Friday June 29, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, June 29, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         48  31  3.05   79  31  13   719   623  280  244   45  256  398
Montreal        42  27  3.18   69  15  16   621   582  249  219   56  173  328
Pittsburgh      37  33  3.52   71   9  20   645   611  295  252   66  236  411
Cincinnati      40  37  3.71   77  10  20   691   681  335  285   58  246  369
New York        30  39  3.72   70   8  14   642   624  302  265   54  295  345
San Diego       35  45  3.81   80  11  13   713   708  346  302   50  253  418
St. Louis       36  33  3.89   70  14  12   640   644  304  277   60  238  369
Philadelphia    38  36  4.09   75  18  10   656   684  329  298   62  198  346
Los Angeles     33  45  4.24   78  17  12   693   705  372  327   55  288  389
San Francisco   38  38  4.28   76  14  17   677   713  361  322   75  272  402
Atlanta         30  47  4.42   77  13  17   678   714  390  333   70  245  369
Chicago         36  32  4.42   68   8  22   611   648  329  300   65  243  385

 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
Gaylord Perry (SD)     7   6  2.48  18  18   6   0   0  138  127   47   38    9   36   88
Silvio Martinez (STL)  6   2  2.62  15  12   2   0   1   96   82   30   28    5   29   53
Joaquin Andujar (HOU)  9   4  2.63  26   9   6   3   0   96   66   29   28    3   49   48
Steve Rogers (MON)     7   5  2.66  18  18   7   0   4  125  110   42   37    5   28   70
Bob Shirley (SD)       3   7  2.72  27   5   1   0   0   76   67   26   23    2   20   45
Ken Forsch (HOU)       4   3  2.80  11  10   6   0   2   80   68   31   25    4   17   30
Joe Niekro (HOU)      11   3  3.02  18  18   7   0   4  128  103   51   43   10   50   51
Pete Vuckovich (STL)   7   4  3.06  16  15   4   0   0  109  106   46   37   11   21   73
Burt Hooton (LA)       7   5  3.14  16  16   8   0   0  126  120   50   44    5   38   76

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joey McLaughlin        1   1  1.10   8   0   0   0   0   16   10    5    2    1    5   10
Adrian Devine          1   2  2.57  26   0   0   0   0   42   50   14   12    4   16   14
Craig Skok             1   2  3.35  32   0   0   2   0   43   42   17   16    5   11   22
Gene Garber            3  10  3.44  38   0   0  15   0   65   69   38   25    8   13   35
Rick Matula            6   5  3.59  14  14   1   0   0   90   91   39   36    8   26   43
Phil Niekro            9  10  3.99  21  21   9   0   0  151  146   84   67   21   63   81
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
Tony Brizzolara        2   3  5.28   8   8   0   0   0   44   56   30   26    1   17   34
Mickey Mahler          2   8  6.20  16  13   1   0   0   70   83   55   48    7   32   40
Rick Mahler            0   0  6.30  13   0   0   0   0   20   23   15   14    3   11   10
Larry McWilliams       1   2  7.30   8   8   1   0   0   37   39   30   30    3   15   17
Frank Lacorte          0   0  7.56   6   0   0   0   0    8    9    7    7    2    5    6
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  1.38  17   0   0   3   0   33   27    5    5    0   16   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            5   5  4.11  15  15   0   0   0   88   80   42   40    8   52   67
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
Ray Burris             0   0  6.23  14   0   0   0   0   22   23   17   15    0   15   14
Bill Caudill           0   1  6.62   8   1   0   0   0   18   25   17   13    4   12   22
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  2.27  34   0   0   1   0   32   33   20    8    2   12   16
Mike Lacoss            8   2  2.42  17  15   2   0   1  104   91   39   28    6   42   38
Tom Hume               6   5  3.34  24  10   1   2   0   92   99   38   34   11   21   44
Fred Norman            4   7  3.38  16  14   3   0   0   88   81   40   33    5   32   48
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
Doug Bair              4   3  3.86  32   0   0  11   0   44   40   19   19    4   26   39
Tom Seaver             5   5  4.18  14  14   4   0   1   84   76   43   39    8   24   52
Bill Bonham            3   1  4.36  13  13   0   0   0   74   75   39   36    8   27   35
Manny Sarmiento        0   4  5.93   9   0   0   0   0   14   18   10    9    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
Mario Soto             0   0 40.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    3    3    0    2    1

