Friday July 20, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, July 20, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Montreal        50  37  3.24   87  18  21   786   742  321  283   73  233  427
Houston         54  43  3.25   97  34  17   874   780  358  316   58  309  484
Pittsburgh      49  39  3.52   89  12  27   802   744  358  314   80  284  497
Cincinnati      50  46  3.53   96  15  22   860   839  389  337   64  288  457
San Diego       45  53  3.70   98  18  15   877   864  411  361   63  315  509
New York        38  51  3.80   90  12  18   822   805  393  347   71  367  459
Philadelphia    51  42  3.99   94  22  18   826   846  401  366   80  269  442
St. Louis       44  44  4.05   89  18  13   809   824  394  364   77  294  447
Chicago         49  39  4.09   88  11  28   791   809  400  359   76  301  507
San Francisco   46  49  4.14   95  17  20   844   872  436  388   93  342  502
Los Angeles     38  57  4.28   95  19  14   844   872  461  401   67  350  471
Atlanta         40  54  4.37   94  17  21   832   882  475  404   90  288  452

 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  22  22   9   0   5  157  135   49   44    7   47   86
Gaylord Perry (SD)    10   6  2.59  22  22   9   0   0  170  153   58   49   10   45  109
Joaquin Andujar (HOU) 11   5  2.65  29  12   6   3   0  116   84   36   34    4   55   54
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
Preston Hanna          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Joey McLaughlin        2   1  1.98  14   0   0   1   0   27   21    9    6    2    9   14
Adrian Devine          1   2  2.62  27   0   0   0   0   45   53   15   13    5   16   14
Rick Matula            6   6  3.59  17  17   1   0   0  108  114   50   43   10   31   47
Bo McLaughlin          0   1  3.70  17   1   0   0   0   24   26   13   10    2    7   23
Phil Niekro           13  11  3.80  26  26  12   0   0  192  184  102   81   25   72  106
Craig Skok             1   3  3.83  39   0   0   2   0   49   51   23   21    6   15   26
Gene Garber            5  10  4.13  45   0   0  18   0   76   86   48   35    9   17   40
Tony Brizzolara        5   4  4.65  12  12   1   0   0   72   87   41   37    1   25   49
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  2.35  26   0   0   3   0   46   38   13   12    2   20   22
Mike Krukow            7   5  3.49  18  18   0   0   0  108   95   44   42    9   58   82
Rick Reuschel          9   6  3.87  20  20   2   0   1  128  134   58   55    9   38   65
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  6.00  28   0   0   1   0   51   69   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 Seaver            10   5  3.25  19  19   6   0   3  122  106   49   44    8   32   75
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
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  1.40  15   0   0   2   0   19   12    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  11  3.84  23  23   8   0   1  164  148   77   70   11   58  162
Frank Riccelli         2   2  4.09  11   2   0   0   0   22   22   11   10    0   18   20
Frank Lacorte          0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    0    0    2
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
Burt Hooton            8   7  3.05  20  20   9   0   0  151  139   64   51    7   47   91
Lerrin LaGrow          1   1  3.42  19   0   0   2   0   24   26   10    9    2   10   13
Rick Sutcliffe         8   8  3.66  25  16   3   0   0  138  138   66   56    7   57   65
Bob Welch              4   6  3.99  21   9   1   5   0   68   68   36   30    6   29   56
Terry Forster          1   1  4.05  13   0   0   1   0   13   13    7    6    0    9    8
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         1   0  6.20  15   0   0   2   0   20   26   14   14    3    7   15
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
Elias Sosa             5   5  2.03  36   0   0  10   0   62   49   16   14    2   22   38
Steve Rogers           9   6  2.52  22  22   9   0   5  157  135   49   44    7   47   86
Woodie Fryman          2   5  2.55  24   0   0   6   0   35   31   15   10    2   13   29
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
Stan Bahnsen           2   1  3.28  29   0   0   2   0   49   44   18   18    6   18   33
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   9  3.23  22  22   7   0   2  159  141   63   57   15   43  104
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            6   8  3.74  21  21   3   0   0  125  134   58   52   17   34   45
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  4.62  37   0   0   3   0   60   72   35   31    6   22   34
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  5.77  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
John Candelaria        9   7  3.30  20  18   5   0   0  120  120   51   44   16   24   59
Grant Jackson          5   2  3.40  44   0   0  11   0   45   37   19   17    7   18   21
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         10   6  2.59  22  22   9   0   0  170  153   58   49   10   45  109
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  1.57  16   0   0   0   0   34   22    9    6    0   10   17
Gary Lavelle           7   5  2.34  45   0   0  11   0   69   62   21   18    4   34   61
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
Phil Nastu             3   4  3.71  17  14   1   0   0   85   87   38   35   11   27   36
Tom Griffin            4   5  3.82  39   2   0   2   0   64   54   32   27    5   31   50
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  11  11   0   0   0   65   70   33   33   10   22   34
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  2.63  26   0   0   0   0   38   31   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   8  4.89  19  19   3   0   1  127  134   74   69   14   65   61
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
  G. Perry (SD)            10
  T. Seaver (CIN)          10
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       9
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         9
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           9
  B. Lee (MON)              9

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  J. Richard (HOU)         11
  D. Sutton (LA)           11
  G. Garber (ATL)          10
  B. Forsch (STL)           9
  B. Shirley (SD)           9
  C. Swan (NY)              9
  V. Blue (SF)              8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  J. Denny (STL)            8

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          12
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  B. Hooton (LA)            9
  G. Perry (SD)             9
  S. Rogers (MON)           9
  J. Richard (HOU)          8
  V. Blue (SF)              7
  K. Forsch (HOU)           7
  J. Niekro (HOU)           7
  C. Swan (NY)              7

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
  T. Seaver (CIN)           3
  J. Curtis (SF)            2
  K. Forsch (HOU)           2
  K. Holtzman (CHI)         2
  S. Martinez (STL)         2

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       192.0
  G. Perry (SD)         170.0
  J. Richard (HOU)      164.0
  C. Swan (NY)          158.2
  R. Jones (SD)         157.0
  S. Rogers (MON)       157.0
  J. Niekro (HOU)       156.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)      151.2
  B. Hooton (LA)        150.2
  D. Sutton (LA)        140.0

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         184
  B. Knepper (SF)         153
  G. Perry (SD)           153
  R. Jones (SD)           152
  J. Richard (HOU)        148
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       143
  C. Swan (NY)            141
  V. Blue (SF)            140
  R. Grimsley (MON)       140
  B. Hooton (LA)          139

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         102
  V. Blue (SF)             91
  D. Sutton (LA)           79
  J. Richard (HOU)         77
  J. Denny (STL)           74
  B. Knepper (SF)          71
  B. Forsch (STL)          70
  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
  R. Lerch (PHI)           17
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        16
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      16
  D. Sutton (LA)           16
  L. McGlothen (CHI)       15
  J. Niekro (HOU)          15
  C. Swan (NY)             15

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          72
  V. Blue (SF)             66
  J. Denny (STL)           65
  J. Niekro (HOU)          60
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        59
  M. Krukow (CHI)          58
  J. Richard (HOU)         58
  R. Sutcliffe (LA)        57
  J. Andujar (HOU)         55
  B. Knepper (SF)          54

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        162
  S. Carlton (PHI)        113
  G. Perry (SD)           109
  P. Niekro (ATL)         106
  C. Swan (NY)            104
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        97
  D. Sutton (LA)           94
  B. Hooton (LA)           91
  S. Rogers (MON)          86
  S. Sanderson (MON)       85


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