Thursday May 24, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 24, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
St. Louis       21  18  3.16   40   7   8   371   340  142  130   28  143  210
Houston         24  21  3.24   45  15   6   411   363  177  148   29  152  242
Montreal        25  14  3.37   39   8  12   356   332  154  133   38  104  189
Cincinnati      24  18  3.57   42   4  12   384   377  191  152   32  133  193
Philadelphia    26  14  3.61   41  11   6   364   350  158  146   30  100  202
Los Angeles     21  24  3.78   45  10   7   403   360  189  169   27  171  222
San Francisco   24  20  3.81   44  11   9   392   389  191  166   39  141  214
New York        14  24  3.82   38   2   8   349   333  177  148   31  175  178
Pittsburgh      18  20  3.91   38   5  10   345   355  177  150   30  126  230
San Diego       18  27  4.30   45   5   6   400   412  215  191   29  158  239
Atlanta         15  26  4.69   41   7   9   363   386  220  189   42  135  184
Chicago         17  21  4.85   38   7   8   347   373  202  187   32  134  221

 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
Silvio Martinez (STL)  2   1  2.41   9   6   0   0   0   52   43   14   14    1   19   29
Dick Ruthven (PHI)     6   2  2.52  10  10   3   0   2   71   57   20   20    1   18   34
Mike Lacoss (CIN)      5   0  2.64  11   9   1   0   1   61   52   28   18    4   22   28
Paul Moskau (CIN)      4   1  2.66   8   4   0   0   0   44   39   20   13    3   19   14
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
Burt Hooton (LA)       4   2  2.78   9   9   3   0   0   71   54   23   22    3   24   43
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

 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        1   0  3.86   2   2   0   0   0   14   13    6    6    0    5   10
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  5.00  20   0   0   9   0   36   43   28   20    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   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    1    2
Bruce Sutter           1   1  1.59  12   0   0   7   0   23   14    5    4    2    7   23
Mike Krukow            1   4  3.94   8   8   0   0   0   48   43   23   21    2   32   39
Ken Holtzman           4   3  4.37   8   7   2   0   1   47   52   27   23    5   18   22
Willie Hernandez       0   0  4.62  17   0   0   0   0   25   26   16   13    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  2.27  17   0   0   1   0   32   28    8    8    1    3   15
Dave Tomlin            1   1  2.61  21   0   0   1   0   21   23   13    6    1    5   12
Mike Lacoss            5   0  2.64  11   9   1   0   1   61   52   28   18    4   22   28
Paul Moskau            4   1  2.66   8   4   0   0   0   44   39   20   13    3   19   14
Doug Bair              2   0  2.96  16   0   0   6   0   24   21    8    8    2   16   19
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  1.86  18   0   0   3   0   29   25    7    6    2   10   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
Joaquin Andujar        4   2  3.23  19   2   1   3   0   39   25   15   14    2   25   23
Frank Riccelli         2   2  3.54   9   2   0   0   0   20   18    9    8    0   16   18
J.R. Richard           4   4  3.73  11  11   2   0   0   70   62   35   29    5   28   75
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
Burt Hooton            4   2  2.78   9   9   3   0   0   71   54   23   22    3   24   43
Don Sutton             5   3  2.85   9   9   4   0   0   73   53   29   23    5   19   47
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           4   2  2.87  11  11   4   0   2   75   69   29   24    5   16   37
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
Skip Lockwood          0   5  1.82  20   0   0   7   0   30   22    6    6    2   12   30
Kevin Kobel            2   0  1.87   6   4   0   0   0   34   21   10    7    3   14   14
Pat Zachry             3   0  3.00   4   4   1   0   0   24   23    8    8    3   11   10
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  4.26  12   0   0   0   0   19   16   10    9    3   10   12
Dwight Bernard         0   1  4.50  17   0   0   0   0   20   26   12   10    1   12    8
Pete Falcone           0   4  5.06   9   9   0   0   0   48   53   32   27    7   28   20
Neil Allen             1   5  6.57   9   5   0   0   0   25   34   21   18    2   18   12
Wayne Twitchell        0   0  7.36   7   1   0   0   0   15   10   17   12    2   22   10

