Sunday April 17, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, April 17, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Pittsburgh       4   4  3.30    8   2   1    71    65   34   26    5   20   34
Chicago          4   4  3.34    8   1   2    70    58   32   26    6   15   43
Houston          5   4  3.38    9   1   2    80    79   33   30    4   23   37
Montreal         4   3  3.38    7   1   2    61    54   27   23    4   25   37
New York         5   4  3.60    9   3   1    80    69   34   32    6   20   48
Los Angeles      7   2  3.78    9   2   2    81    85   38   34    7   23   51
St. Louis        6   3  3.83    9   1   3    80    81   36   34    9   26   26
San Diego        4   6  3.99   10   0   1    88    91   49   39   11   23   42
San Francisco    3   6  4.27    9   2   1    78    77   45   37    9   39   59
Philadelphia     1   6  4.28    7   1   0    61    70   30   29    9   21   40
Atlanta          5   4  4.33    9   4   3    79    83   39   38    8   37   49
Cincinnati       4   6  5.05   10   1   3    87   103   50   49    4   35   60

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Shirley (SD)       1   1  0.54   2   2   0   0   0   17   14    8    1    0    5   16
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
Tom Seaver (NY)        3   0  1.08   3   3   2   0   2   25   15    3    3    1    5   18
Burt Hooton (LA)       1   1  1.38   2   2   1   0   1   13   12    3    2    0    3    7
J.R. Richard (HOU)     1   0  1.64   3   3   0   0   0   22   15    6    4    1    8   13
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
Dick Ruthven (ATL)     2   0  1.72   2   2   1   0   1   16   14    3    3    1    7   10
Steve Rogers (MON)     0   1  1.83   3   3   1   0   0   20   15    7    4    0    6   15

 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   3   0   0   3   0    4    3    0    0    0    1    2
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  3.91   3   3   2   0   0   23   22   10   10    3   12   18
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          1   0 10.80   2   0   0   0   0    3    7    4    4    0    2    3
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
Ray Burris             1   1  2.92   2   2   0   0   0   12    7    5    4    0    3    7
Bill Bonham            1   1  3.21   2   2   1   0   0   14   12    5    5    1    2    6
Rick Reuschel          1   1  3.55   2   2   0   0   0   13   10    6    5    2    3   10
Jim Todd               0   1  4.15   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    5    2    0    0    2
Mike Krukow            0   0 11.57   2   2   0   0   0    7   11   10    9    3    5    4

 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
Pat Zachry             1   1  3.00   2   2   1   0   0   15   13    5    5    0    3   10
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
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
J.R. Richard           1   0  1.64   3   3   0   0   0   22   15    6    4    1    8   13
Ken Forsch             2   1  2.25   5   0   0   1   0    8    9    3    2    0    1    2
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
Joe Niekro             0   0  3.38   3   0   0   1   0    5    6    2    2    0    2    3
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
Don Sutton             1   0  1.69   2   2   1   0   0   16   13    4    3    2    5    8
Charlie Hough          2   0  1.84   6   0   0   2   0   15   10    3    3    2    2   13
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  7.45   2   2   0   0   0   10   15   10    8    0    4    8
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
Steve Rogers           0   1  1.83   3   3   1   0   0   20   15    7    4    0    6   15
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  2.25   3   0   0   1   0    4    5    1    1    1    0    2
Gerry Hannahs          1   0  2.63   2   2   0   0   0   14   11    4    4    1    5    8
Will McEnaney          1   1  7.36   4   0   0   0   0    4    7    3    3    0    1    2
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

 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
Tom Seaver             3   0  1.08   3   3   2   0   2   25   15    3    3    1    5   18
Bob Myrick             0   0  1.42   3   0   0   0   0    6    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  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
Wayne Twitchell        0   1  2.77   2   2   0   0   0   13   10    4    4    1    7   11
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
Gene Garber            0   2  5.40   5   0   0   0   0    7    4    4    4    2    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
Grant Jackson          0   0  1.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    4    1    1    1    2    2
Bruce Kison            1   1  1.84   2   2   1   0   1   15   10    6    3    1    3   10
Jerry Reuss            0   2  3.94   3   3   0   0   0   16   20   11    7    1    5    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 12.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    4    4    1    2    2

