Friday September 1, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, September 1, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     80  54  3.13  134  38  32  1192  1130  478  414   91  374  676
San Francisco   78  56  3.19  134  37  25  1208  1131  477  428   70  373  690
San Diego       70  66  3.28  136  19  45  1205  1157  505  439   61  415  608
Montreal        62  73  3.34  135  35  25  1207  1117  498  448  102  470  598
Pittsburgh      68  64  3.45  132  22  39  1181  1125  526  453   84  417  733
Philadelphia    71  60  3.45  131  29  23  1157  1108  490  444   95  338  627
St. Louis       58  76  3.61  134  30  18  1189  1060  546  477   78  501  720
Houston         62  71  3.77  133  38  18  1190  1115  542  498   74  499  768
New York        53  80  3.78  133  18  20  1204  1166  555  505   96  453  653
Cincinnati      73  61  3.90  134  10  39  1203  1209  582  521   97  476  735
Chicago         67  65  3.99  132  20  31  1181  1166  572  524  106  434  610
Atlanta         59  75  4.25  134  24  28  1185  1179  634  559  107  493  708

 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
Randy Jones (SD)      11  13  2.79  33  32   7   0   2  229  232   93   71    5   59   63
Burt Hooton (LA)      15   8  2.79  26  26   7   0   2  190  160   61   59   14   50   86
Tom Seaver (CIN)      12  13  3.02  30  30   6   0   1  212  185   84   71   20   72  173
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  15  3.11  37  35  18   1   4  275  242  111   95   14   80  210
Larry McWilliams       7   0  3.26  10  10   2   0   1   61   52   22   22    8   18   22
Rick Camp              2   3  3.62  36   4   0   0   0   65   85   36   26    3   26   19
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
Craig Skok             2   1  4.13  35   0   0   2   0   52   57   32   24    8   17   23
Mickey Mahler          4  10  4.58  30  17   1   0   0  114  109   68   58   11   56   75
Dave Campbell          4   3  4.88  48   0   0   1   0   63   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  2.66  53   0   0  24   0   85   65   30   25    8   26   90
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  3.21  36   0   0   0   0   62   58   23   22    6   28   46
Dave Geisel            1   0  3.65  12   1   0   0   0   12   18    5    5    0    5    7
Mike Krukow            6   2  3.92  21  14   2   0   1   99   84   45   43   10   33   52
Willie Hernandez       8   2  3.96  44   0   0   1   0   50   48   22   22    5   31   34
Donnie Moore           8   6  4.08  61   0   0   4   0   90  101   48   41    5   28   47
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
Woodie Fryman          2   4  5.17  13   9   0   0   0   56   64   37   32    6   37   28
Dave Roberts           6   8  5.24  28  20   2   0   1  134  150   82   78   15   51   48
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  59   0   0  22   0   84   72   20   19    5   36   75
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
Paul Moskau            4   4  4.14  22  21   1   1   1  117  115   55   54   12   50   74
Mike Lacoss            3   5  4.19  10   9   1   0   0   62   67   35   29    3   30   18
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   7  2.87  54   0   0   9   0   78   76   26   25    4   28   85
Ken Forsch             8   4  2.92  46   2   1   5   0   99  107   35   32    1   33   51
J.R. Richard          14  11  3.26  30  30  13   0   3  229  164   92   83   12  118  249
Joaquin Andujar        4   4  3.26  25  13   2   1   0   99   78   39   36    2   47   46
Tom Dixon              6  10  3.91  27  17   3   1   2  127  129   61   55    8   37   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  4.65  25  15   2   0   2  103  111   53   53   11   62   85
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          5   4  2.39  40   0   0  16   0   53   47   19   14    2   22   39
Charlie Hough          5   3  2.79  49   0   0   7   0   84   61   30   26    4   43   60
Burt Hooton           15   8  2.79  26  26   7   0   2  190  160   61   59   14   50   86
Tommy John            16   9  3.18  29  27   7   1   0  198  210   87   70   10   53  112
Doug Rau              12   8  3.44  25  25   7   0   2  167  182   70   64   13   55   82
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  3.11  30  30  15   0   3  220  201   88   76   16   59   71
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            3   5  5.01  35   0   0   9   0   47   42   28   26    5   21   20
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   5  2.43  25   6   0   0   0   74   62   26   20    5   25   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  3.59  30  29   3   0   0  208  190   91   83   17   70  138
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  12  3.10  29  29   9   0   3  203  193   82   70   25   52  123
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  1.80  75   0   0  28   0  110   88   28   22    3   45   65
Ed Whitson             3   6  2.74  34   0   0   4   0   62   50   23   19    3   33   53
Grant Jackson          6   3  2.82  52   0   0   4   0   67   80   25   21    3   27   37
Bert Blyleven         12   8  3.06  28  28   8   0   4  197  176   78   67   15   51  145
Don Robinson          11   5  3.32  29  26   7   1   1  184  158   75   68   15   49  111
John Candelaria       10  11  3.39  26  25   3   1   1  165  170   67   62   11   46   86
Bruce Kison            5   5  3.39  24   7   0   0   0   72   64   33   27    2   35   47
Dave Hamilton          0   2  3.55  15   0   0   1   0   25   23   16   10    2   12   15
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  13  2.79  33  32   7   0   2  229  232   93   71    5   59   63
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          11   9  2.79  56   0   0  13   0   84   82   30   26    1   37   54
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  3.39  24  23   5   0   2  143  153   59   54    6   28   38
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   9  3.12  28  28  10   0   2  196  167   72   68   12   67   90
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  3.89  48   0   0   5   0   72   54   32   31    5   33   61
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
  P. Niekro (ATL)          15
  J. Koosman (NY)          14
  N. Espinosa (NY)         13
  P. Hanna (ATL)           13
  R. Jones (SD)            13
  D. Lamp (CHI)            13
  T. Seaver (CIN)          13
  S. Carlton (PHI)         12
  L. Christenson (PHI)     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
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  V. Blue (SF)              8
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         8

