Thursday June 19, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, June 19, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         38  23  2.57   61  14  15   549   444  180  157   19  182  379
Pittsburgh      34  28  3.38   62  11  14   562   538  241  211   36  177  304
San Francisco   28  35  3.53   63  16   8   563   568  248  221   38  169  339
Los Angeles     36  27  3.55   63  10  18   563   520  235  222   48  194  304
Montreal        34  26  3.56   60  10  16   549   560  247  217   38  165  299
Philadelphia    33  25  3.58   58   7  15   518   503  239  206   36  187  349
San Diego       28  36  3.60   65   3  17   565   569  246  226   41  190  268
Atlanta         27  34  3.80   61  12  12   540   523  260  228   50  203  280
New York        27  33  3.80   60   6  12   539   511  260  228   67  202  340
Chicago         27  32  3.82   59   4  17   525   536  249  223   41  213  330
Cincinnati      33  30  4.05   64  12  17   580   559  279  261   44  211  322
St. Louis       23  39  4.18   62  11   8   554   558  297  257   34  211  262

 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)   12   2  1.74  16  16   5   0   2  124   85   26   24    5   38  127
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
Vida Blue (SFN)        9   3  2.60  16  16   7   0   1  121  109   38   35    6   30   67
Nolan Ryan (HOU)       5   5  2.61  14  14   2   0   2   97   71   31   28    5   54   82
Don Sutton (LAN)       5   2  2.65  13  13   1   0   1   78   61   24   23    9   21   53
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
Larry Bradford         1   4  2.25  26   0   0   3   0   28   21   10    7    2   17   20
Rick Camp              1   2  2.29  25   0   0   3   0   35   41   12    9    1   10   11
Rick Matula            5   5  2.92  13  13   2   0   1   86   81   36   28    5   28   32
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  4.21  16  16   7   0   1  115  113   57   54   12   42   72
Gene Garber            2   4  4.62  25   0   0   4   0   25   27   16   13    2   11   17
Preston Hanna          0   0  5.03   9   1   0   0   0   20   15   11   11    2   20    6
Larry McWilliams       3   4  5.04  11  11   0   0   0   61   74   39   34   11   10   29

 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
Bruce Sutter           3   3  3.22  24   0   0  15   0   36   31   14   13    2    9   26
Mike Krukow            5   7  3.40  16  16   1   0   0  101   93   46   38    6   42   56
Rick Reuschel          5   6  3.61  16  16   2   0   0  100  115   46   40    3   37   56
Willie Hernandez       1   5  4.23  19   5   0   0   0   45   42   23   21    2   24   31
Dennis Lamp            7   6  4.69  17  16   1   0   1   88  111   50   46    6   32   38
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   2   2   0   0   0   12   10    4    4    1    4    2
Charlie Leibrandt      6   4  3.44  14  14   3   0   2   92   94   36   35    6   31   35
Tom Hume               3   6  3.51  30   0   0  10   0   51   44   23   20    2   20   22
Paul Moskau            5   1  3.62  14   5   0   2   0   60   49   24   24    2   19   42
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
Mario Soto             0   2  4.70  21   2   0   0   0   54   42   29   28    6   32   56
Mike Lacoss            4   6  5.24  15  14   3   0   1   79  104   54   46    3   33   22
Doug Bair              0   3  5.35  30   0   0   5   0   39   43   23   23    5   19   28
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             5   5  2.61  14  14   2   0   2   97   71   31   28    5   54   82
Joe Sambito            2   0  2.96  21   0   0   6   0   27   22   10    9    1    7   22
Ken Forsch             7   5  3.23  13  13   2   0   1   92   92   33   33    6   15   34
Joe Niekro             7   5  3.33  14  14   6   0   2   97   96   46   36    3   30   50
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

