Thursday May 8, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 8, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         17   8  2.88   25   6   6   234   191   86   75    7   91  166
Pittsburgh      15   7  3.08   22   5   4   199   181   76   68   11   66  108
Cincinnati      17  10  3.41   27   6   7   251   222  103   95   16   99  135
San Diego       13  13  3.56   26   1   9   225   222   98   89   15   66  105
New York         8  16  3.82   24   1   6   221   213  107   94   25  100  145
Los Angeles     14  11  3.84   25   3   6   225   205  102   96   21   83  122
Philadelphia    11  10  3.86   21   4   4   187   188   94   80   15   78  110
St. Louis       12  12  4.06   24   5   4   213   212  113   96   12   71  103
Montreal        10  14  4.08   24   1   5   214   244  116   97   18   51  102
Chicago         12  10  4.17   22   1   9   196   207  107   91   14   84  107
Atlanta          8  15  4.29   23   2   2   199   196  113   95   20   83  114
San Francisco    8  19  4.53   27   4   3   230   252  126  116   17   83  139

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Carlton (PHI)    5   1  1.84   6   6   3   0   1   49   33   10   10    2   15   37
Rick Matula (ATL)      2   2  1.97   5   5   1   0   1   32   26   11    7    2   12   14
Tom Hume (CIN)         3   1  2.03  12   0   0   4   0   27   17    7    6    1   12   11
Joe Niekro (HOU)       4   1  2.08   6   6   4   0   0   48   34   19   11    0   18   26
C. Leibrandt (CIN)     2   2  2.13   5   5   1   0   1   38   31    9    9    2   14   20
Ray Burris (NYN)       2   2  2.19   6   6   0   0   0   37   27   12    9    4   16   24
Ken Forsch (HOU)       4   0  2.23   5   5   1   0   1   36   36    9    9    1    7   14
Frank Pastore (CIN)    3   1  2.23   6   6   3   0   1   44   32   11   11    3    8   27
Pete Vuckovich (SLN)   5   1  2.37   6   6   2   0   1   46   36   15   12    3   13   33
Don Sutton (LAN)       2   0  2.38   5   5   1   0   1   34   25   10    9    3   10   20

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry Bradford         1   1  1.54  11   0   0   0   0   12    9    4    2    2    5   10
Rick Matula            2   2  1.97   5   5   1   0   1   32   26   11    7    2   12   14
Rick Camp              0   1  3.63  12   0   0   0   0   17   21    9    7    1    5    5
Phil Niekro            1   4  4.35   6   6   1   0   0   41   35   22   20    5   15   30
Tommy Boggs            0   1  4.62   7   3   0   0   0   25   18   13   13    2    9   15
Preston Hanna          0   0  4.76   5   0   0   0   0    6    2    3    3    1    8    2
Larry McWilliams       1   2  5.09   4   4   0   0   0   18   22   13   10    3    3    7
Al Hrabosky            2   1  5.25  11   0   0   2   0   12   12    8    7    2    5    5
Doyle Alexander        0   2  5.68   5   5   0   0   0   25   32   19   16    1   16   18
Gene Garber            1   1  8.18  10   0   0   0   0   11   19   11   10    1    5    8

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Tidrow            1   0  1.80  11   0   0   1   0   15   11    4    3    2    3   13
Doug Capilla           1   0  2.45   8   0   0   0   0    7    8    2    2    1    7    2
Mike Krukow            3   1  2.50   6   6   1   0   0   40   31   18   11    3   16   16
Bill Caudill           0   1  2.55  14   0   0   0   0   18   12    5    5    2    8   18
Bruce Sutter           2   2  3.57  12   0   0   8   0   18   18    8    7    1    2    9
Rick Reuschel          2   2  4.01   7   7   0   0   0   43   50   24   19    0   22   20
Willie Hernandez       1   2  4.30   5   3   0   0   0   15   13    8    7    0   13   11
Dennis Lamp            2   2  7.67   6   6   0   0   0   27   41   24   23    2    7   10
Lynn McGlothen         0   0  8.59   7   0   0   0   0   15   23   14   14    3    6    8

