Monday June 26, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, June 26, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   45  26  2.84   71  21  13   646   581  225  204   34  177  388
Philadelphia    36  30  3.11   66  14  10   585   539  237  202   37  192  320
San Diego       35  37  3.34   72   9  20   639   618  273  237   33  228  337
Montreal        37  35  3.38   72  23  16   633   593  263  238   50  245  337
Cincinnati      44  28  3.61   72   5  25   647   614  288  260   48  254  399
Los Angeles     39  32  3.63   71  22  14   630   628  282  254   62  206  373
New York        31  43  3.72   74  10  13   678   646  311  280   54  245  381
Houston         30  38  3.73   68  18  10   610   562  279  253   35  284  389
Pittsburgh      34  34  3.74   68  14  16   611   593  294  254   46  222  399
Chicago         36  32  3.76   68  11  15   611   596  282  255   52  222  289
St. Louis       26  47  3.79   73  18   6   642   585  316  270   43  261  402
Atlanta         29  40  3.97   69  12  10   610   603  306  269   45  264  375

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Rogers (MON)     9   7  2.16  18  18  10   0   1  137  103   33   33    6   39   92
Vida Blue (SF)        10   4  2.23  16  16   4   0   2  125  103   34   31    6   26   91
Ed Halicki (SF)        4   1  2.23  10  10   4   0   2   73   57   22   18    6   14   30
Rick Reuschel (CHI)    8   5  2.26  16  16   5   0   0  115  100   30   29    6   22   48
Steve Carlton (PHI)    8   7  2.38  16  16   5   0   1  117  107   43   31   11   36   74
Bob Knepper (SF)       8   5  2.54  17  17   8   0   2  127  106   40   36    6   37   65
Bill Bonham (CIN)      8   1  2.55  12  12   1   0   0   81   72   23   23    5   28   48
Craig Swan (NY)        1   4  2.57  13  13   1   0   1   91   71   28   26    5   23   48
Gaylord Perry (SD)     8   2  2.63  15  15   3   0   2  109   98   37   32    3   25   68
Randy Jones (SD)       5   6  2.74  17  17   2   0   1  118  115   47   36    4   35   34

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gene Garber            0   0  0.00   4   0   0   3   0    7    6    0    0    0    1    8
Craig Skok             1   0  0.57  10   0   0   1   0   16   13    1    1    1    4    8
Mickey Mahler          1   4  2.72  17   7   1   0   0   56   42   25   17    3   26   40
Phil Niekro            8   8  3.09  19  19   9   0   3  140  125   56   48    5   45  102
Dave Campbell          2   1  3.90  27   0   0   0   0   32   32   16   14    6   21   25
Preston Hanna          6   3  4.04  15  15   0   0   0   78   64   39   35    5   53   50
Dick Ruthven           2   6  4.11  13  13   2   0   1   81   78   43   37    8   28   45
Eddie Solomon          1   4  4.27  24   1   0   2   0   46   48   25   22    6   18   27
Rick Camp              0   2  4.34  23   0   0   0   0   29   37   16   14    3   11    9
Adrian Devine          5   3  5.01  27   4   0   3   0   56   65   32   31    2   18   25
Jamie Easterly         2   4  6.16  20   3   0   1   0   38   51   28   26    3   23   27
Tommy Boggs            1   5  6.97   7   7   0   0   0   31   42   25   24    3   16    9

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Sutter           5   2  1.42  27   0   0   9   0   44   26   11    7    2   17   48
Rick Reuschel          8   5  2.26  16  16   5   0   0  115  100   30   29    6   22   48
Dave Roberts           3   2  3.29  14   8   1   0   1   63   65   25   23    5   20   18
Dennis Lamp            2   8  3.39  16  15   2   0   2   88   73   37   33    7   22   28
Willie Hernandez       5   2  3.82  28   0   0   1   0   33   30   14   14    3   18   20
Donnie Moore           4   2  4.47  35   0   0   4   0   48   55   29   24    4   13   26
Ray Burris             4   5  4.66  18  17   3   0   1  100  108   55   52   10   44   42
Dave Geisel            0   0  4.76   5   1   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    0    2    3
Paul Reuschel          2   0  5.14  16   0   0   0   0   28   29   16   16    4   13   13
Woodie Fryman          2   4  5.17  13   9   0   0   0   56   64   37   32    6   37   28
Lynn McGlothen         1   0  5.63   6   0   0   0   0    8    9    5    5    2    5    3
Mike Krukow            0   0  6.30   6   0   0   0   0   10   15    7    7    1    3    4
Ken Holtzman           0   2  7.71   5   2   0   1   0   12   16   13   10    2    6    8