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Ruthven           6   2  2.52  10  10   3   0   2   71   57   20   20    1   18   34
Nino Espinosa          5   3  2.80   9   9   3   0   2   61   50   24   19    5   24   32
Tug McGraw             2   0  3.24  14   0   0   3   0   17    9    9    6    2    6   16
Ron Reed               4   1  3.45  16   0   0   2   0   29   32   12   11    1    8   17
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
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
John Candelaria        3   3  3.47  10   9   2   0   0   60   67   28   23    6   11   37
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
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  4.41  26   0   0   4   0   33   31   19   16    2   15   24
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  1.00   6   0   0   0   0    9    8    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
Bob Owchinko           1   1  4.46   9   6   1   0   0   34   39   19   17    2   18   20
Randy Jones            4   3  4.48  11  11   1   0   0   64   68   34   32    4   19   24
Bob Shirley            1   4  4.58  17   3   0   0   0   35   38   19   18    2   13   17
Eric Rasmussen         1   4  4.83  12   7   1   0   0   50   58   27   27    4   17   19
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  1.57  18   0   0   5   0   29   30    8    5    2   14   24
Dave Roberts           0   0  1.99  13   1   0   2   0   23   17    5    5    0    9   11
Phil Nastu             2   2  2.65   6   6   1   0   0   37   40   12   11    3   11   12
Bob Knepper            4   2  2.83  10  10   2   0   1   70   67   24   22    5   24   34
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   5  5.06  11  11   5   0   0   80   78   49   45   12   30   45
Randy Moffitt          0   1  8.31  11   0   0   1   0   17   22   17   16    4    5    8
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        2   1  2.41   9   6   0   0   0   52   43   14   14    1   19   29
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
Mark Littell           3   1  3.38  17   0   0   3   0   21   11    8    8    0   17   19
Darold Knowles         2   1  3.46  16   0   0   3   0   13   19    5    5    1    6    7
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
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           5
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        5
  J. Niekro (HOU)           5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  G. Garber (ATL)           9
  S. Lockwood (NY)          7
  B. Sutter (CHI)           7
  D. Bair (CIN)             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
  S. Rogers (MON)           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

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)        85.2
  V. Blue (SF)           80.0
  S. Rogers (MON)        75.1
  S. Carlton (PHI)       73.0
  K. Forsch (HOU)        73.0
  D. Sutton (LA)         72.2
  B. Hooton (LA)         71.1
  D. Ruthven (PHI)       71.1
  B. Knepper (SF)        70.0
  J. Richard (HOU)       70.0

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          82
  V. Blue (SF)             78
  T. Hume (CIN)            71
  R. Lerch (PHI)           70
  S. Rogers (MON)          69
  R. Jones (SD)            68
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      67
  S. Carlton (PHI)         67
  B. Knepper (SF)          67
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        66

Runs:

  V. Blue (SF)             49
  P. Niekro (ATL)          48
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        35
  J. Richard (HOU)         35
  R. Jones (SD)            34
  M. Mahler (ATL)          34
  T. Hume (CIN)            33
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        33
  P. Falcone (NY)          32
  E. Halicki (SF)          32

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          38
  A. Messersmith (LA)      33
  M. Krukow (CHI)          32
  V. Blue (SF)             30
  J. D'Acquisto (SD)       30
  J. Denny (STL)           28
  P. Falcone (NY)          28
  J. Richard (HOU)         28
  J. Niekro (HOU)          27
  J. Andujar (HOU)         25

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         75
  S. Carlton (PHI)         50
  D. Sutton (LA)           47
  V. Blue (SF)             45
  P. Niekro (ATL)          44
  B. Hooton (LA)           43
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        42
  G. Perry (SD)            42
  C. Swan (NY)             41
  M. Krukow (CHI)          39

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