Wednesday June 5, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, June 5, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     39  15  2.84   54  16   8   494   405  184  156   33  157  318
Cincinnati      30  20  3.17   50   9   9   455   392  188  160   36  169  280
Atlanta         28  25  3.32   53  12   8   480   455  199  177   36  169  258
Philadelphia    29  24  3.41   53  16   8   478   444  204  181   30  223  276
Houston         27  27  3.58   54  12   6   475   466  219  189   33  189  235
San Francisco   28  28  3.68   56   5  14   496   484  243  203   44  179  264
St. Louis       27  23  3.74   50  13   5   443   429  206  184   32  180  221
Montreal        23  21  3.91   44  10   6   389   371  195  169   25  165  235
New York        21  30  3.92   51  13   5   456   472  222  199   41  152  308
Pittsburgh      18  30  4.11   48  13   3   434   450  221  198   35  183  217
Chicago         19  28  4.76   47   9   4   420   482  261  222   38  168  255
San Diego       20  38  5.23   58   6   7   518   591  337  301   50  244  277

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Buzz Capra (ATL)       4   2  1.36  15   4   3   1   2   60   34   11    9    3   22   44
Sonny Siebert (STL)    6   3  1.95  10  10   5   0   3   74   65   22   16    3   21   38
Fred Norman (CIN)      5   5  2.26  13   8   3   0   1   64   44   17   16    3   19   59
Lynn McGlothen (STL)   7   2  2.33   9   9   4   0   2   70   55   19   18    4   23   43
Mike Marshall (LA)     3   3  2.35  35   0   0   8   0   65   56   19   17    2   26   45
Jim Lonborg (PHI)      6   5  2.48  13  13   6   0   1  102   96   31   28   10   23   43
Jon Matlack (NY)       5   3  2.51  10  10   3   0   2   75   64   21   21    2   21   63
Doug Rau (LA)          5   1  2.51  11  10   1   0   0   68   52   23   19    6   18   41
Larry Dierker (HOU)    2   3  2.58  10  10   1   0   0   66   58   22   19    4   25   41
Tommy John (LA)        9   1  2.61  13  13   5   0   3   93   82   31   27    1   24   49

 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             4   2  1.36  15   4   3   1   2   60   34   11    9    3   22   44
Tom House              1   0  2.25  16   0   0   3   0   24   21    6    6    0    6   19
Lew Krausse            1   2  2.57   5   0   0   0   0    7    8    2    2    0    2    3
Phil Niekro            6   4  2.93  15  14   4   0   1  107   95   39   35   10   39   78
Carl Morton            6   5  3.33  14  14   2   0   0  105  106   41   39    5   37   45
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         4   6  4.68  11  11   1   0   0   77   88   42   40    9   28   28
Danny Frisella         1   2  5.12  18   0   0   4   0   19   17   13   11    3   11    9
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  2.36  18   0   0   2   0   27   23    8    7    1   15   15
Jim Todd               0   0  3.45   9   0   0   0   0   16   14    6    6    0   11    5
Dave LaRoche           1   1  3.78   8   0   0   1   0   17   16    7    7    2    5    8
Burt Hooton            2   5  4.60  12  11   2   0   0   72   95   47   37    8   18   39
Bill Bonham            4   8  4.64  15  10   3   0   1   64   67   41   33    6   26   61
Rick Reuschel          4   4  4.72  12  11   3   0   0   76   73   43   40    7   24   50
Ken Frailing           3   5  4.82  10  10   1   0   0   56   82   36   30    5   21   27
Ray Burris             2   1  5.46  20   0   0   1   0   31   34   22   19    3   12   13
Steve Stone            1   0  5.60  11   5   0   0   0   35   41   26   22    3   22   15
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
Pedro Borbon           4   2  1.65  25   0   0   7   0   49   37   12    9    2   12   21
Fred Norman            5   5  2.26  13   8   3   0   1   64   44   17   16    3   19   59
Clay Carroll           3   0  2.33  19   0   0   1   0   27   25    7    7    1   10   14
Don Gullett            5   3  2.74  12  11   1   0   0   72   63   27   22    8   27   51
Roger Nelson           3   4  3.18  11   9   1   1   0   65   46   27   23    5   30   34
Tom Hall               0   0  3.79  13   0   0   0   0   19   17    8    8    2   10   12
Clay Kirby             4   3  3.95  11  11   2   0   0   68   65   36   30    5   22   45
Jack Billingham        6   3  4.06  11  11   2   0   1   69   71   38   31    6   25   35
Mike McQueen           0   0  4.26   8   0   0   0   0   13   13    7    6    2   10    5
Pat Osburn             0   0  8.00   6   0   0   0   0    9   11    9    8    2    4    4

