Tuesday May 27, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 27, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         23  18  2.89   41   8   9   374   327  141  120   13  138  256
Pittsburgh      23  16  3.32   39   6   8   363   341  150  134   24  119  202
San Diego       22  21  3.34   43   3  12   374   367  149  139   26  106  170
Montreal        20  18  3.51   38   5  12   338   351  155  132   21   83  184
Los Angeles     26  17  3.55   43   6  15   383   360  161  151   36  131  202
Philadelphia    21  16  3.62   37   6   7   331   314  154  133   22  131  209
Chicago         18  20  3.74   38   2  12   335   338  158  139   24  133  193
Cincinnati      24  19  3.81   43  10  11   392   357  181  166   30  150  220
New York        17  22  3.91   39   3   9   354   338  170  154   42  141  237
Atlanta         15  24  3.92   39   5   7   342   330  172  149   30  131  186
San Francisco   18  25  3.94   43  10   5   384   403  185  168   23  123  229
St. Louis       15  26  4.12   41   7   5   359   365  198  164   20  132  173

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Matula (ATL)      3   3  1.79   8   8   1   0   1   55   44   16   11    2   18   23
David Palmer (MON)     3   1  1.81  10   5   1   0   0   45   36   13    9    1   12   28
Steve Carlton (PHI)    8   2  1.99  11  11   4   0   2   86   58   21   19    5   30   80
J.R. Richard (HOU)     5   3  2.09  10  10   1   0   1   69   43   23   16    0   26   71
Jerry Reuss (LAN)      6   0  2.13  11   3   1   3   1   42   34   10   10    1    6   19
Ray Burris (NYN)       3   3  2.29   9   9   0   0   0   55   44   17   14    4   24   37
Randy Jones (SDN)      4   2  2.31  10  10   3   0   3   70   60   19   18    4    6   28
Craig Swan (NYN)       3   3  2.39   9   9   2   0   1   60   47   21   16    4   12   44
Bob Welch (LAN)        4   1  2.50   8   8   1   0   0   58   45   17   16    6   13   25
Don Sutton (LAN)       4   2  2.64   9   9   1   0   1   58   41   18   17    8   18   40

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry Bradford         1   1  0.92  18   0   0   2   0   20   13    4    2    2    8   14
Rick Matula            3   3  1.79   8   8   1   0   1   55   44   16   11    2   18   23
Rick Camp              0   2  2.81  18   0   0   2   0   26   29   10    8    1    7   10
Tommy Boggs            1   1  3.72  10   4   0   0   0   39   28   16   16    2   11   20
Phil Niekro            3   6  3.89  10  10   4   0   1   74   65   34   32    6   29   45
Doyle Alexander        1   2  4.27   8   8   0   0   0   46   47   26   22    2   20   37
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  6.48  16   0   0   1   0   17   23   15   12    1   11    9
Larry McWilliams       3   4  7.00   8   8   0   0   0   36   54   32   28    9    6   15

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Tidrow            1   0  1.59  21   0   0   2   0   28   19    6    5    3    6   28
Bill Caudill           0   1  2.30  21   0   0   0   0   27   17    7    7    3   14   26
Doug Capilla           1   0  2.45   8   0   0   0   0    7    8    2    2    1    7    2
Mike Krukow            3   5  3.05  10  10   1   0   0   65   57   29   22    4   23   28
Rick Reuschel          3   4  3.41  11  11   0   0   0   69   79   31   26    0   31   35
Bruce Sutter           3   3  3.52  17   0   0  10   0   23   24   10    9    1    2   16
Willie Hernandez       1   3  3.54  10   4   0   0   0   28   26   13   11    0   18   19
Dennis Lamp            4   4  5.06  11  11   1   0   1   59   69   36   33    5   24   23
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  2.42  20   0   0   4   0   26   22    7    7    1   10   20
Frank Pastore          5   2  2.77   9   9   4   0   2   65   52   20   20    3   10   39
Tom Hume               3   4  2.87  19   0   0   5   0   38   28   15   12    2   17   14
Paul Moskau            3   0  3.25   9   3   0   2   0   36   26   13   13    1   13   29
Mario Soto             0   0  3.53  14   0   0   0   0   36   21   15   14    4   25   36
Charlie Leibrandt      3   3  3.88   9   9   2   0   1   58   61   26   25    5   22   23
Tom Seaver             2   3  4.47   9   9   1   0   0   54   44   30   27   10   23   30
Mike Lacoss            4   4  5.04  10  10   3   0   1   55   68   38   31    1   23   14
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
Sheldon Burnside       0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    2    1    1    1    0    0

