Saturday July 5, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 5, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     46  38  3.07   84  28  10   759   649  284  259   51  230  464
San Diego       38  44  3.08   82  22  10   746   743  318  255   47  249  363
Pittsburgh      48  31  3.10   79  27  13   711   662  276  245   38  282  405
New York        40  37  3.22   77  22  13   695   635  287  249   40  278  447
Cincinnati      53  29  3.24   82  18  16   752   711  290  271   56  250  370
Philadelphia    46  36  3.51   82  19  14   739   652  328  288   56  255  431
St. Louis       38  41  3.59   79  17  19   697   691  331  278   48  281  373
Montreal        33  43  3.70   76  12  14   683   657  322  281   49  318  368
San Francisco   39  42  3.72   81  17  12   720   682  328  298   53  306  407
Atlanta         38  44  3.92   82  22  14   722   772  365  314   52  249  319
Houston         28  57  4.18   85  19  11   755   746  388  351   54  375  443
Chicago         39  44  4.23   83  15  16   728   769  401  342   62  269  442

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Randy Jones (SD)      11   5  1.77  18  17   8   0   4  137  107   34   27    8   22   49
Tom Seaver (NY)       12   4  1.85  18  18  10   0   2  146  106   36   30    6   40  120
A. Messersmith (LA)   12   5  2.03  23  21  12   1   4  177  136   43   40   11   49  122
Don Gullett (CIN)      9   3  2.10  14  14   7   0   2  111   88   31   26    6   31   72
Jerry Reuss (PIT)      9   6  2.31  16  16   8   0   4  121  110   34   31    2   45   71
Don Sutton (LA)       12   8  2.36  21  21   9   0   3  164  129   46   43    9   33  118
Phil Niekro (ATL)      9   6  2.52  20  18   8   0   1  143  138   48   40   13   33   87
Steve Rogers (MON)     5   6  2.58  15  15   4   0   1  108   93   39   31    5   34   52
Bob Forsch (STL)       8   7  2.61  18  18   5   0   2  128  111   47   37    9   42   62
Jim Barr (SF)          6   7  2.62  18  16   4   0   2  117  100   39   34    7   32   42

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pablo Torrealba        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Mike Beard             2   0  2.12  12   0   0   0   0   30   28   11    7    1   10   10
Phil Niekro            9   6  2.52  20  18   8   0   1  143  138   48   40   13   33   87
Elias Sosa             0   2  3.14  10   0   0   1   0   14   17    6    5    1    8   10
Carl Morton           10   8  3.69  19  19   6   0   1  137  145   60   56    7   39   31
Tom House              2   2  3.76  30   0   0   8   0   41   35   20   17    1   18   15
Max Leon               1   0  3.80  23   1   0   4   0   43   47   25   18    2   16   27
Ron Reed               4   5  4.22  10  10   1   0   0   75   93   39   35    1   16   40
Buzz Capra             4   7  4.25  12  12   5   0   0   78   77   41   37    8   28   35
Ray Sadecki            1   1  4.31   9   3   0   0   0   31   34   18   15    3    4    7
Roric Harrison         3   4  4.77  15   7   2   1   0   55   58   33   29    7   19   22
Gary Gentry            1   1  4.95   7   2   0   0   0   20   25   14   11    3    8   10
Mike Thompson          0   2  5.59   9   3   0   0   0   19   21   13   12    0   22   14
Jamie Easterly         1   2  6.30   9   3   0   0   0   20   23   18   14    2   18    6
Blue Moon Odom         0   4 10.13   4   4   0   0   0   16   31   19   18    3   10    5

