Friday August 31, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 31, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         76  58  3.18  134  47  26  1200  1041  482  424   75  430  691
Montreal        72  54  3.21  126  25  30  1137  1070  470  405  101  357  632
Cincinnati      77  58  3.54  135  24  34  1209  1175  534  476   91  401  634
Pittsburgh      78  54  3.54  133  18  41  1209  1151  540  476  113  425  746
San Diego       57  78  3.85  135  21  20  1222  1234  591  523   91  439  685
St. Louis       70  61  3.87  132  30  19  1202  1184  564  517  108  412  644
New York        52  78  3.94  131  15  28  1183  1190  576  518  105  504  644
Chicago         71  60  3.97  130  14  41  1169  1219  580  516  113  425  772
Los Angeles     62  72  4.07  134  25  25  1197  1217  624  541   87  469  670
San Francisco   60  74  4.18  134  24  26  1190  1228  625  553  122  476  716
Philadelphia    66  67  4.21  134  30  22  1178  1205  597  551  112  391  622
Atlanta         53  80  4.28  133  26  27  1168  1242  648  555  111  423  646

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Lacoss (CIN)     14   5  2.82  29  26   6   0   1  185  166   69   58   12   69   65
Tom Hume (CIN)         9   7  2.85  46  12   2  11   0  145  143   50   46   12   27   74
Steve Rogers (MON)    11   8  2.86  30  30  11   0   5  201  181   77   64   12   62  111
Burt Hooton (LA)      11  10  2.93  28  28  12   0   1  212  191   84   69   11   62  129
Tom Seaver (CIN)      13   5  3.00  26  26   8   0   4  174  149   66   58   12   48  105
Joe Niekro (HOU)      18   8  3.06  31  31   9   0   4  218  179   87   74   17   90   98
J.R. Richard (HOU)    14  12  3.07  31  31  15   0   2  234  187   89   80   12   83  244
Bill Lee (MON)        13  10  3.07  27  27   4   0   3  179  180   76   61   18   38   42
Joaquin Andujar (HOU) 12  10  3.12  38  21   8   3   0  179  146   71   62    7   77   71
Gaylord Perry (SD)    11  11  3.15  31  31  10   0   0  226  218   90   79   12   66  137

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry Bradford         1   0  0.00  12   0   0   0   0   10    4    0    0    0    6    8
Joey McLaughlin        4   2  2.11  29   0   0   3   0   55   37   17   13    3   26   30
Adrian Devine          1   2  3.10  37   0   0   0   0   61   76   25   21    7   24   18
Phil Niekro           17  17  3.58  36  36  18   0   1  274  255  131  109   30  100  163
Preston Hanna          0   1  3.63   5   3   0   0   0   17   20   10    7    1   12   10
Rick Matula            7   8  3.89  24  24   1   0   0  148  166   74   64   11   52   59
Craig Skok             1   3  3.98  44   0   0   2   0   54   58   26   24    7   17   30
Eddie Solomon          6  10  4.12  25  24   3   0   0  149  145   78   68   15   40   80
Gene Garber            6  14  4.37  60   0   0  22   0   95  108   61   46   10   21   50
Bo McLaughlin          0   1  4.89  30   1   0   0   0   42   53   29   23    2   13   39
Tony Brizzolara        6   9  5.45  19  19   2   0   0  104  131   70   63    6   33   63
Mickey Mahler          3  11  6.18  21  18   1   0   0   90  111   69   62   11   45   60
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   3  1.33  50   0   0  35   0   81   47   16   12    2   24   90
Doug Capilla           0   0  2.00   8   0   0   0   0    9    6    2    2    1    4    5
Dick Tidrow           10   3  2.29  49   0   0   3   0   79   65   23   20    4   33   48
Rick Reuschel         16   7  3.31  29  29   4   0   1  196  198   78   72   14   61  110
Dennis Lamp           10   7  3.94  31  25   4   0   1  151  175   77   66   12   32   73
Lynn McGlothen        11  10  4.07  35  22   3   2   0  166  184   81   75   22   45  110
Mike Krukow            9   9  4.32  27  27   0   0   0  160  167   84   77   13   78  117
Ken Holtzman           6   9  4.88  22  19   3   0   2  111  129   70   60   15   51   42
Willie Hernandez       4   3  5.22  49   0   0   0   0   71   76   45   41    8   35   48
Donnie Moore           1   3  5.40  34   0   0   1   0   60   81   40   36    7   20   36
Bill Caudill           0   6  5.57  22   9   0   0   0   65   68   47   40   15   27   79
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  44   0   0   1   0   46   49   26   14    3   16   22
Mike Lacoss           14   5  2.82  29  26   6   0   1  185  166   69   58   12   69   65
Tom Hume               9   7  2.85  46  12   2  11   0  145  143   50   46   12   27   74
Tom Seaver            13   5  3.00  26  26   8   0   4  174  149   66   58   12   48  105
Pedro Borbon           2   2  3.43  30   0   0   2   0   45   48   17   17    2    8   23
Fred Norman           10  10  3.56  28  26   5   0   0  164  162   72   65   11   49   82
Paul Moskau            5   4  3.67  20  15   1   0   0  105  102   50   43    8   51   58
Doug Bair              9   6  3.74  54   0   0  16   0   79   71   34   33    6   42   69
Bill Bonham            7   5  3.87  24  24   2   0   0  149  147   69   64   13   45   65
Frank Pastore          3   6  5.40  25   5   0   4   0   63   75   40   38    7   15   43
Mario Soto             2   2  5.87  14   0   0   0   0   23   19   15   15    2   19   17
Manny Sarmiento        0   4  7.33  16   1   0   0   0   23   37   20   19    2    7   11
Doug Capilla           1   0  8.53   5   0   0   0   0    6    7    6    6    1    5    0

