Sunday May 26, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 26, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     33  13  2.85   46  14   6   424   339  158  134   27  134  277
Cincinnati      23  19  3.17   42   7   9   381   323  157  134   27  140  238
Philadelphia    25  19  3.43   44  11   8   397   370  170  151   22  195  229
Atlanta         23  22  3.46   45  10   7   406   391  178  156   30  146  218
San Francisco   25  23  3.53   48   5  11   428   404  203  168   38  157  220
Houston         23  24  3.58   47  11   4   412   404  192  164   32  160  209
St. Louis       22  20  3.77   42  11   4   372   348  176  156   27  158  181
Montreal        20  17  3.78   37   9   6   324   298  160  136   23  141  198
New York        20  24  3.82   44  12   5   394   405  189  167   36  124  266
Pittsburgh      14  26  4.13   40   9   3   366   390  190  168   28  153  178
Chicago         16  23  4.65   39   7   3   350   385  215  181   32  144  208
San Diego       18  32  5.11   50   6   6   451   514  285  256   45  213  244

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Mike Marshall (LA)     2   2  2.13  30   0   0   6   0   55   47   15   13    1   22   37
Jim Rooker (PIT)       2   3  2.34   8   8   2   0   0   62   56   20   16    2   22   23
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
Fred Norman (CIN)      3   5  2.63  11   6   2   0   1   48   38   15   14    2   13   45

 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
Burt Hooton            2   4  4.62  10   9   2   0   0   60   73   37   31    8   14   30
Bill Bonham            3   8  4.66  13   8   2   0   1   48   48   33   25    5   21   46
Steve Stone            1   0  5.12   9   5   0   0   0   32   35   22   18    2   19   15
Ray Burris             2   0  5.52  18   0   0   1   0   29   32   21   18    3   12   13
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           3   3  2.81  10   8   1   1   0   64   43   23   20    5   26   33
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  2.13  30   0   0   6   0   55   47   15   13    1   22   37
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
Andy Messersmith       4   0  2.60  10  10   4   0   0   83   62   27   24    8   27   60
Doug Rau               4   1  2.68   9   8   1   0   0   54   42   18   16    6   15   32
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
Dennis Blair           1   0  1.13   1   1   0   0   0    8    4    1    1    0    6    6
Chuck Taylor           1   0  2.17  16   0   0   5   0   29   27    7    7    3    9   10
Tom Walker             1   0  2.37   8   0   0   1   0   19   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  2.59  12   2   0   2   0   31   33   10    9    1   13   12
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  4.15   6   5   0   0   0   30   27   18   14    1   21   10
George Stone           2   3  4.34   7   7   1   0   0   48   60   30   23    6   10   15
Ray Sadecki            2   1  7.16  11   1   0   0   0   16   25   13   13    4    7    7
Bob Apodaca            1   3  7.32   9   1   0   1   0   20   25   16   16    1   14    9
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
Wayne Twitchell        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    1
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
Dick Ruthven           2   2  3.12  10  10   0   0   0   61   47   22   21    2   36   44
Ron Schueler           3   4  3.16  11  11   2   0   0   74   69   29   26    4   35   37
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  3.57  18   0   0   5   0   18   14    7    7    1   13   11
Mac Scarce             3   3  4.39  24   0   0   3   0   27   24   14   13    2   20   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   3   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    1    2
Ramon Hernandez        0   1  1.89  16   0   0   0   0   19   18    4    4    0    9    8
Jim Rooker             2   3  2.34   8   8   2   0   0   62   56   20   16    2   22   23
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   2  4.40  19   0   0   2   0   31   34   15   15    1   15   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   2  4.01   8   7   2   0   0   43   39   21   19    3   16   21
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  5.17   9   0   0   0   0   16   15    9    9    3    8   10
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   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    0    0    0    1    1
Charlie Williams       1   0  1.86  19   1   0   0   0   39   29    8    8    2    7   22
Elias Sosa             5   0  1.87  20   0   0   0   0   34   25   13    7    1   22   14
Mike Caldwell          7   1  1.93  11  11   4   0   2   79   66   27   17    7   23   36
Randy Moffitt          2   2  2.88  24   0   0  10   0   34   22   11   11    2    7   18
Jim Barr               1   3  3.62  17   5   0   1   0   55   59   24   22    5    9   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  9.95  10   7   0   0   0   25   39   33   28    3   19   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         6   2  2.67   8   8   3   0   1   61   52   19   18    4   23   41
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
  L. McGlothen (STL)        6
  C. Morton (ATL)           6
  D. Sutton (LA)            6
  T. Bradley (SF)           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)          6
  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
  B. Hooton (CHI)          37
  S. Carlton (PHI)         36
  C. Morton (ATL)          36
  J. Billingham (CIN)      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
  R. Schueler (PHI)        35
  B. Greif (SD)            34
  T. Griffin (HOU)         33
  C. Morton (ATL)          33
  S. Arlin (SD)            31
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       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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