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Eddie Solomon          0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    5    0    1    2    2
Steve Stone            6   3  2.93  15  14   3   0   1   95   86   35   31    3   31   57
Rick Reuschel          5   9  3.63  19  19   4   0   0  121  120   61   49    9   33   93
Ray Burris             7   6  3.90  20  19   3   0   2  122  128   58   53   15   42   69
Bill Bonham            8   6  3.98  19  19   5   0   2  118  118   61   52    8   54   93
Tom Dettore            2   1  4.03  12   1   0   0   0   22   19   12   10    2    7   10
Ken Frailing           2   4  4.33  25   0   0   1   0   35   41   22   17    4   13   19
Oscar Zamora           4   2  4.62  33   0   0   7   0   49   59   27   25    9    6   20
Milt Wilcox            0   0  4.67  11   0   0   0   0   17   18   10    9    2    8    8
Geoff Zahn             2   5  4.68  14   8   0   1   0   50   49   30   26    2   23   20
Bob Locker             0   1  4.96  22   0   0   0   0   33   38   21   18    3   16   14
Darold Knowles         3   4  7.02  31   0   0   7   0   42   56   36   33    2   22   26
Burt Hooton            0   2  8.18   3   3   0   0   0   11   18   12   10    2    4    5
Eddie Watt             0   1 13.50   6   0   0   0   0    6   14   11    9    0    8    6

 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          3   1  1.38  37   0   0   8   0   52   50   10    8    0   11   29
Don Gullett            9   3  2.10  14  14   7   0   2  111   88   31   26    6   31   72
Clay Carroll           5   4  2.86  28   2   0   3   0   50   51   18   16    2   18   25
Gary Nolan             7   5  2.90  17  17   5   0   1  121  102   39   39   10   16   48
Pedro Borbon           4   1  3.05  35   0   0   2   0   62   72   23   21    5   13   19
Pat Darcy              3   5  3.33  11   8   0   0   0   46   52   18   17    2   24   20
Jack Billingham       10   3  3.67  17  17   4   0   0  113  107   47   46   10   43   43
Tom Carroll            2   0  4.29   4   4   0   0   0   21   19   10   10    0   11    4
Fred Norman            4   3  4.52  19  11   1   0   0   86   80   46   43   11   47   59
Clay Kirby             5   3  4.53  13   9   1   0   0   54   54   30   27    6   21   25
Rawly Eastwick         1   1  4.81  18   0   0   3   0   34   34   18   18    4   13   23

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wayne Granger          1   2  2.44  31   0   0   5   0   44   38   15   12    4   17   15
Mike Cosgrove          0   0  2.87   9   0   0   0   0   16    8    5    5    1   16    6
Jim Crawford           0   2  2.89  26   1   0   2   0   47   50   19   15    0   22   11
Ken Forsch             2   6  3.44  26   5   0   2   0   68   73   28   26    4   20   36
Dave Roberts           4  10  4.08  17  15   4   0   0  115  101   55   52    7   48   56
Larry Dierker          7   9  4.26  18  18   7   0   2  118  114   59   56    9   53   74
Doug Konieczny         4   9  4.42  19  18   3   0   1  112  120   61   55    9   55   61
J.R. Richard           5   3  4.48  15  14   2   0   0   90   78   50   45    3   73   82
Joe Niekro             2   4  4.50  23   0   0   2   0   36   36   20   18    2   18   27
Fred Scherman          0   1  4.96  16   0   0   0   0   16   21   11    9    4    4   13
Tom Griffin            3   8  5.33  17  13   3   0   1   79   89   52   47   11   46   56
Jim York               0   2  6.75   8   0   0   0   0    9   11    8    7    0    2    6
Paul Siebert           0   1  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    4    7    5    4    0    1    0

