Friday May 24, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 24, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     31  13  2.75   44  13   5   406   323  148  124   26  124  269
Cincinnati      21  19  3.28   40   6   9   363   312  152  132   27  130  230
San Francisco   25  21  3.34   46   5  11   410   379  185  152   35  149  207
Atlanta         23  21  3.42   44  10   7   397   376  173  151   29  144  216
Philadelphia    23  18  3.43   41  10   8   370   349  160  141   22  175  206
Houston         22  24  3.64   46  11   4   403   395  191  163   32  159  206
Montreal        19  15  3.82   34   8   6   299   280  151  127   21  132  184
St. Louis       21  19  3.83   40  10   4   355   337  170  151   26  151  173
New York        18  24  3.86   42  11   4   376   388  183  161   35  118  258
Pittsburgh      14  24  4.11   38   9   3   348   367  181  159   26  146  169
Chicago         15  22  4.69   37   7   2   332   363  204  173   32  136  196
San Diego       18  30  5.03   48   6   6   433   494  269  242   44  193  233

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Buzz Capra (ATL)       3   2  1.73  13   2   2   1   1   42   21   10    8    3   17   32
Mike Marshall (LA)     2   2  1.92  29   0   0   5   0   52   42   13   11    1   20   35
Mike Caldwell (SF)     7   1  1.93  11  11   4   0   2   79   66   27   17    7   23   36
Jon Matlack (NY)       5   2  2.12   8   8   3   0   2   59   47   14   14    2   12   54
Jim Rooker (PIT)       2   3  2.18   7   7   2   0   0   54   48   17   13    2   19   20
Doug Rau (LA)          3   1  2.44   8   7   1   0   0   48   38   15   13    5    9   29
Larry Dierker (HOU)    2   3  2.47   9   9   1   0   0   58   51   19   16    3   22   33
Sonny Siebert (STL)    4   3  2.57   8   8   4   0   2   56   50   21   16    3   16   29
Don Gullett (CIN)      5   3  2.58  10   9   1   0   0   59   50   22   17    5   24   44
A. Messersmith (LA)    4   0  2.60  10  10   4   0   0   83   62   27   24    8   27   60

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Max Leon               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    0
Gary Gentry            0   0  1.35   3   1   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    1    2    0
Buzz Capra             3   2  1.73  13   2   2   1   1   42   21   10    8    3   17   32
Lew Krausse            1   1  1.93   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    1    1    0    0    2
Tom House              0   0  2.25  14   0   0   2   0   20   18    5    5    0    6   14
Phil Niekro            5   3  2.98  12  11   3   0   1   85   75   32   28    7   30   63
Jack Aker              0   1  3.29  14   0   0   0   0   14   14    9    5    2    8    6
Carl Morton            6   3  3.49  11  11   2   0   0   80   78   33   31    4   31   39
Ron Reed               5   3  3.67   9   9   2   0   0   54   59   26   22    2   10   26
Danny Frisella         0   2  3.86  15   0   0   4   0   16   12    9    7    2    9    7
Roric Harrison         3   6  4.82  10  10   1   0   0   71   84   40   38    8   27   27
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
Horacio Pina           2   2  2.38  15   0   0   1   0   23   17    7    6    1   15   12
Dave LaRoche           1   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    9   11    4    4    1    3    5
Ken Frailing           2   4  4.23   8   8   0   0   0   45   62   26   21    4   17   20
Jim Todd               0   0  4.26   7   0   0   0   0   13   14    6    6    0   10    3
Rick Reuschel          3   3  4.55  10   9   3   0   0   61   55   34   31    5   19   41
Bill Bonham            2   8  4.57  12   7   2   0   1   43   38   29   22    5   19   40
Burt Hooton            2   3  4.73   9   8   2   0   0   53   65   33   28    8   11   26
Steve Stone            1   0  5.12   9   5   0   0   0   32   35   22   18    2   19   15
Ray Burris             2   0  5.27  17   0   0   1   0   27   29   18   16    3    9   12
Herb Hutson            0   0  6.00   8   0   0   0   0    9   11    7    6    1    3    7
Jim Kremmel            0   1  6.46  15   0   0   0   0   15   22   14   11    1   10   14
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  0.63  11   0   0   0   0   14    6    1    1    1    6   12
Pedro Borbon           2   2  1.86  21   0   0   7   0   39   28   10    8    1   11   13
Don Gullett            5   3  2.58  10   9   1   0   0   59   50   22   17    5   24   44
Fred Norman            3   5  2.63  11   6   2   0   1   48   38   15   14    2   13   45
Clay Carroll           2   0  2.78  15   0   0   1   0   23   23    7    7    1   10   11
Mike McQueen           0   0  2.84   5   0   0   0   0    6    9    3    2    0    6    4
Roger Nelson           2   3  3.11   9   7   0   1   0   55   37   22   19    5   22   28
Jack Billingham        5   3  4.05   9   9   2   0   1   60   62   31   27    5   21   31
Clay Kirby             2   3  5.15   9   9   1   0   0   51   49   32   29    5   13   40
Pat Osburn             0   0  9.39   5   0   0   0   0    8   10    9    8    2    4    2

