Sunday April 8, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, April 8, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston          3   0  0.33    3   2   1    27    12    1    1    0    6   19
St. Louis        2   0  1.96    3   3   0    23    12    5    5    4    6    7
San Francisco    3   1  2.45    4   1   2    37    39   16   10    3   14   20
Los Angeles      3   1  2.54    4   1   1    39    30   12   11    1   17   22
Pittsburgh       1   2  3.21    3   0   0    28    21   14   10    2   12   23
Atlanta          0   3  3.38    3   1   0    24    21   10    9    0    2   13
Montreal         2   1  3.58    3   0   1    28    32   13   11    5    5   13
Cincinnati       1   3  4.14    4   0   0    37    36   28   17    2   19   13
New York         2   0  5.00    2   0   1    18    21   10   10    1   12   12
Philadelphia     0   2  5.57    3   1   0    21    25   13   13    2    9    6
San Diego        1   3  5.70    4   0   1    36    37   24   23    4   17   17
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
Rollie Fingers (SD)    0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    6    2    0    0    0    2    1
Ken Forsch (HOU)       1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    0    0    0    0    2    3
Ed Halicki (SF)        0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    6    0    2    2    1
Gary Lavelle (SF)      0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    5    6    0    0    0    2    6
Joe Niekro (HOU)       1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    5    0    0    0    0    7
Rick Sutcliffe (LA)    1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    2    4
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

 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
Gene Garber            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
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
Rick Matula            0   1  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    2    2    0    0    3
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
Mike Lacoss            0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    1    4    5    0    0    1    0
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
Paul Moskau            0   0  1.59   2   0   0   0   0    6    4    3    1    1    2    0
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
Doug Capilla           0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    3    0
Frank Pastore          0   1  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    0    2    2
Doug Bair              1   0  6.23   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    3    0    4    3
Pedro Borbon           0   0 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    2    2    0    0    1
Tom Seaver             0   1 21.60   1   1   0   0   0    2    6    7    4    0    1    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
Joe Niekro             1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    5    0    0    0    0    7
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
Rick Sutcliffe         1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    2    4
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
Charlie Hough          0   0  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    1    1    0    4    1
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
Doug Rau               0   0 10.80   1   1   0   0   0    3    6    5    4    0    3    3

 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
Rudy May               1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    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
Scott Sanderson        0   0  3.18   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    2    3
Woodie Fryman          0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    2    0
David Palmer           0   0  6.00   1   0   0   1   0    3    4    2    2    1    0    1
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
Nino Espinosa          0   0  3.60   1   1   1   0   0    5    4    2    2    0    4    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
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
Bruce Kison            0   0  2.84   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    2   10
Ed Whitson             0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    0    2    2
Enrique Romo           0   1  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    1    3    2    1    1    2    1
Kent Tekulve           0   1  6.75   3   0   0   0   0    3    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   2   0   0   1   0    6    2    0    0    0    2    1
Steve Mura             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    3
Mickey Lolich          0   0  2.08   1   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    1    1
Mark Lee               0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    1    3    1
Bob Shirley            0   1  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    1    1    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
Bob Owchinko           0   0 54.00   1   1   0   0   0    1    4    4    4    0    1    0
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
Joe Coleman            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    0
Tom Griffin            1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    2    1
Ed Halicki             0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    6    0    2    2    1
Gary Lavelle           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    5    6    0    0    0    2    6
Dave Roberts           0   0  0.00   2   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
John Curtis            0   1 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    0    0

 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
Bob Forsch             0   0  3.60   1   1   1   0   0    5    3    2    2    1    3    2

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League Leaders

Wins:

  D. Bair (CIN)             1
  V. Blue (SF)              1
  J. Denny (STL)            1
  K. Forsch (HOU)           1
  T. Griffin (SF)           1
  G. Jackson (PIT)          1
  R. May (MON)              1
  A. Messersmith (LA)       1
  J. Montefusco (SF)        1
  J. Niekro (HOU)           1

Losses:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          1
  J. Curtis (SF)            1
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         1
  T. Hume (CIN)             1
  R. Jones (SD)             1
  R. Matula (ATL)           1
  L. McWilliams (ATL)       1
  P. Niekro (ATL)           1
  F. Pastore (CIN)          1
  E. Rasmussen (SD)         1

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (SF)              1
  J. Denny (STL)            1
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         1
  B. Forsch (STL)           1
  K. Forsch (HOU)           1
  J. Niekro (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
  D. Palmer (MON)           1
  L. Rautzhan (LA)          1
  D. Roberts (SF)           1

Shutouts:

  K. Forsch (HOU)           1
  J. Niekro (HOU)           1

Innings Pitched:

  V. Blue (SF)            9.0
  J. Denny (STL)          9.0
  K. Forsch (HOU)         9.0
  J. Niekro (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

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
  E. Halicki (SF)           7

Runs:

  R. Jones (SD)             9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  T. Seaver (CIN)           7
  E. Halicki (SF)           6
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         6
  V. Blue (SF)              5
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           5
  L. McWilliams (ATL)       5
  D. Rau (LA)               5
  R. Burris (CHI)           4

Home Runs:

  R. Grimsley (MON)         3
  E. Halicki (SF)           2
  P. Vuckovich (STL)        2
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         1
  B. Bonham (CIN)           1
  S. Carlton (PHI)          1
  J. Denny (STL)            1
  B. Forsch (STL)           1
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         1
  B. Hooton (LA)            1

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  B. Kison (PIT)           10
  J. Niekro (HOU)           7
  S. Rogers (MON)           7
  G. Lavelle (SF)           6
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         6
  D. Sutton (LA)            6
  B. Hooton (LA)            5
  B. Knepper (SF)           5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  J. Richard (HOU)          5


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