Sunday August 20, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, August 20, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     73  51  3.15  124  36  30  1100  1045  444  385   84  345  627
San Francisco   71  53  3.21  124  34  22  1115  1042  444  398   63  353  634
San Diego       65  59  3.26  124  17  42  1095  1036  458  396   60  381  553
Montreal        58  66  3.33  124  33  24  1110  1020  451  410   91  431  557
Philadelphia    65  55  3.38  120  26  22  1061  1002  444  398   88  305  578
St. Louis       52  72  3.50  124  27  17  1098   971  488  427   67  452  666
Pittsburgh      60  62  3.57  122  21  33  1090  1058  498  432   78  393  680
Houston         56  68  3.71  124  35  16  1110  1038  502  458   67  472  707
Cincinnati      70  54  3.78  124  10  38  1111  1104  524  466   90  435  681
New York        50  73  3.86  123  17  20  1112  1092  523  477   89  414  601
Chicago         63  59  3.94  122  19  29  1097  1085  525  480   98  397  557
Atlanta         56  67  4.20  123  23  26  1085  1066  569  506   97  456  641

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Vuckovich (STL)  11   9  2.18  38  16   5   1   2  153  135   43   37    6   49  120
Steve Rogers (MON)    13   8  2.42  28  27  11   1   1  205  171   58   55   11   60  118
Craig Swan (NY)        6   5  2.47  24  23   4   0   1  167  137   49   46    9   47  106
Vida Blue (SF)        16   6  2.67  26  26   8   0   3  199  171   62   59   10   52  135
Ed Halicki (SF)        6   6  2.73  21  20   7   1   4  142  110   50   43    9   34   64
Randy Jones (SD)      11  11  2.78  30  29   6   0   2  204  204   83   63    5   55   53
Rick Reuschel (CHI)   12  10  2.83  25  25   8   0   1  178  157   58   56   11   35   78
Bob Knepper (SF)      12   9  2.88  28  27  12   0   3  194  167   70   62   10   67  104
Bob Owchinko (SD)      8   9  2.93  29  27   4   0   1  175  158   64   57   10   65   80
Phil Niekro (ATL)     15  13  2.94  34  32  18   1   4  254  218   98   83   13   72  195

