Wednesday May 5, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 5, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        15   9  2.69   24   8   3   221   185   76   66   11   70  163
Los Angeles     14   9  3.30   23   5   6   213   218   83   78   14   73  113
St. Louis       10  12  3.46   22   3   5   211   218   98   81   14   74   86
San Diego       11  11  3.71   22   4   2   194   175   89   80   12   76   88
Pittsburgh      11   9  3.83   20   5   5   176   181   88   75   17   57   86
San Francisco    8  14  3.89   22   0   5   206   218  114   89   14   80  114
Montreal         7  13  4.11   20   0   3   186   176   99   85   19   84  107
Atlanta          8  14  4.12   22   1   6   197   199  103   90   11   76  134
Cincinnati      12   9  4.20   21   1   4   195   196  101   91   15   66  106
Philadelphia    13   6  4.21   19   4   7   173   178   88   81   13   65  117
Houston         12  13  4.49   25   0   9   224   226  121  112   12  125  112
Chicago         11  13  5.20   24   1   5   223   264  148  129   29   93  111

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Lavelle (SF)      1   1  0.39  11   0   0   5   0   23   16    1    1    0   10   17
Jon Matlack (NY)       3   0  1.77   6   6   3   0   2   46   34   10    9    2   13   31
Jim Lonborg (PHI)      3   0  1.80   5   4   2   1   1   30   26    7    6    1   10   14
Doug Rau (LA)          4   0  2.02   5   5   1   0   0   36   36    8    8    0   10   22
Tom Seaver (NY)        4   0  2.03   6   6   2   0   1   44   31   10   10    1   18   41
Tommy John (LA)        1   1  2.08   4   4   0   0   0   26   28    6    6    1    9    9
Dick Ruthven (ATL)     3   3  2.41   6   6   0   0   0   37   39   10   10    1   13   25
Gary Nolan (CIN)       2   1  2.61   6   6   0   0   0   41   30   12   12    5    9   23
Dan Spillner (SD)      0   4  2.81   5   4   0   0   0   26   27   12    8    3   10   12
J.R. Richard (HOU)     4   1  2.86   6   6   0   0   0   44   32   15   14    1   23   24

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Dal Canton       1   0  0.79   8   0   0   0   0   11    5    3    1    0    7    7
Dick Ruthven           3   3  2.41   6   6   0   0   0   37   39   10   10    1   13   25
Adrian Devine          0   1  3.52   8   0   0   0   0    8    7    3    3    0    3    9
Phil Niekro            3   1  3.98   6   6   1   0   0   41   41   21   18    2   13   33
Roger Moret            0   0  4.11  10   0   0   1   0   15   11    7    7    2    3   11
Andy Messersmith       0   2  4.68   5   4   0   1   0   25   19   13   13    2   15   20
Carl Morton            0   3  4.83   6   6   0   0   0   32   41   22   17    2   12   10
Pablo Torrealba        0   2  6.43   8   0   0   2   0   14   19   11   10    0    7    6
Elias Sosa             1   2  7.24  10   0   0   2   0   14   17   13   11    2    3   13

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Frailing           1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    0    0    1    2
Steve Stone            0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    0
Buddy Schultz          1   1  1.69  12   0   0   2   0   11   11    5    2    0    2    6
Oscar Zamora           1   0  2.84   6   1   0   0   0   13   12    5    4    2    2    5
Bill Bonham            2   2  3.67   5   5   0   0   0   34   30   16   14    3   20   18
Ray Burris             1   3  4.93   7   7   0   0   0   38   46   25   21    5   18   16
Paul Reuschel          1   0  5.04  14   1   0   0   0   25   31   15   14    5   11   10
Rick Reuschel          1   2  5.30   7   6   1   1   0   37   50   28   22    5   11   23
Darold Knowles         2   1  5.40   9   0   0   1   0   13   15    8    8    2    6    6
Mike Garman            1   2  5.57  13   0   0   1   0   21   22   14   13    1   12   13
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 13.00   6   1   0   0   0    9   15   13   13    3    6    4

