Tuesday April 28, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, April 28, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     14   4  1.87   18   7   6   163   134   35   34    5   43   98
St. Louis        9   2  2.02   11   2   4    98    63   27   22    2   30   66
Houston          5  12  2.45   17   4   2   154   122   45   42    4   37  107
Pittsburgh       5   6  2.89   12   1   3   109   113   38   35    7   26   52
Atlanta          9   8  3.00   17   3   4   150   134   53   50    9   47   76
San Francisco    8  12  3.08   20   2   4   184   155   73   63   10   75  118
Cincinnati       9   7  3.11   16   4   2   142   121   58   49    7   54   88
Montreal        12   3  3.29   15   2   6   134   141   57   49    9   32   71
Philadelphia    11   6  3.45   17   5   2   154   155   68   59   11   45   92
New York         4   8  3.46   13   1   2   112   100   52   43   15   51   67
San Diego        6  12  3.75   18   0   5   168   162   77   70   17   70   82
Chicago          1  13  4.66   14   0   0   120   129   70   62    5   68   64

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
F. Valenzuela (LAN)    5   0  0.20   5   5   5   0   4   45   28    1    1    0   11   43
Bob Knepper (HOU)      2   0  0.43   3   3   2   0   2   21   16    1    1    0    1   10
Frank Pastore (CIN)    1   0  0.56   2   2   1   0   1   16    8    1    1    0    3   12
Doyle Alexander (SFN)  3   1  1.30   4   4   0   0   0   28   24    5    4    1   10   18
Scott Sanderson (MON)  3   0  1.33   3   3   1   0   0   20   20    5    3    1    5   13
Phil Niekro (ATL)      1   0  1.46   3   3   1   0   1   25   16    4    4    1    9   17
Jerry Reuss (LAN)      1   1  1.59   2   2   2   0   0   17   15    3    3    0    2    5
Mario Soto (CIN)       1   3  1.74   4   4   1   0   0   31   20    8    6    1   11   29
Tom Seaver (CIN)       2   1  1.93   5   5   1   0   0   37   28   11    8    1   12   22
J. Eichelberger (SDN)  1   1  2.08   4   4   0   0   0   26   19    6    6    1   13   17

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Phil Niekro            1   0  1.46   3   3   1   0   1   25   16    4    4    1    9   17
Rick Camp              2   0  1.86   8   0   0   2   0   10    8    2    2    0    1    6
Larry Bradford         1   0  2.45   5   0   0   1   0    4    3    1    1    0    0    2
Gaylord Perry          1   2  2.81   4   4   1   0   0   26   23   10    8    2    6   17
John Montefusco        1   2  3.09   4   4   0   0   0   23   20    8    8    2    8    6
Tommy Boggs            1   2  3.14   4   4   1   0   0   29   26   11   10    2    7   13
Bob Walk               1   1  3.29   3   2   0   0   0   14   13    5    5    1    5    2
Gene Garber            1   1  4.66   7   0   0   0   0   10   11    5    5    1    3    6
Preston Hanna          0   0  4.91   3   0   0   0   0    4    2    2    2    0    3    2
Rick Mahler            0   0  6.14   5   0   0   1   0    7   12    5    5    0    5    5

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Randy Martz            0   0  1.00   5   0   0   0   0    9    8    2    1    0    3    3
Lee Smith              0   1  1.76   7   0   0   0   0   15   10    3    3    1    8   10
Rawly Eastwick         0   1  2.16   5   0   0   0   0    8    8    3    2    0    2    6
Lynn McGlothen         0   2  4.26   4   4   0   0   0   19   21    9    9    0   10    7
Doug Capilla           0   0  5.40   6   0   0   0   0    7    8    4    4    0    7    2
Rick Reuschel          0   3  5.40   4   4   0   0   0   23   24   17   14    3   10   10
Bill Caudill           0   1  5.56   5   1   0   0   0   11   11    8    7    1    7    9
Dick Tidrow            1   2  6.75   9   0   0   0   0    9   14    8    7    0    3   10
Ken Kravec             0   2  7.71   4   3   0   0   0   12   14   11   10    0   11    5
Mike Krukow            0   1  7.94   2   2   0   0   0    6   11    5    5    0    7    2