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Beckwith           3   0  2.16  17   0   0   0   0   25   25    8    6    1   10   16
Steve Howe             1   3  2.17  23   0   0   7   0   29   27   10    7    0    7   12
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
Don Sutton             5   2  2.65  13  13   1   0   1   78   61   24   23    9   21   53
Bobby Castillo         2   3  3.34  22   0   0   2   0   35   27   14   13    3   18   20
Burt Hooton            6   3  3.55  13  12   2   1   1   79   67   31   31   12   22   34
Dave Goltz             3   5  5.03  12  12   2   0   2   73   92   44   41    5   31   32
Charlie Hough          1   3  5.52  17   1   0   1   0   29   33   19   18    3   20   22
Rick Sutcliffe         1   4  6.99  18   6   0   4   0   46   59   37   36    6   25   27
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   1  1.80   2   2   0   0   0   15   15    4    3    0    5    6
Woodie Fryman          1   2  1.93  24   0   0   9   0   33   20    7    7    1   12   25
David Palmer           4   1  2.02  14   9   1   0   0   71   58   20   16    3   20   45
Stan Bahnsen           5   1  2.15  22   0   0   1   0   38   28   16    9    1   16   14
Scott Sanderson        6   3  2.96  12  12   2   0   1   70   72   25   23    7   21   45
Steve Rogers           8   5  3.09  15  15   5   0   1  111   99   42   38    8   36   65
Elias Sosa             4   3  3.34  27   0   0   4   0   35   35   13   13    2    5   27
Bill Gullickson        0   1  3.42   5   3   0   0   0   26   27   11   10    0    9   14
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  2.70  16   0   0   1   0   23   15    7    7    2    6   13
Ray Burris             4   6  3.29  14  14   0   0   0   79   75   38   29    9   33   49
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  3.92  20   3   0   0   0   57   57   27   25    3   12   26
Neil Allen             3   5  4.00  24   0   0  10   0   45   39   21   20    4   20   31
Mark Bomback           3   1  4.29  15   8   1   0   1   57   68   28   27   10   21   21
John Pacella           0   0  4.41  17   4   0   0   0   33   34   18   16    2   23   24
Pete Falcone           3   4  5.40  13  11   0   0   0   58   63   44   35   12   18   48
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         12   2  1.74  16  16   5   0   2  124   85   26   24    5   38  127
Ron Reed               5   1  2.38  23   0   0   3   0   42   28   11   11    1   14   24
Dickie Noles           0   3  2.48  20   1   0   4   0   33   27   13    9    4   18   22
Tug McGraw             0   2  2.61  23   0   0   7   0   38   30   11   11    2   11   30
Kevin Saucier          3   1  2.84  20   0   0   0   0   25   27    8    8    0    7   14
Lerrin LaGrow          0   2  3.81  17   0   0   1   0   28   31   16   12    4    8   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  7.86   6   6   0   0   0   26   34   23   23    3   15   22

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rod Scurry             0   1  1.77   8   0   0   0   0   20   14    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  2.14  10   6   0   0   0   46   42   20   11    2   14   14
Enrique Romo           3   3  2.85  31   0   0   3   0   54   50   21   17    5   12   30
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   4  3.57  31   0   0   9   0   35   37   16   14    1   16   17
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
Rick Rhoden            0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    4    3    1    5    3
Don Robinson           2   3  5.02  10   9   1   0   0   52   67   29   29    6   11   28

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Shirley            5   3  2.82  31   0   0   5   0   45   47   18   14    3   18   25
Rollie Fingers         7   6  2.90  27   0   0   8   0   40   39   14   13    1   16   27
John D'Acquisto        0   1  2.97  22   0   0   1   0   36   40   13   12    0   16   23
Randy Jones            4   6  3.12  14  14   3   0   3   92   88   33   32    9   10   36
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
Dennis Kinney          2   1  3.55  18   0   0   0   0   33   28   17   13    2   13   24
John Curtis            3   4  3.99  13  13   0   0   0   79   82   35   35    6   34   25
Juan Eichelberger      0   0  4.15   1   1   0   0   0    4    3    2    2    0    4    2
Eric Rasmussen         1   6  4.61  16   9   0   1   0   57   70   32   29    3   18   27
Steve Mura             0   2  4.89  18   4   0   2   0   42   35   24   23    6   26   22

