Tuesday June 20, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, June 20, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   41  23  2.87   64  17  13   580   524  206  185   30  156  348
Philadelphia    31  29  3.28   60  12   9   532   496  225  194   34  180  298
Montreal        33  33  3.42   66  21  14   584   552  246  222   47  227  314
San Diego       29  36  3.54   65   7  18   574   565  260  226   33  207  307
Chicago         35  27  3.59   62  10  14   561   537  249  224   43  207  266
Los Angeles     36  29  3.68   65  20  13   575   573  261  235   55  188  343
New York        30  38  3.69   68  10  13   622   584  284  255   47  228  355
Houston         29  32  3.70   61  15  10   548   496  245  225   32  256  351
Cincinnati      41  25  3.71   66   5  22   596   575  273  246   46  235  377
St. Louis       24  44  3.76   68  17   5   599   542  292  250   39  247  366
Pittsburgh      30  33  3.83   63  12  14   561   553  278  239   42  202  374
Atlanta         26  36  3.98   62  11   8   549   538  278  243   40  241  329

 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   4  2.72  16  16  10   0   1  119  108   44   36    8   36   42
Randy Jones (SD)       5   6  2.72  16  16   2   0   1  112  106   43   34    4   32   34
Bill Bonham (CIN)      7   1  2.76  11  11   1   0   0   75   70   23   23    5   25   46
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
Gene Garber            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
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            8   7  3.14  18  18   8   0   3  132  116   54   46    5   44   97
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
Bruce Sutter           5   2  1.56  25   0   0   8   0   40   25   11    7    2   17   41
Rick Reuschel          8   4  2.06  15  15   5   0   0  113   96   27   26    5   22   47
Lynn McGlothen         0   0  2.70   3   0   0   0   0    3    5    1    1    0    4    2
Dave Roberts           3   1  3.00  13   7   1   0   1   57   57   21   19    4   17   16
Dennis Lamp            2   7  3.11  15  14   2   0   2   81   65   32   28    7   20   27
Dave Geisel            0   0  3.60   3   1   0   0   0    5    4    2    2    0    2    3
Willie Hernandez       5   2  3.77  27   0   0   1   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
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  5.70  15   0   0   0   0   24   27   15   15    4   11   11
Ken Holtzman           0   1  6.30   4   1   0   1   0   10   11    8    7    1    5    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  1.21  28   0   0  11   0   37   32    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  4.80  29   0   0   2   0   30   43   25   16    1    7   14
Paul Moskau            0   2  5.25   8   7   0   1   0   36   36   21   21    3   19   27
Pedro Borbon           4   1  5.45  25   0   0   3   0   38   40   23   23    2    9    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           6   7  3.52  15  15   7   0   3  107   79   47   42    7   65  123
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
Bo McLaughlin          0   0  5.40   1   0   0   1   0    2    2    1    1    0    2    0
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
Bob Welch              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    2
Lance Rautzhan         1   0  0.55  10   0   0   1   0   16   14    1    1    0    6    8
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   5  3.96  14  14   5   0   0   98  108   51   43    5   32   65
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  1.72  24   0   0   3   0   31   25    6    6    2   10   15
Steve Rogers           7   7  2.29  16  16   8   0   1  122   89   31   31    6   34   81
Ross Grimsley         11   4  2.72  16  16  10   0   1  119  108   44   36    8   36   42
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
Nino Espinosa          6   6  3.91  15  15   4   0   1   97   98   48   42    9   34   39
Jerry Koosman          2   8  3.93  15  15   2   0   0  103   96   47   45   11   32   65
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  2.10  23   0   0   3   0   34   29   12    8    1    9   21
Warren Brusstar        1   0  2.15  20   0   0   0   0   29   25    9    7    0   10   23
Ron Reed               0   0  2.43  25   0   0   3   0   41   35   11   11    1   17   20
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   6  3.80  13  13   3   0   1   85   84   41   36    6   20   51
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   3  2.51  24   0   0   3   0   29   36   12    8    0   11   20
Kent Tekulve           3   4  2.64  34   0   0   7   0   48   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          6   5  3.94  15  15   5   0   2  103  100   51   45    9   29   88
Jim Rooker             2   5  5.23  12  12   1   0   0   62   56   42   36    7   32   29
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   6  2.72  16  16   2   0   1  112  106   43   34    4   32   34
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
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
Randy Moffitt          6   2  2.63  29   0   0   4   0   38   33   13   11    1   10   27
Jim Barr               2   4  2.73  10   9   2   0   2   53   53   16   16    2    8   10
John Curtis            1   1  3.00  15   0   0   0   0   18   14    6    6    0   11    7
Greg Minton            0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    3    5
John Montefusco        6   2  3.41  16  16   1   0   0  111  108   48   42   11   25   89
Gary Lavelle           5   5  3.76  29   0   0   9   0   41   43   17   17    1   19   25
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  2.50  29   2   0   2   0   50   37   19   14    3   32   63
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             8   6  3.39  16  16   5   0   3  112   90   45   42    6   43   56
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
  B. Forsch (STL)           8
  T. John (LA)              8
  B. Knepper (SF)           8
  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  F. Norman (CIN)           8
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         8
  T. Seaver (CIN)           8
  P. Zachry (NY)            8

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. Blyleven (PIT)         5
  B. Forsch (STL)           5
  T. John (LA)              5
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         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
  G. Garber (ATL)           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)       131.2
  S. Rogers (MON)       122.0
  R. Grimsley (MON)     119.0
  V. Blue (SF)          116.1
  B. Knepper (SF)       114.1
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     113.1
  R. Jones (SD)         112.1
  B. Forsch (STL)       111.2
  J. Montefusco (SF)    111.0
  J. Denny (STL)        110.1

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         116
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     112
  R. Grimsley (MON)       108
  T. John (LA)            108
  J. Montefusco (SF)      108
  R. Jones (SD)           106
  D. Sutton (LA)          102
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       100
  V. Blue (SF)             98
  N. Espinosa (NY)         98

Runs:

  J. Urrea (STL)           57
  P. Niekro (ATL)          54
  T. Hume (CIN)            52
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        51
  T. John (LA)             51
  R. May (MON)             51
  R. Burris (CHI)          49
  D. Sutton (LA)           49
  N. Espinosa (NY)         48
  J. Montefusco (SF)       48

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)       11
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  N. Espinosa (NY)          9
  T. Hume (CIN)             9

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         65
  P. Hanna (ATL)           48
  P. Niekro (ATL)          44
  F. Norman (CIN)          44
  B. Forsch (STL)          43
  W. Fryman (MON)          41
  R. Burris (CHI)          40
  B. Owchinko (SD)         40
  W. Twitchell (MON)       40
  P. Zachry (NY)           39

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        123
  P. Niekro (ATL)          97
  J. Montefusco (SF)       89
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        88
  T. Seaver (CIN)          86
  V. Blue (SF)             84
  S. Rogers (MON)          81
  S. Carlton (PHI)         65
  T. John (LA)             65
  J. Koosman (NY)          65

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