Wednesday August 20, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, August 20, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         66  53  3.02  119  20  29  1083   987  427  364   46  363  702
Los Angeles     64  55  3.29  119  21  26  1074   983  434  393   86  340  600
Pittsburgh      67  53  3.35  120  19  33  1081  1046  451  403   79  338  600
San Francisco   60  60  3.37  120  23  25  1081  1073  456  405   70  357  613
Philadelphia    63  54  3.57  117  18  30  1050  1034  474  417   64  386  628
Montreal        65  55  3.68  120  20  29  1084  1105  500  443   80  360  595
San Diego       51  70  3.77  122   9  27  1087  1101  494  455   77  373  534
New York        56  64  3.79  120  14  27  1072  1047  511  451  115  381  671
Chicago         49  69  3.84  118  11  30  1074  1101  522  458   85  416  674
Atlanta         57  62  3.85  119  25  21  1058  1041  510  453  107  356  525
St. Louis       52  66  3.89  118  26  18  1058  1043  514  458   65  374  464
Cincinnati      66  55  4.12  122  20  29  1091  1083  530  499   88  391  595

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Reuss (LAN)     15   4  2.11  28  20   7   3   5  170  131   48   40    8   31   85
Steve Carlton (PHI)   19   6  2.21  28  28   9   0   2  220  169   60   54    9   67  211
Don Sutton (LAN)       8   4  2.21  23  23   4   0   2  155  116   41   38   14   29   92
Pat Zachry (NYN)       6   6  2.79  21  19   6   0   3  129  114   48   40   11   43   68
Ken Forsch (HOU)      10  10  2.88  25  25   4   0   3  181  187   68   58   10   34   76
Jim Bibby (PIT)       15   3  2.94  27  26   5   0   1  190  165   67   62   13   67  119
Vida Blue (SFN)       11   6  3.00  22  22   8   0   1  159  150   57   53   10   43   91
Ed Whitson (SFN)       8   9  3.02  24  24   5   0   2  161  158   61   54    6   42   71
Frank Pastore (CIN)   10   5  3.19  18  18   7   0   2  130  109   49   46    6   28   77
Nolan Ryan (HOU)       8   8  3.22  26  26   3   0   2  176  143   75   63    7   88  142

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Camp              4   4  2.24  56   0   0   9   0   76   73   22   19    3   21   26
Larry Bradford         2   4  3.16  40   0   0   3   0   43   42   20   15    3   21   24
Tommy Boggs            6   8  3.59  24  18   3   0   2  135  126   60   54   11   36   61
Doyle Alexander       11   6  3.63  26  26   6   0   1  178  162   83   72   16   59   90
Phil Niekro           10  14  3.89  30  28   9   1   3  206  196   95   89   26   68  132
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  4.08  47   0   0   6   0   57   62   33   26    6   16   34
Rick Matula            7  11  4.54  24  23   3   0   1  137  153   78   69   12   50   50
Larry McWilliams       9   9  4.59  23  23   4   0   1  135  151   76   69   20   30   63

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Caudill           1   3  2.15  54   2   0   0   0   96   70   25   23    9   46   86
Bruce Sutter           3   7  2.33  46   0   0  26   0   81   72   25   21    4   25   63
Dick Tidrow            5   4  2.86  63   0   0   4   0   85   72   35   27    6   40   71
Doug Capilla           2   5  3.10  27   7   0   0   0   58   51   25   20    6   34   34
Rick Reuschel         10   9  3.35  29  29   5   0   0  194  212   80   72    8   60  112
Mike Krukow            8  12  3.97  26  26   3   0   0  159  151   84   70   11   63   97
George Riley           0   3  4.15  16   0   0   0   0   26   24   17   12    2   11   12
Dennis Lamp           10   9  4.86  31  29   2   0   1  165  197   94   89   13   58   68
Willie Hernandez       1   9  5.22  37   7   0   0   0   90   99   57   52    8   39   61
Lynn McGlothen         9   8  5.37  29  18   1   0   1  121  153   80   72   18   40   70

 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
Tom Hume               7   7  2.59  60   0   0  21   0  104   94   33   30    4   29   49
Frank Pastore         10   5  3.19  18  18   7   0   2  130  109   49   46    6   28   77
Paul Moskau            8   4  3.64  27  13   1   2   0  124  112   50   50   10   34   74
Joe Price              4   2  3.76  15   7   1   0   0   69   60   30   29    6   25   26
Mario Soto             7   5  3.87  40   7   1   0   0  130   96   60   56   10   67  125
Charlie Leibrandt     10   8  4.22  26  25   5   0   2  149  167   72   70   11   47   53
Doug Bair              1   5  4.66  49   0   0   6   0   68   74   36   35    7   32   51
Bill Bonham            2   1  4.74   4   4   0   0   0   19   21   10   10    1    5   13
Mike Lacoss            7   9  4.74  26  24   4   0   2  137  168   81   72    8   51   43
Tom Seaver             4   7  4.94  18  18   1   0   0  102   98   61   56   21   39   57
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
Jay Howell             0   0 36.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    6    4    4    0    0    0

