Sunday August 26, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, August 26, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     81  49  2.72  131  39  30  1215   999  425  367   99  366  758
St. Louis       65  64  3.29  129  37  29  1159  1102  495  424   79  384  682
New York        58  70  3.43  128  39  24  1159  1068  490  442  100  385  785
Cincinnati      78  54  3.45  132  32  35  1194  1136  507  458  100  419  596
San Francisco   72  56  3.56  128  29  35  1149  1134  524  454  105  370  593
Houston         67  65  3.63  132  34  23  1187  1122  527  479   89  467  734
Chicago         63  66  3.70  129  21  34  1160  1171  526  477  113  330  731
Montreal        60  68  3.87  128  21  32  1141  1083  575  491  106  555  685
Pittsburgh      62  64  3.87  126  23  31  1122  1099  554  483   86  428  653
Philadelphia    59  70  3.88  129  44  16  1152  1111  546  497  106  504  752
San Diego       48  81  4.13  129  28  17  1140  1158  612  523  117  438  665
Atlanta         63  69  4.23  133  25  32  1198  1185  638  563  111  469  664

 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)       16   8  2.20  28  28  12   0   3  225  168   62   55   17   47  173
Wayne Twitchell (PHI) 12   6  2.34  29  23   9   0   4  193  151   57   50   11   83  146
Mike Marshall (MON)   10   7  2.57  71   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   9  2.79  27  26   8   1   0  197  150   74   61   22   83  133
Bob Gibson (STL)      11  10  2.81  24  24  13   0   1  189  154   70   59   12   54  140
A. Messersmith (LA)   11   8  2.82  28  28   8   0   3  211  169   81   66   21   67  149

 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         8   4  3.78  29  16   2   4   0  131  110   62   55   11   79   97
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
Tom House              2   1  4.70  43   0   0   4   0   54   44   29   28   10   24   30
Gary Neibauer          2   1  4.91   8   1   0   0   0   15   13    9    8    2    8    7
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  6.91  21   1   0   4   0   29   42   23   22    5   12   13
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  3.28  35  10   1   6   0  112   90   43   41    9   42   95
Fergie Jenkins        12  12  3.87  31  31   7   0   2  223  218  107   96   31   44  138
Burt Hooton           10  12  3.89  33  27   6   0   1  185  190   86   80   10   60  107
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  2.27  65   0   0  11   0  103  114   30   26    2   30   50
Fred Norman           10   5  2.89  17  17   6   0   3  125   98   45   40   12   56   73
Ross Grimsley         12   7  2.94  30  29   7   1   1  196  196   72   64   17   55   68
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
Juan Pizarro           2   1  3.18  10   0   0   0   0   11   13    4    4    0    4    4
Don Wilson             9  15  3.19  31  29   9   1   3  214  164   84   76   18   81  128
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
Don Sutton            16   8  2.20  28  28  12   0   3  225  168   62   55   17   47  173
Jim Brewer             6   5  2.20  48   0   0  17   0   65   47   17   16    5   21   50
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  3.38  25   0   0   2   0   43   28   18   16    2   28   44
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  2.57  71   0   0  25   0  133  115   45   38    8   58   95
Pat Jarvis             2   1  2.78  25   0   0   0   0   36   33   18   11    4   16   18
Steve Renko           11   9  2.79  27  26   8   1   0  197  150   74   61   22   83  133
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
Harry Parker           7   3  3.52  28   9   0   4   0   77   67   34   30    6   30   52
Ray Sadecki            3   3  3.57  23   8   1   0   0   91   91   39   36   10   30   66
Buzz Capra             2   6  3.78  19   0   0   2   0   33   25   14   14    3   23   31
Tug McGraw             1   6  5.24  43   2   0  13   0   81   84   49   47   10   44   47
Jim McAndrew           3   8  5.54  20  12   0   1   0   75  101   57   46    8   28   37
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  1.29   7   0   0   0   0    7    5    1    1    1    4    5
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
George Culver          1   0  3.38   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    0    1
Dick Ruthven           5   9  3.69  21  19   3   1   1  112  102   54   46    9   59   82
Steve Carlton         11  16  3.90  33  33  15   0   3  244  240  121  106   26   96  192
Mike Wallace           1   1  4.03  10   3   1   0   0   22   25   11   10    1   11   15
Barry Lersch           2   6  4.78  33   2   0   1   0   75   84   41   40    9   23   42
Darrell Brandon        1   4  4.85  27   0   0   2   0   43   37   24   23    2   19   18
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
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  13  3.11  26  26   3   0   1  180  166   80   62    6   52  113
Jim Rooker             6   4  3.20  34  11   3   5   2  115   97   46   41    8   41   94
John Morlan            2   1  3.21   6   5   1   0   0   34   33   12   12    3   15   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  4.38  28  17   2   1   1  111  112   61   54    8   56   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
Randy Jones            4   3  3.03  13  12   4   0   1   89   87   38   30    8   23   49
Bill Greif             7  14  3.11  30  25   7   1   3  162  139   69   56   17   49   95
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            20   8  2.86  33  31   8   0   0  230  198   88   73   15   92  117
Elias Sosa             7   2  3.12  56   1   0  14   0   84   78   32   29    7   31   53
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   7  3.17  25  25   5   0   2  173  172   74   61   10   42  104
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
John Andrews           0   1  5.25   9   0   0   0   0   12    9    8    7    2   10    3
Al Santorini           0   0  5.40   6   0   0   0   0    8   14    5    5    1    2    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)           20
  J. Billingham (CIN)      16
  D. Sutton (LA)           16
  D. Gullett (CIN)         15
  C. Osteen (LA)           15
  T. Seaver (NY)           15
  J. Reuss (HOU)           14
  R. Cleveland (STL)       13
  P. Niekro (ATL)          13
  R. Wise (STL)            13

