Wednesday August 3, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, August 3, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     67  40  3.33  107  23  26   979   920  400  362   87  311  635
New York        45  60  3.60  105  18  20   938   865  413  375   82  302  640
St. Louis       59  48  3.71  107  18  22   962   928  441  396  107  349  483
Houston         50  58  3.71  108  21  18   983   939  455  405   68  390  589
Chicago         62  43  3.82  105  13  33   947   933  461  402   80  318  625
San Francisco   48  60  3.92  108  16  21   973  1028  501  424   80  365  591
Pittsburgh      60  46  3.95  106  15  23   965   923  465  424   97  333  582
Philadelphia    60  44  4.04  104  17  31   930   951  454  417   97  316  543
Montreal        50  55  4.07  105  26  20   972   932  492  440   91  369  570
San Diego       46  63  4.49  109   2  30   999  1067  567  499  109  444  538
Cincinnati      53  52  4.60  105  16  21   934  1002  515  477  101  350  544
Atlanta         37  68  5.09  105  17  17   939  1042  597  531  114  464  579

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Reuschel (CHI)   15   3  2.25  27  25   6   1   4  168  142   47   42    7   48  110
Burt Hooton (LA)       9   5  2.56  22  21   4   1   1  155  133   51   44   10   41  104
Steve Rogers (MON)    12   9  2.69  27  27  14   0   4  204  174   74   61    9   51  141
John Candelaria (PIT) 11   4  2.80  22  22   2   0   1  145  130   48   45   21   32   77
Steve Carlton (PHI)   15   6  2.92  24  24  10   0   1  185  152   69   60   19   57  123
Tommy John (LA)       12   4  2.92  20  20   7   0   1  132  136   54   43    7   30   74
J.R. Richard (HOU)     9   9  2.96  24  24   8   0   1  179  147   61   59   10   69  131
Tom Seaver (CIN)      10   5  3.15  21  21   9   0   4  157  129   57   55   10   41  124
Jerry Koosman (NY)     8  12  3.24  23  23   4   0   1  167  131   69   60   11   63  146
Fred Norman (CIN)      9   8  3.25  23  22   5   0   1  147  124   63   53   19   63  104

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Preston Hanna          0   0  1.69   2   0   0   1   0    5    5    1    1    1    2    1
Eddie Solomon          2   1  2.42   6   5   0   0   0   22   23   12    6    1   12    9
Rick Camp              6   3  3.77  50   0   0  10   0   74   80   43   31    5   46   50
Dave Campbell          0   3  4.05  39   0   0   1   0   47   44   23   21    5   21   21
Phil Niekro           10  13  4.21  30  29  14   0   2  220  207  111  103   18  110  160
Dick Ruthven           3   8  4.34  14  12   2   0   1   77   88   42   37    9   29   47
Max Leon               4   4  4.37  24   9   0   1   0   70   78   39   34    7   22   36
Andy Messersmith       5   4  4.40  16  16   1   0   0  102  101   54   50   12   39   69
Don Collins            1   9  5.20  27   6   0   2   0   55   64   35   32    5   35   21
Buzz Capra             2   8  5.59  31   9   0   0   0   87   92   57   54   16   50   56
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
Steve Hargan           0   2  7.20  11   5   0   0   0   25   40   23   20    2    7   11
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
Dave Roberts           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    4    3    0    0    0    2    2
Bruce Sutter           5   1  1.06  47   0   0  24   0   85   50   15   10    4   15  101
Rick Reuschel         15   3  2.25  27  25   6   1   4  168  142   47   42    7   48  110
Willie Hernandez       5   4  2.63  46   0   0   2   0   75   58   25   22    6   21   54
Donnie Moore           3   1  3.73  21   1   0   0   0   41   44   22   17    1   14   29
Paul Reuschel          4   4  4.04  43   0   0   3   0   69   61   33   31    7   29   38
Bill Bonham            9  10  4.09  25  25   1   0   0  161  150   78   73   10   63   98
Mike Krukow            7   8  4.45  23  22   1   0   1  111  131   65   55    8   44   64
Pete Broberg           1   0  4.61   9   0   0   0   0   14   13    8    7    4    7    6
Steve Renko            1   1  4.86  11   6   0   1   0   37   37   25   20    7   15   29
Ray Burris            11  10  5.12  26  26   5   0   1  142  181   91   81   21   37   70
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
Rawly Eastwick         2   2  2.91  23   0   0   7   0   43   40   14   14    3    8   17
Pedro Borbon           7   4  2.96  50   0   0   9   0   91   89   33   30    6   18   36
Fred Norman            9   8  3.25  23  22   5   0   1  147  124   63   53   19   63  104
Tom Seaver             3   2  3.38   8   8   4   0   1   61   50   24   23    3   13   52
Mike Caldwell          0   0  4.01  14   0   0   1   0   25   25   11   11    1    8   11
Mario Soto             1   1  4.12   4   2   1   0   0   20   19    9    9    1    6   15
Manny Sarmiento        0   0  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    3    2    4
Doug Capilla           3   3  4.35  10   7   0   0   0   50   45   25   24    6   23   34
Paul Moskau            2   2  4.69   9   8   0   0   0   40   42   23   21    4   17   23
Gary Nolan             4   1  4.81   8   8   0   0   0   39   53   22   21    5   12   28
Dale Murray            5   2  5.00  42   1   0   3   0   72   90   44   40    8   31   32
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
Jack Billingham        8   9  5.52  26  20   3   0   2  139  176   96   85   13   47   64
Santo Alcala           1   1  5.74   7   2   0   0   0   16   22   11   10    1    7    9
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 14.40   7   0   0   0   0    5    9    8    8    3    3    4

