Saturday May 9, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 9, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     19   9  2.26   28  11   6   255   209   69   64    8   79  150
Houston         12  16  2.68   28   6   4   255   216   81   76    8   73  168
St. Louis       15   6  3.15   22   4   6   200   163   76   70    6   59  106
San Francisco   14  16  3.30   30   3   8   270   241  112   99   20  107  161
Atlanta         15  13  3.36   28   5   6   249   221  101   93   20   95  116
Pittsburgh      10  11  3.39   22   2   5   199   208   83   75   12   70  104
New York         8  15  3.46   24   1   5   211   202  105   81   23   74  132
Cincinnati      14  12  3.69   26   5   4   232   209  108   95   13  103  141
Philadelphia    18   9  3.73   27   9   3   244   240  110  101   17   73  157
Chicago          5  19  3.78   25   0   1   224   221  109   94    9  108  135
Montreal        16   9  4.07   25   3   7   228   239  113  103   16   60  117
San Diego        9  20  4.26   29   1   7   260   268  136  123   28  115  130

 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
Andy Rincon (SLN)      3   1  1.77   5   5   1   0   1   36   27    8    7    0    5   13
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
Gaylord Perry (ATL)    3   2  2.27   6   6   3   0   0   44   38   13   11    3    6   23
Phil Niekro (ATL)      1   1  2.31   5   5   1   0   1   35   29   11    9    1   14   22

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Hrabosky            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
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
Larry Bradford         2   0  3.12   9   0   0   1   0    9    6    3    3    0    4    5
Rick Mahler            1   0  3.14  11   0   0   1   0   14   14    5    5    0    9    7
Gene Garber            1   1  3.65   9   0   0   0   0   12   12    5    5    1    5    8
Bob Walk               1   2  3.86   6   5   0   0   0   33   28   16   14    5   17    9
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
Preston Hanna          1   0  6.30   6   0   0   0   0   10   10    7    7    0    9    4

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lee Smith              1   2  2.48  14   0   0   0   0   29   23    8    8    1    9   21
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
Rick Reuschel          1   3  3.96   6   6   0   0   0   36   31   19   16    3   11   20
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
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  4.02  13   0   0   0   0   16   14    7    7    1    6   17
Bruce Berenyi          3   1  4.50   5   4   1   0   1   32   26   16   16    0   18   14
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
Frank Lacorte          1   1  2.19  12   0   0   1   0   12    8    3    3    0    6   14
Joe Niekro             2   3  2.39   6   6   3   0   0   49   41   13   13    1   10   22
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
Joaquin Andujar        1   2  4.15   6   3   0   0   0   22   26   11   10    1    9   17
Bobby Sprowl           0   0  7.04   5   0   0   0   0    8   10    6    6    1    3    6

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Steve Howe             1   1  0.79  10   0   0   2   0   11    8    2    1    0    5    8
Jerry Reuss            3   1  1.03   4   4   4   0   1   35   28    4    4    0    4    9
Dave Goltz             0   0  2.76   8   0   0   1   0   16   16    5    5    2    5   10
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
Rick Sutcliffe         2   2  3.48   6   6   0   0   0   31   27   15   12    3   13   11
Bob Welch              1   1  4.40   5   5   0   0   0   29   26   14   14    1   11   17
Bobby Castillo         0   4  6.00  10   0   0   3   0   15   13   10   10    2    7   11

 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
Stan Bahnsen           1   0  5.28   9   0   0   1   0   15   16    9    9    2    3    9
Steve Rogers           3   2  5.62   7   7   0   0   0   50   63   32   31    2   12   20
Steve Ratzer           1   0  7.07   7   0   0   0   0   14   21   13   11    1    6    3
Charlie Lea            0   1  7.36   5   2   0   0   0   11   16    9    9    1    4    6

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Neil Allen             2   0  1.04  10   0   0   4   0   17    7    3    2    1    6   14
Dyar Miller            0   0  1.80   8   0   0   0   0   15   16    6    3    1    4   11
Tom Hausman            0   1  2.00  10   0   0   0   0   18   17    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
Jeff Reardon           0   0  4.91  12   0   0   1   0   18   18   10   10    2   10   19
Craig Swan             0   2  5.06   2   2   0   0   0    5    5    4    3    0    0    4
Dave Roberts           0   2  7.07   5   3   0   0   0   14   22   13   11    4    3   10

 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
Marty Bystrom          2   1  3.06   5   5   1   0   0   32   28   12   11    1   10   16
Steve Carlton          6   0  3.15   7   7   5   0   0   60   63   21   21    1   17   56
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
Grant Jackson          1   2  1.64  12   0   0   1   0   11    6    3    2    0    3    4
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
Rod Scurry             1   1  3.91   4   4   0   0   0   25   27   11   11    3   11   23
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
Kent Tekulve           0   1  7.56   8   0   0   0   0    8   12    7    7    0    6    5

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Urrea             2   0  0.00  12   0   0   0   0   19   13    0    0    0    8    6
Danny Boone            0   0  2.57   7   0   0   0   0   14   14    6    4    0    6    9
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  6.05  14   0   0   2   0   19   23   13   13    3    8    9
John Curtis            0   2  6.49   7   7   0   0   0   35   42   26   25    8   17   15
Tim Lollar             1   3 11.42  10   1   0   1   0   17   23   24   22    3   14    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              3   2  2.35   6   6   1   0   0   46   35   13   12    5   18   26
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
Andy Rincon            3   1  1.77   5   5   1   0   1   36   27    8    7    0    5   13
Lary Sorensen          4   0  2.21   5   5   2   0   1   37   24    9    9    0    5   22
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
Bob Sykes              0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    2    2    0    1    3
Joe Edelen             1   0  7.00   6   0   0   0   0    9   11    7    7    0    2    5

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League Leaders

Wins:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       7
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  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
  B. Berenyi (CIN)          3

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  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
  S. Carlton (PHI)       60.0
  T. Seaver (CIN)        52.1
  S. Rogers (MON)        49.2
  J. Niekro (HOU)        49.0
  V. Blue (SFN)          46.0
  D. Ruthven (PHI)       44.2
  G. Perry (ATL)         43.2
  R. Rhoden (PIT)        42.0
  S. Mura (SDN)          41.2

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         63
  S. Rogers (MON)          63
  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:

  S. Rogers (MON)          32
  J. Curtis (SDN)          26
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         25
  T. Lollar (SDN)          24
  R. Jones (NYN)           23
  S. Carlton (PHI)         21
  T. Boggs (ATL)           20
  T. Griffin (SFN)         19
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        19
  P. Zachry (NYN)          18

Home Runs:

  J. Curtis (SDN)           8
  T. Boggs (ATL)            6
  R. Wise (SDN)             6
  V. Blue (SFN)             5
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         5
  R. Jones (NYN)            5
  B. Walk (ATL)             5
  R. Burris (MON)           4
  J. Montefusco (ATL)       4
  D. Roberts (NYN)          4

Walks:

  T. Seaver (CIN)          24
  T. Griffin (SFN)         20
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    19
  B. Berenyi (CIN)         18
  V. Blue (SFN)            18
  M. Krukow (CHN)          18
  S. Carlton (PHI)         17
  J. Curtis (SDN)          17
  B. Walk (ATL)            17
  R. Rhoden (PIT)          16

Strikeouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      61
  S. Carlton (PHI)         56
  M. Soto (CIN)            37
  T. Seaver (CIN)          31
  B. Gullickson (MON)      30
  R. Rhoden (PIT)          27
  V. Blue (SFN)            26
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    25
  E. Whitson (SFN)         25
  D. Alexander (SFN)       24

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