Thursday May 30, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 30, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     35  14  2.94   49  14   7   450   374  172  147   31  141  289
Cincinnati      26  19  3.04   45   8   9   409   342  163  138   30  149  256
Atlanta         26  22  3.26   48  11   7   436   405  180  158   31  153  238
Philadelphia    25  22  3.46   47  13   8   424   393  182  163   25  204  242
Houston         26  24  3.56   50  11   5   440   429  202  174   33  175  223
San Francisco   26  25  3.74   51   5  12   453   442  224  188   39  170  235
New York        20  27  3.86   47  12   5   419   428  203  180   39  134  277
Montreal        20  20  3.89   40   9   6   352   332  177  152   24  155  212
St. Louis       23  22  3.92   45  11   4   399   387  194  174   30  169  195
Pittsburgh      17  26  4.05   43  11   3   393   409  200  177   32  161  195
Chicago         18  24  4.61   42   9   3   377   421  227  193   33  153  224
San Diego       18  35  5.32   53   6   6   476   547  312  281   49  221  256

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Buzz Capra (ATL)       3   2  1.60  14   3   2   1   1   51   24   11    9    3   20   40
Mike Marshall (LA)     2   2  1.96  32   0   0   7   0   60   50   15   13    1   23   40
Jon Matlack (NY)       5   2  2.11   9   9   3   0   2   68   53   16   16    2   16   59
Jim Rooker (PIT)       2   3  2.34   8   8   2   0   0   62   56   20   16    2   22   23
Mike Caldwell (SF)     7   2  2.44  12  12   4   0   2   85   75   33   23    7   26   39
Fred Norman (CIN)      4   5  2.53  12   7   3   0   1   57   42   17   16    3   16   52
Sonny Siebert (STL)    4   3  2.57   8   8   4   0   2   56   50   21   16    3   16   29
Larry Dierker (HOU)    2   3  2.58  10  10   1   0   0   66   58   22   19    4   25   41
Don Gullett (CIN)      5   3  2.58  11  10   1   0   0   66   54   24   19    7   24   48
Lynn McGlothen (STL)   6   2  2.67   8   8   3   0   1   61   52   19   18    4   23   41

 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  1.60  14   3   2   1   1   51   24   11    9    3   20   40
Lew Krausse            1   1  1.93   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    1    1    0    0    2
Tom House              1   0  2.14  15   0   0   2   0   21   18    5    5    0    6   15
Phil Niekro            6   3  2.79  13  12   4   0   1   94   80   33   29    8   31   70
Carl Morton            6   4  3.12  13  13   2   0   0   98   96   36   34    4   36   44
Danny Frisella         1   2  3.63  16   0   0   4   0   17   13    9    7    2    9    8
Ron Reed               5   3  3.67   9   9   2   0   0   54   59   26   22    2   10   26
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  2.28  16   0   0   1   0   24   18    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           3   4  4.19   9   9   1   0   0   54   77   30   25    4   19   25
Jim Todd               0   0  4.26   7   0   0   0   0   13   14    6    6    0   10    3
Bill Bonham            4   8  4.40  14   9   3   0   1   57   59   36   28    5   25   53
Burt Hooton            2   4  4.62  10   9   2   0   0   60   73   37   31    8   14   30
Rick Reuschel          3   4  4.67  11  10   3   0   0   69   64   39   36    6   22   45
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  1.77  22   0   0   7   0   41   30   10    8    1   12   13
Mike McQueen           0   0  2.08   6   0   0   0   0    9    9    3    2    0    8    4
Fred Norman            4   5  2.53  12   7   3   0   1   57   42   17   16    3   16   52
Don Gullett            5   3  2.58  11  10   1   0   0   66   54   24   19    7   24   48
Clay Carroll           3   0  2.63  17   0   0   1   0   24   23    7    7    1   10   13
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             3   3  4.40  10  10   1   0   0   59   58   34   29    5   18   45
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          1   0  0.79   3   0   0   0   0   11    5    1    1    0    3    4
Larry Dierker          2   3  2.58  10  10   1   0   0   66   58   22   19    4   25   41
Ken Forsch             3   1  2.88  18   0   0   3   0   25   21    8    8    1    9   13
Tom Griffin            6   1  2.88  11  11   3   0   1   69   50   26   22    5   35   46
Claude Osteen          5   4  2.93  11  11   3   0   1   77   82   34   25    5   28   24
Jerry Johnson          2   0  3.33  18   0   0   0   0   27   26   11   10    2   14   20
Fred Scherman          0   3  3.46  23   0   0   2   0   26   26   14   10    3    8   14
Dave Roberts           5   5  3.50  11  11   3   0   0   75   82   34   29    4   22   23
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
Geoff Zahn             0   0  1.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    7    3    1    0    0    5
Charlie Hough          5   1  1.52  11   0   0   0   0   24    9    5    4    3    7   20
Jim Brewer             4   2  1.93  11   0   0   0   0   19   13    6    4    1    3   10
Mike Marshall          2   2  1.96  32   0   0   7   0   60   50   15   13    1   23   40
Doug Rau               4   1  2.68   9   8   1   0   0   54   42   18   16    6   15   32
Tommy John             8   1  2.89  12  12   4   0   2   84   77   31   27    1   21   44
Andy Messersmith       4   1  3.10  11  11   4   0   0   87   72   33   30   11   27   62
Don Sutton             6   4  3.80  12  12   5   0   3   83   71   38   35    6   25   52
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
John Montague          0   0  2.25  10   0   0   0   0   20   19    7    5    1    7    8
Chuck Taylor           1   1  2.27  18   0   0   5   0   32   30    8    8    3   10   11
Tom Walker             1   1  3.00   9   0   0   1   0   21   18    9    7    0    6   16
Don DeMola             0   0  3.55  12   0   0   0   0   25   21   10   10    4    8   15
Mike Torrez            4   4  3.81   9   9   0   0   0   54   56   34   23    6   27   28
Balor Moore            0   2  3.95   8   2   0   0   0   14   13    8    6    1   15   16
Steve Rogers           7   3  4.44  10  10   5   0   0   75   68   39   37    4   24   49
Ernie McAnally         3   4  4.80   9   8   2   0   1   45   45   26   24    3   23   28
Steve Renko            3   5  4.81  10  10   2   0   0   58   58   35   31    2   29   35

