Thursday May 16, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 16, 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
Atlanta         18  19  3.74   37   7   6   330   326  159  137   27  130  185
Philadelphia    18  16  3.74   34   8   6   308   308  146  128   19  151  170
St. Louis       17  16  3.85   33   8   3   292   283  142  125   22  130  145
New York        15  19  3.87   34   8   4   305   316  151  131   31   95  209
Montreal        14  12  3.89   26   6   3   229   216  120   99   20  107  133
Pittsburgh      11  20  4.17   31   6   3   287   306  154  133   22  131  150
Chicago         13  17  4.38   30   5   2   273   296  160  133   27  111  161
San Diego       14  25  5.17   39   5   5   348   392  221  200   38  154  181

 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            5   3  3.70  10  10   2   0   0   73   71   32   30    4   29   37
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
Horacio Pina           2   2  2.49  14   0   0   1   0   22   16    7    6    1   13   11
Steve Stone            1   0  3.12   7   3   0   0   0   26   23   11    9    1   16   12
Ken Frailing           2   3  3.40   7   7   0   0   0   42   56   21   16    4   16   19
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
Ray Burris             2   0  5.03  14   0   0   1   0   20   21   13   11    3    8   10
Burt Hooton            1   3  5.48   8   7   1   0   0   44   61   32   27    8    9   21
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
Balor Moore            0   0  1.59   5   0   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    0    6    7
John Montague          0   0  1.76   7   0   0   0   0   15   14    5    3    1    6    6
Chuck Taylor           1   0  2.11  11   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   3  4.13   6   6   0   0   0   33   35   26   15    6   19   17
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  8.27   6   5   0   0   0   21   25   21   19    3   17   15

 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  3.22  10   1   0   1   0   22   25    8    8    1   11    7
Tom Seaver             1   4  3.69   8   8   4   0   1   63   58   28   26   10   14   60
Bob Miller             1   1  4.11  14   0   0   1   0   15   17    8    7    0    3    7
George Stone           1   3  4.19   6   6   0   0   0   39   48   25   18    5    9    9
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
Steve Carlton          4   3  3.78   9   9   4   0   0   64   64   33   27    3   31   49
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
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
Bruce Kison            2   1  2.45  12   0   0   1   0   22   18    8    6    0   11   11
John Morlan            0   1  2.65  11   0   0   0   0   17   15    9    5    0   16   10
Ken Brett              3   3  3.63   7   7   2   0   1   45   49   20   18    3   15   30
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  1.93   4   0   0   0   0    5    1    1    1    1    1    2
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  4.05  11   0   0   0   0   20   26    9    9    3    6   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
Bill Greif             2   6  5.06  10  10   1   0   0   59   66   37   33    4   27   30
Mike Corkins           2   2  5.36  16   2   0   0   0   42   40   27   25    5   26   29
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   1  8.68  15   1   0   1   0   19   24   18   18    6    8   11

 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
Mike Garman            2   1  1.45  13   0   0   0   0   19   11    4    3    0    8    7
Orlando Pena           1   0  1.54  13   0   0   0   0   12   10    2    2    0    3    4
Rich Folkers           1   0  2.19  12   0   0   2   0   12    7    3    3    0    6    4
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
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  5.11   8   1   0   0   0   12   16    7    7    0   10    8
John Curtis            2   4  5.28   7   7   1   0   1   46   46   27   27    6   18   17

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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
  C. Morton (ATL)           5
  R. Reed (ATL)             5
  D. Roberts (HOU)          5

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. Curtis (STL)           4
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)        4
  E. McAnally (MON)         4
  B. Moose (PIT)            4

Complete Games:

  S. Rogers (MON)           5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  A. Messersmith (LA)       4
  T. Seaver (NY)            4
  M. Caldwell (SF)          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:

  C. Morton (ATL)        73.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         68.1
  A. Messersmith (LA)    66.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)        66.2
  M. Caldwell (SF)       65.1
  S. Carlton (PHI)       64.1
  J. Koosman (NY)        64.1
  D. Roberts (HOU)       63.1
  T. Seaver (NY)         63.1
  T. Bradley (SF)        61.1

Hits:

  C. Morton (ATL)          71
  D. Roberts (HOU)         69
  B. Greif (SD)            66
  P. Niekro (ATL)          66
  R. Harrison (ATL)        65
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         65
  S. Carlton (PHI)         64
  B. Hooton (CHI)          61
  C. Osteen (HOU)          61
  R. Reed (ATL)            59

Runs:

  B. Greif (SD)            37
  R. Jones (SD)            34
  S. Carlton (PHI)         33
  R. Harrison (ATL)        32
  B. Hooton (CHI)          32
  C. Morton (ATL)          32
  S. Arlin (SD)            31
  J. Reuss (PIT)           31
  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. Curtis (STL)           6
  J. Koosman (NY)           6
  M. Torrez (MON)           6
  R. Troedson (SD)          6

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           60
  J. Koosman (NY)          54
  P. Niekro (ATL)          52
  S. Carlton (PHI)         49
  A. Messersmith (LA)      48
  T. Griffin (HOU)         45
  D. Sutton (LA)           45
  J. Matlack (NY)          44
  F. Norman (CIN)          40
  C. Morton (ATL)          37

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