Thursday July 20, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 20, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   58  38  3.27   96  25  18   867   820  354  315   48  284  490
Montreal        47  49  3.35   96  29  20   850   786  348  316   69  325  437
Los Angeles     54  41  3.44   95  27  22   843   828  364  322   72  265  488
Philadelphia    49  39  3.44   88  16  19   779   747  336  298   63  242  430
San Diego       46  50  3.53   96  11  29   849   830  382  333   47  312  442
St. Louis       38  58  3.57   96  22  12   852   769  393  338   55  326  520
Pittsburgh      46  44  3.61   90  14  25   814   794  376  326   65  287  517
Cincinnati      54  40  3.67   94   7  31   843   820  379  344   66  319  524
Houston         41  52  3.69   93  27  13   839   787  384  344   47  372  545
New York        41  56  3.84   97  15  17   881   847  413  376   74  337  471
Chicago         47  45  4.04   92  13  22   828   830  405  372   73  303  400
Atlanta         42  51  4.07   93  15  18   825   806  424  373   69  350  486

 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
Craig Swan (NY)        2   5  2.48  18  17   3   0   1  120   95   35   33    8   34   75
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    8   7  2.57  18  18   6   0   0  130  116   38   37    9   22   51
Bob Knepper (SF)      11   5  2.61  22  21  10   0   3  158  136   53   46    8   51   86
Vida Blue (SF)        13   4  2.69  21  21   5   0   2  160  142   51   48    7   41  105
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
Randy Jones (SD)       7   8  3.10  23  22   2   0   1  151  150   65   52    5   44   44
Bob Forsch (STL)       9   9  3.10  22  22   5   0   3  154  121   62   53    7   61   76

 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
Craig Skok             2   1  1.57  18   0   0   1   0   29   24    9    5    2    6   12
Gene Garber            1   1  2.39  14   0   0  10   0   26   25   10    7    3    4   23
Phil Niekro           11   9  3.02  25  24  12   0   3  185  154   72   62    9   56  136
Rick Camp              2   2  3.25  28   4   0   0   0   53   67   24   19    3   21   17
Mickey Mahler          3   5  3.32  21  10   1   0   0   76   59   36   28    5   38   49
Dick Ruthven           2   6  4.11  13  13   2   0   1   81   78   43   37    8   28   45
Eddie Solomon          2   4  4.16  31   2   0   2   0   67   64   34   31    7   31   39
Dave Campbell          3   2  4.38  36   0   0   1   0   49   45   26   24    9   29   33
Preston Hanna          7   6  4.49  20  19   0   0   0  100   89   55   50    7   62   63
Adrian Devine          5   4  6.02  29   6   0   3   0   61   77   43   41    3   23   25
Jamie Easterly         2   6  6.87  24   6   0   1   0   55   70   44   42    9   32   32
Tommy Boggs            1   5  6.88   8   8   0   0   0   35   49   28   27    4   18   10

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Sutter           7   3  1.67  39   0   0  16   0   65   42   17   12    5   21   71
Rick Reuschel          8   7  2.57  18  18   6   0   0  130  116   38   37    9   22   51
Willie Hernandez       5   2  3.58  32   0   0   1   0   38   34   15   15    3   22   25
Dave Geisel            1   0  3.65  12   1   0   0   0   12   18    5    5    0    5    7
Dennis Lamp            2  10  3.88  21  20   2   0   2  114  102   54   49    9   32   33
Mike Krukow            4   0  3.89  12   5   1   0   1   44   42   19   19    3   15   21
Donnie Moore           5   3  4.05  46   0   0   4   0   67   75   37   30    4   23   38
Lynn McGlothen         2   1  4.36  18   0   0   0   0   33   30   16   16    4   16   18
Dave Roberts           4   4  4.61  19  13   1   0   1   94  104   50   48    8   27   26
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
Ray Burris             5   8  5.31  24  22   3   0   1  122  142   76   72   12   53   50
Ken Holtzman           0   3  7.00  12   4   0   1   0   27   32   25   21    6   17   19

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bair              4   3  1.58  39   0   0  16   0   57   43   10   10    4   21   49
Manny Sarmiento        7   6  2.90  39   4   0   5   0   90   62   32   29    7   34   49
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            6   1  3.57  40   0   0   4   0   45   53   27   18    1   17   20
Pedro Borbon           5   1  4.09  40   0   0   3   0   62   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  4.48  14  13   0   1   0   70   75   35   35    6   30   49
Tom Hume               4   9  5.32  20  17   1   0   0  108  134   69   64   10   39   50
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  2.88  34   0   0   3   0   66   73   24   21    0   22   30
Bo McLaughlin          0   1  3.05  10   1   0   2   0   21   26   11    7    0   12    8
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              5   6  3.24  19  11   2   1   1   89   89   38   32    4   23   44
Joe Sambito            3   6  3.24  38   0   0   7   0   58   57   22   21    3   23   58
Rick Williams          1   1  3.57   9   0   0   0   0   18   22    7    7    0    6   11
Mark Lemongello        7   9  3.74  19  19   7   0   1  140  127   61   58   14   49   51
Floyd Bannister        3   6  4.34  17  13   2   0   2   83   88   40   40    8   51   68
Joe Niekro             6   7  5.11  20  14   4   0   0   92   95   61   52    6   42   45
Vern Ruhle             0   0  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    3    7    2    2    0    2    1
Gene Pentz             0   0  6.00  10   0   0   0   0   15   12   13   10    1   13    8
Oscar Zamora           0   0  7.43   8   0   0   0   0   13   18   11   11    2    6    6

