Tuesday June 26, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, June 26, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         46  30  3.03   76  30  12   693   600  268  233   43  248  387
Montreal        42  25  3.11   67  15  16   605   563  238  209   54  168  315
Pittsburgh      36  31  3.44   68   9  19   618   573  275  236   61  221  394
New York        28  39  3.71   68   8  13   624   601  291  257   52  286  333
Cincinnati      38  36  3.76   74   9  19   665   656  327  278   58  242  355
San Diego       33  43  3.85   76  11  12   677   677  331  290   48  237  390
Philadelphia    37  34  3.89   72  18   9   631   643  304  273   59  189  336
St. Louis       34  32  3.95   67  13  12   613   623  295  269   59  232  357
Los Angeles     33  42  4.21   75  16  12   666   672  356  312   54  269  371
San Francisco   36  37  4.28   73  14  15   650   686  348  309   73  254  384
Chicago         35  32  4.43   67   8  22   602   643  325  296   65  238  383
Atlanta         28  45  4.49   73  12  15   644   686  378  321   69  232  348

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Lacoss (CIN)      8   2  2.42  17  15   2   0   1  104   91   39   28    6   42   38
Steve Rogers (MON)     7   4  2.47  17  17   7   0   4  120  103   38   33    5   26   65
Gaylord Perry (SD)     7   5  2.49  17  17   6   0   0  130  122   43   36    8   32   82
Ken Forsch (HOU)       4   3  2.71  10   9   6   0   2   73   62   28   22    4   17   27
Bob Shirley (SD)       3   7  2.72  27   5   1   0   0   76   67   26   23    2   20   45
Joaquin Andujar (HOU)  8   4  2.80  25   8   5   3   0   87   59   28   27    2   47   43
Silvio Martinez (STL)  5   2  2.89  14  11   1   0   0   87   81   30   28    5   29   46
Joe Niekro (HOU)      11   3  3.02  18  18   7   0   4  128  103   51   43   10   50   51
Nino Espinosa (PHI)    6   7  3.09  14  14   4   0   3   90   83   37   31   10   26   38
Craig Swan (NY)        7   6  3.15  17  17   5   0   2  123  107   48   43   11   27   77

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joey McLaughlin        0   1  1.38   7   0   0   0   0   13   10    5    2    1    5    7
Adrian Devine          1   2  2.70  25   0   0   0   0   40   48   14   12    4   16   13
Craig Skok             1   2  3.43  31   0   0   2   0   42   41   17   16    5   11   21
Gene Garber            3  10  3.52  36   0   0  13   0   61   67   37   24    8   11   35
Rick Matula            5   5  3.67  13  13   1   0   0   83   87   37   34    7   24   39
Phil Niekro            9   9  4.10  20  20   8   0   0  143  140   82   65   21   59   75
Tony Brizzolara        2   2  4.54   7   7   0   0   0   40   47   24   20    1   15   29
Eddie Solomon          4   3  4.70  13  12   1   0   0   69   66   38   36    5   24   37
Bo McLaughlin          0   1  4.74  12   1   0   0   0   19   23   12   10    2    4   17
Mickey Mahler          2   8  6.23  15  13   1   0   0   69   82   55   48    7   30   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
Dick Tidrow            3   1  1.42  16   0   0   3   0   32   26    5    5    0   15   14
Bruce Sutter           2   2  1.50  24   0   0  17   0   42   24    8    7    2   12   44
Rick Reuschel          6   5  4.05  15  15   2   0   1   93   98   42   42    7   26   47
Mike Krukow            4   5  4.24  14  14   0   0   0   81   78   40   38    8   49   65
Lynn McGlothen         8   6  4.53  21  10   2   2   0   87   92   49   44   13   27   54
Dennis Lamp            5   3  4.83  18  14   2   0   1   76   95   46   41    9   22   38
Willie Hernandez       1   0  4.89  25   0   0   0   0   35   38   22   19    4   15   23
Ken Holtzman           5   6  5.00  14  13   2   0   1   76   91   46   42   12   29   36
Bill Caudill           0   1  5.94   7   1   0   0   0   17   23   15   11    4   11   22
Ray Burris             0   0  6.23  14   0   0   0   0   22   23   17   15    0   15   14
Donnie Moore           1   3  6.97  21   0   0   0   0   41   55   35   32    6   17   26

