Saturday May 4, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 4, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     18   8  2.56   26   8   2   236   182   76   67   14   72  158
Houston         17  10  3.22   27   7   3   237   225  100   85   15   83  113
San Francisco   12  13  3.72   25   1   5   218   205  103   90   18   86  123
Philadelphia    12  12  3.88   24   5   4   214   224  105   92   12  107  115
New York         9  14  3.97   23   5   3   206   210  107   91   20   65  150
Cincinnati      11  11  4.02   22   1   5   199   188  101   89   16   77  118
Montreal        10   8  4.16   18   3   3   158   147   85   73   14   80   83
St. Louis       13  12  4.30   25   5   3   222   233  121  106   17   99  102
Atlanta         12  14  4.33   26   5   3   229   247  123  110   20   94  129
Pittsburgh       8  13  4.51   21   4   2   194   214  115   97   14   91   93
San Diego       11  15  4.94   26   5   3   224   241  137  123   20  107  132
Chicago          9  12  5.09   21   3   1   189   224  127  107   20   82  123

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Rau (LA)          2   1  1.63   5   4   0   0   0   28   20    5    5    3    7   14
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
Jim Rooker (PIT)       1   2  1.76   4   4   2   0   0   31   29   10    6    1    8    8
Ken Frailing (CHI)     2   1  1.89   5   5   0   0   0   33   36   12    7    1   15   14
Mike Marshall (LA)     0   1  1.93  17   0   0   2   0   28   21    7    6    0   11   21
Pedro Borbon (CIN)     1   1  2.19  12   0   0   4   0   25   17    7    6    1    6   10
A. Messersmith (LA)    2   0  2.22   6   6   2   0   0   49   36   14   12    3   18   36
Jon Matlack (NY)       3   1  2.36   5   5   1   0   1   34   30    9    9    1    6   32
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
Tom House              0   0  3.24   7   0   0   0   0    8    8    3    3    0    1    5
Phil Niekro            3   3  3.66   8   7   2   0   1   52   55   25   21    5   19   42
Ron Reed               4   2  3.98   6   6   2   0   0   41   44   19   18    1    8   19
Buzz Capra             0   1  4.09   6   0   0   1   0   11    7    5    5    2    9   13
Carl Morton            3   2  4.44   7   7   0   0   0   51   57   27   25    3   22   28
Roric Harrison         2   4  5.32   6   6   1   0   0   42   49   25   25    5   19   15
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  1.89   5   5   0   0   0   33   36   12    7    1   15   14
Horacio Pina           2   2  3.60  10   0   0   0   0   15   12    6    6    1   11    6
Steve Stone            0   0  4.50   5   1   0   0   0   10   12    6    5    0    6    6
Ray Burris             2   0  4.60  11   0   0   1   0   16   14    9    8    2    7    9
Bill Bonham            1   4  4.97   5   5   2   0   1   25   24   18   14    1   14   26
Jim Todd               0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    5    6    3    3    0    4    2
Rick Reuschel          1   1  6.06   6   5   0   0   0   33   36   25   22    4   11   27
Burt Hooton            1   2  6.12   6   5   1   0   0   32   51   27   22    8    5   16
Herb Hutson            0   0  6.23   7   0   0   0   0    9   11    7    6    1    3    7
Jim Kremmel            0   1  9.00  11   0   0   0   0   10   18   10   10    1    5    9
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  2.19  12   0   0   4   0   25   17    7    6    1    6   10
Fred Norman            1   2  2.84   6   2   0   0   0   19   13    6    6    1    6   18
Roger Nelson           1   2  3.06   6   4   0   1   0   32   23   13   11    3   13   15
Don Gullett            2   2  3.58   6   5   0   0   0   28   28   15   11    3   14   14
Clay Carroll           2   0  3.94  10   0   0   0   0   16   19    7    7    1    9    7
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  6.00   6   6   0   0   0   30   35   23   20    2    8   24
Pat Osburn             0   0 10.80   4   0   0   0   0    7    9    8    8    2    4    2

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Forsch             1   1  0.73   9   0   0   3   0   12    8    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
Claude Osteen          4   2  3.21   6   6   2   0   1   42   48   19   15    3   16   10
Dave Roberts           5   2  3.48   7   7   3   0   0   52   52   21   20    3   11   17
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
Geoff Zahn             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Doug Rau               2   1  1.63   5   4   0   0   0   28   20    5    5    3    7   14
Tommy John             5   0  1.76   6   6   3   0   2   46   39   10    9    0    9   31
Mike Marshall          0   1  1.93  17   0   0   2   0   28   21    7    6    0   11   21
Andy Messersmith       2   0  2.22   6   6   2   0   0   49   36   14   12    3   18   36
Jim Brewer             4   1  3.00   8   0   0   0   0   12    8    4    4    1    1    8
Don Sutton             4   2  3.58   7   7   3   0   1   50   43   22   20    3   12   31
Charlie Hough          0   1  3.68   4   0   0   0   0    7    4    3    3    2    4    7
Al Downing             1   2  4.60   3   3   0   0   0   16   11   11    8    2   10   10

