Tuesday April 16, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, April 16, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles      8   3  2.20   11   5   0    98    76   30   24    6   32   54
Philadelphia     6   3  2.78    9   2   2    81    84   34   25    5   49   37
Houston          6   5  2.91   11   3   1    96    85   40   31    5   37   54
Montreal         4   1  3.00    5   1   0    48    34   20   16    4   24   28
San Francisco    6   5  3.22   11   0   4    95    95   37   34    6   26   49
New York         2   6  3.36    8   1   2    72    71   32   27    6   17   59
Chicago          3   3  4.26    6   1   0    57    62   35   27    5   22   41
Cincinnati       4   5  4.28    9   0   2    82    71   44   39   10   32   48
St. Louis        7   4  4.50   11   2   3    98   102   54   49    9   41   52
Atlanta          6   5  4.61   11   2   3   100   103   57   51    7   50   66
Pittsburgh       2   7  4.62    9   0   0    90   112   59   46    2   43   34
San Diego        2   9  5.94   11   0   2    94   120   72   62    8   51   56

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tommy John (LA)        3   0  0.69   3   3   2   0   1   26   18    2    2    0    5   13
Larry Dierker (HOU)    2   0  1.13   2   2   1   0   0   16    9    3    2    0    6   13
Tom Griffin (HOU)      2   1  1.23   3   3   1   0   1   22   14    4    3    1    9   10
Jon Matlack (NY)       1   0  1.23   2   2   0   0   0   15   12    2    2    0    4   17
Ron Schueler (PHI)     0   1  1.26   2   2   1   0   0   14   12    5    2    0   11    3
Don Sutton (LA)        3   0  1.44   3   3   2   0   1   25   19    4    4    1    4   12
Pedro Borbon (CIN)     1   0  1.50   5   0   0   1   0   12    5    2    2    1    2    4
Bill Bonham (CHI)      1   1  2.19   2   2   1   0   1   12   10    6    3    0    4   14
Jim Lonborg (PHI)      0   1  2.20   2   2   0   0   0   16   24    5    4    1    4    7
Mike Caldwell (SF)     2   1  2.25   3   3   0   0   0   20   20    7    5    2    5   11

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Danny Frisella         0   0  0.00   5   0   0   2   0    6    4    0    0    0    2    2
Phil Niekro            3   0  2.36   4   3   2   0   1   27   23   10    7    1   11   24
Buzz Capra             0   1  2.45   2   0   0   1   0    4    1    1    1    0    2    7
Ron Reed               2   1  4.19   3   3   0   0   0   19   22    9    9    1    4   11
Carl Morton            1   1  4.98   3   3   0   0   0   22   25   12   12    2   12   14
Roric Harrison         0   2  6.43   2   2   0   0   0   14   14   10   10    2    9    3
Jack Aker              0   0  8.31   5   0   0   0   0    4    5    5    4    1    5    4
Jamie Easterly         0   0 16.88   3   0   0   0   0    3    6    7    5    0    4    0
Tom House              0   0 27.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    3    3    3    0    1    1

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Frailing           1   0  1.04   1   1   0   0   0    9    7    4    1    0    4    3
Burt Hooton            0   0  1.35   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    2    1    0    0    4
Ray Burris             1   0  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    0    1
Bill Bonham            1   1  2.19   2   2   1   0   1   12   10    6    3    0    4   14
Jim Kremmel            0   0  2.70   2   0   0   0   0    3    6    1    1    0    2    2
Horacio Pina           0   1  4.15   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    2    1    2    3
Steve Stone            0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    1    1    0    1    1
Herb Hutson            0   0  7.36   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    4    3    0    3    2
Rick Reuschel          0   0  8.71   2   2   0   0   0   10   14   10   10    3    5   10
Mike Paul              0   1 27.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    4    4    1    1    1

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike McQueen           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    1
Clay Carroll           1   0  1.29   4   0   0   0   0    7    3    1    1    1    2    3
Pedro Borbon           1   0  1.50   5   0   0   1   0   12    5    2    2    1    2    4
Tom Hall               0   0  2.08   3   0   0   0   0    4    2    1    1    1    1    5
Roger Nelson           0   1  3.48   3   1   0   1   0   10    8    4    4    1    4    6
Clay Kirby             1   1  4.08   3   3   0   0   0   18   15    8    8    2    4   14
Don Gullett            0   1  4.22   2   2   0   0   0   11   10    8    5    1    9    4
Fred Norman            0   1  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    1    3
Jack Billingham        1   1  9.00   3   3   0   0   0   13   20   15   13    2    7    8
Pat Osburn             0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    3    3    1    1    0

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Forsch             0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    6    2    0    0    0    1    2
Doug Konieczny         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    1
Larry Dierker          2   0  1.13   2   2   1   0   0   16    9    3    2    0    6   13
Tom Griffin            2   1  1.23   3   3   1   0   1   22   14    4    3    1    9   10
Fred Scherman          0   0  1.42   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    4    1    1    1    4
Mike Nagy              0   0  1.59   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    1    1    0    2    2
Jerry Johnson          0   0  1.80   4   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    1    2    6
Dave Roberts           1   2  5.50   3   3   1   0   0   18   24   11   11    1    4    7
Claude Osteen          1   1  6.30   2   2   0   0   0   10   16   11    7    1    8    6
Don Wilson             0   1  8.44   2   1   0   0   0    5    6    5    5    0    4    3

