Thursday August 14, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, August 14, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         61  53  3.14  114  18  27  1027   941  421  358   45  351  668
Los Angeles     61  53  3.32  114  19  26  1029   945  421  380   82  325  574
San Francisco   57  58  3.38  115  22  23  1032  1036  434  387   65  343  582
Pittsburgh      64  50  3.40  114  17  32  1029  1002  433  389   79  317  570
Montreal        64  50  3.64  114  20  28  1033  1051  473  418   76  345  554
Philadelphia    58  53  3.64  111  17  27   996   981  452  403   63  369  592
New York        56  58  3.68  114  14  27  1018   971  472  416  106  367  644
San Diego       50  66  3.73  117   9  26  1032  1040  465  428   74  353  507
Chicago         46  67  3.82  113  10  28  1028  1050  498  437   82  409  652
St. Louis       51  61  3.86  112  25  18  1006   987  485  431   58  355  442
Atlanta         53  61  3.93  114  24  21  1008  1005  495  440  102  342  495
Cincinnati      62  53  4.14  116  20  27  1037  1031  508  477   82  375  559

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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   6  2.62  20  18   6   0   3  124  106   44   36    9   40   66
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
Scott Sanderson (MON) 12   6  3.12  23  23   6   0   2  141  140   52   49   12   41   80

 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  3.24  38   0   0   3   0   42   40   20   15    3   21   24
Tommy Boggs            6   8  3.60  23  17   3   0   2  128  121   56   51   10   34   55
Doyle Alexander       10   6  3.72  25  25   5   0   1  169  157   81   70   16   57   83
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  4.02  34   0   0   2   0   40   34   21   18    8   21   21
Gene Garber            3   5  4.47  45   0   0   6   0   52   60   33   26    6   16   31
Larry McWilliams       8   9  4.55  22  22   4   0   1  129  147   71   65   19   25   59
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  2.14  53   2   0   0   0   92   68   24   22    9   46   82
Bruce Sutter           3   7  2.40  43   0   0  24   0   75   65   24   20    4   23   58
Dick Tidrow            5   3  2.58  61   0   0   4   0   84   67   32   24    6   39   71
Doug Capilla           2   5  3.07  26   7   0   0   0   56   47   24   19    6   33   32
Rick Reuschel          9   9  3.41  28  28   4   0   0  185  204   78   70    8   60  110
Mike Krukow            7  12  4.10  25  25   3   0   0  154  149   84   70   11   63   95
George Riley           0   3  4.32  15   0   0   0   0   25   23   17   12    2   11   11
Dennis Lamp           10   9  4.91  30  28   2   0   1  158  192   91   86   12   57   66
Lynn McGlothen         8   7  5.03  27  16   1   0   1  113  139   69   63   16   38   66
Willie Hernandez       1   9  5.22  36   7   0   0   0   88   96   55   51    8   39   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
Mario Soto             6   5  3.95  39   6   1   0   0  123   91   58   54   10   60  120
Charlie Leibrandt     10   7  4.02  25  24   5   0   2  148  164   68   66   11   45   53
Bill Bonham            2   1  4.74   4   4   0   0   0   19   21   10   10    1    5   13
Mike Lacoss            6   9  4.86  25  23   4   0   2  130  161   79   70    8   49   41
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   5  2.17  41   0   0   5   0   66   59   18   16    1   19   46
Frank Lacorte          7   3  2.24  41   0   0   9   0   60   36   17   15    3   32   49
Joe Sambito            7   3  2.51  44   0   0  11   0   57   42   20   16    3   15   53
Vern Ruhle             6   2  2.71  19  13   1   0   0   93   96   37   28    6   21   36
Ken Forsch             9  10  3.03  24  24   3   0   2  172  183   68   58   10   33   73
Nolan Ryan             7   8  3.25  25  25   3   0   2  169  136   73   61    7   87  135
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  1.80  28   0   0   0   0   45   43   13    9    1   17   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  3.11  41   0   0   4   0   64   47   23   22    3   32   37
Bob Welch             10   7  3.38  23  23   3   0   2  160  143   65   60   13   55   98
Burt Hooton           10   5  3.40  24  23   4   1   2  151  140   61   57   19   43   84
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
John D'Acquisto        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    0
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
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
Charlie Lea            4   5  3.21  13  12   0   0   0   70   66   32   25    4   37   37
Elias Sosa             7   4  3.24  52   0   0   9   0   72   75   27   26    4   17   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
Ross Grimsley          2   4  6.31  11   7   0   0   0   41   61   31   29    5   12   11
Hal Dues               0   1  8.44   2   1   0   0   0    5    9    5    5    0    2    1
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  1.71  12   0   0   0   0   21   17    4    4    0    6   14
Pat Zachry             6   6  2.62  20  18   6   0   3  124  106   44   36    9   40   66
Jeff Reardon           7   6  2.78  42   0   0   4   0   68   53   22   21    7   33   64
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            5   3  3.32  40   4   0   1   0  100   94   43   37    6   19   49
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  4.26  35   0   0   1   0   51   48   26   24    5   21   31
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  5.25  24  20   0   0   0  110  124   74   64   16   41   80
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
Nino Espinosa          3   3  3.42   8   8   1   0   0   55   46   21   21    7   17    8
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   8  3.75  23  23   4   0   1  154  175   75   64    7   45   56
Ron Reed               6   4  3.88  41   0   0   7   0   72   68   31   31    2   22   42
Dickie Noles           1   3  3.88  35   3   0   6   0   60   62   31   26    5   32   44
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
Kent Tekulve           8   5  2.85  54   0   0  17   0   60   59   22   19    3   30   28
Jim Bibby             14   2  2.87  25  24   5   0   1  179  152   60   57   13   57  115
Enrique Romo           5   4  3.44  53   0   0   8   0   86   85   40   33    9   17   55
Jim Rooker             2   2  3.50   4   4   0   0   0   18   16    7    7    0   12    8
John Candelaria        8  12  3.66  26  26   6   0   0  179  188   81   73   10   42   69
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
Rollie Fingers         9   7  2.88  49   0   0  15   0   75   75   26   24    3   25   52
Bob Shirley            9   8  3.02  50   5   1   7   0   92   93   35   31    7   34   47
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  3.78  22  18   0   0   0  114  115   53   48    6   30   57
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   8  4.07  22  21   2   0   0  130  136   64   59    9   55   40
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           1   0  1.54   6   0   0   0   0   12    7    2    2    0    5    3
Greg Minton            3   4  2.67  52   0   0  13   0   64   61   21   19    0   26   26
Gary Lavelle           5   5  2.90  42   0   0   6   0   68   68   26   22    3   23   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  3.46  27   0   0   0   0   52   43   20   20    4   20   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  28  28   8   0   1  189  211   95   85   10   53   96
Alan Hargesheimer      3   2  4.17   7   7   0   0   0   37   39   19   17    1   20   17
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 Fulgham           3   5  2.58  12  11   3   0   1   73   52   22   21    3   30   41
John Littlefield       4   3  2.66  34   0   0   7   0   44   39   16   13    0   12   14
Don Hood               2   4  2.75  24   4   0   0   0   52   56   24   16    1   25   22
Pete Vuckovich         9   8  3.47  26  24   6   1   2  179  160   79   69   16   53  105
Jim Kaat               5   5  3.54  33  11   5   4   1  102   97   45   40    5   28   24
John Urrea             4   1  3.60  13   1   0   0   0   25   23   12   10    0   17   12
Bob Forsch             8   7  3.62  24  24   5   0   0  167  171   75   67    7   26   70
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
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      12
  M. Krukow (CHN)          12
  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)          13
  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
  T. Boggs (ATL)            2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  K. Forsch (HOU)           2
  D. Goltz (LAN)            2