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Ladd              1   1  1.35   5   0   0   0   0    7    3    1    1    0    3    4
Joe Sambito            6   4  1.43  50   0   0  18   0   76   60   14   12    5   19   67
Bert Roberge           3   0  1.80  24   0   0   4   0   30   20    6    6    0   16   12
Rick Williams          3   5  3.06  26  13   2   0   2  103  100   36   35    5   26   31
Joe Niekro            18   8  3.06  31  31   9   0   4  218  179   87   74   17   90   98
J.R. Richard          14  12  3.07  31  31  15   0   2  234  187   89   80   12   83  244
Joaquin Andujar       12  10  3.12  38  21   8   3   0  179  146   71   62    7   77   71
Vern Ruhle             1   3  3.16   7   6   1   0   1   43   36   15   15    5    6   21
George Throop          1   0  3.22  14   0   0   0   0   22   23   10    8    4   11   15
Ken Forsch             9   6  3.23  20  19   9   0   2  139  117   57   50   11   29   46
Randy Niemann          3   1  3.47  19   7   3   1   2   62   63   27   24    1   21   23
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
Frank Lacorte          1   2  5.79   6   3   0   0   0   19   17   13   12    2    8   15
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
Bobby Castillo         1   0  0.00  12   0   0   5   0   17   17    2    0    0    6   16
Burt Hooton           11  10  2.93  28  28  12   0   1  212  191   84   69   11   62  129
Ken Brett              4   3  3.38  25   0   0   1   0   40   44   17   15    1   10   11
Rick Sutcliffe        13   9  3.84  33  24   3   0   0  194  190   93   83   14   82   91
Don Sutton            11  12  3.90  28  28   5   0   1  196  176   97   85   20   55  126
Bob Welch              4   6  3.99  21   9   1   5   0   68   68   36   30    6   29   56
Jerry Reuss            4  12  4.40  33  15   2   3   0  117  148   76   57    3   47   58
Lerrin LaGrow          2   1  4.68  22   0   0   2   0   25   29   14   13    2   13   13
Andy Messersmith       2   4  4.91  11  11   1   0   0   62   55   34   34    9   34   26
Dave Patterson         3   0  4.97  30   0   0   5   0   42   49   26   23    4   16   27
Joe Beckwith           1   0  5.03  11   0   0   1   0   20   21   11   11    2   10   15
Charlie Hough          4   5  5.11  36   8   0   0   0  111  110   69   63   12   56   60
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
Terry Forster          1   2  5.51  17   0   0   2   0   16   18   11   10    0   11    8
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   7  2.00  51   0   0  15   0   86   66   22   19    2   33   52
Rudy May               7   2  2.27  28   2   1   0   1   63   55   20   16    3   20   52
David Palmer           6   2  2.77  31   6   1   2   1   81   71   30   25    7   24   52
Steve Rogers          11   8  2.86  30  30  11   0   5  201  181   77   64   12   62  111
Dan Schatzeder         9   4  2.98  27  16   3   1   0  127  107   47   42   14   48   81
Woodie Fryman          3   5  2.98  34   0   0   7   0   45   41   20   15    4   19   36
Bill Lee              13  10  3.07  27  27   4   0   3  179  180   76   61   18   38   42
Stan Bahnsen           3   1  3.26  45   0   0   4   0   77   71   28   28    9   35   58
Scott Sanderson        7   7  3.43  29  20   3   1   2  136  118   57   52   14   41  111
Ross Grimsley          8   8  5.32  26  25   2   0   0  140  180   93   83   18   37   37

