CHI)          76
  J. Billingham (CIN)      75

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         29
  S. Carlton (PHI)         20
  A. Messersmith (LA)      19
  K. Forsch (HOU)          18
  B. Greif (SD)            17
  D. Sutton (LA)           17
  S. Arlin (SD)            16
  N. Briles (PIT)          16
  M. Pappas (CHI)          16
  S. Renko (MON)           16

Walks:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         85
  M. Torrez (MON)          81
  R. Bryant (SF)           79
  B. Moore (MON)           79
  J. Reuss (HOU)           75
  S. Blass (PIT)           73
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       69
  P. Niekro (ATL)          68
  J. Matlack (NY)          67
  F. Norman (CIN)          67

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          166
  S. Carlton (PHI)        165
  D. Sutton (LA)          159
  B. Gibson (STL)         139
  A. Messersmith (LA)     129
  J. Matlack (NY)         128
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       128
  K. Forsch (HOU)         123
  J. Reuss (HOU)          119
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        116


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