Friday August 20, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 20, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        61  61  2.95  122  37  18  1097   940  413  360   68  328  785
Philadelphia    78  41  3.12  119  28  32  1073  1024  416  372   70  295  650
Los Angeles     67  54  3.38  121  31  20  1102  1043  447  414   79  359  569
Cincinnati      79  44  3.45  123  29  31  1110  1076  473  426   77  368  606
St. Louis       52  65  3.61  117  21  20  1058  1038  486  424   73  436  533
Pittsburgh      66  54  3.63  120  31  25  1092  1067  511  440   79  348  577
Atlanta         56  67  3.66  123  28  20  1088  1058  510  442   66  418  618
Houston         60  65  3.70  125  29  22  1120  1090  532  460   64  564  615
San Francisco   53  71  3.72  124  20  21  1113  1138  546  460   57  398  572
San Diego       60  64  3.74  124  37  14  1101  1055  513  457   73  410  484
Montreal        41  74  4.05  115  16  17  1027  1022  529  462   70  474  567
Chicago         55  68  4.22  123  15  27  1112  1176  592  522  102  390  626

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
J.R. Richard (HOU)    14  12  2.45  30  30  11   0   2  228  170   76   62   11  131  157
Tom Seaver (NY)        9   9  2.62  27  26   9   0   2  206  164   65   60   10   62  179
Pat Zachry (CIN)      11   4  2.66  30  20   4   0   1  149  119   51   44    5   60  103
Fred Norman (CIN)     11   3  2.71  25  16   8   0   3  129  102   45   39    5   50   92
A. Messersmith (ATL)  11  10  2.77  28  27  12   1   3  204  160   75   63   13   71  134
Doug Rau (LA)         11  10  2.79  26  25   6   0   2  180  175   59   56   14   46   77
Randy Jones (SD)      19   8  2.82  30  30  21   0   4  246  208   85   77   11   36   78
Jon Matlack (NY)      12   7  2.84  26  26  11   0   4  193  167   68   61   13   43  115
Rick Rhoden (LA)      11   1  2.87  23  22   9   0   3  160  141   56   51   13   45   67
John Montefusco (SF)  13  10  2.95  28  27   8   0   4  189  170   68   62    8   55  134

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Beard             0   1  1.80  18   0   0   1   0   20   14    6    4    0    7    3
Max Leon               1   3  2.59  20   0   0   1   0   24   19   11    7    2   12   11
Andy Messersmith      11  10  2.77  28  27  12   1   3  204  160   75   63   13   71  134
Mike Marshall          2   1  3.03  22   0   0   6   0   36   32   14   12    3   12   17
Bruce Dal Canton       3   4  3.16  34   0   0   1   0   63   52   32   22    5   35   31
Dick Ruthven          13  11  3.40  27  27   8   0   4  185  180   70   70    9   69  112
Phil Niekro           13   9  3.51  29  28   6   0   1  202  190   91   79   16   76  133
Adrian Devine          2   4  3.83  30   1   0   4   0   47   46   23   20    0   18   33
Carl Morton            3   9  4.26  25  23   1   0   1  133  162   77   63    6   45   40
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
Pablo Torrealba        0   2  5.67  19   0   0   2   0   27   42   18   17    0   10   16
Frank Lacorte          1   6  5.98   9   7   0   0   0   41   43   29   27    2   28   27

