Friday May 26, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 26, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   27  14  2.93   41  10   9   375   347  134  122   18  100  222
Montreal        21  21  3.39   42  11   9   374   361  158  141   35  138  205
Philadelphia    19  19  3.41   38   7   5   336   325  148  127   21  124  181
Chicago         22  17  3.48   39   6  10   357   337  157  138   28  149  169
San Diego       19  23  3.49   42   4  11   374   365  168  145   19  139  199
Los Angeles     24  18  3.55   42  14   8   376   367  166  148   38  126  211
New York        20  24  3.61   44   6   9   409   385  183  164   30  154  235
Houston         19  21  3.62   40  11   4   358   315  159  144   25  184  226
St. Louis       15  29  3.68   44  12   1   392   357  190  160   23  152  248
Pittsburgh      20  22  3.75   42   9   6   372   367  182  155   25  137  244
Cincinnati      27  17  3.86   44   2  15   403   392  193  173   37  168  267
Atlanta         16  24  4.13   40   8   5   353   356  184  162   24  165  208

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    5   3  1.97  11  11   3   0   0   82   73   19   18    2   19   28
Joaquin Andujar (HOU)  3   2  2.10   8   8   2   0   0   56   37   15   13    2   23   28
Bob Knepper (SF)       6   2  2.25  10  10   5   0   1   76   60   21   19    5   23   44
Bob Forsch (STL)       6   3  2.28  10  10   5   0   3   71   50   21   18    2   22   35
Craig Swan (NY)        1   2  2.40   9   9   1   0   1   64   40   19   17    4   18   35
Don Robinson (PIT)     4   1  2.48  10   8   3   1   1   69   54   23   19    3   10   40
Gaylord Perry (SD)     3   1  2.51   9   9   1   0   0   65   61   22   18    0   17   42
Tommy John (LA)        6   2  2.51   9   9   5   0   0   72   62   25   20    3   19   43
Ross Grimsley (MON)    7   2  2.53  10  10   6   0   1   75   70   26   21    6   23   22
Bill Bonham (CIN)      5   0  2.58   6   6   1   0   0   45   41   13   13    4   10   29

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mickey Mahler          0   1  1.50  11   1   0   0   0   24   13    6    4    1    9   19
Phil Niekro            5   6  3.00  12  12   6   0   1   90   76   37   30    3   33   69
Preston Hanna          3   0  3.46   8   8   0   0   0   39   29   18   15    4   31   28
Dick Ruthven           2   4  3.79   9   9   2   0   1   57   55   26   24    4   23   25
Eddie Solomon          1   3  4.18  16   0   0   2   0   28   31   15   13    3   11   15
Jamie Easterly         0   1  5.18   9   3   0   0   0   24   35   16   14    1   10   14
Rick Camp              0   1  5.52  12   0   0   0   0   15   19   10    9    1    5    3
Dave Campbell          2   1  5.60  13   0   0   0   0   18   22   13   11    4   16   11
Adrian Devine          2   2  5.86  19   0   0   3   0   28   34   18   18    0   11   15
Tommy Boggs            1   5  6.97   7   7   0   0   0   31   42   25   24    3   16    9

