Friday August 22, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 22, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     67  59  3.04  126  37  17  1138   963  422  385   82  343  694
Pittsburgh      71  55  3.12  126  35  23  1124  1023  438  390   61  430  606
Cincinnati      83  43  3.24  126  21  36  1139  1111  445  410   82  373  531
New York        65  60  3.35  125  33  25  1124  1044  475  419   75  442  731
San Diego       57  69  3.44  126  31  17  1144  1160  525  437   77  403  542
St. Louis       67  59  3.47  126  27  29  1122  1109  514  432   74  439  625
Philadelphia    69  56  3.76  125  28  23  1121  1017  526  468   92  420  649
San Francisco   61  65  3.79  126  27  20  1117  1108  533  471   79  477  643
Montreal        53  71  3.80  124  19  20  1123  1100  537  474   79  512  631
Atlanta         57  71  3.88  128  29  21  1144  1232  574  493   80  401  509
Houston         48  82  4.10  130  32  18  1163  1162  580  530   89  542  683
Chicago         60  68  4.27  128  24  24  1136  1196  616  539   95  435  659

 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)       18   7  2.23  28  28  13   0   3  226  172   63   56    8   69  184
A. Messersmith (LA)   14  12  2.30  34  32  15   1   4  262  200   74   67   21   71  178
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  2.93  48   0   0  11   0   71   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             1   2  3.35  34   0   0   2   0   48   53   19   18    2   19   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
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
Jamie Easterly         1   6  4.98  15   8   0   0   0   47   49   32   26    5   31   16
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  2.29  12   0   0   1   0   20   16    5    5    0    9    7
Rick Reuschel         10  13  3.22  29  29   6   0   0  196  194   88   70   13   53  137
Steve Stone           11   6  3.33  26  25   6   0   1  170  150   68   63   14   62  106
Tom Dettore            4   4  4.18  25   5   0   0   0   65   57   32   30    4   22   32
Bill Bonham           11  10  4.23  29  29   7   0   2  181  183   97   85   12   82  129
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         5   6  6.12  46   0   0  11   0   65   81   47   44    2   31   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
Don Gullett           10   3  2.01  15  15   7   0   2  116   91   31   26    6   31   76
Will McEnaney          4   2  2.06  54   0   0  11   0   70   70   19   16    3   19   36
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  3.30  52   0   0   4   0   95  114   40   35    6   20   24
Pat Darcy              9   5  3.48  20  17   1   0   0   98  100   39   38    3   43   37
Fred Norman            8   4  3.69  27  19   2   0   0  139  126   64   57   16   68   94
Jack Billingham       14   6  3.75  26  26   5   0   0  175  175   78   73   16   57   64
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  2.52  23   0   0   4   0   39   34   11   11    1   25   18
Wayne Granger          2   5  2.75  49   0   0   5   0   69   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   5  3.61  36   2   0   3   0   77   83   36   31    0   34   28
Jose Sosa              0   1  3.63  14   0   0   1   0   17   21    7    7    1   10   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  4.38  26  25   5   0   1  162  140   87   79    7  118  147
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  12  2.30  34  32  15   1   4  262  200   74   67   21   71  178
Don Sutton            16  10  2.58  30  30  11   0   4  227  176   68   65   12   52  157
Mike Marshall          9  12  2.94  53   0   0  12   0  101   89   38   33    7   35   59
Al Downing             2   1  3.08  19   5   0   1   0   61   47   27   21    5   20   32
Burt Hooton           11   7  3.21  23  22   6   0   3  151  124   60   54   12   48   85
Doug Rau              10   9  3.35  31  31   5   0   1  204  180   83   76   17   50  116
Charlie Hough          1   4  3.94  22   0   0   1   0   30   24   13   13    1   24   18
Rick Rhoden            1   1  3.95  19   4   0   0   0   55   62   26   24    3   19   24
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
Dan Warthen            6   4  3.06  32  10   0   3   0  109   80   39   37    5   58   88
Woodie Fryman          8   9  3.16  26  19   7   1   3  131  120   54   46    7   54   90
Dale Murray            7   7  3.55  46   0   0   7   0   76   88   40   30    0   24   28
Don Carrithers         1   1  3.69  10   5   1   0   1   39   34   17   16    3   16   14
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  1.53  35   0   0  11   0   59   46   13   10    3   12   32
