Friday June 22, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, June 22, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         42  29  3.11   71  28  11   648   574  258  224   40  234  366
Montreal        39  24  3.17   63  13  15   569   534  228  200   52  158  297
Pittsburgh      34  28  3.47   63   8  18   574   540  260  221   57  213  366
Cincinnati      36  33  3.69   69   9  18   622   613  304  255   56  224  334
New York        26  37  3.75   64   7  12   588   575  279  245   51  271  314
St. Louis       34  29  3.85   64  13  12   586   593  276  251   56  222  343
San Diego       32  40  3.90   72  10  12   644   644  319  279   45  224  367
Philadelphia    35  32  3.92   68  18   7   597   607  288  260   57  181  319
Los Angeles     32  39  4.17   71  16  12   632   641  337  293   52  254  355
San Francisco   34  35  4.24   69  14  14   615   649  327  290   69  241  353
Chicago         32  31  4.58   63   7  21   566   612  315  288   63  226  359
Atlanta         25  44  4.58   69  11  14   609   662  366  310   64  222  326

 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
Silvio Martinez (STL)  5   2  2.89  14  11   1   0   0   87   81   30   28    5   29   46
Joe Niekro (HOU)      11   3  2.89  17  17   7   0   4  121   98   46   39    8   46   48
Don Robinson (PIT)     5   3  2.99  12  12   3   0   0   78   75   29   26    7   28   45
Joaquin Andujar (HOU)  7   4  3.01  24   7   4   3   0   78   52   27   26    2   44   41
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  3.49  34   0   0  13   0   59   66   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
Tony Brizzolara        2   2  4.54   7   7   0   0   0   40   47   24   20    1   15   29
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
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
Willie Hernandez       1   0  4.98  24   0   0   0   0   34   38   22   19    4   15   22
Lynn McGlothen         7   6  4.99  20   9   2   2   0   79   84   47   44   13   22   51
Ken Holtzman           5   6  5.00  14  13   2   0   1   76   91   46   42   12   29   36
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   3  3.25  13   9   0   0   0   72   65   33   26    5   32   37
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  3.89  28   0   0   9   0   39   35   17   17    4   25   34
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
Manny Sarmiento        0   3  4.63   7   0   0   0   0   12   11    7    6    0    4    7
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

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Sambito            4   2  1.20  26   0   0   6   0   45   35    8    6    2   13   33
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            11   3  2.89  17  17   7   0   4  121   98   46   39    8   46   48
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
Bob Welch              4   5  3.36  19   7   1   5   0   62   61   28   23    5   24   51
Dave Patterson         0   0  3.68   5   0   0   1   0    7    7    3    3    1    5    2
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  1.71  26   0   0   7   0   47   37   11    9    2   16   28
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          7   4  4.67  16  16   2   0   0   89  108   52   46   10   24   20

 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
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
Kevin Kobel            3   3  3.34  12  10   1   0   1   67   60   29   25    7   22   31
Pat Zachry             5   1  3.59   7   7   1   0   0   43   44   19   17    3   21   17
Wayne Twitchell        1   0  3.60  15   1   0   0   0   35   26   20   14    2   32   23
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  2.83  28   0   0   4   0   35   25   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   5  3.43  16  16   3   0   0  102  113   43   39   10   25   37
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  5.08  26   0   0   2   0   44   55   29   25    4   15   24
Doug Bird              0   0  5.74  16   0   0   0   0   31   48   20   20    6    7   16
Rawly Eastwick         1   1  7.13  16   0   0   1   0   24   27   20   19    2   12   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  2.59  31   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          4   2  3.99  16  16   1   0   0   99  104   48   44   13   45   68
Kent Tekulve           3   5  4.06  39   0   0   9   0   51   46   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  2.75  31   0   0  10   0   56   51   19   17    1   18   41
Bob Shirley            2   7  3.09  26   4   0   0   0   67   56   25   23    2   18   40
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
Phil Nastu             3   4  3.53  12  12   1   0   0   74   77   32   29    9   22   31
Ed Halicki             5   3  3.57  11  11   3   0   1   71   71   35   28    6   22   37
Greg Minton            0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    0    1    0
Tom Griffin            3   4  3.91  28   2   0   2   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        5   2  2.89  14  11   1   0   0   87   81   30   28    5   29   46
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)          11
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           8
  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  J. Andujar (HOU)          7
  V. Blue (SF)              7
  R. Grimsley (MON)         7
  B. Hooton (LA)            7
  B. Lee (MON)              7
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        7

Losses:

  G. Garber (ATL)           9
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  M. Mahler (ATL)           8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  E. Rasmussen (SD)         7
  B. Shirley (SD)           7
  D. Sutton (LA)            7
  V. Blue (SF)              6
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       6
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         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)          13
  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)             7
  J. Sambito (HOU)          6

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
  J. Niekro (HOU)       121.1
  S. Carlton (PHI)      118.2
  J. Richard (HOU)      118.0
  C. Swan (NY)          116.2
  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. Lerch (PHI)          113
  R. Jones (SD)           109
  R. Grimsley (MON)       108
  J. Richard (HOU)        106
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       104
  B. Hooton (LA)          103

Runs:

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

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          20
  V. Blue (SF)             16
  B. Knepper (SF)          15
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        13
  L. McGlothen (CHI)       13
  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. Niekro (HOU)          46
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        45
  J. Andujar (HOU)         44
  B. Knepper (SF)          44
  J. Denny (STL)           42
  J. Richard (HOU)         42
  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. Blyleven (PIT)        68
  B. Hooton (LA)           66
  B. Knepper (SF)          65

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