Thursday May 11, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 11, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   16  12  3.00   28   6   6   255   239   92   85    9   73  149
Philadelphia    16   9  3.14   25   6   4   221   206   90   77   14   78  124
St. Louis       14  16  3.30   30  11   1   265   226  109   97   12  103  182
Los Angeles     17  12  3.34   29  12   5   256   246  104   95   21   81  128
Chicago         14  14  3.43   28   4   6   254   240  114   97   22  113  124
New York        14  18  3.48   32   5   8   290   266  128  112   25  109  165
San Diego       11  17  3.58   28   3   6   246   240  115   98   13   98  126
Montreal        15  13  3.63   28   7   6   248   253  114  100   24  100  140
Atlanta         11  16  3.65   27   5   3   242   234  119   98   16  106  146
Pittsburgh      14  14  3.77   28   6   3   248   240  126  104   17   95  168
Houston         11  16  4.12   27   8   1   238   208  117  109   22  131  137
Cincinnati      17  13  4.42   30   1  10   277   283  148  136   30  117  185

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ross Grimsley (MON)    5   1  1.72   6   6   5   0   1   52   44   14   10    4   18   18
Mike Bruhert (NY)      1   2  1.82   5   5   0   0   0   30   23   11    6    1    8   11
Bob Knepper (SF)       4   1  1.87   7   7   3   0   1   53   40   13   11    1   15   35
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    3   2  1.92   8   8   2   0   0   61   55   13   13    2   17   21
Steve Carlton (PHI)    4   3  2.13   7   7   2   0   0   51   46   19   12    4   18   28
Gaylord Perry (SD)     2   1  2.23   6   6   1   0   0   44   35   13   11    0   12   28
Joaquin Andujar (HOU)  2   2  2.27   6   6   2   0   0   44   31   12   11    2   17   20
John Montefusco (SF)   1   2  2.40   7   7   0   0   0   49   47   15   13    2   11   36
Bob Owchinko (SD)      2   2  2.45   6   6   1   0   0   37   37   12   10    3   18   13
Ray Burris (CHI)       2   2  2.50   7   7   1   0   0   50   41   17   14    3   25   21

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mickey Mahler          0   0  0.00   8   0   0   0   0   13    8    2    0    0    6   11
Jamie Easterly         0   1  1.93   5   2   0   0   0   14   16    5    3    1    4    8
Eddie Solomon          1   2  2.42  13   0   0   2   0   22   20    8    6    2    5   13
Preston Hanna          2   0  2.55   5   5   0   0   0   25   20   10    7    2   15   16
Phil Niekro            2   5  3.34   8   8   4   0   1   57   47   28   21    2   26   49
Dick Ruthven           1   3  3.48   7   7   1   0   1   44   39   19   17    4   17   19
Dave Campbell          2   1  4.50   9   0   0   0   0   12   15    8    6    1    8    9
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
Adrian Devine          2   1  8.27  12   0   0   1   0   16   22   15   15    0    7   10

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Reuschel          3   2  1.92   8   8   2   0   0   61   55   13   13    2   17   21
Bruce Sutter           3   2  2.18  13   0   0   3   0   21   14    9    5    1   10   22
Willie Hernandez       3   1  2.45  11   0   0   0   0   15   13    4    4    1    9   10
Dave Roberts           0   0  2.45   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    2    0    6    7
Ray Burris             2   2  2.50   7   7   1   0   0   50   41   17   14    3   25   21
Dennis Lamp            1   4  4.32   6   6   1   0   1   33   27   16   16    5   10   13
Woodie Fryman          1   3  4.78   7   7   0   0   0   38   44   25   20    4   23   18
Donnie Moore           1   0  5.60  15   0   0   3   0   18   20   15   11    2    8    8
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              1   0  0.00  13   0   0   4   0   20   16    0    0    0    7   13
Manny Sarmiento        2   1  1.27  11   1   0   1   0   28   16    4    4    2   10   14
Fred Norman            4   0  2.66   7   7   0   0   0   47   38   15   14    3   23   29
Bill Bonham            3   0  3.24   3   3   1   0   0   25   19    9    9    3    7   21
Dale Murray            1   0  4.06  13   0   0   2   0   31   32   19   14    1   15   25
Tom Seaver             1   4  5.79   8   8   0   0   0   42   53   29   27   10   20   37
Tom Hume               2   4  5.88   7   7   0   0   0   41   52   29   27    6   14   21
Dave Tomlin            1   1  6.97  12   0   0   1   0   10   15   10    8    1    3    7
Pedro Borbon           2   1  8.10  11   0   0   2   0   17   21   15   15    1    6    4
Doug Capilla           0   1  9.82   6   3   0   0   0   11   14   12   12    1   11    9
Paul Moskau            0   1 13.50   1   1   0   0   0    4    7    6    6    2    1    5

