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National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 16, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        20  14  2.96   34  12   5   307   266  117  101   19   91  217
Los Angeles     20  12  3.38   32   7   8   291   293  119  109   19   96  159
St. Louis       14  18  3.48   32   5   7   303   305  136  117   21  110  131
Pittsburgh      17  12  3.51   29   9   8   256   242  114  100   24   85  131
Cincinnati      19  12  3.61   31   5   6   284   265  127  114   22  101  153
San Diego       15  15  3.74   30   6   4   262   236  122  109   18   98  114
Montreal        12  17  3.77   29   2   5   265   236  127  111   26  127  154
Philadelphia    19   8  3.86   27   8   7   245   247  114  105   16   77  165
San Francisco   11  21  3.86   32   1   6   294   307  156  126   17  117  148
Atlanta         10  21  4.29   31   2   6   275   286  146  131   17  111  184
Houston         15  18  4.42   33   1  10   295   302  161  145   16  161  148
Chicago         14  18  5.27   32   1   6   297   354  200  174   37  120  144

 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
Don Gullett (CIN)      3   2  1.91   6   5   1   0   0   33   29   10    7    3   13   21
Jim Lonborg (PHI)      5   0  1.91   7   6   3   1   1   47   36   11   10    2   13   25
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
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
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   3   0   0   0   0    4    0    0    0    0    3    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  5.48   9   9   0   0   0   48   63   34   29    3   18   14
Elias Sosa             2   3  7.02  12   0   0   2   0   17   21   15   13    2    4   15

 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
Darold Knowles         2   1  4.41  10   0   0   2   0   16   16    8    8    2    7    8
Bruce Sutter           0   1  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    0    1    2
Rick Reuschel          2   3  5.08  10   9   1   1   0   57   67   40   32    7   16   33
Ray Burris             1   4  5.12   9   9   0   0   0   46   61   33   26    5   22   18
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            3   2  1.91   6   5   1   0   0   33   29   10    7    3   13   21
Rawly Eastwick         2   1  2.01  13   0   0   3   0   22   15    6    5    1    6   19
Gary Nolan             3   2  2.82   8   8   1   0   1   54   45   17   17    7    9   30
Fred Norman            3   1  4.00   7   4   1   0   1   27   24   13   12    2   16   16
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
Pedro Borbon           0   0  5.94  12   0   0   1   0   17   25   12   11    2    6    5
Pat Darcy              1   3  6.15   6   3   0   2   0   26   22   18   18    2   16   11
Will McEnaney          0   1  7.36  10   0   0   0   0   11   19   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
Larry Dierker          4   4  3.73   8   8   0   0   0   51   43   24   21    2   19   30
Mike Barlow            2   1  4.09  15   0   0   0   0   22   24   12   10    0   17   11
Joe Niekro             1   5  4.35   8   7   0   0   0   41   44   22   20    2   19   21
Larry Hardy            0   0  7.06  15   0   0   3   0   22   34   19   17    2   10   10
Jose Sosa              0   0  7.36   6   0   0   0   0    7   12    6    6    0    3    5
Tom Griffin            2   1  7.98   7   1   0   0   0   15   19   13   13    3   11   10
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            3   2  4.02   7   7   2   0   1   47   52   22   21    3   17   27

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Stanhouse          2   0  1.50   8   0   0   1   0   18   15    3    3    0    9    5
Dale Murray            0   2  2.01  16   0   0   2   0   22   14    6    5    0   10    9
Wayne Granger          0   0  2.79  13   0   0   2   0   19   19    7    6    0   11   10
Fred Scherman          2   1  3.60  15   0   0   0   0   20   14    9    8    3    8   12
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
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  7.29   6   6   0   0   0   21   24   17   17    4   16   15

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Sanders            1   0  0.93   6   0   0   0   0   10    4    1    1    0    3    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
Skip Lockwood          1   1  2.55   9   0   0   5   0   18   11    5    5    0    7   17
Jon Matlack            4   0  2.87   8   8   4   0   2   60   49   21   19    5   15   35
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
Craig Swan             2   2  4.31   5   5   1   0   1   31   31   18   15    4    8   24
Hank Webb              0   1  4.97   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    8    7    2    4    7
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          3   1  4.70   7   7   3   0   0   44   41   24   23    5   17   34
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  1.23   8   0   0   1   0   15   13    4    2    0    4    6
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   3  4.19   7   7   3   0   0   54   54   28   25    8   15   26
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  8.68   7   0   0   1   0    9   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  2.95   8   6   0   0   0   37   37   19   12    4   15   18
Brent Strom            4   1  3.18   8   7   1   0   1   45   34   16   16    3   17   22
Dave Tomlin            0   0  3.38  11   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
Mike Dupree            0   0  7.80  10   0   0   0   0   15   15   14   13    3    7    5
Bill Greif             1   3  8.06   5   5   0   0   0   22   27   20   20    2   11    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  1.50  13   0   0   0   0   18   12    3    3    0    9    7
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  3.44  15   0   0   0   0   18   18    9    7    0    3   10
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   6  6.43   8   7   1   0   0   35   45   28   25    4   16   20
John D'Acquisto        0   2 13.50   5   3   0   0   0   13   15   20   19    3   20    8

 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           2   2  3.51   7   7   1   0   0   41   31   20   16    1   20   27
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
  J. Matlack (NY)           4
  L. McGlothen (STL)        4
  J. Montefusco (SF)        4

Losses:

  E. Halicki (SF)           6
  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. Matlack (NY)           4
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          3
  L. McGlothen (STL)        3
  J. Reuss (PIT)            3
  T. Seaver (NY)            3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  B. Hooton (LA)            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
  B. Hooton (LA)            1
  R. Jones (SD)             1
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          1
  L. McGlothen (STL)        1
  G. Nolan (CIN)            1
  F. Norman (CIN)           1

Innings Pitched:

  R. Jones (SD)          61.1
  J. Richard (HOU)       60.2
  T. Seaver (NY)         60.1
  J. Matlack (NY)        59.2
  R. Reuschel (CHI)      56.2
  S. Rogers (MON)        55.2
  J. Montefusco (SF)     54.2
  G. Nolan (CIN)         54.1
  J. Reuss (PIT)         53.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)        53.1

Hits:

  R. Reuschel (CHI)        67
  C. Morton (ATL)          63
  R. Burris (CHI)          61
  J. Billingham (CIN)      56
  J. Reuss (PIT)           54
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         54
  P. Niekro (ATL)          53
  B. Hooton (LA)           52
  L. McGlothen (STL)       52
  J. Montefusco (SF)       52

Runs:

  R. Reuschel (CHI)        40
  C. Morton (ATL)          34
  R. Burris (CHI)          33
  P. Niekro (ATL)          30
  E. Halicki (SF)          28
  J. Reuss (PIT)           28
  S. Rogers (MON)          27
  P. Reuschel (CHI)        26
  J. Billingham (CIN)      24
  M. Caldwell (SF)         24

Home Runs:

  P. Reuschel (CHI)         8
  J. Reuss (PIT)            8
  G. Nolan (CIN)            7
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         7
  J. Curtis (STL)           6
  W. Fryman (MON)           6
  S. Rogers (MON)           6
  R. Burris (CHI)           5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  J. Matlack (NY)           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. D'Acquisto (SF)       20
  P. Falcone (STL)         20
  J. Montefusco (SF)       20

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. Matlack (NY)          35
  S. Carlton (PHI)         34
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        33
  J. Richard (HOU)         33


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