Thursday April 19, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, April 19, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston          9   4  1.89   13   7   2   114    80   31   24    6   35   74
Montreal         8   2  2.41   10   1   4   101    85   31   27    7   26   46
St. Louis        5   5  2.81   11   3   1    96    87   36   30    9   36   56
Cincinnati       7   6  3.36   13   2   4   115   108   63   43   10   47   55
Philadelphia     6   3  3.47   10   4   2    83    80   32   32    6   20   38
New York         3   6  3.60    9   1   1    90    98   38   36    6   37   52
San Francisco    8   6  3.73   14   3   4   125   129   67   52   10   49   77
Chicago          3   6  3.90    9   1   2    83    74   39   36    7   24   53
Los Angeles      6   8  4.18   14   1   3   127   114   67   59    7   53   64
Atlanta          4   8  4.50   12   2   3   102   107   54   51    7   34   59
San Diego        6   8  4.61   14   1   3   125   121   72   64   10   49   73
Pittsburgh       4   7  4.64   11   2   2    99   105   62   51   10   33   73

 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
Craig Skok (ATL)       0   0  0.73   6   0   0   0   0   12   11    1    1    1    3   10
Bill Lee (MON)         1   0  1.06   2   2   1   0   1   17    9    2    2    0    3    7
Vern Ruhle (HOU)       1   2  1.57   3   3   1   0   1   23   15    4    4    1    3   12
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
Dennis Lamp (CHI)      1   0  2.13   5   1   0   0   0   13    9    3    3    0    3    6
J.R. Richard (HOU)     3   0  2.21   3   3   1   0   0   20   19    5    5    0   10   23
Don Robinson (PIT)     1   1  2.22   3   3   1   0   0   24   19    8    6    3    4   17

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Craig Skok             0   0  0.73   6   0   0   0   0   12   11    1    1    1    3   10
Rick Matula            1   1  2.03   2   2   0   0   0   13   13    3    3    0    0    9
Phil Niekro            1   3  3.58   4   4   1   0   0   28   24   12   11    2   10   14
Gene Garber            0   0  3.72   4   0   0   3   0   10   10    4    4    1    1    5
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   2   0   0   2   0    4    2    0    0    0    1    4
Dennis Lamp            1   0  2.13   5   1   0   0   0   13    9    3    3    0    3    6
Mike Krukow            0   1  2.84   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    1    1   10
Donnie Moore           0   1  2.84   4   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    2    0    2    3
Lynn McGlothen         1   1  3.46   2   2   1   0   0   13   10    5    5    2    3    6
Rick Reuschel          0   2  4.03   3   3   0   0   0   22   22   10   10    2    3   15
Ken Holtzman           1   1  4.76   2   2   0   0   0   11   10    6    6    2    6    5
Willie Hernandez       0   0  5.79   4   0   0   0   0    5    6    4    3    0    2    3
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
Tom Seaver             2   2  3.67   4   4   2   0   1   27   23   14   11    2    9   19
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

 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
Vern Ruhle             1   2  1.57   3   3   1   0   1   23   15    4    4    1    3   12
J.R. Richard           3   0  2.21   3   3   1   0   0   20   19    5    5    0   10   23
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  0.90   4   0   0   0   0   10    7    2    1    0    4    8
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   2  6.23   3   3   0   0   0   13   20   10    9    0    7    5
Charlie Hough          0   0  7.50   6   0   0   0   0   12   14   11   10    1   10    3
Lance Rautzhan         0   1  8.10   7   0   0   1   0    7    7    7    6    0    3    5

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Stan Bahnsen           0   0  2.16   4   0   0   2   0    8    5    2    2    0    2    3
David Palmer           2   0  2.35   4   0   0   1   0    8    6    2    2    1    0    3
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
Ross Grimsley          1   0  4.30   3   3   0   0   0   15   18    7    7    3    6    3

 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   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
Pat Zachry             2   0  3.18   3   3   1   0   0   17   19    6    6    2    9    7
Dale Murray            0   2  4.35   5   0   0   0   0   10   13    5    5    1    5    6
Neil Allen             0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    0    1    1
Mike Scott             0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    0    1
Dwight Bernard         0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    3    0    2    2
Wayne Twitchell        0   0 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    5    5    1    6    2

 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            1   1  2.74   3   3   1   0   0   23   25    7    7    2    3    6
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   1  2.22   3   3   1   0   0   24   19    8    6    3    4   17
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  8.31   8   0   0   0   0    9   10   10    8    0    5    4

