Sunday May 3, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 3, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     16   6  2.03   22   8   6   204   164   48   46    7   57  120
Houston          9  13  2.50   22   5   3   201   164   59   56    5   56  134
St. Louis       12   3  2.65   16   3   5   146   102   48   43    4   43   88
Pittsburgh       8   8  2.81   17   2   4   157   159   54   49   10   52   82
San Francisco   10  14  3.17   24   2   6   218   184   87   77   16   87  134
Atlanta         11  11  3.34   22   4   5   194   176   76   72   14   70   91
Philadelphia    14   7  3.46   21   7   3   190   183   82   73   14   57  117
New York         6  12  3.52   19   1   3   166   159   83   65   18   62  106
Cincinnati      11  10  3.66   21   4   4   187   162   85   76   10   83  114
Montreal        13   6  3.78   19   2   6   174   180   81   73   12   47   90
Chicago          3  15  4.00   19   0   1   167   170   86   74    7   89   89
San Diego        8  16  4.05   24   0   7   218   218  105   98   22   94  111

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
F. Valenzuela (LAN)    6   0  0.33   6   6   5   0   4   54   33    2    2    0   11   50
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
Lee Smith (CHN)        0   1  1.31  10   0   0   0   0   21   13    3    3    1    9   14
Bob Knepper (HOU)      2   0  1.32   4   4   2   0   2   27   21    4    4    0    4   13
Joe Niekro (HOU)       2   3  2.11   5   5   3   0   0   43   36   10   10    1    7   18
Rick Sutcliffe (LAN)   2   1  2.30   4   4   0   0   0   27   19    7    7    3    9   10
Jim Bibby (PIT)        1   1  2.32   4   4   1   0   1   31   28    9    8    0   12   16
Gaylord Perry (ATL)    2   2  2.34   5   5   2   0   0   35   32   11    9    2    6   21

 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  2.63  10   0   0   3   0   14   14    4    4    0    2    8
Phil Niekro            1   1  2.79   4   4   1   0   1   29   24    9    9    1   11   17
Preston Hanna          1   0  2.89   5   0   0   0   0    9    6    3    3    0    7    3
Bob Walk               1   1  3.60   4   3   0   0   0   20   17    9    8    3   11    5
Gene Garber            1   1  3.65   9   0   0   0   0   12   12    5    5    1    5    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
John Montefusco        1   2  4.56   5   5   0   0   0   26   25   13   13    3   12    6

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lee Smith              0   1  1.31  10   0   0   0   0   21   13    3    3    1    9   14
Randy Martz            1   0  1.93   6   1   0   0   0   14   13    4    3    0    5    5
Rawly Eastwick         0   1  3.48   7   0   0   0   0   10   12    5    4    0    3    7
Lynn McGlothen         0   2  3.72   6   6   0   0   0   29   36   15   12    1   13   14
Doug Capilla           0   0  3.86   8   0   0   0   0    9    9    4    4    0    8    3
Mike Krukow            1   1  3.86   3   3   0   0   0   14   14    6    6    1   14    7
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   3  8.16   6   3   0   0   0   14   21   14   13    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  2.49   6   6   1   0   0   43   34   15   12    2   18   27
Frank Pastore          1   0  2.57   3   3   1   0   1   21   16    6    6    0    4   13
Tom Hume               1   2  3.12  12   0   0   3   0   17   14    7    6    3   10    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  5.23  10   0   0   0   0   10   10    6    6    1    4   11
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   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    0    0    0    1    5
Bob Knepper            2   0  1.32   4   4   2   0   2   27   21    4    4    0    4   13
Frank Lacorte          1   0  2.00   9   0   0   1   0    9    6    2    2    0    3   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  3.12  11   0   0   2   0   17   12    7    6    0    9   16
Don Sutton             2   3  3.62   5   5   0   0   0   32   30   13   13    1    8   20

