Saturday May 19, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 19, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
St. Louis       20  15  3.04   36   6   7   335   304  125  113   24  132  193
Houston         21  19  3.30   40  13   6   368   326  160  135   27  140  225
Montreal        22  13  3.43   35   7  10   320   293  141  122   35   94  167
Philadelphia    24  12  3.59   37  10   6   328   314  141  131   27   89  175
Cincinnati      23  15  3.63   38   3  12   350   345  171  141   30  119  182
New York        11  23  3.82   34   2   6   311   296  157  132   26  159  151
Los Angeles     19  22  3.85   41   8   6   367   322  173  157   24  156  202
San Francisco   21  19  3.97   40   9   8   356   360  182  157   36  132  195
Pittsburgh      16  18  4.02   34   5   8   311   316  161  139   29  117  211
San Diego       16  24  4.47   40   4   6   356   370  196  177   27  142  221
Atlanta         13  24  4.68   37   7   7   327   349  198  170   37  119  165
Chicago         16  18  4.83   34   7   7   313   335  181  168   27  124  199

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Vuckovich (STL)   4   2  2.30  10   9   2   0   0   67   63   24   17    7   13   39
Nino Espinosa (PHI)    5   2  2.30   8   8   3   0   2   55   42   17   14    4   18   30
Dick Ruthven (PHI)     6   1  2.31   9   9   3   0   2   66   51   17   17    1   16   31
Silvio Martinez (STL)  1   1  2.64   8   5   0   0   0   44   36   13   13    1   18   23
Bob Welch (LA)         4   1  2.65  10   5   0   2   0   37   27   13   11    2   14   25
Ken Forsch (HOU)       4   3  2.71  10   9   6   0   2   73   62   28   22    4   17   27
John Denny (STL)       3   2  2.72   8   8   3   0   1   60   49   19   18    3   25   26
Don Sutton (LA)        4   3  2.78   8   8   4   0   0   65   44   25   20    4   19   41
Burt Hooton (LA)       3   2  2.89   8   8   2   0   0   62   48   21   20    3   22   38
Joe Niekro (HOU)       4   2  3.03   9   9   3   0   2   59   46   26   20    5   25   26

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Adrian Devine          1   1  2.45  11   0   0   0   0   18   21    6    5    2    6    2
Tony Brizzolara        0   0  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    2    2    0    3    3
Eddie Solomon          3   1  3.55   6   5   1   0   0   33   26   14   13    2   12   18
Phil Niekro            4   6  3.76  11  11   5   0   0   79   77   43   33   11   31   41
Rick Matula            2   3  4.09   7   7   0   0   0   44   49   22   20    4   11   23
Craig Skok             0   1  4.44  17   0   0   0   0   26   31   14   13    3   10   12
Gene Garber            1   7  5.18  18   0   0   7   0   33   41   27   19    6    4   18
Rick Mahler            0   0  5.63   7   0   0   0   0    8    7    5    5    1    5    2
Mickey Mahler          1   3  5.72   8   6   0   0   0   39   48   30   25    3   18   24
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
Dick Tidrow            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    1
Bruce Sutter           1   1  1.42  10   0   0   6   0   19   12    3    3    2    7   21
Mike Krukow            1   3  3.86   7   7   0   0   0   42   37   19   18    2   27   37
Ken Holtzman           3   3  4.14   7   6   2   0   1   41   42   23   19    5   16   20
Dennis Lamp            3   0  4.42  10   6   2   0   1   39   42   19   19    3    6   16
Willie Hernandez       0   0  4.64  14   0   0   0   0   21   22   14   11    1   12   12
Lynn McGlothen         5   4  4.93  12   6   2   1   0   46   49   27   25    6   12   26
Rick Reuschel          2   5  5.79   9   9   1   0   0   51   63   33   33    4   14   28
Ray Burris             0   0  6.23  14   0   0   0   0   22   23   17   15    0   15   14
Bill Caudill           0   0  7.36   3   0   0   0   0    7   10    7    6    2    4   11
Donnie Moore           1   2  7.43  12   0   0   0   0   23   34   19   19    2   10   13

