Saturday July 22, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 22, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   59  39  3.25   98  25  18   886   832  359  320   48  287  507
Philadelphia    52  39  3.38   91  18  19   807   771  341  303   64  246  446
Montreal        47  51  3.39   98  29  20   868   805  360  327   71  332  445
Los Angeles     56  41  3.44   97  27  24   861   847  372  329   74  270  493
San Diego       47  51  3.51   98  11  29   867   843  389  338   47  319  451
Pittsburgh      47  45  3.54   92  15  25   832   808  379  327   65  296  530
St. Louis       38  60  3.62   98  22  12   868   788  404  349   58  338  526
Cincinnati      56  40  3.64   96   7  32   861   835  383  348   67  326  533
Houston         41  55  3.75   96  27  13   864   823  401  360   51  384  559
New York        43  56  3.79   99  16  18   899   862  416  379   74  341  479
Chicago         48  46  4.05   94  13  23   845   846  413  380   74  314  409
Atlanta         42  53  4.14   95  15  18   841   825  438  387   70  362  497

 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)    9   7  2.65  19  19   6   0   0  136  121   41   40    9   26   55
Bob Knepper (SF)      11   6  2.67  23  22  10   0   3  165  141   56   49    8   52   92
Vida Blue (SF)        13   4  2.69  21  21   5   0   2  160  142   51   48    7   41  105
Phil Niekro (ATL)     11  10  3.00  26  25  12   0   3  192  160   74   64   10   57  140
J.R. Richard (HOU)     9   9  3.05  22  22  10   0   3  168  123   65   57    8   88  185
John Denny (STL)       8   7  3.07  22  22  10   0   2  155  136   56   53   10   43   70
Randy Jones (SD)       7   8  3.10  23  22   2   0   1  151  150   65   52    5   44   44

 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   1  2.30  15   0   0  10   0   27   25   10    7    3    4   24
Craig Skok             2   1  2.67  19   0   0   1   0   30   29   13    9    2    7   12
Phil Niekro           11  10  3.00  26  25  12   0   3  192  160   74   64   10   57  140
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
Preston Hanna          7   7  4.63  21  20   0   0   0  105   92   59   54    7   69   67
Dave Campbell          3   2  4.94  37   0   0   1   0   51   50   30   28    9   32   35
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  1.79  41   0   0  17   0   65   43   18   13    6   21   72
Rick Reuschel          9   7  2.65  19  19   6   0   0  136  121   41   40    9   26   55
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  4.01  47   0   0   4   0   67   76   37   30    4   23   38
Dave Roberts           4   4  4.38  20  14   1   0   1  101  110   51   49    8   30   28
Lynn McGlothen         2   1  4.46  19   0   0   0   0   34   32   17   17    4   18   19
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   9  5.40  25  22   3   0   1  123  143   78   74   12   53   51
Ken Holtzman           0   3  6.91  13   4   0   1   0   27   32   25   21    6   19   19

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bair              4   3  1.53  40   0   0  17   0   59   45   10   10    4   23   51
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            9   5  3.31  22  22   0   0   0  133  123   54   49   14   57   74
Dave Tomlin            6   1  3.57  40   0   0   4   0   45   53   27   18    1   17   20
Mike Lacoss            1   0  4.00   2   1   0   0   0    9    9    4    4    1    2    3
Pedro Borbon           5   1  4.02  41   0   0   3   0   63   57   28   28    2   13   20
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
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
Bo McLaughlin          0   1  2.95  11   1   0   2   0   21   27   11    7    0   13    9
Ken Forsch             4   4  3.00  35   0   0   3   0   66   75   25   22    0   23   30
J.R. Richard           9   9  3.05  22  22  10   0   3  168  123   65   57    8   88  185
Joaquin Andujar        3   4  3.07  13  13   2   0   0   82   62   31   28    2   37   38
Joe Sambito            3   6  3.19  39   0   0   7   0   59   57   22   21    3   23   60
Tom Dixon              5   6  3.24  19  11   2   1   1   89   89   38   32    4   23   44
Mark Lemongello        7   9  3.74  19  19   7   0   1  140  127   61   58   14   49   51
Floyd Bannister        3   6  4.38  18  13   2   0   2   84   90   41   41    9   53   68
Rick Williams          1   2  4.88  10   1   0   0   0   24   32   14   13    1    8   12
Joe Niekro             6   8  5.31  21  15   4   0   0   97  102   66   57    7   45   47
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  7.20  10   0   0   0   0   15   20   12   12    2    7    6

