Saturday May 11, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 11, 1974

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     22   9  2.47   31  10   2   281   210   93   77   17   86  185
Houston         20  13  3.04   33   9   3   293   272  118   99   18  103  143
San Francisco   18  14  3.23   32   3   7   284   255  122  102   20  107  151
Cincinnati      13  14  3.54   27   3   6   244   224  111   96   16   89  154
Philadelphia    16  14  3.54   30   7   5   272   262  122  107   17  132  157
New York        13  17  3.66   30   7   3   270   274  130  110   26   83  194
St. Louis       16  14  3.84   30   7   3   265   259  130  113   18  117  129
Montreal        12  11  3.95   23   5   3   203   190  108   89   18   99  114
Atlanta         13  18  4.08   31   5   4   276   290  144  125   22  112  162
Pittsburgh       9  18  4.26   27   6   2   247   264  135  117   21  115  124
Chicago         11  15  4.72   26   4   2   234   265  148  123   26  100  146
San Diego       14  20  4.99   34   5   5   299   320  182  166   32  138  163

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Rooker (PIT)       2   2  1.67   5   5   2   0   0   38   33   11    7    2   12   13
Tommy John (LA)        5   1  1.89   8   8   3   0   2   57   48   16   12    0   14   34
Mike Caldwell (SF)     5   1  1.92   8   8   2   0   1   56   49   19   12    4   15   31
Mike Marshall (LA)     1   1  1.93  19   0   0   2   0   33   23    8    7    1   16   24
Jerry Koosman (NY)     4   0  2.03   7   7   2   0   0   58   44   19   13    4   15   50
Larry Dierker (HOU)    2   2  2.17   7   7   1   0   0   50   40   15   12    3   18   29
Jim Lonborg (PHI)      3   2  2.19   7   7   3   0   1   58   57   16   14    4   14   26
A. Messersmith (LA)    3   0  2.19   7   7   3   0   0   58   42   17   14    4   20   42
Tom Griffin (HOU)      5   1  2.21   8   8   3   0   1   57   39   17   14    4   26   45
Jon Matlack (NY)       4   1  2.28   6   6   2   0   1   43   34   11   11    2    6   44

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Gentry            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    1    0
Danny Frisella         0   1  2.63  11   0   0   2   0   14   10    5    4    2    8    5
Tom House              0   0  2.77  10   0   0   1   0   13   12    4    4    0    3   10
Jack Aker              0   1  3.55  13   0   0   0   0   13   12    9    5    2    7    6
Ron Reed               5   3  3.67   8   8   2   0   0   54   58   26   22    2   10   26
Phil Niekro            3   3  3.71   9   8   2   0   1   61   61   29   25    6   22   50
Buzz Capra             0   2  3.77   9   0   0   1   0   14   12    7    6    2   11   17
Carl Morton            3   3  4.58   8   8   0   0   0   55   62   30   28    3   25   29
Roric Harrison         2   5  4.81   7   7   1   0   0   49   55   27   26    5   21   19
Jamie Easterly         0   0 16.88   3   0   0   0   0    3    6    7    5    0    4    0

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Frailing           2   2  2.77   6   6   0   0   0   39   47   17   12    4   16   17
Horacio Pina           2   2  2.89  13   0   0   1   0   19   13    6    6    1   12   10
Steve Stone            1   0  3.00   6   2   0   0   0   18   18    8    6    0   11    9
Jim Todd               0   0  3.86   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    0    5    2
Bill Bonham            1   5  4.19   8   6   2   0   1   34   30   21   16    3   16   33
Rick Reuschel          2   1  4.97   7   6   1   0   0   42   40   26   23    4   12   29
Ray Burris             2   0  5.50  13   0   0   1   0   18   20   13   11    3    7   10
Herb Hutson            0   0  6.00   8   0   0   0   0    9   11    7    6    1    3    7
Burt Hooton            1   3  6.55   7   6   1   0   0   34   54   30   25    8    8   16
Jim Kremmel            0   1  7.62  14   0   0   0   0   13   21   13   11    1    9   12
Mike Paul              0   1 27.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    4    4    1    1    1

