Sunday May 28, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 28, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   28  15  2.96   43  10   9   393   366  142  129   19  107  231
Montreal        22  22  3.34   44  12   9   391   373  164  145   36  141  214
Chicago         24  17  3.38   41   7  10   373   347  159  140   29  149  176
Philadelphia    20  20  3.39   40   7   6   353   339  158  133   22  133  194
San Diego       20  24  3.46   44   4  12   392   380  174  151   19  145  210
Los Angeles     25  19  3.53   44  14   9   393   381  173  154   39  131  228
New York        22  24  3.60   46   7  10   427   400  191  171   31  158  244
St. Louis       15  31  3.62   46  12   1   408   370  195  164   23  157  257
Houston         19  23  3.76   42  11   4   376   338  172  157   26  189  233
Cincinnati      28  18  3.79   46   2  15   420   404  198  177   38  172  277
Pittsburgh      21  23  3.93   44  10   6   390   391  199  170   27  137  258
Atlanta         17  25  4.14   42   8   6   371   373  193  171   25  172  217

 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
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  11  11   5   0   3   79   54   23   20    2   25   38
Bill Bonham (CIN)      6   0  2.39   7   7   1   0   0   53   46   14   14    4   11   35
Craig Swan (NY)        1   2  2.40   9   9   1   0   1   64   40   19   17    4   18   35
Joaquin Andujar (HOU)  3   2  2.41   9   9   2   0   0   60   40   18   16    2   26   29
Randy Jones (SD)       4   3  2.42  11  11   1   0   1   74   64   23   20    2   17   19
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

 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          4   0  3.45   9   9   0   0   0   47   34   21   18    4   35   31
Dick Ruthven           2   4  3.80  10  10   2   0   1   64   60   29   27    5   25   31
Eddie Solomon          1   3  4.18  16   0   0   2   0   28   31   15   13    3   11   15
Jamie Easterly         0   1  5.04  10   3   0   1   0   25   35   16   14    1   10   14
Dave Campbell          2   1  5.60  13   0   0   0   0   18   22   13   11    4   16   11
Rick Camp              0   2  5.63  14   0   0   0   0   16   23   11   10    1    6    3
Adrian Devine          2   2  6.28  20   0   0   3   0   29   37   20   20    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  1.72  19   0   0   6   0   31   19   10    6    2   12   34
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       4   1  2.95  18   0   0   0   0   21   17    7    7    1   12   12
Dennis Lamp            1   4  3.72   9   9   1   0   1   48   40   20   20    5   13   19
Donnie Moore           2   0  4.03  20   0   0   4   0   29   31   17   13    2   11   13
Ray Burris             3   3  4.08  12  11   2   0   1   68   64   34   31    7   33   29
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  1.54  16   2   0   1   0   41   24    8    7    3   17   19
Bill Bonham            6   0  2.39   7   7   1   0   0   53   46   14   14    4   11   35
Fred Norman            5   2  2.85  11  11   0   0   0   73   54   26   23    4   37   45
Tom Seaver             4   4  3.97  11  11   1   0   0   66   72   31   29   10   25   61
Dave Tomlin            3   1  4.00  19   0   0   1   0   18   25   15    8    1    5    9
Dale Murray            1   1  4.13  15   0   0   2   0   33   34   20   15    1   17   25
Pedro Borbon           2   1  5.74  17   0   0   3   0   27   26   17   17    2    7    7
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
Floyd Bannister        1   2  2.04   8   4   1   0   1   35   25    8    8    2   25   26
Tom Dixon              2   1  2.27  10   2   0   1   0   32   32    8    8    0    8   14
Joaquin Andujar        3   2  2.41   9   9   2   0   0   60   40   18   16    2   26   29
Ken Forsch             1   2  3.13  16   0   0   1   0   32   41   13   11    0   14   12
J.R. Richard           4   4  3.31  10  10   5   0   3   71   52   30   26    5   44   79
Joe Sambito            2   3  3.86  18   0   0   2   0   28   24   12   12    2   10   27
Mark Lemongello        4   5  4.10   9   9   2   0   0   59   54   28   27    8   20   23
Gene Pentz             0   0  6.00  10   0   0   0   0   15   12   13   10    1   13    8
Oscar Zamora           0   0  7.11   4   0   0   0   0    6    6    5    5    1    3    3
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   4   0   0   0   0    4    5    0    0    0    3    1
Terry Forster          1   0  1.17  14   0   0   8   0   23   12    3    3    1    6   21
Tommy John             6   2  2.51   9   9   5   0   0   72   62   25   20    3   19   43
Burt Hooton            4   4  2.95   9   9   2   0   0   61   52   21   20    5   12   29
Bobby Castillo         0   3  3.04  12   0   0   1   0   24   19   11    8    1   22   19
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   5  5.46  10  10   2   0   0   59   77   41   36   12   12   39

