Wednesday June 9, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, June 9, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        26  31  3.13   57  17   8   509   460  206  177   35  166  340
Philadelphia    35  15  3.34   50  17  11   447   439  183  166   31  117  270
Cincinnati      34  20  3.47   54  11  12   485   455  204  187   33  167  257
St. Louis       23  31  3.54   54   9   8   500   497  225  197   34  202  233
San Diego       29  23  3.60   52  16   6   467   439  213  187   30  155  194
San Francisco   22  34  3.63   56   5  10   514   537  265  207   22  188  248
Pittsburgh      29  24  3.69   53  16  13   483   457  224  198   45  150  251
Atlanta         22  30  3.73   52   8   9   463   452  225  192   25  174  280
Houston         29  29  3.75   58   7  17   521   502  253  217   29  286  265
Los Angeles     32  24  3.80   56  13  10   511   519  231  216   39  172  265
Montreal        18  29  4.03   47   3   7   424   394  218  190   36  217  230
Chicago         22  31  4.52   53   3  13   482   532  278  242   50  178  236

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pat Zachry (CIN)       5   1  1.33  14   7   2   0   1   68   48   15   10    1   23   51
Randy Jones (SD)      11   2  2.26  14  14  10   0   2  115   95   36   29    6   15   37
Dick Ruthven (ATL)     6   5  2.52  11  11   2   0   1   71   66   20   20    3   23   48
Jim Lonborg (PHI)      8   2  2.59  12  11   5   1   1   83   78   27   24    5   19   44
Doug Rau (LA)          5   3  2.59  11  11   2   0   1   76   78   23   22    4   23   30
Jon Matlack (NY)       6   1  2.65  12  12   7   0   2   92   73   31   27   10   21   51
A. Messersmith (ATL)   4   5  2.66  13  12   4   1   3   88   59   30   26    4   32   63
L. Christenson (PHI)   7   2  2.77  11  10   2   0   0   65   66   22   20    4   19   24
Gary Nolan (CIN)       5   3  2.77  13  13   3   0   1   91   71   28   28    9   15   43
Jim Barr (SF)          4   4  2.90  13  13   1   0   0   84   90   35   27    3   18   27

