Wednesday June 29, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, June 29, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Chicago         47  23  3.29   70   8  29   634   602  273  232   40  202  406
Los Angeles     50  25  3.45   75  14  20   679   662  293  260   63  216  437
New York        30  43  3.50   73  15  12   643   595  276  250   52  198  436
San Francisco   35  42  3.70   77  12  17   693   717  339  285   56  256  421
Pittsburgh      39  33  3.75   72  10  18   648   604  299  270   59  211  391
Houston         33  43  3.77   76  13  12   680   662  328  285   44  278  407
St. Louis       40  33  3.80   73  11  13   658   639  310  278   72  230  322
Philadelphia    39  32  4.05   71  12  19   627   653  309  282   65  209  372
Montreal        30  41  4.21   71  16  10   648   644  346  303   63  257  375
Cincinnati      39  33  4.60   72   9  15   639   696  348  327   70  240  349
San Diego       32  46  4.64   78   1  22   708   772  416  365   89  304  359
Atlanta         27  47  5.27   74  11  11   659   741  431  386   83  334  416

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Candelaria (PIT)  8   2  2.05  14  14   2   0   1   97   81   24   22   10   21   53
Rick Reuschel (CHI)   11   2  2.37  18  17   3   1   1  114  100   35   30    6   35   69
Steve Rogers (MON)     9   6  2.50  19  19  10   0   3  144  122   51   40    7   37  102
Charlie Hough (LA)     4   5  2.61  37   0   0  18   0   76   55   24   22    6   33   65
Burt Hooton (LA)       6   3  2.77  15  15   2   0   1  101   93   35   31    3   31   70
Don Sutton (LA)        9   3  2.78  16  16   4   0   0  113   93   42   35   13   36   61
Ed Halicki (SF)        7   6  2.82  17  17   3   0   2  115  103   42   36   11   29   90
Tom Seaver (CIN)       8   4  2.90  16  16   6   0   4  121   97   40   39    8   32   92
Steve Carlton (PHI)    9   4  3.02  15  15   8   0   1  119  104   44   40   12   35   75
Jerry Koosman (NY)     6   8  3.11  16  16   4   0   1  119   92   47   41    7   43   95

 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              5   1  3.54  37   0   0   6   0   56   59   30   22    4   35   40
Andy Messersmith       5   4  4.31  15  15   1   0   0  102  100   53   49   12   39   69
Dave Campbell          0   2  4.34  22   0   0   1   0   29   30   15   14    3   14   10
Max Leon               2   3  4.50  15   9   0   1   0   54   60   31   27    6   17   26
Phil Niekro            6   9  4.53  21  20   8   0   2  141  142   76   71   12   70  111
Don Collins            1   6  4.91  18   3   0   2   0   37   39   21   20    3   23   14
Steve Kline            0   0  5.11   8   0   0   0   0   12    9    7    7    2    7    5
Jamie Easterly         2   3  5.83  17   5   0   1   0   54   66   41   35    4   24   32
Steve Hargan           0   1  6.10   3   3   0   0   0   10   17   10    7    1    4    4
Buzz Capra             1   7  6.52  22   4   0   0   0   50   57   39   36   11   36   30
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   7 11.65  13   7   0   0   0   34   62   47   44    8   28   26
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  0.68  37   0   0  21   0   67   37    8    5    2   10   78
Paul Reuschel          2   0  1.23  27   0   0   3   0   44   33    8    6    3   12   25
Steve Renko            0   0  2.00   4   0   0   1   0    9    8    5    2    2    4    7
Willie Hernandez       3   2  2.02  26   0   0   2   0   49   33   13   11    3    8   33
Rick Reuschel         11   2  2.37  18  17   3   1   1  114  100   35   30    6   35   69
Donnie Moore           3   0  3.05  10   1   0   0   0   21   17    9    7    0   11   15
Bill Bonham            8   6  3.67  17  17   1   0   0  113  101   46   46    6   41   64
Ray Burris             9   7  4.40  19  19   3   0   1  108  135   63   53   10   29   53
Mike Krukow            7   4  4.74  17  16   1   0   1   80   94   48   42    6   35   47
Ramon Hernandez        0   0  8.22   6   0   0   1   0    8   11    9    7    1    3    4
Jim Todd               1   1  9.27  15   0   0   0   0   22   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   1  2.52   3   3   1   0   1   25   18    7    7    1    4   20
Pedro Borbon           4   3  2.79  35   0   0   5   0   61   58   20   19    3   10   20
Rawly Eastwick         2   2  2.91  23   0   0   7   0   43   40   14   14    3    8   17
Fred Norman            8   3  3.26  15  15   3   0   1   97   77   39   35   13   47   70
Doug Capilla           1   0  3.60   3   1   0   0   0   10   12    5    4    2    7    8
Mike Caldwell          0   0  4.01  14   0   0   1   0   25   25   11   11    1    8   11
Dale Murray            4   2  4.10  28   0   0   1   0   48   56   25   22    5   16   20
Jack Billingham        8   3  4.73  16  16   2   0   2  105  128   61   55    9   33   48
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          3   5  5.83  15  10   0   1   0   63   72   41   41   13   36   42
Tom Hume               0   3 12.50   8   3   0   0   0   18   32   25   25    3   12   10
Paul Moskau            0   1 12.86   3   2   0   0   0    7   12   10   10    2    6    2
Joe Henderson          0   1 13.50   3   0   0   0   0    4   10    7    6    0    3    5
Joe Hoerner            0   0 15.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    5    5    2    2    3

