Thursday May 15, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 15, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Pittsburgh      15  12  2.88   27  10   3   244   230   92   78   13   83  140
Los Angeles     23  12  2.98   35  14   4   326   280  120  108   18  104  215
San Diego       15  18  3.08   33   6   6   298   301  136  102   16  102  150
Philadelphia    17  14  3.30   31   8   6   275   244  115  101   20  105  144
Cincinnati      18  18  3.34   36  10   5   323   303  133  120   24  114  176
New York        13  14  3.40   27   8   5   238   224   99   90   13   91  154
Montreal        12  16  3.58   28   5   7   244   232  117   97   17  116  133
Chicago         20  10  3.60   30   7  11   265   262  120  106   21   75  157
Atlanta         19  18  3.70   37  13   5   326   356  165  134   26  102  153
San Francisco   14  18  3.72   32   5   2   286   254  130  118   17  137  158
St. Louis       13  16  3.88   29   3   6   260   250  138  112   14  112  146
Houston         12  25  3.95   37   7   7   321   304  166  141   20  177  201

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Stone (CHI)      5   0  1.15   5   5   2   0   1   39   29    6    5    0    8   27
Don Sutton (LA)        7   1  1.36   9   9   6   0   3   73   49   14   11    2   12   62
Joe McIntosh (SD)      3   2  1.58   6   6   1   0   0   46   33   11    8    2   11   24
Jim Lonborg (PHI)      3   1  1.81   8   8   2   0   2   60   39   15   12    2   15   29
Woodie Fryman (MON)    4   0  1.81   7   6   3   0   3   45   31    9    9    2   14   38
Tom Seaver (NY)        4   3  1.89   7   7   5   0   0   57   42   13   12    2   14   43
Don Gullett (CIN)      4   2  2.06   8   8   4   0   1   66   49   19   15    3   22   43
Jerry Reuss (PIT)      3   2  2.06   6   6   3   0   2   44   41   13   10    1   15   28
Randy Jones (SD)       4   2  2.13   8   7   2   0   2   55   45   16   13    2    7   23
A. Messersmith (LA)    5   0  2.22   9   9   4   0   1   73   61   19   18    3   16   53

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jamie Easterly         0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    0    0    6    0
Pablo Torrealba        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Phil Niekro            3   3  2.74   8   8   3   0   0   62   72   24   19    6   15   39
Roric Harrison         2   2  2.88  11   4   2   1   0   41   35   16   13    5   10   13
Mike Thompson          0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    6    3    2    0    6    6
Buzz Capra             3   4  3.28   7   7   4   0   0   49   43   21   18    4   18   27
Carl Morton            5   3  3.70   8   8   3   0   1   58   67   28   24    5   15   15
Max Leon               0   0  3.72   7   0   0   1   0   10   13    8    4    1    3    5
Ron Reed               4   3  4.22   8   8   1   0   0   60   72   31   28    1   13   32
Gary Gentry            1   1  4.95   7   2   0   0   0   20   25   14   11    3    8   10
Tom House              1   2  9.88  14   0   0   3   0   14   17   18   15    1    8    6

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Stone            5   0  1.15   5   5   2   0   1   39   29    6    5    0    8   27
Darold Knowles         1   0  1.71  11   0   0   6   0   21   14    4    4    1    6   10
Bob Locker             0   0  2.38   7   0   0   0   0   11   13    4    3    1    2    7
Oscar Zamora           2   0  2.41  10   0   0   4   0   19   13    5    5    1    1    8
Geoff Zahn             0   0  3.00   3   1   0   1   0    9    7    3    3    1    4    3
Ken Frailing           2   1  3.38   8   0   0   0   0   19   20    8    7    2    6    8
Ray Burris             4   2  3.86   7   7   1   0   0   40   43   21   17    6   10   20
Bill Bonham            3   2  4.00   7   7   3   0   1   45   48   22   20    2   19   31
Milt Wilcox            0   0  5.40   9   0   0   0   0   15   16   10    9    2    8    8
Rick Reuschel          3   3  5.65   7   7   1   0   0   37   41   25   23    3    7   30
Burt Hooton            0   2  8.18   3   3   0   0   0   11   18   12   10    2    4    5

