Thursday July 13, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 13, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   53  34  3.07   87  24  16   785   727  302  268   44  245  455
Philadelphia    47  34  3.29   81  16  17   718   682  300  262   54  222  396
Montreal        42  45  3.40   87  27  18   765   711  317  289   64  294  394
San Diego       43  45  3.45   88  10  27   779   757  345  299   41  289  412
Los Angeles     50  37  3.47   87  26  19   773   764  335  298   70  247  453
St. Louis       35  53  3.56   88  21  10   780   707  361  308   50  304  469
Pittsburgh      40  42  3.58   82  14  22   737   711  337  293   57  251  464
Cincinnati      49  38  3.65   87   6  28   781   746  350  317   58  304  487
Houston         36  47  3.74   83  24  11   744   694  344  309   43  333  483
New York        37  50  3.74   87  13  15   794   758  363  330   63  297  439
Chicago         43  40  3.93   83  12  20   745   738  357  325   63  275  358
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
Pete Vuckovich (STL)   6   6  2.40  30   8   1   1   0   90   84   27   24    4   24   72
Bob Knepper (SF)      11   5  2.41  21  20  10   0   3  153  131   48   41    6   50   83
Vida Blue (SF)        12   4  2.42  19  19   5   0   2  145  124   42   39    7   37  100
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    8   6  2.46  17  17   5   0   0  121  106   34   33    7   22   48
Craig Swan (NY)        1   5  2.63  16  15   2   0   1  106   84   33   31    8   32   66
John Denny (STL)       8   6  2.77  20  20  10   0   2  146  119   47   45    9   37   67
Steve Carlton (PHI)    8   7  2.88  19  19   5   0   1  131  129   54   42   16   39   87
Ross Grimsley (MON)   12   6  2.92  20  20  12   0   2  148  134   58   48   11   42   52
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   6  2.46  17  17   5   0   0  121  106   34   33    7   22   48
Mike Krukow            3   0  3.00  10   3   1   0   1   33   28   11   11    2   10   18
Willie Hernandez       5   2  3.67  29   0   0   1   0   34   31   14   14    3   19   21
Lynn McGlothen         2   1  3.76  14   0   0   0   0   26   23   11   11    3   11   14
Dennis Lamp            2  10  3.86  19  18   2   0   2  103   92   49   44    9   27   30
Dave Roberts           4   3  4.13  17  11   1   0   1   81   89   39   37    5   25   20
Donnie Moore           4   2  4.18  42   0   0   4   0   60   68   34   28    4   20   35
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  2.85  35   4   0   4   0   82   51   28   26    7   31   45
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   8  3.23  20  20   5   0   1  137  126   56   49   15   46  118
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
Ken Forsch             2   3  3.18  31   0   0   3   0   57   65   22   20    0   20   25
Joe Sambito            3   5  3.35  35   0   0   6   0   54   52   21   20    3   18   56
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   7  5.69  19  13   3   0   0   81   90   60   51    6   39   37
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  1.33  19   0   0   2   0   27   26    5    4    0    9   14
Bob Welch              2   0  2.65   6   2   0   2   0   17   16    5    5    0    0   13
Charlie Hough          3   2  2.83  31   0   0   4   0   57   42   22   18    4   32   41
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   7  3.73  19  18   5   0   0  128  144   64   53    5   40   80
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
Ross Grimsley         12   6  2.92  20  20  12   0   2  148  134   58   48   11   42   52
Dan Schatzeder         2   1  2.98  14   3   0   0   0   45   35   15   15    2   17   25
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  3.39  39   0   0  10   0   66   55   25   25    7   24   54
Mardie Cornejo         3   2  3.75  18   0   0   2   0   24   23   11   10    1   11   12
Jerry Koosman          3   9  4.03  20  19   2   0   0  130  127   62   58   11   46   81
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  1.90  16   0   0   3   0   24   18    8    5    0   13   19
Kent Tekulve           4   5  2.24  47   0   0  13   0   68   51   19   17    3   28   39
Grant Jackson          3   3  2.41  31   0   0   3   0   37   48   14   10    0   15   23
Bruce Kison            1   2  2.97  14   0   0   0   0   30   28   11   10    1   17   20
John Candelaria        8   9  3.14  21  20   3   1   1  138  141   53   48    9   39   73
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  1.92  26   1   0   8   0   52   32   13   11    1   32   60
Gaylord Perry         10   4  3.05  19  19   3   0   2  136  130   54   46    4   37   83
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  24  18   2   0   0  114  117   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
Bob Knepper           11   5  2.41  21  20  10   0   3  153  131   48   41    6   50   83
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
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             8   6  2.77  20  20  10   0   2  146  119   47   45    9   37   67
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

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (SF)             12
  R. Grimsley (MON)        12
  B. Knepper (SF)          11
  S. Rogers (MON)          11
  T. John (LA)             10
  G. Perry (SD)            10
  P. Zachry (NY)           10
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         9
  B. Bonham (CIN)           9
  B. Forsch (STL)           9

Losses:

  D. Lamp (CHI)            10
  B. Shirley (SD)          10
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       9
  T. Hume (CIN)             9
  J. Koosman (NY)           9
  R. May (MON)              9
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  J. Richard (HOU)          9
  L. Christenson (PHI)      8
  R. Fingers (SD)           8

Complete Games:

  R. Grimsley (MON)        12
  S. Rogers (MON)          11
  J. Denny (STL)           10
  B. Knepper (SF)          10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  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)         10
  J. D'Acquisto (SD)        8
  T. McGraw (PHI)           7

Shutouts:

  B. Blyleven (PIT)         3
  B. Forsch (STL)           3
  B. Knepper (SF)           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
  R. Grimsley (MON)         2

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       167.0
  S. Rogers (MON)       156.0
  B. Knepper (SF)       153.1
  R. Grimsley (MON)     148.0
  J. Denny (STL)        146.1
  V. Blue (SF)          145.1
  B. Forsch (STL)       140.1
  J. Richard (HOU)      139.1
  R. Jones (SD)         138.0
  J. Candelaria (PIT)   137.2

Hits:

  T. John (LA)            144
  P. Niekro (ATL)         144
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     141
  R. Jones (SD)           138
  R. Grimsley (MON)       134
  J. Montefusco (SF)      132
  D. Sutton (LA)          132
  B. Knepper (SF)         131
  R. Burris (CHI)         130
  G. Perry (SD)           130

Runs:

  R. Burris (CHI)          68
  P. Niekro (ATL)          67
  J. Urrea (STL)           65
  T. John (LA)             64
  J. Montefusco (SF)       64
  R. May (MON)             63
  T. Hume (CIN)            62
  J. Koosman (NY)          62
  R. Jones (SD)            61
  N. Espinosa (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
  B. Knepper (SF)          50
  P. Zachry (NY)           48
  F. Bannister (HOU)       47

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        157
  P. Niekro (ATL)         122
  T. Seaver (CIN)         118
  J. Montefusco (SF)      104
  V. Blue (SF)            100
  S. Rogers (MON)          99
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        98
  S. Carlton (PHI)         87
  B. Knepper (SF)          83
  M. Littell (STL)         83


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