Thursday July 4, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 4, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     55  25  2.82   80  19  12   729   607  270  228   47  222  457
Atlanta         43  38  3.03   81  21  12   736   680  276  248   48  268  383
Cincinnati      45  34  3.24   79  18  12   713   638  289  257   58  255  412
Houston         41  40  3.48   81  21   9   724   703  315  280   44  293  361
St. Louis       41  36  3.60   77  18  10   682   655  295  273   50  295  368
San Francisco   36  46  3.63   82  10  16   723   716  357  292   66  255  380
Montreal        37  37  3.64   74  20   9   657   627  307  266   40  269  393
Pittsburgh      35  41  3.67   76  27   5   676   666  315  276   50  267  354
New York        33  45  3.68   78  18   7   704   707  328  288   53  231  447
Philadelphia    39  40  3.74   79  26  10   701   668  322  291   55  318  412
Chicago         33  43  4.40   76  13  10   693   770  398  339   54  267  433
San Diego       36  49  4.65   85  10  14   762   831  439  394   70  362  437

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Buzz Capra (ATL)       9   2  1.43  22  11   6   1   4  107   66   20   17    4   44   66
Larry Dierker (HOU)    5   4  2.05  16  16   3   0   1  110   87   28   25    6   39   75
A. Messersmith (LA)    8   2  2.13  19  19   8   0   2  152  114   43   36   11   46  108
Mike Marshall (LA)    11   3  2.18  54   0   0  11   0   99   88   27   24    2   31   68
Lynn McGlothen (STL)  12   3  2.42  15  15   6   0   3  115   91   32   31    6   44   79
Fred Norman (CIN)      8   6  2.45  17  12   6   0   1   95   75   29   26    5   28   80
Tommy John (LA)       12   2  2.48  19  19   5   0   3  138  116   44   38    4   34   69
Jon Matlack (NY)       7   5  2.51  16  16   5   0   3  122   98   34   34    3   38   94
Jim Barr (SF)          4   4  2.56  26  10   2   1   2  105  101   35   30    8   19   40
Ken Brett (PIT)       10   5  2.69  16  16   9   0   3  120  110   43   36    5   35   67

