Saturday April 7, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 7, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston          2   0  0.50    2   1   1    18     7    1    1    0    6   12
St. Louis        2   0  1.50    2   2   0    18     9    3    3    3    3    5
Los Angeles      2   1  2.33    3   1   1    27    20    7    7    1   11   15
Pittsburgh       1   1  2.84    2   0   0    19    12    9    6    1    8   11
San Francisco    3   0  3.00    3   1   2    27    27    9    9    1    7   16
Montreal         1   1  3.38    2   0   0    19    23    9    7    4    3    9
Atlanta          0   2  3.94    2   1   0    16    14    8    7    0    2    9
New York         2   0  5.00    2   0   1    18    21   10   10    1   12   12
Cincinnati       0   3  5.33    3   0   0    27    25   22   16    2   16    9
San Diego        1   2  6.12    3   0   1    25    27   18   17    3   12   15
Philadelphia     0   2  6.19    2   0   0    16    21   11   11    2    5    5
Chicago          0   2  8.00    2   0   0    18    24   19   16    2    7   11

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joaquin Andujar (HOU)  0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    4    1    0    0    0    0    4
Ken Forsch (HOU)       1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    0    0    0    0    2    3
Gary Lavelle (SF)      0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    3    4    0    0    0    0    4
Elias Sosa (MON)       1   1  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    0    0    1    2
John Denny (STL)       1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    5    1    1    1    2    2
Don Sutton (LA)        1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    6    1    1    0    1    6
A. Messersmith (LA)    1   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    2    1    1    0    5    2
J.R. Richard (HOU)     1   0  1.69   1   1   0   0   0    5    6    1    1    0    4    5
Pat Zachry (NY)        1   0  1.80   1   1   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    6    4
Pete Vuckovich (STL)   1   0  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    4    2    2    2    1    3

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Adrian Devine          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    0    0    0    0
Craig Skok             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    0    1
Phil Niekro            0   1  2.25   1   1   1   0   0    8    3    2    2    0    2    5
Larry McWilliams       0   1  7.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    8    5    5    0    0    3

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dennis Lamp            0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    1    1
Donnie Moore           0   0  3.38   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    1    1
Ken Holtzman           0   1  6.75   1   1   0   0   0    4    4    3    3    1    1    3
Rick Reuschel          0   1  8.53   1   1   0   0   0    6    8    6    6    1    2    6
Ray Burris             0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    4    2    0    1    0
Willie Hernandez       0   0 40.50   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    4    3    0    1    0

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Norman            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    0
Dave Tomlin            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    2
Bill Bonham            0   0  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    3    2    2    1    2    2
Tom Hume               0   1  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    3    2    0    3    3
Paul Moskau            0   0  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    3    1    1    1    0
Frank Pastore          0   1  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    0    2    2
Doug Capilla           0   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    0    3    0
Tom Seaver             0   1 21.60   1   1   0   0   0    2    6    7    4    0    1    0
Pedro Borbon           0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    2    1    1    0    0    0
Doug Bair              0   0 81.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    3    3    0    3    0

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joaquin Andujar        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    4    1    0    0    0    0    4
Ken Forsch             1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    0    0    0    0    2    3
J.R. Richard           1   0  1.69   1   1   0   0   0    5    6    1    1    0    4    5

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Sutton             1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    6    1    1    0    1    6
Andy Messersmith       1   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    2    1    1    0    5    2
Burt Hooton            0   0  3.24   1   1   0   0   0    8   10    3    3    1    1    5
Lance Rautzhan         0   1  4.50   2   0   0   1   0    2    1    1    1    0    1    1
Charlie Hough          0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    0    3    1

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Stan Bahnsen           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    0
Dan Schatzeder         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    0    0
Elias Sosa             1   1  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    0    0    1    2
Steve Rogers           0   0  2.25   1   1   0   0   0    8    9    2    2    1    0    7
Woodie Fryman          0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    2    0
Ross Grimsley          0   0 13.50   1   1   0   0   0    3    8    4    4    3    0    0

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Skip Lockwood          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    2
Jesse Orosco           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Pat Zachry             1   0  1.80   1   1   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    6    4
Craig Swan             1   0  3.38   1   1   0   0   0    8    9    3    3    1    0    3
Dale Murray            0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    3    2
Wayne Twitchell        0   0 10.80   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    0    3    0
Dwight Bernard         0   0 40.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    4    3    3    0    0    1

