1978 Philadelphia Phillies Starters
(90-72) Lost NLCS vs. Dodgers (1-3)
Starters
Starter Date Vs. IP BF W/L ER R H K BB HR Pit Str Ball Str%
Steve Carlton Apr 7 @STL 4.0 23 L 3 4 10 3 0 1 None None None None
Larry Christenson Apr 8 @STL 9.0 34 W 0 0 8 4 1 0 None None None None
Randy Lerch Apr 9 @STL 8.0 29 W 3 3 3 2 4 1 None None None None
Jim Lonborg Apr 12 @MON 5.0 19 L 4 4 4 4 0 2 None None None None
Steve Carlton Apr 14 STL 8.0 34 W 1 3 10 2 2 0 None None None None
Larry Christenson Apr 15 STL 8.0 33 2 2 7 5 4 1 None None None None
Randy Lerch Apr 16 STL 7.0 31 L 2 5 6 4 2 0 None None None None
Jim Lonborg Apr 17 PIT 8.0 32 W 2 2 7 5 3 1 None None None None
Steve Carlton Apr 22 MON 6.2 28 L 4 4 7 4 2 0 None None None None
Larry Christenson Apr 22 (2) MON 4.1 23 L 3 5 7 0 2 0 None None None None
Jim Lonborg Apr 23 MON 5.2 25 L 4 4 6 5 2 0 None None None None
Randy Lerch Apr 24 @CHC 9.0 37 W 2 2 6 5 5 0 None None None None
Jim Kaat Apr 25 @CHC 9.0 31 W 0 0 3 5 1 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Apr 26 @CHC 6.0 24 L 0 4 3 2 2 1 None None None None
Larry Christenson Apr 28 @SDP 6.0 26 W 2 2 8 8 1 2 None None None None
Jim Lonborg Apr 29 @SDP 6.2 29 W 2 2 5 0 6 0 None None None None
Randy Lerch Apr 30 @SDP 5.0 25 W 4 4 7 1 3 1 None None None None
Steve Carlton May 1 CIN 8.0 28 W 1 1 5 2 1 1 None None None None
Larry Christenson May 3 CIN 1.2 13 L 7 7 7 1 1 0 None None None None
Jim Lonborg May 5 @NYM 6.1 28 W 3 3 6 4 3 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton May 6 @NYM 9.0 36 W 2 2 5 6 6 1 None None None None
Randy Lerch May 7 @NYM 3.0 20 5 5 11 2 1 0 None None None None
Larry Christenson May 9 @HOU 6.2 28 L 5 5 6 4 1 1 None None None None
Jim Lonborg May 10 @HOU 9.0 33 W 1 1 5 3 2 1 None None None None
Steve Carlton May 11 @CIN 9.0 38 W 1 1 6 9 5 0 None None None None
Randy Lerch May 12 @CIN 6.2 31 L 3 3 5 5 8 1 None None None None
Jim Kaat May 13 @CIN 5.0 20 2 2 3 1 2 0 None None None None
Larry Christenson May 14 @CIN 8.0 33 W 4 4 8 6 2 0 None None None None
Jim Lonborg May 15 HOU 4.0 18 L 3 3 5 0 1 1 None None None None
Steve Carlton May 16 HOU 5.0 22 L 3 3 5 3 3 0 None None None None
Randy Lerch May 17 HOU 8.0 30 L 0 2 5 4 2 0 None None None None
Larry Christenson May 18 HOU 5.1 23 4 4 7 2 0 0 None None None None
Jim Kaat May 19 NYM 7.0 27 0 0 8 3 1 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton May 20 NYM 6.1 29 4 4 10 5 2 1 None None None None
Randy Lerch May 21 NYM 6.0 26 3 4 7 2 1 1 None None None None
Jim Kaat May 24 CHC 6.0 24 1 2 5 2 2 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton May 25 CHC 7.0 30 L 3 4 8 5 2 1 None None None None
Randy Lerch May 26 ATL 2.0 12 L 3 3 4 1 2 0 None None None None
Jim Lonborg May 27 ATL 6.0 26 1 3 3 4 4 0 None None None None
Larry Christenson May 28 ATL 6.0 27 L 4 4 7 6 2 1 None None None None
Jim Kaat May 29 @PIT 8.1 35 3 3 9 5 1 1 None None None None
