Friday April 30, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, April 30, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        13   7  2.56   20   8   1   183   147   62   52   10   53  126
Los Angeles     10   9  3.02   19   4   4   176   167   61   59   11   64   90
San Diego        9  10  3.45   19   3   1   167   153   73   64    8   65   79
St. Louis        8  10  3.55   18   3   4   172   186   84   68   12   58   67
San Francisco    7  10  3.81   17   0   5   156   167   89   66    9   59   87
Atlanta          8   9  4.00   17   1   6   149   147   76   66    7   59   99
Pittsburgh       8   8  4.01   16   4   4   141   142   72   63   15   43   69
Montreal         6  11  4.12   17   0   3   153   144   83   70   14   72   93
Houston         11  10  4.33   21   0   8   191   195   99   92    6  106   94
Cincinnati      10   7  4.65   17   1   4   151   162   87   78   12   48   77
Philadelphia     8   6  5.20   14   2   4   128   144   81   74   11   55   96
Chicago          9  10  5.27   19   1   4   172   199  112  101   18   75   90

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Forsch (HOU)       0   0  1.00  12   0   0   6   0   18   10    3    2    0    6    9
Rick Rhoden (LA)       2   0  1.71   4   3   1   0   0   21   17    4    4    1    6    6
Tommy John (LA)        1   1  1.89   3   3   0   0   0   19   21    4    4    1    9    4
Tom Seaver (NY)        3   0  1.89   5   5   2   0   1   38   25    8    8    1   11   35
Dick Ruthven (ATL)     3   1  1.96   4   4   0   0   0   23   21    5    5    0    9   15
John Montefusco (SF)   3   1  2.02   5   5   0   0   0   36   31    9    8    1   11   30
Jon Matlack (NY)       3   0  2.25   5   5   3   0   2   36   28   10    9    2   11   20
Doug Rau (LA)          3   0  2.36   4   4   0   0   0   27   27    7    7    0    8   15
Jim Lonborg (PHI)      2   0  2.57   4   3   1   1   0   21   19    7    6    1   10   11
Mike Cosgrove (HOU)    1   0  2.74   5   4   0   0   0   23   23    7    7    0   13    5

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Dal Canton       1   0  1.35   5   0   0   0   0    7    5    2    1    0    4    3
Dick Ruthven           3   1  1.96   4   4   0   0   0   23   21    5    5    0    9   15
Phil Niekro            3   1  3.25   5   5   1   0   0   36   34   16   13    1   11   29
Adrian Devine          0   0  4.15   4   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    0    2    7
Roger Moret            0   0  4.32   7   0   0   1   0    8    7    4    4    0    3    4
Carl Morton            0   2  4.45   5   5   0   0   0   28   33   19   14    2   11   10
Andy Messersmith       0   1  4.50   4   3   0   1   0   18   15    9    9    2    9   16
Elias Sosa             1   2  6.75   7   0   0   2   0   11   10    8    8    2    3    9
Pablo Torrealba        0   2  6.75   7   0   0   2   0   13   17   11   10    0    7    6

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Buddy Schultz          1   0  0.00  10   0   0   2   0    8    7    3    0    0    2    5
Steve Stone            0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    0
Oscar Zamora           1   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    4    1    0    0    1    1
Bill Bonham            2   2  3.67   5   5   0   0   0   34   30   16   14    3   20   18
Ray Burris             1   2  4.78   5   5   0   0   0   26   30   15   14    1   14   11
Rick Reuschel          1   1  4.96   5   5   1   0   0   33   42   21   18    3   10   20
Paul Reuschel          1   0  5.63  11   0   0   0   0   16   22   10   10    3    8    9
Mike Garman            1   2  6.19  10   0   0   1   0   16   17   12   11    1   10   10
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
Ken Crosby             0   0 11.05   3   1   0   0   0    7   10    9    9    2    3    4

