Friday May 31, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 31, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     36  14  2.90   50  14   8   459   382  175  148   31  142  294
Cincinnati      27  19  3.08   46   8   9   418   353  168  143   32  152  261
Atlanta         26  22  3.26   48  11   7   436   405  180  158   31  153  238
Houston         27  24  3.51   51  11   6   449   436  203  175   33  181  225
Philadelphia    25  23  3.51   48  13   8   433   404  188  169   26  208  245
San Francisco   27  25  3.70   52   5  13   462   449  226  190   39  171  242
St. Louis       24  22  3.84   46  12   4   408   392  194  174   30  171  200
Montreal        20  20  3.89   40   9   6   352   332  177  152   24  155  212
New York        20  28  3.93   48  12   5   428   441  210  187   40  141  284
Pittsburgh      17  27  4.13   44  11   3   401   416  207  184   32  172  198
Chicago         18  25  4.59   43   9   3   386   436  235  197   33  156  231
San Diego       18  36  5.32   54   6   6   484   557  317  286   50  228  260

 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  1.87  33   0   0   8   0   63   51   15   13    1   24   42
Jon Matlack (NY)       5   2  2.11   9   9   3   0   2   68   53   16   16    2   16   59
Sonny Siebert (STL)    5   3  2.22   9   9   5   0   3   65   55   21   16    3   18   34
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
Doug Rau (LA)          5   1  2.56  10   9   1   0   0   60   49   21   17    6   15   35
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  2.45  17   0   0   1   0   26   21    8    7    1   15   15
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   5  4.54  11  10   2   0   0   67   85   44   34    8   17   34
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  1.10  12   0   0   0   0   16    9    2    2    1    8   12
Mike McQueen           0   0  1.69   7   0   0   0   0   11    9    3    2    0    9    5
Pedro Borbon           3   2  1.86  23   0   0   7   0   44   34   11    9    2   12   16
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  4.06  11  11   2   0   1   69   71   38   31    6   25   35
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
Fred Scherman          0   3  3.14  24   0   0   3   0   29   26   14   10    3    8   16
Jerry Johnson          2   0  3.33  18   0   0   0   0   27   26   11   10    2   14   20
Dave Roberts           5   5  3.50  11  11   3   0   0   75   82   34   29    4   22   23
Don Wilson             2   3  5.32  10   5   1   0   0   42   51   25   25    6   20   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
Mike Marshall          2   2  1.87  33   0   0   8   0   63   51   15   13    1   24   42
Jim Brewer             4   2  1.93  11   0   0   0   0   19   13    6    4    1    3   10
Doug Rau               5   1  2.56  10   9   1   0   0   60   49   21   17    6   15   35
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   3  3.19  11  11   3   0   0   87   83   37   31    6   24   65
Tom Seaver             2   5  3.89  11  11   5   0   2   83   76   38   36   12   20   79
Bob Miller             1   1  4.12  19   0   0   1   0   20   23   11    9    0    6   10
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  6.20  12   1   0   1   0   25   29   17   17    2   15   14
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
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   5  3.22  12  12   2   0   0   81   76   32   29    5   38   39
Eddie Watt             1   0  3.50  19   0   0   5   0   18   15    7    7    1   13   11
Mac Scarce             3   3  4.33  25   0   0   3   0   27   25   14   13    2   20   16
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
Wayne Twitchell        0   0  8.10   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    3    3    0    2    1
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
Ramon Hernandez        0   1  2.84  18   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
Jim Rooker             2   4  2.93   9   9   2   0   0   68   61   26   22    2   29   25
Ken Brett              5   3  3.02   9   9   4   0   2   63   56   24   21    4   16   37
John Morlan            0   1  3.15  14   0   0   0   0   20   18   11    7    1   19   12
Kent Tekulve           1   0  3.38   5   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    1    4    4
Jerry Reuss            4   3  4.48  10  10   4   0   0   66   67   36   33   10   26   26
Dave Giusti            1   2  4.70  20   0   0   2   0   31   36   16   16    1   16   19
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  5.09  20   1   0   0   0   35   49   21   20    4   16   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   7  6.21  13  12   1   0   0   58   78   44   40    5   36   15
Dave Tomlin            0   0  6.88  12   0   0   0   0   17   18   14   13    3   10   10
Dan Spillner           1   1  7.71   4   2   0   0   0    9   15    8    8    1    3    6
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
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
Randy Moffitt          2   2  2.52  26   0   0  12   0   39   28   11   11    2    8   19
Charlie Williams       1   0  2.54  20   1   0   0   0   39   31   11   11    2    8   22
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
Ron Bryant             2   4  8.62  11   8   0   0   0   31   44   35   30    3   20   22
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  1.04  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          5   3  2.22   9   9   5   0   3   65   55   21   16    3   18   34
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)             7
  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
  S. Siebert (STL)          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

Saves:

  R. Moffitt (SF)          12
  M. Marshall (LA)          8
  P. Borbon (CIN)           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
  F. Scherman (HOU)         3

Shutouts:

  S. Siebert (STL)          3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  K. Brett (PIT)            2
  M. Caldwell (SF)          2
  T. John (LA)              2
  J. Matlack (NY)           2
  T. Seaver (NY)            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
  J. Koosman (NY)        87.1
  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

Hits:

  C. Morton (ATL)          96
  S. Carlton (PHI)         85
  B. Hooton (CHI)          85
  R. Harrison (ATL)        84
  J. Koosman (NY)          83
  B. Greif (SD)            82
  C. Osteen (HOU)          82
  D. Roberts (HOU)         82
  P. Niekro (ATL)          80
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         79

Runs:

  B. Greif (SD)            48
  T. Bradley (SF)          45
  S. Arlin (SD)            44
  B. Hooton (CHI)          44
  B. Gibson (STL)          43
  R. Jones (SD)            43
  R. Harrison (ATL)        40
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        39
  S. Rogers (MON)          39
  J. Billingham (CIN)      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
  R. Schueler (PHI)        38
  S. Arlin (SD)            36
  C. Morton (ATL)          36
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         36
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       35
  T. Griffin (HOU)         35
  B. Greif (SD)            34
  P. Niekro (ATL)          31
  T. Bradley (SF)          30

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           79
  P. Niekro (ATL)          70
  S. Carlton (PHI)         69
  J. Koosman (NY)          65
  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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