Saturday April 18, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 18, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles      7   1  1.74    8   3   3    72    56   15   14    1   18   48
New York         3   3  2.04    6   0   2    53    41   17   12    5   28   32
Philadelphia     6   2  2.33    8   3   1    73    75   24   19    1   22   48
Chicago          1   6  2.82    7   0   0    61    57   27   19    3   39   33
Montreal         4   1  2.86    5   0   1    44    36   15   14    3   11   24
San Francisco    4   5  2.93    9   1   1    89    71   32   29    4   24   58
Houston          2   6  3.00    8   1   1    72    64   26   24    2   16   53
St. Louis        4   2  3.06    6   0   2    53    42   23   18    2   23   38
Cincinnati       5   4  3.08    9   2   0    79    66   33   27    2   33   51
Atlanta          3   5  3.30    8   1   3    71    61   29   26    5   24   38
Pittsburgh       3   4  3.52    7   0   2    64    74   28   25    5   11   26
San Diego        3   6  3.65    9   0   2    89    77   37   36   11   32   38

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Neil Allen (NYN)       1   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    8    2    1    0    0    3    5
Greg Minton (SFN)      0   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0   11    6    0    0    0    1    4
F. Valenzuela (LAN)    3   0  0.33   3   3   3   0   2   27   14    1    1    0    4   25
Phil Niekro (ATL)      0   0  1.04   1   1   0   0   0    9    6    1    1    0    4    5
Dick Ruthven (PHI)     2   0  1.06   2   2   1   0   0   17   13    5    2    0    2    8
Doyle Alexander (SFN)  2   0  1.26   2   2   0   0   0   14   14    2    2    1    4    7
Tom Seaver (CIN)       1   1  1.29   3   3   0   0   0   21   15    6    3    0    7   14
Randy Jones (NYN)      0   1  1.46   2   2   0   0   0   12    8    6    2    2    6    2
Rick Reuschel (CHN)    0   1  1.64   2   2   0   0   0   11   10    5    2    2    5    4
Pat Zachry (NYN)       2   0  1.64   2   2   0   0   0   11   11    2    2    0    7    6

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry Bradford         1   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    3    1    0    0    0    0    2
Phil Niekro            0   0  1.04   1   1   0   0   0    9    6    1    1    0    4    5
Tommy Boggs            0   1  1.80   2   2   1   0   0   15    7    4    3    2    2    7
John Montefusco        0   1  2.38   2   2   0   0   0   11    8    3    3    1    3    3
Gaylord Perry          0   1  3.38   2   2   0   0   0   11   14    6    4    1    3    7
Preston Hanna          0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    4    2    2    2    0    3    2
Gene Garber            1   1  5.40   4   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    3    0    0    4
Rick Camp              1   0  6.00   4   0   0   1   0    3    4    2    2    0    1    2
Bob Walk               0   1  6.35   2   1   0   0   0    6    6    4    4    1    4    2
Rick Mahler            0   0  7.20   3   0   0   1   0    5    8    4    4    0    4    4

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Randy Martz            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    0    0    1    3
Dick Tidrow            1   1  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    1    0    0    1    6
Rick Reuschel          0   1  1.64   2   2   0   0   0   11   10    5    2    2    5    4
Lee Smith              0   1  2.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    5    2    2    1    4    5
Bill Caudill           0   0  2.57   3   0   0   0   0    7    4    3    2    0    3    7
Rawly Eastwick         0   1  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    1    0    1    2
Ken Kravec             0   1  3.38   2   2   0   0   0    8    6    4    3    0    8    4
Lynn McGlothen         0   1  4.26   2   2   0   0   0    6    9    3    3    0    6    2
Mike Krukow            0   0  4.91   1   1   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    0    6    0
Doug Capilla           0   0 12.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    5    4    4    0    4    0

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Frank Pastore          0   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    0    3    7
Tom Seaver             1   1  1.29   3   3   0   0   0   21   15    6    3    0    7   14
Mario Soto             1   1  1.69   2   2   1   0   0   16    9    4    3    0    8   14
Doug Bair              1   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    1    0    5
Bruce Berenyi          1   0  4.22   2   1   1   0   1   11    6    5    5    0    5    4
Tom Hume               1   1  5.40   4   0   0   0   0    5    6    4    3    1    4    0
Joe Price              0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    5    2    2    0    0    4
Mike Lacoss            0   1  6.00   2   2   0   0   0    6   11    5    4    0    2    3
Paul Moskau            0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    5    4    4    0    4    0

