Tuesday August 27, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 27, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     81  47  2.99  128  28  20  1156  1010  446  384   82  358  736
Atlanta         71  58  3.10  129  34  20  1174  1081  456  404   78  400  610
Cincinnati      79  51  3.23  130  29  21  1181  1082  485  424   92  437  676
Houston         66  62  3.40  128  32  12  1145  1099  484  433   68  460  561
Pittsburgh      67  61  3.48  128  42  12  1154  1117  512  446   74  433  577
New York        56  70  3.55  126  32  11  1133  1126  513  447   81  385  702
St. Louis       66  63  3.57  129  28  16  1160  1129  512  460   80  501  632
Montreal        59  67  3.67  126  30  15  1119  1060  526  456   74  446  650
San Francisco   57  72  3.78  129  19  21  1139  1131  572  478   93  421  589
Philadelphia    64  65  3.89  129  39  14  1148  1108  555  496   94  530  689
Chicago         52  73  4.33  125  19  18  1133  1247  642  545  104  433  679
San Diego       50  79  4.70  129  19  15  1156  1264  676  604   99  566  662

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall (LA)    12   9  2.17  84   0   0  19   0  166  151   47   40    4   40  114
Buzz Capra (ATL)      12   6  2.48  32  20   8   1   4  163  125   54   45   12   70  100
A. Messersmith (LA)   15   5  2.53  30  30  12   0   3  231  175   72   65   17   75  177
Jim Barr (SF)         10   7  2.59  36  20   7   1   4  181  169   59   52   11   34   66
Tommy John (LA)       13   3  2.59  22  22   5   0   3  153  133   51   44    4   42   78
Jon Matlack (NY)      11  10  2.65  26  26  10   0   5  200  167   64   59    7   56  148
Phil Niekro (ATL)     14  11  2.70  32  30  11   1   4  230  203   78   69   14   66  153
Lynn McGlothen (STL)  14   8  2.72  24  24   6   0   3  182  164   63   55    9   70  113
Ken Brett (PIT)       12   7  2.78  22  22  10   0   3  168  158   62   52    7   46   86
Larry Dierker (HOU)    8   8  2.82  26  26   6   0   2  175  149   59   55   15   64  115

