Sunday September 12, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, September 12, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        74  67  2.93  141  46  21  1266  1080  466  412   81  374  896
Philadelphia    86  55  3.15  141  30  36  1272  1216  495  446   87  350  780
Los Angeles     80  61  3.17  141  41  24  1282  1170  489  451   90  411  654
Pittsburgh      82  59  3.43  141  40  31  1279  1225  560  487   84  406  660
Cincinnati      93  52  3.52  145  30  40  1322  1283  571  517   84  450  720
St. Louis       62  77  3.54  139  26  22  1255  1215  567  493   78  511  643
San Francisco   65  81  3.59  146  25  27  1320  1333  629  526   65  476  693
Houston         71  74  3.59  145  36  26  1297  1237  598  518   74  619  701
San Diego       67  78  3.61  145  42  16  1285  1217  585  515   81  474  583
Atlanta         61  81  3.78  142  30  23  1259  1253  606  529   77  486  710
Montreal        48  91  4.04  139  21  19  1242  1230  634  558   79  563  677
Chicago         65  78  4.15  143  18  32  1298  1359  677  598  117  450  748

 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  2.56  30  29   8   0   3  211  196   63   60   17   59   91
Randy Jones (SD)      21  12  2.66  36  36  24   0   5  291  247   97   86   13   43   85
Fred Norman (CIN)     12   5  2.68  30  21   8   0   3  165  135   57   49    5   59  119
John Denny (STL)       9   7  2.69  26  26   6   0   2  177  169   65   53   10   65   64
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
Jon Matlack (NY)      15   8  2.81  31  31  14   0   6  230  198   79   72   15   52  133
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  2.90  26   0   0   2   0   31   29   14   10    2   14   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
Phil Niekro           14  11  3.48  34  33   8   0   1  238  223  108   92   17   90  151
Adrian Devine          3   5  3.48  40   1   0   6   0   62   63   27   24    2   23   41
Bruce Dal Canton       3   5  3.61  41   1   0   1   0   72   66   41   29    6   42   36
Pablo Torrealba        0   2  3.71  27   0   0   2   0   44   56   21   18    0   16   28
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
Carl Morton            4   9  4.17  26  24   1   0   1  140  172   79   65    6   45   42
Roger Moret            3   4  4.64  26  11   1   1   0   74   78   39   38    7   24   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  8.31   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    4    4    0    3    2

 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  4.00  35   4   0   4   0   72   63   39   32    8   31   58
Steve Stone            3   6  4.24  16  14   1   0   1   70   66   35   33    6   20   33
Steve Renko            7   8  4.25  24  23   2   0   0  133  141   71   63   11   39   90
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
Mike Garman            2   4  5.11  44   2   0   1   0   74   79   48   42    7   34   35
Oscar Zamora           5   3  5.24  40   2   0   3   0   55   70   34   32    8   17   27
Buddy Schultz          1   1  6.08  29   0   0   2   0   24   37   19   16    3    9   15
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          2   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    5    4
Rawly Eastwick        11   5  2.20  66   0   0  22   0  102   88   30   25    3   25   66
Manny Sarmiento        5   1  2.27  18   0   0   0   0   36   28   12    9    1   11   16
Fred Norman           12   5  2.68  30  21   8   0   3  165  135   57   49    5   59  119
Pat Zachry            12   5  2.80  34  24   5   0   1  173  138   61   54    6   74  122
Pedro Borbon           4   3  3.25  63   1   0   7   0  114  125   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
Jack Billingham       11   9  4.44  31  26   5   1   2  162  178   90   80   16   59   71
Santo Alcala          11   3  4.53  29  21   3   0   1  131  128   69   66   12   66   66
Will McEnaney          2   5  4.56  53   0   0   7   0   71   94   41   36    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   2   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    2    1
Charlie Hough         11   7  2.25  67   0   0  14   0  124   86   36   31    6   66   69
Elias Sosa             2   3  2.43  21   0   0   1   0   30   21    9    8    0    9   18
Doug Rau              14  10  2.56  30  29   8   0   3  211  196   63   60   17   59   91
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            19   9  3.37  31  30  12   0   3  230  207   93   86   21   69  142
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  3.11  74   0   0  12   0  107  106   43   37    1   37   33
Woodie Fryman         12  10  3.18  29  28   3   1   1  190  191   75   67   13   68  108
Steve Rogers           6  15  3.29  29  28   7   1   4  200  179   80   73   10   56  129
Wayne Granger          1   0  3.66  27   0   0   2   0   32   32   15   13    3   16   16
Don Stanhouse          8  10  3.70  31  23   7   1   1  168  159   75   69    6   86   73
Joe Kerrigan           2   4  3.79  27   0   0   1   0   40   43   17   17    3   13   15
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
Ken Sanders            1   2  2.80  30   0   0   1   0   45   37   15   14    3   11   15
Jon Matlack           15   8  2.81  31  31  14   0   6  230  198   79   72   15   52  133
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   7  3.14  38   3   0   4   0   77   60   33   27    4   24   39
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  2.44  50   0   0   9   0   81   70   29   22    4   35   62
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     12   8  3.62  29  26   2   0   0  152  172   68   61    8   40   51

