Saturday May 8, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 8, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        18   9  2.58   27  10   4   248   209   82   71   12   75  182
St. Louis       12  13  3.37   25   4   6   238   242  106   89   14   91   97
Los Angeles     15  10  3.45   25   5   7   230   239   97   88   16   80  129
Pittsburgh      14   9  3.45   23   6   7   203   200   92   78   18   67  106
San Diego       12  13  3.82   25   4   3   219   201  103   93   15   82   99
Cincinnati      14  10  3.95   24   2   5   221   213  110   97   17   79  117
San Francisco    8  16  3.97   24   0   5   222   239  124   98   15   86  117
Montreal         8  14  4.06   22   0   4   204   196  108   92   21   92  117
Atlanta          8  17  4.18   25   1   6   222   225  116  103   12   88  152
Houston         13  14  4.40   27   1   9   241   244  127  118   13  134  121
Philadelphia    14   7  4.43   21   4   7   191   205  102   94   14   68  130
Chicago         11  15  5.41   26   1   5   241   287  165  145   29  109  118

 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
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
J.R. Richard (HOU)     5   1  2.55   7   7   1   0   0   53   38   16   15    2   29   30

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Max Leon               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    1
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   2  4.15   7   7   1   0   0   48   45   25   22    2   16   37
Andy Messersmith       0   3  4.50   6   5   0   1   0   32   26   16   16    2   17   26
Roger Moret            0   0  4.58  12   0   0   1   0   18   15    9    9    3    4   14
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  3.14   8   1   0   0   0   14   14    6    5    2    3    6
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
Darold Knowles         2   1  5.40   9   0   0   1   0   13   15    8    8    2    6    6
Rick Reuschel          1   3  6.42   8   7   1   1   0   41   56   35   29    5   15   25
Mike Garman            1   2  6.65  14   0   0   1   0   23   26   18   17    1   14   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 12.00   7   1   0   0   0   12   20   16   16    3    8    5

 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
Pedro Borbon           0   0  5.02  10   0   0   1   0   14   22    9    8    2    2    4
Jack Billingham        3   2  5.15   7   6   0   0   0   37   52   23   21    2   10   10
Pat Darcy              1   3  7.25   5   3   0   1   0   22   21   18   18    2   14   11
Santo Alcala           1   0  8.10   5   1   0   0   0   10    8    9    9    1    5    3
Will McEnaney          0   1  9.72   8   0   0   0   0    8   14   11    9    0    5    6

 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 Barlow            2   1  3.86  13   0   0   0   0   19   19    9    8    0   15   10
Mike Cosgrove          1   1  4.13   7   5   0   0   0   28   33   14   13    1   15    6
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
Jose Sosa              0   0  7.36   6   0   0   0   0    7   12    6    6    0    3    5
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

 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   2  2.78   5   5   0   0   0   32   36   12   10    2   13   13
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  3.32  10   0   0   1   0   19   17    9    7    2    6   14
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  1.40  14   0   0   2   0   19   12    4    3    0    7    8
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
Fred Scherman          1   1  4.32  12   0   0   0   0   17   14    9    8    3    8   11
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
Woodie Fryman          3   2  4.72   6   6   0   0   0   34   42   21   18    6   10   23
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          2   3  3.44   6   6   2   0   0   37   43   18   14    1    9   31
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
Gene Garber            1   0  3.54  12   0   0   3   0   20   18    8    8    1    8   19
Jim Kaat               2   1  4.29   7   6   1   0   0   36   44   21   17    2    6   19
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
Doc Medich             2   3  3.76   6   6   1   0   0   41   44   18   17    4   14   19
Jerry Reuss            3   2  4.19   5   5   2   0   0   39   41   21   18    7    7   18
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 10.13   5   0   0   1   0    8   15   12    9    3    4    3

 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  1.93  10   0   0   0   0   19   10    4    4    2   11    5
Dan Spillner           1   4  2.41   6   5   0   0   0   34   31   13    9    4   12   17
Randy Jones            5   2  3.10   7   7   4   0   0   52   44   21   18    3   11   23
Dave Tomlin            0   0  4.09   9   0   0   0   0   11   10    5    5    1    4    3
Brent Strom            2   1  4.15   6   5   0   0   0   30   27   14   14    3   14   19
Rich Folkers           0   1  6.48   5   1   0   0   0    8   13    6    6    0    4    4
Mike Dupree            0   0  6.92   9   0   0   0   0   13   13   11   10    2    5    4
Dave Wehrmeister       0   3  7.16   5   3   0   0   0   16   21   14   13    0    7    8
Bill Greif             1   2  7.71   4   4   0   0   0   16   20   14   14    0    8    5

 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  0.75   9   0   0   0   0   12    7    1    1    0    5    3
Randy Moffitt          1   0  2.84  12   0   0   0   0   19   23   13    6    2   10    5
John Montefusco        3   1  2.88   6   6   0   0   0   41   39   14   13    2   14   33
Dave Heaverlo          0   0  3.07  12   0   0   0   0   15   13    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  5.92   8   4   0   0   0   24   36   24   16    3    4   14
John D'Acquisto        0   2 14.34   4   3   0   0   0   11   14   17   17    3   18    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         3   3  2.59   6   6   3   0   1   42   46   15   12    3   11   12
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
  W. Fryman (MON)           3
  J. Koosman (NY)           3
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          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
  L. McGlothen (STL)        3
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       2
  J. Koosman (NY)           2
  M. Lolich (NY)            2
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          2
  J. Reuss (PIT)            2
  T. Seaver (NY)            2
  D. Sutton (LA)            2

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
  P. Niekro (ATL)        47.2
  J. Matlack (NY)        45.2
  T. Seaver (NY)         44.1
  L. McGlothen (STL)     41.2
  G. Nolan (CIN)         41.1
  D. Medich (PIT)        40.2
  J. Montefusco (SF)     40.2
  R. Reuschel (CHI)      40.2

Hits:

  R. Reuschel (CHI)        56
  J. Billingham (CIN)      52
  C. Morton (ATL)          48
  R. Burris (CHI)          46
  L. McGlothen (STL)       46
  D. Sutton (LA)           46
  P. Niekro (ATL)          45
  R. Jones (SD)            44
  J. Kaat (PHI)            44
  D. Medich (PIT)          44

Runs:

  R. Reuschel (CHI)        35
  C. Morton (ATL)          26
  R. Burris (CHI)          25
  P. Niekro (ATL)          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

Home Runs:

  J. Reuss (PIT)            7
  W. Fryman (MON)           6
  R. Burris (CHI)           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
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       18
  T. Seaver (NY)           18
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     17
  D. Warthen (MON)         17
  J. Niekro (HOU)          16
  P. Niekro (ATL)          16
  D. Sutton (LA)           16

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           41
  P. Niekro (ATL)          37
  J. Montefusco (SF)       33
  M. Lolich (NY)           31
  J. Matlack (NY)          31
  J. Richard (HOU)         30
  J. Koosman (NY)          26
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     26
  S. Rogers (MON)          26
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        25


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