Friday July 14, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, July 14, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   53  35  3.09   88  24  16   793   735  307  272   45  247  461
Philadelphia    47  35  3.34   82  16  17   726   691  307  269   57  227  398
Montreal        42  47  3.39   89  27  18   788   735  326  297   65  303  402
San Diego       44  45  3.47   89  10  28   788   767  350  304   43  293  413
Los Angeles     50  38  3.48   88  26  19   781   771  339  302   70  248  455
St. Louis       36  53  3.53   89  22  10   789   710  362  309   51  305  477
Pittsburgh      41  42  3.56   83  14  23   746   721  339  295   57  254  467
Cincinnati      50  38  3.64   88   6  28   790   753  353  320   61  305  493
Houston         38  47  3.68   85  24  12   767   709  351  314   45  342  500
New York        37  51  3.76   88  13  15   802   768  369  335   63  304  442
Chicago         43  41  3.99   84  12  20   754   749  366  334   66  278  361
Atlanta         38  47  4.10   85  14  15   755   745  392  344   62  325  450

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Rogers (MON)    11   7  2.12  22  21  11   1   1  161  127   40   38    7   46  101
Pete Vuckovich (STL)   7   6  2.27  31   9   2   1   0   99   87   28   25    5   25   80
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
Ross Grimsley (MON)   12   6  2.92  20  20  12   0   2  148  134   58   48   11   42   52
Phil Niekro (ATL)     10   9  3.02  24  23  11   0   3  176  148   69   59    8   56  129
Ed Halicki (SF)        4   3  3.05  13  13   4   0   2   89   73   34   30    8   23   43

 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           10   9  3.02  24  23  11   0   3  176  148   69   59    8   56  129
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  3.81  15   0   0   0   0   28   26   12   12    3   12   15
Dennis Lamp            2  10  3.86  19  18   2   0   2  103   92   49   44    9   27   30
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
Dave Roberts           4   4  4.62  18  12   1   0   1   86   96   46   44    7   27   22
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  7.83  10   4   0   1   0   23   29   24   20    6   15   17

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bair              4   3  1.69  37   0   0  14   0   53   42   10   10    4   20   45
Manny Sarmiento        6   5  2.82  36   4   0   4   0   83   52   28   26    7   31   45
Bill Bonham            9   2  3.19  15  15   1   0   0   96   97   34   34    5   35   60
Fred Norman            8   5  3.21  20  20   0   0   0  126  112   50   45   11   55   70
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
Pedro Borbon           5   1  4.17  36   0   0   3   0   54   49   25   25    2   11   16
Paul Moskau            1   2  4.21  12  11   0   1   0   62   59   29   29    5   29   44
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
Ken Forsch             4   3  2.97  33   0   0   3   0   61   66   22   20    0   21   28
Joaquin Andujar        3   4  3.07  13  13   2   0   0   82   62   31   28    2   37   38
J.R. Richard           8   9  3.29  20  20   9   0   3  150  108   62   55    7   80  167
Joe Sambito            3   5  3.35  36   0   0   6   0   54   52   21   20    3   21   56
Floyd Bannister        3   4  3.43  15  11   2   0   2   76   70   29   29    7   47   63
Rick Williams          1   1  3.77   7   0   0   0   0   14   19    6    6    0    6    8
Mark Lemongello        7   8  3.83  18  18   6   0   1  132  121   59   56   14   44   47
Bo McLaughlin          0   1  4.20   6   1   0   2   0   15   23   11    7    0   10    5
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  1.32  20   0   0   2   0   27   26    5    4    0    9   14
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
Bob Welch              2   0  3.50   7   2   0   2   0   18   18    7    7    0    1   14
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   8  3.87  19  19   6   0   1  128  137   62   55   20   24   76
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   1  0.71   6   0   0   0   0   13    6    1    1    0   10    5
Steve Rogers          11   7  2.12  22  21  11   1   1  161  127   40   38    7   46  101
Darold Knowles         2   2  2.34  32   0   0   3   0   42   38   11   11    3   15   18
Hal Dues               3   4  2.54  18   9   1   1   0   74   62   24   21    4   26   22
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   3  4.28  19   0   0   5   0   27   33   15   13    3   14   18
Rudy May               6   9  4.50  21  18   2   0   0  110  120   64   55   14   31   63
Wayne Twitchell        3   7  5.89  16  14   0   0   0   73   88   48   48   12   45   48
Mike Garman            0   2  6.23  18   0   0   6   0   22   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   5  3.07  19  19   5   0   2  126  103   48   43    8   53   73
Bob Myrick             0   3  3.28  17   0   0   0   0   25   18   10    9    3   13   13
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
Dwight Bernard         0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    2    0    3    4
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
Dale Murray            3   2  4.50  23   0   0   2   0   40   37   21   20    3   18   14
Paul Siebert           0   2  4.79  20   0   0   1   0   21   23   11   11    2   13   10
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  2.43  27   0   0   0   0   41   39   13   11    0   17   33
Dick Ruthven           3   2  3.16   5   5   1   0   1   31   31   12   11    4    5   16
Steve Carlton          8   8  3.22  20  20   5   0   1  134  134   60   48   18   41   87
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  5.68   7   0   0   0   0   13   12   10    8    2    5    4

