. . . where the 1970s live forever!


Willie Hernandez

Game Log for 1979
Previous Season Next Season Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record CHC Apr 05 L, 6-10 vs Mets Middle 0.0 2 3 3 3 0 0 1 0 0.00 CHC Apr 07 L, 4-9 vs Mets Middle 0.2 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 40.50 CHC Apr 14 L, 0-2 at Expos Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 16.20 CHC Apr 18 L, 2-3 vs Cardinals Middle 3.0 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.79 CHC Apr 26 L, 2-6 vs Astros Finish 2.0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.05 CHC Apr 27 L, 2-3 at Braves Finish 0.1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 3.86 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record CHC May 02 L, 1-4 at Reds Middle 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.52 CHC May 08 L, 7-8 vs Reds Middle 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.79 CHC May 09 L, 4-7 vs Reds Finish 2.1 1 8 1 1 0 1 0 2 3.00 CHC May 10 W, 9-8 vs Reds Middle 2.1 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.51 CHC May 11 W, 5-3 at Astros Middle 1.2 4 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.81 CHC May 13 L, 0-3 at Astros Finish 2.0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.50 CHC May 17 L, 22-23 vs Phillies Middle 2.2 7 24 8 6 1 3 4 1 4.79 CHC May 19 L, 0-3 vs Pirates Middle 0.2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 4.64 CHC May 20 L, 5-6 vs Pirates Middle 1.2 1 6 1 1 1 0 0 3 4.70 CHC May 22 L, 2-4 at Mets Finish 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.32 CHC May 24 (1) W, 9-7 at Mets Middle 0.1 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.62 CHC May 27 L, 4-6 at Phillies Finish 2.0 3 9 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.61 CHC May 29 L, 0-8 at Pirates Finish 0.1 3 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 5.20 CHC May 30 L, 2-9 at Pirates Middle 1.0 3 6 2 2 1 0 0 1 5.65 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record CHC Jun 12 L, 2-7 at Giants Finish 1.0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.46 CHC Jun 14 W, 8-6 at Giants Middle 2.0 1 9 0 0 0 2 0 2 5.12 CHC Jun 15 W, 3-2 at Padres Middle 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.96 W (1-0) CHC Jun 22 L, 2-7 at Pirates Finish 1.2 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 4.98 CHC Jun 26 L, 3-5 vs Phillies Finish 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.89 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record CHC Jul 01 (1) W, 5-4 vs Mets Middle 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.75 CHC Jul 02 L, 0-5 vs Expos Finish 2.0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.50 CHC Jul 06 L, 2-4 vs Astros Middle 2.0 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.28 CHC Jul 12 W, 10-8 at Reds Middle 2.2 3 16 2 2 1 5 0 3 4.43 CHC Jul 15 L, 1-7 at Reds Middle 1.0 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 4.33 CHC Jul 22 (1) L, 1-12 vs Reds Finish 2.0 6 15 7 7 2 3 0 0 5.52 CHC Jul 23 W, 2-1 vs Reds Finish 1.0 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.40 W (2-0) CHC Jul 25 L, 4-6 at Astros Middle 1.1 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.44 CHC Jul 26 W, 9-2 at Mets Finish 2.0 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.22 CHC Jul 28 L, 4-6 at Mets Finish 2.0 3 9 1 1 0 0 0 3 5.19 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record CHC Aug 01 L, 5-7 at Expos Finish 0.2 2 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 5.47 L (2-1) CHC Aug 02 L, 4-6 at Expos Finish 1.0 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 5.37 CHC Aug 04 W, 8-6 vs Cardinals Middle 0.0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 5.53 CHC Aug 05 (1) W, 3-2 vs Cardinals Middle 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.43 W (3-1) CHC Aug 08 L, 2-5 vs Pirates Middle 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.34 CHC Aug 10 (1) L, 8-13 at Cardinals Middle 2.0 3 11 3 3 0 2 0 3 5.62 CHC Aug 12 W, 5-3 at Cardinals Middle 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.55 W (4-1) CHC Aug 13 L, 2-3 at Cardinals Middle 2.1 2 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 5.49 L (4-2) CHC Aug 14 L, 2-8 vs Giants Finish 2.0 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 3 5.31 CHC Aug 17 W, 9-6 vs Padres Middle 2.2 0 9 0 0 0 0 1 1 5.10 CHC Aug 18 W, 3-2 vs Padres Middle 0.2 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.05 CHC Aug 25 L, 2-5 at Giants Middle 0.1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 5.16 CHC Aug 27 L, 4-5 at Padres Middle 2.2 2 11 1 1 0 0 1 1 5.09 L (4-3) CHC Aug 31 L, 4-6 at Dodgers Middle 1.2 2 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 5.22 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record CHC Sep 04 L, 4-6 vs Cardinals Start 5.1 4 24 3 1 0 2 1 4 4.97 L (4-4) CHC Sep 08 L, 8-9 vs Phillies Start 3.0 5 13 2 2 0 1 0 1 5.01

