Friday August 8, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 8, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     59  55  3.06  114  34  14  1028   885  384  350   75  301  634
Pittsburgh      66  47  3.08  113  34  20  1015   929  393  347   53  391  550
Cincinnati      74  39  3.28  113  19  31  1026   993  403  374   72  350  480
San Diego       53  60  3.31  113  29  16  1033  1034  456  380   66  349  494
New York        58  54  3.34  112  32  21  1008   945  427  374   66  394  648
St. Louis       58  54  3.60  112  23  26   996   999  467  398   65  391  545
Philadelphia    63  50  3.69  113  28  19  1012   909  468  415   83  373  587
Montreal        48  62  3.71  110  17  19   990   960  464  408   71  442  551
Atlanta         51  63  3.79  114  29  18  1018  1074  500  428   70  357  457
San Francisco   55  58  3.87  113  25  19  1002   993  481  431   71  429  566
Houston         42  75  4.17  117  28  17  1042  1042  530  483   84  487  618
Chicago         53  63  4.32  116  20  24  1029  1089  566  494   88  398  598

 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
Steve Rogers (MON)     8   8  2.84  23  23   7   0   1  168  153   61   53    7   54   81
Bob Forsch (STL)      11   8  2.88  24  24   6   0   3  169  153   65   54   11   51   81
Woodie Fryman (MON)    8   6  2.92  21  18   7   1   3  120  105   45   39    7   47   82