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Sutter           4   2  1.52  18   0   0   6   0   30   17    9    5    1   12   33
Rick Reuschel          5   3  1.97  11  11   3   0   0   82   73   19   18    2   19   28
Dave Roberts           2   0  2.13   8   2   1   0   1   25   24    8    6    0    8    9
Willie Hernandez       3   1  3.26  17   0   0   0   0   19   17    7    7    1   12   11
Donnie Moore           2   0  4.03  20   0   0   4   0   29   31   17   13    2   11   13
Dennis Lamp            1   4  4.17   8   8   1   0   1   41   34   19   19    5   13   16
Ray Burris             2   3  4.41  11  10   1   0   0   63   62   34   31    7   33   27
Woodie Fryman          2   4  5.01  10   8   0   0   0   47   53   31   26    6   32   26
Paul Reuschel          1   0  5.06   6   0   0   0   0   11   11    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  0.61  20   0   0   7   0   29   22    2    2    1   13   26
Manny Sarmiento        4   2  1.35  15   2   0   1   0   40   23    7    6    2   17   18
Bill Bonham            5   0  2.58   6   6   1   0   0   45   41   13   13    4   10   29
Fred Norman            5   1  2.79  10  10   0   0   0   68   50   23   21    4   35   43
Tom Seaver             4   4  3.97  11  11   1   0   0   66   72   31   29   10   25   61
Dale Murray            1   1  4.13  15   0   0   2   0   33   34   20   15    1   17   25
Dave Tomlin            3   1  4.41  17   0   0   1   0   16   23   15    8    1    4    9
Pedro Borbon           2   1  6.20  16   0   0   3   0   25   26   17   17    2    7    6
Paul Moskau            0   1  6.23   4   3   0   1   0   17   17   12   12    3    8   16
Tom Hume               2   5  6.41  10   9   0   0   0   53   70   41   38    8   21   25
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
Tom Dixon              2   0  1.90   9   1   0   1   0   24   23    5    5    0    7   11
Floyd Bannister        1   2  2.04   8   4   1   0   1   35   25    8    8    2   25   26
Joaquin Andujar        3   2  2.10   8   8   2   0   0   56   37   15   13    2   23   28
Ken Forsch             1   2  3.00  15   0   0   1   0   30   38   12   10    0   13   11
Joe Sambito            2   2  3.04  16   0   0   2   0   27   20    9    9    2   10   26
J.R. Richard           4   4  3.31  10  10   5   0   3   71   52   30   26    5   44   79
Mark Lemongello        4   5  4.10   9   9   2   0   0   59   54   28   27    8   20   23
Oscar Zamora           0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    2    0    3    2
Gene Pentz             0   0  6.00  10   0   0   0   0   15   12   13   10    1   13    8
Joe Niekro             2   4  8.05  10   8   1   0   0   38   52   37   34    5   26   12

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lance Rautzhan         0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    2    3    0    0    0    1    0
Terry Forster          1   0  1.31  13   0   0   7   0   21   12    3    3    1    6   18
Tommy John             6   2  2.51   9   9   5   0   0   72   62   25   20    3   19   43
Bobby Castillo         0   3  3.04  12   0   0   1   0   24   19   11    8    1   22   19
Burt Hooton            3   4  3.31   8   8   2   0   0   54   50   20   20    5    9   24
Doug Rau               5   1  3.54   8   8   2   0   0   53   60   21   21    7   18   26
Charlie Hough          1   0  4.13  11   0   0   0   0   24   19   12   11    1   18   15
Rick Rhoden            4   3  4.29   9   8   3   0   1   57   60   31   27    6   18   30
Mike Garman            0   1  4.41  10   0   0   0   0   16   15    8    8    3    3    5
Don Sutton             4   4  5.09   9   9   2   0   0   53   67   35   30   11   12   31

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Garman            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    1
Darold Knowles         2   0  1.64  15   0   0   2   0   22   16    4    4    1    6   14
Ross Grimsley          7   2  2.53  10  10   6   0   1   75   70   26   21    6   23   22
Steve Rogers           5   5  2.64  11  11   5   0   1   82   65   24   24    4   26   50
Hal Dues               0   2  2.67   8   3   0   0   0   27   24   10    8    0   12   10
Bill Atkinson          2   1  3.09  13   0   0   1   0   23   22    8    8    2   11   19
Dan Schatzeder         0   0  3.12   4   0   0   0   0    9    5    3    3    0    3    8
Rudy May               3   5  4.19  10  10   0   0   0   62   67   34   29   10   14   32
Stan Bahnsen           0   2  4.26  15   0   0   5   0   19   24   11    9    2   11   12
Wayne Twitchell        2   4  5.73   8   8   0   0   0   44   51   28   28    7   23   34
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
Kevin Kobel            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    0
Paul Siebert           0   0  1.23   8   0   0   0   0    7    9    1    1    0    7    4
Craig Swan             1   2  2.40   9   9   1   0   1   64   40   19   17    4   18   35
Bob Myrick             0   3  3.28  17   0   0   0   0   25   18   10    9    3   13   13
Skip Lockwood          4   4  3.51  22   0   0   7   0   41   33   16   16    3   15   35
Jerry Koosman          2   5  3.52  10  10   2   0   0   69   62   29   27    8   18   40
Nino Espinosa          4   2  3.68   9   9   2   0   0   59   64   28   24    6   18   26
Mike Bruhert           1   3  3.69   7   7   0   0   0   39   44   22   16    1    8   15
Mardie Cornejo         3   2  3.75  18   0   0   2   0   24   23   11   10    1   11   12
Pat Zachry             4   1  3.86   9   9   1   0   1   51   49   24   22    2   27   37
Butch Metzger          0   1  6.26  15   0   0   0   0   23   32   17   16    2   14   15
Dale Murray            1   1  8.53   3   0   0   0   0    6   10    6    6    0    4    3

