Thursday June 23, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, June 23, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Chicago         42  22  3.38   64   7  25   580   552  257  218   38  189  382
New York        29  38  3.43   67  15  11   591   547  251  225   46  175  399
Los Angeles     45  23  3.44   68  12  18   618   604  266  236   56  197  396
Pittsburgh      35  29  3.60   64   9  17   578   525  256  231   51  190  358
San Francisco   32  38  3.64   70  11  15   628   646  303  254   51  225  381
Houston         29  40  3.81   69  12  12   614   595  300  260   39  254  361
St. Louis       35  31  3.95   66  10  12   595   587  291  261   65  214  293
Philadelphia    36  29  4.16   65  11  17   576   608  291  266   63  194  347
Montreal        28  36  4.18   64  15  10   586   580  312  272   54  246  350
Cincinnati      35  30  4.47   65   9  13   574   616  304  285   59  211  313
San Diego       31  41  4.50   72   1  21   657   709  374  329   80  269  335
Atlanta         24  44  5.26   68  11  10   604   681  395  353   75  301  380

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Candelaria (PIT)  8   2  2.06  13  13   2   0   1   92   77   23   21    9   19   51
Steve Rogers (MON)     9   5  2.30  18  18  10   0   3  137  109   44   35    5   36   99
Rollie Fingers (SD)    4   3  2.43  39   0   0  16   0   70   67   22   19    6   21   57
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    9   2  2.54  16  15   3   1   1   99   90   33   28    5   28   60
Don Sutton (LA)        8   2  2.59  14  14   4   0   0  101   78   34   29   10   34   51
Charlie Hough (LA)     4   5  2.74  35   0   0  16   0   72   54   24   22    6   30   63
Tom Seaver (CIN)       8   3  2.74  14  14   6   0   4  105   82   33   32    7   28   80
Burt Hooton (LA)       5   3  2.86  14  14   2   0   1   94   85   34   30    3   28   64
Jerry Koosman (NY)     5   7  2.97  14  14   4   0   1  106   82   41   35    7   39   85
Steve Carlton (PHI)    9   3  2.99  14  14   7   0   1  111   97   41   37   11   33   72

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Ruthven           3   3  3.21   6   6   2   0   1   42   40   16   15    3   17   26
Rick Camp              4   1  3.22  33   0   0   6   0   50   53   25   18    4   27   35
Dave Campbell          0   2  3.70  18   0   0   1   0   24   24   11   10    1   13    8
Andy Messersmith       4   3  4.23  13  13   1   0   0   89   87   45   42   10   33   61
Max Leon               2   2  4.50  12   9   0   0   0   52   57   30   26    5   15   25
Phil Niekro            5   9  4.53  20  19   8   0   2  133  134   72   67   12   67  100
Steve Kline            0   0  5.23   6   0   0   0   0   10    9    6    6    2    4    5
Don Collins            1   5  5.28  17   2   0   2   0   31   32   19   18    2   20   12
Jamie Easterly         2   3  5.83  17   5   0   1   0   54   66   41   35    4   24   32
Buzz Capra             1   7  6.75  20   4   0   0   0   47   55   38   35   11   34   27
Bob Johnson            0   1  7.25  15   0   0   0   0   22   24   18   18    7   14   16
Steve Hargan           0   1  7.71   1   1   0   0   0    2    7    4    2    0    0    1
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   7 11.49  11   7   0   0   0   31   57   43   40    7   27   25
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           3   1  0.72  34   0   0  18   0   63   34    8    5    2    9   75
Paul Reuschel          2   0  1.26  26   0   0   3   0   43   32    8    6    3   12   24
Steve Renko            0   0  2.00   4   0   0   1   0    9    8    5    2    2    4    7
Willie Hernandez       3   2  2.17  25   0   0   1   0   46   33   13   11    3    8   31
Rick Reuschel          9   2  2.54  16  15   3   1   1   99   90   33   28    5   28   60
Donnie Moore           3   0  3.44   9   1   0   0   0   18   15    9    7    0   10   14
Bill Bonham            7   6  3.63  16  16   1   0   0  107   95   43   43    6   39   62
Ray Burris             8   6  4.37  17  17   2   0   1   95  115   54   46    9   28   50
Mike Krukow            6   4  5.02  16  15   1   0   1   72   86   46   40    6   34   44
Ramon Hernandez        0   0  8.22   6   0   0   1   0    8   11    9    7    1    3    4
Jim Todd               1   1  9.70  14   0   0   0   0   21   33   29   23    1   14   11

