Wednesday May 6, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 6, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     17   8  2.20   25   9   6   229   185   61   56    8   68  131
Houston         11  14  2.50   25   5   4   230   191   68   64    6   66  158
Pittsburgh       8   9  3.00   18   2   4   165   173   63   55   11   55   86
St. Louis       13   5  3.28   19   4   5   173   135   68   63    5   51   98
San Francisco   12  15  3.35   27   2   7   244   222  104   91   17   94  151
Atlanta         13  12  3.40   25   5   6   220   196   88   83   18   81   99
Philadelphia    16   8  3.57   24   8   3   217   210   95   86   16   63  137
Cincinnati      12  10  3.68   22   4   4   196   173   93   80   12   86  121
New York         6  14  3.72   21   1   3   184   181   98   76   20   67  114
Chicago          4  17  3.77   22   0   1   196   195   96   82    8  100  116
San Diego        9  17  4.05   26   0   7   236   235  114  106   23  101  120
Montreal        15   7  4.12   22   2   7   201   212  100   92   14   55  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
Bob Knepper (HOU)      2   0  1.32   4   4   2   0   2   27   21    4    4    0    4   13
Nolan Ryan (HOU)       1   1  1.73   4   4   0   0   0   26   20    6    5    0   11   23
Lee Smith (CHN)        1   2  1.82  12   0   0   0   0   25   17    5    5    1    9   20
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
Gaylord Perry (ATL)    3   2  2.27   6   6   3   0   0   44   38   13   11    3    6   23
Jim Bibby (PIT)        1   1  2.32   4   4   1   0   1   31   28    9    8    0   12   16

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry          3   2  2.27   6   6   3   0   0   44   38   13   11    3    6   23
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
Lee Smith              1   2  1.82  12   0   0   0   0   25   17    5    5    1    9   20
Randy Martz            1   0  1.93   6   1   0   0   0   14   13    4    3    0    5    5
Doug Capilla           0   0  2.92  10   0   0   0   0   12   10    4    4    0   10    5
Rawly Eastwick         0   1  2.92   8   0   0   0   0   12   13    5    4    0    3   10
Bill Caudill           0   2  3.63   7   3   0   0   0   22   19   11    9    1   15   18
Dick Tidrow            1   2  3.63  12   0   0   1   0   17   14    8    7    0    5   12
Lynn McGlothen         0   2  3.72   6   6   0   0   0   29   36   15   12    1   13   14
Mike Krukow            1   2  4.26   4   4   0   0   0   19   22   11    9    2   16   11
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
Tom Hume               2   2  2.95  13   0   0   3   0   18   15    7    6    3   11    4
Frank Pastore          1   0  3.00   4   4   1   0   1   24   21   12    8    1    5   15
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
Joe Price              1   0  4.73  11   0   0   0   0   13   13    7    7    1    5   14
Mike Lacoss            1   2  5.06   4   4   0   0   0   16   23   11    9    1    8    5
Doug Bair              1   0  8.38   8   0   0   0   0   10   14    9    9    2    5    7

 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
Nolan Ryan             1   1  1.73   4   4   0   0   0   26   20    6    5    0   11   23
Joe Sambito            1   1  2.00  12   0   0   1   0   18   14    6    4    1    5   14
Joe Niekro             2   3  2.39   6   6   3   0   0   49   41   13   13    1   10   22
Joaquin Andujar        1   1  2.55   5   2   0   0   0   18   19    5    5    1    7   16
Frank Lacorte          1   1  2.61  11   0   0   1   0   10    8    3    3    0    4   13
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            4   0  2.83   6   6   1   0   0   41   38   14   13    0    6   18
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
Ray Burris             2   2  4.40   5   5   1   0   0   29   31   16   14    4   10   12
Steve Rogers           3   1  5.27   6   6   0   0   0   43   54   26   25    1    9   19
Stan Bahnsen           1   0  5.65   8   0   0   1   0   14   15    9    9    2    3    9
Charlie Lea            0   1  7.36   5   2   0   0   0   11   16    9    9    1    4    6
Steve Ratzer           1   0  8.25   6   0   0   0   0   12   18   11   11    1    5    3