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Frank Lacorte          0   0  0.00   5   0   0   1   0    6    1    0    0    0    0    8
Nolan Ryan             1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    3    0    0    0    3    9
Joe Sambito            0   1  1.59   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    3    1    0    2    4
Joaquin Andujar        0   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    2
Joe Niekro             1   1  2.25   2   2   1   0   0   16   15    4    4    0    3    5
Vern Ruhle             0   1  2.77   2   2   0   0   0   13   10    4    4    2    0    9
Bob Knepper            0   0  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    3    5    1    1    0    0    4
Dave Smith             0   1  3.68   5   0   0   0   0    7    4    3    3    0    3    8
Don Sutton             0   2  8.71   2   2   0   0   0   10   17   10   10    0    4    4

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Goltz             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    0    0    0    1    3
Steve Howe             0   1  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    2    1    1    0    0    1    3
Dave Stewart           1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    3    0
Fernando Valenzuela    3   0  0.33   3   3   3   0   2   27   14    1    1    0    4   25
Bobby Castillo         0   0  1.80   4   0   0   2   0    5    4    1    1    0    1    4
Rick Sutcliffe         1   0  2.03   2   2   0   0   0   13   11    3    3    1    2    5
Burt Hooton            2   0  2.87   2   2   0   0   0   16   16    5    5    0    2    7
Terry Forster          0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    1    0
Bob Welch              0   0  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    3    5    3    3    0    3    1

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Woodie Fryman          1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    1
Charlie Lea            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Bill Lee               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Scott Sanderson        1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    0    0    0    2    4
Elias Sosa             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    0
Stan Bahnsen           1   0  1.42   4   0   0   1   0    6    3    1    1    1    1    4
Bill Gullickson        1   0  2.25   1   1   0   0   0    8    7    2    2    0    2   10
Ray Burris             0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    3    3    2    2    1
Steve Rogers           0   0  6.00   2   2   0   0   0   12   15    9    8    0    3    4

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Neil Allen             1   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    8    2    1    0    0    3    5
Pete Falcone           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    7    3    0    0    0    3    9
Tim Leary              0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    3
Dyar Miller            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    0    0    0    0    2
Dave Roberts           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Randy Jones            0   1  1.46   2   2   0   0   0   12    8    6    2    2    6    2
Pat Zachry             2   0  1.64   2   2   0   0   0   11   11    2    2    0    7    6
Tom Hausman            0   1  3.38   3   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    1    0
Mike Scott             0   1  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    3    3    2    2    4
Jeff Reardon           0   0 15.43   3   0   0   0   0    2    4    4    4    1    5    1

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw             1   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    2    2    0    0    0    2    2
Ron Reed               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    2    1
Dick Ruthven           2   0  1.06   2   2   1   0   0   17   13    5    2    0    2    8
Steve Carlton          2   0  1.73   3   3   2   0   0   26   26    5    5    0    9   23
Marty Bystrom          0   0  2.25   1   1   0   0   0    8    8    3    2    0    4    2
Larry Christenson      1   1  3.75   2   2   0   0   0   12   13    6    5    0    2    8
Sparky Lyle            0   1  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    5    8    3    3    0    0    4
Mike Proly             0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    2    2    1    1    0

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          1   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    0    0    0    1    1
Eddie Solomon          0   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    1    1    0    0    0
Rick Rhoden            2   0  3.21   2   2   0   0   0   14   14    5    5    0    2    7
John Candelaria        0   1  3.46   2   2   0   0   0   13   15    6    5    1    4    4
Jim Bibby              0   0  3.60   2   2   0   0   0   15   17    7    6    0    3    8
Don Robinson           0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    9    4    3    1    0    3
Kent Tekulve           0   1  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    1    1
Enrique Romo           0   1  5.68   5   0   0   2   0    6    7    4    4    3    0    2

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tim Lollar             1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    7    3    0    0    0    3    2
John Urrea             1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    1    2
Danny Boone            0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    7    2    2    0    5    3
Juan Eichelberger      0   1  3.09   2   2   0   0   0   12    7    4    4    1    6    6
John Curtis            0   1  3.46   2   2   0   0   0   13   11    5    5    1    1    3
Gary Lucas             1   1  4.50   5   0   0   0   0   10   10    5    5    1    5    7
Steve Mura             0   1  4.63   2   2   0   0   0   12   10    6    6    1    5    6
Rick Wise              0   2  4.76   2   2   0   0   0   11   16    7    6    5    1    3
John Littlefield       0   0  5.14   5   0   0   2   0    7    4    4    4    1    3    3
Chris Welsh            0   0  5.40   2   1   0   0   0    7    7    4    4    1    2    3

