Monday April 16, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, April 16, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston          8   3  1.76   11   6   2    97    63   21   19    2   29   71
Montreal         6   2  2.15    8   1   4    80    67   22   19    6   18   33
St. Louis        4   3  2.86    8   3   0    66    59   26   21    7   23   37
San Francisco    7   4  3.16   11   3   4   100    98   46   35    8   39   63
New York         3   4  3.21    7   1   1    70    75   27   25    4   29   42
Cincinnati       5   6  3.61   11   1   3    97    93   59   39    7   40   46
Philadelphia     4   3  3.88    8   3   2    65    63   28   28    4   18   31
Pittsburgh       4   5  4.00    9   2   2    81    81   46   36    4   26   61
Los Angeles      5   7  4.05   12   1   3   109    96   57   49    6   46   56
Atlanta          4   6  4.40   10   2   3    86    88   45   42    5   28   46
San Diego        4   7  4.41   11   1   3    98    94   49   48    8   34   53
Chicago          1   5  4.94    6   1   0    51    47   31   28    6   15   37

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joaquin Andujar (HOU)  1   0  0.66   3   1   1   1   0   14    6    1    1    0    5    8
Ken Forsch (HOU)       3   0  0.67   3   3   3   0   2   27   15    3    2    0    6   12
Bill Lee (MON)         1   0  1.06   2   2   1   0   1   17    9    2    2    0    3    7
Don Robinson (PIT)     1   0  1.56   2   2   1   0   0   17   12    5    3    1    3   13
Bob Sykes (STL)        1   0  1.59   2   2   0   0   0   11   12    3    2    0    5    6
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
Rick Matula (ATL)      1   1  2.03   2   2   0   0   0   13   13    3    3    0    0    9
Bob Welch (LA)         2   0  2.08   2   2   0   0   0   13    7    4    3    1    4    8
J.R. Richard (HOU)     3   0  2.21   3   3   1   0   0   20   19    5    5    0   10   23

 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  3.72   4   0   0   3   0   10   10    4    4    1    1    5
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
Eddie Solomon          1   1  7.00   2   2   0   0   0    9   12    7    7    0    8    6
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
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  1.59   4   0   0   0   0    6    3    1    1    0    1    4
Donnie Moore           0   0  2.08   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    1
Mike Krukow            0   1  2.84   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    1    1   10
Lynn McGlothen         1   1  3.46   2   2   1   0   0   13   10    5    5    2    3    6
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
Willie Hernandez       0   0 16.20   3   0   0   0   0    2    4    4    3    0    2    0
Ray Burris             0   0 16.88   3   0   0   0   0    3    5    7    5    0    3    1

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Tomlin            0   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    0    0    0    3
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
Fred Norman            0   2  2.70   3   2   0   0   0   13   13    9    4    1    8    3
Bill Bonham            1   0  2.77   2   2   0   0   0   13   10    4    4    1    3    4
Doug Capilla           1   0  3.38   3   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    3    0
Pedro Borbon           0   0  3.68   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    0    2    3
Mike Lacoss            0   0  3.86   3   2   0   0   0    7   10   11    3    0    3    4
Tom Hume               1   1  4.30   2   2   0   0   0   15   13    8    7    2    7    6
Tom Seaver             1   2  5.50   3   3   1   0   0   18   21   14   11    2    6   14
Doug Bair              1   0  5.79   3   0   0   1   0    5    3    3    3    0    4    4

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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   3   0   0   1   0    6    1    0    0    0    1    5
Joaquin Andujar        1   0  0.66   3   1   1   1   0   14    6    1    1    0    5    8
Ken Forsch             3   0  0.67   3   3   3   0   2   27   15    3    2    0    6   12
J.R. Richard           3   0  2.21   3   3   1   0   0   20   19    5    5    0   10   23
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
Jerry Reuss            0   0  2.57   3   0   0   2   0    7    6    2    2    0    2    1
Don Sutton             1   2  3.18   3   3   1   0   0   23   17   11    8    1    8   12
Andy Messersmith       1   1  3.38   2   2   0   0   0   13    8    5    5    2    9    6
Burt Hooton            0   2  3.98   3   3   0   0   0   20   18    9    9    1    4   13
Doug Rau               0   1  6.75   2   2   0   0   0    8   14    7    6    0    4    4
Charlie Hough          0   0  8.38   5   0   0   0   0   10   12   10    9    1    8    2
Lance Rautzhan         0   1  9.00   6   0   0   1   0    6    7    7    6    0    3    4

 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   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    1
Dan Schatzeder         0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    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               1   0  1.06   2   2   1   0   1   17    9    2    2    0    3    7
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
Steve Rogers           0   1  3.27   3   3   0   0   0   22   20    9    8    2    4   13
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  1.59   4   0   0   1   0    6    6    1    1    1    2    7
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   1  2.25   3   3   0   0   0   24   24    8    6    1    4   15
Dale Murray            0   1  2.70   3   0   0   0   0    7    8    2    2    0    4    4
Neil Allen             0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    0    1    1
Wayne Twitchell        0   0 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    5    5    1    6    2
Dwight Bernard         0   0 27.00   2   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   2   0   0   1   0    3    1    0    0    0    0    4
Dick Ruthven           2   0  2.70   2   2   1   0   0   17   14    5    5    0    3    9
Randy Lerch            0   1  3.21   2   2   0   0   0   14   16    5    5    1    3    4
Nino Espinosa          1   0  3.55   2   2   1   0   0   13   10    5    5    1    8    6
Steve Carlton          1   1  6.46   2   2   1   0   0   15   18   11   11    2    3    7
Ron Reed               0   1  6.75   2   0   0   1   0    1    2    1    1    0    1    1
Doug Bird              0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    0    0

