Wednesday May 19, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 19, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        20  15  2.93   35  12   5   316   275  119  103   19   94  226
Los Angeles     22  13  3.26   35   8   9   318   308  125  115   19  103  174
Pittsburgh      20  12  3.43   32  10  10   283   265  122  108   26   90  142
St. Louis       14  21  3.55   35   5   7   330   329  149  130   24  122  142
Cincinnati      21  13  3.60   34   5   8   310   296  139  124   23  109  167
Philadelphia    20   8  3.76   28   8   8   254   256  115  106   16   82  170
Montreal        12  17  3.77   29   2   5   265   236  127  111   26  127  154
San Diego       17  16  3.80   33   7   4   291   264  139  123   19  107  126
San Francisco   11  24  4.02   35   1   6   323   342  180  144   18  127  171
Atlanta         12  23  4.06   35   3   6   310   309  157  140   19  124  206
Houston         17  20  4.20   37   1  10   332   329  173  155   17  188  167
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  0.96  18   0   0   6   0   38   29    6    4    1   12   25
Pat Zachry (CIN)       2   0  1.26  10   3   0   0   0   36   26   10    5    1   13   27
Jim Lonborg (PHI)      5   0  1.91   7   6   3   1   1   47   36   11   10    2   13   25
Jim Rooker (PIT)       5   1  2.22   6   6   2   0   0   45   31   12   11    3   18   15
Tom Seaver (NY)        4   2  2.24   8   8   3   0   1   60   46   16   15    2   22   55
Mike Marshall (LA)     3   1  2.38  19   0   0   8   0   45   39   14   12    1   13   33
Lynn McGlothen (STL)   4   3  2.40   8   8   3   0   1   56   59   18   15    4   14   20
Randy Jones (SD)       7   2  2.56   9   9   6   0   1   70   57   23   20    3   15   28
Tommy John (LA)        2   2  2.60   7   7   0   0   0   45   45   15   13    2   14   20
Rick Rhoden (LA)       3   0  2.63   7   6   2   0   1   38   32   12   11    2   12   13

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Max Leon               0   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    7    0    0    0    0    3    5
Bruce Dal Canton       1   1  0.98  14   0   0   0   0   18   10    6    2    0   13   11
Dick Ruthven           4   5  2.98   9   9   1   0   0   57   60   19   19    2   19   41
Adrian Devine          0   1  3.38  10   0   0   0   0   11   10    4    4    0    4   11
Phil Niekro            3   3  4.20   9   9   1   0   0   60   56   32   28    4   25   49
Roger Moret            0   0  4.23  15   1   0   1   0   28   25   13   13    4    6   18
Andy Messersmith       1   4  4.30   8   7   1   1   0   46   39   23   22    4   23   33
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             3   3  6.27  13   0   0   2   0   19   22   15   13    2    5   17

 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             2   0  1.26  10   3   0   0   0   36   26   10    5    1   13   27
Don Gullett            3   2  1.91   6   5   1   0   0   33   29   10    7    3   13   21
Rawly Eastwick         2   1  2.45  15   0   0   5   0   26   20    8    7    1    7   21
Gary Nolan             3   2  2.82   8   8   1   0   1   54   45   17   17    7    9   30
Santo Alcala           3   0  3.91   7   3   1   0   1   25   18   11   11    1    8   13
Fred Norman            3   1  4.00   7   4   1   0   1   27   24   13   12    2   16   16
Jack Billingham        4   3  4.53   9   8   1   0   0   52   61   28   26    4   16   16
Pedro Borbon           0   0  5.79  13   0   0   1   0   19   30   13   12    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  6.57  11   0   0   0   0   12   21   11    9    0    5    7

