Thursday June 12, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, June 12, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         33  21  2.66   54  13  11   488   401  166  144   15  166  337
Pittsburgh      31  23  3.40   54  10  12   492   465  211  186   31  159  272
Montreal        32  21  3.49   53   9  15   488   501  216  189   31  150  276
San Diego       25  32  3.60   58   3  15   505   505  215  202   36  157  234
Los Angeles     32  24  3.60   56   8  17   497   460  212  199   45  176  272
Philadelphia    27  24  3.67   51   7  11   453   442  215  185   33  170  296
San Francisco   23  33  3.69   56  13   7   500   517  229  205   34  152  304
Atlanta         22  31  3.75   53  10   9   471   443  225  196   46  176  251
New York        26  27  3.80   53   6  12   478   450  231  202   62  180  307
Chicago         23  29  3.90   52   4  14   462   478  225  200   36  194  273
Cincinnati      31  25  3.97   57  12  16   517   490  243  228   42  186  290
St. Louis       20  35  4.23   55  10   8   489   490  267  230   30  184  236

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
J.R. Richard (HOU)     8   3  1.50  13  13   4   0   4   96   55   23   16    0   31   98
Steve Carlton (PHI)   10   2  1.83  14  14   5   0   2  108   72   24   22    5   34  105
David Palmer (MON)     3   1  2.11  13   8   1   0   0   64   52   19   15    3   20   44
Craig Swan (NYN)       5   4  2.21  12  12   4   0   1   85   61   26   21    9   17   61
Don Sutton (LAN)       5   2  2.39  11  11   1   0   1   72   50   20   19    8   21   48
Jerry Reuss (LAN)      7   1  2.42  14   6   2   3   2   63   54   17   17    2    9   31
Bob Welch (LAN)        6   2  2.46  11  11   2   0   1   80   58   23   22    6   23   44
Pete Vuckovich (SLN)   5   4  2.57  13  11   3   1   1   88   69   32   25    6   25   58
Randy Jones (SDN)      4   5  2.63  13  13   3   0   3   92   83   28   27    8   10   36
Frank Pastore (CIN)    8   2  2.73  12  12   5   0   2   89   71   27   27    5   15   58

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Camp              0   2  2.14  23   0   0   3   0   34   39   11    8    1    8   11
Larry Bradford         1   4  2.59  23   0   0   2   0   24   19   10    7    2   15   17
Rick Matula            4   4  2.74  11  11   2   0   1   72   64   30   22    4   23   27
Al Hrabosky            3   1  3.32  18   0   0   2   0   22   17    9    8    3    9   12
Phil Niekro            5   8  3.58  14  14   7   0   1  108   95   46   43   11   41   68
Tommy Boggs            2   2  3.78  12   6   0   0   0   52   38   22   22    4   17   26
Doyle Alexander        3   2  3.97  11  11   1   0   0   68   67   34   30    6   29   47
Gene Garber            1   4  5.01  22   0   0   2   0   23   26   16   13    2   11   14
Larry McWilliams       3   4  5.64  10  10   0   0   0   53   66   37   33   11    9   23
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
Doug Capilla           1   0  1.80  11   0   0   0   0   10   10    2    2    1    9    3
Dick Tidrow            2   0  2.17  30   0   0   2   0   37   31   13    9    4   13   33
Bill Caudill           0   1  2.37  26   0   0   0   0   38   22   10   10    5   23   34
Mike Krukow            3   7  3.63  14  14   1   0   0   87   80   43   35    5   38   42
Rick Reuschel          5   6  3.65  15  15   2   0   0   99  114   46   40    3   36   55
Bruce Sutter           3   3  3.90  21   0   0  12   0   30   28   14   13    2    7   19
Willie Hernandez       1   4  4.26  17   5   0   0   0   38   39   20   18    1   22   26
Dennis Lamp            5   6  5.02  15  14   1   0   1   75   94   46   42    6   30   34
Lynn McGlothen         3   2  5.81  14   4   0   0   0   48   60   31   31    9   16   27

