Friday July 15, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, July 15, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     57  33  3.42   90  19  22   821   792  348  312   78  262  542
Chicago         53  34  3.64   87  10  31   782   779  369  316   59  256  513
New York        35  54  3.65   89  16  15   787   733  350  319   68  253  526
Houston         41  50  3.76   91  15  15   829   790  394  346   58  345  501
San Francisco   42  50  3.81   92  13  19   830   872  420  351   64  299  502
St. Louis       47  43  3.82   90  13  16   810   800  384  344   92  285  390
Pittsburgh      49  40  3.99   89  12  20   806   775  391  357   78  276  479
Philadelphia    51  37  4.07   88  15  25   787   824  386  356   80  260  465
Montreal        40  47  4.14   87  19  16   806   793  420  371   77  310  458
Cincinnati      48  39  4.42   87  14  19   770   811  412  378   78  298  438
San Diego       40  53  4.60   93   1  27   848   908  491  434  103  371  459
Atlanta         33  56  5.21   89  13  16   794   887  516  460  106  410  494

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Reuschel (CHI)   12   3  2.17  21  20   4   1   2  137  119   38   33    6   40   85
Don Sutton (LA)       10   4  2.58  19  19   6   0   1  139  111   47   40   14   43   87
Burt Hooton (LA)       8   3  2.66  18  18   4   0   1  129  116   43   38    6   36   87
Tom Seaver (CIN)      10   5  2.76  19  19   9   0   4  147  114   47   45    9   39  113
J.R. Richard (HOU)     8   6  2.79  20  20   8   0   1  155  128   50   48    8   59  112
John Candelaria (PIT)  9   3  2.82  18  18   2   0   1  121  108   40   38   16   26   65
Steve Rogers (MON)     9   8  2.90  23  23  11   0   3  174  156   68   56    8   45  117
Fred Norman (CIN)      9   4  2.94  18  18   4   0   1  116   90   48   38   15   52   84
Rollie Fingers (SD)    6   4  2.99  51   0   0  20   0   90   87   33   30    8   23   75
Steve Carlton (PHI)   12   4  3.00  19  19   9   0   1  150  131   55   50   15   40  101

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Eddie Solomon          1   1  0.93   2   2   0   0   0   10    9    7    1    0    4    3
Rick Camp              5   1  3.41  45   0   0  10   0   69   68   34   26    5   43   46
Dick Ruthven           3   5  3.76  10   8   2   0   1   55   59   28   23    8   24   31
Phil Niekro            9  10  4.34  25  24  10   0   2  174  169   89   84   17   92  132
Andy Messersmith       5   4  4.40  16  16   1   0   0  102  101   54   50   12   39   69
Max Leon               3   3  4.43  20   9   0   1   0   61   67   35   30    7   19   30
Dave Campbell          0   3  4.46  31   0   0   1   0   38   38   20   19    4   19   14
Buzz Capra             2   7  5.56  27   5   0   0   0   68   72   45   42   13   41   45
Don Collins            1   8  6.02  21   6   0   2   0   43   51   30   29    5   32   17
Jamie Easterly         2   4  6.14  22   5   0   1   0   59   72   46   40    5   30   37
Steve Hargan           0   1  6.52   7   5   0   0   0   19   33   17   14    2    6    9
Steve Kline            0   0  6.64  15   0   0   1   0   20   21   15   15    4   12   10
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           5   1  1.15  44   0   0  23   0   78   48   13   10    4   13   93
Willie Hernandez       3   3  1.82  33   0   0   2   0   59   38   14   12    3   12   39
Rick Reuschel         12   3  2.17  21  20   4   1   2  137  119   38   33    6   40   85
Paul Reuschel          3   1  2.32  34   0   0   3   0   54   47   16   14    5   18   31
Pete Broberg           0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    1    1    0
Donnie Moore           3   0  3.58  15   1   0   0   0   33   32   18   13    0   13   24
Bill Bonham            9   9  4.28  21  21   1   0   0  132  131   67   63   10   49   80
Mike Krukow            7   7  4.56  21  20   1   0   1  101  122   61   51    8   42   58
Ray Burris            10   8  4.72  22  22   4   0   1  122  152   74   64   14   34   61
Steve Renko            0   1  4.76   8   3   0   1   0   23   26   16   12    3   11   18
Ramon Hernandez        0   0  8.22   6   0   0   1   0    8   11    9    7    1    3    4
Jim Todd               1   1  8.80  19   0   0   0   0   31   46   36   30    1   19   17
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             3   2  2.29   6   6   4   0   1   51   35   14   13    2   11   41
Rawly Eastwick         2   2  2.91  23   0   0   7   0   43   40   14   14    3    8   17
Fred Norman            9   4  2.94  18  18   4   0   1  116   90   48   38   15   52   84
Pedro Borbon           5   4  3.01  40   0   0   7   0   72   71   26   24    5   15   24
Doug Capilla           2   0  3.75   6   3   0   0   0   24   22   11   10    3   14   18
Mike Caldwell          0   0  4.01  14   0   0   1   0   25   25   11   11    1    8   11
Dale Murray            5   2  4.43  35   0   0   3   0   61   71   33   30    5   26   26
Gary Nolan             4   1  4.81   8   8   0   0   0   39   53   22   21    5   12   28
Jack Billingham        8   5  4.86  20  18   3   0   2  122  149   77   66   10   41   59
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            1   1  5.91   6   5   0   0   0   21   23   14   14    2    9    7
Joe Henderson          0   2 11.25   6   0   0   0   0    8   14   11   10    1    6    8
Tom Hume               0   3 12.50   8   3   0   0   0   18   32   25   25    3   12   10
Joe Hoerner            0   0 13.50   4   0   0   0   0    3    3    5    5    2    3    3

