Tuesday May 15, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 15, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Philadelphia    22  10  3.00   33   9   6   291   259  104   97   15   81  151
St. Louis       18  14  3.15   33   6   6   303   279  118  106   22  124  172
Houston         20  16  3.37   36  11   6   329   295  143  123   24  119  204
Montreal        19  12  3.57   31   7   8   283   264  129  112   34   83  143
Cincinnati      20  15  3.68   35   3  11   323   318  161  132   27  110  166
Los Angeles     19  18  3.74   37   8   6   335   286  152  139   23  142  185
New York        11  20  3.88   31   2   6   279   270  138  120   21  150  137
Chicago         16  14  3.98   30   6   7   276   275  133  122   16  100  171
San Francisco   17  18  4.07   35   8   6   309   316  164  140   28  112  177
Pittsburgh      12  18  4.22   30   4   7   271   283  148  127   26  106  199
San Diego       15  22  4.54   37   4   6   329   344  184  166   25  134  205
Atlanta         10  22  4.96   32   6   5   280   309  178  154   30  108  143

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Ruthven (PHI)     6   0  1.97   8   8   3   0   2   59   44   13   13    0   15   28
Pete Vuckovich (STL)   4   2  2.19   9   8   2   0   0   58   57   21   14    7   10   32
Nino Espinosa (PHI)    5   2  2.30   8   8   3   0   2   55   42   17   14    4   18   30
Steve Mura (SD)        2   1  2.36   9   4   0   0   0   34   22   11    9    3   14   37
Burt Hooton (LA)       3   2  2.44   7   7   2   0   0   55   42   15   15    3   16   35
Rick Sutcliffe (LA)    4   2  2.55  12   3   1   0   0   42   35   13   12    2   16   21
Ken Forsch (HOU)       4   2  2.58   9   8   6   0   2   66   56   25   19    4   14   25
Mike Lacoss (CIN)      4   0  2.60   9   7   0   0   0   45   42   23   13    2   18   21
Joaquin Andujar (HOU)  3   1  2.67  15   2   1   3   0   34   21   10   10    2   18   20
Bob Welch (LA)         4   1  2.68   9   5   0   2   0   37   26   13   11    2   14   25

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Adrian Devine          1   1  2.81   9   0   0   0   0   16   19    6    5    2    6    2
Eddie Solomon          2   1  3.96   5   4   1   0   0   25   21   12   11    1   11   12
Phil Niekro            3   6  3.99  10  10   4   0   0   70   70   40   31    9   28   38
Rick Matula            2   3  4.14   6   6   0   0   0   37   42   17   17    2    9   19
Craig Skok             0   0  4.63  16   0   0   0   0   23   28   12   12    2   10   11
Gene Garber            1   6  5.34  15   0   0   5   0   29   37   25   17    5    4   16
Rick Mahler            0   0  5.63   7   0   0   0   0    8    7    5    5    1    5    2
Mickey Mahler          0   3  5.91   7   5   0   0   0   32   42   26   21    3   16   21
Larry McWilliams       1   2  7.83   7   7   1   0   0   33   36   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
Bill Caudill           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    1    0    0    1    4
Dick Tidrow            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    1
Bruce Sutter           1   0  1.06   9   0   0   6   0   17   11    2    2    1    6   20
Willie Hernandez       0   0  2.50  12   0   0   0   0   18   15    6    5    0    4   10
Ken Holtzman           3   2  2.78   6   5   1   0   1   32   29   14   10    2   13   16
Dennis Lamp            3   0  3.05   9   5   2   0   1   38   36   13   13    1    6   16
Mike Krukow            1   2  3.89   6   6   0   0   0   35   31   16   15    1   24   31
Rick Reuschel          2   4  4.74   8   8   1   0   0   49   57   26   26    4   11   26
Lynn McGlothen         5   4  4.93  12   6   2   1   0   46   49   27   25    6   12   26
Donnie Moore           1   2  5.14  11   0   0   0   0   21   28   12   12    1    8   12
Ray Burris             0   0  8.40  11   0   0   0   0   15   17   16   14    0   14    9

