Saturday July 8, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 8, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   52  33  3.08   85  23  16   768   714  294  263   44  234  443
Philadelphia    46  34  3.24   80  16  17   709   668  293  255   49  221  386
Montreal        41  44  3.38   85  26  18   747   692  309  281   62  287  390
Los Angeles     50  35  3.45   85  26  19   757   745  324  290   69  239  444
San Diego       42  44  3.45   86  10  26   762   742  338  292   40  285  400
St. Louis       34  52  3.60   86  20  10   762   694  354  305   50  300  458
Pittsburgh      39  41  3.61   80  14  21   719   695  332  288   55  247  448
Cincinnati      48  37  3.69   85   6  27   763   731  344  313   57  297  475
Houston         35  46  3.74   81  23  11   727   679  337  302   43  325  467
New York        36  49  3.77   85  13  14   776   738  357  325   62  287  432
Chicago         42  39  3.95   81  12  19   727   722  351  319   62  270  346
Atlanta         36  47  4.18   83  13  14   737   735  388  342   62  318  436

 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
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
John Candelaria (PIT)  8   8  2.94  20  19   3   1   1  135  133   49   44    8   39   69

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gene Garber            1   0  1.45  10   0   0   7   0   19   16    3    3    2    1   17
Craig Skok             2   1  1.82  15   0   0   1   0   25   21    9    5    2    6   11
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  3.64  27   3   0   0   0   47   64   24   19    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  4.47  29   1   0   2   0   58   58   32   29    7   27   32
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
Adrian Devine          5   4  6.02  29   6   0   3   0   61   77   43   41    3   23   25
Jamie Easterly         2   5  6.80  23   5   0   1   0   49   63   39   37    8   30   32
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
Donnie Moore           4   2  4.07  41   0   0   4   0   60   66   33   27    4   19   34
Dave Roberts           4   3  4.13  17  11   1   0   1   81   89   39   37    5   25   20
Dave Geisel            1   0  4.22  10   1   0   0   0   11   15    5    5    0    5    6
Ray Burris             5   6  4.99  22  20   3   0   1  115  130   68   64   11   50   47
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  8.14   9   4   0   1   0   21   28   23   19    5   15   17

 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   5  2.81  34   4   0   4   0   80   50   27   25    6   30   43
Fred Norman            8   5  3.08  19  19   0   0   0  123  107   47   42    8   54   70
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
Pedro Borbon           5   1  4.35  34   0   0   3   0   52   48   25   25    2   11   16
Dave Tomlin            4   1  4.38  36   0   0   3   0   37   48   27   18    1   12   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   5  2.67  17   9   2   1   1   81   77   29   24    3   20   40
Joaquin Andujar        3   4  3.07  13  13   2   0   0   82   62   31   28    2   37   38
Joe Sambito            3   5  3.08  34   0   0   6   0   53   49   19   18    3   17   55
Ken Forsch             2   3  3.25  30   0   0   3   0   55   64   22   20    0   20   25
Floyd Bannister        3   4  3.43  15  11   2   0   2   76   70   29   29    7   47   63
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
Rick Williams          1   1  3.77   7   0   0   0   0   14   19    6    6    0    6    8
Bo McLaughlin          0   1  4.50   5   1   0   1   0   14   21   11    7    0   10    4
Joe Niekro             5   6  5.64  18  12   3   0   0   75   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
Lance Rautzhan         1   0  1.35  18   0   0   2   0   27   26    5    4    0    9   14
Charlie Hough          3   2  2.39  29   0   0   4   0   53   37   18   14    3   27   40
Bob Welch              2   0  2.65   6   2   0   2   0   17   16    5    5    0    0   13
Terry Forster          1   2  2.86  25   0   0  10   0   35   28   14   11    2   14   30
Burt Hooton            8   7  3.18  17  17   4   0   1  113  101   42   40   13   30   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
Tommy John            10   6  3.80  18  17   5   0   0  123  137   62   52    5   38   79
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   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    3    3
Darold Knowles         2   1  2.13  29   0   0   3   0   38   31    9    9    3   13   18
Steve Rogers          11   7  2.13  21  20  11   1   1  156  120   38   37    7   45   99
Hal Dues               3   4  2.25  17   8   1   1   0   68   56   20   17    3   23   22
Dan Schatzeder         2   1  2.47  13   2   0   0   0   44   30   12   12    1   16   24
Ross Grimsley         11   6  3.11  19  19  11   0   1  139  129   58   48   11   40   50
Woodie Fryman          1   3  3.16   4   4   1   0   0   26   18    9    9    1   14   15
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  4.56  20  18   2   0   0  107  117   63   54   14   31   59
Wayne Twitchell        3   7  5.89  16  14   0   0   0   73   88   48   48   12   45   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            1   1  0.52  10   4   0   0   0   35   25    5    2    1   13   16
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
Dale Murray            3   2  4.50  23   0   0   2   0   40   37   21   20    3   18   14
Paul Siebert           0   2  4.50  18   0   0   1   0   20   23   10   10    2   12    9
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
Tug McGraw             7   3  2.36  31   0   0   7   0   50   42   17   13    1   15   29
Ron Reed               0   0  2.43  32   0   0   7   0   56   48   15   15    2   18   34
Warren Brusstar        2   0  2.63  26   0   0   0   0   38   36   13   11    0   15   32
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
Larry Christenson      6   8  3.59  17  17   5   0   1  115  105   51   46    8   27   62
Jim Kaat               5   1  3.61  12  11   2   0   1   72   75   32   29    3   15   28
Rawly Eastwick         2   0  3.72   5   0   0   0   0   10    7    6    4    0    4    3
Jim Lonborg            7   6  3.90  16  16   1   0   0   95   93   43   41   11   34   41
Randy Lerch            4   6  4.65  16  13   2   0   0   79   85   48   41    7   38   39

