Friday June 23, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, June 23, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   43  24  2.82   67  19  13   607   545  211  190   30  162  364
Philadelphia    34  29  3.17   63  13   9   559   515  228  197   36  185  308
San Diego       31  37  3.41   68   8  19   601   583  262  228   33  214  319
Montreal        35  34  3.42   69  22  15   607   570  255  231   48  237  325
New York        31  40  3.60   71  10  13   649   608  290  260   49  234  369
Los Angeles     38  30  3.62   68  22  13   604   595  269  243   57  199  359
Cincinnati      42  27  3.62   69   5  23   621   590  277  250   47  244  384
Chicago         35  30  3.66   65  11  14   586   569  263  238   45  214  272
Houston         30  34  3.66   64  17  10   575   526  256  234   34  266  365
St. Louis       25  45  3.73   70  18   6   616   555  298  255   41  249  381
Pittsburgh      31  34  3.77   65  13  14   581   568  282  243   43  210  384
Atlanta         27  38  3.97   65  11   9   574   567  289  253   42  247  343

 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
Vida Blue (SF)        10   4  2.23  16  16   4   0   2  125  103   34   31    6   26   91
Steve Rogers (MON)     8   7  2.24  17  17   9   0   1  128   97   32   32    6   35   87
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
Gaylord Perry (SD)     8   2  2.63  15  15   3   0   2  109   98   37   32    3   25   68
Pete Vuckovich (STL)   4   5  2.65  27   5   1   1   0   68   61   21   20    4   22   53
Ross Grimsley (MON)   11   4  2.72  16  16  10   0   1  119  108   44   36    8   36   42

 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
Phil Niekro            8   7  3.14  18  18   8   0   3  132  116   54   46    5   44   97
Preston Hanna          6   2  3.76  14  14   0   0   0   77   62   36   32    5   49   49
Dick Ruthven           2   6  4.11  13  13   2   0   1   81   78   43   37    8   28   45
Dave Campbell          2   1  4.20  25   0   0   0   0   30   30   16   14    6   20   21
Eddie Solomon          1   4  4.37  23   1   0   2   0   45   47   24   22    6   17   25
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
Dave Roberts           3   2  3.29  14   8   1   0   1   63   65   25   23    5   20   18
Dennis Lamp            2   8  3.39  16  15   2   0   2   88   73   37   33    7   22   28
Willie Hernandez       5   2  3.77  27   0   0   1   0   31   28   13   13    2   17   17
Donnie Moore           4   2  4.23  32   0   0   4   0   45   49   26   21    3   12   24
Ray Burris             4   5  4.48  17  16   3   0   1   96  103   51   48    8   42   41
Lynn McGlothen         0   0  5.06   4   0   0   0   0    5    7    3    3    1    4    2
Woodie Fryman          2   4  5.17  13   9   0   0   0   56   64   37   32    6   37   28
Dave Geisel            0   0  5.40   4   1   0   0   0    5    6    3    3    0    2    3
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  1.17  29   0   0  11   0   38   32    5    5    2   15   34
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   4  2.87  16  16   0   0   0  104   88   37   33    6   45   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   3  2.26  14   6   1   1   0   60   60   17   15    1   15   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
Burt Hooton            6   6  3.30  14  14   3   0   1   93   84   35   34   11   22   45
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
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
Dan Schatzeder         2   0  2.64  11   0   0   0   0   31   21    9    9    1   14   22
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
Bill Atkinson          2   2  3.89  21   0   0   2   0   37   36   16   16    3   23   25
Stan Bahnsen           0   2  4.26  15   0   0   5   0   19   24   11    9    2   11   12
Rudy May               6   7  4.44  17  17   2   0   0   97  102   56   48   12   31   51
Wayne Twitchell        3   6  5.45  14  13   0   0   0   69   81   42   42    9   41   46
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  3.42  31   0   0   8   0   55   45   21   21    6   19   50
Dale Murray            2   2  3.54  17   0   0   2   0   28   23   12   11    1   10   11
Mardie Cornejo         3   2  3.75  18   0   0   2   0   24   23   11   10    1   11   12
Jerry Koosman          2   8  3.85  16  16   2   0   0  110  103   49   47   11   35   69
Nino Espinosa          6   6  3.91  15  15   4   0   1   97   98   48   42    9   34   39
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  2.11  25   0   0   3   0   38   31   13    9    1   11   23
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
Dick Ruthven           1   1  2.45   2   2   0   0   0   11    9    4    3    1    1    4
Jim Kaat               3   1  3.54   9   8   2   0   1   56   54   24   22    2   12   23
Jim Lonborg            6   5  3.71  13  13   1   0   0   80   76   35   33    8   30   36
Larry Christenson      4   6  3.80  13  13   3   0   1   85   84   41   36    6   20   51
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   2  2.38   9   0   0   2   0   11    9    3    3    0    7   14
Kent Tekulve           3   4  2.50  35   0   0   7   0   50   37   16   14    3   19   26
Grant Jackson          2   3  2.51  24   0   0   3   0   29   36   12    8    0   11   20
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
Don Robinson           4   2  3.39  16  13   3   1   1   96   85   41   36    6   22   57
Bruce Kison            1   2  3.42  12   0   0   0   0   26   25   11   10    1   16   18
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
Gaylord Perry          8   2  2.63  15  15   3   0   2  109   98   37   32    3   25   68
Randy Jones            5   6  2.72  16  16   2   0   1  112  106   43   34    4   32   34
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             10   4  2.23  16  16   4   0   2  125  103   34   31    6   26   91
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
Mark Littell           1   6  2.56  30   2   0   3   0   53   39   20   15    4   33   68
Pete Vuckovich         4   5  2.65  27   5   1   1   0   68   61   21   20    4   22   53
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)             10
  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
  G. Perry (SD)             8

Losses:

  B. Shirley (SD)           9
  J. Koosman (NY)           8
  D. Lamp (CHI)             8
  R. Fingers (SD)           7
  R. May (MON)              7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  E. Rasmussen (SD)         7
  J. Richard (HOU)          7
  S. Rogers (MON)           7
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          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
  V. Blue (SF)              2
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         2
  J. Denny (STL)            2
  E. Halicki (SF)           2
  B. Knepper (SF)           2
  D. Lamp (CHI)             2

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       131.2
  S. Rogers (MON)       128.1
  V. Blue (SF)          125.1
  B. Knepper (SF)       120.1
  R. Grimsley (MON)     119.0
  J. Denny (STL)        118.1
  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
  V. Blue (SF)            103
  R. Burris (CHI)         103
  J. Koosman (NY)         103

Runs:

  J. Urrea (STL)           57
  R. May (MON)             56
  P. Niekro (ATL)          54
  T. Hume (CIN)            52
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        51
  R. Burris (CHI)          51
  T. John (LA)             51
  J. Koosman (NY)          49
  D. Sutton (LA)           49
  N. Espinosa (NY)         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)           49
  F. Norman (CIN)          45
  P. Niekro (ATL)          44
  B. Forsch (STL)          43
  R. Burris (CHI)          42
  W. Fryman (MON)          41
  B. Owchinko (SD)         41
  W. Twitchell (MON)       41
  P. Zachry (NY)           41

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        123
  P. Niekro (ATL)          97
  V. Blue (SF)             91
  T. Seaver (CIN)          90
  J. Montefusco (SF)       89
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        88
  S. Rogers (MON)          87
  S. Carlton (PHI)         71
  J. Koosman (NY)          69
  M. Littell (STL)         68


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