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lance Rautzhan         1   0  1.50  22   0   0   3   0   30   29    7    5    0    9   17
Terry Forster          2   3  2.43  28   0   0  11   0   41   33   15   11    2   16   32
Charlie Hough          3   2  2.60  33   0   0   4   0   62   44   22   18    4   34   44
Bob Welch              2   0  2.66  10   2   0   3   0   24   21    7    7    0    2   20
Burt Hooton            9   7  3.18  18  18   4   0   1  122  109   45   43   13   32   56
Doug Rau              10   5  3.67  18  18   6   0   1  125  144   52   51   12   37   58
Tommy John            10   7  3.69  20  19   5   0   0  134  150   67   55    5   42   81
Don Sutton            10   8  3.74  20  20   7   0   1  137  143   64   57   21   25   82
Rick Rhoden            7   5  3.93  19  18   5   0   2  121  117   59   53   10   36   65
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
Steve Rogers          11   7  2.12  22  21  11   1   1  161  127   40   38    7   46  101
Gerry Pirtle           0   1  2.30   8   0   0   0   0   16    9    4    4    0   12    5
Hal Dues               4   4  2.33  19  10   1   1   0   81   66   24   21    4   29   25
Darold Knowles         2   2  2.42  34   0   0   3   0   45   39   12   12    4   17   19
Woodie Fryman          3   3  2.53   6   6   2   0   1   43   31   12   12    1   21   26
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
Rudy May               6   9  4.34  22  19   2   0   0  114  123   66   55   14   31   68
Stan Bahnsen           0   4  4.50  21   0   0   5   0   32   39   18   16    3   15   20
Mike Garman            1   2  5.26  22   0   0   8   0   26   21   15   15    2   12    9
Wayne Twitchell        3   8  5.71  17  15   0   0   0   80   94   51   51   13   48   53
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  2.27  13   5   0   0   0   44   35   16   11    5   16   20
Craig Swan             2   5  2.48  18  17   3   0   1  120   95   35   33    8   34   75
Dwight Bernard         0   0  3.09   7   1   0   0   0   12   10    4    4    1    9    8
Pat Zachry            10   6  3.28  20  20   5   0   2  132  111   54   48    9   55   75
Bob Myrick             0   3  3.28  17   0   0   0   0   25   18   10    9    3   13   13
Skip Lockwood          7   7  3.33  42   0   0  12   0   73   61   27   27    8   25   57
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            4   3  4.60  28   0   0   2   0   47   44   25   24    3   23   17
Mike Bruhert           2   5  5.08  14  13   0   0   0   73   98   51   41    3   15   34
Paul Siebert           0   2  5.32  23   0   0   1   0   24   26   14   14    2   17   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
Warren Brusstar        3   0  2.45  29   0   0   0   0   44   42   14   12    0   17   35
Ron Reed               0   0  2.47  35   0   0   8   0   62   53   17   17    4   19   42
Tug McGraw             8   3  2.53  36   0   0   8   0   57   47   20   16    1   18   36
Dick Ruthven           4   2  2.82   6   6   1   0   1   38   36   13   12    4    6   19
Steve Carlton          8   9  3.25  21  21   5   0   1  141  138   63   51   19   43   93
Larry Christenson      6   8  3.46  18  18   5   0   1  122  110   52   47    8   30   65
Jim Lonborg            7   7  4.20  17  17   1   0   0   99  103   48   46   11   36   41
Jim Kaat               5   2  4.20  14  13   2   0   1   79   86   40   37    5   18   29
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  2.08  21   0   0   3   0   35   26   11    8    0   20   32
Kent Tekulve           5   5  2.15  52   0   0  16   0   75   59   21   18    3   33   43
Grant Jackson          4   3  2.42  35   0   0   3   0   45   60   16   12    1   18   28
Bruce Kison            2   2  3.11  16   1   0   0   0   38   34   14   13    1   21   23
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
Dave Hamilton          0   2  3.45  11   0   0   1   0   16   12    8    6    1    9    9
Bert Blyleven          9   5  3.46  21  21   6   0   3  143  133   64   55   14   36  107
Don Robinson           5   4  3.80  20  17   3   1   1  118  114   55   50   11   29   74
Jim Rooker             5   6  4.87  17  17   1   0   0   94   88   58   51   10   42   47
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  2.14  29   1   0   8   0   55   36   15   13    1   34   65
Randy Jones            7   8  3.10  23  22   2   0   1  151  150   65   52    5   44   44
Bob Owchinko           5   7  3.13  22  20   2   0   1  124  119   49   43    6   50   51
Gaylord Perry         10   4  3.33  20  20   3   0   2  141  138   60   52    5   39   87
Eric Rasmussen         7   2  3.45  11   9   2   0   1   60   58   25   23    7   17   23
Rollie Fingers         4  11  3.60  41   0   0  20   0   65   55   29   26    3   22   38
Mark Lee               3   1  3.74  32   0   0   0   0   46   41   21   19    0   21   17
Bob Shirley            5  10  4.18  26  19   2   1   0  123  125   63   57   10   50   76
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
Bob Knepper           11   5  2.61  22  21  10   0   3  158  136   53   46    8   51   86
Vida Blue             13   4  2.69  21  21   5   0   2  160  142   51   48    7   41  105
Greg Minton            0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    3    5
Ed Halicki             5   3  3.12  15  15   5   0   3  101   85   40   35    8   28   47
Gary Lavelle           9   7  3.16  43   0   0  11   0   63   61   25   22    1   31   40
Jim Barr               4   8  3.50  16  15   3   0   2   87   97   37   34    3   16   21
John Curtis            2   1  3.54  29   0   0   0   0   41   37   20   16    0   22   19
Randy Moffitt          6   4  3.57  45   0   0   7   0   58   55   26   23    3   26   38
John Montefusco        7   4  3.95  22  22   2   0   0  146  147   72   64   16   40  108
Charlie Williams       1   2  4.81  17   1   0   0   0   34   41   19   18    2   22   12
Lynn McGlothen         0   0  4.97   5   1   0   0   0   13   15    9    7    0    4    9

