Friday July 6, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, July 6, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         53  32  2.98   85  34  16   772   663  292  256   48  271  431
Montreal        46  29  3.09   75  16  19   673   629  263  231   56  193  351
Pittsburgh      40  36  3.48   77   9  23   697   656  313  270   71  251  439
Cincinnati      43  41  3.64   84  11  21   752   729  355  304   61  264  401
San Diego       38  48  3.72   86  14  13   773   761  366  320   54  274  458
New York        32  45  3.83   78  10  15   714   700  342  304   64  327  389
St. Louis       41  37  3.89   79  15  12   723   733  342  313   69  260  410
Philadelphia    43  39  4.02   83  21  12   728   752  356  325   67  225  387
San Francisco   40  43  4.24   83  14  18   737   771  390  347   80  298  437
Los Angeles     34  50  4.26   84  17  12   748   773  399  354   61  312  426
Chicago         40  36  4.31   76   9  23   685   720  358  328   72  265  439
Atlanta         35  49  4.36   84  14  20   743   773  421  360   82  272  412

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Lacoss (CIN)      8   3  2.34  19  17   2   0   1  119  102   42   31    8   46   42
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)      13   3  2.87  20  20   7   0   4  144  117   54   46   12   56   58
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  0.83  11   0   0   1   0   22   12    5    2    1    9   12
Adrian Devine          1   2  2.62  27   0   0   0   0   45   53   15   13    5   16   14
Craig Skok             1   3  3.40  35   0   0   2   0   45   46   19   17    6   13   23
Gene Garber            4  10  3.41  42   0   0  17   0   71   74   40   27    8   16   39
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  3.97  15   1   0   0   0   23   23   13   10    2    5   21
Eddie Solomon          4   4  4.81  15  14   1   0   0   82   78   48   44    8   27   45
Tony Brizzolara        3   3  4.88   9   9   0   0   0   52   63   32   28    1   20   38
Rick Mahler            0   0  6.30  13   0   0   0   0   20   23   15   14    3   11   10
Mickey Mahler          2   8  6.38  17  14   1   0   0   73   89   59   52   10   34   45
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  2.72  22   0   0   3   0   40   36   12   12    2   17   19
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
Willie Hernandez       1   0  4.28  28   0   0   0   0   40   42   22   19    4   15   26
Lynn McGlothen         9   7  4.35  23  12   3   2   0  101  109   54   49   14   30   64
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  2.34  19  17   2   0   1  119  102   42   31    8   46   42
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              5   4  3.70  37   0   0  12   0   49   42   20   20    4   28   41
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  1.05  32   0   0  10   0   52   41    8    6    2   13   40
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            13   3  2.87  20  20   7   0   4  144  117   54   46   12   56   58
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
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
Dennis Lewallyn        0   0  4.15   4   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    0    3    0
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  5.07  24   0   0   0   0   60   56   37   34   10   35   31
Doug Rau               1   5  5.30  11  11   1   0   1   56   73   37   33    3   22   28
Ken Brett              2   1  5.56  10   0   0   0   0   11   17    7    7    0    5    3
Jerry Reuss            2   8  5.59  24   7   0   3   0   56   78   42   35    3   29   31
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  1.73  31   0   0   9   0   52   44   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         4   1  2.73  16   6   1   1   0   66   50   21   20    4   27   45
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
Ed Glynn               0   1  1.40  15   0   0   4   0   19   14    3    3    1   11   11
Skip Lockwood          2   5  1.49  28   0   0   9   0   42   33    7    7    3   14   42
Andy Hassler           1   2  2.81   5   3   1   0   0   26   21    8    8    1   13   12
Tom Hausman            0   4  2.96   5   3   0   0   0   24   25    8    8    2    8    8
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  38   0   0   2   0   61   66   34   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
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  5.08  18  16   1   0   1   89   95   55   50   13   41   46
Wayne Twitchell        3   2  5.27  21   1   0   0   0   41   35   30   24    3   41   29
Neil Allen             2   5  5.45  17   5   0   0   0   40   50   27   24    2   26   24

