Sunday July 28, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, July 28, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Atlanta         53  49  2.98  102  28  13   925   839  350  306   57  332  474
Los Angeles     65  37  3.00  102  23  14   924   814  359  308   63  282  583
Cincinnati      62  41  3.20  103  23  19   931   840  376  331   70  337  551
Houston         54  48  3.56  102  28   9   915   905  400  362   53  361  441
New York        43  54  3.58   97  23  10   871   848  394  346   64  286  544
Pittsburgh      48  52  3.60  100  32  10   890   869  412  356   64  336  460
Montreal        46  52  3.69   98  27  11   866   824  407  355   55  346  500
St. Louis       50  50  3.71  100  23  12   888   867  398  366   63  379  468
San Francisco   46  57  3.73  103  13  20   908   900  448  376   76  331  472
Philadelphia    52  48  3.81  100  31  12   886   863  422  375   72  401  529
Chicago         42  55  4.38   97  15  13   882   973  499  429   72  333  526
San Diego       43  61  4.61  104  14  15   927  1008  532  475   80  448  525

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Buzz Capra (ATL)      10   5  2.17  27  16   8   1   4  133   97   41   32    8   58   81
Mike Marshall (LA)    11   6  2.27  69   0   0  13   0  131  124   39   33    3   34   92
A. Messersmith (LA)   11   2  2.32  23  23  11   0   3  182  140   54   47   13   54  139
Larry Dierker (HOU)    7   6  2.57  21  21   5   0   1  144  122   45   41    9   53   94
Jon Matlack (NY)       9   7  2.57  20  20   7   0   3  154  123   45   44    5   42  114
Fred Norman (CIN)     10   9  2.58  22  17   7   0   2  129  110   40   37    7   38  102
Tommy John (LA)       13   3  2.59  22  22   5   0   3  153  133   51   44    4   42   78
Jim Barr (SF)          8   5  2.64  31  15   5   1   3  143  141   48   42    9   29   52
Phil Niekro (ATL)     10   9  2.72  25  24   8   0   3  182  157   60   55   12   57  123
Doug Rau (LA)          9   6  2.75  21  20   2   0   1  124  110   43   38    9   38   81

