Thursday May 29, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 29, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         24  18  2.82   42   9   9   383   329  141  120   13  143  263
Pittsburgh      24  17  3.29   41   6   9   380   359  160  139   25  123  208
San Diego       22  23  3.33   45   3  12   391   383  155  145   29  109  179
Los Angeles     27  17  3.47   44   7  15   392   361  161  151   36  131  209
Montreal        20  19  3.58   39   5  12   352   364  163  140   22   95  193
Philadelphia    22  17  3.64   39   6   8   349   338  162  141   24  134  218
Chicago         19  20  3.67   39   2  12   349   351  162  142   24  137  199
Cincinnati      25  19  3.79   44  10  12   401   364  184  169   31  151  223
Atlanta         16  25  3.83   41   6   7   362   344  177  154   33  141  198
New York        18  22  3.86   40   3  10   363   348  175  156   42  146  242
San Francisco   18  26  3.87   44  10   5   395   416  188  170   23  126  235
St. Louis       15  27  4.16   42   7   5   368   371  204  170   20  143  176

 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  1.94  11   6   1   0   0   51   43   15   11    1   14   33
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
Bob Welch (LAN)        5   1  2.16   9   9   2   0   1   67   46   17   16    6   13   32
Ray Burris (NYN)       3   3  2.39  10  10   0   0   0   60   51   22   16    4   26   40
Craig Swan (NYN)       3   3  2.39   9   9   2   0   1   60   47   21   16    4   12   44
Don Sutton (LAN)       4   2  2.64   9   9   1   0   1   58   41   18   17    8   18   40
Randy Jones (SDN)      4   3  2.65  11  11   3   0   3   78   69   24   23    7    7   32

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry Bradford         1   1  0.87  19   0   0   2   0   21   13    4    2    2   11   14
Rick Matula            3   3  1.79   8   8   1   0   1   55   44   16   11    2   18   23
Rick Camp              0   2  2.63  19   0   0   2   0   27   31   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   7  3.84  11  11   5   0   1   82   74   37   35    8   32   51
Doyle Alexander        1   2  4.05   9   9   0   0   0   53   50   28   24    3   24   42
Al Hrabosky            3   1  4.41  15   0   0   2   0   16   15    9    8    3    7    7
Gene Garber            1   4  6.00  17   0   0   1   0   18   23   15   12    1   11   10
Preston Hanna          0   0  6.14   8   1   0   0   0   15   12   10   10    2   14    6
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  1.48  22   0   0   2   0   30   20    7    5    3    7   29
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  3.04  11  11   1   0   0   71   63   31   24    4   24   32
Rick Reuschel          3   4  3.41  11  11   0   0   0   69   79   31   26    0   31   35
Willie Hernandez       1   3  3.54  10   4   0   0   0   28   26   13   11    0   18   19
Bruce Sutter           3   3  3.60  18   0   0  10   0   25   26   11   10    1    3   16
Dennis Lamp            5   4  4.90  12  11   1   0   1   61   70   36   33    5   25   23
Lynn McGlothen         2   0  7.12  10   2   0   0   0   30   42   24   24    7    8   17

