Tuesday June 27, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, June 27, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   46  26  2.82   72  22  13   655   587  226  205   34  181  391
Philadelphia    37  30  3.06   67  15  10   594   546  237  202   37  193  325
Montreal        37  36  3.35   73  23  16   642   595  264  239   51  247  342
San Diego       35  38  3.39   73   9  20   648   634  282  244   35  234  340
Los Angeles     40  32  3.58   72  23  14   639   635  282  254   62  206  375
Cincinnati      44  29  3.67   73   5  25   655   624  295  267   48  257  404
New York        32  43  3.69   75  11  13   687   652  313  282   55  248  382
St. Louis       28  47  3.70   75  18   7   660   601  317  271   43  263  409
Houston         31  38  3.74   69  18  11   619   570  283  257   35  287  397
Pittsburgh      34  36  3.75   70  14  16   629   608  302  262   48  227  403
Chicago         36  33  3.80   69  11  15   620   606  289  262   53  227  291
Atlanta         29  41  3.95   70  12  10   619   612  309  272   46  267  380

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue (SF)        11   4  2.14  17  17   5   0   2  134  109   35   32    6   30   94
Steve Rogers (MON)     9   7  2.16  18  18  10   0   1  137  103   33   33    6   39   92
Ed Halicki (SF)        4   1  2.23  10  10   4   0   2   73   57   22   18    6   14   30
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    8   5  2.26  16  16   5   0   0  115  100   30   29    6   22   48
Pete Vuckovich (STL)   5   5  2.36  28   6   1   1   0   76   68   21   20    4   22   59
Steve Carlton (PHI)    8   7  2.38  16  16   5   0   1  117  107   43   31   11   36   74
Bob Knepper (SF)       8   5  2.54  17  17   8   0   2  127  106   40   36    6   37   65
Craig Swan (NY)        1   4  2.57  13  13   1   0   1   91   71   28   26    5   23   48
Randy Jones (SD)       5   6  2.74  17  17   2   0   1  118  115   47   36    4   35   34
Gaylord Perry (SD)     8   3  2.80  16  16   3   0   2  116  111   43   36    3   29   70

