Monday June 21, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, June 21, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        33  36  3.10   69  21  10   620   543  243  214   39  202  424
Philadelphia    44  18  3.22   62  18  15   562   547  220  201   37  150  339
San Diego       35  29  3.39   64  20   8   579   531  250  218   39  192  241
Cincinnati      41  25  3.58   66  14  15   589   575  256  234   39  202  323
Pittsburgh      35  26  3.60   61  17  17   557   529  255  223   48  174  288
San Francisco   25  43  3.63   68   7  10   617   619  312  249   32  228  294
St. Louis       29  36  3.63   65  10  11   597   604  274  241   45  236  283
Los Angeles     37  30  3.74   67  15  13   614   622  270  255   47  211  324
Atlanta         28  36  3.80   64  12  10   571   571  281  241   35  221  334
Montreal        22  36  4.00   58   5   9   517   484  267  230   42  252  278
Houston         30  36  4.04   66   7  17   588   576  304  264   36  316  303
Chicago         28  36  4.64   64   4  18   574   643  334  296   61  220  291

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pat Zachry (CIN)       6   2  2.39  17  10   3   0   1   79   63   26   21    1   27   60
Randy Jones (SD)      12   3  2.49  16  16  11   0   3  130  110   43   36    8   15   42
A. Messersmith (ATL)   6   5  2.63  15  14   6   1   3  106   76   35   31    4   40   72
Jim Barr (SF)          5   5  2.74  15  15   2   0   1   99  102   38   30    3   22   33
Doug Rau (LA)          6   4  2.74  14  14   2   0   1   95   98   30   29    7   31   39
Jim Lonborg (PHI)      9   3  2.76  14  13   5   1   1   98   94   35   30    6   25   52
Gary Nolan (CIN)       7   3  2.78  15  15   4   0   1  107   86   33   33   10   16   52
Jon Matlack (NY)       8   2  2.80  15  15   9   0   3  113   93   39   35   10   29   64
Tom Seaver (NY)        7   5  2.83  15  15   6   0   2  118   95   38   37    5   38   94
Dick Ruthven (ATL)     8   6  2.91  14  14   3   0   2   93   85   30   30    5   32   59

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Max Leon               1   3  1.89  16   0   0   1   0   19   13    8    4    2    8   11
Mike Beard             0   1  2.35   5   0   0   1   0    8    7    3    2    0    5    0
Bruce Dal Canton       1   1  2.40  18   0   0   0   0   30   27   17    8    2   19   16
Andy Messersmith       6   5  2.63  15  14   6   1   3  106   76   35   31    4   40   72
Dick Ruthven           8   6  2.91  14  14   3   0   2   93   85   30   30    5   32   59
Phil Niekro            5   4  3.78  15  14   2   0   0  102   99   48   43    8   39   66
Adrian Devine          1   2  3.86  20   0   0   1   0   26   23   12   11    0   11   23
Carl Morton            0   6  5.03  15  14   0   0   0   79  104   53   44    4   30   26
Roger Moret            2   2  5.31  23   8   1   1   0   58   68   35   34    7   17   23
Elias Sosa             4   4  5.61  20   0   0   3   0   34   40   26   21    3   12   30
Pablo Torrealba        0   2  6.50  12   0   0   2   0   18   29   14   13    0    8    8

 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
Bruce Sutter           0   1  1.45  13   0   0   2   0   19   11    3    3    0    7    9
Ken Frailing           1   2  2.41   6   3   0   0   0   19   20    7    5    0    5   10
Bill Bonham            6   3  3.18  11  11   2   0   0   76   78   30   27    4   36   38
Darold Knowles         2   2  3.25  22   0   0   7   0   36   33   14   13    4   11   18
Oscar Zamora           3   2  3.83  28   1   0   3   0   42   41   20   18    5   13   21
Buddy Schultz          1   1  4.15  21   0   0   2   0   17   23   11    8    1    8   10
Rick Reuschel          7   4  4.27  16  15   2   1   0   97  100   55   46    8   27   52
Ray Burris             3   9  4.52  16  16   0   0   0   92  113   55   46   10   41   35
Paul Reuschel          1   2  5.07  28   2   0   2   0   55   66   32   31    9   22   26
Steve Renko            2   2  5.45   7   7   0   0   0   38   43   25   23    6   12   27
Mike Garman            2   4  6.46  24   2   0   1   0   39   50   34   28    4   20   22
Joe Coleman            0   2  8.59   3   3   0   0   0   15   18   14   14    4    6   10
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             6   2  2.39  17  10   3   0   1   79   63   26   21    1   27   60
Don Gullett            6   3  2.59  11  10   3   0   0   63   62   22   18    4   21   34
Gary Nolan             7   3  2.78  15  15   4   0   1  107   86   33   33   10   16   52
Rawly Eastwick         4   3  2.84  29   0   0   8   0   44   40   15   14    1   11   31
Pedro Borbon           0   0  2.93  28   0   0   2   0   46   58   16   15    3   12   20
Will McEnaney          1   3  3.45  20   0   0   3   0   29   34   13   11    1    9   17
Rich Hinton            0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    2    1
Fred Norman            4   1  3.89  13   5   1   0   1   44   41   20   19    2   26   31
Santo Alcala           6   2  4.83  13   8   1   0   1   54   50   31   29    5   28   28
Jack Billingham        5   5  5.05  15  14   2   0   1   82   98   52   46   10   28   34
Pat Darcy              2   3  6.23  11   4   0   2   0   39   41   27   27    2   22   15

