Sunday April 23, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, April 23, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York         9   7  2.44   16   3   5   147   125   48   40    6   52   77
Chicago          8   6  2.90   14   4   3   127   100   50   41   10   51   54
San Francisco    7   7  2.90   14   2   2   130   120   46   42    5   41   82
Montreal         8   5  2.93   13   3   4   117    95   45   38   11   49   71
San Diego        6   7  3.14   13   1   3   118   113   50   41    6   50   59
Philadelphia     5   6  3.38   11   1   1    96    97   45   36    6   30   53
Cincinnati      11   5  3.46   16   1   6   151   134   61   58   18   58   88
Los Angeles     10   5  3.78   15   6   3   133   136   61   56   14   38   57
Atlanta          3  11  4.11   14   3   1   123   125   72   56    6   54   68
St. Louis        5  10  4.51   15   4   0   132   121   73   66    9   63   88
Pittsburgh       6   7  4.70   13   1   1   113   127   73   59    8   51   74
Houston          7   9  4.72   16   4   1   141   134   79   74   16   86   78

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pat Zachry (NY)        2   0  1.17   3   3   1   0   1   23   17    3    3    1   10   17
Doug Rau (LA)          2   0  1.20   2   2   1   0   0   15   13    2    2    1    1    8
Ross Grimsley (MON)    3   0  1.37   3   3   2   0   1   26   15    4    4    2   11   10
John Montefusco (SF)   0   1  1.37   4   4   0   0   0   26   19    5    4    1    8   20
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    2   2  1.41   4   4   2   0   0   32   20    5    5    0    7   11
Ray Burris (CHI)       2   0  1.45   4   4   1   0   0   31   21    7    5    2   12   13
Jim Barr (SF)          1   1  1.64   3   3   1   0   1   22   23    4    4    1    1    3
Bob Knepper (SF)       2   0  1.64   3   3   1   0   1   22   15    4    4    0    6   16
Craig Swan (NY)        1   1  1.64   3   3   1   0   1   22   13    6    4    1    6   14
Tommy John (LA)        3   0  1.75   3   3   2   0   0   26   23    7    5    2    4   10

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mickey Mahler          0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    2    2    0    0    3    7
Eddie Solomon          0   1  1.80   6   0   0   0   0   10   11    4    2    0    5    5
Jamie Easterly         0   1  3.00   2   1   0   0   0    6   10    4    2    0    2    5
Dick Ruthven           1   2  3.24   4   4   1   0   1   25   21   11    9    2    9   10
Preston Hanna          1   0  3.86   2   2   0   0   0    9    5    5    4    1    8    2
Rick Camp              0   0  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    9   13    4    4    0    1    2
Phil Niekro            0   4  4.50   4   4   2   0   0   26   20   17   13    1   11   23
Tommy Boggs            0   3  4.58   3   3   0   0   0   18   22   10    9    1    7    5
Dave Campbell          0   0  6.23   4   0   0   0   0    4    6    5    3    1    5    4
Adrian Devine          1   0  8.71   7   0   0   1   0   10   15   10   10    0    3    5

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Willie Hernandez       2   0  1.04   6   0   0   0   0    9    7    1    1    1    5    5
Donnie Moore           1   0  1.29   5   0   0   1   0    7    4    3    1    1    1    2
Rick Reuschel          2   2  1.41   4   4   2   0   0   32   20    5    5    0    7   11
Ray Burris             2   0  1.45   4   4   1   0   0   31   21    7    5    2   12   13
Bruce Sutter           0   2  3.52   6   0   0   2   0    8    8    7    3    1    6    7
Dennis Lamp            1   2  3.72   3   3   1   0   1   19   13    8    8    1    6    7
Woodie Fryman          0   0  4.26   3   3   0   0   0   19   19   10    9    1   11    8
Paul Reuschel          0   0 27.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    5    5    5    3    2    0
Mike Krukow            0   0 36.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    3    4    4    0    1    1

