Friday June 4, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, June 4, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        25  27  3.02   52  16   8   468   419  184  157   32  152  317
Philadelphia    32  13  3.34   45  15  10   404   390  165  150   28  113  252
St. Louis       22  27  3.35   49   9   7   457   446  194  170   30  173  211
Pittsburgh      28  20  3.41   48  16  12   432   399  187  164   37  125  224
Cincinnati      30  19  3.55   49   9  11   441   419  190  174   28  159  232
San Francisco   20  32  3.60   52   5   8   478   497  243  191   22  181  226
Los Angeles     30  21  3.63   51  12   9   466   468  201  188   35  159  244
Montreal        17  26  3.72   43   3   7   389   354  186  161   31  188  214
San Diego       24  23  3.81   47  12   6   416   399  202  176   26  148  173
Atlanta         18  30  3.82   48   6   8   427   424  214  181   24  164  262
Houston         24  28  4.07   52   4  15   467   464  240  211   28  267  239
Chicago         22  26  4.60   48   3  13   440   490  258  225   48  166  211

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pat Zachry (CIN)       4   1  1.34  13   6   2   0   1   61   44   14    9    1   20   49
Randy Jones (SD)      10   2  2.11  12  12   9   0   1   98   79   30   23    3   15   32
Doug Rau (LA)          5   2  2.56  10  10   2   0   1   70   71   21   20    3   22   27
Jim Lonborg (PHI)      8   1  2.63  11  10   4   1   1   75   68   24   22    5   18   37
John Montefusco (SF)   6   4  2.71  12  12   2   0   2   83   73   26   25    3   26   57
Jon Matlack (NY)       5   1  2.83  11  11   6   0   2   83   67   30   26    9   20   47
L. Christenson (PHI)   6   2  2.84  10   9   2   0   0   57   59   20   18    4   16   23
Jerry Koosman (NY)     6   2  2.84  10   9   2   0   0   70   63   24   22    6   15   41
Dick Ruthven (ATL)     5   5  2.89  10  10   1   0   0   62   62   20   20    3   20   44
Rick Rhoden (LA)       4   0  2.93  10   9   3   0   1   61   58   21   20    5   18   23

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Beard             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    0
Max Leon               1   2  0.71  11   0   0   1   0   13    7    5    1    1    6    5
Bruce Dal Canton       1   1  2.31  16   0   0   0   0   23   17   11    6    0   18   12
Dick Ruthven           5   5  2.89  10  10   1   0   0   62   62   20   20    3   20   44
Andy Messersmith       3   5  2.96  12  11   3   1   2   79   56   30   26    4   31   57
Adrian Devine          0   1  3.43  16   0   0   0   0   21   21    9    8    0    7   19
Phil Niekro            3   4  3.66  11  11   1   0   0   76   69   36   31    5   30   54
Roger Moret            2   1  4.19  19   4   1   1   0   43   45   21   20    4    9   18
Carl Morton            0   5  5.11  12  12   0   0   0   62   81   43   35    4   26   19
Pablo Torrealba        0   2  6.50  12   0   0   2   0   18   29   14   13    0    8    8
Elias Sosa             3   4  6.75  17   0   0   3   0   28   36   25   21    3    8   26

 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  0.61   5   2   0   0   0   15   13    3    1    0    5    8
Bruce Sutter           0   1  1.93   7   0   0   2   0    9    6    2    2    0    5    3
Bill Bonham            4   2  3.14   8   8   1   0   0   57   57   23   20    3   26   29
Oscar Zamora           3   0  3.31  21   1   0   2   0   35   31   15   13    5    7   17
Darold Knowles         2   1  3.55  16   0   0   5   0   25   22   10   10    4   10   11
Buddy Schultz          1   1  3.78  18   0   0   2   0   17   20   10    7    1    6    9
Ray Burris             2   7  4.08  13  13   0   0   0   75   88   41   34    7   31   28
Rick Reuschel          5   4  4.34  14  13   2   1   0   85   86   50   41    8   24   44
Steve Renko            1   1  4.70   3   3   0   0   0   15   15    8    8    2    4   10
Paul Reuschel          1   2  5.98  21   2   0   0   0   44   59   30   29    9   17   21
Mike Garman            2   4  6.95  20   2   0   1   0   34   46   32   26    3   19   18
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             4   1  1.34  13   6   2   0   1   61   44   14    9    1   20   49
Don Gullett            3   2  2.67   7   6   1   0   0   34   33   13   10    3   14   21
Gary Nolan             4   3  2.96  12  12   2   0   1   82   66   27   27    8   15   39
Rawly Eastwick         3   3  3.06  22   0   0   6   0   35   33   13   12    1   11   26
Pedro Borbon           0   0  3.90  22   0   0   2   0   30   41   14   13    3    7   10
Santo Alcala           5   1  4.30  10   6   1   0   1   44   34   22   21    3   23   20
Will McEnaney          1   2  4.43  14   0   0   1   0   20   28   12   10    0    8    9
Fred Norman            3   1  4.50  10   4   1   0   1   34   30   18   17    2   20   21
Jack Billingham        5   3  4.66  12  11   2   0   1   68   79   37   35    5   21   24
Pat Darcy              2   3  5.40   8   4   0   2   0   33   31   20   20    2   20   13

