Saturday April 27, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 27, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     15   5  2.16   20   8   0   179   130   51   43   10   55  121
San Francisco   11   9  3.16   20   1   5   174   155   73   61   12   70   96
Houston         12   9  3.22   21   5   2   184   176   79   66    9   66   98
Philadelphia     9  10  3.49   19   4   2   170   169   78   66    9   88   82
Cincinnati      10   8  4.01   18   1   4   164   146   80   73   14   65  103
Atlanta         11  10  4.34   21   5   3   187   199   99   90   16   75  112
New York         5  12  4.35   17   4   2   149   165   83   72   15   48  107
Montreal         9   5  4.39   14   2   3   125   113   72   61   13   59   67
St. Louis       11   9  4.47   20   4   3   179   196  104   89   13   80   83
Chicago          6   9  4.56   15   3   1   136   150   84   69   16   54   94
Pittsburgh       5  12  4.85   17   2   1   158   181  102   85   12   71   68
San Diego        8  14  5.29   22   4   2   189   210  125  111   18   90  107

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tommy John (LA)        5   0  0.86   5   5   3   0   2   42   32    4    4    0    7   29
Jim Rooker (PIT)       0   2  1.25   3   3   1   0   0   22   22    7    3    0    4    5
Ken Frailing (CHI)     2   1  1.29   3   3   0   0   0   21   19    7    3    1   11    8
Jerry Koosman (NY)     3   0  1.62   4   4   2   0   0   33   23    8    6    0    8   31
Don Sutton (LA)        4   1  1.80   5   5   3   0   1   40   27   10    8    2    8   23
Larry Dierker (HOU)    2   0  2.17   4   4   1   0   0   29   22    8    7    1    9   20
Tom Griffin (HOU)      3   1  2.25   5   5   1   0   1   36   30   11    9    3   17   25
Jim Lonborg (PHI)      1   2  2.30   4   4   1   0   0   31   37   10    8    3    6   12
Mike Caldwell (SF)     4   1  2.31   5   5   1   0   0   35   29   12    9    2    7   23
Mike Marshall (LA)     0   1  2.37  12   0   0   0   0   19   15    6    5    0    7   13

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Danny Frisella         0   1  1.93   7   0   0   2   0    9    7    2    2    1    4    2
Ron Reed               4   1  3.13   5   5   2   0   0   37   36   14   13    1    8   19
Phil Niekro            3   2  3.72   6   5   2   0   1   39   43   19   16    4   13   36
Buzz Capra             0   1  3.86   4   0   0   1   0    7    4    3    3    1    4   10
Jack Aker              0   0  4.50   8   0   0   0   0    8    7    7    4    1    6    4
Carl Morton            2   2  4.85   6   6   0   0   0   43   49   23   23    3   20   23
Roric Harrison         2   3  5.20   5   5   1   0   0   36   42   21   21    5   15   14
Tom House              0   0  5.79   5   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    3    0    1    4
Jamie Easterly         0   0 16.88   3   0   0   0   0    3    6    7    5    0    4    0

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Frailing           2   1  1.29   3   3   0   0   0   21   19    7    3    1   11    8
Ray Burris             2   0  3.09   7   0   0   1   0   12    7    4    4    1    4    7
Bill Bonham            1   3  3.24   4   4   2   0   1   25   21   13    9    1   12   25
Horacio Pina           0   1  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    9    5    4    4    1    5    4
Jim Kremmel            0   1  5.40   8   0   0   0   0    7   11    4    4    0    4    5
Burt Hooton            1   2  5.47   4   4   1   0   0   25   38   20   15    6    4   13
Rick Reuschel          0   0  5.74   4   4   0   0   0   27   28   17   17    4    7   23
Steve Stone            0   0  7.36   4   0   0   0   0    4    7    4    3    0    3    2
Herb Hutson            0   0  7.71   5   0   0   0   0    7   10    7    6    1    3    6
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   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    1
Tom Hall               0   0  1.35   6   0   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    1    2    7
Pedro Borbon           1   1  2.49  10   0   0   3   0   22   12    7    6    1    6   10
Fred Norman            1   1  2.65   4   2   0   0   0   17   12    5    5    0    6   17
Don Gullett            2   1  2.66   4   4   0   0   0   24   20   10    7    2   13   12
Roger Nelson           1   2  4.24   5   3   0   1   0   23   18   11   11    3   11   11
Clay Kirby             1   2  4.56   4   4   0   0   0   24   23   13   12    2    6   20
Jack Billingham        3   1  5.04   5   5   1   0   1   30   33   19   17    2   12   18
Clay Carroll           1   0  5.25   8   0   0   0   0   12   16    7    7    1    6    6
Pat Osburn             0   0 21.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    7    7    7    2    2    1

