Wednesday August 4, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, August 4, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        54  55  2.86  109  33  14   983   834  362  312   59  296  715
Philadelphia    71  34  3.13  105  26  29   950   905  365  330   64  246  568
Los Angeles     59  47  3.52  106  28  19   963   923  402  377   71  327  500
Cincinnati      69  39  3.55  108  27  26   975   951  426  385   68  323  525
Houston         56  54  3.60  110  24  22   991   939  459  396   54  507  549
St. Louis       44  59  3.61  103  18  15   934   921  427  375   70  374  477
Pittsburgh      58  47  3.62  105  26  24   962   932  452  387   74  305  506
San Francisco   47  62  3.63  109  17  18   986  1000  477  398   46  361  493
San Diego       51  59  3.77  110  33  10   980   933  462  411   72  354  433
Atlanta         48  59  3.78  107  25  17   946   933  460  397   62  362  540
Montreal        36  63  4.08   99  11  16   880   876  460  399   60  428  486
Chicago         46  61  4.30  107  12  25   958  1016  521  458   87  347  523

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Norman (CIN)     10   2  2.27  22  13   7   0   3  111   83   32   28    3   41   76
J.R. Richard (HOU)    13  11  2.37  27  27   9   0   2  205  150   67   54    9  118  137
Tom Seaver (NY)        9   6  2.48  24  23   8   0   2  185  144   54   51   10   53  164
Randy Jones (SD)      18   6  2.62  27  27  19   0   4  223  182   73   65   10   28   73
A. Messersmith (ATL)  11   9  2.71  25  24  12   1   3  182  138   66   55   12   62  125
Jon Matlack (NY)      10   6  2.72  23  23  11   0   4  172  146   59   52   12   37  104
Pat Zachry (CIN)       9   3  2.76  26  17   4   0   1  127  101   46   39    4   50   91
Don Stanhouse (MON)    7   4  2.78  22  14   5   1   1  117  101   39   36    3   61   50
Mickey Lolich (NY)     6  10  2.81  22  21   4   0   2  135  126   56   42    4   42  102
Jim Lonborg (PHI)     12   6  2.83  22  21   6   1   1  153  143   54   48   12   34   90

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Beard             0   1  2.30  13   0   0   1   0   16   12    6    4    0    5    2
Max Leon               1   3  2.59  20   0   0   1   0   24   19   11    7    2   12   11
Andy Messersmith      11   9  2.71  25  24  12   1   3  182  138   66   55   12   62  125
Bruce Dal Canton       3   4  3.18  31   0   0   1   0   57   49   30   20    5   33   29
Dick Ruthven          12   9  3.23  24  24   7   0   4  164  157   59   59    9   57   98
Mike Marshall          1   1  3.45  19   0   0   6   0   31   30   14   12    3   11   13
Phil Niekro           11   7  3.56  25  24   5   0   1  174  164   81   69   13   71  117
Roger Moret            3   3  4.71  25  10   1   1   0   71   77   38   37    7   22   29
Carl Morton            1   8  4.81  22  20   0   0   0  110  145   70   59    6   40   34
Adrian Devine          1   3  4.89  24   1   0   1   0   35   36   21   19    0   14   26
Elias Sosa             4   4  5.35  21   0   0   3   0   35   41   26   21    3   13   32
Pablo Torrealba        0   2  6.00  17   0   0   2   0   24   36   17   16    0   10   12
Frank Lacorte          0   5  7.89   6   4   0   0   0   22   29   21   19    2   12   12

