Friday April 23, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, April 23, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Diego        6   6  3.29   12   3   0   104    89   44   38    4   38   47
New York         6   7  3.31   13   3   1   120   110   52   44    8   32   73
Montreal         5   6  3.40   11   0   3    98    84   47   37    7   50   65
Atlanta          7   4  3.73   11   1   5    99   101   50   41    3   41   64
Los Angeles      3   9  3.87   12   0   3   112   116   50   48    9   49   57
San Francisco    6   5  4.07   11   0   4    95    96   54   43    7   41   48
St. Louis        4   7  4.20   11   1   2   105   113   60   49    9   41   43
Houston          9   6  4.47   15   0   7   139   144   72   69    5   80   77
Pittsburgh       6   4  4.65   10   2   3    91   103   52   47   13   30   42
Cincinnati       6   5  5.01   11   1   3    97   110   61   54    6   36   46
Philadelphia     5   4  5.10    9   2   3    83    90   51   47    7   31   53
Chicago          6   6  6.03   12   0   2   112   143   81   75   15   44   70

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Forsch (HOU)       0   0  0.60   9   0   0   6   0   15    8    2    1    0    6    9
Dick Ruthven (ATL)     3   0  1.00   3   3   0   0   0   18   13    2    2    0    7   12
Jim Lonborg (PHI)      1   0  1.13   3   2   1   1   0   16   11    3    2    0    6   10
Fred Norman (CIN)      3   0  1.69   3   2   1   0   1   16   11    4    3    0    7    8
Dan Spillner (SD)      0   2  1.80   3   2   0   0   0   15   12    6    3    1    5    5
Randy Jones (SD)       4   0  1.85   4   4   3   0   0   34   26    9    7    1    9   20
Bob Apodaca (NY)       1   0  1.93   6   0   0   0   0   14   10    3    3    0    5    4
Mike Cosgrove (HOU)    1   0  2.00   4   3   0   0   0   18   17    4    4    0   12    5
Doug Rau (LA)          2   0  2.00   3   3   0   0   0   18   17    4    4    0    8   10
Tommy John (LA)        0   1  2.25   2   2   0   0   0   12   13    3    3    1    7    4

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Ruthven           3   0  1.00   3   3   0   0   0   18   13    2    2    0    7   12
Andy Messersmith       0   0  1.50   2   1   0   1   0    6    3    1    1    0    3    3
Bruce Dal Canton       1   0  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    1    0    3    1
Elias Sosa             1   1  2.79   5   0   0   1   0   10    6    3    3    1    2    8
Phil Niekro            2   0  4.22   3   3   1   0   0   21   26   12   10    1    5   18
Carl Morton            0   2  4.71   4   4   0   0   0   21   27   16   11    1   10   10
Pablo Torrealba        0   1  6.30   5   0   0   2   0   10   13    8    7    0    6    5
Roger Moret            0   0  6.35   4   0   0   1   0    6    4    4    4    0    3    3
Adrian Devine          0   0  7.71   3   0   0   0   0    2    5    2    2    0    2    4

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Buddy Schultz          1   0  0.00   6   0   0   0   0    6    6    3    0    0    0    4
Oscar Zamora           1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    1    0    0    1    0
Bill Bonham            1   1  3.79   3   3   0   0   0   19   14    9    8    2   13   11
Ken Crosby             0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    1    0    2
Mike Garman            1   0  5.25   7   0   0   1   0   12   12    7    7    1    4   10
Ray Burris             0   2  5.68   4   4   0   0   0   19   25   13   12    0    9   10
Rick Reuschel          0   0  7.13   3   3   0   0   0   18   29   14   14    3    5   16
Paul Reuschel          1   0  7.20   8   0   0   0   0   10   18    8    8    3    5    5
Darold Knowles         1   1  7.56   6   0   0   1   0    8   10    7    7    2    3    4
Tom Dettore            0   1 10.29   4   0   0   0   0    7   11    8    8    3    2    4
Geoff Zahn             0   1 10.80   3   2   0   0   0    8   16   10   10    0    2    4