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Gentry            0   0  1.35   3   1   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    1    2    0
Buzz Capra             9   2  1.43  22  11   6   1   4  107   66   20   17    4   44   66
Max Leon               0   1  1.66   8   0   0   0   0   22   17    4    4    1    4   10
Tom House              1   2  1.72  26   0   0   6   0   47   33    9    9    1   13   33
Carl Morton           10   6  2.90  20  20   4   0   1  152  149   53   49    6   57   65
Ron Reed               5   4  3.00  12  12   2   0   0   72   71   28   24    3   14   32
Phil Niekro            8   7  3.09  20  19   6   0   1  143  128   53   49   12   50   99
Lew Krausse            1   2  3.66  11   1   0   0   0   20   23    9    8    0   11    8
Jack Aker              0   1  3.78  17   0   0   0   0   17   17   11    7    3    9    7
Joe Niekro             0   1  4.15   8   0   0   0   0    9   11    4    4    3    2    7
Roric Harrison         6  10  4.58  17  17   3   0   0  112  131   61   57   11   43   42
Danny Frisella         3   2  4.61  26   0   0   5   0   27   24   16   14    3   15   14
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
Oscar Zamora           0   1  1.83   9   0   0   4   0   20   12    6    4    2    4    8
Horacio Pina           3   4  2.75  27   0   0   3   0   39   36   13   12    2   24   24
Dave LaRoche           1   2  2.80  17   0   0   1   0   35   29   11   11    4   13   18
Jim Todd               2   1  4.15  15   4   0   0   0   43   41   23   20    1   21   16
Rick Reuschel          7   6  4.18  19  18   6   0   1  121  131   59   56   10   35   86
Steve Stone            3   2  4.60  19  10   0   0   0   78   87   47   40    4   38   40
Burt Hooton            3   6  4.62  22  13   2   0   0  101  129   66   52   10   27   58
Ken Frailing           5   7  4.68  18  15   1   0   0   85  113   54   44    8   33   43
Bill Bonham            6  11  4.75  22  16   4   1   1  102  108   66   54    6   46   94
Ray Burris             3   1  5.27  26   0   0   1   0   43   47   28   25    4   12   24
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
Will McEnaney          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    0
Fred Norman            8   6  2.45  17  12   6   0   1   95   75   29   26    5   28   80
Pedro Borbon           6   5  2.56  37   0   0   9   0   70   65   23   20    5   17   30
Clay Carroll           5   2  2.89  27   3   0   2   0   53   53   17   17    3   18   25
Don Gullett            8   6  3.01  18  17   4   0   1  117  102   44   39   13   41   81
Clay Kirby             6   4  3.25  17  17   3   0   0  116  102   49   42    6   44   75
Roger Nelson           4   4  3.38  14  12   1   1   0   85   67   36   32    7   35   42
Jack Billingham        8   6  3.48  17  17   4   0   1  114  109   51   44    8   36   52
Tom Hall               0   1  4.28  19   0   0   0   0   27   25   14   13    4   15   17
Mike McQueen           0   0  5.40  10   0   0   0   0   15   17   10    9    4   11    5
Dick Baney             0   0  7.00   5   1   0   0   0    9   11    7    7    1    6    1
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          4   0  1.37  13   0   0   0   0   39   16    6    6    0   17   18
Larry Dierker          5   4  2.05  16  16   3   0   1  110   87   28   25    6   39   75
Jim York               0   1  2.13   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    3    3    0    3    6
Tom Griffin            9   3  3.13  18  18   6   0   2  115   99   49   40    8   48   73
Claude Osteen          7   7  3.34  18  16   5   0   1  110  122   51   41    6   41   36
Ken Forsch             3   3  3.35  32   0   0   4   0   43   40   16   16    1   14   18
Dave Roberts           5   7  3.89  18  17   4   1   0  104  124   50   45    5   33   32
Don Wilson             4   6  3.98  16  11   3   0   2   86   88   39   38   10   43   46
Fred Scherman          1   4  4.42  35   0   0   4   0   39   38   23   19    3   18   20
Jerry Johnson          2   1  5.20  26   0   0   0   0   36   41   22   21    2   20   24
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  1.23   6   0   0   0   0    7    8    3    1    0    1    7
Jim Brewer             4   3  1.61  17   0   0   0   0   28   18    7    5    1    7   16
Andy Messersmith       8   2  2.13  19  19   8   0   2  152  114   43   36   11   46  108
Mike Marshall         11   3  2.18  54   0   0  11   0   99   88   27   24    2   31   68
Tommy John            12   2  2.48  19  19   5   0   3  138  116   44   38    4   34   69
Charlie Hough          6   2  2.82  21   0   0   1   0   45   23   16   14    5   18   30
Doug Rau               6   5  3.17  17  16   1   0   0   99   89   40   35    9   29   62
Don Sutton             6   6  3.97  19  19   5   0   3  122  111   63   54   12   35   72
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          1   2  2.11  23   0   0   1   0   47   35   15   11    4   19   26
Chuck Taylor           3   1  2.21  31   0   0   6   0   53   50   13   13    5   13   23
Don DeMola             1   0  2.55  20   1   0   0   0   49   38   14   14    5   15   38
Dennis Blair           2   2  3.03   6   6   2   0   1   39   26   15   13    0   26   28
Tom Walker             2   1  3.32  21   0   0   2   0   41   45   18   15    1   12   30
Ernie McAnally         6   8  3.67  17  15   5   0   2   98   89   47   40    4   42   64
Balor Moore            0   2  3.95   8   2   0   0   0   14   13    8    6    1   15   16
Steve Renko            5   8  4.10  16  16   4   0   1  101   96   50   46    6   48   52
Steve Rogers          10   8  4.33  18  18   8   0   1  129  126   67   62    8   41   77
Mike Torrez            7   5  4.71  16  16   1   0   0   86  106   56   45    6   36   38
Terry Enyart           0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    4    1    0    2    1

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jack Aker              1   0  1.54   7   0   0   1   0   12    9    2    2    1    1    5
Jon Matlack            7   5  2.51  16  16   5   0   3  122   98   34   34    3   38   94
Harry Parker           2   7  3.09  20   8   0   2   0   64   66   27   22    4   19   28
Jerry Koosman          8   5  3.11  17  17   6   0   0  133  130   53   46    8   37   94
Tom Seaver             5   6  3.43  17  17   6   0   2  126  106   51   48   15   36  116
Bob Miller             2   1  3.76  33   0   0   1   0   41   46   20   17    0   18   17
Craig Swan             1   3  4.45   7   5   0   0   0   30   28   19   15    1   21   10
Ray Sadecki            4   4  4.81  20   3   0   0   0   43   49   26   23    4   14   20
George Stone           2   6  4.87  12  11   1   0   0   68   86   51   37    9   19   24
Bob Apodaca            1   4  5.77  19   1   0   1   0   39   47   26   25    3   19   23
Tug McGraw             0   4  6.49  18   0   0   2   0   26   42   19   19    5    9   16

