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Saturday August 12, 1978
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National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, August 12, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     68  49  3.15  117  35  26  1036   989  414  363   82  317  597
San Francisco   68  49  3.22  117  32  21  1053   978  420  377   56  336  592
Philadelphia    63  50  3.32  113  25  21   998   945  413  368   81  286  541
San Diego       59  58  3.34  117  16  37  1033   993  442  383   58  367  534
Montreal        56  61  3.39  117  32  24  1047   977  432  394   88  405  528
St. Louis       47  69  3.52  116  26  16  1026   913  461  401   65  425  619
Houston         53  61  3.67  114  32  16  1027   954  461  419   60  444  663
Pittsburgh      51  61  3.70  112  18  27   999   975  470  411   74  370  630
Cincinnati      67  49  3.73  116  10  37  1041  1025  484  432   82  402  645
New York        48  68  3.84  116  17  18  1049  1021  489  447   83  387  554
Chicago         58  56  3.92  114  17  29  1024  1008  482  446   85  371  501
Atlanta         54  61  4.15  115  20  26  1019   998  526  470   94  426  606

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Rogers (MON)    13   7  2.36  27  26  11   1   1  198  164   55   52   11   57  116
Pete Vuckovich (STL)   9   9  2.37  36  14   4   1   2  137  123   41   36    6   45  108
Craig Swan (NY)        5   5  2.50  22  21   4   0   1  151  125   44   42    8   44   94
Vida Blue (SF)        16   5  2.74  25  25   7   0   3  191  168   61   58   10   48  127
Bob Owchinko (SD)      8   9  2.85  27  25   4   0   1  164  147   59   52    8   63   71
Randy Jones (SD)      10  10  2.86  28  27   5   0   2  189  192   78   60    5   50   52
Bob Knepper (SF)      12   9  2.87  27  26  12   0   3  188  161   67   60    9   64  100
Ed Halicki (SF)        5   6  2.93  19  19   6   0   3  132  106   50   43    9   33   60
J.R. Richard (HOU)    12  10  2.94  26  26  12   0   3  202  138   75   66    9  109  229
John Denny (STL)       9   8  2.99  24  24  10   0   2  168  144   60   56   11   50   77

 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  2.06  22   0   0  16   0   44   33   13   10    6    4   33
Larry McWilliams       5   0  2.21   6   6   0   0   0   37   27    9    9    5   10   13
Phil Niekro           14  12  3.00  32  30  16   1   3  237  204   92   79   13   68  182
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
Craig Skok             2   1  4.02  26   0   0   2   0   40   41   22   18    8   11   17
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
Preston Hanna          7  10  4.88  24  23   0   0   0  120  108   71   65    8   79   79
Dave Campbell          4   2  5.08  42   0   0   1   0   57   55   34   32    9   38   36
Adrian Devine          5   4  6.02  29   6   0   3   0   61   77   43   41    3   23   25
Jamie Easterly         3   6  6.31  29   6   0   1   0   67   83   50   47    9   37   36
Tommy Boggs            2   8  6.50  12  12   1   0   1   54   70   40   39    7   24   20

