Thursday April 12, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, April 12, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston          5   1  1.00    6   4   1    54    33    7    6    1   15   47
St. Louis        3   1  1.80    5   3   0    40    29    8    8    4   16   17
San Francisco    5   2  2.54    7   2   3    64    62   25   18    5   28   35
Montreal         4   1  2.56    5   0   3    53    52   17   15    5   12   25
New York         3   2  2.94    5   1   1    52    60   18   17    3   22   33
Los Angeles      4   4  3.70    8   1   2    73    62   35   30    4   32   40
Pittsburgh       2   4  3.91    6   2   0    53    50   27   23    4   17   43
Philadelphia     2   3  4.40    6   3   0    47    49   23   23    3   12   18
Cincinnati       3   4  4.57    7   0   1    63    62   43   32    7   30   29
San Diego        2   5  4.65    7   0   2    62    58   33   32    6   25   32
Atlanta          2   5  4.65    7   2   1    60    63   34   31    4   18   32
Chicago          0   3  7.96    3   0   0    26    32   26   23    4   12   18

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rollie Fingers (SD)    0   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    8    3    0    0    0    2    3
Joe Niekro (HOU)       1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    5    0    0    0    0    7
Elias Sosa (MON)       2   1  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    7    7    2    0    0    5    5
Ken Forsch (HOU)       2   0  1.00   2   2   2   0   1   18   10    3    2    0    5    9
Craig Skok (ATL)       0   0  1.13   3   0   0   0   0    8    7    1    1    1    2    4
J.R. Richard (HOU)     2   0  1.26   2   2   1   0   0   14   12    2    2    0    8   18
Rick Sutcliffe (LA)    1   0  1.35   2   0   0   0   0    7    6    2    1    0    3    5
Mickey Lolich (SD)     0   0  1.42   2   0   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    0    1    3
Don Robinson (PIT)     1   0  1.56   2   2   1   0   0   17   12    5    3    1    3   13
John Denny (STL)       1   1  1.69   2   2   1   0   0   16   13    3    3    1    4    4

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Craig Skok             0   0  1.13   3   0   0   0   0    8    7    1    1    1    2    4
Phil Niekro            1   1  1.80   2   2   1   0   0   15   13    4    3    0    4    8
Rick Matula            0   1  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    2    2    0    0    3
Larry McWilliams       1   1  4.20   2   2   1   0   0   15   12    7    7    1    2    8
Gene Garber            0   0  6.00   2   0   0   1   0    3    5    2    2    0    0    3
Adrian Devine          0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    5    4    1    2    0
Eddie Solomon          0   1 11.25   1   1   0   0   0    4    6    5    5    0    4    4
Mickey Mahler          0   1 15.43   1   1   0   0   0    2    5    5    4    0    2    0
Frank Lacorte          0   0 16.20   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    3    3    1    2    2

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dennis Lamp            0   0  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    1    4
Donnie Moore           0   0  2.08   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    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
Lynn McGlothen         0   1  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    4    4    4    4    2    3    4
Ray Burris             0   0 27.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    5    7    5    0    3    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
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
Frank Pastore          0   1  3.00   4   0   0   1   0    6    5    2    2    0    2    4
Doug Capilla           0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    3    0
Mike Lacoss            0   0  3.86   2   1   0   0   0    2    6    6    1    0    1    1
Tom Hume               1   1  4.30   2   2   0   0   0   15   13    8    7    2    7    6
Fred Norman            0   1  4.91   2   1   0   0   0    7    7    4    4    1    5    0
Doug Bair              1   0  6.23   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    3    0    4    3
Tom Seaver             1   1  7.45   2   2   0   0   0   10   13   11    8    2    3   10
Pedro Borbon           0   0 11.57   3   0   0   0   0    2    6    3    3    0    1    1