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Andy Messersmith      12   5  2.03  23  21  12   1   4  177  136   43   40   11   49  122
Don Sutton            12   8  2.36  21  21   9   0   3  164  129   46   43    9   33  118
Al Downing             2   0  2.52  14   2   0   1   0   39   30   17   11    2   12   17
Mike Marshall          3   5  3.02  26   0   0   5   0   51   41   20   17    2   21   27
Rick Rhoden            1   0  3.09  13   4   0   0   0   44   44   16   15    2   17   18
Doug Rau               7   7  3.38  20  20   4   0   1  136  118   54   51   11   31   77
Burt Hooton            6   6  4.24  15  14   3   0   2   85   78   45   40    9   26   48
Charlie Hough          0   4  4.56  18   0   0   1   0   24   19   12   12    1   19   15
Jim Brewer             3   1  5.17  20   0   0   2   0   31   41   19   18    2   12   20
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
Don Carrithers         0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    0    0    0    2    4
Don DeMola             2   2  2.26  30   0   0   1   0   52   42   14   13    3   21   31
Steve Rogers           5   6  2.58  15  15   4   0   1  108   93   39   31    5   34   52
Fred Scherman          0   1  2.63   8   4   0   0   0   27   30   11    8    0   16   12
Dennis Blair           6   9  2.93  16  15   1   0   0   95   75   38   31    6   65   46
Woodie Fryman          6   6  3.08  16  15   6   0   3   99   89   39   34    6   38   67
Dan Warthen            4   2  3.59  21   1   0   3   0   43   38   17   17    0   24   30
Chuck Taylor           1   2  4.47  27   0   0   4   0   44   41   22   22    5   18   22
Steve Renko            4   6  5.02  16  11   1   1   0   75   79   46   42   11   38   45
Dale Murray            2   2  5.06  21   0   0   3   0   27   37   23   15    0    9    9
Dave McNally           3   6  5.24  12  12   0   0   0   77   88   50   45    8   36   36
John Montague          0   1  5.60  12   0   0   2   0   18   23   11   11    4    6    9
Don Stanhouse          0   0  8.31   4   3   0   0   0   13   19   12   12    1   11    5

 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
Ken Sanders            0   0  1.42   4   0   0   0   0    6    3    1    1    0    0    2
Bob Apodaca            1   1  1.51  22   0   0   7   0   36   25    7    6    1    7   15
Tom Seaver            12   4  1.85  18  18  10   0   2  146  106   36   30    6   40  120
George Stone           2   1  1.91   5   5   1   0   0   33   33   11    7    0   10   14
Rick Baldwin           1   3  3.14  29   0   0   4   0   49   49   19   17    2   21   28
Jon Matlack           10   5  3.32  18  17   4   0   2  117  119   52   43    7   35   80
Randy Tate             3   7  3.64  13  13   1   0   0   77   65   34   31    2   45   47
Jerry Koosman          7   6  3.74  17  17   6   0   3  118  120   56   49    7   53   80
Hank Webb              1   3  4.14  11   4   0   0   0   41   37   23   19    3   28   13
Harry Parker           2   3  4.34  15   1   0   1   0   29   29   14   14    2   16   18
Jerry Cram             0   1  5.40   4   0   0   0   0    5    7    3    3    2    2    2
Tom Hall               1   2  5.80  19   2   0   1   0   36   33   25   23    8   20   26
Nino Espinosa          0   1 18.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    8    6    6    0    1    2

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Hilgendorf         1   0  1.83  25   0   0   0   0   44   34   13    9    3   14   27
Tug McGraw             5   4  2.50  25   0   0   8   0   54   29   16   15    3   20   22
Joe Hoerner            0   0  2.70  16   0   0   0   0   13   15    4    4    3    3   11
Tom Underwood          9   5  3.02  17  17   5   0   2  116  104   44   39    7   36   62
Jim Lonborg            7   6  3.19  19  19   5   0   2  133  118   56   47    7   34   65
Gene Garber            7   4  3.38  34   0   0   4   0   56   51   23   21    7   16   34
Steve Carlton          7   6  3.42  18  18   8   0   2  121  102   52   46    9   47   77
Larry Christenson      3   1  3.93  11   8   0   1   0   53   50   23   23    4   13   33
Wayne Twitchell        4   9  4.77  18  17   0   0   0   94   93   61   50    7   54   62
Ron Schueler           3   1  5.52  21   3   1   0   0   46   47   29   28    4   15   36
Cy Acosta              0   0  6.23   6   0   0   1   0    9    9    7    6    2    3    2