 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  2.17  48   0   0  14   0   71   54   19   17    3   29   41
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             4   6  5.00  16  16   1   0   0   86   80   55   48    9   39   43
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
John D'Acquisto        1   2  1.92  26   1   0   8   0   52   32   13   11    1   32   60
Mickey Lolich          1   0  2.08   6   0   0   0   0    9    8    2    2    0    3    4
Gaylord Perry         10   4  3.05  19  19   3   0   2  136  130   54   46    4   37   83
Rollie Fingers         4   8  3.18  38   0   0  20   0   62   47   24   22    3   19   35
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
Mark Lee               3   1  3.56  30   0   0   0   0   43   38   18   17    0   20   17
Eric Rasmussen         6   2  3.71  10   8   1   0   1   51   53   23   21    6   15   20
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
John Curtis            2   1  3.41  25   0   0   0   0   32   29   16   12    0   17   15
Gary Lavelle           6   7  3.59  38   0   0  10   0   53   53   24   21    1   29   35
John Montefusco        7   4  3.79  21  21   2   0   0  143  139   68   60   16   38  108
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         7   6  2.27  31   9   2   1   0   99   87   28   25    5   25   80
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
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  G. Perry (SD)            10
  P. Zachry (NY)           10
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         9
  B. Bonham (CIN)           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
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  L. Christenson (PHI)      8

Complete Games:

  R. Grimsley (MON)        12
  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  S. Rogers (MON)          11
  J. Denny (STL)           10
  B. Knepper (SF)          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)          20
  D. Bair (CIN)            14
  B. Sutter (CHI)          14
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         14
  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)       176.0
  S. Rogers (MON)       161.0
  B. Knepper (SF)       153.1
  J. Richard (HOU)      150.1
  R. Grimsley (MON)     148.0
  J. Denny (STL)        146.1
  V. Blue (SF)          145.1
  J. Montefusco (SF)    142.2
  B. Forsch (STL)       140.1
  R. Jones (SD)         138.0

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         148
  T. John (LA)            144
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     141
  J. Montefusco (SF)      139
  R. Jones (SD)           138
  D. Sutton (LA)          137
  S. Carlton (PHI)        134
  R. Grimsley (MON)       134
  B. Knepper (SF)         131
  R. Burris (CHI)         130

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          69
  R. Burris (CHI)          68
  J. Montefusco (SF)       68
  J. Urrea (STL)           65
  T. John (LA)             64
  R. May (MON)             64
  T. Hume (CIN)            62
  J. Koosman (NY)          62
  J. Richard (HOU)         62
  D. Sutton (LA)           62

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           20
  S. Carlton (PHI)         18
  J. Montefusco (SF)       16
  T. Seaver (CIN)          15
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      14
  R. May (MON)             14
  B. Hooton (LA)           13
  N. Espinosa (NY)         12
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         12
  W. Twitchell (MON)       12

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         80
  P. Hanna (ATL)           61
  B. Forsch (STL)          57
  P. Niekro (ATL)          56
  F. Norman (CIN)          55
  P. Zachry (NY)           53
  W. Fryman (MON)          51
  R. Burris (CHI)          50
  B. Knepper (SF)          50
  F. Bannister (HOU)       47

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        167
  P. Niekro (ATL)         129
  T. Seaver (CIN)         118
  J. Montefusco (SF)      108
  S. Rogers (MON)         101
  V. Blue (SF)            100
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        98
  S. Carlton (PHI)         87
  B. Knepper (SF)          83
  M. Littell (STL)         83

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