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joaquin Andujar        0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    5    1    0    0    0    2    5
Joe Niekro             1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    5    0    0    0    0    7
Ken Forsch             2   0  1.00   2   2   2   0   1   18   10    3    2    0    5    9
J.R. Richard           2   0  1.26   2   2   1   0   0   14   12    2    2    0    8   18
Vern Ruhle             0   1  2.25   1   1   0   0   0    8    5    2    2    1    0    8

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Reuss            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    4    1    0    0    0    1    0
Rick Sutcliffe         1   0  1.35   2   0   0   0   0    7    6    2    1    0    3    5
Bob Welch              1   0  1.80   1   1   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    1    2
Don Sutton             1   1  2.40   2   2   1   0   0   15   11    7    4    1    4    9
Burt Hooton            0   1  3.14   2   2   0   0   0   14   14    5    5    1    2   10
Andy Messersmith       1   1  3.38   2   2   0   0   0   13    8    5    5    2    9    6
Charlie Hough          0   0  5.87   4   0   0   0   0    8    7    5    5    0    8    2
Doug Rau               0   0 10.80   1   1   0   0   0    3    6    5    4    0    3    3
Lance Rautzhan         0   1 12.27   4   0   0   1   0    4    6    5    5    0    1    3

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Stan Bahnsen           0   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    4    0    0    0    0    0    1
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             2   1  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    7    7    2    0    0    5    5
Bill Lee               0   0  2.25   1   1   0   0   0    8    7    2    2    0    1    5
Steve Rogers           0   0  2.25   2   2   0   0   0   16   14    4    4    1    2    9
David Palmer           1   0  3.00   2   0   0   1   0    6    6    2    2    1    0    2
Scott Sanderson        0   0  3.18   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    2    3
Woodie Fryman          0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    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
Jesse Orosco           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Skip Lockwood          0   1  1.93   3   0   0   1   0    5    6    1    1    1    2    6
Pat Zachry             2   0  1.93   2   2   1   0   0   14   15    3    3    1    8    6
Pete Falcone           0   0  2.00   1   1   0   0   0    9    8    2    2    0    4    6
Craig Swan             1   0  2.12   2   2   0   0   0   17   18    5    4    1    1   10
Dale Murray            0   1  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    5    7    2    2    0    4    4
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
Tug McGraw             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    2
Dick Ruthven           1   0  3.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    7    3    3    0    1    4
Randy Lerch            0   1  3.21   2   2   0   0   0   14   16    5    5    1    3    4
Nino Espinosa          0   0  3.60   1   1   1   0   0    5    4    2    2    0    4    1
Steve Carlton          1   1  6.46   2   2   1   0   0   15   18   11   11    2    3    7
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           1   0  1.56   2   2   1   0   0   17   12    5    3    1    3   13
Bruce Kison            0   0  2.84   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    2   10
Bert Blyleven          0   1  4.20   2   2   1   0   0   15   15    7    7    2    4    9
John Candelaria        0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    9    3    3    0    0    5
Ed Whitson             0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    0    2    2
Kent Tekulve           0   1  8.31   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    5    4    0    3    3
Enrique Romo           0   2 16.20   3   0   0   0   0    2    4    4    3    1    3    1

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rollie Fingers         0   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    8    3    0    0    0    2    3
Steve Mura             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    0    3
Mickey Lolich          0   0  1.42   2   0   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    0    1    3
Mark Lee               0   0  2.45   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    1    3    2
Gaylord Perry          1   0  2.81   2   2   0   0   0   16   11    5    5    1    5    7
Bob Shirley            0   1  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    1    1    1
Eric Rasmussen         0   2  7.45   2   2   0   0   0   10   13    8    8    1    6    6
Randy Jones            1   1  7.84   2   2   0   0   0   10   10   10    9    1    6    5
John D'Acquisto        0   1 16.20   3   0   0   0   0    2    4    3    3    1    0    2
Bob Owchinko           0   0 54.00   1   1   0   0   0    1    4    4    4    0    1    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
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   3   0   0   2   0    4    1    0    0    0    2    1
Bob Knepper            1   0  2.51   2   2   0   0   0   14   13    5    4    1    8   12
Tom Griffin            1   0  2.70   3   0   0   0   0    3    5    1    1    0    2    2
Vida Blue              2   0  3.50   2   2   2   0   0   18   16    7    7    1    7    8
John Montefusco        1   1  3.55   2   2   0   0   0   13   12    5    5    1    4    5
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
Tom Bruno              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    3    4
Darold Knowles         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    2    0
Bob Sykes              1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    0    0    0    2    3
John Denny             1   1  1.69   2   2   1   0   0   16   13    3    3    1    4    4
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
Buddy Schultz          0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    1    1