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
John Candelaria        0   0  2.45   2   2   0   0   0   11   12    4    3    0    2   10
Ed Whitson             1   0  2.70   2   1   0   0   0   10    7    5    3    0    6    4
Grant Jackson          1   0  3.38   4   0   0   2   0    5    7    3    2    0    1    1
Bert Blyleven          0   1  4.20   2   2   1   0   0   15   15    7    7    2    4    9
Bruce Kison            0   0  5.59   2   2   0   0   0   10   12    7    6    0    3   15
Enrique Romo           0   2 10.13   4   0   0   0   0    3    5    4    3    1    4    3
Kent Tekulve           0   2 12.71   6   0   0   0   0    6    9   10    8    0    3    3

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Mura             0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    0    6
Rollie Fingers         0   0  0.96   4   0   0   2   0    9    6    1    1    0    2    4
Gaylord Perry          2   0  2.52   3   3   1   0   0   25   16    7    7    1    7   11
Mickey Lolich          0   0  3.18   3   1   0   0   0   11   13    4    4    1    2    5
Bob Shirley            0   2  4.50   3   1   0   0   0   10    9    5    5    1    3    5
Randy Jones            2   1  5.63   3   3   0   0   0   16   15   11   10    1    8    6
Mark Lee               0   1  6.00   5   0   0   0   0    6    9    4    4    1    3    4
Eric Rasmussen         0   2  7.45   2   2   0   0   0   10   13    8    8    1    6    6
John D'Acquisto        0   1  9.00   4   0   0   1   0    5    7    5    5    2    2    6
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   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    0    0    2    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   4   0   0   2   0    6    1    0    0    0    5    4
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
John Montefusco        1   2  4.12   3   3   0   0   0   20   18    9    9    2    4    7
Tom Griffin            1   1  6.48   4   1   0   0   0    8   10    6    6    1    5    8
John Curtis            0   1 16.88   3   0   0   0   0    3    7    7    5    0    3    3

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Bruno              0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    0    0    0    5    8
Mark Littell           1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    0    3
Bob Sykes              1   0  1.59   2   2   0   0   0   11   12    3    2    0    5    6
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  7.20   3   0   0   0   0    5    6    4    4    1    2    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)           3
  J. Richard (HOU)          3
  R. Jones (SD)             2
  G. Perry (SD)             2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          2
  E. Sosa (MON)             2
  B. Welch (LA)             2
  P. Zachry (NY)            2
  J. Andujar (HOU)          1

Losses:

  B. Hooton (LA)            2
  J. Montefusco (SF)        2
  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  F. Norman (CIN)           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

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (SF)              3
  K. Forsch (HOU)           3
  J. Andujar (HOU)          1
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         1
  S. Carlton (PHI)          1
  J. Denny (STL)            1
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         1
  B. Forsch (STL)           1
  B. Lee (MON)              1
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        1

Saves:

  G. Garber (ATL)           3
  S. Bahnsen (MON)          2
  R. Fingers (SD)           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
  D. Bair (CIN)             1

Shutouts:

  K. Forsch (HOU)           2
  B. Lee (MON)              1
  J. Niekro (HOU)           1

Innings Pitched:

  V. Blue (SF)           27.0
  K. Forsch (HOU)        27.0
  G. Perry (SD)          25.0
  C. Swan (NY)           24.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         22.2
  S. Rogers (MON)        22.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        20.2
  B. Hooton (LA)         20.1
  J. Richard (HOU)       20.1
  J. Montefusco (SF)     19.2

Hits:

  V. Blue (SF)             25
  C. Swan (NY)             24
  T. Seaver (CIN)          21
  S. Rogers (MON)          20
  P. Niekro (ATL)          19
  J. Richard (HOU)         19
  S. Carlton (PHI)         18
  B. Hooton (LA)           18
  J. Montefusco (SF)       18
  D. Sutton (LA)           17

Runs:

  T. Seaver (CIN)          14
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  R. Jones (SD)            11
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          11
  D. Sutton (LA)           11
  C. Hough (LA)            10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         10
  E. Halicki (SF)           9
  B. Hooton (LA)            9

Home Runs:

  R. Grimsley (MON)         3
  E. Halicki (SF)           3
  P. Vuckovich (STL)        3
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  J. D'Acquisto (SD)        2
  B. Forsch (STL)           2
  T. Hume (CIN)             2
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        2
  A. Messersmith (LA)       2

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         10
  A. Messersmith (LA)       9
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         8
  C. Hough (LA)             8
  R. Jones (SD)             8
  B. Knepper (SF)           8
  F. Norman (CIN)           8
  E. Solomon (ATL)          8
  D. Sutton (LA)            8

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         23
  V. Blue (SF)             16
  B. Kison (PIT)           15
  C. Swan (NY)             15
  T. Seaver (CIN)          14
  B. Hooton (LA)           13
  D. Robinson (PIT)        13
  S. Rogers (MON)          13
  K. Forsch (HOU)          12
  B. Knepper (SF)          12

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