Tuesday August 8, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 8, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   67  46  3.14  113  31  21  1019   936  396  355   52  323  576
Los Angeles     65  48  3.19  113  34  26  1000   965  406  355   78  309  573
Philadelphia    59  50  3.36  109  24  20   962   920  404  359   78  282  522
Montreal        54  60  3.38  114  31  24  1015   949  419  381   86  392  513
San Diego       57  56  3.38  113  16  35   998   964  432  375   57  355  512
St. Louis       45  68  3.56  113  26  15   996   894  453  394   65  408  598
Pittsburgh      51  57  3.57  108  18  27   967   933  437  384   70  353  606
Houston         51  60  3.70  111  31  15  1000   933  453  411   58  433  646
Cincinnati      65  47  3.73  112   9  37  1007   989  465  418   80  383  628
New York        47  66  3.84  113  17  18  1019   997  477  435   82  375  538
Chicago         57  54  3.97  111  15  29   994   984  473  438   84  366  481
Atlanta         53  59  4.12  112  20  25   994   972  511  455   94  415  593

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Rogers (MON)    13   7  2.35  26  25  11   1   1  187  158   52   49   11   54  111
Pete Vuckovich (STL)   9   9  2.37  36  14   4   1   2  137  123   41   36    6   45  108
Craig Swan (NY)        4   5  2.44  21  20   4   0   1  144  118   41   39    8   41   91
Vida Blue (SF)        16   4  2.45  24  24   7   0   3  187  159   54   51    8   45  125
Randy Jones (SD)       9  10  2.85  27  26   5   0   2  183  186   75   58    5   49   49
Ed Halicki (SF)        5   6  2.88  18  18   6   0   3  125  100   47   40    8   33   57
Bob Owchinko (SD)      8   8  2.89  26  24   4   0   1  156  142   57   50    8   58   66
Phil Niekro (ATL)     14  11  2.89  31  29  16   1   3  230  193   87   74   13   67  177
Bob Knepper (SF)      11   9  2.92  26  25  11   0   3  179  154   65   58    8   62   96
J.R. Richard (HOU)    11  10  2.98  25  25  11   0   3  193  134   73   64    9  105  216

 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  2.11  21   0   0  15   0   43   33   13   10    6    4   32
Larry McWilliams       4   0  2.83   5   5   0   0   0   29   24    9    9    5    9    9
Phil Niekro           14  11  2.89  31  29  16   1   3  230  193   87   74   13   67  177
Rick Camp              2   2  3.29  29   4   0   0   0   55   70   25   20    3   22   17
Eddie Solomon          3   4  3.87  32   3   0   2   0   74   71   35   32    8   35   43
Mickey Mahler          4   5  4.05  25  12   1   0   0   91   80   49   41    7   46   60
Dick Ruthven           2   6  4.11  13  13   2   0   1   81   78   43   37    8   28   45
Craig Skok             2   1  4.19  25   0   0   2   0   39   41   22   18    8   10   17
Dave Campbell          4   2  4.69  41   0   0   1   0   56   52   31   29    9   36   36
Preston Hanna          7  10  4.88  24  23   0   0   0  120  108   71   65    8   79   79
Jamie Easterly         3   6  6.00  27   6   0   1   0   63   76   45   42    9   35   34
Adrian Devine          5   4  6.02  29   6   0   3   0   61   77   43   41    3   23   25
Tommy Boggs            2   7  6.45  11  11   1   0   1   52   68   38   37    7   20   19

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Sutter           7   3  1.77  46   0   0  22   0   71   48   19   14    6   22   79
Rick Reuschel         10  10  3.09  23  23   6   0   0  160  145   57   55   11   34   65
Lynn McGlothen         3   1  3.38  27   0   0   0   0   48   43   18   18    4   25   29
Dennis Lamp            5  11  3.44  25  24   4   0   3  147  133   61   56   12   39   46
Mike Krukow            5   0  3.57  16   9   1   0   1   68   63   28   27    5   20   31
Dave Geisel            1   0  3.65  12   1   0   0   0   12   18    5    5    0    5    7
Donnie Moore           7   4  3.66  53   0   0   4   0   79   85   39   32    4   25   41
Willie Hernandez       6   2  4.15  36   0   0   1   0   43   42   20   20    4   25   27
Dave Roberts           4   7  5.02  23  17   1   0   1  115  126   66   64   10   41   34
Ray Burris             5   9  5.13  28  23   3   1   1  133  149   80   76   12   58   59
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
Ken Holtzman           0   3  6.03  15   5   0   1   0   34   39   27   23    6   22   22

