Wednesday July 6, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, July 6, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     54  27  3.43   81  16  21   737   714  315  281   71  235  474
Chicago         49  29  3.58   78   8  30   704   691  329  280   51  231  457
Houston         37  45  3.71   82  13  13   746   715  350  307   49  314  458
New York        31  50  3.71   81  15  13   708   672  318  292   63  226  471
St. Louis       44  37  3.80   81  12  14   727   705  342  307   82  253  348
San Francisco   35  48  3.92   83  12  17   749   800  391  326   61  279  459
Philadelphia    46  32  3.92   78  13  22   695   706  331  303   72  230  416
Pittsburgh      42  38  3.96   80  10  19   721   684  349  317   70  237  434
Montreal        37  43  4.19   80  18  15   728   720  388  339   72  288  418
Cincinnati      44  35  4.54   79  11  18   700   757  386  353   76  272  395
San Diego       35  49  4.69   84   1  23   768   837  455  400   97  339  399
Atlanta         30  51  5.34   81  12  13   724   818  476  430   97  374  460

 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   3  2.56  16  16   2   0   1  109   96   33   31   14   22   61
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)   11   4  2.73  17  17   9   0   1  135  111   45   41   13   37   87
Fred Norman (CIN)      9   3  2.96  17  17   4   0   1  109   86   46   36   15   51   79
J.R. Richard (HOU)     7   6  2.97  19  19   7   0   0  146  123   50   48    8   57  107
Tom Seaver (CIN)       8   5  3.07  17  17   7   0   4  129  105   45   44    9   34   98
Rollie Fingers (SD)    5   4  3.11  46   0   0  17   0   84   83   32   29    8   23   65

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Ruthven           3   3  3.18   8   6   2   0   1   45   44   17   16    4   17   28
Rick Camp              5   1  3.84  40   0   0   7   0   61   64   34   26    5   39   46
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
Max Leon               3   3  4.63  18   9   0   1   0   58   65   35   30    7   19   30
Dave Campbell          0   3  4.67  26   0   0   1   0   35   32   19   18    3   18   13
Don Collins            1   8  5.44  20   5   0   2   0   43   48   27   26    5   31   17
Steve Hargan           0   1  5.82   5   5   0   0   0   17   30   14   11    2    4    6
Jamie Easterly         2   3  6.02  19   5   0   1   0   55   69   43   37    5   25   34
Steve Kline            0   0  6.11  12   0   0   1   0   18   16   12   12    3   10    8
Buzz Capra             1   7  6.19  25   4   0   0   0   57   64   42   39   12   39   37
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  0.97  41   0   0  22   0   74   44   11    8    3   13   87
Paul Reuschel          2   1  1.92  31   0   0   3   0   52   41   13   11    4   17   29
Willie Hernandez       3   3  2.08  30   0   0   2   0   52   35   14   12    3   11   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            9   7  3.96  19  19   1   0   0  123  116   57   54    8   44   71
Donnie Moore           3   0  4.39  12   1   0   0   0   27   29   18   13    0   12   20
Ray Burris             9   8  4.72  20  20   3   0   1  109  139   67   57   11   30   53
Mike Krukow            7   6  4.74  19  18   1   0   1   89  108   55   47    7   40   53
Ramon Hernandez        0   0  8.22   6   0   0   1   0    8   11    9    7    1    3    4
Jim Todd               1   1  8.79  18   0   0   0   0   29   40   34   28    1   18   15
Pete Broberg           0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    1    1    1    1    1    0
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           5   3  2.86  38   0   0   7   0   69   67   24   22    4   15   24
Rawly Eastwick         2   2  2.91  23   0   0   7   0   43   40   14   14    3    8   17
Fred Norman            9   3  2.96  17  17   4   0   1  109   86   46   36   15   51   79
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  3.86  31   0   0   2   0   54   62   26   23    5   20   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  4.97  18  17   2   0   2  112  141   73   62   10   38   52
Pat Zachry             3   7  5.04  12  12   3   0   0   75   78   45   42    7   29   36
Woodie Fryman          5   5  5.38  17  12   0   1   0   75   83   45   45   13   45   57
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  1.99  29   0   0   1   0   45   32   17   10    2   17   31
Joe Niekro             3   3  2.68  24   0   0   4   0   54   41   19   16    2   26   35
Ken Forsch             4   6  2.78  29   4   0   7   0   71   67   28   22    2   23   41
J.R. Richard           7   6  2.97  19  19   7   0   0  146  123   50   48    8   57  107
Joaquin Andujar        9   4  3.62  17  17   3   0   1  107   99   51   43    4   46   49
Mark Lemongello        1  11  4.21  16  15   0   0   0   92  110   45   43    9   25   27
Bo McLaughlin          2   3  4.27  22   6   0   1   0   53   54   28   25    5   24   37
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  6.13  19   3   0   0   0   40   47   33   27    5   22   23

