Friday August 29, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 29, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     70  64  3.01  134  39  18  1215  1019  448  407   89  369  742
Pittsburgh      74  57  3.08  131  38  23  1169  1060  459  400   62  446  628
New York        71  62  3.27  133  38  26  1195  1099  492  434   76  468  786
Cincinnati      89  44  3.28  133  22  41  1201  1170  473  438   88  400  559
St. Louis       71  62  3.44  134  29  30  1196  1183  546  457   77  473  669
San Diego       60  74  3.49  134  32  18  1219  1246  568  473   83  439  583
San Francisco   65  68  3.76  133  30  20  1180  1160  558  493   82  490  714
Montreal        57  74  3.79  131  22  22  1188  1163  566  500   82  535  673
Philadelphia    72  61  3.86  133  28  25  1191  1100  574  511   98  447  698
Atlanta         58  76  3.93  134  29  21  1193  1291  609  521   84  417  529
Houston         51  84  4.13  136  34  19  1219  1215  612  559   93  569  695
Chicago         61  73  4.42  134  25  24  1190  1284  664  584  103  462  693

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver (NY)       19   7  2.14  29  29  14   0   4  235  178   63   56    8   70  194
Jerry Reuss (PIT)     14   9  2.30  25  25  13   0   5  192  174   52   49    7   61  106
Randy Jones (SD)      17   8  2.32  30  29  14   0   6  229  192   75   59   15   41   71
A. Messersmith (LA)   14  13  2.36  35  33  15   1   4  270  210   78   71   22   74  182
Bob Forsch (STL)      12   9  2.69  28  28   6   0   3  194  176   72   58   12   59   92
Don Sutton (LA)       16  11  2.72  32  32  11   0   4  238  187   76   72   14   56  166
John Montefusco (SF)  11   7  3.00  28  27   8   0   3  189  165   69   63   11   69  166
Jim Barr (SF)         11  12  3.03  29  27  10   0   2  196  198   75   66   13   44   64
Gary Nolan (CIN)      12   8  3.06  27  27   5   0   1  180  174   62   61   14   25   65
Steve Rogers (MON)    10  10  3.13  28  28  10   0   2  201  193   80   70   10   68  110

