Monday April 24, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, April 24, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York         9   8  2.48   17   3   5   156   133   52   43    6   56   82
San Francisco    7   7  2.90   14   2   2   130   120   46   42    5   41   82
Montreal         9   5  2.94   14   3   5   126   103   48   41   12   51   76
San Diego        6   8  3.18   14   1   3   127   119   54   45    7   53   66
Philadelphia     6   6  3.26   12   2   1   105   103   47   38    6   35   58
Cincinnati      11   5  3.46   16   1   6   151   134   61   58   18   58   88
Chicago          8   7  3.52   15   4   3   135   112   62   53   12   57   58
Los Angeles     10   5  3.78   15   6   3   133   136   61   56   14   38   57
Atlanta          3  11  4.11   14   3   1   123   125   72   56    6   54   68
Pittsburgh       7   7  4.50   14   1   1   122   133   75   61    8   53   82
St. Louis        5  11  4.58   16   4   0   140   128   78   71    9   67   93
Houston          8   9  4.59   17   4   1   151   145   82   77   16   91   82

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Rau (LA)          2   0  1.20   2   2   1   0   0   15   13    2    2    1    1    8
Ross Grimsley (MON)    3   0  1.37   3   3   2   0   1   26   15    4    4    2   11   10
John Montefusco (SF)   0   1  1.37   4   4   0   0   0   26   19    5    4    1    8   20
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    2   2  1.41   4   4   2   0   0   32   20    5    5    0    7   11
Ray Burris (CHI)       2   0  1.45   4   4   1   0   0   31   21    7    5    2   12   13
Pat Zachry (NY)        2   0  1.61   4   4   1   0   1   28   22    5    5    1   11   20
Jim Barr (SF)          1   1  1.64   3   3   1   0   1   22   23    4    4    1    1    3
Bob Knepper (SF)       2   0  1.64   3   3   1   0   1   22   15    4    4    0    6   16
Craig Swan (NY)        1   1  1.64   3   3   1   0   1   22   13    6    4    1    6   14
Tommy John (LA)        3   0  1.75   3   3   2   0   0   26   23    7    5    2    4   10

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mickey Mahler          0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    2    2    0    0    3    7
Eddie Solomon          0   1  1.80   6   0   0   0   0   10   11    4    2    0    5    5
Jamie Easterly         0   1  3.00   2   1   0   0   0    6   10    4    2    0    2    5
Dick Ruthven           1   2  3.24   4   4   1   0   1   25   21   11    9    2    9   10
Preston Hanna          1   0  3.86   2   2   0   0   0    9    5    5    4    1    8    2
Rick Camp              0   0  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    9   13    4    4    0    1    2
Phil Niekro            0   4  4.50   4   4   2   0   0   26   20   17   13    1   11   23
Tommy Boggs            0   3  4.58   3   3   0   0   0   18   22   10    9    1    7    5
Dave Campbell          0   0  6.23   4   0   0   0   0    4    6    5    3    1    5    4
Adrian Devine          1   0  8.71   7   0   0   1   0   10   15   10   10    0    3    5

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Willie Hernandez       2   0  1.04   6   0   0   0   0    9    7    1    1    1    5    5
Rick Reuschel          2   2  1.41   4   4   2   0   0   32   20    5    5    0    7   11
Ray Burris             2   0  1.45   4   4   1   0   0   31   21    7    5    2   12   13
Bruce Sutter           0   2  3.52   6   0   0   2   0    8    8    7    3    1    6    7
Dennis Lamp            1   2  3.72   3   3   1   0   1   19   13    8    8    1    6    7
Woodie Fryman          0   1  5.25   4   4   0   0   0   24   25   15   14    2   13   11
Donnie Moore           1   0  8.59   6   0   0   1   0    7    8    9    7    1    3    2
Mike Krukow            0   0 12.27   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    5    5    1    3    2
Paul Reuschel          0   0 27.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    5    5    5    3    2    0

