Saturday May 2, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 2, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     15   6  2.09   21   8   6   194   158   47   45    7   57  112
Houston          8  13  2.57   21   5   2   192   157   58   55    5   50  125
St. Louis       11   3  2.60   15   3   5   135    94   44   39    4   40   83
Pittsburgh       8   7  2.80   16   2   4   148   150   51   46   10   45   77
San Francisco   10  13  3.00   23   2   6   210   171   80   70   14   83  130
Atlanta         10  11  3.16   21   4   4   185   164   69   65   13   62   88
Philadelphia    13   7  3.38   20   7   2   181   176   77   68   14   53  113
New York         5  11  3.59   17   1   2   148   141   75   59   17   61   95
Cincinnati      11   9  3.63   20   4   4   176   153   80   71    9   72  108
Montreal        13   5  3.68   18   2   6   164   171   75   67   12   43   82
Chicago          3  14  3.77   18   0   1   158   152   77   66    6   88   81
San Diego        7  15  4.03   22   0   6   201   202   97   90   21   85  100

 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
Pete Falcone (NYN)     1   0  0.92   7   0   0   0   0   20    9    3    2    1   10   23
Jerry Reuss (LAN)      2   1  1.04   3   3   3   0   1   26   22    3    3    0    4    5
Doyle Alexander (SFN)  4   1  1.07   5   5   0   0   0   34   28    5    4    1   12   20
Andy Rincon (SLN)      2   1  1.17   3   3   1   0   1   23   16    4    3    0    4   10
Bob Knepper (HOU)      2   0  1.32   4   4   2   0   2   27   21    4    4    0    4   13
Rod Scurry (PIT)       1   0  1.77   3   3   0   0   0   20   19    4    4    2    6   18
Tom Seaver (CIN)       2   1  1.93   5   5   1   0   0   37   28   11    8    1   12   22
Joe Niekro (HOU)       2   3  2.11   5   5   3   0   0   43   36   10   10    1    7   18
Jim Bibby (PIT)        1   0  2.25   3   3   1   0   1   24   22    7    6    0    7   11

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry Bradford         1   0  1.69   7   0   0   1   0    5    4    1    1    0    0    3
Gaylord Perry          2   2  2.34   5   5   2   0   0   35   32   11    9    2    6   21
Rick Camp              2   1  2.53   9   0   0   2   0   11   11    3    3    0    1    6
Preston Hanna          0   0  2.70   4   0   0   0   0    7    3    2    2    0    5    2
Phil Niekro            1   1  2.79   4   4   1   0   1   29   24    9    9    1   11   17
John Montefusco        1   2  3.09   4   4   0   0   0   23   20    8    8    2    8    6
Bob Walk               1   1  3.60   4   3   0   0   0   20   17    9    8    3   11    5
Gene Garber            1   1  3.97   8   0   0   0   0   11   11    5    5    1    4    8
Tommy Boggs            1   3  4.01   5   5   1   0   0   34   29   16   15    4   10   14
Rick Mahler            0   0  4.35   8   0   0   1   0   10   13    5    5    0    6    6

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Randy Martz            1   0  1.93   6   1   0   0   0   14   13    4    3    0    5    5
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  4.15   7   0   0   0   0    9    9    4    4    0    8    2
Dick Tidrow            1   2  4.20  11   0   0   1   0   15   14    8    7    0    5   11
Bill Caudill           0   2  4.32   6   2   0   0   0   17   14   10    8    1    9   13
Rick Reuschel          0   3  5.40   4   4   0   0   0   23   24   17   14    3   10   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
Geoff Combe            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
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  3.21  11   0   0   3   0   14   11    6    5    3    7    3
Mario Soto             1   4  3.24   5   5   1   0   0   33   24   14   12    1   14   31
Paul Moskau            1   0  4.05   6   0   0   1   0   13   13    7    6    1    6    6
Bruce Berenyi          2   1  4.24   4   3   1   0   1   23   16   11   11    0   14   11
Mike Lacoss            1   2  5.06   4   4   0   0   0   16   23   11    9    1    8    5
Joe Price              1   0  6.00   9   0   0   0   0    9   10    6    6    1    2   10
Doug Bair              1   0  9.39   7   0   0   0   0    8   12    8    8    1    5    6