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bair              0   0  0.00   7   0   0   2   0    8    5    0    0    0    5    3
Dave Tomlin            1   1  1.29   8   0   0   1   0    7    6    1    1    1    0    4
Manny Sarmiento        1   1  1.32   5   0   0   0   0   14    7    2    2    1    7    6
Fred Norman            2   0  2.77   4   4   0   0   0   26   21    9    8    3   11   12
Bill Bonham            3   0  3.24   3   3   1   0   0   25   19    9    9    3    7   21
Dale Murray            1   0  3.24   6   0   0   2   0   17   11    7    6    0    6   12
Tom Seaver             0   1  3.91   4   4   0   0   0   23   20   11   10    6   10   19
Tom Hume               2   1  5.30   3   3   0   0   0   19   26   11   11    3    6    8
Pedro Borbon           1   0  5.87   6   0   0   1   0    8   11    5    5    0    1    1
Doug Capilla           0   1 11.57   2   2   0   0   0    5    8    6    6    1    5    2

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Sambito            1   0  2.08   8   0   0   1   0   13   10    3    3    1    4    7
Tom Dixon              1   0  3.18   4   0   0   0   0    6    7    2    2    0    2    1
Joaquin Andujar        1   2  3.57   3   3   1   0   0   18   16    7    7    2    8    7
Ken Forsch             1   0  3.97   7   0   0   0   0   11   18    5    5    0    6    4
Floyd Bannister        0   2  4.30   3   2   0   0   0   15   13    7    7    2   16    6
J.R. Richard           1   1  4.91   4   4   1   0   1   26   21   14   14    3   18   32
Mark Lemongello        1   2  4.95   3   3   1   0   0   20   14   11   11    3    6    8
Gene Pentz             0   0  6.75   8   0   0   0   0   12   10   12    9    1   12    7
Joe Niekro             1   2  6.86   4   4   1   0   0   21   25   18   16    4   14    6

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Rau               2   0  1.20   2   2   1   0   0   15   13    2    2    1    1    8
Tommy John             3   0  1.75   3   3   2   0   0   26   23    7    5    2    4   10
Rick Rhoden            2   0  2.82   3   3   1   0   1   22   20    9    7    0    8    9
Terry Forster          0   0  3.68   4   0   0   2   0    7    5    3    3    1    3    5
Mike Garman            0   0  4.05   4   0   0   0   0    7   10    3    3    0    0    1
Burt Hooton            1   2  4.08   3   3   1   0   0   18   18    8    8    0    4    5
Bobby Castillo         0   2  4.32   4   0   0   1   0    8    7    4    4    1    5    8
Don Sutton             2   1  6.85   4   4   1   0   0   22   32   18   17    8    5    8
Charlie Hough          0   0  7.88   3   0   0   0   0    8    8    7    7    1    8    3

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Atkinson          1   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    4    1    0    0    0    1    3
Fred Holdsworth        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    2    0
Ross Grimsley          3   0  1.37   3   3   2   0   1   26   15    4    4    2   11   10
Darold Knowles         1   0  3.18   5   0   0   1   0    6    5    2    2    1    3    2
Rudy May               0   1  3.18   3   3   0   0   0   23   22   13    8    4    4   17
Wayne Twitchell        1   1  3.31   3   3   0   0   0   16   12    6    6    3    9   14
Steve Rogers           2   2  3.46   4   4   1   0   0   26   25   10   10    0   13   16
Stan Bahnsen           0   1  4.66   7   0   0   2   0   10   11    7    5    1    5    7
Hal Dues               0   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    3    0    1    2

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Siebert           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    0    0    0    2    0
Pat Zachry             2   0  1.17   3   3   1   0   1   23   17    3    3    1   10   17
Mike Bruhert           1   1  1.50   2   2   0   0   0   12   11    4    2    0    3    5
Craig Swan             1   1  1.64   3   3   1   0   1   22   13    6    4    1    6   14
Mardie Cornejo         3   0  1.86   7   0   0   1   0   10    9    2    2    0    4    5
Jerry Koosman          1   2  1.98   4   4   1   0   0   27   20    7    6    3    7   16
Bob Myrick             0   1  2.35   7   0   0   0   0    8    4    2    2    1    2    1
Nino Espinosa          1   1  3.16   4   4   0   0   0   26   28   11    9    0    8    7
Skip Lockwood          0   0  4.50   8   0   0   4   0   14   11    7    7    0    6   10
Butch Metzger          0   1 11.25   4   0   0   0   0    4    9    6    5    0    4    2