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bair              0   0  0.00   7   0   0   2   0    8    5    0    0    0    5    3
Dave Tomlin            1   1  1.29   8   0   0   1   0    7    6    1    1    1    0    4
Manny Sarmiento        1   1  1.32   5   0   0   0   0   14    7    2    2    1    7    6
Fred Norman            2   0  2.77   4   4   0   0   0   26   21    9    8    3   11   12
Bill Bonham            3   0  3.24   3   3   1   0   0   25   19    9    9    3    7   21
Dale Murray            1   0  3.24   6   0   0   2   0   17   11    7    6    0    6   12
Tom Seaver             0   1  3.91   4   4   0   0   0   23   20   11   10    6   10   19
Tom Hume               2   1  5.30   3   3   0   0   0   19   26   11   11    3    6    8
Pedro Borbon           1   0  5.87   6   0   0   1   0    8   11    5    5    0    1    1
Doug Capilla           0   1 11.57   2   2   0   0   0    5    8    6    6    1    5    2

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Sambito            2   0  1.80   9   0   0   1   0   15   13    3    3    1    4    9
Tom Dixon              1   0  3.18   4   0   0   0   0    6    7    2    2    0    2    1
Joaquin Andujar        1   2  3.51   4   4   1   0   0   26   24   10   10    2   13    9
Ken Forsch             1   0  3.97   7   0   0   0   0   11   18    5    5    0    6    4
Floyd Bannister        0   2  4.30   3   2   0   0   0   15   13    7    7    2   16    6
J.R. Richard           1   1  4.91   4   4   1   0   1   26   21   14   14    3   18   32
Mark Lemongello        1   2  4.95   3   3   1   0   0   20   14   11   11    3    6    8
Gene Pentz             0   0  6.75   8   0   0   0   0   12   10   12    9    1   12    7
Joe Niekro             1   2  6.86   4   4   1   0   0   21   25   18   16    4   14    6

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Rau               2   0  1.20   2   2   1   0   0   15   13    2    2    1    1    8
Tommy John             3   0  1.75   3   3   2   0   0   26   23    7    5    2    4   10
Rick Rhoden            2   0  2.82   3   3   1   0   1   22   20    9    7    0    8    9
Terry Forster          0   0  3.68   4   0   0   2   0    7    5    3    3    1    3    5
Mike Garman            0   0  4.05   4   0   0   0   0    7   10    3    3    0    0    1
Burt Hooton            1   2  4.08   3   3   1   0   0   18   18    8    8    0    4    5
Bobby Castillo         0   2  4.32   4   0   0   1   0    8    7    4    4    1    5    8
Don Sutton             2   1  6.85   4   4   1   0   0   22   32   18   17    8    5    8
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          3   0  1.37   3   3   2   0   1   26   15    4    4    2   11   10
Darold Knowles         1   0  3.18   5   0   0   1   0    6    5    2    2    1    3    2
Rudy May               1   1  3.30   4   4   0   0   0   30   29   16   11    5    6   22
Wayne Twitchell        1   1  3.31   3   3   0   0   0   16   12    6    6    3    9   14
Steve Rogers           2   2  3.46   4   4   1   0   0   26   25   10   10    0   13   16
Stan Bahnsen           0   1  3.97   8   0   0   3   0   11   12    7    5    1    5    7
Hal Dues               0   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    3    0    1    2

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Siebert           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    0    0    0    2    0
Mike Bruhert           1   1  1.50   2   2   0   0   0   12   11    4    2    0    3    5
Pat Zachry             2   0  1.61   4   4   1   0   1   28   22    5    5    1   11   20
Craig Swan             1   1  1.64   3   3   1   0   1   22   13    6    4    1    6   14
Bob Myrick             0   1  1.86   8   0   0   0   0   10    5    2    2    1    3    3
Jerry Koosman          1   2  1.98   4   4   1   0   0   27   20    7    6    3    7   16
Mardie Cornejo         3   1  2.31   8   0   0   1   0   12   11    4    3    0    6    5
Nino Espinosa          1   1  3.16   4   4   0   0   0   26   28   11    9    0    8    7
Skip Lockwood          0   0  4.50   8   0   0   4   0   14   11    7    7    0    6   10
Butch Metzger          0   1 11.25   4   0   0   0   0    4    9    6    5    0    4    2