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gene Garber            0   0  0.00   4   0   0   3   0    7    6    0    0    0    1    8
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
Rick Camp              0   2  3.60  24   1   0   0   0   35   43   16   14    3   14   12
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  4.18  25   1   0   2   0   47   48   25   22    6   18   28
Dave Campbell          2   2  4.46  28   0   0   0   0   34   35   19   17    7   21   26
Adrian Devine          5   3  5.01  27   4   0   3   0   56   65   32   31    2   18   25
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  1.42  27   0   0   9   0   44   26   11    7    2   17   48
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   9  3.77  17  16   2   0   2   91   79   42   38    8   24   28
Willie Hernandez       5   2  3.82  28   0   0   1   0   33   30   14   14    3   18   20
Lynn McGlothen         1   0  4.09   7   0   0   0   0   11    9    5    5    2    5    5
Donnie Moore           4   2  4.56  36   0   0   4   0   49   56   30   25    4   15   26
Ray Burris             4   5  4.66  18  17   3   0   1  100  108   55   52   10   44   42
Dave Geisel            0   0  4.70   6   1   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    0    3    3
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
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  1.35  31   0   0  12   0   40   35    6    6    2   15   34
Manny Sarmiento        6   3  2.00  30   3   0   4   0   68   39   17   15    5   25   36
Fred Norman            8   4  2.87  16  16   0   0   0  104   88   37   33    6   45   61
Bill Bonham            8   2  3.06  13  13   1   0   0   85   79   29   29    5   31   51
Tom Seaver             9   5  3.27  17  17   4   0   1  116  109   46   42   12   41   94
Dale Murray            1   1  4.13  15   0   0   2   0   33   34   20   15    1   17   25
Dave Tomlin            4   1  4.60  31   0   0   3   0   31   44   25   16    1    7   14
Pedro Borbon           5   1  4.81  28   0   0   3   0   43   42   23   23    2    9   10
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
Joe Sambito            3   4  3.06  31   0   0   6   0   47   42   17   16    3   14   52
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
Mark Lemongello        6   7  3.68  15  15   5   0   1  108   96   47   44    9   38   37
J.R. Richard           6   8  3.70  16  16   7   0   3  114   85   52   47    7   66  131
Bo McLaughlin          0   1  5.14   2   1   0   1   0    7   11    5    4    0    5    1
Joe Niekro             5   4  5.98  15  10   2   0   0   65   72   49   43    6   34   28
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
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  0.48  13   0   0   1   0   19   15    1    1    0    6    9
Charlie Hough          2   1  2.62  22   0   0   2   0   45   31   15   13    2   25   33
Doug Rau               8   3  3.15  14  14   6   0   1  100  114   35   35    9   28   46
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
Tommy John             8   6  3.89  15  15   5   0   0  106  120   56   46    5   35   70
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
Rick Rhoden            6   4  4.25  15  14   4   0   1   97   98   51   46   10   27   48
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           9   7  2.16  18  18  10   0   1  137  103   33   33    6   39   92
Dan Schatzeder         2   0  2.64  11   0   0   0   0   31   21    9    9    1   14   22
Hal Dues               1   4  2.77  15   6   0   1   0   52   47   19   16    2   17   16
Ross Grimsley         11   4  2.95  17  17  10   0   1  125  116   49   41   10   36   43
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
Mike Garman            0   1  5.29  12   0   0   5   0   17   12   10   10    1   10    4
Wayne Twitchell        3   6  5.45  14  13   0   0   0   69   81   42   42    9   41   46
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  0.84   8   2   0   0   0   21   18    5    2    1   11   10
Craig Swan             1   4  2.57  13  13   1   0   1   91   71   28   26    5   23   48
Pat Zachry             9   3  3.15  16  16   4   0   1  106   85   41   37    7   44   64
Bob Myrick             0   3  3.28  17   0   0   0   0   25   18   10    9    3   13   13
Skip Lockwood          7   5  3.30  33   0   0   8   0   57   45   21   21    6   19   50
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
Dale Murray            2   2  4.08  18   0   0   2   0   29   26   14   13    2   10   11
Paul Siebert           0   1  4.15  14   0   0   1   0   17   19    8    8    2   12    9
Mike Bruhert           1   5  5.00  13  12   0   0   0   67   90   47   37    2   14   34
Butch Metzger          1   2  6.32  24   0   0   0   0   37   46   27   26    4   21   21

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Ruthven           2   1  1.35   3   3   1   0   1   20   16    4    3    1    2    9
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   7  2.38  16  16   5   0   1  117  107   43   31   11   36   74
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 18.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    4    4    0    2    0

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          2   3  2.25  27   0   0   3   0   32   39   12    8    0   13   21
Kent Tekulve           4   4  2.32  37   0   0   8   0   54   41   16   14    3   21   27
Ed Whitson             2   2  2.50  12   0   0   2   0   18   13    6    5    0   11   15
Dave Hamilton          0   1  2.53   8   0   0   1   0   11    8    4    3    1    8    7
John Candelaria        7   7  3.08  18  17   3   1   1  120  122   46   41    7   37   63
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  6.03  13  13   1   0   0   66   63   50   44    9   35   31
Jerry Reuss            0   1  7.01  12   6   0   0   0   35   53   28   27    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
Mark Wiley             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    1
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
Randy Jones            5   6  2.74  17  17   2   0   1  118  115   47   36    4   35   34
Gaylord Perry          8   3  2.80  16  16   3   0   2  116  111   43   36    3   29   70
Bob Owchinko           5   6  2.97  17  16   2   0   1  103   98   38   34    5   43   41
Rollie Fingers         4   7  3.29  32   0   0  16   0   52   42   21   19    2   14   26
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 15.43   3   0   0   0   0    2    4    4    4    3    2    0

