Thursday August 7, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, August 7, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Pittsburgh      66  46  3.07  112  34  20  1007   922  388  343   53  385  549
Los Angeles     58  55  3.07  113  34  14  1019   876  381  348   75  297  631
Cincinnati      74  38  3.24  112  19  31  1017   980  395  366   72  345  477
San Diego       53  59  3.25  112  29  16  1025  1017  446  370   65  347  486
New York        58  53  3.33  111  32  21   999   933  423  370   64  392  640
St. Louis       57  54  3.58  111  23  26   987   988  461  392   65  386  541
Montreal        47  62  3.68  109  17  19   981   951  457  401   70  438  541
Philadelphia    62  50  3.71  112  28  19  1003   905  464  414   82  368  580
Atlanta         50  62  3.84  112  28  18  1000  1060  497  427   70  353  450
San Francisco   55  57  3.86  112  25  19   993   982  476  426   70  422  561
Houston         41  75  4.18  116  28  17  1033  1035  527  480   83  485  615
Chicago         52  62  4.37  114  20  23  1012  1074  564  492   88  393  590

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Randy Jones (SD)      15   6  1.85  25  24  12   0   6  195  153   50   40   11   29   63
Tom Seaver (NY)       15   7  2.12  25  25  13   0   3  204  152   55   48    7   59  161
A. Messersmith (LA)   13  11  2.18  31  29  14   1   4  239  183   64   58   19   64  165
Jerry Reuss (PIT)     12   7  2.33  21  21  11   0   4  162  149   45   42    5   58   90
Don Sutton (LA)       15   9  2.43  27  27  10   0   4  207  164   59   56   12   42  148
Phil Niekro (ATL)     11   9  2.66  27  25  11   0   1  196  194   70   58   17   50  110
Jim Barr (SF)          9   9  2.74  24  22   8   0   2  161  152   56   49   10   40   57
Bob Forsch (STL)      10   8  2.76  23  23   6   0   3  163  144   61   50   11   47   80
Steve Rogers (MON)     8   8  2.84  23  23   7   0   1  168  153   61   53    7   54   81
Woodie Fryman (MON)    7   6  2.97  20  18   7   1   3  118  105   45   39    7   46   80

 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
Phil Niekro           11   9  2.66  27  25  11   0   1  196  194   70   58   17   50  110
Tom House              5   4  2.98  41   0   0   9   0   60   53   23   20    2   28   25
Max Leon               1   1  3.22  39   1   0   6   0   67   68   37   24    3   24   40
Mike Beard             4   0  3.32  22   0   0   0   0   43   44   20   16    4   19   16
Carl Morton           13  12  3.43  26  26   9   0   1  189  194   78   72   10   57   54
Elias Sosa             0   2  3.79  26   0   0   2   0   36   40   16   15    1   15   18
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
Bruce Dal Canton       0   4  4.35   7   7   0   0   0   39   41   23   19    1   13   21
Roric Harrison         3   4  4.77  15   7   2   1   0   55   58   33   29    7   19   22
Mike Thompson          0   3  4.94  11   5   0   0   0   27   34   18   15    1   23   20
Gary Gentry            1   1  4.95   7   2   0   0   0   20   25   14   11    3    8   10
Ray Sadecki            2   2  5.03  15   5   0   0   0   48   55   31   27    3   12   15
Jamie Easterly         1   4  6.04  12   5   0   0   0   28   32   23   19    5   22   11
Blue Moon Odom         1   4  7.30   8   7   0   0   0   37   52   31   30    4   19   13

