Wednesday May 14, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 14, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         18  12  2.90   30   6   7   279   232  104   90    8  103  202
Pittsburgh      18   9  3.16   27   6   6   242   215   96   85   13   78  129
San Diego       15  16  3.50   31   2   9   270   267  115  105   20   79  128
Cincinnati      20  12  3.52   32   7   9   297   266  126  116   19  112  151
Montreal        13  15  3.74   28   1   8   250   268  123  104   18   65  129
St. Louis       14  15  3.85   29   5   5   257   260  133  110   12   87  118
Philadelphia    13  13  3.86   26   4   4   229   228  115   98   19   97  146
Los Angeles     18  13  4.01   31   4   9   278   273  130  124   28  101  152
Chicago         14  14  4.17   28   1  10   248   256  133  115   21  105  145
Atlanta         11  17  4.20   28   3   4   246   240  136  115   24  101  133
New York        10  18  4.21   28   2   6   256   249  134  120   31  114  163
San Francisco   11  21  4.43   32   7   3   274   299  147  135   21   94  174

 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
Steve Carlton (PHI)    6   2  2.03   8   8   3   0   1   62   39   15   14    4   22   52
Tom Hume (CIN)         3   2  2.12  14   0   0   5   0   30   19    8    7    1   12   13
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
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
Bob Forsch (SLN)       2   2  2.62   7   7   1   0   0   45   45   18   13    1    9   18
Mike Krukow (CHN)      3   2  2.64   7   7   1   0   0   48   40   21   14    3   19   21
Craig Swan (NYN)       2   2  2.64   7   7   1   0   0   44   38   18   13    2    5   31

 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
Preston Hanna          0   0  3.52   6   0   0   0   0    8    3    3    3    1    8    3
Phil Niekro            2   4  4.29   7   7   2   0   0   50   42   26   24    5   21   33
Tommy Boggs            0   1  4.76   8   3   0   0   0   28   22   15   15    2    9   16
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   3  6.75   6   6   0   0   0   27   39   24   20    7    5   10
Gene Garber            1   2  7.24  12   0   0   0   0   14   20   12   11    1    7    9

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Tidrow            1   0  1.57  16   0   0   1   0   23   14    5    4    2    4   24
Bill Caudill           0   1  2.38  18   0   0   0   0   23   15    6    6    3   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  3.38  13   0   0   9   0   19   18    8    7    1    2   12
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         2   0  7.62   9   2   0   0   0   28   39   24   24    7    8   16

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bair              0   2  2.12  14   0   0   2   0   17   14    4    4    0    8   12
Tom Hume               3   2  2.12  14   0   0   5   0   30   19    8    7    1   12   13
Frank Pastore          4   1  2.74   7   7   3   0   1   49   40   15   15    3    9   27
Charlie Leibrandt      3   2  2.77   7   7   2   0   1   52   48   16   16    2   20   23
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
Mario Soto             0   0  4.71   9   0   0   0   0   21   12   11   11    2   18   17
Mike Lacoss            3   3  4.76   7   7   2   0   1   40   54   28   21    1   14   10
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  0.50  14   0   0   3   0   18    7    1    1    0   10   15
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
Ken Forsch             4   2  2.68   7   7   1   0   1   50   50   15   15    2   10   23
Joe Niekro             4   2  2.91   7   7   4   0   0   53   43   26   17    0   19   28
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
Jerry Reuss            3   0  1.40   8   0   0   3   0   19   12    3    3    0    5   11
Joe Beckwith           2   0  1.86   7   0   0   0   0   10   11    2    2    0    0    8
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   3  5.45   8   7   0   1   0   38   36   23   23    7   12   21
Charlie Hough          0   2  7.43  10   0   0   1   0   13   15   12   11    1   14   11
Rick Sutcliffe         0   2  8.04   7   6   0   0   0   28   42   26   25    4   13   16
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  0.61  13   0   0   5   0   15   11    1    1    0    1   11
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
Scott Sanderson        3   2  3.60   7   7   0   0   0   35   40   16   14    5   14   15
Steve Rogers           2   4  3.86   7   7   1   0   0   49   44   24   21    4   18   31
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  2.64   7   7   1   0   0   44   38   18   13    2    5   31
Ray Burris             2   3  2.97   7   7   0   0   0   39   30   16   13    4   21   24
Jeff Reardon           2   2  3.44  14   0   0   1   0   18   14    8    7    3   16   20
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          6   2  2.03   8   8   3   0   1   62   39   15   14    4   22   52
Dickie Noles           0   1  2.35  10   0   0   2   0   15   14    5    4    0    8   13
Tug McGraw             0   1  2.92   8   0   0   2   0   12   11    4    4    0    6   10
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
Kevin Saucier          1   0  4.32   6   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    4    0    5    5
Scott Munninghoff      0   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    3    3    0    5    2
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  1.86  14   0   0   4   0   19   13    4    4    0    8    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 Bibby              5   0  3.44   7   7   3   0   1   50   43   20   19    3   13   27
Jim Rooker             2   2  3.50   4   4   0   0   0   18   16    7    7    0   12    8
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  1.80  14   0   0   4   0   20   23    6    4    2    4   13
Randy Jones            3   2  2.15   7   7   2   0   2   50   41   13   12    2    4   20
Gary Lucas             2   1  2.70   6   5   0   0   0   37   33   12   11    1   10   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
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  12   0   0   1   0   14   19   10    7    0    9   13
Bob Knepper            2   5  5.12   9   9   2   0   0   58   64   37   33    4   16   34
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  2.79   6   5   1   0   0   29   22   14    9    1   15   10
Jim Kaat               0   1  3.12   6   0   0   2   0    9    5    3    3    1    3    3
Roy Thomas             1   0  5.01   9   3   0   0   0   23   28   15   13    1    4    9
John Fulgham           1   2  5.12   4   3   1   0   0   19   18   12   11    0    7   10
Mark Littell           0   1  6.75  10   0   0   2   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)          6
  J. Bibby (PIT)            5
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          5
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)        5
  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:

  B. Knepper (SFN)          5
  R. Lerch (PHI)            5
  E. Whitson (SFN)          5
  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)           9
  N. Allen (NYN)            5
  W. Fryman (MON)           5
  T. Hume (CIN)             5
  B. Shirley (SDN)          4
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          4
  R. Fingers (SDN)          3
  S. Howe (LAN)             3
  F. Lacorte (HOU)          3
  J. Reuss (LAN)            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)       62.0
  B. Knepper (SFN)       58.0
  V. Blue (SFN)          55.1
  J. Niekro (HOU)        52.2
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)     52.2
  C. Leibrandt (CIN)     52.0
  K. Forsch (HOU)        50.1
  R. Jones (SDN)         50.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        50.1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)    50.0

Hits:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         64
  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
  K. Forsch (HOU)          50
  E. Whitson (SFN)         50

Runs:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         37
  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:

  B. Hooton (LAN)           7
  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
  J. Montefusco (SFN)       5

Walks:

  N. Ryan (HOU)            31
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        24
  S. Carlton (PHI)         22
  R. Burris (NYN)          21
  P. Niekro (ATL)          21
  D. Alexander (ATL)       20
  C. Leibrandt (CIN)       20
  M. Krukow (CHN)          19
  J. Niekro (HOU)          19
  S. Rogers (MON)          18

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         56
  S. Carlton (PHI)         52
  N. Ryan (HOU)            40
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)       35
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        34
  B. Knepper (SFN)         34
  V. Blue (SFN)            33
  J. Montefusco (SFN)      33
  P. Niekro (ATL)          33
  S. Rogers (MON)          31

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