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Tug McGraw

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 PHI Apr 12 L, 2-3 at Mets Finish 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 PHI Apr 15 (1) W, 3-2 at Mets Finish 1 1.1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 PHI Apr 21 W, 3-0 vs Mets Finish 2 1.2 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 PHI Apr 23 W, 4-3 vs Dodgers Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 W (1-0) PHI Apr 24 W, 7-6 vs Dodgers Middle 0.2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 PHI Apr 30 W, 4-1 vs Giants Finish 3 3.0 1 11 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.00 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record PHI May 08 W, 9-8 at Padres Middle 0.2 0 4 2 2 0 2 0 0 1.74 PHI May 12 L, 1-4 at Giants Middle 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.64 PHI May 13 W, 12-3 at Giants Middle 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.59 PHI May 17 W, 23-22 at Cubs Middle 0.2 4 10 7 4 2 3 0 1 4.50 PHI May 18 L, 3-5 vs Expos Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.15 PHI May 20 L, 6-10 vs Expos Middle 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.95 PHI May 22 W, 3-1 vs Cardinals Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.68 W (2-0) PHI May 23 L, 1-3 vs Cardinals Finish 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.24 PHI May 25 L, 0-3 vs Cubs Finish 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.06 PHI May 26 L, 1-4 vs Cubs Middle 0.2 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.95 PHI May 30 L, 0-2 at Expos Finish 2.0 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.66 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record PHI Jun 03 (1) W, 6-4 at Reds Finish 4 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.53 PHI Jun 03 (2) L, 2-12 at Reds Finish 1.0 2 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 2.82 PHI Jun 04 L, 0-3 at Astros Finish 1.0 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.70 PHI Jun 06 L, 3-4 at Astros Finish 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.66 PHI Jun 08 L, 5-11 vs Braves Middle 2.0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.45 PHI Jun 13 L, 3-4 vs Astros Middle 3.0 3 13 0 0 0 1 1 4 2.20 PHI Jun 15 L, 3-6 vs Reds Finish 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.05 PHI Jun 16 W, 4-3 vs Reds Finish 0.2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.01 W (3-0) PHI Jun 17 W, 9-3 vs Reds Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.95 PHI Jun 19 L, 4-10 at Braves Finish 1.2 4 11 4 4 0 0 2 1 2.91 PHI Jun 22 L, 5-6 at Expos Finish 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.83 PHI Jun 24 W, 5-2 at Expos Finish 5 3.0 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.61 PHI Jun 26 W, 5-3 at Cubs Finish 6 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.48 PHI Jun 29 (1) W, 8-7 at Cardinals Finish 7 3.0 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.30 PHI Jun 30 W, 6-4 at Cardinals Finish 8 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.25 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record PHI Jul 01 (1) L, 7-13 at Cardinals Middle 0.2 3 9 6 6 1 2 1 0 3.43 L (3-1) PHI Jul 03 W, 4-2 vs Mets Finish 9 2.0 3 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 3.47 PHI Jul 07 L, 6-8 vs Giants Start 4.0 5 19 4 4 1 2 0 1 3.91 PHI Jul 12 W, 4-3 vs Padres Finish 10 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.83 PHI Jul 13 W, 3-2 vs Dodgers Finish 11 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.81 PHI Jul 14 W, 10-7 vs Dodgers Finish 12 0.1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.78 PHI Jul 19 L, 0-1 at Giants Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.71 PHI Jul 22 W, 5-2 at Padres Finish 13 1.1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.62 PHI Jul 23 L, 5-6 at Padres Middle 0.2 1 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.74 PHI Jul 28 L, 4-5 vs Cardinals Middle 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.67 PHI Jul 29 L, 5-6 vs Cardinals Finish 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.55 PHI Jul 30 W, 5-4 vs Cubs Middle 0.0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 3.86 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record PHI Aug 02 (1) W, 7-4 at Mets Finish 1.0 2 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 4.10 PHI Aug 02 (2) L, 1-2 at Mets Middle 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.07 PHI Aug 03 (1) L, 3-6 at Pirates Finish 2.0 3 10 3 3 1 1 0 0 4.38 L (3-2) PHI Aug 05 (1) L, 8-12 at Pirates Finish 0.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.52 PHI Aug 11 L, 11-14 vs Pirates Middle 1.1 4 9 4 4 1 0 1 0 5.00 PHI Aug 13 L, 1-9 vs Pirates Middle 2.0 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.85 PHI Aug 18 W, 1-0 at Astros Middle 1.0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.77 PHI Aug 25 L, 1-3 vs Astros Finish 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.63 PHI Aug 26 L, 1-4 vs Astros Finish 0.2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.59 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record PHI Sep 02 W, 2-1 at Braves Middle 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.52 PHI Sep 03 (1) W, 2-0 at Pirates Finish 14 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.40 PHI Sep 06 (1) L, 3-5 vs Mets Middle 0.2 3 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 4.60 PHI Sep 07 L, 3-4 at Cubs Finish 1.1 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 4.64 L (3-3) PHI Sep 09 L, 2-15 at Cubs Finish 2.0 6 14 6 3 0 0 0 3 4.88 PHI Sep 13 W, 2-1 at Mets Finish 15 0.2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.83 PHI Sep 17 W, 7-5 at Cardinals Finish 16 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.77 PHI Sep 18 W, 5-3 at Cardinals Finish 2.0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.65 W (4-3) PHI Sep 19 (1) L, 6-9 vs Pirates Middle 1.1 6 10 5 4 0 0 0 0 5.02 PHI Sep 22 (2) L, 2-8 vs Expos Middle 1.0 2 7 3 3 0 3 0 0 5.29 PHI Sep 25 L, 1-4 vs Cardinals Finish 2.0 2 9 1 0 0 0 1 1 5.16 PHI Sep 29 L, 2-3 at Expos Finish 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.16

