1979 Philadelphia Phillies Starters
(84-78) 
Starters
Starter Date Vs. IP BF W/L ER R H K BB HR Pit Str Ball Str%
Steve Carlton Apr 6 STL 6.1 31 L 7 7 9 4 3 1 None None None None
Randy Lerch Apr 7 STL 8.0 31 2 2 8 1 1 1 None None None None
Nino Espinosa Apr 8 STL 5.0 22 2 2 4 1 4 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Apr 10 @PIT 9.0 35 W 3 3 7 4 1 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Apr 11 @PIT 9.0 37 W 4 4 9 3 0 1 None None None None
Randy Lerch Apr 12 NYM 6.0 26 L 3 3 8 3 2 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Apr 15 NYM 7.2 31 W 2 2 7 5 2 0 None None None None
Nino Espinosa Apr 15 (2) NYM 7.2 31 W 3 3 6 5 4 1 None None None None
Steve Carlton Apr 17 PIT 6.0 28 W 2 2 7 5 2 1 None None None None
Randy Lerch Apr 18 PIT 9.0 36 W 2 2 9 2 0 1 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Apr 20 @NYM 9.0 35 W 0 0 5 4 3 0 None None None None
Nino Espinosa Apr 21 @NYM 7.1 29 W 0 0 4 2 2 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Apr 22 @NYM 7.1 27 L 3 3 5 3 1 1 None None None None
Randy Lerch Apr 23 @LAD 7.1 29 3 3 9 2 0 0 None None None None
Jim Kaat Apr 24 @LAD 2.1 15 3 3 3 1 5 1 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Apr 25 @LAD 7.0 32 4 4 9 5 2 0 None None None None
Nino Espinosa Apr 27 @SDP 9.0 31 W 0 0 4 6 2 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Apr 28 @SDP 7.0 31 L 3 3 6 6 5 0 None None None None
Randy Lerch Apr 29 @SDP 5.0 22 2 3 5 1 1 1 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Apr 30 @SFG 6.0 26 W 1 1 6 3 2 0 None None None None
Nino Espinosa May 1 @SFG 5.0 18 L 0 3 2 6 0 1 75 47 28 .63
Steve Carlton May 3 LAD 6.1 30 L 4 4 9 5 3 0 None None None None
Randy Lerch May 4 LAD 9.0 35 W 2 2 6 1 4 1 None None None None
Dick Ruthven May 5 LAD 7.0 25 W 0 0 2 2 2 0 None None None None
Nino Espinosa May 6 LAD 9.0 34 W 0 0 6 6 2 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton May 7 SDP 6.0 25 W 1 1 5 6 2 0 None None None None
Randy Lerch May 8 SDP 5.0 24 4 4 7 2 3 1 None None None None
Dick Ruthven May 9 SDP 9.0 30 W 0 0 1 2 2 0 None None None None
Nino Espinosa May 10 SDP 7.1 30 W 2 2 6 3 2 1 None None None None
Steve Carlton May 11 SFG 7.0 29 L 2 2 6 6 2 1 93 64 29 .69
Randy Lerch May 12 SFG 4.1 18 L 1 2 6 4 0 0 58 37 21 .64
Dick Ruthven May 13 SFG 4.2 22 3 3 7 3 1 0 80 50 30 .63
Nino Espinosa May 15 CHC 4.1 25 L 7 7 10 1 2 1 None None None None
Steve Carlton May 16 CHC 9.0 28 W 0 0 3 5 0 0 None None None None
Randy Lerch May 17 CHC 0.1 6 5 5 5 0 0 1 None None None None
Dick Ruthven May 18 @MON 7.0 29 L 4 4 7 3 1 1 None None None None
Larry Christenson May 19 @MON 4.2 22 4 4 7 4 0 2 None None None None
Nino Espinosa May 20 @MON 6.1 33 L 5 7 8 2 6 1 None None None None
Steve Carlton May 21 @STL 9.0 34 W 3 3 8 7 0 1 None None None None
Randy Lerch May 22 @STL 8.0 32 1 1 7 7 2 1 None None None None