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Frank Pastore          1   0  0.56   2   2   1   0   1   16    8    1    1    0    3   12
Mario Soto             1   3  1.74   4   4   1   0   0   31   20    8    6    1   11   29
Tom Seaver             2   1  1.93   5   5   1   0   0   37   28   11    8    1   12   22
Bruce Berenyi          2   0  3.24   3   2   1   0   1   17    9    6    6    0   11    7
Tom Hume               1   1  3.27   8   0   0   1   0   11   10    5    4    2    6    0
Joe Price              1   0  4.91   6   0   0   0   0    7    8    4    4    1    1    7
Paul Moskau            0   0  7.04   4   0   0   1   0    8    9    7    6    1    5    3
Mike Lacoss            0   2  8.31   3   3   0   0   0    9   19   10    8    0    4    3
Doug Bair              1   0  8.53   5   0   0   0   0    6   10    6    6    1    1    5

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bobby Sprowl           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1
Bob Knepper            2   0  0.43   3   3   2   0   2   21   16    1    1    0    1   10
Joe Sambito            0   1  1.08   7   0   0   0   0    8    5    3    1    0    2    6
Frank Lacorte          0   0  1.29   7   0   0   1   0    7    3    1    1    0    2    9
Nolan Ryan             1   1  1.29   2   2   0   0   0   14    7    2    2    0    7   19
Joe Niekro             1   3  2.41   4   4   2   0   0   34   31    9    9    1    6   16
Vern Ruhle             0   1  3.10   3   3   0   0   0   20   15    7    7    2    3   13
Dave Smith             0   2  3.14   9   0   0   1   0   14   10    6    5    0    6   12
Joaquin Andujar        0   1  3.72   3   1   0   0   0   10   10    4    4    0    6    6
Don Sutton             1   3  4.26   4   4   0   0   0   25   25   12   12    1    4   15

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Howe             1   1  0.00   6   0   0   2   0    7    5    1    0    0    2    5
Dave Stewart           1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    3    0
Fernando Valenzuela    5   0  0.20   5   5   5   0   4   45   28    1    1    0   11   43
Jerry Reuss            1   1  1.59   2   2   2   0   0   17   15    3    3    0    2    5
Rick Sutcliffe         2   1  2.30   4   4   0   0   0   27   19    7    7    3    9   10
Burt Hooton            3   0  2.43   4   4   0   0   0   30   28    8    8    0    4   12
Terry Forster          0   0  2.70   3   0   0   0   0    3    5    1    1    0    2    1
Dave Goltz             0   0  3.38   4   0   0   1   0    8    9    3    3    1    2    6
Bob Welch              1   0  4.02   3   3   0   0   0   16   17    7    7    1    6    9
Bobby Castillo         0   1  4.32   6   0   0   3   0    8    8    4    4    0    2    7

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Woodie Fryman          1   0  0.00   5   0   0   3   0    5    1    0    0    0    0    3
Elias Sosa             1   0  0.00   6   0   0   1   0    7    6    0    0    0    2    1
Scott Sanderson        3   0  1.33   3   3   1   0   0   20   20    5    3    1    5   13
Bill Lee               0   0  1.42   5   0   0   1   0    6    8    3    1    1    0    1
Steve Ratzer           1   0  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    1    1    0    0    2
Ray Burris             2   1  2.21   3   3   1   0   0   20   18    7    5    3    7   11
Bill Gullickson        1   1  2.82   3   3   0   0   0   22   20    8    7    1    7   21
Stan Bahnsen           1   0  5.11   7   0   0   1   0   12   11    7    7    2    3    6
Steve Rogers           2   0  5.14   4   4   0   0   0   28   38   17   16    0    5   11
Charlie Lea            0   1 10.57   3   2   0   0   0    8   14    9    9    1    3    2

