Tuesday May 8, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 8, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Philadelphia    19   7  3.00   27   8   5   240   214   86   80   12   69  121
St. Louis       14  12  3.38   27   4   5   242   240  100   91   20   96  142
Montreal        18   7  3.43   25   5   8   231   211  100   88   25   68  106
Houston         17  12  3.48   29   9   6   259   233  118  100   22  100  164
New York         9  16  3.69   25   2   5   227   219  110   93   15  120  110
Cincinnati      16  12  3.75   28   3   8   252   252  132  105   21   85  129
Chicago         12  11  3.98   23   4   6   206   200  100   91   14   78  124
Pittsburgh      10  15  4.06   25   4   5   226   234  119  102   20   75  159
Los Angeles     13  18  4.12   31   6   5   278   250  140  127   20  115  158
San Francisco   13  16  4.34   29   5   5   255   267  144  123   26   96  146
Atlanta          9  18  4.90   27   6   4   235   254  142  128   25   94  126
San Diego       12  18  4.97   30   2   6   266   289  162  147   21  111  170

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nino Espinosa (PHI)    4   1  1.05   6   6   3   0   2   43   26    8    5    2   14   26
Dick Ruthven (PHI)     5   0  1.97   6   6   2   0   1   46   36   10   10    0   12   23
Pete Vuckovich (STL)   3   2  2.03   8   7   1   0   0   49   51   18   11    6   10   28
Silvio Martinez (STL)  1   1  2.22   6   3   0   0   0   28   24    7    7    0   13   12
Dennis Lamp (CHI)      3   0  2.36   8   4   2   0   1   34   29    9    9    1    6   13
Rick Sutcliffe (LA)    3   2  2.41  11   2   1   0   0   37   30   11   10    2   12   20
Craig Swan (NY)        3   2  2.47   7   7   1   0   1   51   45   18   14    2   16   26
Burt Hooton (LA)       3   2  2.47   6   6   2   0   0   47   35   13   13    3   11   31
Don Sutton (LA)        3   3  2.64   6   6   3   0   0   48   33   19   14    3   13   32
Bob Welch (LA)         2   1  2.65   7   5   0   2   0   34   25   12   10    1   11   23

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Phil Niekro            3   5  3.09   8   8   4   0   0   58   54   26   20    6   25   32
Rick Matula            2   3  3.90   5   5   0   0   0   30   33   13   13    2    7   17
Eddie Solomon          2   1  3.96   5   4   1   0   0   25   21   12   11    1   11   12
Adrian Devine          0   0  4.00   7   0   0   0   0    9   11    5    4    1    4    1
Craig Skok             0   0  4.43  13   0   0   0   0   20   25   10   10    2    7   11
Mickey Mahler          0   3  5.76   6   4   0   0   0   25   34   21   16    3   14   18
Gene Garber            1   4  5.82  11   0   0   4   0   22   27   15   14    4    2   11
Rick Mahler            0   0  6.14   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    5    5    1    5    2
Larry McWilliams       1   2  8.07   6   6   1   0   0   32   35   29   29    3   14   17
Frank Lacorte          0   0  8.53   5   0   0   0   0    6    7    6    6    2    5    5

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Sutter           1   0  0.00   7   0   0   5   0   10    6    0    0    0    5    9
Dennis Lamp            3   0  2.36   8   4   2   0   1   34   29    9    9    1    6   13
Willie Hernandez       0   0  2.79   8   0   0   0   0   10    7    4    3    0    3    6
Mike Krukow            1   1  3.57   4   4   0   0   0   23   20    9    9    1   17   23
Ken Holtzman           2   2  3.86   5   4   0   0   0   23   23   14   10    2   11   12
Donnie Moore           1   2  4.11   9   0   0   0   0   15   17    7    7    1    6   10
Lynn McGlothen         3   2  4.41   8   4   1   1   0   33   34   18   16    5    7   18
Rick Reuschel          1   4  4.95   7   7   1   0   0   44   49   24   24    4   10   25
Ray Burris             0   0  8.36  10   0   0   0   0   14   15   15   13    0   13    8