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Skip Lockwood          2   5  1.49  28   0   0   9   0   42   33    7    7    3   14   42
Ray Burris             0   1  1.98   2   2   0   0   0   14    9    5    3    0    5    5
Tom Hausman            1   5  2.21  13   7   1   2   0   53   40   14   13    3   15   21
Craig Swan            12  11  3.18  30  30   9   0   3  215  198   85   76   18   51  122
Ed Glynn               0   2  3.21  35   0   0   7   0   48   47   19   17    3   29   28
Kevin Kobel            5   8  3.43  25  22   1   0   1  131  133   60   50   14   38   55
Pat Zachry             5   1  3.59   7   7   1   0   0   43   44   19   17    3   21   17
Andy Hassler           4   4  3.78  19   8   1   1   0   67   65   28   28    5   32   45
Pete Falcone           5  10  4.20  27  25   1   0   1  146  153   74   68   21   63   88
Neil Allen             4   7  4.24  38   5   0   5   0   76   82   39   36    3   41   50
Mike Scott             1   1  4.39  14   7   0   0   0   41   41   24   20    4   18   15
Dale Murray            4   8  4.82  58   0   0   4   0   97  105   58   52    6   52   37
Jesse Orosco           1   2  4.89  18   2   0   0   0   35   33   20   19    4   22   22
Dwight Bernard         0   3  5.14  25   1   0   0   0   35   48   22   20    2   21   15
Wayne Twitchell        5   3  5.23  33   2   0   0   0   64   55   44   37    6   55   44
Dock Ellis             2   6  6.30  14  13   1   0   0   74   99   55   52    9   27   38
Jeff Reardon           1   1  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    3    1    0    0

