Friday July 5, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, July 5, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     56  26  2.86   82  19  12   746   625  281  237   50  228  464
Atlanta         43  40  3.04   83  22  12   752   694  283  254   49  270  399
Cincinnati      45  35  3.24   80  18  12   722   649  292  260   58  260  422
Houston         42  40  3.45   82  22   9   733   708  316  281   45  294  368
St. Louis       42  36  3.58   78  18  11   691   659  297  275   50  300  373
San Francisco   36  47  3.62   83  10  16   731   723  360  294   66  257  383
New York        34  45  3.66   79  19   7   713   713  330  290   53  234  454
Montreal        38  38  3.68   76  20  10   675   643  320  276   43  276  404
Pittsburgh      35  42  3.70   77  27   5   684   678  322  281   50  271  360
Philadelphia    40  40  3.70   80  27  10   710   674  323  292   55  321  416
Chicago         35  43  4.31   78  14  10   711   782  401  341   54  272  440
San Diego       36  50  4.70   86  10  14   770   841  447  402   72  368  438

 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)    6   4  1.97  17  17   4   0   1  119   92   29   26    7   40   82
A. Messersmith (LA)    8   2  2.13  19  19   8   0   2  152  114   43   36   11   46  108
Mike Marshall (LA)    11   3  2.14  55   0   0  11   0  101   91   27   24    2   31   70
Lynn McGlothen (STL)  12   3  2.42  15  15   6   0   3  115   91   32   31    6   44   79
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
Fred Norman (CIN)      8   7  2.55  18  13   6   0   1  102   84   32   29    5   30   89
Jim Barr (SF)          4   5  2.59  27  11   2   1   2  111  107   38   32    8   21   42
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
Tom House              1   2  1.72  26   0   0   6   0   47   33    9    9    1   13   33
Max Leon               0   2  1.99   9   0   0   0   0   23   19    5    5    2    4   10
Carl Morton           10   7  2.92  21  21   5   0   1  160  155   57   52    6   58   71
Ron Reed               5   4  3.00  12  12   2   0   0   72   71   28   24    3   14   32
Phil Niekro            8   7  3.07  21  20   6   0   1  150  134   55   51   12   51  109
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           1   1  1.71  10   0   0   4   0   21   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  2.84  18   0   0   1   0   38   32   12   12    4   15   19
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
Bill Bonham            7  11  4.37  23  17   5   1   1  111  113   67   54    6   49   97
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
Ray Burris             3   1  4.91  27   1   0   1   0   48   51   29   26    4   12   27
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   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    1    1
Fred Norman            8   7  2.55  18  13   6   0   1  102   84   32   29    5   30   89
Pedro Borbon           6   5  2.56  37   0   0   9   0   70   65   23   20    5   17   30
Clay Carroll           5   2  2.87  28   3   0   2   0   53   54   17   17    3   20   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          6   4  1.97  17  17   4   0   1  119   92   29   26    7   40   82
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
Rick Rhoden            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    0
Geoff Zahn             1   0  0.63   7   1   0   0   0   14    9    3    1    0    3    8
Andy Messersmith       8   2  2.13  19  19   8   0   2  152  114   43   36   11   46  108
Mike Marshall         11   3  2.14  55   0   0  11   0  101   91   27   24    2   31   70
Jim Brewer             4   3  2.32  18   0   0   0   0   31   21   10    8    3    7   20
Tommy John            12   2  2.48  19  19   5   0   3  138  116   44   38    4   34   69
Charlie Hough          6   2  3.15  22   0   0   1   0   46   27   18   16    6   19   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   3  5.40   8   8   0   0   0   42   46   33   25    3   23   25

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Chuck Taylor           3   1  2.02  33   0   0   7   0   58   52   13   13    5   13   25
John Montague          1   2  2.11  23   0   0   1   0   47   35   15   11    4   19   26
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  3.21  22   0   0   2   0   42   47   18   15    1   12   31
Ernie McAnally         6   9  3.81  18  16   5   0   2  104   95   52   44    6   42   68
Balor Moore            0   2  3.95   8   2   0   0   0   14   13    8    6    1   15   16
Steve Renko            6   8  4.25  17  17   4   0   1  106  101   56   50    7   53   55
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 16.20   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    6    3    0    4    2

