Tuesday April 21, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, April 21, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles      9   2  1.65   11   4   5    98    83   19   18    1   20   58
New York         4   4  2.15    8   1   2    71    56   23   17    8   30   40
St. Louis        6   2  2.41    8   1   3    71    50   24   19    2   25   51
Houston          3   8  2.82   11   3   1    99    82   33   31    3   25   67
San Francisco    5   7  2.83   12   1   2   114    94   39   36    5   37   75
Atlanta          5   5  3.03   10   1   3    89    72   33   30    6   29   46
Pittsburgh       4   4  3.08    8   0   3    73    79   28   25    5   13   33
Montreal         7   2  3.53    9   1   3    79    89   36   31    5   21   39
Cincinnati       5   5  3.58   10   2   0    88    78   43   35    3   36   61
Philadelphia     7   4  3.66   11   4   1    98   104   46   40    7   31   64
San Diego        4   8  3.97   12   0   3   116   105   53   51   13   47   53
Chicago          1   9  4.25   10   0   0    85    90   48   40    3   50   48

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Andy Rincon (SLN)      2   0  0.00   2   2   1   0   1   15   11    1    0    0    1    7
F. Valenzuela (LAN)    3   0  0.33   3   3   3   0   2   27   14    1    1    0    4   25
Scott Sanderson (MON)  2   0  0.60   2   2   1   0   0   15   15    3    1    0    3    7
Bob Knepper (HOU)      1   0  0.75   2   2   1   0   1   12    8    1    1    0    0    7
Tom Seaver (CIN)       1   1  1.29   3   3   0   0   0   21   15    6    3    0    7   14
Greg Minton (SFN)      0   1  1.42   6   0   0   1   0   13    9    2    2    0    4    6
Randy Jones (NYN)      0   1  1.46   2   2   0   0   0   12    8    6    2    2    6    2
Tommy Boggs (ATL)      1   1  1.57   3   3   1   0   0   23   14    5    4    2    5   10
Vida Blue (SFN)        1   1  1.66   3   3   0   0   0   22   18    5    4    1    8   16
Steve Carlton (PHI)    2   0  1.73   3   3   2   0   0   26   26    5    5    0    9   23

 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
Tommy Boggs            1   1  1.57   3   3   1   0   0   23   14    5    4    2    5   10
Phil Niekro            0   0  2.30   2   2   0   0   0   16    8    4    4    1    6    9
John Montefusco        0   1  2.38   2   2   0   0   0   11    8    3    3    1    3    3
Rick Camp              2   0  3.00   6   0   0   1   0    6    6    2    2    0    1    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
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  1.69   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    2    1    0    2    3
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   3   0   0   0   0    6    6    3    2    0    2    6
Lynn McGlothen         0   2  3.38   3   3   0   0   0   13   16    5    5    0    8    5
Rick Reuschel          0   2  4.42   3   3   0   0   0   18   18   12    9    2    7    9
Dick Tidrow            1   1  4.70   6   0   0   0   0    8    9    5    4    0    3    8
Mike Krukow            0   0  4.91   1   1   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    0    6    0
Ken Kravec             0   2  7.84   3   3   0   0   0   10   13   10    9    0   10    4
Doug Capilla           0   0  9.00   4   0   0   0   0    4    6    4    4    0    5    1

 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   2  1.88   3   3   1   0   0   24   15    7    5    0   10   23
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
Doug Bair              1   0  9.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    6    1    0    5
Paul Moskau            0   0 10.80   2   0   0   0   0    5    7    7    6    1    5    1

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Frank Lacorte          0   0  0.00   6   0   0   1   0    7    1    0    0    0    1    8
Nolan Ryan             1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    3    0    0    0    3    9
Bobby Sprowl           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1
Bob Knepper            1   0  0.75   2   2   1   0   1   12    8    1    1    0    0    7
Joe Sambito            0   1  1.59   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    3    1    0    2    4
Joe Niekro             1   2  2.16   3   3   2   0   0   25   21    6    6    1    4   11
Vern Ruhle             0   1  2.77   2   2   0   0   0   13   10    4    4    2    0    9
Joaquin Andujar        0   1  3.72   3   1   0   0   0   10   10    4    4    0    6    6
Dave Smith             0   1  4.82   6   0   0   0   0    9    7    5    5    0    5    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   2   0   0   1   0    6    6    0    0    0    1    3
Steve Howe             0   1  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    3    2    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
Jerry Reuss            0   1  1.13   1   1   1   0   0    8    8    1    1    0    0    2
Bobby Castillo         0   0  1.42   5   0   0   3   0    6    4    1    1    0    1    5
Rick Sutcliffe         1   0  2.03   2   2   0   0   0   13   11    3    3    1    2    5
Burt Hooton            3   0  3.05   3   3   0   0   0   21   22    7    7    0    2    9
Terry Forster          0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    2    1
Bob Welch              1   0  3.86   2   2   0   0   0    9   12    4    4    0    4    5

