Saturday April 16, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 16, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Pittsburgh       4   3  3.14    7   2   1    63    56   30   22    4   17   32
Chicago          4   3  3.34    7   1   2    62    50   26   23    5   14   39
Houston          5   3  3.38    8   1   2    72    72   28   27    4   17   33
Los Angeles      6   2  3.75    8   2   2    72    75   32   30    6   20   44
Montreal         3   3  3.78    6   1   2    52    51   26   22    4   24   27
St. Louis        5   3  3.93    8   1   2    71    71   33   31    9   26   24
New York         4   4  4.06    8   2   1    71    68   34   32    6   16   42
San Francisco    3   5  4.30    8   2   1    69    70   38   33    7   34   50
San Diego        4   5  4.33    9   0   1    79    81   45   38   11   22   37
Atlanta          4   4  4.37    8   4   2    70    75   35   34    7   31   43
Philadelphia     1   5  4.58    6   1   0    53    63   28   27    8   19   36
Cincinnati       3   6  5.51    9   0   3    78    96   49   48    4   34   54

 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
Nino Espinosa (NY)     2   0  0.71   3   1   1   0   0   13    8    1    1    0    0    4
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
Rollie Fingers (SD)    2   0  1.17   5   0   0   1   0    8    6    1    1    0    1    6
Burt Hooton (LA)       1   1  1.38   2   2   1   0   1   13   12    3    2    0    3    7
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

 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
Andy Messersmith       1   1  5.64   3   3   1   0   0   22   22   14   14    2    4   12
Bob Johnson            0   1  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    1    2    1
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   3   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    1    1
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
Ray Burris             1   1  2.92   2   2   0   0   0   12    7    5    4    0    3    7
Rick Reuschel          1   1  3.55   2   2   0   0   0   13   10    6    5    2    3   10
Mike Krukow            0   0 11.57   2   2   0   0   0    7   11   10    9    3    5    4
Jim Todd               0   1 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    1    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   2  3.86   5   0   0   2   0    9   11    4    4    0    1    4
Woodie Fryman          1   1  5.19   3   3   0   0   0   17   19   10   10    3   13   11
Fred Norman            0   0  5.40   2   2   0   0   0    8   11    5    5    0    5   10
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  6.48   4   0   0   1   0    8   13    6    6    0    1    5
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
Ken Forsch             2   0  1.35   4   0   0   1   0    7    7    2    1    0    1    2
J.R. Richard           1   0  1.69   2   2   0   0   0   16   12    3    3    1    3    9
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  3.18   2   2   0   0   0   11   11    4    4    1    5    4
Gene Pentz             0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    3    1
Joe Sambito            0   1  6.35   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    4    4    0    2    3
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
Burt Hooton            1   1  1.38   2   2   1   0   1   13   12    3    2    0    3    7
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
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   3   0   0   1   0    3    0    0    0    0    2    3
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
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  2.25   3   0   0   1   0    4    5    1    1    1    0    2
Steve Rogers           0   1  2.25   2   2   1   0   0   12   12    6    3    0    5    6
Gerry Hannahs          1   0  2.63   2   2   0   0   0   14   11    4    4    1    5    8
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 11.57   3   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          2   0  0.71   3   1   1   0   0   13    8    1    1    0    0    4
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
Tug McGraw             0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    7    1    1    0    2    4
Steve Carlton          1   1  3.38   2   2   1   0   0   16   16    6    6    4    3   11
Jim Kaat               0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    1    1
Ron Reed               0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    1    2    1
Wayne Twitchell        0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    3    3    1    5    7
Gene Garber            0   1  4.76   4   0   0   0   0    6    3    3    3    1    1    5
Larry Christenson      0   1  9.00   2   2   0   0   0    6   13    7    6    0    2    4
Tom Underwood          0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    4    3    3    0    1    0

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Candelaria        1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    3    1    0    0    0    2
Rich Gossage           1   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    7    2    0    0    0    4    6
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   5   0   0   0   0    6    6    0    0    0    0    5
Rollie Fingers         2   0  1.17   5   0   0   1   0    8    6    1    1    0    1    6
Tom Griffin            0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    3    2    2    0    3    3
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
Dave Freisleben        0   2  4.97   3   2   0   0   0   13   13    7    7    3    4    4
Randy Jones            1   1  5.87   3   3   0   0   0   15   25   12   10    3    1    3
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
Gary Lavelle           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    1    4
Randy Moffitt          0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    3    2    1    0    0    2    2
John Curtis            0   0  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    4    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   2  6.30   2   2   0   0   0   10   11    7    7    2    6    6
Terry Cornutt          0   0 10.80   4   0   0   0   0    3    4    4    4    0    6    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
Eric Rasmussen         0   2  3.86   2   2   0   0   0   14   11    6    6    2    3    2
Al Hrabosky            0   0  4.15   3   0   0   0   0    4    7    3    2    0    1    2
Clay Carroll           1   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    2    1    2
John Sutton            0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    5    6    3    3    0    1    3
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
  N. Espinosa (NY)          2
  R. Fingers (SD)           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

Losses:

  R. Eastwick (CIN)         2
  D. Freisleben (SD)        2
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       2
  L. McGlothen (SF)         2
  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        2
  S. Alcala (CIN)           1
  J. Barr (SF)              1
  P. Borbon (CIN)           1
  R. Burris (CHI)           1

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  J. Andujar (HOU)          1
  J. Barr (SF)              1
  B. Bonham (CHI)           1
  S. Carlton (PHI)          1
  N. Espinosa (NY)          1
  B. Forsch (STL)           1
  B. Hooton (LA)            1
  B. Kison (PIT)            1
  A. Messersmith (ATL)      1

Saves:

  R. Camp (ATL)             2
  R. Eastwick (CIN)         2
  C. Hough (LA)             2
  B. Sutter (CHI)           2
  J. Urrea (STL)            2
  B. Atkinson (MON)         1
  R. Fingers (SD)           1
  K. Forsch (HOU)           1
  R. Gossage (PIT)          1
  J. Kerrigan (MON)         1

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  A. Messersmith (ATL)   22.1
  W. Fryman (CIN)        17.1
  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
  R. Jones (SD)          15.1

Hits:

  R. Jones (SD)            25
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     22
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      20
  W. Fryman (CIN)          19
  J. Barr (SF)             18
  S. Carlton (PHI)         16
  D. Rau (LA)              16
  J. Billingham (CIN)      15
  E. Halicki (SF)          15
  J. Matlack (NY)          15

Runs:

  A. Messersmith (ATL)     14
  R. Jones (SD)            12
  W. Fryman (CIN)          10
  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

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  W. Fryman (CIN)          13
  J. Denny (STL)            9
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          7
  T. Cornutt (SF)           6
  F. Lacorte (ATL)          6
  L. McGlothen (SF)         6
  D. Stanhouse (MON)        6
  P. Falcone (STL)          5
  B. Forsch (STL)           5

Strikeouts:

  J. Montefusco (SF)       14
  P. Niekro (ATL)          14
  J. Barr (SF)             13
  J. Koosman (NY)          12
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     12
  T. Seaver (NY)           12
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  W. Fryman (CIN)          11
  C. Hough (LA)            11
  B. Shirley (SD)          11


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