Tuesday August 29, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 29, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     78  54  3.14  132  38  32  1171  1114  472  409   91  368  662
San Francisco   77  55  3.15  132  37  25  1190  1109  464  416   67  369  682
San Diego       69  64  3.29  133  18  44  1175  1122  495  430   61  406  596
Montreal        61  71  3.33  132  35  25  1179  1088  486  436  100  458  585
Philadelphia    70  59  3.43  129  28  23  1140  1093  481  435   93  332  620
Pittsburgh      66  64  3.48  130  22  37  1163  1115  523  450   83  413  725
St. Louis       57  74  3.56  131  29  18  1162  1032  528  459   75  487  703
Houston         62  69  3.68  131  38  18  1173  1092  524  480   69  489  759
New York        52  79  3.78  131  18  20  1183  1145  547  497   95  442  642
Cincinnati      71  61  3.90  132  10  38  1185  1193  574  514   95  471  725
Chicago         66  64  3.92  130  20  30  1164  1140  555  507  105  425  597
Atlanta         58  73  4.25  131  23  28  1160  1153  621  548  104  487  695

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Vuckovich (STL)  12  10  2.29  40  18   6   1   2  169  150   49   43    7   54  131
Craig Swan (NY)        7   5  2.40  25  24   5   0   1  176  142   50   47   10   51  109
Steve Rogers (MON)    13  10  2.47  30  29  11   1   1  219  186   64   60   12   64  126
Vida Blue (SF)        16   7  2.58  28  28   8   0   3  216  182   66   62   10   57  145
Bob Knepper (SF)      14   9  2.69  30  29  13   0   4  211  181   71   63   10   73  112
Ed Halicki (SF)        8   6  2.77  23  22   8   1   4  159  127   56   49    9   36   77
Burt Hooton (LA)      15   8  2.79  26  26   7   0   2  190  160   61   59   14   50   86
Randy Jones (SD)      11  12  2.86  32  31   6   0   2  217  223   90   69    5   58   58
J.R. Richard (HOU)    14  11  2.99  29  29  13   0   3  226  155   84   75    9  116  244
Rick Reuschel (CHI)   13  11  3.03  28  28   8   0   1  196  178   68   66   11   41   88