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Sambito            4   3  2.36  32   1   0   1   0   50   42   24   13    2   18   33
J.R. Richard           8   6  2.79  20  20   8   0   1  155  128   50   48    8   59  112
Ken Forsch             4   7  2.89  30   5   0   7   0   72   68   29   23    2   23   41
Joe Niekro             4   3  3.25  28   0   0   4   0   61   47   25   22    3   32   39
Joaquin Andujar       10   5  3.47  19  19   4   0   1  125  112   57   48    7   51   54
Bo McLaughlin          3   3  4.07  27   6   0   3   0   60   59   30   27    5   25   41
Mark Lemongello        1  11  4.30  18  16   0   0   0  107  122   53   51   11   28   30
Gene Pentz             2   1  4.70  24   2   0   0   0   44   43   23   23    5   30   33
Floyd Bannister        4   7  4.75  16  15   3   0   1   95   95   55   50    9   49   88
Dan Larson             0   3  5.93  20   3   0   0   0   41   48   33   27    5   22   23
Doug Konieczny         1   1  6.00   4   4   0   0   0   21   26   15   14    1    8    7

 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   4  2.58  19  19   6   0   1  139  111   47   40   14   43   87
Burt Hooton            8   3  2.66  18  18   4   0   1  129  116   43   38    6   36   87
Elias Sosa             0   2  2.87  21   0   0   0   0   31   22   11   10    6    6   19
Charlie Hough          4   8  3.39  45   0   0  19   0   88   69   36   33    8   45   79
Tommy John             9   4  3.48  16  16   4   0   0   98  113   49   38    7   22   53
Doug Rau              10   1  3.87  18  18   2   0   1  121  140   56   52   11   30   76
Rick Rhoden           10   6  4.02  18  18   3   0   0  130  130   61   58   15   40   81
Stan Wall              2   3  5.34  25   0   0   0   0   32   36   20   19    3   13   22
Al Downing             0   1  6.75  12   1   0   0   0   20   22   15   15    4   16   23

