Monday April 21, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, April 21, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Cincinnati      11   1  2.34   12   5   3   104    75   28   27    6   38   52
Houston          7   4  2.83   11   3   3   105    91   42   33    5   37   83
Chicago          5   3  3.58    8   0   5    70    74   36   28    4   33   40
Pittsburgh       7   3  3.60   10   2   3    90    87   38   36    7   32   55
San Francisco    4   8  3.81   12   3   1   102    96   48   43    7   38   59
San Diego        6   5  3.84   11   0   4    96    99   45   41    5   35   47
New York         4   6  4.03   10   0   4    87    97   46   39   17   33   51
Los Angeles      5   7  4.22   12   0   2   111    97   55   52    7   51   59
St. Louis        4   6  4.30   10   3   0    88    92   52   42    4   30   33
Atlanta          1   9  4.34   10   1   0    83    87   51   40    7   34   58
Philadelphia     4   5  4.52    9   1   2    80    83   41   40    7   32   47
Montreal         4   5  4.78    9   0   2    79   100   53   42    7   16   27

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Matula (ATL)      1   0  0.00   2   2   1   0   1   15   11    1    0    0    3    6
Frank Pastore (CIN)    2   0  0.50   2   2   2   0   1   18    8    1    1    1    1   11
Jim Rooker (PIT)       2   0  0.79   2   2   0   0   0   11    9    1    1    0    6    7
J.R. Richard (HOU)     2   0  0.82   3   3   1   0   1   22    7    3    2    0    8   32
Jerry Reuss (LAN)      2   0  0.84   3   0   0   0   0   11    4    1    1    0    3    6
Bob Welch (LAN)        0   1  1.20   2   2   0   0   0   15    6    2    2    0    5    6
C. Leibrandt (CIN)     1   1  1.69   2   2   1   0   1   16   11    3    3    1    5    8
Bert Blyleven (PIT)    0   1  1.89   3   3   0   0   0   19    8    4    4    2    7   19
Joe Niekro (HOU)       1   1  2.05   3   3   2   0   0   22   17   12    5    0    6   13
Bob Forsch (SLN)       0   1  2.25   2   2   0   0   0   16   12    4    4    0    3    0

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Matula            1   0  0.00   2   2   1   0   1   15   11    1    0    0    3    6
Larry Bradford         0   1  1.35   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    1    1    2    8
Rick Camp              0   0  1.93   5   0   0   0   0    9    9    3    2    0    2    3
Tommy Boggs            0   0  2.30   4   1   0   0   0   16    9    4    4    0    4   11
Al Hrabosky            0   1  4.15   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    2    1    3    2
Doyle Alexander        0   1  4.63   2   2   0   0   0   12   14    9    6    0    8   11
Phil Niekro            0   3  7.63   3   3   0   0   0   15   19   15   13    4    8   12
Preston Hanna          0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    1    1    0    2    0
Gene Garber            0   1 10.13   3   0   0   0   0    3    6    3    3    0    1    4
Larry McWilliams       0   2 54.00   2   2   0   0   0    1   10   10    8    1    1    1

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Capilla           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Dick Tidrow            1   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    7    3    0    0    0    0    7
Dennis Lamp            2   0  2.57   2   2   0   0   0   14   15    4    4    0    2    9
Bruce Sutter           0   1  2.84   5   0   0   4   0    6    8    2    2    1    1    4
Willie Hernandez       0   1  4.15   1   1   0   0   0    4    7    3    2    0    4    2
Rick Reuschel          1   1  4.15   3   3   0   0   0   17   20   11    8    0   14    6
Mike Krukow            1   0  4.91   2   2   0   0   0   11    8   10    6    2    9    5
Lynn McGlothen         0   0  4.91   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    0    0    2
Bill Caudill           0   0  6.35   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    4    4    1    3    5

