Sunday July 23, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, July 23, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   60  39  3.23   99  26  18   895   837  360  321   48  289  510
Philadelphia    53  39  3.37   92  18  19   816   779  343  305   64  247  450
Montreal        47  52  3.39   99  29  20   882   814  365  332   72  340  450
Los Angeles     56  42  3.43   98  28  24   870   854  374  331   74  273  496
San Diego       47  52  3.50   99  11  29   876   853  393  341   47  323  452
Pittsburgh      47  46  3.54   93  15  25   840   814  382  330   65  298  537
St. Louis       39  60  3.58   99  23  12   877   791  404  349   58  345  532
Cincinnati      57  40  3.62   97   7  33   875   848  387  352   67  333  542
New York        43  57  3.78  100  16  18   908   868  419  381   74  344  485
Houston         41  56  3.85   97  27  13   872   837  414  373   54  388  564
Chicago         49  46  4.03   95  14  23   854   855  416  383   74  315  411
Atlanta         43  53  4.10   96  15  19   850   829  438  387   70  362  500

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Vuckovich (STL)   8   7  2.19  33  11   3   1   1  115  100   31   28    5   33   93
Steve Rogers (MON)    11   7  2.26  23  22  11   1   1  167  133   44   42    8   48  103
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
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       2   0  0.00   2   2   0   0   0   13    9    0    0    0    2    3
Gene Garber            1   1  2.08  16   0   0  11   0   30   25   10    7    3    4   26
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            3  10  3.82  22  21   3   0   2  123  111   57   52    9   33   35
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  1.48  41   0   0  17   0   61   46   10   10    4   25   53
Manny Sarmiento        8   6  2.81  40   4   0   5   0   93   65   32   29    7   36   49
Bill Bonham            9   2  3.19  15  15   1   0   0   96   97   34   34    5   35   60
Tom Seaver             9   9  3.22  22  22   5   0   1  151  140   62   54   15   51  130
Fred Norman            9   5  3.31  22  22   0   0   0  133  123   54   49   14   57   74
Dave Tomlin            6   1  3.52  41   0   0   4   0   46   54   27   18    1   17   20
Pedro Borbon           5   1  3.96  42   0   0   4   0   64   57   28   28    2   13   20
Mike Lacoss            1   0  4.00   2   1   0   0   0    9    9    4    4    1    2    3
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
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   7  3.68  20  12   2   1   1   93   97   44   38    4   24   47
Mark Lemongello        7   9  3.74  19  19   7   0   1  140  127   61   58   14   49   51
Floyd Bannister        3   6  4.38  19  13   2   0   2   86   93   42   42   10   53   69
Rick Williams          1   2  4.88  10   1   0   0   0   24   32   14   13    1    8   12
Bo McLaughlin          0   1  5.01  12   1   0   2   0   23   30   17   13    2   16   10
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
Don Sutton            10   9  3.64  21  21   8   0   1  146  150   66   59   21   28   85
Doug Rau              10   5  3.67  18  18   6   0   1  125  144   52   51   12   37   58
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
Darold Knowles         2   2  2.16  36   0   0   3   0   50   41   12   12    4   20   21
Steve Rogers          11   7  2.26  23  22  11   1   1  167  133   44   42    8   48  103
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
Stan Bahnsen           0   4  3.82  23   0   0   5   0   38   40   18   16    3   17   23
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
Gerry Pirtle           0   1  4.50   9   0   0   0   0   16   14    8    8    1   13    5
Mike Garman            1   2  5.06  23   0   0   8   0   27   22   15   15    2   12    9
Wayne Twitchell        3   9  5.75  18  15   0   0   0   81   95   52   52   13   49   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  11  3.94  22  21   3   0   0  146  139   69   64   12   53   88
Nino Espinosa          8   8  4.06  20  20   5   0   1  133  139   66   60   13   47   52
Dale Murray            4   3  4.50  29   0   0   2   0   48   44   25   24    3   23   17
Tom Hausman            2   0  4.58   3   3   0   0   0   18   21    9    9    2    4    3
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          9   9  3.19  22  22   5   0   1  149  146   65   53   19   43   97
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  5.17  10   0   0   0   0   16   14   11    9    3    6    5

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kent Tekulve           5   6  2.11  54   0   0  16   0   77   61   22   18    3   35   44
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  10  3.22  22  21   3   1   1  143  146   56   51    9   40   76
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  7.14  14   7   0   0   0   40   60   33   32    4   14   28
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  1.46   9   0   0   0   0   12   11    2    2    0    3    4
John D'Acquisto        2   3  2.06  30   1   0   8   0   57   36   15   13    1   35   68
Bob Owchinko           5   7  3.13  22  20   2   0   1  124  119   49   43    6   50   51
Randy Jones            7   9  3.15  24  23   2   0   1  157  159   69   55    5   47   45
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  3.51  42   0   0  20   0   67   55   29   26    3   23   38
Mark Lee               3   1  3.66  33   0   0   0   0   47   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
Jim Barr               5   8  3.27  17  16   4   0   2   96  102   38   35    3   18   24
Randy Moffitt          6   4  3.41  47   0   0   7   0   61   57   26   23    3   26   39
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         8   7  2.19  33  11   3   1   1  115  100   31   28    5   33   93
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
  J. Koosman (NY)          11
  B. Shirley (SD)          11
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      10
  D. Lamp (CHI)            10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  R. Burris (CHI)           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
  D. Sutton (LA)            8
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       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
  G. Garber (ATL)          14
  T. Forster (LA)          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
  S. Rogers (MON)       167.0
  B. Knepper (SF)       165.1
  V. Blue (SF)          160.1
  R. Grimsley (MON)     158.0
  R. Jones (SD)         157.0
  J. Denny (STL)        155.1
  B. Forsch (STL)       153.2
  J. Montefusco (SF)    152.0

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         160
  T. John (LA)            159
  R. Jones (SD)           159
  J. Montefusco (SF)      151
  D. Sutton (LA)          150
  R. Grimsley (MON)       149
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     146
  S. Carlton (PHI)        146
  G. Perry (SD)           144
  D. Rau (LA)             144

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
  R. Jones (SD)            69
  J. Koosman (NY)          69
  J. Urrea (STL)           69
  N. Espinosa (NY)         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
  J. Koosman (NY)          53

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        185
  P. Niekro (ATL)         140
  T. Seaver (CIN)         130
  J. Montefusco (SF)      116
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       107
  V. Blue (SF)            105
  S. Rogers (MON)         103
  S. Carlton (PHI)         97
  M. Littell (STL)         96
  P. Vuckovich (STL)       93


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