Thursday July 19, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 19, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         54  42  3.19   96  34  17   866   768  349  307   57  306  477
Montreal        50  36  3.22   86  18  21   775   737  315  277   71  222  417
Pittsburgh      48  39  3.54   88  11  27   793   736  355  312   79  281  493
Cincinnati      49  46  3.57   95  14  22   851   833  389  337   64  288  456
San Diego       44  53  3.73   97  17  15   868   860  410  360   63  314  502
New York        38  50  3.82   89  11  18   813   801  391  345   70  365  458
Philadelphia    50  42  4.01   93  22  17   817   842  397  364   79  267  435
St. Louis       44  43  4.06   88  18  13   800   818  391  361   75  290  444
Chicago         48  39  4.11   87  11  28   782   802  398  357   76  300  503
San Francisco   46  48  4.12   94  17  20   835   859  430  382   91  336  498
Los Angeles     37  57  4.28   94  19  14   833   857  456  396   67  347  464
Atlanta         40  53  4.30   93  17  21   824   868  465  394   90  284  449

 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  2.87  32   9   2   0   1  103   90   36   33    4   29   61
Silvio Martinez (STL)  7   3  2.99  18  15   3   0   2  114  105   40   38    6   32   66
Bruce Kison (PIT)      6   4  3.03  20  12   2   0   1   95   77   36   32    7   20   78
Burt Hooton (LA)       8   7  3.05  20  20   9   0   0  151  139   64   51    7   47   91
Joe Niekro (HOU)      13   5  3.16  22  22   7   0   4  157  129   63   55   15   60   60
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  3.12  38   0   0   2   0   49   49   19   17    6   13   25
Rick Matula            6   6  3.59  17  17   1   0   0  108  114   50   43   10   31   47
Phil Niekro           13  11  3.80  26  26  12   0   0  192  184  102   81   25   72  106
Bo McLaughlin          0   1  3.80  16   1   0   0   0   24   25   13   10    2    6   22
Gene Garber            5  10  4.13  45   0   0  18   0   76   86   48   35    9   17   40
Tony Brizzolara        5   3  4.39  11  11   1   0   0   68   80   37   33    1   24   48
Eddie Solomon          4   6  4.76  17  16   1   0   0   96   93   57   51   12   28   52
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  2.45  25   0   0   3   0   44   38   13   12    2   20   20
Mike Krukow            7   5  3.49  18  18   0   0   0  108   95   44   42    9   58   82
Rick Reuschel          8   6  3.91  19  19   2   0   1  122  129   56   53    9   37   63
Willie Hernandez       1   0  4.33  30   0   0   0   0   44   46   24   21    5   21   30
Ken Holtzman           6   6  4.50  17  16   3   0   2   94  102   54   47   12   41   41
Dennis Lamp            7   5  4.56  22  18   3   0   1  105  127   61   53    9   25   53
Lynn McGlothen         9   8  4.61  25  13   3   2   0  107  115   60   55   15   32   67
Bill Caudill           0   2  4.73  14   3   0   0   0   32   34   22   17    6   17   39
Donnie Moore           1   3  6.12  27   0   0   1   0   50   67   38   34    7   17   32
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            6   8  3.23  20  18   4   0   0  117  110   49   42    6   36   59
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             9   5  3.50  18  18   5   0   2  113  100   49   44    8   32   74
Doug Bair              5   5  4.04  42   0   0  13   0   56   48   25   25    4   31   49
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 12.79   4   0   0   0   0    6    9    9    9    0    7    6