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Sambito            4   2  2.09  27   0   0   1   0   43   30   17   10    2   16   31
Joe Niekro             2   1  2.58  20   0   0   3   0   45   32   16   13    2   22   30
Ken Forsch             4   6  3.13  28   3   0   7   0   60   61   27   21    2   19   33
Joaquin Andujar        9   4  3.21  16  16   3   0   1  104   92   45   37    3   42   48
J.R. Richard           6   6  3.24  17  17   7   0   0  128  113   48   46    7   51   86
Bo McLaughlin          1   3  4.13  19   6   0   1   0   48   48   25   22    4   20   30
Mark Lemongello        1  11  4.28  15  15   0   0   0   90  110   45   43    9   24   26
Gene Pentz             2   0  4.45  20   0   0   0   0   28   27   14   14    3   19   22
Floyd Bannister        3   6  4.59  14  13   3   0   1   80   82   46   41    7   40   74
Doug Konieczny         1   1  6.00   4   4   0   0   0   21   26   15   14    1    8    7
Dan Larson             0   3  6.68  18   2   0   0   0   32   41   30   24    4   17   20

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Garman            4   0  2.51  22   0   0   2   0   29   30    9    8    3   10   14
Charlie Hough          4   5  2.61  37   0   0  18   0   76   55   24   22    6   33   65
Burt Hooton            6   3  2.77  15  15   2   0   1  101   93   35   31    3   31   70
Don Sutton             9   3  2.78  16  16   4   0   0  113   93   42   35   13   36   61
Elias Sosa             0   1  3.38  17   0   0   0   0   24   19   10    9    6    6   12
Tommy John             8   4  3.51  15  15   4   0   0   92  107   47   36    6   21   51
Doug Rau               7   1  4.02  15  15   1   0   0   96  115   47   43    7   22   61
Rick Rhoden           10   4  4.22  14  14   3   0   0   98   97   48   46   12   31   59
Al Downing             0   1  5.40  10   0   0   0   0   18   18   11   11    4   13   22
Stan Wall              2   3  5.46  24   0   0   0   0   31   35   20   19    3   13   22

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Rogers           9   6  2.50  19  19  10   0   3  144  122   51   40    7   37  102
Joe Kerrigan           1   2  2.63  34   0   0   5   0   48   48   18   14    1   19   23
Bill Atkinson          3   1  3.45  23   0   0   3   0   31   32   14   12    5   13   20
Jackie Brown           5   6  3.53  22  11   4   0   2   94   81   42   37   11   32   44
Wayne Twitchell        1   0  3.60   3   3   0   0   0   20   13    8    8    2    2   12
Will McEnaney          2   2  3.62  35   0   0   0   0   55   54   23   22    3   14   23
Don Stanhouse          4   7  4.64  18  13   1   1   1   85   89   53   44    8   43   44
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
Tom Walker             0   1  5.93   8   0   0   0   0   14   13    9    9    2    4   10
Santo Alcala           1   5  7.33   9   7   0   1   0   43   58   35   35    6   12   25
Stan Bahnsen           1   2  7.59   6   5   0   0   0   21   30   19   18    2   11   11
Dan Warthen            2   3  7.97  12   6   1   0   0   35   33   34   31    7   38   26

