Saturday July 23, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 23, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     59  36  3.40   95  20  23   866   829  363  327   81  274  569
New York        38  57  3.56   95  17  16   840   765  366  332   72  272  570
Chicago         56  36  3.63   92  11  32   829   816  389  334   62  270  541
Houston         44  52  3.68   96  16  17   874   822  405  357   60  355  529
St. Louis       49  46  3.80   95  14  16   856   836  402  361   94  307  416
San Francisco   44  53  3.87   97  13  21   875   918  448  376   69  327  526
Pittsburgh      53  42  3.99   95  13  22   861   828  419  382   87  294  514
Montreal        45  47  4.05   92  22  17   851   823  432  383   78  323  490
Philadelphia    54  39  4.09   93  15  28   831   867  412  378   86  276  487
San Diego       42  56  4.50   98   1  28   894   955  506  447  105  389  485
Cincinnati      48  44  4.50   92  14  19   816   865  442  408   84  305  458
Atlanta         35  59  5.15   94  14  16   840   937  539  481  108  432  525

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Reuschel (CHI)   13   3  2.28  23  22   5   1   3  150  128   43   38    6   43   95
Burt Hooton (LA)       8   4  2.64  20  19   4   1   1  140  123   46   41    8   40   95
John Candelaria (PIT) 10   3  2.69  20  20   2   0   1  134  120   42   40   18   29   72
Steve Rogers (MON)    10   8  2.76  24  24  12   0   4  183  160   68   56    8   46  125
J.R. Richard (HOU)     9   7  2.81  22  22   8   0   1  167  136   54   52    9   64  125
Don Sutton (LA)       10   5  2.87  20  20   6   0   1  144  121   53   46   14   45   90
Steve Carlton (PHI)   13   5  2.91  21  21   9   0   1  164  141   61   53   17   44  108
Tom Seaver (CIN)      10   5  2.98  20  20   9   0   4  151  122   52   50    9   39  115
Jerry Koosman (NY)     7  11  3.18  21  21   4   0   1  153  117   63   54   10   58  131
Tommy John (LA)       10   4  3.19  17  17   5   0   1  107  117   49   38    7   25   55