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Gullett            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    1    0
Pat Zachry             0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    7    6    2    0    0    3    8
Fred Norman            3   0  1.69   3   2   1   0   1   16   11    4    3    0    7    8
Rawly Eastwick         0   0  1.93   6   0   0   2   0    9    9    2    2    0    2    6
Gary Nolan             1   1  3.70   4   4   0   0   0   24   18   10   10    4    7   11
Pat Darcy              1   1  5.56   2   2   0   0   0   11    9    7    7    1    7    5
Pedro Borbon           0   0  5.68   4   0   0   1   0    6   12    5    4    0    1    1
Jack Billingham        1   2  9.60   4   3   0   0   0   15   29   17   16    1    3    4
Will McEnaney          0   1 12.60   5   0   0   0   0    5    9    9    7    0    4    3
Santo Alcala           0   0 22.50   3   0   0   0   0    2    5    5    5    0    1    0

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Forsch             0   0  0.60   9   0   0   6   0   15    8    2    1    0    6    9
Tom Griffin            1   0  1.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    8    1    1    0    3    4
Mike Cosgrove          1   0  2.00   4   3   0   0   0   18   17    4    4    0   12    5
J.R. Richard           2   1  2.60   4   4   0   0   0   28   18    8    8    0   15   17
Mike Barlow            2   0  3.72   7   0   0   0   0   10    9    5    4    0    6    6
Larry Dierker          2   1  4.85   3   3   0   0   0   13   14    7    7    0    4    6
Joe Niekro             1   2  5.51   3   3   0   0   0   16   19   10   10    1    8   13
Larry Hardy            0   0  8.25   8   0   0   1   0   12   19   11   11    1    6    6
Joaquin Andujar        0   2  9.28   4   2   0   0   0   11   16   12   11    1   12    5
Jose Sosa              0   0  9.53   5   0   0   0   0    6   10    6    6    0    3    4
Gilberto Rondon        0   0 10.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    6    6    6    2    5    2

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Rhoden            1   0  0.00   2   1   0   0   0    6    5    0    0    0    0    3
Doug Rau               2   0  2.00   3   3   0   0   0   18   17    4    4    0    8   10
Al Downing             0   1  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    1    5
Tommy John             0   1  2.25   2   2   0   0   0   12   13    3    3    1    7    4
Charlie Hough          0   0  2.79   5   0   0   0   0   10    7    3    3    1    4    9
Stan Wall              0   1  3.24   4   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    1    3    3
Mike Marshall          0   1  3.60   8   0   0   3   0   20   18    9    8    1    7   10
Burt Hooton            0   2  6.48   3   3   0   0   0   17   26   13   12    1    9    4
Don Sutton             0   3  7.56   3   3   0   0   0   17   21   14   14    4   10    9

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wayne Granger          0   0  1.69   6   0   0   2   0   11    6    2    2    0    5    6
Don Stanhouse          1   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    1    1    0    2    1
Dale Murray            0   1  2.57   7   0   0   1   0    7    8    3    2    0    4    1
Don Carrithers         0   0  2.70   3   0   0   0   0    7    5    3    2    0    7    3
Dan Warthen            0   1  3.46   3   3   0   0   0   13    7    8    5    0   13   13
Fred Scherman          1   1  3.48   5   0   0   0   0   10   10    5    4    3    3    8
Woodie Fryman          2   1  3.57   3   3   0   0   0   18   17    7    7    3    6   11
Clay Kirby             0   0  4.05   2   2   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    0    2    5
Steve Rogers           1   2  4.12   3   3   0   0   0   20   17   13    9    1    7   16
Steve Renko            0   0  7.71   1   0   0   0   0    2    5    2    2    0    1    1

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Sanders            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    2    1
Bob Apodaca            1   0  1.93   6   0   0   0   0   14   10    3    3    0    5    4
Jerry Koosman          1   1  2.30   3   2   1   0   0   16   12    4    4    1    1    6
Jon Matlack            2   0  2.57   3   3   2   0   2   21   18    7    6    1    6   11
Tom Hall               0   0  2.70   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    3    0
Skip Lockwood          1   1  3.09   5   0   0   1   0   12    9    4    4    0    4    9
Tom Seaver             1   0  3.15   3   3   0   0   0   20   17    7    7    1    6   21
Mickey Lolich          0   3  5.14   3   3   0   0   0   14   19   11    8    1    2   13
Hank Webb              0   1  5.68   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    5    4    1    1    4
Craig Swan             0   1  6.30   2   2   0   0   0   10   12   10    7    3    2    4

