Friday July 7, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, July 7, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   51  33  3.09   84  23  16   759   710  292  261   44  230  438
Philadelphia    45  33  3.18   78  16  16   691   650  282  244   46  215  376
Montreal        40  43  3.38   83  25  18   730   677  302  274   60  278  381
San Diego       41  43  3.46   84   9  26   745   731  332  286   39  277  391
Los Angeles     48  35  3.47   83  25  19   739   729  318  285   69  237  440
Pittsburgh      39  40  3.60   79  14  21   711   685  328  284   53  244  444
St. Louis       33  52  3.65   85  19  10   753   693  354  305   50  293  457
Cincinnati      48  36  3.70   84   6  27   754   724  340  310   57  292  472
Houston         35  44  3.72   79  23  11   709   658  323  293   42  318  453
New York        35  49  3.82   84  13  14   767   733  357  325   62  284  428
Chicago         42  38  3.91   80  12  19   719   714  344  312   61  266  343
Atlanta         35  46  4.16   81  13  13   719   712  377  332   60  314  430

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Rogers (MON)    11   7  2.13  21  20  11   1   1  156  120   38   37    7   45   99
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    8   5  2.26  16  16   5   0   0  115  100   30   29    6   22   48
Pete Vuckovich (STL)   6   6  2.40  30   8   1   1   0   90   84   27   24    4   24   72
Vida Blue (SF)        12   4  2.42  19  19   5   0   2  145  124   42   39    7   37  100
Jim Barr (SF)          4   6  2.51  14  13   3   0   2   82   81   25   23    3   11   20
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
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          3   4  2.82  19   9   1   0   0   70   51   30   22    4   32   46
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  33   0   0   0   0   43   43   24   22    8   26   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  1.84  33   0   0  13   0   54   32   16   11    4   20   58
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
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
Lynn McGlothen         2   1  4.01  13   0   0   0   0   25   23   11   11    3   10   12
Dave Roberts           4   3  4.13  17  11   1   0   1   81   89   39   37    5   25   20
Donnie Moore           4   2  4.17  40   0   0   4   0   58   65   33   27    4   19   34
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  9.00   8   4   0   1   0   19   28   23   19    5   14   16

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bair              3   3  1.79  36   0   0  14   0   50   41   10   10    4   20   39
Manny Sarmiento        6   4  2.63  33   4   0   4   0   79   49   25   23    6   29   42
Fred Norman            8   5  3.16  18  18   0   0   0  117  104   45   41    8   51   68
Bill Bonham            9   2  3.19  15  15   1   0   0   96   97   34   34    5   35   60
Tom Seaver             9   7  3.33  19  19   5   0   1  130  122   53   48   15   44  110
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  4.38  35   0   0   3   0   37   46   27   18    1   12   15
Pedro Borbon           5   1  4.50  33   0   0   3   0   50   47   25   25    2   10   16
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  3.58  28   0   0   3   0   50   62   22   20    0   19   21
J.R. Richard           7   9  3.66  18  18   8   0   3  130   99   58   53    7   71  145
Mark Lemongello        7   8  3.75  17  17   6   0   1  125  114   55   52   12   42   44
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  2.39  29   0   0   4   0   53   37   18   14    3   27   40
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               9   4  3.57  16  16   6   0   1  113  129   45   45   11   31   56
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
Steve Rogers          11   7  2.13  21  20  11   1   1  156  120   38   37    7   45   99
Darold Knowles         2   1  2.19  28   0   0   3   0   37   31    9    9    3   12   16
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  6.53  16   0   0   6   0   21   20   15   15    2   12    7
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
Dwight Bernard         0   0  3.38   3   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    2    3
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
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
Paul Siebert           0   2  4.50  18   0   0   1   0   20   23   10   10    2   12    9
Dale Murray            3   2  4.82  22   0   0   2   0   37   36   21   20    3   17   13
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
Tom Hausman            0   0 12.46   1   1   0   0   0    4    8    6    6    1    3    1