 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
Steve Rogers           4   1  3.29   5   5   3   0   0   41   33   16   15    3   14   26
Balor Moore            0   0  3.38   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    3    3
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            3   1  2.36   5   5   1   0   1   34   30    9    9    1    6   32
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
Tug McGraw             0   2  5.91   8   0   0   1   0   11   17    7    7    2    4   10
Craig Swan             0   2  6.35   2   1   0   0   0    6    6    8    4    0    4    4
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            2   2  2.59   6   6   2   0   0   49   55   16   14    4   12   22
Ron Schueler           1   3  2.61   6   6   1   0   0   41   40   15   12    0   18   17
Frank Linzy            2   2  3.12   8   0   0   0   0    9   10    5    3    0    2    4
Mac Scarce             2   2  3.65  12   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
Eddie Watt             0   0  6.52  10   0   0   3   0   10   10    7    7    1    7    2
Ed Farmer              0   0  6.75   2   1   0   0   0    7    9    5    5    1    5    5
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             1   2  1.76   4   4   2   0   0   31   29   10    6    1    8    8
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            1   2  5.74   5   5   1   0   0   31   39   23   20    5   17   11
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  2.63  11   0   0   3   0   14    9    6    4    1    6   10
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   5  6.75   7   7   1   0   0   36   39   27   27    5   19   24
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
Charlie Williams       1   0  2.41   9   1   0   0   0   19   15    5    5    1    5   10
Mike Caldwell          4   1  2.52   6   6   1   0   0   39   37   15   11    3    8   24
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
Jim Barr               0   1  3.38  12   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
John D'Acquisto        2   2  4.39   6   6   0   0   0   27   24   14   13    3   25   19
Jim Willoughby         1   3  4.85   8   4   0   0   0   30   33   16   16    5    5    9
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
Mike Garman            2   1  1.84  10   0   0   0   0   15   11    4    3    0    7    4
Orlando Pena           1   0  1.86  12   0   0   0   0   10   10    2    2    0    2    3
Rich Folkers           1   0  2.70  10   0   0   2   0   10    5    3    3    0    6    3
Alan Foster            1   2  3.16   5   5   2   0   0   37   38   16   13    2   11   17
Sonny Siebert          2   2  3.18   5   5   2   0   1   34   32   16   12    2   14   20
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
Al Hrabosky            1   0  5.40  10   0   0   0   0   15   18    9    9    2    8    6
Bob Gibson             1   2  5.63   5   5   1   0   0   32   37   22   20    3   15   19
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
  D. Roberts (HOU)          5
  J. Brewer (LA)            4
  M. Caldwell (SF)          4
  C. Osteen (HOU)           4
  R. Reed (ATL)             4
  S. Rogers (MON)           4
  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  J. Billingham (CIN)       3
  T. Griffin (HOU)          3

Losses:

  R. Jones (SD)             5
  B. Bonham (CHI)           4
  B. Greif (SD)             4
  R. Harrison (ATL)         4
  S. Arlin (SD)             3
  T. Bradley (SF)           3
  J. Curtis (STL)           3
  C. Kirby (CIN)            3
  E. McAnally (MON)         3
  J. McAndrew (SD)          3

Complete Games:

  T. John (LA)              3
  D. Roberts (HOU)          3
  S. Rogers (MON)           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
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          2

Saves:

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

  P. Niekro (ATL)        51.2
  D. Roberts (HOU)       51.2
  C. Morton (ATL)        50.2
  D. Sutton (LA)         50.1
  J. Lonborg (PHI)       48.2
  A. Messersmith (LA)    48.2
  T. John (LA)           46.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         46.0
  B. Greif (SD)          43.2
  R. Harrison (ATL)      42.1

Hits:

  C. Morton (ATL)          57
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         55
  P. Niekro (ATL)          55
  D. Roberts (HOU)         52
  B. Greif (SD)            51
  B. Hooton (CHI)          51
  R. Harrison (ATL)        49
  C. Osteen (HOU)          48
  S. Carlton (PHI)         45
  R. Reed (ATL)            44

Runs:

  B. Greif (SD)            28
  B. Hooton (CHI)          27
  R. Jones (SD)            27
  C. Morton (ATL)          27
  R. Harrison (ATL)        25
  P. Niekro (ATL)          25
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        25
  S. Carlton (PHI)         24
  S. Arlin (SD)            23
  C. Kirby (CIN)           23

Home Runs:

  B. Hooton (CHI)           8
  T. Seaver (NY)            7
  J. Curtis (STL)           5
  R. Harrison (ATL)         5
  R. Jones (SD)             5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  J. Reuss (PIT)            5
  G. Stone (NY)             5
  J. Willoughby (SF)        5
  T. Bradley (SF)           4

Walks:

  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       25
  S. Carlton (PHI)         22
  C. Morton (ATL)          22
  T. Griffin (HOU)         20
  B. Greif (SD)            19
  R. Harrison (ATL)        19
  R. Jones (SD)            19
  P. Niekro (ATL)          19
  T. Bradley (SF)          18
  A. Messersmith (LA)      18

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           44
  P. Niekro (ATL)          42
  A. Messersmith (LA)      36
  S. Carlton (PHI)         35
  J. Koosman (NY)          35
  J. Matlack (NY)          32
  T. John (LA)             31
  D. Sutton (LA)           31
  T. Bradley (SF)          28
  C. Morton (ATL)          28


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