Monday June 28, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, June 28, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        38  37  3.11   75  23  11   673   586  263  233   44  215  477
Philadelphia    49  20  3.23   69  19  18   626   615  245  225   41  171  385
Cincinnati      45  28  3.53   73  15  18   651   622  279  255   48  223  364
Pittsburgh      39  29  3.53   68  19  18   622   587  284  244   53  200  323
San Diego       38  35  3.64   73  22   8   657   610  302  266   47  227  283
Los Angeles     41  33  3.66   74  17  16   676   669  292  275   53  229  351
Atlanta         33  40  3.72   73  17  11   650   637  314  269   38  251  381
St. Louis       31  40  3.74   71  12  11   649   651  304  270   52  251  312
San Francisco   30  46  3.80   76   8  13   687   713  356  290   34  255  331
Houston         33  40  3.91   73   8  19   651   635  331  283   37  345  349
Montreal        24  42  3.99   66   6  11   586   556  305  260   46  282  322
Chicago         30  41  4.84   71   4  18   640   731  389  344   72  238  333

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pat Zachry (CIN)       6   3  2.54  18  11   3   0   1   85   65   29   24    1   36   68
A. Messersmith (ATL)   7   6  2.55  17  16   8   1   3  124   89   40   35    5   43   86
Randy Jones (SD)      13   3  2.69  18  18  12   0   3  147  120   51   44    8   18   48
Jim Barr (SF)          6   5  2.81  16  16   2   0   1  106  112   43   33    3   24   35
Jon Matlack (NY)       9   2  2.81  16  16  10   0   3  122  102   43   38   11   29   70
Doug Rau (LA)          6   5  2.87  15  15   2   0   1  103  106   34   33    9   32   44
Dick Ruthven (ATL)     9   7  2.90  16  16   4   0   2  109   99   35   35    6   37   62
Bruce Kison (PIT)      5   4  2.93  14  13   3   0   0   80   72   36   26    5   22   36
Rick Rhoden (LA)       7   0  2.93  15  14   5   0   2   95   87   33   31    9   28   39
Jim Lonborg (PHI)     10   4  2.98  16  15   5   1   1  109  106   41   36    7   30   61

 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   6   0   0   1   0    8    8    3    2    0    5    0
Bruce Dal Canton       1   1  2.51  19   0   0   0   0   32   29   19    9    2   21   19
Andy Messersmith       7   6  2.55  17  16   8   1   3  124   89   40   35    5   43   86
Dick Ruthven           9   7  2.90  16  16   4   0   2  109   99   35   35    6   37   62
Phil Niekro            7   4  3.37  17  16   4   0   1  120  109   51   45    8   45   81
Adrian Devine          1   2  3.86  20   0   0   1   0   26   23   12   11    0   11   23
Roger Moret            3   2  4.87  24   9   1   1   0   65   71   36   35    7   21   26
Elias Sosa             4   4  5.35  21   0   0   3   0   35   41   26   21    3   13   32
Carl Morton            0   6  5.40  17  16   0   0   0   85  118   62   51    4   35   26
Pablo Torrealba        0   2  6.30  13   0   0   2   0   20   31   15   14    0    8    9
Mike Marshall          0   1  6.75   3   0   0   1   0    4    3    3    3    1    2    2
Frank Lacorte          0   1  9.82   1   0   0   0   0    4    3    4    4    0    2    4

 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  2.08  19   0   0   2   0   26   20    6    6    0    9   16
Ken Frailing           1   2  2.41   6   3   0   0   0   19   20    7    5    0    5   10
Darold Knowles         2   3  3.48  26   0   0   7   0   41   38   18   16    5   12   20
Bill Bonham            6   4  3.93  13  13   2   0   0   85   92   40   37    6   39   40
Oscar Zamora           5   2  4.05  32   1   0   3   0   47   49   23   21    6   14   22
Steve Renko            2   2  4.70   8   8   0   0   0   46   49   26   24    7   12   28
Ray Burris             3  10  4.78  17  17   0   0   0   98  122   62   52   12   42   39
Rick Reuschel          7   5  4.90  18  17   2   1   0  105  113   66   57   11   29   61
Paul Reuschel          1   2  5.22  32   2   0   2   0   59   70   36   34    9   26   30
Buddy Schultz          1   1  5.31  23   0   0   2   0   20   31   15   12    2    8   14
Mike Garman            2   4  5.87  28   2   0   1   0   46   57   36   30    4   21   23
Joe Coleman            0   3  7.32   4   4   0   0   0   20   23   20   16    4    9   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             6   3  2.54  18  11   3   0   1   85   65   29   24    1   36   68
Don Gullett            6   3  2.59  11  10   3   0   0   63   62   22   18    4   21   34
Rawly Eastwick         4   3  2.59  32   0   0   9   0   49   42   15   14    1   11   38
Pedro Borbon           1   1  2.63  32   0   0   3   0   55   64   18   16    4   14   22
Gary Nolan             7   4  3.03  16  16   4   0   1  113   93   38   38   12   16   57
Fred Norman            6   1  3.15  15   7   2   0   2   60   49   22   21    3   30   40
Will McEnaney          1   3  3.16  24   0   0   4   0   31   37   14   11    1   10   18
Santo Alcala           7   2  4.57  15  10   1   0   1   67   62   36   34    7   32   34
Jack Billingham        5   5  4.93  16  14   2   0   1   84   99   52   46   10   28   35
Pat Darcy              2   3  6.23  11   4   0   2   0   39   41   27   27    2   22   15
Rich Hinton            0   0  9.53   4   1   0   0   0    6    8    6    6    3    3    3

