Friday July 28, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, July 28, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   61  41  3.17  102  28  18   922   856  365  325   48  295  527
Los Angeles     60  42  3.33  102  29  26   906   889  382  335   74  283  520
Philadelphia    54  43  3.36   97  20  19   860   821  360  321   69  259  471
Montreal        48  56  3.41  104  29  21   928   867  386  352   80  358  479
San Diego       51  52  3.48  103  13  31   912   885  405  353   51  329  467
St. Louis       40  62  3.60  102  25  12   902   811  416  361   61  357  545
Pittsburgh      47  50  3.61   97  15  25   872   851  403  350   66  315  554
Cincinnati      59  43  3.76  102   7  34   918   898  424  384   74  354  570
Houston         46  56  3.77  102  29  13   922   870  427  386   55  402  593
New York        45  60  3.80  105  17  18   953   921  441  402   76  360  511
Atlanta         47  54  3.99  101  17  21   895   866  449  397   74  376  524
Chicago         50  49  4.01   99  15  23   888   882  430  396   78  334  427

 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  2.41  24  23  11   1   1  172  140   48   46   11   51  107
Craig Swan (NY)        3   5  2.44  19  18   4   0   1  129  102   37   35    8   38   80
Bob Knepper (SF)      11   7  2.58  24  23  11   0   3  174  147   57   50    8   56   95
Vida Blue (SF)        14   4  2.66  22  22   6   0   2  169  151   53   50    7   42  115
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    9   8  2.67  20  20   6   0   0  142  127   44   42   10   28   57
Phil Niekro (ATL)     12  10  2.96  27  26  13   0   3  201  168   76   66   10   59  145
Ed Halicki (SF)        5   4  2.97  16  16   5   0   3  109   89   42   36    8   28   51
Bob Owchinko (SD)      6   7  2.98  23  21   3   0   1  133  124   50   44    6   50   57
J.R. Richard (HOU)    10   9  3.05  23  23  11   0   3  177  125   68   60    9   93  194

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gene Garber            1   1  1.89  17   0   0  12   0   33   27   10    7    3    4   26
Larry McWilliams       2   0  2.12   3   3   0   0   0   17   16    4    4    2    4    5
Craig Skok             2   1  2.45  21   0   0   2   0   33   29   13    9    2    8   12
Phil Niekro           12  10  2.96  27  26  13   0   3  201  168   76   66   10   59  145
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   8  4.54  22  21   0   0   0  113  100   63   57    8   73   72
Dave Campbell          4   2  4.75  38   0   0   1   0   53   51   30   28    9   32   36
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
Dennis Lamp            4  10  3.55  23  22   4   0   3  132  118   57   52    9   37   38
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
Donnie Moore           5   4  3.99  48   0   0   4   0   70   78   38   31    4   24   38
Lynn McGlothen         2   1  4.26  21   0   0   0   0   38   34   18   18    4   21   22
Dave Roberts           4   5  4.85  21  15   1   0   1  104  116   58   56   10   34   29
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  6.44  14   4   0   1   0   29   33   25   21    6   21   20

