Thursday July 18, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 18, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     62  32  2.96   94  22  14   852   738  328  280   56  269  542
Atlanta         50  46  3.01   96  27  13   867   799  333  290   52  317  448
Cincinnati      56  39  3.14   95  21  18   859   776  342  300   68  301  502
Houston         50  44  3.45   94  27   9   842   823  359  323   50  335  401
Pittsburgh      42  49  3.63   91  31   7   810   799  376  327   57  307  417
New York        38  51  3.67   89  20  10   800   794  369  326   61  270  500
Montreal        44  45  3.67   89  24  11   790   756  370  322   48  321  467
San Francisco   42  52  3.67   94  12  17   829   822  406  338   70  301  431
St. Louis       44  48  3.79   92  20  11   815   793  374  343   59  355  433
Philadelphia    47  45  3.86   92  29  11   816   789  390  350   69  371  488
Chicago         40  50  4.28   90  15  13   821   905  456  390   66  309  497
San Diego       42  56  4.62   98  14  15   875   953  495  449   76  412  489

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Buzz Capra (ATL)      10   4  1.88  25  14   8   1   4  125   86   35   26    6   55   74
A. Messersmith (LA)   11   2  2.11  22  22  11   0   3  179  131   49   42   12   54  136
Larry Dierker (HOU)    6   5  2.30  19  19   4   0   1  129  106   36   33    8   46   86
Mike Marshall (LA)    11   4  2.33  63   0   0  13   0  116  112   34   30    3   32   82
Tommy John (LA)       13   3  2.59  22  22   5   0   3  153  133   51   44    4   42   78
Jon Matlack (NY)       8   6  2.59  18  18   6   0   3  139  113   40   40    4   39  106
Jim Barr (SF)          6   5  2.64  29  13   4   1   2  129  128   44   38    8   25   48
Don Gullett (CIN)     11   6  2.74  21  20   6   0   2  141  121   52   43   13   51   99
Ken Brett (PIT)       11   6  2.76  18  18  10   0   3  137  127   50   42    6   39   74
Fred Norman (CIN)      9   9  2.78  21  16   6   0   1  120  105   40   37    7   33   96

