Saturday April 23, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 23, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Montreal         7   5  3.12   12   2   2   112    95   46   39    9   45   69
Chicago          5   6  3.43   11   1   3    97    81   43   37    9   23   62
Los Angeles     10   3  3.55   13   3   2   117   120   52   46    9   35   66
San Francisco    6   7  3.61   13   3   3   115   110   54   46    9   54   76
St. Louis        9   5  3.70   14   2   4   124   121   57   51   12   39   52
New York         6   8  3.73   14   3   2   123   110   53   51   11   38   76
Pittsburgh       7   6  3.77   13   2   2   119   106   60   50   10   34   65
Houston          5   9  3.89   14   2   2   125   123   63   54    5   49   72
San Diego        8   8  3.92   16   0   4   140   137   73   61   18   39   67
Philadelphia     4   7  4.18   11   2   2    97   107   47   45   11   34   59
Atlanta          8   6  4.35   14   5   4   124   130   63   60   14   57   87
Cincinnati       4   9  4.69   13   1   3   113   125   62   59    7   45   75

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Rollie Fingers (SD)    2   0  1.35   9   0   0   3   0   13    9    2    2    1    1   11
Steve Rogers (MON)     0   1  1.35   4   4   1   0   0   27   20    7    4    0    6   20
Randy Lerch (PHI)      2   1  1.57   3   3   1   0   0   23   19    4    4    2    6   11
Tom Seaver (NY)        3   0  1.67   4   4   2   0   2   32   21    6    6    2    8   24
Charlie Hough (LA)     3   0  1.74   8   0   0   2   0   21   14    5    4    2    6   17
John Montefusco (SF)   2   1  2.10   4   4   2   0   0   30   24   11    7    1    8   28
J.R. Richard (HOU)     1   1  2.32   4   4   1   0   0   31   21   10    8    2   15   21
Bill Bonham (CHI)      2   1  2.45   3   3   1   0   0   22   17    6    6    1    5   10

 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   6   0   0   4   0    8    6    0    0    0    3    4
Dick Ruthven           3   1  2.45   4   4   2   0   1   33   29   10    9    3   13   25
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  0.82   7   0   0   3   0   11    7    1    1    0    0   13
Bill Bonham            2   1  2.45   3   3   1   0   0   22   17    6    6    1    5   10
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
Rawly Eastwick         0   2  2.70   7   0   0   2   0   13   12    4    4    0    1    7
Pat Zachry             1   2  3.00   3   3   1   0   0   21   20    7    7    0    4   11
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
Gene Pentz             0   0  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    0    5    5
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 Sambito            0   1  3.27   7   0   0   0   0   11    8    5    4    0    3    6
Dan Larson             0   1  3.38   5   0   0   0   0    8    5    5    3    0    6    5
Mark Lemongello        0   3  5.09   3   3   0   0   0   18   28   10   10    2    1    6
Joaquin Andujar        1   1  5.48   4   4   1   0   1   21   23   13   13    0    5   11
Joe Niekro             0   0  6.75   4   0   0   1   0    7    8    5    5    0    5    4
Floyd Bannister        0   1  7.20   2   1   0   0   0    5    5    7    4    0    3    8

 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
Charlie Hough          3   0  1.74   8   0   0   2   0   21   14    5    4    2    6   17
Al Downing             0   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    4    8
Burt Hooton            1   1  2.84   3   3   1   0   1   19   21    7    6    0    4   11
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
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  1.08   6   0   0   1   0    8    8    2    1    1    2    4
Steve Rogers           0   1  1.35   4   4   1   0   0   27   20    7    4    0    6   20
Dan Warthen            1   0  3.38   4   0   0   0   0    5    2    2    2    1    8    2
Jackie Brown           1   1  3.63   4   2   0   0   0   17   14   10    7    2    8   11
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
Jeff Terpko            0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    4    9    2    2    0    1    4