 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
Kevin Saucier          1   3  3.61  22   1   0   0   0   47   47   21   19    1   23   15
Steve Carlton         13  11  3.72  28  28  12   0   3  203  169   94   84   21   74  163
Nino Espinosa         13  10  3.74  28  28   8   0   3  183  183   84   76   16   53   80
Ron Reed               9   7  4.10  51   0   0   4   0   86   95   44   39    7   28   48
Randy Lerch            7  11  4.15  30  28   4   0   0  163  182   84   75   19   43   59
Dick Ruthven           7   5  4.27  20  20   3   0   2  122  121   59   58   10   37   58
Jim Kaat               1   0  4.32   3   1   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    1    5    2
Dickie Noles           3   3  4.33   9   9   0   0   0   54   54   28   26    3   33   23
Larry Christenson      4  10  4.52  18  16   2   0   0  100  109   53   50    7   26   52
Tug McGraw             3   2  4.59  53   1   0  13   0   69   59   38   35    9   25   44
Rawly Eastwick         2   4  4.73  41   0   0   4   0   67   73   36   35    7   23   39
Doug Bird              2   0  5.00  27   1   1   0   0   54   65   30   30    7   13   27
Warren Brusstar        1   0  6.91  13   0   0   1   0   14   23   12   11    1    4    3
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          10   4  2.57  70   0   0   4   0  109   95   38   31    9   35   94
Jim Bibby              9   3  2.84  27  12   1   0   0  101   85   39   32    8   37   67
Kent Tekulve           8   7  2.87  75   0   0  24   0  103   87   37   33    5   38   60
John Candelaria       12   8  3.23  28  26   7   0   0  178  172   72   64   23   38   83
Grant Jackson          6   4  3.52  61   0   0  12   0   64   56   28   25    9   29   31
Bruce Kison            9   7  3.53  27  19   2   0   1  133  121   58   52   10   31   95
Bert Blyleven         11   4  3.54  31  31   4   0   0  201  197   86   79   20   85  149
Don Robinson           7   6  4.12  23  21   3   0   0  131  139   64   60   12   46   79
Dave Roberts           2   1  4.18  11   2   0   0   0   24   32   13   11    1   10    9
Ed Whitson             2   3  4.37  19   7   0   1   0   58   53   36   28    6   36   31
Jim Rooker             2   6  4.80  14  14   1   0   0   84   82   50   45    9   32   33
Joe Coleman            0   0  6.11   7   0   0   0   0   18   27   15   12    1    6   13
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
Steve Mura             3   2  2.95  27   5   0   0   0   61   44   23   20    6   29   51
Gaylord Perry         11  11  3.15  31  31  10   0   0  226  218   90   79   12   66  137
Dennis Kinney          0   0  3.50  13   0   0   0   0   18   17    8    7    2    8   11
Randy Jones           10  10  3.57  33  33   5   0   0  222  212   97   88   15   53   92
Bob Shirley            6  13  3.63  42  19   2   0   1  161  161   72   65   10   47   99
Mickey Lolich          0   2  4.06  22   5   0   0   0   44   49   27   20    3   22   20
Eric Rasmussen         3   8  4.14  38  16   2   2   0  113  115   54   52    8   36   39
Bob Owchinko           4   9  4.22  35  15   1   0   0  111  116   63   52   11   45   55
Mark Lee               2   2  4.35  35   0   0   3   0   52   70   28   25    3   19   22
Rollie Fingers         9   9  4.52  54   0   0  13   0   84   91   47   42    7   37   65
John D'Acquisto        9  12  4.77  45  11   1   2   1  128  134   77   68   13   77   93
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   2  2.05  32   0   0   1   0   61   44   22   14    0   21   27
Gary Lavelle           7   8  2.23  58   0   0  15   0   85   73   25   21    4   39   71
Dave Roberts           0   2  2.57  26   1   0   3   0   42   42   15   12    3   18   23
Tom Griffin            4   5  3.36  49   2   0   2   0   80   64   35   30    7   38   69
John Montefusco        3   5  3.95  18  18   0   0   0  112  117   52   49   11   40   60
Phil Nastu             3   4  4.29  23  14   1   0   0   94  100   48   45   12   40   43
Bob Knepper            9   9  4.30  29  29   6   0   2  180  207   95   86   26   65  106
John Curtis            9   9  4.39  26  17   3   0   2  113  117   61   55   15   39   77
Ed Halicki             5   5  4.52  25  14   3   0   1   98  104   60   49   11   39   59
Pedro Borbon           3   3  4.98  22   0   0   3   0   34   45   22   19    5    6   20
Ed Whitson             4   5  5.11  12  11   2   0   0   62   65   36   35    3   25   33
Vida Blue             10  12  5.19  28  28   9   0   0  193  201  122  111   20   90  112
Randy Moffitt          2   5  7.36  26   0   0   2   0   33   46   30   27    5   14   16

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Littell           8   3  2.55  52   0   0   9   0   67   47   20   19    2   37   56
John Fulgham           7   4  2.72  14  14   7   0   2  103   96   36   31    7   18   50
Roy Thomas             3   2  2.78  17   5   0   0   0   55   44   18   17    8   13   30
Will McEnaney          0   2  3.14  38   0   0   1   0   52   48   20   18    3   14   11
Silvio Martinez       11   7  3.47  26  23   5   0   2  171  164   71   66   11   55   89
Pete Vuckovich        12   9  3.72  28  27   8   0   0  194  194   95   80   19   49  122
Darold Knowles         2   4  3.80  41   0   0   6   0   45   49   20   19    5   15   20
Tom Bruno              2   2  3.82  25   0   0   0   0   31   29   13   13    1   20   21
Bob Forsch             7  10  4.20  26  26   5   0   1  174  175   88   81   15   44   75
George Frazier         2   3  4.67  20   0   0   0   0   27   31   16   14    2   11   11
Buddy Schultz          4   3  4.69  30   0   0   3   0   40   39   21   21    7   14   37
John Denny             7  10  4.86  27  27   5   0   2  182  186  103   98   20   91   86
Bob Sykes              4   2  5.58  11  10   0   0   0   60   75   40   37    8   31   34
Dan O'Brien            1   0 10.13   2   0   0   0   0    3    7    3    3    0    0    2

