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Sunday July 18, 1976
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National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, July 18, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        48  44  2.89   92  29  12   824   701  310  265   49  250  594
Philadelphia    58  27  3.21   85  23  22   768   751  301  274   53  209  454
Los Angeles     50  40  3.62   90  23  18   817   795  349  329   68  273  425
San Diego       44  47  3.65   91  28   9   816   771  374  331   57  287  363
Cincinnati      56  34  3.67   90  20  21   815   807  365  332   61  274  446
St. Louis       40  47  3.70   87  16  13   791   778  367  325   61  309  383
Pittsburgh      48  37  3.71   85  23  21   774   755  374  319   63  249  412
Atlanta         41  48  3.74   89  20  15   789   768  385  328   51  295  461
San Francisco   38  54  3.77   92  13  15   829   855  422  347   42  305  412
Houston         46  45  3.89   91  16  21   816   798  406  353   47  442  452
Montreal        26  56  4.20   82   7  13   725   725  397  338   54  350  405
Chicago         36  52  4.58   88   7  20   786   863  455  400   77  285  430

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Stanhouse (MON)    6   4  2.46  19  11   4   1   1   95   76   29   26    2   49   38
Randy Jones (SD)      16   4  2.61  22  22  16   0   3  183  150   61   53    9   23   62
Jon Matlack (NY)      10   3  2.66  20  20  11   0   4  152  127   52   45   12   35   85
Pat Zachry (CIN)       7   3  2.66  22  13   3   0   1  101   82   36   30    2   41   77
Mickey Lolich (NY)     5  10  2.69  19  18   4   0   2  114  106   48   34    4   36   94
Tom Seaver (NY)        9   6  2.72  21  20   8   0   2  159  127   50   48    8   43  138
John Candelaria (PIT)  9   4  2.78  17  16   6   1   1  120   84   43   37   14   30   76
Jim Kaat (PHI)         9   4  2.79  21  20   6   0   1  136  136   48   42   11   18   55
A. Messersmith (ATL)   9   8  2.81  21  20   9   1   3  150  112   55   47   10   55  107
Jim Lonborg (PHI)     11   5  2.87  19  18   5   1   1  129  124   47   41   10   32   75

 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
Bruce Dal Canton       3   1  1.91  24   0   0   0   0   42   31   19    9    2   23   24
Mike Beard             0   1  2.03   9   0   0   1   0   13   10    4    3    0    5    1
Andy Messersmith       9   8  2.81  21  20   9   1   3  150  112   55   47   10   55  107
Mike Marshall          0   1  2.95  13   0   0   5   0   18   16    8    6    2    5    9
Dick Ruthven          11   8  3.18  20  20   6   0   3  139  128   49   49    8   47   80
Phil Niekro            9   5  3.64  21  20   4   0   1  146  140   71   59   12   56   99
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
Carl Morton            0   7  5.07  19  17   0   0   0   94  126   64   53    5   35   28
Elias Sosa             4   4  5.35  21   0   0   3   0   35   41   26   21    3   13   32
Pablo Torrealba        0   2  6.55  15   0   0   2   0   22   34   17   16    0    9   11
Frank Lacorte          0   3  8.78   4   2   0   0   0   13   17   14   13    0    6    7

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Sutter           1   1  2.21  24   0   0   3   0   37   25    9    9    1   12   27
Ken Frailing           1   2  2.41   6   3   0   0   0   19   20    7    5    0    5   10
Steve Stone            1   2  2.57   5   5   0   0   0   21   19    7    6    1    4    9
Darold Knowles         3   3  3.28  34   0   0   7   0   47   42   19   17    5   15   24
Ray Burris             4  11  4.10  21  20   2   0   0  125  146   70   57   12   52   58
Oscar Zamora           5   2  4.29  37   1   0   3   0   50   57   26   24    7   14   23
Rick Reuschel          8   7  4.44  21  20   3   1   1  128  129   73   63   12   36   72
Joe Coleman            0   4  4.83  12   4   0   1   0   32   30   22   17    4   15   27
Steve Renko            3   4  4.85  12  12   0   0   0   65   71   41   35    8   15   41
Bill Bonham            6   7  4.93  16  16   2   0   0   95  108   55   52    6   47   49
Paul Reuschel          1   2  4.97  34   2   0   2   0   63   75   37   35    9   26   33
Buddy Schultz          1   1  5.06  25   0   0   2   0   21   32   15   12    2    9   15
Mike Garman            2   4  5.46  33   2   0   1   0   56   62   40   34    4   23   29
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  2.66  22  13   3   0   1  101   82   36   30    2   41   77
Rawly Eastwick         7   3  2.73  41   0   0  10   0   63   58   23   19    3   16   46
Fred Norman            7   2  2.89  19  10   4   0   2   84   68   28   27    3   38   58
Don Gullett            6   3  2.93  14  12   3   1   0   74   72   29   24    5   30   39
Gary Nolan             8   4  3.18  20  20   5   0   1  142  119   53   50   16   17   64
Pedro Borbon           2   2  3.26  41   1   0   3   0   69   85   27   25    4   19   28
Santo Alcala           8   2  4.37  19  12   2   0   1   82   76   42   40    8   39   43
Will McEnaney          1   4  4.43  34   0   0   5   0   43   60   25   21    2   12   24
Jack Billingham        7   7  4.96  21  17   3   0   1  105  124   64   58   12   34   45
Pat Darcy              2   3  6.23  11   4   0   2   0   39   41   27   27    2   22   15
Rich Hinton            1   1  7.43   9   1   0   0   0   13   22   11   11    4    6    7