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Forsch             1   2  2.06  27   0   0  11   0   44   35   11   10    2   13   22
Paul Siebert           0   2  3.12   8   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    3    0   10    2
J.R. Richard           5   5  3.21  12  12   2   0   0   87   69   33   31    5   52   57
Gene Pentz             0   0  3.38   5   0   0   1   0    8   10    3    3    0    2    5
Joe Niekro             3   5  3.52  14  10   0   0   0   64   59   34   25    3   33   40
Mike Cosgrove          2   3  4.25  13  10   1   0   1   53   60   31   25    3   33   14
Larry Dierker          5   5  4.26  10  10   0   0   0   63   57   33   30    4   28   38
Mike Barlow            2   2  4.50  16   0   0   0   0   22   27   13   11    0   17   11
Tom Griffin            4   1  4.71  13   1   0   0   0   29   30   15   15    3   24   19
Joaquin Andujar        1   2  4.73   8   5   1   0   0   32   31   19   17    2   23    8
Gilberto Rondon        1   1  5.93   7   4   0   0   0   27   32   19   18    4   19    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
Charlie Hough          7   0  2.09  19   0   0   1   0   39   27   11    9    2   21   30
Doug Rau               5   2  2.56  10  10   2   0   1   70   71   21   20    3   22   27
Rick Rhoden            4   0  2.93  10   9   3   0   1   61   58   21   20    5   18   23
Tommy John             2   3  3.23  10  10   0   0   0   61   66   24   22    2   21   27
Al Downing             0   1  3.95   6   0   0   0   0   14   15    7    6    1    5   12
Mike Marshall          3   3  4.18  25   0   0   8   0   56   58   28   26    2   20   36
Stan Wall              1   1  4.24  10   0   0   0   0   17   13    8    8    4    5    9
Burt Hooton            4   5  4.58  11  11   3   0   1   71   78   38   36    7   22   37
Don Sutton             4   6  4.77  11  11   4   0   2   77   82   43   41    9   25   43

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Stanhouse          3   1  2.52  11   3   1   1   0   36   28   11   10    0   16   11
Woodie Fryman          6   3  3.38  10  10   0   0   0   64   65   27   24    6   19   41
Steve Rogers           2   4  3.44  10  10   1   0   1   71   59   32   27    7   25   44
Dale Murray            0   3  3.48  24   0   0   3   0   34   29   14   13    0   14   12
Wayne Granger          1   0  3.51  20   0   0   2   0   26   26   11   10    1   12   12
Don Carrithers         1   4  3.76  11   4   0   0   0   41   39   23   17    3   32   19
Fred Scherman          2   2  3.81  20   0   0   1   0   26   21   12   11    3   10   14
Dan Warthen            1   5  3.86   9   8   1   0   0   44   37   25   19    4   30   35
Chip Lang              1   0  4.26   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    3    3    1    8    4
Steve Dunning          0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    1    0    1    0
Steve Renko            0   1  5.54   5   1   0   0   0   13   15    8    8    2    3    4
Clay Kirby             0   3  6.00   7   7   0   0   0   27   28   18   18    4   18   18

