Saturday August 25, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, August 25, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     80  49  2.72  130  39  29  1206   992  422  364   99  363  754
St. Louis       65  63  3.30  128  37  29  1151  1092  491  422   78  380  679
New York        58  69  3.42  127  39  24  1150  1059  485  437   98  384  778
Cincinnati      77  54  3.47  131  32  34  1185  1130  506  457   99  417  589
San Francisco   71  56  3.55  127  29  34  1140  1125  520  450  105  367  589
Houston         67  64  3.63  131  33  23  1178  1115  523  475   89  463  729
Chicago         62  66  3.71  128  21  33  1151  1161  524  475  113  329  726
Pittsburgh      62  63  3.84  125  23  31  1114  1090  546  475   85  422  650
Montreal        60  67  3.87  127  21  32  1132  1076  571  487  103  554  680
Philadelphia    59  69  3.87  128  44  16  1143  1101  539  492  104  498  749
San Diego       47  81  4.15  128  27  17  1131  1150  610  522  117  435  661
Atlanta         62  69  4.23  132  25  31  1189  1176  632  559  110  466  654

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver (NY)       15   7  1.74  28  28  14   0   3  233  165   51   45   18   47  196
Don Sutton (LA)       15   8  2.21  27  27  12   0   3  220  165   61   54   17   46  172
Wayne Twitchell (PHI) 12   6  2.34  29  23   9   0   4  193  151   57   50   11   83  146
Mike Marshall (MON)   10   7  2.58  70   0   0  25   0  133  115   45   38    8   58   95
Rick Reuschel (CHI)   12  12  2.65  29  29   6   0   2  207  194   72   61   13   48  158
Nelson Briles (PIT)   12  11  2.67  26  26   7   0   1  185  160   68   55   16   43   77
Tommy John (LA)       12   7  2.69  29  24   4   0   2  170  154   62   51   11   38   83
Steve Renko (MON)     11   8  2.73  26  25   8   1   0  188  143   70   57   19   82  128
Ron Bryant (SF)       19   8  2.81  32  30   8   0   0  221  190   84   69   15   90  114
Bob Gibson (STL)      11  10  2.81  24  24  13   0   1  189  154   70   59   12   54  140

 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
Phil Niekro           13   6  3.31  36  24   8   4   1  204  178   86   75   19   75  111
Gary Gentry            4   6  3.43  16  14   3   1   0   87   74   37   33    7   35   42
Carl Morton           11   9  3.54  31  30   6   0   2  206  202   98   81   13   64   92
Roric Harrison         7   4  3.77  28  15   2   4   0  124  105   58   52   10   76   89
Joe Niekro             1   1  3.86   7   0   0   1   0    9    7    4    4    1    3    4
Ron Schueler           7   7  3.96  32  13   3   2   1  134  119   67   59   16   43   98
Danny Frisella         1   2  4.20  42   0   0   8   0   45   40   27   21    5   23   27
Ron Reed               4  11  4.41  20  19   2   1   0  116  133   71   57    7   31   64
Gary Neibauer          2   1  4.61   7   1   0   0   0   14    9    7    7    2    8    7
Tom House              2   1  4.75  42   0   0   4   0   53   44   29   28   10   24   29
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
Adrian Devine          2   3  6.99  20   1   0   3   0   28   42   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
Max Leon               1   2  8.16   9   0   0   0   0   14   17   14   13    3    6   10
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  2.27  23   1   0   0   0   44   44   12   11    1   22   39
Bob Locker             7   5  2.58  45   0   0  12   0   84   76   31   24    5   27   58
Rick Reuschel         12  12  2.65  29  29   6   0   2  207  194   72   61   13   48  158
Bill Bonham            5   4  3.31  34  10   1   5   0  111   90   43   41    9   42   94
Burt Hooton           10  12  3.89  33  27   6   0   1  185  190   86   80   10   60  107
Fergie Jenkins        11  12  3.93  30  30   7   0   2  215  208  105   94   31   43  134
Jack Aker              4   5  4.34  41   0   0  12   0   58   69   30   28    8   19   25
Milt Pappas            6  10  4.46  25  24   1   0   1  137  165   72   68   18   35   41
Larry Gura             2   4  4.82  20   7   0   0   0   62   74   37   33   10   10   41
Dave LaRoche           4   1  6.09  38   0   0   4   0   44   45   31   30    7   22   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           6   4  2.31  64   0   0  10   0  101  114   30   26    2   29   49
Ross Grimsley         12   7  2.94  30  29   7   1   1  196  196   72   64   17   55   68
Fred Norman            9   5  2.99  16  16   6   0   3  117   92   44   39   11   55   67
Jack Billingham       16   8  3.12  32  32  13   0   7  233  206   89   81   12   77  108
Gary Nolan             0   1  3.48   2   2   0   0   0   10    6    4    4    1    7    3
Don Gullett           15   8  3.55  38  23   5   2   2  182  161   75   72   17   50  110
Tom Hall               7   4  3.62  42   7   0   7   0   92   68   40   37   11   42   86
Clay Carroll           5   8  3.71  40   5   0  12   0   78   94   41   32    4   23   34
Roger Nelson           3   2  3.81  11   8   1   0   0   50   49   25   21    4   21   13
Dave Tomlin            0   1  4.70  12   0   0   1   0   23   18   12   12    4   13   14
Ed Sprague             1   3  5.12  28   0   0   1   0   39   35   22   22    3   22   19
Jim McGlothlin         3   3  6.68  24   9   0   0   0   63   91   52   47   13   23   18

