Thursday April 26, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, April 26, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         13   5  2.14   18   7   4   160   114   47   38   11   48  111
Montreal        10   5  2.97   15   2   5   143   128   54   47   11   45   68
New York         6   8  3.05   14   2   2   133   132   54   45    6   60   65
Philadelphia    11   4  3.11   16   5   3   139   126   49   48    8   36   67
St. Louis        8   7  3.40   16   3   2   143   144   60   54   16   61   97
Chicago          7   7  3.45   14   3   4   128   113   54   49    9   38   73
Cincinnati       9   9  3.46   18   3   5   161   155   83   62   14   57   75
San Francisco    9  10  3.88   19   3   4   169   174   92   73   14   70  102
Los Angeles      8  12  3.91   20   3   3   182   156   89   79   10   79  105
Pittsburgh       6  10  4.01   16   3   2   146   150   79   65   11   51   98
Atlanta          5  12  4.71   17   3   3   149   164   86   78   13   50   89
San Diego        8  11  5.07   19   2   3   167   180  103   94   15   65  102

 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
Dennis Lamp (CHI)      2   0  1.25   6   2   1   0   1   22   14    3    3    0    4   10
Ken Forsch (HOU)       3   0  1.64   4   4   3   0   2   33   24    7    6    2    6   13
Don Robinson (PIT)     2   1  2.16   4   4   2   0   0   33   29   10    8    4    6   19
Craig Swan (NY)        2   2  2.19   5   5   1   0   1   37   32   11    9    1    9   20
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
Fred Norman (CIN)      1   2  2.40   5   4   1   0   0   30   26   14    8    2   11   10
Vern Ruhle (HOU)       1   3  2.40   4   4   1   0   1   30   22    8    8    3    3   15

 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            2   0  1.25   6   2   1   0   1   22   14    3    3    0    4   10
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
Willie Hernandez       0   0  4.05   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    4    3    0    2    3
Ken Holtzman           1   1  4.38   3   2   0   0   0   12   11    6    6    2    6    5
Lynn McGlothen         2   2  4.91   4   4   1   0   0   22   25   14   12    4    4   10
Ray Burris             0   0  7.27   6   0   0   0   0    9    9    9    7    0   10    5

 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
Mike Lacoss            1   0  2.40   4   3   0   0   0   15   13   12    4    1    6    6
Fred Norman            1   2  2.40   5   4   1   0   0   30   26   14    8    2   11   10
Bill Bonham            1   0  2.77   2   2   0   0   0   13   10    4    4    1    3    4
Doug Bair              1   0  3.00   7   0   0   3   0    9    7    3    3    0    9    9
Pedro Borbon           0   0  3.38   6   0   0   0   0    8    7    3    3    0    2    3
Dave Tomlin            0   1  3.38   8   0   0   0   0    5    7    3    2    1    1    6
Tom Seaver             2   2  3.67   4   4   2   0   1   27   23   14   11    2    9   19
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   4   0   0   0   0    5    4    0    0    0    5    4
Joaquin Andujar        3   0  0.50   6   1   1   1   0   18    7    1    1    0    7   12
Joe Sambito            1   0  0.71   7   0   0   3   0   13    6    1    1    1    2   11
Ken Forsch             3   0  1.64   4   4   3   0   2   33   24    7    6    2    6   13
Vern Ruhle             1   3  2.40   4   4   1   0   1   30   22    8    8    3    3   15
J.R. Richard           4   0  2.41   5   5   1   0   0   34   27   10    9    0   15   40
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   1  2.30   8   0   0   0   0   16   12    5    4    0    6    9
Bob Welch              2   0  2.52   4   4   0   0   0   25   16    8    7    1    8   15
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  7.88   9   0   0   1   0    8    9    8    7    0    6    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
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
Elias Sosa             2   1  1.84   9   0   0   1   0   15   13    5    3    0    8   10
David Palmer           2   1  2.89   6   0   0   2   0    9    8    3    3    1    2    4
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
Dan Schatzeder         0   0  3.38   4   1   0   0   0    8    8    3    3    0    5    2
Scott Sanderson        0   1  4.00   3   3   0   0   0   18   16    9    8    2    4   12
Steve Rogers           1   1  4.85   5   5   0   0   0   30   32   17   16    3    7   16