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Sambito            5   3  2.05  38   1   0   3   0   66   53   26   15    3   20   43
Joe Niekro             7   3  2.57  32   3   3   5   2   91   72   29   26    4   38   56
Ken Forsch             4   7  2.81  31   5   0   7   0   74   69   29   23    2   23   41
J.R. Richard           9   9  2.96  24  24   8   0   1  179  147   61   59   10   69  131
Joaquin Andujar       10   5  3.47  19  19   4   0   1  125  112   57   48    7   51   54
Tom Dixon              0   0  3.60   1   1   0   0   0    5   10    2    2    0    1    3
Mark Lemongello        4  12  3.76  23  20   2   0   0  141  160   62   59   12   36   50
Bo McLaughlin          3   5  4.71  30   6   0   3   0   65   68   37   34    5   29   46
Floyd Bannister        4   7  4.84  17  16   3   0   1   97   98   58   52    9   53   89
Gene Pentz             3   1  4.99  27   3   0   0   0   52   52   29   29    6   34   37
Dan Larson             0   5  5.91  23   6   1   0   0   67   72   50   44    9   28   32
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         1   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    6    5    0    0    0    3    3
Mike Garman            4   3  2.31  32   0   0   6   0   47   42   13   12    4   16   24
Elias Sosa             0   2  2.39  25   0   0   0   0   38   23   11   10    6    8   27
Burt Hooton            9   5  2.56  22  21   4   1   1  155  133   51   44   10   41  104
Tommy John            12   4  2.92  20  20   7   0   1  132  136   54   43    7   30   74
Don Sutton            10   5  3.26  22  22   6   0   1  157  135   64   57   16   54   97
Charlie Hough          5   8  3.50  51   0   0  19   0   98   75   41   38    9   55   83
Doug Rau              12   2  3.54  22  22   3   0   1  145  163   61   57   12   32   88
Rick Rhoden           12   7  4.05  21  21   3   0   0  149  150   70   67   16   43   90
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
Fred Holdsworth        0   0  2.08   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    1    2    1
Steve Rogers          12   9  2.69  27  27  14   0   4  204  174   74   61    9   51  141
Joe Kerrigan           2   3  3.07  50   0   0   7   0   70   67   28   24    3   25   31
Bill Atkinson          6   2  3.38  38   0   0   6   0   56   51   23   21   10   23   38
Jackie Brown           8   8  3.70  29  18   6   0   2  141  126   64   58   11   46   67
Will McEnaney          2   4  4.19  47   0   0   3   0   69   75   33   32    5   17   29
Don Stanhouse          6   8  4.21  27  16   1   3   1  113  112   65   53   11   59   66
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
Stan Bahnsen           6   4  4.87  13  12   3   0   1   78   81   45   42    8   24   39
Santo Alcala           2   5  5.27  18   9   0   1   0   70   75   41   41    7   29   48
Wayne Twitchell        2   2  5.40  10  10   1   0   0   55   48   34   33    8   16   39
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  2.72  25   0   0   0   0   43   38   16   13    3   16   23
Bob Apodaca            3   4  2.75  40   0   0   3   0   56   50   20   17    3   16   37
Tom Seaver             7   3  3.00  13  13   5   0   3   96   79   33   32    7   28   72
Skip Lockwood          2   6  3.23  41   0   0  17   0   70   50   25   25    5   19   58
Jerry Koosman          8  12  3.24  23  23   4   0   1  167  131   69   60   11   63  146
Pat Zachry             2   3  3.78   9   9   0   0   0   52   55   29   22    7   23   36
Craig Swan             7   6  3.91  18  16   2   0   1  101  104   47   44    8   35   51
Nino Espinosa          5   8  3.91  21  18   2   0   0  117  122   55   51   12   30   62
Jon Matlack            6  12  3.92  21  21   5   0   3  145  144   69   63   15   35  102
Jackson Todd           2   3  4.50  14   5   0   0   0   46   51   24   23    5   13   31
Rick Baldwin           1   1  4.81  24   0   0   0   0   34   32   19   18    5   14   16
Paul Siebert           2   0  5.40   7   0   0   0   0    8    6    5    5    0    7    6
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             5   2  2.63  23   0   0   6   0   41   32   13   12    3   12   25
Ron Reed               6   4  2.69  43   0   0  11   0   84   76   27   25    5   27   59
Warren Brusstar        3   2  2.70  31   0   0   2   0   47   39   18   14    2   19   33
Steve Carlton         15   6  2.92  24  24  10   0   1  185  152   69   60   19   57  123
Gene Garber            4   5  3.08  45   0   0  11   0   64   52   25   22    6   17   43
Jim Lonborg            5   3  4.00  13  13   2   0   0   83   87   39   37   11   19   38
Wayne Twitchell        0   5  4.53  12   8   0   0   0   46   50   27   23    3   25   37
Tom Underwood          3   2  5.13  14   0   0   1   0   33   44   21   19    2   18   20
Randy Lerch            6   3  5.20  21  21   2   0   0  123  146   74   71   15   52   57
Jim Kaat               4   7  5.29  23  17   1   0   0  102  120   62   60   14   27   36
Larry Christenson      9   5  5.49  21  21   2   0   1  121  153   79   74   17   40   72

