Tuesday July 4, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, July 4, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   48  32  3.06   80  23  14   723   668  276  246   41  218  416
Philadelphia    43  32  3.09   75  16  15   664   616  264  228   41  210  363
San Diego       41  40  3.32   81   9  26   719   700  311  265   36  260  374
Montreal        39  42  3.34   81  25  17   713   656  291  265   57  269  370
Los Angeles     46  34  3.47   80  25  18   710   702  304  274   68  229  421
Pittsburgh      38  39  3.65   77  14  20   694   670  324  281   52  240  437
St. Louis       32  50  3.67   82  18  10   726   663  345  296   49  284  443
Houston         35  42  3.69   77  22  11   692   638  314  284   40  310  446
New York        34  47  3.70   81  13  13   740   700  335  304   58  272  412
Cincinnati      46  35  3.74   81   6  25   727   697  331  302   55  285  451
Chicago         40  37  3.84   77  12  17   693   690  327  296   60  255  324
Atlanta         33  45  4.19   78  13  12   690   687  361  321   57  300  411

 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   5  2.66  15  15   2   0   1  105   83   33   31    8   31   66
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   5  4.60  18  17   0   0   0   88   79   49   45    6   57   56
Dave Campbell          2   2  4.81  31   0   0   0   0   39   39   23   21    8   24   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  1.97  31   0   0  11   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
Lynn McGlothen         1   0  3.63  11   0   0   0   0   22   22    9    9    3    8   10
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
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
Dave Geisel            1   0  4.50   9   1   0   0   0   10   14    5    5    0    4    5
Ray Burris             5   5  4.61  21  19   3   0   1  111  124   61   57   10   48   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
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
Dave Tomlin            4   1  4.50  34   0   0   3   0   36   45   27   18    1   12   15
Pedro Borbon           5   1  4.59  32   0   0   3   0   49   47   25   25    2    9   15
Paul Moskau            0   2  4.78  10   9   0   1   0   49   46   26   26    5   25   38
Tom Hume               2   9  5.38  17  15   0   0   0   95  118   62   57    9   36   45
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           7   9  3.66  18  18   8   0   3  130   99   58   53    7   71  145
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   5   1   0   2   0   12    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
Don Sutton             9   6  3.90  17  17   6   0   1  115  125   55   50   20   23   68
Bobby Castillo         0   3  4.11  15   0   0   1   0   31   23   18   14    2   29   28
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   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    0    0    0    2    2
Darold Knowles         2   1  2.00  27   0   0   3   0   36   29    8    8    2   11   16
Steve Rogers          10   7  2.06  20  19  11   1   1  148  111   35   34    6   41   96
Hal Dues               2   4  2.44  16   7   0   1   0   59   50   19   16    2   19   18
Dan Schatzeder         2   1  2.47  13   2   0   0   0   44   30   12   12    1   16   24
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   7  5.65  15  14   0   0   0   73   87   46   46   12   44   48
Mike Garman            0   2  6.64  15   0   0   5   0   20   20   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   5  2.66  15  15   2   0   1  105   83   33   31    8   31   66
Pat Zachry            10   3  2.90  17  17   5   0   2  115   87   41   37    7   45   69
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  2.22  29   0   0   6   0   49   41   12   12    1   18   29
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
Jim Lonborg            7   5  3.52  15  15   1   0   0   92   87   38   36    9   32   41
Larry Christenson      5   8  3.62  16  16   5   0   1  109  101   49   44    8   26   58
Randy Lerch            4   6  4.48  14  13   2   0   0   74   76   44   37    6   36   38
Rawly Eastwick         1   0  7.20   4   0   0   0   0    5    6    4    4    0    3    1

 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  2.44  44   0   0  11   0   63   49   19   17    3   24   34
John Candelaria        7   8  3.03  19  18   3   1   1  128  128   48   43    7   37   69
Bert Blyleven          8   5  3.35  18  18   6   0   3  126  115   54   47   10   31   96
Don Robinson           5   2  3.35  18  15   3   1   1  110  101   46   41    8   24   67
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
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  1.70  22   1   0   7   0   48   31   11    9    0   29   52
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
Eric Rasmussen         4   2  4.29   8   6   0   0   0   36   43   19   17    4    9   16
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
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  2.92  20   0   0   0   0   25   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   3  3.71  19  19   2   0   0  131  129   62   54   15   34  103
Gary Lavelle           5   7  3.88  35   0   0   9   0   49   50   23   21    1   27   30
Randy Moffitt          6   4  3.99  37   0   0   5   0   47   49   23   21    1   18   31
Charlie Williams       1   1  4.88  12   1   0   0   0   24   32   13   13    2   12    9
Lynn McGlothen         0   0  4.97   5   1   0   0   0   13   15    9    7    0    4    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
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  3.83   8   8   1   0   0   47   42   23   20    3   24   15
Buddy Schultz          1   2  3.83  27   0   0   4   0   47   36   21   20    1   21   38
George Frazier         0   2  4.15   8   0   0   0   0   13   17    9    6    2    2    5
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  5.62  23   9   1   0   0   82   95   65   51    4   40   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
  P. Zachry (NY)           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

Losses:

  D. Lamp (CHI)            10
  T. Hume (CIN)             9
  R. May (MON)              9
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  J. Richard (HOU)          9
  B. Shirley (SD)           9
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       8
  L. Christenson (PHI)      8
  J. Koosman (NY)           8
  J. Urrea (STL)            8

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)          8
  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
  B. Sutter (CHI)          11
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         11
  T. Forster (LA)          10
  G. Lavelle (SF)           9
  G. Garber (ATL)           8
  S. Lockwood (NY)          8
  J. D'Acquisto (SD)        7
  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. Montefusco (SF)    131.0
  J. Richard (HOU)      130.1
  J. Denny (STL)        128.1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)   127.2

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         137
  R. Jones (SD)           131
  J. Montefusco (SF)      129
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     128
  T. John (LA)            127
  D. Sutton (LA)          125
  R. Burris (CHI)         124
  D. Rau (LA)             123
  R. Grimsley (MON)       119
  T. Hume (CIN)           118

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          66
  J. Urrea (STL)           65
  T. Hume (CIN)            62
  R. May (MON)             62
  J. Montefusco (SF)       62
  R. Burris (CHI)          61
  T. John (LA)             59
  J. Richard (HOU)         58
  N. Espinosa (NY)         55
  D. Sutton (LA)           55

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           20
  J. Montefusco (SF)       15
  B. Hooton (LA)           13
  R. May (MON)             13
  T. Seaver (CIN)          13
  W. Twitchell (MON)       12
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  N. Espinosa (NY)         11
  J. Koosman (NY)          11
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        10

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         71
  P. Hanna (ATL)           57
  P. Niekro (ATL)          51
  F. Norman (CIN)          51
  B. Forsch (STL)          50
  W. Fryman (MON)          49
  R. Burris (CHI)          48
  F. Bannister (HOU)       46
  P. Zachry (NY)           45
  B. Owchinko (SD)         44

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        145
  P. Niekro (ATL)         110
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