Sunday May 12, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 12, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     23   9  2.61   32  10   2   294   221  102   85   17   91  194
Houston         20  15  3.14   35  10   3   309   289  127  108   22  110  160
San Francisco   19  15  3.23   34   3   7   301   278  129  108   22  113  160
Cincinnati      15  14  3.36   29   5   6   262   231  113   98   17   93  173
Philadelphia    17  14  3.62   31   7   6   281   278  129  113   18  134  158
New York        13  18  3.68   31   8   3   279   280  134  114   27   88  201
St. Louis       16  14  3.84   30   7   3   265   259  130  113   18  117  129
Montreal        12  11  3.95   23   5   3   203   190  108   89   18   99  114
Atlanta         14  19  3.98   33   6   4   294   298  151  130   24  117  167
Pittsburgh       9  19  4.38   28   6   2   255   276  143  124   22  117  129
Chicago         12  15  4.66   27   4   2   243   270  151  126   27  105  149
San Diego       14  21  5.19   35   5   5   312   343  197  180   33  142  166

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Norman (CIN)      2   3  1.46   8   4   2   0   1   37   24    7    6    1    9   40
Jim Rooker (PIT)       2   2  1.67   5   5   2   0   0   38   33   11    7    2   12   13
Tommy John (LA)        5   1  1.89   8   8   3   0   2   57   48   16   12    0   14   34
Mike Caldwell (SF)     5   1  1.92   8   8   2   0   1   56   49   19   12    4   15   31
Jerry Koosman (NY)     4   0  2.03   7   7   2   0   0   58   44   19   13    4   15   50
Larry Dierker (HOU)    2   2  2.17   7   7   1   0   0   50   40   15   12    3   18   29
Jim Lonborg (PHI)      3   2  2.19   7   7   3   0   1   58   57   16   14    4   14   26
A. Messersmith (LA)    3   0  2.19   7   7   3   0   0   58   42   17   14    4   20   42
Tom Griffin (HOU)      5   1  2.21   8   8   3   0   1   57   39   17   14    4   26   45
Jon Matlack (NY)       4   1  2.28   6   6   2   0   1   43   34   11   11    2    6   44

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Gentry            0   0  1.93   2   1   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    1    2    0
Tom House              0   0  2.57  11   0   0   1   0   14   12    4    4    0    3   10
Buzz Capra             0   2  3.06  10   0   0   1   0   18   12    8    6    2   13   19
Jack Aker              0   1  3.29  14   0   0   0   0   14   14    9    5    2    8    6
Ron Reed               5   3  3.67   8   8   2   0   0   54   58   26   22    2   10   26
Phil Niekro            3   3  3.71   9   8   2   0   1   61   61   29   25    6   22   50
Carl Morton            4   3  4.08   9   9   1   0   0   64   65   31   29    4   25   32
Danny Frisella         0   2  4.61  12   0   0   2   0   14   12    9    7    2    9    5
Roric Harrison         2   5  4.81   7   7   1   0   0   49   55   27   26    5   21   19
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   2  2.77   6   6   0   0   0   39   47   17   12    4   16   17
Horacio Pina           2   2  2.89  13   0   0   1   0   19   13    6    6    1   12   10
Steve Stone            1   0  3.12   7   3   0   0   0   26   23   11    9    1   16   12
Jim Todd               0   0  3.86   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    0    5    2
Bill Bonham            2   5  4.08   9   6   2   0   1   35   30   21   16    3   16   33
Rick Reuschel          2   1  4.97   7   6   1   0   0   42   40   26   23    4   12   29
Ray Burris             2   0  5.50  13   0   0   1   0   18   20   13   11    3    7   10
Herb Hutson            0   0  6.00   8   0   0   0   0    9   11    7    6    1    3    7
Burt Hooton            1   3  6.55   7   6   1   0   0   34   54   30   25    8    8   16
Jim Kremmel            0   1  7.62  14   0   0   0   0   13   21   13   11    1    9   12
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
Fred Norman            2   3  1.46   8   4   2   0   1   37   24    7    6    1    9   40
Pedro Borbon           1   1  1.95  14   0   0   5   0   28   18    7    6    1    6   10
Don Gullett            2   3  3.34   7   6   0   0   0   35   34   17   13    3   17   23
Roger Nelson           1   3  3.43   7   5   0   1   0   39   32   17   15    3   15   20
Jack Billingham        5   1  3.45   7   7   2   0   1   47   47   22   18    2   18   25
Clay Carroll           2   0  3.50  11   0   0   0   0   18   19    7    7    1    9    9
Mike McQueen           0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    0    2    2
Clay Kirby             2   3  5.08   7   7   1   0   0   39   37   25   22    3   10   34
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  1.26  11   0   0   3   0   14    9    2    2    0    4    6
Fred Scherman          0   1  1.76  13   0   0   0   0   15   15    7    3    1    3    7
Larry Dierker          2   2  2.17   7   7   1   0   0   50   40   15   12    3   18   29
Tom Griffin            5   1  2.21   8   8   3   0   1   57   39   17   14    4   26   45
Mike Nagy              1   0  3.12   5   0   0   0   0    9    8    3    3    1    2    2
Claude Osteen          4   3  3.31   8   8   2   0   1   54   61   26   20    5   21   14
Dave Roberts           5   3  3.38   8   8   3   0   0   59   63   24   22    3   14   18
Jerry Johnson          1   0  4.41  11   0   0   0   0   16   15    8    8    2    8   13
Don Wilson             1   2  6.12   7   2   1   0   0   25   28   17   17    3   11   21
Doug Konieczny         0   2  6.30   3   2   0   0   0   10   11    8    7    0    3    5

