Tuesday May 13, 1980
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National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 13, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         18  11  2.97   29   6   7   270   225  103   89    8  101  197
Pittsburgh      17   9  3.21   26   6   5   233   210   94   83   13   75  126
Cincinnati      20  11  3.42   31   7   9   287   252  119  109   19  108  146
San Diego       15  15  3.59   30   2   9   261   261  113  104   20   75  121
Montreal        12  15  3.88   27   1   7   241   264  123  104   18   62  120
St. Louis       13  15  3.95   28   5   4   248   255  132  109   12   84  117
Philadelphia    12  13  3.97   25   4   4   220   223  114   97   18   93  139
Los Angeles     18  12  3.98   30   4   9   269   264  125  119   26  100  145
Atlanta         11  16  4.06   27   3   4   237   226  127  107   24  100  129
New York         9  18  4.17   27   2   6   246   240  128  114   30  112  157
Chicago         13  14  4.25   27   1   9   239   252  131  113   20  104  138
San Francisco   11  20  4.55   31   7   3   265   291  144  134   21   91  166

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Matula (ATL)      2   2  1.80   6   6   1   0   1   40   32   13    8    2   14   18
Tom Hume (CIN)         3   1  1.88  13   0   0   5   0   29   17    7    6    1   12   12
David Palmer (MON)     2   0  1.88   8   3   0   0   0   29   26   10    6    0    9   17
Steve Carlton (PHI)    5   2  2.09   7   7   3   0   1   56   37   14   13    3   19   48
C. Leibrandt (CIN)     3   2  2.11   6   6   2   0   1   47   38   11   11    2   17   21
Randy Jones (SDN)      3   2  2.15   7   7   2   0   2   50   41   13   12    2    4   20
Don Sutton (LAN)       3   0  2.25   6   6   1   0   1   40   33   11   10    4   12   25
Craig Swan (NYN)       2   2  2.25   6   6   1   0   0   36   30   14    9    2    4   25
J.R. Richard (HOU)     4   1  2.49   7   7   1   0   1   47   25   14   13    0   17   56
Pete Vuckovich (SLN)   5   2  2.56   7   7   2   0   1   53   43   18   15    3   17   35

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry Bradford         1   1  1.26  13   0   0   1   0   14   10    4    2    2    6   10
Rick Matula            2   2  1.80   6   6   1   0   1   40   32   13    8    2   14   18
Rick Camp              0   1  3.05  14   0   0   1   0   21   24    9    7    1    5    6
Phil Niekro            2   4  4.29   7   7   2   0   0   50   42   26   24    5   21   33
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
Doyle Alexander        1   2  5.01   6   6   0   0   0   32   36   22   18    1   20   23
Al Hrabosky            2   1  5.11  12   0   0   2   0   12   12    8    7    2    6    5
Larry McWilliams       2   2  5.11   5   5   0   0   0   25   30   17   14    7    4    9
Gene Garber            1   2  8.49  11   0   0   0   0   12   20   12   11    1    7    8

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Tidrow            1   0  1.64  15   0   0   1   0   22   14    5    4    2    4   22
Bill Caudill           0   1  2.08  17   0   0   0   0   22   13    5    5    2   10   21
Doug Capilla           1   0  2.45   8   0   0   0   0    7    8    2    2    1    7    2
Mike Krukow            3   2  2.64   7   7   1   0   0   48   40   21   14    3   19   21
Bruce Sutter           2   2  3.57  12   0   0   8   0   18   18    8    7    1    2    9
Rick Reuschel          2   3  3.88   8   8   0   0   0   49   56   26   21    0   24   24
Willie Hernandez       1   2  4.32   6   3   0   0   0   17   15    9    8    0   15   13
Dennis Lamp            2   4  7.39   8   8   0   0   0   35   51   32   29    4   16   12
Lynn McGlothen         1   0  9.27   8   1   0   0   0   22   37   23   23    7    7   14

