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Wednesday May 2, 1979
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National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 2, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Philadelphia    14   6  2.93   21   6   4   184   161   65   60   10   50   95
Houston         15   8  3.00   23   8   5   207   172   82   69   16   72  135
Montreal        15   5  3.36   20   3   7   188   175   78   70   18   58   89
St. Louis       11  10  3.56   22   4   2   197   191   84   78   19   84  124
New York         8  11  3.59   19   2   4   178   174   81   71    9   88   83
Cincinnati      12  11  3.62   23   3   6   206   201  105   83   17   70  103
Chicago          9  10  3.65   19   3   5   170   157   74   69   11   63  101
Pittsburgh       8  12  4.06   20   4   3   184   190  100   83   17   60  127
Los Angeles     10  15  4.10   25   5   3   224   196  114  102   14   92  133
San Francisco   10  14  4.45   24   4   4   210   225  123  104   24   83  128
Atlanta          8  14  4.62   22   5   4   193   206  108   99   17   70  111
San Diego       10  14  4.69   24   2   4   209   222  118  109   16   89  136

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nino Espinosa (PHI)    3   1  1.32   5   5   2   0   1   34   20    8    5    2   12   20
Joaquin Andujar (HOU)  3   0  1.52   9   1   1   2   0   24   12    4    4    2   10   16
Dennis Lamp (CHI)      2   0  2.13   7   3   1   0   1   25   21    6    6    0    6   11
Pete Vuckovich (STL)   2   0  2.25   5   5   1   0   0   32   29   12    8    5    9   20
Dick Ruthven (PHI)     4   0  2.33   5   5   2   0   1   39   34   10   10    0   10   21
Craig Swan (NY)        3   2  2.40   6   6   1   0   1   45   40   14   12    2   13   22
Don Robinson (PIT)     2   1  2.43   5   5   2   0   0   33   30   11    9    5    6   19
Ken Forsch (HOU)       3   1  2.47   6   6   4   0   2   47   40   18   13    2   10   18
Mike Lacoss (CIN)      2   0  2.51   6   5   0   0   0   29   25   16    8    1   11   13
Burt Hooton (LA)       2   2  2.52   5   5   2   0   0   39   27   11   11    2    8   28

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Craig Skok             0   0  1.76  10   0   0   0   0   15   16    3    3    1    4   11
Phil Niekro            3   4  2.59   7   7   4   0   0   56   47   19   16    3   23   31
Rick Matula            2   2  3.60   4   4   0   0   0   25   29   10   10    2    4   15
Adrian Devine          0   0  4.50   6   0   0   0   0    8   10    5    4    1    3    1
Gene Garber            1   3  5.79   9   0   0   4   0   19   22   13   12    3    2    9
Eddie Solomon          1   1  6.00   3   3   0   0   0   15   17   11   10    1   10   10
Larry McWilliams       1   2  6.30   5   5   1   0   0   30   28   21   21    2   12   16
Mickey Mahler          0   2  7.50   5   3   0   0   0   18   27   18   15    2    8   13
Rick Mahler            0   0  7.71   3   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    0    1    1
Frank Lacorte          0   0 10.80   4   0   0   0   0    5    7    6    6    2    3    4

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Sutter           0   0  0.00   6   0   0   5   0    9    5    0    0    0    5    8
Dennis Lamp            2   0  2.13   7   3   1   0   1   25   21    6    6    0    6   11
Donnie Moore           1   2  2.53   7   0   0   0   0   11   10    3    3    0    4    7
Ken Holtzman           2   1  3.20   4   3   0   0   0   20   17    7    7    2    7    8
Willie Hernandez       0   0  3.52   7   0   0   0   0    8    7    4    3    0    3    4
Mike Krukow            0   1  3.78   3   3   0   0   0   17   14    7    7    1   12   16
Rick Reuschel          1   4  4.04   6   6   1   0   0   42   42   19   19    3    9   25
Lynn McGlothen         3   2  4.78   5   4   1   0   0   26   28   16   14    5    5   15
Ray Burris             0   0  7.50   8   0   0   0   0   12   13   12   10    0   12    7

