Thursday April 14, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, April 14, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston          5   1  3.05    6   1   2    56    51   20   19    2   12   27
Chicago          3   2  3.40    5   1   2    45    40   18   17    4    8   29
Montreal         2   2  3.41    4   1   1    34    36   16   13    2   13   17
St. Louis        5   1  3.74    6   1   2    53    53   23   22    6   20   17
San Francisco    3   3  3.88    6   2   1    51    49   26   22    4   22   44
New York         3   3  3.91    6   1   1    53    49   25   23    5   13   34
San Diego        3   4  3.98    7   0   1    61    56   32   27    7   17   32
Pittsburgh       2   3  4.40    5   1   0    45    48   29   22    4   14   23
Los Angeles      4   2  4.83    6   1   2    54    60   31   29    6   16   35
Atlanta          2   4  4.85    6   3   1    52    58   29   28    5   26   38
Philadelphia     0   4  5.50    4   0   0    36    43   22   22    6   15   24
Cincinnati       2   5  5.64    7   0   2    61    74   39   38    3   26   38

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Ruthven (ATL)     1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    7    0    0    0    4    8
Bob Shirley (SD)       1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    9    4    4    0    0    4   11
Gerry Hannahs (MON)    0   0  1.23   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    1    1    0    0    5
Bruce Sutter (CHI)     0   0  1.29   4   0   0   2   0    7    6    1    1    0    0    7
J.R. Richard (HOU)     1   0  1.69   2   2   0   0   0   16   12    3    3    1    3    9
Tom Seaver (NY)        2   0  1.69   2   2   1   0   1   16   14    3    3    1    1   12
Don Sutton (LA)        1   0  1.69   2   2   1   0   0   16   13    4    3    2    5    8
Bob Forsch (STL)       2   0  1.72   2   2   1   0   0   16   13    3    3    1    5    3
Charlie Hough (LA)     1   0  1.80   4   0   0   2   0   10    7    2    2    1    1   10
John Montefusco (SF)   1   1  1.80   2   2   1   0   0   15   10    4    3    0    4   14

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Beard             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    0
Rick Camp              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0
Dick Ruthven           1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    7    0    0    0    4    8
Frank Lacorte          1   0  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    2    2    0    6    2
Phil Niekro            0   2  3.38   2   2   2   0   0   16   15    6    6    2    7   14
Jamie Easterly         0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    1    0    2    0
Bob Johnson            0   1  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    1    2    1
Andy Messersmith       0   1  7.43   2   2   0   0   0   13   14   11   11    1    3   10
Mike Marshall          0   0 15.43   1   0   0   0   0    2    6    4    4    0    1    2
Buzz Capra             0   0 40.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    3    3    1    0    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  1.29   4   0   0   2   0    7    6    1    1    0    0    7
Bill Bonham            1   0  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    7    2    2    0    1    4
Rick Reuschel          1   0  2.84   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    2    2    2    2    7
Ray Burris             1   1  2.92   2   2   0   0   0   12    7    5    4    0    3    7
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   1  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    7    5    3    2    0    2    3
Rawly Eastwick         0   1  3.86   3   0   0   1   0    7    7    3    3    0    1    1
Fred Norman            0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    9    3    3    0    4    8
Woodie Fryman          1   1  5.56   2   2   0   0   0   11   12    7    7    2    8    6
Jack Billingham        1   0  5.68   2   2   0   0   0   13   15    8    8    1    3    9
Pat Zachry             0   1  6.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    4    4    0    2    4
Dale Murray            0   0  7.11   3   0   0   1   0    6   11    5    5    0    0    2
Mike Caldwell          0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    0    4    2
Santo Alcala           0   1 13.50   1   1   0   0   0    3    7    4    4    0    2    3

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dan Larson             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    1    0    0    0    1    1
J.R. Richard           1   0  1.69   2   2   0   0   0   16   12    3    3    1    3    9
Ken Forsch             2   0  1.80   3   0   0   1   0    5    5    2    1    0    0    2
Joe Niekro             0   0  2.45   1   0   0   1   0    4    3    1    1    0    1    3
Joaquin Andujar        1   0  3.09   2   2   1   0   1   12    8    4    4    0    1    7
Doug Konieczny         1   0  3.38   1   1   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    1    3    2
Gene Pentz             0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    3    1
Joe Sambito            0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    0    2
Mark Lemongello        0   1  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    5   10    5    5    0    0    0

