Tuesday July 6, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, July 6, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        43  40  2.99   83  26  12   745   639  282  248   47  231  532
Philadelphia    52  24  3.36   76  19  20   688   685  281  257   49  188  415
Cincinnati      50  31  3.57   81  18  19   732   715  319  290   55  248  396
San Diego       42  39  3.57   81  26   9   731   685  331  290   51  251  315
Atlanta         38  42  3.59   80  19  14   711   687  332  284   40  272  423
Los Angeles     45  37  3.61   82  20  17   746   735  319  299   61  251  385
Pittsburgh      43  33  3.62   76  20  19   693   663  325  279   57  230  355
St. Louis       34  44  3.76   78  14  11   710   708  336  297   55  277  343
San Francisco   33  50  3.83   83  10  14   749   781  392  319   36  287  367
Houston         38  43  4.00   81  11  19   726   721  373  323   42  400  400
Montreal        25  47  4.09   72   6  12   638   617  343  290   48  314  355
Chicago         33  46  4.70   79   5  20   708   792  422  370   73  263  388

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Freisleben (SD)   6   3  2.07  11  10   5   0   3   83   75   22   19    5   31   39
Don Stanhouse (MON)    6   3  2.18  17   9   4   1   1   83   65   23   20    0   39   31
A. Messersmith (ATL)   9   6  2.37  19  18   9   1   3  140  100   44   37    5   49  102
Jon Matlack (NY)      10   2  2.45  18  18  11   0   4  140  112   43   38   11   33   80
Pat Zachry (CIN)       7   3  2.48  20  12   3   0   1   94   77   32   26    1   39   72
Randy Jones (SD)      15   3  2.51  20  20  14   0   3  165  135   54   46    8   20   51
Dick Ruthven (ATL)    10   7  2.68  17  17   5   0   3  118  104   35   35    6   39   67
Jim Barr (SF)          6   6  2.76  18  18   3   0   1  121  127   51   37    3   32   40
Rick Rhoden (LA)       8   0  2.76  16  15   6   0   2  104   93   34   32   10   31   41
Bruce Kison (PIT)      7   4  2.84  16  15   3   0   0   95   83   41   30    6   29   40

 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
Andy Messersmith       9   6  2.37  19  18   9   1   3  140  100   44   37    5   49  102
Bruce Dal Canton       2   1  2.43  20   0   0   0   0   33   29   19    9    2   21   21
Mike Marshall          0   1  2.63   8   0   0   4   0   14   11    4    4    2    4    7
Dick Ruthven          10   7  2.68  17  17   5   0   3  118  104   35   35    6   39   67
Phil Niekro            8   4  3.49  19  18   4   0   1  134  124   59   52    9   52   91
Adrian Devine          1   2  3.86  20   0   0   1   0   26   23   12   11    0   11   23
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   2  7.27   2   1   0   0   0    9    8    7    7    0    5    5

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Stone            1   0  0.00   3   3   0   0   0   12    6    1    0    0    4    7
Bruce Sutter           0   1  1.82  21   0   0   3   0   30   20    6    6    0   10   22
Ken Frailing           1   2  2.41   6   3   0   0   0   19   20    7    5    0    5   10
Darold Knowles         2   3  3.56  29   0   0   7   0   43   41   19   17    5   14   22
Oscar Zamora           5   2  4.22  35   1   0   3   0   49   55   25   23    6   14   23
Ray Burris             4  10  4.28  19  18   1   0   0  111  136   65   53   12   44   51
Bill Bonham            6   6  4.66  15  15   2   0   0   93  100   51   48    6   47   47
Rick Reuschel          7   6  4.67  19  18   2   1   0  114  120   69   59   12   33   66
Steve Renko            3   3  4.70  10  10   0   0   0   54   56   33   28    7   14   34
Paul Reuschel          1   2  5.04  33   2   0   2   0   61   73   36   34    9   26   32
Buddy Schultz          1   1  5.06  25   0   0   2   0   21   32   15   12    2    9   15
Joe Coleman            0   4  6.04   7   4   0   1   0   25   26   21   17    4    9   21
Mike Garman            2   4  6.12  30   2   0   1   0   50   60   40   34    4   22   25
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  2.48  20  12   3   0   1   94   77   32   26    1   39   72
Don Gullett            6   3  2.54  12  10   3   1   0   64   63   22   18    4   22   34
Rawly Eastwick         5   3  2.76  36   0   0   9   0   59   53   21   18    2   15   43
Pedro Borbon           2   1  2.81  37   1   0   3   0   64   76   22   20    4   18   24
Gary Nolan             8   4  2.88  18  18   5   0   1  128  103   43   41   15   17   60
Fred Norman            6   2  3.09  17   8   3   0   2   70   55   25   24    3   32   47
Will McEnaney          1   3  3.96  27   0   0   4   0   36   49   19   16    1   11   20
Jack Billingham        6   6  4.64  18  16   3   0   1   99  115   57   51   12   32   41
Santo Alcala           7   2  5.06  16  11   1   0   1   69   68   41   39    7   34   35
Pat Darcy              2   3  6.23  11   4   0   2   0   39   41   27   27    2   22   15
Rich Hinton            0   1  9.64   7   1   0   0   0    9   15   10   10    4    6    5

