Tuesday April 24, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, April 24, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         12   4  2.01   16   7   3   143   100   41   32    8   42   97
Montreal         9   5  2.76   14   2   4   134   117   48   41   11   40   64
Philadelphia    10   4  3.05   15   5   3   130   116   45   44    8   34   61
New York         5   8  3.27   13   1   2   124   130   54   45    6   59   61
St. Louis        8   7  3.40   16   3   2   143   144   60   54   16   61   97
Chicago          6   6  3.52   12   2   4   110    97   48   43    8   33   65
Cincinnati       9   8  3.53   17   3   5   150   149   80   59   13   54   67
Los Angeles      8  11  3.85   19   3   3   173   146   84   74   10   74  101
San Francisco    9   9  3.96   18   3   4   161   171   90   71   13   67   95
Pittsburgh       5  10  4.20   15   3   2   135   144   77   63   11   48   90
Atlanta          5  12  4.71   17   3   3   149   164   86   78   13   50   89
San Diego        8  10  4.81   18   2   3   159   166   94   85   14   62   94

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joaquin Andujar (HOU)  3   0  0.50   6   1   1   1   0   18    7    1    1    0    7   12
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)     2   1  2.16   4   4   2   0   0   33   29   10    8    4    6   19
Nino Espinosa (PHI)    2   0  2.25   3   3   1   0   0   20   14    5    5    1   10    8
John Candelaria (PIT)  0   1  2.37   4   3   0   0   0   19   18    7    5    0    5   14
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
Craig Skok             0   0  1.88   9   0   0   0   0   14   15    3    3    1    4   11
Phil Niekro            1   4  3.11   5   5   2   0   0   38   35   15   13    2   15   19
Rick Matula            1   2  3.86   3   3   0   0   0   19   21    8    8    2    1   13
Gene Garber            1   2  5.17   7   0   0   3   0   16   18   10    9    2    2    9
Mickey Mahler          0   1  5.28   4   2   0   0   0   15   20   12    9    1    7   11
Adrian Devine          0   0  6.00   5   0   0   0   0    6    8    5    4    1    2    1
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
Larry McWilliams       1   2  7.59   4   4   1   0   0   21   25   18   18    2    6   12

 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
Rick Reuschel          1   2  3.16   4   4   1   0   0   31   28   11   11    2    4   17
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
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
Paul Moskau            0   0  1.59   2   0   0   0   0    6    4    3    1    1    2    0
Dave Tomlin            0   0  2.25   7   0   0   0   0    4    6    2    1    1    1    4
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 Bair              1   0  3.52   6   0   0   3   0    8    6    3    3    0    7    6
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 Capilla           1   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    1    3    0
Tom Hume               2   2  4.55   4   4   0   0   0   30   35   16   15    5    9   10
Frank Pastore          0   2  5.68   6   1   0   2   0   13   17    8    8    0    2    8

 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   6   0   0   2   0    9    2    0    0    0    2    6
Joaquin Andujar        3   0  0.50   6   1   1   1   0   18    7    1    1    0    7   12
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  3.38   4   4   1   0   1   24   18   15    9    3    9   16
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  0.68   7   0   0   0   0   13    8    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             2   2  2.56   4   4   2   0   0   32   23   13    9    2    8   24
Burt Hooton            1   2  2.97   4   4   1   0   0   30   23   10   10    1    7   20
Jerry Reuss            1   2  3.46   7   0   0   2   0   13   13    6    5    0    6    6
Andy Messersmith       1   1  4.00   4   4   0   0   0   27   19   12   12    4   16   13
Charlie Hough          0   0  6.19   7   0   0   0   0   16   16   12   11    2   12    6
Lance Rautzhan         0   2  8.22   8   0   0   1   0    8    8    8    7    0    5    5
Doug Rau               0   2  8.40   4   4   0   0   0   15   25   15   14    0   10    7

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Elias Sosa             2   1  0.00   8   0   0   1   0   13    9    2    0    0    6    9
Woodie Fryman          1   1  1.00   5   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    1    0    4    6
Bill Lee               1   0  1.06   2   2   1   0   1   17    9    2    2    0    3    7
Stan Bahnsen           0   0  1.74   5   0   0   2   0   10    6    2    2    0    3    6
Rudy May               1   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    1    1    1
Ross Grimsley          2   0  3.04   4   4   1   0   0   24   24    8    8    4    8    4
David Palmer           2   1  3.12   5   0   0   1   0    9    8    3    3    1    2    3
Dan Schatzeder         0   0  3.86   3   1   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    0    4    2
Scott Sanderson        0   1  4.00   3   3   0   0   0   18   16    9    8    2    4   12
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           1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    1
Skip Lockwood          0   2  1.42   7   0   0   2   0   13   10    2    2    1    5   13
Mike Scott             1   0  2.57   2   1   0   0   0    7    8    4    2    0    2    1
Craig Swan             1   2  2.89   4   4   0   0   0   28   30   11    9    1    8   16
Pete Falcone           0   0  2.95   3   3   0   0   0   21   22    7    7    0   12    9
Pat Zachry             2   0  3.18   3   3   1   0   0   17   19    6    6    2    9    7
Dwight Bernard         0   0  3.24   6   0   0   0   0    8   11    3    3    0    2    3
Dale Murray            0   2  3.65   7   0   0   0   0   12   14    5    5    1    7    6
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             1   0  0.00   5   0   0   2   0    7    4    0    0    0    0    8
Ron Reed               1   1  1.35   5   0   0   1   0    7    5    2    1    0    4    4
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  2.97   4   4   1   0   0   30   34   10   10    2    3    8
Doug Bird              0   0  4.70   3   0   0   0   0    8    7    4    4    0    0    4
Steve Carlton          2   2  5.02   4   4   1   0   0   29   30   16   16    4    6   15
Jim Kaat               0   0 11.57   1   1   0   0   0    2    3    3    3    1    5    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           2   1  2.16   4   4   2   0   0   33   29   10    8    4    6   19
John Candelaria        0   1  2.37   4   3   0   0   0   19   18    7    5    0    5   14
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  6.00  11   0   0   0   0   12   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
Rollie Fingers         1   1  2.03   6   0   0   2   0   13    9    3    3    0    5    6
Gaylord Perry          2   0  2.52   3   3   1   0   0   25   16    7    7    1    7   11
Steve Mura             1   0  3.18   5   1   0   0   0   11   11    4    4    0    3   14
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   2  5.59   5   5   1   0   0   29   30   19   18    3    9   12
Eric Rasmussen         0   2  5.84   5   4   0   0   0   25   33   16   16    3   12   12
Mark Lee               0   1  6.52   8   0   0   0   0   10   15   10    7    2    4    7
Bob Owchinko           0   0  7.20   3   1   0   0   0    5    8    4    4    0    2    7
John D'Acquisto        1   1  9.28   7   0   0   1   0   11   13   11   11    2    8   11