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage           8   7  1.68  49   0   0  17   0   91   53   20   17    6   35  107
John Candelaria       11   4  2.80  22  22   2   0   1  145  130   48   45   21   32   77
Kent Tekulve           9   1  3.38  50   0   0   3   0   72   59   31   27    4   27   41
Jim Rooker             9   5  3.94  19  19   5   0   2  126  119   58   55   17   46   53
Jerry Reuss            6  10  4.13  23  23   5   0   0  144  157   78   66    9   53   82
Grant Jackson          3   3  4.39  33   1   0   2   0   53   52   30   26    6   23   28
Bruce Kison            6   6  4.82  22  21   3   0   1  133  132   77   71   12   42   85
Terry Forster          3   3  5.03  26   3   0   1   0   59   61   36   33    5   21   39
Odell Jones            2   4  5.05  27   9   0   0   0   77   83   44   43    6   23   45
Larry Demery           3   3  5.32  25   8   0   0   0   64   74   40   38   10   29   25
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  2.94  57   0   0  23   0  101   95   36   33    8   28   85
Dan Spillner           5   2  3.35  49   0   0   4   0   83   84   33   31    6   35   40
Dave Tomlin            2   4  3.76  49   0   0   3   0   67   68   31   28    3   22   36
Bob Shirley            6  13  3.88  24  24   0   0   0  139  144   75   60   15   67   88
Dave Wehrmeister       1   3  3.89  21   3   0   0   0   44   41   23   19    4   22   23
Bob Owchinko           4   7  4.61  18  16   0   0   0   94  110   52   48    8   41   50
Randy Jones            4   7  4.75  17  15   1   0   0   89  111   51   47    7   18   30
Tom Griffin            6   9  4.88  27  18   0   0   0  118  116   75   64   15   69   60
Dave Freisleben        4   5  4.98  19  11   1   0   0   72   74   43   40   14   25   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
Butch Metzger          0   0  5.56  17   1   0   0   0   23   27   16   14    5   12    6
Rick Sawyer            5   5  5.57  40   9   0   0   0   95  116   63   59   13   42   38
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   5  1.37  51   0   0  14   0   86   72   20   13    2   28   70
Tommy Toms             0   1  2.08   4   0   0   0   0    4    7    5    1    0    2    2
Dave Heaverlo          3   1  2.66  35   0   0   0   0   64   61   27   19   10   16   36
Ed Halicki             8   9  3.61  24  24   3   0   2  157  149   71   63   17   51  119
Bob Knepper            4   6  3.67  15  15   1   0   1   83   85   41   34    8   37   50
Randy Moffitt          3   5  3.68  46   0   0   7   0   66   67   30   27    3   29   45
Terry Cornutt          1   2  3.86  28   1   0   0   0   44   38   24   19    4   22   23
John Montefusco        4   9  3.87  17  16   3   0   0   98  111   56   42    8   28   78
Charlie Williams       4   3  4.41  40   5   1   0   0   82   83   47   40    6   38   29
Jim Barr              10   8  4.54  25  25   5   0   2  163  198   88   82   11   35   74
Lynn McGlothen         2   8  5.97  15  13   2   0   0   63   75   49   42    6   39   36
John Curtis            3   3  6.06  32   9   1   0   1   62   82   43   42    5   40   29