 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          8   7  3.23  17  17   6   0   3  111  107   46   40   11   33   52
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
Bruce Kison            4   4  3.35  18  10   1   0   1   78   67   33   29    7   20   68
Don Robinson           5   4  3.38  14  14   3   0   0   91   88   37   34    8   29   55
Grant Jackson          4   2  3.51  39   0   0  10   0   41   35   18   16    6   17   18
John Candelaria        7   6  3.56  17  15   3   0   0   96  100   44   38   13   21   51
Kent Tekulve           3   5  3.77  43   0   0  10   0   57   52   28   24    5   24   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
Rollie Fingers         7   5  3.25  36   0   0  11   0   61   61   24   22    2   22   46
Steve Mura             2   2  3.38  13   5   0   0   0   40   30   17   15    4   20   39
Dennis Kinney          0   0  3.50  13   0   0   0   0   18   17    8    7    2    8   11
Randy Jones            6   6  3.93  21  21   2   0   0  131  130   62   57    5   36   63
Mickey Lolich          0   2  4.28  14   5   0   0   0   34   35   23   16    2   15   15
Eric Rasmussen         3   8  4.53  21  15   2   0   0   89   94   47   45    6   29   32
Bob Owchinko           3   5  4.76  20  12   1   0   0   79   88   47   42   10   32   40
John D'Acquisto        4   5  4.82  30   2   0   2   0   62   60   40   33    8   44   48
Mark Lee               1   1  6.35  11   0   0   0   0   17   27   15   12    2    6    9
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  2.10  12   0   0   0   0   26   18    7    6    0    8   12
Gary Lavelle           7   5  2.57  40   0   0  10   0   63   60   21   18    4   30   57
Dave Roberts           0   2  2.57  26   1   0   3   0   42   42   15   12    3   18   23
Tom Griffin            3   4  3.65  34   2   0   2   0   57   48   28   23    5   26   46
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   5  4.47  16   7   1   0   0   54   62   32   27    7   22   38
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
Will McEnaney          0   0  1.50  21   0   0   0   0   30   24    6    5    1   10    7
Mark Littell           6   2  2.72  32   0   0   4   0   40   30   12   12    1   28   33
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
George Frazier         1   1  3.24   6   0   0   0   0    8    8    3    3    1    1    4
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
Roy Thomas             0   0  3.38   2   2   0   0   0   13   12    5    5    1    4    6
Tom Bruno              2   2  3.82  25   0   0   0   0   31   29   13   13    1   20   21
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             4   6  4.93  17  17   3   0   1  115  125   68   63   12   55   57
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)          13
  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  J. Andujar (HOU)         10
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        9
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         8
  R. Grimsley (MON)         8
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           8
  B. Lee (MON)              8
  G. Perry (SD)             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. Reuss (LA)             8
  J. Richard (HOU)          8
  B. Shirley (SD)           8

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
  J. Sambito (HOU)         10
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         10
  S. Lockwood (NY)          9
  T. McGraw (PHI)           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. Niekro (HOU)       144.1
  J. Richard (HOU)      143.0
  C. Swan (NY)          137.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)      134.2
  S. Rogers (MON)       134.1
  B. Hooton (LA)        134.0
  R. Jones (SD)         130.2
  D. Sutton (LA)        129.0

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         159
  B. Knepper (SF)         139
  G. Perry (SD)           136
  R. Jones (SD)           130
  V. Blue (SF)            128
  J. Denny (STL)          125
  B. Hooton (LA)          125
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       124
  D. Sutton (LA)          124
  B. Forsch (STL)         123

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          89
  V. Blue (SF)             84
  D. Sutton (LA)           69
  J. Denny (STL)           68
  B. Forsch (STL)          66
  S. Carlton (PHI)         62
  R. Jones (SD)            62
  B. Knepper (SF)          61
  J. Richard (HOU)         61
  M. Mahler (ATL)          59

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          24
  V. Blue (SF)             16
  B. Knepper (SF)          16
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        15
  L. McGlothen (CHI)       14
  D. Sutton (LA)           14
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      13
  P. Falcone (NY)          13
  B. Lee (MON)             13
  C. Swan (NY)             13

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          69
  V. Blue (SF)             57
  J. Niekro (HOU)          56
  J. Denny (STL)           55
  M. Krukow (CHI)          54
  B. Knepper (SF)          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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