Tuesday July 18, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, July 18, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   56  37  3.18   93  25  16   841   783  335  297   48  272  480
Montreal        45  48  3.35   93  29  19   823   764  336  306   68  313  416
Philadelphia    48  38  3.37   86  16  18   761   730  323  285   61  236  416
Los Angeles     54  39  3.39   93  27  22   825   809  351  311   71  261  477
San Diego       45  49  3.55   94  11  28   832   812  376  328   47  308  433
St. Louis       37  57  3.57   94  22  11   834   756  386  331   55  320  504
Pittsburgh      44  44  3.61   88  14  24   795   775  367  319   63  278  506
Cincinnati      53  39  3.64   92   7  30   826   795  369  334   64  311  511
Houston         40  49  3.67   89  26  12   803   744  367  328   46  354  532
New York        38  55  3.84   93  14  16   843   814  396  360   69  324  450
Chicago         46  43  3.94   89  13  21   801   791  384  351   70  291  387
Atlanta         41  49  4.03   90  15  17   800   780  408  358   66  339  475

 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   7  2.38  32  10   2   1   0  106   97   31   28    5   26   87
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    8   7  2.57  18  18   6   0   0  130  116   38   37    9   22   51
Craig Swan (NY)        1   5  2.59  17  16   2   0   1  111   88   34   32    8   33   68
Vida Blue (SF)        12   4  2.60  20  20   5   0   2  152  132   47   44    7   39  102
Bob Knepper (SF)      11   5  2.61  22  21  10   0   3  158  136   53   46    8   51   86
Ed Halicki (SF)        5   3  2.76  14  14   5   0   3   98   79   34   30    8   24   46
John Denny (STL)       8   6  2.96  21  21  10   0   2  149  126   52   49    9   38   68
Phil Niekro (ATL)     11   9  3.02  25  24  12   0   3  185  154   72   62    9   56  136
Pat Zachry (NY)       10   5  3.07  19  19   5   0   2  126  103   48   43    8   53   73

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry McWilliams       1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    0    0    0    2    2
Gene Garber            1   0  1.08  13   0   0  10   0   25   21    5    3    2    3   23
Craig Skok             2   1  1.73  17   0   0   1   0   26   22    9    5    2    6   11
Phil Niekro           11   9  3.02  25  24  12   0   3  185  154   72   62    9   56  136
Mickey Mahler          3   5  3.16  20  10   1   0   0   74   57   34   26    5   35   47
Rick Camp              2   2  3.25  28   4   0   0   0   53   67   24   19    3   21   17
Dick Ruthven           2   6  4.11  13  13   2   0   1   81   78   43   37    8   28   45
Dave Campbell          3   2  4.47  35   0   0   0   0   46   44   25   23    9   27   32
Preston Hanna          7   6  4.49  20  19   0   0   0  100   89   55   50    7   62   63
Eddie Solomon          1   4  4.57  30   1   0   2   0   61   61   34   31    7   30   33
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           7   3  1.62  37   0   0  15   0   61   38   16   11    4   21   67
Rick Reuschel          8   7  2.57  18  18   6   0   0  130  116   38   37    9   22   51
Mike Krukow            4   0  2.93  11   4   1   0   1   40   34   13   13    2   13   20
Willie Hernandez       5   2  3.38  31   0   0   1   0   37   34   14   14    3   21   25
Dennis Lamp            2  10  3.68  20  19   2   0   2  110   95   50   45    9   28   32
Lynn McGlothen         2   1  4.09  17   0   0   0   0   33   29   15   15    4   15   18
Donnie Moore           4   2  4.14  44   0   0   4   0   63   71   36   29    4   22   37
Dave Geisel            1   0  4.22  10   1   0   0   0   11   15    5    5    0    5    6
Dave Roberts           4   4  4.61  19  13   1   0   1   94  104   50   48    8   27   26
Ray Burris             5   7  5.12  23  21   3   0   1  116  133   70   66   11   52   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  1.65  38   0   0  15   0   55   43   10   10    4   20   47
Manny Sarmiento        7   5  2.67  38   4   0   5   0   88   57   29   26    7   31   47
Tom Seaver             9   9  3.13  21  21   5   0   1  144  132   58   50   15   48  123
Bill Bonham            9   2  3.19  15  15   1   0   0   96   97   34   34    5   35   60
Fred Norman            8   5  3.42  21  21   0   0   0  126  117   53   48   13   55   70
Dave Tomlin            5   1  3.92  38   0   0   4   0   41   50   27   18    1   14   18
Pedro Borbon           5   1  4.11  39   0   0   3   0   61   57   28   28    2   12   19
Dale Murray            1   1  4.13  15   0   0   2   0   33   34   20   15    1   17   25
Paul Moskau            1   2  4.55  13  12   0   1   0   65   67   33   33    5   29   44
Tom Hume               4   9  5.04  19  16   1   0   0  105  125   64   59    9   39   48
Mike Lacoss            0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    1    0    1
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
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           9   9  3.11  21  21  10   0   3  159  111   63   55    7   86  177
Tom Dixon              4   6  3.13  18  10   2   1   1   83   83   35   29    4   21   41
Joe Sambito            3   5  3.35  36   0   0   6   0   54   52   21   20    3   21   56
Bo McLaughlin          0   1  3.50   8   1   0   2   0   18   24   11    7    0   10    8
Rick Williams          1   1  3.57   9   0   0   0   0   18   22    7    7    0    6   11
Floyd Bannister        3   5  3.65  16  12   2   0   2   81   82   33   33    7   48   68
Mark Lemongello        7   8  3.83  18  18   6   0   1  132  121   59   56   14   44   47
Joe Niekro             6   7  5.11  20  14   4   0   0   92   95   61   52    6   42   45
Gene Pentz             0   0  6.00  10   0   0   0   0   15   12   13   10    1   13    8
Oscar Zamora           0   0 11.00   7   0   0   0   0    9   14   11   11    2    5    5

