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Tuesday August 31, 1976
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National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 31, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        66  64  2.91  130  41  18  1168  1000  431  378   73  344  826
Philadelphia    83  47  3.14  130  29  34  1176  1123  459  411   81  326  724
Los Angeles     74  56  3.27  130  38  21  1182  1104  464  430   85  381  612
Cincinnati      84  49  3.51  133  29  34  1209  1180  522  471   81  396  665
Pittsburgh      72  57  3.55  129  36  26  1172  1131  534  462   80  373  609
St. Louis       56  70  3.57  126  24  20  1136  1109  517  451   76  466  585
Houston         67  68  3.61  135  34  24  1207  1162  562  484   67  583  654
San Francisco   56  76  3.67  132  21  21  1191  1215  579  486   60  425  615
San Diego       63  70  3.69  133  39  15  1181  1126  544  484   77  438  526
Atlanta         59  73  3.76  132  30  22  1165  1151  559  487   74  444  667
Montreal        43  81  4.00  124  18  17  1110  1095  564  493   74  502  602
Chicago         60  72  4.12  132  17  29  1191  1247  621  545  109  413  686

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver (NY)       10  10  2.50  29  28  10   0   3  223  175   67   62   11   65  194
J.R. Richard (HOU)    16  13  2.54  33  33  12   0   2  251  191   87   71   13  135  172
Fred Norman (CIN)     12   4  2.59  27  18   8   0   3  142  113   49   41    5   53  104
Randy Jones (SD)      20  10  2.60  33  33  22   0   5  270  226   87   78   11   40   82
Jon Matlack (NY)      14   7  2.64  28  28  13   0   5  211  176   69   62   13   46  121
Doug Rau (LA)         13  10  2.66  28  27   7   0   2  196  188   61   58   16   54   86
Pat Zachry (CIN)      11   5  2.81  32  22   4   0   1  160  133   57   50    6   63  111
John Denny (STL)       9   6  2.93  24  24   6   0   2  160  157   63   52   10   60   57
Mickey Lolich (NY)     7  11  2.95  27  26   5   0   2  168  158   69   55   10   47  110
Rick Rhoden (LA)      11   3  2.98  25  24  10   0   3  172  155   63   57   15   51   73

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Andy Messersmith      11  11  3.04  29  28  12   1   3  207  166   83   70   14   74  135
Mike Beard             0   1  3.04  21   0   0   1   0   24   20   10    8    0    8    6
Mike Marshall          2   1  3.19  24   0   0   6   0   37   35   15   13    4   14   17
Phil Niekro           14  10  3.36  31  30   8   0   1  219  201   95   82   17   79  144
Max Leon               1   3  3.42  22   0   0   1   0   26   24   14   10    2   13   11
Adrian Devine          2   4  3.46  34   1   0   6   0   55   54   24   21    1   20   37
Bruce Dal Canton       3   4  3.51  38   0   0   1   0   67   60   36   26    5   38   34
Dick Ruthven          13  13  3.57  29  29   8   0   4  197  194   78   78   10   72  117
Carl Morton            4   9  4.17  26  24   1   0   1  140  172   79   65    6   45   42
Roger Moret            3   3  4.71  25  10   1   1   0   71   77   38   37    7   22   29
Pablo Torrealba        0   2  5.28  21   0   0   2   0   31   48   21   18    0   11   21
Elias Sosa             4   4  5.35  21   0   0   3   0   35   41   26   21    3   13   32
Frank Lacorte          2   8  6.00  12  10   0   0   0   57   59   40   38    5   35   42

