Thursday September 9, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, September 9, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        72  66  2.93  138  45  20  1240  1059  456  403   79  369  877
Philadelphia    85  53  3.18  138  30  35  1242  1190  488  439   84  344  764
Los Angeles     79  60  3.20  139  40  24  1263  1161  486  449   89  404  647
Pittsburgh      80  58  3.44  138  40  29  1252  1201  552  479   83  397  646
Cincinnati      90  51  3.52  141  30  37  1285  1248  554  503   82  431  696
St. Louis       61  75  3.53  136  26  21  1228  1188  554  482   78  495  635
San Francisco   64  78  3.57  142  24  27  1282  1293  607  508   63  457  668
Houston         70  73  3.61  143  36  25  1280  1225  593  513   74  611  691
San Diego       66  77  3.64  143  41  16  1267  1200  582  512   81  471  578
Atlanta         60  80  3.82  140  30  22  1241  1239  602  527   77  478  704
Montreal        47  89  4.04  136  20  19  1217  1206  622  547   79  550  668
Chicago         63  77  4.17  140  17  31  1269  1334  666  588  117  440  730

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver (NY)       12  10  2.50  31  30  11   0   4  238  187   71   66   12   71  209
Doug Rau (LA)         14  10  2.54  29  28   8   0   3  205  191   61   58   16   57   89
Fred Norman (CIN)     12   4  2.61  29  20   8   0   3  159  127   54   46    5   59  114
Randy Jones (SD)      20  12  2.72  35  35  23   0   5  282  237   96   85   13   43   82
Jon Matlack (NY)      15   8  2.74  30  30  14   0   6  223  190   75   68   13   51  128
John Denny (STL)       9   6  2.77  25  25   6   0   2  169  161   63   52   10   63   60
J.R. Richard (HOU)    16  14  2.80  34  34  12   0   2  254  198   95   79   14  139  175
Pat Zachry (CIN)      12   5  2.80  34  24   5   0   1  173  138   61   54    6   74  122
John Montefusco (SF)  15  12  2.89  33  32  10   0   5  224  204   79   72   11   67  157
Jerry Koosman (NY)    18   8  2.96  29  27  13   0   3  207  180   72   68   15   59  156

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Max Leon               2   3  3.03  24   0   0   1   0   30   28   14   10    2   13   13
Andy Messersmith      11  11  3.04  29  28  12   1   3  207  166   83   70   14   74  135
Mike Marshall          2   1  3.19  24   0   0   6   0   37   35   15   13    4   14   17
Adrian Devine          2   5  3.54  39   1   0   6   0   61   62   27   24    2   23   39
Phil Niekro           14  11  3.60  33  32   8   0   1  230  217  106   92   17   88  149
Bruce Dal Canton       3   5  3.61  41   1   0   1   0   72   66   41   29    6   42   36
Mike Beard             0   2  3.73  27   0   0   1   0   31   32   15   13    1   11    8
Dick Ruthven          13  14  3.75  32  32   8   0   4  216  220   90   90   10   78  126
Pablo Torrealba        0   2  3.95  26   0   0   2   0   41   53   21   18    0   13   27
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
Elias Sosa             4   4  5.35  21   0   0   3   0   35   41   26   21    3   13   32
Frank Lacorte          2   9  5.64  14  12   0   0   0   67   68   44   42    5   39   50
Buzz Capra             0   1 11.57   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    3    3    0    3    1

