1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Starters
(95-67) Won NLCS vs. Phillies (3-1), Lost World Series vs. Yankees (2-4)
Starters
Starter Date Vs. IP BF W/L ER R H K BB HR Pit Str Ball Str%
Don Sutton Apr 7 ATL 7.0 28 W 4 4 7 3 2 3 None None None None
Tommy John Apr 8 ATL 7.2 31 W 2 2 7 4 2 1 None None None None
Rick Rhoden Apr 9 ATL 7.0 30 W 3 4 6 4 2 0 None None None None
Doug Rau Apr 10 HOU 6.0 23 W 1 1 5 5 0 1 None None None None
Burt Hooton Apr 11 HOU 6.0 22 L 1 1 4 2 0 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Apr 12 HOU 2.1 15 3 3 8 4 0 1 None None None None
Tommy John Apr 14 @ATL 9.0 32 W 1 1 6 0 0 1 None None None None
Rick Rhoden Apr 16 @ATL 9.0 34 W 0 0 7 4 5 0 None None None None
Burt Hooton Apr 17 @CIN 2.2 17 L 6 6 8 1 2 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Apr 18 @CIN 4.0 21 L 7 8 9 1 0 3 None None None None
Tommy John Apr 19 @CIN 9.0 37 W 2 4 10 6 2 0 None None None None
Doug Rau Apr 20 @HOU 9.0 35 W 1 1 8 3 1 0 None None None None
Rick Rhoden Apr 21 @HOU 6.1 27 4 5 7 1 1 0 None None None None
Burt Hooton Apr 22 @HOU 9.0 33 W 1 1 6 2 2 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Apr 23 @HOU 9.0 36 W 3 3 8 0 3 1 None None None None
Tommy John Apr 25 CIN 9.0 35 W 2 2 6 6 3 0 None None None None
Doug Rau Apr 26 CIN 9.0 43 W 4 4 10 5 6 1 None None None None
Rick Rhoden Apr 28 STL 9.0 35 W 1 1 6 5 3 0 None None None None
Burt Hooton Apr 29 STL 7.0 25 L 1 1 2 3 2 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Apr 30 STL 8.0 34 L 3 4 8 4 1 1 None None None None
Tommy John May 2 CHC 6.0 25 3 4 8 5 1 0 None None None None
Doug Rau May 3 CHC 5.0 24 W 4 4 9 3 3 1 None None None None
Rick Rhoden May 4 CHC 9.0 36 W 0 1 6 5 2 0 None None None None
Burt Hooton May 5 PIT 9.0 35 W 2 2 7 4 2 1 None None None None
Don Sutton May 6 PIT 5.0 26 L 3 3 8 3 3 0 None None None None
Tommy John May 7 PIT 6.0 32 L 5 6 9 8 3 0 None None None None
Doug Rau May 9 @STL 7.1 29 W 1 1 7 4 0 1 None None None None
Rick Rhoden May 10 @STL 5.1 27 L 6 6 9 3 2 1 None None None None
Burt Hooton May 11 @STL 7.0 26 L 2 2 5 3 0 1 None None None None
Don Sutton May 12 @CHC 2.2 16 L 4 7 7 2 0 1 None None None None
Tommy John May 13 @CHC 8.0 32 W 2 2 6 3 3 1 None None None None
Doug Rau May 14 @CHC 6.0 25 2 2 6 1 2 1 None None None None
Burt Hooton May 15 @PIT 7.0 33 6 6 11 5 1 2 None None None None
Don Sutton May 16 @PIT 8.0 31 W 2 2 5 9 2 1 None None None None
Tommy John May 17 @PIT 9.0 32 W 1 1 4 7 3 0 None None None None
Rick Rhoden May 19 @SFG 4.0 23 6 7 10 2 1 2 None None None None
Doug Rau May 20 @SFG 7.0 31 2 2 9 3 1 1 None None None None
Burt Hooton May 21 @SFG 6.2 26 W 1 1 7 4 0 1 None None None None
Don Sutton May 22 SDP 7.0 27 W 1 1 7 5 1 0 None None None None
Tommy John May 23 SDP 8.0 35 L 2 3 6 4 2 0 None None None None
