Saturday July 19, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 19, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         50  40  3.02   90  16  24   810   728  322  272   39  268  536
Los Angeles     50  40  3.26   90  16  21   815   741  328  295   62  268  447
Pittsburgh      50  39  3.41   89  11  24   811   789  341  307   55  246  446
San Francisco   45  46  3.50   91  22  16   812   815  352  316   56  254  456
Philadelphia    47  40  3.59   87  14  21   779   759  353  311   54  267  484
Montreal        49  39  3.60   88  16  22   801   820  364  320   59  256  421
New York        44  45  3.74   89  11  20   800   757  375  332   90  298  504
Chicago         37  50  3.83   87   6  24   782   801  375  333   62  306  494
San Diego       38  53  3.84   92   4  22   808   822  374  345   65  287  408
Atlanta         41  48  3.94   89  20  16   789   784  384  345   78  281  388
St. Louis       39  51  4.04   90  19  13   810   815  416  364   46  288  359
Cincinnati      46  45  4.42   92  17  21   827   828  431  406   70  308  456

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Reuss (LAN)     10   3  1.82  21  13   4   3   4  119   85   30   24    5   18   57
J.R. Richard (HOU)    10   4  1.90  17  17   4   0   4  114   65   31   24    2   40  119
Don Sutton (LAN)       7   2  2.13  17  17   3   0   2  110   82   29   26    9   25   68
Steve Carlton (PHI)   15   4  2.14  22  22   7   0   2  172  129   43   41    7   52  168
Bob Welch (LAN)        9   4  2.57  18  18   3   0   2  130  106   42   37    8   47   74
David Palmer (MON)     6   3  2.83  19  14   1   0   0  102   94   41   32    6   25   56
Pete Vuckovich (SLN)   8   6  2.87  21  19   6   1   2  147  124   56   47   10   44   89
Jim Bibby (PIT)       11   1  3.00  20  19   4   0   1  141  120   50   47   11   39   92
Vida Blue (SFN)        9   5  3.02  18  18   7   0   1  134  128   49   45    7   34   73
Steve Rogers (MON)    11   6  3.03  21  21   7   0   2  158  147   59   53   11   52   91

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Camp              2   3  2.67  39   0   0   4   0   54   60   19   16    2   16   19
Larry Bradford         2   4  3.09  32   0   0   3   0   35   33   15   12    3   18   23
Doyle Alexander        8   5  3.68  20  20   4   0   1  135  119   61   55   12   47   71
Rick Matula            6   7  3.94  18  18   3   0   1  112  118   57   49    8   40   40
Phil Niekro            7  12  3.96  23  22   9   1   3  161  153   74   71   19   54  103
Tommy Boggs            4   5  4.04  18  12   1   0   0   91   88   44   41    7   27   38
Al Hrabosky            4   1  4.21  30   0   0   2   0   36   31   18   17    8   19   20
Larry McWilliams       6   6  4.37  16  16   3   0   1   95  108   51   46   13   18   41
Gene Garber            2   5  4.74  36   0   0   6   0   38   45   27   20    4   15   22
Preston Hanna          0   0  5.17  14   1   0   0   0   31   29   18   18    2   27   11

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
George Riley           0   0  1.13   9   0   0   0   0   16   11    6    2    0    5    7
Dick Tidrow            3   1  1.87  47   0   0   4   0   63   47   19   13    5   26   52
Bill Caudill           1   1  1.96  43   0   0   0   0   69   44   15   15    6   35   62
Doug Capilla           2   2  1.98  20   4   0   0   0   41   28    9    9    4   22   24
Bruce Sutter           3   4  2.85  32   0   0  20   0   54   44   18   17    2   13   39
Mike Krukow            6  10  4.03  21  21   2   0   0  125  122   69   56    7   54   77
Rick Reuschel          6   9  4.14  22  22   3   0   0  137  165   69   63    8   49   79
Willie Hernandez       1   8  4.46  29   6   0   0   0   69   69   36   34    5   32   48
Dennis Lamp            9   8  5.01  24  22   1   0   1  120  155   71   67    9   45   53
Lynn McGlothen         6   7  5.76  22  12   0   0   0   89  116   63   57   16   25   53

 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   5  3.19  18  18   7   0   2  130  109   49   46    6   28   77
Tom Hume               3   7  3.30  44   0   0  14   0   74   72   30   27    4   26   35
Paul Moskau            7   2  3.96  21   7   1   2   0   84   75   37   37    6   23   52
Mario Soto             3   4  4.15  30   4   0   0   0   93   66   45   43    9   48   93
Charlie Leibrandt      8   6  4.22  20  20   5   0   2  124  132   60   58   10   38   48
Tom Seaver             3   5  4.76  14  14   1   0   0   81   73   47   43   16   34   41
Mike Lacoss            5   9  5.36  20  18   3   0   1   97  127   66   58    6   41   28
Doug Bair              0   4  5.37  39   0   0   5   0   54   60   33   32    6   28   40
Joe Price              1   2  5.54   8   5   0   0   0   37   42   24   23    3   17   12
Bill Bonham            1   1  5.79   3   3   0   0   0   14   15    9    9    1    4   10
Dave Tomlin            3   0  6.55  23   0   0   0   0   22   36   17   16    2    8    6
Bruce Berenyi          1   0  9.49   3   3   0   0   0   12   15   13   13    0   13   12

