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Friday April 22, 1977
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National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, April 22, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Montreal         7   4  3.05   11   2   2   103    87   42   35    8   37   63
St. Louis        9   4  3.26   13   2   4   116   107   46   42   11   36   49
Houston          5   7  3.45   12   2   2   107   105   45   41    5   35   53
Los Angeles      9   3  3.51   12   3   2   108   111   48   42    9   33   60
New York         6   7  3.55   13   3   2   114   100   47   45   10   34   71
Pittsburgh       6   6  3.67   12   2   2   110   100   55   45   10   31   58
Chicago          4   6  3.68   10   1   2    88    75   42   36    9   20   56
San Francisco    5   7  3.75   12   2   3   106   101   52   44    9   53   71
San Diego        6   8  3.91   14   0   2   122   119   63   53   18   32   60
Atlanta          8   5  4.23   13   5   4   115   120   57   54   12   52   82
Philadelphia     3   7  4.50   10   1   2    88   100   46   44   10   31   55
Cincinnati       4   8  4.87   12   1   3   105   118   60   57    7   44   73

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nino Espinosa (NY)     2   0  0.71   3   1   1   0   0   13    8    1    1    0    0    4
Bob Shirley (SD)       2   1  1.07   3   3   0   0   0   25   17   10    3    2    5   21
Don Sutton (LA)        2   0  1.08   3   3   2   0   0   25   20    5    3    2    8   10
Dick Ruthven (ATL)     3   0  1.09   3   3   2   0   1   25   19    4    3    1    8   20
Bob Forsch (STL)       3   0  1.17   3   3   1   0   0   23   16    4    3    1    8    9
Steve Rogers (MON)     0   1  1.35   4   4   1   0   0   27   20    7    4    0    6   20
Burt Hooton (LA)       1   1  1.38   2   2   1   0   1   13   12    3    2    0    3    7
Rollie Fingers (SD)    2   0  1.46   8   0   0   2   0   12    8    2    2    1    1   11
Tom Seaver (NY)        3   0  1.67   4   4   2   0   2   32   21    6    6    2    8   24
Jackie Brown (MON)     1   0  1.80   3   1   0   0   0   15   10    6    3    1    6    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              1   0  0.00   5   0   0   4   0    8    6    0    0    0    3    4
Dick Ruthven           3   0  1.09   3   3   2   0   1   25   19    4    3    1    8   20
Phil Niekro            0   2  4.13   4   4   2   0   0   28   30   14   13    3   17   23
Andy Messersmith       2   1  4.30   4   4   1   0   0   29   26   14   14    2    6   13
Jamie Easterly         0   0  6.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    2    0    3    2
Frank Lacorte          1   1  9.00   2   2   0   0   0   10   14   10   10    2    8    7
Mike Marshall          1   0  9.00   4   0   0   0   0    6   12    6    6    1    2    6
Buzz Capra             0   0 10.13   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    3    3    1    0    5
Bob Johnson            0   1 11.57   3   0   0   0   0    2    4    3    3    2    4    2

 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   4   0   0   0   0    8    2    0    0    0    0    3
Paul Reuschel          1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    0    3
Bruce Sutter           0   0  0.90   6   0   0   2   0   10    6    1    1    0    0   11
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
Steve Renko            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    1    3    4
Mike Krukow            0   1 13.03   3   3   0   0   0   10   16   15   14    3    8    5

 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  3.18   6   0   0   2   0   11   12    4    4    0    1    6
Fred Norman            0   1  4.70   3   3   0   0   0   15   15    8    8    2    9   18
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
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   3   0   0   0   0    6    1    0    0    0    1    3
Ken Forsch             2   1  2.25   5   0   0   1   0    8    9    3    2    0    1    2
J.R. Richard           1   1  2.32   4   4   1   0   0   31   21   10    8    2   15   21
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
Joaquin Andujar        1   0  4.41   3   3   1   0   1   16   15    8    8    0    4    7
Gene Pentz             0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    3    1
Joe Sambito            0   1  4.50   5   0   0   0   0    8    8    5    4    0    2    4
Mark Lemongello        0   3  5.09   3   3   0   0   0   18   28   10   10    2    1    6
Floyd Bannister        0   1 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    0    1    2