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Forsch             0   1  0.93   7   0   0   2   0   10    6    1    1    0    3    5
Fred Scherman          0   1  1.50   9   0   0   0   0   12    7    6    2    1    2    6
Larry Dierker          2   0  2.17   4   4   1   0   0   29   22    8    7    1    9   20
Tom Griffin            3   1  2.25   5   5   1   0   1   36   30   11    9    3   17   25
Mike Nagy              0   0  2.35   4   0   0   0   0    8    6    2    2    0    2    2
Claude Osteen          3   1  3.12   4   4   1   0   1   26   29   13    9    1   13    8
Dave Roberts           3   2  4.15   5   5   2   0   0   35   41   17   16    2    7   12
Jerry Johnson          1   0  5.23   7   0   0   0   0   10   13    6    6    1    5   10
Doug Konieczny         0   2  6.30   3   2   0   0   0   10   11    8    7    0    3    5
Don Wilson             0   1  7.00   3   1   0   0   0    9   11    7    7    0    5    5

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tommy John             5   0  0.86   5   5   3   0   2   42   32    4    4    0    7   29
Jim Brewer             2   0  1.08   5   0   0   0   0    8    3    1    1    0    1    6
Don Sutton             4   1  1.80   5   5   3   0   1   40   27   10    8    2    8   23
Doug Rau               1   0  1.93   3   2   0   0   0   14   10    3    3    2    3    7
Mike Marshall          0   1  2.37  12   0   0   0   0   19   15    6    5    0    7   13
Andy Messersmith       2   0  2.63   5   5   2   0   0   38   30   13   11    2   16   31
Al Downing             1   2  4.60   3   3   0   0   0   16   11   11    8    2   10   10
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
Tom Walker             0   0  1.50   2   0   0   1   0    6    3    2    1    0    1    4
John Montague          0   0  1.93   4   0   0   0   0    9    6    2    2    0    4    3
Chuck Taylor           1   0  2.70   7   0   0   2   0   17   17    5    5    2    5    6
Mike Torrez            3   0  3.00   3   3   0   0   0   18   16   11    6    3   10    9
Steve Rogers           3   1  3.66   4   4   2   0   0   32   26   14   13    3   10   20
Don DeMola             0   0  5.79   5   0   0   0   0    9    9    6    6    1    6    4
Ernie McAnally         1   2  6.06   3   3   0   0   0   16   16   13   11    3   13   12
Steve Renko            1   2  8.64   4   4   0   0   0   17   17   18   16    1    8    7
Balor Moore            0   0 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    1    3    1    1    0    2    2

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Koosman          3   0  1.62   4   4   2   0   0   33   23    8    6    0    8   31
Jon Matlack            1   1  2.95   3   3   0   0   0   18   21    6    6    0    5   20
George Stone           0   1  3.18   3   3   0   0   0   23   23   11    8    5    5    7
Harry Parker           0   0  4.05   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    0    4    2
Tom Seaver             1   2  4.50   5   5   2   0   1   34   39   19   17    6    4   28
Bob Miller             0   1  5.87   6   0   0   0   0    8    8    5    5    0    2    2
Craig Swan             0   2  6.35   2   1   0   0   0    6    6    8    4    0    4    4
Tug McGraw             0   2  9.53   5   0   0   1   0    6   13    6    6    2    2    5
Ray Sadecki            0   1  9.72   5   1   0   0   0    8   14    9    9    2    5    4
Bob Apodaca            0   2 10.80   5   0   0   1   0    7   11    8    8    0    9    4