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Gullett            1   0  0.00   2   1   0   0   0    7    7    0    0    0    2    1
Pat Zachry             0   0  1.23   5   1   0   0   0   15   12    5    2    0    5   12
Rawly Eastwick         1   1  2.35   9   0   0   2   0   15   11    5    4    1    3   12
Gary Nolan             2   1  3.34   5   5   0   0   0   32   23   12   12    5    7   18
Fred Norman            3   0  4.05   4   3   1   0   1   20   20   10    9    2    8   11
Pedro Borbon           0   0  5.23   7   0   0   1   0   10   18    7    6    1    1    2
Pat Darcy              1   2  6.52   4   3   0   1   0   19   18   14   14    2   12    9
Jack Billingham        2   2  7.54   5   4   0   0   0   23   37   20   19    1    5    7
Will McEnaney          0   1  9.95   6   0   0   0   0    6   10    9    7    0    4    4
Santo Alcala           0   0 15.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    6    5    5    0    1    1

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Forsch             0   0  1.00  12   0   0   6   0   18   10    3    2    0    6    9
Mike Cosgrove          1   0  2.74   5   4   0   0   0   23   23    7    7    0   13    5
J.R. Richard           3   1  2.75   5   5   0   0   0   36   24   11   11    0   20   20
Joe Niekro             1   4  4.20   5   5   0   0   0   30   33   16   14    1   12   16
Larry Dierker          3   2  4.28   5   5   0   0   0   27   26   15   13    0   11   13
Mike Barlow            2   1  4.50  10   0   0   0   0   14   15    8    7    0   11    8
Tom Griffin            1   0  5.14   4   0   0   0   0    7   11    4    4    1    6    5
Larry Hardy            0   0  6.75  10   0   0   2   0   15   21   11   11    1    7    7
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            2   0  1.71   4   3   1   0   0   21   17    4    4    1    6    6
Tommy John             1   1  1.89   3   3   0   0   0   19   21    4    4    1    9    4
Al Downing             0   1  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    1    5
Charlie Hough          1   0  2.25   7   0   0   1   0   12    8    3    3    1    4    9
Doug Rau               3   0  2.36   4   4   0   0   0   27   27    7    7    0    8   15
Stan Wall              0   1  3.24   4   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    1    3    3
Mike Marshall          0   1  3.38  10   0   0   3   0   24   21   10    9    1    8   15
Don Sutton             2   3  3.89   5   5   2   0   1   35   32   15   15    4   14   20
Burt Hooton            1   2  4.56   4   4   1   0   0   26   32   14   13    2   11   13

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dale Murray            0   2  2.19  11   0   0   1   0   12   10    4    3    0    5    5
Wayne Granger          0   0  2.70  10   0   0   2   0   13   12    5    4    0    6    8
Don Carrithers         1   1  2.79   5   0   0   0   0   10    8    5    3    0   10    5
Don Stanhouse          1   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    9   10    3    3    0    3    2
Steve Rogers           1   2  3.74   5   5   0   0   0   34   31   18   14    3   10   23
Woodie Fryman          2   2  4.37   4   4   0   0   0   23   22   12   11    4    7   14
Dan Warthen            0   2  4.50   4   4   0   0   0   18   13   12    9    2   17   16
Fred Scherman          1   1  4.70   9   0   0   0   0   15   13    9    8    3    6   11
Clay Kirby             0   0  5.40   3   3   0   0   0   12   12    7    7    0    6    7
Steve Renko            0   1  9.82   2   1   0   0   0    7   13    8    8    2    2    2

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Sanders            1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    7    3    0    0    0    2    3
Tom Seaver             3   0  1.89   5   5   2   0   1   38   25    8    8    1   11   35
Bob Apodaca            1   0  1.93   6   0   0   0   0   14   10    3    3    0    5    4
Tom Hall               1   0  2.08   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    3    2
Jon Matlack            3   0  2.25   5   5   3   0   2   36   28   10    9    2   11   20
Skip Lockwood          1   1  3.09   5   0   0   1   0   12    9    4    4    0    4    9
Mickey Lolich          1   3  3.13   4   4   1   0   0   23   24   12    8    1    8   22
Craig Swan             1   1  3.32   3   3   1   0   1   19   17   10    7    3    3   15
Jerry Koosman          1   1  3.38   4   3   1   0   0   21   19    9    8    2    3   10
Hank Webb              0   1  4.15   5   0   0   0   0    9    9    5    4    1    3    6