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Neil Allen             1   0  0.00   8   0   0   3   0   14    4    1    0    0    5    9
Tim Leary              0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    3
Pete Falcone           1   0  0.90   8   0   0   0   0   20   11    3    2    1   10   24
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   3  3.63   6   6   1   0   0   35   33   18   14    3   16   18
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
Jeff Reardon           0   0  5.87  10   0   0   0   0   15   17   10   10    2    8   15
Mike Scott             1   2  6.43   4   4   0   0   0   21   27   16   15    4    5   11
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  2.03   8   0   0   0   0   13   11    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
Nino Espinosa          1   2  4.67   4   4   1   0   0   27   27   15   14    5    7    9
Sparky Lyle            2   1  4.97   7   0   0   0   0   13   17    7    7    0    5    8
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
Eddie Solomon          1   1  1.13   5   0   0   1   0    8    9    3    1    0    1    2
Kent Tekulve           0   1  1.42   7   0   0   0   0    6    7    1    1    0    4    4
Rod Scurry             1   0  1.77   3   3   0   0   0   20   19    4    4    2    6   18
Grant Jackson          1   2  2.00  10   0   0   1   0    9    5    3    2    0    3    3
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  4.15   5   5   0   0   0   35   39   17   16    3   11   12
Don Robinson           0   1  4.91   2   1   0   0   0    7   12    5    4    1    1    3
Enrique Romo           0   1  6.57  10   0   0   2   0   12   19   11    9    3    5    6

 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  2.19   6   0   0   0   0   12   12    5    3    0    5    7
Gary Lucas             2   2  3.00  14   0   0   4   0   24   24    8    8    1   10   13
Juan Eichelberger      2   1  3.16   6   6   0   0   0   37   32   13   13    3   19   25
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
Fred Breining          1   0  3.00  12   0   0   0   0   15   12    6    5    1    6    7
Allen Ripley           1   3  3.18   5   5   1   0   0   34   32   14   12    2    8   18
Gary Lavelle           0   2  3.21   7   0   0   2   0   14   11    7    5    1    3   10
Greg Minton            1   1  3.24  13   0   0   5   0   25   22   10    9    0   10   12
Ed Whitson             0   3  3.48   6   6   0   0   0   34   32   14   13    4   10   25
Tom Griffin            2   2  4.50   6   6   1   0   0   34   30   19   17    3   20   23
Al Holland             1   1  7.11  10   0   0   0   0   13   20   12   10    0    9    6
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
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
Jim Otten              0   0  3.00   8   0   0   0   0   12   11    4    4    1    6    7
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   2  4.50   4   4   0   0   0   22   16   11   11    3    4   11
Jim Kaat               1   0  5.06   8   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    3    0    2    4
Joe Edelen             1   0  7.00   6   0   0   0   0    9   11    7    7    0    2    5
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
  B. Hooton (LAN)           4
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          4
  L. Sorensen (SLN)         4
  G. Perry (ATL)            3
  R. Rhoden (PIT)           3
  S. Rogers (MON)           3
  S. Sanderson (MON)        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
  G. Perry (ATL)            3
  J. Reuss (LAN)            3
  B. Knepper (HOU)          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
  G. Perry (ATL)         43.2
  T. Seaver (CIN)        43.1
  S. Rogers (MON)        42.2
  S. Mura (SDN)          41.2
  B. Hooton (LAN)        41.1
  T. Boggs (ATL)         40.2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)       38.1

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         54
  S. Rogers (MON)          54
  J. Niekro (HOU)          41
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      39
  S. Mura (SDN)            39
  B. Hooton (LAN)          38
  G. Perry (ATL)           38
  T. Boggs (ATL)           36
  L. McGlothen (CHN)       36
  R. Rhoden (PIT)          35

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
  P. Zachry (NYN)          18
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      17

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  T. Griffin (SFN)         20
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    19
  T. Seaver (CIN)          18
  J. Curtis (SDN)          16
  M. Krukow (CHN)          16
  P. Zachry (NYN)          16
  V. Blue (SFN)            15
  B. Caudill (CHN)         15
  B. Walk (ATL)            15
  B. Berenyi (CIN)         14

Strikeouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      50
  S. Carlton (PHI)         45
  M. Soto (CIN)            31
  B. Gullickson (MON)      29
  T. Seaver (CIN)          27
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    25
  E. Whitson (SFN)         25
  P. Falcone (NYN)         24
  V. Blue (SFN)            23
  T. Griffin (SFN)         23

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