Thursday August 9, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, August 9, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     72  43  2.73  116  36  26  1079   881  381  327   87  330  679
St. Louis       61  54  3.25  115  34  29  1029   964  424  371   71  339  592
Cincinnati      69  47  3.51  116  28  32  1043   995  445  407   88  372  520
New York        51  61  3.52  112  32  24  1005   934  438  393   89  342  672
Houston         59  58  3.62  117  29  19  1052  1002  471  423   83  409  644
Chicago         56  58  3.64  114  18  31  1024  1028  455  414  102  290  643
San Francisco   62  51  3.65  113  24  31  1010  1012  476  410   93  342  529
Pittsburgh      55  56  3.90  111  19  29   988   973  491  428   68  388  572
Montreal        56  57  3.91  113  19  30  1007   945  513  438   92  502  600
Philadelphia    52  62  3.93  114  36  16  1018   975  480  444   93  461  667
San Diego       39  75  4.24  114  25  13  1003  1026  553  473  103  388  594
Atlanta         54  64  4.30  119  22  27  1072  1072  582  512  101  429  592

 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)       14   7  2.26  25  25  11   0   3  203  153   57   51   17   43  163
Rick Reuschel (CHI)   12   9  2.37  25  25   5   0   2  183  168   54   48   11   46  134
Mike Marshall (MON)   10   6  2.48  62   0   0  23   0  120  104   38   33    7   52   82
Tommy John (LA)       11   6  2.74  25  20   3   0   1  141  132   54   43    8   33   64
Claude Osteen (LA)    13   5  2.74  24  24   9   0   3  181  159   63   55   14   45   64
Bob Gibson (STL)      11  10  2.81  24  24  13   0   1  189  154   70   59   12   54  140
Steve Renko (MON)     11   7  2.81  23  22   8   1   0  166  124   63   52   17   70  113
A. Messersmith (LA)   11   7  2.83  25  25   8   0   3  191  147   73   60   19   61  136

 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
Phil Niekro           11   5  3.42  31  20   6   3   1  169  147   74   64   15   71   89
Gary Gentry            4   6  3.43  16  14   3   1   0   87   74   37   33    7   35   42
Carl Morton            9   9  3.84  27  27   5   0   2  181  184   93   77   13   57   82
Ron Schueler           7   6  3.94  29  10   3   2   1  119  104   59   52   15   37   92
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
Gary Neibauer          1   0  4.50   2   1   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    1    2    3
Tom House              2   1  4.91  39   0   0   3   0   48   39   27   26    9   24   26
Pat Dobson             3   7  4.99  12  10   1   0   1   58   73   33   32    1   19   23
Joe Hoerner            2   2  6.39  20   0   0   2   0   13   17    9    9    1    4   10
Max Leon               1   2  7.07   8   0   0   0   0   14   16   12   11    3    6   10
Adrian Devine          1   3  7.62  16   1   0   3   0   26   38   23   22    5   12   12
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  2.04  38   0   0  10   0   71   65   22   16    4   21   51
Rick Reuschel         12   9  2.37  25  25   5   0   2  183  168   54   48   11   46  134
Bill Bonham            4   3  3.67  31   7   1   5   0   88   75   37   36    8   34   72
Fergie Jenkins        10  11  3.79  28  28   6   0   2  202  191   96   85   30   37  125
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  4.95  35   0   0   4   0   40   38   23   22    4   18   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  2.53  56   0   0   9   0   85  100   27   24    2   24   39
Fred Norman            9   2  2.74  13  13   6   0   3  102   78   31   31    8   46   56
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
Don Gullett           13   8  3.69  34  19   3   2   2  151  131   64   62   15   46   95
Tom Hall               6   4  3.69  36   7   0   6   0   85   60   38   35    9   41   83
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
Don Wilson             8  12  2.95  27  25   8   1   3  183  137   68   60   16   67  108
Dave Roberts          11   9  3.04  28  25   7   0   3  172  195   68   58   10   45   77
Larry Dierker          0   1  3.10   9   3   0   0   0   20   17    8    7    3    6   13
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 Ray                5   1  4.32  31   0   0   5   0   50   45   25   24    4   30   17
Jim Crawford           2   4  4.38  40   0   0   6   0   62   55   35   30    6   29   51
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  1.94  42   0   0  15   0   56   37   13   12    5   18   45
Pete Richert           2   1  2.01  31   0   0   7   0   40   33    9    9    4   13   22
Don Sutton            14   7  2.26  25  25  11   0   3  203  153   57   51   17   43  163
Tommy John            11   6  2.74  25  20   3   0   1  141  132   54   43    8   33   64
Claude Osteen         13   5  2.74  24  24   9   0   3  181  159   63   55   14   45   64
Andy Messersmith      11   7  2.83  25  25   8   0   3  191  147   73   60   19   61  136
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  4.23  20   1   0   1   0   38   37   18   18    4   17   31