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Forsch             1   2  1.93  38   0   0  14   0   65   51   15   14    2   17   37
J.R. Richard           8   9  2.90  20  20   4   0   1  146  116   56   47    8   87  101
Paul Siebert           0   2  3.13  18   0   0   0   0   23   23    9    8    0   17    8
Joe Niekro             4   7  3.65  21  12   0   0   0   81   82   49   33    4   44   50
Gene Pentz             2   1  3.90  20   0   0   2   0   32   31   15   14    3   15   21
Joaquin Andujar        4   4  4.21  14  11   4   0   2   73   71   36   34    4   36   19
Larry Dierker          7   8  4.43  16  16   2   0   1  102   98   55   50    5   46   65
Mike Barlow            2   2  4.50  16   0   0   0   0   22   27   13   11    0   17   11
Tom Griffin            5   2  5.03  18   1   0   0   0   39   38   22   22    4   34   32
Mike Cosgrove          3   4  5.08  17  14   1   0   1   73   85   49   41    5   47   28
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   5   0   0   1   0    6    1    0    0    0    0    4
Charlie Hough          7   3  2.28  36   0   0   7   0   71   47   20   18    5   42   50
Rick Rhoden            8   0  2.76  16  15   6   0   2  104   93   34   32   10   31   41
Doug Rau               7   6  3.00  17  17   3   0   1  117  122   40   39   11   38   50
Tommy John             5   5  3.10  16  16   1   0   0  102  111   39   35    3   30   42
Burt Hooton            6   9  4.03  17  17   5   0   2  116  110   54   52   10   32   58
Mike Marshall          4   3  4.45  30   0   0   8   0   63   64   33   31    2   25   39
Stan Wall              1   2  4.45  18   0   0   1   0   32   35   17   16    5    6   18
Don Sutton             7   8  4.65  17  17   5   0   2  120  129   67   62   13   39   71
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          6   3  2.18  17   9   4   1   1   83   65   23   20    0   39   31
Dale Murray            0   6  2.95  38   0   0   8   0   55   44   23   18    0   17   18
Wayne Granger          1   0  3.66  27   0   0   2   0   32   32   15   13    3   16   16
Woodie Fryman          8   6  3.71  16  16   0   0   0  102  111   47   42    8   36   59
Chip Lang              1   1  3.98  11   1   0   0   0   20   11   11    9    2   15   12
Steve Rogers           2   6  4.07  12  12   1   0   1   80   75   41   36    8   28   54
Steve Dunning          0   2  4.45  13   1   0   0   0   30   37   22   15    2   12   24
Don Carrithers         3   6  4.78  19   8   0   0   0   70   78   45   37    4   46   35
Clay Kirby             1   6  4.91  13  11   0   0   0   51   50   35   28    7   40   34
Fred Scherman          2   2  4.95  31   0   0   1   0   40   42   25   22    5   14   18
Steve Renko            0   1  5.54   5   1   0   0   0   13   15    8    8    2    3    4
Dan Warthen            1   8  6.10  16  13   1   0   0   62   57   48   42    7   48   50

