Friday June 9, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, June 9, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   32  21  2.92   53  13  10   480   443  175  156   27  127  281
Philadelphia    29  21  3.16   50  10   8   448   414  185  157   28  162  246
Montreal        31  24  3.26   55  17  13   492   448  199  178   41  188  268
St. Louis       22  37  3.46   59  16   4   523   465  240  201   29  206  326
Chicago         31  21  3.48   52  10  11   471   442  205  182   37  177  218
Houston         23  29  3.72   52  14   6   464   415  208  192   30  230  296
San Diego       23  31  3.73   54   4  15   475   473  224  197   27  174  257
New York        27  30  3.75   57   9  11   527   494  244  220   38  195  310
Los Angeles     28  27  3.86   55  17   9   485   482  230  208   48  164  299
Pittsburgh      25  28  3.90   53  11  10   473   468  237  205   34  172  312
Cincinnati      34  23  3.92   57   3  18   516   514  252  225   43  214  337
Atlanta         20  33  4.15   53   9   6   468   464  245  216   33  216  272

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Knepper (SF)       7   3  2.04  13  13   7   0   2  101   78   26   23    5   28   54
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    7   4  2.18  14  14   5   0   0  107   94   27   26    5   21   42
Steve Rogers (MON)     7   5  2.38  14  14   6   0   1  106   76   28   28    5   31   71
Bob Forsch (STL)       7   4  2.52  13  13   5   0   3   93   67   29   26    3   32   46
Ross Grimsley (MON)   10   2  2.57  13  13   9   0   1  102   87   34   29    7   30   32
Craig Swan (NY)        1   3  2.59  10  10   1   0   1   73   52   23   21    4   19   39
Bill Bonham (CIN)      7   0  2.60   9   9   1   0   0   66   62   19   19    5   20   43
Steve Carlton (PHI)    6   5  2.62  12  12   3   0   0   86   80   33   25    8   30   52
John Denny (STL)       5   4  2.64  13  13   6   0   2   95   77   29   28    4   24   45
Joaquin Andujar (HOU)  3   3  2.84  11  11   2   0   0   73   50   25   23    2   36   33

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Craig Skok             0   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    8    6    0    0    0    2    3
Preston Hanna          4   1  2.86  11  11   0   0   0   63   45   23   20    4   41   40
Mickey Mahler          0   2  2.97  13   3   0   0   0   33   20   15   11    2   20   23
Phil Niekro            6   6  3.02  15  15   7   0   2  110   93   44   37    4   39   81
Dick Ruthven           2   5  3.89  12  12   2   0   1   74   70   38   32    7   27   37
Dave Campbell          2   1  4.63  19   0   0   0   0   23   27   14   12    5   16   15
Eddie Solomon          1   4  4.66  21   1   0   2   0   39   41   22   20    5   17   22
Rick Camp              0   2  5.23  18   0   0   0   0   21   28   13   12    2    8    8
Jamie Easterly         2   4  5.87  16   3   0   1   0   31   43   22   20    1   16   18
Tommy Boggs            1   5  6.97   7   7   0   0   0   31   42   25   24    3   16    9
Adrian Devine          2   3  7.27  24   1   0   3   0   35   49   29   28    0   14   16

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Sutter           4   2  1.54  21   0   0   7   0   35   20   10    6    2   13   37
Dave Roberts           3   0  2.11  10   4   1   0   1   38   36   11    9    2   13   12
Rick Reuschel          7   4  2.18  14  14   5   0   0  107   94   27   26    5   21   42
Willie Hernandez       5   1  2.73  22   0   0   0   0   26   22    8    8    2   13   16
Dennis Lamp            2   5  3.36  13  12   2   0   2   70   56   29   26    7   19   24
Donnie Moore           4   1  3.75  26   0   0   4   0   36   38   20   15    2   12   14
Ray Burris             3   4  4.82  14  13   2   0   1   75   75   43   40    7   36   33
Woodie Fryman          2   4  5.17  13   9   0   0   0   56   64   37   32    6   37   28
Mike Krukow            0   0  6.30   6   0   0   0   0   10   15    7    7    1    3    4
Paul Reuschel          1   0  6.38  12   0   0   0   0   18   22   13   13    3   10    8

