Tuesday June 12, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, June 12, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         36  27  3.02   63  24  10   569   496  223  191   34  201  321
Montreal        32  22  3.28   54  12  12   486   456  203  177   47  141  258
Pittsburgh      28  26  3.65   55   7  14   498   484  238  202   49  183  318
Cincinnati      33  28  3.69   61   8  16   551   551  274  226   53  195  300
Philadelphia    32  27  3.73   60  17   7   528   525  242  219   47  150  284
St. Louis       32  23  3.79   56  11  12   516   516  235  217   48  192  299
New York        23  32  3.95   56   4  12   511   512  258  224   46  249  276
San Diego       28  35  4.04   63   9  10   559   567  288  251   42  196  321
Los Angeles     29  34  4.15   63  14  10   561   556  295  259   47  223  305
San Francisco   30  31  4.27   61  13  12   538   563  286  255   63  213  301
Chicago         26  29  4.66   55   7  16   495   537  280  256   53  192  316
Atlanta         22  37  4.73   59  11  13   523   571  325  275   57  191  283

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Lacoss (CIN)      7   0  2.26  14  12   2   0   1   88   76   33   22    6   31   35
Gaylord Perry (SD)     6   4  2.46  14  14   5   0   0  106   96   35   29    5   26   70
Joe Niekro (HOU)       9   2  2.46  14  14   6   0   4  102   77   34   28    6   36   38
Nino Espinosa (PHI)    6   5  2.67  12  12   4   0   3   81   68   29   24    7   26   37
Silvio Martinez (STL)  4   1  2.69  12   9   0   0   0   74   69   23   22    2   25   40
Ken Forsch (HOU)       4   3  2.71  10   9   6   0   2   73   62   28   22    4   17   27
Steve Rogers (MON)     5   3  2.77  14  14   5   0   3   94   86   34   29    5   19   49
Paul Moskau (CIN)      4   2  2.94  11   7   0   0   0   64   55   28   21    5   28   35
Pete Vuckovich (STL)   6   3  2.97  13  12   4   0   0   91   86   37   30   10   15   59
Don Robinson (PIT)     4   3  2.99  11  11   2   0   0   69   70   26   23    6   23   39

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joey McLaughlin        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    2
Adrian Devine          1   2  2.81  21   0   0   0   0   32   41   12   10    3   15   10
Craig Skok             1   2  3.53  26   0   0   1   0   36   37   15   14    3   11   16
Rick Matula            3   4  3.62  10  10   0   0   0   65   66   28   26    5   19   28
Gene Garber            3   7  3.63  28   0   0  12   0   52   56   34   21    7    8   30
Phil Niekro            7   9  4.29  17  17   8   0   0  122  119   74   58   19   50   65
Eddie Solomon          3   2  4.78  10   9   1   0   0   53   53   30   28    5   18   31
Bo McLaughlin          0   1  5.11   6   1   0   0   0   12   15    9    7    2    2    8
Mickey Mahler          2   6  5.86  12  10   1   0   0   58   74   45   38    4   23   37
Tony Brizzolara        1   2  6.18   5   5   0   0   0   28   35   21   19    1   12   20
Rick Mahler            0   0  6.30  13   0   0   0   0   20   23   15   14    3   11   10
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
Jamie Easterly         0   0 13.50   4   0   0   0   0    3    7    6    4    0    3    3

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Sutter           1   2  1.41  18   0   0  12   0   32   20    6    5    2    9   32
Dick Tidrow            1   1  2.08   9   0   0   2   0   22   18    5    5    0   12    9
Mike Krukow            2   5  4.40  11  11   0   0   0   61   57   32   30    6   40   52
Rick Reuschel          5   5  4.48  12  12   1   0   0   72   80   36   36    4   20   40
Dennis Lamp            5   2  4.61  15  11   2   0   1   66   76   37   34    7   17   34
Lynn McGlothen         7   6  4.80  18   9   2   2   0   75   79   42   40   11   18   45
Ken Holtzman           4   5  5.20  12  11   2   0   1   62   79   40   36   12   21   31
Willie Hernandez       0   0  5.46  21   0   0   0   0   30   35   21   18    4   13   18
Bill Caudill           0   1  5.87   6   1   0   0   0   15   22   14   10    3   11   18
Ray Burris             0   0  6.23  14   0   0   0   0   22   23   17   15    0   15   14
Donnie Moore           1   2  6.57  19   0   0   0   0   37   48   30   27    4   16   23

