Thursday September 14, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, September 14, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     89  58  3.12  147  42  36  1307  1235  521  453  101  404  729
San Diego       76  72  3.32  148  20  50  1309  1266  555  483   70  449  671
San Francisco   81  66  3.34  147  38  27  1324  1247  546  492   80  423  757
Pittsburgh      77  69  3.38  146  27  41  1305  1224  576  490   90  456  801
Philadelphia    81  65  3.39  146  35  25  1291  1218  534  486  105  367  710
Montreal        70  78  3.39  148  38  30  1323  1223  555  499  110  529  674
St. Louis       62  86  3.68  148  31  21  1312  1185  611  537   90  560  789
Houston         67  79  3.77  146  45  19  1302  1222  592  545   81  539  828
Cincinnati      80  66  3.90  146  11  44  1311  1321  635  568  106  512  799
New York        60  87  3.91  147  20  22  1323  1315  631  575  107  490  706
Chicago         73  73  4.01  146  22  34  1307  1309  647  583  115  477  681
Atlanta         65  82  4.18  147  25  31  1306  1290  695  607  121  553  782

 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  2.72  33  32  14   0   4  235  203   80   71   10   79  127
Randy Jones (SD)      11  14  2.88  35  34   7   0   2  241  251  100   77    6   62   68
Ed Halicki (SF)        8   9  2.88  26  25   8   1   4  178  145   67   57   10   43   89
Phil Niekro (ATL)     18  15  2.96  40  38  19   1   4  301  260  119   99   15   88  226
Tom Seaver (CIN)      13  14  2.97  32  32   7   0   1  227  198   88   75   21   76  188

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gene Garber            2   4  2.84  37   0   0  21   0   70   54   26   22   11   11   54
Phil Niekro           18  15  2.96  40  38  19   1   4  301  260  119   99   15   88  226
Larry McWilliams       8   1  2.99  12  12   2   0   1   75   66   31   25    9   27   34
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  4.30  40   0   0   2   0   59   62   36   28    8   21   26
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
Jim Bouton             1   1  4.91   2   2   0   0   0   11    9    7    6    2    7    5
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

 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
Lynn McGlothen         4   2  3.14  43   0   0   0   0   66   62   27   23    7   34   47
Dennis Lamp            7  13  3.20  33  32   6   0   3  197  185   84   70   15   49   64
Rick Reuschel         14  13  3.32  32  32   9   0   1  225  217   88   83   15   48  109
Dave Geisel            1   0  3.52  14   1   0   0   0   15   20    7    6    0    6   10
Willie Hernandez       8   2  3.70  51   0   0   3   0   56   54   24   23    5   33   34
Mike Krukow            7   2  4.11  23  16   2   0   1  112   99   53   51   11   38   60
Donnie Moore           9   7  4.25  66   1   0   4   0   97  111   54   46    7   30   49
Ray Burris             5  12  4.68  37  29   3   1   1  179  189  100   93   14   74   88
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
Manny Seoane           0   0 11.25   4   1   0   0   0    4    8    6    5    0    6    2

