Sunday August 12, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, August 12, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     73  45  2.73  119  36  26  1106   905  390  335   92  337  694
St. Louis       61  57  3.31  118  34  29  1057   998  446  389   71  349  615
Cincinnati      72  47  3.51  119  29  33  1071  1022  456  418   91  379  533
New York        52  63  3.52  115  33  24  1034   961  451  404   91  356  696
Houston         62  58  3.61  120  29  22  1079  1028  481  433   84  425  667
Chicago         56  61  3.63  117  18  31  1051  1059  470  424  103  298  657
San Francisco   64  52  3.66  116  25  31  1041  1039  491  423   96  347  544
Montreal        57  59  3.86  116  19  31  1033   967  521  443   95  511  620
Philadelphia    54  63  3.88  117  39  16  1044   997  486  450   95  466  681
Pittsburgh      56  58  3.94  114  20  29  1015  1001  507  444   73  395  584
San Diego       41  76  4.19  117  25  14  1031  1049  561  480  105  402  606
Atlanta         56  65  4.30  122  23  28  1098  1094  594  524  103  436  606

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver (NY)       14   6  1.86  25  25  13   0   2  204  149   48   42   16   44  175
Wayne Twitchell (PHI) 11   4  2.14  26  20   8   0   4  173  132   46   41   10   76  128
Don Sutton (LA)       14   7  2.26  25  25  11   0   3  203  153   57   51   17   43  163
Rick Reuschel (CHI)   12  10  2.38  26  26   5   0   2  189  176   59   50   11   48  139
Mike Marshall (MON)   10   7  2.56  64   0   0  24   0  123  108   40   35    8   53   86
Claude Osteen (LA)    13   5  2.74  24  24   9   0   3  181  159   63   55   14   45   64
Steve Renko (MON)     11   7  2.75  24  23   8   1   0  174  129   65   53   18   73  118
A. Messersmith (LA)   11   7  2.76  26  26   8   0   3  199  154   74   61   20   64  141
Bob Gibson (STL)      11  10  2.81  24  24  13   0   1  189  154   70   59   12   54  140
Nelson Briles (PIT)   10  11  2.84  23  23   7   0   1  165  146   63   52   16   41   66

 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         7   4  3.36  26  13   2   4   0  115   94   49   43    9   68   82
Gary Neibauer          1   0  3.38   3   1   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    1    2    4
Gary Gentry            4   6  3.43  16  14   3   1   0   87   74   37   33    7   35   42
Phil Niekro           12   5  3.44  32  21   7   3   1  178  152   78   68   17   73   95
Carl Morton            9   9  3.81  28  27   5   0   2  182  184   93   77   13   57   83
Ron Schueler           7   7  4.09  30  11   3   2   1  123  110   63   56   15   39   93
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  4.71  40   0   0   4   0   50   40   27   26    9   24   27
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
Joe Niekro             0   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    1    0
Max Leon               1   2  7.07   8   0   0   0   0   14   16   12   11    3    6   10
Adrian Devine          1   3  7.43  17   1   0   3   0   27   40   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  1.91  20   1   0   0   0   38   34    9    8    1   21   34
Bob Locker             5   4  2.30  40   0   0  10   0   74   67   25   19    5   23   54
Rick Reuschel         12  10  2.38  26  26   5   0   2  189  176   59   50   11   48  139
Bill Bonham            4   4  3.57  32   8   1   5   0   96   83   40   38    8   35   76
Jack Aker              4   5  3.79  39   0   0  12   0   57   65   26   24    7   18   25
Fergie Jenkins        10  11  3.79  28  28   6   0   2  202  191   96   85   30   37  125
Burt Hooton            9  11  4.13  29  25   5   0   1  166  177   82   76    9   56   94
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  2.55  57   0   0  10   0   88  102   28   25    2   24   40
Fred Norman            9   2  2.74  13  13   6   0   3  102   78   31   31    8   46   56
Ross Grimsley         12   6  2.94  27  26   6   1   1  175  183   65   57   16   49   62
Roger Nelson           3   2  2.96  10   8   1   0   0   49   47   20   16    4   20   13
Jack Billingham       15   8  3.27  29  29  12   0   6  212  187   83   77   11   70   98
Gary Nolan             0   1  3.48   2   2   0   0   0   10    6    4    4    1    7    3
Don Gullett           14   8  3.59  35  20   4   2   2  160  137   66   64   16   48   99
Tom Hall               7   4  3.84  37   7   0   6   0   87   62   40   37   11   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
Juan Pizarro           2   1  2.70   8   0   0   0   0   10   11    3    3    0    3    3
J.R. Richard           4   1  2.72  12   7   1   0   1   50   38   20   15    2   26   54
Mike Cosgrove          1   1  2.84   9   0   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    1    6    2
Don Wilson             9  12  2.91  28  26   8   1   3  192  147   70   62   16   70  115
Larry Dierker          1   1  2.95  10   3   0   0   0   21   18    8    7    3    8   13
Dave Roberts          11   9  3.04  28  25   7   0   3  172  195   68   58   10   45   77
Jerry Reuss           12   8  3.47  30  29   8   0   1  200  187   83   77   10   81  130
Ken Forsch             9   9  3.86  32  26   5   2   0  182  172   85   78   18   64  130
Jim Ray                5   1  4.35  33   0   0   6   0   52   47   26   25    4   32   19
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             5   4  1.91  43   0   0  15   0   57   38   13   12    5   18   45
Pete Richert           2   1  2.13  32   0   0   7   0   42   34   10   10    5   14   22
Don Sutton            14   7  2.26  25  25  11   0   3  203  153   57   51   17   43  163
Claude Osteen         13   5  2.74  24  24   9   0   3  181  159   63   55   14   45   64
Andy Messersmith      11   7  2.76  26  26   8   0   3  199  154   74   61   20   64  141
Tommy John            11   7  2.87  26  21   3   0   1  147  140   58   47    9   33   68
Al Downing             9   7  2.99  23  22   5   0   2  157  119   65   52   11   55   94
George Culver          4   4  3.00  28   0   0   2   0   42   45   15   14    4   21   23
Charlie Hough          1   2  3.35  23   0   0   1   0   38   24   16   14    2   26   41
Doug Rau               3   1  4.14  21   1   0   1   0   41   39   19   19    5   18   33

