Friday April 28, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, April 28, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York         9  11  2.38   20   3   5   185   153   60   49    9   64  103
Philadelphia     8   7  2.73   15   3   2   132   121   53   40    9   39   75
San Diego        7  10  3.13   17   1   4   152   140   62   53    9   58   75
San Francisco    9   9  3.18   18   3   3   164   159   62   58    7   53   98
Montreal        10   7  3.48   17   4   5   153   142   70   59   15   59   86
Chicago         10   8  3.49   18   4   5   162   143   74   63   14   70   75
Los Angeles     13   5  3.54   18   9   3   160   158   68   63   15   50   73
Atlanta          5  13  3.72   18   4   2   160   160   83   66   10   67   92
Cincinnati      12   7  3.85   19   1   7   178   163   80   76   22   70  111
Pittsburgh       9   8  3.99   17   4   1   151   155   81   67   10   63  100
St. Louis        7  12  4.16   19   6   0   167   157   89   77   10   74  116
Houston          9  11  4.40   20   6   1   178   165   93   87   17   99   98

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Craig Swan (NY)        1   1  1.24   4   4   1   0   1   29   15    6    4    1    7   19
Ross Grimsley (MON)    4   0  1.53   4   4   3   0   1   35   24    7    6    3   12   11
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    3   2  1.59   5   5   2   0   0   40   32    7    7    1    8   12
Pat Zachry (NY)        2   0  1.61   4   4   1   0   1   28   22    5    5    1   11   20
Ray Burris (CHI)       2   0  1.69   5   5   1   0   0   37   28   10    7    2   15   15
Tommy John (LA)        4   0  1.82   4   4   3   0   0   35   29    9    7    2    7   16
John Montefusco (SF)   1   1  1.84   5   5   0   0   0   34   29    8    7    2    9   26
Gaylord Perry (SD)     2   0  1.90   3   3   1   0   0   24   19    6    5    0    2   17
Doug Rau (LA)          3   0  2.25   3   3   2   0   0   24   23    6    6    2    7   13
Rick Rhoden (LA)       3   0  2.30   4   4   2   0   1   31   26   10    8    0   11   14

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mickey Mahler          0   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    0    0    4    7
Eddie Solomon          0   1  1.29   8   0   0   1   0   14   14    4    2    0    5    5
Jamie Easterly         0   1  2.25   3   2   0   0   0   12   16    5    3    1    3    8
Preston Hanna          2   0  2.87   3   3   0   0   0   16   12    6    5    2    8    9
Phil Niekro            1   4  3.34   5   5   3   0   0   35   26   18   13    1   17   32
Dick Ruthven           1   3  4.02   5   5   1   0   1   31   29   16   14    3   11   13
Dave Campbell          0   1  4.32   6   0   0   0   0    8    8    6    4    1    7    6
Tommy Boggs            0   3  4.58   3   3   0   0   0   18   22   10    9    1    7    5
Rick Camp              0   0  5.40   8   0   0   0   0   10   14    6    6    1    2    2
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  0.93   7   0   0   0   0   10    8    1    1    1    5    6
Rick Reuschel          3   2  1.59   5   5   2   0   0   40   32    7    7    1    8   12
Ray Burris             2   0  1.69   5   5   1   0   0   37   28   10    7    2   15   15
Bruce Sutter           1   2  2.53   8   0   0   3   0   11    9    7    3    1    7   15
Dave Roberts           0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    4    4    3    2    0    5    2
Dennis Lamp            1   3  5.06   4   4   1   0   1   21   18   12   12    2    7    9
Woodie Fryman          0   1  5.25   4   4   0   0   0   24   25   15   14    2   13   11
Donnie Moore           1   0  6.10   8   0   0   2   0   10    9    9    7    1    5    3
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
Manny Sarmiento        1   1  1.02   7   0   0   1   0   18    8    2    2    1    9    7
Dave Tomlin            1   1  1.29   8   0   0   1   0    7    6    1    1    1    0    4
Fred Norman            3   0  2.53   5   5   0   0   0   32   23   10    9    3   16   17
Bill Bonham            3   0  3.24   3   3   1   0   0   25   19    9    9    3    7   21
Dale Murray            1   0  3.38   7   0   0   2   0   19   15    8    7    0    7   13
Tom Hume               2   2  4.73   4   4   0   0   0   27   33   15   14    4    7   14
Tom Seaver             0   2  5.00   5   5   0   0   0   27   28   16   15    8   11   25
Doug Capilla           0   1  9.45   3   2   0   0   0    7   10    7    7    1    5    5
Pedro Borbon           1   0 12.46   7   0   0   1   0    9   16   12   12    1    3    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
Joaquin Andujar        1   2  3.51   4   4   1   0   0   26   24   10   10    2   13    9
Floyd Bannister        0   2  3.78   4   2   0   0   0   17   13    7    7    2   16    9
Ken Forsch             1   0  3.97   7   0   0   0   0   11   18    5    5    0    6    4
Mark Lemongello        2   2  4.03   4   4   2   0   0   29   20   14   13    4    8    9
J.R. Richard           1   2  4.15   5   5   2   0   1   35   27   16   16    3   20   43
Tom Dixon              1   0  4.70   5   0   0   0   0    8   12    4    4    0    2    1
Gene Pentz             0   0  5.79   9   0   0   0   0   14   10   12    9    1   12    8
Joe Niekro             1   3  7.50   5   5   1   0   0   24   28   22   20    4   18    6

