Saturday August 10, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, August 10, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     74  40  2.89  114  26  18  1032   896  387  332   71  315  654
Atlanta         60  54  3.03  114  31  15  1035   953  397  348   68  357  536
Cincinnati      69  46  3.17  115  25  19  1043   937  417  367   80  373  614
Houston         58  55  3.55  113  28  10  1011   995  439  399   62  397  497
Pittsburgh      56  58  3.59  114  37  10  1023   995  471  408   71  385  522
Montreal        54  58  3.61  112  29  13   995   936  464  399   61  404  560
St. Louis       60  55  3.62  115  24  15  1036   999  456  417   70  441  544
New York        48  62  3.65  110  26  10   988   981  457  401   73  332  612
San Francisco   51  63  3.76  114  17  20  1009  1005  507  422   85  360  523
Philadelphia    58  56  3.81  114  35  13  1015   981  482  430   81  473  608
Chicago         46  64  4.31  110  17  15   997  1086  559  477   85  385  589
San Diego       46  69  4.67  115  17  15  1028  1121  599  534   90  496  595

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
A. Messersmith (LA)   13   3  2.18  26  26  12   0   3  206  153   57   50   14   61  159
Buzz Capra (ATL)      10   6  2.29  28  17   8   1   4  138  103   44   35   10   59   83
Mike Marshall (LA)    11   7  2.34  77   0   0  17   0  146  138   44   38    4   37  102
Jim Barr (SF)         10   5  2.40  34  18   7   1   4  169  158   52   45    9   32   63
Phil Niekro (ATL)     13   9  2.58  28  27  10   0   4  206  181   65   59   13   62  139
Ron Reed (ATL)         7   6  2.59  18  18   4   0   1  118  105   39   34    7   21   43
Tommy John (LA)       13   3  2.59  22  22   5   0   3  153  133   51   44    4   42   78
Jon Matlack (NY)      10   9  2.65  23  23   9   0   4  176  148   55   52    6   50  123
Ken Brett (PIT)       12   7  2.78  22  22  10   0   3  168  158   62   52    7   46   86
Doug Rau (LA)         12   6  2.84  24  23   3   0   1  146  130   51   46   12   45   91