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sheldon Burnside       1   0  2.08   6   0   0   0   0    4    6    1    1    1    0    2
Frank Pastore          8   2  2.73  12  12   5   0   2   89   71   27   27    5   15   58
Tom Hume               3   5  2.96  26   0   0   9   0   46   35   18   15    2   18   19
Charlie Leibrandt      5   3  3.58  12  12   3   0   2   78   78   32   31    6   28   30
Paul Moskau            4   0  3.74  12   5   0   2   0   53   45   22   22    2   17   37
Mario Soto             0   1  4.04  17   2   0   0   0   49   37   23   22    6   29   51
Tom Seaver             2   4  4.37  10  10   1   0   0   60   46   32   29   11   24   32
Doug Bair              0   3  4.84  27   0   0   5   0   35   39   19   19    4   16   26
Dave Tomlin            3   0  4.96  15   0   0   0   0   16   23    9    9    1    5    5
Mike Lacoss            4   6  5.42  13  13   3   0   1   73   95   51   44    3   30   20
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  0.66  19   0   0   5   0   27   13    3    2    0   14   28
J.R. Richard           8   3  1.50  13  13   4   0   4   96   55   23   16    0   31   98
Dave Smith             1   2  2.53  15   0   0   0   0   21   16    6    6    0    7   13
Vern Ruhle             3   1  2.65   8   4   0   0   0   34   28   10   10    1   10   13
Nolan Ryan             3   5  3.01  12  12   2   0   2   84   65   30   28    5   48   72
Ken Forsch             7   4  3.14  12  12   2   0   1   86   85   30   30    6   15   32
Joaquin Andujar        0   2  3.22   8   1   0   1   0   22   27    9    8    1    4   16
Joe Sambito            2   0  3.24  19   0   0   5   0   25   21   10    9    1    6   20
Joe Niekro             6   4  3.32  12  12   5   0   1   84   81   41   31    1   28   44
Randy Niemann          0   0  4.32   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    4    0    3    1

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Beckwith           3   0  2.01  15   0   0   0   0   22   23    7    5    1    8   14
Steve Howe             1   2  2.22  20   0   0   6   0   24   24    9    6    0    6   10
Don Sutton             5   2  2.39  11  11   1   0   1   72   50   20   19    8   21   48
Jerry Reuss            7   1  2.42  14   6   2   3   2   63   54   17   17    2    9   31
Bob Welch              6   2  2.46  11  11   2   0   1   80   58   23   22    6   23   44
Bobby Castillo         1   2  3.34  20   0   0   2   0   32   24   13   12    3   18   20
Burt Hooton            5   3  4.15  11  10   1   1   0   61   54   28   28   11   20   27
Dave Goltz             3   5  4.84  11  11   2   0   2   67   81   39   36    5   27   31
Charlie Hough          0   3  5.93  16   1   0   1   0   27   31   19   18    3   20   21
Rick Sutcliffe         1   3  6.43  16   6   0   4   0   42   52   31   30    5   20   25
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
Charlie Lea            1   0  1.13   1   1   0   0   0    8    8    1    1    0    3    4
Stan Bahnsen           5   1  1.51  20   0   0   1   0   36   27   13    6    0   14   12
Woodie Fryman          1   1  1.52  22   0   0   8   0   30   18    5    5    0   11   23
David Palmer           3   1  2.11  13   8   1   0   0   64   52   19   15    3   20   44
Elias Sosa             4   2  2.40  23   0   0   4   0   30   26    8    8    2    4   24
Scott Sanderson        6   3  2.96  12  12   2   0   1   70   72   25   23    7   21   45
Steve Rogers           7   5  3.20  13  13   4   0   1   96   88   37   34    6   33   60
Bill Lee               3   4  4.79  12  12   2   0   0   71   98   43   38    6    7   22
Bill Gullickson        0   0  5.23   3   1   0   0   0   10   17    7    6    0    3    7
Ross Grimsley          2   3  5.46   6   6   0   0   0   31   42   20   19    2   12    8
Fred Norman            0   0  6.92  20   0   0   2   0   26   29   23   20    2   14   20
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             5   4  2.21  12  12   4   0   1   85   61   26   21    9   17   61
Ray Burris             4   4  2.94  12  12   0   0   0   70   62   32   23    8   29   44
Pat Zachry             1   2  3.19   7   5   1   0   0   31   25   11   11    6   10   20
Jeff Reardon           3   2  3.30  21   0   0   1   0   30   24   12   11    3   23   28
Ed Glynn               1   1  3.32  13   0   0   1   0   19   14    7    7    2    6   10
Neil Allen             3   4  4.10  22   0   0  10   0   42   37   20   19    4   20   28
Tom Hausman            2   1  4.26  17   3   0   0   0   51   52   26   24    3    9   23
Mark Bomback           3   1  4.37  13   7   1   0   1   47   56   24   23    9   18   20
Pete Falcone           3   4  5.02  11  10   0   0   0   52   52   35   29   11   15   42
John Pacella           0   0  5.06  16   3   0   0   0   27   31   17   15    2   22   23
Kevin Kobel            1   4  7.03  14   1   0   0   0   24   36   21   19    5   11    8