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Hall               0   0  1.00   8   0   0   0   0    9    5    1    1    1    3    8
Fred Norman            1   3  1.93   7   3   1   0   0   28   19    7    6    1    7   31
Pedro Borbon           1   1  1.95  14   0   0   5   0   28   18    7    6    1    6   10
Don Gullett            2   3  3.34   7   6   0   0   0   35   34   17   13    3   17   23
Roger Nelson           1   3  3.43   7   5   0   1   0   39   32   17   15    3   15   20
Jack Billingham        5   1  3.45   7   7   2   0   1   47   47   22   18    2   18   25
Clay Carroll           2   0  3.50  11   0   0   0   0   18   19    7    7    1    9    9
Mike McQueen           0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    0    2    2
Clay Kirby             1   3  6.00   6   6   0   0   0   30   35   23   20    2    8   24
Pat Osburn             0   0 10.80   4   0   0   0   0    7    9    8    8    2    4    2

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Forsch             1   1  1.26  11   0   0   3   0   14    9    2    2    0    4    6
Fred Scherman          0   1  1.76  13   0   0   0   0   15   15    7    3    1    3    7
Larry Dierker          2   2  2.17   7   7   1   0   0   50   40   15   12    3   18   29
Tom Griffin            5   1  2.21   8   8   3   0   1   57   39   17   14    4   26   45
Mike Nagy              1   0  3.12   5   0   0   0   0    9    8    3    3    1    2    2
Claude Osteen          4   2  3.23   7   7   2   0   1   47   55   23   17    3   18   12
Dave Roberts           5   3  3.38   8   8   3   0   0   59   63   24   22    3   14   18
Jerry Johnson          1   0  3.52  10   0   0   0   0   15   13    6    6    1    7   12
Doug Konieczny         0   2  6.30   3   2   0   0   0   10   11    8    7    0    3    5
Don Wilson             1   1  6.88   6   1   0   0   0   17   19   13   13    2    8    7

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Geoff Zahn             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Tommy John             5   1  1.89   8   8   3   0   2   57   48   16   12    0   14   34
Charlie Hough          1   1  1.93   6   0   0   0   0   14    6    4    3    2    4   12
Mike Marshall          1   1  1.93  19   0   0   2   0   33   23    8    7    1   16   24
Andy Messersmith       3   0  2.19   7   7   3   0   0   58   42   17   14    4   20   42
Doug Rau               2   1  2.53   6   5   0   0   0   32   28   11    9    4    7   19
Jim Brewer             4   1  3.00   8   0   0   0   0   12    8    4    4    1    1    8
Don Sutton             5   2  3.03   8   8   4   0   2   59   44   22   20    3   14   36
Al Downing             1   2  4.60   3   3   0   0   0   16   11   11    8    2   10   10

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Montague          0   0  1.42   6   0   0   0   0   13    9    3    2    0    5    4
Balor Moore            0   0  1.59   5   0   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    0    6    7
Tom Walker             0   0  1.64   5   0   0   1   0   11    7    3    2    0    3    8
Chuck Taylor           1   0  2.33   9   0   0   2   0   19   20    5    5    2    7    6
Mike Torrez            3   2  3.34   5   5   0   0   0   30   29   22   11    5   18   15
Steve Rogers           5   1  3.42   6   6   4   0   0   50   41   20   19    4   18   32
Don DeMola             0   0  4.67   8   0   0   0   0   17   17    9    9    3    6    9
Steve Renko            2   4  4.89   7   7   1   0   0   39   37   24   21    1   19   19
Ernie McAnally         1   4  9.16   5   5   0   0   0   19   25   21   19    3   17   14

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Koosman          4   0  2.03   7   7   2   0   0   58   44   19   13    4   15   50
Jon Matlack            4   1  2.28   6   6   2   0   1   43   34   11   11    2    6   44
Craig Swan             1   2  2.89   4   3   0   0   0   19   16   10    6    0   11    7
Tom Seaver             1   3  3.60   7   7   3   0   1   55   52   24   22    9    9   53
George Stone           0   3  3.90   5   5   0   0   0   32   39   21   14    5    8    8
Harry Parker           1   1  4.02   8   1   0   0   0   16   20    7    7    1    8    6
Bob Miller             1   1  4.20  13   0   0   1   0   15   17    8    7    0    3    7
Tug McGraw             0   3  7.15   9   0   0   1   0   11   19    9    9    2    6   10
Bob Apodaca            0   2  7.59   6   0   0   1   0   11   13    9    9    0   11    4
Ray Sadecki            1   1 10.13   7   1   0   0   0   11   20   12   12    3    6    5

