1976 Atlanta Braves Starters
(70-92) 
Starters
Starter Date Vs. IP BF W/L ER R H K BB HR Pit Str Ball Str%
Carl Morton Apr 9 SDP 4.1 23 L 3 6 8 2 0 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Apr 10 SDP 7.1 28 W 0 0 5 6 2 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Apr 11 SDP 5.0 20 W 2 2 3 3 2 0 None None None None
Carl Morton Apr 13 @CIN 6.1 28 1 1 5 6 4 1 None None None None
Phil Niekro Apr 15 @CIN 9.0 41 W 3 5 10 9 2 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Apr 16 @LAD 6.0 24 W 0 0 4 3 2 0 None None None None
Carl Morton Apr 17 @LAD 4.1 19 L 4 5 7 0 0 0 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Apr 18 @LAD 4.0 17 1 1 3 3 3 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Apr 20 @SFG 5.0 27 7 7 11 3 1 1 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Apr 21 @SFG 7.0 32 W 0 0 6 6 3 0 None None None None
Carl Morton Apr 23 PHI 6.0 30 3 4 7 2 6 0 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Apr 24 PHI 5.0 23 5 5 6 6 2 1 None None None None
Phil Niekro Apr 25 PHI 7.2 29 W 2 2 4 5 1 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Apr 26 NYM 5.0 23 L 3 3 8 3 2 0 None None None None
Carl Morton Apr 27 NYM 7.1 29 3 3 6 0 1 1 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Apr 28 NYM 7.0 29 L 3 3 6 7 4 1 None None None None
Phil Niekro Apr 29 NYM 7.0 30 L 1 2 4 6 5 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven May 1 @PHI 6.1 30 L 2 2 10 6 2 1 None None None None
Carl Morton May 1 (2) @PHI 3.1 17 L 3 3 8 0 1 0 None None None None
Andy Messersmith May 2 @PHI 7.0 30 L 4 4 4 4 6 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro May 4 @STL 4.2 22 5 5 7 4 2 1 None None None None
Dick Ruthven May 5 @STL 8.0 34 L 3 3 8 4 2 0 None None None None
Carl Morton May 6 @STL 4.1 20 L 4 4 7 1 2 0 None None None None
Andy Messersmith May 7 PIT 7.0 30 L 3 3 7 6 2 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro May 8 PIT 7.0 29 L 4 4 4 4 3 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven May 9 PIT 6.0 27 L 4 4 8 7 2 0 None None None None
Carl Morton May 11 @NYM 5.2 27 5 5 7 1 3 1 None None None None
Andy Messersmith May 12 @NYM 5.0 25 L 5 5 6 3 5 2 None None None None
Dick Ruthven May 15 @MON 9.0 35 W 1 1 7 7 3 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro May 15 (2) @MON 5.2 28 L 4 5 8 5 3 1 None None None None
Carl Morton May 16 @MON 6.0 25 3 3 8 2 1 0 None None None None
Andy Messersmith May 17 HOU 9.0 35 W 1 2 7 4 1 0 None None None None
Roger Moret May 17 (2) HOU 6.0 23 2 2 6 2 0 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro May 18 HOU 6.2 29 2 2 3 7 6 1 None None None None
Dick Ruthven May 19 LAD 5.0 22 L 4 4 6 2 1 1 None None None None
Carl Morton May 20 LAD 4.1 22 2 2 10 1 0 0 None None None None
Andy Messersmith May 21 SFG 9.0 34 W 0 0 3 4 4 0 None None None None
Roger Moret May 22 SFG 5.2 24 W 0 1 7 0 1 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven May 23 SFG 5.0 17 W 1 1 2 3 1 1 None None None None
Phil Niekro May 23 (2) SFG 9.0 32 0 0 4 3 2 0 None None None None
Carl Morton May 25 CIN 4.0 19 L 3 3 5 3 2 1 None None None None
Andy Messersmith May 26 CIN 7.0 28 1 2 5 5 2 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro May 29 @HOU 7.1 33 L 3 4 9 2 3 1 None None None None
Andy Messersmith May 30 @HOU 8.0 32 L 3 5 8 8 1 0 None None None None
Roger Moret May 30 (2) @HOU 0.2 8 L 5 5 6 0 0 0 None None None None
Carl Morton May 31 @SDP 5.2 27 1 4 3 1 6 0 None None None None
Roger Moret Jun 1 @SDP 9.0 35 W 1 1 6 0 2 0 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Jun 4 MON 9.0 30 W 0 0 1 7 1 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jun 5 MON 9.0 33 W 0 0 4 4 3 0 115 74 41 .64
Roger Moret Jun 6 MON 2.2 14 4 4 5 1 2 0 46 25 21 .54
Phil Niekro Jun 8 CHC 8.2 36 W 3 3 8 4 3 1 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Jun 9 CHC 9.0 31 W 0 0 3 6 1 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jun 10 CHC 4.2 23 L 7 7 7 2 4 2 None None None None
Roger Moret Jun 11 @PIT 7.0 30 L 5 5 9 2 1 2 None None None None