 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              6   2  1.94  45   0   0   9   0   83   58   22   18    4   23   58
Buzz Capra            12   6  2.48  32  20   8   1   4  163  125   54   45   12   70  100
Max Leon               3   4  2.50  25   2   1   3   1   58   54   16   16    4    9   26
Lew Krausse            4   2  2.70  24   2   0   0   0   53   48   17   16    1   23   20
Phil Niekro           14  11  2.70  32  30  11   1   4  230  203   78   69   14   66  153
Ron Reed               8   8  3.05  22  22   4   0   1  145  133   54   49   10   32   61
Carl Morton           13   7  3.14  30  30   7   0   1  218  222   87   76    8   74   89
Jack Aker              0   1  3.78  17   0   0   0   0   17   17   11    7    3    9    7
Joe Niekro             2   2  4.15  21   2   0   0   0   35   32   17   16    5   17   26
Roric Harrison         6  11  4.71  20  20   3   0   0  126  148   70   66   12   49   46
Danny Frisella         3   4  4.78  35   0   0   6   0   38   31   22   20    4   22   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
Oscar Zamora           3   8  3.29  35   0   0   7   0   63   64   26   23    5   12   28
Ken Frailing           5   8  3.81  39  16   1   0   0  113  134   59   48   11   34   62
Bill Bonham           10  16  3.88  35  28   7   1   1  186  198  107   80    8   84  143
Horacio Pina           3   4  3.99  34   0   0   4   0   47   49   22   21    4   28   32
Jim Todd               3   2  4.18  30   6   0   2   0   71   68   40   33    7   33   31
Rick Reuschel         12  10  4.31  32  31   8   0   2  203  220  107   97   17   63  132
Steve Stone            6   4  4.37  30  17   1   0   0  126  139   71   61   15   57   63
Dave LaRoche           2   3  4.57  34   4   0   2   0   67   72   36   34    8   33   33
Herb Hutson            0   2  4.58  10   2   0   0   0   18   19   13    9    3    7   12
Tom Dettore            1   1  4.70   8   1   0   0   0   15   13    9    8    4    8   11
Burt Hooton            4  10  4.70  40  16   2   1   0  140  167   87   73   13   42   79
Ray Burris             3   3  5.57  36   3   0   1   0   65   73   44   40    5   19   35
Jim Kremmel            0   1  6.75  17   1   0   0   0   19   27   17   14    3   12   17
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
Clay Carroll          10   4  2.55  47   3   0   4   0   85   83   25   24    3   29   41
Don Gullett           15   8  2.92  29  28   9   0   3  197  163   74   64   16   70  143
Clay Kirby             9   7  2.97  28  27   5   0   1  182  160   71   60   11   73  121
Fred Norman           10  11  3.01  27  21   7   0   2  149  137   54   50    9   50  113
Tom Carroll            4   1  3.03  10  10   0   0   0   62   50   29   21    7   35   30
Pedro Borbon           8   6  3.16  57   0   0  13   0  111  112   43   39    7   25   40
Jack Billingham       16   8  3.31  28  27   7   0   3  177  176   74   65   13   57   83
Roger Nelson           4   4  3.38  14  12   1   1   0   85   67   36   32    7   35   42
Tom Hall               1   1  4.09  36   1   0   1   0   55   48   28   25    7   28   39
Dick Baney             1   0  4.54  17   1   0   0   0   34   39   19   17    4   12    9
Will McEnaney          1   1  4.74  18   0   0   2   0   19   19   13   10    2    8    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
Ramon de los Santos    0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    5    2    3    0    0    5    4
Mike Cosgrove          6   2  2.57  32   0   0   2   0   70   49   20   20    0   30   32
J.R. Richard           1   0  2.78   9   3   0   0   0   32   23   11   10    2   14   15
Larry Dierker          8   8  2.82  26  26   6   0   2  175  149   59   55   15   64  115
Ken Forsch             5   5  2.99  54   0   0   5   0   72   67   26   24    3   21   32
Dave Roberts           9  10  2.99  27  26   8   1   2  175  181   64   58    5   53   57
Jim York               2   1  3.00  17   0   0   0   0   24   29    8    8    0   10   10
Tom Griffin           12   7  3.35  28  28   7   0   2  175  163   78   65   11   74   95
Don Wilson             9  10  3.57  27  21   4   0   3  159  146   67   63   14   79   90
Claude Osteen          9   9  3.71  23  21   7   0   2  138  158   67   57    8   47   45
Fred Scherman          2   5  4.28  47   0   0   4   0   55   56   31   26    5   26   29
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
Geoff Zahn             2   3  1.93  16   5   0   0   0   47   48   17   10    1    7   22
Mike Marshall         12   9  2.17  84   0   0  19   0  166  151   47   40    4   40  114
Andy Messersmith      15   5  2.53  30  30  12   0   3  231  175   72   65   17   75  177
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
Eddie Solomon          0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    1    1    0
Doug Rau              12   6  3.10  28  27   3   0   1  163  151   63   56   15   52  103
Don Sutton            12   9  3.54  31  31   8   0   4  208  188   94   82   18   61  125
Charlie Hough          7   3  4.08  36   0   0   1   0   71   50   36   32    8   31   44
Al Downing             4   6  4.36  16  13   0   0   0   76   78   46   37    7   37   52
Greg Shanahan          0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    1    3    1
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  1.01  14   0   0   0   0   27   19    5    3    1   10   11
Chuck Taylor           6   1  2.20  50   0   0  10   0   90   81   22   22    8   22   36
Don DeMola             1   0  2.65  23   1   0   0   0   54   42   17   16    5   19   43
John Montague          3   3  2.79  38   1   0   2   0   71   58   28   22    4   34   36
Don Carrithers         3   1  2.87  15   1   0   1   0   38   38   13   12    3   10   22
Dennis Blair           7   6  3.07  16  16   4   0   1  108   77   44   37    5   54   60
Tom Walker             2   4  3.69  26   4   0   2   0   63   70   31   26    4   16   50
Steve Renko            9  12  3.93  30  28   7   0   1  188  178   93   82   10   74  114
Balor Moore            0   2  3.95   8   2   0   0   0   14   13    8    6    1   15   16
Mike Torrez           10   8  4.15  25  23   4   0   0  134  147   76   62    9   65   64
Ernie McAnally         6  13  4.26  23  20   5   0   2  127  122   69   60    9   54   78
Steve Rogers          12  17  4.63  30  30  10   0   1  204  211  114  105   15   69  118
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
Jerry Cram             0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    0    0    0    0    1
Jon Matlack           11  10  2.65  26  26  10   0   5  200  167   64   59    7   56  148
Jerry Koosman         13   8  3.29  28  28  11   0   0  216  212   90   79   12   64  149
Tom Seaver             7   8  3.38  25  25   8   0   3  181  161   73   68   17   58  152
Bob Miller             2   2  3.48  50   0   0   2   0   67   78   33   26    2   33   29
Ray Sadecki            5   7  3.76  29   5   1   0   1   69   72   36   29    4   27   31
Harry Parker           4  12  3.78  30  16   1   3   0  114  124   53   48    9   41   54
Jack Aker              2   1  3.96  21   0   0   2   0   36   33   18   16    4   13   15
Tug McGraw             5   7  4.22  33   1   0   2   0   60   71   29   28    9   21   41
Bob Apodaca            4   5  4.24  26   7   0   2   0   76   73   41   36    6   30   43
Craig Swan             1   3  4.45   7   5   0   0   0   30   28   19   15    1   21   10
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
Larry Christenson      0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    2    1
Pete Richert           2   1  2.21  20   0   0   0   0   20   14    6    5    0    4    9
Steve Carlton         14   9  3.10  30  30  15   0   1  224  190   88   77   15  102  187
Jim Lonborg           14  11  3.30  31  31  14   0   2  229  235   95   84   20   56   97
Ron Schueler           8  12  3.46  34  24   5   1   0  177  174   75   68   15   79   86
Frank Linzy            3   2  3.47  21   0   0   0   0   23   25   11    9    1    6   12
Eddie Watt             1   1  3.72  38   0   0   6   0   36   37   18   15    3   23   22
Dick Ruthven           6  11  3.77  29  29   3   0   0  179  147   83   75   11   95  134
Gene Garber            1   0  4.12  17   0   0   1   0   20   19   11    9    1   18   12
Wayne Twitchell        6   6  4.56  17  12   2   0   0   81   80   45   41    9   43   42
Jesus Hernaiz          2   2  4.66  25   0   0   1   0   39   47   24   20    6   23   16
Mike Wallace           1   0  5.40   8   0   0   0   0    8   12    6    5    0    2    1
Mac Scarce             3   8  5.43  46   0   0   5   0   53   57   33   32    3   28   37
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
Tom Underwood          0   0 162.0   1   0   0   0   0    0    4    6    6    1    2    1

