Tuesday August 14, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 14, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     75  45  2.75  121  36  27  1124   927  398  343   95  344  708
St. Louis       62  58  3.32  120  34  29  1075  1013  455  397   72  360  619
Cincinnati      73  48  3.51  121  29  34  1088  1041  463  424   92  384  540
New York        52  65  3.56  117  34  24  1051   983  463  416   93  360  712
Houston         63  59  3.63  122  30  22  1096  1045  490  442   84  433  676
Chicago         56  62  3.65  118  18  31  1060  1067  476  430  104  303  664
San Francisco   64  53  3.65  117  25  31  1050  1046  495  426   98  347  547
Philadelphia    55  63  3.87  118  40  16  1053  1008  489  453   95  469  684
Montreal        57  61  3.88  118  20  31  1050   985  533  453   97  520  625
Pittsburgh      57  59  3.93  116  20  30  1033  1019  514  451   74  399  598
San Diego       43  76  4.13  119  26  14  1049  1062  563  481  105  408  615
Atlanta         57  65  4.27  123  24  28  1107  1100  596  525  103  437  609

 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
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
Nelson Briles (PIT)   11  11  2.81  24  24   7   0   1  173  153   65   54   16   41   68
Bob Gibson (STL)      11  10  2.81  24  24  13   0   1  189  154   70   59   12   54  140
Claude Osteen (LA)    14   5  2.83  25  25   9   0   3  188  169   67   59   16   47   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           10   9  3.68  29  28   6   0   2  191  190   95   78   13   58   86
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  12  3.93  29  29   6   0   2  206  198  101   90   30   42  129
Burt Hooton            9  11  4.06  30  25   5   0   1  168  177   82   76    9   56   96
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  4.93  36   0   0   4   0   42   39   24   23    5   18   26
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  2.50  59   0   0  10   0   90  107   29   25    2   25   41
Fred Norman            9   3  2.81  14  14   6   0   3  109   84   34   34    9   48   61
Roger Nelson           3   2  2.96  10   8   1   0   0   49   47   20   16    4   20   13
Ross Grimsley         12   6  2.98  28  27   6   1   1  181  189   68   60   16   51   63
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  3.83  38   7   0   7   0   87   62   40   37   11   41   83
Clay Carroll           4   6  3.84  36   5   0  12   0   70   87   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
Larry Dierker          1   1  2.74  11   3   0   0   0   23   19    8    7    3    9   14
Mike Cosgrove          1   1  2.84   9   0   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    1    6    2
Dave Roberts          12   9  2.89  29  26   8   0   4  181  200   68   58   10   46   81
Don Wilson             9  12  2.91  28  26   8   1   3  192  147   70   62   16   70  115
J.R. Richard           4   1  3.13  13   8   1   0   1   55   42   24   19    2   29   58
Jerry Reuss           12   8  3.47  30  29   8   0   1  200  187   83   77   10   81  130
Juan Pizarro           2   1  3.60   9   0   0   0   0   10   13    4    4    0    3    3
Ken Forsch             9  10  4.03  33  26   5   2   0  183  176   89   82   18   66  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  41   0   0   6   0   62   56   35   30    6   30   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  1.99  44   0   0  16   0   59   39   14   13    5   20   48
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
Andy Messersmith      11   7  2.76  26  26   8   0   3  199  154   74   61   20   64  141
Claude Osteen         14   5  2.83  25  25   9   0   3  188  169   67   59   16   47   66
Tommy John            11   7  2.92  27  22   3   0   1  154  147   61   50   10   35   75
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               4   1  3.95  22   1   0   1   0   43   43   19   19    5   19   35

