Saturday April 30, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 30, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Montreal         8   8  3.08   16   3   2   146   134   64   50   11   59   86
New York         8   9  3.24   17   5   2   150   129   59   54   13   41   99
San Francisco    8  11  3.49   19   3   4   173   168   80   67   12   74  106
Los Angeles     17   3  3.51   20   4   7   180   180   77   70   19   55  110
Pittsburgh      10   7  3.65   17   2   3   155   136   74   63   13   45   81
St. Louis       12   7  3.66   19   2   5   167   166   76   68   16   57   86
Houston          9  11  3.91   20   4   3   182   176   91   79    7   71  103
Chicago          7   9  3.92   16   3   3   140   138   77   61   10   45   86
Cincinnati       9  10  4.00   19   3   5   166   174   82   74   11   57  101
Philadelphia     7   9  4.24   16   3   4   140   153   71   66   14   46   90
San Diego        8  15  4.56   23   0   4   203   216  120  103   30   59  105
Atlanta          8  12  5.68   20   5   4   176   203  124  111   27   86  115

 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)     1   1  1.26   5   5   2   0   0   36   26    9    5    0    9   29
Tom Seaver (NY)        4   0  1.52   5   5   3   0   2   41   27    7    7    2    9   32
Charlie Hough (LA)     3   0  1.61  13   0   0   6   0   28   17    6    5    3    8   21
John Montefusco (SF)   2   2  2.00   5   5   2   0   0   36   30   14    8    2   10   33
Randy Lerch (PHI)      3   1  2.35   4   4   1   0   0   31   28    8    8    3    6   16
Pat Zachry (CIN)       2   2  2.40   4   4   2   0   0   30   25    8    8    0    6   14
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    2   1  2.49   3   3   1   0   0   22   16    7    6    2    5   15
J.R. Richard (HOU)     1   2  2.54   5   5   2   0   0   39   28   13   11    3   19   26

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Ruthven           3   2  2.70   5   5   2   0   1   40   37   13   12    3   15   25
Rick Camp              1   1  3.29   9   0   0   4   0   14   12    7    5    1    5    7
Andy Messersmith       2   1  4.18   5   5   1   0   0   32   28   15   15    2    6   14
Buzz Capra             0   0  4.50   6   0   0   0   0   12   10    7    6    2    8    9
Phil Niekro            0   4  5.91   6   6   2   0   0   35   43   25   23    5   22   27
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
Jamie Easterly         0   0 10.80   6   0   0   0   0    8   11   11   10    0   10    5
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

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Reuschel          1   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    7    4    0    0    0    0    4
Bruce Sutter           0   0  0.77   8   0   0   3   0   12    7    1    1    0    0   14
Willie Hernandez       0   0  1.42   6   0   0   0   0   13    9    2    2    0    2    7
Ramon Hernandez        0   0  2.45   4   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    1    0    1    2
Rick Reuschel          2   1  2.49   3   3   1   0   0   22   16    7    6    2    5   15
Bill Bonham            2   2  2.76   4   4   1   0   0   29   25    9    9    1    9   15
Steve Renko            0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    8    5    2    2    4    5
Ray Burris             2   3  3.49   5   5   1   0   0   28   29   15   11    2    8   15
Jim Todd               0   1 12.96   5   0   0   0   0    8   16   17   12    0    5    3
Mike Krukow            0   2 13.11   5   4   0   0   0   12   20   19   17    3   11    6

 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  2.16   9   0   0   4   0   17   13    4    4    0    2    8
Pat Zachry             2   2  2.40   4   4   2   0   0   30   25    8    8    0    6   14
Mike Caldwell          0   0  2.70   3   0   0   0   0    7    4    2    2    0    6    3
Fred Norman            1   1  3.80   4   4   0   0   0   21   18    9    9    3   12   25
Jack Billingham        3   1  4.50   5   5   1   0   1   36   46   24   18    3    8   22
Dale Murray            0   0  5.40   5   0   0   1   0   10   13    6    6    0    1    6
Woodie Fryman          2   2  5.88   5   5   0   0   0   26   31   17   17    5   15   13
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
Joe Sambito            2   1  2.40  10   0   0   0   0   15    9    5    4    0    6    8
J.R. Richard           1   2  2.54   5   5   2   0   0   39   28   13   11    3   19   26
Dan Larson             0   1  3.00   6   0   0   0   0    9    5    5    3    0    6    6
Ken Forsch             2   1  3.07   8   0   0   2   0   15   14    7    5    0    5    7
Joaquin Andujar        2   1  3.94   5   5   1   0   1   30   28   14   13    0    7   13
Floyd Bannister        1   1  4.50   3   2   1   0   0   14   16   10    7    0    6   17
Mark Lemongello        0   3  4.94   4   4   0   0   0   24   32   13   13    2    4    8
Doug Konieczny         1   1  6.00   4   4   0   0   0   21   26   15   14    1    8    7
Bo McLaughlin          0   0  6.23   1   0   0   0   0    4    5    3    3    1    0    2
Joe Niekro             0   0  6.75   4   0   0   1   0    7    8    5    5    0    5    4

