Tuesday July 9, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, July 9, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     60  27  2.85   87  20  14   790   668  295  250   53  246  497
Atlanta         45  42  3.02   87  24  13   787   725  294  264   51  282  413
Cincinnati      48  36  3.19   84  19  14   758   680  303  269   61  271  443
Houston         45  41  3.39   86  25   9   770   738  325  290   48  308  378
Pittsburgh      37  44  3.61   81  27   6   720   706  336  289   51  279  377
New York        36  47  3.62   83  19   9   749   741  341  301   55  252  477
St. Louis       43  40  3.64   83  19  11   732   696  320  296   56  320  392
San Francisco   38  49  3.64   87  10  17   766   758  377  310   68  280  398
Montreal        40  41  3.66   81  22  11   721   687  339  293   43  292  421
Philadelphia    42  42  3.70   84  28  11   746   706  340  307   58  338  434
Chicago         36  45  4.31   81  14  11   739   815  415  354   61  279  460
San Diego       37  53  4.73   90  10  15   803   879  468  422   73  391  460

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Buzz Capra (ATL)       9   3  1.64  23  12   7   1   4  115   75   24   21    6   49   68
Larry Dierker (HOU)    6   4  1.97  17  17   4   0   1  119   92   29   26    7   40   82
A. Messersmith (LA)    9   2  2.01  20  20   9   0   3  161  117   43   36   11   50  117
Mike Marshall (LA)    11   3  2.33  58   0   0  13   0  108  103   31   28    3   31   75
Tommy John (LA)       13   2  2.36  20  20   5   0   3  145  123   45   38    4   37   72
Fred Norman (CIN)      8   7  2.55  18  13   6   0   1  102   84   32   29    5   30   89
Lynn McGlothen (STL)  12   4  2.56  16  16   6   0   3  123   98   36   35    7   46   81
Jim Barr (SF)          4   5  2.59  27  11   2   1   2  111  107   38   32    8   21   42
Jon Matlack (NY)       7   6  2.70  17  17   5   0   3  130  107   39   39    4   38  100
Ken Brett (PIT)       11   5  2.74  17  17   9   0   3  128  119   47   39    5   37   69