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Moskau            1   0  1.04   4   0   0   0   0   17   12    7    2    2    5    3
Pedro Borbon           1   0  2.66  12   0   0   0   0   24   22    7    7    0    3   10
Mike Lacoss            3   0  2.88   7   6   0   0   0   34   34   20   11    1   13   17
Dave Tomlin            0   1  3.55  13   0   0   0   0   13   13    7    5    1    2    8
Frank Pastore          1   2  3.79  11   1   0   4   0   19   20    8    8    0    3   18
Tom Seaver             2   2  3.86   6   6   2   0   1   30   27   16   13    2    9   21
Doug Bair              2   0  3.95  10   0   0   4   0   14   13    6    6    1   13   13
Fred Norman            1   4  4.10   7   6   1   0   0   37   35   23   17    4   17   18
Bill Bonham            1   0  4.50   3   3   0   0   0   16   15    8    8    2    5    5
Tom Hume               3   3  4.75   7   6   0   0   0   42   54   24   22    7   10   16
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
Rick Williams          0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    7    4    0    0    0    0    1
Ken Forsch             3   2  2.67   8   7   5   0   2   57   49   22   17    4   13   23
Frank Riccelli         2   1  2.76   8   1   0   0   0   16   13    5    5    0   16   16
Joe Sambito            2   1  2.79  11   0   0   3   0   19   16    6    6    2    8   16
J.R. Richard           4   1  3.21   7   7   1   0   0   42   38   20   15    3   20   47
Vern Ruhle             1   3  3.29   6   6   1   0   1   41   36   15   15    5    6   19
Joaquin Andujar        3   1  3.38  11   2   1   3   0   27   18   10   10    2   15   17
Joe Niekro             2   2  3.57   6   6   1   0   1   35   31   20   14    3   15   19
Gary Wilson            0   0 11.05   5   0   0   0   0    7   14   10    9    2    4    6
Tom Dixon              0   1 11.57   2   0   0   0   0    2    5    4    3    1    1    0
Bo McLaughlin          0   0 12.46   6   0   0   0   0    4    9    6    6    0    2    0

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Sutcliffe         3   2  2.41  11   2   1   0   0   37   30   11   10    2   12   20
Burt Hooton            3   2  2.47   6   6   2   0   0   47   35   13   13    3   11   31
Don Sutton             3   3  2.64   6   6   3   0   0   48   33   19   14    3   13   32
Bob Welch              2   1  2.65   7   5   0   2   0   34   25   12   10    1   11   23
Jerry Reuss            1   2  4.76   9   0   0   2   0   17   19   11    9    0    7    9
Andy Messersmith       1   2  5.85   6   6   0   0   0   32   30   21   21    5   20   14
Charlie Hough          0   0  6.52  11   0   0   0   0   29   28   22   21    5   18   13
Lance Rautzhan         0   2  7.45  12   0   0   1   0   10    9    9    8    0   11    5
Doug Rau               0   4  8.10   6   6   0   0   0   23   41   22   21    1   12   11

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Elias Sosa             2   1  1.80  12   0   0   3   0   20   15    6    4    1    9   12
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
Woodie Fryman          1   2  3.00   8   0   0   1   0   12   12    7    4    0    5    8
Ross Grimsley          3   0  3.19   6   6   2   0   0   37   33   13   13    5   12    5
Stan Bahnsen           0   0  3.38   8   0   0   2   0   16   14    6    6    3    5   10
Scott Sanderson        2   2  3.52   6   6   1   0   1   38   29   17   15    5   10   27
Bill Lee               4   0  3.68   5   5   1   0   1   37   36   15   15    4    5   12
Steve Rogers           2   1  4.03   7   7   1   0   0   45   44   24   20    4   11   21
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
Skip Lockwood          0   3  1.65  11   0   0   5   0   16   12    3    3    1    5   16
Kevin Kobel            0   0  2.31   3   1   0   0   0   12    7    5    3    1    7    2
Craig Swan             3   2  2.47   7   7   1   0   1   51   45   18   14    2   16   26
Jesse Orosco           1   1  2.79   7   0   0   0   0   10    6    3    3    1    5    6
Mike Scott             1   0  2.84   5   3   0   0   0   19   19   10    6    0    7    8
Pat Zachry             2   0  3.18   3   3   1   0   0   17   19    6    6    2    9    7
Dwight Bernard         0   0  3.29  13   0   0   0   0   14   17    5    5    0    8    6
Dale Murray            2   4  3.91  13   0   0   0   0   23   26   11   10    1   12    8
Pete Falcone           0   3  4.95   6   6   0   0   0   36   40   21   20    5   21   18
Neil Allen             0   3  6.41   4   4   0   0   0   20   23   14   14    1   13    7
Wayne Twitchell        0   0  8.38   5   1   0   0   0   10    5   14    9    1   17    6

