Sunday June 25, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, June 25, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   45  25  2.86   70  21  13   636   573  223  202   33  171  384
Philadelphia    36  29  3.14   65  14  10   577   532  232  201   36  192  317
San Diego       34  37  3.38   71   9  20   629   613  272  236   33  226  336
Montreal        36  35  3.42   71  22  16   624   587  262  237   50  241  332
Los Angeles     39  31  3.60   70  22  14   622   620  277  249   59  204  370
Cincinnati      43  28  3.62   71   5  24   638   607  285  257   48  251  395
New York        31  42  3.64   73  10  13   670   631  301  271   53  241  378
St. Louis       26  46  3.68   72  18   6   634   570  305  259   41  256  393
Chicago         35  32  3.68   67  11  14   602   586  273  246   48  219  283
Pittsburgh      33  34  3.68   67  14  15   602   583  286  246   44  218  394
Houston         30  37  3.76   67  17  10   601   558  275  251   35  280  384
Atlanta         28  40  4.00   68  12   9   601   598  304  267   44  262  371

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue (SF)        10   4  2.23  16  16   4   0   2  125  103   34   31    6   26   91
Ed Halicki (SF)        4   1  2.23  10  10   4   0   2   73   57   22   18    6   14   30
Steve Rogers (MON)     8   7  2.24  17  17   9   0   1  128   97   32   32    6   35   87
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    8   5  2.26  16  16   5   0   0  115  100   30   29    6   22   48
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
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   3   0   0   2   0    5    6    0    0    0    1    7
Craig Skok             1   0  0.57  10   0   0   1   0   16   13    1    1    1    4    8
Mickey Mahler          1   4  2.72  17   7   1   0   0   56   42   25   17    3   26   40
Phil Niekro            8   8  3.09  19  19   9   0   3  140  125   56   48    5   45  102
Dave Campbell          2   1  3.90  27   0   0   0   0   32   32   16   14    6   21   25
Preston Hanna          6   3  4.04  15  15   0   0   0   78   64   39   35    5   53   50
Dick Ruthven           2   6  4.11  13  13   2   0   1   81   78   43   37    8   28   45
Eddie Solomon          1   4  4.27  24   1   0   2   0   46   48   25   22    6   18   27
Rick Camp              0   2  4.34  23   0   0   0   0   29   37   16   14    3   11    9
Adrian Devine          4   3  5.36  26   3   0   3   0   49   60   30   29    1   16   22
Jamie Easterly         2   4  6.16  20   3   0   1   0   38   51   28   26    3   23   27
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  1.49  26   0   0   8   0   42   26   11    7    2   17   43
Rick Reuschel          8   5  2.26  16  16   5   0   0  115  100   30   29    6   22   48
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  3.82  28   0   0   1   0   33   30   14   14    3   18   20
Donnie Moore           4   2  3.97  34   0   0   4   0   48   52   26   21    3   13   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  1.37  30   0   0  12   0   39   34    6    6    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
Pedro Borbon           5   1  5.05  27   0   0   3   0   41   41   23   23    2    9    9
Paul Moskau            0   2  5.14   9   8   0   1   0   42   41   24   24    4   23   31
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  3.18  25   0   0   3   0   45   54   18   16    0   15   18
Joe Sambito            3   4  3.20  30   0   0   5   0   45   40   17   16    3   14   48
J.R. Richard           6   8  3.70  16  16   7   0   3  114   85   52   47    7   66  131
Mark Lemongello        6   6  3.83  14  14   4   0   1   99   92   43   42    9   34   32
Bo McLaughlin          0   1  5.14   2   1   0   1   0    7   11    5    4    0    5    1
Gene Pentz             0   0  6.00  10   0   0   0   0   15   12   13   10    1   13    8
Rick Williams          1   1  6.00   5   0   0   0   0    9   14    6    6    0    4    6
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  0.50  12   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   6  3.89  15  15   5   0   0  106  120   56   46    5   35   70
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  2.95  17  17  10   0   1  125  116   49   41   10   36   43
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   8  4.44  18  17   2   0   0   99  105   58   49   12   31   53
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   7  3.99  16  16   4   0   1  104  108   52   46   11   35   41
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  5.40  23   0   0   0   0   37   43   23   22    4   20   21

