Thursday May 21, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 21, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     27  11  2.34   38  14   8   346   288   95   90   15  104  197
Houston         19  20  2.71   39   9   7   355   304  119  107    9  107  233
San Francisco   21  20  2.92   41   4  12   372   326  139  121   23  148  217
Pittsburgh      14  16  3.01   31   3   8   284   274  108   95   15   96  154
Atlanta         18  18  3.41   37   6   7   338   310  139  128   27  118  161
Cincinnati      22  15  3.41   37   9   7   330   288  141  125   19  135  203
Philadelphia    23  14  3.47   37  12   4   332   322  139  128   23  102  203
St. Louis       21  10  3.56   32   5  10   291   255  128  115   11   94  138
Montreal        20  16  3.59   36   6   8   326   323  150  130   23   80  167
New York         9  24  3.73   34   1   5   294   303  159  122   33  101  186
San Diego       15  24  3.80   39   3   9   351   353  165  148   32  144  175
Chicago          6  27  4.11   35   1   1   313   313  163  143   14  155  181

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
F. Valenzuela (LAN)    8   1  0.91   9   9   7   0   5   79   46    8    8    3   19   74
Bob Knepper (HOU)      4   0  1.03   7   7   3   0   3   53   37    7    6    0   10   24
Nolan Ryan (HOU)       3   2  1.12   7   7   1   0   1   48   36   10    6    0   20   48
Doyle Alexander (SFN)  5   2  1.49   8   8   0   0   0   54   46   10    9    3   17   28
Jerry Reuss (LAN)      4   1  1.56   6   6   5   0   1   52   52    9    9    1    7   13
Scott Sanderson (MON)  4   1  1.98   7   7   2   0   0   50   46   15   11    4    8   25
Vida Blue (SFN)        3   3  2.00   7   7   1   0   0   54   40   15   12    5   26   29
Tom Seaver (CIN)       5   1  2.04   9   9   3   0   1   66   47   18   15    3   33   41
Burt Hooton (LAN)      6   0  2.12   9   9   2   0   1   64   60   16   15    1   11   30
Joe Niekro (HOU)       5   3  2.22   9   9   4   0   1   73   62   18   18    2   16   34

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Hrabosky            0   0  1.69   5   0   0   0   0    5    4    1    1    0    0    3
Rick Mahler            2   0  1.88  17   0   0   2   0   24   21    5    5    0   13    9
Larry Bradford         2   0  1.88  15   0   0   1   0   14    9    3    3    0    5    9
Rick Camp              3   1  2.19  17   0   0   4   0   25   22    7    6    2    4   17
Phil Niekro            2   2  2.54   7   7   2   0   2   50   41   16   14    1   17   30
Gaylord Perry          3   3  2.65   8   8   3   0   0   58   57   19   17    3    7   27
Preston Hanna          2   0  3.32  10   0   0   0   0   22   20   10    8    1   13   10
Gene Garber            1   1  3.65   9   0   0   0   0   12   12    5    5    1    5    8
John Montefusco        1   2  4.50   9   7   0   0   0   40   38   20   20    5   16   11
Tommy Boggs            1   6  4.99   9   8   1   0   0   52   52   31   29    8   17   24
Bob Walk               1   3  5.00   8   7   0   0   0   36   34   22   20    6   21   13

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rawly Eastwick         0   1  2.12  11   0   0   0   0   17   16    5    4    0    5   13
Doug Capilla           0   0  2.66  16   0   0   0   0   20   19    7    6    0   14   10
Randy Martz            2   2  3.06  10   5   1   0   0   35   33   13   12    0   16    9
Lynn McGlothen         0   2  3.18  11   6   0   0   0   40   43   17   14    1   17   21
Lee Smith              1   3  3.26  16   0   0   0   0   30   28   12   11    1   10   21
Rick Reuschel          1   5  4.13   8   8   0   0   0   48   47   26   22    3   16   28
Bill Caudill           0   3  4.58  10   6   0   0   0   39   35   23   20    4   21   30
Dick Tidrow            1   4  4.66  19   0   0   1   0   29   21   17   15    2   11   19
Mike Krukow            1   4  5.91   7   7   0   0   0   32   41   24   21    3   27   19
Ken Kravec             0   3  7.25  10   3   0   0   0   22   30   19   18    0   18   11

