Saturday May 21, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 21, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     30   9  3.19   39   9  12   355   340  143  126   29  111  232
Pittsburgh      24  12  3.34   36   3  12   328   284  139  122   26  101  196
New York        14  23  3.55   37  10   4   322   301  139  127   24   91  231
San Francisco   15  23  3.57   38   7   6   333   332  159  132   24  127  201
St. Louis       22  14  3.57   36   4  10   320   312  140  127   28  113  169
Chicago         23  12  3.70   35   4  15   311   311  149  128   19  105  194
Houston         16  22  3.84   38   6   6   345   329  172  147   17  141  188
Montreal        13  21  3.86   34   6   4   317   321  168  136   27  135  195
Philadelphia    18  17  3.90   35   7   8   311   315  151  135   32  117  203
Cincinnati      17  19  4.25   36   3  11   315   337  163  149   29  112  178
San Diego       17  24  4.92   41   1  10   373   424  232  204   55  128  176
Atlanta         13  26  5.89   39   8   6   342   412  249  224   50  165  199

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Candelaria (PIT)  5   0  1.27   6   6   0   0   0   43   35    8    6    0    7   25
Don Sutton (LA)        6   0  1.73   8   8   3   0   0   62   50   17   12    4   20   31
Charlie Hough (LA)     3   2  2.15  22   0   0  11   0   46   34   13   11    3   19   36
Jerry Koosman (NY)     3   4  2.15   8   8   3   0   1   63   40   18   15    3   20   52
Steve Rogers (MON)     4   3  2.43  10  10   5   0   0   74   70   28   20    2   16   54
Rollie Fingers (SD)    3   1  2.50  22   0   0   7   0   40   39   14   11    5   12   27
Burt Hooton (LA)       4   1  2.51   8   8   2   0   1   57   51   18   16    1   18   44
Bob Forsch (STL)       6   1  2.79   9   9   2   0   0   61   56   21   19    5   20   26
J.R. Richard (HOU)     3   4  2.85  10  10   4   0   0   76   58   26   24    3   32   51
Jim Rooker (PIT)       4   2  3.05   7   7   1   0   1   44   40   15   15    6   12   22

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Campbell          0   0  3.12   7   0   0   1   0    9    9    3    3    0    3    3
Dick Ruthven           3   3  3.21   6   6   2   0   1   42   40   16   15    3   17   26
Rick Camp              2   1  4.15  18   0   0   4   0   30   37   18   14    4   13   21
Andy Messersmith       2   1  4.18   5   5   1   0   0   32   28   15   15    2    6   14
Max Leon               1   2  4.28   6   4   0   0   0   27   22   15   13    1    6   10
Phil Niekro            2   7  5.86  12  11   5   0   1   71   82   49   46    9   40   48
Don Collins            0   3  6.06   7   2   0   1   0   16   20   12   11    1    9    4
Jamie Easterly         1   0  6.19  12   2   0   0   0   32   40   27   22    3   19   14
Bob Johnson            0   1  7.23  12   0   0   0   0   19   18   15   15    7   13   14
Buzz Capra             0   4  8.13  12   4   0   0   0   34   51   32   31   11   21   20
Mike Marshall          1   0  9.00   4   0   0   0   0    6   12    6    6    1    2    6
Mike Beard             0   0  9.64   4   0   0   0   0    5   14   11    5    3    2    1
Frank Lacorte          1   4 13.50   6   5   0   0   0   19   39   30   28    5   14   18

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Sutter           0   1  0.56  18   0   0  10   0   32   14    3    2    0    2   34
Paul Reuschel          1   0  0.89  11   0   0   3   0   20   15    2    2    1    6   12
Willie Hernandez       0   0  1.25  12   0   0   1   0   22   16    4    3    0    5   13
Donnie Moore           1   0  3.00   2   1   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    3    8
Steve Renko            0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    8    5    2    2    4    5
Bill Bonham            5   2  3.29   8   8   1   0   0   55   50   20   20    2   17   29
Rick Reuschel          6   2  3.67   8   8   1   0   0   54   58   23   22    4   17   26
Ray Burris             6   4  4.17  10  10   2   0   1   58   65   32   27    4   16   34
Mike Krukow            3   2  6.49   9   8   0   0   0   35   47   28   25    5   21   21
Ramon Hernandez        0   0  8.22   6   0   0   1   0    8   11    9    7    1    3    4
Jim Todd               1   1  9.19   9   0   0   0   0   16   22   21   16    0   11    8