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Richert           0   0  2.45   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    0    3
Jim Lonborg           10   7  2.81  19  19   9   0   2  147  143   50   46   14   34   56
Jesus Hernaiz          0   0  2.89   6   0   0   1   0    9   12    4    3    0    5    2
Steve Carlton          9   7  3.17  19  19  11   0   1  145  131   58   51    8   66  114
Frank Linzy            3   2  3.47  21   0   0   0   0   23   25   11    9    1    6   12
Ron Schueler           4  10  3.73  19  19   4   0   0  125  126   58   52   11   57   61
Dick Ruthven           2   7  3.86  17  17   1   0   0  107   86   49   46    7   58   82
Mac Scarce             3   4  4.21  34   0   0   4   0   36   32   18   17    3   23   24
Eddie Watt             1   0  4.37  26   0   0   5   0   23   25   13   11    2   14   16
Wayne Twitchell        3   1  4.71   7   2   1   0   0   21   15   12   11    3   14   12
Mike Wallace           1   0  5.40   8   0   0   0   0    8   12    6    5    0    2    1
Ed Farmer              2   1  6.23  11   3   0   0   0   26   32   20   18    2   19   17
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
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
John Morlan            0   1  2.17  19   0   0   0   0   29   22   13    7    1   24   17
Ken Brett             10   5  2.69  16  16   9   0   3  120  110   43   36    5   35   67
Jim Rooker             5   6  2.75  15  15   7   0   0  118   99   42   36    5   44   58
Ramon Hernandez        0   1  2.89  27   0   0   0   0   28   30    9    9    1   11   14
Bruce Kison            4   3  3.38  23   4   0   2   0   51   48   23   19    3   25   36
Jerry Reuss            8   5  3.63  17  17   9   0   0  121  116   53   49   13   44   45
Dave Giusti            2   3  3.88  30   2   0   2   0   53   55   27   23    1   26   27
Dock Ellis             3   6  4.02  13  13   2   0   0   81   80   41   36    9   23   48
Jim Sadowski           0   1  6.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    7    6    6    1    9    1
Kent Tekulve           1   1  6.00   8   0   0   0   0    9   12    6    6    1    5    6
Larry Demery           0   3  7.36   4   3   0   0   0   15   18   12   12    4    7   17
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
Daryl Patterson        1   1  9.00   4   0   0   1   0    2    5    2    2    0    0    1

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dan Spillner           4   3  3.14  12   8   1   0   1   52   51   19   18    5   26   35
Vicente Romo           4   4  3.58  40   0   0   8   0   55   53   33   22    4   32   21
Joe McIntosh           0   0  3.60   5   0   0   0   0   10   12    5    4    2    5    5
Dave Freisleben        6   3  3.83  16  14   3   0   1   92   89   42   39    8   39   61
Larry Hardy            6   2  4.26  35   1   0   1   0   61   75   33   29    6   26   32
Randy Jones            5  12  4.39  20  19   1   1   0  113  122   61   55    8   41   71
Dave Tomlin            2   0  4.46  30   0   0   2   0   36   36   19   18    3   19   19
Mike Corkins           2   2  4.50  23   2   0   0   0   54   49   29   27    5   29   40
Gary Ross              0   0  4.50   9   0   0   0   0   18   23   10    9    1    6   11
Lowell Palmer          1   1  5.16   5   5   1   0   0   30   28   17   17    3   20   20
Bill Greif             3  10  5.21  22  18   2   0   1  102  117   65   59    5   49   59
Jim McAndrew           1   4  5.62  15   5   1   0   0   42   48   30   26    7   13   16
Steve Arlin            1   7  5.91  16  12   1   1   0   64   85   46   42    5   37   18
Ralph Garcia           0   0  6.10   8   0   0   0   0   10   15    8    7    1    7    9
Bill Laxton            0   0  7.71   4   0   0   0   0    5    4    4    4    1    5    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   4  2.38  34   0   0   2   0   57   42   26   15    3   31   27
Jim Barr               4   4  2.56  26  10   2   1   2  105  101   35   30    8   19   40
Randy Moffitt          3   3  2.83  32   1   0  12   0   54   46   18   17    3   15   29
Charlie Williams       1   2  2.84  31   3   0   0   0   70   65   27   22    4   20   34
Don McMahon            0   0  3.09   9   0   0   0   0   12   13    5    4    2    2    5
Mike Caldwell          7   3  3.30  16  14   4   0   2   90   89   44   33   10   28   41
John D'Acquisto        6   7  3.44  19  18   2   0   0  110   96   48   42    9   52   87
Steve Barber           0   1  4.26   7   0   0   1   0    6    5    4    3    0    5    6
Tom Bradley            7   8  4.40  20  17   2   0   0  110  117   66   54   13   38   61
Jim Willoughby         1   4  4.65  18   4   0   0   0   41   51   27   21    7    9   12
Ron Bryant             2  10  6.65  18  15   0   0   0   68   87   56   50    7   35   38
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           5   0  1.59  29   0   0   1   0   28   21    5    5    0   10   14
Pete Richert           0   0  2.38  13   0   0   1   0   11   10    7    3    1   11    4
Lynn McGlothen        12   3  2.42  15  15   6   0   3  115   91   32   31    6   44   79
Rich Folkers           1   0  2.80  25   0   0   2   0   35   23   11   11    0   18   19
Mike Garman            2   2  3.26  31   0   0   2   0   39   29   15   14    2   14   16
Sonny Siebert          7   6  3.29  15  15   5   0   3   93  100   40   34    6   28   44
Al Hrabosky            2   1  3.77  28   0   0   3   0   31   33   13   13    2   17   20
Alan Foster            4   5  3.84  14  12   3   0   1   82   88   40   35    7   27   44
Bob Gibson             4   8  4.50  16  16   3   0   1  112  115   60   56   13   50   63
John Curtis            4   9  4.61  17  16   1   1   1   98  108   51   50   12   45   41
Mike Thompson          0   2  5.06  18   3   0   0   0   37   37   21   21    1   31   24

