Saturday April 9, 1977
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National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 9, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston          2   0  0.90    2   1   0    20    11    2    2    1    2   13
Los Angeles      2   0  1.50    2   1   1    18    11    3    3    1    3   11
Atlanta          0   2  2.50    2   1   0    18    14    5    5    1    7   18
Montreal         1   0  3.00    1   0   0     9     7    3    3    0    4    4
Cincinnati       2   1  4.00    3   0   2    27    32   12   12    2   13   16
Philadelphia     0   1  4.00    1   0   0     9     6    4    4    3    2    6
St. Louis        2   0  4.00    2   1   0    18    18    8    8    2    8    3
New York         2   0  4.50    2   0   1    18    15    9    9    2    5   14
San Diego        1   2  4.68    3   0   0    25    20   14   13    3    7   10
San Francisco    0   2  6.19    2   0   0    16    23   13   11    0   11   11
Chicago          0   2  6.50    2   0   0    18    21   13   13    2    4   10
Pittsburgh       0   2  6.50    2   0   0    18    25   20   13    3    9    5

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joaquin Andujar (HOU)  1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    3    0    0    0    0    5
Jackie Brown (MON)     1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    2    3
Rollie Fingers (SD)    1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    0    3
W. Hernandez (CHI)     0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    0
Charlie Hough (LA)     0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    3    0    0    0    0    0    4
Paul Reuschel (CHI)    0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    2
Don Sutton (LA)        1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    4    1    1    1    3    6
Bob Forsch (STL)       1   0  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    7    2    2    1    2    1
A. Messersmith (ATL)   0   0  2.00   1   1   0   0   0    9    6    2    2    0    2    7
J.R. Richard (HOU)     0   0  2.00   1   1   0   0   0    9    7    2    2    1    2    7

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Andy Messersmith       0   0  2.00   1   1   0   0   0    9    6    2    2    0    2    7
Phil Niekro            0   1  2.25   1   1   1   0   0    8    6    2    2    0    3   10
Bob Johnson            0   1  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    1    2    1

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ramon Hernandez        0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    0
Willie Hernandez       0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    0
Steve Renko            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    1    1
Paul Reuschel          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    2
Bruce Sutter           0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    0    2
Ray Burris             0   1  6.75   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    4    4    0    2    4
Mike Krukow            0   0 20.25   1   1   0   0   0    3    7    6    6    2    1    1
Jim Todd               0   1 54.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    2    2    2    0    0    0

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pedro Borbon           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    0
Dale Murray            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
Jack Billingham        1   0  3.52   1   1   0   0   0    8    8    3    3    1    2    5
Fred Norman            0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    9    3    3    0    4    8
Woodie Fryman          1   0  5.06   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    3    3    1    6    2
Rawly Eastwick         0   1  5.40   2   0   0   1   0    5    5    3    3    0    1    0

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joaquin Andujar        1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    3    0    0    0    0    5
Ken Forsch             1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    1
J.R. Richard           0   0  2.00   1   1   0   0   0    9    7    2    2    1    2    7

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Charlie Hough          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    3    0    0    0    0    0    4
Don Sutton             1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    4    1    1    1    3    6
Doug Rau               1   0  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    2    2    0    0    1

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jackie Brown           1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    2    3
Steve Rogers           0   0  6.75   1   1   0   0   0    4    5    3    3    0    2    1

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nino Espinosa          1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    2
Skip Lockwood          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    1
Jerry Koosman          0   0  3.86   1   1   0   0   0    7    3    3    3    0    4    4
Tom Seaver             1   0  3.86   1   1   0   0   0    7    9    3    3    1    1    7
Bob Apodaca            0   0 54.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    2    2    2    0    0    0
Ray Sadecki            0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    1    1    1    0    0

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gene Garber            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    1
Steve Carlton          0   1  5.14   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    4    4    3    2    5

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    0
Odell Jones            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Kent Tekulve           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    0
Jerry Reuss            0   1  3.60   1   1   0   0   0    5    6    6    2    0    1    1
Bruce Kison            0   1  4.76   1   1   0   0   0    6    8    6    3    1    2    1
Grant Jackson          0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    1    1    1
Larry Demery           0   0 11.57   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    3    3    0    2    2
Terry Forster          0   0 36.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    4    4    4    1    1    0

