Monday August 11, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, August 11, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         60  51  3.15  111  17  27   999   917  412  350   45  341  654
Los Angeles     61  51  3.30  112  19  26  1011   929  412  371   78  315  565
Pittsburgh      64  48  3.40  112  17  32  1011   989  425  382   78  311  559
San Francisco   54  58  3.42  112  22  21  1002  1005  428  381   64  334  573
Montreal        63  49  3.65  112  20  27  1016  1040  466  412   76  335  549
New York        54  57  3.68  111  14  25   991   940  460  405  102  363  624
Philadelphia    56  52  3.69  108  15  27   970   960  447  398   61  363  582
San Diego       50  63  3.75  114   8  26  1005  1015  456  419   72  349  499
St. Louis       49  60  3.80  109  25  17   978   957  467  413   54  345  433
Chicago         45  65  3.81  110  10  28  1001  1019  482  424   79  395  634
Atlanta         51  60  3.97  111  23  20   982   984  484  433  100  335  486
Cincinnati      60  53  4.17  114  19  27  1019  1025  503  472   81  370  548

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
J.R. Richard (HOU)    10   4  1.90  17  17   4   0   4  114   65   31   24    2   40  119
Steve Carlton (PHI)   17   6  2.23  26  26   7   0   2  202  151   54   50    8   66  195
Jerry Reuss (LAN)     13   4  2.25  26  18   5   3   5  152  120   46   38    6   30   74
Don Sutton (LAN)       8   4  2.25  22  22   4   0   2  148  112   40   37   13   27   89
Pat Zachry (NYN)       6   5  2.50  19  17   6   0   3  119  100   40   33    8   39   63
Jim Bibby (PIT)       14   2  2.87  25  24   5   0   1  179  152   60   57   13   57  115
Ken Forsch (HOU)       9  10  3.03  24  24   3   0   2  172  183   68   58   10   33   73
Ed Whitson (SFN)       8   9  3.03  23  23   5   0   2  155  156   59   52    6   40   68
Steve Rogers (MON)    11   7  3.07  26  26   8   0   2  197  180   74   67   13   64  113
Vida Blue (SFN)       10   6  3.12  21  21   7   0   1  150  147   56   52    9   42   85

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Camp              4   4  2.45  51   0   0   8   0   70   70   22   19    3   19   24
Larry Bradford         2   4  3.18  37   0   0   3   0   40   38   19   14    3   21   24
Doyle Alexander       10   6  3.76  24  24   5   0   1  163  150   75   68   15   55   79
Tommy Boggs            5   8  3.87  22  16   2   0   1  119  116   56   51   10   33   51
Preston Hanna          0   0  3.93  20   1   0   0   0   50   42   22   22    2   34   24
Phil Niekro            9  14  3.96  28  27   9   1   3  198  188   93   87   24   68  126
Al Hrabosky            4   1  4.12  33   0   0   2   0   39   34   21   18    8   20   21
Larry McWilliams       8   8  4.40  21  21   4   0   1  125  144   67   61   18   22   59
Rick Matula            7  10  4.65  23  22   3   0   1  130  146   76   67   11   47   48
Gene Garber            2   5  4.68  43   0   0   6   0   50   56   33   26    6   16   30

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Caudill           1   3  2.17  51   2   0   0   0   91   67   24   22    9   43   81
Dick Tidrow            4   3  2.38  58   0   0   4   0   79   63   29   21    5   36   67
Bruce Sutter           3   7  2.40  43   0   0  24   0   75   65   24   20    4   23   58
Doug Capilla           2   5  2.95  25   7   0   0   0   55   45   21   18    6   31   32
Rick Reuschel          9   9  3.55  27  27   4   0   0  178  199   78   70    8   60  105
Mike Krukow            7  11  4.07  24  24   3   0   0  146  138   79   66    9   62   92
George Riley           0   2  4.18  14   0   0   0   0   24   21   16   11    2   10    9
Dennis Lamp           10   9  4.92  29  27   2   0   1  154  188   89   84   12   54   63
Lynn McGlothen         8   7  5.03  27  16   1   0   1  113  139   69   63   16   38   66
Willie Hernandez       1   9  5.09  35   7   0   0   0   87   94   53   49    8   38   61

