Tuesday July 26, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, July 26, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     61  38  3.36   99  20  24   902   858  373  337   84  282  591
New York        40  58  3.49   98  18  17   867   788  374  336   75  279  584
Chicago         58  38  3.68   96  12  32   865   853  412  354   67  278  569
Houston         46  54  3.75  100  17  18   908   856  427  378   64  371  552
St. Louis       52  46  3.77   98  15  18   883   859  412  370   99  319  435
San Francisco   46  55  3.82  101  14  21   914   953  464  388   71  342  551
Pittsburgh      56  42  3.95   98  14  23   892   850  430  391   89  306  532
Montreal        47  50  3.99   97  23  18   902   868  449  400   82  348  527
Philadelphia    57  40  4.05   97  16  29   869   893  426  391   88  291  505
San Diego       43  59  4.47  102   2  28   939   996  527  467  107  414  514
Cincinnati      48  47  4.52   95  14  19   840   898  457  422   87  310  475
Atlanta         35  62  5.16   97  15  16   869   961  556  498  110  437  537

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Reuschel (CHI)   14   3  2.15  24  23   6   1   4  159  133   43   38    6   43  101
John Candelaria (PIT) 11   3  2.61  21  21   2   0   1  141  124   44   41   19   31   74
Steve Rogers (MON)    11   8  2.67  25  25  12   0   4  189  164   68   56    8   48  130
Burt Hooton (LA)       8   5  2.72  21  20   4   1   1  146  129   49   44   10   40   99
J.R. Richard (HOU)     9   8  2.85  23  23   8   0   1  174  142   57   55   10   67  129
Don Sutton (LA)       10   5  2.87  20  20   6   0   1  144  121   53   46   14   45   90
Steve Carlton (PHI)   13   6  2.96  22  22   9   0   1  170  144   65   56   18   50  111
Tom Seaver (CIN)      10   5  2.98  20  20   9   0   4  151  122   52   50    9   39  115
Tommy John (LA)       10   4  3.15  18  18   5   0   1  114  122   51   40    7   26   63
Jerry Koosman (NY)     7  11  3.18  21  21   4   0   1  153  117   63   54   10   58  131

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Eddie Solomon          1   1  1.86   4   3   0   0   0   10    9    8    2    0    9    3
Dick Ruthven           3   7  3.74  12  10   2   0   1   67   70   33   28    9   26   38
Rick Camp              6   2  3.79  49   0   0  10   0   74   79   40   31    5   45   50
Dave Campbell          0   3  3.92  36   0   0   1   0   44   41   21   19    4   19   17
Phil Niekro            9  12  4.31  28  27  12   0   2  202  192  102   97   18  103  148
Andy Messersmith       5   4  4.40  16  16   1   0   0  102  101   54   50   12   39   69
Max Leon               4   3  4.64  22   9   0   1   0   64   73   38   33    7   19   32
Buzz Capra             2   7  5.29  29   7   0   0   0   80   83   50   47   15   46   51
Don Collins            1   8  5.44  23   6   0   2   0   48   53   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  16   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   2  7.50  10   5   0   0   0   24   40   23   20    2    7   11
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
Rick Reuschel         14   3  2.15  24  23   6   1   4  159  133   43   38    6   43  101
Willie Hernandez       4   3  2.16  40   0   0   2   0   67   48   19   16    3   15   47
Paul Reuschel          4   2  2.34  38   0   0   3   0   62   50   18   16    6   20   34
Donnie Moore           3   1  3.58  18   1   0   0   0   38   37   20   15    1   13   29
Bill Bonham            9   9  4.33  23  23   1   0   0  148  144   76   71   10   57   91
Mike Krukow            7   7  4.43  22  21   1   0   1  108  126   63   53    8   43   61
Steve Renko            0   1  4.85   9   4   0   1   0   26   30   19   14    4   13   21
Ray Burris            10  10  4.93  24  24   4   0   1  131  166   82   72   18   36   65
Pete Broberg           1   0  7.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    7    5    5    2    2    2
Ramon Hernandez        0   0  8.22   6   0   0   1   0    8   11    9    7    1    3    4
Jim Todd               1   1  9.10  20   0   0   0   0   31   47   37   31    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   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    0    1
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  3.03  45   0   0   7   0   77   76   28   26    5   16   25
Fred Norman            9   7  3.26  21  21   4   0   1  135  115   59   49   18   56   97
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  4.68  39   0   0   3   0   65   78   38   34    5   28   28
Gary Nolan             4   1  4.81   8   8   0   0   0   39   53   22   21    5   12   28
Jack Billingham        8   7  5.00  23  19   3   0   2  133  162   85   74   11   43   63
Paul Moskau            1   2  5.00   7   6   0   0   0   27   30   15   15    2   10   13
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
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 15.75   5   0   0   0   0    4    7    7    7    3    3    3