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bair              0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    0    0    0    5    1
Tom Hume               1   0  0.00   5   0   0   3   0   10    4    0    0    0    1    4
Frank Pastore          2   0  0.50   2   2   2   0   1   18    8    1    1    1    1   11
Charlie Leibrandt      1   1  1.69   2   2   1   0   1   16   11    3    3    1    5    8
Mike Lacoss            3   0  2.61   3   3   2   0   1   21   19    6    6    0    8    6
Bill Bonham            1   0  2.63   2   2   0   0   0   14   10    4    4    1    3    9
Tom Seaver             1   0  3.75   2   2   0   0   0   12   10    6    5    1    7    7
Paul Moskau            0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    3    3    3    1    4    2
Dave Tomlin            2   0 10.80   4   0   0   0   0    2    4    2    2    0    3    1
Mario Soto             0   0 11.57   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    3    3    1    1    3

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Frank Lacorte          0   0  0.00   5   0   0   1   0    6    2    0    0    0    4    2
Randy Niemann          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0
J.R. Richard           2   0  0.82   3   3   1   0   1   22    7    3    2    0    8   32
Joe Sambito            1   0  1.08   4   0   0   1   0    8    5    2    1    0    1    6
Joe Niekro             1   1  2.05   3   3   2   0   0   22   17   12    5    0    6   13
Joaquin Andujar        0   0  3.00   3   0   0   1   0    6    8    2    2    1    1    6
Ken Forsch             2   0  3.29   2   2   0   0   0   14   16    5    5    1    2    7
Dave Smith             1   2  3.68   4   0   0   0   0    7    9    3    3    0    3    6
Nolan Ryan             0   0  6.00   2   2   0   0   0   12   14    8    8    3    8    8
Vern Ruhle             0   1  8.59   3   1   0   0   0    7   12    7    7    0    4    3

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Reuss            2   0  0.84   3   0   0   0   0   11    4    1    1    0    3    6
Bob Welch              0   1  1.20   2   2   0   0   0   15    6    2    2    0    5    6
Charlie Hough          0   0  1.29   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    2    1    0    3    5
Steve Howe             1   0  2.79   5   0   0   1   0   10    7    4    3    0    3    4
Bobby Castillo         0   1  4.05   5   0   0   0   0    7    4    3    3    1    5    4
Burt Hooton            2   1  4.24   4   3   0   1   0   17   13    8    8    3    5   10
Dave Goltz             0   2  5.40   2   2   0   0   0   13   19    8    8    0    8    8
Don Sutton             0   0  5.73   2   2   0   0   0   11   11    8    7    2    6    9
Rick Sutcliffe         0   1  7.98   3   3   0   0   0   15   18   13   13    0    9    6
Don Stanhouse          0   1  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    6    1    4    1

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Stan Bahnsen           0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    6    5    0    0    1    3
Woodie Fryman          0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    2    3    0    0    0    0    0
David Palmer           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    0    0    0    1
Elias Sosa             2   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    1
Ross Grimsley          0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    4    3    0    2    0
Scott Sanderson        1   0  5.00   2   2   0   0   0    9   11    5    5    2    2    2
Bill Lee               0   2  5.74   3   3   0   0   0   16   24   12   10    2    1    3
Dale Murray            0   0  6.14   4   0   0   0   0    7   15    6    5    1    0    4
Steve Rogers           1   2  6.75   3   3   0   0   0   16   20   12   12    2    7    7
Fred Norman            0   0  7.27   4   0   0   1   0    9   11    7    7    0    3    6

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Pacella           0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    0    0    0    3    6
Pete Falcone           1   0  1.00   2   2   0   0   0    9    4    1    1    1    3    6
Craig Swan             1   1  3.71   3   3   0   0   0   17   21   11    7    2    2   12
Tom Hausman            0   1  3.75   2   2   0   0   0   12   15    5    5    1    1    2
Ray Burris             2   1  3.94   3   3   0   0   0   16   17    7    7    3    7   12
Ed Glynn               0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    1    0    1
Kevin Kobel            0   1  5.79   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    5    3    2    6    1
Neil Allen             0   2  6.17   6   0   0   4   0   12   11    9    8    3    4    7
Jeff Reardon           0   0  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    3    6    2    2    1    6    1
Mark Bomback           0   0  7.94   3   0   0   0   0    6   10    5    5    3    1    3