 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           6   5  2.52  11  11   2   0   1   71   66   20   20    3   23   48
Andy Messersmith       4   5  2.66  13  12   4   1   3   88   59   30   26    4   32   63
Adrian Devine          1   1  2.96  18   0   0   1   0   24   22    9    8    0    8   22
Phil Niekro            4   4  3.60  12  12   1   0   0   85   77   39   34    6   33   58
Roger Moret            2   1  4.73  20   5   1   1   0   46   50   25   24    4   11   19
Carl Morton            0   5  5.40  13  12   0   0   0   65   88   47   39    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
Joe Coleman            0   1  1.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    2    1    1    0    2    6
Bruce Sutter           0   1  2.03   9   0   0   2   0   13    8    3    3    0    5    4
Ken Frailing           1   2  2.41   6   3   0   0   0   19   20    7    5    0    5   10
Bill Bonham            4   3  3.09   9   9   1   0   0   64   64   25   22    3   32   32
Darold Knowles         2   1  3.21  18   0   0   5   0   28   25   11   10    4   10   12
Oscar Zamora           3   1  3.47  22   1   0   2   0   36   34   16   14    5    7   18
Buddy Schultz          1   1  3.71  19   0   0   2   0   17   20   10    7    1    6   10
Ray Burris             2   8  4.24  14  14   0   0   0   81   96   47   38    8   35   29
Rick Reuschel          5   4  4.34  14  13   2   1   0   85   86   50   41    8   24   44
Steve Renko            1   1  4.64   4   4   0   0   0   21   21   11   11    3    4   14
Paul Reuschel          1   2  5.55  24   2   0   0   0   47   61   30   29    9   17   24
Mike Garman            2   4  6.75  22   2   0   1   0   36   48   33   27    3   19   20
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             5   1  1.33  14   7   2   0   1   68   48   15   10    1   23   51
Don Gullett            4   2  2.32   8   7   2   0   0   43   39   14   11    3   15   29
Gary Nolan             5   3  2.77  13  13   3   0   1   91   71   28   28    9   15   43
Rawly Eastwick         3   3  3.22  23   0   0   6   0   36   35   14   13    1   11   26
Pedro Borbon           0   0  3.90  22   0   0   2   0   30   41   14   13    3    7   10
Santo Alcala           6   1  4.26  11   7   1   0   1   51   42   25   24    3   25   25
Will McEnaney          1   3  4.37  17   0   0   2   0   23   30   13   11    1    8   10
Jack Billingham        5   3  4.58  13  12   2   0   1   75   84   41   38    8   22   28
Fred Norman            3   1  4.75  11   4   1   0   1   36   34   20   19    2   21   22
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  2.00  28   0   0  12   0   45   35   11   10    2   15   22
Paul Siebert           0   2  2.53   9   0   0   0   0   11    9    4    3    0   10    3
Gene Pentz             0   0  2.84   7   0   0   2   0   13   13    4    4    0    4    5
J.R. Richard           7   5  2.95  14  14   3   0   0  104   82   38   34    5   58   69
Joe Niekro             3   6  3.36  15  11   0   0   0   67   66   39   25    3   34   41
Joaquin Andujar        2   2  3.70   9   6   2   0   1   41   33   19   17    2   24   10
Larry Dierker          6   5  3.73  11  11   1   0   1   72   62   33   30    4   31   47
Mike Cosgrove          2   3  4.25  13  10   1   0   1   53   60   31   25    3   33   14
Mike Barlow            2   2  4.50  16   0   0   0   0   22   27   13   11    0   17   11
Tom Griffin            4   1  4.70  14   1   0   0   0   31   31   16   16    3   26   20
Gilberto Rondon        2   1  5.08   8   5   0   0   0   34   38   20   19    5   21    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   1  2.40  22   0   0   2   0   45   30   14   12    2   27   33
Doug Rau               5   3  2.59  11  11   2   0   1   76   78   23   22    4   23   30
Tommy John             2   4  3.44  11  11   0   0   0   65   73   29   25    2   21   28
Rick Rhoden            4   0  3.50  11  10   3   0   1   64   66   26   25    7   18   25
Mike Marshall          3   3  4.12  27   0   0   8   0   59   59   29   27    2   21   37
Burt Hooton            5   5  4.31  12  12   3   0   1   79   82   40   38    7   24   40
Stan Wall              1   1  4.57  11   0   0   0   0   22   20   11   11    4    5   10
Don Sutton             5   6  4.59  12  12   5   0   2   86   90   46   44   10   27   50
Al Downing             0   1  7.71   7   0   0   0   0   14   21   13   12    1    6   12

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dale Murray            0   3  3.31  26   0   0   3   0   35   29   14   13    0   14   13
Don Stanhouse          3   2  3.38  12   4   1   1   0   40   34   16   15    0   22   13
Steve Rogers           2   4  3.44  10  10   1   0   1   71   59   32   27    7   25   44
Woodie Fryman          7   3  3.48  11  11   0   0   0   72   77   31   28    6   22   43
Wayne Granger          1   0  3.67  22   0   0   2   0   27   28   12   11    2   13   13
Don Carrithers         1   4  3.76  11   4   0   0   0   41   39   23   17    3   32   19
Dan Warthen            1   5  4.43  10   9   1   0   0   45   37   28   22    4   35   36
Fred Scherman          2   2  4.97  22   0   0   1   0   29   28   18   16    4   11   14
Clay Kirby             0   4  5.45   8   8   0   0   0   33   31   20   20    6   24   19
Steve Renko            0   1  5.54   5   1   0   0   0   13   15    8    8    2    3    4
Steve Dunning          0   1  5.59   3   0   0   0   0   10   11    9    6    1    5    8
Chip Lang              1   0  7.27   5   0   0   0   0    9    6    7    7    1   11    4