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Frank Lacorte          3   0  0.40  16   0   0   4   0   22    9    1    1    0   12   20
Dave Smith             1   2  1.86  14   0   0   0   0   19   14    4    4    0    7   12
J.R. Richard           5   3  2.09  10  10   1   0   1   69   43   23   16    0   26   71
Joe Sambito            1   0  2.18  15   0   0   4   0   21   15    6    5    1    5   16
Ken Forsch             5   3  3.17   9   9   2   0   1   65   68   23   23    5   11   26
Nolan Ryan             2   4  3.30   9   9   1   0   1   60   51   24   22    4   38   51
Joe Niekro             5   3  3.55  10  10   4   0   0   71   70   38   28    1   26   38
Joaquin Andujar        0   2  3.72   7   1   0   1   0   19   26    9    8    1    3   13
Vern Ruhle             1   1  4.05   6   2   0   0   0   20   21    9    9    1    7    8
Randy Niemann          0   0  5.14   6   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    0    3    1

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Reuss            6   0  2.13  11   3   1   3   1   42   34   10   10    1    6   19
Joe Beckwith           3   0  2.40  10   0   0   0   0   15   18    5    4    1    1   11
Bob Welch              4   1  2.50   8   8   1   0   0   58   45   17   16    6   13   25
Steve Howe             1   2  2.57  17   0   0   5   0   21   22    9    6    0    5    7
Don Sutton             4   2  2.64   9   9   1   0   1   58   41   18   17    8   18   40
Dave Goltz             3   3  3.52   8   8   2   0   2   54   59   23   21    3   21   26
Bobby Castillo         1   1  3.96  16   0   0   2   0   25   21   11   11    3   15   15
Burt Hooton            4   3  4.02  10   9   1   1   0   54   47   24   24    8   16   25
Charlie Hough          0   2  5.71  12   0   0   1   0   17   18   12   11    1   17   15
Rick Sutcliffe         0   2  6.82  11   6   0   3   0   33   46   26   25    4   15   18
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  0.76  14   0   0   1   0   24   16    7    2    0    5    7
David Palmer           3   1  1.81  10   5   1   0   0   45   36   13    9    1   12   28
Elias Sosa             2   2  2.00  15   0   0   3   0   18   13    4    4    0    3   15
Steve Rogers           5   4  2.88  10  10   3   0   1   75   63   27   24    4   22   52
Scott Sanderson        4   3  3.49   9   9   0   0   0   49   53   21   19    6   17   27
Ross Grimsley          1   2  5.06   4   4   0   0   0   21   31   13   12    1    3    3
Bill Lee               2   4  5.11  10  10   1   0   0   56   80   36   32    5    5   18
Dale Murray            0   0  6.43   9   0   0   0   0   14   22   11   10    2    4    6
Fred Norman            0   0  8.41  14   0   0   1   0   20   26   22   19    2   11   17

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Burris             3   3  2.29   9   9   0   0   0   55   44   17   14    4   24   37
Craig Swan             3   3  2.39   9   9   2   0   1   60   47   21   16    4   12   44
Jeff Reardon           2   2  3.13  17   0   0   1   0   23   19    9    8    3   18   27
John Pacella           0   0  3.38  11   1   0   0   0   16   18    7    6    1   12   13
Pat Zachry             0   2  3.60   4   2   0   0   0   15   15    6    6    2    6   11
Ed Glynn               1   1  4.20  10   0   0   0   0   15   11    7    7    2    6   10
Mark Bomback           3   0  4.62  10   6   1   0   1   39   46   21   20    8   18   13
Tom Hausman            0   1  4.85  14   3   0   0   0   39   40   22   21    3    7   18
Pete Falcone           3   3  4.93   8   8   0   0   0   42   37   24   23    8   13   38
Neil Allen             2   3  4.99  18   0   0   8   0   31   29   18   17    3   14   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
Steve Carlton          8   2  1.99  11  11   4   0   2   86   58   21   19    5   30   80
Dickie Noles           0   2  2.25  14   0   0   3   0   20   17    6    5    0   11   16
Kevin Saucier          2   0  2.65  11   0   0   0   0   17   18    5    5    0    7    7
Tug McGraw             0   1  2.70  13   0   0   3   0   23   19    7    7    0    7   15
Ron Reed               3   0  3.00  13   0   0   1   0   24   16    8    8    1   10    8
Lerrin LaGrow          0   2  3.21  10   0   0   0   0   14   18    9    5    3    4    8
Dan Larson             0   0  3.38   1   1   0   0   0    5    3    2    2    1    2    1
Dick Ruthven           5   3  4.34  10  10   1   0   1   58   70   35   28    3   20   22
Scott Munninghoff      0   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    3    3    0    5    2
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
Bob Walk               0   0 16.88   1   1   0   0   0    3    2    5    5    1    5    4