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Rogers           4   1  0.88   6   6   4   0   2   51   28    5    5    1   16   22
Pat Jarvis             2   0  2.53  22   0   0   0   0   32   29   16    9    3   15   16
Mike Marshall         10   7  2.56  64   0   0  24   0  123  108   40   35    8   53   86
Steve Renko           11   7  2.75  24  23   8   1   0  174  129   65   53   18   73  118
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  11  4.49  23  22   2   0   1  124  104   68   62   11   85  113
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  7.33  22  15   0   1   0   77  101   66   63   12   45   32

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver            14   6  1.86  25  25  13   0   2  204  149   48   42   16   44  175
George Stone           7   3  2.99  19  12   2   1   0   96   96   39   32   10   25   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
Harry Parker           7   2  3.53  24   9   0   4   0   71   64   32   28    5   30   46
Ray Sadecki            2   2  3.57  21   6   0   0   0   76   80   33   30    7   29   58
Buzz Capra             2   5  4.03  16   0   0   2   0   29   22   13   13    3   21   27
Tug McGraw             0   5  5.09  40   2   0  13   0   74   78   44   42   10   42   41
Jim McAndrew           3   8  5.70  19  12   0   1   0   73   99   57   46    8   28   36
Phil Hennigan          0   4  6.23  30   0   0   3   0   43   50   30   30    6   16   22
John Strohmayer        0   0  6.75   6   0   0   0   0    8   11    7    6    1    3    4
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       11   4  2.14  26  20   8   0   4  173  132   46   41   10   76  128
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             12   4  3.17  21  15   9   0   1  139  121   54   49   11   49   74
Dick Ruthven           5   9  3.69  21  19   3   1   1  112  102   54   46    9   59   82
Steve Carlton         10  14  3.81  30  30  14   0   3  227  216  107   96   22   88  176
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  1.78  43   0   0  14   0   61   48   17   12    5   21   39
Ramon Hernandez        4   2  1.94  40   0   0   5   0   60   42   16   13    4   16   41
Nelson Briles         10  11  2.84  23  23   7   0   1  165  146   63   52   16   41   66
Dock Ellis            11  10  2.87  23  23   3   0   1  163  149   66   52    4   48  107
Jim Rooker             5   4  3.28  31   8   2   5   1   93   78   38   34    5   38   76
John Morlan            1   1  3.57   4   4   0   0   0   23   24    9    9    1   10   11
Bob Johnson            2   1  3.86  34   2   0   2   0   65   69   32   28    7   22   45
Bob Moose              7  10  3.93  22  21   5   0   2  140  155   67   61    9   48   84
Luke Walker            7   9  4.31  24  17   2   1   1  104  105   56   50    8   47   64
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          4  13  3.95  35  13   3   5   1  118  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  4.44  42  10   1   1   0   99  112   52   49    5   36   52
Clay Kirby             7  13  4.50  25  22   4   0   2  134  144   81   67   15   48   95
Steve Arlin            7  10  4.70  25  19   5   0   3  136  146   74   71   18   58   72
Mike Corkins           4   7  5.20  33  10   2   1   0   83   95   64   48   10   51   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          3   3  2.65  41   0   0  13   0   71   66   24   21    5   21   39
Ron Bryant            17   8  2.84  30  28   7   0   0  206  181   80   65   15   87  105
Elias Sosa             7   2  3.29  51   1   0  10   0   77   73   31   28    6   26   47
Jim Barr               9  11  3.32  29  22   7   2   2  168  160   66   62   17   33   61
Don McMahon            0   0  3.48   7   0   0   3   0   10   10    4    4    0    3    8
Juan Marichal          9   8  3.73  24  22   6   0   2  142  157   74   59   15   26   62
Tom Bradley            9  11  3.91  23  23   4   0   0  156  149   76   68   17   52   96
Don Carrithers         1   2  4.26  15   3   0   0   0   44   49   28   21    1   23   29
Sam McDowell           1   2  4.50  18   3   0   3   0   40   45   23   20    4   29   35
Jim Willoughby         4   5  4.66  25  12   1   0   1   93  102   54   48   14   31   44
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
Al Hrabosky            1   1  2.21  26   0   0   3   0   37   32   11    9    0   14   28
Orlando Pena           3   2  2.56  24   0   0   4   0   32   35   11    9    2    9   19
Ed Sprague             0   0  2.57   7   0   0   0   0    7    6    2    2    1    3    1
Bob Gibson            11  10  2.81  24  24  13   0   1  189  154   70   59   12   54  140
Alan Foster            9   6  3.01  24  18   4   0   1  126  117   48   42   11   43   67
Rick Wise             13   7  3.03  24  24  10   0   4  187  181   73   63   10   40   89
Diego Segui            4   3  3.14  47   0   0  15   0   63   57   24   22    5   29   57
Rich Folkers           3   4  3.21  26   7   1   2   0   67   56   25   24    6   26   35
Reggie Cleveland      12   6  3.23  22  22   4   0   2  151  152   64   54    7   38   89
Tom Murphy             2   6  3.94  14  12   2   0   0   75   77   34   33    5   19   34
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)           17
  J. Billingham (CIN)      15
  D. Gullett (CIN)         14
  T. Seaver (NY)           14
  D. Sutton (LA)           14
  C. Osteen (LA)           13
  R. Wise (STL)            13
  K. Brett (PHI)           12
  R. Cleveland (STL)       12
  R. Grimsley (CIN)        12