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Sutton             1   0  1.69   2   2   1   0   0   16   13    4    3    2    5    8
Charlie Hough          1   0  1.80   4   0   0   2   0   10    7    2    2    1    1   10
Al Downing             0   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    4    8
Doug Rau               1   0  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    2    2    0    0    1
Burt Hooton            0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    4    7    3    2    0    1    1
Elias Sosa             0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    1    0    0
Mike Garman            0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    2    0
Tommy John             0   1 13.50   1   1   0   0   0    3    7    5    5    0    2    3
Rick Rhoden            1   0 14.40   1   1   0   0   0    5    9    8    8    1    0    4
Stan Wall              0   0 18.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    4    4    1    1    0

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Atkinson          1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0
Jackie Brown           1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    2    3
Jeff Terpko            0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    2    0    0    0    0    0
Gerry Hannahs          0   0  1.23   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    1    1    0    0    5
Steve Rogers           0   1  2.25   2   2   1   0   0   12   12    6    3    0    5    6
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  3.38   2   0   0   1   0    3    3    1    1    1    0    1
Don Stanhouse          0   0  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    5    5    5    5    1    4    1
Will McEnaney          0   1 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    7    3    3    0    1    1

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nino Espinosa          1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    0    0    0    0    0    3
Skip Lockwood          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    3    1    0    0    0    0    1
Tom Seaver             2   0  1.69   2   2   1   0   1   16   14    3    3    1    1   12
Bob Myrick             0   0  1.80   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    1    1    1    0
Jerry Koosman          0   1  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   14   11    7    7    0    5   12
Jon Matlack            0   1  6.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    4    4    1    0    4
Ray Sadecki            0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    1    3    0
Bob Apodaca            0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    0    2    0
Craig Swan             0   1 22.50   1   1   0   0   0    2    7    5    5    1    1    2

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Randy Lerch            0   1  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    9    2    2    1    2    3
Tug McGraw             0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    5    1    1    0    1    2
Jim Kaat               0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    1    1
Wayne Twitchell        0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    3    3    1    5    7
Steve Carlton          0   1  5.14   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    4    4    3    2    5
Gene Garber            0   1  5.79   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    3    3    1    1    5
Ron Reed               0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    0    0
Tom Underwood          0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    4    3    3    0    1    0
Larry Christenson      0   0 12.00   1   1   0   0   0    3    8    4    4    0    2    1

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage           1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    0    0    0    0    2    4
Odell Jones            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Kent Tekulve           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    0
Bruce Kison            1   1  1.84   2   2   1   0   1   15   10    6    3    1    3   10
Grant Jackson          0   0  2.08   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    1    1    2
Jerry Reuss            0   1  2.31   2   2   0   0   0   12   13    7    3    0    4    4
Larry Demery           0   0  8.31   3   0   0   0   0    4    7    4    4    0    2    2
Jim Rooker             0   1 31.50   1   1   0   0   0    2    9    7    7    1    0    1
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
Rollie Fingers         1   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    4    0    0    0    0    0    5
Bob Shirley            1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    9    4    4    0    0    4   11
Dave Tomlin            0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    4    4    0    0    0    0    5
Butch Metzger          0   0  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    1    1
Rick Sawyer            0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    1    2    2
Randy Jones            1   1  4.85   2   2   0   0   0   13   18    8    7    2    0    3
Dave Freisleben        0   1  5.79   2   2   0   0   0    9   10    6    6    2    3    3
Tom Griffin            0   0  7.71   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    0    2    1
Brent Strom            0   1  7.94   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    5    5    1    4    1
Victor Bernal          0   0 10.13   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    3    3    1    1    0

 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   2   0   0   1   0    3    1    1    0    0    2    2
John Montefusco        1   1  1.80   2   2   1   0   0   15   10    4    3    0    4   14
Ed Halicki             1   0  3.38   1   1   0   0   0    8   11    4    3    1    3    7
Jim Barr               1   1  5.40   2   2   1   0   0   13   18    9    8    2    3   13
Charlie Williams       0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    3    1
Lynn McGlothen         0   1  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    4    4    4    4    1    2    4
Terry Cornutt          0   0 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    2    2    0    2    0

