Sunday June 9, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, June 9, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     42  16  2.88   58  17   8   532   437  198  170   38  165  340
Atlanta         31  26  3.30   57  13  10   516   488  211  189   37  184  278
Cincinnati      32  22  3.33   54   9   9   489   440  209  181   41  183  292
Houston         30  28  3.42   58  15   6   516   498  226  196   33  205  255
Philadelphia    30  26  3.67   56  17   8   505   479  230  206   37  240  297
San Francisco   30  30  3.77   60   6  15   532   532  269  223   49  191  284
St. Louis       27  27  3.87   54  13   5   475   457  226  204   36  205  246
Montreal        24  25  3.91   49  11   6   430   408  215  187   28  180  257
New York        23  32  3.96   55  13   5   495   506  242  218   44  172  335
Pittsburgh      20  32  4.06   52  14   4   468   484  236  211   37  197  233
Chicago         21  30  4.63   51   9   4   456   516  277  235   40  181  277
San Diego       23  39  5.07   62   7   9   554   628  350  312   52  255  306

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Buzz Capra (ATL)       5   2  1.18  16   5   4   1   3   69   37   11    9    3   23   49
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
Larry Dierker (HOU)    3   3  2.27  11  11   2   0   1   75   61   22   19    4   27   48
Mike Marshall (LA)     4   3  2.38  37   0   0   8   0   68   59   20   18    2   26   47
Jim Lonborg (PHI)      6   5  2.48  13  13   6   0   1  102   96   31   28   10   23   43
Doug Rau (LA)          5   1  2.51  11  10   1   0   0   68   52   23   19    6   18   41
A. Messersmith (LA)    6   1  2.57  13  13   6   0   2  105   83   33   30   11   30   76
Tommy John (LA)        9   1  2.68  14  14   5   0   3  101   89   34   30    2   26   53
Jon Matlack (NY)       5   3  2.71  11  11   3   0   2   83   71   25   25    3   26   64

