Sunday July 9, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, July 9, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   52  34  3.11   86  23  16   776   722  302  268   44  242  447
Philadelphia    47  34  3.29   81  16  17   718   682  300  262   54  222  396
Montreal        41  45  3.44   86  26  18   756   706  317  289   64  292  392
Los Angeles     50  36  3.45   86  26  19   765   752  329  293   69  242  452
San Diego       42  45  3.47   87  10  26   770   751  343  297   41  289  407
Pittsburgh      40  41  3.57   81  14  22   728   701  333  289   56  250  454
St. Louis       34  53  3.59   87  20  10   771   702  360  307   50  303  465
Cincinnati      49  37  3.67   86   6  28   772   741  346  315   57  301  477
Houston         36  46  3.70   82  24  11   736   683  338  303   43  331  479
New York        36  50  3.76   86  13  14   785   749  361  328   63  292  436
Chicago         43  39  3.91   82  12  20   736   729  352  320   62  272  354
Atlanta         37  47  4.14   84  13  15   746   741  390  343   62  323  443

 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  2.56  20  19   9   0   2  144  126   48   41    6   47   75
Craig Swan (NY)        1   5  2.63  16  15   2   0   1  106   84   33   31    8   32   66
Steve Carlton (PHI)    8   7  2.88  19  19   5   0   1  131  129   54   42   16   39   87
John Denny (STL)       7   6  2.88  19  19   9   0   2  137  114   46   44    9   36   63
John Candelaria (PIT)  8   8  2.94  20  19   3   1   1  135  133   49   44    8   39   69
Pat Zachry (NY)       10   4  3.00  18  18   5   0   2  120   95   44   40    8   48   71

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gene Garber            1   0  1.37  11   0   0   8   0   20   16    3    3    2    1   18
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  3.13  23  22  10   0   3  167  144   67   58    8   54  122
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
Preston Hanna          7   5  4.45  19  18   0   0   0   93   84   51   46    6   61   57
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
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  1.76  34   0   0  14   0   56   35   16   11    4   21   61
Rick Reuschel          8   5  2.26  16  16   5   0   0  115  100   30   29    6   22   48
Mike Krukow            3   0  3.00  10   3   1   0   1   33   28   11   11    2   10   18
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
Dave Tomlin            4   1  4.12  37   0   0   4   0   39   49   27   18    1   14   16
Dale Murray            1   1  4.13  15   0   0   2   0   33   34   20   15    1   17   25
Paul Moskau            1   2  4.21  12  11   0   1   0   62   59   29   29    5   29   44
Pedro Borbon           5   1  4.30  35   0   0   3   0   52   49   25   25    2   11   16
Tom Hume               3   9  5.33  18  15   0   0   0   96  119   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           8   9  3.49  19  19   9   0   3  139  103   59   54    7   77  157
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  2.30  30   0   0   4   0   55   37   18   14    3   29   41
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   7  3.93  18  18   6   0   1  121  132   60   53   20   24   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   4   0   0   0   0    8    3    0    0    0    5    3
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
Darold Knowles         2   2  2.45  30   0   0   3   0   40   35   11   11    3   15   18
Dan Schatzeder         2   1  2.98  14   3   0   0   0   45   35   15   15    2   17   25
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
Bill Atkinson          2   2  3.86  22   0   0   2   0   37   38   16   16    3   23   25
Stan Bahnsen           0   2  4.10  18   0   0   5   0   26   31   14   12    3   14   18
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  6.33  17   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  2.63  16  15   2   0   1  106   84   33   31    8   32   66
Pat Zachry            10   4  3.00  18  18   5   0   2  120   95   44   40    8   48   71
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  4.10  19  18   2   0   0  123  120   60   56   11   42   78
Nino Espinosa          7   7  4.17  18  18   4   0   1  117  123   60   54   12   39   43
Paul Siebert           0   2  4.35  19   0   0   1   0   21   23   10   10    2   12   10
Dale Murray            3   2  4.50  23   0   0   2   0   40   37   21   20    3   18   14
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             8   3  2.31  32   0   0   7   0   51   43   17   13    1   16   30
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  2.88  19  19   5   0   1  131  129   54   42   16   39   87
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
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
Rawly Eastwick         2   0  5.91   6   0   0   0   0   11   11    9    7    1    4    3

