Sunday September 10, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, September 10, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     85  58  3.19  143  40  34  1271  1211  518  451  100  394  710
San Francisco   81  62  3.29  143  38  27  1285  1210  522  470   77  404  735
San Diego       73  71  3.35  144  19  48  1273  1235  544  474   68  441  644
Philadelphia    78  64  3.38  142  33  24  1255  1183  519  471  100  359  682
Pittsburgh      74  68  3.39  142  26  40  1270  1201  560  479   88  442  783
Montreal        67  77  3.42  144  36  29  1288  1201  543  489  108  516  649
St. Louis       62  82  3.62  144  30  21  1280  1153  589  515   86  545  768
Houston         67  75  3.72  142  43  19  1269  1185  571  525   76  526  809
Cincinnati      78  64  3.85  142  11  44  1277  1281  610  546  101  499  780
New York        59  85  3.86  144  20  21  1296  1278  612  556  103  476  690
Chicago         72  71  3.99  143  21  34  1282  1277  626  568  113  470  672
Atlanta         62  81  4.30  143  25  30  1268  1265  686  605  120  541  755

 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   8  2.89  25  24   8   1   4  171  140   64   55   10   39   84
Tom Seaver (CIN)      13  14  2.97  32  32   7   0   1  227  198   88   75   21   76  188
Steve Carlton (PHI)   13  12  3.01  30  30  10   0   3  212  200   83   71   26   53  130

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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  6.11  30   6   0   3   0   63   82   45   43    3   25   25
Max Leon               0   0  6.35   5   0   0   0   0    6    6    4    4    1    4    1
Tommy Boggs            2   8  6.71  16  12   1   0   1   59   80   46   44    8   26   21
Jim Bouton             0   1 10.80   1   1   0   0   0    5    6    6    6    2    4    3

 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
Rick Reuschel         14  12  3.09  31  31   9   0   1  221  208   80   76   14   47  108
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
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  1.85  64   0   0  26   0   92   78   20   19    5   37   82
Tom Seaver            13  14  2.97  32  32   7   0   1  227  198   88   75   21   76  188
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          16  11  3.17  32  32  15   0   3  247  175   96   87   12  126  267
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            14  10  3.72  30  30  11   0   1  210  207  101   87   28   48  136
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   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    0    0    1    2
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
Scott Sanderson        1   2  3.19   6   5   0   0   0   31   29   11   11    2   12   24
Woodie Fryman          5   6  3.31  16  16   4   0   3   92   88   35   34    3   36   52
Stan Bahnsen           1   4  3.99  41   1   0   7   0   70   69   33   31    9   26   42
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  5.37  30  15   0   0   0  104  115   63   62   14   67   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
Mardie Cornejo         3   2  3.21  20   0   0   3   0   28   29   12   10    1   11   12
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  13  3.57  57   0   0  15   0   91   78   36   36   10   31   73
Dwight Bernard         1   1  3.76  24   1   0   0   0   38   40   18   16    2   26   21
Jerry Koosman          3  15  3.77  32  31   3   0   0  220  207  104   92   17   74  146
Dale Murray            7   4  3.91  47   0   0   2   0   74   72   34   32    4   32   31
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
Warren Brusstar        5   3  2.32  51   0   0   0   0   78   67   22   20    0   28   53
Ron Reed               2   3  2.41  55   0   0  12   0   93   77   29   25    6   22   67
Dick Ruthven          11   4  2.79  16  16   7   0   2  119  111   38   37   11   23   55
Tug McGraw             8   5  2.99  50   0   0   9   0   75   64   30   25    4   23   48
Steve Carlton         13  12  3.01  30  30  10   0   3  212  200   83   71   26   53  130
Larry Christenson     11  12  3.39  29  29   8   0   2  197  184   81   74   13   43  115
Randy Lerch            9   8  3.93  29  24   5   0   0  160  157   78   70   11   63   84
Rawly Eastwick         2   1  3.99  21   0   0   0   0   38   28   20   17    4   18   14
Jim Kaat               7   5  4.16  23  21   2   0   1  130  137   63   60    8   30   44
Jim Lonborg            8  10  5.23  22  22   1   0   0  114  132   69   66   16   45   48

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Odell Jones            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    0    0    0    0
Kent Tekulve           6   7  1.85  79   0   0  28   0  117   95   33   24    3   50   68
Ed Whitson             4   6  2.66  37   0   0   4   0   68   54   24   20    4   34   58
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  5.40  21  11   2   0   1   70   87   45   42    5   20   38
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   7  3.87  23  21   3   0   2  130  136   60   56   16   39   50
Bob Shirley            7  11  3.90  43  19   2   4   0  150  150   71   65   10   56   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   8  2.89  25  24   8   1   4  171  140   64   55   10   39   84
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 Curtis            4   2  3.62  43   0   0   1   0   60   56   29   24    1   28   34
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  7.36   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    3    3    1    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           2   8  2.94  64   2   0  10   0   98   72   37   32    8   58  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  3.60  12   0   0   0   0   20   22   11    8    2    4    7
Buddy Schultz          2   3  3.70  54   0   0   6   0   75   57   32   31    5   34   63
Silvio Martinez        8   8  3.90  21  21   4   0   1  129  112   65   56   11   69   39
Aurelio Lopez          4   1  3.93  19   4   0   0   0   55   45   28   24    4   24   39
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
  J. Richard (HOU)         16
  B. Knepper (SF)          15
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        14
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        14

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
  J. Richard (HOU)         15
  B. Knepper (SF)          14
  S. Rogers (MON)          11
  D. Sutton (LA)           11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  J. Denny (STL)           10
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         9
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       9

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)          32
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         28
  D. Bair (CIN)            26
  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)      247.1
  R. Jones (SD)         235.0
  V. Blue (SF)          229.0
  T. Seaver (CIN)       227.1
  B. Knepper (SF)       227.0
  R. Grimsley (MON)     226.2
  B. Forsch (STL)       222.2
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     221.1
  J. Koosman (NY)       219.2

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         253
  R. Jones (SD)           242
  T. John (LA)            223
  G. Perry (SD)           213
  J. Montefusco (SF)      209
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       208
  J. Koosman (NY)         207
  D. Sutton (LA)          207
  R. Grimsley (MON)       206
  S. Carlton (PHI)        200

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         116
  J. Koosman (NY)         104
  B. Forsch (STL)         101
  J. Montefusco (SF)      101
  D. Sutton (LA)          101
  N. Espinosa (NY)        100
  R. Burris (CHI)          97
  R. Jones (SD)            96
  J. Richard (HOU)         96
  T. John (LA)             95

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           28
  S. Carlton (PHI)         26
  J. Montefusco (SF)       24
  T. Seaver (CIN)          21
  N. Espinosa (NY)         20
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        20
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      19
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         19
  F. Norman (CIN)          18
  R. Grimsley (MON)        17

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)        126
  P. Hanna (ATL)           93
  B. Forsch (STL)          90
  P. Niekro (ATL)          87
  F. Norman (CIN)          78
  B. Knepper (SF)          76
  T. Seaver (CIN)          76
  J. Koosman (NY)          74
  R. Burris (CHI)          73
  W. Fryman (MON)          73

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        267
  P. Niekro (ATL)         219
  T. Seaver (CIN)         188
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       158
  J. Montefusco (SF)      157
  V. Blue (SF)            154
  J. Koosman (NY)         146
  D. Sutton (LA)          136
  P. Vuckovich (STL)      135
  S. Carlton (PHI)        130


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