Wednesday April 12, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, April 12, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York         4   3  2.71    7   2   1    63    68   24   19    2   18   33
Chicago          3   3  2.75    6   1   2    52    35   18   16    4   23   25
Philadelphia     2   2  3.75    4   1   0    36    36   16   15    4    9   20
Montreal         2   3  3.80    5   1   1    43    37   22   18    5   25   17
Cincinnati       5   1  3.83    6   1   3    54    49   23   23    8   12   41
Los Angeles      4   2  3.96    6   0   3    52    50   24   23    7   13   30
San Francisco    3   2  4.09    5   1   1    44    56   22   20    1   14   21
St. Louis        3   2  4.40    5   2   0    43    40   23   21    4   19   29
Pittsburgh       2   3  4.50    5   1   0    44    52   23   22    3   13   29
San Diego        2   3  4.64    5   0   1    43    42   25   22    4   26   27
Atlanta          1   4  5.40    5   1   0    45    54   36   27    5   20   24
Houston          2   5  6.25    7   2   0    59    64   42   41    9   39   35

 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
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
Bob Owchinko (SD)      0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    2    0    0    6    4
Joe Sambito (HOU)      1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    7    4    0    0    0    1    6
Craig Swan (NY)        1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    5    0    0    0    2    3
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    1   1  0.64   2   2   0   0   0   14    7    1    1    0    4    7
Fred Norman (CIN)      1   0  1.08   1   1   0   0   0    8    4    1    1    0    2    7
Bob Forsch (STL)       2   0  1.10   2   2   1   0   0   16    9    2    2    0    5   11
Pat Zachry (NY)        1   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    1    1    1    1    6

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mickey Mahler          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    2    0    0    1    3
Adrian Devine          1   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    1    2
Eddie Solomon          0   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    1    1    0    1    2
Rick Camp              0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    0    1    1
Tommy Boggs            0   1  5.14   1   1   0   0   0    7    9    5    4    1    1    1
Phil Niekro            0   2  5.14   2   2   1   0   0   14   14   11    8    1    5   13
Dick Ruthven           0   1  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    4    8    4    4    1    3    1
Dave Campbell          0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    5    3    1    3    0
Preston Hanna          0   0 15.43   1   1   0   0   0    2    4    5    4    1    4    1

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Krukow            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Donnie Moore           1   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    1
Rick Reuschel          1   1  0.64   2   2   0   0   0   14    7    1    1    0    4    7
Ray Burris             1   0  1.69   2   2   1   0   0   16    6    5    3    1    7    4
Willie Hernandez       0   0  2.45   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    1    4    3
Dennis Lamp            0   1  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    2    2    0    1    3
Woodie Fryman          0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    0    3    2
Bruce Sutter           0   1  6.75   3   0   0   1   0    3    4    2    2    0    4    4
Paul Reuschel          0   0 108.0   1   0   0   0   0    0    4    4    4    2    0    0

 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   3   0   0   1   0    4    2    0    0    0    0    0
Manny Sarmiento        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
Fred Norman            1   0  1.08   1   1   0   0   0    8    4    1    1    0    2    7
Dave Tomlin            0   1  3.38   4   0   0   1   0    3    4    1    1    1    0    1
Bill Bonham            2   0  3.71   2   2   1   0   0   17   14    7    7    2    3   12
Tom Hume               1   0  3.86   1   1   0   0   0    7    9    3    3    0    3    4
Tom Seaver             0   0  6.30   2   2   0   0   0   10   12    7    7    5    1   11
Dale Murray            0   0  9.82   1   0   0   0   0    4    3    4    4    0    1    4

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Sambito            1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    7    4    0    0    0    1    6
Joaquin Andujar        0   1  2.25   1   1   1   0   0    8    6    2    2    1    4    2
Floyd Bannister        0   1  3.86   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    3    3    1    6    2
J.R. Richard           1   1  4.61   2   2   1   0   1   14   13    7    7    1    7   16
Gene Pentz             0   0  9.00   4   0   0   0   0    7    8    8    7    1    6    5
Mark Lemongello        0   1 10.80   1   1   0   0   0    5    5    6    6    2    1    2
Joe Niekro             0   1 11.00   2   2   0   0   0    9   13   11   11    3   11    1
Ken Forsch             0   0 11.57   3   0   0   0   0    2    6    3    3    0    2    1
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
Terry Forster          0   0  1.42   3   0   0   2   0    6    4    1    1    0    1    4
Burt Hooton            0   1  1.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    1    1    0    0    2
Doug Rau               1   0  1.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    1    0    5
Bobby Castillo         0   1  2.08   2   0   0   1   0    4    2    1    1    0    2    3
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  6.75   2   2   0   0   0    9   15    7    7    4    2    7
Mike Garman            0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    2    2    0    0    0
Charlie Hough          0   0 12.27   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    5    5    1    4    1

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Atkinson          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
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
Steve Rogers           1   1  4.76   2   2   0   0   0   11   12    6    6    0    5    2
Hal Dues               0   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    3    0    1    2
Stan Bahnsen           0   1  7.20   3   0   0   0   0    5    8    5    4    1    3    2
Darold Knowles         0   0 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    1    2    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   3   0   0   1   0    3    4    0    0    0    0    3
Bob Myrick             0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    4    1    0    0    0    0    0
Paul Siebert           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    1    0
Craig Swan             1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    5    0    0    0    2    3
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
Jerry Koosman          1   1  1.76   2   2   1   0   0   15   15    3    3    1    3   10
Nino Espinosa          0   1  3.55   2   2   0   0   0   13   16    7    5    0    6    5
Skip Lockwood          0   0 14.73   2   0   0   0   0    4    7    6    6    0    1    3
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
Larry Christenson      1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    8    0    0    0    1    4
Ron Reed               0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    0    0    0    1    2
Randy Lerch            1   0  3.38   1   1   0   0   0    8    3    3    3    1    4    2
Gene Garber            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    0    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
Jim Lonborg            0   1  7.20   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    4    4    2    0    4
Warren Brusstar        0   0 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    3    3    0    3    2