Carl Morton Jun 12 @PIT 7.0 31 2 2 10 4 1 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Jun 13 @PIT 8.0 35 4 4 9 5 2 1 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Jun 14 STL 9.0 37 W 2 2 7 4 3 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jun 15 STL 7.2 33 W 3 3 8 3 2 0 None None None None
Roger Moret Jun 16 STL 5.0 22 2 2 4 2 5 0 None None None None
Carl Morton Jun 18 @CHC 6.2 29 L 3 4 6 3 3 0 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Jun 19 @CHC 9.0 40 W 3 3 10 5 5 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Jun 19 (2) @CHC 9.0 42 W 5 5 12 3 3 1 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jun 20 @CHC 9.0 32 W 0 0 4 6 3 0 None None None None
Roger Moret Jun 21 @HOU 0.0 5 3 3 5 0 0 1 None None None None
Carl Morton Jun 22 @HOU 3.2 22 3 5 10 0 1 0 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Jun 23 @MON 9.0 31 W 2 2 5 7 0 1 None None None None
Phil Niekro Jun 23 (2) @MON 9.0 34 W 0 0 4 10 2 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jun 24 @MON 9.0 35 W 1 1 5 1 3 0 None None None None
Roger Moret Jun 25 SDP 7.0 27 W 1 1 3 3 4 0 None None None None
Carl Morton Jun 26 SDP 2.2 16 4 4 4 0 4 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Jun 26 (2) SDP 9.0 36 W 2 3 6 5 4 0 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Jun 27 SDP 8.2 38 L 2 3 8 7 3 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jun 28 LAD 7.0 31 L 4 4 9 2 2 1 None None None None
Roger Moret Jun 29 LAD 6.0 25 L 2 2 6 3 1 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Jun 30 LAD 6.2 31 W 2 2 7 5 3 0 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Jul 2 SFG 9.0 39 W 0 2 6 8 4 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jul 3 SFG 9.0 34 W 0 0 5 5 2 0 None None None None
Frank LaCorte Jul 4 SFG 5.0 23 L 3 3 5 1 3 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Jul 5 @PIT 7.0 35 5 6 8 5 4 1 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Jul 6 @PIT 7.2 29 W 2 2 5 8 2 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jul 7 @PIT 5.0 27 L 8 8 9 4 4 1 None None None None
Frank LaCorte Jul 8 @NYM 4.1 19 L 3 4 5 2 0 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Jul 9 @NYM 8.0 34 W 3 3 8 5 1 2 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Jul 10 @NYM 8.0 36 L 3 4 6 4 4 3 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jul 11 @NYM 7.0 31 4 4 5 6 2 1 None None None None
Phil Niekro Jul 15 PIT 4.0 24 L 4 9 8 3 3 1 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Jul 16 PIT 2.0 14 L 7 7 6 1 2 2 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jul 17 PIT 9.0 36 W 2 2 10 3 2 0 None None None None
Carl Morton Jul 18 NYM 7.0 28 L 2 2 8 2 0 1 None None None None
Phil Niekro Jul 19 NYM 6.2 27 W 1 1 4 4 4 0 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Jul 20 MON 8.0 33 L 4 4 9 5 2 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jul 21 MON 5.2 27 3 3 7 2 3 0 None None None None
Carl Morton Jul 22 MON 6.0 24 W 0 0 4 0 2 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Jul 23 @CIN 7.0 31 L 3 3 6 6 5 0 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Jul 24 @CIN 6.0 23 2 2 3 5 2 1 None None None None
Frank LaCorte Jul 24 (2) @CIN 3.1 19 L 4 4 6 2 3 1 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jul 25 @CIN 4.0 21 5 5 9 4 3 1 None None None None
Carl Morton Jul 26 @LAD 4.0 24 L 4 4 10 1 2 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Jul 28 @LAD 9.0 34 W 2 2 7 6 3 0 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Jul 30 HOU 9.0 34 W 1 2 5 7 2 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jul 31 HOU 7.0 28 L 2 2 5 2 1 0 None None None None
Adrian Devine Jul 31 (2) HOU 0.2 7 4 4 5 0 0 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Aug 1 HOU 5.2 28 L 4 4 7 2 3 1 None None None None
Carl Morton Aug 2 @SDP 6.1 25 2 2 5 5 1 1 None None None None
Frank LaCorte Aug 2 (2) @SDP 5.0 24 L 2 3 6 3 3 1 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Aug 3 @SDP 9.0 35 W 1 3 9 1 1 1 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Aug 4 @SDP 9.0 37 W 0 0 8 10 3 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Aug 5 @SFG 7.0 29 L 2 2 8 4 1 1 None None None None
