Saturday April 24, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 24, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York         7   7  3.15   14   4   1   129   113   53   45    8   37   78
San Diego        7   6  3.19   13   3   0   113    98   47   40    4   42   56
Montreal         5   7  3.47   12   0   3   109    93   53   42    9   55   72
Los Angeles      4   9  3.65   13   1   3   121   122   51   49    9   52   64
San Francisco    7   5  3.81   12   0   5   104   106   55   44    7   43   56
St. Louis        4   8  4.21   12   1   2   113   123   64   53    9   43   47
Atlanta          7   5  4.29   12   1   5   107   112   60   51    5   45   74
Houston          9   7  4.50   16   0   7   148   156   79   74    5   88   82
Pittsburgh       6   5  4.55   11   2   3    99   109   55   50   13   34   48
Cincinnati       7   5  4.75   12   1   3   108   117   65   57    7   38   50
Philadelphia     6   4  4.99   10   2   3    92    96   56   51    7   37   63
Chicago          6   7  5.70   13   0   2   120   151   83   76   15   50   73

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Butch Metzger (SD)     2   0  0.00   8   0   0   0   0   13    9    1    0    0    4    7
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
Pat Zachry (CIN)       0   0  1.42   4   1   0   0   0   13   11    5    2    0    5   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

 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
Bruce Dal Canton       1   0  1.59   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    1    0    4    2
Adrian Devine          0   0  4.15   4   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    0    2    7
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
Andy Messersmith       0   0  4.91   3   2   0   1   0   11    9    6    6    1    5    9
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
Elias Sosa             1   2  7.20   6   0   0   1   0   10   10    8    8    2    3    8

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Buddy Schultz          1   0  0.00   7   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   2  3.12   4   4   0   0   0   26   21   11    9    2   18   14
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
Paul Reuschel          1   0  6.75   9   0   0   0   0   11   19    8    8    3    6    5
Rick Reuschel          0   0  7.13   3   3   0   0   0   18   29   14   14    3    5   16
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  1.42   4   1   0   0   0   13   11    5    2    0    5   10
Rawly Eastwick         1   0  1.46   7   0   0   2   0   12    9    2    2    0    2    8
Fred Norman            3   0  1.69   3   2   1   0   1   16   11    4    3    0    7    8
Gary Nolan             1   1  3.70   4   4   0   0   0   24   18   10   10    4    7   11
Pedro Borbon           0   0  5.40   5   0   0   1   0    8   14    6    5    1    1    1
Pat Darcy              1   1  5.56   2   2   0   0   0   11    9    7    7    1    7    5
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  3.38   8   0   0   0   0   11   10    5    4    0    7    6
Larry Dierker          2   2  5.31   4   4   0   0   0   20   23   14   12    0   10   11
Joe Niekro             1   2  5.51   3   3   0   0   0   16   19   10   10    1    8   13
Larry Hardy            0   0  7.82   9   0   0   1   0   13   21   11   11    1    7    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
Don Sutton             1   3  5.26   4   4   1   0   0   26   27   15   15    4   13   16
Burt Hooton            0   2  6.48   3   3   0   0   0   17   26   13   12    1    9    4

 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
Fred Scherman          1   1  2.63   6   0   0   0   0   14   10    5    4    3    4   11
Dan Warthen            0   1  3.46   3   3   0   0   0   13    7    8    5    0   13   13
Don Carrithers         0   1  3.52   4   0   0   0   0    8    7    5    3    0    8    4
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  4.44   4   4   0   0   0   26   24   17   13    3   10   19
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
Tom Seaver             2   0  2.48   4   4   1   0   0   29   20    8    8    1   11   26
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
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
Ron Reed               1   0  2.45   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    2    1    3    4
Tug McGraw             1   2  3.09   6   0   0   1   0   12    9    5    4    0    6    8
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
Steve Carlton          0   1 12.00   3   3   0   0   0   12   16   16   16    2   10   13
Ron Schueler           0   0 16.88   2   0   0   0   0    3    8    6    5    0    0    1

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Moose              0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    7    3    0    0    0    0    4
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   1  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   12   10    6    6    1    7    4
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          2   0  0.00   8   0   0   0   0   13    9    1    0    0    4    7
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  3.10   3   3   0   0   0   20   17    7    7    1    7   13
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   7   0   0   5   0   11    8    0    0    0    7    9
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
Ed Halicki             2   2  4.40   4   3   0   0   0   14   18    9    7    1    5   11
Jim Barr               1   1  4.86   3   3   0   0   0   17   15    9    9    2    5    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
Al Hrabosky            0   0  2.53   6   0   0   1   0   11    5    4    3    2    1    6
Mike Wallace           0   1  3.38   7   0   0   1   0    8    6    3    3    1    4    4
Eric Rasmussen         2   2  3.72   6   0   0   0   0   10   11    4    4    0    6    6
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  6.39   3   3   0   0   0   13   14   11    9    0    9   11
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
  E. Halicki (SF)           2
  J. Matlack (NY)           2
  B. Metzger (SD)           2

Losses:

  M. Lolich (NY)            3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  J. Andujar (HOU)          2
  J. Billingham (CIN)       2
  B. Bonham (CHI)           2
  R. Burris (CHI)           2
  L. Dierker (HOU)          2
  E. Halicki (SF)           2
  B. Hooton (LA)            2
  L. McGlothen (STL)        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)           5
  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
  T. Seaver (NY)         29.0
  J. Montefusco (SF)     27.2
  J. Richard (HOU)       27.2
  S. Rogers (MON)        26.1
  B. Bonham (CHI)        26.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         25.2
  D. Medich (PIT)        24.1
  G. Nolan (CIN)         24.1
  J. Reuss (PIT)         24.0

Hits:

  J. Billingham (CIN)      29
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        29
  J. Reuss (PIT)           28
  C. Morton (ATL)          27
  D. Sutton (LA)           27
  B. Hooton (LA)           26
  R. Jones (SD)            26
  P. Niekro (ATL)          26
  R. Burris (CHI)          25
  S. Rogers (MON)          24

Runs:

  J. Billingham (CIN)      17
  S. Rogers (MON)          17
  S. Carlton (PHI)         16
  C. Morton (ATL)          16
  D. Sutton (LA)           15
  L. Dierker (HOU)         14
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        14
  J. Reuss (PIT)           14
  R. Burris (CHI)          13
  M. Caldwell (SF)         13

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
  S. Rogers (MON)           3

Walks:

  B. Bonham (CHI)          18
  J. Richard (HOU)         15
  D. Sutton (LA)           13
  D. Warthen (MON)         13
  J. Andujar (HOU)         12
  M. Cosgrove (HOU)        12
  J. Montefusco (SF)       11
  T. Seaver (NY)           11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  L. Dierker (HOU)         10

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           26
  R. Jones (SD)            20
  S. Rogers (MON)          19
  J. Montefusco (SF)       18
  P. Niekro (ATL)          18
  J. Richard (HOU)         17
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        16
  D. Sutton (LA)           16
  B. Bonham (CHI)          14
  S. Carlton (PHI)         13

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