Tuesday May 22, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 22, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         24  20  3.17   44  15   6   403   357  171  142   29  149  233
St. Louis       20  18  3.21   39   7   7   362   332  141  129   28  142  204
Montreal        24  14  3.45   38   7  12   347   324  154  133   38  103  187
Philadelphia    26  13  3.63   40  11   6   355   343  155  143   30   98  197
Cincinnati      23  17  3.73   40   3  12   367   369  189  152   32  129  188
Los Angeles     20  24  3.82   44   9   7   394   354  187  167   27  169  217
New York        13  23  3.84   36   2   7   331   314  166  141   28  168  166
San Francisco   23  19  3.85   42  11   8   374   372  185  160   36  136  204
Pittsburgh      18  19  3.93   37   5  10   337   345  174  147   30  125  225
San Diego       18  26  4.30   44   5   6   391   398  211  187   29  155  237
Atlanta         14  26  4.68   40   7   8   354   377  215  184   42  133  177
Chicago         16  20  4.85   36   7   7   330   351  191  178   32  127  214

 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
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  2.68  12   5   0   3   0   40   33   14   12    2   15   27
Ken Forsch (HOU)       4   3  2.71  10   9   6   0   2   73   62   28   22    4   17   27
Joe Niekro (HOU)       5   2  2.77  10  10   4   0   2   68   52   27   21    5   27   27
Nino Espinosa (PHI)    5   3  2.80   9   9   3   0   2   61   50   24   19    5   24   32
Bob Knepper (SF)       4   2  2.83  10  10   2   0   1   70   67   24   22    5   24   34
Don Sutton (LA)        5   3  2.85   9   9   4   0   0   73   53   29   23    5   19   47
Burt Hooton (LA)       3   2  2.89   8   8   2   0   0   62   48   21   20    3   22   38

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Adrian Devine          1   1  2.21  13   0   0   0   0   20   23    6    5    2    6    3
Tony Brizzolara        0   0  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    2    2    0    3    3
Phil Niekro            5   6  3.89  12  12   5   0   0   86   82   48   37   12   38   44
Rick Matula            2   3  4.09   7   7   0   0   0   44   49   22   20    4   11   23
Craig Skok             0   1  4.39  18   0   0   0   0   27   31   14   13    3   10   12
Eddie Solomon          3   2  4.50   7   6   1   0   0   36   34   19   18    3   14   19
Gene Garber            1   7  4.89  19   0   0   8   0   35   41   27   19    6    5   18
Mickey Mahler          1   4  5.13   9   7   0   0   0   47   56   34   27    4   20   28
Rick Mahler            0   0  5.73   8   0   0   0   0   11   10    7    7    3    7    4
Frank Lacorte          0   0  7.56   6   0   0   0   0    8    9    7    7    2    5    6
Larry McWilliams       1   2  7.83   7   7   1   0   0   33   36   29   29    3   14   17