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Scott Munninghoff      0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    1
Dickie Noles           0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    7    4    0    0    0    1    8
Lerrin LaGrow          0   1  2.45   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    1    1    1    0    1
Steve Carlton          2   1  2.96   3   3   1   0   0   24   21    8    8    1    5   16
Dick Ruthven           1   1  5.40   2   2   0   0   0   12   13    7    7    1    7    2
Tug McGraw             0   1  6.00   2   0   0   1   0    3    4    2    2    0    3    3
Larry Christenson      1   0  6.30   2   2   0   0   0   10   10    8    7    2    6    8
Kevin Saucier          0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    1    3    1    1    0    0    0
Randy Lerch            0   1  7.30   2   2   0   0   0   12   18   10   10    2    3    7
Ron Reed               0   0  7.71   4   0   0   0   0    5    4    4    4    0    6    1

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Rooker             2   0  0.79   2   2   0   0   0   11    9    1    1    0    6    7
Bert Blyleven          0   1  1.89   3   3   0   0   0   19    8    4    4    2    7   19
Enrique Romo           0   0  2.08   5   0   0   0   0    9   10    2    2    0    2    6
Grant Jackson          2   0  2.45   6   0   0   1   0    7    6    2    2    1    2    2
Kent Tekulve           1   0  3.60   4   0   0   2   0    5    5    2    2    0    3    2
Dave Roberts           0   1  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    1    1
Rod Scurry             0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    1    0    1
John Candelaria        1   1  5.29   3   3   1   0   0   17   24   12   10    0    6    9
Jim Bibby              1   0  6.00   2   2   1   0   0   12   13    8    8    2    2    6
Andy Hassler           0   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    1    1    1
Eddie Solomon          0   0 10.13   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    3    3    0    2    1

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rollie Fingers         2   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    6    3    1    0    0    0    6
Gary Lucas             1   0  1.00   2   1   0   0   0    9    9    1    1    0    4    6
Steve Mura             0   0  1.13   3   0   0   1   0    8    2    2    1    0    4    2
Bob Shirley            0   0  1.13   4   0   0   2   0    8    9    1    1    0    2    3
Randy Jones            1   1  3.60   3   3   0   0   0   20   18    8    8    1    4    9
Eric Rasmussen         0   2  4.91   2   2   0   0   0   11   13    7    6    0    4    7
John D'Acquisto        0   0  5.00   3   0   0   0   0    9   10    5    5    0    6    5
John Curtis            1   1  5.23   2   2   0   0   0   10    9    6    6    1    7    4
Rick Wise              1   1  6.94   3   3   0   0   0   12   19    9    9    2    2    3
Dennis Kinney          0   0 10.80   3   0   0   0   0    3    7    5    4    1    2    2

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Holland             0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    5    4    0    0    0    1    5
Greg Minton            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    1    1
Randy Moffitt          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    1
Vida Blue              2   1  3.27   3   3   1   0   0   22   19    8    8    3    9   13
John Montefusco        1   2  4.09   3   3   1   0   0   22   18   10   10    3    9   17
Bob Knepper            1   1  4.50   3   3   1   0   0   22   23   12   11    1    4   13
Ed Whitson             0   2  5.02   3   3   0   0   0   14   18   10    8    0    9    6
Tom Griffin            0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    5    6    3    3    0    1    0
Gary Lavelle           0   2  7.36   3   0   0   1   0    4    4    5    3    0    4    3

