Wednesday August 20, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, August 20, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     67  57  3.03  124  37  17  1118   947  412  376   79  336  683
Pittsburgh      69  55  3.14  124  35  22  1106  1012  434  386   60  422  594
Cincinnati      83  41  3.21  124  21  36  1123  1093  434  401   78  368  527
New York        64  60  3.35  124  33  24  1115  1034  471  415   75  439  721
San Diego       57  68  3.42  125  31  17  1135  1147  519  431   75  400  538
St. Louis       67  58  3.44  125  27  29  1113  1100  505  425   73  433  620
Philadelphia    68  56  3.76  124  28  22  1112  1009  521  464   91  413  643
San Francisco   61  64  3.78  125  27  20  1108  1095  527  466   78  471  638
Montreal        52  71  3.83  123  19  20  1111  1096  536  473   78  508  625
Atlanta         56  71  3.87  127  29  20  1135  1220  569  488   80  398  507
Houston         48  81  4.10  129  32  18  1153  1155  574  525   89  530  676
Chicago         58  68  4.31  126  24  24  1116  1180  611  534   94  428  654

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Randy Jones (SD)      16   7  2.10  28  27  13   0   6  215  173   64   50   13   38   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)     13   9  2.36  24  24  12   0   5  183  165   51   48    7   61  102
Don Sutton (LA)       16  10  2.58  30  30  11   0   4  227  176   68   65   12   52  157
Jim Barr (SF)         11  10  2.67  27  25  10   0   2  186  179   63   55   12   43   61
Bob Forsch (STL)      11   9  2.81  26  26   6   0   3  183  169   70   57   12   55   88
Steve Rogers (MON)    10   9  2.94  26  26   9   0   2  190  178   70   62    8   66  102
Gary Nolan (CIN)      11   7  2.96  25  25   5   0   1  167  161   56   55   13   23   62
Phil Niekro (ATL)     12  11  3.10  30  28  11   0   1  215  225   87   74   24   55  115

 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  2.97  47   0   0  10   0   70   62   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
Elias Sosa             0   2  3.40  33   0   0   2   0   45   49   18   17    2   18   22
Max Leon               2   1  3.49  43   1   0   6   0   77   80   43   30    3   29   46
Carl Morton           15  13  3.51  30  30  10   0   2  218  232   91   85   12   62   64
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  21   5   0   1   0   58   65   36   28    3   16   20
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
Mike Thompson          0   4  5.00  13   7   0   0   0   36   43   24   20    1   27   27
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
Bill Bonham           11  10  4.23  29  29   7   0   2  181  183   97   85   12   82  129
Tom Dettore            4   4  4.26  24   5   0   0   0   63   56   32   30    4   21   32
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  6.18  45   0   0  11   0   63   78   46   43    2   30   41
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  1.83  53   0   0  11   0   69   68   17   14    1   19   36
Don Gullett           10   3  2.01  15  15   7   0   2  116   91   31   26    6   31   76
Clay Carroll           6   5  2.71  44   2   0   6   0   76   74   25   23    2   28   34
Gary Nolan            11   7  2.96  25  25   5   0   1  167  161   56   55   13   23   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   4  3.69  27  19   2   0   0  139  126   64   57   16   68   94
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  2.54  22   0   0   4   0   39   33   11   11    1   25   18
Wayne Granger          2   5  2.79  48   0   0   5   0   68   65   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
Jim Crawford           3   4  3.60  35   2   0   3   0   75   81   34   30    0   30   26
Jose Sosa              0   1  3.71  13   0   0   1   0   17   20    7    7    1    8   12
Larry Dierker         11  13  3.95  28  28  11   0   2  189  189   89   83   18   76  105
Dave Roberts           7  14  4.25  27  24   7   1   0  178  161   88   84   15   65   92
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  2.58  30  30  11   0   4  227  176   68   65   12   52  157
Al Downing             2   0  2.88  18   5   0   1   0   59   44   25   19    4   19   30
Mike Marshall          9  12  2.99  52   0   0  12   0   99   89   38   33    7   35   58
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
Steve Rogers          10   9  2.94  26  26   9   0   2  190  178   70   62    8   66  102
Woodie Fryman          8   9  3.16  26  19   7   1   3  131  120   54   46    7   54   90
Dan Warthen            6   4  3.21  31   9   0   3   0  101   77   38   36    4   55   82
Don Carrithers         1   1  3.69  10   5   1   0   1   39   34   17   16    3   16   14
Dale Murray            6   7  3.75  45   0   0   7   0   72   87   40   30    0   23   28
Dennis Blair           7  14  3.76  24  23   1   0   0  139  124   66   58   10   88   73
Fred Scherman          2   3  3.79  25   7   0   0   0   62   74   32   26    3   35   35
Chuck Taylor           1   2  3.94  42   0   0   5   0   62   61   30   27    6   21   26
Don DeMola             4   5  4.35  49   0   0   1   0   81   75   40   39    7   33   53
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  1.06   8   0   0   0   0   17   13    3    2    1    9   22
Bob Apodaca            1   2  1.59  34   0   0  10   0   57   45   13   10    3   12   31
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           14   8  3.27  25  24   7   0   3  171  171   77   62   11   47  119
Rick Baldwin           2   4  3.42  44   0   0   6   0   74   74   30   28    4   26   40
Hank Webb              5   5  3.44  21  10   2   0   0   92   78   40   35    8   52   30
Jerry Koosman         10  11  3.71  28  26   9   2   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  3.09  41   0   0  11   0   76   55   28   26    4   28   33
Tom Underwood         12   8  3.55  26  26   7   0   2  172  165   76   68   10   64   95
Gene Garber            9   8  3.59  53   0   0   9   0   88   78   38   35   12   22   54
Steve Carlton         11   9  3.60  28  28  11   0   3  190  170   91   76   17   79  130
Larry Christenson      7   4  3.62  20  17   3   1   1  119   96   49   48   11   32   64
Jim Lonborg            8   6  3.81  25  24   6   0   2  156  150   76   66   11   43   71
Wayne Twitchell        5   9  4.66  27  19   0   0   0  114  112   70   59    9   66   77
Ron Schueler           4   3  5.35  34   6   1   0   0   77   77   47   46    5   33   55
Cy Acosta              0   0  6.23   6   0   0   1   0    9    9    7    6    2    3    2
Dick Ruthven           1   1  6.86   4   4   0   0   0   20   22   15   15    1   12    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           13   9  2.36  24  24  12   0   5  183  165   51   48    7   61  102
Dave Giusti            5   3  2.49  47   0   0  13   0   72   60   25   20    2   31   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
Jim Rooker             9   9  3.44  22  22   5   0   0  154  149   72   59   14   65   79
Bruce Kison            9  10  3.52  24  24   5   0   0  159  131   73   62    7   71   78
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  2.10  28  27  13   0   6  215  173   64   50   13   38   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  3.11  52   0   0   7   0   81   67   30   28    5   42   55
Joe McIntosh           8  12  3.33  27  23   4   0   1  154  157   69   57   10   49   58
Bill Greif             3   4  3.61  50   0   0   8   0   57   56   34   23    4   31   35
Jerry Johnson          2   1  3.66  10   4   0   0   0   32   29   17   13    2   19    9
Dave Tomlin            2   2  3.68  53   0   0   1   0   66   76   33   27    4   28   34
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  10  2.67  27  25  10   0   2  186  179   63   55   12   43   61
Dave Heaverlo          2   0  2.72  32   0   0   1   0   46   45   15   14    2   25   24
Gary Lavelle           5   3  2.80  52   0   0   7   0   71   68   25   22    3   30   47
Charlie Williams       5   2  3.21  46   2   0   2   0   87   78   33   31    2   58   40
John Montefusco       10   7  3.24  26  25   7   0   3  172  156   67   62   10   67  141
Ed Halicki             7  10  3.75  19  18   5   0   1  125  120   63   52    6   49  114
Randy Moffitt          4   4  3.78  47   0   0   9   0   64   63   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               8   4  2.49  16  16   6   0   2  123  118   43   34    2   22   65
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
Lynn McGlothen        13   9  3.77  27  26   7   0   2  184  178   80   77   14   73  124
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
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
  J. Matlack (NY)          14
  A. Messersmith (LA)      14
  L. McGlothen (STL)       13
  J. Reuss (PIT)           13
  P. Niekro (ATL)          12