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Neil Allen             1   0  0.00   5   0   0   2   0   10    3    1    0    0    3    6
Tim Leary              0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    3
Dave Roberts           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Dyar Miller            0   0  1.17   5   0   0   0   0    8    8    1    1    0    3    6
Pete Falcone           0   0  1.29   5   0   0   0   0   14    8    3    2    1    9   17
Tom Hausman            0   1  2.63   7   0   0   0   0   14   13    4    4    2    3    4
Pat Zachry             3   1  2.86   4   4   1   0   0   22   20    8    7    3    9   11
Randy Jones            0   2  3.31   3   3   0   0   0   16   11   10    6    3   12    3
Craig Swan             0   2  5.06   2   2   0   0   0    5    5    4    3    0    0    4
Mike Scott             0   2  7.07   3   3   0   0   0   14   19   12   11    4    5    9
Jeff Reardon           0   0 12.79   6   0   0   0   0    6   12    9    9    2    6    4

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Carlton          3   0  2.45   4   4   2   0   0   33   38    9    9    1    9   28
Mike Proly             0   0  2.61   6   0   0   0   0   10   10    4    3    1    3    6
Dick Ruthven           3   1  2.87   4   4   2   0   0   31   26   13   10    1    7   12
Ron Reed               0   0  3.24   4   0   0   1   0    8    4    3    3    2    3    6
Larry Christenson      1   2  3.28   4   4   0   0   0   25   24   12    9    3    6   15
Marty Bystrom          1   0  4.50   3   3   0   0   0   16   18    9    8    0    7    6
Nino Espinosa          1   0  4.85   2   2   1   0   0   13   12    8    7    2    2    5
Sparky Lyle            1   1  5.06   5   0   0   0   0   11   14    6    6    0    3    7
Tug McGraw             1   2  5.40   6   0   0   1   0    7    9    4    4    1    5    7

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rod Scurry             1   0  1.26   2   2   0   0   0   14   12    2    2    1    3   11
Grant Jackson          1   1  1.35   6   0   0   0   0    7    5    1    1    0    2    1
Eddie Solomon          0   0  1.50   3   0   0   1   0    6    6    1    1    0    0    0
Kent Tekulve           0   1  2.08   4   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    3
Rick Rhoden            3   0  2.17   4   4   1   0   1   29   30    7    7    0    8   16
Jim Bibby              0   0  3.60   2   2   0   0   0   15   17    7    6    0    3    8
John Candelaria        0   2  3.60   3   3   0   0   0   20   19    9    8    2    8    6
Don Robinson           0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    9    4    3    1    0    3
Enrique Romo           0   1  7.04   7   0   0   2   0    8   11    6    6    3    1    4

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Urrea             1   0  0.00   7   0   0   0   0    7    6    0    0    0    3    2
Juan Eichelberger      1   1  2.08   4   4   0   0   0   26   19    6    6    1   13   17
Chris Welsh            1   0  2.30   4   2   0   0   0   16   12    5    4    1    7    8
Steve Mura             0   2  3.33   4   4   0   0   0   27   25   10   10    1    9   15
Gary Lucas             2   2  3.44  10   0   0   2   0   18   17    7    7    1   10    8
Rick Wise              0   3  3.98   4   4   0   0   0   20   28   11    9    6    5    5
John Curtis            0   2  4.18   4   4   0   0   0   24   22   11   11    6    6   11
Danny Boone            0   0  4.26   3   0   0   0   0    6    9    5    3    0    5    3
John Littlefield       0   1  4.26   9   0   0   2   0   13    9    6    6    1    3    7
Tim Lollar             1   1 11.45   7   0   0   1   0   11   15   16   14    0    9    6

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Randy Moffitt          0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    4    0    0    0    0    0    6
Doyle Alexander        3   1  1.30   4   4   0   0   0   28   24    5    4    1   10   18
Fred Breining          1   0  2.19   8   0   0   0   0   12    9    4    3    0    5    5
Gary Lavelle           0   1  2.19   6   0   0   2   0   12    7    5    3    0    2    9
Vida Blue              1   2  2.51   4   4   0   0   0   29   22    9    8    3   13   19
Allen Ripley           1   2  2.51   4   4   1   0   0   29   21    9    8    2    7   16
Greg Minton            0   1  3.31   8   0   0   2   0   16   14    7    6    0    7    9
Ed Whitson             0   2  4.03   4   4   0   0   0   22   24   11   10    2    7   15
Tom Griffin            1   2  4.74   4   4   1   0   0   25   22   15   13    2   17   18
Al Holland             1   1  9.82   7   0   0   0   0    7   12    8    8    0    7    3

