Saturday August 5, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, August 5, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
San Francisco   66  45  3.13  111  31  20  1001   918  389  348   51  315  561
Los Angeles     62  48  3.26  110  31  26   973   949  402  353   78  304  559
Philadelphia    57  47  3.38  104  22  20   920   880  388  345   76  273  507
San Diego       57  53  3.41  110  15  35   974   939  423  369   53  349  503
Montreal        52  59  3.41  111  30  23   989   927  413  375   86  378  506
Pittsburgh      50  54  3.53  104  18  27   932   895  419  366   69  340  591
St. Louis       41  68  3.65  109  25  13   960   875  447  389   64  394  582
Houston         51  58  3.70  109  31  15   984   921  447  405   57  426  630
Cincinnati      64  45  3.74  109   9  36   980   964  453  407   80  373  607
New York        47  64  3.83  111  17  18  1003   979  468  427   81  372  531
Chicago         55  52  3.95  107  15  27   958   944  455  420   80  355  457
Atlanta         50  59  4.16  109  19  23   967   956  501  447   89  405  580

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Rogers (MON)    12   7  2.42  25  24  11   1   1  179  148   51   48   11   52  108
Craig Swan (NY)        4   5  2.44  21  20   4   0   1  144  118   41   39    8   41   91
Vida Blue (SF)        16   4  2.45  24  24   7   0   3  187  159   54   51    8   45  125
Pete Vuckovich (STL)   8   9  2.53  35  13   3   1   1  128  119   41   36    6   42  104
Bob Knepper (SF)      11   8  2.72  25  24  11   0   3  179  150   61   54    8   60   96
Rick Reuschel (CHI)   10   9  2.83  22  22   6   0   0  156  137   51   49   10   33   62
Bob Owchinko (SD)      8   7  2.85  25  23   4   0   1  149  137   54   47    6   54   65
Ed Halicki (SF)        5   6  2.88  18  18   6   0   3  125  100   47   40    8   33   57
Phil Niekro (ATL)     13  11  2.89  30  28  15   1   3  221  188   82   71   11   64  171
J.R. Richard (HOU)    11   9  2.95  24  24  11   0   3  186  129   70   61    9  102  205

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Max Leon               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    0
Gene Garber            1   1  1.93  19   0   0  13   0   37   31   11    8    4    4   31
Phil Niekro           13  11  2.89  30  28  15   1   3  221  188   82   71   11   64  171
Larry McWilliams       3   0  3.27   4   4   0   0   0   22   20    8    8    4    7    7
Rick Camp              2   2  3.29  29   4   0   0   0   55   70   25   20    3   22   17
Eddie Solomon          3   4  3.87  32   3   0   2   0   74   71   35   32    8   35   43
Dick Ruthven           2   6  4.11  13  13   2   0   1   81   78   43   37    8   28   45
Mickey Mahler          3   5  4.13  24  11   1   0   0   85   75   47   39    7   41   56
Craig Skok             2   1  4.19  25   0   0   2   0   39   41   22   18    8   10   17
Dave Campbell          4   2  4.69  41   0   0   1   0   56   52   31   29    9   36   36
Preston Hanna          7  10  4.88  24  23   0   0   0  120  108   71   65    8   79   79
Jamie Easterly         3   6  6.00  27   6   0   1   0   63   76   45   42    9   35   34
Adrian Devine          5   4  6.02  29   6   0   3   0   61   77   43   41    3   23   25
Tommy Boggs            2   7  6.45  11  11   1   0   1   52   68   38   37    7   20   19

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Sutter           7   3  1.68  44   0   0  20   0   70   45   18   13    6   22   78
Rick Reuschel         10   9  2.83  22  22   6   0   0  156  137   51   49   10   33   62
Mike Krukow            5   0  3.38  15   8   1   0   1   64   57   25   24    5   19   30
Dennis Lamp            5  10  3.50  24  23   4   0   3  139  127   59   54   10   38   40
Willie Hernandez       6   2  3.63  34   0   0   1   0   40   36   16   16    3   22   25
Dave Geisel            1   0  3.65  12   1   0   0   0   12   18    5    5    0    5    7
Lynn McGlothen         2   1  3.71  25   0   0   0   0   44   39   18   18    4   24   26
Donnie Moore           6   4  3.82  51   0   0   4   0   75   84   39   32    4   25   39
Dave Roberts           4   7  5.02  23  17   1   0   1  115  126   66   64   10   41   34
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
Ray Burris             5   9  5.27  27  22   3   1   1  126  143   78   74   12   54   53
Ken Holtzman           0   3  6.03  15   5   0   1   0   34   39   27   23    6   22   22

