Monday July 26, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, July 26, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        50  49  2.88   99  31  13   886   756  332  284   54  265  641
Philadelphia    65  29  3.11   94  25  26   848   821  326  293   57  222  496
Los Angeles     55  43  3.53   98  27  18   891   852  375  350   68  302  461
Cincinnati      62  36  3.57   98  24  23   886   868  387  351   64  298  476
San Diego       48  51  3.63   99  30  10   888   831  403  358   62  319  390
San Francisco   42  58  3.65  100  16  16   904   909  444  367   45  340  454
St. Louis       42  52  3.70   94  16  14   853   850  400  351   66  339  424
Atlanta         44  54  3.77   98  21  17   868   846  422  364   57  334  498
Houston         51  50  3.78  101  19  21   908   876  439  381   51  472  503
Pittsburgh      52  43  3.85   95  24  24   860   850  428  368   71  279  453
Montreal        32  59  4.10   91  10  14   808   795  428  368   57  398  455
Chicago         39  58  4.48   97   8  23   863   926  490  430   80  322  476

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Norman (CIN)      9   2  2.38  21  12   6   0   3  102   79   31   27    3   41   68
Don Stanhouse (MON)    7   4  2.45  21  13   5   1   1  110   90   33   30    2   58   46
Randy Jones (SD)      17   4  2.62  24  24  17   0   4  199  161   66   58    9   26   63
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   5  2.74  22  22  11   0   4  164  140   57   50   12   36   97
Jim Lonborg (PHI)     12   5  2.75  20  19   6   1   1  138  130   48   42   11   32   80
Doug Rau (LA)         10   6  2.77  21  20   6   0   2  146  141   47   45   13   41   62
Pat Zachry (CIN)       8   3  2.81  24  15   4   0   1  115   93   42   36    4   46   82

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Beard             0   1  1.88  11   0   0   1   0   14   10    4    3    0    5    2
Bruce Dal Canton       3   3  2.26  28   0   0   1   0   52   37   23   13    4   28   26
Max Leon               1   3  2.82  18   0   0   1   0   22   17   11    7    2   11   11
Andy Messersmith       9   9  2.90  23  22  10   1   3  164  124   61   53   11   59  117
Adrian Devine          1   2  3.06  22   0   0   1   0   32   26   13   11    0   13   26
Mike Marshall          1   1  3.08  17   0   0   6   0   26   23   11    9    3    8   11
Dick Ruthven          11   8  3.46  22  22   6   0   3  148  144   57   57    9   53   86
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   8  4.93  21  19   0   0   0  104  140   68   57    5   39   29
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   3  3.03   7   7   0   0   0   36   27   13   12    2    8   16
Darold Knowles         3   3  3.14  37   0   0   8   0   49   43   19   17    5   17   26
Rick Reuschel          9   8  4.04  23  22   3   1   1  143  135   78   64   12   42   81
Ray Burris             5  11  4.12  22  21   2   0   0  131  152   73   60   12   54   59
Steve Renko            3   5  4.27  14  14   0   0   0   78   79   43   37    8   22   48
Oscar Zamora           5   2  4.65  38   1   0   3   0   50   60   28   26    7   14   23
Paul Reuschel          1   2  4.91  36   2   0   2   0   66   77   38   36   10   27   37
Joe Coleman            0   4  5.06  17   4   0   2   0   37   34   26   21    4   19   31
Buddy Schultz          1   1  5.06  25   0   0   2   0   21   32   15   12    2    9   15
Mike Garman            2   4  5.16  36   2   0   1   0   59   68   40   34    4   27   30
Bill Bonham            6   9  5.16  18  18   3   0   0  106  122   65   61    7   53   56
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            9   2  2.38  21  12   6   0   3  102   79   31   27    3   41   68
Rawly Eastwick         7   3  2.62  43   0   0  11   0   65   60   23   19    3   18   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
Pedro Borbon           2   2  3.17  42   1   0   3   0   71   87   27   25    4   19   28
Gary Nolan             9   5  3.35  22  22   5   0   1  156  137   61   58   17   18   71
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          1   0  0.56   2   2   1   0   1   16   12    3    1    0    1    6
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         10   9  3.90  20  20   4   0   3  132  116   62   57    6   55   83
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
Doug Rau              10   6  2.77  21  20   6   0   2  146  141   47   45   13   41   62
Tommy John             6   6  2.93  19  19   2   0   1  123  123   44   40    4   36   53
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
Don Sutton            11   8  4.35  22  21   7   0   2  153  152   81   74   15   55   94
Mike Marshall          4   3  4.45  30   0   0   8   0   63   64   33   31    2   25   39
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          7   4  2.45  21  13   5   1   1  110   90   33   30    2   58   46
Dale Murray            2   8  2.87  49   0   0  10   0   69   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         5   6  4.25  22  10   2   0   0   89   94   51   42    5   54   45
Chip Lang              1   1  4.67  14   1   0   0   0   27   22   16   14    2   18   14
Steve Dunning          1   4  4.74  17   3   0   0   0   44   53   31   23    3   20   33
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
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
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
Skip Lockwood          6   4  2.43  33   0   0   9   0   56   33   17   15    4   25   58
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   5  2.74  22  22  11   0   4  164  140   57   50   12   36   97
Rick Baldwin           0   0  3.00   6   0   0   0   0   15   12    5    5    0    9    8
Jerry Koosman         11   7  3.42  21  19   6   0   0  137  128   56   52   11   42   99
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               8   3  2.59  35   3   1   7   0   76   64   24   22    3   18   57
Tug McGraw             5   4  2.73  34   0   0   6   0   56   53   21   17    3   19   42
Jim Lonborg           12   5  2.75  20  19   6   1   1  138  130   48   42   11   32   80
Jim Kaat              10   4  2.86  23  22   6   0   1  151  154   55   48   12   19   56
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      9   5  3.97  19  18   2   0   0  107  123   52   47    6   33   40

