Monday May 1, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, May 1, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Philadelphia    11   7  2.66   18   3   2   159   144   60   47   11   53   86
New York        10  13  3.02   23   3   6   211   191   84   71   15   76  127
San Francisco   11  10  3.22   21   4   4   190   182   72   68    9   61  114
Montreal        11   8  3.34   19   4   6   170   155   74   63   17   62   90
Los Angeles     13   7  3.42   20  10   3   176   168   73   67   16   53   80
Chicago         11   9  3.51   20   4   5   179   163   84   70   16   75   88
Atlanta          7  14  3.66   21   5   2   187   188   95   76   11   79  107
St. Louis        9  13  3.67   22   7   1   194   171   91   79   10   83  130
San Diego        7  13  3.88   20   1   4   176   169   87   76   10   75   87
Pittsburgh      11   9  3.99   20   5   1   178   175   94   79   12   70  112
Houston         10  12  4.13   22   7   1   196   174   96   90   18  104  106
Cincinnati      13   9  4.33   22   1   8   204   198  105   98   22   92  134

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
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
Pat Zachry (NY)        3   0  1.85   5   5   1   0   1   34   27    9    7    1   15   24
Craig Swan (NY)        1   1  2.02   5   5   1   0   1   36   22   10    8    1    8   22
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
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   6   0   0   0   0   11    8    2    0    0    4    9
Eddie Solomon          1   1  1.00  10   0   0   1   0   18   16    4    2    0    5    9
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  2.89   4   4   0   0   0   19   18    9    6    2   12   10
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
Rick Camp              0   0  5.25   9   0   0   0   0   12   16    7    7    1    5    2
Tommy Boggs            0   3  6.52   4   4   0   0   0   19   26   15   14    2    9    6
Adrian Devine          1   1  9.49   9   0   0   1   0   12   19   13   13    0    4    7

 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           2   2  2.03   9   0   0   3   0   13   10    7    3    1    8   17
Dave Roberts           0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    5    3    2    0    5    4
Dennis Lamp            1   3  5.13   5   5   1   0   1   26   22   15   15    4    8    9
Woodie Fryman          0   2  5.40   5   5   0   0   0   27   32   20   16    2   15   16
Mike Krukow            0   0  6.43   4   0   0   0   0    7   10    5    5    1    3    4
Donnie Moore           1   0  6.94   9   0   0   2   0   12   11   11    9    1    6    5
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   9   0   0   3   0   13    8    0    0    0    7    8
Manny Sarmiento        1   1  0.93   8   0   0   1   0   19    9    2    2    1    9    9
Fred Norman            3   0  2.53   5   5   0   0   0   32   23   10    9    3   16   17
Dave Tomlin            1   1  3.00  10   0   0   1   0    9    9    5    3    1    2    6
Bill Bonham            3   0  3.24   3   3   1   0   0   25   19    9    9    3    7   21
Dale Murray            1   0  3.42  10   0   0   2   0   26   24   11   10    0   12   21
Tom Hume               2   3  6.00   5   5   0   0   0   30   40   21   20    4    9   15
Tom Seaver             0   3  6.52   6   6   0   0   0   29   35   23   21    8   17   28
Pedro Borbon           2   0 10.32   8   0   0   1   0   11   18   13   13    1    4    2
Doug Capilla           0   1 11.00   5   3   0   0   0    9   13   11   11    1    9    7

 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
Ken Forsch             1   0  3.65   8   0   0   0   0   12   18    5    5    0    6    4
Mark Lemongello        2   3  3.65   5   5   2   0   0   37   26   16   15    5    9   12
Floyd Bannister        0   2  3.78   4   2   0   0   0   17   13    7    7    2   16    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   2  5.93   5   5   2   0   0   30   40   22   20    9    6   12
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               2   1  2.82   5   5   0   0   0   38   34   17   12    6    8   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  3.86  11   0   0   4   0   14   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
Mike Bruhert           1   2  1.59   3   3   0   0   0   17   15    6    3    0    5    8
Bob Myrick             0   2  1.72  12   0   0   0   0   16    9    4    3    2    5    5
Pat Zachry             3   0  1.85   5   5   1   0   1   34   27    9    7    1   15   24
Craig Swan             1   1  2.02   5   5   1   0   1   36   22   10    8    1    8   22
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   1  3.86  11   0   0   5   0   21   17    9    9    0    8   17
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  7.84   8   0   0   0   0   10   16   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  1.00   7   0   0   1   0    9    7    1    1    0    0    6
Ron Reed               0   0  1.59   6   0   0   1   0   11   11    2    2    0    3    7
Gene Garber            0   0  2.00   8   0   0   0   0    9    8    2    2    0    5    7
Larry Christenson      2   1  2.30   4   4   1   0   1   27   30    9    7    3    8   17
Steve Carlton          2   3  2.48   5   5   0   0   0   33   35   16    9    3    7   13
Randy Lerch            3   1  3.41   4   4   1   0   0   29   22   14   11    2   14   12
Warren Brusstar        0   0  4.26   5   0   0   0   0    6    6    4    3    0    4    5
Jim Lonborg            2   2  4.26   4   4   0   0   0   25   22   12   12    3   11   14