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver             5   1  2.04   9   9   3   0   1   66   47   18   15    3   33   41
Paul Moskau            1   0  2.42   9   0   0   2   0   22   17    7    6    1    9   12
Mario Soto             3   5  2.78   8   8   3   0   0   58   43   21   18    2   21   53
Joe Price              3   0  2.82  17   0   0   0   0   22   18    7    7    1    7   23
Tom Hume               2   2  2.91  17   0   0   5   0   22   17    8    7    3   13    6
Geoff Combe            0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    2    1    3    3
Frank Pastore          1   2  4.01   7   7   1   0   1   43   43   23   19    3    7   26
Bruce Berenyi          4   1  4.87   7   6   1   0   1   41   34   22   22    1   25   18
Mike Lacoss            2   4  5.03   7   7   1   0   1   34   44   21   19    2   11   10
Doug Bair              1   0  5.51  11   0   0   0   0   16   21   12   10    2    6   11

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Knepper            4   0  1.03   7   7   3   0   3   53   37    7    6    0   10   24
Nolan Ryan             3   2  1.12   7   7   1   0   1   48   36   10    6    0   20   48
Frank Lacorte          1   1  1.80  15   0   0   2   0   15   10    3    3    0   10   18
Joe Niekro             5   3  2.22   9   9   4   0   1   73   62   18   18    2   16   34
Joe Sambito            1   3  2.22  18   0   0   3   0   24   17   10    6    1    9   18
Vern Ruhle             0   1  3.04   4   4   0   0   0   24   19    8    8    2    4   14
Don Sutton             3   4  3.88   8   8   1   0   1   51   48   22   22    1   11   29
Joaquin Andujar        1   2  4.09   7   3   0   0   0   22   27   11   10    1    9   17
Bobby Sprowl           0   1  4.86   7   1   0   0   0   17   18   10    9    1    5    9
Dave Smith             1   3  6.04  17   0   0   2   0   28   30   20   19    1   13   22

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Stewart           1   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    8    2    0    0    0    8    4
Steve Howe             4   1  0.45  15   0   0   4   0   20   12    2    1    0   10   11
Fernando Valenzuela    8   1  0.91   9   9   7   0   5   79   46    8    8    3   19   74
Jerry Reuss            4   1  1.56   6   6   5   0   1   52   52    9    9    1    7   13
Burt Hooton            6   0  2.12   9   9   2   0   1   64   60   16   15    1   11   30
Dave Goltz             0   0  3.20  10   0   0   1   0   20   18    7    7    3    5   13
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              2   2  4.20   8   8   0   0   0   49   46   23   23    2   19   26
Bobby Castillo         0   4  6.75  12   0   0   3   0   16   14   12   12    2    8   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          3   1  1.54  13   0   0   3   0   12   14    6    2    1    1    6
Scott Sanderson        4   1  1.98   7   7   2   0   0   50   46   15   11    4    8   25
Bill Lee               1   2  2.67  12   2   0   2   0   30   29   12    9    3    4   13
Charlie Lea            2   1  2.79   7   4   2   0   2   29   20    9    9    1   10   20
Ray Burris             2   3  3.54   7   7   1   0   0   41   37   21   16    5   12   16
Bill Gullickson        1   4  3.59   7   7   0   0   0   53   49   22   21    1   11   41
Steve Rogers           4   3  5.15   9   9   1   0   0   65   76   38   37    3   18   28
Stan Bahnsen           1   0  5.95  11   0   0   1   0   20   22   13   13    3    6   10
Steve Ratzer           1   1  6.23  12   0   0   0   0   17   23   14   12    2    7    4

 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
Dyar Miller            0   0  1.21  11   0   0   0   0   22   24    9    3    2    6   15
Pete Falcone           1   1  1.59  13   0   0   0   0   28   22    9    5    1   12   29
Neil Allen             2   1  2.08  12   0   0   4   0   22   12    6    5    2    9   16
Tom Hausman            0   1  2.20  16   0   0   0   0   29   27    7    7    2    6   13
Ed Lynch               1   2  2.82   4   4   0   0   0   22   29    9    7    3    2    8
Greg Harris            0   0  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    1    2    5
Jeff Reardon           1   0  3.55  17   0   0   1   0   25   26   10   10    2   12   27
Pat Zachry             3   5  4.63   8   8   1   0   0   45   46   27   23    5   20   25
Randy Jones            0   5  4.88   7   7   0   0   0   31   35   32   17    6   19    8
Craig Swan             0   2  5.06   2   2   0   0   0    5    5    4    3    0    0    4
Mike Scott             1   4  5.27   7   7   0   0   0   41   47   26   24    4    7   23
Dave Roberts           0   3  9.39   7   4   0   0   0   15   26   18   16    5    5   10