 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  2.85  50   0   0  11   0   73   63   26   23    2   32   30
Mike Beard             4   0  2.96  28   0   0   0   0   55   52   22   18    4   21   20
Phil Niekro           13  12  3.21  32  30  11   0   1  227  237   95   81   26   59  121
Elias Sosa             1   2  3.27  36   0   0   2   0   52   56   20   19    2   22   23
Carl Morton           15  15  3.60  32  32  10   0   2  227  250  102   91   14   63   65
Max Leon               2   1  3.70  45   1   0   6   0   80   83   46   33    3   31   48
Bruce Dal Canton       0   5  3.93  13   9   0   0   0   53   54   29   23    1   17   26
Ray Sadecki            2   2  4.11  24   5   0   1   0   66   72   38   30    3   19   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
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   5  5.26  14   8   0   0   0   39   49   28   23    1   29   29
Jamie Easterly         1   7  5.94  16   9   0   0   0   47   54   37   31    5   31   16
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  2.05  15   0   0   1   0   22   18    5    5    0    9    8
Steve Stone           11   7  3.37  27  26   6   0   1  179  160   74   67   15   67  115
Rick Reuschel         10  14  3.37  30  30   6   0   0  198  203   92   74   13   54  138
Ray Burris            11  10  4.41  30  29   6   0   2  190  213  103   93   23   63   87
Geoff Zahn             2   7  4.45  16  10   0   1   0   63   67   37   31    2   26   21
Bill Bonham           11  12  4.60  31  31   7   0   2  190  204  109   97   12   90  135
Tom Dettore            4   4  4.84  28   5   0   0   0   71   66   40   38    6   26   35
Bob Locker             0   1  4.96  22   0   0   0   0   33   38   21   18    3   16   14
Oscar Zamora           4   2  5.00  45   0   0  10   0   63   74   37   35   14   11   26
Ken Frailing           2   5  5.43  40   0   0   1   0   53   60   37   32    6   26   39
Milt Wilcox            0   1  5.86  24   0   0   0   0   35   47   26   23    4   17   17
Darold Knowles         5   6  6.38  47   0   0  11   0   68   87   51   48    2   33   43
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  1.94  57   0   0  13   0   74   72   19   16    3   19   38
Don Gullett           11   3  2.09  17  17   8   0   3  129  101   35   30    6   40   82
Clay Carroll           6   5  2.77  46   2   0   7   0   81   78   27   25    2   30   36
Rawly Eastwick         3   2  2.87  44   0   0  17   0   75   66   24   24    6   21   56
Gary Nolan            12   8  3.06  27  27   5   0   1  180  174   62   61   14   25   65
Pedro Borbon           8   4  3.19  56   0   0   4   0  104  121   42   37    6   20   26
Pat Darcy              9   5  3.73  21  18   1   0   0  101  104   43   42    3   49   38
Fred Norman            9   4  3.80  28  20   2   0   0  144  133   68   61   18   70   99
Jack Billingham       14   6  3.91  27  27   5   0   0  179  184   83   78   18   61   65
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  2.74  26   0   0   5   0   43   37   13   13    1   25   19
Wayne Granger          2   5  3.20  52   0   0   5   0   70   71   34   25    7   21   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  3.68  37   2   0   3   0   78   85   37   32    0   34   28
Larry Dierker         12  13  3.95  29  29  12   0   2  198  195   93   87   19   79  109
Dave Roberts           7  14  4.16  28  25   7   1   0  186  165   90   86   15   66   92
Jose Sosa              0   2  4.18  17   0   0   1   0   24   31   11   11    2   13   14
J.R. Richard           9   8  4.49  27  26   5   0   1  168  145   92   84    7  123  150
Doug Konieczny         5  12  4.76  27  26   4   0   1  149  165   86   79   15   75   77
Jim York               2   2  4.81  11   2   0   0   0   24   23   14   13    1   13   10
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
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  1.42   5   0   0   0   0    6    4    1    1    0    2    4
Andy Messersmith      14  13  2.36  35  33  15   1   4  270  210   78   71   22   74  182
Don Sutton            16  11  2.72  32  32  11   0   4  238  187   76   72   14   56  166
Al Downing             2   1  2.84  20   5   0   1   0   67   52   27   21    5   22   34
Burt Hooton           13   7  2.95  25  24   7   0   4  168  134   61   55   13   53   99
Doug Rau              11   9  3.25  32  32   6   0   1  213  183   84   77   17   53  121
Mike Marshall          9  14  3.29  57   0   0  13   0  109   98   46   40    8   39   64
Charlie Hough          1   4  3.38  25   0   0   1   0   35   26   13   13    1   26   22
Rick Rhoden            1   2  3.51  21   6   0   0   0   67   68   30   26    5   22   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
Don Carrithers         2   1  3.00  12   7   2   0   2   54   44   19   18    3   22   19
Steve Rogers          10  10  3.13  28  28  10   0   2  201  193   80   70   10   68  110
Dan Warthen            6   5  3.15  33  11   1   3   0  117   87   43   41    6   61   96
Dale Murray            9   7  3.23  49   0   0   8   0   86   98   41   31    0   26   33
Woodie Fryman          8  10  3.38  27  20   7   1   3  136  125   60   51    7   57  100
Fred Scherman          3   3  3.73  26   7   0   0   0   63   76   32   26    3   35   36
Dennis Blair           7  14  3.89  25  23   1   0   0  141  126   69   61   10   91   73
Chuck Taylor           1   2  4.00  44   0   0   6   0   63   63   31   28    6   21   26
Don DeMola             4   5  4.15  52   0   0   1   0   85   77   40   39    7   36   54
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  1.48  36   0   0  12   0   61   47   13   10    3   13   33
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
Tom Seaver            19   7  2.14  29  29  14   0   4  235  178   63   56    8   70  194
Hank Webb              6   5  3.13  22  11   3   0   1  101   83   40   35    8   52   32
Jon Matlack           16   8  3.24  27  26   8   0   3  186  184   83   67   12   51  129
Jerry Koosman         11  11  3.48  30  28  10   2   3  199  200   88   77   14   89  144
Rick Baldwin           2   4  3.52  45   0   0   6   0   77   78   32   30    4   28   41
Craig Swan             1   1  4.05   2   2   0   0   0   13    9    6    6    0    8    8
George Stone           3   2  4.38  10  10   1   0   0   49   60   29   24    3   16   19
Randy Tate             5  12  4.38  22  22   2   0   0  129  117   68   63    8   75   90
Harry Parker           2   3  4.41  18   1   0   2   0   35   37   17   17    2   19   22
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         6   3  1.73  42   0   0   0   0   83   66   21   16    6   30   43
Joe Hoerner            0   0  2.41  21   0   0   0   0   19   21    5    5    3    5   18
Tug McGraw             7   5  3.18  44   0   0  12   0   82   65   31   29    4   29   38
Larry Christenson      9   4  3.48  22  19   3   1   1  132  107   52   51   11   33   67
Gene Garber            9   8  3.51  58   0   0  11   0   95   82   41   37   12   24   61
Steve Carlton         11  11  3.74  30  30  11   0   3  200  180   98   83   20   82  137
Tom Underwood         12   9  3.81  28  28   7   0   2  182  175   86   77   11   72  100
Jim Lonborg            8   6  4.12  27  26   6   0   2  159  161   84   73   12   45   72
Wayne Twitchell        5   9  4.62  32  19   0   0   0  123  120   74   63   10   72   87
Dick Ruthven           1   2  5.86   7   5   0   0   0   28   30   21   18    2   15   13
Ron Schueler           4   4  5.91  37   6   1   0   0   81   84   54   53    5   37   60
Cy Acosta              0   0  6.23   6   0   0   1   0    9    9    7    6    2    3    2