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue             11   4  2.14  17  17   5   0   2  134  109   35   32    6   30   94
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  2.54  17  17   8   0   2  127  106   40   36    6   37   65
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   6  3.65  31   0   0   9   0   44   46   18   18    1   22   26
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         5   5  2.36  28   6   1   1   0   76   68   21   20    4   22   59
Mark Littell           1   6  2.64  33   2   0   3   0   58   42   22   17    5   35   74
George Frazier         0   1  2.79   6   0   0   0   0   10   11    6    3    1    2    5
John Denny             6   6  2.97  17  17   8   0   2  121   98   42   40    7   33   56
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  3.67  24   0   0   3   0   42   31   18   17    1   21   35
Eric Rasmussen         2   5  4.18  10  10   2   0   1   60   61   32   28    4   20   32
Pete Falcone           1   5  5.44  12   9   0   0   0   48   57   33   29    4   23   20
John Urrea             2   8  5.99  21   8   1   0   0   74   89   63   49    4   35   49
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:

  V. Blue (SF)             11
  R. Grimsley (MON)        11
  S. Rogers (MON)           9
  T. Seaver (CIN)           9
  P. Zachry (NY)            9
  B. Bonham (CIN)           8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  B. Forsch (STL)           8
  T. John (LA)              8
  B. Knepper (SF)           8

Losses:

  D. Lamp (CHI)             9
  B. Shirley (SD)           9
  J. Koosman (NY)           8
  R. May (MON)              8
  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  J. Richard (HOU)          8
  J. Urrea (STL)            8
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       7
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  N. Espinosa (NY)          7

Complete Games:

  R. Grimsley (MON)        10
  S. Rogers (MON)          10
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  J. Denny (STL)            8
  B. Knepper (SF)           8
  J. Richard (HOU)          7
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         6
  D. Rau (LA)               6
  V. Blue (SF)              5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)          16
  D. Bair (CIN)            12
  T. Forster (LA)           9
  G. Lavelle (SF)           9
  B. Sutter (CHI)           9
  S. Lockwood (NY)          8
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          8
  G. Garber (ATL)           6
  J. Sambito (HOU)          6
  S. Bahnsen (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)       137.1
  V. Blue (SF)          134.1
  B. Knepper (SF)       127.1
  R. Grimsley (MON)     125.0
  J. Denny (STL)        121.1
  J. Montefusco (SF)    120.0
  J. Candelaria (PIT)   119.2
  B. Forsch (STL)       118.1
  R. Jones (SD)         118.1

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         125
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     122
  T. John (LA)            120
  R. Grimsley (MON)       116
  R. Jones (SD)           115
  J. Montefusco (SF)      114
  D. Rau (LA)             114
  G. Perry (SD)           111
  D. Sutton (LA)          111
  V. Blue (SF)            109

Runs:

  J. Urrea (STL)           63
  R. May (MON)             58
  T. Hume (CIN)            56
  T. John (LA)             56
  P. Niekro (ATL)          56
  R. Burris (CHI)          55
  N. Espinosa (NY)         52
  J. Richard (HOU)         52
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        51
  J. Montefusco (SF)       51

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         66
  P. Hanna (ATL)           53
  B. Forsch (STL)          45
  P. Niekro (ATL)          45
  F. Norman (CIN)          45
  R. Burris (CHI)          44
  W. Fryman (MON)          44
  P. Zachry (NY)           44
  B. Owchinko (SD)         43
  F. Bannister (HOU)       42

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        131
  P. Niekro (ATL)         102
  J. Montefusco (SF)      100
  V. Blue (SF)             94
  T. Seaver (CIN)          94
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        93
  S. Rogers (MON)          92
  S. Carlton (PHI)         74
  M. Littell (STL)         74
  T. John (LA)             70

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