Sunday June 18, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, June 18, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   41  22  2.82   63  17  13   571   512  200  179   29  152  340
Philadelphia    31  28  3.29   59  12   9   523   489  221  191   34  178  293
Montreal        33  32  3.44   65  21  14   576   544  243  220   46  223  309
Chicago         34  26  3.56   60  10  13   543   516  239  215   42  196  257
San Diego       29  35  3.57   64   6  18   564   557  255  224   33  204  306
Los Angeles     36  28  3.70   64  20  13   566   562  256  233   55  185  337
Houston         28  32  3.71   60  15   9   539   488  242  222   32  250  344
Cincinnati      40  25  3.72   65   5  21   587   565  270  243   46  231  373
New York        29  38  3.74   67   9  13   613   580  284  255   47  226  350
St. Louis       23  44  3.78   67  17   4   590   535  290  248   39  244  360
Pittsburgh      29  32  3.90   61  11  14   542   534  271  235   42  199  363
Atlanta         25  36  4.01   61  11   7   539   529  275  240   40  237  323

 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
Vida Blue (SF)         9   4  2.40  15  15   3   0   1  116   98   34   31    6   24   84
Bob Knepper (SF)       8   4  2.52  15  15   8   0   2  114   93   36   32    5   31   59
Craig Swan (NY)        1   4  2.54  12  12   1   0   1   85   65   26   24    4   22   44
Steve Carlton (PHI)    7   6  2.58  14  14   4   0   1  101   94   37   29    9   34   65
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
John Denny (STL)       6   5  2.86  15  15   7   0   2  110   89   36   35    7   31   49

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Craig Skok             0   0  0.79   7   0   0   1   0   11    9    1    1    1    3    6
Mickey Mahler          1   3  2.36  15   5   1   0   0   50   34   21   13    3   21   35
Preston Hanna          6   1  3.07  13  13   0   0   0   76   57   30   26    5   48   48
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  23   0   0   0   0   27   27   15   13    5   19   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  5.29  19   3   0   1   0   34   44   22   20    1   20   21
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   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    0    0    0    2    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   7  3.11  15  14   2   0   2   81   65   32   28    7   20   27
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  7.20   3   0   0   1   0    5    4    4    4    1    2    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  2.07  26   3   0   3   0   61   37   16   14    5   25   32
Bill Bonham            7   1  2.76  11  11   1   0   0   75   70   23   23    5   25   46
Fred Norman            8   3  2.98  15  15   0   0   0   97   81   36   32    5   44   61
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              3   2  2.26  13   5   0   1   0   52   50   14   13    1   13   28
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  3.38  27   0   0   5   0   40   34   15   15    3   12   43
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
Don Sutton             6   6  4.29  14  14   5   0   1   92  102   49   44   17   18   56
Mike Garman            0   1  4.41  10   0   0   0   0   16   15    8    8    3    3    5

