Wednesday April 29, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, April 29, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     14   5  1.93   19   7   6   172   139   38   37    5   46  105
St. Louis        9   3  2.31   13   2   4   117    78   35   30    3   35   74
Houston          6  12  2.54   18   4   2   163   133   49   46    5   40  111
Pittsburgh       6   6  2.67   13   2   3   118   118   38   35    7   30   55
San Francisco    9  12  3.03   21   2   5   193   161   75   65   11   78  123
Atlanta          9   9  3.06   18   3   4   159   143   58   54   11   53   80
Cincinnati      10   7  3.22   17   4   3   151   132   63   54    7   55   92
Philadelphia    12   6  3.37   18   6   2   163   164   70   61   11   48  101
Montreal        12   4  3.49   16   2   6   142   150   63   55    9   34   73
New York         4   9  3.72   14   1   2   121   113   62   50   16   54   75
San Diego        6  13  3.99   19   0   5   176   173   85   78   19   77   86
Chicago          2  13  4.06   16   0   0   140   143   73   63    6   81   74

 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
Andy Rincon (SLN)      2   1  1.17   3   3   1   0   1   23   16    4    3    0    4   10
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
Lee Smith (CHN)        0   1  1.45   9   0   0   0   0   19   11    3    3    1    9   11
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

 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
Larry Bradford         1   0  2.08   6   0   0   1   0    4    4    1    1    0    0    3
Rick Camp              2   1  2.53   9   0   0   2   0   11   11    3    3    0    1    6
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  3.60   4   3   0   0   0   20   17    9    8    3   11    5
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  5.40   6   0   0   1   0    8   13    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  1.45   9   0   0   0   0   19   11    3    3    1    9   11
Rawly Eastwick         0   1  1.93   6   0   0   0   0    9    9    3    2    0    3    7
Lynn McGlothen         0   2  3.24   5   5   0   0   0   25   28   11    9    0   12   10
Mike Krukow            1   1  3.86   3   3   0   0   0   14   14    6    6    1   14    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  6.92   5   3   0   0   0   13   16   11   10    0   13    5

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Frank Pastore          1   0  2.57   3   3   1   0   1   21   16    6    6    0    4   13
Tom Hume               1   1  3.00   9   0   0   2   0   12   10    5    4    2    6    1
Bruce Berenyi          2   0  3.24   3   2   1   0   1   17    9    6    6    0   11    7
Joe Price              1   0  4.32   7   0   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    1    1    8
Paul Moskau            1   0  5.59   5   0   0   1   0   10   11    7    6    1    5    4
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
Nolan Ryan             1   1  1.29   2   2   0   0   0   14    7    2    2    0    7   19
Frank Lacorte          1   0  2.08   8   0   0   1   0    9    5    2    2    0    2   10
Joe Niekro             1   3  2.41   4   4   2   0   0   34   31    9    9    1    6   16
Joe Sambito            0   1  2.79   8   0   0   0   0   10    8    5    3    1    4    6
Joaquin Andujar        0   1  2.92   4   1   0   0   0   12   12    4    4    0    6    8
Vern Ruhle             0   1  3.04   4   4   0   0   0   24   19    8    8    2    4   14
Dave Smith             0   2  3.14   9   0   0   1   0   14   10    6    5    0    6   12
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   1  3.80   4   4   0   0   0   24   22   10   10    1    9   15
Bobby Castillo         0   1  3.86   7   0   0   3   0    9    8    4    4    0    2    8

 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  1.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    0    1    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   1  5.77   5   5   0   0   0   34   47   23   22    0    6   13
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   6   0   0   2   0   11    3    1    0    0    4    7
Tim Leary              0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    3
Pete Falcone           0   0  1.29   5   0   0   0   0   14    8    3    2    1    9   17
Dyar Miller            0   0  1.80   6   0   0   0   0   10   12    5    2    0    4    7
Tom Hausman            0   1  2.45   8   0   0   0   0   15   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  9.64   7   0   0   0   0    9   14   10   10    2    7    9
Dave Roberts           0   1 19.29   2   1   0   0   0    2    8    5    5    1    0    1