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lance Rautzhan         1   0  1.29  21   0   0   3   0   28   27    5    4    0    9   14
Terry Forster          2   2  2.52  27   0   0  11   0   39   30   14   11    2   16   32
Charlie Hough          3   2  2.73  32   0   0   4   0   59   43   22   18    4   33   42
Bob Welch              2   0  3.05   9   2   0   3   0   21   21    7    7    0    2   16
Burt Hooton            9   7  3.18  18  18   4   0   1  122  109   45   43   13   32   56
Doug Rau              10   4  3.38  17  17   6   0   1  120  135   46   45   11   34   58
Tommy John            10   7  3.69  20  19   5   0   0  134  150   67   55    5   42   81
Rick Rhoden            7   5  3.73  18  17   5   0   2  118  113   55   49   10   36   63
Don Sutton            10   8  3.74  20  20   7   0   1  137  143   64   57   21   25   82
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  0.66   7   0   0   0   0   14    6    1    1    0   10    5
Steve Rogers          11   7  2.12  22  21  11   1   1  161  127   40   38    7   46  101
Hal Dues               4   4  2.33  19  10   1   1   0   81   66   24   21    4   29   25
Woodie Fryman          2   3  2.34   5   5   2   0   1   35   24    9    9    1   16   19
Darold Knowles         2   2  2.47  33   0   0   3   0   44   39   12   12    4   16   18
Dan Schatzeder         3   1  2.65  15   4   1   0   0   54   42   16   16    2   19   29
Ross Grimsley         12   6  3.13  21  21  12   0   2  152  141   64   53   13   44   54
Bill Atkinson          2   2  3.86  22   0   0   2   0   37   38   16   16    3   23   25
Stan Bahnsen           0   4  4.50  20   0   0   5   0   30   36   17   15    3   14   19
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  5.96  19   0   0   7   0   23   21   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   2  2.09  11   5   0   0   0   39   33   14    9    3   16   18
Dwight Bernard         0   0  2.35   6   0   0   0   0    8    7    2    2    0    4    4
Craig Swan             1   5  2.59  17  16   2   0   1  111   88   34   32    8   33   68
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  3.47  41   0   0  11   0   70   58   27   27    8   25   54
Mardie Cornejo         3   2  3.75  18   0   0   2   0   24   23   11   10    1   11   12
Jerry Koosman          3  10  4.03  21  20   3   0   0  138  133   66   62   12   50   82
Nino Espinosa          7   8  4.14  19  19   4   0   1  124  132   63   57   13   44   46
Dale Murray            3   3  4.89  26   0   0   2   0   42   42   24   23    3   20   14
Mike Bruhert           1   5  5.00  13  12   0   0   0   67   90   47   37    2   14   34
Paul Siebert           0   2  5.09  22   0   0   1   0   23   26   13   13    2   16   10
Butch Metzger          1   3  6.51  25   0   0   0   0   37   48   28   27    4   22   21
Tom Hausman            1   0  8.38   2   2   0   0   0   10   13    9    9    2    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  2.18  34   0   0   7   0   54   45   17   13    1   16   32
Warren Brusstar        2   0  2.32  28   0   0   0   0   43   40   13   11    0   17   34
Ron Reed               0   0  2.39  34   0   0   8   0   60   50   16   16    3   19   39
Dick Ruthven           4   2  2.82   6   6   1   0   1   38   36   13   12    4    6   19
Steve Carlton          8   8  3.22  20  20   5   0   1  134  134   60   48   18   41   87
Larry Christenson      6   8  3.46  18  18   5   0   1  122  110   52   47    8   30   65
Jim Kaat               5   2  3.86  13  12   2   0   1   75   80   35   32    5   16   29
Jim Lonborg            7   7  4.20  17  17   1   0   0   99  103   48   46   11   36   41
Randy Lerch            4   6  4.92  17  13   2   0   0   82   92   52   45    7   39   41
Rawly Eastwick         2   1  5.52   9   0   0   0   0   15   14   11    9    3    5    5

