Friday April 20, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, April 20, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         10   4  1.96   14   7   2   124    85   35   27    6   37   87
Montreal         8   3  2.65   11   1   4   109    95   39   32    8   29   52
Philadelphia     7   3  3.13   11   5   2    92    85   32   32    6   23   42
Cincinnati       8   6  3.26   14   3   4   124   117   66   45   10   49   59
St. Louis        5   6  3.43   12   3   1   105   105   46   40   12   42   68
New York         3   7  3.58   10   1   1    98   106   46   39    6   44   55
San Francisco    9   6  3.62   15   3   4   134   137   69   54   10   52   81
Chicago          4   6  3.82   10   1   3    92    83   44   39    8   26   57
Los Angeles      6   9  4.07   15   1   3   135   119   70   61    7   55   68
Atlanta          4   9  4.54   13   2   3   111   119   61   56    9   37   65
Pittsburgh       4   8  4.56   12   2   2   109   114   67   55   10   38   81
San Diego        7   8  4.57   15   2   3   134   129   76   68   11   50   76

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joaquin Andujar (HOU)  1   0  0.63   4   1   1   1   0   14    6    1    1    0    5    9
Ken Forsch (HOU)       3   0  0.67   3   3   3   0   2   27   15    3    2    0    6   12
Craig Skok (ATL)       0   0  0.68   7   0   0   0   0   13   12    1    1    1    4   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
Dick Ruthven (PHI)     3   0  1.75   3   3   2   0   1   26   19    5    5    0    6   13
Dennis Lamp (CHI)      1   0  2.13   5   1   0   0   0   13    9    3    3    0    3    6
Don Robinson (PIT)     1   1  2.22   3   3   1   0   0   24   19    8    6    3    4   17
Bob Welch (LA)         2   0  2.37   3   3   0   0   0   19   11    6    5    1    6   12
Fred Norman (CIN)      1   2  2.42   4   3   1   0   0   22   22   12    6    1   10    7

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Mahler            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Craig Skok             0   0  0.68   7   0   0   0   0   13   12    1    1    1    4   10
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
Rick Matula            1   2  3.86   3   3   0   0   0   19   21    8    8    2    1   13
Mickey Mahler          0   1  4.32   3   1   0   0   0    8   12    7    4    0    5    5
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
Adrian Devine          0   0  7.71   4   0   0   0   0    5    7    5    4    1    2    0
Larry McWilliams       1   2  8.04   3   3   1   0   0   16   17   14   14    1    4    9

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Sutter           0   0  0.00   3   0   0   3   0    5    2    0    0    0    1    6
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         2   1  4.00   3   3   1   0   0   18   18   10    8    3    3    8
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  9.00   4   0   0   0   0    5    6    7    5    0    5    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            1   2  2.42   4   3   1   0   0   22   22   12    6    1   10    7
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            1   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    7    1    0    0    0    1    6
Joaquin Andujar        1   0  0.63   4   1   1   1   0   14    6    1    1    0    5    9
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  2.51   4   4   1   0   0   29   24    9    8    0   12   34
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  0.75   5   0   0   0   0   12    7    2    1    0    4    8
Bob Welch              2   0  2.37   3   3   0   0   0   19   11    6    5    1    6   12
Don Sutton             1   2  3.18   3   3   1   0   0   23   17   11    8    1    8   12
Jerry Reuss            1   1  3.60   5   0   0   2   0   10    9    5    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   7   0   0   1   0   12    9    2    0    0    6    9
Bill Lee               1   0  1.06   2   2   1   0   1   17    9    2    2    0    3    7
Woodie Fryman          1   1  1.13   4   0   0   0   0    8    8    4    1    0    3    5
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
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
Steve Rogers           0   1  4.81   4   4   0   0   0   24   26   14   13    3    5   14

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jesse Orosco           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    1
Skip Lockwood          0   2  2.00   5   0   0   1   0    9    9    2    2    1    4    9
Craig Swan             1   2  2.89   4   4   0   0   0   28   30   11    9    1    8   16
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  6.23   4   0   0   0   0    4    7    3    3    0    2    2
Wayne Twitchell        0   0 11.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    3   10    5    1    9    3

