Saturday June 2, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 2, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         31  23  2.99   54  21   7   491   429  193  163   30  175  283
Montreal        29  17  3.26   46  12  12   417   394  173  151   41  117  218
St. Louis       26  20  3.44   47   9  10   435   423  180  166   34  160  244
Philadelphia    27  22  3.62   50  13   6   440   428  193  177   38  118  238
Pittsburgh      24  22  3.71   47   6  11   427   422  208  176   40  152  277
Cincinnati      28  23  3.77   51   5  15   463   470  234  194   46  161  231
San Diego       25  30  3.94   55   7   9   491   485  251  215   32  173  284
New York        17  29  4.05   47   2  10   431   443  225  194   40  211  229
Los Angeles     26  28  4.13   54  10  10   488   476  248  224   37  201  275
San Francisco   26  27  4.27   53  11  11   470   483  252  223   55  181  259
Chicago         21  26  4.67   47   7  11   426   475  241  221   41  162  267
Atlanta         19  32  4.70   51  10  12   450   477  272  235   54  161  241

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry (SD)     5   4  2.32  12  12   4   0   0   93   77   30   24    4   21   56
Mike Lacoss (CIN)      6   0  2.40  13  11   1   0   1   79   69   31   21    5   27   32
Joe Niekro (HOU)       7   2  2.51  12  12   5   0   3   86   64   30   24    5   34   33
Steve Rogers (MON)     5   2  2.56  12  12   5   0   3   84   75   29   24    5   17   43
Paul Moskau (CIN)      4   2  2.60   9   5   0   0   0   52   45   22   15    3   21   18
Silvio Martinez (STL)  3   1  2.61  10   7   0   0   0   59   55   17   17    1   20   32
Ken Forsch (HOU)       4   3  2.71  10   9   6   0   2   73   62   28   22    4   17   27
Pete Vuckovich (STL)   4   3  2.71  11  10   2   0   0   73   71   29   22    7   13   41
Nino Espinosa (PHI)    5   5  3.00  11  11   3   0   2   72   62   29   24    7   26   35
Scott Sanderson (MON)  4   3  3.03  10  10   3   0   2   62   50   23   21    8   14   46

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Adrian Devine          1   2  2.84  18   0   0   0   0   25   31   10    8    2    9    6
Craig Skok             1   1  3.90  22   0   0   1   0   30   32   14   13    3   11   14
Phil Niekro            6   8  3.94  15  15   7   0   0  110  104   63   48   18   45   60
Rick Matula            2   4  4.06   9   9   0   0   0   58   61   28   26    5   17   26
Gene Garber            2   7  4.26  25   0   0  11   0   44   50   29   21    7    6   25
Mickey Mahler          2   4  4.47  10   8   1   0   0   56   64   35   28    4   21   35
Rick Mahler            0   0  4.97   9   0   0   0   0   13   10    7    7    3    7    4
Eddie Solomon          3   2  5.13   9   8   1   0   0   47   48   29   27    5   15   29
Tony Brizzolara        1   1  5.30   3   3   0   0   0   19   21   11   11    1    7   13
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
Bo McLaughlin          0   1 12.46   1   1   0   0   0    4    7    6    6    1    1    3
Jamie Easterly         0   0 21.60   3   0   0   0   0    2    4    4    4    0    3    3

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Sutter           1   2  1.67  15   0   0   9   0   27   19    6    5    2    9   26
Dick Tidrow            1   1  2.12   7   0   0   1   0   17   14    4    4    0   10    7
Mike Krukow            1   4  3.78   9   9   0   0   0   50   47   23   21    2   33   42
Dennis Lamp            4   1  4.21  13   9   2   0   1   58   64   27   27    6   12   31
Ken Holtzman           4   4  4.66  10   9   2   0   1   58   70   34   30    8   20   27
Lynn McGlothen         6   6  4.90  16   9   2   1   0   68   73   39   37   11   15   44
Rick Reuschel          3   5  5.31  10  10   1   0   0   59   71   35   35    4   16   29
Willie Hernandez       0   0  5.65  20   0   0   0   0   29   35   21   18    4   12   18
Bill Caudill           0   1  5.84   4   1   0   0   0   12   20   12    8    2    9   13
Ray Burris             0   0  6.23  14   0   0   0   0   22   23   17   15    0   15   14
Donnie Moore           1   2  7.27  16   0   0   0   0   26   39   23   21    2   11   16

