Saturday May 23, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 23, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     29  11  2.35   40  14   9   368   310  103   96   15  113  210
Houston         20  21  2.75   41   9   7   379   336  128  116    9  120  244
San Francisco   22  21  2.91   43   4  12   395   347  147  128   23  160  226
Pittsburgh      15  17  3.04   33   4   8   302   295  115  102   17   99  157
Atlanta         19  19  3.47   39   6   7   358   336  150  138   28  124  172
Philadelphia    24  15  3.48   39  12   5   349   340  146  135   24  106  209
Cincinnati      22  17  3.53   39   9   7   352   312  154  138   24  145  214
St. Louis       22  11  3.61   34   5  11   309   274  139  124   11  105  144
Montreal        21  17  3.65   38   6   8   343   343  159  139   24   84  172
San Diego       16  25  3.82   41   3  10   370   375  174  157   34  153  183
New York        10  25  3.84   36   2   5   311   320  170  133   33  113  194
Chicago          7  28  4.10   37   1   2   331   334  173  151   16  162  193

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan (HOU)       3   2  1.12   7   7   1   0   1   48   36   10    6    0   20   48
Bob Knepper (HOU)      4   0  1.17   8   8   3   0   3   61   48    9    8    0   11   26
F. Valenzuela (LAN)    8   1  1.24  10  10   7   0   5   87   54   13   12    3   25   77
Jerry Reuss (LAN)      4   1  1.51   7   7   5   0   1   60   61   11   10    1   10   15
Doyle Alexander (SFN)  5   2  1.59   9   9   0   0   0   62   53   12   11    3   21   31
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  1.29   6   0   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    0    1    3
Larry Bradford         2   0  1.65  16   0   0   1   0   16   10    3    3    0    5    9
Rick Mahler            2   0  1.73  18   0   0   2   0   26   22    5    5    0   14   11
Rick Camp              4   1  1.88  19   0   0   4   0   29   26    7    6    2    4   19
Phil Niekro            2   2  2.54   7   7   2   0   2   50   41   16   14    1   17   30
Gaylord Perry          3   3  3.30   9   9   3   0   0   60   67   25   22    4    7   27
Preston Hanna          2   0  3.42  12   0   0   0   0   24   23   11    9    1   13   13
Gene Garber            1   1  3.65   9   0   0   0   0   12   12    5    5    1    5    8
John Montefusco        1   2  4.22  10   7   0   0   0   43   39   20   20    5   17   12
Bob Walk               1   3  5.00   8   7   0   0   0   36   34   22   20    6   21   13
Tommy Boggs            1   7  5.34  10   9   1   0   0   56   58   35   33    8   20   27

 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  2.53  17   0   0   0   0   21   20    7    6    0   14   11
Lynn McGlothen         0   2  3.05  12   6   0   0   0   41   45   17   14    1   19   21
Randy Martz            2   2  3.06  10   5   1   0   0   35   33   13   12    0   16    9
Lee Smith              1   3  3.26  16   0   0   0   0   30   28   12   11    1   10   21
Rick Reuschel          2   5  3.93   9   9   0   0   0   55   56   29   24    3   18   33
Bill Caudill           0   3  4.58  10   6   0   0   0   39   35   23   20    4   21   30
Dick Tidrow            1   4  4.65  20   0   0   2   0   31   22   18   16    3   11   21
Mike Krukow            1   5  6.44   8   8   0   0   0   36   49   30   26    4   30   23
Ken Kravec             0   3  6.66  11   3   0   0   0   24   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
Joe Price              3   0  2.49  18   0   0   0   0   25   18    7    7    1    7   26
Tom Hume               2   2  2.92  19   0   0   5   0   25   22    9    8    4   14    8
Mario Soto             3   5  3.03   9   9   3   0   0   65   50   25   22    5   23   55
Geoff Combe            0   0  3.38   4   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    1    3    4
Paul Moskau            1   1  3.91  10   0   0   2   0   23   19   11   10    1   12   12
Frank Pastore          1   2  4.01   7   7   1   0   1   43   43   23   19    3    7   26
Mike Lacoss            2   4  4.61   8   8   1   0   1   41   51   23   21    3   13   13
Bruce Berenyi          4   1  4.87   7   6   1   0   1   41   34   22   22    1   25   18
Doug Bair              1   1  6.23  12   0   0   0   0   17   23   14   12    2    8   11

