Saturday July 16, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 16, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     58  33  3.38   91  20  22   830   796  348  312   78  265  544
New York        36  54  3.64   90  16  16   796   738  353  322   69  255  530
Chicago         54  34  3.67   88  10  32   791   786  377  322   59  259  519
Houston         42  50  3.72   92  15  16   838   795  394  346   58  349  510
San Francisco   43  50  3.77   93  13  20   839   874  420  351   64  303  509
St. Louis       47  44  3.82   91  13  16   818   804  387  347   93  287  396
Pittsburgh      49  41  3.99   90  12  20   814   784  396  361   80  279  485
Montreal        41  47  4.10   88  20  16   815   796  420  371   77  311  464
Philadelphia    51  38  4.13   89  15  25   796   835  395  365   80  266  472
Cincinnati      48  40  4.46   88  14  19   779   824  420  386   80  301  443
San Diego       40  54  4.57   94   1  27   857   911  492  435  103  371  461
Atlanta         33  57  5.20   90  14  16   803   896  520  464  106  418  500

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Reuschel (CHI)   12   3  2.43  22  21   4   1   2  141  123   43   38    6   42   88
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
J.R. Richard (HOU)     9   6  2.69  21  21   8   0   1  161  132   50   48    8   63  119
Tom Seaver (CIN)      10   5  2.76  19  19   9   0   4  147  114   47   45    9   39  113
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
Rollie Fingers (SD)    6   4  2.96  52   0   0  20   0   91   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
Fred Norman (CIN)      9   5  3.06  19  19   4   0   1  123   98   52   42   16   54   88

 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  11  4.32  26  25  11   0   2  183  178   93   88   17  100  138
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  1.11  45   0   0  24   0   81   49   15   10    4   13   94
Willie Hernandez       3   3  1.96  34   0   0   2   0   60   39   15   13    3   13   40
Pete Broberg           1   0  2.08   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    1    1    1
Paul Reuschel          3   1  2.32  34   0   0   3   0   54   47   16   14    5   18   31
Rick Reuschel         12   3  2.43  22  21   4   1   2  141  123   43   38    6   42   88
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
Pedro Borbon           5   4  3.01  40   0   0   7   0   72   71   26   24    5   15   24
Fred Norman            9   5  3.06  19  19   4   0   1  123   98   52   42   16   54   88
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  4.65  36   0   0   3   0   62   73   35   32    5   27   27
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 12.00   7   0   0   0   0    9   17   13   12    2    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  2.22  33   1   0   2   0   53   43   24   13    2   18   35
J.R. Richard           9   6  2.69  21  21   8   0   1  161  132   50   48    8   63  119
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
Tommy John            10   4  3.19  17  17   5   0   1  107  117   49   38    7   25   55
Charlie Hough          4   8  3.39  45   0   0  19   0   88   69   36   33    8   45   79
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
Stan Bahnsen           5   2  4.75  10   9   2   0   1   53   58   30   28    3   18   28
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  6.45  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
Bob Apodaca            3   3  2.91  33   0   0   2   0   46   42   16   15    2   14   31
Tom Seaver             7   3  3.00  13  13   5   0   3   96   79   33   32    7   28   72
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             5   6  3.95  16  14   1   0   0   87   91   41   38    8   29   46
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
Warren Brusstar        3   2  2.75  27   0   0   2   0   39   34   16   12    2   14   29
Ron Reed               6   4  2.81  36   0   0   9   0   74   66   23   23    4   22   52
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  5.06  19  19   2   0   0  112  132   66   63   13   47   53
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   6  1.68  43   0   0  15   0   80   51   18   15    5   30   93
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  4.83  19  18   3   0   1  114  113   67   61   10   37   70
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  2.96  52   0   0  20   0   91   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
Bob Owchinko           3   5  4.83  15  13   0   0   0   73   88   40   39    7   28   40
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
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  1.33  44   0   0  13   0   74   62   18   11    0   27   61
Tommy Toms             0   1  2.08   4   0   0   0   0    4    7    5    1    0    2    2
Dave Heaverlo          3   1  2.11  29   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
Bob Knepper            4   3  3.30  12  12   1   0   1   71   67   33   26    6   26   46
Ed Halicki             8   8  3.33  21  21   3   0   2  138  131   59   51   13   43  105
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  3.06  28   0   0   0   0   47   35   18   16    7   26   17
John Urrea             2   3  3.34  28   0   0   4   0   57   46   25   21    7   15   30
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
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
Larry Dierker          2   6  4.70  10   9   0   0   0   38   40   21   20    7   15    6
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
  T. John (LA)             10
  D. Rau (LA)              10
  R. Rhoden (LA)           10
  T. Seaver (CIN)          10
  D. Sutton (LA)           10

Losses:

  J. Koosman (NY)          11
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      11
  J. Matlack (NY)          11
  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  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:

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

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHI)          24
  R. Fingers (SD)          20
  C. Hough (LA)            19
  R. Gossage (PIT)         15
  S. Lockwood (NY)         14
  G. Lavelle (SF)          13
  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)       183.1
  S. Rogers (MON)       173.2
  J. Richard (HOU)      160.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)      150.0
  T. Seaver (CIN)       147.0
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     141.0
  J. Koosman (NY)       139.2
  D. Sutton (LA)        139.1
  E. Halicki (SF)       138.0
  J. Barr (SF)          134.2

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         178
  J. Barr (SF)            171
  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
  R. Lerch (PHI)          132

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          93
  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
  F. Norman (CIN)          16
  S. Carlton (PHI)         15
  B. Forsch (STL)          15
  T. Griffin (SD)          15
  R. Rhoden (LA)           15
  R. Burris (CHI)          14
  L. Christenson (PHI)     14

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         100
  J. Richard (HOU)         63
  T. Griffin (SD)          62
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       56
  F. Norman (CIN)          54
  J. Koosman (NY)          53
  J. Andujar (HOU)         51
  B. Shirley (SD)          50
  F. Bannister (HOU)       49
  B. Bonham (CHI)          49

Strikeouts:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         138
  J. Richard (HOU)        119
  S. Rogers (MON)         117
  J. Koosman (NY)         115
  T. Seaver (CIN)         113
  E. Halicki (SF)         105
  S. Carlton (PHI)        101
  B. Sutter (CHI)          94
  R. Gossage (PIT)         93
  J. Matlack (NY)          89

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