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Max Leon               1   2  1.34  11   1   1   0   1   34   27    5    5    2    5   17
Gary Gentry            0   0  1.35   3   1   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    1    2    0
Buzz Capra            10   4  1.88  25  14   8   1   4  125   86   35   26    6   55   74
Tom House              1   2  2.19  30   0   0   6   0   53   43   17   13    1   21   39
Ron Reed               6   5  2.63  14  14   3   0   0   89   83   31   26    3   16   35
Carl Morton           11   7  2.94  23  23   5   0   1  174  170   63   57    6   63   74
Phil Niekro            9   8  2.95  23  22   7   0   2  165  146   59   54   12   52  115
Lew Krausse            2   2  3.00  14   1   0   0   0   27   28   10    9    0   13   10
Joe Niekro             1   2  3.12  13   0   0   0   0   17   15    7    6    3   10   13
Jack Aker              0   1  3.78  17   0   0   0   0   17   17   11    7    3    9    7
Danny Frisella         3   2  4.31  30   0   0   6   0   31   26   17   15    3   18   18
Roric Harrison         6  11  4.71  20  20   3   0   0  126  148   70   66   12   49   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           2   3  1.57  16   0   0   6   0   34   26    8    6    2    6   12
Dave LaRoche           1   2  3.28  20   2   0   1   0   47   44   17   17    5   20   22
Horacio Pina           3   4  3.43  31   0   0   4   0   45   46   18   17    4   27   30
Jim Todd               2   1  3.78  20   5   0   0   0   52   48   26   22    2   24   20
Bill Bonham            9  11  4.18  26  20   5   1   1  129  134   77   60    7   59  107
Rick Reuschel          9   7  4.29  22  21   7   0   1  141  155   71   67   11   39   93
Ken Frailing           5   7  4.32  23  15   1   0   0   92  115   54   44    8   33   49
Burt Hooton            3   7  4.46  28  13   2   0   0  113  140   70   56   10   32   68
Steve Stone            3   3  4.76  22  11   0   0   0   85   95   52   45    9   40   43
Ray Burris             3   3  5.49  30   3   0   1   0   57   65   38   35    5   15   31
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  2.25   3   3   0   0   0   20   13    8    5    3   13   15
Pedro Borbon           7   5  2.37  43   0   0  12   0   84   77   25   22    5   19   36
Clay Carroll           5   2  2.52  32   3   0   4   0   61   58   17   17    3   20   27
Don Gullett           11   6  2.74  21  20   6   0   2  141  121   52   43   13   51   99
Fred Norman            9   9  2.78  21  16   6   0   1  120  105   40   37    7   33   96
Clay Kirby             7   5  2.96  20  20   4   0   1  140  124   55   46    7   48   89
Roger Nelson           4   4  3.38  14  12   1   1   0   85   67   36   32    7   35   42
Jack Billingham        9   7  3.52  19  19   4   0   1  125  124   57   49   10   40   57
Tom Hall               1   1  4.10  23   1   0   0   0   37   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  6.23   8   1   0   0   0   13   16    9    9    2    7    4
Will McEnaney          1   0  6.23   6   0   0   1   0    9    9    6    6    1    2    4
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
Jim York               1   1  1.42  10   0   0   0   0   19   17    3    3    0    5    7
Mike Cosgrove          5   0  2.17  16   0   0   0   0   46   27   11   11    0   19   18
Larry Dierker          6   5  2.30  19  19   4   0   1  129  106   36   33    8   46   86
Tom Griffin           10   3  3.06  20  20   7   0   2  129  115   53   44    8   54   78
Claude Osteen          9   7  3.15  21  19   7   0   2  134  144   57   47    8   47   43
Ken Forsch             3   3  3.26  36   0   0   4   0   47   45   17   17    1   15   20
Dave Roberts           6   8  3.69  20  19   5   1   0  120  139   55   49    5   35   34
Don Wilson             6   7  4.09  19  14   4   0   3  106  105   49   48   11   55   53
Fred Scherman          1   5  4.50  39   0   0   4   0   44   45   26   22    4   20   23
Jerry Johnson          2   1  5.20  26   0   0   0   0   36   41   22   21    2   20   24
J.R. Richard           0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    0    2    2
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   1  2.01  11   1   0   0   0   22   23    7    5    0    5   12
Andy Messersmith      11   2  2.11  22  22  11   0   3  179  131   49   42   12   54  136
Mike Marshall         11   4  2.33  63   0   0  13   0  116  112   34   30    3   32   82
Tommy John            13   3  2.59  22  22   5   0   3  153  133   51   44    4   42   78
Jim Brewer             4   3  2.81  19   0   0   0   0   32   22   12   10    4    8   20
Doug Rau               7   6  3.16  19  18   1   0   0  108  101   43   38    9   34   70
Charlie Hough          6   3  3.42  26   0   0   1   0   53   32   22   20    6   23   33
Don Sutton             6   7  4.22  22  22   5   0   3  136  128   75   64   14   44   78
Al Downing             3   3  4.73  11   9   0   0   0   51   55   35   27    4   26   33