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Frank Lacorte          5   0  1.29  31   0   0   9   0   42   23    8    6    2   20   38
Bert Roberge           0   0  1.59   1   0   0   0   0    6    1    1    1    1    1    1
J.R. Richard          10   4  1.90  17  17   4   0   4  114   65   31   24    2   40  119
Joe Sambito            4   1  2.17  35   0   0  10   0   46   30   12   11    2   12   39
Dave Smith             1   3  2.31  32   0   0   3   0   47   39   13   12    0   13   34
Vern Ruhle             6   2  2.96  15   9   1   0   0   70   76   30   23    6   17   32
Nolan Ryan             5   7  3.18  19  19   2   0   2  130  102   53   46    6   69  103
Ken Forsch             8   9  3.22  19  19   2   0   1  134  144   57   48    9   26   54
Joe Niekro            10   8  3.78  20  20   7   0   2  145  155   72   61    7   46   75
Joaquin Andujar        1   4  4.01  19   5   0   2   0   52   55   26   23    2   17   34
Randy Niemann          0   0  5.75  14   0   0   0   0   20   29   13   13    1    6    6
Gordie Pladson         0   2  7.20   2   1   0   0   0    5    9    6    4    1    1    1

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Terry Forster          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    0    1
Jerry Reuss           10   3  1.82  21  13   4   3   4  119   85   30   24    5   18   57
Steve Howe             3   4  1.84  31   0   0   8   0   44   41   15    9    1   11   22
Don Sutton             7   2  2.13  17  17   3   0   2  110   82   29   26    9   25   68
Joe Beckwith           3   3  2.13  25   0   0   0   0   38   38   13    9    1   15   28
Bob Welch              9   4  2.57  18  18   3   0   2  130  106   42   37    8   47   74
Bobby Castillo         3   4  2.87  35   0   0   3   0   53   40   18   17    3   25   29
Burt Hooton            8   3  3.17  18  17   3   1   2  114  100   42   40   14   31   58
Dave Goltz             3   6  5.34  19  15   2   1   2   94  117   60   56    9   36   45
Charlie Hough          1   3  5.57  19   1   0   1   0   32   37   21   20    4   21   25
Rick Sutcliffe         3   7  6.35  25   9   1   4   1   72   86   52   51    7   35   39
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          4   4  1.80  34   0   0  10   0   50   37   12   10    1   18   37
Stan Bahnsen           6   3  2.29  33   0   0   2   0   55   41   21   14    2   20   24
David Palmer           6   3  2.83  19  14   1   0   0  102   94   41   32    6   25   56
Charlie Lea            2   4  2.89   8   7   0   0   0   44   39   19   14    3   20   20
Steve Rogers          11   6  3.03  21  21   7   0   2  158  147   59   53   11   52   91
Scott Sanderson        9   5  3.12  18  18   5   0   2  110  112   40   38    9   32   62
Elias Sosa             5   3  3.52  39   0   0   6   0   54   59   21   21    4   13   34
Bill Gullickson        1   2  4.72  10   7   1   0   0   48   49   27   25    4   24   28
Bill Lee               3   4  5.00  14  14   2   0   0   85  118   52   47    8   13   26
Fred Norman            0   0  5.13  32   0   0   4   0   40   39   26   23    3   19   25
Ross Grimsley          2   4  6.31  11   7   0   0   0   41   61   31   29    5   12   11
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
Dyar Miller            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Pat Zachry             4   5  2.84  14  12   4   0   1   82   71   30   26    8   29   43
Ed Glynn               3   2  2.93  26   0   0   1   0   40   28   13   13    2   16   22
Tom Hausman            4   2  3.18  32   3   0   1   0   79   71   31   28    5   14   35
Craig Swan             5   8  3.23  19  19   4   0   1  123  106   52   44   18   30   77
Jeff Reardon           4   4  3.27  33   0   0   3   0   52   44   20   19    5   30   50
John Pacella           3   0  3.43  22   9   0   0   0   60   55   25   23    4   35   49
Ray Burris             4   6  3.43  17  17   0   0   0   94   92   45   36    9   38   58
Neil Allen             4   5  3.53  34   0   0  15   0   64   57   28   25    5   25   46
Roy Lee Jackson        1   0  4.35   3   1   1   0   0   10    5    5    5    0    4   14
Mark Bomback           6   3  4.62  22  12   2   0   1   86  100   46   44   14   33   37
Pete Falcone           5   6  5.34  19  15   0   0   0   84   92   59   50   15   33   65
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         15   4  2.14  22  22   7   0   2  172  129   43   41    7   52  168
Tug McGraw             0   3  2.57  26   0   0   7   0   42   33   12   12    2   14   35
Kevin Saucier          4   3  2.70  25   0   0   0   0   30   30   10    9    1   10   16
Warren Brusstar        0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    1    1    0    0    0
Nino Espinosa          1   1  3.27   3   3   0   0   0   22   13    8    8    5    3    2
Ron Reed               6   3  3.71  34   0   0   5   0   61   55   25   25    2   18   37
Dan Larson             0   3  3.77   8   5   0   0   0   29   31   19   12    4   14   13
Dick Ruthven           8   7  3.85  19  19   3   0   1  122  144   62   52    5   32   47
Bob Walk               6   0  4.05  11  11   2   0   0   67   61   31   30    4   29   42
Lerrin LaGrow          0   2  4.15  25   0   0   3   0   39   42   22   18    5   17   21
Dickie Noles           1   3  4.25  27   3   0   6   0   49   52   27   23    5   25   36
Scott Munninghoff      0   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    3    3    0    5    2
Randy Lerch            3  11  4.73  18  18   2   0   0  112  128   71   59   12   36   44
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  1.95  14   0   0   0   0   28   18    6    6    1   12   22
Grant Jackson          7   2  2.00  39   0   0   5   0   45   39   10   10    1   15   17
Eddie Solomon          5   3  2.74  15   9   0   0   0   66   65   32   20    5   23   21
Kent Tekulve           6   5  2.93  42   0   0  12   0   46   48   17   15    1   21   19
Jim Bibby             11   1  3.00  20  19   4   0   1  141  120   50   47   11   39   92
Enrique Romo           5   3  3.14  42   0   0   6   0   72   65   29   25    6   14   44
Jim Rooker             2   2  3.50   4   4   0   0   0   18   16    7    7    0   12    8
John Candelaria        6   8  3.67  20  20   4   0   0  137  142   63   56    4   33   52
Bert Blyleven          4   7  3.83  21  19   2   0   1  129  132   59   55   13   39  100
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
Don Robinson           3   4  4.20  17  12   1   1   0   79   90   37   37    7   18   48
Pascual Perez          0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    0    1    4
Rick Rhoden            1   1  6.00   6   5   0   0   0   30   36   21   20    4   14   14

