Wednesday July 4, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, July 4, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         52  31  2.97   83  33  15   755   644  285  249   46  261  416
Montreal        45  28  3.09   73  16  18   656   614  256  225   56  186  344
Pittsburgh      40  34  3.52   75   9  23   681   646  309  266   70  246  431
Cincinnati      41  41  3.67   82  11  20   734   712  350  299   61  260  395
San Diego       37  48  3.72   85  14  13   761   746  361  315   53  269  454
New York        31  44  3.86   76   9  15   693   683  334  297   61  317  372
St. Louis       38  37  3.96   76  14  12   695   704  333  306   68  251  399
Philadelphia    42  38  4.07   81  20  12   710   733  352  321   66  219  374
San Francisco   40  41  4.23   81  14  18   720   751  379  338   77  290  427
Los Angeles     34  49  4.23   83  17  12   740   759  393  348   61  308  422
Atlanta         34  47  4.33   81  13  20   715   742  403  344   72  262  389
Chicago         39  35  4.36   74   9  22   667   700  353  323   71  262  430

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Lacoss (CIN)      8   3  2.43  18  16   2   0   1  111   95   41   30    8   46   40
Gaylord Perry (SD)     8   6  2.45  19  19   7   0   0  147  136   49   40    9   40   97
Steve Rogers (MON)     8   5  2.48  19  19   8   0   5  134  118   42   37    5   31   72
Bob Shirley (SD)       4   8  2.52  29   7   2   0   1   93   76   29   26    3   22   57
Joaquin Andujar (HOU) 10   4  2.63  27  10   6   3   0  103   70   31   30    4   49   50
Ken Forsch (HOU)       5   3  2.72  12  11   7   0   2   89   74   33   27    4   18   31
Silvio Martinez (STL)  6   2  2.81  16  13   2   0   1  102   90   34   32    5   29   56
Joe Niekro (HOU)      12   3  2.90  19  19   7   0   4  137  111   52   44   10   52   56
Burt Hooton (LA)       7   5  3.09  17  17   8   0   0  134  125   52   46    6   41   83
Craig Swan (NY)        7   6  3.22  18  18   5   0   2  129  114   51   46   12   30   82

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joey McLaughlin        2   1  0.98  10   0   0   1   0   18   11    5    2    1    8   10
Adrian Devine          1   2  2.57  26   0   0   0   0   42   50   14   12    4   16   14
Craig Skok             1   2  3.22  34   0   0   2   0   45   44   18   16    5   13   23
Gene Garber            4  10  3.50  41   0   0  17   0   69   73   40   27    8   16   38
Rick Matula            6   5  3.82  15  15   1   0   0   94   98   43   40    9   29   45
Phil Niekro           10  10  3.85  22  22   9   0   0  159  151   85   68   22   63   84
Bo McLaughlin          0   1  4.29  13   1   0   0   0   21   23   13   10    2    5   19
Eddie Solomon          4   3  4.44  14  13   1   0   0   77   68   40   38    5   26   42
Tony Brizzolara        3   3  4.88   9   9   0   0   0   52   63   32   28    1   20   38
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           3   2  1.37  26   0   0  17   0   46   25    8    7    2   15   49
Dick Tidrow            4   2  2.63  21   0   0   3   0   38   34   11   11    2   17   17
Mike Krukow            5   5  3.99  16  16   0   0   0   95   86   44   42    9   54   73
Rick Reuschel          6   5  4.04  16  16   2   0   1  100  109   45   45    8   28   52
Lynn McGlothen         9   6  4.30  22  11   3   2   0   96   99   51   46   13   28   61
Willie Hernandez       1   0  4.50  27   0   0   0   0   38   40   22   19    4   15   26
Bill Caudill           0   2  4.91  10   2   0   0   0   26   28   19   14    6   14   30
Ken Holtzman           5   6  4.96  15  14   2   0   1   82   95   49   45   12   35   39
Dennis Lamp            5   4  5.01  19  15   2   0   1   83  104   51   46    9   24   43
Ray Burris             0   0  6.23  14   0   0   0   0   22   23   17   15    0   15   14
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  2.16  35   0   0   1   0   33   34   20    8    2   12   17
Mike Lacoss            8   3  2.43  18  16   2   0   1  111   95   41   30    8   46   40
Fred Norman            4   7  3.28  17  15   3   0   0   96   86   42   35    5   33   53
Tom Hume               6   5  3.29  25  10   1   2   0   93  100   38   34   11   21   45
Pedro Borbon           2   2  3.43  30   0   0   2   0   45   48   17   17    2    8   23
Paul Moskau            4   3  3.54  15  11   0   0   0   84   78   40   33    7   39   47
Tom Seaver             6   5  3.77  15  15   5   0   2   93   79   43   39    8   25   57
Doug Bair              4   4  3.80  35   0   0  11   0   47   42   20   20    4   26   39
Bill Bonham            3   2  4.24  14  14   0   0   0   81   80   42   38    8   27   38
Manny Sarmiento        0   4  5.65  10   0   0   0   0   14   18   10    9    0    5    8
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   1 27.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    6    7    7    0    5    3

