Friday June 16, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, June 16, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   39  21  2.85   60  16  13   543   491  192  172   29  144  326
Philadelphia    31  26  3.22   57  12   9   507   470  210  181   34  173  284
Montreal        32  31  3.41   63  21  13   559   528  235  212   46  208  305
Chicago         34  24  3.53   58  10  13   527   503  231  207   42  190  250
San Diego       27  35  3.67   62   5  17   546   542  254  223   33  201  295
Los Angeles     35  27  3.73   62  19  13   548   543  250  227   55  180  326
Cincinnati      38  25  3.73   63   5  20   569   546  263  236   44  229  366
St. Louis       23  42  3.75   65  17   4   573   517  280  239   38  238  351
Houston         26  32  3.77   58  15   8   521   477  237  218   32  247  334
New York        28  36  3.77   64   9  12   587   556  273  246   46  218  342
Pittsburgh      28  31  3.87   59  11  13   525   519  260  226   40  191  349
Atlanta         24  35  4.03   59  11   6   521   514  263  233   38  230  311

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    8   4  2.06  15  15   5   0   0  113   96   27   26    5   22   47
Bob Knepper (SF)       8   3  2.28  14  14   8   0   2  110   86   31   28    5   30   59
Steve Rogers (MON)     7   7  2.29  16  16   8   0   1  122   89   31   31    6   34   81
Steve Carlton (PHI)    7   6  2.58  14  14   4   0   1  101   94   37   29    9   34   65
Vida Blue (SF)         8   4  2.60  14  14   2   0   0  107   93   34   31    6   23   74
Craig Swan (NY)        1   3  2.65  11  11   1   0   1   78   61   25   23    4   19   41
Bill Bonham (CIN)      7   1  2.69  10  10   1   0   0   74   68   22   22    5   24   46
Preston Hanna (ATL)    5   1  2.70  12  12   0   0   0   70   51   24   21    4   45   44
Ross Grimsley (MON)   11   3  2.73  15  15  10   0   1  112  100   41   34    7   33   37
Randy Jones (SD)       5   5  2.81  15  15   1   0   1  102   98   38   32    4   29   33

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Craig Skok             0   0  0.00   6   0   0   0   0   10    7    0    0    0    3    5
Mickey Mahler          1   2  2.55  14   4   1   0   0   42   27   16   12    3   20   32
Preston Hanna          5   1  2.70  12  12   0   0   0   70   51   24   21    4   45   44
Phil Niekro            7   7  3.15  17  17   8   0   3  123  108   51   43    5   40   92
Dick Ruthven           2   6  4.11  13  13   2   0   1   81   78   43   37    8   28   45
Eddie Solomon          1   4  4.54  22   1   0   2   0   40   42   22   20    5   17   22
Dave Campbell          2   1  4.62  21   0   0   0   0   25   27   15   13    5   18   17
Rick Camp              0   2  5.11  21   0   0   0   0   25   34   15   14    3   10    8
Jamie Easterly         2   4  5.51  18   3   0   1   0   33   44   22   20    1   18   20
Adrian Devine          3   3  6.26  25   2   0   3   0   42   54   30   29    1   15   17
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
Dave Geisel            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Lynn McGlothen         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    0    0    0    1    1
Bruce Sutter           4   2  1.64  23   0   0   8   0   38   23   11    7    2   13   40
Rick Reuschel          8   4  2.06  15  15   5   0   0  113   96   27   26    5   22   47
Dave Roberts           3   1  2.90  12   6   1   0   1   50   49   18   16    4   16   15
Dennis Lamp            2   6  3.12  14  13   2   0   2   75   60   30   26    7   20   26
Willie Hernandez       5   1  3.30  25   0   0   0   0   30   27   11   11    2   16   17
Donnie Moore           4   2  4.58  30   0   0   4   0   39   46   25   20    3   12   18
Ray Burris             4   4  4.72  16  15   2   0   1   88   93   49   46    8   40   40
Woodie Fryman          2   4  5.17  13   9   0   0   0   56   64   37   32    6   37   28
Paul Reuschel          2   0  5.40  14   0   0   0   0   22   24   13   13    3   10   10
Mike Krukow            0   0  6.30   6   0   0   0   0   10   15    7    7    1    3    4
Ken Holtzman           0   0  7.36   2   0   0   1   0    4    3    3    3    1    0    4