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jay Howell             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Sheldon Burnside       1   0  2.08   6   0   0   0   0    4    6    1    1    1    0    2
Tom Hume               6   7  2.82  56   0   0  20   0   96   88   33   30    4   29   44
Frank Pastore         10   5  3.19  18  18   7   0   2  130  109   49   46    6   28   77
Paul Moskau            8   4  3.67  26  12   1   2   0  118  108   48   48   10   33   70
Charlie Leibrandt     10   7  4.02  25  24   5   0   2  148  164   68   66   11   45   53
Mario Soto             5   5  4.05  38   6   1   0   0  120   91   58   54   10   59  116
Joe Price              2   2  4.17  12   6   0   0   0   54   53   26   25    4   22   18
Bill Bonham            2   1  4.74   4   4   0   0   0   19   21   10   10    1    5   13
Mike Lacoss            6   9  4.88  24  22   4   0   2  124  158   76   67    7   47   38
Doug Bair              1   5  4.95  47   0   0   5   0   64   70   36   35    7   32   46
Tom Seaver             4   6  5.06  16  16   1   0   0   89   85   55   50   17   36   46
Dave Tomlin            3   0  5.54  27   0   0   0   0   26   38   17   16    2   11    6
Bruce Berenyi          2   2  7.81   6   6   0   0   0   28   34   26   24    1   23   19

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
J.R. Richard          10   4  1.90  17  17   4   0   4  114   65   31   24    2   40  119
Dave Smith             2   4  2.08  40   0   0   5   0   65   55   17   15    1   18   46
Frank Lacorte          7   3  2.20  39   0   0   9   0   57   34   16   14    3   29   48
Joe Sambito            7   3  2.24  43   0   0  11   0   56   41   18   14    3   14   52
Vern Ruhle             6   2  2.72  18  12   1   0   0   86   90   35   26    6   19   34
Ken Forsch             9  10  3.03  24  24   3   0   2  172  183   68   58   10   33   73
Nolan Ryan             6   8  3.44  24  24   2   0   2  160  133   72   61    7   86  128
Joaquin Andujar        1   4  3.93  25   7   0   2   0   71   80   34   31    2   24   50
Joe Niekro            11  10  4.06  24  24   7   0   2  166  180   87   75    7   59   86
Gordie Pladson         0   3  5.19   5   3   0   0   0   17   15   12   10    1    7    7
Randy Niemann          0   0  5.75  14   0   0   0   0   20   29   13   13    1    6    6
Bert Roberge           1   0  5.93   7   0   0   0   0   14   12    9    9    2    6    5

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Terry Forster          0   0  1.29   4   0   0   0   0    7    3    1    1    0    1    1
Steve Howe             5   4  1.70  38   0   0   9   0   53   51   16   10    1   12   25
Joe Beckwith           3   3  1.88  27   0   0   0   0   43   41   13    9    1   15   31
Jerry Reuss           13   4  2.25  26  18   5   3   5  152  120   46   38    6   30   74
Don Sutton             8   4  2.25  22  22   4   0   2  148  112   40   37   13   27   89
Bobby Castillo         3   6  3.16  40   0   0   4   0   63   47   23   22    3   32   36
Bob Welch             10   7  3.30  22  22   3   0   2  153  137   61   56   11   51   92
Burt Hooton           10   4  3.41  23  22   4   1   2  145  134   59   55   18   40   83
Dave Goltz             5   7  4.78  24  18   2   1   2  117  136   67   62   11   40   59
Rick Sutcliffe         3   7  5.34  32   9   1   5   1   88   97   56   52    7   40   48
Charlie Hough          1   3  5.57  19   1   0   1   0   32   37   21   20    4   21   25
Don Stanhouse          0   2  7.36   8   0   0   2   0   11   14    9    9    3    6    2

