Friday May 8, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 8, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     19   8  2.07   27  11   6   247   198   62   57    8   73  146
Houston         12  15  2.48   27   6   4   247   205   72   68    7   69  166
Pittsburgh      10  10  2.92   21   2   5   191   194   70   62   11   63   97
Atlanta         15  12  3.23   27   5   6   240   210   94   86   19   90  112
St. Louis       14   6  3.30   21   4   6   191   157   76   70    6   59  102
San Francisco   13  16  3.34   29   2   8   261   234  110   97   19  104  158
New York         7  15  3.43   23   1   4   202   193  101   77   20   70  126
Cincinnati      13  12  3.64   25   5   4   223   199  103   90   13   99  138
Philadelphia    17   9  3.64   26   8   3   235   231  104   95   17   70  146
Chicago          4  19  3.81   24   0   1   215   215  106   91    9  108  130
Montreal        16   8  3.99   24   3   7   219   227  105   97   15   56  116
San Diego        9  19  4.08   28   1   7   252   255  127  114   26  109  127

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
F. Valenzuela (LAN)    7   0  0.29   7   7   6   0   5   63   40    2    2    0   16   61
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  1.73  13   0   0   0   0   26   18    5    5    1    9   20
Scott Sanderson (MON)  4   1  2.04   5   5   2   0   0   35   29   10    8    4    8   19
Tom Seaver (CIN)       3   1  2.06   7   7   2   0   1   52   40   15   12    2   24   31
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

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Camp              3   1  2.04  13   0   0   4   0   18   17    5    4    0    4   11
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
Larry Bradford         2   0  3.12   9   0   0   1   0    9    6    3    3    0    4    5
Rick Mahler            1   0  3.38  10   0   0   1   0   13   14    5    5    0    8    7
Gene Garber            1   1  3.65   9   0   0   0   0   12   12    5    5    1    5    8
Bob Walk               1   1  3.71   5   4   0   0   0   27   22   13   11    4   15    7
Tommy Boggs            1   4  4.20   6   6   1   0   0   41   36   20   19    6   13   17
John Montefusco        1   2  4.41   6   6   0   0   0   33   30   16   16    4   14    9

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lee Smith              1   2  1.73  13   0   0   0   0   26   18    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  2.77  11   0   0   0   0   13   11    4    4    0   10    6
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
Mike Krukow            1   2  3.71   5   5   0   0   0   27   30   14   11    2   18   16
Dick Tidrow            1   3  4.00  13   0   0   1   0   18   15    9    8    1    5   12
Randy Martz            1   1  4.20   7   2   0   0   0   15   16    8    7    0    9    5
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             3   1  2.06   7   7   2   0   1   52   40   15   12    2   24   31
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
Vern Ruhle             0   1  3.04   4   4   0   0   0   24   19    8    8    2    4   14
Dave Smith             1   3  3.27  13   0   0   2   0   22   16    9    8    1   10   17
Don Sutton             2   4  3.52   6   6   0   0   0   38   35   15   15    1    9   23
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    7   0  0.29   7   7   6   0   5   63   40    2    2    0   16   61
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  1.00  10   0   0   3   0    9    7    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   3  3.72   5   5   0   0   0   39   35   17   16    1   11   30
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  5.28   9   0   0   1   0   15   16    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
Mike Scott             1   3  4.82   5   5   0   0   0   28   31   17   15    4    6   17
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  5.19  11   0   0   0   0   17   18   10   10    2    9   17
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
Tug McGraw             1   2  3.38   9   0   0   2   0   11   12    4    4    1    7    8
Larry Christenson      1   2  3.69   5   5   0   0   0   32   31   16   13    3    7   22
Sparky Lyle            3   1  4.40   8   0   0   0   0   14   18    7    7    0    5    9
Dick Ruthven           4   1  4.43   6   6   2   0   0   45   42   25   22    2   13   22
Nino Espinosa          1   2  4.67   4   4   1   0   0   27   27   15   14    5    7    9
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
Ernie Camacho          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    3    1
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
Rick Rhoden            4   0  2.36   6   6   1   0   1   42   37   11   11    2   16   27
Jim Bibby              1   2  3.25   5   5   1   0   1   36   35   14   13    0   13   16
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  11   0   0   0   0   17   12    0    0    0    6    6
Danny Boone            0   0  2.19   6   0   0   0   0   12   12    5    3    0    5    7
Gary Lucas             2   3  2.96  15   0   0   4   0   24   25   12    8    1   11   14
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  4.91  13   0   0   2   0   18   19   10   10    3    7    8
John Curtis            0   2  6.49   7   7   0   0   0   35   42   26   25    8   17   15
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
Gary Lavelle           0   2  2.87   9   0   0   2   0   16   12    7    5    1    4   10
Allen Ripley           2   3  2.93   6   6   1   0   0   40   35   15   13    2   11   20
Fred Breining          1   0  3.00  12   0   0   0   0   15   12    6    5    1    6    7
Ed Whitson             0   3  3.48   6   6   0   0   0   34   32   14   13    4   10   25
Greg Minton            1   1  3.76  14   0   0   5   0   26   23   12   11    0   13   12
Tom Griffin            2   2  4.50   6   6   1   0   0   34   30   19   17    3   20   23
Al Holland             1   1  6.59  11   0   0   1   0   14   21   12   10    0   10    7
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
Bruce Sutter           0   1  2.79   9   0   0   5   0   19   11    6    6    1   11   14
Jim Otten              0   0  2.92   9   0   0   0   0   12   12    4    4    1    6    7
Jim Kaat               1   0  3.00   9   0   0   1   0    9    6    3    3    0    2    4
Silvio Martinez        0   2  3.51   4   4   0   0   0   26   24   15   10    0   14   11
Bob Shirley            4   0  3.58   6   4   1   0   0   28   27   11   11    1    9   16
Bob Forsch             2   2  4.50   4   4   0   0   0   22   16   11   11    3    4   11
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)       7
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  D. Alexander (SFN)        4
  B. Hooton (LAN)           4
  R. Rhoden (PIT)           4
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          4
  S. Sanderson (MON)        4
  B. Shirley (SLN)          4
  L. Sorensen (SLN)         4
  R. Camp (ATL)             3