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League Leaders

Wins:

  T. John (LA)             12
  L. McGlothen (STL)       12
  M. Marshall (LA)         11
  K. Brett (PIT)           10
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         10
  C. Morton (ATL)          10
  S. Rogers (MON)          10
  B. Capra (ATL)            9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  T. Griffin (HOU)          9

Losses:

  R. Jones (SD)            12
  B. Bonham (CHI)          11
  R. Bryant (SF)           10
  B. Greif (SD)            10
  R. Harrison (ATL)        10
  R. Schueler (PHI)        10
  J. Curtis (STL)           9
  T. Bradley (SF)           8
  B. Gibson (STL)           8
  E. McAnally (MON)         8

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  K. Brett (PIT)            9
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          9
  J. Reuss (PIT)            9
  A. Messersmith (LA)       8
  S. Rogers (MON)           8
  J. Rooker (PIT)           7
  B. Capra (ATL)            6
  T. Griffin (HOU)          6
  J. Koosman (NY)           6

Saves:

  R. Moffitt (SF)          12
  M. Marshall (LA)         11
  P. Borbon (CIN)           9
  V. Romo (SD)              8
  T. House (ATL)            6
  C. Taylor (MON)           6
  D. Frisella (ATL)         5
  E. Watt (PHI)             5
  K. Forsch (HOU)           4
  M. Scarce (PHI)           4

Shutouts:

  B. Capra (ATL)            4
  K. Brett (PIT)            3
  T. John (LA)              3
  J. Matlack (NY)           3
  L. McGlothen (STL)        3
  S. Siebert (STL)          3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  J. Barr (SF)              2
  M. Caldwell (SF)          2
  T. Griffin (HOU)          2

Innings Pitched:

  C. Morton (ATL)       152.1
  A. Messersmith (LA)   152.0
  J. Lonborg (PHI)      147.1
  S. Carlton (PHI)      144.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)       142.2
  T. John (LA)          137.2
  J. Koosman (NY)       133.0
  S. Rogers (MON)       129.0
  T. Seaver (NY)        126.0
  R. Schueler (PHI)     125.1

Hits:

  C. Morton (ATL)         149
  J. Lonborg (PHI)        143
  S. Carlton (PHI)        131
  R. Harrison (ATL)       131
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       131
  J. Koosman (NY)         130
  B. Hooton (CHI)         129
  P. Niekro (ATL)         128
  S. Rogers (MON)         126
  R. Schueler (PHI)       126

Runs:

  S. Rogers (MON)          67
  B. Bonham (CHI)          66
  T. Bradley (SF)          66
  B. Hooton (CHI)          66
  B. Greif (SD)            65
  D. Sutton (LA)           63
  R. Harrison (ATL)        61
  R. Jones (SD)            61
  B. Gibson (STL)          60
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        59

Home Runs:

  T. Seaver (NY)           15
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         14
  T. Bradley (SF)          13
  B. Gibson (STL)          13
  D. Gullett (CIN)         13
  J. Reuss (PIT)           13
  J. Curtis (STL)          12
  P. Niekro (ATL)          12
  D. Sutton (LA)           12
  R. Harrison (ATL)        11

Walks:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         66
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         58
  C. Morton (ATL)          57
  R. Schueler (PHI)        57
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       52
  B. Gibson (STL)          50
  P. Niekro (ATL)          50
  B. Greif (SD)            49
  T. Griffin (HOU)         48
  S. Renko (MON)           48

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          116
  S. Carlton (PHI)        114
  A. Messersmith (LA)     108
  P. Niekro (ATL)          99
  B. Bonham (CHI)          94
  J. Koosman (NY)          94
  J. Matlack (NY)          94
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       87
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        86
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         82


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