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Woodie Fryman          5   4  1.96  43   0   0  12   0   60   43   15   13    1   22   42
David Palmer           6   3  2.83  19  14   1   0   0  102   94   41   32    6   25   56
Charlie Lea            4   5  2.94  12  11   0   0   0   67   64   29   22    4   33   37
Steve Rogers          11   7  3.07  26  26   8   0   2  197  180   74   67   13   64  113
Scott Sanderson       12   6  3.12  23  23   6   0   2  141  140   52   49   12   41   80
Elias Sosa             7   4  3.21  50   0   0   9   0   70   73   25   25    4   15   45
Stan Bahnsen           7   4  3.31  42   0   0   2   0   65   57   32   24    5   25   31
Bill Gullickson        4   3  4.12  15  10   2   0   0   74   78   36   34    4   34   53
Fred Norman            2   2  4.21  40   3   1   4   0   66   62   36   31    6   29   36
Bill Lee               3   6  5.53  17  17   2   0   0   98  140   66   60   12   21   27
Dale Murray            0   1  6.14  16   0   0   0   0   29   39   23   20    3   12   16
Hal Dues               0   0  6.23   1   1   0   0   0    4    6    3    3    0    1    1
Ross Grimsley          2   4  6.31  11   7   0   0   0   41   61   31   29    5   12   11
Tommy Hutton           0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    3    3    1    1    1

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dyar Miller            0   0  0.50  11   0   0   0   0   18   11    1    1    0    5   12
Pat Zachry             6   5  2.50  19  17   6   0   3  119  100   40   33    8   39   63
Jeff Reardon           7   6  2.86  41   0   0   3   0   66   52   22   21    7   33   61
Ray Burris             5   6  3.22  18  18   1   0   0  103   98   46   37   10   38   60
Craig Swan             5   8  3.23  19  19   4   0   1  123  106   52   44   18   30   77
Tom Hausman            4   3  3.42  39   4   0   1   0   97   91   43   37    6   19   46
Neil Allen             5   7  3.72  43   0   0  20   0   75   68   34   31    6   29   59
Mark Bomback           9   3  3.83  26  15   2   0   1  110  115   49   47   16   37   46
Ed Glynn               3   3  4.17  34   0   0   1   0   50   46   25   23    4   21   30
Roy Lee Jackson        1   3  4.40   8   5   1   0   0   31   28   17   15    2   12   30
John Pacella           3   2  4.67  26  13   0   0   0   69   73   39   36    5   48   54
Pete Falcone           5   7  5.20  23  19   0   0   0  106  116   71   61   15   41   78
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         17   6  2.23  26  26   7   0   2  202  151   54   50    8   66  195
Tug McGraw             0   4  2.26  35   0   0  11   0   56   39   14   14    3   18   43
Dan Larson             0   5  3.30  11   7   0   0   0   44   45   24   16    4   24   17
Kevin Saucier          5   3  3.57  32   0   0   0   0   35   38   16   14    1   16   18
Warren Brusstar        1   0  3.68   9   0   0   0   0   15   13    6    6    0    6    7
Dick Ruthven          10   7  3.83  22  22   4   0   1  146  167   73   62    7   42   54
Dickie Noles           1   3  3.88  35   3   0   6   0   60   62   31   26    5   32   44
Nino Espinosa          2   3  3.88   7   7   0   0   0   46   41   20   20    6   15    5
Ron Reed               6   4  3.89  40   0   0   7   0   72   68   31   31    2   22   42
Lerrin LaGrow          0   2  4.15  25   0   0   3   0   39   42   22   18    5   17   21
Bob Walk               8   2  4.38  16  16   2   0   0   97  105   49   47    5   43   63
Scott Munninghoff      0   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    3    3    0    5    2
Randy Lerch            3  13  5.17  21  21   2   0   0  127  153   85   73   13   45   50
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
Grant Jackson          8   3  2.13  47   0   0   6   0   55   51   13   13    1   16   22
Rod Scurry             0   2  2.43  17   0   0   0   0   33   21   12    9    2   15   24
Kent Tekulve           8   5  2.79  52   0   0  17   0   58   57   21   18    2   28   25
Eddie Solomon          7   3  2.80  18  12   2   0   0   87   86   39   27    8   31   30
Jim Bibby             14   2  2.87  25  24   5   0   1  179  152   60   57   13   57  115
Jim Rooker             2   2  3.50   4   4   0   0   0   18   16    7    7    0   12    8
Enrique Romo           5   4  3.52  52   0   0   8   0   84   85   40   33    9   17   54
John Candelaria        8  11  3.58  25  25   6   0   0  173  184   76   69   10   40   67
Bert Blyleven          6   8  3.86  25  23   3   0   1  156  157   72   67   17   44  123
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           4   5  4.01  19  14   1   1   0   92   99   41   41    8   24   54
Pascual Perez          0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    0    1    4
Rick Rhoden            2   2  5.17  10   9   0   0   0   56   63   34   32    6   21   28