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Aurelio Lopez          0   0  2.16   2   0   0   0   0    8    6    2    2    1    0    4
Mark Littell           1   7  2.22  43   2   0   4   0   73   50   23   18    6   38   93
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  3.10  22  22   5   0   3  154  121   62   53    7   61   76
Silvio Martinez        4   3  3.48  10  10   2   0   1   62   51   27   24    5   34   18
Buddy Schultz          2   3  3.56  34   0   0   5   0   56   42   23   22    2   24   47
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   1  5.40   8   1   0   2   0   17   16   12   10    0    8    8
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)             13
  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)          11
  J. Koosman (NY)          10
  D. Lamp (CHI)            10
  B. Shirley (SD)          10
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  B. Forsch (STL)           9
  T. Hume (CIN)             9
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       9
  R. May (MON)              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
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       7
  D. Sutton (LA)            7
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         6
  D. Rau (LA)               6

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)          20
  D. Bair (CIN)            16
  B. Sutter (CHI)          16
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         16
  G. Garber (ATL)          13
  S. Lockwood (NY)         12
  T. Forster (LA)          11
  G. Lavelle (SF)          11
  J. D'Acquisto (SD)        8
  M. Garman (MON)           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
  V. Blue (SF)          160.1
  J. Richard (HOU)      159.1
  B. Knepper (SF)       158.1
  B. Forsch (STL)       153.2
  R. Grimsley (MON)     152.1
  R. Jones (SD)         151.0
  J. Denny (STL)        149.0
  J. Montefusco (SF)    146.0

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         154
  T. John (LA)            150
  R. Jones (SD)           150
  J. Montefusco (SF)      147
  D. Rau (LA)             144
  D. Sutton (LA)          143
  V. Blue (SF)            142
  R. Burris (CHI)         142
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     141
  R. Grimsley (MON)       141

Runs:

  R. Burris (CHI)          76
  J. Montefusco (SF)       72
  P. Niekro (ATL)          72
  T. Hume (CIN)            69
  J. Urrea (STL)           69
  T. John (LA)             67
  J. Koosman (NY)          66
  R. May (MON)             66
  R. Jones (SD)            65
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        64

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           21
  S. Carlton (PHI)         19
  J. Montefusco (SF)       16
  T. Seaver (CIN)          15
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        14
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      14
  R. May (MON)             14
  N. Espinosa (NY)         13
  R. Grimsley (MON)        13
  B. Hooton (LA)           13

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         86
  P. Hanna (ATL)           62
  B. Forsch (STL)          61
  W. Fryman (MON)          58
  P. Niekro (ATL)          56
  F. Norman (CIN)          55
  P. Zachry (NY)           55
  R. Burris (CHI)          53
  F. Bannister (HOU)       51
  B. Knepper (SF)          51

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        177
  P. Niekro (ATL)         136
  T. Seaver (CIN)         123
  J. Montefusco (SF)      108
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       107
  V. Blue (SF)            105
  S. Rogers (MON)         101
  S. Carlton (PHI)         93
  M. Littell (STL)         93
  G. Perry (SD)            87

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