Thursday May 22, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 22, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         21  15  2.79   36   8   8   332   283  123  103    9  116  234
Pittsburgh      21  13  3.16   34   6   7   305   277  122  107   18  100  164
San Diego       19  19  3.31   38   3  11   331   324  132  122   24   95  152
Montreal        17  16  3.63   33   2  11   295   312  141  119   18   77  162
Los Angeles     24  13  3.71   37   5  14   332   316  144  137   32  110  170
Philadelphia    17  15  3.83   32   5   6   282   282  139  120   20  112  175
Cincinnati      21  16  3.86   37   8  10   338   314  158  145   27  129  176
St. Louis       14  22  3.90   36   6   5   314   303  163  136   18  111  150
New York        13  21  3.99   34   2   8   309   297  152  137   38  132  209
Chicago         15  18  4.01   33   1  11   290   298  147  129   21  113  160
San Francisco   16  22  4.02   38   9   5   331   350  161  148   21  108  205
Atlanta         13  21  4.07   34   4   5   299   287  158  135   27  121  159

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Matula (ATL)      3   2  1.68   7   7   1   0   1   48   38   14    9    2   16   19
David Palmer (MON)     3   0  1.72   9   4   0   0   0   37   31   11    7    0   11   23
Randy Jones (SDN)      4   2  1.95   9   9   3   0   3   65   52   15   14    2    5   27
Don Sutton (LAN)       4   0  2.06   7   7   1   0   1   48   36   12   11    5   12   31
J.R. Richard (HOU)     4   3  2.32   9   9   1   0   1   62   38   22   16    0   21   64
Steve Carlton (PHI)    7   2  2.35   9   9   3   0   1   69   49   19   18    5   23   61
Ray Burris (NYN)       2   3  2.53   8   8   0   0   0   46   37   16   13    4   22   29
Bob Welch (LAN)        3   1  2.56   7   7   1   0   0   53   38   15   15    6   11   20
Ken Forsch (HOU)       5   2  2.58   8   8   2   0   1   59   58   17   17    2   10   25
Bob Forsch (SLN)       2   3  2.69   9   9   1   0   0   60   55   24   18    1   13   28

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry Bradford         1   1  1.10  14   0   0   1   0   16   12    4    2    2    6   13
Rick Matula            3   2  1.68   7   7   1   0   1   48   38   14    9    2   16   19
Rick Camp              0   1  2.70  16   0   0   2   0   23   26    9    7    1    5    8
Phil Niekro            3   5  3.95   9   9   3   0   1   66   57   31   29    5   27   40
Doyle Alexander        1   2  4.12   7   7   0   0   0   39   39   22   18    1   20   31
Tommy Boggs            0   1  4.40   9   3   0   0   0   31   22   15   15    2    9   16
Al Hrabosky            2   1  4.70  14   0   0   2   0   15   15    9    8    3    7    7
Preston Hanna          0   0  6.14   8   1   0   0   0   15   12   10   10    2   14    6
Gene Garber            1   4  6.61  15   0   0   0   0   16   23   15   12    1   11    9
Larry McWilliams       2   4  7.94   7   7   0   0   0   28   43   29   25    8    6   10

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Tidrow            1   0  1.54  17   0   0   1   0   23   15    5    4    2    4   25
Doug Capilla           1   0  2.45   8   0   0   0   0    7    8    2    2    1    7    2
Bill Caudill           0   1  2.55  19   0   0   0   0   25   16    7    7    3   11   24
Mike Krukow            3   4  2.80   9   9   1   0   0   61   51   26   19    3   20   23
Willie Hernandez       1   2  3.48   9   3   0   0   0   21   18    9    8    0   16   15
Rick Reuschel          3   4  3.65  10  10   0   0   0   62   71   30   25    0   28   29
Bruce Sutter           2   3  3.86  15   0   0  10   0   21   23   10    9    1    2   12
Dennis Lamp            2   4  6.70   9   9   0   0   0   42   57   34   31    4   17   14
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  2.79  16   0   0   3   0   19   16    6    6    0   10   13
Tom Hume               3   4  2.88  17   0   0   5   0   34   26   14   11    2   15   13
Paul Moskau            2   0  3.00   8   2   0   2   0   30   19   10   10    1   13   20
Frank Pastore          4   2  3.21   8   8   3   0   1   56   50   20   20    3    9   31
Charlie Leibrandt      3   2  3.50   8   8   2   0   1   54   54   21   21    5   20   23
Tom Seaver             2   2  4.20   8   8   1   0   0   49   38   26   23    9   18   26
Mario Soto             0   0  4.68  11   0   0   0   0   25   18   13   13    4   19   23
Mike Lacoss            3   3  4.89   8   8   2   0   1   46   60   32   25    1   18   12
Bill Bonham            1   1  5.79   3   3   0   0   0   14   15    9    9    1    4   10
Dave Tomlin            3   0  6.30  10   0   0   0   0   10   18    7    7    1    3    5