Losses:

  M. Soto (CIN)             5
  T. Boggs (ATL)            4
  R. Jones (NYN)            4
  S. Mura (SDN)             4
  D. Sutton (HOU)           4
  B. Castillo (LAN)         3
  B. Gullickson (MON)       3
  K. Kravec (CHN)           3
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           3
  G. Lucas (SDN)            3

Complete Games:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       6
  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
  T. Seaver (CIN)           2
  L. Sorensen (SLN)         2

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)       5
  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
  T. Seaver (CIN)           1

Innings Pitched:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)    63.0
  T. Seaver (CIN)        52.1
  S. Carlton (PHI)       51.0
  J. Niekro (HOU)        49.0
  D. Ruthven (PHI)       44.2
  G. Perry (ATL)         43.2
  S. Rogers (MON)        42.2
  R. Rhoden (PIT)        42.0
  S. Mura (SDN)          41.2
  B. Hooton (LAN)        41.1

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         54
  S. Rogers (MON)          54
  J. Curtis (SDN)          42
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         42
  J. Niekro (HOU)          41
  T. Seaver (CIN)          40
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      40
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      39
  S. Mura (SDN)            39
  B. Hooton (LAN)          38

Runs:

  J. Curtis (SDN)          26
  S. Rogers (MON)          26
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         25
  R. Jones (NYN)           23
  T. Boggs (ATL)           20
  T. Griffin (SFN)         19
  T. Lollar (SDN)          19
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        19
  P. Zachry (NYN)          18
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      17

Home Runs:

  J. Curtis (SDN)           8
  T. Boggs (ATL)            6
  R. Wise (SDN)             6
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         5
  R. Jones (NYN)            5
  V. Blue (SFN)             4
  R. Burris (MON)           4
  J. Montefusco (ATL)       4
  S. Sanderson (MON)        4
  M. Scott (NYN)            4

Walks:

  T. Seaver (CIN)          24
  T. Griffin (SFN)         20
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    19
  M. Krukow (CHN)          18
  J. Curtis (SDN)          17
  R. Rhoden (PIT)          16
  M. Soto (CIN)            16
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      16
  P. Zachry (NYN)          16
  V. Blue (SFN)            15

Strikeouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      61
  S. Carlton (PHI)         45
  M. Soto (CIN)            37
  T. Seaver (CIN)          31
  B. Gullickson (MON)      30
  R. Rhoden (PIT)          27
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    25
  E. Whitson (SFN)         25
  D. Alexander (SFN)       24
  P. Falcone (NYN)         24

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