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            18   7  2.23  28  28  13   0   3  226  172   63   56    8   69  184
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         5   3  1.72  38   0   0   0   0   73   56   19   14    6   27   38
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
Gene Garber            9   8  3.55  54   0   0  10   0   89   78   38   35   12   22   55
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
Tom Underwood         12   8  3.65  27  27   7   0   2  177  169   81   72   11   69   96
Jim Lonborg            8   6  3.81  25  24   6   0   2  156  150   76   66   11   43   71
Wayne Twitchell        5   9  4.58  28  19   0   0   0  116  114   70   59    9   67   80
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  2.42  49   0   0  14   0   74   60   25   20    2   31   25
Larry Demery           6   3  2.57  38   4   0   4   0   88   60   26   25    6   34   50
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        7   3  3.00  12  12   4   0   1   87   73   29   29    6   25   71
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
Jerry Johnson          2   1  3.66  10   4   0   0   0   32   29   17   13    2   19    9
Dave Tomlin            2   2  3.66  54   0   0   1   0   66   76   33   27    4   28   34
Bill Greif             3   5  3.86  51   0   0   8   0   58   59   36   25    5   31   35
Dave Freisleben        5  13  4.07  28  25   4   0   1  161  181   88   73   11   73   66
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
Dave Heaverlo          2   0  2.45  33   0   0   1   0   51   49   15   14    2   26   26
Jim Barr              11  10  2.67  27  25  10   0   2  186  179   63   55   12   43   61
Gary Lavelle           5   3  2.86  53   0   0   7   0   72   72   26   23    3   32   49
Charlie Williams       5   2  3.15  47   2   0   2   0   89   79   33   31    2   60   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  3.76  48   0   0   9   0   65   63   30   27    6   28   32
Pete Falcone           8   9  4.02  26  25   2   0   1  148  132   73   66   13   81   95
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  2.07  51   0   0   9   0   61   54   22   14    2   35   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
Greg Terlecky          0   1  3.04  14   0   0   0   0   24   28    9    8    1   10    8
Eric Rasmussen         2   2  3.15   7   6   1   0   1   40   35   18   14    3   11   33
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  3.64  26  18   4   0   0  131  137   67   53   13   57   56
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  4.73  20  14   1   2   0  107  118   61   56    9   59   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   1 13.50   4   0   0   0   0    5   11    8    8    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)           18
  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
  A. Messersmith (LA)      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)          14
  M. Marshall (LA)         12
  B. Apodaca (NY)          11
  T. House (ATL)           11
  D. Knowles (CHI)         11
  W. McEnaney (CIN)        11
  T. McGraw (PHI)          11
  G. Garber (PHI)          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)   262.1
  D. Sutton (LA)        226.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        226.1
  C. Morton (ATL)       217.2
  R. Jones (SD)         214.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)       214.2
  D. Rau (LA)           204.1
  R. Reed (STL)         197.2
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     195.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)      190.0

Hits:

  C. Morton (ATL)         232
  P. Niekro (ATL)         225
  R. Reed (STL)           211
  A. Messersmith (LA)     200
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       194
  R. Burris (CHI)         193
  L. Dierker (HOU)        189
  J. Koosman (NY)         188
  B. Bonham (CHI)         183
  D. Freisleben (SD)      181

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
  D. Freisleben (SD)       88
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        88
  D. Roberts (HOU)         88
  P. Niekro (ATL)          87

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)        118
  D. Blair (MON)           88
  B. Bonham (CHI)          82
  P. Falcone (SF)          81
  J. Koosman (NY)          80
  S. Carlton (PHI)         79
  L. Dierker (HOU)         76
  D. Freisleben (SD)       73
  L. McGlothen (STL)       73
  R. Tate (NY)             72

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          184
  A. Messersmith (LA)     178
  D. Sutton (LA)          157
  J. Richard (HOU)        147
  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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