Thursday July 3, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 3, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         44  30  2.99   74  14  20   668   594  261  222   31  226  452
Los Angeles     44  33  3.35   77  14  18   694   631  281  258   56  235  380
Montreal        40  33  3.48   73  13  18   667   665  294  258   45  200  354
Pittsburgh      40  35  3.49   75  11  18   676   662  292  262   45  210  373
San Francisco   36  41  3.50   77  20  11   689   696  300  268   47  214  403
Philadelphia    40  33  3.51   73  11  18   656   633  294  256   41  233  427
San Diego       34  44  3.62   79   3  21   691   699  300  278   52  242  342
New York        36  38  3.65   74   7  18   664   627  307  269   72  244  418
Atlanta         34  40  3.81   74  15  14   657   652  315  278   62  242  329
Chicago         32  41  3.87   73   5  21   651   668  313  280   56  251  403
St. Louis       32  45  4.06   77  15  11   692   691  356  312   39  249  313
Cincinnati      38  37  4.32   76  15  18   683   674  348  328   56  256  370

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Reuss (LAN)      9   2  1.74  18  10   4   3   4   98   69   23   19    3   14   45
J.R. Richard (HOU)    10   4  1.96  16  16   4   0   4  110   64   31   24    2   39  115
Steve Carlton (PHI)   13   4  2.20  19  19   6   0   2  147  108   38   36    6   47  146
David Palmer (MON)     5   1  2.25  16  11   1   0   0   84   67   25   21    4   23   51
Bob Welch (LAN)        8   3  2.34  15  15   3   0   2  111   89   32   29    6   41   62
Don Sutton (LAN)       5   2  2.51  14  14   1   0   1   86   67   27   24    9   22   59
Craig Swan (NYN)       5   6  2.60  16  16   4   0   1  107   88   39   31   12   23   71
Scott Sanderson (MON)  7   4  2.87  15  15   3   0   2   88   92   30   28    7   23   51
Nolan Ryan (HOU)       5   5  2.88  16  16   2   0   2  109   82   41   35    5   60   88
Pete Vuckovich (SLN)   7   5  2.91  18  16   5   1   1  127  103   48   41    9   37   81

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Camp              2   3  2.80  33   0   0   3   0   45   55   17   14    1   15   16
Larry Bradford         2   4  3.41  30   0   0   3   0   32   28   15   12    3   18   21
Doyle Alexander        6   3  3.46  16  16   3   0   1  107   98   46   41    9   38   62
Rick Matula            5   6  3.52  15  15   2   0   1   95   91   45   37    7   36   34
Tommy Boggs            3   4  3.86  16  10   1   0   0   79   70   36   34    6   24   34
Phil Niekro            6  10  3.87  19  19   8   0   2  137  134   62   59   14   46   86
Al Hrabosky            4   1  3.90  25   0   0   2   0   32   26   15   14    6   15   18
Gene Garber            2   4  4.02  30   0   0   6   0   31   36   21   14    2   13   18
Larry McWilliams       4   5  4.68  13  13   1   0   0   75   91   44   39   12   16   34
Preston Hanna          0   0  5.40  11   1   0   0   0   23   23   14   14    2   21    6

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Capilla           1   0  1.61  16   1   0   0   0   22   16    4    4    2   11   14
Bill Caudill           0   1  1.99  34   0   0   0   0   50   30   11   11    6   30   49
George Riley           0   0  2.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    6    2    2    0    2    4
Dick Tidrow            2   1  2.28  40   0   0   3   0   51   42   18   13    5   19   43
Bruce Sutter           3   4  3.09  29   0   0  18   0   47   41   17   16    2   11   31
Mike Krukow            6   9  3.74  19  19   2   0   0  118  110   59   49    6   49   67
Rick Reuschel          5   8  3.97  19  19   2   0   0  118  141   58   52    7   42   64
Dennis Lamp            9   6  4.47  20  19   1   0   1  107  130   57   53    9   36   47
Willie Hernandez       1   7  5.10  24   6   0   0   0   55   58   33   31    5   28   35
Lynn McGlothen         5   5  5.91  19   9   0   0   0   75   94   54   49   14   23   49

