Saturday June 10, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 10, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   33  21  2.89   54  13  11   489   451  176  157   27  129  291
Philadelphia    30  21  3.13   51  10   9   457   419  187  159   29  163  253
Montreal        31  25  3.29   56  17  13   501   461  204  183   42  191  274
Chicago         31  22  3.60   53  10  11   480   458  215  192   40  181  220
St. Louis       22  38  3.60   60  16   4   532   479  252  213   31  212  330
New York        27  31  3.69   58   9  11   536   500  246  220   38  199  315
Houston         24  29  3.75   53  15   6   473   423  213  197   30  233  298
San Diego       24  31  3.79   55   4  16   484   483  232  204   29  176  263
Los Angeles     29  27  3.84   56  17  10   494   492  234  211   48  166  302
Pittsburgh      25  29  3.92   54  11  10   482   481  243  210   37  174  318
Cincinnati      35  23  3.92   58   4  18   525   525  256  229   44  215  343
Atlanta         20  34  4.20   54   9   6   476   472  251  222   34  218  281

 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
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
Vida Blue (SF)         7   4  2.73  13  13   2   0   0   99   88   33   30    6   22   72
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   6  4.11  13  13   2   0   1   81   78   43   37    8   28   45
Eddie Solomon          1   4  4.66  21   1   0   2   0   39   41   22   20    5   17   22
Dave Campbell          2   1  4.81  20   0   0   0   0   24   27   15   13    5   17   16
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
Rick Reuschel          7   4  2.18  14  14   5   0   0  107   94   27   26    5   21   42
Dave Roberts           3   0  2.74  11   5   1   0   1   43   44   15   13    4   15   12
Willie Hernandez       5   1  3.21  23   0   0   0   0   28   25   10   10    2   15   16
Dennis Lamp            2   5  3.36  13  12   2   0   2   70   56   29   26    7   19   24
Donnie Moore           4   2  4.54  27   0   0   4   0   38   42   24   19    3   12   16
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
Paul Reuschel          1   0  5.95  13   0   0   0   0   20   23   13   13    3   10    8
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   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             7   4  3.53  14  14   3   0   0   92   98   40   36   12   31   83
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        6   6  3.57  12  12   4   0   1   86   76   35   34    8   30   26
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         1   0  1.08   6   0   0   0   0    8    9    1    1    0    5    3
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  3.29  18   0   0   9   0   27   18   11   10    2   11   24
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  4.32  12  11   4   0   1   77   80   42   37    6   24   39
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  1.63  21   0   0   3   0   28   23    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
Dan Schatzeder         1   0  2.61   8   0   0   0   0   21   13    6    6    0    9   16
Bill Atkinson          2   2  3.14  17   0   0   2   0   29   24   10   10    2   16   23
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  5.09  11  11   0   0   0   58   67   33   33    8   33   43
Mike Garman            0   1  7.27   6   0   0   3   0    9   10    7    7    1    4    2
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   1  0.00   4   1   0   0   0    9    8    2    0    0    6    4
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  4.00   9   0   0   1   0   18   15    8    8    0    7    8
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  1.56  20   0   0   3   0   35   23    6    6    1   11   23
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               3   0  2.63   8   7   2   0   1   55   49   18   16    2   10   23
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  2.82  29   0   0   6   0   38   31   14   12    3   13   22
Grant Jackson          1   2  2.88  19   0   0   2   0   25   31    9    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  4.19  13  13   4   0   2   88   85   46   41    8   25   74
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
Randy Jones            5   4  3.02  13  13   1   0   1   86   82   32   29    3   20   24
Rollie Fingers         2   6  3.27  27   0   0  14   0   44   34   18   16    2    9   23
Gaylord Perry          5   2  3.36  12  12   1   0   0   83   82   36   31    3   23   54
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  2.45  25   0   0   3   0   33   29   11    9    1    8   23
Vida Blue              7   4  2.73  13  13   2   0   0   99   88   33   30    6   22   72
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  3.66  25   0   0   8   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
John Denny             5   4  2.64  13  13   6   0   2   95   77   29   28    4   24   45
Mark Littell           1   6  2.78  25   2   0   1   0   45   36   19   14    3   29   56
Bob Forsch             7   5  3.02  14  14   5   0   3   98   76   36   33    4   36   48
Silvio Martinez        2   0  3.20   3   3   1   0   0   20   13    8    7    1    9    5
George Frazier         0   1  3.24   5   0   0   0   0    8   11    6    3    1    2    5
Buddy Schultz          0   1  3.67  18   0   0   2   0   34   26   15   14    1   16   28
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
Pete Falcone           0   5  6.15  11   8   0   0   0   41   48   32   28    4   22   20
Dave Hamilton          0   0  6.43  13   0   0   0   0   14   16   13   10    5    6    8

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".

















League Leaders

Wins:

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

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)          14
  D. Bair (CIN)             9
  T. Forster (LA)           9
  G. Lavelle (SF)           8
  S. Lockwood (NY)          8
  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
  V. Blue (SF)           99.0
  B. Forsch (STL)        98.1
  J. Denny (STL)         95.1
  J. Richard (HOU)       94.0
  T. Seaver (CIN)        91.2

Hits:

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

Runs:

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

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           14
  R. May (MON)             12
  T. Seaver (CIN)          12
  J. Koosman (NY)           9
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  N. Espinosa (NY)          8
  B. Hooton (LA)            8
  T. Hume (CIN)             8
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       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. Forsch (STL)          36
  B. Owchinko (SD)         35
  R. Lerch (PHI)           34

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        111
  T. Seaver (CIN)          83
  P. Niekro (ATL)          81
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        74
  V. Blue (SF)             72
  S. Rogers (MON)          71
  J. Montefusco (SF)       66
  T. John (LA)             57
  J. Koosman (NY)          56
  M. Littell (STL)         56


Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us   •   Status Report