Monday August 18, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, August 18, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     66  57  3.04  123  37  17  1109   945  411  375   79  333  676
Pittsburgh      67  55  3.18  122  34  21  1088  1006  433  385   60  416  584
Cincinnati      83  39  3.21  122  21  36  1107  1072  428  395   76  365  523
New York        63  59  3.34  122  33  23  1097  1017  463  407   72  433  707
San Diego       56  67  3.42  123  31  16  1118  1137  508  425   74  387  535
St. Louis       65  58  3.48  123  25  29  1095  1092  504  424   73  431  607
Philadelphia    67  55  3.76  122  28  21  1094   997  514  457   90  405  638
San Francisco   61  62  3.78  123  27  20  1092  1079  520  459   76  469  632
Montreal        51  70  3.83  121  18  20  1093  1074  528  465   77  500  615
Atlanta         55  70  3.88  125  29  20  1117  1198  561  481   80  393  499
Houston         47  80  4.10  127  32  18  1134  1136  564  516   86  525  670
Chicago         58  67  4.33  125  24  24  1107  1175  609  533   94  425  648

 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
Tom Seaver (NY)       17   7  2.13  27  27  13   0   3  219  163   59   52    8   66  175
A. Messersmith (LA)   14  11  2.14  33  31  15   1   4  256  192   67   61   20   67  174
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   9  2.81  26  26   6   0   3  183  169   70   57   12   55   88
Gary Nolan (CIN)      11   6  2.98  24  24   5   0   1  160  149   54   53   13   22   62
Woodie Fryman (MON)    8   8  2.98  25  19   7   1   3  130  118   51   43    7   52   90
Steve Rogers (MON)     9   9  3.09  25  25   8   0   1  181  168   70   62    8   64   94

 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
Tom House              7   4  3.01  46   0   0  10   0   69   61   26   23    2   32   28
Phil Niekro           12  11  3.10  30  28  11   0   1  215  225   87   74   24   55  115
Mike Beard             4   0  3.20  26   0   0   0   0   51   51   22   18    4   21   19
Carl Morton           15  12  3.46  29  29  10   0   2  211  223   87   81   12   61   62
Elias Sosa             0   2  3.50  32   0   0   2   0   44   49   18   17    2   18   22
Max Leon               1   1  3.80  42   1   0   6   0   71   76   43   30    3   27   43
Bruce Dal Canton       0   5  3.96  10   9   0   0   0   50   51   28   22    1   16   25
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            2   2  4.34  20   5   0   1   0   58   63   36   28    3   16   20
Mike Thompson          0   4  4.59  12   6   0   0   0   33   37   20   17    1   25   24
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   6  7.35  10   9   0   0   0   45   68   39   37    4   22   20

