Wednesday June 15, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, June 15, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Chicago         38  19  3.43   57   7  22   517   498  228  197   31  163  339
New York        26  35  3.48   61  14  10   535   498  229  207   43  160  364
Pittsburgh      32  24  3.51   56   6  15   505   455  220  197   41  173  309
Los Angeles     40  21  3.59   61   9  18   552   543  247  220   54  185  364
San Francisco   27  35  3.60   62   9  13   550   571  266  220   42  203  339
St. Louis       34  25  3.69   59   9  12   537   522  248  220   52  176  255
Houston         25  37  3.88   62   9  11   554   538  275  239   33  231  324
Montreal        26  32  4.07   58  13   9   532   527  280  241   47  227  324
Philadelphia    31  28  4.09   59   9  16   519   542  256  236   54  179  312
Cincinnati      32  27  4.18   59   8  13   523   554  262  243   48  184  282
San Diego       27  38  4.60   65   1  18   594   647  345  304   76  241  304
Atlanta         23  40  5.28   63  10  10   557   630  366  327   68  273  345

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Candelaria (PIT)  7   2  2.00  11  11   1   0   1   77   68   19   17    7   18   43
Steve Rogers (MON)     8   4  2.13  16  16   9   0   2  122   97   37   29    4   32   92
Charlie Hough (LA)     3   4  2.41  32   0   0  16   0   67   48   20   18    6   29   59
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    9   2  2.54  14  14   3   0   1   96   88   32   27    4   26   58
Rollie Fingers (SD)    4   3  2.64  36   0   0  15   0   65   61   22   19    6   20   52
Fred Norman (CIN)      7   2  2.70  13  13   3   0   1   87   66   30   26   10   40   65
Don Sutton (LA)        7   2  2.75  13  13   3   0   0   92   74   33   28   10   32   47
Jerry Koosman (NY)     5   6  2.82  13  13   4   0   1   99   75   37   31    7   38   77
Jim Rooker (PIT)       5   4  2.84  11  11   2   0   2   73   59   23   23    8   27   33
Ed Halicki (SF)        6   5  2.84  14  14   2   0   1   92   85   35   29    8   27   76

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Kline            0   0  2.89   5   0   0   0   0    9    6    3    3    1    4    4
Dick Ruthven           3   3  3.21   6   6   2   0   1   42   40   16   15    3   17   26
Rick Camp              4   1  3.33  32   0   0   6   0   49   51   25   18    4   25   34
Dave Campbell          0   2  3.86  17   0   0   1   0   23   23   11   10    1   13    8
Andy Messersmith       4   2  3.93  11  11   1   0   0   73   71   35   32    6   26   47
Max Leon               2   2  4.50  12   9   0   0   0   52   57   30   26    5   15   25
Phil Niekro            4   9  4.82  18  17   7   0   2  116  118   66   62   12   58   86
Don Collins            1   4  5.06  15   2   0   2   0   27   29   16   15    1   15    9
Jamie Easterly         2   3  5.83  17   5   0   1   0   54   66   41   35    4   24   32
Buzz Capra             1   7  7.05  19   4   0   0   0   45   54   38   35   11   32   27
Bob Johnson            0   1  7.25  15   0   0   0   0   22   24   18   18    7   14   16
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   6 11.22  10   7   0   0   0   30   55   40   37    6   24   24
Joey McLaughlin        0   0 18.00   2   2   0   0   0    5   10   10   10    3    2    0

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Sutter           2   1  0.78  31   0   0  17   0   57   31    6    5    2    7   67
Paul Reuschel          2   0  1.25  22   0   0   3   0   36   26    6    5    2    9   20
Willie Hernandez       3   1  1.77  22   0   0   1   0   41   29    9    8    1    8   27
Rick Reuschel          9   2  2.54  14  14   3   0   1   96   88   32   27    4   26   58
Donnie Moore           2   0  3.00   7   1   0   0   0   15   12    6    5    0    7   10
Steve Renko            0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    8    5    2    2    4    5
Bill Bonham            6   5  3.77  14  14   1   0   0   93   84   39   39    5   33   55
Ray Burris             8   5  4.27  15  15   2   0   1   86  103   46   41    8   22   47
Mike Krukow            5   4  5.40  14  13   1   0   1   60   75   42   36    5   30   36
Ramon Hernandez        0   0  8.22   6   0   0   1   0    8   11    9    7    1    3    4
Jim Todd               1   1 10.24  13   0   0   0   0   19   31   28   22    1   14   10