 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
Tom Hume               3   4  2.82  20   0   0   6   0   38   28   15   12    2   17   14
Frank Pastore          6   2  2.84  10  10   4   0   2   73   59   23   23    4   11   42
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  6.10  11   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
Nolan Ryan             3   4  2.87  10  10   2   0   2   69   53   24   22    4   43   58
Ken Forsch             5   3  3.17   9   9   2   0   1   65   68   23   23    5   11   26
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
Bob Welch              5   1  2.16   9   9   2   0   1   67   46   17   16    6   13   32
Joe Beckwith           3   0  2.40  10   0   0   0   0   15   18    5    4    1    1   11
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  0.56  16   0   0   7   0   16   11    1    1    0    2   11
Stan Bahnsen           3   1  0.98  15   0   0   1   0   28   18    8    3    0    9   10
David Palmer           3   1  1.94  11   6   1   0   0   51   43   15   11    1   14   33
Elias Sosa             2   2  2.33  16   0   0   3   0   19   15    5    5    0    4   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   1  8.04  10   0   0   0   0   16   24   15   14    3    8    7
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  2.39  10  10   0   0   0   60   51   22   16    4   26   40
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  3.24  12   1   0   0   0   17   18    7    6    1   13   15
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
Neil Allen             2   3  4.68  19   0   0   9   0   33   32   18   17    3   16   20
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
Kevin Kobel            1   4  7.08  12   1   0   0   0   20   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  2.50  12   0   0   0   0   18   18    5    5    0    7    8
Tug McGraw             0   1  2.59  14   0   0   3   0   24   20    7    7    0    7   16
Lerrin LaGrow          0   2  2.81  11   0   0   0   0   16   20    9    5    3    4    9
Ron Reed               3   0  2.88  14   0   0   2   0   25   16    8    8    1   11    9
Dan Larson             0   0  3.38   1   1   0   0   0    5    3    2    2    1    2    1
Scott Munninghoff      0   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    3    3    0    5    2
Dick Ruthven           5   4  4.71  11  11   1   0   1   63   81   40   33    3   22   24
Randy Lerch            1   6  4.92   9   9   1   0   0   57   67   37   31    8   18   28
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
Enrique Romo           3   0  1.60  20   0   0   2   0   34   28    9    6    1    9   21
Grant Jackson          4   1  1.69  20   0   0   1   0   21   20    4    4    1    6    8
Rod Scurry             0   1  2.35   5   0   0   0   0   15   11    4    4    1    5   10
Eddie Solomon          2   0  2.37   6   2   0   0   0   19   23   12    5    1    8    7
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
Andy Hassler           0   0  3.72   5   0   0   0   0   10    8    5    4    1    4    3
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
Pascual Perez          0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    0    1    4
Don Robinson           1   1  4.66   6   5   0   0   0   29   35   15   15    5    4   17
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  1.55  20   0   0   4   0   29   26    7    5    2    8   17
John D'Acquisto        0   0  2.08  13   0   0   1   0   22   20    5    5    0    8   14
Randy Jones            4   3  2.65  11  11   3   0   3   78   69   24   23    7    7   32
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   3  3.43  10  10   0   0   0   58   64   22   22    6    8   22
Dennis Kinney          1   1  4.05  10   0   0   0   0   13   12    7    6    1    5    6
Eric Rasmussen         1   5  5.13  10   8   0   0   0   40   53   26   23    2   14   22
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  0.79  15   0   0   2   0   23   22    4    2    1    8   19
Allen Ripley           0   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    1    1    0    0    3
Gary Lavelle           0   5  2.86  18   0   0   2   0   22   23   11    7    0   12   19
Vida Blue              7   2  2.99  11  11   5   0   1   81   80   27   27    3   21   42
Greg Minton            1   2  3.48  16   0   0   1   0   21   18    9    8    0   11    5
Ed Whitson             2   5  3.50  12  12   2   0   2   72   78   33   28    2   22   35
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
Don Hood               1   2  2.05  12   3   0   0   0   31   33   15    7    1   14   12
John Fulgham           1   2  2.58   7   6   1   0   0   38   29   12   11    0   15   21
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
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  5.40  12   0   0   2   0   13   11    8    8    1    4    6
Roy Thomas             1   2  5.46  14   4   0   0   0   31   38   21   19    2   10   12
Donnie Moore           1   1  6.23  11   0   0   0   0   22   25   15   15    1    5   10
George Frazier         0   1  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    1    1    0    1    0
Mark Littell           0   2  9.28  14   0   0   2   0   11   14   11   11    2    7    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
Jim Otten              0   0 27.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    0    3    3    0    5    1

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League Leaders

Wins:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  V. Blue (SFN)             7
  F. Pastore (CIN)          6
  J. Reuss (LAN)            6
  J. Bibby (PIT)            5
  R. Fingers (SDN)          5
  K. Forsch (HOU)           5
  D. Lamp (CHN)             5
  J. Niekro (HOU)           5
  J. Richard (HOU)          5

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  B. Knepper (SFN)          6
  R. Lerch (PHI)            6
  R. Fingers (SDN)          5
  M. Krukow (CHN)           5
  G. Lavelle (SFN)          5
  E. Rasmussen (SDN)        5
  E. Whitson (SFN)          5
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         4
  J. Curtis (SDN)           4

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (SFN)             5
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  J. Niekro (HOU)           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)            9
  W. Fryman (MON)           7
  T. Hume (CIN)             6
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          6
  R. Fingers (SDN)          5
  S. Howe (LAN)             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
  N. Ryan (HOU)             2
  E. Whitson (SFN)          2
  J. Bibby (PIT)            1
  V. Blue (SFN)             1
  M. Bomback (NYN)          1
  K. Forsch (HOU)           1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)       86.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        82.0
  V. Blue (SFN)          81.1
  R. Jones (SDN)         78.0
  B. Knepper (SFN)       75.0
  S. Rogers (MON)        75.0
  F. Pastore (CIN)       73.0
  J. Bibby (PIT)         72.1
  E. Whitson (SFN)       72.0
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)     71.2

Hits:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         87
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         81
  V. Blue (SFN)            80
  B. Lee (MON)             80
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        79
  E. Whitson (SFN)         78
  P. Niekro (ATL)          74
  D. Lamp (CHN)            70
  J. Niekro (HOU)          70
  R. Jones (SDN)           69

Runs:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         47
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         40
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          38
  J. Niekro (HOU)          38
  R. Lerch (PHI)           37
  P. Niekro (ATL)          37
  D. Lamp (CHN)            36
  B. Lee (MON)             36
  E. Whitson (SFN)         33
  L. McWilliams (ATL)      32

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (HOU)            43
  P. Niekro (ATL)          32
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        31
  S. Carlton (PHI)         30
  R. Burris (NYN)          26
  S. Martinez (SLN)        26
  J. Niekro (HOU)          26
  J. Richard (HOU)         26
  D. Lamp (CHN)            25
  M. Soto (CIN)            25

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         80
  J. Richard (HOU)         71
  N. Ryan (HOU)            58
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        53
  S. Rogers (MON)          52
  P. Niekro (ATL)          51
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)       47
  J. Bibby (PIT)           45
  C. Swan (NYN)            44
  B. Knepper (SFN)         43

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