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Tomlin            1   1  2.50  18   0   0   1   0   18   18    7    5    1    2   12
Mike Lacoss            4   0  2.60   9   7   0   0   0   45   42   23   13    2   18   21
Doug Bair              2   0  2.70  14   0   0   6   0   23   19    7    7    1   16   18
Pedro Borbon           1   0  2.81  13   0   0   0   0   26   23    8    8    1    3   11
Paul Moskau            3   0  2.90   6   2   0   0   0   31   25   15   10    3   12    8
Fred Norman            1   4  3.74   8   7   1   0   0   43   37   24   18    4   20   20
Tom Seaver             2   2  3.86   6   6   2   0   1   30   27   16   13    2    9   21
Tom Hume               3   3  4.47   9   8   0   0   0   54   69   30   27    9   11   22
Frank Pastore          1   4  4.70  14   1   0   4   0   23   27   12   12    0    5   22
Bill Bonham            1   0  4.91   4   4   0   0   0   22   22   12   12    3    8   11
Doug Capilla           1   0  8.53   5   0   0   0   0    6    7    6    6    1    5    0
Manny Sarmiento        0   1 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    2    1    1    0    1    0

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Williams          0   1  0.66   5   1   0   0   0   14   15    1    1    0    2    7
Joe Sambito            2   1  2.22  14   0   0   3   0   24   21    6    6    2    8   20
Ken Forsch             4   2  2.58   9   8   6   0   2   66   56   25   19    4   14   25
Joaquin Andujar        3   1  2.67  15   2   1   3   0   34   21   10   10    2   18   20
Vern Ruhle             1   3  3.16   7   6   1   0   1   43   36   15   15    5    6   21
Joe Niekro             3   2  3.22   8   8   2   0   2   50   42   24   18    4   20   22
Frank Riccelli         2   2  3.54   9   2   0   0   0   20   18    9    8    0   16   18
J.R. Richard           4   3  3.98   9   9   1   0   0   52   50   28   23    3   23   57
Bo McLaughlin          1   0  5.40  10   0   0   0   0   13   14    8    8    1    3    8
Tom Dixon              0   1  9.64   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    6    5    1    3    0
Gary Wilson            0   0 12.27   6   0   0   0   0    7   15   11   10    2    6    6

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lerrin LaGrow          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    0    0
Burt Hooton            3   2  2.44   7   7   2   0   0   55   42   15   15    3   16   35
Rick Sutcliffe         4   2  2.55  12   3   1   0   0   42   35   13   12    2   16   21
Bob Welch              4   1  2.68   9   5   0   2   0   37   26   13   11    2   14   25
Don Sutton             4   3  2.78   8   8   4   0   0   65   44   25   20    4   19   41
Jerry Reuss            1   2  3.74  11   0   0   3   0   22   22   11    9    0    9   12
Andy Messersmith       2   2  5.03   7   7   0   0   0   39   36   22   22    6   23   18
Doug Rau               1   4  5.85   7   7   1   0   1   32   42   22   21    1   16   15
Charlie Hough          0   0  6.10  12   0   0   0   0   31   28   22   21    5   18   13
Lance Rautzhan         0   2  7.45  12   0   0   1   0   10    9    9    8    0   11    5

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rudy May               1   0  1.00   7   0   0   0   0    9    9    3    1    1    4    8
Elias Sosa             2   1  1.96  13   0   0   3   0   23   17    7    5    2    9   17
Dan Schatzeder         1   0  2.45   7   1   0   0   0   18   16    6    5    1    7   14
Woodie Fryman          1   2  3.00   8   0   0   1   0   12   12    7    4    0    5    8
Steve Rogers           3   2  3.03   9   9   3   0   1   62   55   25   21    4   14   31
Scott Sanderson        2   2  3.43   7   7   1   0   1   39   29   17   15    5   10   28
Stan Bahnsen           0   1  4.08  11   0   0   2   0   18   16    8    8    4    7   10
Bill Lee               4   1  4.35   6   6   1   0   1   41   44   20   20    7    5   13
Ross Grimsley          3   2  4.76   8   8   2   0   0   45   48   24   24    7   17    5
David Palmer           2   1  5.65  10   0   0   2   0   14   18   12    9    3    5    9

