Thursday April 24, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, April 24, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston          8   5  2.57   13   3   3   126   110   45   36    5   44   97
Cincinnati      12   2  2.69   14   5   4   124    95   38   37    6   50   63
Los Angeles      8   7  3.50   15   2   2   139   113   57   54    8   59   78
Pittsburgh       8   4  3.53   12   2   4   107   100   44   42    9   37   68
San Diego        6   8  3.62   14   0   4   122   126   58   49    7   41   58
San Francisco    4  11  3.90   15   3   1   127   129   63   55   10   49   73
Chicago          6   4  3.97   10   0   5    88    96   51   39    7   40   48
Atlanta          4   9  4.05   13   1   1   111   108   61   50    9   47   74
Montreal         5   6  4.45   11   1   2    97   114   60   48   10   18   37
Philadelphia     5   6  4.61   11   1   2    98   104   52   50    7   40   52
New York         5   7  4.76   12   0   5   104   122   62   55   20   40   59
St. Louis        5   7  5.03   12   4   0   106   118   69   59    7   36   47

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Hume (CIN)         2   0  0.00   6   0   0   3   0   13    5    0    0    0    6    6
Rick Matula (ATL)      2   0  0.42   3   3   1   0   1   21   15    2    1    0    6    9
Jerry Reuss (LAN)      3   0  0.66   4   0   0   0   0   14    6    1    1    0    4    9
J.R. Richard (HOU)     2   0  0.82   3   3   1   0   1   22    7    3    2    0    8   32
Bob Welch (LAN)        0   1  1.64   3   3   0   0   0   22   10    4    4    1    7   10
C. Leibrandt (CIN)     1   1  1.88   3   3   1   0   1   24   18    5    5    1    8   10
Joe Niekro (HOU)       1   1  2.05   3   3   2   0   0   22   17   12    5    0    6   13
Tommy Boggs (ATL)      0   0  2.30   4   1   0   0   0   16    9    4    4    0    4   11
Bert Blyleven (PIT)    0   2  2.42   4   4   0   0   0   26   14    7    7    4    7   26
Mike Lacoss (CIN)      3   0  2.61   3   3   2   0   1   21   19    6    6    0    8    6

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Matula            2   0  0.42   3   3   1   0   1   21   15    2    1    0    6    9
Larry Bradford         0   1  1.00   7   0   0   0   0    9    6    3    1    1    4    9
Tommy Boggs            0   0  2.30   4   1   0   0   0   16    9    4    4    0    4   11
Rick Camp              0   0  2.61   6   0   0   0   0   10   10    4    3    0    3    3
Al Hrabosky            1   1  3.52   7   0   0   1   0    8    6    3    3    2    4    4
Phil Niekro            0   3  5.55   4   4   0   0   0   24   23   17   15    4   10   20
Doyle Alexander        0   1  5.94   3   3   0   0   0   17   22   14   11    1   10   13
Gene Garber            1   1  7.36   5   0   0   0   0    4    7    3    3    0    3    4
Preston Hanna          0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    1    1    0    2    0
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
Dick Tidrow            1   0  0.00   6   0   0   1   0    9    4    0    0    0    2    9
Bruce Sutter           1   1  2.35   6   0   0   4   0    8    9    2    2    1    1    5
Mike Krukow            1   1  3.00   3   3   0   0   0   18   14   13    6    2    9    7
Doug Capilla           0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    0    0
Bill Caudill           0   0  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    9    9    4    4    1    5    8
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
Dennis Lamp            2   0  4.76   3   3   0   0   0   17   22   10    9    2    4    9
Lynn McGlothen         0   0 14.54   3   0   0   0   0    4    9    7    7    0    1    2