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Tomlin            2   1  2.30  33   0   0   1   0   31   31   20    8    2   12   16
Mike Lacoss            8   2  2.42  17  15   2   0   1  104   91   39   28    6   42   38
Paul Moskau            4   3  3.39  14  10   0   0   0   80   73   37   30    6   35   41
Pedro Borbon           2   2  3.43  30   0   0   2   0   45   48   17   17    2    8   23
Tom Hume               5   5  3.51  23   9   1   2   0   85   94   37   33   11   20   41
Fred Norman            3   7  3.76  15  13   2   0   0   79   75   39   33    5   32   45
Doug Bair              4   3  4.04  31   0   0  10   0   42   39   19   19    4   26   37
Tom Seaver             5   5  4.18  14  14   4   0   1   84   76   43   39    8   24   52
Bill Bonham            3   1  4.61  12  12   0   0   0   68   69   38   35    8   26   30
Manny Sarmiento        0   3  4.97   8   0   0   0   0   13   14    8    7    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  1.15  28   0   0   7   0   47   37    8    6    2   13   34
Randy Niemann          3   0  1.70   7   5   3   0   2   42   38    9    8    0   10   12
Bert Roberge           2   0  1.74   7   0   0   2   0   10    6    2    2    0    6    2
Rick Williams          2   3  2.49  13   9   2   0   2   65   57   18   18    2   15   23
Ken Forsch             4   3  2.71  10   9   6   0   2   73   62   28   22    4   17   27
Joaquin Andujar        8   4  2.80  25   8   5   3   0   87   59   28   27    2   47   43
Joe Niekro            11   3  3.02  18  18   7   0   4  128  103   51   43   10   50   51
Vern Ruhle             1   3  3.16   7   6   1   0   1   43   36   15   15    5    6   21
J.R. Richard           6   7  3.50  18  18   6   0   0  126  109   56   49    8   44  126
Tom Dixon              1   1  3.79  12   1   0   0   0   19   21    9    8    2   10    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  2.53  16   0   0   1   0   21   23    7    6    2    6   12
Burt Hooton            7   4  3.23  15  15   7   0   0  117  110   48   42    5   34   71
Bob Welch              4   5  3.36  19   7   1   5   0   62   61   28   23    5   24   51
Rick Sutcliffe         7   5  3.91  20  11   2   0   0   99  100   50   43    7   40   48
Don Sutton             7   8  3.96  16  16   4   0   0  116  106   60   51   10   32   78
Jerry Reuss            2   6  4.80  21   4   0   3   0   45   57   31   24    2   21   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
Dave Patterson         0   0  5.56   6   0   0   1   0   11   14    7    7    1    6    3
Charlie Hough          0   2  5.85  21   0   0   0   0   52   48   37   34   10   31   24
Lance Rautzhan         0   2  7.45  12   0   0   1   0   10    9    9    8    0   11    5
Ken Brett              1   0  8.44   6   0   0   0   0    5    8    5    5    0    2    1

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Woodie Fryman          2   2  1.27  17   0   0   4   0   28   20    7    4    0   10   21
Elias Sosa             5   4  1.70  27   0   0   7   0   48   37   11    9    2   16   28
Steve Rogers           7   4  2.47  17  17   7   0   4  120  103   38   33    5   26   65
Dan Schatzeder         3   1  2.51  15   5   1   1   0   57   43   17   16    4   24   41
Stan Bahnsen           2   1  2.68  21   0   0   2   0   37   32   11   11    5   11   24
Scott Sanderson        4   4  3.27  14  14   3   0   2   85   71   33   31   11   23   65
Bill Lee               7   4  3.69  14  14   2   0   2   93  100   42   38   11   17   21
Rudy May               2   0  3.71  13   0   0   0   0   17   21    9    7    2   10   12
David Palmer           2   1  3.96  18   0   0   2   0   25   22   15   11    4    6   17
Ross Grimsley          8   4  4.69  17  17   2   0   0   94  114   55   49   10   25   21