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bair              1   2  1.29  25   0   0   9   0   35   30    5    5    2   14   31
Manny Sarmiento        5   2  1.94  23   2   0   2   0   51   32   13   11    5   22   24
Bill Bonham            7   0  2.60   9   9   1   0   0   66   62   19   19    5   20   43
Fred Norman            6   3  3.24  13  13   0   0   0   83   69   34   30    4   42   53
Tom Seaver             6   4  3.48  13  13   2   0   0   83   87   36   32   11   30   77
Dale Murray            1   1  4.13  15   0   0   2   0   33   34   20   15    1   17   25
Paul Moskau            0   2  5.40   7   6   0   1   0   30   29   18   18    3   16   23
Dave Tomlin            4   1  5.54  27   0   0   1   0   26   41   25   16    1    7   14
Tom Hume               2   6  6.06  12  11   0   0   0   65   80   47   44    8   27   29
Pedro Borbon           2   1  6.15  22   0   0   3   0   34   36   23   23    2    8    9
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   2  2.27  11   3   0   1   0   40   38   10   10    1    8   20
Floyd Bannister        2   3  2.70  10   6   1   0   1   47   40   14   14    3   33   35
Joaquin Andujar        3   3  2.84  11  11   2   0   0   73   50   25   23    2   36   33
Ken Forsch             1   2  3.08  19   0   0   3   0   38   45   15   13    0   14   15
J.R. Richard           5   6  3.35  13  13   7   0   3   94   65   40   35    5   58  111
Mark Lemongello        5   6  3.40  11  11   3   0   1   77   68   30   29    8   27   24
Joe Sambito            3   3  3.71  23   0   0   2   0   34   32   14   14    3   11   34
Gene Pentz             0   0  6.00  10   0   0   0   0   15   12   13   10    1   13    8
Joe Niekro             2   4  8.10  11   8   1   0   0   40   56   39   36    5   26   13
Oscar Zamora           0   0 10.29   5   0   0   0   0    7    9    8    8    2    4    3

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lance Rautzhan         0   0  1.29   5   0   0   0   0    7    8    1    1    0    5    2
Charlie Hough          1   1  3.06  16   0   0   0   0   35   27   14   12    1   19   26
Burt Hooton            4   5  3.16  11  11   2   0   0   74   67   27   26    8   15   38
Terry Forster          1   2  3.38  17   0   0   8   0   27   18   11   10    2   10   23
Doug Rau               6   2  3.38  10  10   3   0   0   69   77   26   26    8   20   36
Bobby Castillo         0   3  3.81  14   0   0   1   0   28   23   16   12    2   26   27
Tommy John             7   4  4.07  12  12   5   0   0   84   88   43   38    4   26   57
Rick Rhoden            5   3  4.37  11  10   4   0   1   70   71   38   34    6   23   38
Mike Garman            0   1  4.41  10   0   0   0   0   16   15    8    8    3    3    5
Don Sutton             4   6  4.96  12  12   3   0   0   74   88   46   41   14   17   47

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Darold Knowles         2   1  1.65  20   0   0   3   0   27   22    5    5    1    9   15
Steve Rogers           7   5  2.38  14  14   6   0   1  106   76   28   28    5   31   71
Ross Grimsley         10   2  2.57  13  13   9   0   1  102   87   34   29    7   30   32
Bill Atkinson          2   1  2.57  16   0   0   2   0   28   23    8    8    2   15   22
Dan Schatzeder         1   0  2.66   7   0   0   0   0   20   13    6    6    0    9   16
Rudy May               6   5  3.57  14  14   2   0   0   91   88   44   36   12   25   47
Hal Dues               0   3  3.77  10   4   0   0   0   31   33   16   13    1   15   10
Stan Bahnsen           0   2  4.26  15   0   0   5   0   19   24   11    9    2   11   12
Wayne Twitchell        3   4  5.26  10  10   0   0   0   51   57   30   30    7   31   38
Fred Holdsworth        0   0  7.27   6   0   0   0   0    9   16   10    7    3    8    3
Mike Garman            0   1  7.88   5   0   0   3   0    8    9    7    7    1    4    2

