Saturday August 23, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, August 23, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     68  60  3.04  128  37  18  1156   978  428  391   85  349  708
Pittsburgh      71  56  3.15  127  35  23  1133  1033  450  396   62  438  611
Cincinnati      84  43  3.27  127  21  37  1148  1123  452  417   83  382  536
New York        65  61  3.35  126  33  25  1133  1049  477  421   75  449  742
San Diego       58  69  3.41  127  31  18  1153  1169  528  437   77  410  555
St. Louis       68  59  3.45  127  28  29  1131  1119  516  434   74  440  630
San Francisco   62  65  3.77  127  27  20  1126  1110  534  472   80  478  655
Montreal        54  72  3.77  126  20  20  1140  1113  542  478   80  513  641
Philadelphia    69  57  3.80  126  28  23  1129  1027  534  476   94  425  655
Atlanta         57  72  3.90  129  29  21  1152  1243  581  499   81  403  512
Houston         49  82  4.14  131  32  19  1172  1174  592  539   91  548  683
Chicago         60  69  4.35  129  24  24  1145  1217  630  553   97  439  663

 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  10  2.91  27  27  10   0   2  198  182   73   64    9   66  107
Gary Nolan (CIN)      11   7  2.96  25  25   5   0   1  167  161   56   55   13   23   62
Ron Reed (STL)        12   9  3.14  26  26   7   0   2  198  211   82   69    3   38  105

 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
Mike Beard             4   0  3.08  27   0   0   0   0   53   51   22   18    4   21   20
Phil Niekro           12  12  3.24  31  29  11   0   1  219  233   93   79   25   57  116
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  4.03  11   9   0   0   0   51   54   29   23    1   16   26
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  2.18  13   0   0   1   0   21   18    5    5    0    9    8
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
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
Bill Bonham           11  11  4.46  30  30   7   0   2  184  191  103   91   12   85  130
Oscar Zamora           4   2  4.60  44   0   0  10   0   63   72   34   32   12   10   26
Tom Dettore            4   4  4.80  26   5   0   0   0   66   61   37   35    5   23   32
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  6.09  22   0   0   0   0   34   46   26   23    4   16   15
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
Will McEnaney          4   2  2.06  54   0   0  11   0   70   70   19   16    3   19   36
Don Gullett           10   3  2.25  16  16   7   0   2  120   96   35   30    6   37   78
Clay Carroll           6   5  2.90  45   2   0   6   0   78   77   27   25    2   29   34
Gary Nolan            11   7  2.96  25  25   5   0   1  167  161   56   55   13   23   62
Rawly Eastwick         2   2  2.96  42   0   0  16   0   73   66   24   24    6   21   53
Pedro Borbon           7   4  3.29  53   0   0   4   0   96  115   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             9   4  4.55  21  15   1   0   0   87   91   48   44   11   42   39

