Wednesday August 2, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, August 2, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   64  44  3.16  108  30  19   974   899  382  342   49  310  549
Los Angeles     61  46  3.29  107  30  26   948   923  395  347   76  291  546
San Diego       56  52  3.39  108  15  34   957   921  414  360   52  339  487
Philadelphia    56  46  3.39  102  21  20   903   865  383  340   76  272  493
Montreal        51  58  3.40  109  30  22   972   906  403  367   85  372  500
Pittsburgh      49  53  3.56  102  17  27   914   887  415  362   68  332  578
St. Louis       40  66  3.62  106  25  12   934   845  433  376   64  370  565
Houston         49  57  3.71  106  30  14   958   898  437  395   56  416  616
Cincinnati      63  44  3.78  107   8  36   962   954  449  404   80  364  601
New York        46  63  3.82  109  17  18   986   956  460  419   80  370  525
Chicago         53  51  3.93  104  15  26   931   916  442  407   80  349  443
Atlanta         49  57  4.16  106  18  23   940   929  487  434   87  397  556

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Rogers (MON)    12   7  2.42  25  24  11   1   1  179  148   51   48   11   52  108
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   8  2.72  25  24  11   0   3  179  150   61   54    8   60   96
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    9   9  2.72  21  21   6   0   0  149  131   47   45   10   33   58
Bob Owchinko (SD)      8   7  2.85  25  23   4   0   1  149  137   54   47    6   54   65
J.R. Richard (HOU)    11   9  2.95  24  24  11   0   3  186  129   70   61    9  102  205
Phil Niekro (ATL)     12  11  2.97  29  27  14   1   3  212  178   80   70   11   62  159
Randy Jones (SD)       9   9  2.98  26  25   4   0   2  175  175   72   58    5   48   49

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Max Leon               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    0
Gene Garber            1   1  1.73  18   0   0  13   0   36   30   10    7    3    4   30
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
Larry McWilliams       3   0  3.27   4   4   0   0   0   22   20    8    8    4    7    7
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  4.13  24  11   1   0   0   85   75   47   39    7   41   56
Craig Skok             2   1  4.30  23   0   0   2   0   38   41   22   18    8   10   15
Dave Campbell          4   2  4.61  40   0   0   1   0   55   51   30   28    9   35   36
Preston Hanna          7   9  4.80  23  22   0   0   0  114  103   67   61    8   76   73
Adrian Devine          5   4  6.02  29   6   0   3   0   61   77   43   41    3   23   25
Jamie Easterly         3   6  6.20  26   6   0   1   0   61   76   45   42    9   35   33
Tommy Boggs            2   6  6.22  10  10   1   0   1   46   61   33   32    6   19   17

