Sunday April 16, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, April 16, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York         5   5  2.65   10   2   2    92    87   34   27    5   29   54
Philadelphia     4   3  2.86    7   1   1    63    60   26   20    5   19   33
Montreal         4   4  2.97    8   2   1    73    56   29   24    7   32   39
Los Angeles      6   2  3.07    8   2   3    70    63   25   24    8   18   34
St. Louis        5   4  3.26    9   4   0    80    67   35   29    5   35   48
Chicago          5   4  3.63    9   2   2    79    58   36   32    7   38   36
Cincinnati       7   3  3.91   10   1   4    97    92   43   42   12   30   56
San Francisco    5   3  4.00    8   1   2    74    85   35   33    4   29   31
San Diego        2   5  4.45    7   0   1    61    63   36   30    5   30   36
Pittsburgh       3   6  4.79    9   1   0    77    93   49   41    4   30   51
Houston          4   6  5.30   10   3   0    90    84   54   53   11   59   57
Atlanta          1   6  5.61    7   1   0    61    73   49   38    6   31   29

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Craig Swan (NY)        1   0  0.00   2   2   1   0   1   16    8    2    0    0    2    9
Ross Grimsley (MON)    2   0  0.50   2   2   2   0   1   18    7    1    1    0    7    8
Bob Forsch (STL)       3   0  0.71   3   3   2   0   1   25    9    2    2    0    7   14
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    2   1  0.78   3   3   1   0   0   23   12    2    2    0    6    9
Manny Sarmiento (CIN)  1   1  1.04   4   0   0   0   0    9    6    1    1    0    4    5
L. Christenson (PHI)   1   0  1.06   2   2   1   0   1   17   15    2    2    1    5    9
Jim Barr (SF)          1   0  1.20   2   2   1   0   1   15   16    2    2    1    1    1
Tommy John (LA)        2   0  1.62   2   2   1   0   0   17   13    3    3    2    2    4
Ray Burris (CHI)       1   0  1.69   2   2   1   0   0   16    6    5    3    1    7    4
Rick Rhoden (LA)       2   0  1.69   2   2   1   0   1   16   13    4    3    0    7    8

 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
Eddie Solomon          0   0  2.57   4   0   0   0   0    7    8    2    2    0    3    3
Rick Camp              0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    7    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   3  5.50   3   3   1   0   0   18   18   15   11    1   10   16
Dick Ruthven           0   2  7.00   2   2   0   0   0    9   13    8    7    2    5    1
Adrian Devine          1   0  8.44   3   0   0   0   0    5    8    5    5    0    2    2
Dave Campbell          0   0 10.13   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    5    3    1    4    1
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
Rick Reuschel          2   1  0.78   3   3   1   0   0   23   12    2    2    0    6    9
Willie Hernandez       1   0  1.35   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    1    1    1    5    4
Ray Burris             1   0  1.69   2   2   1   0   0   16    6    5    3    1    7    4
Donnie Moore           1   0  1.80   4   0   0   1   0    5    3    3    1    1    1    2
Woodie Fryman          0   0  4.15   2   2   0   0   0   13   10    6    6    0    9    6
Bruce Sutter           0   1  6.75   3   0   0   1   0    3    4    2    2    0    4    4
Dennis Lamp            0   2  6.97   2   2   0   0   0   10    9    8    8    1    3    6
Paul Reuschel          0   0 27.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    5    5    5    3    2    0
Mike Krukow            0   0 36.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    3    4    4    0    1    1

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bair              0   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    5    2    0    0    0    3    2
Manny Sarmiento        1   1  1.04   4   0   0   0   0    9    6    1    1    0    4    5
Dave Tomlin            0   1  1.93   6   0   0   1   0    5    4    1    1    1    0    2
Fred Norman            1   0  3.07   2   2   0   0   0   15   12    5    5    2    3    8
Bill Bonham            2   0  3.71   2   2   1   0   0   17   14    7    7    2    3   12
Tom Hume               2   0  4.26   2   2   0   0   0   13   15    6    6    0    6    7
Dale Murray            0   0  5.00   3   0   0   1   0    9    7    5    5    0    1    7
Tom Seaver             0   0  5.06   3   3   0   0   0   16   18   10    9    6    6   12
Pedro Borbon           1   0  7.11   5   0   0   1   0    6   10    5    5    0    1    1
Doug Capilla           0   1  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    3    4    3    3    1    3    0