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Sutter           7   3  1.95  47   0   0  22   0   74   52   21   16    6   22   81
Rick Reuschel         10  10  3.09  23  23   6   0   0  160  145   57   55   11   34   65
Lynn McGlothen         3   1  3.24  28   0   0   0   0   50   46   18   18    4   25   31
Dennis Lamp            5  12  3.26  26  25   5   0   3  155  137   62   56   12   42   51
Mike Krukow            5   0  3.36  17  10   1   0   1   75   65   29   28    6   22   35
Dave Geisel            1   0  3.65  12   1   0   0   0   12   18    5    5    0    5    7
Donnie Moore           7   5  3.76  54   0   0   4   0   79   88   40   33    4   25   41
Willie Hernandez       6   2  4.15  36   0   0   1   0   43   42   20   20    4   25   27
Dave Roberts           5   7  4.95  24  18   2   0   1  124  134   70   68   10   41   40
Ray Burris             5   9  5.09  29  23   3   1   1  134  149   80   76   12   58   60
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              5   4  1.38  50   0   0  21   0   72   59   12   11    4   29   64
Bill Bonham            9   2  2.92  17  17   1   0   0  108  105   35   35    5   39   64
Tom Seaver            11  11  3.05  26  26   6   0   1  183  163   73   62   17   60  158
Manny Sarmiento        9   6  3.36  48   4   0   5   0  102   76   41   38    9   43   55
Fred Norman           10   6  3.56  25  24   0   0   0  139  133   63   55   16   60   83
Paul Moskau            3   2  3.67  18  17   1   1   1  101   94   42   41    8   44   67
Dale Murray            1   1  4.13  15   0   0   2   0   33   34   20   15    1   17   25
Pedro Borbon           5   2  4.60  47   0   0   4   0   78   77   40   40    6   17   26
Mike Lacoss            3   2  4.91   6   5   1   0   0   37   36   23   20    3   19    9
Tom Hume               5  11  5.09  26  20   1   0   0  129  162   79   73   11   42   62
Dave Tomlin            6   1  5.44  46   0   0   4   0   50   72   44   30    1   21   23
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
Joaquin Andujar        4   4  2.87  17  13   2   0   0   88   67   31   28    2   40   40
Joe Sambito            4   6  2.88  46   0   0   8   0   66   63   22   21    3   23   66
Ken Forsch             6   4  2.90  41   0   0   5   0   78   86   28   25    0   30   37
J.R. Richard          12  10  2.94  26  26  12   0   3  202  138   75   66    9  109  229
Tom Dixon              5   9  3.86  23  15   2   1   1  112  114   54   48    6   33   56
Mark Lemongello        8  10  4.05  23  23   7   0   1  164  153   77   74   17   54   58
Floyd Bannister        3   6  4.33  21  13   2   0   2   89   96   43   43   10   53   72
Joe Niekro             9   9  4.34  25  19   6   0   1  129  122   71   62    7   55   55
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              4   0  1.81  14   5   1   3   1   50   41   10   10    2    8   37
Charlie Hough          3   2  2.26  40   0   0   4   0   72   46   22   18    4   39   52
Terry Forster          4   4  2.27  36   0   0  14   0   48   42   17   12    2   19   38
Burt Hooton           12   8  3.01  23  23   6   0   1  164  140   57   55   14   43   80
Tommy John            13   9  3.26  26  24   6   1   0  174  185   79   63    8   47  101
Don Sutton            12   9  3.45  24  24  10   0   1  167  167   73   64   23   31   98
Doug Rau              11   7  3.53  21  21   7   0   2  143  160   58   56   13   44   70
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  2.12  22  11   1   1   0   89   76   24   21    4   36   32
Woodie Fryman          4   3  2.30  10  10   3   0   2   63   53   17   16    2   26   37
Steve Rogers          13   7  2.36  27  26  11   1   1  198  164   55   52   11   57  116
Darold Knowles         2   3  2.50  45   0   0   5   0   58   52   16   16    5   24   26
Ross Grimsley         14   8  3.31  26  26  13   0   3  185  175   80   68   15   49   62
Bill Atkinson          2   2  3.86  22   0   0   2   0   37   38   16   16    3   23   25
Stan Bahnsen           1   4  4.30  29   1   0   6   0   52   53   27   25    6   22   32
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  11  5.81  22  15   0   0   0   91  107   59   59   14   55   59
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   3  2.37  18   6   0   0   0   61   49   21   16    5   19   27
Dwight Bernard         0   1  2.45  12   1   0   0   0   18   14    6    5    1   13   12
Craig Swan             5   5  2.50  22  21   4   0   1  151  125   44   42    8   44   94
Bob Myrick             0   3  3.28  17   0   0   0   0   25   18   10    9    3   13   13
Skip Lockwood          7   9  3.31  50   0   0  13   0   84   70   31   31    9   27   66
Pat Zachry            10   6  3.33  21  21   5   0   2  138  120   57   51    9   60   78
Mardie Cornejo         3   2  3.75  18   0   0   2   0   24   23   11   10    1   11   12
Jerry Koosman          3  13  4.01  26  25   3   0   0  173  164   83   77   16   60  104
Dale Murray            4   4  4.30  35   0   0   2   0   59   54   29   28    3   24   21
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  1.87  39   0   0   0   0   58   49   14   12    0   20   43
Dick Ruthven           8   2  2.06  10  10   5   0   1   74   66   18   17    6   11   36
Tug McGraw             8   3  2.47  40   0   0   9   0   62   56   21   17    1   18   39
Ron Reed               1   0  2.49  41   0   0   9   0   72   61   23   20    6   19   53
Rawly Eastwick         2   1  2.93  16   0   0   0   0   28   17   12    9    3   10    7
Steve Carlton         11  11  3.16  26  26   7   0   2  182  169   76   64   23   49  115
Larry Christenson      8  11  3.22  23  23   7   0   2  159  144   64   57   11   36   85
Randy Lerch            7   7  4.25  22  18   3   0   0  119  124   63   56   10   47   61
Jim Kaat               6   4  4.58  18  16   2   0   1   98  112   53   50    6   23   34
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
Kent Tekulve           5   6  2.11  63   0   0  18   0   90   74   26   21    3   42   51
Grant Jackson          4   3  2.52  42   0   0   3   0   54   70   19   15    1   24   32
Ed Whitson             3   5  2.94  28   0   0   3   0   52   43   21   17    2   27   46
John Candelaria        8  11  3.44  23  22   3   1   1  147  153   61   56    9   42   77
Bert Blyleven          9   8  3.48  24  24   7   0   3  165  156   73   64   14   42  123
Don Robinson           7   5  3.56  24  21   5   1   1  149  135   65   59   13   41   91
Bruce Kison            3   4  3.67  21   4   0   0   0   56   48   24   23    2   29   36
Jim Bibby              6   7  3.95  27  12   2   0   1   87   81   48   38    9   35   62
Dave Hamilton          0   2  4.15  14   0   0   1   0   22   22   16   10    2   12   13
Jim Rooker             6   8  4.51  21  21   1   0   0  122  109   68   61   12   56   64
Jerry Reuss            0   2  6.94  17   8   0   0   0   48   69   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
Bob Owchinko           8   9  2.85  27  25   4   0   1  164  147   59   52    8   63   71
Randy Jones           10  10  2.86  28  27   5   0   2  189  192   78   60    5   50   52
Rollie Fingers         4  11  3.00  51   0   0  27   0   78   62   29   26    3   23   52
Gaylord Perry         13   5  3.14  26  26   3   0   2  180  175   75   63    8   55  105
Mark Lee               3   1  3.42  36   0   0   0   0   53   46   22   20    0   22   20
Bob Shirley            7  11  3.98  33  19   2   2   0  133  136   65   59   10   52   84
Eric Rasmussen         8   4  4.04  16  14   2   0   1   89   86   42   40   13   27   36
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   5  2.74  25  25   7   0   3  191  168   61   58   10   48  127
Bob Knepper           12   9  2.87  27  26  12   0   3  188  161   67   60    9   64  100
John Curtis            3   1  2.88  33   0   0   0   0   50   40   21   16    0   22   26
Ed Halicki             5   6  2.93  19  19   6   0   3  132  106   50   43    9   33   60
Gary Lavelle           9   9  3.19  50   0   0  11   0   73   74   29   26    1   35   46
Randy Moffitt          7   4  3.20  54   0   0  10   0   65   59   26   23    3   28   42
Jim Barr               6   9  3.59  20  19   4   0   2  115  126   49   46    4   21   27
John Montefusco        9   4  3.72  26  26   3   0   0  174  170   80   72   17   50  131
Charlie Williams       1   2  4.25  20   1   0   0   0   42   48   22   20    3   26   19
Lynn McGlothen         0   0  4.97   5   1   0   0   0   13   15    9    7    0    4    9
Greg Minton            0   0  5.23   6   0   0   0   0   10   11    6    6    0    5    5