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Reuss           14   9  2.30  25  25  13   0   5  192  174   52   49    7   61  106
Kent Tekulve           0   1  2.51  20   0   0   2   0   32   24   13    9    1   10   17
Larry Demery           7   3  2.51  39   5   1   4   0   97   70   28   27    6   37   52
Dave Giusti            5   3  2.54  50   0   0  14   0   74   62   26   21    2   32   25
John Candelaria        7   4  2.73  13  13   4   0   1   96   76   34   29    6   28   77
Sam McDowell           2   1  2.86  14   1   0   0   0   35   30   11   11    0   20   29
Ken Brett              7   5  3.07  17  14   4   0   1  103   92   38   35    8   38   42
Jim Rooker            10   9  3.25  23  23   6   0   1  163  152   72   59   14   66   83
Ramon Hernandez        6   2  3.29  36   0   0   3   0   52   57   19   19    0   27   36
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           17   8  2.32  30  29  14   0   6  229  192   75   59   15   41   71
Alan Foster            3   1  2.42  17   4   1   0   0   45   41   14   12    1   21   20
Brent Strom            5   5  2.66  12  10   3   0   1   74   65   27   22    4   19   41
Danny Frisella         1   4  3.14  55   0   0   8   0   86   70   32   30    6   45   62
Joe McIntosh           8  13  3.50  30  25   4   0   1  162  168   75   63   11   53   60
Bill Greif             4   5  3.53  54   0   0   8   0   64   63   37   25    5   35   38
Jerry Johnson          2   1  3.59  13   4   0   0   0   43   38   21   17    2   24   13
Dave Tomlin            2   2  3.71  58   0   0   1   0   70   79   35   29    4   29   37
Dave Freisleben        5  14  4.20  30  26   4   0   1  167  192   94   78   11   78   70
Dan Spillner           5  11  4.23  33  21   3   1   0  145  170   80   68   13   51   88
Sonny Siebert          3   2  4.39   6   6   0   0   0   27   37   15   13    2   10   10
Rich Folkers           5   8  4.56  39   9   3   0   0  105  123   57   53    6   31   70
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  2.32  35   0   0   1   0   54   51   15   14    2   26   30
Gary Lavelle           6   3  2.78  55   0   0   7   0   74   73   26   23    3   34   50
John Montefusco       11   7  3.00  28  27   8   0   3  189  165   69   63   11   69  166
Jim Barr              11  12  3.03  29  27  10   0   2  196  198   75   66   13   44   64
Charlie Williams       5   2  3.13  48   2   0   2   0   89   79   33   31    2   60   40
Ed Halicki             8  11  3.44  21  20   6   0   2  141  125   66   54    6   53  136
Randy Moffitt          4   4  3.74  49   0   0   9   0   65   63   30   27    6   28   33
Pete Falcone           9   9  3.96  27  26   3   0   1  157  140   76   69   14   83  107
Mike Caldwell          6  12  5.27  32  19   3   1   0  140  176   96   82   14   37   49
Tom Bradley            2   3  6.08  12   6   0   0   0   40   52   31   27    6   18   13
Tommy Toms             0   1  6.10   7   0   0   0   0   10   13    8    7    1    6    6
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           11   3  1.79  55   0   0  19   0   75   55   23   15    3   29   64
Mike Garman            3   5  2.34  54   0   0   9   0   65   60   25   17    3   40   37
Ron Reed               8   4  2.59  17  17   6   0   2  128  130   49   37    2   22   67
Bob Forsch            12   9  2.69  28  28   6   0   3  194  176   72   58   12   59   92
Eric Rasmussen         3   2  2.76   8   7   2   0   1   49   40   19   15    3   13   36
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
John Denny             9   4  3.49  21  20   3   0   2  116  128   56   45    4   39   58
John Curtis            8   9  3.52  29  18   4   0   0  136  141   67   53   13   59   61
Ken Reynolds           0   1  3.52   5   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    0    6    2
Tommy Moore            0   0  3.86  10   0   0   0   0   19   15   10    8    2   12    6
Lynn McGlothen        13  10  3.88  29  28   7   0   2  197  191   88   85   15   82  132
Elias Sosa             0   3  3.95  14   1   0   0   0   27   22   14   12    3   14   15
Bob Gibson             3   9  4.67  21  14   1   2   0  108  118   61   56    9   59   60
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  8.71   7   0   0   0   0   10   14   10   10    2    6    8
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)           19
  R. Jones (SD)            17
  J. Matlack (NY)          16
  D. Sutton (LA)           16
  C. Morton (ATL)          15
  J. Billingham (CIN)      14
  A. Messersmith (LA)      14
  J. Reuss (PIT)           14
  B. Hooton (LA)           13
  L. McGlothen (STL)       13