 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  1.63  13   1   1   0   1   39   30    7    7    4    5   19
Tom House              3   2  1.99  33   0   0   6   0   59   44   17   13    1   21   40
Buzz Capra            10   5  2.17  27  16   8   1   4  133   97   41   32    8   58   81
Ron Reed               6   5  2.39  15  15   3   0   0   98   85   31   26    3   18   36
Joe Niekro             1   2  2.66  15   0   0   0   0   20   15    7    6    3   11   15
Phil Niekro           10   9  2.72  25  24   8   0   3  182  157   60   55   12   57  123
Lew Krausse            2   2  2.97  16   1   0   0   0   33   34   12   11    0   16   12
Carl Morton           11   7  3.06  24  24   5   0   1  177  174   67   60    6   63   74
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  2.01  20   0   0   6   0   40   36   11    9    2    7   14
Dave LaRoche           1   3  3.81  24   3   0   1   0   52   48   22   22    5   26   27
Jim Todd               2   1  3.81  22   5   0   0   0   54   49   27   23    2   26   20
Horacio Pina           3   4  3.99  34   0   0   4   0   47   49   22   21    4   28   32
Bill Bonham            9  12  4.03  28  21   5   1   1  136  143   80   61    7   60  108
Ken Frailing           5   8  4.20  28  15   1   0   0   99  120   57   46    9   33   52
Rick Reuschel         10   7  4.55  24  23   7   0   1  150  169   80   76   12   47  100
Steve Stone            3   3  4.65  24  12   0   0   0   93  101   55   48   10   43   47
Burt Hooton            3   9  4.82  30  15   2   0   0  123  153   80   66   13   34   72
Ray Burris             3   3  5.37  33   3   0   1   0   60   68   40   36    5   15   32
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            3   0  1.93   4   4   0   0   0   28   17    9    6    3   17   19
Fred Norman           10   9  2.58  22  17   7   0   2  129  110   40   37    7   38  102
Clay Carroll           5   3  2.86  35   3   0   4   0   63   61   20   20    3   22   29
Don Gullett           12   7  2.94  23  22   7   0   2  153  131   59   50   13   58  107
Pedro Borbon           7   5  3.03  47   0   0  13   0   92   92   34   31    6   20   38
Clay Kirby             7   5  3.17  22  22   4   0   1  148  131   61   52    7   57   99
Roger Nelson           4   4  3.38  14  12   1   1   0   85   67   36   32    7   35   42
Jack Billingham       12   7  3.38  22  21   4   0   1  138  136   60   52   11   44   64
Dick Baney             0   0  4.12  11   1   0   0   0   20   18    9    9    2    8    7
Tom Hall               1   1  4.20  26   1   0   0   0   41   39   20   19    4   19   29
Will McEnaney          1   0  5.23   9   0   0   1   0   10   10    9    6    1    4    6
Mike McQueen           0   0  5.40  10   0   0   0   0   15   17   10    9    4   11    5
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          5   1  2.55  20   0   0   0   0   53   34   15   15    0   23   21
Larry Dierker          7   6  2.57  21  21   5   0   1  144  122   45   41    9   53   94
Jim York               2   1  2.57  13   0   0   0   0   21   23    6    6    0    7    9
Tom Griffin           11   3  3.21  22  22   7   0   2  140  124   59   50    8   59   84
Ken Forsch             4   3  3.24  42   0   0   4   0   58   57   21   21    2   15   26
Claude Osteen          9   8  3.42  22  20   7   0   2  134  149   61   51    8   47   43
Dave Roberts           6   8  3.64  22  21   5   1   0  134  153   60   54    5   40   40
Don Wilson             6   8  3.91  21  15   4   0   3  113  111   51   49   11   57   58
Fred Scherman          1   5  4.47  41   0   0   4   0   46   48   27   23    5   20   24
Jerry Johnson          2   1  5.20  26   0   0   0   0   36   41   22   21    2   20   24
J.R. Richard           0   0  6.14   3   0   0   0   0    7    8    5    5    0    3    5
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
Eddie Solomon          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    0
Mike Marshall         11   6  2.27  69   0   0  13   0  131  124   39   33    3   34   92
Geoff Zahn             1   1  2.28  12   2   0   0   0   28   30    9    7    0    5   12
Andy Messersmith      11   2  2.32  23  23  11   0   3  182  140   54   47   13   54  139
Tommy John            13   3  2.59  22  22   5   0   3  153  133   51   44    4   42   78
Doug Rau               9   6  2.75  21  20   2   0   1  124  110   43   38    9   38   81
Jim Brewer             4   3  2.81  19   0   0   0   0   32   22   12   10    4    8   20
Charlie Hough          6   3  3.43  29   0   0   1   0   58   37   24   22    7   25   35
Don Sutton             7   8  4.13  24  24   5   0   3  150  141   80   69   15   44   86
Al Downing             3   5  4.71  13  11   0   0   0   63   70   42   33    6   30   40
Rex Hudson             0   0 22.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    6    5    5    2    0    0

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dale Murray            0   0  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    8    9    2    2    0    3    4
John Montague          2   3  2.26  31   1   0   2   0   60   45   19   15    4   26   28
Chuck Taylor           3   1  2.33  37   0   0   7   0   66   62   17   17    5   15   28
Don Carrithers         1   1  2.35   4   1   0   0   0   15   17    5    4    0    4    6
Don DeMola             1   0  2.65  23   1   0   0   0   54   42   17   16    5   19   43
Dennis Blair           5   3  2.79  10  10   4   0   1   71   50   25   22    2   33   42
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  12  4.05  22  19   5   0   2  124  117   65   56    8   52   77
Steve Renko            7  10  4.08  22  21   6   0   1  139  127   71   63    9   61   77
Mike Torrez            9   7  4.42  20  20   3   0   0  114  133   68   56    8   53   53
Steve Rogers          10  12  4.57  23  23   9   0   1  158  158   86   80   12   49   93
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   1  2.25  12   0   0   2   0   20   18    5    5    2    5    7
Jon Matlack            9   7  2.57  20  20   7   0   3  154  123   45   44    5   42  114
Harry Parker           3   9  3.07  25  12   0   2   0   91   88   36   31    6   34   45
Tom Seaver             7   6  3.09  19  19   7   0   3  140  112   51   48   15   42  122
Jerry Koosman         10   7  3.36  22  22   8   0   0  169  169   71   63   10   48  118
Bob Miller             2   1  3.81  40   0   0   2   0   50   56   26   21    1   22   19
Craig Swan             1   3  4.45   7   5   0   0   0   30   28   19   15    1   21   10
Bob Apodaca            3   5  4.83  23   4   0   2   0   60   59   36   32    4   25   33
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
Tug McGraw             1   4  5.25  24   0   0   2   0   36   46   21   21    7   10   28

