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Bert Blyleven

Game Log for 1978
Previous Season Next Season Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record PIT Apr 08 W, 4-3 vs Cubs Start 7.0 6 28 2 2 0 0 0 6 2.57 PIT Apr 13 L, 5-6 at Cardinals Start 6.0 8 28 6 6 0 2 0 6 5.54 L (0-1) PIT Apr 22 W, 8-7 vs Cardinals Start 7.0 6 31 6 2 2 2 0 4 4.50 PIT Apr 26 W, 1-0 at Mets Start 1 1 11.0 6 42 0 0 0 4 0 8 2.90 W (1-1) PIT Apr 30 L, 3-7 vs Giants Start 5.1 8 25 5 5 1 1 0 1 3.72 L (1-2) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record PIT May 05 L, 2-7 vs Dodgers Start 1.0 7 10 6 6 1 0 0 0 5.06 L (1-3) PIT May 10 W, 5-1 at Giants Start 2 9.0 6 35 1 1 0 2 0 12 4.27 W (2-3) PIT May 15 L, 6-7 at Dodgers Start 3 8.1 12 39 7 7 1 2 0 9 4.77 L (2-4) PIT May 20 W, 6-0 at Expos Start 4 2 9.0 3 32 0 0 0 3 0 8 4.10 W (3-4) PIT May 25 L, 2-3 vs Mets Start 7.0 6 28 2 2 0 1 0 6 3.95 PIT May 30 L, 1-6 at Phillies Start 5.0 5 25 6 5 1 3 1 4 4.28 L (3-5) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record PIT Jun 04 W, 4-1 at Reds Start 6.0 3 22 1 1 0 2 0 5 4.08 W (4-5) PIT Jun 10 L, 4-6 vs Reds Start 6.1 9 31 4 4 2 2 0 5 4.19 PIT Jun 16 W, 9-4 at Braves Start 5.2 6 27 4 3 1 4 0 7 4.23 W (5-5) PIT Jun 20 W, 6-1 vs Cubs Start 5 9.0 9 35 1 1 0 0 0 7 3.94 W (6-5) PIT Jun 25 W, 4-0 at Mets Start 6 3 9.0 5 34 0 0 0 2 0 5 3.63 W (7-5) PIT Jun 29 W, 4-3 vs Mets Start 6.2 5 25 2 1 0 0 0 3 3.50 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record PIT Jul 04 (1) W, 3-1 vs Expos Start 8.0 5 28 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.35 W (8-5) PIT Jul 09 W, 6-1 at Cardinals Start 6.0 4 23 1 1 1 1 0 2 3.26 W (9-5) PIT Jul 15 L, 5-6 vs Giants Start 5.0 7 25 4 4 2 2 0 4 3.41 PIT Jul 20 W, 7-6 vs Dodgers Start 5.2 7 26 5 3 1 2 0 5 3.46 PIT Jul 31 L, 2-3 at Expos Start 7 8.1 9 36 3 3 0 2 1 6 3.45 L (9-6) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record PIT Aug 06 (1) L, 2-3 vs Phillies Start 7.0 9 32 3 3 0 3 0 3 3.47 L (9-7) PIT Aug 10 L, 1-3 at Phillies Start 7.0 5 27 3 3 0 0 0 7 3.48 L (9-8) PIT Aug 15 L, 3-4 vs Reds Start 6.2 3 29 2 0 0 4 0 6 3.35 PIT Aug 19 W, 4-2 vs Astros Start 8.0 6 30 2 2 0 0 0 2 3.30 W (10-8) PIT Aug 24 W, 5-1 at Braves Start 8.1 7 36 1 1 1 2 1 6 3.20 W (11-8) PIT Aug 29 W, 5-0 at Reds Start 8 4 9.0 4 31 0 0 0 2 0 8 3.06 W (12-8) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record PIT Sep 03 W, 6-3 vs Braves Start 7.0 7 33 3 3 0 3 0 8 3.08 PIT Sep 08 L, 2-3 at Mets Start 9 8.0 9 34 3 3 0 1 1 5 3.09 L (12-9) PIT Sep 13 W, 7-1 vs Cardinals Start 10 9.0 5 33 1 1 0 3 0 7 3.01 W (13-9) PIT Sep 17 W, 5-3 vs Expos Start 7.0 4 25 2 1 1 2 0 4 2.96 W (14-9) PIT Sep 23 L, 2-3 at Expos Start 11 8.1 10 36 3 3 1 1 1 8 2.97 L (14-10) PIT Sep 29 (1) W, 5-4 vs Phillies Start 7.0 6 30 4 4 0 3 0 5 3.03

