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Friday July 13, 1979
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National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, July 13, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         53  39  3.15   92  34  16   832   741  331  291   54  292  466
Montreal        49  34  3.22   83  18  20   749   709  303  268   67  217  394
Pittsburgh      44  39  3.58   84  10  26   757   711  344  301   76  271  474
Cincinnati      47  45  3.63   92  14  22   824   804  383  332   64  279  442
San Diego       42  52  3.78   94  15  15   842   838  404  354   59  307  488
New York        37  48  3.86   86  10  18   787   783  382  338   67  353  443
St. Louis       43  41  3.98   85  16  13   774   787  371  342   73  278  432
Philadelphia    48  41  4.03   90  22  15   791   814  386  354   76  259  425
Chicago         47  37  4.14   84  11  27   756   771  383  348   74  290  483
Los Angeles     36  55  4.20   91  18  14   808   831  433  377   64  332  453
San Francisco   44  47  4.22   91  16  19   809   836  427  379   91  329  486
Atlanta         39  51  4.35   90  16  21   797   836  451  385   87  280  439

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Lacoss (CIN)      9   3  2.25  20  18   3   0   1  128  110   43   32    8   46   44
Steve Rogers (MON)     9   6  2.52  21  21   9   0   5  150  133   47   42    7   38   79
Gaylord Perry (SD)     9   6  2.68  21  21   8   0   0  161  149   57   48   10   44  102
Joaquin Andujar (HOU) 10   5  2.73  28  11   6   3   0  109   78   34   33    4   50   53
Bob Shirley (SD)       4   9  2.88  31   9   2   0   1  103   90   36   33    4   29   60
Silvio Martinez (STL)  7   3  2.99  18  15   3   0   2  114  105   40   38    6   32   66
Ken Forsch (HOU)       5   5  3.02  14  13   7   0   2  101   88   40   34    5   22   36
Joe Niekro (HOU)      13   4  3.02  21  21   7   0   4  152  123   59   51   14   58   59
Burt Hooton (LA)       7   7  3.05  19  19   8   0   0  142  133   61   48    6   44   87
Paul Moskau (CIN)      5   3  3.19  17  13   1   0   0   99   90   42   35    8   44   55

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joey McLaughlin        2   1  1.52  12   0   0   1   0   24   15    7    4    2    9   14
Adrian Devine          1   2  2.62  27   0   0   0   0   45   53   15   13    5   16   14
Craig Skok             1   3  3.26  36   0   0   2   0   47   48   19   17    6   13   24
Rick Matula            6   5  3.73  16  16   1   0   0  101  103   45   42    9   29   46
Bo McLaughlin          0   1  3.80  16   1   0   0   0   24   25   13   10    2    6   22
Gene Garber            5  10  3.82  44   0   0  18   0   75   82   45   32    9   16   39
Phil Niekro           12  11  3.89  25  25  11   0   0  183  178  100   79   25   71  100
Tony Brizzolara        5   3  4.39  11  11   1   0   0   68   80   37   33    1   24   48
Eddie Solomon          4   5  4.84  16  15   1   0   0   89   85   53   48   10   28   51
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           4   2  1.37  31   0   0  21   0   53   26    9    8    2   17   59
Dick Tidrow            5   2  2.51  23   0   0   3   0   43   38   13   12    2   19   19
Mike Krukow            6   5  3.76  17  17   0   0   0  101   90   44   42    9   56   76
Rick Reuschel          8   5  3.80  18  18   2   0   1  116  120   49   49    8   33   59
Dennis Lamp            7   4  4.40  21  17   3   0   1  100  117   55   49    9   24   52
Willie Hernandez       1   0  4.43  29   0   0   0   0   43   45   24   21    5   20   29
Ken Holtzman           6   6  4.50  17  16   3   0   2   94  102   54   47   12   41   41
Lynn McGlothen         9   8  4.66  24  13   3   2   0  106  115   60   55   15   31   67
Bill Caudill           0   2  5.04  13   3   0   0   0   30   32   22   17    6   17   36
Donnie Moore           1   3  6.19  26   0   0   1   0   48   63   36   33    6   17   31
Ray Burris             0   0  6.23  14   0   0   0   0   22   23   17   15    0   15   14

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Lacoss            9   3  2.25  20  18   3   0   1  128  110   43   32    8   46   44
Dave Tomlin            2   2  2.25  39   0   0   1   0   36   35   21    9    3   12   19
Paul Moskau            5   3  3.19  17  13   1   0   0   99   90   42   35    8   44   55
Fred Norman            5   8  3.27  19  17   4   0   0  110   99   47   40    6   36   57
Tom Hume               6   5  3.42  28  11   1   2   0  105  113   44   40   11   22   53
Pedro Borbon           2   2  3.43  30   0   0   2   0   45   48   17   17    2    8   23
Tom Seaver             8   5  3.77  17  17   5   0   2  105   95   48   44    8   29   67
Doug Bair              5   5  4.19  40   0   0  13   0   54   47   25   25    4   30   46
Bill Bonham            3   3  4.48  15  15   0   0   0   86   90   47   43    8   28   41
Manny Sarmiento        0   4  5.60  13   0   0   0   0   18   25   12   11    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 14.54   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    7    7    0    6    4