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Sanders            1   1  1.80  18   0   0   1   0   25   17    5    5    1    7   10
Skip Lockwood          5   3  2.27  28   0   0   9   0   48   26   14   12    3   21   51
Jon Matlack           10   2  2.45  18  18  11   0   4  140  112   43   38   11   33   80
Bob Apodaca            1   4  2.70  23   2   0   2   0   53   40   17   16    2   14   27
Bob Myrick             0   0  2.89   9   0   0   0   0    9    9    3    3    0    4    3
Tom Seaver             8   5  2.92  18  18   7   0   2  142  118   47   46    7   42  119
Mickey Lolich          4  10  2.93  17  16   3   0   1   98   97   46   32    4   32   84
Rick Baldwin           0   0  3.00   6   0   0   0   0   15   12    5    5    0    9    8
Craig Swan             5   7  3.51  14  14   2   0   1   92   86   43   36    8   26   70
Jerry Koosman          8   6  3.87  16  15   3   0   0  102  100   47   44    9   31   71
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
Wayne Twitchell        0   0  2.16   8   0   0   0   0   17   16    5    4    0    7   13
Ron Reed               6   2  2.84  28   3   1   3   0   67   55   22   21    3   17   46
Jim Kaat               8   3  2.97  18  17   4   0   0  112  115   42   37    9   15   52
Jim Lonborg           10   5  3.06  17  16   5   1   1  115  113   44   39    9   30   66
Tug McGraw             5   4  3.09  28   0   0   5   0   47   46   18   16    3   15   37
Tom Underwood          4   1  3.51  16   8   1   2   0   56   56   22   22    4   19   30
Gene Garber            3   2  3.59  29   0   0   7   0   48   49   23   19    3   17   43
Steve Carlton          8   3  3.80  17  17   6   0   1  116  111   51   49   10   33   79
Larry Christenson      8   4  4.00  16  15   2   0   0   92  103   43   41    5   29   32
Ron Schueler           0   0  4.26  16   0   0   2   0   19   21   11    9    3    6   17

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Moose              3   4  2.18  29   0   0   9   0   41   38   14   10    0   14   19
Bruce Kison            7   4  2.84  16  15   3   0   0   95   83   41   30    6   29   40
John Candelaria        7   4  2.97  15  14   5   1   1  106   74   41   35   13   30   67
Kent Tekulve           0   1  3.35  28   0   0   1   0   40   41   16   15    0   12   33
Jim Rooker             7   4  3.66  14  14   4   0   0   93  101   44   38    7   35   39
Doc Medich             5   6  3.94  15  15   2   0   0   98  100   46   43    7   33   52
Dave Giusti            0   0  4.09  15   0   0   3   0   22   23   13   10    3    8    7
Rick Langford          0   1  4.15   5   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    1    5    5
Larry Demery           5   2  4.41  19   3   0   2   0   51   56   29   25    4   20   28
Jerry Reuss            7   5  4.50  15  15   6   0   0  106  106   61   53   13   31   52
Ramon Hernandez        2   2  4.65  22   0   0   3   0   31   33   16   16    3   13   13

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Butch Metzger          5   0  1.99  35   0   0   8   0   59   48   15   13    2   18   40
Dave Freisleben        6   3  2.07  11  10   5   0   3   83   75   22   19    5   31   39
Randy Jones           15   3  2.51  20  20  14   0   3  165  135   54   46    8   20   51
Alan Foster            3   5  2.78  20  10   2   0   0   74   61   28   23    7   27   18
Brent Strom            8   8  3.17  21  19   5   0   1  125  106   52   44    8   45   56
Ken Reynolds           0   3  4.73  14   2   0   1   0   27   30   17   14    0   18   16
Dan Spillner           2   8  4.79  25   9   0   0   0   77   88   51   41    7   38   43
Rich Folkers           2   1  5.18  20   1   0   0   0   33   38   19   19    5   14   16
Dave Tomlin            0   1  5.46  24   1   0   0   0   31   32   19   19    3   11   16
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  1.91  25   1   0   0   0   47   33   12   10    1   21   15
Gary Lavelle           3   4  2.59  35   0   0   8   0   59   58   20   17    4   31   37
Randy Moffitt          4   2  2.60  31   0   0   5   0   55   49   24   16    3   19   18
Jim Barr               6   6  2.76  18  18   3   0   1  121  127   51   37    3   32   40
John Montefusco        7   8  3.24  19  18   3   0   3  122  116   49   44    5   39   82
Dave Heaverlo          3   0  4.62  39   0   0   1   0   49   54   33   25    2    7   26
Mike Caldwell          0   5  4.74  25   8   0   0   0   68   95   51   36    5   14   32
Rob Dressler           2   6  4.75  10  10   0   0   0   53   64   35   28    3   17   18
Greg Minton            0   3  4.91  10   2   0   0   0   26   32   18   14    0   12    7
Ed Halicki             7  11  5.10  19  18   4   0   2  101  111   62   57    7   41   68
John D'Acquisto        0   5  6.47  15   8   0   0   0   49   42   37   35    3   54   24

