Tuesday June 17, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, June 17, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         36  23  2.66   59  13  14   531   437  180  157   19  177  365
Pittsburgh      34  25  3.42   59  11  14   537   515  229  204   34  170  291
Montreal        34  24  3.45   58  10  16   532   541  234  204   35  158  289
Los Angeles     34  27  3.51   61  10  17   544   502  225  212   45  189  295
San Francisco   26  35  3.54   61  16   7   544   551  240  214   37  162  329
Philadelphia    32  24  3.61   56   7  15   501   487  234  201   36  180  334
San Diego       27  35  3.62   63   3  16   547   553  238  220   40  179  254
New York        27  31  3.78   58   6  12   522   490  248  219   66  197  330
Atlanta         24  34  3.86   58  12  10   513   498  251  220   49  198  262
Chicago         25  32  3.92   57   4  15   507   520  247  221   40  208  317
Cincinnati      33  28  3.98   62  12  17   564   539  267  249   43  200  315
St. Louis       23  37  4.22   60  11   8   538   546  292  252   34  203  260

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
J.R. Richard (HOU)     9   3  1.51  14  14   4   0   4  101   57   24   17    0   34  106
Steve Carlton (PHI)   11   2  1.78  15  15   5   0   2  116   78   25   23    5   34  118
David Palmer (MON)     4   1  2.02  14   9   1   0   0   71   58   20   16    3   20   45
Bob Welch (LAN)        7   2  2.22  12  12   3   0   2   89   61   23   22    6   26   51
Craig Swan (NYN)       5   4  2.27  13  13   4   0   1   91   68   28   23    9   19   63
Jerry Reuss (LAN)      7   1  2.33  15   7   2   3   2   73   59   19   19    2   10   36
Don Sutton (LAN)       5   2  2.55  12  12   1   0   1   78   60   23   22    8   21   53
Vida Blue (SFN)        9   3  2.60  16  16   7   0   1  121  109   38   35    6   30   67
Nolan Ryan (HOU)       4   5  2.81  13  13   2   0   2   90   70   31   28    5   50   75
Pete Vuckovich (SLN)   6   5  2.83  15  13   4   1   1  102   87   39   32    8   31   66

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Camp              0   2  2.34  24   0   0   3   0   35   41   12    9    1   10   11
Larry Bradford         1   4  2.55  24   0   0   2   0   25   19   10    7    2   16   17
Rick Matula            4   5  2.84  12  12   2   0   1   79   74   33   25    5   26   29
Tommy Boggs            3   2  3.52  13   7   1   0   0   61   46   25   24    4   19   29
Al Hrabosky            3   1  3.80  19   0   0   2   0   24   21   11   10    3   11   12
Doyle Alexander        4   3  4.04  13  13   2   0   0   85   84   43   38    8   35   52
Phil Niekro            5   9  4.13  15  15   7   0   1  109  106   53   50   11   41   68
Gene Garber            1   4  4.94  23   0   0   3   0   24   26   16   13    2   11   15
Preston Hanna          0   0  5.03   9   1   0   0   0   20   15   11   11    2   20    6
Larry McWilliams       3   4  5.64  10  10   0   0   0   53   66   37   33   11    9   23

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Capilla           1   0  1.69  13   0   0   0   0   16   12    3    3    1    9    9
Dick Tidrow            2   0  1.94  33   0   0   2   0   42   32   13    9    4   13   39
Bill Caudill           0   1  2.14  29   0   0   0   0   42   23   10   10    5   27   41
Mike Krukow            4   7  3.46  15  15   1   0   0   94   86   44   36    5   38   50
Rick Reuschel          5   6  3.61  16  16   2   0   0  100  115   46   40    3   37   56
Bruce Sutter           3   3  3.66  22   0   0  13   0   32   29   14   13    2    8   22
Willie Hernandez       1   5  4.23  19   5   0   0   0   45   42   23   21    2   24   31
Dennis Lamp            6   6  5.07  16  15   1   0   1   82  104   50   46    6   32   35
Lynn McGlothen         3   4  6.95  16   6   0   0   0   56   77   44   43   12   20   34

