Monday August 27, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, August 27, 1973

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     81  50  2.73  132  39  30  1223  1003  429  371  100  372  764
St. Louis       66  64  3.28  130  37  30  1173  1118  498  427   79  388  693
New York        59  70  3.45  129  39  25  1168  1077  495  447  103  386  793
Cincinnati      78  54  3.45  132  32  35  1194  1136  507  458  100  419  596
San Francisco   72  57  3.59  129  29  35  1157  1146  531  461  107  371  597
Houston         67  66  3.64  133  34  23  1201  1132  533  485   90  472  744
Chicago         63  66  3.70  129  21  34  1160  1171  526  477  113  330  731
Montreal        61  68  3.84  129  22  32  1150  1086  575  491  106  557  689
Pittsburgh      62  64  3.87  126  23  31  1122  1099  554  483   86  428  653
Philadelphia    60  70  3.88  130  44  17  1161  1120  550  501  108  506  759
San Diego       48  82  4.14  130  28  17  1148  1171  618  528  118  442  671
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   9  2.81  29  29   8   0   3  218  172   83   68   22   71  154

 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
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
Juan Pizarro           2   1  3.55  11   0   0   0   0   13   14    5    5    0    4    5
Ken Forsch             9  10  3.89  38  26   5   3   0  192  184   90   83   18   66  139
Jim Crawford           2   4  4.39  45   0   0   6   0   66   62   37   32    6   31   51
Jim Ray                6   3  4.43  37   0   0   6   0   63   58   32   31    5   36   23
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  5.05  19   6   0   0   0   52   45   32   29    5   28   39
Cecil Upshaw           1   3  5.40  27   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   9  2.81  29  29   8   0   3  218  172   83   68   22   71  154
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  4.08  25   1   0   2   0   46   47   21   21    5   21   40

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Rogers           5   3  1.20   9   9   5   0   3   75   47   11   10    3   22   35
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           8   3  2.96  22  15   2   1   0  119  117   46   39   13   28   61
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   3  3.57  23   8   1   0   0   91   91   39   36   10   30   66
Harry Parker           7   3  3.74  29   9   0   4   0   77   69   36   32    6   31   52
Buzz Capra             2   6  3.78  19   0   0   2   0   33   25   14   14    3   23   31
Tug McGraw             1   6  5.14  44   2   0  14   0   82   84   49   47   10   44   51
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  2.23  37   0   0   9   0   48   32   16   12    3   39   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  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
Jim Lonborg           12  10  4.95  31  23   5   0   0  162  181   91   89   21   61   88
Bill Wilson            1   3  4.98  40   0   0   4   0   43   41   27   24    6   25   23
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
George Culver          1   0  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    3    5    2    2    0    1    1
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  3.85  41  13   3   7   1  129  123   69   55    6   48   71
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  12  4.86  29  22   6   0   3  156  170   89   84   22   65   83
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  2.30  11   0   0   3   0   16   11    4    4    0    3   11
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
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
Jim Barr              10  14  3.67  33  26   7   2   2  189  188   82   77   21   36   67
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  4.53  28  12   1   0   1  101  117   57   51   15   31   48
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  1.94  29   0   0   3   0   42   34   11    9    0   16   35
Ed Sprague             0   0  2.25   8   0   0   0   0    8    8    2    2    1    4    2
Orlando Pena           3   3  2.43  30   0   0   4   0   41   46   13   11    2   11   26
Diego Segui            6   4  2.66  52   0   0  15   0   74   60   26   22    5   39   68
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
Mike Nagy              0   1  3.27   4   3   0   0   0   22   26    9    8    1    4    7
Rick Wise             13  10  3.30  27  27  11   0   4  202  205   90   74   12   45  101
Rich Folkers           3   4  3.31  29   7   1   3   0   71   61   27   26    6   26   37
Tom Murphy             3   6  3.83  16  12   2   0   0   80   79   35   34    5   21   37
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
  J. Barr (SF)             14
  M. Caldwell (SD)         14
  B. Greif (SD)            14
  C. Kirby (SD)            14
  J. Koosman (NY)          14
  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
  T. McGraw (NY)           14
  E. Sosa (SF)             14
  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
  A. Messersmith (LA)   217.2
  D. Wilson (HOU)       214.1
  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
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         91
  K. Forsch (HOU)          90
  J. Reuss (HOU)           90
  R. Wise (STL)            90
  S. Arlin (SD)            89
  J. Billingham (CIN)      89

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         31
  S. Carlton (PHI)         26
  S. Arlin (SD)            22
  A. Messersmith (LA)      22
  S. Renko (MON)           22
  J. Barr (SF)             21
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         21
  F. Norman (CIN)          21
  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)     154
  W. Twitchell (PHI)      146
  J. Reuss (HOU)          144
  B. Gibson (STL)         140
  K. Forsch (HOU)         139

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