Saturday April 26, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 26, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         10   5  2.50   15   3   4   144   119   49   40    5   56  111
Cincinnati      12   4  2.76   16   5   4   140   109   45   43    6   59   69
Los Angeles     10   7  3.44   17   2   3   157   133   63   60    9   63   90
Pittsburgh       9   5  3.56   14   3   4   124   118   51   49   10   43   71
San Francisco    6  11  3.66   17   4   1   145   146   67   59   10   52   80
San Diego        6  10  3.85   16   0   4   138   148   68   59   10   45   65
Philadelphia     6   7  4.12   13   3   2   116   112   55   53    9   42   61
Atlanta          5  10  4.19   15   1   1   131   123   72   61   13   53   85
Chicago          7   5  4.32   12   0   6   106   121   63   51    8   47   58
Montreal         6   7  4.33   13   1   3   116   141   71   56   11   24   44
St. Louis        6   8  4.84   14   4   1   123   135   77   66    8   41   55
New York         5   9  5.03   14   0   5   120   143   75   67   21   43   77

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Matula (ATL)      2   0  0.42   3   3   1   0   1   21   15    2    1    0    6    9
Joe Niekro (HOU)       2   1  1.52   4   4   2   0   0   30   21   12    5    0   12   17
Bob Welch (LAN)        0   1  1.64   3   3   0   0   0   22   10    4    4    1    7   10
Gary Lucas (SDN)       1   0  1.72   3   2   0   0   0   16   16    3    3    0    4    7
J.R. Richard (HOU)     3   0  1.78   4   4   1   0   1   30   10    7    6    0   12   40
C. Leibrandt (CIN)     1   1  1.88   3   3   1   0   1   24   18    5    5    1    8   10
Steve Carlton (PHI)    3   1  2.16   4   4   2   0   1   33   22    8    8    1    6   21
Pete Vuckovich (SLN)   3   1  2.40   4   4   2   0   1   30   23    8    8    1    7   19
Bert Blyleven (PIT)    0   2  2.42   4   4   0   0   0   26   14    7    7    4    7   26
Jim Rooker (PIT)       2   1  2.55   3   3   0   0   0   18   16    5    5    0   10    7

 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         1   1  0.90   8   0   0   0   0   10    6    3    1    1    4    9
Rick Camp              0   0  2.19   7   0   0   0   0   12   11    4    3    0    3    4
Preston Hanna          0   0  2.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    1    1    1    0    4    2
Al Hrabosky            1   1  3.52   7   0   0   1   0    8    6    3    3    2    4    4
Tommy Boggs            0   0  4.12   5   2   0   0   0   20   14    9    9    2    5   12
Phil Niekro            0   4  5.29   5   5   0   0   0   32   28   21   19    5   13   26
Doyle Alexander        0   1  5.94   3   3   0   0   0   17   22   14   11    1   10   13
Gene Garber            1   1  7.94   6   0   0   0   0    6   10    5    5    1    3    5
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  2.79   7   0   0   5   0   10   10    3    3    1    1    5
Mike Krukow            1   1  3.00   3   3   0   0   0   18   14   13    6    2    9    7
Willie Hernandez       0   1  3.38   2   1   0   0   0    5    7    3    2    0    4    4
Rick Reuschel          2   1  3.70   4   4   0   0   0   24   27   13   10    0   16    9
Bill Caudill           0   0  3.72   7   0   0   0   0   10    9    4    4    1    5   10
Doug Capilla           0   0  4.15   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    1    3    1
Dennis Lamp            2   1  7.13   4   4   0   0   0   18   28   15   14    2    4    9
Lynn McGlothen         0   0 10.38   4   0   0   0   0    9   18   10   10    1    3    4