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Sambito            4   3  1.96  36   1   0   3   0   60   46   24   13    2   19   39
J.R. Richard           9   8  2.85  23  23   8   0   1  174  142   57   55   10   67  129
Ken Forsch             4   7  2.89  30   5   0   7   0   72   68   29   23    2   23   41
Joe Niekro             5   3  3.21  30   1   1   5   0   73   59   29   26    4   34   47
Joaquin Andujar       10   5  3.47  19  19   4   0   1  125  112   57   48    7   51   54
Mark Lemongello        3  12  4.11  21  18   1   0   0  123  138   58   56   12   32   40
Bo McLaughlin          3   4  4.57  29   6   0   3   0   65   67   36   33    5   28   46
Floyd Bannister        4   7  4.84  17  16   3   0   1   97   98   58   52    9   53   89
Dan Larson             0   3  5.12  21   4   0   0   0   51   51   35   29    6   22   26
Gene Pentz             3   1  5.33  25   3   0   0   0   49   49   29   29    6   34   34
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  2.09  28   0   0   4   0   39   34   10    9    4   12   20
Elias Sosa             0   2  2.41  24   0   0   0   0   37   23   11   10    6    8   26
Burt Hooton            8   5  2.72  21  20   4   1   1  146  129   49   44   10   40   99
Don Sutton            10   5  2.87  20  20   6   0   1  144  121   53   46   14   45   90
Tommy John            10   4  3.15  18  18   5   0   1  114  122   51   40    7   26   63
Charlie Hough          5   8  3.53  48   0   0  19   0   92   73   39   36    9   48   79
Doug Rau              11   2  3.72  20  20   2   0   1  133  156   59   55   12   31   81
Rick Rhoden           11   7  3.97  20  20   3   0   0  143  141   66   63   15   42   87
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   3  2.58  47   0   0   7   0   66   61   23   19    3   23   30
Steve Rogers          11   8  2.67  25  25  12   0   4  189  164   68   56    8   48  130
Jackie Brown           7   7  3.40  27  16   6   0   2  132  116   56   50   11   43   61
Bill Atkinson          6   2  3.46  36   0   0   6   0   52   50   22   20    9   23   32
Will McEnaney          2   4  4.19  47   0   0   3   0   69   75   33   32    5   17   29
Wayne Twitchell        2   1  4.37   8   8   1   0   0   47   36   23   23    6   11   34
Don Stanhouse          6   8  4.39  24  16   1   1   1  109  110   65   53   11   59   63
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
Santo Alcala           2   5  5.56  16   9   0   1   0   66   75   41   41    7   26   45
Jeff Terpko            0   1  5.66  13   0   0   0   0   21   28   13   13    2   15   14
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   4  2.66  36   0   0   3   0   51   47   18   15    3   15   33
Tom Seaver             7   3  3.00  13  13   5   0   3   96   79   33   32    7   28   72
Pat Zachry             2   3  3.11   8   8   0   0   0   46   46   23   16    5   21   31
Jerry Koosman          7  11  3.18  21  21   4   0   1  153  117   63   54   10   58  131
Paul Siebert           1   0  3.38   4   0   0   0   0    5    2    2    2    0    3    3
Craig Swan             6   6  3.57  17  15   2   0   1   96   94   41   38    8   34   48
Nino Espinosa          5   7  3.66  19  16   2   0   0  108  108   48   44   11   29   55
Skip Lockwood          1   6  3.70  37   0   0  14   0   58   46   24   24    4   18   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             4   1  1.86  21   0   0   6   0   39   29    9    8    2    9   24
Warren Brusstar        3   2  2.68  28   0   0   2   0   40   35   16   12    2   14   29
Ron Reed               6   4  2.82  40   0   0  10   0   80   71   25   25    5   25   56
Steve Carlton         13   6  2.96  22  22   9   0   1  170  144   65   56   18   50  111
Gene Garber            4   5  3.39  42   0   0  10   0   58   51   25   22    6   14   40
Jim Lonborg            5   3  3.99  12  12   2   0   0   77   76   36   34   10   19   35
Wayne Twitchell        0   5  4.53  12   8   0   0   0   46   50   27   23    3   25   37
Randy Lerch            6   2  5.07  20  20   2   0   0  119  140   70   67   13   50   56
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               4   5  5.56  21  15   1   0   0   89  109   57   55   12   24   28