 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   3  2.92  13  13   5   0   2   92   77   32   30    5   18   61
Joe Price              0   0  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    1    1    0
Tom Hume               3   5  3.10  29   0   0  10   0   49   40   20   17    2   18   20
Charlie Leibrandt      6   3  3.47  13  13   3   0   2   86   87   34   33    6   28   33
Paul Moskau            5   1  3.62  14   5   0   2   0   60   49   24   24    2   19   42
Mario Soto             0   2  4.05  20   2   0   0   0   53   41   25   24    6   30   56
Tom Seaver             2   4  4.39  11  11   1   0   0   66   51   35   32   11   26   37
Dave Tomlin            3   0  4.67  17   0   0   0   0   17   24    9    9    1    5    5
Mike Lacoss            4   6  5.24  15  14   3   0   1   79  104   54   46    3   33   22
Doug Bair              0   3  5.35  29   0   0   5   0   37   41   22   22    4   18   27
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  0.63  20   0   0   6   0   29   13    3    2    0   14   29
J.R. Richard           9   3  1.51  14  14   4   0   4  101   57   24   17    0   34  106
Dave Smith             1   2  2.05  18   0   0   1   0   26   18    6    6    0    7   16
Vern Ruhle             4   1  2.48   9   5   0   0   0   40   32   11   11    2   11   15
Nolan Ryan             4   5  2.81  13  13   2   0   2   90   70   31   28    5   50   75
Joe Sambito            2   0  3.20  20   0   0   5   0   25   22   10    9    1    7   20
Ken Forsch             7   5  3.23  13  13   2   0   1   92   92   33   33    6   15   34
Joaquin Andujar        0   2  3.38  12   1   0   2   0   29   31   12   11    2    6   22
Randy Niemann          0   0  3.48   8   0   0   0   0   10   12    4    4    0    4    3
Joe Niekro             6   5  3.67  13  13   5   0   1   88   90   46   36    3   29   45

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Beckwith           3   0  1.93  16   0   0   0   0   23   23    7    5    1    8   14
Bob Welch              7   2  2.22  12  12   3   0   2   89   61   23   22    6   26   51
Jerry Reuss            7   1  2.33  15   7   2   3   2   73   59   19   19    2   10   36
Steve Howe             1   3  2.33  22   0   0   6   0   27   26   10    7    0    7   11
Don Sutton             5   2  2.55  12  12   1   0   1   78   60   23   22    8   21   53
Bobby Castillo         1   3  3.44  21   0   0   2   0   34   27   14   13    3   18   20
Burt Hooton            6   3  3.62  12  11   2   1   1   70   60   28   28   11   22   31
Dave Goltz             3   5  5.03  12  12   2   0   2   73   92   44   41    5   31   32
Charlie Hough          0   3  5.93  16   1   0   1   0   27   31   19   18    3   20   21
Rick Sutcliffe         1   4  6.44  17   6   0   4   0   43   54   32   31    5   22   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
Stan Bahnsen           5   1  1.43  21   0   0   1   0   38   27   13    6    0   14   14
Woodie Fryman          1   1  1.44  23   0   0   9   0   31   18    5    5    0   12   25
Charlie Lea            1   1  1.80   2   2   0   0   0   15   15    4    3    0    5    6
David Palmer           4   1  2.02  14   9   1   0   0   71   58   20   16    3   20   45
Elias Sosa             4   2  2.73  26   0   0   4   0   33   30   10   10    2    4   24
Scott Sanderson        6   3  2.96  12  12   2   0   1   70   72   25   23    7   21   45
Steve Rogers           8   5  3.10  14  14   5   0   1  105   95   40   36    7   35   62
Bill Gullickson        0   1  3.44   4   2   0   0   0   18   20    8    7    0    6   10
Bill Lee               3   4  4.79  12  12   2   0   0   71   98   43   38    6    7   22
Ross Grimsley          2   4  6.29   7   7   0   0   0   34   50   26   24    4   12    9
Fred Norman            0   0  6.83  21   0   0   2   0   29   34   25   22    3   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  2.27  13  13   4   0   1   91   68   28   23    9   19   63
Ed Glynn               1   1  2.74  15   0   0   1   0   23   15    7    7    2    6   13
Ray Burris             4   5  2.91  13  13   0   0   0   77   70   34   25    9   30   48
Jeff Reardon           4   3  3.34  24   0   0   1   0   35   28   14   13    4   25   35
Pat Zachry             1   3  3.50   8   6   1   0   0   36   28   14   14    7   14   22
Tom Hausman            2   2  4.07  19   3   0   0   0   55   57   27   25    3   11   25
Neil Allen             3   4  4.10  22   0   0  10   0   42   37   20   19    4   20   28
Mark Bomback           3   1  4.15  14   7   1   0   1   52   60   25   24    9   21   21
John Pacella           0   0  4.41  17   4   0   0   0   33   34   18   16    2   23   24
Pete Falcone           3   4  5.74  12  11   0   0   0   53   57   40   34   12   17   43
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         11   2  1.78  15  15   5   0   2  116   78   25   23    5   34  118
Ron Reed               5   1  2.45  22   0   0   3   0   40   28   11   11    1   14   23
Dickie Noles           0   3  2.48  20   1   0   4   0   33   27   13    9    4   18   22
Kevin Saucier          3   0  2.66  19   0   0   0   0   24   23    7    7    0    7   13
Tug McGraw             0   2  2.75  21   0   0   7   0   36   29   11   11    2   11   28
Lerrin LaGrow          0   2  4.05  16   0   0   1   0   27   31   16   12    4    7   12
Dan Larson             0   1  4.32   3   2   0   0   0    8    8    8    4    2    5    3
Scott Munninghoff      0   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    3    3    0    5    2
Randy Lerch            2   8  4.59  13  13   1   0   0   80   92   52   41   10   27   37
Dick Ruthven           6   5  4.63  14  14   1   0   1   82  105   49   42    3   27   35
Larry Christenson      3   0  6.31   6   6   0   0   0   26   28   19   18    2   12   21
Bob Walk               2   0  7.50   5   5   0   0   0   24   30   20   20    3   13   20