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Juan Pizarro           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    2    0
Ramon Hernandez        1   1  1.99  44   0   0   1   0   50   49   11   11    2   15   23
Ken Brett             12   7  2.78  22  22  10   0   3  168  158   62   52    7   46   86
Jim Rooker             9  10  3.10  25  25  11   0   1  194  167   75   67    9   66   98
Dock Ellis            11   8  3.17  23  23   8   0   0  156  147   63   55   11   36   83
Bruce Kison            6   7  3.33  32  11   0   2   0   92   94   48   34    6   42   54
John Morlan            0   3  3.36  31   0   0   0   0   59   42   28   22    1   43   36
Larry Demery           5   4  3.61  13  12   2   0   0   77   73   33   31    9   39   49
Jerry Reuss           14   9  3.73  27  27  11   0   1  193  195   91   80   17   75   76
Dave Giusti            5   4  3.77  52   2   0   8   0   86   83   40   36    2   34   42
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
Dave Freisleben        9   8  3.38  26  24   6   0   2  165  155   71   62    9   82   99
Joe McIntosh           0   0  3.60   5   0   0   0   0   10   12    5    4    2    5    5
Dan Spillner           6   8  3.91  23  18   2   0   1  106  116   55   46   10   54   64
Bill Laxton            0   1  4.03  20   1   0   0   0   29   20   15   13    3   27   24
Randy Jones            7  18  4.34  31  29   3   1   1  174  183   94   84   11   58  107
Gary Ross              0   0  4.50   9   0   0   0   0   18   23   10    9    1    6   11
Vicente Romo           5   5  4.63  53   1   0   9   0   70   78   47   36    6   37   26
Bill Greif             6  15  4.79  33  28   5   0   1  171  188  100   91   11   74  102
Mike Corkins           2   2  4.79  25   2   0   0   0   56   53   32   30    5   32   41
Larry Hardy            7   3  4.81  58   1   0   1   0   86  111   51   46    8   38   47
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
Lowell Palmer          2   5  5.66  18   7   1   0   0   62   60   41   39    8   47   43
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
Mike Johnson           0   1  6.57  11   0   0   0   0   12   19   10    9    1    6    9
Rich Troedson          1   1  8.68  15   1   0   1   0   19   24   18   18    6    8   11
Rusty Gerhardt         1   1 10.29  12   0   0   0   0   14   22   16   16    1    9    7