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bair              0   2  1.69  13   0   0   2   0   16   12    3    3    0    8   11
Tom Hume               3   1  1.88  13   0   0   5   0   29   17    7    6    1   12   12
Charlie Leibrandt      3   2  2.11   6   6   2   0   1   47   38   11   11    2   17   21
Frank Pastore          4   1  2.74   7   7   3   0   1   49   40   15   15    3    9   27
Paul Moskau            1   0  3.60   6   2   0   2   0   25   18   10   10    1   12   15
Tom Seaver             2   1  3.63   6   6   0   0   0   40   29   18   16    7   12   20
Mike Lacoss            3   3  4.76   7   7   2   0   1   40   54   28   21    1   14   10
Mario Soto             0   0  5.50   8   0   0   0   0   18   12   11   11    2   17   16
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          2   0  0.53  13   0   0   3   0   17    6    1    1    0    9   14
Dave Smith             1   2  1.80  10   0   0   0   0   15   12    3    3    0    5   11
J.R. Richard           4   1  2.49   7   7   1   0   1   47   25   14   13    0   17   56
Joe Sambito            1   0  2.60  12   0   0   3   0   17   14    6    5    1    3   12
Joe Niekro             4   2  2.91   7   7   4   0   0   53   43   26   17    0   19   28
Ken Forsch             4   1  2.98   6   6   1   0   1   42   44   14   14    2    9   19
Joaquin Andujar        0   1  3.09   5   0   0   1   0   12   16    5    4    1    1   10
Nolan Ryan             1   3  3.61   7   7   0   0   0   47   41   21   19    3   31   40
Vern Ruhle             1   1  4.76   5   2   0   0   0   17   18    9    9    1    5    7
Randy Niemann          0   0 13.50   3   0   0   0   0    3    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  1.17   6   0   0   0   0    8    8    1    1    0    0    6
Jerry Reuss            3   0  1.40   8   0   0   3   0   19   12    3    3    0    5   11
Don Sutton             3   0  2.25   6   6   1   0   1   40   33   11   10    4   12   25
Steve Howe             1   1  3.06  12   0   0   3   0   18   17    7    6    0    5    7
Bob Welch              2   1  3.07   6   6   1   0   0   44   35   15   15    6   10   18
Dave Goltz             3   2  3.14   6   6   2   0   2   43   49   17   15    2   15   20
Bobby Castillo         1   1  3.79  11   0   0   1   0   19   14    8    8    3   11   14
Burt Hooton            3   2  5.34   7   6   0   1   0   32   31   19   19    5   11   17
Charlie Hough          0   2  7.43  10   0   0   1   0   13   15   12   11    1   14   11
Rick Sutcliffe         0   2  8.33   6   6   0   0   0   27   41   26   25    4   13   15
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   1  0.84  12   0   0   4   0   11   11    1    1    0    1    6
Stan Bahnsen           2   1  0.96  11   0   0   0   0   19   13    7    2    0    5    6
David Palmer           2   0  1.88   8   3   0   0   0   29   26   10    6    0    9   17
Elias Sosa             2   2  2.40  11   0   0   2   0   15   10    4    4    0    1   13
Steve Rogers           2   4  3.86   7   7   1   0   0   49   44   24   21    4   18   31
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               1   3  5.50   7   7   0   0   0   36   52   25   22    4    4   11
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
Craig Swan             2   2  2.25   6   6   1   0   0   36   30   14    9    2    4   25
Jeff Reardon           1   2  2.70  13   0   0   1   0   17   13    6    5    2   15   20
Ray Burris             2   3  2.97   7   7   0   0   0   39   30   16   13    4   21   24
John Pacella           0   0  3.86   9   1   0   0   0   14   17    7    6    1   12   10
Ed Glynn               1   1  4.22   7   0   0   0   0   11    6    5    5    2    5    7
Mark Bomback           2   0  4.75   8   4   1   0   1   30   35   16   16    6   16   11
Tom Hausman            0   1  5.01  10   3   0   0   0   32   30   18   18    3    7   14
Pete Falcone           1   2  5.09   5   5   0   0   0   23   21   14   13    4    6   23
Neil Allen             0   3  6.17  13   0   0   5   0   23   26   17   16    3   12   14
Kevin Kobel            0   3  6.89  10   1   0   0   0   16   26   14   12    3   11    6

