Sunday July 2, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, July 2, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   48  30  3.05   78  23  14   705   652  265  239   40  206  408
Philadelphia    42  31  3.09   73  15  14   647   601  258  222   39  205  356
San Diego       39  40  3.34   79   9  24   701   681  303  260   35  255  365
Montreal        38  40  3.37   78  25  16   688   639  284  258   54  259  364
Los Angeles     45  33  3.50   78  25  17   692   687  299  269   66  224  413
St. Louis       32  48  3.61   80  18  10   708   637  332  284   47  276  437
Houston         34  41  3.69   75  21  11   673   619  305  276   38  305  429
Pittsburgh      36  38  3.71   74  14  18   667   650  318  275   49  238  420
Cincinnati      45  34  3.73   79   6  25   707   678  321  293   54  278  442
New York        33  46  3.75   79  11  13   722   693  332  301   56  267  394
Chicago         38  37  3.85   75  12  15   675   669  320  289   60  250  319
Atlanta         32  44  4.24   76  13  11   673   669  355  317   57  293  398

 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
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    8   5  2.26  16  16   5   0   0  115  100   30   29    6   22   48
Vida Blue (SF)        11   4  2.37  18  18   5   0   2  140  116   40   37    7   34   97
Pete Vuckovich (STL)   6   5  2.39  29   7   1   1   0   83   73   25   22    4   23   65
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)     9   3  2.71  17  17   3   0   2  123  116   45   37    3   32   74
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
Gene Garber            1   0  2.45   6   0   0   4   0   11   11    3    3    2    1   11
Mickey Mahler          2   4  2.84  18   8   1   0   0   63   47   28   20    4   29   40
Phil Niekro            9   9  3.30  21  21  10   0   3  156  137   66   57    8   51  110
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
Willie Hernandez       5   2  3.82  28   0   0   1   0   33   30   14   14    3   18   20
Lynn McGlothen         1   0  3.86  10   0   0   0   0   19   19    8    8    3    7    9
Dave Roberts           3   3  3.91  15   9   1   0   1   71   77   33   31    5   24   19
Donnie Moore           4   2  4.25  38   0   0   4   0   53   58   30   25    4   17   28
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
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   8   1   0   0   0    8   12    5    5    0    3    4
Ken Holtzman           0   3  8.20   7   4   0   1   0   19   27   21   17    4   12   16