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Edelen             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    1    0    0    0    0    3
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   5   0   0   4   0   11    1    0    0    0    2    8
Bob Shirley            2   0  1.98   3   2   0   0   0   14    9    3    3    0    6   12
Silvio Martinez        0   1  2.25   2   2   0   0   0   12   10    7    3    0    8    6
Lary Sorensen          3   0  3.32   3   3   1   0   1   22   15    8    8    0    5   16
Bob Forsch             1   1  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   12   10    6    6    2    2    5
Jim Kaat               1   0  4.91   4   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    0    1    4

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League Leaders

Wins:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       5
  D. Alexander (SFN)        3
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  B. Hooton (LAN)           3
  R. Rhoden (PIT)           3
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          3
  S. Sanderson (MON)        3
  L. Sorensen (SLN)         3
  P. Zachry (NYN)           3
  B. Berenyi (CIN)          2

Losses:

  J. Niekro (HOU)           3
  R. Reuschel (CHN)         3
  M. Soto (CIN)             3
  D. Sutton (HOU)           3
  R. Wise (SDN)             3
  V. Blue (SFN)             2
  T. Boggs (ATL)            2
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       2
  L. Christenson (PHI)      2
  J. Curtis (SDN)           2

Complete Games:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  B. Knepper (HOU)          2
  J. Niekro (HOU)           2
  J. Reuss (LAN)            2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          2
  B. Berenyi (CIN)          1
  T. Boggs (ATL)            1
  R. Burris (MON)           1
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         1

Saves:

  B. Sutter (SLN)           4
  B. Castillo (LAN)         3
  W. Fryman (MON)           3
  N. Allen (NYN)            2
  R. Camp (ATL)             2
  S. Howe (LAN)             2
  G. Lavelle (SFN)          2
  J. Littlefield (SDN)      2
  G. Lucas (SDN)            2
  G. Minton (SFN)           2

Shutouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       4
  B. Knepper (HOU)          2
  B. Berenyi (CIN)          1
  P. Niekro (ATL)           1
  F. Pastore (CIN)          1
  R. Rhoden (PIT)           1
  A. Rincon (SLN)           1
  L. Sorensen (SLN)         1

Innings Pitched:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)    45.0
  T. Seaver (CIN)        37.1
  J. Niekro (HOU)        33.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)       33.0
  D. Ruthven (PHI)       31.1
  M. Soto (CIN)          31.0
  B. Hooton (LAN)        29.2
  R. Rhoden (PIT)        29.0
  V. Blue (SFN)          28.2
  T. Boggs (ATL)         28.2

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         38
  S. Rogers (MON)          38
  J. Niekro (HOU)          31
  R. Rhoden (PIT)          30
  B. Hooton (LAN)          28
  T. Seaver (CIN)          28
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      28
  R. Wise (SDN)            28
  T. Boggs (ATL)           26
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         26

Runs:

  R. Reuschel (CHN)        17
  S. Rogers (MON)          17
  T. Lollar (SDN)          16
  T. Griffin (SFN)         15
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         13
  L. Christenson (PHI)     12
  M. Scott (NYN)           12
  D. Sutton (HOU)          12
  T. Boggs (ATL)           11
  J. Curtis (SDN)          11

Home Runs:

  J. Curtis (SDN)           6
  R. Wise (SDN)             6
  M. Scott (NYN)            4
  V. Blue (SFN)             3
  R. Burris (MON)           3
  L. Christenson (PHI)      3
  R. Jones (NYN)            3
  R. Reuschel (CHN)         3
  E. Romo (PIT)             3
  R. Sutcliffe (LAN)        3

Walks:

  T. Griffin (SFN)         17
  V. Blue (SFN)            13
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    13
  R. Jones (NYN)           12
  T. Seaver (CIN)          12
  B. Berenyi (CIN)         11
  K. Kravec (CHN)          11
  M. Soto (CIN)            11
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      11
  D. Alexander (SFN)       10

Strikeouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      43
  M. Soto (CIN)            29
  S. Carlton (PHI)         28
  T. Seaver (CIN)          22
  B. Gullickson (MON)      21
  V. Blue (SFN)            19
  N. Ryan (HOU)            19
  D. Alexander (SFN)       18
  T. Griffin (SFN)         18
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    17


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