Sunday April 9, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, April 9, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Chicago          1   2  2.05    3   0   1    26    14    8    6    1   17   12
Pittsburgh       2   1  2.25    3   1   0    28    28    7    7    2    8   16
Philadelphia     2   1  2.33    3   1   0    27    25    8    7    2    6   13
San Francisco    2   1  2.33    3   1   1    27    28    8    7    1    9   11
Los Angeles      3   0  3.00    3   0   2    27    23   10    9    4    8   13
Montreal         1   3  3.21    4   1   0    34    24   15   12    5   21   16
New York         3   1  3.25    4   1   1    36    42   16   13    2   11   22
Cincinnati       4   0  4.25    4   0   3    36    37   17   17    4   10   26
San Diego        1   2  5.04    3   0   1    25    23   15   14    1   14   17
St. Louis        1   2  6.48    3   0   0    25    29   20   18    4   14   16
Atlanta          0   3  7.00    3   0   0    27    42   26   21    4   10   10
Houston          0   4  7.31    4   1   0    32    40   27   26    7   21   22

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Barr (SF)          1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    7    0    0    0    0    1
John Candelaria (PIT)  1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    7    0    0    0    1    4
L. Christenson (PHI)   1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    8    0    0    0    1    4
Ross Grimsley (MON)    1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    3    0    0    0    5    5
John Montefusco (SF)   0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    5    6    0    0    0    2    2
Joe Sambito (HOU)      0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    1    5
Jerry Koosman (NY)     1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    8    1    1    1    0    7
Fred Norman (CIN)      1   0  1.08   1   1   0   0   0    8    4    1    1    0    2    7
Bob Forsch (STL)       1   0  1.23   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    1    1    0    2    2
Ray Burris (CHI)       0   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    1    3    1    1    5    3

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mickey Mahler          0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0
Eddie Solomon          0   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    0    1
Rick Camp              0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    0    1    1
Adrian Devine          0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    1    2
Tommy Boggs            0   1  5.14   1   1   0   0   0    7    9    5    4    1    1    1
Dick Ruthven           0   1  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    4    8    4    4    1    3    1
Phil Niekro            0   1 10.80   1   1   0   0   0    5    8    8    6    1    1    4
Dave Campbell          0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    5    3    1    3    0

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Willie Hernandez       0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    2    3
Donnie Moore           1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    0
Ray Burris             0   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    1    3    1    1    5    3
Rick Reuschel          0   1  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    3    1    1    0    3    2
Woodie Fryman          0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    0    3    2
Bruce Sutter           0   1  5.40   2   0   0   1   0    2    2    1    1    0    4    2

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bair              0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    1    0    0    0    0    2    1
Pedro Borbon           1   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    3    2    0    0    0    0    0
Manny Sarmiento        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
Dave Tomlin            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    2    3    0    0    0    0    1
Fred Norman            1   0  1.08   1   1   0   0   0    8    4    1    1    0    2    7
Tom Hume               1   0  3.86   1   1   0   0   0    7    9    3    3    0    3    4
Bill Bonham            1   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    1    2    5
Dale Murray            0   0  9.82   1   0   0   0   0    4    3    4    4    0    1    4
Tom Seaver             0   0 15.00   1   1   0   0   0    3    6    5    5    3    0    3

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Forsch             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Joe Sambito            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    1    5
Joaquin Andujar        0   1  2.25   1   1   1   0   0    8    6    2    2    1    4    2
Joe Niekro             0   1  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    5    6    5    5    2    7    1
Mark Lemongello        0   1 10.80   1   1   0   0   0    5    5    6    6    2    1    2
Gene Pentz             0   0 10.80   2   0   0   0   0    3    6    5    4    1    4    4
J.R. Richard           0   1 13.50   1   1   0   0   0    5   11    7    7    1    3    8
Tom Dixon              0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    3    2    2    0    1    0

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bobby Castillo         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    1
Terry Forster          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    3    2    0    0    0    1    1
Tommy John             1   0  2.35   1   1   0   0   0    8    7    2    2    1    2    4
Rick Rhoden            1   0  3.86   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    4    3    0    2    4
Don Sutton             1   0  5.14   1   1   0   0   0    7    7    4    4    3    2    3

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ross Grimsley          1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    3    0    0    0    5    5
Fred Holdsworth        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    2    0
Rudy May               0   0  2.16   1   1   0   0   0    8    6    5    2    2    4    6
Stan Bahnsen           0   1  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    3    2
Steve Rogers           0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    0    1    1
Hal Dues               0   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    3    0    1    2
Darold Knowles         0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    1    0    0
Wayne Twitchell        0   1 13.50   1   1   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    1    5    0

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mardie Cornejo         1   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    2    3    0    0    0    0    3
Bob Myrick             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    0    0
Paul Siebert           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    1    0
Jerry Koosman          1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    8    1    1    1    0    7
Pat Zachry             1   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    1    1    1    1    6
Mike Bruhert           0   1  1.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    8    3    1    0    2    2
Nino Espinosa          0   0  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    5    8    3    3    0    4    3
Skip Lockwood          0   0 21.60   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    4    4    0    1    0
Butch Metzger          0   0 27.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    4    3    0    2    1

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Warren Brusstar        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Larry Christenson      1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    8    0    0    0    1    4
Gene Garber            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
Ron Reed               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    2
Randy Lerch            1   0  3.38   1   1   0   0   0    8    3    3    3    1    4    2
Tug McGraw             0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    0    1
Steve Carlton          0   1  6.75   1   1   0   0   0    4   10    4    3    1    0    3

