Sunday August 5, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, August 5, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     69  42  2.80  112  34  25  1043   859  379  325   87  325  657
St. Louis       61  50  3.15  111  34  29   995   919  396  348   67  325  573
Cincinnati      67  46  3.54  113  26  31  1016   976  437  400   87  364  506
New York        48  60  3.58  108  30  23   970   899  429  386   89  336  657
Chicago         56  55  3.62  111  18  31  1000  1000  443  402   98  284  625
Houston         57  57  3.64  114  27  19  1026   982  463  415   83  402  624
San Francisco   61  49  3.68  110  24  30   983   991  468  402   89  333  516
Philadelphia    52  60  3.91  112  35  16  1000   955  467  434   91  455  654
Pittsburgh      54  55  3.96  109  19  28   970   960  486  427   68  384  559
Montreal        53  56  3.98  109  17  28   972   927  504  430   89  487  575
San Diego       37  73  4.29  110  24  13   965   996  536  460  103  373  564
Atlanta         52  64  4.31  117  22  25  1054  1058  575  505  100  424  580

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver (NY)       13   6  1.90  24  24  12   0   2  195  141   47   41   16   42  168
Wayne Twitchell (PHI) 10   4  2.09  25  19   7   0   4  164  125   43   38    9   74  121
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  2.57  60   0   0  21   0  116  103   38   33    7   50   78
Tommy John (LA)       11   6  2.74  25  20   3   0   1  141  132   54   43    8   33   64
Bob Gibson (STL)      11  10  2.81  24  24  13   0   1  189  154   70   59   12   54  140
Dock Ellis (PIT)      11   9  2.84  22  22   3   0   1  155  145   63   49    3   45  104
Ross Grimsley (CIN)   11   6  2.88  26  25   6   1   1  169  175   62   54   16   47   59
Claude Osteen (LA)    12   5  2.88  23  23   8   0   2  172  155   63   55   14   44   61

 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           11   5  3.44  30  20   6   2   1  168  147   74   64   15   71   88
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  10  4.15  28  24   5   0   1  161  169   79   74    9   56   93
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  5.08  34   0   0   4   0   39   38   23   22    4   15   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
Ross Grimsley         11   6  2.88  26  25   6   1   1  169  175   62   54   16   47   59
Roger Nelson           3   2  2.96  10   8   1   0   0   49   47   20   16    4   20   13
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   1  2.64  11   6   1   0   1   44   36   18   13    2   20   49
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
Larry Dierker          0   1  3.26   8   3   0   0   0   19   17    8    7    3    6   12
Jerry Reuss           11   8  3.34  28  27   7   0   1  186  170   75   69    9   75  119
Ken Forsch             9   9  3.92  30  26   5   0   0  177  169   84   77   18   63  124
Jim Crawford           2   4  4.38  40   0   0   6   0   62   55   35   30    6   29   51
Jim Ray                5   1  4.41  30   0   0   5   0   49   45   25   24    4   30   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   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  1.96  41   0   0  14   0   55   37   13   12    5   18   45
Pete Richert           2   1  2.06  30   0   0   7   0   39   33    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            11   6  2.74  25  20   3   0   1  141  132   54   43    8   33   64
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  2.57  60   0   0  21   0  116  103   38   33    7   50   78
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            6  11  4.55  24  24   1   0   0  142  143   82   72   12   83   62
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   6  1.90  24  24  12   0   2  195  141   47   41   16   42  168
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
Buzz Capra             1   5  4.98  14   0   0   2   0   22   18   12   12    3   17   21
Tug McGraw             0   4  5.51  38   2   0  12   0   67   72   43   41   10   38   39
Jim McAndrew           3   8  5.73  18  12   0   1   0   71   97   56   45    8   27   35
Phil Hennigan          0   4  6.23  30   0   0   3   0   43   50   30   30    6   16   22
John Strohmayer        0   0  9.00   5   0   0   0   0    6    9    7    6    1    3    2
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

