Saturday September 2, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, September 2, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     81  55  3.13  136  39  32  1210  1144  485  421   92  376  684
San Francisco   78  57  3.18  135  37  25  1218  1142  480  431   71  376  696
San Diego       70  67  3.28  137  19  45  1214  1164  508  442   61  416  613
Montreal        63  73  3.33  136  35  26  1216  1127  500  450  102  471  609
Philadelphia    72  60  3.43  132  30  23  1167  1114  491  445   95  342  635
Pittsburgh      69  64  3.44  133  22  39  1193  1136  529  456   86  418  738
St. Louis       58  77  3.62  135  30  18  1201  1068  552  483   80  509  730
New York        54  81  3.77  135  18  20  1221  1183  561  511   97  456  659
Houston         63  71  3.77  134  38  19  1199  1122  547  502   74  502  772
Cincinnati      74  61  3.88  135  10  40  1215  1219  585  524   97  478  743
Chicago         67  66  3.99  133  20  31  1190  1182  580  528  106  435  614
Atlanta         59  76  4.24  135  24  28  1196  1191  638  563  108  502  712

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Vuckovich (STL)  12  10  2.35  41  19   6   1   2  176  154   52   46    8   55  135
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  2.54  29  29   8   0   3  223  189   67   63   10   59  150
Bob Knepper (SF)      14   9  2.69  30  29  13   0   4  211  181   71   63   10   73  112
Burt Hooton (LA)      16   8  2.76  27  27   8   0   2  199  166   63   61   15   51   90
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
Tom Seaver (CIN)      12  13  3.02  30  30   6   0   1  212  185   84   71   20   72  173
Rick Reuschel (CHI)   13  11  3.04  29  29   8   0   1  204  189   71   69   11   41   92