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver             1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    3    0    0    0    0    8
Pedro Borbon           4   3  2.77  29   0   0   3   0   52   46   17   16    2    8   17
Rawly Eastwick         2   2  2.91  23   0   0   7   0   43   40   14   14    3    8   17
Doug Capilla           0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    1    2    4
Fred Norman            7   3  3.21  14  14   3   0   1   90   70   36   32   12   45   67
Mike Caldwell          0   0  4.01  14   0   0   1   0   25   25   11   11    1    8   11
Jack Billingham        8   3  4.35  15  15   2   0   2   99  119   54   48    7   32   44
Dale Murray            3   2  4.43  25   0   0   1   0   43   52   24   21    4   12   18
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
Santo Alcala           1   1  5.74   7   2   0   0   0   16   22   11   10    1    7    9
Woodie Fryman          2   5  5.97  14   9   0   1   0   57   64   38   38   11   31   41
Paul Moskau            0   0  7.71   1   1   0   0   0    5    8    4    4    1    4    1
Tom Hume               0   3 12.50   8   3   0   0   0   18   32   25   25    3   12   10
Joe Hoerner            0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    2    2    1    1    2

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Sambito            3   2  2.31  25   0   0   1   0   39   28   17   10    2   15   28
Joe Niekro             0   1  2.68  18   0   0   3   0   40   27   15   12    2   21   28
J.R. Richard           6   6  3.25  16  16   7   0   0  122  106   46   44    6   50   83
Ken Forsch             4   5  3.27  27   2   0   7   0   52   55   25   19    2   19   26
Joaquin Andujar        8   4  3.42  15  15   2   0   1   95   87   44   36    3   38   41
Gene Pentz             2   0  3.91  17   0   0   0   0   23   20   10   10    2   14   17
Mark Lemongello        1  10  4.37  14  14   0   0   0   82  100   41   40    9   21   24
Bo McLaughlin          1   3  4.50  15   6   0   1   0   42   43   24   21    4   17   25
Floyd Bannister        3   6  4.66  13  12   3   0   1   75   77   44   39    6   39   68
Dan Larson             0   2  5.96  16   0   0   0   0   23   26   19   15    2   12   14
Doug Konieczny         1   1  6.00   4   4   0   0   0   21   26   15   14    1    8    7

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Sutton             8   2  2.59  14  14   4   0   0  101   78   34   29   10   34   51
Charlie Hough          4   5  2.74  35   0   0  16   0   72   54   24   22    6   30   63
Mike Garman            3   0  2.81  20   0   0   2   0   26   28    9    8    3   10   14
Burt Hooton            5   3  2.86  14  14   2   0   1   94   85   34   30    3   28   64
Elias Sosa             0   1  3.47  16   0   0   0   0   23   18   10    9    6    6   11
Tommy John             7   4  3.72  13  13   3   0   0   77   95   43   32    5   19   41
Doug Rau               6   1  4.12  14  14   0   0   0   87  107   44   40    7   20   58
Rick Rhoden           10   3  4.21  13  13   3   0   0   92   93   44   43   11   27   54
Stan Wall              2   3  4.34  22   0   0   0   0   29   30   15   14    3   11   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           9   5  2.30  18  18  10   0   3  137  109   44   35    5   36   99
Joe Kerrigan           1   1  2.55  30   0   0   5   0   42   43   16   12    1   15   22
Bill Atkinson          3   1  3.26  22   0   0   3   0   30   30   13   11    5   13   20
Will McEnaney          1   1  3.44  31   0   0   0   0   50   48   20   19    3   13   23
Jackie Brown           4   5  3.46  20   9   3   0   1   83   67   37   32    9   32   42
Don Stanhouse          4   7  4.43  17  13   1   1   1   83   85   49   41    7   42   44
Gerry Hannahs          1   5  4.86   8   7   0   0   0   37   43   27   20    7   17   21
Wayne Twitchell        1   0  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    3    3    0    0    3
Jeff Terpko            0   1  5.66  13   0   0   0   0   21   28   13   13    2   15   14
Santo Alcala           1   4  7.54   8   6   0   1   0   37   50   31   31    5   11   20
Tom Walker             0   1  7.59   7   0   0   0   0   11   12    9    9    2    3    9
Dan Warthen            2   3  7.97  12   6   1   0   0   35   33   34   31    7   38   26
Stan Bahnsen           1   2  8.80   5   4   0   0   0   15   25   16   15    1   11    7