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Hall               0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    2    3
Clay Carroll           3   4  1.52  16   0   0   2   0   24   22    6    4    0    9    9
Will McEnaney          0   0  1.84  12   0   0   2   0   15   11    4    3    0    5   11
Don Gullett            4   2  2.06   8   8   4   0   1   66   49   19   15    3   22   43
Gary Nolan             1   3  3.12   7   7   2   0   0   52   48   18   18    3    9   19
Pat Darcy              1   2  3.48   5   3   0   0   0   21   26    9    8    2    6   10
Jack Billingham        3   2  4.11   7   7   2   0   0   46   42   21   21    6   23   25
Clay Kirby             2   3  4.60   7   5   1   0   0   29   30   18   15    4   12   18
Fred Norman            2   1  4.61   6   6   1   0   0   41   41   23   21    3   19   29
Pedro Borbon           2   1  4.76  17   0   0   1   0   28   32   15   15    3    7    9

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Scherman          0   1  0.87  13   0   0   0   0   10    8    3    1    2    2   11
Wayne Granger          0   0  1.13  15   0   0   3   0   16   14    5    2    1    7    7
Jim Crawford           0   2  2.12  10   1   0   1   0   17   16    8    4    0   10    2
Mike Cosgrove          0   0  2.45   4   0   0   0   0    7    3    2    2    0    9    4
Dave Roberts           2   3  3.27   6   5   2   0   0   41   36   16   15    2   13   20
Ken Forsch             1   2  3.32  12   1   0   2   0   22   21    9    8    1    6   16
Larry Dierker          4   3  3.53   8   8   2   0   1   51   44   22   20    1   29   27
Doug Konieczny         1   5  4.11   8   8   1   0   0   50   54   26   23    3   21   29
J.R. Richard           3   2  5.29   8   8   1   0   0   49   39   31   29    3   47   44
Joe Niekro             0   0  5.63   5   0   0   1   0    8    8    6    5    1    5    9
Tom Griffin            1   5  5.67   9   6   1   0   0   40   50   30   25    6   26   26
Jim York               0   2  6.75   8   0   0   0   0    9   11    8    7    0    2    6

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Downing             0   0  0.93   5   0   0   1   0   10   10    6    1    0    2    5
Don Sutton             7   1  1.36   9   9   6   0   3   73   49   14   11    2   12   62
Jim Brewer             2   1  2.20   9   0   0   1   0   16   16    5    4    0    5    9
Andy Messersmith       5   0  2.22   9   9   4   0   1   73   61   19   18    3   16   53
Burt Hooton            1   1  3.06   3   2   1   0   1   18   12    7    6    2    6   12
Doug Rau               5   2  3.39   9   9   3   0   1   61   49   23   23    5   17   34
Charlie Hough          0   3  4.20  10   0   0   1   0   15   10    7    7    1   10   11
Rick Rhoden            1   0  4.35   7   4   0   0   0   31   41   16   15    2   14   16
Mike Marshall          2   2  4.79   9   0   0   1   0   21   19   11   11    1   12   11
Geoff Zahn             0   1  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    3    3    0    5    1
Juan Marichal          0   1 13.50   2   2   0   0   0    6   11    9    9    2    5    1

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Montague          0   0  0.77   8   0   0   2   0   12   10    1    1    0    5    7
Woodie Fryman          4   0  1.81   7   6   3   0   3   45   31    9    9    2   14   38
Fred Scherman          0   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    1    1
Dennis Blair           1   4  3.38   6   5   1   0   0   35   26   15   13    3   27   16
Dale Murray            1   2  3.46  11   0   0   3   0   13   14   11    5    0    5    6
Steve Rogers           2   4  3.49   6   6   1   0   0   39   42   21   15    2   22   16
Chuck Taylor           0   0  3.94   9   0   0   2   0   16   13    7    7    0    3    6
Don DeMola             1   0  4.66   7   0   0   0   0   10    9    5    5    1    6    7
Dave McNally           3   4  4.89   8   8   0   0   0   53   60   33   29    5   23   26
Steve Renko            0   2  5.59   6   3   0   0   0   19   23   14   12    4   10   10

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mac Scarce             0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0
Tom Hall               0   0  1.04   6   0   0   1   0    9    5    1    1    1    0    5
Bob Apodaca            0   0  1.59   5   0   0   2   0   11    8    2    2    0    3    3
Tom Seaver             4   3  1.89   7   7   5   0   0   57   42   13   12    2   14   43
Randy Tate             1   2  3.70   4   4   0   0   0   24   22   11   10    1   13   14
Rick Baldwin           1   1  3.71  10   0   0   2   0   17   17    8    7    1    7   11
Harry Parker           1   1  3.75   7   0   0   0   0   12    9    5    5    1    7   10
Hank Webb              0   2  3.86   2   2   0   0   0   12    9    6    5    0    9    8
Jerry Koosman          3   1  4.28   7   7   3   0   1   48   50   23   23    3   25   32
Jon Matlack            3   3  4.50   7   7   0   0   0   44   55   27   22    2   12   27
Jerry Cram             0   1  6.75   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    3    3    2    1    1