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Proly             0   0  2.40  11   0   0   0   0   15   15    5    4    1    5    8
Steve Carlton          7   0  2.69   9   9   6   0   0   77   72   24   23    2   22   73
Sparky Lyle            3   1  3.15  12   0   0   0   0   20   20    7    7    0    8   10
Marty Bystrom          3   2  3.40   7   7   1   0   0   42   40   17   16    2   12   21
Tug McGraw             1   4  3.60  13   0   0   3   0   15   18    6    6    2    9    8
Dick Ruthven           6   1  3.65   8   8   3   0   0   62   54   28   25    3   20   28
Ron Reed               0   0  3.77   8   0   0   1   0   14   11    6    6    3    4   10
Nino Espinosa          2   3  4.07   6   6   2   0   0   42   42   21   19    6    9   13
Larry Christenson      1   3  4.47   7   7   0   0   0   44   50   25   22    4   13   32

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Victor Cruz            1   0  1.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    7    1    1    1    5    8
Ernie Camacho          0   0  1.13   2   1   0   0   0    8    5    1    1    0    7    3
Pascual Perez          0   0  1.13   1   1   0   0   0    8    5    1    1    0    2    6
Grant Jackson          1   2  1.29  16   0   0   1   0   14    9    3    2    0    3    5
Rick Rhoden            5   0  2.25   7   7   1   0   1   48   43   12   12    2   17   31
Eddie Solomon          2   3  2.40   8   3   0   1   0   30   29   10    8    2    3   12
Jim Bibby              2   2  2.66   7   7   2   0   2   51   44   18   15    0   13   22
John Candelaria        2   2  3.54   6   6   0   0   0   41   42   17   16    3   11   14
Enrique Romo           0   2  4.30  16   0   0   5   0   23   29   16   11    3   10   12
Rod Scurry             1   2  4.31   6   5   0   1   0   31   33   15   15    3   14   29
Don Robinson           0   1  4.91   2   1   0   0   0    7   12    5    4    1    1    3
Kent Tekulve           0   2  5.93  11   0   0   0   0   14   16    9    9    0   10    9

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Urrea             2   0  0.38  15   0   0   0   0   24   14    1    1    0   13    8
Danny Boone            0   0  2.41   8   0   0   0   0   19   16    7    5    1    7   14
Gary Lucas             3   4  2.57  20   0   0   6   0   35   34   14   10    1   11   21
Chris Welsh            2   2  2.95   8   6   2   0   1   43   38   15   14    3   20   18
Rick Wise              2   3  2.97   6   6   0   0   0   33   36   13   11    7    7   11
Juan Eichelberger      3   2  3.35   8   8   1   0   1   48   46   18   18    3   21   31
Steve Mura             1   6  3.68   9   9   0   0   0   59   62   28   24    2   20   34
John Littlefield       1   2  4.97  17   0   0   2   0   25   28   14   14    4    8   12
John Curtis            0   2  6.30   9   8   0   0   0   40   49   30   28    8   20   17
Tim Lollar             1   3  8.39  11   2   0   1   0   25   30   25   23    3   17    9

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doyle Alexander        5   2  1.49   8   8   0   0   0   54   46   10    9    3   17   28
Vida Blue              3   3  2.00   7   7   1   0   0   54   40   15   12    5   26   29
Allen Ripley           4   3  2.44   8   8   1   0   0   55   52   18   15    3   16   29
Gary Lavelle           0   2  2.63  13   0   0   3   0   24   16    9    7    1    7   16
Fred Breining          1   0  2.79  13   1   0   0   0   19   16    7    6    1   10   12
Greg Minton            1   2  3.48  20   0   0   8   0   34   31   14   13    0   18   15
Tom Griffin            3   3  3.57   9   9   2   0   0   58   45   27   23    4   25   39
Ed Whitson             1   4  3.66   8   8   0   0   0   47   46   20   19    5   14   32
Al Holland             3   1  4.57  14   0   0   1   0   22   27   13   11    0   14   10
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
John Martin            1   0  1.88   3   1   1   0   0   14    7    3    3    1    5    5
Jim Kaat               2   0  2.00  16   0   0   2   0   18   13    6    4    0    5    4
Lary Sorensen          4   2  3.02   8   8   2   0   1   57   42   21   19    1    9   27
Silvio Martinez        1   2  3.15   5   5   0   0   0   34   34   17   12    0   14   14
Bruce Sutter           1   2  3.25  15   0   0   8   0   28   19   10   10    1   15   22
Bob Forsch             3   2  3.71   6   6   0   0   0   34   24   14   14    4    8   12
Bob Shirley            4   1  3.93   8   6   1   0   0   37   37   18   16    2   16   20
Jim Otten              1   0  5.19  14   0   0   0   0   17   22   10   10    2   10   11
Joe Edelen             1   0 10.45  10   0   0   0   0   10   19   12   12    0    3    6
Bob Sykes              0   0 12.00   5   1   0   0   0    6   11    9    8    0    4    4