 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  1.35  11   0   0   6   0   20   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
Willie Hernandez       0   0  4.32  16   0   0   0   0   25   23   15   12    2   12   16
Dennis Lamp            3   1  4.63  11   7   2   0   1   45   51   23   23    5    8   23
Lynn McGlothen         5   5  5.05  13   7   2   1   0   52   54   31   29    8   13   30
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  7.71  13   0   0   0   0   23   35   20   20    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  2.66  20   0   0   1   0   20   23   13    6    1    5   12
Doug Bair              2   0  2.96  16   0   0   6   0   24   21    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
Fred Norman            1   4  3.68   9   7   1   0   0   44   38   24   18    4   21   20
Tom Seaver             2   2  3.86   7   7   2   0   1   37   34   19   16    3   12   24
Bill Bonham            2   1  4.32   6   6   0   0   0   33   33   18   16    3   11   15
Frank Pastore          1   4  4.68  16   1   0   4   0   25   29   13   13    0    6   23
Tom Hume               3   4  4.72  10   8   0   0   0   55   71   33   29   10   12   23
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
Randy Niemann          0   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    2    1    0    4    0
Rick Williams          1   1  1.29   7   3   1   0   1   28   26    4    4    0    4    9
Joe Sambito            2   1  1.88  17   0   0   3   0   29   25    7    6    2   10   22
Joaquin Andujar        4   1  2.58  18   2   1   3   0   38   23   12   11    2   23   23
Ken Forsch             4   3  2.71  10   9   6   0   2   73   62   28   22    4   17   27
Joe Niekro             5   2  2.77  10  10   4   0   2   68   52   27   21    5   27   27
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   2  5.51  12   0   0   0   0   16   22   15   10    2    4   12
Tom Dixon              0   1  7.45   5   1   0   0   0   10   15    9    8    2    5    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
Bob Welch              4   1  2.68  12   5   0   3   0   40   33   14   12    2   15   27
Don Sutton             5   3  2.85   9   9   4   0   0   73   53   29   23    5   19   47
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   4  3.86  13   0   0   3   0   23   26   13   10    0   11   14
Andy Messersmith       2   4  4.55   9   9   1   0   0   55   47   28   28    7   33   22
Lerrin LaGrow          0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    1    0    3
Doug Rau               1   4  5.02   9   9   1   0   1   43   56   27   24    1   19   20
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  1.38   9   0   0   0   0   13   12    4    2    2    7   10
Elias Sosa             3   1  1.44  16   0   0   5   0   31   24    7    5    2   11   23
Woodie Fryman          1   2  2.08  11   0   0   2   0   17   14    7    4    0    6   11
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           2   1  3.42  13   0   0   2   0   24   23    9    9    4    9   14
Scott Sanderson        2   3  3.65   8   8   1   0   1   44   36   20   18    7   12   34
Bill Lee               4   2  4.62   8   8   1   0   1   51   55   27   26    7    8   13
Ross Grimsley          4   2  4.70  10  10   2   0   0   54   58   30   28    7   18   10
David Palmer           2   1  4.76  12   0   0   2   0   17   18   12    9    3    5   11

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kevin Kobel            2   0  1.87   6   4   0   0   0   34   21   10    7    3   14   14
Skip Lockwood          0   5  1.95  19   0   0   6   0   28   20    6    6    2   12   26
Pat Zachry             2   0  3.18   3   3   1   0   0   17   19    6    6    2    9    7
Dale Murray            2   4  3.34  19   0   0   1   0   35   36   15   13    1   18   12
Craig Swan             4   3  3.41  10  10   1   0   1   69   63   30   26    5   20   41
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             1   5  6.85   8   5   0   0   0   24   33   21   18    2   18   11
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
Dick Ruthven           6   1  2.31   9   9   3   0   2   66   51   17   17    1   16   31
Nino Espinosa          5   3  2.80   9   9   3   0   2   61   50   24   19    5   24   32
Steve Carlton          5   5  3.58  10  10   3   0   1   73   67   29   29    6   18   50
Randy Lerch            2   2  3.63  10  10   2   0   0   62   70   27   25    7   13   23
Tug McGraw             2   0  3.68  13   0   0   3   0   15    9    9    6    2    6   16
Ron Reed               4   1  3.71  15   0   0   2   0   27   31   12   11    1    8   15
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  5.93   9   0   0   1   0   14   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  2.16  18   0   0   5   0   17   16    5    4    0    5    8
Bruce Kison            1   1  3.53   7   5   0   0   0   36   35   17   14    1   10   33
Don Robinson           3   3  3.58   9   9   2   0   0   55   60   25   22    6   21   31
John Candelaria        3   2  3.69   9   8   2   0   0   54   61   27   22    6   11   34
Jim Bibby              3   1  3.72  11   0   0   0   0   19   17   12    8    2    9   19
Enrique Romo           1   2  3.79  16   0   0   0   0   19   23    9    8    3    9   19
Kent Tekulve           2   4  4.11  25   0   0   4   0   31   27   17   14    2   14   22
Bert Blyleven          1   2  4.64  10  10   1   0   0   64   66   35   33    9   23   42
Ed Whitson             1   3  5.52  12   3   0   1   0   29   32   23   18    1   19   14
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   4  3.14   9   9   2   0   0   66   61   25   23    4   18   42
Rollie Fingers         4   3  3.32  17   0   0   5   0   38   37   16   14    1   12   29
Steve Mura             2   2  3.41  10   5   0   0   0   37   27   16   14    3   17   38
Mickey Lolich          0   1  3.55   8   3   0   0   0   25   26   15   10    2    6   13
Randy Jones            4   2  4.20  10  10   1   0   0   60   58   30   28    4   17   24
Bob Owchinko           1   1  4.46   9   6   1   0   0   34   39   19   17    2   18   20
Eric Rasmussen         1   4  4.89  11   7   1   0   0   50   58   27   27    4   17   19
Bob Shirley            1   4  5.12  16   3   0   0   0   32   37   19   18    2   12   15
John D'Acquisto        2   4  7.31  18   1   0   1   0   28   29   28   23    5   30   25
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
Bob Knepper            4   2  2.83  10  10   2   0   1   70   67   24   22    5   24   34
Phil Nastu             1   2  3.03   5   5   1   0   0   30   32   11   10    3    8   10
John Montefusco        1   2  3.38   4   4   0   0   0   27   24   10   10    2    6   11
Ed Halicki             5   3  3.48  10  10   3   0   1   65   61   32   25    5   21   34
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
Will McEnaney          0   0  2.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    0
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   3  3.20   9   9   3   0   1   65   56   24   23    4   28   28
Tom Bruno              1   2  3.32  15   0   0   0   0   19   15    7    7    0   12   14
Bob Forsch             1   4  3.32   9   9   2   0   0   62   56   26   23    7   15   28
Darold Knowles         2   1  3.46  16   0   0   3   0   13   19    5    5    1    6    7
Mark Littell           3   1  3.54  16   0   0   2   0   20   10    8    8    0   17   19
Buddy Schultz          2   2  4.05  16   0   0   2   0   27   24   12   12    6    9   23
Bob Sykes              3   2  4.43   7   7   0   0   0   41   49   21   20    2   23   23