 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
Craig Swan             2   2  2.19   5   5   1   0   1   37   32   11    9    1    9   20
Mike Scott             1   0  2.57   2   1   0   0   0    7    8    4    2    0    2    1
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               2   1  1.04   6   0   0   1   0    9    6    2    1    0    4    5
Nino Espinosa          2   0  2.25   3   3   1   0   0   20   14    5    5    1   10    8
Dick Ruthven           3   0  2.48   4   4   2   0   1   33   28    9    9    0    8   18
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  2.08   7   0   0   2   0    9   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  4.70   7   0   0   0   0    8    8    5    4    2    5   11
Kent Tekulve           1   3  4.70  12   0   0   0   0   15   12   11    8    0    6    7
Bruce Kison            0   0  5.27   3   3   0   0   0   14   17    9    8    0    4   18
Bert Blyleven          0   2  6.00   5   5   1   0   0   30   40   20   20    4   11   19
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  2.40   6   1   0   0   0   15   11    4    4    0    4   19
Gaylord Perry          2   0  2.52   3   3   1   0   0   25   16    7    7    1    7   11
Rollie Fingers         1   1  3.77   7   0   0   2   0   14   11    6    6    0    6    7
Mickey Lolich          0   1  3.86   4   2   0   0   0   14   16   11    6    2    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
Bob Owchinko           0   0  6.75   4   1   0   0   0    5    9    4    4    0    2    7
Mark Lee               0   1  6.97   9   0   0   0   0   10   17   11    8    2    4    7
Bob Shirley            0   3  7.56   6   3   0   0   0   17   21   14   14    2    6    8
John D'Acquisto        1   1  7.82   8   0   0   1   0   13   16   11   11    2    9   12

 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   8   0   0   2   0   12    5    0    0    0    6    9
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   4  4.19   8   2   0   0   0   19   16   12    9    2   10   14
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. Richard (HOU)          4
  J. Andujar (HOU)          3
  K. Forsch (HOU)           3
  R. Jones (SD)             3
  M. Littell (STL)          3
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         2
  R. Grimsley (MON)         2

Losses:

  T. Griffin (SF)           4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  V. Ruhle (HOU)            3
  B. Shirley (SD)           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

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
  J. Sambito (HOU)          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

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  V. Blue (SF)           41.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        37.2
  C. Swan (NY)           37.0
  J. Richard (HOU)       33.2
  D. Robinson (PIT)      33.1
  K. Forsch (HOU)        33.0
  D. Ruthven (PHI)       32.2
  D. Sutton (LA)         31.2
  R. Reuschel (CHI)      31.1
  B. Hooton (LA)         30.1

Hits:

  V. Blue (SF)             41
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        40
  T. Hume (CIN)            35
  P. Niekro (ATL)          35
  R. Lerch (PHI)           34
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        33
  S. Rogers (MON)          32
  C. Swan (NY)             32
  B. Knepper (SF)          31
  S. Carlton (PHI)         30

Runs:

  V. Blue (SF)             25
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        20
  R. Jones (SD)            19
  E. Halicki (SF)          18
  L. McWilliams (ATL)      18
  S. Rogers (MON)          17
  S. Carlton (PHI)         16
  T. Hume (CIN)            16
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        16
  B. Forsch (STL)          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
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        4
  A. Messersmith (LA)       4
  D. Robinson (PIT)         4

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         40
  D. Sutton (LA)           24
  V. Blue (SF)             22
  B. Knepper (SF)          21
  B. Hooton (LA)           20
  C. Swan (NY)             20
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        19
  S. Mura (SD)             19
  P. Niekro (ATL)          19
  D. Robinson (PIT)        19

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