Thursday May 13, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 13, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        19  11  2.76   30  11   5   274   237   97   84   17   80  190
Pittsburgh      16  10  3.49   26   8   7   229   222  103   89   22   78  119
Los Angeles     18  11  3.50   29   6   7   265   275  113  103   17   86  147
San Diego       14  14  3.64   28   6   3   245   219  112   99   16   90  111
St. Louis       12  17  3.65   29   4   6   274   281  130  111   21  103  115
Cincinnati      16  11  3.81   27   3   5   248   238  118  105   18   90  132
Montreal        10  16  3.88   26   1   4   239   221  119  103   24  114  139
San Francisco   10  19  3.88   29   1   6   267   286  144  115   16  107  138
Philadelphia    16   8  4.21   24   5   7   218   228  110  102   15   73  153
Atlanta          9  19  4.36   28   1   6   248   257  134  120   16  101  167
Houston         15  15  4.43   30   1  10   268   272  142  132   15  145  137
Chicago         13  17  5.28   30   1   5   279   333  188  164   35  119  135

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Lavelle (SF)      1   1  0.29  15   0   0   6   0   31   20    1    1    0   11   21
Pat Zachry (CIN)       1   0  1.26   9   2   0   0   0   29   18    7    4    1   12   20
John Candelaria (PIT)  3   1  1.88   4   4   2   0   1   29   22    8    6    2    9   22
Jim Lonborg (PHI)      4   0  2.13   6   5   2   1   1   38   32   10    9    2   12   21
Gary Nolan (CIN)       3   1  2.15   7   7   1   0   1   50   36   12   12    5    9   28
Tom Seaver (NY)        4   1  2.19   7   7   3   0   1   53   41   14   13    2   18   46
Jon Matlack (NY)       3   0  2.49   7   7   3   0   2   51   40   16   14    4   15   32
Jim Rooker (PIT)       4   1  2.52   5   5   1   0   0   36   25   11   10    3   16   12
Lynn McGlothen (STL)   3   3  2.59   6   6   3   0   1   42   46   15   12    3   11   12
Randy Jones (SD)       6   2  2.64   8   8   5   0   1   61   50   21   18    3   14   25

 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  1.08  12   0   0   0   0   17   10    5    2    0   10   10
Dick Ruthven           3   4  2.91   7   7   0   0   0   43   47   14   14    1   15   32
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
Roger Moret            0   0  4.57  14   0   0   1   0   22   19   11   11    4    6   16
Andy Messersmith       0   4  5.11   7   6   0   1   0   37   32   21   21    4   22   29
Pablo Torrealba        0   2  5.40  10   0   0   2   0   17   24   11   10    0    8    7
Carl Morton            0   4  5.62   8   8   0   0   0   42   55   31   26    3   17   12
Elias Sosa             2   2  6.75  11   0   0   2   0   15   18   13   11    2    3   14

 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  0.71   4   2   0   0   0   13   12    3    1    0    5    8
Buddy Schultz          1   1  1.50  14   0   0   2   0   12   12    5    2    0    3    6
Bill Bonham            2   2  3.67   5   5   0   0   0   34   30   16   14    3   20   18
Oscar Zamora           2   0  4.57  10   1   0   0   0   22   22   12   11    5    6    7
Ray Burris             1   4  5.12   9   9   0   0   0   46   61   33   26    5   22   18
Rick Reuschel          1   3  5.15   9   8   1   1   0   51   59   35   29    5   16   31
Paul Reuschel          1   0  5.34  16   1   0   0   0   30   38   19   18    8   14   11
Darold Knowles         2   1  5.40   9   0   0   1   0   13   15    8    8    2    6    6
Mike Garman            2   2  6.18  17   0   0   1   0   28   33   21   19    1   14   16
Bruce Sutter           0   1  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    2    2    0    1    1
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
Pat Zachry             1   0  1.26   9   2   0   0   0   29   18    7    4    1   12   20
Don Gullett            2   2  1.93   5   4   1   0   0   28   25    9    6    2   10   18
Rawly Eastwick         2   1  2.01  13   0   0   3   0   22   15    6    5    1    6   19
Gary Nolan             3   1  2.15   7   7   1   0   1   50   36   12   12    5    9   28
Fred Norman            3   1  4.50   6   4   1   0   1   24   23   13   12    2   15   13
Pedro Borbon           0   0  4.96  11   0   0   1   0   16   24   10    9    2    4    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  8.68   9   0   0   0   0    9   16   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  2.14  14   0   0   7   0   21   16    6    5    0    7   10
J.R. Richard           5   2  2.82   8   8   1   0   0   61   43   20   19    2   34   33
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
Larry Dierker          4   3  4.22   7   7   0   0   0   43   38   22   20    1   17   26
Tom Griffin            2   0  4.73   6   0   0   0   0   13   13    7    7    3    9   10
Joe Niekro             1   5  4.78   7   7   0   0   0   38   43   22   20    2   18   20
Larry Hardy            0   0  6.62  13   0   0   3   0   18   27   14   13    2    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
Al Downing             0   1  2.70   3   0   0   0   0    7    8    3    2    0    1    5
Stan Wall              0   1  2.70   6   0   0   0   0   10    6    3    3    1    3    5
Mike Marshall          3   1  2.75  16   0   0   6   0   39   35   14   12    1   11   29
Tommy John             1   2  2.78   5   5   0   0   0   32   36   12   10    2   13   13
Charlie Hough          2   0  3.15  11   0   0   1   0   20   17    9    7    2    6   15
Rick Rhoden            2   0  3.45   6   5   1   0   0   29   29   12   11    2    8   10
Doug Rau               4   1  3.57   6   6   1   0   0   40   45   16   16    1   13   22
Don Sutton             4   3  3.83   7   7   3   0   2   49   51   22   21    5   16   27
Burt Hooton            2   2  4.97   6   6   1   0   0   38   48   22   21    3   15   21