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pedro Borbon           2   0  2.37  16   0   0   1   0   30   27    8    8    1    3   14
Dave Tomlin            1   1  2.41  19   0   0   1   0   19   19    8    5    1    3   12
Doug Bair              2   0  3.00  15   0   0   6   0   24   20    8    8    2   16   19
Mike Lacoss            4   0  3.10  10   8   0   0   0   52   49   28   18    4   21   25
Paul Moskau            4   0  3.11   7   3   0   0   0   38   35   18   13    3   16   13
Bill Bonham            2   0  3.72   5   5   0   0   0   29   26   12   12    3    9   14
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
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  1.89   6   2   0   0   0   19   21    4    4    0    3    7
Joe Sambito            2   1  1.95  16   0   0   3   0   28   23    6    6    2   10   21
Ken Forsch             4   3  2.71  10   9   6   0   2   73   62   28   22    4   17   27
Joaquin Andujar        3   1  2.80  16   2   1   3   0   35   21   11   11    2   22   22
Joe Niekro             4   2  3.03   9   9   3   0   2   59   46   26   20    5   25   26
Vern Ruhle             1   3  3.16   7   6   1   0   1   43   36   15   15    5    6   21
Frank Riccelli         2   2  3.54   9   2   0   0   0   20   18    9    8    0   16   18
J.R. Richard           4   4  3.71  10  10   2   0   0   63   58   32   26    5   27   67
Bo McLaughlin          1   1  5.02  11   0   0   0   0   14   18   12    8    1    4    9
Tom Dixon              0   1  7.94   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    6    5    1    4    1
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   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    0    0    0    0    2
Bob Welch              4   1  2.65  10   5   0   2   0   37   27   13   11    2   14   25
Don Sutton             4   3  2.78   8   8   4   0   0   65   44   25   20    4   19   41
Burt Hooton            3   2  2.89   8   8   2   0   0   62   48   21   20    3   22   38
Rick Sutcliffe         4   3  3.23  13   4   1   0   0   47   43   18   17    2   18   22
Jerry Reuss            1   3  3.91  12   0   0   3   0   23   25   12   10    0    9   13
Andy Messersmith       2   3  4.79   8   8   0   0   0   47   41   25   25    6   26   20
Doug Rau               1   4  5.54   8   8   1   0   1   37   49   24   23    1   16   17
Charlie Hough          0   1  5.75  14   0   0   0   0   36   33   26   23    6   21   19
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               2   0  0.90   8   0   0   0   0   10    9    3    1    1    5    8
Elias Sosa             3   1  1.59  15   0   0   4   0   28   20    7    5    2   10   21
Woodie Fryman          1   2  2.45  10   0   0   1   0   15   13    7    4    0    5    9
Dan Schatzeder         1   0  2.45   9   2   0   1   0   29   23    9    8    1   12   26
Steve Rogers           3   2  3.26  10  10   3   0   1   66   61   29   24    5   15   35
Stan Bahnsen           1   1  3.32  12   0   0   2   0   22   19    8    8    4    9   12
Scott Sanderson        2   2  3.43   7   7   1   0   1   39   29   17   15    5   10   28
Bill Lee               4   2  4.10   7   7   1   0   1   48   50   22   22    7    6   13
Ross Grimsley          3   2  4.94   9   9   2   0   0   47   51   27   26    7   17    6
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  1.63   5   3   0   0   0   28   17    8    5    2   11    9
Skip Lockwood          0   5  2.10  18   0   0   6   0   26   17    6    6    2   10   25
Dale Murray            2   4  2.84  17   0   0   0   0   32   32   12   10    1   15   12
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
Mike Scott             1   0  3.45   7   5   0   0   0   31   29   16   12    2   10    9
Jesse Orosco           1   2  4.24  11   0   0   0   0   17   13    9    8    3    9   11
Dwight Bernard         0   1  4.50  17   0   0   0   0   20   26   12   10    1   12    8
Pete Falcone           0   3  4.96   8   8   0   0   0   45   48   26   25    6   26   19
Neil Allen             0   5  7.36   7   5   0   0   0   22   32   21   18    2   18    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
Nino Espinosa          5   2  2.30   8   8   3   0   2   55   42   17   14    4   18   30
Dick Ruthven           6   1  2.31   9   9   3   0   2   66   51   17   17    1   16   31
Ron Reed               4   1  2.81  14   0   0   2   0   26   25    9    8    1    7   13
Steve Carlton          4   5  3.66   9   9   2   0   1   64   59   26   26    5   18   43
Randy Lerch            2   2  4.00   9   9   2   0   0   54   63   26   24    6   11   16
Tug McGraw             1   0  4.15  11   0   0   3   0   13    9    9    6    2    6   12
Larry Christenson      0   0  4.32   3   1   0   0   0    8   10    4    4    2    0    7
Jim Kaat               1   0  4.32   3   1   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    1    5    2
Rawly Eastwick         1   1  6.39   8   0   0   1   0   13   13   10    9    0    3    7
Doug Bird              0   0  8.10  10   0   0   0   0   20   32   18   18    5    3   12
Jim Lonborg            0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    0    2    2