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kent Tekulve           0   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    4    4    0    0    0    1    2
Larry Demery           4   2  2.00  22   2   0   2   0   54   35   13   12    4   17   32
Dave Giusti            3   3  2.08  28   0   0   7   0   43   42   15   10    0   18   17
Jerry Reuss            9   6  2.31  16  16   8   0   4  121  110   34   31    2   45   71
Ken Brett              4   2  2.83   8   8   4   0   1   54   48   17   17    5   19   24
Sam McDowell           2   1  2.86  14   1   0   0   0   35   30   11   11    0   20   29
John Candelaria        3   1  3.22   5   5   2   0   0   36   31   13   13    3    8   35
Jim Rooker             6   4  3.39  14  14   4   0   0  101   94   46   38   10   48   50
Ramon Hernandez        4   2  3.44  22   0   0   3   0   34   37   13   13    0   16   22
Bruce Kison            7   4  3.48  16  16   5   0   0  103   85   49   40    6   47   55
Dock Ellis             6   4  3.52  13  13   4   0   2   84   95   37   33    4   24   47
Bob Moose              0   2  5.88  17   4   0   0   0   41   51   28   27    4   19   21

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Brent Strom            3   2  1.22   6   5   3   0   1   44   29   11    6    2    9   26
Randy Jones           11   5  1.77  18  17   8   0   4  137  107   34   27    8   22   49
Dave Tomlin            1   1  2.36  35   0   0   1   0   42   44   14   11    2   19   19
Alan Foster            3   1  2.42  17   4   1   0   0   45   41   14   12    1   21   20
Joe McIntosh           6   6  3.03  16  15   4   0   1   98  102   42   33    3   26   38
Danny Frisella         1   4  3.17  33   0   0   4   0   54   42   20   19    4   23   30
Bill Greif             1   2  3.49  33   0   0   5   0   39   39   25   15    2   21   29
Rich Folkers           3   6  3.73  23   6   2   0   0   70   80   32   29    3   18   44
Dave Freisleben        3   8  3.90  17  16   2   0   0  102  114   56   44    8   49   44
Dan Spillner           3   7  4.36  17  13   2   0   0   87  100   49   42    9   29   51
Sonny Siebert          3   2  4.39   6   6   0   0   0   27   37   15   13    2   10   10
Larry Hardy            0   0 13.50   3   0   0   0   0    3    8    6    4    3    2    3

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Lavelle           4   3  2.37  35   0   0   3   0   49   48   15   13    1   21   30
Dave Heaverlo          1   0  2.57  19   0   0   1   0   28   28    8    8    2   13   14
Jim Barr               6   7  2.62  18  16   4   0   2  117  100   39   34    7   32   42
John Montefusco        6   3  2.72  16  15   5   0   3  109   94   34   33    6   40   87
Tom Bradley            1   1  3.50   4   2   0   0   0   18   17    9    7    2    8    6
Pete Falcone           6   6  3.72  15  15   2   0   1   92   79   41   38    9   49   62
Randy Moffitt          3   2  3.89  29   0   0   7   0   44   37   19   19    5   16   22
Charlie Williams       3   2  3.90  26   2   0   0   0   55   57   26   24    2   41   26
Ed Halicki             3   6  4.41  10   9   3   0   1   65   61   37   32    3   25   58
Mike Caldwell          5   7  4.43  17  16   3   1   0  108  123   59   53   11   23   34
Tommy Toms             0   1  6.10   7   0   0   0   0   10   13    8    7    1    6    6
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
Mike Garman            2   3  1.88  33   0   0   6   0   38   34   11    8    2   18   19
Al Hrabosky            3   2  1.88  32   0   0  13   0   38   27   13    8    1   12   32
Greg Terlecky          0   0  2.51   8   0   0   0   0   14   14    5    4    0    6    5
Bob Forsch             8   7  2.61  18  18   5   0   2  128  111   47   37    9   42   62
Ron Reed               4   3  2.84   7   7   3   0   1   51   57   20   16    1   10   30
Ray Sadecki            1   0  3.27   8   0   0   0   0   11   13    7    4    0    7    8
John Denny             3   3  3.58  10  10   1   0   1   50   59   26   20    1   16   23
Lynn McGlothen        10   5  3.66  17  17   5   0   2  120  114   52   49    7   48   81
Tommy Moore            0   0  3.86  10   0   0   0   0   19   15   10    8    2   12    6
John Curtis            5   7  3.90  17  12   2   0   0   88   90   46   38    9   33   37
Elias Sosa             0   3  3.95  14   1   0   0   0   27   22   14   12    3   14   15
Bob Gibson             2   7  5.02  14  13   1   0   0   90  100   55   50    8   52   44
Mike Barlow            0   0  5.40   7   0   0   0   0    7   11    5    4    0    2    2
Ryan Kurosaki          0   0  7.62   7   0   0   0   0   13   15   11   11    3    7    6
Ron Bryant             0   1 24.30   5   1   0   0   0    3    9    9    9    2    2    3

