Tuesday July 30, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, July 30, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     67  37  2.96  104  24  14   942   828  361  310   63  287  598
Atlanta         53  51  3.06  104  28  13   946   870  366  322   60  340  487
Cincinnati      62  43  3.24  105  23  19   949   862  387  342   74  344  558
New York        45  55  3.57  100  24  10   898   878  406  356   65  296  552
Houston         55  49  3.60  104  28   9   933   924  411  373   55  370  454
Pittsburgh      49  54  3.66  103  33  10   915   898  429  372   67  346  474
Montreal        47  53  3.66  100  27  11   884   837  414  360   56  355  505
San Francisco   48  57  3.68  105  14  20   929   918  453  380   76  333  485
St. Louis       52  50  3.71  102  23  12   906   886  405  373   64  383  478
Philadelphia    53  49  3.78  102  32  12   904   872  427  380   74  406  540
Chicago         42  57  4.44   99  15  13   901   997  514  444   74  345  533
San Diego       44  62  4.62  106  15  15   945  1029  542  485   82  454  542

 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
A. Messersmith (LA)   12   2  2.24  24  24  11   0   3  189  145   54   47   13   56  146
Mike Marshall (LA)    11   6  2.24  70   0   0  13   0  133  124   39   33    3   34   93
Larry Dierker (HOU)    7   6  2.57  21  21   5   0   1  144  122   45   41    9   53   94
Tommy John (LA)       13   3  2.59  22  22   5   0   3  153  133   51   44    4   42   78
Jim Barr (SF)          8   5  2.62  32  16   5   1   3  151  148   51   44    9   30   55
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
Jon Matlack (NY)       9   8  2.77  21  21   7   0   3  159  129   51   49    5   45  116
Fred Norman (CIN)     10  10  2.84  23  18   7   0   2  133  117   45   42    8   41  103