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bair              1   2  1.24  27   0   0  11   0   36   30    5    5    2   14   33
Manny Sarmiento        6   3  2.21  25   3   0   2   0   57   36   16   14    5   25   28
Bill Bonham            7   1  2.69  10  10   1   0   0   74   68   22   22    5   24   46
Fred Norman            7   3  2.95  14  14   0   0   0   92   73   34   30    4   44   60
Tom Seaver             8   4  3.22  15  15   4   0   1  101   98   40   36   12   34   86
Dale Murray            1   1  4.13  15   0   0   2   0   33   34   20   15    1   17   25
Dave Tomlin            4   1  4.91  28   0   0   1   0   29   43   25   16    1    7   14
Paul Moskau            0   2  5.40   7   6   0   1   0   30   29   18   18    3   16   23
Tom Hume               2   6  5.60  13  12   0   0   0   72   85   48   45    8   29   33
Pedro Borbon           2   1  5.97  23   0   0   3   0   35   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  2.42  12   4   0   1   0   45   46   13   12    1   10   26
Floyd Bannister        2   3  2.56  11   7   1   0   1   53   46   15   15    3   34   41
Joaquin Andujar        3   4  2.94  12  12   2   0   0   80   57   29   26    2   37   36
Ken Forsch             2   2  3.19  22   0   0   3   0   42   50   17   15    0   15   18
Joe Sambito            3   3  3.55  26   0   0   4   0   38   34   15   15    3   12   42
J.R. Richard           5   7  3.60  14  14   7   0   3  100   73   45   40    7   61  116
Mark Lemongello        6   6  3.69  13  13   4   0   1   93   83   39   38    8   32   27
Rick Williams          1   1  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    7    9    3    3    0    3    4
Gene Pentz             0   0  6.00  10   0   0   0   0   15   12   13   10    1   13    8
Joe Niekro             2   4  7.71  12   8   1   0   0   42   58   40   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  0.84   8   0   0   1   0   11   10    1    1    0    6    4
Charlie Hough          2   1  2.68  19   0   0   2   0   40   28   14   12    1   20   30
Burt Hooton            5   5  3.31  12  12   2   0   0   82   73   31   30   11   18   40
Doug Rau               7   2  3.40  12  12   4   0   0   82   95   31   31    8   25   41
Terry Forster          1   2  3.54  19   0   0   9   0   28   18   12   11    2   12   24
Bobby Castillo         0   3  3.81  14   0   0   1   0   28   23   16   12    2   26   27
Rick Rhoden            6   3  3.92  13  12   4   0   1   85   85   42   37    6   24   43
Tommy John             8   4  3.98  13  13   5   0   0   93  100   46   41    5   29   62
Mike Garman            0   1  4.41  10   0   0   0   0   16   15    8    8    3    3    5
Don Sutton             5   6  4.75  13  13   4   0   0   83   96   49   44   17   17   50

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Woodie Fryman          0   1  1.13   1   1   1   0   0    8    3    1    1    0    4    8
Darold Knowles         2   1  1.78  23   0   0   3   0   30   25    6    6    2    9   15
Steve Rogers           7   7  2.29  16  16   8   0   1  122   89   31   31    6   34   81
Ross Grimsley         11   3  2.73  15  15  10   0   1  112  100   41   34    7   33   37
Dan Schatzeder         1   0  3.57   9   0   0   0   0   23   17    9    9    1    9   17
Hal Dues               0   3  3.60  12   4   0   0   0   35   39   17   14    1   15   10
Bill Atkinson          2   2  3.66  19   0   0   2   0   32   33   13   13    2   19   24
Rudy May               6   6  3.87  15  15   2   0   0   95   97   49   41   12   25   51
Stan Bahnsen           0   2  4.26  15   0   0   5   0   19   24   11    9    2   11   12
Wayne Twitchell        3   5  5.18  12  12   0   0   0   64   74   37   37    9   35   45
Fred Holdsworth        0   0  7.27   6   0   0   0   0    9   16   10    7    3    8    3
Mike Garman            0   1  9.31   8   0   0   3   0   10   11   10   10    1    6    2

