Saturday July 24, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 24, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        50  47  2.88   97  30  13   870   741  326  278   53  261  627
Philadelphia    63  29  3.09   92  25  25   830   801  318  285   56  219  489
Cincinnati      60  36  3.58   96  23  22   868   850  378  345   63  293  467
Los Angeles     53  43  3.59   96  25  18   873   841  373  348   68  298  449
San Diego       48  49  3.62   97  30  10   871   815  395  350   61  311  384
San Francisco   42  56  3.62   98  15  16   887   889  434  357   44  330  440
St. Louis       41  52  3.71   93  16  13   844   844  397  348   66  336  414
Atlanta         44  52  3.72   96  21  17   850   820  409  351   55  326  490
Pittsburgh      52  42  3.75   94  24  24   852   835  415  355   68  270  448
Houston         49  50  3.86   99  17  21   889   868  439  381   51  470  498
Montreal        29  59  4.21   88   8  13   781   778  425  365   56  387  441
Chicago         39  55  4.57   94   8  23   837   911  481  425   78  311  462

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Stanhouse (MON)    6   4  2.58  20  12   4   1   1  101   83   32   29    2   54   40
Randy Jones (SD)      17   4  2.62  24  24  17   0   4  199  161   66   58    9   26   63
Jim Kaat (PHI)        10   4  2.63  22  21   6   0   1  144  143   49   42   11   19   55
Tom Seaver (NY)        9   6  2.68  22  21   8   0   2  168  133   52   50   10   45  146
Mickey Lolich (NY)     6  10  2.71  20  19   4   0   2  120  111   50   36    4   37   97
J.R. Richard (HOU)    10  11  2.73  24  24   6   0   1  178  136   65   54    9  107  120
Jon Matlack (NY)      10   4  2.73  21  21  11   0   4  158  134   55   48   12   36   91
Jim Lonborg (PHI)     12   5  2.75  20  19   6   1   1  138  130   48   42   11   32   80
Pat Zachry (CIN)       8   3  2.81  24  15   4   0   1  115   93   42   36    4   46   82
John Montefusco (SF)   9   8  2.87  22  21   5   0   3  147  128   53   47    6   45   99

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Beard             0   1  1.98  10   0   0   1   0   14   10    4    3    0    5    2
Bruce Dal Canton       3   2  2.08  27   0   0   1   0   48   34   21   11    3   27   25
Max Leon               1   3  2.14  17   0   0   1   0   21   14    9    5    2    9   11
Andy Messersmith       9   9  2.90  23  22  10   1   3  164  124   61   53   11   59  117
Mike Marshall          1   1  3.20  16   0   0   6   0   25   22   11    9    3    8   10
Dick Ruthven          11   8  3.24  21  21   6   0   3  144  135   52   52    8   50   82
Adrian Devine          1   2  3.38  21   0   0   1   0   29   26   13   11    0   13   25
Phil Niekro           10   6  3.55  23  22   4   0   1  160  150   75   63   12   65  109
Roger Moret            3   3  4.71  25  10   1   1   0   71   77   38   37    7   22   29
Carl Morton            1   7  4.77  20  18   0   0   0  100  130   64   53    5   37   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   4  9.18   5   3   0   0   0   17   23   18   17    1    9    9

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Frailing           1   2  2.41   6   3   0   0   0   19   20    7    5    0    5   10
Bruce Sutter           1   2  2.43  26   0   0   4   0   41   30   11   11    1   13   31
Steve Stone            2   2  3.14   6   6   0   0   0   29   25   11   10    1    7   12
Darold Knowles         3   3  3.21  36   0   0   8   0   48   43   19   17    5   16   26
Ray Burris             5  11  4.12  22  21   2   0   0  131  152   73   60   12   54   59
Rick Reuschel          9   7  4.25  22  21   3   1   1  136  131   74   64   12   39   77
Steve Renko            3   4  4.38  13  13   0   0   0   72   75   41   35    8   17   47
Oscar Zamora           5   2  4.65  38   1   0   3   0   50   60   28   26    7   14   23
Paul Reuschel          1   2  4.92  35   2   0   2   0   64   75   37   35    9   26   34
Buddy Schultz          1   1  5.06  25   0   0   2   0   21   32   15   12    2    9   15
Bill Bonham            6   9  5.16  18  18   3   0   0  106  122   65   61    7   53   56
Mike Garman            2   4  5.25  35   2   0   1   0   58   66   40   34    4   27   29
Joe Coleman            0   4  5.35  16   4   0   2   0   35   33   26   21    4   19   30
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
Fred Norman            8   2  2.61  20  11   5   0   3   93   72   28   27    3   38   62
Rawly Eastwick         7   3  2.70  42   0   0  10   0   63   59   23   19    3   17   46
Pat Zachry             8   3  2.81  24  15   4   0   1  115   93   42   36    4   46   82
Don Gullett            7   3  2.93  15  13   3   1   0   80   77   31   26    5   36   42
Gary Nolan             8   5  3.15  21  21   5   0   1  149  127   55   52   16   17   68
Pedro Borbon           2   2  3.17  42   1   0   3   0   71   87   27   25    4   19   28
Santo Alcala           9   2  4.04  20  13   3   0   1   91   83   43   41    8   44   47
Will McEnaney          1   4  4.23  35   0   0   5   0   45   62   25   21    2   12   24
Jack Billingham        7   7  4.92  22  17   3   1   1  108  126   65   59   12   36   46
Pat Darcy              2   3  6.23  11   4   0   2   0   39   41   27   27    2   22   15
Rich Hinton            1   2  7.90  10   1   0   0   0   14   23   12   12    4    6    7