 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  1.94  43   0   0   6   0   74   66   18   16    1   23   55
Frank Lacorte          7   3  2.08  42   0   0   9   0   65   41   17   15    3   34   53
Joe Sambito            7   3  2.40  46   0   0  12   0   60   44   20   16    3   16   56
Vern Ruhle             7   2  2.64  20  14   1   0   0   99  102   38   29    6   21   37
Ken Forsch            10  10  2.88  25  25   4   0   3  181  187   68   58   10   34   76
Nolan Ryan             8   8  3.22  26  26   3   0   2  176  143   75   63    7   88  142
Joaquin Andujar        1   4  3.77  26   7   0   2   0   74   83   34   31    2   25   51
Joe Niekro            12  11  3.90  26  26   8   0   2  182  196   91   79    8   62   94
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
Joe Beckwith           3   3  1.76  29   0   0   0   0   46   44   13    9    1   17   32
Steve Howe             5   5  1.96  39   0   0   9   0   55   55   18   12    1   12   25
Jerry Reuss           15   4  2.11  28  20   7   3   5  170  131   48   40    8   31   85
Don Sutton             8   4  2.21  23  23   4   0   2  155  116   41   38   14   29   92
Bobby Castillo         3   6  3.23  42   0   0   4   0   64   48   24   23    3   34   37
Burt Hooton           10   5  3.30  25  24   4   1   2  158  146   62   58   19   45   87
Bob Welch             10   8  3.47  24  24   3   0   2  166  150   69   64   14   59  104
Dave Goltz             5   7  4.82  26  18   2   1   2  118  137   68   63   11   41   60
Rick Sutcliffe         3   8  5.56  34   9   1   5   1   91  101   60   56    8   43   49
Charlie Hough          1   3  5.57  19   1   0   1   0   32   37   21   20    4   21   25
Don Stanhouse          1   2  6.57   9   0   0   2   0   12   15    9    9    3    7    3

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Woodie Fryman          5   4  2.20  47   0   0  14   0   65   47   18   16    1   24   47
David Palmer           6   3  2.83  19  14   1   0   0  102   94   41   32    6   25   56
John D'Acquisto        0   0  2.89   4   0   0   0   0    9    4    3    3    0    2    7
Charlie Lea            4   5  2.93  14  13   0   0   0   77   70   32   25    4   38   40
Stan Bahnsen           7   4  3.22  44   0   0   2   0   67   57   32   24    5   25   32
Elias Sosa             7   5  3.25  54   0   0   9   0   75   79   28   27    4   17   48
Steve Rogers          11   9  3.27  28  28   8   0   2  207  193   83   75   15   68  120
Scott Sanderson       12   7  3.27  24  24   6   0   2  149  149   57   54   13   43   84
Bill Gullickson        5   3  3.83  16  11   2   0   0   82   86   38   35    4   37   61
Fred Norman            3   3  4.13  42   5   1   4   0   76   73   40   35    7   32   43
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  7.11   3   1   0   0   0    6   10    5    5    0    3    2
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  1.64  14   0   0   0   0   22   18    4    4    0    6   15
Jeff Reardon           7   7  2.71  45   0   0   4   0   73   58   25   22    7   35   68
Pat Zachry             6   6  2.79  21  19   6   0   3  129  114   48   40   11   43   68
Tom Hausman            5   3  3.29  45   4   0   1   0  109  106   46   40    8   21   49
Ray Burris             6   7  3.57  20  20   1   0   0  116  113   55   46   13   40   65
Neil Allen             5   7  3.58  46   0   0  21   0   78   69   34   31    6   31   63
Craig Swan             5   9  3.63  20  20   4   0   1  126  116   59   51   20   30   78
Mark Bomback           9   5  3.75  28  17   2   0   1  122  128   55   51   16   40   53
Ed Glynn               3   3  4.26  35   0   0   1   0   51   48   26   24    5   21   31
Roy Lee Jackson        1   4  4.79   9   6   1   0   0   36   35   21   19    3   13   33
John Pacella           3   2  4.91  28  13   0   0   0   73   80   43   40    5   49   60
Pete Falcone           5   7  5.14  26  20   0   0   0  112  126   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  2.08  37   0   0  13   0   61   43   14   14    3   19   48
Steve Carlton         19   6  2.21  28  28   9   0   2  220  169   60   54    9   67  211
Warren Brusstar        1   0  3.06  10   0   0   0   0   18   14    6    6    0    6    9
Dan Larson             0   5  3.30  11   7   0   0   0   44   45   24   16    4   24   17
Nino Espinosa          3   4  3.60   9   9   1   0   0   60   55   28   24    8   19    8
Ron Reed               6   4  3.75  42   0   0   8   0   74   70   31   31    2   22   43
Dickie Noles           1   3  3.79  36   3   0   6   0   62   63   31   26    5   32   45
Dick Ruthven          11   8  3.81  24  24   4   0   1  161  181   79   68    7   51   61
Kevin Saucier          5   3  3.93  34   0   0   0   0   37   41   18   16    1   17   18
Lerrin LaGrow          0   2  4.15  25   0   0   3   0   39   42   22   18    5   17   21
Bob Walk               9   2  4.23  17  17   2   0   0  104  114   53   49    5   46   67
Scott Munninghoff      0   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    3    3    0    5    2
Randy Lerch            4  13  4.98  22  22   2   0   0  134  157   86   74   13   49   52
Larry Christenson      4   0  5.12   7   7   0   0   0   32   32   19   18    2   12   26