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kevin Kobel            0   1  1.20   5   2   0   0   0   15   15    4    2    1    8    6
Paul Siebert           0   0  2.13  12   0   0   1   0   13   12    3    3    1    8    8
Craig Swan             1   3  2.65  11  11   1   0   1   78   61   25   23    4   19   41
Pat Zachry             7   2  3.19  13  13   3   0   1   85   68   33   30    5   35   60
Bob Myrick             0   3  3.28  17   0   0   0   0   25   18   10    9    3   13   13
Skip Lockwood          7   5  3.29  28   0   0   8   0   52   40   19   19    5   18   48
Mardie Cornejo         3   2  3.75  18   0   0   2   0   24   23   11   10    1   11   12
Jerry Koosman          2   8  4.03  14  14   2   0   0   96   90   45   43   11   32   63
Nino Espinosa          5   6  4.31  14  14   3   0   0   88   94   48   42    9   32   34
Dale Murray            1   1  4.43  13   0   0   1   0   20   17   10   10    1   10    9
Mike Bruhert           1   4  5.12  11  10   0   0   0   58   75   42   33    1   12   28
Butch Metzger          1   1  5.82  20   0   0   0   0   34   43   23   22    4   20   20

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gene Garber            2   1  1.40  22   0   0   3   0   39   26    6    6    1   11   24
Warren Brusstar        1   0  2.03  18   0   0   0   0   27   23    8    6    0   10   20
Tug McGraw             6   3  2.30  21   0   0   3   0   31   29   12    8    1    9   19
Steve Carlton          7   6  2.58  14  14   4   0   1  101   94   37   29    9   34   65
Ron Reed               0   0  2.68  23   0   0   3   0   37   33   11   11    1   16   19
Jim Kaat               3   1  3.54   9   8   2   0   1   56   54   24   22    2   12   23
Larry Christenson      4   5  3.71  12  12   3   0   1   80   77   37   33    6   19   49
Jim Lonborg            5   4  3.93  11  11   1   0   0   69   64   32   30    8   27   34
Randy Lerch            3   6  4.81  12  12   2   0   0   67   70   43   36    6   35   31

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Whitson             1   1  1.69   8   0   0   2   0   11    7    2    2    0    5   12
Jim Bibby              5   3  2.30  17   3   1   0   0   43   31   18   11    5   15   38
Kent Tekulve           3   4  2.74  32   0   0   7   0   43   34   15   13    3   15   25
Grant Jackson          2   2  2.77  21   0   0   2   0   26   33    9    8    0   10   17
John Candelaria        5   6  3.33  15  14   2   1   1   97  107   41   36    5   34   53
Bruce Kison            1   2  3.42  12   0   0   0   0   26   25   11   10    1   16   18
Don Robinson           4   2  3.67  14  12   3   1   1   83   76   38   34    5   18   48
Bert Blyleven          5   5  4.23  14  14   4   0   2   94   91   50   44    9   29   81
Dave Hamilton          0   1  4.91   4   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    0    6    3
Jim Rooker             2   5  5.40  11  11   1   0   0   55   48   39   33    7   30   26
Jerry Reuss            0   0  5.97  11   5   0   0   0   35   47   24   23    2   11   22
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  1.16  16   1   0   3   0   31   16    6    4    0   18   35
Randy Jones            5   5  2.81  15  15   1   0   1  102   98   38   32    4   29   33
Gaylord Perry          6   2  3.03  13  13   2   0   1   92   86   36   31    3   23   59
Rollie Fingers         2   7  3.45  28   0   0  14   0   47   38   20   18    2   11   24
Bob Owchinko           3   6  3.84  14  13   1   0   0   77   81   37   33    5   38   34
Bob Shirley            3   8  4.41  17  13   1   0   0   80   85   45   39    8   30   51
Dan Spillner           1   0  4.56  17   0   0   0   0   26   32   15   13    2    7   16
Mark Lee               3   1  4.71  24   0   0   0   0   29   27   15   15    0   15   11
Eric Rasmussen         1   2  6.05   5   3   0   0   0   19   24   13   13    4    7   10
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
Dennis Kinney          0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    1    0    0