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Victor Bernal          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    0
Rollie Fingers         1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    0    3
Dave Tomlin            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    1
Dave Freisleben        0   0  3.86   1   1   0   0   0    7    4    3    3    1    2    3
Butch Metzger          0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    0    0    0
Randy Jones            0   1  7.20   1   1   0   0   0    5    9    5    4    1    0    2
Brent Strom            0   1  7.94   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    5    5    1    4    1

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Curtis            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    2    1
Gary Lavelle           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    2
Randy Moffitt          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    0    0    2    0
John Montefusco        0   1  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    3    2    0    1    6
Jim Barr               0   1 10.38   1   1   0   0   0    4   11    5    5    0    1    2
Terry Cornutt          0   0 54.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    1    2    2    0    2    0
Charlie Williams       0   0 54.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    2    2    2    0    2    0

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Forsch             1   0  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    7    2    2    1    2    1
Al Hrabosky            0   0  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    0    2
John Denny             1   0  4.76   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    1    5    0
John Sutton            0   0 18.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    2    2    0    1    0

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Andujar (HOU)          1
  J. Billingham (CIN)       1
  J. Brown (MON)            1
  J. Denny (STL)            1
  N. Espinosa (NY)          1
  R. Fingers (SD)           1
  B. Forsch (STL)           1
  K. Forsch (HOU)           1
  W. Fryman (CIN)           1
  D. Rau (LA)               1

Losses:

  J. Barr (SF)              1
  R. Burris (CHI)           1
  S. Carlton (PHI)          1
  R. Eastwick (CIN)         1
  B. Johnson (ATL)          1
  R. Jones (SD)             1
  B. Kison (PIT)            1
  J. Montefusco (SF)        1
  P. Niekro (ATL)           1
  J. Reuss (PIT)            1

Complete Games:

  J. Andujar (HOU)          1
  B. Forsch (STL)           1
  P. Niekro (ATL)           1
  D. Sutton (LA)            1

Saves:

  R. Eastwick (CIN)         1
  C. Hough (LA)             1
  S. Lockwood (NY)          1
  D. Murray (CIN)           1

Shutouts:

  J. Andujar (HOU)          1

Innings Pitched:

  J. Andujar (HOU)        9.0
  B. Forsch (STL)         9.0
  A. Messersmith (ATL)    9.0
  J. Richard (HOU)        9.0
  D. Sutton (LA)          9.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)         8.0
  J. Billingham (CIN)     7.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)        7.0
  D. Freisleben (SD)      7.0
  J. Koosman (NY)         7.0

Hits:

  J. Barr (SF)             11
  R. Jones (SD)             9
  F. Norman (CIN)           9
  T. Seaver (NY)            9
  J. Billingham (CIN)       8
  B. Kison (PIT)            8
  B. Forsch (STL)           7
  W. Fryman (CIN)           7
  M. Krukow (CHI)           7
  J. Montefusco (SF)        7

Runs:

  B. Kison (PIT)            6
  M. Krukow (CHI)           6
  J. Reuss (PIT)            6
  J. Barr (SF)              5
  R. Jones (SD)             5
  B. Strom (SD)             5
  R. Burris (CHI)           4
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  T. Forster (PIT)          4
  J. Billingham (CIN)       3

Home Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  M. Krukow (CHI)           2
  J. Billingham (CIN)       1
  J. Denny (STL)            1
  B. Forsch (STL)           1
  T. Forster (PIT)          1
  D. Freisleben (SD)        1
  W. Fryman (CIN)           1
  G. Jackson (PIT)          1
  B. Johnson (ATL)          1

Walks:

  W. Fryman (CIN)           6
  J. Denny (STL)            5
  J. Koosman (NY)           4
  F. Norman (CIN)           4
  B. Strom (SD)             4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  J. Billingham (CIN)       2
  J. Brown (MON)            2
  R. Burris (CHI)           2

Strikeouts:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  F. Norman (CIN)           8
  A. Messersmith (ATL)      7
  J. Richard (HOU)          7
  T. Seaver (NY)            7
  J. Montefusco (SF)        6
  D. Sutton (LA)            6
  J. Andujar (HOU)          5
  J. Billingham (CIN)       5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5

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