Saturday July 20, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 20, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     63  33  2.94   96  22  14   870   748  333  284   56  273  551
Atlanta         50  48  3.02   98  27  13   887   817  342  298   53  321  457
Cincinnati      57  40  3.20   97  21  19   877   798  354  312   69  310  516
Houston         51  45  3.46   96  27   9   859   839  366  330   50  343  410
Pittsburgh      44  49  3.56   93  31   8   830   813  382  328   58  313  426
New York        40  51  3.63   91  22  10   818   806  373  330   62  275  513
San Francisco   43  53  3.64   96  12  18   847   835  411  343   71  305  436
Montreal        45  46  3.67   91  25  11   807   772  378  329   49  326  473
St. Louis       45  49  3.80   94  20  11   833   815  384  352   60  361  441
Philadelphia    48  46  3.84   94  29  11   833   806  396  355   69  378  496
Chicago         41  51  4.30   92  15  13   838   920  466  400   66  316  509
San Diego       42  58  4.62  100  14  15   893   973  509  458   79  424  500

 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  65   0   0  13   0  120  115   36   31    3   33   85
Jon Matlack (NY)       9   6  2.55  19  19   7   0   3  148  118   42   42    5   41  111
Tommy John (LA)       13   3  2.59  22  22   5   0   3  153  133   51   44    4   42   78
Ken Brett (PIT)       12   6  2.60  19  19  10   0   3  145  132   50   42    6   40   77
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
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  2.14  31   0   0   6   0   55   43   17   13    1   21   39
Ron Reed               6   5  2.63  14  14   3   0   0   89   83   31   26    3   16   35
Joe Niekro             1   2  2.79  14   0   0   0   0   19   15    7    6    3   10   13
Phil Niekro            9   9  2.87  24  23   7   0   2  173  153   60   55   12   55  120
Carl Morton           11   7  3.06  24  24   5   0   1  177  174   67   60    6   63   74
Lew Krausse            2   2  3.16  15   1   0   0   0   31   33   12   11    0   13   11
Jack Aker              0   1  3.78  17   0   0   0   0   17   17   11    7    3    9    7
Danny Frisella         3   3  4.59  32   0   0   6   0   33   28   19   17    4   19   21
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           3   3  1.93  17   0   0   6   0   37   30   10    8    2    6   14
Horacio Pina           3   4  3.23  33   0   0   4   0   47   46   18   17    4   27   32
Dave LaRoche           1   3  3.60  21   3   0   1   0   50   48   20   20    5   23   25
Jim Todd               2   1  3.96  21   5   0   0   0   52   49   27   23    2   25   20
Bill Bonham            9  11  4.18  26  20   5   1   1  129  134   77   60    7   59  107
Ken Frailing           5   7  4.24  25  15   1   0   0   93  115   54   44    8   33   49
Rick Reuschel          9   7  4.43  23  22   7   0   1  144  161   75   71   11   42   96
Burt Hooton            3   7  4.46  28  13   2   0   0  113  140   70   56   10   32   68
Steve Stone            3   3  4.62  23  11   0   0   0   88   95   52   45    9   40   45
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
Don Gullett           11   6  2.74  21  20   6   0   2  141  121   52   43   13   51   99
Pedro Borbon           7   5  2.74  45   0   0  13   0   89   86   30   27    6   20   38
Fred Norman            9   9  2.78  21  16   6   0   1  120  105   40   37    7   33   96
Clay Carroll           5   3  2.97  33   3   0   4   0   61   60   20   20    3   21   27
Clay Kirby             7   5  3.00  21  21   4   0   1  147  129   58   49    7   53   98
Roger Nelson           4   4  3.38  14  12   1   1   0   85   67   36   32    7   35   42
Jack Billingham       10   7  3.45  20  20   4   0   1  130  130   58   50   10   42   59
Tom Hall               1   1  4.06  24   1   0   0   0   38   34   18   17    4   18   24
Mike McQueen           0   0  5.40  10   0   0   0   0   15   17   10    9    4   11    5
Will McEnaney          1   0  6.00   7   0   0   1   0    9    9    6    6    1    2    5
Dick Baney             0   0  6.23   8   1   0   0   0   13   16    9    9    2    7    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  1.37  11   0   0   0   0   20   18    3    3    0    6    7
Larry Dierker          6   5  2.30  19  19   4   0   1  129  106   36   33    8   46   86
Mike Cosgrove          5   1  2.63  18   0   0   0   0   48   30   14   14    0   21   20
Tom Griffin           11   3  2.96  21  21   7   0   2  137  120   54   45    8   55   82
Claude Osteen          9   7  3.15  21  19   7   0   2  134  144   57   47    8   47   43
Ken Forsch             3   3  3.19  37   0   0   4   0   48   45   17   17    1   15   21
Dave Roberts           6   8  3.72  21  20   5   1   0  126  145   58   52    5   38   36
Don Wilson             6   7  4.09  20  14   4   0   3  106  106   49   48   11   56   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  65   0   0  13   0  120  115   36   31    3   33   85