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Bruno              2   0  0.77   3   1   0   1   0   12    9    1    1    0    3    6
Pete Vuckovich         9   9  2.37  36  14   4   1   2  137  123   41   36    6   45  108
Mark Littell           1   7  2.68  52   2   0   6   0   84   61   30   25    6   45  108
Silvio Martinez        6   5  2.95  15  15   3   0   1   98   74   36   32    6   51   28
John Denny             9   8  2.99  24  24  10   0   2  168  144   60   56   11   50   77
Bob Forsch             9  13  3.36  26  26   6   0   3  182  150   77   68   10   77   92
Aurelio Lopez          2   1  3.58   7   2   0   0   0   28   20   12   11    3   10   16
Buddy Schultz          2   3  3.70  43   0   0   5   0   66   49   28   27    3   29   55
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  4.43  11   1   0   3   0   20   17   12   10    0   12   10
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
  R. Grimsley (MON)        14
  P. Niekro (ATL)          14
  T. John (LA)             13
  G. Perry (SD)            13
  S. Rogers (MON)          13
  B. Hooton (LA)           12
  B. Knepper (SF)          12
  J. Richard (HOU)         12
  D. Sutton (LA)           12

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          16
  R. Grimsley (MON)        13
  B. Knepper (SF)          12
  J. Richard (HOU)         12
  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)          27
  B. Sutter (CHI)          22
  D. Bair (CIN)            21
  G. Garber (ATL)          19
  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
  R. Grimsley (MON)         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

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       237.1
  J. Richard (HOU)      202.0
  S. Rogers (MON)       198.1
  V. Blue (SF)          190.2
  R. Jones (SD)         189.0
  B. Knepper (SF)       188.0
  R. Grimsley (MON)     185.0
  T. Seaver (CIN)       182.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)      182.1
  B. Forsch (STL)       182.1

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         204
  R. Jones (SD)           192
  T. John (LA)            185
  R. Grimsley (MON)       175
  G. Perry (SD)           175
  J. Montefusco (SF)      170
  S. Carlton (PHI)        169
  V. Blue (SF)            168
  D. Sutton (LA)          167
  N. Espinosa (NY)        164

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          92
  J. Koosman (NY)          83
  R. Burris (CHI)          80
  R. Grimsley (MON)        80
  J. Montefusco (SF)       80
  N. Espinosa (NY)         79
  T. Hume (CIN)            79
  T. John (LA)             79
  R. Jones (SD)            78
  B. Forsch (STL)          77

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)        109
  P. Hanna (ATL)           79
  B. Forsch (STL)          77
  P. Niekro (ATL)          68
  B. Knepper (SF)          64
  W. Fryman (MON)          63
  B. Owchinko (SD)         63
  J. Koosman (NY)          60
  F. Norman (CIN)          60
  T. Seaver (CIN)          60

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        229
  P. Niekro (ATL)         182
  T. Seaver (CIN)         158
  J. Montefusco (SF)      131
  V. Blue (SF)            127
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       123
  S. Rogers (MON)         116
  S. Carlton (PHI)        115
  M. Littell (STL)        108
  P. Vuckovich (STL)      108


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