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Siebert           0   2  1.69  16   0   0   0   0   21   17    5    4    0   16    7
Ken Forsch             1   2  1.72  36   0   0  14   0   58   43   12   11    2   15   33
J.R. Richard           7   9  2.98  18  18   3   0   0  130  102   52   43    7   72   88
Gene Pentz             1   1  3.33  16   0   0   2   0   27   27   11   10    2    8   18
Joe Niekro             3   6  3.77  18  11   0   0   0   72   71   44   30    3   37   42
Larry Dierker          6   7  4.47  14  14   1   0   1   87   81   48   43    5   39   54
Mike Barlow            2   2  4.50  16   0   0   0   0   22   27   13   11    0   17   11
Joaquin Andujar        3   4  4.52  13  10   3   0   2   64   61   34   32    4   33   16
Mike Cosgrove          3   4  4.63  16  13   1   0   1   68   80   43   35    4   43   26
Tom Griffin            5   2  4.66  16   1   0   0   0   37   36   19   19    3   27   28
Gilberto Rondon        2   1  5.26  10   6   0   0   0   38   44   25   22    5   25   11
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
Elias Sosa             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Charlie Hough          7   3  2.48  33   0   0   7   0   65   43   20   18    5   39   45
Doug Rau               6   5  2.87  15  15   2   0   1  103  106   34   33    9   32   44
Rick Rhoden            7   0  2.93  15  14   5   0   2   95   87   33   31    9   28   39
Tommy John             4   4  3.01  14  14   1   0   0   90   94   34   30    2   26   39
Burt Hooton            5   8  4.06  15  15   4   0   1  102  102   48   46    8   30   51
Mike Marshall          4   3  4.45  30   0   0   8   0   63   64   33   31    2   25   39
Don Sutton             7   7  4.66  16  16   5   0   2  114  119   61   59   12   38   67
Stan Wall              1   2  4.76  15   0   0   1   0   28   33   16   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   3  2.32  15   7   4   1   1   66   51   19   17    0   33   20
Dale Murray            0   5  3.00  34   0   0   7   0   51   42   22   17    0   15   18
Woodie Fryman          8   5  3.63  15  15   0   0   0   97  103   44   39    8   34   55
Chip Lang              1   0  3.63  10   0   0   0   0   17    8    7    7    1   13   10
Steve Rogers           2   5  3.64  11  11   1   0   1   77   67   36   31    8   26   49
Wayne Granger          1   0  3.66  27   0   0   2   0   32   32   15   13    3   16   16
Steve Dunning          0   2  4.10  11   1   0   0   0   26   33   19   12    1    9   20
Fred Scherman          2   2  4.58  28   0   0   1   0   37   36   21   19    5   12   16
Don Carrithers         3   6  4.66  16   8   0   0   0   64   70   39   33    4   40   33
Clay Kirby             1   5  4.75  12  10   0   0   0   47   43   30   25    7   37   32
Steve Renko            0   1  5.54   5   1   0   0   0   13   15    8    8    2    3    4
Dan Warthen            1   8  5.98  14  13   1   0   0   59   56   45   39    7   44   49