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (SF)              2
  K. Forsch (HOU)           2
  J. Richard (HOU)          2
  E. Sosa (MON)             2
  P. Zachry (NY)            2
  D. Bair (CIN)             1
  S. Carlton (PHI)          1
  J. Denny (STL)            1
  T. Griffin (SF)           1
  T. Hume (CIN)             1

Losses:

  E. Rasmussen (SD)         2
  E. Romo (PIT)             2
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         1
  S. Carlton (PHI)          1
  J. Curtis (SF)            1
  J. D'Acquisto (SD)        1
  J. Denny (STL)            1
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         1
  B. Hooton (LA)            1
  T. Hume (CIN)             1

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (SF)              2
  K. Forsch (HOU)           2
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         1
  S. Carlton (PHI)          1
  J. Denny (STL)            1
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         1
  B. Forsch (STL)           1
  L. McWilliams (ATL)       1
  J. Niekro (HOU)           1
  P. Niekro (ATL)           1

Saves:

  S. Bahnsen (MON)          2
  R. Fingers (SD)           2
  D. Roberts (SF)           2
  J. Andujar (HOU)          1
  G. Garber (ATL)           1
  G. Lavelle (SF)           1
  S. Lockwood (NY)          1
  D. Palmer (MON)           1
  F. Pastore (CIN)          1
  L. Rautzhan (LA)          1

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  V. Blue (SF)           18.0
  K. Forsch (HOU)        18.0
  D. Robinson (PIT)      17.1
  C. Swan (NY)           17.0
  J. Denny (STL)         16.0
  G. Perry (SD)          16.0
  S. Rogers (MON)        16.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)       15.1
  B. Blyleven (PIT)      15.0
  L. McWilliams (ATL)    15.0

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         18
  C. Swan (NY)             18
  V. Blue (SF)             16
  R. Lerch (PHI)           16
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        15
  P. Zachry (NY)           15
  B. Hooton (LA)           14
  S. Rogers (MON)          14
  J. Denny (STL)           13
  T. Hume (CIN)            13

Runs:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  T. Seaver (CIN)          11
  R. Jones (SD)            10
  T. Hume (CIN)             8
  E. Rasmussen (SD)         8
  V. Blue (SF)              7
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         7
  R. Burris (CHI)           7
  L. McWilliams (ATL)       7
  D. Sutton (LA)            7

Home Runs:

  R. Grimsley (MON)         3
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  E. Halicki (SF)           2
  T. Hume (CIN)             2
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        2
  A. Messersmith (LA)       2
  T. Seaver (CIN)           2
  P. Vuckovich (STL)        2
  V. Blue (SF)              1

Walks:

  A. Messersmith (LA)       9
  C. Hough (LA)             8
  B. Knepper (SF)           8
  J. Richard (HOU)          8
  P. Zachry (NY)            8
  V. Blue (SF)              7
  T. Hume (CIN)             7
  R. Jones (SD)             6
  E. Rasmussen (SD)         6
  K. Forsch (HOU)           5

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         18
  D. Robinson (PIT)        13
  B. Knepper (SF)          12
  B. Hooton (LA)           10
  B. Kison (PIT)           10
  T. Seaver (CIN)          10
  C. Swan (NY)             10
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         9
  K. Forsch (HOU)           9
  S. Rogers (MON)           9

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