Friday May 30, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 30, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         24  19  2.83   43   9   9   391   339  144  123   13  145  266
Pittsburgh      24  18  3.36   42   7   9   386   366  165  144   25  125  209
San Diego       22  24  3.37   46   3  12   400   394  160  150   29  115  183
Los Angeles     28  17  3.48   45   7  15   401   368  165  155   39  136  212
Montreal        21  19  3.59   40   6  12   361   373  167  144   23   96  198
Philadelphia    22  18  3.71   40   6   8   357   349  172  147   26  137  224
Chicago         20  20  3.72   40   3  12   358   364  169  148   26  139  203
Cincinnati      26  19  3.78   45  10  13   410   372  187  172   32  154  229
San Francisco   19  26  3.83   45  11   5   404   421  190  172   25  128  242
New York        19  22  3.84   41   4  10   368   351  176  157   43  147  245
Atlanta         16  26  3.89   42   6   7   370   352  185  160   34  145  203
St. Louis       15  28  4.30   43   7   5   377   381  214  180   22  150  180

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
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
Rick Matula (ATL)      3   4  2.65   9   9   1   0   1   58   49   23   17    3   20   23
Pete Vuckovich (SLN)   5   4  2.76  10  10   3   0   1   72   60   29   22    5   23   47

 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 Camp              0   2  2.57  20   0   0   2   0   28   32   11    8    1    8   10
Rick Matula            3   4  2.65   9   9   1   0   1   58   49   23   17    3   20   23
Tommy Boggs            1   1  3.72  10   4   0   0   0   39   28   16   16    2   11   20
Al Hrabosky            3   1  3.72  16   0   0   2   0   19   16    9    8    3    8   11
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
Gene Garber            1   4  5.40  18   0   0   1   0   20   24   15   12    1   11   11
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
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
Rick Reuschel          4   4  3.71  12  12   1   0   0   78   92   38   32    2   33   39
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  2.28  21   0   0   5   0   28   22    7    7    1   11   22
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      4   3  3.86  10  10   2   0   1   65   69   29   28    6   24   27
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
Joe Sambito            1   0  2.08  16   0   0   4   0   22   15    6    5    1    6   17
J.R. Richard           5   3  2.09  10  10   1   0   1   69   43   23   16    0   26   71
Nolan Ryan             3   4  2.87  10  10   2   0   2   69   53   24   22    4   43   58
Ken Forsch             5   4  3.24  10  10   2   0   1   72   78   26   26    5   12   28
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            5   3  4.15  11  10   1   1   0   61   54   28   28   11   20   27
Charlie Hough          0   2  5.71  12   0   0   1   0   17   18   12   11    1   17   15
Rick Sutcliffe         0   2  6.43  12   6   0   3   0   35   46   26   25    4   16   19
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        5   3  3.57  10  10   1   0   0   58   62   25   23    7   18   32
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
Pat Zachry             1   2  3.15   5   3   1   0   0   20   18    7    7    3    7   14
John Pacella           0   0  3.24  12   1   0   0   0   17   18    7    6    1   13   15
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  2.14  15   0   0   3   0   21   17    6    5    0   11   16
Kevin Saucier          2   0  2.41  13   0   0   0   0   19   19    5    5    0    7    9
Tug McGraw             0   1  2.59  14   0   0   3   0   24   20    7    7    0    7   16
Ron Reed               3   0  3.00  15   0   0   2   0   27   20    9    9    1   11   13
Lerrin LaGrow          0   2  3.72  12   0   0   0   0   19   23   12    8    4    5    9
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
Dan Larson             0   1  5.68   2   2   0   0   0    6    6    8    4    2    4    2
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
Jim Rooker             2   2  3.50   4   4   0   0   0   18   16    7    7    0   12    8
John Candelaria        2   4  3.68  11  11   3   0   0   73   74   35   30    2   19   22
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  1.52  21   0   0   4   0   30   26    7    5    2    9   17
John D'Acquisto        0   0  1.69  14   0   0   1   0   27   24    5    5    0    9   16
Randy Jones            4   3  2.65  11  11   3   0   3   78   69   24   23    7    7   32
Rollie Fingers         5   5  3.12  19   0   0   5   0   26   24   10    9    1    9   14
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   1  6.56  15   1   0   2   0   23   20   18   17    3   17   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              8   2  2.89  12  12   6   0   1   90   85   29   29    5   23   49
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
Roy Thomas             1   2  5.24  15   4   0   0   0   34   39   22   20    2   13   14
George Frazier         0   1  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    1    0
Donnie Moore           1   1  6.23  11   0   0   0   0   22   25   15   15    1    5   10
Jim Kaat               0   3  7.27  13   1   0   2   0   17   16   14   14    3    7    8
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 23.14   3   0   0   0   0    2    4    6    6    0    6    1

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League Leaders

Wins:

  V. Blue (SFN)             8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  F. Pastore (CIN)          6
  J. Reuss (LAN)            6
  J. Bibby (PIT)            5
  R. Fingers (SDN)          5
  K. Forsch (HOU)           5
  B. Hooton (LAN)           5
  D. Lamp (CHN)             5
  J. Niekro (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. Candelaria (PIT)       4

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (SFN)             6
  P. Niekro (ATL)           5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  J. Niekro (HOU)           4
  F. Pastore (CIN)          4
  J. Bibby (PIT)            3
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       3
  R. Jones (SDN)            3
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           3
  S. Rogers (MON)           3

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHN)          10
  N. Allen (NYN)            9
  W. Fryman (MON)           7
  T. Hume (CIN)             6
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          6
  D. Bair (CIN)             5
  R. Fingers (SDN)          5
  S. Howe (LAN)             5
  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:

  V. Blue (SFN)          90.1
  S. Carlton (PHI)       86.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)        82.0
  R. Jones (SDN)         78.0
  R. Reuschel (CHN)      77.2
  B. Knepper (SFN)       75.0
  S. Rogers (MON)        75.0
  J. Candelaria (PIT)    73.1
  F. Pastore (CIN)       73.0
  J. Bibby (PIT)         72.1

Hits:

  R. Reuschel (CHN)        92
  B. Knepper (SFN)         87
  V. Blue (SFN)            85
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         81
  B. Lee (MON)             80
  K. Forsch (HOU)          78
  E. Whitson (SFN)         78
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      74
  P. Niekro (ATL)          74
  D. Lamp (CHN)            70

Runs:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         47
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         40
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          38
  J. Niekro (HOU)          38
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        38
  R. Lerch (PHI)           37
  P. Niekro (ATL)          37
  D. Lamp (CHN)            36
  B. Lee (MON)             36
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      35

Home Runs:

  B. Hooton (LAN)          11
  T. Seaver (CIN)          10
  L. McWilliams (ATL)       9
  M. Bomback (NYN)          8
  P. Falcone (NYN)          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
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        33
  P. Niekro (ATL)          32
  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
  V. Blue (SFN)            49
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)       47
  J. Bibby (PIT)           45
  C. Swan (NYN)            44

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