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wayne Twitchell        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    1
Jim Lonborg            1   0  1.13   3   2   1   1   0   16   11    3    2    0    6   10
Tom Underwood          1   0  1.42   3   1   0   0   0    6    7    1    1    0    0    3
Tug McGraw             1   2  3.38   5   0   0   1   0   11    9    5    4    0    6    7
Ron Reed               0   0  3.38   4   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    1    2    2
Jim Kaat               1   1  3.79   4   3   1   0   0   19   19    9    8    0    4    9
Larry Christenson      1   0  7.71   2   1   0   0   0    7    9    6    6    3    2    7
Gene Garber            0   0  7.88   5   0   0   1   0    8   10    7    7    1    5    7
Ron Schueler           0   0 16.88   2   0   0   0   0    3    8    6    5    0    0    1
Steve Carlton          0   1 18.00   2   2   0   0   0    6   12   12   12    2    5    6

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Moose              0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    5    2    0    0    0    0    1
Larry Demery           1   0  1.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    7    3    1    0    1    1
Ramon Hernandez        0   0  1.93   3   0   0   2   0    5    3    1    1    0    2    2
Doc Medich             1   1  2.59   3   3   1   0   0   24   20    7    7    2    8   11
John Candelaria        0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    1    6    0
Jim Rooker             1   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    3    3    1    3    1
Jerry Reuss            2   1  5.25   3   3   1   0   0   24   28   14   14    6    3   13
Kent Tekulve           0   0  6.23   2   0   0   0   0    4    7    3    3    0    0    5
Bruce Kison            1   1  9.39   3   2   0   0   0    8   14    8    8    1    4    7
Dave Giusti            0   0 14.40   3   0   0   0   0    5   13   11    8    2    3    1

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Butch Metzger          1   0  0.00   7   0   0   0   0   11    4    0    0    0    3    5
Dave Tomlin            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    0    0    0    1    1
Dan Spillner           0   2  1.80   3   2   0   0   0   15   12    6    3    1    5    5
Randy Jones            4   0  1.85   4   4   3   0   0   34   26    9    7    1    9   20
Alan Foster            0   0  2.84   4   0   0   0   0    6    3    2    2    1    3    1
Brent Strom            1   1  3.29   2   2   0   0   0   14   13    5    5    1    4    6
Bill Greif             0   1  6.75   2   2   0   0   0    9   11    7    7    0    5    3
Dave Wehrmeister       0   2 10.13   2   2   0   0   0    8   11    9    9    0    4    5
Mike Dupree            0   0 10.38   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    6    5    0    4    1

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Lavelle           0   0  0.00   6   0   0   4   0    9    6    0    0    0    7    7
John Montefusco        3   1  2.28   4   4   0   0   0   28   23    8    7    1   11   18
Greg Minton            0   0  3.12   4   0   0   0   0    9   10    4    3    0    2    1
Randy Moffitt          1   0  3.86   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    1    4    3
Dave Heaverlo          0   0  4.05   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    3    0    2    2
Jim Barr               1   1  4.86   3   3   0   0   0   17   15    9    9    2    5    5
Ed Halicki             1   2  7.36   3   2   0   0   0    7   10    8    6    1    3    5
Mike Caldwell          0   1  7.56   3   2   0   0   0    8   14   13    7    0    4    6
Charlie Williams       0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    0    0    0
John D'Acquisto        0   0 12.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    4    4    4    2    3    1