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gene Garber            2   1  2.10  15   0   0   0   0   26   21    6    6    1   10   17
Jim Kaat               1   0  2.37   5   4   1   0   1   30   27    9    8    0    7   12
Ron Reed               0   0  2.49  16   0   0   2   0   25   21    7    7    0   11   10
Warren Brusstar        0   0  2.79  12   0   0   0   0   19   18    8    6    0    8   13
Steve Carlton          4   5  2.87  10  10   2   0   0   69   69   30   22    6   25   41
Tug McGraw             2   3  3.57  14   0   0   3   0   18   19    9    7    1    6   11
Jim Lonborg            4   3  3.83   7   7   1   0   0   45   38   19   19    5   17   21
Randy Lerch            3   4  4.12   9   9   2   0   0   55   54   31   25    4   28   26
Larry Christenson      3   3  4.96   8   8   1   0   1   49   58   29   27    4   12   30

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kent Tekulve           3   3  2.10  22   0   0   4   0   30   23    9    7    1   11   16
Don Robinson           4   1  2.48  10   8   3   1   1   69   54   23   19    3   10   40
Bruce Kison            1   2  2.70  11   0   0   0   0   23   19    8    7    1   16   14
Jim Bibby              3   2  2.79  14   0   0   0   0   19   16   12    6    3   12   19
John Candelaria        4   6  3.65  11  11   2   0   1   74   85   34   30    5   28   41
Bert Blyleven          3   4  3.95  10  10   4   0   2   71   68   35   31    5   17   60
Grant Jackson          0   1  4.85  14   0   0   1   0   13   21    7    7    0    7   10
Jerry Reuss            0   0  5.52   7   5   0   0   0   29   38   19   18    2    9   20
Jim Rooker             2   3  6.03   8   8   0   0   0   37   35   29   25    3   25   20
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   1  0.90   9   1   0   2   0   20   12    3    2    0   11   25
Mickey Lolich          1   0  1.08   5   0   0   0   0    8    5    1    1    0    3    4
Gaylord Perry          3   1  2.51   9   9   1   0   0   65   61   22   18    0   17   42
Randy Jones            3   3  2.59  10  10   1   0   1   66   58   22   19    2   16   18
Mark Lee               2   1  3.57  15   0   0   0   0   18   18    7    7    0    7    4
Bob Owchinko           3   3  3.81  10   9   1   0   0   57   58   27   24    4   30   23
Rollie Fingers         2   6  3.97  21   0   0   9   0   34   27   17   15    2    9   17
Dan Spillner           1   0  4.09  14   0   0   0   0   22   29   12   10    1    6   14
Bob Shirley            2   5  4.64  12   9   1   0   0   54   55   33   28    7   21   36
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
Ed Halicki             1   0  2.05   3   3   1   0   0   22   17    6    5    2    4    7
Bob Knepper            6   2  2.25  10  10   5   0   1   76   60   21   19    5   23   44
Randy Moffitt          3   1  2.74  18   0   0   2   0   23   22    9    7    1    6   16
Vida Blue              6   1  2.86   9   9   2   0   0   69   65   25   22    3   16   49
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
John Montefusco        4   2  3.12  10  10   0   0   0   69   65   26   24    4   13   55
Gary Lavelle           3   3  3.33  19   0   0   7   0   24   24    9    9    1   11   15
John Curtis            1   1  3.60  12   0   0   0   0   15   13    6    6    0    8    7
Charlie Williams       1   0  4.76   7   0   0   0   0   11   14    6    6    0    5    7
Lynn McGlothen         0   0  5.06   4   1   0   0   0   11   13    8    6    0    4    7