Steve Carlton May 30 @PIT 9.0 32 W 1 1 5 5 3 0 None None None None
Randy Lerch May 31 @PIT 6.2 27 L 1 2 4 3 5 0 None None None None
Jim Lonborg Jun 2 @LAD 7.0 30 W 2 2 9 5 1 2 None None None None
Larry Christenson Jun 3 @LAD 8.0 29 0 1 2 4 3 0 None None None None
Jim Kaat Jun 4 @LAD 9.0 36 W 3 4 8 2 1 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Jun 5 @SFG 8.0 31 W 2 2 6 6 2 2 None None None None
Randy Lerch Jun 6 @SFG 2.0 14 5 5 7 2 1 0 None None None None
Jim Lonborg Jun 7 @SFG 6.0 26 3 3 6 1 4 0 None None None None
Larry Christenson Jun 9 @ATL 9.0 33 W 1 1 6 7 2 1 None None None None
Jim Kaat Jun 10 @ATL 7.0 26 W 2 2 5 4 1 1 None None None None
Steve Carlton Jun 11 @ATL 6.0 26 L 4 4 9 5 2 1 None None None None
Jim Lonborg Jun 12 LAD 5.0 23 L 5 5 8 3 1 1 None None None None
Randy Lerch Jun 13 LAD 4.0 18 L 5 5 5 0 1 2 None None None None
Larry Christenson Jun 14 SFG 8.0 29 L 1 2 4 2 0 0 None None None None
Jim Kaat Jun 15 SFG 1.1 11 L 6 6 5 0 2 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Jun 16 SDP 9.0 32 W 0 0 5 8 2 0 None None None None
Jim Lonborg Jun 17 SDP 4.1 21 L 3 3 8 2 2 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jun 18 SDP 4.0 16 L 2 3 3 2 1 0 None None None None
Larry Christenson Jun 20 @STL 5.1 25 L 3 4 7 2 1 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Jun 22 @STL 9.0 35 W 1 1 7 6 2 1 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jun 23 @CHC 7.0 27 W 1 1 6 2 0 1 None None None None
Jim Lonborg Jun 23 (2) @CHC 7.0 26 W 0 0 4 0 1 0 None None None None
Jim Kaat Jun 24 @CHC 6.0 26 W 2 2 7 4 2 0 None None None None
Larry Christenson Jun 25 @CHC 9.0 37 W 2 2 7 3 4 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Jun 26 MON 7.0 29 L 1 5 6 3 0 1 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jun 27 MON 9.0 34 W 0 0 7 5 1 0 None None None None
Jim Lonborg Jun 28 MON 6.0 22 W 1 1 4 2 0 0 None None None None
Jim Kaat Jun 29 CHC 6.0 26 W 1 2 7 0 1 0 None None None None
Larry Christenson Jun 30 CHC 7.0 27 L 2 2 5 2 0 1 None None None None
Steve Carlton Jun 30 (2) CHC 5.0 22 3 3 7 2 1 0 None None None None
Randy Lerch Jul 1 CHC 6.0 24 W 1 1 5 5 1 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jul 2 CHC 6.1 26 W 3 3 7 4 3 1 None None None None
Larry Christenson Jul 4 NYM 8.0 31 L 4 4 5 2 2 1 None None None None
Jim Lonborg Jul 4 (2) NYM 6.0 25 2 2 7 3 2 1 None None None None
Steve Carlton Jul 5 NYM 2.1 15 4 4 6 2 2 1 None None None None
Jim Kaat Jul 6 @MON 4.1 20 4 4 7 1 0 1 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jul 7 @MON 5.0 22 L 5 5 8 3 0 2 None None None None
Larry Christenson Jul 8 @MON 6.0 22 W 2 2 4 4 1 0 None None None None
Jim Lonborg Jul 8 (2) @MON 2.2 16 L 5 5 6 0 2 2 None None None None
Steve Carlton Jul 9 @MON 7.0 29 4 4 9 9 0 4 None None None None
Steve Carlton Jul 14 ATL 3.0 16 L 6 6 5 0 2 2 None None None None
