Saturday June 24, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 24, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   44  24  2.79   68  20  13   616   554  212  191   30  162  370
Philadelphia    35  29  3.16   64  13  10   568   525  230  199   36  188  314
Montreal        36  34  3.37   70  22  16   616   576  255  231   48  241  329
San Diego       32  37  3.40   69   8  19   611   596  267  231   33  221  322
Los Angeles     39  30  3.61   69  22  14   613   608  272  246   59  201  365
Cincinnati      42  28  3.62   70   5  23   629   599  281  253   47  247  391
New York        31  41  3.63   72  10  13   661   621  297  267   51  240  375
Chicago         35  31  3.67   66  11  14   594   577  269  242   46  217  277
Houston         30  35  3.69   65  17  10   585   537  262  240   35  274  371
St. Louis       25  46  3.70   71  18   6   625   564  300  257   41  254  389
Pittsburgh      32  34  3.74   66  13  15   593   578  286  246   44  216  389
Atlanta         27  39  3.94   66  12   9   582   576  291  255   42  248  348

 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
Bill Bonham (CIN)      8   1  2.55  12  12   1   0   0   81   72   23   23    5   28   48
Craig Swan (NY)        1   4  2.57  13  13   1   0   1   91   71   28   26    5   23   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
Ross Grimsley (MON)   11   4  2.72  16  16  10   0   1  119  108   44   36    8   36   42
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
Phil Niekro            8   8  3.09  19  19   9   0   3  140  125   56   48    5   45  102
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  4.14  33   0   0   4   0   46   50   26   21    3   12   26
Lynn McGlothen         0   0  4.26   5   0   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    1    4    3
Ray Burris             4   5  4.48  17  16   3   0   1   96  103   51   48    8   42   41
Paul Reuschel          2   0  5.14  16   0   0   0   0   28   29   16   16    4   13   13
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
Mike Krukow            0   0  6.30   6   0   0   0   0   10   15    7    7    1    3    4
Ken Holtzman           0   2  7.71   5   2   0   1   0   12   16   13   10    2    6    8

 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  1.89  29   3   0   4   0   67   38   16   14    5   25   35
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  5.31  26   0   0   3   0   39   40   23   23    2    9    9
Tom Hume               2   7  5.64  15  13   0   0   0   83   99   56   52    9   33   39
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  3.00  12   8   1   0   1   60   53   20   20    4   42   47
Joaquin Andujar        3   4  3.07  13  13   2   0   0   82   62   31   28    2   37   38
Ken Forsch             2   3  3.22  24   0   0   3   0   45   54   18   16    0   15   18
Joe Sambito            3   4  3.27  29   0   0   5   0   44   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   3   0   0   1   0    5    3    0    0    0    0    7
Lance Rautzhan         1   0  0.51  11   0   0   1   0   18   15    1    1    0    6    8
Charlie Hough          2   1  2.74  21   0   0   2   0   43   31   15   13    2   23   32
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             7   6  4.21  15  15   5   0   1   98  111   51   46   18   19   59
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          1   1  0.60   2   2   1   0   0   15    8    1    1    0    7   11
Darold Knowles         2   1  1.69  25   0   0   3   0   32   26    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  6.00  11   0   0   5   0   15   12   10   10    1    9    4
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  0.93   7   2   0   0   0   19   17    4    2    1   11    9
Craig Swan             1   4  2.57  13  13   1   0   1   91   71   28   26    5   23   48
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  3.36  32   0   0   8   0   56   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
Paul Siebert           0   1  4.70  13   0   0   1   0   15   18    8    8    2   11    9
Mike Bruhert           1   5  4.73  12  11   0   0   0   65   83   44   34    2   12   32
Butch Metzger          1   1  5.71  22   0   0   0   0   35   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  2.27  26   0   0   4   0   44   38   11   11    1   18   22
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               4   1  3.48  10   9   2   0   1   62   61   26   24    2   14   27
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
Kent Tekulve           4   4  2.38  36   0   0   7   0   53   40   16   14    3   21   26
Grant Jackson          2   3  2.48  25   0   0   3   0   29   36   12    8    0   11   20
Dave Hamilton          0   1  3.00   6   0   0   1   0    6    6    3    2    0    8    6
Ed Whitson             1   2  3.09  10   0   0   2   0   12   11    5    4    0    8   14
John Candelaria        7   6  3.14  17  16   3   1   1  112  118   44   39    6   36   60
Jim Bibby              5   4  3.33  19   5   1   0   0   51   39   26   19    7   20   43
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
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  1.09  18   1   0   3   0   33   16    6    4    0   20   39
Gaylord Perry          8   2  2.63  15  15   3   0   2  109   98   37   32    3   25   68
Randy Jones            5   6  2.74  17  17   2   0   1  118  115   47   36    4   35   34
Bob Owchinko           5   6  3.16  16  15   2   0   1   94   93   37   33    5   41   41
Rollie Fingers         3   7  3.35  31   0   0  16   0   51   42   21   19    2   14   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  6.75   2   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
Jim Barr               3   4  2.48  11  10   3   0   2   62   62   17   17    2    8   16
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
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  2.63  31   2   0   3   0   55   41   21   16    4   34   71
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
Silvio Martinez        2   3  3.26   6   6   1   0   0   39   32   17   14    2   21   14
Bob Forsch             8   6  3.39  16  16   5   0   3  112   90   45   42    6   43   56
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
  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  R. Fingers (SD)           7
  T. Hume (CIN)             7
  R. May (MON)              7
  E. Rasmussen (SD)         7
  J. Richard (HOU)          7
  S. Rogers (MON)           7

Complete Games:

  R. Grimsley (MON)        10
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  S. Rogers (MON)           9
  J. Denny (STL)            8
  B. Knepper (SF)           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
  M. Garman (MON)           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)       139.2
  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. Jones (SD)         118.1
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     113.1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)   111.2
  B. Forsch (STL)       111.2

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         125
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     118
  R. Jones (SD)           115
  D. Sutton (LA)          111
  R. Grimsley (MON)       108
  T. John (LA)            108
  J. Montefusco (SF)      108
  D. Rau (LA)             107
  V. Blue (SF)            103
  R. Burris (CHI)         103

Runs:

  J. Urrea (STL)           57
  T. Hume (CIN)            56
  R. May (MON)             56
  P. Niekro (ATL)          56
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        51
  R. Burris (CHI)          51
  T. John (LA)             51
  D. Sutton (LA)           51
  J. Koosman (NY)          49
  N. Espinosa (NY)         48

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           18
  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
  P. Niekro (ATL)          45
  F. Norman (CIN)          45
  W. Fryman (MON)          44
  B. Forsch (STL)          43
  F. Bannister (HOU)       42
  R. Burris (CHI)          42
  B. Owchinko (SD)         41
  W. Twitchell (MON)       41

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        123
  P. Niekro (ATL)         102
  V. Blue (SF)             91
  T. Seaver (CIN)          90
  J. Montefusco (SF)       89
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        88
  S. Rogers (MON)          87
  S. Carlton (PHI)         71
  M. Littell (STL)         71
  J. Koosman (NY)          69

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