Friday August 25, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 25, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     76  52  3.16  128  36  32  1135  1084  459  399   90  353  647
San Francisco   74  54  3.22  128  34  25  1153  1088  459  412   66  361  656
San Diego       67  62  3.28  129  17  43  1139  1085  479  415   60  395  580
Montreal        60  67  3.33  127  34  25  1137  1044  462  420   93  438  568
Philadelphia    66  59  3.46  125  26  23  1104  1065  471  425   93  323  604
Pittsburgh      63  63  3.53  126  21  35  1128  1090  510  442   82  406  702
St. Louis       55  73  3.55  128  28  18  1136  1002  515  448   74  476  688
Houston         60  68  3.67  128  36  18  1146  1068  511  467   67  483  738
New York        52  76  3.81  128  18  20  1159  1132  540  491   93  433  628
Cincinnati      71  57  3.86  128  10  38  1149  1154  551  493   93  454  703
Chicago         64  62  3.92  126  19  29  1130  1113  540  492   99  408  578
Atlanta         56  71  4.24  127  23  26  1124  1113  592  529  102  469  669

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Vuckovich (STL)  12   9  2.22  39  17   6   1   2  162  142   46   40    7   52  126
Craig Swan (NY)        7   5  2.40  25  24   5   0   1  176  142   50   47   10   51  109
Steve Rogers (MON)    13   9  2.47  29  28  11   1   1  212  179   62   58   11   63  123
Vida Blue (SF)        16   6  2.66  27  27   8   0   3  207  178   64   61   10   54  136
Bob Knepper (SF)      13   9  2.81  29  28  12   0   3  202  177   71   63   10   70  106
Ed Halicki (SF)        7   6  2.81  22  21   7   1   4  150  121   54   47    9   36   69
Randy Jones (SD)      11  11  2.89  31  30   6   0   2  209  214   87   67    5   55   54
Burt Hooton (LA)      14   8  2.93  25  25   6   0   1  181  156   61   59   14   49   83
Rick Reuschel (CHI)   13  11  2.98  27  27   8   0   1  190  171   65   63   11   37   87
Tom Seaver (CIN)      11  12  3.01  28  28   6   0   1  198  174   78   66   19   66  166

 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   2  2.67  27   0   0  16   0   54   43   20   16    9    7   43
Phil Niekro           15  14  3.03  35  33  18   1   4  261  226  103   88   13   75  199
Larry McWilliams       6   0  3.48   9   9   1   0   1   52   44   20   20    7   16   18
Rick Camp              2   3  3.65  34   4   0   0   0   62   82   32   25    3   25   18
Eddie Solomon          3   4  3.99  33   4   0   2   0   79   77   38   35    8   36   49
Dick Ruthven           2   6  4.11  13  13   2   0   1   81   78   43   37    8   28   45
Craig Skok             2   1  4.18  33   0   0   2   0   47   49   26   22    8   16   20
Mickey Mahler          4   8  4.29  28  15   1   0   0  105   97   59   50    9   53   68
Preston Hanna          7  12  4.98  26  25   0   0   0  132  119   79   73    9   84   86
Dave Campbell          4   3  4.98  45   0   0   1   0   60   58   35   33    9   42   39
Adrian Devine          5   4  6.02  29   6   0   3   0   61   77   43   41    3   23   25
Jamie Easterly         3   6  6.10  32   6   0   1   0   69   86   50   47    9   38   37
Tommy Boggs            2   8  6.63  14  12   1   0   1   56   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  2.59  50   0   0  22   0   80   62   28   23    7   25   88
Rick Reuschel         13  11  2.98  27  27   8   0   1  190  171   65   63   11   37   87
Dennis Lamp            5  13  3.19  29  28   5   0   3  169  157   74   60   14   45   54
Lynn McGlothen         4   1  3.26  33   0   0   0   0   58   55   22   21    5   26   42
Dave Geisel            1   0  3.65  12   1   0   0   0   12   18    5    5    0    5    7
Donnie Moore           8   5  3.72  58   0   0   4   0   87   94   43   36    4   27   44
Mike Krukow            5   2  3.78  19  12   1   0   1   88   76   39   37    9   29   41
Willie Hernandez       7   2  4.05  41   0   0   1   0   47   45   21   21    4   29   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  16   5   0   1   0   37   42   29   25    7   24   26

