Saturday April 14, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 14, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston          5   3  1.93    8   4   1    70    45   17   15    2   23   57
Montreal         5   1  2.19    6   0   4    62    58   17   15    5   14   26
San Francisco    7   2  2.64    9   3   4    82    81   33   24    6   31   49
St. Louis        3   3  2.89    7   3   0    56    49   22   18    7   19   30
New York         3   2  2.94    5   1   1    52    60   18   17    3   22   33
Los Angeles      5   5  3.56   10   1   3    91    80   42   36    5   38   49
Pittsburgh       4   4  3.80    8   2   2    71    66   37   30    4   23   54
Cincinnati       4   5  4.15    9   1   2    80    79   48   37    7   34   36
San Diego        3   6  4.28    9   1   2    80    71   39   38    6   29   41
Philadelphia     2   3  4.40    6   3   0    47    49   23   23    3   12   18
Atlanta          3   6  4.44    9   2   2    77    78   41   38    4   24   42
Chicago          0   4  6.62    4   0   0    34    37   28   25    5   14   24

 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
Craig Skok (ATL)       0   0  0.96   4   0   0   0   0    9    8    1    1    1    2    5
Ken Forsch (HOU)       2   0  1.00   2   2   2   0   1   18   10    3    2    0    5    9
Rick Sutcliffe (LA)    1   0  1.00   3   0   0   0   0    9    7    2    1    0    4    6
J.R. Richard (HOU)     2   0  1.26   2   2   1   0   0   14   12    2    2    0    8   18
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
Pat Zachry (NY)        2   0  1.93   2   2   1   0   0   14   15    3    3    1    8    6
Pete Falcone (NY)      0   0  2.00   1   1   0   0   0    9    8    2    2    0    4    6
Frank Pastore (CIN)    0   1  2.00   5   0   0   2   0    9    7    2    2    0    2    5

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Craig Skok             0   0  0.96   4   0   0   0   0    9    8    1    1    1    2    5
Rick Matula            1   1  2.03   2   2   0   0   0   13   13    3    3    0    0    9
Gene Garber            0   0  3.18   3   0   0   2   0    6    6    2    2    0    1    3
Phil Niekro            1   2  3.92   3   3   1   0   0   21   19   10    9    0    9   10
Larry McWilliams       1   1  4.20   2   2   1   0   0   15   12    7    7    1    2    8
Adrian Devine          0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    5    4    1    2    0
Frank Lacorte          0   0 10.13   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    3    3    1    2    3
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

 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
Rick Reuschel          0   2  5.40   2   2   0   0   0   13   13    8    8    2    3   12
Ken Holtzman           0   1  6.75   1   1   0   0   0    4    4    3    3    1    1    3
Lynn McGlothen         0   1  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    4    4    4    4    2    3    4
Willie Hernandez       0   0 16.20   3   0   0   0   0    2    4    4    3    0    2    0
Ray Burris             0   0 27.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    5    7    5    0    3    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
Frank Pastore          0   1  2.00   5   0   0   2   0    9    7    2    2    0    2    5
Bill Bonham            1   0  2.77   2   2   0   0   0   13   10    4    4    1    3    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
Tom Seaver             1   2  5.50   3   3   1   0   0   18   21   14   11    2    6   14
Doug Bair              1   0  6.23   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    3    0    4    3
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
Tom Dixon              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Frank Riccelli         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    3
Joe Sambito            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    1    2
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   2  2.57   2   2   0   0   0   14    9    4    4    1    2   10
Joe Niekro             1   1  4.38   2   2   1   0   1   12   11    7    6    0    4   10
Gary Wilson            0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    1    0    0

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Sutcliffe         1   0  1.00   3   0   0   0   0    9    7    2    1    0    4    6
Bob Welch              2   0  2.08   2   2   0   0   0   13    7    4    3    1    4    8
Don Sutton             1   1  2.40   2   2   1   0   0   15   11    7    4    1    4    9
Jerry Reuss            0   0  2.57   3   0   0   2   0    7    6    2    2    0    2    1
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   1  6.75   2   2   0   0   0    8   14    7    6    0    4    4
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   5   0   0   1   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
Ross Grimsley          1   0  3.18   2   2   0   0   0   11   14    4    4    3    2    1
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

