Saturday August 4, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, August 4, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     68  42  2.81  111  34  24  1034   851  376  323   86  324  654
St. Louis       59  50  3.19  109  33  28   977   905  393  346   66  324  563
Cincinnati      66  46  3.56  112  25  31  1007   968  436  399   86  363  502
New York        48  58  3.59  106  30  23   952   878  422  380   88  333  647
Chicago         56  54  3.63  110  18  31   992   996  440  400   98  279  622
Houston         57  56  3.64  113  27  19  1018   972  456  412   83  398  615
San Francisco   61  48  3.71  109  24  30   974   985  464  401   88  331  511
Philadelphia    52  59  3.91  111  35  16   991   949  463  430   91  449  648
Pittsburgh      53  55  3.99  108  19  27   961   955  485  426   68  383  552
Montreal        52  56  4.00  108  17  27   963   919  502  428   89  483  571
San Diego       37  72  4.28  109  24  13   957   984  527  455  102  365  561
Atlanta         51  64  4.35  116  21  25  1045  1058  575  505  100  421  576

 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  2.81  24  24  13   0   1  189  154   70   59   12   54  140
Claude Osteen (LA)    12   5  2.88  23  23   8   0   2  172  155   63   55   14   44   61
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            9   9  3.86  26  26   5   0   2  175  180   91   75   13   54   80
Ron Schueler           6   6  4.15  28   9   3   2   1  111   99   58   51   15   36   86
Danny Frisella         1   1  4.22  40   0   0   7   0   43   37   26   20    5   22   25
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
Gary Neibauer          0   0  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    5    6    3    3    1    2    2
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
Adrian Devine          1   3  7.46  15   1   0   3   0   25   36   22   21    5   12   11
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
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  18   1   0   0   0   35   30    8    7    1   19   34
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  10  3.73  27  27   6   0   2  196  183   92   81   30   37  121
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
Pedro Borbon           5   4  2.55  55   0   0   9   0   85   99   27   24    2   24   39
Fred Norman            8   2  2.66  12  12   6   0   3   95   70   28   28    7   42   51
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  3.74  35   7   0   5   0   84   60   38   35    9   41   82
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   8   0   0   0   0   10   11    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  2.93  27  24   7   0   3  166  188   64   54   10   44   74
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   7   3   0   0   0   17   14    8    7    3    6   11
Ken Forsch             9   9  3.92  30  26   5   0   0  177  169   84   77   18   63  124
Jim Ray                5   1  4.41  30   0   0   5   0   49   45   25   24    4   30   17
Jim Crawford           2   4  4.53  39   0   0   6   0   60   55   35   30    6   29   47
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   3  5.46  26   0   0   0   0   30   34   20   18    2   14   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   4  2.00  40   0   0  13   0   54   37   13   12    5   18   44
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
Claude Osteen         12   5  2.88  23  23   8   0   2  172  155   63   55   14   44   61
Andy Messersmith      11   6  2.91  24  24   8   0   3  183  141   72   59   19   58  129
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           3   0  0.77   4   4   3   0   2   35   20    3    3    0   11   15
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  12  3.35  23  23   7   0   1  175  154   70   65   11   44   98
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
Mike Wallace           1   1  3.10   8   3   1   0   0   20   23    8    7    1   10   12
Ken Brett             11   4  3.31  20  14   8   0   1  130  114   53   48   11   47   72
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  4.81  37   0   0   4   0   39   36   21   21    6   23   21
Darrell Brandon        1   3  4.85  23   0   0   2   0   39   33   22   21    2   17   17
Barry Lersch           2   6  5.14  29   2   0   1   0   68   79   40   39    9   21   38
Jim Lonborg            9   9  5.19  26  18   3   0   0  127  143   73   73   16   55   65
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   3   0   0   0   0    1    9    6    6    1    2    2