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bair              4   4  1.48  47   0   0  20   0   67   54   12   11    4   28   57
Tom Seaver            11   9  3.04  24  24   6   0   1  169  150   65   57   17   55  150
Bill Bonham            9   2  3.19  15  15   1   0   0   96   97   34   34    5   35   60
Manny Sarmiento        9   6  3.38  45   4   0   5   0   99   73   40   37    9   40   53
Fred Norman            9   6  3.61  24  24   0   0   0  137  132   63   55   16   60   78
Dave Tomlin            6   1  4.01  44   0   0   4   0   49   63   36   22    1   18   23
Paul Moskau            2   2  4.03  17  16   0   1   0   92   90   42   41    8   42   62
Dale Murray            1   1  4.13  15   0   0   2   0   33   34   20   15    1   17   25
Mike Lacoss            3   1  4.35   5   4   1   0   0   31   28   15   15    2   11    8
Pedro Borbon           5   2  4.56  46   0   0   4   0   77   76   39   39    6   16   25
Tom Hume               5  10  5.16  23  19   1   0   0  120  153   75   69   10   40   57
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             1   0  1.33   3   3   1   0   1   20   18    3    3    0    2   12
Joaquin Andujar        4   4  2.90  16  13   2   0   0   87   67   31   28    2   39   40
Ken Forsch             6   4  2.93  40   0   0   4   0   77   86   28   25    0   30   37
J.R. Richard          11   9  2.95  24  24  11   0   3  186  129   70   61    9  102  205
Joe Sambito            4   6  3.03  43   0   0   8   0   62   61   22   21    3   23   62
Tom Dixon              5   8  3.82  22  14   2   1   1  106  109   51   45    5   29   55
Mark Lemongello        7  10  3.97  22  22   7   0   1  156  145   72   69   15   51   58
Floyd Bannister        3   6  4.33  21  13   2   0   2   89   96   43   43   10   53   72
Joe Niekro             9   8  4.55  24  18   6   0   1  121  113   70   61    7   52   51
Rick Williams          1   2  4.85  11   1   0   0   0   26   35   15   14    1    9   14
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

 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         1   0  1.38  27   0   0   3   0   39   39    8    6    1   12   20
Bob Welch              3   0  1.73  13   4   1   3   1   42   36    8    8    0    6   31
Terry Forster          3   4  2.31  35   0   0  14   0   47   41   17   12    2   19   37
Charlie Hough          3   2  2.36  38   0   0   4   0   69   46   22   18    4   38   49
Burt Hooton           11   8  3.12  21  21   5   0   1  147  130   53   51   14   39   70
Tommy John            12   8  3.37  24  22   5   1   0  158  172   75   59    6   44   95
Don Sutton            11   9  3.65  23  23   9   0   1  158  161   71   64   23   30   93
Doug Rau              10   7  3.77  20  20   6   0   1  134  155   58   56   13   42   63
Rick Rhoden            8   6  3.90  21  20   5   0   2  132  129   64   57   10   42   68
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
Hal Dues               4   4  2.17  20  11   1   1   0   87   76   24   21    4   32   31
Woodie Fryman          4   3  2.23   9   9   3   0   2   61   48   16   15    2   24   35
Dan Schatzeder         4   3  2.24  18   7   1   0   0   76   55   21   19    4   28   38
Steve Rogers          12   7  2.42  25  24  11   1   1  179  148   51   48   11   52  108
Darold Knowles         2   3  2.62  41   0   0   4   0   55   49   16   16    5   23   23
Ross Grimsley         13   8  3.48  25  25  12   0   2  176  173   80   68   15   48   61
Stan Bahnsen           0   4  3.55  27   1   0   6   0   51   47   22   20    5   21   32
Bill Atkinson          2   2  3.86  22   0   0   2   0   37   38   16   16    3   23   25
Rudy May               6   9  4.34  22  19   2   0   0  114  123   66   55   14   31   68
Gerry Pirtle           0   2  5.40  14   0   0   0   0   20   20   12   12    2   17   11
Mike Garman            2   4  5.54  30   0   0   9   0   37   34   24   23    5   17   15
Wayne Twitchell        3  10  5.67  21  15   0   0   0   87  100   55   55   13   54   56
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            2   2  1.94  16   5   0   0   0   51   39   16   11    5   17   24
Craig Swan             4   5  2.44  21  20   4   0   1  144  118   41   39    8   41   91
Dwight Bernard         0   1  2.76  11   1   0   0   0   16   13    6    5    1   12   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   9  3.58  47   0   0  13   0   78   70   31   31    9   25   62
Mardie Cornejo         3   2  3.75  18   0   0   2   0   24   23   11   10    1   11   12
Dale Murray            4   3  4.04  33   0   0   2   0   56   50   26   25    3   23   19
Jerry Koosman          3  12  4.19  24  23   3   0   0  159  153   79   74   14   56   95
Nino Espinosa          9  10  4.39  23  23   5   0   1  150  164   79   73   16   55   56
Mike Bruhert           2   5  4.98  17  13   0   0   0   78  106   54   43    3   16   34
Paul Siebert           0   2  5.32  23   0   0   1   0   24   26   14   14    2   17   10
Tom Hausman            2   1  5.63   5   5   0   0   0   24   31   16   15    3    4    4
Butch Metzger          1   3  6.51  25   0   0   0   0   37   48   28   27    4   22   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
Warren Brusstar        3   0  2.04  35   0   0   0   0   53   45   14   12    0   19   40
Dick Ruthven           6   2  2.24   8   8   3   0   1   56   52   15   14    4   10   29
Tug McGraw             8   3  2.40  38   0   0   9   0   60   52   20   16    1   18   38
Ron Reed               1   0  2.57  40   0   0   8   0   70   60   23   20    6   19   52
Larry Christenson      8  10  3.25  22  22   7   0   2  152  136   62   55   11   35   81
Steve Carlton          9  11  3.27  24  24   6   0   1  165  160   72   60   22   48  104
Rawly Eastwick         2   1  3.42  14   0   0   0   0   24   16   11    9    3    7    7
Randy Lerch            6   6  4.31  20  16   3   0   0  104  113   57   50    8   45   56
Jim Kaat               5   4  4.61  17  15   2   0   1   92  103   50   47    6   22   33
Jim Lonborg            7   9  4.83  19  19   1   0   0  104  117   58   56   14   39   43