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Forsch             1   2  1.90  33   0   0  12   0   52   41   12   11    2   15   28
Paul Siebert           0   2  2.35  13   0   0   0   0   15   14    5    4    0   12    5
J.R. Richard           7   7  3.09  16  16   3   0   0  117   94   47   40    7   63   79
Joe Niekro             3   6  3.63  17  11   0   0   0   69   68   42   28    3   36   41
Tom Griffin            5   1  4.15  15   1   0   0   0   35   31   16   16    3   27   25
Gene Pentz             0   1  4.22  12   0   0   2   0   21   23   11   10    2    8   14
Larry Dierker          6   6  4.48  13  13   1   0   1   80   74   43   40    5   35   50
Mike Barlow            2   2  4.50  16   0   0   0   0   22   27   13   11    0   17   11
Mike Cosgrove          2   4  4.60  14  11   1   0   1   59   69   36   30    3   36   14
Gilberto Rondon        2   1  5.03   9   5   0   0   0   34   38   20   19    5   21    8
Joaquin Andujar        2   4  5.27  12   9   2   0   1   55   51   34   32    4   33   13
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   3  2.48  30   0   0   5   0   58   38   18   16    4   38   43
Doug Rau               6   4  2.74  14  14   2   0   1   95   98   30   29    7   31   39
Tommy John             3   4  3.17  13  13   1   0   0   82   87   33   29    2   24   36
Rick Rhoden            5   0  3.40  13  12   4   0   1   79   80   31   30    8   23   36
Don Sutton             6   6  4.24  14  14   5   0   2  102  105   50   48   10   31   59
Burt Hooton            5   7  4.35  14  14   3   0   1   93   98   47   45    8   28   46
Mike Marshall          4   3  4.45  30   0   0   8   0   63   64   33   31    2   25   39
Stan Wall              1   2  5.00  13   0   0   0   0   27   31   15   15    5    5   14
Al Downing             0   1  7.36   8   0   0   0   0   15   21   13   12    1    6   12

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Stanhouse          5   2  2.48  14   6   3   1   1   58   46   17   16    0   28   19
Steve Rogers           2   4  3.44  10  10   1   0   1   71   59   32   27    7   25   44
Dale Murray            0   4  3.53  30   0   0   5   0   43   39   19   17    0   15   15
Woodie Fryman          7   4  3.80  13  13   0   0   0   83   91   40   35    7   30   48
Wayne Granger          1   0  3.82  25   0   0   2   0   31   31   15   13    3   16   15
Don Carrithers         3   5  3.88  14   7   0   0   0   60   61   32   26    3   39   30
Steve Dunning          0   1  4.15   8   0   0   0   0   17   17   11    8    1    6   15
Fred Scherman          2   2  4.46  27   0   0   1   0   34   31   19   17    5   11   15
Clay Kirby             0   5  4.91  10   9   0   0   0   37   35   25   20    6   26   20
Chip Lang              1   0  5.40   7   0   0   0   0   12    6    7    7    1   11    6
Steve Renko            0   1  5.54   5   1   0   0   0   13   15    8    8    2    3    4
Dan Warthen            1   8  5.59  13  12   1   0   0   58   53   42   36    7   42   47

