Saturday May 17, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 17, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Pittsburgh      16  13  2.88   29  10   3   262   247   98   84   14   92  146
Los Angeles     24  13  2.92   37  16   4   345   294  126  112   19  108  232
San Diego       17  18  2.99   35   8   6   316   314  139  105   16  105  155
New York        15  14  3.34   29   8   6   256   244  105   95   13   97  164
Cincinnati      19  19  3.35   38  10   5   341   324  140  127   27  123  187
Montreal        13  17  3.42   30   5   8   263   247  124  100   19  126  147
Philadelphia    19  14  3.59   33   8   6   293   267  131  117   26  113  156
Chicago         20  12  3.65   32   7  11   281   285  132  114   21   82  164
St. Louis       14  17  3.79   31   4   6   278   267  144  117   15  121  154
Atlanta         19  20  4.07   39  13   5   343   386  186  155   29  113  164
San Francisco   15  19  4.08   34   5   2   305   284  150  138   20  149  171
Houston         12  27  4.16   39   7   7   339   328  182  157   22  185  208

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Stone (CHI)      5   0  1.02   6   6   2   0   1   44   36    7    5    0   11   27
Don Sutton (LA)        7   2  1.54  10  10   7   0   3   82   54   17   14    3   12   72
Joe McIntosh (SD)      4   2  1.65   7   7   2   0   0   55   39   13   10    2   12   25
Jim Lonborg (PHI)      3   1  1.81   8   8   2   0   2   60   39   15   12    2   15   29
Woodie Fryman (MON)    4   0  1.81   7   6   3   0   3   45   31    9    9    2   14   38
Tom Seaver (NY)        5   3  1.97   8   8   5   0   0   64   53   15   14    2   16   47
Don Gullett (CIN)      4   2  2.06   8   8   4   0   1   66   49   19   15    3   22   43
A. Messersmith (LA)    6   0  2.06  10  10   5   0   1   83   70   22   19    3   20   60
Jerry Reuss (PIT)      3   2  2.06   6   6   3   0   2   44   41   13   10    1   15   28
Randy Jones (SD)       4   2  2.13   8   7   2   0   2   55   45   16   13    2    7   23

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jamie Easterly         0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    0    0    6    0
Pablo Torrealba        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Phil Niekro            3   4  2.86   9   8   3   0   0   63   74   25   20    6   16   40
Roric Harrison         2   2  3.16  12   4   2   1   0   43   39   18   15    5   11   15
Max Leon               0   0  4.05   8   0   0   1   0   13   19   10    6    1    3    5
Ron Reed               4   3  4.22   8   8   1   0   0   60   72   31   28    1   13   32
Buzz Capra             3   5  4.24   8   8   4   0   0   51   48   27   24    7   19   29
Carl Morton            5   3  4.31   9   9   3   0   1   63   76   34   30    5   18   16
Gary Gentry            1   1  4.95   7   2   0   0   0   20   25   14   11    3    8   10
Mike Thompson          0   0  5.63   3   0   0   0   0    8    8    6    5    0   10    9
Mike Beard             0   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    0    2
Tom House              1   2  9.20  15   0   0   3   0   15   17   18   15    1    9    6

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Stone            5   0  1.02   6   6   2   0   1   44   36    7    5    0   11   27
Oscar Zamora           2   0  2.29  11   0   0   4   0   20   13    5    5    1    1    8
Darold Knowles         1   1  2.35  12   0   0   6   0   23   16    7    6    1    7   11
Bob Locker             0   0  3.00   9   0   0   0   0   15   18    6    5    1    3   10
Geoff Zahn             0   0  3.00   3   1   0   1   0    9    7    3    3    1    4    3
Ken Frailing           2   1  3.10   9   0   0   0   0   20   22    8    7    2    6    9
Ray Burris             4   2  3.86   7   7   1   0   0   40   43   21   17    6   10   20
Bill Bonham            3   3  4.56   8   8   3   0   1   47   55   28   24    2   21   33
Milt Wilcox            0   0  5.40   9   0   0   0   0   15   16   10    9    2    8    8
Rick Reuschel          3   3  5.65   7   7   1   0   0   37   41   25   23    3    7   30
Burt Hooton            0   2  8.18   3   3   0   0   0   11   18   12   10    2    4    5