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Eddie Solomon          0   0  1.35   6   0   0   0   0    7    7    6    1    1    6    3
Paul Reuschel          1   1  3.27   7   0   0   1   0   11    8    4    4    0    6    4
Steve Stone            9   5  3.30  22  21   5   0   1  139  124   56   51    9   52   86
Rick Reuschel          8  12  3.41  26  26   5   0   0  174  171   81   66   13   47  125
Tom Dettore            4   3  3.59  21   3   0   0   0   53   44   23   21    4   17   25
Ray Burris             8   9  4.43  26  25   4   0   2  160  175   87   79   20   54   78
Geoff Zahn             2   7  4.45  16  10   0   1   0   63   67   37   31    2   26   21
Bill Bonham           10   8  4.52  26  26   6   0   2  157  166   90   79   11   75  115
Oscar Zamora           4   2  4.60  43   0   0  10   0   61   71   33   31   11   10   26
Bob Locker             0   1  4.96  22   0   0   0   0   33   38   21   18    3   16   14
Ken Frailing           2   5  5.29  38   0   0   1   0   49   57   34   29    6   25   35
Milt Wilcox            0   1  5.74  20   0   0   0   0   31   38   23   20    4   16   12
Darold Knowles         4   5  6.63  40   0   0  10   0   54   71   43   40    2   26   34
Burt Hooton            0   2  8.18   3   3   0   0   0   11   18   12   10    2    4    5
Ken Crosby             0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    3    0    5    1
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          4   1  1.78  48   0   0  11   0   66   63   15   13    0   18   35
Don Gullett            9   3  2.10  14  14   7   0   2  111   88   31   26    6   31   72
Clay Carroll           6   5  2.96  39   2   0   5   0   70   69   25   23    2   26   33
Pedro Borbon           7   3  3.00  48   0   0   4   0   87  103   34   29    6   16   22
Gary Nolan             9   6  3.18  22  22   5   0   1  147  139   52   52   12   21   58
Pat Darcy              8   5  3.33  17  14   1   0   0   84   87   32   31    3   38   31
Rawly Eastwick         1   2  3.43  35   0   0  11   0   60   54   23   23    6   20   45
Jack Billingham       12   5  3.72  23  23   4   0   0  152  149   65   63   14   51   52
Fred Norman            6   3  3.75  24  16   1   0   0  118  104   55   49   12   65   80
Tom Carroll            4   1  3.86   9   6   0   0   0   37   39   18   16    1   18    9
Clay Kirby             8   4  4.48  19  15   1   0   0   82   83   45   41   10   39   37