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim York               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    3    0    0    0    0    2
Mike Cosgrove          1   0  0.59   4   0   0   0   0   15    6    1    1    0    6    6
Larry Dierker          2   3  2.58  10  10   1   0   0   66   58   22   19    4   25   41
Tom Griffin            6   2  3.10  12  12   3   0   1   73   56   31   25    5   36   47
Fred Scherman          0   3  3.14  24   0   0   3   0   29   26   14   10    3    8   16
Ken Forsch             3   1  3.21  19   0   0   3   0   28   23   10   10    1    9   15
Claude Osteen          5   5  3.23  12  12   3   0   1   78   88   37   28    5   29   24
Dave Roberts           5   6  3.48  12  12   4   0   0   83   91   37   32    4   23   25
Jerry Johnson          2   0  4.03  20   0   0   0   0   29   29   14   13    2   16   21
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
Charlie Hough          5   1  1.44  12   0   0   0   0   25    9    5    4    3    9   21
Geoff Zahn             0   0  1.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    7    3    1    0    0    5
Jim Brewer             4   2  1.93  11   0   0   0   0   19   13    6    4    1    3   10
Mike Marshall          3   3  2.35  35   0   0   8   0   65   56   19   17    2   26   45
Doug Rau               5   1  2.51  11  10   1   0   0   68   52   23   19    6   18   41
Tommy John             9   1  2.61  13  13   5   0   3   93   82   31   27    1   24   49
Andy Messersmith       5   1  2.81  12  12   5   0   1   96   78   33   30   11   29   67
Don Sutton             6   4  3.78  13  13   5   0   3   88   75   41   37    7   28   56
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           2   1  2.08  20   0   0   5   0   35   32    8    8    3   10   14
John Montague          0   0  2.18  11   0   0   0   0   21   19    7    5    1    7    8
Dennis Blair           1   0  2.93   2   2   0   0   0   15   10    6    5    0   10   12
Tom Walker             1   1  3.00  11   0   0   1   0   24   22   10    8    0    6   18
Mike Torrez            5   4  3.75  10  10   0   0   0   62   65   37   26    6   27   30
Balor Moore            0   2  3.95   8   2   0   0   0   14   13    8    6    1   15   16
Ernie McAnally         4   4  4.00  10   9   3   0   2   54   50   26   24    3   25   34
Don DeMola             0   0  4.50  13   0   0   0   0   26   25   13   13    5   10   17
Steve Renko            3   5  4.81  10  10   2   0   0   58   58   35   31    2   29   35
Steve Rogers           7   4  4.82  11  11   5   0   0   80   77   45   43    4   26   51