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Sutter           7   3  1.71  43   0   0  19   0   68   43   18   13    6   21   75
Rick Reuschel          9   9  2.72  21  21   6   0   0  149  131   47   45   10   33   58
Mike Krukow            5   0  3.38  15   8   1   0   1   64   57   25   24    5   19   30
Dennis Lamp            5  10  3.50  24  23   4   0   3  139  127   59   54   10   38   40
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            11   9  3.04  24  24   6   0   1  169  150   65   57   17   55  150
Bill Bonham            9   2  3.19  15  15   1   0   0   96   97   34   34    5   35   60
Manny Sarmiento        9   6  3.41  44   4   0   5   0   98   73   40   37    9   39   52
Fred Norman            9   6  3.61  24  24   0   0   0  137  132   63   55   16   60   78
Dave Tomlin            6   1  4.01  44   0   0   4   0   49   63   36   22    1   18   23
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
Pedro Borbon           5   2  4.56  46   0   0   4   0   77   76   39   39    6   16   25
Tom Hume               5  10  5.16  23  19   1   0   0  120  153   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
Joaquin Andujar        4   4  2.93  15  13   2   0   0   86   67   31   28    2   39   40
J.R. Richard          11   9  2.95  24  24  11   0   3  186  129   70   61    9  102  205
Ken Forsch             6   4  2.99  38   0   0   3   0   72   82   27   24    0   27   32
Joe Sambito            4   6  3.06  42   0   0   8   0   62   60   22   21    3   23   61
Mark Lemongello        7   9  3.77  21  21   7   0   1  155  142   68   65   14   49   58
Tom Dixon              5   8  3.82  22  14   2   1   1  106  109   51   45    5   29   55
Floyd Bannister        3   6  4.33  20  13   2   0   2   87   93   42   42   10   53   71
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  34   0   0  14   0   46   40   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  2.47  36   0   0   4   0   66   46   22   18    4   37   47
Burt Hooton           11   8  3.12  21  21   5   0   1  147  130   53   51   14   39   70
Tommy John            12   8  3.37  24  22   5   1   0  158  172   75   59    6   44   95
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   3  2.24  18   7   1   0   0   76   55   21   19    4   28   38
Steve Rogers          12   7  2.42  25  24  11   1   1  179  148   51   48   11   52  108
Darold Knowles         2   3  2.62  40   0   0   4   0   55   47   16   16    5   23   23
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  3.86  26   1   0   5   0   47   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  5.40  13   0   0   0   0   18   19   11   11    2   15    9
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            2   2  2.02  15   5   0   0   0   49   39   16   11    5   17   23
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
Nino Espinosa          9   9  4.17  22  22   5   0   1  147  156   74   68   15   54   56
Jerry Koosman          3  12  4.19  24  23   3   0   0  159  153   79   74   14   56   95
Dale Murray            4   3  4.19  32   0   0   2   0   54   49   26   25    3   23   19
Mike Bruhert           2   5  4.98  17  13   0   0   0   78  106   54   43    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  5.63   5   5   0   0   0   24   31   16   15    3    4    4
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  2.09  34   0   0   0   0   52   44   14   12    0   19   38
Dick Ruthven           6   2  2.24   8   8   3   0   1   56   52   15   14    4   10   29
Tug McGraw             8   3  2.40  38   0   0   9   0   60   52   20   16    1   18   38
Ron Reed               1   0  2.57  40   0   0   8   0   70   60   23   20    6   19   52
Steve Carlton          9  11  3.27  24  24   6   0   1  165  160   72   60   22   48  104
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
Randy Lerch            6   6  4.31  20  16   3   0   0  104  113   57   50    8   45   56
Jim Kaat               5   3  4.34  16  14   2   0   1   87   96   45   42    6   21   31
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  2.01  24   0   0   3   0   45   33   13   10    0   23   37
Kent Tekulve           5   6  2.21  60   0   0  18   0   85   70   26   21    3   42   49
Grant Jackson          4   3  2.77  38   0   0   3   0   49   66   19   15    1   22   29
Bruce Kison            3   3  2.79  19   3   0   0   0   52   43   17   16    1   26   36
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
Jim Bibby              6   5  3.48  25  10   2   0   1   78   69   39   30    9   27   57
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           8   7  2.85  25  23   4   0   1  149  137   54   47    6   54   65
Randy Jones            9   9  2.98  26  25   4   0   2  175  175   72   58    5   48   49
Rollie Fingers         4  11  3.15  47   0   0  25   0   74   60   29   26    3   23   45
Gaylord Perry         12   4  3.19  23  23   3   0   2  161  160   68   57    6   48   94
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   8  2.72  25  24  11   0   3  179  150   61   54    8   60   96
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
Randy Moffitt          6   4  3.25  50   0   0   8   0   64   59   26   23    3   26   41
Gary Lavelle           9   8  3.26  47   0   0  11   0   69   67   28   25    1   35   43
John Curtis            3   1  3.27  31   0   0   0   0   44   38   20   16    0   22   21
John Montefusco        8   4  3.77  25  25   3   0   0  167  163   78   70   17   46  125
Greg Minton            0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    3    0    3    5
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  2.23  46   2   0   4   0   77   53   24   19    6   40   98
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   5  3.36  13  13   3   0   1   83   66   35   31    6   43   23
Buddy Schultz          2   3  3.84  39   0   0   5   0   61   48   27   26    2   26   52
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   1  4.34   5   1   0   0   0   19   15    9    9    3    6   10
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
  S. Rogers (MON)          12
  B. Hooton (LA)           11
  B. Knepper (SF)          11
  J. Richard (HOU)         11
  T. Seaver (CIN)          11

Losses:

  J. Koosman (NY)          12
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  R. Fingers (SD)          11
  B. Forsch (STL)          11
  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  B. Shirley (SD)          11
  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)          25
  D. Bair (CIN)            20
  B. Sutter (CHI)          19
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         18
  G. Garber (ATL)          16
  T. Forster (LA)          14
  S. Lockwood (NY)         13
  G. Lavelle (SF)          11
  M. Garman (MON)           9
  T. McGraw (PHI)           9

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
  J. Richard (HOU)      186.0
  B. Knepper (SF)       178.2
  S. Rogers (MON)       178.2
  V. Blue (SF)          178.1
  R. Jones (SD)         175.0
  R. Grimsley (MON)     171.0
  T. Seaver (CIN)       168.2
  B. Forsch (STL)       168.1
  J. Montefusco (SF)    167.0

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         178
  R. Jones (SD)           175
  T. John (LA)            172
  R. Grimsley (MON)       165
  J. Montefusco (SF)      163
  S. Carlton (PHI)        160
  G. Perry (SD)           160
  V. Blue (SF)            157
  N. Espinosa (NY)        156
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     153

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          80
  J. Koosman (NY)          79
  R. Burris (CHI)          78
  J. Montefusco (SF)       78
  R. Grimsley (MON)        76
  T. Hume (CIN)            75
  T. John (LA)             75
  N. Espinosa (NY)         74
  S. Carlton (PHI)         72
  R. Jones (SD)            72

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)        102
  P. Hanna (ATL)           76
  B. Forsch (STL)          67
  P. Niekro (ATL)          62
  W. Fryman (MON)          60
  B. Knepper (SF)          60
  F. Norman (CIN)          60
  P. Zachry (NY)           60
  J. Koosman (NY)          56
  T. Seaver (CIN)          55

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        205
  P. Niekro (ATL)         159
  T. Seaver (CIN)         150
  J. Montefusco (SF)      125
  V. Blue (SF)            120
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       113
  S. Rogers (MON)         108
  S. Carlton (PHI)        104
  M. Littell (STL)         98
  P. Vuckovich (STL)       98

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