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Sambito            4   2  0.98  35   0   0  10   0   55   45    8    6    2   13   44
Bert Roberge           2   0  1.10  11   0   0   2   0   16   10    2    2    0    8    9
Joaquin Andujar       10   5  2.73  28  11   6   3   0  109   78   34   33    4   50   53
Rick Williams          3   4  2.87  16  11   2   0   2   78   74   26   25    3   21   27
Randy Niemann          3   1  2.92  10   6   3   1   2   49   50   18   16    1   15   14
Ken Forsch             5   5  3.02  14  13   7   0   2  101   88   40   34    5   22   36
Joe Niekro            13   4  3.02  21  21   7   0   4  152  123   59   51   14   58   59
Vern Ruhle             1   3  3.16   7   6   1   0   1   43   36   15   15    5    6   21
J.R. Richard           7   9  3.52  21  21   8   0   1  151  133   66   59   10   53  151
Frank Riccelli         2   2  4.09  11   2   0   0   0   22   22   11   10    0   18   20
George Throop          1   0  4.82   7   0   0   0   0    9   14    7    5    4    5    8
Bo McLaughlin          1   2  5.51  12   0   0   0   0   16   22   15   10    2    4   12
Tom Dixon              1   2  5.96  16   1   0   0   0   23   31   19   15    2   13    6
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  2.49  17   0   0   2   0   22   23    7    6    2    6   12
Burt Hooton            7   7  3.05  19  19   8   0   0  142  133   61   48    6   44   87
Bob Welch              4   5  3.44  20   8   1   5   0   65   63   31   25    6   26   53
Rick Sutcliffe         8   8  3.76  24  15   3   0   0  129  127   64   54    7   56   61
Don Sutton             7  10  4.17  19  19   4   0   0  136  130   72   63   14   40   92
Terry Forster          1   1  4.26  12   0   0   1   0   13   13    7    6    0    9    7
Charlie Hough          1   2  4.66  27   0   0   0   0   66   58   37   34   10   37   32
Andy Messersmith       2   4  4.91  11  11   1   0   0   62   55   34   34    9   34   26
Dennis Lewallyn        0   1  5.11   7   0   0   0   0   12   19    8    7    0    5    1
Doug Rau               1   5  5.30  11  11   1   0   1   56   73   37   33    3   22   28
Jerry Reuss            2   8  5.32  25   8   0   3   0   64   85   45   38    3   30   32
Ken Brett              2   1  5.68  11   0   0   0   0   13   20    8    8    1    5    3
Dave Patterson         0   0  6.38  13   0   0   2   0   18   23   13   13    3    7   14
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   4  2.06  23   0   0   6   0   35   29   13    8    1   13   29
Elias Sosa             5   5  2.21  34   0   0   9   0   57   48   16   14    2   22   33
Steve Rogers           9   6  2.52  21  21   9   0   5  150  133   47   42    7   38   79
Dan Schatzeder         4   2  2.55  17   7   1   1   0   74   53   22   21    5   28   48
Stan Bahnsen           2   1  3.22  27   0   0   2   0   45   40   16   16    5   15   29
Bill Lee               9   5  3.37  17  17   3   0   3  112  119   47   42   13   20   26
Rudy May               3   0  3.38  18   0   0   0   0   27   28   12   10    3   12   25
Scott Sanderson        5   5  3.44  17  17   3   0   2  102   88   43   39   12   31   77
David Palmer           2   1  3.63  21   1   0   2   0   35   31   19   14    6    8   21
Ross Grimsley          8   5  4.94  20  20   2   0   0  113  140   68   62   13   30   27

 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  2.01  17   0   0   4   0   22   20    6    5    1   14   15
Tom Hausman            0   4  2.48   8   3   0   1   0   29   26    8    8    2    9   11
Andy Hassler           3   2  2.58   7   5   1   0   0   38   30   11   11    2   19   25
Craig Swan             8   7  3.30  20  20   6   0   2  144  132   58   53   13   38   98
Kevin Kobel            4   4  3.39  16  14   1   0   1   88   86   40   33    8   27   38
Pat Zachry             5   1  3.59   7   7   1   0   0   43   44   19   17    3   21   17
Dale Murray            4   5  3.95  43   0   0   4   0   71   74   37   31    5   35   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
Neil Allen             3   5  4.79  21   5   0   0   0   47   55   28   25    2   28   28
Jesse Orosco           1   2  4.89  18   2   0   0   0   35   33   20   19    4   22   22
Pete Falcone           1   6  5.20  19  17   1   0   1   92  101   58   53   14   43   48
Wayne Twitchell        3   2  5.32  23   1   0   0   0   44   40   33   26    3   42   32
Dock Ellis             1   2  5.93   5   5   0   0   0   30   41   21   20    2   11   16