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Max Leon               0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    0    0
Buzz Capra             5   2  1.18  16   5   4   1   3   69   37   11    9    3   23   49
Gary Gentry            0   0  1.35   3   1   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    1    2    0
Tom House              1   0  1.95  17   0   0   4   0   28   24    6    6    0    6   20
Phil Niekro            7   4  2.89  16  15   4   0   1  115  103   41   37   10   40   84
Carl Morton            7   5  3.42  15  15   2   0   0  111  111   44   42    5   41   49
Ron Reed               5   3  3.67   9   9   2   0   0   54   59   26   22    2   10   26
Jack Aker              0   1  4.02  16   0   0   0   0   16   16   11    7    3    8    7
Danny Frisella         1   2  4.87  19   0   0   5   0   20   19   13   11    3   12   10
Roric Harrison         4   7  4.89  12  12   1   0   0   81   94   46   44   10   32   29
Lew Krausse            1   2  5.19   6   0   0   0   0    9   13    5    5    0    6    4
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           3   3  2.32  21   0   0   2   0   31   29    9    8    1   16   17
Jim Todd               0   0  3.45   9   0   0   0   0   16   14    6    6    0   11    5
Burt Hooton            2   5  4.15  13  12   2   0   0   80  100   50   37    8   19   44
Dave LaRoche           1   2  4.24   9   0   0   1   0   17   17    8    8    3    5    8
Ken Frailing           4   5  4.36  11  11   1   0   0   64   88   37   31    6   22   32
Bill Bonham            4   8  4.75  16  11   3   0   1   72   73   46   38    6   31   68
Steve Stone            1   0  4.97  12   5   0   0   0   42   44   27   23    3   24   17
Rick Reuschel          4   4  5.10  13  12   3   0   0   78   80   47   44    7   27   51
Ray Burris             2   1  5.46  20   0   0   1   0   31   34   22   19    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
Pedro Borbon           5   3  2.13  28   0   0   7   0   55   47   16   13    4   12   21
Fred Norman            5   5  2.26  13   8   3   0   1   64   44   17   16    3   19   59
Don Gullett            6   3  2.99  13  12   1   0   0   78   70   31   26    9   29   55
Clay Carroll           3   1  3.10  21   0   0   1   0   29   32   10   10    1   11   16
Roger Nelson           3   4  3.27  12  10   1   1   0   72   55   30   26    5   32   37
Dick Baney             0   0  3.38   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    2    2    1    3    0
Tom Hall               0   0  3.86  14   0   0   0   0   21   19    9    9    3   11   13
Jack Billingham        6   3  4.06  11  11   2   0   1   69   71   38   31    6   25   35
Clay Kirby             4   3  4.12  12  12   2   0   0   74   71   40   34    5   27   47
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
Mike Cosgrove          1   0  0.53   5   0   0   0   0   17    6    1    1    0    6    6
Jim York               0   1  1.93   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    0    1    2
Larry Dierker          3   3  2.27  11  11   2   0   1   75   61   22   19    4   27   48
Tom Griffin            7   2  2.87  13  13   4   0   1   82   64   32   26    5   39   55
Ken Forsch             3   1  3.18  20   0   0   3   0   28   24   10   10    1   10   15
Fred Scherman          0   3  3.23  25   0   0   3   0   31   28   15   11    3   10   16
Claude Osteen          5   5  3.23  12  12   3   0   1   78   88   37   28    5   29   24
Dave Roberts           5   6  3.51  13  13   4   0   0   90   98   40   35    4   28   27
Jerry Johnson          2   0  4.06  21   0   0   0   0   31   31   15   14    2   16   21
Don Wilson             3   3  4.38  11   6   2   0   1   51   58   25   25    6   22   28
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          6   1  1.24  14   0   0   0   0   29   11    5    4    3   10   24
Geoff Zahn             0   0  1.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    7    3    1    0    0    5
Jim Brewer             4   3  2.18  12   0   0   0   0   21   15    7    5    1    5   10
Mike Marshall          4   3  2.38  37   0   0   8   0   68   59   20   18    2   26   47
Doug Rau               5   1  2.51  11  10   1   0   0   68   52   23   19    6   18   41
Andy Messersmith       6   1  2.57  13  13   6   0   2  105   83   33   30   11   30   76
Tommy John             9   1  2.68  14  14   5   0   3  101   89   34   30    2   26   53
Don Sutton             6   4  3.94  14  14   5   0   3   96   81   46   42   10   29   59
Al Downing             2   2  4.93   7   7   0   0   0   38   40   27   21    3   21   25

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Montague          0   0  1.88  13   0   0   0   0   24   21    7    5    1    7   11
Chuck Taylor           2   1  2.15  21   0   0   5   0   38   35    9    9    3   11   15
Tom Walker             1   1  3.00  13   0   0   1   0   27   26   12    9    0    7   20
Mike Torrez            6   4  3.66  11  11   1   0   0   71   74   40   29    6   29   34
Ernie McAnally         4   5  3.84  11  10   3   0   2   61   53   29   26    3   28   37
Balor Moore            0   2  3.95   8   2   0   0   0   14   13    8    6    1   15   16
Dennis Blair           1   1  4.00   3   3   0   0   0   18   14    9    8    0   14   14
Don DeMola             0   0  4.33  14   0   0   0   0   27   26   13   13    5   11   18
Steve Renko            3   6  4.85  11  11   2   0   0   65   64   39   35    4   30   38
Steve Rogers           7   5  4.96  12  12   5   0   0   85   82   49   47    5   28   54