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Tomlin            2   1  2.33  25   0   0   1   0   27   25   14    7    1    9   15
Mike Lacoss            6   0  2.40  13  11   1   0   1   79   69   31   21    5   27   32
Doug Bair              3   0  2.54  21   0   0   7   0   28   23    8    8    2   20   23
Paul Moskau            4   2  2.60   9   5   0   0   0   52   45   22   15    3   21   18
Pedro Borbon           2   1  2.68  22   0   0   2   0   37   34   11   11    2    5   16
Fred Norman            2   5  3.41  11   9   2   0   0   58   53   28   22    5   24   28
Tom Hume               3   4  4.47  14   8   0   1   0   58   73   33   29   10   12   25
Bill Bonham            2   1  4.60   8   8   0   0   0   45   48   25   23    6   15   20
Tom Seaver             2   4  5.68   9   9   2   0   1   44   52   31   28    6   14   29
Frank Pastore          1   4  7.48  18   1   0   4   0   28   39   24   23    5    8   25
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
Bert Roberge           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    2    0
Rick Williams          2   1  1.00   9   5   2   0   2   45   38    5    5    1    8   14
Randy Niemann          1   0  1.13   2   2   1   0   0   16   13    3    2    0    4    6
Joe Sambito            2   2  1.74  21   0   0   4   0   31   27    8    6    2   10   23
Joe Niekro             7   2  2.51  12  12   5   0   3   86   64   30   24    5   34   33
Ken Forsch             4   3  2.71  10   9   6   0   2   73   62   28   22    4   17   27
Vern Ruhle             1   3  3.16   7   6   1   0   1   43   36   15   15    5    6   21
Joaquin Andujar        5   3  3.35  21   4   2   3   0   54   40   21   20    2   33   33
J.R. Richard           6   4  3.38  13  13   4   0   0   88   79   39   33    5   30   89
Frank Riccelli         2   2  3.54   9   2   0   0   0   20   18    9    8    0   16   18
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
Terry Forster          1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    0    0    0    1    1
Lerrin LaGrow          1   0  1.80   8   0   0   1   0   10   10    2    2    1    2    6
Burt Hooton            4   2  3.08  10  10   3   0   0   79   66   28   27    3   26   52
Bob Welch              4   2  3.11  16   5   0   5   0   46   46   18   16    3   20   35
Don Sutton             6   4  3.54  11  11   4   0   0   86   72   41   34    6   23   54
Jerry Reuss            2   4  3.86  17   0   0   3   0   28   33   17   12    0   15   15
Rick Sutcliffe         5   3  4.04  15   6   1   0   0   62   66   29   28    4   20   32
Andy Messersmith       2   4  4.91  11  11   1   0   0   62   55   34   34    9   34   26
Doug Rau               1   5  5.30  11  11   1   0   1   56   73   37   33    3   22   28
Charlie Hough          0   2  6.14  17   0   0   0   0   44   42   33   30    8   27   21
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
Elias Sosa             3   2  1.60  18   0   0   5   0   34   26    8    6    2   13   23
Woodie Fryman          1   2  2.08  11   0   0   2   0   17   14    7    4    0    6   11
Dan Schatzeder         1   0  2.25  10   3   0   1   0   36   29   10    9    1   16   30
Steve Rogers           5   2  2.56  12  12   5   0   3   84   75   29   24    5   17   43
Scott Sanderson        4   3  3.03  10  10   3   0   2   62   50   23   21    8   14   46
Stan Bahnsen           2   1  3.38  15   0   0   2   0   27   27   10   10    4    9   14
Rudy May               2   0  3.86  10   0   0   0   0   14   16    8    6    2    7   11
Bill Lee               5   2  3.92   9   9   2   0   2   60   61   27   26    7   10   18
David Palmer           2   1  4.82  13   0   0   2   0   19   20   13   10    4    5   11
Ross Grimsley          4   4  4.92  12  12   2   0   0   64   76   38   35    8   20   11

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Skip Lockwood          2   5  1.45  26   0   0   8   0   37   30    6    6    2   14   39
Kevin Kobel            2   0  2.27   8   6   0   0   0   44   35   14   11    3   15   18
Ed Glynn               0   1  2.45   2   0   0   1   0    4    5    1    1    0    4    3
Pat Zachry             4   0  2.87   5   5   1   0   0   31   32   10   10    3   14   12
Craig Swan             4   4  3.53  12  12   1   0   1   82   78   37   32    7   22   53
Dale Murray            2   5  3.53  26   0   0   1   0   43   43   19   17    2   25   16
Dwight Bernard         0   1  4.50  17   0   0   0   0   20   26   12   10    1   12    8
Mike Scott             1   1  4.91  10   7   0   0   0   37   38   24   20    4   16   12
Jesse Orosco           1   2  5.13  16   0   0   0   0   26   25   16   15    4   14   17
Pete Falcone           0   5  5.46  11  11   0   0   0   58   66   40   35   10   29   25
Wayne Twitchell        0   0  6.41   9   1   0   0   0   20   20   20   14    2   23   12
Neil Allen             1   5  7.06  12   5   0   0   0   29   45   26   23    2   23   14

