Friday May 16, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 16, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Pittsburgh      16  12  2.85   28  10   3   253   237   94   80   13   86  143
Los Angeles     23  13  2.98   36  15   4   335   285  123  111   19  104  225
San Diego       16  18  3.05   34   7   6   307   307  138  104   16  103  151
New York        14  14  3.35   28   8   5   247   236  101   92   13   94  159
Cincinnati      18  19  3.37   37  10   5   331   312  137  124   25  117  179
Philadelphia    18  14  3.45   32   8   6   284   255  123  109   22  108  149
Montreal        13  16  3.45   29   5   8   253   240  119   97   17  123  140
San Francisco   15  18  3.68   33   5   2   296   261  133  121   18  144  164
Chicago         20  11  3.69   31   7  11   273   275  128  112   21   78  163
St. Louis       13  17  3.85   30   3   6   269   260  142  115   15  119  149
Atlanta         19  19  3.93   38  13   5   334   369  177  146   29  109  162
Houston         12  26  4.11   38   7   7   330   319  176  151   22  181  204

 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   2  1.54  10  10   7   0   3   82   54   17   14    3   12   72
Joe McIntosh (SD)      4   2  1.65   7   7   2   0   0   55   39   13   10    2   12   25
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)        5   3  1.97   8   8   5   0   0   64   53   15   14    2   16   47
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  3.16  12   4   2   1   0   43   39   18   15    5   11   15
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
Buzz Capra             3   5  4.24   8   8   4   0   0   51   48   27   24    7   19   29
Gary Gentry            1   1  4.95   7   2   0   0   0   20   25   14   11    3    8   10
Mike Thompson          0   0  5.63   3   0   0   0   0    8    8    6    5    0   10    9
Mike Beard             0   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    0    2
Tom House              1   2  9.20  15   0   0   3   0   15   17   18   15    1    9    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
Oscar Zamora           2   0  2.29  11   0   0   4   0   20   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  3.10   9   0   0   0   0   20   22    8    7    2    6    9
Bob Locker             0   0  3.14   8   0   0   0   0   14   17    6    5    1    3   10
Ray Burris             4   2  3.86   7   7   1   0   0   40   43   21   17    6   10   20
Bill Bonham            3   3  4.56   8   8   3   0   1   47   55   28   24    2   21   33
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
Will McEnaney          0   0  1.76  13   0   0   2   0   15   12    4    3    0    6   12
Don Gullett            4   2  2.06   8   8   4   0   1   66   49   19   15    3   22   43
Clay Carroll           3   4  2.16  17   0   0   2   0   25   24    8    6    0   10   10
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   3  3.98   8   8   2   0   0   52   48   23   23    7   24   26
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
Wayne Granger          0   0  1.13  15   0   0   3   0   16   14    5    2    1    7    7
Jim Crawford           0   2  1.96  11   1   0   1   0   18   16    8    4    0   11    2
Mike Cosgrove          0   0  2.45   4   0   0   0   0    7    3    2    2    0    9    4
Fred Scherman          0   1  2.93  14   0   0   0   0   15   17    7    5    3    2   12
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
Doug Konieczny         1   5  4.11   8   8   1   0   0   50   54   26   23    3   21   29
Larry Dierker          4   4  4.36   9   9   2   0   1   54   50   28   26    2   32   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   2  1.54  10  10   7   0   3   82   54   17   14    3   12   72
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
Dennis Blair           2   4  2.72   7   6   1   0   0   43   34   17   13    3   33   22
Fred Scherman          0   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    1    1
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  3.78  10   0   0   3   0   17   13    7    7    0    4    7
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  1.35   6   0   0   2   0   13    9    2    2    0    4    4
Tom Seaver             5   3  1.97   8   8   5   0   0   64   53   15   14    2   16   47
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
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
Gene Garber            3   2  2.49  12   0   0   2   0   22   19    6    6    0   10   12
Tom Underwood          4   3  2.68   7   7   2   0   2   47   46   15   14    1   18   19
Tom Hilgendorf         0   0  3.00   8   0   0   0   0   15   11    5    5    2    7    5
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
Larry Christenson      0   0 11.25   1   1   0   0   0    4    7    5    5    1    1    3

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Giusti            2   0  0.52   9   0   0   3   0   17   14    1    1    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  3.00   6   6   2   0   0   42   33   20   14    4   17   21
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           4   2  1.65   7   7   2   0   0   55   39   13   10    2   12   25
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           3   0  1.78  16   0   0   0   0   25   23    5    5    0   10   15
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  3.43   6   6   2   0   1   39   32   15   15    3   19   30
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  1.61  16   0   0   5   0   22   15    4    4    1    8   20
Elias Sosa             0   2  2.42  12   0   0   0   0   22   15    8    6    1    9   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
Ray Sadecki            1   0  3.48   7   0   0   0   0   10   13    7    4    0    7    7
Tommy Moore            0   0  3.77   8   0   0   0   0   14   10    8    6    0    9    5
John Denny             2   2  4.33   7   7   0   0   0   27   36   19   13    1   11   11
Bob Gibson             1   3  5.01   7   7   0   0   0   47   50   28   26    5   25   23
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
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  S. Stone (CHI)            5
  R. Burris (CHI)           4
  L. Dierker (HOU)          4
  W. Fryman (MON)           4
  D. Gullett (CIN)          4

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  D. Sutton (LA)            7
  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
  C. Taylor (MON)           3

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:

  D. Sutton (LA)         81.2
  A. Messersmith (LA)    73.0
  D. Gullett (CIN)       65.2
  T. Seaver (NY)         64.0
  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
  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
  B. Bonham (CHI)          55
  J. Matlack (NY)          55
  D. Ellis (PIT)           54
  D. Konieczny (HOU)       54
  D. Sutton (LA)           54

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
  B. Bonham (CHI)          28
  L. Dierker (HOU)         28
  B. Gibson (STL)          28
  L. McGlothen (STL)       28

Home Runs:

  J. Billingham (CIN)       7
  B. Capra (ATL)            7
  R. Burris (CHI)           6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  T. Griffin (HOU)          6
  P. Niekro (ATL)           6
  W. Twitchell (PHI)        6
  B. Gibson (STL)           5
  R. Harrison (ATL)         5
  D. McNally (MON)          5

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         47
  D. Blair (MON)           33
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       32
  L. Dierker (HOU)         32
  T. Griffin (HOU)         26
  B. Gibson (STL)          25
  J. Koosman (NY)          25
  J. Billingham (CIN)      24
  D. McNally (MON)         23
  D. Gullett (CIN)         22

Strikeouts:

  D. Sutton (LA)           72
  A. Messersmith (LA)      53
  T. Seaver (NY)           47
  J. Richard (HOU)         44
  D. Gullett (CIN)         43
  P. Niekro (ATL)          39
  W. Fryman (MON)          38
  D. Rau (LA)              34
  B. Bonham (CHI)          33
  S. Carlton (PHI)         33

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