Friday September 8, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, September 8, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     84  57  3.17  141  39  34  1254  1193  506  442   96  390  700
San Francisco   81  60  3.25  141  38  27  1269  1195  508  458   76  397  728
San Diego       73  69  3.31  142  19  48  1257  1209  531  462   68  434  641
Philadelphia    77  63  3.36  140  32  24  1236  1165  508  462   99  352  667
Pittsburgh      74  66  3.37  140  26  40  1254  1184  545  470   87  432  777
Montreal        67  75  3.39  142  36  29  1270  1176  531  478  107  502  640
St. Louis       61  81  3.59  142  30  20  1262  1130  577  503   83  537  762
Houston         65  75  3.73  140  41  19  1251  1169  565  519   76  523  795
New York        57  85  3.85  142  19  20  1278  1258  602  546  101  473  681
Cincinnati      76  64  3.89  140  11  42  1259  1267  606  544   99  497  770
Chicago         70  71  4.01  141  20  33  1264  1262  620  564  112  463  657
Atlanta         61  80  4.26  141  25  29  1250  1241  671  591  116  528  747

 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  2.59  30  30   8   0   3  229  193   70   66   11   64  154
Bob Knepper (SF)      15   9  2.62  31  30  14   0   4  220  188   72   64   10   73  121
Burt Hooton (LA)      17   8  2.75  28  28   8   0   2  206  172   65   63   15   55   91
Randy Jones (SD)      11  13  2.80  34  33   7   0   2  235  242   96   73    5   59   64
Ed Halicki (SF)        8   7  2.96  24  23   8   1   4  164  137   61   54   10   37   80
Steve Carlton (PHI)   13  12  3.01  30  30  10   0   3  212  200   83   71   26   53  130
Tom Seaver (CIN)      12  14  3.02  31  31   7   0   1  220  192   87   74   20   75  183

 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
Phil Niekro           17  15  3.04  38  36  19   1   4  284  245  112   96   14   82  216
Gene Garber            1   4  3.11  33   0   0  19   0   64   51   26   22   11   11   52
Larry McWilliams       7   1  3.36  11  11   2   0   1   67   62   29   25    9   23   29
Rick Camp              2   4  3.55  39   4   0   0   0   71   92   39   28    4   29   21
Eddie Solomon          4   5  4.00  36   7   0   2   0   99   92   47   44   11   45   60
Dick Ruthven           2   6  4.11  13  13   2   0   1   81   78   43   37    8   28   45
Craig Skok             3   1  4.45  39   0   0   2   0   57   62   36   28    8   20   24
Mickey Mahler          4  10  4.58  31  18   1   0   0  120  115   71   61   12   56   79
Dave Campbell          4   3  4.87  50   0   0   1   0   65   63   37   35    9   45   42
Preston Hanna          7  13  5.13  29  28   0   0   0  140  132   89   80   10   93   90
Jamie Easterly         3   6  5.65  37   6   0   1   0   78   91   52   49    9   45   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           8   7  2.88  58   0   0  24   0   91   74   37   29    8   29   95
Dennis Lamp            6  13  3.17  32  31   5   0   3  188  175   80   66   15   48   62
Lynn McGlothen         4   2  3.17  41   0   0   0   0   65   61   25   23    7   33   47
Rick Reuschel         13  12  3.18  30  30   8   0   1  212  200   77   75   13   44   98
Dave Geisel            1   0  3.52  14   1   0   0   0   15   20    7    6    0    6   10
Willie Hernandez       8   2  3.86  49   0   0   3   0   54   52   24   23    5   32   34
Mike Krukow            6   2  4.19  22  15   2   0   1  103   92   50   48   11   35   55
Donnie Moore           9   7  4.26  64   1   0   4   0   95  108   53   45    6   29   48
Manny Seoane           0   0  4.50   3   1   0   0   0    4    6    3    2    0    5    2
Ray Burris             5  11  4.88  36  28   3   1   1  172  184   97   93   14   73   83
Paul Reuschel          2   0  5.14  16   0   0   0   0   28   29   16   16    4   13   13
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
Dave Roberts           6   8  5.27  30  20   2   0   1  138  152   85   81   16   53   52

