Thursday May 7, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 7, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     18   8  2.15   26  10   6   238   191   62   57    8   68  135
Houston         12  14  2.41   26   6   4   239   197   68   64    6   68  163
Pittsburgh      10   9  2.80   20   2   5   183   187   65   57   11   59   96
Atlanta         14  12  3.26   26   5   6   229   203   91   83   18   85  106
St. Louis       13   6  3.26   20   4   5   182   144   72   66    5   57  101
San Francisco   12  16  3.35   28   2   7   252   229  107   94   19   96  155
Philadelphia    16   9  3.50   25   8   3   226   220   97   88   16   66  138
New York         7  14  3.59   22   1   4   193   188  100   77   20   68  118
Cincinnati      12  12  3.79   24   4   4   214   193  103   90   13   93  134
Chicago          4  18  3.87   23   0   1   205   204  102   88    8  106  124
Montreal        16   7  3.99   23   3   7   210   216  101   93   15   56  115
San Diego        9  18  3.99   27   1   7   244   241  116  108   24  105  124

 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
Bob Knepper (HOU)      3   0  0.99   5   5   3   0   3   36   27    4    4    0    6   18
Jerry Reuss (LAN)      3   1  1.03   4   4   4   0   1   35   28    4    4    0    4    9
Doyle Alexander (SFN)  4   2  1.55   6   6   0   0   0   41   34    8    7    3   14   24
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
Scott Sanderson (MON)  4   1  2.04   5   5   2   0   0   35   29   10    8    4    8   19
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

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Camp              3   1  2.12  12   0   0   4   0   17   17    5    4    0    3   10
Gaylord Perry          3   2  2.27   6   6   3   0   0   44   38   13   11    3    6   23
Phil Niekro            1   1  2.31   5   5   1   0   1   35   29   11    9    1   14   22
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
Rawly Eastwick         0   1  2.70   9   0   0   0   0   13   15    5    4    0    3   12
Doug Capilla           0   0  2.92  10   0   0   0   0   12   10    4    4    0   10    5
Lynn McGlothen         0   2  3.48   7   6   0   0   0   31   36   15   12    1   13   16
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
Randy Martz            1   1  4.20   7   2   0   0   0   15   16    8    7    0    9    5
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  6.98   7   3   0   0   0   19   25   16   15    0   15    9

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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   5  3.35   6   6   1   0   0   40   31   17   15    1   16   37
Paul Moskau            1   0  3.52   7   0   0   1   0   15   13    7    6    1    7    7
Joe Price              1   0  4.11  12   0   0   0   0   15   14    7    7    1    6   17
Bruce Berenyi          2   1  4.24   4   3   1   0   1   23   16   11   11    0   14   11
Geoff Combe            0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    1    2    2
Mike Lacoss            1   3  6.63   5   5   0   0   0   19   30   16   14    1    9    6
Doug Bair              1   0  6.94   9   0   0   0   0   12   15    9    9    2    5    8

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Knepper            3   0  0.99   5   5   3   0   3   36   27    4    4    0    6   18
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            3   1  1.03   4   4   4   0   1   35   28    4    4    0    4    9
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
Scott Sanderson        4   1  2.04   5   5   2   0   0   35   29   10    8    4    8   19
Bill Lee               1   0  2.20   7   1   0   1   0   16   14    6    4    1    2    9
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   9   0   0   4   0   15    5    1    0    0    5   12
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
Ed Lynch               1   0  2.19   2   2   0   0   0   12   15    4    3    0    1    2
Pat Zachry             3   3  3.63   6   6   1   0   0   35   33   18   14    3   16   18
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  1.93   9   0   0   0   0   14   12    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   1  3.06   5   5   1   0   0   32   28   12   11    1   10   16
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  3.72   8   0   0   2   0   10   11    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          2   1  1.13   6   1   0   1   0   16   16    4    2    0    1    5
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  1.80  11   0   0   1   0   10    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            4   0  2.36   6   6   1   0   1   42   37   11   11    2   16   27
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  5.28  11   0   0   3   0   15   24   11    9    3    5    8

 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
Chris Welsh            1   2  4.15   6   4   1   0   0   26   25   13   12    3   13   14
John Littlefield       0   2  4.58  12   0   0   2   0   18   16    9    9    2    6    8
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   2  1.55   6   6   0   0   0   41   34    8    7    3   14   24
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
Gary Lavelle           0   2  3.00   8   0   0   2   0   15   12    7    5    1    3   10
Allen Ripley           1   3  3.18   5   5   1   0   0   34   32   14   12    2    8   18
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
Bruce Sutter           0   1  2.79   9   0   0   5   0   19   11    6    6    1   11   14
Jim Otten              0   0  3.00   8   0   0   0   0   12   11    4    4    1    6    7
Silvio Martinez        0   2  3.51   4   4   0   0   0   26   24   15   10    0   14   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
  R. Rhoden (PIT)           4
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          4
  S. Sanderson (MON)        4
  L. Sorensen (SLN)         4
  R. Camp (ATL)             3
  B. Knepper (HOU)          3

Losses:

  M. Soto (CIN)             5
  T. Boggs (ATL)            4
  R. Jones (NYN)            4
  S. Mura (SDN)             4
  B. Castillo (LAN)         3
  K. Kravec (CHN)           3
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           3
  J. Niekro (HOU)           3
  R. Reuschel (CHN)         3
  A. Ripley (SFN)           3

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  G. Minton (SFN)           5
  B. Sutter (SLN)           5
  N. Allen (NYN)            4
  R. Camp (ATL)             4
  G. Lucas (SDN)            4
  B. Castillo (LAN)         3
  W. Fryman (MON)           3
  T. Hume (CIN)             3
  E. Romo (PIT)             3
  S. Howe (LAN)             2

Shutouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       4
  B. Knepper (HOU)          3
  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
  R. Rhoden (PIT)        42.0
  S. Mura (SDN)          41.2
  B. Hooton (LAN)        41.1
  D. Alexander (SFN)     40.2

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
  R. Rhoden (PIT)          37
  T. Boggs (ATL)           36
  L. McGlothen (CHN)       36

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
  S. Sanderson (MON)        4
  M. Scott (NYN)            4
  B. Walk (ATL)             4

Walks:

  T. Griffin (SFN)         20
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    19
  T. Seaver (CIN)          18
  J. Curtis (SDN)          16
  M. Krukow (CHN)          16
  R. Rhoden (PIT)          16
  M. Soto (CIN)            16
  P. Zachry (NYN)          16
  V. Blue (SFN)            15
  B. Caudill (CHN)         15

Strikeouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      50
  S. Carlton (PHI)         45
  M. Soto (CIN)            37
  B. Gullickson (MON)      29
  R. Rhoden (PIT)          27
  T. Seaver (CIN)          27
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    25
  E. Whitson (SFN)         25
  D. Alexander (SFN)       24
  P. Falcone (NYN)         24

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