Losses:

  C. Morton (ATL)          15
  D. Blair (MON)           14
  D. Freisleben (SD)       14
  M. Marshall (LA)         14
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        14
  D. Roberts (HOU)         14
  L. Dierker (HOU)         13
  J. McIntosh (SD)         13
  A. Messersmith (LA)      13
  J. Barr (SF)             12

Complete Games:

  A. Messersmith (LA)      15
  R. Jones (SD)            14
  T. Seaver (NY)           14
  J. Reuss (PIT)           13
  L. Dierker (HOU)         12
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  D. Sutton (LA)           11
  J. Barr (SF)             10
  J. Koosman (NY)          10

Saves:

  A. Hrabosky (STL)        19
  R. Eastwick (CIN)        17
  D. Giusti (PIT)          14
  M. Marshall (LA)         13
  W. McEnaney (CIN)        13
  B. Apodaca (NY)          12
  T. McGraw (PHI)          12
  G. Garber (PHI)          11
  T. House (ATL)           11
  D. Knowles (CHI)         11

Shutouts:

  R. Jones (SD)             6
  J. Reuss (PIT)            5
  B. Hooton (LA)            4
  A. Messersmith (LA)       4
  T. Seaver (NY)            4
  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  B. Forsch (STL)           3
  W. Fryman (MON)           3
  D. Gullett (CIN)          3

Innings Pitched:

  A. Messersmith (LA)   270.1
  D. Sutton (LA)        238.1
  T. Seaver (NY)        235.1
  R. Jones (SD)         229.1
  C. Morton (ATL)       227.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       227.1
  D. Rau (LA)           213.1
  R. Reed (STL)         203.0
  S. Rogers (MON)       201.1
  S. Carlton (PHI)      200.0

Hits:

  C. Morton (ATL)         250
  P. Niekro (ATL)         237
  R. Reed (STL)           223
  R. Burris (CHI)         213
  A. Messersmith (LA)     210
  B. Bonham (CHI)         204
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       203
  J. Koosman (NY)         200
  J. Barr (SF)            198
  L. Dierker (HOU)        195

Runs:

  B. Bonham (CHI)         109
  R. Burris (CHI)         103
  C. Morton (ATL)         102
  S. Carlton (PHI)         98
  M. Caldwell (SF)         96
  P. Niekro (ATL)          95
  D. Freisleben (SD)       94
  L. Dierker (HOU)         93
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        92
  J. Richard (HOU)         92

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          26
  R. Burris (CHI)          23
  A. Messersmith (LA)      22
  S. Carlton (PHI)         20
  L. Dierker (HOU)         19
  J. Billingham (CIN)      18
  F. Norman (CIN)          18
  D. Rau (LA)              17
  S. Renko (MON)           17
  B. Hooton (LA)           15

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)        123
  D. Blair (MON)           91
  B. Bonham (CHI)          90
  J. Koosman (NY)          89
  P. Falcone (SF)          83
  S. Carlton (PHI)         82
  L. McGlothen (STL)       82
  L. Dierker (HOU)         79
  D. Freisleben (SD)       78
  B. Kison (PIT)           75

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          194
  A. Messersmith (LA)     182
  J. Montefusco (SF)      166
  D. Sutton (LA)          166
  J. Richard (HOU)        150
  J. Koosman (NY)         144
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       138
  S. Carlton (PHI)        137
  E. Halicki (SF)         136
  B. Bonham (CHI)         135

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