 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
Carl Morton           14  12  3.27  27  27  10   0   2  198  199   78   72   10   59   59
Mike Beard             4   0  3.32  22   0   0   0   0   43   44   20   16    4   19   16
Bruce Dal Canton       0   5  3.69   8   8   0   0   0   46   46   25   19    1   14   23
Elias Sosa             0   2  3.82  27   0   0   2   0   38   44   17   16    1   16   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
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  2.84   8   0   0   1   0   13   10    4    4    0    7    4
Steve Stone            9   5  3.30  22  21   5   0   1  139  124   56   51    9   52   86
Tom Dettore            4   4  3.38  22   4   0   0   0   59   46   24   22    4   19   29
Rick Reuschel          8  12  3.41  26  26   5   0   0  174  171   81   66   13   47  125
Ray Burris             9   9  4.33  27  26   4   0   2  166  183   88   80   20   54   80
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  6.24  42   0   0  11   0   58   74   43   40    2   28   36
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  2.94  40   2   0   5   0   70   69   25   23    2   26   33
Gary Nolan             9   6  3.18  22  22   5   0   1  147  139   52   52   12   21   58
Pedro Borbon           7   4  3.29  49   0   0   4   0   88  107   37   32    6   18   22
Pat Darcy              8   5  3.33  17  14   1   0   0   84   87   32   31    3   38   31
Rawly Eastwick         1   2  3.45  36   0   0  11   0   63   58   24   24    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  4.19  10   7   0   0   0   43   44   22   20    1   21   12
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
Jim Crawford           2   3  3.15  32   1   0   3   0   66   68   27   23    0   29   20
Ken Forsch             4   8  3.25  32   9   2   2   0  105  110   41   38    8   29   53
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  4.90  26  25   3   0   1  141  158   84   77   14   71   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          7  11  3.12  46   0   0   9   0   87   81   35   30    6   28   50
Doug Rau               9   9  3.38  28  28   5   0   1  187  164   76   70   14   44  108
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          8   6  2.92  21  18   7   1   3  120  105   45   39    7   47   82
Dennis Blair           7  12  3.25  22  21   1   0   0  133  113   56   48    9   82   71
Dan Warthen            5   4  3.47  29   7   0   3   0   83   67   34   32    3   43   66
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
Dale Murray            5   6  3.88  38   0   0   6   0   63   77   36   27    0   21   21
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
Bob Apodaca            1   2  1.78  28   0   0   9   0   51   42   12   10    3   12   27
Skip Lockwood          0   0  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    1    1    2    7
Ken Sanders            0   1  2.10  20   0   0   3   0   30   22    7    7    2    6    6
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  4.54  19  19   1   0   0  109   99   58   55    7   64   76
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  2.71  35   0   0   9   0   66   44   21   20    3   24   29
Gene Garber            9   6  3.30  48   0   0   8   0   79   68   31   29    9   20   46
Tom Underwood         11   8  3.38  24  24   7   0   2  163  151   69   61   10   59   87
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   1  1.93  14   0   0   1   0   23   19    9    5    0    5   12
Dave Giusti            5   3  2.01  43   0   0  12   0   67   54   20   15    0   29   22
Jerry Reuss           12   7  2.33  21  21  11   0   4  162  149   45   42    5   58   90
Larry Demery           5   3  2.67  35   3   0   4   0   78   53   24   23    6   31   45
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  3.73  20  20   5   0   2  121  133   57   50    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  2.89  47   0   0   6   0   72   59   25   23    5   35   47
Bill Greif             3   3  2.98  46   0   0   8   0   54   48   29   18    3   29   35
Jerry Johnson          1   0  3.22   6   3   0   0   0   22   20   12    8    2   15    6
Joe McIntosh           8  10  3.33  24  20   4   0   1  138  143   60   51    7   42   51
Dave Tomlin            2   1  3.54  47   0   0   1   0   56   65   25   22    3   24   29
Dave Freisleben        5  11  3.92  24  22   4   0   1  140  148   75   61    8   65   59
Dan Spillner           4  10  4.27  29  17   3   1   0  126  145   69   60   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  4.95  33   8   2   0   0   87  109   51   48    5   24   58
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  3.38  42   2   0   2   0   83   77   33   31    2   57   39
Pete Falcone           8   7  3.89  23  22   2   0   1  134  117   62   58   11   71   86
Randy Moffitt          4   4  3.96  44   0   0   9   0   61   62   30   27    6   25   29
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  2.10  47   0   0   9   0   56   50   19   13    2   31   33
Bob Forsch            11   8  2.88  24  24   6   0   3  169  153   65   54   11   51   81
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
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
Ken Reynolds           0   1  5.79   3   0   0   0   0    5    2    3    3    0    5    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
  C. Morton (ATL)          14
  J. Matlack (NY)          13
  A. Messersmith (LA)      13
  J. Billingham (CIN)      12
  J. Reuss (PIT)           12
  B. Forsch (STL)          11
  L. McGlothen (STL)       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
  C. Morton (ATL)          10
  D. Sutton (LA)           10
  L. Dierker (HOU)          9
  J. Koosman (NY)           9

Saves:

  A. Hrabosky (STL)        16
  D. Giusti (PIT)          12
  R. Eastwick (CIN)        11
  D. Knowles (CHI)         11
  W. McEnaney (CIN)        11
  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
  C. Morton (ATL)       198.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)       196.0
  R. Jones (SD)         194.2
  D. Rau (LA)           186.2
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     174.1
  S. Carlton (PHI)      173.0
  R. Reed (STL)         171.2

Hits:

  C. Morton (ATL)         199
  R. Reed (STL)           195
  P. Niekro (ATL)         194
  R. Burris (CHI)         183
  A. Messersmith (LA)     183
  J. Koosman (NY)         172
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       171
  B. Bonham (CHI)         166
  L. Dierker (HOU)        166
  D. Rau (LA)             164

Runs:

  B. Bonham (CHI)          90
  R. Burris (CHI)          88
  M. Caldwell (SF)         86
  D. Konieczny (HOU)       84
  L. Dierker (HOU)         83
  S. Carlton (PHI)         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. Konieczny (HOU)       14
  D. Rau (LA)              14

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         95
  D. Blair (MON)           82
  B. Bonham (CHI)          75
  S. Carlton (PHI)         73
  J. Koosman (NY)          73
  P. Falcone (SF)          71
  D. Konieczny (HOU)       71
  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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