Saturday May 3, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 3, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         15   6  2.61   21   5   5   200   153   67   58    7   77  146
Pittsburgh      12   7  3.14   19   4   4   172   155   65   60   11   59   95
San Diego       10  11  3.31   21   0   7   182   182   76   67   13   53   84
Cincinnati      13   9  3.42   22   6   4   197   169   82   75   14   78  107
Los Angeles     13   9  3.56   22   3   5   200   170   83   79   15   76  110
Atlanta          8  12  3.59   20   2   2   175   158   83   70   15   70  103
San Francisco    7  15  3.61   22   4   2   189   192   85   76   15   61  102
Philadelphia     9   9  3.95   18   3   3   160   160   76   70   12   64   87
New York         6  13  3.98   19   1   5   167   164   84   74   23   64  109
Chicago         11   6  4.05   17   1   8   153   166   82   69   10   62   84
Montreal         7  12  4.10   19   1   3   169   199   95   77   17   40   71
St. Louis        9  11  4.18   20   5   2   177   179   95   82    9   61   86

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Matula (ATL)      2   1  0.95   4   4   1   0   1   28   18    4    3    0   11   13
Gary Lucas (SDN)       2   0  1.50   4   3   0   0   0   24   20    4    4    1    6   11
J.R. Richard (HOU)     4   0  1.67   5   5   1   0   1   38   13    8    7    0   14   48
Joe Niekro (HOU)       3   1  1.86   5   5   3   0   0   39   27   15    8    0   16   23
Steve Carlton (PHI)    4   1  2.03   5   5   2   0   1   40   30    9    9    1   10   26
Bob Welch (LAN)        1   1  2.10   4   4   0   0   0   30   18    7    7    2    9   11
Ken Forsch (HOU)       3   0  2.12   4   4   1   0   1   30   27    7    7    1    6   13
Mike Krukow (CHN)      2   1  2.12   5   5   1   0   0   34   23   15    8    2   14   15
Pete Vuckovich (SLN)   4   1  2.17   5   5   2   0   1   37   28   10    9    2    8   28
C. Leibrandt (CIN)     1   2  2.25   4   4   1   0   1   32   24    8    8    2   11   16

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry Bradford         1   1  0.90   9   0   0   0   0   10    7    3    1    1    4    9
Rick Matula            2   1  0.95   4   4   1   0   1   28   18    4    3    0   11   13
Preston Hanna          0   0  2.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    1    1    1    0    4    2
Rick Camp              0   1  2.70  10   0   0   0   0   13   15    6    4    0    4    4
Al Hrabosky            2   1  3.27  10   0   0   2   0   11    8    4    4    2    5    4
Tommy Boggs            0   0  4.12   5   2   0   0   0   20   14    9    9    2    5   12
Phil Niekro            1   4  4.35   6   6   1   0   0   41   35   22   20    5   15   30
Doyle Alexander        0   1  4.37   4   4   0   0   0   23   24   14   11    1   15   16
Larry McWilliams       1   2  5.09   4   4   0   0   0   18   22   13   10    3    3    7
Gene Garber            1   1  8.59   8   0   0   0   0    7   14    7    7    1    4    6

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Tidrow            1   0  1.50   8   0   0   1   0   12    9    3    2    1    3   11
Mike Krukow            2   1  2.12   5   5   1   0   0   34   23   15    8    2   14   15
Bruce Sutter           2   1  2.45  10   0   0   7   0   15   12    4    4    1    1    8
Bill Caudill           0   0  2.70  10   0   0   0   0   13   10    4    4    1    5   13
Doug Capilla           1   0  3.00   5   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    1    6    1
Willie Hernandez       1   1  3.38   4   2   0   0   0   11   11    5    4    0    5    6
Rick Reuschel          2   1  3.99   5   5   0   0   0   29   37   16   13    0   19   14
Dennis Lamp            2   2  7.89   5   5   0   0   0   22   37   20   19    2    4    9
Lynn McGlothen         0   0 10.03   6   0   0   0   0   12   22   13   13    2    5    7