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Myrick             0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    1    0
Rick Baldwin           0   0  1.29   3   0   0   0   0    7    7    1    1    0    3    4
Ken Sanders            1   1  1.47  13   0   0   1   0   18   11    3    3    1    5    7
Skip Lockwood          2   2  1.53  16   0   0   7   0   29   16    6    5    0   14   29
Bob Apodaca            1   3  1.91  14   1   0   0   0   33   27    8    7    1   10   12
Jon Matlack            5   1  2.83  11  11   6   0   2   83   67   30   26    9   20   47
Jerry Koosman          6   2  2.84  10   9   2   0   0   70   63   24   22    6   15   41
Mickey Lolich          2   7  2.98  11  11   2   0   0   66   73   34   22    3   20   56
Tom Seaver             5   4  3.10  12  12   5   0   2   93   79   33   32    4   34   78
Hank Webb              0   1  4.50   8   0   0   0   0   16   17    9    8    2    7    7
Craig Swan             2   5  5.44   8   8   1   0   1   46   52   33   28    6   18   34
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            8   1  2.63  11  10   4   1   1   75   68   24   22    5   18   37
Larry Christenson      6   2  2.84  10   9   2   0   0   57   59   20   18    4   16   23
Wayne Twitchell        0   0  3.12   4   0   0   0   0    9   10    4    3    0    4    9
Ron Reed               4   1  3.18  16   1   1   0   0   34   26   13   12    2   12   26
Gene Garber            1   1  3.45  17   0   0   4   0   29   27   11   11    1   12   27
Steve Carlton          5   2  3.52  10  10   5   0   1   69   60   28   27    5   19   45
Jim Kaat               3   2  3.57  11  10   2   0   0   63   69   30   25    5   10   36
Tug McGraw             3   3  3.64  17   0   0   4   0   30   28   14   12    2   11   28
Tom Underwood          2   1  4.20  11   5   1   1   0   30   30   14   14    3   10   14
Ron Schueler           0   0  6.23   7   0   0   0   0    9   13    7    6    1    1    7

 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
Jim Rooker             6   2  2.95   9   9   3   0   0   64   59   23   21    5   20   23
John Candelaria        4   3  3.19   9   8   4   1   1   59   46   23   21   10   13   44
Doc Medich             4   4  3.36  10  10   2   0   0   70   63   27   26    6   22   34
Bruce Kison            4   4  3.44  10   9   2   0   0   55   54   27   21    2   16   25
Larry Demery           2   1  3.45  11   2   0   1   0   29   28   14   11    1    9   15
Jerry Reuss            6   4  3.84  10  10   5   0   0   75   70   38   32    8   19   37
Dave Giusti            0   0  4.26  13   0   0   2   0   19   20   12    9    3    7    7
Ramon Hernandez        1   0  4.42  13   0   0   2   0   18   18    9    9    2   10    8
Kent Tekulve           0   1  4.82  13   0   0   0   0   19   25   10   10    0    5   18

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Butch Metzger          4   0  1.05  20   0   0   6   0   34   27    6    4    0    9   22
Dave Freisleben        2   1  1.83   3   3   2   0   2   20   22    4    4    0    7    7
Randy Jones           10   2  2.11  12  12   9   0   1   98   79   30   23    3   15   32
Alan Foster            0   2  2.35  12   2   0   0   0   31   24    9    8    2   14    7
Dan Spillner           1   6  3.51  15   7   0   0   0   56   59   32   22    5   27   28
Brent Strom            5   3  4.22  13  11   1   0   1   64   56   31   30    5   24   29
Rich Folkers           1   1  4.81  14   1   0   0   0   24   27   13   13    3   11   12
Ken Reynolds           0   1  5.06   6   2   0   0   0   11   11    9    6    0    4    6
Dave Tomlin            0   0  6.20  18   0   0   0   0   20   22   14   14    2    8   10
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   3  1.69  24   0   0   7   0   43   40   11    8    2   15   26
Charlie Williams       0   0  2.05  18   0   0   0   0   31   23    8    7    0   16    8
John Montefusco        6   4  2.71  12  12   2   0   2   83   73   26   25    3   26   57
Jim Barr               3   4  2.99  12  12   1   0   0   75   84   33   25    3   17   23
Randy Moffitt          3   2  3.00  22   0   0   1   0   36   35   20   12    2   17   13
Rob Dressler           1   2  3.22   4   4   0   0   0   22   26   11    8    0   10    5
Dave Heaverlo          2   0  3.58  25   0   0   0   0   33   34   20   13    1    5   17
Mike Caldwell          0   4  4.82  14   8   0   0   0   47   65   36   25    4    9   18
Greg Minton            0   3  4.91  10   2   0   0   0   26   32   18   14    0   12    7
Ed Halicki             3   8  4.96  12  11   2   0   1   62   66   39   34    4   27   39
John D'Acquisto        0   2  8.57   9   3   0   0   0   21   19   21   20    3   27   13