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bair              4   4  1.41  49   0   0  21   0   70   56   12   11    4   28   61
Tom Seaver            11  10  3.07  25  25   6   0   1  176  156   69   60   17   58  155
Bill Bonham            9   2  3.12  16  16   1   0   0  101  101   35   35    5   37   61
Manny Sarmiento        9   6  3.38  47   4   0   5   0  101   76   41   38    9   42   54
Fred Norman           10   6  3.56  25  24   0   0   0  139  133   63   55   16   60   83
Paul Moskau            2   2  4.03  17  16   0   1   0   92   90   42   41    8   42   62
Dale Murray            1   1  4.13  15   0   0   2   0   33   34   20   15    1   17   25
Mike Lacoss            3   1  4.35   5   4   1   0   0   31   28   15   15    2   11    8
Dave Tomlin            6   1  4.38  45   0   0   4   0   49   65   38   24    1   19   23
Pedro Borbon           5   2  4.60  47   0   0   4   0   78   77   40   40    6   17   26
Tom Hume               5  11  5.13  24  20   1   0   0  126  159   78   72   10   41   61
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             1   0  1.33   3   3   1   0   1   20   18    3    3    0    2   12
Joe Sambito            4   6  2.89  45   0   0   8   0   65   63   22   21    3   23   66
Joaquin Andujar        4   4  2.90  16  13   2   0   0   87   67   31   28    2   39   40
Ken Forsch             6   4  2.93  40   0   0   4   0   77   86   28   25    0   30   37
J.R. Richard          11  10  2.98  25  25  11   0   3  193  134   73   64    9  105  216
Tom Dixon              5   9  3.86  23  15   2   1   1  112  114   54   48    6   33   56
Mark Lemongello        7  10  3.97  22  22   7   0   1  156  145   72   69   15   51   58
Floyd Bannister        3   6  4.33  21  13   2   0   2   89   96   43   43   10   53   72
Joe Niekro             9   8  4.55  24  18   6   0   1  121  113   70   61    7   52   51
Rick Williams          1   2  4.85  11   1   0   0   0   26   35   15   14    1    9   14
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  1.38  27   0   0   3   0   39   39    8    6    1   12   20
Bob Welch              3   0  1.73  13   4   1   3   1   42   36    8    8    0    6   31
Terry Forster          3   4  2.31  35   0   0  14   0   47   41   17   12    2   19   37
Charlie Hough          3   2  2.36  38   0   0   4   0   69   46   22   18    4   38   49
Burt Hooton           12   8  2.99  22  22   6   0   1  156  134   54   52   14   41   76
Tommy John            13   8  3.24  25  23   6   1   0  167  178   76   60    6   46   98
Don Sutton            12   9  3.45  24  24  10   0   1  167  167   73   64   23   31   98
Doug Rau              10   7  3.77  20  20   6   0   1  134  155   58   56   13   42   63
Rick Rhoden            8   6  3.90  21  20   5   0   2  132  129   64   57   10   42   68
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
Scott Sanderson        0   0  1.69   1   1   0   0   0    5    6    1    1    0    3    4
Dan Schatzeder         5   3  2.11  19   8   2   0   0   85   58   22   20    4   35   38
Hal Dues               4   4  2.17  20  11   1   1   0   87   76   24   21    4   32   31
Woodie Fryman          4   3  2.23   9   9   3   0   2   61   48   16   15    2   24   35
Steve Rogers          13   7  2.35  26  25  11   1   1  187  158   52   49   11   54  111
Darold Knowles         2   3  2.57  43   0   0   5   0   56   50   16   16    5   23   23
Ross Grimsley         13   8  3.48  25  25  12   0   2  176  173   80   68   15   48   61
Stan Bahnsen           0   4  3.55  27   1   0   6   0   51   47   22   20    5   21   32
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  5.40  14   0   0   0   0   20   20   12   12    2   17   11
Wayne Twitchell        3  10  5.67  21  15   0   0   0   87  100   55   55   13   54   56
Mike Garman            2   5  5.95  31   0   0   9   0   39   36   27   26    5   19   15
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  1.87  17   5   0   0   0   53   40   16   11    5   17   25
Craig Swan             4   5  2.44  21  20   4   0   1  144  118   41   39    8   41   91
Dwight Bernard         0   1  2.45  12   1   0   0   0   18   14    6    5    1   13   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  3.58  47   0   0  13   0   78   70   31   31    9   25   62
Mardie Cornejo         3   2  3.75  18   0   0   2   0   24   23   11   10    1   11   12
Dale Murray            4   3  3.90  34   0   0   2   0   58   50   26   25    3   23   20
Jerry Koosman          3  13  4.15  25  24   3   0   0  165  160   82   76   15   56   98
Nino Espinosa          9  10  4.39  23  23   5   0   1  150  164   79   73   16   55   56
Mike Bruhert           2   5  4.87  18  13   0   0   0   81  110   55   44    3   17   36
Paul Siebert           0   2  5.32  23   0   0   1   0   24   26   14   14    2   17   10
Butch Metzger          1   3  6.51  25   0   0   0   0   37   48   28   27    4   22   21
Tom Hausman            2   2  7.40   6   6   0   0   0   24   36   21   20    3    5    4