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Frank Lacorte          2   0  0.44  15   0   0   4   0   20    9    1    1    0   11   18
Dave Smith             1   2  1.59  12   0   0   0   0   17   13    3    3    0    5   12
J.R. Richard           4   3  2.32   9   9   1   0   1   62   38   22   16    0   21   64
Ken Forsch             5   2  2.58   8   8   2   0   1   59   58   17   17    2   10   25
Joe Sambito            1   0  2.60  12   0   0   3   0   17   14    6    5    1    3   12
Joaquin Andujar        0   1  2.63   6   0   0   1   0   14   19    5    4    1    1   11
Nolan Ryan             2   3  3.04   8   8   1   0   1   56   45   21   19    3   35   50
Joe Niekro             5   3  3.39   9   9   4   0   0   66   63   35   25    1   23   35
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           3   0  1.64   8   0   0   0   0   11   13    3    2    0    0    8
Don Sutton             4   0  2.06   7   7   1   0   1   48   36   12   11    5   12   31
Bob Welch              3   1  2.56   7   7   1   0   0   53   38   15   15    6   11   20
Steve Howe             1   1  2.66  16   0   0   5   0   20   20    7    6    0    5    7
Jerry Reuss            5   0  2.70  10   2   0   3   0   33   30   10   10    1    6   14
Dave Goltz             3   2  3.08   7   7   2   0   2   50   54   19   17    3   17   24
Bobby Castillo         1   1  4.15  14   0   0   2   0   22   16   10   10    3   14   15
Burt Hooton            4   3  4.60   9   8   1   1   0   47   41   24   24    8   14   23
Charlie Hough          0   2  7.43  10   0   0   1   0   13   15   12   11    1   14   11
Rick Sutcliffe         0   2  7.76  10   6   0   2   0   29   44   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  0.57  15   0   0   7   0   16   11    1    1    0    1   11
Stan Bahnsen           3   1  0.87  13   0   0   0   0   21   14    7    2    0    5    6
David Palmer           3   0  1.72   9   4   0   0   0   37   31   11    7    0   11   23
Elias Sosa             2   2  2.04  14   0   0   3   0   18   13    4    4    0    2   14
Scott Sanderson        3   3  3.14   8   8   0   0   0   43   45   17   15    5   17   23
Steve Rogers           4   4  3.27   9   9   2   0   0   66   60   27   24    4   20   45
Ross Grimsley          1   2  5.06   4   4   0   0   0   21   31   13   12    1    3    3
Bill Lee               1   3  5.66   8   8   0   0   0   41   60   29   26    4    5   14
Dale Murray            0   0  6.43   9   0   0   0   0   14   22   11   10    2    4    6
Fred Norman            0   0  8.68  13   0   0   1   0   19   25   21   18    2    9   17

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Burris             2   3  2.53   8   8   0   0   0   46   37   16   13    4   22   29
Pat Zachry             0   2  2.70   3   1   0   0   0   10   10    3    3    1    4    8
Craig Swan             2   3  2.81   8   8   1   0   0   51   44   21   16    4   11   38
Jeff Reardon           2   2  3.00  16   0   0   1   0   21   16    8    7    3   18   23
Ed Glynn               1   1  3.46   9   0   0   0   0   13    7    5    5    2    6    9
John Pacella           0   0  3.60  10   1   0   0   0   15   17    7    6    1   12   12
Pete Falcone           3   2  4.14   7   7   0   0   0   37   29   18   17    6   12   36
Mark Bomback           2   0  4.83   9   5   1   0   1   32   40   17   17    7   16   11
Tom Hausman            0   1  5.09  12   3   0   0   0   35   36   21   20    3    7   17
Neil Allen             1   3  5.22  16   0   0   7   0   29   29   18   17    3   13   20
Kevin Kobel            0   4  7.45  11   1   0   0   0   19   32   18   16    4   11    6

