Monday July 4, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, July 4, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     54  26  3.47   80  16  21   723   704  313  279   69  234  464
Chicago         48  28  3.50   76   8  29   686   667  314  267   47  220  446
New York        31  48  3.58   79  15  13   692   651  301  275   58  218  460
Houston         36  44  3.72   80  13  13   720   693  341  298   46  300  437
St. Louis       43  36  3.75   79  11  14   710   682  328  296   78  246  343
Pittsburgh      41  37  3.87   78  10  19   703   662  334  302   67  233  423
San Francisco   35  47  3.94   82  12  17   737   787  384  323   61  276  449
Philadelphia    44  32  3.97   76  13  21   677   699  327  299   71  225  406
Montreal        36  42  4.14   78  18  14   711   693  372  327   70  282  411
Cincinnati      42  35  4.56   77  11  17   682   731  370  346   74  260  384
San Diego       33  49  4.73   82   1  23   744   818  443  391   96  324  384
Atlanta         30  49  5.19   79  12  13   706   789  452  407   89  358  450

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Reuschel (CHI)   11   2  2.24  19  18   3   1   1  121  104   35   30    6   35   72
John Candelaria (PIT)  8   2  2.25  15  15   2   0   1  104   89   28   26   13   21   56
Don Sutton (LA)       10   3  2.57  17  17   5   0   1  122   96   42   35   13   40   67
Steve Rogers (MON)     9   7  2.68  21  21  11   0   3  158  137   59   47    8   44  108
Burt Hooton (LA)       7   3  2.71  16  16   3   0   1  110  102   38   33    4   32   76
Steve Carlton (PHI)   10   4  2.88  16  16   9   0   1  128  110   45   41   13   37   83
Fred Norman (CIN)      9   3  3.07  16  16   4   0   1  106   82   40   36   14   49   78
Tom Seaver (CIN)       8   5  3.07  17  17   7   0   4  129  105   45   44    9   34   98
J.R. Richard (HOU)     7   6  3.12  18  18   7   0   0  136  117   49   47    7   55   95
Jerry Koosman (NY)     6   9  3.18  17  17   4   0   1  125  100   50   44    7   45   98

 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  3.45  39   0   0   7   0   60   61   31   23    5   36   44
Dave Campbell          0   2  4.18  25   0   0   1   0   32   32   16   15    3   15   13
Max Leon               3   3  4.19  17   9   0   1   0   58   62   31   27    6   18   30
Andy Messersmith       5   4  4.40  16  16   1   0   0  102  101   54   50   12   39   69
Phil Niekro            8   9  4.44  23  22   9   0   2  158  158   83   78   15   84  121
Steve Hargan           0   1  4.70   4   4   0   0   0   15   25   11    8    1    4    6
Don Collins            1   7  5.08  19   4   0   2   0   39   42   23   22    3   28   14
Steve Kline            0   0  5.65  10   0   0   1   0   14   13    9    9    2    7    8
Jamie Easterly         2   3  5.83  17   5   0   1   0   54   66   41   35    4   24   32
Buzz Capra             1   7  6.11  24   4   0   0   0   56   62   41   38   11   37   36
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   8 11.68  14   7   0   0   0   37   67   51   48   10   29   28
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           4   1  1.00  40   0   0  21   0   72   44   11    8    3   13   85
Paul Reuschel          2   1  1.51  30   0   0   3   0   48   35   10    8    3   15   27
Willie Hernandez       3   3  2.15  28   0   0   2   0   50   35   14   12    3    9   34
Rick Reuschel         11   2  2.24  19  18   3   1   1  121  104   35   30    6   35   72
Steve Renko            0   0  2.75   6   2   0   1   0   20   18    9    6    3    6   16
Bill Bonham            8   7  3.78  18  18   1   0   0  117  107   52   49    7   43   66
Donnie Moore           3   0  4.39  12   1   0   0   0   27   29   18   13    0   12   20
Mike Krukow            7   5  4.57  18  17   1   0   1   87  101   50   44    6   36   51
Ray Burris             9   8  4.72  20  20   3   0   1  109  139   67   57   11   30   53
Ramon Hernandez        0   0  8.22   6   0   0   1   0    8   11    9    7    1    3    4
Jim Todd               1   1  8.78  17   0   0   0   0   28   39   33   27    1   17   15
Larry Biittner         0   0 40.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    5    6    6    3    1    3