 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
Randy Moffitt          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    1
Dave Roberts           0   0  0.00   7   0   0   2   0    9    4    0    0    0    5    5
Gary Lavelle           1   0  0.75   8   0   0   2   0   12   13    4    1    0    8   10
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
Tom Griffin            1   3  4.40   7   1   0   0   0   14   14   10    7    1    8   11
Vida Blue              4   1  5.01   5   5   3   0   0   41   41   25   23    3   15   22
Ed Halicki             1   1  5.49   4   4   0   0   0   20   29   18   12    4    6   10
John Curtis            0   1 24.30   4   0   0   0   0    3   12   11    9    1    6    4

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Bruno              1   0  0.00   7   0   0   0   0   12    5    0    0    0    6    9
Mark Littell           3   0  1.64   7   0   0   0   0   11    4    2    2    0   10   12
Silvio Martinez        0   1  1.69   3   1   0   0   0   11   10    2    2    0    7    8
Pete Vuckovich         1   0  2.52   4   4   1   0   0   25   26   11    7    5    5   16
John Denny             1   2  3.21   4   4   1   0   0   28   26   10   10    2   12   12
Bob Sykes              1   1  4.91   3   3   0   0   0   15   20    9    8    1    9   11
Bob Forsch             0   2  5.11   4   4   1   0   0   25   30   15   14    5    5   12
Buddy Schultz          1   1  5.54   7   0   0   1   0   13   16    8    8    3    5   14
Darold Knowles         0   0  6.23   5   0   0   1   0    4    7    3    3    0    2    3

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (SF)              4
  J. Andujar (HOU)          3
  K. Forsch (HOU)           3
  R. Jones (SD)             3
  M. Littell (STL)          3
  J. Richard (HOU)          3
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         2
  R. Grimsley (MON)         2

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  T. Griffin (SF)           3
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          3
  N. Allen (NY)             2
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  J. Denny (STL)            2
  B. Forsch (STL)           2
  G. Garber (ATL)           2
  B. Hooton (LA)            2

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (SF)              3
  K. Forsch (HOU)           3
  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  D. Robinson (PIT)         2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          2
  T. Seaver (CIN)           2
  D. Sutton (LA)            2
  J. Andujar (HOU)          1
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         1
  S. Carlton (PHI)          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
  S. Lockwood (NY)          2
  T. McGraw (PHI)           2
  F. Pastore (CIN)          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)           41.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        37.2
  D. Robinson (PIT)      33.1
  K. Forsch (HOU)        33.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         31.2
  R. Reuschel (CHI)      31.1
  B. Hooton (LA)         30.1
  R. Lerch (PHI)         30.1
  T. Hume (CIN)          29.2
  B. Knepper (SF)        29.1

Hits:

  V. Blue (SF)             41
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        35
  T. Hume (CIN)            35
  P. Niekro (ATL)          35
  R. Lerch (PHI)           34
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        33
  B. Knepper (SF)          31
  S. Carlton (PHI)         30
  B. Forsch (STL)          30
  R. Jones (SD)            30

Runs:

  V. Blue (SF)             25
  R. Jones (SD)            19
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        18
  E. Halicki (SF)          18
  L. McWilliams (ATL)      18
  S. Carlton (PHI)         16
  T. Hume (CIN)            16
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        16
  B. Forsch (STL)          15
  J. Niekro (HOU)          15

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  A. Messersmith (LA)      16
  V. Blue (SF)             15
  P. Niekro (ATL)          15
  J. Denny (STL)           12
  P. Falcone (NY)          12
  C. Hough (LA)            12
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        12
  J. Richard (HOU)         12
  B. Knepper (SF)          11
  N. Espinosa (PHI)        10

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         34
  D. Sutton (LA)           24
  V. Blue (SF)             22
  B. Knepper (SF)          21
  B. Hooton (LA)           20
  P. Niekro (ATL)          19
  D. Robinson (PIT)        19
  T. Seaver (CIN)          19
  B. Kison (PIT)           18
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        17

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