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Geoff Zahn             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
Charlie Hough          2   1  1.59   7   0   0   0   0   17    7    4    3    2    4   15
Tommy John             5   1  1.89   8   8   3   0   2   57   48   16   12    0   14   34
Andy Messersmith       3   0  2.19   7   7   3   0   0   58   42   17   14    4   20   42
Jim Brewer             4   1  2.45   9   0   0   0   0   15    9    4    4    1    1    9
Doug Rau               2   1  2.53   6   5   0   0   0   32   28   11    9    4    7   19
Mike Marshall          1   1  2.73  20   0   0   2   0   33   25   11   10    1   18   24
Don Sutton             5   2  3.03   8   8   4   0   2   59   44   22   20    3   14   36
Al Downing             1   2  5.40   4   4   0   0   0   22   17   17   13    2   13   14

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Montague          0   0  1.42   6   0   0   0   0   13    9    3    2    0    5    4
Balor Moore            0   0  1.59   5   0   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    0    6    7
Tom Walker             0   0  1.64   5   0   0   1   0   11    7    3    2    0    3    8
Chuck Taylor           1   0  2.33   9   0   0   2   0   19   20    5    5    2    7    6
Mike Torrez            3   2  3.34   5   5   0   0   0   30   29   22   11    5   18   15
Steve Rogers           5   1  3.42   6   6   4   0   0   50   41   20   19    4   18   32
Don DeMola             0   0  4.67   8   0   0   0   0   17   17    9    9    3    6    9
Steve Renko            2   4  4.89   7   7   1   0   0   39   37   24   21    1   19   19
Ernie McAnally         1   4  9.16   5   5   0   0   0   19   25   21   19    3   17   14

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Koosman          4   0  2.03   7   7   2   0   0   58   44   19   13    4   15   50
Jon Matlack            4   1  2.28   6   6   2   0   1   43   34   11   11    2    6   44
Craig Swan             1   2  2.89   4   3   0   0   0   19   16   10    6    0   11    7
Tom Seaver             1   4  3.69   8   8   4   0   1   63   58   28   26   10   14   60
George Stone           0   3  3.90   5   5   0   0   0   32   39   21   14    5    8    8
Harry Parker           1   1  4.02   8   1   0   0   0   16   20    7    7    1    8    6
Bob Miller             1   1  4.20  13   0   0   1   0   15   17    8    7    0    3    7
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 10.13   7   1   0   0   0   11   20   12   12    3    6    5