 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
Tom House              4   2  2.10  38   0   0   7   0   64   46   19   15    3   21   46
Buzz Capra            10   6  2.29  28  17   8   1   4  138  103   44   35   10   59   83
Max Leon               2   4  2.42  19   2   1   1   1   48   41   13   13    4    7   24
Phil Niekro           13   9  2.58  28  27  10   0   4  206  181   65   59   13   62  139
Ron Reed               7   6  2.59  18  18   4   0   1  118  105   39   34    7   21   43
Lew Krausse            3   2  2.84  21   1   0   0   0   44   44   15   14    0   19   20
Carl Morton           11   7  3.07  27  27   5   0   1  197  200   78   67    7   68   81
Joe Niekro             1   2  3.52  18   1   0   0   0   31   27   13   12    4   15   23
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  4.82  34   0   0   6   0   37   31   22   20    4   21   24
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
Tom Dettore            0   0  1.69   4   0   0   0   0    5    3    2    1    1    2    2
Oscar Zamora           3   4  2.37  26   0   0   7   0   49   48   16   13    3    7   20
Dave LaRoche           2   3  3.49  29   4   0   2   0   59   53   23   23    6   28   30
Bill Bonham           10  14  3.85  31  24   7   1   1  159  165   92   68    7   73  125
Horacio Pina           3   4  3.99  34   0   0   4   0   47   49   22   21    4   28   32
Ken Frailing           5   8  4.01  33  15   1   0   0  103  124   57   46    9   34   54
Rick Reuschel         11   8  4.27  27  26   7   0   1  173  182   86   82   12   59  111
Jim Todd               2   2  4.50  25   6   0   0   0   64   64   38   32    6   29   25
Herb Hutson            0   2  4.58  10   2   0   0   0   18   19   13    9    3    7   12
Steve Stone            3   4  4.68  27  14   0   0   0  106  116   62   55   14   49   55
Burt Hooton            4  10  4.93  36  16   2   0   0  131  164   86   72   13   39   73
Ray Burris             3   3  5.57  36   3   0   1   0   65   73   44   40    5   19   35
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  2.43   6   6   0   0   0   41   30   18   11    5   20   25
Clay Carroll           7   3  2.48  41   3   0   4   0   73   69   20   20    3   22   33
Pedro Borbon           8   6  2.92  53   0   0  13   0  102   98   36   33    7   23   40
Don Gullett           13   8  2.94  26  25   8   0   3  174  142   67   57   15   63  126
Fred Norman           10  11  2.99  25  20   7   0   2  144  132   51   48    9   48  112
Clay Kirby             7   6  3.07  24  24   4   0   1  161  143   64   55    9   62  106
Jack Billingham       14   7  3.27  24  23   5   0   2  154  149   64   56   11   49   74
Roger Nelson           4   4  3.38  14  12   1   1   0   85   67   36   32    7   35   42
Tom Hall               1   1  3.77  30   1   0   0   0   45   41   20   19    4   21   32
Dick Baney             1   0  3.95  13   1   0   0   0   27   26   12   12    3   10    9
Will McEnaney          1   0  5.40  12   0   0   1   0   12   12   10    7    1    5    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          6   1  2.39  25   0   0   0   0   60   39   16   16    0   26   27
Jim York               2   1  2.45  14   0   0   0   0   22   26    6    6    0    7    9
Larry Dierker          7   7  2.93  23  23   5   0   1  153  136   54   50   13   57  102
Ken Forsch             4   3  3.03  48   0   0   5   0   65   59   22   22    3   16   29
J.R. Richard           0   0  3.21   6   0   0   0   0   14   11    5    5    0    5    7
Tom Griffin           11   5  3.25  25  25   7   0   2  158  143   68   57    9   65   91
Dave Roberts           6  10  3.47  24  23   5   1   0  148  167   63   57    5   45   46
Claude Osteen          9   9  3.71  23  21   7   0   2  138  158   67   57    8   47   45
Don Wilson             8   9  3.82  24  18   4   0   3  137  130   60   58   14   68   78
Fred Scherman          2   5  4.24  44   0   0   4   0   51   50   28   24    5   24   26
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
Geoff Zahn             2   2  1.73  14   4   0   0   0   42   39   14    8    1    7   20
Andy Messersmith      13   3  2.18  26  26  12   0   3  206  153   57   50   14   61  159
Mike Marshall         11   7  2.34  77   0   0  17   0  146  138   44   38    4   37  102
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              12   6  2.84  24  23   3   0   1  146  130   51   46   12   45   91
Charlie Hough          6   3  3.38  30   0   0   1   0   59   37   24   22    7   25   37
Don Sutton             9   8  3.83  27  27   6   0   3  176  164   86   75   17   54  103
Al Downing             4   5  4.43  14  12   0   0   0   69   73   43   34    6   34   44
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  1.29   9   0   0   0   0   14   12    4    2    0    6    6
Don Carrithers         2   1  2.10  10   1   0   1   0   26   25    7    6    0    6   10
Chuck Taylor           4   1  2.14  43   0   0   8   0   80   74   19   19    6   19   31
Dennis Blair           7   4  2.63  13  13   4   0   1   96   65   35   28    3   47   52
Don DeMola             1   0  2.65  23   1   0   0   0   54   42   17   16    5   19   43
John Montague          3   3  2.67  35   1   0   2   0   64   50   23   19    4   32   30
Tom Walker             2   1  2.76  23   1   0   2   0   49   53   20   15    1   13   40
Balor Moore            0   2  3.95   8   2   0   0   0   14   13    8    6    1   15   16
Steve Renko            8  11  4.00  25  24   7   0   1  162  150   81   72   10   68   90
Ernie McAnally         6  13  4.26  23  20   5   0   2  127  122   69   60    9   54   78
Mike Torrez            9   8  4.42  23  22   3   0   0  124  140   75   61    8   61   58
Steve Rogers          12  14  4.49  27  27  10   0   1  184  186  100   92   14   60  104
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
Jon Matlack           10   9  2.65  23  23   9   0   4  176  148   55   52    6   50  123
Jerry Koosman         11   7  3.31  24  24   9   0   0  185  180   77   68   11   53  126
Jack Aker              2   1  3.41  18   0   0   2   0   32   30   12   12    3    8   12
Harry Parker           3  10  3.51  26  13   0   2   0   95   95   42   37    7   37   47
Tom Seaver             7   7  3.55  22  22   7   0   3  157  138   66   62   16   50  137
Bob Miller             2   1  3.56  45   0   0   2   0   61   71   29   24    2   27   27
Bob Apodaca            4   5  4.33  25   6   0   2   0   73   67   39   35    5   30   40
Craig Swan             1   3  4.45   7   5   0   0   0   30   28   19   15    1   21   10
Ray Sadecki            4   6  4.50  25   4   0   0   0   54   61   34   27    4   20   25
Tug McGraw             2   6  4.88  29   0   0   2   0   48   60   27   26    8   15   36
George Stone           2   7  5.03  15  13   1   0   0   77  103   57   43   10   21   29