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bair              0   1  0.96   9   0   0   1   0    9    6    1    1    0    7    4
Charlie Leibrandt      1   2  2.25   4   4   1   0   1   32   24    8    8    2   11   16
Frank Pastore          3   1  2.25   5   5   3   0   1   36   25    9    9    3    4   23
Tom Hume               2   1  2.29   9   0   0   3   0   20   14    5    5    0    7   10
Mike Lacoss            3   2  3.09   5   5   2   0   1   32   35   16   11    1   12    8
Tom Seaver             1   1  4.01   4   4   0   0   0   25   19   13   11    4   12   16
Mario Soto             0   0  5.40   6   0   0   0   0   13   11    8    8    1   11   12
Bill Bonham            1   1  5.79   3   3   0   0   0   14   15    9    9    1    4   10
Paul Moskau            0   0  6.00   2   1   0   0   0    9    5    6    6    1    7    4
Dave Tomlin            2   0  8.59   8   0   0   0   0    7   15    7    7    1    3    4

 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
Frank Lacorte          1   0  0.69   9   0   0   2   0   13    5    1    1    0    6    8
J.R. Richard           4   0  1.67   5   5   1   0   1   38   13    8    7    0   14   48
Joe Niekro             3   1  1.86   5   5   3   0   0   39   27   15    8    0   16   23
Ken Forsch             3   0  2.12   4   4   1   0   1   30   27    7    7    1    6   13
Dave Smith             1   2  2.31   7   0   0   0   0   12   11    3    3    0    3    9
Joe Sambito            1   0  3.55   8   0   0   2   0   13   12    6    5    1    2    6
Joaquin Andujar        0   1  3.86   4   0   0   1   0    7   10    3    3    1    1    6
Nolan Ryan             1   1  4.05   5   5   0   0   0   33   31   15   15    3   24   26
Vern Ruhle             1   1  5.06   4   2   0   0   0   16   16    9    9    1    5    7

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Beckwith           1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    0    0    0    0    4
Jerry Reuss            3   0  0.57   5   0   0   0   0   16    7    1    1    0    4    9
Bob Welch              1   1  2.10   4   4   0   0   0   30   18    7    7    2    9   11
Dave Goltz             2   2  2.30   4   4   2   0   2   31   31    8    8    0   13   17
Steve Howe             1   0  2.38   8   0   0   3   0   11    8    4    3    0    3    4
Don Sutton             2   0  2.67   4   4   1   0   1   27   19    9    8    3    8   20
Bobby Castillo         1   1  3.18   8   0   0   0   0   11    7    4    4    1    6    6
Charlie Hough          0   1  3.65   7   0   0   1   0   12    9    6    5    0    8    9
Burt Hooton            2   2  6.04   6   5   0   1   0   25   25   17   17    5    8   15
Rick Sutcliffe         0   1  7.01   5   5   0   0   0   26   34   21   20    3   13   14
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           1   1  0.56   8   0   0   0   0   16   11    6    1    0    4    4
David Palmer           0   0  1.84   6   1   0   0   0   15   18    7    3    0    4    7
Woodie Fryman          0   1  2.45   7   0   0   2   0    4    6    1    1    0    1    1
Ross Grimsley          1   1  3.44   3   3   0   0   0   18   23    8    7    1    3    3
Elias Sosa             2   2  3.60   8   0   0   0   0   10    7    4    4    0    1    8
Steve Rogers           2   2  4.24   5   5   1   0   0   34   34   18   16    4    9   19
Dale Murray            0   0  4.76   6   0   0   0   0   11   17    7    6    2    3    4
Scott Sanderson        1   2  5.48   5   5   0   0   0   23   31   16   14    5    9    6
Fred Norman            0   0  5.87   9   0   0   1   0   15   17   10   10    2    4   12
Bill Lee               0   3  5.96   5   5   0   0   0   23   35   18   15    3    2    7

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jeff Reardon           0   0  2.45   9   0   0   1   0   11    7    3    3    2   11   12
Mark Bomback           2   0  2.49   5   2   1   0   1   22   20    6    6    3    8    8
Craig Swan             1   2  2.67   5   5   0   0   0   27   27   13    8    2    4   18
Ray Burris             2   2  2.70   5   5   0   0   0   30   24   10    9    4   10   19
Pete Falcone           1   2  3.00   4   4   0   0   0   21   15    8    7    3    4   22
John Pacella           0   0  3.52   6   0   0   0   0    8    7    3    3    1    5    8
Tom Hausman            0   1  6.52   5   3   0   0   0   19   25   14   14    2    3    7
Neil Allen             0   3  6.87  11   0   0   4   0   18   22   15   14    3    9   11
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