 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  2.57  18   0   0   2   0   21   17    7    6    1    5    8
Al Hrabosky            5   5  3.05  35   0   0   7   0   56   49   22   19    5   20   42
John Denny             4   4  3.40  15  15   3   0   2   98  101   44   37    6   30   38
Bob Forsch             3   3  3.66  17  17   0   0   0   98  100   52   40    7   36   44
Lynn McGlothen         7   7  3.69  16  16   5   0   2  100  111   45   41    6   30   42
Mike Proly             1   0  3.71  14   0   0   0   0   17   21    9    7    0    6    4
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   8  4.05  16  16   4   0   0  102   91   52   46    9   40   67
John Curtis            5   7  4.68  19  12   2   0   1   90   97   48   47   10   45   33
Eric Rasmussen         3   7  4.69  28   2   0   0   0   56   63   31   29    5   22   28

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Jones (SD)            15
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         10
  J. Matlack (NY)          10
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         10
  A. Messersmith (ATL)      9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  L. Christenson (PHI)      8
  W. Fryman (MON)           8
  J. Kaat (PHI)             8
  J. Koosman (NY)           8

Losses:

  E. Halicki (SF)          11
  R. Burris (CHI)          10
  M. Lolich (NY)           10
  B. Hooton (LA)            9
  J. Richard (HOU)          9
  L. Dierker (HOU)          8
  P. Falcone (STL)          8
  J. Montefusco (SF)        8
  D. Spillner (SD)          8
  B. Strom (SD)             8

Complete Games:

  R. Jones (SD)            14
  J. Matlack (NY)          11
  A. Messersmith (ATL)      9
  T. Seaver (NY)            7
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  J. Reuss (PIT)            6
  R. Rhoden (LA)            6
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       5
  D. Freisleben (SD)        5
  B. Hooton (LA)            5

Saves:

  K. Forsch (HOU)          14
  M. Marshall (ATL)        12
  R. Eastwick (CIN)         9
  S. Lockwood (NY)          9
  B. Moose (PIT)            9
  G. Lavelle (SF)           8
  B. Metzger (SD)           8
  D. Murray (MON)           8
  G. Garber (PHI)           7
  C. Hough (LA)             7

Shutouts:

  J. Matlack (NY)           4
  D. Freisleben (SD)        3
  R. Jones (SD)             3
  A. Messersmith (ATL)      3
  J. Montefusco (SF)        3
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          3
  J. Andujar (HOU)          2
  J. Denny (STL)            2
  E. Halicki (SF)           2
  B. Hooton (LA)            2

Innings Pitched:

  R. Jones (SD)         165.0
  J. Richard (HOU)      145.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        141.2
  A. Messersmith (ATL)  140.1
  J. Matlack (NY)       139.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)       134.0
  G. Nolan (CIN)        128.1
  B. Strom (SD)         125.0
  J. Montefusco (SF)    122.1
  J. Barr (SF)          120.2

Hits:

  R. Burris (CHI)         136
  R. Jones (SD)           135
  D. Sutton (LA)          129
  J. Barr (SF)            127
  P. Niekro (ATL)         124
  D. Rau (LA)             122
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       120
  C. Morton (ATL)         118
  T. Seaver (NY)          118
  J. Montefusco (SF)      116

Runs:

  R. Reuschel (CHI)        69
  D. Sutton (LA)           67
  R. Burris (CHI)          65
  E. Halicki (SF)          62
  C. Morton (ATL)          62
  J. Reuss (PIT)           61
  P. Niekro (ATL)          59
  J. Billingham (CIN)      57
  J. Richard (HOU)         56
  L. Dierker (HOU)         55

Home Runs:

  G. Nolan (CIN)           15
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      13
  J. Reuss (PIT)           13
  D. Sutton (LA)           13
  J. Billingham (CIN)      12
  R. Burris (CHI)          12
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        12
  J. Matlack (NY)          11
  D. Rau (LA)              11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         87
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       54
  P. Niekro (ATL)          52
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     49
  D. Warthen (MON)         48
  B. Bonham (CHI)          47
  M. Cosgrove (HOU)        47
  D. Carrithers (MON)      46
  L. Dierker (HOU)         46
  J. Curtis (STL)          45

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          119
  A. Messersmith (ATL)    102
  J. Richard (HOU)        101
  P. Niekro (ATL)          91
  M. Lolich (NY)           84
  J. Montefusco (SF)       82
  J. Matlack (NY)          80
  S. Carlton (PHI)         79
  P. Zachry (CIN)          72
  J. Koosman (NY)          71

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