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bair              6   4  1.36  55   0   0  21   0   80   66   13   12    4   33   70
Tom Seaver            11  12  3.01  28  28   6   0   1  198  174   78   66   19   66  166
Bill Bonham            9   4  3.62  19  19   1   0   0  117  125   47   47    7   44   69
Fred Norman           10   7  3.76  30  26   0   0   0  151  147   71   63   18   70   91
Manny Sarmiento        9   6  3.93  53   4   0   5   0  112   91   52   49   11   48   61
Dale Murray            1   1  4.13  15   0   0   2   0   33   34   20   15    1   17   25
Mike Lacoss            3   4  4.15   9   8   1   0   0   56   60   32   26    3   28   13
Paul Moskau            3   4  4.31  21  20   1   1   1  109  108   53   52   11   48   70
Pedro Borbon           6   2  4.45  51   0   0   4   0   87   85   44   43    6   20   31
Tom Hume               6  11  4.77  32  20   1   1   0  140  171   81   74   11   43   71
Dave Tomlin            7   1  5.46  51   0   0   4   0   56   79   48   34    1   26   27
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  2.59  52   0   0   9   0   76   72   23   22    3   26   84
Ken Forsch             7   4  2.91  45   1   0   5   0   90   98   32   29    0   32   44
Joaquin Andujar        4   4  2.96  23  13   2   1   0   97   76   35   32    2   43   45
J.R. Richard          13  11  3.03  28  28  12   0   3  217  149   82   73    9  115  236
Mark Lemongello        9  11  3.86  25  25   8   0   1  177  164   81   76   17   59   61
Tom Dixon              6  10  3.90  25  17   3   1   2  125  127   60   54    8   36   61
Joe Niekro            11  10  4.27  28  22   7   0   1  150  144   80   71   10   59   69
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         2   0  1.48  30   0   0   4   0   43   41    9    7    1   13   20
Bob Welch              5   1  1.95  16   7   2   3   1   65   54   15   14    5   12   45
Charlie Hough          4   3  2.39  46   0   0   7   0   79   54   25   21    4   40   58
Terry Forster          4   4  2.54  39   0   0  16   0   50   45   19   14    2   21   39
Burt Hooton           14   8  2.93  25  25   6   0   1  181  156   61   59   14   49   83
Tommy John            15   9  3.33  28  26   6   1   0  189  204   86   70   10   49  106
Doug Rau              12   7  3.35  23  23   7   0   2  156  169   64   58   13   51   75
Don Sutton            12  10  3.61  27  27  10   0   1  189  187   89   76   25   44  119
Rick Rhoden            8   6  3.87  24  20   5   0   2  135  134   65   58   11   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
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
Dan Schatzeder         6   4  2.36  22  11   2   0   0  107   73   33   28    7   46   48
Steve Rogers          13   9  2.47  29  28  11   1   1  212  179   62   58   11   63  123
Darold Knowles         2   3  2.47  48   0   0   5   0   58   53   16   16    5   26   26
Ross Grimsley         15   9  3.29  28  28  14   0   3  200  192   85   73   16   50   64
Stan Bahnsen           1   4  3.75  34   1   0   7   0   60   55   27   25    6   23   34
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  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  5.90  32   0   0   9   0   40   37   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   4  2.40  23   6   0   0   0   71   59   25   19    5   22   32
Craig Swan             7   5  2.40  25  24   5   0   1  176  142   50   47   10   51  109
Dwight Bernard         0   1  3.25  16   1   0   0   0   28   28   11   10    2   18   17
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  12  3.51  55   0   0  15   0   90   76   35   35   10   31   72
Jerry Koosman          3  13  3.67  28  27   3   0   0  191  179   86   78   16   63  124
Mardie Cornejo         3   2  3.75  18   0   0   2   0   24   23   11   10    1   11   12