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Woodie Fryman          1   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    3    0    0    0    0    0    2
Elias Sosa             0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    0    0    0    2    1
Scott Sanderson        2   0  0.60   2   2   1   0   0   15   15    3    1    0    3    7
Bill Lee               0   0  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    3    1    1    0    1
Bill Gullickson        1   0  2.25   1   1   0   0   0    8    7    2    2    0    2   10
Ray Burris             1   1  2.38   2   2   0   0   0   11   12    3    3    2    6    5
Steve Ratzer           0   0  2.70   1   0   0   0   0    3    5    1    1    0    0    1
Stan Bahnsen           1   0  4.05   5   0   0   1   0    7    4    3    3    1    2    4
Steve Rogers           1   0  6.30   3   3   0   0   0   20   27   15   14    0    4    7
Charlie Lea            0   1 14.73   2   1   0   0   0    4    9    6    6    1    2    1

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Neil Allen             1   0  0.00   4   0   0   2   0    9    3    1    0    0    3    6
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   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    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             3   0  1.80   3   3   1   0   0   20   15    4    4    2    9    9
Craig Swan             0   1  3.38   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    3    2    0    0    4
Tom Hausman            0   1  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    5    7    2    2    1    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
Steve Carlton          2   0  1.73   3   3   2   0   0   26   26    5    5    0    9   23
Nino Espinosa          1   0  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    6    3    2    2    1    4
Ron Reed               0   0  3.38   2   0   0   0   0    5    2    2    2    2    3    5
Dick Ruthven           2   1  3.63   3   3   1   0   0   22   22   12    9    1    5   11
Larry Christenson      1   1  3.75   2   2   0   0   0   12   13    6    5    0    2    8
Mike Proly             0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    1    1    2
Marty Bystrom          0   0  6.00   2   2   0   0   0    9   12    7    6    0    5    3
Sparky Lyle            0   1  7.04   4   0   0   0   0    8   12    6    6    0    2    6
Tug McGraw             1   1  9.00   4   0   0   1   0    3    5    3    3    1    3    2

 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
Rod Scurry             1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    4    0    0    0    2    7
Eddie Solomon          0   0  1.50   3   0   0   1   0    6    6    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
John Urrea             1   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    5    4    0    0    0    1    2
Chris Welsh            1   0  2.63   3   2   0   0   0   14   10    5    4    1    7    8
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   2  3.15   3   3   0   0   0   20   16    7    7    3    3    7
Gary Lucas             1   1  3.29   7   0   0   1   0   14   11    5    5    1    7    8
Steve Mura             0   2  4.50   3   3   0   0   0   18   17    9    9    1    8   10
Rick Wise              0   2  4.76   2   2   0   0   0   11   16    7    6    5    1    3
John Littlefield       0   0  5.40   6   0   0   2   0    8    6    5    5    1    3    4
Tim Lollar             1   0 10.13   5   0   0   0   0    8   11    9    9    0    6    2

 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
Randy Moffitt          0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    0    0    0    0    0    6
Gary Lavelle           0   1  1.13   4   0   0   1   0    8    4    1    1    0    0    6
Greg Minton            0   1  1.42   6   0   0   1   0   13    9    2    2    0    4    6
Vida Blue              1   1  1.66   3   3   0   0   0   22   18    5    4    1    8   16
Doyle Alexander        2   1  1.77   3   3   0   0   0   20   19    4    4    1    6   10
Ed Whitson             0   1  3.86   2   2   0   0   0   12   13    6    5    0    2    8
Allen Ripley           0   1  4.26   2   2   0   0   0   13   11    6    6    1    4    7
Tom Griffin            1   0  4.38   2   2   1   0   0   12    7    6    6    2    5   10
Al Holland             0   1 14.40   4   0   0   0   0    5   11    8    8    0    5    3