 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
Bob Apodaca            1   3  1.80  16   1   0   0   0   35   27    8    7    1   10   13
Ken Sanders            1   1  1.86  14   0   0   1   0   19   13    4    4    1    6    7
Skip Lockwood          2   2  2.59  18   0   0   7   0   31   18   10    9    2   16   30
Jon Matlack            6   1  2.65  12  12   7   0   2   92   73   31   27   10   21   51
Mickey Lolich          2   8  3.03  12  12   2   0   0   71   76   36   24    3   22   59
Tom Seaver             5   5  3.06  13  13   5   0   2  100   88   35   34    4   35   85
Rick Baldwin           0   0  3.46   5   0   0   0   0   13   12    5    5    0    8    5
Jerry Koosman          6   3  3.52  11  10   2   0   0   72   73   30   28    6   16   42
Hank Webb              0   1  4.50   8   0   0   0   0   16   17    9    8    2    7    7
Craig Swan             2   6  4.73   9   9   1   0   1   53   56   35   28    6   19   39
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   2  2.59  12  11   5   1   1   83   78   27   24    5   19   44
Larry Christenson      7   2  2.77  11  10   2   0   0   65   66   22   20    4   19   24
Gene Garber            1   1  2.86  19   0   0   5   0   35   32   12   11    1   12   33
Wayne Twitchell        0   0  3.12   4   0   0   0   0    9   10    4    3    0    4    9
Jim Kaat               4   2  3.50  12  11   3   0   0   72   78   33   28    6   10   38
Tug McGraw             3   3  3.52  18   0   0   4   0   31   29   14   12    2   11   28
Steve Carlton          5   3  3.72  11  11   5   0   1   75   69   32   31    6   19   46
Ron Reed               5   1  3.92  17   2   1   0   0   39   34   18   17    3   12   27
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              2   1  1.33  16   0   0   6   0   27   18    4    4    0    6   14
Bruce Kison            4   4  3.45  11  10   2   0   0   63   59   31   24    5   19   27
Jim Rooker             6   3  3.49  10  10   3   0   0   67   63   28   26    6   24   25
John Candelaria        4   4  3.50  10   9   4   1   1   64   51   29   25   10   17   45
Doc Medich             4   4  3.63  11  11   2   0   0   74   68   31   30    6   25   38
Dave Giusti            0   0  4.09  15   0   0   3   0   22   23   13   10    3    8    7
Jerry Reuss            6   5  4.15  11  11   5   0   0   82   83   44   38    9   21   41
Kent Tekulve           0   1  4.18  17   0   0   0   0   24   30   11   11    0    7   21
Larry Demery           2   1  4.41  14   2   0   1   0   35   37   20   17    3   12   20
Ramon Hernandez        1   1  4.62  16   0   0   2   0   25   25   13   13    3   11   13

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Butch Metzger          4   0  1.27  21   0   0   6   0   35   29    7    5    0    9   22
Dave Freisleben        4   1  1.44   5   4   3   0   3   31   30    5    5    1    9   13
Alan Foster            1   2  2.04  13   3   1   0   0   40   28   10    9    2   17    9
Randy Jones           11   2  2.26  14  14  10   0   2  115   95   36   29    6   15   37
Dan Spillner           1   6  3.61  16   7   0   0   0   57   60   33   23    5   28   29
Brent Strom            6   3  3.82  14  12   2   0   1   73   63   32   31    5   25   35
Ken Reynolds           0   1  4.50   7   2   0   0   0   12   13    9    6    0    4    6
Rich Folkers           1   1  4.81  14   1   0   0   0   24   27   13   13    3   11   12
Dave Tomlin            0   0  5.91  19   0   0   0   0   21   22   14   14    2    8   11
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  1.66  25   0   0   7   0   43   41   11    8    2   15   26
Charlie Williams       0   0  2.01  19   0   0   0   0   31   23    8    7    0   16    9
Randy Moffitt          3   2  2.72  24   0   0   3   0   40   36   20   12    2   17   13
Jim Barr               4   4  2.90  13  13   1   0   0   84   90   35   27    3   18   27
John Montefusco        6   5  2.92  13  13   2   0   2   89   77   31   29    3   30   63
Rob Dressler           1   3  4.21   5   5   0   0   0   26   32   17   12    0   10    6
Dave Heaverlo          2   0  4.33  27   0   0   0   0   35   41   25   17    1    5   19
Mike Caldwell          0   4  4.41  16   8   0   0   0   51   69   38   25    4    9   23
Ed Halicki             4   8  4.79  13  12   2   0   1   68   77   41   36    4   29   42
Greg Minton            0   3  4.91  10   2   0   0   0   26   32   18   14    0   12    7
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   9   0   0   0   0   10    3    1    0    0    2    2
Eddie Solomon          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    0    0    0    2    0
Mike Wallace           1   1  1.82  21   0   0   1   0   30   24    7    6    1   18   16
Al Hrabosky            3   4  3.19  26   0   0   6   0   42   33   17   15    4   16   31
Bob Forsch             1   2  3.41  12  12   0   0   0   66   66   31   25    4   25   31
Lynn McGlothen         5   5  3.58  12  12   4   0   1   73   84   33   29    5   24   29
Mike Proly             1   0  3.71  14   0   0   0   0   17   21    9    7    0    6    4
John Curtis            4   5  3.93  14   9   2   0   1   71   80   32   31    7   30   24
John Denny             2   4  3.94  10  10   1   0   0   62   70   32   27    5   18   21
Danny Frisella         0   0  3.97  18   0   0   1   0   23   19   10   10    3   13   11
Pete Falcone           3   5  4.02  11  11   2   0   0   65   56   33   29    2   28   43
Eric Rasmussen         3   5  4.19  22   0   0   0   0   39   38   20   18    3   20   21