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Carlton         14   7  2.97  27  27  14   0   1  206  176   78   68   14   96  175
Jim Lonborg           12  11  3.18  27  27  12   0   2  201  207   82   71   18   50   84
Ron Schueler           7  11  3.38  28  23   5   0   0  160  156   66   60   12   73   73
Pete Richert           1   1  3.46  14   0   0   0   0   13   13    6    5    0    4    5
Frank Linzy            3   2  3.47  21   0   0   0   0   23   25   11    9    1    6   12
Gene Garber            1   0  3.72   8   0   0   1   0   10    7    4    4    0   10    8
Jesus Hernaiz          2   2  3.93  22   0   0   1   0   34   41   19   15    4   20   13
Dick Ruthven           4   9  3.95  25  25   2   0   0  150  123   72   66   10   84  112
Wayne Twitchell        6   4  4.13  14   9   2   0   0   70   65   35   32    7   37   36
Eddie Watt             1   1  4.35  34   0   0   6   0   31   34   18   15    3   18   20
Mac Scarce             3   6  5.19  44   0   0   5   0   52   55   31   30    3   26   37
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        1   1  1.94  41   0   0   1   0   46   46   10   10    2   15   22
Ken Brett             12   7  2.78  22  22  10   0   3  168  158   62   52    7   46   86
John Morlan            0   2  3.14  29   0   0   0   0   57   39   26   20    1   41   35
Jim Rooker             8   9  3.15  22  22  11   0   1  169  149   67   59    9   58   80
Bruce Kison            6   6  3.54  30  10   0   2   0   84   85   46   33    6   36   53
Dave Giusti            5   4  3.67  44   2   0   6   0   76   73   35   31    2   32   38
Dock Ellis             7   8  3.68  19  19   4   0   0  120  117   56   49   11   31   70
Jerry Reuss           11   9  3.78  24  24  11   0   1  171  167   83   72   17   65   68
Larry Demery           2   4  3.98  10   9   1   0   0   54   52   25   24    6   26   40
Daryl Patterson        2   1  5.40  13   0   0   1   0   18   26   11   11    2    7    6
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
Bill Laxton            0   0  3.12  14   1   0   0   0   17    7    8    6    2   16   16
Dave Freisleben        8   6  3.52  23  21   5   0   1  143  137   61   56    8   64   86
Joe McIntosh           0   0  3.60   5   0   0   0   0   10   12    5    4    2    5    5
Dan Spillner           5   7  3.72  18  14   1   0   1   85   87   44   35   10   43   54
Randy Jones            7  16  4.22  28  26   3   1   1  154  161   82   72    9   53   95
Gary Ross              0   0  4.50   9   0   0   0   0   18   23   10    9    1    6   11
Vicente Romo           5   5  4.67  52   0   0   9   0   69   77   47   36    6   37   25
Bill Greif             6  13  4.69  30  25   5   0   1  154  171   86   80    9   65   95
Larry Hardy            6   2  4.72  50   1   0   1   0   76   98   45   40    7   35   43
Mike Corkins           2   2  4.79  25   2   0   0   0   56   53   32   30    5   32   41
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
Mike Johnson           0   1  6.00   7   0   0   0   0    9   14    7    6    1    4    7
Ralph Garcia           0   0  6.10   8   0   0   0   0   10   15    8    7    1    7    9
Lowell Palmer          1   4  6.33  13   7   1   0   0   48   49   36   34    7   40   35
Rich Troedson          1   1  8.68  15   1   0   1   0   19   24   18   18    6    8   11
Rusty Gerhardt         1   1  9.00   7   0   0   0   0    7    8    7    7    0    5    5