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Niekro (HOU)          18
  P. Niekro (ATL)          17
  R. Reuschel (CHI)        16
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          14
  J. Richard (HOU)         14
  S. Carlton (PHI)         13
  N. Espinosa (PHI)        13
  B. Lee (MON)             13
  T. Seaver (CIN)          13
  R. Sutcliffe (LA)        13

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          17
  G. Garber (ATL)          14
  B. Shirley (SD)          13
  V. Blue (SF)             12
  J. D'Acquisto (SD)       12
  J. Reuss (LA)            12
  J. Richard (HOU)         12
  D. Sutton (LA)           12
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  R. Lerch (PHI)           11

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          18
  J. Richard (HOU)         15
  S. Carlton (PHI)         12
  B. Hooton (LA)           12
  S. Rogers (MON)          11
  G. Perry (SD)            10
  V. Blue (SF)              9
  K. Forsch (HOU)           9
  J. Niekro (HOU)           9
  C. Swan (NY)              9

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHI)          35
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         24
  G. Garber (ATL)          22
  J. Sambito (HOU)         18
  D. Bair (CIN)            16
  G. Lavelle (SF)          15
  E. Sosa (MON)            15
  R. Fingers (SD)          13
  T. McGraw (PHI)          13
  G. Jackson (PIT)         12

Shutouts:

  S. Rogers (MON)           5
  J. Niekro (HOU)           4
  T. Seaver (CIN)           4
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         3
  B. Lee (MON)              3
  C. Swan (NY)              3
  J. Curtis (SF)            2
  J. Denny (STL)            2
  K. Forsch (HOU)           2

Innings Pitched:

  P. Niekro (ATL)       274.0
  J. Richard (HOU)      234.1
  G. Perry (SD)         225.2
  R. Jones (SD)         221.2
  J. Niekro (HOU)       217.2
  C. Swan (NY)          215.0
  B. Hooton (LA)        211.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)      203.0
  S. Rogers (MON)       201.1
  B. Blyleven (PIT)     201.0

Hits:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         255
  G. Perry (SD)           218
  R. Jones (SD)           212
  B. Knepper (SF)         207
  V. Blue (SF)            201
  R. Reuschel (CHI)       198
  C. Swan (NY)            198
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       197
  P. Vuckovich (STL)      194
  B. Hooton (LA)          191

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         131
  V. Blue (SF)            122
  J. Denny (STL)          103
  R. Jones (SD)            97
  D. Sutton (LA)           97
  B. Knepper (SF)          95
  P. Vuckovich (STL)       95
  S. Carlton (PHI)         94
  R. Grimsley (MON)        93
  R. Sutcliffe (LA)        93

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          30
  B. Knepper (SF)          26
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      23
  L. McGlothen (CHI)       22
  S. Carlton (PHI)         21
  P. Falcone (NY)          21
  V. Blue (SF)             20
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        20
  J. Denny (STL)           20
  D. Sutton (LA)           20

Walks:

  P. Niekro (ATL)         100
  J. Denny (STL)           91
  V. Blue (SF)             90
  J. Niekro (HOU)          90
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        85
  J. Richard (HOU)         83
  R. Sutcliffe (LA)        82
  M. Krukow (CHI)          78
  J. Andujar (HOU)         77
  J. D'Acquisto (SD)       77

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)        244
  S. Carlton (PHI)        163
  P. Niekro (ATL)         163
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       149
  G. Perry (SD)           137
  B. Hooton (LA)          129
  D. Sutton (LA)          126
  C. Swan (NY)            122
  P. Vuckovich (STL)      122
  M. Krukow (CHI)         117

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