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Stanhouse          2   0  1.59   7   0   0   0   0   17   15    3    3    0    8    5
Dale Murray            0   2  1.69  15   0   0   2   0   21   13    5    4    0    9    9
Wayne Granger          0   0  3.12  12   0   0   2   0   17   18    7    6    0    9    9
Steve Rogers           2   3  3.62   7   7   1   0   1   50   39   24   20    5   14   33
Don Carrithers         1   2  3.68   8   1   0   0   0   22   20   12    9    2   19   11
Fred Scherman          1   1  4.00  14   0   0   0   0   18   14    9    8    3    8   11
Woodie Fryman          4   2  4.14   7   7   0   0   0   41   46   22   19    6   12   27
Dan Warthen            0   3  4.63   6   5   0   0   0   23   22   15   12    3   21   21
Steve Renko            0   1  5.54   5   1   0   0   0   13   15    8    8    2    3    4
Clay Kirby             0   2  7.88   5   5   0   0   0   16   19   14   14    3   11    9

 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
Bob Apodaca            1   2  2.18   9   0   0   0   0   21   15    5    5    0    7    6
Tom Seaver             4   1  2.19   7   7   3   0   1   53   41   14   13    2   18   46
Jon Matlack            3   0  2.49   7   7   3   0   2   51   40   16   14    4   15   32
Skip Lockwood          1   1  2.55   9   0   0   5   0   18   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          4   1  3.09   7   6   2   0   0   47   44   18   16    4    9   28
Mickey Lolich          2   3  3.44   6   6   2   0   0   37   43   18   14    1    9   31
Hank Webb              0   1  4.22   6   0   0   0   0   11   11    6    5    2    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            4   0  2.13   6   5   2   1   1   38   32   10    9    2   12   21
Tug McGraw             2   2  2.75  11   0   0   3   0   20   15    7    6    0    9   17
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   2  4.20   8   7   1   0   0   41   51   23   19    2    6   22
Larry Christenson      2   1  4.62   5   4   0   0   0   25   29   13   13    4    8   12
Ron Reed               2   1  4.67  11   0   0   0   0   17   16   10    9    1    9   13
Steve Carlton          2   1  5.66   6   6   2   0   0   35   34   22   22    4   15   30
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   7   0   0   3   0   13    6    0    0    0    2    7
Larry Demery           1   0  0.71   7   0   0   1   0   13   10    3    1    0    2    5
John Candelaria        3   1  1.88   4   4   2   0   1   29   22    8    6    2    9   22
Jim Rooker             4   1  2.52   5   5   1   0   0   36   25   11   10    3   16   12
Kent Tekulve           0   0  3.27   6   0   0   0   0   11   15    4    4    0    2   11
Doc Medich             2   3  3.76   6   6   1   0   0   41   44   18   17    4   14   19
Jerry Reuss            4   2  3.78   6   6   3   0   0   48   47   23   20    8   12   21
Bruce Kison            2   3  5.96   6   5   1   0   0   23   28   17   15    1   11   17
Ramon Hernandez        0   0  6.75   8   0   0   2   0    9   10    7    7    1    6    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
Randy Jones            6   2  2.64   8   8   5   0   1   61   50   21   18    3   14   25
Dan Spillner           1   5  3.09   7   6   0   0   0   35   36   19   12    4   13   18
Brent Strom            3   1  3.20   7   6   1   0   1   39   29   14   14    3   15   21
Dave Tomlin            0   0  3.46  10   0   0   0   0   13   10    5    5    1    4    5
Rich Folkers           0   1  5.06   6   1   0   0   0   11   15    6    6    0    4    7
Dave Wehrmeister       0   3  7.02   6   3   0   0   0   17   22   14   13    0    8    9
Bill Greif             1   2  7.71   4   4   0   0   0   16   20   14   14    0    8    5
Mike Dupree            0   0  7.80  10   0   0   0   0   15   15   14   13    3    7    5

