Tuesday April 30, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, April 30, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     17   6  2.49   23   8   2   206   159   66   57   12   63  137
Houston         14  10  3.21   24   6   2   210   202   90   75   11   75  106
San Francisco   11  12  3.49   23   1   5   201   186   91   78   17   79  113
Philadelphia    10  11  3.60   21   4   3   188   191   88   75    9   95   94
New York         8  13  4.21   21   5   3   184   198  102   86   18   60  121
Montreal         9   7  4.21   16   2   3   141   130   78   66   14   72   74
Cincinnati      10   9  4.25   19   1   4   172   161   89   81   14   68  108
St. Louis       13   9  4.25   22   5   3   197   212  108   93   14   86   94
Atlanta         11  12  4.37   23   5   3   204   222  110   99   18   82  119
Pittsburgh       6  12  4.75   18   2   2   167   193  105   88   13   72   76
San Diego       10  14  5.04   24   4   3   207   229  130  116   18   98  124
Chicago          7  11  5.19   18   3   1   161   189  109   93   18   68  108

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Rooker (PIT)       0   2  1.25   3   3   1   0   0   22   22    7    3    0    4    5
Ken Frailing (CHI)     2   1  1.65   4   4   0   0   0   27   29   10    5    1   13   11
Larry Dierker (HOU)    2   0  1.75   5   5   1   0   0   36   27   10    7    1   12   23
Tommy John (LA)        5   0  1.76   6   6   3   0   2   46   39   10    9    0    9   31
Jon Matlack (NY)       2   1  1.98   4   4   1   0   1   27   25    6    6    0    5   23
Mike Marshall (LA)     0   1  2.16  15   0   0   2   0   25   19    7    6    0   10   16
Tom Griffin (HOU)      3   1  2.25   5   5   1   0   1   36   30   11    9    3   17   25
Mike Corkins (SD)      1   0  2.42  10   0   0   0   0   22   19    8    6    2   11   19
Pedro Borbon (CIN)     1   1  2.49  10   0   0   3   0   22   12    7    6    1    6   10
Jim Lonborg (PHI)      1   2  2.50   5   5   1   0   0   40   45   13   11    3    8   15

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Gentry            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    1    0
Danny Frisella         0   1  1.64   8   0   0   2   0   11    8    2    2    1    5    3
Phil Niekro            3   2  3.35   7   6   2   0   1   46   49   21   17    4   14   41
Ron Reed               4   2  3.98   6   6   2   0   0   41   44   19   18    1    8   19
Tom House              0   0  4.26   6   0   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    0    1    4
Carl Morton            2   2  4.85   6   6   0   0   0   43   49   23   23    3   20   23
Buzz Capra             0   1  5.00   5   0   0   1   0    9    6    5    5    2    8   11
Roric Harrison         2   3  5.20   5   5   1   0   0   36   42   21   21    5   15   14
Jack Aker              0   1  5.40   9   0   0   0   0    8   10    9    5    2    6    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  1.65   4   4   0   0   0   27   29   10    5    1   13   11
Ray Burris             2   0  3.21   9   0   0   1   0   14   10    5    5    1    5    8
Horacio Pina           1   2  4.26   8   0   0   0   0   13    9    6    6    1    8    5
Steve Stone            0   0  4.50   5   1   0   0   0   10   12    6    5    0    6    6
Jim Todd               0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    2    1
Bill Bonham            1   4  4.97   5   5   2   0   1   25   24   18   14    1   14   26
Rick Reuschel          0   0  5.74   4   4   0   0   0   27   28   17   17    4    7   23
Herb Hutson            0   0  7.04   6   0   0   0   0    8   11    7    6    1    3    6
Burt Hooton            1   2  7.30   5   4   1   0   0   25   43   25   20    7    4   13
Jim Kremmel            0   1  9.31   9   0   0   0   0   10   17   10   10    1    5    8
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
Tom Hall               0   0  1.04   7   0   0   0   0    9    5    1    1    1    3    8
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
Mike McQueen           0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    0    2    2
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
Clay Kirby             1   3  6.48   5   5   0   0   0   25   31   20   18    2    6   22
Pat Osburn             0   0  9.95   3   0   0   0   0    6    8    7    7    2    3    2

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Forsch             1   1  0.79   8   0   0   2   0   11    6    1    1    0    3    6
Fred Scherman          0   1  1.46  10   0   0   0   0   12    8    6    2    1    3    6
Larry Dierker          2   0  1.75   5   5   1   0   0   36   27   10    7    1   12   23
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
Dave Roberts           4   2  3.71   6   6   3   0   0   44   48   19   18    2   10   15
Claude Osteen          3   2  3.82   5   5   1   0   1   33   40   18   14    3   14    9
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  8.10   4   1   0   0   0   10   13    9    9    0    6    5