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Hume               2   0  0.00   7   0   0   3   0   14    6    0    0    0    7    6
Doug Bair              0   1  1.35   7   0   0   1   0    7    4    1    1    0    7    1
Charlie Leibrandt      1   1  1.88   3   3   1   0   1   24   18    5    5    1    8   10
Bill Bonham            1   0  2.63   2   2   0   0   0   14   10    4    4    1    3    9
Mike Lacoss            3   1  2.70   4   4   2   0   1   27   25    8    8    0   10    6
Frank Pastore          2   1  2.70   3   3   2   0   1   20   15    6    6    1    2   13
Tom Seaver             1   0  3.38   3   3   0   0   0   19   14    9    7    1   11   13
Dave Tomlin            2   0  5.40   6   0   0   0   0    5    9    3    3    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   7   0   0   2   0    9    3    0    0    0    6    5
Randy Niemann          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0
Joe Sambito            1   0  0.87   5   0   0   1   0   10    8    2    1    0    1    6
Joe Niekro             2   1  1.52   4   4   2   0   0   30   21   12    5    0   12   17
J.R. Richard           3   0  1.78   4   4   1   0   1   30   10    7    6    0   12   40
Dave Smith             1   2  2.70   6   0   0   0   0   10   10    3    3    0    3    8
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
Joe Beckwith           1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    1
Jerry Reuss            3   0  0.66   4   0   0   0   0   14    6    1    1    0    4    9
Charlie Hough          0   0  1.04   5   0   0   0   0    9    8    2    1    0    3    6
Bob Welch              0   1  1.64   3   3   0   0   0   22   10    4    4    1    7   10
Steve Howe             1   0  2.61   7   0   0   2   0   10    8    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         1   1  3.52   6   0   0   0   0    8    4    3    3    1    5    5
Burt Hooton            2   1  4.13   5   4   0   1   0   24   19   11   11    3    7   15
Rick Sutcliffe         0   1  6.97   4   4   0   0   0   21   28   16   16    1   11   10
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
Woodie Fryman          0   0  0.00   5   0   0   2   0    3    4    0    0    0    1    1
Elias Sosa             2   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    1    0    0    0    0    3
Stan Bahnsen           0   1  0.87   5   0   0   0   0   10    6    6    1    0    3    3
David Palmer           0   0  1.86   5   0   0   0   0   10   11    6    2    0    2    4
Steve Rogers           2   2  4.68   4   4   1   0   0   25   25   14   13    3    7   14
Ross Grimsley          1   1  4.91   2   2   0   0   0   11   17    7    6    1    2    1
Bill Lee               0   2  5.23   4   4   0   0   0   21   31   15   12    2    2    5
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   5   0   0   1   0    9   12    7    7    0    3    6

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Craig Swan             1   1  3.00   4   4   0   0   0   21   22   11    7    2    2   15
Pete Falcone           1   1  3.21   3   3   0   0   0   14   12    6    5    2    3   14
John Pacella           0   0  3.52   6   0   0   0   0    8    7    3    3    1    5    8
Jeff Reardon           0   0  3.86   7   0   0   1   0    7    7    3    3    2    7    5
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
Tom Hausman            0   1  7.27   4   3   0   0   0   17   25   14   14    2    3    4
Ed Glynn               0   1  7.36   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    3    1    2    1
Kevin Kobel            0   2  8.22   6   0   0   0   0    8   14    9    7    2    8    3
Neil Allen             0   2  8.31   8   0   0   4   0   13   18   13   12    3    4    9