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Carlton          5   2  2.09   7   7   3   0   1   56   37   14   13    3   19   48
Dickie Noles           0   1  2.35  10   0   0   2   0   15   14    5    4    0    8   13
Tug McGraw             0   1  3.48   7   0   0   2   0   10    9    4    4    0    5    8
Lerrin LaGrow          0   2  3.55   8   0   0   0   0   13   18    9    5    3    3    8
Ron Reed               1   0  4.20   9   0   0   0   0   15   13    7    7    1    8    4
Scott Munninghoff      0   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    3    3    0    5    2
Kevin Saucier          1   0  4.91   5   0   0   0   0    7    9    4    4    0    5    4
Randy Lerch            0   5  5.04   7   7   1   0   0   45   52   31   25    6   16   22
Larry Christenson      2   0  5.09   4   4   0   0   0   18   15   11   10    2    9   12
Dick Ruthven           3   2  5.71   7   7   0   0   0   35   48   26   22    3   15   18

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kent Tekulve           5   0  2.08  13   0   0   3   0   17   13    4    4    0    7    8
Enrique Romo           0   0  2.55  11   0   0   1   0   18   18    8    5    1    7   12
Rod Scurry             0   0  2.84   2   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    1    1    4
John Candelaria        2   2  3.06   7   7   2   0   0   50   50   19   17    0   12   20
Bert Blyleven          0   3  3.18   6   6   1   0   0   40   26   16   14    6   11   34
Grant Jackson          2   1  3.18  12   0   0   1   0   11   11    4    4    1    5    3
Jim Rooker             2   2  3.50   4   4   0   0   0   18   16    7    7    0   12    8
Jim Bibby              4   0  3.59   6   6   3   0   1   43   38   18   17    3   11   24
Don Robinson           1   0  3.60   2   2   0   0   0   10   12    4    4    0    1    4
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
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  1.89  13   0   0   4   0   19   22    6    4    2    3   12
Randy Jones            3   2  2.15   7   7   2   0   2   50   41   13   12    2    4   20
Rollie Fingers         3   3  2.81  12   0   0   3   0   16   14    6    5    0    6   10
John D'Acquisto        0   0  3.14   8   0   0   0   0   14   13    5    5    0    8   10
Gary Lucas             2   0  3.14   5   4   0   0   0   29   28   10   10    1    7   14
John Curtis            2   2  3.57   6   6   0   0   0   40   37   16   16    3   15   14
Rick Wise              2   2  4.42   7   7   0   0   0   37   47   18   18    6    4   15
Eric Rasmussen         1   4  4.99   6   6   0   0   0   31   37   20   17    2   12   13
Steve Mura             0   0  5.71  11   0   0   2   0   17   13   12   11    3   12    9
Dennis Kinney          0   1  7.04   7   0   0   0   0    8    9    7    6    1    4    4

 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
Vida Blue              4   2  3.58   8   8   3   0   1   55   59   22   22    3   17   33
John Montefusco        2   3  3.98   6   6   1   0   0   41   34   18   18    5   13   33
Ed Whitson             1   5  4.08   8   8   1   0   1   46   50   25   21    1   16   25
Gary Lavelle           0   4  4.50  11   0   0   1   0   12   15    9    6    0    8   11
Bob Knepper            2   4  5.82   8   8   2   0   0   51   60   35   33    4   14   28
Randy Moffitt          1   1  7.00   9   0   0   0   0    9   12    7    7    2    1    6
Tom Griffin            0   0  7.11   5   0   0   0   0   13   17   10   10    1    6   11
Ed Halicki             0   0  8.53   6   1   0   0   0   13   21   12   12    4    7    7