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage           8   6  1.71  46   0   0  17   0   84   51   19   16    5   32   97
John Candelaria       11   3  2.61  21  21   2   0   1  141  124   44   41   19   31   74
Kent Tekulve           8   1  3.26  46   0   0   3   0   66   54   27   24    4   26   40
Jerry Reuss            6  10  3.90  22  22   5   0   0  141  151   73   61    8   52   80
Jim Rooker             8   5  3.90  17  17   4   0   2  111  101   51   48   15   41   47
Bruce Kison            6   4  4.77  20  19   3   0   1  121  121   70   64   11   38   76
Grant Jackson          2   3  4.86  30   1   0   2   0   46   46   29   25    5   20   23
Odell Jones            2   4  5.23  25   7   0   0   0   65   68   39   38    6   20   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
Rollie Fingers         7   4  2.98  55   0   0  21   0   97   94   35   32    8   27   83
Dan Spillner           5   2  3.38  46   0   0   4   0   80   80   32   30    6   33   39
Bob Shirley            6  11  3.60  22  22   0   0   0  128  131   66   51   15   59   83
Dave Wehrmeister       1   2  3.67  20   2   0   0   0   42   37   18   17    3   19   23
Dave Tomlin            2   4  3.72  47   0   0   3   0   65   65   30   27    3   20   36
Randy Jones            4   7  4.59  15  15   1   0   0   84  101   45   43    7   17   28
Tom Griffin            5   9  4.91  25  18   0   0   0  114  113   73   62   15   67   56
Bob Owchinko           3   6  4.92  16  14   0   0   0   79   94   45   43    7   34   43
Dave Freisleben        3   5  5.10  18  10   1   0   0   67   69   40   38   14   24   33
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
Rick Sawyer            5   5  5.54  36   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  1.22  48   0   0  14   0   81   67   18   11    0   27   66
Tommy Toms             0   1  2.08   4   0   0   0   0    4    7    5    1    0    2    2
Dave Heaverlo          3   1  2.45  34   0   0   0   0   62   56   25   17   10   14   35
Randy Moffitt          3   5  3.05  43   0   0   7   0   62   58   24   21    2   27   44
Bob Knepper            4   4  3.43  13  13   1   0   1   76   75   36   29    8   29   47
Ed Halicki             8   9  3.52  23  23   3   0   2  151  144   67   59   14   48  111
Terry Cornutt          1   2  3.86  28   1   0   0   0   44   38   24   19    4   22   23
Charlie Williams       4   3  3.91  37   5   1   0   0   76   78   40   33    6   35   26
John Montefusco        3   9  4.16  16  15   2   0   0   89  101   54   41    8   27   68
Jim Barr               9   7  4.79  23  23   4   0   1  147  181   84   78   10   33   64
Lynn McGlothen         2   7  5.70  14  12   2   0   0   60   67   45   38    5   38   36
John Curtis            3   3  5.98  31   9   1   0   1   62   81   42   41    4   40   29