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bair              0   2  1.29  12   0   0   2   0   14   10    2    2    0    8   10
Tom Hume               3   1  2.03  12   0   0   4   0   27   17    7    6    1   12   11
Charlie Leibrandt      2   2  2.13   5   5   1   0   1   38   31    9    9    2   14   20
Frank Pastore          3   1  2.23   6   6   3   0   1   44   32   11   11    3    8   27
Tom Seaver             1   1  3.58   5   5   0   0   0   33   25   15   13    4   12   19
Mike Lacoss            3   2  4.38   6   6   2   0   1   37   47   23   18    1   13   10
Paul Moskau            1   0  4.82   4   2   0   1   0   19   16   10   10    1   11   10
Mario Soto             0   0  5.63   7   0   0   0   0   16   12   10   10    2   14   14
Bill Bonham            1   1  5.79   3   3   0   0   0   14   15    9    9    1    4   10
Dave Tomlin            3   0  6.75   9   0   0   0   0    9   17    7    7    1    3    4

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Frank Lacorte          1   0  0.61  11   0   0   3   0   15    6    1    1    0    8   12
Joe Niekro             4   1  2.08   6   6   4   0   0   48   34   19   11    0   18   26
Dave Smith             1   2  2.13   8   0   0   0   0   13   11    3    3    0    4   10
Ken Forsch             4   0  2.23   5   5   1   0   1   36   36    9    9    1    7   14
J.R. Richard           4   1  2.61   6   6   1   0   1   38   18   12   11    0   15   48
Joe Sambito            1   0  2.93  10   0   0   2   0   15   14    6    5    1    3    8
Joaquin Andujar        0   1  3.09   5   0   0   1   0   12   16    5    4    1    1   10
Nolan Ryan             1   2  4.12   6   6   0   0   0   39   34   18   18    3   28   31
Vern Ruhle             1   1  5.06   4   2   0   0   0   16   16    9    9    1    5    7
Randy Niemann          0   0 15.43   2   0   0   0   0    2    6    4    4    0    2    0

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Beckwith           2   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    5    4    0    0    0    0    5
Jerry Reuss            3   0  1.08   6   0   0   1   0   17    9    2    2    0    4   10
Don Sutton             2   0  2.38   5   5   1   0   1   34   25   10    9    3   10   20
Bobby Castillo         1   1  2.92   9   0   0   0   0   12    8    4    4    1    6    7
Dave Goltz             2   2  3.11   5   5   2   0   2   38   40   15   13    2   13   19
Bob Welch              1   1  3.34   5   5   0   0   0   35   26   13   13    5    9   13
Steve Howe             1   1  3.77  11   0   0   3   0   14   13    7    6    0    5    7
Charlie Hough          0   2  4.05   9   0   0   1   0   13   12    7    6    1   11   11
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           2   1  0.96  11   0   0   0   0   19   13    7    2    0    5    6
Woodie Fryman          0   1  1.00  11   0   0   3   0    9   11    1    1    0    1    4
David Palmer           1   0  1.69   7   2   0   0   0   21   21    8    4    0    5   14
Elias Sosa             2   2  3.00   9   0   0   1   0   12    8    4    4    0    1    9
Steve Rogers           2   3  4.17   6   6   1   0   0   41   39   22   19    4   13   25
Scott Sanderson        2   2  4.20   6   6   0   0   0   30   36   16   14    5   11   11
Ross Grimsley          1   2  5.06   4   4   0   0   0   21   31   13   12    1    3    3
Bill Lee               0   3  5.90   6   6   0   0   0   29   44   22   19    4    2    8
Fred Norman            0   0  6.11  11   0   0   1   0   18   19   12   12    2    6   16
Dale Murray            0   0  6.43   9   0   0   0   0   14   22   11   10    2    4    6

