Thursday June 21, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, June 21, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         41  29  3.14   70  28  10   639   568  257  223   40  231  362
Montreal        38  24  3.15   62  13  14   560   522  223  196   50  156  292
Pittsburgh      33  28  3.51   62   8  18   565   532  258  220   56  209  362
Cincinnati      36  32  3.70   68   9  18   613   605  301  252   56  220  329
New York        26  36  3.74   63   7  12   580   566  275  241   49  269  309
St. Louis       33  29  3.90   63  12  12   577   586  274  250   55  220  339
Philadelphia    35  31  3.91   67  18   7   589   593  282  256   57  178  317
San Diego       32  39  3.92   71  10  12   636   641  317  277   45  221  363
Los Angeles     32  38  4.21   70  15  12   624   636  334  292   52  252  348
San Francisco   33  35  4.28   68  14  13   606   642  325  288   67  240  351
Chicago         32  30  4.55   62   7  21   558   599  308  282   63  222  355
Atlanta         24  44  4.65   68  11  13   600   654  364  310   64  219  319

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Lacoss (CIN)      8   1  2.39  16  14   2   0   1   98   86   37   26    6   36   37
Gaylord Perry (SD)     7   5  2.51  16  16   6   0   0  122  117   41   34    6   30   78
Steve Rogers (MON)     6   4  2.67  16  16   6   0   3  111  102   38   33    5   22   60
Ken Forsch (HOU)       4   3  2.71  10   9   6   0   2   73   62   28   22    4   17   27
Don Robinson (PIT)     5   3  2.99  12  12   3   0   0   78   75   29   26    7   28   45
Joe Niekro (HOU)      10   3  3.00  16  16   7   0   4  114   92   45   38    8   43   47
Joaquin Andujar (HOU)  7   4  3.01  24   7   4   3   0   78   52   27   26    2   44   41
Paul Moskau (CIN)      4   2  3.07  12   8   0   0   0   70   62   31   24    5   29   36
Burt Hooton (LA)       7   3  3.08  14  14   7   0   0  111  103   44   38    5   34   66
Craig Swan (NY)        7   5  3.09  16  16   5   0   2  117  101   45   40   11   26   73

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joey McLaughlin        0   1  1.50   6   0   0   0   0   12   10    5    2    1    4    6
Adrian Devine          1   2  3.06  24   0   0   0   0   35   46   14   12    4   16   12
Craig Skok             1   2  3.46  30   0   0   1   0   39   39   16   15    4   11   18
Gene Garber            3   9  3.55  33   0   0  12   0   58   65   36   23    7   11   33
Rick Matula            4   5  3.87  12  12   0   0   0   74   80   35   32    6   23   32
Phil Niekro            8   9  4.21  19  19   8   0   0  135  133   79   63   20   54   72
Bo McLaughlin          0   1  5.00  11   1   0   0   0   18   23   12   10    2    4   15
Eddie Solomon          3   3  5.14  12  11   1   0   0   63   64   38   36    5   23   34
Mickey Mahler          2   8  5.61  14  12   1   0   0   69   79   50   43    6   28   39
Tony Brizzolara        1   2  5.68   6   6   0   0   0   32   40   22   20    1   12   22
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           2   2  1.15  23   0   0  16   0   39   23    6    5    2   10   40
Dick Tidrow            3   1  1.55  14   0   0   3   0   29   23    5    5    0   15   13
Mike Krukow            3   5  4.46  13  13   0   0   0   75   72   39   37    8   46   61
Rick Reuschel          5   5  4.48  14  14   1   0   0   84   93   42   42    7   25   43
Lynn McGlothen         7   6  4.90  19   9   2   2   0   79   82   45   43   13   21   51
Ken Holtzman           5   5  4.91  13  12   2   0   1   70   82   42   38   12   26   33
Willie Hernandez       1   0  4.96  23   0   0   0   0   33   36   21   18    4   15   21
Dennis Lamp            5   3  5.03  17  13   2   0   1   73   93   46   41    9   22   37
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  6.46  20   0   0   0   0   39   50   31   28    5   16   24

