Thursday May 3, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 3, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         16   8  2.92   24   8   6   216   179   83   70   16   74  138
Philadelphia    14   7  3.05   22   6   4   192   173   70   65   10   53  100
St. Louis       11  11  3.58   23   4   2   206   205   88   82   20   85  128
Cincinnati      12  11  3.62   23   3   6   206   201  105   83   17   70  103
Montreal        15   6  3.63   21   3   7   196   189   88   79   21   60   92
Chicago          9  10  3.65   19   3   5   170   157   74   69   11   63  101
New York         8  12  3.73   20   2   4   186   185   88   77   12   92   91
Los Angeles     11  15  4.02   26   6   3   233   203  116  104   15   93  140
Pittsburgh       8  12  4.06   20   4   3   184   190  100   83   17   60  127
San Francisco   11  14  4.47   25   4   5   219   234  128  109   24   86  134
San Diego       11  14  4.54   25   2   5   218   232  120  110   16   91  140
Atlanta          8  14  4.62   22   5   4   193   206  108   99   17   70  111

 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  1.46  10   1   1   3   0   25   12    4    4    2   11   17
Dennis Lamp (CHI)      2   0  2.13   7   3   1   0   1   25   21    6    6    0    6   11
Pete Vuckovich (STL)   2   1  2.25   6   6   1   0   0   40   40   14   10    6    9   23
Dick Ruthven (PHI)     4   0  2.33   5   5   2   0   1   39   34   10   10    0   10   21
Rick Sutcliffe (LA)    2   2  2.37  10   1   1   0   0   30   25    9    8    2    7   18
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

 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  1.46  10   1   1   3   0   25   12    4    4    2   11   17
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  3.24  10   0   0   3   0   17   12    6    6    2    8   15
Joe Niekro             2   2  3.57   6   6   1   0   1   35   31   20   14    3   15   19
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
Rick Sutcliffe         2   2  2.37  10   1   1   0   0   30   25    9    8    2    7   18
Burt Hooton            2   2  2.52   5   5   2   0   0   39   27   11   11    2    8   28
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
Rudy May               1   0  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    1    1    2    1
Dan Schatzeder         1   0  2.38   5   1   0   0   0   11    9    3    3    0    7    5
Bill Lee               3   0  3.00   4   4   1   0   1   30   28   10   10    3    3   10
Stan Bahnsen           0   0  3.68   7   0   0   2   0   15   13    6    6    3    5   10
Ross Grimsley          2   0  3.90   5   5   1   0   0   28   30   12   12    4   10    4
Scott Sanderson        1   2  4.60   5   5   0   0   0   29   28   17   15    5    9   18
Steve Rogers           2   1  4.66   6   6   1   0   0   39   39   21   20    3    9   20
David Palmer           2   1  5.73   7   0   0   2   0   11   14    7    7    2    2    5

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jesse Orosco           1   0  1.13   6   0   0   0   0    8    4    1    1    0    3    5
Skip Lockwood          0   2  1.29   9   0   0   4   0   14   10    2    2    1    5   14
Craig Swan             3   2  2.40   6   6   1   0   1   45   40   14   12    2   13   22
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
Mike Scott             1   0  3.46   4   2   0   0   0   13   16    8    5    0    3    5
Dale Murray            1   3  3.72  11   0   0   0   0   19   21    9    8    1    9    8
Dwight Bernard         0   0  4.22  10   0   0   0   0   11   16    5    5    0    6    6
Pete Falcone           0   2  4.45   5   5   0   0   0   32   34   16   16    4   20   15
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   4  4.93   6   6   1   0   0   42   45   23   23    4   14   26
Doug Bird              0   0  5.25   6   0   0   0   0   12   17    7    7    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
Rollie Fingers         1   2  3.52  10   0   0   4   0   23   20    9    9    0    9   13
Mickey Lolich          0   1  3.86   4   2   0   0   0   14   16   11    6    2    6    7
Randy Jones            4   2  4.50   7   7   1   0   0   38   41   21   19    3   11   15
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  0.90  12   0   0   3   0   20   20    5    2    0   10   19
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             2   2  6.25   6   6   0   0   0   32   44   28   22    5    9   17
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
Silvio Martinez        0   1  2.21   5   2   0   0   0   20   18    5    5    0   10   10
Pete Vuckovich         2   1  2.25   6   6   1   0   0   40   40   14   10    6    9   23
John Denny             2   2  3.00   6   6   2   0   0   45   40   15   15    3   17   20
Mark Littell           3   1  3.29  10   0   0   0   0   14    6    5    5    0   12   14
Tom Bruno              1   1  3.95  11   0   0   0   0   14   10    6    6    0    8    9
Darold Knowles         1   0  4.05   8   0   0   1   0    7    9    3    3    0    2    6
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
  R. Jones (SD)             4
  J. Richard (HOU)          4
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          4
  J. Andujar (HOU)          3
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         3
  K. Forsch (HOU)           3
  B. Lee (MON)              3
  M. Littell (STL)          3
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        3

Losses:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  T. Griffin (SF)           4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         4
  B. Shirley (SD)           4
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          4
  N. Allen (NY)             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
  R. Fingers (SD)           4
  G. Garber (ATL)           4
  S. Lockwood (NY)          4
  J. Andujar (HOU)          3
  G. Jackson (PIT)          3
  G. Lavelle (SF)           3
  T. McGraw (PHI)           3
  J. Sambito (HOU)          3

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
  S. Carlton (PHI)       42.0
  B. Knepper (SF)        41.1
  J. Richard (HOU)       40.2
  D. Sutton (LA)         40.2

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          47
  V. Blue (SF)             46
  S. Carlton (PHI)         45
  T. Hume (CIN)            45
  E. Halicki (SF)          44
  B. Knepper (SF)          43
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        42
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        42
  R. Jones (SD)            41
  J. Denny (STL)           40

Runs:

  V. Blue (SF)             31
  E. Halicki (SF)          28
  S. Carlton (PHI)         23
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        22
  T. Hume (CIN)            22
  R. Jones (SD)            21
  L. McWilliams (ATL)      21
  S. Rogers (MON)          21
  J. Niekro (HOU)          20
  D. Rau (LA)              20

Home Runs:

  T. Hume (CIN)             6
  P. Vuckovich (STL)        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
  S. Sanderson (MON)        5
  B. Schultz (STL)          5

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          23
  P. Falcone (NY)          20
  V. Blue (SF)             18
  A. Messersmith (LA)      18
  J. Denny (STL)           17
  J. Richard (HOU)         17
  C. Hough (LA)            15
  B. Knepper (SF)          15
  J. Niekro (HOU)          15
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        14

Strikeouts:

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

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