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Sambito            2   0  1.69  10   0   0   1   0   16   13    3    3    1    5   10
Joaquin Andujar        2   2  2.27   6   6   2   0   0   44   31   12   11    2   17   20
Mark Lemongello        2   4  3.68   6   6   2   0   0   44   32   19   18    6   14   15
Ken Forsch             1   1  3.77  10   0   0   0   0   14   21    6    6    0    9    5
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           2   3  4.82   7   7   3   0   1   47   38   25   25    5   31   57
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
Terry Forster          0   0  2.19   7   0   0   4   0   12    8    3    3    1    6    9
Doug Rau               5   0  2.72   5   5   2   0   0   36   39   11   11    4   10   20
Rick Rhoden            4   1  2.76   6   6   3   0   1   46   41   17   14    1   15   22
Burt Hooton            2   4  2.88   6   6   2   0   0   41   32   13   13    2    8   15
Tommy John             4   1  2.89   6   6   3   0   0   47   46   19   15    2   11   29
Bobby Castillo         0   2  3.00   7   0   0   1   0   12    8    4    4    1    8   10
Mike Garman            0   1  3.00   8   0   0   0   0   12   12    4    4    0    2    4
Charlie Hough          0   0  4.91   6   0   0   0   0   15   12    8    8    1   12    4
Don Sutton             2   3  5.86   6   6   2   0   0   35   48   25   23    9    9   15

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ross Grimsley          5   1  1.72   6   6   5   0   1   52   44   14   10    4   18   18
Darold Knowles         1   0  2.84  11   0   0   1   0   13   10    4    4    1    5    8
Steve Rogers           3   3  3.19   7   7   2   0   0   48   47   17   17    3   18   30
Bill Atkinson          2   1  3.94   9   0   0   1   0   16   17    7    7    1    8   14
Rudy May               2   3  4.17   7   7   0   0   0   45   48   26   21    6    9   23
Wayne Twitchell        2   2  4.50   6   6   0   0   0   34   36   17   17    4   18   27
Hal Dues               0   1  4.80   4   2   0   0   0   15   13    8    8    0    7    7
Stan Bahnsen           0   2  5.06  14   0   0   4   0   16   22   11    9    2    9   10
Fred Holdsworth        0   0  7.27   6   0   0   0   0    9   16   10    7    3    8    3

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Bruhert           1   2  1.82   5   5   0   0   0   30   23   11    6    1    8   11
Bob Myrick             0   3  2.25  15   0   0   0   0   20   13    6    5    2    8    8
Paul Siebert           0   0  2.45   4   0   0   0   0    4    6    1    1    0    5    3
Craig Swan             1   2  3.02   6   6   1   0   1   42   29   16   14    4   12   23
Pat Zachry             4   1  3.07   7   7   1   0   1   44   38   17   15    2   21   31
Jerry Koosman          2   3  3.11   7   7   2   0   0   46   40   17   16    5   13   25
Skip Lockwood          1   2  3.49  15   0   0   6   0   28   22   11   11    2   11   26
Nino Espinosa          2   2  4.43   7   7   1   0   0   43   50   24   21    6   14   17
Mardie Cornejo         3   2  4.58  14   0   0   2   0   20   22   11   10    1    9   10
Butch Metzger          0   1  8.36  10   0   0   0   0   14   23   14   13    2    8   11

