Saturday May 25, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 25, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     32  13  2.80   45  14   5   415   330  153  129   26  126  272
Cincinnati      22  19  3.22   41   6   9   372   317  156  133   27  136  233
Philadelphia    25  18  3.39   43  11   8   388   362  165  146   22  188  223
Atlanta         23  22  3.46   45  10   7   406   391  178  156   30  146  218
San Francisco   25  22  3.46   47   5  11   419   392  194  161   38  152  216
Houston         23  24  3.58   47  11   4   412   404  192  164   32  160  209
New York        19  24  3.84   43  12   4   385   398  186  164   35  119  263
St. Louis       21  20  3.84   41  10   4   363   343  175  155   27  153  177
Montreal        19  17  3.86   36   9   6   315   294  159  135   23  135  192
Pittsburgh      14  25  4.11   39   9   3   357   380  185  163   28  148  174
Chicago         16  22  4.65   38   7   3   341   374  208  176   32  138  203
San Diego       18  31  5.15   49   6   6   442   507  281  253   45  206  236

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Tom Griffin (HOU)      6   1  2.62  10  10   3   0   1   69   48   24   20    5   33   46

 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
Carl Morton            6   4  3.48  12  12   2   0   0   88   91   36   34    4   33   41
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
Jack Aker              0   1  4.30  15   0   0   0   0   15   16   11    7    3    8    6
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  2.70   5   0   0   1   0   13   12    4    4    1    3    6
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            3   8  4.66  13   8   2   0   1   48   48   33   25    5   21   46
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
Mike McQueen           0   0  2.08   6   0   0   0   0    9    9    3    2    0    8    4
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
Roger Nelson           2   3  3.11   9   7   0   1   0   55   37   22   19    5   22   28
Jack Billingham        6   3  3.78  10  10   2   0   1   67   67   35   28    5   25   34
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             2   1  2.91  16   0   0   3   0   22   18    7    7    1    8   10
Dave Roberts           5   5  3.50  11  11   3   0   0   75   82   34   29    4   22   23
Jerry Johnson          1   0  3.60  16   0   0   0   0   25   25   11   10    2   11   20
Fred Scherman          0   3  3.65  21   0   0   1   0   25   25   14   10    3    7   14
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             7   1  2.90  11  11   4   0   2   78   69   29   25    1   19   44
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  2.17  16   0   0   5   0   29   27    7    7    3    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   4  3.75   8   8   0   0   0   48   49   31   20    6   22   25
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   5  4.81  10  10   2   0   0   58   58   35   31    2   29   35
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          5   2  2.99  10  10   3   0   0   81   75   33   27    6   19   63
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  2.35  14   0   0   0   0   15   13    6    4    0    4    8
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
Dick Ruthven           2   2  3.12  10  10   0   0   0   61   47   22   21    2   36   44
Ed Farmer              2   0  3.18   5   2   0   0   0   17   18    8    6    1   11   11
Steve Carlton          6   3  3.28  11  11   6   0   0   82   79   36   30    3   37   60
Eddie Watt             1   0  3.63  17   0   0   5   0   17   14    7    7    1   13   11
Mac Scarce             3   3  4.10  23   0   0   3   0   26   23   13   12    2   18   15
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   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    1    1
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  3.90  18   0   0   2   0   30   33   13   13    1   13   19
Jerry Reuss            3   3  4.71   9   9   3   0   0   57   62   33   30    8   24   22
Dock Ellis             1   5  4.93   8   8   1   0   0   46   52   28   25    5   13   28
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  2.31  22   0   0   5   0   35   28   16    9    2   15   16
Joe McIntosh           0   0  3.60   5   0   0   0   0   10   12    5    4    2    5    5
Larry Hardy            3   1  3.82  17   0   0   0   0   31   39   13   13    3   13   15
Dave Freisleben        3   1  4.17   7   6   2   0   0   37   35   18   17    3   11   18
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
Jim McAndrew           1   3  4.93  13   5   1   0   0   38   42   25   21    5   13   14
Dave Tomlin            0   0  5.68   8   0   0   0   0   13   12    8    8    3    6    5
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   6  6.15  12  11   1   0   0   53   71   40   36    4   31   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   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    0    0    0    0    1
Mike Caldwell          7   1  1.93  11  11   4   0   2   79   66   27   17    7   23   36
Elias Sosa             5   0  1.93  19   0   0   0   0   33   25   13    7    1   21   13
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
John D'Acquisto        2   5  3.89  10   9   0   0   0   44   39   21   19    5   31   37
Tom Bradley            5   4  4.12  12  11   1   0   0   74   73   42   34    7   28   43
Jim Willoughby         1   4  4.97  15   4   0   0   0   38   44   23   21    6    9   11
Don Rose               0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    1    1    0    1    0
Ron Bryant             1   4  9.72   9   7   0   0   0   25   38   32   27    3   18   16

 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  2.12  15   0   0   2   0   17   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   4  5.08   9   9   1   0   0   62   64   38   35    7   27   29
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
  T. John (LA)              7
  S. Rogers (MON)           7
  J. Billingham (CIN)       6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  T. Griffin (HOU)          6
  C. Morton (ATL)           6
  D. Sutton (LA)            6
  T. Bradley (SF)           5
  D. Gullett (CIN)          5

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  S. Rogers (MON)           5
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5
  M. Caldwell (SF)          4
  T. John (LA)              4
  A. Messersmith (LA)       4
  S. Siebert (STL)          4
  K. Brett (PIT)            3
  T. Griffin (HOU)          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:

  C. Morton (ATL)        88.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        84.2
  A. Messersmith (LA)    83.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)       82.1
  J. Koosman (NY)        81.1
  M. Caldwell (SF)       79.1
  D. Sutton (LA)         78.2
  T. John (LA)           77.2
  T. Seaver (NY)         77.1
  D. Roberts (HOU)       74.2

Hits:

  C. Morton (ATL)          91
  R. Harrison (ATL)        84
  B. Greif (SD)            82
  D. Roberts (HOU)         82
  S. Carlton (PHI)         79
  J. Koosman (NY)          75
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         75
  P. Niekro (ATL)          75
  C. Osteen (HOU)          74
  T. Bradley (SF)          73

Runs:

  B. Greif (SD)            48
  T. Bradley (SF)          42
  S. Arlin (SD)            40
  R. Harrison (ATL)        40
  R. Jones (SD)            39
  B. Gibson (STL)          38
  S. Carlton (PHI)         36
  C. Morton (ATL)          36
  J. Billingham (CIN)      35
  S. Renko (MON)           35

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
  B. Gibson (STL)           7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7

Walks:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         37
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         36
  B. Greif (SD)            34
  T. Griffin (HOU)         33
  C. Morton (ATL)          33
  S. Arlin (SD)            31
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       31
  R. Schueler (PHI)        31
  P. Niekro (ATL)          30
  M. Corkins (SD)          29

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           76
  J. Koosman (NY)          63
  P. Niekro (ATL)          63
  S. Carlton (PHI)         60
  A. Messersmith (LA)      60
  J. Matlack (NY)          54
  D. Sutton (LA)           50
  B. Bonham (CHI)          46
  T. Griffin (HOU)         46
  S. Rogers (MON)          46

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