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pedro Borbon           4   3  2.70  36   0   0   6   0   63   59   20   19    3   10   23
Rawly Eastwick         2   2  2.91  23   0   0   7   0   43   40   14   14    3    8   17
Fred Norman            9   3  3.07  16  16   4   0   1  106   82   40   36   14   49   78
Doug Capilla           1   0  3.27   4   1   0   0   0   11   12    5    4    2    7    8
Tom Seaver             1   2  3.27   4   4   2   0   1   33   26   12   12    2    6   26
Dale Murray            5   2  3.88  30   0   0   2   0   53   62   26   23    5   19   24
Mike Caldwell          0   0  4.01  14   0   0   1   0   25   25   11   11    1    8   11
Gary Nolan             4   1  4.81   8   8   0   0   0   39   53   22   21    5   12   28
Jack Billingham        8   4  4.89  17  17   2   0   2  110  136   69   60   10   37   52
Pat Zachry             3   7  5.04  12  12   3   0   0   75   78   45   42    7   29   36
Woodie Fryman          4   5  5.58  16  11   0   1   0   69   74   43   43   13   42   48
Santo Alcala           1   1  5.74   7   2   0   0   0   16   22   11   10    1    7    9
Paul Moskau            0   1 10.45   4   3   0   0   0   10   15   12   12    2    7    3
Joe Henderson          0   1 11.57   5   0   0   0   0    7   12   10    9    1    5    8
Tom Hume               0   3 12.50   8   3   0   0   0   18   32   25   25    3   12   10
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  2.08  28   0   0   1   0   43   30   17   10    2   16   31
Joe Niekro             3   2  2.45  23   0   0   4   0   51   38   17   14    2   24   33
Ken Forsch             4   6  2.78  29   4   0   7   0   71   67   28   22    2   23   41
J.R. Richard           7   6  3.12  18  18   7   0   0  136  117   49   47    7   55   95
Joaquin Andujar        9   4  3.62  17  17   3   0   1  107   99   51   43    4   46   49
Bo McLaughlin          1   3  4.04  20   6   0   1   0   49   49   25   22    4   20   33
Mark Lemongello        1  11  4.21  16  15   0   0   0   92  110   45   43    9   25   27
Floyd Bannister        4   6  4.48  15  14   3   0   1   88   88   49   44    8   44   79
Gene Pentz             2   0  4.66  21   0   0   0   0   29   28   15   15    3   22   22
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  2.35  24   0   0   3   0   31   30    9    8    3   11   14
Don Sutton            10   3  2.57  17  17   5   0   1  122   96   42   35   13   40   67
Burt Hooton            7   3  2.71  16  16   3   0   1  110  102   38   33    4   32   76
Elias Sosa             0   1  3.38  17   0   0   0   0   24   19   10    9    6    6   12
Charlie Hough          4   6  3.39  39   0   0  18   0   80   62   32   30    8   39   70
Tommy John             9   4  3.48  16  16   4   0   0   98  113   49   38    7   22   53
Doug Rau               8   1  4.14  16  16   1   0   0  104  123   52   48    9   24   66
Rick Rhoden           10   4  4.15  15  15   3   0   0  104  105   50   48   12   34   62
Stan Wall              2   3  5.34  25   0   0   0   0   32   36   20   19    3   13   22
Al Downing             0   1  5.40  10   0   0   0   0   18   18   11   11    4   13   22

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Kerrigan           1   2  2.47  38   0   0   6   0   51   48   18   14    1   20   23
Steve Rogers           9   7  2.68  21  21  11   0   3  158  137   59   47    8   44  108
Jackie Brown           6   6  3.40  23  12   5   0   2  103   90   45   39   11   34   49
Will McEnaney          2   2  3.49  39   0   0   2   0   57   57   23   22    3   14   24
Bill Atkinson          4   1  3.68  26   0   0   4   0   37   37   17   15    7   14   22
Wayne Twitchell        1   0  3.75   4   4   0   0   0   24   15   10   10    4    3   18
Tom Walker             1   1  4.34  10   0   0   0   0   19   14    9    9    2    6   10
Don Stanhouse          5   7  4.58  19  14   1   1   1   92   93   56   47    9   48   53
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           2   5  6.80  10   8   0   1   0   49   63   37   37    6   13   29
Stan Bahnsen           2   2  7.14   7   6   0   0   0   29   35   24   23    3   16   14
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
Bob Myrick             0   1  2.50  22   0   0   0   0   36   30   13   10    2   12   20
Pat Zachry             0   1  2.50   3   3   0   0   0   18   20    8    5    0   12   12
Bob Apodaca            3   3  2.66  28   0   0   1   0   41   37   13   12    1   14   26
Rick Baldwin           1   1  2.82  15   0   0   0   0   22   16    8    7    3    8   14
Tom Seaver             7   3  3.00  13  13   5   0   3   96   79   33   32    7   28   72
Jerry Koosman          6   9  3.18  17  17   4   0   1  125  100   50   44    7   45   98
Craig Swan             4   6  3.86  14  12   1   0   0   75   82   35   32    6   27   41
Nino Espinosa          4   6  3.93  16  13   1   0   0   87   89   39   38    9   24   44
Skip Lockwood          1   4  4.20  29   0   0  12   0   45   37   21   21    4   14   36
Jon Matlack            3  10  4.36  16  16   4   0   2  109  117   59   53   13   22   76
Jackson Todd           2   3  4.89  10   5   0   0   0   35   41   20   19    5    9   21
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  1.69  10   0   0   1   0   16   15    3    3    1    4   10
Warren Brusstar        2   1  2.27  22   0   0   2   0   32   23   12    8    2   10   27
Ron Reed               6   2  2.36  31   0   0   8   0   61   53   16   16    4   16   42
Gene Garber            3   4  2.72  36   0   0   9   0   50   37   18   15    5   13   35
Steve Carlton         10   4  2.88  16  16   9   0   1  128  110   45   41   13   37   83
Jim Lonborg            2   2  3.99   8   8   0   0   0   47   48   23   21    6   11   20
Wayne Twitchell        0   5  4.53  12   8   0   0   0   46   50   27   23    3   25   37
Randy Lerch            5   2  4.67  16  16   1   0   0   96  110   53   50   12   37   45
Tom Underwood          3   2  5.13  14   0   0   1   0   33   44   21   19    2   18   20
Jim Kaat               3   5  5.24  17  11   1   0   0   69   84   42   40    9   18   24
Larry Christenson      7   5  5.77  17  17   2   0   1   98  125   67   63   14   33   63

