Friday May 17, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 17, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     27  10  2.59   37  13   3   341   264  120   98   21  102  223
San Francisco   20  18  3.22   38   4   7   335   308  144  120   25  124  173
Cincinnati      18  15  3.26   33   5   9   298   257  123  108   22  102  192
Houston         20  20  3.42   40  10   3   350   342  161  133   26  135  182
Atlanta         19  19  3.70   38   7   7   341   339  162  140   27  132  191
Philadelphia    18  16  3.74   34   8   6   308   308  146  128   19  151  170
New York        16  19  3.76   35   9   4   314   321  151  131   31   95  222
Montreal        14  13  3.95   27   6   3   237   223  125  104   21  112  139
St. Louis       18  16  3.98   34   8   3   301   297  150  133   23  134  149
Pittsburgh      11  20  4.17   31   6   3   287   306  154  133   22  131  150
Chicago         13  18  4.55   31   5   2   281   310  169  142   28  116  163
San Diego       15  25  5.11   40   5   6   357   403  224  203   38  157  186

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Norman (CIN)      3   3  1.59   9   5   2   0   1   45   32    9    8    2   10   45
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
Mike Marshall (LA)     1   1  2.31  22   0   0   3   0   39   31   12   10    1   18   25
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
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
Lew Krausse            1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    1
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  3.86  15   0   0   4   0   16   12    9    7    2    9    7
Roric Harrison         3   5  4.57   9   9   1   0   0   65   76   35   33    7   25   26
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   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    2    1
Horacio Pina           2   2  2.49  14   0   0   1   0   22   16    7    6    1   13   11
Jim Todd               0   0  3.38   6   0   0   0   0   11   10    4    4    0    9    3
Ken Frailing           2   3  3.40   7   7   0   0   0   42   56   21   16    4   16   19
Bill Bonham            2   7  4.21  11   6   2   0   1   36   32   23   17    3   17   33
Rick Reuschel          3   1  4.26   8   7   2   0   0   51   44   27   24    4   12   32
Steve Stone            1   0  4.78   8   4   0   0   0   26   28   16   14    2   17   12
Ray Burris             2   0  5.40  15   0   0   1   0   22   25   15   13    3    8   11
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            3   3  1.59   9   5   2   0   1   45   32    9    8    2   10   45
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  3.20  13   0   0   1   0   20   21    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
Claude Osteen          4   4  3.08   9   9   2   0   1   61   69   30   21    5   24   19
Fred Scherman          0   1  3.10  15   0   0   0   0   20   21   11    7    3    5    9
Dave Roberts           5   4  3.41   9   9   3   0   0   63   69   29   24    3   17   19
Jerry Johnson          1   0  3.74  14   0   0   0   0   22   23   10    9    2   10   17
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
Jim Brewer             4   2  2.16  10   0   0   0   0   17   12    6    4    1    2    9
Mike Marshall          1   1  2.31  22   0   0   3   0   39   31   12   10    1   18   25
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
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  4.40   5   5   0   0   0   29   25   20   14    2   15   18

 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
Chuck Taylor           1   0  1.93  12   0   0   2   0   23   21    5    5    2    8    9
John Montague          0   0  2.76   8   0   0   0   0   16   17    7    5    1    6    6
Steve Rogers           6   1  3.20   7   7   5   0   0   59   47   22   21    4   19   35
Don DeMola             0   0  3.98   9   0   0   0   0   20   18    9    9    3    7   11
Mike Torrez            3   3  4.13   6   6   0   0   0   33   35   26   15    6   19   17
Balor Moore            0   1  4.70   6   1   0   0   0    8    8    4    4    1   10   10
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             2   4  3.24   9   9   5   0   2   72   63   28   26   10   14   73
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
Vicente Romo           0   1  2.77  17   0   0   5   0   26   21   11    8    1   10   12
Dave Freisleben        3   1  3.27   5   5   2   0   0   33   27   13   12    3    8   14
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            3   6  6.44  10  10   1   0   0   50   62   37   36    5   25   32
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  1.98  18   0   0   6   0   27   14    6    6    1    5   17
Charlie Williams       1   0  2.32  14   1   0   0   0   31   26    8    8    2    6   16
Elias Sosa             3   0  2.35  14   0   0   0   0   23   19   10    6    0   17    8
Jim Barr               1   1  2.54  14   2   0   1   0   39   38   11   11    2    4   17
Tom Bradley            4   4  3.32  10   9   1   0   0   62   55   30   23    5   23   37
Jim Willoughby         1   3  4.42  13   4   0   0   0   37   39   18   18    5    7   10
John D'Acquisto        2   4  4.86   8   8   0   0   0   33   32   19   18    4   31   23
Don Rose               0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    1    1    0    1    0
Ron Bryant             0   3  9.56   6   5   0   0   0   16   27   22   17    2   14   12

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Orlando Pena           2   0  1.38  14   0   0   0   0   13   10    2    2    0    3    5
Rich Folkers           1   0  2.57  13   0   0   2   0   14    9    4    4    0    8    6
Mike Garman            2   1  2.79  14   0   0   0   0   19   15    7    6    0    8    7
Lynn McGlothen         5   1  3.09   6   6   2   0   1   44   38   16   15    4   18   31
Sonny Siebert          2   3  3.55   6   6   2   0   1   38   38   19   15    3   14   22
Alan Foster            1   3  3.88   7   7   2   0   0   46   50   25   20    3   18   20
Al Hrabosky            1   0  4.50  13   0   0   0   0   18   20    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)           7
  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
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  A. Messersmith (LA)       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)              5
  D. Frisella (ATL)         4
  E. Watt (PHI)             4
  K. Forsch (HOU)           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
  T. Seaver (NY)            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

Innings Pitched:

  C. Morton (ATL)        73.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         72.1
  D. Sutton (LA)         68.1
  A. Messersmith (LA)    66.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)        66.2
  M. Caldwell (SF)       65.1
  R. Harrison (ATL)      65.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)       64.1
  J. Koosman (NY)        64.1
  D. Roberts (HOU)       63.1

Hits:

  R. Harrison (ATL)        76
  C. Morton (ATL)          71
  C. Osteen (HOU)          69
  D. Roberts (HOU)         69
  B. Greif (SD)            66
  P. Niekro (ATL)          66
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         65
  S. Carlton (PHI)         64
  T. Seaver (NY)           63
  R. Jones (SD)            62

Runs:

  B. Greif (SD)            37
  R. Jones (SD)            37
  R. Harrison (ATL)        35
  S. Carlton (PHI)         33
  B. Hooton (CHI)          32
  C. Morton (ATL)          32
  S. Arlin (SD)            31
  J. Reuss (PIT)           31
  T. Bradley (SF)          30
  P. Niekro (ATL)          30

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)        25
  R. Jones (SD)            25

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           73
  J. Koosman (NY)          54
  P. Niekro (ATL)          52
  S. Carlton (PHI)         49
  A. Messersmith (LA)      48
  T. Griffin (HOU)         45
  F. Norman (CIN)          45
  D. Sutton (LA)           45
  J. Matlack (NY)          44
  T. Bradley (SF)          37


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