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pedro Borbon           1   0  1.42   5   0   0   1   0   13   10    4    2    0    4    3
Don Hood               1   1  2.28   9   2   0   0   0   24   26   11    6    1   11   10
Pete Vuckovich         5   2  2.56   7   7   2   0   1   53   43   18   15    3   17   35
Bob Forsch             2   2  2.62   7   7   1   0   0   45   45   18   13    1    9   18
Silvio Martinez        1   2  2.96   5   5   1   0   0   27   22   14    9    1   13   10
Jim Kaat               0   1  3.12   6   0   0   2   0    9    5    3    3    1    3    3
John Fulgham           1   2  5.12   4   3   1   0   0   19   18   12   11    0    7   10
Roy Thomas             0   0  6.61   8   2   0   0   0   16   23   14   12    1    3    8
Mark Littell           0   1  7.00   9   0   0   1   0    9   10    7    7    1    5    6
Donnie Moore           1   0  7.20   8   0   0   0   0   15   21   12   12    1    4    7
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
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          5
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)        5
  J. Bibby (PIT)            4
  V. Blue (SFN)             4
  K. Forsch (HOU)           4
  J. Niekro (HOU)           4
  F. Pastore (CIN)          4
  J. Richard (HOU)          4
  R. Fingers (SDN)          3

Losses:

  R. Lerch (PHI)            5
  E. Whitson (SFN)          5
  B. Knepper (SFN)          4
  D. Lamp (CHN)             4
  G. Lavelle (SFN)          4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  E. Rasmussen (SDN)        4
  S. Rogers (MON)           4
  N. Allen (NYN)            3
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         3

Complete Games:

  J. Niekro (HOU)           4
  J. Bibby (PIT)            3
  V. Blue (SFN)             3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  F. Pastore (CIN)          3
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       2
  D. Goltz (LAN)            2
  R. Jones (SDN)            2
  B. Knepper (SFN)          2
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           2

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHN)           8
  N. Allen (NYN)            5
  T. Hume (CIN)             5
  W. Fryman (MON)           4
  B. Shirley (SDN)          4
  R. Fingers (SDN)          3
  S. Howe (LAN)             3
  F. Lacorte (HOU)          3
  J. Reuss (LAN)            3
  J. Sambito (HOU)          3

Shutouts:

  D. Goltz (LAN)            2
  R. Jones (SDN)            2
  J. Bibby (PIT)            1
  V. Blue (SFN)             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

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)       56.0
  V. Blue (SFN)          55.1
  J. Niekro (HOU)        52.2
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)     52.2
  B. Knepper (SFN)       51.0
  R. Jones (SDN)         50.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        50.1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)    50.0
  F. Pastore (CIN)       49.1
  S. Rogers (MON)        49.0

Hits:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         60
  V. Blue (SFN)            59
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        56
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          54
  B. Lee (MON)             52
  R. Lerch (PHI)           52
  D. Lamp (CHN)            51
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      50
  E. Whitson (SFN)         50
  D. Goltz (LAN)           49

Runs:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         35
  D. Lamp (CHN)            32
  R. Lerch (PHI)           31
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          28
  J. Niekro (HOU)          26
  P. Niekro (ATL)          26
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        26
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         26
  R. Sutcliffe (LAN)       26
  B. Lee (MON)             25

Home Runs:

  L. McGlothen (CHN)        7
  L. McWilliams (ATL)       7
  T. Seaver (CIN)           7
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         6
  M. Bomback (NYN)          6
  R. Lerch (PHI)            6
  B. Welch (LAN)            6
  R. Wise (SDN)             6
  B. Hooton (LAN)           5
  J. Montefusco (SFN)       5

Walks:

  N. Ryan (HOU)            31
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        24
  R. Burris (NYN)          21
  P. Niekro (ATL)          21
  D. Alexander (ATL)       20
  S. Carlton (PHI)         19
  M. Krukow (CHN)          19
  J. Niekro (HOU)          19
  S. Rogers (MON)          18
  V. Blue (SFN)            17

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         56
  S. Carlton (PHI)         48
  N. Ryan (HOU)            40
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)       35
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        34
  V. Blue (SFN)            33
  J. Montefusco (SFN)      33
  P. Niekro (ATL)          33
  S. Rogers (MON)          31
  B. Knepper (SFN)         28

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