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Rau               2   0  1.31   4   3   0   0   0   21   13    3    3    2    5   12
Tommy John             5   0  1.76   6   6   3   0   2   46   39   10    9    0    9   31
Mike Marshall          0   1  2.16  15   0   0   2   0   25   19    7    6    0   10   16
Don Sutton             4   1  2.62   6   6   3   0   1   45   35   15   13    3    9   25
Andy Messersmith       2   0  2.63   5   5   2   0   0   38   30   13   11    2   16   31
Jim Brewer             3   1  3.27   7   0   0   0   0   11    8    4    4    1    1    7
Al Downing             1   2  4.60   3   3   0   0   0   16   11   11    8    2   10   10
Charlie Hough          0   1  5.06   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    3    3    2    3    5

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Walker             0   0  1.13   3   0   0   1   0    8    4    2    1    0    2    6
John Montague          0   0  1.93   4   0   0   0   0    9    6    2    2    0    4    3
Chuck Taylor           1   0  2.55   8   0   0   2   0   18   19    5    5    2    6    6
Balor Moore            0   0  3.38   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    3    3
Steve Rogers           3   1  3.66   4   4   2   0   0   32   26   14   13    3   10   20
Mike Torrez            3   1  3.91   4   4   0   0   0   23   23   15   10    4   13   10
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   3  6.75   5   5   0   0   0   23   23   20   17    1   15   10

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jon Matlack            2   1  1.98   4   4   1   0   1   27   25    6    6    0    5   23
Jerry Koosman          3   0  2.63   5   5   2   0   0   41   29   14   12    2   12   35
Bob Miller             1   1  3.75   9   0   0   1   0   12   13    6    5    0    2    6
George Stone           0   2  4.18   4   4   0   0   0   24   29   18   11    5    7    7
Harry Parker           1   0  4.26   6   1   0   0   0   13   14    6    6    1    6    4
Tom Seaver             1   2  4.50   5   5   2   0   1   34   39   19   17    6    4   28
Craig Swan             0   2  6.35   2   1   0   0   0    6    6    8    4    0    4    4
Tug McGraw             0   2  7.27   7   0   0   1   0    9   16    7    7    2    4    6
Bob Apodaca            0   2  7.59   6   0   0   1   0   11   13    9    9    0   11    4
Ray Sadecki            0   1  9.72   5   1   0   0   0    8   14    9    9    2    5    4

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
George Culver          1   0  0.96   7   0   0   0   0    9    3    1    1    0    4    5
Jim Lonborg            1   2  2.50   5   5   1   0   0   40   45   13   11    3    8   15
Ron Schueler           0   3  2.91   5   5   1   0   0   34   33   14   11    0   18   14
Frank Linzy            2   2  3.12   8   0   0   0   0    9   10    5    3    0    2    4
Steve Carlton          2   1  3.53   5   5   2   0   0   36   36   17   14    1   21   28
Mac Scarce             2   2  3.86  11   0   0   1   0   12   10    6    5    1   14    7
Dick Ruthven           1   1  3.95   5   5   0   0   0   27   26   13   12    2   17   17
Mike Wallace           1   0  5.40   8   0   0   0   0    8   12    6    5    0    2    1
Eddie Watt             0   0  8.22   8   0   0   2   0    8    8    7    7    1    6    1
Ed Farmer              0   0  8.31   1   1   0   0   0    4    6    4    4    0    2    2
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              2   1  3.75   4   4   1   0   1   24   22   12   10    1   10   19
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  6.00   9   0   0   2   0   18   23   12   12    1    8   12
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
Larry Hardy            1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    2    2
Dave Freisleben        1   0  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    4    2    2    1    3    2
Mike Corkins           1   0  2.42  10   0   0   0   0   22   19    8    6    2   11   19
Vicente Romo           0   0  2.92  10   0   0   3   0   12    8    6    4    1    5    8
Joe McIntosh           0   0  3.60   5   0   0   0   0   10   12    5    4    2    5    5
Gary Ross              0   0  4.09   4   0   0   0   0   11   13    6    5    0    4    8
Jim McAndrew           1   3  4.76   5   4   1   0   0   17   23   12    9    1    5    7
Bill Greif             2   4  5.15   7   7   1   0   0   44   51   28   25    2   19   23
Ralph Garcia           0   0  6.10   8   0   0   0   0   10   15    8    7    1    7    9
Randy Jones            2   4  6.44   6   6   1   0   0   29   32   21   21    3   13   23
Rich Troedson          1   0  7.24  10   0   0   0   0   14   15   11   11    3    7    8
Steve Arlin            1   3  7.52   6   6   0   0   0   26   36   23   22    2   17   10

