Saturday July 13, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 13, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     61  29  2.87   90  21  14   816   694  306  260   54  251  515
Atlanta         48  43  3.01   91  25  13   822   758  313  275   52  298  427
Cincinnati      52  37  3.22   89  20  16   803   727  324  287   64  282  477
Houston         48  41  3.34   89  26   9   797   763  331  296   50  320  384
New York        37  49  3.61   86  19  10   775   766  353  311   60  259  488
Montreal        40  44  3.63   84  23  11   746   708  349  301   45  304  438
San Francisco   40  50  3.64   90  11  17   793   790  388  321   69  285  415
St. Louis       44  43  3.68   87  20  11   767   730  338  314   56  334  406
Pittsburgh      37  48  3.78   85  27   6   756   756  366  318   55  293  395
Philadelphia    44  43  3.80   87  29  11   772   738  359  326   61  350  458
Chicago         37  48  4.34   85  14  12   774   854  435  373   63  295  480
San Diego       40  53  4.60   93  13  15   830   896  470  424   73  402  473

 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)   10   2  1.96  21  21  10   0   3  170  124   44   37   11   50  126
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
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
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   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
Ron Reed               6   4  2.78  13  13   3   0   0   81   78   29   25    3   15   34
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
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  1.65  13   0   0   5   0   27   19    7    5    2    5   10
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
Burt Hooton            3   7  4.32  26  13   2   0   0  110  135   67   53   10   28   67
Bill Bonham            8  11  4.35  24  18   5   1   1  118  120   70   57    6   54  101
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
Steve Stone            3   3  4.76  22  11   0   0   0   85   95   52   45    9   40   43
Ray Burris             3   2  5.33  29   2   0   1   0   51   56   33   30    5   13   29
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  2.38  40   0   0  11   0   79   73   24   21    5   18   35
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               1   1  4.33  22   1   0   0   0   35   34   18   17    4   18   24
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
Claude Osteen          8   7  3.23  20  18   6   0   2  125  136   55   45    8   44   41
Ken Forsch             3   3  3.40  34   0   0   4   0   45   42   17   17    1   15   18
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      10   2  1.96  21  21  10   0   3  170  124   44   37   11   50  126
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
Dale Murray            0   0  1.80   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    0    2    3
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  2.45  21   1   0   0   0   51   39   14   14    5   17   39
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
Don Carrithers         0   1  3.68   2   1   0   0   0    7    8    3    3    0    3    3
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
Mike Torrez            8   5  4.36  17  17   2   0   0   95  114   57   46    6   39   42
Steve Rogers          10  10  4.54  20  20   9   0   1  141  138   77   71   10   46   84
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   8  2.85  22  10   0   2   0   79   75   30   25    5   31   34
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  3.74  36   0   0   2   0   43   49   21   18    0   22   18
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
Steve Carlton         10   7  3.14  21  21  12   0   1  161  142   63   56   10   72  128
Jim Lonborg           11   8  3.14  21  21  10   0   2  161  161   60   56   14   38   61
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  4.14  36   0   0   5   0   41   37   20   19    3   25   26
Eddie Watt             1   0  4.44  28   0   0   5   0   24   27   14   12    2   14   18
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  7.45  13   3   0   0   0   29   38   27   24    4   24   18
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
John Morlan            0   1  2.59  24   0   0   0   0   42   30   18   12    1   29   24
Ken Brett             11   5  2.74  17  17   9   0   3  128  119   47   39    5   37   69
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
Dave Giusti            3   3  3.61  33   2   0   3   0   57   56   27   23    1   26   29
Jerry Reuss            8   7  3.88  19  19   9   0   0  132  130   65   57   14   50   52
Dock Ellis             3   8  4.54  15  15   2   0   0   85   93   50   43   10   26   54
Daryl Patterson        1   1  5.91   9   0   0   1   0   11   19    7    7    1    3    5
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
Dave Freisleben        7   4  3.46  18  16   4   0   1  107   99   45   41    8   48   69
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
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  2.81  37   1   0  13   0   64   55   21   20    3   17   33
Don McMahon            0   0  3.09   9   0   0   0   0   12   13    5    4    2    2    5
Mike Caldwell          8   3  3.16  18  15   4   0   2  100   98   46   35   10   30   49
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
Rich Folkers           2   0  2.59  29   0   0   2   0   42   27   13   12    1   21   23
Lynn McGlothen        12   5  2.74  17  17   6   0   3  128  105   40   39    7   50   82
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  4.74  19  17   1   1   1  104  118   56   55   13   47   45
Al Hrabosky            2   1  5.19  33   0   0   3   0   35   41   20   20    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
  A. Messersmith (LA)      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
  S. Rogers (MON)          10
  T. Bradley (SF)           9

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         12
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         10
  A. Messersmith (LA)      10
  K. Brett (PIT)            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)          11
  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:

  A. Messersmith (LA)   170.0
  C. Morton (ATL)       167.1
  S. Carlton (PHI)      160.2
  J. Lonborg (PHI)      160.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)       155.2
  T. John (LA)          151.0
  J. Koosman (NY)       147.0
  S. Rogers (MON)       140.2
  D. Gullett (CIN)      134.2
  D. Sutton (LA)        134.2

Hits:

  C. Morton (ATL)         163
  J. Lonborg (PHI)        161
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       148
  J. Koosman (NY)         143
  S. Carlton (PHI)        142
  R. Harrison (ATL)       142
  P. Niekro (ATL)         141
  S. Rogers (MON)         138
  C. Osteen (HOU)         136
  B. Hooton (CHI)         135

Runs:

  S. Rogers (MON)          77
  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
  J. Reuss (PIT)           14
  D. Sutton (LA)           14
  T. Bradley (SF)          13
  J. Curtis (STL)          13
  D. Gullett (CIN)         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)     126
  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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