Wednesday May 17, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 17, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   22  12  3.02   34   8   7   313   297  116  105   11   89  181
Philadelphia    17  14  3.24   31   7   5   272   254  114   98   17  105  152
San Diego       16  18  3.33   34   3  10   305   293  135  113   15  109  153
New York        15  21  3.42   36   6   8   332   304  143  126   26  127  194
Montreal        18  15  3.45   33   8   7   295   291  128  113   27  117  166
Los Angeles     21  14  3.45   35  13   7   316   298  134  121   30  105  171
Atlanta         13  19  3.48   32   7   3   285   266  132  110   17  128  170
St. Louis       14  23  3.61   37  11   1   332   298  150  133   20  134  218
Houston         16  16  3.69   32   9   3   288   243  127  118   22  155  177
Chicago         16  17  3.78   33   5   7   302   293  146  127   25  143  153
Pittsburgh      15  19  4.08   34   8   3   298   300  158  135   21  112  198
Cincinnati      20  15  4.24   35   2  11   322   327  164  152   35  131  221

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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)  3   2  2.10   8   8   2   0   0   56   37   15   13    2   23   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
Steve Carlton (PHI)    4   4  2.43   8   8   2   0   0   56   51   22   15    4   21   31
Ross Grimsley (MON)    6   1  2.45   8   8   5   0   1   59   54   21   16    5   20   22
Tommy John (LA)        6   1  2.54   8   8   4   0   0   64   56   22   18    3   17   39
Randy Jones (SD)       3   3  2.55   8   8   1   0   1   53   43   18   15    2   15   14

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mickey Mahler          0   0  0.00   9   0   0   0   0   18    8    2    0    0    7   14
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
Phil Niekro            3   6  2.93  10  10   5   0   1   74   58   31   24    2   30   59
Dick Ruthven           2   3  3.06   8   8   2   0   1   53   47   20   18    4   21   22
Dave Campbell          2   1  4.85  10   0   0   0   0   13   16    9    7    2   10   10
Tommy Boggs            1   4  5.97   6   6   0   0   0   29   36   20   19    3   15    9
Rick Camp              0   1  6.57  10   0   0   0   0   12   18   10    9    1    5    2
Adrian Devine          2   1  6.75  14   0   0   1   0   20   24   15   15    0    9   13

 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
Willie Hernandez       3   1  3.24  14   0   0   0   0   17   15    6    6    1   10   10
Dave Roberts           0   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0    9   11    6    4    0    6    9
Ray Burris             2   3  4.26  10   9   1   0   0   57   54   30   27    6   32   26
Dennis Lamp            1   4  4.38   7   7   1   0   1   39   33   19   19    5   13   16
Donnie Moore           2   0  4.94  18   0   0   3   0   24   26   17   13    2   11   11
Woodie Fryman          1   4  4.95   9   8   0   0   0   44   50   29   24    4   32   22
Paul Reuschel          1   0  5.59   5   0   0   0   0   10   10    6    6    3    6    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  0.40  15   0   0   4   0   23   19    1    1    1    8   15
Manny Sarmiento        3   1  1.19  13   1   0   1   0   30   17    4    4    2   12   16
Fred Norman            4   0  2.63   8   8   0   0   0   55   43   17   16    3   26   36
Bill Bonham            4   0  3.13   5   5   1   0   0   37   36   13   13    4    9   26
Dale Murray            1   1  4.13  15   0   0   2   0   33   34   20   15    1   17   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  6.55  13   0   0   1   0   11   16   10    8    1    3    8
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        3   2  2.10   8   8   2   0   0   56   37   15   13    2   23   28
Tom Dixon              2   0  2.70   8   0   0   1   0   17   18    5    5    0    5    7
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
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
Tommy John             6   1  2.54   8   8   4   0   0   64   56   22   18    3   17   39
Doug Rau               5   0  2.76   6   6   2   0   0   42   45   13   13    5   12   21
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
Darold Knowles         2   0  1.93  13   0   0   1   0   19   14    4    4    1    6   11
Ross Grimsley          6   1  2.45   8   8   5   0   1   59   54   21   16    5   20   22
Steve Rogers           4   3  2.68   8   8   3   0   1   57   50   17   17    3   20   35
Bill Atkinson          2   1  3.00  11   0   0   1   0   21   18    7    7    1   11   17
Hal Dues               0   1  3.86   5   2   0   0   0   19   16    8    8    0    9    7
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   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
Jerry Koosman          2   4  2.89   8   8   2   0   0   56   46   19   18    5   15   34
Pat Zachry             4   1  3.07   7   7   1   0   1   44   38   17   15    2   21   31
Mike Bruhert           1   3  3.31   6   6   0   0   0   33   33   18   12    1    8   12
Skip Lockwood          1   3  3.52  17   0   0   6   0   31   25   12   12    2   11   28
Nino Espinosa          3   2  3.83   8   8   2   0   0   52   56   25   22    6   16   22
Mardie Cornejo         3   2  4.09  16   0   0   2   0   22   23   11   10    1   10   11
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
Randy Lerch            3   3  3.66   7   7   2   0   0   47   43   24   19    3   25   23
Jim Lonborg            4   3  3.83   7   7   1   0   0   45   38   19   19    5   17   21
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  2.76  12   0   0   0   0   16   14   10    5    3    9   16
Bruce Kison            1   2  2.86  10   0   0   0   0   22   16    8    7    1   16   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
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
Jim Rooker             2   2  6.12   7   7   0   0   0   32   30   26   22    3   22   17
Will McEnaney          0   0  7.94   5   0   0   0   0    6    8    6    5    2    2    4