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Bibby              1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    1
John Candelaria        1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    7    0    0    0    1    4
Will McEnaney          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Kent Tekulve           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    2    0
Bert Blyleven          0   0  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    2    2    0    0    6
Bruce Kison            0   1  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    1    3    2
Jerry Reuss            0   0  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    5    9    3    3    1    2    3
Grant Jackson          0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    1    1    0    0    0

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John D'Acquisto        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    1
Mickey Lolich          1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    0    2
Gaylord Perry          0   0  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    0    8
Dan Spillner           0   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    1    1    0    2    2
Rollie Fingers         0   1  4.50   2   0   0   1   0    4    4    2    2    0    2    1
Dave Wehrmeister       0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    1    1
Randy Jones            0   0  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    4    6    5    4    1    5    0
Bob Shirley            0   1 18.00   1   1   0   0   0    2    4    4    4    0    3    2

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Barr               1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    7    0    0    0    0    1
John Curtis            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
John Montefusco        0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    5    6    0    0    0    2    2
Charlie Williams       0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    2    2
Gary Lavelle           1   1  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    1    4    1
Randy Moffitt          0   0  4.50   2   0   0   1   0    2    3    1    1    0    0    3
Lynn McGlothen         0   0  9.82   1   1   0   0   0    4    7    5    4    0    1    2

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Littell           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    1
Pete Vuckovich         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    2    2
Bob Forsch             1   0  1.23   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    1    1    0    2    2
Buddy Schultz          0   0  1.93   1   0   0   0   0    5    1    2    1    0    2    5
Pete Falcone           0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    3    2    0    2    0
Eric Rasmussen         0   1  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    4    7    4    4    2    1    2
Dave Hamilton          0   0 20.25   2   0   0   0   0    1    3    3    3    1    1    2
John Urrea             0   1 21.00   1   1   0   0   0    3    7    7    7    1    3    2

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Barr (SF)              1
  J. Bibby (PIT)            1
  B. Bonham (CIN)           1
  P. Borbon (CIN)           1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       1
  L. Christenson (PHI)      1
  M. Cornejo (NY)           1
  B. Forsch (STL)           1
  R. Grimsley (MON)         1
  T. Hume (CIN)             1

Losses:

  J. Andujar (HOU)          1
  S. Bahnsen (MON)          1
  T. Boggs (ATL)            1
  M. Bruhert (NY)           1
  S. Carlton (PHI)          1
  R. Fingers (SD)           1
  B. Kison (PIT)            1
  G. Lavelle (SF)           1
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       1
  J. Niekro (HOU)           1

Complete Games:

  J. Andujar (HOU)          1
  J. Barr (SF)              1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       1
  L. Christenson (PHI)      1
  R. Grimsley (MON)         1
  J. Koosman (NY)           1

Saves:

  D. Bair (CIN)             1
  P. Borbon (CIN)           1
  B. Castillo (LA)          1
  M. Cornejo (NY)           1
  R. Fingers (SD)           1
  T. Forster (LA)           1
  R. Moffitt (SF)           1
  B. Sutter (CHI)           1
  D. Tomlin (CIN)           1

Shutouts:

  J. Barr (SF)              1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       1
  L. Christenson (PHI)      1
  R. Grimsley (MON)         1

Innings Pitched:

  J. Barr (SF)            9.0
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     9.0
  L. Christenson (PHI)    9.0
  R. Grimsley (MON)       9.0
  J. Koosman (NY)         9.0
  R. May (MON)            8.1
  F. Norman (CIN)         8.1
  J. Andujar (HOU)        8.0
  B. Bonham (CIN)         8.0
  R. Lerch (PHI)          8.0

Hits:

  J. Richard (HOU)         11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  T. Boggs (ATL)            9
  B. Bonham (CIN)           9
  T. Hume (CIN)             9
  J. Reuss (PIT)            9
  M. Bruhert (NY)           8
  L. Christenson (PHI)      8
  N. Espinosa (NY)          8
  J. Koosman (NY)           8

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  J. Richard (HOU)          7
  J. Urrea (STL)            7
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       6
  T. Boggs (ATL)            5
  D. Campbell (ATL)         5
  R. Jones (SD)             5
  R. May (MON)              5
  L. McGlothen (SF)         5
  J. Niekro (HOU)           5

Home Runs:

  T. Seaver (CIN)           3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       2
  R. May (MON)              2
  J. Niekro (HOU)           2
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        2
  J. Andujar (HOU)          1
  S. Bahnsen (MON)          1
  T. Boggs (ATL)            1
  B. Bonham (CIN)           1

Walks:

  J. Niekro (HOU)           7
  R. Burris (CHI)           5
  R. Grimsley (MON)         5
  R. Jones (SD)             5
  W. Twitchell (MON)        5
  J. Andujar (HOU)          4
  N. Espinosa (NY)          4
  G. Lavelle (SF)           4
  R. Lerch (PHI)            4
  R. May (MON)              4

Strikeouts:

  G. Perry (SD)             8
  J. Richard (HOU)          8
  J. Koosman (NY)           7
  F. Norman (CIN)           7
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         6
  R. May (MON)              6
  P. Zachry (NY)            6
  B. Bonham (CIN)           5
  R. Grimsley (MON)         5
  J. Sambito (HOU)          5

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