Saturday August 16, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, August 16, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     64  57  3.07  121  37  15  1091   934  407  372   78  325  668
Pittsburgh      67  54  3.19  121  34  21  1080  1000  430  383   60  414  581
Cincinnati      81  39  3.25  120  21  34  1089  1059  425  393   76  361  514
New York        62  58  3.37  120  33  22  1080  1011  459  405   72  425  693
San Diego       55  65  3.40  120  30  16  1093  1107  492  413   72  375  521
St. Louis       64  57  3.52  121  25  29  1077  1074  500  421   72  424  597
Philadelphia    65  55  3.78  120  28  20  1076   978  507  452   90  398  626
San Francisco   61  61  3.78  122  27  20  1084  1073  517  456   76  465  627
Atlanta         55  68  3.83  123  29  20  1099  1167  547  467   77  390  487
Montreal        50  68  3.85  118  18  19  1066  1045  517  456   76  487  597
Houston         46  79  4.07  125  31  18  1116  1112  553  505   86  517  654
Chicago         57  66  4.33  123  23  24  1089  1158  599  524   91  420  640

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Randy Jones (SD)      16   7  2.02  27  26  13   0   6  210  167   59   47   13   34   69
A. Messersmith (LA)   14  11  2.14  33  31  15   1   4  256  192   67   61   20   67  174
Tom Seaver (NY)       16   7  2.21  26  26  13   0   3  212  160   59   52    8   62  169
Jerry Reuss (PIT)     12   9  2.48  23  23  11   0   4  174  162   51   48    7   59   96
Jim Barr (SF)         11   9  2.57  26  24  10   0   2  179  169   59   51   10   42   60
Don Sutton (LA)       16  10  2.61  29  29  11   0   4  221  175   67   64   12   50  153
Bob Forsch (STL)      11   8  2.85  25  25   6   0   3  177  161   68   56   12   53   84
Phil Niekro (ATL)     12  10  2.94  29  27  11   0   1  208  216   81   68   21   54  113
Woodie Fryman (MON)    8   7  2.95  24  18   7   1   3  125  110   47   41    7   50   86
Gary Nolan (CIN)      11   6  2.98  24  24   5   0   1  160  149   54   53   13   22   62

 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           12  10  2.94  29  27  11   0   1  208  216   81   68   21   54  113
Tom House              7   4  3.01  46   0   0  10   0   69   61   26   23    2   32   28
Mike Beard             4   0  3.14  25   0   0   0   0   49   48   21   17    4   21   19
Carl Morton           15  12  3.46  29  29  10   0   2  211  223   87   81   12   61   62
Max Leon               1   1  3.52  41   1   0   6   0   69   70   40   27    3   26   41
Elias Sosa             0   2  3.56  31   0   0   2   0   43   48   18   17    2   18   20
Bruce Dal Canton       0   5  4.04   9   9   0   0   0   49   50   28   22    1   16   24
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
Mike Thompson          0   4  4.59  12   6   0   0   0   33   37   20   17    1   25   24
Ray Sadecki            2   2  4.64  18   5   0   1   0   54   60   36   28    3   15   17
Jamie Easterly         1   6  4.68  14   7   0   0   0   42   41   28   22    5   29   14
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
Blue Moon Odom         1   5  6.91   9   8   0   0   0   43   60   35   33    4   22   18

 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  2.70  10   0   0   1   0   17   15    5    5    0    8    6
Steve Stone           11   5  3.25  24  23   6   0   1  155  138   61   56   11   59   96
Rick Reuschel          9  13  3.33  28  28   6   0   0  189  189   88   70   13   52  137
Ray Burris             9   9  4.33  27  26   4   0   2  166  183   88   80   20   54   80
Tom Dettore            4   4  4.33  23   5   0   0   0   62   55   32   30    4   20   31
Bill Bonham           11   9  4.38  28  28   7   0   2  173  178   95   84   12   79  124
Geoff Zahn             2   7  4.45  16  10   0   1   0   63   67   37   31    2   26   21
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  5.72  39   0   0   1   0   50   59   37   32    6   26   37
Milt Wilcox            0   1  5.91  21   0   0   0   0   32   40   24   21    4   16   13
Darold Knowles         4   6  6.28  44   0   0  11   0   62   78   46   43    2   30   40
Ken Crosby             0   0  8.10   3   0   0   0   0    3    8    3    3    0    6    1
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          4   1  1.75  50   0   0  11   0   67   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            11   6  2.98  24  24   5   0   1  160  149   54   53   13   22   62
Rawly Eastwick         2   2  3.09  39   0   0  13   0   70   66   24   24    6   21   50
Pedro Borbon           7   4  3.39  50   0   0   4   0   90  110   39   34    6   20   22
Jack Billingham       14   5  3.61  25  25   5   0   0  170  166   71   68   14   54   64
Fred Norman            8   3  3.68  26  18   2   0   0  132  118   61   54   15   68   91
Pat Darcy              8   5  3.75  18  15   1   0   0   84   92   36   35    3   38   31
Tom Carroll            4   1  4.19  10   7   0   0   0   43   44   22   20    1   21   12
Clay Kirby             8   4  4.55  20  15   1   0   0   85   88   47   43   10   40   38

