Saturday September 11, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, September 11, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        74  66  2.91  140  46  21  1258  1071  460  406   79  371  890
Philadelphia    85  55  3.18  140  30  35  1263  1210  495  446   87  348  775
Los Angeles     79  60  3.20  139  40  24  1263  1161  486  449   89  404  647
Pittsburgh      81  59  3.45  140  40  30  1270  1215  559  486   84  403  655
Cincinnati      92  51  3.50  143  30  39  1303  1258  560  507   83  444  709
St. Louis       61  77  3.52  138  26  21  1246  1206  562  488   78  503  642
Houston         71  74  3.59  145  36  26  1297  1237  598  518   74  619  701
San Francisco   64  80  3.60  144  24  27  1300  1314  619  520   64  469  683
San Diego       67  78  3.61  145  42  16  1285  1217  585  515   81  474  583
Atlanta         60  80  3.82  140  30  22  1241  1239  602  527   77  478  704
Montreal        48  90  4.02  138  21  19  1234  1221  628  552   79  555  673
Chicago         65  77  4.12  142  18  32  1290  1346  669  590  117  445  740

 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)      21  12  2.66  36  36  24   0   5  291  247   97   86   13   43   85
John Denny (STL)       9   7  2.69  26  26   6   0   2  177  169   65   53   10   65   64
Jon Matlack (NY)      15   8  2.74  30  30  14   0   6  223  190   75   68   13   51  128
J.R. Richard (HOU)    17  14  2.77  35  35  12   0   2  260  202   96   80   14  141  179
Pat Zachry (CIN)      12   5  2.80  34  24   5   0   1  173  138   61   54    6   74  122
Jerry Koosman (NY)    19   8  2.83  30  28  14   0   3  216  182   73   68   15   59  161
John Montefusco (SF)  15  12  2.89  33  32  10   0   5  224  204   79   72   11   67  157

 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           5   3  2.71  46   0   0   9   0   73   55   22   22    4   22   63
Darold Knowles         5   6  2.85  53   0   0   9   0   66   58   28   21    6   19   36
Ray Burris            12  13  3.43  33  32   7   0   2  215  223   98   82   20   67   94
Rick Reuschel         12  10  3.45  33  32   5   1   2  219  217   99   84   16   58  131
Joe Coleman            1   7  4.09  34   4   0   4   0   70   62   39   32    8   30   56
Steve Renko            7   7  4.15  23  22   2   0   0  128  134   67   59   11   35   85
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
Joe Henderson          1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    2
Manny Sarmiento        5   1  1.64  17   0   0   0   0   33   24    9    6    0   11   15
Rawly Eastwick        11   5  2.22  65   0   0  21   0  101   87   30   25    3   25   65
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  3.30  62   1   0   7   0  112  124   45   41    4   28   51
Don Gullett            8   3  3.34  19  17   3   1   0   97   94   41   36    6   43   53
Gary Nolan            12   8  3.40  30  30   6   0   1  209  202   83   79   22   25  101
Santo Alcala          11   3  4.44  28  20   3   0   1  128  121   66   63   12   64   64
Jack Billingham       11   9  4.44  31  26   5   1   2  162  178   90   80   16   59   71
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  2.22  50   0   0  18   0   89   75   23   22    5   26   48
J.R. Richard          17  14  2.77  35  35  12   0   2  260  202   96   80   14  141  179
Gene Pentz             3   3  3.03  36   0   0   4   0   59   59   25   20    5   30   35
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
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  14  3.69  28  28   7   0   4  188  171   85   77    9   72  112
Joe Sambito            3   1  4.31  16   3   1   0   1   40   40   19   19    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         12  10  3.18  29  28   3   1   1  190  191   75   67   13   68  108
Joe Kerrigan           2   4  3.23  26   0   0   1   0   39   39   14   14    3   11   15
Steve Rogers           6  15  3.29  29  28   7   1   4  200  179   80   73   10   56  129
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
Ken Sanders            1   2  2.80  30   0   0   1   0   45   37   15   14    3   11   15
Jerry Koosman         19   8  2.83  30  28  14   0   3  216  182   73   68   15   59  161
Skip Lockwood          7   7  2.90  49   0   0  16   0   84   57   30   27    6   32   92
Mickey Lolich          8  12  2.94  29  28   5   0   2  181  169   73   59   12   49  117
Bob Apodaca            2   6  2.95  37   3   0   4   0   76   59   31   25    4   22   38
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
Tug McGraw             6   6  2.51  49   0   0   8   0   79   70   29   22    4   34   58
Ron Reed               8   5  2.58  52   3   1  13   0  115   81   36   33    8   29   86
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  12  3.29  33  31   7   0   1  211  219   84   77   18   30   77
Jim Lonborg           15   9  3.31  29  28   7   1   1  193  190   77   71   16   45  104
Tom Underwood          9   5  3.34  29  21   3   2   0  137  131   53   51    8   56   82
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  2.58  56   0   0   8   0   87   74   27   25    2   22   60
Larry Demery          10   4  2.86  32  11   3   2   1  120  104   43   38    5   52   54
Bruce Kison           12   8  3.04  27  26   6   0   1  172  157   74   58    9   45   85
John Candelaria       14   6  3.15  28  27  10   1   3  194  151   75   68   20   53  121
Bob Moose              3   8  3.36  48   2   0  10   0   80   88   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  3.73  26  23   3   0   0  157  169   75   65   10   44   81
Jerry Reuss           13   8  3.89  26  25  10   1   2  180  184   91   78   16   44   90
Dave Giusti            4   3  4.68  34   0   0   5   0   50   49   29   26    4   25   20
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  2.13  69   0   0  14   0  114   99   29   27    4   47   84
Rick Sawyer            4   2  2.29   9   8   3   0   2   59   60   15   15    0   25   24
Randy Jones           21  12  2.66  36  36  24   0   5  291  247   97   86   13   43   85
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
Randy Moffitt          5   5  2.45  52   0   0  11   0   92   82   35   25    5   33   44
Bob Knepper            0   1  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    8    2    2    0    2    5
Gary Lavelle           8   6  2.70  59   0   0  11   0   97   94   33   29    6   47   64
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
Dave Heaverlo          3   4  4.22  57   0   0   1   0   70   79   41   33    2   14   37
Rob Dressler           3   9  4.26  21  18   0   0   0   99  116   61   47    8   32   31
Greg Minton            0   3  4.91  10   2   0   0   0   26   32   18   14    0   12    7
Mike Caldwell          1   7  5.05  45   9   0   2   0  103  140   74   58    5   19   55
John D'Acquisto        3   8  5.07  26  19   0   0   0  103   91   64   58    5   96   52
Frank Riccelli         0   0  7.20   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    4    4    0    4    4
Tommy Toms             0   0  7.71   3   0   0   1   0    2    3    2    2    0    1    2