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          4   1  1.69  20   0   0   1   0   21   20    4    4    1    6    8
Enrique Romo           3   0  1.71  19   0   0   1   0   32   28    9    6    1    9   20
Rod Scurry             0   1  2.92   4   0   0   0   0   12   10    4    4    1    3    9
Jim Bibby              5   1  3.11  10  10   3   0   1   72   60   26   25    5   21   45
John Candelaria        2   3  3.34  10  10   2   0   0   67   67   30   25    2   17   21
Jim Rooker             2   2  3.50   4   4   0   0   0   18   16    7    7    0   12    8
Don Robinson           1   0  3.60   5   4   0   0   0   25   26   10   10    4    4   14
Eddie Solomon          1   0  3.75   5   1   0   0   0   12   15    8    5    1    7    6
Bert Blyleven          0   4  3.79  10   9   1   0   0   62   54   29   26    7   21   53
Dave Roberts           0   1  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    1    1
Andy Hassler           0   0  4.15   4   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    1    3    3
Pascual Perez          0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    0    1    4
Kent Tekulve           5   3  5.18  22   0   0   6   0   24   28   15   14    1   14   10

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Shirley            4   1  1.61  19   0   0   4   0   28   26    7    5    2    8   16
John D'Acquisto        0   0  2.08  13   0   0   1   0   22   20    5    5    0    8   14
Randy Jones            4   2  2.31  10  10   3   0   3   70   60   19   18    4    6   28
Rollie Fingers         5   5  3.00  18   0   0   5   0   24   21    9    8    1    8   12
Gary Lucas             2   1  3.40   8   7   0   0   0   45   42   18   17    3   14   23
John Curtis            3   4  3.43   9   9   0   0   0   60   60   23   23    4   23   19
Rick Wise              2   2  3.73   9   9   0   0   0   51   58   21   21    6    6   20
Dennis Kinney          1   1  4.05  10   0   0   0   0   13   12    7    6    1    5    6
Eric Rasmussen         1   5  5.26   9   8   0   0   0   39   52   26   23    2   14   20
Steve Mura             0   0  5.32  14   0   0   2   0   22   16   14   13    3   14   12

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Holland             1   1  0.89  14   0   0   2   0   20   20    4    2    1    6   17
Allen Ripley           0   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    1    1    0    0    3
Vida Blue              7   2  2.99  11  11   5   0   1   81   80   27   27    3   21   42
Gary Lavelle           0   4  3.05  17   0   0   2   0   21   21   10    7    0   11   17
Ed Whitson             2   5  3.53  11  11   2   0   2   66   69   31   26    2   22   33
Greg Minton            1   2  3.86  15   0   0   1   0   19   18    9    8    0   11    5
John Montefusco        2   3  4.05   8   6   1   0   0   47   42   23   21    5   15   37
Bob Knepper            3   6  5.16  12  12   2   0   0   75   87   47   43    4   20   43
Ed Halicki             0   0  5.79  10   2   0   0   0   23   29   15   15    5   10   13
Tom Griffin            1   1  6.32   7   0   0   0   0   16   20   11   11    1    6   13
Randy Moffitt          1   1  7.00   9   0   0   0   0    9   12    7    7    2    1    6