 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          1   0  1.59  14   0   0   2   0   17   15    4    3    0    6   13
Don Gullett            4   2  2.06   8   8   4   0   1   66   49   19   15    3   22   43
Clay Carroll           3   4  2.16  17   0   0   2   0   25   24    8    6    0   10   10
Gary Nolan             1   3  3.12   7   7   2   0   0   52   48   18   18    3    9   19
Pat Darcy              1   2  3.48   5   3   0   0   0   21   26    9    8    2    6   10
Jack Billingham        3   3  3.98   8   8   2   0   0   52   48   23   23    7   24   26
Fred Norman            2   1  4.41   7   7   1   0   0   49   49   26   24    5   24   36
Clay Kirby             2   3  4.60   7   5   1   0   0   29   30   18   15    4   12   18
Pedro Borbon           2   1  4.71  18   0   0   1   0   29   33   15   15    3    8    9

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wayne Granger          0   0  1.13  15   0   0   3   0   16   14    5    2    1    7    7
Jim Crawford           0   2  1.96  11   1   0   1   0   18   16    8    4    0   11    2
Mike Cosgrove          0   0  2.45   4   0   0   0   0    7    3    2    2    0    9    4
Fred Scherman          0   1  2.93  14   0   0   0   0   15   17    7    5    3    2   12
Ken Forsch             1   2  3.04  13   1   0   2   0   24   21    9    8    1    7   16
Dave Roberts           2   4  3.78   7   6   2   0   0   48   43   21   20    2   16   24
Doug Konieczny         1   5  4.11   8   8   1   0   0   50   54   26   23    3   21   29
Larry Dierker          4   4  4.36   9   9   2   0   1   54   50   28   26    2   32   29
J.R. Richard           3   2  5.29   8   8   1   0   0   49   39   31   29    3   47   44
Tom Griffin            1   5  5.67   9   6   1   0   0   40   50   30   25    6   26   26
Joe Niekro             0   0  6.23   6   0   0   1   0    9   10    7    6    1    5    9
Jim York               0   2  6.75   8   0   0   0   0    9   11    8    7    0    2    6

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Downing             0   0  0.93   5   0   0   1   0   10   10    6    1    0    2    5
Don Sutton             7   2  1.54  10  10   7   0   3   82   54   17   14    3   12   72
Andy Messersmith       6   0  2.06  10  10   5   0   1   83   70   22   19    3   20   60
Jim Brewer             2   1  2.20   9   0   0   1   0   16   16    5    4    0    5    9
Burt Hooton            1   1  3.06   3   2   1   0   1   18   12    7    6    2    6   12
Doug Rau               5   2  3.39   9   9   3   0   1   61   49   23   23    5   17   34
Charlie Hough          0   3  4.20  10   0   0   1   0   15   10    7    7    1   10   11
Rick Rhoden            1   0  4.35   7   4   0   0   0   31   41   16   15    2   14   16
Mike Marshall          2   2  4.79   9   0   0   1   0   21   19   11   11    1   12   11
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
Woodie Fryman          4   0  1.81   7   6   3   0   3   45   31    9    9    2   14   38
John Montague          0   1  1.84   9   0   0   2   0   15   13    3    3    2    5    7
Dennis Blair           2   4  2.72   7   6   1   0   0   43   34   17   13    3   33   22
Fred Scherman          0   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    1    1
Steve Rogers           2   4  3.15   7   7   1   0   0   46   46   24   16    2   25   23
Dale Murray            1   2  3.46  11   0   0   3   0   13   14   11    5    0    5    6
Chuck Taylor           0   0  3.78  10   0   0   3   0   17   13    7    7    0    4    7
Don DeMola             1   0  4.66   7   0   0   0   0   10    9    5    5    1    6    7
Dave McNally           3   4  4.89   8   8   0   0   0   53   60   33   29    5   23   26
Steve Renko            0   2  5.59   6   3   0   0   0   19   23   14   12    4   10   10

 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
Tom Hall               0   0  1.04   6   0   0   1   0    9    5    1    1    1    0    5
Bob Apodaca            0   0  1.35   6   0   0   2   0   13    9    2    2    0    4    4
Tom Seaver             5   3  1.97   8   8   5   0   0   64   53   15   14    2   16   47
Harry Parker           1   1  3.14   8   0   0   1   0   14   10    5    5    1    7   11
Randy Tate             1   2  3.70   4   4   0   0   0   24   22   11   10    1   13   14
Hank Webb              0   2  3.86   2   2   0   0   0   12    9    6    5    0    9    8
Rick Baldwin           1   1  4.08  11   0   0   2   0   18   19    9    8    1    9   11
Jerry Koosman          3   1  4.28   7   7   3   0   1   48   50   23   23    3   25   32
Jon Matlack            4   3  4.32   8   8   0   0   0   50   60   30   24    2   13   31
Jerry Cram             0   1  6.75   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    3    3    2    1    1

