Friday April 15, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, April 15, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston          5   2  3.23    7   1   2    64    64   24   23    4   12   31
Chicago          4   2  3.33    6   1   2    54    45   22   20    5   12   35
Pittsburgh       3   3  3.67    6   2   0    54    51   29   22    4   15   28
Montreal         2   3  3.95    5   1   1    43    43   23   19    3   18   21
San Francisco    3   4  4.20    7   2   1    60    59   33   28    6   26   48
St. Louis        5   2  4.21    7   1   2    62    64   30   29    9   23   22
Los Angeles      5   2  4.29    7   1   2    63    70   32   30    6   18   38
New York         3   4  4.50    7   1   1    62    60   33   31    6   16   41
San Diego        3   5  4.50    8   0   1    70    69   41   35   10   20   35
Atlanta          3   4  4.57    7   3   2    61    67   32   31    6   30   41
Philadelphia     1   4  4.80    5   1   0    45    53   24   24    7   16   30
Cincinnati       3   5  5.56    8   0   3    70    83   44   43    3   28   45

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Shirley (SD)       1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    9    4    4    0    0    4   11
Bruce Sutter (CHI)     0   0  1.00   5   0   0   2   0    9    6    1    1    0    0    9
Jackie Brown (MON)     1   0  1.13   2   0   0   0   0    8    4    2    1    0    3    4
Gerry Hannahs (MON)    0   0  1.23   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    1    1    0    0    5
Rollie Fingers (SD)    1   0  1.35   4   0   0   1   0    7    3    1    1    0    1    6
Charlie Hough (LA)     1   0  1.50   5   0   0   2   0   12    8    2    2    1    1   11
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

 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   2   0   0   2   0    3    3    0    0    0    1    1
Dick Ruthven           2   0  1.72   2   2   1   0   1   16   14    3    3    1    7   10
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   2   0   0   0   0    4    1    0    0    0    0    1
Steve Renko            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    1    1
Paul Reuschel          1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    0    2
Bruce Sutter           0   0  1.00   5   0   0   2   0    9    6    1    1    0    0    9
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 11.57   2   2   0   0   0    7   11   10    9    3    5    4
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  2.00   6   0   0   0   0    9    7    3    2    0    2    4
Rawly Eastwick         0   1  3.12   4   0   0   2   0    9    7    3    3    0    1    3
Fred Norman            0   0  5.40   2   2   0   0   0    8   11    5    5    0    5   10
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           1   1 11.81   2   1   0   0   0    5   12    7    7    0    3    5

 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  1.93   2   0   0   1   0    5    4    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
Joe Sambito            0   0  3.38   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    0    0    3
Gene Pentz             0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    3    1
Mark Lemongello        0   2  8.10   2   2   0   0   0   10   20    9    9    2    0    3

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Charlie Hough          1   0  1.50   5   0   0   2   0   12    8    2    2    1    1   11
Don Sutton             1   0  1.69   2   2   1   0   0   16   13    4    3    2    5    8
Doug Rau               2   0  2.08   2   2   0   0   0   13   16    3    3    0    2    3
Al Downing             0   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    4    8
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   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    1
Jeff Terpko            0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    2    0    0    0    0    0
Jackie Brown           1   0  1.13   2   0   0   0   0    8    4    2    1    0    3    4
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
Dan Warthen            0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    1    2    1
Don Stanhouse          0   1 10.29   2   2   0   0   0    7    8    8    8    1    6    2
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
Bob Myrick             0   0  1.42   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    3    1    1    1    0
Tom Seaver             2   0  1.69   2   2   1   0   1   16   14    3    3    1    1   12
Jerry Koosman          0   1  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   14   11    7    7    0    5   12
Jon Matlack            0   1  4.73   2   2   0   0   0   13   15    7    7    2    0   10
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
Skip Lockwood          0   1 13.50   3   0   0   1   0    3    4    5    5    0    3    2
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
Steve Carlton          1   1  3.38   2   2   1   0   0   16   16    6    6    4    3   11
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
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
Jim Rooker             1   1  5.73   2   2   1   0   1   11   12    7    7    1    1    6
Larry Demery           0   0  8.31   3   0   0   0   0    4    7    4    4    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
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
Rollie Fingers         1   0  1.35   4   0   0   1   0    7    3    1    1    0    1    6
Butch Metzger          0   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    3    3    1    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   2  4.97   3   2   0   0   0   13   13    7    7    3    4    4
Tom Griffin            0   0  7.71   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    0    2    1
Victor Bernal          0   0 10.13   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    3    3    1    1    0
Brent Strom            0   1 10.57   2   2   0   0   0    8   10   10    9    2    5    2