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Tomlin            2   1  2.15  28   0   0   1   0   29   30   19    7    2   12   16
Mike Lacoss            7   0  2.26  14  12   2   0   1   88   76   33   22    6   31   35
Paul Moskau            4   2  2.94  11   7   0   0   0   64   55   28   21    5   28   35
Doug Bair              3   0  3.09  23   0   0   8   0   32   27   11   11    4   20   28
Pedro Borbon           2   2  3.12  26   0   0   2   0   40   42   14   14    2    7   17
Fred Norman            3   6  3.34  13  11   2   0   0   70   63   32   26    5   29   38
Tom Hume               5   4  3.88  18   9   1   1   0   72   85   35   31   11   15   37
Bill Bonham            2   1  4.50  10  10   0   0   0   56   58   30   28    6   20   27
Tom Seaver             3   5  4.62  11  11   3   0   1   60   61   35   31    6   17   39
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   3 10.80   5   0   0   0   0    5    8    7    6    0    3    3

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bert Roberge           0   0  0.00   4   0   0   2   0    5    0    0    0    0    3    0
Randy Niemann          2   0  1.00   4   4   2   0   1   27   24    4    3    0    6   10
George Throop          1   0  1.35   3   0   0   0   0    7    8    3    1    1    2    4
Joe Sambito            3   2  1.49  23   0   0   5   0   36   30    8    6    2   13   27
Rick Williams          2   3  2.32  11   7   2   0   2   54   49   14   14    2   11   18
Joe Niekro             9   2  2.46  14  14   6   0   4  102   77   34   28    6   36   38
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
J.R. Richard           6   5  3.50  15  15   5   0   0  103   90   46   40    6   38  100
Joaquin Andujar        5   4  3.62  22   5   2   3   0   60   45   25   24    2   35   37
Frank Riccelli         2   2  4.29  10   2   0   0   0   21   21   11   10    0   18   19
Tom Dixon              0   1  5.14   8   1   0   0   0   14   17    9    8    2    6    2
Bo McLaughlin          1   2  5.51  12   0   0   0   0   16   22   15   10    2    4   12
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   5   0   0   0   0    6    5    1    0    0    1    1
Dave Patterson         0   0  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    1    3    0
Lerrin LaGrow          1   1  2.40  10   0   0   1   0   15   15    5    4    2    3    8
Burt Hooton            6   3  3.09  13  13   6   0   0  102   95   41   35    4   32   62
Bob Welch              4   3  3.28  17   5   0   5   0   47   47   19   17    4   20   36
Rick Sutcliffe         6   4  3.84  17   8   2   0   0   77   78   35   33    5   26   37
Don Sutton             6   6  3.86  13  13   4   0   0   96   83   50   41    7   27   61
Jerry Reuss            2   4  4.34  19   2   0   3   0   37   43   25   18    2   16   19
Ken Brett              0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    0    0
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  6.51  19   0   0   0   0   47   47   37   34   10   28   22
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
Woodie Fryman          2   2  1.69  13   0   0   2   0   21   18    7    4    0    8   14
Elias Sosa             3   3  1.88  21   0   0   5   0   38   33   10    8    2   15   24
Dan Schatzeder         1   1  2.34  12   3   0   1   0   42   30   12   11    2   22   36
Steve Rogers           5   3  2.77  14  14   5   0   3   94   86   34   29    5   19   49
Scott Sanderson        4   4  3.19  12  12   3   0   2   73   60   28   26   10   20   55
Stan Bahnsen           2   1  3.23  18   0   0   2   0   31   30   11   11    5    9   17
Bill Lee               6   3  3.88  11  11   2   0   2   72   72   34   31    9   13   19
Rudy May               2   0  3.94  11   0   0   0   0   16   19    9    7    2    7   12
David Palmer           2   1  3.97  16   0   0   2   0   23   20   13   10    4    6   16
Ross Grimsley          5   4  4.82  14  14   2   0   0   75   88   45   40    8   22   16