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Juan Eichelberger      2   0  2.65   5   5   0   0   0   34   24   12   10    3   17   20
Rollie Fingers         7   7  2.77  38   0   0  11   0   62   61   21   19    3   21   41
Bob Shirley            6   6  2.78  44   1   0   7   0   65   64   24   20    5   25   36
Dennis Kinney          3   2  3.20  32   0   0   0   0   51   42   23   18    2   20   33
John D'Acquisto        2   1  3.34  33   0   0   1   0   57   56   22   21    2   31   37
Randy Jones            4   8  3.55  16  16   3   0   3  101  102   42   40    9   16   39
Gary Lucas             3   5  3.66  18  15   0   0   0   96   94   43   39    5   25   49
Rick Wise              3   5  3.94  15  15   0   0   0   78   86   35   34    7   16   28
Steve Mura             3   3  4.46  24  10   1   2   0   79   68   40   39    8   43   46
John Curtis            3   7  4.66  17  17   0   0   0   97  107   53   50    9   46   32
Eric Rasmussen         2   8  5.31  25  12   0   1   0   76  100   49   45    9   24   36
Dennis Blair           0   1  6.43   5   1   0   0   0   14   18   10   10    3    3   11

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Holland             3   2  1.33  29   0   0   3   0   41   36   11    6    1   21   32
Vida Blue              9   5  3.02  18  18   7   0   1  134  128   49   45    7   34   73
Greg Minton            2   3  3.05  36   0   0   8   0   41   39   16   14    0   19   19
Ed Whitson             8   9  3.19  22  22   5   0   2  147  153   59   52    6   38   65
Gary Lavelle           2   5  3.20  32   0   0   5   0   51   51   22   18    2   18   28
Allen Ripley           3   4  3.30  10   7   1   0   0   46   39   17   17    4   15   26
Bill Bordley           2   0  3.50   3   3   0   0   0   18   20    8    7    2    7    6
Alan Hargesheimer      2   0  3.86   2   2   0   0   0   12   12    5    5    0    6    2
John Montefusco        3   6  3.99  17  15   1   0   0  104  102   52   46   14   36   80
Bob Knepper            8  10  4.02  22  22   8   0   1  154  164   76   69   10   39   80
Tom Griffin            2   1  4.45  16   0   0   0   0   30   30   15   15    3   10   25
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
Don Hood               2   3  2.60  23   4   0   0   0   52   54   23   15    1   25   22
John Littlefield       4   2  2.73  21   0   0   4   0   30   25   12    9    0   10   13
Pete Vuckovich         8   6  2.87  21  19   6   1   2  147  124   56   47   10   44   89
John Fulgham           2   3  3.04   9   8   2   0   0   50   39   18   17    3   21   28
Jim Kaat               4   5  3.39  24  10   5   2   1   90   85   39   34    4   23   22
Pedro Borbon           1   0  3.79  10   0   0   1   0   19   17   10    8    3   10    4
Bob Forsch             6   6  3.88  19  19   3   0   0  125  131   62   54    4   23   57
Kim Seaman             2   1  4.50  17   0   0   2   0   16   12    8    8    2   11    6
Roy Thomas             2   3  4.75  24   5   0   0   0   55   59   32   29    3   25   22
Silvio Martinez        2   3  4.75  14   9   1   0   0   53   54   38   28    2   30   17
John Urrea             2   0  4.80   7   1   0   0   0   15   14    9    8    0    8    4
Bob Sykes              3   8  5.17  19  11   2   0   1   85  103   51   49    8   26   32
George Frazier         0   3  5.40  13   0   0   1   0   12   18    7    7    1    5    4
Donnie Moore           1   1  6.23  11   0   0   0   0   22   25   15   15    1    5   10
Jim Otten              0   4  7.86  13   4   0   0   0   26   38   23   23    1   15   21
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)         15
  J. Bibby (PIT)           11
  S. Rogers (MON)          11
  J. Niekro (HOU)          10