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pat Zachry             0   1  1.80   2   0   0   0   0    5    6    1    1    0    3    3
Ray Burris             2   2  2.19   6   6   0   0   0   37   27   12    9    4   16   24
Mark Bomback           2   0  2.67   6   3   1   0   1   27   24    8    8    3   14   10
Craig Swan             1   2  2.67   5   5   0   0   0   27   27   13    8    2    4   18
Ed Glynn               1   1  2.70   6   0   0   0   0   10    5    3    3    1    4    7
Jeff Reardon           1   2  2.81  12   0   0   1   0   16   13    6    5    2   15   20
John Pacella           0   0  3.46   8   1   0   0   0   13   15    5    5    1   11    9
Pete Falcone           1   2  5.09   5   5   0   0   0   23   21   14   13    4    6   23
Tom Hausman            0   1  5.14   8   3   0   0   0   28   28   16   16    2    4   12
Neil Allen             0   3  6.17  13   0   0   5   0   23   26   17   16    3   12   14
Kevin Kobel            0   2  7.50   8   1   0   0   0   12   21   12   10    3   11    5

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lerrin LaGrow          0   2  1.80   6   0   0   0   0   10   14    6    2    2    1    6
Steve Carlton          5   1  1.84   6   6   3   0   1   49   33   10   10    2   15   37
Dickie Noles           0   1  2.03   9   0   0   2   0   13   13    4    3    0    6   12
Tug McGraw             0   1  2.89   6   0   0   2   0    9    8    3    3    0    5    8
Scott Munninghoff      0   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    3    3    0    5    2
Ron Reed               1   0  4.85   8   0   0   0   0   13   12    7    7    1    8    3
Randy Lerch            0   3  4.86   5   5   1   0   0   33   38   22   18    6    9   16
Kevin Saucier          1   0  4.91   5   0   0   0   0    7    9    4    4    0    5    4
Larry Christenson      2   0  5.09   4   4   0   0   0   18   15   11   10    2    9   12
Dick Ruthven           2   2  6.51   6   6   0   0   0   28   38   24   20    2   15   10

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kent Tekulve           4   0  1.26  11   0   0   3   0   14   11    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  1.84  10   0   0   0   0   15   15    6    3    1    5   10
Rod Scurry             0   0  2.84   2   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    1    1    4
John Candelaria        2   1  2.93   6   6   2   0   0   43   43   16   14    0   11   17
Bert Blyleven          0   2  3.13   5   5   0   0   0   32   20   11   11    5   11   28
Jim Rooker             2   2  3.50   4   4   0   0   0   18   16    7    7    0   12    8
Jim Bibby              4   0  3.68   5   5   3   0   1   37   34   15   15    2    9   19
Andy Hassler           0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    2    1    1    1
Grant Jackson          2   1  3.86  10   0   0   1   0    9   10    4    4    1    4    3
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
Pascual Perez          0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    0    1    4

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Shirley            2   1  1.76  11   0   0   4   0   15   16    5    3    1    3   10
Randy Jones            2   2  2.61   6   6   1   0   1   41   35   13   12    2    4   18
Rollie Fingers         2   2  2.77  10   0   0   3   0   13   13    5    4    0    4    9
Gary Lucas             2   0  3.14   5   4   0   0   0   29   28   10   10    1    7   14
John D'Acquisto        0   0  3.38   7   0   0   0   0   13   12    5    5    0    8    9
Steve Mura             0   0  3.38  10   0   0   2   0   16    9    7    6    2   10    7
John Curtis            2   2  3.67   5   5   0   0   0   34   30   14   14    2   13   11
Eric Rasmussen         1   3  4.23   5   5   0   0   0   28   30   16   13    1   10   12
Rick Wise              2   2  4.85   6   6   0   0   0   30   40   16   16    5    4   12
Dennis Kinney          0   1  9.53   6   0   0   0   0    6    9    7    6    1    3    3

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Holland             0   0  1.54   9   0   0   1   0   12   11    2    2    1    4    8
Greg Minton            1   1  1.93   9   0   0   1   0   14   12    4    3    0    5    4
John Montefusco        2   3  3.98   6   6   1   0   0   41   34   18   18    5   13   33
Vida Blue              2   2  4.58   6   6   1   0   0   37   44   19   19    3   14   20
Bob Knepper            2   3  4.69   7   7   2   0   0   48   53   27   25    4   11   25
Gary Lavelle           0   4  4.91  10   0   0   1   0   11   15    9    6    0    8   10
Ed Whitson             0   5  5.06   7   7   0   0   0   37   43   25   21    1   16   18
Ed Halicki             0   0  5.84   5   1   0   0   0   12   16    8    8    2    6    6
Tom Griffin            0   0  6.75   4   0   0   0   0   11   14    8    8    0    5    9
Randy Moffitt          1   1  7.36   8   0   0   0   0    7   10    6    6    1    1    6