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (SF)              6
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         5
  E. Halicki (SF)           5
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        5
  J. Niekro (HOU)           5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5
  J. Andujar (HOU)          4

Losses:

  G. Garber (ATL)           7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           6
  N. Allen (NY)             5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  S. Lockwood (NY)          5
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        5
  R. Reuschel (CHI)         5
  V. Blue (SF)              4
  J. D'Acquisto (SD)        4
  B. Forsch (STL)           4

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  G. Garber (ATL)           8
  D. Bair (CIN)             6
  S. Lockwood (NY)          6
  B. Sutter (CHI)           6
  R. Fingers (SD)           5
  G. Jackson (PIT)          5
  G. Lavelle (SF)           5
  E. Sosa (MON)             5
  F. Pastore (CIN)          4
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          4

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)        85.2
  V. Blue (SF)           74.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)       73.0
  K. Forsch (HOU)        73.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         72.2
  B. Knepper (SF)        70.0
  C. Swan (NY)           68.2
  J. Niekro (HOU)        68.1
  P. Vuckovich (STL)     66.2
  S. Rogers (MON)        66.1

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          82
  V. Blue (SF)             72
  T. Hume (CIN)            71
  R. Lerch (PHI)           70
  S. Carlton (PHI)         67
  B. Knepper (SF)          67
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        66
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        63
  C. Swan (NY)             63
  P. Vuckovich (STL)       63

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          48
  V. Blue (SF)             45
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        35
  M. Mahler (ATL)          34
  T. Hume (CIN)            33
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        33
  E. Halicki (SF)          32
  J. Richard (HOU)         32
  L. McGlothen (CHI)       31
  R. Grimsley (MON)        30

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          12
  T. Hume (CIN)            10
  V. Blue (SF)              9
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         9
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        8
  B. Forsch (STL)           7
  R. Grimsley (MON)         7
  B. Lee (MON)              7
  R. Lerch (PHI)            7
  A. Messersmith (LA)       7

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          38
  A. Messersmith (LA)      33
  J. D'Acquisto (SD)       30
  V. Blue (SF)             29
  J. Denny (STL)           28
  M. Krukow (CHI)          27
  J. Niekro (HOU)          27
  J. Richard (HOU)         27
  P. Falcone (NY)          26
  N. Espinosa (PHI)        24

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         67
  S. Carlton (PHI)         50
  D. Sutton (LA)           47
  P. Niekro (ATL)          44
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        42
  G. Perry (SD)            42
  C. Swan (NY)             41
  V. Blue (SF)             40
  P. Vuckovich (STL)       39
  B. Hooton (LA)           38


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