Friday July 8, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, July 8, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     56  27  3.43   83  17  22   755   732  322  288   74  240  484
Chicago         51  29  3.57   80   9  31   722   711  335  286   53  238  469
New York        31  52  3.73   83  15  13   725   689  329  300   64  234  475
Houston         37  47  3.80   84  13  13   763   735  365  322   52  323  474
St. Louis       44  39  3.80   83  12  14   743   724  351  314   84  259  352
San Francisco   37  48  3.86   85  12  17   767   809  394  329   62  284  466
Philadelphia    47  33  3.98   80  13  23   712   729  343  315   72  240  423
Pittsburgh      43  38  3.99   81  10  19   730   695  356  324   71  240  440
Montreal        38  43  4.19   81  18  16   737   729  392  343   73  294  423
Cincinnati      45  35  4.54   80  11  19   709   764  391  358   77  279  403
San Diego       35  51  4.69   86   1  23   784   853  465  409   99  347  412
Atlanta         30  52  5.32   82  13  13   733   824  479  433   97  377  467

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Reuschel (CHI)   12   2  2.08  20  19   4   1   2  130  113   35   30    6   38   76
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
Steve Carlton (PHI)   11   4  2.73  17  17   9   0   1  135  111   45   41   13   37   87
Burt Hooton (LA)       8   3  2.73  17  17   4   0   1  119  107   41   36    5   35   82
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
Jerry Koosman (NY)     6  10  3.08  18  18   4   0   1  132  104   53   45    7   48  102

 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
Phil Niekro            8  10  4.38  24  23  10   0   2  166  164   86   81   15   87  128
Andy Messersmith       5   4  4.40  16  16   1   0   0  102  101   54   50   12   39   69
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  1.08  42   0   0  23   0   75   46   12    9    3   13   89
Paul Reuschel          3   1  1.88  32   0   0   3   0   53   42   13   11    4   17   30
Willie Hernandez       3   3  1.98  31   0   0   2   0   55   37   14   12    3   11   36
Rick Reuschel         12   2  2.08  20  19   4   1   2  130  113   35   30    6   38   76
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
Mike Krukow            7   6  4.74  19  18   1   0   1   89  108   55   47    7   40   53
Ray Burris             9   8  4.94  21  21   3   0   1  113  145   72   62   13   34   56
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
Tom Seaver             1   2  3.27   4   4   2   0   1   33   26   12   12    2    6   26
Doug Capilla           2   0  3.71   5   2   0   0   0   17   17    8    7    3   12   14
Dale Murray            5   2  3.97  32   0   0   3   0   57   64   28   25    5   22   26
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   7  2.89  30   5   0   7   0   72   68   29   23    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
Gene Pentz             2   0  4.22  22   0   0   0   0   32   30   15   15    3   24   25
Bo McLaughlin          2   3  4.39  23   6   0   1   0   55   58   30   27    5   24   40
Mark Lemongello        1  11  4.56  17  15   0   0   0   97  116   51   49   11   27   28
Floyd Bannister        4   7  4.75  16  15   3   0   1   95   95   55   50    9   49   88
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            8   3  2.73  17  17   4   0   1  119  107   41   36    5   35   82
Charlie Hough          4   6  3.25  41   0   0  19   0   83   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               9   1  4.18  17  17   1   0   0  112  136   56   52   11   26   70
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
Steve Rogers           9   7  2.68  21  21  11   0   3  158  137   59   47    8   44  108
Joe Kerrigan           1   2  2.68  39   0   0   6   0   54   52   20   16    2   20   23
Jackie Brown           6   6  3.40  23  12   5   0   2  103   90   45   39   11   34   49
Wayne Twitchell        2   0  3.60   5   5   0   0   0   30   20   12   12    4    6   23
Will McEnaney          2   2  3.73  41   0   0   3   0   60   63   26   25    3   15   24
Bill Atkinson          4   1  3.79  28   0   0   5   0   38   39   18   16    7   15   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  11   8   0   1   0   49   63   37   37    6   15   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
Tom Seaver             7   3  3.00  13  13   5   0   3   96   79   33   32    7   28   72
Jerry Koosman          6  10  3.08  18  18   4   0   1  132  104   53   45    7   48  102
Bob Apodaca            3   3  3.14  31   0   0   1   0   43   42   16   15    2   14   28
Craig Swan             4   6  3.86  14  12   1   0   0   75   82   35   32    6   27   41
Skip Lockwood          1   4  3.97  30   0   0  12   0   48   37   21   21    4   14   36
Rick Baldwin           1   1  4.00  18   0   0   0   0   27   21   13   12    4   10   14
Nino Espinosa          4   7  4.17  17  14   1   0   0   91   97   44   42   10   26   44
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
Paul Siebert           0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    0    2    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
Ron Reed               6   2  2.22  32   0   0   9   0   65   55   16   16    4   18   46
Tug McGraw             3   0  2.25  12   0   0   2   0   20   17    5    5    1    5   14
Warren Brusstar        3   2  2.55  25   0   0   2   0   35   29   14   10    2   14   28
Steve Carlton         11   4  2.73  17  17   9   0   1  135  111   45   41   13   37   87
Gene Garber            4   4  2.98  38   0   0   9   0   51   41   20   17    5   13   36
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  4.84  17  17   1   0   0  100  117   57   54   12   38   46
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  5.69  18  18   2   0   1  104  131   70   66   14   37   63

