Friday July 12, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, July 12, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     60  29  2.89   89  20  14   807   687  305  259   54  251  506
Atlanta         47  43  3.03   90  24  13   813   751  312  274   52  297  425
Cincinnati      51  37  3.21   88  20  15   794   716  320  283   64  279  472
Houston         47  41  3.38   88  25   9   788   755  331  296   50  320  382
Montreal        40  43  3.61   83  23  11   738   698  344  296   43  299  433
New York        37  48  3.62   85  19  10   767   761  351  309   59  255  485
St. Louis       44  42  3.63   86  20  11   758   718  330  306   56  328  402
San Francisco   39  50  3.65   89  11  17   784   782  385  318   69  285  409
Philadelphia    44  42  3.69   86  29  11   764   720  346  313   60  346  455
Pittsburgh      37  47  3.72   84  27   6   747   742  357  309   54  288  389
Chicago         37  47  4.33   84  14  12   766   846  431  369   62  292  476
San Diego       39  53  4.64   92  12  15   821   891  469  423   73  397  470

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Buzz Capra (ATL)       9   4  1.87  24  13   7   1   4  116   78   33   24    6   53   69
A. Messersmith (LA)    9   2  2.01  20  20   9   0   3  161  117   43   36   11   50  117
Larry Dierker (HOU)    6   4  2.02  18  18   4   0   1  125  100   31   28    8   44   84
Mike Marshall (LA)    11   4  2.45  60   0   0  13   0  110  107   33   30    3   31   75
Tommy John (LA)       13   3  2.50  21  21   5   0   3  151  130   49   42    4   39   77
Jim Barr (SF)          5   5  2.54  28  12   3   1   2  120  117   40   34    8   23   46
Lynn McGlothen (STL)  12   4  2.56  16  16   6   0   3  123   98   36   35    7   46   81
Jon Matlack (NY)       7   6  2.70  17  17   5   0   3  130  107   39   39    4   38  100
Fred Norman (CIN)      8   8  2.71  19  14   6   0   1  106   89   35   32    5   32   91
Don Gullett (CIN)     10   6  2.74  20  19   6   0   2  135  115   46   41   13   46   96

 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   4  1.87  24  13   7   1   4  116   78   33   24    6   53   69
Tom House              1   2  2.01  28   0   0   6   0   49   37   12   11    1   17   34
Joe Niekro             1   1  2.57  11   0   0   0   0   14   14    4    4    3    7   10
Carl Morton           11   7  2.90  22  22   5   0   1  167  163   60   54    6   59   72
Lew Krausse            2   2  3.00  14   1   0   0   0   27   28   10    9    0   13   10
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
Jack Aker              0   1  3.78  17   0   0   0   0   17   17   11    7    3    9    7
Danny Frisella         3   2  4.11  29   0   0   6   0   31   25   16   14    3   16   18
Roric Harrison         6  10  4.50  19  19   3   0   0  124  142   66   62   12   47   46
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  1.71  12   0   0   5   0   26   19    7    5    2    4    9
Dave LaRoche           1   2  3.27  19   1   0   1   0   41   38   15   15    4   19   21
Horacio Pina           3   4  3.43  31   0   0   4   0   45   46   18   17    4   27   30
Jim Todd               2   1  3.71  19   5   0   0   0   51   46   25   21    1   24   20
Bill Bonham            8  11  4.35  24  18   5   1   1  118  120   70   57    6   54  101
Burt Hooton            3   7  4.40  25  13   2   0   0  108  133   67   53   10   28   66
Rick Reuschel          8   7  4.44  21  20   6   0   1  132  148   69   65   11   38   90
Ken Frailing           5   7  4.47  20  15   1   0   0   89  114   54   44    8   33   47
Ray Burris             3   1  4.84  28   1   0   1   0   48   51   29   26    4   12   28
Steve Stone            3   3  4.92  21  11   0   0   0   82   94   52   45    9   39   42
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
Tom Carroll            2   0  0.60   2   2   0   0   0   15   10    4    1    1    7   12
Pedro Borbon           7   5  2.50  39   0   0  10   0   76   70   24   21    5   18   32
Fred Norman            8   8  2.71  19  14   6   0   1  106   89   35   32    5   32   91
Don Gullett           10   6  2.74  20  19   6   0   2  135  115   46   41   13   46   96
Clay Carroll           5   2  2.82  29   3   0   3   0   54   54   17   17    3   20   25
Clay Kirby             6   5  3.17  19  19   3   0   0  131  115   55   46    7   47   82
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  3.90  21   0   0   0   0   30   26   14   13    4   15   22
Mike McQueen           0   0  5.40  10   0   0   0   0   15   17   10    9    4   11    5
Dick Baney             0   0  6.75   7   1   0   0   0   12   16    9    9    2    6    4
Pat Osburn             0   0  8.00   6   0   0   0   0    9   11    9    8    2    4    4
Will McEnaney          0   0  8.10   4   0   0   1   0    7    9    6    6    1    2    2