 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   5  3.53  23  23   1   0   0  140  151   59   55    9   50   83
Fred Norman           10   8  3.77  34  29   0   1   0  169  164   81   71   19   78  104
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
Manny Sarmiento        9   7  4.24  60   4   0   5   0  123  102   61   58   13   53   67
Mario Soto             0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    0    2    0
Tom Hume               6  11  4.62  38  20   1   1   0  148  181   84   76   11   46   73
Pedro Borbon           7   2  4.63  58   0   0   4   0   95   94   50   49    6   23   34
Mike Lacoss            3   7  4.68  13  12   1   0   0   77   86   47   40    4   38   24
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
Vern Ruhle             2   2  2.80   9   7   2   0   2   45   41   14   14    0   13   18
Ken Forsch             9   6  2.95  49   5   3   5   1  122  130   44   40    2   36   61
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  13  4.23  32  26   9   0   1  181  172   94   85   13   71   80
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  1.67  36   0   0   4   0   54   51   12   10    1   16   25
Bob Welch              6   3  2.04  20  11   3   3   2   93   78   24   21    6   17   55
Terry Forster          5   4  2.09  44   0   0  20   0   60   50   19   14    2   23   44
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
Rick Rhoden            9   7  3.64  28  21   5   0   2  151  149   71   61   12   48   74
Don Sutton            14  10  3.72  30  30  11   0   1  210  207  101   87   28   48  136
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
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
Scott Sanderson        2   2  2.75   7   6   0   0   0   39   37   14   12    3   14   32
Dan Schatzeder         7   5  2.87  26  15   2   0   0  125   93   45   40    8   62   61
Ross Grimsley         18   9  3.02  32  32  17   0   3  236  209   91   79   17   59   73
Woodie Fryman          5   6  3.31  16  16   4   0   3   92   88   35   34    3   36   52
Stan Bahnsen           1   4  3.91  42   1   0   7   0   71   70   33   31    9   28   43
Rudy May               7   9  4.02  25  21   3   0   0  130  132   69   58   14   37   77
Bill Atkinson          2   2  4.15  27   0   0   3   0   43   44   21   20    5   27   30
Randy Miller           0   1  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    3    3    1    3    6
Mike Garman            4   6  4.64  42   0   0  12   0   54   46   30   28    5   25   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
Craig Swan             8   5  2.49  26  25   5   0   1  184  151   54   51   11   53  114
Kevin Kobel            3   5  2.78  29   8   1   0   0   87   71   33   27    8   28   41
Mardie Cornejo         4   2  2.84  22   0   0   3   0   32   34   12   10    1   12   16
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
Dwight Bernard         1   1  3.57  25   1   0   0   0   40   42   18   16    2   26   23
Skip Lockwood          7  13  3.57  57   0   0  15   0   91   78   36   36   10   31   73
Dale Murray            7   4  3.76  48   0   0   3   0   77   73   34   32    4   32   32
Jerry Koosman          3  15  3.77  32  31   3   0   0  220  207  104   92   17   74  146
Nino Espinosa         10  14  4.67  29  29   6   0   1  185  208  104   96   22   69   66
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  9.31   3   1   0   0   0   10   16   10   10    2    3    5
Juan Berenguer         0   2 15.00   3   2   0   0   0    6    9   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   3  2.36  57   0   0  13   0   99   80   30   26    6   22   72
Warren Brusstar        6   3  2.36  52   0   0   0   0   80   70   23   21    0   28   55
Dick Ruthven          12   4  2.74  17  17   8   0   2  128  117   40   39   11   25   59
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
Rawly Eastwick         2   1  3.99  21   0   0   0   0   38   28   20   17    4   18   14
Randy Lerch            9   8  4.03  30  25   5   0   0  163  165   81   73   11   65   86
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  1.86  81   0   0  29   0  121   98   34   25    3   52   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         13   9  3.01  31  31  10   0   4  221  197   85   74   15   59  165
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             9  10  4.11  27  27   1   0   0  160  152   90   73   13   77   75
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  2.33  42   1   0  10   0   77   50   22   20    1   46   93
Rollie Fingers         5  12  2.53  60   0   0  33   0   96   73   30   27    3   27   64
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           9  12  3.43  33  31   4   0   1  191  180   80   73   14   74   90
Eric Rasmussen        12   7  3.87  23  21   3   0   2  130  136   60   56   16   39   50
Bob Shirley            8  11  3.91  45  20   2   4   0  156  159   75   68   10   58   98
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  2.72  33  32  14   0   4  235  203   80   71   10   79  127
Ed Halicki             8   9  2.88  26  25   8   1   4  178  145   67   57   10   43   89
Randy Moffitt          8   4  3.29  66   0   0  11   0   77   74   31   28    4   31   51
Gary Lavelle          11  10  3.35  60   0   0  13   0   89   88   38   33    3   40   58
Jim Barr               7  11  3.46  28  24   5   1   2  153  168   64   59    7   33   41
John Curtis            4   3  3.84  45   0   0   1   0   61   59   31   26    1   29   37
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
George Frazier         0   2  3.43  13   0   0   0   0   21   22   11    8    2    4    8
Bob Forsch            11  17  3.74  33  33   7   0   3  229  199  108   95   15   94  113
Buddy Schultz          2   3  3.81  55   0   0   6   0   76   58   33   32    6   34   63
Silvio Martinez        8   8  3.90  21  21   4   0   1  129  112   65   56   11   69   39
Roy Thomas             1   1  4.05  15   1   0   3   0   27   20   14   12    0   16   15
Aurelio Lopez          4   1  4.12  20   4   0   0   0   59   46   31   27    4   27   43
Eric Rasmussen         2   5  4.18  10  10   2   0   1   60   61   32   28    4   20   32
Dan O'Brien            0   1  4.82   2   1   0   0   0    9   12    5    5    0    3    4
John Urrea             3   9  5.61  25  10   1   0   0   87  100   69   54    4   44   53
Pete Falcone           2   7  5.76  19  14   0   0   0   75   94   52   48    9   48   28
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)          17
  J. Koosman (NY)          15
  P. Niekro (ATL)          15
  N. Espinosa (NY)         14
  R. Jones (SD)            14
  T. Seaver (CIN)          14
  L. Christenson (PHI)     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)        10
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         10

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)          33
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         29
  D. Bair (CIN)            26
  B. Sutter (CHI)          25
  G. Garber (ATL)          24
  T. Forster (LA)          20
  S. Lockwood (NY)         15
  G. Lavelle (SF)          13
  R. Reed (PHI)            13
  M. Garman (MON)          12

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)       301.0
  J. Richard (HOU)      247.1
  R. Jones (SD)         241.0
  R. Grimsley (MON)     235.2
  B. Knepper (SF)       235.0
  V. Blue (SF)          233.0
  B. Forsch (STL)       228.2
  T. Seaver (CIN)       227.1
  G. Perry (SD)         227.0
  R. Reuschel (CHI)     225.0

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         260
  R. Jones (SD)           251
  T. John (LA)            223
  G. Perry (SD)           218
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       217
  J. Montefusco (SF)      212
  R. Grimsley (MON)       209
  S. Carlton (PHI)        208
  N. Espinosa (NY)        208
  J. Koosman (NY)         207

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         119
  B. Forsch (STL)         108
  N. Espinosa (NY)        104
  J. Koosman (NY)         104
  J. Montefusco (SF)      104
  D. Sutton (LA)          101
  R. Burris (CHI)         100
  R. Jones (SD)           100
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      97
  J. Richard (HOU)         96

Home Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         28
  D. Sutton (LA)           28
  J. Montefusco (SF)       24
  N. Espinosa (NY)         22
  T. Seaver (CIN)          21
  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
  B. Forsch (STL)          94
  P. Hanna (ATL)           93
  P. Niekro (ATL)          88
  B. Knepper (SF)          79
  F. Norman (CIN)          78
  J. Rooker (PIT)          77
  T. Seaver (CIN)          76
  R. Burris (CHI)          74
  J. Koosman (NY)          74

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        267
  P. Niekro (ATL)         226
  T. Seaver (CIN)         188
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       165
  J. Montefusco (SF)      160
  V. Blue (SF)            157
  J. Koosman (NY)         146
  P. Vuckovich (STL)      140
  S. Carlton (PHI)        139
  D. Sutton (LA)          136


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