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage           6   5  1.39  38   0   0  14   0   71   42   13   11    3   25   88
John Candelaria        8   2  2.25  15  15   2   0   1  104   89   28   26   13   21   56
Kent Tekulve           6   1  2.45  36   0   0   3   0   51   33   16   14    2   19   29
Jim Rooker             6   5  3.46  14  14   3   0   2   91   81   38   35   12   33   40
Jerry Reuss            3   9  4.13  17  17   2   0   0  105  116   59   48    6   37   60
Bruce Kison            6   4  4.73  16  15   3   0   1   93   86   55   49    8   30   54
Grant Jackson          0   3  5.29  23   1   0   1   0   34   39   24   20    4   15   15
Larry Demery           3   3  5.59  20   8   0   0   0   58   68   36   36    9   21   22
Terry Forster          1   2  5.64  20   2   0   1   0   45   50   30   28    4   16   29
Odell Jones            2   3  5.88  18   6   0   0   0   49   55   32   32    5   14   30
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           3   0  2.82  33   0   0   3   0   54   49   19   17    6   19   26
Rollie Fingers         4   4  3.29  44   0   0  17   0   79   82   32   29    8   22   63
Bob Shirley            6   9  3.48  18  18   0   0   0  101  104   53   39   12   43   69
Dave Tomlin            1   4  4.14  36   0   0   3   0   54   59   26   25    2   17   30
Randy Jones            4   7  4.59  15  15   1   0   0   84  101   45   43    7   17   28
Dave Wehrmeister       1   2  4.68  15   0   0   0   0   25   26   14   13    2   13   12
John D'Acquisto        1   1  4.84  10   6   0   0   0   22   19   18   12    1   30   19
Tom Griffin            5   6  5.05  19  15   0   0   0   93   94   61   52   12   55   42
Victor Bernal          1   1  5.31  15   0   0   0   0   20   23   13   12    4    9    6
Bob Owchinko           2   3  5.47  12  10   0   0   0   53   70   33   32    7   23   27
Rick Sawyer            4   5  5.51  28   8   0   0   0   80   94   53   49   12   35   32
Butch Metzger          0   0  5.56  17   1   0   0   0   23   27   16   14    5   12    6
Dave Freisleben        1   5  7.71  13   6   0   0   0   35   44   31   30   12   13   15
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  1.37  39   0   0  11   0   66   53   17   10    0   27   54
Tommy Toms             0   1  2.08   4   0   0   0   0    4    7    5    1    0    2    2
Dave Heaverlo          2   0  2.32  24   0   0   0   0   50   42   16   13    8   10   29
Randy Moffitt          2   5  3.06  34   0   0   6   0   47   48   19   16    2   17   34
Ed Halicki             7   8  3.31  19  19   3   0   2  125  121   52   46   13   38   98
Terry Cornutt          1   2  3.83  27   1   0   0   0   42   37   23   18    4   21   22
John Montefusco        2   7  3.92  11  11   2   0   0   64   69   39   28    7   19   51
Bob Knepper            1   3  4.24   9   9   1   0   1   51   52   31   24    6   17   31
Charlie Williams       3   2  4.37  30   3   0   0   0   56   62   33   27    5   30   16
Jim Barr               8   6  4.72  19  19   3   0   0  122  156   70   64    7   27   57
Lynn McGlothen         2   6  6.04  12  11   2   0   0   57   64   40   38    5   31   33
John Curtis            2   3  6.49  25   9   1   0   1   53   76   39   38    4   37   22