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bair              0   0  0.00   5   0   0   1   0    5    3    0    0    0    5    1
Tom Hume               2   0  0.00   6   0   0   3   0   13    5    0    0    0    6    6
Charlie Leibrandt      1   1  1.88   3   3   1   0   1   24   18    5    5    1    8   10
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
Frank Pastore          2   1  2.70   3   3   2   0   1   20   15    6    6    1    2   13
Tom Seaver             1   0  3.75   2   2   0   0   0   12   10    6    5    1    7    7
Dave Tomlin            2   0  3.86   5   0   0   0   0    5    7    2    2    0    3    4
Paul Moskau            0   0  6.00   2   1   0   0   0    9    5    6    6    1    7    4
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   6   0   0   1   0    8    2    0    0    0    4    5
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  0.87   5   0   0   1   0   10    8    2    1    0    1    6
Joe Niekro             1   1  2.05   3   3   2   0   0   22   17   12    5    0    6   13
Dave Smith             1   2  2.89   5   0   0   0   0    9    9    3    3    0    3    6
Ken Forsch             2   0  3.05   3   3   0   0   0   21   24    7    7    1    3   11
Nolan Ryan             1   0  3.79   3   3   0   0   0   19   20    8    8    3   14   15
Joaquin Andujar        0   1  3.86   4   0   0   1   0    7   10    3    3    1    1    6
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            3   0  0.66   4   0   0   0   0   14    6    1    1    0    4    9
Charlie Hough          0   0  1.29   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    2    1    0    3    5
Bob Welch              0   1  1.64   3   3   0   0   0   22   10    4    4    1    7   10
Steve Howe             1   0  2.79   5   0   0   1   0   10    7    4    3    0    3    4
Don Sutton             1   0  3.15   3   3   1   0   1   20   15    8    7    2    7   17
Dave Goltz             1   2  3.22   3   3   1   0   1   22   25    8    8    0   12   12
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
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   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    0    0    0    2
Elias Sosa             2   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    1    0    0    0    0    2
Ross Grimsley          0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    4    3    0    2    0
Steve Rogers           2   2  4.68   4   4   1   0   0   25   25   14   13    3    7   14
Bill Lee               0   2  5.74   3   3   0   0   0   16   24   12   10    2    1    3
Scott Sanderson        1   1  6.00   3   3   0   0   0   15   19   10   10    4    4    3
Dale Murray            0   0  6.14   4   0   0   0   0    7   15    6    5    1    0    4
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
Pete Falcone           1   0  1.00   2   2   0   0   0    9    4    1    1    1    3    6
Ed Glynn               0   0  2.70   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    1    1    1
Craig Swan             1   1  3.71   3   3   0   0   0   17   21   11    7    2    2   12
John Pacella           0   0  3.86   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    3    1    5    7
Ray Burris             2   1  3.94   3   3   0   0   0   16   17    7    7    3    7   12
Mark Bomback           1   0  4.26   4   1   0   0   0   13   18    6    6    3    2    6
Jeff Reardon           0   0  5.40   6   0   0   1   0    5    7    3    3    2    7    4
Neil Allen             0   2  6.75   7   0   0   4   0   12   14   10    9    3    4    7
Tom Hausman            0   1  6.75   3   3   0   0   0   16   22   12   12    2    2    2
Kevin Kobel            0   2  9.00   4   0   0   0   0    6   11    8    6    2    7    2

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dickie Noles           0   0  0.00   5   0   0   1   0    9    5    0    0    0    2    9
Lerrin LaGrow          0   2  1.59   4   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    1    1    0    2
Kevin Saucier          1   0  2.08   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    3    0
Steve Carlton          2   1  2.96   3   3   1   0   0   24   21    8    8    1    5   16
Scott Munninghoff      0   0  3.38   2   0   0   0   0    5    7    2    2    0    2    1
Ron Reed               0   0  4.15   5   0   0   0   0    9    6    4    4    0    7    2
Larry Christenson      1   0  6.55   3   3   0   0   0   11   11    9    8    2    6    8
Tug McGraw             0   1  6.75   3   0   0   1   0    4    6    3    3    0    4    4
Randy Lerch            0   1  7.30   2   2   0   0   0   12   18   10   10    2    3    7
Dick Ruthven           1   1  8.78   3   3   0   0   0   13   20   13   13    1    8    3

 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
Enrique Romo           0   0  1.86   6   0   0   0   0   10   10    2    2    0    3    6
Bert Blyleven          0   2  2.42   4   4   0   0   0   26   14    7    7    4    7   26
Grant Jackson          2   0  2.45   7   0   0   1   0    7    6    2    2    1    3    2
Kent Tekulve           1   0  2.45   5   0   0   3   0    7    5    2    2    0    4    3
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              2   0  5.30   3   3   1   0   0   19   20   11   11    2    4   11
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
Steve Mura             0   0  0.90   4   0   0   1   0   10    2    2    1    0    6    3
Gary Lucas             1   0  1.00   2   1   0   0   0    9    9    1    1    0    4    6
Rollie Fingers         2   1  1.42   5   0   0   1   0    6    6    2    1    0    0    7
Bob Shirley            0   1  2.38   6   0   0   2   0   11   14    5    3    1    3    7
Randy Jones            1   2  3.12   4   4   0   0   0   26   24   10    9    2    4   11
John Curtis            1   1  3.79   3   3   0   0   0   19   16    8    8    1    9    6
Eric Rasmussen         0   2  4.80   3   3   0   0   0   15   19   11    8    0    5    7
John D'Acquisto        0   0  5.00   3   0   0   0   0    9   10    5    5    0    6    5
Rick Wise              1   1  6.94   3   3   0   0   0   12   19    9    9    2    2    3
Dennis Kinney          0   0  8.31   4   0   0   0   0    4    7    5    4    1    2    3