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Cosgrove          5   0  1.29  14   0   0   0   0   42   19    6    6    0   18   18
Jim York               0   1  1.98   8   0   0   0   0   14   13    3    3    0    5    6
Larry Dierker          6   4  2.02  18  18   4   0   1  125  100   31   28    8   44   84
Tom Griffin           10   3  2.98  19  19   7   0   2  124  108   50   41    8   51   73
Ken Forsch             3   3  3.40  34   0   0   4   0   45   42   17   17    1   15   18
Claude Osteen          7   7  3.48  19  17   5   0   1  116  128   55   45    8   44   39
Don Wilson             6   6  3.58  18  13   4   0   3  103   98   42   41   11   52   52
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  0.56   8   1   0   0   0   16   10    3    1    0    4    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   4  2.45  60   0   0  13   0  110  107   33   30    3   31   75
Tommy John            13   3  2.50  21  21   5   0   3  151  130   49   42    4   39   77
Doug Rau               7   5  3.08  18  17   1   0   0  105   95   41   36    9   32   68
Charlie Hough          6   2  3.33  24   0   0   1   0   49   30   20   18    6   22   32
Don Sutton             6   7  4.08  21  21   5   0   3  135  123   71   61   14   41   77
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  2.32  26   1   0   2   0   54   41   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  10  3.58  20  17   5   0   2  113  102   54   45    6   45   72
Balor Moore            0   2  3.95   8   2   0   0   0   14   13    8    6    1   15   16
Steve Renko            6   9  4.08  19  18   5   0   1  117  110   61   53    7   57   64
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  2.25   9   0   0   2   0   16   15    4    4    2    2    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   6  3.18  19  19   7   0   0  147  143   60   52   10   41  104
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
Bob Apodaca            2   4  4.59  21   2   0   2   0   49   52   26   25    3   20   28
Ray Sadecki            4   4  4.80  21   3   0   0   0   45   53   28   24    4   14   20
George Stone           2   7  4.91  13  12   1   0   0   73   92   54   40    9   20   28
Tug McGraw             0   4  6.03  21   0   0   2   0   31   44   21   21    7    9   24