Rick Rhoden May 24 SDP 4.0 20 L 4 4 7 3 1 2 None None None None
Doug Rau May 26 SFG 4.0 22 L 6 6 6 2 5 1 None None None None
Burt Hooton May 27 SFG 6.2 26 W 0 1 2 5 3 0 None None None None
Don Sutton May 28 SFG 6.1 29 L 6 6 10 8 0 1 None None None None
Tommy John May 29 @SDP 7.1 31 W 5 5 8 10 3 1 None None None None
Rick Rhoden May 30 @SDP 9.0 35 W 2 2 4 5 3 0 None None None None
Doug Rau May 31 @SDP 7.0 26 L 3 3 6 2 1 0 None None None None
Burt Hooton Jun 2 PHI 6.0 24 L 4 4 7 2 1 2 None None None None
Don Sutton Jun 3 PHI 7.0 26 1 1 4 3 1 1 None None None None
Tommy John Jun 4 PHI 1.2 13 L 5 5 6 2 2 0 None None None None
Rick Rhoden Jun 5 NYM 4.1 22 5 5 7 3 2 0 None None None None
Doug Rau Jun 6 NYM 9.0 39 W 2 2 11 8 1 1 None None None None
Burt Hooton Jun 7 NYM 7.0 29 2 2 8 7 2 1 None None None None
Don Sutton Jun 8 MON 8.0 36 L 4 4 7 5 4 1 None None None None
Tommy John Jun 9 MON 3.1 24 L 8 8 12 2 2 0 None None None None
Rick Rhoden Jun 10 MON 7.0 31 3 4 9 1 1 0 None None None None
Doug Rau Jun 11 MON 3.2 22 4 4 9 2 2 0 None None None None
Burt Hooton Jun 12 @PHI 7.2 31 W 4 4 6 2 3 3 None None None None
Don Sutton Jun 13 @PHI 9.0 35 W 3 3 8 3 0 3 None None None None
Tommy John Jun 14 @NYM 8.2 40 W 3 3 12 5 3 1 None None None None
Rick Rhoden Jun 15 @NYM 8.0 27 W 0 0 5 4 0 0 None None None None
Doug Rau Jun 16 @MON 9.0 35 W 1 1 9 3 3 0 None None None None
Burt Hooton Jun 17 @MON 2.0 14 L 4 4 8 0 1 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Jun 18 @MON 9.0 34 W 0 0 6 6 1 0 None None None None
Tommy John Jun 20 @HOU 5.0 25 L 2 5 8 3 3 0 None None None None
Rick Rhoden Jun 21 @HOU 7.0 29 4 4 5 4 3 1 None None None None
Doug Rau Jun 22 @HOU 9.0 39 L 4 4 12 3 3 1 None None None None
Burt Hooton Jun 23 @CIN 9.0 33 W 0 0 3 5 3 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Jun 24 @CIN 6.0 25 W 2 2 9 3 1 1 None None None None
Tommy John Jun 25 @CIN 8.2 41 L 3 5 12 5 3 0 None None None None
Rick Rhoden Jun 26 ATL 5.1 24 L 5 5 8 1 0 3 None None None None
Doug Rau Jun 27 ATL 9.0 32 W 0 0 7 2 0 0 None None None None
Burt Hooton Jun 28 ATL 6.0 27 W 2 2 4 3 5 1 None None None None
Don Sutton Jun 29 ATL 9.0 36 W 3 3 9 5 1 1 None None None None
Tommy John Jun 30 CIN 7.0 30 W 3 3 7 3 2 0 None None None None
Bob Welch Jun 30 (2) CIN 6.0 23 W 0 0 5 6 0 0 None None None None
Rick Rhoden Jul 1 CIN 9.0 37 W 0 0 6 7 5 0 None None None None
Doug Rau Jul 2 CIN 6.1 30 L 6 6 9 7 3 1 None None None None
Burt Hooton Jul 3 @ATL 5.2 25 L 4 4 8 2 1 1 None None None None
Don Sutton Jul 4 @ATL 8.0 32 W 1 1 5 4 3 1 None None None None
Tommy John Jul 5 @ATL 5.2 24 3 3 8 2 1 0 None None None None
Rick Rhoden Jul 6 @ATL 8.0 29 1 1 4 6 3 0 None None None None
Doug Rau Jul 7 HOU 7.0 26 W 4 4 6 3 0 1 None None None None
Burt Hooton Jul 8 HOU 9.0 33 W 0 1 5 0 2 0 None None None None