  F. Pastore (CIN)         10
  J. Reuss (LAN)           10
  J. Richard (CHN)         10
  V. Blue (SFN)             9
  D. Lamp (CHN)             9
  S. Sanderson (MON)        9

Losses:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          12
  R. Lerch (PHI)           11
  B. Knepper (SFN)         10
  M. Krukow (CHN)          10
  K. Forsch (HOU)           9
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           9
  R. Reuschel (CHN)         9
  E. Whitson (SFN)          9
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       8
  W. Hernandez (CHN)        8

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  B. Knepper (SFN)          8
  V. Blue (SFN)             7
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  J. Niekro (HOU)           7
  F. Pastore (CIN)          7
  S. Rogers (MON)           7
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)        6
  J. Kaat (SLN)             5
  C. Leibrandt (CIN)        5

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHN)          20
  N. Allen (NYN)           15
  T. Hume (CIN)            14
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         12
  R. Fingers (SDN)         11
  W. Fryman (MON)          10
  J. Sambito (HOU)         10
  F. Lacorte (HOU)          9
  S. Howe (LAN)             8
  G. Minton (SFN)           8

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      172.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       161.1
  S. Rogers (MON)       157.2
  B. Knepper (SFN)      154.1
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)    147.1
  E. Whitson (SFN)      146.2
  J. Niekro (HOU)       145.1
  J. Bibby (PIT)        141.0
  J. Candelaria (PIT)   137.1
  R. Reuschel (CHN)     137.0

Hits:

  R. Reuschel (CHN)       165
  B. Knepper (SFN)        164
  D. Lamp (CHN)           155
  J. Niekro (HOU)         155
  P. Niekro (ATL)         153
  E. Whitson (SFN)        153
  S. Rogers (MON)         147
  K. Forsch (HOU)         144
  D. Ruthven (PHI)        144
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     142

Runs:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         76
  P. Niekro (ATL)          74
  J. Niekro (HOU)          72
  D. Lamp (CHN)            71
  R. Lerch (PHI)           71
  M. Krukow (CHN)          69
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        69
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          66
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      63
  L. McGlothen (CHN)       63

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          19
  C. Swan (NYN)            18
  L. McGlothen (CHN)       16
  T. Seaver (CIN)          16
  P. Falcone (NYN)         15
  M. Bomback (NYN)         14
  B. Hooton (LAN)          14
  J. Montefusco (SFN)      14
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        13
  L. McWilliams (ATL)      13

Walks:

  N. Ryan (HOU)            69
  M. Krukow (CHN)          54
  P. Niekro (ATL)          54
  S. Carlton (PHI)         52
  S. Rogers (MON)          52
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        49
  M. Soto (CIN)            48
  D. Alexander (ATL)       47
  B. Welch (LAN)           47
  J. Curtis (SDN)          46

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        168
  J. Richard (CHN)        119
  P. Niekro (ATL)         103
  N. Ryan (HOU)           103
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       100
  M. Soto (CIN)            93
  J. Bibby (PIT)           92
  S. Rogers (MON)          91
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)       89
  B. Knepper (SFN)         80

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