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Sutter           3   3  2.17  38   0   0   6   0   58   44   14   14    3   18   47
Ken Frailing           1   2  2.41   6   3   0   0   0   19   20    7    5    0    5   10
Darold Knowles         4   6  3.07  45   0   0   9   0   56   53   26   19    5   19   31
Ray Burris            10  12  3.46  28  27   5   0   2  179  186   84   69   17   61   78
Rick Reuschel         10   8  3.59  28  27   4   1   2  183  182   87   73   14   51  107
Steve Stone            3   5  3.93  12  12   1   0   1   66   57   30   29    5   18   33
Steve Renko            5   5  4.32  19  18   2   0   0  106  110   58   51    9   27   63
Paul Reuschel          3   2  4.66  42   2   0   2   0   77   86   42   40   11   28   47
Bill Bonham            7  10  4.71  23  23   3   0   0  141  161   80   74    8   68   75
Joe Coleman            1   5  4.72  25   4   0   3   0   55   52   34   29    7   24   48
Buddy Schultz          1   1  5.06  25   0   0   2   0   21   32   15   12    2    9   15
Oscar Zamora           5   3  5.24  40   2   0   3   0   55   70   34   32    8   17   27
Mike Garman            2   4  5.51  40   2   0   1   0   67   76   47   41    7   33   32
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        2   1  1.46   7   0   0   0   0   12   12    4    2    0    5    7
Rawly Eastwick         8   3  2.09  54   0   0  17   0   82   74   24   19    3   19   55
Pat Zachry            11   4  2.66  30  20   4   0   1  149  119   51   44    5   60  103
Fred Norman           11   3  2.71  25  16   8   0   3  129  102   45   39    5   50   92
Pedro Borbon           3   2  3.05  51   1   0   4   0   89  103   34   30    4   22   44
Don Gullett            7   3  3.29  16  14   3   1   0   82   81   35   30    5   37   42
Gary Nolan            11   8  3.45  27  27   6   0   1  190  182   76   73   20   22   92
Will McEnaney          2   4  3.46  42   0   0   6   0   55   69   25   21    2   14   26
Jack Billingham       11   8  4.25  27  22   5   1   2  146  151   77   69   15   47   63
Santo Alcala          10   3  4.30  25  18   3   0   1  119  112   60   57   12   59   59
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
Ken Forsch             4   2  2.35  45   0   0  16   0   80   68   22   21    5   22   43
J.R. Richard          14  12  2.45  30  30  11   0   2  228  170   76   62   11  131  157
Dan Larson             3   4  2.82   7   7   3   0   0   54   48   23   17    1   20   29
Gene Pentz             3   3  2.98  30   0   0   3   0   51   50   21   17    4   25   30
Paul Siebert           0   2  3.16  19   0   0   0   0   26   29   10    9    0   18   10
Bo McLaughlin          1   2  3.24   9   5   1   0   1   33   39   16   12    1    8   11
Joe Niekro             4   8  3.62  29  13   0   0   0  104   98   58   42    8   53   71
Larry Dierker         12  11  3.66  24  24   6   0   4  162  149   73   66    8   64  100
Joaquin Andujar        6   9  3.97  23  20   7   0   4  131  135   61   58    7   60   42
Joe Sambito            1   1  4.09  11   1   0   0   0   22   23   10   10    2    6   14
Mike Barlow            2   2  4.50  16   0   0   0   0   22   27   13   11    0   17   11
Mike Cosgrove          3   4  5.44  21  16   1   0   1   88  103   61   53    6   58   33
Gilberto Rondon        2   2  5.94  14   7   0   0   0   47   61   34   31    5   32   16
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  2.29  17   0   0   1   0   20   13    6    5    0    6   14
Charlie Hough         11   5  2.29  60   0   0  10   0  110   80   31   28    6   59   65
Doug Rau              11  10  2.79  26  25   6   0   2  180  175   59   56   14   46   77
Rick Rhoden           11   1  2.87  23  22   9   0   3  160  141   56   51   13   45   67
Tommy John             6   8  3.20  24  24   2   0   1  152  160   59   54    5   47   64
Don Sutton            14   9  3.94  26  25   8   0   2  185  186   88   81   18   61  114
Burt Hooton            7  12  3.94  25  25   6   0   3  169  156   79   74   14   48   90
Mike Marshall          4   3  4.45  30   0   0   8   0   63   64   33   31    2   25   39
Stan Wall              1   2  4.50  25   0   0   1   0   40   42   21   20    5   11   21
Al Downing             1   1  5.32  13   0   0   0   0   24   26   15   14    2   11   18