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Gullett            2   0  0.60   3   2   0   0   0   15   11    1    1    1    5    9
Pat Zachry             0   0  0.87   8   1   0   0   0   21   13    5    2    0    8   16
Rawly Eastwick         2   1  2.21  12   0   0   2   0   20   15    6    5    1    4   17
Gary Nolan             2   1  2.61   6   6   0   0   0   41   30   12   12    5    9   23
Fred Norman            3   1  4.50   5   4   1   0   1   22   20   12   11    2   13   12
Pedro Borbon           0   0  5.84   9   0   0   1   0   12   22    9    8    2    1    3
Jack Billingham        2   2  6.07   6   5   0   0   0   30   44   22   20    2    6    8
Pat Darcy              1   3  7.25   5   3   0   1   0   22   21   18   18    2   14   11
Will McEnaney          0   1  9.72   8   0   0   0   0    8   14   11    9    0    5    6
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
J.R. Richard           4   1  2.86   6   6   0   0   0   44   32   15   14    1   23   24
Mike Cosgrove          1   0  3.00   6   4   0   0   0   24   24    9    8    1   13    5
Mike Barlow            2   1  4.32  12   0   0   0   0   17   18    9    8    0   14    9
Joe Niekro             1   5  4.63   6   6   0   0   0   35   38   20   18    2   16   19
Larry Dierker          3   3  4.67   6   6   0   0   0   35   31   20   18    1   15   19
Tom Griffin            1   0  6.00   5   0   0   0   0    9   12    6    6    2    8    6
Larry Hardy            0   0  6.06  12   0   0   3   0   16   23   11   11    1    7    8
Gilberto Rondon        0   1  8.71   4   1   0   0   0   10   12   10   10    3    8    4
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

 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
Doug Rau               4   0  2.02   5   5   1   0   0   36   36    8    8    0   10   22
Al Downing             0   1  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    1    5
Tommy John             1   1  2.08   4   4   0   0   0   26   28    6    6    1    9    9
Stan Wall              0   1  3.12   5   0   0   0   0    9    6    3    3    1    3    3
Mike Marshall          1   1  3.19  13   0   0   5   0   31   28   12   11    1    9   18
Charlie Hough          1   0  3.77   8   0   0   1   0   14   14    8    6    2    5   10
Don Sutton             3   3  4.69   6   6   2   0   1   40   46   22   21    5   16   24
Burt Hooton            2   2  5.17   5   5   1   0   0   31   40   19   18    3   14   16

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dale Murray            0   2  1.69  13   0   0   1   0   16   11    4    3    0    6    7
Don Stanhouse          2   0  1.80   6   0   0   0   0   15   13    3    3    0    5    4
Wayne Granger          0   0  2.16  11   0   0   2   0   17   15    5    4    0    8    8
Dan Warthen            0   2  4.34   5   4   0   0   0   19   15   12    9    2   17   16
Steve Rogers           1   3  4.43   6   6   0   0   0   41   37   24   20    5   11   26
Fred Scherman          1   1  4.50  10   0   0   0   0   16   14    9    8    3    7   11
Woodie Fryman          2   2  4.66   5   5   0   0   0   29   32   16   15    5    8   18
Don Carrithers         1   2  5.14   6   1   0   0   0   14   13   11    8    2   14    7
Clay Kirby             0   0  5.40   3   3   0   0   0   12   12    7    7    0    6    7
Steve Renko            0   1  8.64   3   1   0   0   0    8   14    8    8    2    2    3

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Sanders            1   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    7    3    0    0    0    2    3
Jon Matlack            3   0  1.77   6   6   3   0   2   46   34   10    9    2   13   31
Bob Apodaca            1   1  1.89   8   0   0   0   0   19   13    4    4    0    6    6
Tom Seaver             4   0  2.03   6   6   2   0   1   44   31   10   10    1   18   41
Skip Lockwood          1   1  2.87   7   0   0   3   0   16   11    5    5    0    7   15
Craig Swan             1   1  3.32   3   3   1   0   1   19   17   10    7    3    3   15
Jerry Koosman          2   1  3.72   5   4   1   0   0   29   30   13   12    3    4   19
Mickey Lolich          1   3  3.90   5   5   1   0   0   28   32   16   12    1    9   25
Hank Webb              0   1  4.15   5   0   0   0   0    9    9    5    4    1    3    6
Tom Hall               1   1  5.79   5   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    3    0    5    2