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Carlton          4   0  2.36   5   5   3   0   0   42   47   11   11    1   12   37
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              1   0  2.25   3   3   1   0   1   24   22    7    6    0    7   11
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   8   0   0   0   0    8    7    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
Danny Boone            0   0  3.24   4   0   0   0   0    8   10    5    3    0    5    5
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  5.33   5   5   0   0   0   27   26   16   16    7   11   13
John Littlefield       0   2  5.52  10   0   0   2   0   15   14    9    9    2    5    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              2   2  2.43   5   5   0   0   0   37   28   11   10    4   15   23
Allen Ripley           1   2  2.51   4   4   1   0   0   29   21    9    8    2    7   16
Greg Minton            0   1  3.18   9   0   0   3   0   17   14    7    6    0    8   10
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
Jim Otten              0   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    7    5    0    0    0    5    5
Andy Rincon            2   1  1.17   3   3   1   0   1   23   16    4    3    0    4   10
Bruce Sutter           0   0  1.32   6   0   0   4   0   14    3    2    2    1    3    8
Silvio Martinez        0   1  2.25   2   2   0   0   0   12   10    7    3    0    8    6
Joe Edelen             0   0  2.45   3   0   0   0   0    4    2    1    1    0    0    3
Lary Sorensen          3   0  2.60   4   4   1   0   1   28   17    8    8    0    5   21
Bob Shirley            2   0  2.63   4   2   0   0   0   14   10    4    4    0    6   12
Bob Forsch             1   1  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   12   10    6    6    2    2    5
Jim Kaat               1   0  6.23   6   0   0   0   0    4    5    3    3    0    2    4

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League Leaders

Wins:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  D. Alexander (SFN)        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)          3
  B. Knepper (HOU)          2
  J. Niekro (HOU)           2
  J. Reuss (LAN)            2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          2
  B. Berenyi (CIN)          1
  J. Bibby (PIT)            1
  T. Boggs (ATL)            1
  R. Burris (MON)           1

Saves:

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

Shutouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       4
  B. Knepper (HOU)          2
  B. Berenyi (CIN)          1
  J. Bibby (PIT)            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
  S. Carlton (PHI)       42.0
  T. Seaver (CIN)        37.1
  V. Blue (SFN)          37.0
  S. Rogers (MON)        34.1
  J. Niekro (HOU)        33.2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)       31.1
  M. Soto (CIN)          31.0
  B. Hooton (LAN)        29.2
  R. Rhoden (PIT)        29.0

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         47
  S. Rogers (MON)          47
  J. Niekro (HOU)          31
  R. Rhoden (PIT)          30
  V. Blue (SFN)            28
  B. Hooton (LAN)          28
  L. McGlothen (CHN)       28
  T. Seaver (CIN)          28
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      28
  R. Wise (SDN)            28

Runs:

  S. Rogers (MON)          23
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        17
  J. Curtis (SDN)          16
  T. Lollar (SDN)          16
  T. Griffin (SFN)         15
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         13
  L. Christenson (PHI)     12
  M. Scott (NYN)           12
  D. Sutton (HOU)          12
  V. Blue (SFN)            11

Home Runs:

  J. Curtis (SDN)           7
  R. Wise (SDN)             6
  V. Blue (SFN)             4
  M. Scott (NYN)            4
  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)            15
  M. Krukow (CHN)          14
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    13
  K. Kravec (CHN)          13
  S. Carlton (PHI)         12
  R. Jones (NYN)           12
  L. McGlothen (CHN)       12
  T. Seaver (CIN)          12
  B. Berenyi (CIN)         11

Strikeouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      43
  S. Carlton (PHI)         37
  M. Soto (CIN)            29
  V. Blue (SFN)            23
  T. Seaver (CIN)          22
  B. Gullickson (MON)      21
  L. Sorensen (SLN)        21
  N. Ryan (HOU)            19
  D. Alexander (SFN)       18
  T. Griffin (SFN)         18

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