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Myrick             0   0  1.80   6   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    0    1    2
Bob Apodaca            1   3  1.91  20   1   0   1   0   47   33   11   10    1   12   22
Ken Sanders            1   1  2.01  16   0   0   1   0   22   16    5    5    1    7    8
Skip Lockwood          3   2  2.09  22   0   0   8   0   39   20   10    9    2   19   43
Jon Matlack            8   2  2.80  15  15   9   0   3  113   93   39   35   10   29   64
Tom Seaver             7   5  2.83  15  15   6   0   2  118   95   38   37    5   38   94
Rick Baldwin           0   0  3.00   6   0   0   0   0   15   12    5    5    0    9    8
Mickey Lolich          3   9  3.28  15  14   2   0   0   82   88   42   30    4   27   66
Craig Swan             3   6  3.61  11  11   2   0   1   72   65   36   29    6   22   56
Jerry Koosman          6   6  4.36  14  13   2   0   0   87   94   44   42    8   26   52
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
Gene Garber            2   1  2.61  24   0   0   6   0   41   38   13   12    2   13   39
Jim Lonborg            9   3  2.76  14  13   5   1   1   98   94   35   30    6   25   52
Tug McGraw             4   3  2.82  23   0   0   4   0   38   37   14   12    2   13   32
Larry Christenson      7   3  2.92  13  12   2   0   0   77   76   27   25    4   23   29
Jim Kaat               7   2  3.00  15  14   4   0   0   93   93   36   31    7   13   45
Ron Reed               5   2  3.33  21   3   1   0   0   54   45   21   20    3   16   38
Wayne Twitchell        0   0  3.72   5   0   0   0   0   10   12    5    4    0    5    9
Steve Carlton          6   3  3.91  14  14   5   0   1   94   94   42   41    7   26   65
Tom Underwood          4   1  3.95  14   6   1   2   0   43   43   19   19    4   13   21
Ron Schueler           0   0  4.85  11   0   0   2   0   13   15    8    7    2    3    9

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Moose              3   2  1.87  21   0   0   8   0   34   25    9    7    0   11   16
Bruce Kison            4   4  3.17  13  12   2   0   0   71   65   34   25    5   21   30
John Candelaria        6   4  3.25  12  11   4   1   1   80   60   34   29   12   21   53
Kent Tekulve           0   1  3.58  20   0   0   1   0   28   32   11   11    0    7   23
Larry Demery           3   1  3.76  16   2   0   2   0   41   41   20   17    3   14   22
Jerry Reuss            7   5  3.84  12  12   6   0   0   91   89   45   39    9   22   46
Jim Rooker             6   3  3.91  11  11   3   0   0   71   75   33   31    6   25   29
Doc Medich             5   5  3.96  13  13   2   0   0   86   88   40   38    7   28   44
Dave Giusti            0   0  4.09  15   0   0   3   0   22   23   13   10    3    8    7
Rick Langford          0   0  4.26   2   0   0   0   0    6    5    3    3    0    4    5
Ramon Hernandez        1   1  4.39  17   0   0   2   0   27   26   13   13    3   13   13

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Freisleben        6   1  1.52   8   7   5   0   3   59   48   11   10    3   21   27
Butch Metzger          4   0  1.52  27   0   0   7   0   47   38   10    8    0   13   30
Alan Foster            2   3  2.21  16   6   2   0   0   61   42   16   15    5   23   14
Randy Jones           12   3  2.49  16  16  11   0   3  130  110   43   36    8   15   42
Brent Strom            6   6  3.42  17  15   2   0   1   92   82   41   35    7   32   41
Dan Spillner           2   6  3.62  19   8   0   0   0   65   69   36   26    5   30   34
Ken Reynolds           0   2  4.50  10   2   0   1   0   18   18   12    9    0   10    9
Rich Folkers           2   1  4.56  15   1   0   0   0   26   29   13   13    3   11   12
Dave Tomlin            0   0  5.40  20   0   0   0   0   23   23   14   14    2    8   12
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
Charlie Williams       0   0  1.89  20   0   0   0   0   33   23    8    7    0   16    9
Gary Lavelle           2   4  2.16  30   0   0   7   0   50   47   15   12    3   22   28
Randy Moffitt          3   2  2.64  28   0   0   3   0   48   40   22   14    3   18   16
Jim Barr               5   5  2.74  15  15   2   0   1   99  102   38   30    3   22   33
John Montefusco        7   7  2.99  16  16   3   0   3  108   97   39   36    5   31   76
Rob Dressler           1   5  3.86   7   7   0   0   0   40   42   24   17    3   13   10
Mike Caldwell          0   4  4.27  19   8   0   0   0   59   77   42   28    4   10   25
Dave Heaverlo          2   0  4.58  30   0   0   0   0   39   44   28   20    2    7   20
Greg Minton            0   3  4.91  10   2   0   0   0   26   32   18   14    0   12    7
Ed Halicki             5  10  5.23  16  15   2   0   1   83   92   53   48    6   36   50
John D'Acquisto        0   3  6.27  11   5   0   0   0   33   23   25   23    3   41   20