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Siebert           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    2    1
Ken Forsch             1   0  1.67  18   0   0   7   0   27   21    6    5    0    9   13
J.R. Richard           5   3  2.93   9   9   1   0   0   68   48   23   22    2   41   42
Mike Cosgrove          1   2  3.62   9   7   0   0   0   37   42   21   15    1   24    9
Larry Dierker          4   4  3.73   8   8   0   0   0   51   43   24   21    2   19   30
Joe Niekro             1   5  4.12   9   7   0   0   0   44   44   22   20    2   20   22
Mike Barlow            2   2  4.50  16   0   0   0   0   22   27   13   11    0   17   11
Tom Griffin            3   1  6.05   9   1   0   0   0   19   22   13   13    3   15   12
Joaquin Andujar        0   2  6.62   5   3   0   0   0   18   19   14   13    1   16    6
Gilberto Rondon        0   1  6.75   5   2   0   0   0   16   16   12   12    4   12    6
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

 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  2.38  19   0   0   8   0   45   39   14   12    1   13   33
Tommy John             2   2  2.60   7   7   0   0   0   45   45   15   13    2   14   20
Rick Rhoden            3   0  2.63   7   6   2   0   1   38   32   12   11    2   12   13
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
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
Don Sutton             4   4  4.15   8   8   3   0   2   56   56   27   26    5   19   32

 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  2.29  10   0   0   5   0   20   11    5    5    0    8   20
Jon Matlack            4   0  2.87   8   8   4   0   2   60   49   21   19    5   15   35
Mickey Lolich          2   5  3.06   8   8   2   0   0   50   55   24   17    2   13   45
Jerry Koosman          4   1  3.09   7   6   2   0   0   47   44   18   16    4    9   28
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  2.95  12   0   0   3   0   21   17    8    7    0   10   18
Larry Christenson      4   1  3.12   7   6   1   0   0   40   43   14   14    4   13   19
Wayne Twitchell        0   0  3.18   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    3    6
Gene Garber            1   0  3.38  13   0   0   3   0   21   19    8    8    1    8   20
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  7.20   8   2   0   1   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  10   0   0   6   0   16    7    0    0    0    2    7
Larry Demery           1   0  1.23   8   0   0   1   0   15   13    4    2    0    4    6
Jim Rooker             5   1  2.22   6   6   2   0   0   45   31   12   11    3   18   15
Kent Tekulve           0   0  2.84   7   0   0   0   0   13   16    4    4    0    2   13
John Candelaria        3   2  3.21   6   6   3   0   1   42   34   17   15    6    9   30
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            3   3  4.80   7   6   1   0   0   30   33   18   16    1   13   19
Ramon Hernandez        1   0  6.10   9   0   0   2   0   10   12    7    7    1    7    2
Dave Giusti            0   0  7.84   8   0   0   1   0   10   17   12    9    3    4    4

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Butch Metzger          4   0  0.72  14   0   0   4   0   25   17    3    2    0    7   16
Alan Foster            0   0  1.93  10   0   0   0   0   19   10    4    4    2   11    5
Randy Jones            7   2  2.56   9   9   6   0   1   70   57   23   20    3   15   28
Dan Spillner           1   6  3.07   9   7   0   0   0   44   46   25   15    4   19   20
Brent Strom            4   1  3.58   9   8   1   0   1   50   40   20   20    3   19   24
Dave Tomlin            0   0  3.77  13   0   0   0   0   14   10    6    6    1    5    5
Rich Folkers           0   1  4.61   8   1   0   0   0   14   17    7    7    0    5    9
Dave Wehrmeister       0   3  7.02   6   3   0   0   0   17   22   14   13    0    8    9
Bill Greif             1   3  8.06   5   5   0   0   0   22   27   20   20    2   11    5
Mike Dupree            0   0  9.19  12   0   0   0   0   16   18   17   16    4    7    5

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Lavelle           2   1  0.96  18   0   0   6   0   38   29    6    4    1   12   25
Charlie Williams       0   0  1.50  13   0   0   0   0   18   12    3    3    0    9    7
John Montefusco        4   3  2.92   9   9   0   0   0   62   58   21   20    3   21   46
Randy Moffitt          2   2  3.42  15   0   0   0   0   24   28   16    9    2   14    6
Jim Barr               1   3  3.88   8   8   0   0   0   46   56   26   20    2   10   14
Dave Heaverlo          0   0  4.50  17   0   0   0   0   22   25   15   11    0    3   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  5.95   9   8   1   0   0   42   49   31   28    4   18   28
John D'Acquisto        0   2 12.21   6   3   0   0   0   14   15   20   19    3   23   10