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Sambito            4   2  1.13  29   0   0   7   0   48   39    8    6    2   13   35
Randy Niemann          3   0  1.62   8   5   3   1   2   44   39    9    8    0   12   13
Bert Roberge           2   0  1.74   7   0   0   2   0   10    6    2    2    0    6    2
Joaquin Andujar        9   4  2.63  26   9   6   3   0   96   66   29   28    3   49   48
Rick Williams          3   3  2.75  14  10   2   0   2   72   63   23   22    3   18   24
Ken Forsch             4   3  2.80  11  10   6   0   2   80   68   31   25    4   17   30
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
Frank Riccelli         2   2  4.09  11   2   0   0   0   22   22   11   10    0   18   20
Tom Dixon              1   2  5.21  13   1   0   0   0   19   22   12   11    2   11    5
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  1.74   9   0   0   1   0   10    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   5  3.14  16  16   8   0   0  126  120   50   44    5   38   76
Bob Welch              4   5  3.36  19   7   1   5   0   62   61   28   23    5   24   51
Rick Sutcliffe         7   6  3.95  21  12   2   0   0  107  109   55   47    7   47   50
Don Sutton             7   8  3.96  16  16   4   0   0  116  106   60   51   10   32   78
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
Jerry Reuss            2   7  5.36  22   5   0   3   0   50   65   37   30    3   27   26
Charlie Hough          0   2  5.85  21   0   0   0   0   52   48   37   34   10   31   24
Dave Patterson         0   0  6.43   7   0   0   1   0   14   19   10   10    1    7    7
Ken Brett              1   0  7.11   7   0   0   0   0    6    9    5    5    0    3    2
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  1.26  18   0   0   4   0   29   20    7    4    0   10   22
Elias Sosa             5   4  1.70  27   0   0   7   0   48   37   11    9    2   16   28
Dan Schatzeder         3   1  2.51  15   5   1   1   0   57   43   17   16    4   24   41
Steve Rogers           7   5  2.66  18  18   7   0   4  125  110   42   37    5   28   70
Stan Bahnsen           2   1  3.00  22   0   0   2   0   39   35   13   13    5   12   24
Scott Sanderson        4   4  3.27  14  14   3   0   2   85   71   33   31   11   23   65
David Palmer           2   1  3.58  19   0   0   2   0   28   24   15   11    4    7   18
Rudy May               2   0  3.60  14   0   0   0   0   20   22   10    8    2   10   17
Bill Lee               7   5  3.86  15  15   2   0   2   96  106   46   41   13   18   22
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
Skip Lockwood          2   5  1.49  28   0   0   9   0   42   33    7    7    3   14   42
Ed Glynn               0   1  1.76  11   0   0   3   0   15   13    3    3    1    9    8
Dock Ellis             0   0  3.00   2   2   0   0   0   12   15    5    4    0    5    5
Craig Swan             7   6  3.15  17  17   5   0   2  123  107   48   43   11   27   77
Dale Murray            4   5  3.23  33   0   0   2   0   56   54   24   20    3   31   19
Andy Hassler           1   1  3.29   2   2   0   0   0   14   12    5    5    0    8    8
Kevin Kobel            3   3  3.31  13  11   1   0   1   71   65   30   26    8   23   32
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
Wayne Twitchell        2   0  4.54  17   1   0   0   0   38   30   25   19    2   36   26
Pete Falcone           1   5  4.59  16  14   1   0   1   80   84   46   41   11   38   41
Jesse Orosco           1   2  4.89  18   2   0   0   0   35   33   20   19    4   22   22
Neil Allen             2   5  6.48  14   5   0   0   0   33   49   27   24    2   25   18