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Lonborg            3   0  1.80   5   4   2   1   1   30   26    7    6    1   10   14
Tug McGraw             2   2  2.04  10   0   0   3   0   18   13    5    4    0    8   14
Larry Christenson      2   1  3.80   4   3   0   0   0   21   21    9    9    4    7   10
Wayne Twitchell        0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    0    3    4
Ron Reed               2   0  3.97   8   0   0   0   0   11   10    6    5    1    7   10
Gene Garber            0   0  4.02  10   0   0   3   0   16   14    7    7    1    8   14
Jim Kaat               2   1  4.11   6   5   1   0   0   31   36   17   14    2    5   15
Steve Carlton          1   1  7.27   5   5   1   0   0   26   28   21   21    4   14   23
Tom Underwood          1   1  7.45   7   2   0   0   0   10   16    8    8    0    2    8
Ron Schueler           0   0  7.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    5    0    1    5

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Moose              0   0  0.00   6   0   0   3   0   11    6    0    0    0    2    5
Larry Demery           1   0  1.17   5   0   0   0   0    8    8    3    1    0    1    1
John Candelaria        2   1  2.29   3   3   1   0   1   20   17    7    5    2    8   12
Kent Tekulve           0   0  2.79   5   0   0   0   0   10   12    3    3    0    1   10
Jim Rooker             2   1  3.15   3   3   0   0   0   20   13    8    7    1    8    5
Jerry Reuss            3   2  4.19   5   5   2   0   0   39   41   21   18    7    7   18
Doc Medich             1   3  4.28   5   5   1   0   0   34   36   16   16    4   12   14
Bruce Kison            2   2  4.76   5   4   1   0   0   23   26   14   12    1    9   17
Ramon Hernandez        0   0  6.14   7   0   0   2   0    7    8    5    5    0    5    2
Dave Giusti            0   0 12.00   4   0   0   0   0    6   14   11    8    2    4    2

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Butch Metzger          3   0  0.00  11   0   0   2   0   18   11    1    0    0    6   10
Alan Foster            0   0  2.16   9   0   0   0   0   17   10    4    4    2    9    5
Rich Folkers           0   0  2.35   4   0   0   0   0    8    8    2    2    0    3    4
Dan Spillner           0   4  2.81   5   4   0   0   0   26   27   12    8    3   10   12
Dave Tomlin            0   0  2.89   8   0   0   0   0    9    5    3    3    1    4    3
Randy Jones            5   1  2.91   6   6   4   0   0   46   38   18   15    2   11   21
Brent Strom            2   1  4.15   6   5   0   0   0   30   27   14   14    3   14   19
Mike Dupree            0   0  5.91   7   0   0   0   0   11    9    8    7    1    5    3
Bill Greif             1   2  7.71   4   4   0   0   0   16   20   14   14    0    8    5
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           1   1  0.39  11   0   0   5   0   23   16    1    1    0   10   17
Charlie Williams       0   0  0.82   8   0   0   0   0   11    7    1    1    0    4    2
John Montefusco        3   1  2.88   6   6   0   0   0   41   39   14   13    2   14   33
Randy Moffitt          1   0  3.18  11   0   0   0   0   17   21   12    6    2    8    4
Dave Heaverlo          0   0  3.46  11   0   0   0   0   13   12    7    5    0    3    9
Greg Minton            0   2  3.94   8   0   0   0   0   16   19    8    7    0    3    1
Jim Barr               1   1  4.13   5   5   0   0   0   28   30   17   13    2    7   10
Ed Halicki             2   4  5.68   6   5   0   0   0   25   31   19   16    3   11   17
Mike Caldwell          0   4  6.45   7   4   0   0   0   22   35   24   16    3    4   14
John D'Acquisto        0   1 10.61   3   2   0   0   0    9    8   11   11    2   16    7

