Tuesday August 12, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 12, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         60  52  3.15  112  17  27  1007   926  414  352   45  343  657
Los Angeles     61  52  3.33  113  19  26  1020   937  419  378   81  320  572
San Francisco   55  58  3.39  113  22  22  1011  1012  428  381   64  335  577
Pittsburgh      64  49  3.40  113  17  32  1020   998  428  385   79  315  566
Montreal        64  49  3.62  113  20  28  1025  1044  466  412   76  338  554
New York        55  57  3.65  112  14  26  1000   945  461  406  103  365  630
Philadelphia    57  52  3.68  109  16  27   979   968  449  400   62  364  587
San Diego       50  64  3.75  115   8  26  1014  1022  459  422   73  351  503
St. Louis       49  61  3.80  110  25  17   987   966  471  417   54  351  435
Chicago         45  66  3.81  111  10  28  1010  1031  487  428   81  396  639
Atlanta         52  60  3.95  112  23  21   991   994  490  435  101  337  491
Cincinnati      61  53  4.15  115  20  27  1028  1028  505  474   81  372  552

 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)   18   6  2.22  27  27   8   0   2  211  159   56   52    9   67  200
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  2.42  52   0   0   9   0   71   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  3.72  25  25   5   0   1  169  157   81   70   16   57   83
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
Gene Garber            3   5  4.56  44   0   0   6   0   51   59   33   26    6   16   31
Rick Matula            7  10  4.65  23  22   3   0   1  130  146   76   67   11   47   48

 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  2.34  59   0   0   4   0   81   64   29   21    5   36   69
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  12  4.10  25  25   3   0   0  154  149   84   70   11   63   95
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
Joe Price              3   2  3.86  13   7   1   0   0   63   56   28   27    4   24   22
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
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  2.16  40   0   0   9   0   58   35   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  11  4.00  25  25   7   0   2  173  188   89   77    7   61   89
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  3.38  23  23   3   0   2  160  143   65   60   13   55   98
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   8  5.52  33   9   1   5   1   90   99   59   55    8   41   49
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  1.88  44   0   0  13   0   62   43   15   13    1   23   43
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  3.20  51   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
Fred Norman            3   2  3.86  41   4   1   4   0   72   66   36   31    6   31   40
Bill Gullickson        4   3  4.12  15  10   2   0   0   74   78   36   34    4   34   53
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             6   6  3.07  19  19   1   0   0  111  103   47   38   11   39   64
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  3.67  44   0   0  21   0   76   68   34   31    6   30   61
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         18   6  2.22  27  27   8   0   2  211  159   56   52    9   67  200
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
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
Kent Tekulve           8   5  2.90  53   0   0  17   0   59   59   22   19    3   30   27
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   3  4.81  11  10   0   0   0   64   70   36   34    6   23   33

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Armstrong         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    0
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  11  3.71  22  22   4   0   3  143  148   63   59   13   24   52
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
Gary Lavelle           5   5  2.94  41   0   0   6   0   67   68   26   22    3   22   39
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
Allen Ripley           6   5  3.05  15  12   1   0   0   77   72   28   26    5   24   42
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
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  2.51  32   0   0   7   0   43   36   15   12    0   12   14
John Fulgham           3   5  2.58  12  11   3   0   1   73   52   22   21    3   30   41
Don Hood               2   4  2.75  24   4   0   0   0   52   56   24   16    1   25   22
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
John Urrea             4   1  3.60  13   1   0   0   0   25   23   12   10    0   17   12
Jim Kaat               4   5  3.64  31  11   5   3   1   99   97   45   40    5   27   24
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)         18
  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
  M. Krukow (CHN)          12
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      11
  R. Jones (SDN)           11
  J. Niekro (HOU)          11
  K. Forsch (HOU)          10
  R. Matula (ATL)          10
  W. Hernandez (CHN)        9

Complete Games:

  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  B. Knepper (SFN)          8
  S. Rogers (MON)           8
  V. Blue (SFN)             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)           21
  T. Hume (CIN)            20
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         17
  R. Fingers (SDN)         15
  W. Fryman (MON)          13
  G. Minton (SFN)          12
  T. McGraw (PHI)          11
  J. Sambito (HOU)         11
  R. Camp (ATL)             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)      211.0
  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
  J. Niekro (HOU)       173.1
  K. Forsch (HOU)       172.0
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)    172.0

Hits:

  B. Knepper (SFN)        202
  R. Reuschel (CHN)       199
  D. Lamp (CHN)           188
  J. Niekro (HOU)         188
  P. Niekro (ATL)         188
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     184
  K. Forsch (HOU)         183
  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)          89
  R. Lerch (PHI)           85
  M. Krukow (CHN)          84
  D. Alexander (ATL)       81
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        78
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      76
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          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
  D. Alexander (ATL)       16
  M. Bomback (NYN)         16
  L. McGlothen (CHN)       16
  P. Falcone (NYN)         15

Walks:

  N. Ryan (HOU)            86
  P. Niekro (ATL)          68
  S. Carlton (PHI)         67
  S. Rogers (MON)          64
  M. Krukow (CHN)          63
  J. Niekro (HOU)          61
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        60
  M. Soto (CIN)            59
  D. Alexander (ATL)       57
  J. Bibby (PIT)           57

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        200
  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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