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Barr              10   5  2.40  34  18   7   1   4  169  158   52   45    9   32   63
Charlie Williams       1   3  2.70  37   6   0   0   0   93   90   35   28    5   27   46
Don McMahon            0   0  3.09   9   0   0   0   0   12   13    5    4    2    2    5
Mike Caldwell         10   3  3.16  21  18   4   0   2  117  110   54   41   10   35   54
Elias Sosa             6   5  3.25  48   0   0   4   0   80   70   41   29    6   37   38
John D'Acquisto        9  10  3.47  26  25   3   0   0  153  128   66   59   11   83  114
Randy Moffitt          4   5  4.13  48   1   0  14   0   81   77   38   37    5   24   40
Ed Halicki             1   5  4.57   7   7   1   0   0   41   49   27   21    5    9   24
Jim Willoughby         1   4  4.65  18   4   0   0   0   41   51   27   21    7    9   12
Tom Bradley            7  10  4.99  25  19   2   0   0  119  132   79   66   15   47   64
Steve Barber           0   1  5.27  13   0   0   1   0   14   13   12    8    0   12   13
John Morris            0   0  6.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    5    2    2    0    0    1
Ron Bryant             2  12  6.30  30  16   0   0   0   86  105   68   60   10   42   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
Pete Richert           0   0  2.38  13   0   0   1   0   11   10    7    3    1   11    4
Rich Folkers           5   1  2.49  42   0   0   2   0   69   44   20   19    3   30   39
Orlando Pena           5   2  2.60  42   0   0   1   0   45   45   15   13    0   20   23
Lynn McGlothen        13   7  2.89  21  21   6   0   3  159  141   56   51    9   60   99
Mike Garman            4   2  3.09  46   0   0   4   0   58   49   22   20    4   21   27
Bob Forsch             3   3  3.17   8   7   3   0   1   48   43   19   17    2   14   20
Sonny Siebert          7   6  3.24  18  18   5   0   3  111  119   47   40    6   34   48
Al Hrabosky            5   1  3.42  48   0   0   6   0   53   49   21   20    2   28   39
Alan Foster            6   7  3.50  22  20   4   0   1  139  134   61   54   11   53   68
Bob Gibson             6  10  4.39  23  23   4   0   1  164  165   85   80   16   75   90
John Curtis            6  11  4.41  23  19   2   1   2  129  146   66   63   14   53   57
Mike Thompson          0   3  5.63  19   4   0   0   0   38   37   24   24    1   35   25
Ray Bare               0   2  9.24   3   3   0   0   0   13   17   13   13    1    7    5

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Billingham (CIN)      14
  S. Carlton (PHI)         14
  D. Gullett (CIN)         13
  T. John (LA)             13
  L. McGlothen (STL)       13
  A. Messersmith (LA)      13
  P. Niekro (ATL)          13
  K. Brett (PIT)           12
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         12
  D. Rau (LA)              12

Losses:

  R. Jones (SD)            16
  B. Bonham (CHI)          14
  S. Rogers (MON)          14
  B. Greif (SD)            13
  E. McAnally (MON)        13
  R. Bryant (SF)           12
  J. Curtis (STL)          11
  R. Harrison (ATL)        11
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         11
  F. Norman (CIN)          11

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         14
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         12
  A. Messersmith (LA)      12
  J. Reuss (PIT)           11
  J. Rooker (PIT)          11
  K. Brett (PIT)           10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  S. Rogers (MON)          10
  J. Koosman (NY)           9
  J. Matlack (NY)           9

Saves:

  M. Marshall (LA)         17
  R. Moffitt (SF)          14
  P. Borbon (CIN)          13
  V. Romo (SD)              9
  C. Taylor (MON)           8
  T. House (ATL)            7
  O. Zamora (CHI)           7
  D. Frisella (ATL)         6
  D. Giusti (PIT)           6
  A. Hrabosky (STL)         6

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      206.1
  A. Messersmith (LA)   206.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)       205.2
  J. Lonborg (PHI)      200.2
  C. Morton (ATL)       196.2
  J. Koosman (NY)       185.0
  S. Rogers (MON)       184.1
  J. Matlack (NY)       176.1
  D. Sutton (LA)        176.1
  D. Gullett (CIN)      174.1

Hits:

  J. Lonborg (PHI)        207
  C. Morton (ATL)         200
  S. Rogers (MON)         186
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       182
  P. Niekro (ATL)         181
  J. Koosman (NY)         180
  S. Carlton (PHI)        176
  B. Greif (SD)           171
  J. Reuss (PIT)          167
  D. Roberts (HOU)        167

Runs:

  S. Rogers (MON)         100
  B. Bonham (CHI)          92
  B. Greif (SD)            86
  B. Hooton (CHI)          86
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        86
  D. Sutton (LA)           86
  B. Gibson (STL)          85
  J. Reuss (PIT)           83
  R. Jones (SD)            82
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         82

Home Runs:

  J. Lonborg (PHI)         18
  J. Reuss (PIT)           17
  D. Sutton (LA)           17
  B. Gibson (STL)          16
  T. Seaver (NY)           16
  T. Bradley (SF)          15
  D. Gullett (CIN)         15
  S. Carlton (PHI)         14
  J. Curtis (STL)          14
  A. Messersmith (LA)      14

Walks:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         96
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         84
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       83
  B. Gibson (STL)          75
  B. Bonham (CHI)          73
  R. Schueler (PHI)        73
  C. Morton (ATL)          68
  S. Renko (MON)           68
  D. Wilson (HOU)          68
  B. Greif (SD)            65

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        175
  A. Messersmith (LA)     159
  P. Niekro (ATL)         139
  T. Seaver (NY)          137
  D. Gullett (CIN)        126
  J. Koosman (NY)         126
  B. Bonham (CHI)         125
  J. Matlack (NY)         123
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)      114
  F. Norman (CIN)         112

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