Thursday June 5, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, June 5, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         27  21  2.84   48  10  11   434   370  158  137   14  157  290
Pittsburgh      28  19  3.24   47  10   9   431   404  178  155   27  134  231
San Diego       24  27  3.38   51   3  14   445   437  179  167   31  125  203
Los Angeles     30  20  3.57   50   7  16   446   418  188  177   43  157  237
Montreal        25  21  3.66   46   8  13   421   440  194  171   30  120  238
Philadelphia    24  21  3.67   45   7   8   399   393  193  163   29  156  258
San Francisco   21  29  3.79   50  12   5   449   466  210  189   30  132  277
Atlanta         20  27  3.80   47   8   9   415   398  202  175   37  158  224
Chicago         22  24  3.81   46   4  13   413   417  200  175   35  169  248
New York        20  26  3.84   46   5  10   412   386  204  176   51  162  272
Cincinnati      28  22  3.92   50  10  15   452   428  212  197   35  165  254
St. Louis       18  30  4.13   48   9   6   425   423  230  195   25  166  204

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
J.R. Richard (HOU)     6   3  1.85  11  11   2   0   2   78   46   23   16    0   28   77
Steve Carlton (PHI)   10   2  1.94  13  13   5   0   2  102   69   24   22    5   32   95
Bob Welch (LAN)        6   1  2.06  10  10   2   0   1   74   52   18   17    6   19   38
Craig Swan (NYN)       4   4  2.27  11  11   3   0   1   75   55   24   19    7   16   55
David Palmer (MON)     3   1  2.29  12   7   1   0   0   55   48   18   14    2   19   35
Rick Matula (ATL)      4   4  2.30  10  10   2   0   1   67   56   25   17    3   22   26
Don Sutton (LAN)       4   2  2.49  10  10   1   0   1   65   46   19   18    8   20   44
Ray Burris (NYN)       3   4  2.70  11  11   0   0   0   63   55   28   19    6   27   40
Randy Jones (SDN)      4   4  2.74  12  12   3   0   3   85   76   27   26    7    8   35
Pete Vuckovich (SLN)   5   4  2.75  12  10   3   1   1   79   65   31   24    6   25   52

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry Bradford         1   2  1.99  21   0   0   2   0   23   18    7    5    2   12   16
Rick Matula            4   4  2.30  10  10   2   0   1   67   56   25   17    3   22   26
Rick Camp              0   2  2.30  21   0   0   3   0   31   37   11    8    1    8   10
Phil Niekro            4   7  3.66  12  12   6   0   1   91   85   39   37    8   33   54
Al Hrabosky            3   1  3.72  16   0   0   2   0   19   16    9    8    3    8   11
Tommy Boggs            2   1  3.77  11   5   0   0   0   45   34   19   19    3   14   24
Doyle Alexander        2   2  4.42  10  10   0   0   0   59   57   33   29    5   28   46
Gene Garber            1   4  5.31  19   0   0   2   0   20   24   15   12    1   11   11
Larry McWilliams       3   4  6.04   9   9   0   0   0   45   59   34   30    9    8   20
Preston Hanna          0   0  6.14   8   1   0   0   0   15   12   10   10    2   14    6

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Tidrow            2   0  1.65  25   0   0   2   0   33   24   10    6    4    9   31
Bill Caudill           0   1  2.14  24   0   0   0   0   34   18    8    8    4   19   33
Doug Capilla           1   0  2.16   9   0   0   0   0    8    9    2    2    1    8    2
Mike Krukow            3   5  3.04  12  12   1   0   0   77   67   34   26    5   30   36
Rick Reuschel          5   4  3.53  13  13   2   0   0   87   98   40   34    3   34   48
Bruce Sutter           3   3  4.03  20   0   0  11   0   29   28   14   13    2    6   18
Dennis Lamp            5   5  4.56  14  13   1   0   1   73   84   41   37    6   28   33
Willie Hernandez       1   4  4.96  14   5   0   0   0   33   35   20   18    1   20   23
Lynn McGlothen         2   2  6.98  13   3   0   0   0   40   54   31   31    9   15   24