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bair              4   3  1.42  43   0   0  18   0   63   48   10   10    4   26   54
Manny Sarmiento        9   6  3.00  42   4   0   5   0   96   68   35   32    7   37   49
Tom Seaver            10   9  3.10  23  23   5   0   1  160  147   63   55   15   55  140
Bill Bonham            9   2  3.19  15  15   1   0   0   96   97   34   34    5   35   60
Fred Norman            9   6  3.48  23  23   0   0   0  137  128   61   53   16   60   78
Dave Tomlin            6   1  3.91  43   0   0   4   0   48   58   31   21    1   18   21
Pedro Borbon           5   1  4.13  45   0   0   4   0   72   69   33   33    4   15   22
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
Mike Lacoss            1   1  8.36   3   2   0   0   0   14   16   13   13    2    5    6
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          10   9  3.05  23  23  11   0   3  177  125   68   60    9   93  194
Joaquin Andujar        3   4  3.07  13  13   2   0   0   82   62   31   28    2   37   38
Joe Sambito            4   6  3.08  40   0   0   7   0   61   59   22   21    3   23   61
Tom Dixon              5   7  3.65  21  13   2   1   1  101  103   47   41    4   28   52
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
Joe Niekro             7   8  4.85  22  16   5   0   1  106  106   66   57    7   46   50
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
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  2.18  32   0   0  14   0   45   39   16   11    2   17   35
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           11   7  3.24  20  20   5   0   1  139  125   52   50   14   37   67
Tommy John            12   7  3.40  23  21   5   1   0  151  165   73   57    6   44   88
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
Dan Schatzeder         4   2  2.23  17   6   1   0   0   69   49   18   17    3   26   35
Steve Rogers          11   7  2.41  24  23  11   1   1  172  140   48   46   11   51  107
Darold Knowles         2   3  2.73  39   0   0   3   0   53   46   16   16    5   22   22
Ross Grimsley         12   8  3.46  23  23  12   0   2  164  160   74   63   14   46   58
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   2  4.96  11   0   0   0   0   16   17    9    9    1   14    6
Mike Garman            1   2  5.45  27   0   0   9   0   33   28   20   20    4   14   12
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  2.51   9   1   0   0   0   14   10    4    4    1   11   12
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   9  3.52  45   0   0  13   0   77   66   30   30    9   25   61
Mardie Cornejo         3   2  3.75  18   0   0   2   0   24   23   11   10    1   11   12
Jerry Koosman          3  11  3.89  23  22   3   0   0  155  148   72   67   12   53   94
Nino Espinosa          9   8  4.01  21  21   5   0   1  141  149   69   63   14   52   55
Dale Murray            4   3  4.50  30   0   0   2   0   50   47   26   25    3   23   18
Mike Bruhert           2   5  5.06  15  13   0   0   0   75  100   52   42    3   15   34
Paul Siebert           0   2  5.32  23   0   0   1   0   24   26   14   14    2   17   10
Tom Hausman            2   1  6.41   4   4   0   0   0   20   29   15   14    2    4    3
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  2.17  32   0   0   0   0   50   44   14   12    0   17   38
Ron Reed               1   0  2.28  38   0   0   8   0   67   55   17   17    4   19   46
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  10  3.15  23  23   6   0   1  157  153   67   55   20   45  100
Larry Christenson      7   9  3.41  20  20   6   0   1  137  121   58   52   10   33   71
Rawly Eastwick         2   1  4.12  12   0   0   0   0   20   14   11    9    3    7    6
Jim Kaat               5   3  4.43  15  14   2   0   1   83   94   44   41    6   20   29
Jim Lonborg            7   8  4.46  18  18   1   0   0  103  111   53   51   12   39   43
Randy Lerch            5   6  4.53  19  15   3   0   0   97  107   56   49    8   42   51

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Whitson             3   4  2.16  23   0   0   3   0   42   31   13   10    0   23   35
Kent Tekulve           5   6  2.25  57   0   0  16   0   80   66   25   20    3   40   46
Grant Jackson          4   3  2.77  38   0   0   3   0   49   66   19   15    1   22   29
Jim Bibby              6   4  3.13  24   9   2   0   1   75   62   35   26    8   26   56
Bruce Kison            2   3  3.30  18   2   0   0   0   44   40   17   16    1   24   29
John Candelaria        8  11  3.44  23  22   3   1   1  147  153   61   56    9   42   77
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  7.02  15   7   0   0   0   42   61   34   33    4   16   29
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  1.42  10   0   0   0   0   13   12    2    2    0    3    4
John D'Acquisto        2   3  2.37  31   1   0   8   0   57   36   17   15    1   37   68
Bob Owchinko           6   7  2.98  23  21   3   0   1  133  124   50   44    6   50   57
Randy Jones            8   9  3.14  25  24   3   0   1  166  168   72   58    5   47   46
Gaylord Perry         11   4  3.28  22  22   3   0   2  154  152   66   56    6   46   92
Rollie Fingers         4  11  3.39  44   0   0  22   0   69   58   29   26    3   23   39
Mark Lee               3   1  3.51  34   0   0   0   0   49   42   21   19    0   21   18
Eric Rasmussen         7   2  3.60  13  11   2   0   1   70   66   30   28   10   19   27
Bob Shirley            6  11  4.16  29  19   2   1   0  128  129   65   59   10   51   79
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   7  2.58  24  23  11   0   3  174  147   57   50    8   56   95
Vida Blue             14   4  2.66  22  22   6   0   2  169  151   53   50    7   42  115
Gary Lavelle           9   7  2.97  45   0   0  11   0   67   62   25   22    1   33   42
Ed Halicki             5   4  2.97  16  16   5   0   3  109   89   42   36    8   28   51
Greg Minton            0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    3    5
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
Bob Forsch             9  10  3.11  23  23   6   0   3  162  128   65   56    8   64   81
John Denny             8   8  3.12  23  23  10   0   2  161  143   59   56   11   47   73
Silvio Martinez        5   4  3.39  12  12   3   0   1   77   58   32   29    6   42   21
George Frazier         0   2  4.15   8   0   0   0   0   13   17    9    6    2    2    5
Buddy Schultz          2   3  4.15  35   0   0   5   0   56   45   27   26    2   25   48
Eric Rasmussen         2   5  4.18  10  10   2   0   1   60   61   32   28    4   20   32
Aurelio Lopez          0   0  4.63   4   0   0   0   0   12   10    6    6    3    2    6
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)             12
  P. Niekro (ATL)          12
  B. Hooton (LA)           11
  B. Knepper (SF)          11
  G. Perry (SD)            11
  S. Rogers (MON)          11
  D. Rau (LA)              10
  J. Richard (HOU)         10