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Jones (SD)            11
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          8
  L. Christenson (PHI)      7
  W. Fryman (MON)           7
  C. Hough (LA)             7
  J. Richard (HOU)          7
  S. Alcala (CIN)           6
  L. Dierker (HOU)          6
  J. Koosman (NY)           6
  J. Matlack (NY)           6

Losses:

  R. Burris (CHI)           8
  E. Halicki (SF)           8
  M. Lolich (NY)            8
  J. Niekro (HOU)           6
  D. Spillner (SD)          6
  D. Sutton (LA)            6
  C. Swan (NY)              6
  J. Curtis (STL)           5
  L. Dierker (HOU)          5
  P. Falcone (STL)          5

Complete Games:

  R. Jones (SD)            10
  J. Matlack (NY)           7
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          5
  J. Reuss (PIT)            5
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       4
  L. McGlothen (STL)        4
  A. Messersmith (ATL)      4

Saves:

  K. Forsch (HOU)          12
  M. Marshall (LA)          8
  G. Lavelle (SF)           7
  S. Lockwood (NY)          7
  R. Eastwick (CIN)         6
  A. Hrabosky (STL)         6
  B. Metzger (SD)           6
  B. Moose (PIT)            6
  G. Garber (PHI)           5
  D. Knowles (CHI)          5

Shutouts:

  D. Freisleben (SD)        3
  A. Messersmith (ATL)      3
  R. Jones (SD)             2
  J. Matlack (NY)           2
  J. Montefusco (SF)        2
  T. Seaver (NY)            2
  D. Sutton (LA)            2
  S. Alcala (CIN)           1
  J. Andujar (HOU)          1
  J. Billingham (CIN)       1

Innings Pitched:

  R. Jones (SD)         115.1
  J. Richard (HOU)      103.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        100.0
  J. Matlack (NY)        91.2
  G. Nolan (CIN)         91.0
  J. Montefusco (SF)     89.1
  A. Messersmith (ATL)   88.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         86.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        85.0
  R. Reuschel (CHI)      85.0

Hits:

  R. Burris (CHI)          96
  R. Jones (SD)            95
  J. Barr (SF)             90
  D. Sutton (LA)           90
  C. Morton (ATL)          88
  T. Seaver (NY)           88
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        86
  J. Billingham (CIN)      84
  L. McGlothen (STL)       84
  J. Reuss (PIT)           83

Runs:

  R. Reuschel (CHI)        50
  R. Burris (CHI)          47
  C. Morton (ATL)          47
  D. Sutton (LA)           46
  J. Reuss (PIT)           44
  J. Billingham (CIN)      41
  E. Halicki (SF)          41
  B. Hooton (LA)           40
  J. Niekro (HOU)          39
  P. Niekro (ATL)          39

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         58
  R. Burris (CHI)          35
  T. Seaver (NY)           35
  D. Warthen (MON)         35
  J. Niekro (HOU)          34
  M. Cosgrove (HOU)        33
  P. Niekro (ATL)          33
  B. Bonham (CHI)          32
  D. Carrithers (MON)      32
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     32

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           85
  J. Richard (HOU)         69
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     63
  J. Montefusco (SF)       63
  M. Lolich (NY)           59
  P. Niekro (ATL)          58
  J. Matlack (NY)          51
  P. Zachry (CIN)          51
  D. Sutton (LA)           50
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         48


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