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kevin Kobel            1   0  1.37   4   2   0   0   0   20   13    5    3    1   10    4
Skip Lockwood          0   4  1.99  16   0   0   6   0   23   16    5    5    1   10   22
Pat Zachry             2   0  3.18   3   3   1   0   0   17   19    6    6    2    9    7
Craig Swan             4   3  3.21   9   9   1   0   1   62   57   26   22    4   19   34
Dale Murray            2   4  3.21  15   0   0   0   0   28   30   12   10    1   14   11
Mike Scott             1   0  3.52   6   4   0   0   0   23   22   13    9    1    8    9
Jesse Orosco           1   1  3.86   9   0   0   0   0   14   12    6    6    2    7    8
Pete Falcone           0   3  4.57   7   7   0   0   0   41   42   22   21    5   25   18
Dwight Bernard         0   0  4.91  15   0   0   0   0   18   25   10   10    1   11    7
Neil Allen             0   5  7.48   6   5   0   0   0   22   28   18   18    2   17    9
Wayne Twitchell        0   0  7.94   6   1   0   0   0   11    6   15   10    1   20    8

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry Christenson      0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    0    0    0    0    3
Ron Reed               4   1  0.42  12   0   0   2   0   21   13    2    1    0    5   13
Tug McGraw             1   0  1.59   9   0   0   3   0   11    5    2    2    0    3   10
Dick Ruthven           6   0  1.97   8   8   3   0   2   59   44   13   13    0   15   28
Nino Espinosa          5   2  2.30   8   8   3   0   2   55   42   17   14    4   18   30
Randy Lerch            2   2  3.19   8   8   2   0   0   54   58   21   19    5   11   16
Steve Carlton          3   5  4.25   8   8   1   0   0   55   56   26   26    5   18   38
Jim Kaat               1   0  4.32   3   1   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    1    5    2
Doug Bird              0   0  6.28   8   0   0   0   0   14   20   10   10    0    3    7
Rawly Eastwick         0   0  7.71   6   0   0   1   0    9    9    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  1.23  15   0   0   4   0   15   12    3    2    0    5    6
John Candelaria        2   2  3.43   8   7   1   0   0   45   51   22   17    3   10   32
Don Robinson           2   3  3.58   8   8   2   0   0   50   52   23   20    6   20   30
Jim Bibby              3   1  3.86   8   0   0   0   0   16   13   10    7    2    7   18
Bruce Kison            1   1  3.94   6   5   0   0   0   32   34   17   14    1   10   31
Enrique Romo           0   2  4.73  12   0   0   0   0   13   17    8    7    3    7   16
Ed Whitson             1   2  4.91  10   1   0   1   0   22   20   14   12    1   16   12
Kent Tekulve           1   4  5.04  21   0   0   2   0   25   24   17   14    2   12   18
Bert Blyleven          0   2  5.66   8   8   1   0   0   48   55   30   30    8   17   34
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  1.17   4   0   0   0   0    8    5    1    1    0    4    4
Steve Mura             2   1  2.36   9   4   0   0   0   34   22   11    9    3   14   37
Gaylord Perry          3   3  3.36   8   8   2   0   0   59   56   24   22    3   16   39
Rollie Fingers         2   2  3.66  14   0   0   5   0   32   31   15   13    1   10   22
Mickey Lolich          0   1  4.42   6   2   0   0   0   18   21   14    9    2    6    9
Randy Jones            4   2  4.59   9   9   1   0   0   51   52   28   26    4   15   21
Bob Owchinko           1   1  5.24   7   4   1   0   0   22   27   13   13    0   15   16
Eric Rasmussen         0   4  5.53  10   6   0   0   0   41   53   25   25    4   15   18
Bob Shirley            1   4  5.79  12   3   0   0   0   28   31   18   18    2   12   11
John D'Acquisto        2   3  6.85  15   1   0   1   0   24   25   20   18    4   23   20
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  1.16  14   0   0   4   0   23   24    6    3    1   11   20
Dave Roberts           0   0  1.72  11   0   0   2   0   16    9    3    3    0    8   10
Bob Knepper            3   2  2.89   8   8   1   0   1   56   58   20   18    4   20   29
Phil Nastu             1   2  2.92   4   4   1   0   0   25   26    9    8    3    4    9
John Montefusco        1   2  3.38   4   4   0   0   0   27   24   10   10    2    6   11
Ed Halicki             3   3  4.44   8   8   1   0   0   47   50   30   23    5   13   29
Vida Blue              6   3  4.80   9   9   5   0   0   69   67   40   37    6   25   38
Tom Griffin            1   4  4.94  12   2   0   0   0   27   26   18   15    3   13   21
Randy Moffitt          0   1 10.80   7   0   0   0   0   12   15   15   14    3    4    6
John Curtis            0   1 18.69   5   0   0   0   0    4   14   11    9    1    6    4

