Tuesday July 25, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, July 25, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   61  39  3.22  100  27  18   904   846  362  323   48  290  520
Los Angeles     58  42  3.38  100  28  25   888   874  377  333   74  280  505
Philadelphia    53  41  3.38   94  18  19   834   796  352  313   66  251  459
Montreal        47  54  3.39  101  29  20   903   838  374  340   73  349  467
San Diego       48  52  3.48  100  12  29   885   858  394  342   47  323  458
Pittsburgh      47  47  3.52   94  15  25   848   821  384  332   66  300  541
St. Louis       39  61  3.58  100  24  12   885   798  407  352   59  348  537
Cincinnati      58  41  3.65   99   7  33   892   865  399  362   69  341  550
New York        44  58  3.77  102  17  18   926   887  426  388   75  353  496
Houston         43  56  3.83   99  27  13   894   856  421  380   54  392  575
Chicago         49  48  4.01   97  14  23   871   867  422  388   76  321  420
Atlanta         45  53  4.02   98  16  20   868   840  439  388   71  368  511

 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)        3   5  2.44  19  18   4   0   1  129  102   37   35    8   38   80
Vida Blue (SF)        14   4  2.66  22  22   6   0   2  169  151   53   50    7   42  115
Bob Knepper (SF)      11   6  2.67  23  22  10   0   3  165  141   56   49    8   52   92
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    9   8  2.67  20  20   6   0   0  142  127   44   42   10   28   57
Bob Owchinko (SD)      6   7  2.98  23  21   3   0   1  133  124   50   44    6   50   57
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

 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  2.53  20   0   0   2   0   32   29   13    9    2    8   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
Eddie Solomon          3   4  3.87  32   3   0   2   0   74   71   35   32    8   35   43
Dick Ruthven           2   6  4.11  13  13   2   0   1   81   78   43   37    8   28   45
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
Tommy Boggs            2   5  5.48   9   9   1   0   1   44   53   28   27    4   19   17
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

