Tuesday September 2, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, September 2, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     73  65  2.99  138  41  19  1250  1046  458  416   92  377  766
Pittsburgh      76  59  3.13  135  38  25  1204  1096  479  419   69  463  644
Cincinnati      91  46  3.27  137  22  41  1238  1205  486  450   93  411  575
New York        72  65  3.33  137  39  26  1229  1135  512  454   84  476  817
St. Louis       73  64  3.41  138  29  32  1233  1216  560  467   80  485  685
San Diego       62  76  3.50  138  34  18  1254  1282  584  488   83  453  600
San Francisco   68  69  3.73  137  31  21  1216  1196  569  504   82  506  753
Montreal        60  75  3.79  135  23  23  1223  1195  581  515   84  555  692
Philadelphia    72  65  3.87  137  28  25  1225  1136  593  527   99  459  722
Atlanta         60  78  3.92  138  30  22  1228  1325  625  535   84  434  553
Houston         53  86  4.15  140  35  20  1254  1253  632  579   95  582  720
Chicago         63  75  4.43  138  25  25  1226  1332  684  603  106  467  705

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver (NY)       20   7  2.06  30  30  15   0   5  244  182   63   56    8   71  204
Randy Jones (SD)      18   8  2.27  31  30  15   0   6  238  201   76   60   15   41   73
A. Messersmith (LA)   15  13  2.29  36  34  16   1   5  279  215   78   71   22   77  190
Jerry Reuss (PIT)     14  10  2.52  26  26  13   0   5  196  183   58   55    9   62  108
Bob Forsch (STL)      13   9  2.69  29  29   6   0   3  201  183   75   60   14   60   93
Don Sutton (LA)       16  12  2.85  33  33  11   0   4  243  192   82   77   16   58  169
Jim Barr (SF)         11  12  3.00  30  28  10   0   2  201  206   76   67   13   47   67
John Montefusco (SF)  12   7  3.06  29  28   8   0   3  197  173   73   67   11   72  179
Gary Nolan (CIN)      12   8  3.06  27  27   5   0   1  180  174   62   61   14   25   65
Phil Niekro (ATL)     14  12  3.12  33  31  12   0   1  236  245   96   82   26   60  125

 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
Mike Beard             4   0  2.95  29   0   0   0   0   55   53   22   18    4   22   20
Tom House              7   4  3.04  51   0   0  11   0   74   67   28   25    2   32   32
Phil Niekro           14  12  3.12  33  31  12   0   1  236  245   96   82   26   60  125
Carl Morton           16  15  3.53  33  33  10   0   2  234  255  103   92   14   66   67
Elias Sosa             1   2  3.57  38   0   0   2   0   53   56   22   21    2   24   25
Bruce Dal Canton       0   5  3.61  16   9   0   1   0   57   56   29   23    1   18   27
Max Leon               2   1  3.98  46   1   0   6   0   81   86   49   36    3   32   49
Ray Sadecki            2   3  4.21  25   5   0   1   0   66   73   39   31    3   21   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
Mike Thompson          0   5  4.84  15   9   0   0   0   45   54   29   24    1   31   35
Gary Gentry            1   1  4.95   7   2   0   0   0   20   25   14   11    3    8   10
Jamie Easterly         1   8  6.04  17  10   0   0   0   51   59   42   34    5   34   21
Blue Moon Odom         1   6  7.04  11   9   0   0   0   47   68   39   37    4   23   21