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bair              2   3  2.00  33   0   0  12   0   45   40   10   10    4   18   38
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
Tom Seaver             9   6  3.18  18  18   5   0   1  125  115   48   44   13   43  103
Bill Bonham            8   2  3.32  14  14   1   0   0   89   88   33   33    5   33   53
Dale Murray            1   1  4.13  15   0   0   2   0   33   34   20   15    1   17   25
Pedro Borbon           5   1  4.69  31   0   0   3   0   48   47   25   25    2    9   15
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   4  2.38  16   8   2   1   1   76   70   22   20    3   19   36
Floyd Bannister        3   3  2.61  13   9   2   0   2   69   57   20   20    4   45   54
Joaquin Andujar        3   4  3.07  13  13   2   0   0   82   62   31   28    2   37   38
Joe Sambito            3   4  3.12  32   0   0   6   0   49   44   18   17    3   16   53
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  0.42  15   0   0   2   0   22   18    1    1    0    7   11
Charlie Hough          2   1  2.57  25   0   0   3   0   49   36   16   14    3   26   36
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
Doug Rau               8   4  3.47  15  15   6   0   1  106  123   41   41   10   31   53
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
Gerry Pirtle           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    1
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
Woodie Fryman          1   2  2.66   3   3   1   0   0   20   12    6    6    1   12   14
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  3.86  16   0   0   5   0   21   26   11    9    2   11   14
Rudy May               6   9  4.49  19  18   2   0   0  106  115   62   53   13   31   58
Wayne Twitchell        3   6  5.45  14  13   0   0   0   69   81   42   42    9   41   46
Mike Garman            0   2  6.98  14   0   0   5   0   19   19   15   15    2   11    6
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  0.64   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
Gene Garber            2   1  1.40  22   0   0   3   0   39   26    6    6    1   11   24
Dick Ruthven           3   1  2.05   4   4   1   0   1   26   23    7    6    2    5   13
Ron Reed               0   0  2.27  28   0   0   5   0   48   40   12   12    1   18   28
Steve Carlton          8   7  2.51  17  17   5   0   1  122  114   46   34   11   37   76
Tug McGraw             7   3  2.56  29   0   0   6   0   46   41   17   13    1   13   28
Warren Brusstar        1   0  2.94  23   0   0   0   0   34   33   13   11    0   14   28
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          9   3  2.71  17  17   3   0   2  123  116   45   37    3   32   74
Randy Jones            5   7  2.87  18  18   2   0   1  125  123   51   40    4   38   37
Rollie Fingers         4   7  3.15  34   0   0  18   0   54   43   21   19    2   14   30
Bob Owchinko           5   7  3.19  18  17   2   0   1  107  104   44   38    5   44   43
Bob Shirley            5   9  3.82  21  16   2   0   0  104  102   50   44    8   40   67
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
Jim Barr               4   4  2.34  12  11   3   0   2   69   68   19   18    2    8   18
Vida Blue             11   4  2.37  18  18   5   0   2  140  116   40   37    7   34   97
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
John Montefusco        7   2  3.57  18  18   2   0   0  126  124   57   50   14   30  101
Gary Lavelle           5   7  4.02  33   0   0   9   0   47   47   21   21    1   27   28
Randy Moffitt          6   4  4.26  35   0   0   5   0   44   49   23   21    1   15   29
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   3   0   0   2   0    6    3    0    0    0    1    4
Pete Vuckovich         6   5  2.39  29   7   1   1   0   83   73   25   22    4   23   65
Mark Littell           1   7  2.61  36   2   0   3   0   62   44   23   18    6   36   79
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  4.00  26   0   0   4   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             3   8  5.74  22   9   1   0   0   80   94   65   51    4   39   53
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
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  G. Perry (SD)             9
  T. Seaver (CIN)           9
  P. Zachry (NY)            9

Losses:

  D. Lamp (CHI)            10
  R. May (MON)              9
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  J. Richard (HOU)          9
  B. Shirley (SD)           9
  T. Hume (CIN)             8
  J. Koosman (NY)           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)          18
  D. Bair (CIN)            12
  T. Forster (LA)          10
  G. Lavelle (SF)           9
  B. Sutter (CHI)           9
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          9
  S. Lockwood (NY)          8
  G. Garber (ATL)           7
  J. D'Acquisto (SD)        6
  T. McGraw (PHI)           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)       155.2
  S. Rogers (MON)       146.1
  V. Blue (SF)          140.1
  B. Knepper (SF)       136.1
  R. Grimsley (MON)     135.0
  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)         137
  T. John (LA)            127
  J. Montefusco (SF)      124
  R. Jones (SD)           123
  D. Rau (LA)             123
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     122
  D. Sutton (LA)          120
  R. Grimsley (MON)       119
  R. Burris (CHI)         118
  V. Blue (SF)            116

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          66
  J. Urrea (STL)           65
  R. May (MON)             62
  T. Hume (CIN)            59
  T. John (LA)             59
  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
  R. May (MON)             13
  T. Seaver (CIN)          13
  B. Hooton (LA)           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
  P. Niekro (ATL)          51
  B. Forsch (STL)          50
  W. Fryman (MON)          49
  F. Norman (CIN)          48
  R. Burris (CHI)          46
  F. Bannister (HOU)       45
  B. Owchinko (SD)         44
  P. Zachry (NY)           44

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        136
  P. Niekro (ATL)         110
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