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw             1   0  1.29   5   0   0   1   0    7    5    1    1    0    0    4
Larry Christenson      1   1  2.11   3   3   1   0   1   21   22    7    5    1    7    9
Randy Lerch            2   1  2.63   3   3   1   0   0   24   15   10    7    1   11   11
Gene Garber            0   0  3.18   6   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    2    0    3    4
Steve Carlton          1   2  3.86   3   3   0   0   0   19   27   11    8    1    4    9
Ron Reed               0   0  4.15   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    0    2    3
Jim Lonborg            1   2  4.82   3   3   0   0   0   19   17   10   10    3    5   14
Warren Brusstar        0   0  5.06   4   0   0   0   0    5    5    4    3    0    3    4

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kent Tekulve           2   0  0.77   8   0   0   0   0   12    7    1    1    0    8    6
Don Robinson           0   1  3.14   3   1   0   1   0   14   12    7    5    0    5    9
Jim Bibby              2   1  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8    8    3    3    1    3    5
Bruce Kison            1   1  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    9    6    4    4    1   10    6
Bert Blyleven          0   1  4.50   3   3   0   0   0   20   20   14   10    2    4   16
Grant Jackson          0   0  4.50   7   0   0   0   0    6   11    3    3    0    3    5
John Candelaria        1   2  5.06   4   4   1   0   1   27   34   18   15    1    9   15
Jerry Reuss            0   0  6.57   3   3   0   0   0   12   20   10    9    2    4   10
Jim Rooker             1   1  6.57   3   3   0   0   0   12   13   13    9    1    6    8
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
Mark Lee               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    0
Mickey Lolich          1   0  1.08   5   0   0   0   0    8    5    1    1    0    3    4
Bob Owchinko           1   1  1.96   3   3   0   0   0   18   17    6    4    1   12    7
Gaylord Perry          1   0  2.40   2   2   1   0   0   15   12    5    4    0    1   13
Randy Jones            1   0  2.50   3   3   0   0   0   18   14    6    5    1    7    5
Rollie Fingers         1   3  3.07   8   0   0   3   0   15   15    7    5    0    5    6
Dan Spillner           0   0  3.86   5   0   0   0   0    9    7    4    4    0    2    6
Bob Shirley            0   3  4.26   5   3   0   0   0   19   20   11    9    2   10   14
Dave Freisleben        0   1  4.50   5   3   0   0   0   16   19    8    8    2    7    7
Dave Wehrmeister       1   0  8.44   3   0   0   0   0    5    8    5    5    1    4    2

 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
John Montefusco        0   1  1.37   4   4   0   0   0   26   19    5    4    1    8   20
Jim Barr               1   1  1.64   3   3   1   0   1   22   23    4    4    1    1    3
Bob Knepper            2   0  1.64   3   3   1   0   1   22   15    4    4    0    6   16
Gary Lavelle           2   2  3.75   9   0   0   1   0   12    8    5    5    1    8    8
Vida Blue              1   1  3.86   3   3   0   0   0   21   21   11    9    1    6   16
Randy Moffitt          1   1  3.86   8   0   0   1   0   12   13    5    5    1    5   11
John Curtis            0   1  7.50   5   0   0   0   0    6   10    5    5    0    3    3
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
John Denny             1   0  2.63   3   3   1   0   0   24   25    7    7    1    4   15
Mark Littell           0   2  3.07   6   2   0   0   0   15    9    7    5    0   15   15
Bob Forsch             3   1  3.08   4   4   2   0   1   26   16    9    9    0    8   14
Pete Vuckovich         0   3  4.15   8   0   0   0   0   13   12    7    6    1    7   13
Eric Rasmussen         1   2  4.33   4   4   1   0   0   27   24   15   13    3    7   14
Buddy Schultz          0   0  7.56   5   0   0   0   0    8    9    8    7    0    7    7
Pete Falcone           0   1  7.59   3   2   0   0   0   11   14   10    9    2    7    6
Dave Hamilton          0   0  7.71   5   0   0   0   0    5    5    4    4    1    3    3
John Urrea             0   2  9.00   5   1   0   0   0   11   14   11   11    1    9    6

