Thursday June 29, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, June 29, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   47  27  2.81   74  22  14   672   602  232  210   35  184  393
Philadelphia    39  30  3.08   69  15  12   612   567  245  209   37  194  333
San Diego       36  39  3.36   75   9  21   666   651  287  249   35  242  349
Montreal        37  37  3.40   74  23  16   651   609  271  246   52  249  344
Los Angeles     42  32  3.55   74  24  15   657   650  287  259   64  213  384
Houston         33  38  3.63   71  20  11   637   578  283  257   35  293  407
Cincinnati      44  31  3.69   75   5  25   671   643  303  275   49  266  410
St. Louis       29  47  3.70   76  18   7   671   613  322  276   44  264  413
Pittsburgh      35  37  3.76   72  14  17   649   632  312  271   49  234  411
New York        32  45  3.77   77  11  13   705   677  326  295   56  263  389
Chicago         37  34  3.92   71  11  15   639   635  306  278   57  236  298
Atlanta         29  43  3.98   72  13  10   637   624  319  282   47  278  391

 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
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  2.63  14  14   1   0   1   96   78   30   28    6   27   53
Gaylord Perry (SD)     8   3  2.80  16  16   3   0   2  116  111   43   36    3   29   70
Randy Jones (SD)       5   7  2.87  18  18   2   0   1  125  123   51   40    4   38   37
Fred Norman (CIN)      8   5  2.93  17  17   0   0   0  111   96   40   36    7   48   64

 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  0.51  11   0   0   1   0   18   14    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   9  3.09  20  20  10   0   3  149  128   59   51    6   50  109
Rick Camp              0   2  3.60  24   1   0   0   0   35   43   16   14    3   14   12
Eddie Solomon          1   4  3.86  26   1   0   2   0   51   50   25   22    6   20   30
Dick Ruthven           2   6  4.11  13  13   2   0   1   81   78   43   37    8   28   45
Dave Campbell          2   2  4.46  29   0   0   0   0   36   36   20   18    7   22   28
Preston Hanna          6   4  4.67  16  16   0   0   0   79   69   45   41    5   56   50
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  1.59  28   0   0   9   0   45   28   12    8    3   17   48
Rick Reuschel          8   5  2.26  16  16   5   0   0  115  100   30   29    6   22   48
Lynn McGlothen         1   0  3.68   9   0   0   0   0   15   12    6    6    3    5    7
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
Dave Roberts           3   3  3.91  15   9   1   0   1   71   77   33   31    5   24   19
Donnie Moore           4   2  4.56  36   0   0   4   0   49   56   30   25    4   15   26
Ray Burris             5   5  4.59  19  17   3   0   1  102  111   55   52   10   45   43
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  5.63   7   1   0   0   0    8   10    5    5    0    3    4
Ken Holtzman           0   2  7.47   6   3   0   1   0   16   23   17   13    3    9   10
Mike Krukow            0   0  8.10   7   0   0   0   0   10   16    9    9    2    4    4

 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   5  2.93  17  17   0   0   0  111   96   40   36    7   48   64
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
Pedro Borbon           5   1  4.70  29   0   0   3   0   44   42   23   23    2    9   10
Dave Tomlin            4   1  4.86  32   0   0   3   0   33   45   27   18    1   10   14
Paul Moskau            0   2  5.14   9   8   0   1   0   42   41   24   24    4   23   31
Tom Hume               2   8  5.56  16  14   0   0   0   89  109   59   55    9   36   42
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              4   3  1.97  15   7   2   1   1   69   64   17   15    1   18   31
Floyd Bannister        3   3  2.61  13   9   2   0   2   69   57   20   20    4   45   54
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  2.49  23   0   0   2   0   47   33   15   13    2   26   34
Doug Rau               8   3  3.15  14  14   6   0   1  100  114   35   35    9   28   46
Burt Hooton            7   6  3.28  15  15   3   0   1   99   88   37   36   12   27   48
Terry Forster          1   2  3.34  21   0   0  10   0   30   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             8   6  4.11  16  16   6   0   1  107  120   54   49   19   20   64
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  2.12  26   0   0   3   0   34   29    8    8    2   10   16
Steve Rogers           9   7  2.16  18  18  10   0   1  137  103   33   33    6   39   92
Dan Schatzeder         2   0  2.21  12   1   0   0   0   37   26    9    9    1   15   23
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  3.86  22   0   0   2   0   37   38   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
Fred Holdsworth        0   0  7.27   6   0   0   0   0    9   16   10    7    3    8    3
Mike Garman            0   2  7.64  13   0   0   5   0   18   16   15   15    2   11    4

 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  2.63  14  14   1   0   1   96   78   30   28    6   27   53
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   6  3.51  35   0   0   8   0   59   49   23   23    6   21   50
Mardie Cornejo         3   2  3.75  18   0   0   2   0   24   23   11   10    1   11   12
Paul Siebert           0   1  3.86  16   0   0   1   0   19   20    8    8    2   12    9
Jerry Koosman          2   8  3.96  17  17   2   0   0  116  110   53   51   11   37   71
Nino Espinosa          6   7  3.99  16  16   4   0   1  104  108   52   46   11   35   41
Dale Murray            2   2  4.70  19   0   0   2   0   31   28   17   16    2   16   11
Mike Bruhert           1   5  5.00  13  12   0   0   0   67   90   47   37    2   14   34
Butch Metzger          1   3  6.51  25   0   0   0   0   37   48   28   27    4   22   21
Dwight Bernard         0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    0    0