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jon Matlack            5   2  2.11   9   9   3   0   2   68   53   16   16    2   16   59
Harry Parker           1   3  2.81  13   2   0   2   0   32   34   11   10    2   13   12
Jerry Koosman          5   2  2.99  10  10   3   0   0   81   75   33   27    6   19   63
Bob Miller             1   1  3.38  18   0   0   1   0   19   20    9    7    0    5   10
Tom Seaver             2   5  3.89  11  11   5   0   2   83   76   38   36   12   20   79
Craig Swan             1   3  4.15   6   5   0   0   0   30   27   18   14    1   21   10
George Stone           2   4  4.99   8   8   1   0   0   52   68   37   29    8   13   17
Bob Apodaca            1   3  6.35  11   1   0   1   0   23   27   16   16    1   14    9
Ray Sadecki            2   1  6.38  12   1   0   0   0   18   25   13   13    4    7    8
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  2.20  15   0   0   0   0   16   14    6    4    0    4    8
Jim Lonborg            4   5  2.69  11  11   4   0   1   84   79   27   25    8   21   34
Steve Carlton          6   4  3.02  12  12   7   0   0   92   85   37   31    3   41   69
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
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
Ed Farmer              2   1  5.21   6   3   0   0   0   19   23   13   11    1   13   12
Mike Wallace           1   0  5.40   8   0   0   0   0    8   12    6    5    0    2    1
George Culver          1   0  6.98  12   0   0   0   0   19   19   15   15    1   14    7
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   3  2.34   8   8   2   0   0   62   56   20   16    2   22   23
Ramon Hernandez        0   1  2.84  17   0   0   0   0   19   20    6    6    0    9    8
Bruce Kison            2   2  2.91  14   2   0   1   0   34   30   14   11    1   17   21
Ken Brett              5   3  3.02   9   9   4   0   2   63   56   24   21    4   16   37
John Morlan            0   1  3.32  13   0   0   0   0   19   18   11    7    1   17   12
Kent Tekulve           1   0  4.15   4   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    1    3    3
Dave Giusti            1   2  4.40  19   0   0   2   0   31   34   15   15    1   15   19
Jerry Reuss            4   3  4.48  10  10   4   0   0   66   67   36   33   10   26   26
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  2.75  23   0   0   5   0   36   30   18   11    2   17   17
Joe McIntosh           0   0  3.60   5   0   0   0   0   10   12    5    4    2    5    5
Dave Freisleben        3   2  3.83   9   7   2   0   0   45   40   21   19    3   16   23
Gary Ross              0   0  4.50   9   0   0   0   0   18   23   10    9    1    6   11
Mike Corkins           2   2  4.73  21   2   0   0   0   51   49   29   27    5   29   37
Larry Hardy            3   2  4.98  19   1   0   0   0   34   47   20   19    4   15   16
Jim McAndrew           1   4  5.62  15   5   1   0   0   42   48   30   26    7   13   16
Randy Jones            3   8  5.65  12  12   1   0   0   65   74   43   41    6   28   44
Bill Greif             2   8  5.69  13  12   1   0   0   68   82   48   43    4   34   40
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
Dave Tomlin            0   0  6.88  11   0   0   0   0   17   18   14   13    3   10   10
Rich Troedson          1   1  8.68  15   1   0   1   0   19   24   18   18    6    8   11
Dan Spillner           1   1  9.39   3   2   0   0   0    8   14    8    8    1    2    3