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Moskau            1   0  0.73   3   0   0   0   0   12    6    3    1    1    3    1
Mike Lacoss            2   0  2.51   6   5   0   0   0   29   25   16    8    1   11   13
Doug Bair              1   0  2.61   8   0   0   4   0   10    8    3    3    0    9   11
Bill Bonham            1   0  2.77   2   2   0   0   0   13   10    4    4    1    3    4
Dave Tomlin            0   1  3.24  10   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    3    1    2    7
Fred Norman            1   3  3.27   6   5   1   0   0   33   30   18   12    4   13   14
Pedro Borbon           0   0  3.38   9   0   0   0   0   16   18    6    6    0    2    8
Tom Seaver             2   2  3.68   5   5   2   0   1   29   25   15   12    2    9   21
Frank Pastore          1   2  4.91   8   1   0   2   0   15   17    8    8    0    3    9
Tom Hume               2   3  5.24   6   5   0   0   0   34   45   22   20    6   10   15
Doug Capilla           1   0  8.53   5   0   0   0   0    6    7    6    6    1    5    0

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joaquin Andujar        3   0  1.52   9   1   1   2   0   24   12    4    4    2   10   16
Frank Riccelli         1   0  2.16   6   0   0   0   0    8    7    2    2    0    8    9
Ken Forsch             3   1  2.47   6   6   4   0   2   47   40   18   13    2   10   18
J.R. Richard           4   0  2.66   6   6   1   0   0   41   34   13   12    1   17   44
Vern Ruhle             1   3  2.75   5   5   1   0   1   36   28   11   11    4    3   15
Joe Sambito            2   1  3.31   9   0   0   3   0   16   12    6    6    2    8   15
Joe Niekro             1   2  4.23   5   5   1   0   1   28   24   19   13    3   14   17
Bo McLaughlin          0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    2    5    2    2    0    0    0
Tom Dixon              0   1 11.57   2   0   0   0   0    2    5    4    3    1    1    0
Gary Wilson            0   0 11.57   3   0   0   0   0    2    5    3    3    1    1    1

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Burt Hooton            2   2  2.52   5   5   2   0   0   39   27   11   11    2    8   28
Rick Sutcliffe         1   2  2.53   9   0   0   0   0   21   18    7    6    1    6   11
Don Sutton             3   2  2.66   5   5   3   0   0   41   28   16   12    2   10   27
Bob Welch              2   1  2.90   5   5   0   0   0   31   24   12   10    1   10   20
Jerry Reuss            1   2  4.20   8   0   0   2   0   15   16    9    7    0    7    9
Andy Messersmith       1   1  4.94   5   5   0   0   0   27   20   15   15    4   18   13
Charlie Hough          0   0  5.70   9   0   0   0   0   24   22   16   15    4   15   12
Lance Rautzhan         0   2  7.00  10   0   0   1   0    9    9    8    7    0    8    5
Doug Rau               0   3 10.47   5   5   0   0   0   16   32   20   19    0   10    8

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Elias Sosa             2   1  1.45  11   0   0   3   0   19   13    5    3    0    9   12
Woodie Fryman          1   1  1.74   6   0   0   0   0   10   10    5    2    0    4    7
Dan Schatzeder         1   0  2.38   5   1   0   0   0   11    9    3    3    0    7    5
David Palmer           2   1  2.89   6   0   0   2   0    9    8    3    3    1    2    4
Bill Lee               3   0  3.00   4   4   1   0   1   30   28   10   10    3    3   10
Rudy May               1   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    1    1    1
Stan Bahnsen           0   0  3.68   7   0   0   2   0   15   13    6    6    3    5   10
Scott Sanderson        1   1  3.75   4   4   0   0   0   24   21   12   10    3    8   16
Ross Grimsley          2   0  3.90   5   5   1   0   0   28   30   12   12    4   10    4
Steve Rogers           2   1  4.66   6   6   1   0   0   39   39   21   20    3    9   20