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dan Larson             1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    5    1    1    0    2    9
Ken Forsch             3   2  2.36  41   0   0  15   0   72   59   20   19    4   19   41
J.R. Richard           9  10  2.90  22  22   5   0   1  161  127   61   52    9   97  105
Paul Siebert           0   2  3.16  19   0   0   0   0   26   29   10    9    0   18   10
Joe Niekro             4   7  3.61  22  13   0   0   0   87   85   51   35    5   48   53
Gene Pentz             2   1  3.65  22   0   0   3   0   37   35   17   15    3   17   25
Joaquin Andujar        6   5  3.82  17  14   6   0   4   92   92   42   39    4   41   29
Larry Dierker          9   8  4.02  18  18   3   0   2  116  105   57   52    5   52   76
Mike Barlow            2   2  4.50  16   0   0   0   0   22   27   13   11    0   17   11
Tom Griffin            5   2  5.01  19   1   0   0   0   41   41   24   23    4   36   33
Mike Cosgrove          3   4  5.15  18  15   1   0   1   79   90   53   45    6   54   31
Gilberto Rondon        2   2  5.93  12   7   0   0   0   44   57   32   29    5   28   14
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   4  2.25  40   0   0   8   0   80   55   22   20    5   44   52
Elias Sosa             0   1  2.45   7   0   0   1   0    7    3    2    2    0    3    4
Rick Rhoden            9   0  2.99  18  17   7   0   2  117  106   41   39   11   33   49
Doug Rau               8   6  3.09  19  18   4   0   1  128  130   45   44   13   40   57
Tommy John             5   6  3.17  18  18   1   0   0  114  119   44   40    4   35   51
Burt Hooton            6   9  4.05  18  18   5   0   2  120  116   56   54   11   33   60
Stan Wall              1   2  4.19  19   0   0   1   0   34   36   17   16    5    8   20
Mike Marshall          4   3  4.45  30   0   0   8   0   63   64   33   31    2   25   39
Don Sutton            10   8  4.50  20  19   6   0   2  138  143   74   69   15   44   81
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   4  2.46  19  11   4   1   1   95   76   29   26    2   49   38
Dale Murray            0   8  3.19  45   0   0   9   0   62   53   27   22    0   21   20
Wayne Granger          1   0  3.66  27   0   0   2   0   32   32   15   13    3   16   16
Steve Rogers           3   8  3.81  15  15   2   0   1  104   98   49   44    9   32   71
Woodie Fryman          8   7  3.82  18  18   0   0   0  115  127   57   49   10   40   66
Chip Lang              1   1  4.03  12   1   0   0   0   22   15   12   10    2   15   13
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  4.15   4   0   0   0   0    4    8    2    2    0    0    1
Don Carrithers         3   6  4.82  20   8   0   0   0   71   81   47   38    4   46   36
Fred Scherman          2   2  4.95  31   0   0   1   0   40   42   25   22    5   14   18
Clay Kirby             1   7  4.97  15  13   0   0   0   63   63   43   35    8   45   41
Steve Renko            0   1  5.54   5   1   0   0   0   13   15    8    8    2    3    4
Steve Dunning          0   4  5.60  15   2   0   0   0   35   49   30   22    2   16   28
Dan Warthen            1   8  6.31  19  13   1   0   0   67   66   53   47    7   53   53