 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
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  2.65  25   0   0   0   0   37   35   13   11    0   15   31
Steve Carlton          8   7  2.75  18  18   5   0   1  124  120   50   38   12   39   78
Dick Ruthven           3   2  3.16   5   5   1   0   1   31   31   12   11    4    5   16
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  4.54  15  13   2   0   0   77   82   46   39    7   37   39

 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
Kent Tekulve           4   5  2.38  45   0   0  12   0   64   49   19   17    3   26   34
Grant Jackson          3   3  2.41  31   0   0   3   0   37   48   14   10    0   15   23
John Candelaria        8   8  2.94  20  19   3   1   1  135  133   49   44    8   39   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
John D'Acquisto        1   1  1.68  23   1   0   7   0   48   31   11    9    0   29   52
Randy Jones            6   8  3.03  20  19   2   0   1  134  132   57   45    5   42   41
Gaylord Perry          9   4  3.11  18  18   3   0   2  127  125   52   44    4   37   79
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
Dennis Kinney          0   0  5.14   6   0   0   0   0    7    5    4    4    3    4    2
Mark Wiley             1   0  5.87   4   1   0   0   0    8   11    6    5    1    1    1
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

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue             12   4  2.42  19  19   5   0   2  145  124   42   39    7   37  100
Jim Barr               4   6  2.51  14  13   3   0   2   82   81   25   23    3   11   20
Bob Knepper           10   5  2.57  19  19   9   0   2  143  125   48   41    6   45   75
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 Curtis            2   1  3.14  23   0   0   0   0   29   25   10   10    0   15   13
John Montefusco        7   3  3.71  19  19   2   0   0  131  129   62   54   15   34  103
Gary Lavelle           5   7  3.83  37   0   0  10   0   49   52   24   21    1   27   31
Randy Moffitt          6   4  3.96  39   0   0   6   0   50   50   24   22    2   19   33
Lynn McGlothen         0   0  4.97   5   1   0   0   0   13   15    9    7    0    4    9
Charlie Williams       1   1  5.00  14   1   0   0   0   27   35   15   15    2   15   10

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Vuckovich         6   6  2.40  30   8   1   1   0   90   84   27   24    4   24   72
Mark Littell           1   7  2.48  38   2   0   3   0   65   47   23   18    6   38   83
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  3.72  29   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)             12
  R. Grimsley (MON)        11
  S. Rogers (MON)          11
  B. Knepper (SF)          10
  P. Zachry (NY)           10
  B. Bonham (CIN)           9
  B. Forsch (STL)           9
  T. John (LA)              9
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  G. Perry (SD)             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)            14
  B. Sutter (CHI)          13
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         12
  T. Forster (LA)          10
  G. Lavelle (SF)          10
  G. Garber (ATL)           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)       156.0
  V. Blue (SF)          145.1
  B. Knepper (SF)       143.1
  R. Grimsley (MON)     139.0
  J. Denny (STL)        137.1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)   134.2
  B. Forsch (STL)       133.2
  R. Jones (SD)         133.2
  J. Montefusco (SF)    131.0

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         143
  T. John (LA)            135
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     133
  R. Jones (SD)           132
  R. Grimsley (MON)       129
  J. Montefusco (SF)      129
  D. Rau (LA)             129
  B. Knepper (SF)         125
  G. Perry (SD)           125
  D. Sutton (LA)          125

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
  T. Seaver (CIN)          15
  B. Hooton (LA)           13
  R. May (MON)             13
  S. Carlton (PHI)         12
  N. Espinosa (NY)         12
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      12
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         12
  W. Twitchell (MON)       12

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
  T. Seaver (CIN)         110
  J. Montefusco (SF)      103
  V. Blue (SF)            100
  S. Rogers (MON)          99
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        96
  M. Littell (STL)         83
  G. Perry (SD)            79
  S. Carlton (PHI)         78

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