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Harry Parker           1   4  2.54  15   3   0   2   0   39   39   12   11    3   14   15
Jon Matlack            5   3  2.71  11  11   3   0   2   83   71   25   25    3   26   64
Bob Miller             1   1  3.38  22   0   0   1   0   24   24   11    9    0    9   10
Tom Seaver             3   5  3.62  13  13   6   0   2   99   87   42   40   13   26   98
Jerry Koosman          5   4  3.73  13  13   3   0   0   99   99   47   41    7   31   79
Craig Swan             1   3  4.45   7   5   0   0   0   30   28   19   15    1   21   10
George Stone           2   4  5.30   9   8   1   0   0   54   73   40   32    8   13   18
Bob Apodaca            1   3  5.34  14   1   0   1   0   29   31   17   17    2   17   17
Ray Sadecki            4   2  5.61  15   1   0   0   0   26   31   17   16    4    9   14
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  2.41  17   0   0   0   0   19   17    7    5    0    4   10
Jim Lonborg            6   5  2.48  13  13   6   0   1  102   96   31   28   10   23   43
Steve Carlton          8   4  3.02  14  14   9   0   0  110   99   44   37    6   48   90
Dick Ruthven           2   2  3.19  12  12   0   0   0   73   56   28   26    3   43   53
Ron Schueler           3   6  3.57  14  14   2   0   0   93   89   40   37    7   46   44
Mac Scarce             3   4  4.97  29   0   0   3   0   29   28   17   16    2   22   17
Eddie Watt             1   0  5.03  22   0   0   5   0   20   23   13   11    2   14   12
Mike Wallace           1   0  5.40   8   0   0   0   0    8   12    6    5    0    2    1
Ed Farmer              2   1  6.30   7   3   0   0   0   20   28   16   14    2   13   14
George Culver          1   0  6.65  14   0   0   0   0   22   20   16   16    1   16    9
Dave Wallace           0   1  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    4    3    2    3    3
Wayne Twitchell        0   1 10.80   4   0   0   0   0    5    5    6    6    1    5    1
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  2.66  20   0   0   0   0   20   23    6    6    0    9    9
John Morlan            0   1  2.74  16   0   0   0   0   23   21   13    7    1   22   14
Jim Rooker             2   5  2.97  10  10   3   0   0   76   66   29   25    4   32   31
Ken Brett              6   4  3.20  11  11   5   0   2   76   70   30   27    5   21   41
Bruce Kison            2   3  3.72  17   3   0   2   0   39   38   19   16    2   20   25
Dave Giusti            1   2  3.93  23   0   0   2   0   37   38   16   16    1   16   20
Kent Tekulve           1   0  4.15   7   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    1    5    6
Jerry Reuss            5   4  4.31  12  12   5   0   0   79   84   41   38   10   31   29
Dock Ellis             2   5  4.47   9   9   1   0   0   54   59   30   27    5   16   33
Jim Sadowski           0   1  6.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    7    6    6    1    9    1
Larry Demery           0   1  6.35   2   1   0   0   0    6    6    4    4    1    2    7
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
Lowell Palmer          0   0  2.70   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    2    2    0    4    4
Vicente Romo           2   2  3.21  29   0   0   7   0   42   39   26   15    2   22   18
Dave Freisleben        4   2  3.49  11   9   3   0   1   59   52   26   23    3   22   34
Joe McIntosh           0   0  3.60   5   0   0   0   0   10   12    5    4    2    5    5
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
Randy Jones            3  10  5.04  14  14   1   0   0   80   89   47   45    6   30   53
Larry Hardy            4   2  5.30  23   1   0   0   0   37   53   23   22    4   17   20
Dave Tomlin            1   0  5.32  17   0   0   0   0   24   23   15   14    3   13   12
Dan Spillner           2   1  5.40   5   3   0   0   0   17   25   11   10    2    4   13
Jim McAndrew           1   4  5.62  15   5   1   0   0   42   48   30   26    7   13   16
Steve Arlin            1   7  5.86  15  12   1   1   0   63   82   45   41    5   37   17
Bill Greif             2   8  5.91  16  14   1   0   0   75   89   55   49    5   38   46
Ralph Garcia           0   0  6.10   8   0   0   0   0   10   15    8    7    1    7    9
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  2.21  23   0   0   2   0   41   29   16   10    1   25   18
Randy Moffitt          2   3  2.72  27   0   0  12   0   40   29   12   12    3    8   19
Mike Caldwell          7   3  3.17  14  14   4   0   2   88   85   42   31    9   28   41
Charlie Williams       1   0  3.28  25   1   0   0   0   49   48   18   18    4   11   26
Jim Barr               2   3  3.32  21   5   0   1   0   65   67   26   24    5   12   27
John D'Acquisto        4   5  3.33  13  12   1   0   0   68   61   30   25    5   39   58
Tom Bradley            6   5  3.88  15  14   1   0   0   95   95   52   41    9   32   56
Jim Willoughby         1   4  4.65  18   4   0   0   0   41   51   27   21    7    9   12
Don McMahon            0   0  4.91   5   0   0   0   0    7    8    4    4    2    2    2
Ron Bryant             2   6  8.60  13  10   0   0   0   38   55   41   36    4   24   25
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  0.95  21   0   0   1   0   19   13    2    2    0    4   10
Sonny Siebert          6   3  1.95  10  10   5   0   3   74   65   22   16    3   21   38
Lynn McGlothen         7   3  2.95  10  10   4   0   2   73   63   25   24    4   26   48
Rich Folkers           1   0  3.18  19   0   0   2   0   23   17    8    8    0   12    9
Pete Richert           0   0  3.24  10   0   0   1   0    8    9    7    3    1    7    4
Mike Garman            2   2  3.34  22   0   0   0   0   30   21   12   11    2   12   11
Al Hrabosky            1   0  4.24  19   0   0   1   0   23   24   11   11    2   14   16
Alan Foster            1   5  4.74  10   9   2   0   0   57   66   35   30    6   23   27
John Curtis            3   6  4.88  11  11   1   0   1   66   70   37   36    8   29   27
Bob Gibson             3   6  5.13  12  12   1   0   0   81   82   50   46    9   38   41
Mike Thompson          0   2  7.29  13   2   0   0   0   21   27   17   17    1   19   15