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Cosgrove          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    1    1
Larry Dierker          2   3  2.47   9   9   1   0   0   58   51   19   16    3   22   33
Tom Griffin            6   1  2.62  10  10   3   0   1   69   48   24   20    5   33   46
Claude Osteen          5   4  2.82  10  10   3   0   1   70   74   31   22    5   25   24
Ken Forsch             1   1  3.10  15   0   0   3   0   20   18    7    7    1    8   10
Dave Roberts           5   5  3.69  10  10   3   0   0   68   73   33   28    4   21   22
Fred Scherman          0   3  3.70  20   0   0   1   0   24   25   14   10    3    7   13
Jerry Johnson          1   0  3.75  15   0   0   0   0   24   25   11   10    2   11   19
Don Wilson             1   3  6.00   9   4   1   0   0   36   44   24   24    6   14   25
Doug Konieczny         0   3  7.88   6   3   0   0   0   16   18   15   14    0   12    8
Mike Nagy              1   1  8.53   9   0   0   0   0   13   17   13   12    3    5    5

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Charlie Hough          4   1  1.71  10   0   0   0   0   21    8    5    4    3    5   19
Mike Marshall          2   2  1.92  29   0   0   5   0   52   42   13   11    1   20   35
Jim Brewer             4   2  2.16  10   0   0   0   0   17   12    6    4    1    2    9
Geoff Zahn             0   0  2.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    1    0    0    2
Doug Rau               3   1  2.44   8   7   1   0   0   48   38   15   13    5    9   29
Andy Messersmith       4   0  2.60  10  10   4   0   0   83   62   27   24    8   27   60
Tommy John             6   1  2.62  10  10   3   0   2   69   62   24   20    1   17   41
Don Sutton             6   4  3.43  11  11   5   0   3   79   63   33   30    5   24   50
Al Downing             2   2  4.50   6   6   0   0   0   34   33   23   17    2   20   24

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Chuck Taylor           1   0  1.91  15   0   0   5   0   28   26    6    6    2    9   10
Tom Walker             1   0  2.50   7   0   0   1   0   18   15    7    5    0    4   15
John Montague          0   0  2.76   8   0   0   0   0   16   17    7    5    1    6    6
Don DeMola             0   0  3.47  11   0   0   0   0   23   18    9    9    3    8   12
Mike Torrez            4   3  3.76   7   7   0   0   0   41   43   28   17    6   21   22
Balor Moore            0   2  3.95   8   2   0   0   0   14   13    8    6    1   15   16
Steve Rogers           7   2  3.99   9   9   5   0   0   70   61   32   31    4   21   46
Steve Renko            3   4  4.86   9   9   1   0   0   50   51   31   27    1   27   30
Ernie McAnally         3   4  4.89   8   7   2   0   1   39   36   23   21    3   21   27

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jon Matlack            5   2  2.12   8   8   3   0   2   59   47   14   14    2   12   54
Harry Parker           1   2  2.67  11   2   0   1   0   30   31   10    9    1   13   11
Jerry Koosman          4   2  2.99   9   9   2   0   0   72   65   30   24    6   18   58
Bob Miller             1   1  3.44  17   0   0   1   0   18   20    9    7    0    5   10
Tom Seaver             2   4  3.72  10  10   5   0   2   77   70   34   32   12   17   76
Craig Swan             1   3  4.07   5   4   0   0   0   24   24   15   11    0   16    8
George Stone           2   3  4.34   7   7   1   0   0   48   60   30   23    6   10   15
Bob Apodaca            1   3  7.32   9   1   0   1   0   20   25   16   16    1   14    9
Ray Sadecki            1   1  8.16  10   1   0   0   0   14   23   13   13    4    7    7
Tug McGraw             0   3  9.00  10   0   0   1   0   12   23   12   12    3    6   10