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw             2   2  2.30   9   0   0   2   0   16   12    5    4    0    7   14
Jim Lonborg            2   0  2.57   4   3   1   1   0   21   19    7    6    1   10   11
Wayne Twitchell        0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    0    3    4
Ron Reed               1   0  4.35   7   0   0   0   0   10   10    6    5    1    7    8
Jim Kaat               1   1  4.44   5   4   1   0   0   24   30   15   12    2    4   12
Larry Christenson      1   1  5.40   3   2   0   0   0   15   14    9    9    4    5   10
Gene Garber            0   0  5.91   8   0   0   1   0   11   13    7    7    1    7   13
Ron Schueler           0   0  7.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    5    0    1    5
Tom Underwood          1   1  8.64   5   2   0   0   0    8   16    8    8    0    1    6
Steve Carlton          0   1 12.00   3   3   0   0   0   12   16   16   16    2   10   13

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Moose              0   0  0.00   4   0   0   2   0    8    3    0    0    0    0    4
Larry Demery           1   0  1.35   4   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    1    0    1    1
John Candelaria        1   1  1.38   2   2   1   0   1   13    6    2    2    1    8    8
Jim Rooker             2   1  3.15   3   3   0   0   0   20   13    8    7    1    8    5
Kent Tekulve           0   0  3.24   4   0   0   0   0    8   10    3    3    0    0   10
Doc Medich             1   2  3.81   4   4   1   0   0   28   29   12   12    3   10   12
Jerry Reuss            2   2  4.18   4   4   2   0   0   32   33   16   15    7    4   15
Ramon Hernandez        0   0  5.68   5   0   0   2   0    6    7    4    4    0    4    2
Bruce Kison            1   2  7.24   4   3   0   0   0   14   21   13   11    1    5   11
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          3   0  0.00  10   0   0   1   0   17   11    1    0    0    6   10
Dave Tomlin            0   0  0.00   7   0   0   0   0    8    4    0    0    0    2    3
Alan Foster            0   0  1.54   7   0   0   0   0   12    7    2    2    1    6    3
Rich Folkers           0   0  2.70   3   0   0   0   0    7    8    2    2    0    3    4
Dan Spillner           0   4  2.81   5   4   0   0   0   26   27   12    8    3   10   12
Randy Jones            4   1  3.13   5   5   3   0   0   37   32   16   13    2   11   20
Brent Strom            1   1  4.03   4   4   0   0   0   22   21   10   10    1   10   13
Bill Greif             1   1  5.65   3   3   0   0   0   14   14    9    9    0    6    5
Mike Dupree            0   0  5.91   7   0   0   0   0   11    9    8    7    1    5    3
Dave Wehrmeister       0   3  9.00   4   3   0   0   0   13   20   13   13    0    6    6

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Lavelle           0   0  0.00   9   0   0   5   0   16   11    0    0    0    7   10
Charlie Williams       0   0  1.23   5   0   0   0   0    7    5    1    1    0    2    1
John Montefusco        3   1  2.02   5   5   0   0   0   36   31    9    8    1   11   30
Randy Moffitt          1   0  3.27   8   0   0   0   0   11   14   10    4    1    7    3
Dave Heaverlo          0   0  3.72   8   0   0   0   0   10    9    6    4    0    2    5
Greg Minton            0   1  4.50   6   0   0   0   0   12   15    7    6    0    2    1
Ed Halicki             2   3  4.64   5   4   0   0   0   21   25   14   11    1   10   15
Jim Barr               1   1  5.06   4   4   0   0   0   21   24   16   12    2    6    8
Mike Caldwell          0   3  6.35   6   3   0   0   0   17   27   18   12    2    4   12
John D'Acquisto        0   1 15.43   2   1   0   0   0    5    6    8    8    2    8    2

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Danny Frisella         0   0  0.00   8   0   0   1   0    8    3    0    0    0    2    2
Al Hrabosky            0   0  1.72   8   0   0   2   0   16   10    4    3    2    1   10
Mike Wallace           1   1  1.76  10   0   0   1   0   15   11    4    3    1    7    7
Mike Proly             1   0  2.63   9   0   0   0   0   14   16    6    4    0    4    2
Eric Rasmussen         2   2  2.84   8   0   0   0   0   13   12    4    4    0    8    7
John Denny             1   1  2.96   4   4   0   0   0   24   25   10    8    1    4   11
Lynn McGlothen         2   2  3.12   4   4   2   0   1   26   29   12    9    3    5    6
John Curtis            1   2  5.16   7   2   1   0   0   23   37   13   13    3    8    5
Pete Falcone           0   2  5.60   4   4   0   0   0   18   20   15   11    0   13   13
Bob Forsch             0   0  7.02   4   4   0   0   0   17   23   16   13    2    6    4