 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  0.77   9   0   0   2   0   12   10    1    1    0    8    5
Skip Lockwood          2   5  1.49  28   0   0   9   0   42   33    7    7    3   14   42
Dale Murray            4   5  2.96  32   0   0   2   0   55   51   20   18    3   28   19
Dock Ellis             0   0  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    2    2    0    2    1
Craig Swan             7   6  3.15  17  17   5   0   2  123  107   48   43   11   27   77
Andy Hassler           1   1  3.29   2   2   0   0   0   14   12    5    5    0    8    8
Kevin Kobel            3   3  3.34  12  10   1   0   1   67   60   29   25    7   22   31
Tom Hausman            0   3  3.44   3   2   0   0   0   18   17    7    7    1    6    7
Pat Zachry             5   1  3.59   7   7   1   0   0   43   44   19   17    3   21   17
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
Pete Falcone           1   5  4.59  16  14   1   0   1   80   84   46   41   11   38   41
Wayne Twitchell        1   0  4.66  16   1   0   0   0   37   29   25   19    2   36   25
Jesse Orosco           1   2  4.89  18   2   0   0   0   35   33   20   19    4   22   22
Neil Allen             1   5  6.82  13   5   0   0   0   30   46   26   23    2   24   15

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kevin Saucier          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    3    0    0    0    3    0
Tug McGraw             3   0  2.48  30   0   0   6   0   40   26   14   11    2   15   36
Nino Espinosa          6   7  3.09  14  14   4   0   3   90   83   37   31   10   26   38
Randy Lerch            4   5  3.43  16  16   3   0   0  102  113   43   39   10   25   37
Steve Carlton          8   8  3.68  17  17   7   0   2  120  105   58   49   11   40   81
Dick Ruthven           7   4  3.76  15  15   3   0   2   96   94   41   40    5   27   51
Larry Christenson      2   5  4.25  10   8   1   0   0   55   60   28   26    5    9   28
Jim Kaat               1   0  4.32   3   1   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    1    5    2
Ron Reed               5   3  4.66  29   0   0   2   0   48   57   29   25    4   16   26
Doug Bird              0   0  5.74  16   0   0   0   0   31   48   20   20    6    7   16
Rawly Eastwick         1   1  6.41  17   0   0   1   0   27   31   20   19    2   12   14
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
Enrique Romo           3   3  2.53  32   0   0   1   0   43   41   17   12    4   14   37
Grant Jackson          4   0  2.60  34   0   0   8   0   35   27   11   10    3   13   16
Jim Rooker             2   2  2.73   8   8   1   0   0   56   42   19   17    4   15   22
Jim Bibby              3   1  2.96  15   1   0   0   0   27   25   13    9    2   12   21
Don Robinson           5   4  3.16  13  13   3   0   0   85   80   33   30    8   28   49
Bruce Kison            3   4  3.29  16   8   1   0   1   66   53   27   24    4   18   54
John Candelaria        6   6  3.66  16  14   3   0   0   91   98   43   37   12   21   51
Bert Blyleven          5   2  3.77  17  17   1   0   0  107  108   49   45   13   46   76
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  2.49  17  17   6   0   0  130  122   43   36    8   32   82
Bob Shirley            3   7  2.72  27   5   1   0   0   76   67   26   23    2   20   45
Rollie Fingers         6   5  3.34  33   0   0  10   0   57   55   23   21    2   21   42
Steve Mura             2   2  3.41  10   5   0   0   0   37   27   16   14    3   17   38
Dennis Kinney          0   0  3.50  13   0   0   0   0   18   17    8    7    2    8   11
Randy Jones            6   5  3.97  18  18   1   0   0  113  112   53   50    5   31   51
Mickey Lolich          0   2  4.28  14   5   0   0   0   34   35   23   16    2   15   15
Eric Rasmussen         3   8  4.43  19  14   2   0   0   87   91   45   43    6   26   31
Bob Owchinko           3   3  4.85  16  11   1   0   0   65   76   40   35    9   27   32
John D'Acquisto        3   5  5.52  27   1   0   2   0   46   47   34   28    6   36   34
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           6   4  2.53  34   0   0   9   0   53   54   18   15    2   27   48
Dave Roberts           0   2  2.63  25   1   0   2   0   41   41   15   12    3   18   22
Greg Minton            0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0   10    8    4    3    0    3    4
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
Tom Griffin            3   4  4.20  30   2   0   2   0   49   43   28   23    5   22   40
Bob Knepper            6   2  4.21  17  17   3   0   1  113  125   55   53   16   45   70
John Curtis            3   3  4.53  13   5   1   0   0   44   49   25   22    7   12   33
John Montefusco        1   4  4.91   7   7   0   0   0   40   44   22   22    4   10   19
Vida Blue              7   6  5.79  18  18   6   0   0  120  128   84   77   16   57   65
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
George Frazier         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Will McEnaney          0   0  1.57  16   0   0   0   0   23   18    5    4    1    5    7
Silvio Martinez        5   2  2.89  14  11   1   0   0   87   81   30   28    5   29   46
Mark Littell           4   2  3.12  29   0   0   4   0   35   26   12   12    1   27   28
Darold Knowles         2   3  3.24  26   0   0   5   0   25   28   10    9    2    9   10
Pete Vuckovich         6   4  3.26  15  14   4   0   0  102  100   45   37   11   20   71
Tom Bruno              2   2  3.82  25   0   0   0   0   31   29   13   13    1   20   21
Bob Forsch             3   7  4.38  15  15   4   0   0   99  103   54   48   10   28   44
John Fulgham           1   1  4.50   2   2   1   0   0   12   15    8    6    2    3   10
John Denny             3   6  4.80  15  15   3   0   1  101  109   57   54   11   46   49
Buddy Schultz          4   3  4.89  27   0   0   3   0   39   39   21   21    7   14   37
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
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  J. Andujar (HOU)          8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  R. Grimsley (MON)         8
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           8
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        8
  V. Blue (SF)              7
  B. Hooton (LA)            7
  B. Lee (MON)              7