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League Leaders

Wins:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  B. Hooton (LAN)           6
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          6
  D. Alexander (SFN)        5
  J. Niekro (HOU)           5
  R. Rhoden (PIT)           5
  T. Seaver (CIN)           5
  B. Berenyi (CIN)          4
  S. Howe (LAN)             4

Losses:

  T. Boggs (ATL)            6
  S. Mura (SDN)             6
  R. Jones (NYN)            5
  R. Reuschel (CHN)         5
  M. Soto (CIN)             5
  P. Zachry (NYN)           5
  B. Castillo (LAN)         4
  B. Gullickson (MON)       4
  M. Krukow (CHN)           4
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           4

Complete Games:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       7
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  J. Reuss (LAN)            5
  J. Niekro (HOU)           4
  B. Knepper (HOU)          3
  G. Perry (ATL)            3
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          3
  T. Seaver (CIN)           3
  M. Soto (CIN)             3
  J. Bibby (PIT)            2

Saves:

  G. Minton (SFN)           8
  B. Sutter (SLN)           8
  G. Lucas (SDN)            6
  T. Hume (CIN)             5
  E. Romo (PIT)             5
  N. Allen (NYN)            4
  R. Camp (ATL)             4
  S. Howe (LAN)             4
  B. Castillo (LAN)         3
  W. Fryman (MON)           3

Shutouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       5
  B. Knepper (HOU)          3
  J. Bibby (PIT)            2
  C. Lea (MON)              2
  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  B. Berenyi (CIN)          1
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)     1
  B. Hooton (LAN)           1
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           1
  J. Niekro (HOU)           1

Innings Pitched:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)    79.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)       77.0
  J. Niekro (HOU)        73.0
  T. Seaver (CIN)        66.1
  S. Rogers (MON)        64.2
  B. Hooton (LAN)        63.2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)       61.2
  S. Mura (SDN)          58.2
  M. Soto (CIN)          58.1
  T. Griffin (SFN)       58.0

Hits:

  S. Rogers (MON)          76
  S. Carlton (PHI)         72
  S. Mura (SDN)            62
  J. Niekro (HOU)          62
  B. Hooton (LAN)          60
  G. Perry (ATL)           57
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         54
  T. Boggs (ATL)           52
  J. Reuss (LAN)           52
  A. Ripley (SFN)          52

Runs:

  S. Rogers (MON)          38
  R. Jones (NYN)           32
  T. Boggs (ATL)           31
  J. Curtis (SDN)          30
  S. Mura (SDN)            28
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         28
  T. Griffin (SFN)         27
  P. Zachry (NYN)          27
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        26
  M. Scott (NYN)           26

Home Runs:

  T. Boggs (ATL)            8
  J. Curtis (SDN)           8
  R. Wise (SDN)             7
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         6
  R. Jones (NYN)            6
  B. Walk (ATL)             6
  V. Blue (SFN)             5
  R. Burris (MON)           5
  J. Montefusco (ATL)       5
  D. Roberts (PIT)          5

Walks:

  T. Seaver (CIN)          33
  M. Krukow (CHN)          27
  V. Blue (SFN)            26
  B. Berenyi (CIN)         25
  T. Griffin (SFN)         25
  S. Carlton (PHI)         22
  B. Caudill (CHN)         21
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    21
  M. Soto (CIN)            21
  B. Walk (ATL)            21

Strikeouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      74
  S. Carlton (PHI)         73
  M. Soto (CIN)            53
  N. Ryan (HOU)            48
  B. Gullickson (MON)      41
  T. Seaver (CIN)          41
  T. Griffin (SFN)         39
  S. Mura (SDN)            34
  J. Niekro (HOU)          34
  L. Christenson (PHI)     32


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