Sunday September 3, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, September 3, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   80  57  3.16  137  38  26  1236  1156  483  434   71  376  712
Los Angeles     81  56  3.17  137  39  32  1219  1157  493  429   94  377  690
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
Pittsburgh      70  64  3.44  134  22  39  1202  1144  532  459   86  423  748
Philadelphia    72  62  3.44  134  30  23  1183  1130  498  452   96  345  640
St. Louis       59  77  3.61  136  30  18  1210  1078  554  485   81  511  736
Houston         63  73  3.76  136  38  19  1215  1143  554  508   74  507  777
New York        55  81  3.77  136  18  20  1230  1192  566  515   99  460  661
Cincinnati      74  62  3.93  136  10  40  1223  1232  595  534   97  483  746
Chicago         69  66  3.96  135  20  33  1208  1198  584  531  106  445  623
Atlanta         59  77  4.25  136  24  28  1205  1195  644  569  110  507  722

 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)      15   9  2.62  31  30  14   0   4  220  188   72   64   10   73  121
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   3  2.97  31   0   0  18   0   61   47   24   20   11   10   51
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  3.72  35   6   0   2   0   92   84   41   38    8   44   59
Dick Ruthven           2   6  4.11  13  13   2   0   1   81   78   43   37    8   28   45
Craig Skok             2   1  4.33  37   0   0   2   0   54   59   34   26    8   18   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  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
Dennis Lamp            6  13  3.13  31  30   5   0   3  181  170   77   63   15   47   59
Lynn McGlothen         4   2  3.19  38   0   0   0   0   62   60   24   22    6   30   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  3.93  47   0   0   3   0   53   50   24   23    5   32   34
Donnie Moore           9   6  4.07  62   0   0   4   0   91  101   48   41    5   28   48
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  5.15  29  20   2   0   1  136  150   82   78   15   52   50
Ken Holtzman           0   3  5.15  18   5   0   1   0   44   45   29   25    7   26   30
Woodie Fryman          2   4  5.17  13   9   0   0   0   56   64   37   32    6   37   28
Manny Seoane           0   0  6.75   1   1   0   0   0    1    3    2    1    0    3    1

 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
Tom Hume               6  11  4.71  36  20   1   1   0  145  180   84   76   11   45   72
Pedro Borbon           7   2  4.71  55   0   0   4   0   94   93   50   49    6   23   34
Mike Lacoss            3   6  4.93  11  10   1   0   0   66   74   42   36    3   34   18
Dave Tomlin            7   1  5.55  53   0   0   4   0   58   82   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   2  2.54   8   6   2   0   2   39   36   11   11    0    9   17
Joe Sambito            4   7  2.78  56   0   0  10   0   81   77   26   25    4   28   87
Ken Forsch             8   5  2.91  47   3   1   5   0  105  116   38   34    1   34   52
Joaquin Andujar        5   4  3.17  27  13   2   1   0  102   81   39   36    2   50   48
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  4.63  26  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  1.51  33   0   0   4   0   48   44   10    8    1   14   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  3.00  51   0   0   7   0   87   64   33   29    5   44   62
Tommy John            16  10  3.41  30  28   7   1   0  203  220   94   77   11   53  117
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  2.86  21   1   0   0   0   35   32   13   11    2   25   19
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  3.89  44   0   0   2   0   69   65   32   30    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            3   3  5.04   9   9   0   0   0   45   51   26   25    6    8   13
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   3  2.38  48   0   0   0   0   72   65   21   19    0   27   52
Ron Reed               1   2  2.45  50   0   0  11   0   88   73   27   24    6   22   63
Dick Ruthven          10   4  3.02  15  15   6   0   1  110  108   38   37   11   21   51
Tug McGraw             8   5  3.07  49   0   0   9   0   73   64   30   25    4   22   46
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  4.36  22  20   2   0   1  122  131   62   59    7   30   42
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           6   6  1.74  77   0   0  28   0  114   89   28   22    3   48   68
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  3.08  29  29   8   0   4  204  183   81   70   15   54  153
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           15   9  2.62  31  30  14   0   4  220  188   72   64   10   73  121
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  3.02  40   0   0   1   0   57   51   24   19    1   24   32
Randy Moffitt          8   4  3.19  63   0   0  11   0   73   70   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       10   6  3.84  31  31   3   0   0  204  203   96   87   23   53  154
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  1.65  11   1   0   1   0   27   21    5    5    1   10   16
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
Pete Falcone           2   6  5.56  17  12   0   0   0   68   87   46   42    7   35   25
John Urrea             3   9  5.67  24  10   1   0   0   86   98   69   54    4   44   53
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
  B. Knepper (SF)          15
  G. Perry (SD)            15
  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)          14
  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
  B. Knepper (SF)       220.0
  R. Grimsley (MON)     219.2
  S. Rogers (MON)       218.2
  T. Seaver (CIN)       211.2
  B. Forsch (STL)       210.1
  J. Koosman (NY)       208.1

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         242
  R. Jones (SD)           232
  T. John (LA)            220
  J. Montefusco (SF)      203
  G. Perry (SD)           202
  R. Grimsley (MON)       201
  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
  J. Montefusco (SF)       96
  B. Forsch (STL)          95
  T. John (LA)             94
  R. Jones (SD)            93
  J. Richard (HOU)         92
  D. Sutton (LA)           92
  R. Burris (CHI)          91
  J. Koosman (NY)          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
  J. Montefusco (SF)      154
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       153
  V. Blue (SF)            150
  J. Koosman (NY)         138
  P. Vuckovich (STL)      135
  S. Rogers (MON)         126
  D. Sutton (LA)          126


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