Tuesday August 15, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 15, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     69  50  3.15  119  35  27  1056  1004  425  370   82  329  605
San Francisco   69  50  3.25  119  32  22  1073  1005  430  387   61  340  603
San Diego       60  59  3.33  119  17  38  1050  1009  447  388   58  370  537
Montreal        57  62  3.36  119  32  24  1065   987  437  398   90  414  540
Philadelphia    63  52  3.37  115  25  21  1016   967  425  380   84  291  548
St. Louis       49  70  3.52  119  27  16  1053   935  473  412   66  432  641
Houston         55  62  3.68  117  34  16  1053   980  472  430   61  452  675
Pittsburgh      53  62  3.68  115  19  28  1027   999  481  420   77  381  648
Cincinnati      68  51  3.73  119  10  37  1067  1051  497  442   83  414  656
New York        49  69  3.82  118  17  19  1067  1043  496  453   83  393  559
Chicago         61  56  3.90  117  18  29  1051  1040  498  456   90  380  523
Atlanta         54  64  4.25  118  20  26  1043  1035  554  493   97  441  616

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Vuckovich (STL)  10   9  2.22  37  15   5   1   2  146  127   42   36    6   46  115
Steve Rogers (MON)    13   7  2.36  27  26  11   1   1  198  164   55   52   11   57  116
Craig Swan (NY)        6   5  2.37  23  22   4   0   1  159  130   45   42    8   46   96
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
Bob Knepper (SF)      12   9  2.87  27  26  12   0   3  188  161   67   60    9   64  100
Randy Jones (SD)      10  11  2.88  29  28   6   0   2  197  200   81   63    5   52   52
Ed Halicki (SF)        5   6  2.92  20  19   6   1   3  133  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
Rick Reuschel (CHI)   11  10  2.98  24  24   7   0   0  169  153   58   56   11   35   71

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gene Garber            1   1  2.37  23   0   0  16   0   46   36   16   12    8    6   35
Phil Niekro           14  12  3.00  32  30  16   1   3  237  204   92   79   13   68  182
Max Leon               0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    2    0
Larry McWilliams       5   0  3.29   7   7   0   0   0   38   32   14   14    5   12   13
Rick Camp              2   3  3.41  31   4   0   0   0   58   77   29   22    3   22   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
Craig Skok             2   1  4.40  29   0   0   2   0   43   45   25   21    8   13   18
Mickey Mahler          4   6  4.47  26  13   1   0   0   93   85   55   46    7   48   60
Preston Hanna          7  11  4.82  25  24   0   0   0  127  114   74   68    9   81   84
Dave Campbell          4   2  4.97  44   0   0   1   0   58   56   34   32    9   41   37
Adrian Devine          5   4  6.02  29   6   0   3   0   61   77   43   41    3   23   25
Jamie Easterly         3   6  6.22  30   6   0   1   0   68   83   50   47    9   38   36
Tommy Boggs            2   8  6.67  13  12   1   0   1   55   75   43   41    7   24   21