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Breining          1   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    2    1    0    0    3    3
Greg Minton            0   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0   11    6    0    0    0    1    4
Randy Moffitt          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    0    4
Doyle Alexander        2   0  1.26   2   2   0   0   0   14   14    2    2    1    4    7
Gary Lavelle           0   1  1.80   2   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    0    5
Vida Blue              0   1  2.51   2   2   0   0   0   14   11    5    4    1    3   12
Ed Whitson             0   1  3.86   2   2   0   0   0   12   13    6    5    0    2    8
Tom Griffin            1   0  4.38   2   2   1   0   0   12    7    6    6    2    5   10
Allen Ripley           0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    8    6    4    4    0    2    3
Al Holland             0   1 15.75   3   0   0   0   0    4    9    7    7    0    4    2

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Edelen             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    0    2
Jim Otten              0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    5    5
Andy Rincon            1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    1    0    0    1    2
Bruce Sutter           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   2   0    6    1    0    0    0    1    6
Silvio Martinez        0   1  1.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    5    1    0    6    3
Bob Shirley            1   0  2.70   2   1   0   0   0    7    5    2    2    0    4    8
Lary Sorensen          2   0  5.68   2   2   0   0   0   13   11    8    8    0    5    9
Bob Forsch             0   1  6.43   1   1   0   0   0    7    7    5    5    2    1    1
Jim Kaat               0   0 27.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    2    2    0    0    2

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League Leaders

Wins:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       3
  D. Alexander (SFN)        2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  B. Hooton (LAN)           2
  R. Rhoden (PIT)           2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          2
  L. Sorensen (SLN)         2
  P. Zachry (NYN)           2
  N. Allen (NYN)            1
  S. Bahnsen (MON)          1

Losses:

  D. Sutton (HOU)           2
  R. Wise (SDN)             2
  V. Blue (SFN)             1
  T. Boggs (ATL)            1
  R. Burris (MON)           1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       1
  L. Christenson (PHI)      1
  J. Curtis (SDN)           1
  R. Eastwick (CHN)         1
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)     1

Complete Games:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  B. Berenyi (CIN)          1
  T. Boggs (ATL)            1
  T. Griffin (SFN)          1
  J. Niekro (HOU)           1
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          1
  M. Soto (CIN)             1

Saves:

  N. Allen (NYN)            2
  B. Castillo (LAN)         2
  J. Littlefield (SDN)      2
  E. Romo (PIT)             2
  B. Sutter (SLN)           2
  S. Bahnsen (MON)          1
  L. Bradford (ATL)         1
  R. Camp (ATL)             1
  S. Howe (LAN)             1
  F. Lacorte (HOU)          1

Shutouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       2
  B. Berenyi (CIN)          1

Innings Pitched:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)    27.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)       26.0
  T. Seaver (CIN)        21.0
  D. Ruthven (PHI)       17.0
  J. Niekro (HOU)        16.0
  M. Soto (CIN)          16.0
  B. Hooton (LAN)        15.2
  J. Bibby (PIT)         15.0
  T. Boggs (ATL)         15.0
  D. Alexander (SFN)     14.1

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         26
  J. Bibby (PIT)           17
  D. Sutton (HOU)          17
  B. Hooton (LAN)          16
  R. Wise (SDN)            16
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      15
  J. Niekro (HOU)          15
  S. Rogers (MON)          15
  T. Seaver (CIN)          15
  D. Alexander (SFN)       14

Runs:

  D. Sutton (HOU)          10
  S. Rogers (MON)           9
  L. Sorensen (SLN)         8
  J. Bibby (PIT)            7
  A. Holland (SFN)          7
  R. Wise (SDN)             7
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       6
  L. Christenson (PHI)      6
  T. Griffin (SFN)          6
  R. Jones (NYN)            6

Home Runs:

  R. Wise (SDN)             5
  E. Romo (PIT)             3
  T. Boggs (ATL)            2
  R. Burris (MON)           2
  B. Forsch (SLN)           2
  T. Griffin (SFN)          2
  R. Jones (NYN)            2
  R. Reuschel (CHN)         2
  V. Ruhle (HOU)            2
  M. Scott (NYN)            2

Walks:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  K. Kravec (CHN)           8
  M. Soto (CIN)             8
  T. Seaver (CIN)           7
  P. Zachry (NYN)           7
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)     6
  R. Jones (NYN)            6
  M. Krukow (CHN)           6
  S. Martinez (SLN)         6
  L. McGlothen (CHN)        6

Strikeouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      25
  S. Carlton (PHI)         23
  T. Seaver (CIN)          14
  M. Soto (CIN)            14
  V. Blue (SFN)            12
  T. Griffin (SFN)         10
  B. Gullickson (MON)      10
  P. Falcone (NYN)          9
  V. Ruhle (HOU)            9
  N. Ryan (HOU)             9

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