 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  1.57  16   0   0   2   0   23   18    4    4    1    6   14
Dan Schatzeder         0   0  2.13   5   0   0   0   0   13    7    3    3    0    3   12
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
Bill Atkinson          2   1  3.09  13   0   0   1   0   23   22    8    8    2   11   19
Hal Dues               0   3  3.60   9   4   0   0   0   30   30   15   12    1   13   10
Rudy May               4   5  3.66  11  11   1   0   0   71   69   35   29   10   16   37
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   3   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    2    1
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
Nino Espinosa          5   2  3.33  10  10   3   0   0   68   69   29   25    7   18   31
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
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
Mike Bruhert           1   3  4.57   8   8   0   0   0   43   51   29   22    1   10   18
Butch Metzger          1   1  6.00  16   0   0   0   0   24   33   17   16    2   15   15
Dale Murray            1   1  6.48   4   0   0   1   0    8   11    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  2.03  16   0   0   1   0   27   21    6    6    1   10   18
Jim Kaat               1   0  2.37   5   4   1   0   1   30   27    9    8    0    7   12
Ron Reed               0   0  2.63  17   0   0   2   0   27   22    8    8    0   13   12
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             3   3  3.20  15   0   0   3   0   20   22   11    7    1    7   11
Jim Lonborg            4   3  3.55   8   8   1   0   0   51   41   22   20    5   21   25
Randy Lerch            3   4  4.12   9   9   2   0   0   55   54   31   25    4   28   26
Larry Christenson      3   4  5.07   9   9   1   0   1   55   65   33   31    5   14   36

 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
Jim Bibby              4   2  2.22  15   1   1   0   0   28   20   14    7    3   12   25
Don Robinson           4   1  2.48  10   8   3   1   1   69   54   23   19    3   10   40
Bruce Kison            1   2  3.42  12   0   0   0   0   26   25   11   10    1   16   18
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  5.64   8   5   0   0   0   30   40   20   19    2    9   21
Jim Rooker             2   4  6.86   9   9   0   0   0   39   40   35   30    4   25   21
Will McEnaney          0   0 10.38   6   0   0   0   0    9   15   11   10    3    2    6

 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   1  1.23  10   1   0   2   0   22   13    4    3    0   13   26
Randy Jones            4   3  2.42  11  11   1   0   1   74   64   23   20    2   17   19
Gaylord Perry          3   1  2.51   9   9   1   0   0   65   61   22   18    0   17   42
Bob Owchinko           3   4  3.73  11  10   1   0   0   63   64   29   26    4   32   29
Rollie Fingers         2   6  3.89  22   0   0  10   0   35   27   17   15    2    9   18
Dan Spillner           1   0  4.09  14   0   0   0   0   22   29   12   10    1    6   14
Mark Lee               2   1  4.34  16   0   0   0   0   19   20    9    9    0    8    6
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          4   1  2.42  19   0   0   2   0   26   24    9    7    1    6   17
Vida Blue              6   2  2.83  10  10   2   0   0   76   71   27   24    3   17   53
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  3.35  11  11   0   0   0   75   73   31   28    5   17   58
Gary Lavelle           3   3  3.42  20   0   0   7   0   26   27   10   10    1   13   16
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  11  11   5   0   3   79   54   23   20    2   25   38
Pete Vuckovich         0   4  2.83  20   0   0   1   0   29   26   10    9    1   13   26
John Denny             4   3  2.88  11  11   4   0   2   78   67   26   25    3   19   40
Mark Littell           1   6  3.08  20   2   0   0   0   38   31   17   13    2   27   41
Buddy Schultz          0   1  3.25  13   0   0   0   0   28   20   11   10    1   14   21
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. Bonham (CIN)           6
  B. Forsch (STL)           6
  T. John (LA)              6
  B. Knepper (SF)           6
  N. Espinosa (NY)          5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  F. Norman (CIN)           5
  D. Rau (LA)               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
  N. Espinosa (NY)          3

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)          10
  T. Forster (LA)           8
  D. Bair (CIN)             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
  R. Burris (CHI)           1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       1
  L. Christenson (PHI)      1
  R. Grimsley (MON)         1

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)        90.0
  R. Reuschel (CHI)      82.1
  S. Rogers (MON)        81.2
  B. Forsch (STL)        79.0
  J. Denny (STL)         78.0
  V. Blue (SF)           76.1
  B. Knepper (SF)        76.0
  J. Montefusco (SF)     75.1
  R. Grimsley (MON)      74.2
  R. Jones (SD)          74.1

Hits:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      85
  D. Sutton (LA)           77
  P. Niekro (ATL)          76
  J. Montefusco (SF)       73
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        73
  T. Seaver (CIN)          72
  V. Blue (SF)             71
  R. Grimsley (MON)        70
  T. Hume (CIN)            70
  S. Carlton (PHI)         69

Runs:

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

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           12
  R. May (MON)             10
  T. Seaver (CIN)          10
  T. Hume (CIN)             8
  J. Koosman (NY)           8
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       8
  R. Burris (CHI)           7
  N. Espinosa (NY)          7
  D. Rau (LA)               7
  B. Shirley (SD)           7

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         44
  F. Norman (CIN)          37
  P. Hanna (ATL)           35
  R. Burris (CHI)          33
  P. Niekro (ATL)          33
  W. Fryman (CHI)          32
  B. Owchinko (SD)         32
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      28
  R. Lerch (PHI)           28
  M. Littell (STL)         27

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         79
  P. Niekro (ATL)          69
  T. Seaver (CIN)          61
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        60
  J. Montefusco (SF)       58
  V. Blue (SF)             53
  S. Rogers (MON)          50
  F. Norman (CIN)          45
  B. Knepper (SF)          44
  T. John (LA)             43


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