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Tomlin            2   1  2.10  29   0   0   1   0   30   30   19    7    2   12   16
Mike Lacoss            8   1  2.39  16  14   2   0   1   98   86   37   26    6   36   37
Paul Moskau            4   2  3.07  12   8   0   0   0   70   62   31   24    5   29   36
Fred Norman            3   6  3.43  14  12   2   0   0   76   69   35   29    5   32   43
Pedro Borbon           2   2  3.54  27   0   0   2   0   41   44   16   16    2    8   18
Tom Hume               5   5  3.62  22   9   1   2   0   80   90   36   32   11   19   39
Doug Bair              3   2  3.82  27   0   0   9   0   38   33   16   16    4   25   32
Bill Bonham            3   1  4.08  11  11   0   0   0   64   64   32   29    7   21   30
Tom Seaver             4   5  4.48  13  13   4   0   1   76   73   42   38    8   22   48
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  9.00   6   0   0   0   0    6    8    7    6    0    3    5

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Sambito            4   2  1.25  25   0   0   5   0   43   35    8    6    2   13   30
Bert Roberge           1   0  1.93   6   0   0   2   0    9    6    2    2    0    5    1
Randy Niemann          2   0  2.16   6   4   2   0   1   33   32    9    8    0    9   11
Rick Williams          2   3  2.53  12   8   2   0   2   57   54   16   16    2   13   18
Ken Forsch             4   3  2.71  10   9   6   0   2   73   62   28   22    4   17   27
Joe Niekro            10   3  3.00  16  16   7   0   4  114   92   45   38    8   43   47
Joaquin Andujar        7   4  3.01  24   7   4   3   0   78   52   27   26    2   44   41
Vern Ruhle             1   3  3.16   7   6   1   0   1   43   36   15   15    5    6   21
J.R. Richard           6   6  3.58  17  17   6   0   0  118  106   54   47    7   42  118
Tom Dixon              0   1  4.00  10   1   0   0   0   18   21    9    8    2    9    5
Frank Riccelli         2   2  4.09  11   2   0   0   0   22   22   11   10    0   18   20
Bo McLaughlin          1   2  5.51  12   0   0   0   0   16   22   15   10    2    4   12
George Throop          1   0  6.43   4   0   0   0   0    7   13    7    5    4    2    5
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  1.93   8   0   0   1   0    9    8    3    2    0    6    4
Lerrin LaGrow          1   1  3.00  14   0   0   1   0   18   22    7    6    2    5    9
Burt Hooton            7   3  3.08  14  14   7   0   0  111  103   44   38    5   34   66
Dave Patterson         0   0  3.68   5   0   0   1   0    7    7    3    3    1    5    2
Bob Welch              4   4  3.69  18   6   0   5   0   54   56   25   22    5   22   44
Don Sutton             7   7  3.76  15  15   4   0   0  110   99   55   46    9   29   76
Rick Sutcliffe         7   5  3.91  19  10   2   0   0   92   95   47   40    6   39   45
Jerry Reuss            2   5  4.26  20   3   0   3   0   44   55   28   21    2   16   20
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
Ken Brett              0   0 12.27   4   0   0   0   0    4    7    5    5    0    1    1

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Woodie Fryman          2   2  1.48  15   0   0   3   0   24   19    7    4    0    8   16
Elias Sosa             5   4  1.79  25   0   0   6   0   45   37   11    9    2   16   26
Dan Schatzeder         2   1  2.61  14   4   0   1   0   48   36   15   14    3   24   36
Steve Rogers           6   4  2.67  16  16   6   0   3  111  102   38   33    5   22   60
Stan Bahnsen           2   1  2.78  20   0   0   2   0   36   31   11   11    5   10   23
Scott Sanderson        4   4  3.27  14  14   3   0   2   85   71   33   31   11   23   65
David Palmer           2   1  3.65  17   0   0   2   0   25   20   13   10    4    6   16
Bill Lee               7   3  3.66  13  13   2   0   2   86   89   39   35   10   15   21
Rudy May               2   0  3.71  13   0   0   0   0   17   21    9    7    2   10   12
Ross Grimsley          6   4  4.63  15  15   2   0   0   82   96   47   42    8   22   17