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Garman            4   1  2.48  25   0   0   3   0   33   33   10    9    4   11   15
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
Charlie Hough          4   6  3.31  40   0   0  18   0   82   62   32   30    8   39   73
Elias Sosa             0   1  3.38  17   0   0   0   0   24   19   10    9    6    6   12
Tommy John             9   4  3.48  16  16   4   0   0   98  113   49   38    7   22   53
Rick Rhoden           10   4  3.87  16  16   3   0   0  114  112   51   49   13   35   68
Doug Rau               8   1  4.14  16  16   1   0   0  104  123   52   48    9   24   66
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  3.73  41   0   0   3   0   60   63   26   25    3   15   24
Wayne Twitchell        1   0  3.75   4   4   0   0   0   24   15   10   10    4    3   18
Bill Atkinson          4   1  3.82  27   0   0   4   0   38   39   18   16    7   14   23
Don Stanhouse          5   8  4.67  20  15   1   1   1   98  102   63   51   11   52   55
Tom Walker             1   1  4.74  11   0   0   0   0   19   15   10   10    2    7   10
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
Stan Bahnsen           3   2  6.69   8   7   0   0   0   35   44   28   26    3   16   18
Santo Alcala           2   5  6.80  10   8   0   1   0   49   63   37   37    6   13   29
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
Bob Apodaca            3   3  2.81  29   0   0   1   0   42   39   14   13    2   14   28
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
Rick Baldwin           1   1  4.26  16   0   0   0   0   25   20   13   12    4    9   14
Jon Matlack            3  11  4.41  17  17   4   0   2  116  124   63   57   13   27   80
Jackson Todd           2   3  4.78  11   5   0   0   0   38   43   21   20    5   10   25
Pat Zachry             0   2  4.87   4   4   0   0   0   20   26   14   11    3   13   13
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  1.42  11   0   0   2   0   19   15    3    3    1    5   14
Ron Reed               6   2  2.36  31   0   0   8   0   61   53   16   16    4   16   42
Warren Brusstar        2   1  2.41  23   0   0   2   0   34   27   13    9    2   11   27
Gene Garber            4   4  2.66  37   0   0   9   0   51   37   18   15    5   13   35
Steve Carlton         11   4  2.73  17  17   9   0   1  135  111   45   41   13   37   87
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  5.25  18  12   1   0   0   74   86   45   43   10   21   26
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  1.76  39   0   0  14   0   72   46   16   14    4   25   89
Kent Tekulve           7   1  2.36  37   0   0   3   0   53   34   16   14    2   19   29
John Candelaria        8   3  2.56  16  16   2   0   1  109   96   33   31   14   22   61
Jim Rooker             6   5  3.46  14  14   3   0   2   91   81   38   35   12   33   40
Jerry Reuss            3   9  4.30  18  18   2   0   0  111  125   64   53    6   39   63
Bruce Kison            6   4  4.73  16  15   3   0   1   93   86   55   49    8   30   54
Grant Jackson          0   3  5.50  24   1   0   1   0   36   40   26   22    5   16   17
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  5.65  19   6   0   0   0   51   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           4   0  2.93  35   0   0   3   0   58   54   21   19    6   20   27
Rollie Fingers         5   4  3.11  46   0   0  17   0   84   83   32   29    8   23   65
Bob Shirley            6   9  3.42  19  19   0   0   0  108  110   56   41   12   47   72
Dave Tomlin            1   4  4.13  38   0   0   3   0   57   61   28   26    3   17   31
Dave Wehrmeister       1   2  4.33  16   0   0   0   0   27   26   14   13    2   15   13
Randy Jones            4   7  4.59  15  15   1   0   0   84  101   45   43    7   17   28
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
John D'Acquisto        1   1  5.68  11   7   0   0   0   25   24   23   16    1   36   26
Dave Freisleben        1   5  7.50  14   6   0   0   0   36   44   31   30   12   14   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  1.33  40   0   0  11   0   68   55   17   10    0   27   56
Tommy Toms             0   1  2.08   4   0   0   0   0    4    7    5    1    0    2    2
Dave Heaverlo          2   1  2.28  25   0   0   0   0   51   45   19   13    8   10   29
Ed Halicki             7   8  3.31  19  19   3   0   2  125  121   52   46   13   38   98
Randy Moffitt          2   5  3.49  35   0   0   6   0   49   51   22   19    2   18   38
John Montefusco        2   7  3.80  12  11   2   0   0   66   70   39   28    7   20   54
Terry Cornutt          1   2  3.83  27   1   0   0   0   42   37   23   18    4   21   22
Charlie Williams       3   2  4.01  31   4   0   0   0   61   66   34   27    5   31   17
Bob Knepper            1   3  4.24   9   9   1   0   1   51   52   31   24    6   17   31
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
Clay Carroll           4   1  2.39  32   0   0   2   0   60   47   19   16    6   14   22
Rawly Eastwick         1   1  3.00  10   0   0   2   0   15   16    5    5    3    5    7
Butch Metzger          1   0  3.40  24   0   0   0   0   40   30   17   15    7   24   12
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  3.91  25   0   0   4   0   48   44   25   21    7   15   25
Bob Forsch            10   4  3.97  18  18   3   0   0  116  117   59   51   12   34   45
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
Larry Dierker          2   4  4.55   8   7   0   0   0   32   32   16   16    5   12    5
Al Hrabosky            2   3  4.69  33   0   0   6   0   48   52   27   25    6   21   40
Pete Falcone           4   6  4.94  18  18   1   0   1   95   99   55   52   14   40   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:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        11
  B. Forsch (STL)          10
  R. Rhoden (LA)           10
  D. Sutton (LA)           10
  J. Andujar (HOU)          9
  B. Bonham (CHI)           9
  R. Burris (CHI)           9
  T. John (LA)              9
  F. Norman (CIN)           9

