Tuesday April 17, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, April 17, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston          8   4  2.06   12   6   2   105    74   31   24    6   34   72
Montreal         7   2  2.16    9   1   4    92    76   26   22    7   20   41
St. Louis        4   4  3.16    9   3   0    74    67   31   26    8   29   41
San Francisco    7   5  3.26   12   3   4   108   108   50   39    9   39   71
New York         3   5  3.32    8   1   1    81    87   32   30    5   33   48
Cincinnati       6   6  3.64   12   1   4   106   106   63   43   10   44   50
Philadelphia     5   3  3.65    9   3   2    74    71   30   30    5   20   36
Los Angeles      6   7  4.19   13   1   3   118   106   63   55    7   48   59
San Diego        5   7  4.29   12   1   3   107   102   52   51    9   37   56
Chicago          2   5  4.65    7   1   1    60    54   34   31    7   20   42
Atlanta          4   7  4.69   11   2   3    94   101   52   49    5   33   54
Pittsburgh       4   6  4.80   10   2   2    90    98   59   48    8   31   68

 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
Rollie Fingers (SD)    1   0  0.79   5   0   0   2   0   11    6    1    1    0    2    5
Craig Skok (ATL)       0   0  0.79   5   0   0   0   0   11   10    1    1    1    3    9
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
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

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Craig Skok             0   0  0.79   5   0   0   0   0   11   10    1    1    1    3    9
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
Mickey Mahler          0   1  5.40   2   1   0   0   0    7   10    5    4    0    4    3
Eddie Solomon          1   1  7.00   2   2   0   0   0    9   12    7    7    0    8    6
Frank Lacorte          0   0  7.36   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    3    3    1    2    3
Larry McWilliams       1   2  8.04   3   3   1   0   0   16   17   14   14    1    4    9
Adrian Devine          0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    5    4    1    2    0

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Sutter           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    3
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
Ken Holtzman           1   1  4.76   2   2   0   0   0   11   10    6    6    2    6    5
Rick Reuschel          0   2  5.40   2   2   0   0   0   13   13    8    8    2    3   12
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               2   1  4.43   3   3   0   0   0   22   25   12   11    5    9    9
Doug Bair              1   0  4.50   4   0   0   2   0    6    4    3    3    0    6    5
Tom Seaver             1   2  5.50   3   3   1   0   0   18   21   14   11    2    6   14

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bo McLaughlin          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Frank Riccelli         0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    0    0    0    2    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  4.24   3   3   1   0   1   17   15   13    8    3    7   11
Gary Wilson            0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    1    0    0
Tom Dixon              0   1 11.57   2   0   0   0   0    2    5    4    3    1    1    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   2  3.18   3   3   1   0   0   23   17   11    8    1    8   12
Jerry Reuss            1   0  3.60   4   0   0   2   0   10    8    4    4    0    4    2
Burt Hooton            0   2  3.98   3   3   0   0   0   20   18    9    9    1    4   13
Andy Messersmith       1   1  4.19   3   3   0   0   0   19   16    9    9    3    9    8
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   3   0   0   0   0    2    2    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   6   0   0   1   0    9    9    2    0    0    5    6
Bill Lee               1   0  1.06   2   2   1   0   1   17    9    2    2    0    3    7
Woodie Fryman          1   0  1.69   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    1    1    0    2    3
David Palmer           1   0  2.70   3   0   0   1   0    7    6    2    2    1    0    2
Ross Grimsley          1   0  3.18   2   2   0   0   0   11   14    4    4    3    2    1
Steve Rogers           0   1  3.27   3   3   0   0   0   22   20    9    8    2    4   13
Scott Sanderson        0   0  3.75   2   2   0   0   0   12   10    6    5    1    4    7