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Cosgrove          1   1  2.84   9   0   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    1    6    2
Dave Roberts          12   9  2.92  31  28   8   0   4  188  207   71   61   11   50   84
J.R. Richard           5   1  2.97  14   9   2   0   1   64   44   26   21    2   32   67
Don Wilson             9  14  3.16  30  28   8   1   3  205  157   80   72   18   77  123
Juan Pizarro           2   1  3.18  10   0   0   0   0   11   13    4    4    0    4    4
Jerry Reuss           14   9  3.37  33  32  10   0   2  224  209   90   84   11   92  144
Larry Dierker          1   1  3.38  12   3   0   0   0   24   22   10    9    3    9   14
Ken Forsch             9  10  3.92  37  26   5   3   0  190  182   90   83   18   66  137
Jim Ray                6   2  4.32  36   0   0   6   0   58   56   29   28    5   33   22
Jim Crawford           2   4  4.39  44   0   0   6   0   66   61   37   32    6   31   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
Tom Griffin            0   5  5.32  18   5   0   0   0   46   41   30   27    4   26   33
Cecil Upshaw           1   3  5.46  26   0   0   0   0   30   34   20   18    2   14   17

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Richert           3   1  1.99  34   0   0   7   0   45   35   10   10    5   16   22
Jim Brewer             6   5  2.20  48   0   0  17   0   65   47   17   16    5   21   50
Don Sutton            15   8  2.21  27  27  12   0   3  220  165   61   54   17   46  172
Tommy John            12   7  2.69  29  24   4   0   2  170  154   62   51   11   38   83
Andy Messersmith      11   8  2.82  28  28   8   0   3  211  169   81   66   21   67  149
Claude Osteen         15   6  2.87  27  27  10   0   3  204  182   73   65   17   50   76
George Culver          4   4  3.00  28   0   0   2   0   42   45   15   14    4   21   23
Al Downing             9   7  3.01  25  23   5   0   2  165  125   68   55   12   59   99
Charlie Hough          1   2  3.26  24   0   0   1   0   39   24   16   14    2   26   41
Doug Rau               4   1  3.77  24   1   0   2   0   45   46   19   19    5   19   39

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Rogers           4   3  1.36   8   8   4   0   2   66   44   11   10    3   20   31
Mike Marshall         10   7  2.58  70   0   0  25   0  133  115   45   38    8   58   95
Steve Renko           11   8  2.73  26  25   8   1   0  188  143   70   57   19   82  128
Pat Jarvis             2   1  2.78  25   0   0   0   0   36   33   18   11    4   16   18
Tom Walker             5   5  3.68  47   0   0   4   0   81   82   48   33    7   40   62
Ernie McAnally         7   7  4.03  23  22   4   0   0  134  152   77   60   12   48   63
Balor Moore            7  13  4.33  26  25   3   0   1  145  124   77   70   13   92  129
Mike Torrez            8  11  4.49  29  28   2   0   0  170  174   96   85   15   97   72
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  5.40  20   0   0   0   0   23   26   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  7.30  25  15   0   1   0   81  107   70   66   12   48   36