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dale Murray            3   8  3.05  61   0   0  11   0   89   84   35   30    1   26   26
Chuck Taylor           1   1  3.06  12   0   0   0   0   18   11    6    6    2    5    5
Don Stanhouse          8   7  3.10  26  18   7   1   1  142  126   55   49    5   71   64
Steve Rogers           5  11  3.51  23  22   4   1   3  154  149   66   60   10   47   99
Woodie Fryman         10   8  3.53  23  23   1   0   0  150  159   67   59   12   54   89
Wayne Granger          1   0  3.66  27   0   0   2   0   32   32   15   13    3   16   16
Don Carrithers         6   9  4.29  28  16   2   0   0  122  131   70   58    6   65   62
Steve Dunning          2   5  4.30  21   5   1   0   0   61   66   37   29    3   22   49
Chip Lang              1   2  4.46  18   2   0   0   0   40   36   22   20    2   25   22
Joe Kerrigan           0   4  4.56  16   0   0   1   0   24   29   12   12    3    9    9
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
Clay Kirby             1   8  5.86  18  15   0   0   0   74   75   57   48    9   62   49
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
Nino Espinosa          2   2  1.59   5   3   0   0   0   23   19    6    4    1    5   16
Tom Seaver             9   9  2.62  27  26   9   0   2  206  164   65   60   10   62  179
Ken Sanders            1   2  2.63  28   0   0   1   0   41   33   13   12    3    9   14
Jon Matlack           12   7  2.84  26  26  11   0   4  193  167   68   61   13   43  115
Bob Apodaca            2   6  2.97  33   3   0   3   0   73   56   30   24    4   22   38
Skip Lockwood          6   7  2.97  43   0   0  14   0   73   49   27   24    6   30   82
Mickey Lolich          7  11  2.99  25  24   5   0   2  157  145   66   52    8   45  105
Rick Baldwin           0   0  3.00   6   0   0   0   0   15   12    5    5    0    9    8
Jerry Koosman         15   7  3.02  25  23  10   0   2  173  150   62   58   12   49  130
Craig Swan             5   8  3.55  17  17   2   0   1  104   98   50   41    8   33   80
Bob Myrick             1   0  3.66  16   0   0   0   0   20   25    9    8    1    9    9
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        2   1  1.82  15   2   0   0   0   40   40   13    8    1   10   41
Tug McGraw             5   4  2.53  42   0   0   7   0   68   63   25   19    4   26   47
Ron Reed               8   4  2.63  42   3   1  11   0   96   71   30   28    5   25   74
Gene Garber            7   3  2.75  44   0   0   8   0   72   62   26   22    3   24   72
Steve Carlton         15   4  3.08  26  26  10   0   2  190  164   70   65   14   54  123
Jim Lonborg           13   8  3.09  25  24   6   1   1  169  165   64   58   13   41   97
Jim Kaat              10   8  3.17  27  26   7   0   1  176  180   69   62   15   26   65
Ron Schueler           0   0  3.34  26   0   0   3   0   35   33   15   13    3   10   31
Tom Underwood          8   3  3.47  24  16   2   2   0  104  100   42   40    5   44   56
Larry Christenson     10   6  4.14  24  22   2   0   0  124  146   62   57    7   35   44

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kent Tekulve           4   1  2.72  47   0   0   3   0   73   67   24   22    2   17   55
Bob Moose              3   7  2.90  44   1   0  10   0   68   73   30   22    2   24   28
John Candelaria       12   4  3.00  24  23   8   1   3  168  124   62   56   20   43  109
Bruce Kison            9   8  3.38  24  23   5   0   0  147  140   71   55    9   39   72
Larry Demery           6   4  3.49  28   7   0   2   0   88   82   39   34    5   37   42
Jim Rooker            10   6  3.60  21  21   6   0   0  138  146   62   55    8   55   65
Ramon Hernandez        2   2  3.61  35   0   0   3   0   42   41   17   17    3   16   17
Doc Medich             6  11  3.81  23  22   3   0   0  149  159   73   63    9   40   74
Jerry Reuss           11   7  4.24  23  22   9   1   1  157  167   87   74   15   41   82
Dave Giusti            3   3  5.48  31   0   0   5   0   43   45   29   26    4   23   18
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            3   0  1.72   4   4   2   0   2   31   32    6    6    0   13    9
Butch Metzger         10   0  1.83  56   0   0  12   0   94   83   21   19    2   33   66
Tom Griffin            2   1  2.70   3   3   1   0   0   17   15    5    5    0   11    6
Randy Jones           19   8  2.82  30  30  21   0   4  246  208   85   77   11   36   78
Alan Foster            3   6  3.22  26  11   2   0   0   87   75   36   31    9   35   22
Brent Strom           10  13  3.37  28  26   6   0   1  166  148   76   62   13   61   80
Dave Tomlin            0   1  3.48  38   1   0   0   0   54   50   22   21    3   17   31
Dave Freisleben        8  10  3.78  24  20   5   1   3  136  133   61   57    8   56   62
Jerry Johnson          0   1  4.58  13   1   0   0   0   20   18   12   10    0   13   12
Dan Spillner           2  11  5.06  32  14   0   0   0  107  120   70   60   11   55   57
Rich Folkers           2   3  5.56  29   3   0   0   0   55   63   38   34   10   22   23
Ken Reynolds           0   3  6.40  19   2   0   1   0   32   38   27   23    0   29   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       2   0  2.54  39   1   0   1   0   74   60   24   21    3   32   30
Randy Moffitt          5   4  2.58  46   0   0   9   0   80   71   33   23    5   29   38
John Montefusco       13  10  2.95  28  27   8   0   4  189  170   68   62    8   55  134
Gary Lavelle           5   5  2.97  50   0   0   9   0   79   79   29   26    6   39   52
Jim Barr              10  10  3.34  28  28   5   0   2  181  198   82   67    8   44   57
Ed Halicki            10  13  4.07  26  25   7   0   4  146  137   71   66    9   52   98
Rob Dressler           2   8  4.34  17  17   0   0   0   91  106   56   44    6   28   28
Dave Heaverlo          3   4  4.64  51   0   0   1   0   64   76   41   33    2   12   34
Greg Minton            0   3  4.91  10   2   0   0   0   26   32   18   14    0   12    7
John D'Acquisto        3   7  4.97  22  15   0   0   0   92   78   55   51    5   79   47
Mike Caldwell          0   7  5.26  39   9   0   1   0   91  131   69   53    5   16   47