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Max Leon               0   0  1.80   4   0   0   0   0    5    2    1    1    0    2    1
Gene Garber            1   1  2.31  24   0   0  16   0   47   36   16   12    8    6   35
Larry McWilliams       6   0  2.66   8   8   1   0   1   47   36   14   14    5   14   17
Phil Niekro           15  13  2.94  34  32  18   1   4  254  218   98   83   13   72  195
Rick Camp              2   3  3.64  32   4   0   0   0   59   79   31   24    3   24   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  4.36  30   0   0   2   0   43   45   25   21    8   13   19
Mickey Mahler          4   7  4.41  27  14   1   0   0   98   90   57   48    7   52   63
Dave Campbell          4   2  4.97  44   0   0   1   0   58   56   34   32    9   41   37
Preston Hanna          7  12  4.98  26  25   0   0   0  132  119   79   73    9   84   86
Adrian Devine          5   4  6.02  29   6   0   3   0   61   77   43   41    3   23   25
Jamie Easterly         3   6  6.13  31   6   0   1   0   69   84   50   47    9   38   37
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   4  2.54  49   0   0  22   0   78   61   27   22    7   23   86
Rick Reuschel         12  10  2.83  25  25   8   0   1  178  157   58   56   11   35   78
Dennis Lamp            5  12  3.31  28  27   5   0   3  163  151   72   60   14   45   54
Lynn McGlothen         4   1  3.40  31   0   0   0   0   56   55   21   21    5   26   39
Dave Geisel            1   0  3.65  12   1   0   0   0   12   18    5    5    0    5    7
Donnie Moore           8   5  3.74  57   0   0   4   0   87   94   43   36    4   27   44
Mike Krukow            5   1  3.84  18  11   1   0   1   82   73   37   35    9   25   38
Willie Hernandez       7   2  4.14  39   0   0   1   0   46   44   21   21    4   28   32
Ray Burris             5   9  4.83  32  24   3   1   1  145  153   82   78   13   64   68
Dave Roberts           5   8  5.09  26  20   2   0   1  133  147   79   75   15   47   48
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  1.42  53   0   0  21   0   76   65   13   12    4   32   68
Tom Seaver            11  12  2.99  27  27   6   0   1  190  169   75   63   18   63  161
Bill Bonham            9   3  3.32  18  18   1   0   0  114  116   42   42    7   43   66
Fred Norman           10   7  3.65  28  26   0   0   0  148  144   68   60   18   65   89
Manny Sarmiento        9   6  3.79  52   4   0   5   0  109   87   49   46   10   46   60
Mike Lacoss            3   3  3.86   8   7   1   0   0   51   51   28   22    3   26   11
Dale Murray            1   1  4.13  15   0   0   2   0   33   34   20   15    1   17   25
Paul Moskau            3   3  4.26  20  19   1   1   1  108  107   52   51   10   48   70
Pedro Borbon           6   2  4.34  49   0   0   4   0   83   79   41   40    6   19   28
Tom Hume               6  11  4.78  30  20   1   1   0  137  166   80   73   11   43   70
Dave Tomlin            6   1  5.29  48   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   1  2.01   5   5   2   0   2   31   28    7    7    0    7   16
Joe Sambito            4   6  2.66  49   0   0   8   0   71   67   22   21    3   25   75
Joaquin Andujar        4   4  2.99  22  13   2   0   0   96   76   35   32    2   42   44
J.R. Richard          12  11  3.01  27  27  12   0   3  209  144   79   70    9  111  230
Ken Forsch             6   4  3.16  44   0   0   5   0   83   94   32   29    0   30   39
Tom Dixon              6  10  3.90  25  17   3   1   2  125  127   60   54    8   36   61
Mark Lemongello        8  11  4.02  24  24   7   0   1  168  157   80   75   17   57   58
Joe Niekro            10  10  4.20  27  21   7   0   1  144  135   76   67   10   58   62
Rick Williams          1   2  4.45  15   1   0   0   0   32   40   17   16    2    9   17
Floyd Bannister        3   8  4.79  23  15   2   0   2   98  108   52   52   11   61   81
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  1.51  29   0   0   4   0   42   41    9    7    1   13   20
Bob Welch              5   0  1.84  15   6   2   3   1   59   47   12   12    3   10   42
Charlie Hough          4   3  2.45  44   0   0   5   0   77   53   25   21    4   40   56
Terry Forster          4   4  2.54  39   0   0  16   0   50   45   19   14    2   21   39
Burt Hooton           13   8  2.97  24  24   6   0   1  173  147   59   57   14   46   80
Tommy John            14   9  3.28  27  25   6   1   0  181  194   82   66    9   47  104
Doug Rau              12   7  3.35  23  23   7   0   2  156  169   64   58   13   51   75
Don Sutton            12  10  3.52  26  26  10   0   1  181  179   84   71   23   43  109
Rick Rhoden            8   6  3.86  23  20   5   0   2  133  130   64   57   10   42   69
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   1  1.88   3   2   0   0   0   14   11    3    3    1    6   12
Dan Schatzeder         5   4  2.08  21  10   2   0   0   99   67   28   23    5   44   44
Hal Dues               5   5  2.10  24  11   1   1   0   94   80   25   22    4   38   34
Woodie Fryman          5   3  2.36  12  12   4   0   3   76   60   21   20    2   30   43
Steve Rogers          13   8  2.42  28  27  11   1   1  205  171   58   55   11   60  118
Darold Knowles         2   3  2.47  47   0   0   5   0   58   53   16   16    5   25   26
Ross Grimsley         14   9  3.35  27  27  13   0   3  191  184   83   71   16   50   63
Bill Atkinson          2   2  3.86  22   0   0   2   0   37   38   16   16    3   23   25
Stan Bahnsen           1   4  3.97  32   1   0   6   0   57   54   27   25    6   22   33
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  5.65  24  15   0   0   0   94  107   59   59   14   57   60
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  2.19  20   6   0   0   0   66   53   22   16    5   20   31
Craig Swan             6   5  2.47  24  23   4   0   1  167  137   49   46    9   47  106
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  11  3.43  54   0   0  15   0   89   76   34   34   10   30   72
Dwight Bernard         0   1  3.70  15   1   0   0   0   24   25   11   10    2   16   16
Mardie Cornejo         3   2  3.75  18   0   0   2   0   24   23   11   10    1   11   12
Jerry Koosman          3  13  3.87  27  26   3   0   0  181  171   84   78   16   61  111
Dale Murray            5   4  4.04  40   0   0   2   0   65   60   30   29    3   27   27
Nino Espinosa          9  11  4.52  24  24   5   0   1  153  171   85   77   17   59   58
Mike Bruhert           2   6  5.04  20  15   0   0   0   91  124   62   51    4   22   40
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
Juan Berenguer         0   1 15.00   1   1   0   0   0    3    4    5    5    1    4    2

