Saturday July 9, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 9, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     56  28  3.41   84  17  22   765   738  324  290   75  244  497
Chicago         51  30  3.56   81   9  31   731   717  339  289   53  244  476
New York        32  52  3.70   84  15  13   742   699  334  305   65  237  486
Houston         37  48  3.78   85  14  13   772   742  368  324   53  324  477
St. Louis       45  39  3.79   84  12  15   752   733  354  317   84  262  355
San Francisco   38  48  3.84   86  12  17   778   820  398  332   62  290  474
Pittsburgh      44  38  4.03   82  10  19   742   710  364  332   72  244  448
Philadelphia    47  34  4.03   81  13  23   724   748  352  324   74  242  429
Montreal        38  44  4.18   82  18  16   754   741  399  350   75  297  432
Cincinnati      46  35  4.50   81  12  19   718   771  392  359   77  280  411
San Diego       36  51  4.65   87   1  24   794   855  466  410  100  348  420
Atlanta         30  53  5.31   83  13  13   743   832  484  438   97  384  473

 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
Don Sutton (LA)       10   3  2.47  18  18   5   0   1  131  101   43   36   14   42   79
Burt Hooton (LA)       8   3  2.73  17  17   4   0   1  119  107   41   36    5   35   82
Steve Rogers (MON)     9   7  2.75  22  22  11   0   3  167  145   63   51    8   45  113
John Candelaria (PIT)  8   3  2.90  17  17   2   0   1  115  104   39   37   15   24   65
Tom Seaver (CIN)       9   5  2.93  18  18   8   0   4  138  112   46   45    9   35  106
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
Rollie Fingers (SD)    5   4  3.07  47   0   0  18   0   85   83   32   29    8   23   67
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  3.73  41   0   0   7   0   63   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  4.53  19   9   0   1   0   60   66   35   30    7   19   30
Dave Campbell          0   3  4.58  27   0   0   1   0   35   33   19   18    3   18   13
Steve Hargan           0   1  5.82   5   5   0   0   0   17   30   14   11    2    4    6
Jamie Easterly         2   4  5.93  20   5   0   1   0   58   70   44   38    5   30   37
Buzz Capra             1   7  5.93  26   4   0   0   0   61   66   43   40   12   40   40
Don Collins            1   8  6.02  21   6   0   2   0   43   51   30   29    5   32   17
Steve Kline            0   0  6.11  12   0   0   1   0   18   16   12   12    3   10    8
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  1.84  33   0   0   3   0   54   43   13   11    4   17   31
Willie Hernandez       3   3  1.87  32   0   0   2   0   58   37   14   12    3   12   38
Rick Reuschel         12   2  2.08  20  19   4   1   2  130  113   35   30    6   38   76
Steve Renko            0   1  3.74   7   3   0   1   0   22   21   13    9    3   10   18
Donnie Moore           3   0  3.94  13   1   0   0   0   30   31   18   13    0   13   22
Bill Bonham            9   7  3.96  19  19   1   0   0  123  116   57   54    8   44   71
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
Tom Seaver             2   2  2.79   5   5   3   0   1   42   33   13   13    2    7   34
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           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   5  3.49  18  18   4   0   1  116  106   54   45    5   47   52
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
Don Sutton            10   3  2.47  18  18   5   0   1  131  101   43   36   14   42   79
Mike Garman            4   1  2.48  25   0   0   3   0   33   33   10    9    4   11   15
Burt Hooton            8   3  2.73  17  17   4   0   1  119  107   41   36    5   35   82
Elias Sosa             0   1  3.33  18   0   0   0   0   24   19   10    9    6    6   12
Charlie Hough          4   7  3.33  42   0   0  19   0   84   63   33   31    8   41   74
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
Joe Kerrigan           1   2  2.75  40   0   0   6   0   56   53   21   17    3   21   23
Steve Rogers           9   7  2.75  22  22  11   0   3  167  145   63   51    8   45  113
Jackie Brown           6   6  3.40  23  12   5   0   2  103   90   45   39   11   34   49
Bill Atkinson          4   1  3.60  29   0   0   5   0   40   39   18   16    7   15   26
Wayne Twitchell        2   0  3.60   5   5   0   0   0   30   20   12   12    4    6   23
Will McEnaney          2   3  3.80  42   0   0   3   0   64   66   28   27    4   16   25
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
Bob Apodaca            3   3  3.05  32   0   0   1   0   44   42   16   15    2   14   30
Jerry Koosman          6  10  3.08  18  18   4   0   1  132  104   53   45    7   48  102
Paul Siebert           1   0  3.38   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    1    1    0    2    1
Skip Lockwood          1   4  3.73  31   0   0  12   0   51   38   21   21    4   14   39
Craig Swan             4   6  3.95  15  13   1   0   0   80   86   38   35    7   27   43
Nino Espinosa          4   7  4.17  17  14   1   0   0   91   97   44   42   10   26   44
Rick Baldwin           1   1  4.23  19   0   0   0   0   28   22   14   13    4   11   14
Jon Matlack            3  11  4.41  17  17   4   0   2  116  124   63   57   13   27   80
Jackson Todd           2   3  4.43  12   5   0   0   0   43   47   22   21    5   12   28
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  2.05  13   0   0   2   0   22   19    5    5    1    5   15
Ron Reed               6   2  2.17  33   0   0   9   0   66   56   16   16    4   18   47
Warren Brusstar        3   2  2.55  25   0   0   2   0   35   29   14   10    2   14   28
Steve Carlton         11   4  3.08  18  18   9   0   1  143  125   53   49   15   38   90
Gene Garber            4   5  3.12  39   0   0   9   0   52   43   21   18    5   14   37
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  2.78  39   0   0   3   0   55   38   19   17    2   21   29
John Candelaria        8   3  2.90  17  17   2   0   1  115  104   39   37   15   24   65
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  5.30  25   1   0   1   0   37   40   26   22    5   16   18
Terry Forster          2   2  5.40  21   2   0   1   0   47   52   30   28    4   17   31
Odell Jones            2   3  5.43  20   6   0   0   0   53   57   32   32    5   14   31
Larry Demery           3   3  5.59  20   8   0   0   0   58   68   36   36    9   21   22
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  3.07  47   0   0  18   0   85   83   32   29    8   23   67
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        2   5  6.20  15   7   0   0   0   45   46   32   31   13   15   21
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  1.41  42   0   0  11   0   70   60   18   11    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  2.18  26   0   0   0   0   54   47   19   13    8   10   31
Randy Moffitt          3   5  3.29  37   0   0   6   0   52   52   22   19    2   20   40
Ed Halicki             7   8  3.32  20  20   3   0   2  130  125   55   48   13   43  102
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  2.23  34   0   0   3   0   65   51   19   16    6   14   23
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          2   2  5.40   4   4   0   0   0   22   25   14   13    1   12   14
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
  T. Seaver (CIN)           8
  J. Richard (HOU)          7
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        6
  J. Brown (MON)            5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5
  J. Andujar (HOU)          4
  B. Hooton (LA)            4