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bobby Sprowl           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    3
Bob Knepper            2   0  1.32   4   4   2   0   2   27   21    4    4    0    4   13
Frank Lacorte          1   0  2.08   8   0   0   1   0    9    5    2    2    0    2   10
Joe Niekro             2   3  2.11   5   5   3   0   0   43   36   10   10    1    7   18
Nolan Ryan             1   1  2.37   3   3   0   0   0   19   14    5    5    0   10   20
Joe Sambito            1   1  2.45  10   0   0   0   0   15   11    6    4    1    4   10
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   3  3.31  10   0   0   1   0   16   12    7    6    0    9   14
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   7   0   0   2   0    9    6    1    0    0    3    6
Dave Stewart           1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    5    1
Fernando Valenzuela    5   0  0.20   5   5   5   0   4   45   28    1    1    0   11   43
Jerry Reuss            2   1  1.04   3   3   3   0   1   26   22    3    3    0    4    5
Rick Sutcliffe         2   1  2.30   4   4   0   0   0   27   19    7    7    3    9   10
Burt Hooton            3   0  3.34   5   5   0   0   0   32   33   13   12    0    6   14
Terry Forster          0   0  3.38   4   0   0   0   0    5    7    2    2    0    3    3
Bobby Castillo         0   2  3.55   8   0   0   3   0   13   10    5    5    1    4    9
Bob Welch              1   1  3.80   4   4   0   0   0   24   22   10   10    1    9   15
Dave Goltz             0   0  5.00   5   0   0   1   0    9   11    5    5    2    3    6

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Woodie Fryman          1   0  0.00   6   0   0   3   0    5    2    0    0    0    0    3
Elias Sosa             1   0  0.00   7   0   0   1   0    9    6    0    0    0    3    2
Bill Lee               1   0  0.96   6   0   0   1   0    9   10    3    1    1    1    3
Scott Sanderson        3   1  2.39   4   4   1   0   0   26   25    9    7    3    7   15
Bill Gullickson        1   1  2.82   3   3   0   0   0   22   20    8    7    1    7   21
Steve Ratzer           1   0  3.48   5   0   0   0   0   10    9    4    4    1    3    3
Ray Burris             2   1  3.65   4   4   1   0   0   25   25   12   10    3    9   12
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  8.38   4   2   0   0   0   10   16    9    9    1    4    4

 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           1   0  0.92   7   0   0   0   0   20    9    3    2    1   10   23
Dyar Miller            0   0  1.80   6   0   0   0   0   10   12    5    2    0    4    7
Tom Hausman            0   1  2.16   9   0   0   0   0   17   15    4    4    2    4    5
Pat Zachry             3   2  3.41   5   5   1   0   0   29   26   12   11    3   12   17
Randy Jones            0   3  3.68   4   4   0   0   0   22   19   17    9    4   13    5
Ed Lynch               0   0  3.86   1   1   0   0   0    5    9    2    2    0    0    1
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  7.94   8   0   0   0   0   11   16   10   10    2    8   13
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
Mike Proly             0   0  2.19   7   0   0   0   0   12   10    4    3    1    4    8
Steve Carlton          4   0  2.36   5   5   3   0   0   42   47   11   11    1   12   37
Dick Ruthven           3   1  2.87   4   4   2   0   0   31   26   13   10    1    7   12
Marty Bystrom          2   0  3.24   4   4   1   0   0   25   21   10    9    1    7   15
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
Sparky Lyle            1   1  5.40   6   0   0   0   0   12   16    7    7    0    5    7
Tug McGraw             1   2  5.40   6   0   0   1   0    7    9    4    4    1    5    7
Nino Espinosa          1   1  5.68   3   3   1   0   0   19   19   13   12    4    4    6

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          1   1  1.04   9   0   0   1   0    9    5    1    1    0    2    3
Eddie Solomon          1   1  1.13   5   0   0   1   0    8    9    3    1    0    1    2
Kent Tekulve           0   1  1.42   6   0   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    0    3    4
Rod Scurry             1   0  1.77   3   3   0   0   0   20   19    4    4    2    6   18
Jim Bibby              1   0  2.25   3   3   1   0   1   24   22    7    6    0    7   11
Rick Rhoden            3   0  2.50   5   5   1   0   1   36   35   10   10    2   12   22
John Candelaria        1   2  3.77   4   4   0   0   0   29   29   13   12    2   10    9
Don Robinson           0   1  4.91   2   1   0   0   0    7   12    5    4    1    1    3
Enrique Romo           0   1  7.27   8   0   0   2   0    9   14    7    7    3    3    5

