Thursday July 1, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 1, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        40  37  3.03   77  25  11   691   594  263  233   44  220  491
Philadelphia    50  20  3.20   70  19  19   635   623  246  226   42  173  388
Cincinnati      46  29  3.49   75  15  18   673   644  287  261   50  228  370
Pittsburgh      41  29  3.50   70  20  19   640   600  290  249   55  207  330
San Diego       40  36  3.67   76  24   8   689   645  318  281   50  240  298
Atlanta         34  41  3.70   75  17  12   667   654  319  274   39  257  391
Los Angeles     42  35  3.70   77  17  17   702   699  306  289   57  241  365
San Francisco   31  47  3.73   78  10  13   705   726  362  292   35  260  343
St. Louis       31  42  3.83   73  12  11   665   665  319  283   54  265  320
Montreal        24  43  3.96   67   6  11   595   565  307  262   46  283  328
Houston         34  41  3.99   75   9  19   668   658  344  296   37  355  364
Chicago         30  43  4.90   73   4  18   656   755  406  357   72  244  345

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Freisleben (SD)   6   2  2.15  10   9   5   0   3   75   65   19   18    5   28   37
Don Stanhouse (MON)    5   3  2.19  16   8   4   1   1   74   58   20   18    0   34   26
Pat Zachry (CIN)       7   3  2.45  19  11   3   0   1   88   68   29   24    1   37   70
A. Messersmith (ATL)   7   6  2.55  17  16   8   1   3  124   89   40   35    5   43   86
Jim Barr (SF)          6   6  2.59  17  17   3   0   1  115  118   47   33    3   27   39
Randy Jones (SD)      14   3  2.60  19  19  13   0   3  156  126   52   45    8   20   50
Jon Matlack (NY)      10   2  2.62  17  17  11   0   4  131  107   43   38   11   31   75
John Candelaria (PIT)  7   4  2.84  14  13   5   1   1   98   68   36   31   13   27   62
Tommy John (LA)        5   4  2.87  15  15   1   0   0   97  103   35   31    2   28   41
Dick Ruthven (ATL)     9   7  2.90  16  16   4   0   2  109   99   35   35    6   37   62

 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            8   4  3.33  18  17   4   0   1  127  116   53   47    8   48   86
Adrian Devine          1   2  3.86  20   0   0   1   0   26   23   12   11    0   11   23
Mike Marshall          0   1  4.32   5   0   0   2   0    8    7    4    4    2    4    4
Roger Moret            3   3  4.71  25  10   1   1   0   71   77   38   37    7   22   29
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
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   5  4.32  14  14   2   0   0   90   98   46   43    6   42   43
Oscar Zamora           5   2  4.34  33   1   0   3   0   48   52   25   23    6   14   23
Ray Burris             3  10  4.57  18  17   0   0   0  102  127   63   52   12   43   43
Rick Reuschel          7   5  4.90  18  17   2   1   0  105  113   66   57   11   29   61
Paul Reuschel          1   2  5.04  33   2   0   2   0   61   73   36   34    9   26   32
Buddy Schultz          1   1  5.31  23   0   0   2   0   20   31   15   12    2    8   14
Steve Renko            2   3  5.40   9   9   0   0   0   47   53   33   28    7   14   28
Mike Garman            2   4  5.81  29   2   0   1   0   48   59   37   31    4   21   24
Joe Coleman            0   3  6.97   5   4   0   0   0   21   24   20   16    4    9   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             7   3  2.45  19  11   3   0   1   88   68   29   24    1   37   70
Rawly Eastwick         4   3  2.52  33   0   0   9   0   50   43   16   14    1   11   39
Pedro Borbon           1   1  2.54  34   0   0   3   0   57   65   18   16    4   15   22
Don Gullett            6   3  2.59  11  10   3   0   0   63   62   22   18    4   21   34
Gary Nolan             7   4  3.02  17  17   4   0   1  119   97   41   40   14   16   58
Fred Norman            6   1  3.10  16   7   2   0   2   61   50   22   21    3   30   41
Will McEnaney          1   3  3.13  25   0   0   4   0   32   39   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   6  4.90  17  15   2   0   1   90  107   55   49   10   30   35
Pat Darcy              2   3  6.23  11   4   0   2   0   39   41   27   27    2   22   15
Rich Hinton            0   0  8.59   6   1   0   0   0    7   10    7    7    3    4    4