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Tomlin            0   0  0.00   6   0   0   0   0    7    6    0    0    0    0    5
Bob Shirley            1   1  0.54   2   2   0   0   0   17   14    8    1    0    5   16
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   3   0   0   0   0    4    1    0    0    0    2    4
John Curtis            0   0  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    4    2
John Montefusco        1   1  2.14   3   3   1   0   0   21   15    9    5    1    7   23
Charlie Williams       0   0  4.26   4   0   0   0   0    6    7    4    3    0    4    2
Randy Moffitt          0   1  4.91   4   0   0   1   0    4    3    3    2    1    3    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   3   0   0   3   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
Buddy Schultz          0   0  1.80   2   0   0   0   0    5    6    1    1    0    1    1
John Denny             3   0  3.57   3   3   0   0   0   18   20    8    7    1    9    4
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
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)            3
  T. Seaver (NY)            3
  N. Espinosa (NY)          2
  R. Fingers (SD)           2
  B. Forsch (STL)           2
  K. Forsch (HOU)           2
  C. Hough (LA)             2
  D. Rau (LA)               2
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          2
  S. Alcala (CIN)           1

Losses:

  R. Eastwick (CIN)         2
  D. Freisleben (SD)        2
  G. Garber (PHI)           2
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       2
  L. McGlothen (SF)         2
  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        2
  J. Reuss (PIT)            2
  S. Alcala (CIN)           1
  J. Barr (SF)              1

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  T. Seaver (NY)            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

Saves:

  R. Camp (ATL)             3
  J. Urrea (STL)            3
  R. Eastwick (CIN)         2
  C. Hough (LA)             2
  B. Sutter (CHI)           2
  B. Atkinson (MON)         1
  R. Fingers (SD)           1
  K. Forsch (HOU)           1
  R. Gossage (PIT)          1
  J. Kerrigan (MON)         1

Shutouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)            2
  J. Andujar (HOU)          1
  B. Hooton (LA)            1
  B. Kison (PIT)            1
  J. Rooker (PIT)           1
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          1

Innings Pitched:

  T. Seaver (NY)         25.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        23.0
  A. Messersmith (ATL)   22.1
  J. Richard (HOU)       22.0
  J. Montefusco (SF)     21.0
  S. Rogers (MON)        19.2
  J. Denny (STL)         17.2
  W. Fryman (CIN)        17.1
  B. Shirley (SD)        16.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)       16.0

Hits:

  R. Jones (SD)            25
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     22
  P. Niekro (ATL)          22
  J. Denny (STL)           20
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      20
  J. Reuss (PIT)           20
  W. Fryman (CIN)          19
  J. Barr (SF)             18
  S. Carlton (PHI)         16
  D. Rau (LA)              16

Runs:

  A. Messersmith (ATL)     14
  R. Jones (SD)            12
  J. Reuss (PIT)           11
  W. Fryman (CIN)          10
  T. John (LA)             10
  M. Krukow (CHI)          10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  B. Strom (SD)            10
  J. Barr (SF)              9
  P. Falcone (STL)          9

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
  P. Niekro (ATL)           3
  J. Barr (SF)              2
  C. Carroll (STL)          2

Walks:

  W. Fryman (CIN)          13
  P. Niekro (ATL)          12
  J. Denny (STL)            9
  J. Richard (HOU)          8
  J. Montefusco (SF)        7
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          7
  W. Twitchell (PHI)        7
  T. Cornutt (SF)           6
  F. Lacorte (ATL)          6
  L. McGlothen (SF)         6

Strikeouts:

  J. Montefusco (SF)       23
  P. Niekro (ATL)          18
  T. Seaver (NY)           18
  B. Shirley (SD)          16
  S. Rogers (MON)          15
  J. Barr (SF)             13
  C. Hough (LA)            13
  J. Richard (HOU)         13
  J. Koosman (NY)          12
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     12

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