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Rooker             1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    8    3    0    0    0    2    1
Grant Jackson          2   0  1.13  17   0   0   5   0   16   14    3    2    0    5    7
Don Robinson           2   3  3.58   8   8   2   0   0   50   52   23   20    6   20   30
John Candelaria        3   2  3.69   9   8   2   0   0   54   61   27   22    6   11   34
Enrique Romo           1   2  3.78  14   0   0   0   0   17   20    8    7    3    8   17
Jim Bibby              3   1  3.79  10   0   0   0   0   19   15   11    8    2    8   19
Bruce Kison            1   1  3.94   6   5   0   0   0   32   34   17   14    1   10   31
Kent Tekulve           2   4  4.61  23   0   0   2   0   27   24   17   14    2   13   21
Bert Blyleven          0   2  5.17   9   9   1   0   0   56   60   33   32    8   21   36
Ed Whitson             1   2  5.33  11   2   0   1   0   27   28   18   16    1   17   13
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  1.04   5   0   0   0   0    9    5    1    1    0    4    4
Gaylord Perry          3   3  3.36   8   8   2   0   0   59   56   24   22    3   16   39
Steve Mura             2   2  3.41  10   5   0   0   0   37   27   16   14    3   17   38
Rollie Fingers         3   3  3.60  16   0   0   5   0   35   35   16   14    1   10   26
Mickey Lolich          0   1  4.19   7   2   0   0   0   19   22   14    9    2    6   10
Randy Jones            4   2  4.20  10  10   1   0   0   60   58   30   28    4   17   24
Bob Owchinko           1   1  4.30   8   5   1   0   0   29   34   15   14    1   16   18
Eric Rasmussen         0   4  5.53  10   6   0   0   0   41   53   25   25    4   15   18
Bob Shirley            1   4  5.59  13   3   0   0   0   29   32   18   18    2   12   12
John D'Acquisto        2   3  6.92  16   1   0   1   0   26   27   22   20    5   25   24
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           3   0  1.63  17   0   0   5   0   28   30    8    5    2   14   22
Dave Roberts           0   0  1.74  12   1   0   2   0   21   14    4    4    0    9   11
Phil Nastu             1   2  3.03   5   5   1   0   0   30   32   11   10    3    8   10
Bob Knepper            3   2  3.10   9   9   1   0   1   61   64   23   21    5   23   30
John Montefusco        1   2  3.38   4   4   0   0   0   27   24   10   10    2    6   11
Ed Halicki             4   3  3.72   9   9   2   0   1   56   52   30   23    5   18   29
Tom Griffin            2   4  4.33  16   2   0   1   0   35   31   20   17    5   13   28
Vida Blue              6   4  4.99  10  10   5   0   0   74   72   45   41    9   29   40
Randy Moffitt          0   1  9.00  10   0   0   0   0   16   22   17   16    4    4    7
John Curtis            1   1 15.00   6   0   0   0   0    6   16   12   10    1    6    7

