Tuesday April 26, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, April 26, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Chicago          7   6  3.05   13   3   3   115   100   45   39    9   25   71
Montreal         7   6  3.26   13   2   2   121   106   52   44   10   49   69
San Francisco    7   8  3.49   15   3   4   137   132   63   53   10   62   86
Pittsburgh       8   6  3.51   14   2   3   128   109   60   50   10   38   71
Los Angeles     13   3  3.51   16   4   3   144   143   62   56   15   48   90
New York         6   8  3.73   14   3   2   123   110   53   51   11   38   76
Houston          7   9  3.89   16   2   2   148   141   74   64    5   60   82
St. Louis        9   7  3.92   16   2   4   140   139   67   61   14   49   64
Philadelphia     5   8  4.18   13   3   2   114   123   55   53   12   42   72
San Diego        8  11  4.25   19   0   4   167   168   93   79   23   52   86
Cincinnati       6  10  4.59   16   1   4   139   156   79   71   11   52   91
Atlanta          8   9  6.02   17   5   4   151   178  111  101   26   77  107

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Shirley (SD)       2   2  1.08   4   4   0   0   0   33   24   13    4    3    7   28
Don Sutton (LA)        3   0  1.09   4   4   2   0   0   33   23    6    4    2   14   18
Steve Rogers (MON)     0   1  1.35   4   4   1   0   0   27   20    7    4    0    6   20
Charlie Hough (LA)     3   0  1.52  10   0   0   3   0   24   14    5    4    2    7   19
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
John Montefusco (SF)   2   1  2.10   4   4   2   0   0   30   24   11    7    1    8   28
Rawly Eastwick (CIN)   0   2  2.20   8   0   0   3   0   16   12    4    4    0    2    8
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
Dick Ruthven           3   1  2.45   4   4   2   0   1   33   29   10    9    3   13   25
Rick Camp              1   0  4.15   7   0   0   4   0    9    9    5    4    1    4    4
Andy Messersmith       2   1  4.30   4   4   1   0   0   29   26   14   14    2    6   13
Buzz Capra             0   0  4.50   5   0   0   0   0   10    7    5    5    1    5    9
Phil Niekro            0   3  5.90   5   5   2   0   0   29   35   20   19    5   19   24
Mike Beard             0   0  6.23   3   0   0   0   0    4    9    9    3    2    2    1
Mike Marshall          1   0  9.00   4   0   0   0   0    6   12    6    6    1    2    6
Frank Lacorte          1   3 11.34   4   4   0   0   0   17   30   21   21    5   11   14
Bob Johnson            0   1 11.74   6   0   0   0   0    8   11   10   10    6    5    7
Jamie Easterly         0   0 14.21   5   0   0   0   0    6   10   11   10    0   10    4

 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
Rick Reuschel          2   1  2.49   3   3   1   0   0   22   16    7    6    2    5   15
Ray Burris             2   2  2.63   4   4   1   0   0   27   26    9    8    2    3   15
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  1.50   8   0   0   0   0   12    8    3    2    0    2    4
Rawly Eastwick         0   2  2.20   8   0   0   3   0   16   12    4    4    0    2    8
Mike Caldwell          0   0  2.70   3   0   0   0   0    7    4    2    2    0    6    3
Pat Zachry             1   2  3.00   3   3   1   0   0   21   20    7    7    0    4   11
Fred Norman            1   1  3.80   4   4   0   0   0   21   18    9    9    3   12   25
Dale Murray            0   0  5.40   5   0   0   1   0   10   13    6    6    0    1    6
Jack Billingham        2   1  6.00   4   4   0   0   0   27   41   24   18    3    7   17
Woodie Fryman          1   2  7.79   4   4   0   0   0   17   24   15   15    5   13   11
Santo Alcala           1   1  9.39   4   1   0   0   0    8   16    9    8    0    5    6