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Sutter           2   2  2.27  30   0   0   4   0   48   36   12   12    2   16   35
Ken Frailing           1   2  2.41   6   3   0   0   0   19   20    7    5    0    5   10
Darold Knowles         3   4  3.02  41   0   0   9   0   51   46   20   17    5   18   28
Ray Burris             7  11  3.60  24  23   4   0   1  150  160   74   60   12   58   68
Rick Reuschel         10   8  3.67  25  24   4   1   2  162  154   80   66   13   45   90
Steve Renko            4   5  4.28  16  16   1   0   0   90   92   49   43    9   26   52
Oscar Zamora           5   2  4.47  39   1   0   3   0   52   62   28   26    7   15   24
Paul Reuschel          2   2  4.67  38   2   0   2   0   71   80   39   37   10   27   40
Bill Bonham            7   9  4.77  20  20   3   0   0  121  138   69   64    7   58   60
Joe Coleman            0   5  4.91  20   4   0   3   0   44   40   29   24    6   20   39
Buddy Schultz          1   1  5.06  25   0   0   2   0   21   32   15   12    2    9   15
Steve Stone            2   4  5.06   9   9   0   0   0   43   41   25   24    4   11   19
Mike Garman            2   4  5.16  36   2   0   1   0   59   68   40   34    4   27   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
Manny Sarmiento        1   0  1.80   2   0   0   0   0    5    7    3    1    0    2    3
Fred Norman           10   2  2.27  22  13   7   0   3  111   83   32   28    3   41   76
Rawly Eastwick         7   3  2.40  46   0   0  13   0   71   64   23   19    3   18   48
Pat Zachry             9   3  2.76  26  17   4   0   1  127  101   46   39    4   50   91
Pedro Borbon           2   2  3.04  46   1   0   4   0   80   95   31   27    4   22   36
Don Gullett            7   3  3.29  16  14   3   1   0   82   81   35   30    5   37   42
Gary Nolan            10   6  3.32  24  24   6   0   1  171  154   66   63   19   20   78
Will McEnaney          2   4  3.97  37   0   0   5   0   48   63   25   21    2   12   25
Santo Alcala          10   3  4.40  22  15   3   0   1  102   98   52   50    9   49   53
Jack Billingham        8   8  4.82  24  19   4   1   2  121  134   71   65   13   39   50
Pat Darcy              2   3  6.23  11   4   0   2   0   39   41   27   27    2   22   15
Rich Hinton            1   2  7.64  12   1   0   0   0   18   30   15   15    4   11    8

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bo McLaughlin          1   0  1.31   3   3   1   0   1   21   18    7    3    0    4    7
Dan Larson             1   3  1.95   4   4   1   0   0   28   24    8    6    0   10   20
Ken Forsch             4   2  2.35  45   0   0  16   0   80   68   22   21    5   22   43
J.R. Richard          13  11  2.37  27  27   9   0   2  205  150   67   54    9  118  137
Paul Siebert           0   2  3.16  19   0   0   0   0   26   29   10    9    0   18   10
Gene Pentz             3   2  3.30  27   0   0   3   0   46   44   19   17    4   20   29
Joe Niekro             4   7  3.53  25  13   0   0   0   94   91   53   37    6   51   62
Larry Dierker         11   9  3.65  21  21   5   0   4  141  121   62   57    6   58   88
Joaquin Andujar        6   7  3.73  20  17   7   0   4  113  111   50   47    5   52   39
Joe Sambito            1   0  3.86   7   0   0   0   0   14   12    6    6    2    3    8
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
Elias Sosa             1   3  2.30  13   0   0   1   0   16    9    5    4    0    5   11
Charlie Hough          9   4  2.39  51   0   0   9   0   94   66   27   25    6   55   60
Doug Rau              10   8  2.96  23  22   6   0   2  158  154   54   52   14   45   65
Rick Rhoden            9   0  3.10  20  19   7   0   2  134  124   48   46   11   40   58
Tommy John             6   7  3.20  21  21   2   0   1  132  141   51   47    4   38   56
Burt Hooton            7  11  3.91  22  22   6   0   3  147  138   67   64   12   42   76
Don Sutton            12   8  4.19  23  22   7   0   2  161  162   82   75   15   58   99
Stan Wall              1   2  4.38  23   0   0   1   0   39   41   20   19    5   10   21
Mike Marshall          4   3  4.45  30   0   0   8   0   63   64   33   31    2   25   39
Al Downing             0   1  6.41  11   0   0   0   0   20   24   15   14    2    9   15

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Chuck Taylor           1   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    4    1    0    0    0    0    1
Dale Murray            3   8  2.76  54   0   0  11   0   78   68   29   24    0   24   22
Don Stanhouse          7   4  2.78  22  14   5   1   1  117  101   39   36    3   61   50
Steve Rogers           4  10  3.53  19  19   3   0   2  135  128   59   53    9   42   90
Wayne Granger          1   0  3.66  27   0   0   2   0   32   32   15   13    3   16   16
Woodie Fryman          9   8  3.78  21  21   0   0   0  133  145   64   56   12   51   80
Chip Lang              1   1  4.28  16   1   0   0   0   34   30   18   16    2   20   17
Don Carrithers         5   7  4.50  24  12   2   0   0   96  106   57   48    5   56   47
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  5.35  17  15   0   0   0   72   70   52   43    8   59   47
Steve Renko            0   1  5.54   5   1   0   0   0   13   15    8    8    2    3    4
Joe Kerrigan           0   2  6.23  10   0   0   1   0   13   18    9    9    1    7    6
Dan Warthen            1   8  6.26  20  13   1   0   0   69   67   54   48    7   55   55