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Whitson             3   4  1.97  25   0   0   3   0   46   33   13   10    0   23   39
Kent Tekulve           5   6  2.21  60   0   0  18   0   85   70   26   21    3   42   49
Grant Jackson          4   3  2.77  38   0   0   3   0   49   66   19   15    1   22   29
Bruce Kison            3   3  2.79  19   3   0   0   0   52   43   17   16    1   26   36
John Candelaria        8  11  3.44  23  22   3   1   1  147  153   61   56    9   42   77
Don Robinson           6   5  3.44  23  20   5   1   1  141  126   60   54   12   40   87
Dave Hamilton          0   2  3.45  12   0   0   1   0   16   13    8    6    1    9    9
Bert Blyleven          9   6  3.45  22  22   7   0   3  151  142   67   58   14   39  113
Jim Bibby              6   5  3.48  25  10   2   0   1   78   69   39   30    9   27   57
Jim Rooker             6   8  4.37  20  20   1   0   0  117  104   64   57   12   52   60
Jerry Reuss            0   1  7.02  15   7   0   0   0   42   61   34   33    4   16   29
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  1.35  11   0   0   0   0   13   13    2    2    0    3    5
John D'Acquisto        2   3  2.34  32   1   0   8   0   58   37   17   15    1   39   69
Bob Owchinko           8   7  2.85  25  23   4   0   1  149  137   54   47    6   54   65
Randy Jones            9   9  2.98  26  25   4   0   2  175  175   72   58    5   48   49
Rollie Fingers         4  11  3.09  48   0   0  26   0   76   60   29   26    3   23   47
Gaylord Perry         12   4  3.19  24  24   3   0   2  167  165   70   59    6   52   99
Mark Lee               3   1  3.48  35   0   0   0   0   52   45   22   20    0   22   19
Eric Rasmussen         8   3  4.06  15  13   2   0   1   82   79   39   37   12   25   34
Bob Shirley            7  11  4.13  30  19   2   1   0  129  130   65   59   10   51   79
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