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Danny Frisella         0   0  0.75  10   0   0   1   0   12    7    1    1    1    3    4
Mike Wallace           1   1  1.56  11   0   0   1   0   17   12    4    3    1    8    8
Al Hrabosky            0   1  1.74  12   0   0   3   0   21   14    6    4    2    3   13
Eric Rasmussen         3   2  2.04  10   0   0   0   0   18   12    4    4    0   10    9
Mike Proly             1   0  2.57  10   0   0   0   0   14   16    6    4    0    5    2
Lynn McGlothen         2   3  3.03   5   5   2   0   1   33   37   14   11    3    7   11
Pete Falcone           1   2  3.96   5   5   0   0   0   25   24   15   11    0   14   16
John Denny             1   1  5.00   5   5   0   0   0   27   32   17   15    2    6   13
John Curtis            1   2  5.16   7   2   1   0   0   23   37   13   13    3    8    5
Bob Forsch             0   0  6.23   5   5   0   0   0   22   27   18   15    2   10    5

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Jones (SD)             5
  D. Rau (LA)               4
  J. Richard (HOU)          4
  T. Seaver (NY)            4
  L. Dierker (HOU)          3
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          3
  J. Matlack (NY)           3
  B. Metzger (SD)           3
  J. Montefusco (SF)        3
  P. Niekro (ATL)           3

Losses:

  J. Niekro (HOU)           5
  M. Caldwell (SF)          4
  E. Halicki (SF)           4
  D. Spillner (SD)          4
  R. Burris (CHI)           3
  P. Darcy (CIN)            3
  L. Dierker (HOU)          3
  M. Lolich (NY)            3
  L. McGlothen (STL)        3
  D. Medich (PIT)           3

Complete Games:

  R. Jones (SD)             4
  J. Matlack (NY)           3
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          2
  L. McGlothen (STL)        2
  J. Reuss (PIT)            2
  T. Seaver (NY)            2
  D. Sutton (LA)            2
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       1
  S. Carlton (PHI)          1
  J. Curtis (STL)           1

Saves:

  K. Forsch (HOU)           6
  G. Lavelle (SF)           5
  M. Marshall (LA)          5
  G. Garber (PHI)           3
  L. Hardy (HOU)            3
  A. Hrabosky (STL)         3
  S. Lockwood (NY)          3
  T. McGraw (PHI)           3
  B. Moose (PIT)            3
  R. Eastwick (CIN)         2

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  R. Jones (SD)          46.1
  J. Matlack (NY)        45.2
  T. Seaver (NY)         44.1
  J. Richard (HOU)       44.0
  G. Nolan (CIN)         41.1
  J. Montefusco (SF)     40.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)        40.2
  S. Rogers (MON)        40.2
  D. Sutton (LA)         40.1
  J. Reuss (PIT)         38.2

Hits:

  R. Reuschel (CHI)        50
  R. Burris (CHI)          46
  D. Sutton (LA)           46
  J. Billingham (CIN)      44
  C. Morton (ATL)          41
  P. Niekro (ATL)          41
  J. Reuss (PIT)           41
  B. Hooton (LA)           40
  J. Montefusco (SF)       39
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         39

Runs:

  R. Reuschel (CHI)        28
  R. Burris (CHI)          25
  M. Caldwell (SF)         24
  S. Rogers (MON)          24
  J. Billingham (CIN)      22
  C. Morton (ATL)          22
  D. Sutton (LA)           22
  S. Carlton (PHI)         21
  P. Niekro (ATL)          21
  J. Reuss (PIT)           21

Home Runs:

  J. Reuss (PIT)            7
  R. Burris (CHI)           5
  W. Fryman (MON)           5
  G. Nolan (CIN)            5
  P. Reuschel (CHI)         5
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         5
  S. Rogers (MON)           5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  L. Christenson (PHI)      4

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         23
  B. Bonham (CHI)          20
  R. Burris (CHI)          18
  T. Seaver (NY)           18
  D. Warthen (MON)         17
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       16
  J. Niekro (HOU)          16
  D. Sutton (LA)           16
  L. Dierker (HOU)         15
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     15

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           41
  J. Montefusco (SF)       33
  P. Niekro (ATL)          33
  J. Matlack (NY)          31
  S. Rogers (MON)          26
  M. Lolich (NY)           25
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         25
  J. Richard (HOU)         24
  D. Sutton (LA)           24
  S. Carlton (PHI)         23


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