 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
Dickie Noles           2   1  2.21   3   3   0   0   0   20   14    5    5    2   16   11
Kevin Saucier          1   0  2.95  10   0   0   0   0   21   17    8    7    0   12    5
Nino Espinosa          8   7  3.49  18  18   6   0   3  116  112   51   45   12   35   54
Steve Carlton         11   8  3.50  21  21   9   0   3  152  130   68   59   12   52  113
Tug McGraw             3   1  3.81  37   1   0  11   0   52   39   25   22    4   21   39
Randy Lerch            4   8  3.90  19  19   3   0   0  113  127   53   49   15   30   41
Dick Ruthven           7   4  3.93  16  16   3   0   2  101  101   45   44    6   29   53
Jim Kaat               1   0  4.32   3   1   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    1    5    2
Ron Reed               6   4  4.45  35   0   0   2   0   57   68   32   28    6   20   30
Larry Christenson      2   6  4.65  12  10   1   0   0   62   71   34   32    5   10   29
Doug Bird              1   0  5.40  17   0   0   0   0   33   48   20   20    6    7   17
Warren Brusstar        1   0  5.73  10   0   0   1   0   11   19    7    7    0    3    3
Rawly Eastwick         1   1  5.75  22   0   0   1   0   36   43   24   23    4   15   19
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  2.59  41   0   0   2   0   59   53   23   17    5   19   52
Dave Roberts           0   0  2.84   4   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    2    0    3    1
Jim Bibby              4   2  3.07  18   3   0   0   0   44   44   19   15    3   17   33
Bruce Kison            5   4  3.10  19  11   2   0   1   87   73   34   30    7   20   73
Grant Jackson          5   2  3.35  41   0   0  10   0   43   35   18   16    6   18   19
John Candelaria        7   7  3.62  18  16   3   0   0  102  107   47   41   14   21   53
Bert Blyleven          7   3  3.66  21  21   1   0   0  133  135   58   54   15   55   93
Kent Tekulve           3   5  3.73  47   0   0  13   0   63   55   30   26    5   26   40
Don Robinson           5   5  3.82  15  15   3   0   0   92   92   42   39    8   33   55
Jim Rooker             2   4  3.95  10  10   1   0   0   66   53   31   29    7   21   22
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          9   6  2.68  21  21   8   0   0  161  149   57   48   10   44  102
Bob Shirley            4   9  2.88  31   9   2   0   1  103   90   36   33    4   29   60
Steve Mura             2   2  3.12  16   5   0   0   0   43   33   17   15    4   22   40
Dennis Kinney          0   0  3.50  13   0   0   0   0   18   17    8    7    2    8   11
Rollie Fingers         7   7  3.69  39   0   0  12   0   63   66   28   26    3   23   48
Randy Jones            6   6  3.88  22  22   2   0   0  139  137   65   60    6   38   64
Eric Rasmussen         3   8  4.34  23  16   2   1   0   93   96   47   45    6   30   33
Bob Owchinko           4   6  4.54  23  12   1   0   0   83   90   51   42   10   36   42
Mickey Lolich          0   2  4.63  15   5   0   0   0   35   39   25   18    2   16   16
John D'Acquisto        6   5  4.81  32   4   0   2   0   73   74   46   39    9   50   59
Mark Lee               1   1  5.33  15   0   0   0   0   27   40   19   16    2   11   12
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  1.62  15   0   0   0   0   33   22    9    6    0   10   16
Gary Lavelle           7   5  2.41  44   0   0  11   0   67   61   21   18    4   31   59
Dave Roberts           0   2  2.57  26   1   0   3   0   42   42   15   12    3   18   23
Tom Griffin            4   4  3.45  37   2   0   2   0   63   50   29   24    5   31   50
Phil Nastu             3   4  3.74  16  14   1   0   0   84   86   38   35   11   27   35
John Curtis            5   5  3.84  17   8   2   0   1   63   66   32   27    7   24   45
Ed Halicki             5   5  4.26  14  14   3   0   1   80   86   47   38    8   30   43
Bob Knepper            6   4  4.49  21  21   3   0   1  132  153   71   66   19   54   83
John Montefusco        2   4  4.55  10  10   0   0   0   59   61   30   30    8   19   33
Vida Blue              7   7  5.71  19  19   7   0   0  128  133   88   81   17   63   71
Pedro Borbon           2   0  6.75   6   0   0   1   0   11   16    8    8    2    1    6
Randy Moffitt          2   5  7.26  25   0   0   2   0   31   43   28   25    5   14   15
Ed Whitson             0   1  7.59   3   2   0   0   0   11   14    9    9    2    5    7