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pedro Borbon           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    6    4    0    0    0    1    1
Pete Vuckovich         5   1  2.37   6   6   2   0   1   46   36   15   12    3   13   33
Don Hood               1   1  2.65   8   1   0   0   0   17   19   10    5    1   10    7
Jim Kaat               0   0  2.70   4   0   0   2   0    7    2    2    2    1    1    3
Silvio Martinez        1   2  2.96   5   5   1   0   0   27   22   14    9    1   13   10
Bob Forsch             2   1  3.11   6   6   1   0   0   38   36   14   13    1    7   14
John Fulgham           1   2  5.12   4   3   1   0   0   19   18   12   11    0    7   10
Donnie Moore           1   0  6.14   7   0   0   0   0   15   19   10   10    1    4    7
Roy Thomas             0   0  6.17   7   1   0   0   0   12   15   10    8    1    2    5
Mark Littell           0   1  7.88   8   0   0   1   0    8    9    7    7    1    5    6
Bob Sykes              1   3  8.83   8   2   0   0   0   17   29   17   17    1    8    6
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)          5
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)        5
  J. Bibby (PIT)            4
  K. Forsch (HOU)           4
  J. Niekro (HOU)           4
  J. Richard (HOU)          4
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          4
  T. Hume (CIN)             3
  M. Krukow (CHN)           3
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           3

Losses:

  E. Whitson (SFN)          5
  G. Lavelle (SFN)          4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  N. Allen (NYN)            3
  B. Knepper (SFN)          3
  B. Lee (MON)              3
  R. Lerch (PHI)            3
  J. Montefusco (SFN)       3
  E. Rasmussen (SDN)        3
  S. Rogers (MON)           3

Complete Games:

  J. Niekro (HOU)           4
  J. Bibby (PIT)            3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  F. Pastore (CIN)          3
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       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)           8
  N. Allen (NYN)            5
  T. Hume (CIN)             4
  B. Shirley (SDN)          4
  R. Fingers (SDN)          3
  W. Fryman (MON)           3
  S. Howe (LAN)             3
  F. Lacorte (HOU)          3
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          3
  D. Bair (CIN)             2

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)       49.0
  B. Knepper (SFN)       48.0
  J. Niekro (HOU)        47.2
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)     45.2
  F. Pastore (CIN)       44.1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)    43.0
  R. Reuschel (CHN)      42.2
  R. Jones (SDN)         41.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        41.1
  S. Rogers (MON)        41.0

Hits:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         53
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        50
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          47
  V. Blue (SFN)            44
  B. Lee (MON)             44
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      43
  E. Whitson (SFN)         43
  D. Lamp (CHN)            41
  D. Goltz (LAN)           40
  R. Wise (SDN)            40

Runs:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         27
  E. Whitson (SFN)         25
  D. Lamp (CHN)            24
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        24
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         24
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          23
  B. Lee (MON)             22
  R. Lerch (PHI)           22
  P. Niekro (ATL)          22
  S. Rogers (MON)          22

Home Runs:

  R. Lerch (PHI)            6
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         5
  B. Hooton (LAN)           5
  J. Montefusco (SFN)       5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  S. Sanderson (MON)        5
  B. Welch (LAN)            5
  R. Wise (SDN)             5
  R. Burris (NYN)           4
  P. Falcone (NYN)          4

Walks:

  N. Ryan (HOU)            28
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        22
  J. Niekro (HOU)          18
  D. Alexander (ATL)       16
  R. Burris (NYN)          16
  M. Krukow (CHN)          16
  E. Whitson (SFN)         16
  S. Carlton (PHI)         15
  P. Niekro (ATL)          15
  J. Reardon (NYN)         15

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         48
  S. Carlton (PHI)         37
  J. Montefusco (SFN)      33
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)       33
  N. Ryan (HOU)            31
  P. Niekro (ATL)          30
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        28
  F. Pastore (CIN)         27
  J. Niekro (HOU)          26
  B. Knepper (SFN)         25

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