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Kerrigan           1   2  2.58  42   0   0   6   0   59   53   21   17    3   21   25
Steve Rogers           9   8  2.90  23  23  11   0   3  174  156   68   56    8   45  117
Bill Atkinson          5   2  3.48  32   0   0   5   0   44   41   19   17    8   15   28
Wayne Twitchell        2   0  3.55   6   6   0   0   0   38   25   15   15    5    8   28
Jackie Brown           6   7  3.59  25  14   5   0   2  115  103   52   46   11   36   55
Will McEnaney          2   3  4.04  44   0   0   3   0   65   70   30   29    4   16   25
Don Stanhouse          5   8  4.49  21  15   1   1   1  102  106   63   51   11   56   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           4   2  5.73   9   8   1   0   0   44   55   30   28    3   17   22
Santo Alcala           2   5  6.45  13   8   0   1   0   53   65   38   38    6   19   32
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  11  3.16  19  19   4   0   1  140  111   57   49    8   53  115
Skip Lockwood          1   4  3.67  34   0   0  14   0   54   41   22   22    4   15   42
Nino Espinosa          5   7  3.79  18  15   2   0   0  100  101   45   42   10   27   51
Pat Zachry             1   3  3.86   6   6   0   0   0   33   34   18   14    4   17   19
Craig Swan             4   6  3.95  15  13   1   0   0   80   86   38   35    7   27   43
Jon Matlack            4  11  4.26  18  18   4   0   2  125  130   65   59   14   30   89
Rick Baldwin           1   1  4.40  20   0   0   0   0   29   23   15   14    4   12   14
Jackson Todd           2   3  4.63  13   5   0   0   0   45   51   24   23    5   12   29
Paul Siebert           1   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    4    2    2    2    0    3    2
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   1  2.35  18   0   0   4   0   31   27    9    8    2    7   21
Ron Reed               6   3  2.58  35   0   0   9   0   70   64   20   20    4   19   49
Warren Brusstar        3   2  2.68  26   0   0   2   0   37   31   15   11    2   14   28
Steve Carlton         12   4  3.00  19  19   9   0   1  150  131   55   50   15   40  101
Gene Garber            4   5  3.54  40   0   0   9   0   53   46   24   21    6   14   38
Jim Lonborg            3   3  3.88  10  10   1   0   0   63   66   29   27    8   15   27
Wayne Twitchell        0   5  4.53  12   8   0   0   0   46   50   27   23    3   25   37
Randy Lerch            6   2  4.77  18  18   2   0   0  109  126   61   58   13   44   50
Tom Underwood          3   2  5.13  14   0   0   1   0   33   44   21   19    2   18   20
Larry Christenson      8   5  5.48  19  19   2   0   1  112  138   72   68   14   38   67
Jim Kaat               3   5  5.53  20  14   1   0   0   83  101   53   51   11   23   27

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage           8   5  1.60  42   0   0  15   0   79   50   16   14    4   28   92
Kent Tekulve           7   1  2.76  41   0   0   3   0   59   42   20   18    2   23   32
John Candelaria        9   3  2.82  18  18   2   0   1  121  108   40   38   16   26   65
Jim Rooker             7   5  3.82  16  16   4   0   2  104   94   47   44   14   39   45
Jerry Reuss            4  10  4.18  20  20   3   0   0  123  140   68   57    7   45   68
Bruce Kison            6   4  4.86  18  17   3   0   1  107  105   64   58    9   36   65
Grant Jackson          1   3  4.93  27   1   0   1   0   42   43   27   23    5   18   20
Terry Forster          2   2  5.18  22   2   0   1   0   49   53   30   28    4   17   33
Odell Jones            2   4  5.28  22   7   0   0   0   61   65   37   36    6   18   36
Larry Demery           3   3  5.73  22   8   0   0   0   60   72   39   38   10   24   23
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           5   0  2.86  40   0   0   4   0   69   61   24   22    6   26   34
Rollie Fingers         6   4  2.99  51   0   0  20   0   90   87   33   30    8   23   75
Bob Shirley            6  10  3.52  20  20   0   0   0  115  120   60   45   12   50   75
Dave Tomlin            1   4  3.88  41   0   0   3   0   60   62   28   26    3   19   34
Randy Jones            4   7  4.59  15  15   1   0   0   84  101   45   43    7   17   28
Dave Wehrmeister       1   2  5.02  17   1   0   0   0   29   31   17   16    3   15   13
Tom Griffin            5   8  5.03  21  17   0   0   0  106  105   69   59   15   62   52
John D'Acquisto        1   1  5.17  12   8   0   0   0   31   28   25   18    1   38   33
Bob Owchinko           3   4  5.29  14  12   0   0   0   65   85   39   38    7   28   38
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            5   5  5.76  32   8   0   0   0   84  101   58   54   13   39   34
Dave Freisleben        2   5  5.82  16   8   0   0   0   51   51   35   33   13   17   22
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  1.39  43   0   0  12   0   71   62   18   11    0   27   59
Tommy Toms             0   1  2.08   4   0   0   0   0    4    7    5    1    0    2    2
Dave Heaverlo          3   1  2.13  28   0   0   0   0   55   48   19   13    8   10   31
Randy Moffitt          3   5  3.02  39   0   0   7   0   57   54   22   19    2   22   41
Ed Halicki             8   8  3.33  21  21   3   0   2  138  131   59   51   13   43  105
Bob Knepper            3   3  3.58  11  11   1   0   1   65   65   33   26    6   22   41
Charlie Williams       4   2  3.69  33   5   1   0   0   71   73   36   29    5   33   23
Terry Cornutt          1   2  3.86  28   1   0   0   0   44   38   24   19    4   22   23
John Montefusco        2   8  3.94  14  13   2   0   0   75   83   46   33    8   20   59
Jim Barr               8   7  4.88  21  21   3   0   0  135  171   79   73    9   30   59
John Curtis            2   3  5.93  27   9   1   0   1   58   76   39   38    4   37   26
Lynn McGlothen         2   6  6.04  12  11   2   0   0   57   64   40   38    5   31   33

