Wednesday May 31, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 31, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   30  16  2.81   46  12   9   419   383  144  131   19  110  242
Philadelphia    22  21  3.23   43   8   6   385   360  164  138   23  144  211
Montreal        25  22  3.27   47  14  10   418   392  171  152   37  147  227
Chicago         24  20  3.53   44   7  10   397   376  179  156   34  154  187
Los Angeles     27  20  3.54   47  15   9   420   402  184  165   40  139  247
St. Louis       18  32  3.61   50  13   2   444   395  210  178   27  174  277
San Diego       21  26  3.67   47   4  13   417   412  194  170   22  154  226
New York        23  27  3.70   50   8  10   464   442  212  191   33  166  263
Houston         20  25  3.71   45  13   4   403   365  181  166   27  198  247
Cincinnati      30  19  3.80   49   2  16   447   435  211  189   41  184  292
Pittsburgh      22  25  3.83   47  10   7   420   419  210  179   28  149  281
Atlanta         18  27  4.28   45   8   6   399   403  213  190   30  192  237

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Knepper (SF)       7   2  2.01  11  11   6   0   2   85   65   21   19    5   24   48
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    5   4  2.12  12  12   3   0   0   89   80   22   21    4   19   30
Bill Bonham (CIN)      6   0  2.39   7   7   1   0   0   53   46   14   14    4   11   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
Ross Grimsley (MON)    8   2  2.47  11  11   7   0   1   84   74   28   23    6   24   24
Bob Forsch (STL)       7   3  2.51  12  12   5   0   3   86   60   27   24    3   28   41
Steve Rogers (MON)     6   5  2.53  12  12   5   0   1   89   71   25   25    4   29   58
Craig Swan (NY)        1   3  2.59  10  10   1   0   1   73   52   23   21    4   19   39
Steve Carlton (PHI)    5   5  2.65  11  11   3   0   0   78   74   31   23    6   28   46

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Craig Skok             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    1
Mickey Mahler          0   1  2.10  12   2   0   0   0   30   16    9    7    2   17   22
Phil Niekro            5   6  3.00  13  13   6   0   1   99   83   40   33    3   37   77
Preston Hanna          4   0  3.45   9   9   0   0   0   47   34   21   18    4   35   31
Eddie Solomon          1   3  4.15  18   0   0   2   0   30   34   16   14    3   13   17
Dick Ruthven           2   5  4.21  11  11   2   0   1   66   64   34   31    7   26   33
Dave Campbell          2   1  5.23  14   0   0   0   0   21   24   14   12    5   16   13
Jamie Easterly         1   2  5.40  12   3   0   1   0   27   37   18   16    1   12   15
Rick Camp              0   2  6.48  15   0   0   0   0   17   25   13   12    2    7    4
Adrian Devine          2   2  6.90  22   0   0   3   0   30   42   23   23    0   13   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   4  2.12  12  12   3   0   0   89   80   22   21    4   19   30
Dave Roberts           2   0  2.13   8   2   1   0   1   25   24    8    6    0    8    9
Willie Hernandez       4   1  3.32  19   0   0   0   0   22   18    8    8    2   12   13
Ray Burris             3   3  4.08  12  11   2   0   1   68   64   34   31    7   33   29
Dennis Lamp            1   5  4.25  10  10   1   0   1   53   48   28   25    7   14   21
Donnie Moore           2   1  4.26  22   0   0   4   0   32   35   20   15    2   12   14
Woodie Fryman          2   4  4.88  11   9   0   0   0   52   59   33   28    6   34   28
Paul Reuschel          1   0  5.40   9   0   0   0   0   15   14    9    9    3    7    5
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   1  0.89  22   0   0   8   0   30   24    3    3    2   13   27
Manny Sarmiento        5   2  1.84  18   2   0   1   0   44   28   10    9    4   20   21
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
Dave Tomlin            3   1  3.86  21   0   0   1   0   19   27   15    8    1    5    9
Tom Seaver             5   4  3.91  12  12   1   0   0   74   81   35   32   11   27   69
Dale Murray            1   1  4.13  15   0   0   2   0   33   34   20   15    1   17   25
Paul Moskau            0   1  5.64   5   4   0   1   0   22   19   14   14    3   13   18
Pedro Borbon           2   1  5.70  19   0   0   3   0   30   30   19   19    2    7    8
Tom Hume               2   5  6.07  11  10   0   0   0   59   78   43   40    8   23   26
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   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
Floyd Bannister        1   3  2.68   9   5   1   0   1   40   34   12   12    3   27   30
J.R. Richard           4   5  3.05  11  11   6   0   3   80   55   31   27    5   50   86
Ken Forsch             1   2  3.48  17   0   0   1   0   34   45   15   13    0   14   13
Mark Lemongello        5   5  3.56  10  10   3   0   1   68   61   28   27    8   21   24
Joe Sambito            2   3  3.86  18   0   0   2   0   28   24   12   12    2   10   27
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  8.10  11   8   1   0   0   40   56   39   36    5   26   13