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Sutton             2   0  1.08   3   3   2   0   0   25   20    5    3    2    8   10
Burt Hooton            1   1  1.38   2   2   1   0   1   13   12    3    2    0    3    7
Charlie Hough          2   0  2.04   7   0   0   2   0   18   14    5    4    2    5   15
Al Downing             0   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    4    8
Doug Rau               2   0  3.00   3   3   0   0   0   18   22    6    6    0    2    6
Elias Sosa             0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    1    0    0
Mike Garman            0   0  6.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    5    2    2    1    4    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
Stan Wall              0   1 16.88   4   0   0   0   0    3    5    5    5    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   5   0   0   1   0    7    2    0    0    0    3    5
Steve Rogers           0   1  1.35   4   4   1   0   0   27   20    7    4    0    6   20
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  1.42   5   0   0   1   0    6    7    2    1    1    1    3
Jackie Brown           1   0  1.80   3   1   0   0   0   15   10    6    3    1    6    8
Don Stanhouse          1   1  4.50   3   3   1   0   1   16   13    8    8    1    8    7
Gerry Hannahs          1   1  4.82   3   3   0   0   0   19   16   10   10    3    8   12
Will McEnaney          1   1  4.82   6   0   0   0   0    9   11    5    5    1    1    4
Dan Warthen            1   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    2    1    4    2
Jeff Terpko            0   0 18.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    6    2    2    0    0    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  1.67   4   4   2   0   2   32   21    6    6    2    8   24
Bob Myrick             0   1  2.00   5   0   0   0   0    9    7    4    2    1    1    1
Jerry Koosman          1   1  3.74   3   3   0   0   0   22   16    9    9    1   10   16
Ray Sadecki            0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    1    3    0
Jon Matlack            0   2  4.79   3   3   0   0   0   21   25   11   11    3    2   16
Skip Lockwood          0   1  7.94   5   0   0   2   0    6    6    5    5    0    4    5
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

 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
Jim Kaat               0   0  2.70   3   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    1    1
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
Wayne Twitchell        0   2  3.38   3   3   0   0   0   16   14    6    6    1   11   14
Gene Garber            0   2  4.82   6   0   0   1   0    9    7    5    5    2    1    6
Ron Reed               0   0  5.63   4   0   0   1   0    8    9    5    5    2    3    2
Larry Christenson      1   1  7.30   3   3   0   0   0   12   22   11   10    0    4    8
Tom Underwood          0   0 10.50   2   0   0   0   0    6   11    8    7    0    3    2

 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
Grant Jackson          0   0  1.42   5   0   0   0   0    6    4    1    1    1    2    2
Rich Gossage           1   0  1.69   7   0   0   1   0   11    5    2    2    1    7    9
Kent Tekulve           1   0  2.35   5   0   0   1   0    8    3    2    2    0    2    2
Bruce Kison            1   1  2.61   3   3   1   0   1   21   18   11    6    1    5   13
Odell Jones            0   1  2.84   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    1    0    6
Jerry Reuss            0   2  3.22   4   4   0   0   0   22   24   12    8    1    7    9
Jim Rooker             2   1  5.82   3   3   1   0   1   17   18   11   11    4    2   10
Larry Demery           0   1  6.30   4   1   0   0   0   10   13    7    7    0    3    3
Terry Forster          0   0 16.20   3   0   0   0   0    3    7    6    6    1    3    2

