Saturday June 6, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 6, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         28  25  2.56   53  12  12   489   430  161  139   11  156  316
Los Angeles     34  19  2.82   53  15  11   481   428  161  151   23  149  289
Pittsburgh      24  21  3.20   46   8  12   419   402  166  149   27  138  227
San Francisco   27  28  3.30   55   4  17   504   465  206  185   29  208  286
Atlanta         25  25  3.55   51   6  11   464   448  199  183   34  160  223
Montreal        27  24  3.61   51   8  12   456   447  205  183   32  118  224
St. Louis       28  18  3.66   47   7  13   428   386  190  174   17  135  197
Philadelphia    30  21  3.78   51  14   9   453   449  209  190   34  147  260
San Diego       20  33  3.83   53   4  12   477   494  222  203   41  187  231
New York        16  31  3.91   48   4   8   416   435  220  181   37  160  248
Cincinnati      31  21  4.00   52  13   8   466   423  225  207   35  200  285
Chicago         12  36  4.45   50   2   4   447   475  246  221   22  216  255

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Knepper (HOU)      5   0  1.05  10  10   4   0   4   77   60   10    9    0   15   34
Nolan Ryan (HOU)       5   3  1.39  10  10   2   0   2   71   53   15   11    0   32   68
Jerry Reuss (LAN)      4   2  2.01  10  10   5   0   1   72   73   17   16    1   11   20
Tom Seaver (CIN)       6   1  2.07  11  11   4   0   1   78   53   21   18    4   36   45
Doyle Alexander (SFN)  5   3  2.24  11  11   0   0   0   72   66   19   18    4   26   37
Vida Blue (SFN)        5   4  2.27  10  10   1   0   0   75   58   22   19    6   38   39
Scott Sanderson (MON)  5   2  2.34   9   9   2   0   0   62   55   20   16    5   11   33
F. Valenzuela (LAN)    9   3  2.45  13  13   8   0   5  103   73   29   28    5   32   94
Burt Hooton (LAN)      7   2  2.53  12  12   2   0   1   75   78   25   21    3   17   40
Joe Niekro (HOU)       6   4  2.56  12  12   4   0   1   91   86   32   26    3   23   40

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Hrabosky            0   0  0.90   8   0   0   0   0   10    6    1    1    0    1    4
Rick Camp              5   1  1.40  25   0   0   8   0   39   30    7    6    2    6   25
Rick Mahler            3   1  2.11  22   2   0   2   0   38   38   10    9    0   18   17
Phil Niekro            4   3  2.78  10  10   2   0   2   71   59   26   22    3   27   41
Gaylord Perry          5   3  3.16  11  11   3   0   0   77   81   30   27    5    9   31
Larry Bradford         2   0  3.26  19   0   0   1   0   19   20    7    7    0    5   10
Gene Garber            1   1  3.65   9   0   0   0   0   12   12    5    5    1    5    8
John Montefusco        1   2  4.10  15   7   0   0   0   53   50   24   24    6   20   20
Rick Matula            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    0    1    0
Tommy Boggs            1   9  4.83  13  12   1   0   0   73   74   41   39    9   24   38
Preston Hanna          2   1  4.85  15   1   0   0   0   30   34   18   16    2   20   16
Bob Walk               1   4  5.35   9   8   0   0   0   37   37   25   22    6   22   13
Luis Gomez             0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    3    3    0    2    0

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rawly Eastwick         0   1  2.20  18   0   0   0   0   29   29    9    7    0   12   20
Doug Capilla           0   0  2.40  25   0   0   0   0   30   28    9    8    0   18   17
Rick Reuschel          3   7  3.49  12  12   1   0   0   77   80   36   30    4   21   44
Lee Smith              1   3  3.94  18   0   0   0   0   32   29   15   14    1   11   25
Lynn McGlothen         1   3  4.18  18   6   0   0   0   52   62   27   24    1   26   25
Randy Martz            2   4  4.56  13   8   1   0   0   49   50   26   25    2   26   19
Dick Tidrow            2   4  4.58  26   0   0   4   0   39   33   22   20    4   14   26
Bill Caudill           1   5  5.53  14  10   0   0   0   54   60   36   33    5   27   33
Mike Krukow            2   6  5.75  11  11   0   0   0   56   69   40   36    5   38   34
Ken Kravec             0   3  7.62  14   3   0   0   0   28   35   26   24    0   23   12

