Thursday June 22, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, June 22, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   42  24  2.86   66  18  13   598   540  211  190   30  160  357
Philadelphia    32  29  3.25   61  13   9   541   503  226  195   35  182  304
Montreal        35  33  3.35   68  22  15   599   562  247  223   47  231  321
San Diego       30  37  3.46   67   7  19   592   579  262  228   33  213  315
Chicago         35  28  3.57   63  11  14   570   547  251  226   43  209  267
New York        30  40  3.64   70  10  13   638   599  288  258   49  231  363
Cincinnati      42  26  3.65   68   5  23   613   583  276  249   46  242  383
Los Angeles     37  30  3.67   67  21  13   595   592  269  243   57  196  354
Houston         30  33  3.68   63  16  10   567   516  253  232   34  264  365
St. Louis       24  45  3.72   69  18   5   607   545  294  251   39  247  371
Pittsburgh      31  33  3.79   64  13  14   570   559  279  240   42  203  377
Atlanta         27  37  3.88   64  11   9   566   555  280  244   40  245  338

 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)     8   7  2.24  17  17   9   0   1  128   97   32   32    6   35   87
Vida Blue (SF)         9   4  2.40  15  15   3   0   1  116   98   34   31    6   24   84
Steve Carlton (PHI)    8   6  2.45  15  15   5   0   1  110  101   38   30   10   36   71
Craig Swan (NY)        1   4  2.54  12  12   1   0   1   85   65   26   24    4   22   44
Bill Bonham (CIN)      8   1  2.55  12  12   1   0   0   81   72   23   23    5   28   48
Bob Knepper (SF)       8   5  2.62  16  16   8   0   2  120  100   39   35    5   34   62
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
John Denny (STL)       6   6  2.74  16  16   8   0   2  118   92   38   36    7   31   54

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gene Garber            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   2   0    3    3    0    0    0    0    2
Craig Skok             0   0  0.68   8   0   0   1   0   13   11    1    1    1    3    6
Mickey Mahler          1   4  2.42  16   6   1   0   0   52   37   22   14    3   23   37
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  4.18  24   0   0   0   0   28   28   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  4.61  22   0   0   0   0   27   37   16   14    3   11    9
Jamie Easterly         2   4  5.29  19   3   0   1   0   34   44   22   20    1   20   21
Adrian Devine          4   3  5.36  26   3   0   3   0   49   60   30   29    1   16   22
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   5  4.48  17  16   3   0   1   96  103   51   48    8   42   41
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  1.95  28   3   0   4   0   65   38   16   14    5   25   32
Bill Bonham            8   1  2.55  12  12   1   0   0   81   72   23   23    5   28   48
Fred Norman            8   3  2.98  15  15   0   0   0   97   81   36   32    5   44   61
Tom Seaver             8   5  3.26  16  16   4   0   1  108  103   43   39   12   38   90
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  3.12  23   0   0   3   0   43   50   17   15    0   15   18
Joe Sambito            3   4  3.32  28   0   0   5   0   43   39   16   16    3   13   46
J.R. Richard           6   7  3.52  15  15   7   0   3  107   79   47   42    7   65  123
Mark Lemongello        6   6  3.83  14  14   4   0   1   99   92   43   42    9   34   32
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             4   4  6.09  14   9   2   0   0   58   66   45   39    6   31   24
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              1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    0    6
Lance Rautzhan         1   0  0.51  11   0   0   1   0   18   15    1    1    0    6    8
Charlie Hough          2   1  2.63  20   0   0   2   0   41   28   14   12    1   22   30
Terry Forster          1   2  3.41  20   0   0   9   0   29   21   12   11    2   12   25
Doug Rau               7   3  3.46  13  13   5   0   0   91  107   35   35    9   28   44
Burt Hooton            5   6  3.66  13  13   2   0   0   84   81   35   34   11   19   40
Tommy John             8   5  3.96  14  14   5   0   0   98  108   51   43    5   32   65
Rick Rhoden            6   3  4.01  14  13   4   0   1   92   90   46   41    7   27   47
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           8   7  2.24  17  17   9   0   1  128   97   32   32    6   35   87
Ross Grimsley         11   4  2.72  16  16  10   0   1  119  108   44   36    8   36   42
Hal Dues               1   3  3.00  14   5   0   1   0   45   45   18   15    1   16   11
Dan Schatzeder         2   0  3.04  10   0   0   0   0   27   20    9    9    1   14   19
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
Mike Garman            0   1  6.59  10   0   0   4   0   14   12   10   10    1    8    3
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  1.04   6   2   0   0   0   17   16    4    2    1    9    8
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   3  3.26  15  15   3   0   1   97   79   39   35    6   41   63
Bob Myrick             0   3  3.28  17   0   0   0   0   25   18   10    9    3   13   13
Skip Lockwood          7   5  3.54  30   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  3.81  16   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   5  4.73  12  11   0   0   0   65   83   44   34    2   12   32
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          8   6  2.45  15  15   5   0   1  110  101   38   30   10   36   71
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        7   6  3.14  17  16   3   1   1  112  118   44   39    6   36   60
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  1.15  17   1   0   3   0   31   16    6    4    0   18   36
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
Bob Owchinko           5   6  3.16  16  15   2   0   1   94   93   37   33    5   41   41
Rollie Fingers         2   7  3.31  30   0   0  16   0   49   38   20   18    2   12   25
Bob Shirley            3   9  4.27  18  14   1   0   0   86   92   47   41    8   34   56
Mark Lee               3   1  4.40  25   0   0   0   0   31   29   15   15    0   15   11
Dan Spillner           1   0  4.56  17   0   0   0   0   26   32   15   13    2    7   16
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             4   1  2.06   9   9   4   0   2   66   51   19   15    4   14   28
Vida Blue              9   4  2.40  15  15   3   0   1  116   98   34   31    6   24   84
Randy Moffitt          6   2  2.56  30   0   0   4   0   39   34   13   11    1   10   28
Bob Knepper            8   5  2.62  16  16   8   0   2  120  100   39   35    5   34   62
Jim Barr               2   4  2.73  10   9   2   0   2   53   53   16   16    2    8   10
John Curtis            1   1  2.89  16   0   0   0   0   19   14    6    6    0   11    8
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  4.60   9   0   0   0   0   16   20    8    8    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
John Denny             6   6  2.74  16  16   8   0   2  118   92   38   36    7   31   54
George Frazier         0   1  2.79   6   0   0   0   0   10   11    6    3    1    2    5
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. Bonham (CIN)           8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  B. Forsch (STL)           8
  T. John (LA)              8
  B. Knepper (SF)           8
  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  F. Norman (CIN)           8
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         8

