Tuesday May 16, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 16, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   21  12  2.99   33   8   7   304   284  111  101   11   87  169
Philadelphia    17  13  3.34   30   6   5   264   249  112   98   17  103  148
San Diego       15  18  3.40   33   3   9   296   288  133  112   14  108  150
Montreal        17  15  3.45   32   8   7   284   280  124  109   26  110  164
Los Angeles     20  14  3.52   34  12   7   307   294  133  120   30  102  164
New York        14  20  3.54   34   5   8   313   291  140  123   26  123  180
Atlanta         12  18  3.58   30   6   3   267   257  128  106   17  123  161
St. Louis       14  22  3.59   36  11   1   324   287  145  129   20  129  216
Chicago         16  16  3.61   32   5   7   294   282  137  118   23  137  150
Houston         15  16  3.77   31   9   2   279   238  126  117   22  151  170
Pittsburgh      15  18  3.91   33   8   3   290   289  148  126   18  105  196
Cincinnati      20  14  4.24   34   2  11   312   312  159  147   34  127  214

 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
Gaylord Perry (SD)     2   1  1.99   7   7   1   0   0   54   43   16   12    0   14   32
Bob Knepper (SF)       5   1  2.03   8   8   4   0   1   62   46   16   14    2   18   40
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    3   3  2.09   9   9   3   0   0   69   64   17   16    2   19   25
Joaquin Andujar (HOU)  2   2  2.13   7   7   2   0   0   51   35   14   12    2   20   23
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
Steve Carlton (PHI)    4   4  2.43   8   8   2   0   0   56   51   22   15    4   21   31
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   3  2.09   9   9   3   0   0   69   64   17   16    2   19   25
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             2   4  4.94   9   9   1   0   0   51   60   30   28   10   21   50
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  1.23  13   0   0   2   0   22   14    3    3    1    8   19
Joaquin Andujar        2   2  2.13   7   7   2   0   0   51   35   14   12    2   20   23
Floyd Bannister        0   2  3.38   6   2   0   0   0   21   15    8    8    2   20   14
Mark Lemongello        3   4  3.47   7   7   2   0   0   49   40   20   19    6   16   18
Tom Dixon              2   0  3.55   7   0   0   0   0   13   15    5    5    0    4    5
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  1.59  11   0   0   6   0   17   10    3    3    1    6   16
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             3   4  5.67   8   8   2   0   0   46   60   34   29   11   11   26

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dan Schatzeder         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    1
Ross Grimsley          6   1  1.85   7   7   5   0   1   58   50   17   12    4   19   22
Darold Knowles         1   0  2.45  12   0   0   1   0   15   11    4    4    1    5   11
Steve Rogers           4   3  2.68   8   8   3   0   1   57   50   17   17    3   20   35
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
Hal Dues               0   1  4.80   4   2   0   0   0   15   13    8    8    0    7    7
Wayne Twitchell        2   3  5.08   7   7   0   0   0   39   44   22   22    5   21   30
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
Warren Brusstar        0   0  2.30  10   0   0   0   0   16   14    6    4    0    6   12
Steve Carlton          4   4  2.43   8   8   2   0   0   56   51   22   15    4   21   31
Ron Reed               0   0  2.55  12   0   0   2   0   18   17    5    5    0    8   10
Tug McGraw             1   1  2.63  11   0   0   3   0   14   11    4    4    1    4    9
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  1.71  16   0   0   1   0   21   16    5    4    0    8   12
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   6  4.40   9   9   2   0   1   59   74   33   29    4   22   32
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  0.90   7   0   0   1   0   10    5    2    1    0    7   14
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           3   2  3.33   8   8   1   0   0   49   51   20   18    3   22   18
Dan Spillner           1   0  3.98  12   0   0   0   0   20   26   11    9    1    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            5   1  2.03   8   8   4   0   1   62   46   16   14    2   18   40
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  3.23  15   2   0   0   0   31   25   15   11    1   24   33
Buddy Schultz          0   0  3.32  10   0   0   0   0   22   16    9    8    1   11   15
John Urrea             2   5  4.24  11   6   1   0   0   47   51   28   22    2   16   33
Eric Rasmussen         2   4  4.38   8   8   2   0   1   49   48   26   24    4   14   25
Pete Falcone           0   1  5.68   5   3   0   0   0   19   21   13   12    2   10   11
Dave Hamilton          0   0  8.31  10   0   0   0   0    9    9    8    8    4    5    5

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League Leaders

Wins:

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

Losses:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)       6
  P. Niekro (ATL)           6
  T. Hume (CIN)             5
  M. Littell (STL)          5
  J. Urrea (STL)            5
  J. Barr (SF)              4
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         4
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  R. Fingers (SD)           4
  W. Fryman (CHI)           4

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)           8
  T. Forster (LA)           6
  S. Lockwood (NY)          6
  S. Bahnsen (MON)          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:

  R. Reuschel (CHI)      69.0
  B. Forsch (STL)        64.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        63.2
  B. Knepper (SF)        62.0
  J. Denny (STL)         60.0
  J. Candelaria (PIT)    59.1
  R. Grimsley (MON)      58.1
  S. Rogers (MON)        57.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)       55.2
  J. Montefusco (SF)     55.2

Hits:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      74
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        64
  T. Seaver (CIN)          60
  D. Sutton (LA)           60
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        59
  T. Hume (CIN)            59
  R. May (MON)             55
  J. Denny (STL)           54
  P. Niekro (ATL)          54
  J. Montefusco (SF)       53

Runs:

  T. Hume (CIN)            35
  D. Sutton (LA)           34
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        33
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      33
  J. Niekro (HOU)          30
  P. Niekro (ATL)          30
  T. Seaver (CIN)          30
  W. Fryman (CHI)          29
  R. May (MON)             28
  J. Urrea (STL)           28

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           11
  T. Seaver (CIN)          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
  M. Littell (STL)         24
  J. Niekro (HOU)          24
  R. Lerch (PHI)           23
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      22
  B. Owchinko (SD)         22

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         66
  P. Niekro (ATL)          55
  T. Seaver (CIN)          50
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        46
  B. Knepper (SF)          40
  J. Montefusco (SF)       38
  J. Denny (STL)           36
  F. Norman (CIN)          36
  S. Rogers (MON)          35
  V. Blue (SF)             33

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