Friday August 15, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 15, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         62  53  3.09  115  18  27  1047   958  422  359   45  359  684
Los Angeles     62  53  3.30  115  20  26  1038   950  422  381   83  326  580
Pittsburgh      65  50  3.38  115  17  33  1038  1011  436  390   79  321  575
San Francisco   57  59  3.40  116  22  23  1045  1044  442  395   66  347  592
Philadelphia    59  53  3.61  112  17  28  1005   987  452  403   63  370  599
San Diego       50  67  3.67  118   9  26  1052  1054  468  429   74  358  519
Montreal        64  51  3.67  115  20  28  1041  1060  480  425   78  348  563
New York        56  59  3.69  115  14  27  1027   987  480  421  107  368  647
Chicago         47  67  3.81  114  10  29  1037  1059  502  439   83  411  658
St. Louis       51  62  3.87  113  25  18  1015   993  490  436   59  356  442
Atlanta         54  61  3.89  115  24  21  1021  1016  497  442  104  343  502
Cincinnati      62  54  4.13  117  20  27  1045  1035  511  480   84  378  567

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Reuss (LAN)     14   4  2.18  27  19   6   3   5  161  125   47   39    7   31   80
Steve Carlton (PHI)   18   6  2.22  27  27   8   0   2  211  159   56   52    9   67  200
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)       15   2  2.83  26  25   5   0   1  185  160   63   58   13   61  118
Ed Whitson (SFN)       8   9  3.02  24  24   5   0   2  161  158   61   54    6   42   71
Ken Forsch (HOU)       9  10  3.03  24  24   3   0   2  172  183   68   58   10   33   73
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
Steve Rogers (MON)    11   8  3.17  27  27   8   0   2  202  186   78   71   15   65  117

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Camp              4   4  2.35  53   0   0   9   0   73   72   22   19    3   20   25
Larry Bradford         2   4  3.16  39   0   0   3   0   43   41   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
Phil Niekro            9  14  3.91  29  28   9   1   3  205  195   95   89   26   68  131
Preston Hanna          0   0  3.93  20   1   0   0   0   50   42   22   22    2   34   24
Al Hrabosky            4   1  4.02  34   0   0   2   0   40   34   21   18    8   21   21
Gene Garber            4   5  4.23  46   0   0   6   0   55   61   33   26    6   16   32
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  2.35  44   0   0  25   0   77   67   24   20    4   24   60
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
Lynn McGlothen         9   7  4.88  28  17   1   0   1  120  146   73   65   17   39   70
Dennis Lamp           10   9  4.91  30  28   2   0   1  158  192   91   86   12   57   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  2.79  57   0   0  20   0   97   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   7  4.97  17  17   1   0   0   96   89   58   53   19   39   54
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             3   5  2.02  42   0   0   5   0   71   63   18   16    1   22   54
Frank Lacorte          7   3  2.08  42   0   0   9   0   65   41   17   15    3   34   53
Joe Sambito            7   3  2.45  45   0   0  11   0   59   43   20   16    3   16   55
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  3.77  26   7   0   2   0   74   83   34   31    2   25   51
Joe Niekro            11  11  4.00  25  25   7   0   2  173  188   89   77    7   61   89
Gordie Pladson         0   3  4.24   6   4   0   0   0   23   19   13   11    1    8    8
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           14   4  2.18  27  19   6   3   5  161  125   47   39    7   31   80
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
Woodie Fryman          5   4  1.99  45   0   0  13   0   63   45   16   14    1   24   45
David Palmer           6   3  2.83  19  14   1   0   0  102   94   41   32    6   25   56
Scott Sanderson       12   6  3.12  23  23   6   0   2  141  140   52   49   12   41   80
Steve Rogers          11   8  3.17  27  27   8   0   2  202  186   78   71   15   65  117
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  3.26  43   0   0   2   0   66   57   32   24    5   25   32
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
John D'Acquisto        0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    2    2    0    1    2
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  1.66  13   0   0   0   0   22   18    4    4    0    6   15
Pat Zachry             6   6  2.62  20  18   6   0   3  124  106   44   36    9   40   66
Jeff Reardon           7   6  2.74  43   0   0   4   0   69   56   24   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  3.42  41   4   0   1   0  103   99   45   39    7   19   49
Neil Allen             5   7  3.67  44   0   0  21   0   76   68   34   31    6   30   61
Mark Bomback           9   4  3.90  27  16   2   0   1  115  122   53   50   16   38   48
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
Tug McGraw             0   4  2.15  36   0   0  12   0   59   41   14   14    3   19   45
Steve Carlton         18   6  2.22  27  27   8   0   2  211  159   56   52    9   67  200
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
Larry Christenson      4   0  5.12   7   7   0   0   0   32   32   19   18    2   12   26
Randy Lerch            3  13  5.17  21  21   2   0   0  127  153   85   73   13   45   50

