Tuesday May 5, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 5, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     16   8  2.25   24   8   6   220   180   60   55    8   68  127
Houston         11  13  2.59   24   5   4   219   181   66   63    6   63  151
Pittsburgh       8   8  2.81   17   2   4   157   159   54   49   10   52   82
St. Louis       13   4  2.91   18   4   5   164   121   58   53    4   48   94
San Francisco   11  15  3.40   26   2   7   235   210  100   89   17   91  142
Atlanta         12  12  3.46   24   4   6   211   190   86   81   17   81   97
Philadelphia    16   7  3.63   23   8   3   208   201   93   84   15   60  134
Cincinnati      11  10  3.66   21   4   4   187   162   85   76   10   83  114
Montreal        15   6  3.70   21   2   7   192   193   87   79   13   52  106
New York         6  13  3.75   20   1   3   175   172   92   73   20   62  110
Chicago          3  17  3.95   21   0   1   185   188   95   81    8   93  106
San Diego        8  17  4.01   25   0   7   227   226  109  101   22   96  114

 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
Bob Knepper (HOU)      2   0  1.32   4   4   2   0   2   27   21    4    4    0    4   13
Lee Smith (CHN)        0   2  1.99  11   0   0   0   0   23   16    5    5    1    9   17
Lary Sorensen (SLN)    4   0  2.21   5   5   2   0   1   37   24    9    9    0    5   22
Andy Rincon (SLN)      2   1  2.22   4   4   1   0   1   28   24    8    7    0    5   12
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
Joe Niekro (HOU)       2   3  2.39   6   6   3   0   0   49   41   13   13    1   10   22

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry          2   2  2.34   5   5   2   0   0   35   32   11    9    2    6   21
Rick Camp              2   1  2.57  11   0   0   4   0   14   15    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
Gene Garber            1   1  3.65   9   0   0   0   0   12   12    5    5    1    5    8
Larry Bradford         2   0  3.68   8   0   0   1   0    7    5    3    3    0    3    4
Bob Walk               1   1  3.71   5   4   0   0   0   27   22   13   11    4   15    7
Rick Mahler            0   0  3.97   9   0   0   1   0   11   13    5    5    0    7    6
Tommy Boggs            1   4  4.20   6   6   1   0   0   41   36   20   19    6   13   17
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
Randy Martz            1   0  1.93   6   1   0   0   0   14   13    4    3    0    5    5
Lee Smith              0   2  1.99  11   0   0   0   0   23   16    5    5    1    9   17
Rawly Eastwick         0   1  2.92   8   0   0   0   0   12   13    5    4    0    3   10
Doug Capilla           0   0  3.18   9   0   0   0   0   11    9    4    4    0    9    4
Lynn McGlothen         0   2  3.72   6   6   0   0   0   29   36   15   12    1   13   14
Dick Tidrow            1   2  4.20  11   0   0   1   0   15   14    8    7    0    5   11
Mike Krukow            1   2  4.26   4   4   0   0   0   19   22   11    9    2   16   11
Bill Caudill           0   2  4.32   6   2   0   0   0   17   14   10    8    1    9   13
Rick Reuschel          0   3  4.75   5   5   0   0   0   30   30   19   16    3   11   16
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
Bob Knepper            2   0  1.32   4   4   2   0   2   27   21    4    4    0    4   13
Frank Lacorte          1   0  1.86  10   0   0   1   0   10    7    2    2    0    3   12
Nolan Ryan             1   1  2.37   3   3   0   0   0   19   14    5    5    0   10   20
Joe Niekro             2   3  2.39   6   6   3   0   0   49   41   13   13    1   10   22
Joe Sambito            1   1  2.40  11   0   0   1   0   15   11    6    4    1    4   11
Joaquin Andujar        1   1  2.55   5   2   0   0   0   18   19    5    5    1    7   16
Dave Smith             1   3  2.70  12   0   0   2   0   20   13    7    6    0   10   17
Vern Ruhle             0   1  3.04   4   4   0   0   0   24   19    8    8    2    4   14
Don Sutton             2   3  3.62   5   5   0   0   0   32   30   13   13    1    8   20
Bobby Sprowl           0   0  4.76   4   0   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    0    3    6

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Howe             1   1  0.00   9   0   0   2   0   10    7    1    0    0    4    7
Dave Stewart           1   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    2    0    0    0    8    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   2  2.45   5   5   0   0   0   29   22   11    8    3   11   11
Burt Hooton            3   0  3.34   5   5   0   0   0   32   33   13   12    0    6   14
Terry Forster          0   0  3.38   6   0   0   0   0    8   11    3    3    0    4    4
Dave Goltz             0   0  3.75   7   0   0   1   0   12   12    5    5    2    3    8
Bob Welch              1   1  4.40   5   5   0   0   0   29   26   14   14    1   11   17
Bobby Castillo         0   3  5.14   9   0   0   3   0   14   12    8    8    2    6   10

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Elias Sosa             1   0  0.00   8   0   0   2   0   10    7    0    0    0    3    4
Woodie Fryman          2   0  1.13   9   0   0   3   0    8    5    1    1    0    1    5
Bill Lee               1   0  2.20   7   1   0   1   0   16   14    6    4    1    2    9
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           3   1  5.27   6   6   0   0   0   43   54   26   25    1    9   19
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  1.80   8   0   0   0   0   15   16    6    3    1    4   11
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
Ed Lynch               0   0  3.86   1   1   0   0   0    5    9    2    2    0    0    1
Randy Jones            0   4  4.85   5   5   0   0   0   26   27   23   14    5   13    5
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
Jeff Reardon           0   0  6.75   9   0   0   0   0   13   17   10   10    2    8   14
Dave Roberts           0   2  8.68   4   2   0   0   0    9   17   11    9    2    1    8