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
George Frazier         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    0    0
Jim Otten              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    2    0
Don Hood               1   2  2.05  12   3   0   0   0   31   33   15    7    1   14   12
Pete Vuckovich         5   4  2.76  10  10   3   0   1   72   60   29   22    5   23   47
Bob Forsch             3   3  2.99  10  10   2   0   0   69   68   29   23    1   13   32
John Fulgham           1   2  3.16   6   5   1   0   0   31   27   12   11    0    9   19
Pedro Borbon           1   0  3.79  10   0   0   1   0   19   17   10    8    3   10    4
Silvio Martinez        1   3  4.35  10   7   1   0   0   39   35   27   19    1   26   15
Jim Kaat               0   2  5.54  11   0   0   2   0   13   11    8    8    1    4    6
Roy Thomas             1   2  5.64  13   4   0   0   0   30   37   21   19    2   10   12
Donnie Moore           1   1  6.23  11   0   0   0   0   22   25   15   15    1    5   10
Mark Littell           0   2  7.59  13   0   0   2   0   11   13    9    9    2    6    7
Bob Sykes              1   4 10.13  10   2   0   0   0   19   34   21   21    2   10    8
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)          8
  V. Blue (SFN)             7
  J. Reuss (LAN)            6
  J. Bibby (PIT)            5
  R. Fingers (SDN)          5
  K. Forsch (HOU)           5
  J. Niekro (HOU)           5
  F. Pastore (CIN)          5
  J. Richard (HOU)          5
  S. Rogers (MON)           5

Losses:

  B. Knepper (SFN)          6
  R. Lerch (PHI)            6
  P. Niekro (ATL)           6
  R. Fingers (SDN)          5
  M. Krukow (CHN)           5
  E. Rasmussen (SDN)        5
  E. Whitson (SFN)          5
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         4
  J. Curtis (SDN)           4
  G. Garber (ATL)           4

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (SFN)             5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  J. Niekro (HOU)           4
  P. Niekro (ATL)           4
  F. Pastore (CIN)          4
  J. Bibby (PIT)            3
  R. Jones (SDN)            3
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           3
  S. Rogers (MON)           3
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)        3

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHN)          10
  N. Allen (NYN)            8
  W. Fryman (MON)           7
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          6
  R. Fingers (SDN)          5
  S. Howe (LAN)             5
  T. Hume (CIN)             5
  D. Bair (CIN)             4
  F. Lacorte (HOU)          4
  J. Sambito (HOU)          4

Shutouts:

  R. Jones (SDN)            3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  D. Goltz (LAN)            2
  F. Pastore (CIN)          2
  E. Whitson (SFN)          2
  J. Bibby (PIT)            1
  V. Blue (SFN)             1
  M. Bomback (NYN)          1
  K. Forsch (HOU)           1
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)       86.0
  V. Blue (SFN)          81.1
  B. Knepper (SFN)       75.0
  S. Rogers (MON)        75.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        74.0
  J. Bibby (PIT)         72.1
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)     71.2
  J. Niekro (HOU)        71.0
  R. Jones (SDN)         70.0
  B. Forsch (SLN)        69.1

Hits:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         87
  V. Blue (SFN)            80
  B. Lee (MON)             80
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        79
  J. Niekro (HOU)          70
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         70
  D. Lamp (CHN)            69
  E. Whitson (SFN)         69
  B. Forsch (SLN)          68
  K. Forsch (HOU)          68

Runs:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         47
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          38
  J. Niekro (HOU)          38
  D. Lamp (CHN)            36
  B. Lee (MON)             36
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         35
  R. Lerch (PHI)           34
  P. Niekro (ATL)          34
  L. McWilliams (ATL)      32
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        31

Home Runs:

  T. Seaver (CIN)          10
  L. McWilliams (ATL)       9
  M. Bomback (NYN)          8
  P. Falcone (NYN)          8
  B. Hooton (LAN)           8
  D. Sutton (LAN)           8
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         7
  L. McGlothen (CHN)        7
  R. Lerch (PHI)            6
  P. Niekro (ATL)           6

Walks:

  N. Ryan (HOU)            38
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        31
  S. Carlton (PHI)         30
  P. Niekro (ATL)          29
  S. Martinez (SLN)        26
  J. Niekro (HOU)          26
  J. Richard (HOU)         26
  M. Soto (CIN)            25
  R. Burris (NYN)          24
  D. Lamp (CHN)            24

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         80
  J. Richard (HOU)         71
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        53
  S. Rogers (MON)          52
  N. Ryan (HOU)            51
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)       47
  J. Bibby (PIT)           45
  P. Niekro (ATL)          45
  C. Swan (NYN)            44
  B. Knepper (SFN)         43

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