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kent Tekulve           2   0  0.71   9   0   0   0   0   13    7    1    1    0    8    6
Don Robinson           2   1  2.23   5   3   2   1   0   32   22   10    8    0    5   21
Jim Bibby              3   1  2.70   8   0   0   0   0   10    8    3    3    1    4    7
Bruce Kison            1   1  3.27   4   0   0   0   0   11    7    5    4    1   11    6
Bert Blyleven          1   2  3.72   5   5   1   0   1   36   34   19   15    3    9   25
John Candelaria        1   3  5.05   5   5   2   0   1   36   45   23   20    3   15   18
Grant Jackson          0   0  5.14   8   0   0   0   0    7   13    4    4    0    3    5
Jim Rooker             1   1  6.23   4   4   0   0   0   17   16   16   12    2    9   10
Jerry Reuss            0   0  6.28   4   3   0   0   0   14   21   11   10    2    5   12
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   3   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    0    0    1    4
Mickey Lolich          1   0  1.08   5   0   0   0   0    8    5    1    1    0    3    4
Mark Lee               0   0  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    8    6    2    2    0    2    2
Gaylord Perry          2   0  2.37   4   4   1   0   0   30   23   10    8    0    6   21
Bob Owchinko           1   2  2.59   4   4   0   0   0   24   21    9    7    2   14   10
Dan Spillner           0   0  3.38   6   0   0   0   0   11    8    4    4    0    3    7
Randy Jones            1   2  4.50   5   5   0   0   0   28   27   16   14    2   12    6
Rollie Fingers         1   4  4.60  10   0   0   4   0   16   18   10    8    0    6    7
Bob Shirley            0   3  5.40   6   3   0   0   0   20   22   14   12    3   12   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            3   1  2.57   5   5   2   0   1   35   27   10   10    1   11   24
Vida Blue              3   1  3.08   5   5   1   0   0   38   34   15   13    2   11   22
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
Randy Moffitt          1   1  4.15  10   0   0   2   0   13   14    6    6    1    5   11
Greg Minton            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    2    0    3    4
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   1  2.45   5   5   2   0   0   40   40   11   11    1    8   25
Mark Littell           0   2  2.60   8   2   0   0   0   17   13    9    5    0   16   18
Pete Vuckovich         0   3  3.12  11   0   0   1   0   17   14    7    6    1    9   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
John Urrea             2   2  3.67   7   3   1   0   0   27   24   13   11    1   12   20
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   6   0   0   0   0    5    5    4    4    1    4    3

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Grimsley (MON)         4
  T. John (LA)              4
  J. Bibby (PIT)            3
  V. Blue (SF)              3
  B. Bonham (CIN)           3
  M. Cornejo (NY)           3
  B. Forsch (STL)           3
  B. Knepper (SF)           3
  R. Lerch (PHI)            3
  F. Norman (CIN)           3

Losses:

  R. Fingers (SD)           4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  J. Barr (SF)              3
  T. Boggs (ATL)            3
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  B. Hooton (LA)            3
  T. Hume (CIN)             3
  J. Koosman (NY)           3
  D. Lamp (CHI)             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
  B. Knepper (SF)           2
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       2
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        2

Saves:

  S. Lockwood (NY)          5
  S. Bahnsen (MON)          4
  R. Fingers (SD)           4
  D. Bair (CIN)             3
  B. Sutter (CHI)           3
  T. Forster (LA)           2
  G. Lavelle (SF)           2
  R. Moffitt (SF)           2
  D. Moore (CHI)            2
  D. Murray (CIN)           2

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
  J. Denny (STL)         40.1
  R. Reuschel (CHI)      39.2
  R. May (MON)           38.1
  V. Blue (SF)           38.0
  R. Burris (CHI)        37.1
  M. Lemongello (HOU)    37.0
  B. Blyleven (PIT)      36.1
  E. Rasmussen (STL)     36.0
  J. Candelaria (PIT)    35.2

Hits:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      45
  J. Denny (STL)           40
  T. Hume (CIN)            40
  D. Sutton (LA)           40
  J. Barr (SF)             37
  S. Carlton (PHI)         35
  N. Espinosa (NY)         35
  T. Seaver (CIN)          35
  V. Blue (SF)             34
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        34

Runs:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      23
  T. Seaver (CIN)          23
  J. Niekro (HOU)          22
  D. Sutton (LA)           22
  T. Hume (CIN)            21
  W. Fryman (CHI)          20
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        19
  P. Niekro (ATL)          18
  R. May (MON)             17
  S. Carlton (PHI)         16

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)            9
  T. Seaver (CIN)           8
  R. May (MON)              6
  J. Koosman (NY)           5
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       5
  N. Espinosa (NY)          4
  T. Hume (CIN)             4
  D. Lamp (CHI)             4
  J. Niekro (HOU)           4
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         3

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         43
  P. Niekro (ATL)          37
  T. Seaver (CIN)          28
  J. Montefusco (SF)       26
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        25
  J. Denny (STL)           25
  B. Knepper (SF)          24
  P. Zachry (NY)           24
  V. Blue (SF)             22
  R. May (MON)             22

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