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver             6   1  2.07  11  11   4   0   1   78   53   21   18    4   36   45
Joe Price              4   0  2.59  23   0   0   1   0   31   23    9    9    2    9   29
Frank Pastore          3   2  3.27  10  10   2   0   1   66   61   29   24    4   12   41
Mario Soto             5   6  3.48  12  12   5   0   0   85   67   36   33    6   34   74
Tom Hume               3   2  3.66  24   0   0   5   0   32   29   14   13    5   17   12
Paul Moskau            2   1  4.73  13   0   0   2   0   32   29   18   17    3   17   19
Bruce Berenyi          4   2  5.01  10   9   1   0   1   56   46   31   31    2   40   28
Mike Lacoss            2   6  5.86  10  10   1   0   1   51   64   35   33    5   18   16
Doug Bair              1   1  7.36  15   0   0   0   0   22   31   21   18    3   12   14
Geoff Combe            1   0  8.25   8   0   0   0   0   12   20   11   11    1    5    7

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Knepper            5   0  1.05  10  10   4   0   4   77   60   10    9    0   15   34
Nolan Ryan             5   3  1.39  10  10   2   0   2   71   53   15   11    0   32   68
Joe Sambito            1   3  1.60  25   0   0   6   0   34   23   10    6    1   13   22
Frank Lacorte          3   1  1.61  20   0   0   2   0   22   12    4    4    0   14   25
Joe Niekro             6   4  2.56  12  12   4   0   1   91   86   32   26    3   23   40
Vern Ruhle             1   1  2.80   8   6   0   1   0   35   37   12   11    2    8   17
Don Sutton             4   6  3.33  11  11   2   0   1   76   67   28   28    1   17   50
Dave Smith             1   3  4.66  21   0   0   3   0   39   36   21   20    1   15   30
Joaquin Andujar        2   3  4.94   9   3   0   0   0   24   29   17   13    2   12   18
Bobby Sprowl           0   1  5.03  10   1   0   0   0   20   27   12   11    1    7   12

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Stewart           3   1  0.54  11   0   0   0   0   17    8    1    1    0    8   10
Jerry Reuss            4   2  2.01  10  10   5   0   1   72   73   17   16    1   11   20
Steve Howe             4   2  2.13  20   0   0   5   0   25   22    7    6    1   14   15
Fernando Valenzuela    9   3  2.45  13  13   8   0   5  103   73   29   28    5   32   94
Burt Hooton            7   2  2.53  12  12   2   0   1   75   78   25   21    3   17   40
Dave Goltz             1   0  2.80  14   1   0   1   0   35   28   11   11    3    8   29
Rick Sutcliffe         2   2  3.27  11   6   0   0   0   41   34   18   15    4   16   15
Bob Welch              3   3  3.64  11  11   0   0   0   72   66   29   29    3   24   40
Terry Forster          0   0  4.38  10   0   0   0   0   12   21    6    6    0    6    8
Bobby Castillo         1   4  5.52  21   0   0   5   0   29   25   18   18    3   13   18

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jeff Reardon           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    1    2
Woodie Fryman          3   1  1.47  18   0   0   3   0   18   22    8    3    1    4    8
Scott Sanderson        5   2  2.34   9   9   2   0   0   62   55   20   16    5   11   33
Bill Lee               1   2  2.55  18   2   0   5   0   42   40   15   12    4    6   17
Elias Sosa             1   1  2.65  15   0   0   3   0   17   15    5    5    2    4    9
Ray Burris             3   4  3.38   9   9   2   0   0   56   46   26   21    5   16   21
Bill Gullickson        2   6  3.60  10  10   0   0   0   75   71   32   30    1   19   51
Charlie Lea            4   3  3.91  11   8   2   0   2   53   47   23   23    3   20   27
Steve Rogers           6   4  4.84  12  12   2   0   0   87   97   48   47    6   24   40
Stan Bahnsen           1   0  4.97  13   1   0   1   0   25   29   14   14    3    6   12
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
Tom Hausman            0   1  2.25  19   0   0   0   0   32   27    8    8    2    7   13
Pete Falcone           1   2  2.70  18   1   0   1   0   37   33   15   11    2   17   37
Craig Swan             0   2  2.89   4   2   0   0   0    9    6    4    3    0    1    6
Neil Allen             3   3  3.07  17   0   0   5   0   29   26   11   10    3   12   24
Dyar Miller            0   0  3.07  16   0   0   0   0   29   37   16   10    2   11   17
Jeff Reardon           1   0  3.45  18   0   0   2   0   29   27   11   11    2   12   28
Ed Lynch               1   3  3.95   7   4   0   0   0   27   39   14   12    3    6    9
Greg Harris            2   1  4.09   4   4   0   0   0   22   17   10   10    1    9   16
Randy Jones            1   6  4.20  10  10   0   0   0   49   51   39   23    6   33   14
Pat Zachry             5   6  4.32  12  12   3   0   0   73   78   40   35    6   31   41
Mike Scott             2   4  4.65  10  10   1   0   0   62   68   34   32    5   15   30
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          8   1  2.66  12  12   7   0   0   98   87   32   29    4   29   85
Mike Proly             2   0  2.77  19   0   0   1   0   26   26    9    8    1    9    9
Marty Bystrom          3   3  3.40   8   8   1   0   0   48   47   19   18    3   15   22
Ron Reed               1   0  3.60  14   0   0   3   0   25   19   10   10    3    9   15
Larry Christenson      2   5  3.75  11  11   0   0   0   70   68   34   29    5   22   42
Dick Ruthven           7   3  4.02  11  11   4   0   0   81   78   43   36    4   24   43
Sparky Lyle            4   1  4.26  19   0   0   0   0   32   34   15   15    2   16   18
Tug McGraw             1   4  4.50  17   0   0   5   0   20   23   10   10    2   10   10
Nino Espinosa          2   4  5.83   9   9   2   0   0   54   67   37   35   10   13   16

