Monday August 6, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, August 6, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     70  42  2.78  113  35  25  1052   864  379  325   87  326  663
St. Louis       61  51  3.20  112  34  29  1003   931  406  356   67  331  577
Cincinnati      67  47  3.55  114  27  31  1025   984  442  404   87  366  507
New York        49  60  3.57  109  30  23   979   909  432  388   89  338  660
Houston         58  57  3.64  115  28  19  1035   991  467  419   83  406  632
Chicago         56  56  3.65  112  18  31  1008  1010  450  409  101  286  629
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        54  56  3.97  110  17  29   981   931  507  433   89  493  585
San Diego       37  74  4.27  111  24  13   974  1002  538  462  103  376  572
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  2.53  61   0   0  22   0  117  103   38   33    7   52   79
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   3  3.67  31   7   1   5   0   88   75   37   36    8   34   72
Fergie Jenkins        10  10  3.73  27  27   6   0   2  196  183   92   81   30   37  121
Jack Aker              4   5  3.93  37   0   0  12   0   55   64   26   24    7   17   24
Burt Hooton            9  10  4.15  28  24   5   0   1  161  169   79   74    9   56   93
Milt Pappas            5  10  4.62  23  22   1   0   1  125  148   68   64   17   31   41
Larry Gura             2   4  4.82  20   7   0   0   0   62   74   37   33   10   10   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   8  3.28  28  28  12   0   6  203  178   80   74   11   67   93
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           12   8  3.38  29  28   8   0   1  195  179   79   73    9   79  127
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             9   6  3.07  22  21   5   0   2  150  114   63   51   10   53   90
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  2.53  61   0   0  22   0  117  103   38   33    7   52   79
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            6  10  4.49  22  21   2   0   1  120  100   64   60   10   83  109
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  2.63  18  11   2   1   0   96   92   33   28    9   23   49
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           7   2  3.50  23   9   0   4   0   69   62   31   27    5   30   46
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  3.73  32  13   3   4   1  116  110   61   48    6   39   64
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  12  4.64  24  21   4   0   2  126  138   79   65   15   43   91
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   3   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    2    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  2.75  44   0   0  15   0   59   52   20   18    4   28   51
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
Rich Folkers           3   3  2.97  24   6   1   2   0   61   48   21   20    4   23   30
Reggie Cleveland      12   6  3.13  21  21   4   0   2  144  143   60   50    7   37   84
Alan Foster            9   6  3.19  23  17   4   0   1  119  113   46   42   11   41   61
Wayne Granger          2   4  4.24  33   0   0   5   0   47   50   29   22    3   21   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
  J. Reuss (HOU)           12

Losses:

  J. Matlack (NY)          14
  M. Caldwell (SD)         13
  S. Carlton (PHI)         12
  B. Greif (SD)            12
  C. Kirby (SD)            12
  J. Koosman (NY)          12
  D. Wilson (HOU)          12
  R. Reed (ATL)            11
  M. Torrez (MON)          11
  S. Arlin (SD)            10

Complete Games:

  B. Gibson (STL)          13
  J. Billingham (CIN)      12
  S. Carlton (PHI)         12
  T. Seaver (NY)           12
  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)        22
  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
  J. Billingham (CIN)   203.1
  D. Sutton (LA)        196.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      195.2
  J. Reuss (HOU)        194.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        194.2
  R. Bryant (SF)        190.0
  B. Gibson (STL)       189.0
  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
  J. Reuss (HOU)          179
  J. Billingham (CIN)     178
  R. Grimsley (CIN)       175
  R. Wise (STL)           171
  R. Bryant (SF)          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
  J. Billingham (CIN)      80
  B. Hooton (CHI)          79
  C. Kirby (SD)            79
  J. Reuss (HOU)           79

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         30
  S. Carlton (PHI)         20
  A. Messersmith (LA)      19
  K. Forsch (HOU)          18
  B. Greif (SD)            17
  M. Pappas (CHI)          17
  D. Sutton (LA)           17
  S. Arlin (SD)            16
  N. Briles (PIT)          16
  R. Grimsley (CIN)        16

Walks:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         85
  B. Moore (MON)           83
  M. Torrez (MON)          83
  R. Bryant (SF)           79
  J. Reuss (HOU)           79
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       74
  S. Blass (PIT)           73
  P. Niekro (ATL)          71
  F. Norman (CIN)          71
  J. Billingham (CIN)      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
  J. Reuss (HOU)          127
  K. Forsch (HOU)         124
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        121


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