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Sutter           3   3  2.00  41   0   0   8   0   63   46   14   14    3   18   53
Ken Frailing           1   2  2.41   6   3   0   0   0   19   20    7    5    0    5   10
Darold Knowles         4   6  2.95  48   0   0   9   0   58   54   26   19    5   19   32
Ray Burris            12  12  3.28  30  29   7   0   2  197  202   87   72   18   62   85
Rick Reuschel         11  10  3.65  31  30   4   1   2  202  203   97   82   16   54  122
Steve Stone            3   5  3.86  14  13   1   0   1   68   60   31   29    5   19   33
Joe Coleman            1   6  4.26  28   4   0   3   0   61   57   36   29    7   27   52
Steve Renko            6   6  4.27  21  20   2   0   0  118  119   63   56   10   31   74
Paul Reuschel          3   2  4.57  44   2   0   2   0   81   88   43   41   12   31   51
Bill Bonham            8  10  4.63  25  24   3   0   0  154  173   87   79   10   76   87
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        3   1  1.48  13   0   0   0   0   24   20    7    4    0    8   13
Rawly Eastwick         9   4  2.06  59   0   0  19   0   92   80   26   21    3   20   61
Fred Norman           12   4  2.59  27  18   8   0   3  142  113   49   41    5   53  104
Pat Zachry            11   5  2.81  32  22   4   0   1  160  133   57   50    6   63  111
Pedro Borbon           4   2  3.03  57   1   0   5   0   98  110   37   33    4   24   50
Don Gullett            7   3  3.21  17  15   3   1   0   87   85   36   31    5   37   47
Gary Nolan            11   8  3.51  29  29   6   0   1  202  198   83   79   22   24   99
Santo Alcala          11   3  4.34  27  19   3   0   1  124  116   63   60   12   61   62
Jack Billingham       11   9  4.35  29  24   5   1   2  155  166   83   75   15   52   68
Will McEnaney          2   5  4.73  49   0   0   6   0   67   88   39   35    3   21   27
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  2.33  46   0   0  17   0   81   69   22   21    5   22   43
Bo McLaughlin          2   2  2.40  12   6   2   1   1   45   45   17   12    1   11   17
J.R. Richard          16  13  2.54  33  33  12   0   2  251  191   87   71   13  135  172
Gene Pentz             3   3  2.96  32   0   0   3   0   52   53   22   17    4   26   30
Dan Larson             4   5  3.03   9   9   4   0   0   65   58   29   22    2   22   32
Paul Siebert           0   2  3.16  19   0   0   0   0   26   29   10    9    0   18   10
Joe Sambito            2   1  3.21  14   2   1   0   1   34   31   12   12    2    8   16
Joe Niekro             4   8  3.45  31  13   0   0   0  112  104   59   43    8   55   74
Larry Dierker         13  12  3.73  26  26   7   0   4  174  159   80   72    8   69  105
Joaquin Andujar        7   9  3.84  24  21   7   0   4  138  139   62   59    7   60   45
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  5.69  16   7   0   0   0   49   64   34   31    5   32   18
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  2.08  18   0   0   1   0   22   14    6    5    0    6   15
Charlie Hough         11   5  2.25  61   0   0  11   0  112   81   31   28    6   59   66
Doug Rau              13  10  2.66  28  27   7   0   2  196  188   61   58   16   54   86
Rick Rhoden           11   3  2.98  25  24  10   0   3  172  155   63   57   15   51   73
Tommy John             8   8  3.07  26  26   4   0   1  170  174   63   58    5   50   71
Don Sutton            16   9  3.72  28  27  10   0   2  203  193   91   84   20   64  125
Burt Hooton            8  12  3.74  26  26   7   0   4  178  163   79   74   14   49   97
Stan Wall              1   2  4.39  26   0   0   1   0   41   44   21   20    5   11   22
Mike Marshall          4   3  4.45  30   0   0   8   0   63   64   33   31    2   25   39
Al Downing             1   1  5.26  14   0   0   0   0   26   28   16   15    2   12   18

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dale Murray            4   8  3.01  66   0   0  11   0   96   95   38   32    1   30   26
Steve Rogers           6  12  3.31  26  25   6   1   4  177  163   71   65   10   52  111
Don Stanhouse          8   8  3.33  28  20   7   1   1  154  140   63   57    6   75   65
Woodie Fryman         10  10  3.43  26  26   1   0   0  170  177   73   65   13   63   99
Wayne Granger          1   0  3.66  27   0   0   2   0   32   32   15   13    3   16   16
Steve Dunning          2   5  3.97  23   5   1   0   0   66   67   37   29    3   22   51
Joe Kerrigan           0   4  4.15  18   0   0   1   0   26   29   12   12    3    9   12
Chuck Taylor           1   2  4.21  17   0   0   0   0   26   20   12   12    3    7    8
Don Carrithers         6  10  4.42  29  17   2   0   0  124  134   76   61    7   69   64
Chip Lang              1   3  4.50  19   2   0   0   0   42   38   23   21    2   25   23
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  5.71  19  15   0   0   0   76   76   57   48    9   62   50
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
Tom Seaver            10  10  2.50  29  28  10   0   3  223  175   67   62   11   65  194
Ken Sanders            1   2  2.51  29   0   0   1   0   43   35   13   12    3    9   14
Jon Matlack           14   7  2.64  28  28  13   0   5  211  176   69   62   13   46  121
Skip Lockwood          7   7  2.83  46   0   0  14   0   76   50   27   24    6   31   84
Bob Apodaca            2   6  2.93  34   3   0   3   0   74   56   30   24    4   22   38
Mickey Lolich          7  11  2.95  27  26   5   0   2  168  158   69   55   10   47  110
Rick Baldwin           0   0  3.00   6   0   0   0   0   15   12    5    5    0    9    8
Jerry Koosman         16   8  3.05  27  25  11   0   2  189  168   68   64   14   53  141
Craig Swan             5   8  3.55  17  17   2   0   1  104   98   50   41    8   33   80
Bob Myrick             1   0  3.60  17   0   0   0   0   20   27    9    8    1    9    9
Nino Espinosa          2   3  3.70   6   3   0   0   0   24   23   12   10    1    8   18
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  2.06  17   2   0   0   0   44   43   15   10    2   12   46
Ron Reed               8   4  2.53  46   3   1  12   0  107   77   33   30    7   28   82
Tug McGraw             6   6  2.64  47   0   0   8   0   75   69   29   22    4   30   53
Gene Garber            7   3  2.92  49   0   0   8   0   77   70   29   25    3   26   76
Steve Carlton         16   4  3.14  28  28  10   0   2  204  179   76   71   16   57  140
Ron Schueler           0   0  3.15  29   0   0   3   0   40   37   16   14    3   12   37
Jim Lonborg           14   8  3.25  27  26   6   1   1  180  178   71   65   16   42  101
Jim Kaat              11   9  3.26  30  28   7   0   1  190  197   76   69   16   28   70
Tom Underwood          9   4  3.27  27  19   3   2   0  124  115   47   45    6   52   70
Larry Christenson     10   8  3.96  27  24   2   0   0  136  158   67   60    8   39   49

