Saturday July 29, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 29, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   61  42  3.19  103  28  18   931   866  370  330   49  298  535
Los Angeles     61  42  3.31  103  30  26   915   891  383  336   75  284  525
Philadelphia    54  44  3.39   98  20  19   868   830  366  327   71  260  473
San Diego       52  52  3.47  104  14  31   921   893  408  355   51  331  471
Montreal        48  57  3.47  105  29  21   936   879  395  361   83  364  485
Pittsburgh      47  51  3.60   98  16  25   880   855  405  352   66  321  556
St. Louis       40  63  3.63  103  25  12   910   823  423  367   62  361  551
Cincinnati      60  43  3.74  103   7  34   927   905  426  385   74  356  576
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
Chicago         51  49  3.99  100  15  24   897   889  433  398   78  336  430
Atlanta         48  54  4.01  102  17  22   904   877  455  403   75  381  530

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Pete Vuckovich (STL)   8   8  2.53  34  12   3   1   1  121  111   38   34    6   36   98
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
Bob Owchinko (SD)      7   7  2.92  24  22   4   0   1  142  132   53   46    6   52   61
Phil Niekro (ATL)     12  10  2.97  28  26  13   1   3  203  169   77   67   10   60  149
Ed Halicki (SF)        5   4  2.97  16  16   5   0   3  109   89   42   36    8   28   51
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  2.97  28  26  13   1   3  203  169   77   67   10   60  149
Rick Camp              2   2  3.25  28   4   0   0   0   53   67   24   19    3   21   17
Mickey Mahler          3   5  3.82  22  11   1   0   0   78   64   41   33    6   39   51
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  4.70  39   0   0   1   0   54   51   30   28    9   34   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         3   6  6.37  25   6   0   1   0   59   75   44   42    9   33   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
Mike Krukow            4   0  3.54  14   7   1   0   1   56   50   23   22    4   19   28
Dennis Lamp            4  10  3.55  23  22   4   0   3  132  118   57   52    9   37   38
Dave Geisel            1   0  3.65  12   1   0   0   0   12   18    5    5    0    5    7
Willie Hernandez       6   2  3.72  33   0   0   1   0   39   36   16   16    3   22   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  5.27  27  22   3   1   1  126  143   78   74   12   54   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  1.40  44   0   0  18   0   64   49   10   10    4   26   55
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            2   2  4.15  16  15   0   1   0   85   85   40   39    8   37   58
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            11   9  3.48  22  22   9   0   1  155  152   67   60   22   29   90
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
Bill Atkinson          2   2  3.86  22   0   0   2   0   37   38   16   16    3   23   25
Stan Bahnsen           0   4  3.88  25   1   0   5   0   46   46   22   20    5   20   30
Rudy May               6   9  4.34  22  19   2   0   0  114  123   66   55   14   31   68
Mike Garman            1   3  5.66  28   0   0   9   0   35   33   22   22    5   15   14
Gerry Pirtle           0   2  5.71  12   0   0   0   0   17   19   11   11    2   14    7
Wayne Twitchell        3  10  5.96  20  15   0   0   0   83   97   55   55   13   53   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  2.13  33   0   0   0   0   51   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  3.74  13   0   0   0   0   22   15   11    9    3    7    6
Jim Kaat               5   3  4.34  16  14   2   0   1   87   96   45   42    6   21   31
Randy Lerch            5   6  4.53  19  15   3   0   0   97  107   56   49    8   42   51
Jim Lonborg            7   9  4.83  19  19   1   0   0  104  117   58   56   14   39   43

 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   5  3.54  22  19   4   1   1  132  121   58   52   11   38   82
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           7   7  2.92  24  22   4   0   1  142  132   53   46    6   52   61
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
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  3.30  48   0   0   7   0   63   58   26   23    3   26   41
Gary Lavelle           9   8  3.33  46   0   0  11   0   68   66   28   25    1   35   42
John Curtis            3   1  3.51  30   0   0   0   0   41   37   20   16    0   22   19
John Montefusco        7   4  3.87  24  24   2   0   0  158  156   76   68   17   42  122
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  2.12  45   2   0   4   0   76   52   23   18    6   40   97
Pete Vuckovich         8   8  2.53  34  12   3   1   1  121  111   38   34    6   36   98
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
Buddy Schultz          2   3  4.13  36   0   0   5   0   57   45   27   26    2   25   48
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  4.63   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. Sutton (LA)           11
  D. Rau (LA)              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)            9
  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)       203.1
  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:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         169
  R. Jones (SD)           168
  T. John (LA)            165
  R. Grimsley (MON)       160
  J. Montefusco (SF)      156
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     153
  S. Carlton (PHI)        153
  G. Perry (SD)           152
  D. Sutton (LA)          152
  V. Blue (SF)            151

Runs:

  R. Burris (CHI)          78
  P. Niekro (ATL)          77
  J. Montefusco (SF)       76
  R. Grimsley (MON)        74
  T. Hume (CIN)            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)           22
  S. Carlton (PHI)         20
  J. Montefusco (SF)       17
  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
  P. Niekro (ATL)          60
  F. Norman (CIN)          60
  P. Zachry (NY)           60
  B. Knepper (SF)          56
  T. Seaver (CIN)          55
  R. Burris (CHI)          54

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        194
  P. Niekro (ATL)         149
  T. Seaver (CIN)         140
  J. Montefusco (SF)      122
  V. Blue (SF)            115
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       107
  S. Rogers (MON)         107
  S. Carlton (PHI)        100
  P. Vuckovich (STL)       98
  M. Littell (STL)         97

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