 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   6  3.26  25  24   6   0   1  163  144   64   59   13   59  102
Rick Reuschel          9  13  3.33  28  28   6   0   0  189  189   88   70   13   52  137
Tom Dettore            4   4  4.26  24   5   0   0   0   63   56   32   30    4   21   32
Bill Bonham           11   9  4.38  28  28   7   0   2  173  178   95   84   12   79  124
Ray Burris            10   9  4.41  28  27   5   0   2  175  193   95   86   21   58   81
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  1.72  52   0   0  11   0   68   67   16   13    0   18   35
Don Gullett           10   3  2.01  15  15   7   0   2  116   91   31   26    6   31   76
Clay Carroll           6   5  2.75  43   2   0   6   0   75   74   25   23    2   27   34
Gary Nolan            11   6  2.98  24  24   5   0   1  160  149   54   53   13   22   62
Rawly Eastwick         2   2  3.03  41   0   0  15   0   71   66   24   24    6   21   51
Pedro Borbon           7   4  3.40  51   0   0   4   0   93  112   40   35    6   20   22
Pat Darcy              9   5  3.55  19  16   1   0   0   91   95   37   36    3   41   35
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
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  2.85  46   0   0   5   0   66   63   27   21    7   19   26
Ken Forsch             4   8  3.25  32   9   2   2   0  105  110   41   38    8   29   53
Joe Niekro             4   4  3.59  31   3   1   2   1   68   65   29   27    3   31   44
Jose Sosa              0   1  3.60  11   0   0   1   0   15   18    6    6    1    8   11
Jim Crawford           2   4  3.65  34   2   0   3   0   74   81   34   30    0   30   26
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           9   8  4.33  25  24   5   0   1  156  137   83   75    7  112  142
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
Jim York               0   2  6.35   9   0   0   0   0   11   13    9    8    0    4    9
Mike Stanton           0   0  6.75   3   0   0   0   0    5    6    4    4    0    9    4
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  3.08  51   0   0  12   0   96   88   38   33    7   34   55
Burt Hooton           11   7  3.21  23  22   6   0   3  151  124   60   54   12   48   85
Doug Rau              10   9  3.44  30  30   5   0   1  196  175   82   75   16   49  112
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   8  2.98  25  19   7   1   3  130  118   51   43    7   52   90
Steve Rogers           9   9  3.09  25  25   8   0   1  181  168   70   62    8   64   94
Dan Warthen            6   4  3.21  31   9   0   3   0  101   77   38   36    4   55   82
Dennis Blair           7  14  3.76  24  23   1   0   0  139  124   66   58   10   88   73
Dale Murray            6   7  3.79  44   0   0   7   0   71   85   40   30    0   23   28
Fred Scherman          2   3  3.88  24   7   0   0   0   60   73   32   26    3   34   35
Chuck Taylor           1   2  3.94  42   0   0   5   0   62   61   30   27    6   21   26
Don DeMola             4   5  4.41  48   0   0   1   0   80   75   40   39    7   33   52
Steve Renko            4  10  4.59  24  19   1   1   0  127  136   76   65   17   64   72
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  0.59   6   0   0   0   0   15   10    2    1    1    6   19
Bob Apodaca            1   2  1.60  33   0   0  10   0   56   45   13   10    3   12   30
Ken Sanders            0   1  2.10  21   0   0   3   0   30   22    7    7    2    6    6
Tom Seaver            17   7  2.13  27  27  13   0   3  219  163   59   52    8   66  175
Craig Swan             1   0  2.16   1   1   0   0   0    8    5    2    2    0    5    3
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  3.72  27  26   9   1   3  182  188   86   75   14   80  123
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  12  4.64  21  21   1   0   0  120  108   66   62    8   72   85
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         4   3  1.74  37   0   0   0   0   72   54   19   14    6   26   37
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  3.44  52   0   0   9   0   86   76   36   33   11   22   54
Tom Underwood         12   8  3.55  26  26   7   0   2  172  165   76   68   10   64   95
Steve Carlton         11   9  3.60  28  28  11   0   3  190  170   91   76   17   79  130
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
Ken Brett              7   5  2.84  16  14   4   0   1   98   86   34   31    7   35   39
Sam McDowell           2   1  2.86  14   1   0   0   0   35   30   11   11    0   20   29
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  10  3.52  24  24   5   0   0  159  131   73   62    7   71   78
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  3.12  51   0   0   6   0   78   67   29   27    5   40   54
Joe McIntosh           8  11  3.41  26  22   4   0   1  148  154   65   56   10   44   57
Bill Greif             3   4  3.61  50   0   0   8   0   57   56   34   23    4   31   35
Dave Tomlin            2   2  3.66  52   0   0   1   0   64   75   32   26    3   27   34
Jerry Johnson          1   1  3.77   9   4   0   0   0   31   29   17   13    2   18    8
Dave Freisleben        5  13  4.04  27  24   4   0   1  154  171   84   69   10   70   62
Sonny Siebert          3   2  4.39   6   6   0   0   0   27   37   15   13    2   10   10
Dan Spillner           4  10  4.39  31  19   3   1   0  133  156   74   65   12   44   78
Rich Folkers           5   8  4.52  37   9   3   0   0  100  118   54   50    5   29   66
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   7  3.24  26  25   7   0   3  172  156   67   62   10   67  141
Charlie Williams       5   2  3.24  45   2   0   2   0   86   78   33   31    2   58   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  5.07  30  19   3   1   0  137  168   91   77   14   36   46
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  1.55  51   0   0  18   0   70   45   20   12    3   24   58
Mike Garman            3   4  1.93  50   0   0   9   0   61   52   19   13    2   34   35
Ron Reed               7   4  2.68  15  15   5   0   1  114  114   43   34    2   21   62
Bob Forsch            11   9  2.81  26  26   6   0   3  183  169   70   57   12   55   88
Eric Rasmussen         2   2  2.83   6   5   1   0   1   35   32   15   11    2   10   29
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 Denny             8   3  3.62  19  18   2   0   2  102  114   49   41    4   36   51
John Curtis            8   9  3.72  25  18   4   0   0  128  136   67   53   13   55   55
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:

  T. Seaver (NY)           17
  R. Jones (SD)            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
  D. Freisleben (SD)       13
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        13
  M. Caldwell (SF)         12
  L. Dierker (HOU)         12
  M. Marshall (LA)         12
  C. Morton (ATL)          12
  R. Tate (NY)             12
  D. Konieczny (HOU)       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)        15
  D. Giusti (PIT)          12
  M. Marshall (LA)         12
  D. Knowles (CHI)         11
  W. McEnaney (CIN)        11
  B. Apodaca (NY)          10
  T. House (ATL)           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)        219.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       214.2
  C. Morton (ATL)       211.0
  R. Jones (SD)         209.2
  D. Rau (LA)           196.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      190.0
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     189.1
  R. Reed (STL)         188.2

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         225
  C. Morton (ATL)         223
  R. Reed (STL)           207
  R. Burris (CHI)         193
  A. Messersmith (LA)     192
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       189
  J. Koosman (NY)         188
  L. Dierker (HOU)        184
  B. Bonham (CHI)         178
  D. Rau (LA)             175

Runs:

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

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          24
  R. Burris (CHI)          21
  A. Messersmith (LA)      20
  S. Carlton (PHI)         17
  S. Renko (MON)           17
  L. Dierker (HOU)         16
  D. Rau (LA)              16
  F. Norman (CIN)          15
  J. Billingham (CIN)      14
  M. Caldwell (SF)         14

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)        112
  D. Blair (MON)           88
  P. Falcone (SF)          80
  J. Koosman (NY)          80
  B. Bonham (CHI)          79
  S. Carlton (PHI)         79
  L. Dierker (HOU)         73
  L. McGlothen (STL)       72
  R. Tate (NY)             72
  B. Kison (PIT)           71

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          175
  A. Messersmith (LA)     174
  D. Sutton (LA)          153
  J. Richard (HOU)        142
  J. Montefusco (SF)      141
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       137
  S. Carlton (PHI)        130
  B. Bonham (CHI)         124
  J. Koosman (NY)         123
  P. Niekro (ATL)         115


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