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League Leaders

Wins:

  B. Bonham (CIN)           3
  M. Cornejo (NY)           3
  B. Forsch (STL)           3
  R. Grimsley (MON)         3
  T. John (LA)              3
  J. Bibby (PIT)            2
  R. Burris (CHI)           2
  W. Hernandez (CHI)        2
  T. Hume (CIN)             2
  B. Knepper (SF)           2

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  T. Boggs (ATL)            3
  R. Fingers (SD)           3
  B. Shirley (SD)           3
  P. Vuckovich (STL)        3
  J. Andujar (HOU)          2
  F. Bannister (HOU)        2
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  B. Castillo (LA)          2

Complete Games:

  B. Forsch (STL)           2
  R. Grimsley (MON)         2
  T. John (LA)              2
  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         2
  J. Andujar (HOU)          1
  J. Barr (SF)              1
  B. Bonham (CIN)           1
  R. Burris (CHI)           1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       1

Saves:

  S. Lockwood (NY)          4
  S. Bahnsen (MON)          3
  R. Fingers (SD)           3
  D. Bair (CIN)             2
  T. Forster (LA)           2
  D. Murray (CIN)           2
  B. Sutter (CHI)           2
  B. Atkinson (MON)         1
  P. Borbon (CIN)           1
  B. Castillo (LA)          1

Shutouts:

  J. Barr (SF)              1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       1
  L. Christenson (PHI)      1
  B. Forsch (STL)           1
  R. Grimsley (MON)         1
  B. Knepper (SF)           1
  D. Lamp (CHI)             1
  R. Rhoden (LA)            1
  J. Richard (HOU)          1
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          1

Innings Pitched:

  R. Reuschel (CHI)      32.0
  R. Burris (CHI)        31.0
  R. May (MON)           30.0
  P. Zachry (NY)         28.0
  J. Koosman (NY)        27.1
  E. Rasmussen (STL)     27.0
  J. Candelaria (PIT)    26.2
  B. Forsch (STL)        26.1
  R. Grimsley (MON)      26.1
  J. Montefusco (SF)     26.1

Hits:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      34
  D. Sutton (LA)           32
  R. May (MON)             29
  N. Espinosa (NY)         28
  S. Carlton (PHI)         27
  T. Hume (CIN)            26
  J. Denny (STL)           25
  W. Fryman (CHI)          25
  J. Niekro (HOU)          25
  S. Rogers (MON)          25

Runs:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      18
  J. Niekro (HOU)          18
  D. Sutton (LA)           18
  P. Niekro (ATL)          17
  R. May (MON)             16
  W. Fryman (CHI)          15
  E. Rasmussen (STL)       15
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        14
  J. Richard (HOU)         14
  J. Rooker (PIT)          13

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)            8
  T. Seaver (CIN)           6
  R. May (MON)              5
  J. Niekro (HOU)           4
  B. Bonham (CIN)           3
  T. Hume (CIN)             3
  J. Koosman (NY)           3
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       3
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          3
  F. Norman (CIN)           3

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         18
  F. Bannister (HOU)       16
  M. Littell (STL)         15
  J. Niekro (HOU)          14
  J. Andujar (HOU)         13
  W. Fryman (CHI)          13
  S. Rogers (MON)          13
  R. Burris (CHI)          12
  B. Owchinko (SD)         12
  G. Pentz (HOU)           12

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         32
  P. Niekro (ATL)          23
  R. May (MON)             22
  B. Bonham (CIN)          21
  J. Montefusco (SF)       20
  P. Zachry (NY)           20
  T. Seaver (CIN)          19
  V. Blue (SF)             16
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        16
  B. Knepper (SF)          16


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