 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          3   1  2.16   4   4   2   0   1   33   22    8    8    1    6   21
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
Randy Lerch            0   2  5.48   3   3   1   0   0   21   25   13   13    4    4   11
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
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
Kent Tekulve           1   0  2.35   6   0   0   3   0    8    5    2    2    0    4    3
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
Enrique Romo           0   0  2.45   7   0   0   0   0   11   13    3    3    1    4    7
Jim Rooker             2   1  2.55   3   3   0   0   0   18   16    5    5    0   10    7
Dave Roberts           0   1  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    1    1
John Candelaria        2   1  4.15   4   4   2   0   0   26   32   14   12    0    7   11
Rod Scurry             0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    1    0    1
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
Gary Lucas             1   0  1.72   3   2   0   0   0   16   16    3    3    0    4    7
Steve Mura             0   0  2.38   5   0   0   1   0   11    3    4    3    1    8    5
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
Rollie Fingers         2   2  3.38   6   0   0   1   0    8   10    4    3    0    1    7
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  5.89   4   4   0   0   0   18   28   12   12    4    3    7
Dennis Kinney          0   1 10.38   5   0   0   0   0    4    8    6    5    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            1   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    9    3    0    0    0    3    2
Vida Blue              2   1  3.41   4   4   1   0   0   29   29   11   11    3   11   16
Bob Knepper            2   2  3.75   5   5   2   0   0   36   37   17   15    2    7   19
John Montefusco        1   2  3.86   4   4   1   0   0   28   25   12   12    4   10   18
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
Pete Vuckovich         3   1  2.40   4   4   2   0   1   30   23    8    8    1    7   19
Silvio Martinez        1   1  2.70   3   3   1   0   0   17   12   10    5    1    7    9
John Fulgham           1   2  5.12   4   3   1   0   0   19   18   12   11    0    7   10
Bob Forsch             0   1  5.66   3   3   0   0   0   21   26   13   13    1    5    2
Donnie Moore           0   0  5.87   3   0   0   0   0    8   11    5    5    1    1    2
Bob Sykes              1   0  6.23   5   1   0   0   0   13   19    9    9    1    5    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 12.46   5   0   0   1   0    4    6    6    6    1    4    3

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League Leaders

Wins:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           3
  J. Reuss (LAN)            3
  J. Richard (HOU)          3
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)        3
  J. Bibby (PIT)            2
  V. Blue (SFN)             2
  R. Burris (NYN)           2
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       2
  R. Fingers (SDN)          2

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  G. Lavelle (SFN)          3
  E. Whitson (SFN)          3
  N. Allen (NYN)            2
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         2
  R. Fingers (SDN)          2
  J. Fulgham (SLN)          2
  D. Goltz (LAN)            2
  R. Jones (SDN)            2
  B. Knepper (SFN)          2

Complete Games:

  J. Candelaria (PIT)       2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  B. Knepper (SFN)          2
  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. Fulgham (SLN)          1

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHN)           5
  N. Allen (NYN)            4
  T. Hume (CIN)             3
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          3
  W. Fryman (MON)           2
  S. Howe (LAN)             2
  F. Lacorte (HOU)          2
  B. Shirley (SDN)          2
  J. Andujar (HOU)          1
  D. Bair (CIN)             1

Shutouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          1
  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:

  B. Knepper (SFN)       36.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)       33.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        32.1
  J. Richard (HOU)       30.1
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)     30.0
  J. Niekro (HOU)        29.2
  V. Blue (SFN)          29.0
  J. Montefusco (SFN)    28.0
  M. Lacoss (CIN)        26.2
  B. Blyleven (PIT)      26.0

Hits:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         37
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      32
  B. Lee (MON)             31
  V. Blue (SFN)            29
  D. Lamp (CHN)            28
  P. Niekro (ATL)          28
  R. Sutcliffe (LAN)       28
  R. Wise (SDN)            28
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        27
  B. Forsch (SLN)          26

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          21
  B. Knepper (SFN)         17
  R. Sutcliffe (LAN)       16
  D. Lamp (CHN)            15
  B. Lee (MON)             15
  D. Alexander (ATL)       14
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      14
  T. Hausman (NYN)         14
  S. Rogers (MON)          14
  E. Whitson (SFN)         14

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         4
  R. Lerch (PHI)            4
  J. Montefusco (SFN)       4
  S. Sanderson (MON)        4
  R. Wise (SDN)             4
  N. Allen (NYN)            3
  V. Blue (SFN)             3
  M. Bomback (NYN)          3
  R. Burris (NYN)           3

Walks:

  R. Reuschel (CHN)        16
  N. Ryan (HOU)            14
  P. Niekro (ATL)          13
  D. Goltz (LAN)           12
  J. Niekro (HOU)          12
  J. Richard (HOU)         12
  E. Whitson (SFN)         12
  V. Blue (SFN)            11
  T. Seaver (CIN)          11
  R. Sutcliffe (LAN)       11

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         40
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        26
  P. Niekro (ATL)          26
  S. Carlton (PHI)         21
  B. Knepper (SFN)         19
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)       19
  J. Montefusco (SFN)      18
  J. Niekro (HOU)          17
  D. Sutton (LAN)          17
  V. Blue (SFN)            16

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