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Holland             1   1  0.69  20   0   0   2   0   26   25    4    2    1   10   20
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           1   5  2.79  22   0   0   2   0   29   28   13    9    1   12   22
Ed Whitson             4   7  3.50  16  16   3   0   2  100  108   45   39    4   30   48
Greg Minton            2   3  3.56  24   0   0   4   0   30   29   14   12    0   14   13
John Montefusco        3   5  4.12  13  11   1   0   0   79   76   41   36   11   23   61
Bob Knepper            5   8  4.17  17  17   5   0   1  114  124   58   53    6   28   65
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
Kim Seaman             0   0  2.45   6   0   0   1   0    4    2    1    1    0    4    2
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  3.48   6   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   4  4.18  17   5   1   2   1   47   43   24   22    3   19   13
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
Roy Thomas             2   3  5.00  20   5   0   0   0   45   50   28   25    2   18   19
Bob Sykes              1   6  5.92  14   6   0   0   0   49   62   34   32    5   16   22
Donnie Moore           1   1  6.23  11   0   0   0   0   22   25   15   15    1    5   10
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)         12
  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
  D. Lamp (CHN)             7
  J. Niekro (HOU)           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. Burris (NYN)           6
  R. Fingers (SDN)          6
  T. Hume (CIN)             6
  R. Jones (SDN)            6

Complete Games:

  V. Blue (SFN)             7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  J. Niekro (HOU)           6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  B. Knepper (SFN)          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)          15
  N. Allen (NYN)           10
  T. Hume (CIN)            10
  W. Fryman (MON)           9
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          9
  R. Fingers (SDN)          8
  S. Howe (LAN)             7
  T. McGraw (PHI)           7
  F. Lacorte (HOU)          6
  J. Sambito (HOU)          6

Shutouts:

  J. Richard (HOU)          4
  R. Jones (SDN)            3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  D. Goltz (LAN)            2
  C. Leibrandt (CIN)        2
  J. Niekro (HOU)           2
  F. Pastore (CIN)          2
  J. Reuss (LAN)            2
  N. Ryan (HOU)             2
  B. Welch (LAN)            2

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      124.0
  V. Blue (SFN)         121.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       115.1
  B. Knepper (SFN)      114.1
  S. Rogers (MON)       110.2
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)    101.2
  J. Richard (HOU)      101.0
  M. Krukow (CHN)       100.2
  E. Whitson (SFN)      100.1
  J. Bibby (PIT)         99.2

Hits:

  B. Knepper (SFN)        124
  R. Reuschel (CHN)       115
  P. Niekro (ATL)         113
  D. Lamp (CHN)           111
  V. Blue (SFN)           109
  E. Whitson (SFN)        108
  D. Ruthven (PHI)        105
  M. Lacoss (CIN)         104
  B. Forsch (SLN)         100
  S. Rogers (MON)          99

Runs:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         58
  P. Niekro (ATL)          57
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          54
  R. Lerch (PHI)           52
  D. Lamp (CHN)            50
  B. Forsch (SLN)          49
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         49
  M. Krukow (CHN)          46
  J. Niekro (HOU)          46
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        46

Home Runs:

  P. Falcone (NYN)         12
  B. Hooton (LAN)          12
  L. McGlothen (CHN)       12
  P. Niekro (ATL)          12
  L. McWilliams (ATL)      11
  J. Montefusco (SFN)      11
  T. Seaver (CIN)          11
  M. Bomback (NYN)         10
  R. Lerch (PHI)           10
  R. Burris (NYN)           9

Walks:

  N. Ryan (HOU)            54
  M. Krukow (CHN)          42
  P. Niekro (ATL)          42
  S. Carlton (PHI)         38
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        37
  S. Rogers (MON)          36
  D. Alexander (ATL)       35
  J. Curtis (SDN)          34
  J. Richard (HOU)         34
  R. Burris (NYN)          33

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        127
  J. Richard (HOU)        106
  N. Ryan (HOU)            82
  P. Niekro (ATL)          72
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        71
  V. Blue (SFN)            67
  J. Bibby (PIT)           66
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)       66
  B. Knepper (SFN)         65
  S. Rogers (MON)          65

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