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Hrabosky            6   6  2.90  54   0   0  12   0   84   77   33   27    5   30   62
Bill Greif             1   5  2.91  36   0   0   4   0   43   43   17   14    2   17   24
John Denny             7   6  3.10  22  22   5   0   2  145  142   60   50    9   57   48
Pete Falcone          10  11  3.42  24  24   6   0   2  161  137   70   61   11   66  101
Eric Rasmussen         5   9  3.59  36  10   1   0   1  108  101   45   43    8   37   56
Eddie Solomon          0   0  3.68  14   0   0   0   0   15   16    7    6    1    9    6
Mike Proly             1   0  3.71  14   0   0   0   0   17   21    9    7    0    6    4
Bob Forsch             5   8  3.75  25  24   0   0   0  144  153   79   60   11   59   61
Lynn McGlothen        10  11  3.83  25  24   7   0   2  157  164   72   67    9   55   82
Danny Frisella         0   0  3.97  18   0   0   1   0   23   19   10   10    3   13   11
Mike Wallace           2   2  4.01  38   0   0   2   0   52   48   27   23    3   33   33
John Curtis            5   7  4.57  29  13   2   1   1  110  117   57   56   11   54   45

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Jones (SD)            19
  S. Carlton (PHI)         15
  J. Koosman (NY)          15
  J. Richard (HOU)         14
  D. Sutton (LA)           14
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         13
  J. Montefusco (SF)       13
  P. Niekro (ATL)          13
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         13
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      12

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  R. Jones (SD)            21
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     12
  J. Matlack (NY)          11
  J. Richard (HOU)         11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  J. Koosman (NY)          10
  J. Reuss (PIT)            9
  R. Rhoden (LA)            9
  T. Seaver (NY)            9
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       8

Saves:

  R. Eastwick (CIN)        17
  K. Forsch (HOU)          16
  S. Lockwood (NY)         14
  M. Marshall (ATL)        14
  A. Hrabosky (STL)        12
  B. Metzger (SD)          12
  D. Murray (MON)          11
  R. Reed (PHI)            11
  C. Hough (LA)            10
  B. Moose (PIT)           10

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  R. Jones (SD)         246.0
  J. Richard (HOU)      228.0
  T. Seaver (NY)        206.0
  A. Messersmith (ATL)  204.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       202.1
  J. Matlack (NY)       193.0
  G. Nolan (CIN)        190.1
  S. Carlton (PHI)      190.0
  J. Montefusco (SF)    189.1
  D. Ruthven (ATL)      185.1

Hits:

  R. Jones (SD)           208
  J. Barr (SF)            198
  P. Niekro (ATL)         190
  R. Burris (CHI)         186
  D. Sutton (LA)          186
  G. Nolan (CIN)          182
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       182
  J. Kaat (PHI)           180
  D. Ruthven (ATL)        180
  D. Rau (LA)             175

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          91
  D. Sutton (LA)           88
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        87
  J. Reuss (PIT)           87
  R. Jones (SD)            85
  R. Burris (CHI)          84
  J. Barr (SF)             82
  B. Bonham (CHI)          80
  B. Forsch (STL)          79
  B. Hooton (LA)           79

Home Runs:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      20
  G. Nolan (CIN)           20
  D. Sutton (LA)           18
  R. Burris (CHI)          17
  P. Niekro (ATL)          16
  J. Billingham (CIN)      15
  J. Kaat (PHI)            15
  J. Reuss (PIT)           15
  S. Carlton (PHI)         14
  B. Hooton (LA)           14

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)        131
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       79
  P. Niekro (ATL)          76
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     71
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       71
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         69
  B. Bonham (CHI)          68
  P. Falcone (STL)         66
  D. Carrithers (MON)      65
  L. Dierker (HOU)         64

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          179
  J. Richard (HOU)        157
  A. Messersmith (ATL)    134
  J. Montefusco (SF)      134
  P. Niekro (ATL)         133
  J. Koosman (NY)         130
  S. Carlton (PHI)        123
  J. Matlack (NY)         115
  D. Sutton (LA)          114
  D. Ruthven (ATL)        112


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