Dale Murray            5   4  3.99  41   0   0   2   0   65   61   30   29    3   29   27
Nino Espinosa          9  12  4.79  25  25   5   0   1  156  178   91   83   19   61   58
Mike Bruhert           3   6  4.85  21  16   0   0   0   98  129   65   53    5   24   46
Paul Siebert           0   2  5.32  23   0   0   1   0   24   26   14   14    2   17   10
Tom Hausman            2   2  5.85   7   7   0   0   0   32   41   22   21    3    7    7
Butch Metzger          1   3  6.51  25   0   0   0   0   37   48   28   27    4   22   21
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   2  2.30  45   0   0   0   0   67   61   19   17    0   26   48
Ron Reed               1   2  2.43  48   0   0  11   0   85   71   26   23    6   22   63
Dick Ruthven           9   3  2.77  13  13   5   0   1   94   91   30   29   11   18   44
Tug McGraw             8   5  2.99  48   0   0   9   0   72   63   29   24    3   22   45
Steve Carlton         12  11  3.04  28  28   8   0   3  195  186   78   66   23   51  121
Larry Christenson      9  12  3.55  26  26   7   0   2  175  166   76   69   13   38   97
Rawly Eastwick         2   1  3.67  19   0   0   0   0   34   24   17   14    4   15   12
Randy Lerch            7   7  4.16  25  20   3   0   0  130  134   67   60   11   52   70
Jim Kaat               6   5  4.82  20  18   2   0   1  106  122   60   57    7   26   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  1.89  72   0   0  25   0  105   82   28   22    3   45   63
Grant Jackson          5   3  2.56  50   0   0   4   0   63   75   22   18    2   25   33
Ed Whitson             3   6  2.88  33   0   0   3   0   59   50   23   19    3   32   51
Bert Blyleven         11   8  3.20  27  27   7   0   3  188  172   78   67   15   49  137
Don Robinson          10   5  3.26  27  24   7   1   1  174  150   70   63   15   48  108
John Candelaria        9  11  3.46  25  24   3   1   1  159  168   66   61   10   45   80
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   9  4.49  24  24   1   0   0  138  132   80   69   13   64   69
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  1.02  14   0   0   1   0   18   15    2    2    0    5    5
John D'Acquisto        3   3  2.06  36   1   0   8   0   66   41   17   15    1   42   80
Rollie Fingers         5  11  2.81  54   0   0  29   0   83   64   29   26    3   25   54
Randy Jones           11  11  2.89  31  30   6   0   2  209  214   87   67    5   55   54
Mark Lee               4   1  2.94  42   0   0   1   0   64   50   23   21    0   25   22
Gaylord Perry         15   6  3.05  29  29   3   0   2  200  192   82   68    8   56  114
Bob Owchinko           8  10  3.16  30  28   4   0   1  180  165   70   63   10   69   83
Bob Shirley            7  11  3.90  37  19   2   4   0  141  140   67   61   10   53   90
Eric Rasmussen        10   5  3.99  19  17   2   0   1  104  106   49   46   13   33   41
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  2.65  38   0   0   0   0   54   46   21   16    0   24   31
Vida Blue             16   6  2.66  27  27   8   0   3  207  178   64   61   10   54  136
Bob Knepper           13   9  2.81  29  28  12   0   3  202  177   71   63   10   70  106
Ed Halicki             7   6  2.81  22  21   7   1   4  150  121   54   47    9   36   69
Gary Lavelle          10   9  2.90  54   0   0  13   0   81   79   30   26    1   36   52
Randy Moffitt          8   4  3.33  60   0   0  11   0   70   66   29   26    4   28   49
Jim Barr               6  10  3.60  22  21   4   0   2  127  143   55   51    4   25   32
John Montefusco        9   5  3.82  29  29   3   0   0  191  191   90   81   22   51  146
Charlie Williams       1   3  4.60  23   1   0   0   0   45   54   25   23    4   26   21
Lynn McGlothen         0   0  4.97   5   1   0   0   0   13   15    9    7    0    4    9
Greg Minton            0   1  7.62   9   0   0   0   0   13   18   11   11    2    7    5