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pat Zachry             0   1  1.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    4    1    0    4    4
Bob Apodaca            2   2  2.80  24   0   0   1   0   35   32   12   11    1   11   24
Bob Myrick             0   1  2.97  17   0   0   0   0   30   25   13   10    2   11   17
Jerry Koosman          5   7  2.97  14  14   4   0   1  106   82   41   35    7   39   85
Tom Seaver             7   3  3.00  13  13   5   0   3   96   79   33   32    7   28   72
Skip Lockwood          1   3  3.29  25   0   0  10   0   41   30   15   15    3   12   33
Rick Baldwin           1   0  3.38   9   0   0   0   0   13   10    6    5    1    4    6
Jon Matlack            3   8  3.82  14  14   4   0   2   99  101   48   42    9   19   70
Nino Espinosa          4   5  3.91  14  11   1   0   0   74   78   33   32    7   18   37
Craig Swan             4   5  4.01  11  10   1   0   0   58   65   29   26    5   20   34
Jackson Todd           2   2  4.34   9   4   0   0   0   29   35   15   14    3    6   17
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
Tug McGraw             2   0  1.13   6   0   0   0   0    8   12    1    1    0    4    5
Ron Reed               5   2  2.61  27   0   0   6   0   52   51   15   15    4   13   32
Warren Brusstar        1   1  2.63  19   0   0   2   0   27   21   11    8    2    8   24
Gene Garber            2   4  2.82  31   0   0   8   0   45   34   16   14    5   12   30
Steve Carlton          9   3  2.99  14  14   7   0   1  111   97   41   37   11   33   72
Jim Lonborg            1   0  3.29   5   5   0   0   0   27   26   11   10    5    4   11
Wayne Twitchell        0   5  4.53  12   8   0   0   0   46   50   27   23    3   25   37
Randy Lerch            5   2  4.78  14  14   1   0   0   85   96   48   45   12   33   40
Tom Underwood          3   2  5.13  14   0   0   1   0   33   44   21   19    2   18   20
Larry Christenson      6   5  5.81  15  15   2   0   1   88  109   61   57   12   29   58
Jim Kaat               2   5  6.21  15   9   1   0   0   54   68   39   37    7   15   18

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage           5   4  1.36  32   0   0  12   0   60   35   11    9    3   22   72
John Candelaria        8   2  2.06  13  13   2   0   1   92   77   23   21    9   19   51
Kent Tekulve           4   1  2.30  31   0   0   3   0   43   28   13   11    1   15   27
Jim Rooker             5   5  3.33  12  12   3   0   2   81   71   31   30   10   30   34
Grant Jackson          0   1  3.65  18   0   0   1   0   25   23   10   10    3   10   13
Jerry Reuss            3   7  3.82  15  15   2   0   0   92  101   49   39    4   32   57
Bruce Kison            4   3  4.62  13  12   2   0   1   76   66   45   39    8   22   43
Terry Forster          1   1  5.51  18   0   0   1   0   33   34   22   20    3   15   22
Odell Jones            2   2  5.56  14   4   0   0   0   34   36   21   21    3    9   25
Larry Demery           3   3  6.49  13   8   0   0   0   43   54   31   31    7   16   14

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rollie Fingers         4   3  2.43  39   0   0  16   0   70   67   22   19    6   21   57
Paul Siebert           0   0  2.45   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    4    1    1    4    1
Bob Shirley            6   7  3.05  16  16   0   0   0   94   93   46   32    8   35   67
Dan Spillner           2   0  3.46  26   0   0   2   0   39   35   16   15    6   14   19
Dave Tomlin            1   4  4.10  31   0   0   3   0   48   52   22   22    1   14   25
Dave Wehrmeister       1   1  4.26  10   0   0   0   0   19   20    9    9    2    6    7
John D'Acquisto        1   1  4.58   7   5   0   0   0   20   16   15   10    1   24   17
Randy Jones            4   7  4.59  15  15   1   0   0   84  101   45   43    7   17   28
Tom Griffin            5   5  4.80  17  13   0   0   0   84   83   51   45   12   50   38
Bob Owchinko           2   1  4.91   9   7   0   0   0   37   50   21   20    4   12   19
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
Rick Sawyer            4   5  5.65  21   8   0   0   0   72   87   49   45   11   31   27
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  1.49  34   0   0   9   0   54   47   16    9    0   23   46
Dave Heaverlo          2   0  2.31  19   0   0   0   0   39   32   13   10    7    9   17
Randy Moffitt          2   4  2.63  29   0   0   6   0   41   40   15   12    2   14   30
Terry Cornutt          0   2  2.86  21   1   0   0   0   35   28   16   11    3   16   19
Ed Halicki             6   6  3.06  16  16   2   0   1  106   97   42   36   11   28   84
Bob Knepper            1   1  3.82   6   6   1   0   1   33   31   14   14    3   10   18
John Montefusco        2   7  3.92  11  11   2   0   0   64   69   39   28    7   19   51
Charlie Williams       2   1  4.06  28   1   0   0   0   44   47   26   20    4   27   13
Jim Barr               8   5  4.11  16  16   3   0   0  105  125   53   48    6   19   52
John Curtis            2   2  5.07  20   8   1   0   1   50   66   29   28    3   29   18
Lynn McGlothen         2   6  6.04  12  11   2   0   0   57   64   40   38    5   31   33

