Sunday July 17, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, July 17, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     59  33  3.38   92  20  23   839   808  351  315   79  268  550
New York        37  55  3.62   92  16  16   814   747  359  327   71  259  546
Chicago         54  35  3.67   89  10  32   799   796  381  326   61  260  523
Houston         43  50  3.69   93  15  17   847   803  395  347   58  351  515
San Francisco   43  51  3.82   94  13  20   848   887  431  360   66  310  512
St. Louis       47  45  3.86   92  13  16   827   816  395  355   94  291  404
Pittsburgh      50  42  4.01   92  12  21   831   798  406  370   82  286  493
Philadelphia    52  38  4.10   90  15  26   805   840  397  367   80  269  475
Montreal        42  47  4.13   89  20  16   824   808  427  378   77  314  471
Cincinnati      48  41  4.44   89  14  19   788   830  423  389   82  301  448
San Diego       40  55  4.56   95   1  27   866   922  496  439  105  378  467
Atlanta         34  57  5.23   91  14  16   812   911  530  472  108  423  506

 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  2.65  19  18   4   1   1  133  119   44   39    6   39   90
J.R. Richard (HOU)     9   6  2.69  21  21   8   0   1  161  132   50   48    8   63  119
John Candelaria (PIT) 10   3  2.71  19  19   2   0   1  126  111   40   38   16   28   67
Tom Seaver (CIN)      10   5  2.76  19  19   9   0   4  147  114   47   45    9   39  113
Steve Rogers (MON)     9   8  2.90  23  23  11   0   3  174  156   68   56    8   45  117
Steve Carlton (PHI)   13   4  2.96  20  20   9   0   1  158  135   57   52   15   42  104
Fred Norman (CIN)      9   5  3.06  19  19   4   0   1  123   98   52   42   16   54   88
Jerry Koosman (NY)     7  11  3.13  20  20   4   0   1  147  114   60   51    9   55  124

 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  3.73  46   0   0  10   0   70   72   38   29    5   43   48
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
Dave Campbell          0   3  4.46  32   0   0   1   0   38   39   21   19    4   19   14
Max Leon               4   3  4.50  21   9   0   1   0   62   69   36   31    7   19   30
Buzz Capra             2   7  5.35  28   6   0   0   0   74   79   47   44   15   45   49
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 Kline            0   0  6.64  15   0   0   1   0   20   21   15   15    4   12   10
Steve Hargan           0   1  7.20   8   5   0   0   0   20   34   19   16    2    7    9
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  1.94  35   0   0   2   0   60   40   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  3.48  16   1   0   0   0   34   33   18   13    0   13   25
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
Steve Renko            0   1  4.76   8   3   0   1   0   23   26   16   12    3   11   18
Ray Burris            10   9  4.77  23  23   4   0   1  128  160   78   68   16   35   64
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   1  3.60   7   4   0   0   0   30   25   13   12    5   14   22
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  4.81  21  18   3   0   2  125  152   78   67   10   41   60
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  3.09  29   0   0   5   0   64   49   25   22    3   33   40
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        2  11  4.15  19  17   0   0   0  113  128   54   52   11   29   34
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  2.65  19  18   4   1   1  133  119   44   39    6   39   90
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              11   1  3.86  19  19   2   0   1  126  149   58   54   12   30   79
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  2.45  43   0   0   6   0   62   53   21   17    3   21   26
Steve Rogers           9   8  2.90  23  23  11   0   3  174  156   68   56    8   45  117
Jackie Brown           6   7  3.59  25  14   5   0   2  115  103   52   46   11   36   55
Bill Atkinson          6   2  3.77  33   0   0   5   0   45   45   21   19    8   17   28
Will McEnaney          2   3  3.99  45   0   0   3   0   65   71   30   29    4   16   26
Don Stanhouse          5   8  4.46  22  15   1   1   1  103  106   63   51   11   56   56
Wayne Twitchell        2   0  4.58   7   7   0   0   0   39   31   20   20    5    9   30
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  6.22  14   8   0   1   0   55   66   38   38    6   19   34
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          7  11  3.13  20  20   4   0   1  147  114   60   51    9   55  124
Paul Siebert           1   0  3.38   4   0   0   0   0    5    2    2    2    0    3    3
Skip Lockwood          1   4  3.54  35   0   0  14   0   56   42   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  12  4.27  19  19   4   0   2  131  135   68   62   15   31   93
Rick Baldwin           1   1  4.40  20   0   0   0   0   29   23   15   14    4   12   14
Jackson Todd           2   3  4.50  14   5   0   0   0   46   51   24   23    5   13   31
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  2.27  19   0   0   5   0   32   28    9    8    2    8   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         13   4  2.96  20  20   9   0   1  158  135   57   52   15   42  104
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  1.75  45   0   0  16   0   82   51   19   16    5   32   95
John Candelaria       10   3  2.71  19  19   2   0   1  126  111   40   38   16   28   67
Kent Tekulve           7   1  3.26  43   0   0   3   0   61   49   24   22    4   23   33
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
Terry Forster          2   3  5.07  23   3   0   1   0   55   57   34   31    4   19   36
Grant Jackson          1   3  5.14  28   1   0   1   0   42   43   28   24    5   19   20
Odell Jones            2   4  5.14  23   7   0   0   0   63   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  2.78  41   0   0   4   0   71   64   24   22    6   27   35
Rollie Fingers         6   4  2.96  52   0   0  20   0   91   87   33   30    8   23   75
Bob Shirley            6  11  3.69  21  21   0   0   0  120  127   64   49   14   54   79
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
Tom Griffin            5   8  4.93  22  17   0   0   0  108  106   69   59   15   64   53
Dave Wehrmeister       1   2  5.02  17   1   0   0   0   29   31   17   16    3   15   13
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  5.74  33   8   0   0   0   85  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  2.35  30   0   0   0   0   57   51   22   15    9   11   32
Randy Moffitt          3   5  3.12  40   0   0   7   0   58   56   23   20    2   23   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  3.59  34   5   1   0   0   73   75   36   29    5   33   24
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  5.10  22  22   3   0   0  138  177   84   78   10   32   60
Lynn McGlothen         2   7  5.97  13  11   2   0   0   57   64   41   38    5   33   33
John Curtis            2   3  6.09  28   9   1   0   1   58   76   40   39    4   38   26