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Whitson             3   3  1.97  20   0   0   3   0   32   24   10    7    0   17   30
Kent Tekulve           5   5  2.18  51   0   0  15   0   74   58   21   18    3   32   43
Grant Jackson          4   3  2.44  34   0   0   3   0   44   60   16   12    1   18   28
John Candelaria        8   9  3.14  21  20   3   1   1  138  141   53   48    9   39   73
Jim Bibby              5   4  3.17  22   7   1   0   0   65   52   32   23    8   25   50
Bruce Kison            1   2  3.22  15   1   0   0   0   36   33   14   13    1   21   23
Bert Blyleven          9   5  3.41  20  20   6   0   3  137  126   59   52   13   34  102
Dave Hamilton          0   2  3.45  11   0   0   1   0   16   12    8    6    1    9    9
Don Robinson           5   4  3.80  20  17   3   1   1  118  114   55   50   11   29   74
Jim Rooker             4   6  5.00  16  16   1   0   0   86   80   55   48    9   39   43
Jerry Reuss            0   1  7.51  13   7   0   0   0   38   60   33   32    4   13   25
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  1.64   7   0   0   0   0   11   10    2    2    0    3    4
John D'Acquisto        1   3  2.18  28   1   0   8   0   54   35   15   13    1   33   64
Randy Jones            6   8  3.10  22  21   2   0   1  145  142   62   50    5   44   43
Bob Owchinko           5   7  3.19  21  19   2   0   1  119  114   48   42    6   49   50
Gaylord Perry         10   4  3.33  20  20   3   0   2  141  138   60   52    5   39   87
Rollie Fingers         4  10  3.43  40   0   0  20   0   63   52   27   24    3   21   35
Eric Rasmussen         7   2  3.45  11   9   2   0   1   60   58   25   23    7   17   23
Mark Lee               3   1  3.74  32   0   0   0   0   46   41   21   19    0   21   17
Bob Shirley            5  10  4.29  25  19   2   0   0  120  124   63   57   10   49   73
Dan Spillner           1   0  4.56  17   0   0   0   0   26   32   15   13    2    7   16
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
Dennis Kinney          0   1  6.43   7   0   0   0   0    7    6    5    5    3    4    2

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue             12   4  2.60  20  20   5   0   2  152  132   47   44    7   39  102
Bob Knepper           11   5  2.61  22  21  10   0   3  158  136   53   46    8   51   86
Ed Halicki             5   3  2.76  14  14   5   0   3   98   79   34   30    8   24   46
Jim Barr               4   7  2.99  15  14   3   0   2   87   92   32   29    3   14   21
Greg Minton            0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    3    5
Gary Lavelle           8   7  3.24  41   0   0  10   0   58   55   24   21    1   30   38
John Curtis            2   1  3.41  27   0   0   0   0   37   33   18   14    0   21   18
Randy Moffitt          6   4  3.67  43   0   0   6   0   56   54   26   23    3   26   37
John Montefusco        7   4  3.95  22  22   2   0   0  146  147   72   64   16   40  108
Lynn McGlothen         0   0  4.97   5   1   0   0   0   13   15    9    7    0    4    9
Charlie Williams       1   2  5.34  15   1   0   0   0   29   36   18   17    2   20   10