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Carlton         10   2  1.83  14  14   5   0   2  108   72   24   22    5   34  105
Dickie Noles           0   3  2.25  19   0   0   4   0   28   21    8    7    1   15   19
Ron Reed               3   1  2.57  19   0   0   3   0   35   24   10   10    1   11   20
Kevin Saucier          3   0  2.74  18   0   0   0   0   23   23    7    7    0    7   12
Tug McGraw             0   2  3.09  18   0   0   4   0   32   28   11   11    2   11   22
Lerrin LaGrow          0   2  3.91  14   0   0   0   0   23   26   14   10    4    7   10
Dan Larson             0   1  4.32   3   2   0   0   0    8    8    8    4    2    5    3
Dick Ruthven           5   5  4.44  13  13   1   0   1   75   96   44   37    3   25   33
Scott Munninghoff      0   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    3    3    0    5    2
Randy Lerch            2   8  4.99  12  12   1   0   0   70   85   50   39   10   26   32
Larry Christenson      3   0  6.31   6   6   0   0   0   26   28   19   18    2   12   21
Bob Walk               1   0  8.05   4   4   0   0   0   19   23   17   17    3   12   17

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rod Scurry             0   1  2.00   6   0   0   0   0   18   12    4    4    1    6   13
Enrique Romo           3   1  2.27  27   0   0   3   0   48   41   15   12    2   11   25
Grant Jackson          5   2  2.38  22   0   0   1   0   23   22    6    6    1    7    8
Eddie Solomon          3   0  2.40   8   4   0   0   0   30   31   15    8    2   11   10
Jim Bibby              7   1  3.21  13  13   4   0   1   93   78   36   33    6   31   63
Jim Rooker             2   2  3.50   4   4   0   0   0   18   16    7    7    0   12    8
John Candelaria        3   5  3.67  13  13   3   0   0   88   88   42   36    3   20   31
Kent Tekulve           5   3  3.82  27   0   0   8   0   33   34   15   14    1   16   15
Andy Hassler           0   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0   12    9    6    5    2    4    4
Dave Roberts           0   1  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    1    1
Bert Blyleven          1   6  4.10  14  12   2   0   1   79   74   40   36    8   31   65
Don Robinson           2   1  4.40   8   7   1   0   0   43   51   21   21    5    8   25
Pascual Perez          0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    0    1    4

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John D'Acquisto        0   1  2.53  19   0   0   1   0   32   33   10    9    0   13   22
Randy Jones            4   5  2.63  13  13   3   0   3   92   83   28   27    8   10   36
Bob Shirley            5   2  2.66  28   0   0   4   0   41   40   14   12    3   15   22
Rick Wise              3   3  3.19  12  12   0   0   0   68   70   24   24    7   10   24
Rollie Fingers         5   6  3.52  23   0   0   7   0   31   32   13   12    1   12   17
Dennis Kinney          1   1  3.90  16   0   0   0   0   28   24   13   12    1   10   18
Gary Lucas             3   3  3.92  11  10   0   0   0   60   58   29   26    4   20   31
John Curtis            3   4  4.07  12  12   0   0   0   73   77   33   33    5   30   24
Steve Mura             0   1  5.09  17   3   0   2   0   35   28   21   20    4   22   17
Eric Rasmussen         1   6  5.28  14   8   0   1   0   46   60   30   27    3   15   23

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Allen Ripley           1   0  0.71   3   1   0   0   0   13    7    1    1    0    4    9
Al Holland             1   1  0.73  18   0   0   2   0   25   24    4    2    1   10   19
Greg Minton            2   3  2.60  21   0   0   3   0   28   25   10    8    0   12   11
Vida Blue              8   2  2.85  14  14   6   0   1  104   99   35   33    5   24   59
Gary Lavelle           0   5  2.89  21   0   0   2   0   28   27   13    9    1   12   21
Ed Whitson             3   7  3.74  15  15   2   0   2   91  102   44   38    3   30   43
John Montefusco        2   5  4.29  11   9   1   0   0   63   63   34   30   10   18   52
Bob Knepper            4   8  4.72  15  15   4   0   0   97  109   55   51    6   24   56
Ed Halicki             0   0  5.40  11   2   0   0   0   25   29   15   15    5   10   14
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
Kim Seaman             0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    2
Don Hood               1   2  2.34  15   3   0   0   0   35   39   17    9    1   17   14
Pete Vuckovich         5   4  2.57  13  11   3   1   1   88   69   32   25    6   25   58
John Fulgham           2   3  3.04   9   8   2   0   0   50   39   18   17    3   21   28
Bob Forsch             5   4  3.62  13  13   3   0   0   92   92   43   37    3   19   44
Pedro Borbon           1   0  3.79  10   0   0   1   0   19   17   10    8    3   10    4
Jim Kaat               1   3  4.24  15   3   1   2   1   34   29   18   16    3   13   12
George Frazier         0   3  4.32   9   0   0   1   0    8   12    4    4    0    4    2
Silvio Martinez        1   3  4.50  11   8   1   0   0   44   41   31   22    1   28   16
John Littlefield       1   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    7    8    4    4    0    0    3
Roy Thomas             1   3  5.77  18   5   0   0   0   39   48   27   25    2   16   17
Donnie Moore           1   1  6.23  11   0   0   0   0   22   25   15   15    1    5   10
Bob Sykes              1   5  7.29  12   4   0   0   0   33   45   27   27    4   13   17
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   1 18.00   5   0   0   0   0    4    8    8    8    0    6    1