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bair              6   5  1.94  62   0   0  24   0   88   75   20   19    5   37   79
Tom Seaver            12  14  3.02  31  31   7   0   1  220  192   87   74   20   75  183
Bill Bonham           10   4  3.52  21  21   1   0   0  128  138   51   50    8   46   76
Fred Norman           10   8  3.68  33  28   0   1   0  166  158   76   68   18   78  103
Manny Sarmiento        9   6  3.87  57   4   0   5   0  119   95   54   51   12   51   65
Paul Moskau            5   4  4.10  23  22   1   1   1  123  124   57   56   12   52   75
Dale Murray            1   1  4.13  15   0   0   2   0   33   34   20   15    1   17   25
Tom Hume               6  11  4.68  37  20   1   1   0  146  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   7  4.75  12  11   1   0   0   72   81   45   38    4   36   21
Dave Tomlin            7   1  5.52  54   0   0   4   0   59   83   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
Ken Forsch             9   5  2.68  48   4   2   5   1  114  118   38   34    1   35   57
Joe Sambito            4   7  2.78  56   0   0  10   0   81   77   26   25    4   28   87
Joaquin Andujar        5   4  3.14  28  13   2   1   0  103   81   39   36    2   50   49
J.R. Richard          15  11  3.21  31  31  14   0   3  238  167   94   85   12  124  256
Tom Dixon              6  10  3.88  28  17   3   1   2  128  129   61   55    8   37   61
Mark Lemongello        9  13  4.08  28  28   9   0   1  194  187   94   88   19   65   70
Joe Niekro            11  12  4.34  30  24   7   0   1  164  159   88   79   11   67   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
Dan Warthen            0   0 18.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    1    1    1

 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  1.73  35   0   0   4   0   52   50   12   10    1   16   23
Terry Forster          5   4  2.24  42   0   0  18   0   56   49   19   14    2   22   40
Bob Welch              5   3  2.26  19  10   2   3   1   84   74   24   21    6   17   51
Burt Hooton           17   8  2.75  28  28   8   0   2  206  172   65   63   15   55   91
Charlie Hough          5   4  2.97  52   0   0   7   0   88   64   33   29    5   44   62
Doug Rau              13   8  3.41  26  26   7   0   2  174  187   72   66   15   60   84
Tommy John            16  10  3.41  30  28   7   1   0  203  220   94   77   11   53  117
Don Sutton            13  10  3.67  29  29  10   0   1  201  200   96   82   25   46  128
Rick Rhoden            8   6  3.72  26  20   5   0   2  140  137   65   58   11   45   71
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
Sam Mejias             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Randy Miller           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    2    3
Dan Schatzeder         7   4  2.36  24  13   2   0   0  118   82   36   31    8   54   54
Hal Dues               5   6  2.36  25  12   1   1   0   99   85   29   26    5   42   36
Darold Knowles         2   3  2.45  54   0   0   6   0   66   60   19   18    5   30   33
Steve Rogers          13  10  2.47  30  29  11   1   1  219  186   64   60   12   64  126
Ross Grimsley         17   9  3.10  31  31  16   0   3  227  206   90   78   17   59   72
Woodie Fryman          5   5  3.16  15  15   4   0   3   88   81   32   31    3   33   50
Scott Sanderson        1   2  3.19   6   5   0   0   0   31   29   11   11    2   12   24
Stan Bahnsen           1   4  4.06  40   1   0   7   0   69   67   33   31    9   26   41
Bill Atkinson          2   2  4.20  25   0   0   3   0   41   42   20   19    4   24   28
Rudy May               6   9  4.24  24  20   2   0   0  121  129   68   57   14   34   70
Mike Garman            4   6  4.82  40   0   0  11   0   52   46   30   28    5   23   22
Wayne Twitchell        4  12  5.35  29  15   0   0   0  101  111   61   60   14   65   63
Gerry Pirtle           0   2  5.96  19   0   0   0   0   26   33   24   17    5   23   14
Fred Holdsworth        0   0  7.27   6   0   0   0   0    9   16   10    7    3    8    3
Bob James              0   1 36.00   1   1   0   0   0    1    2    4    4    1    3    1

