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Thursday July 5, 1979
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National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 5, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         52  32  3.00   84  34  15   763   655  290  254   46  267  428
Montreal        45  29  3.08   74  16  18   664   621  259  227   56  190  347
Pittsburgh      40  35  3.50   76   9  23   689   651  311  268   70  248  432
Cincinnati      42  41  3.67   83  11  21   743   722  354  303   61  262  397
San Diego       37  48  3.72   85  14  13   761   746  361  315   53  269  454
New York        32  44  3.83   77  10  15   702   691  336  299   62  321  382
St. Louis       39  37  3.91   77  15  12   704   713  333  306   68  252  403
Philadelphia    42  39  4.06   82  20  12   719   741  355  324   67  222  381
Los Angeles     34  49  4.23   83  17  12   740   759  393  348   61  308  422
San Francisco   40  42  4.24   82  14  18   729   762  384  343   78  292  432
Chicago         40  35  4.32   75   9  23   676   706  354  324   71  263  434
Atlanta         35  47  4.33   82  14  20   724   750  407  348   74  268  399

 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)        8   6  3.14  19  19   6   0   2  138  122   53   48   13   34   92

 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           11  10  3.86  23  23  10   0   0  168  159   89   72   24   69   94
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  1.32  27   0   0  18   0   48   25    8    7    2   15   51
Dick Tidrow            4   2  2.63  21   0   0   3   0   38   34   11   11    2   17   17
Rick Reuschel          7   5  3.85  17  17   2   0   1  108  115   46   46    8   29   54
Mike Krukow            5   5  3.99  16  16   0   0   0   95   86   44   42    9   54   73
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  2.12  36   0   0   1   0   34   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
Doug Bair              4   4  3.78  36   0   0  12   0   48   42   20   20    4   26   39
Tom Seaver             7   5  3.82  16  16   5   0   2   99   86   46   42    8   27   59
Bill Bonham            3   2  4.24  14  14   0   0   0   81   80   42   38    8   27   38
Manny Sarmiento        0   4  5.51  11   0   0   0   0   16   21   11   10    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   8  3.40  20  20   8   0   1  143  123   61   54    8   52  144
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  2.93  23   0   0   2   0   40   36   13   13    5   13   24
Scott Sanderson        5   5  3.23  16  16   3   0   2   98   81   38   35   11   30   70
Rudy May               2   0  3.48  15   0   0   0   0   21   22   10    8    2   10   18
David Palmer           2   1  3.58  19   0   0   2   0   28   24   15   11    4    7   18
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
Craig Swan             8   6  3.14  19  19   6   0   2  138  122   53   48   13   34   92
Kevin Kobel            3   3  3.17  14  12   1   0   1   77   70   31   27    8   25   33
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  2.45   8   0   0   0   0   18   14    5    5    0    9    5
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
Dickie Noles           0   1  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    3    3    1    2    4
Doug Bird              0   0  5.74  16   0   0   0   0   31   48   20   20    6    7   16
Rawly Eastwick         1   1  6.47  20   0   0   1   0   32   41   24   23    4   15   16
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  2.26  38   0   0   2   0   52   46   19   13    4   16   43
Jim Rooker             2   3  2.76   9   9   1   0   0   62   47   21   19    4   17   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   1  2.28  11   0   0   0   0   24   16    7    6    0    8   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
Ed Whitson             0   1  5.19   2   1   0   0   0    9    9    5    5    1    3    6
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

 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
John Fulgham           2   1  2.73   4   4   2   0   1   30   30   11    9    4    4   18
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
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
  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  J. Andujar (HOU)         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
  J. Richard (HOU)          8
  B. Shirley (SD)           8
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         7

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  B. Hooton (LA)            8
  J. Richard (HOU)          8
  S. Rogers (MON)           8
  K. Forsch (HOU)           7
  J. Niekro (HOU)           7
  G. Perry (SD)             7
  J. Andujar (HOU)          6
  V. Blue (SF)              6

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHI)          18
  G. Garber (ATL)          17
  D. Bair (CIN)            12
  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)       168.0
  G. Perry (SD)         147.0
  J. Richard (HOU)      143.0
  C. Swan (NY)          137.2
  J. Niekro (HOU)       136.2
  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

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         159
  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
  J. Richard (HOU)        123

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          89
  V. Blue (SF)             84
  D. Sutton (LA)           69
  B. Forsch (STL)          66
  J. Denny (STL)           63
  S. Carlton (PHI)         62
  B. Knepper (SF)          61
  J. Richard (HOU)         61
  R. Jones (SD)            58
  R. Sutcliffe (LA)        58

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          24
  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
  C. Swan (NY)             13
  P. Vuckovich (STL)       13

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          69
  V. Blue (SF)             57
  M. Krukow (CHI)          54
  J. Denny (STL)           52
  B. Knepper (SF)          52
  J. Niekro (HOU)          52
  J. Richard (HOU)         52
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        51
  J. Andujar (HOU)         49
  R. Sutcliffe (LA)        48

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        144
  G. Perry (SD)            97
  S. Carlton (PHI)         94
  P. Niekro (ATL)          94
  C. Swan (NY)             92
  D. Sutton (LA)           86
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        84
  B. Hooton (LA)           83
  P. Vuckovich (STL)       76
  B. Knepper (SF)          75


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