Monday April 18, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, April 18, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Montreal         5   3  2.99    8   1   2    75    64   32   25    5   28   44
Pittsburgh       4   5  3.20    9   2   1    84    76   40   30    5   23   42
Chicago          4   5  3.30    9   1   2    79    66   35   29    8   15   49
Houston          5   4  3.38    9   1   2    80    79   33   30    4   23   37
St. Louis        7   3  3.54   10   1   4    89    85   38   35   10   29   35
New York         5   5  3.58   10   3   1    88    75   37   35    7   23   52
Los Angeles      8   2  3.70   10   2   2    90    91   41   37    9   26   53
Philadelphia     2   6  3.86    8   1   1    70    75   31   30    9   22   44
San Diego        5   6  4.18   11   0   1    97   104   55   45   13   28   47
San Francisco    3   6  4.27    9   2   1    78    77   45   37    9   39   59
Cincinnati       4   7  5.05   11   1   3    96   113   57   54    5   40   63
Atlanta          5   5  5.11   10   4   3    88    97   51   50   12   41   61

 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
Tom Seaver (NY)        3   0  1.08   3   3   2   0   2   25   15    3    3    1    5   18
Bob Forsch (STL)       3   0  1.17   3   3   1   0   0   23   16    4    3    1    8    9
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
Dick Ruthven (ATL)     2   0  1.72   2   2   1   0   1   16   14    3    3    1    7   10
Jackie Brown (MON)     1   0  1.80   3   1   0   0   0   15   10    6    3    1    6    8
Rollie Fingers (SD)    2   0  1.80   6   0   0   1   0   10    8    2    2    1    1    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   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
Phil Niekro            0   2  3.91   3   3   2   0   0   23   22   10   10    3   12   18
Andy Messersmith       1   1  5.64   3   3   1   0   0   22   22   14   14    2    4   12
Jamie Easterly         0   0  6.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    2    0    2    2
Mike Marshall          1   0  8.44   3   0   0   0   0    5    9    5    5    1    2    5
Frank Lacorte          1   1  9.00   2   2   0   0   0   10   14   10   10    2    8    7
Bob Johnson            0   1 11.57   3   0   0   0   0    2    4    3    3    2    4    2
Buzz Capra             0   0 16.20   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    3    3    1    0    3

 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   3   0   0   0   0    6    2    0    0    0    0    2
Steve Renko            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    1    1
Paul Reuschel          1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    0    3
Bruce Sutter           0   0  1.00   5   0   0   2   0    9    6    1    1    0    0    9
Bill Bonham            1   1  3.21   2   2   1   0   0   14   12    5    5    1    2    6
Ray Burris             1   2  3.44   3   3   0   0   0   18   13    8    7    2    3   11
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
Mike Caldwell          0   0  4.91   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    2    2    0    4    2
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   1  6.16   3   3   0   0   0   19   24   15   13    2    7   12
Dale Murray            0   0  6.48   4   0   0   1   0    8   13    6    6    0    1    5
Santo Alcala           1   1  9.95   3   1   0   0   0    6   13    7    7    0    4    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
Rick Rhoden            2   0  7.11   2   2   0   0   0   13   14   10   10    2    2    6
Tommy John             0   1  7.45   2   2   0   0   0   10   15   10    8    0    4    8
Mike Garman            0   0  7.71   3   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    1    3    0
Stan Wall              0   0 13.50   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    4    4    1    1    0

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Atkinson          2   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    6    2    0    0    0    2    5
Jeff Terpko            0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    2    0    0    0    0    0
Jackie Brown           1   0  1.80   3   1   0   0   0   15   10    6    3    1    6    8
Steve Rogers           0   1  1.83   3   3   1   0   0   20   15    7    4    0    6   15
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  2.08   4   0   0   1   0    4    6    2    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  3.68   5   0   0   0   0    7    8    3    3    0    1    3
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
Bob Myrick             0   0  1.08   4   0   0   0   0    8    5    3    1    1    1    1
Tom Seaver             3   0  1.08   3   3   2   0   2   25   15    3    3    1    5   18
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
Craig Swan             0   2  9.00   2   2   0   0   0    8   13    8    8    2    4    5
Skip Lockwood          0   1 13.50   3   0   0   1   0    3    4    5    5    0    3    2

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Randy Lerch            1   1  1.93   2   2   0   0   0   14   12    3    3    1    3    7
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
Ron Reed               0   0  3.00   3   0   0   1   0    6    7    2    2    1    2    1
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
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   5   0   0   1   0    9    2    0    0    0    5    7
Kent Tekulve           0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    1    0    0    0    1    0
Grant Jackson          0   0  1.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    4    1    1    1    2    2
Odell Jones            0   1  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    0    4
Bruce Kison            1   1  2.61   3   3   1   0   1   21   18   11    6    1    5   13
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  1.80   6   0   0   1   0   10    8    2    2    1    1    8
Tom Griffin            0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    3    2    2    0    3    3
Butch Metzger          0   0  3.86   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    3    1    3    1
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
Rick Sawyer            1   1  6.17   2   2   0   0   0   12   16    8    8    2    5    5
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             3   0  1.17   3   3   1   0   0   23   16    4    3    1    8    9
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
Clay Carroll           1   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    2    1    2
Al Hrabosky            0   0  4.50   4   0   0   1   0    6    8    4    3    1    1    5
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
  B. Forsch (STL)           3
  T. Seaver (NY)            3
  B. Atkinson (MON)         2
  N. Espinosa (NY)          2
  R. Fingers (SD)           2
  K. Forsch (HOU)           2
  C. Hough (LA)             2
  D. Rau (LA)               2
  R. Rhoden (LA)            2

Losses:

  R. Burris (CHI)           2
  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
  C. Swan (NY)              2

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
  A. Hrabosky (STL)         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
  B. Forsch (STL)        23.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        23.0
  A. Messersmith (ATL)   22.1
  J. Richard (HOU)       22.0
  J. Montefusco (SF)     21.0
  B. Kison (PIT)         20.2
  S. Rogers (MON)        19.2
  J. Billingham (CIN)    19.0
  R. Burris (CHI)        18.1

Hits:

  R. Jones (SD)            25
  J. Billingham (CIN)      24
  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
  B. Kison (PIT)           18

Runs:

  J. Billingham (CIN)      15
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     14
  R. Jones (SD)            12
  B. Kison (PIT)           11
  J. Reuss (PIT)           11
  W. Fryman (CIN)          10
  T. John (LA)             10
  M. Krukow (CHI)          10
  F. Lacorte (ATL)         10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10

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
  J. Billingham (CIN)       2

Walks:

  W. Fryman (CIN)          13
  P. Niekro (ATL)          12
  J. Denny (STL)            9
  B. Forsch (STL)           8
  F. Lacorte (ATL)          8
  J. Richard (HOU)          8
  J. Billingham (CIN)       7
  J. Montefusco (SF)        7
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          7
  W. Twitchell (PHI)        7

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
  B. Kison (PIT)           13
  J. Richard (HOU)         13
  J. Billingham (CIN)      12


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