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Buddy Schultz          5   1  1.26  24   2   0   1   0   50   41   10    7    2    9   33
Clay Carroll           4   2  2.30  44   0   0   4   0   78   63   23   20    7   19   31
Butch Metzger          3   0  2.62  34   0   0   3   0   55   40   18   16    7   27   22
John Urrea             3   3  2.95  31   3   1   4   1   79   65   30   26    9   18   42
Eric Rasmussen         9  10  3.44  23  23   9   0   3  162  152   65   62   17   36   82
John Denny             7   2  3.55  15  15   2   0   1   89   92   39   35    7   35   35
Bob Forsch            13   5  3.76  23  23   5   0   1  146  146   70   61   15   46   57
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            3   4  4.48  43   0   0   8   0   60   65   32   30    7   32   47
Larry Dierker          2   6  4.70  10   9   0   0   0   38   40   21   20    7   15    6
Tom Underwood          3   4  4.98   9   8   0   0   0   47   47   29   26    5   31   34
Rawly Eastwick         3   5  5.02  22   1   0   2   0   29   42   22   16    6   13   14
Pete Falcone           4   6  5.38  22  21   1   0   1  109  118   68   65   18   53   65
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)         15
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        15
  B. Forsch (STL)          13
  T. John (LA)             12
  D. Rau (LA)              12
  R. Rhoden (LA)           12
  S. Rogers (MON)          12
  R. Burris (CHI)          11
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      11
  J. Andujar (HOU)         10

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          13
  B. Shirley (SD)          13
  J. Koosman (NY)          12
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      12
  J. Matlack (NY)          12
  B. Bonham (CHI)          10
  R. Burris (CHI)          10
  E. Rasmussen (STL)       10
  J. Reuss (PIT)           10
  P. Zachry (NY)           10

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          14
  S. Rogers (MON)          14
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        9
  T. Seaver (CIN)           9
  J. Richard (HOU)          8
  T. John (LA)              7
  J. Brown (MON)            6
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         6
  D. Sutton (LA)            6

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHI)          24
  R. Fingers (SD)          23
  C. Hough (LA)            19
  R. Gossage (PIT)         17
  S. Lockwood (NY)         17
  G. Lavelle (SF)          14
  G. Garber (PHI)          11
  R. Reed (PHI)            11
  R. Camp (ATL)            10
  P. Borbon (CIN)           9

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       220.1
  S. Rogers (MON)       204.1
  S. Carlton (PHI)      185.0
  J. Richard (HOU)      179.1
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     168.0
  J. Koosman (NY)       166.2
  J. Barr (SF)          162.2
  E. Rasmussen (STL)    162.0
  B. Bonham (CHI)       160.2
  T. Seaver (CIN)       157.1

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         207
  J. Barr (SF)            198
  R. Burris (CHI)         181
  J. Billingham (CIN)     176
  S. Rogers (MON)         174
  D. Rau (LA)             163
  M. Lemongello (HOU)     160
  J. Reuss (PIT)          157
  L. Christenson (PHI)    153
  S. Carlton (PHI)        152

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         111
  J. Billingham (CIN)      96
  R. Burris (CHI)          91
  J. Barr (SF)             88
  L. Christenson (PHI)     79
  B. Bonham (CHI)          78
  J. Reuss (PIT)           78
  B. Kison (PIT)           77
  T. Griffin (SD)          75
  B. Shirley (SD)          75

Home Runs:

  R. Burris (CHI)          21
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      21
  S. Carlton (PHI)         19
  F. Norman (CIN)          19
  P. Falcone (STL)         18
  P. Niekro (ATL)          18
  L. Christenson (PHI)     17
  E. Halicki (SF)          17
  E. Rasmussen (STL)       17
  J. Rooker (PIT)          17

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         110
  T. Griffin (SD)          69
  J. Richard (HOU)         69
  B. Shirley (SD)          67
  B. Bonham (CHI)          63
  J. Koosman (NY)          63
  F. Norman (CIN)          63
  D. Stanhouse (MON)       59
  S. Carlton (PHI)         57
  C. Hough (LA)            55

Strikeouts:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         160
  J. Koosman (NY)         146
  S. Rogers (MON)         141
  J. Richard (HOU)        131
  T. Seaver (CIN)         124
  S. Carlton (PHI)        123
  E. Halicki (SF)         119
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       110
  R. Gossage (PIT)        107
  B. Hooton (LA)          104

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