Dick Ruthven May 23 @STL 5.0 23 L 3 3 6 3 2 0 None None None None
Nino Espinosa May 25 @CHC 5.0 24 L 3 3 8 2 2 1 None None None None
Larry Christenson May 26 @CHC 6.1 26 L 3 3 10 3 0 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton May 27 @CHC 9.0 34 W 2 4 4 5 2 1 None None None None
Randy Lerch May 28 @CHC 7.2 30 L 2 2 5 3 2 1 None None None None
Dick Ruthven May 29 MON 4.2 24 L 7 7 9 5 1 1 None None None None
Nino Espinosa May 30 MON 6.0 22 L 2 2 4 1 0 1 None None None None
Larry Christenson May 31 MON 7.0 22 L 1 1 2 5 0 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Jun 1 CIN 8.0 38 L 2 4 8 6 5 0 None None None None
Randy Lerch Jun 2 CIN 6.0 26 L 3 3 7 2 2 1 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jun 3 CIN 5.0 24 2 2 6 4 3 0 None None None None
Jim Lonborg Jun 3 (2) CIN 2.1 15 L 5 6 7 2 1 2 None None None None
Larry Christenson Jun 4 HOU 7.0 26 L 3 3 6 4 0 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Jun 5 HOU 9.0 31 W 0 0 1 4 4 0 None None None None
Randy Lerch Jun 6 HOU 6.0 25 2 2 5 0 3 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jun 8 @ATL 6.0 29 4 5 10 3 2 1 None None None None
Larry Christenson Jun 9 @ATL 9.0 36 W 3 3 8 4 1 1 None None None None
Steve Carlton Jun 10 @ATL 2.1 17 L 4 6 7 3 2 0 None None None None
Randy Lerch Jun 11 @HOU 9.0 37 W 2 2 9 2 2 0 None None None None
Nino Espinosa Jun 12 @HOU 9.0 33 W 0 0 6 2 0 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jun 13 @HOU 3.2 21 L 4 4 8 2 1 1 None None None None
Larry Christenson Jun 15 @CIN 5.0 25 L 6 6 8 1 3 1 None None None None
Steve Carlton Jun 16 @CIN 8.1 34 3 3 7 8 3 2 None None None None
Randy Lerch Jun 17 @CIN 8.0 33 W 3 3 7 6 3 1 None None None None
Nino Espinosa Jun 18 ATL 2.1 14 L 5 5 8 0 0 3 None None None None
Larry Christenson Jun 19 ATL 6.1 30 L 4 6 8 2 3 1 None None None None
Steve Carlton Jun 20 ATL 9.0 36 W 3 4 4 4 5 1 None None None None
Randy Lerch Jun 22 MON 3.2 22 L 2 4 10 1 0 0 None None None None
Nino Espinosa Jun 23 MON 7.0 26 L 2 3 7 1 0 0 None None None None
Larry Christenson Jun 24 MON 6.0 26 W 2 2 8 2 2 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Jun 25 CHC 1.1 12 L 6 8 7 1 1 1 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jun 26 CHC 5.0 21 W 3 3 4 3 2 1 None None None None
Randy Lerch Jun 27 CHC 2.0 12 L 4 4 4 1 2 1 None None None None
Nino Espinosa Jun 29 STL 3.0 17 6 6 7 3 1 0 None None None None
Larry Christenson Jun 29 (2) STL 4.0 19 L 5 5 8 0 0 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Jun 30 STL 5.2 28 4 4 8 4 3 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jul 1 STL 5.0 23 4 4 7 2 2 1 None None None None
Randy Lerch Jul 1 (2) STL 8.0 30 L 2 2 5 3 3 1 None None None None
Nino Espinosa Jul 2 @NYM 9.0 32 W 2 2 6 5 3 1 None None None None