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          8   3  2.09  49   0   0   6   0   56   52   13   13    1   17   22
Rod Scurry             0   2  2.43  17   0   0   0   0   33   21   12    9    2   15   24
Kent Tekulve           8   5  2.70  56   0   0  18   0   63   62   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   3  2.94  27  26   5   0   1  190  165   67   62   13   67  119
Enrique Romo           5   4  3.43  55   0   0   8   0   89   89   41   34    9   21   56
Jim Rooker             2   2  3.50   4   4   0   0   0   18   16    7    7    0   12    8
Bert Blyleven          7   8  3.65  26  24   4   0   2  165  159   72   67   17   45  135
John Candelaria        8  13  3.77  27  27   6   0   0  186  195   86   78   10   44   72
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   6  3.86  20  15   1   1   0  100  106   45   43    8   27   57
Rick Rhoden            3   3  4.33  12  11   1   0   0   73   77   37   35    6   23   38
Pascual Perez          0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    0    1    4

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rollie Fingers         9   7  2.75  51   0   0  16   0   79   79   26   24    3   25   55
Juan Eichelberger      3   0  2.93   8   6   0   0   0   46   36   17   15    3   26   24
Rick Wise              4   5  3.26  20  20   1   0   0  113  118   44   41    8   27   42
Bob Shirley            9   9  3.34  51   6   1   7   0   97  103   40   36    8   35   49
Gary Lucas             4   7  3.67  25  18   0   0   0  118  117   53   48    6   30   60
Randy Jones            5  12  3.70  23  23   4   0   3  151  157   66   62   14   26   53
John D'Acquisto        2   3  3.76  39   0   0   1   0   67   67   29   28    2   36   44
John Curtis            5   8  3.99  23  21   2   0   0  133  138   64   59    9   56   41
Steve Mura             4   5  4.19  29  15   1   2   0  110   99   52   51    8   53   71
Dennis Kinney          4   4  4.31  39   0   0   0   0   63   57   36   30    3   26   33
Eric Rasmussen         2   9  4.68  31  12   0   1   0   90  106   53   47    9   26   43
Mike Armstrong         0   0  5.68   4   0   0   0   0    6    6    4    4    1    4    8
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  2.48  55   0   0  15   0   69   64   21   19    0   26   28
Mike Rowland           1   0  2.70   8   0   0   0   0   13    9    4    4    1    5    5
Vida Blue             11   6  3.00  22  22   8   0   1  159  150   57   53   10   43   91
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
Tom Griffin            3   1  3.13  29   0   0   0   0   60   44   21   21    5   22   53
Gary Lavelle           5   6  3.24  44   0   0   6   0   72   73   30   26    3   24   42
Allen Ripley           6   6  3.49  16  13   1   0   0   77   75   32   30    6   27   42
Alan Hargesheimer      4   2  3.77   8   8   0   0   0   43   45   20   18    1   22   19
Bob Knepper            9  14  3.97  29  29   8   0   1  195  220   99   86   11   54   97
John Montefusco        3   6  3.99  17  15   1   0   0  104  102   52   46   14   36   80
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  7.36  10   0   0   0   0   11   15   10    9    2    3    8