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kent Tekulve           4   1  2.49  57   0   0   9   0   90   77   27   25    2   22   61
Larry Demery          10   4  2.86  32  11   3   2   1  120  104   43   38    5   52   54
Bruce Kison           13   8  2.99  28  27   6   0   1  178  164   75   59    9   48   89
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  2.89  60   0   0  11   0   97   95   35   31    6   48   64
John Montefusco       15  12  2.89  33  32  10   0   5  224  204   79   72   11   67  157
Jim Barr              13  11  3.08  33  33   7   0   2  222  230   95   76    9   51   71
Charlie Williams       2   0  3.15  45   1   0   1   0   80   74   32   28    4   36   33
Ed Halicki            12  14  3.70  31  30   8   0   4  182  170   86   75   10   60  128
Dave Heaverlo          3   4  4.11  58   0   0   1   0   72   79   41   33    2   14   39
Rob Dressler           3   9  4.13  22  18   0   0   0  102  118   61   47    8   33   32
Greg Minton            0   3  4.91  10   2   0   0   0   26   32   18   14    0   12    7
Mike Caldwell          1   7  5.04  46   9   0   2   0  104  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   1  8.10   4   0   0   1   0    3    6    3    3    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
Tom Walker             0   1  2.70   4   0   0   1   0    7    7    2    2    0    1    6
Al Hrabosky            8   6  2.91  61   0   0  12   0   90   84   36   29    5   33   68
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  3.48  40  14   1   0   1  135  122   54   52    8   51   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
Mike Wallace           3   2  3.92  44   0   0   2   0   60   55   30   26    3   37   36
Danny Frisella         0   0  3.97  18   0   0   1   0   23   19   10   10    3   13   11
Bob Forsch             5  10  3.99  29  28   0   0   0  165  183   97   73   14   64   69
Eddie Solomon          0   1  4.03  21   1   0   0   0   29   33   17   13    1   15   15
John Curtis            5   9  4.54  33  13   2   1   1  117  122   60   59   11   59   46
Doug Capilla           1   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    1    1    0    1    0

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Jones (SD)            21
  J. Koosman (NY)          19
  D. Sutton (LA)           19
  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
  D. Sutton (LA)           12
  T. Seaver (NY)           11
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      10
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  J. Montefusco (SF)       10

Saves:

  R. Eastwick (CIN)        22
  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
  P. Niekro (ATL)       238.0
  T. Seaver (NY)        238.0
  J. Matlack (NY)       230.1
  D. Sutton (LA)        229.2
  J. Montefusco (SF)    224.1
  J. Barr (SF)          222.0
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     219.0
  J. Koosman (NY)       216.0

Hits:

  R. Jones (SD)           247
  J. Barr (SF)            230
  R. Burris (CHI)         223
  P. Niekro (ATL)         223
  D. Ruthven (ATL)        220
  J. Kaat (PHI)           219
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       217
  D. Sutton (LA)          207
  J. Montefusco (SF)      204
  G. Nolan (CIN)          202

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         108
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        99
  R. Burris (CHI)          98
  B. Forsch (STL)          97
  R. Jones (SD)            97
  J. Richard (HOU)         96
  J. Barr (SF)             95
  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
  D. Rau (LA)              17
  J. Billingham (CIN)      16
  S. Carlton (PHI)         16
  J. Lonborg (PHI)         16

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)        141
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       96
  P. Niekro (ATL)          90
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       86
  B. Bonham (CHI)          84
  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
  P. Niekro (ATL)         151
  S. Carlton (PHI)        149
  D. Sutton (LA)          142
  A. Messersmith (ATL)    135
  J. Matlack (NY)         133
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       131

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