 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         10   4  3.21  16  16   7   0   2  118   98   44   42    6   26   73
Tom Hume               3   7  3.50  36   0   0  11   0   62   57   27   24    3   25   28
Charlie Leibrandt      7   4  3.69  16  16   4   0   2  102  105   43   42    7   33   37
Paul Moskau            5   2  3.86  17   6   0   2   0   68   60   29   29    3   21   44
Tom Seaver             3   5  4.76  14  14   1   0   0   81   73   47   43   16   34   41
Mario Soto             0   3  4.92  25   2   0   0   0   64   50   36   35    7   39   66
Doug Bair              0   3  5.11  34   0   0   5   0   44   47   25   25    5   20   33
Mike Lacoss            4   7  5.38  16  15   3   0   1   82  110   57   49    3   35   23
Dave Tomlin            3   0  5.59  19   0   0   0   0   19   29   13   12    2    7    5
Bill Bonham            1   1  5.79   3   3   0   0   0   14   15    9    9    1    4   10
Joe Price              1   1  6.29   5   4   0   0   0   24   24   17   17    2   12    8

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Frank Lacorte          5   0  0.93  27   0   0   7   0   39   20    6    4    1   19   34
J.R. Richard          10   4  1.96  16  16   4   0   4  110   64   31   24    2   39  115
Dave Smith             1   2  2.37  25   0   0   1   0   38   32   11   10    0   11   26
Nolan Ryan             5   5  2.88  16  16   2   0   2  109   82   41   35    5   60   88
Joe Sambito            2   1  2.94  28   0   0  10   0   34   27   12   11    2    9   26
Vern Ruhle             5   2  3.18  12   7   0   0   0   51   58   25   18    4   12   22
Ken Forsch             8   6  3.24  16  16   2   0   1  114  118   44   41    9   21   46
Joaquin Andujar        0   3  3.93  16   2   0   2   0   37   38   17   16    2   11   27
Joe Niekro             8   7  3.93  17  17   6   0   2  119  129   63   52    5   39   65
Randy Niemann          0   0  5.60  13   0   0   0   0   18   26   11   11    1    5    3

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Reuss            9   2  1.74  18  10   4   3   4   98   69   23   19    3   14   45
Joe Beckwith           3   1  1.82  20   0   0   0   0   30   26    9    6    1   11   19
Steve Howe             2   3  2.25  27   0   0   7   0   36   36   12    9    1   10   17
Bob Welch              8   3  2.34  15  15   3   0   2  111   89   32   29    6   41   62
Don Sutton             5   2  2.51  14  14   1   0   1   86   67   27   24    9   22   59
Bobby Castillo         3   4  3.09  29   0   0   2   0   44   31   16   15    3   21   24
Burt Hooton            7   3  3.30  16  15   3   1   2  101   87   38   37   13   28   53
Rick Sutcliffe         3   5  5.49  21   7   1   4   1   61   67   38   37    6   29   32
Charlie Hough          1   3  5.57  19   1   0   1   0   32   37   21   20    4   21   25
Dave Goltz             3   6  5.68  15  15   2   0   2   89  113   59   56    9   34   43
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   3  1.77  29   0   0   9   0   41   26    9    8    1   13   30
Stan Bahnsen           5   2  2.14  29   0   0   1   0   46   33   18   11    1   19   20
David Palmer           5   1  2.25  16  11   1   0   0   84   67   25   21    4   23   51
Scott Sanderson        7   4  2.87  15  15   3   0   2   88   92   30   28    7   23   51
Charlie Lea            2   3  2.90   5   5   0   0   0   31   28   15   10    2   13   10
Steve Rogers          10   6  2.94  18  18   7   0   2  135  124   49   44    8   43   76
Elias Sosa             5   3  3.63  32   0   0   5   0   45   46   18   18    3    9   32
Bill Gullickson        0   2  4.34   7   5   0   0   0   37   38   19   18    3   13   23
Bill Lee               3   4  4.79  12  12   2   0   0   71   98   43   38    6    7   22
Fred Norman            0   0  5.60  26   0   0   3   0   35   34   25   22    3   17   23
Ross Grimsley          2   4  6.10   9   7   0   0   0   38   55   28   26    4   12    9
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   6  2.60  16  16   4   0   1  107   88   39   31   12   23   71
Jeff Reardon           4   3  2.86  29   0   0   2   0   44   34   15   14    5   26   46
Neil Allen             4   5  3.23  30   0   0  14   0   56   45   21   20    4   22   41
Pat Zachry             2   5  3.26  11   9   2   0   0   61   52   23   22    7   21   29
Tom Hausman            4   2  3.33  25   3   0   1   0   70   65   29   26    3   12   32
Ed Glynn               2   1  3.41  20   0   0   1   0   29   21   11   11    2    9   16
Ray Burris             4   6  3.43  17  17   0   0   0   94   92   45   36    9   38   58
John Pacella           2   0  3.97  20   7   0   0   0   48   44   23   21    3   31   39
Mark Bomback           5   1  4.13  18   9   1   0   1   65   77   32   30   10   27   26
Pete Falcone           3   5  5.37  16  12   0   0   0   65   73   48   39   12   24   52
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         13   4  2.20  19  19   6   0   2  147  108   38   36    6   47  146
Kevin Saucier          3   2  2.60  23   0   0   0   0   28   29    9    8    0    9   15
Tug McGraw             0   3  2.70  24   0   0   7   0   40   32   12   12    2   13   33
Dan Larson             0   2  3.38   6   4   0   0   0   21   19   14    8    3   12   11
Ron Reed               6   2  3.40  29   0   0   4   0   53   43   20   20    1   17   29
Dickie Noles           1   3  3.53  22   3   0   4   0   43   44   21   17    5   21   31
Lerrin LaGrow          0   2  3.75  23   0   0   3   0   36   39   19   15    5   14   20
Dick Ruthven           7   5  3.97  16  16   2   0   1  100  117   51   44    3   29   43
Randy Lerch            3  10  4.19  16  16   2   0   0  105  115   61   49   11   33   43
Scott Munninghoff      0   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    3    3    0    5    2
Bob Walk               4   0  4.59   9   9   1   0   0   51   51   27   26    3   21   33
Larry Christenson      3   0  6.31   6   6   0   0   0   26   28   19   18    2   12   21