 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  2.53  29   0   0  18   0   57   45   20   16    9    7   46
Phil Niekro           16  14  3.04  36  34  18   1   4  269  234  106   91   13   78  205
Larry McWilliams       6   0  3.48   9   9   1   0   1   52   44   20   20    7   16   18
Rick Camp              2   3  3.69  35   4   0   0   0   63   85   36   26    3   26   18
Craig Skok             2   1  3.93  34   0   0   2   0   50   54   29   22    8   16   22
Eddie Solomon          4   4  3.98  34   5   0   2   0   86   83   41   38    8   41   52
Dick Ruthven           2   6  4.11  13  13   2   0   1   81   78   43   37    8   28   45
Mickey Mahler          4   9  4.57  29  16   1   0   0  108  102   65   55   10   55   73
Dave Campbell          4   3  4.96  47   0   0   1   0   62   59   36   34    9   43   40
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  2.62  52   0   0  23   0   82   63   29   24    8   25   88
Rick Reuschel         13  11  3.03  28  28   8   0   1  196  178   68   66   11   41   88
Dennis Lamp            5  13  3.20  30  29   5   0   3  174  162   76   62   15   45   58
Lynn McGlothen         4   2  3.30  35   0   0   0   0   60   57   23   22    6   28   45
Mike Krukow            6   2  3.53  20  13   2   0   1   97   80   40   38   10   32   50
Dave Geisel            1   0  3.65  12   1   0   0   0   12   18    5    5    0    5    7
Willie Hernandez       7   2  3.91  42   0   0   1   0   48   45   21   21    4   30   33
Donnie Moore           8   6  3.92  59   0   0   4   0   87   96   45   38    5   28   44
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  1.63  57   0   0  21   0   83   69   16   15    4   34   73
Tom Seaver            11  13  3.08  29  29   6   0   1  205  181   83   70   20   71  169
Bill Bonham            9   4  3.54  20  20   1   0   0  122  130   49   48    7   44   73
Fred Norman           10   8  3.78  31  27   0   0   0  157  153   74   66   18   74   96
Manny Sarmiento        9   6  3.90  55   4   0   5   0  115   93   53   50   12   49   61
Dale Murray            1   1  4.13  15   0   0   2   0   33   34   20   15    1   17   25
Mike Lacoss            3   5  4.19  10   9   1   0   0   62   67   35   29    3   30   18
Paul Moskau            3   4  4.31  21  20   1   1   1  109  108   53   52   11   48   70
Pedro Borbon           6   2  4.65  53   0   0   4   0   89   88   47   46    6   22   31
Tom Hume               6  11  4.72  34  20   1   1   0  143  175   82   75   11   45   72
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  1.95   6   5   2   0   2   32   28    7    7    0    7   16
Joe Sambito            4   6  2.68  53   0   0   9   0   77   74   24   23    3   27   85
Ken Forsch             8   4  2.92  46   2   1   5   0   99  107   35   32    1   33   51
J.R. Richard          14  11  2.99  29  29  13   0   3  226  155   84   75    9  116  244
Joaquin Andujar        4   4  3.11  24  13   2   1   0   98   77   37   34    2   44   46
Tom Dixon              6  10  3.87  26  17   3   1   2  126  127   60   54    8   36   61
Mark Lemongello        9  12  4.09  26  26   8   0   1  178  169   86   81   18   60   63
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  4.62  24  15   2   0   2  101  109   52   52   11   62   83
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   2  2.01  17   8   2   3   1   72   62   19   16    6   17   48
Terry Forster          4   4  2.54  39   0   0  16   0   50   45   19   14    2   21   39
Burt Hooton           15   8  2.79  26  26   7   0   2  190  160   61   59   14   50   86
Charlie Hough          4   3  2.89  47   0   0   7   0   81   59   30   26    4   42   60
Tommy John            16   9  3.18  29  27   7   1   0  198  210   87   70   10   53  112
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
Dan Schatzeder         6   4  2.36  22  11   2   0   0  107   73   33   28    7   46   48
Hal Dues               5   6  2.36  25  12   1   1   0   99   85   29   26    5   42   36
Darold Knowles         2   3  2.39  49   0   0   5   0   60   54   16   16    5   28   27
Steve Rogers          13  10  2.47  30  29  11   1   1  219  186   64   60   12   64  126
Woodie Fryman          5   4  2.57  13  13   4   0   3   81   67   24   23    3   31   44
Ross Grimsley         16   9  3.18  29  29  15   0   3  210  196   86   74   16   55   67
Scott Sanderson        0   2  3.26   4   3   0   0   0   19   17    7    7    2   10   14
Bill Atkinson          2   2  3.86  22   0   0   2   0   37   38   16   16    3   23   25
Stan Bahnsen           1   4  3.98  35   1   0   7   0   61   57   29   27    7   23   34
Rudy May               6   9  4.34  22  19   2   0   0  114  123   66   55   14   31   68
Gerry Pirtle           0   2  4.76  16   0   0   0   0   23   27   19   12    4   18   13
Mike Garman            2   5  5.24  34   0   0   9   0   45   41   28   26    5   20   19
Wayne Twitchell        3  11  5.53  26  15   0   0   0   96  108   59   59   14   59   61
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  3.00  18   1   0   0   0   30   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  3.49  56   0   0  15   0   90   77   35   35   10   31   73
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  42   0   0   2   0   65   62   31   29    3   31   27
Nino Espinosa          9  13  4.72  26  26   5   0   1  162  182   93   85   19   64   58
Mike Bruhert           3   6  4.85  21  16   0   0   0   98  129   65   53    5   24   46
Tom Hausman            2   3  5.26   8   8   0   0   0   39   46   24   23    4    8   12
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
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  2.25  46   0   0   0   0   68   61   19   17    0   27   50
Ron Reed               1   2  2.45  50   0   0  11   0   88   73   27   24    6   22   63
Dick Ruthven          10   3  2.96  14  14   6   0   1  103  100   35   34   11   20   49
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     10  12  3.54  27  27   7   0   2  181  174   78   71   13   38  100
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               7   5  4.55  21  19   2   0   1  115  127   61   58    7   28   40
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  1.86  73   0   0  26   0  106   83   28   22    3   45   63
Grant Jackson          6   3  2.58  51   0   0   4   0   66   79   23   19    2   26   35
Ed Whitson             3   6  2.74  34   0   0   4   0   62   50   23   19    3   33   53
Bert Blyleven         12   8  3.06  28  28   8   0   4  197  176   78   67   15   51  145
Don Robinson          10   5  3.38  28  25   7   1   1  178  156   74   67   15   49  109
John Candelaria       10  11  3.39  26  25   3   1   1  165  170   67   62   11   46   86
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  2.54  37   1   0   8   0   67   45   21   19    1   44   82
Rollie Fingers         5  11  2.74  55   0   0  30   0   85   64   29   26    3   25   56
Randy Jones           11  12  2.86  32  31   6   0   2  217  223   90   69    5   58   58
Gaylord Perry         15   6  3.05  29  29   3   0   2  200  192   82   68    8   56  114
Mark Lee               4   1  3.19  44   0   0   1   0   68   54   26   24    0   26   24
Bob Owchinko           8  11  3.30  31  29   4   0   1  183  171   74   67   11   70   84
Eric Rasmussen        11   5  3.67  20  18   3   0   2  113  112   49   46   13   35   44
Bob Shirley            7  11  3.92  39  19   2   4   0  145  144   69   63   10   55   91
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   7  2.58  28  28   8   0   3  216  182   66   62   10   57  145
John Curtis            4   1  2.65  38   0   0   0   0   54   46   21   16    0   24   31
Bob Knepper           14   9  2.69  30  29  13   0   4  211  181   71   63   10   73  112
Ed Halicki             8   6  2.77  23  22   8   1   4  159  127   56   49    9   36   77
Gary Lavelle          10   9  2.90  54   0   0  13   0   81   79   30   26    1   36   52
Randy Moffitt          8   4  3.30  61   0   0  11   0   71   67   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  10  2.29  40  18   6   1   2  169  150   49   43    7   54  131
Mark Littell           1   7  2.74  59   2   0   8   0   92   70   33   28    7   51  116
John Denny            11   8  3.06  27  27  10   0   2  188  159   68   64   12   62   85
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
Roy Thomas             1   1  4.22  12   1   0   3   0   21   17   12   10    0   14   11
Aurelio Lopez          3   1  4.30  12   4   0   0   0   44   34   24   21    3   16   31
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)        16
  T. John (LA)             16
  P. Niekro (ATL)          16
  B. Hooton (LA)           15
  G. Perry (SD)            15
  B. Knepper (SF)          14
  J. Richard (HOU)         14
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        13
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        13

