Friday May 5, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 5, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Philadelphia    12   8  3.22   20   3   3   176   168   76   63   11   60   96
New York        11  15  3.23   26   4   6   237   223  100   85   16   86  139
San Francisco   12  11  3.30   23   5   4   207   201   81   76    9   65  121
Los Angeles     16   8  3.30   24  12   4   213   205   86   78   18   64   99
Montreal        13   8  3.31   21   6   6   188   172   80   69   20   68  103
St. Louis       10  15  3.47   25   8   1   221   195   97   85   10   88  148
San Diego       10  13  3.63   23   2   6   203   195   94   82   11   84  103
Chicago         12  11  3.73   23   4   5   207   197  101   86   19   91  100
Atlanta          9  15  3.79   24   5   3   214   208  109   90   14   96  124
Pittsburgh      11  12  4.04   23   5   1   205   204  110   92   15   78  127
Cincinnati      14  10  4.26   24   1   8   222   217  112  105   24  100  146
Houston         10  14  4.42   24   7   1   212   192  111  104   20  119  116

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Rhoden (LA)       4   0  1.79   5   5   3   0   1   40   32   11    8    0   13   19
Ross Grimsley (MON)    5   0  1.83   5   5   4   0   1   44   35   10    9    4   16   14
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
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
Gaylord Perry (SD)     2   0  2.37   4   4   1   0   0   30   23   10    8    0    6   21
Jim Barr (SF)          2   3  2.45   6   6   2   0   2   40   42   11   11    2    3    8
John Denny (STL)       2   1  2.45   5   5   2   0   0   40   40   11   11    1    8   25

 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  0.90  11   0   0   2   0   20   16    4    2    0    5   12
Jamie Easterly         0   1  2.08   4   2   0   0   0   13   16    5    3    1    4    8
Preston Hanna          2   0  2.89   4   4   0   0   0   19   18    9    6    2   12   10
Phil Niekro            2   5  3.47   7   7   4   0   1   49   37   24   19    2   23   41
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
Tommy Boggs            1   3  5.47   5   5   0   0   0   26   31   17   16    3   13    9
Dave Campbell          0   1  6.00   7   0   0   0   0    9   11    8    6    1    7    7
Adrian Devine          2   1  8.44  11   0   0   1   0   16   22   15   15    0    6   10

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Willie Hernandez       2   0  2.53   8   0   0   0   0   11   10    3    3    1    5    6
Ray Burris             2   1  2.55   6   6   1   0   0   42   36   15   12    3   21   17
Dave Roberts           0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    5    3    2    0    5    4
Woodie Fryman          0   3  5.12   6   6   0   0   0   32   38   23   18    3   19   18
Dennis Lamp            1   3  5.13   5   5   1   0   1   26   22   15   15    4    8    9
Donnie Moore           1   0  5.74  11   0   0   2   0   16   15   12   10    1    7    7
Mike Krukow            0   0  6.30   6   0   0   0   0   10   15    7    7    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  10   0   0   3   0   14   11    0    0    0    7    8
Manny Sarmiento        1   1  0.89   9   0   0   1   0   20   10    2    2    1    9    9
Fred Norman            4   0  2.77   6   6   0   0   0   39   29   13   12    3   21   23
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  3.49  11   0   0   2   0   28   26   12   11    0   13   23
Tom Hume               2   4  5.59   6   6   0   0   0   37   47   24   23    6   11   19
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  3.14   9   0   0   0   0   14   19    5    5    0    7    5
Mark Lemongello        2   3  3.65   5   5   2   0   0   37   26   16   15    5    9   12
Floyd Bannister        0   2  3.86   5   2   0   0   0   19   14    8    8    2   18   11
Tom Dixon              1   0  4.66   6   0   0   0   0   10   14    5    5    0    3    3
J.R. Richard           1   3  5.73   6   6   2   0   1   38   34   24   24    4   27   46
Gene Pentz             0   0  6.00  10   0   0   0   0   15   12   13   10    1   13    8
Joe Niekro             1   4  6.90   6   6   1   0   0   30   33   26   23    5   21    8

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Rhoden            4   0  1.79   5   5   3   0   1   40   32   11    8    0   13   19
Tommy John             4   0  2.21   5   5   3   0   0   41   37   13   10    2    8   21
Terry Forster          0   0  2.53   6   0   0   3   0   11    7    3    3    1    5    7
Burt Hooton            2   3  2.94   5   5   2   0   0   34   27   11   11    1    8   12
Doug Rau               4   0  3.10   4   4   2   0   0   29   32   10   10    3   10   16
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  6.75   4   0   0   0   0   11   11    8    8    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          5   0  1.83   5   5   4   0   1   44   35   10    9    4   16   14
Rudy May               2   1  2.82   5   5   0   0   0   38   34   17   12    6    8   22
Steve Rogers           3   3  3.43   6   6   2   0   0   42   39   16   16    3   15   28
Darold Knowles         1   0  3.52   6   0   0   1   0    8    8    3    3    1    3    2
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
Jerry Koosman          2   3  2.61   6   6   2   0   0   41   36   13   12    5    9   23
Bob Myrick             0   3  2.76  13   0   0   0   0   16   12    6    5    2    7    5
Skip Lockwood          0   1  3.86  11   0   0   5   0   21   17    9    9    0    8   17
Mardie Cornejo         3   2  4.41  11   0   0   1   0   16   19    9    8    1    7    8
Nino Espinosa          1   2  5.08   6   6   0   0   0   34   44   22   19    5   13   16
Butch Metzger          0   1  8.03   9   0   0   0   0   12   19   12   11    1    7   10