 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
J.R. Richard           1   1  2.32   4   4   1   0   0   31   21   10    8    2   15   21
Joe Sambito            2   1  2.45   9   0   0   0   0   15    9    5    4    0    6    7
Ken Forsch             2   1  3.14   7   0   0   1   0   14   14    7    5    0    5    7
Dan Larson             0   1  3.38   5   0   0   0   0    8    5    5    3    0    6    5
Doug Konieczny         1   0  3.93   3   3   0   0   0   18   19    8    8    1    6    6
Mark Lemongello        0   3  4.94   4   4   0   0   0   24   32   13   13    2    4    8
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             3   0  1.09   4   4   2   0   0   33   23    6    4    2   14   18
Charlie Hough          3   0  1.52  10   0   0   3   0   24   14    5    4    2    7   19
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
Rick Rhoden            3   0  5.40   3   3   1   0   0   22   21   13   13    4    6   15
Mike Garman            0   0  6.00   5   0   0   0   0    3    6    2    2    1    5    0
Stan Wall              1   1  8.44   5   0   0   0   0    5    6    5    5    1    2    2
Tommy John             0   1  9.00   3   3   0   0   0   14   26   16   14    4    4   11

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Atkinson          2   0  0.00   6   0   0   1   0    8    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
Will McEnaney          1   1  4.38   7   0   0   0   0   12   14    6    6    1    2    4
Gerry Hannahs          1   1  4.82   3   3   0   0   0   19   16   10   10    3    8   12
Jeff Terpko            0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    4    9    2    2    0    1    4
Don Stanhouse          1   2  5.14   4   4   1   0   1   21   21   13   12    2   11    7

 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
Tug McGraw             0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    7    1    1    0    2    4
Steve Carlton          2   1  3.24   3   3   2   0   0   25   24    9    9    5    7   19
Wayne Twitchell        0   2  3.38   3   3   0   0   0   16   14    6    6    1   11   14
Gene Garber            0   2  4.50   7   0   0   1   0   10    8    5    5    2    1    6
Larry Christenson      1   2  5.59   4   4   0   0   0   19   28   13   12    0    6   13
Ron Reed               0   0  5.63   4   0   0   1   0    8    9    5    5    2    3    2
Jim Kaat               0   0  9.82   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    4    4    0    3    1
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        2   0  0.00   2   2   0   0   0   13    6    1    0    0    2    7
Rich Gossage           2   0  1.29   9   0   0   2   0   14    7    2    2    1    9   12
Grant Jackson          0   0  1.42   5   0   0   0   0    6    4    1    1    1    2    2
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  0.71   9   0   0   1   0   13   10    1    1    0    2    9
Bob Shirley            2   2  1.08   4   4   0   0   0   33   24   13    4    3    7   28
Rollie Fingers         2   1  2.45  10   0   0   3   0   15   12    4    4    1    2   12
Tom Griffin            1   0  3.09   3   1   0   0   0   12    8    4    4    0    6    5
Victor Bernal          1   0  4.15   5   0   0   0   0    9    6    4    4    2    3    2
Dave Freisleben        0   3  4.84   7   3   0   0   0   22   20   13   12    5    7   10
Randy Jones            1   3  5.86   5   5   0   0   0   28   41   20   18    6    4    8
Butch Metzger          0   0  6.30   7   1   0   0   0   10   11    8    7    1    5    1
Rick Sawyer            1   1  6.62   3   3   0   0   0   18   22   13   13    3    9    7
Brent Strom            0   1 12.46   4   2   0   0   0    9   14   13   12    2    7    4

