Joe Niekro
Game Log for 1977
Previous Season Next Season Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Apr 11 W, 4-3 vs Reds Finish 1 3.2 3 14 1 1 0 1 0 3 2.45 HOU Apr 15 L, 3-4 at Braves Middle 1.0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.93 HOU Apr 17 L, 4-5 at Braves Middle 0.2 2 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 3.37 HOU Apr 23 (2) L, 8-11 vs Padres Middle 1.1 2 9 3 3 0 3 0 1 6.75 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU May 03 L, 0-9 at Cubs Middle 1.2 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.40 HOU May 05 L, 7-8 at Cubs Middle 3.1 1 12 1 1 1 1 0 3 4.63 HOU May 08 L, 1-2 at Cardinals Finish 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.95 HOU May 09 L, 1-6 vs Cubs Middle 2.0 4 9 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.45 HOU May 10 L, 5-11 vs Cubs Middle 1.0 3 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 4.86 HOU May 21 L, 4-7 vs Phillies Finish 3.0 3 13 1 1 0 1 0 1 4.58 HOU May 28 L, 5-6 at Padres Middle 1.0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 4.35 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Jun 01 L, 2-6 vs Dodgers Middle 3.2 0 14 0 0 0 1 1 3 3.70 HOU Jun 03 L, 0-4 at Reds Middle 3.2 2 16 0 0 0 2 0 3 3.21 HOU Jun 06 L, 5-9 at Phillies Middle 0.1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.18 HOU Jun 07 L, 8-9 at Phillies Middle 2.0 1 11 4 1 0 3 0 2 3.26 L (0-1) HOU Jun 11 (2) L, 4-6 vs Mets Middle 4.0 2 15 1 1 1 2 0 3 3.15 HOU Jun 14 W, 5-0 vs Expos Finish 2 3.0 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.89 HOU Jun 18 W, 4-3 at Mets Finish 3 3.0 0 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.68 HOU Jun 25 (1) W, 4-3 vs Giants Finish 4.0 5 17 1 1 0 1 0 1 2.64 W (1-1) HOU Jun 27 W, 7-6 vs Padres Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.58 W (2-1) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Jul 01 W, 3-1 vs Braves Finish 4 1.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.53 HOU Jul 02 L, 1-2 vs Braves Middle 1.2 4 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.62 L (2-2) HOU Jul 04 W, 12-7 at Padres Finish 3.1 2 13 0 0 0 2 0 3 2.45 W (3-2) HOU Jul 05 L, 7-8 at Padres Finish 2.1 3 13 2 2 0 1 1 2 2.68 L (3-3) HOU Jul 10 W, 6-5 vs Reds Middle 1.0 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.80 W (4-3) HOU Jul 12 L, 0-8 vs Dodgers Middle 3.2 2 15 1 1 1 1 0 3 2.78 HOU Jul 13 W, 3-2 vs Dodgers Middle 2.0 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.69 HOU Jul 15 L, 3-8 at Reds Middle 0.2 1 7 4 4 0 4 0 1 3.25 HOU Jul 17 W, 3-1 at Reds Finish 5 3.0 2 11 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.09 HOU Jul 24 (2) W, 6-4 at Cubs Start 1 9.0 10 37 4 4 1 1 0 7 3.21 W (5-3) HOU Jul 29 W, 1-0 vs Cubs Start 2 1 9.0 4 32 0 0 0 2 0 6 2.85 W (6-3) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Aug 03 W, 3-0 vs Pirates Start 3 2 9.0 9 35 0 0 0 2 0 3 2.57 W (7-3) HOU Aug 09 (1) L, 3-4 at Giants Start 6.0 9 25 4 4 0 2 0 4 2.78 L (7-4) HOU Aug 14 W, 6-3 at Padres Start 4 9.0 5 33 3 3 2 2 0 5 2.80 W (8-4) HOU Aug 19 L, 5-9 at Phillies Start 6.0 9 28 8 8 4 2 0 3 3.29 L (8-5) HOU Aug 