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   0   9.00    1   1   0   0   0   0    4.0    5    19    4    4   1    2   0    1    0-1   6.00 runs/start
Middle relief    0   1  12.39   21   0   0   0   0   0   20.1   37   114   32   28   5   14   4   13    7-14
As closer        4   2   2.43   43   0   0  43  16   0   59.1   41   224   20   16   3    6   3   43   22-21

L/R              G   AB    R    H   TB  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   UW  IW  HP   SO  DP    BA   SLG   OBP   OPS
vs LHB               94   31   26   47   6   0   5   30   1   0    5   1   1   13   2  .277  .500  .324  .824
vs RHB              227   37   57   81  10   1   4   35   3   2   17   6   1   44   3  .251  .357  .320  .677

                                                                                                        Team
Site             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Home             3   0   4.19   31   1   0  18   6   0   43.0   43   179   22   20   2   10   4   26   12-19  6.00 runs/start
Road             1   3   6.20   34   0   0  25  10   0   40.2   40   178   34   28   7   12   3   31   17-17

                                                                                                        Team
Time of Day      W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Day              0   2   7.01   22   0   0  15   7   0   25.2   26   114   26   20   5    6   2   21   11-11
Night            4   1   4.34   43   1   0  28   9   0   58.0   57   243   30   28   4   16   5   36   18-25  6.00 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Month            W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
April            1   0   0.00    6   0   0   5   3   0    9.2    5    35    0    0   0    1   0   10    5-1 
May              1   0   5.06   11   0   0   5   0   0   10.2    8    47    9    6   2    7   0    8    4-7 
June             1   0   1.90   15   0   0  13   5   0   23.2   15    89    5    5   0    4   3   19    7-8 
July             0   1   8.79   12   1   0   7   5   0   14.1   16    66   14   14   3    6   2    3    6-6   6.00 runs/start
August           0   1   8.71    9   0   0   5   0   0   10.1   15    47   10   10   4    1   1    4    2-7 
September        1   1   7.80   12   0   0   8   3   0   15.0   24    73   18   13   0    3   1   13    5-7 

                                                                                                        Team
Opponent         W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Astros           0   0   0.00    6   0   0   4   0   0    8.0    7    32    0    0   0    2   1    8    1-5 
Braves           0   0   7.71    3   0   0   1   0   0    4.2    4    21    4    4   0    1   2    6    1-2 
Cardinals        2   1   3.45   10   0   0   8   3   0   15.2   10    61    7    6   1    2   3   10    5-5 
Cubs             0   1  11.74    7   0   0   4   1   0    7.2   17    46   16   10   2    4   0    9    3-4 
Dodgers          1   0   0.00    4   0   0   3   2   0    2.1    3    10    0    0   0    0   0    2    4-0 
Expos            0   0   3.12    7   0   0   5   1   0    8.2    6    34    3    3   0    4   0    6    1-6 
Giants           0   0   4.00    5   1   0   2   1   0    9.0    6    36    4    4   1    3   0    3    2-3   6.00 runs/start
Mets             0   0   4.66    8   0   0   6   4   0    9.2   10    38    5    5   1    1   0    7    5-3 
Padres           0   0   7.36    4   0   0   2   2   0    3.2    1    15    3    3   1    3   0    2    3-1 
Pirates          0   1  12.46    6   0   0   3   1   0    8.2   16    44   13   12   3    1   1    1    1-5 
Reds             1   0   1.59    5   0   0   5   1   0    5.2    3    20    1    1   0    1   0    3    3-2 

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