Saturday September 9, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, September 9, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     84  58  3.18  142  39  34  1262  1204  513  446   97  392  702
San Francisco   81  61  3.27  142  38  27  1277  1203  514  464   76  401  731
Philadelphia    78  63  3.35  141  33  24  1245  1172  511  464   99  355  674
San Diego       73  70  3.36  143  19  48  1265  1225  541  472   68  439  643
Pittsburgh      74  67  3.37  141  26  40  1262  1191  549  473   87  438  780
Montreal        67  76  3.40  143  36  29  1279  1186  537  484  108  510  645
St. Louis       61  82  3.61  143  30  20  1270  1143  583  509   85  538  765
Houston         66  75  3.74  141  42  19  1260  1177  569  523   76  524  798
New York        58  85  3.83  143  20  20  1287  1260  603  547  102  473  686
Cincinnati      77  64  3.87  141  11  43  1268  1274  609  545  100  498  773
Chicago         71  71  4.01  142  20  34  1273  1269  623  567  112  467  662
Atlanta         62  80  4.25  142  25  30  1259  1249  675  594  117  533  752

 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  10  2.74  32  31  14   0   4  227  195   77   69   10   76  124
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
Gene Garber            1   4  3.00  34   0   0  20   0   66   51   26   22   11   11   54
Phil Niekro           18  15  3.06  39  37  19   1   4  291  253  116   99   15   87  219
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  2.87  59   0   0  25   0   91   74   37   29    8   30   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            7   2  4.11  23  16   2   0   1  112   99   53   51   11   38   60
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  1.89  63   0   0  25   0   90   77   20   19    5   37   80
Tom Seaver            12  14  3.02  31  31   7   0   1  220  192   87   74   20   75  183
Bill Bonham           11   4  3.40  22  22   1   0   0  135  143   54   51    9   47   78
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            12  12  4.33  31  25   8   0   1  173  167   92   83   11   68   74
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  3.00  53   0   0   7   0   90   66   34   30    5   45   63
Doug Rau              13   8  3.41  26  26   7   0   2  174  187   72   66   15   60   84
Tommy John            16  10  3.42  31  29   7   1   0  205  223   95   78   11   53  117
Don Sutton            13  10  3.67  29  29  10   0   1  201  200   96   82   25   46  128
Rick Rhoden            8   7  3.73  27  20   5   0   2  145  143   70   60   12   46   72
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   3   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    2    4
David Palmer           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
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
Dan Schatzeder         7   5  2.66  25  14   2   0   0  122   89   41   36    8   58   56
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
Rudy May               6   9  4.24  24  20   2   0   0  121  129   68   57   14   34   70
Bill Atkinson          2   2  4.25  26   0   0   3   0   42   44   21   20    5   27   29
Mike Garman            4   6  4.70  41   0   0  11   0   54   46   30   28    5   24   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
Kevin Kobel            3   5  2.42  28   7   1   0   0   86   68   29   23    7   25   39
Craig Swan             8   5  2.49  26  25   5   0   1  184  151   54   51   11   53  114
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            9   8  3.93  29  24   5   0   0  160  157   78   70   11   63   84
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  1.81  78   0   0  28   0  115   91   29   23    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  10  4.31  26  26   1   0   0  152  148   87   73   13   73   72
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
Mickey Lolich          2   1  1.42  18   2   0   1   0   32   27    5    5    0   10   12
John D'Acquisto        3   3  2.48  40   1   0   9   0   73   49   22   20    1   45   87
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
Mark Lee               5   1  3.05  49   0   0   2   0   77   64   29   26    1   33   26
Gaylord Perry         17   6  3.10  32  32   3   0   2  218  213   90   75    9   62  124
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
Juan Eichelberger      0   0 15.43   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    4    4    0    2    1
Steve Mura             0   1 16.20   2   1   0   0   0    3    7    6    6    0    3    2

 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  10  2.74  32  31  14   0   4  227  195   77   69   10   76  124
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
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
Ed Plank               0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    2    0
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
John Denny            11  10  3.16  29  29  10   0   2  202  176   75   71   12   69   92
Bob Forsch            11  16  3.56  32  32   7   0   3  223  191  101   88   14   90  110
George Frazier         0   2  3.66  11   0   0   0   0   20   21   11    8    2    4    7
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  4.02  18   4   0   0   0   54   43   28   24    4   24   38
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:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          18
  R. Grimsley (MON)        17
  B. Hooton (LA)           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)          16
  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)            25
  B. Sutter (CHI)          25
  G. Garber (ATL)          23
  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)       291.0
  J. Richard (HOU)      238.1
  R. Jones (SD)         235.0
  V. Blue (SF)          229.0
  B. Knepper (SF)       227.0
  R. Grimsley (MON)     226.2
  B. Forsch (STL)       222.2
  T. Seaver (CIN)       220.1
  S. Rogers (MON)       218.2
  G. Perry (SD)         218.0

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         253
  R. Jones (SD)           242
  T. John (LA)            223
  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)         116
  B. Forsch (STL)         101
  J. Montefusco (SF)      101
  N. Espinosa (NY)        100
  R. Burris (CHI)          97
  J. Koosman (NY)          97
  R. Jones (SD)            96
  D. Sutton (LA)           96
  T. John (LA)             95
  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)          90
  P. Niekro (ATL)          87
  F. Norman (CIN)          78
  B. Knepper (SF)          76
  T. Seaver (CIN)          75
  R. Burris (CHI)          73
  B. Owchinko (SD)         73
  J. Rooker (PIT)          73

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        256
  P. Niekro (ATL)         219
  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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