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Lonborg            3   2  2.19   7   7   3   0   1   58   57   16   14    4   14   26
Frank Linzy            2   2  2.38  10   0   0   0   0   11   10    5    3    0    2    4
Ron Schueler           1   3  2.79   7   7   1   0   0   48   48   18   15    1   22   22
Dick Ruthven           2   1  3.12   7   7   0   0   0   43   35   16   15    2   23   30
Mac Scarce             3   2  3.45  16   0   0   2   0   16   11    7    6    2   15   10
Steve Carlton          3   3  4.23   8   8   3   0   0   55   57   30   26    3   28   44
George Culver          1   0  5.06   9   0   0   0   0   11    5    6    6    0    9    6
Eddie Watt             0   0  5.11  12   0   0   3   0   12   11    7    7    1   10    7
Mike Wallace           1   0  5.40   8   0   0   0   0    8   12    6    5    0    2    1
Ed Farmer              0   0  5.87   3   1   0   0   0    8   10    5    5    1    5    7
Ron Diorio             0   0 18.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    1    1    0
Dave Wallace           0   1  Inf    2   0   0   0   0    0    4    4    3    2    1    0

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Rooker             2   2  1.67   5   5   2   0   0   38   33   11    7    2   12   13
Ramon Hernandez        0   1  2.25  12   0   0   0   0   16   15    4    4    0    8    8
Bruce Kison            1   1  2.30   8   0   0   0   0   16   13    4    4    0    6    5
John Morlan            0   1  2.81  10   0   0   0   0   16   14    9    5    0   15    9
Ken Brett              2   3  3.69   6   6   2   0   1   39   40   18   16    3   14   26
Dock Ellis             1   2  4.10   5   5   1   0   0   26   27   14   12    2   11   19
Dave Giusti            1   1  4.91  12   0   0   2   0   22   26   12   12    1   11   17
Jim Sadowski           0   1  5.63   3   0   0   0   0    8    6    5    5    1    7    1
Jerry Reuss            1   2  6.75   6   6   1   0   0   33   42   28   25    7   20   13
Bob Moose              1   4  7.07   5   5   0   0   0   28   43   22   22    3    4   11
Steve Blass            0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    5    5    8    5    2    7    2

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Freisleben        3   0  3.33   4   4   2   0   0   27   20   10   10    2    7   11
Joe McIntosh           0   0  3.60   5   0   0   0   0   10   12    5    4    2    5    5
Mike Corkins           2   1  3.75  13   2   0   0   0   36   30   17   15    4   21   26
Vicente Romo           0   1  3.79  15   0   0   4   0   19   15   11    8    1    9   11
Larry Hardy            2   1  3.97   7   0   0   0   0   11   13    5    5    2    3    7
Gary Ross              0   0  4.58   8   0   0   0   0   18   21   10    9    1    6   11
Jim McAndrew           1   3  4.87   6   4   1   0   0   20   27   14   11    3    5    8
Bill Greif             2   5  5.03   9   9   1   0   0   54   58   34   30    4   24   28
Randy Jones            2   6  6.07   8   8   1   0   0   43   47   29   29    5   22   26
Ralph Garcia           0   0  6.10   8   0   0   0   0   10   15    8    7    1    7    9
Steve Arlin            1   3  6.68   8   7   0   0   0   34   44   26   25    2   21   11
Rich Troedson          1   0  6.75  14   0   0   1   0   17   18   13   13    5    8   10

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Caldwell          5   1  1.92   8   8   2   0   1   56   49   19   12    4   15   31
Charlie Williams       1   0  2.42  11   1   0   0   0   22   21    6    6    1    5   11
Randy Moffitt          1   2  2.45  15   0   0   6   0   22   11    6    6    1    4   13
Elias Sosa             3   0  2.49  12   0   0   0   0   22   18   10    6    0   15    7
Jim Barr               1   1  2.51  13   1   0   1   0   32   29    9    9    1    3   12
Tom Bradley            4   3  3.04   8   8   1   0   0   56   48   25   19    4   21   36
Jim Willoughby         1   3  4.50   9   4   0   0   0   32   33   16   16    5    5    9
John D'Acquisto        2   3  5.08   7   7   0   0   0   28   27   17   16    3   29   21
Ron Bryant             0   1  8.49   4   3   0   0   0   12   15   13   11    1    9   11
Don Rose               0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    1    1    0    1    0