 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  1.76  42   0   0   0   0   61   54   14   12    0   21   43
Ron Reed               1   0  2.21  45   0   0  10   0   81   66   23   20    6   21   62
Dick Ruthven           9   3  2.61  12  12   5   0   1   86   78   26   25    9   16   41
Tug McGraw             8   5  2.83  45   0   0   9   0   70   59   27   22    2   21   44
Steve Carlton         12  11  3.01  27  27   8   0   3  191  179   76   64   23   50  119
Rawly Eastwick         2   1  3.34  17   0   0   0   0   30   19   14   11    3   12   10
Larry Christenson      8  12  3.55  25  25   7   0   2  167  157   73   66   13   37   90
Randy Lerch            7   7  4.08  23  19   3   0   0  126  127   64   57   10   50   65
Jim Kaat               6   5  4.82  19  17   2   0   1  103  116   58   55    7   24   36
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  1.97  69   0   0  23   0  100   81   28   22    3   44   60
Grant Jackson          4   3  2.66  48   0   0   4   0   61   75   22   18    2   25   32
Ed Whitson             3   6  2.98  30   0   0   3   0   54   46   22   18    3   29   47
Bert Blyleven         10   8  3.30  26  26   7   0   3  180  165   77   66   14   46  131
Don Robinson           9   5  3.34  26  23   7   1   1  167  145   69   62   14   45  104
John Candelaria        9  11  3.42  24  23   3   1   1  153  160   63   58    9   44   78
Bruce Kison            4   4  3.59  22   5   0   0   0   63   55   26   25    2   31   43
Jim Bibby              7   7  4.03  28  13   2   0   1   92   91   51   41   10   35   66
Dave Hamilton          0   2  4.15  14   0   0   1   0   22   22   16   10    2   12   13
Jim Rooker             8   8  4.39  23  23   1   0   0  133  125   74   65   12   62   67
Jerry Reuss            1   2  5.84  18   9   1   0   0   57   78   39   37    4   18   33
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  1.10  12   0   0   1   0   16   13    2    2    0    5    5
John D'Acquisto        3   3  2.23  34   1   0   8   0   61   38   17   15    1   40   74
Randy Jones           11  11  2.78  30  29   6   0   2  204  204   83   63    5   55   53
Rollie Fingers         4  11  2.91  53   0   0  29   0   80   63   29   26    3   23   52
Bob Owchinko           8   9  2.93  29  27   4   0   1  175  158   64   57   10   65   80
Mark Lee               4   1  3.00  39   0   0   1   0   60   47   22   20    0   22   21
Gaylord Perry         14   5  3.14  27  27   3   0   2  186  180   77   65    8   55  105
Eric Rasmussen        10   4  3.82  18  16   2   0   1  101   99   46   43   13   32   41
Bob Shirley            7  11  3.90  34  19   2   3   0  136  136   65   59   10   52   85
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
John Curtis            4   1  2.67  36   0   0   0   0   54   44   21   16    0   24   30
Vida Blue             16   6  2.67  26  26   8   0   3  199  171   62   59   10   52  135
Ed Halicki             6   6  2.73  21  20   7   1   4  142  110   50   43    9   34   64
Bob Knepper           12   9  2.88  28  27  12   0   3  194  167   70   62   10   67  104
Gary Lavelle          10   9  2.97  52   0   0  11   0   79   79   30   26    1   36   51
Randy Moffitt          7   4  3.49  57   0   0  10   0   67   65   29   26    4   28   44
Jim Barr               6  10  3.60  22  21   4   0   2  127  143   55   51    4   25   32
John Montefusco        9   5  3.83  28  28   3   0   0  186  183   87   79   21   50  141
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  6.00   8   0   0   0   0   12   15    8    8    0    7    5