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Buddy Schultz          4   1  1.37  19   2   0   0   0   39   34    9    6    2    7   23
Rawly Eastwick         1   1  1.98   9   0   0   2   0   14   12    3    3    2    5    6
Clay Carroll           4   1  2.39  32   0   0   2   0   60   47   19   16    6   14   22
Butch Metzger          1   0  3.12  23   0   0   0   0   35   25   14   12    6   21   10
Eric Rasmussen         6  10  3.47  17  17   6   0   2  114  110   47   44   12   24   53
John Denny             7   2  3.61  14  14   2   0   1   85   88   38   34    7   33   32
John Urrea             2   3  3.99  24   0   0   4   0   47   44   25   21    7   15   25
John Sutton            0   0  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    9   10    6    4    0    3    5
Al Hrabosky            2   2  4.18  32   0   0   6   0   47   49   24   22    5   20   40
Bob Forsch             9   4  4.30  17  17   2   0   0  107  108   56   51   11   34   43
John D'Acquisto        0   0  4.32   3   2   0   0   0    8    5    4    4    0   10    9
Larry Dierker          2   4  4.55   8   7   0   0   0   32   32   16   16    5   12    5
Pete Falcone           4   6  4.66  17  17   1   0   1   95   97   52   49   14   37   57
Tom Underwood          1   2  5.51   3   3   0   0   0   16   19   11   10    1    9   12
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
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  R. Rhoden (LA)           10
  D. Sutton (LA)           10
  J. Andujar (HOU)          9
  R. Burris (CHI)           9
  B. Forsch (STL)           9
  T. John (LA)              9
  F. Norman (CIN)           9
  S. Rogers (MON)           9

Losses:

  M. Lemongello (HOU)      11
  J. Matlack (NY)          10
  E. Rasmussen (STL)       10
  J. Koosman (NY)           9
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  J. Reuss (PIT)            9
  B. Shirley (SD)           9
  R. Burris (CHI)           8
  E. Halicki (SF)           8
  F. Lacorte (ATL)          8

Complete Games:

  S. Rogers (MON)          11
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  J. Richard (HOU)          7
  T. Seaver (CIN)           7
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        6
  J. Brown (MON)            5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5
  T. John (LA)              4
  J. Koosman (NY)           4

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHI)          21
  C. Hough (LA)            18
  R. Fingers (SD)          17
  R. Gossage (PIT)         14
  S. Lockwood (NY)         12
  G. Lavelle (SF)          11
  R. Eastwick (STL)         9
  G. Garber (PHI)           9
  R. Reed (PHI)             8
  R. Camp (ATL)             7

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:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       158.0
  S. Rogers (MON)       158.0
  J. Richard (HOU)      135.2
  T. Seaver (CIN)       129.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      128.1
  E. Halicki (SF)       125.0
  J. Koosman (NY)       124.2
  D. Sutton (LA)        122.1
  J. Barr (SF)          122.0
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     120.2

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         158
  J. Barr (SF)            156
  R. Burris (CHI)         139
  S. Rogers (MON)         137
  J. Billingham (CIN)     136
  L. Christenson (PHI)    125
  D. Rau (LA)             123
  E. Halicki (SF)         121
  J. Matlack (NY)         117
  J. Richard (HOU)        117

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          83
  J. Barr (SF)             70
  J. Billingham (CIN)      69
  R. Burris (CHI)          67
  L. Christenson (PHI)     67
  T. Griffin (SD)          61
  J. Matlack (NY)          59
  J. Reuss (PIT)           59
  S. Rogers (MON)          59
  B. Forsch (STL)          56

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          15
  L. Christenson (PHI)     14
  P. Falcone (STL)         14
  F. Norman (CIN)          14
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      13
  S. Carlton (PHI)         13
  W. Fryman (CIN)          13
  E. Halicki (SF)          13
  J. Matlack (NY)          13
  D. Sutton (LA)           13

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          84
  T. Griffin (SD)          55
  J. Richard (HOU)         55
  F. Norman (CIN)          49
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       48
  J. Andujar (HOU)         46
  J. Koosman (NY)          45
  F. Bannister (HOU)       44
  S. Rogers (MON)          44
  B. Bonham (CHI)          43

Strikeouts:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         121
  S. Rogers (MON)         108
  E. Halicki (SF)          98
  J. Koosman (NY)          98
  T. Seaver (CIN)          98
  J. Richard (HOU)         95
  R. Gossage (PIT)         88
  B. Sutter (CHI)          85
  S. Carlton (PHI)         83
  F. Bannister (HOU)       79


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