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rod Scurry             0   2  2.10  13   0   0   0   0   26   17    6    6    1   11   21
Grant Jackson          6   2  2.55  33   0   0   4   0   35   33   10   10    1   13   14
Eddie Solomon          4   2  2.73  12   8   0   0   0   53   53   25   16    3   16   16
Jim Bibby             10   1  3.02  17  17   4   0   1  122  103   44   41    9   35   83
Enrique Romo           5   3  3.17  36   0   0   4   0   60   59   25   21    6   12   34
Kent Tekulve           5   4  3.26  34   0   0   9   0   39   39   16   14    1   18   18
Jim Rooker             2   2  3.50   4   4   0   0   0   18   16    7    7    0   12    8
John Candelaria        4   7  3.76  17  17   4   0   0  117  122   55   49    3   28   43
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   7  4.11  18  16   2   0   1  105  108   52   48   10   35   82
Pascual Perez          0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    0    1    4
Don Robinson           2   3  4.50  14   9   1   1   0   62   75   31   31    6   14   37
Rick Rhoden            0   1  4.74   3   3   0   0   0   19   19   11   10    3   10    8

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John D'Acquisto        2   1  2.63  27   0   0   1   0   48   47   15   14    1   23   32
Rollie Fingers         7   6  2.79  33   0   0  10   0   52   56   18   16    2   21   37
Bob Shirley            5   5  2.85  38   0   0   7   0   54   53   21   17    4   22   31
Randy Jones            4   6  3.12  14  14   3   0   3   92   88   33   32    9   10   36
Dennis Kinney          2   1  3.35  25   0   0   0   0   38   32   18   14    2   16   26
Rick Wise              3   4  3.50  13  13   0   0   0   69   74   28   27    7   13   24
Gary Lucas             3   4  3.52  15  14   0   0   0   87   83   38   34    5   24   43
Steve Mura             2   3  3.96  21   7   0   2   0   61   54   28   27    6   36   35
Juan Eichelberger      2   0  4.08   3   3   0   0   0   18   12    8    8    2   13   10
John Curtis            3   6  4.45  16  16   0   0   0   95  103   48   47    9   42   30
Eric Rasmussen         1   7  4.81  18  11   0   1   0   67   85   39   36    5   19   31
Dennis Blair           0   1  5.59   4   1   0   0   0   10   12    6    6    0    3    7

