Saturday June 30, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 30, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         49  31  3.02   80  32  13   728   626  280  244   45  258  404
Montreal        43  27  3.17   70  15  17   630   590  252  222   56  177  332
Pittsburgh      37  34  3.54   72   9  20   654   620  300  257   69  240  418
Cincinnati      41  37  3.67   78  11  20   700   684  335  285   58  247  374
New York        31  39  3.76   71   8  15   653   637  310  273   56  301  352
San Diego       35  46  3.80   81  11  13   722   716  349  305   51  254  427
St. Louis       36  34  3.92   71  14  12   650   655  310  283   63  238  374
Philadelphia    39  36  4.08   76  18  11   666   696  333  302   62  202  352
San Francisco   38  39  4.25   77  14  17   686   719  363  324   75  276  408
Los Angeles     33  46  4.27   79  17  12   703   717  379  334   58  294  394
Atlanta         31  47  4.41   78  13  17   688   719  394  337   70  249  376
Chicago         36  33  4.47   69   8  22   622   665  338  309   68  248  393

 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   8  2.79  28   6   1   0   0   84   74   29   26    3   21   52
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
Rick Matula            6   5  3.59  14  14   1   0   0   90   91   39   36    8   26   43
Gene Garber            4  10  3.61  39   0   0  15   0   67   72   40   27    8   15   37
Phil Niekro            9  10  3.99  21  21   9   0   0  151  146   84   67   21   63   81
Eddie Solomon          4   3  4.44  14  13   1   0   0   77   68   40   38    5   26   42
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
Bruce Sutter           2   2  1.43  25   0   0  17   0   44   25    8    7    2   14   47
Dick Tidrow            3   2  2.65  18   0   0   3   0   34   30   10   10    2   17   14
Rick Reuschel          6   5  4.04  16  16   2   0   1  100  109   45   45    8   28   52
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  7.07  22   0   0   0   0   42   57   36   33    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
Tom Seaver             6   5  3.77  15  15   5   0   2   93   79   43   39    8   25   57
Doug Bair              4   3  3.86  32   0   0  11   0   44   40   19   19    4   26   39
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           7   7  3.27  19  19   7   0   1  135  112   56   49    8   46  132
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
Dennis Lewallyn        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
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  3.99  17  17   4   0   0  124  114   64   55   13   36   80
Terry Forster          1   1  4.09  10   0   0   1   0   11   12    6    5    0    8    5
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  6.00   8   0   0   1   0   15   19   10   10    1    7    9
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  1.24  19   0   0   5   0   29   20    7    4    0   10   22
Elias Sosa             5   4  1.79  28   0   0   7   0   50   41   12   10    2   16   29
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        5   4  3.25  15  15   3   0   2   91   75   35   33   11   27   68
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  1.69  12   0   0   4   0   16   13    3    3    1    9    8
Andy Hassler           1   1  2.87   3   2   0   0   0   16   14    5    5    0    8    8
Dock Ellis             0   0  3.00   2   2   0   0   0   12   15    5    4    0    5    5
Craig Swan             7   6  3.22  18  18   5   0   2  129  114   51   46   12   30   82
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
Dale Murray            4   5  4.02  34   0   0   2   0   56   58   29   25    4   32   19
Wayne Twitchell        3   0  4.31  18   1   0   0   0   40   30   25   19    2   38   28
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
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  2.25  32   0   0   8   0   44   28   14   11    2   15   37
Warren Brusstar        0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    0    1
Nino Espinosa          6   7  3.57  15  15   4   0   3   93   90   43   37   10   27   41
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
Steve Carlton          8   8  3.80  18  18   7   0   2  126  113   62   53   11   43   85
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               6   3  4.38  31   0   0   2   0   51   61   29   25    4   17   27
Larry Christenson      2   6  4.73  11   9   1   0   0   59   68   33   31    5    9   28
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
Dave Roberts           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    1
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
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
Grant Jackson          4   1  3.68  36   0   0   8   0   37   34   17   15    6   15   17
Kent Tekulve           3   5  3.81  42   0   0  10   0   57   51   28   24    5   23   39
Bert Blyleven          5   3  3.89  18  18   1   0   0  113  115   53   49   15   49   81
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   8  2.79  28   6   1   0   0   84   74   29   26    3   21   52
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  4.76  18  12   1   0   0   74   86   44   39    9   29   39
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
Greg Minton            1   0  2.12   8   0   0   0   0   17   12    5    4    0    6    8
Gary Lavelle           6   4  2.40  36   0   0  10   0   56   56   18   15    2   28   52
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
John Montefusco        1   4  4.27   8   8   0   0   0   46   47   22   22    4   12   24
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
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
Ed Whitson             0   1 18.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    2    2    0    2    1

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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  3.92   3   3   1   0   0   21   21   11    9    4    3   14
Buddy Schultz          4   3  4.76  29   0   0   3   0   40   39   21   21    7   14   37
John Denny             3   6  4.80  15  15   3   0   1  101  109   57   54   11   46   49
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
George Frazier         0   1  8.10   3   0   0   0   0    3    6    3    3    1    0    1

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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
  B. Shirley (SD)           8
  D. Sutton (LA)            8
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         7
  F. Norman (CIN)           7

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  B. Hooton (LA)            8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  J. Niekro (HOU)           7
  J. Richard (HOU)          7
  S. Rogers (MON)           7
  J. Andujar (HOU)          6
  V. Blue (SF)              6
  K. Forsch (HOU)           6
  G. Perry (SD)             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)           8
  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
  T. Seaver (CIN)           2

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       151.0
  G. Perry (SD)         138.0
  J. Richard (HOU)      135.0
  C. Swan (NY)          128.2
  J. Niekro (HOU)       128.1
  B. Hooton (LA)        126.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      125.2
  S. Rogers (MON)       125.1
  D. Sutton (LA)        124.0
  R. Jones (SD)         120.1

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. Blyleven (PIT)       115
  B. Forsch (STL)         115
  R. Grimsley (MON)       114

Runs:

  V. Blue (SF)             84
  P. Niekro (ATL)          84
  D. Sutton (LA)           64
  S. Carlton (PHI)         62
  B. Forsch (STL)          62
  B. Knepper (SF)          59
  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)        15
  B. Lee (MON)             13
  L. McGlothen (CHI)       13
  D. Sutton (LA)           13
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      12
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        12
  C. Swan (NY)             12

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        132
  G. Perry (SD)            88
  S. Carlton (PHI)         85
  C. Swan (NY)             82
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        81
  P. Niekro (ATL)          81
  D. Sutton (LA)           80
  B. Hooton (LA)           76
  B. Knepper (SF)          73
  P. Vuckovich (STL)       73

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