Sunday July 30, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, July 30, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   63  42  3.15  105  29  19   949   879  372  332   49  300  541
Los Angeles     61  43  3.32  104  30  26   924   901  388  341   76  284  531
Philadelphia    54  45  3.40   99  20  19   876   841  371  331   73  262  478
Montreal        49  57  3.44  106  30  21   945   886  395  361   83  364  490
San Diego       53  52  3.45  105  14  32   930   901  410  356   51  333  474
Pittsburgh      48  51  3.59   99  16  26   889   865  408  355   67  325  559
St. Louis       40  64  3.63  104  25  12   918   829  426  370   64  365  556
Cincinnati      61  43  3.73  104   7  35   936   919  429  388   75  358  583
Houston         47  56  3.76  103  29  13   931   881  430  389   55  403  599
New York        45  61  3.79  106  17  18   961   930  445  405   76  363  518
Chicago         51  51  3.97  102  15  24   913   900  438  403   78  348  436
Atlanta         48  55  4.16  103  17  22   913   905  474  422   83  384  536

 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  2.45  20  19   4   0   1  136  109   39   37    8   40   87
Vida Blue (SF)        15   4  2.52  23  23   7   0   3  178  157   53   50    7   43  120
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
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    9   9  2.72  21  21   6   0   0  149  131   47   45   10   33   58
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
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
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
Mickey Mahler          3   5  4.28  23  11   1   0   0   82   75   47   39    7   41   54
Craig Skok             2   1  4.29  22   0   0   2   0   36   38   21   17    7    9   15
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
Adrian Devine          5   4  6.02  29   6   0   3   0   61   77   43   41    3   23   25
Tommy Boggs            2   6  6.22  10  10   1   0   1   46   61   33   32    6   19   17
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   9  2.72  21  21   6   0   0  149  131   47   45   10   33   58
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
Lynn McGlothen         2   1  4.05  22   0   0   0   0   40   35   18   18    4   24   24
Donnie Moore           5   4  4.06  49   0   0   4   0   71   80   39   32    4   25   38
Dave Roberts           4   6  4.66  22  16   1   0   1  110  120   59   57   10   37   32
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  1.38  45   0   0  19   0   65   50   10   10    4   27   56
Tom Seaver            10   9  3.10  23  23   5   0   1  160  147   63   55   15   55  140
Manny Sarmiento        9   6  3.17  43   4   0   5   0   97   69   37   34    8   38   51
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               5  10  5.20  22  19   1   0   0  119  152   75   69   10   40   57
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  2.99  38   0   0   3   0   72   82   27   24    0   27   32
Joaquin Andujar        4   4  3.04  14  13   2   0   0   83   62   31   28    2   38   40
J.R. Richard          10   9  3.05  23  23  11   0   3  177  125   68   60    9   93  194
Joe Sambito            4   6  3.08  41   0   0   7   0   61   60   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  3.77  21  21   7   0   1  155  142   68   65   14   49   58
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
Dennis Lewallyn        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    0
Lance Rautzhan         1   0  1.56  25   0   0   3   0   35   37    8    6    1   10   19
Terry Forster          3   3  2.14  33   0   0  14   0   46   39   16   11    2   17   37
Bob Welch              2   0  2.20  12   3   0   3   0   33   27    8    8    0    4   28
Charlie Hough          3   2  2.59  34   0   0   4   0   63   45   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
Rick Rhoden            8   5  3.83  20  19   5   0   2  127  122   60   54   10   40   66
Doug Rau              10   6  3.91  19  19   6   0   1  127  149   56   55   12   37   59
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          4   3  1.83   8   8   3   0   2   59   43   13   12    1   23   35
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  2.45  20  19   4   0   1  136  109   39   37    8   40   87
Dwight Bernard         0   1  2.93  10   1   0   0   0   15   11    6    5    1   12   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  3.51  46   0   0  13   0   77   67   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  2.35  39   0   0   8   0   69   57   18   18    5   19   50
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  10  3.45  21  21   6   0   1  143  130   62   55   11   35   72
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  2.30  58   0   0  17   0   82   69   26   21    3   41   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             6   7  4.53  19  19   1   0   0  109  101   62   55   12   46   54
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         12   4  3.19  23  23   3   0   2  161  160   68   57    6   48   94
Rollie Fingers         4  11  3.30  45   0   0  23   0   71   58   29   26    3   23   40
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
Vida Blue             15   4  2.52  23  23   7   0   3  178  157   53   50    7   43  120
Bob Knepper           11   7  2.58  24  23  11   0   3  174  147   57   50    8   56   95
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               6   8  3.21  18  17   4   0   2  104  108   40   37    3   19   24
Gary Lavelle           9   8  3.26  47   0   0  11   0   69   67   28   25    1   35   43
Randy Moffitt          6   4  3.29  49   0   0   8   0   63   58   26   23    3   26   41
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
John Denny             8   8  3.12  23  23  10   0   2  161  143   59   56   11   47   73
Bob Forsch             9  11  3.15  24  24   6   0   3  168  133   68   59   10   67   84
Silvio Martinez        5   4  3.39  12  12   3   0   1   77   58   32   29    6   42   21
Buddy Schultz          2   3  4.01  37   0   0   5   0   58   46   27   26    2   26   50
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)             15
  R. Grimsley (MON)        12
  T. John (LA)             12
  P. Niekro (ATL)          12
  G. Perry (SD)            12
  B. Hooton (LA)           11
  B. Knepper (SF)          11
  S. Rogers (MON)          11
  D. Sutton (LA)           11
  D. Rau (LA)              10

Losses:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      11
  R. Fingers (SD)          11
  B. Forsch (STL)          11
  J. Koosman (NY)          11
  B. Shirley (SD)          11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  L. Christenson (PHI)     10
  T. Hume (CIN)            10
  D. Lamp (CHI)            10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          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
  V. Blue (SF)              7
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       7
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         6

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)          23
  D. Bair (CIN)            19
  B. Sutter (CHI)          17
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         17
  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:

  V. Blue (SF)              3
  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

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       203.1
  V. Blue (SF)          178.1
  J. Richard (HOU)      177.1
  B. Knepper (SF)       174.1
  S. Rogers (MON)       172.0
  B. Forsch (STL)       168.1
  R. Jones (SD)         166.0
  R. Grimsley (MON)     164.0
  J. Denny (STL)        161.1
  G. Perry (SD)         160.2

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         169
  R. Jones (SD)           168
  T. John (LA)            165
  R. Grimsley (MON)       160
  G. Perry (SD)           160
  V. Blue (SF)            157
  J. Montefusco (SF)      156
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     153
  S. Carlton (PHI)        153
  T. Hume (CIN)           152

Runs:

  R. Burris (CHI)          78
  P. Niekro (ATL)          77
  J. Montefusco (SF)       76
  T. Hume (CIN)            75
  R. Grimsley (MON)        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)          67
  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)            120
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       107
  S. Rogers (MON)         107
  S. Carlton (PHI)        100
  P. Vuckovich (STL)       98
  M. Littell (STL)         97


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