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Craig Swan             8   5  2.49  26  25   5   0   1  184  151   54   51   11   53  114
Kevin Kobel            2   5  2.58  27   6   0   0   0   77   66   28   22    6   25   34
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
Mardie Cornejo         3   2  3.33  19   0   0   2   0   27   27   12   10    1   11   12
Skip Lockwood          7  13  3.57  57   0   0  15   0   91   78   36   36   10   31   73
Jerry Koosman          3  15  3.59  31  30   3   0   0  213  197   97   85   17   72  142
Dale Murray            7   4  3.70  46   0   0   2   0   73   67   32   30    3   32   31
Dwight Bernard         0   1  3.86  23   1   0   0   0   37   39   18   16    2   25   21
Nino Espinosa         10  13  4.65  28  28   6   0   1  178  200  100   92   20   66   61
Tom Hausman            3   3  4.70  10  10   0   0   0   52   58   28   27    6    9   16
Mike Bruhert           3   8  4.95  23  18   0   0   0  109  144   72   60    5   25   48
Paul Siebert           0   2  5.54  25   0   0   1   0   26   29   16   16    2   19   12
Roy Lee Jackson        0   0  6.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    8    4    4    1    1    3
Butch Metzger          1   3  6.51  25   0   0   0   0   37   48   28   27    4   22   21
Juan Berenguer         0   2 18.00   2   2   0   0   0    5    8   10   10    1    9    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
Ron Reed               2   2  2.34  54   0   0  12   0   92   75   27   24    6   22   67
Warren Brusstar        5   3  2.38  50   0   0   0   0   76   67   22   20    0   28   52
Dick Ruthven          11   4  2.79  16  16   7   0   2  119  111   38   37   11   23   55
Steve Carlton         13  12  3.01  30  30  10   0   3  212  200   83   71   26   53  130
Tug McGraw             8   5  3.07  49   0   0   9   0   73   64   30   25    4   22   46
Larry Christenson     11  12  3.39  29  29   8   0   2  197  184   81   74   13   43  115
Rawly Eastwick         2   1  3.82  20   0   0   0   0   35   25   18   15    4   16   12
Randy Lerch            8   8  4.04  28  23   4   0   0  151  150   75   68   11   60   77
Jim Kaat               7   5  4.16  23  21   2   0   1  130  137   63   60    8   30   44
Jim Lonborg            8  10  5.00  21  21   1   0   0  112  126   65   62   15   44   45

 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             4   6  2.70  36   0   0   4   0   67   54   24   20    4   33   56
Grant Jackson          7   4  3.00  55   0   0   5   0   72   83   28   24    4   28   41
Bert Blyleven         12   9  3.09  30  30   9   0   4  212  192   84   73   15   56  158
Don Robinson          12   5  3.21  30  27   8   1   1  193  163   76   69   15   49  120
Bruce Kison            5   5  3.36  25   8   0   0   0   78   69   35   29    2   36   50
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              8   7  3.59  30  14   3   0   2  103   94   51   41   10   36   71
Jim Rooker             8   9  4.41  25  25   1   0   0  145  143   84   71   13   67   69
Jerry Reuss            2   2  4.97  20  10   2   0   1   67   82   39   37    4   19   37
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
Juan Eichelberger      0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    1
Mickey Lolich          2   1  1.47  17   2   0   1   0   31   26    5    5    0    8   12
John D'Acquisto        3   3  2.41  39   1   0   9   0   71   46   21   19    1   44   86
Rollie Fingers         5  12  2.61  59   0   0  32   0   93   71   30   27    3   27   61
Randy Jones           11  13  2.80  34  33   7   0   2  235  242   96   73    5   59   64
Gaylord Perry         17   6  3.10  32  32   3   0   2  218  213   90   75    9   62  124
Mark Lee               5   1  3.12  48   0   0   2   0   75   61   29   26    1   33   26
Bob Owchinko           8  12  3.45  32  30   4   0   1  185  175   78   71   13   73   87
Eric Rasmussen        12   6  3.92  22  20   3   0   2  124  128   57   54   16   38   49
Bob Shirley            7  11  3.94  42  19   2   4   0  148  148   71   65   10   55   93
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
Steve Mura             0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    0    2    1

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue             16   7  2.59  30  30   8   0   3  229  193   70   66   11   64  154
Bob Knepper           15   9  2.62  31  30  14   0   4  220  188   72   64   10   73  121
Gary Lavelle          11  10  2.89  59   0   0  13   0   87   85   33   28    2   39   56
Ed Halicki             8   7  2.96  24  23   8   1   4  164  137   61   54   10   37   80
John Curtis            4   2  3.03  42   0   0   1   0   59   53   25   20    1   27   34
Randy Moffitt          8   4  3.25  65   0   0  11   0   75   72   30   27    4   30   51
Jim Barr               7  11  3.58  26  24   5   1   2  148  162   64   59    7   32   39
John Montefusco       11   6  3.93  32  32   3   0   0  211  209  101   92   24   56  157
Ed Plank               0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    1    0
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  8.04  11   0   0   0   0   16   22   14   14    3    8    6