 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           4   3  2.78  45   0   0   9   0   71   55   22   22    4   22   61
Darold Knowles         5   6  2.86  52   0   0   9   0   66   58   28   21    6   19   36
Rick Reuschel         11  10  3.51  32  31   4   1   2  210  211   97   82   16   56  127
Ray Burris            12  13  3.58  32  31   7   0   2  206  217   97   82   20   64   90
Steve Renko            7   7  4.15  23  22   2   0   0  128  134   67   59   11   35   85
Joe Coleman            1   7  4.15  33   4   0   3   0   69   62   39   32    8   30   56
Steve Stone            3   6  4.24  16  14   1   0   1   70   66   35   33    6   20   33
Bill Bonham            8  11  4.67  27  26   3   0   0  162  183   93   84   10   84   88
Paul Reuschel          3   2  4.70  48   2   0   3   0   84   94   46   44   12   31   54
Buddy Schultz          1   1  4.94  28   0   0   2   0   24   34   16   13    3    9   15
Mike Garman            2   4  5.05  43   2   0   1   0   73   77   47   41    7   34   34
Oscar Zamora           5   3  5.24  40   2   0   3   0   55   70   34   32    8   17   27
Mike Krukow            0   0  8.31   2   0   0   0   0    4    6    4    4    0    2    1
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        5   1  1.69  16   0   0   0   0   32   24    9    6    0   11   13
Rawly Eastwick        11   5  2.24  64   0   0  20   0  100   87   30   25    3   25   63
Fred Norman           12   4  2.61  29  20   8   0   3  159  127   54   46    5   59  114
Pat Zachry            12   5  2.80  34  24   5   0   1  173  138   61   54    6   74  122
Pedro Borbon           4   3  3.36  61   1   0   6   0  110  124   45   41    4   27   51
Gary Nolan            12   8  3.40  30  30   6   0   1  209  202   83   79   22   25  101
Don Gullett            7   3  3.50  18  16   3   1   0   90   91   40   35    6   38   48
Jack Billingham       11   9  4.41  30  25   5   1   2  157  172   85   77   15   53   69
Santo Alcala          11   3  4.44  28  20   3   0   1  128  121   66   63   12   64   64
Will McEnaney          2   5  4.50  52   0   0   7   0   70   91   39   35    3   22   28
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          3   3  1.89  14   8   3   1   2   62   56   19   13    2   15   24
Ken Forsch             4   3  2.25  49   0   0  18   0   88   74   23   22    5   25   46
J.R. Richard          16  14  2.80  34  34  12   0   2  254  198   95   79   14  139  175
Dan Larson             4   6  3.07  10  10   4   0   0   73   64   32   25    3   23   35
Paul Siebert           0   2  3.16  19   0   0   0   0   26   29   10    9    0   18   10
Gene Pentz             3   3  3.20  35   0   0   3   0   56   59   25   20    5   28   34
Joe Niekro             4   8  3.48  33  13   0   0   0  114  105   60   44    8   56   74
Joaquin Andujar        8   9  3.64  26  23   8   0   4  156  150   67   63    7   70   52
Larry Dierker         13  13  3.74  27  27   7   0   4  181  166   83   75    9   69  109
Joe Sambito            3   1  3.86  15   3   1   0   1   40   38   17   17    4   10   21
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  5.47  17   7   0   0   0   51   66   34   31    5   33   19
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
Dennis Lewallyn        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    1
Charlie Hough         11   6  2.31  66   0   0  14   0  121   86   35   31    6   62   69
Elias Sosa             2   3  2.43  21   0   0   1   0   30   21    9    8    0    9   18
Doug Rau              14  10  2.54  29  28   8   0   3  205  191   61   58   16   57   89
Rick Rhoden           11   3  2.98  26  25  10   0   3  175  160   64   58   16   52   74
Tommy John             8  10  3.30  28  28   4   0   1  183  188   72   67    7   53   78
Don Sutton            18   9  3.51  30  29  11   0   2  221  203   93   86   21   69  137
Burt Hooton            9  13  3.57  28  28   7   0   4  189  173   82   75   14   52   99
Al Downing             1   1  4.01  15   1   0   0   0   34   31   16   15    2   13   21
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

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dale Murray            4   9  3.16  73   0   0  12   0  105  105   43   37    1   35   30
Woodie Fryman         11  10  3.24  28  27   2   1   1  181  182   73   65   13   65  105
Steve Rogers           6  14  3.25  28  27   7   1   4  194  173   76   70   10   55  127
Joe Kerrigan           2   4  3.41  25   0   0   1   0   37   39   14   14    3   10   15
Don Stanhouse          8   9  3.64  30  22   7   1   1  163  155   72   66    6   82   72
Wayne Granger          1   0  3.66  27   0   0   2   0   32   32   15   13    3   16   16
Steve Dunning          2   6  3.91  25   7   1   0   0   78   80   42   34    4   28   61
Chip Lang              1   3  4.04  23   2   0   0   0   49   43   24   22    2   28   24
Don Carrithers         6  12  4.52  31  19   2   0   0  137  150   84   69    9   75   70
Fred Scherman          2   2  4.95  31   0   0   1   0   40   42   25   22    5   14   18
Chuck Taylor           2   3  4.96  25   0   0   0   0   33   30   18   18    4   10   13
Dennis Blair           0   0  5.40   2   2   0   0   0    7    9    6    4    0    6    3
Steve Renko            0   1  5.54   5   1   0   0   0   13   15    8    8    2    3    4
Clay Kirby             1   8  5.87  21  15   0   0   0   77   79   61   50   10   63   51
Dan Warthen            1   8  6.26  20  13   1   0   0   69   67   54   48    7   55   55
Gerry Hannahs          0   0 23.63   1   1   0   0   0    3    5    7    7    0    5    4

