Saturday May 15, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 15, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        19  13  2.73   32  11   5   290   248  104   88   18   86  208
Pittsburgh      17  11  3.42   28   9   8   247   232  108   94   24   80  125
Los Angeles     19  12  3.48   31   6   8   282   289  119  109   19   94  153
St. Louis       13  18  3.49   31   4   7   294   300  133  114   21  106  126
Cincinnati      18  11  3.59   29   5   5   266   246  119  106   19   93  144
San Diego       15  14  3.65   29   6   4   254   228  116  103   16   93  114
San Francisco   11  20  3.72   31   1   6   286   297  147  118   16  112  145
Montreal        11  17  3.76   28   2   4   256   230  123  107   25  120  147
Philadelphia    18   8  3.97   26   7   7   236   240  112  104   15   75  161
Houston         15  17  4.18   32   1  10   286   287  149  133   16  154  147
Atlanta         10  20  4.27   30   2   6   266   275  141  126   17  108  181
Chicago         13  18  5.34   31   1   5   288   345  195  171   35  119  140

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Lavelle (SF)      2   1  0.26  16   0   0   6   0   35   22    1    1    0   12   23
Jim Lonborg (PHI)      5   0  1.91   7   6   3   1   1   47   36   11   10    2   13   25
Gary Nolan (CIN)       3   1  2.15   7   7   1   0   1   50   36   12   12    5    9   28
John Candelaria (PIT)  3   2  2.15   5   5   3   0   1   38   26   11    9    4    9   27
Lynn McGlothen (STL)   4   3  2.22   7   7   3   0   1   49   52   15   12    3   11   17
Tom Seaver (NY)        4   2  2.24   8   8   3   0   1   60   46   16   15    2   22   55
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
Dick Ruthven (ATL)     4   4  2.58   8   8   1   0   0   52   54   15   15    1   18   39
Mike Marshall (LA)     3   1  2.61  17   0   0   7   0   41   37   14   12    1   13   29

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Max Leon               0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    2    3
Bruce Dal Canton       1   0  1.08  12   0   0   0   0   17   10    5    2    0   10   10
Dick Ruthven           4   4  2.58   8   8   1   0   0   52   54   15   15    1   18   39
Adrian Devine          0   1  4.15   9   0   0   0   0    9   10    4    4    0    3    9
Phil Niekro            3   3  4.39   8   8   1   0   0   53   53   30   26    3   19   42
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  4.07  11   1   0   0   0   24   22   12   11    5    6    8
Bruce Sutter           0   1  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    0    1    2
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
Darold Knowles         2   1  5.40   9   0   0   1   0   13   15    8    8    2    6    6
Mike Garman            2   2  5.76  18   0   0   1   0   30   35   21   19    1   14   16
Paul Reuschel          1   1  6.89  17   2   0   0   0   33   47   26   25    8   14   14
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
Santo Alcala           2   0  4.26   6   2   1   0   1   19   12    9    9    1    6   12
Jack Billingham        4   2  4.34   8   7   1   0   0   46   56   24   22    3   12   13
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
Pat Darcy              1   3  7.25   5   3   0   1   0   22   21   18   18    2   14   11
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  2.05  15   0   0   7   0   22   17    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 Cosgrove          1   2  3.44   8   6   0   0   0   34   38   17   13    1   21    9
Mike Barlow            2   1  3.60  14   0   0   0   0   20   21   10    8    0   15   11
Larry Dierker          4   4  3.73   8   8   0   0   0   51   43   24   21    2   19   30
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  5.95  14   0   0   3   0   20   29   15   13    2    8   10
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  2.08   4   0   0   0   0    9    8    3    2    0    2    6
Mike Marshall          3   1  2.61  17   0   0   7   0   41   37   14   12    1   13   29
Stan Wall              0   1  2.70   6   0   0   0   0   10    6    3    3    1    3    5
Charlie Hough          3   0  2.82  13   0   0   1   0   22   19    9    7    2    8   15
Tommy John             1   2  2.84   6   6   0   0   0   38   40   14   12    2   14   17
Rick Rhoden            2   0  3.45   6   5   1   0   0   29   29   12   11    2    8   10
Don Sutton             4   3  3.83   7   7   3   0   2   49   51   22   21    5   16   27
Doug Rau               4   2  3.97   7   7   1   0   0   45   51   20   20    3   15   23
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  2.79  13   0   0   2   0   19   19    7    6    0   11   10
Dan Warthen            1   3  3.62   7   6   1   0   0   32   24   16   13    3   23   25
Don Carrithers         1   2  3.68   8   1   0   0   0   22   20   12    9    2   19   11
Steve Rogers           2   4  3.72   8   8   1   0   1   56   45   27   23    6   16   36
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
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  1.04   5   0   0   0   0    9    4    1    1    0    2    3
Bob Apodaca            1   2  2.08  10   0   0   0   0   22   17    5    5    0    7    7
Tom Seaver             4   2  2.24   8   8   3   0   1   60   46   16   15    2   22   55
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   4  3.14   7   7   2   0   0   43   46   22   15    2   11   39
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            5   0  1.91   7   6   3   1   1   47   36   11   10    2   13   25
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
Larry Christenson      3   1  3.67   6   5   1   0   0   34   37   14   14    4    9   16
Jim Kaat               2   2  4.20   8   7   1   0   0   41   51   23   19    2    6   22
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   8   0   0   4   0   14    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   2  2.15   5   5   3   0   1   38   26   11    9    4    9   27
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             3   3  3.51   7   7   1   0   0   49   48   20   19    4   16   20
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  9.72   6   0   0   1   0    8   17   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  0.82  13   0   0   4   0   22   16    3    2    0    7   13
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            4   1  3.18   8   7   1   0   1   45   34   16   16    3   17   22
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           2   1  0.26  16   0   0   6   0   35   22    1    1    0   12   23
Charlie Williams       0   0  1.69  12   0   0   0   0   16   11    3    3    0    7    6
John Montefusco        4   2  2.80   8   8   0   0   0   55   52   18   17    3   20   40
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
Mike Caldwell          0   4  4.60   9   5   0   0   0   31   38   24   16    3    5   16
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
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  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         4   3  2.22   7   7   3   0   1   49   52   15   12    3   11   17
Al Hrabosky            0   2  2.39  16   0   0   5   0   26   22    9    7    2    4   19
Eric Rasmussen         3   4  2.92  14   0   0   0   0   25   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 Denny             1   2  4.46   7   7   0   0   0   40   45   22   20    3   12   16
John Curtis            2   3  4.70   9   4   1   0   0   38   51   20   20    6   15   10
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. Lonborg (PHI)          5
  J. Richard (HOU)          5
  J. Billingham (CIN)       4
  L. Dierker (HOU)          4
  W. Fryman (MON)           4
  J. Koosman (NY)           4
  L. McGlothen (STL)        4
  J. Montefusco (SF)        4
  D. Rau (LA)               4