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Frank Pastore          6   2  2.84  10  10   4   0   2   73   59   23   23    4   11   42
Tom Hume               3   5  3.16  24   0   0   8   0   43   33   18   15    2   18   17
Paul Moskau            4   0  3.52  11   4   0   2   0   46   41   18   18    1   14   34
Mario Soto             0   0  3.73  16   1   0   0   0   41   30   18   17    4   27   43
Sheldon Burnside       1   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    1    0    1
Charlie Leibrandt      4   3  4.04  11  11   2   0   1   69   75   32   31    6   27   28
Doug Bair              0   3  4.15  24   0   0   5   0   30   30   14   14    2   13   24
Tom Seaver             2   4  4.37  10  10   1   0   0   60   46   32   29   11   24   32
Mike Lacoss            4   4  4.69  11  11   3   0   1   63   77   40   33    2   24   18
Dave Tomlin            3   0  5.73  12   0   0   0   0   11   18    7    7    1    3    5
Bill Bonham            1   1  5.79   3   3   0   0   0   14   15    9    9    1    4   10

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Frank Lacorte          3   0  0.71  18   0   0   5   0   25   11    2    2    0   12   25
J.R. Richard           6   3  1.85  11  11   2   0   2   78   46   23   16    0   28   77
Dave Smith             1   2  1.86  14   0   0   0   0   19   14    4    4    0    7   12
Nolan Ryan             3   5  2.96  11  11   2   0   2   76   59   27   25    4   46   62
Joe Sambito            1   0  3.04  18   0   0   5   0   24   19    9    8    1    6   18
Joaquin Andujar        0   2  3.22   8   1   0   1   0   22   27    9    8    1    4   16
Ken Forsch             6   4  3.25  11  11   2   0   1   80   82   29   29    6   14   30
Vern Ruhle             2   1  3.33   7   3   0   0   0   27   26   10   10    1    9   10
Joe Niekro             5   4  3.72  11  11   4   0   0   75   76   41   31    1   28   39
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
Bob Welch              6   1  2.06  10  10   2   0   1   74   52   18   17    6   19   38
Steve Howe             1   2  2.31  19   0   0   6   0   23   23    9    6    0    6    9
Joe Beckwith           3   0  2.33  13   0   0   0   0   19   21    7    5    1    4   14
Don Sutton             4   2  2.49  10  10   1   0   1   65   46   19   18    8   20   44
Jerry Reuss            6   1  2.85  12   4   1   3   1   47   46   15   15    2    6   20
Bobby Castillo         1   1  3.58  18   0   0   2   0   28   22   11   11    3   16   16
Dave Goltz             3   4  4.14   9   9   2   0   2   59   67   29   27    4   25   27
Burt Hooton            5   3  4.15  11  10   1   1   0   61   54   28   28   11   20   27
Rick Sutcliffe         1   2  6.16  14   6   0   3   0   38   48   27   26    4   17   21
Charlie Hough          0   3  6.39  15   1   0   1   0   25   30   19   18    3   20   20
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          1   1  0.37  19   0   0   7   0   24   12    1    1    0    5   22
Stan Bahnsen           4   1  1.44  17   0   0   1   0   31   22   10    5    0   10   10
David Palmer           3   1  2.29  12   7   1   0   0   55   48   18   14    2   19   35
Elias Sosa             2   2  3.04  19   0   0   3   0   24   21    8    8    2    4   17
Scott Sanderson        6   3  3.09  11  11   2   0   1   67   68   25   23    7   20   40
Steve Rogers           6   5  3.25  12  12   4   0   1   89   83   35   32    6   28   60
Ross Grimsley          1   3  5.33   5   5   0   0   0   25   36   16   15    2    7    4
Bill Lee               2   4  5.34  11  11   1   0   0   62   90   41   37    6    7   21
Bill Gullickson        0   0  5.79   2   0   0   0   0    5    8    3    3    0    1    3
Fred Norman            0   0  7.54  18   0   0   2   0   23   28   22   19    2   11   19
Dale Murray            0   1  8.04  10   0   0   0   0   16   24   15   14    3    8    7

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Craig Swan             4   4  2.27  11  11   3   0   1   75   55   24   19    7   16   55
Pat Zachry             1   2  2.33   6   4   1   0   0   27   20    7    7    3   10   18
Ray Burris             3   4  2.70  11  11   0   0   0   63   55   28   19    6   27   40
John Pacella           0   0  3.66  14   1   0   0   0   20   20    9    8    1   16   17
Ed Glynn               1   1  3.71  12   0   0   0   0   17   12    7    7    2    6   10
Jeff Reardon           2   2  3.96  18   0   0   1   0   25   22   12   11    3   19   27
Neil Allen             2   4  4.54  20   0   0   9   0   36   33   19   18    4   16   24
Pete Falcone           3   4  4.63   9   9   0   0   0   47   43   30   24    8   15   39
Mark Bomback           3   0  4.81  11   6   1   0   1   39   47   22   21    9   18   14
Tom Hausman            0   1  5.27  15   3   0   0   0   41   45   26   24    3    8   20
Kevin Kobel            1   4  7.25  13   1   0   0   0   22   34   20   18    5   11    8