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Anderson          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    0    2
Tug McGraw             3   0  2.30  31   0   0   7   0   43   28   14   11    2   15   36
Nino Espinosa          6   7  3.57  15  15   4   0   3   93   90   43   37   10   27   41
Steve Carlton          8   8  3.68  17  17   7   0   2  120  105   58   49   11   40   81
Randy Lerch            4   6  3.71  17  17   3   0   0  104  117   47   43   11   27   38
Dick Ruthven           7   4  3.76  15  15   3   0   2   96   94   41   40    5   27   51
Kevin Saucier          1   0  3.86   5   0   0   0   0   12   10    5    5    0    7    2
Jim Kaat               1   0  4.32   3   1   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    1    5    2
Ron Reed               5   3  4.56  30   0   0   2   0   49   59   29   25    4   16   27
Larry Christenson      2   6  4.73  11   9   1   0   0   59   68   33   31    5    9   28
Warren Brusstar        0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    0    0
Doug Bird              0   0  5.74  16   0   0   0   0   31   48   20   20    6    7   16
Rawly Eastwick         1   1  6.90  19   0   0   1   0   30   38   24   23    4   14   15
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  2.60  35   0   0   1   0   45   44   19   13    4   16   39
Jim Rooker             2   2  2.73   8   8   1   0   0   56   42   19   17    4   15   22
Don Robinson           5   4  3.16  13  13   3   0   0   85   80   33   30    8   28   49
Jim Bibby              3   2  3.18  16   2   0   0   0   34   35   16   12    3   16   25
Grant Jackson          4   1  3.53  35   0   0   8   0   36   32   16   14    5   14   16
Bruce Kison            4   4  3.55  17   9   1   0   1   71   63   32   28    6   19   61
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  3.81  42   0   0  10   0   57   51   28   24    5   23   39
Ed Whitson             2   3  4.37  19   7   0   1   0   58   53   36   28    6   36   31
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   6  2.48  18  18   6   0   0  138  127   47   38    9   36   88
Bob Shirley            3   7  2.72  27   5   1   0   0   76   67   26   23    2   20   45
Rollie Fingers         7   5  3.20  35   0   0  11   0   59   58   23   21    2   21   46
Steve Mura             2   2  3.32  11   5   0   0   0   38   27   16   14    3   18   39
Dennis Kinney          0   0  3.50  13   0   0   0   0   18   17    8    7    2    8   11
Randy Jones            6   5  3.81  19  19   1   0   0  120  117   54   51    5   33   53
Mickey Lolich          0   2  4.28  14   5   0   0   0   34   35   23   16    2   15   15
Eric Rasmussen         3   8  4.58  20  15   2   0   0   88   93   47   45    6   28   32
Bob Owchinko           3   4  4.83  17  12   1   0   0   73   85   44   39    9   29   37
John D'Acquisto        4   5  5.10  29   1   0   2   0   55   54   38   31    7   41   43
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
Pedro Borbon           1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    0    1
Joe Coleman            0   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    0    0    2    0
Gary Lavelle           6   4  2.40  36   0   0  10   0   56   56   18   15    2   28   52
Greg Minton            1   0  2.40   7   0   0   0   0   15   10    5    4    0    6    8
Dave Roberts           0   2  2.57  26   1   0   3   0   42   42   15   12    3   18   23
Phil Nastu             3   4  3.49  13  13   1   0   0   80   81   34   31   10   24   33
Ed Halicki             5   3  3.89  12  12   3   0   1   74   75   39   32    7   26   38
Tom Griffin            3   4  4.11  31   2   0   2   0   50   43   28   23    5   24   42
Bob Knepper            6   2  4.30  18  18   3   0   1  119  134   59   57   16   49   73
John Curtis            3   4  4.87  14   5   1   0   0   44   52   27   24    7   14   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   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    0
Will McEnaney          0   0  1.38  17   0   0   0   0   26   19    5    4    1    6    7
Silvio Martinez        6   2  2.62  15  12   2   0   1   96   82   30   28    5   29   53
Pete Vuckovich         7   4  3.06  16  15   4   0   0  109  106   46   37   11   21   73
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
Tom Bruno              2   2  3.82  25   0   0   0   0   31   29   13   13    1   20   21
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  4.81  28   0   0   3   0   39   39   21   21    7   14   37
Bob Forsch             3   8  4.85  16  16   4   0   0  104  115   62   56   11   32   47
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
  J. Andujar (HOU)          9
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  R. Grimsley (MON)         8
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           8
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        8
  V. Blue (SF)              7
  R. Fingers (SD)           7
  B. Hooton (LA)            7

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  B. Hooton (LA)            8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  J. Niekro (HOU)           7
  S. Rogers (MON)           7
  J. Andujar (HOU)          6
  V. Blue (SF)              6
  K. Forsch (HOU)           6
  G. Perry (SD)             6
  J. Richard (HOU)          6

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHI)          17
  G. Garber (ATL)          15
  D. Bair (CIN)            11
  R. Fingers (SD)          11
  G. Lavelle (SF)          10
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         10
  S. Lockwood (NY)          9
  G. Jackson (PIT)          8
  T. McGraw (PHI)           7
  J. Sambito (HOU)          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)       151.0
  G. Perry (SD)         138.0
  J. Niekro (HOU)       128.1
  B. Hooton (LA)        126.0
  J. Richard (HOU)      126.0
  S. Rogers (MON)       125.1
  C. Swan (NY)          122.2
  R. Jones (SD)         120.1
  S. Carlton (PHI)      120.0
  V. Blue (SF)          119.2

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         146
  B. Knepper (SF)         134
  V. Blue (SF)            128
  G. Perry (SD)           127
  B. Hooton (LA)          120
  R. Jones (SD)           117
  R. Lerch (PHI)          117
  B. Forsch (STL)         115
  R. Grimsley (MON)       114
  S. Rogers (MON)         110

Runs:

  V. Blue (SF)             84
  P. Niekro (ATL)          84
  B. Forsch (STL)          62
  D. Sutton (LA)           60
  B. Knepper (SF)          59
  S. Carlton (PHI)         58
  J. Denny (STL)           57
  J. Richard (HOU)         56
  R. Grimsley (MON)        55
  M. Mahler (ATL)          55

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          63
  V. Blue (SF)             57
  M. Krukow (CHI)          52
  J. Niekro (HOU)          50
  J. Andujar (HOU)         49
  B. Knepper (SF)          49
  R. Sutcliffe (LA)        47
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        46
  J. Denny (STL)           46
  J. Richard (HOU)         44

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        126
  G. Perry (SD)            88
  S. Carlton (PHI)         81
  P. Niekro (ATL)          81
  D. Sutton (LA)           78
  C. Swan (NY)             77
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        76
  B. Hooton (LA)           76
  B. Knepper (SF)          73
  P. Vuckovich (STL)       73

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