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Sambito            4   2  1.07  31   0   0   9   0   50   39    8    6    2   13   39
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       10   4  2.63  27  10   6   3   0  103   70   31   30    4   49   50
Ken Forsch             5   3  2.72  12  11   7   0   2   89   74   33   27    4   18   31
Rick Williams          3   3  2.75  14  10   2   0   2   72   63   23   22    3   18   24
Joe Niekro            12   3  2.90  19  19   7   0   4  137  111   52   44   10   52   56
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   3   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    0
Lerrin LaGrow          1   1  2.53  16   0   0   1   0   21   23    7    6    2    6   12
Burt Hooton            7   5  3.09  17  17   8   0   0  134  125   52   46    6   41   83
Bob Welch              4   5  3.36  19   7   1   5   0   62   61   28   23    5   24   51
Terry Forster          1   1  3.86  11   0   0   1   0   12   12    6    5    0    8    5
Rick Sutcliffe         7   7  3.95  22  13   2   0   0  114  116   58   50    7   48   54
Don Sutton             7   9  4.19  18  18   4   0   0  129  124   69   60   14   39   86
Andy Messersmith       2   4  4.91  11  11   1   0   0   62   55   34   34    9   34   26
Charlie Hough          0   2  5.25  23   0   0   0   0   58   55   37   34   10   34   29
Doug Rau               1   5  5.30  11  11   1   0   1   56   73   37   33    3   22   28
Jerry Reuss            2   7  5.33  23   6   0   3   0   52   68   38   31    3   28   29
Ken Brett              2   1  5.56  10   0   0   0   0   11   17    7    7    0    5    3
Dave Patterson         0   0  6.06  10   0   0   1   0   16   20   11   11    2    7   11
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   3  1.16  20   0   0   5   0   31   21    8    4    0   12   24
Elias Sosa             5   4  1.74  30   0   0   8   0   52   43   12   10    2   16   30
Steve Rogers           8   5  2.48  19  19   8   0   5  134  118   42   37    5   31   72
Dan Schatzeder         3   1  2.51  15   5   1   1   0   57   43   17   16    4   24   41
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               8   5  3.66  16  16   2   0   2  103  112   47   42   13   20   25
Ross Grimsley          8   4  4.56  18  18   2   0   0  101  121   57   51   10   27   25

 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  1.56  14   0   0   4   0   17   14    3    3    1    9   10
Tom Hausman            0   3  2.70   4   3   0   0   0   23   23    7    7    1    8    8
Andy Hassler           1   2  2.81   5   3   1   0   0   26   21    8    8    1   13   12
Kevin Kobel            3   3  3.17  14  12   1   0   1   77   70   31   27    8   25   33
Craig Swan             7   6  3.22  18  18   5   0   2  129  114   51   46   12   30   82
Pat Zachry             5   1  3.59   7   7   1   0   0   43   44   19   17    3   21   17
Dale Murray            4   5  4.26  37   0   0   2   0   61   65   33   29    5   34   22
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        3   2  4.87  20   1   0   0   0   41   34   28   22    3   40   29
Jesse Orosco           1   2  4.89  18   2   0   0   0   35   33   20   19    4   22   22
Dock Ellis             0   1  5.00   3   3   0   0   0   18   24   11   10    1    7    8
Pete Falcone           1   6  5.27  17  15   1   0   1   82   90   53   48   12   39   41
Neil Allen             2   5  5.73  16   5   0   0   0   38   50   27   24    2   25   23