 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  2.55  18   0   0   2   0   25   23    7    7    0   10    8
Rick Reuschel         10  15  3.37  31  31   6   0   0  206  214   95   77   13   54  139
Steve Stone           11   7  3.50  28  27   6   0   1  185  168   79   72   17   68  119
Ray Burris            12  10  4.35  31  30   6   0   2  199  222  106   96   23   63   90
Geoff Zahn             2   7  4.45  16  10   0   1   0   63   67   37   31    2   26   21
Bill Bonham           11  13  4.65  32  32   7   0   2  195  214  113  101   12   93  139
Tom Dettore            5   4  4.77  29   5   0   0   0   72   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  4.98  47   0   0  10   0   65   76   38   36   15   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  6.36  49   0   0  11   0   69   90   53   49    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  1.87  59   0   0  13   0   77   73   19   16    3   19   39
Don Gullett           12   3  2.25  18  18   8   0   3  136  106   39   34    9   42   86
Clay Carroll           6   5  2.77  48   2   0   7   0   84   83   28   26    2   30   38
Rawly Eastwick         4   2  2.79  46   0   0  17   0   77   66   24   24    6   23   56
Gary Nolan            12   8  3.06  27  27   5   0   1  180  174   62   61   14   25   65
Pedro Borbon           8   5  3.10  58   0   0   4   0  110  129   44   38    6   20   27
Pat Darcy              9   5  3.67  22  19   1   0   0  105  109   44   43    3   51   38
Fred Norman            9   4  3.71  29  21   2   0   0  153  138   70   63   19   73  104
Jack Billingham       14   7  3.98  28  28   5   0   0  183  190   86   81   19   63   68
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  2.68  27   0   0   5   0   44   37   13   13    1   25   20
Ken Forsch             4   8  3.25  32   9   2   2   0  105  110   41   38    8   29   53
Wayne Granger          2   5  3.44  53   0   0   5   0   71   73   36   27    7   21   27
Joe Niekro             4   4  3.52  33   3   1   3   1   69   66   29   27    3   31   47
Jim Crawford           3   5  3.59  39   2   0   3   0   80   86   37   32    0   35   30
Larry Dierker         13  13  3.95  30  30  13   0   2  207  202   97   91   20   80  116
Jose Sosa              0   3  4.18  19   0   0   1   0   28   36   13   13    3   14   17
Dave Roberts           7  14  4.33  30  26   7   1   0  189  172   95   91   15   69   94
J.R. Richard           9   8  4.49  27  26   5   0   1  168  145   92   84    7  123  150
Doug Konieczny         6  12  4.71  28  27   4   0   1  157  172   89   82   15   79   80
Jim York               2   3  4.94  12   3   0   0   0   31   31   18   17    1   16   13
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
Dave Sells             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Stan Wall              0   0  1.42   5   0   0   0   0    6    4    1    1    0    2    4
Andy Messersmith      15  13  2.29  36  34  16   1   5  279  215   78   71   22   77  190
Don Sutton            16  12  2.85  33  33  11   0   4  243  192   82   77   16   58  169
Burt Hooton           14   7  2.85  26  25   8   0   4  177  140   62   56   13   55  103
Al Downing             2   1  2.88  21   5   0   1   0   69   54   28   22    6   22   36
Charlie Hough          1   4  3.19  26   0   0   2   0   37   26   13   13    1   26   23
Doug Rau              12   9  3.23  33  33   6   0   1  220  192   86   79   17   54  127
Mike Marshall          9  14  3.29  58   0   0  13   0  109   98   46   40    8   39   64
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  3.19  29  29  10   0   2  209  202   84   74   10   74  114
Dale Murray           10   7  3.34  51   0   0   9   0   89  103   43   33    0   28   34
Dan Warthen            6   6  3.38  34  12   1   3   0  122   94   48   46    7   64   99
Woodie Fryman          8  10  3.40  28  20   7   1   3  138  127   61   52    7   57  101
Fred Scherman          3   3  3.73  26   7   0   0   0   63   76   32   26    3   35   36
Dennis Blair           8  14  3.80  26  24   1   0   0  147  130   70   62   10   95   75
Chuck Taylor           1   2  3.90  45   0   0   6   0   65   64   31   28    6   21   26
Don DeMola             4   5  4.20  53   0   0   1   0   86   78   41   40    8   36   54
Steve Renko            5  10  4.28  26  21   2   1   0  143  147   79   68   17   70   84
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   1  1.48  12   0   0   0   0   24   18    5    4    1   11   31
Bob Apodaca            1   2  1.57  37   0   0  12   0   63   48   14   11    4   14   33
Tom Seaver            20   7  2.06  30  30  15   0   5  244  182   63   56    8   71  204
Ken Sanders            0   1  2.10  21   0   0   3   0   30   22    7    7    2    6    6
Jon Matlack           16   8  3.24  27  26   8   0   3  186  184   83   67   12   51  129
Rick Baldwin           2   4  3.48  47   0   0   6   0   78   79   32   30    4   28   42
Hank Webb              6   6  3.51  23  12   3   0   1  105   91   46   41   10   53   34
Jerry Koosman         11  12  3.73  31  29  10   2   3  203  208   95   84   17   89  147
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             5  12  4.42  23  22   2   0   0  130  118   69   64    8   77   91