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Bruno              4   2  1.31  12   2   0   1   0   34   24    6    5    1   13   24
Pete Vuckovich        12  10  2.35  41  19   6   1   2  176  154   52   46    8   55  135
Mark Littell           1   8  2.88  63   2   0  10   0   97   72   36   31    8   56  121
George Frazier         0   2  3.06  10   0   0   0   0   18   19    9    6    2    4    7
John Denny            11  10  3.16  29  29  10   0   2  202  176   75   71   12   69   92
Bob Forsch            11  15  3.46  31  31   7   0   3  218  181   97   84   12   89  108
Buddy Schultz          2   3  3.74  53   0   0   5   0   75   57   32   31    5   34   63
Silvio Martinez        8   8  3.74  20  20   4   0   1  123  105   60   51   10   64   37
Aurelio Lopez          4   1  4.15  17   4   0   0   0   52   42   28   24    4   24   37
Eric Rasmussen         2   5  4.18  10  10   2   0   1   60   61   32   28    4   20   32
Roy Thomas             1   1  4.21  14   1   0   3   0   26   20   14   12    0   16   13
Dan O'Brien            0   1  4.82   2   1   0   0   0    9   12    5    5    0    3    4
Pete Falcone           2   6  5.60  18  13   0   0   0   72   93   49   45    8   40   28
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:

  R. Grimsley (MON)        17
  B. Hooton (LA)           17
  P. Niekro (ATL)          17
  G. Perry (SD)            17
  V. Blue (SF)             16
  T. John (LA)             16
  B. Knepper (SF)          15
  J. Richard (HOU)         15
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        14
  S. Carlton (PHI)         13

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          19
  R. Grimsley (MON)        16
  B. Knepper (SF)          14
  J. Richard (HOU)         14
  S. Rogers (MON)          11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  J. Denny (STL)           10
  D. Sutton (LA)           10
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         9
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       9

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)          32
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         28
  D. Bair (CIN)            24
  B. Sutter (CHI)          24
  G. Garber (ATL)          22
  T. Forster (LA)          18
  S. Lockwood (NY)         15
  G. Lavelle (SF)          13
  R. Reed (PHI)            12
  M. Garman (MON)          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)       284.1
  J. Richard (HOU)      238.1
  R. Jones (SD)         235.0
  V. Blue (SF)          229.0
  R. Grimsley (MON)     226.2
  T. Seaver (CIN)       220.1
  B. Knepper (SF)       220.0
  S. Rogers (MON)       218.2
  B. Forsch (STL)       218.1
  G. Perry (SD)         218.0

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         245
  R. Jones (SD)           242
  T. John (LA)            220
  G. Perry (SD)           213
  J. Montefusco (SF)      209
  R. Grimsley (MON)       206
  S. Carlton (PHI)        200
  N. Espinosa (NY)        200
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       200
  D. Sutton (LA)          200

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         112
  J. Montefusco (SF)      101
  N. Espinosa (NY)        100
  R. Burris (CHI)          97
  B. Forsch (STL)          97
  J. Koosman (NY)          97
  R. Jones (SD)            96
  D. Sutton (LA)           96
  T. John (LA)             94
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      94

Home Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         26
  D. Sutton (LA)           25
  J. Montefusco (SF)       24
  N. Espinosa (NY)         20
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        20
  T. Seaver (CIN)          20
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      19
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         19
  F. Norman (CIN)          18
  R. Grimsley (MON)        17

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)        124
  P. Hanna (ATL)           93
  B. Forsch (STL)          89
  P. Niekro (ATL)          82
  F. Norman (CIN)          78
  T. Seaver (CIN)          75
  R. Burris (CHI)          73
  B. Knepper (SF)          73
  B. Owchinko (SD)         73
  J. Koosman (NY)          72

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        256
  P. Niekro (ATL)         216
  T. Seaver (CIN)         183
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       158
  J. Montefusco (SF)      157
  V. Blue (SF)            154
  J. Koosman (NY)         142
  P. Vuckovich (STL)      135
  S. Carlton (PHI)        130
  D. Sutton (LA)          128

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