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Juan Eichelberger      3   0  2.50   6   5   0   0   0   36   26   12   10    3   18   20
Bob Shirley            9   7  2.85  49   4   1   7   0   85   82   31   27    6   33   46
Rollie Fingers         9   7  2.92  48   0   0  15   0   74   74   26   24    3   25   51
Rick Wise              4   5  3.36  19  19   1   0   0  107  111   43   40    8   26   40
Randy Jones            5  10  3.73  21  21   4   0   3  135  141   60   56   12   23   48
John D'Acquisto        2   3  3.76  39   0   0   1   0   67   67   29   28    2   36   44
Gary Lucas             4   7  3.81  21  18   0   0   0  113  115   53   48    6   30   56
Steve Mura             4   4  3.82  28  14   1   2   0  108   94   47   46    8   52   70
Dennis Kinney          4   4  3.97  38   0   0   0   0   59   52   32   26    3   23   33
John Curtis            4   7  4.23  21  20   1   0   0  121  130   62   57    9   54   39
Eric Rasmussen         2   8  5.02  29  12   0   1   0   84  105   51   47    9   26   41
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             4   2  1.18  41   0   0   4   0   61   54   13    8    2   25   54
Mike Rowland           0   0  1.69   5   0   0   0   0   11    7    2    2    0    5    3
Greg Minton            3   4  2.83  50   0   0  12   0   60   58   21   19    0   24   26
Jeff Stember           0   0  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    3    2    3    1    1    2    0
Ed Whitson             8   9  3.03  23  23   5   0   2  155  156   59   52    6   40   68
Gary Lavelle           5   5  3.03  40   0   0   5   0   65   67   26   22    3   22   37
Vida Blue             10   6  3.12  21  21   7   0   1  150  147   56   52    9   42   85
Tom Griffin            3   1  3.24  26   0   0   0   0   50   39   18   18    4   19   43
Allen Ripley           5   5  3.36  14  11   1   0   0   70   66   28   26    5   23   40
John Montefusco        3   6  3.99  17  15   1   0   0  104  102   52   46   14   36   80
Bob Knepper            8  14  4.05  27  27   8   0   1  182  202   92   82   10   52   94
Alan Hargesheimer      2   2  4.75   6   6   0   0   0   30   31   18   16    0   17   14
Bill Bordley           2   3  5.00   6   6   0   0   0   27   33   18   15    3   16    9
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       4   3  2.09  31   0   0   7   0   43   33   13   10    0   12   14
Don Hood               2   4  2.75  24   4   0   0   0   52   56   24   16    1   25   22
John Fulgham           3   4  2.76  11  10   3   0   1   65   48   21   20    3   25   39
Pete Vuckovich         9   8  3.19  25  23   6   1   2  172  151   71   61   13   51  100
Bob Forsch             7   7  3.52  23  23   5   0   0  158  162   70   62    6   25   68
Jim Kaat               4   5  3.55  30  11   5   3   1   99   96   44   39    5   27   24
John Urrea             4   1  3.75  12   1   0   0   0   24   22   12   10    0   16   12
Pedro Borbon           1   0  3.79  10   0   0   1   0   19   17   10    8    3   10    4
Silvio Martinez        4   5  3.90  18  13   2   0   0   83   80   46   36    2   40   30
Bob Sykes              6   8  4.23  23  15   4   0   3  115  119   56   54   10   44   46
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
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  7.50  17   4   0   0   0   30   42   25   25    1   17   24
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)         17
  J. Bibby (PIT)           14
  J. Reuss (LAN)           13
  S. Sanderson (MON)       12
  J. Niekro (HOU)          11
  S. Rogers (MON)          11
  D. Alexander (ATL)       10
  V. Blue (SFN)            10
  B. Hooton (LAN)          10
  D. Lamp (CHN)            10