 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  1.45  14   0   0   2   0   19   11    3    3    0   11   10
Joaquin Andujar       11   5  2.65  29  12   6   3   0  116   84   36   34    4   55   54
Rick Williams          3   4  2.77  17  11   2   0   2   81   75   26   25    3   21   27
Randy Niemann          3   1  3.04  11   6   3   1   2   50   51   19   17    1   15   15
Joe Niekro            13   5  3.16  22  22   7   0   4  157  129   63   55   15   60   60
Vern Ruhle             1   3  3.16   7   6   1   0   1   43   36   15   15    5    6   21
Ken Forsch             5   6  3.35  15  14   7   0   2  107   95   47   40    7   24   36
J.R. Richard           7  10  3.52  22  22   8   0   1  159  138   69   62   10   55  157
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            8   7  3.05  20  20   9   0   0  151  139   64   51    7   47   91
Rick Sutcliffe         8   8  3.76  24  15   3   0   0  129  127   64   54    7   56   61
Bob Welch              4   6  3.99  21   9   1   5   0   68   68   36   30    6   29   56
Terry Forster          1   1  4.26  12   0   0   1   0   13   13    7    6    0    9    7
Ken Brett              2   1  4.32  12   0   0   0   0   17   24    8    8    1    5    4
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  5.59  26   8   0   3   0   66   89   50   41    3   33   32
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  2.07  35   0   0  10   0   61   49   16   14    2   22   37
Steve Rogers           9   6  2.52  21  21   9   0   5  150  133   47   42    7   38   79
Stan Bahnsen           2   1  3.04  28   0   0   2   0   47   43   16   16    5   16   31
Dan Schatzeder         4   3  3.14  19   8   1   1   0   80   65   29   28    8   28   54
Scott Sanderson        6   5  3.28  18  18   3   0   2  107   92   43   39   12   31   85
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
David Palmer           2   1  3.44  22   1   0   2   0   37   32   19   14    6    9   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
Tom Hausman            1   4  2.13   9   4   1   1   0   38   32   10    9    2   12   13
Ed Glynn               0   1  2.28  18   0   0   4   0   24   23    7    6    2   14   15
Andy Hassler           3   2  2.52   8   5   1   0   0   39   30   11   11    2   21   26
Craig Swan             8   8  3.29  21  21   6   0   2  150  137   61   55   14   41  103
Kevin Kobel            4   5  3.39  17  15   1   0   1   93   89   42   35    9   30   42
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  4.81  23   5   0   0   0   49   56   29   26    2   29   29
Jesse Orosco           1   2  4.89  18   2   0   0   0   35   33   20   19    4   22   22
Wayne Twitchell        3   2  5.20  24   1   0   0   0   45   40   33   26    3   42   34
Pete Falcone           1   6  5.20  19  17   1   0   1   92  101   58   53   14   43   48
Dock Ellis             1   2  5.81   6   5   0   0   0   31   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   2  1.98   4   4   0   0   0   27   19    6    6    2   17   17
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  3.71  39   1   0  12   0   53   40   25   22    4   21   39
Randy Lerch            5   8  3.78  20  20   3   0   0  119  131   54   50   16   32   42
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  5.77  23   0   0   2   0   39   46   26   25    5   17   21
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
Dave Roberts           1   0  2.00   5   0   0   0   0    9    9    2    2    0    3    1
Enrique Romo           4   3  2.48  43   0   0   2   0   62   54   23   17    5   21   54
Bruce Kison            6   4  3.03  20  12   2   0   1   95   77   36   32    7   20   78
Jim Bibby              5   2  3.04  19   4   0   0   0   50   46   21   17    3   21   37
Grant Jackson          5   2  3.40  44   0   0  11   0   45   37   19   17    7   18   21
John Candelaria        8   7  3.41  19  17   4   0   0  111  112   48   42   15   21   55
Kent Tekulve           3   5  3.62  49   0   0  13   0   65   55   30   26    5   26   40
Don Robinson           5   5  3.82  15  15   3   0   0   92   92   42   39    8   33   55
Bert Blyleven          7   3  3.90  22  22   1   0   0  136  143   63   59   16   59   97
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  2.87  32   9   2   0   1  103   90   36   33    4   29   61
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
Randy Jones            8   6  3.55  24  24   4   0   0  157  152   67   62    7   43   69
Rollie Fingers         7   7  3.80  40   0   0  12   0   64   67   29   27    4   23   50
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   6  4.73  33   5   0   2   0   80   80   49   42   11   52   65
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
John Curtis            6   5  3.36  18   9   3   0   2   72   73   32   27    7   24   50
Tom Griffin            4   4  3.39  38   2   0   2   0   64   51   29   24    5   31   50
Phil Nastu             3   4  3.71  17  14   1   0   0   85   87   38   35   11   27   36
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
Pedro Borbon           2   0  5.14   7   0   0   2   0   14   20    8    8    2    1    9
Ed Whitson             1   1  5.17   4   3   0   0   0   16   17    9    9    2    9    8
Vida Blue              7   8  5.61  20  20   7   0   0  135  140   91   84   17   66   73
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  2.78  25   0   0   0   0   36   30   12   11    2   10    8
John Fulgham           3   2  2.81   6   6   3   0   1   42   41   15   13    5    7   25
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  3.21   9   0   0   0   0   14   13    5    5    1    4    6
Roy Thomas             0   0  3.66   5   2   0   0   0   20   19    8    8    3    4    8
Pete Vuckovich         8   7  3.73  20  19   5   0   0  133  134   65   55   13   31   84
Tom Bruno              2   2  3.82  25   0   0   0   0   31   29   13   13    1   20   21
Darold Knowles         2   4  4.25  32   0   0   5   0   36   43   18   17    4   13   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)          13
  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
  J. Richard (HOU)         10
  B. Forsch (STL)           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)          12
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  B. Hooton (LA)            9
  S. Rogers (MON)           9
  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. Jackson (PIT)         11
  G. Lavelle (SF)          11
  J. Sambito (HOU)         11
  E. Sosa (MON)            10

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       192.0
  G. Perry (SD)         161.0
  J. Richard (HOU)      158.2
  R. Jones (SD)         157.0
  J. Niekro (HOU)       156.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)      151.2
  B. Hooton (LA)        150.2
  C. Swan (NY)          150.1
  S. Rogers (MON)       150.0
  D. Sutton (LA)        140.0

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         184
  B. Knepper (SF)         153
  R. Jones (SD)           152
  G. Perry (SD)           149
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       143
  V. Blue (SF)            140
  R. Grimsley (MON)       140
  B. Hooton (LA)          139
  J. Richard (HOU)        138
  C. Swan (NY)            137

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         102
  V. Blue (SF)             91
  D. Sutton (LA)           79
  J. Denny (STL)           71
  B. Knepper (SF)          71
  B. Forsch (STL)          70
  J. Richard (HOU)         69
  S. Carlton (PHI)         68
  R. Grimsley (MON)        68
  R. Jones (SD)            67

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          72
  V. Blue (SF)             66
  J. Denny (STL)           61
  J. Niekro (HOU)          60
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        59
  M. Krukow (CHI)          58
  R. Sutcliffe (LA)        56
  J. Andujar (HOU)         55
  J. Richard (HOU)         55
  B. Knepper (SF)          54

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        157
  S. Carlton (PHI)        113
  P. Niekro (ATL)         106
  C. Swan (NY)            103
  G. Perry (SD)           102
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        97
  D. Sutton (LA)           94
  B. Hooton (LA)           91
  S. Sanderson (MON)       85
  P. Vuckovich (STL)       84

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