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kent Tekulve           4   1  2.68  50   0   0   4   0   81   71   26   24    2   20   56
John Candelaria       13   5  3.07  26  25   9   1   3  182  136   69   62   20   48  115
Bruce Kison           10   8  3.18  25  24   6   0   1  156  145   71   55    9   39   78
Bob Moose              3   8  3.18  46   2   0  10   0   76   84   35   27    3   26   33
Larry Demery           8   4  3.28  30   9   1   2   0  102   95   42   37    5   44   47
Jim Rooker            11   7  3.60  23  23   7   0   0  152  159   68   61    8   60   72
Ramon Hernandez        2   2  3.61  36   0   0   3   0   42   42   17   17    3   16   17
Doc Medich             6  11  3.79  24  22   3   0   0  150  160   73   63    9   40   74
Jerry Reuss           12   7  4.01  24  23  10   1   2  166  171   87   74   15   43   84
Dave Giusti            3   3  5.20  32   0   0   5   0   45   45   29   26    4   24   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
Butch Metzger         10   1  2.24  63   0   0  13   0  104   92   28   26    4   39   75
Rick Sawyer            3   1  2.57   6   6   2   0   2   42   46   12   12    0   22   16
Randy Jones           20  10  2.60  33  33  22   0   5  270  226   87   78   11   40   82
Alan Foster            3   6  3.22  26  11   2   0   0   87   75   36   31    9   35   22
Brent Strom           11  13  3.35  29  27   7   0   1  175  154   79   65   14   63   84
Dave Tomlin            0   1  3.40  40   1   0   0   0   56   51   22   21    3   17   32
Dave Freisleben        8  11  3.63  28  21   5   1   3  146  140   64   59    9   58   68
Tom Griffin            2   2  4.03   5   5   1   0   0   29   30   15   13    0   16   16
Jerry Johnson          1   1  4.29  14   1   0   0   0   21   19   12   10    0   13   13
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
Randy Moffitt          5   5  2.46  49   0   0   9   0   88   75   34   24    5   31   42
Gary Lavelle           6   5  2.75  54   0   0   9   0   85   85   30   26    6   40   56
Charlie Williams       2   0  2.95  41   1   0   1   0   76   65   29   25    3   33   32
John Montefusco       13  11  3.13  30  29   8   0   4  201  185   76   70   10   61  141
Jim Barr              10  11  3.27  30  30   5   0   2  196  209   88   71    9   47   62
Ed Halicki            11  14  3.87  28  27   8   0   4  163  155   77   70    9   56  111
Rob Dressler           3   8  4.15  19  17   0   0   0   95  110   56   44    6   29   30
Dave Heaverlo          3   4  4.37  54   0   0   1   0   68   78   41   33    2   13   36
Greg Minton            0   3  4.91  10   2   0   0   0   26   32   18   14    0   12    7
John D'Acquisto        3   8  5.07  24  17   0   0   0   99   88   61   56    5   87   49
Mike Caldwell          0   7  5.09  41   9   0   1   0   94  133   69   53    5   16   49

