Wednesday May 26, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 26, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        22  20  3.09   42  14   7   375   337  153  129   25  121  263
Los Angeles     27  15  3.17   42  10   9   384   363  145  135   22  125  203
Pittsburgh      23  17  3.37   40  11  11   363   332  154  136   30  110  179
St. Louis       17  24  3.40   41   7   7   383   383  167  145   27  140  161
Philadelphia    26   9  3.50   35  11   9   319   313  133  124   25   96  207
Cincinnati      24  16  3.58   40   7   9   362   345  159  144   25  121  191
Montreal        16  20  3.64   36   2   7   329   291  150  133   29  156  186
San Diego       20  20  3.76   40  10   4   354   330  170  148   24  126  148
Atlanta         16  26  3.79   42   4   8   373   366  178  157   22  145  237
San Francisco   16  27  3.89   43   2   8   396   417  216  171   21  164  196
Houston         18  26  4.33   44   2  11   395   398  214  190   24  221  203
Chicago         17  22  5.01   39   1   9   365   422  232  203   46  140  180

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pat Zachry (CIN)       3   0  1.41  11   4   1   0   0   45   35   12    7    1   14   33
Randy Jones (SD)       9   2  2.24  11  11   8   0   1   88   72   27   22    3   15   32
Lynn McGlothen (STL)   5   3  2.34   9   9   4   0   1   65   66   20   17    4   16   25
Mike Marshall (LA)     3   1  2.45  22   0   0   8   0   51   43   16   14    1   18   35
John Montefusco (SF)   5   3  2.51  10  10   1   0   1   72   61   21   20    3   24   52
Jim Lonborg (PHI)      7   0  2.54   9   8   3   1   1   60   53   18   17    5   15   31
Jim Rooker (PIT)       5   1  2.61   7   7   2   0   0   52   41   17   15    3   18   16
Rick Rhoden (LA)       3   0  2.64   8   7   2   0   1   44   38   14   13    2   13   17
Tommy John (LA)        2   3  2.65   8   8   0   0   0   51   49   17   15    2   16   23
Dan Spillner (SD)      1   6  2.70  12   7   0   0   0   50   48   25   15    4   21   23

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Max Leon               1   1  0.87   9   0   0   1   0   10    3    1    1    0    6    5
Bruce Dal Canton       1   1  1.37  15   0   0   0   0   20   11    8    3    0   17   11
Dick Ruthven           5   5  2.89  10  10   1   0   0   62   62   20   20    3   20   44
Andy Messersmith       2   4  3.34  10   9   2   1   1   62   47   25   23    4   29   42
Adrian Devine          0   1  3.63  13   0   0   0   0   17   18    7    7    0    4   16
Phil Niekro            3   3  3.65  10  10   1   0   0   69   60   32   28    4   27   52
Roger Moret            1   0  3.78  17   2   0   1   0   33   33   15   14    4    7   18
Pablo Torrealba        0   2  5.19  11   0   0   2   0   17   24   11   10    0    8    8
Carl Morton            0   5  5.46  11  11   0   0   0   56   78   39   34    4   20   18
Elias Sosa             3   4  6.04  16   0   0   3   0   25   30   20   17    3    7   23