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Carlton         10   2  1.94  13  13   5   0   2  102   69   24   22    5   32   95
Dickie Noles           0   2  1.96  16   0   0   3   0   23   17    6    5    0   13   18
Kevin Saucier          2   0  2.21  15   0   0   0   0   20   20    5    5    0    7   10
Tug McGraw             0   2  2.89  15   0   0   3   0   28   25    9    9    1   11   19
Ron Reed               3   1  3.21  16   0   0   2   0   28   23   10   10    1   11   14
Dan Larson             0   1  4.32   3   2   0   0   0    8    8    8    4    2    5    3
Lerrin LaGrow          0   2  4.43  13   0   0   0   0   20   25   14   10    4    7   10
Scott Munninghoff      0   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    3    3    0    5    2
Dick Ruthven           5   4  4.63  12  12   1   0   1   68   89   42   35    3   23   27
Randy Lerch            1   7  4.84  10  10   1   0   0   61   74   44   33    8   20   30
Larry Christenson      3   0  6.31   6   6   0   0   0   26   28   19   18    2   12   21
Bob Walk               0   0  9.72   2   2   0   0   0    8    7    9    9    3   10    9

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Enrique Romo           3   0  1.43  22   0   0   2   0   38   31    9    6    1    9   22
Grant Jackson          5   1  1.61  21   0   0   1   0   22   21    4    4    1    6    8
Rod Scurry             0   1  2.35   5   0   0   0   0   15   11    4    4    1    5   10
Jim Bibby              6   1  2.88  11  11   4   0   1   81   68   29   26    6   24   50
Eddie Solomon          2   0  3.00   7   3   0   0   0   24   26   15    8    2   10    7
Bert Blyleven          1   4  3.31  11  10   2   0   1   71   61   29   26    7   22   59
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
John Candelaria        2   5  3.81  12  12   3   0   0   80   82   39   34    2   19   26
Dave Roberts           0   1  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    1    1
Don Robinson           2   1  4.26   7   6   1   0   0   38   43   18   18    5    7   22
Pascual Perez          0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    0    1    4
Kent Tekulve           5   3  4.97  23   0   0   6   0   25   28   15   14    1   14   11

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Shirley            5   1  1.53  25   0   0   4   0   35   30    8    6    3   10   19
John D'Acquisto        0   0  1.69  14   0   0   1   0   27   24    5    5    0    9   16
Randy Jones            4   4  2.74  12  12   3   0   3   85   76   27   26    7    8   35
Dennis Kinney          1   1  3.13  13   0   0   0   0   23   19    9    8    1    6   12
Rick Wise              3   3  3.16  11  11   0   0   0   63   67   22   22    6   10   22
Gary Lucas             2   2  3.47   9   8   0   0   0   49   51   22   19    3   15   27
Rollie Fingers         5   6  4.00  21   0   0   6   0   27   27   13   12    1   10   14
John Curtis            3   4  4.02  10  10   0   0   0   63   66   28   28    5   24   21
Eric Rasmussen         1   5  4.60  12   8   0   1   0   45   54   26   23    2   14   23
Steve Mura             0   1  5.72  16   2   0   2   0   28   23   19   18    3   19   14