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHI)          23
  C. Hough (LA)            19
  R. Fingers (SD)          18
  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:

  S. Rogers (MON)       167.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)       166.1
  J. Richard (HOU)      145.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)      143.0
  T. Seaver (CIN)       138.0
  J. Koosman (NY)       131.2
  D. Sutton (LA)        131.1
  J. Barr (SF)          130.0
  E. Halicki (SF)       130.0
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     129.2

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         164
  J. Barr (SF)            159
  R. Burris (CHI)         145
  S. Rogers (MON)         145
  J. Billingham (CIN)     141
  D. Rau (LA)             136
  L. Christenson (PHI)    131
  S. Carlton (PHI)        125
  E. Halicki (SF)         125
  J. Reuss (PIT)          125

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
  S. Rogers (MON)          63
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       63

Home Runs:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      15
  S. Carlton (PHI)         15
  P. Niekro (ATL)          15
  F. Norman (CIN)          15
  L. Christenson (PHI)     14
  P. Falcone (STL)         14
  T. Griffin (SD)          14
  D. Sutton (LA)           14
  R. Burris (CHI)          13
  D. Freisleben (SD)       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
  J. Andujar (HOU)         47
  B. Shirley (SD)          47
  J. D'Acquisto (SD)       46

Strikeouts:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         128
  S. Rogers (MON)         113
  J. Richard (HOU)        107
  T. Seaver (CIN)         106
  E. Halicki (SF)         102
  J. Koosman (NY)         102
  S. Carlton (PHI)         90
  R. Gossage (PIT)         89
  B. Sutter (CHI)          89
  F. Bannister (HOU)       88

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