Thursday May 2, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 2, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     18   6  2.37   24   8   2   220   166   67   58   13   66  146
Houston         15  10  3.36   25   6   2   219   211   97   82   14   80  110
San Francisco   12  12  3.69   24   1   5   210   201   99   86   18   81  118
New York         8  14  4.01   22   5   3   197   204  104   88   19   64  137
Philadelphia    10  12  4.05   22   4   3   196   205  101   88   11  102  104
Cincinnati      11   9  4.13   20   1   5   181   173   92   83   14   70  111
Montreal         9   8  4.29   17   2   3   149   140   83   71   14   76   77
Atlanta         12  12  4.32   24   5   3   213   231  115  102   19   84  124
St. Louis       13  10  4.33   23   5   3   206   221  114   99   16   90   96
Pittsburgh       6  13  4.71   19   2   2   176   199  110   92   13   82   86
San Diego       11  14  4.88   25   5   3   216   233  131  117   18  100  129
Chicago          7  12  5.32   19   3   1   169   200  120  100   18   73  114

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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  2.00  16   0   0   2   0   27   20    7    6    0   11   19
A. Messersmith (LA)    2   0  2.22   6   6   2   0   0   49   36   14   12    3   18   36
Pedro Borbon (CIN)     1   1  2.35  11   0   0   4   0   23   14    7    6    1    6   10
Mike Corkins (SD)      1   0  2.42  10   0   0   0   0   22   19    8    6    2   11   19
Jim Lonborg (PHI)      1   2  2.50   5   5   1   0   0   40   45   13   11    3    8   15
Mike Caldwell (SF)     4   1  2.52   6   6   1   0   0   39   37   15   11    3    8   24

 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  2.25   9   0   0   2   0   12    9    3    3    2    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            3   2  4.44   7   7   0   0   0   51   57   27   25    3   22   28
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  3.00  10   0   0   1   0   15   11    6    5    1    6    9
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
Bill Bonham            1   4  4.97   5   5   2   0   1   25   24   18   14    1   14   26
Herb Hutson            0   0  6.23   7   0   0   0   0    9   11    7    6    1    3    7
Rick Reuschel          0   1  6.46   5   5   0   0   0   31   35   25   22    4   10   27
Jim Todd               0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    3    3    0    3    1
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  1.00   8   0   0   0   0    9    5    1    1    1    3    8
Pedro Borbon           1   1  2.35  11   0   0   4   0   23   14    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  2.93   5   5   0   0   0   28   27   13    9    2   13   14
Clay Carroll           2   0  4.11   9   0   0   0   0   15   19    7    7    1    8    7
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 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  1.35  11   0   0   0   0   13    9    6    2    1    3    7
Larry Dierker          2   0  1.75   5   5   1   0   0   36   27   10    7    1   12   23
Mike Nagy              0   0  2.35   4   0   0   0   0    8    6    2    2    0    2    2
Tom Griffin            3   1  2.77   6   6   1   0   1   39   34   14   12    4   20   26
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             1   1  7.80   5   1   0   0   0   15   17   13   13    2    8    7

 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  2.00  16   0   0   2   0   27   20    7    6    0   11   19
Andy Messersmith       2   0  2.22   6   6   2   0   0   49   36   14   12    3   18   36
Don Sutton             4   1  2.62   6   6   3   0   1   45   35   15   13    3    9   25
Jim Brewer             4   1  3.00   8   0   0   0   0   12    8    4    4    1    1    8
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
John Montague          0   0  1.93   4   0   0   0   0    9    6    2    2    0    4    3
Tom Walker             0   0  2.00   4   0   0   1   0    9    6    3    2    0    2    6
Chuck Taylor           1   0  2.33   9   0   0   2   0   19   20    5    5    2    7    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  4.38   6   0   0   0   0   12   11    6    6    1    6    5
Steve Renko            1   3  6.75   5   5   0   0   0   23   23   20   17    1   15   10
Ernie McAnally         1   3  7.23   4   4   0   0   0   19   21   17   15    3   16   14