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Halicki             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    1    2
Al Holland             0   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    6    5    0    0    0    2    5
Greg Minton            0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    7    2    0    0    0    3    1
Vida Blue              2   1  3.27   3   3   1   0   0   22   19    8    8    3    9   13
John Montefusco        1   2  3.86   4   4   1   0   0   28   25   12   12    4   10   18
Bob Knepper            1   2  4.67   4   4   1   0   0   27   31   16   14    2    6   16
Ed Whitson             0   3  5.00   4   4   0   0   0   18   23   14   10    0   12    8
Gary Lavelle           0   3  6.00   5   0   0   1   0    6    9    6    4    0    4    5
Tom Griffin            0   0  6.43   3   0   0   0   0    7    9    5    5    0    2    4
Randy Moffitt          0   0  7.71   3   0   0   0   0    2    4    2    2    1    0    1

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Hood               0   1  1.93   5   0   0   0   0    5    8    5    1    0    4    3
Silvio Martinez        1   1  2.70   3   3   1   0   0   17   12   10    5    1    7    9
Pete Vuckovich         2   1  2.86   3   3   2   0   1   22   14    7    7    1    5   13
John Fulgham           1   1  4.38   3   2   1   0   0   12   11    6    6    0    5    8
Donnie Moore           0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    0    1    2
Bob Forsch             0   1  5.66   3   3   0   0   0   21   26   13   13    1    5    2
Bob Sykes              1   0  6.57   4   1   0   0   0   12   19    9    9    1    4    4
Darold Knowles         0   1 10.80   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    1    0    1
Roy Thomas             0   0 11.57   5   0   0   0   0    5    9    7    6    1    1    2
Mark Littell           0   1 13.50   4   0   0   0   0    4    6    6    6    1    4    3

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Lacoss (CIN)           3
  J. Reuss (LAN)            3
  J. Bibby (PIT)            2
  V. Blue (SFN)             2
  R. Burris (NYN)           2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  R. Fingers (SDN)          2
  K. Forsch (HOU)           2
  B. Hooton (LAN)           2
  T. Hume (CIN)             2

Losses:

  G. Lavelle (SFN)          3
  P. Niekro (ATL)           3
  E. Whitson (SFN)          3
  N. Allen (NYN)            2
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         2
  D. Goltz (LAN)            2
  R. Jones (SDN)            2
  B. Knepper (SFN)          2
  K. Kobel (NYN)            2
  L. LaGrow (PHI)           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
  D. Goltz (LAN)            1

Saves:

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

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  J. Montefusco (SFN)    28.0
  B. Knepper (SFN)       27.0
  B. Blyleven (PIT)      26.0
  R. Jones (SDN)         26.0
  S. Rogers (MON)        25.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)       24.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        24.1
  C. Leibrandt (CIN)     24.0
  D. Goltz (LAN)         22.1
  V. Blue (SFN)          22.0

Hits:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         31
  B. Forsch (SLN)          26
  D. Goltz (LAN)           25
  J. Montefusco (SFN)      25
  S. Rogers (MON)          25
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      24
  K. Forsch (HOU)          24
  R. Jones (SDN)           24
  B. Lee (MON)             24
  P. Niekro (ATL)          23

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          17
  B. Knepper (SFN)         16
  D. Alexander (ATL)       14
  S. Rogers (MON)          14
  E. Whitson (SFN)         14
  B. Forsch (SLN)          13
  M. Krukow (CHN)          13
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         13
  R. Sutcliffe (LAN)       13
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      12

Home Runs:

  B. Blyleven (PIT)         4
  J. Montefusco (SFN)       4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  S. Sanderson (MON)        4
  N. Allen (NYN)            3
  V. Blue (SFN)             3
  M. Bomback (NYN)          3
  R. Burris (NYN)           3
  B. Hooton (LAN)           3
  S. Rogers (MON)           3

Walks:

  R. Reuschel (CHN)        14
  N. Ryan (HOU)            14
  D. Goltz (LAN)           12
  E. Whitson (SFN)         12
  D. Alexander (ATL)       10
  J. Montefusco (SFN)      10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  V. Blue (SFN)             9
  J. Curtis (SDN)           9
  M. Krukow (CHN)           9

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         32
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        26
  P. Niekro (ATL)          20
  J. Montefusco (SFN)      18
  D. Sutton (LAN)          17
  S. Carlton (PHI)         16
  B. Knepper (SFN)         16
  N. Ryan (HOU)            15
  S. Rogers (MON)          14
  D. Alexander (ATL)       13

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