 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
Pat Zachry             2   0  1.93   2   2   1   0   0   14   15    3    3    1    8    6
Skip Lockwood          0   2  2.00   5   0   0   1   0    9    9    2    2    1    4    9
Craig Swan             1   1  2.25   3   3   0   0   0   24   24    8    6    1    4   15
Pete Falcone           0   0  3.00   2   2   0   0   0   15   15    5    5    0    6    9
Dale Murray            0   1  3.12   4   0   0   0   0    9   10    3    3    1    4    5
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   2   0   0   0   0    2    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
Doug Bird              0   0  3.38   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    0    0
Nino Espinosa          1   0  3.55   2   2   1   0   0   13   10    5    5    1    8    6
Steve Carlton          2   1  5.48   3   3   1   0   0   21   25   13   13    3    5   12
Ron Reed               0   1  6.75   2   0   0   1   0    1    2    1    1    0    1    1

 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
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
Bruce Kison            0   0  5.59   2   2   0   0   0   10   12    7    6    0    3   15
Enrique Romo           0   2  5.68   5   0   0   0   0    6    7    5    4    2    4    8
Bert Blyleven          0   2  7.13   3   3   1   0   0   18   25   14   14    4    5   10
Jim Bibby              1   0  7.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    6    6    5    1    3    4
Kent Tekulve           0   2 10.80   7   0   0   0   0    7   10   10    8    0    4    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         1   0  0.79   5   0   0   2   0   11    6    1    1    0    2    5
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
Eric Rasmussen         0   2  5.94   3   3   0   0   0   17   21   11   11    2    9    8
Mark Lee               0   1  6.00   5   0   0   0   0    6    9    4    4    1    3    4
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   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    0    0    2    0
Gary Lavelle           0   0  0.00   4   0   0   2   0    7    7    0    0    0    2    9
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
Vida Blue              3   0  2.67   3   3   3   0   0   27   25    8    8    1    7   16
Bob Knepper            1   1  3.38   3   3   0   0   0   21   23    9    8    2    8   19
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
Silvio Martinez        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    2    3
Bob Sykes              1   0  1.59   2   2   0   0   0   11   12    3    2    0    5    6
Pete Vuckovich         1   0  2.25   2   2   1   0   0   12    9    7    3    3    1    5
John Denny             1   2  3.43   3   3   1   0   0   21   20    8    8    2    8    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
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  T. Hume (CIN)             2
  R. Jones (SD)             2
  G. Perry (SD)             2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          2
  E. Sosa (MON)             2
  B. Welch (LA)             2

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (PIT)         2
  J. Denny (STL)            2
  B. Hooton (LA)            2
  S. Lockwood (NY)          2
  L. McWilliams (ATL)       2
  J. Montefusco (SF)        2
  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  F. Norman (CIN)           2
  E. Rasmussen (SD)         2
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         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
  D. Bair (CIN)             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

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
  T. Hume (CIN)          22.1
  S. Rogers (MON)        22.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)       21.1
  B. Knepper (SF)        21.1
  J. Denny (STL)         21.0

Hits:

  V. Blue (SF)             25
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        25
  S. Carlton (PHI)         25
  T. Hume (CIN)            25
  C. Swan (NY)             24
  B. Knepper (SF)          23
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        21
  T. Seaver (CIN)          21
  J. Denny (STL)           20
  S. Rogers (MON)          20

Runs:

  B. Blyleven (PIT)        14
  L. McWilliams (ATL)      14
  T. Seaver (CIN)          14
  S. Carlton (PHI)         13
  J. Niekro (HOU)          13
  T. Hume (CIN)            12
  R. Jones (SD)            11
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          11
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        11
  D. Sutton (LA)           11

Home Runs:

  T. Hume (CIN)             5
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         4
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  R. Grimsley (MON)         3
  E. Halicki (SF)           3
  A. Messersmith (LA)       3
  J. Niekro (HOU)           3
  P. Vuckovich (STL)        3
  J. D'Acquisto (SD)        2
  J. Denny (STL)            2

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         10
  T. Hume (CIN)             9
  A. Messersmith (LA)       9
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  E. Rasmussen (SD)         9
  J. Denny (STL)            8
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         8
  C. Hough (LA)             8
  R. Jones (SD)             8
  B. Knepper (SF)           8

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         23
  B. Knepper (SF)          19
  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
  S. Carlton (PHI)         12

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