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League Leaders

Wins:

  T. John (LA)              9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  M. Caldwell (SF)          7
  T. Griffin (HOU)          7
  L. McGlothen (STL)        7
  C. Morton (ATL)           7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  S. Rogers (MON)           7
  J. Billingham (CIN)       6
  T. Bradley (SF)           6

Losses:

  R. Jones (SD)            10
  B. Bonham (CHI)           8
  B. Greif (SD)             8
  S. Arlin (SD)             7
  R. Harrison (ATL)         7
  R. Bryant (SF)            6
  J. Curtis (STL)           6
  B. Gibson (STL)           6
  S. Renko (MON)            6
  D. Roberts (HOU)          6

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          6
  A. Messersmith (LA)       6
  T. Seaver (NY)            6
  K. Brett (PIT)            5
  T. John (LA)              5
  J. Reuss (PIT)            5
  S. Rogers (MON)           5
  S. Siebert (STL)          5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5

Saves:

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

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       115.1
  C. Morton (ATL)       110.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)      110.1
  A. Messersmith (LA)   105.0
  J. Lonborg (PHI)      101.2
  T. John (LA)          100.2
  T. Seaver (NY)         99.1
  J. Koosman (NY)        99.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         96.0
  T. Bradley (SF)        95.0

Hits:

  C. Morton (ATL)         111
  P. Niekro (ATL)         103
  B. Hooton (CHI)         100
  S. Carlton (PHI)         99
  J. Koosman (NY)          99
  D. Roberts (HOU)         98
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         96
  T. Bradley (SF)          95
  R. Harrison (ATL)        94
  B. Greif (SD)            89

Runs:

  B. Greif (SD)            55
  T. Bradley (SF)          52
  B. Gibson (STL)          50
  B. Hooton (CHI)          50
  S. Rogers (MON)          49
  R. Jones (SD)            47
  J. Koosman (NY)          47
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        47
  B. Bonham (CHI)          46
  R. Harrison (ATL)        46

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         48
  R. Schueler (PHI)        46
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         43
  C. Morton (ATL)          41
  P. Niekro (ATL)          40
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       39
  T. Griffin (HOU)         39
  B. Gibson (STL)          38
  B. Greif (SD)            38
  S. Arlin (SD)            37

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           98
  S. Carlton (PHI)         90
  P. Niekro (ATL)          84
  J. Koosman (NY)          79
  A. Messersmith (LA)      76
  B. Bonham (CHI)          68
  J. Matlack (NY)          64
  F. Norman (CIN)          59
  D. Sutton (LA)           59
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       58

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