Jim Kaat Jul 15 ATL 2.1 13 L 3 3 5 1 1 2 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jul 16 ATL 7.0 27 W 1 1 5 3 1 0 None None None None
Larry Christenson Jul 17 HOU 7.0 30 1 1 5 3 3 0 None None None None
Jim Lonborg Jul 18 HOU 4.0 23 L 5 5 10 0 2 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Jul 19 @CIN 7.0 26 L 3 3 4 6 2 1 None None None None
Jim Kaat Jul 20 @CIN 4.2 22 5 5 6 0 2 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jul 21 @HOU 9.0 37 W 1 1 11 6 2 0 None None None None
Larry Christenson Jul 21 (2) @HOU 9.0 33 W 2 2 6 4 2 1 None None None None
Randy Lerch Jul 22 @HOU 6.0 24 2 2 7 3 0 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Jul 23 @HOU 8.0 31 W 2 2 8 4 0 0 None None None None
Jim Lonborg Jul 24 @ATL 4.1 24 L 5 5 8 2 3 1 None None None None
Larry Christenson Jul 25 @ATL 6.0 24 L 3 4 5 2 1 1 None None None None
Jim Kaat Jul 26 @ATL 4.0 20 L 4 4 8 0 2 1 None None None None
Randy Lerch Jul 28 CIN 9.0 38 W 2 2 8 7 3 1 None None None None
Steve Carlton Jul 28 (2) CIN 8.0 29 L 2 2 7 3 2 1 None None None None
Jim Lonborg Jul 29 CIN 1.1 10 L 5 5 6 0 0 2 None None None None
Larry Christenson Jul 30 CIN 6.0 29 L 3 4 9 1 2 1 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jul 31 @NYM 9.0 33 W 1 1 5 4 2 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Aug 1 @NYM 8.0 36 L 5 5 7 4 3 2 None None None None
Randy Lerch Aug 2 @NYM 7.0 30 W 1 1 6 5 3 0 None None None None
Larry Christenson Aug 4 PIT 9.0 32 W 0 0 6 9 0 0 None None None None
Jim Kaat Aug 4 (2) PIT 4.2 22 L 5 5 7 2 1 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Aug 6 PIT 9.0 34 W 2 2 8 3 1 1 None None None None
Steve Carlton Aug 6 (2) PIT 9.0 30 W 0 0 3 2 0 0 None None None None
Randy Lerch Aug 7 STL 6.1 27 L 5 5 8 2 1 1 None None None None
Larry Christenson Aug 8 STL 7.0 29 L 2 2 8 4 1 0 None None None None
Jim Lonborg Aug 8 (2) STL 2.0 13 L 4 5 4 1 3 0 None None None None
Jim Kaat Aug 9 STL 6.2 28 W 3 3 9 1 1 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Aug 10 @PIT 9.0 32 W 1 1 6 4 0 1 None None None None
Steve Carlton Aug 11 @PIT 8.0 31 W 4 4 6 9 1 1 None None None None
Randy Lerch Aug 12 @PIT 8.0 28 W 1 1 3 3 1 1 None None None None
Larry Christenson Aug 13 @PIT 2.0 13 L 5 5 7 0 0 1 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Aug 15 @LAD 7.0 31 L 5 5 8 3 2 2 None None None None
Jim Kaat Aug 16 @LAD 4.1 18 L 5 5 4 2 1 1 None None None None
Randy Lerch Aug 17 @LAD 7.0 27 1 1 3 4 3 0 None None None None
Larry Christenson Aug 18 @SFG 6.0 24 4 4 6 5 1 1 None None None None
Steve Carlton Aug 19 @SFG 9.0 34 W 0 0 10 4 1 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Aug 20 @SFG 5.0 21 W 3 3 4 2 3 1 None None None None
Randy Lerch Aug 21 @SDP 3.0 16 3 3 7 3 1 1 None None None None
Larry Christenson Aug 22 @SDP 7.2 32 W 3 3 9 7 1 0 None None None None
Jim Kaat Aug 23 @SDP 3.2 19 2 2 6 0 2 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Aug 24 LAD 4.0 21 2 2 7 2 1 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Aug 25 LAD 8.0 38 4 4 13 3 2 2 None None None None