Pitcher data: Role: Start, finish or appear in middle relief; CG: Complete game; SHO: Shutout; Sv: Save; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BF: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; SO: Strikeouts; ERA: Earned run average

                                                                                                        Team
Role             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
As starter       0   1   3.24    2   2   0   0   0   0    8.1    9    37    5    3   0    3   1    5    0-2   6.00 runs/start
Middle relief    3   2   5.48   30   0   0   0   0   0   42.2   48   200   29   26   4   15   9   30   12-18
As closer        1   1   4.82   19   0   0  19   0   0   28.0   28   122   16   15   4    9   2   18    2-17

L/R              G   AB    R    H   TB  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   UW  IW  HP   SO  DP    BA   SLG   OBP   OPS
vs LHB              104   21   23   34   8   0   1   20   2   2   10   0   1   20   1  .221  .327  .283  .610
vs RHB              199   39   62   96   9   2   7   37   3   1   17  12   3   33   3  .312  .482  .405  .888

                                                                                                        Team
Site             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Home             2   1   4.75   24   2   0   7   0   0   41.2   43   186   27   22   4   14   9   27    7-17  6.00 runs/start
Road             2   3   5.30   27   0   0  12   0   0   37.1   42   173   23   22   4   13   3   26    7-20

                                                                                                        Team
Time of Day      W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Day              3   1   4.35   32   2   0  12   0   0   51.2   51   228   31   25   5   17  10   37    8-24  6.00 runs/start
Night            1   3   6.26   19   0   0   7   0   0   27.1   34   131   19   19   3   10   2   16    6-13

                                                                                                        Team
Month            W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
April            0   0   3.86    6   0   0   3   0   0    7.0    7    29    4    3   0    1   2    4    0-6 
May              0   0   6.23   14   0   0   5   0   0   21.2   28   104   17   15   4    5   4   14    3-11
June             1   0   1.42    5   0   0   3   0   0    6.1    3    25    1    1   0    3   0    5    2-3 
July             1   0   5.82   10   0   0   5   0   0   17.0   22    81   11   11   3   10   1   11    4-6 
August           2   3   5.30   14   0   0   3   0   0   18.2   16    83   12   11   1    5   4   14    5-9 
September        0   1   3.24    2   2   0   0   0   0    8.1    9    37    5    3   0    3   1    5    0-2   6.00 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Opponent         W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Astros           0   0   2.00    5   0   0   2   0   0    9.0    8    36    2    2   0    0   0    2    1-4 
Braves           0   0   0.00    1   0   0   1   0   0    0.1    0     2    0    0   0    0   1    1    0-1 
Cardinals        2   2   3.77    7   1   0   0   0   0   14.1   13    62    8    6   0    5   1   13    3-4   4.00 runs/start
Dodgers          0   0  10.80    1   0   0   0   0   0    1.2    2     8    2    2   0    0   0    0    0-1 
Expos            0   1   3.86    4   0   0   4   0   0    4.2    4    18    3    2   1    2   0    2    0-4 
Giants           0   0   1.69    4   0   0   2   0   0    5.1    2    23    1    1   0    4   1    6    1-3 
Mets             0   0   5.62    7   0   0   3   0   0    8.0   14    39    6    5   0    0   1    7    3-4 
Padres           1   1   1.29    4   0   0   0   0   0    7.0    3    27    1    1   0    0   3    3    3-1 
Phillies         0   0   9.72    4   1   0   2   0   0    8.1   15    48   11    9   2    4   4    4    0-4   8.00 runs/start
Pirates          0   0   8.53    6   0   0   2   0   0    6.1    9    30    6    6   2    1   0    7    0-6 
Reds             1   0   6.43    8   0   0   3   0   0   14.0   15    66   10   10   3   11   1    8    3-5 

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".


Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us