 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           3   0  1.75   3   3   2   0   1   26   19    5    5    0    6   13
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  2.31   3   2   0   0   0   12   12    4    3    0    3   11
Grant Jackson          1   0  2.84   5   0   0   2   0    6    8    3    2    0    2    1
Ed Whitson             1   0  3.75   3   1   0   0   0   12   10    7    5    0    7    5
Enrique Romo           0   2  5.14   6   0   0   0   0    7    7    5    4    2    4   10
Bruce Kison            0   0  5.27   3   3   0   0   0   14   17    9    8    0    4   18
Jim Bibby              1   1  7.11   3   0   0   0   0    6    6    7    5    1    4    4
Bert Blyleven          0   2  7.13   3   3   1   0   0   18   25   14   14    4    5   10
Kent Tekulve           0   2  7.45   9   0   0   0   0   10   10   10    8    0    5    5

 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            3   1  5.04   4   4   1   0   0   25   23   15   14    2    9    9
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
Dave Roberts           0   0  0.00   5   0   0   2   0    8    2    0    0    0    5    5
Gary Lavelle           1   0  0.87   7   0   0   2   0   10   10    1    1    0    6    9
Bob Knepper            1   1  3.38   3   3   0   0   0   21   23    9    8    2    8   19
John Montefusco        1   2  3.38   4   4   0   0   0   27   24   10   10    2    6   11
Ed Halicki             1   0  3.94   3   3   0   0   0   16   21   13    7    3    5    5
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   4   0   0   0   0    7    3    0    0    0    3   10
Silvio Martinez        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    2    3
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
Bob Sykes              1   1  4.91   3   3   0   0   0   15   20    9    8    1    9   11
Buddy Schultz          0   1  6.30   5   0   0   0   0   10   13    7    7    3    4   10
Darold Knowles         0   0  6.75   4   0   0   1   0    4    7    3    3    0    2    3

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (SF)              4
  K. Forsch (HOU)           3
  R. Jones (SD)             3
  J. Richard (HOU)          3
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  T. Hume (CIN)             2
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        2
  D. Palmer (MON)           2
  G. Perry (SD)             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
  R. Matula (ATL)           2
  L. McWilliams (ATL)       2
  J. Montefusco (SF)        2

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (SF)              3
  K. Forsch (HOU)           3
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          2
  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

Saves:

  G. Garber (ATL)           3
  B. Sutter (CHI)           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

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  V. Blue (SF)           35.0
  J. Richard (HOU)       28.2
  C. Swan (NY)           28.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        27.2
  K. Forsch (HOU)        27.0
  T. Seaver (CIN)        27.0
  J. Montefusco (SF)     26.2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)       25.2
  R. Jones (SD)          25.0
  G. Perry (SD)          25.0

Hits:

  V. Blue (SF)             36
  C. Swan (NY)             30
  S. Rogers (MON)          26
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        25
  S. Carlton (PHI)         25
  T. Hume (CIN)            25
  R. Lerch (PHI)           25
  J. Montefusco (SF)       24
  P. Niekro (ATL)          24
  J. Richard (HOU)         24

Runs:

  V. Blue (SF)             18
  R. Jones (SD)            15
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        14
  L. McWilliams (ATL)      14
  S. Rogers (MON)          14
  T. Seaver (CIN)          14
  S. Carlton (PHI)         13
  E. Halicki (SF)          13
  J. Niekro (HOU)          13
  T. Hume (CIN)            12

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
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        3
  A. Messersmith (LA)       3
  J. Niekro (HOU)           3
  D. Robinson (PIT)         3

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         12
  V. Blue (SF)             11
  C. Hough (LA)            10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  F. Norman (CIN)          10
  T. Hume (CIN)             9
  R. Jones (SD)             9
  A. Messersmith (LA)       9
  E. Rasmussen (SD)         9
  T. Seaver (CIN)           9

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         34
  V. Blue (SF)             20
  B. Knepper (SF)          19
  T. Seaver (CIN)          19
  B. Kison (PIT)           18
  D. Robinson (PIT)        17
  C. Swan (NY)             16
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        15
  P. Niekro (ATL)          14
  S. Rogers (MON)          14

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