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw             1   0  0.77   9   0   0   3   0   12    8    1    1    0    2    9
Gene Garber            1   0  1.38   9   0   0   0   0   13   12    2    2    0    6    9
Ron Reed               0   0  1.88   9   0   0   1   0   14   13    3    3    0    5    8
Steve Carlton          4   3  2.13   7   7   2   0   0   51   46   19   12    4   18   28
Warren Brusstar        0   0  2.53   8   0   0   0   0   11    7    4    3    0    4    7
Jim Lonborg            4   2  3.54   6   6   1   0   0   41   33   16   16    4   16   21
Jim Kaat               1   0  3.65   2   1   1   0   1   12   11    5    5    0    2    6
Randy Lerch            3   1  4.50   5   5   1   0   0   32   33   19   16    2   15   14
Larry Christenson      2   3  4.79   6   6   1   0   1   36   43   21   19    4   10   22

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kent Tekulve           2   1  0.51  14   0   0   1   0   18   12    2    1    0    8   10
Don Robinson           2   1  2.86   7   5   2   1   0   44   31   16   14    1    9   26
Jim Bibby              3   2  2.87  11   0   0   0   0   16   12    9    5    3    8   15
Bruce Kison            1   1  3.00   8   0   0   0   0   18   12    7    6    1   15   13
Bert Blyleven          2   3  4.27   7   7   2   0   1   46   47   26   22    4   11   37
John Candelaria        2   5  4.42   8   8   2   0   1   53   64   30   26    4   20   29
Will McEnaney          0   0  4.91   4   0   0   0   0    4    4    3    2    0    1    4
Jerry Reuss            0   0  4.91   5   3   0   0   0   18   23   11   10    2    5   14
Jim Rooker             2   1  5.01   5   5   0   0   0   23   20   17   13    2   14   13
Grant Jackson          0   0  5.40  10   0   0   1   0    8   15    5    5    0    4    7

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mickey Lolich          1   0  1.08   5   0   0   0   0    8    5    1    1    0    3    4
John D'Acquisto        1   0  1.23   5   0   0   0   0    7    5    2    1    0    6   11
Gaylord Perry          2   1  2.23   6   6   1   0   0   44   35   13   11    0   12   28
Bob Owchinko           2   2  2.45   6   6   1   0   0   37   37   12   10    3   18   13
Randy Jones            3   2  3.00   7   7   1   0   1   45   39   17   15    2   14   11
Mark Lee               0   1  3.38   9   0   0   0   0   11    8    4    4    0    3    3
Rollie Fingers         1   4  3.72  13   0   0   6   0   19   18   10    8    0    6   10
Dan Spillner           0   0  4.11  10   0   0   0   0   15   17    9    7    0    4   11
Dave Wehrmeister       1   0  6.14   4   0   0   0   0    7    8    5    5    1    5    2
Dave Freisleben        0   3  6.17   9   4   0   0   0   23   34   19   16    2   14   14
Bob Shirley            0   4  6.28   8   5   0   0   0   29   34   23   20    5   13   19