Losses:

  B. Shirley (SD)           9
  J. Koosman (NY)           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
  S. Rogers (MON)           9
  J. Denny (STL)            8
  B. Knepper (SF)           8
  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  J. Richard (HOU)          7
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  B. Forsch (STL)           5
  T. John (LA)              5

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)          16
  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
  G. Garber (ATL)           5
  J. Sambito (HOU)          5

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
  E. Halicki (SF)           2
  B. Knepper (SF)           2
  D. Lamp (CHI)             2
  F. Bannister (HOU)        1

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       131.2
  S. Rogers (MON)       128.1
  B. Knepper (SF)       120.1
  R. Grimsley (MON)     119.0
  J. Denny (STL)        118.1
  V. Blue (SF)          116.1
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     113.1
  R. Jones (SD)         112.1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)   111.2
  B. Forsch (STL)       111.2

Hits:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)     118
  P. Niekro (ATL)         116
  R. Grimsley (MON)       108
  T. John (LA)            108
  J. Montefusco (SF)      108
  D. Rau (LA)             107
  R. Jones (SD)           106
  R. Burris (CHI)         103
  T. Seaver (CIN)         103
  D. Sutton (LA)          102

Runs:

  J. Urrea (STL)           57
  P. Niekro (ATL)          54
  T. Hume (CIN)            52
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        51
  R. Burris (CHI)          51
  T. John (LA)             51
  R. May (MON)             51
  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
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         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
  R. Burris (CHI)          42
  W. Fryman (MON)          41
  B. Owchinko (SD)         41
  P. Zachry (NY)           41
  W. Twitchell (MON)       40

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        123
  P. Niekro (ATL)          97
  T. Seaver (CIN)          90
  J. Montefusco (SF)       89
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        88
  S. Rogers (MON)          87
  V. Blue (SF)             84
  S. Carlton (PHI)         71
  T. John (LA)             65
  J. Koosman (NY)          65

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