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rod Scurry             0   1  1.86   7   0   0   0   0   19   13    4    4    1    7   15
Grant Jackson          5   2  2.03  25   0   0   2   0   27   25    6    6    1    8    9
Eddie Solomon          4   0  2.58   9   5   0   0   0   38   36   18   11    2   14   12
Enrique Romo           3   2  3.00  29   0   0   3   0   51   48   20   17    5   11   26
Jim Bibby              7   1  3.16  14  14   4   0   1  100   85   38   35    6   31   66
John Candelaria        4   5  3.42  14  14   4   0   0   97   96   43   37    3   23   34
Jim Rooker             2   2  3.50   4   4   0   0   0   18   16    7    7    0   12    8
Kent Tekulve           5   3  3.71  29   0   0   9   0   34   35   15   14    1   16   16
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          2   6  4.07  15  13   2   0   1   86   83   43   39    8   32   71
Pascual Perez          0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    0    1    4
Don Robinson           2   2  4.82   9   8   1   0   0   47   60   25   25    5   10   25

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Shirley            5   2  2.53  30   0   0   5   0   43   44   14   12    3   16   22
John D'Acquisto        0   1  3.03  21   0   0   1   0   36   40   13   12    0   16   23
Rollie Fingers         7   6  3.11  26   0   0   7   0   38   38   14   13    1   14   23
Randy Jones            4   6  3.12  14  14   3   0   3   92   88   33   32    9   10   36
Dennis Kinney          1   1  3.48  17   0   0   0   0   31   26   16   12    1   12   23
Rick Wise              3   4  3.50  13  13   0   0   0   69   74   28   27    7   13   24
Gary Lucas             3   3  3.51  12  11   0   0   0   67   63   30   26    4   22   33
John Curtis            3   4  3.99  13  13   0   0   0   79   82   35   35    6   34   25
Steve Mura             0   2  4.89  18   4   0   2   0   42   35   24   23    6   26   22
Eric Rasmussen         1   6  5.01  15   8   0   1   0   50   63   31   28    3   16   23

