Friday April 27, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, April 27, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         14   5  2.32   19   7   4   171   127   55   44   13   54  120
Philadelphia    12   4  2.92   17   6   3   148   130   49   48    8   38   73
New York         6   8  3.05   14   2   2   133   132   54   45    6   60   65
Montreal        11   5  3.26   16   2   5   152   142   62   55   14   47   72
Cincinnati      10   9  3.43   19   3   5   170   165   86   65   14   59   81
Chicago          7   8  3.44   15   3   4   136   121   57   52    9   49   78
St. Louis        8   8  3.45   17   3   2   151   151   64   58   16   63  104
Los Angeles      8  12  3.91   20   3   3   182   156   89   79   10   79  105
Pittsburgh       6  11  4.18   17   3   2   157   165   88   73   13   54  109
San Francisco    9  11  4.42   20   3   4   177   191  106   87   18   73  105
Atlanta          6  12  4.56   18   4   3   158   169   88   80   14   52   95
San Diego        8  12  4.94   20   2   3   175   189  105   96   15   68  105

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dennis Lamp (CHI)      2   0  1.25   6   2   1   0   1   22   14    3    3    0    4   10
Joaquin Andujar (HOU)  3   0  1.31   7   1   1   1   0   21   10    3    3    2    9   14
Nino Espinosa (PHI)    3   0  1.55   4   4   2   0   1   29   18    5    5    1   12   14
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
Ken Forsch (HOU)       3   0  2.29   5   5   3   0   2   39   31   13   10    2    9   16
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
J.R. Richard (HOU)     4   0  2.41   5   5   1   0   0   34   27   10    9    0   15   40
Dick Ruthven (PHI)     3   0  2.48   4   4   2   0   1   33   28    9    9    0    8   18

 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            2   4  2.89   6   6   3   0   0   47   40   17   15    3   17   25
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   2  2.79   6   0   0   0   0   10   10    3    3    0    4    5
Rick Reuschel          1   2  3.16   4   4   1   0   0   31   28   11   11    2    4   17
Mike Krukow            0   1  3.78   3   3   0   0   0   17   14    7    7    1   12   16
Willie Hernandez       0   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0    7    7    4    3    0    3    4
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
Fred Norman            1   2  2.40   5   4   1   0   0   30   26   14    8    2   11   10
Pedro Borbon           0   0  2.70   7   0   0   0   0   10    8    3    3    0    2    3
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
Mike Lacoss            1   0  3.00   5   4   0   0   0   21   22   15    7    1    8   11
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          1   2  5.27   7   1   0   2   0   14   17    8    8    0    2    9

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bo McLaughlin          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    0    0
Frank Riccelli         1   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    6    5    0    0    0    6    8
Joe Sambito            1   0  0.71   7   0   0   3   0   13    6    1    1    1    2   11
Joaquin Andujar        3   0  1.31   7   1   1   1   0   21   10    3    3    2    9   14
Ken Forsch             3   0  2.29   5   5   3   0   2   39   31   13   10    2    9   16
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
Elias Sosa             2   1  1.84   9   0   0   1   0   15   13    5    3    0    8   10
Bill Lee               2   0  2.70   3   3   1   0   1   23   19    7    7    1    3    8
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
Stan Bahnsen           0   0  3.46   6   0   0   2   0   13   10    5    5    2    5    9
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          3   0  1.55   4   4   2   0   1   29   18    5    5    1   12   14
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  3.75   5   4   0   0   0   24   27   13   10    0    7   18
Enrique Romo           0   2  4.15   8   0   0   0   0    9    9    5    4    2    5   13
Ed Whitson             1   1  4.15   4   1   0   0   0   13   12    8    6    0    8    6
Kent Tekulve           1   3  4.67  13   0   0   0   0   17   13   12    9    1    6    9
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  6.48   4   0   0   0   0    8    8    8    6    2    4    6

 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   1  2.53   4   4   1   0   0   32   24    9    9    1    9   14
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  5.61   6   4   0   0   0   26   34   16   16    3   13   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
Gary Lavelle           1   0  0.69   9   0   0   2   0   13   14    4    1    0    8   10
Dave Roberts           0   0  2.03   9   0   0   2   0   13    8    3    3    0    7   10
John Montefusco        1   2  3.38   4   4   0   0   0   27   24   10   10    2    6   11
Bob Knepper            1   2  3.90   5   5   0   0   0   32   38   15   14    4   12   22
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
Randy Moffitt          0   0 11.57   2   0   0   0   0    5    6    6    6    2    1    2
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
Silvio Martinez        0   1  1.69   3   1   0   0   0   11   10    2    2    0    7    8
Mark Littell           3   1  2.38   8   0   0   0   0   11    5    3    3    0   11   12
Pete Vuckovich         1   0  2.52   4   4   1   0   0   25   26   11    7    5    5   16
John Denny             1   2  3.25   5   5   1   0   0   36   32   13   13    2   13   19
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
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         3
  K. Forsch (HOU)           3
  R. Jones (SD)             3
  M. Littell (STL)          3
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          3
  S. Carlton (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)           3
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         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

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
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         1
  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:

  P. Niekro (ATL)        46.2
  V. Blue (SF)           41.1
  K. Forsch (HOU)        39.1
  C. Swan (NY)           37.0
  J. Denny (STL)         36.0
  J. Richard (HOU)       33.2
  D. Robinson (PIT)      33.1
  D. Ruthven (PHI)       32.2
  B. Knepper (SF)        32.1
  G. Perry (SD)          32.0

Hits:

  V. Blue (SF)             41
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        40
  P. Niekro (ATL)          40
  B. Knepper (SF)          38
  T. Hume (CIN)            35
  R. Lerch (PHI)           34
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        34
  J. Denny (STL)           32
  S. Rogers (MON)          32
  C. Swan (NY)             32

Runs:

  V. Blue (SF)             25
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        20
  R. Jones (SD)            19
  E. Halicki (SF)          18
  L. McWilliams (ATL)      18
  P. Niekro (ATL)          17
  S. Rogers (MON)          17
  S. Carlton (PHI)         16
  T. Hume (CIN)            16
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        16

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
  B. Knepper (SF)           4
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        4
  A. Messersmith (LA)       4

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          17
  A. Messersmith (LA)      16
  V. Blue (SF)             15
  J. Richard (HOU)         15
  J. Denny (STL)           13
  E. Rasmussen (SD)        13
  N. Espinosa (PHI)        12
  P. Falcone (NY)          12
  C. Hough (LA)            12
  B. Knepper (SF)          12

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         40
  P. Niekro (ATL)          25
  D. Sutton (LA)           24
  V. Blue (SF)             22
  B. Knepper (SF)          22
  B. Hooton (LA)           20
  C. Swan (NY)             20
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        19
  J. Denny (STL)           19
  S. Mura (SD)             19

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