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue             16   4  2.45  24  24   7   0   3  187  159   54   51    8   45  125
Bob Knepper           11   8  2.72  25  24  11   0   3  179  150   61   54    8   60   96
Ed Halicki             5   6  2.88  18  18   6   0   3  125  100   47   40    8   33   57
Randy Moffitt          7   4  3.22  52   0   0   9   0   64   59   26   23    3   26   41
Gary Lavelle           9   8  3.26  47   0   0  11   0   69   67   28   25    1   35   43
John Curtis            3   1  3.27  31   0   0   0   0   44   38   20   16    0   22   21
Jim Barr               6   8  3.28  19  18   4   0   2  112  120   44   41    4   19   27
John Montefusco        8   4  3.77  25  25   3   0   0  167  163   78   70   17   46  125
Greg Minton            0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    3    0    3    5
Charlie Williams       1   2  4.81  17   1   0   0   0   34   41   19   18    2   22   12
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
Tom Bruno              1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    5    0    0    0    1    1
Pete Vuckovich         8   9  2.53  35  13   3   1   1  128  119   41   36    6   42  104
Mark Littell           1   7  2.59  49   2   0   5   0   80   57   28   23    6   42  104
John Denny             8   8  3.12  23  23  10   0   2  161  143   59   56   11   47   73
Bob Forsch             9  12  3.23  25  25   6   0   3  175  140   72   63   10   74   88
Silvio Martinez        5   5  3.36  13  13   3   0   1   83   66   35   31    6   43   23
Buddy Schultz          2   3  3.77  41   0   0   5   0   62   48   27   26    2   28   52
George Frazier         0   2  4.15   8   0   0   0   0   13   17    9    6    2    2    5
Eric Rasmussen         2   5  4.18  10  10   2   0   1   60   61   32   28    4   20   32
Aurelio Lopez          0   1  4.34   5   1   0   0   0   19   15    9    9    3    6   10
Roy Thomas             1   1  5.40   8   1   0   2   0   17   16   12   10    0    8    8
John Urrea             3   9  5.67  24  10   1   0   0   86   98   69   54    4   44   53
Pete Falcone           1   6  5.71  15  11   0   0   0   58   74   41   37    5   31   21
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:

  V. Blue (SF)             16
  R. Grimsley (MON)        13
  P. Niekro (ATL)          13
  T. John (LA)             12
  G. Perry (SD)            12
  S. Rogers (MON)          12
  B. Hooton (LA)           11
  B. Knepper (SF)          11
  J. Richard (HOU)         11
  T. Seaver (CIN)          11

Losses:

  B. Forsch (STL)          12
  J. Koosman (NY)          12
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  R. Fingers (SD)          11
  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  B. Shirley (SD)          11
  L. Christenson (PHI)     10
  N. Espinosa (NY)         10
  P. Hanna (ATL)           10

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          15
  R. Grimsley (MON)        12
  B. Knepper (SF)          11
  J. Richard (HOU)         11
  S. Rogers (MON)          11
  J. Denny (STL)           10
  D. Sutton (LA)            9
  V. Blue (SF)              7
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         7
  L. Christenson (PHI)      7

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)          26
  D. Bair (CIN)            20
  B. Sutter (CHI)          20
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         18
  G. Garber (ATL)          16
  T. Forster (LA)          14
  S. Lockwood (NY)         13
  G. Lavelle (SF)          11
  M. Garman (MON)           9
  T. McGraw (PHI)           9

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       221.1
  V. Blue (SF)          187.0
  J. Richard (HOU)      186.0
  B. Knepper (SF)       178.2
  S. Rogers (MON)       178.2
  R. Grimsley (MON)     176.0
  B. Forsch (STL)       175.1
  R. Jones (SD)         175.0
  T. Seaver (CIN)       168.2
  J. Montefusco (SF)    167.0

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         188
  R. Jones (SD)           175
  R. Grimsley (MON)       173
  T. John (LA)            172
  G. Perry (SD)           165
  N. Espinosa (NY)        164
  J. Montefusco (SF)      163
  D. Sutton (LA)          161
  S. Carlton (PHI)        160
  V. Blue (SF)            159

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          82
  R. Grimsley (MON)        80
  N. Espinosa (NY)         79
  J. Koosman (NY)          79
  R. Burris (CHI)          78
  J. Montefusco (SF)       78
  T. Hume (CIN)            75
  T. John (LA)             75
  S. Carlton (PHI)         72
  B. Forsch (STL)          72

Home Runs:

  D. Sutton (LA)           23
  S. Carlton (PHI)         22
  J. Montefusco (SF)       17
  T. Seaver (CIN)          17
  N. Espinosa (NY)         16
  F. Norman (CIN)          16
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        16
  R. Grimsley (MON)        15
  M. Lemongello (HOU)      15
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        14

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)        102
  P. Hanna (ATL)           79
  B. Forsch (STL)          74
  P. Niekro (ATL)          64
  W. Fryman (MON)          61
  B. Knepper (SF)          60
  F. Norman (CIN)          60
  P. Zachry (NY)           60
  J. Koosman (NY)          56
  N. Espinosa (NY)         55

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        205
  P. Niekro (ATL)         171
  T. Seaver (CIN)         150
  V. Blue (SF)            125
  J. Montefusco (SF)      125
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       113
  S. Rogers (MON)         108
  S. Carlton (PHI)        104
  M. Littell (STL)        104
  P. Vuckovich (STL)      104

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