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tommy John             4   0  1.82   4   4   3   0   0   35   29    9    7    2    7   16
Doug Rau               3   0  2.25   3   3   2   0   0   24   23    6    6    2    7   13
Rick Rhoden            3   0  2.30   4   4   2   0   1   31   26   10    8    0   11   14
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  1.29   4   0   0   1   0    7    6    1    1    0    2    6
Ross Grimsley          4   0  1.53   4   4   3   0   1   35   24    7    6    3   12   11
Rudy May               1   1  3.30   4   4   0   0   0   30   29   16   11    5    6   22
Steve Rogers           2   2  3.46   4   4   1   0   0   26   25   10   10    0   13   16
Darold Knowles         1   0  3.52   6   0   0   1   0    8    8    3    3    1    3    2
Stan Bahnsen           0   1  4.38   9   0   0   3   0   12   14    8    6    2    5    8
Wayne Twitchell        1   2  5.31   4   4   0   0   0   20   19   12   12    3   11   17
Hal Dues               0   1  5.40   2   1   0   0   0   10    8    6    6    0    4    3
Fred Holdsworth        0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    9    7    4    1    3    1

 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
Craig Swan             1   1  1.24   4   4   1   0   1   29   15    6    4    1    7   19
Mike Bruhert           1   2  1.59   3   3   0   0   0   17   15    6    3    0    5    8
Pat Zachry             2   0  1.61   4   4   1   0   1   28   22    5    5    1   11   20
Bob Myrick             0   2  1.84  11   0   0   0   0   15    8    4    3    2    5    5
Mardie Cornejo         3   1  2.31   8   0   0   1   0   12   11    4    3    0    6    5
Jerry Koosman          1   3  2.78   5   5   1   0   0   32   29   11   10    5    8   20
Nino Espinosa          1   1  3.16   4   4   0   0   0   26   28   11    9    0    8    7
Skip Lockwood          0   0  3.71   9   0   0   4   0   17   12    7    7    0    7   13
Butch Metzger          0   1  5.63   6   0   0   0   0    8   10    6    5    0    5    6

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Kaat               1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    3    0    0    0    1    5
Tug McGraw             1   0  1.13   6   0   0   1   0    8    6    1    1    0    0    5
Ron Reed               0   0  1.93   5   0   0   1   0    9    9    2    2    0    2    4
Larry Christenson      2   1  2.30   4   4   1   0   1   27   30    9    7    3    8   17
Randy Lerch            2   1  2.63   3   3   1   0   0   24   15   10    7    1   11   11
Steve Carlton          1   3  2.92   4   4   0   0   0   25   30   15    8    2    6   11
Gene Garber            0   0  3.18   6   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    2    0    3    4
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           1   1  2.31   4   2   1   1   0   23   17    8    6    0    5   16
Bert Blyleven          1   1  2.90   4   4   1   0   1   31   26   14   10    2    8   24
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
Grant Jackson          0   0  4.50   7   0   0   0   0    6   11    3    3    0    3    5
John Candelaria        1   3  5.05   5   5   2   0   1   36   45   23   20    3   15   18
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   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    1    1
Mickey Lolich          1   0  1.08   5   0   0   0   0    8    5    1    1    0    3    4
Gaylord Perry          2   0  1.90   3   3   1   0   0   24   19    6    5    0    2   17
Bob Owchinko           1   2  2.59   4   4   0   0   0   24   21    9    7    2   14   10
Rollie Fingers         1   3  3.00   9   0   0   4   0   15   15    7    5    0    5    6
Randy Jones            1   1  3.38   4   4   0   0   0   24   21   10    9    2    9    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
Greg Minton            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    2
John Montefusco        1   1  1.84   5   5   0   0   0   34   29    8    7    2    9   26
Jim Barr               1   2  2.33   4   4   1   0   1   27   29    7    7    1    1    3
Bob Knepper            2   1  2.42   4   4   1   0   1   26   20    7    7    0    9   18
Gary Lavelle           2   2  3.55  10   0   0   2   0   13   10    5    5    1    8    8
Vida Blue              2   1  3.60   4   4   1   0   0   30   28   14   12    2    9   20
Charlie Williams       0   0  4.05   3   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    0    4    3
Randy Moffitt          1   1  4.50   9   0   0   1   0   12   14    6    6    1    5   11
John Curtis            0   1  5.00   6   0   0   0   0    9   11    5    5    0    6    5
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             2   0  2.45   4   4   2   0   0   33   34    9    9    1    6   20
Mark Littell           0   2  2.70   7   2   0   0   0   17   13    9    5    0   16   17
Bob Forsch             3   2  3.66   5   5   2   0   1   32   24   14   13    1   11   18
Pete Vuckovich         0   3  3.77   9   0   0   0   0   14   13    7    6    1    8   15
Eric Rasmussen         1   2  4.33   4   4   1   0   0   27   24   15   13    3    7   14
John Urrea             1   2  4.95   6   2   1   0   0   20   21   13   11    1    9   16
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