Losses:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      11
  R. Fingers (SD)          11
  J. Koosman (NY)          11
  B. Shirley (SD)          11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  B. Forsch (STL)          10
  T. Hume (CIN)            10
  D. Lamp (CHI)            10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  W. Twitchell (MON)       10

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          13
  R. Grimsley (MON)        12
  B. Knepper (SF)          11
  J. Richard (HOU)         11
  S. Rogers (MON)          11
  J. Denny (STL)           10
  D. Sutton (LA)            8
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       7
  V. Blue (SF)              6
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         6

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)          22
  D. Bair (CIN)            18
  B. Sutter (CHI)          17
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         16
  G. Garber (ATL)          15
  T. Forster (LA)          14
  S. Lockwood (NY)         13
  G. Lavelle (SF)          11
  M. Garman (MON)           9
  J. D'Acquisto (SD)        8

Shutouts:

  B. Blyleven (PIT)         3
  B. Forsch (STL)           3
  E. Halicki (SF)           3
  B. Knepper (SF)           3
  D. Lamp (CHI)             3
  P. Niekro (ATL)           3
  J. Richard (HOU)          3
  F. Bannister (HOU)        2
  J. Barr (SF)              2
  V. Blue (SF)              2

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       201.0
  J. Richard (HOU)      177.1
  B. Knepper (SF)       174.1
  S. Rogers (MON)       172.0
  V. Blue (SF)          169.1
  R. Jones (SD)         166.0
  R. Grimsley (MON)     164.0
  B. Forsch (STL)       162.0
  J. Denny (STL)        161.1
  T. Seaver (CIN)       159.2

Hits:

  R. Jones (SD)           168
  P. Niekro (ATL)         168
  T. John (LA)            165
  R. Grimsley (MON)       160
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     153
  S. Carlton (PHI)        153
  G. Perry (SD)           152
  V. Blue (SF)            151
  J. Montefusco (SF)      151
  D. Sutton (LA)          150

Runs:

  R. Burris (CHI)          78
  P. Niekro (ATL)          76
  R. Grimsley (MON)        74
  T. Hume (CIN)            74
  J. Montefusco (SF)       74
  T. John (LA)             73
  R. Jones (SD)            72
  J. Koosman (NY)          72
  N. Espinosa (NY)         69
  J. Urrea (STL)           69

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           21
  S. Carlton (PHI)         20
  J. Montefusco (SF)       16
  F. Norman (CIN)          16
  T. Seaver (CIN)          15
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        14
  N. Espinosa (NY)         14
  R. Grimsley (MON)        14
  B. Hooton (LA)           14
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      14

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         93
  P. Hanna (ATL)           73
  B. Forsch (STL)          64
  W. Fryman (MON)          60
  F. Norman (CIN)          60
  P. Zachry (NY)           60
  P. Niekro (ATL)          59
  B. Knepper (SF)          56
  T. Seaver (CIN)          55
  F. Bannister (HOU)       53

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        194
  P. Niekro (ATL)         145
  T. Seaver (CIN)         140
  J. Montefusco (SF)      116
  V. Blue (SF)            115
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       107
  S. Rogers (MON)         107
  S. Carlton (PHI)        100
  M. Littell (STL)         96
  B. Knepper (SF)          95


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