 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  1.59  14   1   1   0   1   40   30    7    7    4    5   19
Tom House              3   2  2.08  34   0   0   6   0   61   45   18   14    2   21   43
Buzz Capra            10   5  2.17  27  16   8   1   4  133   97   41   32    8   58   81
Phil Niekro           10   9  2.72  25  24   8   0   3  182  157   60   55   12   57  123
Ron Reed               6   6  2.81  16  16   3   0   0  102   95   37   32    5   19   37
Carl Morton           11   7  3.04  25  25   5   0   1  184  184   69   62    6   64   75
Lew Krausse            2   2  3.22  17   1   0   0   0   36   39   14   13    0   18   16
Joe Niekro             1   2  3.27  16   0   0   0   0   22   17    9    8    3   13   17
Jack Aker              0   1  3.78  17   0   0   0   0   17   17   11    7    3    9    7
Roric Harrison         6  11  4.71  20  20   3   0   0  126  148   70   66   12   49   46
Danny Frisella         3   4  5.09  33   0   0   6   0   35   31   22   20    4   21   23
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  1.99  21   0   0   6   0   41   37   11    9    2    7   15
Dave LaRoche           1   3  3.78  25   3   0   1   0   52   48   22   22    5   26   27
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
Jim Todd               2   1  4.12  23   5   0   0   0   59   58   31   27    4   27   22
Ken Frailing           5   8  4.20  28  15   1   0   0   99  120   57   46    9   33   52
Rick Reuschel         10   8  4.51  25  24   7   0   1  160  174   84   80   12   53  102
Steve Stone            3   3  4.65  24  12   0   0   0   93  101   55   48   10   43   47
Burt Hooton            3  10  4.94  31  16   2   0   0  126  158   83   69   13   36   72
Ray Burris             3   3  5.78  34   3   0   1   0   62   72   44   40    5   18   34
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  10  2.84  23  18   7   0   2  133  117   45   42    8   41  103
Clay Carroll           5   3  2.86  35   3   0   4   0   63   61   20   20    3   22   29
Pedro Borbon           7   5  2.91  49   0   0  13   0   96   93   34   31    6   20   39
Don Gullett           12   7  2.94  23  22   7   0   2  153  131   59   50   13   58  107
Clay Kirby             7   6  3.26  23  23   4   0   1  152  139   64   55    9   59  101
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
Tom Hall               1   1  4.01  27   1   0   0   0   43   40   20   19    4   20   31
Dick Baney             0   0  4.76  12   1   0   0   0   23   23   12   12    3    9    8
Will McEnaney          1   0  4.91  10   0   0   1   0   11   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
Jim York               2   1  2.45  14   0   0   0   0   22   26    6    6    0    7    9
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
Ken Forsch             4   3  3.19  43   0   0   4   0   59   57   21   21    2   16   26
Tom Griffin           11   3  3.21  22  22   7   0   2  140  124   59   50    8   59   84
Dave Roberts           6   8  3.64  22  21   5   1   0  134  153   60   54    5   40   40
Claude Osteen          9   9  3.71  23  21   7   0   2  138  158   67   57    8   47   45
Don Wilson             7   8  3.95  22  16   4   0   3  121  116   55   53   13   61   67
Fred Scherman          1   5  4.47  42   0   0   4   0   48   50   28   24    5   23   25
J.R. Richard           0   0  4.82   4   0   0   0   0    9    8    5    5    0    4    6
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
Eddie Solomon          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    0
Andy Messersmith      12   2  2.24  24  24  11   0   3  189  145   54   47   13   56  146
Mike Marshall         11   6  2.24  70   0   0  13   0  133  124   39   33    3   34   93
Geoff Zahn             1   1  2.28  12   2   0   0   0   28   30    9    7    0    5   12
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             8   8  4.01  25  25   6   0   3  159  150   82   71   15   47   93
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
Chuck Taylor           3   1  2.26  39   0   0   7   0   68   64   17   17    5   15   28
John Montague          3   3  2.34  32   1   0   2   0   62   47   20   16    4   28   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
Steve Renko            7  10  4.01  23  22   6   0   1  146  131   73   65    9   64   80
Ernie McAnally         6  12  4.05  22  19   5   0   2  124  117   65   56    8   52   77
Mike Torrez            9   7  4.42  20  20   3   0   0  114  133   68   56    8   53   53
Steve Rogers          10  13  4.48  24  24   9   0   1  165  163   90   82   13   53   95
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              2   1  1.80  14   0   0   2   0   25   21    5    5    2    6    8
Jon Matlack            9   8  2.77  21  21   7   0   3  159  129   51   49    5   45  116
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         11   7  3.29  23  23   9   0   0  178  174   74   65   10   50  121
Bob Miller             2   1  3.50  41   0   0   2   0   54   61   26   21    1   25   20
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  5.03  15  13   1   0   0   77  103   57   43   10   21   29
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         13   7  2.95  25  25  14   0   1  192  163   73   63   12   85  159
Jim Lonborg           12  10  3.21  25  25  11   0   2  185  191   77   66   17   44   77
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
Jesus Hernaiz          2   2  3.72  18   0   0   1   0   29   37   15   12    3   13   10
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  2.11  37   0   0   1   0   43   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             7   8  3.11  20  20   9   0   1  151  132   60   52    8   55   76
Bruce Kison            5   6  3.53  28   8   0   2   0   74   76   41   29    5   31   49
Dock Ellis             6   8  3.71  18  18   4   0   0  112  111   53   46   11   30   64
Jerry Reuss           10   8  4.00  22  22  10   0   1  155  156   77   69   17   58   61
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
Daryl Patterson        1   1  6.06  12   0   0   1   0   16   26   11   11    2    6    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
Vicente Romo           5   5  4.02  48   0   0   9   0   65   68   40   29    5   35   22
Randy Jones            7  14  4.13  26  24   3   1   1  144  148   72   66    8   52   92
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
Bill Greif             6  11  4.70  28  23   4   0   1  140  154   79   73    7   60   83
Mike Corkins           2   2  4.79  25   2   0   0   0   56   53   32   30    5   32   41
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  6.23  11   7   1   0   0   48   47   33   33    7   36   35
Mike Johnson           0   1  7.71   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    4    4    0    4    3
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