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Cosgrove          0   1  1.95  20   0   0   4   0   37   28    8    8    1   25   16
Wayne Granger          2   5  2.38  45   0   0   5   0   64   59   23   17    7   18   25
Jose Sosa              0   1  2.51  10   0   0   1   0   14   15    4    4    1    7   10
Ken Forsch             4   8  3.25  32   9   2   2   0  105  110   41   38    8   29   53
Jim Crawford           2   3  3.36  33   1   0   3   0   70   72   30   26    0   30   24
Joe Niekro             4   4  3.59  31   3   1   2   1   68   65   29   27    3   31   44
Larry Dierker         11  12  3.93  27  27  11   0   2  183  184   86   80   16   73  105
Dave Roberts           7  14  4.31  26  23   7   1   0  171  156   85   82   14   63   89
J.R. Richard           8   8  4.59  24  23   4   0   0  147  131   83   75    7  108  133
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  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    1    1    0    2    2
Andy Messersmith      14  11  2.14  33  31  15   1   4  256  192   67   61   20   67  174
Don Sutton            16  10  2.61  29  29  11   0   4  221  175   67   64   12   50  153
Al Downing             2   0  2.88  18   5   0   1   0   59   44   25   19    4   19   30
Mike Marshall          8  12  3.19  49   0   0  10   0   93   86   38   33    7   33   53
Burt Hooton           10   7  3.32  22  21   6   0   3  144  119   59   53   12   45   82
Doug Rau               9   9  3.48  29  29   5   0   1  189  171   79   73   15   45  109
Rick Rhoden            1   1  3.95  19   4   0   0   0   55   62   26   24    3   19   24
Charlie Hough          1   4  4.18  21   0   0   1   0   28   24   13   13    1   23   18
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   1  2.91   9   4   1   0   1   34   27   12   11    2   13   13
Woodie Fryman          8   7  2.95  24  18   7   1   3  125  110   47   41    7   50   86
Steve Rogers           9   9  3.09  25  25   8   0   1  181  168   70   62    8   64   94
Dan Warthen            5   4  3.39  30   8   0   3   0   93   70   37   35    4   51   73
Dale Murray            6   7  3.75  42   0   0   6   0   70   84   39   29    0   22   27
Dennis Blair           7  14  3.76  24  23   1   0   0  139  124   66   58   10   88   73
Fred Scherman          2   3  3.90  23   7   0   0   0   60   73   32   26    3   33   35
Chuck Taylor           1   2  4.07  41   0   0   5   0   60   59   30   27    6   20   26
Don DeMola             4   5  4.46  46   0   0   1   0   77   71   39   38    7   33   50
Steve Renko            4   9  4.56  23  18   1   1   0  120  129   72   61   16   60   70
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
Skip Lockwood          1   0  0.68   5   0   0   0   0   13   10    2    1    1    6   15
Bob Apodaca            1   2  1.66  32   0   0  10   0   54   45   12   10    3   12   29
Ken Sanders            0   1  2.10  21   0   0   3   0   30   22    7    7    2    6    6
Craig Swan             1   0  2.16   1   1   0   0   0    8    5    2    2    0    5    3
Tom Seaver            16   7  2.21  26  26  13   0   3  212  160   59   52    8   62  169
Jon Matlack           13   8  3.28  24  23   7   0   3  162  163   74   59    9   47  112
Rick Baldwin           2   3  3.34  43   0   0   6   0   73   72   29   27    4   26   40
Hank Webb              5   5  3.36  20   9   2   0   0   86   74   37   32    7   49   27
Jerry Koosman         10  11  3.75  26  26   9   0   3  180  187   86   75   14   80  122
George Stone           3   2  4.38  10  10   1   0   0   49   60   29   24    3   16   19
Harry Parker           2   3  4.41  18   1   0   2   0   35   37   17   17    2   19   22
Randy Tate             4  11  4.64  20  20   1   0   0  116  106   63   60    8   68   83
Tom Hall               4   3  5.03  27   4   0   1   0   54   54   33   30    9   26   42
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         3   3  1.87  36   0   0   0   0   67   52   19   14    6   25   35
Joe Hoerner            0   0  2.41  21   0   0   0   0   19   21    5    5    3    5   18
Tug McGraw             7   5  3.10  40   0   0  10   0   73   53   27   25    4   26   32
Gene Garber            9   7  3.52  51   0   0   8   0   84   74   35   33   11   21   53
Tom Underwood         11   8  3.54  25  25   7   0   2  165  157   73   65   10   61   89
Steve Carlton         11   9  3.58  27  27  11   0   3  186  163   88   74   17   77  127
Jim Lonborg            8   6  3.81  25  24   6   0   2  156  150   76   66   11   43   71
Larry Christenson      6   4  3.81  19  16   3   1   1  113   94   49   48   11   31   62
Wayne Twitchell        5   9  4.66  27  19   0   0   0  114  112   70   59    9   66   77
Ron Schueler           4   3  5.55  33   6   1   0   0   73   75   46   45    5   32   53
Cy Acosta              0   0  6.23   6   0   0   1   0    9    9    7    6    2    3    2
Dick Ruthven           1   1  6.35   3   3   0   0   0   17   18   12   12    1    8    7