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rawly Eastwick         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Randy Lerch            0   0  2.25   1   1   0   0   0    8    8    2    2    1    1    1
Steve Carlton          0   1  9.95   1   1   0   0   0    6    9    7    7    1    3    4
Doug Bird              0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    0    0
Ron Reed               0   1  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    2    1    1    0    1    0

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0
Enrique Romo           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    2    1
Don Robinson           0   0  2.16   1   1   0   0   0    8    5    4    2    0    3    4
Bert Blyleven          0   0  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    2    2    1    2    3
Kent Tekulve           0   1  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    3    2    0    1    3

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rollie Fingers         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Steve Mura             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    3
Bob Shirley            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    1    1
Mark Lee               0   0  3.38   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    1    2    1
Gaylord Perry          1   0  3.38   1   1   0   0   0    8    5    3    3    1    1    4
Eric Rasmussen         0   1  5.68   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    4    4    0    5    4
Randy Jones            0   1 21.60   1   1   0   0   0    3    6    9    8    1    3    2
John D'Acquisto        0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    2    1    1    0    0    0

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Griffin            1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Gary Lavelle           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    3    4    0    0    0    0    4
Dave Roberts           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    1
Bob Knepper            0   0  2.70   1   1   0   0   0    7    7    2    2    0    2    5
John Montefusco        1   0  3.18   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    2    2    1    0    4
Vida Blue              1   0  5.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    9    5    5    0    4    2

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Denny             1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    5    1    1    1    2    2
Pete Vuckovich         1   0  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    4    2    2    2    1    3

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (SF)              1
  J. Denny (STL)            1
  K. Forsch (HOU)           1
  T. Griffin (SF)           1
  G. Jackson (PIT)          1
  A. Messersmith (LA)       1
  J. Montefusco (SF)        1
  G. Perry (SD)             1
  J. Richard (HOU)          1
  E. Sosa (MON)             1

Losses:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          1
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         1
  T. Hume (CIN)             1
  R. Jones (SD)             1
  L. McWilliams (ATL)       1
  P. Niekro (ATL)           1
  F. Pastore (CIN)          1
  E. Rasmussen (SD)         1
  L. Rautzhan (LA)          1
  R. Reed (PHI)             1

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (SF)              1
  J. Denny (STL)            1
  K. Forsch (HOU)           1
  P. Niekro (ATL)           1
  D. Sutton (LA)            1
  P. Vuckovich (STL)        1

Saves:

  J. Andujar (HOU)          1
  R. Fingers (SD)           1
  G. Lavelle (SF)           1
  S. Lockwood (NY)          1
  L. Rautzhan (LA)          1
  D. Roberts (SF)           1

Shutouts:

  K. Forsch (HOU)           1

Innings Pitched:

  V. Blue (SF)            9.0
  J. Denny (STL)          9.0
  K. Forsch (HOU)         9.0
  D. Sutton (LA)          9.0
  P. Vuckovich (STL)      9.0
  B. Hooton (LA)          8.1
  D. Robinson (PIT)       8.1
  R. Lerch (PHI)          8.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)         8.0
  G. Perry (SD)           8.0

Hits:

  B. Hooton (LA)           10
  V. Blue (SF)              9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  S. Rogers (MON)           9
  C. Swan (NY)              9
  R. Grimsley (MON)         8
  R. Lerch (PHI)            8
  L. McWilliams (ATL)       8
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         8
  B. Knepper (SF)           7

Runs:

  R. Jones (SD)             9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  T. Seaver (CIN)           7
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         6
  V. Blue (SF)              5
  L. McWilliams (ATL)       5
  R. Burris (CHI)           4
  R. Grimsley (MON)         4
  W. Hernandez (CHI)        4
  E. Rasmussen (SD)         4

Home Runs:

  R. Grimsley (MON)         3
  P. Vuckovich (STL)        2
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         1
  B. Bonham (CIN)           1
  S. Carlton (PHI)          1
  J. Denny (STL)            1
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         1
  B. Hooton (LA)            1
  R. Jones (SD)             1
  M. Lee (SD)               1

Walks:

  P. Zachry (NY)            6
  A. Messersmith (LA)       5
  E. Rasmussen (SD)         5
  V. Blue (SF)              4
  J. Richard (HOU)          4
  D. Bair (CIN)             3
  D. Capilla (CIN)          3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  C. Hough (LA)             3
  T. Hume (CIN)             3

Strikeouts:

  S. Rogers (MON)           7
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         6
  D. Sutton (LA)            6
  B. Hooton (LA)            5
  B. Knepper (SF)           5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  J. Richard (HOU)          5
  J. Andujar (HOU)          4
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  G. Lavelle (SF)           4

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