 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          1   0  1.76   9   0   0   1   0   15   17    4    3    0    7    4
Jim Lonborg           11   7  2.82  20  20  10   0   2  156  153   53   49   14   36   60
Steve Carlton         10   7  3.14  21  21  12   0   1  161  142   63   56   10   72  128
Frank Linzy            3   2  3.47  21   0   0   0   0   23   25   11    9    1    6   12
Dick Ruthven           4   7  3.60  19  19   2   0   0  122   97   53   49    7   64   98
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
Ramon Hernandez        0   1  2.45  29   0   0   0   0   33   34    9    9    1   11   17
Ken Brett             11   5  2.74  17  17   9   0   3  128  119   47   39    5   37   69
John Morlan            0   1  2.75  23   0   0   0   0   39   29   18   12    1   29   21
Jim Rooker             5   7  3.16  17  17   7   0   0  131  115   53   46    7   47   64
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
Daryl Patterson        1   1  4.50   8   0   0   1   0   10   15    5    5    1    2    5
Dock Ellis             3   8  4.54  15  15   2   0   0   85   93   50   43   10   26   54
Larry Demery           0   4  5.96   6   5   0   0   0   23   26   16   15    4   11   20
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
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
Randy Jones            6  13  4.34  22  21   2   1   1  124  134   66   60    8   45   78
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
Mike Corkins           2   2  4.79  25   2   0   0   0   56   53   32   30    5   32   41
Bill Greif             4  11  5.09  24  20   3   0   1  115  128   71   65    6   56   66
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
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   5  2.49  38   0   0   2   0   61   50   28   17    3   32   28
Jim Barr               5   5  2.54  28  12   3   1   2  120  117   40   34    8   23   46
Charlie Williams       1   2  2.75  33   3   0   0   0   75   69   28   23    5   23   37
Randy Moffitt          4   3  2.77  36   1   0  13   0   62   53   20   19    3   17   33
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  3.40  21  20   2   0   0  122  108   52   46    9   61   93
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  22  16   0   0   0   73   95   63   57    9   37   42
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
Bob Forsch             1   1  1.15   2   2   1   0   1   16    8    2    2    1    5    7
Pete Richert           0   0  2.38  13   0   0   1   0   11   10    7    3    1   11    4
Orlando Pena           5   1  2.51  31   0   0   1   0   32   28   10    9    0   13   17
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
Mike Garman            2   2  3.22  35   0   0   3   0   45   35   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  3.64  16  14   3   0   1   94   95   43   38    7   32   47
Bob Gibson             5   9  4.33  18  18   4   0   1  129  126   66   62   14   56   71
John Curtis            4  10  4.71  18  17   1   1   1  101  116   54   53   13   45   42
Al Hrabosky            2   1  4.81  32   0   0   3   0   34   38   18   18    2   21   22
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
  C. Morton (ATL)          11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  T. Griffin (HOU)         10
  D. Gullett (CIN)         10
  S. Rogers (MON)          10

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
  E. McAnally (MON)        10
  T. Bradley (SF)           9
  B. Gibson (STL)           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
  O. Zamora (CHI)           5

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:

  C. Morton (ATL)       167.1
  A. Messersmith (LA)   161.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      160.2
  J. Lonborg (PHI)      156.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       155.2
  T. John (LA)          151.0
  J. Koosman (NY)       147.0
  S. Rogers (MON)       139.0
  D. Gullett (CIN)      134.2
  D. Sutton (LA)        134.2

Hits:

  C. Morton (ATL)         163
  J. Lonborg (PHI)        153
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       148
  J. Koosman (NY)         143
  S. Carlton (PHI)        142
  R. Harrison (ATL)       142
  P. Niekro (ATL)         141
  R. Jones (SD)           134
  B. Hooton (CHI)         133
  R. Schueler (PHI)       133

Runs:

  S. Rogers (MON)          72
  B. Greif (SD)            71
  D. Sutton (LA)           71
  B. Bonham (CHI)          70
  T. Bradley (SF)          70
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        69
  B. Hooton (CHI)          67
  B. Gibson (STL)          66
  R. Harrison (ATL)        66
  R. Jones (SD)            66

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         72
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         64
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       61
  R. Schueler (PHI)        60
  C. Morton (ATL)          59
  S. Renko (MON)           57
  B. Gibson (STL)          56
  B. Greif (SD)            56
  B. Bonham (CHI)          54
  B. Capra (ATL)           53

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        128
  A. Messersmith (LA)     117
  T. Seaver (NY)          117
  P. Niekro (ATL)         113
  J. Koosman (NY)         104
  B. Bonham (CHI)         101
  J. Matlack (NY)         100
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         98
  D. Gullett (CIN)         96
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       93


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