Losses:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         16
  J. Matlack (NY)          15
  D. Wilson (HOU)          15
  M. Caldwell (SD)         14
  B. Greif (SD)            14
  C. Kirby (SD)            14
  J. Koosman (NY)          14
  J. Barr (SF)             13
  D. Ellis (PIT)           13
  B. Moore (MON)           13

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
  E. Sosa (SF)             14
  T. McGraw (NY)           13
  R. Moffitt (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)      244.1
  J. Billingham (CIN)   233.1
  T. Seaver (NY)        232.2
  R. Bryant (SF)        229.2
  D. Sutton (LA)        224.2
  J. Reuss (HOU)        224.1
  F. Jenkins (CHI)      223.0
  D. Wilson (HOU)       214.1
  A. Messersmith (LA)   210.2
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     207.1

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        240
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        218
  J. Reuss (HOU)          209
  D. Roberts (HOU)        207
  J. Billingham (CIN)     206
  R. Wise (STL)           205
  C. Morton (ATL)         202
  R. Bryant (SF)          198
  R. Grimsley (CIN)       196
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       194

Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        121
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        107
  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
  R. Bryant (SF)           88

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         31
  S. Carlton (PHI)         26
  S. Renko (MON)           22
  S. Arlin (SD)            21
  A. Messersmith (LA)      21
  F. Norman (CIN)          21
  J. Barr (SF)             20
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         19
  P. Niekro (ATL)          19
  T. Bradley (SF)          18

Walks:

  M. Torrez (MON)          97
  S. Carlton (PHI)         96
  R. Bryant (SF)           92
  B. Moore (MON)           92
  J. Reuss (HOU)           92
  F. Norman (CIN)          85
  S. Renko (MON)           83
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       83
  D. Wilson (HOU)          81
  R. Harrison (ATL)        79

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          196
  S. Carlton (PHI)        192
  D. Sutton (LA)          173
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       158
  J. Matlack (NY)         156
  A. Messersmith (LA)     149
  W. Twitchell (PHI)      146
  J. Reuss (HOU)          144
  B. Gibson (STL)         140
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        138

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