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Jim Kaat

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 PHI Apr 25 W, 7-0 vs Cubs Start 1 1 9.0 3 31 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.00 W (1-0) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record PHI May 03 L, 3-12 at Reds Middle 3.1 8 19 5 5 0 1 0 1 3.65 PHI May 13 L, 3-4 vs Reds Start 5.0 3 20 2 2 0 2 0 1 3.63 PHI May 19 L, 3-4 at Mets Start 7.0 8 27 0 0 0 0 1 3 2.59 PHI May 24 L, 4-6 at Cubs Start 6.0 5 24 2 1 0 2 0 2 2.37 PHI May 29 W, 4-3 vs Pirates Start 8.1 9 35 3 3 1 1 0 5 2.56 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record PHI Jun 04 W, 9-4 vs Dodgers Start 2 9.0 8 36 4 3 0 0 1 2 2.64 W (2-0) PHI Jun 10 W, 6-2 vs Braves Start 7.0 5 26 2 2 1 1 0 4 2.63 W (3-0) PHI Jun 15 L, 1-6 at Giants Start 1.1 5 11 6 6 0 2 0 0 3.54 L (3-1) PHI Jun 24 W, 6-2 vs Cubs Start 6.0 7 26 2 2 0 2 0 4 3.48 W (4-1) PHI Jun 29 W, 9-3 at Cubs Start 6.0 7 26 2 1 0 1 0 0 3.31 W (5-1) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record PHI Jul 06 W, 7-6 vs Expos Start 4.1 7 20 4 4 1 0 0 1 3.61 PHI Jul 15 L, 2-3 at Braves Start 2.1 5 13 3 3 2 0 1 1 3.86 L (5-2) PHI Jul 20 W, 8-6 vs Reds Start 4.2 6 22 5 5 0 2 0 0 4.20 PHI Jul 26 L, 2-4 vs Braves Start 4.0 8 20 4 4 1 2 0 0 4.43 L (5-3) PHI Jul 29 L, 2-6 at Reds Middle 3.2 2 14 1 1 0 1 0 2 4.34 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record PHI Aug 04 (2) L, 2-5 at Pirates Start 4.2 7 22 5 5 0 1 0 2 4.61 L (5-4) PHI Aug 09 W, 6-3 at Cardinals Start 6.2 9 28 3 3 0 1 0 1 4.58 W (6-4) PHI Aug 16 L, 2-5 vs Dodgers Start 4.1 4 18 5 5 1 0 1 2 4.82 L (6-5) PHI Aug 23 L, 5-6 vs Padres Start 3.2 6 19 2 2 0 0 2 0 4.82 PHI Aug 28 W, 6-1 at Padres Start 8.1 5 30 1 1 0 2 0 4 4.55 W (7-5) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record PHI Sep 03 (2) L, 2-3 at Giants Start 7.0 4 26 1 1 0 2 0 2 4.36 PHI Sep 08 (2) W, 2-1 vs Cardinals Start 8.0 6 29 1 1 1 0 0 2 4.16 PHI Sep 15 L, 4-5 vs Mets Start 2.2 7 13 3 3 1 0 0 2 4.28 PHI Sep 26 (1) W, 5-3 vs Expos Start 6.0 4 23 1 1 0 1 0 2 4.16 W (8-5) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record PHI Oct 01 L, 3-5 at Pirates Start 2.0 2 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.10

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       8   5   3.91   24  24   2   0   0   1  133.1  140   553   61   58   9   24   6   45   12-12  4.50 runs/start
Middle relief    0   0   7.71    2   0   0   0   0   0    7.0   10    33    6    6   0    2   0    3    0-2 

L/R              G   AB    R    H   TB  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   UW  IW  HP   SO  DP    BA   SLG   OBP   OPS
vs LHB               97   11   28   37   4   1   1   10   1   0    9   0   3   10   5  .289  .381  .364  .745
vs RHB              439   53  122  184  26   6   8   49   4   2   17   6   2   38  12  .278  .419  .313  .732

                                                                                                        Team
Site             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Home             5   2   4.06   14  14   2   0   0   1   82.0   83   338   38   37   7   12   4   30    9-5   5.00 runs/start
Road             3   3   4.17   12  10   0   0   0   0   58.1   67   248   29   27   2   14   2   18    3-9   3.80 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              2   1   3.49    8   7   1   0   0   0   38.2   39   164   18   15   0    9   3    8    2-6   4.71 runs/start
Night            6   4   4.34   18  17   1   0   0   1  101.2  111   422   49   49   9   17   3   40   10-8   4.41 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   0   0.00    1   1   1   0   0   1    9.0    3    31    0    0   0    1   0    5    1-0   7.00 runs/start
May              0   0   3.34    5   4   0   0   0   0   29.2   33   125   12   11   1    6   1   12    1-4   3.50 runs/start
June             4   1   4.30    5   5   1   0   0   0   29.1   32   125   16   14   1    6   1   10    4-1   6.20 runs/start
July             0   2   8.05    5   4   0   0   0   0   19.0   28    89   17   17   4    5   1    4    2-3   4.75 runs/start
August           2   2   5.20    5   5   0   0   0   0   27.2   31   117   16   16   1    4   3    9    2-3   4.20 runs/start
September        1   0   2.28    4   4   0   0   0   0   23.2   21    91    6    6   2    3   0    8    2-2   3.25 runs/start
October          0   0   0.00    1   1   0   0   0   0    2.0    2     8    0    0   0    1   0    0    0-1   3.00 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Opponent         W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Braves           1   2   6.07    3   3   0   0   0   0   13.1   18    59    9    9   4    3   1    5    1-2   3.33 runs/start
Cardinals        1   0   2.45    2   2   0   0   0   0   14.2   15    57    4    4   1    1   0    3    2-0   4.00 runs/start
Cubs             3   0   1.33    4   4   1   0   0   1   27.0   22   107    6    4   0    6   0   11    3-1   6.50 runs/start
Dodgers          1   1   5.40    2   2   1   0   0   0   13.1   12    54    9    8   1    0   2    4    1-1   5.50 runs/start
Expos            1   0   4.35    2   2   0   0   0   0   10.1   11    43    5    5   1    1   0    3    2-0   6.00 runs/start
Giants           0   1   7.56    2   2   0   0   0   0    8.1    9    37    7    7   0    4   0    2    0-2   1.50 runs/start
Mets             0   0   2.79    2   2   0   0   0   0    9.2   15    40    3    3   1    0   1    5    0-2   3.50 runs/start
Padres           1   0   2.25    2   2   0   0   0   0   12.0   11    49    3    3   0    2   2    4    1-1   5.50 runs/start
Pirates          0   1   4.80    3   3   0   0   0   0   15.0   18    65    8    8   1    3   0    7    1-2   3.00 runs/start
Reds             0   0   7.02    4   2   0   0   0   0   16.2   19    75   13   13   0    6   0    4    1-3   5.50 runs/start

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