Monday May 15, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, May 15, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   20  12  2.99   32   7   7   295   278  108   98   10   84  164
Philadelphia    17  12  3.23   29   6   5   256   240  106   92   16   97  144
San Diego       14  18  3.35   32   3   8   287   279  128  107   13  103  144
Montreal        17  14  3.40   31   8   7   275   271  119  104   25  106  157
New York        14  20  3.54   34   5   8   313   291  140  123   26  123  180
Los Angeles     19  14  3.57   33  12   6   298   289  131  118   29  100  153
Atlanta         12  18  3.58   30   6   3   267   257  128  106   17  123  161
St. Louis       14  21  3.59   35  11   1   316   279  138  126   20  122  211
Chicago         16  15  3.61   31   4   7   286   273  133  115   23  135  146
Houston         14  16  3.87   30   9   2   270   229  125  116   22  146  162
Pittsburgh      15  17  3.93   32   8   3   282   279  145  123   18  103  191
Cincinnati      19  14  4.34   33   1  11   303   305  158  146   34  126  201

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ross Grimsley (MON)    6   1  1.85   7   7   5   0   1   58   50   17   12    4   19   22
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
Gaylord Perry (SD)     2   1  1.99   7   7   1   0   0   54   43   16   12    0   14   32
Joaquin Andujar (HOU)  2   2  2.13   7   7   2   0   0   51   35   14   12    2   20   23
Steve Carlton (PHI)    4   3  2.13   7   7   2   0   0   51   46   19   12    4   18   28
Don Robinson (PIT)     3   1  2.38   8   6   3   1   1   53   35   16   14    1    9   33
Bob Forsch (STL)       6   2  2.39   9   9   5   0   3   64   43   18   17    2   21   33
Randy Jones (SD)       3   3  2.55   8   8   1   0   1   53   43   18   15    2   15   14
Craig Swan (NY)        1   2  2.59   7   7   1   0   1   49   32   16   14    4   16   28

 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
Eddie Solomon          1   2  2.42  13   0   0   2   0   22   20    8    6    2    5   13
Preston Hanna          2   0  2.43   6   6   0   0   0   30   22   11    8    2   21   20
Jamie Easterly         0   1  2.57   6   2   0   0   0   14   17    6    4    1    5    8
Dick Ruthven           2   3  3.06   8   8   2   0   1   53   47   20   18    4   21   22
Phil Niekro            2   6  3.25   9   9   4   0   1   64   54   30   23    2   28   55
Dave Campbell          2   1  4.85  10   0   0   0   0   13   16    9    7    2   10   10
Tommy Boggs            1   3  5.47   5   5   0   0   0   26   31   17   16    3   13    9
Rick Camp              0   1  6.57  10   0   0   0   0   12   18   10    9    1    5    2
Adrian Devine          2   1  7.11  13   0   0   1   0   19   24   15   15    0    9   11

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Sutter           3   2  1.85  15   0   0   4   0   24   15    9    5    1   11   28
Rick Reuschel          3   2  1.92   8   8   2   0   0   61   55   13   13    2   17   21
Ray Burris             2   2  3.27   9   8   1   0   0   55   49   23   20    4   29   24
Willie Hernandez       3   1  3.45  13   0   0   0   0   16   15    6    6    1   10   10
Dave Roberts           0   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0    9   11    6    4    0    6    9
Dennis Lamp            1   4  4.38   7   7   1   0   1   39   33   19   19    5   13   16
Donnie Moore           2   0  4.76  17   0   0   3   0   23   24   16   12    2   11   10
Woodie Fryman          1   4  5.18   8   8   0   0   0   42   49   29   24    4   30   22
Paul Reuschel          1   0  5.87   4   0   0   0   0    8    7    5    5    3    5    2
Mike Krukow            0   0  6.30   6   0   0   0   0   10   15    7    7    1    3    4