Losses:

  G. Garber (ATL)          10
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  M. Mahler (ATL)           8
  E. Rasmussen (SD)         8
  D. Sutton (LA)            8
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         7
  B. Forsch (STL)           7
  F. Norman (CIN)           7
  J. Richard (HOU)          7

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHI)          17
  G. Garber (ATL)          13
  D. Bair (CIN)            10
  R. Fingers (SD)          10
  G. Lavelle (SF)           9
  S. Lockwood (NY)          9
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          9
  G. Jackson (PIT)          8
  J. Sambito (HOU)          7
  E. Sosa (MON)             7

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       142.2
  G. Perry (SD)         130.0
  J. Niekro (HOU)       128.1
  J. Richard (HOU)      126.0
  C. Swan (NY)          122.2
  S. Rogers (MON)       120.1
  S. Carlton (PHI)      120.0
  V. Blue (SF)          119.2
  B. Hooton (LA)        117.0
  D. Sutton (LA)        116.0

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         140
  V. Blue (SF)            128
  B. Knepper (SF)         125
  G. Perry (SD)           122
  R. Grimsley (MON)       114
  R. Lerch (PHI)          113
  R. Jones (SD)           112
  B. Hooton (LA)          110
  J. Denny (STL)          109
  J. Richard (HOU)        109

Runs:

  V. Blue (SF)             84
  P. Niekro (ATL)          82
  D. Sutton (LA)           60
  S. Carlton (PHI)         58
  J. Denny (STL)           57
  J. Richard (HOU)         56
  R. Grimsley (MON)        55
  B. Knepper (SF)          55
  M. Mahler (ATL)          55
  B. Forsch (STL)          54

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          21
  V. Blue (SF)             16
  B. Knepper (SF)          16
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        13
  L. McGlothen (CHI)       13
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      12
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        12
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  J. Denny (STL)           11
  P. Falcone (NY)          11

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          59
  V. Blue (SF)             57
  J. Niekro (HOU)          50
  M. Krukow (CHI)          49
  J. Andujar (HOU)         47
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        46
  J. Denny (STL)           46
  B. Knepper (SF)          45
  J. Richard (HOU)         44
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          42

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        126
  G. Perry (SD)            82
  S. Carlton (PHI)         81
  D. Sutton (LA)           78
  C. Swan (NY)             77
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        76
  P. Niekro (ATL)          75
  B. Hooton (LA)           71
  P. Vuckovich (STL)       71
  B. Knepper (SF)          70


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