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      211.0
  P. Niekro (ATL)       197.2
  S. Rogers (MON)       196.2
  B. Knepper (SFN)      189.0
  R. Reuschel (CHN)     184.2
  J. Candelaria (PIT)   179.1
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)    179.0
  J. Bibby (PIT)        178.2
  J. Niekro (HOU)       173.1
  K. Forsch (HOU)       172.0

Hits:

  B. Knepper (SFN)        211
  R. Reuschel (CHN)       204
  D. Lamp (CHN)           192
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     188
  J. Niekro (HOU)         188
  P. Niekro (ATL)         188
  K. Forsch (HOU)         183
  S. Rogers (MON)         180
  D. Ruthven (PHI)        175
  B. Forsch (SLN)         171

Runs:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         95
  P. Niekro (ATL)          93
  D. Lamp (CHN)            91
  J. Niekro (HOU)          89
  R. Lerch (PHI)           85
  M. Krukow (CHN)          84
  D. Alexander (ATL)       81
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      81
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          79
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)       79

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          24
  B. Hooton (LAN)          19
  L. McWilliams (ATL)      19
  C. Swan (NYN)            18
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        17
  T. Seaver (CIN)          17
  D. Alexander (ATL)       16
  M. Bomback (NYN)         16
  P. Falcone (NYN)         16
  L. McGlothen (CHN)       16

Walks:

  N. Ryan (HOU)            87
  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)            60
  D. Alexander (ATL)       57
  J. Bibby (PIT)           57

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        200
  N. Ryan (HOU)           135
  P. Niekro (ATL)         126
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       123
  M. Soto (CIN)           120
  J. Richard (CHN)        119
  J. Bibby (PIT)          115
  S. Rogers (MON)         113
  R. Reuschel (CHN)       110
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)      105

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