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
George Culver          1   0  1.00   6   0   0   0   0    9    3    1    1    0    3    4
Frank Linzy            1   1  1.23   6   0   0   0   0    7    5    2    1    0    1    4
Jim Lonborg            1   2  2.30   4   4   1   0   0   31   37   10    8    3    6   12
Ron Schueler           0   3  2.91   5   5   1   0   0   34   33   14   11    0   18   14
Dick Ruthven           1   1  3.48   4   4   0   0   0   21   18    9    8    2   14    9
Steve Carlton          2   1  3.53   5   5   2   0   0   36   36   17   14    1   21   28
Mac Scarce             2   2  3.86  10   0   0   1   0   12    9    6    5    1   14    7
Mike Wallace           1   0  5.40   8   0   0   0   0    8   12    6    5    0    2    1
Ed Farmer              0   0  8.31   1   1   0   0   0    4    6    4    4    0    2    2
Eddie Watt             0   0  9.00   7   0   0   1   0    7    8    7    7    1    6    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
Jim Rooker             0   2  1.25   3   3   1   0   0   22   22    7    3    0    4    5
John Morlan            0   0  1.69   7   0   0   0   0   11   10    5    2    0    9    3
Bruce Kison            1   1  3.18   6   0   0   0   0   11   11    4    4    0    4    4
Ramon Hernandez        0   1  3.27   8   0   0   0   0   11   10    4    4    0    5    5
Ken Brett              1   1  4.41   3   3   1   0   1   16   13   10    8    0    9   12
Dock Ellis             1   1  4.42   3   3   0   0   0   18   19   11    9    2    7    9
Jim Sadowski           0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    2    0
Dave Giusti            1   1  5.94   8   0   0   1   0   17   20   11   11    1    8   11
Jerry Reuss            0   2  7.25   4   4   0   0   0   22   31   21   18    5   12    7
Bob Moose              1   3  8.14   4   4   0   0   0   21   37   19   19    2    4   10
Steve Blass            0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    5    5    8    5    2    7    2

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Freisleben        1   0  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    4    2    2    1    3    2
Mike Corkins           1   0  2.66   9   0   0   0   0   20   18    8    6    2    9   18
Vicente Romo           0   0  3.09   9   0   0   2   0   12    6    6    4    1    5    7
Joe McIntosh           0   0  3.60   5   0   0   0   0   10   12    5    4    2    5    5
Jim McAndrew           1   3  4.76   5   4   1   0   0   17   23   12    9    1    5    7
Gary Ross              0   0  5.00   3   0   0   0   0    9   11    6    5    0    3    6
Ralph Garcia           0   0  6.10   8   0   0   0   0   10   15    8    7    1    7    9
Bill Greif             1   4  6.11   6   6   1   0   0   35   45   27   24    2   18   14
Randy Jones            2   4  6.44   6   6   1   0   0   29   32   21   21    3   13   23
Steve Arlin            1   3  6.94   5   5   0   0   0   23   29   19   18    2   15    8
Rich Troedson          1   0  7.24  10   0   0   0   0   14   15   11   11    3    7    8

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Randy Moffitt          1   0  0.66   9   0   0   4   0   14    3    1    1    0    3    7
Charlie Williams       0   0  1.04   6   0   0   0   0    9    5    1    1    0    3    4
Mike Caldwell          4   1  2.31   5   5   1   0   0   35   29   12    9    2    7   23
Tom Bradley            2   2  2.83   5   5   0   0   0   35   32   15   11    2   14   23
Jim Barr               0   1  3.00   9   0   0   1   0   18   17    6    6    1    2    9
John D'Acquisto        2   1  3.38   5   5   0   0   0   24   22   10    9    3   20   17
Elias Sosa             1   0  4.26   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    8    6    0   11    4
Jim Willoughby         1   3  5.32   5   4   0   0   0   24   28   14   14    4    5    6
Don Rose               0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    1    1    0    1    0
Ron Bryant             0   1 11.57   1   1   0   0   0    2    2    5    3    0    4    3

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Garman            2   0  1.54   8   0   0   0   0   12    9    3    2    0    6    4
Rich Folkers           1   0  1.86   9   0   0   2   0   10    5    2    2    0    4    3
Orlando Pena           1   0  2.08  10   0   0   0   0    9    9    2    2    0    2    3
Alan Foster            1   1  2.61   4   4   2   0   0   31   33   12    9    1    9   14
Sonny Siebert          2   1  3.00   4   4   2   0   1   27   27   13    9    2    9   17
Pete Richert           0   0  4.91   5   0   0   1   0    4    5    6    2    0    3    1
Lynn McGlothen         2   1  5.68   3   3   0   0   0   19   22   13   12    2   10   11
John Curtis            1   3  5.88   4   4   0   0   0   26   30   17   17    3   12    9
Al Hrabosky            1   0  6.75   8   0   0   0   0   12   17    9    9    2    5    2
Bob Gibson             0   2  7.04   4   4   0   0   0   23   27   20   18    3   12   14
Mike Thompson          0   1  8.59   5   1   0   0   0    7   12    7    7    0    8    5