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Sutter           7   3  1.91  48   0   0  22   0   75   54   21   16    6   23   82
Rick Reuschel         11  10  2.98  24  24   7   0   0  169  153   58   56   11   35   71
Dennis Lamp            5  12  3.28  27  26   5   0   3  156  144   69   57   13   42   53
Mike Krukow            5   0  3.36  17  10   1   0   1   75   65   29   28    6   22   35
Lynn McGlothen         4   1  3.52  29   0   0   0   0   54   52   21   21    5   25   37
Donnie Moore           8   5  3.60  55   0   0   4   0   85   91   41   34    4   26   44
Dave Geisel            1   0  3.65  12   1   0   0   0   12   18    5    5    0    5    7
Willie Hernandez       6   2  4.15  36   0   0   1   0   43   42   20   20    4   25   27
Ray Burris             5   9  5.02  30  23   3   1   1  136  150   80   76   12   61   62
Dave Roberts           5   7  5.10  25  19   2   0   1  127  139   74   72   13   44   42
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              6   4  1.34  51   0   0  21   0   74   61   12   11    4   30   66
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  3.27  50   4   0   5   0  105   78   41   38    9   43   56
Fred Norman           10   7  3.60  26  25   0   0   0  145  138   66   58   16   63   86
Paul Moskau            3   3  4.13  19  18   1   1   1  105  103   49   48    9   45   68
Dale Murray            1   1  4.13  15   0   0   2   0   33   34   20   15    1   17   25
Mike Lacoss            3   2  4.22   7   6   1   0   0   43   43   26   20    3   25   10
Pedro Borbon           5   2  4.48  48   0   0   4   0   80   78   40   40    6   17   27
Tom Hume               5  11  5.02  27  20   1   0   0  131  162   79   73   11   42   63
Dave Tomlin            6   1  5.33  47   0   0   4   0   51   72   44   30    1   22   24
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             2   0  0.92   4   4   2   0   2   29   23    3    3    0    5   15
Joe Sambito            4   6  2.84  47   0   0   8   0   67   64   22   21    3   23   67
J.R. Richard          12  10  2.94  26  26  12   0   3  202  138   75   66    9  109  229
Joaquin Andujar        4   4  3.01  18  13   2   0   0   90   69   33   30    2   41   41
Ken Forsch             6   4  3.32  42   0   0   5   0   79   92   32   29    0   30   38
Tom Dixon              6   9  3.57  24  16   3   1   2  121  118   54   48    6   36   59
Mark Lemongello        8  10  4.05  23  23   7   0   1  164  153   77   74   17   54   58
Joe Niekro             9   9  4.34  25  19   6   0   1  129  122   71   62    7   55   55
Rick Williams          1   2  4.50  12   1   0   0   0   28   36   15   14    1    9   14
Floyd Bannister        3   7  4.73  22  14   2   0   2   91  103   48   48   11   54   75
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  1.35  28   0   0   4   0   40   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   3  2.35  41   0   0   4   0   73   48   23   19    4   39   52
Terry Forster          4   4  2.61  37   0   0  14   0   48   43   19   14    2   21   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
Doug Rau              12   7  3.35  22  22   7   0   2  151  164   62   56   13   47   74
Don Sutton            12   9  3.48  25  25  10   0   1  176  174   77   68   23   38  102
Rick Rhoden            8   6  3.89  22  20   5   0   2  132  130   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
Hal Dues               5   4  2.09  23  11   1   1   0   90   77   24   21    4   37   32
Dan Schatzeder         5   3  2.14  20   9   2   0   0   92   61   25   22    5   39   42
Scott Sanderson        0   1  2.19   2   2   0   0   0   12   10    3    3    1    5   10
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  2.48  46   0   0   5   0   58   53   16   16    5   25   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  4.22  30   1   0   6   0   53   54   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  4.98  15   0   0   0   0   22   20   12   12    2   18   13
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
Craig Swan             6   5  2.37  23  22   4   0   1  159  130   45   42    8   46   96
Kevin Kobel            2   3  2.37  18   6   0   0   0   61   49   21   16    5   19   27
Dwight Bernard         0   1  2.66  13   1   0   0   0   20   19    7    6    1   14   13
Skip Lockwood          7   9  3.28  51   0   0  14   0   85   70   31   31    9   27   66
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
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  4.35  36   0   0   2   0   60   56   30   29    3   25   22
Nino Espinosa          9  10  4.39  23  23   5   0   1  150  164   79   73   16   55   56
Mike Bruhert           2   6  4.97  19  14   0   0   0   87  120   59   48    3   19   37
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  1.78  41   0   0   0   0   61   52   14   12    0   21   43
Tug McGraw             8   3  2.39  41   0   0   9   0   64   56   21   17    1   18   40
Ron Reed               1   0  2.42  42   0   0   9   0   74   63   23   20    6   19   53
Dick Ruthven           8   3  2.43  11  11   5   0   1   81   74   23   22    8   13   39
Steve Carlton         11  11  3.16  26  26   7   0   2  182  169   76   64   23   49  115
Rawly Eastwick         2   1  3.34  17   0   0   0   0   30   19   14   11    3   12   10
Larry Christenson      8  12  3.46  24  24   7   0   2  161  151   69   62   12   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  2.05  65   0   0  19   0   92   76   26   21    3   43   54
Grant Jackson          4   3  2.86  44   0   0   3   0   57   74   22   18    2   25   32
Ed Whitson             3   6  3.06  29   0   0   3   0   53   44   22   18    3   27   47
Bert Blyleven          9   8  3.35  25  25   7   0   3  172  159   75   64   14   46  129
John Candelaria        8  11  3.44  23  22   3   1   1  147  153   61   56    9   42   77
Don Robinson           8   5  3.53  25  22   6   1   1  158  141   68   62   14   44   98
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             7   8  4.44  22  22   1   0   0  128  117   70   63   12   58   65
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  11  2.88  29  28   6   0   2  197  200   81   63    5   52   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  3.90  34  19   2   3   0  136  136   65   59   10   52   85
Eric Rasmussen         9   4  3.97  17  15   2   0   1   95   94   44   42   13   28   38
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
John Curtis            4   1  2.82  35   0   0   0   0   51   41   21   16    0   22   26
Bob Knepper           12   9  2.87  27  26  12   0   3  188  161   67   60    9   64  100
Ed Halicki             5   6  2.92  20  19   6   1   3  133  106   50   43    9   33   60
Gary Lavelle           9   9  3.04  51   0   0  11   0   77   77   29   26    1   36   50
Randy Moffitt          7   4  3.43  56   0   0  10   0   66   63   28   25    4   28   42
Jim Barr               6   9  3.46  21  20   4   0   2  122  132   50   47    4   23   29
John Montefusco        9   4  3.83  27  27   3   0   0  179  178   84   76   20   50  136
Charlie Williams       1   3  4.36  22   1   0   0   0   43   50   23   21    4   26   19
Lynn McGlothen         0   0  4.97   5   1   0   0   0   13   15    9    7    0    4    9
Greg Minton            0   0  6.55   7   0   0   0   0   11   14    8    8    0    6    5