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lance Rautzhan         1   0  1.48  23   0   0   3   0   30   30    7    5    0   10   17
Terry Forster          2   3  2.38  30   0   0  13   0   42   34   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           10   7  3.32  19  19   4   0   1  130  117   50   48   14   35   59
Tommy John            11   7  3.60  21  20   5   0   0  142  159   70   57    6   43   83
Doug Rau              10   5  3.67  18  18   6   0   1  125  144   52   51   12   37   58
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
Darold Knowles         2   2  2.31  35   0   0   3   0   47   40   12   12    4   17   20
Hal Dues               4   4  2.33  19  10   1   1   0   81   66   24   21    4   29   25
Dan Schatzeder         3   2  2.49  16   5   1   0   0   61   46   18   17    3   23   33
Woodie Fryman          3   3  2.53   6   6   2   0   1   43   31   12   12    1   21   26
Ross Grimsley         12   7  3.36  22  22  12   0   2  158  149   70   59   13   46   56
Bill Atkinson          2   2  3.86  22   0   0   2   0   37   38   16   16    3   23   25
Stan Bahnsen           0   4  4.11  22   0   0   5   0   35   40   18   16    3   15   21
Rudy May               6   9  4.34  22  19   2   0   0  114  123   66   55   14   31   68
Gerry Pirtle           0   1  4.50   9   0   0   0   0   16   14    8    8    1   13    5
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
Skip Lockwood          7   7  3.28  43   0   0  13   0   74   61   27   27    8   25   57
Bob Myrick             0   3  3.28  17   0   0   0   0   25   18   10    9    3   13   13
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          8   8  4.06  20  20   5   0   1  133  139   66   60   13   47   52
Tom Hausman            2   0  4.58   3   3   0   0   0   18   21    9    9    2    4    3
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