 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
Bruce Sutter           0   1  2.08   6   0   0   1   0    9    6    2    2    0    5    3
Buddy Schultz          1   1  2.87  17   0   0   2   0   16   17    8    5    1    6    9
Oscar Zamora           3   0  3.26  15   1   0   0   0   30   25   12   11    5    6   13
Steve Renko            0   0  3.60   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    2    2    1    0    4
Bill Bonham            2   2  3.70   6   6   0   0   0   41   40   19   17    3   20   23
Darold Knowles         2   1  4.22  13   0   0   4   0   21   20   10   10    4    9    9
Ray Burris             1   6  4.76  11  11   0   0   0   59   75   38   31    7   26   23
Rick Reuschel          4   3  4.89  12  11   1   1   0   70   77   46   38    8   20   39
Paul Reuschel          1   2  6.02  20   2   0   0   0   40   55   28   27    8   16   19
Mike Garman            2   3  7.03  19   1   0   1   0   32   44   30   25    3   15   17
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             3   0  1.41  11   4   1   0   0   45   35   12    7    1   14   33
Don Gullett            3   2  2.67   7   6   1   0   0   34   33   13   10    3   14   21
Gary Nolan             3   3  2.77  10  10   1   0   1   68   52   21   21    8   11   36
Rawly Eastwick         2   2  3.54  17   0   0   5   0   28   27   12   11    1    8   21
Jack Billingham        5   3  3.86  10   9   2   0   1   61   64   28   26    4   16   21
Santo Alcala           4   0  4.31   8   4   1   0   1   31   22   15   15    2   14   14
Fred Norman            3   1  4.34   8   4   1   0   1   29   28   15   14    2   16   17
Pedro Borbon           0   0  4.56  16   0   0   2   0   24   34   13   12    2    6    7
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
Gene Pentz             0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    2    1
Ken Forsch             1   1  2.00  22   0   0   8   0   36   29    9    8    2   11   18
Paul Siebert           0   2  2.57   6   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    2    0    9    2
J.R. Richard           5   4  3.15  11  11   2   0   0   80   62   30   28    4   46   53
Joe Niekro             2   5  3.69  12   8   0   0   0   54   50   26   22    2   28   30
Larry Dierker          4   5  4.39   9   9   0   0   0   55   50   30   27    3   21   32
Mike Barlow            2   2  4.50  16   0   0   0   0   22   27   13   11    0   17   11
Mike Cosgrove          1   3  5.22  11   8   0   0   0   40   48   29   23    2   27   10
Tom Griffin            3   1  5.40  11   1   0   0   0   23   24   14   14    3   16   16
Joaquin Andujar        0   2  6.17   7   4   0   0   0   23   29   18   16    2   18    7
Gilberto Rondon        0   1  6.45   6   3   0   0   0   22   25   17   16    4   13    8
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  1.69   5   0   0   0   0   11    9    3    2    0    3    7
Mike Marshall          3   1  2.45  22   0   0   8   0   51   43   16   14    1   18   35
Rick Rhoden            3   0  2.64   8   7   2   0   1   44   38   14   13    2   13   17
Tommy John             2   3  2.65   8   8   0   0   0   51   49   17   15    2   16   23
Charlie Hough          5   0  2.70  17   0   0   1   0   30   25   11    9    2   14   21
Doug Rau               5   2  2.98   9   9   2   0   1   60   62   20   20    3   19   25
Stan Wall              1   1  3.29   8   0   0   0   0   14    8    5    5    1    5    7
Burt Hooton            4   3  3.90   9   9   3   0   1   60   64   27   26    4   18   35
Don Sutton             4   4  4.48   9   9   3   0   2   62   65   32   31    7   19   33

