Saturday April 21, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 21, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         11   4  2.08   15   7   2   134    96   39   31    8   39   90
Montreal         8   4  2.78   12   1   4   117   103   43   36    8   36   57
Philadelphia     8   3  2.85   12   5   3   101    90   32   32    6   25   46
Cincinnati       9   6  3.11   15   3   5   133   120   67   46   11   53   62
St. Louis        5   7  3.47   13   3   1   114   114   50   44   12   51   74
San Francisco    9   7  3.49   16   3   4   144   148   71   56   10   56   84
New York         3   8  3.57   11   1   1   106   114   49   42    6   49   56
Chicago          5   6  3.74   11   1   4   101    91   47   42    8   32   63
Los Angeles      7   9  3.85   16   2   3   145   124   71   62    7   58   75
Pittsburgh       4   9  4.50   13   2   2   118   128   72   59   10   44   85
San Diego        8   8  4.59   16   2   3   143   139   81   73   12   53   81
Atlanta          4  10  4.73   14   2   3   120   129   70   63   10   41   72

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joaquin Andujar (HOU)  2   0  0.54   5   1   1   1   0   17    6    1    1    0    7   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
Ken Forsch (HOU)       3   0  1.64   4   4   3   0   2   33   24    7    6    2    6   13
Dick Ruthven (PHI)     3   0  1.75   3   3   2   0   1   26   19    5    5    0    6   13
Don Robinson (PIT)     1   1  2.22   3   3   1   0   0   24   19    8    6    3    4   17
Nino Espinosa (PHI)    2   0  2.25   3   3   1   0   0   20   14    5    5    1   10    8
Bob Welch (LA)         2   0  2.37   3   3   0   0   0   19   11    6    5    1    6   12
Mike Lacoss (CIN)      1   0  2.40   4   3   0   0   0   15   13   12    4    1    6    6
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
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
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
Gene Garber            0   1  5.40   5   0   0   3   0   12   14    8    7    1    2    8
Eddie Solomon          1   1  6.00   3   3   0   0   0   15   17   11   10    1   10   10
Rick Mahler            0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    0    1    0
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   4   0   0   4   0    7    3    0    0    0    2    6
Dennis Lamp            1   0  2.13   5   1   0   0   0   13    9    3    3    0    3    6
Donnie Moore           1   1  2.57   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    2    2    0    3    4
Mike Krukow            0   1  3.86   2   2   0   0   0   12   10    5    5    1    3   13
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  6.75   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    7    5    0    7    3

 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
Mike Lacoss            1   0  2.40   4   3   0   0   0   15   13   12    4    1    6    6
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
Doug Bair              1   0  3.86   5   0   0   3   0    7    4    3    3    0    7    6
Tom Hume               2   1  4.43   3   3   0   0   0   22   25   12   11    5    9    9