 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  1.61  13   0   0   6   0   28   17    6    5    3    8   21
Al Downing             0   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    4    8
Burt Hooton            2   1  3.71   4   4   1   0   1   27   28   12   11    1    9   16
Doug Rau               3   0  3.96   4   4   0   0   0   25   30   11   11    1    3    8
Mike Garman            0   0  4.50   6   0   0   1   0    4    8    2    2    1    5    0
Elias Sosa             0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    1    0    0
Rick Rhoden            4   0  4.85   4   4   1   0   0   30   29   17   16    5    6   18
Tommy John             1   1  5.82   4   4   0   0   0   22   35   16   14    4    4   19
Stan Wall              1   1  7.94   6   0   0   0   0    6    6    5    5    1    2    2

 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
Steve Rogers           1   1  1.26   5   5   2   0   0   36   26    9    5    0    9   29
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  2.89   7   0   0   1   0    9   11    4    3    1    2    4
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
Gerry Hannahs          1   2  3.86   4   4   0   0   0   26   26   16   11    4   10   13
Will McEnaney          1   1  4.05   8   0   0   0   0   13   15    6    6    1    2    6
Don Stanhouse          1   3  4.50   5   5   1   0   1   28   29   15   14    2   16   12
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             4   0  1.52   5   5   3   0   2   41   27    7    7    2    9   32
Bob Myrick             0   1  2.00   5   0   0   0   0    9    7    4    2    1    1    1
Nino Espinosa          2   0  2.66   5   2   1   0   0   20   16    6    6    1    3    7
Jerry Koosman          1   2  2.73   4   4   0   0   0   30   21   12    9    2   11   20
Jon Matlack            1   2  3.94   4   4   1   0   0   30   33   13   13    4    3   26
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            3   1  2.35   4   4   1   0   0   31   28    8    8    3    6   16
Steve Carlton          3   1  2.94   4   4   2   0   0   34   34   14   11    6   10   24
Tug McGraw             0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    7    1    1    0    2    4
Wayne Twitchell        0   3  3.52   4   4   0   0   0   23   21    9    9    1   11   20
Gene Garber            0   2  4.50   7   0   0   1   0   10    8    5    5    2    1    6
Ron Reed               0   0  4.66   6   0   0   3   0   10    9    5    5    2    3    3
Larry Christenson      1   2  5.59   4   4   0   0   0   19   28   13   12    0    6   13
Tom Underwood          0   0 10.50   2   0   0   0   0    6   11    8    7    0    3    2
Jim Kaat               0   0 15.43   5   0   0   0   0    5    7    8    8    0    4    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
Grant Jackson          0   0  1.23   6   0   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    1    3    3
Rich Gossage           2   0  1.29   9   0   0   2   0   14    7    2    2    1    9   12
Kent Tekulve           1   0  2.70   7   0   0   1   0   10    5    3    3    0    2    4
Bruce Kison            2   1  3.22   5   5   1   0   1   36   28   18   13    2    9   22
Jim Rooker             3   1  4.01   4   4   1   0   1   25   23   11   11    4    4   10
Jerry Reuss            0   3  4.26   5   5   0   0   0   25   32   17   12    1    9   10
Larry Demery           0   1  6.00   5   1   0   0   0   12   14    8    8    1    3    3
Odell Jones            0   1  8.59   4   0   0   0   0    7    9    7    7    2    1    6
Terry Forster          0   0 10.13   4   0   0   0   0    5    8    6    6    1    3    4

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Tomlin            0   0  0.54  11   0   0   1   0   17   12    1    1    0    2   10
Bob Shirley            2   2  1.08   4   4   0   0   0   33   24   13    4    3    7   28
Rollie Fingers         2   1  2.30  11   0   0   3   0   16   13    4    4    1    2   13
Victor Bernal          1   0  2.84   8   0   0   0   0   13    9    5    4    2    5    6
Tom Griffin            1   1  3.63   4   2   0   0   0   17   18    9    7    2    7    8
Butch Metzger          0   0  5.87   9   1   0   0   0   15   18   11   10    2    6    5
Randy Jones            1   4  5.88   6   6   0   0   0   34   49   24   22    6    4   11
Dave Freisleben        0   4  6.49   9   4   0   0   0   26   29   20   19    7    8   10
Rick Sawyer            1   2  8.18   4   4   0   0   0   22   30   20   20    5   10    9
Brent Strom            0   1 10.45   5   2   0   0   0   10   14   13   12    2    8    5