 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   8  2.67  20  20   6   0   0  142  127   44   42   10   28   57
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
Mike Krukow            4   0  3.78  13   6   1   0   1   50   45   21   21    4   18   25
Dennis Lamp            3  10  3.82  22  21   3   0   2  123  111   57   52    9   33   35
Donnie Moore           5   4  3.99  48   0   0   4   0   70   78   38   31    4   24   38
Lynn McGlothen         2   1  4.33  20   0   0   0   0   35   33   17   17    4   18   20
Dave Roberts           4   4  4.38  20  14   1   0   1  101  110   51   49    8   30   28
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  5.36  26  22   3   0   1  124  143   78   74   12   53   53
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        9   6  2.75  41   4   0   5   0   95   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
Pedro Borbon           5   1  3.78  44   0   0   4   0   67   60   28   28    2   14   20
Dave Tomlin            6   1  3.91  43   0   0   4   0   48   58   31   21    1   18   21
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  4.46  15  14   0   1   0   77   79   38   38    8   35   53
Tom Hume               4  10  5.48  21  18   1   0   0  112  140   74   68   10   40   53
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
Vern Ruhle             0   0  2.38   2   2   0   0   0   11   14    3    3    0    2    7
Ken Forsch             6   4  3.00  37   0   0   3   0   72   81   27   24    0   27   32
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  3.78  20  20   7   0   1  148  133   65   62   14   49   54
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
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  1.38  24   0   0   3   0   33   35    7    5    0   10   17
Terry Forster          3   3  2.27  31   0   0  13   0   44   38   16   11    2   17   33
Bob Welch              2   0  2.35  11   3   0   3   0   31   27    8    8    0    4   27
Charlie Hough          3   2  2.60  33   0   0   4   0   62   44   22   18    4   34   44
Burt Hooton           10   7  3.32  19  19   4   0   1  130  117   50   48   14   35   59
Tommy John            11   7  3.58  22  20   5   1   0  143  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            8   5  3.83  20  19   5   0   2  127  122   60   54   10   40   66
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
Woodie Fryman          3   3  2.16   7   7   2   0   1   50   36   13   12    1   23   30
Hal Dues               4   4  2.17  20  11   1   1   0   87   76   24   21    4   32   31
Steve Rogers          11   7  2.26  23  22  11   1   1  167  133   44   42    8   48  103
Dan Schatzeder         3   2  2.49  16   5   1   0   0   61   46   18   17    3   23   33
Darold Knowles         2   3  2.66  37   0   0   3   0   51   43   15   15    4   21   22
Ross Grimsley         12   7  3.36  22  22  12   0   2  158  149   70   59   13   46   56
Stan Bahnsen           0   4  3.70  24   0   0   5   0   41   41   19   17    4   17   27
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  10   0   0   0   0   16   15    8    8    1   13    5
Mike Garman            1   2  5.65  24   0   0   8   0   29   25   18   18    2   13    9
Wayne Twitchell        3  10  5.75  19  15   0   0   0   83   97   53   53   13   51   55
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  2.23  14   5   0   0   0   44   35   16   11    5   16   20
Craig Swan             3   5  2.44  19  18   4   0   1  129  102   37   35    8   38   80
Dwight Bernard         0   0  3.09   7   1   0   0   0   12   10    4    4    1    9    8
Bob Myrick             0   3  3.28  17   0   0   0   0   25   18   10    9    3   13   13
Pat Zachry            10   6  3.33  21  21   5   0   2  138  120   57   51    9   60   78
Skip Lockwood          7   8  3.43  44   0   0  13   0   76   64   29   29    9   25   60
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
Ron Reed               1   0  2.28  38   0   0   8   0   67   55   17   17    4   19   46
Warren Brusstar        3   0  2.31  31   0   0   0   0   47   42   14   12    0   17   37
Tug McGraw             8   3  2.44  37   0   0   8   0   59   49   20   16    1   18   38
Dick Ruthven           5   2  2.47   7   7   2   0   1   47   47   14   13    4    8   25
Steve Carlton          9   9  3.19  22  22   5   0   1  149  146   65   53   19   43   97
Larry Christenson      7   9  3.41  20  20   6   0   1  137  121   58   52   10   33   71
Jim Kaat               5   2  4.20  14  13   2   0   1   79   86   40   37    5   18   29
Jim Lonborg            7   8  4.46  18  18   1   0   0  103  111   53   51   12   39   43
Rawly Eastwick         2   1  4.58  11   0   0   0   0   18   14   11    9    3    6    5
Randy Lerch            4   6  4.79  18  14   2   0   0   88   99   54   47    7   39   44

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kent Tekulve           5   6  2.11  55   0   0  16   0   77   62   22   18    3   36   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   7  4.65  18  18   1   0   0  103   94   60   53   11   43   51
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           6   7  2.98  23  21   3   0   1  133  124   50   44    6   50   57
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
Vida Blue             14   4  2.66  22  22   6   0   2  169  151   53   50    7   42  115
Bob Knepper           11   6  2.67  23  22  10   0   3  165  141   56   49    8   52   92
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  10  3.11  23  23   6   0   3  162  128   65   56    8   64   81
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)             14
  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
  B. Forsch (STL)          10
  T. Hume (CIN)            10
  D. Lamp (CHI)            10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  W. Twitchell (MON)       10
  R. Burris (CHI)           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
  V. Blue (SF)              6
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         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
  V. Blue (SF)          169.1
  J. Richard (HOU)      168.1
  S. Rogers (MON)       167.0
  B. Knepper (SF)       165.1
  B. Forsch (STL)       162.0
  R. Grimsley (MON)     158.0
  R. Jones (SD)         157.0
  J. Denny (STL)        155.1
  J. Montefusco (SF)    152.0

Hits:

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

Runs:

  R. Burris (CHI)          78
  T. Hume (CIN)            74
  J. Montefusco (SF)       74
  P. Niekro (ATL)          74
  R. Grimsley (MON)        70
  T. John (LA)             70
  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)          64
  W. Fryman (MON)          60
  P. Zachry (NY)           60
  P. Niekro (ATL)          57
  F. Norman (CIN)          57
  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
  V. Blue (SF)            115
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       107
  S. Rogers (MON)         103
  S. Carlton (PHI)         97
  M. Littell (STL)         96
  P. Vuckovich (STL)       93


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