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Bruno              2   0  0.71   4   1   0   1   0   13    9    1    1    0    3    6
Pete Vuckovich        10   9  2.22  37  15   5   1   2  146  127   42   36    6   46  115
Mark Littell           1   7  2.60  54   2   0   6   0   87   64   30   25    6   46  112
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  14  3.52  27  27   6   0   3  189  157   83   74   11   81   96
Buddy Schultz          2   3  3.68  44   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
Aurelio Lopez          3   1  4.15   8   3   0   0   0   35   28   17   16    3   11   23
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
  D. Rau (LA)              12
  J. Richard (HOU)         12

Losses:

  B. Forsch (STL)          14
  J. Koosman (NY)          13
  L. Christenson (PHI)     12
  D. Lamp (CHI)            12
  P. Niekro (ATL)          12
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  R. Fingers (SD)          11
  P. Hanna (ATL)           11
  T. Hume (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)         19
  T. Forster (LA)          14
  S. Lockwood (NY)         14
  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
  R. Jones (SD)         197.0
  V. Blue (SF)          190.2
  B. Forsch (STL)       189.1
  B. Knepper (SF)       188.0
  R. Grimsley (MON)     185.0
  T. Seaver (CIN)       182.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)      182.1

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         204
  R. Jones (SD)           200
  T. John (LA)            185
  J. Montefusco (SF)      178
  R. Grimsley (MON)       175
  G. Perry (SD)           175
  D. Sutton (LA)          174
  S. Carlton (PHI)        169
  V. Blue (SF)            168
  N. Espinosa (NY)        164

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          92
  J. Montefusco (SF)       84
  B. Forsch (STL)          83
  J. Koosman (NY)          83
  R. Jones (SD)            81
  R. Burris (CHI)          80
  R. Grimsley (MON)        80
  N. Espinosa (NY)         79
  T. Hume (CIN)            79
  T. John (LA)             79

Home Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         23
  D. Sutton (LA)           23
  J. Montefusco (SF)       20
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      17
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        17
  T. Seaver (CIN)          17
  N. Espinosa (NY)         16
  J. Koosman (NY)          16
  F. Norman (CIN)          16
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         16

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)        109
  B. Forsch (STL)          81
  P. Hanna (ATL)           81
  P. Niekro (ATL)          68
  B. Knepper (SF)          64
  W. Fryman (MON)          63
  F. Norman (CIN)          63
  B. Owchinko (SD)         63
  R. Burris (CHI)          61
  J. Koosman (NY)          60

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        229
  P. Niekro (ATL)         182
  T. Seaver (CIN)         158
  J. Montefusco (SF)      136
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       129
  V. Blue (SF)            127
  S. Rogers (MON)         116
  S. Carlton (PHI)        115
  P. Vuckovich (STL)      115
  M. Littell (STL)        112


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