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Lonborg            3   2  2.19   7   7   3   0   1   58   57   16   14    4   14   26
Frank Linzy            2   2  2.38  10   0   0   0   0   11   10    5    3    0    2    4
Dick Ruthven           2   1  3.12   7   7   0   0   0   43   35   16   15    2   23   30
Ron Schueler           1   3  3.38   8   8   1   0   0   51   54   22   19    2   23   23
Mac Scarce             3   2  3.93  17   0   0   2   0   18   16    9    8    2   15   10
Ed Farmer              1   0  4.22   4   1   0   0   0   11   14    6    5    1    6    7
Steve Carlton          3   3  4.23   8   8   3   0   0   55   57   30   26    3   28   44
George Culver          1   0  4.76  10   0   0   0   0   11    5    6    6    0    9    6
Eddie Watt             0   0  4.97  13   0   0   4   0   13   12    7    7    1   10    7
Mike Wallace           1   0  5.40   8   0   0   0   0    8   12    6    5    0    2    1
Ron Diorio             0   0 18.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    1    1    0
Dave Wallace           0   1  Inf    2   0   0   0   0    0    4    4    3    2    1    0

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Rooker             2   2  1.67   5   5   2   0   0   38   33   11    7    2   12   13
Ramon Hernandez        0   1  2.25  12   0   0   0   0   16   15    4    4    0    8    8
Bruce Kison            1   1  2.70   9   0   0   0   0   17   15    5    5    0    8    6
John Morlan            0   1  2.81  10   0   0   0   0   16   14    9    5    0   15    9
Ken Brett              2   3  3.69   6   6   2   0   1   39   40   18   16    3   14   26
Dave Giusti            1   1  4.70  13   0   0   2   0   23   27   12   12    1   11   18
Dock Ellis             1   3  5.01   6   6   1   0   0   32   36   21   18    3   11   22
Jim Sadowski           0   1  5.63   3   0   0   0   0    8    6    5    5    1    7    1
Jerry Reuss            1   2  6.75   6   6   1   0   0   33   42   28   25    7   20   13
Bob Moose              1   4  7.07   5   5   0   0   0   28   43   22   22    3    4   11
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
Vicente Romo           0   1  3.27  16   0   0   4   0   22   17   11    8    1   10   11
Dave Freisleben        3   0  3.33   4   4   2   0   0   27   20   10   10    2    7   11
Joe McIntosh           0   0  3.60   5   0   0   0   0   10   12    5    4    2    5    5
Gary Ross              0   0  4.50   9   0   0   0   0   18   23   10    9    1    6   11
Jim McAndrew           1   3  4.70   7   4   1   0   0   23   29   15   12    3    6    8
Mike Corkins           2   2  4.89  14   2   0   0   0   39   35   23   21    4   23   27
Bill Greif             2   5  5.03   9   9   1   0   0   54   58   34   30    4   24   28
Larry Hardy            2   1  5.40   8   0   0   0   0   13   17    8    8    3    3    7
Ralph Garcia           0   0  6.10   8   0   0   0   0   10   15    8    7    1    7    9
Randy Jones            2   6  6.55   9   9   1   0   0   45   55   34   33    5   22   28
Steve Arlin            1   3  6.68   8   7   0   0   0   34   44   26   25    2   21   11
Rich Troedson          1   0  6.75  14   0   0   1   0   17   18   13   13    5    8   10

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Caldwell          5   1  1.92   8   8   2   0   1   56   49   19   12    4   15   31
Randy Moffitt          2   2  2.22  16   0   0   6   0   24   14    6    6    1    5   14
Elias Sosa             3   0  2.49  12   0   0   0   0   22   18   10    6    0   15    7
Charlie Williams       1   0  2.52  12   1   0   0   0   25   22    7    7    2    6   13
Jim Barr               1   1  2.54  14   2   0   1   0   39   38   11   11    2    4   17
Tom Bradley            4   3  3.04   8   8   1   0   0   56   48   25   19    4   21   36
Jim Willoughby         1   3  4.36  10   4   0   0   0   33   34   16   16    5    5    9
John D'Acquisto        2   3  5.08   7   7   0   0   0   28   27   17   16    3   29   21
Ron Bryant             0   2  7.88   5   4   0   0   0   16   24   17   14    1   12   12
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
Orlando Pena           1   0  1.54  13   0   0   0   0   12   10    2    2    0    3    4
Mike Garman            2   1  1.62  12   0   0   0   0   17   11    4    3    0    7    6
Rich Folkers           1   0  2.70  10   0   0   2   0   10    5    3    3    0    6    3
Alan Foster            1   3  3.48   6   6   2   0   0   41   43   21   16    2   16   19
Sonny Siebert          2   3  3.55   6   6   2   0   1   38   38   19   15    3   14   22
Lynn McGlothen         4   1  3.63   5   5   1   0   1   35   32   15   14    3   15   22
John Curtis            2   3  4.50   6   6   1   0   1   42   40   21   21    5   14   15
Bob Gibson             2   2  4.73   6   6   1   0   0   40   42   23   21    3   20   22
Pete Richert           0   0  4.91   6   0   0   1   0    4    5    6    2    0    4    1
Al Hrabosky            1   0  5.17  11   0   0   0   0   16   18    9    9    2    9    7
Mike Thompson          0   1  5.56   7   1   0   0   0   11   15    7    7    0    9    8