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Rogers           3   1  1.05   5   5   4   0   2   43   24    5    5    1   14   18
Mike Marshall         10   6  2.48  62   0   0  23   0  120  104   38   33    7   52   82
Pat Jarvis             2   0  2.70  21   0   0   0   0   30   26   16    9    3   15   14
Steve Renko           11   7  2.81  23  22   8   1   0  166  124   63   52   17   70  113
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            7  11  4.48  25  25   1   0   0  149  149   85   74   13   86   64
Balor Moore            6  10  4.49  22  21   2   0   1  120  100   64   60   10   83  109
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
Jerry Koosman          8  13  3.25  24  24   8   0   1  183  164   71   66   11   44   99
Jon Matlack            9  14  3.30  24  24  10   0   2  172  140   70   63   12   69  137
Ray Sadecki            2   1  3.49  20   5   0   0   0   70   75   30   27    6   26   51
Harry Parker           7   2  3.50  23   9   0   4   0   69   62   31   27    5   30   46
Buzz Capra             2   5  4.62  15   0   0   2   0   25   21   13   13    3   19   22
Tug McGraw             0   4  5.27  39   2   0  13   0   70   75   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
Ron Diorio             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    1
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  13  3.87  29  29  13   0   3  218  208  105   94   21   87  171
Bill Wilson            1   3  4.46  38   0   0   4   0   42   36   21   21    6   24   22
Barry Lersch           2   6  5.06  30   2   0   1   0   69   80   40   39    9   21   40
Darrell Brandon        1   4  5.31  25   0   0   2   0   39   36   24   23    2   18   17
Jim Lonborg            9   9  5.34  27  19   3   0   0  130  149   79   77   17   57   68
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 22.09   4   0   0   0   0    4   13    9    9    1    2    2

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Giusti            6   1  1.48  42   0   0  14   0   61   45   15   10    5   21   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  11  2.84  23  23   7   0   1  165  146   63   52   16   41   66
John Morlan            1   0  3.06   3   3   0   0   0   18   19    6    6    0    9    9
Jim Rooker             5   4  3.28  31   8   2   5   1   93   78   38   34    5   38   76
Bob Johnson            2   1  3.78  33   2   0   2   0   64   67   31   27    6   22   43
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
Frank Snook            0   1  3.09   7   0   0   0   0   12    8    7    4    2    7    5
Randy Jones            2   3  3.16  10   9   2   0   0   68   64   31   24    7   17   38
Bill Greif             7  12  3.24  27  22   7   1   3  153  129   63   55   17   46   90
Vicente Romo           2   2  3.65  38   1   0   6   0   67   66   32   27    8   33   41
Mike Caldwell          3  13  4.00  33  13   3   4   1  117  112   65   52    6   42   66
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
Rich Troedson          5   4  4.63  41   9   1   1   0   91  103   49   47    5   32   48
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           4   7  5.33  31  10   2   1   0   81   94   64   48   10   49   54
Gary Ross              2   4  5.43  42   0   0   0   0   56   72   39   34    4   23   29