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ramon Hernandez        4   2  1.54  38   0   0   5   0   58   39   13   10    3   16   40
Dave Giusti            6   1  1.56  40   0   0  13   0   58   43   15   10    5   20   37
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  3.96  32   2   0   1   0   61   66   31   27    6   21   40
Bob Moose              6  10  4.06  21  20   4   0   2  131  147   65   59    8   46   81
Luke Walker            7   9  4.22  23  17   2   1   1  102  102   54   48    8   46   63
John Lamb              0   1  5.79  15   0   0   2   0   23   29   19   15    1    6    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
Randy Jones            2   3  3.19   9   8   2   0   0   62   58   26   22    7   12   35
Bill Greif             6  12  3.44  26  21   6   1   2  144  127   63   55   17   45   85
Frank Snook            0   1  3.72   6   0   0   0   0   10    8    7    4    2    6    4
Mike Caldwell          3  13  3.77  31  13   3   4   1  115  110   61   48    6   39   63
Vicente Romo           2   2  3.79  36   1   0   6   0   59   57   27   25    7   27   38
Bob Miller             0   0  4.11  18   0   0   0   0   31   29   18   14    4   12   15
Rich Troedson          5   3  4.22  40   8   1   1   0   90   96   43   42    5   31   48
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  5.47  29  10   2   1   0   79   93   64   48   10   49   50
Gary Ross              2   4  6.00  40   0   0   0   0   51   68   38   34    4   22   23

 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  3.03  28  26   6   0   0  190  170   78   64   14   79  100
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
Elias Sosa             7   2  3.69  48   1   0   9   0   68   70   30   28    6   24   42
Tom Bradley            9  10  3.77  21  21   4   0   0  143  136   68   60   14   51   87
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  2.01  21   0   0   3   0   31   26    8    7    0   12   25
Orlando Pena           3   1  2.22  19   0   0   3   0   24   25    7    6    2    8   18
Diego Segui            4   3  2.79  43   0   0  15   0   58   52   20   18    4   27   50
Bob Gibson            11  10  2.81  24  24  13   0   1  189  154   70   59   12   54  140
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
  K. Brett (PHI)           11

Losses:

  J. Matlack (NY)          14
  M. Caldwell (SD)         13
  S. Carlton (PHI)         12
  B. Greif (SD)            12
  J. Koosman (NY)          12
  D. Wilson (HOU)          12
  C. Kirby (SD)            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
  K. Brett (PHI)            8
  A. Messersmith (LA)       8
  C. Osteen (LA)            8

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MON)        20
  D. Segui (STL)           15
  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
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      195.2
  J. Billingham (CIN)   194.1
  R. Bryant (SF)        190.0
  B. Gibson (STL)       189.0
  T. Seaver (NY)        187.2
  J. Reuss (HOU)        185.2
  A. Messersmith (LA)   182.2
  K. Forsch (HOU)       176.2

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        202
  D. Roberts (HOU)        188
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        183
  C. Morton (ATL)         180
  J. Billingham (CIN)     170
  R. Bryant (SF)          170
  J. Reuss (HOU)          170
  K. Forsch (HOU)         169
  R. Grimsley (CIN)       167
  B. Hooton (CHI)         166

Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        102
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         92
  C. Morton (ATL)          91
  S. Blass (PIT)           89
  K. Forsch (HOU)          84
  M. Torrez (MON)          80
  R. Bryant (SF)           78
  C. Kirby (SD)            77
  B. Hooton (CHI)          76
  J. Billingham (CIN)      75

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         30
  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
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         16
  F. Norman (CIN)          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
  F. Norman (CIN)          71
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       69
  P. Niekro (ATL)          68
  J. Matlack (NY)          67

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          166
  S. Carlton (PHI)        165
  D. Sutton (LA)          159
  B. Gibson (STL)         140
  A. Messersmith (LA)     129
  J. Matlack (NY)         128
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       128
  K. Forsch (HOU)         124
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        121
  J. Reuss (HOU)          119


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