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Knepper            4   1  1.87   7   7   3   0   1   53   40   13   11    1   15   35
John Montefusco        1   2  2.40   7   7   0   0   0   49   47   15   13    2   11   36
Vida Blue              4   1  2.72   6   6   1   0   0   46   38   16   14    2   12   28
Greg Minton            0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    3    5
Jim Barr               2   4  3.18   7   7   2   0   2   45   49   16   16    2    6    8
Gary Lavelle           2   2  3.21  13   0   0   4   0   14   11    5    5    1    8   10
Randy Moffitt          2   1  3.45  13   0   0   2   0   16   15    6    6    1    5   12
John Curtis            1   1  4.26  10   0   0   0   0   13   13    6    6    0    8    7
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
Mark Littell           1   2  1.78  11   2   0   0   0   25   17    9    5    0   18   27
Bob Forsch             6   2  2.59   8   8   5   0   3   59   40   18   17    2   20   32
John Denny             3   1  2.75   7   7   3   0   1   52   50   16   16    1   13   33
Pete Vuckovich         0   3  2.89  12   0   0   1   0   19   14    7    6    1    9   20
John Urrea             2   3  3.13   9   4   1   0   0   37   35   15   13    1   12   30
Eric Rasmussen         2   4  4.15   7   7   2   0   1   43   41   22   20    4   12   21
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:

  B. Forsch (STL)           6
  R. Grimsley (MON)         5
  D. Rau (LA)               5
  V. Blue (SF)              4
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  T. John (LA)              4
  B. Knepper (SF)           4
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          4
  F. Norman (CIN)           4
  R. Rhoden (LA)            4

Losses:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)       5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  J. Barr (SF)              4
  R. Fingers (SD)           4
  B. Hooton (LA)            4
  T. Hume (CIN)             4
  D. Lamp (CHI)             4
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       4
  J. Niekro (HOU)           4
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        4

Complete Games:

  B. Forsch (STL)           5
  R. Grimsley (MON)         5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  J. Denny (STL)            3
  T. John (LA)              3
  B. Knepper (SF)           3
  R. Rhoden (LA)            3
  J. Richard (HOU)          3
  J. Andujar (HOU)          2
  J. Barr (SF)              2

Saves:

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

Shutouts:

  B. Forsch (STL)           3
  J. Barr (SF)              2
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       1
  L. Christenson (PHI)      1
  J. Denny (STL)            1
  R. Grimsley (MON)         1
  R. Jones (SD)             1
  J. Kaat (PHI)             1
  B. Knepper (SF)           1

Innings Pitched:

  R. Reuschel (CHI)      61.0
  B. Forsch (STL)        59.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        56.2
  J. Candelaria (PIT)    53.0
  B. Knepper (SF)        53.0
  J. Denny (STL)         52.1
  R. Grimsley (MON)      52.1
  S. Carlton (PHI)       50.2
  R. Burris (CHI)        50.1
  J. Montefusco (SF)     48.2

Hits:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      64
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        55
  T. Seaver (CIN)          53
  T. Hume (CIN)            52
  J. Denny (STL)           50
  N. Espinosa (NY)         50
  J. Barr (SF)             49
  R. May (MON)             48
  D. Sutton (LA)           48
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        47

Runs:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      30
  T. Hume (CIN)            29
  T. Seaver (CIN)          29
  P. Niekro (ATL)          28
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        26
  R. May (MON)             26
  J. Niekro (HOU)          26
  W. Fryman (CHI)          25
  J. Richard (HOU)         25
  D. Sutton (LA)           25

Home Runs:

  T. Seaver (CIN)          10
  D. Sutton (LA)            9
  N. Espinosa (NY)          6
  T. Hume (CIN)             6
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       6
  R. May (MON)              6
  J. Koosman (NY)           5
  D. Lamp (CHI)             5
  J. Niekro (HOU)           5
  J. Richard (HOU)          5

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         31
  P. Niekro (ATL)          26
  R. Burris (CHI)          25
  W. Fryman (CHI)          23
  F. Norman (CIN)          23
  J. Niekro (HOU)          21
  P. Zachry (NY)           21
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      20
  B. Forsch (STL)          20
  T. Seaver (CIN)          20

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         57
  P. Niekro (ATL)          49
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        37
  T. Seaver (CIN)          37
  J. Montefusco (SF)       36
  B. Knepper (SF)          35
  J. Denny (STL)           33
  B. Forsch (STL)          32
  P. Zachry (NY)           31
  S. Rogers (MON)          30


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