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Skip Lockwood          0   2  1.29   9   0   0   4   0   14   10    2    2    1    5   14
Jesse Orosco           1   0  1.50   5   0   0   0   0    6    3    1    1    0    2    3
Craig Swan             3   2  2.40   6   6   1   0   1   45   40   14   12    2   13   22
Pete Falcone           0   1  3.10   4   4   0   0   0   29   26   10   10    1   18   12
Kevin Kobel            0   0  3.18   2   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    1    2    1
Pat Zachry             2   0  3.18   3   3   1   0   0   17   19    6    6    2    9    7
Dale Murray            1   3  3.93  10   0   0   0   0   18   21    9    8    1    9    8
Mike Scott             1   0  3.97   3   2   0   0   0   11   14    7    5    0    2    2
Dwight Bernard         0   0  4.22  10   0   0   0   0   11   16    5    5    0    6    6
Neil Allen             0   3  6.91   3   3   0   0   0   14   16   11   11    0    9    4
Wayne Twitchell        0   0 12.15   4   1   0   0   0    7    5   14    9    1   13    4

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw             1   0  0.00   6   0   0   3   0   10    5    0    0    0    1   10
Ron Reed               3   1  0.84   7   0   0   1   0   11    6    2    1    0    4    6
Nino Espinosa          3   1  1.32   5   5   2   0   1   34   20    8    5    2   12   20
Dick Ruthven           4   0  2.33   5   5   2   0   1   39   34   10   10    0   10   21
Randy Lerch            1   1  3.06   5   5   1   0   0   35   39   13   12    3    4    9
Steve Carlton          2   3  4.79   5   5   1   0   0   36   36   19   19    4   11   21
Doug Bird              0   0  5.23   5   0   0   0   0   10   14    6    6    0    0    5
Jim Kaat               0   0  6.23   2   1   0   0   0    4    5    3    3    1    5    1
Rawly Eastwick         0   0  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    5    2    4    4    0    3    2

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          1   0  1.74   9   0   0   3   0   10   10    3    2    0    3    3
Don Robinson           2   1  2.43   5   5   2   0   0   33   30   11    9    5    6   19
John Candelaria        1   1  3.27   6   5   1   0   0   33   35   15   12    1    7   24
Ed Whitson             1   1  4.15   4   1   0   0   0   13   12    8    6    0    8    6
Bruce Kison            1   0  4.29   4   3   0   0   0   21   25   13   10    0    5   21
Enrique Romo           0   2  4.82   9   0   0   0   0    9   11    6    5    2    6   13
Bert Blyleven          0   2  5.21   6   6   1   0   0   38   42   22   22    5   14   25
Kent Tekulve           1   4  5.60  15   0   0   0   0   18   17   14   11    2    7   10
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  2.66   7   2   0   0   0   20   14    6    6    0    6   26
Gaylord Perry          3   1  3.08   5   5   1   0   0   38   33   13   13    2   11   24
Mickey Lolich          0   1  3.86   4   2   0   0   0   14   16   11    6    2    6    7
Rollie Fingers         1   2  4.05   9   0   0   3   0   20   18    9    9    0    9   11
Randy Jones            3   2  5.06   6   6   1   0   0   32   33   19   18    3    9   13
John D'Acquisto        2   1  5.30   9   0   0   1   0   19   17   11   11    2   14   16
Eric Rasmussen         0   2  5.33   7   4   0   0   0   27   36   16   16    3   14   12
Bob Owchinko           0   0  6.30   5   2   0   0   0   10   14    7    7    0    7   11
Mark Lee               0   1  6.97   9   0   0   0   0   10   17   11    8    2    4    7
Bob Shirley            0   4  7.23   7   3   0   0   0   19   24   15   15    2    9    9