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Greif             0   1  1.20  14   0   0   2   0   15    8    3    2    0    4    6
Eddie Solomon          0   0  1.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    6    1    1    0    3    0
Mike Wallace           1   1  2.55  24   0   0   1   0   35   30   11   10    2   20   20
Al Hrabosky            4   5  3.22  32   0   0   7   0   50   44   21   18    5   19   40
Bob Forsch             2   2  3.52  14  14   0   0   0   79   80   39   31    7   30   36
Lynn McGlothen         6   6  3.62  14  14   4   0   1   87  100   39   35    5   27   33
Mike Proly             1   0  3.71  14   0   0   0   0   17   21    9    7    0    6    4
John Curtis            5   6  3.72  16  11   2   0   1   85   90   36   35    8   36   28
John Denny             2   4  3.96  12  12   1   0   0   75   86   40   33    5   23   27
Danny Frisella         0   0  3.97  18   0   0   1   0   23   19   10   10    3   13   11
Pete Falcone           5   5  4.09  13  13   3   0   0   81   74   41   37    6   34   55
Eric Rasmussen         3   6  4.53  23   1   0   0   0   44   46   24   22    4   21   23

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Jones (SD)            12
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          9
  J. Matlack (NY)           8
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          8
  L. Christenson (PHI)      7
  W. Fryman (MON)           7
  C. Hough (LA)             7
  J. Kaat (PHI)             7
  J. Montefusco (SF)        7
  G. Nolan (CIN)            7

Losses:

  E. Halicki (SF)          10
  R. Burris (CHI)           9
  M. Lolich (NY)            9
  D. Warthen (MON)          8
  B. Hooton (LA)            7
  J. Montefusco (SF)        7
  J. Richard (HOU)          7
  J. Curtis (STL)           6
  L. Dierker (HOU)          6
  J. Koosman (NY)           6

Complete Games:

  R. Jones (SD)            11
  J. Matlack (NY)           9
  A. Messersmith (ATL)      6
  J. Reuss (PIT)            6
  T. Seaver (NY)            6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  D. Freisleben (SD)        5
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       4

Saves:

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

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  R. Jones (SD)         130.1
  T. Seaver (NY)        117.2
  J. Richard (HOU)      116.2
  J. Matlack (NY)       112.2
  J. Montefusco (SF)    108.1
  G. Nolan (CIN)        107.0
  A. Messersmith (ATL)  106.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)       102.1
  D. Sutton (LA)        102.0
  J. Barr (SF)           98.2

Hits:

  R. Burris (CHI)         113
  R. Jones (SD)           110
  D. Sutton (LA)          105
  C. Morton (ATL)         104
  J. Barr (SF)            102
  L. McGlothen (STL)      100
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       100
  P. Niekro (ATL)          99
  J. Billingham (CIN)      98
  B. Hooton (LA)           98

Runs:

  R. Burris (CHI)          55
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        55
  E. Halicki (SF)          53
  C. Morton (ATL)          53
  J. Billingham (CIN)      52
  D. Sutton (LA)           50
  P. Niekro (ATL)          48
  B. Hooton (LA)           47
  J. Richard (HOU)         47
  J. Reuss (PIT)           45

Home Runs:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      12
  J. Billingham (CIN)      10
  R. Burris (CHI)          10
  J. Matlack (NY)          10
  G. Nolan (CIN)           10
  D. Sutton (LA)           10
  P. Reuschel (CHI)         9
  J. Reuss (PIT)            9
  J. Curtis (STL)           8
  B. Hooton (LA)            8

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         63
  D. Warthen (MON)         42
  R. Burris (CHI)          41
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       41
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     40
  D. Carrithers (MON)      39
  P. Niekro (ATL)          39
  C. Hough (LA)            38
  T. Seaver (NY)           38
  B. Bonham (CHI)          36

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           94
  J. Richard (HOU)         79
  J. Montefusco (SF)       76
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     72
  M. Lolich (NY)           66
  P. Niekro (ATL)          66
  S. Carlton (PHI)         65
  J. Matlack (NY)          64
  P. Zachry (CIN)          60
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         59

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