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Tomlin            0   0  0.00   7   0   0   0   0    8    6    0    0    0    0    6
Bob Shirley            2   1  1.07   3   3   0   0   0   25   17   10    3    2    5   21
Rollie Fingers         2   0  1.46   8   0   0   2   0   12    8    2    2    1    1   11
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   3  5.03   4   3   0   0   0   20   18   11   11    5    7    7
Randy Jones            1   2  5.06   4   4   0   0   0   21   32   14   12    4    2    4
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   1  1.23   6   0   0   2   0    7    4    1    1    0    5    7
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
Randy Moffitt          0   1  2.45   6   0   0   1   0    7    5    3    2    1    5    4
Ed Halicki             2   1  3.50   3   3   0   0   0   18   19    8    7    3    6    9
Charlie Williams       0   0  3.86   5   0   0   0   0    9    9    5    4    0    8    3
Lynn McGlothen         0   2  5.14   3   3   0   0   0   14   13    8    8    2    6    7
Jim Barr               2   1  5.31   3   3   1   0   0   20   29   13   12    2    6   16
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   4   0   0   3   0    7    3    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  1.69   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    1    1    0    1    1
John Denny             4   0  2.81   4   4   0   0   0   26   26    9    8    1   10    9
Eric Rasmussen         1   2  3.13   3   3   1   0   0   23   17    8    8    3    3    7
Clay Carroll           1   0  3.68   3   0   0   0   0    7    7    4    3    2    2    4
Al Hrabosky            0   0  3.86   5   0   0   1   0    7    9    4    3    1    1    5
John Sutton            0   0  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    5    8    4    4    0    2    3
Pete Falcone           0   2  8.76   3   3   0   0   0   12   14   12   12    3    9    7

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Denny (STL)            4
  B. Forsch (STL)           3
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          3
  T. Seaver (NY)            3
  B. Atkinson (MON)         2
  J. Barr (SF)              2
  N. Espinosa (NY)          2
  R. Fingers (SD)           2
  K. Forsch (HOU)           2
  E. Halicki (SF)           2

Losses:

  D. Freisleben (SD)        3
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       3
  R. Burris (CHI)           2
  R. Eastwick (CIN)         2
  P. Falcone (STL)          2
  G. Garber (PHI)           2
  R. Jones (SD)             2
  J. Matlack (NY)           2
  L. McGlothen (SF)         2
  P. Niekro (ATL)           2

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          2
  T. Seaver (NY)            2
  D. Sutton (LA)            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

Saves:

  R. Camp (ATL)             4
  J. Urrea (STL)            3
  R. Eastwick (CIN)         2
  R. Fingers (SD)           2
  C. Hough (LA)             2
  G. Lavelle (SF)           2
  S. Lockwood (NY)          2
  B. Sutter (CHI)           2
  B. Atkinson (MON)         1
  K. Forsch (HOU)           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
  D. Stanhouse (MON)        1

Innings Pitched:

  T. Seaver (NY)         32.1
  J. Richard (HOU)       31.0
  A. Messersmith (ATL)   29.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        28.1
  S. Rogers (MON)        26.2
  J. Denny (STL)         25.2
  B. Shirley (SD)        25.1
  D. Sutton (LA)         25.0
  D. Ruthven (ATL)       24.2
  B. Forsch (STL)        23.0

Hits:

  R. Jones (SD)            32
  P. Niekro (ATL)          30
  J. Barr (SF)             29
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      28
  J. Denny (STL)           26
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     26
  J. Matlack (NY)          25
  J. Billingham (CIN)      24
  J. Reuss (PIT)           24
  L. Christenson (PHI)     22

Runs:

  J. Billingham (CIN)      15
  M. Krukow (CHI)          15
  R. Jones (SD)            14
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     14
  P. Niekro (ATL)          14
  J. Barr (SF)             13
  P. Falcone (STL)         12
  J. Reuss (PIT)           12
  L. Christenson (PHI)     11
  D. Freisleben (SD)       11

Home Runs:

  D. Freisleben (SD)        5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  R. Jones (SD)             4
  J. Rooker (PIT)           4
  P. Falcone (STL)          3
  W. Fryman (CIN)           3
  E. Halicki (SF)           3
  G. Hannahs (MON)          3
  M. Krukow (CHI)           3
  J. Matlack (NY)           3

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          17
  J. Richard (HOU)         15
  W. Fryman (CIN)          13
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       11
  J. Denny (STL)           10
  J. Koosman (NY)          10
  P. Falcone (STL)          9
  F. Norman (CIN)           9
  B. Forsch (STL)           8
  G. Hannahs (MON)          8

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)           24
  J. Montefusco (SF)       23
  P. Niekro (ATL)          23
  J. Richard (HOU)         21
  B. Shirley (SD)          21
  S. Rogers (MON)          20
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         20
  F. Norman (CIN)          18
  J. Barr (SF)             16
  J. Koosman (NY)          16


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