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dickie Noles           0   1  2.12  12   0   0   3   0   17   14    5    4    0    8   14
Steve Carlton          7   2  2.35   9   9   3   0   1   69   49   19   18    5   23   61
Tug McGraw             0   1  2.35  10   0   0   2   0   15   13    4    4    0    6   10
Ron Reed               2   0  3.13  12   0   0   1   0   23   16    8    8    1   10    8
Kevin Saucier          1   0  3.14   9   0   0   0   0   14   17    5    5    0    7    6
Lerrin LaGrow          0   2  3.55   9   0   0   0   0   13   18    9    5    3    4    8
Scott Munninghoff      0   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    3    3    0    5    2
Dick Ruthven           4   3  4.86   9   9   1   0   1   50   62   33   27    3   19   20
Randy Lerch            0   6  5.18   8   8   1   0   0   49   57   34   28    6   18   25
Larry Christenson      3   0  6.31   6   6   0   0   0   26   28   19   18    2   12   21

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Enrique Romo           2   0  2.03  15   0   0   1   0   27   25    9    6    1    9   15
Grant Jackson          3   1  2.16  17   0   0   1   0   17   16    4    4    1    6    5
Rod Scurry             0   0  2.84   2   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    1    1    4
John Candelaria        2   2  2.89   9   9   2   0   0   62   60   25   20    1   15   21
Don Robinson           1   0  3.13   4   4   0   0   0   23   21    8    8    2    4   13
Jim Bibby              5   1  3.20   8   8   3   0   1   56   48   21   20    4   17   32
Bert Blyleven          0   4  3.27   8   8   1   0   0   52   41   21   19    6   15   47
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
Kent Tekulve           5   2  4.63  20   0   0   5   0   23   24   13   12    1   13   10

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Shirley            3   1  1.44  17   0   0   4   0   25   23    6    4    2    5   15
Randy Jones            4   2  1.95   9   9   3   0   3   65   52   15   14    2    5   27
John D'Acquisto        0   0  2.76  10   0   0   0   0   16   16    5    5    0    8   10
Rollie Fingers         4   4  2.78  16   0   0   5   0   23   19    8    7    1    7   12
Gary Lucas             2   1  3.20   7   6   0   0   0   39   37   15   14    3   13   21
John Curtis            3   3  3.31   8   8   0   0   0   54   54   20   20    4   21   19
Rick Wise              2   2  4.33   8   8   0   0   0   44   54   21   21    6    5   16
Eric Rasmussen         1   5  4.84   7   7   0   0   0   35   44   22   19    2   13   16
Steve Mura             0   0  5.23  13   0   0   2   0   21   15   13   12    3   13   11
Dennis Kinney          0   1  5.79   9   0   0   0   0    9   10    7    6    1    5    5