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Buddy Schultz          5   1  1.21  21   2   0   1   0   45   37    9    6    2    9   29
Clay Carroll           4   2  2.51  40   0   0   3   0   72   60   23   20    7   18   26
Butch Metzger          1   0  3.02  29   0   0   1   0   48   36   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
Bob Forsch            13   4  3.63  22  22   5   0   1  144  139   67   58   15   45   57
Eric Rasmussen         7  10  3.63  21  21   7   0   3  144  139   61   58   15   31   73
Rawly Eastwick         3   4  4.01  20   0   0   2   0   25   32   15   11    4   12   13
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  4.55  39   0   0   7   0   57   62   31   29    7   29   45
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  5.40  21  21   1   0   1  107  115   67   64   18   50   63
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)        14
  S. Carlton (PHI)         13
  B. Forsch (STL)          13
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      11
  D. Rau (LA)              11
  R. Rhoden (LA)           11
  S. Rogers (MON)          11
  J. Andujar (HOU)         10
  R. Burris (CHI)          10
  T. John (LA)             10

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          12
  S. Rogers (MON)          12
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  T. Seaver (CIN)           9
  J. Richard (HOU)          8
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        7
  J. Brown (MON)            6
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         6
  D. Sutton (LA)            6
  B. Forsch (STL)           5

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHI)          24
  R. Fingers (SD)          21
  C. Hough (LA)            19
  R. Gossage (PIT)         17
  G. Lavelle (SF)          14
  S. Lockwood (NY)         14
  R. Camp (ATL)            10
  G. Garber (PHI)          10
  R. Reed (PHI)            10
  R. Eastwick (STL)         9

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       202.1
  S. Rogers (MON)       188.2
  J. Richard (HOU)      173.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)      170.0
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     159.0
  J. Koosman (NY)       152.2
  T. Seaver (CIN)       151.0
  E. Halicki (SF)       150.2
  B. Bonham (CHI)       147.2
  J. Barr (SF)          146.2

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         192
  J. Barr (SF)            181
  R. Burris (CHI)         166
  S. Rogers (MON)         164
  J. Billingham (CIN)     162
  D. Rau (LA)             156
  J. Reuss (PIT)          151
  B. Bonham (CHI)         144
  S. Carlton (PHI)        144
  L. Christenson (PHI)    144

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         102
  J. Billingham (CIN)      85
  J. Barr (SF)             84
  R. Burris (CHI)          82
  B. Bonham (CHI)          76
  L. Christenson (PHI)     75
  T. Griffin (SD)          73
  J. Reuss (PIT)           73
  B. Kison (PIT)           70
  R. Lerch (PHI)           70

Home Runs:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      19
  R. Burris (CHI)          18
  S. Carlton (PHI)         18
  P. Falcone (STL)         18
  P. Niekro (ATL)          18
  F. Norman (CIN)          18
  B. Capra (ATL)           15
  L. Christenson (PHI)     15
  B. Forsch (STL)          15
  T. Griffin (SD)          15

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         103
  T. Griffin (SD)          67
  J. Richard (HOU)         67
  B. Shirley (SD)          59
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       59
  J. Koosman (NY)          58
  B. Bonham (CHI)          57
  F. Norman (CIN)          56
  F. Bannister (HOU)       53
  J. Reuss (PIT)           52

Strikeouts:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         148
  J. Koosman (NY)         131
  S. Rogers (MON)         130
  J. Richard (HOU)        129
  T. Seaver (CIN)         115
  S. Carlton (PHI)        111
  E. Halicki (SF)         111
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       101
  J. Matlack (NY)         100
  B. Hooton (LA)           99


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