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Hood               0   1  2.08   4   0   0   0   0    4    7    5    1    0    4    3
Bob Forsch             0   1  2.25   2   2   0   0   0   16   12    4    4    0    3    0
Pete Vuckovich         2   1  2.86   3   3   2   0   1   22   14    7    7    1    5   13
John Fulgham           1   1  4.50   2   2   1   0   0   12   11    6    6    0    5    7
Silvio Martinez        0   1  4.70   2   2   0   0   0    8    9    9    4    1    5    1
Mark Littell           0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    0    2    2
Donnie Moore           0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    0    1    2
Bob Sykes              1   0  5.91   3   1   0   0   0   11   15    7    7    1    4    2
Darold Knowles         0   1 10.80   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    1    0    1
Roy Thomas             0   0 12.27   4   0   0   0   0    4    7    6    5    0    1    2

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Lacoss (CIN)           3
  V. Blue (SFN)             2
  R. Burris (NYN)           2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  R. Fingers (SDN)          2
  K. Forsch (HOU)           2
  B. Hooton (LAN)           2
  G. Jackson (PIT)          2
  D. Lamp (CHN)             2
  F. Pastore (CIN)          2

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           3
  N. Allen (NYN)            2
  D. Goltz (LAN)            2
  G. Lavelle (SFN)          2
  B. Lee (MON)              2
  L. McWilliams (ATL)       2
  J. Montefusco (SFN)       2
  E. Rasmussen (SDN)        2
  S. Rogers (MON)           2
  D. Smith (HOU)            2

Complete Games:

  M. Lacoss (CIN)           2
  J. Niekro (HOU)           2
  F. Pastore (CIN)          2
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)        2
  J. Bibby (PIT)            1
  V. Blue (SFN)             1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       1
  S. Carlton (PHI)          1
  J. Fulgham (SLN)          1
  B. Knepper (SFN)          1

Saves:

  N. Allen (NYN)            4
  B. Sutter (CHN)           4
  T. Hume (CIN)             3
  B. Shirley (SDN)          2
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          2
  J. Andujar (HOU)          1
  R. Fingers (SDN)          1
  W. Fryman (MON)           1
  B. Hooton (LAN)           1
  S. Howe (LAN)             1

Shutouts:

  M. Lacoss (CIN)           1
  C. Leibrandt (CIN)        1
  R. Matula (ATL)           1
  F. Pastore (CIN)          1
  J. Richard (HOU)          1
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)        1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)       24.1
  V. Blue (SFN)          22.0
  B. Knepper (SFN)       22.0
  J. Montefusco (SFN)    22.0
  J. Niekro (HOU)        22.0
  J. Richard (HOU)       22.0
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)     22.0
  M. Lacoss (CIN)        20.2
  R. Jones (SDN)         20.0
  B. Blyleven (PIT)      19.0

Hits:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)      24
  B. Lee (MON)             24
  B. Knepper (SFN)         23
  S. Carlton (PHI)         21
  C. Swan (NYN)            21
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        20
  S. Rogers (MON)          20
  V. Blue (SFN)            19
  D. Goltz (LAN)           19
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          19

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          15
  R. Sutcliffe (LAN)       13
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      12
  B. Knepper (SFN)         12
  B. Lee (MON)             12
  J. Niekro (HOU)          12
  S. Rogers (MON)          12
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        11
  C. Swan (NYN)            11
  M. Krukow (CHN)          10

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  N. Allen (NYN)            3
  V. Blue (SFN)             3
  M. Bomback (NYN)          3
  R. Burris (NYN)           3
  B. Hooton (LAN)           3
  J. Montefusco (SFN)       3
  N. Ryan (HOU)             3
  J. Bibby (PIT)            2
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         2

Walks:

  R. Reuschel (CHN)        14
  V. Blue (SFN)             9
  M. Krukow (CHN)           9
  J. Montefusco (SFN)       9
  R. Sutcliffe (LAN)        9
  E. Whitson (SFN)          9
  D. Alexander (ATL)        8
  D. Goltz (LAN)            8
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           8
  P. Niekro (ATL)           8

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         32
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        19
  J. Montefusco (SFN)      17
  S. Carlton (PHI)         16
  V. Blue (SFN)            13
  B. Knepper (SFN)         13
  J. Niekro (HOU)          13
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)       13
  R. Burris (NYN)          12
  P. Niekro (ATL)          12

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