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw             2   0  0.54   9   0   0   3   0   17    6    1    1    0    6    7
Jim Lonborg            3   1  1.81   8   8   2   0   2   60   39   15   12    2   15   29
Gene Garber            4   2  2.38  13   0   0   2   0   23   21    6    6    0   10   12
Tom Underwood          4   3  2.68   7   7   2   0   2   47   46   15   14    1   18   19
Tom Hilgendorf         0   0  2.81   9   0   0   0   0   16   12    5    5    2    8    6
Joe Hoerner            0   0  4.26   8   0   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    3    1    5
Steve Carlton          2   4  4.41   8   8   4   0   1   49   46   25   24    6   20   33
Wayne Twitchell        3   4  4.78   9   8   0   0   0   43   44   30   23    6   21   27
Cy Acosta              0   0  6.23   6   0   0   1   0    9    9    7    6    2    3    2
Ron Schueler           1   0  8.10  11   1   0   0   0   20   30   19   18    3   10   13
Larry Christenson      0   0 11.25   1   1   0   0   0    4    7    5    5    1    1    3

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Giusti            2   0  0.47  10   0   0   3   0   19   14    1    1    0    4    8
Larry Demery           1   0  1.88   8   0   0   0   0   14    9    4    3    1    3   12
Sam McDowell           1   1  2.04   7   0   0   0   0   18   11    4    4    0    9   15
Jerry Reuss            3   2  2.06   6   6   3   0   2   44   41   13   10    1   15   28
Ken Brett              2   2  2.96   4   4   2   0   0   27   24    9    9    2    8   16
Bruce Kison            3   1  3.00   6   6   2   0   0   42   33   20   14    4   17   21
Ramon Hernandez        0   2  3.18   6   0   0   0   0    6    9    2    2    0    5    3
Jim Rooker             2   2  3.86   5   5   2   0   0   35   35   17   15    3   13   11
Dock Ellis             2   2  3.97   7   7   1   0   1   45   54   22   20    2   14   24
Bob Moose              0   1  4.38   6   1   0   0   0   12   17    6    6    1    4    8

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe McIntosh           4   2  1.65   7   7   2   0   0   55   39   13   10    2   12   25
Randy Jones            4   2  2.13   8   7   2   0   2   55   45   16   13    2    7   23
Dave Tomlin            0   0  2.35  15   0   0   1   0   15   18    6    4    1    9    4
Alan Foster            1   1  2.37  10   1   0   0   0   19   18    6    5    1    9   11
Danny Frisella         0   0  2.84  13   0   0   1   0   19   14    6    6    0    9    9
Dave Freisleben        3   3  3.28   8   7   2   0   0   47   55   28   17    4   21   22
Dan Spillner           2   4  3.35   7   7   2   0   0   46   43   21   17    2   14   27
Bill Greif             0   1  4.15  15   0   0   4   0   17   19   15    8    1   10   10
Sonny Siebert          3   2  4.39   6   6   0   0   0   27   37   15   13    2   10   10
Rich Folkers           0   3  6.61  10   0   0   0   0   16   26   13   12    1    4   14

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Lavelle           3   0  1.78  16   0   0   0   0   25   23    5    5    0   10   15
Jim Barr               3   3  2.80   8   7   2   0   1   55   50   18   17    4   14   21
Tom Bradley            0   0  3.18   2   0   0   0   0    6    5    4    2    0    5    3
Dave Heaverlo          0   0  3.18  10   0   0   1   0   17   20    6    6    1    6    9
John Montefusco        2   2  3.43   6   6   2   0   1   39   32   15   15    3   19   30
Pete Falcone           3   3  3.52   7   7   1   0   1   46   35   19   18    3   22   31
Tommy Toms             0   0  3.60   2   0   0   0   0    5    6    2    2    0    3    4
Mike Caldwell          0   5  3.94   7   7   0   0   0   48   49   24   21    4   11   18
Randy Moffitt          3   0  4.20  12   0   0   1   0   15   13    7    7    1    9    8
Charlie Williams       0   2  5.55  12   1   0   0   0   24   26   17   15    0   18   12
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            0   1  1.61  16   0   0   5   0   22   15    4    4    1    8   20
Elias Sosa             0   2  2.42  12   0   0   0   0   22   15    8    6    1    9   11
Mike Garman            1   2  2.50  14   0   0   1   0   18   15    7    5    1    9   11
John Curtis            2   1  2.91   6   2   0   0   0   22   20   13    7    0   13    6
Bob Forsch             4   3  3.23   8   8   3   0   1   53   47   22   19    2   17   30
Ray Sadecki            1   0  3.48   7   0   0   0   0   10   13    7    4    0    7    7
Tommy Moore            0   0  3.77   8   0   0   0   0   14   10    8    6    0    9    5
John Denny             2   2  4.33   7   7   0   0   0   27   36   19   13    1   11   11
Bob Gibson             1   3  5.01   7   7   0   0   0   47   50   28   26    5   25   23
Lynn McGlothen         3   3  5.74   7   7   1   0   1   42   46   28   27    4   13   30