 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
Max Leon               1   2  1.42  10   1   1   0   1   32   25    5    5    2    5   14
Buzz Capra             9   3  1.64  23  12   7   1   4  115   75   24   21    6   49   68
Tom House              1   2  1.72  26   0   0   6   0   47   33    9    9    1   13   33
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   8  3.12  22  21   6   0   1  156  141   59   54   12   51  113
Joe Niekro             0   1  3.38   9   0   0   0   0   11   13    4    4    3    3    7
Lew Krausse            2   2  3.57  13   1   0   0   0   23   25   10    9    0   13    9
Jack Aker              0   1  3.78  17   0   0   0   0   17   17   11    7    3    9    7
Danny Frisella         3   2  4.45  27   0   0   6   0   28   24   16   14    3   15   15
Roric Harrison         6  10  4.50  18  18   3   0   0  118  136   63   59   11   46   44
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   2  1.88  11   0   0   4   0   24   17    7    5    2    4    9
Dave LaRoche           1   2  2.84  18   0   0   1   0   38   32   12   12    4   15   19
Horacio Pina           3   4  3.07  30   0   0   4   0   44   42   16   15    3   26   29
Rick Reuschel          8   6  4.11  20  19   6   0   1  129  143   62   59   11   36   89
Jim Todd               2   1  4.11  17   5   0   0   0   46   45   25   21    1   24   18
Bill Bonham            7  11  4.37  23  17   5   1   1  111  113   67   54    6   49   97
Burt Hooton            3   6  4.44  24  13   2   0   0  105  130   66   52   10   27   63
Ken Frailing           5   7  4.57  19  15   1   0   0   87  113   54   44    8   33   45
Ray Burris             3   1  4.84  28   1   0   1   0   48   51   29   26    4   12   28
Steve Stone            3   3  5.02  20  11   0   0   0   81   92   52   45    9   39   41
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   3   0   0   1   0    6    3    0    0    0    1    1
Tom Carroll            1   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    2    1    1    1    6    6
Fred Norman            8   7  2.55  18  13   6   0   1  102   84   32   29    5   30   89
Pedro Borbon           6   5  2.57  38   0   0  10   0   74   70   24   21    5   18   30
Clay Carroll           5   2  2.87  28   3   0   2   0   53   54   17   17    3   20   25
Don Gullett            9   6  2.94  19  18   5   0   1  126  110   46   41   13   43   87
Clay Kirby             6   5  3.15  18  18   3   0   0  123  107   52   43    6   46   77
Roger Nelson           4   4  3.38  14  12   1   1   0   85   67   36   32    7   35   42
Jack Billingham        9   6  3.62  18  18   4   0   1  119  117   55   48   10   36   55
Tom Hall               0   1  4.03  20   0   0   0   0   29   26   14   13    4   15   21
Mike McQueen           0   0  5.40  10   0   0   0   0   15   17   10    9    4   11    5
Dick Baney             0   0  6.30   6   1   0   0   0   10   12    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  1.98   8   0   0   0   0   14   13    3    3    0    5    6
Tom Griffin           10   3  2.98  19  19   7   0   2  124  108   50   41    8   51   73
Ken Forsch             3   3  3.27  33   0   0   4   0   44   40   16   16    1   14   18
Claude Osteen          7   7  3.48  19  17   5   0   1  116  128   55   45    8   44   39
Don Wilson             5   6  3.60  17  12   4   0   3   95   94   39   38   10   46   50
Dave Roberts           6   7  3.74  19  18   5   1   0  113  130   52   47    5   34   34
Fred Scherman          1   5  4.65  36   0   0   4   0   41   41   25   21    4   20   21
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       9   2  2.01  20  20   9   0   3  161  117   43   36   11   50  117
Jim Brewer             4   3  2.32  18   0   0   0   0   31   21   10    8    3    7   20
Mike Marshall         11   3  2.33  58   0   0  13   0  108  103   31   28    3   31   75
Tommy John            13   2  2.36  20  20   5   0   3  145  123   45   38    4   37   72
Doug Rau               7   5  3.08  18  17   1   0   0  105   95   41   36    9   32   68
Charlie Hough          6   2  3.40  23   0   0   1   0   48   30   20   18    6   21   30
Don Sutton             6   7  4.07  20  20   5   0   3  128  116   67   58   13   40   75
Al Downing             3   3  5.03   9   9   0   0   0   48   53   35   27    4   24   32

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Chuck Taylor           3   1  2.08  34   0   0   7   0   61   56   14   14    5   13   26
John Montague          1   3  2.36  25   1   0   2   0   53   40   18   14    4   22   26
Don DeMola             1   0  2.55  20   1   0   0   0   49   38   14   14    5   15   38
Dale Murray            0   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    2    1
Tom Walker             2   1  3.21  22   0   0   2   0   42   47   18   15    1   12   31
Dennis Blair           3   2  3.22   7   7   2   0   1   45   31   18   16    0   29   30
Ernie McAnally         6   9  3.74  19  16   5   0   2  106   98   53   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  18  17   4   0   1  108  104   57   51    7   53   56
Steve Rogers          10   9  4.27  19  19   9   0   1  139  131   72   66    8   44   82
Mike Torrez            8   5  4.36  17  17   2   0   0   95  114   57   46    6   39   42
Don Carrithers         0   1  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    3    3    0    2    3
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  1.38   8   0   0   1   0   13   11    2    2    1    1    5
Jon Matlack            7   6  2.70  17  17   5   0   3  130  107   39   39    4   38  100
Harry Parker           3   7  2.88  21   9   0   2   0   72   70   28   23    4   28   32
Jerry Koosman          9   5  3.04  18  18   7   0   0  142  136   55   48    8   40  101
Tom Seaver             6   6  3.30  18  18   6   0   2  131  108   51   48   15   41  117
Bob Miller             2   1  3.83  35   0   0   2   0   42   49   21   18    0   21   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   7  4.91  13  12   1   0   0   73   92   54   40    9   20   28
Bob Apodaca            1   4  5.23  20   1   0   2   0   43   48   26   25    3   19   25
Tug McGraw             0   4  6.14  20   0   0   2   0   29   43   20   20    6    9   22