Tom Hall               4   3  4.85  29   4   0   1   0   56   56   33   30    9   29   42
Craig Swan             1   2  5.19   3   3   0   0   0   17   16   10   10    2    9   13
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  1.79  45   0   0   0   0   86   71   25   17    6   33   44
Joe Hoerner            0   0  2.41  21   0   0   0   0   19   21    5    5    3    5   18
Tug McGraw             7   5  3.19  47   0   0  12   0   85   68   32   30    4   31   39
Gene Garber            9   9  3.53  62   0   0  11   0   99   87   43   39   12   25   64
Larry Christenson      9   5  3.55  23  20   3   1   1  137  113   55   54   11   34   71
Wayne Simpson          0   0  3.60   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    2    2    0    1    2
Tom Underwood         12  10  3.83  29  29   7   0   2  186  179   88   79   11   73  103
Steve Carlton         11  12  3.84  31  31  11   0   3  206  187  103   88   21   84  143
Jim Lonborg            8   6  4.12  27  26   6   0   2  159  161   84   73   12   45   72
Wayne Twitchell        5   9  4.48  34  19   0   0   0  127  122   74   63   10   73   91
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
Dave Giusti            5   3  2.35  52   0   0  16   0   80   62   26   21    2   35   30
Kent Tekulve           1   1  2.37  23   0   0   2   0   38   26   14   10    2   12   19
Jerry Reuss           14  10  2.52  26  26  13   0   5  196  183   58   55    9   62  108
Larry Demery           7   3  2.81  40   6   1   4   0   99   77   32   31    7   38   52
John Candelaria        7   5  2.85  14  14   4   0   1  101   81   37   32    7   31   82
Sam McDowell           2   1  2.86  14   1   0   0   0   35   30   11   11    0   20   29
Jim Rooker            10   9  3.25  23  23   6   0   1  163  152   72   59   14   66   83
Ken Brett              7   5  3.27  19  15   4   0   1  107   99   42   39   10   40   43
Ramon Hernandez        6   2  3.29  36   0   0   3   0   52   57   19   19    0   27   36
Bruce Kison           10  11  3.44  27  25   5   0   0  168  139   81   64    7   79   81
Dock Ellis             7   7  3.74  23  21   5   0   2  123  139   59   51    7   34   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           18   8  2.27  31  30  15   0   6  238  201   76   60   15   41   73
Brent Strom            6   5  2.38  13  11   4   0   2   83   68   27   22    4   24   43
Alan Foster            3   1  2.42  17   4   1   0   0   45   41   14   12    1   21   20
Danny Frisella         1   4  3.07  56   0   0   8   0   88   72   32   30    6   45   64
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
Dave Tomlin            2   2  3.61  59   0   0   1   0   72   80   35   29    4   31   39
Dave Freisleben        5  14  4.15  31  26   4   0   1  169  192   94   78   11   78   71
Jerry Johnson          2   1  4.34  15   4   0   0   0   46   46   27   22    2   26   14
Sonny Siebert          3   2  4.39   6   6   0   0   0   27   37   15   13    2   10   10
Dan Spillner           5  12  4.48  34  22   3   1   0  149  176   86   74   13   55   91
Rich Folkers           5   9  4.64  40  10   3   0   0  109  130   60   56    6   32   74
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  2.28  36   0   0   1   0   55   52   15   14    2   26   30
Gary Lavelle           6   3  2.76  57   0   0   7   0   75   73   26   23    3   35   50
Jim Barr              11  12  3.00  30  28  10   0   2  201  206   76   67   13   47   67
John Montefusco       12   7  3.06  29  28   8   0   3  197  173   73   67   11   72  179
Charlie Williams       5   3  3.23  50   2   0   3   0   92   83   35   33    2   61   40
Ed Halicki             9  11  3.41  22  21   7   0   2  150  133   69   57    6   57  148
Randy Moffitt          4   4  3.76  50   0   0   9   0   67   66   31   28    6   28   35
Pete Falcone          10   9  3.79  28  27   3   0   1  164  144   76   69   14   87  116
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  1.69  57   0   0  20   0   80   59   23   15    3   30   66
Mike Garman            3   6  2.38  56   0   0   9   0   68   62   26   18    3   42   39
Ron Reed               8   4  2.59  18  18   6   0   2  135  134   51   39    2   25   72
Bob Forsch            13   9  2.69  29  29   6   0   3  201  183   75   60   14   60   93
Eric Rasmussen         4   2  2.70   9   8   2   0   1   57   49   22   17    3   15   40
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 Curtis            8   9  3.48  30  18   4   1   0  137  142   67   53   13   59   62
John Denny             9   4  3.49  21  20   3   0   2  116  128   56   45    4   39   58
Ken Reynolds           0   1  3.52   5   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    0    6    2
Lynn McGlothen        13  11  3.79  30  29   7   0   2  204  195   91   86   16   85  133
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  4.67  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 10.45   8   0   0   0   0   10   16   12   12    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)           20
  R. Jones (SD)            18
  J. Matlack (NY)          16
  C. Morton (ATL)          16
  D. Sutton (LA)           16
  A. Messersmith (LA)      15
  J. Billingham (CIN)      14
  B. Hooton (LA)           14
  P. Niekro (ATL)          14
  J. Reuss (PIT)           14