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Heaverlo          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    2
Gary Lavelle           0   1  0.64   9   0   0   3   0   14    7    3    1    0    6   11
Randy Moffitt          1   1  1.59   8   0   0   1   0   11    7    3    2    1    6    5
John Curtis            0   0  2.00   6   0   0   0   0    9   10    2    2    0    7    2
John Montefusco        2   2  2.00   5   5   2   0   0   36   30   14    8    2   10   33
Charlie Williams       0   1  3.21   8   0   0   0   0   14   14    6    5    1   10    4
Ed Halicki             2   2  4.45   5   5   0   0   0   28   30   16   14    4   11   21
Lynn McGlothen         0   2  4.50   4   4   0   0   0   20   19   10   10    2    9   11
Jim Barr               3   2  5.73   5   5   1   0   0   33   46   22   21    2    8   17
Terry Cornutt          0   0  8.31   5   0   0   0   0    4    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             1   0  0.00   7   0   0   3   0   12    5    0    0    0    2    7
Al Hrabosky            0   0  2.61   7   0   0   2   0   10   11    4    3    1    2   11
Buddy Schultz          0   0  2.84   5   0   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    0    1    2
John Denny             5   0  2.94   5   5   0   0   0   34   36   12   11    2   14   13
Bob Forsch             4   1  2.94   5   5   1   0   0   34   34   12   11    2   12   16
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  4.91   7   0   0   0   0   11   13    7    6    2    3    5
Pete Falcone           0   3  7.33   5   5   0   0   0   23   27   21   19    6   12   18

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Denny (STL)            5
  B. Forsch (STL)           4
  R. Rhoden (LA)            4
  T. Seaver (NY)            4
  J. Barr (SF)              3
  J. Billingham (CIN)       3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  C. Hough (LA)             3
  R. Lerch (PHI)            3
  D. Rau (LA)               3

Losses:

  D. Freisleben (SD)        4
  R. Jones (SD)             4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  R. Burris (CHI)           3
  P. Falcone (STL)          3
  F. Lacorte (ATL)          3
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       3
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        3
  J. Reuss (PIT)            3
  D. Stanhouse (MON)        3

Complete Games:

  T. Seaver (NY)            3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  J. Montefusco (SF)        2
  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  J. Richard (HOU)          2
  S. Rogers (MON)           2
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          2
  D. Sutton (LA)            2
  P. Zachry (CIN)           2
  J. Andujar (HOU)          1

Saves:

  C. Hough (LA)             6
  R. Camp (ATL)             4
  R. Eastwick (CIN)         4
  R. Fingers (SD)           3
  G. Lavelle (SF)           3
  R. Reed (PHI)             3
  B. Sutter (CHI)           3
  J. Urrea (STL)            3
  K. Forsch (HOU)           2
  R. Gossage (PIT)          2

Shutouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)            2
  J. Andujar (HOU)          1
  J. Billingham (CIN)       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)         41.1
  D. Ruthven (ATL)       40.0
  J. Richard (HOU)       39.0
  B. Kison (PIT)         36.1
  J. Billingham (CIN)    36.0
  J. Montefusco (SF)     36.0
  S. Rogers (MON)        35.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)        35.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)       33.2
  J. Denny (STL)         33.2

Hits:

  R. Jones (SD)            49
  J. Barr (SF)             46
  J. Billingham (CIN)      46
  P. Niekro (ATL)          43
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         37
  J. Denny (STL)           36
  T. John (LA)             35
  S. Carlton (PHI)         34
  B. Forsch (STL)          34
  J. Matlack (NY)          33

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          25
  J. Billingham (CIN)      24
  R. Jones (SD)            24
  J. Barr (SF)             22
  P. Falcone (STL)         21
  F. Lacorte (ATL)         21
  D. Freisleben (SD)       20
  R. Sawyer (SD)           20
  M. Krukow (CHI)          19
  B. Kison (PIT)           18

Home Runs:

  D. Freisleben (SD)        7
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  P. Falcone (STL)          6
  B. Johnson (ATL)          6
  R. Jones (SD)             6
  W. Fryman (CIN)           5
  F. Lacorte (ATL)          5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  R. Rhoden (LA)            5
  R. Sawyer (SD)            5

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          22
  J. Richard (HOU)         19
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       16
  W. Fryman (CIN)          15
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         15
  J. Denny (STL)           14
  D. Sutton (LA)           14
  P. Falcone (STL)         12
  B. Forsch (STL)          12
  F. Norman (CIN)          12

Strikeouts:

  J. Montefusco (SF)       33
  T. Seaver (NY)           32
  S. Rogers (MON)          29
  B. Shirley (SD)          28
  P. Niekro (ATL)          27
  J. Matlack (NY)          26
  J. Richard (HOU)         26
  F. Norman (CIN)          25
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         25
  S. Carlton (PHI)         24


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