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)          30
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         28
  B. Sutter (CHI)          24
  D. Bair (CIN)            22
  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)       275.1
  J. Richard (HOU)      229.1
  R. Jones (SD)         229.0
  R. Grimsley (MON)     219.2
  S. Rogers (MON)       218.2
  V. Blue (SF)          216.0
  T. Seaver (CIN)       211.2
  B. Knepper (SF)       211.0
  B. Forsch (STL)       210.1
  J. Koosman (NY)       208.1

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         242
  R. Jones (SD)           232
  T. John (LA)            210
  G. Perry (SD)           202
  R. Grimsley (MON)       201
  J. Montefusco (SF)      197
  S. Carlton (PHI)        193
  D. Sutton (LA)          192
  J. Koosman (NY)         190
  S. Rogers (MON)         186

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         111
  B. Forsch (STL)          95
  J. Montefusco (SF)       94
  N. Espinosa (NY)         93
  R. Jones (SD)            93
  J. Richard (HOU)         92
  D. Sutton (LA)           92
  R. Burris (CHI)          91
  J. Koosman (NY)          91
  R. Grimsley (MON)        88

Home Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         25
  D. Sutton (LA)           25
  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)        118
  B. Forsch (STL)          88
  P. Hanna (ATL)           86
  P. Niekro (ATL)          80
  F. Norman (CIN)          74
  B. Knepper (SF)          73
  R. Burris (CHI)          72
  T. Seaver (CIN)          72
  W. Fryman (MON)          70
  J. Koosman (NY)          70

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        249
  P. Niekro (ATL)         210
  T. Seaver (CIN)         173
  J. Montefusco (SF)      147
  V. Blue (SF)            145
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       145
  J. Koosman (NY)         138
  P. Vuckovich (STL)      131
  S. Rogers (MON)         126
  D. Sutton (LA)          126

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