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Cosgrove          0   0  1.93  17   0   0   3   0   28   17    6    6    1   22   13
Wayne Granger          2   5  2.39  43   0   0   5   0   60   54   22   16    7   18   23
Jose Sosa              0   1  3.09   8   0   0   1   0   12   14    4    4    1    5    8
Ken Forsch             4   8  3.25  32   9   2   2   0  105  110   41   38    8   29   53
Jim Crawford           1   3  3.61  31   1   0   3   0   57   64   27   23    0   28   17
Joe Niekro             3   4  4.21  29   1   0   2   0   58   60   29   27    3   28   40
Dave Roberts           7  12  4.22  24  21   7   1   0  158  138   77   74   12   60   86
Larry Dierker          9  12  4.25  25  25   9   0   2  165  166   83   78   16   68   97
J.R. Richard           7   7  4.63  22  21   4   0   0  134  123   77   69    7   95  123
Doug Konieczny         5  11  4.73  25  24   3   0   1  141  155   81   74   13   70   76
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
Mike Stanton           0   0  6.75   3   0   0   0   0    5    6    4    4    0    9    4
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
Stan Wall              0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    1    1
Andy Messersmith      13  11  2.18  31  29  14   1   4  239  183   64   58   19   64  165
Don Sutton            15   9  2.43  27  27  10   0   4  207  164   59   56   12   42  148
Al Downing             2   0  2.88  18   5   0   1   0   59   44   25   19    4   19   30
Mike Marshall          6  11  3.23  45   0   0   9   0   84   77   35   30    6   27   50
Doug Rau               9   9  3.39  27  27   5   0   1  181  159   73   68   14   41  105
Burt Hooton            8   7  3.57  20  19   5   0   2  126  110   55   50   12   39   70
Rick Rhoden            1   1  3.98  18   4   0   0   0   52   58   25   23    3   19   22
Charlie Hough          1   4  4.39  20   0   0   1   0   27   22   13   13    1   23   17
Jim Brewer             3   1  5.18  21   0   0   2   0   33   44   20   19    2   12   21
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         1   0  2.14   6   2   1   0   1   21   15    5    5    1    9    9
Steve Rogers           8   8  2.84  23  23   7   0   1  168  153   61   53    7   54   81
Woodie Fryman          7   6  2.97  20  18   7   1   3  118  105   45   39    7   46   80
Dan Warthen            5   4  3.20  28   6   0   3   0   79   63   30   28    2   41   60
Dennis Blair           7  12  3.25  22  21   1   0   0  133  113   56   48    9   82   71
Dale Murray            5   6  3.60  37   0   0   6   0   60   72   33   24    0   20   19
Chuck Taylor           1   2  3.72  38   0   0   5   0   56   52   25   23    5   20   25
Don DeMola             4   5  3.80  42   0   0   1   0   71   60   31   30    7   28   47
Fred Scherman          2   3  3.86  20   7   0   0   0   54   65   27   23    3   28   33
Steve Renko            4   9  4.72  22  17   1   1   0  114  123   71   60   16   57   66
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  1.61  19   0   0   3   0   28   18    5    5    2    6    6
Bob Apodaca            1   2  1.81  27   0   0   9   0   50   40   12   10    3   12   27
Skip Lockwood          0   0  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    1    1    2    7
Tom Seaver            15   7  2.12  25  25  13   0   3  204  152   55   48    7   59  161
Hank Webb              4   4  3.27  18   7   1   0   0   72   62   31   26    5   43   23
Jon Matlack           13   8  3.28  24  23   7   0   3  162  163   74   59    9   47  112
Rick Baldwin           2   3  3.31  40   0   0   6   0   68   70   27   25    3   25   37
Jerry Koosman         10   9  3.62  24  24   9   0   3  167  172   78   67   13   73  114
George Stone           3   2  3.80   9   9   1   0   0   47   54   25   20    3   15   19
Harry Parker           2   3  4.41  18   1   0   2   0   35   37   17   17    2   19   22
Randy Tate             4  10  4.63  18  18   1   0   0  103   93   56   53    5   62   68
Tom Hall               4   3  5.19  25   4   0   1   0   52   52   32   30    9   26   40
Jerry Cram             0   1  5.40   4   0   0   0   0    5    7    3    3    2    2    2
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         2   3  2.05  33   0   0   0   0   61   49   19   14    6   22   32
Joe Hoerner            0   0  2.41  21   0   0   0   0   19   21    5    5    3    5   18
Tug McGraw             7   4  2.73  34   0   0   9   0   66   44   21   20    3   24   29
Gene Garber            8   6  3.35  47   0   0   8   0   78   68   31   29    9   20   45
Tom Underwood         11   8  3.48  23  23   7   0   2  155  147   65   60    9   54   81
Steve Carlton         10   8  3.54  25  25  11   0   3  173  147   81   68   16   73  116
Larry Christenson      6   3  3.55  17  14   3   1   1  101   85   41   40    9   26   58