Larry Christenson Jul 3 @NYM 3.0 13 1 1 3 1 1 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Jul 4 @NYM 9.0 29 W 0 0 1 9 0 0 None None None None
Dickie Noles Jul 5 @NYM 5.0 19 L 3 3 4 4 2 1 None None None None
Nino Espinosa Jul 6 @SFG 9.0 38 W 1 1 11 6 3 0 108 66 42 .61
Tug McGraw Jul 7 @SFG 4.0 19 4 4 5 1 2 1 63 40 23 .63
Steve Carlton Jul 8 @SFG 9.0 38 W 3 3 9 14 3 1 159 97 62 .61
Dickie Noles Jul 9 @SFG 8.1 35 W 2 2 3 6 9 1 129 65 64 .50
Nino Espinosa Jul 10 @SDP 4.2 20 5 5 5 2 2 1 None None None None
Randy Lerch Jul 11 @SDP 0.2 7 L 4 4 5 0 0 3 None None None None
Steve Carlton Jul 12 @SDP 8.0 35 W 3 3 7 5 6 0 None None None None
Dickie Noles Jul 13 @LAD 7.0 30 W 0 0 7 1 5 0 None None None None
Nino Espinosa Jul 14 @LAD 8.0 36 W 3 4 12 1 1 1 None None None None
Randy Lerch Jul 15 @LAD 6.0 21 W 1 1 4 1 2 1 None None None None
Dickie Noles Jul 19 SFG 7.0 27 L 1 1 5 6 1 0 76 55 21 .72
Randy Lerch Jul 20 SFG 6.0 24 W 2 4 3 3 2 1 79 50 29 .63
Steve Carlton Jul 21 SFG 4.0 18 L 4 4 5 2 3 2 None None None None
Nino Espinosa Jul 22 SDP 7.2 31 W 2 2 6 3 2 0 None None None None
Dickie Noles Jul 23 SDP 5.2 24 3 3 7 0 0 0 None None None None
Randy Lerch Jul 24 LAD 2.0 15 L 8 8 10 0 0 1 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jul 25 LAD 2.1 14 L 7 7 4 0 3 1 None None None None
Nino Espinosa Jul 27 @STL 2.0 14 L 5 5 6 0 2 0 None None None None
Dickie Noles Jul 28 @STL 6.0 28 3 4 7 1 4 0 None None None None
Randy Lerch Jul 29 @STL 4.1 22 L 4 6 8 0 2 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Jul 30 @CHC 7.1 26 2 2 3 2 3 0 None None None None
Nino Espinosa Jul 31 @CHC 9.0 31 W 1 1 6 7 1 0 None None None None
Dickie Noles Aug 1 NYM 7.0 35 W 6 6 10 2 4 0 None None None None
Randy Lerch Aug 2 NYM 2.1 13 2 2 6 2 0 0 None None None None
Kevin Saucier Aug 2 (2) NYM 6.1 27 L 2 2 4 2 4 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Aug 3 PIT 6.0 27 3 3 8 2 2 1 None None None None
Larry Christenson Aug 3 (2) PIT 4.1 25 L 5 5 7 1 3 0 None None None None
Nino Espinosa Aug 4 PIT 4.2 25 L 4 4 8 3 3 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Aug 5 PIT 5.0 27 6 7 9 8 1 2 None None None None
Dickie Noles Aug 5 (2) PIT 3.1 20 L 4 5 3 1 6 0 None None None None
Larry Christenson Aug 7 @MON 9.0 33 W 2 2 6 10 1 0 None None None None
Dick Ruthven Aug 8 @MON 6.0 21 2 2 5 1 0 2 None None None None
Nino Espinosa Aug 9 @MON 8.2 34 W 4 4 8 2 2 1 None None None None
Steve Carlton Aug 10 @PIT 9.0 34 3 3 5 6 2 2 None None None None
Randy Lerch Aug 10 (2) @PIT 3.1 15 L 3 3 4 1 1 0 None None None None
Dickie Noles Aug 11 @PIT 4.2 22 4 4 8 2 2 1 None None None None
Larry Christenson Aug 13 @PIT 5.0 24 L 5 5 7 3 2 2 None None None None
Steve Carlton Aug 14 CIN 9.1 36 L 2 2 4 12 6 0 None None None None
Nino Espinosa Aug 15 CIN 9.0 32 W 2 2 5 4 2 0 None None None None
Randy Lerch Aug 17 HOU 9.0 34 W 1 2 7 3 0 1 None None None None