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver            15   7  1.74  28  28  14   0   3  233  165   51   45   18   47  196
George Stone           7   3  2.90  21  14   2   1   0  112  110   43   36   10   28   57
Jerry Koosman         10  14  3.15  27  27  10   0   2  206  186   78   72   12   52  114
Jon Matlack           10  15  3.29  27  27  12   0   2  194  168   78   71   13   78  156
Ray Sadecki            3   2  3.30  22   7   1   0   0   85   84   34   31    8   29   62
Harry Parker           7   3  3.52  28   9   0   4   0   77   67   34   30    6   30   52
Buzz Capra             2   6  3.90  18   0   0   2   0   32   25   14   14    3   23   29
Tug McGraw             1   6  5.24  43   2   0  13   0   81   84   49   47   10   44   47
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  1.42   6   0   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    1    2    4
Mac Scarce             0   5  2.28  36   0   0   8   0   47   32   16   12    3   38   46
Wayne Twitchell       12   6  2.34  29  23   9   0   4  193  151   57   50   11   83  146
Ken Brett             12   5  3.26  24  18  10   0   1  163  145   66   59   14   58   84
Dick Ruthven           5   9  3.69  21  19   3   1   1  112  102   54   46    9   59   82
Steve Carlton         11  15  3.83  32  32  15   0   3  240  233  115  102   24   93  191
Mike Wallace           1   1  4.03  10   3   1   0   0   22   25   11   10    1   11   15
Darrell Brandon        1   4  4.85  27   0   0   2   0   43   37   24   23    2   19   18
Barry Lersch           2   6  4.85  32   2   0   1   0   72   82   40   39    9   22   41
Bill Wilson            1   3  4.98  40   0   0   4   0   43   41   27   24    6   25   23
Jim Lonborg           11  10  5.04  30  22   5   0   0  154  173   88   86   19   61   81
George Culver          1   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    0    1
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            7   2  1.82  50   0   0  16   0   69   54   19   14    7   25   46
Ramon Hernandez        4   3  2.42  44   0   0   5   0   63   50   20   17    4   18   44
Nelson Briles         12  11  2.67  26  26   7   0   1  185  160   68   55   16   43   77
Dock Ellis            11  12  2.87  25  25   3   0   1  176  160   74   56    5   51  110
Jim Rooker             6   4  3.20  34  11   3   5   2  115   97   46   41    8   41   94
John Morlan            2   1  3.41   5   5   1   0   0   32   33   12   12    3   12   18
Bob Moose              8  11  3.72  24  23   6   0   3  155  169   70   64   11   51   92
Bob Johnson            2   1  3.99  36   2   0   2   0   68   71   34   30    8   23   48
Luke Walker            7   9  4.29  27  17   2   1   1  109  109   59   52    8   54   68
John Lamb              0   1  5.84  17   0   0   2   0   25   31   20   16    2    6    7
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
Bill Greif             7  14  3.11  30  25   7   1   3  162  139   69   56   17   49   95
Randy Jones            3   3  3.26  12  11   3   0   1   80   79   36   29    8   20   45
Frank Snook            0   1  3.29   9   0   0   0   0   14    9    8    5    3    8    7
Mike Caldwell          5  14  3.90  40  13   3   7   1  127  121   69   55    6   47   69
Vicente Romo           2   2  3.93  43   1   0   7   0   76   75   38   33   10   37   45
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          6   4  4.39  44  12   1   1   0  113  125   58   55    6   41   56
Clay Kirby             7  14  4.53  27  24   4   0   2  147  158   88   74   18   50  103
Mike Corkins           5   7  4.56  36  10   2   1   0   97  105   65   49   10   55   64
Steve Arlin            9  11  4.76  28  21   6   0   3  149  159   83   79   21   62   79
Gary Ross              2   4  5.49  45   0   0   0   0   62   79   43   38    5   25   34