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Bruno              3   0  0.87   7   1   0   1   0   21   16    2    2    0    7    9
Pete Vuckovich        11   9  2.18  38  16   5   1   2  153  135   43   37    6   49  120
Mark Littell           1   7  2.71  56   2   0   7   0   90   67   32   27    7   48  113
John Denny            10   8  2.96  25  25  10   0   2  176  148   62   58   11   52   81
Silvio Martinez        6   6  3.07  16  16   3   0   1  103   80   39   35    6   54   31
Bob Forsch             9  15  3.48  28  28   6   0   3  196  162   85   76   11   83  101
Buddy Schultz          2   3  3.59  45   0   0   5   0   68   49   28   27    3   30   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
Aurelio Lopez          3   1  4.50   9   4   0   0   0   40   31   21   20    3   14   27
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)          15
  R. Grimsley (MON)        14
  T. John (LA)             14
  G. Perry (SD)            14
  B. Hooton (LA)           13
  S. Rogers (MON)          13
  S. Carlton (PHI)         12
  B. Knepper (SF)          12
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        12

Losses:

  B. Forsch (STL)          15
  J. Koosman (NY)          13
  P. Niekro (ATL)          13
  L. Christenson (PHI)     12
  P. Hanna (ATL)           12
  D. Lamp (CHI)            12
  T. Seaver (CIN)          12
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  N. Espinosa (NY)         11

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          18
  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)              8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         8

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)          29
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         23
  B. Sutter (CHI)          22
  D. Bair (CIN)            21
  G. Garber (ATL)          19
  T. Forster (LA)          16
  S. Lockwood (NY)         15
  G. Lavelle (SF)          11
  R. Moffitt (SF)          10
  R. Reed (PHI)            10

Shutouts:

  E. Halicki (SF)           4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  V. Blue (SF)              3
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  B. Forsch (STL)           3
  W. Fryman (MON)           3
  R. Grimsley (MON)         3
  B. Knepper (SF)           3
  D. Lamp (CHI)             3

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       254.1
  J. Richard (HOU)      209.0
  S. Rogers (MON)       204.2
  R. Jones (SD)         204.0
  V. Blue (SF)          198.2
  B. Forsch (STL)       196.1
  B. Knepper (SF)       194.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      191.1
  R. Grimsley (MON)     190.2
  T. Seaver (CIN)       189.2

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         218
  R. Jones (SD)           204
  T. John (LA)            194
  R. Grimsley (MON)       184
  J. Montefusco (SF)      183
  G. Perry (SD)           180
  S. Carlton (PHI)        179
  D. Sutton (LA)          179
  V. Blue (SF)            171
  N. Espinosa (NY)        171

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          98
  J. Montefusco (SF)       87
  N. Espinosa (NY)         85
  B. Forsch (STL)          85
  J. Koosman (NY)          84
  D. Sutton (LA)           84
  R. Grimsley (MON)        83
  R. Jones (SD)            83
  R. Burris (CHI)          82
  T. John (LA)             82

Home Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         23
  D. Sutton (LA)           23
  J. Montefusco (SF)       21
  F. Norman (CIN)          18
  T. Seaver (CIN)          18
  N. Espinosa (NY)         17
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      17
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        17
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         17
  R. Grimsley (MON)        16

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)        111
  P. Hanna (ATL)           84
  B. Forsch (STL)          83
  P. Niekro (ATL)          72
  W. Fryman (MON)          67
  B. Knepper (SF)          67
  F. Norman (CIN)          65
  B. Owchinko (SD)         65
  R. Burris (CHI)          64
  T. Seaver (CIN)          63

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        230
  P. Niekro (ATL)         195
  T. Seaver (CIN)         161
  J. Montefusco (SF)      141
  V. Blue (SF)            135
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       131
  P. Vuckovich (STL)      120
  S. Carlton (PHI)        119
  S. Rogers (MON)         118
  M. Littell (STL)        113


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