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Apodaca            1   3  1.79  22   1   0   2   0   50   33   11   10    1   13   27
Ken Sanders            1   1  1.96  17   0   0   1   0   23   17    5    5    1    7    9
Skip Lockwood          4   2  2.53  24   0   0   8   0   43   24   13   12    3   21   48
Jon Matlack            9   2  2.81  16  16  10   0   3  122  102   43   38   11   29   70
Tom Seaver             8   5  2.98  17  17   7   0   2  133  108   45   44    6   40  111
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             4   7  3.34  13  13   2   0   1   86   78   39   32    7   24   68
Bob Myrick             0   0  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    0    3    2
Jerry Koosman          7   6  4.24  15  14   2   0   0   93   97   46   44    9   30   59
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  2.55  25   0   0   7   0   42   38   13   12    2   14   40
Ron Reed               6   2  2.90  24   3   1   1   0   62   50   21   20    3   17   43
Jim Lonborg           10   4  2.98  16  15   5   1   1  109  106   41   36    7   30   61
Larry Christenson      8   3  3.00  14  13   2   0   0   84   89   30   28    4   24   30
Tug McGraw             4   4  3.09  26   0   0   5   0   44   43   17   15    2   15   36
Jim Kaat               8   2  3.18  16  15   4   0   0   99  102   40   35    8   14   50
Steve Carlton          7   3  3.70  16  16   6   0   1  109  105   46   45    8   31   78
Wayne Twitchell        0   0  3.72   5   0   0   0   0   10   12    5    4    0    5    9
Tom Underwood          4   1  3.76  15   7   1   2   0   50   51   21   21    4   17   26
Ron Schueler           0   0  4.76  13   0   0   2   0   17   19   11    9    3    4   12

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Moose              3   3  1.78  24   0   0   8   0   35   29   10    7    0   12   17
Kent Tekulve           0   1  2.80  25   0   0   1   0   35   36   11   11    0    8   31
Bruce Kison            5   4  2.93  14  13   3   0   0   80   72   36   26    5   22   36
John Candelaria        6   4  3.02  13  12   4   1   1   89   65   35   30   12   24   57
Jim Rooker             7   3  3.54  13  13   4   0   0   86   89   40   34    7   34   36
Larry Demery           5   1  3.83  18   2   0   2   0   47   49   23   20    4   16   26
Dave Giusti            0   0  4.09  15   0   0   3   0   22   23   13   10    3    8    7
Doc Medich             5   6  4.14  14  14   2   0   0   91   92   44   42    7   30   47
Jerry Reuss            7   5  4.19  14  14   6   0   0  101  100   55   47   11   29   48
Ramon Hernandez        1   1  4.23  19   0   0   3   0   28   26   13   13    3   13   13
Rick Langford          0   1  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    4    1    4    5

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Freisleben        6   2  1.87   9   8   5   0   3   67   56   15   14    4   24   31
Butch Metzger          5   0  2.01  32   0   0   7   0   54   44   14   12    2   16   37
Alan Foster            2   4  2.35  18   8   2   0   0   65   49   22   17    6   24   16
Randy Jones           13   3  2.69  18  18  12   0   3  147  120   51   44    8   18   48
Brent Strom            7   7  3.50  19  17   3   0   1  108   92   48   42    8   41   47
Rich Folkers           2   1  4.50  19   1   0   0   0   32   36   16   16    4   13   16
Ken Reynolds           0   3  4.62  13   2   0   1   0   25   28   16   13    0   17   16
Dan Spillner           2   7  4.65  22   9   0   0   0   72   82   47   37    6   34   37
Dave Tomlin            0   1  5.76  23   1   0   0   0   30   31   19   19    3   11   15
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       1   0  2.14  23   1   0   0   0   42   30   11   10    1   18   13
Randy Moffitt          4   2  2.75  30   0   0   4   0   52   47   24   16    3   19   17
Jim Barr               6   5  2.81  16  16   2   0   1  106  112   43   33    3   24   35
Gary Lavelle           2   4  2.83  33   0   0   8   0   54   54   20   17    4   27   32
John Montefusco        7   7  3.08  18  17   3   0   3  117  107   43   40    5   36   80
Dave Heaverlo          3   0  4.03  36   0   0   1   0   45   47   28   20    2    7   24
Ed Halicki             6  10  4.71  17  16   3   0   2   92   99   53   48    6   37   60
Mike Caldwell          0   5  4.76  23   8   0   0   0   64   90   49   34    4   13   27
Greg Minton            0   3  4.91  10   2   0   0   0   26   32   18   14    0   12    7
Rob Dressler           1   6  4.98   9   9   0   0   0   47   59   33   26    3   14   13
John D'Acquisto        0   4  6.70  13   7   0   0   0   43   36   34   32    3   48   23