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Reed               3   1  0.61   9   0   0   1   0   15   10    2    1    0    5    7
Nino Espinosa          4   1  1.05   6   6   3   0   2   43   26    8    5    2   14   26
Tug McGraw             1   0  1.74   7   0   0   3   0   10    5    2    2    0    3   10
Dick Ruthven           5   0  1.97   6   6   2   0   1   46   36   10   10    0   12   23
Randy Lerch            2   1  3.28   7   7   2   0   0   49   52   19   18    5   11   12
Jim Kaat               1   0  4.32   3   1   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    1    5    2
Steve Carlton          3   4  4.50   7   7   1   0   0   48   50   24   24    4   16   32
Doug Bird              0   0  5.84   7   0   0   0   0   12   18    8    8    0    0    5
Rawly Eastwick         0   0  8.64   5   0   0   1   0    8    8    9    8    0    3    4

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          2   0  1.46  13   0   0   3   0   12   11    3    2    0    3    4
Don Robinson           2   2  2.97   6   6   2   0   0   39   39   15   13    5    9   23
Ed Whitson             1   1  3.00   7   1   0   1   0   18   14    8    6    0   12    9
John Candelaria        2   1  3.23   7   6   1   0   0   39   41   17   14    2    8   28
Jim Bibby              1   1  4.05   6   0   0   0   0   13   11    8    6    2    5   13
Bruce Kison            1   1  4.67   5   4   0   0   0   27   33   17   14    1    6   27
Kent Tekulve           1   4  5.03  17   0   0   1   0   20   18   14   11    2    7   10
Enrique Romo           0   2  5.06  10   0   0   0   0   11   14    7    6    2    6   14
Bert Blyleven          0   2  5.62   7   7   1   0   0   42   48   26   26    6   17   29
Rick Rhoden            0   1  7.20   1   1   0   0   0    5    5    4    4    0    2    2

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dennis Kinney          0   0  1.80   2   0   0   0   0    5    2    1    1    0    1    4
Steve Mura             2   0  2.96   8   3   0   0   0   27   19    9    9    2   10   32
Rollie Fingers         1   2  3.41  12   0   0   5   0   29   27   13   11    0    9   20
Gaylord Perry          3   2  3.98   6   6   1   0   0   43   45   20   19    3   13   28
Randy Jones            4   2  4.50   8   8   1   0   0   44   44   24   22    3   12   18
Mickey Lolich          0   1  4.96   5   2   0   0   0   16   21   14    9    2    6    7
Eric Rasmussen         0   2  4.97   8   4   0   0   0   29   36   16   16    3   14   12
Bob Shirley            0   4  6.57   9   3   0   0   0   25   29   18   18    2   12   10
John D'Acquisto        2   3  7.25  12   1   0   1   0   22   24   20   18    4   21   20
Bob Owchinko           0   1  8.10   6   3   0   0   0   13   21   12   12    0    9   11
Mark Lee               0   1  9.00  10   0   0   0   0   12   21   15   12    2    4    8

 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           2   0  1.21  13   0   0   3   0   22   22    6    3    1   10   20
Dave Roberts           0   0  1.88  10   0   0   2   0   14    9    3    3    0    7   10
Bob Knepper            2   2  3.17   7   7   1   0   1   48   49   19   17    4   19   28
John Montefusco        1   2  3.38   4   4   0   0   0   27   24   10   10    2    6   11
Tom Griffin            1   4  4.56  10   2   0   0   0   24   23   15   12    3   11   16
Phil Nastu             0   1  4.66   2   2   0   0   0   10   15    5    5    2    1    3
Vida Blue              5   2  5.20   7   7   4   0   0   55   52   34   32    5   21   29
Ed Halicki             2   3  5.50   7   7   0   0   0   38   48   29   23    5   10   21
Randy Moffitt          0   1  7.84   5   0   0   0   0   10   10   10    9    3    3    4
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
Pete Vuckovich         3   2  2.03   8   7   1   0   0   49   51   18   11    6   10   28
Silvio Martinez        1   1  2.22   6   3   0   0   0   28   24    7    7    0   13   12
John Denny             2   2  3.00   6   6   2   0   0   45   40   15   15    3   17   20
Darold Knowles         1   0  3.12  11   0   0   3   0    9   10    3    3    0    2    6
Mark Littell           3   1  3.14  11   0   0   0   0   14    7    5    5    0   13   14
Tom Bruno              1   1  3.86  12   0   0   0   0   14   11    6    6    0    8    9
Bob Forsch             0   2  4.46   6   6   1   0   0   38   41   20   19    5   11   18
Buddy Schultz          1   1  4.58  11   0   0   2   0   20   18   10   10    5    8   17
Bob Sykes              2   2  5.33   5   5   0   0   0   25   38   16   15    1   14   18