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Sambito            1   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0   10    8    3    3    1    4    6
Floyd Bannister        0   1  3.60   2   1   0   0   0   10    9    4    4    1   10    6
J.R. Richard           1   1  4.15   3   3   1   0   1   22   16   10   10    1   14   27
Mark Lemongello        1   1  4.50   2   2   1   0   0   14    8    7    7    3    3    6
Joaquin Andujar        0   2  5.59   2   2   1   0   0   10   10    6    6    1    6    2
Gene Pentz             0   0  5.73   6   0   0   0   0   11   10    8    7    1    7    7
Tom Dixon              1   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    2    2    0    2    1
Ken Forsch             0   0 10.13   4   0   0   0   0    3    6    3    3    0    2    1
Joe Niekro             0   1 11.00   2   2   0   0   0    9   13   11   11    3   11    1

 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
Tommy John             2   0  1.62   2   2   1   0   0   17   13    3    3    2    2    4
Rick Rhoden            2   0  1.69   2   2   1   0   1   16   13    4    3    0    7    8
Bobby Castillo         0   1  2.08   2   0   0   1   0    4    2    1    1    0    2    3
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          1   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    4    1    0    0    0    1    3
Fred Holdsworth        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    2    0
Ross Grimsley          2   0  0.50   2   2   2   0   1   18    7    1    1    0    7    8
Rudy May               0   1  2.04   2   2   0   0   0   18   15    8    4    3    4   13
Steve Rogers           1   1  4.76   2   2   0   0   0   11   12    6    6    0    5    2
Wayne Twitchell        0   1  4.82   2   2   0   0   0    9    7    5    5    2    9    8
Stan Bahnsen           0   1  6.35   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    5    4    1    3    3
Hal Dues               0   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    3    0    1    2
Darold Knowles         0   0 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    1    0    0

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Siebert           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    1    0
Craig Swan             1   0  0.00   2   2   1   0   1   16    8    2    0    0    2    9
Mike Bruhert           0   1  1.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    8    3    1    0    2    2
Bob Myrick             0   1  1.69   5   0   0   0   0    5    2    1    1    1    0    0
Pat Zachry             1   0  1.93   2   2   0   0   0   14   15    3    3    1    5   12
Jerry Koosman          1   2  2.11   3   3   1   0   0   21   17    5    5    3    5   14
Mardie Cornejo         2   0  2.45   5   0   0   1   0    7    7    2    2    0    4    4
Nino Espinosa          0   1  3.55   2   2   0   0   0   13   16    7    5    0    6    5
Skip Lockwood          0   0  9.45   4   0   0   1   0    7    8    7    7    0    2    7
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
Ron Reed               0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    0    0    0    1    2
Larry Christenson      1   0  1.06   2   2   1   0   1   17   15    2    2    1    5    9
Tug McGraw             1   0  1.80   3   0   0   1   0    5    4    1    1    0    0    2
Steve Carlton          1   1  3.00   2   2   0   0   0   12   20    7    4    1    2    5
Gene Garber            0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    2    3
Randy Lerch            1   1  3.00   2   2   0   0   0   15    9    8    5    1    6    6
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
Kent Tekulve           0   0  1.93   4   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    0    4    3
John Candelaria        1   1  2.25   2   2   1   0   1   16   16    5    4    0    3    7
Jim Bibby              1   1  2.84   4   0   0   0   0    6    7    2    2    1    2    4
Don Robinson           0   1  3.97   2   1   0   0   0   11   11    7    5    0    4    8
Jerry Reuss            0   0  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   10   15    6    5    1    3    7
Grant Jackson          0   0  4.91   4   0   0   0   0    4    7    2    2    0    0    3
Bert Blyleven          0   1  5.54   2   2   0   0   0   13   14    8    8    0    2   12
Bruce Kison            0   1  7.20   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    4    4    1    7    4
Jim Rooker             1   1 12.71   2   2   0   0   0    6   11   12    8    1    4    1
Will McEnaney          0   0 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    0    1    2

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John D'Acquisto        0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    0    0    1    2
Mickey Lolich          1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    1    0    0    0    2    3
Rollie Fingers         1   2  2.25   4   0   0   1   0    8    7    4    2    0    2    4
Bob Owchinko           0   1  3.00   2   2   0   0   0   12   12    6    4    1    7    5
Gaylord Perry          0   0  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    0    8
Dave Freisleben        0   0  4.50   3   1   0   0   0    6   10    3    3    1    3    3
Randy Jones            0   0  4.66   2   2   0   0   0   10   11    6    5    1    6    3
Dave Wehrmeister       0   0  8.31   2   0   0   0   0    4    6    4    4    1    3    2
Dan Spillner           0   0 10.80   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    4    4    0    2    2
Bob Shirley            0   2 12.46   3   1   0   0   0    4    6    6    6    1    4    4