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    1    0    0    0    1    3
Doug Rau               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Tommy John             3   0  0.69   3   3   2   0   1   26   18    2    2    0    5   13
Don Sutton             3   0  1.44   3   3   2   0   1   25   19    4    4    1    4   12
Andy Messersmith       1   0  2.49   3   3   1   0   0   22   22    8    6    1   10   15
Mike Marshall          0   0  2.79   6   0   0   0   0   10    7    4    3    0    2    4
Al Downing             0   2  6.23   2   2   0   0   0    9    7    9    6    2    7    5
Charlie Hough          0   1 11.57   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    3    3    2    3    2

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don DeMola             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    2    2
Steve Rogers           1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    6    1    0    0    4    8
Chuck Taylor           1   0  2.57   2   0   0   0   0    7    6    2    2    1    2    3
John Montague          0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    2    0
Steve Renko            1   0  3.55   2   2   0   0   0   13    6    6    5    1    4    7
Mike Torrez            1   0  3.86   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    3    3    1    4    5
Tom Walker             0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    1    0    0    1
Ernie McAnally         0   1  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    5    6    4    3    1    4    2
Balor Moore            0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    0    1    1    0    2    0

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Harry Parker           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    0    0
Ray Sadecki            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Craig Swan             0   1  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    0    0    1    0
George Stone           0   0  1.13   1   1   0   0   0    8    4    2    1    1    3    1
Jon Matlack            1   0  1.23   2   2   0   0   0   15   12    2    2    0    4   17
Jerry Koosman          1   0  2.35   2   2   0   0   0   15   12    4    4    0    5   15
Tom Seaver             0   1  4.95   3   3   1   0   0   20   23   13   11    4    4   20
Bob Miller             0   1  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    3    0    0    1
Tug McGraw             0   2  9.00   3   0   0   1   0    4   10    4    4    1    0    4
Bob Apodaca            0   1 18.00   2   0   0   1   0    1    3    2    2    0    0    1

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
George Culver          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    0
Frank Linzy            1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    0    0    0    1    1
Ron Schueler           0   1  1.26   2   2   1   0   0   14   12    5    2    0   11    3
Mac Scarce             2   1  1.35   6   0   0   1   0    7    4    2    1    0   11    5
Jim Lonborg            0   1  2.20   2   2   0   0   0   16   24    5    4    1    4    7
Steve Carlton          1   0  2.70   3   3   1   0   0   20   20    9    6    0   11   15
Dick Ruthven           1   0  4.15   2   2   0   0   0    9    7    4    4    2    6    4
Mike Wallace           1   0  4.50   5   0   0   0   0    6    8    4    3    0    1    1
Eddie Watt             0   0  7.36   4   0   0   1   0    4    4    3    3    1    2    1
Ron Diorio             0   0 18.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    1    1    0

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Kison            1   1  1.23   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    1    1    0    3    1
John Morlan            0   0  1.93   5   0   0   0   0    9    9    5    2    0    7    2
Jim Rooker             0   1  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    8    5    2    0    3    0
Jerry Reuss            0   0  3.38   2   2   0   0   0   13   18    8    5    0    7    4
Ramon Hernandez        0   1  4.32   5   0   0   0   0    8    7    4    4    0    4    3
Dock Ellis             0   1  5.11   2   2   0   0   0   12   14    9    7    1    5    7
Bob Moose              1   1  6.08   2   2   0   0   0   13   25    9    9    1    1    5
Dave Giusti            0   1  6.35   6   0   0   0   0   11   15    8    8    0    6    8
Ken Brett              0   1  9.82   2   2   0   0   0    7   10   10    8    0    7    4

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vicente Romo           0   0  0.00   5   0   0   2   0    7    2    0    0    0    1    5
Mike Corkins           0   0  3.21   6   0   0   0   0   14   14    7    5    1    8   12
Ralph Garcia           0   0  3.52   6   0   0   0   0    8   11    3    3    0    4    6
Joe McIntosh           0   0  3.60   5   0   0   0   0   10   12    5    4    2    5    5
Rich Troedson          1   0  5.00   7   0   0   0   0    9    9    5    5    0    3    4
Steve Arlin            1   2  6.00   3   3   0   0   0   15   17   11   10    1   12    6
Jim McAndrew           0   2  7.04   3   2   0   0   0    8   12    9    6    1    3    3
Bill Greif             0   2  7.53   3   3   0   0   0   14   23   14   12    2    6    7
Gary Ross              0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    3    2    0    1    2
Randy Jones            0   3 18.41   3   3   0   0   0    7   16   15   15    1    8    6