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Orlando Pena           1   0  1.54  13   0   0   0   0   12   10    2    2    0    3    4
Mike Garman            2   1  1.62  12   0   0   0   0   17   11    4    3    0    7    6
Rich Folkers           1   0  2.70  10   0   0   2   0   10    5    3    3    0    6    3
Alan Foster            1   3  3.48   6   6   2   0   0   41   43   21   16    2   16   19
Sonny Siebert          2   3  3.55   6   6   2   0   1   38   38   19   15    3   14   22
Lynn McGlothen         4   1  3.63   5   5   1   0   1   35   32   15   14    3   15   22
John Curtis            2   3  4.50   6   6   1   0   1   42   40   21   21    5   14   15
Bob Gibson             2   2  4.73   6   6   1   0   0   40   42   23   21    3   20   22
Pete Richert           0   0  4.91   6   0   0   1   0    4    5    6    2    0    4    1
Al Hrabosky            1   0  5.17  11   0   0   0   0   16   18    9    9    2    9    7
Mike Thompson          0   1  5.56   7   1   0   0   0   11   15    7    7    0    9    8

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Billingham (CIN)       5
  M. Caldwell (SF)          5
  T. Griffin (HOU)          5
  T. John (LA)              5
  R. Reed (ATL)             5
  D. Roberts (HOU)          5
  S. Rogers (MON)           5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5
  T. Bradley (SF)           4
  J. Brewer (LA)            4

Losses:

  R. Jones (SD)             6
  B. Bonham (CHI)           5
  B. Greif (SD)             5
  R. Harrison (ATL)         5
  E. McAnally (MON)         4
  B. Moose (PIT)            4
  S. Renko (MON)            4
  S. Arlin (SD)             3
  T. Bradley (SF)           3
  K. Brett (PIT)            3

Complete Games:

  S. Rogers (MON)           4
  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  T. Griffin (HOU)          3
  T. John (LA)              3
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          3
  A. Messersmith (LA)       3
  D. Roberts (HOU)          3
  T. Seaver (NY)            3
  J. Billingham (CIN)       2

Saves:

  R. Moffitt (SF)           6
  P. Borbon (CIN)           5
  V. Romo (SD)              4
  K. Forsch (HOU)           3
  E. Watt (PHI)             3
  R. Folkers (STL)          2
  D. Frisella (ATL)         2
  D. Giusti (PIT)           2
  M. Marshall (LA)          2
  M. Scarce (PHI)           2

Shutouts:

  T. John (LA)              2
  D. Sutton (LA)            2
  J. Billingham (CIN)       1
  B. Bonham (CHI)           1
  K. Brett (PIT)            1
  M. Caldwell (SF)          1
  J. Curtis (STL)           1
  T. Griffin (HOU)          1
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          1
  J. Matlack (NY)           1

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)        60.2
  D. Sutton (LA)         59.1
  D. Roberts (HOU)       58.2
  J. Koosman (NY)        57.2
  J. Lonborg (PHI)       57.2
  A. Messersmith (LA)    57.2
  T. Griffin (HOU)       57.0
  T. John (LA)           57.0
  T. Bradley (SF)        56.1
  M. Caldwell (SF)       56.1

Hits:

  D. Roberts (HOU)         63
  C. Morton (ATL)          62
  P. Niekro (ATL)          61
  B. Greif (SD)            58
  R. Reed (ATL)            58
  S. Carlton (PHI)         57
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         57
  R. Harrison (ATL)        55
  C. Osteen (HOU)          55
  B. Hooton (CHI)          54

Runs:

  B. Greif (SD)            34
  S. Carlton (PHI)         30
  B. Hooton (CHI)          30
  C. Morton (ATL)          30
  R. Jones (SD)            29
  P. Niekro (ATL)          29
  J. Reuss (PIT)           28
  R. Harrison (ATL)        27
  S. Arlin (SD)            26
  R. Reed (ATL)            26

Home Runs:

  T. Seaver (NY)            9
  B. Hooton (CHI)           8
  J. Reuss (PIT)            7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           6
  J. Curtis (STL)           5
  R. Harrison (ATL)         5
  R. Jones (SD)             5
  G. Stone (NY)             5
  M. Torrez (MON)           5
  R. Troedson (SD)          5

Walks:

  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       29
  S. Carlton (PHI)         28
  T. Griffin (HOU)         26
  C. Morton (ATL)          25
  B. Greif (SD)            24
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         23
  R. Jones (SD)            22
  P. Niekro (ATL)          22
  R. Schueler (PHI)        22
  S. Arlin (SD)            21

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           53
  J. Koosman (NY)          50
  P. Niekro (ATL)          50
  T. Griffin (HOU)         45
  S. Carlton (PHI)         44
  J. Matlack (NY)          44
  A. Messersmith (LA)      42
  T. Bradley (SF)          36
  D. Sutton (LA)           36
  T. John (LA)             34

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