 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  2.09  27   0   0   5   0   43   36   14   10    1   11   27
Steve Carlton          8   7  2.38  16  16   5   0   1  117  107   43   31   11   36   74
Ron Reed               0   0  2.42  27   0   0   4   0   45   40   12   12    1   18   23
Warren Brusstar        1   0  3.03  21   0   0   0   0   30   28   12   10    0   10   24
Jim Kaat               5   1  3.31  11  10   2   0   1   68   68   28   25    2   15   27
Jim Lonborg            7   5  3.56  14  14   1   0   0   86   80   36   34    8   30   38
Larry Christenson      5   6  3.63  14  14   4   0   1   94   91   43   38    6   24   54
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          3   3  2.25  29   0   0   3   0   36   44   13    9    0   15   23
Ed Whitson             2   2  2.37  13   0   0   3   0   19   13    6    5    0   11   15
Dave Hamilton          0   1  2.53   8   0   0   1   0   11    8    4    3    1    8    7
Kent Tekulve           4   5  2.65  39   0   0   8   0   58   47   19   17    3   23   29
John Candelaria        7   7  3.08  18  17   3   1   1  120  122   46   41    7   37   63
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  3.50  17  17   6   0   3  118  110   53   46    9   31   96
Jim Bibby              5   4  3.67  20   6   1   0   0   56   47   30   23    8   23   44
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  1.35  20   1   0   5   0   40   25    8    6    0   25   46
Gaylord Perry          8   3  2.80  16  16   3   0   2  116  111   43   36    3   29   70
Randy Jones            5   7  2.87  18  18   2   0   1  125  123   51   40    4   38   37
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  4.13  26   0   0   0   0   33   31   15   15    0   16   12
Dan Spillner           1   0  4.56  17   0   0   0   0   26   32   15   13    2    7   16
Eric Rasmussen         3   2  4.75   7   5   0   0   0   30   35   16   16    4    9   14
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               4   4  2.34  12  11   3   0   2   69   68   19   18    2    8   18
John Curtis            1   1  2.53  18   0   0   0   0   21   15    6    6    0   13    8
Bob Knepper            8   5  2.54  17  17   8   0   2  127  106   40   36    6   37   65
Greg Minton            0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    3    5
Randy Moffitt          6   3  3.35  33   0   0   5   0   43   41   18   16    1   14   29
John Montefusco        7   2  3.38  17  17   2   0   0  120  114   51   45   12   29  100
Gary Lavelle           5   6  3.65  31   0   0   9   0   44   46   18   18    1   22   26
Lynn McGlothen         0   0  4.97   5   1   0   0   0   13   15    9    7    0    4    9
Charlie Williams       1   1  5.14  10   1   0   0   0   21   27   12   12    1   10    9

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Roy Thomas             1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    2
Pete Vuckovich         5   5  2.36  28   6   1   1   0   76   68   21   20    4   22   59
Mark Littell           1   6  2.62  34   2   0   3   0   58   43   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  3.25   7   7   1   0   0   44   37   19   16    3   21   14
Bob Forsch             8   6  3.35  17  17   5   0   3  118   96   50   44    6   45   57
Buddy Schultz          1   2  4.03  25   0   0   3   0   45   36   21   20    1   21   37
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
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  B. Shirley (SD)           9
  T. Hume (CIN)             8
  J. Koosman (NY)           8
  R. May (MON)              8
  J. Richard (HOU)          8
  J. Urrea (STL)            8
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       7
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)          16
  D. Bair (CIN)            12
  T. Forster (LA)          10
  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
  F. Bannister (HOU)        2
  J. Barr (SF)              2
  V. Blue (SF)              2
  J. Denny (STL)            2
  E. Halicki (SF)           2
  B. Knepper (SF)           2

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       148.2
  S. Rogers (MON)       137.1
  V. Blue (SF)          134.1
  B. Knepper (SF)       127.1
  R. Jones (SD)         125.1
  R. Grimsley (MON)     125.0
  J. Denny (STL)        121.1
  J. Montefusco (SF)    120.0
  J. Candelaria (PIT)   119.2
  B. Blyleven (PIT)     118.1

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         128
  R. Jones (SD)           123
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     122
  T. John (LA)            120
  D. Sutton (LA)          120
  R. Grimsley (MON)       116
  J. Montefusco (SF)      114
  D. Rau (LA)             114
  R. Burris (CHI)         111
  G. Perry (SD)           111

Runs:

  J. Urrea (STL)           63
  T. Hume (CIN)            59
  P. Niekro (ATL)          59
  R. May (MON)             58
  T. John (LA)             56
  R. Burris (CHI)          55
  D. Sutton (LA)           54
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        53
  J. Koosman (NY)          53
  N. Espinosa (NY)         52

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           19
  B. Hooton (LA)           12
  R. May (MON)             12
  J. Montefusco (SF)       12
  T. Seaver (CIN)          12
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  N. Espinosa (NY)         11
  J. Koosman (NY)          11
  R. Burris (CHI)          10
  R. Grimsley (MON)        10

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         66
  P. Hanna (ATL)           56
  P. Niekro (ATL)          50
  F. Norman (CIN)          48
  F. Bannister (HOU)       45
  R. Burris (CHI)          45
  B. Forsch (STL)          45
  W. Fryman (MON)          44
  P. Zachry (NY)           44
  B. Owchinko (SD)         43

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        131
  P. Niekro (ATL)         109
  J. Montefusco (SF)      100
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        96
  V. Blue (SF)             94
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