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Randy Moffitt          2   3  2.77  40   0   0  13   0   68   66   24   21    5   21   39
Ron Bryant            16   8  2.97  29  27   6   0   0  197  175   79   65   15   85  101
Jim Barr               9  11  3.32  29  22   7   2   2  168  160   66   62   17   33   61
Juan Marichal          9   7  3.46  23  21   6   0   2  138  147   68   53   14   26   61
Don McMahon            0   0  3.48   7   0   0   3   0   10   10    4    4    0    3    8
Elias Sosa             7   2  3.52  50   1   0  10   0   72   71   30   28    6   25   45
Tom Bradley            9  11  3.69  22  22   4   0   0  151  143   70   62   15   51   92
Don Carrithers         1   2  4.19  14   3   0   0   0   43   47   27   20    1   23   27
Sam McDowell           1   2  4.50  18   3   0   3   0   40   45   23   20    4   29   35
Jim Willoughby         4   5  4.82  24  12   1   0   1   90  101   54   48   14   30   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
Mike Nagy              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    0    1
Orlando Pena           3   1  1.82  22   0   0   4   0   30   31    8    6    2    9   19
Al Hrabosky            1   1  2.43  23   0   0   3   0   33   28   10    9    0   14   26
Bob Gibson            11  10  2.81  24  24  13   0   1  189  154   70   59   12   54  140
Rick Wise             13   6  2.94  23  23  10   0   4  181  171   66   59   10   37   82
Ed Sprague             0   0  3.00   5   0   0   0   0    3    5    1    1    1    2    0
Alan Foster            9   6  3.01  24  18   4   0   1  126  117   48   42   11   43   67
Diego Segui            4   3  3.10  46   0   0  15   0   61   55   23   21    5   28   53
Reggie Cleveland      12   6  3.13  21  21   4   0   2  144  143   60   50    7   37   84
Rich Folkers           3   4  3.31  25   7   1   2   0   65   55   25   24    6   26   33
Tom Murphy             2   5  3.41  13  11   2   0   0   74   74   29   28    5   15   32
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:

  R. Bryant (SF)           16
  J. Billingham (CIN)      15
  D. Sutton (LA)           14
  D. Gullett (CIN)         13
  C. Osteen (LA)           13
  T. Seaver (NY)           13
  R. Wise (STL)            13
  R. Cleveland (STL)       12
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        12
  J. Reuss (HOU)           12

Losses:

  J. Matlack (NY)          14
  M. Caldwell (SD)         13
  S. Carlton (PHI)         13
  J. Koosman (NY)          13
  B. Greif (SD)            12
  C. Kirby (SD)            12
  D. Wilson (HOU)          12
  J. Barr (SF)             11
  T. Bradley (SF)          11
  N. Briles (PIT)          11

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MON)        23
  J. Brewer (LA)           15
  D. Segui (STL)           15
  D. Giusti (PIT)          14
  T. McGraw (NY)           13
  R. Moffitt (SF)          13
  J. Aker (CHI)            12
  C. Carroll (CIN)         12
  B. Locker (CHI)          10
  E. Sosa (SF)             10

Shutouts:

  J. Billingham (CIN)       6
  W. Twitchell (PHI)        4
  R. Wise (STL)             4
  S. Arlin (SD)             3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  B. Greif (SD)             3
  A. Messersmith (LA)       3
  F. Norman (CIN)           3
  C. Osteen (LA)            3
  D. Roberts (HOU)          3

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      218.1
  J. Billingham (CIN)   203.1
  D. Sutton (LA)        203.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      201.2
  R. Bryant (SF)        196.2
  J. Reuss (HOU)        194.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        194.2
  A. Messersmith (LA)   190.2
  B. Gibson (STL)       189.0
  D. Wilson (HOU)       183.1

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        208
  D. Roberts (HOU)        195
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        191
  C. Morton (ATL)         184
  J. Reuss (HOU)          179
  J. Billingham (CIN)     178
  R. Bryant (SF)          175
  R. Grimsley (CIN)       175
  R. Wise (STL)           171
  K. Forsch (HOU)         169

Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        105
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         96
  C. Morton (ATL)          93
  S. Blass (PIT)           89
  M. Torrez (MON)          85
  K. Forsch (HOU)          84
  J. Billingham (CIN)      80
  R. Bryant (SF)           79
  B. Hooton (CHI)          79
  C. Kirby (SD)            79

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         30
  S. Carlton (PHI)         21
  A. Messersmith (LA)      19
  K. Forsch (HOU)          18
  J. Barr (SF)             17
  B. Greif (SD)            17
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         17
  F. Norman (CIN)          17
  M. Pappas (CHI)          17
  S. Renko (MON)           17

Walks:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         87
  M. Torrez (MON)          86
  R. Bryant (SF)           85
  B. Moore (MON)           83
  J. Reuss (HOU)           79
  F. Norman (CIN)          75
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       74
  S. Blass (PIT)           73
  P. Niekro (ATL)          71
  S. Renko (MON)           70

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        171
  T. Seaver (NY)          168
  D. Sutton (LA)          163
  B. Gibson (STL)         140
  J. Matlack (NY)         137
  A. Messersmith (LA)     136
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       134
  J. Reuss (HOU)          127
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        125
  K. Forsch (HOU)         124

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