Pitcher data: Role: Start, finish or appear in middle relief; CG: Complete game; SHO: Shutout; Sv: Save; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BF: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; SO: Strikeouts; ERA: Earned run average

                                                                                                        Team
Role             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
As starter      14  10   3.03   34  34  11   0   0   4  243.2  217  1011   94   82  17   61   5  182   20-14  4.24 runs/start

L/R              G   AB    R    H   TB  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   UW  IW  HP   SO  DP    BA   SLG   OBP   OPS
vs LHB              426   56  108  159  23   2   8   49   6   3   33   3   1   77   6  .254  .373  .312  .686
vs RHB              497   30  109  159  15   4   9   28  22   2   28   2   5  105  10  .219  .320  .270  .590

                                                                                                        Team
Site             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Home             5   3   3.38   18  18   2   0   0   0  119.2  115   504   55   45  11   28   0   76   11-7   4.44 runs/start
Road             9   7   2.69   16  16   9   0   0   4  124.0  102   507   39   37   6   33   5  106    9-7   4.00 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Time of Day      W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Day              7   4   3.03   17  17   4   0   0   2  118.2  107   494   47   40  12   30   1   86   11-6   4.65 runs/start
Night            7   6   3.02   17  17   7   0   0   2  125.0  110   517   47   42   5   31   4   96    9-8   3.82 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Month            W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
April            1   2   3.72    5   5   1   0   0   1   36.1   34   154   19   15   3    9   0   25    3-2   4.20 runs/start
May              2   3   4.81    6   6   3   0   0   1   39.1   39   169   22   21   3   11   1   39    2-4   3.67 runs/start
June             4   0   2.11    6   6   2   0   0   1   42.2   37   174   12   10   3   10   0   32    5-1   5.17 runs/start
July             2   1   3.27    5   5   1   0   0   0   33.0   32   138   14   12   5    7   1   17    3-2   4.60 runs/start
August           3   2   1.76    6   6   1   0   0   1   46.0   34   185   11    9   1   11   1   32    3-3   3.33 runs/start
September        2   2   2.91    6   6   3   0   0   0   46.1   41   191   16   15   2   13   2   37    4-2   4.50 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Opponent         W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Astros           1   0   2.25    1   1   0   0   0   0    8.0    6    30    2    2   0    0   0    2    1-0   4.00 runs/start
Braves           2   0   3.00    3   3   0   0   0   0   21.0   20    96    8    7   2    9   1   21    3-0   6.67 runs/start
Cardinals        2   1   3.21    4   4   1   0   0   0   28.0   23   115   14   10   3    8   0   19    3-1   6.50 runs/start
Cubs             1   0   1.69    2   2   1   0   0   0   16.0   15    63    3    3   0    0   0   13    2-0   5.00 runs/start
Dodgers          0   2   9.60    3   3   1   0   0   0   15.0   26    75   18   16   3    4   0   14    1-2   5.00 runs/start
Expos            3   2   1.77    5   5   3   0   0   1   40.2   31   157    9    8   3    8   2   26    3-2   3.60 runs/start
Giants           1   1   4.66    3   3   1   0   0   0   19.1   21    85   10   10   3    5   0   17    1-2   4.33 runs/start
Mets             2   1   1.30    5   5   3   0   0   2   41.2   31   163    7    6   0    8   1   27    3-2   2.60 runs/start
Phillies         0   3   5.19    4   4   0   0   0   0   26.0   25   114   16   15   1    9   1   19    1-3   2.25 runs/start
Reds             2   0   1.61    4   4   1   0   0   1   28.0   19   113    7    5   2   10   0   24    2-2   4.00 runs/start

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