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Urrea             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   2   0    5    2    0    0    0    0    4
Bob Forsch             2   0  1.72   2   2   1   0   0   16   13    3    3    1    5    3
John Denny             2   0  2.84   2   2   0   0   0   13   13    5    4    1    9    2
Al Hrabosky            0   0  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    0    2
Clay Carroll           1   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    2    1    2
Eric Rasmussen         0   1  6.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    4    4    2    1    0
John Sutton            0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    0    1    2
Buddy Schultz          0   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    1    1    0    1    1
Pete Falcone           0   0 36.00   1   1   0   0   0    1    3    4    4    0    2    1

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Denny (STL)            2
  B. Forsch (STL)           2
  K. Forsch (HOU)           2
  T. Seaver (NY)            2
  J. Andujar (HOU)          1
  B. Atkinson (MON)         1
  J. Barr (SF)              1
  J. Billingham (CIN)       1
  B. Bonham (CHI)           1
  J. Brown (MON)            1

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  S. Alcala (CIN)           1
  J. Barr (SF)              1
  P. Borbon (CIN)           1
  R. Burris (CHI)           1
  S. Carlton (PHI)          1
  R. Eastwick (CIN)         1
  D. Freisleben (SD)        1
  W. Fryman (CIN)           1
  G. Garber (PHI)           1

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  J. Andujar (HOU)          1
  J. Barr (SF)              1
  B. Bonham (CHI)           1
  B. Forsch (STL)           1
  B. Kison (PIT)            1
  J. Montefusco (SF)        1
  S. Rogers (MON)           1
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          1
  T. Seaver (NY)            1

Saves:

  C. Hough (LA)             2
  B. Sutter (CHI)           2
  J. Urrea (STL)            2
  R. Camp (ATL)             1
  R. Eastwick (CIN)         1
  R. Fingers (SD)           1
  K. Forsch (HOU)           1
  J. Kerrigan (MON)         1
  S. Lockwood (NY)          1
  R. Moffitt (SF)           1

Shutouts:

  J. Andujar (HOU)          1
  B. Kison (PIT)            1
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          1
  T. Seaver (NY)            1

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)        16.0
  J. Richard (HOU)       16.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         16.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         16.0
  B. Forsch (STL)        15.2
  J. Montefusco (SF)     15.0
  B. Kison (PIT)         14.2
  J. Koosman (NY)        14.0
  J. Barr (SF)           13.1
  A. Messersmith (ATL)   13.1

Hits:

  J. Barr (SF)             18
  R. Jones (SD)            18
  J. Billingham (CIN)      15
  P. Niekro (ATL)          15
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     14
  T. Seaver (NY)           14
  J. Denny (STL)           13
  B. Forsch (STL)          13
  J. Reuss (PIT)           13
  D. Sutton (LA)           13

Runs:

  A. Messersmith (ATL)     11
  J. Barr (SF)              9
  J. Billingham (CIN)       8
  R. Jones (SD)             8
  R. Rhoden (LA)            8
  W. Fryman (CIN)           7
  J. Koosman (NY)           7
  J. Reuss (PIT)            7
  J. Rooker (PIT)           7
  D. Freisleben (SD)        6

Home Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  J. Barr (SF)              2
  C. Carroll (STL)          2
  D. Freisleben (SD)        2
  W. Fryman (CIN)           2
  R. Jones (SD)             2
  M. Krukow (CHI)           2
  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        2
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         2

Walks:

  J. Denny (STL)            9
  W. Fryman (CIN)           8
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  F. Lacorte (ATL)          6
  B. Forsch (STL)           5
  J. Koosman (NY)           5
  S. Rogers (MON)           5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5
  W. Twitchell (PHI)        5
  M. Caldwell (CIN)         4

Strikeouts:

  J. Montefusco (SF)       14
  P. Niekro (ATL)          14
  J. Barr (SF)             13
  J. Koosman (NY)          12
  T. Seaver (NY)           12
  B. Shirley (SD)          11
  C. Hough (LA)            10
  B. Kison (PIT)           10
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     10
  J. Billingham (CIN)       9


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