 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            2   0  0.00   2   2   1   0   1   15   11    1    0    0    1    7
Bruce Sutter           0   0  0.00   3   0   0   3   0    8    1    0    0    0    1    8
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
Bob Forsch             1   1  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   12   10    6    6    2    2    5
Lary Sorensen          2   0  5.68   2   2   0   0   0   13   11    8    8    0    5    9
Jim Kaat               0   0  6.75   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    0    1    4

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".

















League Leaders

Wins:

  B. Hooton (LAN)           3
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       3
  P. Zachry (NYN)           3
  D. Alexander (SFN)        2
  R. Camp (ATL)             2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  R. Rhoden (PIT)           2
  A. Rincon (SLN)           2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          2
  S. Sanderson (MON)        2

Losses:

  J. Curtis (SDN)           2
  K. Kravec (CHN)           2
  L. McGlothen (CHN)        2
  S. Mura (SDN)             2
  J. Niekro (HOU)           2
  R. Reuschel (CHN)         2
  M. Soto (CIN)             2
  D. Sutton (HOU)           2
  R. Wise (SDN)             2
  D. Alexander (SFN)        1

Complete Games:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  J. Niekro (HOU)           2
  B. Berenyi (CIN)          1
  T. Boggs (ATL)            1
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         1
  T. Griffin (SFN)          1
  B. Knepper (HOU)          1
  J. Reuss (LAN)            1
  A. Rincon (SLN)           1

Saves:

  B. Castillo (LAN)         3
  B. Sutter (SLN)           3
  N. Allen (NYN)            2
  W. Fryman (MON)           2
  J. Littlefield (SDN)      2
  E. Romo (PIT)             2
  S. Bahnsen (MON)          1
  L. Bradford (ATL)         1
  R. Camp (ATL)             1
  D. Goltz (LAN)            1

Shutouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       2
  B. Berenyi (CIN)          1
  B. Knepper (HOU)          1
  A. Rincon (SLN)           1

Innings Pitched:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)    27.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)       26.0
  J. Niekro (HOU)        25.0
  M. Soto (CIN)          24.0
  T. Boggs (ATL)         23.0
  D. Ruthven (PHI)       22.1
  V. Blue (SFN)          21.2
  T. Seaver (CIN)        21.0
  B. Hooton (LAN)        20.2
  D. Alexander (SFN)     20.1

Hits:

  S. Rogers (MON)          27
  S. Carlton (PHI)         26
  B. Hooton (LAN)          22
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         22
  J. Niekro (HOU)          21
  D. Alexander (SFN)       19
  V. Blue (SFN)            18
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        18
  J. Bibby (PIT)           17
  S. Mura (SDN)            17

Runs:

  S. Rogers (MON)          15
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        12
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         12
  K. Kravec (CHN)          10
  D. Sutton (HOU)          10
  T. Lollar (SDN)           9
  S. Mura (SDN)             9
  A. Holland (SFN)          8
  L. Sorensen (SLN)         8
  J. Bibby (PIT)            7

Home Runs:

  R. Wise (SDN)             5
  J. Curtis (SDN)           3
  E. Romo (PIT)             3
  T. Boggs (ATL)            2
  R. Burris (MON)           2
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         2
  B. Forsch (SLN)           2
  T. Griffin (SFN)          2
  R. Jones (NYN)            2
  R. Reed (PHI)             2

Walks:

  K. Kravec (CHN)          10
  M. Soto (CIN)            10
  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  P. Zachry (NYN)           9
  V. Blue (SFN)             8
  L. McGlothen (CHN)        8
  S. Mura (SDN)             8
  G. Lucas (SDN)            7
  R. Reuschel (CHN)         7
  T. Seaver (CIN)           7

Strikeouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      25
  S. Carlton (PHI)         23
  M. Soto (CIN)            23
  V. Blue (SFN)            16
  T. Seaver (CIN)          14
  J. Niekro (HOU)          11
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         11
  D. Alexander (SFN)       10
  T. Boggs (ATL)           10
  T. Griffin (SFN)         10

  Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us