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bair              1   2  1.35  31   0   0  12   0   40   35    6    6    2   15   34
Manny Sarmiento        6   3  1.89  29   3   0   4   0   67   38   16   14    5   25   35
Bill Bonham            8   1  2.55  12  12   1   0   0   81   72   23   23    5   28   48
Fred Norman            8   4  2.87  16  16   0   0   0  104   88   37   33    6   45   61
Tom Seaver             9   5  3.27  17  17   4   0   1  116  109   46   42   12   41   94
Dale Murray            1   1  4.13  15   0   0   2   0   33   34   20   15    1   17   25
Dave Tomlin            4   1  4.75  30   0   0   3   0   30   43   25   16    1    7   14
Pedro Borbon           5   1  5.05  27   0   0   3   0   41   41   23   23    2    9    9
Paul Moskau            0   2  5.14   9   8   0   1   0   42   41   24   24    4   23   31
Tom Hume               2   7  5.64  15  13   0   0   0   83   99   56   52    9   33   39
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
Tom Dixon              3   3  2.26  14   6   1   1   0   60   60   17   15    1   15   28
Floyd Bannister        2   3  3.00  12   8   1   0   1   60   53   20   20    4   42   47
Joaquin Andujar        3   4  3.07  13  13   2   0   0   82   62   31   28    2   37   38
Ken Forsch             2   3  3.18  25   0   0   3   0   45   54   18   16    0   15   18
Joe Sambito            3   4  3.20  30   0   0   5   0   45   40   17   16    3   14   48
Mark Lemongello        6   7  3.68  15  15   5   0   1  108   96   47   44    9   38   37
J.R. Richard           6   8  3.70  16  16   7   0   3  114   85   52   47    7   66  131
Bo McLaughlin          0   1  5.14   2   1   0   1   0    7   11    5    4    0    5    1
Gene Pentz             0   0  6.00  10   0   0   0   0   15   12   13   10    1   13    8
Rick Williams          1   1  6.00   5   0   0   0   0    9   14    6    6    0    4    6
Joe Niekro             4   4  6.09  14   9   2   0   0   58   66   45   39    6   31   24
Oscar Zamora           0   0 10.29   5   0   0   0   0    7    9    8    8    2    4    3

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Welch              1   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    5    3    0    0    0    0    7
Lance Rautzhan         1   0  0.48  13   0   0   1   0   19   15    1    1    0    6    9
Charlie Hough          2   1  2.62  22   0   0   2   0   45   31   15   13    2   25   33
Burt Hooton            6   6  3.30  14  14   3   0   1   93   84   35   34   11   22   45
Terry Forster          1   2  3.41  20   0   0   9   0   29   21   12   11    2   12   25
Doug Rau               7   3  3.46  13  13   5   0   0   91  107   35   35    9   28   44
Tommy John             8   6  3.89  15  15   5   0   0  106  120   56   46    5   35   70
Bobby Castillo         0   3  4.11  15   0   0   1   0   31   23   18   14    2   29   28
Don Sutton             7   6  4.21  15  15   5   0   1   98  111   51   46   18   19   59
Rick Rhoden            6   4  4.25  15  14   4   0   1   97   98   51   46   10   27   48
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
Woodie Fryman          1   1  0.60   2   2   1   0   0   15    8    1    1    0    7   11
Darold Knowles         2   1  1.69  25   0   0   3   0   32   26    6    6    2   10   15
Steve Rogers           9   7  2.16  18  18  10   0   1  137  103   33   33    6   39   92
Dan Schatzeder         2   0  2.64  11   0   0   0   0   31   21    9    9    1   14   22
Ross Grimsley         11   4  2.95  17  17  10   0   1  125  116   49   41   10   36   43
Hal Dues               1   3  3.00  14   5   0   1   0   45   45   18   15    1   16   11
Bill Atkinson          2   2  3.89  21   0   0   2   0   37   36   16   16    3   23   25
Stan Bahnsen           0   2  4.26  15   0   0   5   0   19   24   11    9    2   11   12
Rudy May               6   8  4.44  18  17   2   0   0   99  105   58   49   12   31   53
Wayne Twitchell        3   6  5.45  14  13   0   0   0   69   81   42   42    9   41   46
Mike Garman            0   1  6.00  11   0   0   5   0   15   12   10   10    1    9    4
Fred Holdsworth        0   0  7.27   6   0   0   0   0    9   16   10    7    3    8    3