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Norman            7   2  2.70  13  13   3   0   1   87   66   30   26   10   40   65
Rawly Eastwick         2   2  2.91  23   0   0   7   0   43   40   14   14    3    8   17
Pedro Borbon           3   3  2.96  27   0   0   3   0   46   40   16   15    2    6   16
Jack Billingham        7   3  3.80  13  13   2   0   2   88  102   43   37    5   28   40
Mike Caldwell          0   0  4.01  14   0   0   1   0   25   25   11   11    1    8   11
Dale Murray            3   2  4.71  21   0   0   1   0   36   44   22   19    3   10   16
Gary Nolan             4   1  4.81   8   8   0   0   0   39   53   22   21    5   12   28
Pat Zachry             3   7  5.04  12  12   3   0   0   75   78   45   42    7   29   36
Woodie Fryman          2   4  5.33  13   8   0   1   0   54   60   32   32    9   27   37
Santo Alcala           1   1  5.74   7   2   0   0   0   16   22   11   10    1    7    9
Tom Hume               0   2  9.60   5   3   0   0   0   15   24   16   16    2    9    7

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Sambito            3   1  1.77  23   0   0   1   0   36   23   12    7    1   12   24
Gene Pentz             1   0  2.57  15   0   0   0   0   21   14    6    6    2   13   16
Joe Niekro             0   1  2.89  17   0   0   2   0   37   27   15   12    2   19   28
Joaquin Andujar        8   3  3.21  14  14   2   0   1   90   78   39   32    2   37   40
J.R. Richard           5   6  3.28  15  15   6   0   0  113   98   43   41    5   47   74
Ken Forsch             4   4  3.35  25   0   0   7   0   40   44   21   15    1   13   24
Mark Lemongello        1  10  4.25  13  13   0   0   0   78   96   38   37    7   20   24
Bo McLaughlin          1   3  4.81  12   6   0   1   0   39   42   24   21    4   17   22
Doug Konieczny         1   1  6.00   4   4   0   0   0   21   26   15   14    1    8    7
Floyd Bannister        1   6  6.12  11  10   1   0   0   57   65   43   39    6   33   52
Dan Larson             0   2  6.23  15   0   0   0   0   22   25   19   15    2   12   13

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Charlie Hough          3   4  2.41  32   0   0  16   0   67   48   20   18    6   29   59
Don Sutton             7   2  2.75  13  13   3   0   0   92   74   33   28   10   32   47
Mike Garman            3   0  2.92  19   0   0   2   0   25   27    9    8    3   10   14
Burt Hooton            4   3  3.02  12  12   2   0   1   80   75   30   27    2   26   58
Elias Sosa             0   1  3.98  14   0   0   0   0   20   13   10    9    6    6   10
Tommy John             6   4  4.08  12  12   2   0   0   68   88   42   31    5   18   39
Rick Rhoden            9   3  4.34  12  12   2   0   0   83   85   41   40   11   25   50
Doug Rau               6   1  4.48  12  12   0   0   0   74   89   39   37    6   18   47
Stan Wall              2   2  4.50  19   0   0   0   0   26   28   14   13    3    9   19
Al Downing             0   1  5.06   8   0   0   0   0   16   16    9    9    2   12   21

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Rogers           8   4  2.13  16  16   9   0   2  122   97   37   29    4   32   92
Joe Kerrigan           1   1  2.61  29   0   0   5   0   41   43   16   12    1   15   20
Will McEnaney          1   1  3.09  28   0   0   0   0   47   43   17   16    2   13   22
Jackie Brown           4   4  3.15  19   8   2   0   1   74   58   31   26    7   29   40
Bill Atkinson          3   1  3.18  21   0   0   3   0   28   29   12   10    4   12   20
Don Stanhouse          4   7  4.54  16  13   1   0   1   79   85   48   40    7   39   41
Gerry Hannahs          1   5  4.86   8   7   0   0   0   37   43   27   20    7   17   21
Jeff Terpko            0   1  5.66  13   0   0   0   0   21   28   13   13    2   15   14
Santo Alcala           1   2  7.30   6   4   0   1   0   25   35   20   20    3    4   12
Dan Warthen            2   3  7.97  12   6   1   0   0   35   33   34   31    7   38   26
Stan Bahnsen           1   2  9.00   4   4   0   0   0   15   24   16   15    1   11    7
Tom Walker             0   1 10.57   5   0   0   0   0    8    9    9    9    2    2    9

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Baldwin           0   0  2.45   6   0   0   0   0    7    5    3    2    0    2    4
Jerry Koosman          5   6  2.82  13  13   4   0   1   99   75   37   31    7   38   77
Bob Myrick             0   1  2.97  17   0   0   0   0   30   25   13   10    2   11   17
Bob Apodaca            2   2  2.97  23   0   0   1   0   33   30   12   11    1   11   23
Tom Seaver             7   3  3.00  13  13   5   0   3   96   79   33   32    7   28   72
Skip Lockwood          1   3  3.65  23   0   0   9   0   37   28   15   15    3   12   29
Nino Espinosa          3   4  3.86  12   9   1   0   0   61   66   27   26    6   15   32
Jon Matlack            3   8  3.96  13  13   4   0   2   91   96   46   40    8   17   63
Jackson Todd           2   2  4.18   8   4   0   0   0   28   32   14   13    3    6   16
Craig Swan             3   5  4.56  10   9   0   0   0   49   59   27   25    5   17   31
Ray Sadecki            0   1  6.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    1    3    0