 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
Kevin Saucier          1   0  2.76   7   0   0   0   0   16   13    5    5    0    9    3
Nino Espinosa          7   7  3.43  16  16   5   0   3  102   96   45   39   11   30   46
Tug McGraw             3   1  3.47  34   0   0   9   0   47   34   21   18    3   19   37
Steve Carlton          9   8  3.54  19  19   8   0   3  135  114   62   53   11   43   94
Randy Lerch            4   7  3.61  18  18   3   0   0  112  122   49   45   12   30   41
Dick Ruthven           7   4  3.93  16  16   3   0   2  101  101   45   44    6   29   53
Ron Reed               6   3  4.30  33   0   0   2   0   52   62   29   25    4   18   28
Jim Kaat               1   0  4.32   3   1   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    1    5    2
Larry Christenson      2   6  4.65  12  10   1   0   0   62   71   34   32    5   10   29
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
Warren Brusstar        1   0  8.31   5   0   0   0   0    4    9    4    4    0    1    1
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           4   3  2.36  37   0   0   2   0   50   46   19   13    4   16   42
Jim Rooker             2   2  2.73   8   8   1   0   0   56   42   19   17    4   15   22
Jim Bibby              3   2  3.18  16   2   0   0   0   34   35   16   12    3   16   25
Grant Jackson          4   1  3.38  38   0   0  10   0   40   35   17   15    6   16   18
Don Robinson           5   4  3.38  14  14   3   0   0   91   88   37   34    8   29   55
Bruce Kison            4   4  3.55  17   9   1   0   1   71   63   32   28    6   19   61
John Candelaria        7   6  3.56  17  15   3   0   0   96  100   44   38   13   21   51
Kent Tekulve           3   5  3.81  42   0   0  10   0   57   51   28   24    5   23   39
Bert Blyleven          6   3  3.85  19  19   1   0   0  119  124   55   51   15   51   84
Dave Roberts           0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    2    0    2    1
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          8   6  2.45  19  19   7   0   0  147  136   49   40    9   40   97
Bob Shirley            4   8  2.52  29   7   2   0   1   93   76   29   26    3   22   57
Steve Mura             2   2  3.15  12   5   0   0   0   40   28   16   14    3   20   39
Rollie Fingers         7   5  3.25  36   0   0  11   0   61   61   24   22    2   22   46
Dennis Kinney          0   0  3.50  13   0   0   0   0   18   17    8    7    2    8   11
Randy Jones            6   6  3.69  20  20   2   0   0  129  124   58   53    5   36   61
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
John D'Acquisto        4   5  4.82  30   2   0   2   0   62   60   40   33    8   44   48
Bob Owchinko           3   5  5.06  19  12   1   0   0   75   88   47   42   10   30   39
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
Greg Minton            1   0  1.59  10   0   0   0   0   23   13    5    4    0    7   11
Gary Lavelle           7   5  2.36  39   0   0  10   0   61   58   19   16    2   30   56
Dave Roberts           0   2  2.57  26   1   0   3   0   42   42   15   12    3   18   23
Tom Griffin            3   4  3.72  33   2   0   2   0   56   47   28   23    5   26   44
Phil Nastu             3   4  3.78  14  14   1   0   0   81   84   37   34   10   26   35
Ed Halicki             5   4  4.16  13  13   3   0   1   76   80   44   35    8   28   39
John Montefusco        1   4  4.27   8   8   0   0   0   46   47   22   22    4   12   24
Bob Knepper            6   2  4.31  19  19   3   0   1  123  139   61   59   16   52   75
John Curtis            4   4  4.38  15   6   1   0   0   51   58   28   25    7   16   37
Vida Blue              7   6  5.79  18  18   6   0   0  120  128   84   77   16   57   65
Pedro Borbon           1   0  6.35   3   0   0   1   0    6    8    4    4    1    0    2
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
Roy Thomas             0   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    3    1    1    0    2    5
Will McEnaney          0   0  1.59  20   0   0   0   0   28   23    6    5    1    9    7
Silvio Martinez        6   2  2.81  16  13   2   0   1  102   90   34   32    5   29   56
Mark Littell           6   2  2.87  31   0   0   4   0   38   28   12   12    1   27   32
Darold Knowles         2   4  3.26  29   0   0   5   0   30   34   12   11    3    9   12
Pete Vuckovich         7   5  3.32  17  16   4   0   0  114  114   51   42   13   22   76
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
George Frazier         0   1  4.26   5   0   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    1    0    4
Buddy Schultz          4   3  4.69  30   0   0   3   0   40   39   21   21    7   14   37
Bob Forsch             3   9  4.91  17  17   4   0   0  110  123   66   60   12   33   49
John Denny             3   6  5.00  16  16   3   0   1  108  119   63   60   12   52   52
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)          12
  J. Andujar (HOU)         10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        9
  R. Grimsley (MON)         8
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           8
  B. Lee (MON)              8
  G. Perry (SD)             8
  S. Rogers (MON)           8