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
George Frazier         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    2
Bob Forsch             6   3  2.28  10  10   5   0   3   71   50   21   18    2   22   35
Pete Vuckovich         0   4  2.83  20   0   0   1   0   29   26   10    9    1   13   26
John Denny             4   2  2.96  10  10   4   0   2   73   61   24   24    3   19   39
Mark Littell           1   6  3.11  19   2   0   0   0   38   30   17   13    2   26   40
Buddy Schultz          0   0  3.28  12   0   0   0   0   25   18   10    9    1   13   17
Eric Rasmussen         2   5  4.18  10  10   2   0   1   60   61   32   28    4   20   32
John Urrea             2   6  4.85  13   7   1   0   0   52   60   41   28    2   17   35
Dave Hamilton          0   0  6.43  13   0   0   0   0   14   16   13   10    5    6    8
Pete Falcone           0   3  6.67   7   5   0   0   0   28   33   22   21    3   16   14

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Grimsley (MON)         7
  V. Blue (SF)              6
  B. Forsch (STL)           6
  T. John (LA)              6
  B. Knepper (SF)           6
  B. Bonham (CIN)           5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  F. Norman (CIN)           5
  D. Rau (LA)               5
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         5

Losses:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)       6
  R. Fingers (SD)           6
  M. Littell (STL)          6
  P. Niekro (ATL)           6
  J. Urrea (STL)            6
  T. Boggs (ATL)            5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  T. Hume (CIN)             5
  J. Koosman (NY)           5
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       5

Complete Games:

  R. Grimsley (MON)         6
  P. Niekro (ATL)           6
  B. Forsch (STL)           5
  T. John (LA)              5
  B. Knepper (SF)           5
  J. Richard (HOU)          5
  S. Rogers (MON)           5
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         4
  J. Denny (STL)            4
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         3

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)           9
  D. Bair (CIN)             7
  T. Forster (LA)           7
  G. Lavelle (SF)           7
  S. Lockwood (NY)          7
  B. Sutter (CHI)           6
  S. Bahnsen (MON)          5
  D. Moore (CHI)            4
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          4
  P. Borbon (CIN)           3

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)        90.0
  R. Reuschel (CHI)      82.1
  S. Rogers (MON)        81.2
  B. Knepper (SF)        76.0
  R. Grimsley (MON)      74.2
  J. Candelaria (PIT)    74.0
  J. Denny (STL)         73.0
  T. John (LA)           71.2
  B. Forsch (STL)        71.0
  B. Blyleven (PIT)      70.2

Hits:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      85
  P. Niekro (ATL)          76
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        73
  T. Seaver (CIN)          72
  R. Grimsley (MON)        70
  T. Hume (CIN)            70
  S. Carlton (PHI)         69
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        68
  R. May (MON)             67
  D. Sutton (LA)           67

Runs:

  T. Hume (CIN)            41
  J. Urrea (STL)           41
  J. Niekro (HOU)          37
  P. Niekro (ATL)          37
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        35
  D. Sutton (LA)           35
  R. Burris (CHI)          34
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      34
  R. May (MON)             34
  B. Shirley (SD)          33

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           11
  R. May (MON)             10
  T. Seaver (CIN)          10
  T. Hume (CIN)             8
  J. Koosman (NY)           8
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       8
  R. Burris (CHI)           7
  D. Rau (LA)               7
  B. Shirley (SD)           7
  W. Twitchell (MON)        7

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         44
  F. Norman (CIN)          35
  R. Burris (CHI)          33
  P. Niekro (ATL)          33
  W. Fryman (CHI)          32
  P. Hanna (ATL)           31
  B. Owchinko (SD)         30
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      28
  R. Lerch (PHI)           28
  P. Zachry (NY)           27

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         79
  P. Niekro (ATL)          69
  T. Seaver (CIN)          61
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        60
  J. Montefusco (SF)       55
  S. Rogers (MON)          50
  V. Blue (SF)             49
  B. Knepper (SF)          44
  T. John (LA)             43
  F. Norman (CIN)          43


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