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan             3   2  1.12   7   7   1   0   1   48   36   10    6    0   20   48
Bob Knepper            4   0  1.17   8   8   3   0   3   61   48    9    8    0   11   26
Frank Lacorte          2   1  1.83  17   0   0   2   0   20   12    4    4    0   14   23
Joe Sambito            1   3  2.03  19   0   0   3   0   27   19   10    6    1   11   19
Joe Niekro             5   3  2.22   9   9   4   0   1   73   62   18   18    2   16   34
Vern Ruhle             0   1  2.86   5   5   0   0   0   28   28    9    9    2    6   15
Don Sutton             3   4  3.88   8   8   1   0   1   51   48   22   22    1   11   29
Bobby Sprowl           0   1  5.09   9   1   0   0   0   18   22   11   10    1    6   10
Joaquin Andujar        1   3  5.16   8   3   0   0   0   23   28   14   13    1   11   17
Dave Smith             1   3  5.93  18   0   0   2   0   30   33   21   20    1   14   23

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Stewart           3   0  0.00   7   0   0   0   0   11    4    0    0    0    8    8
Steve Howe             4   1  0.40  16   0   0   4   0   22   13    2    1    0   10   14
Fernando Valenzuela    8   1  1.24  10  10   7   0   5   87   54   13   12    3   25   77
Jerry Reuss            4   1  1.51   7   7   5   0   1   60   61   11   10    1   10   15
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
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
Terry Forster          0   0  4.50   7   0   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    0    4    4
Bobby Castillo         0   4  6.35  13   0   0   4   0   17   14   12   12    2    8   12

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Elias Sosa             1   0  1.64   9   0   0   2   0   11    9    2    2    1    3    4
Scott Sanderson        4   1  1.98   7   7   2   0   0   50   46   15   11    4    8   25
Woodie Fryman          3   1  2.13  14   0   0   3   0   13   18    7    3    1    1    6
Charlie Lea            3   1  2.25   8   5   2   0   2   36   24    9    9    1   11   22
Bill Lee               1   2  2.87  13   2   0   2   0   31   32   13   10    3    4   14
Bill Gullickson        1   4  3.59   7   7   0   0   0   53   49   22   21    1   11   41
Ray Burris             2   4  3.83   8   8   1   0   0   47   42   25   20    5   15   18
Steve Rogers           4   3  5.15   9   9   1   0   0   65   76   38   37    3   18   28
Stan Bahnsen           1   0  6.20  12   0   0   1   0   20   24   14   14    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  1.85  12   0   0   0   0   24   28   11    5    2    7   15
Neil Allen             2   1  2.08  12   0   0   4   0   22   12    6    5    2    9   16
Tom Hausman            0   1  2.48  17   0   0   0   0   29   27    8    8    2    7   13
Pete Falcone           1   2  2.70  14   1   0   0   0   30   26   13    9    1   16   30
Ed Lynch               1   2  2.73   5   4   0   0   0   26   33   10    8    3    3    9
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             4   5  4.36   9   9   2   0   0   54   51   30   26    5   25   31
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
Steve Carlton          7   0  2.69   9   9   6   0   0   77   72   24   23    2   22   73
Mike Proly             1   0  2.81  12   0   0   0   0   16   17    6    5    1    5    8
Sparky Lyle            3   1  2.95  14   0   0   0   0   21   20    7    7    0    8   12
Ron Reed               0   0  3.18  10   0   0   2   0   17   12    6    6    3    5   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
Nino Espinosa          2   3  4.15   7   7   2   0   0   48   53   24   22    7    9   16
Larry Christenson      1   4  4.44   8   8   0   0   0   51   54   28   25    4   16   33

 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
Pascual Perez          1   0  1.06   2   2   1   0   0   17   11    2    2    1    3    7
Ernie Camacho          0   0  1.13   2   1   0   0   0    8    5    1    1    0    7    3
Grant Jackson          1   2  1.76  17   0   0   1   0   15   12    4    3    1    3    6
Rick Rhoden            5   0  2.25   7   7   1   0   1   48   43   12   12    2   17   31
Eddie Solomon          2   3  2.50   9   4   0   1   0   36   36   12   10    2    4   13
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
Rod Scurry             1   2  4.31   6   5   0   1   0   31   33   15   15    3   14   29
Enrique Romo           0   2  4.88  17   0   0   5   0   24   32   18   13    3   10   12
Don Robinson           0   1  4.91   2   1   0   0   0    7   12    5    4    1    1    3
Kent Tekulve           0   3  6.28  12   0   0   0   0   14   18   10   10    0   11    9

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Urrea             2   0  0.36  17   0   0   0   0   25   15    1    1    0   13    8
Danny Boone            0   0  2.21   9   0   0   0   0   20   18    7    5    1    8   18
Gary Lucas             3   5  2.65  22   0   0   7   0   37   38   15   11    1   14   21
Rick Wise              2   3  2.97   6   6   0   0   0   33   36   13   11    7    7   11
Juan Eichelberger      4   2  3.38   9   9   1   0   1   53   51   20   20    4   24   33
Chris Welsh            2   2  3.56   9   7   2   0   1   48   45   20   19    4   22   19
Steve Mura             1   6  3.68   9   9   0   0   0   59   62   28   24    2   20   34
John Littlefield       1   2  4.50  19   0   0   2   0   28   29   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  8.31  12   2   0   1   0   26   32   26   24    3   17   10