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Holland             1   0  1.17  12   0   0   2   0   15   16    3    2    1    4   13
Greg Minton            1   1  2.81  12   0   0   1   0   16   12    6    5    0    9    5
Vida Blue              6   2  3.11  10  10   4   0   1   72   73   25   25    3   21   40
Ed Whitson             2   5  3.32  10  10   2   0   2   62   64   27   23    1   20   33
Gary Lavelle           0   4  3.57  15   0   0   2   0   18   20   10    7    0   10   14
John Montefusco        2   3  3.98   6   6   1   0   0   41   34   18   18    5   13   33
Bob Knepper            3   5  4.96  10  10   2   0   0   65   74   40   36    4   16   38
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  2.12   8   0   0   1   0   17   13    6    4    1    7    4
Don Hood               1   2  2.28  10   3   0   0   0   28   31   15    7    1   13   11
Bob Forsch             2   3  2.69   9   9   1   0   0   60   55   24   18    1   13   28
Pete Vuckovich         5   4  2.84   9   9   3   0   1   67   51   24   21    5   21   44
Silvio Martinez        1   2  3.09   8   5   1   0   0   32   23   16   11    1   20   11
Jim Kaat               0   1  3.27   9   0   0   2   0   11    6    4    4    1    3    4
John Fulgham           1   2  4.24   5   4   1   0   0   23   21   12   11    0    7   15
Roy Thomas             1   1  5.27  10   4   0   0   0   27   32   18   16    2    7    9
Donnie Moore           1   0  6.00  10   0   0   0   0   18   21   12   12    1    4   10
Mark Littell           0   2  7.59  13   0   0   2   0   11   13    9    9    2    6    7
Bob Sykes              1   4 10.50   9   2   0   0   0   18   34   21   21    2   10    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)          7
  V. Blue (SFN)             6
  J. Bibby (PIT)            5
  K. Forsch (HOU)           5
  J. Niekro (HOU)           5
  J. Reuss (LAN)            5
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          5
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)        5
  R. Fingers (SDN)          4
  B. Hooton (LAN)           4

Losses:

  R. Lerch (PHI)            6
  B. Knepper (SFN)          5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  E. Rasmussen (SDN)        5
  E. Whitson (SFN)          5
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         4
  R. Fingers (SDN)          4
  G. Garber (ATL)           4
  T. Hume (CIN)             4
  K. Kobel (NYN)            4

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (SFN)             4
  J. Niekro (HOU)           4
  J. Bibby (PIT)            3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  R. Jones (SDN)            3
  P. Niekro (ATL)           3
  F. Pastore (CIN)          3
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)        3
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       2
  K. Forsch (HOU)           2

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHN)          10
  N. Allen (NYN)            7
  W. Fryman (MON)           7
  R. Fingers (SDN)          5
  S. Howe (LAN)             5
  T. Hume (CIN)             5
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          5
  F. Lacorte (HOU)          4
  B. Shirley (SDN)          4
  D. Bair (CIN)             3

Shutouts:

  R. Jones (SDN)            3
  D. Goltz (LAN)            2
  E. Whitson (SFN)          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

Innings Pitched:

  V. Blue (SFN)          72.1
  S. Carlton (PHI)       69.0
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)     66.2
  J. Niekro (HOU)        66.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        66.0
  S. Rogers (MON)        66.0
  B. Knepper (SFN)       65.1
  R. Jones (SDN)         64.2
  J. Candelaria (PIT)    62.1
  E. Whitson (SFN)       62.1

Hits:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         74
  V. Blue (SFN)            73
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        71
  E. Whitson (SFN)         64
  J. Niekro (HOU)          63
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         62
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      60
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          60
  B. Lee (MON)             60
  S. Rogers (MON)          60

Runs:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         40
  J. Niekro (HOU)          35
  D. Lamp (CHN)            34
  R. Lerch (PHI)           34
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         33
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          32
  P. Niekro (ATL)          31
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        30
  B. Lee (MON)             29
  L. McWilliams (ATL)      29

Home Runs:

  T. Seaver (CIN)           9
  B. Hooton (LAN)           8
  L. McWilliams (ATL)       8
  M. Bomback (NYN)          7
  L. McGlothen (CHN)        7
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         6
  P. Falcone (NYN)          6
  R. Lerch (PHI)            6
  B. Welch (LAN)            6
  R. Wise (SDN)             6

Walks:

  N. Ryan (HOU)            35
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        28
  P. Niekro (ATL)          27
  S. Carlton (PHI)         23
  J. Niekro (HOU)          23
  R. Burris (NYN)          22
  V. Blue (SFN)            21
  J. Curtis (SDN)          21
  J. Richard (HOU)         21
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)       21

Strikeouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)         64
  S. Carlton (PHI)         61
  N. Ryan (HOU)            50
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        47
  S. Rogers (MON)          45
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)       44
  V. Blue (SFN)            40
  P. Niekro (ATL)          40
  B. Knepper (SFN)         38
  C. Swan (NYN)            38

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