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw             2   0  0.00   8   0   0   3   0   14    4    0    0    0    5    6
Tom Hilgendorf         0   0  1.42   7   0   0   0   0   13    9    2    2    1    5    4
Jim Lonborg            3   1  1.81   8   8   2   0   2   60   39   15   12    2   15   29
Joe Hoerner            0   0  1.93   7   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    1    0    2
Tom Underwood          4   3  2.68   7   7   2   0   2   47   46   15   14    1   18   19
Gene Garber            2   2  2.84  11   0   0   2   0   19   17    6    6    0   10   11
Steve Carlton          2   4  4.41   8   8   4   0   1   49   46   25   24    6   20   33
Wayne Twitchell        3   4  4.89   8   8   0   0   0   42   43   30   23    6   21   26
Cy Acosta              0   0  6.23   6   0   0   1   0    9    9    7    6    2    3    2
Ron Schueler           1   0  6.27  10   0   0   0   0   19   26   14   13    1    8   12

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Giusti            1   0  0.00   8   0   0   3   0   15   11    0    0    0    3    7
Ramon Hernandez        0   1  1.80   5   0   0   0   0    5    6    1    1    0    4    3
Larry Demery           1   0  1.88   8   0   0   0   0   14    9    4    3    1    3   12
Sam McDowell           1   1  2.04   7   0   0   0   0   18   11    4    4    0    9   15
Jerry Reuss            3   2  2.06   6   6   3   0   2   44   41   13   10    1   15   28
Ken Brett              2   2  2.96   4   4   2   0   0   27   24    9    9    2    8   16
Bruce Kison            3   1  3.34   5   5   2   0   0   35   29   19   13    4   14   18
Jim Rooker             2   2  3.77   4   4   2   0   0   29   28   14   12    2    9    9
Dock Ellis             2   2  3.97   7   7   1   0   1   45   54   22   20    2   14   24
Bob Moose              0   1  4.76   5   1   0   0   0   11   17    6    6    1    4    8

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe McIntosh           3   2  1.58   6   6   1   0   0   46   33   11    8    2   11   24
Randy Jones            4   2  2.13   8   7   2   0   2   55   45   16   13    2    7   23
Dave Tomlin            0   0  2.35  15   0   0   1   0   15   18    6    4    1    9    4
Alan Foster            1   1  2.37  10   1   0   0   0   19   18    6    5    1    9   11
Danny Frisella         0   0  2.84  13   0   0   1   0   19   14    6    6    0    9    9
Dan Spillner           2   4  3.35   7   7   2   0   0   46   43   21   17    2   14   27
Dave Freisleben        2   3  3.82   7   6   1   0   0   38   48   27   16    4   19   18
Bill Greif             0   1  4.15  15   0   0   4   0   17   19   15    8    1   10   10
Sonny Siebert          3   2  4.39   6   6   0   0   0   27   37   15   13    2   10   10
Rich Folkers           0   3  6.61  10   0   0   0   0   16   26   13   12    1    4   14

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tommy Toms             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    3    3
Dave Heaverlo          0   0  1.32   9   0   0   1   0   14   12    2    2    0    6    7
Gary Lavelle           2   0  1.54  15   0   0   0   0   23   21    4    4    0    9   14
Pete Falcone           3   2  2.45   6   6   1   0   1   44   29   13   12    2   20   28
Jim Barr               3   3  2.80   8   7   2   0   1   55   50   18   17    4   14   21
Tom Bradley            0   0  3.18   2   0   0   0   0    6    5    4    2    0    5    3
John Montefusco        2   2  3.73   5   5   2   0   1   31   27   13   13    2   13   25
Charlie Williams       0   2  3.80  11   1   0   0   0   24   23   12   10    0   15   11
Mike Caldwell          0   5  3.94   7   7   0   0   0   48   49   24   21    4   11   18
Randy Moffitt          3   0  4.20  12   0   0   1   0   15   13    7    7    1    9    8
John D'Acquisto        1   4 11.10   7   6   0   0   0   24   25   33   30    4   32   20

