Thursday May 15, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 15, 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      19   9  3.08   28   6   6   254   222   98   87   14   81  135
San Diego       16  16  3.42   32   2  10   279   275  116  106   20   83  132
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  16  3.80   30   6   5   265   265  135  112   12   88  123
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  22  4.34   33   7   3   286   307  150  138   21   98  181

 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   3  2.52   8   8   3   0   1   61   48   20   17    3   18   40
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  1.80  15   0   0   4   0   20   14    4    4    0   10    9
Enrique Romo           1   0  2.18  12   0   0   1   0   21   20    8    5    1    8   14
Grant Jackson          2   1  2.84  13   0   0   1   0   13   11    4    4    1    5    3
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
Don Robinson           1   0  3.18   3   3   0   0   0   17   16    6    6    1    1    7
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
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
Rollie Fingers         3   3  2.50  13   0   0   4   0   18   15    6    5    0    6   11
Gary Lucas             2   1  2.70   6   5   0   0   0   37   33   12   11    1   10   20
John D'Acquisto        0   0  3.14   8   0   0   0   0   14   13    5    5    0    8   10
John Curtis            3   2  3.23   7   7   0   0   0   47   44   17   17    3   19   17
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  1.42  10   0   0   1   0   13   12    2    2    1    4    9
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
Gary Lavelle           0   4  3.71  13   0   0   1   0   17   19   10    7    0    9   14
Ed Whitson             1   5  3.88   9   9   1   0   1   53   55   27   23    1   20   30
John Montefusco        2   3  3.98   6   6   1   0   0   41   34   18   18    5   13   33
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   1  7.24   6   0   0   0   0   14   19   11   11    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   3  2.52   8   8   3   0   1   61   48   20   17    3   18   40
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
  J. Curtis (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
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)        3
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       2
  D. Goltz (LAN)            2
  R. Jones (SDN)            2
  B. Knepper (SFN)          2

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHN)           9
  N. Allen (NYN)            5
  W. Fryman (MON)           5
  T. Hume (CIN)             5
  R. Fingers (SDN)          4
  B. Shirley (SDN)          4
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          4
  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
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)     60.2
  B. Knepper (SFN)       58.0
  V. Blue (SFN)          55.1
  E. Whitson (SFN)       53.1
  J. Niekro (HOU)        52.2
  C. Leibrandt (CIN)     52.0
  K. Forsch (HOU)        50.1
  R. Jones (SDN)         50.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        50.1

Hits:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         64
  V. Blue (SFN)            59
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        56
  E. Whitson (SFN)         55
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          54
  B. Lee (MON)             52
  R. Lerch (PHI)           52
  D. Lamp (CHN)            51
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      50
  K. Forsch (HOU)          50

Runs:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         37
  D. Lamp (CHN)            32
  R. Lerch (PHI)           31
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          28
  E. Whitson (SFN)         27
  J. Niekro (HOU)          26
  P. Niekro (ATL)          26
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        26
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         26
  R. Sutcliffe (LAN)       26

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
  E. Whitson (SFN)         20
  J. Curtis (SDN)          19
  M. Krukow (CHN)          19

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         56
  S. Carlton (PHI)         52
  N. Ryan (HOU)            40
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)       40
  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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