 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  2.35  30   0   0   0   0   46   42   14   12    0   17   37
Ron Reed               1   0  2.39  36   0   0   8   0   64   53   17   17    4   19   43
Dick Ruthven           5   2  2.47   7   7   2   0   1   47   47   14   13    4    8   25
Tug McGraw             8   3  2.53  36   0   0   8   0   57   47   20   16    1   18   36
Steve Carlton          8   9  3.25  21  21   5   0   1  141  138   63   51   19   43   93
Larry Christenson      7   8  3.36  19  19   6   0   1  131  116   54   49    9   32   69
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  4.79  18  14   2   0   0   88   99   54   47    7   39   44
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
Kent Tekulve           5   6  2.14  53   0   0  16   0   76   60   22   18    3   35   43
Ed Whitson             3   3  2.27  22   0   0   3   0   36   28   12    9    0   21   33
Grant Jackson          4   3  2.33  36   0   0   3   0   46   61   16   12    1   20   28
Jim Bibby              6   4  2.78  23   8   2   0   1   74   58   32   23    8   26   56
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
Dave Hamilton          0   2  3.45  12   0   0   1   0   16   13    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  3.62  21  18   3   1   1  124  117   56   50   11   32   80
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  1.50   8   0   0   0   0   12   10    2    2    0    3    4
John D'Acquisto        2   3  2.06  30   1   0   8   0   57   36   15   13    1   35   68
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  3.25  21  21   3   0   2  147  144   63   53    5   45   90
Eric Rasmussen         7   2  3.36  12  10   2   0   1   67   62   27   25    7   17   25
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  11  4.26  27  19   2   1   0  125  128   65   59   10   50   77
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   6  2.67  23  22  10   0   3  165  141   56   49    8   52   92
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
Gary Lavelle           9   7  3.02  44   0   0  11   0   66   62   25   22    1   32   42
Ed Halicki             5   3  3.12  15  15   5   0   3  101   85   40   35    8   28   47
Randy Moffitt          6   4  3.41  47   0   0   7   0   61   57   26   23    3   26   39
Jim Barr               4   8  3.50  16  15   3   0   2   87   97   37   34    3   16   21
John Curtis            3   1  3.51  30   0   0   0   0   41   37   20   16    0   22   19
John Montefusco        7   4  3.91  23  23   2   0   0  152  151   74   66   16   41  116
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
Mark Littell           1   7  2.17  44   2   0   4   0   75   51   23   18    6   39   96
Pete Vuckovich         7   7  2.38  32  10   2   1   0  106   97   31   28    5   26   87
John Denny             8   7  3.07  22  22  10   0   2  155  136   56   53   10   43   70
Bob Forsch             9   9  3.10  22  22   5   0   3  154  121   62   53    7   61   76
Buddy Schultz          2   3  3.56  34   0   0   5   0   56   42   23   22    2   24   47
Silvio Martinez        4   4  3.71  11  11   2   0   1   68   56   31   28    6   39   18
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
Aurelio Lopez          0   0  4.35   3   0   0   0   0   10    9    5    5    2    1    5
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
  T. John (LA)             11
  B. Knepper (SF)          11
  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  S. Rogers (MON)          11
  B. Hooton (LA)           10
  G. Perry (SD)            10
  D. Rau (LA)              10
  D. Sutton (LA)           10

Losses:

  R. Fingers (SD)          11
  B. Shirley (SD)          11
  J. Koosman (NY)          10
  D. Lamp (CHI)            10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  R. Burris (CHI)           9
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  B. Forsch (STL)           9
  T. Hume (CIN)             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
  L. Christenson (PHI)      6

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)          20
  D. Bair (CIN)            17
  B. Sutter (CHI)          17
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         16
  T. Forster (LA)          13
  G. Garber (ATL)          13
  S. Lockwood (NY)         13
  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)       192.0
  J. Richard (HOU)      168.1
  B. Knepper (SF)       165.1
  S. Rogers (MON)       161.0
  V. Blue (SF)          160.1
  R. Grimsley (MON)     158.0
  J. Denny (STL)        155.1
  B. Forsch (STL)       153.2
  J. Montefusco (SF)    152.0
  R. Jones (SD)         151.0

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         160
  T. John (LA)            159
  J. Montefusco (SF)      151
  R. Jones (SD)           150
  R. Grimsley (MON)       149
  G. Perry (SD)           144
  D. Rau (LA)             144
  R. Burris (CHI)         143
  D. Sutton (LA)          143
  V. Blue (SF)            142

Runs:

  R. Burris (CHI)          78
  J. Montefusco (SF)       74
  P. Niekro (ATL)          74
  R. Grimsley (MON)        70
  T. John (LA)             70
  T. Hume (CIN)            69
  J. Urrea (STL)           69
  N. Espinosa (NY)         66
  J. Koosman (NY)          66
  R. May (MON)             66

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         88
  P. Hanna (ATL)           69
  B. Forsch (STL)          61
  W. Fryman (MON)          58
  P. Niekro (ATL)          57
  F. Norman (CIN)          57
  P. Zachry (NY)           55
  F. Bannister (HOU)       53
  R. Burris (CHI)          53
  B. Knepper (SF)          52

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        185
  P. Niekro (ATL)         140
  T. Seaver (CIN)         123
  J. Montefusco (SF)      116
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       107
  V. Blue (SF)            105
  S. Rogers (MON)         101
  M. Littell (STL)         96
  S. Carlton (PHI)         93
  B. Knepper (SF)          92

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