1977 Atlanta Braves Starters
(61-101) 
Starters
Starter Date Vs. IP BF W/L ER R H K BB HR Pit Str Ball Str%
Andy Messersmith Apr 8 HOU 9.0 35 2 2 6 7 2 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Apr 9 HOU 8.0 34 L 2 2 6 10 3 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Apr 10 HOU 9.0 38 W 0 0 7 8 4 0 None None None None
Frank LaCorte Apr 11 LAD 6.0 32 W 2 2 7 2 6 0 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Apr 12 LAD 4.1 23 L 9 9 8 3 1 1 None None None None
Phil Niekro Apr 13 LAD 8.0 36 L 4 4 9 4 4 2 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Apr 15 @HOU 6.2 28 W 3 3 7 2 3 1 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Apr 16 @HOU 9.0 34 W 3 3 8 2 1 1 None None None None
Phil Niekro Apr 17 @HOU 7.0 30 4 4 7 4 5 1 None None None None
Frank LaCorte Apr 18 @SDP 4.0 21 L 8 8 7 5 2 2 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Apr 19 @SDP 9.0 33 W 0 1 5 10 1 0 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Apr 20 @SDP 7.0 27 W 0 0 4 1 2 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Apr 22 @LAD 5.1 27 3 4 8 5 5 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Apr 23 @LAD 8.1 39 L 6 6 10 5 5 2 None None None None
Frank LaCorte Apr 24 @LAD 2.1 14 L 6 6 7 2 1 1 None None None None
Phil Niekro Apr 25 @CIN 0.2 9 L 6 6 5 1 2 2 None None None None
Frank LaCorte Apr 26 @CIN 4.1 23 L 5 5 9 5 2 2 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Apr 27 @CIN 7.0 29 L 3 3 8 0 2 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Apr 29 STL 6.0 27 L 4 5 8 3 3 0 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Apr 30 STL 3.0 13 1 1 2 1 0 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven May 1 STL 2.0 11 L 3 3 3 1 2 0 None None None None
Buzz Capra May 2 @PIT 5.2 29 L 7 7 8 3 4 2 None None None None
Phil Niekro May 3 @PIT 11.0 48 L 8 8 12 9 5 2 None None None None
Frank LaCorte May 4 @PIT 1.2 13 L 5 5 6 3 2 0 None None None None
Buzz Capra May 6 CHC 3.1 19 L 5 5 9 2 1 1 None None None None
Phil Niekro May 7 CHC 4.0 24 L 7 8 11 0 3 1 None None None None
Max Leon May 8 CHC 4.0 22 L 5 6 8 2 1 0 None None None None
Buzz Capra May 10 PIT 6.0 25 L 2 2 10 3 1 0 None None None None
Don Collins May 10 (2) PIT 6.0 25 L 2 2 7 2 1 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro May 11 PIT 8.0 35 L 2 2 6 5 5 1 None None None None
Max Leon May 12 PIT 7.0 25 W 1 1 3 2 1 0 None None None None
Jamie Easterly May 13 @STL 8.0 30 0 0 6 3 3 0 None None None None
Buzz Capra May 14 @STL 5.0 27 L 5 5 9 2 4 3 None None None None
Phil Niekro May 15 @STL 3.0 17 6 6 6 1 2 0 None None None None
Max Leon May 17 @MON 7.1 28 3 3 5 1 2 0 None None None None
Jamie Easterly May 18 @MON 6.0 26 W 1 5 5 1 2 2 None None None None
Phil Niekro May 19 @CHC 9.0 30 W 0 0 3 5 2 0 None None None None
Don Collins May 20 @CHC 1.2 12 L 5 5 6 0 1 0 None None None None
Max Leon May 21 @CHC 6.0 26 L 4 5 6 3 1 1 None None None None
Andy Messersmith May 22 @CHC 6.0 25 W 1 1 7 4 1 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro May 23 SDP 6.1 28 5 5 8 8 2 1 None None None None
Frank LaCorte May 24 SDP 3.2 24 L 4 4 5 3 6 0 None None None None
Max Leon May 25 SDP 3.0 17 3 4 5 2 3 0 None None None None
Andy Messersmith May 26 SDP 7.0 30 W 3 3 4 8 5 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro May 27 SFG 6.0 25 3 3 4 3 3 0 None None None None
Jamie Easterly May 28 SFG 7.0 27 W 1 1 5 4 1 0 None None None None
Max Leon May 29 SFG 6.0 28 2 2 9 6 2 0 None None None None
Andy Messersmith May 30 CIN 6.0 29 3 3 8 7 2 1 None None None None
Phil Niekro May 31 CIN 7.2 35 L 5 5 8 3 5 1 None None None None
Jamie Easterly Jun 1 CIN 6.0 27 L 5 5 7 6 2 0 None None None None
Max Leon Jun 3 @SFG 4.2 20 2 2 6 1 1 2 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Jun 3 (2) @SFG 8.0 38 6 7 12 4 2 2 None None None None
Phil Niekro Jun 4 @SFG 9.0 34 W 1 1 6 9 3 1 None None None None