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rawly Eastwick         1   2  1.88  16   0   0   7   0   29   20    6    6    2    5   13
Gary Nolan             3   0  1.89   3   3   0   0   0   19   15    4    4    3    6   15
Pedro Borbon           0   1  2.48  18   0   0   1   0   29   25    9    8    0    5   13
Fred Norman            3   2  3.78   8   8   0   0   0   48   40   24   20    7   23   39
Jack Billingham        4   3  4.25   8   8   1   0   1   55   71   32   26    3   18   27
Mike Caldwell          0   0  4.26   7   0   0   1   0   13   14    6    6    1    7    8
Pat Zachry             2   5  5.23   8   8   2   0   0   52   55   31   30    3   18   25
Santo Alcala           1   1  5.74   7   2   0   0   0   16   22   11   10    1    7    9
Woodie Fryman          2   4  6.08   9   7   0   1   0   40   52   27   27    8   20   21
Dale Murray            1   1  6.75  10   0   0   1   0   16   23   13   12    1    3    8

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gene Pentz             0   0  1.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    0    6    6
Joe Sambito            3   1  2.49  17   0   0   1   0   25   16    9    7    1    9   13
Bo McLaughlin          0   1  2.59   8   2   0   1   0   24   15   10    7    2    9    9
J.R. Richard           3   4  2.85  10  10   4   0   0   76   58   26   24    3   32   51
Ken Forsch             4   2  2.86  16   0   0   3   0   28   30   14    9    1    8   17
Mark Lemongello        1   5  3.71   8   8   0   0   0   51   60   22   21    4   13   17
Joaquin Andujar        3   3  4.06   9   9   1   0   1   51   52   28   23    0   24   23
Joe Niekro             0   0  4.58  10   0   0   1   0   20   20   10   10    1    9   10
Dan Larson             0   2  5.74  11   0   0   0   0   16   16   13   10    1    8    9
Doug Konieczny         1   1  6.00   4   4   0   0   0   21   26   15   14    1    8    7
Floyd Bannister        1   3  7.09   6   5   1   0   0   27   31   24   21    3   15   26

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Sutton             6   0  1.73   8   8   3   0   0   62   50   17   12    4   20   31
Charlie Hough          3   2  2.15  22   0   0  11   0   46   34   13   11    3   19   36
Burt Hooton            4   1  2.51   8   8   2   0   1   57   51   18   16    1   18   44
Mike Garman            1   0  3.18  12   0   0   1   0   11   12    4    4    2    8    8
Doug Rau               5   0  3.76   8   8   0   0   0   50   57   22   21    3   10   28
Tommy John             4   2  3.91   8   8   2   0   0   48   61   27   21    4    9   28
Stan Wall              1   1  4.22  10   0   0   0   0   11    8    5    5    1    4    8
Rick Rhoden            6   1  4.26   7   7   2   0   0   51   49   25   24    8   11   29
Al Downing             0   1  5.56   6   0   0   0   0   11   12    7    7    1   10   15
Elias Sosa             0   1  6.43   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    5    5    2    2    5

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Atkinson          2   1  2.37  14   0   0   2   0   19   18    7    5    2   11   14
Steve Rogers           4   3  2.43  10  10   5   0   0   74   70   28   20    2   16   54
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  2.66  17   0   0   2   0   24   27    9    7    1    7   10
Jackie Brown           1   3  3.93  11   4   0   0   0   34   30   19   15    3   13   17
Don Stanhouse          3   6  4.09  10  10   1   0   1   62   61   34   28    5   33   34
Will McEnaney          1   1  4.45  16   0   0   0   0   28   31   14   14    2    6   15
Gerry Hannahs          1   5  4.86   8   7   0   0   0   37   43   27   20    7   17   21
Jeff Terpko            0   1  5.89  10   0   0   0   0   18   25   12   12    2    9   14
Dan Warthen            1   1  6.53   8   3   0   0   0   21   16   18   15    3   23   16

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jackson Todd           1   0  2.03   4   1   0   0   0   13    9    3    3    1    1   11
Jerry Koosman          3   4  2.15   8   8   3   0   1   63   40   18   15    3   20   52
Tom Seaver             4   3  3.17   9   9   3   0   2   65   55   24   23    5   19   50
Jon Matlack            3   4  3.43   8   8   3   0   2   60   64   26   23    5    7   46
Bob Myrick             0   1  3.93  11   0   0   0   0   18   19   11    8    1    6    8
Nino Espinosa          2   3  4.00   8   5   1   0   0   36   40   17   16    3    9   17
Bob Apodaca            0   2  4.32  14   0   0   0   0   17   19    9    8    0    7   13
Skip Lockwood          0   1  4.60  12   0   0   4   0   16   13    8    8    1    8   15
Ray Sadecki            0   1  6.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    1    3    0
Craig Swan             1   4  6.16   7   6   0   0   0   31   39   21   21    4   11   19