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Barr              10   7  2.59  36  20   7   1   4  181  169   59   52   11   34   66
Charlie Williams       1   3  2.78  39   7   0   0   0  100   93   38   31    6   31   48
Mike Caldwell         12   3  3.01  25  21   5   0   2  143  137   63   48   11   43   60
Elias Sosa             9   5  3.03  56   0   0   5   0   89   80   44   30    6   41   43
Don McMahon            0   0  3.09   9   0   0   0   0   12   13    5    4    2    2    5
John Morris            0   0  3.48   7   0   0   0   0   10   11    4    4    1    2    5
John D'Acquisto        9  12  3.62  31  29   3   0   0  176  146   80   71   12   99  135
Ed Halicki             1   7  4.29  11   9   2   0   0   57   65   36   27    6   20   31
Randy Moffitt          4   6  4.45  53   1   0  14   0   89   90   45   44    6   28   46
Jim Willoughby         1   4  4.65  18   4   0   0   0   41   51   27   21    7    9   12
Tom Bradley            7  11  5.08  28  20   2   0   0  128  144   85   72   15   49   68
Steve Barber           0   1  5.27  13   0   0   1   0   14   13   12    8    0   12   13
Ron Bryant             3  13  5.93  34  18   0   0   0   99  115   73   65   10   50   57
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
Orlando Pena           5   2  2.60  42   0   0   1   0   45   45   15   13    0   20   23
Lynn McGlothen        14   8  2.72  24  24   6   0   3  182  164   63   55    9   70  113
Rich Folkers           5   1  2.75  45   0   0   2   0   72   49   23   22    3   31   42
Mike Garman            5   2  2.77  52   0   0   5   0   65   52   22   20    4   24   36
Al Hrabosky            6   1  3.10  52   0   0   6   0   61   53   22   21    2   32   45
Sonny Siebert          7   7  3.22  21  19   5   0   3  123  135   51   44    7   38   65
Bob Forsch             3   3  3.46  12   7   3   0   1   55   51   23   21    2   20   24
Alan Foster            7   9  3.73  25  23   5   0   1  150  152   73   62   14   58   74
John Curtis            7  12  4.06  26  22   3   1   2  151  163   73   68   14   63   69
Bob Gibson             7  12  4.19  26  26   6   0   1  187  186   94   87   21   86  107
Mike Thompson          0   3  5.63  19   4   0   0   0   38   37   24   24    1   35   25
Ray Bare               0   2  7.80   4   3   0   0   0   15   19   13   13    1    8    5
Claude Osteen          0   1 10.50   3   1   0   0   0    6   13    9    7    1    5    0

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".

