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kent Tekulve           0   1  2.23  19   0   0   2   0   32   24   12    8    1    9   17
Jerry Reuss           12   9  2.48  23  23  11   0   4  174  162   51   48    7   59   96
Dave Giusti            5   3  2.52  46   0   0  12   0   71   60   25   20    2   30   24
Larry Demery           5   3  2.60  37   3   0   4   0   80   53   24   23    6   31   45
Sam McDowell           2   1  2.86  14   1   0   0   0   35   30   11   11    0   20   29
Ken Brett              7   5  2.88  15  14   4   0   1   97   86   34   31    7   35   38
John Candelaria        6   3  3.08  11  11   4   0   1   79   69   27   27    5   20   65
Ramon Hernandez        6   2  3.31  35   0   0   3   0   52   57   19   19    0   27   35
Bruce Kison            9   9  3.55  23  23   5   0   0  152  125   70   60    7   69   76
Jim Rooker             8   9  3.57  21  21   5   0   0  146  146   71   58   14   62   75
Dock Ellis             7   7  3.80  21  21   5   0   2  121  137   58   51    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           16   7  2.02  27  26  13   0   6  210  167   59   47   13   34   69
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  2.91  50   0   0   6   0   77   65   27   25    5   39   54
Joe McIntosh           8  11  3.41  26  22   4   0   1  148  154   65   56   10   44   57
Bill Greif             3   4  3.47  49   0   0   8   0   57   53   33   22    4   30   35
Dave Tomlin            2   1  3.50  50   0   0   1   0   62   72   28   24    3   26   34
Dave Freisleben        5  12  3.80  26  23   4   0   1  152  163   78   64    8   70   61
Jerry Johnson          1   1  4.33   8   4   0   0   0   27   28   17   13    2   18    6
Sonny Siebert          3   2  4.39   6   6   0   0   0   27   37   15   13    2   10   10
Dan Spillner           4  10  4.55  30  18   3   1   0  127  149   73   64   12   38   74
Rich Folkers           4   8  4.86  36   8   2   0   0   91  112   52   49    5   26   59
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              11   9  2.57  26  24  10   0   2  179  169   59   51   10   42   60
Dave Heaverlo          2   0  2.72  32   0   0   1   0   46   45   15   14    2   25   24
Gary Lavelle           5   3  2.83  51   0   0   7   0   70   68   25   22    3   30   47
John Montefusco       10   6  3.20  25  24   7   0   3  166  150   64   59   10   64  137
Charlie Williams       5   2  3.28  44   2   0   2   0   85   78   33   31    2   57   39
Ed Halicki             7   9  3.76  18  17   5   0   1  117  115   60   49    6   48  110
Randy Moffitt          4   4  3.78  46   0   0   9   0   64   62   30   27    6   28   32
Pete Falcone           8   8  3.79  25  24   2   0   1  147  128   68   62   12   80   94
Mike Caldwell          6  12  5.11  29  19   3   1   0  136  168   91   77   14   36   45
Tommy Toms             0   1  6.10   7   0   0   0   0   10   13    8    7    1    6    6
Tom Bradley            2   3  6.23  11   6   0   0   0   39   52   31   27    6   17   13
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           10   3  1.61  50   0   0  18   0   67   45   20   12    3   22   55
Mike Garman            3   4  1.99  49   0   0   9   0   59   51   19   13    2   34   35
Ron Reed               7   4  2.68  15  15   5   0   1  114  114   43   34    2   21   62
Eric Rasmussen         2   2  2.83   6   5   1   0   1   35   32   15   11    2   10   29
Bob Forsch            11   8  2.85  25  25   6   0   3  177  161   68   56   12   53   84
Greg Terlecky          0   1  3.04  14   0   0   0   0   24   28    9    8    1   10    8
Ray Sadecki            1   0  3.27   8   0   0   0   0   11   13    7    4    0    7    8
Ken Reynolds           0   1  3.52   5   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    0    6    2
John Curtis            8   9  3.68  24  18   4   0   0  127  134   66   52   13   54   54
John Denny             7   3  3.76  18  17   2   0   2   96  107   48   40    3   34   49
Tommy Moore            0   0  3.86  10   0   0   0   0   19   15   10    8    2   12    6
Lynn McGlothen        12   9  3.91  26  25   6   0   2  175  174   79   76   14   72  114
Elias Sosa             0   3  3.95  14   1   0   0   0   27   22   14   12    3   14   15
Bob Gibson             3   9  4.77  19  14   1   2   0  106  118   61   56    9   57   58
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
Harry Parker           0   0  8.44   3   0   0   0   0    5    8    5    5    1    2    3
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)            16
  T. Seaver (NY)           16
  D. Sutton (LA)           16
  C. Morton (ATL)          15
  J. Billingham (CIN)      14
  A. Messersmith (LA)      14
  J. Matlack (NY)          13
  L. McGlothen (STL)       12
  P. Niekro (ATL)          12
  J. Reuss (PIT)           12