Jamie Easterly Jun 5 @SFG 1.2 12 L 4 5 6 0 1 0 None None None None
Frank LaCorte Jun 6 MON 3.2 19 L 3 4 8 1 1 1 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Jun 8 MON 6.0 30 L 2 3 6 4 4 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Jun 9 @PHI 9.0 32 W 0 0 4 13 1 0 None None None None
Max Leon Jun 10 @PHI 4.2 21 3 4 8 1 0 2 None None None None
Joey McLaughlin Jun 11 @PHI 0.1 6 5 5 3 0 2 2 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Jun 12 @PHI 8.0 37 2 3 6 6 6 1 None None None None
Phil Niekro Jun 13 @NYM 7.0 30 L 2 3 6 2 4 0 None None None None
Max Leon Jun 14 @NYM 5.0 21 W 3 3 7 4 1 0 None None None None
Joey McLaughlin Jun 15 @NYM 4.2 21 5 5 7 0 0 1 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Jun 17 PHI 7.0 34 L 8 8 11 7 2 3 None None None None
Phil Niekro Jun 18 PHI 8.1 35 4 5 5 9 5 0 None None None None
Steve Hargan Jun 19 PHI 2.1 14 L 2 4 7 1 0 0 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Jun 21 NYM 9.0 35 2 2 5 7 5 1 None None None None
Phil Niekro Jun 22 NYM 9.0 40 W 1 1 11 5 4 0 None None None None
Steve Hargan Jun 24 @SDP 1.0 9 4 5 4 1 1 1 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Jun 25 @SDP 7.0 28 W 1 1 5 4 3 1 None None None None
Phil Niekro Jun 26 @SDP 8.0 34 W 4 4 8 11 3 0 None None None None
Don Collins Jun 27 @LAD 6.0 27 L 2 2 7 2 3 1 None None None None
Steve Hargan Jun 28 @LAD 7.0 30 1 1 6 2 3 0 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Jun 29 @LAD 6.0 28 L 6 7 8 4 3 1 None None None None
Phil Niekro Jun 30 @LAD 9.0 38 W 4 4 9 4 5 2 None None None None
Don Collins Jul 1 HOU 2.1 16 L 2 2 3 0 5 0 None None None None
Steve Hargan Jul 2 HOU 5.0 23 1 1 8 2 0 0 None None None None
Andy Messersmith Jul 3 HOU 0.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Jul 4 @CIN 8.0 38 W 3 3 7 6 9 1 None None None None
Don Collins Jul 5 @CIN 4.0 21 L 4 4 6 3 3 2 None None None None
Steve Hargan Jul 6 @CIN 1.2 9 3 3 5 0 0 1 None None None None
Phil Niekro Jul 8 SFG 8.1 35 L 3 3 6 7 3 0 None None None None
Don Collins Jul 9 SFG 0.1 4 3 3 3 0 1 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jul 10 SFG 5.0 27 L 1 5 8 2 4 1 None None None None
Eddie Solomon Jul 10 (2) SFG 3.2 20 L 1 7 7 2 1 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Jul 12 CIN 8.0 33 W 3 3 5 4 5 2 None None None None
Buzz Capra Jul 13 CIN 7.1 29 W 2 2 6 5 1 1 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jul 14 CIN 4.2 23 L 6 6 7 1 3 3 None None None None
Eddie Solomon Jul 15 @SFG 6.0 22 W 0 0 2 1 3 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Jul 16 @SFG 9.0 41 L 4 4 9 6 8 0 None None None None
Buzz Capra Jul 17 @SFG 6.0 30 2 2 7 4 4 2 None None None None
Phil Niekro Jul 21 CHC 11.0 40 3 3 7 8 2 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jul 22 CHC 6.1 27 L 1 1 7 3 1 0 None None None None
Eddie Solomon Jul 23 CHC 0.0 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 None None None None
Buzz Capra Jul 24 PIT 6.0 24 3 3 4 2 1 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Jul 25 PIT 8.0 33 L 6 6 7 2 1 1 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jul 26 STL 6.0 23 L 4 4 4 4 1 1 None None None None
Eddie Solomon Jul 27 STL 6.0 23 2 2 5 4 1 0 None None None None
Buzz Capra Jul 28 STL 5.0 21 L 3 3 4 4 3 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Jul 29 @PIT 9.0 36 W 3 3 8 7 3 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jul 30 @PIT 4.1 24 5 5 10 2 1 0 None None None None
Eddie Solomon Jul 31 @PIT 6.2 28 W 2 2 9 2 2 1 None None None None
Buzz Capra Aug 1 @STL 2.0 12 4 4 5 1 1 1 None None None None
Phil Niekro Aug 2 @STL 9.0 37 L 3 6 7 5 4 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Aug 3 @STL 5.0 25 L 4 4 8 7 2 0 None None None None
Eddie Solomon Aug 4 @MON 8.0 33 W 2 2 9 3 2 1 None None None None
Buzz Capra Aug 5 @MON 8.0 36 4 4 9 8 4 1 None None None None