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dale Murray            0   0  1.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    6    1    1    0    2    4
Don Carrithers         1   1  1.88   3   1   0   0   0   14   14    3    3    0    4    6
Chuck Taylor           3   1  2.37  36   0   0   7   0   65   62   17   17    5   15   28
John Montague          2   3  2.37  28   1   0   2   0   57   43   19   15    4   24   27
Don DeMola             1   0  2.45  21   1   0   0   0   51   39   14   14    5   17   39
Dennis Blair           4   2  3.06   8   8   2   0   1   53   36   20   18    0   32   39
Tom Walker             2   1  3.21  22   0   0   2   0   42   47   18   15    1   12   31
Balor Moore            0   2  3.95   8   2   0   0   0   14   13    8    6    1   15   16
Ernie McAnally         6  11  4.00  21  18   5   0   2  117  110   61   52    8   47   73
Mike Torrez            9   5  4.07  18  18   3   0   0  104  120   58   47    7   45   48
Steve Renko            6   9  4.10  20  19   5   0   1  123  117   64   56    7   58   69
Steve Rogers          10  10  4.73  21  21   9   0   1  143  145   81   75   10   46   85
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  2.00  10   0   0   2   0   18   15    4    4    2    3    6
Jon Matlack            8   6  2.59  18  18   6   0   3  139  113   40   40    4   39  106
Harry Parker           3   8  2.81  23  10   0   2   0   80   77   30   25    5   31   35
Tom Seaver             6   6  3.30  18  18   6   0   2  131  108   51   48   15   41  117
Jerry Koosman          9   7  3.44  20  20   7   0   0  152  150   66   58   10   44  106
Bob Miller             2   1  3.74  38   0   0   2   0   46   53   23   19    0   22   19
Craig Swan             1   3  4.45   7   5   0   0   0   30   28   19   15    1   21   10
Ray Sadecki            4   4  4.91  23   3   0   0   0   48   57   30   26    4   17   20
George Stone           2   7  4.91  13  12   1   0   0   73   92   54   40    9   20   28
Bob Apodaca            2   5  5.16  22   3   0   2   0   52   57   31   30    4   23   29
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   6   0   0   0   0    6    4    1    1    0    1    3
Jesus Hernaiz          1   1  2.45  13   0   0   1   0   22   26    8    6    1    9    9
Steve Carlton         11   7  3.15  23  23  12   0   1  174  154   70   61   12   80  140
Jim Lonborg           11   9  3.36  22  22  10   0   2  163  170   69   61   15   38   64
Frank Linzy            3   2  3.47  21   0   0   0   0   23   25   11    9    1    6   12
Dick Ruthven           4   7  3.59  20  20   2   0   0  130  102   56   52    9   67  101
Ron Schueler           5  11  3.82  22  20   4   0   0  132  136   62   56   12   60   63
Mac Scarce             3   4  4.04  37   0   0   5   0   42   37   20   19    3   25   27
Eddie Watt             1   0  4.56  29   0   0   5   0   26   28   15   13    3   14   19
Wayne Twitchell        4   2  4.94   9   4   1   0   0   31   28   18   17    4   22   17
Mike Wallace           1   0  5.40   8   0   0   0   0    8   12    6    5    0    2    1
George Culver          1   0  6.65  14   0   0   0   0   22   20   16   16    1   16    9
Ed Farmer              2   1  8.42  14   3   0   0   0   31   41   32   29    5   27   20
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  2.36  30   0   0   0   0   34   36    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   6  2.76  18  18  10   0   3  137  127   50   42    6   39   74
Bruce Kison            5   4  2.92  25   5   0   2   0   62   55   25   20    3   29   40
Jim Rooker             6   7  3.09  18  18   8   0   0  140  123   55   48    8   48   70
Dave Giusti            3   3  3.43  34   2   0   4   0   60   56   27   23    1   26   29
Jerry Reuss            9   7  3.63  20  20  10   0   1  141  138   65   57   14   51   52
Dock Ellis             4   8  4.20  16  16   3   0   0   94  101   51   44   10   27   58
Larry Demery           1   4  5.34   7   6   0   0   0   30   31   19   18    4   16   24
Daryl Patterson        1   1  5.91   9   0   0   1   0   11   19    7    7    1    3    5
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   4  3.23  14  10   1   0   1   64   64   24   23    6   28   40
Dave Freisleben        7   4  3.54  19  17   4   0   1  112  110   48   44    8   49   71
Joe McIntosh           0   0  3.60   5   0   0   0   0   10   12    5    4    2    5    5
Randy Jones            7  13  4.12  23  22   3   1   1  133  141   67   61    8   45   83
Vicente Romo           5   5  4.13  46   0   0   9   0   61   62   39   28    4   34   21
Larry Hardy            6   2  4.28  41   1   0   1   0   69   86   37   33    7   27   34
Gary Ross              0   0  4.50   9   0   0   0   0   18   23   10    9    1    6   11
Mike Corkins           2   2  4.79  25   2   0   0   0   56   53   32   30    5   32   41
Bill Greif             4  11  4.96  26  21   3   0   1  123  137   74   68    7   56   69
Dave Tomlin            2   0  5.00  37   0   0   2   0   45   49   26   25    4   26   22
Jim McAndrew           1   4  5.62  15   5   1   0   0   42   48   30   26    7   13   16
Lowell Palmer          1   3  5.77   7   7   1   0   0   39   37   25   25    3   32   27
Steve Arlin            1   7  5.91  16  12   1   1   0   64   85   46   42    5   37   18
Bill Laxton            0   0  6.00   7   0   0   0   0    9    7    6    6    2    7   11
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  2.42  39   0   0   2   0   63   52   29   17    3   32   29
Jim Barr               6   5  2.64  29  13   4   1   2  129  128   44   38    8   25   48
Charlie Williams       1   2  2.71  34   3   0   0   0   76   69   28   23    5   23   38
Randy Moffitt          4   3  2.75  40   1   0  13   0   69   56   22   21    3   18   35
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
John D'Acquisto        8   7  3.38  22  21   2   0   0  128  110   54   48    9   69   95
Steve Barber           0   1  4.00  10   0   0   1   0    9    7    6    4    0    8    8
Ed Halicki             0   1  4.22   2   2   0   0   0   11   11    5    5    0    2    7
Jim Willoughby         1   4  4.65  18   4   0   0   0   41   51   27   21    7    9   12
Tom Bradley            7  10  4.89  22  19   2   0   0  116  125   75   63   14   45   63
Ron Bryant             2  11  6.96  23  16   0   0   0   75   98   64   58    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
Orlando Pena           5   1  2.13  35   0   0   1   0   38   32   10    9    0   16   21
Pete Richert           0   0  2.38  13   0   0   1   0   11   10    7    3    1   11    4
Lynn McGlothen        12   6  2.89  18  18   6   0   3  134  115   47   43    8   51   85
Mike Garman            2   2  3.14  38   0   0   3   0   49   40   19   17    3   17   23
Rich Folkers           2   1  3.19  32   0   0   2   0   48   31   18   17    2   25   26
Sonny Siebert          7   6  3.29  15  15   5   0   3   93  100   40   34    6   28   44
Alan Foster            4   6  3.53  17  15   3   0   1  102  102   45   40    8   35   49
Bob Gibson             5   9  4.30  19  19   4   0   1  136  136   70   65   14   58   75
Al Hrabosky            2   1  4.78  37   0   0   3   0   38   44   20   20    2   22   25
John Curtis            4  10  4.80  20  17   1   1   1  109  128   61   58   13   47   48
Bob Forsch             1   2  4.96   3   3   1   0   1   16   13    9    9    1    7    7
Mike Thompson          0   3  5.63  19   4   0   0   0   38   37   24   24    1   35   25
Ray Bare               0   1 12.00   1   1   0   0   0    3    5    4    4    0    3    1