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (SF)              5
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          5
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         4
  R. Jones (SD)             4
  B. Lee (MON)              4
  J. Richard (HOU)          4
  J. Andujar (HOU)          3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  K. Forsch (HOU)           3
  R. Grimsley (MON)         3

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  G. Garber (ATL)           4
  T. Griffin (SF)           4
  D. Murray (NY)            4
  F. Norman (CIN)           4
  D. Rau (LA)               4
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         4
  B. Shirley (SD)           4
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          4

Complete Games:

  K. Forsch (HOU)           5
  V. Blue (SF)              4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  J. Denny (STL)            2
  R. Grimsley (MON)         2
  B. Hooton (LA)            2
  D. Lamp (CHI)             2
  R. Lerch (PHI)            2

Saves:

  R. Fingers (SD)           5
  S. Lockwood (NY)          5
  B. Sutter (CHI)           5
  D. Bair (CIN)             4
  G. Garber (ATL)           4
  F. Pastore (CIN)          4
  J. Andujar (HOU)          3
  G. Jackson (PIT)          3
  D. Knowles (STL)          3
  G. Lavelle (SF)           3

Shutouts:

  N. Espinosa (PHI)         2
  K. Forsch (HOU)           2
  B. Knepper (SF)           1
  D. Lamp (CHI)             1
  B. Lee (MON)              1
  J. Niekro (HOU)           1
  V. Ruhle (HOU)            1
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          1
  S. Sanderson (MON)        1
  T. Seaver (CIN)           1

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)        58.1
  K. Forsch (HOU)        57.1
  V. Blue (SF)           55.1
  C. Swan (NY)           51.0
  R. Lerch (PHI)         49.1
  P. Vuckovich (STL)     48.2
  B. Knepper (SF)        48.1
  S. Carlton (PHI)       48.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         47.2
  B. Hooton (LA)         47.1

Hits:

  T. Hume (CIN)            54
  P. Niekro (ATL)          54
  V. Blue (SF)             52
  R. Lerch (PHI)           52
  P. Vuckovich (STL)       51
  S. Carlton (PHI)         50
  K. Forsch (HOU)          49
  B. Knepper (SF)          49
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        49
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        48

Runs:

  V. Blue (SF)             34
  E. Halicki (SF)          29
  L. McWilliams (ATL)      29
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        26
  P. Niekro (ATL)          26
  S. Carlton (PHI)         24
  T. Hume (CIN)            24
  R. Jones (SD)            24
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        24
  S. Rogers (MON)          24

Home Runs:

  T. Hume (CIN)             7
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         6
  P. Niekro (ATL)           6
  P. Vuckovich (STL)        6
  V. Blue (SF)              5
  P. Falcone (NY)           5
  B. Forsch (STL)           5
  R. Grimsley (MON)         5
  E. Halicki (SF)           5
  C. Hough (LA)             5

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          25
  V. Blue (SF)             21
  J. D'Acquisto (SD)       21
  P. Falcone (NY)          21
  A. Messersmith (LA)      20
  J. Richard (HOU)         20
  B. Knepper (SF)          19
  C. Hough (LA)            18
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        17
  J. Denny (STL)           17

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         47
  S. Carlton (PHI)         32
  S. Mura (SD)             32
  P. Niekro (ATL)          32
  D. Sutton (LA)           32
  B. Hooton (LA)           31
  V. Blue (SF)             29
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        29
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      28
  B. Knepper (SF)          28


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