Losses:

  B. Forsch (STL)          15
  J. Koosman (NY)          14
  P. Niekro (ATL)          14
  N. Espinosa (NY)         13
  P. Hanna (ATL)           13
  D. Lamp (CHI)            13
  T. Seaver (CIN)          13
  L. Christenson (PHI)     12
  R. Jones (SD)            12
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      12

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          18
  R. Grimsley (MON)        15
  B. Knepper (SF)          13
  J. Richard (HOU)         13
  S. Rogers (MON)          11
  J. Denny (STL)           10
  D. Sutton (LA)           10
  V. Blue (SF)              8
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)          30
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         26
  B. Sutter (CHI)          23
  D. Bair (CIN)            21
  G. Garber (ATL)          21
  T. Forster (LA)          16
  S. Lockwood (NY)         15
  G. Lavelle (SF)          13
  R. Moffitt (SF)          11
  R. Reed (PHI)            11

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       269.1
  J. Richard (HOU)      225.2
  S. Rogers (MON)       218.2
  R. Jones (SD)         217.0
  V. Blue (SF)          216.0
  B. Knepper (SF)       211.0
  R. Grimsley (MON)     209.2
  T. Seaver (CIN)       204.2
  B. Forsch (STL)       201.1
  G. Perry (SD)         200.1

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         234
  R. Jones (SD)           223
  T. John (LA)            210
  R. Grimsley (MON)       196
  G. Perry (SD)           192
  J. Montefusco (SF)      191
  D. Sutton (LA)          187
  S. Carlton (PHI)        186
  S. Rogers (MON)         186
  V. Blue (SF)            182

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         106
  N. Espinosa (NY)         93
  B. Forsch (STL)          93
  R. Jones (SD)            90
  J. Montefusco (SF)       90
  D. Sutton (LA)           89
  J. Koosman (NY)          88
  T. John (LA)             87
  R. Grimsley (MON)        86
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      86

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           25
  S. Carlton (PHI)         23
  J. Montefusco (SF)       22
  T. Seaver (CIN)          20
  N. Espinosa (NY)         19
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         19
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      18
  F. Norman (CIN)          18
  J. Koosman (NY)          17
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        17

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)        116
  P. Hanna (ATL)           86
  B. Forsch (STL)          85
  P. Niekro (ATL)          78
  F. Norman (CIN)          74
  B. Knepper (SF)          73
  T. Seaver (CIN)          71
  B. Owchinko (SD)         70
  R. Burris (CHI)          68
  W. Fryman (MON)          68

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        244
  P. Niekro (ATL)         205
  T. Seaver (CIN)         169
  J. Montefusco (SF)      146
  V. Blue (SF)            145
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       145
  J. Koosman (NY)         132
  P. Vuckovich (STL)      131
  S. Rogers (MON)         126
  S. Carlton (PHI)        121

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