 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
Larry Christenson      5   6  3.63  14  14   4   0   1   94   91   43   38    6   24   54
Jim Lonborg            6   5  3.71  13  13   1   0   0   80   76   35   33    8   30   36
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          7   5  3.63  16  16   6   0   3  112  105   51   45    9   31   93
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  1.49  19   1   0   4   0   36   23    8    6    0   21   43
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            4   9  3.97  19  15   2   0   0   95   96   48   42    8   36   64
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         2   2  5.40   6   4   0   0   0   25   30   15   15    4    9   12
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
Vida Blue             10   4  2.23  16  16   4   0   2  125  103   34   31    6   26   91
Ed Halicki             4   1  2.23  10  10   4   0   2   73   57   22   18    6   14   30
Jim Barr               3   4  2.48  11  10   3   0   2   62   62   17   17    2    8   16
Bob Knepper            8   5  2.62  16  16   8   0   2  120  100   39   35    5   34   62
John Curtis            1   1  2.79  17   0   0   0   0   19   14    6    6    0   12    8
Greg Minton            0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    3    5
John Montefusco        7   2  3.38  17  17   2   0   0  120  114   51   45   12   29  100
Randy Moffitt          6   3  3.51  31   0   0   4   0   41   40   18   16    1   14   29
Gary Lavelle           5   5  3.67  30   0   0   9   0   42   44   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  3.35  17  17   5   0   3  118   96   50   44    6   45   57
Buddy Schultz          1   2  3.83  22   0   0   2   0   40   31   18   17    1   19   34
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. May (MON)              8
  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  J. Richard (HOU)          8
  N. Espinosa (NY)          7
  R. Fingers (SD)           7
  T. Hume (CIN)             7
  E. Rasmussen (SD)         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)         6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  B. Forsch (STL)           5
  T. John (LA)              5

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)          16
  D. Bair (CIN)            12
  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. Blyleven (PIT)         3
  B. Forsch (STL)           3
  P. Niekro (ATL)           3
  J. Richard (HOU)          3
  J. Barr (SF)              2
  V. Blue (SF)              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
  R. Grimsley (MON)     125.0
  B. Knepper (SF)       120.1
  J. Montefusco (SF)    120.0
  J. Denny (STL)        118.1
  B. Forsch (STL)       118.1
  R. Jones (SD)         118.1
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     115.1

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         125
  T. John (LA)            120
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     118
  R. Grimsley (MON)       116
  R. Jones (SD)           115
  J. Montefusco (SF)      114
  D. Sutton (LA)          111
  N. Espinosa (NY)        108
  D. Rau (LA)             107
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       105

Runs:

  R. May (MON)             58
  J. Urrea (STL)           57
  T. Hume (CIN)            56
  T. John (LA)             56
  P. Niekro (ATL)          56
  N. Espinosa (NY)         52
  J. Richard (HOU)         52
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        51
  R. Burris (CHI)          51
  J. Montefusco (SF)       51

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           18
  R. May (MON)             12
  J. Montefusco (SF)       12
  T. Seaver (CIN)          12
  N. Espinosa (NY)         11
  B. Hooton (LA)           11
  J. Koosman (NY)          11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  R. Grimsley (MON)        10
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         9

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         66
  P. Hanna (ATL)           53
  B. Forsch (STL)          45
  P. Niekro (ATL)          45
  F. Norman (CIN)          45
  W. Fryman (MON)          44
  F. Bannister (HOU)       42
  R. Burris (CHI)          42
  B. Owchinko (SD)         41
  W. Twitchell (MON)       41

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        131
  P. Niekro (ATL)         102
  J. Montefusco (SF)      100
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        93
  V. Blue (SF)             91
  T. Seaver (CIN)          90
  S. Rogers (MON)          87
  S. Carlton (PHI)         71
  M. Littell (STL)         71
  T. John (LA)             70


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