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Stanhouse          2   0  1.44   9   1   0   1   0   25   18    4    4    0   11    8
Chip Lang              1   0  1.80   2   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    1    4    3
Dale Murray            0   3  1.93  20   0   0   3   0   28   20    7    6    0   10   10
Woodie Fryman          6   2  3.38   9   9   0   0   0   56   57   24   21    6   18   35
Steve Rogers           2   4  3.44  10  10   1   0   1   71   59   32   27    7   25   44
Wayne Granger          1   0  3.74  16   0   0   2   0   22   23   10    9    0   12   11
Fred Scherman          2   2  3.97  18   0   0   1   0   23   17   11   10    3    9   13
Dan Warthen            1   4  4.03   8   7   1   0   0   38   29   20   17    3   26   29
Don Carrithers         1   2  4.18   9   2   0   0   0   28   26   16   13    3   22   14
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  1.32   9   0   0   1   0   14    7    2    2    0    4    5
Skip Lockwood          2   1  1.96  12   0   0   6   0   23   13    5    5    0    9   24
Bob Apodaca            1   2  2.08  13   0   0   0   0   26   20    6    6    0   10   10
Jerry Koosman          5   1  2.85   8   7   2   0   0   54   48   19   17    4   12   34
Jon Matlack            4   1  2.93  10  10   5   0   2   74   62   28   24    8   19   40
Tom Seaver             4   4  3.23  10  10   4   0   1   75   68   28   27    4   28   68
Mickey Lolich          2   6  3.31   9   9   2   0   0   52   59   30   19    3   15   47
Craig Swan             2   3  4.30   6   6   1   0   1   38   38   23   18    4   12   26
Hank Webb              0   1  4.50   8   0   0   0   0   16   17    9    8    2    7    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            7   0  2.54   9   8   3   1   1   60   53   18   17    5   15   31
Tug McGraw             3   3  2.63  15   0   0   4   0   27   22    9    8    1   10   25
Larry Christenson      5   1  2.74   8   7   2   0   0   49   50   15   15    4   14   22
Gene Garber            1   0  3.09  14   0   0   3   0   23   21    8    8    1    9   23
Wayne Twitchell        0   0  3.18   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    3    6
Steve Carlton          5   1  3.48   9   9   5   0   1   62   52   25   24    5   19   42
Ron Reed               2   1  4.50  13   0   0   0   0   22   20   12   11    2   12   18
Jim Kaat               2   2  4.53   9   8   1   0   0   46   58   27   23    4    9   25
Tom Underwood          1   1  5.29   9   3   0   1   0   17   20   10   10    2    4   10
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              1   1  1.46  14   0   0   6   0   25   16    4    4    0    4   13
Kent Tekulve           0   1  2.60  11   0   0   0   0   17   20    5    5    0    3   16
Jim Rooker             5   1  2.61   7   7   2   0   0   52   41   17   15    3   18   16
Larry Demery           2   1  3.04  10   2   0   1   0   27   24   12    9    1    9   14
John Candelaria        3   3  3.40   8   7   3   1   1   50   40   21   19    8   13   32
Doc Medich             3   4  3.71   9   9   1   0   0   61   58   26   25    5   20   26
Jerry Reuss            5   3  3.73   8   8   4   0   0   63   60   29   26    8   16   31
Bruce Kison            3   3  3.92   8   7   1   0   0   39   41   21   17    1   13   21
Dave Giusti            0   0  4.50  12   0   0   1   0   18   19   12    9    3    6    6
Ramon Hernandez        1   0  5.11  11   0   0   2   0   12   13    7    7    1    8    4

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Freisleben        1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    6    0    0    0    2    2
Butch Metzger          4   0  0.92  17   0   0   4   0   29   21    4    3    0    8   20
Randy Jones            9   2  2.24  11  11   8   0   1   88   72   27   22    3   15   32
Alan Foster            0   1  2.55  11   1   0   0   0   25   19    7    7    2   13    7
Dan Spillner           1   6  2.70  12   7   0   0   0   50   48   25   15    4   21   23
Brent Strom            4   2  3.93  11   9   1   0   1   55   47   25   24    4   21   26
Ken Reynolds           0   1  4.15   2   1   0   0   0    4    6    5    2    0    1    0
Rich Folkers           0   1  5.50  11   1   0   0   0   18   23   11   11    3    8   11
Dave Tomlin            0   0  6.00  16   0   0   0   0   18   16   12   12    2    8    7
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  1.36  21   0   0   7   0   40   32    8    6    2   14   25
Charlie Williams       0   0  1.54  16   0   0   0   0   23   18    5    4    0   14    7
John Montefusco        5   3  2.51  10  10   1   0   1   72   61   21   20    3   24   52
Randy Moffitt          2   2  2.78  19   0   0   1   0   32   31   17   10    2   16   11
Jim Barr               2   4  3.86  10  10   0   0   0   58   72   32   25    3   14   18
Dave Heaverlo          2   0  3.94  21   0   0   0   0   30   30   18   13    1    5   15
Mike Caldwell          0   4  4.79  12   7   0   0   0   41   56   33   22    3    8   18
Greg Minton            0   3  4.91  10   2   0   0   0   26   32   18   14    0   12    7
Rob Dressler           1   1  6.00   2   2   0   0   0    9   12    8    6    0    6    2
Ed Halicki             2   7  6.31  10   9   1   0   0   46   57   36   32    4   24   29
John D'Acquisto        0   2  9.00   8   3   0   0   0   19   16   20   19    3   27   12