 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  2.71  55   0   0  18   0   63   60   22   19    3   30   30
Eddie Solomon          7   3  2.80  18  12   2   0   0   87   86   39   27    8   31   30
Jim Bibby             15   2  2.83  26  25   5   0   1  185  160   63   58   13   61  118
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   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    4
Juan Eichelberger      3   0  2.14   7   5   0   0   0   42   30   12   10    3   22   22
Rollie Fingers         9   7  2.83  50   0   0  15   0   76   77   26   24    3   25   53
Bob Shirley            9   8  3.02  50   5   1   7   0   92   93   35   31    7   34   47
Rick Wise              4   5  3.26  20  20   1   0   0  113  118   44   41    8   27   42
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  3.77  23  18   0   0   0  115  115   53   48    6   30   58
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   9  4.79  30  12   0   1   0   88  105   53   47    9   26   43
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
Greg Minton            3   4  2.59  53   0   0  13   0   66   62   21   19    0   26   27
Mike Rowland           1   0  2.92   7   0   0   0   0   12    9    4    4    1    5    3
Jeff Stember           0   0  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    3    2    3    1    1    2    0
Ed Whitson             8   9  3.02  24  24   5   0   2  161  158   61   54    6   42   71
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  3.27  28   0   0   0   0   55   43   20   20    4   21   47
Gary Lavelle           5   6  3.36  43   0   0   6   0   70   71   30   26    3   24   41
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  2.73  25   4   0   0   0   53   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  3.58  14   1   0   0   0   28   24   13   11    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   6  4.09  19  14   2   0   0   88   85   50   40    3   41   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  7.26  18   4   0   0   0   31   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)           15
  J. Reuss (LAN)           14
  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
  J. Reuss (LAN)            6
  S. Sanderson (MON)        6

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHN)          25
  N. Allen (NYN)           21
  T. Hume (CIN)            20
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         18
  R. Fingers (SDN)         15
  W. Fryman (MON)          13
  G. Minton (SFN)          13
  T. McGraw (PHI)          12
  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)       204.2
  S. Rogers (MON)       201.2
  B. Knepper (SFN)      189.0
  J. Bibby (PIT)        184.2
  R. Reuschel (CHN)     184.2
  J. Candelaria (PIT)   179.1
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)    179.0
  J. Niekro (HOU)       173.1
  K. Forsch (HOU)       172.0

Hits:

  B. Knepper (SFN)        211
  R. Reuschel (CHN)       204
  P. Niekro (ATL)         195
  D. Lamp (CHN)           192
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     188
  J. Niekro (HOU)         188
  S. Rogers (MON)         186
  K. Forsch (HOU)         183
  D. Ruthven (PHI)        175
  B. Forsch (SLN)         171

Runs:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         95
  P. Niekro (ATL)          95
  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)          26
  B. Hooton (LAN)          19
  L. McWilliams (ATL)      19
  T. Seaver (CIN)          19
  C. Swan (NYN)            18
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        17
  L. McGlothen (CHN)       17
  D. Alexander (ATL)       16
  M. Bomback (NYN)         16
  P. Falcone (NYN)         16

Walks:

  N. Ryan (HOU)            87
  P. Niekro (ATL)          68
  S. Carlton (PHI)         67
  S. Rogers (MON)          65
  M. Krukow (CHN)          63
  J. Bibby (PIT)           61
  J. Niekro (HOU)          61
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        60
  M. Soto (CIN)            60
  D. Alexander (ATL)       57

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        200
  N. Ryan (HOU)           135
  P. Niekro (ATL)         131
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       123
  M. Soto (CIN)           120
  J. Richard (CHN)        119
  J. Bibby (PIT)          118
  S. Rogers (MON)         117
  R. Reuschel (CHN)       110
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)      105

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