Monday July 3, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, July 3, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   48  31  3.05   79  23  14   714   659  269  242   40  211  413
Philadelphia    42  31  3.09   73  15  14   647   601  258  222   39  205  356
San Diego       40  40  3.32   80   9  25   710   689  306  262   36  257  368
Montreal        39  40  3.33   79  25  17   697   643  284  258   54  262  366
Los Angeles     45  34  3.50   79  25  17   701   697  303  273   67  226  417
St. Louis       32  49  3.63   81  18  10   717   651  338  289   48  280  441
Pittsburgh      36  39  3.69   75  14  18   676   656  320  277   49  238  428
Houston         34  42  3.73   76  21  11   683   634  313  283   40  309  437
New York        33  46  3.75   79  11  13   722   693  332  301   56  267  394
Cincinnati      46  34  3.76   80   6  25   718   688  328  300   55  283  447
Chicago         39  37  3.83   76  12  16   684   679  322  291   60  251  322
Atlanta         33  44  4.18   77  13  12   682   678  357  317   57  298  405

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Rogers (MON)    10   7  2.06  20  19  11   1   1  148  111   35   34    6   41   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
Randy Jones (SD)       6   7  2.86  19  19   2   0   1  132  131   54   42    5   39   39
Ross Grimsley (MON)   11   5  2.87  18  18  11   0   1  135  119   51   43   10   40   46

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gene Garber            1   0  1.93   7   0   0   5   0   14   13    3    3    2    1   15
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
Phil Niekro            9   9  3.30  21  21  10   0   3  156  137   66   57    8   51  110
Rick Camp              1   2  3.35  26   2   0   0   0   43   53   20   16    3   19   15
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  1.98  30   0   0  10   0   50   31   16   11    4   20   53
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
Dave Roberts           4   3  3.77  16  10   1   0   1   76   83   34   32    5   24   20
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
Donnie Moore           4   2  4.23  39   0   0   4   0   55   62   31   26    4   18   29
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              3   3  1.91  34   0   0  12   0   47   40   10   10    4   19   38
Manny Sarmiento        6   4  2.47  32   4   0   4   0   77   46   23   21    6   29   42
Fred Norman            8   5  3.16  18  18   0   0   0  117  104   45   41    8   51   68
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
Dave Tomlin            4   1  4.72  33   0   0   3   0   34   45   27   18    1   10   14
Paul Moskau            0   2  4.78  10   9   0   1   0   49   46   26   26    5   25   38
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
Joaquin Andujar        3   4  3.07  13  13   2   0   0   82   62   31   28    2   37   38
Floyd Bannister        3   3  3.08  14  10   2   0   2   73   63   25   25    6   46   59
Joe Sambito            3   5  3.14  33   0   0   6   0   52   48   19   18    3   16   55
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
Bo McLaughlin          0   1  4.15   4   1   0   1   0   13   18    8    6    0    8    3
Rick Williams          1   1  4.38   6   0   0   0   0   12   18    6    6    0    5    7
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  0.38  16   0   0   2   0   24   20    1    1    0    8   12
Charlie Hough          2   1  2.55  26   0   0   3   0   49   36   16   14    3   26   36
Terry Forster          1   2  3.06  23   0   0  10   0   32   25   14   11    2   12   28
Burt Hooton            7   7  3.45  16  16   3   0   1  104   96   41   40   13   28   50
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  2.06  20  19  11   1   1  148  111   35   34    6   41   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               2   4  2.44  16   7   0   1   0   59   50   19   16    2   19   18
Woodie Fryman          1   2  2.66   3   3   1   0   0   20   12    6    6    1   12   14
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  2.55  42   0   0   9   0   60   48   19   17    3   23   31
John Candelaria        7   8  3.03  19  18   3   1   1  128  128   48   43    7   37   69
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            6   7  2.86  19  19   2   0   1  132  131   54   42    5   39   39
Rollie Fingers         4   7  3.04  35   0   0  19   0   56   43   21   19    2   15   31
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
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
Jim Barr               4   5  2.48  13  12   3   0   2   76   74   23   21    2   11   20
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  3.97  34   0   0   9   0   48   48   21   21    1   27   29
Randy Moffitt          6   4  4.14  36   0   0   5   0   46   49   23   21    1   17   31
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
Pete Vuckovich         6   5  2.39  29   7   1   1   0   83   73   25   22    4   23   65
Mark Littell           1   7  2.53  37   2   0   3   0   64   47   23   18    6   37   82
George Frazier         0   1  2.61   7   0   0   0   0   10   11    6    3    1    2    5
Roy Thomas             1   0  2.70   4   0   0   2   0    7    5    3    2    0    3    4
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   6  5.40  13  10   0   0   0   53   66   36   32    5   24   21
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
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       8
  T. Hume (CIN)             8
  J. Koosman (NY)           8
  J. Urrea (STL)            8
  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)          19
  D. Bair (CIN)            12
  T. Forster (LA)          10
  B. Sutter (CHI)          10
  G. Lavelle (SF)           9
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          9
  G. Garber (ATL)           8
  S. Lockwood (NY)          8
  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)       148.1
  V. Blue (SF)          140.1
  B. Knepper (SF)       136.1
  R. Grimsley (MON)     135.0
  R. Jones (SD)         132.1
  J. Denny (STL)        128.1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)   127.2
  B. Forsch (STL)       127.1
  J. Montefusco (SF)    126.0

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         137
  R. Jones (SD)           131
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     128
  T. John (LA)            127
  J. Montefusco (SF)      124
  D. Rau (LA)             123
  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
  R. Jones (SD)            54

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           19
  J. Montefusco (SF)       14
  B. Hooton (LA)           13
  R. May (MON)             13
  T. Seaver (CIN)          13
  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
  F. Norman (CIN)          51
  B. Forsch (STL)          50
  W. Fryman (MON)          49
  F. Bannister (HOU)       46
  R. Burris (CHI)          46
  B. Owchinko (SD)         44
  P. Zachry (NY)           44

Strikeouts:

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