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bo McLaughlin          0   0  1.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    3    1    0    0    4
Dan Larson             1   1  1.69   2   2   1   0   0   16   12    4    3    0    5   15
Ken Forsch             4   2  2.33  43   0   0  15   0   77   65   21   20    5   20   42
J.R. Richard          10  11  2.73  24  24   6   0   1  178  136   65   54    9  107  120
Paul Siebert           0   2  3.16  19   0   0   0   0   26   29   10    9    0   18   10
Gene Pentz             3   1  3.35  25   0   0   3   0   43   40   18   16    3   20   28
Joe Niekro             4   7  3.57  24  13   0   0   0   93   90   53   37    6   49   59
Joe Sambito            0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    9    9    4    4    1    3    4
Joaquin Andujar        6   6  3.88  18  15   6   0   4   95   96   44   41    4   43   30
Larry Dierker          9   9  4.18  19  19   3   0   2  123  114   62   57    6   54   80
Mike Barlow            2   2  4.50  16   0   0   0   0   22   27   13   11    0   17   11
Mike Cosgrove          3   4  5.04  19  16   1   0   1   86   97   56   48    6   56   33
Gilberto Rondon        2   2  5.93  12   7   0   0   0   44   57   32   29    5   28   14
Tom Griffin            5   3  6.05  20   2   0   0   0   42   44   29   28    4   37   33
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          8   4  2.37  44   0   0   8   0   84   60   24   22    5   48   54
Elias Sosa             0   3  2.53  10   0   0   1   0   11    6    4    3    0    5    6
Tommy John             6   6  2.93  19  19   2   0   1  123  123   44   40    4   36   53
Doug Rau               9   6  2.96  20  19   5   0   1  137  135   47   45   13   41   59
Rick Rhoden            9   0  3.10  19  18   7   0   2  125  115   45   43   11   37   52
Burt Hooton            6  10  3.93  20  20   5   0   2  135  129   62   59   11   37   69
Mike Marshall          4   3  4.45  30   0   0   8   0   63   64   33   31    2   25   39
Don Sutton            10   8  4.50  21  20   6   0   2  144  147   79   72   15   51   85
Stan Wall              1   2  4.62  21   0   0   1   0   37   39   20   19    5   10   20
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  2.58  20  12   4   1   1  101   83   32   29    2   54   40
Dale Murray            2   8  2.91  48   0   0   9   0   68   58   27   22    0   21   20
Steve Rogers           3   9  3.64  17  17   2   0   1  121  115   54   49    9   38   83
Wayne Granger          1   0  3.66  27   0   0   2   0   32   32   15   13    3   16   16
Woodie Fryman          8   8  4.03  19  19   0   0   0  121  131   62   54   11   45   74
Don Carrithers         4   6  4.61  21   9   1   0   0   80   87   50   41    5   51   42
Chip Lang              1   1  4.67  14   1   0   0   0   27   22   16   14    2   18   14
Fred Scherman          2   2  4.95  31   0   0   1   0   40   42   25   22    5   14   18
Clay Kirby             1   8  5.00  16  14   0   0   0   67   66   46   37    8   51   43
Steve Renko            0   1  5.54   5   1   0   0   0   13   15    8    8    2    3    4
Steve Dunning          0   4  5.55  16   2   0   0   0   36   50   30   22    2   16   28
Dan Warthen            1   8  6.26  20  13   1   0   0   69   67   54   48    7   55   55
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  8.10   6   0   0   0   0    7   10    6    6    0    5    4