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Howe             1   1  0.00   8   0   0   2   0   10    7    1    0    0    3    7
Dave Stewart           1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    5    1
Fernando Valenzuela    6   0  0.33   6   6   5   0   4   54   33    2    2    0   11   50
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
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
Woodie Fryman          1   0  1.50   7   0   0   3   0    6    4    1    1    0    0    3
Scott Sanderson        3   1  2.39   4   4   1   0   0   26   25    9    7    3    7   15
Bill Gullickson        1   2  3.41   4   4   0   0   0   32   27   13   12    1   11   29
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   7   0   0   3   0   13    4    1    0    0    4    8
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  1.50   7   0   0   0   0   12   14    5    2    0    4    8
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             1   2  6.43   4   4   0   0   0   21   27   16   15    4    5   11
Dave Roberts           0   2  6.75   3   2   0   0   0    9   15    9    7    2    1    8
Jeff Reardon           0   0  7.94   8   0   0   0   0   11   16   10   10    2    8   13

 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
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
Dick Ruthven           4   1  3.52   5   5   2   0   0   38   33   18   15    1    9   16
Tug McGraw             1   2  4.15   7   0   0   2   0    9    9    4    4    1    7    7
Sparky Lyle            1   1  5.40   6   0   0   0   0   12   16    7    7    0    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   1  2.32   4   4   1   0   1   31   28    9    8    0   12   16
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  6.75   9   0   0   2   0   11   17    8    8    3    5    5

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Urrea             2   0  0.00  10   0   0   0   0   14   10    0    0    0    5    5
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  3.00  13   0   0   4   0   24   23    8    8    1   10   13
Rick Wise              1   3  3.42   5   5   0   0   0   26   32   12   10    6    6    9
Steve Mura             0   3  3.55   5   5   0   0   0   33   32   13   13    1   11   18
John Littlefield       0   2  4.58  12   0   0   2   0   18   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  5.87   6   6   0   0   0   31   34   20   20    7   16   14
Tim Lollar             1   2 10.93   9   0   0   1   0   14   17   19   17    1   12    8

 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
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  2.63  10   0   0   0   0   14   10    5    4    1    5    5
Gary Lavelle           0   2  3.21   7   0   0   2   0   14   11    7    5    1    3   10
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  5.67   5   5   1   0   0   27   26   19   17    3   19   19
Al Holland             1   1  7.36   8   0   0   0   0   11   17    9    9    0    8    5

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Otten              0   0  0.00   6   0   0   0   0    8    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
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
Silvio Martinez        0   1  3.44   3   3   0   0   0   18   16   11    7    0   11   11
Bob Forsch             2   1  4.24   3   3   0   0   0   17   13    8    8    3    3    8
Joe Edelen             1   0  4.70   5   0   0   0   0    8    6    4    4    0    1    4
Jim Kaat               1   0  5.40   7   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    3    0    2    4

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League Leaders

Wins:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       6
  D. Alexander (SFN)        4
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          4
  B. Hooton (LAN)           3
  R. Rhoden (PIT)           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
  K. Kravec (CHN)           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

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. Lucas (SDN)            4
  G. Minton (SFN)           4
  N. Allen (NYN)            3
  R. Camp (ATL)             3
  B. Castillo (LAN)         3
  W. Fryman (MON)           3
  T. Hume (CIN)             3
  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)    54.0
  T. Seaver (CIN)        43.1
  J. Niekro (HOU)        42.2
  S. Carlton (PHI)       42.0
  D. Ruthven (PHI)       38.1
  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

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         47
  S. Rogers (MON)          47
  L. McGlothen (CHN)       36
  J. Niekro (HOU)          36
  R. Rhoden (PIT)          35
  J. Curtis (SDN)          34
  T. Seaver (CIN)          34
  B. Hooton (LAN)          33
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         33
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      33

Runs:

  S. Rogers (MON)          23
  J. Curtis (SDN)          20
  T. Griffin (SFN)         19
  T. Lollar (SDN)          19
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         18
  R. Jones (NYN)           17
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        17
  T. Boggs (ATL)           16
  M. Scott (NYN)           16
  L. McGlothen (CHN)       15

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)         19
  T. Seaver (CIN)          18
  J. Curtis (SDN)          16
  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

Strikeouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      50
  S. Carlton (PHI)         37
  M. Soto (CIN)            31
  B. Gullickson (MON)      29
  T. Seaver (CIN)          27
  V. Blue (SFN)            23
  P. Falcone (NYN)         23
  R. Rhoden (PIT)          22
  G. Perry (ATL)           21
  L. Sorensen (SLN)        21

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