Monday May 6, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, May 6, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     18   9  2.46   27   8   2   245   187   79   67   14   76  160
Houston         17  11  3.22   28   7   3   246   232  103   88   16   83  117
San Francisco   14  13  3.43   27   3   5   236   215  104   90   18   93  131
Cincinnati      12  11  3.84   23   1   6   208   197  103   89   16   81  122
Philadelphia    13  13  3.88   26   5   4   232   241  114  100   13  118  128
New York        10  15  3.91   25   5   3   225   229  116   98   22   72  161
Montreal        10  10  3.99   20   3   3   176   165   97   78   15   87   95
St. Louis       14  12  4.17   26   5   3   231   238  122  107   17  104  106
Atlanta         13  14  4.24   27   5   4   238   253  125  112   21   94  132
Pittsburgh       8  14  4.44   22   5   2   203   224  118  100   15   94   98
San Diego       13  16  4.94   29   5   5   251   265  153  138   24  118  139
Chicago          9  13  4.99   22   3   1   198   234  132  110   22   84  129

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tommy John (LA)        5   1  1.50   7   7   3   0   2   54   44   13    9    0   10   33
Doug Rau (LA)          2   1  1.63   5   4   0   0   0   28   20    5    5    3    7   14
Jim Rooker (PIT)       1   2  1.76   4   4   2   0   0   31   29   10    6    1    8    8
Mike Marshall (LA)     0   1  1.88  18   0   0   2   0   29   21    7    6    0   14   21
Ken Frailing (CHI)     2   1  1.89   5   5   0   0   0   33   36   12    7    1   15   14
Mike Caldwell (SF)     5   1  2.05   7   7   2   0   1   48   43   15   11    3   12   27
Pedro Borbon (CIN)     1   1  2.08  13   0   0   5   0   26   18    7    6    1    6   10
Larry Dierker (HOU)    2   1  2.09   6   6   1   0   0   43   34   13   10    2   12   26
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

 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  2.89   8   0   0   1   0    9    8    3    3    0    1    6
Phil Niekro            3   3  3.66   8   7   2   0   1   52   55   25   21    5   19   42
Ron Reed               5   2  3.70   7   7   2   0   0   49   50   21   20    2    8   21
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
Bill Bonham            1   5  4.45   6   6   2   0   1   32   29   20   16    3   15   31
Steve Stone            0   0  4.50   5   1   0   0   0   10   12    6    5    0    6    6
Ray Burris             2   0  5.06  12   0   0   1   0   16   17   11    9    2    7    9
Jim Todd               0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    5    6    3    3    0    4    2
Herb Hutson            0   0  6.00   8   0   0   0   0    9   11    7    6    1    3    7
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
Jim Kremmel            0   1  7.94  12   0   0   0   0   11   20   11   10    1    6   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
Tom Hall               0   0  1.00   8   0   0   0   0    9    5    1    1    1    3    8
Pedro Borbon           1   1  2.08  13   0   0   5   0   26   18    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
Jack Billingham        4   1  4.03   6   6   1   0   1   38   41   21   17    2   16   22
Mike McQueen           0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    0    2    2
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   1  2.09   6   6   1   0   0   43   34   13   10    2   12   26
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  4.38   8   0   0   0   0   12   13    6    6    1    5   11
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
Tommy John             5   1  1.50   7   7   3   0   2   54   44   13    9    0   10   33
Doug Rau               2   1  1.63   5   4   0   0   0   28   20    5    5    3    7   14
Mike Marshall          0   1  1.88  18   0   0   2   0   29   21    7    6    0   14   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  1.69   5   0   0   0   0   11    7    3    2    0    5    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  2.45   4   0   0   0   0    4    5    1    1    0    3    3
Steve Rogers           4   1  3.29   5   5   3   0   0   41   33   16   15    3   14   26
Mike Torrez            3   2  3.34   5   5   0   0   0   30   29   22   11    5   18   15
Don DeMola             0   0  4.40   7   0   0   0   0   14   15    7    7    1    6    7
Steve Renko            1   4  6.07   6   6   0   0   0   30   29   23   20    1   16   15
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  2.39   6   6   2   0   0   49   35   17   13    4   13   42
Tom Seaver             1   2  3.52   6   6   2   0   1   46   42   20   18    7    6   44
George Stone           0   2  4.18   4   4   0   0   0   24   29   18   11    5    7    7
Craig Swan             0   2  4.26   3   2   0   0   0   13   12   10    6    0    6    6
Bob Miller             1   1  4.40  11   0   0   1   0   14   17    8    7    0    3    7
Harry Parker           1   1  4.50   7   1   0   0   0   14   17    7    7    1    8    4
Tug McGraw             0   3  7.15   9   0   0   1   0   11   19    9    9    2    6   10
Bob Apodaca            0   2  7.59   6   0   0   1   0   11   13    9    9    0   11    4
Ray Sadecki            1   1  8.68   6   1   0   0   0    9   15    9    9    2    6    5