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Jones (SD)             4
  L. Dierker (HOU)          3
  J. Matlack (NY)           3
  B. Metzger (SD)           3
  J. Montefusco (SF)        3
  P. Niekro (ATL)           3
  F. Norman (CIN)           3
  D. Rau (LA)               3
  J. Richard (HOU)          3
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          3

Losses:

  J. Niekro (HOU)           4
  D. Spillner (SD)          4
  M. Caldwell (SF)          3
  E. Halicki (SF)           3
  M. Lolich (NY)            3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  D. Wehrmeister (SD)       3
  J. Andujar (HOU)          2
  J. Billingham (CIN)       2
  B. Bonham (CHI)           2

Complete Games:

  R. Jones (SD)             3
  J. Matlack (NY)           3
  L. McGlothen (STL)        2
  J. Reuss (PIT)            2
  T. Seaver (NY)            2
  D. Sutton (LA)            2
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       1
  J. Curtis (STL)           1
  B. Hooton (LA)            1
  J. Kaat (PHI)             1

Saves:

  K. Forsch (HOU)           6
  G. Lavelle (SF)           5
  M. Marshall (LA)          3
  R. Eastwick (CIN)         2
  W. Granger (MON)          2
  L. Hardy (HOU)            2
  R. Hernandez (PIT)        2
  A. Hrabosky (STL)         2
  T. McGraw (PHI)           2
  B. Moose (PIT)            2

Shutouts:

  J. Matlack (NY)           2
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       1
  L. McGlothen (STL)        1
  F. Norman (CIN)           1
  T. Seaver (NY)            1
  D. Sutton (LA)            1
  C. Swan (NY)              1

Innings Pitched:

  T. Seaver (NY)         38.0
  R. Jones (SD)          37.1
  J. Matlack (NY)        36.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        36.0
  J. Richard (HOU)       36.0
  J. Montefusco (SF)     35.2
  D. Sutton (LA)         34.2
  B. Bonham (CHI)        34.1
  S. Rogers (MON)        33.2
  R. Reuschel (CHI)      32.2

Hits:

  R. Reuschel (CHI)        42
  J. Billingham (CIN)      37
  J. Curtis (STL)          37
  P. Niekro (ATL)          34
  C. Morton (ATL)          33
  J. Niekro (HOU)          33
  J. Reuss (PIT)           33
  B. Hooton (LA)           32
  R. Jones (SD)            32
  D. Sutton (LA)           32

Runs:

  R. Reuschel (CHI)        21
  J. Billingham (CIN)      20
  C. Morton (ATL)          19
  M. Caldwell (SF)         18
  S. Rogers (MON)          18
  J. Barr (SF)             16
  B. Bonham (CHI)          16
  S. Carlton (PHI)         16
  B. Forsch (STL)          16
  R. Jones (SD)            16

Home Runs:

  J. Reuss (PIT)            7
  G. Nolan (CIN)            5
  L. Christenson (PHI)      4
  W. Fryman (MON)           4
  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  B. Bonham (CHI)           3
  J. Curtis (STL)           3
  T. Dettore (CHI)          3
  L. McGlothen (STL)        3
  D. Medich (PIT)           3

Walks:

  B. Bonham (CHI)          20
  J. Richard (HOU)         20
  D. Warthen (MON)         17
  R. Burris (CHI)          14
  D. Sutton (LA)           14
  M. Cosgrove (HOU)        13
  P. Falcone (STL)         13
  J. Andujar (HOU)         12
  P. Darcy (CIN)           12
  J. Niekro (HOU)          12

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           35
  J. Montefusco (SF)       30
  P. Niekro (ATL)          29
  S. Rogers (MON)          23
  M. Lolich (NY)           22
  R. Jones (SD)            20
  J. Matlack (NY)          20
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        20
  J. Richard (HOU)         20
  D. Sutton (LA)           20


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