 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   3   0   0   2   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    1
Don Robinson           1   0  1.56   2   2   1   0   0   17   12    5    3    1    3   13
Jim Bibby              1   0  2.08   1   0   0   0   0    4    2    1    1    0    0    3
Ed Whitson             1   0  2.70   2   1   0   0   0   10    7    5    3    0    6    4
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
Bruce Kison            0   0  5.59   2   2   0   0   0   10   12    7    6    0    3   15
Kent Tekulve           0   1  8.31   5   0   0   0   0    4    4    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  1.59   4   0   0   0   0    6    6    1    1    1    3    3
Gaylord Perry          2   0  2.52   3   3   1   0   0   25   16    7    7    1    7   11
Bob Shirley            0   2  4.50   3   1   0   0   0   10    9    5    5    1    3    5
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   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    0
Gary Lavelle           0   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    7    7    0    0    0    2    8
Dave Roberts           0   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    4    1    0    0    0    2    1
Ed Halicki             1   0  2.25   2   2   0   0   0   12   14    9    3    3    3    5
Bob Knepper            1   0  2.51   2   2   0   0   0   14   13    5    4    1    8   12
Vida Blue              3   0  2.67   3   3   3   0   0   27   25    8    8    1    7   16
Tom Griffin            1   0  2.70   3   0   0   0   0    3    5    1    1    0    2    2
John Montefusco        1   1  3.55   2   2   0   0   0   13   12    5    5    1    4    5
John Curtis            0   1 40.50   2   0   0   0   0    1    3    5    3    0    2    0

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Bruno              0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    5    4    0    0    0    5    7
Mark Littell           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    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  2.25   2   2   1   0   0   12    9    7    3    3    1    5
Bob Forsch             0   1  5.40   2   2   1   0   0   12   11    7    7    2    4    6
Buddy Schultz          0   1  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    3    3    1    1    4
Darold Knowles         0   0 10.80   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    0    2    1

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (SF)              3
  K. Forsch (HOU)           2
  G. Perry (SD)             2
  J. Richard (HOU)          2
  E. Sosa (MON)             2
  B. Welch (LA)             2
  P. Zachry (NY)            2
  D. Bair (CIN)             1
  J. Bibby (PIT)            1
  B. Bonham (CIN)           1

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  E. Rasmussen (SD)         2
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         2
  E. Romo (PIT)             2
  V. Ruhle (HOU)            2
  T. Seaver (CIN)           2
  B. Shirley (SD)           2
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         1
  S. Carlton (PHI)          1
  J. Curtis (SF)            1

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (SF)              3
  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
  G. Garber (ATL)           2
  G. Jackson (PIT)          2
  G. Lavelle (SF)           2
  F. Pastore (CIN)          2
  J. Reuss (LA)             2
  D. Roberts (SF)           2
  J. Andujar (HOU)          1
  S. Lockwood (NY)          1

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  V. Blue (SF)           27.0
  G. Perry (SD)          25.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        20.2
  K. Forsch (HOU)        18.0
  T. Seaver (CIN)        18.0
  D. Robinson (PIT)      17.1
  C. Swan (NY)           17.0
  J. Denny (STL)         16.0
  S. Rogers (MON)        16.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)       15.1

Hits:

  V. Blue (SF)             25
  T. Seaver (CIN)          21
  P. Niekro (ATL)          19
  S. Carlton (PHI)         18
  C. Swan (NY)             18
  R. Lerch (PHI)           16
  G. Perry (SD)            16
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        15
  P. Zachry (NY)           15
  R. Grimsley (MON)        14

Runs:

  T. Seaver (CIN)          14
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  R. Jones (SD)            10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  E. Halicki (SF)           9
  V. Blue (SF)              8
  T. Hume (CIN)             8
  E. Rasmussen (SD)         8
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         8
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         7

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  A. Messersmith (LA)       9
  P. Niekro (ATL)           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
  G. Perry (SD)             7
  R. Jones (SD)             6

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         18
  V. Blue (SF)             16
  B. Kison (PIT)           15
  T. Seaver (CIN)          14
  D. Robinson (PIT)        13
  B. Knepper (SF)          12
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        12
  G. Perry (SD)            11
  B. Hooton (LA)           10
  J. Niekro (HOU)          10


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