 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  2.89   9   0   0   0   0    9   10    5    3    0    2    4
Mac Scarce             3   2  3.29  14   0   0   1   0   14   10    6    5    1   14    9
Dick Ruthven           1   1  3.57   6   6   0   0   0   35   32   15   14    2   21   21
Steve Carlton          2   3  5.05   7   7   2   0   0   46   52   29   26    3   26   39
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  5.87   3   1   0   0   0    8   10    5    5    1    5    7
Eddie Watt             0   0  6.10  11   0   0   3   0   10   11    7    7    1    9    3
Ron Diorio             0   0 18.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    1    1    0
Dave Wallace           0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    2    2    1    0    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   2  3.55   5   5   2   0   1   33   32   15   13    2   13   24
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
Dave Freisleben        3   0  2.59   3   3   2   0   0   24   14    7    7    1    6    9
Vicente Romo           0   0  2.70  13   0   0   4   0   17   11    8    5    1    7   10
Mike Corkins           1   0  2.76  11   1   0   0   0   29   24   11    9    3   17   20
Gary Ross              0   0  3.46   5   0   0   0   0   13   14    6    5    0    5    9
Joe McIntosh           0   0  3.60   5   0   0   0   0   10   12    5    4    2    5    5
Larry Hardy            2   1  4.26   3   0   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    1    2    3
Jim McAndrew           1   3  4.76   5   4   1   0   0   17   23   12    9    1    5    7
Bill Greif             2   4  5.48   8   8   1   0   0   48   55   32   29    4   21   25
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  6.91  11   0   0   1   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          5   1  2.05   7   7   2   0   1   48   43   15   11    3   12   27
Charlie Williams       1   0  2.41   9   1   0   0   0   19   15    5    5    1    5   10
Tom Bradley            3   3  2.70   7   7   1   0   0   50   40   20   15    4   21   33
Randy Moffitt          1   2  3.06  12   0   0   4   0   18   10    6    6    1    4   12
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  1.72  11   0   0   0   0   16   11    4    3    0    7    5
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
Bob Gibson             2   2  4.73   6   6   1   0   0   40   42   23   21    3   20   22
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
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:

  M. Caldwell (SF)          5
  T. John (LA)              5
  R. Reed (ATL)             5
  D. Roberts (HOU)          5
  J. Billingham (CIN)       4
  J. Brewer (LA)            4
  C. Osteen (HOU)           4
  S. Rogers (MON)           4
  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  T. Bradley (SF)           3

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  T. John (LA)              3
  D. Roberts (HOU)          3
  S. Rogers (MON)           3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  B. Bonham (CHI)           2
  K. Brett (PIT)            2
  M. Caldwell (SF)          2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  A. Foster (STL)           2
  D. Freisleben (SD)        2

Saves:

  P. Borbon (CIN)           5
  R. Moffitt (SF)           4
  V. Romo (SD)              4
  K. Forsch (HOU)           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
  M. Caldwell (SF)          1
  T. Griffin (HOU)          1
  J. Matlack (NY)           1
  P. Niekro (ATL)           1
  C. Osteen (HOU)           1
  T. Seaver (NY)            1

Innings Pitched:

  T. John (LA)           54.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        51.2
  D. Roberts (HOU)       51.2
  C. Morton (ATL)        50.2
  D. Sutton (LA)         50.1
  T. Bradley (SF)        50.0
  J. Koosman (NY)        49.0
  J. Lonborg (PHI)       48.2
  A. Messersmith (LA)    48.2
  R. Reed (ATL)          48.2

Hits:

  C. Morton (ATL)          57
  B. Greif (SD)            55
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         55
  P. Niekro (ATL)          55
  S. Carlton (PHI)         52
  D. Roberts (HOU)         52
  B. Hooton (CHI)          51
  R. Reed (ATL)            50
  R. Harrison (ATL)        49
  C. Osteen (HOU)          48

Runs:

  B. Greif (SD)            32
  S. Carlton (PHI)         29
  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. Arlin (SD)            23
  B. Gibson (STL)          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
  M. Torrez (MON)           5
  J. Willoughby (SF)        5

Walks:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         26
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       25
  C. Morton (ATL)          22
  T. Bradley (SF)          21
  B. Greif (SD)            21
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         21
  B. Gibson (STL)          20
  T. Griffin (HOU)         20
  R. Harrison (ATL)        19
  R. Jones (SD)            19

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           44
  J. Koosman (NY)          42
  P. Niekro (ATL)          42
  S. Carlton (PHI)         39
  A. Messersmith (LA)      36
  T. Bradley (SF)          33
  T. John (LA)             33
  J. Matlack (NY)          32
  B. Bonham (CHI)          31
  D. Sutton (LA)           31

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