Saturday August 26, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, August 26, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     76  53  3.16  129  36  32  1144  1091  462  402   90  356  648
San Francisco   75  54  3.20  129  35  25  1162  1094  460  413   67  363  659
San Diego       68  62  3.26  130  17  44  1148  1091  480  416   60  396  583
Montreal        60  68  3.33  128  34  25  1145  1054  466  423   94  441  571
Philadelphia    67  59  3.44  126  27  23  1113  1069  472  426   93  327  606
Pittsburgh      63  64  3.52  127  21  35  1136  1098  517  444   82  407  706
St. Louis       56  73  3.55  129  29  18  1145  1011  519  452   75  480  689
Houston         61  68  3.65  129  37  18  1155  1074  513  469   67  484  746
New York        52  77  3.80  129  18  20  1167  1134  542  493   94  436  636
Cincinnati      71  58  3.89  129  10  38  1158  1166  559  500   93  456  709
Chicago         65  62  3.93  127  19  30  1139  1120  546  498  101  414  579
Atlanta         56  72  4.25  128  23  26  1133  1123  601  535  103  475  675

 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
J.R. Richard (HOU)    14  11  2.99  29  29  13   0   3  226  155   84   75    9  116  244

 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
Dave Campbell          4   3  4.90  46   0   0   1   0   61   58   35   33    9   42   39
Preston Hanna          7  13  4.98  27  26   0   0   0  134  121   83   74    9   86   87
Jamie Easterly         3   6  5.99  33   6   0   1   0   74   90   52   49    9   40   42
Adrian Devine          5   4  6.02  29   6   0   3   0   61   77   43   41    3   23   25
Tommy Boggs            2   8  6.87  15  12   1   0   1   58   79   46   44    8   26   21

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Sutter           7   4  2.64  51   0   0  23   0   82   63   29   24    8   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  4.82  33  25   3   1   1  151  157   85   81   14   68   69
Paul Reuschel          2   0  5.14  16   0   0   0   0   28   29   16   16    4   13   13
Dave Roberts           6   8  5.17  27  20   2   0   1  134  149   81   77   15   49   48
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   5  1.65  56   0   0  21   0   82   69   16   15    4   34   71
Tom Seaver            11  12  3.01  28  28   6   0   1  198  174   78   66   19   66  166
Bill Bonham            9   4  3.54  20  20   1   0   0  122  130   49   48    7   44   73
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  4.78  33  20   1   1   0  141  173   82   75   11   44   71
Dave Tomlin            7   1  5.75  52   0   0   4   0   56   81   50   36    1   26   28
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          14  11  2.99  29  29  13   0   3  226  155   84   75    9  116  244
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  1.41  31   0   0   4   0   45   41    9    7    1   13   21
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   8  3.45  24  24   7   0   2  159  175   67   61   13   52   75
Don Sutton            12  10  3.61  27  27  10   0   1  189  187   89   76   25   44  119
Rick Rhoden            8   6  3.77  25  20   5   0   2  138  135   65   58   11   44   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
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
Woodie Fryman          5   4  2.57  13  13   4   0   3   81   67   24   23    3   31   44
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  5.55  25  15   0   0   0   96  108   59   59   14   59   61
Mike Garman            2   5  5.62  33   0   0   9   0   42   39   28   26    5   19   16
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  2.33  24   6   0   0   0   73   60   25   19    5   23   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  14  3.65  29  28   3   0   0  197  180   88   80   17   65  132
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            8   7  3.96  26  21   4   0   0  139  138   68   61   11   56   72
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
Dave Hamilton          0   2  3.55  15   0   0   1   0   25   23   16   10    2   12   15
Bruce Kison            4   5  3.80  23   6   0   0   0   64   62   33   27    2   32   45
Jim Bibby              7   7  3.94  29  13   2   0   1   94   91   51   41   10   35   66
Jim Rooker             8   9  4.49  24  24   1   0   0  138  132   80   69   13   64   69
Jerry Reuss            1   2  5.74  19   9   1   0   0   58   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          2   0  0.79  15   1   0   1   0   23   19    2    2    0    5    6
John D'Acquisto        3   3  2.06  36   1   0   8   0   66   41   17   15    1   42   80
Rollie Fingers         5  11  2.74  55   0   0  30   0   85   64   29   26    3   25   56
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  3.91  38  19   2   4   0  143  142   68   62   10   54   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               7  10  3.43  23  22   5   0   2  136  149   56   52    5   27   35
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        8   6  3.23  18  18   4   0   1  120   96   49   43    8   61   35
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
  J. Richard (HOU)         14
  B. Knepper (SF)          13
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        13
  S. Rogers (MON)          13

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          18
  R. Grimsley (MON)        14
  J. Richard (HOU)         13
  B. Knepper (SF)          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)          30
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         25
  B. Sutter (CHI)          23
  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)      225.2
  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)         180
  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
  J. Koosman (NY)          88
  R. Jones (SD)            87
  T. John (LA)             86
  R. Burris (CHI)          85
  R. Grimsley (MON)        85

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
  J. Koosman (NY)          17
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      17
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        17

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)        116
  P. Hanna (ATL)           86
  B. Forsch (STL)          85
  P. Niekro (ATL)          75
  B. Knepper (SF)          70
  F. Norman (CIN)          70
  B. Owchinko (SD)         69
  R. Burris (CHI)          68
  W. Fryman (MON)          68
  T. Seaver (CIN)          66

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        244
  P. Niekro (ATL)         199
  T. Seaver (CIN)         166
  J. Montefusco (SF)      146
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       137
  V. Blue (SF)            136
  J. Koosman (NY)         132
  P. Vuckovich (STL)      126
  S. Rogers (MON)         123
  S. Carlton (PHI)        121


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