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw             1   0  1.29   5   0   0   1   0    7    5    1    1    0    0    4
Larry Christenson      1   1  2.11   3   3   1   0   1   21   22    7    5    1    7    9
Randy Lerch            1   1  3.00   2   2   0   0   0   15    9    8    5    1    6    6
Gene Garber            0   0  3.18   6   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    2    0    3    4
Steve Carlton          1   2  3.86   3   3   0   0   0   19   27   11    8    1    4    9
Ron Reed               0   0  4.15   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    0    2    3
Jim Lonborg            1   2  4.82   3   3   0   0   0   19   17   10   10    3    5   14
Warren Brusstar        0   0  5.06   4   0   0   0   0    5    5    4    3    0    3    4

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kent Tekulve           1   0  0.96   7   0   0   0   0    9    5    1    1    0    8    5
Jim Bibby              2   1  2.25   6   0   0   0   0    8    7    2    2    1    3    5
Don Robinson           0   1  3.14   3   1   0   1   0   14   12    7    5    0    5    9
Bruce Kison            1   1  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    9    6    4    4    1   10    6
Bert Blyleven          0   1  4.50   3   3   0   0   0   20   20   14   10    2    4   16
Grant Jackson          0   0  4.50   6   0   0   0   0    6   10    3    3    0    3    5
John Candelaria        1   2  5.06   4   4   1   0   1   27   34   18   15    1    9   15
Jerry Reuss            0   0  6.57   3   3   0   0   0   12   20   10    9    2    4   10
Jim Rooker             1   1 12.71   2   2   0   0   0    6   11   12    8    1    4    1
Will McEnaney          0   0 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    0    1    2

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John D'Acquisto        0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    0    0    1    2
Mark Lee               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    0
Mickey Lolich          1   0  1.08   5   0   0   0   0    8    5    1    1    0    3    4
Bob Owchinko           1   1  1.96   3   3   0   0   0   18   17    6    4    1   12    7
Gaylord Perry          1   0  2.40   2   2   1   0   0   15   12    5    4    0    1   13
Randy Jones            1   0  2.50   3   3   0   0   0   18   14    6    5    1    7    5
Rollie Fingers         1   2  3.00   7   0   0   3   0   12   12    6    4    0    4    4
Dave Freisleben        0   1  4.09   4   2   0   0   0   11   17    5    5    1    5    3
Bob Shirley            0   3  4.26   5   3   0   0   0   19   20   11    9    2   10   14
Dan Spillner           0   0  4.91   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    4    0    2    5
Dave Wehrmeister       1   0  8.44   3   0   0   0   0    5    8    5    5    1    4    2

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Charlie Williams       0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    5    1    0    0    0    3    3
John Montefusco        0   1  1.37   4   4   0   0   0   26   19    5    4    1    8   20
Jim Barr               1   1  1.64   3   3   1   0   1   22   23    4    4    1    1    3
Bob Knepper            2   0  1.64   3   3   1   0   1   22   15    4    4    0    6   16
Gary Lavelle           2   2  3.75   9   0   0   1   0   12    8    5    5    1    8    8
Vida Blue              1   1  3.86   3   3   0   0   0   21   21   11    9    1    6   16
Randy Moffitt          1   1  3.86   8   0   0   1   0   12   13    5    5    1    5   11
John Curtis            0   1  7.50   5   0   0   0   0    6   10    5    5    0    3    3
Lynn McGlothen         0   0 11.57   2   1   0   0   0    5   10    7    6    0    1    2

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Littell           0   1  2.13   5   2   0   0   0   13    6    5    3    0   13   13
John Denny             1   0  2.63   3   3   1   0   0   24   25    7    7    1    4   15
Bob Forsch             3   1  3.08   4   4   2   0   1   26   16    9    9    0    8   14
Pete Vuckovich         0   3  4.15   8   0   0   0   0   13   12    7    6    1    7   13
Eric Rasmussen         1   2  4.29   3   3   1   0   0   21   20   12   10    3    5   11
Buddy Schultz          0   0  7.56   5   0   0   0   0    8    9    8    7    0    7    7
Pete Falcone           0   1  7.59   3   2   0   0   0   11   14   10    9    2    7    6
Dave Hamilton          0   0  7.71   5   0   0   0   0    5    5    4    4    1    3    3
John Urrea             0   2  9.00   5   1   0   0   0   11   14   11   11    1    9    6