 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  2.27  46   0   0  13   0   67   51   19   17    3   28   38
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          9   5  3.26  19  19   6   0   3  132  119   55   48   11   32   98
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  1.94  25   1   0   7   0   51   32   13   11    1   32   59
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
Bob Owchinko           5   7  3.28  20  18   2   0   1  110  107   46   40    5   47   43
Rollie Fingers         4   8  3.30  37   0   0  19   0   60   47   24   22    3   18   35
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  10  4.04  23  18   2   0   0  114  116   57   51    9   44   71
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  2.56  20  19   9   0   2  144  126   48   41    6   47   75
Greg Minton            0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    3    5
Ed Halicki             4   3  3.05  13  13   4   0   2   89   73   34   30    8   23   43
Gary Lavelle           6   7  3.59  38   0   0  10   0   53   53   24   21    1   29   35
John Curtis            2   1  3.64  24   0   0   0   0   30   28   15   12    0   17   13
John Montefusco        7   3  3.69  20  20   2   0   0  137  132   64   56   15   36  104
Randy Moffitt          6   4  3.91  40   0   0   6   0   51   51   24   22    2   20   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  2.44  39   2   0   3   0   66   48   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   8  3.14  20  20   5   0   3  140  112   58   49    7   57   67
Silvio Martinez        3   3  3.21   9   9   2   0   1   56   43   23   20    3   31   16
Buddy Schultz          1   2  3.62  30   0   0   4   0   50   37   21   20    1   21   41
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
Roy Thomas             1   0  5.19   6   0   0   2   0    9    9    7    5    0    4    4
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

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".

















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. Blyleven (PIT)         9
  B. Bonham (CIN)           9
  B. Forsch (STL)           9
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9

Losses:

  D. Lamp (CHI)            10
  B. Shirley (SD)          10
  T. Hume (CIN)             9
  J. Koosman (NY)           9
  R. May (MON)              9
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  J. Richard (HOU)          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)          9
  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)          14
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         13
  G. Garber (ATL)          11
  T. Forster (LA)          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)       167.0
  S. Rogers (MON)       156.0
  V. Blue (SF)          145.1
  B. Knepper (SF)       144.1
  B. Forsch (STL)       140.1
  J. Richard (HOU)      139.1
  R. Grimsley (MON)     139.0
  R. Jones (SD)         138.0
  J. Denny (STL)        137.1
  J. Montefusco (SF)    136.2

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         144
  R. Jones (SD)           138
  T. John (LA)            137
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     133
  J. Montefusco (SF)      132
  D. Sutton (LA)          132
  R. Burris (CHI)         130
  S. Carlton (PHI)        129
  R. Grimsley (MON)       129
  D. Rau (LA)             129

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)          60

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           20
  S. Carlton (PHI)         16
  J. Montefusco (SF)       15
  T. Seaver (CIN)          15
  R. May (MON)             14
  B. Hooton (LA)           13
  N. Espinosa (NY)         12
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      12
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         12
  W. Twitchell (MON)       12

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         77
  P. Hanna (ATL)           61
  B. Forsch (STL)          57
  P. Niekro (ATL)          54
  F. Norman (CIN)          54
  W. Fryman (MON)          51
  R. Burris (CHI)          50
  P. Zachry (NY)           48
  F. Bannister (HOU)       47
  B. Knepper (SF)          47

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        157
  P. Niekro (ATL)         122
  T. Seaver (CIN)         110
  J. Montefusco (SF)      104
  V. Blue (SF)            100
  S. Rogers (MON)          99
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        98
  S. Carlton (PHI)         87
  M. Littell (STL)         83
  T. John (LA)             79

  Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us