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Bruno              4   1  1.88   9   1   0   1   0   24   18    5    5    1    9   14
Pete Vuckovich        12   9  2.22  39  17   6   1   2  162  142   46   40    7   52  126
Mark Littell           1   7  2.67  58   2   0   8   0   91   67   32   27    7   51  115
John Denny            10   8  3.04  26  26  10   0   2  183  151   66   62   12   60   82
Silvio Martinez        7   6  3.17  17  17   3   0   1  111   87   45   39    7   57   34
Bob Forsch             9  15  3.58  29  29   6   0   3  201  170   93   80   12   85  103
Buddy Schultz          2   3  3.82  47   0   0   5   0   71   52   31   30    5   32   58
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          3   1  4.39  10   4   0   0   0   41   32   21   20    3   15   27
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)        15
  T. John (LA)             15
  P. Niekro (ATL)          15
  G. Perry (SD)            15
  B. Hooton (LA)           14
  B. Knepper (SF)          13
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        13
  J. Richard (HOU)         13
  S. Rogers (MON)          13

Losses:

  B. Forsch (STL)          15
  P. Niekro (ATL)          14
  J. Koosman (NY)          13
  D. Lamp (CHI)            13
  L. Christenson (PHI)     12
  N. Espinosa (NY)         12
  P. Hanna (ATL)           12
  S. Lockwood (NY)         12
  T. Seaver (CIN)          12
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      11

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          18
  R. Grimsley (MON)        14
  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
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       8

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)          29
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         25
  B. Sutter (CHI)          22
  D. Bair (CIN)            21
  G. Garber (ATL)          19
  T. Forster (LA)          16
  S. Lockwood (NY)         15
  G. Lavelle (SF)          13
  R. Moffitt (SF)          11
  R. Reed (PHI)            11

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)       261.1
  J. Richard (HOU)      216.2
  S. Rogers (MON)       211.2
  R. Jones (SD)         209.0
  V. Blue (SF)          206.2
  B. Knepper (SF)       202.0
  B. Forsch (STL)       201.1
  G. Perry (SD)         200.1
  R. Grimsley (MON)     199.2
  T. Seaver (CIN)       197.2

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         226
  R. Jones (SD)           214
  T. John (LA)            204
  R. Grimsley (MON)       192
  G. Perry (SD)           192
  J. Montefusco (SF)      191
  D. Sutton (LA)          187
  S. Carlton (PHI)        186
  J. Koosman (NY)         179
  S. Rogers (MON)         179

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         103
  B. Forsch (STL)          93
  N. Espinosa (NY)         91
  J. Montefusco (SF)       90
  D. Sutton (LA)           89
  R. Jones (SD)            87
  T. John (LA)             86
  J. Koosman (NY)          86
  R. Grimsley (MON)        85
  R. Burris (CHI)          82

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           25
  S. Carlton (PHI)         23
  J. Montefusco (SF)       22
  N. Espinosa (NY)         19
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         19
  T. Seaver (CIN)          19
  F. Norman (CIN)          18
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      17
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        17
  R. Grimsley (MON)        16

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)        115
  B. Forsch (STL)          85
  P. Hanna (ATL)           84
  P. Niekro (ATL)          75
  B. Knepper (SF)          70
  F. Norman (CIN)          70
  B. Owchinko (SD)         69
  W. Fryman (MON)          67
  T. Seaver (CIN)          66
  R. Burris (CHI)          64

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        236
  P. Niekro (ATL)         199
  T. Seaver (CIN)         166
  J. Montefusco (SF)      146
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       137
  V. Blue (SF)            136
  P. Vuckovich (STL)      126
  J. Koosman (NY)         124
  S. Rogers (MON)         123
  S. Carlton (PHI)        121


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