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Sanders            1   1  1.55  21   0   0   1   0   29   21    6    5    1    7   13
Skip Lockwood          6   4  2.18  32   0   0   9   0   54   30   15   13    4   24   56
Bob Myrick             0   0  2.31  11   0   0   0   0   12   12    3    3    0    4    4
Bob Apodaca            1   5  2.36  28   2   0   3   0   61   46   22   16    2   17   30
Nino Espinosa          0   1  2.45   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    3    1    0    1    2
Tom Seaver             9   6  2.68  22  21   8   0   2  168  133   52   50   10   45  146
Mickey Lolich          6  10  2.71  20  19   4   0   2  120  111   50   36    4   37   97
Jon Matlack           10   4  2.73  21  21  11   0   4  158  134   55   48   12   36   91
Rick Baldwin           0   0  3.00   6   0   0   0   0   15   12    5    5    0    9    8
Jerry Koosman         11   6  3.51  20  18   5   0   0  128  122   54   50   10   39   93
Craig Swan             5   8  3.56  16  16   2   0   1  101   94   49   40    8   30   78
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  2.18  10   0   0   0   0   21   20    6    5    0    7   17
Ron Reed               7   3  2.53  34   3   1   7   0   75   61   23   21    3   17   54
Jim Kaat              10   4  2.63  22  21   6   0   1  144  143   49   42   11   19   55
Jim Lonborg           12   5  2.75  20  19   6   1   1  138  130   48   42   11   32   80
Tug McGraw             5   4  2.89  33   0   0   5   0   53   52   21   17    3   19   41
Gene Garber            4   2  3.15  33   0   0   8   0   54   50   23   19    3   20   51
Tom Underwood          6   2  3.30  19  11   1   2   0   76   75   28   28    4   26   39
Steve Carlton         11   4  3.41  21  21   9   0   2  148  130   58   56   12   42   95
Ron Schueler           0   0  3.92  17   0   0   2   0   21   22   11    9    3    6   19
Larry Christenson      8   5  4.11  18  17   2   0   0  101  118   51   46    6   31   38

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Moose              3   5  3.00  35   1   0  10   0   51   54   23   17    1   15   22
John Candelaria       10   4  3.02  18  17   6   1   1  125   93   48   42   15   31   80
Kent Tekulve           1   1  3.13  36   0   0   2   0   55   55   21   19    0   14   43
Dave Giusti            0   1  3.41  21   0   0   5   0   29   26   14   11    3   11   13
Bruce Kison            7   6  3.58  19  18   3   0   0  111  104   57   44    9   33   51
Larry Demery           6   3  3.68  23   4   0   2   0   64   62   31   26    4   28   33
Jim Rooker             8   5  3.79  17  17   4   0   0  116  124   56   49    8   44   50
Jerry Reuss           10   5  4.19  19  18   8   1   0  133  136   72   62   14   35   67
Ramon Hernandez        2   2  4.24  26   0   0   3   0   34   33   16   16    3   13   13
Doc Medich             5   9  4.24  18  18   3   0   0  115  126   61   54    9   34   61
Rick Langford          0   1  7.11   9   1   0   0   0   19   22   16   15    2   12   15

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Butch Metzger          8   0  2.03  43   0   0   8   0   71   64   18   16    2   24   49
Randy Jones           17   4  2.62  24  24  17   0   4  199  161   66   58    9   26   63
Jerry Johnson          0   0  2.84   5   0   0   0   0    6    3    2    2    0    4    6
Brent Strom            9  11  3.11  25  23   6   0   1  151  127   61   52   11   55   70
Alan Foster            3   6  3.16  21  11   2   0   0   80   66   33   28    8   31   21
Dave Freisleben        6   7  3.24  16  14   5   1   3  100   98   39   36    7   38   46
Dave Tomlin            0   1  4.50  29   1   0   0   0   38   37   19   19    3   12   19
Ken Reynolds           0   3  4.60  17   2   0   1   0   31   33   20   16    0   25   18
Dan Spillner           2   9  4.62  29  12   0   0   0   99  109   61   51   10   51   55
Rich Folkers           2   1  4.70  23   1   0   0   0   38   45   22   20    5   16   17
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  1.76  29   1   0   0   0   51   37   12   10    1   23   19
Gary Lavelle           4   4  2.63  40   0   0   9   0   68   65   23   20    5   35   45
John Montefusco        9   8  2.87  22  21   5   0   3  147  128   53   47    6   45   99
Randy Moffitt          4   3  3.10  35   0   0   5   0   58   56   28   20    4   22   22
Jim Barr               8   6  3.18  22  22   4   0   2  142  153   64   50    7   33   43
Ed Halicki             9  12  4.26  22  21   6   0   4  127  126   65   60    7   44   80
Mike Caldwell          0   6  4.29  32   8   0   1   0   80  102   54   38    5   15   38
Dave Heaverlo          3   2  4.37  44   0   0   1   0   56   60   35   27    2   11   30
Rob Dressler           2   7  4.37  13  13   0   0   0   70   82   43   34    4   24   22
Greg Minton            0   3  4.91  10   2   0   0   0   26   32   18   14    0   12    7
John D'Acquisto        2   5  5.31  17  10   0   0   0   63   48   39   37    3   66   35

