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Ed Whitson

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 May 29 L, 3-4 at Phillies Middle 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 PIT May 30 L, 1-6 at Phillies Finish 1.0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record PIT Jun 03 L, 3-4 at Reds Middle 0.2 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.00 PIT Jun 09 W, 11-9 vs Reds Middle 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 PIT Jun 11 W, 3-1 vs Reds Finish 1 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 PIT Jun 12 L, 5-6 at Astros Finish 0.1 2 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 3.86 L (0-1) PIT Jun 14 W, 6-4 at Astros Middle 2.2 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.45 W (1-1) PIT Jun 16 W, 9-4 at Braves Finish 2 3.1 1 14 0 0 0 2 0 4 1.69 PIT Jun 23 L, 2-3 at Mets Finish 0.2 2 6 1 1 0 1 1 2 2.38 L (1-2) PIT Jun 24 W, 7-4 at Mets Middle 0.1 2 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 3.09 PIT Jun 26 W, 11-8 vs Cardinals Middle 2.1 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.57 W (2-2) PIT Jun 27 (2) L, 1-6 vs Cardinals Middle 4.0 1 15 1 1 0 2 0 0 2.50 PIT Jun 29 W, 4-3 vs Mets Finish 3 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.37 PIT Jun 30 L, 5-6 vs Mets Finish 0.2 3 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.29 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record PIT Jul 08 L, 0-4 at Cardinals Middle 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.18 PIT Jul 13 L, 0-4 vs Giants Middle 3.0 1 9 0 0 0 1 0 4 1.90 PIT Jul 15 L, 5-6 vs Giants Finish 2.0 3 9 1 1 0 0 0 5 2.10 L (2-3) PIT Jul 16 (1) W, 3-2 vs Padres Finish 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.08 W (3-3) PIT Jul 16 (2) W, 10-6 vs Padres Middle 2.1 1 10 0 0 0 3 0 3 1.91 PIT Jul 18 L, 2-7 vs Dodgers Middle 3.2 2 16 1 1 0 1 0 3 1.97 PIT Jul 20 W, 7-6 vs Dodgers Middle 2.2 2 12 1 1 0 3 0 2 2.08 PIT Jul 22 L, 2-3 at Giants Middle 1.0 2 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 2.27 PIT Jul 27 L, 3-6 at Padres Middle 6.0 3 21 1 1 0 2 0 2 2.16 L (3-4) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record PIT Aug 01 L, 3-4 at Expos Middle 3.0 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.01 PIT Aug 04 (1) L, 0-2 vs Phillies Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.97 PIT Aug 07 L, 4-5 at Cubs Middle 1.2 1 8 1 1 0 2 0 2 2.09 PIT Aug 09 L, 4-5 at Cubs Middle 1.2 1 8 1 0 0 0 1 1 2.02 L (3-5) PIT Aug 12 L, 1-10 at Phillies Middle 3.0 8 19 6 6 2 1 0 4 2.94 PIT Aug 15 L, 3-4 vs Reds Finish 1.0 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.06 L (3-6) PIT Aug 18 W, 6-3 vs Astros Middle 1.1 2 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.98 PIT Aug 23 W, 4-3 at Braves Middle 2.0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.88 PIT Aug 24 W, 5-1 at Braves Middle 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.88 PIT Aug 25 L, 5-7 at Astros Finish 3.0 3 14 1 1 0 0 2 3 2.88 PIT Aug 28 W, 3-1 at Reds Finish 4 3.0 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.74 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record PIT Sep 02 W, 4-3 vs Braves Middle 4.0 4 15 1 1 1 0 0 3 2.71 PIT Sep 04 (1) W, 7-4 vs Mets Middle 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.70 W (4-6) PIT Sep 10 L, 9-11 at Mets Middle 1.0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.66 PIT Sep 11 L, 3-10 at Phillies Middle 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.65 PIT Sep 15 W, 6-1 vs Expos Middle 0.2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.62 PIT Sep 16 W, 12-5 vs Expos Finish 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.60 PIT Sep 19 W, 12-11 at Cubs Middle 0.2 3 7 5 5 1 2 0 0 3.21 PIT Sep 21 W, 3-2 at Cubs Middle 3.0 4 13 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.08 W (5-6) PIT Sep 30 L, 8-10 vs Phillies Middle 1.0 3 6 2 2 0 0 0 1 3.28

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
Middle relief    4   2   3.44   29   0   0   0   0   0   55.0   49   234   23   21   4   27   1   42   14-15
As closer        1   4   2.84   14   0   0  14   4   0   19.0   17    84    8    6   1    5   4   22    6-8 

L/R              G   AB    R    H   TB  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   UW  IW  HP   SO  DP    BA   SLG   OBP   OPS
vs LHB              101   17   26   38   2   2   2   17   3   0   11   5   2   19   2  .257  .376  .364  .740
vs RHB              171   24   40   56   7   0   3   24   5   3   21   0   0   45   5  .234  .327  .314  .642

                                                                                                        Team
Site             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Home             3   2   2.12   20   0   0   8   2   0   34.0   27   138   10    8   2   13   1   28   12-8 
Road             2   4   4.28   23   0   0   6   2   0   40.0   39   180   21   19   3   19   4   36    8-15

                                                                                                        Team
Time of Day      W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Day              3   3   5.51   18   0   0   4   1   0   32.2   37   149   22   20   4   17   1   30   10-8 
Night            2   3   1.52   25   0   0  10   3   0   41.1   29   169    9    7   1   15   4   34   10-15

                                                                                                        Team
Month            W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
May              0   0   0.00    2   0   0   1   0   0    1.2    2     7    0    0   0    0   0    3    0-2 
June             2   2   2.50   12   0   0   6   3   0   18.0   14    79    8    5   0   10   2   12    7-5 
July             1   2   2.05    9   0   0   2   0   0   22.0   15    88    5    5   0   11   0   20    3-6 
August           0   2   3.92   11   0   0   4   1   0   20.2   19    91   10    9   3    7   3   18    4-7 
September        2   0   6.17    9   0   0   1   0   0   11.2   16    53    8    8   2    4   0   11    6-3 

                                                                                                        Team
Opponent         W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Astros           1   1   3.68    4   0   0   2   0   0    7.1    7    33    3    3   0    4   2    5    2-2 
Braves           0   0   0.96    4   0   0   1   1   0    9.1    6    37    1    1   1    3   0    8    4-0 
Cardinals        1   0   1.23    3   0   0   0   0   0    7.1    3    27    1    1   0    3   0    1    1-2 
Cubs             1   1   7.71    4   0   0   0   0   0    7.0    9    36    7    6   1    5   1    6    2-2 
Dodgers          0   0   2.84    2   0   0   0   0   0    6.1    4    28    2    2   0    4   0    5    1-1 
Expos            0   0   0.00    3   0   0   1   0   0    4.1    4    16    0    0   0    0   0    4    2-1 
Giants           0   1   3.00    3   0   0   1   0   0    6.0    6    24    2    2   0    2   0   10    0-3 
Mets             1   1   4.50    6   0   0   3   1   0    4.0    7    24    5    2   0    3   2    4    3-3 
Padres           1   1   1.04    3   0   0   1   0   0    8.2    4    32    1    1   0    5   0    5    2-1 
Phillies         0   0  10.29    6   0   0   2   0   0    7.0   13    36    8    8   2    1   0   10    0-6 
Reds             0   1   1.35    5   0   0   3   2   0    6.2    3    25    1    1   1    2   0    6    3-2 

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