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bair              1   0  0.44  14   0   0   4   0   20   18    1    1    1    7   13
Manny Sarmiento        3   1  1.23  12   1   0   1   0   29   16    4    4    2   11   15
Bill Bonham            4   0  2.59   4   4   1   0   0   31   25    9    9    3    8   23
Fred Norman            4   0  2.63   8   8   0   0   0   55   43   17   16    3   26   36
Dale Murray            1   0  3.94  14   0   0   2   0   32   33   19   14    1   16   25
Tom Seaver             1   4  5.79   8   8   0   0   0   42   53   29   27   10   20   37
Tom Hume               2   5  6.41   8   8   0   0   0   46   59   35   33    8   17   24
Dave Tomlin            1   1  6.97  12   0   0   1   0   10   15   10    8    1    3    7
Pedro Borbon           2   1  7.71  12   0   0   2   0   19   22   16   16    2    6    5
Paul Moskau            0   1  8.10   2   1   0   1   0    7    7    6    6    2    1    7
Doug Capilla           0   1  9.82   6   3   0   0   0   11   14   12   12    1   11    9

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Sambito            2   0  1.29  12   0   0   2   0   21   14    3    3    1    7   17
Joaquin Andujar        2   2  2.13   7   7   2   0   0   51   35   14   12    2   20   23
Tom Dixon              2   0  3.55   7   0   0   0   0   13   15    5    5    0    4    5
Mark Lemongello        2   4  3.68   6   6   2   0   0   44   32   19   18    6   14   15
Floyd Bannister        0   2  3.86   5   2   0   0   0   19   14    8    8    2   18   11
J.R. Richard           3   3  4.04   8   8   4   0   2   56   40   25   25    5   34   66
Ken Forsch             1   1  4.15  11   0   0   0   0   17   24    8    8    0   12    5
Gene Pentz             0   0  6.00  10   0   0   0   0   15   12   13   10    1   13    8
Joe Niekro             2   4  6.94   7   7   1   0   0   35   43   30   27    5   24   12

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Terry Forster          0   0  1.69  10   0   0   5   0   16   10    3    3    1    6   14
Doug Rau               5   0  2.76   6   6   2   0   0   42   45   13   13    5   12   21
Tommy John             5   1  2.80   7   7   3   0   0   55   52   21   17    3   14   32
Bobby Castillo         0   2  3.12   9   0   0   1   0   17   12    6    6    1   15   13
Rick Rhoden            4   2  3.14   7   6   3   0   1   49   43   20   17    2   16   25
Burt Hooton            2   4  3.59   7   7   2   0   0   48   43   19   19    4    9   20
Charlie Hough          1   0  4.26   9   0   0   0   0   19   15   10    9    1   16    7
Mike Garman            0   1  4.50   9   0   0   0   0   14   14    7    7    2    3    4
Don Sutton             2   4  6.39   7   7   2   0   0   38   55   32   27   10    9   17

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ross Grimsley          6   1  1.85   7   7   5   0   1   58   50   17   12    4   19   22
Steve Rogers           4   3  2.68   8   8   3   0   1   57   50   17   17    3   20   35
Darold Knowles         1   0  2.84  11   0   0   1   0   13   10    4    4    1    5    8
Bill Atkinson          2   1  3.50  10   0   0   1   0   18   17    7    7    1    8   15
Rudy May               2   4  3.96   8   8   0   0   0   52   55   28   23    7   10   28
Stan Bahnsen           0   2  4.26  15   0   0   5   0   19   24   11    9    2   11   12
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
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
Paul Siebert           0   0  1.42   6   0   0   0   0    6    9    1    1    0    7    4
Craig Swan             1   2  2.59   7   7   1   0   1   49   32   16   14    4   16   28
Bob Myrick             0   3  2.82  16   0   0   0   0   22   16    8    7    3   12   11
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
Mike Bruhert           1   3  3.31   6   6   0   0   0   33   33   18   12    1    8   12
Skip Lockwood          1   3  3.56  16   0   0   6   0   30   24   12   12    2   11   28
Mardie Cornejo         3   2  4.09  16   0   0   2   0   22   23   11   10    1   10   11
Nino Espinosa          2   2  4.43   7   7   1   0   0   43   50   24   21    6   14   17
Butch Metzger          0   1  7.64  12   0   0   0   0   18   26   16   15    2   11   13