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Eddie Solomon          0   0  1.00   6   0   0   0   0    9    7    1    1    0    4    3
Mike Wallace           1   1  2.35  26   0   0   1   0   38   30   11   10    2   20   22
Al Hrabosky            5   5  3.00  34   0   0   7   0   54   48   21   18    5   20   42
Bill Greif             0   2  3.12  16   0   0   2   0   17   14    7    6    1    4    6
Bob Forsch             2   2  3.44  15  15   0   0   0   86   85   41   33    7   32   39
Mike Proly             1   0  3.71  14   0   0   0   0   17   21    9    7    0    6    4
John Denny             3   4  3.74  14  14   2   0   1   89   94   44   37    6   26   32
Danny Frisella         0   0  3.97  18   0   0   1   0   23   19   10   10    3   13   11
Lynn McGlothen         6   7  4.05  15  15   4   0   1   91  106   45   41    6   28   33
Pete Falcone           5   6  4.08  14  14   4   0   0   90   81   46   41    8   35   63
John Curtis            5   7  4.30  17  12   2   0   1   88   94   43   42   10   41   31
Eric Rasmussen         3   6  4.66  25   1   0   0   0   46   52   26   24    4   22   26

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Jones (SD)            13
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         10
  J. Matlack (NY)           9
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          9
  L. Christenson (PHI)      8
  W. Fryman (MON)           8
  J. Kaat (PHI)             8
  T. Seaver (NY)            8
  S. Alcala (CIN)           7
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  R. Jones (SD)            12
  J. Matlack (NY)          10
  A. Messersmith (ATL)      8
  T. Seaver (NY)            7
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  J. Reuss (PIT)            6
  D. Freisleben (SD)        5
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          5
  R. Rhoden (LA)            5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5

Saves:

  K. Forsch (HOU)          14
  R. Eastwick (CIN)         9
  M. Marshall (ATL)         9
  G. Lavelle (SF)           8
  S. Lockwood (NY)          8
  B. Moose (PIT)            8
  G. Garber (PHI)           7
  C. Hough (LA)             7
  A. Hrabosky (STL)         7
  D. Knowles (CHI)          7

Shutouts:

  D. Freisleben (SD)        3
  R. Jones (SD)             3
  J. Matlack (NY)           3
  A. Messersmith (ATL)      3
  J. Montefusco (SF)        3
  J. Andujar (HOU)          2
  E. Halicki (SF)           2
  F. Norman (CIN)           2
  R. Rhoden (LA)            2
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          2

Innings Pitched:

  R. Jones (SD)         147.0
  T. Seaver (NY)        132.2
  J. Richard (HOU)      129.2
  A. Messersmith (ATL)  123.2
  J. Matlack (NY)       121.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)       120.1
  J. Montefusco (SF)    117.0
  D. Sutton (LA)        114.0
  G. Nolan (CIN)        113.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      109.1

Hits:

  R. Burris (CHI)         122
  R. Jones (SD)           120
  D. Sutton (LA)          119
  C. Morton (ATL)         118
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       113
  J. Barr (SF)            112
  P. Niekro (ATL)         109
  T. Seaver (NY)          108
  J. Montefusco (SF)      107
  J. Lonborg (PHI)        106

Runs:

  R. Reuschel (CHI)        66
  R. Burris (CHI)          62
  C. Morton (ATL)          62
  D. Sutton (LA)           61
  J. Reuss (PIT)           55
  E. Halicki (SF)          53
  J. Billingham (CIN)      52
  J. Richard (HOU)         52
  R. Jones (SD)            51
  P. Niekro (ATL)          51

Home Runs:

  R. Burris (CHI)          12
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      12
  G. Nolan (CIN)           12
  D. Sutton (LA)           12
  J. Matlack (NY)          11
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        11
  J. Reuss (PIT)           11
  J. Billingham (CIN)      10
  J. Curtis (STL)          10
  J. Koosman (NY)           9

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         72
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       48
  P. Niekro (ATL)          45
  D. Warthen (MON)         44
  M. Cosgrove (HOU)        43
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     43
  R. Burris (CHI)          42
  J. Curtis (STL)          41
  B. Strom (SD)            41
  D. Carrithers (MON)      40

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          111
  J. Richard (HOU)         88
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     86
  P. Niekro (ATL)          81
  J. Montefusco (SF)       80
  S. Carlton (PHI)         78
  J. Matlack (NY)          70
  C. Swan (NY)             68
  P. Zachry (CIN)          68
  D. Sutton (LA)           67


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