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Littell           1   7  2.28  42   2   0   3   0   71   48   23   18    6   38   87
Pete Vuckovich         7   7  2.38  32  10   2   1   0  106   97   31   28    5   26   87
John Denny             8   6  2.96  21  21  10   0   2  149  126   52   49    9   38   68
Bob Forsch             9   9  3.12  21  21   5   0   3  147  116   60   51    7   59   72
Aurelio Lopez          0   0  3.38   1   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    1    0    2
Silvio Martinez        4   3  3.48  10  10   2   0   1   62   51   27   24    5   34   18
Roy Thomas             1   0  3.55   7   0   0   2   0   13   11    7    5    0    5    6
Buddy Schultz          1   3  3.74  32   0   0   5   0   53   42   23   22    2   23   45
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
Pete Falcone           1   6  5.63  14  10   0   0   0   54   68   38   34    5   25   21
John Urrea             3   9  5.67  24  10   1   0   0   86   98   69   54    4   44   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
  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  S. Rogers (MON)          11
  T. John (LA)             10
  G. Perry (SD)            10
  D. Rau (LA)              10
  D. Sutton (LA)           10
  P. Zachry (NY)           10

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  R. Grimsley (MON)        12
  P. Niekro (ATL)          12
  S. Rogers (MON)          11
  J. Denny (STL)           10
  B. Knepper (SF)          10
  J. Richard (HOU)         10
  D. Sutton (LA)            7
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         6
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       6
  D. Rau (LA)               6

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)          20
  D. Bair (CIN)            15
  B. Sutter (CHI)          15
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         15
  G. Garber (ATL)          13
  T. Forster (LA)          11
  S. Lockwood (NY)         11
  G. Lavelle (SF)          10
  J. D'Acquisto (SD)        8
  R. Reed (PHI)             8

Shutouts:

  B. Blyleven (PIT)         3
  B. Forsch (STL)           3
  E. Halicki (SF)           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

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       185.0
  S. Rogers (MON)       161.0
  J. Richard (HOU)      159.1
  B. Knepper (SF)       158.1
  V. Blue (SF)          152.1
  R. Grimsley (MON)     152.1
  J. Denny (STL)        149.0
  B. Forsch (STL)       147.1
  J. Montefusco (SF)    146.0
  R. Jones (SD)         145.0

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         154
  T. John (LA)            150
  J. Montefusco (SF)      147
  D. Sutton (LA)          143
  R. Jones (SD)           142
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     141
  R. Grimsley (MON)       141
  G. Perry (SD)           138
  B. Knepper (SF)         136
  D. Rau (LA)             135

Runs:

  J. Montefusco (SF)       72
  P. Niekro (ATL)          72
  R. Burris (CHI)          70
  J. Urrea (STL)           69
  T. John (LA)             67
  J. Koosman (NY)          66
  R. Grimsley (MON)        64
  T. Hume (CIN)            64
  R. May (MON)             64
  D. Sutton (LA)           64

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           21
  S. Carlton (PHI)         18
  J. Montefusco (SF)       16
  T. Seaver (CIN)          15
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      14
  R. May (MON)             14
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        13
  N. Espinosa (NY)         13
  R. Grimsley (MON)        13
  B. Hooton (LA)           13

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         86
  P. Hanna (ATL)           62
  B. Forsch (STL)          59
  P. Niekro (ATL)          56
  F. Norman (CIN)          55
  W. Fryman (MON)          53
  P. Zachry (NY)           53
  R. Burris (CHI)          52
  B. Knepper (SF)          51
  J. Koosman (NY)          50

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        177
  P. Niekro (ATL)         136
  T. Seaver (CIN)         123
  J. Montefusco (SF)      108
  V. Blue (SF)            102
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       102
  S. Rogers (MON)         101
  S. Carlton (PHI)         87
  M. Littell (STL)         87
  G. Perry (SD)            87


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