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Bibby              1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    0    2
Will McEnaney          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
John Candelaria        1   1  2.25   2   2   1   0   1   16   16    5    4    0    3    7
Bert Blyleven          0   0  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    2    2    0    0    6
Kent Tekulve           0   0  2.70   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    2    3
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
Don Robinson           0   0  8.31   1   0   0   0   0    4    5    4    4    0    2    6
Jim Rooker             0   1 81.00   1   1   0   0   0    1    5    6    6    1    1    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
Bob Owchinko           0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    2    0    0    6    4
Rollie Fingers         1   1  3.00   3   0   0   1   0    6    4    2    2    0    2    3
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
Dave Freisleben        0   0  6.23   1   1   0   0   0    4    8    3    3    1    3    2
Dave Wehrmeister       0   0  8.31   2   0   0   0   0    4    6    4    4    1    3    2
Randy Jones            0   0  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    4    6    5    4    1    5    0
Bob Shirley            0   2 13.50   2   1   0   0   0    4    6    6    6    1    4    3

 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 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           2   1  2.57   3   0   0   0   0    7    6    2    2    1    5    4
Bob Knepper            0   0  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    2    2    0    1    5
Randy Moffitt          0   0  4.50   2   0   0   1   0    2    3    1    1    0    0    3
Vida Blue              0   1  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    5   10    6    5    0    1    1
Lynn McGlothen         0   0 11.57   2   1   0   0   0    5   10    7    6    0    1    2
John Curtis            0   0 15.43   2   0   0   0   0    2    7    4    4    0    2    1

 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             2   0  1.10   2   2   1   0   0   16    9    2    2    0    5   11
Buddy Schultz          0   0  1.93   1   0   0   0   0    5    1    2    1    0    2    5
John Denny             1   0  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    7    2    2    0    2    4
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:

  B. Bonham (CIN)           2
  B. Forsch (STL)           2
  G. Lavelle (SF)           2
  J. Barr (SF)              1
  J. Bibby (PIT)            1
  P. Borbon (CIN)           1
  R. Burris (CHI)           1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       1
  L. Christenson (PHI)      1
  M. Cornejo (NY)           1

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  B. Shirley (SD)           2
  J. Andujar (HOU)          1
  S. Bahnsen (MON)          1
  F. Bannister (HOU)        1
  V. Blue (SF)              1
  T. Boggs (ATL)            1
  M. Bruhert (NY)           1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       1
  S. Carlton (PHI)          1

Complete Games:

  J. Andujar (HOU)          1
  J. Barr (SF)              1
  B. Bonham (CIN)           1
  R. Burris (CHI)           1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       1
  L. Christenson (PHI)      1
  J. Denny (STL)            1
  B. Forsch (STL)           1
  R. Grimsley (MON)         1
  J. Koosman (NY)           1

Saves:

  T. Forster (LA)           2
  B. Atkinson (MON)         1
  D. Bair (CIN)             1
  P. Borbon (CIN)           1
  B. Castillo (LA)          1
  M. Cornejo (NY)           1
  R. Fingers (SD)           1
  R. Moffitt (SF)           1
  D. Moore (CHI)            1
  B. Sutter (CHI)           1

Shutouts:

  J. Barr (SF)              1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       1
  L. Christenson (PHI)      1
  R. Grimsley (MON)         1
  J. Richard (HOU)          1
  C. Swan (NY)              1

Innings Pitched:

  B. Bonham (CIN)        17.0
  B. Forsch (STL)        16.1
  R. Burris (CHI)        16.0
  J. Candelaria (PIT)    16.0
  J. Koosman (NY)        15.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        14.0
  R. Reuschel (CHI)      14.0
  J. Richard (HOU)       13.2
  N. Espinosa (NY)       12.2
  S. Rogers (MON)        11.1

Hits:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      16
  N. Espinosa (NY)         16
  J. Koosman (NY)          15
  D. Sutton (LA)           15
  B. Bonham (CIN)          14
  P. Niekro (ATL)          14
  J. Niekro (HOU)          13
  J. Richard (HOU)         13
  S. Rogers (MON)          12
  T. Seaver (CIN)          12

Runs:

  J. Niekro (HOU)          11
  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  G. Pentz (HOU)            8
  B. Bonham (CIN)           7
  N. Espinosa (NY)          7
  L. McGlothen (SF)         7
  J. Richard (HOU)          7
  T. Seaver (CIN)           7
  D. Sutton (LA)            7
  J. Urrea (STL)            7

Home Runs:

  T. Seaver (CIN)           5
  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  J. Niekro (HOU)           3
  B. Bonham (CIN)           2
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       2
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          2
  R. May (MON)              2
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        2
  P. Reuschel (CHI)         2
  J. Andujar (HOU)          1

Walks:

  J. Niekro (HOU)          11
  R. Burris (CHI)           7
  J. Richard (HOU)          7
  F. Bannister (HOU)        6
  N. Espinosa (NY)          6
  B. Owchinko (SD)          6
  G. Pentz (HOU)            6
  B. Forsch (STL)           5
  R. Grimsley (MON)         5
  R. Jones (SD)             5

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         16
  P. Niekro (ATL)          13
  B. Bonham (CIN)          12
  B. Forsch (STL)          11
  T. Seaver (CIN)          11
  J. Koosman (NY)          10
  G. Perry (SD)             8
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       7
  F. Norman (CIN)           7
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         7


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