Saturday July 1, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 1, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   48  29  2.97   77  23  14   697   640  256  230   39  198  405
Philadelphia    41  31  3.06   72  15  13   638   589  253  217   38  200  349
Montreal        38  38  3.34   76  25  16   670   619  275  249   52  254  351
San Diego       38  40  3.37   78   9  23   692   675  301  259   35  252  357
Los Angeles     45  32  3.45   77  25  17   684   676  292  262   64  220  404
St. Louis       30  48  3.65   78  18   8   690   626  326  280   47  270  421
Houston         34  40  3.66   74  21  11   664   611  299  270   36  302  423
Cincinnati      44  34  3.70   78   6  25   698   664  315  287   54  274  434
Pittsburgh      36  38  3.71   74  14  18   667   650  318  275   49  238  420
New York        33  46  3.75   79  11  13   722   693  332  301   56  267  394
Chicago         38  36  3.82   74  12  15   666   656  314  283   59  244  310
Atlanta         31  44  4.22   75  13  10   664   659  348  311   55  292  396

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Rogers (MON)    10   7  2.09  19  19  11   0   1  146  110   35   34    6   40   96
Vida Blue (SF)        11   4  2.14  17  17   5   0   2  134  109   35   32    6   30   94
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
Bob Knepper (SF)       9   5  2.44  18  18   9   0   2  136  116   44   37    6   42   69
Steve Carlton (PHI)    8   7  2.51  17  17   5   0   1  122  114   46   34   11   37   76
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  2.25  12   0   0   1   0   20   17    5    5    1    5    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
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
Eddie Solomon          1   4  4.38  27   1   0   2   0   51   51   28   25    6   23   30
Preston Hanna          6   4  4.67  17  16   0   0   0   81   72   46   42    6   56   50
Dave Campbell          2   2  4.70  30   0   0   0   0   38   37   22   20    8   23   29
Adrian Devine          5   4  5.67  28   5   0   3   0   60   74   39   38    3   20   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
Dennis Lamp            2  10  3.59  18  17   2   0   2   98   85   44   39    9   26   29
Lynn McGlothen         1   0  3.68   9   0   0   0   0   15   12    6    6    3    5    7
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
Donnie Moore           4   2  4.38  37   0   0   4   0   51   58   30   25    4   16   27
Ray Burris             5   5  4.42  20  18   3   0   1  108  118   57   53   10   46   46
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   6  3.18  18  18   5   0   1  125  115   48   44   13   43  103
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
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  3.47  27   0   0   3   0   49   60   21   19    0   18   21
Mark Lemongello        7   7  3.55  16  16   6   0   1  117  103   49   46   10   38   41
J.R. Richard           6   9  3.86  17  17   7   0   3  121   95   57   52    7   70  136
Rick Williams          1   1  4.38   6   0   0   0   0   12   18    6    6    0    5    7
Bo McLaughlin          0   1  5.00   3   1   0   1   0    9   13    6    5    0    5    2
Gene Pentz             0   0  6.00  10   0   0   0   0   15   12   13   10    1   13    8
Joe Niekro             5   5  6.11  16  11   2   0   0   66   76   54   45    6   35   30
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
Rick Rhoden            7   4  3.89  16  15   5   0   2  106  104   51   46   10   32   55
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
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
Steve Rogers          10   7  2.09  19  19  11   0   1  146  110   35   34    6   40   96
Darold Knowles         2   1  2.12  26   0   0   3   0   34   29    8    8    2   10   16
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  0.64   9   3   0   0   0   28   21    5    2    1   11   13
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   7  3.60  36   0   0   8   0   60   51   24   24    6   22   51
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
Ron Reed               0   0  2.27  28   0   0   5   0   48   40   12   12    1   18   28
Tug McGraw             7   3  2.40  28   0   0   5   0   45   39   16   12    1   13   28
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            4   6  4.48  14  13   2   0   0   74   76   44   37    6   36   38
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  2.59  41   0   0   9   0   59   48   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             3   5  5.38  14  14   1   0   0   74   66   50   44    9   37   36
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
Mickey Lolich          1   0  1.08   5   0   0   0   0    8    5    1    1    0    3    4
Mark Wiley             1   0  1.35   2   1   0   0   0    7    4    2    1    0    0    1
John D'Acquisto        1   1  1.43  21   1   0   6   0   44   28    9    7    0   26   48
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   7  3.19  18  17   2   0   1  107  104   44   38    5   44   43
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  4.33  27   0   0   0   0   35   36   18   17    0   19   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 10.80   4   0   0   0   0    3    4    4    4    3    3    1

 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            9   5  2.44  18  18   9   0   2  136  116   44   37    6   42   69
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   7  2.70  35   2   0   3   0   60   44   23   18    6   35   75
George Frazier         0   1  2.79   6   0   0   0   0   10   11    6    3    1    2    5
John Denny             6   6  2.95  18  18   8   0   2  128  103   44   42    8   34   60
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
  S. Rogers (MON)          10
  B. Forsch (STL)           9
  T. John (LA)              9
  B. Knepper (SF)           9
  T. Seaver (CIN)           9
  P. Zachry (NY)            9
  B. Bonham (CIN)           8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8

Losses:

  D. Lamp (CHI)            10
  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
  S. Rogers (MON)          11
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  B. Knepper (SF)           9
  J. Denny (STL)            8
  J. Richard (HOU)          7
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         6
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       6
  D. Rau (LA)               6
  D. Sutton (LA)            6

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)          17
  D. Bair (CIN)            12
  T. Forster (LA)          10
  G. Lavelle (SF)           9
  B. Sutter (CHI)           9
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          9
  S. Lockwood (NY)          8
  J. D'Acquisto (SD)        6
  G. Garber (ATL)           6
  J. Sambito (HOU)          6

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)       146.1
  B. Knepper (SF)       136.1
  R. Grimsley (MON)     135.0
  V. Blue (SF)          134.1
  J. Denny (STL)        128.1
  B. Forsch (STL)       127.1
  J. Montefusco (SF)    126.0
  R. Jones (SD)         125.1
  T. Seaver (CIN)       124.2

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
  B. Knepper (SF)         116

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
  J. Niekro (HOU)          54

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           19
  J. Montefusco (SF)       14
  T. Seaver (CIN)          13
  B. Hooton (LA)           12
  R. May (MON)             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
  B. Owchinko (SD)         44
  P. Zachry (NY)           44

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        136
  P. Niekro (ATL)         109
  T. Seaver (CIN)         103
  J. Montefusco (SF)      101
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        96
  S. Rogers (MON)          96
  V. Blue (SF)             94
  S. Carlton (PHI)         76
  M. Littell (STL)         75
  T. John (LA)             73


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