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Holland             1   1  1.45  23   0   0   2   0   31   30    9    5    1   17   25
Gary Lavelle           1   5  2.87  26   0   0   3   0   38   37   16   12    2   15   24
Greg Minton            2   3  2.97  31   0   0   6   0   36   32   14   12    0   17   16
Vida Blue              9   5  3.02  18  18   7   0   1  134  128   49   45    7   34   73
Ed Whitson             7   7  3.06  19  19   5   0   2  127  128   50   43    5   35   60
Allen Ripley           2   3  3.18   7   4   1   0   0   28   25   10   10    2    9   17
John Montefusco        3   6  3.84  15  13   1   0   0   94   91   46   40   12   32   72
Bob Knepper            7   9  4.19  20  20   6   0   1  137  150   69   64    9   35   72
Tom Griffin            2   1  4.44  12   0   0   0   0   24   27   12   12    1    8   20
Bill Bordley           1   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    1    1    4
Ed Halicki             0   0  5.40  11   2   0   0   0   25   29   15   15    5   10   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 Littlefield       3   1  2.29  14   0   0   2   0   20   19    6    5    0    3    9
Don Hood               2   3  2.81  21   4   0   0   0   48   53   23   15    1   22   19
Pete Vuckovich         7   5  2.91  18  16   5   1   1  127  103   48   41    9   37   81
John Fulgham           2   3  3.04   9   8   2   0   0   50   39   18   17    3   21   28
Kim Seaman             2   0  3.38  12   0   0   2   0   11    4    4    4    0    9    4
Jim Kaat               2   5  3.44  20   7   3   2   1   68   62   29   26    3   20   16
Pedro Borbon           1   0  3.79  10   0   0   1   0   19   17   10    8    3   10    4
Bob Forsch             5   6  4.11  17  17   3   0   0  112  116   59   51    4   22   49
Silvio Martinez        1   3  4.50  11   8   1   0   0   44   41   31   22    1   28   16
Roy Thomas             2   3  4.75  24   5   0   0   0   55   59   32   29    3   25   22
Bob Sykes              2   6  5.37  16   8   1   0   0   64   80   40   38    6   19   27
George Frazier         0   3  5.40  13   0   0   1   0   12   18    7    7    1    5    4
John Urrea             2   0  5.40   3   1   0   0   0    8    9    5    5    0    4    0
Donnie Moore           1   1  6.23  11   0   0   0   0   22   25   15   15    1    5   10
Jim Otten              0   3  6.65   9   3   0   0   0   22   29   16   16    1   12   16
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

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League Leaders

Wins:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         13
  J. Bibby (PIT)           10
  F. Pastore (CIN)         10
  J. Richard (HOU)         10
  S. Rogers (MON)          10
  V. Blue (SFN)             9
  D. Lamp (CHN)             9
  J. Reuss (LAN)            9
  K. Forsch (HOU)           8
  J. Niekro (HOU)           8

Losses:

  R. Lerch (PHI)           10
  P. Niekro (ATL)          10
  B. Knepper (SFN)          9
  M. Krukow (CHN)           9
  R. Reuschel (CHN)         8
  B. Blyleven (PIT)         7
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       7
  W. Hernandez (CHN)        7
  T. Hume (CIN)             7
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           7

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           8
  V. Blue (SFN)             7
  F. Pastore (CIN)          7
  S. Rogers (MON)           7
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  B. Knepper (SFN)          6
  J. Niekro (HOU)           6
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)        5
  E. Whitson (SFN)          5
  J. Bibby (PIT)            4

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHN)          18
  N. Allen (NYN)           14
  T. Hume (CIN)            11
  R. Fingers (SDN)         10
  J. Sambito (HOU)         10
  W. Fryman (MON)           9
  K. Tekulve (PIT)          9
  S. Howe (LAN)             7
  F. Lacorte (HOU)          7
  T. McGraw (PHI)           7

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      147.1
  B. Knepper (SFN)      137.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       137.1
  S. Rogers (MON)       134.2
  V. Blue (SFN)         134.0
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)    126.2
  E. Whitson (SFN)      126.2
  J. Bibby (PIT)        122.1
  J. Niekro (HOU)       119.0
  M. Krukow (CHN)       118.0

Hits:

  B. Knepper (SFN)        150
  R. Reuschel (CHN)       141
  P. Niekro (ATL)         134
  D. Lamp (CHN)           130
  J. Niekro (HOU)         129
  V. Blue (SFN)           128
  E. Whitson (SFN)        128
  S. Rogers (MON)         124
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     122
  K. Forsch (HOU)         118

Runs:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         69
  J. Niekro (HOU)          63
  P. Niekro (ATL)          62
  R. Lerch (PHI)           61
  B. Forsch (SLN)          59
  D. Goltz (LAN)           59
  M. Krukow (CHN)          59
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        58
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          57
  D. Lamp (CHN)            57

Home Runs:

  T. Seaver (CIN)          16
  L. McGlothen (CHN)       14
  P. Niekro (ATL)          14
  B. Hooton (LAN)          13
  P. Falcone (NYN)         12
  L. McWilliams (ATL)      12
  J. Montefusco (SFN)      12
  C. Swan (NYN)            12
  R. Lerch (PHI)           11
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        10

Walks:

  N. Ryan (HOU)            60
  M. Krukow (CHN)          49
  S. Carlton (PHI)         47
  P. Niekro (ATL)          46
  S. Rogers (MON)          43
  J. Curtis (SDN)          42
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        42
  B. Welch (LAN)           41
  J. Niekro (HOU)          39
  J. Richard (HOU)         39

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        146
  J. Richard (HOU)        115
  N. Ryan (HOU)            88
  P. Niekro (ATL)          86
  J. Bibby (PIT)           83
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        82
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)       81
  S. Rogers (MON)          76
  V. Blue (SFN)            73
  F. Pastore (CIN)         73


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