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League Leaders

Wins:

  T. John (LA)             13
  L. McGlothen (STL)       12
  K. Brett (PIT)           11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  D. Gullett (CIN)         11
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         11
  M. Marshall (LA)         11
  A. Messersmith (LA)      11
  C. Morton (ATL)          11
  B. Capra (ATL)           10

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         12
  A. Messersmith (LA)      11
  K. Brett (PIT)           10
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         10
  J. Reuss (PIT)           10
  S. Rogers (MON)           9
  B. Capra (ATL)            8
  J. Rooker (PIT)           8
  T. Griffin (HOU)          7
  J. Koosman (NY)           7

Saves:

  M. Marshall (LA)         13
  R. Moffitt (SF)          13
  P. Borbon (CIN)          12
  V. Romo (SD)              9
  C. Taylor (MON)           7
  D. Frisella (ATL)         6
  T. House (ATL)            6
  O. Zamora (CHI)           6
  M. Scarce (PHI)           5
  E. Watt (PHI)             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)   179.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      174.1
  C. Morton (ATL)       174.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       164.2
  J. Lonborg (PHI)      163.1
  T. John (LA)          153.0
  J. Koosman (NY)       151.2
  S. Rogers (MON)       142.2
  D. Gullett (CIN)      141.1
  J. Reuss (PIT)        141.1

Hits:

  J. Lonborg (PHI)        170
  C. Morton (ATL)         170
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       155
  S. Carlton (PHI)        154
  J. Koosman (NY)         150
  R. Harrison (ATL)       148
  P. Niekro (ATL)         146
  S. Rogers (MON)         145
  C. Osteen (HOU)         144
  R. Jones (SD)           141

Runs:

  S. Rogers (MON)          81
  B. Bonham (CHI)          77
  T. Bradley (SF)          75
  D. Sutton (LA)           75
  B. Greif (SD)            74
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        71
  S. Carlton (PHI)         70
  B. Gibson (STL)          70
  R. Harrison (ATL)        70
  B. Hooton (CHI)          70

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         80
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       69
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         67
  C. Morton (ATL)          63
  R. Schueler (PHI)        60
  B. Bonham (CHI)          59
  B. Gibson (STL)          58
  S. Renko (MON)           58
  B. Greif (SD)            56
  B. Capra (ATL)           55

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        140
  A. Messersmith (LA)     136
  T. Seaver (NY)          117
  P. Niekro (ATL)         115
  B. Bonham (CHI)         107
  J. Koosman (NY)         106
  J. Matlack (NY)         106
  D. Ruthven (PHI)        101
  D. Gullett (CIN)         99
  F. Norman (CIN)          96


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