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw             1   0  0.84   8   0   0   2   0   11    8    1    1    0    0    8
Gene Garber            0   0  2.00   8   0   0   0   0    9    8    2    2    0    5    7
Ron Reed               0   0  2.03   8   0   0   1   0   13   13    3    3    0    5    8
Steve Carlton          2   3  2.48   5   5   0   0   0   33   35   16    9    3    7   13
Warren Brusstar        0   0  3.24   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    4    3    0    4    6
Randy Lerch            3   1  3.41   4   4   1   0   0   29   22   14   11    2   14   12
Jim Kaat               1   0  3.65   2   1   1   0   1   12   11    5    5    0    2    6
Jim Lonborg            3   2  4.26   5   5   0   0   0   32   28   15   15    3   14   18
Larry Christenson      2   2  4.34   5   5   1   0   1   29   37   16   14    3    9   18

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kent Tekulve           2   0  0.55  11   0   0   0   0   16    8    1    1    0    8   10
Bruce Kison            1   1  2.57   6   0   0   0   0   14   10    5    4    1   12    7
Don Robinson           2   1  2.84   6   4   2   1   0   38   27   14   12    1    9   22
Jim Bibby              3   2  4.22   9   0   0   0   0   11    9    6    5    2    5    8
John Candelaria        1   4  4.43   6   6   2   0   1   43   53   25   21    3   17   23
Jerry Reuss            0   0  4.91   5   3   0   0   0   18   23   11   10    2    5   14
Bert Blyleven          1   3  5.06   6   6   1   0   1   37   41   25   21    4    9   25
Grant Jackson          0   0  5.14   8   0   0   0   0    7   13    4    4    0    3    5
Will McEnaney          0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    3    2    0    1    3
Jim Rooker             1   1  6.23   4   4   0   0   0   17   16   16   12    2    9   10

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John D'Acquisto        1   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    3    1    0    0    6    9
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  2.92   7   0   0   0   0   12   12    4    4    0    3   10
Randy Jones            2   2  3.75   6   6   0   0   0   36   33   17   15    2   14    9
Rollie Fingers         1   4  3.93  12   0   0   6   0   18   18   10    8    0    6   10
Dave Wehrmeister       1   0  6.14   4   0   0   0   0    7    8    5    5    1    5    2
Bob Shirley            0   3  6.45   7   4   0   0   0   22   28   19   16    4   12   14
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
Jim Barr               2   3  2.45   6   6   2   0   2   40   42   11   11    2    3    8
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
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  2.45   9   2   0   0   0   18   14    9    5    0   17   18
Bob Forsch             4   2  2.85   6   6   3   0   2   41   29   14   13    1   13   21
Pete Vuckovich         0   3  2.89  12   0   0   1   0   19   14    7    6    1    9   20
John Urrea             2   3  3.41   8   4   1   0   0   34   33   15   13    1   12   27
Eric Rasmussen         2   3  3.89   6   6   2   0   1   39   36   19   17    3   10   18
Buddy Schultz          0   0  5.56   6   0   0   0   0   11   10    8    7    0    8    8
Pete Falcone           0   1  6.57   4   2   0   0   0   12   14   10    9    2    7    8
Dave Hamilton          0   0  7.20   7   0   0   0   0    5    5    4    4    1    4    3

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Grimsley (MON)         5
  B. Forsch (STL)           4
  T. John (LA)              4
  F. Norman (CIN)           4
  D. Rau (LA)               4
  R. Rhoden (LA)            4
  J. Bibby (PIT)            3
  V. Blue (SF)              3
  B. Bonham (CIN)           3
  M. Cornejo (NY)           3

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       4
  R. Fingers (SD)           4
  T. Hume (CIN)             4
  J. Niekro (HOU)           4
  J. Barr (SF)              3
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         3
  T. Boggs (ATL)            3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  W. Fryman (CHI)           3

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)           6
  S. Lockwood (NY)          5
  S. Bahnsen (MON)          4
  D. Bair (CIN)             3
  T. Forster (LA)           3
  B. Sutter (CHI)           3
  G. Lavelle (SF)           2
  T. McGraw (PHI)           2
  R. Moffitt (SF)           2
  D. Moore (CHI)            2

Shutouts:

  J. Barr (SF)              2
  B. Forsch (STL)           2
  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:

  P. Niekro (ATL)        49.1
  R. Reuschel (CHI)      48.1
  R. Grimsley (MON)      44.1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)    42.2
  R. Burris (CHI)        42.1
  S. Rogers (MON)        42.0
  J. Koosman (NY)        41.1
  B. Forsch (STL)        41.0
  T. John (LA)           40.2
  J. Barr (SF)           40.1

Hits:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      53
  T. Hume (CIN)            47
  N. Espinosa (NY)         44
  J. Barr (SF)             42
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        41
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        41
  J. Denny (STL)           40
  D. Sutton (LA)           40
  S. Rogers (MON)          39
  W. Fryman (CHI)          38

Runs:

  J. Niekro (HOU)          26
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        25
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      25
  T. Hume (CIN)            24
  P. Niekro (ATL)          24
  J. Richard (HOU)         24
  W. Fryman (CHI)          23
  T. Seaver (CIN)          23
  N. Espinosa (NY)         22
  D. Sutton (LA)           22

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         27
  P. Niekro (ATL)          23
  R. Burris (CHI)          21
  J. Niekro (HOU)          21
  F. Norman (CIN)          21
  W. Fryman (CHI)          19
  F. Bannister (HOU)       18
  J. Andujar (HOU)         17
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      17
  M. Littell (STL)         17

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         46
  P. Niekro (ATL)          41
  J. Montefusco (SF)       30
  S. Rogers (MON)          28
  T. Seaver (CIN)          28
  J. Urrea (STL)           27
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        25
  J. Denny (STL)           25
  B. Knepper (SF)          24
  P. Zachry (NY)           24

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