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Warren Brusstar        1   0  1.54  17   0   0   2   0   23   15    4    4    1    6   20
Ron Reed               5   2  2.51  24   0   0   5   0   47   44   13   13    3   13   30
Jim Lonborg            1   0  2.86   4   4   0   0   0   22   19    7    7    5    3    4
Tug McGraw             0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    7    1    1    0    2    4
Gene Garber            2   4  3.07  29   0   0   8   0   41   32   16   14    5   10   29
Steve Carlton          8   3  3.08  13  13   6   0   1  102   91   39   35   11   32   63
Wayne Twitchell        0   5  4.53  12   8   0   0   0   46   50   27   23    3   25   37
Randy Lerch            5   2  4.57  13  13   1   0   0   81   87   44   41   10   32   37
Tom Underwood          3   2  5.13  14   0   0   1   0   33   44   21   19    2   18   20
Larry Christenson      5   5  5.31  13  13   2   0   1   76   94   49   45    8   24   53
Jim Kaat               1   5  6.85  14   8   0   0   0   45   59   35   34    6   14   15

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage           5   3  1.22  28   0   0  10   0   52   31    9    7    2   20   61
John Candelaria        7   2  2.00  11  11   1   0   1   77   68   19   17    7   18   43
Kent Tekulve           3   1  2.68  27   0   0   3   0   37   27   13   11    1   13   24
Jim Rooker             5   4  2.84  11  11   2   0   2   73   59   23   23    8   27   33
Grant Jackson          0   0  2.95  16   0   0   1   0   21   19    7    7    1    9   11
Jerry Reuss            2   6  4.13  13  13   1   0   0   76   82   44   35    2   31   42
Bruce Kison            4   3  4.48  12  11   2   0   1   70   61   41   35    8   19   39
Larry Demery           3   3  5.53  12   7   0   0   0   42   49   26   26    7   15   14
Terry Forster          1   0  5.79  16   0   0   1   0   28   30   20   18    2   13   19
Odell Jones            2   2  5.79  13   3   0   0   0   28   29   18   18    3    8   23

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Siebert           0   0  2.45   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    4    1    1    4    1
Rollie Fingers         4   3  2.64  36   0   0  15   0   65   61   22   19    6   20   52
Bob Shirley            5   6  3.22  14  14   0   0   0   81   81   40   29    6   32   61
Dave Tomlin            1   3  3.24  28   0   0   2   0   42   42   15   15    0   12   23
Dan Spillner           2   0  3.53  23   0   0   1   0   36   32   15   14    6   13   18
Randy Jones            4   7  4.37  14  14   1   0   0   82   97   42   40    7   16   28
Dave Wehrmeister       1   1  5.06   8   0   0   0   0   16   17    9    9    2    4    5
Tom Griffin            4   4  5.20  15  11   0   0   0   73   72   48   42   12   45   33
Rick Sawyer            4   5  5.30  19   8   0   0   0   70   81   44   41   11   28   27
Victor Bernal          1   1  5.31  15   0   0   0   0   20   23   13   12    4    9    6
Butch Metzger          0   0  5.56  17   1   0   0   0   23   27   16   14    5   12    6
John D'Acquisto        0   1  5.68   5   4   0   0   0   13   13   13    8    0   19   12
Bob Owchinko           1   1  5.72   8   6   0   0   0   28   46   19   18    4    7   14
Dave Freisleben        0   4  6.49   9   4   0   0   0   26   29   20   19    7    8   10
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           5   4  1.13  31   0   0   8   0   48   38   11    6    0   20   38
Dave Heaverlo          0   0  1.84  16   0   0   0   0   29   24    9    6    4    7   14
Ed Halicki             6   5  2.84  14  14   2   0   1   92   85   35   29    8   27   76
Terry Cornutt          0   1  2.84  19   1   0   0   0   32   26   15   10    3   15   16
Randy Moffitt          1   4  2.86  25   0   0   5   0   35   36   14   11    2   10   27
Charlie Williams       2   1  3.86  25   0   0   0   0   37   38   22   16    3   25   10
John Montefusco        2   7  3.92  11  11   2   0   0   64   69   39   28    7   19   51
Jim Barr               7   5  4.16  14  14   2   0   0   89  111   46   41    4   15   41
John Curtis            2   1  4.33  18   6   1   0   1   44   54   21   21    3   27   17
Bob Knepper            0   1  5.25   5   5   0   0   0   24   26   14   14    3   10   16
Lynn McGlothen         2   6  6.04  11  11   2   0   0   57   64   40   38    5   28   33