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Hood               2   5  2.66  29   4   0   0   0   61   64   26   18    1   26   25
John Littlefield       4   3  3.06  36   0   0   7   0   47   46   20   16    0   13   16
John Fulgham           3   6  3.23  13  12   3   0   1   75   59   28   27    4   31   42
Jim Kaat               5   5  3.40  36  11   5   4   1  106  102   46   40    5   30   26
Pete Vuckovich         9   8  3.47  26  24   6   1   2  179  160   79   69   16   53  105
Bob Forsch             9   7  3.54  25  25   6   0   0  173  175   76   68    7   26   72
John Urrea             4   1  3.57  16   1   0   0   0   35   27   16   14    2   20   18
Pedro Borbon           1   0  3.79  10   0   0   1   0   19   17   10    8    3   10    4
Silvio Martinez        4   7  4.21  20  15   2   0   0   92   92   53   43    5   42   30
Bob Sykes              6   9  4.31  25  17   4   0   3  119  124   59   57   11   51   49
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  6.62  21   4   0   0   0   35   46   26   26    1   19   27
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)         19
  J. Bibby (PIT)           15
  J. Reuss (LAN)           15
  J. Niekro (HOU)          12
  S. Sanderson (MON)       12
  D. Alexander (ATL)       11
  V. Blue (SFN)            11
  S. Rogers (MON)          11
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         11
  K. Forsch (HOU)          10

Losses:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         14
  P. Niekro (ATL)          14
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      13
  R. Lerch (PHI)           13
  R. Jones (SDN)           12
  M. Krukow (CHN)          12
  R. Matula (ATL)          11
  J. Niekro (HOU)          11
  K. Forsch (HOU)          10
  W. Hernandez (CHN)        9

Complete Games:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  P. Niekro (ATL)           9
  V. Blue (SFN)             8
  B. Knepper (SFN)          8
  J. Niekro (HOU)           8
  S. Rogers (MON)           8
  F. Pastore (CIN)          7
  J. Reuss (LAN)            7
  D. Alexander (ATL)        6
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       6

Saves:

  B. Sutter (CHN)          26
  N. Allen (NYN)           21
  T. Hume (CIN)            21
  K. Tekulve (PIT)         18
  R. Fingers (SDN)         16
  G. Minton (SFN)          15
  W. Fryman (MON)          14
  T. McGraw (PHI)          13
  J. Sambito (HOU)         12
  R. Camp (ATL)             9

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      220.0
  S. Rogers (MON)       206.2
  P. Niekro (ATL)       205.2
  B. Knepper (SFN)      195.0
  R. Reuschel (CHN)     193.2
  J. Bibby (PIT)        190.0
  J. Candelaria (PIT)   186.1
  J. Niekro (HOU)       182.1
  K. Forsch (HOU)       181.0
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)    179.0

Hits:

  B. Knepper (SFN)        220
  R. Reuschel (CHN)       212
  D. Lamp (CHN)           197
  J. Niekro (HOU)         196
  P. Niekro (ATL)         196
  J. Candelaria (PIT)     195
  S. Rogers (MON)         193
  K. Forsch (HOU)         187
  D. Ruthven (PHI)        181
  B. Forsch (SLN)         175

Runs:

  B. Knepper (SFN)         99
  P. Niekro (ATL)          95
  D. Lamp (CHN)            94
  J. Niekro (HOU)          91
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      86
  R. Lerch (PHI)           86
  M. Krukow (CHN)          84
  D. Alexander (ATL)       83
  S. Rogers (MON)          83
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          81

Home Runs:

  P. Niekro (ATL)          26
  T. Seaver (CIN)          21
  L. McWilliams (ATL)      20
  C. Swan (NYN)            20
  B. Hooton (LAN)          19
  L. McGlothen (CHN)       18
  B. Blyleven (PIT)        17
  D. Alexander (ATL)       16
  M. Bomback (NYN)         16
  P. Falcone (NYN)         16

Walks:

  N. Ryan (HOU)            88
  P. Niekro (ATL)          68
  S. Rogers (MON)          68
  J. Bibby (PIT)           67
  S. Carlton (PHI)         67
  M. Soto (CIN)            67
  M. Krukow (CHN)          63
  J. Niekro (HOU)          62
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        60
  D. Alexander (ATL)       59

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        211
  N. Ryan (HOU)           142
  B. Blyleven (PIT)       135
  P. Niekro (ATL)         132
  M. Soto (CIN)           125
  S. Rogers (MON)         120
  J. Bibby (PIT)          119
  J. Richard (CHN)        119
  R. Reuschel (CHN)       112
  P. Vuckovich (SLN)      105

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