Sunday July 22, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, July 22, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Montreal        52  38  3.29   90  18  21   812   773  336  297   76  248  439
Houston         55  44  3.31   99  34  17   891   801  370  328   62  315  489
Pittsburgh      52  39  3.53   92  12  30   829   778  369  325   82  289  508
Cincinnati      51  48  3.64   99  16  22   885   878  410  358   64  302  463
San Diego       45  55  3.69  100  18  15   895   889  418  367   64  321  515
New York        39  52  3.77   92  12  19   839   817  398  351   71  375  472
Philadelphia    52  43  3.97   96  22  19   843   858  407  372   82  275  449
St. Louis       45  45  4.05   91  18  13   827   843  404  372   78  298  453
Chicago         51  40  4.14   91  11  28   818   840  418  376   80  317  525
San Francisco   48  50  4.23   98  18  21   871   908  458  409   95  354  526
Los Angeles     39  58  4.29   97  19  14   862   891  471  411   69  354  482
Atlanta         40  57  4.34   97  17  21   857   908  486  413   91  295  472

 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
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
Fred Norman (CIN)      6   8  3.23  20  18   4   0   0  117  110   49   42    6   36   59
Craig Swan (NY)        8   9  3.23  22  22   7   0   2  159  141   63   57   15   43  104

 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  1.84  15   0   0   1   0   29   21    9    6    2   10   16
Adrian Devine          1   2  2.62  27   0   0   0   0   45   53   15   13    5   16   14
Bo McLaughlin          0   1  3.42  18   1   0   0   0   26   27   13   10    2    7   25
Rick Matula            6   6  3.45  18  18   1   0   0  115  121   51   44   10   34   47
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  4.12  47   0   0  18   0   79   90   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   7  4.87  18  17   1   0   0  102  100   62   55   12   30   60
Mickey Mahler          2   9  6.24  18  15   1   0   0   79   96   62   55   11   35   52
Rick Mahler            0   0  6.30  13   0   0   0   0   20   23   15   14    3   11   10
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  1.29  33   0   0  22   0   56   26    9    8    2   18   65
Dick Tidrow            7   2  2.09  29   0   0   3   0   52   41   13   12    2   22   26
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
Dennis Lamp            7   5  4.56  22  18   3   0   1  105  127   61   53    9   25   53
Ken Holtzman           6   7  4.67  18  17   3   0   2   98  107   58   51   12   48   41
Lynn McGlothen         9   8  4.73  26  14   3   2   0  110  122   64   58   16   33   71
Bill Caudill           0   2  4.73  14   3   0   0   0   32   34   22   17    6   17   39
Willie Hernandez       1   0  5.52  31   0   0   0   0   46   52   31   28    7   24   30
Donnie Moore           1   3  5.94  29   0   0   1   0   53   72   39   35    7   18   33
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   4  2.74  22  19   3   0   1  131  119   51   40    8   49   44
Dave Tomlin            2   2  2.98  41   0   0   1   0   42   45   26   14    3   14   20
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
Paul Moskau            5   3  3.49  18  14   1   0   0  101   96   46   39    8   46   57
Bill Bonham            4   4  3.96  17  17   1   0   0  102  108   49   45    8   33   42
Doug Bair              5   5  4.04  42   0   0  13   0   56   48   25   25    4   31   49
Manny Sarmiento        0   4  4.79  14   0   0   0   0   21   28   12   11    0    7    9
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   2 12.46   6   0   0   0   0    9   11   12   12    0   11    7

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Sambito            5   3  1.20  38   0   0  11   0   60   49   10    8    4   13   47
Bert Roberge           2   0  1.40  15   0   0   2   0   19   12    3    3    0   11   10
Frank Lacorte          0   0  1.69   2   0   0   0   0    5    2    1    1    0    3    3
Joaquin Andujar       11   5  2.79  30  13   6   3   0  123   93   40   38    5   57   55
Rick Williams          3   4  3.06  18  11   2   0   2   82   79   29   28    4   21   27
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
Randy Niemann          3   1  3.53  12   7   3   1   2   51   54   22   20    1   16   16
J.R. Richard           7  11  3.84  23  23   8   0   1  164  148   77   70   11   58  162
George Throop          1   0  3.97   8   0   0   0   0   11   14    7    5    4    5    8
Frank Riccelli         2   2  4.09  11   2   0   0   0   22   22   11   10    0   18   20
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          2   1  3.38  20   0   0   2   0   24   27   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
Charlie Hough          1   2  4.40  29   1   0   0   0   74   63   40   36   10   40   38
Don Sutton             7  12  4.53  21  21   4   0   0  147  142   84   74   17   43   97
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  6.26  16   0   0   2   0   23   30   16   16    3    8   17
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
Bill Lee              10   6  3.29  19  19   3   0   3  126  132   54   46   15   26   29
Stan Bahnsen           2   1  3.33  30   0   0   2   0   51   46   19   19    6   20   38
David Palmer           2   1  3.35  23   1   0   2   0   38   32   19   14    6   11   21
Rudy May               4   0  3.38  19   0   0   0   0   32   34   14   12    3   14   28
Scott Sanderson        6   5  3.42  19  19   3   0   2  111   99   46   42   12   34   87
Ross Grimsley          8   6  5.19  21  21   2   0   0  118  150   75   68   15   33   29