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Charlie Williams       0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    5    1    0    0    0    3    3
Jim Barr               1   0  1.20   2   2   1   0   1   15   16    2    2    1    1    1
John Montefusco        0   0  2.38   2   2   0   0   0   11   13    3    3    1    5    6
Bob Knepper            1   0  2.77   2   2   0   0   0   13   12    4    4    0    4    6
Gary Lavelle           2   1  4.15   5   0   0   1   0    9    6    4    4    1    7    5
Randy Moffitt          1   0  5.68   5   0   0   1   0    6    7    4    4    1    4    5
John Curtis            0   1  7.94   4   0   0   0   0    6   10    5    5    0    3    2
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

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Forsch             3   0  0.71   3   3   2   0   1   25    9    2    2    0    7   14
Buddy Schultz          0   0  1.42   2   0   0   0   0    6    3    2    1    0    5    5
Mark Littell           0   0  1.80   2   1   0   0   0    5    4    3    1    0    5    6
John Denny             1   0  2.00   2   2   1   0   0   18   17    4    4    0    3   10
Pete Vuckovich         0   2  4.15   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    0    4    3
Eric Rasmussen         1   1  4.85   2   2   1   0   0   13   14    9    7    3    3    6
Pete Falcone           0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    3    2    0    2    0
John Urrea             0   1 14.54   2   1   0   0   0    4    7    7    7    1    4    2
Dave Hamilton          0   0 16.20   3   0   0   0   0    2    3    3    3    1    2    2

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League Leaders

Wins:

  B. Forsch (STL)           3
  B. Bonham (CIN)           2
  M. Cornejo (NY)           2
  R. Grimsley (MON)         2
  T. Hume (CIN)             2
  T. John (LA)              2
  G. Lavelle (SF)           2
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         2
  R. Rhoden (LA)            2
  B. Atkinson (MON)         1

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           3
  J. Andujar (HOU)          2
  R. Fingers (SD)           2
  J. Koosman (NY)           2
  D. Lamp (CHI)             2
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          2
  B. Shirley (SD)           2
  P. Vuckovich (STL)        2
  S. Bahnsen (MON)          1
  F. Bannister (HOU)        1

Complete Games:

  B. Forsch (STL)           2
  R. Grimsley (MON)         2
  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
  T. John (LA)              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
  G. Lavelle (SF)           1
  S. Lockwood (NY)          1
  T. McGraw (PHI)           1

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  B. Forsch (STL)        25.1
  R. Reuschel (CHI)      23.0
  J. Richard (HOU)       21.2
  J. Koosman (NY)        21.1
  J. Denny (STL)         18.0
  R. Grimsley (MON)      18.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        18.0
  R. May (MON)           17.2
  B. Bonham (CIN)        17.0
  L. Christenson (PHI)   17.0

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         20
  P. Niekro (ATL)          18
  T. Seaver (CIN)          18
  J. Denny (STL)           17
  J. Koosman (NY)          17
  J. Barr (SF)             16
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      16
  N. Espinosa (NY)         16
  J. Richard (HOU)         16
  L. Christenson (PHI)     15

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          15
  J. Rooker (PIT)          12
  J. Niekro (HOU)          11
  J. Richard (HOU)         10
  T. Seaver (CIN)          10
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        9
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         8
  D. Lamp (CHI)             8
  R. Lerch (PHI)            8
  R. May (MON)              8

Home Runs:

  T. Seaver (CIN)           6
  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  J. Koosman (NY)           3
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       3
  R. May (MON)              3
  J. Niekro (HOU)           3
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        3
  P. Reuschel (CHI)         3
  B. Bonham (CIN)           2
  T. John (LA)              2

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         14
  J. Niekro (HOU)          11
  F. Bannister (HOU)       10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  W. Fryman (CHI)           9
  W. Twitchell (MON)        9
  R. Burris (CHI)           7
  B. Forsch (STL)           7
  R. Grimsley (MON)         7
  B. Kison (PIT)            7

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         27
  P. Niekro (ATL)          16
  B. Forsch (STL)          14
  J. Koosman (NY)          14
  R. May (MON)             13
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        12
  B. Bonham (CIN)          12
  T. Seaver (CIN)          12
  P. Zachry (NY)           12
  J. Denny (STL)           10


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