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jeff Reardon           1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Ed Glynn               0   1  0.84   7   0   0   2   0   11    9    1    1    0    7    5
Skip Lockwood          2   5  1.49  28   0   0   9   0   42   33    7    7    3   14   42
Dock Ellis             0   0  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    2    2    0    2    1
Kevin Kobel            3   2  3.08  11   9   1   0   1   61   53   25   21    5   22   27
Craig Swan             7   5  3.09  16  16   5   0   2  117  101   45   40   11   26   73
Dale Murray            4   5  3.16  30   0   0   1   0   51   50   20   18    3   26   19
Pat Zachry             5   1  3.59   7   7   1   0   0   43   44   19   17    3   21   17
Wayne Twitchell        1   0  3.82  14   1   0   0   0   33   24   20   14    2   30   22
Andy Hassler           0   1  3.86   1   1   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    0    4    6
Tom Hausman            0   2  4.09   2   1   0   0   0   11   13    5    5    0    5    2
Mike Scott             1   1  4.39  14   7   0   0   0   41   41   24   20    4   18   15
Dwight Bernard         0   1  4.50  17   0   0   0   0   20   26   12   10    1   12    8
Jesse Orosco           1   2  4.89  18   2   0   0   0   35   33   20   19    4   22   22
Pete Falcone           0   5  5.17  15  13   0   0   0   71   79   46   41   11   37   36
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
Kevin Saucier          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    1    0
Tug McGraw             3   0  2.91  27   0   0   4   0   34   24   14   11    2   15   30
Nino Espinosa          6   6  3.13  13  13   4   0   3   83   76   34   29   10   26   37
Steve Carlton          8   7  3.26  16  16   7   0   2  119   98   50   43   10   39   80
Randy Lerch            4   4  3.38  15  15   3   0   0   99  103   39   37   10   25   36
Dick Ruthven           6   4  3.67  14  14   3   0   2   91   90   38   37    4   25   48
Jim Kaat               1   0  4.32   3   1   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    1    5    2
Larry Christenson      1   5  4.41   9   7   1   0   0   49   52   26   24    5    7   26
Ron Reed               5   3  5.32  25   0   0   2   0   42   54   29   25    4   15   23
Doug Bird              0   0  5.74  16   0   0   0   0   31   48   20   20    6    7   16
Rawly Eastwick         1   1  6.75  15   0   0   1   0   23   25   18   17    2    9   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  2.36   7   7   1   0   0   50   31   15   13    3   14   21
Enrique Romo           3   3  2.43  30   0   0   1   0   41   38   16   11    3   13   33
Grant Jackson          4   0  2.61  30   0   0   7   0   31   26   10    9    3   11   16
Don Robinson           5   3  2.99  12  12   3   0   0   78   75   29   26    7   28   45
Jim Bibby              3   1  3.08  14   1   0   0   0   26   24   13    9    2   12   21
Bruce Kison            3   3  3.24  15   7   1   0   1   58   50   24   21    3   15   47
John Candelaria        5   6  3.95  15  13   2   0   0   82   93   42   36   12   21   47
Bert Blyleven          3   2  4.18  15  15   1   0   0   93   98   46   43   12   41   64
Kent Tekulve           3   5  4.22  38   0   0   9   0   49   44   26   23    5   20   37
Ed Whitson             2   3  4.35  18   6   0   1   0   52   48   33   25    6   32   29
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          7   5  2.51  16  16   6   0   0  122  117   41   34    6   30   78
Rollie Fingers         6   3  2.83  30   0   0  10   0   54   50   19   17    1   17   41
Bob Shirley            2   6  3.12  25   3   0   0   0   61   54   23   21    2   16   36
Steve Mura             2   2  3.41  10   5   0   0   0   37   27   16   14    3   17   38
Dennis Kinney          0   0  3.57  12   0   0   0   0   18   17    8    7    2    7   10
Randy Jones            6   5  4.17  17  17   1   0   0  106  109   52   49    5   29   43
Mickey Lolich          0   2  4.28  14   5   0   0   0   34   35   23   16    2   15   15
Eric Rasmussen         3   7  4.30  18  13   2   0   0   84   86   42   40    6   26   29
Bob Owchinko           3   3  4.86  15  11   1   0   0   63   72   39   34    9   26   31
John D'Acquisto        3   5  5.77  26   1   0   2   0   44   46   34   28    6   34   33
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
Dave Roberts           0   1  2.52  24   1   0   2   0   39   38   14   11    3   17   22
Gary Lavelle           5   4  2.79  32   0   0   8   0   48   53   18   15    2   23   41
Ed Halicki             5   3  3.57  11  11   3   0   1   71   71   35   28    6   22   37
Phil Nastu             2   4  3.72  11  11   1   0   0   65   70   30   27    7   21   29
Greg Minton            0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    0    1    0
Tom Griffin            3   4  3.94  27   2   0   1   0   48   40   26   21    5   21   38
Bob Knepper            6   2  3.94  16  16   3   0   1  107  114   49   47   15   44   65
John Montefusco        1   3  4.46   6   6   0   0   0   34   38   17   17    2    9   15
John Curtis            2   3  5.02  12   4   1   0   0   38   43   23   21    6   12   27
Vida Blue              7   6  5.80  17  17   6   0   0  113  122   80   73   16   54   62
Randy Moffitt          2   5  7.26  25   0   0   2   0   31   43   28   25    5   14   15