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rawly Eastwick         0   0  1.29   3   0   0   0   0    7    6    1    1    1    3    5
Buddy Schultz          3   1  1.41  17   0   0   0   0   32   29    8    5    2    7   21
Clay Carroll           4   1  2.31  27   0   0   2   0   51   37   16   13    5   11   20
Al Hrabosky            2   2  3.40  26   0   0   6   0   40   38   17   15    2   16   34
Eric Rasmussen         5   8  3.59  14  14   5   0   2   93   89   39   37   10   22   42
John Denny             7   2  3.61  14  14   2   0   1   85   88   38   34    7   33   32
Butch Metzger          1   0  3.64  18   0   0   0   0   30   24   14   12    6   16    8
John Urrea             2   3  3.77  23   0   0   4   0   45   43   23   19    6   14   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
Bob Forsch             8   4  4.76  15  15   2   0   0   91   98   53   48    9   31   37
Pete Falcone           2   6  5.31  15  15   1   0   1   80   87   50   47   14   30   50
Larry Dierker          1   3  5.75   6   5   0   0   0   20   24   13   13    3   12    3
Tom Underwood          0   1 13.50   1   1   0   0   0    3    7    5    5    0    4    3
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. Rhoden (LA)           10
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         9
  S. Rogers (MON)           9
  J. Andujar (HOU)          8
  J. Barr (SF)              8
  J. Billingham (CIN)       8
  R. Burris (CHI)           8
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       8
  B. Forsch (STL)           8

Losses:

  M. Lemongello (HOU)      10
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  J. Matlack (NY)           8
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        8
  P. Zachry (NY)            8
  B. Capra (ATL)            7
  R. Jones (SD)             7
  J. Koosman (NY)           7
  F. Lacorte (ATL)          7
  J. Montefusco (SF)        7

Complete Games:

  S. Rogers (MON)          10
  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  J. Richard (HOU)          7
  T. Seaver (CIN)           6
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        5
  J. Koosman (NY)           4
  J. Matlack (NY)           4
  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  F. Bannister (HOU)        3

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHI)          18
  R. Fingers (SD)          16
  C. Hough (LA)            16
  R. Gossage (PIT)         12
  S. Lockwood (NY)         10
  G. Lavelle (SF)           9
  G. Garber (PHI)           8
  R. Eastwick (STL)         7
  K. Forsch (HOU)           7
  R. Camp (ATL)             6

Shutouts:

  T. Seaver (CIN)           4
  S. Rogers (MON)           3
  J. Billingham (CIN)       2
  J. Matlack (NY)           2
  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        2
  J. Rooker (PIT)           2
  J. Andujar (HOU)          1
  F. Bannister (HOU)        1
  J. Brown (MON)            1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Rogers (MON)       136.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)       133.0
  J. Richard (HOU)      121.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)      111.1
  B. Bonham (CHI)       106.2
  E. Halicki (SF)       106.0
  J. Koosman (NY)       106.0
  J. Barr (SF)          105.0
  T. Seaver (CIN)       105.0
  D. Sutton (LA)        100.2

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         134
  J. Barr (SF)            125
  J. Billingham (CIN)     119
  R. Burris (CHI)         115
  L. Christenson (PHI)    109
  S. Rogers (MON)         109
  D. Rau (LA)             107
  J. Richard (HOU)        106
  R. Jones (SD)           101
  J. Matlack (NY)         101

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          72
  L. Christenson (PHI)     61
  J. Billingham (CIN)      54
  R. Burris (CHI)          54
  J. Barr (SF)             53
  B. Forsch (STL)          53
  T. Griffin (SD)          51
  P. Falcone (STL)         50
  J. Reuss (PIT)           49
  R. Sawyer (SD)           49

Home Runs:

  P. Falcone (STL)         14
  L. Christenson (PHI)     12
  T. Griffin (SD)          12
  R. Lerch (PHI)           12
  P. Niekro (ATL)          12
  F. Norman (CIN)          12
  B. Capra (ATL)           11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  W. Fryman (CIN)          11
  E. Halicki (SF)          11

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          67
  T. Griffin (SD)          50
  J. Richard (HOU)         50
  F. Norman (CIN)          45
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       42
  F. Bannister (HOU)       39
  B. Bonham (CHI)          39
  J. Koosman (NY)          39
  J. Andujar (HOU)         38
  D. Warthen (MON)         38

Strikeouts:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         100
  S. Rogers (MON)          99
  J. Koosman (NY)          85
  E. Halicki (SF)          84
  J. Richard (HOU)         83
  T. Seaver (CIN)          80
  B. Sutter (CHI)          75
  S. Carlton (PHI)         72
  R. Gossage (PIT)         72
  J. Matlack (NY)          70


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