League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Billingham (CIN)      16
  D. Gullett (CIN)         15
  A. Messersmith (LA)      15
  S. Carlton (PHI)         14
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         14
  L. McGlothen (STL)       14
  P. Niekro (ATL)          14
  J. Reuss (PIT)           14
  T. John (LA)             13
  J. Koosman (NY)          13

Losses:

  R. Jones (SD)            18
  S. Rogers (MON)          17
  B. Bonham (CHI)          16
  B. Greif (SD)            15
  R. Bryant (SF)           13
  E. McAnally (MON)        13
  J. Curtis (STL)          12
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       12
  B. Gibson (STL)          12
  H. Parker (NY)           12

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         15
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         14
  A. Messersmith (LA)      12
  J. Koosman (NY)          11
  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  J. Reuss (PIT)           11
  J. Rooker (PIT)          11
  K. Brett (PIT)           10
  J. Matlack (NY)          10
  S. Rogers (MON)          10

Saves:

  M. Marshall (LA)         19
  R. Moffitt (SF)          14
  P. Borbon (CIN)          13
  C. Taylor (MON)          10
  T. House (ATL)            9
  V. Romo (SD)              9
  D. Giusti (PIT)           8
  O. Zamora (CHI)           7
  D. Frisella (ATL)         6
  A. Hrabosky (STL)         6

Shutouts:

  J. Matlack (NY)           5
  J. Barr (SF)              4
  B. Capra (ATL)            4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  J. Billingham (CIN)       3
  K. Brett (PIT)            3
  D. Gullett (CIN)          3
  T. John (LA)              3
  L. McGlothen (STL)        3

Innings Pitched:

  A. Messersmith (LA)   231.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       229.2
  J. Lonborg (PHI)      229.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      223.2
  C. Morton (ATL)       218.0
  J. Koosman (NY)       216.0
  D. Sutton (LA)        208.1
  S. Rogers (MON)       204.0
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     202.2
  J. Matlack (NY)       200.1

Hits:

  J. Lonborg (PHI)        235
  C. Morton (ATL)         222
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       220
  J. Koosman (NY)         212
  S. Rogers (MON)         211
  P. Niekro (ATL)         203
  B. Bonham (CHI)         198
  J. Reuss (PIT)          195
  S. Carlton (PHI)        190
  B. Greif (SD)           188

Runs:

  S. Rogers (MON)         114
  B. Bonham (CHI)         107
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       107
  B. Greif (SD)           100
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         95
  B. Gibson (STL)          94
  R. Jones (SD)            94
  D. Sutton (LA)           94
  S. Renko (MON)           93
  J. Reuss (PIT)           91

Home Runs:

  B. Gibson (STL)          21
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         20
  D. Sutton (LA)           18
  A. Messersmith (LA)      17
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        17
  J. Reuss (PIT)           17
  T. Seaver (NY)           17
  D. Gullett (CIN)         16
  T. Bradley (SF)          15
  S. Carlton (PHI)         15

Walks:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        102
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       99
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         95
  B. Gibson (STL)          86
  B. Bonham (CHI)          84
  D. Freisleben (SD)       82
  R. Schueler (PHI)        79
  D. Wilson (HOU)          79
  A. Messersmith (LA)      75
  J. Reuss (PIT)           75

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        187
  A. Messersmith (LA)     177
  P. Niekro (ATL)         153
  T. Seaver (NY)          152
  J. Koosman (NY)         149
  J. Matlack (NY)         148
  B. Bonham (CHI)         143
  D. Gullett (CIN)        143
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)      135
  D. Ruthven (PHI)        134


Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us   •   Status Report