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nino Espinosa          0   1  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    0    0    0    1
Ken Sanders            1   1  1.73  19   0   0   1   0   26   18    5    5    1    7   12
Skip Lockwood          6   3  2.06  31   0   0   9   0   52   29   14   12    3   24   55
Bob Apodaca            1   5  2.54  26   2   0   2   0   57   43   20   16    2   16   29
Bob Myrick             0   0  2.61  10   0   0   0   0   10   10    3    3    0    4    3
Jon Matlack           10   3  2.66  20  20  11   0   4  152  127   52   45   12   35   85
Mickey Lolich          5  10  2.69  19  18   4   0   2  114  106   48   34    4   36   94
Tom Seaver             9   6  2.72  21  20   8   0   2  159  127   50   48    8   43  138
Rick Baldwin           0   0  3.00   6   0   0   0   0   15   12    5    5    0    9    8
Craig Swan             5   7  3.42  15  15   2   0   1   97   88   46   37    8   28   75
Jerry Koosman         10   6  3.70  19  17   4   0   0  119  117   53   49    9   36   85
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               7   3  2.58  32   3   1   5   0   73   61   23   21    3   17   53
Jim Kaat               9   4  2.79  21  20   6   0   1  136  136   48   42   11   18   55
Jim Lonborg           11   5  2.87  19  18   5   1   1  129  124   47   41   10   32   75
Tug McGraw             5   4  3.06  31   0   0   5   0   50   50   19   17    3   18   38
Gene Garber            3   2  3.44  30   0   0   7   0   50   49   23   19    3   18   47
Steve Carlton         10   3  3.49  19  19   8   0   2  134  123   54   52   11   40   90
Tom Underwood          5   2  3.69  18  10   1   2   0   68   68   28   28    4   24   34
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  2.45  32   0   0  10   0   44   42   16   12    0   14   20
John Candelaria        9   4  2.78  17  16   6   1   1  120   84   43   37   14   30   76
Kent Tekulve           1   1  3.45  32   0   0   1   0   47   47   20   18    0   13   38
Dave Giusti            0   0  3.46  18   0   0   3   0   26   25   13   10    3    9   12
Bruce Kison            7   5  3.56  18  17   3   0   0  104   97   54   41    9   33   48
Jim Rooker             7   4  3.78  15  15   4   0   0  100  111   48   42    7   37   43
Doc Medich             5   8  3.90  17  17   3   0   0  111  116   55   48    8   34   61
Larry Demery           5   3  4.25  22   3   0   2   0   55   60   30   26    4   25   30
Jerry Reuss            9   5  4.42  18  17   7   1   0  124  127   71   61   14   35   62
Ramon Hernandez        2   2  4.55  24   0   0   3   0   32   33   16   16    3   13   13
Rick Langford          0   1  6.35   7   0   0   0   0   11   13    8    8    1    6    9

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Butch Metzger          6   0  2.04  40   0   0   8   0   66   57   17   15    2   22   47
Randy Jones           16   4  2.61  22  22  16   0   3  183  150   61   53    9   23   62
Dave Freisleben        6   6  2.90  14  13   5   0   3   96   93   34   31    6   35   45
Alan Foster            3   6  3.16  21  11   2   0   0   80   66   33   28    8   31   21
Brent Strom            8  10  3.17  23  21   5   0   1  139  117   57   49    9   51   65
Ken Reynolds           0   3  4.50  15   2   0   1   0   28   30   17   14    0   19   16
Dan Spillner           2   9  4.63  28  11   0   0   0   93  105   58   48    9   47   53
Dave Tomlin            0   1  4.79  27   1   0   0   0   36   36   19   19    3   12   17
Rich Folkers           2   1  5.09  22   1   0   0   0   35   44   22   20    5   16   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
Jerry Johnson          0   0 10.80   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    2    2    0    2    1