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dickie Noles           0   0  0.00   7   0   0   1   0   11    6    1    0    0    5    9
Lerrin LaGrow          0   2  1.80   6   0   0   0   0   10   14    6    2    2    1    6
Steve Carlton          4   1  2.03   5   5   2   0   1   40   30    9    9    1   10   26
Scott Munninghoff      0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    7    2    2    0    3    2
Tug McGraw             0   1  3.24   5   0   0   2   0    8    8    3    3    0    4    6
Randy Lerch            0   3  4.45   4   4   1   0   0   28   29   14   14    4    9   13
Larry Christenson      2   0  5.09   4   4   0   0   0   18   15   11   10    2    9   12
Kevin Saucier          1   0  5.68   4   0   0   0   0    6    9    4    4    0    5    3
Ron Reed               1   0  5.91   6   0   0   0   0   11    9    7    7    1    8    3
Dick Ruthven           1   2  7.89   5   5   0   0   0   22   33   19   19    2   10    7

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kent Tekulve           2   0  1.64   9   0   0   3   0   11    8    2    2    0    5    8
Don Robinson           0   0  1.80   1   1   0   0   0    5    6    1    1    0    0    2
Enrique Romo           0   0  1.88   9   0   0   0   0   14   13    3    3    1    4    9
Rod Scurry             0   0  2.84   2   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    1    1    4
Bert Blyleven          0   2  3.13   5   5   0   0   0   32   20   11   11    5   11   28
John Candelaria        2   1  3.34   5   5   2   0   0   35   37   15   13    0    9   15
Jim Rooker             2   2  3.50   4   4   0   0   0   18   16    7    7    0   12    8
Jim Bibby              3   0  3.58   4   4   2   0   1   28   26   11   11    2    6   14
Andy Hassler           0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    2    1    1    1
Dave Roberts           0   1  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    1    1
Eddie Solomon          1   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    7    8    6    3    0    5    3
Grant Jackson          2   1  4.00   9   0   0   1   0    9   10    4    4    1    4    2

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Lucas             2   0  1.50   4   3   0   0   0   24   20    4    4    1    6   11
Steve Mura             0   0  1.84   8   0   0   2   0   15    6    4    3    1    8    7
Bob Shirley            1   1  1.88   9   0   0   3   0   14   16    5    3    1    3   10
Rollie Fingers         2   2  2.89   8   0   0   2   0    9   11    4    3    0    1    7
Randy Jones            1   2  3.34   5   5   0   0   0   32   30   13   12    2    4   14
Eric Rasmussen         1   2  3.52   4   4   0   0   0   23   23   12    9    1    7   10
John Curtis            1   2  3.86   4   4   0   0   0   26   25   11   11    2   11    7
Rick Wise              2   1  4.38   5   5   0   0   0   25   33   12   12    4    4   10
John D'Acquisto        0   0  4.66   4   0   0   0   0   10   10    5    5    0    7    5
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
Al Holland             0   0  0.00   6   0   0   1   0    7    6    0    0    0    3    5
Greg Minton            1   1  0.77   8   0   0   0   0   12    7    2    1    0    4    3
Ed Halicki             0   0  1.69   3   0   0   0   0    5    6    1    1    1    2    2
Vida Blue              2   1  3.25   5   5   1   0   0   36   36   13   13    3   13   19
Bob Knepper            2   2  3.74   6   6   2   0   0   43   47   20   18    4    7   22
Randy Moffitt          1   0  4.15   5   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    1    0    3
Ed Whitson             0   4  4.18   6   6   0   0   0   32   34   19   15    1   14   16
John Montefusco        1   3  4.24   5   5   1   0   0   34   30   16   16    5   10   22
Gary Lavelle           0   4  5.63   8   0   0   1   0    8   12    7    5    0    6    6
Tom Griffin            0   0  6.43   3   0   0   0   0    7    9    5    5    0    2    4