 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  1.91  38   0   0   0   0   57   49   14   12    0   19   42
Dick Ruthven           7   2  2.20   9   9   4   0   1   65   60   17   16    5   11   32
Tug McGraw             8   3  2.47  40   0   0   9   0   62   56   21   17    1   18   39
Ron Reed               1   0  2.57  40   0   0   8   0   70   60   23   20    6   19   52
Rawly Eastwick         2   1  3.04  15   0   0   0   0   27   17   12    9    3   10    7
Steve Carlton         10  11  3.10  25  25   7   0   2  174  163   72   60   22   48  106
Larry Christenson      8  11  3.22  23  23   7   0   2  159  144   64   57   11   36   85
Randy Lerch            6   7  4.47  21  17   3   0   0  111  121   62   55    9   46   58
Jim Kaat               5   4  4.61  17  15   2   0   1   92  103   50   47    6   22   33
Jim Lonborg            7  10  5.08  20  20   1   0   0  106  121   63   60   14   42   44

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Whitson             3   4  2.09  26   0   0   3   0   47   34   14   11    0   25   41
Kent Tekulve           5   6  2.11  63   0   0  18   0   90   74   26   21    3   42   51
Bruce Kison            3   3  2.68  20   3   0   0   0   54   43   17   16    1   26   36
Grant Jackson          4   3  2.72  39   0   0   3   0   50   67   19   15    1   23   29
Dave Hamilton          0   2  2.89  13   0   0   1   0   19   15    8    6    1    9   12
John Candelaria        8  11  3.44  23  22   3   1   1  147  153   61   56    9   42   77
Bert Blyleven          9   7  3.47  23  23   7   0   3  158  151   70   61   14   42  116
Don Robinson           7   5  3.56  24  21   5   1   1  149  135   65   59   13   41   91
Jim Bibby              6   6  3.81  26  11   2   0   1   83   76   44   35    9   31   58
Jim Rooker             6   8  4.37  20  20   1   0   0  117  104   64   57   12   52   60
Jerry Reuss            0   2  7.29  16   8   0   0   0   46   66   38   37    4   18   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  1.35  11   0   0   0   0   13   13    2    2    0    3    5
John D'Acquisto        2   3  2.30  33   1   0   8   0   59   38   17   15    1   40   72
Randy Jones            9  10  2.85  27  26   5   0   2  183  186   75   58    5   49   49
Bob Owchinko           8   8  2.89  26  24   4   0   1  156  142   57   50    8   58   66
Rollie Fingers         4  11  3.08  49   0   0  26   0   76   60   29   26    3   23   47
Gaylord Perry         12   5  3.23  25  25   3   0   2  173  170   73   62    8   52  101
Mark Lee               3   1  3.48  35   0   0   0   0   52   45   22   20    0   22   19
Eric Rasmussen         8   3  4.06  15  13   2   0   1   82   79   39   37   12   25   34
Bob Shirley            7  11  4.07  31  19   2   1   0  130  133   65   59   10   51   82
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             16   4  2.45  24  24   7   0   3  187  159   54   51    8   45  125
Ed Halicki             5   6  2.88  18  18   6   0   3  125  100   47   40    8   33   57
Bob Knepper           11   9  2.92  26  25  11   0   3  179  154   65   58    8   62   96
John Curtis            3   1  3.06  32   0   0   0   0   47   38   20   16    0   22   23
Gary Lavelle           9   8  3.14  49   0   0  11   0   72   71   28   25    1   35   45
Randy Moffitt          7   4  3.20  53   0   0  10   0   65   59   26   23    3   26   42
Jim Barr               6   8  3.28  19  18   4   0   2  112  120   44   41    4   19   27
John Montefusco        9   4  3.72  26  26   3   0   0  174  170   80   72   17   50  131
Greg Minton            0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    3    0    3    5
Charlie Williams       1   2  4.46  18   1   0   0   0   38   44   20   19    3   24   16
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
Tom Bruno              2   0  0.84   2   1   0   0   0   11    9    1    1    0    3    3
Pete Vuckovich         9   9  2.37  36  14   4   1   2  137  123   41   36    6   45  108
Mark Littell           1   7  2.53  50   2   0   6   0   82   57   28   23    6   42  106
John Denny             8   8  3.12  23  23  10   0   2  161  143   59   56   11   47   73
Silvio Martinez        6   5  3.18  14  14   3   0   1   91   71   36   32    6   47   24
Bob Forsch             9  12  3.23  25  25   6   0   3  175  140   72   63   10   74   88
Buddy Schultz          2   3  3.80  42   0   0   5   0   64   49   28   27    3   28   54
Aurelio Lopez          1   1  3.86   6   2   0   0   0   26   19   12   11    3    8   15
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
Roy Thomas             1   1  4.91  10   1   0   3   0   18   17   12   10    0   11    8
John Urrea             3   9  5.67  24  10   1   0   0   86   98   69   54    4   44   53
Pete Falcone           1   6  5.71  15  11   0   0   0   58   74   41   37    5   31   21
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)             16
  P. Niekro (ATL)          14
  R. Grimsley (MON)        13
  T. John (LA)             13
  S. Rogers (MON)          13
  B. Hooton (LA)           12
  G. Perry (SD)            12
  D. Sutton (LA)           12
  B. Knepper (SF)          11
  J. Richard (HOU)         11