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Danny Frisella         0   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    1    2
Mike Proly             0   0  2.25   6   0   0   0   0    8   12    4    2    0    2    1
Eric Rasmussen         2   1  2.89   5   0   0   0   0    9   10    3    3    0    4    6
Al Hrabosky            0   0  3.12   5   0   0   1   0    9    5    4    3    2    1    6
Mike Wallace           0   1  3.38   7   0   0   1   0    8    6    3    3    1    4    4
Bob Forsch             0   0  3.94   3   3   0   0   0   16   16    9    7    1    5    4
John Denny             1   1  4.15   3   3   0   0   0   17   21    9    8    1    3    7
Lynn McGlothen         1   2  4.24   3   3   1   0   1   17   19   11    8    3    4    5
Pete Falcone           0   1  8.10   2   2   0   0   0    7    5    8    6    0    9    7
John Curtis            0   1  9.00   5   0   0   0   0    9   17    9    9    1    8    1

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Jones (SD)             4
  J. Montefusco (SF)        3
  F. Norman (CIN)           3
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          3
  M. Barlow (HOU)           2
  L. Dierker (HOU)          2
  W. Fryman (MON)           2
  J. Matlack (NY)           2
  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        2

Losses:

  M. Lolich (NY)            3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  J. Andujar (HOU)          2
  J. Billingham (CIN)       2
  R. Burris (CHI)           2
  E. Halicki (SF)           2
  B. Hooton (LA)            2
  L. McGlothen (STL)        2
  T. McGraw (PHI)           2
  C. Morton (ATL)           2

Complete Games:

  R. Jones (SD)             3
  J. Matlack (NY)           2
  J. Kaat (PHI)             1
  J. Koosman (NY)           1
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          1
  L. McGlothen (STL)        1
  D. Medich (PIT)           1
  P. Niekro (ATL)           1
  F. Norman (CIN)           1
  J. Reuss (PIT)            1

Saves:

  K. Forsch (HOU)           6
  G. Lavelle (SF)           4
  M. Marshall (LA)          3
  R. Eastwick (CIN)         2
  W. Granger (MON)          2
  R. Hernandez (PIT)        2
  P. Torrealba (ATL)        2
  P. Borbon (CIN)           1
  G. Garber (PHI)           1
  M. Garman (CHI)           1

Shutouts:

  J. Matlack (NY)           2
  L. McGlothen (STL)        1
  F. Norman (CIN)           1

Innings Pitched:

  R. Jones (SD)          34.0
  J. Montefusco (SF)     27.2
  J. Richard (HOU)       27.2
  D. Medich (PIT)        24.1
  G. Nolan (CIN)         24.1
  J. Reuss (PIT)         24.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        21.1
  J. Matlack (NY)        21.0
  C. Morton (ATL)        21.0
  M. Marshall (LA)       20.0

Hits:

  J. Billingham (CIN)      29
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        29
  J. Reuss (PIT)           28
  C. Morton (ATL)          27
  B. Hooton (LA)           26
  R. Jones (SD)            26
  P. Niekro (ATL)          26
  R. Burris (CHI)          25
  J. Montefusco (SF)       23
  J. Denny (STL)           21

Runs:

  J. Billingham (CIN)      17
  C. Morton (ATL)          16
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        14
  J. Reuss (PIT)           14
  D. Sutton (LA)           14
  R. Burris (CHI)          13
  M. Caldwell (SF)         13
  B. Hooton (LA)           13
  S. Rogers (MON)          13
  J. Andujar (HOU)         12

Home Runs:

  J. Reuss (PIT)            6
  G. Nolan (CIN)            4
  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  L. Christenson (PHI)      3
  T. Dettore (CHI)          3
  W. Fryman (MON)           3
  L. McGlothen (STL)        3
  P. Reuschel (CHI)         3
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         3
  F. Scherman (MON)         3

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         15
  B. Bonham (CHI)          13
  D. Warthen (MON)         13
  J. Andujar (HOU)         12
  M. Cosgrove (HOU)        12
  J. Montefusco (SF)       11
  C. Morton (ATL)          10
  D. Sutton (LA)           10
  R. Burris (CHI)           9
  P. Falcone (STL)          9

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           21
  R. Jones (SD)            20
  J. Montefusco (SF)       18
  P. Niekro (ATL)          18
  J. Richard (HOU)         17
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        16
  S. Rogers (MON)          16
  M. Lolich (NY)           13
  J. Niekro (HOU)          13
  J. Reuss (PIT)           13

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