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pedro Borbon           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    1    1
Jim Kaat               0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    4    0    0    0    0    0    3
Pete Vuckovich         4   1  2.17   5   5   2   0   1   37   28   10    9    2    8   28
Don Hood               1   1  2.19   7   0   0   0   0   12   15    7    3    0    9    6
Silvio Martinez        1   2  2.96   5   5   1   0   0   27   22   14    9    1   13   10
Bob Forsch             1   1  3.82   5   5   1   0   0   31   33   14   13    1    6    7
Donnie Moore           0   0  4.15   6   0   0   0   0   13   14    6    6    1    4    7
John Fulgham           1   2  5.12   4   3   1   0   0   19   18   12   11    0    7   10
Roy Thomas             0   0  8.31   6   1   0   0   0    9   13    9    8    1    2    3
Bob Sykes              1   2  9.45   7   1   0   0   0   13   22   14   14    1    7    5
Mark Littell           0   1 10.50   7   0   0   1   0    6    9    7    7    1    4    5
Darold Knowles         0   1 10.80   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    1    0    1

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League Leaders

Wins:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  J. Richard (HOU)          4
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)        4
  J. Bibby (PIT)            3
  K. Forsch (HOU)           3
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           3
  J. Niekro (HOU)           3
  F. Pastore (CIN)          3
  J. Reuss (LAN)            3
  V. Blue (SFN)             2

Losses:

  G. Lavelle (SFN)          4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  E. Whitson (SFN)          4
  N. Allen (NYN)            3
  B. Lee (MON)              3
  R. Lerch (PHI)            3
  J. Montefusco (SFN)       3
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         2
  R. Burris (NYN)           2
  J. Curtis (SDN)           2

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHN)           7
  N. Allen (NYN)            4
  S. Howe (LAN)             3
  T. Hume (CIN)             3
  B. Shirley (SDN)          3
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          3
  R. Fingers (SDN)          2
  W. Fryman (MON)           2
  A. Hrabosky (ATL)         2
  F. Lacorte (HOU)          2

Shutouts:

  D. Goltz (LAN)            2
  J. Bibby (PIT)            1
  M. Bomback (NYN)          1
  S. Carlton (PHI)          1
  K. Forsch (HOU)           1
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           1
  C. Leibrandt (CIN)        1
  R. Matula (ATL)           1
  F. Pastore (CIN)          1
  J. Richard (HOU)          1

Innings Pitched:

  B. Knepper (SFN)       43.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        41.1
  S. Carlton (PHI)       40.0
  J. Niekro (HOU)        38.2
  J. Richard (HOU)       37.2
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)     37.1
  V. Blue (SFN)          36.0
  F. Pastore (CIN)       36.0
  J. Candelaria (PIT)    35.0
  M. Krukow (CHN)        34.0

Hits:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         47
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      37
  D. Lamp (CHN)            37
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        37
  V. Blue (SFN)            36
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          35
  B. Lee (MON)             35
  P. Niekro (ATL)          35
  S. Rogers (MON)          34
  R. Sutcliffe (LAN)       34

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          22
  R. Sutcliffe (LAN)       21
  B. Knepper (SFN)         20
  D. Lamp (CHN)            20
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         19
  E. Whitson (SFN)         19
  B. Lee (MON)             18
  S. Rogers (MON)          18
  B. Hooton (LAN)          17
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          16

Home Runs:

  B. Blyleven (PIT)         5
  B. Hooton (LAN)           5
  J. Montefusco (SFN)       5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  S. Sanderson (MON)        5
  R. Burris (NYN)           4
  B. Knepper (SFN)          4
  R. Lerch (PHI)            4
  S. Rogers (MON)           4
  T. Seaver (CIN)           4

Walks:

  N. Ryan (HOU)            24
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        19
  J. Niekro (HOU)          16
  D. Alexander (ATL)       15
  P. Niekro (ATL)          15
  M. Krukow (CHN)          14
  J. Richard (HOU)         14
  E. Whitson (SFN)         14
  V. Blue (SFN)            13
  D. Goltz (LAN)           13

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         48
  P. Niekro (ATL)          30
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        28
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)       28
  S. Carlton (PHI)         26
  N. Ryan (HOU)            26
  J. Niekro (HOU)          23
  F. Pastore (CIN)         23
  P. Falcone (NYN)         22
  B. Knepper (SFN)         22

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