Losses:

  J. Koosman (NY)          13
  B. Forsch (STL)          12
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  L. Christenson (PHI)     11
  R. Fingers (SD)          11
  T. Hume (CIN)            11
  D. Lamp (CHI)            11
  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  B. Shirley (SD)          11

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          16
  R. Grimsley (MON)        12
  B. Knepper (SF)          11
  J. Richard (HOU)         11
  S. Rogers (MON)          11
  J. Denny (STL)           10
  D. Sutton (LA)           10
  V. Blue (SF)              7
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         7
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)          26
  B. Sutter (CHI)          22
  D. Bair (CIN)            21
  G. Garber (ATL)          18
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         18
  T. Forster (LA)          14
  S. Lockwood (NY)         13
  G. Lavelle (SF)          11
  R. Moffitt (SF)          10
  M. Garman (MON)           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)       230.1
  J. Richard (HOU)      193.0
  S. Rogers (MON)       187.1
  V. Blue (SF)          187.0
  R. Jones (SD)         183.0
  B. Knepper (SF)       179.0
  R. Grimsley (MON)     176.0
  T. Seaver (CIN)       175.2
  B. Forsch (STL)       175.1
  S. Carlton (PHI)      174.1

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         193
  R. Jones (SD)           186
  T. John (LA)            178
  R. Grimsley (MON)       173
  J. Montefusco (SF)      170
  G. Perry (SD)           170
  D. Sutton (LA)          167
  N. Espinosa (NY)        164
  S. Carlton (PHI)        163
  J. Koosman (NY)         160

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          87
  J. Koosman (NY)          82
  R. Burris (CHI)          80
  R. Grimsley (MON)        80
  J. Montefusco (SF)       80
  N. Espinosa (NY)         79
  T. Hume (CIN)            78
  T. John (LA)             76
  R. Jones (SD)            75
  G. Perry (SD)            73

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           23
  S. Carlton (PHI)         22
  J. Montefusco (SF)       17
  T. Seaver (CIN)          17
  N. Espinosa (NY)         16
  F. Norman (CIN)          16
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        16
  R. Grimsley (MON)        15
  J. Koosman (NY)          15
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      15

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)        105
  P. Hanna (ATL)           79
  B. Forsch (STL)          74
  P. Niekro (ATL)          67
  B. Knepper (SF)          62
  W. Fryman (MON)          61
  F. Norman (CIN)          60
  P. Zachry (NY)           60
  R. Burris (CHI)          58
  B. Owchinko (SD)         58

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        216
  P. Niekro (ATL)         177
  T. Seaver (CIN)         155
  J. Montefusco (SF)      131
  V. Blue (SF)            125
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       116
  S. Rogers (MON)         111
  P. Vuckovich (STL)      108
  S. Carlton (PHI)        106
  M. Littell (STL)        106


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