Monday April 28, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, April 28, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         11   5  2.48   16   3   4   156   127   52   43    5   62  116
Cincinnati      13   4  2.65   17   6   4   149   113   46   44    7   59   73
Los Angeles     11   7  3.31   18   2   4   166   137   64   61   10   64   94
Pittsburgh       9   5  3.56   14   3   4   124   118   51   49   10   43   71
San Francisco    6  12  3.62   18   4   1   154   153   70   62   11   53   84
San Diego        6  11  3.82   17   0   4   146   157   71   62   11   47   67
Atlanta          6  10  4.11   16   1   2   140   130   75   64   15   55   88
Chicago          8   5  4.14   13   0   7   115   128   65   53    8   49   64
Philadelphia     6   8  4.33   14   3   2   125   131   65   60   10   47   69
Montreal         6   8  4.34   14   1   3   124   154   77   60   12   26   47
St. Louis        7   9  4.48   16   5   1   141   150   82   70    8   44   64
New York         5  10  4.87   15   0   5   131   150   79   71   22   52   86

 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
Frank Pastore (CIN)    3   1  2.17   4   4   3   0   1   29   19    7    7    2    2   17
Silvio Martinez (SLN)  1   1  2.28   4   4   1   0   0   24   18   11    6    1    8   10
Pete Vuckovich (SLN)   3   1  2.40   4   4   2   0   1   30   23    8    8    1    7   19

 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
Preston Hanna          0   0  2.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    1    1    1    0    4    2
Rick Camp              0   0  2.84   8   0   0   0   0   13   13    5    4    0    3    4
Al Hrabosky            1   1  3.24   8   0   0   2   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       1   2  9.64   3   3   0   0   0    9   15   12   10    3    3    4

 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
Mike Krukow            1   1  2.52   4   4   0   0   0   25   19   14    7    2   11   12
Willie Hernandez       1   1  2.84   3   1   0   0   0    6    7    3    2    0    4    4
Bruce Sutter           1   1  3.38   8   0   0   6   0   11   12    4    4    1    1    6
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
Frank Pastore          3   1  2.17   4   4   3   0   1   29   19    7    7    2    2   17
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
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
Randy Niemann          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0
Joe Sambito            1   0  0.73   6   0   0   1   0   12    9    2    1    0    1    6
Frank Lacorte          1   0  0.79   8   0   0   2   0   11    5    1    1    0    6    5
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  3.33   4   4   0   0   0   27   25   10   10    3   20   20
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  0.84   6   0   0   1   0   11    8    2    1    0    3    7
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             2   0  2.67   4   4   1   0   1   27   19    9    8    3    8   20
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  0.68   6   0   0   0   0   13   10    6    1    0    3    4
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
Dale Murray            0   0  5.40   5   0   0   0   0    8   15    6    5    1    1    4
Scott Sanderson        1   2  6.75   4   4   0   0   0   16   26   14   12    4    5    3
Fred Norman            0   0  6.94   6   0   0   1   0   12   14    9    9    1    3    8

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jeff Reardon           0   0  2.70   8   0   0   1   0   10    7    3    3    2   11   10
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
Ray Burris             2   1  3.68   4   4   0   0   0   22   22    9    9    4    8   15
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
Neil Allen             0   3  8.22   9   0   0   4   0   15   20   15   14    3    8   10
Kevin Kobel            0   2  8.22   6   0   0   0   0    8   14    9    7    2    8    3

 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  1.17   5   0   0   0   0    8   10    5    1    2    1    3
Steve Carlton          3   1  2.16   4   4   2   0   1   33   22    8    8    1    6   21
Scott Munninghoff      0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    7    2    2    0    3    2
Ron Reed               0   0  4.15   5   0   0   0   0    9    6    4    4    0    7    2
Tug McGraw             0   1  4.50   4   0   0   1   0    6    8    3    3    0    4    5
Randy Lerch            0   2  5.48   3   3   1   0   0   21   25   13   13    4    4   11
Kevin Saucier          1   0  5.68   4   0   0   0   0    6    9    4    4    0    5    3
Larry Christenson      1   0  6.55   3   3   0   0   0   11   11    9    8    2    6    8
Dick Ruthven           1   2  9.77   4   4   0   0   0   16   28   17   17    1    9    5

 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
Bob Shirley            0   1  2.19   7   0   0   2   0   12   14    5    3    1    3    8
Steve Mura             0   0  2.31   6   0   0   1   0   12    3    4    3    1    8    5
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   2  3.86   4   4   0   0   0   26   25   11   11    2   11    7
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   6   0   0   0   0   10    4    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   4  4.50   5   5   0   0   0   26   29   17   13    1   13   12
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  2.28   4   4   1   0   0   24   18   11    6    1    8   10
Pete Vuckovich         3   1  2.40   4   4   2   0   1   30   23    8    8    1    7   19
Bob Forsch             1   1  3.94   4   4   1   0   0   30   32   14   13    1    5    7
John Fulgham           1   2  5.12   4   3   1   0   0   19   18   12   11    0    7   10
Donnie Moore           0   0  5.19   4   0   0   0   0    9   12    5    5    1    2    4
Bob Sykes              1   1  8.31   6   1   0   0   0   13   21   12   12    1    6    4
Mark Littell           0   1 10.13   6   0   0   1   0    5    6    6    6    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

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League Leaders

Wins:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           3
  F. Pastore (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

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  F. Pastore (CIN)          3
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  B. Knepper (SFN)          2
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           2
  J. Niekro (HOU)           2
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)        2
  J. Bibby (PIT)            1
  V. Blue (SFN)             1
  B. Forsch (SLN)           1

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHN)           6
  N. Allen (NYN)            4
  T. Hume (CIN)             3
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          3
  W. Fryman (MON)           2
  S. Howe (LAN)             2
  A. Hrabosky (ATL)         2
  F. Lacorte (HOU)          2
  B. Shirley (SDN)          2
  J. Andujar (HOU)          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
  B. Forsch (SLN)        29.2
  J. Niekro (HOU)        29.2
  V. Blue (SFN)          29.0
  F. Pastore (CIN)       29.0
  J. Montefusco (SFN)    28.0

Hits:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         37
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      32
  B. Forsch (SLN)          32
  B. Lee (MON)             31
  V. Blue (SFN)            29
  E. Whitson (SFN)         29
  D. Lamp (CHN)            28
  P. Niekro (ATL)          28
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         28
  R. Sutcliffe (LAN)       28

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          21
  B. Knepper (SFN)         17
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         17
  E. Whitson (SFN)         17
  R. Sutcliffe (LAN)       16
  N. Allen (NYN)           15
  D. Lamp (CHN)            15
  B. Lee (MON)             15
  D. Alexander (ATL)       14
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      14

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         4
  R. Burris (NYN)           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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (HOU)            20
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        16
  P. Niekro (ATL)          13
  E. Whitson (SFN)         13
  D. Goltz (LAN)           12
  J. Niekro (HOU)          12
  J. Richard (HOU)         12
  V. Blue (SFN)            11
  J. Curtis (SDN)          11
  M. Krukow (CHN)          11

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         40
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        26
  P. Niekro (ATL)          26
  S. Carlton (PHI)         21
  N. Ryan (HOU)            20
  D. Sutton (LAN)          20
  B. Knepper (SFN)         19
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)       19
  J. Montefusco (SFN)      18
  J. Niekro (HOU)          17

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