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Eddie Solomon          0   0  2.45  18   0   0   0   0   22   20    8    6    1   12   10
John Denny             9   6  2.93  24  24   6   0   2  160  157   63   52   10   60   57
Al Hrabosky            6   6  2.94  57   0   0  12   0   86   80   34   28    5   31   64
Pete Falcone          11  12  3.38  26  26   7   0   2  176  146   75   66   11   75  114
Bill Greif             1   5  3.42  39   0   0   4   0   47   46   21   18    3   22   28
Eric Rasmussen         5  10  3.56  37  11   1   0   1  114  106   47   45    8   38   59
Mike Proly             1   0  3.71  14   0   0   0   0   17   21    9    7    0    6    4
Lynn McGlothen        11  12  3.78  27  26   8   0   3  171  175   77   72    9   59   95
Mike Wallace           2   2  3.88  40   0   0   2   0   56   52   28   24    3   33   33
Bob Forsch             5  10  3.92  27  26   0   0   0  154  170   88   67   12   62   65
Danny Frisella         0   0  3.97  18   0   0   1   0   23   19   10   10    3   13   11
John Curtis            5   7  4.53  30  13   2   1   1  111  117   57   56   11   55   45

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Jones (SD)            20
  S. Carlton (PHI)         16
  J. Koosman (NY)          16
  J. Richard (HOU)         16
  D. Sutton (LA)           16
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         14
  J. Matlack (NY)          14
  P. Niekro (ATL)          14
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      13
  L. Dierker (HOU)         13

Losses:

  E. Halicki (SF)          14
  J. Richard (HOU)         13
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         13
  B. Strom (SD)            13
  R. Burris (CHI)          12
  L. Dierker (HOU)         12
  P. Falcone (STL)         12
  B. Hooton (LA)           12
  L. McGlothen (STL)       12
  S. Rogers (MON)          12

Complete Games:

  R. Jones (SD)            22
  J. Matlack (NY)          13
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     12
  J. Richard (HOU)         12
  J. Koosman (NY)          11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  J. Reuss (PIT)           10
  R. Rhoden (LA)           10
  T. Seaver (NY)           10
  D. Sutton (LA)           10

Saves:

  R. Eastwick (CIN)        19
  K. Forsch (HOU)          17
  S. Lockwood (NY)         14
  M. Marshall (ATL)        14
  B. Metzger (SD)          13
  A. Hrabosky (STL)        12
  R. Reed (PHI)            12
  C. Hough (LA)            11
  D. Murray (MON)          11
  B. Moose (PIT)           10

Shutouts:

  R. Jones (SD)             5
  J. Matlack (NY)           5
  J. Andujar (HOU)          4
  L. Dierker (HOU)          4
  E. Halicki (SF)           4
  B. Hooton (LA)            4
  J. Montefusco (SF)        4
  S. Rogers (MON)           4
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          4
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       3

Innings Pitched:

  R. Jones (SD)         270.0
  J. Richard (HOU)      251.1
  T. Seaver (NY)        223.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)       219.1
  J. Matlack (NY)       211.0
  A. Messersmith (ATL)  207.1
  S. Carlton (PHI)      203.2
  D. Sutton (LA)        203.0
  G. Nolan (CIN)        202.1
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     202.0

Hits:

  R. Jones (SD)           226
  J. Barr (SF)            209
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       203
  R. Burris (CHI)         202
  P. Niekro (ATL)         201
  G. Nolan (CIN)          198
  J. Kaat (PHI)           197
  D. Ruthven (ATL)        194
  D. Sutton (LA)          193
  J. Richard (HOU)        191

Runs:

  R. Reuschel (CHI)        97
  P. Niekro (ATL)          95
  D. Sutton (LA)           91
  J. Barr (SF)             88
  B. Forsch (STL)          88
  B. Bonham (CHI)          87
  R. Burris (CHI)          87
  R. Jones (SD)            87
  J. Reuss (PIT)           87
  J. Richard (HOU)         87

Home Runs:

  G. Nolan (CIN)           22
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      20
  D. Sutton (LA)           20
  R. Burris (CHI)          18
  P. Niekro (ATL)          17
  S. Carlton (PHI)         16
  J. Kaat (PHI)            16
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         16
  D. Rau (LA)              16
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        16

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)        135
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       87
  P. Niekro (ATL)          79
  B. Bonham (CHI)          76
  P. Falcone (STL)         75
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       75
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     74
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         72
  D. Carrithers (MON)      69
  L. Dierker (HOU)         69

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          194
  J. Richard (HOU)        172
  P. Niekro (ATL)         144
  J. Koosman (NY)         141
  J. Montefusco (SF)      141
  S. Carlton (PHI)        140
  A. Messersmith (ATL)    135
  D. Sutton (LA)          125
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       122
  J. Matlack (NY)         121


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