Losses:

  E. Halicki (SF)           5
  J. Niekro (HOU)           5
  D. Spillner (SD)          5
  R. Burris (CHI)           4
  M. Caldwell (SF)          4
  L. Dierker (HOU)          4
  M. Lolich (NY)            4
  A. Messersmith (ATL)      4
  C. Morton (ATL)           4
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        4

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  K. Forsch (HOU)           7
  M. Marshall (LA)          7
  G. Lavelle (SF)           6
  A. Hrabosky (STL)         5
  S. Lockwood (NY)          5
  B. Metzger (SD)           4
  B. Moose (PIT)            4
  R. Eastwick (CIN)         3
  G. Garber (PHI)           3
  L. Hardy (HOU)            3

Shutouts:

  J. Matlack (NY)           2
  D. Sutton (LA)            2
  S. Alcala (CIN)           1
  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

Innings Pitched:

  R. Jones (SD)          61.1
  J. Richard (HOU)       60.2
  T. Seaver (NY)         60.1
  S. Rogers (MON)        55.2
  J. Montefusco (SF)     54.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)        53.1
  D. Ruthven (ATL)       52.1
  L. Dierker (HOU)       50.2
  J. Matlack (NY)        50.2
  R. Reuschel (CHI)      50.2

Hits:

  R. Burris (CHI)          61
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        59
  J. Billingham (CIN)      56
  C. Morton (ATL)          55
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         54
  P. Niekro (ATL)          53
  L. McGlothen (STL)       52
  J. Montefusco (SF)       52
  J. Curtis (STL)          51
  J. Kaat (PHI)            51

Runs:

  R. Reuschel (CHI)        35
  R. Burris (CHI)          33
  C. Morton (ATL)          31
  P. Niekro (ATL)          30
  S. Rogers (MON)          27
  P. Reuschel (CHI)        26
  J. Billingham (CIN)      24
  M. Caldwell (SF)         24
  L. Dierker (HOU)         24
  B. Forsch (STL)          24

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         34
  D. Warthen (MON)         23
  R. Burris (CHI)          22
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     22
  T. Seaver (NY)           22
  M. Cosgrove (HOU)        21
  B. Bonham (CHI)          20
  J. Montefusco (SF)       20
  D. Carrithers (MON)      19
  L. Dierker (HOU)         19

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           55
  P. Niekro (ATL)          42
  J. Montefusco (SF)       40
  M. Lolich (NY)           39
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         39
  S. Rogers (MON)          36
  J. Richard (HOU)         33
  J. Matlack (NY)          32
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        31
  S. Carlton (PHI)         30

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