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doyle Alexander        5   2  1.59   9   9   0   0   0   62   53   12   11    3   21   31
Vida Blue              3   3  2.00   7   7   1   0   0   54   40   15   12    5   26   29
Fred Breining          1   0  2.42  15   1   0   0   0   22   17    7    6    1   10   14
Gary Lavelle           0   2  2.42  14   0   0   3   0   26   18   10    7    1    7   17
Allen Ripley           4   3  2.44   8   8   1   0   0   55   52   18   15    3   16   29
Greg Minton            2   2  3.31  21   0   0   8   0   35   32   14   13    0   19   15
Tom Griffin            3   3  3.57   9   9   2   0   0   58   45   27   23    4   25   39
Ed Whitson             1   5  4.03   9   9   0   0   0   51   53   24   23    5   20   34
Al Holland             3   1  4.32  15   0   0   1   0   25   30   14   12    0   15   11
Randy Moffitt          0   0  9.53   6   0   0   0   0    6    7    6    6    1    1    7

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Kaat               2   0  1.71  17   0   0   3   0   21   15    6    4    0    6    4
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
Mark Littell           0   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    1    1    0    2    3
Lary Sorensen          4   2  3.02   8   8   2   0   1   57   42   21   19    1    9   27
Bruce Sutter           1   2  3.25  15   0   0   8   0   28   19   10   10    1   15   22
Bob Forsch             4   2  3.60   7   7   0   0   0   40   31   16   16    4   11   12
Bob Shirley            4   1  3.93   8   6   1   0   0   37   37   18   16    2   16   20
Silvio Martinez        1   3  4.21   6   6   0   0   0   36   40   22   17    0   17   15
Jim Otten              1   0  5.12  15   0   0   0   0   19   24   13   11    2   12   12
Joe Edelen             1   0  8.76  11   0   0   0   0   12   20   12   12    0    3    7
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
  R. Camp (ATL)             4

Losses:

  T. Boggs (ATL)            7
  S. Mura (SDN)             6
  R. Jones (NYN)            5
  M. Krukow (CHN)           5
  G. Lucas (SDN)            5
  R. Reuschel (CHN)         5
  M. Soto (CIN)             5
  E. Whitson (SFN)          5
  P. Zachry (NYN)           5
  R. Burris (MON)           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)            7
  T. Hume (CIN)             5
  E. Romo (PIT)             5
  N. Allen (NYN)            4
  R. Camp (ATL)             4
  B. Castillo (LAN)         4
  S. Howe (LAN)             4
  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)    87.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)       77.0
  J. Niekro (HOU)        73.0
  T. Seaver (CIN)        66.1
  M. Soto (CIN)          65.1
  S. Rogers (MON)        64.2
  B. Hooton (LAN)        63.2
  D. Alexander (SFN)     62.1
  D. Ruthven (PHI)       61.2
  B. Knepper (HOU)       61.1

Hits:

  S. Rogers (MON)          76
  S. Carlton (PHI)         72
  G. Perry (ATL)           67
  S. Mura (SDN)            62
  J. Niekro (HOU)          62
  J. Reuss (LAN)           61
  B. Hooton (LAN)          60
  T. Boggs (ATL)           58
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        56
  L. Christenson (PHI)     54

Runs:

  S. Rogers (MON)          38
  T. Boggs (ATL)           35
  R. Jones (NYN)           32
  J. Curtis (SDN)          30
  M. Krukow (CHN)          30
  P. Zachry (NYN)          30
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        29
  L. Christenson (PHI)     28
  S. Mura (SDN)            28
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         28

Home Runs:

  T. Boggs (ATL)            8
  J. Curtis (SDN)           8
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         7
  R. Wise (SDN)             7
  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)          30
  V. Blue (SFN)            26
  B. Berenyi (CIN)         25
  T. Griffin (SFN)         25
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      25
  P. Zachry (NYN)          25
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    24
  M. Soto (CIN)            23
  S. Carlton (PHI)         22

Strikeouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      77
  S. Carlton (PHI)         73
  M. Soto (CIN)            55
  N. Ryan (HOU)            48
  B. Gullickson (MON)      41
  T. Seaver (CIN)          41
  T. Griffin (SFN)         39
  S. Mura (SDN)            34
  J. Niekro (HOU)          34
  E. Whitson (SFN)         34

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