Losses:

  D. Blair (MON)           14
  D. Roberts (HOU)         14
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        13
  M. Caldwell (SF)         12
  L. Dierker (HOU)         12
  D. Freisleben (SD)       12
  M. Marshall (LA)         12
  C. Morton (ATL)          12
  D. Konieczny (HOU)       11
  J. Koosman (NY)          11

Complete Games:

  A. Messersmith (LA)      15
  R. Jones (SD)            13
  T. Seaver (NY)           13
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  L. Dierker (HOU)         11
  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  J. Reuss (PIT)           11
  D. Sutton (LA)           11
  J. Barr (SF)             10
  C. Morton (ATL)          10

Saves:

  A. Hrabosky (STL)        18
  R. Eastwick (CIN)        13
  D. Giusti (PIT)          12
  D. Knowles (CHI)         11
  W. McEnaney (CIN)        11
  B. Apodaca (NY)          10
  T. House (ATL)           10
  M. Marshall (LA)         10
  T. McGraw (PHI)          10
  O. Zamora (CHI)          10

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)   256.0
  D. Sutton (LA)        220.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        212.0
  C. Morton (ATL)       211.0
  R. Jones (SD)         209.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)       208.1
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     189.1
  D. Rau (LA)           189.0
  R. Reed (STL)         188.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)      186.0

Hits:

  C. Morton (ATL)         223
  P. Niekro (ATL)         216
  R. Reed (STL)           207
  A. Messersmith (LA)     192
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       189
  J. Koosman (NY)         187
  L. Dierker (HOU)        184
  R. Burris (CHI)         183
  B. Bonham (CHI)         178
  D. Sutton (LA)          175

Runs:

  B. Bonham (CHI)          95
  M. Caldwell (SF)         91
  R. Burris (CHI)          88
  S. Carlton (PHI)         88
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        88
  C. Morton (ATL)          87
  L. Dierker (HOU)         86
  J. Koosman (NY)          86
  D. Roberts (HOU)         85
  D. Konieczny (HOU)       84

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          21
  R. Burris (CHI)          20
  A. Messersmith (LA)      20
  S. Carlton (PHI)         17
  L. Dierker (HOU)         16
  S. Renko (MON)           16
  F. Norman (CIN)          15
  D. Rau (LA)              15
  J. Billingham (CIN)      14
  M. Caldwell (SF)         14

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)        108
  D. Blair (MON)           88
  P. Falcone (SF)          80
  J. Koosman (NY)          80
  B. Bonham (CHI)          79
  S. Carlton (PHI)         77
  L. Dierker (HOU)         73
  L. McGlothen (STL)       72
  D. Konieczny (HOU)       71
  D. Freisleben (SD)       70

Strikeouts:

  A. Messersmith (LA)     174
  T. Seaver (NY)          169
  D. Sutton (LA)          153
  J. Montefusco (SF)      137
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       137
  J. Richard (HOU)        133
  S. Carlton (PHI)        127
  B. Bonham (CHI)         124
  J. Koosman (NY)         122
  L. McGlothen (STL)      114

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