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Buddy Schultz          3   1  1.41  17   0   0   0   0   32   29    8    5    2    7   21
Clay Carroll           4   1  2.16  23   0   0   2   0   42   31   11   10    3    8   15
John Urrea             2   3  3.09  21   0   0   4   0   44   38   19   15    6   12   23
Eric Rasmussen         5   7  3.36  13  13   5   0   2   88   83   35   33    8   18   35
Al Hrabosky            1   2  3.57  23   0   0   6   0   35   35   16   14    2   13   30
John Denny             7   1  3.65  12  12   1   0   1   74   80   34   30    6   26   28
Larry Dierker          1   2  3.79   4   4   0   0   0   19   18    8    8    2   10    3
Butch Metzger          1   0  3.98  14   0   0   0   0   20   19   11    9    3   11    6
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
Bob Forsch             8   3  4.36  14  14   2   0   0   87   92   47   42    8   27   34
Pete Falcone           2   5  4.93  14  14   1   0   1   77   80   45   42   12   29   45
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. Reuschel (CHI)         9
  R. Rhoden (LA)            9
  J. Andujar (HOU)          8
  R. Burris (CHI)           8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  B. Forsch (STL)           8
  S. Rogers (MON)           8
  J. Barr (SF)              7
  J. Billingham (CIN)       7
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       7

Losses:

  M. Lemongello (HOU)      10
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  J. Matlack (NY)           8
  B. Capra (ATL)            7
  R. Jones (SD)             7
  J. Montefusco (SF)        7
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        7
  D. Stanhouse (MON)        7
  P. Zachry (CIN)           7
  F. Bannister (HOU)        6

Complete Games:

  S. Rogers (MON)           9
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  J. Richard (HOU)          6
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        5
  T. Seaver (NY)            5
  J. Koosman (NY)           4
  J. Matlack (NY)           4
  F. Norman (CIN)           3
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         3

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHI)          17
  C. Hough (LA)            16
  R. Fingers (SD)          15
  R. Gossage (PIT)         10
  S. Lockwood (NY)          9
  G. Garber (PHI)           8
  G. Lavelle (SF)           8
  R. Eastwick (CIN)         7
  K. Forsch (HOU)           7
  R. Camp (ATL)             6

Shutouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)            3
  J. Billingham (CIN)       2
  J. Matlack (NY)           2
  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        2
  S. Rogers (MON)           2
  J. Rooker (PIT)           2
  J. Andujar (HOU)          1
  J. Brown (MON)            1
  R. Burris (CHI)           1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Rogers (MON)       122.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       115.2
  J. Richard (HOU)      112.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)      102.1
  J. Koosman (NY)        99.0
  T. Seaver (NY)         96.0
  R. Reuschel (CHI)      95.2
  B. Bonham (CHI)        93.0
  E. Halicki (SF)        92.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         91.2

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         118
  J. Barr (SF)            111
  R. Burris (CHI)         103
  J. Billingham (CIN)     102
  J. Richard (HOU)         98
  R. Jones (SD)            97
  S. Rogers (MON)          97
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      96
  J. Matlack (NY)          96
  L. Christenson (PHI)     94

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          66
  L. Christenson (PHI)     49
  T. Griffin (SD)          48
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       48
  B. Forsch (STL)          47
  J. Barr (SF)             46
  R. Burris (CHI)          46
  J. Matlack (NY)          46
  P. Falcone (STL)         45
  P. Zachry (CIN)          45

Home Runs:

  P. Falcone (STL)         12
  T. Griffin (SD)          12
  P. Niekro (ATL)          12
  B. Capra (ATL)           11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  R. Rhoden (LA)           11
  R. Sawyer (SD)           11
  R. Lerch (PHI)           10
  F. Norman (CIN)          10
  D. Sutton (LA)           10

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          58
  J. Richard (HOU)         47
  T. Griffin (SD)          45
  F. Norman (CIN)          40
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       39
  J. Koosman (NY)          38
  D. Warthen (MON)         38
  J. Andujar (HOU)         37
  F. Bannister (HOU)       33
  B. Bonham (CHI)          33

Strikeouts:

  S. Rogers (MON)          92
  P. Niekro (ATL)          86
  J. Koosman (NY)          77
  E. Halicki (SF)          76
  J. Richard (HOU)         74
  T. Seaver (NY)           72
  B. Sutter (CHI)          67
  F. Norman (CIN)          65
  S. Carlton (PHI)         63
  J. Matlack (NY)          63


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