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver            12  10  2.50  31  30  11   0   4  238  187   71   66   12   71  209
Rick Baldwin           0   0  2.65   8   0   0   0   0   17   12    5    5    0   10    9
Jon Matlack           15   8  2.74  30  30  14   0   6  223  190   75   68   13   51  128
Skip Lockwood          7   7  2.77  48   0   0  16   0   81   53   28   25    6   31   87
Ken Sanders            1   2  2.80  30   0   0   1   0   45   37   15   14    3   11   15
Jerry Koosman         18   8  2.96  29  27  13   0   3  207  180   72   68   15   59  156
Bob Apodaca            2   6  2.97  36   3   0   3   0   76   58   31   25    4   22   38
Mickey Lolich          7  12  2.99  28  27   5   0   2  175  164   72   58   12   48  114
Bob Myrick             1   0  3.43  18   0   0   0   0   21   28    9    8    1   10    9
Craig Swan             5   8  3.58  18  18   2   0   1  108  103   52   43    8   35   82
Nino Espinosa          3   3  3.86   8   3   0   0   0   28   25   14   12    3    9   21
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  1.94  21   2   0   0   0   51   50   17   11    2   16   54
Ron Reed               8   4  2.40  50   3   1  13   0  112   78   33   30    7   29   85
Tug McGraw             6   6  2.57  48   0   0   8   0   77   70   29   22    4   32   55
Gene Garber            7   3  3.09  51   0   0   8   0   79   72   31   27    3   27   78
Steve Carlton         16   6  3.26  30  30  10   0   2  213  192   82   77   16   59  149
Jim Kaat              11  11  3.29  32  30   7   0   1  203  210   81   74   17   30   77
Jim Lonborg           15   9  3.31  29  28   7   1   1  193  190   77   71   16   45  104
Tom Underwood          9   5  3.48  28  20   3   2   0  129  123   52   50    7   54   75
Ron Schueler           0   0  3.51  30   0   0   3   0   41   39   18   16    4   13   37
Larry Christenson     11   8  3.79  28  25   2   0   0  145  166   68   61    8   39   50

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kent Tekulve           4   1  2.64  55   0   0   7   0   85   74   27   25    2   21   57
Larry Demery          10   4  2.86  32  11   3   2   1  120  104   43   38    5   52   54
John Candelaria       14   5  3.02  27  26  10   1   3  191  145   71   64   20   51  119
Bruce Kison           12   8  3.04  27  26   6   0   1  172  157   74   58    9   45   85
Bob Moose              3   8  3.45  47   2   0  10   0   78   87   38   30    4   26   35
Jim Rooker            13   7  3.51  25  25   8   0   0  167  174   73   65    9   63   77
Ramon Hernandez        2   2  3.56  37   0   0   3   0   43   42   17   17    3   16   17
Doc Medich             6  11  3.78  25  23   3   0   0  155  167   75   65   10   42   80
Jerry Reuss           12   8  3.89  25  24  10   1   2  173  179   88   75   15   44   89
Dave Giusti            4   3  4.88  33   0   0   5   0   48   49   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         11   1  2.17  68   0   0  14   0  112   99   29   27    4   45   84
Rick Sawyer            4   1  2.25   8   7   3   0   2   52   53   13   13    0   24   22
Randy Jones           20  12  2.72  35  35  23   0   5  282  237   96   85   13   43   82
Alan Foster            3   6  3.22  26  11   2   0   0   87   75   36   31    9   35   22
Brent Strom           11  15  3.31  32  30   7   0   1  190  172   90   70   14   69   93
Dave Tomlin            0   1  3.32  42   1   0   0   0   60   53   23   22    4   18   34
Jerry Johnson          1   2  3.45  18   1   0   0   0   31   26   15   12    0   16   21
Dave Freisleben        9  12  3.69  30  23   5   1   3  158  151   71   65   10   63   78
Tom Griffin            2   3  3.89   7   7   1   0   0   42   40   20   18    0   23   22
Dan Spillner           2  11  5.06  32  14   0   0   0  107  120   70   60   11   55   57
Rich Folkers           2   3  5.37  30   3   0   0   0   57   64   38   34   10   22   25
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
Tommy Toms             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Randy Moffitt          5   5  2.45  52   0   0  11   0   92   82   35   25    5   33   44
Gary Lavelle           8   5  2.49  58   0   0  11   0   94   90   30   26    6   42   62
John Montefusco       15  12  2.89  33  32  10   0   5  224  204   79   72   11   67  157
Jim Barr              12  11  3.17  32  32   6   0   2  213  224   94   75    9   49   67
Charlie Williams       2   0  3.19  44   1   0   1   0   79   72   32   28    4   36   33
Ed Halicki            12  14  3.68  30  29   8   0   4  179  165   80   73    9   57  125
Rob Dressler           3   9  4.21  20  18   0   0   0   98  115   60   46    7   32   30
Dave Heaverlo          3   4  4.22  56   0   0   1   0   70   78   41   33    2   14   37
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  26  19   0   0   0  103   91   64   58    5   96   52
Mike Caldwell          1   7  5.08  44   9   0   2   0  103  140   74   58    5   19   54

