Tuesday August 26, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 26, 1975

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     69  62  3.02  131  38  18  1188   998  438  399   87  360  728
Pittsburgh      74  56  3.10  130  38  23  1160  1055  453  399   62  442  621
Cincinnati      86  44  3.30  130  21  39  1174  1147  466  431   88  390  551
New York        68  62  3.33  130  35  26  1168  1079  490  432   75  461  759
St. Louis       71  59  3.42  131  29  30  1171  1163  531  445   75  458  649
San Diego       60  71  3.44  131  32  18  1192  1213  547  455   79  427  572
Montreal        55  73  3.76  128  21  21  1162  1133  549  485   81  520  653
San Francisco   64  66  3.78  130  29  20  1153  1130  546  484   82  484  682
Philadelphia    70  60  3.83  130  28  24  1165  1067  558  496   96  441  683
Atlanta         57  75  3.94  132  29  21  1176  1272  599  515   81  411  521
Houston         50  84  4.15  135  34  19  1210  1206  611  558   93  564  694
Chicago         60  72  4.42  132  24  24  1172  1260  655  576  103  453  684

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Randy Jones (SD)      17   7  2.09  29  28  14   0   6  224  181   66   52   14   40   70
Tom Seaver (NY)       18   7  2.23  28  28  13   0   3  226  172   63   56    8   69  184
Jerry Reuss (PIT)     14   9  2.30  25  25  13   0   5  192  174   52   49    7   61  106
A. Messersmith (LA)   14  13  2.36  35  33  15   1   4  270  210   78   71   22   74  182
Don Sutton (LA)       16  10  2.50  31  31  11   0   4  238  180   70   66   13   55  166
Bob Forsch (STL)      12   9  2.74  27  27   6   0   3  190  175   72   58   12   56   90
Steve Rogers (MON)    10  10  2.91  27  27  10   0   2  198  182   73   64    9   66  107
Jim Barr (SF)         11  11  2.93  28  26  10   0   2  191  187   70   62   13   44   62
Gary Nolan (CIN)      11   8  3.06  26  26   5   0   1  173  165   60   59   14   24   64
John Montefusco (SF)  10   7  3.15  27  26   7   0   3  180  158   68   63   11   68  152

 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  2.89  49   0   0  11   0   72   63   26   23    2   32   28
Mike Beard             4   0  2.96  28   0   0   0   0   55   52   22   18    4   21   20
Elias Sosa             1   2  3.22  35   0   0   2   0   50   53   19   18    2   20   22
Phil Niekro           12  12  3.24  31  29  11   0   1  219  233   93   79   25   57  116
Carl Morton           15  14  3.56  31  31  10   0   2  223  238   95   88   12   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  3.96  12   9   0   0   0   52   54   29   23    1   17   26
Ray Sadecki            2   2  4.18  23   5   0   1   0   65   72   38   30    3   17   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  2.14  14   0   0   1   0   21   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
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
Ray Burris            10  10  4.52  29  28   5   0   2  181  204  100   91   23   60   84
Bob Locker             0   1  4.96  22   0   0   0   0   33   38   21   18    3   16   14
Tom Dettore            4   4  4.98  27   5   0   0   0   69   64   40   38    6   25   34
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  2.03  55   0   0  12   0   71   71   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  2.77  46   2   0   7   0   81   78   27   25    2   30   36
Rawly Eastwick         3   2  2.88  43   0   0  16   0   75   66   24   24    6   21   56
Gary Nolan            11   8  3.06  26  26   5   0   1  173  165   60   59   14   24   64
Pedro Borbon           7   4  3.26  55   0   0   4   0   99  117   41   36    6   20   26
Pat Darcy              9   5  3.48  20  17   1   0   0   98  100   39   38    3   43   37
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
J.R. Richard           9   8  4.49  27  26   5   0   1  168  145   92   84    7  123  150
Jose Sosa              0   2  4.57  16   0   0   1   0   22   27   11   11    2   13   14
Doug Konieczny         5  12  4.76  27  26   4   0   1  149  165   86   79   15   75   77
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  1.42   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  10  2.50  31  31  11   0   4  238  180   70   66   13   55  166
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  14  3.22  56   0   0  13   0  106   96   44   38    7   37   61
Doug Rau              11   9  3.25  32  32   6   0   1  213  183   84   77   17   53  121
Charlie Hough          1   4  3.69  24   0   0   1   0   32   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   5  3.15  33  11   1   3   0  117   87   43   41    6   61   96
Woodie Fryman          8   9  3.16  26  19   7   1   3  131  120   54   46    7   54   90
Dale Murray            9   7  3.24  48   0   0   7   0   83   94   40   30    0   25   31
Don Carrithers         1   1  3.60  11   6   1   0   1   45   40   19   18    3   18   16
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  4.02  43   0   0   6   0   63   63   31   28    6   21   26
Don DeMola             4   5  4.25  50   0   0   1   0   83   75   40   39    7   34   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  1.48  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            18   7  2.23  28  28  13   0   3  226  172   63   56    8   69  184
Hank Webb              6   5  3.13  22  11   3   0   1  101   83   40   35    8   52   32
Jon Matlack           15   8  3.35  26  25   7   0   3  177  178   82   66   11   50  122
Rick Baldwin           2   4  3.52  45   0   0   6   0   77   78   32   30    4   28   41
Jerry Koosman         10  11  3.60  29  27   9   2   3  190  192   87   76   14   84  134
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         5   3  1.78  40   0   0   0   0   76   60   20   15    6   27   39
Joe Hoerner            0   0  2.41  21   0   0   0   0   19   21    5    5    3    5   18
Tug McGraw             7   5  3.08  42   0   0  11   0   79   60   29   27    4   28   35
Gene Garber            9   8  3.34  57   0   0  11   0   94   79   38   35   12   24   60
Larry Christenson      8   4  3.60  21  18   3   1   1  125  101   51   50   11   33   65
Steve Carlton         11  10  3.69  29  29  11   0   3  195  175   95   80   19   81  134
Tom Underwood         12   9  3.81  28  28   7   0   2  182  175   86   77   11   72  100
Jim Lonborg            8   6  3.97  26  25   6   0   2  159  156   81   70   11   45   72
Wayne Twitchell        5   9  4.62  32  19   0   0   0  123  120   74   63   10   72   87
Ron Schueler           4   4  5.60  36   6   1   0   0   80   82   51   50    5   36   59
Cy Acosta              0   0  6.23   6   0   0   1   0    9    9    7    6    2    3    2
Dick Ruthven           1   2  6.31   6   5   0   0   0   26   29   21   18    2   15   12

