Wednesday May 15, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 15, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     27   9  2.65   36  13   3   330   251  115   97   21   99  219
San Francisco   20  17  3.17   37   4   7   326   299  137  115   24  120  166
Cincinnati      17  15  3.30   32   5   8   289   248  121  106   21  101  187
Houston         20  19  3.48   39  10   3   341   332  157  132   26  132  174
St. Louis       17  15  3.78   32   8   3   283   275  136  119   21  124  141
Atlanta         17  19  3.82   36   6   6   321   320  158  136   27  126  180
Philadelphia    17  16  3.83   33   7   6   299   301  143  127   19  148  165
Montreal        14  11  3.83   25   6   3   221   205  114   94   18  105  128
New York        14  19  3.87   33   8   4   296   306  147  127   31   92  208
Pittsburgh      10  20  4.24   30   6   2   278   297  152  131   22  128  143
Chicago         13  16  4.38   29   5   2   265   283  155  129   27  109  158
San Diego       14  24  5.01   38   5   5   339   376  210  189   35  151  178

 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
Mike Caldwell (SF)     6   1  1.65   9   9   3   0   2   65   54   19   12    4   16   33
Jim Rooker (PIT)       2   2  1.66   6   6   2   0   0   49   40   13    9    2   16   19
Larry Dierker (HOU)    2   3  2.10   8   8   1   0   0   56   45   16   13    3   21   31
Jon Matlack (NY)       4   1  2.28   6   6   2   0   1   43   34   11   11    2    6   44
Tom Griffin (HOU)      5   1  2.36   9   9   3   0   1   61   42   20   16    4   30   45
Doug Rau (LA)          3   1  2.41   7   6   1   0   0   41   34   13   11    4    9   24
A. Messersmith (LA)    4   0  2.43   8   8   4   0   0   67   50   21   18    7   21   48
Mike Marshall (LA)     1   1  2.43  21   0   0   3   0   37   29   12   10    1   18   25
Tommy John (LA)        5   1  2.51   9   9   3   0   2   61   55   21   17    0   16   36

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Gentry            0   0  1.35   3   1   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    1    2    0
Buzz Capra             1   2  2.28  11   0   0   1   0   24   13    8    6    2   15   25
Tom House              0   0  2.65  13   0   0   2   0   17   16    5    5    0    4   11
Jack Aker              0   1  3.29  14   0   0   0   0   14   14    9    5    2    8    6
Phil Niekro            4   3  3.51  10   9   2   0   1   67   66   30   26    7   26   52
Ron Reed               5   3  3.67   9   9   2   0   0   54   59   26   22    2   10   26
Carl Morton            4   3  4.08   9   9   1   0   0   64   65   31   29    4   25   32
Danny Frisella         0   2  4.11  14   0   0   3   0   15   12    9    7    2    9    7
Roric Harrison         3   5  4.74   8   8   1   0   0   57   65   32   30    7   23   21
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
Dave LaRoche           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    2    1
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   6  4.08  10   6   2   0   1   35   31   22   16    3   17   33
Rick Reuschel          3   1  4.26   8   7   2   0   0   51   44   27   24    4   12   32
Burt Hooton            1   3  5.48   8   7   1   0   0   44   61   32   27    8    9   21
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
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  1.82  16   0   0   7   0   30   19    7    6    1    7   11
Don Gullett            3   3  2.98   8   7   0   0   0   42   39   18   14    4   20   29
Clay Carroll           2   0  3.32  12   0   0   0   0   19   20    7    7    1    9    9
Roger Nelson           2   3  3.38   8   6   0   1   0   48   34   20   18    5   18   23
Jack Billingham        5   2  3.60   8   8   2   0   1   55   55   26   22    3   19   29
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
Larry Dierker          2   3  2.10   8   8   1   0   0   56   45   16   13    3   21   31
Tom Griffin            5   1  2.36   9   9   3   0   1   61   42   20   16    4   30   45
Ken Forsch             1   1  2.65  13   0   0   3   0   17   14    5    5    0    6    9
Fred Scherman          0   1  3.10  15   0   0   0   0   20   21   11    7    3    5    9
Claude Osteen          4   3  3.31   8   8   2   0   1   54   61   26   20    5   21   14
Dave Roberts           5   4  3.41   9   9   3   0   0   63   69   29   24    3   17   19
Jerry Johnson          1   0  4.12  13   0   0   0   0   20   21   10    9    2   10   14
Don Wilson             1   2  6.12   7   2   1   0   0   25   28   17   17    3   11   21
Mike Nagy              1   1  7.50   8   0   0   0   0   12   15   11   10    3    3    5
Doug Konieczny         0   3  7.62   4   3   0   0   0   13   16   12   11    0    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   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
Charlie Hough          3   1  2.00   8   0   0   0   0   18    8    5    4    3    4   17
Doug Rau               3   1  2.41   7   6   1   0   0   41   34   13   11    4    9   24
Andy Messersmith       4   0  2.43   8   8   4   0   0   67   50   21   18    7   21   48
Mike Marshall          1   1  2.43  21   0   0   3   0   37   29   12   10    1   18   25
Jim Brewer             4   1  2.45   9   0   0   0   0   15    9    4    4    1    1    9
Tommy John             5   1  2.51   9   9   3   0   2   61   55   21   17    0   16   36
Don Sutton             6   2  2.63   9   9   5   0   3   68   48   22   20    3   17   45
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
Tom Walker             1   0  1.38   6   0   0   1   0   13    8    3    2    0    3   10
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
Chuck Taylor           1   0  2.14  10   0   0   2   0   21   21    5    5    2    8    8
Steve Rogers           6   1  3.20   7   7   5   0   0   59   47   22   21    4   19   35
Mike Torrez            3   2  3.34   5   5   0   0   0   30   29   22   11    5   18   15
Don DeMola             0   0  4.67   8   0   0   0   0   17   17    9    9    3    6    9
Steve Renko            2   4  4.91   8   8   1   0   0   44   44   28   24    1   23   26
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
Jon Matlack            4   1  2.28   6   6   2   0   1   43   34   11   11    2    6   44
Jerry Koosman          4   1  2.66   8   8   2   0   0   64   55   25   19    6   17   54
Craig Swan             1   2  2.89   4   3   0   0   0   19   16   10    6    0   11    7
Harry Parker           1   1  3.66   9   1   0   1   0   20   24    8    8    1    9    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
Bob Miller             1   1  4.11  14   0   0   1   0   15   17    8    7    0    3    7
Bob Apodaca            1   2  6.32   7   1   0   1   0   16   19   11   11    0   12    6
Tug McGraw             0   3  9.00  10   0   0   1   0   12   23   12   12    3    6   10
Ray Sadecki            1   1 10.64   8   1   0   0   0   11   21   13   13    4    6    5

