Saturday April 29, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 29, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Philadelphia     9   7  2.68   16   3   2   141   128   55   42    9   46   76
New York         9  12  2.92   21   3   5   194   173   74   63   15   70  116
San Francisco    9  10  3.34   19   3   3   172   169   68   64    8   57  106
San Diego        7  11  3.37   18   1   4   160   151   69   60    9   64   79
Los Angeles     13   6  3.42   19   9   3   168   160   69   64   15   52   76
Chicago         10   9  3.43   19   4   5   170   156   79   65   14   72   84
Montreal        10   8  3.47   18   4   5   161   150   73   62   16   60   90
Atlanta          6  13  3.52   19   5   2   169   166   83   66   10   69   97
Pittsburgh      10   8  3.88   18   5   1   160   160   83   69   10   63  105
St. Louis        8  12  3.95   20   7   0   176   161   89   77   10   76  118
Cincinnati      13   7  4.00   20   1   8   187   172   87   83   22   79  116
Houston         10  11  4.24   21   7   1   187   168   94   88   17  103  103

 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
Don Robinson (PIT)     2   1  2.23   5   3   2   1   0   32   22   10    8    0    5   21
Doug Rau (LA)          3   0  2.25   3   3   2   0   0   24   23    6    6    2    7   13

 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
Phil Niekro            2   4  2.66   6   6   4   0   1   44   32   18   13    1   19   37
Preston Hanna          2   0  2.87   3   3   0   0   0   16   12    6    5    2    8    9
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  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    5    3    2    0    5    4
Dennis Lamp            1   3  5.06   4   4   1   0   1   21   18   12   12    2    7    9
Woodie Fryman          0   2  5.40   5   5   0   0   0   27   32   20   16    2   15   16
Donnie Moore           1   0  6.10   8   0   0   2   0   10    9    9    7    1    5    3
Mike Krukow            0   0  6.43   4   0   0   0   0    7   10    5    5    1    3    4
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   8   0   0   3   0   12    7    0    0    0    7    5
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  3.80   8   0   0   2   0   21   19   10    9    0    9   16
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
Pedro Borbon           2   0 10.32   8   0   0   1   0   11   18   13   13    1    4    2
Doug Capilla           0   1 14.14   4   3   0   0   0    7   11   11   11    1    9    5

 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        2   2  2.86   5   5   2   0   0   35   27   11   11    2   17   14
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
Burt Hooton            1   3  3.28   4   4   1   0   0   25   20    9    9    0    6    8
Mike Garman            0   0  3.52   5   0   0   0   0    8   10    3    3    0    0    1
Terry Forster          0   0  3.68   4   0   0   2   0    7    5    3    3    1    3    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
Darold Knowles         1   0  3.52   6   0   0   1   0    8    8    3    3    1    3    2
Steve Rogers           2   3  3.55   5   5   1   0   0   33   33   13   13    1   13   18
Stan Bahnsen           0   1  4.05  10   0   0   3   0   13   14    8    6    2    6   10
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
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  1.72  12   0   0   0   0   16    9    4    3    2    5    5
Paul Siebert           0   0  2.70   3   0   0   0   0    3    6    1    1    0    4    2
Jerry Koosman          1   3  2.78   5   5   1   0   0   32   29   11   10    5    8   20
Skip Lockwood          0   0  3.71   9   0   0   4   0   17   12    7    7    0    7   13
Nino Espinosa          1   1  3.99   5   5   0   0   0   29   35   15   13    4   10   15
Mardie Cornejo         3   2  5.68   9   0   0   1   0   13   15    9    8    1    7    6
Butch Metzger          0   1  8.10   7   0   0   0   0   10   15   10    9    1    6    8

 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
Gene Garber            0   0  2.25   7   0   0   0   0    8    8    2    2    0    4    5
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
Jim Lonborg            2   2  4.26   4   4   0   0   0   25   22   12   12    3   11   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           2   1  2.23   5   3   2   1   0   32   22   10    8    0    5   21
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  3.38   6   0   0   0   0   11    8    4    4    0    3    7
Bob Shirley            0   3  4.26   5   3   0   0   0   19   20   11    9    2   10   14
Dave Wehrmeister       1   0  6.14   4   0   0   0   0    7    8    5    5    1    5    2
Dave Freisleben        0   2  6.53   6   4   0   0   0   21   29   15   15    2   11   10

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Montefusco        1   1  1.84   5   5   0   0   0   34   29    8    7    2    9   26
Bob Knepper            2   1  2.42   4   4   1   0   1   26   20    7    7    0    9   18
Jim Barr               1   3  3.16   5   5   1   0   1   31   37   11   11    2    2    6
Charlie Williams       0   0  3.52   4   0   0   0   0    8    7    3    3    0    4    5
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
Greg Minton            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    2    0    3    4
Randy Moffitt          1   1  4.50   9   0   0   1   0   12   14    6    6    1    5   11
John Curtis            0   1  4.66   7   0   0   0   0   10   11    5    5    0    7    6
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
Eric Rasmussen         2   2  3.25   5   5   2   0   1   36   28   15   13    3    9   16
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
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. Andujar (HOU)          2

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  R. Grimsley (MON)         3
  T. John (LA)              3
  J. Andujar (HOU)          2
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       2
  J. Denny (STL)            2
  B. Forsch (STL)           2
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       2
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        2
  D. Rau (LA)               2

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)           4
  S. Lockwood (NY)          4
  S. Bahnsen (MON)          3
  D. Bair (CIN)             3
  B. Sutter (CHI)           3
  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
  P. Niekro (ATL)           1

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)        44.0
  R. Reuschel (CHI)      39.2
  R. Burris (CHI)        37.1
  E. Rasmussen (STL)     36.0
  J. Candelaria (PIT)    35.2
  R. Grimsley (MON)      35.1
  J. Andujar (HOU)       34.2
  T. John (LA)           34.2
  J. Richard (HOU)       34.2
  J. Montefusco (SF)     34.1

Hits:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      45
  J. Barr (SF)             37
  N. Espinosa (NY)         35
  J. Denny (STL)           34
  T. Hume (CIN)            33
  S. Rogers (MON)          33
  W. Fryman (CHI)          32
  P. Niekro (ATL)          32
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        32
  D. Sutton (LA)           32

Runs:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      23
  J. Niekro (HOU)          22
  W. Fryman (CHI)          20
  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

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         20
  P. Niekro (ATL)          19
  J. Niekro (HOU)          18
  J. Andujar (HOU)         17
  F. Bannister (HOU)       16
  M. Littell (STL)         16
  F. Norman (CIN)          16
  R. Burris (CHI)          15
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      15
  W. Fryman (CHI)          15

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         43
  P. Niekro (ATL)          37
  J. Montefusco (SF)       26
  T. Seaver (CIN)          25
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        24
  R. May (MON)             22
  B. Bonham (CIN)          21
  D. Robinson (PIT)        21
  V. Blue (SF)             20
  J. Denny (STL)           20


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