Larry Christenson Aug 18 HOU 7.0 27 W 0 0 8 3 3 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Aug 19 HOU 9.0 31 W 2 2 2 6 5 0 None None None None
Nino Espinosa Aug 20 @ATL 8.0 32 1 2 6 3 1 0 None None None None
Randy Lerch Aug 21 @ATL 5.2 25 4 4 5 4 3 0 None None None None
Larry Christenson Aug 22 @ATL 4.0 18 L 3 4 6 1 2 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Aug 24 @HOU 9.0 35 W 3 3 7 9 2 0 None None None None
Nino Espinosa Aug 25 @HOU 5.0 21 L 3 3 7 0 0 1 None None None None
Randy Lerch Aug 26 @HOU 7.0 27 1 1 5 4 2 0 None None None None
Larry Christenson Aug 27 @CIN 8.1 31 L 3 3 4 5 5 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Aug 28 @CIN 6.0 28 L 5 5 7 7 3 3 None None None None
Nino Espinosa Aug 29 @CIN 4.2 23 6 6 7 3 4 1 None None None None
Doug Bird Aug 31 ATL 5.1 21 W 2 2 5 1 1 1 None None None None
Larry Christenson Sep 1 ATL 6.1 31 W 3 3 9 1 4 2 None None None None
Nino Espinosa Sep 2 ATL 7.0 26 1 1 3 1 1 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Sep 3 PIT 7.0 22 W 0 0 1 8 2 0 None None None None
Randy Lerch Sep 3 (2) PIT 4.1 20 L 5 5 7 3 3 1 None None None None
Nino Espinosa Sep 6 @NYM 7.0 29 L 3 3 8 1 3 1 None None None None
Randy Lerch Sep 6 (2) @NYM 6.0 21 W 0 0 1 4 3 0 None None None None
Dickie Noles Sep 7 CHC 7.0 28 3 3 7 4 0 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Sep 8 CHC 2.2 16 7 7 8 3 0 3 None None None None
Kevin Saucier Sep 9 CHC 3.1 20 L 5 5 10 2 1 1 None None None None
Nino Espinosa Sep 11 NYM 6.2 27 W 2 2 8 3 1 0 None None None None
Randy Lerch Sep 12 NYM 9.0 34 W 0 0 7 8 2 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Sep 13 NYM 8.1 34 W 1 1 8 8 3 0 None None None None
Dickie Noles Sep 14 @CHC 9.0 30 0 0 4 6 0 0 None None None None
Dan Larson Sep 15 @CHC 7.0 28 W 1 1 5 2 4 0 None None None None
Randy Lerch Sep 16 @CHC 7.0 29 3 3 6 2 3 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Sep 17 STL 8.0 32 W 4 5 6 8 2 1 None None None None
Dickie Noles Sep 18 STL 5.0 21 3 3 3 3 3 0 None None None None
Nino Espinosa Sep 19 @PIT 6.2 30 1 1 4 3 7 1 None None None None
Dan Larson Sep 19 (2) @PIT 5.0 25 5 5 7 3 3 0 None None None None
Randy Lerch Sep 20 @PIT 9.0 36 W 1 1 9 9 2 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Sep 22 @MON 6.0 25 4 4 3 7 4 0 None None None None
Dickie Noles Sep 22 (2) @MON 6.0 23 L 4 4 6 2 0 3 None None None None
Nino Espinosa Sep 23 @MON 2.0 11 L 3 3 5 0 0 2 None None None None
Randy Lerch Sep 24 @STL 8.0 35 L 3 3 7 4 4 0 None None None None
Dan Larson Sep 25 @STL 7.0 28 L 3 3 5 4 2 1 None None None None
Steve Carlton Sep 26 @STL 7.0 26 W 1 1 4 4 1 0 None None None None
Dickie Noles Sep 28 MON 9.0 35 2 2 6 4 2 0 None None None None
Randy Lerch Sep 29 MON 8.0 32 2 2 9 3 0 0 None None None None
Steve Carlton Sep 30 MON 9.0 33 W 0 0 3 12 3 0 None None None None
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