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Fulgham           1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    8    2    0    0    1    6
Will McEnaney          0   0  1.86  14   0   0   0   0   19   15    5    4    1    4    6
Silvio Martinez        4   2  3.10  13  10   0   0   0   78   74   28   27    4   27   42
Pete Vuckovich         6   4  3.26  15  14   4   0   0  102  100   45   37   11   20   71
Mark Littell           4   2  3.31  28   0   0   4   0   33   26   12   12    1   26   27
Darold Knowles         2   3  3.57  24   0   0   5   0   23   27   10    9    2    9   10
Tom Bruno              2   2  3.82  24   0   0   0   0   31   28   13   13    1   20   21
Bob Forsch             3   6  4.11  14  14   4   0   0   92   95   48   42   10   26   41
Buddy Schultz          4   3  4.66  26   0   0   3   0   37   37   19   19    6   14   35
John Denny             3   5  4.77  14  14   3   0   1   94  101   52   50   11   42   46
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)          10
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           8
  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  J. Andujar (HOU)          7
  V. Blue (SF)              7
  B. Hooton (LA)            7
  B. Lee (MON)              7
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        7
  G. Perry (SD)             7

Losses:

  G. Garber (ATL)           9
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  M. Mahler (ATL)           8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  E. Rasmussen (SD)         7
  D. Sutton (LA)            7
  V. Blue (SF)              6
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       6
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         6
  B. Forsch (STL)           6

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  B. Hooton (LA)            7
  J. Niekro (HOU)           7
  V. Blue (SF)              6
  K. Forsch (HOU)           6
  G. Perry (SD)             6
  J. Richard (HOU)          6
  S. Rogers (MON)           6
  C. Swan (NY)              5

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHI)          16
  G. Garber (ATL)          12
  R. Fingers (SD)          10
  D. Bair (CIN)             9
  S. Lockwood (NY)          9
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          9
  G. Lavelle (SF)           8
  G. Jackson (PIT)          7
  E. Sosa (MON)             6
  D. Knowles (STL)          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)       134.2
  G. Perry (SD)         122.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      118.2
  J. Richard (HOU)      118.0
  C. Swan (NY)          116.2
  J. Niekro (HOU)       114.0
  V. Blue (SF)          113.1
  S. Rogers (MON)       111.1
  B. Hooton (LA)        111.0
  D. Sutton (LA)        110.0

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         133
  V. Blue (SF)            122
  G. Perry (SD)           117
  B. Knepper (SF)         114
  R. Jones (SD)           109
  J. Richard (HOU)        106
  B. Hooton (LA)          103
  R. Lerch (PHI)          103
  S. Rogers (MON)         102
  J. Denny (STL)          101

Runs:

  V. Blue (SF)             80
  P. Niekro (ATL)          79
  D. Sutton (LA)           55
  J. Richard (HOU)         54
  J. Denny (STL)           52
  R. Jones (SD)            52
  S. Carlton (PHI)         50
  M. Mahler (ATL)          50
  B. Knepper (SF)          49
  B. Forsch (STL)          48

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          20
  V. Blue (SF)             16
  B. Knepper (SF)          15
  L. McGlothen (CHI)       13
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        12
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      12
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        12
  J. Denny (STL)           11
  P. Falcone (NY)          11
  T. Hume (CIN)            11

Walks:

  V. Blue (SF)             54
  P. Niekro (ATL)          54
  M. Krukow (CHI)          46
  J. Andujar (HOU)         44
  B. Knepper (SF)          44
  J. Niekro (HOU)          43
  J. Denny (STL)           42
  J. Richard (HOU)         42
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        41
  S. Carlton (PHI)         39

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        118
  S. Carlton (PHI)         80
  G. Perry (SD)            78
  D. Sutton (LA)           76
  C. Swan (NY)             73
  P. Niekro (ATL)          72
  P. Vuckovich (STL)       71
  B. Hooton (LA)           66
  B. Knepper (SF)          65
  S. Sanderson (MON)       65


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