Saturday July 14, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 14, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         54  39  3.12   93  34  17   841   747  333  292   54  297  468
Montreal        49  35  3.20   84  18  20   758   719  308  270   68  220  399
Pittsburgh      45  39  3.55   85  11  26   766   716  345  302   77  271  476
Cincinnati      47  46  3.60   93  14  22   833   814  384  333   64  284  443
San Diego       43  52  3.75   95  16  15   851   845  405  355   60  311  489
New York        38  48  3.83   87  11  18   796   789  384  339   67  356  445
St. Louis       43  42  3.97   86  17  13   782   794  374  345   73  282  436
Philadelphia    49  41  4.05   91  22  16   800   830  393  360   77  262  426
Chicago         48  37  4.10   85  11  28   765   776  383  348   74  293  492
San Francisco   44  48  4.21   92  16  19   817   844  430  382   91  332  488
Los Angeles     36  56  4.25   92  18  14   816   838  443  385   66  338  456
Atlanta         39  52  4.31   91  16  21   806   850  456  386   88  282  441

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Lacoss (CIN)      9   3  2.23  21  18   3   0   1  129  111   43   32    8   46   44
Steve Rogers (MON)     9   6  2.52  21  21   9   0   5  150  133   47   42    7   38   79
Joaquin Andujar (HOU) 11   5  2.65  29  12   6   3   0  116   84   36   34    4   55   54
Gaylord Perry (SD)     9   6  2.68  21  21   8   0   0  161  149   57   48   10   44  102
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  1.42  13   0   0   1   0   25   17    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  3.19  37   0   0   2   0   48   49   19   17    6   13   25
Rick Matula            6   6  3.59  17  17   1   0   0  108  114   50   43   10   31   47
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  1.34  32   0   0  22   0   54   26    9    8    2   17   62
Dick Tidrow            5   2  2.49  24   0   0   3   0   43   38   13   12    2   20   19
Mike Krukow            7   5  3.49  18  18   0   0   0  108   95   44   42    9   58   82
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  2.23  21  18   3   0   1  129  111   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  4.12  41   0   0  13   0   55   48   25   25    4   31   47
Bill Bonham            3   4  4.24  16  16   0   0   0   93   98   48   44    8   32   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  0.95  36   0   0  11   0   57   45    8    6    2   13   45
Bert Roberge           2   0  1.10  11   0   0   2   0   16   10    2    2    0    8    9
Joaquin Andujar       11   5  2.65  29  12   6   3   0  116   84   36   34    4   55   54
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  2.38  18   0   0   2   0   23   23    7    6    2    8   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
Terry Forster          1   1  4.26  12   0   0   1   0   13   13    7    6    0    9    7
Don Sutton             7  11  4.44  20  20   4   0   0  140  134   79   69   16   43   94
Charlie Hough          1   2  4.66  28   0   0   0   0   68   59   39   35   10   38   33
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  6.52  14   0   0   2   0   19   25   14   14    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
Dan Schatzeder         4   2  2.45  18   7   1   1   0   77   56   22   21    5   28   50
Steve Rogers           9   6  2.52  21  21   9   0   5  150  133   47   42    7   38   79
Stan Bahnsen           2   1  3.22  27   0   0   2   0   45   40   16   16    5   15   29
Bill Lee               9   6  3.35  18  18   3   0   3  118  126   52   44   14   23   29
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            1   4  2.13   9   4   1   1   0   38   32   10    9    2   12   13
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          9   7  3.48  19  19   6   0   3  124  124   55   48   13   36   55
Steve Carlton         11   8  3.50  21  21   9   0   3  152  130   68   59   12   52  113
Tug McGraw             3   1  3.78  38   1   0  12   0   52   40   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
Larry Christenson      2   6  4.65  12  10   1   0   0   62   71   34   32    5   10   29
Ron Reed               6   4  4.87  36   0   0   2   0   57   71   35   31    6   22   30
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        8   7  3.41  19  17   4   0   0  111  112   48   42   15   21   55
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            7   6  3.71  23  23   3   0   0  148  144   66   61    7   42   65
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  3.39  38   2   0   2   0   64   51   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   8  5.61  20  20   7   0   0  135  140   91   84   17   66   73
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
John Fulgham           2   2  3.31   5   5   2   0   1   33   36   14   12    4    5   19
Pete Vuckovich         8   6  3.31  19  18   5   0   0  131  127   57   48   13   28   84
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
  J. Andujar (HOU)         11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         9
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           9
  B. Lee (MON)              9
  L. McGlothen (CHI)        9
  G. Perry (SD)             9
  S. Rogers (MON)           9

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  D. Sutton (LA)           11
  G. Garber (ATL)          10
  B. Forsch (STL)           9
  J. Richard (HOU)          9
  B. Shirley (SD)           9
  V. Blue (SF)              8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  R. Lerch (PHI)            8
  M. Mahler (ATL)           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)          22
  G. Garber (ATL)          18
  D. Bair (CIN)            13
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         13
  R. Fingers (SD)          12
  T. McGraw (PHI)          12
  G. Lavelle (SF)          11
  J. Sambito (HOU)         11
  G. Jackson (PIT)         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
  R. Jones (SD)         148.0
  C. Swan (NY)          144.1
  B. Hooton (LA)        141.2
  D. Sutton (LA)        140.0

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         178
  B. Knepper (SF)         153
  G. Perry (SD)           149
  R. Jones (SD)           144
  V. Blue (SF)            140
  R. Grimsley (MON)       140
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       135
  D. Sutton (LA)          134
  B. Hooton (LA)          133
  J. Richard (HOU)        133

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         100
  V. Blue (SF)             91
  D. Sutton (LA)           79
  J. Denny (STL)           71
  B. Knepper (SF)          71
  B. Forsch (STL)          70
  S. Carlton (PHI)         68
  R. Grimsley (MON)        68
  R. Jones (SD)            66
  J. Richard (HOU)         66

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          25
  B. Knepper (SF)          19
  V. Blue (SF)             17
  D. Sutton (LA)           16
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        15
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      15
  R. Lerch (PHI)           15
  L. McGlothen (CHI)       15
  P. Falcone (NY)          14
  B. Lee (MON)             14

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          71
  V. Blue (SF)             66
  J. Denny (STL)           61
  M. Krukow (CHI)          58
  J. Niekro (HOU)          58
  R. Sutcliffe (LA)        56
  J. Andujar (HOU)         55
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        55
  B. Knepper (SF)          54
  J. Richard (HOU)         53

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        151
  S. Carlton (PHI)        113
  G. Perry (SD)           102
  P. Niekro (ATL)         100
  C. Swan (NY)             98
  D. Sutton (LA)           94
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        93
  B. Hooton (LA)           87
  P. Vuckovich (STL)       84
  B. Knepper (SF)          83


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