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Eddie Solomon          1   1  1.86   3   3   0   0   0   10    9    8    2    0    7    3
Dick Ruthven           3   6  3.52  11   9   2   0   1   61   66   29   24    8   25   34
Rick Camp              6   2  3.79  49   0   0  10   0   74   79   40   31    5   45   50
Phil Niekro            9  11  4.21  27  26  11   0   2  194  185   96   91   17  102  146
Dave Campbell          0   3  4.24  34   0   0   1   0   40   40   21   19    4   19   16
Andy Messersmith       5   4  4.40  16  16   1   0   0  102  101   54   50   12   39   69
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  5.51  22   6   0   2   0   47   52   30   29    5   33   20
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
Bob Johnson            0   1  7.25  15   0   0   0   0   22   24   18   18    7   14   16
Steve Hargan           0   1  7.59   9   5   0   0   0   21   37   21   18    2    7   10
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
Pete Broberg           1   0  2.08   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    1    1    1
Willie Hernandez       3   3  2.17  37   0   0   2   0   62   42   17   15    3   14   42
Rick Reuschel         13   3  2.28  23  22   5   1   3  150  128   43   38    6   43   95
Paul Reuschel          4   2  2.31  36   0   0   3   0   58   49   17   15    6   20   32
Donnie Moore           3   0  3.48  16   1   0   0   0   34   33   18   13    0   13   25
Bill Bonham            9   9  4.23  22  22   1   0   0  140  138   70   66   10   54   85
Mike Krukow            7   7  4.43  22  21   1   0   1  108  126   63   53    8   43   61
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
Manny Sarmiento        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    0
Rawly Eastwick         2   2  2.91  23   0   0   7   0   43   40   14   14    3    8   17
Tom Seaver             3   2  2.95   7   7   4   0   1   55   43   19   18    2   11   43
Pedro Borbon           5   4  3.04  42   0   0   7   0   74   73   27   25    5   15   25
Fred Norman            9   6  3.23  20  20   4   0   1  128  107   56   46   17   55   90
Mike Caldwell          0   0  4.01  14   0   0   1   0   25   25   11   11    1    8   11
Doug Capilla           2   2  4.17   8   5   0   0   0   37   33   18   17    6   16   24
Dale Murray            5   2  4.62  38   0   0   3   0   64   75   36   33    5   28   28
Jack Billingham        8   6  4.79  22  18   3   0   2  128  154   79   68   10   41   60
Gary Nolan             4   1  4.81   8   8   0   0   0   39   53   22   21    5   12   28
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
Mario Soto             0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    0    2
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  2.14  34   1   0   2   0   55   43   24   13    2   19   36
J.R. Richard           9   7  2.81  22  22   8   0   1  167  136   54   52    9   64  125
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
Mark Lemongello        3  11  3.99  20  18   1   0   0  122  137   56   54   11   31   38
Bo McLaughlin          3   4  4.35  28   6   0   3   0   60   62   32   29    5   25   41
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  5.12  21   4   0   0   0   51   51   35   29    6   22   26
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
Lance Rautzhan         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    1
Mike Garman            4   1  2.34  26   0   0   3   0   35   33   10    9    4   11   18
Elias Sosa             0   2  2.55  23   0   0   0   0   35   22   11   10    6    7   22
Burt Hooton            8   4  2.64  20  19   4   1   1  140  123   46   41    8   40   95
Don Sutton            10   5  2.87  20  20   6   0   1  144  121   53   46   14   45   90
Tommy John            10   4  3.19  17  17   5   0   1  107  117   49   38    7   25   55
Charlie Hough          4   8  3.35  46   0   0  19   0   89   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   7  4.10  19  19   3   0   0  136  136   65   62   15   41   85
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  2.39  44   0   0   7   0   64   56   21   17    3   21   29
Steve Rogers          10   8  2.76  24  24  12   0   4  183  160   68   56    8   46  125
Jackie Brown           7   7  3.40  26  15   6   0   2  124  107   53   47   11   41   59
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           6   2  4.77  11  10   2   0   1   60   62   34   32    4   21   32
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  2.74  34   0   0   2   0   49   44   16   15    2   15   32
Tom Seaver             7   3  3.00  13  13   5   0   3   96   79   33   32    7   28   72
Jerry Koosman          7  11  3.18  21  21   4   0   1  153  117   63   54   10   58  131
Pat Zachry             1   3  3.26   7   7   0   0   0   39   36   20   14    4   21   24
Paul Siebert           1   0  3.38   4   0   0   0   0    5    2    2    2    0    3    3
Skip Lockwood          1   6  3.70  37   0   0  14   0   58   46   24   24    4   18   46
Nino Espinosa          5   7  3.79  18  15   2   0   0  100  101   45   42   10   27   51
Craig Swan             5   6  3.95  16  14   1   0   0   87   91   41   38    8   29   46
Jon Matlack            5  12  4.00  20  20   5   0   3  140  142   68   62   15   33  100
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  2.08  20   0   0   6   0   35   28    9    8    2    8   22
Warren Brusstar        3   2  2.75  27   0   0   2   0   39   34   16   12    2   14   29
Steve Carlton         13   5  2.91  21  21   9   0   1  164  141   61   53   17   44  108
Ron Reed               6   4  2.97  37   0   0   9   0   76   70   25   25    5   23   54
Gene Garber            4   5  3.30  41   0   0  10   0   57   49   24   21    6   14   39
Jim Lonborg            4   3  4.39  11  11   1   0   0   68   74   35   33   10   17   29
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      9   5  5.35  20  20   2   0   1  118  144   75   70   15   40   69
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  2.69  20  20   2   0   1  134  120   42   40   18   29   72
Kent Tekulve           7   1  3.47  45   0   0   3   0   62   52   26   24    4   24   36
Jim Rooker             8   5  3.90  17  17   4   0   2  111  101   51   48   15   41   47
Jerry Reuss            5  10  3.96  21  21   4   0   0  132  146   70   58    8   47   76
Bruce Kison            6   4  4.83  19  18   3   0   1  114  113   67   61   10   37   70
Grant Jackson          2   3  4.86  30   1   0   2   0   46   46   29   25    5   20   23
Odell Jones            2   4  5.12  24   7   0   0   0   63   65   37   36    6   18   36
Terry Forster          2   3  5.40  24   3   0   1   0   55   59   36   33    5   20   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  43   0   0   4   0   74   69   25   23    6   28   36
Rollie Fingers         7   4  2.88  54   0   0  21   0   94   89   33   30    8   25   79
Dave Tomlin            2   4  3.66  44   0   0   3   0   64   64   29   26    3   20   36
Bob Shirley            6  11  3.69  21  21   0   0   0  120  127   64   49   14   54   79
Dave Wehrmeister       1   2  4.41  19   1   0   0   0   33   32   17   16    3   16   16
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   9  5.04  23  18   0   0   0  111  112   73   62   15   66   55
Victor Bernal          1   1  5.31  15   0   0   0   0   20   23   13   12    4    9    6
John D'Acquisto        1   1  5.40  13   9   0   0   0   33   32   27   20    1   38   34
Dave Freisleben        2   5  5.43  17   9   0   0   0   58   61   37   35   13   21   26
Rick Sawyer            5   5  5.54  35   8   0   0   0   88  104   58   54   13   39   35
Butch Metzger          0   0  5.56  17   1   0   0   0   23   27   16   14    5   12    6
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  1.27  46   0   0  14   0   78   64   18   11    0   27   63
Tommy Toms             0   1  2.08   4   0   0   0   0    4    7    5    1    0    2    2
Dave Heaverlo          3   1  2.25  32   0   0   0   0   60   53   23   15    9   13   34
Randy Moffitt          3   5  3.15  42   0   0   7   0   60   58   24   21    2   26   42
Bob Knepper            4   4  3.43  13  13   1   0   1   76   75   36   29    8   29   47
Ed Halicki             8   8  3.57  22  22   3   0   2  144  136   65   57   13   46  107
John Montefusco        3   8  3.84  15  14   2   0   0   82   91   48   35    8   23   64
Terry Cornutt          1   2  3.86  28   1   0   0   0   44   38   24   19    4   22   23
Charlie Williams       4   3  4.01  36   5   1   0   0   74   78   40   33    6   35   25
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  29   9   1   0   1   58   77   40   39    4   39   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   2  2.30  39   0   0   3   0   70   56   21   18    6   18   26
Butch Metzger          1   0  3.06  28   0   0   0   0   47   35   18   16    7   26   17
John Urrea             2   3  3.22  29   1   0   4   0   64   54   27   23    7   17   33
John Denny             7   2  3.61  14  14   2   0   1   85   88   38   34    7   33   32
Rawly Eastwick         3   4  3.70  19   0   0   2   0   24   30   13   10    3   12   13
Bob Forsch            12   4  3.76  21  21   5   0   1  139  137   67   58   15   44   53
Eric Rasmussen         6  10  3.87  20  20   6   0   2  135  135   61   58   15   29   68
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  4.39  38   0   0   7   0   55   59   29   27    6   27   44
Larry Dierker          2   6  4.70  10   9   0   0   0   38   40   21   20    7   15    6
Tom Underwood          2   4  4.84   7   6   0   0   0   35   40   21   19    3   19   26
Pete Falcone           4   6  5.23  20  20   1   0   1  103  111   63   60   16   45   60
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)        13
  B. Forsch (STL)          12
  D. Rau (LA)              11
  J. Andujar (HOU)         10
  R. Burris (CHI)          10
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      10
  T. John (LA)             10
  R. Rhoden (LA)           10
  S. Rogers (MON)          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:

  S. Rogers (MON)          12
  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  T. Seaver (CIN)           9
  J. Richard (HOU)          8
  J. Brown (MON)            6
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        6
  D. Sutton (LA)            6
  B. Forsch (STL)           5
  T. John (LA)              5

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHI)          24
  R. Fingers (SD)          21
  C. Hough (LA)            19
  R. Gossage (PIT)         16
  G. Lavelle (SF)          14
  S. Lockwood (NY)         14
  R. Camp (ATL)            10
  G. Garber (PHI)          10
  R. Eastwick (STL)         9
  R. Reed (PHI)             9

Shutouts:

  S. Rogers (MON)           4
  T. Seaver (CIN)           4
  J. Matlack (NY)           3
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         3
  J. Billingham (CIN)       2
  J. Brown (MON)            2
  E. Halicki (SF)           2
  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        2
  J. Rooker (PIT)           2

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       194.1
  S. Rogers (MON)       182.2
  J. Richard (HOU)      166.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)      164.0
  J. Koosman (NY)       152.2
  T. Seaver (CIN)       151.0
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     150.0
  D. Sutton (LA)        144.1
  E. Halicki (SF)       143.2
  B. Bonham (CHI)       140.1

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         185
  J. Barr (SF)            177
  R. Burris (CHI)         160
  S. Rogers (MON)         160
  J. Billingham (CIN)     154
  D. Rau (LA)             149
  J. Reuss (PIT)          146
  L. Christenson (PHI)    144
  J. Matlack (NY)         142
  S. Carlton (PHI)        141

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          96
  J. Barr (SF)             84
  J. Billingham (CIN)      79
  R. Burris (CHI)          78
  L. Christenson (PHI)     75
  T. Griffin (SD)          73
  B. Bonham (CHI)          70
  J. Reuss (PIT)           70
  J. Matlack (NY)          68
  S. Rogers (MON)          68

Home Runs:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      18
  S. Carlton (PHI)         17
  P. Niekro (ATL)          17
  F. Norman (CIN)          17
  R. Burris (CHI)          16
  P. Falcone (STL)         16
  B. Capra (ATL)           15
  L. Christenson (PHI)     15
  B. Forsch (STL)          15
  T. Griffin (SD)          15

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         102
  T. Griffin (SD)          66
  J. Richard (HOU)         64
  J. Koosman (NY)          58
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       56
  F. Norman (CIN)          55
  B. Bonham (CHI)          54
  B. Shirley (SD)          54
  J. Andujar (HOU)         51
  P. Zachry (NY)           50

Strikeouts:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         146
  J. Koosman (NY)         131
  J. Richard (HOU)        125
  S. Rogers (MON)         125
  T. Seaver (CIN)         115
  S. Carlton (PHI)        108
  E. Halicki (SF)         107
  J. Matlack (NY)         100
  R. Gossage (PIT)         95
  B. Hooton (LA)           95

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