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               8   6  2.97  20  19   1   0   0  115  103   43   38    9   37   73
Charlie Hough          6   3  3.42  26   0   0   1   0   53   32   22   20    6   23   33
Don Sutton             6   8  4.21  23  23   5   0   3  143  133   78   67   14   44   81
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
Don Carrithers         1   1  1.88   3   1   0   0   0   14   14    3    3    0    4    6
Don DeMola             1   0  2.36  22   1   0   0   0   53   39   14   14    5   17   42
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
Dale Murray            0   0  2.57   4   0   0   0   0    7    8    2    2    0    3    4
Dennis Blair           5   2  2.76   9   9   3   0   1   62   43   22   19    1   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
Steve Renko            6   9  4.10  20  19   5   0   1  123  117   64   56    7   58   69
Mike Torrez            9   6  4.29  19  19   3   0   0  109  127   63   52    7   49   51
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            9   6  2.55  19  19   7   0   3  148  118   42   42    5   41  111
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         10   7  3.36  21  21   8   0   0  161  157   68   60   10   47  114
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          2   1  2.28  14   0   0   1   0   24   28    8    6    1   10   10
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  3.58  21  21   2   0   0  136  104   58   54    9   69  104
Ron Schueler           5  11  3.73  24  20   4   0   0  135  140   62   56   12   62   66
Mac Scarce             3   4  4.01  38   0   0   5   0   43   37   20   19    3   25   27
Eddie Watt             1   0  4.50  30   0   0   5   0   26   29   15   13    3   14   19
Wayne Twitchell        4   3  4.82  10   5   1   0   0   37   36   22   20    4   24   18
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
John Morlan            0   1  2.35  25   0   0   0   0   46   31   18   12    1   32   26
Ramon Hernandez        0   1  2.48  31   0   0   0   0   36   38   10   10    2   11   17
Ken Brett             12   6  2.60  19  19  10   0   3  145  132   50   42    6   40   77
Bruce Kison            5   4  2.84  26   6   0   2   0   63   59   30   20    3   30   41
Jim Rooker             6   7  3.09  18  18   8   0   0  140  123   55   48    8   48   70
Dave Giusti            4   3  3.23  36   2   0   5   0   64   58   27   23    1   27   32
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   5  2.96  15  11   1   0   1   70   68   28   23    6   31   43
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
Vicente Romo           5   5  4.00  47   0   0   9   0   63   65   39   28    4   35   21
Randy Jones            7  13  4.12  23  22   3   1   1  133  141   67   61    8   45   83
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
Larry Hardy            6   2  4.79  43   1   0   1   0   71   91   42   38    7   30   38
Bill Greif             4  11  4.96  26  21   3   0   1  123  137   74   68    7   56   69
Dave Tomlin            2   0  5.01  38   0   0   2   0   47   52   27   26    4   26   23
Bill Laxton            0   0  5.06   8   1   0   0   0   11    7    7    6    2   10   12
Jim McAndrew           1   4  5.62  15   5   1   0   0   42   48   30   26    7   13   16
Lowell Palmer          1   4  5.77   9   7   1   0   0   44   42   28   28    6   34   29
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  2.42  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
Randy Moffitt          4   3  2.65  42   1   0  14   0   71   58   22   21    3   18   36
Charlie Williams       1   2  2.71  34   3   0   0   0   76   69   28   23    5   23   38
Don McMahon            0   0  3.09   9   0   0   0   0   12   13    5    4    2    2    5
Mike Caldwell          9   3  3.11  19  16   4   0   2  107  103   48   37   10   33   52
John D'Acquisto        8   7  3.38  22  21   2   0   0  128  110   54   48    9   69   95
Ed Halicki             0   2  3.86   3   3   0   0   0   19   17    8    8    1    3    8
Steve Barber           0   1  4.00  10   0   0   1   0    9    7    6    4    0    8    8
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  2.06  37   0   0   1   0   39   33   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
Rich Folkers           2   1  3.12  34   0   0   2   0   49   32   18   17    2   26   26
Mike Garman            2   2  3.14  39   0   0   3   0   49   42   19   17    3   17   23
Sonny Siebert          7   6  3.29  15  15   5   0   3   93  100   40   34    6   28   44
Alan Foster            4   6  3.63  18  16   3   0   1  109  111   50   44    8   37   53
Bob Gibson             5   9  4.30  19  19   4   0   1  136  136   70   65   14   58   75
Al Hrabosky            3   1  4.62  38   0   0   3   0   39   44   20   20    2   24   26
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   2  7.84   2   2   0   0   0   10   14    9    9    1    4    4