 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  2.53  10   0   0   0   0   11   10    3    3    1    8    8
Craig Swan             1   3  2.59  10  10   1   0   1   73   52   23   21    4   19   39
Skip Lockwood          6   4  3.00  26   0   0   8   0   48   36   16   16    3   16   43
Pat Zachry             7   1  3.18  12  12   3   0   1   76   63   30   27    4   34   56
Bob Myrick             0   3  3.28  17   0   0   0   0   25   18   10    9    3   13   13
Mardie Cornejo         3   2  3.75  18   0   0   2   0   24   23   11   10    1   11   12
Jerry Koosman          2   7  3.84  13  13   2   0   0   89   84   40   38    9   28   56
Nino Espinosa          5   4  3.91  12  12   3   0   0   81   83   40   35    8   27   34
Dale Murray            1   1  4.80   8   0   0   1   0   15   15    8    8    0    7    6
Mike Bruhert           1   4  5.17  10  10   0   0   0   54   69   40   31    1   11   26
Butch Metzger          1   1  6.83  18   0   0   0   0   29   39   23   22    4   19   16

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gene Garber            2   1  1.65  19   0   0   2   0   33   23    6    6    1   11   20
Warren Brusstar        1   0  2.49  15   0   0   0   0   22   20    8    6    0    9   14
Tug McGraw             6   3  2.54  20   0   0   3   0   28   28   12    8    1    9   17
Steve Carlton          6   5  2.62  12  12   3   0   0   86   80   33   25    8   30   52
Jim Kaat               2   0  2.64   7   6   2   0   1   48   44   16   14    1    9   19
Ron Reed               0   0  2.78  20   0   0   3   0   32   25   10   10    0   15   15
Jim Lonborg            5   3  3.53  10  10   1   0   0   64   56   27   25    7   26   31
Larry Christenson      4   4  4.00  11  11   2   0   1   72   73   35   32    6   19   47
Randy Lerch            3   5  4.41  11  11   2   0   0   63   65   38   31    4   34   31

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Whitson             0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    4    0    0    0    1    5
Jim Bibby              5   2  2.29  16   2   1   0   0   35   26   16    9    4   13   30
Dave Hamilton          0   1  2.45   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    1    1    0    5    3
Kent Tekulve           3   4  2.68  28   0   0   6   0   37   30   13   11    2   13   21
Grant Jackson          1   1  3.04  18   0   0   2   0   24   28    8    8    0   10   17
Don Robinson           4   2  3.33  13  11   3   1   1   81   69   34   30    5   16   48
John Candelaria        5   6  3.41  14  13   2   1   1   90   98   39   34    5   32   50
Bruce Kison            1   2  3.42  12   0   0   0   0   26   25   11   10    1   16   18
Bert Blyleven          4   5  4.08  12  12   4   0   2   82   76   42   37    6   23   69
Jerry Reuss            0   0  5.97  11   5   0   0   0   35   47   24   23    2   11   22
Jim Rooker             2   5  6.00  10  10   1   0   0   48   45   38   32    6   30   23
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  1.27  14   1   0   2   0   28   16    6    4    0   16   33
Gaylord Perry          4   2  2.88  11  11   1   0   0   78   75   29   25    1   21   50
Randy Jones            5   4  3.02  13  13   1   0   1   86   82   32   29    3   20   24
Rollie Fingers         2   6  3.38  26   0   0  13   0   40   31   17   15    2    9   21
Bob Shirley            3   6  4.01  15  11   1   0   0   67   67   36   30    7   24   46
Bob Owchinko           3   6  4.04  13  12   1   0   0   71   75   36   32    5   35   32
Dan Spillner           1   0  4.56  17   0   0   0   0   26   32   15   13    2    7   16
Mark Lee               2   1  5.47  21   0   0   0   0   25   27   15   15    0   15    8
Dave Freisleben        0   3  6.08  12   4   0   0   0   27   41   22   18    3   15   16
Dave Wehrmeister       1   0  6.14   4   0   0   0   0    7    8    5    5    1    5    2
Eric Rasmussen         0   2  7.94   3   2   0   0   0   11   14   10   10    3    4    5

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Knepper            7   3  2.04  13  13   7   0   2  101   78   26   23    5   28   54
Ed Halicki             2   1  2.32   6   6   2   0   0   43   40   15   11    4    8   19
Randy Moffitt          5   2  2.56  24   0   0   3   0   32   28   11    9    1    8   21
Vida Blue              6   4  2.85  12  12   2   0   0   92   81   32   29    6   20   64
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  3.46  13  13   0   0   0   88   86   39   34    8   19   66
John Curtis            1   1  3.52  13   0   0   0   0   15   13    6    6    0    8    7
Gary Lavelle           4   4  3.69  24   0   0   7   0   32   34   13   13    1   17   19
Charlie Williams       1   0  4.76   7   0   0   0   0   11   14    6    6    0    5    7
Lynn McGlothen         0   0  4.97   5   1   0   0   0   13   15    9    7    0    4    9

