Saturday July 21, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 21, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Montreal        51  37  3.23   88  18  21   795   748  323  285   74  236  427
Houston         54  44  3.29   98  34  17   882   792  364  322   61  311  485
Pittsburgh      50  39  3.54   90  12  28   811   759  363  319   80  286  504
Cincinnati      50  47  3.62   97  15  22   868   853  401  349   64  295  459
San Diego       45  54  3.68   99  18  15   886   875  413  362   63  317  513
New York        39  51  3.77   91  12  19   831   808  394  348   71  371  467
Philadelphia    51  43  3.99   95  22  18   834   852  405  370   82  273  445
St. Louis       45  44  4.03   90  18  13   818   829  397  366   77  296  452
Chicago         50  39  4.06   89  11  28   800   816  402  361   77  302  514
San Francisco   47  49  4.11   96  18  20   853   880  437  389   93  343  508
Los Angeles     38  58  4.30   96  19  14   853   882  468  408   69  351  475
Atlanta         40  55  4.35   95  17  21   841   892  478  406   90  291  453

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Mike Lacoss (CIN)      9   4  2.74  22  19   3   0   1  131  119   51   40    8   49   44
Bob Shirley (SD)       4  10  2.76  33  10   2   0   1  111  100   38   34    4   31   64
Joaquin Andujar (HOU) 11   5  2.79  30  13   6   3   0  123   93   40   38    5   57   55
Silvio Martinez (STL)  8   3  2.99  19  16   3   0   2  120  110   43   40    6   34   68
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  3.45  18  18   1   0   0  115  121   51   44   10   34   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  11  4.15  46   0   0  18   0   78   89   50   36    9   17   41
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            6   2  2.30  27   0   0   3   0   47   38   13   12    2   20   23
Mike Krukow            7   5  3.40  19  19   0   0   0  116  102   46   44   10   59   88
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
Dave Tomlin            2   2  2.72  40   0   0   1   0   40   40   24   12    3   14   20
Mike Lacoss            9   4  2.74  22  19   3   0   1  131  119   51   40    8   49   44
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 10.80   5   0   0   0   0    8   10   10   10    0    9    7

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Sambito            4   3  1.24  37   0   0  11   0   58   48   10    8    4   13   45
Bert Roberge           2   0  1.40  15   0   0   2   0   19   12    3    3    0   11   10
Rick Williams          3   4  2.77  17  11   2   0   2   81   75   26   25    3   21   27
Joaquin Andujar       11   5  2.79  30  13   6   3   0  123   93   40   38    5   57   55
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  12  4.53  21  21   4   0   0  147  142   84   74   17   43   97
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
Joe Beckwith           0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    1    1    1

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Elias Sosa             5   5  1.98  37   0   0  10   0   64   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              10   6  3.29  19  19   3   0   3  126  132   54   46   15   26   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  2.05  10   5   1   1   0   44   34   11   10    2   14   20
Ed Glynn               0   1  2.28  18   0   0   4   0   24   23    7    6    2   14   15
Andy Hassler           3   2  2.50   9   5   1   1   0   40   31   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             4   5  4.56  24   5   0   0   0   51   56   29   26    2   31   30
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   9  3.64  22  22   9   0   3  156  135   72   63   14   55  115
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
Warren Brusstar        1   0  4.85  11   0   0   1   0   13   20    7    7    0    3    3
Doug Bird              1   0  5.40  17   0   0   0   0   33   48   20   20    6    7   17
Rawly Eastwick         1   1  5.49  24   0   0   2   0   41   46   26   25    5   18   22
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           5   3  2.64  44   0   0   2   0   65   60   25   19    5   22   56
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
Dave Roberts           1   0  3.21   6   1   0   0   0   14   17    5    5    0    4    5
John Candelaria        9   7  3.30  20  18   5   0   0  120  120   51   44   16   24   59
Grant Jackson          5   2  3.38  45   0   0  11   0   45   38   19   17    7   18   21
Kent Tekulve           3   5  3.58  50   0   0  14   0   65   55   30   26    5   26   41
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  10  2.76  33  10   2   0   1  111  100   38   34    4   31   64
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  3.74  41   0   0  12   0   65   68   29   27    4   23   51
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  5.27  16   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            7   4  4.27  22  22   4   0   1  141  161   72   67   19   55   89
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
Mark Littell           6   3  2.76  35   0   0   5   0   42   32   13   13    1   29   34
John Fulgham           3   2  2.81   6   6   3   0   1   42   41   15   13    5    7   25
Silvio Martinez        8   3  2.99  19  16   3   0   2  120  110   43   40    6   34   68
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  4.03  33   0   0   5   0   38   43   18   17    4   13   16
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
  B. Lee (MON)             10
  G. Perry (SD)            10
  T. Seaver (CIN)          10
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       9
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         9
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           9

Losses:

  D. Sutton (LA)           12
  G. Garber (ATL)          11
  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  J. Richard (HOU)         11
  B. Shirley (SD)          10
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  B. Forsch (STL)           9
  C. Swan (NY)              9
  V. Blue (SF)              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
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         14
  D. Bair (CIN)            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)      155.2
  B. Hooton (LA)        150.2
  D. Sutton (LA)        147.0

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         184
  B. Knepper (SF)         161
  G. Perry (SD)           153
  R. Jones (SD)           152
  J. Richard (HOU)        148
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       143
  D. Sutton (LA)          142
  C. Swan (NY)            141
  V. Blue (SF)            140
  R. Grimsley (MON)       140

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         102
  V. Blue (SF)             91
  D. Sutton (LA)           84
  J. Richard (HOU)         77
  J. Denny (STL)           74
  S. Carlton (PHI)         72
  B. Knepper (SF)          72
  B. Forsch (STL)          70
  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
  D. Sutton (LA)           17
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        16
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      16
  B. Lee (MON)             15
  L. McGlothen (CHI)       15
  J. Niekro (HOU)          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)          59
  J. Richard (HOU)         58
  J. Andujar (HOU)         57
  R. Sutcliffe (LA)        57
  S. Carlton (PHI)         55

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        162
  S. Carlton (PHI)        115
  G. Perry (SD)           109
  P. Niekro (ATL)         106
  C. Swan (NY)            104
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        97
  D. Sutton (LA)           97
  B. Hooton (LA)           91
  B. Knepper (SF)          89
  M. Krukow (CHI)          88

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