Randy Lerch Aug 26 LAD 9.0 33 W 1 1 4 2 4 0 None None None None
Larry Christenson Aug 27 LAD 5.2 23 W 2 2 8 3 0 0 None None None None
Jim Kaat Aug 28 SDP 8.1 30 W 1 1 5 4 2 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Aug 29 SDP 9.0 36 W 5 5 9 5 2 0 None None None None
Randy Lerch Aug 30 SDP 5.0 25 4 4 6 3 4 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Sep 1 SFG 8.0 31 L 4 4 7 2 1 2 None None None None
Larry Christenson Sep 2 SFG 10.0 39 W 1 1 6 8 4 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Sep 3 SFG 7.0 28 L 3 3 8 2 1 0 None None None None
Jim Kaat Sep 3 (2) SFG 7.0 26 1 1 4 2 2 0 None None None None
Randy Lerch Sep 4 STL 7.2 29 L 3 3 6 2 0 0 None None None None
Jim Lonborg Sep 4 (2) STL 5.1 23 W 2 2 5 1 2 1 None None None None
Steve Carlton Sep 6 CHC 9.0 35 W 1 1 7 7 1 1 None None None None
Larry Christenson Sep 7 CHC 6.0 24 2 2 4 7 1 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Sep 8 @STL 9.0 31 W 0 0 3 4 2 0 None None None None
Jim Kaat Sep 8 (2) @STL 8.0 29 1 1 6 2 0 1 None None None None
Randy Lerch Sep 9 @STL 9.0 35 W 2 3 7 7 3 0 None None None None
Jim Lonborg Sep 10 @STL 2.0 13 4 4 6 3 1 1 None None None None
Steve Carlton Sep 11 @PIT 9.0 41 W 3 3 8 9 4 2 None None None None
Larry Christenson Sep 12 @PIT 6.0 22 L 3 3 4 4 0 2 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Sep 13 @CHC 9.0 34 W 2 2 6 4 2 0 None None None None
Randy Lerch Sep 14 @CHC 2.2 17 3 3 8 2 2 0 None None None None
Jim Kaat Sep 15 @NYM 2.2 13 3 3 7 2 0 1 None None None None
Steve Carlton Sep 16 @NYM 10.0 38 W 1 1 7 9 2 1 None None None None
Larry Christenson Sep 17 @NYM 8.0 31 L 1 2 10 2 0 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Sep 19 MON 7.1 30 L 4 5 8 4 1 0 None None None None
Randy Lerch Sep 20 MON 8.0 32 W 2 2 8 1 1 1 None None None None
Larry Christenson Sep 23 NYM 9.0 32 W 0 0 3 5 2 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Sep 23 (2) NYM 9.0 33 W 3 3 4 7 2 1 None None None None
Steve Carlton Sep 24 NYM 8.0 32 W 1 2 7 3 2 0 None None None None
Randy Lerch Sep 25 @MON 8.0 29 2 2 5 5 1 2 None None None None
Jim Kaat Sep 26 @MON 6.0 23 W 1 1 4 2 1 0 None None None None
Tug McGraw Sep 26 (2) @MON 7.0 25 L 1 2 6 6 0 1 None None None None
Larry Christenson Sep 27 @MON 8.1 35 W 4 4 8 5 2 1 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Sep 29 PIT 6.0 25 4 4 7 5 0 1 None None None None
Steve Carlton Sep 29 (2) PIT 8.0 32 L 2 2 6 10 2 1 None None None None
Randy Lerch Sep 30 PIT 5.0 22 W 4 4 5 4 3 1 None None None None
Jim Kaat Oct 1 PIT 2.0 8 0 0 2 0 1 0 None None None None
Larry Christenson Oct 4 @LAD 4.1 22 L 6 7 7 3 1 2 68 42 26 .62
Dick Ruthven Oct 5 @LAD 4.2 20 L 3 3 6 3 0 1 54 38 16 .70
Steve Carlton Oct 6 LAD 9.0 36 W 4 4 8 8 2 1 127 85 42 .67
Randy Lerch Oct 7 LAD 5.1 22 3 3 7 0 0 2 65 46 19 .71