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Curtis            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    1    0    0    0    2    2
Gary Lavelle           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    1    4
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
Charlie Williams       0   0  5.06   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    4    3    0    4    2
Jim Barr               1   1  5.40   2   2   1   0   0   13   18    9    8    2    3   13
Ed Halicki             1   1  5.73   2   2   0   0   0   11   15    8    7    3    4    7
Lynn McGlothen         0   1  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    4    4    4    4    1    2    4
Terry Cornutt          0   0 11.57   3   0   0   0   0    2    3    3    3    0    4    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
Clay Carroll           1   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    2    1    2
Al Hrabosky            0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    2    2    0    0    2
John Sutton            0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    5    6    3    3    0    1    3
Eric Rasmussen         0   1  6.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    4    4    2    1    0
Buddy Schultz          0   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    1    1    0    1    1
Pete Falcone           0   1 11.57   2   2   0   0   0    7    9    9    9    3    5    5

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Denny (STL)            2
  B. Forsch (STL)           2
  K. Forsch (HOU)           2
  D. Rau (LA)               2
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          2
  T. Seaver (NY)            2
  S. Alcala (CIN)           1
  J. Andujar (HOU)          1
  B. Atkinson (MON)         1
  J. Barr (SF)              1

Losses:

  D. Freisleben (SD)        2
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       2
  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
  P. Falcone (STL)          1

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  J. Andujar (HOU)          1
  J. Barr (SF)              1
  B. Bonham (CHI)           1
  S. Carlton (PHI)          1
  B. Forsch (STL)           1
  B. Kison (PIT)            1
  J. Montefusco (SF)        1
  S. Rogers (MON)           1
  J. Rooker (PIT)           1

Saves:

  R. Camp (ATL)             2
  R. Eastwick (CIN)         2
  C. Hough (LA)             2
  B. Sutter (CHI)           2
  J. Urrea (STL)            2
  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
  J. Rooker (PIT)           1
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          1
  T. Seaver (NY)            1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)       16.0
  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
  D. Ruthven (ATL)       15.2
  J. Montefusco (SF)     15.0
  B. Kison (PIT)         14.2
  J. Koosman (NY)        14.0

Hits:

  M. Lemongello (HOU)      20
  J. Barr (SF)             18
  R. Jones (SD)            18
  S. Carlton (PHI)         16
  D. Rau (LA)              16
  J. Billingham (CIN)      15
  E. Halicki (SF)          15
  J. Matlack (NY)          15
  P. Niekro (ATL)          15
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     14

Runs:

  A. Messersmith (ATL)     11
  M. Krukow (CHI)          10
  B. Strom (SD)            10
  J. Barr (SF)              9
  P. Falcone (STL)          9
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       9
  J. Billingham (CIN)       8
  E. Halicki (SF)           8
  R. Jones (SD)             8
  R. Rhoden (LA)            8

Home Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  P. Falcone (STL)          3
  D. Freisleben (SD)        3
  E. Halicki (SF)           3
  M. Krukow (CHI)           3
  J. Barr (SF)              2
  C. Carroll (STL)          2
  W. Fryman (CIN)           2
  R. Jones (SD)             2
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       2

Walks:

  J. Denny (STL)            9
  W. Fryman (CIN)           8
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          7
  F. Lacorte (ATL)          6
  D. Stanhouse (MON)        6
  P. Falcone (STL)          5
  B. Forsch (STL)           5
  J. Koosman (NY)           5
  M. Krukow (CHI)           5

Strikeouts:

  J. Montefusco (SF)       14
  P. Niekro (ATL)          14
  J. Barr (SF)             13
  J. Koosman (NY)          12
  T. Seaver (NY)           12
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  C. Hough (LA)            11
  B. Shirley (SD)          11
  B. Kison (PIT)           10
  J. Matlack (NY)          10

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