Carl Morton Aug 6 @SFG 9.0 29 W 0 0 4 2 0 0 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Aug 7 @SFG 7.0 28 3 3 9 3 3 1 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Aug 8 @SFG 9.0 35 W 1 1 5 6 4 0 None None None None
Frank LaCorte Aug 8 (2) @SFG 7.0 30 L 4 4 6 4 5 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Aug 10 PHI 8.0 31 W 1 1 4 3 2 0 None None None None
Carl Morton Aug 11 PHI 6.0 31 L 1 4 8 2 2 0 None None None None
Frank LaCorte Aug 12 PHI 5.2 24 W 2 2 4 2 4 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Aug 13 @STL 5.0 27 L 6 6 9 4 2 0 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Aug 14 @STL 8.0 33 L 3 4 6 4 3 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Aug 15 @STL 9.0 35 W 2 2 6 8 2 1 None None None None
Carl Morton Aug 16 CIN 7.2 31 W 3 3 5 2 3 0 None None None None
Frank LaCorte Aug 17 CIN 6.1 31 2 2 4 9 7 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Aug 18 CIN 7.0 33 L 4 4 9 4 6 0 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Aug 19 CIN 7.0 30 2 2 7 2 3 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Aug 20 STL 4.0 20 L 5 5 8 1 0 1 None None None None
Carl Morton Aug 21 STL 7.1 31 W 2 2 10 2 0 0 None None None None
Frank LaCorte Aug 22 STL 5.0 20 L 3 3 4 5 2 1 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Aug 23 @PHI 7.0 28 L 4 4 6 4 2 0 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Aug 24 @PHI 3.0 18 L 7 8 6 1 3 1 None None None None
Phil Niekro Aug 25 @PHI 9.0 36 W 1 1 6 6 3 0 None None None None
Frank LaCorte Aug 27 CHC 4.2 24 L 6 6 6 4 4 2 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Aug 28 CHC 4.1 22 L 4 4 8 1 1 1 None None None None
Phil Niekro Aug 29 CHC 8.0 29 L 2 3 5 5 0 1 None None None None
Frank LaCorte Aug 31 @CHC 6.2 27 W 2 2 6 6 1 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Sep 1 @CHC 7.0 31 4 4 11 4 0 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Sep 3 @CIN 7.0 32 4 5 9 4 4 0 None None None None
Frank LaCorte Sep 4 @CIN 4.0 19 L 3 3 4 2 3 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Sep 5 @CIN 5.1 27 L 5 5 9 2 2 0 None None None None
Bruce Dal Canton Sep 6 SFG 1.2 10 L 1 3 3 1 2 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Sep 7 SFG 3.2 21 L 6 6 7 1 5 0 None None None None
Frank LaCorte Sep 8 SDP 6.0 24 1 1 5 6 1 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Sep 9 SDP 7.0 29 3 3 6 3 4 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Sep 12 LAD 8.0 31 0 2 6 2 2 0 None None None None
Roger Moret Sep 12 (2) LAD 3.0 12 L 1 1 1 0 2 0 None None None None
Frank LaCorte Sep 13 LAD 9.0 36 W 1 1 5 5 3 0 None None None None
Jamie Easterly Sep 13 (2) LAD 5.0 21 2 2 2 1 6 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Sep 14 @HOU 7.0 32 L 4 4 6 7 5 1 None None None None
Al Autry Sep 14 (2) @HOU 5.0 21 W 3 3 4 3 3 2 None None None None
Rick Camp Sep 15 @HOU 5.1 22 L 4 4 8 3 1 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Sep 16 @HOU 8.0 30 W 2 2 5 4 2 1 None None None None
Frank LaCorte Sep 17 @LAD 10.0 38 0 0 3 4 4 0 None None None None
Roger Moret Sep 17 (2) @LAD 3.2 20 L 5 5 6 1 3 0 None None None None
Jamie Easterly Sep 18 @LAD 8.1 33 W 2 2 5 4 4 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Sep 19 @LAD 4.1 22 L 6 6 9 1 1 1 None None None None
Phil Niekro Sep 21 HOU 9.0 38 W 2 2 9 5 2 0 None None None None
Frank LaCorte Sep 22 HOU 6.0 28 L 5 5 10 8 1 0 None None None None
Jamie Easterly Sep 24 @SDP 7.0 32 4 4 10 5 3 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Sep 25 @SDP 6.0 29 W 7 7 11 1 1 1 None None None None
Phil Niekro Sep 26 @SDP 6.2 32 3 4 11 4 2 0 None None None None
Frank LaCorte Sep 28 @SFG 6.1 25 L 3 4 6 3 2 1 None None None None
Jamie Easterly Sep 29 @SFG 1.2 10 L 4 4 6 1 0 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Oct 1 CIN 7.0 35 L 5 5 9 7 5 1 None None None None
Phil Niekro Oct 2 CIN 9.0 35 W 0 0 1 9 5 0 None None None None
Frank LaCorte Oct 3 CIN 7.0 32 L 4 4 5 9 4 0 None None None None
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