 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  1.06  11   0   0   2   0   17   19    5    2    0   10   16
Dave Roberts           0   0  2.03   9   0   0   2   0   13    8    3    3    0    7   10
Bob Knepper            2   2  3.05   6   6   1   0   1   41   43   15   14    4   15   25
John Montefusco        1   2  3.38   4   4   0   0   0   27   24   10   10    2    6   11
Tom Griffin            1   4  4.03   9   2   0   0   0   22   21   13   10    3   11   16
Vida Blue              4   2  5.63   6   6   3   0   0   46   46   31   29    5   18   26
Ed Halicki             1   2  5.96   5   5   0   0   0   26   36   23   17    5    6   14
Phil Nastu             0   1  8.31   1   1   0   0   0    4    7    4    4    2    1    3
Randy Moffitt          0   0  8.53   3   0   0   0   0    6    6    6    6    2    1    3
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
Mark Littell           3   1  1.98   9   0   0   0   0   14    5    3    3    0   11   14
Silvio Martinez        0   1  2.21   5   2   0   0   0   20   18    5    5    0   10   10
Pete Vuckovich         2   0  2.25   5   5   1   0   0   32   29   12    8    5    9   20
John Denny             2   2  3.00   6   6   2   0   0   45   40   15   15    3   17   20
Tom Bruno              1   1  4.05  10   0   0   0   0   13   10    6    6    0    8    9
Darold Knowles         1   0  4.50   7   0   0   1   0    6    7    3    3    0    2    5
Bob Forsch             0   2  4.60   5   5   1   0   0   31   36   17   16    5    8   16
Buddy Schultz          1   1  5.19   9   0   0   1   0   17   18   10   10    5    8   16
Bob Sykes              1   2  5.89   4   4   0   0   0   18   28   13   12    1   11   14

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (SF)              4
  J. Richard (HOU)          4
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          4
  J. Andujar (HOU)          3
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         3
  K. Forsch (HOU)           3
  R. Jones (SD)             3
  B. Lee (MON)              3
  M. Littell (STL)          3
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        3

Losses:

  T. Griffin (SF)           4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         4
  B. Shirley (SD)           4
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          4
  N. Allen (NY)             3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  G. Garber (ATL)           3
  T. Hume (CIN)             3
  D. Murray (NY)            3

Complete Games:

  K. Forsch (HOU)           4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  V. Blue (SF)              3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  J. Denny (STL)            2
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         2
  B. Hooton (LA)            2
  D. Robinson (PIT)         2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          2
  T. Seaver (CIN)           2

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHI)           5
  D. Bair (CIN)             4
  G. Garber (ATL)           4
  S. Lockwood (NY)          4
  R. Fingers (SD)           3
  G. Jackson (PIT)          3
  T. McGraw (PHI)           3
  J. Sambito (HOU)          3
  E. Sosa (MON)             3
  J. Andujar (HOU)          2

Shutouts:

  K. Forsch (HOU)           2
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         1
  B. Knepper (SF)           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)        55.2
  K. Forsch (HOU)        47.1
  V. Blue (SF)           46.1
  J. Denny (STL)         45.0
  C. Swan (NY)           45.0
  R. Reuschel (CHI)      42.1
  B. Knepper (SF)        41.1
  J. Richard (HOU)       40.2
  D. Sutton (LA)         40.2
  B. Hooton (LA)         39.1

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          47
  V. Blue (SF)             46
  T. Hume (CIN)            45
  B. Knepper (SF)          43
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        42
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        42
  J. Denny (STL)           40
  K. Forsch (HOU)          40
  C. Swan (NY)             40
  R. Lerch (PHI)           39

Runs:

  V. Blue (SF)             31
  E. Halicki (SF)          23
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        22
  T. Hume (CIN)            22
  L. McWilliams (ATL)      21
  S. Rogers (MON)          21
  D. Rau (LA)              20
  S. Carlton (PHI)         19
  R. Jones (SD)            19
  J. Niekro (HOU)          19

Home Runs:

  T. Hume (CIN)             6
  V. Blue (SF)              5
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         5
  B. Forsch (STL)           5
  E. Halicki (SF)           5
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        5
  D. Robinson (PIT)         5
  B. Schultz (STL)          5
  P. Vuckovich (STL)        5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          23
  V. Blue (SF)             18
  P. Falcone (NY)          18
  A. Messersmith (LA)      18
  J. Denny (STL)           17
  J. Richard (HOU)         17
  C. Hough (LA)            15
  B. Knepper (SF)          15
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        14
  J. D'Acquisto (SD)       14

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         44
  P. Niekro (ATL)          31
  B. Hooton (LA)           28
  D. Sutton (LA)           27
  V. Blue (SF)             26
  S. Mura (SD)             26
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        25
  B. Knepper (SF)          25
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        25
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      24


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