Bob Welch Jul 8 (2) HOU 4.2 22 5 5 8 0 0 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Jul 9 HOU 6.0 28 L 3 5 7 7 1 0 None None None None
Tommy John Jul 13 STL 5.0 22 L 1 2 7 1 2 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Jul 14 STL 6.2 25 L 2 2 5 1 0 0 None None None None
Doug Rau Jul 15 STL 6.2 27 W 0 1 6 2 3 0 None None None None
Rick Rhoden Jul 16 CHC 4.0 19 L 2 3 5 2 1 0 None None None None
Burt Hooton Jul 16 (2) CHC 8.1 34 W 3 3 8 6 2 0 None None None None
Tommy John Jul 17 CHC 6.0 26 2 3 6 1 2 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Jul 18 PIT 9.0 34 W 2 2 6 6 1 1 None None None None
Doug Rau Jul 19 PIT 5.0 25 L 6 6 9 0 3 1 None None None None
Rick Rhoden Jul 20 PIT 3.0 13 4 4 4 2 0 0 None None None None
Burt Hooton Jul 21 @STL 8.1 36 W 5 5 8 3 3 1 None None None None
Tommy John Jul 22 @STL 8.1 36 W 2 3 9 2 1 1 None None None None
Don Sutton Jul 23 @STL 9.0 35 L 2 2 7 3 3 0 None None None None
Bob Welch Jul 24 @CHC 7.0 28 1 1 6 7 2 0 None None None None
Rick Rhoden Jul 25 @CHC 5.2 25 W 1 1 5 1 4 0 None None None None
Burt Hooton Jul 26 @CHC 9.0 35 W 2 2 8 8 2 0 None None None None
Tommy John Jul 28 @PIT 7.1 31 W 0 3 6 5 1 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Jul 29 @PIT 9.0 30 W 1 1 2 5 1 1 None None None None
Doug Rau Jul 30 @PIT 1.2 10 L 4 4 5 1 0 0 None None None None
Rick Rhoden Jul 31 SDP 4.2 22 L 3 4 7 2 2 0 None None None None
Burt Hooton Aug 1 SDP 8.1 33 L 1 1 5 3 2 0 None None None None
Tommy John Aug 2 SDP 7.0 29 L 2 2 7 7 0 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Aug 3 SFG 3.0 19 4 4 9 3 1 1 None None None None
Doug Rau Aug 4 SFG 7.0 32 L 1 2 6 4 5 1 None None None None
Bob Welch Aug 5 SFG 9.0 35 W 0 0 9 3 2 0 None None None None
Burt Hooton Aug 6 SFG 9.0 33 W 1 1 4 6 2 0 None None None None
Tommy John Aug 7 @SDP 9.0 35 W 1 1 6 3 2 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Aug 8 @SDP 9.0 36 W 0 2 6 5 1 0 None None None None
Doug Rau Aug 9 @SDP 9.0 34 W 0 0 5 7 2 0 None None None None
Bob Welch Aug 10 @SFG 8.0 31 W 2 2 5 6 2 2 None None None None
Burt Hooton Aug 11 @SFG 8.0 31 3 3 6 4 2 0 None None None None
Tommy John Aug 12 @SFG 7.0 30 L 3 3 7 3 1 2 None None None None
Don Sutton Aug 13 @SFG 9.0 39 4 4 7 4 7 0 None None None None
Doug Rau Aug 15 PHI 8.0 32 W 0 4 4 4 3 0 None None None None
Bob Welch Aug 16 PHI 9.0 32 W 2 2 6 5 2 1 None None None None
Burt Hooton Aug 17 PHI 8.2 36 W 2 2 7 0 3 0 None None None None
Tommy John Aug 18 NYM 7.2 31 W 3 3 9 3 0 1 None None None None
Don Sutton Aug 19 NYM 5.1 28 L 3 7 5 7 5 0 None None None None
Doug Rau Aug 20 NYM 5.0 23 2 2 5 1 4 0 None None None None
Bob Welch Aug 21 MON 6.0 26 L 2 3 7 3 2 2 None None None None
Burt Hooton Aug 23 MON 8.0 33 W 2 2 9 3 3 0 None None None None
Tommy John Aug 24 @PHI 8.0 35 W 4 4 10 2 2 1 None None None None
