Tuesday May 2, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 2, 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  14  3.07   24   3   6   220   203   89   75   15   81  132
Montreal        11   8  3.34   19   4   6   170   155   74   63   17   62   90
Los Angeles     13   8  3.44   21  10   3   186   178   78   71   16   56   86
San Francisco   11  11  3.45   22   4   4   198   196   81   76    9   64  119
St. Louis       10  13  3.51   23   8   1   203   176   91   79   10   85  133
Chicago         12   9  3.52   21   4   5   189   172   88   74   17   80   94
Atlanta          8  14  3.68   22   5   2   196   195   99   80   12   86  111
San Diego        8  13  3.74   21   2   4   185   178   88   77   10   77   89
Pittsburgh      11  10  3.85   21   5   1   187   183   96   80   12   72  121
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
Ray Burris (CHI)       2   0  1.69   5   5   1   0   0   37   28   10    7    2   15   15
Pat Zachry (NY)        3   0  1.85   5   5   1   0   1   34   27    9    7    1   15   24
Mike Bruhert (NY)      1   2  1.99   4   4   0   0   0   23   21    9    5    0    7   11
Craig Swan (NY)        1   1  2.02   5   5   1   0   1   36   22   10    8    1    8   22
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    3   2  2.05   6   6   2   0   0   48   41   11   11    2   13   17
Bob Owchinko (SD)      2   2  2.16   5   5   1   0   0   33   30   10    8    2   16   12
Tommy John (LA)        4   0  2.21   5   5   3   0   0   41   37   13   10    2    8   21
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   7   0   0   0   0   12    8    2    0    0    6    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  3.82   6   6   1   0   1   38   33   18   16    4   15   16
Rick Camp              0   0  5.25   9   0   0   0   0   12   16    7    7    1    5    2
Dave Campbell          0   1  6.00   7   0   0   0   0    9   11    8    6    1    7    7
Tommy Boggs            0   3  6.52   4   4   0   0   0   19   26   15   14    2    9    6
Adrian Devine          2   1  8.78  10   0   0   1   0   13   19   13   13    0    5    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
Ray Burris             2   0  1.69   5   5   1   0   0   37   28   10    7    2   15   15
Bruce Sutter           3   2  1.84  10   0   0   3   0   15   10    7    3    1    8   18
Rick Reuschel          3   2  2.05   6   6   2   0   0   48   41   11   11    2   13   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  2.21   5   5   3   0   0   41   37   13   10    2    8   21
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  2.89   5   0   0   2   0    9    5    3    3    1    4    6
Burt Hooton            1   3  3.28   4   4   1   0   0   25   20    9    9    0    6    8
Mike Garman            0   1  4.00   6   0   0   0   0    9   12    4    4    0    1    1
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
Pat Zachry             3   0  1.85   5   5   1   0   1   34   27    9    7    1   15   24
Mike Bruhert           1   2  1.99   4   4   0   0   0   23   21    9    5    0    7   11
Craig Swan             1   1  2.02   5   5   1   0   1   36   22   10    8    1    8   22
Paul Siebert           0   0  2.45   4   0   0   0   0    4    6    1    1    0    5    3
Bob Myrick             0   3  2.76  13   0   0   0   0   16   12    6    5    2    7    5
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  4.91  10   0   0   1   0   15   18    9    8    1    7    7
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  0.61  10   0   0   0   0   15    7    1    1    0    8   10
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   4  4.43   6   6   2   0   1   43   53   25   21    3   17   23
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
Bob Owchinko           2   2  2.16   5   5   1   0   0   33   30   10    8    2   16   12
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
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   2  2.45   6   6   0   0   0   40   38   13   11    2   11   30
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
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  5.23   8   0   0   0   0   10   11    6    6    0    8    6
Charlie Williams       0   0  6.00   5   0   0   0   0    9   12    6    6    0    4    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
Bob Forsch             4   2  2.85   6   6   3   0   2   41   29   14   13    1   13   21
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
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:

  B. Forsch (STL)           4
  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. Knepper (SF)           3
  R. Lerch (PHI)            3
  F. Norman (CIN)           3

Losses:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)       4
  R. Fingers (SD)           4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  J. Barr (SF)              3
  T. Boggs (ATL)            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
  B. Forsch (STL)           3
  R. Grimsley (MON)         3
  T. John (LA)              3
  J. Andujar (HOU)          2
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       2
  J. Denny (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:

  B. Forsch (STL)           2
  J. Barr (SF)              1
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       1
  L. Christenson (PHI)      1
  R. Grimsley (MON)         1
  J. Kaat (PHI)             1
  B. Knepper (SF)           1
  D. Lamp (CHI)             1
  P. Niekro (ATL)           1

Innings Pitched:

  R. Reuschel (CHI)      48.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        44.0
  J. Candelaria (PIT)    42.2
  B. Forsch (STL)        41.0
  T. John (LA)           40.2
  J. Denny (STL)         40.1
  J. Montefusco (SF)     40.1
  R. May (MON)           38.1
  V. Blue (SF)           38.0
  D. Ruthven (ATL)       37.2

Hits:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      53
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        41
  J. Denny (STL)           40
  T. Hume (CIN)            40
  D. Sutton (LA)           40
  J. Montefusco (SF)       38
  J. Barr (SF)             37
  T. John (LA)             37
  S. Carlton (PHI)         35
  N. Espinosa (NY)         35

Runs:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      25
  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
  D. Ruthven (ATL)         18
  R. May (MON)             17

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
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          4

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         20
  P. Niekro (ATL)          19
  J. Niekro (HOU)          18
  J. Andujar (HOU)         17
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      17
  T. Seaver (CIN)          17
  F. Bannister (HOU)       16
  M. Littell (STL)         16
  F. Norman (CIN)          16
  B. Owchinko (SD)         16

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         43
  P. Niekro (ATL)          37
  J. Montefusco (SF)       30
  T. Seaver (CIN)          28
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        25
  J. Denny (STL)           25
  B. Knepper (SF)          24
  P. Zachry (NY)           24
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      23
  V. Blue (SF)             22


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