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw             2   0  2.66  17   0   0   3   0   20   13    9    6    2    8   18
Nino Espinosa          5   5  3.00  11  11   3   0   2   72   62   29   24    7   26   35
Dick Ruthven           6   3  3.20  11  11   3   0   2   76   66   27   27    2   19   39
Steve Carlton          6   6  3.30  12  12   5   0   1   90   79   37   33    7   25   61
Larry Christenson      0   2  3.32   5   3   0   0   0   22   22    8    8    2    0   15
Randy Lerch            2   4  3.57  12  12   2   0   0   76   82   32   30    9   17   28
Ron Reed               4   1  3.82  19   0   0   2   0   33   38   15   14    2    8   17
Jim Kaat               1   0  4.32   3   1   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    1    5    2
Jim Lonborg            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    2    3
Rawly Eastwick         1   1  6.19  10   0   0   1   0   16   15   12   11    0    4    8
Doug Bird              0   0  6.84  12   0   0   0   0   25   40   19   19    6    4   12

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Rooker             2   0  0.74   3   3   1   0   0   24    8    3    2    1    5    7
Grant Jackson          3   0  2.66  24   0   0   6   0   24   20    8    7    1    6   12
Don Robinson           4   3  3.13  10  10   2   0   0   63   65   25   22    6   23   37
Bruce Kison            2   1  3.16  12   5   0   0   0   43   39   18   15    2   12   37
Jim Bibby              3   1  3.18  12   1   0   0   0   23   20   12    8    2    9   20
Enrique Romo           1   2  3.29  22   0   0   0   0   27   33   12   10    3   11   22
John Candelaria        4   4  3.31  12  11   2   0   0   73   78   32   27    8   15   45
Bert Blyleven          1   2  4.95  12  12   1   0   0   73   78   42   40   11   28   49
Kent Tekulve           3   5  5.11  29   0   0   4   0   37   37   24   21    4   16   28
Ed Whitson             1   3  5.14  15   4   0   1   0   35   39   28   20    2   25   18
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
Gaylord Perry          5   4  2.32  12  12   4   0   0   93   77   30   24    4   21   56
Dennis Kinney          0   0  2.84   9   0   0   0   0   13   13    5    4    1    4    6
Rollie Fingers         5   3  2.91  23   0   0   8   0   43   40   16   14    1   14   32
Steve Mura             2   2  3.41  10   5   0   0   0   37   27   16   14    3   17   38
Bob Shirley            2   5  3.69  20   3   0   0   0   46   43   20   19    2   13   27
Bob Owchinko           2   1  3.83  10   7   1   0   0   42   44   21   18    3   19   22
Eric Rasmussen         2   5  4.22  14   9   1   0   0   64   69   32   30    4   19   23
Mickey Lolich          0   2  4.50  10   5   0   0   0   28   33   21   14    2   10   14
Randy Jones            5   3  4.68  13  13   1   0   0   77   83   43   40    4   21   33
John D'Acquisto        2   4  6.69  20   1   0   1   0   35   35   32   26    6   31   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   2  2.34  24   0   0   7   0   35   36   12    9    2   17   30
Dave Roberts           0   1  2.70  18   1   0   2   0   30   30   12    9    3   14   17
John Montefusco        1   2  3.38   4   4   0   0   0   27   24   10   10    2    6   11
Phil Nastu             2   4  3.47   8   8   1   0   0   49   50   21   19    5   17   17
Bob Knepper            5   2  3.48  13  13   2   0   1   88   87   36   34   12   32   45
Ed Halicki             5   3  3.57  11  11   3   0   1   71   71   35   28    6   22   37
Greg Minton            0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    0    0
Tom Griffin            2   4  4.58  20   2   0   1   0   37   34   22   19    5   17   29
Vida Blue              6   6  6.08  13  13   5   0   0   87   90   63   59   13   39   48
Randy Moffitt          1   2  7.11  16   0   0   1   0   25   32   21   20    4    9   11
John Curtis            1   1  9.00   9   1   0   0   0   15   23   17   15    3    6   14