 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
Jerry Koosman          9   5  3.04  18  18   7   0   0  142  136   55   48    8   40  101
Harry Parker           2   7  3.09  20   8   0   2   0   64   66   27   22    4   19   28
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         10   7  3.05  20  20  12   0   1  154  137   59   52    8   69  118
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  2.25  20   0   0   0   0   32   25   14    8    1   25   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   7  4.25  14  14   2   0   0   85   89   47   40    9   25   53
Daryl Patterson        1   1  6.00   5   0   0   1   0    3    5    2    2    0    1    2
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

 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
Mike Corkins           2   2  4.34  24   2   0   0   0   56   50   29   27    5   30   40
Randy Jones            5  12  4.39  20  19   1   1   0  113  122   61   55    8   41   71
Gary Ross              0   0  4.50   9   0   0   0   0   18   23   10    9    1    6   11
Dave Tomlin            2   0  4.93  31   0   0   2   0   38   41   22   21    4   20   19
Lowell Palmer          1   1  5.16   5   5   1   0   0   30   28   17   17    3   20   20
Bill Greif             3  11  5.43  23  19   2   0   1  106  121   70   64    6   53   60
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  2.34  35   0   0   2   0   58   43   26   15    3   31   27
Jim Barr               4   5  2.59  27  11   2   1   2  111  107   38   32    8   21   42
Randy Moffitt          3   3  2.82  33   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  3.86   8   0   0   1   0    7    5    4    3    0    5    7
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           2   0  2.72  26   0   0   2   0   36   24   11   11    0   18   20
Mike Garman            2   2  3.12  32   0   0   3   0   40   30   15   14    2   15   19
Sonny Siebert          7   6  3.29  15  15   5   0   3   93  100   40   34    6   28   44
Alan Foster            4   5  3.68  15  13   3   0   1   88   90   41   36    7   30   45
Al Hrabosky            2   1  4.02  29   0   0   3   0   31   33   14   14    2   18   20
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
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         10
  C. Morton (ATL)          10
  S. Rogers (MON)          10
  B. Capra (ATL)            9
  T. Griffin (HOU)          9

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         12
  K. Brett (PIT)            9
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          9
  J. Reuss (PIT)            9
  A. Messersmith (LA)       8
  S. Rogers (MON)           8
  J. Koosman (NY)           7
  J. Rooker (PIT)           7
  B. Capra (ATL)            6
  T. Griffin (HOU)          6

Saves:

  R. Moffitt (SF)          12
  M. Marshall (LA)         11
  P. Borbon (CIN)           9
  V. Romo (SD)              8
  C. Taylor (MON)           7
  T. House (ATL)            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)       160.1
  S. Carlton (PHI)      153.2
  A. Messersmith (LA)   152.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)       149.2
  J. Lonborg (PHI)      147.1
  J. Koosman (NY)       142.0
  T. John (LA)          137.2
  S. Rogers (MON)       129.0
  T. Seaver (NY)        126.0
  R. Schueler (PHI)     125.1

Hits:

  C. Morton (ATL)         155
  J. Lonborg (PHI)        143
  S. Carlton (PHI)        137
  J. Koosman (NY)         136
  P. Niekro (ATL)         134
  R. Harrison (ATL)       131
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       131
  B. Hooton (CHI)         129
  S. Rogers (MON)         126
  R. Schueler (PHI)       126

Runs:

  B. Greif (SD)            70
  B. Bonham (CHI)          67
  S. Rogers (MON)          67
  T. Bradley (SF)          66
  B. Hooton (CHI)          66
  D. Sutton (LA)           63
  R. Harrison (ATL)        61
  R. Jones (SD)            61
  B. Gibson (STL)          60
  S. Carlton (PHI)         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)         69
  C. Morton (ATL)          58
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         58
  R. Schueler (PHI)        57
  B. Greif (SD)            53
  S. Renko (MON)           53
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       52
  P. Niekro (ATL)          51
  B. Gibson (STL)          50
  B. Bonham (CHI)          49

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        118
  T. Seaver (NY)          116
  P. Niekro (ATL)         109
  A. Messersmith (LA)     108
  J. Koosman (NY)         101
  B. Bonham (CHI)          97
  J. Matlack (NY)          94
  F. Norman (CIN)          89
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       87
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        86

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