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League Leaders

Wins:

  A. Messersmith (LA)      12
  T. Seaver (NY)           12
  D. Sutton (LA)           12
  R. Jones (SD)            11
  J. Billingham (CIN)      10
  J. Matlack (NY)          10
  L. McGlothen (STL)       10
  C. Morton (ATL)          10
  D. Gullett (CIN)          9
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9

Losses:

  D. Roberts (HOU)         10
  D. Blair (MON)            9
  L. Dierker (HOU)          9
  D. Konieczny (HOU)        9
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         9
  W. Twitchell (PHI)        9
  D. Freisleben (SD)        8
  T. Griffin (HOU)          8
  B. Hooton (LA)            8
  C. Morton (ATL)           8

Complete Games:

  A. Messersmith (LA)      12
  T. Seaver (NY)           10
  D. Sutton (LA)            9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  R. Jones (SD)             8
  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  J. Reuss (PIT)            8
  L. Dierker (HOU)          7
  D. Gullett (CIN)          7
  W. Fryman (MON)           6

Saves:

  A. Hrabosky (STL)        13
  T. House (ATL)            8
  W. McEnaney (CIN)         8
  T. McGraw (PHI)           8
  B. Apodaca (NY)           7
  D. Giusti (PIT)           7
  D. Knowles (CHI)          7
  R. Moffitt (SF)           7
  O. Zamora (CHI)           7
  M. Garman (STL)           6

Shutouts:

  R. Jones (SD)             4
  A. Messersmith (LA)       4
  J. Reuss (PIT)            4
  W. Fryman (MON)           3
  J. Koosman (NY)           3
  J. Montefusco (SF)        3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  J. Barr (SF)              2
  B. Bonham (CHI)           2
  R. Burris (CHI)           2

Innings Pitched:

  A. Messersmith (LA)   177.0
  D. Sutton (LA)        164.0
  T. Seaver (NY)        146.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       143.0
  R. Jones (SD)         137.0
  C. Morton (ATL)       136.2
  D. Rau (LA)           135.2
  J. Lonborg (PHI)      132.2
  B. Forsch (STL)       127.2
  R. Reed (STL)         125.1

Hits:

  R. Reed (STL)           150
  C. Morton (ATL)         145
  P. Niekro (ATL)         138
  A. Messersmith (LA)     136
  D. Sutton (LA)          129
  R. Burris (CHI)         128
  M. Caldwell (SF)        123
  D. Konieczny (HOU)      120
  J. Koosman (NY)         120
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       120

Runs:

  B. Bonham (CHI)          61
  D. Konieczny (HOU)       61
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        61
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       61
  C. Morton (ATL)          60
  M. Caldwell (SF)         59
  L. Dierker (HOU)         59
  R. Reed (STL)            59
  R. Burris (CHI)          58
  B. Hooton (LA)           57

Home Runs:

  R. Burris (CHI)          15
  P. Niekro (ATL)          13
  M. Caldwell (SF)         11
  T. Griffin (HOU)         11
  B. Hooton (LA)           11
  A. Messersmith (LA)      11
  F. Norman (CIN)          11
  D. Rau (LA)              11
  S. Renko (MON)           11
  J. Billingham (CIN)      10

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         73
  D. Blair (MON)           65
  D. Konieczny (HOU)       55
  B. Bonham (CHI)          54
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       54
  L. Dierker (HOU)         53
  J. Koosman (NY)          53
  B. Gibson (STL)          52
  P. Falcone (SF)          49
  D. Freisleben (SD)       49

Strikeouts:

  A. Messersmith (LA)     122
  T. Seaver (NY)          120
  D. Sutton (LA)          118
  B. Bonham (CHI)          93
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        93
  J. Montefusco (SF)       87
  P. Niekro (ATL)          87
  J. Richard (HOU)         82
  L. McGlothen (STL)       81
  J. Koosman (NY)          80

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