 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
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           7   3  2.51  39   5   1   4   0   97   70   28   27    6   37   52
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
Jim Rooker            10   9  3.25  23  23   6   0   1  163  152   72   59   14   66   83
Ramon Hernandez        6   2  3.31  35   0   0   3   0   52   57   19   19    0   27   35
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   7  2.09  29  28  14   0   6  224  181   66   52   14   40   70
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  2.96  54   0   0   8   0   85   67   30   28    5   45   61
Joe McIntosh           8  12  3.44  29  24   4   0   1  157  162   72   60   10   52   58
Jerry Johnson          2   1  3.58  11   4   0   0   0   38   33   19   15    2   21   10
Bill Greif             4   5  3.73  52   0   0   8   0   60   62   36   25    5   33   36
Dave Tomlin            2   2  3.76  57   0   0   1   0   69   79   35   29    4   29   37
Dave Freisleben        5  14  4.17  29  26   4   0   1  166  190   93   77   11   75   70
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  4.56  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  2.41  34   0   0   1   0   52   49   15   14    2   26   27
Gary Lavelle           6   3  2.82  54   0   0   7   0   73   72   26   23    3   32   50
Jim Barr              11  11  2.93  28  26  10   0   2  191  187   70   62   13   44   62
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             8  10  3.50  20  19   6   0   2  134  120   63   52    6   51  124
Randy Moffitt          4   4  3.76  48   0   0   9   0   65   63   30   27    6   28   32
Pete Falcone           9   9  3.96  27  26   3   0   1  157  140   76   69   14   83  107
Mike Caldwell          6  12  5.13  31  19   3   1   0  139  172   93   79   14   36   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  1.45  54   0   0  19   0   75   52   20   12    3   27   63
Mike Garman            3   4  2.27  53   0   0   9   0   63   59   24   16    2   38   35
Ron Reed               8   4  2.59  17  17   6   0   2  128  130   49   37    2   22   67
Bob Forsch            12   9  2.74  27  27   6   0   3  190  175   72   58   12   56   90
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   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  3.62  27  18   4   0   0  132  137   67   53   13   57   57
Lynn McGlothen        13   9  3.70  28  27   7   0   2  192  185   82   79   14   79  129
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 12.86   5   0   0   0   0    7   13   10   10    2    5    4
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)            17
  D. Sutton (LA)           16
  J. Matlack (NY)          15
  C. Morton (ATL)          15
  J. Billingham (CIN)      14
  A. Messersmith (LA)      14
  J. Reuss (PIT)           14
  L. McGlothen (STL)       13
  L. Dierker (HOU)         12

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  A. Hrabosky (STL)        19
  R. Eastwick (CIN)        16
  D. Giusti (PIT)          14
  M. Marshall (LA)         13
  B. Apodaca (NY)          12
  W. McEnaney (CIN)        12
  G. Garber (PHI)          11
  T. House (ATL)           11
  D. Knowles (CHI)         11
  T. McGraw (PHI)          11

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)   270.1
  D. Sutton (LA)        237.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        226.1
  R. Jones (SD)         223.2
  C. Morton (ATL)       222.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)       219.1
  D. Rau (LA)           213.1
  R. Reed (STL)         203.0
  L. Dierker (HOU)      198.1
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     197.2

Hits:

  C. Morton (ATL)         238
  P. Niekro (ATL)         233
  R. Reed (STL)           223
  A. Messersmith (LA)     210
  R. Burris (CHI)         204
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       203
  L. Dierker (HOU)        195
  J. Koosman (NY)         192
  B. Bonham (CHI)         191
  D. Freisleben (SD)      190

Runs:

  B. Bonham (CHI)         103
  R. Burris (CHI)         100
  S. Carlton (PHI)         95
  C. Morton (ATL)          95
  M. Caldwell (SF)         93
  L. Dierker (HOU)         93
  D. Freisleben (SD)       93
  P. Niekro (ATL)          93
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        92
  J. Richard (HOU)         92

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          25
  R. Burris (CHI)          23
  A. Messersmith (LA)      22
  S. Carlton (PHI)         19
  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)           88
  B. Bonham (CHI)          85
  J. Koosman (NY)          84
  P. Falcone (SF)          83
  S. Carlton (PHI)         81
  L. Dierker (HOU)         79
  L. McGlothen (STL)       79
  D. Freisleben (SD)       75
  B. Kison (PIT)           75

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          184
  A. Messersmith (LA)     182
  D. Sutton (LA)          166
  J. Montefusco (SF)      152
  J. Richard (HOU)        150
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       138
  S. Carlton (PHI)        134
  J. Koosman (NY)         134
  B. Bonham (CHI)         130
  L. McGlothen (STL)      129

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