Thursday May 20, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 20, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        20  16  2.99   36  13   5   325   282  124  108   20   97  234
Los Angeles     23  13  3.22   36   8   9   327   319  127  117   19  108  176
St. Louis       15  21  3.45   36   6   7   339   340  150  130   24  123  143
Pittsburgh      20  13  3.46   33  10  10   291   274  126  112   26   92  147
Montreal        13  17  3.65   30   2   6   274   243  127  111   26  129  161
Cincinnati      21  14  3.68   35   5   8   318   313  145  130   23  111  172
Philadelphia    21   8  3.73   29   8   9   263   266  118  109   17   82  175
San Diego       17  17  3.84   34   7   4   300   276  144  128   20  110  132
San Francisco   12  24  3.99   36   1   7   332   354  185  147   19  130  172
Atlanta         12  24  4.03   36   3   6   319   324  160  143   19  124  213
Houston         18  20  4.14   38   1  11   341   333  177  157   18  192  170
Chicago         14  19  5.22   33   1   6   305   363  203  177   38  124  149

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Lavelle (SF)      2   1  0.95  19   0   0   7   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)      6   0  2.19   8   7   3   1   1   53   45   14   13    3   13   27
Jim Rooker (PIT)       5   1  2.22   6   6   2   0   0   45   31   12   11    3   18   15
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
Tom Seaver (NY)        4   3  2.60   9   9   4   0   1   69   53   21   20    3   25   63
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
Mike Marshall (LA)     3   1  2.74  20   0   0   8   0   46   40   16   14    1   16   33

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Max Leon               0   0  0.00   6   0   0   0   0    7    1    0    0    0    3    5
Bruce Dal Canton       1   1  0.98  14   0   0   0   0   18   10    6    2    0   13   11
Adrian Devine          0   1  2.92  11   0   0   0   0   12   11    4    4    0    4   13
Dick Ruthven           4   5  2.98   9   9   1   0   0   57   60   19   19    2   19   41
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
Carl Morton            0   4  5.37  10  10   0   0   0   52   73   36   31    3   18   15
Pablo Torrealba        0   2  5.40  10   0   0   2   0   17   24   11   10    0    8    7
Elias Sosa             3   4  5.91  14   0   0   2   0   21   25   16   14    2    5   21

 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  1.46  15   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
Ray Burris             1   5  4.88  10  10   0   0   0   52   68   35   28    6   25   21
Rick Reuschel          2   3  5.08  10   9   1   1   0   57   67   40   32    7   16   33
Mike Garman            2   2  5.76  18   0   0   1   0   30   35   21   19    1   14   16
Paul Reuschel          1   1  6.82  18   2   0   0   0   34   49   27   26    8   15   16
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
Rawly Eastwick         2   1  2.45  15   0   0   5   0   26   20    8    7    1    7   21
Don Gullett            3   2  2.67   7   6   1   0   0   34   33   13   10    3   14   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  4.34   8   4   1   0   1   29   28   15   14    2   16   17
Jack Billingham        4   3  4.53   9   8   1   0   0   52   61   28   26    4   16   16
Pedro Borbon           0   0  5.40  14   0   0   1   0   20   32   13   12    2    6    6
Pat Darcy              1   3  5.72   7   3   0   2   0   28   25   18   18    2   16   13
Will McEnaney          0   2  6.28  12   0   0   0   0   14   25   12   10    0    6    8

 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  1.80  19   0   0   8   0   30   22    7    6    1    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             2   5  3.81  10   8   0   0   0   50   47   25   21    2   24   25
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
Charlie Hough          4   0  2.55  14   0   0   1   0   25   21    9    7    2    9   16
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
Mike Marshall          3   1  2.74  20   0   0   8   0   46   40   16   14    1   16   33
Doug Rau               4   2  3.51   8   8   1   0   0   51   59   20   20    3   16   24
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  1.90  17   0   0   3   0   24   14    6    5    0   10    9
Wayne Granger          0   0  2.79  13   0   0   2   0   19   19    7    6    0   11   10
Woodie Fryman          5   2  3.49   8   8   0   0   0   49   53   22   19    6   14   34
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
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
Skip Lockwood          1   1  2.29  10   0   0   5   0   20   11    5    5    0    8   20
Tom Seaver             4   3  2.60   9   9   4   0   1   69   53   21   20    3   25   63
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            6   0  2.19   8   7   3   1   1   53   45   14   13    3   13   27
Tug McGraw             2   2  2.63  13   0   0   4   0   24   18    8    7    0   10   21
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   4  3.93   8   8   1   0   0   53   54   24   23    4   18   23
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  5.11  10   0   0   2   0   12   13    7    7    1    7    4
Dave Giusti            0   0  6.57   9   0   0   1   0   12   19   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  1.00  15   0   0   4   0   27   21    4    3    0    7   18
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  3.44  10   8   1   0   1   52   40   20   20    3   19   25
Dave Tomlin            0   0  3.78  14   0   0   0   0   17   13    7    7    2    5    7
Rich Folkers           0   1  4.61   8   1   0   0   0   14   17    7    7    0    5    9
Dave Wehrmeister       0   4  7.45   7   4   0   0   0   19   27   17   16    0   11   10
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  0.95  19   0   0   7   0   38   29    6    4    1   12   25
Charlie Williams       0   0  1.35  14   0   0   0   0   20   14    3    3    0   10    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
Mike Caldwell          0   4  4.46  10   6   0   0   0   36   46   28   18    3    6   17
Dave Heaverlo          1   0  4.56  18   0   0   0   0   24   27   16   12    1    4   12
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
John Denny             2   2  3.65   8   8   1   0   0   49   56   23   20    3   13   17
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
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)          6
  W. Fryman (MON)           5
  J. Richard (HOU)          5
  J. Rooker (PIT)           5
  J. Billingham (CIN)       4
  L. Christenson (PHI)      4
  L. Dierker (HOU)          4
  C. Hough (LA)             4
  J. Koosman (NY)           4

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  R. Jones (SD)             6
  J. Matlack (NY)           4
  T. Seaver (NY)            4
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          3
  L. McGlothen (STL)        3
  J. Reuss (PIT)            3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  B. Hooton (LA)            2

Saves:

  K. Forsch (HOU)           8
  M. Marshall (LA)          8
  G. Lavelle (SF)           7
  B. Moose (PIT)            6
  R. Eastwick (CIN)         5
  A. Hrabosky (STL)         5
  S. Lockwood (NY)          5
  T. McGraw (PHI)           4
  B. Metzger (SD)           4
  G. Garber (PHI)           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
  T. Seaver (NY)         69.1
  J. Richard (HOU)       67.2
  J. Montefusco (SF)     61.2
  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:

  C. Morton (ATL)          73
  R. Burris (CHI)          68
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        67
  J. Billingham (CIN)      61
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         60
  J. Curtis (STL)          59
  L. McGlothen (STL)       59
  D. Rau (LA)              59
  J. Montefusco (SF)       58
  R. Jones (SD)            57

Runs:

  R. Reuschel (CHI)        40
  C. Morton (ATL)          36
  R. Burris (CHI)          35
  P. Niekro (ATL)          32
  E. Halicki (SF)          31
  J. Billingham (CIN)      28
  M. Caldwell (SF)         28
  J. Reuss (PIT)           28
  P. Reuschel (CHI)        27
  S. Rogers (MON)          27

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           63
  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
  W. Fryman (MON)          34

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