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Mura             1   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    8    4    0    0    0    0   10
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   1  3.86   4   2   0   0   0   14   16   11    6    2    6    7
Bob Shirley            0   2  4.96   4   2   0   0   0   16   14    9    9    1    6    7
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  6.23   6   0   0   0   0    9   12    8    6    1    4    7
John D'Acquisto        0   1 13.50   6   0   0   1   0    7   11   10   10    2    6    8
Bob Owchinko           0   0 13.50   2   1   0   0   0    3    6    4    4    0    1    4

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Coleman            0   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    0    0    2    0
Gary Lavelle           0   0  0.00   6   0   0   2   0    8    8    0    0    0    5    9
Dave Roberts           0   0  0.00   5   0   0   2   0    8    2    0    0    0    5    5
Bob Knepper            1   1  3.38   3   3   0   0   0   21   23    9    8    2    8   19
Ed Halicki             1   0  3.94   3   3   0   0   0   16   21   13    7    3    5    5
John Montefusco        1   2  4.12   3   3   0   0   0   20   18    9    9    2    4    7
Vida Blue              4   0  4.37   4   4   3   0   0   35   36   18   17    2   11   20
Tom Griffin            1   2  4.91   5   1   0   0   0   11   11    9    6    1    6    9
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              1   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    9    5    0    0    0    6    8
Mark Littell           1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    2    0    0    0    3    9
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  2.50   3   3   1   0   0   18   18    9    5    3    3    9
John Denny             1   2  3.43   3   3   1   0   0   21   20    8    8    2    8    5
Bob Forsch             0   2  4.58   3   3   1   0   0   18   18   10    9    3    5    9
Buddy Schultz          0   1  4.91   4   0   0   0   0    7    8    4    4    1    2    6
Darold Knowles         0   0  9.00   3   0   0   1   0    2    3    2    2    0    2    1

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (SF)              4
  K. Forsch (HOU)           3
  J. Richard (HOU)          3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  T. Hume (CIN)             2
  R. Jones (SD)             2
  D. Palmer (MON)           2
  G. Perry (SD)             2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          2
  T. Seaver (CIN)           2

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           3
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         2
  J. Denny (STL)            2
  B. Forsch (STL)           2
  T. Griffin (SF)           2
  B. Hooton (LA)            2
  S. Lockwood (NY)          2
  L. McWilliams (ATL)       2
  J. Montefusco (SF)        2
  D. Murray (NY)            2

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (SF)              3
  K. Forsch (HOU)           3
  T. Seaver (CIN)           2
  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

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
  B. Sutter (CHI)           2

Shutouts:

  K. Forsch (HOU)           2
  B. Lee (MON)              1
  J. Niekro (HOU)           1
  V. Ruhle (HOU)            1
  T. Seaver (CIN)           1

Innings Pitched:

  V. Blue (SF)           35.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        27.2
  K. Forsch (HOU)        27.0
  T. Seaver (CIN)        27.0
  G. Perry (SD)          25.0
  D. Robinson (PIT)      24.1
  C. Swan (NY)           24.0
  R. Lerch (PHI)         23.0
  V. Ruhle (HOU)         23.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         22.2

Hits:

  V. Blue (SF)             36
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        25
  S. Carlton (PHI)         25
  T. Hume (CIN)            25
  R. Lerch (PHI)           25
  P. Niekro (ATL)          24
  C. Swan (NY)             24
  B. Knepper (SF)          23
  T. Seaver (CIN)          23
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        22

Runs:

  V. Blue (SF)             18
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        14
  L. McWilliams (ATL)      14
  T. Seaver (CIN)          14
  S. Carlton (PHI)         13
  E. Halicki (SF)          13
  J. Niekro (HOU)          13
  T. Hume (CIN)            12
  P. Niekro (ATL)          12
  C. Hough (LA)            11

Home Runs:

  T. Hume (CIN)             5
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         4
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  B. Forsch (STL)           3
  R. Grimsley (MON)         3
  E. Halicki (SF)           3
  A. Messersmith (LA)       3
  J. Niekro (HOU)           3
  D. Robinson (PIT)         3
  P. Vuckovich (STL)        3

Walks:

  V. Blue (SF)             11
  C. Hough (LA)            10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  J. Richard (HOU)         10
  T. Hume (CIN)             9
  A. Messersmith (LA)       9
  E. Rasmussen (SD)         9
  T. Seaver (CIN)           9
  P. Zachry (NY)            9
  J. Denny (STL)            8

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         23
  V. Blue (SF)             20
  B. Knepper (SF)          19
  T. Seaver (CIN)          19
  D. Robinson (PIT)        17
  B. Kison (PIT)           15
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        15
  C. Swan (NY)             15
  P. Niekro (ATL)          14
  B. Hooton (LA)           13

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