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League Leaders

Wins:

  T. John (LA)              5
  M. Caldwell (SF)          4
  R. Reed (ATL)             4
  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  J. Billingham (CIN)       3
  T. Griffin (HOU)          3
  J. Koosman (NY)           3
  P. Niekro (ATL)           3
  C. Osteen (HOU)           3
  D. Roberts (HOU)          3

Losses:

  B. Greif (SD)             4
  R. Jones (SD)             4
  S. Arlin (SD)             3
  B. Bonham (CHI)           3
  J. Curtis (STL)           3
  R. Harrison (ATL)         3
  J. McAndrew (SD)          3
  B. Moose (PIT)            3
  R. Schueler (PHI)         3
  J. Willoughby (SF)        3

Complete Games:

  T. John (LA)              3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  B. Bonham (CHI)           2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  A. Foster (STL)           2
  J. Koosman (NY)           2
  A. Messersmith (LA)       2
  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  R. Reed (ATL)             2
  D. Roberts (HOU)          2

Saves:

  R. Moffitt (SF)           4
  P. Borbon (CIN)           3
  R. Folkers (STL)          2
  K. Forsch (HOU)           2
  D. Frisella (ATL)         2
  V. Romo (SD)              2
  C. Taylor (MON)           2
  B. Apodaca (NY)           1
  J. Barr (SF)              1
  R. Burris (CHI)           1

Shutouts:

  T. John (LA)              2
  J. Billingham (CIN)       1
  B. Bonham (CHI)           1
  K. Brett (PIT)            1
  T. Griffin (HOU)          1
  P. Niekro (ATL)           1
  C. Osteen (HOU)           1
  T. Seaver (NY)            1
  S. Siebert (STL)          1
  D. Sutton (LA)            1

Innings Pitched:

  C. Morton (ATL)        42.2
  T. John (LA)           42.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         40.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        38.2
  A. Messersmith (LA)    37.2
  R. Reed (ATL)          37.1
  R. Harrison (ATL)      36.1
  T. Griffin (HOU)       36.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)       35.2
  B. Greif (SD)          35.1

Hits:

  C. Morton (ATL)          49
  B. Greif (SD)            45
  P. Niekro (ATL)          43
  R. Harrison (ATL)        42
  D. Roberts (HOU)         41
  T. Seaver (NY)           39
  B. Hooton (CHI)          38
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         37
  B. Moose (PIT)           37
  S. Carlton (PHI)         36

Runs:

  B. Greif (SD)            27
  C. Morton (ATL)          23
  R. Harrison (ATL)        21
  R. Jones (SD)            21
  J. Reuss (PIT)           21
  B. Gibson (STL)          20
  B. Hooton (CHI)          20
  S. Arlin (SD)            19
  J. Billingham (CIN)      19
  B. Moose (PIT)           19

Home Runs:

  B. Hooton (CHI)           6
  T. Seaver (NY)            6
  R. Harrison (ATL)         5
  J. Reuss (PIT)            5
  G. Stone (NY)             5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         4
  J. Willoughby (SF)        4
  J. Curtis (STL)           3
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)        3

Walks:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         21
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       20
  C. Morton (ATL)          20
  B. Greif (SD)            18
  R. Schueler (PHI)        18
  T. Griffin (HOU)         17
  A. Messersmith (LA)      16
  S. Arlin (SD)            15
  R. Harrison (ATL)        15
  T. Bradley (SF)          14

Strikeouts:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          36
  J. Koosman (NY)          31
  A. Messersmith (LA)      31
  T. John (LA)             29
  S. Carlton (PHI)         28
  T. Seaver (NY)           28
  B. Bonham (CHI)          25
  T. Griffin (HOU)         25
  T. Bradley (SF)          23
  M. Caldwell (SF)         23

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