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Urrea             2   0  0.00   9   0   0   0   0   13   10    0    0    0    5    4
Danny Boone            0   0  2.38   5   0   0   0   0   11   12    5    3    0    5    6
Juan Eichelberger      1   1  2.48   5   5   0   0   0   29   23    8    8    2   14   20
Gary Lucas             2   2  3.43  12   0   0   3   0   21   21    8    8    1   10   10
Steve Mura             0   3  3.55   5   5   0   0   0   33   32   13   13    1   11   18
Rick Wise              0   3  3.98   4   4   0   0   0   20   28   11    9    6    5    5
John Littlefield       0   2  4.96  11   0   0   2   0   16   16    9    9    2    6    8
Chris Welsh            1   1  5.00   5   3   0   0   0   18   19   11   10    2    9   10
John Curtis            0   2  5.33   5   5   0   0   0   27   26   16   16    7   11   13
Tim Lollar             1   1 10.50   8   0   0   1   0   12   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        4   1  1.07   5   5   0   0   0   34   28    5    4    1   12   20
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
Fred Breining          1   0  2.70   9   0   0   0   0   13   10    5    4    1    5    5
Greg Minton            0   1  3.60  10   0   0   4   0   20   16    9    8    0   10   10
Ed Whitson             0   3  3.68   5   5   0   0   0   29   27   13   12    4    8   20
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  1.62   7   0   0   5   0   17    8    3    3    1    5   10
Silvio Martinez        0   1  2.25   2   2   0   0   0   12   10    7    3    0    8    6
Lary Sorensen          3   0  2.60   4   4   1   0   1   28   17    8    8    0    5   21
Bob Shirley            3   0  2.78   5   3   1   0   0   23   16    7    7    0    7   15
Bob Forsch             2   1  4.24   3   3   0   0   0   17   13    8    8    3    3    8
Jim Kaat               1   0  6.23   6   0   0   0   0    4    5    3    3    0    2    4
Joe Edelen             0   0  7.71   4   0   0   0   0    5    4    4    4    0    1    4

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League Leaders

Wins:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       5
  D. Alexander (SFN)        4
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  B. Hooton (LAN)           3
  R. Rhoden (PIT)           3
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          3
  S. Sanderson (MON)        3
  B. Shirley (SLN)          3
  L. Sorensen (SLN)         3
  P. Zachry (NYN)           3

Losses:

  M. Soto (CIN)             4
  T. Boggs (ATL)            3
  R. Jones (NYN)            3
  S. Mura (SDN)             3
  J. Niekro (HOU)           3
  R. Reuschel (CHN)         3
  D. Smith (HOU)            3
  D. Sutton (HOU)           3
  E. Whitson (SFN)          3
  R. Wise (SDN)             3

Complete Games:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          3
  J. Niekro (HOU)           3
  J. Reuss (LAN)            3
  B. Knepper (HOU)          2
  G. Perry (ATL)            2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          2
  B. Berenyi (CIN)          1
  J. Bibby (PIT)            1
  T. Boggs (ATL)            1

Saves:

  B. Sutter (SLN)           5
  G. Minton (SFN)           4
  B. Castillo (LAN)         3
  W. Fryman (MON)           3
  T. Hume (CIN)             3
  G. Lucas (SDN)            3
  N. Allen (NYN)            2
  R. Camp (ATL)             2
  S. Howe (LAN)             2
  G. Lavelle (SFN)          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
  J. Reuss (LAN)            1
  R. Rhoden (PIT)           1
  A. Rincon (SLN)           1
  L. Sorensen (SLN)         1

Innings Pitched:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)    45.0
  J. Niekro (HOU)        42.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)       42.0
  T. Seaver (CIN)        37.1
  V. Blue (SFN)          37.0
  R. Rhoden (PIT)        36.0
  G. Perry (ATL)         34.2
  S. Rogers (MON)        34.1
  D. Alexander (SFN)     33.2
  T. Boggs (ATL)         33.2

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         47
  S. Rogers (MON)          47
  J. Niekro (HOU)          36
  R. Rhoden (PIT)          35
  B. Hooton (LAN)          33
  S. Mura (SDN)            32
  G. Perry (ATL)           32
  T. Boggs (ATL)           29
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      29
  D. Alexander (SFN)       28

Runs:

  S. Rogers (MON)          23
  R. Jones (NYN)           17
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        17
  T. Boggs (ATL)           16
  J. Curtis (SDN)          16
  T. Lollar (SDN)          16
  T. Griffin (SFN)         15
  M. Soto (CIN)            14
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      13
  N. Espinosa (PHI)        13

Home Runs:

  J. Curtis (SDN)           7
  R. Wise (SDN)             6
  V. Blue (SFN)             4
  T. Boggs (ATL)            4
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         4
  R. Jones (NYN)            4
  M. Scott (NYN)            4
  E. Whitson (SFN)          4
  R. Burris (MON)           3
  L. Christenson (PHI)      3

Walks:

  T. Griffin (SFN)         17
  V. Blue (SFN)            15
  B. Berenyi (CIN)         14
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    14
  M. Krukow (CHN)          14
  M. Soto (CIN)            14
  R. Jones (NYN)           13
  K. Kravec (CHN)          13
  D. Alexander (SFN)       12
  S. Carlton (PHI)         12

Strikeouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      43
  S. Carlton (PHI)         37
  M. Soto (CIN)            31
  V. Blue (SFN)            23
  P. Falcone (NYN)         23
  R. Rhoden (PIT)          22
  T. Seaver (CIN)          22
  B. Gullickson (MON)      21
  G. Perry (ATL)           21
  L. Sorensen (SLN)        21

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