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Denny             9   7  2.69  26  26   6   0   2  177  169   65   53   10   65   64
Al Hrabosky            8   6  2.91  61   0   0  12   0   90   84   36   29    5   33   68
Tom Walker             0   1  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    2    0    1    6
Pete Falcone          12  13  3.25  28  28   8   0   2  191  155   79   69   11   79  124
Lerrin LaGrow          0   0  3.38   2   1   0   0   0    8    8    3    3    0    4    3
Eric Rasmussen         5  10  3.43  39  13   1   0   1  129  116   51   49    8   44   67
Bill Greif             1   5  3.55  42   0   0   5   0   51   52   23   20    3   23   30
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
John Curtis            5   9  4.54  33  13   2   1   1  117  122   60   59   11   59   46

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Jones (SD)            21
  J. Koosman (NY)          19
  D. Sutton (LA)           18
  J. Richard (HOU)         17
  S. Carlton (PHI)         16
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         15
  J. Matlack (NY)          15
  J. Montefusco (SF)       15
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      14
  P. Niekro (ATL)          14

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  R. Jones (SD)            24
  J. Koosman (NY)          14
  J. Matlack (NY)          14
  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)        21
  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)         290.2
  J. Richard (HOU)      260.0
  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
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     219.0
  J. Koosman (NY)       216.0
  D. Ruthven (ATL)      216.0

Hits:

  R. Jones (SD)           247
  J. Barr (SF)            224
  R. Burris (CHI)         223
  D. Ruthven (ATL)        220
  J. Kaat (PHI)           219
  P. Niekro (ATL)         217
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       217
  J. Montefusco (SF)      204
  D. Sutton (LA)          203
  G. Nolan (CIN)          202

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         106
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        99
  R. Burris (CHI)          98
  B. Forsch (STL)          97
  R. Jones (SD)            97
  J. Richard (HOU)         96
  J. Barr (SF)             94
  B. Bonham (CHI)          93
  D. Sutton (LA)           93
  J. Reuss (PIT)           91

Home Runs:

  G. Nolan (CIN)           22
  D. Sutton (LA)           21
  R. Burris (CHI)          20
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      20
  J. Kaat (PHI)            18
  P. Niekro (ATL)          17
  J. Billingham (CIN)      16
  S. Carlton (PHI)         16
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         16
  D. Rau (LA)              16

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)        141
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       96
  P. Niekro (ATL)          88
  B. Bonham (CHI)          84
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       82
  P. Falcone (STL)         79
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         78
  D. Carrithers (MON)      75
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     74
  P. Zachry (CIN)          74

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          209
  J. Richard (HOU)        179
  J. Koosman (NY)         161
  J. Montefusco (SF)      157
  S. Carlton (PHI)        149
  P. Niekro (ATL)         149
  D. Sutton (LA)          137
  A. Messersmith (ATL)    135
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       131
  S. Rogers (MON)         129

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