Wednesday August 28, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, August 28, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     82  47  3.01  129  28  20  1165  1021  452  390   84  360  745
Atlanta         72  58  3.08  130  34  20  1183  1090  458  405   78  406  612
Cincinnati      80  51  3.23  131  29  22  1190  1091  488  427   93  440  680
Houston         67  62  3.39  129  32  13  1155  1108  486  435   69  465  564
Pittsburgh      68  61  3.45  129  42  12  1165  1131  513  447   74  437  579
New York        56  71  3.53  127  32  11  1143  1134  516  449   82  385  709
St. Louis       67  63  3.55  130  29  16  1169  1136  513  461   81  503  636
Montreal        59  68  3.67  127  30  15  1128  1072  530  460   74  449  656
San Francisco   57  73  3.76  130  20  21  1150  1139  575  481   93  425  592
Philadelphia    64  66  3.88  130  39  14  1157  1116  559  499   94  539  694
Chicago         52  74  4.34  126  19  18  1142  1259  649  551  104  437  683
San Diego       50  80  4.71  130  19  15  1165  1275  681  609   99  572  666

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall (LA)    13   9  2.15  85   0   0  19   0  168  154   47   40    4   40  115
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   8  2.58  37  21   8   1   4  192  177   62   55   11   38   69
Tommy John (LA)       13   3  2.59  22  22   5   0   3  153  133   51   44    4   42   78
Jon Matlack (NY)      11  10  2.59  27  27  10   0   5  208  172   66   60    7   56  155
Lynn McGlothen (STL)  15   8  2.64  25  25   7   0   3  191  171   64   56   10   72  117
Phil Niekro (ATL)     14  11  2.70  32  30  11   1   4  230  203   78   69   14   66  153
Larry Dierker (HOU)    8   8  2.75  27  27   6   0   2  183  153   60   56   16   67  117
Ken Brett (PIT)       12   7  2.78  22  22  10   0   3  168  158   62   52    7   46   86

 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  2.03  46   0   0   9   0   84   59   23   19    4   24   59
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
Carl Morton           14   7  3.03  31  31   7   0   1  226  230   88   76    8   79   90
Ron Reed               8   8  3.05  22  22   4   0   1  145  133   54   49   10   32   61
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   9  3.20  36   0   0   7   0   65   65   27   23    5   13   29
Ken Frailing           5   8  3.78  40  16   1   0   0  114  134   59   48   11   34   63
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  4.09  31   6   0   2   0   73   71   40   33    7   34   32
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  4.94  41  17   2   1   0  144  175   93   79   13   44   80
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  2.96  30  29   9   0   3  204  170   77   67   17   73  146
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  3.15  58   0   0  13   0  111  113   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  4.29  18   1   0   1   0   36   40   19   17    4   12   10
Will McEnaney          2   1  4.66  19   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    1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    2    3    0    0    5    4
Mike Cosgrove          6   2  2.69  33   0   0   2   0   70   50   21   21    0   30   32
Larry Dierker          8   8  2.75  27  27   6   0   2  183  153   60   56   16   67  117
J.R. Richard           1   0  2.78   9   3   0   0   0   32   23   11   10    2   14   15
Jim York               2   1  2.96  18   0   0   1   0   24   29    8    8    0   11   11
Ken Forsch             5   5  2.97  55   0   0   5   0   73   68   26   24    3   22   32
Dave Roberts           9  10  2.99  27  26   8   1   2  175  181   64   58    5   53   57
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  4.23  48   0   0   4   0   55   59   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         13   9  2.15  85   0   0  19   0  168  154   47   40    4   40  115
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  3.67  32  32   8   0   4  216  196  100   88   20   63  133
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  0.98  15   0   0   0   0   28   20    5    3    1   10   13
Chuck Taylor           6   1  2.16  51   0   0  10   0   92   83   22   22    8   23   36
Don DeMola             1   0  2.65  23   1   0   0   0   54   42   17   16    5   19   43
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
John Montague          3   4  3.17  39   1   0   2   0   71   60   31   25    4   35   36
Tom Walker             2   4  3.49  27   5   0   2   0   70   77   32   27    4   17   54
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   1  1.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    6    1    1    1    0    1
Jon Matlack           11  10  2.59  27  27  10   0   5  208  172   66   60    7   56  155
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  3.42  51   0   0   2   0   68   79   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  3.08  31  31  15   0   1  231  196   91   79   15  110  192
Jim Lonborg           14  11  3.30  31  31  14   0   2  229  235   95   84   20   56   97
Frank Linzy            3   2  3.47  21   0   0   0   0   23   25   11    9    1    6   12
Ron Schueler           8  13  3.48  35  24   5   1   0  179  176   76   69   15   80   86
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  3.61  28  28  11   0   1  202  206   92   81   17   79   78
Dave Giusti            6   4  3.68  53   2   0   8   0   88   86   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  3.94  21   1   0   0   0   30   21   15   13    3   28   25
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
Mike Corkins           2   2  4.79  25   2   0   0   0   56   53   32   30    5   32   41
Larry Hardy            7   3  4.80  59   1   0   1   0   86  111   51   46    8   38   47
Bill Greif             6  16  4.87  34  29   5   0   1  177  196  105   96   11   79  104
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  9.19  13   0   0   0   0   16   24   16   16    1    9    8

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Barr              10   8  2.58  37  21   8   1   4  192  177   62   55   11   38   69
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        15   8  2.64  25  25   7   0   3  191  171   64   56   10   72  117
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

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League Leaders

Wins:

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

Losses:

  R. Jones (SD)            18
  S. Rogers (MON)          17
  B. Bonham (CHI)          16
  B. Greif (SD)            16
  R. Bryant (SF)           13
  E. McAnally (MON)        13
  R. Schueler (PHI)        13
  J. Curtis (STL)          12
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       12
  B. Gibson (STL)          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
  S. Carlton (PHI)      230.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)       229.2
  J. Lonborg (PHI)      229.0
  C. Morton (ATL)       226.0
  J. Koosman (NY)       216.0
  D. Sutton (LA)        215.2
  J. Matlack (NY)       208.1
  S. Rogers (MON)       204.0
  D. Gullett (CIN)      203.2

Hits:

  J. Lonborg (PHI)        235
  C. Morton (ATL)         230
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       220
  J. Koosman (NY)         212
  S. Rogers (MON)         211
  J. Reuss (PIT)          206
  P. Niekro (ATL)         203
  B. Bonham (CHI)         198
  S. Carlton (PHI)        196
  B. Greif (SD)           196

Runs:

  S. Rogers (MON)         114
  B. Bonham (CHI)         107
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       107
  B. Greif (SD)           105
  D. Sutton (LA)          100
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         95
  B. Gibson (STL)          94
  R. Jones (SD)            94
  B. Hooton (CHI)          93
  S. Renko (MON)           93

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        110
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       99
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         95
  B. Gibson (STL)          86
  B. Bonham (CHI)          84
  D. Freisleben (SD)       82
  R. Schueler (PHI)        80
  B. Greif (SD)            79
  C. Morton (ATL)          79
  J. Reuss (PIT)           79

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        192
  A. Messersmith (LA)     177
  J. Matlack (NY)         155
  P. Niekro (ATL)         153
  T. Seaver (NY)          152
  J. Koosman (NY)         149
  D. Gullett (CIN)        146
  B. Bonham (CHI)         143
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)      135
  D. Ruthven (PHI)        134


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