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Reed               2   1  2.25  16   0   0   4   0   28   25    7    7    3    9   16
Warren Brusstar        0   0  2.38   6   0   0   0   0   11    9    3    3    1    2   11
Gene Garber            1   3  3.00  16   0   0   4   0   24   16    9    8    3    4   16
Tug McGraw             0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    7    1    1    0    2    4
Steve Carlton          5   2  3.13   8   8   4   0   1   63   54   26   22    9   20   42
Randy Lerch            5   2  3.46   8   8   1   0   0   55   50   24   21    7   20   32
Wayne Twitchell        0   4  4.20   8   8   0   0   0   41   44   23   19    1   23   33
Larry Christenson      3   4  5.12   8   8   2   0   1   46   54   28   26    5   17   32
Tom Underwood          2   0  5.85   7   0   0   0   0   20   26   14   13    2   12   12
Jim Kaat               0   1  6.53   9   3   0   0   0   21   30   16   15    1    8    5

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage           4   0  0.84  18   0   0   8   0   32   16    3    3    2   14   39
John Candelaria        5   0  1.27   6   6   0   0   0   43   35    8    6    0    7   25
Kent Tekulve           3   0  1.35  18   0   0   3   0   27   13    6    4    0    8   14
Jim Rooker             4   2  3.05   7   7   1   0   1   44   40   15   15    6   12   22
Grant Jackson          0   0  3.14  11   0   0   1   0   14   15    5    5    1    6   11
Bruce Kison            3   2  4.14   9   9   2   0   1   59   47   32   27    7   15   31
Larry Demery           3   2  4.37   9   5   0   0   0   35   36   17   17    5   12   14
Terry Forster          1   0  4.41  10   0   0   0   0   16   16    9    8    1    7    9
Jerry Reuss            0   5  5.48   9   9   0   0   0   48   55   36   29    2   19   22
Odell Jones            1   1  6.75   7   0   0   0   0   11   11    8    8    2    1    9

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rollie Fingers         3   1  2.50  22   0   0   7   0   40   39   14   11    5   12   27
Dave Tomlin            0   1  3.29  19   0   0   2   0   27   25   10   10    0    6   13
Dan Spillner           1   0  3.55   8   0   0   1   0   13   11    5    5    2    1    5
Bob Shirley            3   5  3.76   9   9   0   0   0   50   52   32   21    5   18   43
Tom Griffin            3   2  4.35   8   6   0   0   0   41   43   24   20    6   19   19
Randy Jones            4   5  4.70  10  10   1   0   0   61   78   34   32    7   10   21
Victor Bernal          1   1  5.31  15   0   0   0   0   20   23   13   12    4    9    6
Dave Wehrmeister       0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    0    1
Butch Metzger          0   0  5.56  17   1   0   0   0   23   27   16   14    5   12    6
Rick Sawyer            2   3  5.73  10   7   0   0   0   49   63   33   31    8   20   17
Dave Freisleben        0   4  6.49   9   4   0   0   0   26   29   20   19    7    8   10
Bob Owchinko           0   0 10.38   1   1   0   0   0    4    9    5    5    1    1    0
Brent Strom            0   2 12.42   8   3   0   0   0   17   23   25   23    5   12    8

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Lavelle           2   1  0.70  17   0   0   3   0   26   18    6    2    0   11   21
Randy Moffitt          1   1  1.69  14   0   0   3   0   16   11    5    3    1    6    8
Dave Heaverlo          0   0  1.76   9   0   0   0   0   15   12    3    3    2    5    6
John Curtis            1   0  2.31  12   1   1   0   1   23   22    6    6    0   13    9
Terry Cornutt          0   1  3.00  12   1   0   0   0   18    9    6    6    1    9   12
Charlie Williams       0   1  3.32  13   0   0   0   0   22   20   10    8    1   15    6
John Montefusco        2   7  3.75  10  10   2   0   0   62   67   37   26    6   18   50
Ed Halicki             2   4  4.20   8   8   0   0   0   45   51   26   21    6   17   31
Jim Barr               5   4  4.50   9   9   2   0   0   58   70   31   29    3   11   29
Lynn McGlothen         2   4  5.29   9   9   2   0   0   48   52   29   28    4   22   29