Don Sutton Aug 25 @PHI 8.0 33 5 5 8 10 1 2 None None None None
Doug Rau Aug 26 @PHI 3.2 18 L 3 3 6 0 1 0 None None None None
Bob Welch Aug 27 @PHI 7.0 35 L 2 4 8 3 5 1 None None None None
Burt Hooton Aug 28 @MON 9.0 31 W 0 0 4 3 1 0 None None None None
Tommy John Aug 29 @MON 9.0 38 W 0 1 6 6 4 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Aug 30 @MON 7.0 27 2 3 5 7 1 0 None None None None
Doug Rau Sep 1 @NYM 8.0 33 3 3 7 7 3 0 None None None None
Burt Hooton Sep 2 @NYM 9.0 34 W 2 2 6 4 1 1 None None None None
Bob Welch Sep 2 (2) @NYM 7.0 26 2 2 5 3 0 0 None None None None
Tommy John Sep 3 @NYM 5.0 24 L 7 7 10 5 0 1 None None None None
Don Sutton Sep 4 @SFG 5.0 24 W 4 4 8 2 1 0 None None None None
Doug Rau Sep 6 @SFG 7.0 32 W 2 2 5 2 5 2 None None None None
Burt Hooton Sep 7 HOU 7.0 31 W 2 2 6 1 4 0 None None None None
Bob Welch Sep 8 HOU 5.0 22 L 3 3 7 0 0 0 None None None None
Tommy John Sep 9 ATL 1.2 8 1 1 3 0 0 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Sep 10 ATL 9.0 35 W 5 5 7 8 2 3 None None None None
Doug Rau Sep 11 SFG 6.0 29 W 1 2 7 3 4 1 None None None None
Burt Hooton Sep 12 SFG 9.0 33 W 0 0 5 4 3 0 None None None None
Bob Welch Sep 13 @HOU 9.0 29 W 0 0 4 4 0 0 None None None None
Rick Rhoden Sep 14 @HOU 6.0 28 W 1 1 6 2 2 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Sep 15 @ATL 9.0 32 W 0 0 6 6 1 0 None None None None
Doug Rau Sep 16 @ATL 7.0 25 W 0 0 4 3 1 0 None None None None
Burt Hooton Sep 17 @ATL 6.0 26 L 2 3 6 2 1 0 None None None None
Bob Welch Sep 18 @CIN 6.2 32 L 4 4 7 5 5 0 None None None None
Rick Rhoden Sep 19 @CIN 9.0 30 W 0 0 3 2 0 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Sep 20 @CIN 7.0 28 L 4 4 5 6 2 1 None None None None
Doug Rau Sep 22 @SDP 4.0 23 L 4 6 11 3 1 1 None None None None
Burt Hooton Sep 23 @SDP 7.0 25 W 3 3 6 3 1 2 None None None None
Bob Welch Sep 24 @SDP 9.0 33 W 0 0 5 6 2 0 None None None None
Rick Rhoden Sep 26 CIN 5.0 26 L 6 6 8 3 3 1 None None None None
Don Sutton Sep 27 CIN 6.0 25 1 1 4 5 3 0 None None None None
Doug Rau Sep 28 CIN 7.2 35 1 2 10 2 2 0 None None None None
Burt Hooton Sep 29 SDP 8.0 32 L 3 3 7 4 1 0 None None None None
Tommy John Sep 30 SDP 5.0 20 W 0 0 5 4 0 0 None None None None
Don Sutton Oct 1 SDP 6.0 25 2 3 6 1 0 0 None None None None
Burt Hooton Oct 4 PHI 4.2 23 4 4 10 5 0 0 69 53 16 .77
Tommy John Oct 5 PHI 9.0 30 W 0 0 4 4 2 0 106 65 41 .61
Don Sutton Oct 6 @PHI 5.2 27 L 4 7 7 0 2 1 70 49 21 .70
Doug Rau Oct 7 @PHI 5.0 21 2 2 5 1 2 1 78 47 31 .60
Tommy John Oct 10 @NYY 7.2 33 W 3 5 8 4 2 1 122 71 51 .58
Burt Hooton Oct 11 @NYY 6.0 28 W 3 3 8 5 1 0 97 63 34 .65
Don Sutton Oct 13 NYY 6.1 30 L 5 5 9 2 3 1 101 66 35 .65
Tommy John Oct 14 NYY 7.0 28 2 3 6 2 2 0 110 67 43 .61
Burt Hooton Oct 15 NYY 2.1 14 L 3 4 5 1 2 0 45 26 19 .58
Don Sutton Oct 17 @NYY 5.2 26 L 5 5 8 6 1 0 93 67 26 .72