24 W, 3-1 vs Phillies Start 5 9.0 5 34 1 1 1 3 0 3 3.12 W (9-5) HOU Aug 30 W, 6-2 vs Mets Start 6 9.0 11 39 2 2 0 2 0 3 3.05 W (10-5) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Sep 04 W, 7-1 at Expos Start 7 9.0 5 29 1 1 0 0 0 4 2.91 W (11-5) HOU Sep 09 W, 6-1 vs Giants Start 8 9.0 4 33 1 1 0 2 0 4 2.80 W (12-5) HOU Sep 14 L, 2-3 at Giants Start 7.0 6 29 3 3 0 2 0 4 2.85 L (12-6) HOU Sep 16 L, 3-4 at Padres Finish 2.2 3 15 1 0 0 1 1 2 2.80 L (12-7) HOU Sep 20 W, 6-3 vs Braves Start 9 9.0 9 37 3 3 1 2 0 8 2.81 W (13-7) HOU Sep 25 L, 4-5 vs Dodgers Start 7.0 6 31 5 4 2 6 0 3 2.90 L (13-8) HOU Sep 30 L, 5-6 at Dodgers Start 7.0 11 31 5 5 0 1 0 2 3.04
| Pitcher data: Role: Start, finish or appear in middle relief; CG: Complete game; SHO: Shutout; Sv: Save; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BF: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; SO: Strikeouts; ERA: Earned run average |
Team
Role W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
As starter 9 4 3.08 14 14 9 0 0 2 114.0 103 453 40 39 11 29 0 59 9-5 4.50 runs/start
Middle relief 1 2 4.41 18 0 0 0 0 0 34.2 30 156 20 17 3 22 1 23 2-16
As closer 3 2 1.41 12 0 0 12 5 0 32.0 22 128 6 5 0 10 2 19 8-4
L/R G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP OPS
vs LHB 271 23 68 97 9 1 6 23 6 4 25 1 0 38 9 .251 .358 .314 .672
vs RHB 381 47 87 133 20 1 8 42 10 2 36 2 1 63 11 .228 .349 .297 .646
Team
Site W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
Home 9 2 2.23 22 7 6 6 3 2 97.0 80 390 25 24 6 31 1 51 13-9 4.14 runs/start
Road 4 6 3.98 22 7 3 6 2 0 83.2 75 347 41 37 8 30 2 50 6-16 4.86 runs/start
Team
Time of Day W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
Day 4 1 2.77 11 4 3 3 2 0 48.2 34 186 16 15 6 15 0 24 6-5 5.75 runs/start
Night 9 7 3.14 33 10 6 9 3 2 132.0 121 551 50 46 8 46 3 77 13-20 4.00 runs/start
Team
Month W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
April 0 0 6.75 4 0 0 1 1 0 6.2 8 31 5 5 0 5 0 4 1-3
May 0 0 3.21 7 0 0 2 0 0 14.0 12 57 5 5 1 5 0 8 0-7
June 2 1 1.09 9 0 0 4 2 0 24.2 12 99 6 3 1 11 1 18 4-5
July 4 2 3.19 11 2 2 4 2 1 36.2 31 151 13 13 2 13 1 23 7-4 3.50 runs/start
August 4 2 3.38 6 6 4 0 0 1 48.0 48 194 18 18 7 13 0 21 4-2 4.33 runs/start
September 3 3 3.02 7 6 3 1 0 0 50.2 44 205 19 17 3 14 1 27 3-4 5.00 runs/start
Team
Opponent W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
Braves 1 1 3.38 5 1 1 1 1 0 13.1 16 55 5 5 1 3 0 8 2-3 6.00 runs/start
Cardinals 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-1
Cubs 2 0 2.77 6 2 2 0 0 1 26.0 23 103 8 8 2 6 0 17 2-4 3.50 runs/start
Dodgers 0 1 3.86 5 2 0 0 0 0 23.1 20 99 11 10 3 10 1 11 1-4 4.50 runs/start
Expos 1 0 0.75 2 1 1 1 1 0 12.0 6 40 1 1 0 0 0 8 2-0 7.00 runs/start
Giants 2 2 3.12 4 3 1 1 0 0 26.0 24 104 9 9 0 7 0 13 2-2 3.67 runs/start
Mets 1 0 1.69 3 1 1 1 1 0 16.0 13 64 3 3 1 6 0 6 2-1 6.00 runs/start
Padres 3 2 3.48 7 1 1 4 0 0 20.2 15 90 9 8 2 10 2 16 3-4 6.00 runs/start
Phillies 1 2 4.87 5 2 1 1 0 0 20.1 19 88 14 11 5 9 0 10 1-4 4.00 runs/start
Pirates 1 0 0.00 1 1 1 0 0 1 9.0 9 35 0 0 0 2 0 3 1-0 3.00 runs/start
Reds 1 0 4.50 5 0 0 2 2 0 12.0 10 53 6 6 0 8 0 8 3-2