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  A. Messersmith (LA)      15
  R. Jones (SD)            13
  T. Seaver (NY)           13
  J. Reuss (PIT)           12
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  L. Dierker (HOU)         11
  P. Niekro (ATL)          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)          13
  M. Marshall (LA)         12
  D. Knowles (CHI)         11
  W. McEnaney (CIN)        11
  T. McGraw (PHI)          11
  B. Apodaca (NY)          10
  T. House (ATL)           10
  O. Zamora (CHI)          10

Shutouts:

  R. Jones (SD)             6
  J. Reuss (PIT)            5
  A. Messersmith (LA)       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)        226.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        219.1
  C. Morton (ATL)       217.2
  R. Jones (SD)         214.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)       214.2
  R. Reed (STL)         197.2
  D. Rau (LA)           196.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      190.0
  S. Rogers (MON)       189.2

Hits:

  C. Morton (ATL)         232
  P. Niekro (ATL)         225
  R. Reed (STL)           211
  R. Burris (CHI)         193
  A. Messersmith (LA)     192
  L. Dierker (HOU)        189
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       189
  J. Koosman (NY)         188
  B. Bonham (CHI)         183
  J. Barr (SF)            179

Runs:

  B. Bonham (CHI)          97
  R. Burris (CHI)          95
  M. Caldwell (SF)         91
  S. Carlton (PHI)         91
  C. Morton (ATL)          91
  L. Dierker (HOU)         89
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        88
  D. Roberts (HOU)         88
  P. Niekro (ATL)          87
  J. Koosman (NY)          86

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          24
  R. Burris (CHI)          21
  A. Messersmith (LA)      20
  L. Dierker (HOU)         18
  S. Carlton (PHI)         17
  S. Renko (MON)           17
  F. Norman (CIN)          16
  D. Rau (LA)              16
  D. Roberts (HOU)         15
  J. Billingham (CIN)      14

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)        112
  D. Blair (MON)           88
  B. Bonham (CHI)          82
  P. Falcone (SF)          80
  J. Koosman (NY)          80
  S. Carlton (PHI)         79
  L. Dierker (HOU)         76
  L. McGlothen (STL)       73
  R. Tate (NY)             72
  B. Kison (PIT)           71

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          175
  A. Messersmith (LA)     174
  D. Sutton (LA)          157
  J. Richard (HOU)        142
  J. Montefusco (SF)      141
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       137
  S. Carlton (PHI)        130
  B. Bonham (CHI)         129
  L. McGlothen (STL)      124
  J. Koosman (NY)         123

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