 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  3.60  20   0   0   2   0   35   34   14   14    2   21   25
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   6  5.40  13  13   0   0   0   68   80   41   41    9   40   45
Fred Holdsworth        0   0  7.27   6   0   0   0   0    9   16   10    7    3    8    3
Mike Garman            0   1  8.44   9   0   0   3   0   11   12   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   4  2.54  12  12   1   0   1   85   65   26   24    4   22   44
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  3.59  29   0   0   8   0   53   43   21   21    6   19   49
Mardie Cornejo         3   2  3.75  18   0   0   2   0   24   23   11   10    1   11   12
Dale Murray            1   2  3.86  15   0   0   2   0   26   23   12   11    1   10   10
Jerry Koosman          2   8  3.93  15  15   2   0   0  103   96   47   45   11   32   65
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  5.77  21   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
Tug McGraw             6   3  2.16  22   0   0   3   0   33   29   12    8    1    9   19
Warren Brusstar        1   0  2.20  19   0   0   0   0   29   25    9    7    0   10   23
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
Dick Ruthven           0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    4    3    3    2    0    1    2
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
Grant Jackson          2   2  2.60  23   0   0   3   0   28   34    9    8    0   10   19
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
Dave Hamilton          0   1  3.38   5   0   0   0   0    5    6    3    2    0    7    6
Bruce Kison            1   2  3.42  12   0   0   0   0   26   25   11   10    1   16   18
Don Robinson           4   2  3.46  15  12   3   1   1   88   79   39   34    5   20   52
Jim Bibby              5   4  3.53  18   4   1   0   0   43   34   24   17    6   18   38
Bert Blyleven          5   5  4.23  14  14   4   0   2   94   91   50   44    9   29   81
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          7   2  2.87  14  14   2   0   1  100   94   37   32    3   24   64
Rollie Fingers         2   7  3.40  29   0   0  15   0   48   38   20   18    2   11   25
Bob Owchinko           4   6  3.44  15  14   2   0   1   86   88   37   33    5   40   39
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          6   2  2.17  28   0   0   4   0   37   31   11    9    1   10   27
Ed Halicki             3   1  2.38   8   8   3   0   1   57   48   19   15    4   13   24
Vida Blue              9   4  2.40  15  15   3   0   1  116   98   34   31    6   24   84
Bob Knepper            8   4  2.52  15  15   8   0   2  114   93   36   32    5   31   59
Jim Barr               2   4  2.73  10   9   2   0   2   53   53   16   16    2    8   10
Greg Minton            0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    3    5
John Curtis            1   1  3.12  14   0   0   0   0   17   13    6    6    0   10    7
John Montefusco        6   2  3.34  15  15   1   0   0  105  101   45   39   10   23   83
Gary Lavelle           5   4  3.72  28   0   0   9   0   39   41   16   16    1   18   23
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   2  3.69   5   5   1   0   0   32   25   16   13    2   17    9
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  5.45  20   8   1   0   0   71   81   57   43    3   34   45
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)              9
  T. John (LA)              8
  B. Knepper (SF)           8
  F. Norman (CIN)           8
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         8
  T. Seaver (CIN)           8
  P. Zachry (NY)            8
  B. Bonham (CIN)           7
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7

Losses:

  J. Koosman (NY)           8
  B. Shirley (SD)           8
  R. Fingers (SD)           7
  D. Lamp (CHI)             7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  E. Rasmussen (SD)         7
  J. Richard (HOU)          7
  S. Rogers (MON)           7
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          7
  J. Urrea (STL)            7

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
  D. Sutton (LA)            5

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)          15
  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
  J. Sambito (HOU)          5
  R. Moffitt (SF)           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
  V. Blue (SF)              1

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       122.2
  S. Rogers (MON)       122.0
  V. Blue (SF)          116.1
  B. Knepper (SF)       114.1
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     113.1
  R. Grimsley (MON)     112.0
  J. Denny (STL)        110.1
  J. Montefusco (SF)    105.0
  B. Forsch (STL)       103.2
  J. Koosman (NY)       103.0

Hits:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)     112
  P. Niekro (ATL)         108
  D. Sutton (LA)          102
  J. Montefusco (SF)      101
  R. Grimsley (MON)       100
  T. John (LA)            100
  V. Blue (SF)             98
  R. Jones (SD)            98
  R. May (MON)             98
  T. Seaver (CIN)          98

Runs:

  J. Urrea (STL)           57
  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
  J. Koosman (NY)          47
  T. John (LA)             46

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)           48
  F. Norman (CIN)          44
  W. Fryman (MON)          41
  R. Burris (CHI)          40
  B. Forsch (STL)          40
  P. Niekro (ATL)          40
  B. Owchinko (SD)         40
  W. Twitchell (MON)       40
  P. Zachry (NY)           39

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        116
  P. Niekro (ATL)          92
  T. Seaver (CIN)          86
  V. Blue (SF)             84
  J. Montefusco (SF)       83
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        81
  S. Rogers (MON)          81
  S. Carlton (PHI)         65
  J. Koosman (NY)          65
  G. Perry (SD)            64

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