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lerrin LaGrow          0   0  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    2    2    0    3    3
John Denny             9   6  2.77  25  25   6   0   2  169  161   63   52   10   63   60
Al Hrabosky            8   6  2.91  61   0   0  12   0   90   84   36   29    5   33   68
Bill Greif             1   5  3.20  41   0   0   5   0   51   49   21   18    3   23   30
Pete Falcone          12  12  3.26  27  27   8   0   2  185  150   76   67   11   76  122
Eric Rasmussen         5  10  3.43  39  13   1   0   1  129  116   51   49    8   44   67
Lynn McGlothen        12  13  3.67  29  28   9   0   3  186  185   81   76    9   60  100
Mike Proly             1   0  3.71  14   0   0   0   0   17   21    9    7    0    6    4
Eddie Solomon          0   1  3.77  20   1   0   0   0   29   31   16   12    1   15   15
Danny Frisella         0   0  3.97  18   0   0   1   0   23   19   10   10    3   13   11
Mike Wallace           3   2  3.99  43   0   0   2   0   59   55   30   26    3   37   35
Bob Forsch             5  10  3.99  29  28   0   0   0  165  183   97   73   14   64   69
Tom Walker             0   1  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    0    1    5
John Curtis            5   9  4.58  32  13   2   1   1  116  122   60   59   11   57   46

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Jones (SD)            20
  J. Koosman (NY)          18
  D. Sutton (LA)           18
  S. Carlton (PHI)         16
  J. Richard (HOU)         16
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         15
  J. Matlack (NY)          15
  J. Montefusco (SF)       15
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      14
  P. Niekro (ATL)          14

Losses:

  B. Strom (SD)            15
  E. Halicki (SF)          14
  J. Richard (HOU)         14
  S. Rogers (MON)          14
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         14
  R. Burris (CHI)          13
  L. Dierker (HOU)         13
  B. Hooton (LA)           13
  L. McGlothen (STL)       13
  D. Carrithers (MON)      12

Complete Games:

  R. Jones (SD)            23
  J. Matlack (NY)          14
  J. Koosman (NY)          13
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     12
  J. Richard (HOU)         12
  T. Seaver (NY)           11
  D. Sutton (LA)           11
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      10
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  J. Montefusco (SF)       10

Saves:

  R. Eastwick (CIN)        20
  K. Forsch (HOU)          18
  S. Lockwood (NY)         16
  C. Hough (LA)            14
  M. Marshall (ATL)        14
  B. Metzger (SD)          14
  R. Reed (PHI)            13
  A. Hrabosky (STL)        12
  D. Murray (MON)          12
  G. Lavelle (SF)          11

Shutouts:

  J. Matlack (NY)           6
  R. Jones (SD)             5
  J. Montefusco (SF)        5
  J. Andujar (HOU)          4
  L. Dierker (HOU)          4
  E. Halicki (SF)           4
  B. Hooton (LA)            4
  S. Rogers (MON)           4
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          4
  T. Seaver (NY)            4

Innings Pitched:

  R. Jones (SD)         281.2
  J. Richard (HOU)      254.0
  T. Seaver (NY)        238.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)       230.0
  J. Montefusco (SF)    224.1
  J. Matlack (NY)       223.1
  D. Sutton (LA)        220.2
  D. Ruthven (ATL)      216.0
  J. Barr (SF)          213.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      212.2

Hits:

  R. Jones (SD)           237
  J. Barr (SF)            224
  D. Ruthven (ATL)        220
  R. Burris (CHI)         217
  P. Niekro (ATL)         217
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       211
  J. Kaat (PHI)           210
  J. Montefusco (SF)      204
  D. Sutton (LA)          203
  G. Nolan (CIN)          202

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         106
  R. Burris (CHI)          97
  B. Forsch (STL)          97
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        97
  R. Jones (SD)            96
  J. Richard (HOU)         95
  J. Barr (SF)             94
  B. Bonham (CHI)          93
  D. Sutton (LA)           93
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         90

Home Runs:

  G. Nolan (CIN)           22
  D. Sutton (LA)           21
  R. Burris (CHI)          20
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      20
  J. Kaat (PHI)            17
  P. Niekro (ATL)          17
  S. Carlton (PHI)         16
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         16
  D. Rau (LA)              16
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        16

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)        139
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       96
  P. Niekro (ATL)          88
  B. Bonham (CHI)          84
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       82
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         78
  P. Falcone (STL)         76
  D. Carrithers (MON)      75
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     74
  P. Zachry (CIN)          74

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          209
  J. Richard (HOU)        175
  J. Montefusco (SF)      157
  J. Koosman (NY)         156
  S. Carlton (PHI)        149
  P. Niekro (ATL)         149
  D. Sutton (LA)          137
  A. Messersmith (ATL)    135
  J. Matlack (NY)         128
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       127


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