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Richert           1   0  2.25   9   0   0   0   0    8    7    3    2    0    1    4
Steve Carlton         12   7  3.04  24  24  13   0   1  183  161   72   62   12   82  151
Jim Lonborg           12  10  3.24  24  24  11   0   2  178  185   75   64   16   43   74
Jesus Hernaiz          2   1  3.33  17   0   0   1   0   27   36   13   10    2   12   10
Frank Linzy            3   2  3.47  21   0   0   0   0   23   25   11    9    1    6   12
Ron Schueler           5  11  3.68  25  21   4   0   0  142  145   64   58   12   64   70
Dick Ruthven           4   7  3.71  22  22   2   0   0  141  110   62   58   10   73  106
Eddie Watt             1   0  3.90  32   0   0   6   0   30   31   15   13    3   17   20
Mac Scarce             3   5  4.20  41   0   0   5   0   45   41   22   21    3   25   30
Wayne Twitchell        5   3  4.78  11   6   1   0   0   43   43   25   23    4   29   19
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  2.14  36   0   0   1   0   42   42   10   10    2   14   20
John Morlan            0   1  2.84  27   0   0   0   0   51   34   22   16    1   36   30
Ken Brett             12   7  2.85  20  20  10   0   3  151  141   56   48    7   43   81
Dave Giusti            5   3  3.06  39   2   0   6   0   68   60   27   23    1   28   33
Jim Rooker             6   8  3.30  19  19   8   0   0  142  127   60   52    8   52   71
Bruce Kison            5   5  3.51  27   7   0   2   0   67   69   37   26    4   31   44
Jerry Reuss           10   7  3.55  21  21  10   0   1  150  144   67   59   15   54   57
Dock Ellis             6   8  3.71  18  18   4   0   0  112  111   53   46   11   30   64
Daryl Patterson        1   1  5.14  11   0   0   1   0   14   21    8    8    2    3    6
Larry Demery           1   4  5.20   8   7   0   0   0   36   37   22   21    5   17   30
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   6  3.15  16  12   1   0   1   74   73   34   26    7   37   44
Dave Freisleben        7   5  3.55  20  18   4   0   1  119  116   52   47    8   53   77
Joe McIntosh           0   0  3.60   5   0   0   0   0   10   12    5    4    2    5    5
Randy Jones            7  13  3.87  25  23   3   1   1  142  144   67   61    8   49   90
Vicente Romo           5   5  4.00  47   0   0   9   0   63   65   39   28    4   35   21
Gary Ross              0   0  4.50   9   0   0   0   0   18   23   10    9    1    6   11
Larry Hardy            6   2  4.66  45   1   0   1   0   73   94   43   38    7   31   40
Mike Corkins           2   2  4.79  25   2   0   0   0   56   53   32   30    5   32   41
Bill Greif             5  11  4.89  27  22   3   0   1  131  144   77   71    7   58   76
Bill Laxton            0   0  4.91  10   1   0   0   0   11    7    8    6    2   12   12
Dave Tomlin            2   0  5.01  38   0   0   2   0   47   52   27   26    4   26   23
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
Lowell Palmer          1   4  6.45  10   7   1   0   0   45   46   32   32    6   35   29
Rich Troedson          1   1  8.68  15   1   0   1   0   19   24   18   18    6    8   11
Rusty Gerhardt         0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    1    1    0    0    0
Mike Johnson           0   1 10.13   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    3    3    0    4    2

