Monday July 31, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, July 31, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   63  43  3.16  106  29  19   957   887  376  336   49  302  543
Los Angeles     61  44  3.32  105  30  26   932   910  392  344   76  286  536
Philadelphia    55  45  3.38  100  21  19   885   846  372  332   73  264  482
Montreal        50  57  3.42  107  30  21   954   891  397  363   84  367  493
San Diego       54  52  3.44  106  14  33   939   908  413  359   52  336  477
Pittsburgh      48  52  3.59  100  17  26   897   874  411  358   67  328  565
St. Louis       40  64  3.63  104  25  12   918   829  426  370   64  365  556
Cincinnati      62  43  3.71  105   7  36   945   930  431  390   75  362  585
Houston         48  56  3.73  104  30  13   940   883  431  390   55  405  600
New York        45  62  3.81  107  17  18   969   939  451  410   77  366  519
Chicago         51  51  3.97  102  15  24   913   900  438  403   78  348  436
Atlanta         48  56  4.15  104  18  22   922   914  477  425   84  386  546

 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  11  2.97  29  27  14   1   3  212  178   80   70   11   62  159
Ed Halicki (SF)        5   5  3.03  17  17   5   0   3  116   95   45   39    8   30   53
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  11  2.97  29  27  14   1   3  212  178   80   70   11   62  159
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  1.50  46   0   0  20   0   66   53   11   11    4   27   57
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            2   1  5.73   4   3   0   0   0   22   24   14   14    2    9    7
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             8   8  4.55  23  17   6   0   1  115  108   67   58    7   48   51
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  1.50  26   0   0   3   0   36   38    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  2.51  35   0   0   4   0   65   46   22   18    4   34   47
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   6  3.90  21  20   5   0   2  132  129   64   57   10   42   68
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  3.42  24  24  12   0   2  171  165   76   65   15   47   60
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            2   3  5.35  29   0   0   9   0   37   33   22   22    5   17   15
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   9  4.17  22  22   5   0   1  147  156   74   68   15   54   56
Dale Murray            4   3  4.35  31   0   0   2   0   52   47   26   25    3   23   18
Mike Bruhert           2   5  5.00  16  13   0   0   0   76  102   53   42    3   16   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
Dick Ruthven           6   2  2.24   8   8   3   0   1   56   52   15   14    4   10   29
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
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   6  3.45  22  22   7   0   3  151  142   67   58   14   39  113
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  3.24  46   0   0  24   0   72   59   29   26    3   23   42
Mark Lee               3   1  3.51  34   0   0   0   0   49   42   21   19    0   21   18
Eric Rasmussen         8   2  3.59  14  12   2   0   1   78   72   33   31   11   22   28
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   5  3.03  17  17   5   0   3  116   95   45   39    8   30   53
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
Greg Minton            0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    3    0    3    5
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
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        10

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          14
  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
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         7
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       7

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)          24
  D. Bair (CIN)            20
  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)       212.1
  V. Blue (SF)          178.1
  J. Richard (HOU)      177.1
  B. Knepper (SF)       174.1
  S. Rogers (MON)       172.0
  R. Grimsley (MON)     171.0
  B. Forsch (STL)       168.1
  R. Jones (SD)         166.0
  J. Denny (STL)        161.1
  G. Perry (SD)         160.2

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         178
  R. Jones (SD)           168
  R. Grimsley (MON)       165
  T. John (LA)            165
  G. Perry (SD)           160
  V. Blue (SF)            157
  N. Espinosa (NY)        156
  J. Montefusco (SF)      156
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     153
  S. Carlton (PHI)        153

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          80
  R. Burris (CHI)          78
  R. Grimsley (MON)        76
  J. Montefusco (SF)       76
  T. Hume (CIN)            75
  N. Espinosa (NY)         74
  T. John (LA)             73
  R. Jones (SD)            72
  J. Koosman (NY)          72
  J. Urrea (STL)           69

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           22
  S. Carlton (PHI)         20
  J. Montefusco (SF)       17
  F. Norman (CIN)          16
  N. Espinosa (NY)         15
  R. Grimsley (MON)        15
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        15
  T. Seaver (CIN)          15
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        14
  B. Hooton (LA)           14

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         93
  P. Hanna (ATL)           73
  B. Forsch (STL)          67
  P. Niekro (ATL)          62
  W. Fryman (MON)          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)         159
  T. Seaver (CIN)         140
  J. Montefusco (SF)      122
  V. Blue (SF)            120
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       113
  S. Rogers (MON)         107
  S. Carlton (PHI)        100
  P. Vuckovich (STL)       98
  M. Littell (STL)         97


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