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Cosgrove          0   1  2.45  24   0   0   5   0   40   34   11   11    1   25   18
Wayne Granger          2   5  2.97  50   0   0   5   0   70   70   32   23    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
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
Jose Sosa              0   1  4.91  15   0   0   1   0   18   23   10   10    2   12   12
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               1   2  6.23  10   1   0   0   0   17   18   13   12    1    8    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  1.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    4    1    1    0    2    4
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
Al Downing             2   1  3.08  19   5   0   1   0   61   47   27   21    5   20   32
Burt Hooton           12   7  3.12  24  23   6   0   3  159  131   61   55   13   52   93
Mike Marshall          9  13  3.13  55   0   0  13   0  104   93   41   36    7   35   59
Doug Rau              10   9  3.35  31  31   5   0   1  204  180   83   76   17   50  116
Charlie Hough          1   4  3.82  23   0   0   1   0   31   26   13   13    1   25   19
Rick Rhoden            1   1  3.86  20   5   0   0   0   61   64   28   26    5   20   27
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  10  2.91  27  27  10   0   2  198  182   73   64    9   66  107
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            8   7  3.45  47   0   0   7   0   78   89   40   30    0   24   29
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  4.50  25  20   1   1   0  134  144   78   67   17   65   76
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  1.53  35   0   0  11   0   59   46   13   10    3   12   32
Skip Lockwood          1   1  1.56   9   0   0   0   0   17   14    4    3    1   10   22
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  3.60  29  27   9   2   3  190  192   87   76   14   84  134
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  28   4   0   1   0   54   54   33   30    9   28   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  3.53  55   0   0  10   0   89   78   38   35   12   22   55
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
Steve Carlton         11  10  3.69  29  29  11   0   3  195  175   95   80   19   81  134
Jim Lonborg            8   6  3.81  25  24   6   0   2  156  150   76   66   11   43   71
Wayne Twitchell        5   9  4.62  29  19   0   0   0  117  115   71   60    9   68   80
Ron Schueler           4   3  5.61  35   6   1   0   0   79   81   50   49    5   35   57
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
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
Kent Tekulve           0   1  2.51  20   0   0   2   0   32   24   13    9    1   10   17
Larry Demery           6   3  2.57  38   4   0   4   0   88   60   26   25    6   34   50
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
Ken Brett              7   5  3.07  17  14   4   0   1  103   92   38   35    8   38   42
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  11  3.47  25  25   5   0   0  163  135   80   63    7   75   80
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  3.01  53   0   0   8   0   84   67   30   28    5   44   60
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
Dan Spillner           5  10  4.19  32  20   3   1   0  140  165   77   65   12   49   86
Sonny Siebert          3   2  4.39   6   6   0   0   0   27   37   15   13    2   10   10
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           6   3  2.82  54   0   0   7   0   73   72   26   23    3   32   50
Charlie Williams       5   2  3.15  47   2   0   2   0   89   79   33   31    2   60   40
John Montefusco       10   7  3.15  27  26   7   0   3  180  158   68   63   11   68  152
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
John Denny             9   3  3.49  20  19   3   0   2  111  124   51   43    4   37   56
Ken Reynolds           0   1  3.52   5   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    0    6    2
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
  B. Hooton (LA)           12

Losses:

  D. Blair (MON)           14
  D. Roberts (HOU)         14
  L. Dierker (HOU)         13
  D. Freisleben (SD)       13
  M. Marshall (LA)         13
  C. Morton (ATL)          13
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        13
  M. Caldwell (SF)         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)        16
  D. Giusti (PIT)          14
  M. Marshall (LA)         13
  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
  P. Niekro (ATL)       219.1
  C. Morton (ATL)       217.2
  R. Jones (SD)         214.2
  D. Rau (LA)           204.1
  R. Reed (STL)         197.2
  S. Rogers (MON)       197.2
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     195.2

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         233
  C. Morton (ATL)         232
  R. Reed (STL)           211
  A. Messersmith (LA)     200
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       194
  R. Burris (CHI)         193
  J. Koosman (NY)         192
  B. Bonham (CHI)         191
  L. Dierker (HOU)        189
  S. Rogers (MON)         182

Runs:

  B. Bonham (CHI)         103
  R. Burris (CHI)          95
  S. Carlton (PHI)         95
  P. Niekro (ATL)          93
  M. Caldwell (SF)         91
  C. Morton (ATL)          91
  L. Dierker (HOU)         89
  D. Freisleben (SD)       88
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        88
  D. Roberts (HOU)         88

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          25
  R. Burris (CHI)          21
  A. Messersmith (LA)      21
  S. Carlton (PHI)         19
  L. Dierker (HOU)         18
  D. Rau (LA)              17
  S. Renko (MON)           17
  J. Billingham (CIN)      16
  F. Norman (CIN)          16
  B. Hooton (LA)           15

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)        118
  D. Blair (MON)           88
  B. Bonham (CHI)          85
  J. Koosman (NY)          84
  S. Carlton (PHI)         81
  P. Falcone (SF)          81
  L. Dierker (HOU)         76
  B. Kison (PIT)           75
  D. Freisleben (SD)       73
  L. McGlothen (STL)       73

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          184
  A. Messersmith (LA)     178
  D. Sutton (LA)          157
  J. Montefusco (SF)      152
  J. Richard (HOU)        147
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       137
  S. Carlton (PHI)        134
  J. Koosman (NY)         134
  B. Bonham (CHI)         130
  L. McGlothen (STL)      124

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