Jim Lonborg            8   6  3.81  25  24   6   0   2  156  150   76   66   11   43   71
Dick Ruthven           1   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    8    6    4    4    0    3    4
Wayne Twitchell        5   9  4.83  25  19   0   0   0  110  108   70   59    9   65   75
Ron Schueler           4   3  5.75  30   6   1   0   0   67   71   44   43    5   30   49
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  1.31  13   0   0   1   0   21   16    6    3    0    3   12
Dave Giusti            5   3  2.07  42   0   0  12   0   65   54   20   15    0   28   22
Jerry Reuss           12   7  2.33  21  21  11   0   4  162  149   45   42    5   58   90
Larry Demery           5   3  2.77  34   3   0   4   0   75   53   24   23    6   28   44
Ken Brett              7   4  2.78  14  14   4   0   1   91   78   31   28    7   35   37
Sam McDowell           2   1  2.86  14   1   0   0   0   35   30   11   11    0   20   29
Jim Rooker             8   7  3.09  19  19   5   0   0  140  134   60   48   13   56   72
John Candelaria        5   2  3.14   9   9   4   0   1   66   56   23   23    4   17   58
Ramon Hernandez        6   2  3.50  33   0   0   3   0   46   51   18   18    0   24   31
Bruce Kison            9   8  3.53  22  22   5   0   0  145  121   67   57    7   64   73
Dock Ellis             7   7  3.59  19  19   5   0   2  120  129   55   48    7   33   60
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
Randy Jones           15   6  1.85  25  24  12   0   6  195  153   50   40   11   29   63
Alan Foster            3   1  2.42  17   4   1   0   0   45   41   14   12    1   21   20
Brent Strom            5   4  2.61  11   9   3   0   1   69   58   25   20    4   17   39
Danny Frisella         1   4  2.84  46   0   0   6   0   70   56   24   22    5   34   45
Bill Greif             3   3  2.98  46   0   0   8   0   54   48   29   18    3   29   35
Joe McIntosh           8  10  3.33  24  20   4   0   1  138  143   60   51    7   42   51
Jerry Johnson          1   0  3.38   5   3   0   0   0   21   20   12    8    2   15    5
Dave Tomlin            2   1  3.62  46   0   0   1   0   55   65   25   22    3   24   26
Dave Freisleben        5  11  3.92  24  22   4   0   1  140  148   75   61    8   65   59
Dan Spillner           4   9  3.99  28  16   3   1   0  126  139   65   56   12   36   74
Sonny Siebert          3   2  4.39   6   6   0   0   0   27   37   15   13    2   10   10
Rich Folkers           3   8  4.63  32   8   2   0   0   84  101   46   43    4   23   56
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
Dave Heaverlo          2   0  2.61  30   0   0   1   0   41   41   13   12    2   22   23
Jim Barr               9   9  2.74  24  22   8   0   2  161  152   56   49   10   40   57
Gary Lavelle           5   3  2.83  47   0   0   6   0   64   63   23   20    2   27   39
John Montefusco       10   5  3.03  23  22   7   0   3  152  134   54   51   10   59  123
Charlie Williams       4   2  3.46  41   2   0   2   0   81   77   33   31    2   55   38
Pete Falcone           8   7  3.80  22  21   2   0   1  130  111   59   55   10   69   83
Randy Moffitt          4   3  3.81  43   0   0   9   0   59   57   28   25    6   22   28
Ed Halicki             5   9  4.04  16  15   5   0   1  105  100   56   47    6   41   91
Mike Caldwell          5  12  5.19  27  19   3   1   0  132  161   86   76   13   33   42
Tom Bradley            2   2  5.91  10   5   0   0   0   35   48   27   23    4   16   11
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
Al Hrabosky            9   3  1.65  46   0   0  16   0   60   41   18   11    1   19   48
Mike Garman            2   4  2.17  46   0   0   9   0   54   49   19   13    2   31   32
Bob Forsch            10   8  2.76  23  23   6   0   3  163  144   61   50   11   47   80
Eric Rasmussen         1   2  2.96   4   4   1   0   1   27   27   13    9    2    8   19
Greg Terlecky          0   1  3.04  14   0   0   0   0   24   28    9    8    1   10    8
Ron Reed               6   4  3.06  13  13   4   0   1   97  102   41   33    2   18   54
Ray Sadecki            1   0  3.27   8   0   0   0   0   11   13    7    4    0    7    8
Ken Reynolds           0   1  3.38   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    1    1    0    4    0
John Curtis            8   8  3.70  22  16   4   0   0  122  126   59   50   12   48   53
Lynn McGlothen        11   8  3.86  23  23   5   0   2  161  159   72   69   12   68  105
Tommy Moore            0   0  3.86  10   0   0   0   0   19   15   10    8    2   12    6
Elias Sosa             0   3  3.95  14   1   0   0   0   27   22   14   12    3   14   15
John Denny             6   3  3.97  17  16   2   0   2   88  100   45   39    3   30   44
Bob Gibson             3   8  4.75  17  14   1   1   0  102  115   59   54    9   54   54
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 16.62  10   1   0   0   0    9   20   17   16    2    7    7