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Elias Sosa             6   5  2.30  44   0   0   4   0   74   58   31   19    4   34   35
Jim Barr               8   5  2.62  32  16   5   1   3  151  148   51   44    9   30   55
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             1   3  3.86   5   5   1   0   0   33   34   15   14    2    5   20
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  6.24  28  16   0   0   0   84  102   64   58    9   40   49
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  2.03  38   0   0   1   0   40   34   10    9    0   16   22
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  3.47  20  18   4   0   1  125  121   54   48    9   43   60
Al Hrabosky            5   1  4.15  41   0   0   3   0   43   46   20   20    2   25   30
Bob Gibson             5   9  4.25  20  20   4   0   1  144  143   73   68   14   65   77
John Curtis            5  10  4.77  21  18   1   1   1  117  138   65   62   14   49   51
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:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         13
  T. John (LA)             13
  J. Billingham (CIN)      12
  K. Brett (PIT)           12
  D. Gullett (CIN)         12
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         12
  L. McGlothen (STL)       12
  A. Messersmith (LA)      12
  T. Griffin (HOU)         11
  J. Koosman (NY)          11

Losses:

  R. Jones (SD)            14
  S. Rogers (MON)          13
  B. Bonham (CHI)          12
  E. McAnally (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)         14
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         11
  A. Messersmith (LA)      11
  K. Brett (PIT)           10
  J. Reuss (PIT)           10
  J. Koosman (NY)           9
  S. Rogers (MON)           9
  J. Rooker (PIT)           9
  B. Capra (ATL)            8
  P. Niekro (ATL)           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)      192.1
  A. Messersmith (LA)   189.0
  J. Lonborg (PHI)      185.0
  C. Morton (ATL)       183.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)       181.2
  J. Koosman (NY)       178.0
  S. Rogers (MON)       164.2
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     159.2
  D. Sutton (LA)        159.1
  J. Matlack (NY)       159.0

Hits:

  J. Lonborg (PHI)        191
  C. Morton (ATL)         184
  J. Koosman (NY)         174
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       174
  S. Carlton (PHI)        163
  S. Rogers (MON)         163
  B. Hooton (CHI)         158
  C. Osteen (HOU)         158
  P. Niekro (ATL)         157
  J. Reuss (PIT)          156

Runs:

  S. Rogers (MON)          90
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        84
  B. Hooton (CHI)          83
  D. Sutton (LA)           82
  B. Bonham (CHI)          80
  B. Greif (SD)            79
  T. Bradley (SF)          78
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         77
  J. Reuss (PIT)           77
  J. Koosman (NY)          74

Home Runs:

  J. Lonborg (PHI)         17
  J. Reuss (PIT)           17
  T. Bradley (SF)          15
  T. Seaver (NY)           15
  D. Sutton (LA)           15
  J. Curtis (STL)          14
  B. Gibson (STL)          14
  D. Gullett (CIN)         13
  B. Hooton (CHI)          13
  A. Messersmith (LA)      13

Walks:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         85
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       77
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         73
  B. Gibson (STL)          65
  C. Morton (ATL)          64
  S. Renko (MON)           64
  R. Schueler (PHI)        64
  D. Wilson (HOU)          61
  B. Bonham (CHI)          60
  B. Greif (SD)            60

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        159
  A. Messersmith (LA)     146
  P. Niekro (ATL)         123
  T. Seaver (NY)          122
  J. Koosman (NY)         121
  J. Matlack (NY)         116
  B. Bonham (CHI)         108
  D. Gullett (CIN)        107
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)      106
  D. Ruthven (PHI)        106

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