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Buddy Schultz          3   0  1.45  11   0   0   0   0   19   15    4    3    1    6   12
Clay Carroll           2   0  2.19  13   0   0   2   0   25   19    7    6    2    3   11
John Urrea             1   2  2.63  14   0   0   4   0   24   20    8    7    2    6   12
Bob Forsch             6   1  2.79   9   9   2   0   0   61   56   21   19    5   20   26
Eric Rasmussen         2   5  3.33   8   8   2   0   1   54   49   21   20    5   15   21
John Denny             6   0  3.76   8   8   0   0   0   50   59   22   21    5   21   23
John Sutton            0   0  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    9   10    6    4    0    3    5
John D'Acquisto        0   0  4.32   3   2   0   0   0    8    5    4    4    0   10    9
Al Hrabosky            1   2  5.14  15   0   0   4   0   21   24   13   12    1    7   20
Pete Falcone           1   4  5.17   9   9   0   0   0   47   53   30   27    7   20   29
Doug Capilla           0   0 15.43   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    4    4    0    2    1

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Burris (CHI)           6
  J. Denny (STL)            6
  B. Forsch (STL)           6
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         6
  R. Rhoden (LA)            6
  D. Sutton (LA)            6
  J. Barr (SF)              5
  B. Bonham (CHI)           5
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5

Losses:

  J. Montefusco (SF)        7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  D. Stanhouse (MON)        6
  G. Hannahs (MON)          5
  R. Jones (SD)             5
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       5
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        5
  J. Reuss (PIT)            5
  B. Shirley (SD)           5
  P. Zachry (CIN)           5

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  S. Rogers (MON)           5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  J. Richard (HOU)          4
  J. Koosman (NY)           3
  J. Matlack (NY)           3
  T. Seaver (NY)            3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  J. Barr (SF)              2
  R. Burris (CHI)           2

Saves:

  C. Hough (LA)            11
  B. Sutter (CHI)          10
  R. Gossage (PIT)          8
  R. Eastwick (CIN)         7
  R. Fingers (SD)           7
  R. Camp (ATL)             4
  G. Garber (PHI)           4
  A. Hrabosky (STL)         4
  S. Lockwood (NY)          4
  R. Reed (PHI)             4

Shutouts:

  J. Matlack (NY)           2
  T. Seaver (NY)            2
  J. Andujar (HOU)          1
  J. Billingham (CIN)       1
  R. Burris (CHI)           1
  S. Carlton (PHI)          1
  L. Christenson (PHI)      1
  J. Curtis (SF)            1
  B. Hooton (LA)            1
  B. Kison (PIT)            1

Innings Pitched:

  J. Richard (HOU)       75.2
  S. Rogers (MON)        74.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        70.2
  T. Seaver (NY)         65.1
  S. Carlton (PHI)       63.1
  J. Koosman (NY)        62.2
  J. Montefusco (SF)     62.1
  D. Sutton (LA)         62.1
  D. Stanhouse (MON)     61.2
  B. Forsch (STL)        61.1

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          82
  R. Jones (SD)            78
  J. Billingham (CIN)      71
  J. Barr (SF)             70
  S. Rogers (MON)          70
  J. Montefusco (SF)       67
  R. Burris (CHI)          65
  J. Matlack (NY)          64
  R. Sawyer (SD)           63
  T. John (LA)             61

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          49
  J. Montefusco (SF)       37
  J. Reuss (PIT)           36
  R. Jones (SD)            34
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       34
  R. Sawyer (SD)           33
  J. Billingham (CIN)      32
  R. Burris (CHI)          32
  B. Capra (ATL)           32
  B. Kison (PIT)           32

Home Runs:

  B. Capra (ATL)           11
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  W. Fryman (CIN)           8
  R. Rhoden (LA)            8
  R. Sawyer (SD)            8
  P. Falcone (STL)          7
  D. Freisleben (SD)        7
  G. Hannahs (MON)          7
  B. Johnson (ATL)          7

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          40
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       33
  J. Richard (HOU)         32
  J. Andujar (HOU)         24
  F. Norman (CIN)          23
  W. Twitchell (PHI)       23
  D. Warthen (MON)         23
  L. McGlothen (SF)        22
  B. Capra (ATL)           21
  J. Denny (STL)           21

Strikeouts:

  S. Rogers (MON)          54
  J. Koosman (NY)          52
  J. Richard (HOU)         51
  J. Montefusco (SF)       50
  T. Seaver (NY)           50
  P. Niekro (ATL)          48
  J. Matlack (NY)          46
  B. Hooton (LA)           44
  B. Shirley (SD)          43
  S. Carlton (PHI)         42

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