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Charlie Williams       0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    1    2
Randy Moffitt          0   0  1.17   5   0   0   3   0    8    2    1    1    0    2    3
Mike Caldwell          2   1  2.25   3   3   0   0   0   20   20    7    5    2    5   11
Jim Barr               0   1  2.61   5   0   0   1   0   10   11    3    3    0    0    6
Tom Bradley            1   1  2.91   3   3   0   0   0   22   22    7    7    1    6   14
John D'Acquisto        2   0  3.09   2   2   0   0   0   12   11    4    4    1    7    8
Jim Willoughby         1   2  5.40   3   3   0   0   0   17   21   10   10    2    1    4
Elias Sosa             0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    5    4    0    4    1

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Garman            2   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    3    2
Rich Folkers           1   0  2.08   5   0   0   2   0    4    1    1    1    0    1    2
Orlando Pena           0   0  2.08   6   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    2    1
Alan Foster            0   1  2.40   2   2   1   0   0   15   13    6    4    0    4    9
Sonny Siebert          1   0  2.40   2   2   1   0   1   15   12    4    4    1    5   13
Lynn McGlothen         1   0  4.32   1   1   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    1    3    7
John Curtis            1   1  4.60   2   2   0   0   0   16   14    8    8    2    6    5
Pete Richert           0   0  5.40   3   0   0   1   0    2    4    3    1    0    2    0
Bob Gibson             0   1  6.30   3   3   0   0   0   20   23   15   14    3    7    9
Al Hrabosky            1   0  7.50   4   0   0   0   0    6   10    5    5    2    4    2
Mike Thompson          0   1 15.75   2   1   0   0   0    4   11    7    7    0    4    2

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League Leaders

Wins:

  T. John (LA)              3
  P. Niekro (ATL)           3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  M. Caldwell (SF)          2
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)        2
  L. Dierker (HOU)          2
  M. Garman (STL)           2
  T. Griffin (HOU)          2
  R. Reed (ATL)             2
  M. Scarce (PHI)           2

Losses:

  R. Jones (SD)             3
  S. Arlin (SD)             2
  A. Downing (LA)           2
  B. Greif (SD)             2
  R. Harrison (ATL)         2
  J. McAndrew (SD)          2
  T. McGraw (NY)            2
  D. Roberts (HOU)          2
  J. Willoughby (SF)        2
  B. Apodaca (NY)           1

Complete Games:

  T. John (LA)              2
  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  D. Sutton (LA)            2
  B. Bonham (CHI)           1
  S. Carlton (PHI)          1
  L. Dierker (HOU)          1
  A. Foster (STL)           1
  T. Griffin (HOU)          1
  A. Messersmith (LA)       1
  D. Roberts (HOU)          1

Saves:

  R. Moffitt (SF)           3
  R. Folkers (STL)          2
  D. Frisella (ATL)         2
  V. Romo (SD)              2
  B. Apodaca (NY)           1
  J. Barr (SF)              1
  P. Borbon (CIN)           1
  B. Capra (ATL)            1
  K. Forsch (HOU)           1
  T. McGraw (NY)            1

Shutouts:

  B. Bonham (CHI)           1
  T. Griffin (HOU)          1
  T. John (LA)              1
  P. Niekro (ATL)           1
  S. Siebert (STL)          1
  D. Sutton (LA)            1

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)        26.2
  T. John (LA)           26.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         25.0
  T. Griffin (HOU)       22.0
  T. Bradley (SF)        21.2
  A. Messersmith (LA)    21.2
  C. Morton (ATL)        21.2
  M. Caldwell (SF)       20.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)       20.0
  B. Gibson (STL)        20.0

Hits:

  B. Moose (PIT)           25
  C. Morton (ATL)          25
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         24
  D. Roberts (HOU)         24
  B. Gibson (STL)          23
  B. Greif (SD)            23
  P. Niekro (ATL)          23
  T. Seaver (NY)           23
  T. Bradley (SF)          22
  A. Messersmith (LA)      22

Runs:

  J. Billingham (CIN)      15
  B. Gibson (STL)          15
  R. Jones (SD)            15
  B. Greif (SD)            14
  T. Seaver (NY)           13
  C. Morton (ATL)          12
  S. Arlin (SD)            11
  C. Osteen (HOU)          11
  D. Roberts (HOU)         11
  K. Brett (PIT)           10

Home Runs:

  T. Seaver (NY)            4
  B. Gibson (STL)           3
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         3
  J. Billingham (CIN)       2
  M. Caldwell (SF)          2
  J. Curtis (STL)           2
  A. Downing (LA)           2
  B. Greif (SD)             2
  R. Harrison (ATL)         2
  C. Hough (LA)             2

Walks:

  S. Arlin (SD)            12
  C. Morton (ATL)          12
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  M. Scarce (PHI)          11
  R. Schueler (PHI)        11
  A. Messersmith (LA)      10
  T. Griffin (HOU)          9
  D. Gullett (CIN)          9
  R. Harrison (ATL)         9

Strikeouts:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          24
  T. Seaver (NY)           20
  J. Matlack (NY)          17
  S. Carlton (PHI)         15
  J. Koosman (NY)          15
  A. Messersmith (LA)      15
  B. Bonham (CHI)          14
  T. Bradley (SF)          14
  C. Kirby (CIN)           14
  C. Morton (ATL)          14

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