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Myrick             1   0  1.62  14   0   0   0   0   17   17    4    3    0    8    9
Ken Sanders            1   2  1.89  26   0   0   1   0   38   28    9    8    3    8   13
Tom Seaver             9   6  2.48  24  23   8   0   2  185  144   54   51   10   53  164
Nino Espinosa          0   2  2.53   3   1   0   0   0   11    9    5    3    1    2    8
Jon Matlack           10   6  2.72  23  23  11   0   4  172  146   59   52   12   37  104
Mickey Lolich          6  10  2.81  22  21   4   0   2  135  126   56   42    4   42  102
Skip Lockwood          6   7  2.86  37   0   0  10   0   63   43   22   20    5   26   70
Bob Apodaca            2   5  2.88  30   3   0   3   0   69   53   28   22    3   21   36
Rick Baldwin           0   0  3.00   6   0   0   0   0   15   12    5    5    0    9    8
Jerry Koosman         13   7  3.14  23  21   8   0   1  155  136   58   54   11   45  112
Craig Swan             5   8  3.55  17  17   2   0   1  104   98   50   41    8   33   80
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        1   0  1.63  11   1   0   0   0   28   26    6    5    0    7   24
Tug McGraw             5   4  2.52  37   0   0   7   0   61   56   21   17    3   20   43
Gene Garber            7   2  2.58  39   0   0   8   0   66   55   23   19    3   23   65
Jim Lonborg           12   6  2.83  22  21   6   1   1  153  143   54   48   12   34   90
Ron Reed               8   4  2.86  38   3   1   8   0   85   68   29   27    4   22   66
Jim Kaat              10   6  3.02  25  24   7   0   1  164  169   62   55   14   23   60
Ron Schueler           0   0  3.10  22   0   0   3   0   29   25   12   10    3    9   27
Steve Carlton         12   4  3.33  23  23   9   0   2  165  145   65   61   14   44  107
Tom Underwood          6   3  3.81  21  13   1   2   0   85   85   36   36    4   31   43
Larry Christenson     10   5  4.09  21  20   2   0   0  114  133   57   52    7   33   43

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kent Tekulve           3   1  2.76  41   0   0   2   0   62   59   21   19    0   15   47
Bob Moose              3   6  2.93  39   1   0  10   0   55   60   26   18    1   16   24
John Candelaria       10   4  3.24  21  20   6   1   1  144  112   58   52   19   38   94
Bruce Kison            8   7  3.24  21  20   4   0   0  128  119   60   46    9   35   62
Larry Demery           6   3  3.39  26   5   0   2   0   74   67   33   28    4   34   38
Jim Rooker             9   5  3.43  19  19   5   0   0  131  137   57   50    8   50   59
Ramon Hernandez        2   2  3.92  32   0   0   3   0   39   38   17   17    3   15   15
Doc Medich             5  10  3.97  20  20   3   0   0  131  139   65   58    9   36   67
Jerry Reuss           10   5  4.18  20  19   8   1   0  140  144   77   65   15   35   70
Dave Giusti            2   3  4.46  27   0   0   5   0   36   34   21   18    4   18   15
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
Rick Sawyer            1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    5    0    0    0    3    4
Butch Metzger          9   0  1.80  48   0   0   8   0   80   68   18   16    2   25   56
Randy Jones           18   6  2.62  27  27  19   0   4  223  182   73   65   10   28   73
Alan Foster            3   6  3.23  25  11   2   0   0   86   74   36   31    9   34   22
Brent Strom            9  12  3.29  26  24   6   0   1  156  138   68   57   13   57   72
Dave Freisleben        6   9  3.58  19  17   5   1   3  116  113   49   46    8   48   53
Dave Tomlin            0   1  3.83  35   1   0   0   0   49   48   21   21    3   14   27
Dan Spillner           2  11  5.06  32  14   0   0   0  107  120   70   60   11   55   57
Rich Folkers           2   3  5.29  27   3   0   0   0   51   59   34   30   10   19   21
Ken Reynolds           0   3  6.40  19   2   0   1   0   32   38   27   23    0   29   18
Jerry Johnson          0   1  6.75  10   1   0   0   0   13   16   12   10    0   13   10
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       2   0  2.01  34   1   0   0   0   63   48   17   14    1   27   23
Randy Moffitt          4   3  2.70  39   0   0   7   0   67   61   29   20    4   26   25
Gary Lavelle           4   4  2.84  44   0   0   9   0   73   70   26   23    5   37   48
John Montefusco       11   9  2.90  25  24   6   0   3  167  152   60   54    8   50  114
Jim Barr               9   7  3.30  24  24   4   0   2  155  168   71   57    7   37   48
Ed Halicki             9  13  4.08  24  23   7   0   4  139  134   68   63    7   50   92
Rob Dressler           2   7  4.14  14  14   0   0   0   76   88   44   35    4   25   25
Dave Heaverlo          3   3  4.60  48   0   0   1   0   61   69   39   31    2   12   33
John D'Acquisto        3   6  4.86  19  12   0   0   0   76   62   43   41    3   70   38
Greg Minton            0   3  4.91  10   2   0   0   0   26   32   18   14    0   12    7
Mike Caldwell          0   7  4.93  34   9   0   1   0   84  116   62   46    5   15   40