 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  1.00   2   1   0   0   0    9    6    1    1    0    1    4
Vida Blue              8   2  2.77  13  13   6   0   1   97   91   31   30    5   23   57
Gary Lavelle           0   5  3.12  20   0   0   2   0   26   27   13    9    1   12   20
Greg Minton            2   2  3.13  18   0   0   1   0   23   21    9    8    0   11    8
Ed Whitson             2   6  3.66  13  13   2   0   2   79   87   37   32    2   23   38
John Montefusco        2   5  4.37  10   8   1   0   0   60   58   33   29    9   16   49
Bob Knepper            4   6  4.82  13  13   3   0   0   84   93   49   45    4   20   49
Ed Halicki             0   0  5.79  10   2   0   0   0   23   29   15   15    5   10   13
Tom Griffin            1   1  5.94   8   0   0   0   0   17   20   11   11    1    7   14
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
John Fulgham           2   2  2.28   8   7   2   0   0   47   34   13   12    1   18   28
Don Hood               1   2  2.45  13   3   0   0   0   33   35   17    9    1   16   13
Pete Vuckovich         5   4  2.75  12  10   3   1   1   79   65   31   24    6   25   52
Bob Forsch             4   3  3.27  11  11   2   0   0   74   75   33   27    2   13   34
Pedro Borbon           1   0  3.79  10   0   0   1   0   19   17   10    8    3   10    4
Silvio Martinez        1   3  4.50  11   8   1   0   0   44   41   31   22    1   28   16
Jim Kaat               1   3  4.61  14   2   1   2   1   27   23   14   14    3   10   10
Roy Thomas             1   2  5.09  16   4   0   0   0   35   39   22   20    2   15   14
Donnie Moore           1   1  6.23  11   0   0   0   0   22   25   15   15    1    5   10
George Frazier         0   3  7.36   5   0   0   0   0    4    9    3    3    0    2    1
Bob Sykes              1   4  7.71  11   3   0   0   0   26   39   22   22    2   11   13
Mark Littell           0   2  9.28  14   0   0   2   0   11   14   11   11    2    7    7
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:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  V. Blue (SFN)             8
  J. Bibby (PIT)            6
  K. Forsch (HOU)           6
  F. Pastore (CIN)          6
  J. Reuss (LAN)            6
  J. Richard (HOU)          6
  S. Rogers (MON)           6
  S. Sanderson (MON)        6
  B. Welch (LAN)            6

Losses:

  R. Lerch (PHI)            7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  R. Fingers (SDN)          6
  B. Knepper (SFN)          6
  E. Whitson (SFN)          6
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       5
  T. Hume (CIN)             5
  M. Krukow (CHN)           5
  D. Lamp (CHN)             5
  G. Lavelle (SFN)          5

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHN)          11
  N. Allen (NYN)            9
  T. Hume (CIN)             8
  W. Fryman (MON)           7
  R. Fingers (SDN)          6
  S. Howe (LAN)             6
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          6
  D. Bair (CIN)             5
  F. Lacorte (HOU)          5
  J. Sambito (HOU)          5

Shutouts:

  R. Jones (SDN)            3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  D. Goltz (LAN)            2
  F. Pastore (CIN)          2
  J. Richard (HOU)          2
  N. Ryan (HOU)             2
  E. Whitson (SFN)          2
  J. Bibby (PIT)            1
  V. Blue (SFN)             1
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      102.0
  V. Blue (SFN)          97.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        91.0
  S. Rogers (MON)        88.2
  R. Reuschel (CHN)      86.2
  R. Jones (SDN)         85.1
  B. Knepper (SFN)       84.0
  J. Bibby (PIT)         81.1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)    80.1
  K. Forsch (HOU)        80.1

Hits:

  R. Reuschel (CHN)        98
  B. Knepper (SFN)         93
  V. Blue (SFN)            91
  B. Lee (MON)             90
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         89
  E. Whitson (SFN)         87
  P. Niekro (ATL)          85
  D. Lamp (CHN)            84
  S. Rogers (MON)          83
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      82

Runs:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         49
  R. Lerch (PHI)           44
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         42
  D. Lamp (CHN)            41
  B. Lee (MON)             41
  J. Niekro (HOU)          41
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          40
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        40
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      39
  P. Niekro (ATL)          39

Home Runs:

  B. Hooton (LAN)          11
  T. Seaver (CIN)          11
  M. Bomback (NYN)          9
  L. McGlothen (CHN)        9
  L. McWilliams (ATL)       9
  J. Montefusco (SFN)       9
  P. Falcone (NYN)          8
  R. Lerch (PHI)            8
  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  D. Sutton (LAN)           8

Walks:

  N. Ryan (HOU)            46
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        34
  P. Niekro (ATL)          33
  S. Carlton (PHI)         32
  M. Krukow (CHN)          30
  D. Alexander (ATL)       28
  D. Lamp (CHN)            28
  S. Martinez (SLN)        28
  J. Niekro (HOU)          28
  J. Richard (HOU)         28

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         95
  J. Richard (HOU)         77
  N. Ryan (HOU)            62
  S. Rogers (MON)          60
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        59
  V. Blue (SFN)            57
  C. Swan (NYN)            55
  P. Niekro (ATL)          54
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)       52
  J. Bibby (PIT)           50

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