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League Leaders

Wins:

  B. Bonham (CIN)           3
  M. Cornejo (NY)           3
  B. Forsch (STL)           3
  R. Grimsley (MON)         3
  T. John (LA)              3
  J. Bibby (PIT)            2
  R. Burris (CHI)           2
  W. Hernandez (CHI)        2
  T. Hume (CIN)             2
  B. Knepper (SF)           2

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  T. Boggs (ATL)            3
  B. Shirley (SD)           3
  P. Vuckovich (STL)        3
  J. Andujar (HOU)          2
  F. Bannister (HOU)        2
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  B. Castillo (LA)          2
  R. Fingers (SD)           2

Complete Games:

  B. Forsch (STL)           2
  R. Grimsley (MON)         2
  T. John (LA)              2
  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         2
  J. Andujar (HOU)          1
  J. Barr (SF)              1
  B. Bonham (CIN)           1
  R. Burris (CHI)           1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       1

Saves:

  S. Lockwood (NY)          4
  R. Fingers (SD)           3
  S. Bahnsen (MON)          2
  D. Bair (CIN)             2
  T. Forster (LA)           2
  D. Murray (CIN)           2
  B. Sutter (CHI)           2
  B. Atkinson (MON)         1
  P. Borbon (CIN)           1
  B. Castillo (LA)          1

Shutouts:

  J. Barr (SF)              1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       1
  L. Christenson (PHI)      1
  B. Forsch (STL)           1
  R. Grimsley (MON)         1
  B. Knepper (SF)           1
  D. Lamp (CHI)             1
  R. Rhoden (LA)            1
  J. Richard (HOU)          1
  D. Ruthven (ATL)          1

Innings Pitched:

  R. Reuschel (CHI)      32.0
  R. Burris (CHI)        31.0
  J. Koosman (NY)        27.1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)    26.2
  B. Forsch (STL)        26.1
  R. Grimsley (MON)      26.1
  J. Montefusco (SF)     26.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        26.0
  F. Norman (CIN)        26.0
  S. Rogers (MON)        26.0

Hits:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      34
  D. Sutton (LA)           32
  N. Espinosa (NY)         28
  S. Carlton (PHI)         27
  T. Hume (CIN)            26
  J. Denny (STL)           25
  J. Niekro (HOU)          25
  S. Rogers (MON)          25
  J. Barr (SF)             23
  T. John (LA)             23

Runs:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      18
  J. Niekro (HOU)          18
  D. Sutton (LA)           18
  P. Niekro (ATL)          17
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        14
  J. Richard (HOU)         14
  R. May (MON)             13
  G. Pentz (HOU)           12
  E. Rasmussen (STL)       12
  J. Rooker (PIT)          12

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)            8
  T. Seaver (CIN)           6
  R. May (MON)              4
  J. Niekro (HOU)           4
  B. Bonham (CIN)           3
  T. Hume (CIN)             3
  J. Koosman (NY)           3
  M. Lemongello (HOU)       3
  J. Lonborg (PHI)          3
  F. Norman (CIN)           3

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         18
  F. Bannister (HOU)       16
  J. Niekro (HOU)          14
  M. Littell (STL)         13
  S. Rogers (MON)          13
  R. Burris (CHI)          12
  B. Owchinko (SD)         12
  G. Pentz (HOU)           12
  W. Fryman (CHI)          11
  R. Grimsley (MON)        11

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         32
  P. Niekro (ATL)          23
  B. Bonham (CIN)          21
  J. Montefusco (SF)       20
  T. Seaver (CIN)          19
  R. May (MON)             17
  P. Zachry (NY)           17
  V. Blue (SF)             16
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        16
  B. Knepper (SF)          16

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