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League Leaders

Wins:

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

Losses:

  R. Jones (SD)             6
  B. Bonham (CHI)           5
  B. Greif (SD)             5
  R. Harrison (ATL)         5
  E. McAnally (MON)         4
  B. Moose (PIT)            4
  S. Renko (MON)            4
  T. Seaver (NY)            4
  S. Arlin (SD)             3
  T. Bradley (SF)           3

Complete Games:

  S. Rogers (MON)           4
  T. Seaver (NY)            4
  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  T. Griffin (HOU)          3
  T. John (LA)              3
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          3
  A. Messersmith (LA)       3
  D. Roberts (HOU)          3
  J. Billingham (CIN)       2

Saves:

  R. Moffitt (SF)           6
  P. Borbon (CIN)           5
  V. Romo (SD)              4
  E. Watt (PHI)             4
  K. Forsch (HOU)           3
  R. Folkers (STL)          2
  D. Frisella (ATL)         2
  D. Giusti (PIT)           2
  M. Marshall (LA)          2
  M. Scarce (PHI)           2

Shutouts:

  T. John (LA)              2
  D. Sutton (LA)            2
  J. Billingham (CIN)       1
  B. Bonham (CHI)           1
  K. Brett (PIT)            1
  M. Caldwell (SF)          1
  J. Curtis (STL)           1
  T. Griffin (HOU)          1
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          1
  J. Matlack (NY)           1

Innings Pitched:

  C. Morton (ATL)        64.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         63.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        60.2
  D. Sutton (LA)         59.1
  D. Roberts (HOU)       58.2
  J. Koosman (NY)        57.2
  J. Lonborg (PHI)       57.2
  A. Messersmith (LA)    57.2
  T. Griffin (HOU)       57.0
  T. John (LA)           57.0

Hits:

  C. Morton (ATL)          65
  D. Roberts (HOU)         63
  P. Niekro (ATL)          61
  C. Osteen (HOU)          61
  B. Greif (SD)            58
  R. Reed (ATL)            58
  T. Seaver (NY)           58
  S. Carlton (PHI)         57
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         57
  R. Harrison (ATL)        55

Runs:

  B. Greif (SD)            34
  R. Jones (SD)            34
  C. Morton (ATL)          31
  S. Carlton (PHI)         30
  B. Hooton (CHI)          30
  P. Niekro (ATL)          29
  J. Reuss (PIT)           28
  T. Seaver (NY)           28
  R. Harrison (ATL)        27
  S. Arlin (SD)            26

Home Runs:

  T. Seaver (NY)           10
  B. Hooton (CHI)           8
  J. Reuss (PIT)            7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           6
  J. Curtis (STL)           5
  R. Harrison (ATL)         5
  R. Jones (SD)             5
  C. Osteen (HOU)           5
  G. Stone (NY)             5
  M. Torrez (MON)           5

Walks:

  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       29
  S. Carlton (PHI)         28
  T. Griffin (HOU)         26
  C. Morton (ATL)          25
  B. Greif (SD)            24
  M. Corkins (SD)          23
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         23
  R. Schueler (PHI)        23
  R. Jones (SD)            22
  P. Niekro (ATL)          22

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           60
  J. Koosman (NY)          50
  P. Niekro (ATL)          50
  T. Griffin (HOU)         45
  S. Carlton (PHI)         44
  J. Matlack (NY)          44
  A. Messersmith (LA)      42
  F. Norman (CIN)          40
  T. Bradley (SF)          36
  D. Sutton (LA)           36


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