Thursday July 6, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 6, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   50  32  3.07   82  23  15   742   689  284  253   42  225  432
Philadelphia    45  32  3.13   77  16  16   682   635  275  237   43  214  372
San Diego       41  42  3.36   83   9  26   737   715  321  275   37  271  386
Montreal        39  43  3.37   82  25  17   721   666  298  270   58  272  377
Los Angeles     47  35  3.46   82  25  18   730   723  314  281   68  237  434
Pittsburgh      38  40  3.63   78  14  20   702   678  327  283   52  240  444
St. Louis       33  51  3.67   84  19  10   744   682  352  303   50  291  449
Houston         35  43  3.68   78  23  11   700   645  316  286   40  313  450
Cincinnati      47  35  3.70   82   6  26   736   704  332  303   55  287  456
New York        35  48  3.75   83  13  14   758   718  348  316   61  278  424
Chicago         41  38  3.87   79  12  18   710   706  337  305   60  262  337
Atlanta         34  46  4.17   80  13  13   710   705  374  329   60  310  424

 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)      10   5  2.57  19  19   9   0   2  143  125   48   41    6   45   75
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
John Denny (STL)       7   6  2.88  19  19   9   0   2  137  114   46   44    9   36   63
Pat Zachry (NY)       10   3  2.90  17  17   5   0   2  115   87   41   37    7   45   69

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gene Garber            1   0  1.72   9   0   0   6   0   16   14    3    3    2    1   17
Craig Skok             1   1  1.99  14   0   0   1   0   23   20    9    5    2    6    9
Mickey Mahler          2   4  2.84  18   8   1   0   0   63   47   28   20    4   29   40
Phil Niekro            9   9  3.18  22  22  10   0   3  164  143   67   58    8   53  117
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
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
Dennis Lamp            2  10  3.86  19  18   2   0   2  103   92   49   44    9   27   30
Donnie Moore           4   2  4.17  40   0   0   4   0   58   65   33   27    4   19   34
Lynn McGlothen         1   1  4.43  12   0   0   0   0   22   23   11   11    3    9   10
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          3   2  2.49  28   0   0   3   0   51   37   18   14    3   27   37
Terry Forster          1   2  2.86  25   0   0  10   0   35   28   14   11    2   14   30
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  3.70  17  16   5   0   2  114  108   52   47   10   35   61
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   6  3.11  19  19  11   0   1  139  129   58   48   11   40   50
Stan Bahnsen           0   2  3.24  17   0   0   5   0   25   26   11    9    2   14   17
Bill Atkinson          2   2  3.86  22   0   0   2   0   37   38   16   16    3   23   25
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  3.52  38   0   0   9   0   64   53   25   25    7   23   54
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   9  4.17  18  18   2   0   0  121  118   59   56   11   41   77
Nino Espinosa          7   7  4.17  18  18   4   0   1  117  123   60   54   12   39   43
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 Lonborg            7   5  3.52  15  15   1   0   0   92   87   38   36    9   32   41
Jim Kaat               5   1  3.61  12  11   2   0   1   72   75   32   29    3   15   28
Larry Christenson      5   8  3.62  16  16   5   0   1  109  101   49   44    8   26   58
Rawly Eastwick         2   0  3.72   5   0   0   0   0   10    7    6    4    0    4    3
Randy Lerch            4   6  4.48  14  13   2   0   0   74   76   44   37    6   36   38

 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  3.55  21   6   1   0   0   58   48   30   23    8   23   45
Jim Rooker             3   6  5.20  15  15   1   0   0   80   73   53   46    9   37   42
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  1.29   3   1   0   0   0    7    5    2    1    0    1    1
John D'Acquisto        1   1  1.68  23   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   8  3.03  20  19   2   0   1  134  132   57   45    5   42   41
Rollie Fingers         4   8  3.20  36   0   0  19   0   59   45   23   21    3   17   34
Bob Owchinko           5   7  3.31  19  18   2   0   1  109  106   46   40    5   46   43
Mark Lee               3   1  3.73  29   0   0   0   0   41   38   18   17    0   20   15
Bob Shirley            5   9  3.89  22  17   2   0   0  109  109   53   47    8   42   70
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  9.00   5   0   0   0   0    4    4    4    4    3    3    2

 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
Jim Barr               4   5  2.48  13  12   3   0   2   76   74   23   21    2   11   20
Bob Knepper           10   5  2.57  19  19   9   0   2  143  125   48   41    6   45   75
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
Randy Moffitt          6   4  3.83  38   0   0   6   0   49   49   23   21    1   19   33
Gary Lavelle           5   7  3.86  36   0   0   9   0   49   52   24   21    1   27   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             7   6  2.88  19  19   9   0   2  137  114   46   44    9   36   63
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
  B. Knepper (SF)          10
  S. Rogers (MON)          10
  P. Zachry (NY)           10
  B. Forsch (STL)           9
  T. John (LA)              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
  J. Denny (STL)            9
  B. Knepper (SF)           9
  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)          9
  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)       164.0
  S. Rogers (MON)       148.1
  B. Knepper (SF)       143.1
  V. Blue (SF)          140.1
  R. Grimsley (MON)     139.0
  J. Denny (STL)        137.1
  B. Forsch (STL)       133.2
  R. Jones (SD)         133.2
  J. Montefusco (SF)    131.0
  J. Richard (HOU)      130.1

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         143
  T. John (LA)            135
  R. Jones (SD)           132
  R. Grimsley (MON)       129
  J. Montefusco (SF)      129
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     128
  B. Knepper (SF)         125
  D. Sutton (LA)          125
  R. Burris (CHI)         124
  N. Espinosa (NY)        123

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          67
  J. Urrea (STL)           65
  T. Hume (CIN)            62
  T. John (LA)             62
  R. May (MON)             62
  J. Montefusco (SF)       62
  R. Burris (CHI)          61
  N. Espinosa (NY)         60
  J. Koosman (NY)          59
  R. Grimsley (MON)        58

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
  N. Espinosa (NY)         12
  W. Twitchell (MON)       12
  R. Grimsley (MON)        11
  J. Koosman (NY)          11

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         71
  P. Hanna (ATL)           57
  B. Forsch (STL)          54
  P. Niekro (ATL)          53
  F. Norman (CIN)          51
  W. Fryman (MON)          49
  R. Burris (CHI)          48
  F. Bannister (HOU)       46
  B. Owchinko (SD)         46
  B. Knepper (SF)          45

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        145
  P. Niekro (ATL)         117
  J. Montefusco (SF)      103
  T. Seaver (CIN)         103
  V. Blue (SF)             97
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        96
  S. Rogers (MON)          96
  M. Littell (STL)         82
  S. Carlton (PHI)         78
  J. Koosman (NY)          77

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