 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  2.44  30   0   0  18   0   59   45   20   16    9    9   48
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   4  3.63  37   4   0   0   0   67   88   37   27    3   29   19
Eddie Solomon          4   4  3.98  34   5   0   2   0   86   83   41   38    8   41   52
Craig Skok             2   1  4.05  36   0   0   2   0   53   58   32   24    8   17   23
Dick Ruthven           2   6  4.11  13  13   2   0   1   81   78   43   37    8   28   45
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  5.03  28  27   0   0   0  138  128   86   77   10   89   89
Jamie Easterly         3   6  5.83  34   6   0   1   0   76   91   52   49    9   41   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   5  2.74  54   0   0  24   0   85   68   33   26    8   26   90
Rick Reuschel         13  11  3.04  29  29   8   0   1  204  189   71   69   11   41   92
Lynn McGlothen         4   2  3.19  37   0   0   0   0   62   60   24   22    6   28   46
Dennis Lamp            5  13  3.20  30  29   5   0   3  174  162   76   62   15   45   58
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  45   0   0   1   0   50   48   23   22    5   32   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  2.01  60   0   0  23   0   85   73   20   19    5   36   76
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  3.75  32  28   0   0   0  163  158   76   68   18   76  100
Manny Sarmiento        9   6  3.84  56   4   0   5   0  117   94   53   50   12   49   64
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           7   2  4.55  54   0   0   4   0   91   88   47   46    6   22   31
Tom Hume               6  11  4.71  36  20   1   1   0  145  180   84   76   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  2.84  55   0   0  10   0   79   76   26   25    4   28   86
Ken Forsch             8   4  2.92  46   2   1   5   0   99  107   35   32    1   33   51
Joaquin Andujar        5   4  3.23  26  13   2   1   0  100   78   39   36    2   48   46
J.R. Richard          14  11  3.26  30  30  13   0   3  229  164   92   83   12  118  249
Tom Dixon              6  10  3.91  27  17   3   1   2  127  129   61   55    8   37   61
Mark Lemongello        9  12  4.13  27  27   8   0   1  185  176   91   85   18   62   66
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  1.58  32   0   0   4   0   46   43   10    8    1   13   21
Bob Welch              5   2  2.06  18   9   2   3   1   79   67   21   18    6   17   51
Terry Forster          5   4  2.39  40   0   0  16   0   53   47   19   14    2   22   39
Burt Hooton           16   8  2.76  27  27   8   0   2  199  166   63   61   15   51   90
Charlie Hough          5   4  2.96  50   0   0   7   0   85   62   32   28    4   44   61
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  2.48  51   0   0   5   0   62   57   17   17    5   28   28
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        1   2  3.12   5   4   0   0   0   26   26    9    9    2   10   23
Bill Atkinson          2   2  3.86  22   0   0   2   0   37   38   16   16    3   23   25
Stan Bahnsen           1   4  4.33  37   1   0   7   0   62   62   32   30    9   24   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  4.81  36   0   0  10   0   49   42   28   26    5   21   21
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  2.73  20   1   0   0   0   33   31   11   10    2   21   18
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            6   4  3.88  43   0   0   2   0   67   62   31   29    3   31   29
Nino Espinosa          9  13  4.69  27  27   5   0   1  169  191   96   88   20   65   59
Mike Bruhert           3   7  4.83  22  17   0   0   0  104  134   68   56    5   25   48
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     11  12  3.40  28  28   8   0   2  191  180   79   72   13   42  108
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  1.77  76   0   0  28   0  112   88   28   22    3   46   66
Ed Whitson             3   6  2.71  35   0   0   4   0   66   54   24   20    4   33   56
Grant Jackson          7   3  2.78  53   0   0   4   0   68   80   25   21    3   27   38
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
Bruce Kison            5   5  3.39  24   7   0   0   0   72   64   33   27    2   35   47
John Candelaria       10  11  3.39  27  26   3   1   1  170  177   69   64   12   46   86
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   1  1.63  16   2   0   1   0   28   25    5    5    0    6    9
John D'Acquisto        3   3  2.47  38   1   0   8   0   69   46   21   19    1   44   82
Rollie Fingers         5  12  2.71  57   0   0  30   0   90   68   30   27    3   27   60
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  2.54  29  29   8   0   3  223  189   67   63   10   59  150
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  10  2.96  57   0   0  13   0   85   84   32   28    2   37   54
John Curtis            4   1  3.05  39   0   0   0   0   56   51   24   19    1   24   32
Randy Moffitt          8   4  3.21  62   0   0  11   0   73   69   29   26    4   29   50
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  2.35  41  19   6   1   2  176  154   52   46    8   55  135
Mark Littell           1   8  2.95  60   2   0   8   0   95   72   36   31    8   54  119
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  3.88  49   0   0   5   0   72   54   32   31    5   33   61
Aurelio Lopez          3   1  4.02  14   4   0   0   0   47   36   24   21    3   22   35
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
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
  B. Hooton (LA)           16
  T. John (LA)             16
  P. Niekro (ATL)          16
  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)            23
  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
  V. Blue (SF)          223.0
  R. Grimsley (MON)     219.2
  S. Rogers (MON)       218.2
  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
  N. Espinosa (NY)        191
  J. Koosman (NY)         190

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         111
  N. Espinosa (NY)         96
  B. Forsch (STL)          95
  J. Montefusco (SF)       94
  R. Jones (SD)            93
  J. Richard (HOU)         92
  D. Sutton (LA)           92
  R. Burris (CHI)          91
  J. Koosman (NY)          91
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      91

Home Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         25
  D. Sutton (LA)           25
  J. Montefusco (SF)       23
  N. Espinosa (NY)         20
  T. Seaver (CIN)          20
  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
  P. Hanna (ATL)           89
  B. Forsch (STL)          88
  P. Niekro (ATL)          80
  F. Norman (CIN)          76
  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
  V. Blue (SF)            150
  J. Montefusco (SF)      147
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       145
  J. Koosman (NY)         138
  P. Vuckovich (STL)      135
  S. Rogers (MON)         126
  D. Sutton (LA)          126

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