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Paul Siebert           0   2  3.22  17   0   0   0   0   22   22    9    8    0   17    7
Gene Pentz             1   1  3.25  17   0   0   2   0   28   27   11   10    2    9   19
Joe Niekro             3   6  3.72  19  11   0   0   0   73   72   44   30    3   37   43
Larry Dierker          7   7  4.33  15  15   2   0   1   96   88   51   46    5   42   62
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  4.89  17   1   0   0   0   39   37   21   21    3   30   31
Gilberto Rondon        2   2  5.71  11   7   0   0   0   41   53   29   26    5   27   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
Elias Sosa             0   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    4    1    0    0    0    0    2
Charlie Hough          7   3  2.35  35   0   0   7   0   69   45   20   18    5   42   49
Tommy John             5   4  2.87  15  15   1   0   0   97  103   35   31    2   28   41
Rick Rhoden            7   0  2.93  15  14   5   0   2   95   87   33   31    9   28   39
Doug Rau               6   6  3.17  16  16   2   0   1  108  116   39   38   10   36   45
Burt Hooton            5   9  4.37  16  16   4   0   1  107  108   54   52   10   31   55
Mike Marshall          4   3  4.45  30   0   0   8   0   63   64   33   31    2   25   39
Stan Wall              1   2  4.60  16   0   0   1   0   29   33   16   15    5    5   16
Don Sutton             7   7  4.66  16  16   5   0   2  114  119   61   59   12   38   67
Al Downing             0   1  8.04   9   0   0   0   0   16   23   15   14    2    8   12

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Stanhouse          5   3  2.19  16   8   4   1   1   74   58   20   18    0   34   26
Dale Murray            0   6  3.12  35   0   0   7   0   52   44   23   18    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           10   2  2.62  17  17  11   0   4  131  107   43   38   11   31   75
Mickey Lolich          4   9  2.96  16  15   3   0   1   91   91   42   30    4   30   75
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
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            3   1  2.49  26   0   0   7   0   43   39   13   12    2   15   41
Ron Reed               6   2  2.86  25   3   1   2   0   63   51   21   20    3   17   44
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
Jim Kaat               8   2  3.06  17  16   4   0   0  106  108   41   36    9   15   51
Tug McGraw             4   4  3.09  26   0   0   5   0   44   43   17   15    2   15   36
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  1.73  25   0   0   9   0   36   30   10    7    0   12   17
Kent Tekulve           0   1  2.80  25   0   0   1   0   35   36   11   11    0    8   31
John Candelaria        7   4  2.84  14  13   5   1   1   98   68   36   31   13   27   62
Bruce Kison            6   4  3.07  15  14   3   0   0   88   81   41   30    6   26   38
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
Butch Metzger          5   0  2.10  33   0   0   7   0   56   47   15   13    2   18   38
Dave Freisleben        6   2  2.15  10   9   5   0   3   75   65   19   18    5   28   37
Alan Foster            2   4  2.35  18   8   2   0   0   65   49   22   17    6   24   16
Randy Jones           14   3  2.60  19  19  13   0   3  156  126   52   45    8   20   50
Brent Strom            8   7  3.38  20  18   4   0   1  117  101   51   44    8   43   50
Ken Reynolds           0   3  4.62  13   2   0   1   0   25   28   16   13    0   17   16
Dan Spillner           2   8  4.94  23   9   0   0   0   75   88   51   41    7   36   40
Rich Folkers           2   1  5.18  20   1   0   0   0   33   38   19   19    5   14   16
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
Jim Barr               6   6  2.59  17  17   3   0   1  115  118   47   33    3   27   39
Randy Moffitt          4   2  2.75  30   0   0   4   0   52   47   24   16    3   19   17
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             7  10  4.47  18  17   4   0   2  101  106   55   50    7   39   68
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
Mike Wallace           1   1  2.50  27   0   0   1   0   40   31   12   11    3   23   23
Bill Greif             0   2  3.00  17   0   0   2   0   18   14    7    6    1    4    6
Al Hrabosky            5   5  3.00  34   0   0   7   0   54   48   21   18    5   20   42
Bob Forsch             2   3  3.46  16  16   0   0   0   91   90   45   35    7   33   42
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
Eddie Solomon          0   0  3.86   7   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    0    7    3
Danny Frisella         0   0  3.97  18   0   0   1   0   23   19   10   10    3   13   11
Pete Falcone           5   7  4.02  15  15   4   0   0   96   86   48   43    9   39   65
Lynn McGlothen         6   7  4.05  15  15   4   0   1   91  106   45   41    6   28   33
Eric Rasmussen         3   6  4.44  27   1   0   0   0   49   52   26   24    4   22   27
John Curtis            5   7  4.77  18  12   2   0   1   89   96   48   47   10   44   32