Losses:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         14
  P. Niekro (ATL)          14
  R. Lerch (PHI)           13
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      11
  M. Krukow (CHN)          11
  K. Forsch (HOU)          10
  R. Jones (SDN)           10
  R. Matula (ATL)          10
  J. Niekro (HOU)          10
  W. Hernandez (CHN)        9

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  B. Knepper (SFN)          8
  S. Rogers (MON)           8
  V. Blue (SFN)             7
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  J. Niekro (HOU)           7
  F. Pastore (CIN)          7
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       6
  S. Sanderson (MON)        6
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)        6

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHN)          24
  N. Allen (NYN)           20
  T. Hume (CIN)            20
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         17
  R. Fingers (SDN)         15
  W. Fryman (MON)          12
  G. Minton (SFN)          12
  T. McGraw (PHI)          11
  J. Sambito (HOU)         11
  S. Howe (LAN)             9

Shutouts:

  J. Reuss (LAN)            5
  J. Richard (CHN)          4
  R. Jones (SDN)            3
  P. Niekro (ATL)           3
  B. Sykes (SLN)            3
  P. Zachry (NYN)           3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  K. Forsch (HOU)           2
  D. Goltz (LAN)            2
  B. Hooton (LAN)           2

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      202.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)       197.2
  S. Rogers (MON)       196.2
  B. Knepper (SFN)      182.0
  J. Bibby (PIT)        178.2
  R. Reuschel (CHN)     177.2
  J. Candelaria (PIT)   173.1
  K. Forsch (HOU)       172.0
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)    172.0
  J. Niekro (HOU)       166.1

Hits:

  B. Knepper (SFN)        202
  R. Reuschel (CHN)       199
  D. Lamp (CHN)           188
  P. Niekro (ATL)         188
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     184
  K. Forsch (HOU)         183
  J. Niekro (HOU)         180
  S. Rogers (MON)         180
  D. Ruthven (PHI)        167
  C. Leibrandt (CIN)      164

Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          93
  B. Knepper (SFN)         92
  D. Lamp (CHN)            89
  J. Niekro (HOU)          87
  R. Lerch (PHI)           85
  M. Krukow (CHN)          79
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        78
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      76
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          76
  R. Matula (ATL)          76

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          24
  B. Hooton (LAN)          18
  L. McWilliams (ATL)      18
  C. Swan (NYN)            18
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        17
  T. Seaver (CIN)          17
  M. Bomback (NYN)         16
  L. McGlothen (CHN)       16
  D. Alexander (ATL)       15
  P. Falcone (NYN)         15

Walks:

  N. Ryan (HOU)            86
  P. Niekro (ATL)          68
  S. Carlton (PHI)         66
  S. Rogers (MON)          64
  M. Krukow (CHN)          62
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        60
  J. Niekro (HOU)          59
  M. Soto (CIN)            59
  J. Bibby (PIT)           57
  D. Alexander (ATL)       55

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        195
  N. Ryan (HOU)           128
  P. Niekro (ATL)         126
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       123
  J. Richard (CHN)        119
  M. Soto (CIN)           116
  J. Bibby (PIT)          115
  S. Rogers (MON)         113
  R. Reuschel (CHN)       105
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)      100

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