Friday June 30, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, June 30, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   47  29  3.00   76  22  14   688   630  252  229   39  193  401
Philadelphia    40  31  3.09   71  15  12   629   584  252  216   38  199  339
San Diego       37  39  3.35   76   9  22   675   657  289  251   35  246  352
Montreal        37  38  3.38   75  24  16   661   612  273  248   52  253  347
Los Angeles     44  32  3.49   76  24  17   675   670  292  262   64  215  397
Houston         33  39  3.65   72  20  11   646   590  288  262   35  298  414
St. Louis       30  47  3.66   77  18   8   681   620  323  277   45  269  416
Cincinnati      44  33  3.72   77   5  25   689   658  313  285   53  272  425
Pittsburgh      35  38  3.76   73  14  17   658   646  318  275   49  236  415
New York        33  45  3.78   78  11  13   714   688  331  300   56  266  390
Chicago         38  35  3.86   73  12  15   657   648  312  282   58  241  308
Atlanta         31  43  4.07   74  13  10   655   643  333  296   53  286  396

 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  2.51  17  17   5   0   1  122  114   46   34   11   37   76
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
Ross Grimsley (MON)   11   5  2.87  18  18  11   0   1  135  119   51   43   10   40   46
Randy Jones (SD)       5   7  2.87  18  18   2   0   1  125  123   51   40    4   38   37

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Craig Skok             1   0  0.51  11   0   0   1   0   18   14    1    1    1    4    8
Mickey Mahler          2   4  2.84  18   8   1   0   0   63   47   28   20    4   29   40
Gene Garber            1   0  3.00   5   0   0   3   0    9   10    3    3    2    1   10
Phil Niekro            8   9  3.09  20  20  10   0   3  149  128   59   51    6   50  109
Eddie Solomon          1   4  3.86  26   1   0   2   0   51   50   25   22    6   20   30
Rick Camp              0   2  3.89  25   1   0   0   0   37   46   18   16    3   14   12
Dick Ruthven           2   6  4.11  13  13   2   0   1   81   78   43   37    8   28   45
Preston Hanna          6   4  4.67  16  16   0   0   0   79   69   45   41    5   56   50
Dave Campbell          2   2  4.70  30   0   0   0   0   38   37   22   20    8   23   29
Adrian Devine          5   3  5.01  27   4   0   3   0   56   65   32   31    2   18   25
Jamie Easterly         2   4  6.28  21   4   0   1   0   43   57   32   30    5   27   29
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   3  2.05  29   0   0   9   0   48   31   16   11    4   20   52
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
Mike Krukow            1   0  4.26   8   1   1   0   1   19   19    9    9    2    5    7
Ray Burris             5   5  4.42  20  18   3   0   1  108  118   57   53   10   46   46
Donnie Moore           4   2  4.56  36   0   0   4   0   49   56   30   25    4   15   26
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

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bair              1   3  1.93  32   0   0  12   0   42   38    9    9    4   16   35
Manny Sarmiento        6   4  2.29  31   4   0   4   0   75   44   21   19    6   28   41
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  30   0   0   3   0   46   44   24   24    2    9   12
Paul Moskau            0   2  4.78  10   9   0   1   0   49   46   26   26    5   25   38
Dave Tomlin            4   1  4.86  32   0   0   3   0   33   45   27   18    1   10   14
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
Ken Forsch             2   3  3.04  26   0   0   3   0   47   56   18   16    0   16   20
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
Mark Lemongello        6   7  3.68  15  15   5   0   1  108   96   47   44    9   38   37
J.R. Richard           6   9  3.86  17  17   7   0   3  121   95   57   52    7   70  136
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              2   0  0.00   4   1   0   1   0   11    8    0    0    0    0   13
Lance Rautzhan         1   0  0.44  14   0   0   2   0   21   17    1    1    0    6   11
Charlie Hough          2   1  2.42  24   0   0   3   0   48   35   15   13    2   26   34
Doug Rau               8   3  3.15  14  14   6   0   1  100  114   35   35    9   28   46
Terry Forster          1   2  3.16  22   0   0  10   0   31   25   14   11    2   12   27
Burt Hooton            7   6  3.28  15  15   3   0   1   99   88   37   36   12   27   48
Tommy John             9   6  3.89  16  16   5   0   0  113  127   59   49    5   37   73
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   5  2.87  18  18  11   0   1  135  119   51   43   10   40   46
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  3.79  17   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  3.98  17  17   4   0   1  111  116   55   49   11   38   42
Mike Bruhert           1   5  5.00  13  12   0   0   0   67   90   47   37    2   14   34
Dale Murray            3   2  5.01  20   0   0   2   0   32   31   19   18    2   16   11
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             7   3  2.40  28   0   0   5   0   45   39   16   12    1   13   28
Ron Reed               0   0  2.42  27   0   0   4   0   45   40   12   12    1   18   23
Steve Carlton          8   7  2.51  17  17   5   0   1  122  114   46   34   11   37   76
Warren Brusstar        1   0  2.84  22   0   0   0   0   32   30   12   10    0   12   25
Jim Kaat               5   1  3.31  11  10   2   0   1   68   68   28   25    2   15   27
Larry Christenson      5   7  3.55  15  15   4   0   1  101   96   45   40    7   24   56
Jim Lonborg            7   5  3.56  14  14   1   0   0   86   80   36   34    8   30   38
Randy Lerch            3   6  4.74  13  12   2   0   0   68   71   43   36    6   35   33
Rawly Eastwick         0   0 12.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    4    4    0    2    0