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Whitson             2   2  2.18  15   0   0   3   0   21   17    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
Bruce Kison            1   2  3.18  13   0   0   0   0   28   27   11   10    1   17   19
Bert Blyleven          8   5  3.35  18  18   6   0   3  126  115   54   47   10   31   96
Dave Hamilton          0   2  3.38   9   0   0   1   0   11    9    5    4    1    8    7
Don Robinson           5   3  3.52  19  16   3   1   1  115  108   50   45   10   26   70
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   2  2.02  24   1   0   7   0   49   32   13   11    1   31   54
Gaylord Perry          9   4  3.11  18  18   3   0   2  127  125   52   44    4   37   79
Randy Jones            6   8  3.20  21  20   2   0   1  138  138   61   49    5   44   43
Rollie Fingers         4   8  3.20  36   0   0  19   0   59   45   23   21    3   17   34
Bob Owchinko           5   7  3.28  20  18   2   0   1  110  107   46   40    5   47   43
Eric Rasmussen         5   2  3.43   9   7   1   0   1   45   46   19   17    4   12   19
Mark Lee               3   1  3.56  30   0   0   0   0   43   38   18   17    0   20   17
Bob Shirley            5   9  3.89  22  17   2   0   0  109  109   53   47    8   42   70
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
Gary Lavelle           6   7  3.59  38   0   0  10   0   53   53   24   21    1   29   35
John Montefusco        7   3  3.69  20  20   2   0   0  137  132   64   56   15   36  104
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
Silvio Martinez        3   3  3.21   9   9   2   0   1   56   43   23   20    3   31   16
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
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
  T. John (LA)             10
  B. Knepper (SF)          10
  P. Zachry (NY)           10
  B. Bonham (CIN)           9
  B. Forsch (STL)           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. Garber (ATL)          10
  G. Lavelle (SF)          10
  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
  R. Jones (SD)         138.0
  J. Denny (STL)        137.1
  J. Montefusco (SF)    136.2
  J. Candelaria (PIT)   134.2
  B. Forsch (STL)       133.2

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         143
  R. Jones (SD)           138
  T. John (LA)            137
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     133
  J. Montefusco (SF)      132
  R. Burris (CHI)         130
  R. Grimsley (MON)       129
  D. Rau (LA)             129
  B. Knepper (SF)         125
  G. Perry (SD)           125

Runs:

  R. Burris (CHI)          68
  P. Niekro (ATL)          67
  J. Urrea (STL)           65
  J. Montefusco (SF)       64
  R. May (MON)             63
  T. Hume (CIN)            62
  T. John (LA)             62
  R. Jones (SD)            61
  N. Espinosa (NY)         60
  J. Koosman (NY)          59

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           20
  J. Montefusco (SF)       15
  T. Seaver (CIN)          15
  R. May (MON)             14
  B. Hooton (LA)           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
  F. Norman (CIN)          54
  P. Niekro (ATL)          53
  W. Fryman (MON)          51
  R. Burris (CHI)          50
  F. Bannister (HOU)       47
  B. Owchinko (SD)         47
  B. Knepper (SF)          45

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        145
  P. Niekro (ATL)         117
  T. Seaver (CIN)         110
  J. Montefusco (SF)      104
  V. Blue (SF)            100
  S. Rogers (MON)          99
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        96
  M. Littell (STL)         83
  T. John (LA)             79
  G. Perry (SD)            79


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