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Richert           0   0  1.42   5   0   0   0   0    6    3    1    1    0    1    3
Jesus Hernaiz          0   0  2.03   8   0   0   1   0   13   15    4    3    0    6    3
Jim Lonborg           11   7  2.82  20  20  10   0   2  156  153   53   49   14   36   60
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
Dick Ruthven           3   7  3.73  18  18   1   0   0  113   90   51   47    7   60   88
Ron Schueler           4  11  3.86  20  20   4   0   0  131  133   62   56   12   60   63
Mac Scarce             3   4  3.89  35   0   0   5   0   39   33   18   17    3   24   26
Eddie Watt             1   0  4.18  27   0   0   5   0   24   25   13   11    2   14   17
Mike Wallace           1   0  5.40   8   0   0   0   0    8   12    6    5    0    2    1
Wayne Twitchell        3   2  5.63   8   3   1   0   0   24   20   16   15    4   17   14
George Culver          1   0  6.65  14   0   0   0   0   22   20   16   16    1   16    9
Ed Farmer              2   1  6.75  12   3   0   0   0   28   34   24   21    3   23   17
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  2.06  21   0   0   0   0   35   25   14    8    1   26   19
Ken Brett             11   5  2.74  17  17   9   0   3  128  119   47   39    5   37   69
Jim Rooker             5   6  2.79  16  16   7   0   0  126  106   46   39    6   45   63
Ramon Hernandez        0   1  2.89  27   0   0   0   0   28   30    9    9    1   11   14
Bruce Kison            4   4  3.23  24   4   0   2   0   56   51   24   20    3   25   37
Jerry Reuss            8   6  3.56  18  18   9   0   0  126  121   58   50   13   46   49
Dave Giusti            3   3  3.61  33   2   0   3   0   57   56   27   23    1   26   29
Dock Ellis             3   7  4.25  14  14   2   0   0   85   89   47   40    9   25   53
Daryl Patterson        1   1  4.50   6   0   0   1   0    4    6    2    2    0    2    3
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  6.48   5   4   0   0   0   17   20   12   12    4    8   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           5   3  2.90  13   9   1   0   1   59   58   20   19    5   28   39
Joe McIntosh           0   0  3.60   5   0   0   0   0   10   12    5    4    2    5    5
Vicente Romo           4   4  3.68  43   0   0   9   0   59   57   35   24    4   34   21
Dave Freisleben        6   4  3.69  17  15   3   0   1   98   94   44   40    8   43   66
Gary Ross              0   0  4.50   9   0   0   0   0   18   23   10    9    1    6   11
Dave Tomlin            2   0  4.54  34   0   0   2   0   42   43   22   21    4   23   22
Larry Hardy            6   2  4.66  38   1   0   1   0   64   82   37   33    7   26   33
Randy Jones            5  13  4.68  21  20   1   1   0  115  129   66   60    8   42   74
Mike Corkins           2   2  4.79  25   2   0   0   0   56   53   32   30    5   32   41
Bill Laxton            0   0  5.14   6   0   0   0   0    7    4    4    4    1    7   10
Lowell Palmer          1   2  5.40   6   6   1   0   0   35   31   21   21    3   27   24
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
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  2.39  37   0   0   2   0   60   47   27   16    3   32   27
Randy Moffitt          4   3  2.52  35   1   0  13   0   61   50   18   17    3   17   32
Jim Barr               4   5  2.59  27  11   2   1   2  111  107   38   32    8   21   42
Charlie Williams       1   2  2.75  33   3   0   0   0   75   69   28   23    5   23   37
Don McMahon            0   0  3.09   9   0   0   0   0   12   13    5    4    2    2    5
Mike Caldwell          7   3  3.19  17  14   4   0   2   93   92   44   33   10   30   43
Steve Barber           0   1  3.38   9   0   0   1   0    8    6    5    3    0    5    7
John D'Acquisto        7   7  3.41  20  19   2   0   0  116  101   50   44    9   58   90
Tom Bradley            7   9  4.62  21  18   2   0   0  113  119   70   58   13   43   61
Jim Willoughby         1   4  4.65  18   4   0   0   0   41   51   27   21    7    9   12
Ed Halicki             0   0  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    3    5    2    2    0    2    2
Ron Bryant             2  11  7.00  21  16   0   0   0   72   94   62   56    8   37   40
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  2.37  30   0   0   1   0   30   26    9    8    0   12   16
Pete Richert           0   0  2.38  13   0   0   1   0   11   10    7    3    1   11    4
Lynn McGlothen        12   4  2.56  16  16   6   0   3  123   98   36   35    7   46   81
Rich Folkers           2   0  2.59  29   0   0   2   0   42   27   13   12    1   21   23
Bob Forsch             0   1  2.70   1   1   0   0   0    7    4    2    2    1    5    2
Mike Garman            2   2  3.27  34   0   0   3   0   44   34   17   16    3   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
Bob Gibson             5   8  4.24  17  17   4   0   1  121  118   61   57   14   52   69
Al Hrabosky            2   1  4.32  31   0   0   3   0   33   36   16   16    2   20   22
John Curtis            4  10  4.71  18  17   1   1   1  101  116   54   53   13   45   42
Mike Thompson          0   3  5.63  19   4   0   0   0   38   37   24   24    1   35   25