 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  2.09  38   0   0   3   0   69   54   19   16    6   16   26
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
Rawly Eastwick         2   4  3.57  17   0   0   2   0   23   26   11    9    3   12   11
John Denny             7   2  3.61  14  14   2   0   1   85   88   38   34    7   33   32
Eric Rasmussen         6  10  3.87  20  20   6   0   2  135  135   61   58   15   29   68
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)         13
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        12
  B. Forsch (STL)          11
  D. Rau (LA)              11
  J. Andujar (HOU)         10
  R. Burris (CHI)          10
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      10
  T. John (LA)             10
  R. Rhoden (LA)           10
  T. Seaver (CIN)          10

Losses:

  J. Matlack (NY)          12
  J. Koosman (NY)          11
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      11
  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  B. Shirley (SD)          11
  E. Rasmussen (STL)       10
  J. Reuss (PIT)           10
  P. Zachry (NY)           10
  B. Bonham (CHI)           9
  R. Burris (CHI)           9

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)         16
  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)      158.0
  T. Seaver (CIN)       147.0
  J. Koosman (NY)       146.2
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     141.0
  D. Sutton (LA)        139.1
  E. Halicki (SF)       138.0
  J. Barr (SF)          137.2

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         178
  J. Barr (SF)            177
  R. Burris (CHI)         160
  S. Rogers (MON)         156
  J. Billingham (CIN)     152
  D. Rau (LA)             149
  J. Reuss (PIT)          140
  L. Christenson (PHI)    138
  S. Carlton (PHI)        135
  J. Matlack (NY)         135

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          93
  J. Barr (SF)             84
  J. Billingham (CIN)      78
  R. Burris (CHI)          78
  L. Christenson (PHI)     72
  T. Griffin (SD)          69
  J. Matlack (NY)          68
  J. Reuss (PIT)           68
  S. Rogers (MON)          68
  B. Bonham (CHI)          67

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          17
  R. Burris (CHI)          16
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      16
  P. Falcone (STL)         16
  F. Norman (CIN)          16
  B. Capra (ATL)           15
  S. Carlton (PHI)         15
  B. Forsch (STL)          15
  T. Griffin (SD)          15
  J. Matlack (NY)          15

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         100
  T. Griffin (SD)          64
  J. Richard (HOU)         63
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       56
  J. Koosman (NY)          55
  F. Norman (CIN)          54
  B. Shirley (SD)          54
  J. Andujar (HOU)         51
  F. Bannister (HOU)       49
  B. Bonham (CHI)          49

Strikeouts:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         138
  J. Koosman (NY)         124
  J. Richard (HOU)        119
  S. Rogers (MON)         117
  T. Seaver (CIN)         113
  E. Halicki (SF)         105
  S. Carlton (PHI)        104
  R. Gossage (PIT)         95
  B. Sutter (CHI)          94
  J. Matlack (NY)          93


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