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Elias Sosa             5   5  2.35  43   0   0   4   0   73   58   31   19    4   34   34
Jim Barr               8   5  2.64  31  15   5   1   3  143  141   48   42    9   29   52
Charlie Williams       1   2  2.73  35   4   0   0   0   82   76   30   25    5   25   40
Don McMahon            0   0  3.09   9   0   0   0   0   12   13    5    4    2    2    5
Mike Caldwell          9   3  3.24  20  17   4   0   2  108  106   52   39   10   33   52
John D'Acquisto        9   8  3.37  24  23   2   0   0  139  116   59   52    9   77  106
Randy Moffitt          4   5  3.48  45   1   0  14   0   75   70   30   29    4   20   37
Ed Halicki             0   3  4.56   4   4   0   0   0   24   24   13   12    2    5   13
Jim Willoughby         1   4  4.65  18   4   0   0   0   41   51   27   21    7    9   12
Tom Bradley            7  10  5.09  23  19   2   0   0  117  129   78   66   15   46   63
Steve Barber           0   1  5.68  12   0   0   1   0   13   11   10    8    0   11   11
Ron Bryant             2  11  6.44  27  16   0   0   0   81  101   64   58    9   39   47
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   7  2.92  19  19   6   0   3  142  127   50   46    9   54   90
Rich Folkers           3   1  3.06  36   0   0   2   0   53   35   19   18    3   27   31
Mike Garman            2   2  3.08  40   0   0   4   0   50   43   19   17    3   17   24
Bob Forsch             3   2  3.15   5   5   3   0   1   34   29   12   12    1    9   14
Sonny Siebert          7   6  3.40  16  16   5   0   3   98  109   43   37    6   28   46
Alan Foster            5   6  3.43  19  17   4   0   1  118  114   51   45    9   41   56
Bob Gibson             5   9  4.25  20  20   4   0   1  144  143   73   68   14   65   77
Al Hrabosky            4   1  4.39  40   0   0   3   0   41   45   20   20    2   25   28
John Curtis            4  10  4.80  20  17   1   1   1  109  128   61   58   13   47   48
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
  J. Billingham (CIN)      12
  K. Brett (PIT)           12
  S. Carlton (PHI)         12
  D. Gullett (CIN)         12
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         12
  L. McGlothen (STL)       12
  T. Griffin (HOU)         11
  M. Marshall (LA)         11
  A. Messersmith (LA)      11

Losses:

  R. Jones (SD)            13
  B. Bonham (CHI)          12
  E. McAnally (MON)        12
  S. Rogers (MON)          12
  R. Bryant (SF)           11
  B. Greif (SD)            11
  R. Harrison (ATL)        11
  R. Schueler (PHI)        11
  T. Bradley (SF)          10
  J. Curtis (STL)          10

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         13
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         11
  A. Messersmith (LA)      11
  K. Brett (PIT)           10
  J. Reuss (PIT)           10
  S. Rogers (MON)           9
  B. Capra (ATL)            8
  J. Koosman (NY)           8
  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  J. Rooker (PIT)           8

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
  D. Giusti (PIT)           6
  T. House (ATL)            6
  E. Watt (PHI)             6
  O. Zamora (CHI)           6

Shutouts:

  B. Capra (ATL)            4
  J. Barr (SF)              3
  K. Brett (PIT)            3
  T. John (LA)              3
  J. Matlack (NY)           3
  L. McGlothen (STL)        3
  A. Messersmith (LA)       3
  P. Niekro (ATL)           3
  T. Seaver (NY)            3
  S. Siebert (STL)          3

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      183.1
  A. Messersmith (LA)   182.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)       181.2
  J. Lonborg (PHI)      178.0
  C. Morton (ATL)       176.2
  J. Koosman (NY)       169.0
  S. Rogers (MON)       157.2
  J. Matlack (NY)       154.0
  D. Gullett (CIN)      153.0
  T. John (LA)          153.0

Hits:

  J. Lonborg (PHI)        185
  C. Morton (ATL)         174
  J. Koosman (NY)         169
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       169
  S. Carlton (PHI)        161
  S. Rogers (MON)         158
  P. Niekro (ATL)         157
  B. Hooton (CHI)         153
  D. Roberts (HOU)        153
  C. Osteen (HOU)         149

Runs:

  S. Rogers (MON)          86
  B. Bonham (CHI)          80
  B. Hooton (CHI)          80
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        80
  D. Sutton (LA)           80
  T. Bradley (SF)          78
  B. Greif (SD)            77
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         75
  B. Gibson (STL)          73
  S. Carlton (PHI)         72

Home Runs:

  J. Lonborg (PHI)         16
  T. Bradley (SF)          15
  J. Reuss (PIT)           15
  T. Seaver (NY)           15
  D. Sutton (LA)           15
  B. Gibson (STL)          14
  J. Curtis (STL)          13
  D. Gullett (CIN)         13
  B. Hooton (CHI)          13
  A. Messersmith (LA)      13

Walks:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         82
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       77
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         73
  B. Gibson (STL)          65
  R. Schueler (PHI)        64
  C. Morton (ATL)          63
  S. Renko (MON)           61
  B. Bonham (CHI)          60
  T. Griffin (HOU)         59
  B. Capra (ATL)           58

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        151
  A. Messersmith (LA)     139
  P. Niekro (ATL)         123
  T. Seaver (NY)          122
  J. Koosman (NY)         118
  J. Matlack (NY)         114
  B. Bonham (CHI)         108
  D. Gullett (CIN)        107
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)      106
  D. Ruthven (PHI)        106

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