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Wallace           2   1  2.45  32   0   0   1   0   48   40   16   13    3   26   31
Bill Greif             1   2  2.51  27   0   0   2   0   32   31   12    9    1   10   14
Al Hrabosky            5   6  2.94  41   0   0   9   0   67   60   27   22    5   24   52
John Denny             5   4  3.31  18  18   4   0   2  117  117   50   43    9   37   41
Mike Proly             1   0  3.71  14   0   0   0   0   17   21    9    7    0    6    4
Lynn McGlothen         8   9  3.83  20  19   6   0   2  122  134   56   52    8   39   57
Eddie Solomon          0   0  3.86  10   0   0   0   0   12   10    5    5    1    8    5
Bob Forsch             5   5  3.87  21  20   0   0   0  119  127   64   51    8   48   52
Danny Frisella         0   0  3.97  18   0   0   1   0   23   19   10   10    3   13   11
Pete Falcone           6  10  4.03  19  19   4   0   0  121  111   63   54   11   51   77
Eric Rasmussen         3   8  4.40  31   5   0   0   0   72   76   37   35    7   28   36
John Curtis            5   7  4.47  22  12   2   0   1   95   98   48   47   10   46   34

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Jones (SD)            17
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         12
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  J. Koosman (NY)          11
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         11
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      10
  J. Kaat (PHI)            10
  J. Matlack (NY)          10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  J. Reuss (PIT)           10

Losses:

  E. Halicki (SF)          12
  R. Burris (CHI)          11
  J. Richard (HOU)         11
  B. Strom (SD)            11
  P. Falcone (STL)         10
  B. Hooton (LA)           10
  M. Lolich (NY)           10
  B. Bonham (CHI)           9
  L. Dierker (HOU)          9
  L. McGlothen (STL)        9

Complete Games:

  R. Jones (SD)            17
  J. Matlack (NY)          11
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     10
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  J. Reuss (PIT)            8
  T. Seaver (NY)            8
  R. Rhoden (LA)            7
  J. Andujar (HOU)          6
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       6
  E. Halicki (SF)           6

Saves:

  K. Forsch (HOU)          15
  M. Marshall (ATL)        14
  R. Eastwick (CIN)        10
  B. Moose (PIT)           10
  A. Hrabosky (STL)         9
  G. Lavelle (SF)           9
  S. Lockwood (NY)          9
  D. Murray (MON)           9
  G. Garber (PHI)           8
  C. Hough (LA)             8

Shutouts:

  J. Andujar (HOU)          4
  E. Halicki (SF)           4
  R. Jones (SD)             4
  J. Matlack (NY)           4
  D. Freisleben (SD)        3
  A. Messersmith (ATL)      3
  J. Montefusco (SF)        3
  F. Norman (CIN)           3
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          3
  J. Barr (SF)              2

Innings Pitched:

  R. Jones (SD)         199.0
  J. Richard (HOU)      178.1
  T. Seaver (NY)        168.0
  A. Messersmith (ATL)  164.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       159.2
  J. Matlack (NY)       158.0
  B. Strom (SD)         150.2
  G. Nolan (CIN)        148.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)      148.0
  J. Montefusco (SF)    147.1

Hits:

  R. Jones (SD)           161
  J. Barr (SF)            153
  R. Burris (CHI)         152
  P. Niekro (ATL)         150
  D. Sutton (LA)          147
  J. Kaat (PHI)           143
  J. Reuss (PIT)          136
  J. Richard (HOU)        136
  D. Rau (LA)             135
  D. Ruthven (ATL)        135

Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           79
  P. Niekro (ATL)          75
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        74
  R. Burris (CHI)          73
  J. Reuss (PIT)           72
  R. Jones (SD)            66
  J. Billingham (CIN)      65
  B. Bonham (CHI)          65
  E. Halicki (SF)          65
  J. Richard (HOU)         65

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)        107
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       66
  P. Niekro (ATL)          65
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     59
  M. Cosgrove (HOU)        56
  B. Strom (SD)            55
  D. Warthen (MON)         55
  R. Burris (CHI)          54
  L. Dierker (HOU)         54
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       54

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          146
  J. Richard (HOU)        120
  A. Messersmith (ATL)    117
  P. Niekro (ATL)         109
  J. Montefusco (SF)       99
  M. Lolich (NY)           97
  S. Carlton (PHI)         95
  J. Koosman (NY)          93
  J. Matlack (NY)          91
  D. Sutton (LA)           85

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