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Will McEnaney          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    0
Pete Vuckovich         4   2  2.19   9   8   2   0   0   58   57   21   14    7   10   32
Darold Knowles         1   0  2.53  14   0   0   3   0   11   14    3    3    0    4    6
John Denny             3   2  2.72   8   8   3   0   1   60   49   19   18    3   25   26
Silvio Martinez        1   1  2.80   7   4   0   0   0   35   30   11   11    0   15   16
Mark Littell           3   1  3.00  14   0   0   1   0   18    8    6    6    0   17   17
Tom Bruno              1   2  3.50  14   0   0   0   0   18   13    7    7    0   11   11
Bob Forsch             0   3  3.91   7   7   1   0   0   46   44   23   20    6   13   24
Buddy Schultz          2   1  4.30  13   0   0   2   0   23   20   11   11    5    8   20
Bob Sykes              3   2  4.41   6   6   0   0   0   33   43   17   16    1   20   20

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (SF)              6
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          6
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         5
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        5
  K. Forsch (HOU)           4
  R. Jones (SD)             4
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           4
  B. Lee (MON)              4
  R. Reed (PHI)             4
  J. Richard (HOU)          4

Losses:

  G. Garber (ATL)           6
  P. Niekro (ATL)           6
  N. Allen (NY)             5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  T. Griffin (SF)           4
  S. Lockwood (NY)          4
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        4
  D. Murray (NY)            4
  F. Norman (CIN)           4
  F. Pastore (CIN)          4

Complete Games:

  K. Forsch (HOU)           6
  V. Blue (SF)              5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  D. Sutton (LA)            4
  J. Denny (STL)            3
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         3
  S. Rogers (MON)           3
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          3
  R. Grimsley (MON)         2
  B. Hooton (LA)            2

Saves:

  D. Bair (CIN)             6
  S. Lockwood (NY)          6
  B. Sutter (CHI)           6
  R. Fingers (SD)           5
  G. Garber (ATL)           5
  G. Jackson (PIT)          4
  G. Lavelle (SF)           4
  F. Pastore (CIN)          4
  J. Andujar (HOU)          3
  D. Knowles (STL)          3

Shutouts:

  N. Espinosa (PHI)         2
  K. Forsch (HOU)           2
  J. Niekro (HOU)           2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          2
  J. Denny (STL)            1
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         1
  B. Knepper (SF)           1
  D. Lamp (CHI)             1
  B. Lee (MON)              1
  D. Rau (LA)               1

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)        70.0
  V. Blue (SF)           69.1
  K. Forsch (HOU)        66.1
  D. Sutton (LA)         64.2
  S. Rogers (MON)        62.1
  C. Swan (NY)           61.2
  J. Denny (STL)         59.2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)       59.1
  G. Perry (SD)          59.0
  P. Vuckovich (STL)     57.2

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          70
  T. Hume (CIN)            69
  V. Blue (SF)             67
  B. Knepper (SF)          58
  R. Lerch (PHI)           58
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        57
  C. Swan (NY)             57
  P. Vuckovich (STL)       57
  S. Carlton (PHI)         56
  K. Forsch (HOU)          56

Runs:

  V. Blue (SF)             40
  P. Niekro (ATL)          40
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        30
  E. Halicki (SF)          30
  T. Hume (CIN)            30
  L. McWilliams (ATL)      29
  R. Jones (SD)            28
  J. Richard (HOU)         28
  L. McGlothen (CHI)       27
  S. Carlton (PHI)         26

Home Runs:

  T. Hume (CIN)             9
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         8
  R. Grimsley (MON)         7
  B. Lee (MON)              7
  P. Vuckovich (STL)        7
  V. Blue (SF)              6
  B. Forsch (STL)           6
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        6
  A. Messersmith (LA)       6

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          28
  V. Blue (SF)             25
  J. Denny (STL)           25
  P. Falcone (NY)          25
  M. Krukow (CHI)          24
  J. D'Acquisto (SD)       23
  A. Messersmith (LA)      23
  J. Richard (HOU)         23
  B. Knepper (SF)          20
  J. Niekro (HOU)          20

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         57
  D. Sutton (LA)           41
  G. Perry (SD)            39
  V. Blue (SF)             38
  S. Carlton (PHI)         38
  P. Niekro (ATL)          38
  S. Mura (SD)             37
  B. Hooton (LA)           35
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        34
  C. Swan (NY)             34

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