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Glynn               0   1  1.35   4   0   0   2   0    7    8    1    1    0    6    4
Skip Lockwood          2   5  1.49  28   0   0   9   0   42   33    7    7    3   14   42
Craig Swan             6   4  3.07  14  14   3   0   2  100   91   39   34    9   24   63
Dale Murray            4   5  3.35  29   0   0   1   0   48   47   20   18    3   25   18
Pat Zachry             5   1  3.59   7   7   1   0   0   43   44   19   17    3   21   17
Kevin Kobel            2   2  3.61  10   8   0   0   0   52   50   25   21    5   22   24
Wayne Twitchell        1   0  4.20  13   1   0   0   0   30   23   20   14    2   26   20
Dwight Bernard         0   1  4.50  17   0   0   0   0   20   26   12   10    1   12    8
Mike Scott             1   1  4.74  13   7   0   0   0   38   39   24   20    4   17   12
Jesse Orosco           1   2  4.89  18   2   0   0   0   35   33   20   19    4   22   22
Pete Falcone           0   5  5.43  14  12   0   0   0   66   73   45   40   10   37   32
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  2.45  22   0   0   4   0   26   16   10    7    2   11   23
Nino Espinosa          6   5  2.67  12  12   4   0   3   81   68   29   24    7   26   37
Steve Carlton          7   7  3.29  14  14   6   0   2  101   87   43   37    7   31   68
Larry Christenson      1   3  3.35   7   5   1   0   0   38   36   14   14    3    1   23
Randy Lerch            3   4  3.38  14  14   3   0   0   91   96   36   34    9   22   30
Dick Ruthven           6   3  3.41  13  13   3   0   2   87   82   34   33    3   24   46
Jim Kaat               1   0  4.32   3   1   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    1    5    2
Ron Reed               5   3  4.97  22   0   0   2   0   38   48   25   21    4   12   20
Doug Bird              0   0  5.93  15   0   0   0   0   30   47   20   20    6    7   16
Rawly Eastwick         1   1  6.97  13   0   0   1   0   21   22   17   16    2    7   12
Jim Lonborg            0   1 11.05   4   1   0   0   0    7   14   10    9    3    4    7

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Rooker             2   1  1.98   5   5   1   0   0   36   21    9    8    3    9   14
Enrique Romo           3   3  2.80  27   0   0   0   0   35   35   16   11    3   13   28
Grant Jackson          3   0  2.83  27   0   0   7   0   29   24   10    9    3    8   16
Don Robinson           4   3  2.99  11  11   2   0   0   69   70   26   23    6   23   39
Bruce Kison            3   2  3.10  14   6   1   0   1   52   42   21   18    2   15   44
Jim Bibby              3   1  3.28  13   1   0   0   0   25   22   13    9    2   11   20
John Candelaria        4   5  3.84  13  12   2   0   0   75   85   37   32    9   18   45
Kent Tekulve           3   5  4.50  33   0   0   6   0   42   40   24   21    4   17   29
Bert Blyleven          2   2  4.55  14  14   1   0   0   85   94   46   43   12   37   58
Ed Whitson             1   3  4.87  17   5   0   1   0   44   46   32   24    5   30   23
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          6   4  2.46  14  14   5   0   0  106   96   35   29    5   26   70
Dennis Kinney          0   0  2.70  11   0   0   0   0   17   15    6    5    2    6    9
Rollie Fingers         6   3  3.17  26   0   0   8   0   48   47   19   17    1   15   36
Steve Mura             2   2  3.41  10   5   0   0   0   37   27   16   14    3   17   38
Bob Shirley            2   6  3.57  22   3   0   0   0   53   50   22   21    2   14   29
Mickey Lolich          0   2  4.25  11   5   0   0   0   30   33   21   14    2   10   14
Eric Rasmussen         3   6  4.28  16  11   2   0   0   74   76   37   35    5   23   26
Randy Jones            5   5  4.58  15  15   1   0   0   90   98   49   46    5   26   37
Bob Owchinko           2   2  4.73  12   9   1   0   0   51   59   31   27    8   23   26
John D'Acquisto        2   4  6.16  22   1   0   2   0   38   38   32   26    6   32   27
Mark Lee               0   1  9.00  10   0   0   0   0   12   21   15   12    2    4    8
Tom Tellmann           0   0 16.88   1   0   0   0   0    3    7    5    5    1    0    1

 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           4   2  2.01  27   0   0   7   0   40   40   12    9    2   19   33
Dave Roberts           0   1  3.00  21   1   0   2   0   33   35   14   11    3   15   19
John Montefusco        1   2  3.38   4   4   0   0   0   27   24   10   10    2    6   11
Ed Halicki             5   3  3.57  11  11   3   0   1   71   71   35   28    6   22   37
Phil Nastu             2   4  3.62  10  10   1   0   0   60   63   26   24    7   20   23
Bob Knepper            6   2  3.87  15  15   3   0   1  100  105   45   43   14   42   56
Tom Griffin            3   4  4.54  24   2   0   1   0   42   37   24   21    5   17   32
Vida Blue              7   6  5.63  15  15   6   0   0  102  105   69   64   14   46   57
John Curtis            1   3  6.28  11   3   0   0   0   29   38   22   20    6   11   21
Greg Minton            0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    4    6    3    3    0    1    0
Randy Moffitt          1   4  7.24  20   0   0   2   0   27   36   24   22    4   12   12