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Silvio Martinez        3   1  2.61  10   7   0   0   0   59   55   17   17    1   20   32
Pete Vuckovich         4   3  2.71  11  10   2   0   0   73   71   29   22    7   13   41
Will McEnaney          0   0  3.00   6   0   0   0   0    6    7    2    2    0    1    2
Darold Knowles         2   1  3.07  18   0   0   5   0   15   19    5    5    1    6    8
Mark Littell           3   1  3.12  20   0   0   3   0   26   18    9    9    0   21   21
Tom Bruno              1   2  3.13  18   0   0   0   0   23   19    8    8    0   13   16
Bob Forsch             3   4  3.36  11  11   4   0   0   80   74   34   30    8   21   36
John Denny             3   4  3.87  11  11   3   0   1   77   73   34   33    8   29   35
Buddy Schultz          3   2  4.18  18   0   0   2   0   28   27   13   13    6   11   26
Bob Sykes              4   2  5.03   9   8   0   0   0   48   60   29   27    3   25   27

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Niekro (HOU)           7
  V. Blue (SF)              6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           6
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        6
  P. Niekro (ATL)           6
  J. Richard (HOU)          6
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          6
  D. Sutton (LA)            6
  J. Andujar (HOU)          5

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  G. Garber (ATL)           7
  V. Blue (SF)              6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        6
  N. Allen (NY)             5
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         5
  P. Falcone (NY)           5
  S. Lockwood (NY)          5
  D. Murray (NY)            5

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  K. Forsch (HOU)           6
  V. Blue (SF)              5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  J. Niekro (HOU)           5
  S. Rogers (MON)           5
  B. Forsch (STL)           4
  G. Perry (SD)             4
  J. Richard (HOU)          4
  D. Sutton (LA)            4

Saves:

  G. Garber (ATL)          11
  B. Sutter (CHI)           9
  R. Fingers (SD)           8
  S. Lockwood (NY)          8
  D. Bair (CIN)             7
  G. Lavelle (SF)           7
  G. Jackson (PIT)          6
  D. Knowles (STL)          5
  E. Sosa (MON)             5
  B. Welch (LA)             5

Shutouts:

  J. Niekro (HOU)           3
  S. Rogers (MON)           3
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         2
  K. Forsch (HOU)           2
  B. Lee (MON)              2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          2
  S. Sanderson (MON)        2
  R. Williams (HOU)         2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          1
  J. Denny (STL)            1

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       109.2
  G. Perry (SD)          93.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)       90.0
  B. Knepper (SF)        88.0
  J. Richard (HOU)       88.0
  V. Blue (SF)           87.1
  D. Sutton (LA)         86.1
  J. Niekro (HOU)        86.0
  S. Rogers (MON)        84.1
  C. Swan (NY)           81.2

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         104
  V. Blue (SF)             90
  B. Knepper (SF)          87
  R. Jones (SD)            83
  R. Lerch (PHI)           82
  S. Carlton (PHI)         79
  J. Richard (HOU)         79
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        78
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      78
  C. Swan (NY)             78

Runs:

  V. Blue (SF)             63
  P. Niekro (ATL)          63
  R. Jones (SD)            43
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        42
  D. Sutton (LA)           41
  P. Falcone (NY)          40
  L. McGlothen (CHI)       39
  J. Richard (HOU)         39
  R. Grimsley (MON)        38
  S. Carlton (PHI)         37

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          18
  V. Blue (SF)             13
  B. Knepper (SF)          12
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        11
  L. McGlothen (CHI)       11
  P. Falcone (NY)          10
  T. Hume (CIN)            10
  R. Lerch (PHI)            9
  A. Messersmith (LA)       9
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       8

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          45
  V. Blue (SF)             39
  A. Messersmith (LA)      34
  J. Niekro (HOU)          34
  J. Andujar (HOU)         33
  M. Krukow (CHI)          33
  B. Knepper (SF)          32
  J. D'Acquisto (SD)       31
  J. Richard (HOU)         30
  J. Denny (STL)           29

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         89
  S. Carlton (PHI)         61
  P. Niekro (ATL)          60
  G. Perry (SD)            56
  D. Sutton (LA)           54
  C. Swan (NY)             53
  B. Hooton (LA)           52
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        49
  V. Blue (SF)             48
  S. Sanderson (MON)       46


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