Friday May 16, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 16, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         18  13  2.88   31   6   7   288   238  107   92    8  104  208
Pittsburgh      19  10  3.19   29   6   6   262   233  106   93   15   84  136
San Diego       17  16  3.31   33   3  10   288   278  116  106   20   83  138
Cincinnati      20  13  3.49   33   8   9   305   269  128  118   19  114  157
Montreal        14  15  3.65   29   1   9   259   277  124  105   18   66  138
Philadelphia    14  13  3.71   27   5   4   238   233  115   98   19   98  147
St. Louis       14  17  3.81   31   6   5   274   273  139  116   12   89  128
Los Angeles     19  13  4.08   32   4  10   287   285  136  130   29  103  153
Chicago         14  15  4.14   29   1  10   256   262  136  118   21  107  147
New York        11  18  4.17   29   2   7   265   253  137  123   32  118  174
Atlanta         11  18  4.23   29   3   4   255   251  141  120   24  106  137
San Francisco   12  22  4.27   34   7   3   295   316  153  140   21  100  190

 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
Randy Jones (SDN)      4   2  1.82   8   8   3   0   3   59   44   13   12    2    4   26
Steve Carlton (PHI)    6   2  2.03   8   8   3   0   1   62   39   15   14    4   22   52
Don Sutton (LAN)       3   0  2.25   6   6   1   0   1   40   33   11   10    4   12   25
J.R. Richard (HOU)     4   2  2.45   8   8   1   0   1   55   31   17   15    0   18   62
Pete Vuckovich (SLN)   5   3  2.52   8   8   3   0   1   61   48   20   17    3   18   40
Craig Swan (NYN)       2   2  2.64   7   7   1   0   0   44   38   18   13    2    5   31
Ken Forsch (HOU)       4   2  2.68   7   7   1   0   1   50   50   15   15    2   10   23
Gary Lucas (SDN)       2   1  2.70   6   5   0   0   0   37   33   12   11    1   10   20
Frank Pastore (CIN)    4   1  2.74   7   7   3   0   1   49   40   15   15    3    9   27

 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
Al Hrabosky            2   1  4.40  13   0   0   2   0   14   14    8    7    2    6    6
Phil Niekro            2   5  4.58   8   8   2   0   0   57   51   31   29    5   26   36
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
Larry McWilliams       2   3  6.75   6   6   0   0   0   27   39   24   20    7    5   10
Gene Garber            1   2  7.07  13   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   3  2.78   8   8   1   0   0   55   46   24   17    3   20   23
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  4.15   7   3   0   0   0   17   15    9    8    0   16   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
Tom Seaver             2   2  3.40   7   7   1   0   0   48   32   20   18    7   14   26
Paul Moskau            1   0  3.60   6   2   0   2   0   25   18   10   10    1   12   15
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  1.69  11   0   0   0   0   16   12    3    3    0    5   11
J.R. Richard           4   2  2.45   8   8   1   0   1   55   31   17   15    0   18   62
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
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
Jerry Reuss            4   0  2.39   9   1   0   3   0   26   20    7    7    1    6   12
Steve Howe             1   1  2.89  13   0   0   3   0   19   19    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  4.58  12   0   0   1   0   20   16   10   10    3   12   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  7.94   8   6   0   1   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  0.59  14   0   0   6   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  2.35  12   0   0   2   0   15   11    4    4    0    1   14
Steve Rogers           3   4  3.47   8   8   1   0   0   57   52   25   22    4   19   39
Scott Sanderson        3   2  3.60   7   7   0   0   0   35   40   16   14    5   14   15
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
Pete Falcone           2   2  4.97   6   6   0   0   0   29   25   17   16    5   10   30
Tom Hausman            0   1  5.01  10   3   0   0   0   32   30   18   18    3    7   14
Neil Allen             0   3  5.47  14   0   0   6   0   26   26   17   16    3   12   18
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
Dick Ruthven           4   2  4.53   8   8   1   0   1   44   53   26   22    3   16   19
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

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Enrique Romo           1   0  2.08  13   0   0   1   0   22   21    8    5    1    9   14
Grant Jackson          2   1  2.70  14   0   0   1   0   13   13    4    4    1    5    4
Rod Scurry             0   0  2.84   2   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    1    1    4
John Candelaria        2   2  2.88   8   8   2   0   0   56   55   22   18    1   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
Kent Tekulve           5   1  4.05  16   0   0   4   0   20   17    9    9    0   12    9
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            4   2  1.82   8   8   3   0   3   59   44   13   12    2    4   26
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             1   0  1.23  11   0   0   1   0   15   16    3    2    1    4   12
Greg Minton            1   1  1.84  10   0   0   1   0   15   12    4    3    0    6    5
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
Ed Halicki             0   0  6.63   7   2   0   0   0   19   26   14   14    4    8   12
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

 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
Silvio Martinez        1   2  2.79   6   5   1   0   0   29   22   14    9    1   15   10
Bob Forsch             2   3  2.89   8   8   1   0   0   53   52   22   17    1   10   23
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  11   0   0   2   0    9   11    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
  R. Jones (SDN)            4
  J. Niekro (HOU)           4
  F. Pastore (CIN)          4
  J. Reuss (LAN)            4

Losses:

  B. Knepper (SFN)          5
  R. Lerch (PHI)            5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  E. Whitson (SFN)          5
  D. Lamp (CHN)             4
  G. Lavelle (SFN)          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
  R. Jones (SDN)            3
  F. Pastore (CIN)          3
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)        3
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       2
  D. Goltz (LAN)            2
  B. Knepper (SFN)          2

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHN)           9
  N. Allen (NYN)            6
  W. Fryman (MON)           6
  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:

  R. Jones (SDN)            3
  D. Goltz (LAN)            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
  R. Jones (SDN)         59.1
  B. Knepper (SFN)       58.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        57.0
  S. Rogers (MON)        57.0
  J. Candelaria (PIT)    56.1
  V. Blue (SFN)          55.1
  M. Krukow (CHN)        55.0
  J. Richard (HOU)       55.0

Hits:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         64
  V. Blue (SFN)            59
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        56
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      55
  E. Whitson (SFN)         55
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          54
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         53
  B. Forsch (SLN)          52
  B. Lee (MON)             52
  R. Lerch (PHI)           52

Runs:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         37
  D. Lamp (CHN)            32
  R. Lerch (PHI)           31
  P. Niekro (ATL)          31
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          28
  E. Whitson (SFN)         27
  J. Niekro (HOU)          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
  P. Falcone (NYN)          5

Walks:

  N. Ryan (HOU)            31
  P. Niekro (ATL)          26
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        24
  S. Carlton (PHI)         22
  R. Burris (NYN)          21
  D. Alexander (ATL)       20
  M. Krukow (CHN)          20
  C. Leibrandt (CIN)       20
  E. Whitson (SFN)         20
  J. Curtis (SDN)          19

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         62
  S. Carlton (PHI)         52
  N. Ryan (HOU)            40
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)       40
  S. Rogers (MON)          39
  P. Niekro (ATL)          36
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        34
  B. Knepper (SFN)         34
  V. Blue (SFN)            33
  J. Montefusco (SFN)      33

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