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         14
  B. Gibson (STL)          13
  T. Seaver (NY)           13
  J. Billingham (CIN)      12
  D. Sutton (LA)           11
  J. Matlack (NY)          10
  R. Wise (STL)            10
  K. Brett (PHI)            9
  C. Osteen (LA)            9
  J. Koosman (NY)           8

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MON)        24
  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
  P. Borbon (CIN)          10
  B. Locker (CHI)          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)      227.0
  J. Billingham (CIN)   212.0
  R. Bryant (SF)        205.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        203.2
  D. Sutton (LA)        203.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      201.2
  J. Reuss (HOU)        200.0
  A. Messersmith (LA)   198.2
  D. Wilson (HOU)       191.2
  B. Gibson (STL)       189.0

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        216
  D. Roberts (HOU)        195
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        191
  J. Billingham (CIN)     187
  J. Reuss (HOU)          187
  C. Morton (ATL)         184
  R. Grimsley (CIN)       183
  R. Bryant (SF)          181
  R. Wise (STL)           181
  B. Hooton (CHI)         177

Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        107
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         96
  C. Morton (ATL)          93
  S. Blass (PIT)           89
  K. Forsch (HOU)          85
  M. Torrez (MON)          85
  J. Billingham (CIN)      83
  J. Reuss (HOU)           83
  B. Hooton (CHI)          82
  C. Kirby (SD)            81

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         30
  S. Carlton (PHI)         22
  A. Messersmith (LA)      20
  S. Arlin (SD)            18
  K. Forsch (HOU)          18
  S. Renko (MON)           18
  J. Barr (SF)             17
  T. Bradley (SF)          17
  B. Greif (SD)            17
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         17

Walks:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         88
  R. Bryant (SF)           87
  M. Torrez (MON)          86
  B. Moore (MON)           85
  J. Reuss (HOU)           81
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       76
  F. Norman (CIN)          75
  S. Blass (PIT)           73
  P. Niekro (ATL)          73
  S. Renko (MON)           73

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        176
  T. Seaver (NY)          175
  D. Sutton (LA)          163
  A. Messersmith (LA)     141
  B. Gibson (STL)         140
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       139
  J. Matlack (NY)         137
  K. Forsch (HOU)         130
  J. Reuss (HOU)          130
  W. Twitchell (PHI)      128


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