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Lavelle           1   1  0.29  15   0   0   6   0   31   20    1    1    0   11   21
Charlie Williams       0   0  1.20  11   0   0   0   0   15    9    2    2    0    6    5
John Montefusco        4   1  2.83   7   7   0   0   0   48   47   16   15    3   18   38
Randy Moffitt          2   1  3.32  14   0   0   0   0   22   26   15    8    2   12    5
Dave Heaverlo          0   0  3.38  14   0   0   0   0   16   16    8    6    0    3    9
Jim Barr               1   2  3.48   7   7   0   0   0   41   47   20   16    2    8   12
Greg Minton            0   3  4.91  10   2   0   0   0   26   32   18   14    0   12    7
Ed Halicki             2   5  5.40   7   6   1   0   0   33   39   23   20    3   15   20
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
Al Hrabosky            0   1  1.57  14   0   0   4   0   23   15    6    4    2    4   15
Danny Frisella         0   0  1.62  13   0   0   1   0   17   12    3    3    1    5    4
Mike Wallace           1   1  1.96  13   0   0   1   0   18   13    5    4    1   10    8
Lynn McGlothen         3   3  2.59   6   6   3   0   1   42   46   15   12    3   11   12
Eric Rasmussen         3   4  3.00  13   0   0   0   0   24   20   10    8    1   11   14
Mike Proly             1   0  3.18  13   0   0   0   0   17   20    8    6    0    6    4
Pete Falcone           1   2  3.66   6   6   0   0   0   32   26   17   13    1   16   22
John Curtis            2   3  4.70   9   4   1   0   0   38   51   20   20    6   15   10
John Denny             1   2  5.74   6   6   0   0   0   31   39   22   20    3    9   14
Bob Forsch             0   1  6.03   7   7   0   0   0   31   39   24   21    3   16   12

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Jones (SD)             6
  J. Richard (HOU)          5
  L. Dierker (HOU)          4
  W. Fryman (MON)           4
  J. Koosman (NY)           4
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          4
  J. Montefusco (SF)        4
  D. Rau (LA)               4
  J. Reuss (PIT)            4
  J. Rooker (PIT)           4

Losses:

  E. Halicki (SF)           5
  J. Niekro (HOU)           5
  D. Spillner (SD)          5
  R. Burris (CHI)           4
  M. Caldwell (SF)          4
  A. Messersmith (ATL)      4
  C. Morton (ATL)           4
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        4
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          4
  J. Curtis (STL)           3

Complete Games:

  R. Jones (SD)             5
  J. Matlack (NY)           3
  L. McGlothen (STL)        3
  J. Reuss (PIT)            3
  T. Seaver (NY)            3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  J. Koosman (NY)           2
  M. Lolich (NY)            2

Saves:

  K. Forsch (HOU)           7
  G. Lavelle (SF)           6
  M. Marshall (LA)          6
  S. Lockwood (NY)          5
  A. Hrabosky (STL)         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
  D. Sutton (LA)            2
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       1
  R. Jones (SD)             1
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          1
  L. McGlothen (STL)        1
  G. Nolan (CIN)            1
  F. Norman (CIN)           1
  S. Rogers (MON)           1
  T. Seaver (NY)            1

Innings Pitched:

  R. Jones (SD)          61.1
  J. Richard (HOU)       60.2
  T. Seaver (NY)         53.1
  J. Matlack (NY)        50.2
  R. Reuschel (CHI)      50.2
  G. Nolan (CIN)         50.1
  S. Rogers (MON)        49.2
  D. Sutton (LA)         49.1
  J. Montefusco (SF)     47.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)        47.2

Hits:

  R. Burris (CHI)          61
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        59
  C. Morton (ATL)          55
  J. Billingham (CIN)      52
  J. Curtis (STL)          51
  J. Kaat (PHI)            51
  D. Sutton (LA)           51
  R. Jones (SD)            50
  B. Hooton (LA)           48
  J. Barr (SF)             47

Runs:

  R. Reuschel (CHI)        35
  R. Burris (CHI)          33
  C. Morton (ATL)          31
  P. Niekro (ATL)          25
  M. Caldwell (SF)         24
  B. Forsch (STL)          24
  S. Rogers (MON)          24
  J. Billingham (CIN)      23
  E. Halicki (SF)          23
  J. Kaat (PHI)            23

Home Runs:

  P. Reuschel (CHI)         8
  J. Reuss (PIT)            8
  J. Curtis (STL)           6
  W. Fryman (MON)           6
  R. Burris (CHI)           5
  G. Nolan (CIN)            5
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         5
  S. Rogers (MON)           5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5
  O. Zamora (CHI)           5

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         34
  R. Burris (CHI)          22
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     22
  D. Warthen (MON)         21
  B. Bonham (CHI)          20
  D. Carrithers (MON)      19
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       18
  J. Montefusco (SF)       18
  J. Niekro (HOU)          18
  T. Seaver (NY)           18

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           46
  J. Montefusco (SF)       38
  P. Niekro (ATL)          37
  J. Richard (HOU)         33
  S. Rogers (MON)          33
  J. Matlack (NY)          32
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         32
  M. Lolich (NY)           31
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        31
  S. Carlton (PHI)         30


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