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Whitson             2   2  2.29  14   0   0   3   0   20   16    8    5    0   12   15
Grant Jackson          3   3  2.43  30   0   0   3   0   37   46   14   10    0   15   23
Kent Tekulve           4   5  2.64  40   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  3.33  17  14   3   1   1  103   93   43   38    6   23   61
Dave Hamilton          0   2  3.38   9   0   0   1   0   11    9    5    4    1    8    7
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  3.23  33   0   0  17   0   53   42   21   19    2   14   27
Bob Shirley            5   9  3.83  20  16   2   0   0  103  102   50   44    8   40   66
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
Jim Barr               4   4  2.34  12  11   3   0   2   69   68   19   18    2    8   18
Bob Knepper            8   5  2.54  17  17   8   0   2  127  106   40   36    6   37   65
John Curtis            1   1  2.96  19   0   0   0   0   24   21    8    8    0   15   10
Ed Halicki             4   2  2.97  11  11   4   0   2   76   62   29   25    7   18   33
Greg Minton            0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    3    5
Randy Moffitt          6   3  3.53  34   0   0   5   0   43   44   19   17    1   14   29
John Montefusco        7   2  3.57  18  18   2   0   0  126  124   57   50   14   30  101
Gary Lavelle           5   7  4.11  32   0   0   9   0   46   47   21   21    1   24   28
Lynn McGlothen         0   0  4.97   5   1   0   0   0   13   15    9    7    0    4    9
Charlie Williams       1   1  5.09  11   1   0   0   0   23   30   13   13    2   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   2   0   0   1   0    3    2    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
Bob Forsch             9   6  3.18  18  18   5   0   3  127  102   51   45    7   50   60
Silvio Martinez        2   3  3.25   7   7   1   0   0   44   37   19   16    3   21   14
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
  B. Forsch (STL)           9
  T. John (LA)              9
  S. Rogers (MON)           9
  T. Seaver (CIN)           9
  P. Zachry (NY)            9
  B. Bonham (CIN)           8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  B. Knepper (SF)           8

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  R. Grimsley (MON)        11
  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)          17
  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
  R. Grimsley (MON)     135.0
  V. Blue (SF)          134.1
  B. Forsch (STL)       127.1
  B. Knepper (SF)       127.1
  J. Montefusco (SF)    126.0
  R. Jones (SD)         125.1
  S. Carlton (PHI)      122.0
  J. Denny (STL)        121.1

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         128
  T. John (LA)            127
  J. Montefusco (SF)      124
  R. Jones (SD)           123
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     122
  D. Sutton (LA)          120
  R. Grimsley (MON)       119
  R. Burris (CHI)         118
  N. Espinosa (NY)        116
  S. Carlton (PHI)        114

Runs:

  J. Urrea (STL)           63
  T. Hume (CIN)            59
  T. John (LA)             59
  P. Niekro (ATL)          59
  R. May (MON)             58
  R. Burris (CHI)          57
  J. Montefusco (SF)       57
  J. Richard (HOU)         57
  N. Espinosa (NY)         55
  D. Sutton (LA)           54

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           19
  J. Montefusco (SF)       14
  B. Hooton (LA)           12
  R. May (MON)             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)         70
  P. Hanna (ATL)           56
  B. Forsch (STL)          50
  P. Niekro (ATL)          50
  F. Norman (CIN)          48
  R. Burris (CHI)          46
  F. Bannister (HOU)       45
  W. Fryman (MON)          44
  P. Zachry (NY)           44
  B. Owchinko (SD)         43

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        136
  P. Niekro (ATL)         109
  J. Montefusco (SF)      101
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        96
  V. Blue (SF)             94
  T. Seaver (CIN)          94
  S. Rogers (MON)          92
  S. Carlton (PHI)         76
  M. Littell (STL)         74
  T. John (LA)             73


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