 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
Kent Tekulve           1   1  3.13  36   0   0   2   0   55   55   21   19    0   14   43
John Candelaria       10   4  3.33  19  18   6   1   1  130   99   54   48   17   36   84
Bruce Kison            7   6  3.58  19  18   3   0   0  111  104   57   44    9   33   51
Larry Demery           6   3  3.58  24   4   0   2   0   65   64   31   26    4   30   34
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
Doc Medich             5   9  4.24  18  18   3   0   0  115  126   61   54    9   34   61
Ramon Hernandez        2   2  4.37  27   0   0   3   0   35   35   17   17    3   13   13
Dave Giusti            0   2  4.97  22   0   0   5   0   29   30   19   16    4   12   13
Rick Langford          0   1  7.20  10   1   0   0   0   20   23   17   16    2   13   15

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Butch Metzger          8   0  2.00  44   0   0   8   0   72   65   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
Dave Freisleben        6   8  3.08  17  15   5   1   3  108  103   40   37    7   42   50
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 Tomlin            0   1  4.42  30   1   0   0   0   39   38   19   19    3   13   20
Rich Folkers           2   1  4.46  24   1   0   0   0   40   46   22   20    5   16   17
Dan Spillner           2  10  4.74  30  13   0   0   0  104  115   65   55   11   53   56
Ken Reynolds           0   3  5.40  18   2   0   1   0   32   35   23   19    0   26   18
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  1.65  30   1   0   0   0   55   38   12   10    1   25   20
Gary Lavelle           4   4  2.63  40   0   0   9   0   68   65   23   20    5   35   45
John Montefusco        9   9  2.99  23  22   5   0   3  150  133   56   50    7   48  102
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  13  4.03  23  22   7   0   4  136  130   66   61    7   49   89
Rob Dressler           2   7  4.37  13  13   0   0   0   70   82   43   34    4   24   22
Mike Caldwell          0   6  4.61  33   8   0   1   0   80  107   57   41    5   15   39
Dave Heaverlo          3   2  4.76  45   0   0   1   0   57   65   38   30    2   11   30
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  2.87  42   0   0  10   0   69   62   27   22    5   24   54
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         9   9  3.82  21  20   6   0   2  130  138   59   55    8   42   65
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
  D. Sutton (LA)           11
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      10
  L. Dierker (HOU)         10
  J. Kaat (PHI)            10
  J. Matlack (NY)          10

Losses:

  E. Halicki (SF)          13
  R. Burris (CHI)          11
  J. Richard (HOU)         11
  B. Strom (SD)            11
  P. Falcone (STL)         10
  B. Hooton (LA)           10
  M. Lolich (NY)           10
  D. Spillner (SD)         10
  B. Bonham (CHI)           9
  L. Dierker (HOU)          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
  E. Halicki (SF)           7
  R. Rhoden (LA)            7
  D. Sutton (LA)            7
  J. Andujar (HOU)          6

Saves:

  K. Forsch (HOU)          15
  M. Marshall (ATL)        14
  R. Eastwick (CIN)        11
  A. Hrabosky (STL)        10
  B. Moose (PIT)           10
  D. Murray (MON)          10
  G. Lavelle (SF)           9
  S. Lockwood (NY)          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
  L. Dierker (HOU)          3
  D. Freisleben (SD)        3
  A. Messersmith (ATL)      3
  J. Montefusco (SF)        3
  F. Norman (CIN)           3
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          3

Innings Pitched:

  R. Jones (SD)         199.0
  J. Richard (HOU)      178.1
  T. Seaver (NY)        168.0
  A. Messersmith (ATL)  164.1
  J. Matlack (NY)       164.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)       159.2
  G. Nolan (CIN)        155.2
  D. Sutton (LA)        153.0
  J. Kaat (PHI)         151.0
  B. Strom (SD)         150.2

Hits:

  R. Jones (SD)           161
  J. Kaat (PHI)           154
  J. Barr (SF)            153
  R. Burris (CHI)         152
  D. Sutton (LA)          152
  P. Niekro (ATL)         150
  D. Ruthven (ATL)        144
  D. Rau (LA)             141
  J. Matlack (NY)         140
  C. Morton (ATL)         140

Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           81
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        78
  P. Niekro (ATL)          75
  R. Burris (CHI)          73
  J. Reuss (PIT)           72
  C. Morton (ATL)          68
  E. Halicki (SF)          66
  R. Jones (SD)            66
  J. Billingham (CIN)      65
  B. Bonham (CHI)          65

Home Runs:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      17
  G. Nolan (CIN)           17
  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. Kaat (PHI)            12
  J. Matlack (NY)          12

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)        107
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       66
  P. Niekro (ATL)          65
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     59
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       58
  M. Cosgrove (HOU)        56
  L. Dierker (HOU)         55
  B. Strom (SD)            55
  D. Sutton (LA)           55
  D. Warthen (MON)         55

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          146
  J. Richard (HOU)        120
  A. Messersmith (ATL)    117
  P. Niekro (ATL)         109
  J. Montefusco (SF)      102
  J. Koosman (NY)          99
  M. Lolich (NY)           97
  J. Matlack (NY)          97
  S. Carlton (PHI)         95
  D. Sutton (LA)           94

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