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Grimsley (MON)         4
  T. John (LA)              4
  B. Bonham (CIN)           3
  M. Cornejo (NY)           3
  B. Forsch (STL)           3
  F. Norman (CIN)           3
  D. Rau (LA)               3
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         3
  R. Rhoden (LA)            3
  J. Bibby (PIT)            2

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  T. Boggs (ATL)            3
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  R. Fingers (SD)           3
  J. Koosman (NY)           3
  D. Lamp (CHI)             3
  J. Niekro (HOU)           3
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          3
  B. Shirley (SD)           3

Complete Games:

  R. Grimsley (MON)         3
  T. John (LA)              3
  P. Niekro (ATL)           3
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       2
  J. Denny (STL)            2
  B. Forsch (STL)           2
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       2
  D. Rau (LA)               2
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         2
  R. Rhoden (LA)            2

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)           4
  S. Lockwood (NY)          4
  S. Bahnsen (MON)          3
  B. Sutter (CHI)           3
  D. Bair (CIN)             2
  T. Forster (LA)           2
  G. Lavelle (SF)           2
  D. Moore (CHI)            2
  D. Murray (CIN)           2
  B. Atkinson (MON)         1

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  R. Reuschel (CHI)      39.2
  R. Burris (CHI)        37.1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)    35.2
  R. Grimsley (MON)      35.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        35.0
  T. John (LA)           34.2
  J. Richard (HOU)       34.2
  J. Montefusco (SF)     34.1
  J. Denny (STL)         33.0
  J. Koosman (NY)        32.1

Hits:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      45
  J. Denny (STL)           34
  T. Hume (CIN)            33
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        32
  D. Sutton (LA)           32
  S. Carlton (PHI)         30
  L. Christenson (PHI)     30
  J. Barr (SF)             29
  T. John (LA)             29
  J. Koosman (NY)          29

Runs:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      23
  J. Niekro (HOU)          22
  P. Niekro (ATL)          18
  D. Sutton (LA)           18
  R. May (MON)             16
  J. Richard (HOU)         16
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         16
  T. Seaver (CIN)          16
  S. Carlton (PHI)         15
  W. Fryman (CHI)          15

Home Runs:

  T. Seaver (CIN)           8
  D. Sutton (LA)            8
  J. Koosman (NY)           5
  R. May (MON)              5
  T. Hume (CIN)             4
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       4
  J. Niekro (HOU)           4
  B. Bonham (CIN)           3
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       3
  L. Christenson (PHI)      3

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         20
  J. Niekro (HOU)          18
  P. Niekro (ATL)          17
  F. Bannister (HOU)       16
  M. Littell (STL)         16
  F. Norman (CIN)          16
  R. Burris (CHI)          15
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      15
  B. Owchinko (SD)         14
  J. Andujar (HOU)         13

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         43
  P. Niekro (ATL)          32
  J. Montefusco (SF)       26
  T. Seaver (CIN)          25
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        24
  R. May (MON)             22
  B. Bonham (CIN)          21
  V. Blue (SF)             20
  J. Denny (STL)           20
  J. Koosman (NY)          20

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