Saturday June 17, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 17, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   39  22  2.87   61  16  13   552   500  197  176   29  149  330
Philadelphia    31  27  3.29   58  12   9   515   484  217  188   34  177  288
Montreal        33  31  3.41   64  21  14   568   536  238  215   46  216  308
Chicago         34  25  3.56   59  10  13   535   510  236  212   42  193  256
San Diego       28  35  3.61   63   6  17   555   549  254  223   33  203  300
Cincinnati      39  25  3.75   64   5  20   578   556  268  241   45  231  368
Houston         27  32  3.75   59  15   8   530   484  241  221   32  247  341
New York        29  36  3.76   65   9  13   596   562  277  249   46  222  343
Los Angeles     35  28  3.76   63  19  13   557   556  256  233   55  184  331
St. Louis       23  43  3.79   66  17   4   582   528  286  245   39  240  358
Pittsburgh      29  31  3.86   60  11  14   534   526  263  229   41  193  355
Atlanta         24  36  3.97   60  11   6   530   521  268  234   38  231  317

 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
Steve Rogers (MON)     7   7  2.29  16  16   8   0   1  122   89   31   31    6   34   81
Bob Knepper (SF)       8   4  2.52  15  15   8   0   2  114   93   36   32    5   31   59
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
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
Bill Bonham (CIN)      7   1  2.76  11  11   1   0   0   75   70   23   23    5   25   46
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   3  2.36  15   5   1   0   0   50   34   21   13    3   21   35
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
Dave Campbell          2   1  4.33  22   0   0   0   0   27   27   15   13    5   18   20
Eddie Solomon          1   4  4.54  22   1   0   2   0   40   42   22   20    5   17   22
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
Lynn McGlothen         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    0    0    0    1    1
Bruce Sutter           4   2  1.63  24   0   0   8   0   39   24   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   2  3.82  26   0   0   0   0   31   28   13   13    2   17   17
Donnie Moore           4   2  4.36  31   0   0   4   0   43   47   26   21    3   12   22
Dave Geisel            0   0  4.50   2   1   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    0    2    2
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  2.76  11  11   1   0   0   75   70   23   23    5   25   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
Pedro Borbon           3   1  5.65  24   0   0   3   0   37   39   23   23    2    8    9
Tom Hume               2   6  5.65  14  12   0   0   0   78   90   52   49    9   30   35
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  3.07  13  13   2   0   0   82   62   31   28    2   37   38
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             3   4  6.84  13   8   1   0   0   49   60   42   37    5   26   18
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  0.63   9   0   0   1   0   14   12    1    1    0    6    7
Charlie Hough          2   1  2.68  19   0   0   2   0   40   28   14   12    1   20   30
Doug Rau               7   2  3.40  12  12   4   0   0   82   95   31   31    8   25   41
Terry Forster          1   2  3.41  20   0   0   9   0   29   21   12   11    2   12   25
Burt Hooton            5   6  3.66  13  13   2   0   0   84   81   35   34   11   19   40
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
Bobby Castillo         0   3  4.11  15   0   0   1   0   31   23   18   14    2   29   28
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         2   0  3.04  10   0   0   0   0   27   20    9    9    1   14   19
Hal Dues               0   3  3.46  13   4   0   1   0   39   43   18   15    1   15   11
Bill Atkinson          2   2  3.66  19   0   0   2   0   32   33   13   13    2   19   24
Rudy May               6   6  4.02  16  16   2   0   0   96   98   51   43   12   28   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             8   2  3.28  14  14   3   0   1   91   73   37   33    5   39   61
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
Dale Murray            1   1  3.86  14   0   0   2   0   23   18   10   10    1   10    9
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
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
Ron Reed               0   0  2.56  24   0   0   3   0   39   35   11   11    1   16   19
Steve Carlton          7   6  2.58  14  14   4   0   1  101   94   37   29    9   34   65
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   5  4.07  12  12   1   0   0   73   72   35   33    8   29   36
Randy Lerch            3   6  4.74  13  12   2   0   0   68   71   43   36    6   35   33
Rawly Eastwick         0   0 36.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    4    4    0    2    0

 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
Grant Jackson          2   2  2.70  22   0   0   3   0   27   33    9    8    0   10   18
Kent Tekulve           3   4  2.76  33   0   0   7   0   46   36   16   14    3   16   26
John Candelaria        6   6  3.33  16  15   2   1   1  103  112   43   38    6   35   57
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
Bob Owchinko           4   6  3.44  15  14   2   0   1   86   88   37   33    5   40   39
Rollie Fingers         2   7  3.45  28   0   0  14   0   47   38   20   18    2   11   24
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
Randy Moffitt          5   2  2.27  27   0   0   4   0   36   30   11    9    1    9   27
Ed Halicki             3   1  2.38   8   8   3   0   1   57   48   19   15    4   13   24
Bob Knepper            8   4  2.52  15  15   8   0   2  114   93   36   32    5   31   59
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  3.77   8   0   0   0   0   14   15    6    6    0    8    9
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  2.49  26   4   1   1   0   61   53   18   17    3   21   48
Mark Littell           1   6  2.55  28   2   0   1   0   49   37   19   14    3   32   62
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   2  4.06  21   0   0   2   0   38   31   18   17    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
  P. Zachry (NY)            8
  B. Bonham (CIN)           7
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  B. Forsch (STL)           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
  B. Knepper (SF)       114.1
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     113.1
  R. Grimsley (MON)     112.0
  J. Denny (STL)        110.1
  V. Blue (SF)          107.1
  J. Montefusco (SF)    105.0
  B. Forsch (STL)       103.2
  J. Candelaria (PIT)   102.2

Hits:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)     112
  P. Niekro (ATL)         108
  J. Montefusco (SF)      101
  R. Grimsley (MON)       100
  T. John (LA)            100
  R. Jones (SD)            98
  R. May (MON)             98
  T. Seaver (CIN)          98
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        96
  D. Sutton (LA)           96

Runs:

  J. Urrea (STL)           56
  T. Hume (CIN)            52
  R. May (MON)             51
  P. Niekro (ATL)          51
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        50
  R. Burris (CHI)          49
  D. Sutton (LA)           49
  N. Espinosa (NY)         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
  T. Hume (CIN)             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)         40
  P. Zachry (NY)           39
  J. Andujar (HOU)         37

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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