Losses:

  M. Lemongello (HOU)      11
  J. Matlack (NY)          11
  E. Rasmussen (STL)       10
  J. Koosman (NY)           9
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  J. Reuss (PIT)            9
  B. Shirley (SD)           9
  P. Zachry (NY)            9
  R. Burris (CHI)           8
  D. Collins (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)          22
  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
  P. Borbon (CIN)           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)      145.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)      135.1
  T. Seaver (CIN)       129.0
  E. Halicki (SF)       125.0
  J. Koosman (NY)       124.2
  B. Bonham (CHI)       122.2
  D. Sutton (LA)        122.1
  J. Barr (SF)          122.0

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         158
  J. Barr (SF)            156
  J. Billingham (CIN)     141
  R. Burris (CHI)         139
  S. Rogers (MON)         137
  L. Christenson (PHI)    125
  J. Reuss (PIT)          125
  J. Matlack (NY)         124
  D. Rau (LA)             123
  J. Richard (HOU)        123

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          83
  J. Billingham (CIN)      73
  J. Barr (SF)             70
  R. Burris (CHI)          67
  L. Christenson (PHI)     67
  J. Reuss (PIT)           64
  J. Matlack (NY)          63
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       63
  T. Griffin (SD)          61
  B. Forsch (STL)          59

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          84
  J. Richard (HOU)         57
  T. Griffin (SD)          55
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       52
  F. Norman (CIN)          51
  B. Shirley (SD)          47
  J. Andujar (HOU)         46
  J. D'Acquisto (SD)       46
  W. Fryman (CIN)          45
  J. Koosman (NY)          45

Strikeouts:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         121
  S. Rogers (MON)         108
  J. Richard (HOU)        107
  E. Halicki (SF)          98
  J. Koosman (NY)          98
  T. Seaver (CIN)          98
  R. Gossage (PIT)         89
  S. Carlton (PHI)         87
  B. Sutter (CHI)          87
  J. Matlack (NY)          80

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