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Greif             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    0
Danny Frisella         0   0  1.53  15   0   0   1   0   18   12    3    3    1    8    4
Mike Wallace           1   1  1.77  15   0   0   1   0   20   14    5    4    1   11   10
Lynn McGlothen         5   3  2.34   9   9   4   0   1   65   66   20   17    4   16   25
Pete Falcone           2   3  3.38   8   8   1   0   0   48   37   22   18    2   24   31
Eric Rasmussen         3   5  3.41  18   0   0   0   0   29   26   13   11    2   12   15
Al Hrabosky            1   4  3.62  20   0   0   5   0   32   28   15   13    3   10   22
Mike Proly             1   0  3.71  14   0   0   0   0   17   21    9    7    0    6    4
John Denny             2   3  3.74   9   9   1   0   0   55   62   27   23    4   15   17
Bob Forsch             0   1  4.50   9   9   0   0   0   46   50   27   23    3   18   17
John Curtis            2   4  4.65  11   6   1   0   0   50   67   26   26    7   20   16

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Jones (SD)             9
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          7
  W. Fryman (MON)           6
  J. Billingham (CIN)       5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  L. Christenson (PHI)      5
  C. Hough (LA)             5
  J. Koosman (NY)           5
  L. McGlothen (STL)        5
  J. Montefusco (SF)        5

Losses:

  E. Halicki (SF)           7
  R. Burris (CHI)           6
  M. Lolich (NY)            6
  D. Spillner (SD)          6
  L. Dierker (HOU)          5
  C. Morton (ATL)           5
  J. Niekro (HOU)           5
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        5
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          5
  J. Barr (SF)              4

Complete Games:

  R. Jones (SD)             8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  J. Matlack (NY)           5
  L. McGlothen (STL)        4
  J. Reuss (PIT)            4
  T. Seaver (NY)            4
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       3
  B. Hooton (LA)            3
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3

Saves:

  K. Forsch (HOU)           8
  M. Marshall (LA)          8
  G. Lavelle (SF)           7
  S. Lockwood (NY)          6
  B. Moose (PIT)            6
  R. Eastwick (CIN)         5
  A. Hrabosky (STL)         5
  D. Knowles (CHI)          4
  T. McGraw (PHI)           4
  B. Metzger (SD)           4

Shutouts:

  J. Matlack (NY)           2
  D. Sutton (LA)            2
  S. Alcala (CIN)           1
  J. Billingham (CIN)       1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       1
  S. Carlton (PHI)          1
  D. Freisleben (SD)        1
  B. Hooton (LA)            1
  R. Jones (SD)             1
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          1

Innings Pitched:

  R. Jones (SD)          88.1
  J. Richard (HOU)       80.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         75.1
  J. Matlack (NY)        73.2
  J. Montefusco (SF)     71.2
  S. Rogers (MON)        70.2
  R. Reuschel (CHI)      70.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        69.0
  G. Nolan (CIN)         68.1
  L. McGlothen (STL)     65.1

Hits:

  C. Morton (ATL)          78
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        77
  R. Burris (CHI)          75
  J. Barr (SF)             72
  R. Jones (SD)            72
  T. Seaver (NY)           68
  J. Curtis (STL)          67
  L. McGlothen (STL)       66
  D. Sutton (LA)           65
  J. Billingham (CIN)      64

Runs:

  R. Reuschel (CHI)        46
  C. Morton (ATL)          39
  R. Burris (CHI)          38
  E. Halicki (SF)          36
  M. Caldwell (SF)         33
  J. Barr (SF)             32
  P. Niekro (ATL)          32
  S. Rogers (MON)          32
  D. Sutton (LA)           32
  L. Dierker (HOU)         30

Home Runs:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)       8
  J. Matlack (NY)           8
  G. Nolan (CIN)            8
  P. Reuschel (CHI)         8
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         8
  J. Reuss (PIT)            8
  R. Burris (CHI)           7
  J. Curtis (STL)           7
  S. Rogers (MON)           7
  D. Sutton (LA)            7

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         46
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     29
  J. Niekro (HOU)          28
  T. Seaver (NY)           28
  M. Cosgrove (HOU)        27
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       27
  P. Niekro (ATL)          27
  R. Burris (CHI)          26
  D. Warthen (MON)         26
  S. Rogers (MON)          25

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           68
  J. Richard (HOU)         53
  J. Montefusco (SF)       52
  P. Niekro (ATL)          52
  M. Lolich (NY)           47
  S. Rogers (MON)          44
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         44
  S. Carlton (PHI)         42
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     42
  J. Matlack (NY)          40

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