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pat Zachry             0   1  1.38   2   2   0   0   0   13   13    5    2    0    9   12
Bob Myrick             0   1  2.97  17   0   0   0   0   30   25   13   10    2   11   17
Tom Seaver             7   3  3.00  13  13   5   0   3   96   79   33   32    7   28   72
Bob Apodaca            2   3  3.03  25   0   0   1   0   36   33   13   12    1   13   24
Jerry Koosman          6   8  3.11  16  16   4   0   1  119   92   47   41    7   43   95
Rick Baldwin           1   1  3.63  11   0   0   0   0   17   15    8    7    3    5   11
Craig Swan             4   5  3.69  13  11   1   0   0   68   74   31   28    5   24   38
Nino Espinosa          4   5  3.75  15  12   1   0   0   82   81   35   34    8   21   41
Jon Matlack            3   9  4.03  15  15   4   0   2  105  108   53   47   11   21   73
Skip Lockwood          1   4  4.23  28   0   0  11   0   45   37   21   21    4   14   36
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
Dan Warthen            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    3    0
Tug McGraw             3   0  0.82   8   0   0   1   0   11   12    1    1    0    4    7
Ron Reed               6   2  2.41  28   0   0   6   0   56   51   15   15    4   13   36
Warren Brusstar        1   1  2.43  21   0   0   2   0   30   23   12    8    2    9   25
Gene Garber            2   4  2.70  33   0   0   9   0   47   35   16   14    5   12   32
Steve Carlton          9   4  3.02  15  15   8   0   1  119  104   44   40   12   35   75
Wayne Twitchell        0   5  4.53  12   8   0   0   0   46   50   27   23    3   25   37
Jim Lonborg            1   2  4.58   7   7   0   0   0   39   42   22   20    6    8   17
Randy Lerch            5   2  4.61  15  15   1   0   0   92  101   50   47   12   36   43
Tom Underwood          3   2  5.13  14   0   0   1   0   33   44   21   19    2   18   20
Jim Kaat               3   5  5.40  16  10   1   0   0   62   77   39   37    7   15   22
Larry Christenson      6   5  5.67  16  16   2   0   1   92  114   62   58   12   31   58

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage           6   5  1.53  36   0   0  13   0   65   41   13   11    3   23   79
John Candelaria        8   2  2.05  14  14   2   0   1   97   81   24   22   10   21   53
Kent Tekulve           5   1  2.74  32   0   0   3   0   46   33   16   14    2   15   27
Jim Rooker             5   5  3.72  13  13   3   0   2   85   76   36   35   12   32   35
Bruce Kison            6   3  4.11  15  14   3   0   1   92   80   48   42    8   26   52
Jerry Reuss            3   8  4.13  16  16   2   0   0   98  110   55   45    5   35   59
Grant Jackson          0   2  4.68  21   1   0   1   0   33   35   21   17    4   14   15
Odell Jones            2   2  5.01  16   5   0   0   0   41   41   23   23    4   11   27
Larry Demery           3   3  5.71  17   8   0   0   0   52   62   33   33    7   17   19
Terry Forster          1   2  5.97  19   1   0   1   0   38   42   27   25    3   15   25
Mario Mendoza          0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    3    3    1    2    0

 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
Dan Spillner           2   0  2.86  31   0   0   3   0   50   42   18   16    6   18   22
Rollie Fingers         4   4  3.21  41   0   0  16   0   76   79   30   27    7   22   60
Bob Shirley            6   8  3.47  17  17   0   0   0   96   98   51   37   11   38   67
Dave Tomlin            1   4  4.11  33   0   0   3   0   50   54   23   23    1   16   26
Tom Griffin            5   5  4.58  18  14   0   0   0   90   89   55   46   12   52   42
Randy Jones            4   7  4.59  15  15   1   0   0   84  101   45   43    7   17   28
John D'Acquisto        1   1  4.84  10   6   0   0   0   22   19   18   12    1   30   19
Dave Wehrmeister       1   2  4.84  13   0   0   0   0   22   24   13   12    2   11   10
Victor Bernal          1   1  5.31  15   0   0   0   0   20   23   13   12    4    9    6
Bob Owchinko           2   2  5.32  11   9   0   0   0   46   61   28   27    6   19   22
Butch Metzger          0   0  5.56  17   1   0   0   0   23   27   16   14    5   12    6
Rick Sawyer            4   5  5.57  26   8   0   0   0   76   91   51   47   11   32   30
Dave Freisleben        1   5  7.11  11   5   0   0   0   32   38   26   25   10   12   12
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  1.38  38   0   0  11   0   65   53   17   10    0   27   53
Dave Heaverlo          2   0  2.33  22   0   0   0   0   46   36   15   12    8   10   25
Ed Halicki             7   6  2.82  17  17   3   0   2  115  103   42   36   11   29   90
Randy Moffitt          2   5  2.93  32   0   0   6   0   43   46   17   14    2   17   31
Terry Cornutt          1   2  3.41  23   1   0   0   0   37   31   19   14    3   18   20
Charlie Williams       3   1  3.68  29   2   0   0   0   51   52   27   21    4   28   15
Bob Knepper            1   2  3.80   8   8   1   0   1   45   42   23   19    5   15   27
John Montefusco        2   7  3.92  11  11   2   0   0   64   69   39   28    7   19   51
Jim Barr               8   5  4.18  18  18   3   0   0  116  143   60   54    7   25   53
Lynn McGlothen         2   6  6.04  12  11   2   0   0   57   64   40   38    5   31   33
John Curtis            2   3  6.62  23   9   1   0   1   52   75   39   38    4   36   22
Tommy Toms             0   1  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    1    3    1    1    0    1    1