 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  2.57  17   0   0   9   0   28   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
Bob Shirley            1   4  5.79  10   7   0   0   0   37   44   29   24    6   16   24
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

 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              6   1  2.89   8   8   2   0   0   62   59   23   20    3   14   44
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  3.32  15   0   0   2   0   19   20    9    7    1    6   13
John Curtis            1   1  3.60  12   0   0   0   0   15   13    6    6    0    8    7
Gary Lavelle           3   2  3.86  16   0   0   5   0   19   20    8    8    1    9   10
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  2.81  18   0   0   1   0   26   24    9    8    1   13   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   5  4.39   9   9   2   0   1   55   55   30   27    4   18   27
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:

  V. Blue (SF)              6
  B. Forsch (STL)           6
  R. Grimsley (MON)         6
  T. John (LA)              6
  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
  E. Rasmussen (STL)        5
  J. Urrea (STL)            5
  J. Barr (SF)              4
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         4
  T. Boggs (ATL)            4
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)           9
  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:

  P. Niekro (ATL)        73.2
  R. Reuschel (CHI)      69.0
  B. Forsch (STL)        64.0
  T. John (LA)           63.2
  V. Blue (SF)           62.1
  B. Knepper (SF)        62.0
  J. Denny (STL)         60.0
  J. Candelaria (PIT)    59.1
  R. Grimsley (MON)      58.2
  R. Burris (CHI)        57.0

Hits:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      74
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        64
  T. Seaver (CIN)          60
  D. Sutton (LA)           60
  V. Blue (SF)             59
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        59
  T. Hume (CIN)            59
  P. Niekro (ATL)          58
  N. Espinosa (NY)         56
  T. John (LA)             56

Runs:

  T. Hume (CIN)            35
  D. Sutton (LA)           34
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        33
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      33
  P. Niekro (ATL)          31
  R. Burris (CHI)          30
  J. Niekro (HOU)          30
  E. Rasmussen (STL)       30
  T. Seaver (CIN)          30
  W. Fryman (CHI)          29

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           11
  T. Seaver (CIN)          10
  T. Hume (CIN)             8
  R. May (MON)              7
  R. Burris (CHI)           6
  N. Espinosa (NY)          6
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       6
  B. Shirley (SD)           6
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         5
  R. Grimsley (MON)         5

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         34
  R. Burris (CHI)          32
  W. Fryman (CHI)          32
  P. Niekro (ATL)          30
  F. Norman (CIN)          26
  R. Lerch (PHI)           25
  M. Littell (STL)         24
  J. Niekro (HOU)          24
  J. Andujar (HOU)         23
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      22

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         66
  P. Niekro (ATL)          59
  T. Seaver (CIN)          50
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        46
  V. Blue (SF)             44
  B. Knepper (SF)          40
  T. John (LA)             39
  J. Montefusco (SF)       38
  J. Denny (STL)           36
  F. Norman (CIN)          36

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