 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
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
Pat Jarvis             2   1  2.91  23   0   0   0   0   34   32   18   11    4   15   17
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  12  4.40  24  23   3   0   1  133  113   72   65   12   87  116
Mike Torrez            7  11  4.54  26  26   1   0   0  153  151   88   77   13   91   65
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  5.48  18   0   0   0   0   23   25   14   14    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  7.35  23  15   0   1   0   78  103   68   64   12   47   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
Jon Matlack            9  15  3.29  25  25  11   0   2  181  150   73   66   12   71  147
Jerry Koosman          8  14  3.47  25  25   8   0   1  187  173   77   72   12   45  102
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  3.77  17   0   0   2   0   31   23   13   13    3   21   29
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  8.10   7   0   0   0   0   10   13   10    9    2    4    5
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
Jim Lonborg           10   9  5.19  28  20   4   0   0  139  160   82   80   17   60   71
Darrell Brandon        1   4  5.31  25   0   0   2   0   39   36   24   23    2   18   17
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  1.76  45   0   0  15   0   61   48   17   12    5   22   40
Ramon Hernandez        4   3  2.17  42   0   0   5   0   62   46   18   15    4   17   43
Nelson Briles         11  11  2.81  24  24   7   0   1  173  153   65   54   16   41   68
Dock Ellis            11  10  2.87  23  23   3   0   1  163  149   66   52    4   48  107
Jim Rooker             5   4  3.32  32   9   2   5   1  100   85   41   37    6   40   85
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
Randy Jones            3   3  2.79  11  10   3   0   1   77   72   31   24    7   20   43
Frank Snook            0   1  3.09   7   0   0   0   0   12    8    7    4    2    7    5
Bill Greif             7  12  3.22  28  23   7   1   3  154  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          5  13  3.86  36  13   3   5   1  121  115   66   52    6   44   67
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  4.99  34  10   2   1   0   88   97   65   49   10   52   57
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  2.58  42   0   0  13   0   73   66   24   21    5   21   40
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  12  3.34  30  23   7   2   2  175  167   70   65   19   33   63
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
Al Hrabosky            1   1  2.21  26   0   0   3   0   37   32   11    9    0   14   28
Mike Nagy              0   1  2.45   2   1   0   0   0   11    9    4    3    1    3    1
Orlando Pena           3   2  2.53  25   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
Diego Segui            5   3  2.96  49   0   0  15   0   67   57   24   22    5   32   60
Rick Wise             13   7  3.03  24  24  10   0   4  187  181   73   63   10   40   89
Rich Folkers           3   4  3.21  26   7   1   2   0   67   56   25   24    6   26   35
Alan Foster            9   6  3.22  25  19   4   0   1  131  124   53   47   11   48   68
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
  C. Osteen (LA)           14
  T. Seaver (NY)           14
  D. Sutton (LA)           14
  R. Wise (STL)            13
  K. Brett (PHI)           12
  R. Cleveland (STL)       12
  R. Grimsley (CIN)        12

Losses:

  J. Matlack (NY)          15
  S. Carlton (PHI)         14
  J. Koosman (NY)          14
  M. Caldwell (SD)         13
  C. Kirby (SD)            13
  J. Barr (SF)             12
  B. Greif (SD)            12
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         12
  B. Moore (MON)           12
  D. Wilson (HOU)          12

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MON)        24
  J. Brewer (LA)           16
  D. Giusti (PIT)          15
  D. Segui (STL)           15
  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
  D. Roberts (HOU)          4
  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

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      227.0
  J. Billingham (CIN)   212.0
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      206.0
  R. Bryant (SF)        205.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        203.2
  D. Sutton (LA)        203.0
  J. Reuss (HOU)        200.0
  A. Messersmith (LA)   198.2
  D. Wilson (HOU)       191.2
  C. Morton (ATL)       190.2

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        216
  D. Roberts (HOU)        200
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        198
  C. Morton (ATL)         190
  R. Grimsley (CIN)       189
  J. Billingham (CIN)     187
  J. Reuss (HOU)          187
  R. Bryant (SF)          181
  R. Wise (STL)           181
  B. Hooton (CHI)         177

Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        107
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        101
  C. Morton (ATL)          95
  S. Blass (PIT)           89
  K. Forsch (HOU)          89
  M. Torrez (MON)          88
  J. Billingham (CIN)      83
  J. Reuss (HOU)           83
  B. Hooton (CHI)          82
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         82

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         30
  S. Carlton (PHI)         22
  A. Messersmith (LA)      20
  J. Barr (SF)             19
  S. Arlin (SD)            18
  K. Forsch (HOU)          18
  F. Norman (CIN)          18
  S. Renko (MON)           18
  T. Bradley (SF)          17
  B. Greif (SD)            17

Walks:

  M. Torrez (MON)          91
  S. Carlton (PHI)         88
  R. Bryant (SF)           87
  B. Moore (MON)           87
  J. Reuss (HOU)           81
  F. Norman (CIN)          77
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       76
  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
  J. Matlack (NY)         147
  A. Messersmith (LA)     141
  B. Gibson (STL)         140
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       139
  K. Forsch (HOU)         130
  J. Reuss (HOU)          130
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        129


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