Monday April 17, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, April 17, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York         6   5  2.59   11   2   3   101    94   36   29    5   29   56
Philadelphia     5   3  2.75    8   1   1    72    67   28   22    6   22   39
Montreal         4   4  2.97    8   2   1    73    56   29   24    7   32   39
St. Louis        5   5  3.44   10   4   0    89    76   41   34    5   40   53
Chicago          5   4  3.63    9   2   2    79    58   36   32    7   38   36
Los Angeles      6   3  3.63    9   2   3    79    78   33   32    8   24   37
San Francisco    6   3  3.67    9   1   2    83    91   36   34    4   31   38
Cincinnati       8   3  3.75   11   1   4   106    97   45   44   13   34   67
San Diego        2   5  4.45    7   0   1    61    63   36   30    5   30   36
Pittsburgh       3   7  4.71   10   1   0    86   102   55   45    5   35   58
Houston          4   6  5.30   10   3   0    90    84   54   53   11   59   57
Atlanta          1   7  5.61    8   1   0    69    82   54   43    6   37   35

 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
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
Pat Zachry (NY)        1   0  1.93   2   2   0   0   0   14   15    3    3    1    5   12

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jamie Easterly         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    1    1
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  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    4    0    1    2
Tommy Boggs            0   2  5.40   2   2   0   0   0   12   14    8    7    1    5    3
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
Dave Campbell          0   0  7.36   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    5    3    1    5    3
Adrian Devine          1   0  8.44   3   0   0   0   0    5    8    5    5    0    2    2
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  1.59   7   0   0   1   0    6    4    1    1    1    0    4
Fred Norman            1   0  3.07   2   2   0   0   0   15   12    5    5    2    3    8
Bill Bonham            3   0  3.24   3   3   1   0   0   25   19    9    9    3    7   21
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
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
Mike Garman            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    0    0    0
Don Sutton             1   0  6.75   2   2   0   0   0    9   15    7    7    4    2    7
Burt Hooton            0   2  7.27   2   2   0   0   0    9   12    7    7    0    2    3
Charlie Hough          0   0  7.88   3   0   0   0   0    8    8    7    7    1    8    3

 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          1   1  3.20   3   3   0   0   0   20   23    9    7    0    6    5
Skip Lockwood          0   0  7.27   5   0   0   2   0    9    8    7    7    0    2    9
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  1.50   4   0   0   1   0    6    4    1    1    0    0    3
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            1   1  4.15   2   2   0   0   0   13   11    6    6    3    3    9
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  1.35   5   0   0   0   0    7    5    1    1    0    5    4
Jim Bibby              1   1  2.84   4   0   0   0   0    6    7    2    2    1    2    4
John Candelaria        1   2  3.13   3   3   1   0   1   23   25   11    8    1    7   13
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  4.32   6   0   0   1   0    8    8    4    4    1    4    8
Vida Blue              1   1  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   12   15    7    6    0    3    5
John Curtis            0   1  7.94   4   0   0   0   0    6   10    5    5    0    3    2
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  3.38   4   0   0   0   0    5    7    3    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   1  6.43   2   1   0   0   0    7    9    6    5    0    5    3
John Urrea             0   1 11.05   3   1   0   0   0    7   10    9    9    1    6    4
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. Bonham (CIN)           3
  B. Forsch (STL)           3
  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
  T. Boggs (ATL)            2
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       2
  R. Fingers (SD)           2
  B. Hooton (LA)            2
  J. Koosman (NY)           2
  D. Lamp (CHI)             2
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          2
  B. Shirley (SD)           2

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
  S. Lockwood (NY)          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
  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
  B. Bonham (CIN)        25.0
  J. Candelaria (PIT)    23.0
  R. Reuschel (CHI)      23.0
  J. Richard (HOU)       21.2
  J. Koosman (NY)        21.1
  N. Espinosa (NY)       19.2
  J. Denny (STL)         18.0
  R. Grimsley (MON)      18.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        18.0

Hits:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      25
  N. Espinosa (NY)         23
  S. Carlton (PHI)         20
  B. Bonham (CIN)          19
  P. Niekro (ATL)          18
  T. Seaver (CIN)          18
  J. Denny (STL)           17
  J. Koosman (NY)          17
  J. Barr (SF)             16
  J. Richard (HOU)         16

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          15
  J. Rooker (PIT)          12
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      11
  J. Niekro (HOU)          11
  J. Richard (HOU)         10
  T. Seaver (CIN)          10
  B. Bonham (CIN)           9
  N. Espinosa (NY)          9
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        9
  J. Urrea (STL)            9

Home Runs:

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

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
  C. Hough (LA)             8
  B. Bonham (CIN)           7
  R. Burris (CHI)           7
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       7

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         27
  B. Bonham (CIN)          21
  P. Niekro (ATL)          16
  B. Forsch (STL)          14
  J. Koosman (NY)          14
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      13
  R. May (MON)             13
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        12
  T. Seaver (CIN)          12
  P. Zachry (NY)           12

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