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Greif             1   3  2.50  31   0   0   2   0   36   36   13   10    2   13   17
Al Hrabosky            6   6  2.79  47   0   0  10   0   77   71   30   24    5   27   59
Mike Wallace           2   2  2.92  35   0   0   2   0   49   42   19   16    3   29   32
John Denny             5   5  3.20  19  19   5   0   2  127  122   52   45    9   45   43
Eddie Solomon          0   0  3.65  11   0   0   0   0   12   12    5    5    1    8    6
Pete Falcone           7  11  3.69  21  21   5   0   1  137  118   65   56   11   58   91
Mike Proly             1   0  3.71  14   0   0   0   0   17   21    9    7    0    6    4
Bob Forsch             5   6  3.85  23  22   0   0   0  131  138   70   56   10   53   55
Lynn McGlothen         9  10  3.89  22  21   6   0   2  137  149   64   59    8   43   74
Eric Rasmussen         3   9  3.92  33   7   0   0   0   85   86   39   37    7   30   45
Danny Frisella         0   0  3.97  18   0   0   1   0   23   19   10   10    3   13   11
John Curtis            5   7  4.34  24  13   2   0   1  104  107   51   50   11   49   40

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Jones (SD)            18
  J. Koosman (NY)          13
  J. Richard (HOU)         13
  S. Carlton (PHI)         12
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         12
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         12
  D. Sutton (LA)           12
  L. Dierker (HOU)         11
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     11
  J. Montefusco (SF)       11

Losses:

  E. Halicki (SF)          13
  B. Strom (SD)            12
  R. Burris (CHI)          11
  P. Falcone (STL)         11
  B. Hooton (LA)           11
  J. Richard (HOU)         11
  D. Spillner (SD)         11
  M. Lolich (NY)           10
  L. McGlothen (STL)       10
  D. Medich (PIT)          10

Complete Games:

  R. Jones (SD)            19
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     12
  J. Matlack (NY)          11
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  J. Richard (HOU)          9
  J. Koosman (NY)           8
  J. Reuss (PIT)            8
  T. Seaver (NY)            8
  J. Andujar (HOU)          7
  E. Halicki (SF)           7

Saves:

  K. Forsch (HOU)          16
  M. Marshall (ATL)        14
  R. Eastwick (CIN)        13
  D. Murray (MON)          11
  A. Hrabosky (STL)        10
  S. Lockwood (NY)         10
  B. Moose (PIT)           10
  C. Hough (LA)             9
  D. Knowles (CHI)          9
  G. Lavelle (SF)           9

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  R. Jones (SD)         223.0
  J. Richard (HOU)      205.1
  T. Seaver (NY)        185.0
  A. Messersmith (ATL)  182.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       174.1
  J. Matlack (NY)       172.0
  G. Nolan (CIN)        170.2
  J. Montefusco (SF)    167.1
  S. Carlton (PHI)      165.0
  D. Ruthven (ATL)      164.1

Hits:

  R. Jones (SD)           182
  J. Kaat (PHI)           169
  J. Barr (SF)            168
  P. Niekro (ATL)         164
  D. Sutton (LA)          162
  R. Burris (CHI)         160
  D. Ruthven (ATL)        157
  G. Nolan (CIN)          154
  D. Rau (LA)             154
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       154

Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           82
  P. Niekro (ATL)          81
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        80
  J. Reuss (PIT)           77
  R. Burris (CHI)          74
  R. Jones (SD)            73
  J. Barr (SF)             71
  J. Billingham (CIN)      71
  B. Forsch (STL)          70
  C. Morton (ATL)          70

Home Runs:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      19
  G. Nolan (CIN)           19
  J. Reuss (PIT)           15
  D. Sutton (LA)           15
  S. Carlton (PHI)         14
  J. Kaat (PHI)            14
  D. Rau (LA)              14
  J. Billingham (CIN)      13
  P. Niekro (ATL)          13
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        13

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)        118
  P. Niekro (ATL)          71
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       70
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     62
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       61
  C. Kirby (MON)           59
  B. Bonham (CHI)          58
  R. Burris (CHI)          58
  L. Dierker (HOU)         58
  P. Falcone (STL)         58

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          164
  J. Richard (HOU)        137
  A. Messersmith (ATL)    125
  P. Niekro (ATL)         117
  J. Montefusco (SF)      114
  J. Koosman (NY)         112
  S. Carlton (PHI)        107
  J. Matlack (NY)         104
  M. Lolich (NY)          102
  D. Sutton (LA)           99

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