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage           7   5  1.73  40   0   0  14   0   73   46   16   14    4   25   89
Kent Tekulve           7   1  2.48  38   0   0   3   0   54   35   17   15    2   20   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  4.93  17  16   3   0   1  100   96   61   55    9   32   60
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  2.98  36   0   0   3   0   60   56   22   20    6   21   29
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   7  5.02  20  16   0   0   0   99  101   65   55   14   57   48
Bob Owchinko           2   4  5.28  13  11   0   0   0   60   75   36   35    7   27   32
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  5.67  29   8   0   0   0   81   96   55   51   12   36   32
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           6   4  1.31  41   0   0  11   0   69   56   17   10    0   27   58
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  3.42  36   0   0   6   0   50   51   22   19    2   19   38
John Montefusco        2   7  3.80  12  11   2   0   0   66   70   39   28    7   20   54
Bob Knepper            2   3  3.81  10  10   1   0   1   59   57   32   25    6   19   35
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
Jim Barr               8   6  4.57  20  20   3   0   0  130  159   72   66    8   29   58
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  2.36  33   0   0   2   0   61   48   19   16    6   14   22
Butch Metzger          1   0  3.40  24   0   0   0   0   40   30   17   15    7   24   12
Eric Rasmussen         6  10  3.57  18  18   6   0   2  121  118   51   48   13   26   56
John Denny             7   2  3.61  14  14   2   0   1   85   88   38   34    7   33   32
Rawly Eastwick         1   2  3.63  12   0   0   2   0   17   21    8    7    3    8    7
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
Larry Dierker          2   5  4.06   9   8   0   0   0   38   37   18   17    6   13    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
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:

  R. Reuschel (CHI)        12
  S. Carlton (PHI)         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
  J. Koosman (NY)          10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  E. Rasmussen (STL)       10
  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
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  J. Richard (HOU)          7
  T. Seaver (CIN)           7
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        6
  J. Brown (MON)            5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5
  B. Hooton (LA)            4
  T. John (LA)              4

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHI)          23
  C. Hough (LA)            19
  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)             9
  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
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         2
  J. Rooker (PIT)           2

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       166.1
  S. Rogers (MON)       158.0
  J. Richard (HOU)      145.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)      135.1
  J. Koosman (NY)       131.2
  J. Barr (SF)          130.0
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     129.2
  T. Seaver (CIN)       129.0
  E. Halicki (SF)       125.0
  B. Bonham (CHI)       122.2

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         164
  J. Barr (SF)            159
  R. Burris (CHI)         145
  J. Billingham (CIN)     141
  S. Rogers (MON)         137
  D. Rau (LA)             136
  L. Christenson (PHI)    131
  J. Reuss (PIT)          125
  J. Matlack (NY)         124
  J. Richard (HOU)        123

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          86
  J. Billingham (CIN)      73
  J. Barr (SF)             72
  R. Burris (CHI)          72
  L. Christenson (PHI)     70
  T. Griffin (SD)          65
  J. Reuss (PIT)           64
  J. Matlack (NY)          63
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       63
  B. Kison (PIT)           61

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          15
  F. Norman (CIN)          15
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      14
  L. Christenson (PHI)     14
  P. Falcone (STL)         14
  T. Griffin (SD)          14
  R. Burris (CHI)          13
  S. Carlton (PHI)         13
  W. Fryman (CIN)          13
  E. Halicki (SF)          13

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          87
  T. Griffin (SD)          57
  J. Richard (HOU)         57
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       52
  F. Norman (CIN)          51
  F. Bannister (HOU)       49
  J. Koosman (NY)          48
  B. Shirley (SD)          47
  J. Andujar (HOU)         46
  J. D'Acquisto (SD)       46

Strikeouts:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         128
  S. Rogers (MON)         108
  J. Richard (HOU)        107
  J. Koosman (NY)         102
  E. Halicki (SF)          98
  T. Seaver (CIN)          98
  R. Gossage (PIT)         89
  B. Sutter (CHI)          89
  F. Bannister (HOU)       88
  S. Carlton (PHI)         87


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