 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  2.10  37   0   0   3   0   69   54   19   16    6   15   26
Rawly Eastwick         2   3  2.78  16   0   0   2   0   23   24    9    7    3   11   11
Butch Metzger          1   0  3.27  27   0   0   0   0   44   35   18   16    7   26   15
John Urrea             2   3  3.61  27   0   0   4   0   52   45   25   21    7   15   26
John Denny             7   2  3.61  14  14   2   0   1   85   88   38   34    7   33   32
Eric Rasmussen         6  10  3.69  19  19   6   0   2  127  125   55   52   14   27   60
Bob Forsch            11   4  4.02  20  20   4   0   0  130  134   67   58   15   39   51
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   4  4.58  37   0   0   7   0   53   59   29   27    6   24   44
Pete Falcone           4   6  5.23  20  20   1   0   1  103  111   63   60   16   45   60
Tom Underwood          2   4  5.72   6   5   0   0   0   28   37   20   18    3   15   21
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)         12
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        12
  B. Forsch (STL)          11
  J. Andujar (HOU)         10
  R. Burris (CHI)          10
  D. Rau (LA)              10
  R. Rhoden (LA)           10
  T. Seaver (CIN)          10
  D. Sutton (LA)           10
  B. Bonham (CHI)           9

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  S. Rogers (MON)          11
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  T. Seaver (CIN)           9
  J. Richard (HOU)          8
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        6
  D. Sutton (LA)            6
  J. Brown (MON)            5
  J. Andujar (HOU)          4
  R. Burris (CHI)           4

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHI)          23
  R. Fingers (SD)          20
  C. Hough (LA)            19
  R. Gossage (PIT)         15
  S. Lockwood (NY)         14
  G. Lavelle (SF)          12
  R. Camp (ATL)            10
  R. Eastwick (STL)         9
  G. Garber (PHI)           9
  R. Reed (PHI)             9

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)       174.1
  S. Rogers (MON)       173.2
  J. Richard (HOU)      154.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)      150.0
  T. Seaver (CIN)       147.0
  J. Koosman (NY)       139.2
  D. Sutton (LA)        139.1
  E. Halicki (SF)       138.0
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     136.2
  J. Barr (SF)          134.2

Hits:

  J. Barr (SF)            171
  P. Niekro (ATL)         169
  S. Rogers (MON)         156
  R. Burris (CHI)         152
  J. Billingham (CIN)     149
  D. Rau (LA)             140
  J. Reuss (PIT)          140
  L. Christenson (PHI)    138
  B. Forsch (STL)         134
  B. Bonham (CHI)         131

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          89
  J. Barr (SF)             79
  J. Billingham (CIN)      77
  R. Burris (CHI)          74
  L. Christenson (PHI)     72
  T. Griffin (SD)          69
  J. Reuss (PIT)           68
  S. Rogers (MON)          68
  B. Bonham (CHI)          67
  B. Forsch (STL)          67

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          17
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      16
  P. Falcone (STL)         16
  S. Carlton (PHI)         15
  B. Forsch (STL)          15
  T. Griffin (SD)          15
  F. Norman (CIN)          15
  R. Rhoden (LA)           15
  R. Burris (CHI)          14
  L. Christenson (PHI)     14

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          92
  T. Griffin (SD)          62
  J. Richard (HOU)         59
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       56
  J. Koosman (NY)          53
  F. Norman (CIN)          52
  J. Andujar (HOU)         51
  B. Shirley (SD)          50
  F. Bannister (HOU)       49
  B. Bonham (CHI)          49

Strikeouts:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         132
  S. Rogers (MON)         117
  J. Koosman (NY)         115
  T. Seaver (CIN)         113
  J. Richard (HOU)        112
  E. Halicki (SF)         105
  S. Carlton (PHI)        101
  B. Sutter (CHI)          93
  R. Gossage (PIT)         92
  J. Matlack (NY)          89


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