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Frank Linzy            2   2  1.88  13   0   0   0   0   14   10    5    3    0    3    6
Jim Lonborg            4   4  2.78  10  10   3   0   1   74   75   25   23    6   21   32
Ron Schueler           3   3  2.93  10  10   2   0   0   68   63   25   22    4   31   32
Ed Farmer              2   0  3.18   5   2   0   0   0   17   18    8    6    1   11   11
Dick Ruthven           2   2  3.40   9   9   0   0   0   56   47   22   21    2   31   38
Steve Carlton          5   3  3.44  10  10   5   0   0   73   72   34   28    3   32   54
Mac Scarce             3   3  3.46  22   0   0   3   0   26   21   11   10    2   17   15
Eddie Watt             0   0  4.30  16   0   0   5   0   15   13    7    7    1   12    8
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
Kent Tekulve           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Ramon Hernandez        0   1  1.89  15   0   0   0   0   19   17    4    4    0    9    8
Jim Rooker             2   3  2.18   7   7   2   0   0   54   48   17   13    2   19   20
Bruce Kison            2   2  3.00  13   1   0   1   0   27   23   11    9    0   13   13
John Morlan            0   1  3.32  13   0   0   0   0   19   18   11    7    1   17   12
Ken Brett              4   3  3.52   8   8   3   0   1   54   54   24   21    4   16   33
Dave Giusti            1   1  4.18  17   0   0   2   0   28   31   13   13    1   13   18
Jerry Reuss            3   3  4.71   9   9   3   0   0   57   62   33   30    8   24   22
Dock Ellis             1   4  4.76   7   7   1   0   0   40   42   24   21    3   12   25
Jim Sadowski           0   1  6.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    7    6    6    1    9    1
Bob Moose              1   5  7.57   7   6   0   0   0   36   59   30   30    4    7   15
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           1   1  2.45  21   0   0   5   0   33   27   16    9    2   14   15
Larry Hardy            3   1  3.14  16   0   0   0   0   29   36   10   10    3   10   14
Joe McIntosh           0   0  3.60   5   0   0   0   0   10   12    5    4    2    5    5
Dave Tomlin            0   0  3.75   7   0   0   0   0   12   11    5    5    3    3    4
Dave Freisleben        3   1  4.17   7   6   2   0   0   37   35   18   17    3   11   18
Jim McAndrew           1   3  4.42  12   5   1   0   0   37   39   22   18    4   11   14
Gary Ross              0   0  4.50   9   0   0   0   0   18   23   10    9    1    6   11
Mike Corkins           2   2  4.76  20   2   0   0   0   51   48   29   27    5   29   37
Bill Greif             2   8  5.69  13  12   1   0   0   68   82   48   43    4   34   40
Randy Jones            3   7  5.71  11  11   1   0   0   58   70   39   37    5   27   41
Ralph Garcia           0   0  6.10   8   0   0   0   0   10   15    8    7    1    7    9
Steve Arlin            1   5  6.12  11  10   1   0   0   50   66   37   34    4   27   14
Rich Troedson          1   1  8.68  15   1   0   1   0   19   24   18   18    6    8   11
Dan Spillner           1   1 21.60   2   1   0   0   0    2    6    4    4    1    1    0

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don McMahon            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    0
Elias Sosa             5   0  1.76  18   0   0   0   0   31   24   12    6    0   19   13
Mike Caldwell          7   1  1.93  11  11   4   0   2   79   66   27   17    7   23   36
Charlie Williams       1   0  1.98  18   1   0   0   0   36   28    8    8    2    7   20
Randy Moffitt          2   2  2.23  23   0   0  10   0   32   18    8    8    2    7   17
Jim Barr               1   2  3.29  16   4   0   1   0   52   53   19   19    5    7   22
Tom Bradley            5   4  4.12  12  11   1   0   0   74   73   42   34    7   28   43
John D'Acquisto        2   5  4.24   9   9   0   0   0   40   38   21   19    5   31   29
Jim Willoughby         1   4  4.58  14   4   0   0   0   37   40   21   19    5    9   11
Ron Bryant             1   3  7.77   8   6   0   0   0   24   33   26   21    2   17   16
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           2   0  1.23  16   0   0   0   0   15   10    2    2    0    3    7
Rich Folkers           1   0  2.25  14   0   0   2   0   16   10    4    4    0    8    7
Mike Garman            2   1  2.31  16   0   0   0   0   23   15    7    6    0    9    8
Sonny Siebert          4   3  2.57   8   8   4   0   2   56   50   21   16    3   16   29
Lynn McGlothen         5   2  2.96   7   7   2   0   1   52   47   18   17    4   18   37
Pete Richert           0   0  3.86   8   0   0   1   0    5    5    6    2    0    6    1
Al Hrabosky            1   0  4.12  15   0   0   1   0   20   21    9    9    2   11   11
Alan Foster            1   4  4.13   8   8   2   0   0   52   55   29   24    4   21   22
Bob Gibson             3   3  5.07   8   8   1   0   0   55   58   33   31    6   25   25
John Curtis            2   5  5.83   8   8   1   0   1   46   48   31   30    7   20   17
Mike Thompson          0   1  5.87  10   1   0   0   0   15   18   10   10    0   14    9