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Darold Knowles         2   0  2.25  15   0   0   3   0   12   15    3    3    0    5    7
Pete Vuckovich         4   2  2.30  10   9   2   0   0   67   63   24   17    7   13   39
Silvio Martinez        1   1  2.64   8   5   0   0   0   44   36   13   13    1   18   23
John Denny             3   2  2.72   8   8   3   0   1   60   49   19   18    3   25   26
Mark Littell           3   1  2.84  15   0   0   2   0   19    8    6    6    0   17   18
Will McEnaney          0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    1    0
Bob Forsch             1   3  3.33   8   8   1   0   0   54   50   23   20    6   13   26
Tom Bruno              1   2  3.50  14   0   0   0   0   18   13    7    7    0   11   11
Buddy Schultz          2   2  4.21  15   0   0   2   0   26   23   12   12    6    9   23
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
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  K. Forsch (HOU)           4
  E. Halicki (SF)           4
  R. Jones (SD)             4
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           4
  B. Lee (MON)              4

Losses:

  G. Garber (ATL)           7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           6
  N. Allen (NY)             5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  S. Lockwood (NY)          5
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         5
  V. Blue (SF)              4
  T. Griffin (SF)           4
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        4
  D. Murray (NY)            4

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  G. Garber (ATL)           7
  D. Bair (CIN)             6
  S. Lockwood (NY)          6
  B. Sutter (CHI)           6
  R. Fingers (SD)           5
  G. Jackson (PIT)          5
  G. Lavelle (SF)           5
  F. Pastore (CIN)          4
  E. Sosa (MON)             4
  J. Andujar (HOU)          3

Shutouts:

  N. Espinosa (PHI)         2
  K. Forsch (HOU)           2
  J. Niekro (HOU)           2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          1
  J. Denny (STL)            1
  E. Halicki (SF)           1
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         1
  B. Knepper (SF)           1
  D. Lamp (CHI)             1

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)        79.0
  V. Blue (SF)           74.0
  K. Forsch (HOU)        73.0
  P. Vuckovich (STL)     66.2
  S. Rogers (MON)        66.1
  D. Ruthven (PHI)       66.1
  D. Sutton (LA)         64.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)       64.0
  J. Richard (HOU)       63.0
  B. Hooton (LA)         62.1

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          77
  V. Blue (SF)             72
  T. Hume (CIN)            69
  B. Knepper (SF)          64
  R. Lerch (PHI)           63
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        63
  P. Vuckovich (STL)       63
  K. Forsch (HOU)          62
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      61
  S. Rogers (MON)          61

Runs:

  V. Blue (SF)             45
  P. Niekro (ATL)          43
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        33
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        33
  J. Richard (HOU)         32
  E. Halicki (SF)          30
  T. Hume (CIN)            30
  R. Jones (SD)            30
  M. Mahler (ATL)          30
  L. McWilliams (ATL)      29

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  V. Blue (SF)              9
  T. Hume (CIN)             9
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         8
  R. Grimsley (MON)         7
  B. Lee (MON)              7
  P. Vuckovich (STL)        7
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       6
  P. Falcone (NY)           6
  B. Forsch (STL)           6

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          31
  V. Blue (SF)             29
  M. Krukow (CHI)          27
  J. Richard (HOU)         27
  P. Falcone (NY)          26
  A. Messersmith (LA)      26
  J. D'Acquisto (SD)       25
  J. Denny (STL)           25
  J. Niekro (HOU)          25
  B. Knepper (SF)          23

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         67
  S. Carlton (PHI)         43
  P. Niekro (ATL)          41
  D. Sutton (LA)           41
  V. Blue (SF)             40
  G. Perry (SD)            39
  P. Vuckovich (STL)       39
  B. Hooton (LA)           38
  S. Mura (SD)             38
  M. Krukow (CHI)          37

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