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kevin Kobel            0   1  0.84   8   2   0   0   0   21   18    5    2    1   11   10
Craig Swan             1   4  2.57  13  13   1   0   1   91   71   28   26    5   23   48
Pat Zachry             8   3  3.26  15  15   3   0   1   97   79   39   35    6   41   63
Bob Myrick             0   3  3.28  17   0   0   0   0   25   18   10    9    3   13   13
Skip Lockwood          7   5  3.30  33   0   0   8   0   57   45   21   21    6   19   50
Mardie Cornejo         3   2  3.75  18   0   0   2   0   24   23   11   10    1   11   12
Jerry Koosman          2   8  3.85  16  16   2   0   0  110  103   49   47   11   35   69
Nino Espinosa          6   7  3.99  16  16   4   0   1  104  108   52   46   11   35   41
Dale Murray            2   2  4.08  18   0   0   2   0   29   26   14   13    2   10   11
Paul Siebert           0   1  4.15  14   0   0   1   0   17   19    8    8    2   12    9
Mike Bruhert           1   5  5.00  13  12   0   0   0   67   90   47   37    2   14   34
Butch Metzger          1   2  6.32  24   0   0   0   0   37   46   27   26    4   21   21

 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
Tug McGraw             6   3  2.11  25   0   0   3   0   38   31   13    9    1   11   23
Warren Brusstar        1   0  2.15  20   0   0   0   0   29   25    9    7    0   10   23
Ron Reed               0   0  2.27  26   0   0   4   0   44   38   11   11    1   18   22
Steve Carlton          8   7  2.38  16  16   5   0   1  117  107   43   31   11   36   74
Dick Ruthven           1   1  2.45   2   2   0   0   0   11    9    4    3    1    1    4
Jim Kaat               4   1  3.48  10   9   2   0   1   62   61   26   24    2   14   27
Larry Christenson      5   6  3.63  14  14   4   0   1   94   91   43   38    6   24   54
Jim Lonborg            6   5  3.71  13  13   1   0   0   80   76   35   33    8   30   36
Randy Lerch            3   6  4.74  13  12   2   0   0   68   71   43   36    6   35   33
Rawly Eastwick         0   0 18.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    4    4    0    2    0

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kent Tekulve           4   4  2.32  37   0   0   8   0   54   41   16   14    3   21   27
Dave Hamilton          0   1  2.35   7   0   0   1   0    8    7    3    2    0    8    7
Grant Jackson          2   3  2.48  25   0   0   3   0   29   36   12    8    0   11   20
Ed Whitson             2   2  2.57  11   0   0   2   0   14   12    5    4    0    9   15
John Candelaria        7   6  3.14  17  16   3   1   1  112  118   44   39    6   36   60
Jim Bibby              5   4  3.33  19   5   1   0   0   51   39   26   19    7   20   43
Don Robinson           4   2  3.39  16  13   3   1   1   96   85   41   36    6   22   57
Bruce Kison            1   2  3.42  12   0   0   0   0   26   25   11   10    1   16   18
Bert Blyleven          7   5  3.63  16  16   6   0   3  112  105   51   45    9   31   93
Jerry Reuss            0   0  5.97  11   5   0   0   0   35   47   24   23    2   11   22
Jim Rooker             2   5  6.03  13  13   1   0   0   66   63   50   44    9   35   31
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          1   0  1.08   5   0   0   0   0    8    5    1    1    0    3    4
John D'Acquisto        1   1  1.49  19   1   0   4   0   36   23    8    6    0   21   43
Gaylord Perry          8   2  2.63  15  15   3   0   2  109   98   37   32    3   25   68
Randy Jones            5   6  2.74  17  17   2   0   1  118  115   47   36    4   35   34
Bob Owchinko           5   6  2.97  17  16   2   0   1  103   98   38   34    5   43   41
Rollie Fingers         4   7  3.29  32   0   0  16   0   52   42   21   19    2   14   26
Bob Shirley            4   9  3.97  19  15   2   0   0   95   96   48   42    8   36   64
Mark Lee               3   1  4.40  25   0   0   0   0   31   29   15   15    0   15   11
Dan Spillner           1   0  4.56  17   0   0   0   0   26   32   15   13    2    7   16
Eric Rasmussen         2   2  5.40   6   4   0   0   0   25   30   15   15    4    9   12
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   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    1    0    0

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue             10   4  2.23  16  16   4   0   2  125  103   34   31    6   26   91
Ed Halicki             4   1  2.23  10  10   4   0   2   73   57   22   18    6   14   30
Jim Barr               3   4  2.48  11  10   3   0   2   62   62   17   17    2    8   16
Bob Knepper            8   5  2.54  17  17   8   0   2  127  106   40   36    6   37   65
John Curtis            1   1  2.79  17   0   0   0   0   19   14    6    6    0   12    8
Greg Minton            0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    3    5
John Montefusco        7   2  3.38  17  17   2   0   0  120  114   51   45   12   29  100
Randy Moffitt          6   3  3.51  31   0   0   4   0   41   40   18   16    1   14   29
Gary Lavelle           5   6  3.65  31   0   0   9   0   44   46   18   18    1   22   26
Charlie Williams       1   0  4.60   9   0   0   0   0   16   20    8    8    0    8    9
Lynn McGlothen         0   0  4.97   5   1   0   0   0   13   15    9    7    0    4    9