 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  1.46  15   0   0   8   0   25   14    4    4    1    7   21
Tommy John             7   2  2.85  10  10   5   0   0   79   70   30   25    4   22   53
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   2  3.58   9   9   2   0   0   60   66   24   24    7   19   28
Charlie Hough          1   0  3.81  12   0   0   0   0   26   20   12   11    1   18   17
Rick Rhoden            5   3  3.97  10   9   4   0   1   66   64   33   29    6   21   35
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
Darold Knowles         2   0  1.54  17   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          8   2  2.47  11  11   7   0   1   84   74   28   23    6   24   24
Steve Rogers           6   5  2.53  12  12   5   0   1   89   71   25   25    4   29   58
Bill Atkinson          2   1  3.09  13   0   0   1   0   23   22    8    8    2   11   19
Rudy May               5   5  3.36  12  12   2   0   0   80   74   36   30   11   18   40
Hal Dues               0   3  3.60   9   4   0   0   0   30   30   15   12    1   13   10
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
Mike Garman            0   0  6.75   2   0   0   2   0    4    5    3    3    0    1    1
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  1.08   9   0   0   0   0    8    9    1    1    0    7    5
Craig Swan             1   3  2.59  10  10   1   0   1   73   52   23   21    4   19   39
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  3.35  23   0   0   7   0   43   34   16   16    3   15   37
Pat Zachry             5   1  3.58  10  10   2   0   1   60   52   26   24    3   28   40
Jerry Koosman          2   6  3.72  11  11   2   0   0   75   72   33   31    8   20   44
Mardie Cornejo         3   2  3.75  18   0   0   2   0   24   23   11   10    1   11   12
Mike Bruhert           1   4  4.65   9   9   0   0   0   50   61   34   26    1   11   23
Butch Metzger          1   1  6.92  17   0   0   0   0   26   37   21   20    3   16   15
Dale Murray            1   1  8.00   5   0   0   1   0    9   13    8    8    0    6    3

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gene Garber            2   1  1.88  17   0   0   1   0   29   21    6    6    1   10   18
Ron Reed               0   0  2.45  18   0   0   2   0   29   22    8    8    0   13   12
Jim Kaat               1   0  2.56   6   5   1   0   1   39   36   12   11    1    8   17
Warren Brusstar        1   0  2.61  14   0   0   0   0   21   19    8    6    0    8   14
Steve Carlton          5   5  2.65  11  11   3   0   0   78   74   31   23    6   28   46
Tug McGraw             3   3  2.82  17   0   0   3   0   22   24   11    7    1    9   14
Jim Lonborg            4   3  3.55   8   8   1   0   0   51   41   22   20    5   21   25
Randy Lerch            3   5  3.82  10  10   2   0   0   61   58   33   26    4   33   29
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
Ed Whitson             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    3
Kent Tekulve           3   3  1.91  24   0   0   5   0   33   25    9    7    1   11   17
Jim Bibby              4   2  2.22  15   1   1   0   0   28   20   14    7    3   12   25
Don Robinson           4   1  2.66  11   9   3   1   1   74   61   26   22    3   12   44
Grant Jackson          0   1  3.32  16   0   0   1   0   19   24    7    7    0    8   15
John Candelaria        5   6  3.36  12  12   2   0   1   80   89   35   30    5   29   43
Dave Hamilton          0   1  3.38   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    4    3
Bruce Kison            1   2  3.42  12   0   0   0   0   26   25   11   10    1   16   18
Bert Blyleven          3   5  4.28  11  11   4   0   2   76   73   41   36    6   21   64
Jerry Reuss            0   0  5.52   9   5   0   0   0   31   41   20   19    2    9   22
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   2  2.93  10  10   1   0   0   71   69   27   23    1   19   45
Rollie Fingers         2   6  3.72  23   0   0  11   0   36   28   17   15    2    9   20
Bob Owchinko           3   4  3.73  11  10   1   0   0   63   64   29   26    4   32   29
Dan Spillner           1   0  3.80  16   0   0   0   0   24   30   12   10    1    6   15
Bob Shirley            3   5  4.23  13  10   1   0   0   62   62   34   29    7   22   41
Mark Lee               2   1  5.73  18   0   0   0   0   22   24   14   14    0   12    8
Dave Freisleben        0   3  5.74  11   4   0   0   0   27   38   21   17    2   15   16
Dave Wehrmeister       1   0  6.14   4   0   0   0   0    7    8    5    5    1    5    2
Eric Rasmussen         0   1 37.80   1   1   0   0   0    2    7    7    7    2    1    1