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  A. Messersmith (LA)      16
  R. Jones (SD)            15
  T. Seaver (NY)           15
  L. Dierker (HOU)         13
  J. Reuss (PIT)           13
  P. Niekro (ATL)          12
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  D. Sutton (LA)           11
  J. Barr (SF)             10
  J. Koosman (NY)          10

Saves:

  A. Hrabosky (STL)        20
  R. Eastwick (CIN)        17
  D. Giusti (PIT)          16
  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
  A. Messersmith (LA)       5
  J. Reuss (PIT)            5
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  B. Hooton (LA)            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)   279.1
  T. Seaver (NY)        244.1
  D. Sutton (LA)        243.1
  R. Jones (SD)         238.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       236.1
  C. Morton (ATL)       234.1
  D. Rau (LA)           220.1
  R. Reed (STL)         210.0
  S. Rogers (MON)       209.0
  L. Dierker (HOU)      207.1

Hits:

  C. Morton (ATL)         255
  P. Niekro (ATL)         245
  R. Reed (STL)           227
  R. Burris (CHI)         222
  A. Messersmith (LA)     215
  B. Bonham (CHI)         214
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       214
  J. Koosman (NY)         208
  J. Barr (SF)            206
  L. Dierker (HOU)        202

Runs:

  B. Bonham (CHI)         113
  R. Burris (CHI)         106
  S. Carlton (PHI)        103
  C. Morton (ATL)         103
  L. Dierker (HOU)         97
  M. Caldwell (SF)         96
  P. Niekro (ATL)          96
  J. Koosman (NY)          95
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        95
  D. Roberts (HOU)         95

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          26
  R. Burris (CHI)          23
  A. Messersmith (LA)      22
  S. Carlton (PHI)         21
  L. Dierker (HOU)         20
  J. Billingham (CIN)      19
  F. Norman (CIN)          19
  J. Koosman (NY)          17
  D. Rau (LA)              17
  S. Renko (MON)           17

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)        123
  D. Blair (MON)           95
  B. Bonham (CHI)          93
  J. Koosman (NY)          89
  P. Falcone (SF)          87
  L. McGlothen (STL)       85
  S. Carlton (PHI)         84
  L. Dierker (HOU)         80
  B. Kison (PIT)           79
  D. Konieczny (HOU)       79

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          204
  A. Messersmith (LA)     190
  J. Montefusco (SF)      179
  D. Sutton (LA)          169
  J. Richard (HOU)        150
  E. Halicki (SF)         148
  J. Koosman (NY)         147
  S. Carlton (PHI)        143
  B. Bonham (CHI)         139
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       139


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