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Nino Espinosa          2   0  2.79   4   2   1   0   0   19   16    6    6    1    3    6
Jerry Koosman          1   1  3.74   3   3   0   0   0   22   16    9    9    1   10   16
Jon Matlack            0   2  4.79   3   3   0   0   0   21   25   11   11    3    2   16
Bob Apodaca            0   0  5.40   4   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    3    3
Ray Sadecki            0   1  6.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    1    3    0
Skip Lockwood          0   1  7.94   5   0   0   2   0    6    6    5    5    0    4    5
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            2   1  1.57   3   3   1   0   0   23   19    4    4    2    6   11
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           2   0  1.50   8   0   0   1   0   12    7    2    2    1    7   11
Kent Tekulve           1   0  2.35   5   0   0   1   0    8    3    2    2    0    2    2
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
Bruce Kison            1   1  3.49   4   4   1   0   1   28   22   16   11    1    8   18
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   8   0   0   1   0   12    8    0    0    0    1    8
Bob Shirley            2   1  1.07   3   3   0   0   0   25   17   10    3    2    5   21
Rollie Fingers         2   0  1.35   9   0   0   3   0   13    9    2    2    1    1   11
Tom Griffin            1   0  3.09   3   1   0   0   0   12    8    4    4    0    6    5
Victor Bernal          1   0  4.05   4   0   0   0   0    7    5    3    3    1    1    2
Randy Jones            1   2  5.06   4   4   0   0   0   21   32   14   12    4    2    4
Dave Freisleben        0   3  5.23   5   3   0   0   0   21   20   13   12    5    7    7
Rick Sawyer            1   1  6.17   2   2   0   0   0   12   16    8    8    2    5    5
Butch Metzger          0   0  6.75   6   1   0   0   0    9   10    8    7    1    4    1
Brent Strom            0   1 10.80   3   2   0   0   0    8   12   11   10    2    7    3

 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        2   1  2.10   4   4   2   0   0   30   24   11    7    1    8   28
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
John Denny             4   0  2.81   4   4   0   0   0   26   26    9    8    1   10    9
Bob Forsch             3   1  3.00   4   4   1   0   0   27   25   10    9    2   10   11
Buddy Schultz          0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    0    1    2
Eric Rasmussen         1   2  3.13   3   3   1   0   0   23   17    8    8    3    3    7
Al Hrabosky            0   0  3.86   5   0   0   1   0    7    9    4    3    1    1    5
John Sutton            0   0  4.91   5   0   0   0   0    7   10    6    4    0    2    3
Clay Carroll           1   0  5.19   4   0   0   0   0    9    9    6    5    2    3    4
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
  C. Hough (LA)             3
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          3
  T. Seaver (NY)            3
  B. Atkinson (MON)         2
  J. Barr (SF)              2
  B. Bonham (CHI)           2
  N. Espinosa (NY)          2
  R. Fingers (SD)           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:

  J. Montefusco (SF)        2
  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

Saves:

  R. Camp (ATL)             4
  R. Fingers (SD)           3
  B. Sutter (CHI)           3
  J. Urrea (STL)            3
  R. Eastwick (CIN)         2
  C. Hough (LA)             2
  G. Lavelle (SF)           2
  S. Lockwood (NY)          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:

  D. Ruthven (ATL)       33.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         32.1
  J. Richard (HOU)       31.0
  J. Montefusco (SF)     30.0
  A. Messersmith (ATL)   29.1
  B. Kison (PIT)         28.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        28.1
  B. Forsch (STL)        27.0
  S. Rogers (MON)        26.2
  J. Denny (STL)         25.2

Hits:

  R. Jones (SD)            32
  P. Niekro (ATL)          30
  J. Barr (SF)             29
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         29
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      28
  J. Denny (STL)           26
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     26
  B. Forsch (STL)          25
  J. Matlack (NY)          25
  J. Billingham (CIN)      24

Runs:

  B. Kison (PIT)           16
  J. Billingham (CIN)      15
  M. Krukow (CHI)          15
  R. Jones (SD)            14
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     14
  P. Niekro (ATL)          14
  J. Andujar (HOU)         13
  J. Barr (SF)             13
  D. Freisleben (SD)       13
  P. Falcone (STL)         12

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
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         13
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       11
  J. Denny (STL)           10
  B. Forsch (STL)          10
  J. Koosman (NY)          10
  P. Falcone (STL)          9
  F. Norman (CIN)           9

Strikeouts:

  J. Montefusco (SF)       28
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         25
  T. Seaver (NY)           24
  P. Niekro (ATL)          23
  J. Richard (HOU)         21
  B. Shirley (SD)          21
  S. Rogers (MON)          20
  B. Kison (PIT)           18
  F. Norman (CIN)          18
  C. Hough (LA)            17


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