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Jones (SD)            15
  T. Seaver (NY)           15
  D. Sutton (LA)           15
  J. Matlack (NY)          13
  A. Messersmith (LA)      13
  C. Morton (ATL)          13
  J. Billingham (CIN)      12
  J. Reuss (PIT)           12
  L. McGlothen (STL)       11
  P. Niekro (ATL)          11

Losses:

  D. Blair (MON)           12
  M. Caldwell (SF)         12
  L. Dierker (HOU)         12
  C. Morton (ATL)          12
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        12
  D. Roberts (HOU)         12
  D. Freisleben (SD)       11
  D. Konieczny (HOU)       11
  M. Marshall (LA)         11
  A. Messersmith (LA)      11

Complete Games:

  A. Messersmith (LA)      14
  T. Seaver (NY)           13
  R. Jones (SD)            12
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  J. Reuss (PIT)           11
  D. Sutton (LA)           10
  L. Dierker (HOU)          9
  J. Koosman (NY)           9
  C. Morton (ATL)           9

Saves:

  A. Hrabosky (STL)        16
  D. Giusti (PIT)          12
  R. Eastwick (CIN)        11
  W. McEnaney (CIN)        11
  D. Knowles (CHI)         10
  O. Zamora (CHI)          10
  B. Apodaca (NY)           9
  M. Garman (STL)           9
  T. House (ATL)            9
  M. Marshall (LA)          9

Shutouts:

  R. Jones (SD)             6
  A. Messersmith (LA)       4
  J. Reuss (PIT)            4
  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  B. Forsch (STL)           3
  W. Fryman (MON)           3
  J. Koosman (NY)           3
  J. Matlack (NY)           3
  J. Montefusco (SF)        3

Innings Pitched:

  A. Messersmith (LA)   239.0
  D. Sutton (LA)        207.0
  T. Seaver (NY)        204.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)       196.0
  R. Jones (SD)         194.2
  C. Morton (ATL)       189.0
  D. Rau (LA)           180.2
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     174.1
  S. Carlton (PHI)      173.0
  R. Reed (STL)         171.2

Hits:

  R. Reed (STL)           195
  C. Morton (ATL)         194
  P. Niekro (ATL)         194
  A. Messersmith (LA)     183
  R. Burris (CHI)         175
  J. Koosman (NY)         172
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       171
  B. Bonham (CHI)         166
  L. Dierker (HOU)        166
  D. Sutton (LA)          164

Runs:

  B. Bonham (CHI)          90
  R. Burris (CHI)          87
  M. Caldwell (SF)         86
  L. Dierker (HOU)         83
  S. Carlton (PHI)         81
  D. Konieczny (HOU)       81
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        81
  R. Reed (STL)            80
  J. Koosman (NY)          78
  C. Morton (ATL)          78

Home Runs:

  R. Burris (CHI)          20
  A. Messersmith (LA)      19
  P. Niekro (ATL)          17
  S. Carlton (PHI)         16
  L. Dierker (HOU)         16
  S. Renko (MON)           16
  J. Billingham (CIN)      14
  B. Hooton (LA)           14
  D. Rau (LA)              14
  M. Caldwell (SF)         13

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         95
  D. Blair (MON)           82
  B. Bonham (CHI)          75
  S. Carlton (PHI)         73
  J. Koosman (NY)          73
  D. Konieczny (HOU)       70
  P. Falcone (SF)          69
  L. Dierker (HOU)         68
  L. McGlothen (STL)       68
  D. Freisleben (SD)       65

Strikeouts:

  A. Messersmith (LA)     165
  T. Seaver (NY)          161
  D. Sutton (LA)          148
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       125
  J. Montefusco (SF)      123
  J. Richard (HOU)        123
  S. Carlton (PHI)        116
  B. Bonham (CHI)         115
  J. Koosman (NY)         114
  J. Matlack (NY)         112

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