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gene Garber            1   0  1.06  11   0   0   0   0   17   15    2    2    0    8   11
Ron Reed               0   0  1.72  11   0   0   2   0   16   14    3    3    0    5    9
Steve Carlton          4   3  2.13   7   7   2   0   0   51   46   19   12    4   18   28
Tug McGraw             1   1  2.13  10   0   0   3   0   13   10    3    3    0    4    9
Warren Brusstar        0   0  2.30  10   0   0   0   0   16   14    6    4    0    6   12
Jim Kaat               1   0  3.63   3   2   1   0   1   17   14    7    7    0    4    7
Jim Lonborg            4   3  3.83   7   7   1   0   0   45   38   19   19    5   17   21
Randy Lerch            3   2  4.42   6   6   1   0   0   39   38   22   19    3   23   19
Larry Christenson      3   3  4.74   7   7   1   0   1   44   51   25   23    4   12   28

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kent Tekulve           2   2  1.86  15   0   0   1   0   19   16    5    4    0    8   10
Don Robinson           3   1  2.38   8   6   3   1   1   53   35   16   14    1    9   33
Jim Bibby              3   2  2.87  11   0   0   0   0   16   12    9    5    3    8   15
Bruce Kison            1   2  3.15   9   0   0   0   0   20   15    8    7    1   15   14
John Candelaria        2   5  4.42   8   8   2   0   1   53   64   30   26    4   20   29
Bert Blyleven          2   4  4.77   8   8   3   0   1   55   59   33   29    5   13   46
Will McEnaney          0   0  4.91   4   0   0   0   0    4    4    3    2    0    1    4
Jim Rooker             2   1  4.97   6   6   0   0   0   29   26   20   16    2   18   16
Grant Jackson          0   0  5.00  11   0   0   1   0    9   16    5    5    0    5    7
Jerry Reuss            0   0  5.55   6   4   0   0   0   24   32   16   15    2    6   17

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John D'Acquisto        1   0  1.08   6   0   0   0   0    8    5    2    1    0    6   11
Mickey Lolich          1   0  1.08   5   0   0   0   0    8    5    1    1    0    3    4
Gaylord Perry          2   1  1.99   7   7   1   0   0   54   43   16   12    0   14   32
Mark Lee               2   1  2.45  12   0   0   0   0   15   13    4    4    0    3    4
Randy Jones            3   3  2.55   8   8   1   0   1   53   43   18   15    2   15   14
Rollie Fingers         1   4  2.84  16   0   0   8   0   25   21   10    8    0    6   14
Bob Owchinko           2   2  3.02   7   7   1   0   0   42   45   16   14    3   18   15
Dan Spillner           1   0  3.60  11   0   0   0   0   20   23   10    8    0    4   13
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  6.68   9   6   0   0   0   31   39   27   23    5   15   21

 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        2   2  2.75   8   8   0   0   0   56   53   19   17    2   12   38
Vida Blue              5   1  2.77   7   7   2   0   0   55   48   19   17    3   13   33
Greg Minton            0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    3    5
Jim Barr               2   4  3.02   9   8   2   0   2   48   50   16   16    2    7   10
Randy Moffitt          2   1  3.50  14   0   0   2   0   18   20    9    7    1    6   12
Gary Lavelle           3   2  3.57  15   0   0   5   0   18   18    7    7    1    8   10
John Curtis            1   1  3.60  12   0   0   0   0   15   13    6    6    0    8    7
Ed Halicki             0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    0    3    1
Charlie Williams       1   0  4.76   7   0   0   0   0   11   14    6    6    0    5    7
Lynn McGlothen         0   0  5.59   3   1   0   0   0   10   12    8    6    0    4    6