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Danny Frisella         0   0  1.62  14   0   0   1   0   17   12    3    3    1    8    4
Mike Wallace           1   1  1.96  13   0   0   1   0   18   13    5    4    1   10    8
Lynn McGlothen         4   3  2.40   8   8   3   0   1   56   59   18   15    4   14   20
Eric Rasmussen         3   5  2.89  17   0   0   0   0   28   23   11    9    1   12   15
Pete Falcone           2   2  3.51   7   7   1   0   0   41   31   20   16    1   20   27
Mike Proly             1   0  3.71  14   0   0   0   0   17   21    9    7    0    6    4
Al Hrabosky            0   3  3.90  18   0   0   5   0   28   24   14   12    3    7   21
John Curtis            2   4  4.27  10   5   1   0   0   46   59   22   22    7   17   14
John Denny             1   2  4.46   7   7   0   0   0   40   45   22   20    3   12   16
Bob Forsch             0   1  5.21   8   8   0   0   0   38   42   25   22    3   16   13

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Jones (SD)             7
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          5
  J. Richard (HOU)          5
  J. Rooker (PIT)           5
  J. Billingham (CIN)       4
  L. Christenson (PHI)      4
  L. Dierker (HOU)          4
  W. Fryman (MON)           4
  J. Koosman (NY)           4
  J. Matlack (NY)           4

Losses:

  E. Halicki (SF)           6
  D. Spillner (SD)          6
  M. Lolich (NY)            5
  J. Niekro (HOU)           5
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        5
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          5
  R. Burris (CHI)           4
  M. Caldwell (SF)          4
  J. Curtis (STL)           4
  L. Dierker (HOU)          4

Complete Games:

  R. Jones (SD)             6
  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:

  M. Marshall (LA)          8
  K. Forsch (HOU)           7
  G. Lavelle (SF)           6
  B. Moose (PIT)            6
  R. Eastwick (CIN)         5
  A. Hrabosky (STL)         5
  S. Lockwood (NY)          5
  B. Metzger (SD)           4
  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)          70.1
  J. Richard (HOU)       67.2
  J. Montefusco (SF)     61.2
  T. Seaver (NY)         60.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        60.0
  J. Matlack (NY)        59.2
  D. Ruthven (ATL)       57.1
  R. Reuschel (CHI)      56.2
  L. McGlothen (STL)     56.1
  D. Sutton (LA)         56.1

Hits:

  R. Reuschel (CHI)        67
  C. Morton (ATL)          63
  J. Billingham (CIN)      61
  R. Burris (CHI)          61
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         60
  J. Curtis (STL)          59
  L. McGlothen (STL)       59
  J. Montefusco (SF)       58
  R. Jones (SD)            57
  J. Barr (SF)             56

Runs:

  R. Reuschel (CHI)        40
  C. Morton (ATL)          34
  R. Burris (CHI)          33
  P. Niekro (ATL)          32
  E. Halicki (SF)          31
  J. Billingham (CIN)      28
  J. Reuss (PIT)           28
  S. Rogers (MON)          27
  D. Sutton (LA)           27
  J. Barr (SF)             26

Home Runs:

  P. Reuschel (CHI)         8
  J. Reuss (PIT)            8
  J. Curtis (STL)           7
  G. Nolan (CIN)            7
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         7
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       6
  W. Fryman (MON)           6
  S. Rogers (MON)           6
  R. Burris (CHI)           5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         41
  P. Niekro (ATL)          25
  M. Cosgrove (HOU)        24
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       23
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     23
  D. Warthen (MON)         23
  R. Burris (CHI)          22
  T. Seaver (NY)           22
  J. Montefusco (SF)       21
  B. Bonham (CHI)          20

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           55
  P. Niekro (ATL)          49
  J. Montefusco (SF)       46
  M. Lolich (NY)           45
  J. Richard (HOU)         42
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         41
  S. Rogers (MON)          36
  J. Matlack (NY)          35
  S. Carlton (PHI)         34
  M. Marshall (LA)         33


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