Losses:

  G. Garber (ATL)          10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  B. Forsch (STL)           9
  D. Sutton (LA)            9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  M. Mahler (ATL)           8
  E. Rasmussen (SD)         8
  B. Shirley (SD)           8
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         7
  R. Lerch (PHI)            7

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  G. Garber (ATL)          17
  B. Sutter (CHI)          17
  D. Bair (CIN)            11
  R. Fingers (SD)          11
  G. Jackson (PIT)         10
  G. Lavelle (SF)          10
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         10
  S. Lockwood (NY)          9
  T. McGraw (PHI)           9
  J. Sambito (HOU)          9

Shutouts:

  S. Rogers (MON)           5
  J. Niekro (HOU)           4
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         3
  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)       159.0
  G. Perry (SD)         147.0
  J. Niekro (HOU)       136.2
  J. Richard (HOU)      135.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      134.2
  S. Rogers (MON)       134.1
  B. Hooton (LA)        134.0
  R. Jones (SD)         129.1
  D. Sutton (LA)        129.0
  C. Swan (NY)          128.2

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         151
  B. Knepper (SF)         139
  G. Perry (SD)           136
  V. Blue (SF)            128
  B. Hooton (LA)          125
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       124
  R. Jones (SD)           124
  D. Sutton (LA)          124
  B. Forsch (STL)         123
  R. Lerch (PHI)          122

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          85
  V. Blue (SF)             84
  D. Sutton (LA)           69
  B. Forsch (STL)          66
  J. Denny (STL)           63
  S. Carlton (PHI)         62
  B. Knepper (SF)          61
  R. Jones (SD)            58
  R. Sutcliffe (LA)        58
  R. Grimsley (MON)        57

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          22
  V. Blue (SF)             16
  B. Knepper (SF)          16
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        15
  D. Sutton (LA)           14
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      13
  B. Lee (MON)             13
  L. McGlothen (CHI)       13
  P. Vuckovich (STL)       13
  J. Denny (STL)           12

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          63
  V. Blue (SF)             57
  M. Krukow (CHI)          54
  J. Denny (STL)           52
  B. Knepper (SF)          52
  J. Niekro (HOU)          52
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        51
  J. Andujar (HOU)         49
  R. Sutcliffe (LA)        48
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          46

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        132
  G. Perry (SD)            97
  S. Carlton (PHI)         94
  D. Sutton (LA)           86
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        84
  P. Niekro (ATL)          84
  B. Hooton (LA)           83
  C. Swan (NY)             82
  P. Vuckovich (STL)       76
  B. Knepper (SF)          75


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