Wednesday July 5, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, July 5, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   49  32  3.06   81  23  14   733   680  280  249   42  221  424
Philadelphia    44  32  3.12   76  16  16   673   627  269  233   42  213  369
San Diego       41  41  3.33   82   9  26   729   710  316  270   37  264  381
Montreal        39  42  3.34   81  25  17   713   656  291  265   57  269  370
Los Angeles     46  35  3.50   81  25  18   719   717  313  280   68  232  426
Pittsburgh      38  39  3.65   77  14  20   694   670  324  281   52  240  437
Houston         35  43  3.68   78  23  11   700   645  316  286   40  313  450
St. Louis       32  51  3.69   83  18  10   735   671  350  301   49  289  446
Cincinnati      47  35  3.70   82   6  26   736   704  332  303   55  287  456
New York        34  48  3.73   82  13  13   749   710  342  310   59  276  421
Chicago         41  37  3.81   78  12  18   702   695  328  297   60  259  331
Atlanta         34  45  4.22   79  13  13   699   695  369  328   59  307  414

 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
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
Steve Carlton (PHI)    8   7  2.75  18  18   5   0   1  124  120   50   38   12   39   78
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  1.80   8   0   0   6   0   15   13    3    3    2    1   15
Craig Skok             1   0  2.14  13   0   0   1   0   21   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
Dave Campbell          3   2  4.57  32   0   0   0   0   41   40   23   21    8   25   31
Preston Hanna          6   5  4.60  18  17   0   0   0   88   79   49   45    6   57   56
Eddie Solomon          1   4  4.82  28   1   0   2   0   52   54   31   28    7   26   30
Adrian Devine          5   4  6.02  29   6   0   3   0   61   77   43   41    3   23   25
Jamie Easterly         2   4  6.07  22   4   0   1   0   46   58   33   31    6   27   30
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  1.92  32   0   0  12   0   52   31   16   11    4   20   54
Rick Reuschel          8   5  2.26  16  16   5   0   0  115  100   30   29    6   22   48
Mike Krukow            2   0  3.38   9   2   1   0   1   27   24   10   10    2    9   13
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
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  1.88  35   0   0  13   0   48   41   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
Paul Moskau            1   2  4.26  11  10   0   1   0   57   52   27   27    5   27   43
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
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
Joe Niekro             5   6  5.69  17  12   3   0   0   74   83   56   47    6   38   34
Gene Pentz             0   0  6.00  10   0   0   0   0   15   12   13   10    1   13    8
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  1.37  17   0   0   2   0   26   25    5    4    0    9   14
Charlie Hough          2   2  2.54  27   0   0   3   0   50   37   18   14    3   27   37
Terry Forster          1   2  3.03  24   0   0  10   0   33   26   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
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
Tommy John             9   6  3.93  17  17   5   0   0  119  135   62   52    5   38   75
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  3.54  37   0   0   8   0   61   52   24   24    6   22   52
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
Nino Espinosa          6   7  3.98  17  17   4   0   1  111  116   55   49   11   38   42
Jerry Koosman          2   9  4.17  18  18   2   0   0  121  118   59   56   11   41   77
Dwight Bernard         0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    0    1
Dale Murray            3   2  4.98  21   0   0   2   0   34   32   20   19    3   16   12
Mike Bruhert           1   5  5.00  13  12   0   0   0   67   90   47   37    2   14   34
Butch Metzger          1   3  6.51  25   0   0   0   0   37   48   28   27    4   22   21

 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  2.31  30   0   0   6   0   51   44   13   13    1   18   30
Tug McGraw             7   3  2.45  30   0   0   7   0   48   42   17   13    1   13   28
Warren Brusstar        2   0  2.72  24   0   0   0   0   36   34   13   11    0   15   31
Steve Carlton          8   7  2.75  18  18   5   0   1  124  120   50   38   12   39   78
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
Bob Owchinko           5   7  3.19  18  17   2   0   1  107  104   44   38    5   44   43
Rollie Fingers         4   8  3.20  36   0   0  19   0   59   45   23   21    3   17   34
Bob Shirley            5   9  3.89  22  17   2   0   0  109  109   53   47    8   42   70
Mark Lee               3   1  4.10  28   0   0   0   0   37   37   18   17    0   19   13
Eric Rasmussen         4   2  4.29   8   6   0   0   0   36   43   19   17    4    9   16
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            2   1  2.81  21   0   0   0   0   26   21    8    8    0   15   11
Ed Halicki             4   2  2.92  12  12   4   0   2   83   70   31   27    8   20   39
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  3.86  36   0   0   9   0   49   52   24   21    1   27   31
Randy Moffitt          6   4  3.99  37   0   0   5   0   47   49   23   21    1   18   31
Lynn McGlothen         0   0  4.97   5   1   0   0   0   13   15    9    7    0    4    9
Charlie Williams       1   1  5.04  13   1   0   0   0   25   34   14   14    2   13    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
John Denny             6   6  2.95  18  18   8   0   2  128  103   44   42    8   34   60
Bob Forsch             9   7  3.23  19  19   5   0   3  134  108   54   48    7   54   63
Buddy Schultz          1   2  3.78  28   0   0   4   0   48   36   21   20    1   21   38
Silvio Martinez        2   3  3.83   8   8   1   0   0   47   42   23   20    3   24   15
George Frazier         0   2  4.15   8   0   0   0   0   13   17    9    6    2    2    5
Roy Thomas             1   0  4.15   5   0   0   2   0    9    7    5    4    0    4    4
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
  J. Koosman (NY)           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
  R. Fingers (SD)           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)            13
  B. Sutter (CHI)          12
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         11
  T. Forster (LA)          10
  G. Garber (ATL)           9
  G. Lavelle (SF)           9
  S. Lockwood (NY)          8
  J. D'Acquisto (SD)        7
  T. McGraw (PHI)           7

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
  B. Forsch (STL)       133.2
  R. Jones (SD)         132.1
  J. Montefusco (SF)    131.0
  J. Richard (HOU)      130.1
  J. Denny (STL)        128.1

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         137
  T. John (LA)            135
  R. Jones (SD)           131
  J. Montefusco (SF)      129
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     128
  D. Sutton (LA)          125
  R. Burris (CHI)         124
  D. Rau (LA)             123
  S. Carlton (PHI)        120
  R. Grimsley (MON)       119

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          66
  J. Urrea (STL)           65
  T. Hume (CIN)            62
  T. John (LA)             62
  R. May (MON)             62
  J. Montefusco (SF)       62
  R. Burris (CHI)          61
  J. Koosman (NY)          59
  J. Richard (HOU)         58
  J. Niekro (HOU)          56

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         71
  P. Hanna (ATL)           57
  B. Forsch (STL)          54
  P. Niekro (ATL)          51
  F. Norman (CIN)          51
  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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