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rawly Eastwick         0   0  0.90   5   0   0   1   0   10    8    1    1    1    3    6
Buddy Schultz          4   1  1.37  18   1   0   0   0   39   34    9    6    2    7   23
Clay Carroll           4   1  2.15  30   0   0   2   0   54   40   16   13    5   13   20
Butch Metzger          1   0  3.27  21   0   0   0   0   33   25   14   12    6   19   10
Eric Rasmussen         6   9  3.55  16  16   6   0   2  106  103   45   42   12   24   51
John Denny             7   2  3.61  14  14   2   0   1   85   88   38   34    7   33   32
Al Hrabosky            2   2  3.77  29   0   0   6   0   45   44   21   19    3   19   40
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             9   4  4.56  16  16   2   0   0   99  106   55   50   10   32   39
Pete Falcone           3   6  4.98  16  16   1   0   1   87   92   51   48   14   32   53
Larry Dierker          1   4  5.47   7   6   0   0   0   25   27   15   15    5   12    3
Tom Underwood          1   1  6.10   2   2   0   0   0   10   12    8    7    1    7    7
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)        11
  R. Rhoden (LA)           10
  J. Andujar (HOU)          9
  R. Burris (CHI)           9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  B. Forsch (STL)           9
  S. Rogers (MON)           9
  D. Sutton (LA)            9
  J. Barr (SF)              8
  J. Billingham (CIN)       8

Losses:

  M. Lemongello (HOU)      11
  J. Matlack (NY)           9
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        9
  J. Koosman (NY)           8
  J. Reuss (PIT)            8
  B. Shirley (SD)           8
  P. Zachry (NY)            8
  R. Burris (CHI)           7
  B. Capra (ATL)            7

Complete Games:

  S. Rogers (MON)          10
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  J. Richard (HOU)          7
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        6
  T. Seaver (CIN)           6
  J. Brown (MON)            4
  T. John (LA)              4
  J. Koosman (NY)           4
  J. Matlack (NY)           4

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHI)          21
  C. Hough (LA)            18
  R. Fingers (SD)          16
  R. Gossage (PIT)         13
  G. Lavelle (SF)          11
  S. Lockwood (NY)         11
  G. Garber (PHI)           9
  R. Eastwick (STL)         8
  K. Forsch (HOU)           7
  R. Camp (ATL)             6

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  S. Rogers (MON)       144.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)       141.0
  J. Richard (HOU)      127.2
  T. Seaver (CIN)       121.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      119.1
  J. Koosman (NY)       118.2
  J. Barr (SF)          116.1
  E. Halicki (SF)       115.0
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     114.0
  D. Sutton (LA)        113.1

Hits:

  J. Barr (SF)            143
  P. Niekro (ATL)         142
  R. Burris (CHI)         135
  J. Billingham (CIN)     128
  S. Rogers (MON)         122
  D. Rau (LA)             115
  L. Christenson (PHI)    114
  J. Richard (HOU)        113
  M. Lemongello (HOU)     110
  J. Reuss (PIT)          110

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          76
  R. Burris (CHI)          63
  L. Christenson (PHI)     62
  J. Billingham (CIN)      61
  J. Barr (SF)             60
  B. Forsch (STL)          55
  T. Griffin (SD)          55
  J. Reuss (PIT)           55
  J. Matlack (NY)          53
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     53

Home Runs:

  P. Falcone (STL)         14
  W. Fryman (CIN)          13
  F. Norman (CIN)          13
  D. Sutton (LA)           13
  S. Carlton (PHI)         12
  L. Christenson (PHI)     12
  T. Griffin (SD)          12
  R. Lerch (PHI)           12
  A. Messersmith (ATL)     12
  P. Niekro (ATL)          12

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          70
  T. Griffin (SD)          52
  J. Richard (HOU)         51
  F. Norman (CIN)          47
  J. Koosman (NY)          43
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       43
  J. Andujar (HOU)         42
  B. Bonham (CHI)          41
  D. Warthen (PHI)         41
  F. Bannister (HOU)       40

Strikeouts:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         111
  S. Rogers (MON)         102
  J. Koosman (NY)          95
  T. Seaver (CIN)          92
  E. Halicki (SF)          90
  J. Richard (HOU)         86
  R. Gossage (PIT)         79
  B. Sutter (CHI)          78
  S. Carlton (PHI)         75
  F. Bannister (HOU)       74


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