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don McMahon            1   0  2.51  10   0   0   3   0   14   11    4    4    0    3   10
Randy Moffitt          3   3  2.62  44   0   0  13   0   76   70   25   22    6   22   42
Ron Bryant            19   8  2.81  32  30   8   0   0  221  190   84   69   15   90  114
Elias Sosa             7   2  3.14  55   1   0  13   0   83   77   32   29    7   30   52
Jim Barr              10  13  3.47  32  25   7   2   2  187  184   77   72   20   35   66
Tom Bradley           11  11  3.51  26  26   5   0   1  179  161   79   70   18   57  107
Juan Marichal         10  10  3.64  27  25   8   0   2  166  182   82   67   18   31   70
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  4.56  27  12   1   0   1   97  109   55   49   14   31   46
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  1.99  28   0   0   3   0   41   33   11    9    0   15   33
Ed Sprague             0   0  2.25   8   0   0   0   0    8    8    2    2    1    4    2
Orlando Pena           3   3  2.52  29   0   0   4   0   39   44   13   11    2   11   25
Diego Segui            6   4  2.71  51   0   0  15   0   73   60   26   22    5   37   65
Mike Nagy              0   1  2.76   3   2   0   0   0   16   16    6    5    1    4    5
Bob Gibson            11  10  2.81  24  24  13   0   1  189  154   70   59   12   54  140
Alan Foster           10   6  2.95  27  21   5   0   2  149  142   57   49   13   51   80
Reggie Cleveland      13   6  3.19  24  24   5   0   2  167  163   70   59    9   39  102
Rick Wise             13  10  3.30  27  27  11   0   4  202  205   90   74   12   45  101
Rich Folkers           3   4  3.36  28   7   1   2   0   70   59   27   26    6   26   36
Tom Murphy             2   6  4.01  15  12   2   0   0   76   78   35   34    5   20   35
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)           19
  J. Billingham (CIN)      16
  D. Gullett (CIN)         15
  C. Osteen (LA)           15
  T. Seaver (NY)           15
  D. Sutton (LA)           15
  J. Reuss (HOU)           14
  R. Cleveland (STL)       13
  P. Niekro (ATL)          13
  R. Wise (STL)            13

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         15
  T. Seaver (NY)           14
  J. Billingham (CIN)      13
  B. Gibson (STL)          13
  J. Matlack (NY)          12
  D. Sutton (LA)           12
  R. Wise (STL)            11
  K. Brett (PHI)           10
  J. Koosman (NY)          10
  C. Osteen (LA)           10

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MON)        25
  J. Brewer (LA)           17
  D. Giusti (PIT)          16
  D. Segui (STL)           15
  T. McGraw (NY)           13
  R. Moffitt (SF)          13
  E. Sosa (SF)             13
  J. Aker (CHI)            12
  C. Carroll (CIN)         12
  B. Locker (CHI)          12

Shutouts:

  J. Billingham (CIN)       7
  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
  B. Moose (PIT)            3
  F. Norman (CIN)           3

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      240.0
  J. Billingham (CIN)   233.1
  T. Seaver (NY)        232.2
  J. Reuss (HOU)        224.1
  R. Bryant (SF)        221.1
  D. Sutton (LA)        219.2
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      215.0
  A. Messersmith (LA)   210.2
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     207.1
  J. Koosman (NY)       205.2

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        233
  J. Reuss (HOU)          209
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        208
  D. Roberts (HOU)        207
  J. Billingham (CIN)     206
  R. Wise (STL)           205
  C. Morton (ATL)         202
  R. Grimsley (CIN)       196
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       194
  R. Bryant (SF)          190

Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        115
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        105
  C. Morton (ATL)          98
  M. Torrez (MON)          96
  K. Forsch (HOU)          90
  J. Reuss (HOU)           90
  R. Wise (STL)            90
  J. Billingham (CIN)      89
  S. Blass (PIT)           89
  C. Kirby (SD)            88

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         31
  S. Carlton (PHI)         24
  S. Arlin (SD)            21
  A. Messersmith (LA)      21
  J. Barr (SF)             20
  F. Norman (CIN)          20
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         19
  P. Niekro (ATL)          19
  S. Renko (MON)           19
  T. Bradley (SF)          18

Walks:

  M. Torrez (MON)          97
  S. Carlton (PHI)         93
  B. Moore (MON)           92
  J. Reuss (HOU)           92
  R. Bryant (SF)           90
  F. Norman (CIN)          84
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       83
  S. Renko (MON)           82
  J. Matlack (NY)          78
  J. Billingham (CIN)      77

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          196
  S. Carlton (PHI)        191
  D. Sutton (LA)          172
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       158
  J. Matlack (NY)         156
  A. Messersmith (LA)     149
  W. Twitchell (PHI)      146
  J. Reuss (HOU)          144
  B. Gibson (STL)         140
  K. Forsch (HOU)         137

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