Thursday August 31, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, August 31, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     79  54  3.13  133  38  32  1180  1121  475  411   91  370  669
San Francisco   77  56  3.20  133  37  25  1199  1125  474  426   69  372  686
San Diego       70  65  3.30  135  18  45  1193  1148  502  437   61  414  603
Montreal        61  73  3.36  134  35  25  1195  1111  496  446  102  465  593
Philadelphia    71  59  3.45  130  28  23  1149  1101  486  440   93  337  625
Pittsburgh      66  64  3.48  130  22  37  1163  1115  523  450   83  413  725
St. Louis       58  75  3.60  133  30  18  1180  1050  541  472   78  495  712
Houston         62  70  3.69  132  38  18  1182  1099  528  484   70  492  761
New York        53  79  3.78  132  18  20  1192  1154  551  501   96  446  647
Cincinnati      72  61  3.91  133  10  38  1194  1202  580  519   96  474  730
Chicago         66  65  3.94  131  20  30  1172  1151  561  513  105  429  602
Atlanta         59  73  4.23  132  24  28  1169  1161  623  550  105  489  699

 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
Steve Rogers (MON)    13  10  2.47  30  29  11   1   1  219  186   64   60   12   64  126
Craig Swan (NY)        8   5  2.49  26  25   5   0   1  184  151   54   51   11   53  114
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
Tom Seaver (CIN)      12  13  3.02  30  30   6   0   1  212  185   84   71   20   72  173

 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       7   0  3.26  10  10   2   0   1   61   52   22   22    8   18   22
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
Donnie Moore           8   6  3.86  60   0   0   4   0   89   96   45   38    5   28   45
Willie Hernandez       7   2  3.91  43   0   0   1   0   48   46   21   21    4   30   33
Ray Burris             5  10  5.02  34  26   3   1   1  156  167   91   87   14   72   73
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  5.72  17   5   0   1   0   39   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  2.04  58   0   0  21   0   84   72   20   19    5   36   74
Tom Seaver            12  13  3.02  30  30   6   0   1  212  185   84   71   20   72  173
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  4.69  35  20   1   1   0  144  177   83   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  1.89   7   5   2   0   2   33   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  11  4.28  29  23   7   0   1  158  151   84   75   11   62   71
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          5   3  2.82  48   0   0   7   0   83   61   30   26    4   43   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  3.58  28  28  10   0   1  196  192   92   78   25   45  126
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  2.24  23  12   2   0   0  113   77   33   28    7   49   50
Hal Dues               5   6  2.36  25  12   1   1   0   99   85   29   26    5   42   36
Steve Rogers          13  10  2.47  30  29  11   1   1  219  186   64   60   12   64  126
Darold Knowles         2   3  2.49  50   0   0   5   0   61   57   17   17    5   28   27
Woodie Fryman          5   5  2.89  14  14   4   0   3   87   76   29   28    3   33   49
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  4.33  36   1   0   7   0   62   61   32   30    9   23   35
Rudy May               6   9  4.34  22  19   2   0   0  114  123   66   55   14   31   68
Gerry Pirtle           0   2  4.70  17   0   0   0   0   23   28   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  12  5.55  27  15   0   0   0   97  110   60   60   14   61   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             8   5  2.49  26  25   5   0   1  184  151   54   51   11   53  114
Dwight Bernard         0   1  2.90  19   1   0   0   0   31   28   11   10    2   20   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        4   2  2.15  47   0   0   0   0   71   62   19   17    0   27   52
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  3.82  20   0   0   0   0   35   25   18   15    4   16   12
Randy Lerch            8   7  4.07  27  22   4   0   0  144  144   72   65   11   60   75
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  12  2.77  56   0   0  30   0   88   68   30   27    3   27   58
Randy Jones           11  12  2.86  32  31   6   0   2  217  223   90   69    5   58   58
Mark Lee               4   1  3.03  45   0   0   2   0   71   56   26   24    0   28   25
Gaylord Perry         15   6  3.10  30  30   3   0   2  206  202   85   71    8   59  115
Bob Owchinko           8  11  3.30  31  29   4   0   1  183  171   74   67   11   70   84
Eric Rasmussen        12   5  3.58  21  19   3   0   2  118  120   50   47   13   36   47
Bob Shirley            7  11  4.02  40  19   2   4   0  146  146   71   65   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
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  2.85  55   0   0  13   0   82   80   30   26    1   37   53
John Curtis            4   1  3.05  39   0   0   0   0   56   51   24   19    1   24   32
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   6  3.91  30  30   3   0   0  196  197   94   85   23   53  147
Lynn McGlothen         0   0  4.97   5   1   0   0   0   13   15    9    7    0    4    9
Charlie Williams       1   3  5.16  24   1   0   0   0   45   57   28   26    4   26   21
Greg Minton            0   1  7.24  10   0   0   0   0   14   19   11   11    2    7    6

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Bruno              4   1  1.78  10   1   0   1   0   25   20    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
Bob Forsch            10  15  3.51  30  30   7   0   3  210  174   95   82   12   88  108
Silvio Martinez        8   7  3.71  19  19   4   0   1  121  103   56   50   10   61   37
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  4.18  13   1   0   3   0   24   18   13   11    0   14   12
Aurelio Lopez          3   1  4.20  13   4   0   0   0   45   34   24   21    3   18   32
John Urrea             3   9  5.67  24  10   1   0   0   86   98   69   54    4   44   53
Pete Falcone           1   6  5.90  16  11   0   0   0   61   78   44   40    6   34   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
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        14
  J. Richard (HOU)         14
  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. Fingers (SD)          12
  R. Jones (SD)            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
  T. Seaver (CIN)       211.2
  B. Knepper (SF)       211.0
  B. Forsch (STL)       210.1
  R. Grimsley (MON)     209.2
  G. Perry (SD)         206.0

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         234
  R. Jones (SD)           223
  T. John (LA)            210
  G. Perry (SD)           202
  J. Montefusco (SF)      197
  R. Grimsley (MON)       196
  D. Sutton (LA)          192
  S. Carlton (PHI)        186
  S. Rogers (MON)         186
  T. Seaver (CIN)         185

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         106
  B. Forsch (STL)          95
  J. Montefusco (SF)       94
  N. Espinosa (NY)         93
  D. Sutton (LA)           92
  R. Burris (CHI)          91
  R. Jones (SD)            90
  J. Koosman (NY)          88
  T. John (LA)             87
  R. Grimsley (MON)        86

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           25
  S. Carlton (PHI)         23
  J. Montefusco (SF)       23
  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
  B. Forsch (STL)          88
  P. Hanna (ATL)           86
  P. Niekro (ATL)          78
  F. Norman (CIN)          74
  B. Knepper (SF)          73
  R. Burris (CHI)          72
  T. Seaver (CIN)          72
  W. Fryman (MON)          70
  B. Owchinko (SD)         70

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        244
  P. Niekro (ATL)         205
  T. Seaver (CIN)         173
  J. Montefusco (SF)      147
  V. Blue (SF)            145
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       145
  J. Koosman (NY)         132
  P. Vuckovich (STL)      131
  S. Rogers (MON)         126
  D. Sutton (LA)          126


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