 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   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    0    0    0    2    4
Joe Sambito            1   0  0.00   5   0   0   1   0    8    2    0    0    0    1    6
Joaquin Andujar        2   0  0.54   5   1   1   1   0   17    6    1    1    0    7   10
Vern Ruhle             1   2  1.57   3   3   1   0   1   23   15    4    4    1    3   12
Ken Forsch             3   0  1.64   4   4   3   0   2   33   24    7    6    2    6   13
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
Burt Hooton            1   2  2.97   4   4   1   0   0   30   23   10   10    1    7   20
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
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
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  1.74   5   0   0   2   0   10    6    2    2    0    3    6
David Palmer           2   1  3.12   5   0   0   1   0    9    8    3    3    1    2    3
Scott Sanderson        0   0  3.75   2   2   0   0   0   12   10    6    5    1    4    7
Dan Schatzeder         0   0  3.86   3   1   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    0    4    2
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  3.65   6   0   0   0   0   12   13    5    5    1    7    6
Dwight Bernard         0   0  4.26   5   0   0   0   0    6   10    3    3    0    2    2
Mike Scott             0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    0    1
Neil Allen             0   2  5.40   2   2   0   0   0   10   12    6    6    0    4    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   3   0   0   2   0    5    2    0    0    0    0    6
Dick Ruthven           3   0  1.75   3   3   2   0   1   26   19    5    5    0    6   13
Nino Espinosa          2   0  2.25   3   3   1   0   0   20   14    5    5    1   10    8
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
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
Grant Jackson          1   0  2.16   6   0   0   2   0    8   10    3    2    0    3    1
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
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
Kent Tekulve           0   3  6.35  10   0   0   0   0   11   12   11    8    0    6    5
Bert Blyleven          0   2  6.94   4   4   1   0   0   23   35   18   18    4    9   14
Jim Bibby              1   1  7.11   3   0   0   0   0    6    6    7    5    1    4    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   5   2   0   0   0   16   15    9    9    1    6    7
Randy Jones            3   1  5.04   4   4   1   0   0   25   23   15   14    2    9    9
Mark Lee               0   1  6.23   6   0   0   0   0    9   12    8    6    1    4    7
Eric Rasmussen         0   2  6.23   4   4   0   0   0   22   28   15   15    3   10   10
John D'Acquisto        1   1  9.28   7   0   0   1   0   11   13   11   11    2    8   11
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   6   0   0   2   0    8    3    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  2.76   4   4   0   0   0   29   31   10    9    2   11   21
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   3  5.11   6   1   0   0   0   12   13   10    7    1    7   10
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   6   0   0   0   0   11    5    0    0    0    6    9
Silvio Martinez        0   1  1.86   2   1   0   0   0   10    9    2    2    0    7    8
Mark Littell           1   0  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    8    4    2    2    0    7   10
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
Darold Knowles         0   0  6.23   5   0   0   1   0    4    7    3    3    0    2    3
Buddy Schultz          0   1  6.30   5   0   0   0   0   10   13    7    7    3    4   10

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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
  J. Andujar (HOU)          2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         2
  T. Hume (CIN)             2
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        2

Losses:

  T. Griffin (SF)           3
  P. Niekro (ATL)           3
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          3
  N. Allen (NY)             2
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         2
  J. Denny (STL)            2
  B. Forsch (STL)           2
  B. Hooton (LA)            2
  S. Lockwood (NY)          2
  R. Matula (ATL)           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:

  B. Sutter (CHI)           4
  D. Bair (CIN)             3
  G. Garber (ATL)           3
  S. Bahnsen (MON)          2
  R. Fingers (SD)           2
  G. Jackson (PIT)          2
  G. Lavelle (SF)           2
  T. McGraw (PHI)           2
  F. Pastore (CIN)          2
  J. Reuss (LA)             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
  K. Forsch (HOU)        33.0
  B. Hooton (LA)         30.1
  B. Knepper (SF)        29.1
  J. Richard (HOU)       28.2
  C. Swan (NY)           28.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        27.2
  T. Seaver (CIN)        27.0
  J. Montefusco (SF)     26.2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)       25.2

Hits:

  V. Blue (SF)             36
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        35
  B. Knepper (SF)          31
  C. Swan (NY)             30
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        28
  S. Rogers (MON)          26
  S. Carlton (PHI)         25
  T. Hume (CIN)            25
  R. Lerch (PHI)           25
  K. Forsch (HOU)          24

Runs:

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

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
  E. Rasmussen (SD)         3

Walks:

  J. Richard (HOU)         12
  V. Blue (SF)             11
  B. Knepper (SF)          11
  N. Espinosa (PHI)        10
  C. Hough (LA)            10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  F. Norman (CIN)          10
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        10
  E. Solomon (ATL)         10
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         9

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         34
  B. Knepper (SF)          21
  V. Blue (SF)             20
  B. Hooton (LA)           20
  T. Seaver (CIN)          19
  B. Kison (PIT)           18
  D. Robinson (PIT)        17
  C. Swan (NY)             16
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        15
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        14

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