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Caldwell (SF)          7
  S. Rogers (MON)           7
  T. Griffin (HOU)          6
  T. John (LA)              6
  C. Morton (ATL)           6
  D. Sutton (LA)            6
  J. Billingham (CIN)       5
  T. Bradley (SF)           5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  D. Gullett (CIN)          5

Losses:

  B. Bonham (CHI)           8
  B. Greif (SD)             8
  R. Jones (SD)             7
  R. Harrison (ATL)         6
  S. Arlin (SD)             5
  J. Curtis (STL)           5
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)        5
  B. Moose (PIT)            5
  F. Norman (CIN)           5
  D. Roberts (HOU)          5

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  S. Rogers (MON)           5
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5
  M. Caldwell (SF)          4
  A. Messersmith (LA)       4
  S. Siebert (STL)          4
  K. Brett (PIT)            3
  T. Griffin (HOU)          3
  T. John (LA)              3

Saves:

  R. Moffitt (SF)          10
  P. Borbon (CIN)           7
  M. Marshall (LA)          5
  V. Romo (SD)              5
  C. Taylor (MON)           5
  E. Watt (PHI)             5
  D. Frisella (ATL)         4
  K. Forsch (HOU)           3
  M. Scarce (PHI)           3
  R. Folkers (STL)          2

Shutouts:

  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  M. Caldwell (SF)          2
  T. John (LA)              2
  J. Matlack (NY)           2
  T. Seaver (NY)            2
  S. Siebert (STL)          2
  J. Billingham (CIN)       1
  B. Bonham (CHI)           1
  K. Brett (PIT)            1
  B. Capra (ATL)            1

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)        84.2
  A. Messersmith (LA)    83.0
  C. Morton (ATL)        80.0
  M. Caldwell (SF)       79.1
  D. Sutton (LA)         78.2
  T. Seaver (NY)         77.1
  T. Bradley (SF)        74.1
  J. Lonborg (PHI)       74.1
  S. Carlton (PHI)       73.1
  J. Koosman (NY)        72.1

Hits:

  R. Harrison (ATL)        84
  B. Greif (SD)            82
  C. Morton (ATL)          78
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         75
  P. Niekro (ATL)          75
  C. Osteen (HOU)          74
  T. Bradley (SF)          73
  D. Roberts (HOU)         73
  S. Carlton (PHI)         72
  R. Jones (SD)            70

Runs:

  B. Greif (SD)            48
  T. Bradley (SF)          42
  R. Harrison (ATL)        40
  R. Jones (SD)            39
  S. Arlin (SD)            37
  S. Carlton (PHI)         34
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        34
  T. Seaver (NY)           34
  B. Gibson (STL)          33
  B. Hooton (CHI)          33

Home Runs:

  T. Seaver (NY)           12
  R. Harrison (ATL)         8
  B. Hooton (CHI)           8
  A. Messersmith (LA)       8
  J. Reuss (PIT)            8
  T. Bradley (SF)           7
  M. Caldwell (SF)          7
  J. Curtis (STL)           7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  B. Gibson (STL)           6

Walks:

  B. Greif (SD)            34
  T. Griffin (HOU)         33
  S. Carlton (PHI)         32
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       31
  C. Morton (ATL)          31
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         31
  R. Schueler (PHI)        31
  P. Niekro (ATL)          30
  M. Corkins (SD)          29
  T. Bradley (SF)          28

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           76
  P. Niekro (ATL)          63
  A. Messersmith (LA)      60
  J. Koosman (NY)          58
  S. Carlton (PHI)         54
  J. Matlack (NY)          54
  D. Sutton (LA)           50
  T. Griffin (HOU)         46
  S. Rogers (MON)          46
  F. Norman (CIN)          45

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