Tuesday September 12, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, September 12, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     87  58  3.16  145  41  35  1289  1223  520  452  101  402  720
San Diego       74  72  3.35  146  20  48  1291  1253  552  480   69  445  658
San Francisco   81  64  3.35  145  38  27  1303  1225  537  485   80  413  746
Montreal        69  77  3.38  146  38  29  1306  1207  545  491  108  519  657
Philadelphia    79  65  3.39  144  34  24  1273  1198  527  479  105  363  699
Pittsburgh      75  69  3.41  144  26  41  1287  1212  571  488   90  448  791
St. Louis       62  84  3.63  146  31  21  1296  1172  597  523   87  545  779
Houston         67  77  3.76  144  43  19  1286  1205  584  537   78  535  818
Cincinnati      80  64  3.86  144  11  44  1295  1300  621  555  105  504  789
New York        59  86  3.90  145  20  21  1305  1294  621  565  104  483  693
Chicago         73  71  3.99  144  22  34  1291  1287  630  572  113  471  674
Atlanta         63  82  4.25  145  25  30  1285  1277  691  607  121  548  771

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Pete Vuckovich (STL)  12  11  2.54  42  20   6   1   2  181  163   57   51    8   55  140
Burt Hooton (LA)      18   8  2.64  29  29   9   0   3  215  177   65   63   15   58   95
Vida Blue (SF)        16   8  2.70  31  31   8   0   3  233  197   74   70   12   67  157
Bob Knepper (SF)      15  10  2.74  32  31  14   0   4  227  195   77   69   10   76  124
Randy Jones (SD)      11  14  2.88  35  34   7   0   2  241  251  100   77    6   62   68
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
Gaylord Perry (SD)    18   6  2.97  33  33   4   0   2  227  218   91   75    9   63  129

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gene Garber            1   4  2.97  35   0   0  20   0   67   51   26   22   11   11   54
Larry McWilliams       8   1  2.99  12  12   2   0   1   75   66   31   25    9   27   34
Phil Niekro           18  15  3.06  39  37  19   1   4  291  253  116   99   15   87  219
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  11  4.50  32  19   1   0   0  126  122   74   63   13   58   89
Dave Campbell          4   3  4.73  51   0   0   1   0   67   64   37   35    9   46   43
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
Lynn McGlothen         4   2  3.17  41   0   0   0   0   65   61   25   23    7   33   47
Dennis Lamp            7  13  3.20  33  32   6   0   3  197  185   84   70   15   49   64
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              7   5  1.83  65   0   0  26   0   93   79   20   19    5   37   83
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  3.77  34  29   0   1   0  169  164   81   71   19   78  104
Manny Sarmiento        9   6  3.80  58   4   0   5   0  121   95   54   51   12   51   66
Paul Moskau            5   4  4.05  24  23   1   1   1  131  132   60   59   13   54   80
Dale Murray            1   1  4.13  15   0   0   2   0   33   34   20   15    1   17   25
Mario Soto             0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    0    2    0
Tom Hume               6  11  4.68  37  20   1   1   0  146  180   84   76   11   45   72
Pedro Borbon           7   2  4.69  56   0   0   4   0   94   94   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            8   1  5.67  55   0   0   4   0   60   85   52   38    3   27   29
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
Ken Forsch             9   5  2.68  48   4   2   5   1  114  118   38   34    1   35   57
Vern Ruhle             2   2  2.80   9   7   2   0   2   45   41   14   14    0   13   18
Joe Sambito            4   8  3.13  58   0   0  10   0   83   81   31   29    5   30   90
J.R. Richard          16  11  3.17  32  32  15   0   3  247  175   96   87   12  126  267
Joaquin Andujar        5   5  3.30  29  13   2   1   0  104   81   41   38    2   52   49
Tom Dixon              6  10  3.88  28  17   3   1   2  128  129   61   55    8   37   61
Mark Lemongello        9  13  4.09  29  29   9   0   1  200  196   97   91   20   65   72
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  4.54  27  15   2   0   2  105  112   53   53   11   63   88
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   2   0   0   0   0    1    3    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  2.12  43   0   0  19   0   59   49   19   14    2   23   43
Bob Welch              5   3  2.26  19  10   2   3   1   84   74   24   21    6   17   51
Burt Hooton           18   8  2.64  29  29   9   0   3  215  177   65   63   15   58   95
Charlie Hough          5   4  3.00  53   0   0   7   0   90   66   34   30    5   45   63
Doug Rau              14   8  3.34  27  27   7   0   2  180  194   74   67   16   64   87
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         18   9  3.02  32  32  17   0   3  236  209   91   79   17   59   73
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               7   9  4.02  25  21   3   0   0  130  132   69   58   14   37   77
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  3.03  21   0   0   3   0   30   32   12   10    1   12   14
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   9  5.15  24  19   0   0   0  114  153   77   65    5   28   48
Paul Siebert           0   2  5.47  26   0   0   1   0   26   29   16   16    2   21   12
Butch Metzger          1   3  6.51  25   0   0   0   0   37   48   28   27    4   22   21
Roy Lee Jackson        0   0  8.64   2   1   0   0   0    8   12    8    8    2    2    4
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  2.36  56   0   0  12   0   95   77   29   25    6   22   69
Dick Ruthven          11   4  2.79  16  16   7   0   2  119  111   38   37   11   23   55
Steve Carlton         14  12  3.01  31  31  11   0   3  221  208   86   74   28   57  139
Tug McGraw             8   5  3.18  51   0   0   9   0   76   67   32   27    5   23   50
Larry Christenson     11  13  3.42  30  30   8   0   2  203  188   84   77   15   43  119
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
Clay Carroll           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    0
Odell Jones            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    0    0    0    0
Kent Tekulve           6   7  1.81  80   0   0  29   0  119   95   33   24    3   51   69
Ed Whitson             4   6  2.65  38   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
John Candelaria       11  11  3.32  28  27   3   1   1  176  180   70   65   13   46   88
Bruce Kison            5   5  3.36  25   8   0   0   0   78   69   35   29    2   36   50
Dave Hamilton          0   2  3.42  16   0   0   1   0   26   23   16   10    2   12   15
Don Robinson          12   6  3.50  31  28   8   1   1  198  171   86   77   16   53  125
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  2.43  41   1   0   9   0   74   49   22   20    1   45   89
Rollie Fingers         5  12  2.61  59   0   0  32   0   93   71   30   27    3   27   61
Randy Jones           11  14  2.88  35  34   7   0   2  241  251  100   77    6   62   68
Gaylord Perry         18   6  2.97  33  33   4   0   2  227  218   91   75    9   63  129
Mark Lee               5   1  3.01  50   0   0   2   0   78   64   29   26    1   33   27
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  4.00  44  19   2   4   0  151  154   74   67   10   56   95
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   8  2.70  31  31   8   0   3  233  197   74   70   12   67  157
Bob Knepper           15  10  2.74  32  31  14   0   4  227  195   77   69   10   76  124
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
Gary Lavelle          11  10  3.35  60   0   0  13   0   89   88   38   33    3   40   58
Jim Barr               7  11  3.53  27  24   5   1   2  150  164   64   59    7   32   40
John Curtis            4   2  3.60  44   0   0   1   0   60   56   29   24    1   28   35
John Montefusco       11   7  3.92  33  33   3   0   0  218  212  104   95   24   59  160
Lynn McGlothen         0   0  4.97   5   1   0   0   0   13   15    9    7    0    4    9
Charlie Williams       1   3  5.44  25   1   0   0   0   48   60   31   29    5   28   22
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  1.23  13   2   0   1   0   37   25    6    5    1   13   26
Pete Vuckovich        12  11  2.54  42  20   6   1   2  181  163   57   51    8   55  140
Mark Littell           2   8  2.91  65   2   0  10   0   99   72   37   32    8   58  122
John Denny            11  11  3.17  30  30  11   0   2  210  185   78   74   13   69   95
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:

  R. Grimsley (MON)        18
  B. Hooton (LA)           18
  P. Niekro (ATL)          18
  G. Perry (SD)            18
  V. Blue (SF)             16
  T. John (LA)             16
  J. Richard (HOU)         16
  B. Knepper (SF)          15
  S. Carlton (PHI)         14
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        14

Losses:

  B. Forsch (STL)          16
  J. Koosman (NY)          15
  P. Niekro (ATL)          15
  R. Jones (SD)            14
  T. Seaver (CIN)          14
  L. Christenson (PHI)     13
  N. Espinosa (NY)         13
  P. Hanna (ATL)           13
  D. Lamp (CHI)            13
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      13

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          19
  R. Grimsley (MON)        17
  J. Richard (HOU)         15
  B. Knepper (SF)          14
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  J. Denny (STL)           11
  S. Rogers (MON)          11
  D. Sutton (LA)           11
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         9
  B. Hooton (LA)            9

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)          32
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         29
  D. Bair (CIN)            26
  B. Sutter (CHI)          25
  G. Garber (ATL)          23
  T. Forster (LA)          19
  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
  B. Hooton (LA)            3

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       291.0
  J. Richard (HOU)      247.1
  R. Jones (SD)         241.0
  R. Grimsley (MON)     235.2
  V. Blue (SF)          233.0
  T. Seaver (CIN)       227.1
  B. Knepper (SF)       227.0
  G. Perry (SD)         227.0
  B. Forsch (STL)       222.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)      221.1

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         253
  R. Jones (SD)           251
  T. John (LA)            223
  G. Perry (SD)           218
  J. Montefusco (SF)      212
  R. Grimsley (MON)       209
  S. Carlton (PHI)        208
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       208
  J. Koosman (NY)         207
  D. Sutton (LA)          207

Runs:

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

Home Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         28
  D. Sutton (LA)           28
  J. Montefusco (SF)       24
  T. Seaver (CIN)          21
  N. Espinosa (NY)         20
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      20
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        20
  F. Norman (CIN)          19
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         19
  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
  J. Montefusco (SF)      160
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       158
  V. Blue (SF)            157
  J. Koosman (NY)         146
  P. Vuckovich (STL)      140
  S. Carlton (PHI)        139
  D. Sutton (LA)          136

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