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Elias Sosa             5   1  2.34  21   0   0   0   0   35   27   15    9    1   23   15
Mike Caldwell          7   2  2.44  12  12   4   0   2   85   75   33   23    7   26   39
Charlie Williams       1   0  2.54  20   1   0   0   0   39   31   11   11    2    8   22
Randy Moffitt          2   2  2.72  25   0   0  11   0   36   26   11   11    2    8   18
Jim Barr               1   3  3.62  17   5   0   1   0   55   59   24   22    5    9   22
Tom Bradley            5   4  3.98  13  12   1   0   0   81   78   45   36    7   30   49
John D'Acquisto        3   5  4.06  11  10   0   0   0   51   48   25   23    5   35   41
Don McMahon            0   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    1    2    2
Jim Willoughby         1   4  4.85  16   4   0   0   0   39   48   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  1.04  18   0   0   0   0   17   12    2    2    0    4    7
Mike Garman            2   1  2.13  18   0   0   0   0   25   15    7    6    0   10    9
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  2.84   9   0   0   1   0    6    6    6    2    0    7    3
Rich Folkers           1   0  3.44  16   0   0   2   0   18   14    7    7    0    9    8
Al Hrabosky            1   0  3.98  16   0   0   1   0   20   21    9    9    2   11   11
Alan Foster            1   5  4.75   9   9   2   0   0   55   64   34   29    6   22   26
Bob Gibson             3   5  5.27  10  10   1   0   0   68   74   43   40    8   27   31
John Curtis            3   5  5.37   9   9   1   0   1   54   55   33   32    7   26   21
Mike Thompson          0   1  6.62  11   1   0   0   0   18   24   13   13    0   14    9

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League Leaders

Wins:

  T. John (LA)              8
  M. Caldwell (SF)          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
  P. Niekro (ATL)           6
  D. Sutton (LA)            6

Losses:

  B. Bonham (CHI)           8
  B. Greif (SD)             8
  R. Jones (SD)             8
  S. Arlin (SD)             6
  R. Harrison (ATL)         6
  J. Curtis (STL)           5
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)        5
  D. Ellis (PIT)            5
  A. Foster (STL)           5
  B. Gibson (STL)           5

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  S. Rogers (MON)           5
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5
  K. Brett (PIT)            4
  M. Caldwell (SF)          4
  T. John (LA)              4
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          4
  A. Messersmith (LA)       4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4

Saves:

  R. Moffitt (SF)          11
  P. Borbon (CIN)           7
  M. Marshall (LA)          7
  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
  K. Brett (PIT)            2
  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
  B. Capra (ATL)            1

Innings Pitched:

  C. Morton (ATL)        98.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        93.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)       92.1
  A. Messersmith (LA)    87.0
  M. Caldwell (SF)       84.2
  T. John (LA)           84.0
  J. Lonborg (PHI)       83.2
  T. Seaver (NY)         83.1
  D. Sutton (LA)         83.0
  T. Bradley (SF)        81.1

Hits:

  C. Morton (ATL)          96
  S. Carlton (PHI)         85
  R. Harrison (ATL)        84
  B. Greif (SD)            82
  C. Osteen (HOU)          82
  D. Roberts (HOU)         82
  P. Niekro (ATL)          80
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         79
  T. Bradley (SF)          78
  K. Frailing (CHI)        77

Runs:

  B. Greif (SD)            48
  T. Bradley (SF)          45
  B. Gibson (STL)          43
  R. Jones (SD)            43
  S. Arlin (SD)            40
  R. Harrison (ATL)        40
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        39
  S. Rogers (MON)          39
  T. Seaver (NY)           38
  D. Sutton (LA)           38

Home Runs:

  T. Seaver (NY)           12
  A. Messersmith (LA)      11
  J. Reuss (PIT)           10
  B. Gibson (STL)           8
  R. Harrison (ATL)         8
  B. Hooton (CHI)           8
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          8
  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  G. Stone (NY)             8
  T. Bradley (SF)           7

Walks:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         41
  C. Morton (ATL)          36
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         36
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       35
  T. Griffin (HOU)         35
  R. Schueler (PHI)        35
  B. Greif (SD)            34
  S. Arlin (SD)            31
  P. Niekro (ATL)          31
  T. Bradley (SF)          30

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           79
  P. Niekro (ATL)          70
  S. Carlton (PHI)         69
  J. Koosman (NY)          63
  A. Messersmith (LA)      62
  J. Matlack (NY)          59
  B. Bonham (CHI)          53
  F. Norman (CIN)          52
  D. Sutton (LA)           52
  T. Bradley (SF)          49

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