 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
Andy Hassler           3   2  2.50   9   5   1   1   0   40   31   11   11    2   21   26
Ed Glynn               0   2  2.63  19   0   0   4   0   24   25    8    7    2   15   15
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  3.89  44   0   0   4   0   72   74   37   31    5   35   30
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
Wayne Twitchell        3   2  4.88  25   1   0   0   0   48   42   33   26    3   43   34
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
Dock Ellis             1   2  5.66   7   6   0   0   0   35   46   24   22    2   13   19

 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         10   7  3.42  20  20   6   0   3  132  130   57   50   13   38   58
Tug McGraw             3   1  3.62  40   1   0  13   0   55   40   25   22    4   21   40
Steve Carlton         11   9  3.64  22  22   9   0   3  156  135   72   63   14   55  115
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
Jim Bibby              6   2  2.93  20   5   0   0   0   58   51   23   19    4   23   39
Bruce Kison            6   4  3.03  20  12   2   0   1   95   77   36   32    7   20   78
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  3.38  52   0   0  16   0   69   61   30   26    5   26   42
Bert Blyleven          7   3  3.90  22  22   1   0   0  136  143   63   59   16   59   97
Don Robinson           6   5  3.95  16  16   3   0   0   98  100   46   43    9   34   56
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  3.38  17   5   0   0   0   45   36   19   17    5   23   41
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  4.25  24  16   2   1   0   95   98   47   45    6   30   34
Bob Owchinko           4   6  4.54  23  12   1   0   0   83   90   51   42   10   36   42
Mickey Lolich          0   2  4.63  16   5   0   0   0   35   39   25   18    2   17   16
John D'Acquisto        6   7  4.84  34   6   0   2   0   84   88   52   45   11   53   65
Mark Lee               1   1  5.02  17   0   0   0   0   29   41   19   16    2   12   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  1.54  17   0   0   0   0   35   22    9    6    0   11   18
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
Tom Griffin            4   5  3.90  40   2   0   2   0   67   59   34   29    6   32   54
Phil Nastu             3   4  4.07  18  14   1   0   0   86   90   42   39   11   30   37
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
Ed Halicki             5   5  4.69  15  14   3   0   1   81   89   51   42    8   32   44
Pedro Borbon           2   0  4.91   8   0   0   3   0   15   21    8    8    2    1   10
Vida Blue              8   8  5.60  21  21   7   0   0  143  149   97   89   18   70   81
Ed Whitson             1   2  6.63   5   4   0   0   0   19   24   14   14    2    9   10
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
Mark Littell           6   3  2.76  35   0   0   5   0   42   32   13   13    1   29   34
Will McEnaney          0   1  2.79  27   0   0   0   0   39   33   13   12    2   10    8
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
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
Roy Thomas             0   0  3.97   6   2   0   0   0   23   24   10   10    3    5    8
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  5.08  19  19   4   0   0  119  136   74   67   13   35   51
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)        10
  B. Lee (MON)             10
  G. Perry (SD)            10
  T. Seaver (CIN)          10
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       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
  M. Mahler (ATL)           9
  C. Swan (NY)              9
  V. Blue (SF)              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)         16
  D. Bair (CIN)            13
  T. McGraw (PHI)          13
  R. Fingers (SD)          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
  R. Grimsley (MON)       150
  V. Blue (SF)            149
  J. Richard (HOU)        148
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       143
  D. Sutton (LA)          142
  C. Swan (NY)            141

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         102
  V. Blue (SF)             97
  D. Sutton (LA)           84
  J. Richard (HOU)         77
  R. Grimsley (MON)        75
  J. Denny (STL)           74
  B. Forsch (STL)          74
  S. Carlton (PHI)         72
  B. Knepper (SF)          72
  R. Jones (SD)            67

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          25
  B. Knepper (SF)          19
  V. Blue (SF)             18
  R. Lerch (PHI)           17
  D. Sutton (LA)           17
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        16
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      16
  L. McGlothen (CHI)       16
  R. Grimsley (MON)        15
  B. Lee (MON)             15

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          72
  V. Blue (SF)             70
  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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