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wayne Twitchell       10   4  2.09  25  19   7   0   4  164  125   43   38    9   74  121
Mac Scarce             0   4  2.42  34   0   0   8   0   45   29   14   12    3   36   43
Mike Wallace           1   1  2.95   9   3   1   0   0   21   23    8    7    1   10   13
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  5.08  24   0   0   2   0   39   34   23   22    2   18   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
Dave Giusti            6   1  1.51  41   0   0  14   0   60   44   15   10    5   20   39
Ramon Hernandez        4   2  1.54  38   0   0   5   0   58   39   13   10    3   16   40
Dock Ellis            11   9  2.84  22  22   3   0   1  155  145   63   49    3   45  104
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  3.78  37   1   0   6   0   64   63   32   27    8   32   40
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
Clay Kirby             7  11  4.81  23  20   4   0   2  118  132   77   63   15   40   84
Steve Arlin            6  10  4.81  24  18   5   0   3  127  139   71   68   16   55   68
Mike Corkins           3   7  5.47  29  10   2   1   0   79   93   64   48   10   49   50
Gary Ross              2   4  5.88  41   0   0   0   0   52   69   39   34    4   23   23

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Randy Moffitt          2   3  2.81  39   0   0  13   0   67   65   24   21    5   21   39
Ron Bryant            15   8  3.03  28  26   6   0   0  190  170   78   64   14   79  100
Jim Barr               9  10  3.14  28  21   7   2   2  166  155   62   58   15   33   60
Juan Marichal          9   7  3.46  23  21   6   0   2  138  147   68   53   14   26   61
Elias Sosa             7   2  3.63  49   1   0   9   0   69   70   30   28    6   25   43
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  2.10  20   0   0   4   0   26   25    7    6    2    8   19
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
Rick Wise             13   6  2.94  23  23  10   0   4  181  171   66   59   10   37   82
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
Alan Foster            9   6  3.19  23  17   4   0   1  119  113   46   42   11   41   61
Wayne Granger          2   4  3.69  32   0   0   5   0   46   49   24   19    3   19   14
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. Wise (STL)            13
  R. Cleveland (STL)       12
  D. Gullett (CIN)         12
  C. Osteen (LA)           12
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        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
  S. Arlin (SD)            10

Complete Games:

  B. Gibson (STL)          13
  S. Carlton (PHI)         12
  T. Seaver (NY)           12
  J. Billingham (CIN)      11
  D. Sutton (LA)           11
  R. Wise (STL)            10
  J. Matlack (NY)           9
  K. Brett (PHI)            8
  A. Messersmith (LA)       8
  C. Osteen (LA)            8

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MON)        21
  D. Segui (STL)           15
  J. Brewer (LA)           14
  D. Giusti (PIT)          14
  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
  T. Seaver (NY)        194.2
  J. Billingham (CIN)   194.1
  R. Bryant (SF)        190.0
  B. Gibson (STL)       189.0
  J. Reuss (HOU)        185.2
  A. Messersmith (LA)   182.2
  R. Wise (STL)         180.2

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        202
  D. Roberts (HOU)        188
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        183
  C. Morton (ATL)         180
  R. Grimsley (CIN)       175
  R. Wise (STL)           171
  J. Billingham (CIN)     170
  R. Bryant (SF)          170
  J. Reuss (HOU)          170
  K. Forsch (HOU)         169

Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        102
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         92
  C. Morton (ATL)          91
  S. Blass (PIT)           89
  K. Forsch (HOU)          84
  M. Torrez (MON)          82
  B. Hooton (CHI)          79
  R. Bryant (SF)           78
  C. Kirby (SD)            77
  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
  R. Grimsley (CIN)        16
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         16

Walks:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         85
  M. Torrez (MON)          83
  R. Bryant (SF)           79
  B. Moore (MON)           79
  J. Reuss (HOU)           75
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       74
  S. Blass (PIT)           73
  P. Niekro (ATL)          71
  F. Norman (CIN)          71
  J. Matlack (NY)          67

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          168
  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
  W. Twitchell (PHI)      121


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