Phil Niekro Aug 6 @MON 9.0 37 W 1 1 7 11 4 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Aug 7 @MON 9.0 36 W 2 2 5 3 4 1 None None None None
Phil Niekro Aug 10 SDP 6.2 33 L 7 8 12 7 1 0 None None None None
Buzz Capra Aug 10 (2) SDP 9.0 32 0 1 2 7 4 0 None None None None
Preston Hanna Aug 11 SDP 8.2 36 L 1 2 7 1 2 1 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Aug 12 LAD 7.0 28 2 2 5 6 3 1 None None None None
Eddie Solomon Aug 13 LAD 2.0 15 L 6 7 7 3 2 1 None None None None
Phil Niekro Aug 14 LAD 8.0 34 L 1 1 6 7 3 0 None None None None
Buzz Capra Aug 15 @HOU 1.0 10 L 7 7 3 1 4 2 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Aug 16 @HOU 6.0 32 L 1 3 7 2 5 0 None None None None
Preston Hanna Aug 17 @HOU 2.1 17 5 5 5 0 4 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Aug 19 MON 9.0 37 W 3 3 6 6 5 0 None None None None
Eddie Solomon Aug 19 (2) MON 4.2 24 L 0 4 4 5 2 0 None None None None
Buzz Capra Aug 20 MON 4.0 19 L 4 4 6 3 1 2 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Aug 21 MON 6.0 33 L 5 9 11 3 4 1 None None None None
Preston Hanna Aug 22 @PHI 6.2 30 L 5 5 7 5 2 2 None None None None
Phil Niekro Aug 23 @PHI 8.0 36 L 3 3 6 13 7 1 None None None None
Eddie Solomon Aug 24 @CHC 6.0 25 3 3 7 4 2 2 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Aug 25 @CHC 5.0 22 W 2 2 5 3 1 1 None None None None
Preston Hanna Aug 26 @NYM 6.2 32 W 2 3 8 3 4 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Aug 27 @NYM 10.0 41 W 4 4 7 9 6 2 None None None None
Eddie Solomon Aug 28 @NYM 8.1 33 W 4 4 11 6 1 1 None None None None
Buzz Capra Aug 29 PHI 7.0 31 2 2 5 8 6 1 None None None None
Preston Hanna Aug 30 PHI 1.1 13 L 5 5 6 1 4 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Aug 31 PHI 6.0 31 L 0 6 7 6 8 0 None None None None
Eddie Solomon Sep 2 NYM 6.0 27 L 4 4 7 5 2 1 None None None None
Buzz Capra Sep 2 (2) NYM 6.1 27 W 2 2 6 4 3 1 None None None None
Preston Hanna Sep 3 NYM 6.0 27 L 2 3 3 8 4 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Sep 4 NYM 7.1 37 W 4 5 11 5 4 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Sep 5 @SFG 9.0 32 W 0 0 3 4 3 0 None None None None
Eddie Solomon Sep 6 @SFG 2.0 12 L 5 5 5 1 1 0 None None None None
Buzz Capra Sep 7 @LAD 4.2 22 L 4 5 6 2 2 3 None None None None
Phil Niekro Sep 8 @LAD 8.0 36 3 4 8 7 4 2 None None None None
Preston Hanna Sep 9 @SDP 5.0 21 W 3 3 8 3 0 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Sep 10 @SDP 9.0 39 W 6 6 8 3 5 1 None None None None
Eddie Solomon Sep 11 @SDP 7.2 31 W 3 3 8 5 1 2 None None None None
Phil Niekro Sep 12 SFG 9.0 35 W 0 1 6 6 2 0 None None None None
Mickey Mahler Sep 13 SFG 3.2 17 3 3 4 3 2 2 None None None None
Preston Hanna Sep 14 SDP 7.0 31 L 4 5 10 8 1 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Sep 15 SDP 6.0 29 5 6 9 2 2 0 None None None None
Eddie Solomon Sep 16 LAD 8.0 34 L 1 3 7 5 3 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Sep 17 LAD 6.0 29 L 7 7 7 5 4 1 None None None None
Mickey Mahler Sep 18 LAD 4.0 21 3 3 7 3 2 1 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Sep 20 HOU 8.0 35 L 5 6 9 5 2 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Sep 21 HOU 9.0 37 W 3 3 8 10 2 0 None None None None
Eddie Solomon Sep 22 HOU 6.1 27 W 4 4 7 4 1 0 None None None None
Mickey Mahler Sep 23 @CIN 4.0 22 L 2 4 7 1 3 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Sep 24 @CIN 1.1 12 L 5 6 5 0 3 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Sep 25 @CIN 8.0 33 L 3 3 8 3 3 1 None None None None
Eddie Solomon Sep 26 @HOU 2.1 16 3 5 6 1 2 0 None None None None
Mickey Mahler Sep 27 @HOU 5.1 27 L 5 6 10 1 1 1 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Sep 28 @HOU 8.0 28 L 1 2 3 6 1 0 None None None None
Phil Niekro Sep 30 CIN 6.0 27 L 6 6 9 7 1 1 None None None None
Preston Hanna Oct 1 CIN 6.1 25 L 3 3 4 6 2 1 None None None None
Mickey Mahler Oct 2 CIN 6.0 22 W 3 3 3 6 1 0 None None None None