Thursday May 6, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 6, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        16   9  2.66   25   8   4   230   192   78   68   12   72  169
Los Angeles     14   9  3.30   23   5   6   213   218   83   78   14   73  113
St. Louis       11  12  3.48   23   3   6   220   225  102   85   14   82   90
San Diego       12  11  3.59   23   4   3   203   180   90   81   13   78   94
Pittsburgh      12   9  3.64   21   5   6   185   186   88   75   17   64   90
San Francisco    8  15  3.87   23   0   5   214   229  117   92   14   81  115
Cincinnati      12  10  4.08   22   2   4   203   203  105   92   16   68  110
Montreal         7  14  4.11   21   0   3   195   185  103   89   20   88  111
Atlanta          8  15  4.16   23   1   6   206   211  108   95   11   80  137
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  0.36  12   0   0   5   0   25   18    1    1    0   11   17
Don Gullett (CIN)      2   1  0.78   4   3   1   0   0   23   18    5    2    2    7   13
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
Jim Rooker (PIT)       3   1  2.36   4   4   0   0   0   27   17    8    7    1   15    7
Dan Spillner (SD)      1   4  2.41   6   5   0   0   0   34   31   13    9    4   12   17
Dick Ruthven (ATL)     3   3  2.41   6   6   0   0   0   37   39   10   10    1   13   25

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Dal Canton       1   0  0.68   9   0   0   0   0   13    6    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  4.15  11   0   0   1   0   17   13    8    8    2    4   13
Andy Messersmith       0   2  4.68   5   4   0   1   0   25   19   13   13    2   15   20
Carl Morton            0   4  5.25   7   7   0   0   0   36   48   26   21    2   14   11
Pablo Torrealba        0   2  6.14   9   0   0   2   0   15   21   11   10    0    8    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   1  0.78   4   3   1   0   0   23   18    5    2    2    7   13
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  3.12  12   0   0   2   0   17   18    7    6    0    9    9
Dan Warthen            0   2  4.34   5   4   0   0   0   19   15   12    9    2   17   16
Fred Scherman          1   1  4.41  11   0   0   0   0   16   14    9    8    3    7   11
Steve Rogers           1   3  4.43   6   6   0   0   0   41   37   24   20    5   11   26
Woodie Fryman          2   2  4.66   5   5   0   0   0   29   32   16   15    5    8   18
Clay Kirby             0   1  5.06   4   4   0   0   0   16   17    9    9    1    8    9
Don Carrithers         1   2  5.14   6   1   0   0   0   14   13   11    8    2   14    7
Steve Renko            0   1  6.00   4   1   0   0   0   12   15    8    8    2    3    4

 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  2.60   8   0   0   4   0   17   11    5    5    0    7   17
Craig Swan             2   1  3.08   4   4   1   0   1   26   24   12    9    4    5   19
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  0.90   6   0   0   1   0   10    9    3    1    0    1    3
John Candelaria        2   1  2.29   3   3   1   0   1   20   17    7    5    2    8   12
Jim Rooker             3   1  2.36   4   4   0   0   0   27   17    8    7    1   15    7
Kent Tekulve           0   0  2.79   5   0   0   0   0   10   12    3    3    0    1   10
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  12   0   0   3   0   19   12    1    0    0    6   11
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           1   4  2.41   6   5   0   0   0   34   31   13    9    4   12   17
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  0.36  12   0   0   5   0   25   18    1    1    0   11   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   2  4.19   6   6   0   0   0   34   39   20   16    2    7   11
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  1.53  12   0   0   1   0   18   12    4    3    1    9    8
Al Hrabosky            0   1  1.71  13   0   0   4   0   21   14    6    4    2    3   14
Eric Rasmussen         3   2  2.55  11   0   0   0   0   18   13    5    5    0   10    9
Mike Proly             1   0  2.57  11   0   0   0   0   14   17    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 Curtis            2   2  4.65   8   3   1   0   0   31   42   16   16    3   15    8
John Denny             1   1  5.00   5   5   0   0   0   27   32   17   15    2    6   13
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
  C. Morton (ATL)           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

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
  A. Hrabosky (STL)         4
  S. Lockwood (NY)          4
  G. Garber (PHI)           3
  L. Hardy (HOU)            3
  T. McGraw (PHI)           3
  B. Metzger (SD)           3
  B. Moose (PIT)            3

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
  C. Morton (ATL)          48
  R. Burris (CHI)          46
  D. Sutton (LA)           46
  J. Billingham (CIN)      44
  J. Curtis (STL)          42
  P. Niekro (ATL)          41
  J. Reuss (PIT)           41
  B. Hooton (LA)           40
  J. Barr (SF)             39

Runs:

  R. Reuschel (CHI)        28
  C. Morton (ATL)          26
  R. Burris (CHI)          25
  M. Caldwell (SF)         24
  S. Rogers (MON)          24
  J. Billingham (CIN)      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
  J. Curtis (STL)          15
  L. Dierker (HOU)         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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