Monday September 13, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, September 13, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        75  67  2.91  142  47  21  1275  1085  466  412   81  375  908
Philadelphia    87  55  3.15  142  30  37  1281  1223  497  448   88  353  786
Los Angeles     81  62  3.15  143  41  25  1300  1183  497  455   91  418  665
Pittsburgh      82  60  3.44  142  40  31  1288  1234  565  492   84  410  666
Cincinnati      93  52  3.52  145  30  40  1322  1283  571  517   84  450  720
St. Louis       63  77  3.53  140  27  22  1264  1226  570  496   78  512  648
San Francisco   66  81  3.57  147  25  27  1330  1341  631  528   65  479  696
San Diego       67  79  3.59  146  42  16  1295  1220  588  516   81  481  589
Houston         71  74  3.59  145  36  26  1297  1237  598  518   74  619  701
Atlanta         62  82  3.77  144  31  23  1276  1265  611  534   77  497  717
Montreal        48  92  4.07  140  21  19  1250  1243  641  565   81  564  678
Chicago         65  79  4.15  144  18  32  1306  1369  681  602  117  455  752

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver (NY)       13  10  2.40  32  31  12   0   5  247  192   71   66   12   72  221
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  2.88  34  33  10   0   5  231  209   81   74   11   69  160

 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
Max Leon               2   4  3.16  27   0   0   2   0   31   30   15   11    2   14   13
Mike Marshall          2   1  3.19  24   0   0   6   0   37   35   15   13    4   14   17
Adrian Devine          3   5  3.45  41   1   0   6   0   63   63   27   24    2   23   41
Phil Niekro           14  11  3.48  34  33   8   0   1  238  223  108   92   17   90  151
Jamie Easterly         0   0  3.60   1   1   0   0   0    5    2    2    2    0    6    1
Pablo Torrealba        0   2  3.60  28   0   0   2   0   45   58   21   18    0   17   29
Bruce Dal Canton       3   5  3.61  41   1   0   1   0   72   66   41   29    6   42   36
Dick Ruthven          13  14  3.75  32  32   8   0   4  216  220   90   90   10   78  126
Mike Beard             0   2  3.94  28   0   0   1   0   32   34   16   14    1   12    8
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
Frank Lacorte          3   9  5.09  15  13   1   0   0   76   73   45   43    5   42   55
Elias Sosa             4   4  5.35  21   0   0   3   0   35   41   26   21    3   13   32
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  2.94  54   0   0   9   0   67   59   29   22    6   21   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
Paul Reuschel          3   2  4.60  49   2   0   3   0   86   94   46   44   12   33   54
Bill Bonham            8  12  4.68  28  27   3   0   0  167  192   96   87   10   85   92
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  2.20  68   0   0  15   0  127   88   37   31    6   69   72
Doug Rau              14  10  2.56  30  29   8   0   3  211  196   63   60   17   59   91
Elias Sosa             2   3  2.70  22   0   0   1   0   30   22   12    9    0   10   19
Rick Rhoden           12   3  2.98  27  26  10   0   3  181  165   66   60   17   53   77
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  14  3.48  29  29   7   0   4  196  177   84   76   14   54  102
Al Downing             1   1  4.01  15   1   0   0   0   34   31   16   15    2   13   21
Stan Wall              1   2  4.22  27   0   0   1   0   43   45   21   20    5   11   23
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
Chip Lang              1   3  3.98  24   2   0   0   0   52   45   25   23    2   29   25
Steve Dunning          2   6  4.18  26   7   1   0   0   80   83   45   37    5   28   61
Don Carrithers         6  12  4.51  32  19   2   0   0  138  150   84   69    9   75   70
Chuck Taylor           2   3  4.58  26   0   0   0   0   35   33   18   18    4   10   13
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  5.87  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
Dennis Blair           0   1  8.59   3   3   0   0   0    7   14    9    7    1    6    3
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            13  10  2.40  32  31  12   0   5  247  192   71   66   12   72  221
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  2.98  52   0   0   9   0   82   73   31   27    3   29   79
Steve Carlton         17   6  3.25  31  31  10   0   2  219  198   84   79   17   60  154
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
Doug Bair              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    1
Kent Tekulve           4   1  2.49  57   0   0   9   0   90   77   27   25    2   22   61
Bruce Kison           13   8  2.99  28  27   6   0   1  178  164   75   59    9   48   89
Larry Demery          10   5  3.06  33  12   3   2   1  126  112   48   43    5   56   58
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  4.65  35   0   0   5   0   50   50   29   26    4   25   21
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  2.11  70   0   0  14   0  115   99   29   27    4   47   85
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
Tom Griffin            2   3  3.26   8   8   1   0   0   50   42   22   18    0   28   27
Dave Tomlin            0   1  3.28  43   1   0   0   0   60   53   23   22    4   19   34
Brent Strom           11  15  3.31  32  30   7   0   1  190  172   90   70   14   69   93
Jerry Johnson          1   2  3.45  18   1   0   0   0   31   26   15   12    0   16   21
Dave Freisleben        9  13  3.74  31  23   5   1   3  159  152   72   66   10   64   78
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
John Montefusco       15  12  2.88  34  33  10   0   5  231  209   81   74   11   69  160
Gary Lavelle           8   6  2.89  60   0   0  11   0   97   95   35   31    6   48   64
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          4   4  4.00  59   0   0   1   0   74   80   41   33    2   15   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  4.99  47   9   0   2   0  105  142   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
Bob Forsch             6  10  3.94  30  29   1   0   0  174  194  100   76   14   65   74
Danny Frisella         0   0  3.97  18   0   0   1   0   23   19   10   10    3   13   11
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
  S. Carlton (PHI)         17
  J. Richard (HOU)         17
  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
  B. Hooton (LA)           14
  J. Richard (HOU)         14
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         14
  R. Burris (CHI)          13
  P. Falcone (STL)         13
  D. Freisleben (SD)       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)           12
  D. Sutton (LA)           12
  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)            15
  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
  T. Seaver (NY)            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

Innings Pitched:

  R. Jones (SD)         290.2
  J. Richard (HOU)      260.0
  T. Seaver (NY)        247.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)       238.0
  J. Montefusco (SF)    231.1
  J. Matlack (NY)       230.1
  D. Sutton (LA)        229.2
  J. Barr (SF)          222.0
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     219.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      218.2

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
  J. Montefusco (SF)      209
  D. Sutton (LA)          207
  G. Nolan (CIN)          202

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         108
  B. Forsch (STL)         100
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        99
  R. Burris (CHI)          98
  R. Jones (SD)            97
  B. Bonham (CHI)          96
  J. Richard (HOU)         96
  J. Barr (SF)             95
  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
  S. Carlton (PHI)         17
  P. Niekro (ATL)          17
  D. Rau (LA)              17
  R. Rhoden (LA)           17
  J. Billingham (CIN)      16

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)        141
  J. D'Acquisto (SF)       96
  P. Niekro (ATL)          90
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       86
  B. Bonham (CHI)          85
  P. Falcone (STL)         79
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         78
  D. Carrithers (MON)      75
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     74
  P. Zachry (CIN)          74

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          221
  J. Richard (HOU)        179
  J. Koosman (NY)         161
  J. Montefusco (SF)      160
  S. Carlton (PHI)        154
  P. Niekro (ATL)         151
  D. Sutton (LA)          142
  A. Messersmith (ATL)    135
  J. Matlack (NY)         133
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       131

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