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Holland             1   1  0.73  18   0   0   2   0   25   24    4    2    1   10   19
Allen Ripley           1   1  1.42   4   1   0   0   0   13    8    2    2    1    4    9
Vida Blue              9   3  2.60  16  16   7   0   1  121  109   38   35    6   30   67
Gary Lavelle           0   5  2.89  21   0   0   2   0   28   27   13    9    1   12   21
Ed Whitson             4   7  3.50  16  16   3   0   2  100  108   45   39    4   30   48
Greg Minton            2   3  3.64  23   0   0   3   0   30   29   14   12    0   13   13
John Montefusco        2   5  3.95  12  10   1   0   0   71   69   36   31   10   20   55
Bob Knepper            5   8  4.32  16  16   5   0   1  106  116   55   51    6   25   63
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
Don Hood               1   2  2.45  17   3   0   0   0   37   40   18   10    1   19   15
Pete Vuckovich         6   5  2.83  15  13   4   1   1  102   87   39   32    8   31   66
John Fulgham           2   3  3.04   9   8   2   0   0   50   39   18   17    3   21   28
John Littlefield       2   0  3.60   5   0   0   0   0   10   11    4    4    0    0    4
Pedro Borbon           1   0  3.79  10   0   0   1   0   19   17   10    8    3   10    4
Bob Forsch             5   5  4.03  14  14   3   0   0   96  100   49   43    4   22   46
Jim Kaat               1   3  4.24  16   4   1   2   1   40   36   21   19    3   17   12
George Frazier         0   3  4.35  11   0   0   1   0   10   15    5    5    0    5    3
Silvio Martinez        1   3  4.50  11   8   1   0   0   44   41   31   22    1   28   16
Kim Seaman             0   0  4.50   4   0   0   1   0    2    2    1    1    0    0    2
Roy Thomas             2   3  5.00  20   5   0   0   0   45   50   28   25    2   18   19
Donnie Moore           1   1  6.23  11   0   0   0   0   22   25   15   15    1    5   10
Bob Sykes              1   5  6.48  13   5   0   0   0   42   57   32   30    5   14   21
Mark Littell           0   2  9.28  14   0   0   2   0   11   14   11   11    2    7    7
Jim Otten              0   1 10.29   6   0   0   0   0    7    9    8    8    0    6    6
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)         11
  V. Blue (SFN)             9
  J. Richard (HOU)          9
  F. Pastore (CIN)          8
  S. Rogers (MON)           8
  J. Bibby (PIT)            7
  R. Fingers (SDN)          7
  K. Forsch (HOU)           7
  J. Reuss (LAN)            7
  B. Welch (LAN)            7

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  B. Knepper (SFN)          8
  R. Lerch (PHI)            8
  M. Krukow (CHN)           7
  E. Whitson (SFN)          7
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         6
  R. Fingers (SDN)          6
  R. Jones (SDN)            6
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           6
  D. Lamp (CHN)             6

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHN)          13
  N. Allen (NYN)           10
  T. Hume (CIN)            10
  W. Fryman (MON)           9
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          9
  R. Fingers (SDN)          7
  T. McGraw (PHI)           7
  S. Howe (LAN)             6
  F. Lacorte (HOU)          6
  D. Bair (CIN)             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
  B. Welch (LAN)            2
  E. Whitson (SFN)          2

Innings Pitched:

  V. Blue (SFN)         121.1
  S. Carlton (PHI)      116.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)       109.0
  B. Knepper (SFN)      106.1
  S. Rogers (MON)       104.2
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)    101.2
  J. Richard (HOU)      101.0
  E. Whitson (SFN)      100.1
  J. Bibby (PIT)         99.2
  R. Reuschel (CHN)      99.2

Hits:

  B. Knepper (SFN)        116
  R. Reuschel (CHN)       115
  V. Blue (SFN)           109
  E. Whitson (SFN)        108
  P. Niekro (ATL)         106
  D. Ruthven (PHI)        105
  M. Lacoss (CIN)         104
  D. Lamp (CHN)           104
  B. Forsch (SLN)         100
  B. Lee (MON)             98

Runs:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         55
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          54
  P. Niekro (ATL)          53
  R. Lerch (PHI)           52
  D. Lamp (CHN)            50
  B. Forsch (SLN)          49
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         49
  J. Niekro (HOU)          46
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        46
  E. Whitson (SFN)         45

Home Runs:

  P. Falcone (NYN)         12
  L. McGlothen (CHN)       12
  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
  R. Burris (NYN)           9

Walks:

  N. Ryan (HOU)            50
  P. Niekro (ATL)          41
  M. Krukow (CHN)          38
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        37
  D. Alexander (ATL)       35
  S. Rogers (MON)          35
  S. Carlton (PHI)         34
  J. Curtis (SDN)          34
  J. Richard (HOU)         34
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          33

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        118
  J. Richard (HOU)        106
  N. Ryan (HOU)            75
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        71
  P. Niekro (ATL)          68
  V. Blue (SFN)            67
  J. Bibby (PIT)           66
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)       66
  B. Knepper (SFN)         63
  C. Swan (NYN)            63

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