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".

















League Leaders

Wins:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  V. Blue (SFN)             8
  F. Pastore (CIN)          8
  J. Richard (HOU)          8
  J. Bibby (PIT)            7
  K. Forsch (HOU)           7
  J. Reuss (LAN)            7
  S. Rogers (MON)           7
  J. Niekro (HOU)           6
  S. Sanderson (MON)        6

Losses:

  B. Knepper (SFN)          8
  R. Lerch (PHI)            8
  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  M. Krukow (CHN)           7
  E. Whitson (SFN)          7
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         6
  R. Fingers (SDN)          6
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           6
  D. Lamp (CHN)             6
  E. Rasmussen (SDN)        6

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  V. Blue (SFN)             6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  J. Niekro (HOU)           5
  F. Pastore (CIN)          5
  J. Bibby (PIT)            4
  B. Knepper (SFN)          4
  J. Richard (HOU)          4
  S. Rogers (MON)           4
  C. Swan (NYN)             4

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHN)          12
  N. Allen (NYN)           10
  T. Hume (CIN)             9
  W. Fryman (MON)           8
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          8
  R. Fingers (SDN)          7
  S. Howe (LAN)             6
  D. Bair (CIN)             5
  F. Lacorte (HOU)          5
  J. Sambito (HOU)          5

Shutouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)          4
  R. Jones (SDN)            3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  D. Goltz (LAN)            2
  C. Leibrandt (CIN)        2
  F. Pastore (CIN)          2
  J. Reuss (LAN)            2
  N. Ryan (HOU)             2
  E. Whitson (SFN)          2
  J. Bibby (PIT)            1

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      108.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)       108.0
  V. Blue (SFN)         104.1
  R. Reuschel (CHN)      98.2
  B. Knepper (SFN)       97.1
  J. Richard (HOU)       96.0
  S. Rogers (MON)        95.2
  J. Bibby (PIT)         92.2
  R. Jones (SDN)         92.1
  B. Forsch (SLN)        92.0

Hits:

  R. Reuschel (CHN)       114
  B. Knepper (SFN)        109
  E. Whitson (SFN)        102
  V. Blue (SFN)            99
  B. Lee (MON)             98
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         96
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          95
  P. Niekro (ATL)          95
  D. Lamp (CHN)            94
  B. Forsch (SLN)          92

Runs:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         55
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          51
  R. Lerch (PHI)           50
  D. Lamp (CHN)            46
  P. Niekro (ATL)          46
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        46
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         44
  E. Whitson (SFN)         44
  B. Forsch (SLN)          43
  M. Krukow (CHN)          43

Home Runs:

  P. Falcone (NYN)         11
  B. Hooton (LAN)          11
  L. McWilliams (ATL)      11
  P. Niekro (ATL)          11
  T. Seaver (CIN)          11
  R. Lerch (PHI)           10
  J. Montefusco (SFN)      10
  M. Bomback (NYN)          9
  L. McGlothen (CHN)        9
  C. Swan (NYN)             9

Walks:

  N. Ryan (HOU)            48
  P. Niekro (ATL)          41
  M. Krukow (CHN)          38
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        36
  S. Carlton (PHI)         34
  S. Rogers (MON)          33
  J. Bibby (PIT)           31
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        31
  J. Richard (HOU)         31
  J. Curtis (SDN)          30

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        105
  J. Richard (HOU)         98
  N. Ryan (HOU)            72
  P. Niekro (ATL)          68
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        65
  J. Bibby (PIT)           63
  C. Swan (NYN)            61
  S. Rogers (MON)          60
  V. Blue (SFN)            59
  F. Pastore (CIN)         58

  Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us