 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          5   0  2.65   6   6   4   0   0   51   54   15   15    1   14   45
Marty Bystrom          2   0  3.24   4   4   1   0   0   25   21   10    9    1    7   15
Dick Ruthven           4   1  3.52   5   5   2   0   0   38   33   18   15    1    9   16
Larry Christenson      1   2  3.69   5   5   0   0   0   32   31   16   13    3    7   22
Tug McGraw             1   2  4.15   7   0   0   2   0    9    9    4    4    1    7    7
Sparky Lyle            2   1  4.97   7   0   0   0   0   13   17    7    7    0    5    8
Nino Espinosa          1   1  5.68   3   3   1   0   0   19   19   13   12    4    4    6
Ron Reed               0   0  5.79   5   0   0   1   0    9    7    6    6    3    3    7

 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  14   0   0   4   0   24   24    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   4  3.46   6   6   0   0   0   42   39   17   16    1   13   21
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
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   3  3.18   5   5   1   0   0   34   32   14   12    2    8   18
Fred Breining          1   0  3.21  11   0   0   0   0   14   10    6    5    1    6    5
Gary Lavelle           0   2  3.21   7   0   0   2   0   14   11    7    5    1    3   10
Greg Minton            0   1  3.63  12   0   0   5   0   22   20   10    9    0   10   11
Ed Whitson             0   3  3.68   5   5   0   0   0   29   27   13   12    4    8   20
Tom Griffin            2   2  4.50   6   6   1   0   0   34   30   19   17    3   20   23
Al Holland             1   1  6.94   9   0   0   0   0   12   17    9    9    0    8    5
Randy Moffitt          0   0 10.13   5   0   0   0   0    5    7    6    6    1    1    7

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Otten              0   0  0.00   7   0   0   0   0   10    5    0    0    0    5    7
Lary Sorensen          4   0  2.21   5   5   2   0   1   37   24    9    9    0    5   22
Andy Rincon            2   1  2.22   4   4   1   0   1   28   24    8    7    0    5   12
Bob Shirley            3   0  2.78   5   3   1   0   0   23   16    7    7    0    7   15
Bruce Sutter           0   1  3.06   8   0   0   5   0   18   10    6    6    1    8   11
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
Bob Sykes              0   0 18.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    0    1    0

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League Leaders

Wins:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  D. Alexander (SFN)        4
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          4
  L. Sorensen (SLN)         4
  B. Hooton (LAN)           3
  R. Rhoden (PIT)           3
  S. Rogers (MON)           3
  S. Sanderson (MON)        3
  B. Shirley (SLN)          3

Losses:

  T. Boggs (ATL)            4
  R. Jones (NYN)            4
  S. Mura (SDN)             4
  M. Soto (CIN)             4
  B. Castillo (LAN)         3
  K. Kravec (CHN)           3
  J. Niekro (HOU)           3
  R. Reuschel (CHN)         3
  A. Ripley (SFN)           3
  D. Smith (HOU)            3

Complete Games:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          4
  J. Niekro (HOU)           3
  J. Reuss (LAN)            3
  B. Knepper (HOU)          2
  G. Perry (ATL)            2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          2
  L. Sorensen (SLN)         2
  B. Berenyi (CIN)          1
  J. Bibby (PIT)            1

Saves:

  G. Minton (SFN)           5
  B. Sutter (SLN)           5
  R. Camp (ATL)             4
  G. Lucas (SDN)            4
  N. Allen (NYN)            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
  S. Carlton (PHI)       51.0
  J. Niekro (HOU)        49.0
  T. Seaver (CIN)        43.1
  S. Rogers (MON)        42.2
  S. Mura (SDN)          41.2
  T. Boggs (ATL)         40.2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)       38.1
  V. Blue (SFN)          37.0
  L. Sorensen (SLN)      36.2

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         54
  S. Rogers (MON)          54
  J. Niekro (HOU)          41
  S. Mura (SDN)            39
  T. Boggs (ATL)           36
  L. McGlothen (CHN)       36
  R. Rhoden (PIT)          35
  J. Curtis (SDN)          34
  T. Seaver (CIN)          34
  B. Hooton (LAN)          33

Runs:

  S. Rogers (MON)          26
  R. Jones (NYN)           23
  T. Boggs (ATL)           20
  J. Curtis (SDN)          20
  T. Griffin (SFN)         19
  T. Lollar (SDN)          19
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        19
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         18
  S. Mura (SDN)            17
  L. Christenson (PHI)     16

Home Runs:

  J. Curtis (SDN)           7
  T. Boggs (ATL)            6
  R. Wise (SDN)             6
  R. Jones (NYN)            5
  V. Blue (SFN)             4
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         4
  M. Scott (NYN)            4
  B. Walk (ATL)             4
  E. Whitson (SFN)          4
  R. Burris (MON)           3

Walks:

  T. Griffin (SFN)         20
  T. Seaver (CIN)          18
  J. Curtis (SDN)          16
  M. Krukow (CHN)          16
  V. Blue (SFN)            15
  B. Walk (ATL)            15
  B. Berenyi (CIN)         14
  S. Carlton (PHI)         14
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    14
  M. Soto (CIN)            14

Strikeouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      50
  S. Carlton (PHI)         45
  M. Soto (CIN)            31
  B. Gullickson (MON)      29
  T. Seaver (CIN)          27
  V. Blue (SFN)            23
  P. Falcone (NYN)         23
  T. Griffin (SFN)         23
  L. Christenson (PHI)     22
  J. Niekro (HOU)          22

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