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Will McEnaney          0   0  1.82  24   0   0   0   0   35   27    8    7    1   10    8
Mark Littell           6   3  2.83  34   0   0   5   0   41   32   13   13    1   29   33
Silvio Martinez        7   3  2.99  18  15   3   0   2  114  105   40   38    6   32   66
George Frazier         1   1  3.00   8   0   0   0   0   12   10    4    4    1    3    5
Pete Vuckovich         8   5  3.30  18  17   4   0   0  123  120   54   45   13   24   80
John Fulgham           2   2  3.31   5   5   2   0   1   33   36   14   12    4    5   19
Roy Thomas             0   0  3.57   4   2   0   0   0   18   16    7    7    3    4    7
Tom Bruno              2   2  3.82  25   0   0   0   0   31   29   13   13    1   20   21
Darold Knowles         2   4  3.97  31   0   0   5   0   34   40   16   15    4   11   14
Buddy Schultz          4   3  4.69  30   0   0   3   0   40   39   21   21    7   14   37
John Denny             4   7  4.95  18  18   3   0   1  120  129   71   66   12   61   58
Bob Forsch             3   9  5.07  18  18   4   0   0  114  129   70   64   12   34   50
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)          12
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  J. Andujar (HOU)         10
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           9
  B. Lee (MON)              9
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        9
  G. Perry (SD)             9
  S. Rogers (MON)           9
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         8

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  G. Garber (ATL)          10
  D. Sutton (LA)           10
  B. Forsch (STL)           9
  J. Richard (HOU)          9
  B. Shirley (SD)           9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  R. Lerch (PHI)            8
  M. Mahler (ATL)           8
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        8

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  S. Rogers (MON)           9
  B. Hooton (LA)            8
  G. Perry (SD)             8
  J. Richard (HOU)          8
  V. Blue (SF)              7
  K. Forsch (HOU)           7
  J. Niekro (HOU)           7
  J. Andujar (HOU)          6

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHI)          21
  G. Garber (ATL)          18
  D. Bair (CIN)            13
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         13
  R. Fingers (SD)          12
  G. Lavelle (SF)          11
  T. McGraw (PHI)          11
  G. Jackson (PIT)         10
  J. Sambito (HOU)         10
  S. Lockwood (NY)          9

Shutouts:

  S. Rogers (MON)           5
  J. Niekro (HOU)           4
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         3
  B. Lee (MON)              3
  K. Forsch (HOU)           2
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         2
  S. Martinez (STL)         2
  R. Niemann (HOU)          2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          2

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       183.0
  G. Perry (SD)         161.0
  J. Niekro (HOU)       152.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      151.2
  J. Richard (HOU)      150.2
  S. Rogers (MON)       150.0
  C. Swan (NY)          144.1
  B. Hooton (LA)        141.2
  R. Jones (SD)         139.0
  D. Sutton (LA)        136.0

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         178
  B. Knepper (SF)         153
  G. Perry (SD)           149
  R. Grimsley (MON)       140
  R. Jones (SD)           137
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       135
  V. Blue (SF)            133
  B. Hooton (LA)          133
  J. Richard (HOU)        133
  S. Rogers (MON)         133

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         100
  V. Blue (SF)             88
  D. Sutton (LA)           72
  J. Denny (STL)           71
  B. Knepper (SF)          71
  B. Forsch (STL)          70
  S. Carlton (PHI)         68
  R. Grimsley (MON)        68
  J. Richard (HOU)         66
  R. Jones (SD)            65

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          25
  B. Knepper (SF)          19
  V. Blue (SF)             17
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        15
  R. Lerch (PHI)           15
  L. McGlothen (CHI)       15
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      14
  P. Falcone (NY)          14
  J. Niekro (HOU)          14
  D. Sutton (LA)           14

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          71
  V. Blue (SF)             63
  J. Denny (STL)           61
  J. Niekro (HOU)          58
  M. Krukow (CHI)          56
  R. Sutcliffe (LA)        56
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        55
  B. Knepper (SF)          54
  J. Richard (HOU)         53
  S. Carlton (PHI)         52

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        151
  S. Carlton (PHI)        113
  G. Perry (SD)           102
  P. Niekro (ATL)         100
  C. Swan (NY)             98
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        93
  D. Sutton (LA)           92
  B. Hooton (LA)           87
  B. Knepper (SF)          83
  P. Vuckovich (STL)       80


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