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Charlie Williams       1   0  1.81  27   1   0   0   0   50   35   12   10    1   23   18
Gary Lavelle           4   4  2.57  39   0   0   9   0   67   64   22   19    4   35   43
John Montefusco        8   8  2.99  21  20   4   0   3  138  125   52   46    5   42   93
Randy Moffitt          4   3  3.00  34   0   0   5   0   57   54   27   19    4   21   21
Jim Barr               7   6  3.39  21  21   3   0   1  133  149   64   50    7   33   43
Ed Halicki             9  11  4.32  21  20   6   0   4  119  119   62   57    7   43   78
Dave Heaverlo          3   1  4.39  43   0   0   1   0   53   58   34   26    2    9   28
Mike Caldwell          0   6  4.56  29   8   0   0   0   75   99   53   38    5   14   35
Rob Dressler           2   7  4.66  12  12   0   0   0   64   78   41   33    4   19   22
Greg Minton            0   3  4.91  10   2   0   0   0   26   32   18   14    0   12    7
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           2   1  2.25  30   0   0   1   0   44   32   13   11    3   25   26
John Denny             5   4  3.10  17  17   4   0   2  113  112   46   39    7   33   41
Al Hrabosky            5   5  3.14  39   0   0   9   0   63   55   26   22    5   23   49
Bill Greif             1   2  3.16  23   0   0   2   0   26   24   10    9    1    7   11
Eddie Solomon          0   0  3.60   8   0   0   0   0   10    9    4    4    0    7    3
Bob Forsch             4   4  3.70  19  18   0   0   0  107  110   56   44    8   40   46
Mike Proly             1   0  3.71  14   0   0   0   0   17   21    9    7    0    6    4
Lynn McGlothen         8   8  3.79  19  18   6   0   2  116  129   53   49    7   36   52
Danny Frisella         0   0  3.97  18   0   0   1   0   23   19   10   10    3   13   11
Pete Falcone           6   9  4.06  18  18   4   0   0  115  103   59   52   11   46   73
Eric Rasmussen         3   7  4.31  30   4   0   0   0   65   67   33   31    6   27   33
John Curtis            5   7  4.58  20  12   2   0   1   92   97   48   47   10   46   34

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Jones (SD)            16
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         11
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  J. Koosman (NY)          10
  J. Matlack (NY)          10
  D. Sutton (LA)           10
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       9
  L. Dierker (HOU)          9
  E. Halicki (SF)           9

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  R. Jones (SD)            16
  J. Matlack (NY)          11
  A. Messersmith (ATL)      9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  T. Seaver (NY)            8
  J. Reuss (PIT)            7
  R. Rhoden (LA)            7
  J. Andujar (HOU)          6
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       6
  E. Halicki (SF)           6

Saves:

  K. Forsch (HOU)          15
  M. Marshall (ATL)        13
  R. Eastwick (CIN)        10
  B. Moose (PIT)           10
  A. Hrabosky (STL)         9
  G. Lavelle (SF)           9
  S. Lockwood (NY)          9
  D. Murray (MON)           9
  C. Hough (LA)             8
  B. Metzger (SD)           8

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  R. Jones (SD)         183.0
  J. Richard (HOU)      161.1
  T. Seaver (NY)        159.0
  J. Matlack (NY)       152.1
  A. Messersmith (ATL)  150.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       146.0
  G. Nolan (CIN)        141.2
  B. Strom (SD)         139.1
  D. Ruthven (ATL)      138.2
  J. Montefusco (SF)    138.1

Hits:

  R. Jones (SD)           150
  J. Barr (SF)            149
  R. Burris (CHI)         146
  D. Sutton (LA)          143
  P. Niekro (ATL)         140
  J. Kaat (PHI)           136
  D. Rau (LA)             130
  L. McGlothen (STL)      129
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       129
  D. Ruthven (ATL)        128

Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           74
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        73
  P. Niekro (ATL)          71
  J. Reuss (PIT)           71
  R. Burris (CHI)          70
  J. Barr (SF)             64
  J. Billingham (CIN)      64
  C. Morton (ATL)          64
  E. Halicki (SF)          62
  R. Jones (SD)            61

Home Runs:

  G. Nolan (CIN)           16
  D. Sutton (LA)           15
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      14
  J. Reuss (PIT)           14
  D. Rau (LA)              13
  J. Billingham (CIN)      12
  R. Burris (CHI)          12
  J. Matlack (NY)          12
  P. Niekro (ATL)          12
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        12

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         97
  P. Niekro (ATL)          56
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     55
  M. Cosgrove (HOU)        54
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       54
  D. Warthen (MON)         53
  R. Burris (CHI)          52
  L. Dierker (HOU)         52
  B. Strom (SD)            51
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       49

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          138
  A. Messersmith (ATL)    107
  J. Richard (HOU)        105
  P. Niekro (ATL)          99
  M. Lolich (NY)           94
  J. Montefusco (SF)       93
  S. Carlton (PHI)         90
  J. Koosman (NY)          85
  J. Matlack (NY)          85
  D. Sutton (LA)           81


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