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League Leaders

Wins:

  T. John (LA)             13
  L. McGlothen (STL)       12
  K. Brett (PIT)           11
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         11
  M. Marshall (LA)         11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  T. Griffin (HOU)         10
  C. Morton (ATL)          10
  S. Rogers (MON)          10
  J. Billingham (CIN)       9

Losses:

  R. Jones (SD)            13
  B. Bonham (CHI)          11
  R. Bryant (SF)           11
  B. Greif (SD)            11
  R. Schueler (PHI)        11
  J. Curtis (STL)          10
  R. Harrison (ATL)        10
  T. Bradley (SF)           9
  E. McAnally (MON)         9
  S. Rogers (MON)           9

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         12
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         10
  K. Brett (PIT)            9
  A. Messersmith (LA)       9
  J. Reuss (PIT)            9
  S. Rogers (MON)           9
  B. Capra (ATL)            7
  T. Griffin (HOU)          7
  J. Koosman (NY)           7
  J. Rooker (PIT)           7

Saves:

  M. Marshall (LA)         13
  R. Moffitt (SF)          13
  P. Borbon (CIN)          10
  V. Romo (SD)              9
  C. Taylor (MON)           7
  D. Frisella (ATL)         6
  T. House (ATL)            6
  M. Scarce (PHI)           5
  E. Watt (PHI)             5
  K. Forsch (HOU)           4

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  A. Messersmith (LA)   161.0
  C. Morton (ATL)       160.1
  J. Lonborg (PHI)      156.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       155.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)      153.2
  T. John (LA)          145.0
  J. Koosman (NY)       142.0
  S. Rogers (MON)       139.0
  T. Seaver (NY)        131.0
  R. Schueler (PHI)     130.2

Hits:

  C. Morton (ATL)         155
  J. Lonborg (PHI)        153
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       143
  P. Niekro (ATL)         141
  S. Carlton (PHI)        137
  R. Harrison (ATL)       136
  J. Koosman (NY)         136
  R. Schueler (PHI)       133
  S. Rogers (MON)         131
  B. Hooton (CHI)         130

Runs:

  S. Rogers (MON)          72
  T. Bradley (SF)          70
  B. Greif (SD)            70
  B. Bonham (CHI)          67
  D. Sutton (LA)           67
  B. Hooton (CHI)          66
  R. Jones (SD)            66
  R. Harrison (ATL)        63
  R. Bryant (SF)           62
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        62

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         69
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         60
  R. Schueler (PHI)        60
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       58
  C. Morton (ATL)          58
  B. Greif (SD)            53
  S. Renko (MON)           53
  B. Gibson (STL)          52
  T. Griffin (HOU)         51
  P. Niekro (ATL)          51

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        118
  A. Messersmith (LA)     117
  T. Seaver (NY)          117
  P. Niekro (ATL)         113
  J. Koosman (NY)         101
  J. Matlack (NY)         100
  B. Bonham (CHI)          97
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       90
  F. Norman (CIN)          89
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        89


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