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League Leaders

Wins:

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

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. Koosman (NY)           8
  J. Rooker (PIT)           8
  T. Griffin (HOU)          7

Saves:

  R. Moffitt (SF)          14
  P. Borbon (CIN)          13
  M. Marshall (LA)         13
  V. Romo (SD)              9
  C. Taylor (MON)           7
  D. Frisella (ATL)         6
  T. House (ATL)            6
  O. Zamora (CHI)           6
  D. Giusti (PIT)           5
  M. Scarce (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
  C. Morton (ATL)       176.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)      174.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       172.2
  J. Lonborg (PHI)      163.1
  J. Koosman (NY)       160.2
  T. John (LA)          153.0
  J. Matlack (NY)       148.0
  C. Kirby (CIN)        147.0
  K. Brett (PIT)        145.1

Hits:

  C. Morton (ATL)         174
  J. Lonborg (PHI)        170
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       161
  J. Koosman (NY)         157
  S. Carlton (PHI)        154
  P. Niekro (ATL)         153
  R. Harrison (ATL)       148
  D. Roberts (HOU)        145
  S. Rogers (MON)         145
  C. Osteen (HOU)         144

Runs:

  S. Rogers (MON)          81
  D. Sutton (LA)           78
  B. Bonham (CHI)          77
  T. Bradley (SF)          75
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        75
  B. Greif (SD)            74
  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)         69
  C. Morton (ATL)          63
  R. Schueler (PHI)        62
  B. Bonham (CHI)          59
  B. Gibson (STL)          58
  S. Renko (MON)           58
  B. Greif (SD)            56
  D. Wilson (HOU)          56

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        140
  A. Messersmith (LA)     136
  P. Niekro (ATL)         120
  T. Seaver (NY)          117
  J. Koosman (NY)         114
  J. Matlack (NY)         111
  B. Bonham (CHI)         107
  D. Ruthven (PHI)        104
  D. Gullett (CIN)         99
  C. Kirby (CIN)           98

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