Saturday August 9, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, August 9, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     60  55  3.04  115  35  14  1037   888  384  350   75  303  639
Pittsburgh      66  48  3.10  114  34  20  1023   937  398  352   54  393  552
Cincinnati      75  39  3.25  114  19  32  1035  1003  404  374   72  351  483
New York        58  55  3.33  113  32  21  1017   952  429  376   66  398  652
San Diego       53  61  3.34  114  29  16  1041  1050  462  386   66  354  496
St. Louis       59  54  3.57  113  24  26  1005  1005  468  399   65  394  549
Philadelphia    64  50  3.69  114  28  19  1021   921  472  419   84  377  596
Montreal        48  63  3.75  111  17  19   998   971  473  416   71  452  555
Atlanta         51  64  3.81  115  29  18  1027  1089  508  435   72  359  460
San Francisco   55  59  3.92  114  25  19  1010  1005  492  440   72  434  569
Houston         43  75  4.14  118  29  17  1051  1047  530  483   84  489  622
Chicago         54  63  4.30  117  20  24  1038  1094  568  496   89  403  602

 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   8  2.30  22  22  11   0   4  168  153   46   43    5   59   92
Don Sutton (LA)       15   9  2.43  27  27  10   0   4  207  164   59   56   12   42  148
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
Phil Niekro (ATL)     11  10  2.85  28  26  11   0   1  202  205   77   64   19   51  111
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  10  2.85  28  26  11   0   1  202  205   77   64   19   51  111
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  3.38  23   0   0   0   0   45   47   21   17    4   20   18
Bruce Dal Canton       0   5  3.69   8   8   0   0   0   46   46   25   19    1   14   23
Elias Sosa             0   2  3.72  28   0   0   2   0   39   45   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  2.45   9   0   0   1   0   15   11    4    4    0    7    4
Steve Stone           10   5  3.27  23  22   5   0   1  146  128   58   53   10   57   90
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  2.78  41   2   0   6   0   74   73   25   23    2   26   34
Gary Nolan            10   6  3.07  23  23   5   0   1  152  145   53   52   12   22   60
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             4   4  3.65  30   2   1   2   1   67   65   29   27    3   30   44
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
Burt Hooton            9   7  3.33  21  20   6   0   3  135  113   55   50   12   41   75
Doug Rau               9   9  3.38  28  28   5   0   1  187  164   76   70   14   44  108
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  13  3.38  23  22   1   0   0  136  118   59   51    9   86   72
Dan Warthen            5   4  3.47  29   7   0   3   0   83   67   34   32    3   43   66
Chuck Taylor           1   2  3.72  39   0   0   5   0   56   54   25   23    5   20   25
Fred Scherman          2   3  3.75  21   7   0   0   0   58   68   29   24    3   30   34
Dale Murray            5   6  3.88  38   0   0   6   0   63   77   36   27    0   21   21
Don DeMola             4   5  4.25  43   0   0   1   0   72   61   35   34    7   32   49
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  1.74  29   0   0   9   0   52   43   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  10  3.56  25  25   9   0   3  175  178   80   69   13   77  118
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  2.94  36   0   0   9   0   67   47   23   22    4   25   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         11   8  3.48  26  26  11   0   3  181  156   83   70   16   76  125
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  1.88  15   0   0   1   0   24   19    9    5    0    5   12
Jerry Reuss           12   8  2.30  22  22  11   0   4  168  153   46   43    5   59   92
Dave Giusti            5   3  2.49  44   0   0  12   0   69   58   24   19    1   30   22
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
Jerry Johnson          1   0  3.22   6   3   0   0   0   22   20   12    8    2   15    6
Bill Greif             3   3  3.29  47   0   0   8   0   55   50   31   20    3   29   35
Joe McIntosh           8  10  3.33  24  20   4   0   1  138  143   60   51    7   42   51
Dave Tomlin            2   1  3.59  48   0   0   1   0   58   69   26   23    3   25   30
Dave Freisleben        5  12  3.95  25  23   4   0   1  146  158   78   64    8   69   60
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
Jim Barr               9   9  2.74  24  22   8   0   2  161  152   56   49   10   40   57
Dave Heaverlo          2   0  2.84  31   0   0   1   0   44   43   15   14    2   25   24
Gary Lavelle           5   3  3.08  48   0   0   6   0   64   65   25   22    3   27   39
John Montefusco       10   6  3.23  24  23   7   0   3  156  142   61   56   10   61  125
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        12   8  3.71  24  24   6   0   2  170  165   73   70   12   71  109
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
  L. McGlothen (STL)       12
  J. Reuss (PIT)           12
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11

Losses:

  D. Blair (MON)           13
  M. Caldwell (SF)         12
  L. Dierker (HOU)         12
  D. Freisleben (SD)       12
  C. Morton (ATL)          12
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        12
  D. Roberts (HOU)         12
  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
  B. Hooton (LA)            3
  J. Koosman (NY)           3
  J. Matlack (NY)           3

Innings Pitched:

  A. Messersmith (LA)   239.0
  D. Sutton (LA)        207.0
  T. Seaver (NY)        204.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)       202.0
  C. Morton (ATL)       198.0
  R. Jones (SD)         194.2
  D. Rau (LA)           186.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)      181.0
  J. Koosman (NY)       174.2
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     174.1

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         205
  C. Morton (ATL)         199
  R. Reed (STL)           195
  R. Burris (CHI)         183
  A. Messersmith (LA)     183
  J. Koosman (NY)         178
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       171
  B. Bonham (CHI)         166
  L. Dierker (HOU)        166
  L. McGlothen (STL)      165

Runs:

  B. Bonham (CHI)          90
  R. Burris (CHI)          88
  M. Caldwell (SF)         86
  D. Konieczny (HOU)       84
  S. Carlton (PHI)         83
  L. Dierker (HOU)         83
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        81
  J. Koosman (NY)          80
  R. Reed (STL)            80
  D. Freisleben (SD)       78

Home Runs:

  R. Burris (CHI)          20
  A. Messersmith (LA)      19
  P. Niekro (ATL)          19
  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)           86
  J. Koosman (NY)          77
  S. Carlton (PHI)         76
  B. Bonham (CHI)          75
  P. Falcone (SF)          71
  D. Konieczny (HOU)       71
  L. McGlothen (STL)       71
  D. Freisleben (SD)       69
  L. Dierker (HOU)         68

Strikeouts:

  A. Messersmith (LA)     165
  T. Seaver (NY)          161
  D. Sutton (LA)          148
  S. Carlton (PHI)        125
  J. Montefusco (SF)      125
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       125
  J. Richard (HOU)        123
  J. Koosman (NY)         118
  B. Bonham (CHI)         115
  J. Matlack (NY)         112

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