 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
Tom Seaver             1   2  3.52   6   6   2   0   1   46   42   20   18    7    6   44
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   1  4.50   7   1   0   0   0   14   17    7    7    1    8    4
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
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
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
Steve Carlton          2   2  4.73   6   6   2   0   0   40   45   24   21    2   22   35
Mike Wallace           1   0  5.40   8   0   0   0   0    8   12    6    5    0    2    1
George Culver          1   0  5.59   8   0   0   0   0   10    5    6    6    0    7    5
Ed Farmer              0   0  6.75   2   1   0   0   0    7    9    5    5    1    5    5
Eddie Watt             0   0  7.27   9   0   0   2   0    9    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
Ramon Hernandez        0   1  2.77   9   0   0   0   0   13   12    4    4    0    5    6
John Morlan            0   1  3.07   8   0   0   0   0   15   13    9    5    0   14    9
Bruce Kison            1   1  3.18   6   0   0   0   0   11   11    4    4    0    4    4
Jim Sadowski           0   0  3.38   2   0   0   0   0    5    3    2    2    0    4    1
Ken Brett              2   1  3.75   4   4   1   0   1   24   22   12   10    1   10   19
Dock Ellis             1   1  4.91   4   4   0   0   0   18   19   12   10    2    8    9
Dave Giusti            1   1  5.68  10   0   0   2   0   19   24   12   12    1   10   14
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        2   0  1.50   2   2   2   0   0   18    8    3    3    1    5    7
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       1   0  2.87   8   1   0   0   0   16   14    5    5    1    5    8
Randy Moffitt          1   2  3.06  12   0   0   4   0   18   10    6    6    1    4   12
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  5.20   7   4   0   0   0   28   32   16   16    5    5    8
Don Rose               0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    1    1    0    1    0
Ron Bryant             0   1 11.37   3   2   0   0   0    6   10   10    8    0    5    6

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Orlando Pena           1   0  1.93  11   0   0   0   0    9   10    2    2    0    2    3
Mike Garman            2   1  2.13   9   0   0   0   0   13   10    4    3    0    7    4
Alan Foster            1   1  2.61   4   4   2   0   0   31   33   12    9    1    9   14
Rich Folkers           1   0  2.70  10   0   0   2   0   10    5    3    3    0    6    3
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  5.73   5   5   0   0   0   33   37   21   21    5   13   11
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
  J. Brewer (LA)            4
  M. Caldwell (SF)          4
  R. Reed (ATL)             4
  D. Roberts (HOU)          4
  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  J. Billingham (CIN)       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
  E. McAnally (MON)         3
  J. McAndrew (SD)          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
  D. Freisleben (SD)        2
  J. Koosman (NY)           2
  A. Messersmith (LA)       2
  P. Niekro (ATL)           2

Saves:

  P. Borbon (CIN)           4
  R. Moffitt (SF)           4
  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:

  C. Morton (ATL)        50.2
  A. Messersmith (LA)    48.2
  T. John (LA)           46.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         46.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        45.2
  D. Sutton (LA)         44.2
  B. Greif (SD)          43.2
  D. Roberts (HOU)       43.2
  T. Bradley (SF)        41.0
  J. Koosman (NY)        41.0

Hits:

  C. Morton (ATL)          57
  B. Greif (SD)            51
  P. Niekro (ATL)          49
  D. Roberts (HOU)         48
  S. Carlton (PHI)         45
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         45
  R. Reed (ATL)            44
  B. Hooton (CHI)          43
  R. Harrison (ATL)        42
  T. Seaver (NY)           42

Runs:

  B. Greif (SD)            28
  C. Morton (ATL)          27
  B. Hooton (CHI)          25
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        25
  S. Carlton (PHI)         24
  S. Arlin (SD)            23
  B. Gibson (STL)          22
  J. Curtis (STL)          21
  R. Harrison (ATL)        21
  R. Jones (SD)            21

Home Runs:

  B. Hooton (CHI)           7
  T. Seaver (NY)            7
  J. Curtis (STL)           5
  R. Harrison (ATL)         5
  J. Reuss (PIT)            5
  G. Stone (NY)             5
  J. Willoughby (SF)        5
  T. Bradley (SF)           4
  T. Griffin (HOU)          4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4

Walks:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         22
  C. Morton (ATL)          22
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       20
  T. Griffin (HOU)         20
  B. Greif (SD)            19
  T. Bradley (SF)          18
  A. Messersmith (LA)      18
  R. Schueler (PHI)        18
  S. Arlin (SD)            17
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         17

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           44
  P. Niekro (ATL)          41
  A. Messersmith (LA)      36
  S. Carlton (PHI)         35
  J. Koosman (NY)          35
  T. John (LA)             31
  T. Bradley (SF)          28
  C. Morton (ATL)          28
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        27
  B. Bonham (CHI)          26

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