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jon Matlack            5   3  2.51  10  10   3   0   2   75   64   21   21    2   21   63
Harry Parker           1   3  2.73  14   2   0   2   0   33   36   11   10    2   14   12
Jerry Koosman          5   3  3.26  12  12   3   0   0   94   92   40   34    6   27   71
Tom Seaver             3   5  3.61  12  12   6   0   2   92   81   39   37   13   22   90
Bob Miller             1   1  3.74  20   0   0   1   0   22   24   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   2  6.97  13   1   0   0   0   21   28   16   16    4    7   11
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            3   2  1.96  16   0   0   0   0   18   15    6    4    0    4   10
Jim Lonborg            6   5  2.48  13  13   6   0   1  102   96   31   28   10   23   43
Steve Carlton          7   4  2.84  13  13   8   0   0  101   91   39   32    3   45   80
Dick Ruthven           2   2  2.97  11  11   0   0   0   67   50   24   22    2   40   48
Ron Schueler           3   6  3.50  13  13   2   0   0   87   83   37   34    6   42   42
Mac Scarce             3   3  4.13  27   0   0   3   0   28   26   14   13    2   21   17
Eddie Watt             1   0  4.19  21   0   0   5   0   19   20   10    9    2   13   11
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  6.64  13   0   0   0   0   20   19   15   15    1   14    8
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
Larry Demery           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    4
Ramon Hernandez        0   1  2.70  19   0   0   0   0   20   22    6    6    0    9    8
Ken Brett              6   3  2.76  10  10   5   0   2   72   64   25   22    4   18   40
Jim Rooker             2   5  2.97  10  10   3   0   0   76   66   29   25    4   32   31
John Morlan            0   1  3.15  14   0   0   0   0   20   18   11    7    1   19   12
Kent Tekulve           1   0  3.68   6   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    1    4    5
Bruce Kison            2   3  3.96  15   3   0   1   0   36   37   19   16    2   19   24
Dave Giusti            1   2  4.04  22   0   0   2   0   36   38   16   16    1   16   20
Jerry Reuss            4   4  4.73  11  11   4   0   0   70   74   40   37   10   30   27
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           2   2  2.68  27   0   0   6   0   40   36   23   12    2   21   18
Lowell Palmer          0   0  2.70   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    2    2    0    4    4
Joe McIntosh           0   0  3.60   5   0   0   0   0   10   12    5    4    2    5    5
Dave Freisleben        3   2  4.11  10   8   2   0   0   50   46   26   23    3   19   26
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            4   2  4.91  22   1   0   0   0   37   51   21   20    4   16   18
Randy Jones            3   9  5.35  13  13   1   0   0   72   81   45   43    6   28   48
Jim McAndrew           1   4  5.62  15   5   1   0   0   42   48   30   26    7   13   16
Dave Tomlin            0   0  5.73  15   0   0   0   0   22   20   15   14    3   12   11
Steve Arlin            1   7  5.95  14  12   1   0   0   62   81   45   41    5   37   17
Ralph Garcia           0   0  6.10   8   0   0   0   0   10   15    8    7    1    7    9
Bill Greif             2   8  6.22  14  13   1   0   0   68   85   52   47    4   36   40
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  2.19  22   0   0   1   0   37   28   15    9    1   23   17
Charlie Williams       1   0  2.45  22   1   0   0   0   44   37   12   12    2    9   23
Randy Moffitt          2   3  2.72  27   0   0  12   0   40   29   12   12    3    8   19
Mike Caldwell          7   3  2.87  13  13   4   0   2   88   82   39   28    9   26   41
Jim Barr               1   3  3.43  19   5   0   1   0   58   61   24   22    5   11   23
John D'Acquisto        3   5  3.53  12  11   0   0   0   59   52   28   23    5   37   50
Tom Bradley            6   4  3.99  14  13   1   0   0   88   85   48   39    9   31   53
Don McMahon            0   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    1    2    2
Jim Willoughby         1   4  4.73  17   4   0   0   0   40   48   23   21    6    9   12
Ron Bryant             2   5  8.17  12   9   0   0   0   36   51   38   33    3   22   24
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           3   0  1.00  20   0   0   1   0   18   13    2    2    0    4    7
Sonny Siebert          6   3  1.95  10  10   5   0   3   74   65   22   16    3   21   38
Mike Garman            2   1  2.28  20   0   0   0   0   28   17    8    7    1   11   11
Lynn McGlothen         7   2  2.33   9   9   4   0   2   70   55   19   18    4   23   43
Pete Richert           0   0  2.84   9   0   0   1   0    6    6    6    2    0    7    3
Rich Folkers           1   0  3.26  17   0   0   2   0   19   15    7    7    0    9    8
Alan Foster            1   5  4.75   9   9   2   0   0   55   64   34   29    6   22   26
Al Hrabosky            1   0  4.79  17   0   0   1   0   21   24   11   11    2   11   12
Bob Gibson             3   6  5.21  11  11   1   0   0   74   79   47   43    9   30   37
John Curtis            3   5  5.31  10  10   1   0   1   59   66   36   35    7   27   25
Mike Thompson          0   1  6.63  12   1   0   0   0   19   25   14   14    0   15   11