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Lavelle           0   1  0.75   8   0   0   3   0   12    7    3    1    0    6   10
John Curtis            0   0  1.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    4    1    1    0    5    2
Randy Moffitt          0   1  1.93   7   0   0   1   0    9    7    3    2    1    6    5
John Montefusco        2   1  2.10   4   4   2   0   0   30   24   11    7    1    8   28
Ed Halicki             2   1  3.75   4   4   0   0   0   24   25   11   10    3    9   15
Charlie Williams       0   1  4.35   6   0   0   0   0   10   11    6    5    1    8    3
Jim Barr               3   1  4.88   4   4   1   0   0   28   37   16   15    2    8   16
Lynn McGlothen         0   2  5.14   3   3   0   0   0   14   13    8    8    2    6    7
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   6   0   0   3   0    9    4    0    0    0    0    5
John Denny             4   0  2.81   4   4   0   0   0   26   26    9    8    1   10    9
Buddy Schultz          0   0  2.84   5   0   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    0    1    2
Bob Forsch             3   1  3.00   4   4   1   0   0   27   25   10    9    2   10   11
Al Hrabosky            0   0  3.38   6   0   0   1   0    8   10    4    3    1    2    5
Eric Rasmussen         1   3  3.90   4   4   1   0   0   28   22   12   12    3    8    9
John Sutton            0   0  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    9   10    6    4    0    3    5
Clay Carroll           1   0  5.79   5   0   0   0   0    9   13    7    6    2    3    4
Pete Falcone           0   3  8.50   4   4   0   0   0   18   21   17   17    5   12   14

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Denny (STL)            4
  J. Barr (SF)              3
  B. Forsch (STL)           3
  C. Hough (LA)             3
  R. Rhoden (LA)            3
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          3
  T. Seaver (NY)            3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  B. Atkinson (MON)         2
  J. Billingham (CIN)       2

Losses:

  P. Falcone (STL)          3
  D. Freisleben (SD)        3
  R. Jones (SD)             3
  F. Lacorte (ATL)          3
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       3
  P. Niekro (ATL)           3
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        3
  R. Burris (CHI)           2
  L. Christenson (PHI)      2
  R. Eastwick (CIN)         2

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  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
  R. Burris (CHI)           1

Saves:

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

Innings Pitched:

  B. Shirley (SD)        33.1
  D. Ruthven (ATL)       33.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         33.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         32.1
  J. Richard (HOU)       31.0
  J. Montefusco (SF)     30.0
  A. Messersmith (ATL)   29.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        29.0
  B. Kison (PIT)         28.1
  J. Barr (SF)           27.2

Hits:

  J. Billingham (CIN)      41
  R. Jones (SD)            41
  J. Barr (SF)             37
  P. Niekro (ATL)          35
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      32
  F. Lacorte (ATL)         30
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         29
  L. Christenson (PHI)     28
  R. Burris (CHI)          26
  J. Denny (STL)           26

Runs:

  J. Billingham (CIN)      24
  F. Lacorte (ATL)         21
  R. Jones (SD)            20
  P. Niekro (ATL)          20
  P. Falcone (STL)         17
  J. Barr (SF)             16
  T. John (LA)             16
  B. Kison (PIT)           16
  W. Fryman (CIN)          15
  M. Krukow (CHI)          15

Home Runs:

  B. Johnson (ATL)          6
  R. Jones (SD)             6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  P. Falcone (STL)          5
  D. Freisleben (SD)        5
  W. Fryman (CIN)           5
  F. Lacorte (ATL)          5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  T. John (LA)              4
  R. Rhoden (LA)            4

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          19
  J. Richard (HOU)         15
  D. Sutton (LA)           14
  W. Fryman (CIN)          13
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         13
  P. Falcone (STL)         12
  F. Norman (CIN)          12
  F. Lacorte (ATL)         11
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       11
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       11

Strikeouts:

  J. Montefusco (SF)       28
  B. Shirley (SD)          28
  F. Norman (CIN)          25
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         25
  P. Niekro (ATL)          24
  T. Seaver (NY)           24
  J. Richard (HOU)         21
  S. Rogers (MON)          20
  S. Carlton (PHI)         19
  C. Hough (LA)            19


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