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Greif             0   0  0.00   6   0   0   0   0    6    1    0    0    0    0    1
Mike Wallace           1   1  1.75  18   0   0   1   0   26   23    6    5    1   14   14
Danny Frisella         0   0  2.49  17   0   0   1   0   22   15    6    6    2   10    9
Al Hrabosky            3   4  2.97  24   0   0   5   0   39   30   15   13    3   15   29
Lynn McGlothen         5   4  3.13  11  11   4   0   1   72   78   29   25    5   21   28
Pete Falcone           3   4  3.14  10  10   2   0   0   63   48   26   22    2   26   41
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             1   1  3.75  11  11   0   0   0   60   62   30   25    4   24   27
John Curtis            3   5  3.92  13   8   2   0   1   64   74   28   28    7   25   22
Eric Rasmussen         3   5  4.41  20   0   0   0   0   33   32   18   16    2   17   19

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Jones (SD)            10
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          8
  C. Hough (LA)             7
  L. Christenson (PHI)      6
  W. Fryman (MON)           6
  J. Koosman (NY)           6
  J. Montefusco (SF)        6
  J. Reuss (PIT)            6
  J. Rooker (PIT)           6
  S. Alcala (CIN)           5

Losses:

  E. Halicki (SF)           8
  R. Burris (CHI)           7
  M. Lolich (NY)            7
  D. Spillner (SD)          6
  D. Sutton (LA)            6
  J. Curtis (STL)           5
  L. Dierker (HOU)          5
  B. Hooton (LA)            5
  A. Messersmith (ATL)      5
  C. Morton (ATL)           5

Complete Games:

  R. Jones (SD)             9
  J. Matlack (NY)           6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  J. Reuss (PIT)            5
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       4
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          4
  L. McGlothen (STL)        4
  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  B. Hooton (LA)            3

Saves:

  K. Forsch (HOU)          11
  M. Marshall (LA)          8
  G. Lavelle (SF)           7
  S. Lockwood (NY)          7
  R. Eastwick (CIN)         6
  B. Metzger (SD)           6
  B. Moose (PIT)            6
  A. Hrabosky (STL)         5
  D. Knowles (CHI)          5
  G. Garber (PHI)           4

Shutouts:

  D. Freisleben (SD)        2
  J. Matlack (NY)           2
  A. Messersmith (ATL)      2
  J. Montefusco (SF)        2
  T. Seaver (NY)            2
  D. Sutton (LA)            2
  S. Alcala (CIN)           1
  J. Billingham (CIN)       1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       1
  S. Carlton (PHI)          1

Innings Pitched:

  R. Jones (SD)          98.1
  T. Seaver (NY)         93.0
  J. Richard (HOU)       87.0
  R. Reuschel (CHI)      85.0
  J. Montefusco (SF)     83.0
  J. Matlack (NY)        82.2
  G. Nolan (CIN)         82.0
  A. Messersmith (ATL)   79.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         77.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        76.1

Hits:

  R. Burris (CHI)          88
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        86
  J. Barr (SF)             84
  D. Sutton (LA)           82
  C. Morton (ATL)          81
  J. Billingham (CIN)      79
  R. Jones (SD)            79
  T. Seaver (NY)           79
  B. Hooton (LA)           78
  L. McGlothen (STL)       78

Runs:

  R. Reuschel (CHI)        50
  C. Morton (ATL)          43
  D. Sutton (LA)           43
  R. Burris (CHI)          41
  E. Halicki (SF)          39
  B. Hooton (LA)           38
  J. Reuss (PIT)           38
  J. Billingham (CIN)      37
  M. Caldwell (SF)         36
  P. Niekro (ATL)          36

Home Runs:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      10
  J. Matlack (NY)           9
  P. Reuschel (CHI)         9
  D. Sutton (LA)            9
  G. Nolan (CIN)            8
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         8
  J. Reuss (PIT)            8
  R. Burris (CHI)           7
  J. Curtis (STL)           7
  B. Hooton (LA)            7

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         52
  T. Seaver (NY)           34
  M. Cosgrove (HOU)        33
  J. Niekro (HOU)          33
  D. Carrithers (MON)      32
  R. Burris (CHI)          31
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     31
  P. Niekro (ATL)          30
  D. Warthen (MON)         30
  L. Dierker (HOU)         28

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           78
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     57
  J. Montefusco (SF)       57
  J. Richard (HOU)         57
  M. Lolich (NY)           56
  P. Niekro (ATL)          54
  P. Zachry (CIN)          49
  J. Matlack (NY)          47
  S. Carlton (PHI)         45
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      44


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