Friday May 7, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 7, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        17   9  2.60   26   9   4   239   198   80   69   12   75  176
Los Angeles     15   9  3.41   24   5   7   222   231   91   84   15   76  121
St. Louis       11  13  3.46   24   3   6   229   233  105   88   14   87   96
Pittsburgh      13   9  3.52   22   6   6   194   191   89   76   17   65  100
San Diego       12  12  3.71   24   4   3   211   189   96   87   15   78   97
San Francisco    8  15  3.87   23   0   5   214   229  117   92   14   81  115
Cincinnati      13  10  3.95   23   2   5   212   211  106   93   16   74  114
Montreal         7  14  4.11   21   0   3   195   185  103   89   20   88  111
Atlanta          8  16  4.13   24   1   6   214   219  111   98   11   84  146
Houston         13  13  4.36   26   1   9   233   232  122  113   13  131  118
Philadelphia    13   7  4.50   20   4   7   182   196   98   91   14   67  122
Chicago         11  14  5.07   25   1   5   232   271  151  131   29  101  114

 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
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
John Candelaria (PIT)  3   1  1.88   4   4   2   0   1   29   22    8    6    2    9   22
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  0.63  10   0   0   0   0   14    7    3    1    0    9   10
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   3  4.50   6   5   0   1   0   32   26   16   16    2   17   26
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
Steve Stone            0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    0
Ken Frailing           1   1  0.93   3   1   0   0   0   10   10    3    1    0    5    5
Buddy Schultz          1   1  1.64  13   0   0   2   0   11   11    5    2    0    2    6
Oscar Zamora           1   0  3.29   7   1   0   0   0   14   13    6    5    2    3    5
Bill Bonham            2   2  3.67   5   5   0   0   0   34   30   16   14    3   20   18
Paul Reuschel          1   0  4.55  15   1   0   0   0   28   32   15   14    5   14   10
Ray Burris             1   3  4.93   7   7   0   0   0   38   46   25   21    5   18   16
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  2.01  13   0   0   3   0   22   15    6    5    1    6   19
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
Jack Billingham        3   2  5.15   7   6   0   0   0   37   52   23   21    2   10   10
Pedro Borbon           0   0  5.84   9   0   0   1   0   12   22    9    8    2    1    3
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           5   1  2.55   7   7   1   0   0   53   38   16   15    2   29   30
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
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
Rick Rhoden            2   0  3.00   5   4   1   0   0   24   23    9    8    2    7    8
Stan Wall              0   1  3.12   5   0   0   0   0    9    6    3    3    1    3    3
Mike Marshall          1   1  3.18  14   0   0   6   0   34   32   14   12    1   10   24
Charlie Hough          2   0  3.63   9   0   0   1   0   17   17    9    7    2    6   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          3   1  3.08   6   5   2   0   0   38   36   15   13    3    7   26
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
Wayne Twitchell        0   0  3.18   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    3    6
Jim Kaat               2   1  4.11   6   5   1   0   0   31   36   17   14    2    5   15
Gene Garber            0   0  4.41  11   0   0   3   0   16   17    8    8    1    8   15
Larry Christenson      2   1  4.62   5   4   0   0   0   25   29   13   13    4    8   12
Ron Reed               2   1  5.65   9   0   0   0   0   14   14   10    9    1    8   10
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  8.53   5   0   0   0   0    6   12    7    6    1    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        3   1  1.88   4   4   2   0   1   29   22    8    6    2    9   22
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   2  3.10   7   7   4   0   0   52   44   21   18    3   11   23
Brent Strom            2   1  4.15   6   5   0   0   0   30   27   14   14    3   14   19
Mike Dupree            0   0  7.11   8   0   0   0   0   13   12   11   10    2    5    4
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  0.64  11   0   0   1   0   14    8    1    1    1    4    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   1  5.65   6   6   0   0   0   29   34   21   18    2   14   11

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Jones (SD)             5
  J. Richard (HOU)          5
  D. Rau (LA)               4
  T. Seaver (NY)            4
  J. Billingham (CIN)       3
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       3
  L. Dierker (HOU)          3
  J. Koosman (NY)           3
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          3
  J. Matlack (NY)           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. Candelaria (PIT)       2
  J. Koosman (NY)           2
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          2
  L. McGlothen (STL)        2
  J. Reuss (PIT)            2
  T. Seaver (NY)            2
  D. Sutton (LA)            2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          1

Saves:

  K. Forsch (HOU)           6
  M. Marshall (LA)          6
  G. Lavelle (SF)           5
  A. Hrabosky (STL)         4
  S. Lockwood (NY)          4
  R. Eastwick (CIN)         3
  G. Garber (PHI)           3
  L. Hardy (HOU)            3
  T. McGraw (PHI)           3
  B. Metzger (SD)           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:

  J. Richard (HOU)       53.0
  R. Jones (SD)          52.1
  J. Matlack (NY)        45.2
  T. Seaver (NY)         44.1
  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:

  J. Billingham (CIN)      52
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        50
  C. Morton (ATL)          48
  R. Burris (CHI)          46
  D. Sutton (LA)           46
  R. Jones (SD)            44
  J. Curtis (STL)          42
  P. Niekro (ATL)          41
  J. Reuss (PIT)           41
  B. Hooton (LA)           40

Runs:

  R. Reuschel (CHI)        28
  C. Morton (ATL)          26
  R. Burris (CHI)          25
  M. Caldwell (SF)         24
  S. Rogers (MON)          24
  J. Billingham (CIN)      23
  D. Sutton (LA)           22
  S. Carlton (PHI)         21
  B. Forsch (STL)          21
  R. Jones (SD)            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)         29
  B. Bonham (CHI)          20
  R. Burris (CHI)          18
  T. Seaver (NY)           18
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     17
  D. Warthen (MON)         17
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       16
  J. Niekro (HOU)          16
  D. Sutton (LA)           16
  J. Curtis (STL)          15

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           41
  J. Montefusco (SF)       33
  P. Niekro (ATL)          33
  J. Matlack (NY)          31
  J. Richard (HOU)         30
  J. Koosman (NY)          26
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     26
  S. Rogers (MON)          26
  M. Lolich (NY)           25
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         25


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