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Frank Linzy            2   2  2.19  12   0   0   0   0   12   10    5    3    0    3    4
Jim Lonborg            3   3  2.69   8   8   3   0   1   60   65   20   18    5   16   27
Ron Schueler           1   3  3.38   8   8   1   0   0   51   54   22   19    2   23   23
Dick Ruthven           2   1  3.47   8   8   0   0   0   49   40   20   19    2   29   32
Mac Scarce             3   3  3.92  18   0   0   2   0   21   19   10    9    2   16   11
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
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
George Culver          1   0  6.91  11   0   0   0   0   14   12   11   11    0   11    6
Dave Wallace           0   1  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    4    3    2    3    3
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             2   2  1.66   6   6   2   0   0   49   40   13    9    2   16   19
Ramon Hernandez        0   1  2.08  13   0   0   0   0   17   15    4    4    0    9    8
John Morlan            0   1  2.65  11   0   0   0   0   17   15    9    5    0   16   10
Bruce Kison            2   1  2.89  11   0   0   0   0   19   18    8    6    0    9    8
Ken Brett              2   3  3.69   6   6   2   0   1   39   40   18   16    3   14   26
Dave Giusti            1   1  4.56  14   0   0   2   0   24   28   12   12    1   12   18
Dock Ellis             1   3  5.01   6   6   1   0   0   32   36   21   18    3   11   22
Jim Sadowski           0   1  6.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    7    6    6    1    9    1
Jerry Reuss            1   3  6.41   7   7   1   0   0   39   50   31   28    7   21   18
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
Dave Tomlin            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    1    1
Dave Freisleben        3   1  3.27   5   5   2   0   0   33   27   13   12    3    8   14
Vicente Romo           0   1  3.27  16   0   0   4   0   22   17   11    8    1   10   11
Joe McIntosh           0   0  3.60   5   0   0   0   0   10   12    5    4    2    5    5
Larry Hardy            2   1  4.50  10   0   0   0   0   16   20    8    8    3    5   10
Gary Ross              0   0  4.50   9   0   0   0   0   18   23   10    9    1    6   11
Jim McAndrew           1   3  4.62   9   4   1   0   0   25   33   17   13    3    6    9
Mike Corkins           2   2  4.69  15   2   0   0   0   40   37   23   21    4   24   28
Bill Greif             2   6  5.06  10  10   1   0   0   59   66   37   33    4   27   30
Ralph Garcia           0   0  6.10   8   0   0   0   0   10   15    8    7    1    7    9
Steve Arlin            1   4  6.25   9   8   0   0   0   40   53   31   28    3   22   12
Randy Jones            2   6  6.55   9   9   1   0   0   45   55   34   33    5   22   28
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          6   1  1.65   9   9   3   0   2   65   54   19   12    4   16   33
Randy Moffitt          2   2  2.13  17   0   0   6   0   25   14    6    6    1    5   15
Elias Sosa             3   0  2.49  13   0   0   0   0   22   19   10    6    0   17    7
Jim Barr               1   1  2.54  14   2   0   1   0   39   38   11   11    2    4   17
Charlie Williams       1   0  2.67  13   1   0   0   0   27   24    8    8    2    6   13
Tom Bradley            4   4  3.08   9   9   1   0   0   61   52   28   21    5   22   36
Jim Willoughby         1   3  4.50  12   4   0   0   0   36   38   18   18    5    6   10
John D'Acquisto        2   4  4.86   8   8   0   0   0   33   32   19   18    4   31   23
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  2.61  11   0   0   2   0   10    6    3    3    0    6    3
Lynn McGlothen         5   1  3.09   6   6   2   0   1   44   38   16   15    4   18   31
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
John Curtis            2   3  4.50   6   6   1   0   1   42   40   21   21    5   14   15
Al Hrabosky            1   0  4.58  12   0   0   0   0   18   19    9    9    2   11   10
Pete Richert           0   0  4.91   7   0   0   1   0    4    5    6    2    0    6    1
Bob Gibson             2   3  5.01   7   7   1   0   0   47   50   28   26    5   20   22
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:

  M. Caldwell (SF)          6
  S. Rogers (MON)           6
  D. Sutton (LA)            6
  J. Billingham (CIN)       5
  T. Griffin (HOU)          5
  T. John (LA)              5
  L. McGlothen (STL)        5
  R. Reed (ATL)             5
  D. Roberts (HOU)          5
  T. Bradley (SF)           4

Losses:

  B. Bonham (CHI)           6
  B. Greif (SD)             6
  R. Jones (SD)             6
  R. Harrison (ATL)         5
  S. Arlin (SD)             4
  T. Bradley (SF)           4
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)        4
  E. McAnally (MON)         4
  B. Moose (PIT)            4
  S. Renko (MON)            4

Complete Games:

  S. Rogers (MON)           5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5
  A. Messersmith (LA)       4
  T. Seaver (NY)            4
  M. Caldwell (SF)          3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  T. Griffin (HOU)          3
  T. John (LA)              3
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          3
  D. Roberts (HOU)          3

Saves:

  P. Borbon (CIN)           7
  R. Moffitt (SF)           6
  V. Romo (SD)              4
  E. Watt (PHI)             4
  K. Forsch (HOU)           3
  D. Frisella (ATL)         3
  M. Marshall (LA)          3
  R. Folkers (STL)          2
  D. Giusti (PIT)           2
  T. House (ATL)            2

Shutouts:

  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  M. Caldwell (SF)          2
  T. John (LA)              2
  J. Billingham (CIN)       1
  B. Bonham (CHI)           1
  K. Brett (PIT)            1
  J. Curtis (STL)           1
  T. Griffin (HOU)          1
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          1
  J. Matlack (NY)           1

Innings Pitched:

  D. Sutton (LA)         68.1
  A. Messersmith (LA)    66.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)        66.2
  M. Caldwell (SF)       65.1
  J. Koosman (NY)        64.1
  C. Morton (ATL)        64.0
  D. Roberts (HOU)       63.1
  T. Seaver (NY)         63.1
  T. Bradley (SF)        61.1
  T. Griffin (HOU)       61.0

Hits:

  D. Roberts (HOU)         69
  B. Greif (SD)            66
  P. Niekro (ATL)          66
  R. Harrison (ATL)        65
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         65
  C. Morton (ATL)          65
  B. Hooton (CHI)          61
  C. Osteen (HOU)          61
  R. Reed (ATL)            59
  T. Seaver (NY)           58

Runs:

  B. Greif (SD)            37
  R. Jones (SD)            34
  R. Harrison (ATL)        32
  B. Hooton (CHI)          32
  S. Arlin (SD)            31
  C. Morton (ATL)          31
  J. Reuss (PIT)           31
  S. Carlton (PHI)         30
  P. Niekro (ATL)          30
  D. Roberts (HOU)         29

Home Runs:

  T. Seaver (NY)           10
  B. Hooton (CHI)           8
  R. Harrison (ATL)         7
  A. Messersmith (LA)       7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  J. Reuss (PIT)            7
  J. Koosman (NY)           6
  T. Bradley (SF)           5
  J. Curtis (STL)           5
  B. Gibson (STL)           5

Walks:

  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       31
  T. Griffin (HOU)         30
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         29
  S. Carlton (PHI)         28
  B. Greif (SD)            27
  P. Niekro (ATL)          26
  C. Morton (ATL)          25
  M. Corkins (SD)          24
  R. Harrison (ATL)        23
  S. Renko (MON)           23

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           60
  J. Koosman (NY)          54
  P. Niekro (ATL)          52
  A. Messersmith (LA)      48
  T. Griffin (HOU)         45
  D. Sutton (LA)           45
  S. Carlton (PHI)         44
  J. Matlack (NY)          44
  F. Norman (CIN)          40
  T. Bradley (SF)          36


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