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Will McEnaney          0   0  2.45   9   0   0   0   0   11   12    3    3    0    2    2
Silvio Martinez        4   1  2.69  12   9   0   0   0   74   69   23   22    2   25   40
Pete Vuckovich         6   3  2.97  13  12   4   0   0   91   86   37   30   10   15   59
Darold Knowles         2   2  3.06  21   0   0   5   0   18   23    7    6    1    6    9
Tom Bruno              2   2  3.29  21   0   0   0   0   27   24   10   10    1   16   18
Mark Littell           4   2  3.68  24   0   0   4   0   29   22   12   12    1   24   23
Bob Forsch             3   4  3.84  12  12   4   0   0   84   80   40   36    9   25   39
Buddy Schultz          4   2  4.05  23   0   0   3   0   33   32   15   15    6   12   33
John Denny             3   5  4.69  13  13   3   0   1   88   93   48   46   10   36   42
Bob Sykes              4   2  5.58  11  10   0   0   0   60   75   40   37    8   31   34

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Niekro (HOU)           9
  V. Blue (SF)              7
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           7
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         6
  R. Fingers (SD)           6
  B. Hooton (LA)            6
  B. Knepper (SF)           6

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  G. Garber (ATL)           7
  V. Blue (SF)              6
  M. Mahler (ATL)           6
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        6
  F. Norman (CIN)           6
  E. Rasmussen (SD)         6
  B. Shirley (SD)           6
  D. Sutton (LA)            6

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  V. Blue (SF)              6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  K. Forsch (HOU)           6
  B. Hooton (LA)            6
  J. Niekro (HOU)           6
  G. Perry (SD)             5
  J. Richard (HOU)          5
  S. Rogers (MON)           5
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         4

Saves:

  G. Garber (ATL)          12
  B. Sutter (CHI)          12
  S. Lockwood (NY)          9
  D. Bair (CIN)             8
  R. Fingers (SD)           8
  G. Jackson (PIT)          7
  G. Lavelle (SF)           7
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          6
  D. Knowles (STL)          5
  J. Sambito (HOU)          5

Shutouts:

  J. Niekro (HOU)           4
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         3
  S. Rogers (MON)           3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  K. Forsch (HOU)           2
  B. Lee (MON)              2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          2
  S. Sanderson (MON)        2
  C. Swan (NY)              2
  R. Williams (HOU)         2

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       121.2
  G. Perry (SD)         106.0
  J. Richard (HOU)      103.0
  V. Blue (SF)          102.1
  J. Niekro (HOU)       102.1
  B. Hooton (LA)        102.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      101.1
  B. Knepper (SF)       100.0
  C. Swan (NY)           99.2
  D. Sutton (LA)         95.2

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         119
  V. Blue (SF)            105
  B. Knepper (SF)         105
  R. Jones (SD)            98
  R. Lerch (PHI)           96
  G. Perry (SD)            96
  B. Hooton (LA)           95
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        94
  J. Denny (STL)           93
  C. Swan (NY)             91

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          74
  V. Blue (SF)             69
  D. Sutton (LA)           50
  R. Jones (SD)            49
  J. Denny (STL)           48
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        46
  J. Richard (HOU)         46
  P. Falcone (NY)          45
  R. Grimsley (MON)        45
  B. Knepper (SF)          45

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          19
  V. Blue (SF)             14
  B. Knepper (SF)          14
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        12
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        12
  T. Hume (CIN)            11
  L. McGlothen (CHI)       11
  J. Denny (STL)           10
  P. Falcone (NY)          10
  C. Hough (LA)            10

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          50
  V. Blue (SF)             46
  B. Knepper (SF)          42
  M. Krukow (CHI)          40
  J. Richard (HOU)         38
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        37
  P. Falcone (NY)          37
  J. Denny (STL)           36
  J. Niekro (HOU)          36
  J. Andujar (HOU)         35

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        100
  G. Perry (SD)            70
  S. Carlton (PHI)         68
  P. Niekro (ATL)          65
  C. Swan (NY)             63
  B. Hooton (LA)           62
  D. Sutton (LA)           61
  P. Vuckovich (STL)       59
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        58
  V. Blue (SF)             57

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