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League Leaders

Wins:

  D. Sutton (LA)            7
  A. Messersmith (LA)       6
  C. Morton (ATL)           5
  D. Rau (LA)               5
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  S. Stone (CHI)            5
  R. Burris (CHI)           4
  L. Dierker (HOU)          4
  B. Forsch (STL)           4
  W. Fryman (MON)           4

Losses:

  M. Caldwell (SF)          5
  B. Capra (ATL)            5
  T. Griffin (HOU)          5
  D. Konieczny (HOU)        5
  D. Blair (MON)            4
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  C. Carroll (CIN)          4
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)        4
  L. Dierker (HOU)          4
  D. McNally (MON)          4

Complete Games:

  D. Sutton (LA)            7
  A. Messersmith (LA)       5
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  B. Capra (ATL)            4
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  D. Gullett (CIN)          4
  B. Bonham (CHI)           3
  B. Forsch (STL)           3
  W. Fryman (MON)           3
  J. Koosman (NY)           3

Saves:

  D. Knowles (CHI)          6
  A. Hrabosky (STL)         5
  B. Greif (SD)             4
  O. Zamora (CHI)           4
  D. Giusti (PIT)           3
  W. Granger (HOU)          3
  T. House (ATL)            3
  T. McGraw (PHI)           3
  D. Murray (MON)           3
  C. Taylor (MON)           3

Shutouts:

  W. Fryman (MON)           3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  R. Jones (SD)             2
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          2
  J. Reuss (PIT)            2
  T. Underwood (PHI)        2
  J. Barr (SF)              1
  B. Bonham (CHI)           1
  S. Carlton (PHI)          1
  L. Dierker (HOU)          1

Innings Pitched:

  A. Messersmith (LA)    83.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         81.2
  D. Gullett (CIN)       65.2
  T. Seaver (NY)         64.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        63.0
  C. Morton (ATL)        62.2
  D. Rau (LA)            61.0
  J. Lonborg (PHI)       59.2
  R. Reed (ATL)          59.2
  R. Jones (SD)          55.0

Hits:

  C. Morton (ATL)          76
  P. Niekro (ATL)          74
  R. Reed (ATL)            72
  A. Messersmith (LA)      70
  J. Matlack (NY)          60
  D. McNally (MON)         60
  B. Bonham (CHI)          55
  D. Freisleben (SD)       55
  D. Ellis (PIT)           54
  D. Konieczny (HOU)       54

Runs:

  C. Morton (ATL)          34
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       33
  D. McNally (MON)         33
  R. Reed (ATL)            31
  J. Richard (HOU)         31
  T. Griffin (HOU)         30
  J. Matlack (NY)          30
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       30
  B. Bonham (CHI)          28
  L. Dierker (HOU)         28

Home Runs:

  J. Billingham (CIN)       7
  B. Capra (ATL)            7
  R. Burris (CHI)           6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  T. Griffin (HOU)          6
  P. Niekro (ATL)           6
  W. Twitchell (PHI)        6
  B. Gibson (STL)           5
  R. Harrison (ATL)         5
  D. McNally (MON)          5

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         47
  D. Blair (MON)           33
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       32
  L. Dierker (HOU)         32
  T. Griffin (HOU)         26
  B. Gibson (STL)          25
  J. Koosman (NY)          25
  S. Rogers (MON)          25
  J. Billingham (CIN)      24
  F. Norman (CIN)          24

Strikeouts:

  D. Sutton (LA)           72
  A. Messersmith (LA)      60
  T. Seaver (NY)           47
  J. Richard (HOU)         44
  D. Gullett (CIN)         43
  P. Niekro (ATL)          40
  W. Fryman (MON)          38
  F. Norman (CIN)          36
  D. Rau (LA)              34
  B. Bonham (CHI)          33

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