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Knepper            8   3  2.28  14  14   8   0   2  110   86   31   28    5   30   59
Ed Halicki             3   1  2.38   8   8   3   0   1   57   48   19   15    4   13   24
Randy Moffitt          5   2  2.41  26   0   0   4   0   34   29   11    9    1    8   25
Vida Blue              8   4  2.60  14  14   2   0   0  107   93   34   31    6   23   74
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 Curtis            1   1  3.12  14   0   0   0   0   17   13    6    6    0   10    7
Gary Lavelle           5   4  3.31  27   0   0   9   0   35   38   13   13    1   18   23
John Montefusco        6   2  3.34  15  15   1   0   0  105  101   45   39   10   23   83
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   5  1.99  25   3   1   1   0   54   45   13   12    2   20   43
Mark Littell           1   6  2.61  27   2   0   1   0   48   36   19   14    3   31   60
George Frazier         0   1  2.79   6   0   0   0   0   10   11    6    3    1    2    5
John Denny             6   5  2.86  15  15   7   0   2  110   89   36   35    7   31   49
Bob Forsch             7   6  3.47  15  15   5   0   3  104   83   43   40    6   40   51
Silvio Martinez        2   1  3.51   4   4   1   0   0   26   19   13   10    2   15    8
Buddy Schultz          0   1  3.89  20   0   0   2   0   37   29   17   16    1   19   31
Eric Rasmussen         2   5  4.18  10  10   2   0   1   60   61   32   28    4   20   32
John Urrea             2   7  5.61  19   8   1   0   0   69   80   56   43    3   32   44
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

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Grimsley (MON)        11
  V. Blue (SF)              8
  T. John (LA)              8
  B. Knepper (SF)           8
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         8
  T. Seaver (CIN)           8
  B. Bonham (CIN)           7
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  B. Forsch (STL)           7
  S. Lockwood (NY)          7

Losses:

  J. Koosman (NY)           8
  B. Shirley (SD)           8
  R. Fingers (SD)           7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  E. Rasmussen (SD)         7
  J. Richard (HOU)          7
  S. Rogers (MON)           7
  J. Urrea (STL)            7
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6

Complete Games:

  R. Grimsley (MON)        10
  B. Knepper (SF)           8
  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  S. Rogers (MON)           8
  J. Denny (STL)            7
  J. Richard (HOU)          7
  B. Forsch (STL)           5
  T. John (LA)              5
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         5
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         4

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)          14
  D. Bair (CIN)            11
  T. Forster (LA)           9
  G. Lavelle (SF)           9
  S. Lockwood (NY)          8
  B. Sutter (CHI)           8
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          7
  S. Bahnsen (MON)          5
  R. Moffitt (SF)           4
  D. Moore (CHI)            4

Shutouts:

  B. Forsch (STL)           3
  P. Niekro (ATL)           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
  F. Bannister (HOU)        1
  R. Burris (CHI)           1

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       122.2
  S. Rogers (MON)       122.0
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     113.1
  R. Grimsley (MON)     112.0
  J. Denny (STL)        110.1
  B. Knepper (SF)       110.1
  V. Blue (SF)          107.1
  J. Montefusco (SF)    105.0
  B. Forsch (STL)       103.2
  R. Jones (SD)         102.1

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         108
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     107
  J. Montefusco (SF)      101
  R. Grimsley (MON)       100
  T. John (LA)            100
  R. Jones (SD)            98
  T. Seaver (CIN)          98
  R. May (MON)             97
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        96
  D. Sutton (LA)           96

Runs:

  J. Urrea (STL)           56
  P. Niekro (ATL)          51
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        50
  R. Burris (CHI)          49
  R. May (MON)             49
  D. Sutton (LA)           49
  N. Espinosa (NY)         48
  T. Hume (CIN)            48
  T. John (LA)             46
  J. Koosman (NY)          45

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           17
  R. May (MON)             12
  T. Seaver (CIN)          12
  B. Hooton (LA)           11
  J. Koosman (NY)          11
  J. Montefusco (SF)       10
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  N. Espinosa (NY)          9
  W. Twitchell (MON)        9

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         61
  P. Hanna (ATL)           45
  F. Norman (CIN)          44
  W. Fryman (MON)          41
  R. Burris (CHI)          40
  B. Forsch (STL)          40
  P. Niekro (ATL)          40
  B. Owchinko (SD)         38
  J. Andujar (HOU)         37
  R. Lerch (PHI)           35

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        116
  P. Niekro (ATL)          92
  T. Seaver (CIN)          86
  J. Montefusco (SF)       83
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        81
  S. Rogers (MON)          81
  V. Blue (SF)             74
  S. Carlton (PHI)         65
  J. Koosman (NY)          63
  T. John (LA)             62

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