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Hrabosky            0   1  1.66  15   0   0   5   0   22   15    4    4    1    7   20
Elias Sosa             0   1  2.42  11   0   0   0   0   22   14    7    6    1    7   11
Mike Garman            1   2  2.50  14   0   0   1   0   18   15    7    5    1    9   11
John Curtis            2   1  2.91   6   2   0   0   0   22   20   13    7    0   13    6
Bob Forsch             3   3  3.48   7   7   2   0   1   44   40   20   17    2   15   25
Tommy Moore            0   0  3.77   8   0   0   0   0   14   10    8    6    0    9    5
Ray Sadecki            1   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0    9   12    7    4    0    7    6
John Denny             2   2  4.33   7   7   0   0   0   27   36   19   13    1   11   11
Bob Gibson             1   3  5.26   6   6   0   0   0   39   42   25   23    4   21   21
Lynn McGlothen         3   3  5.74   7   7   1   0   1   42   46   28   27    4   13   30

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League Leaders

Wins:

  D. Sutton (LA)            7
  A. Messersmith (LA)       5
  C. Morton (ATL)           5
  D. Rau (LA)               5
  S. Stone (CHI)            5
  R. Burris (CHI)           4
  L. Dierker (HOU)          4
  W. Fryman (MON)           4
  D. Gullett (CIN)          4
  R. Jones (SD)             4

Losses:

  M. Caldwell (SF)          5
  T. Griffin (HOU)          5
  D. Konieczny (HOU)        5
  D. Blair (MON)            4
  B. Capra (ATL)            4
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  C. Carroll (CIN)          4
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)        4
  D. McNally (MON)          4
  S. Rogers (MON)           4

Complete Games:

  D. Sutton (LA)            6
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  B. Capra (ATL)            4
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  D. Gullett (CIN)          4
  A. Messersmith (LA)       4
  B. Bonham (CHI)           3
  W. Fryman (MON)           3
  J. Koosman (NY)           3
  C. Morton (ATL)           3

Saves:

  D. Knowles (CHI)          6
  A. Hrabosky (STL)         5
  B. Greif (SD)             4
  O. Zamora (CHI)           4
  D. Giusti (PIT)           3
  W. Granger (HOU)          3
  T. House (ATL)            3
  T. McGraw (PHI)           3
  D. Murray (MON)           3
  B. Apodaca (NY)           2

Shutouts:

  W. Fryman (MON)           3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  R. Jones (SD)             2
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          2
  J. Reuss (PIT)            2
  T. Underwood (PHI)        2
  J. Barr (SF)              1
  B. Bonham (CHI)           1
  S. Carlton (PHI)          1
  L. Dierker (HOU)          1

Innings Pitched:

  A. Messersmith (LA)    73.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         72.2
  D. Gullett (CIN)       65.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)        62.1
  D. Rau (LA)            61.0
  J. Lonborg (PHI)       59.2
  R. Reed (ATL)          59.2
  C. Morton (ATL)        58.1
  T. Seaver (NY)         57.0
  R. Jones (SD)          55.0

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          72
  R. Reed (ATL)            72
  C. Morton (ATL)          67
  A. Messersmith (LA)      61
  D. McNally (MON)         60
  J. Matlack (NY)          55
  D. Ellis (PIT)           54
  D. Konieczny (HOU)       54
  J. Barr (SF)             50
  T. Griffin (HOU)         50

Runs:

  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       33
  D. McNally (MON)         33
  R. Reed (ATL)            31
  J. Richard (HOU)         31
  T. Griffin (HOU)         30
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       30
  L. McGlothen (STL)       28
  C. Morton (ATL)          28
  D. Freisleben (SD)       27
  J. Matlack (NY)          27

Home Runs:

  J. Billingham (CIN)       6
  R. Burris (CHI)           6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  T. Griffin (HOU)          6
  P. Niekro (ATL)           6
  W. Twitchell (PHI)        6
  R. Harrison (ATL)         5
  D. McNally (MON)          5
  C. Morton (ATL)           5
  D. Rau (LA)               5

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         47
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       32
  L. Dierker (HOU)         29
  D. Blair (MON)           27
  T. Griffin (HOU)         26
  J. Koosman (NY)          25
  J. Billingham (CIN)      23
  D. McNally (MON)         23
  D. Gullett (CIN)         22
  S. Rogers (MON)          22

Strikeouts:

  D. Sutton (LA)           62
  A. Messersmith (LA)      53
  J. Richard (HOU)         44
  D. Gullett (CIN)         43
  T. Seaver (NY)           43
  P. Niekro (ATL)          39
  W. Fryman (MON)          38
  D. Rau (LA)              34
  S. Carlton (PHI)         33
  J. Koosman (NY)          32

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