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Forsch             6   2  2.39   9   9   5   0   3   64   43   18   17    2   21   33
Pete Vuckovich         0   4  2.66  17   0   0   1   0   24   20    8    7    1   12   25
John Denny             3   1  3.00   8   8   3   0   1   60   54   20   20    3   16   36
Mark Littell           1   5  3.03  14   2   0   0   0   30   24   14   10    1   21   32
Buddy Schultz          0   0  3.32  10   0   0   0   0   22   16    9    8    1   11   15
Eric Rasmussen         2   4  4.38   8   8   2   0   1   49   48   26   24    4   14   25
John Urrea             2   4  4.43  10   5   1   0   0   41   44   22   20    2   13   30
Pete Falcone           0   1  5.68   5   3   0   0   0   19   21   13   12    2   10   11
Dave Hamilton          0   0  9.39   9   0   0   0   0    8    9    8    8    4    4    4

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League Leaders

Wins:

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

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           6
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       5
  T. Hume (CIN)             5
  M. Littell (STL)          5
  J. Barr (SF)              4
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         4
  R. Fingers (SD)           4
  W. Fryman (CHI)           4
  B. Hooton (LA)            4
  D. Lamp (CHI)             4

Complete Games:

  B. Forsch (STL)           5
  R. Grimsley (MON)         5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  J. Richard (HOU)          4
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         3
  J. Denny (STL)            3
  T. John (LA)              3
  B. Knepper (SF)           3
  R. Rhoden (LA)            3
  D. Robinson (PIT)         3

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)           8
  S. Lockwood (NY)          6
  S. Bahnsen (MON)          5
  T. Forster (LA)           5
  G. Lavelle (SF)           5
  D. Bair (CIN)             4
  B. Sutter (CHI)           4
  T. McGraw (PHI)           3
  D. Moore (CHI)            3
  P. Borbon (CIN)           2

Shutouts:

  B. Forsch (STL)           3
  J. Barr (SF)              2
  J. Richard (HOU)          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

Innings Pitched:

  B. Forsch (STL)        64.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        63.2
  R. Reuschel (CHI)      61.0
  J. Denny (STL)         60.0
  R. Grimsley (MON)      58.1
  S. Rogers (MON)        57.0
  J. Montefusco (SF)     55.2
  J. Richard (HOU)       55.2
  V. Blue (SF)           55.1
  R. Burris (CHI)        55.0

Hits:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      64
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        59
  T. Hume (CIN)            59
  R. May (MON)             55
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        55
  D. Sutton (LA)           55
  J. Denny (STL)           54
  P. Niekro (ATL)          54
  J. Montefusco (SF)       53
  T. Seaver (CIN)          53

Runs:

  T. Hume (CIN)            35
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        33
  D. Sutton (LA)           32
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      30
  J. Niekro (HOU)          30
  P. Niekro (ATL)          30
  W. Fryman (CHI)          29
  T. Seaver (CIN)          29
  R. May (MON)             28
  B. Shirley (SD)          27

Home Runs:

  T. Seaver (CIN)          10
  D. Sutton (LA)           10
  T. Hume (CIN)             8
  R. May (MON)              7
  N. Espinosa (NY)          6
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       6
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         5
  J. Koosman (NY)           5
  D. Lamp (CHI)             5
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          5

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         34
  W. Fryman (CHI)          30
  R. Burris (CHI)          29
  P. Niekro (ATL)          28
  F. Norman (CIN)          26
  J. Niekro (HOU)          24
  R. Lerch (PHI)           23
  B. Forsch (STL)          21
  P. Hanna (ATL)           21
  M. Littell (STL)         21

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         66
  P. Niekro (ATL)          55
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        46
  J. Montefusco (SF)       38
  T. Seaver (CIN)          37
  J. Denny (STL)           36
  F. Norman (CIN)          36
  B. Knepper (SF)          35
  S. Rogers (MON)          35
  V. Blue (SF)             33


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