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Jones (SD)            14
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         10
  J. Matlack (NY)          10
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          9
  L. Christenson (PHI)      8
  W. Fryman (MON)           8
  J. Kaat (PHI)             8
  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  T. Seaver (NY)            8
  B. Strom (SD)             8

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  R. Jones (SD)            13
  J. Matlack (NY)          11
  A. Messersmith (ATL)      8
  T. Seaver (NY)            7
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  J. Reuss (PIT)            6
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       5
  D. Freisleben (SD)        5
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          5
  R. Rhoden (LA)            5

Saves:

  K. Forsch (HOU)          14
  M. Marshall (ATL)        10
  R. Eastwick (CIN)         9
  B. Moose (PIT)            9
  G. Lavelle (SF)           8
  S. Lockwood (NY)          8
  G. Garber (PHI)           7
  C. Hough (LA)             7
  A. Hrabosky (STL)         7
  D. Knowles (CHI)          7

Shutouts:

  J. Matlack (NY)           4
  D. Freisleben (SD)        3
  R. Jones (SD)             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)         156.0
  T. Seaver (NY)        132.2
  J. Matlack (NY)       130.2
  J. Richard (HOU)      129.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)       127.0
  A. Messersmith (ATL)  123.2
  G. Nolan (CIN)        119.1
  J. Montefusco (SF)    117.0
  B. Strom (SD)         117.0
  J. Barr (SF)          114.2

Hits:

  R. Burris (CHI)         127
  R. Jones (SD)           126
  D. Sutton (LA)          119
  J. Barr (SF)            118
  C. Morton (ATL)         118
  P. Niekro (ATL)         116
  D. Rau (LA)             116
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       113
  B. Hooton (LA)          108
  J. Kaat (PHI)           108

Runs:

  R. Reuschel (CHI)        66
  R. Burris (CHI)          63
  C. Morton (ATL)          62
  D. Sutton (LA)           61
  J. Billingham (CIN)      55
  E. Halicki (SF)          55
  J. Reuss (PIT)           55
  B. Hooton (LA)           54
  P. Niekro (ATL)          53
  R. Jones (SD)            52

Home Runs:

  G. Nolan (CIN)           14
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      13
  R. Burris (CHI)          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
  B. Hooton (LA)           10

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          111
  J. Richard (HOU)         88
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     86
  P. Niekro (ATL)          86
  J. Montefusco (SF)       80
  S. Carlton (PHI)         78
  M. Lolich (NY)           75
  J. Matlack (NY)          75
  P. Zachry (CIN)          70
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