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League Leaders

Wins:

  T. John (LA)              9
  M. Caldwell (SF)          7
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  L. McGlothen (STL)        7
  S. Rogers (MON)           7
  J. Billingham (CIN)       6
  T. Bradley (SF)           6
  K. Brett (PIT)            6
  T. Griffin (HOU)          6
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          6

Losses:

  R. Jones (SD)             9
  B. Bonham (CHI)           8
  B. Greif (SD)             8
  S. Arlin (SD)             7
  B. Gibson (STL)           6
  R. Harrison (ATL)         6
  D. Roberts (HOU)          6
  R. Schueler (PHI)         6
  R. Bryant (SF)            5
  J. Curtis (STL)           5

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          6
  T. Seaver (NY)            6
  K. Brett (PIT)            5
  T. John (LA)              5
  A. Messersmith (LA)       5
  S. Rogers (MON)           5
  S. Siebert (STL)          5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5
  M. Caldwell (SF)          4

Saves:

  R. Moffitt (SF)          12
  M. Marshall (LA)          8
  P. Borbon (CIN)           7
  V. Romo (SD)              6
  C. Taylor (MON)           5
  E. Watt (PHI)             5
  D. Frisella (ATL)         4
  K. Forsch (HOU)           3
  T. House (ATL)            3
  M. Scarce (PHI)           3

Shutouts:

  T. John (LA)              3
  S. Siebert (STL)          3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  K. Brett (PIT)            2
  M. Caldwell (SF)          2
  B. Capra (ATL)            2
  J. Matlack (NY)           2
  E. McAnally (MON)         2
  L. McGlothen (STL)        2
  T. Seaver (NY)            2

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       107.1
  C. Morton (ATL)       105.1
  J. Lonborg (PHI)      101.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)      101.1
  A. Messersmith (LA)    96.0
  J. Koosman (NY)        94.0
  T. John (LA)           93.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         92.1
  T. Bradley (SF)        88.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         88.0

Hits:

  C. Morton (ATL)         106
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         96
  B. Hooton (CHI)          95
  P. Niekro (ATL)          95
  J. Koosman (NY)          92
  S. Carlton (PHI)         91
  D. Roberts (HOU)         91
  R. Harrison (ATL)        88
  C. Osteen (HOU)          88
  T. Bradley (SF)          85

Runs:

  B. Greif (SD)            52
  T. Bradley (SF)          48
  B. Gibson (STL)          47
  B. Hooton (CHI)          47
  S. Arlin (SD)            45
  R. Jones (SD)            45
  S. Rogers (MON)          45
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        43
  R. Harrison (ATL)        42
  B. Bonham (CHI)          41

Home Runs:

  T. Seaver (NY)           13
  A. Messersmith (LA)      11
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  J. Reuss (PIT)           10
  T. Bradley (SF)           9
  M. Caldwell (SF)          9
  B. Gibson (STL)           9
  R. Harrison (ATL)         9
  D. Gullett (CIN)          8

Walks:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         45
  R. Schueler (PHI)        42
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         40
  P. Niekro (ATL)          39
  S. Arlin (SD)            37
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       37
  C. Morton (ATL)          37
  B. Greif (SD)            36
  T. Griffin (HOU)         36
  J. Rooker (PIT)          32

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           90
  S. Carlton (PHI)         80
  P. Niekro (ATL)          78
  J. Koosman (NY)          71
  A. Messersmith (LA)      67
  J. Matlack (NY)          63
  B. Bonham (CHI)          61
  F. Norman (CIN)          59
  D. Sutton (LA)           56
  T. Bradley (SF)          53

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