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Halicki             2   0  1.74   4   4   2   0   0   31   24    7    6    2    4   10
Bob Knepper            7   2  2.01  11  11   6   0   2   85   65   21   19    5   24   48
Randy Moffitt          4   1  2.39  20   0   0   2   0   26   24    9    7    1    7   17
Vida Blue              6   3  2.66  11  11   2   0   0   85   76   28   25    3   18   57
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   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    0    0    0    0    2
Silvio Martinez        1   0  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    1    2    2    1    6    2
Bob Forsch             7   3  2.51  12  12   5   0   3   86   60   27   24    3   28   41
Pete Vuckovich         1   4  2.56  22   0   0   1   0   32   26   10    9    1   15   31
John Denny             4   3  2.88  11  11   4   0   2   78   67   26   25    3   19   40
Buddy Schultz          0   1  3.03  14   0   0   1   0   30   21   11   10    1   14   23
Mark Littell           1   6  3.23  21   2   0   0   0   39   34   19   14    3   28   43
Eric Rasmussen         2   5  4.18  10  10   2   0   1   60   61   32   28    4   20   32
John Urrea             2   7  5.27  14   8   1   0   0   56   68   46   33    3   20   37
Pete Falcone           0   3  5.70   8   6   0   0   0   36   38   24   23    3   18   18
Dave Hamilton          0   0  6.43  13   0   0   0   0   14   16   13   10    5    6    8

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Grimsley (MON)         8
  B. Forsch (STL)           7
  T. John (LA)              7
  B. Knepper (SF)           7
  V. Blue (SF)              6
  B. Bonham (CIN)           6
  S. Rogers (MON)           6
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  N. Espinosa (NY)          5

Losses:

  J. Urrea (STL)            7
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       6
  R. Fingers (SD)           6
  J. Koosman (NY)           6
  M. Littell (STL)          6
  P. Niekro (ATL)           6
  E. Rasmussen (SD)         6
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         5
  T. Boggs (ATL)            5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5

Complete Games:

  R. Grimsley (MON)         7
  B. Knepper (SF)           6
  P. Niekro (ATL)           6
  J. Richard (HOU)          6
  B. Forsch (STL)           5
  T. John (LA)              5
  S. Rogers (MON)           5
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         4
  J. Denny (STL)            4
  R. Rhoden (LA)            4

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)          11
  D. Bair (CIN)             8
  T. Forster (LA)           8
  G. Lavelle (SF)           7
  S. Lockwood (NY)          7
  B. Sutter (CHI)           6
  S. Bahnsen (MON)          5
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          5
  D. Moore (CHI)            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
  B. Knepper (SF)           2
  F. Bannister (HOU)        1
  R. Burris (CHI)           1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       1
  L. Christenson (PHI)      1

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)        99.0
  R. Reuschel (CHI)      89.1
  S. Rogers (MON)        89.0
  B. Forsch (STL)        86.0
  B. Knepper (SF)        85.0
  V. Blue (SF)           84.2
  R. Grimsley (MON)      83.2
  J. Candelaria (PIT)    80.1
  R. May (MON)           80.1
  J. Richard (HOU)       79.2

Hits:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      89
  P. Niekro (ATL)          83
  T. Seaver (CIN)          81
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        80
  T. Hume (CIN)            78
  D. Sutton (LA)           77
  V. Blue (SF)             76
  S. Carlton (PHI)         74
  R. Grimsley (MON)        74
  R. May (MON)             74

Runs:

  J. Urrea (STL)           46
  T. Hume (CIN)            43
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        41
  D. Sutton (LA)           41
  P. Niekro (ATL)          40
  J. Niekro (HOU)          39
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        39
  R. May (MON)             36
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      35
  J. Rooker (PIT)          35

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           12
  R. May (MON)             11
  T. Seaver (CIN)          11
  T. Hume (CIN)             8
  J. Koosman (NY)           8
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       8
  R. Burris (CHI)           7
  N. Espinosa (NY)          7
  D. Lamp (CHI)             7
  D. Rau (LA)               7

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         50
  P. Niekro (ATL)          37
  F. Norman (CIN)          37
  P. Hanna (ATL)           35
  W. Fryman (CHI)          34
  R. Burris (CHI)          33
  R. Lerch (PHI)           33
  B. Owchinko (SD)         32
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      29
  S. Rogers (MON)          29

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         86
  P. Niekro (ATL)          77
  T. Seaver (CIN)          69
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        64
  J. Montefusco (SF)       58
  S. Rogers (MON)          58
  V. Blue (SF)             57
  T. John (LA)             53
  B. Knepper (SF)          48
  S. Carlton (PHI)         46


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