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Vuckovich         3   4  1.86  24   2   1   1   0   48   38   11   10    1   18   40
Bob Forsch             7   4  2.52  13  13   5   0   3   93   67   29   26    3   32   46
Buddy Schultz          0   1  2.62  17   0   0   2   0   34   23   11   10    1   15   28
John Denny             5   4  2.64  13  13   6   0   2   95   77   29   28    4   24   45
George Frazier         0   1  2.70   4   0   0   0   0    7   10    5    2    0    2    4
Mark Littell           1   6  2.78  25   2   0   1   0   45   36   19   14    3   29   56
Silvio Martinez        2   0  3.20   3   3   1   0   0   20   13    8    7    1    9    5
Eric Rasmussen         2   5  4.18  10  10   2   0   1   60   61   32   28    4   20   32
John Urrea             2   7  5.08  17   8   1   0   0   67   77   51   38    3   30   43
Dave Hamilton          0   0  6.43  13   0   0   0   0   14   16   13   10    5    6    8
Pete Falcone           0   5  6.46  10   8   0   0   0   39   47   32   28    4   21   19

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Grimsley (MON)        10
  B. Bonham (CIN)           7
  B. Forsch (STL)           7
  T. John (LA)              7
  B. Knepper (SF)           7
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         7
  S. Rogers (MON)           7
  P. Zachry (NY)            7
  V. Blue (SF)              6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6

Losses:

  J. Koosman (NY)           7
  E. Rasmussen (SD)         7
  J. Urrea (STL)            7
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       6
  R. Fingers (SD)           6
  T. Hume (CIN)             6
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       6
  M. Littell (STL)          6
  P. Niekro (ATL)           6
  B. Owchinko (SD)          6

Complete Games:

  R. Grimsley (MON)         9
  B. Knepper (SF)           7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  J. Richard (HOU)          7
  J. Denny (STL)            6
  S. Rogers (MON)           6
  B. Forsch (STL)           5
  T. John (LA)              5
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         5
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         4

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)          13
  D. Bair (CIN)             9
  T. Forster (LA)           8
  S. Lockwood (NY)          8
  G. Lavelle (SF)           7
  B. Sutter (CHI)           7
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          6
  S. Bahnsen (MON)          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
  D. Lamp (CHI)             2
  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  F. Bannister (HOU)        1
  R. Burris (CHI)           1

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       110.1
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     107.1
  S. Rogers (MON)       106.0
  R. Grimsley (MON)     101.2
  B. Knepper (SF)       101.1
  J. Denny (STL)         95.1
  J. Richard (HOU)       94.0
  B. Forsch (STL)        93.0
  V. Blue (SF)           91.2
  R. May (MON)           90.2

Hits:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      98
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        94
  P. Niekro (ATL)          93
  T. John (LA)             88
  R. May (MON)             88
  D. Sutton (LA)           88
  R. Grimsley (MON)        87
  T. Seaver (CIN)          87
  J. Montefusco (SF)       86
  J. Koosman (NY)          84

Runs:

  J. Urrea (STL)           51
  T. Hume (CIN)            47
  D. Sutton (LA)           46
  R. May (MON)             44
  P. Niekro (ATL)          44
  R. Burris (CHI)          43
  T. John (LA)             43
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        42
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        42
  M. Bruhert (NY)          40

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           14
  R. May (MON)             12
  T. Seaver (CIN)          11
  J. Koosman (NY)           9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  N. Espinosa (NY)          8
  B. Hooton (LA)            8
  T. Hume (CIN)             8
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       8
  J. Montefusco (SF)        8

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         58
  F. Norman (CIN)          42
  P. Hanna (ATL)           41
  P. Niekro (ATL)          39
  W. Fryman (CHI)          37
  J. Andujar (HOU)         36
  R. Burris (CHI)          36
  B. Owchinko (SD)         35
  R. Lerch (PHI)           34
  P. Zachry (NY)           34

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        111
  P. Niekro (ATL)          81
  T. Seaver (CIN)          77
  S. Rogers (MON)          71
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        69
  J. Montefusco (SF)       66
  V. Blue (SF)             64
  T. John (LA)             57
  J. Koosman (NY)          56
  M. Littell (STL)         56

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