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Caldwell          4   1  2.52   6   6   1   0   0   39   37   15   11    3    8   24
Charlie Williams       0   0  2.57   7   1   0   0   0   14   11    4    4    1    4    8
Randy Moffitt          1   2  3.24  11   0   0   4   0   17   10    6    6    1    4   11
Tom Bradley            2   3  3.29   6   6   0   0   0   41   36   19   15    4   18   28
John D'Acquisto        2   1  3.38   5   5   0   0   0   24   22   10    9    3   20   17
Jim Barr               0   1  3.42  11   0   0   1   0   24   22    9    9    1    3   11
Elias Sosa             1   0  3.95   8   0   0   0   0   14   14    8    6    0   12    4
Jim Willoughby         1   3  5.11   6   4   0   0   0   25   28   14   14    4    5    7
Ron Bryant             0   1  9.00   2   1   0   0   0    3    2    5    3    0    4    3
Don Rose               0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    1    1    0    1    0

 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
Lynn McGlothen         3   1  4.91   4   4   0   0   0   26   28   15   14    3   12   13
Pete Richert           0   0  4.91   5   0   0   1   0    4    5    6    2    0    3    1
Bob Gibson             1   2  5.63   5   5   1   0   0   32   37   22   20    3   15   19
Al Hrabosky            1   0  5.65   9   0   0   0   0   14   17    9    9    2    6    6
John Curtis            1   3  5.88   4   4   0   0   0   26   30   17   17    3   12    9
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. Roberts (HOU)          4
  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  J. Billingham (CIN)       3
  J. Brewer (LA)            3
  T. Griffin (HOU)          3
  J. Koosman (NY)           3
  L. McGlothen (STL)        3

Losses:

  B. Bonham (CHI)           4
  B. Greif (SD)             4
  R. Jones (SD)             4
  S. Arlin (SD)             3
  T. Bradley (SF)           3
  J. Curtis (STL)           3
  R. Harrison (ATL)         3
  C. Kirby (CIN)            3
  J. McAndrew (SD)          3
  B. Moose (PIT)            3

Complete Games:

  T. John (LA)              3
  D. Roberts (HOU)          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

Saves:

  R. Moffitt (SF)           4
  P. Borbon (CIN)           3
  V. Romo (SD)              3
  R. Folkers (STL)          2
  K. Forsch (HOU)           2
  D. Frisella (ATL)         2
  D. Giusti (PIT)           2
  M. Marshall (LA)          2
  C. Taylor (MON)           2
  E. Watt (PHI)             2

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  T. John (LA)           46.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        45.2
  D. Sutton (LA)         44.2
  B. Greif (SD)          43.2
  D. Roberts (HOU)       43.2
  C. Morton (ATL)        42.2
  T. Bradley (SF)        41.0
  J. Koosman (NY)        41.0
  R. Reed (ATL)          40.2
  J. Lonborg (PHI)       39.2

Hits:

  B. Greif (SD)            51
  C. Morton (ATL)          49
  P. Niekro (ATL)          49
  D. Roberts (HOU)         48
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         45
  R. Reed (ATL)            44
  B. Hooton (CHI)          43
  R. Harrison (ATL)        42
  C. Osteen (HOU)          40
  T. John (LA)             39

Runs:

  B. Greif (SD)            28
  B. Hooton (CHI)          25
  S. Arlin (SD)            23
  C. Morton (ATL)          23
  B. Gibson (STL)          22
  R. Harrison (ATL)        21
  R. Jones (SD)            21
  P. Niekro (ATL)          21
  J. Reuss (PIT)           21
  C. Kirby (CIN)           20

Home Runs:

  B. Hooton (CHI)           7
  T. Seaver (NY)            6
  R. Harrison (ATL)         5
  J. Reuss (PIT)            5
  G. Stone (NY)             5
  T. Bradley (SF)           4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         4
  M. Torrez (MON)           4
  J. Willoughby (SF)        4

Walks:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         21
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       20
  C. Morton (ATL)          20
  B. Greif (SD)            19
  T. Bradley (SF)          18
  R. Schueler (PHI)        18
  S. Arlin (SD)            17
  T. Griffin (HOU)         17
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         17
  A. Messersmith (LA)      16

Strikeouts:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          41
  J. Koosman (NY)          35
  T. John (LA)             31
  A. Messersmith (LA)      31
  T. Bradley (SF)          28
  S. Carlton (PHI)         28
  T. Seaver (NY)           28
  B. Bonham (CHI)          26
  T. Griffin (HOU)         25
  D. Sutton (LA)           25

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