Sunday May 1, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 1, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Montreal         9   8  3.01   17   4   2   155   141   66   52   11   62   92
New York         9   9  3.17   18   5   3   159   139   61   56   13   44  104
St. Louis       13   7  3.48   20   3   5   176   171   76   68   16   59   92
Pittsburgh      11   7  3.59   18   2   3   165   145   77   66   13   47   85
Los Angeles     17   4  3.63   21   4   7   189   190   83   76   22   57  116
San Francisco    8  12  3.67   20   3   4   182   182   87   74   12   75  112
Chicago          8   9  3.75   17   3   4   149   145   78   62   10   49   93
Houston          9  12  3.90   21   4   3   192   185   95   83   10   75  107
Cincinnati       9  11  3.95   20   3   5   175   182   86   77   11   59  104
Philadelphia     8   9  4.11   17   4   4   149   159   73   68   15   49   95
San Diego        8  16  4.62   24   0   4   212   226  128  109   31   64  110
Atlanta          8  13  5.82   21   5   4   184   214  132  119   27   93  117

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Candelaria (PIT)  2   0  1.35   3   3   0   0   0   20   14    4    3    0    3   10
Steve Rogers (MON)     2   1  1.41   6   6   3   0   0   45   33   11    7    0   12   35
Don Sutton (LA)        3   0  1.42   5   5   2   0   0   38   29    8    6    3   14   19
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
Bob Shirley (SD)       2   3  1.98   5   5   0   0   0   36   29   17    8    3   10   30
John Montefusco (SF)   2   2  2.00   5   5   2   0   0   36   30   14    8    2   10   33
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    3   1  2.30   4   4   1   0   0   27   21    8    7    2    9   18
Randy Lerch (PHI)      3   1  2.35   4   4   1   0   0   31   28    8    8    3    6   16
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
Max Leon               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    0
Dick Ruthven           3   3  3.21   6   6   2   0   1   42   40   16   15    3   17   26
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
Bob Johnson            0   1  9.31   7   0   0   0   0   10   12   10   10    6    6    7
Frank Lacorte          1   3 11.34   4   4   0   0   0   17   30   21   21    5   11   14
Jamie Easterly         0   0 11.91   7   0   0   0   0   11   18   16   15    0   13    6

 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  0.60   9   0   0   4   0   15    9    1    1    0    0   18
Willie Hernandez       0   0  1.42   6   0   0   0   0   13    9    2    2    0    2    7
Rick Reuschel          3   1  2.30   4   4   1   0   0   27   21    8    7    2    9   18
Ramon Hernandez        0   0  2.45   4   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    1    0    1    2
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  1.46   9   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   3  2.56   5   5   2   0   0   39   33   12   11    0    8   17
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   2  3.44   9   0   0   2   0   18   18    9    7    1    6   10
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  4.55   5   5   0   0   0   30   37   15   15    4    7    9
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  1.42   5   5   2   0   0   38   29    8    6    3   14   19
Charlie Hough          3   0  1.61  13   0   0   6   0   28   17    6    5    3    8   21
Al Downing             0   0  2.08   3   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
Rick Rhoden            4   0  4.85   4   4   1   0   0   30   29   17   16    5    6   18
Mike Garman            0   0  5.40   7   0   0   1   0    5    9    3    3    2    5    1
Tommy John             1   1  5.82   4   4   0   0   0   22   35   16   14    4    4   19
Elias Sosa             0   1  7.71   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    4    4    2    2    4
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           2   1  1.41   6   6   3   0   0   45   33   11    7    0   12   35
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   5   0   0   0   0    5    6    3    3    0    3    4
Skip Lockwood          0   1  5.87   6   0   0   3   0    8    7    5    5    0    6    6
Ray Sadecki            0   1  6.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    1    3    0
Craig Swan             1   2  6.08   3   3   0   0   0   13   19    9    9    2    5    8

 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
Larry Christenson      2   2  4.45   5   5   1   0   0   28   34   15   14    1    9   18
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
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
Rich Gossage           3   0  1.06  10   0   0   2   0   17    8    2    2    1   10   13
Grant Jackson          0   0  1.23   6   0   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    1    3    3
John Candelaria        2   0  1.35   3   3   0   0   0   20   14    4    3    0    3   10
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   3  1.98   5   5   0   0   0   36   29   17    8    3   10   30
Rollie Fingers         2   1  2.55  12   0   0   3   0   18   16    7    5    1    3   16
Victor Bernal          1   0  3.07   9   0   0   0   0   15   10    6    5    3    6    6
Tom Griffin            1   1  3.63   4   2   0   0   0   17   18    9    7    2    7    8
Butch Metzger          0   0  5.19  10   1   0   0   0   17   19   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
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
Dave Heaverlo          0   0  2.08   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    2
Charlie Williams       0   1  3.00   9   0   0   0   0   15   15    6    5    1   10    5
Ed Halicki             2   2  4.45   5   5   0   0   0   28   30   16   14    4   11   21
Terry Cornutt          0   0  4.91   6   0   0   0   0    7    4    4    4    0    6    2
Jim Barr               3   2  5.73   5   5   1   0   0   33   46   22   21    2    8   17
Lynn McGlothen         0   3  6.17   5   5   0   0   0   23   29   16   16    2   10   14

 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         2   3  2.95   5   5   2   0   1   37   27   12   12    3   10   15
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
  R. Gossage (PIT)          3
  C. Hough (LA)             3
  R. Lerch (PHI)            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
  L. McGlothen (SF)         3
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        3
  J. Reuss (PIT)            3

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

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

Shutouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)            2
  J. Andujar (HOU)          1
  J. Billingham (CIN)       1
  B. Hooton (LA)            1
  B. Kison (PIT)            1
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        1
  J. Rooker (PIT)           1
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          1
  D. Stanhouse (MON)        1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Rogers (MON)        44.2
  D. Ruthven (ATL)       42.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         41.1
  J. Richard (HOU)       39.0
  P. Zachry (CIN)        38.2
  D. Sutton (LA)         38.0
  E. Rasmussen (STL)     36.2
  B. Kison (PIT)         36.1
  B. Shirley (SD)        36.1
  J. Billingham (CIN)    36.0

Hits:

  R. Jones (SD)            49
  J. Barr (SF)             46
  J. Billingham (CIN)      46
  P. Niekro (ATL)          43
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         40
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      37
  J. Denny (STL)           36
  T. John (LA)             35
  S. Carlton (PHI)         34
  L. Christenson (PHI)     34

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. Ruthven (ATL)         17
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       16
  W. Fryman (CIN)          15
  J. Denny (STL)           14
  D. Sutton (LA)           14
  J. Easterly (ATL)        13
  P. Falcone (STL)         12
  B. Forsch (STL)          12

Strikeouts:

  S. Rogers (MON)          35
  J. Montefusco (SF)       33
  T. Seaver (NY)           32
  B. Shirley (SD)          30
  P. Niekro (ATL)          27
  J. Matlack (NY)          26
  J. Richard (HOU)         26
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         26
  F. Norman (CIN)          25
  S. Carlton (PHI)         24


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