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Vuckovich         4   5  2.65  27   5   1   1   0   68   61   21   20    4   22   53
Mark Littell           1   6  2.73  32   2   0   3   0   56   42   22   17    5   34   73
George Frazier         0   1  2.79   6   0   0   0   0   10   11    6    3    1    2    5
John Denny             6   6  2.97  17  17   8   0   2  121   98   42   40    7   33   56
Silvio Martinez        2   3  3.26   6   6   1   0   0   39   32   17   14    2   21   14
Bob Forsch             8   6  3.35  17  17   5   0   3  118   96   50   44    6   45   57
Buddy Schultz          1   2  3.73  23   0   0   2   0   41   31   18   17    1   21   35
Eric Rasmussen         2   5  4.18  10  10   2   0   1   60   61   32   28    4   20   32
John Urrea             2   8  5.99  21   8   1   0   0   74   89   63   49    4   35   49
Pete Falcone           0   5  6.15  11   8   0   0   0   41   48   32   28    4   22   20
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)        11
  V. Blue (SF)             10
  S. Rogers (MON)           9
  T. Seaver (CIN)           9
  B. Bonham (CIN)           8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  B. Forsch (STL)           8
  T. John (LA)              8
  B. Knepper (SF)           8
  P. Niekro (ATL)           8

Losses:

  B. Shirley (SD)           9
  J. Koosman (NY)           8
  D. Lamp (CHI)             8
  R. May (MON)              8
  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  J. Richard (HOU)          8
  J. Urrea (STL)            8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  N. Espinosa (NY)          7
  R. Fingers (SD)           7

Complete Games:

  R. Grimsley (MON)        10
  S. Rogers (MON)          10
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  J. Denny (STL)            8
  B. Knepper (SF)           8
  J. Richard (HOU)          7
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  B. Forsch (STL)           5
  T. John (LA)              5

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)          16
  D. Bair (CIN)            12
  T. Forster (LA)           9
  G. Lavelle (SF)           9
  B. Sutter (CHI)           9
  S. Lockwood (NY)          8
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          8
  G. Garber (ATL)           6
  S. Bahnsen (MON)          5
  M. Garman (MON)           5

Shutouts:

  B. Blyleven (PIT)         3
  B. Forsch (STL)           3
  P. Niekro (ATL)           3
  J. Richard (HOU)          3
  J. Barr (SF)              2
  V. Blue (SF)              2
  J. Denny (STL)            2
  E. Halicki (SF)           2
  B. Knepper (SF)           2
  D. Lamp (CHI)             2

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       139.2
  S. Rogers (MON)       137.1
  B. Knepper (SF)       127.1
  V. Blue (SF)          125.1
  R. Grimsley (MON)     125.0
  J. Denny (STL)        121.1
  J. Montefusco (SF)    120.0
  B. Forsch (STL)       118.1
  R. Jones (SD)         118.1
  S. Carlton (PHI)      117.0

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         125
  T. John (LA)            120
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     118
  R. Grimsley (MON)       116
  R. Jones (SD)           115
  J. Montefusco (SF)      114
  D. Sutton (LA)          111
  T. Seaver (CIN)         109
  R. Burris (CHI)         108
  N. Espinosa (NY)        108

Runs:

  J. Urrea (STL)           63
  R. May (MON)             58
  T. Hume (CIN)            56
  T. John (LA)             56
  P. Niekro (ATL)          56
  R. Burris (CHI)          55
  N. Espinosa (NY)         52
  J. Richard (HOU)         52
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        51
  J. Montefusco (SF)       51

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           18
  R. May (MON)             12
  J. Montefusco (SF)       12
  T. Seaver (CIN)          12
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  N. Espinosa (NY)         11
  B. Hooton (LA)           11
  J. Koosman (NY)          11
  R. Burris (CHI)          10
  R. Grimsley (MON)        10

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         66
  P. Hanna (ATL)           53
  B. Forsch (STL)          45
  P. Niekro (ATL)          45
  F. Norman (CIN)          45
  R. Burris (CHI)          44
  W. Fryman (MON)          44
  B. Owchinko (SD)         43
  F. Bannister (HOU)       42
  T. Seaver (CIN)          41

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        131
  P. Niekro (ATL)         102
  J. Montefusco (SF)      100
  T. Seaver (CIN)          94
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        93
  S. Rogers (MON)          92
  V. Blue (SF)             91
  S. Carlton (PHI)         74
  M. Littell (STL)         73
  T. John (LA)             70

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