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          1   2  2.08  21   0   0   1   0   17   15    5    4    1    4    7
Victor Cruz            1   1  2.37   9   0   0   1   0   19   19    5    5    3    9   17
Ernie Camacho          0   0  2.57   3   2   0   0   0   14   10    5    4    0    8    5
Jim Bibby              4   3  2.64  10  10   2   0   2   72   61   24   21    1   19   34
Rick Rhoden            6   0  2.67  10  10   2   0   1   71   63   23   21    3   26   42
Pascual Perez          2   1  2.75   5   5   2   0   0   36   32   11   11    3    9   19
Eddie Solomon          4   3  2.83  11   6   2   1   0   54   53   19   17    4    8   20
John Candelaria        2   2  3.54   6   6   0   0   0   41   42   17   16    3   11   14
Rod Scurry             2   2  3.86   8   5   0   1   0   35   33   15   15    3   16   34
Kent Tekulve           2   3  4.15  17   0   0   1   0   22   21   10   10    0   12   13
Enrique Romo           0   3  5.14  22   0   0   7   0   28   36   22   16    4   12   17
Don Robinson           0   1  7.59   3   2   0   0   0   11   17   10    9    2    4    5

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Urrea             2   0  0.33  20   0   0   0   0   28   17    1    1    0   15   10
Danny Boone            0   0  2.17  16   0   0   1   0   29   25    9    7    1    9   24
Gary Lucas             3   5  2.64  27   0   0   8   0   44   44   17   13    1   16   25
Juan Eichelberger      5   3  2.84  12  12   1   0   1   73   71   23   23    4   30   46
Chris Welsh            2   4  3.16  11   9   2   0   1   63   54   23   22    4   25   23
Rick Wise              2   5  3.44   9   9   0   0   0   52   60   22   20    9    9   13
Steve Mura             3   7  4.02  12  12   1   0   0   78   90   39   35    5   25   39
John Littlefield       1   2  6.03  22   0   0   2   0   31   37   22   21    5   11   12
John Curtis            1   3  6.29  13   8   0   0   0   44   53   33   31    9   23   21
Tim Lollar             1   4  7.29  14   3   0   1   0   33   38   29   27    3   22   18
Mike Armstrong         0   0 27.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    5    4    3    0    2    0

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Breining          2   1  2.20  20   1   0   0   0   29   22    9    7    1   16   16
Doyle Alexander        5   3  2.24  11  11   0   0   0   72   66   19   18    4   26   37
Vida Blue              5   4  2.27  10  10   1   0   0   75   58   22   19    6   38   39
Al Holland             3   2  3.12  21   0   0   4   0   40   41   17   14    0   19   23
Allen Ripley           4   3  3.39  11  11   1   0   0   69   71   29   26    4   20   36
Gary Lavelle           0   3  3.67  19   0   0   4   0   34   28   17   14    1   10   26
Greg Minton            2   3  3.89  28   0   0   9   0   44   44   20   19    0   25   16
Tom Griffin            4   4  3.99  11  11   2   0   0   70   60   35   31    6   28   47
Ed Whitson             2   5  4.38  11  11   0   0   0   62   64   31   30    6   25   38
Randy Moffitt          0   0  7.27   8   0   0   0   0    9   11    7    7    1    1    8

 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
Jim Kaat               3   1  1.80  21   0   0   3   0   25   22    8    5    0    6    4
John Martin            3   1  1.93   6   4   2   0   0   37   24    8    8    1   11   12
Bob Forsch             5   2  3.40   9   9   0   0   0   53   41   20   20    4   12   18
Bruce Sutter           2   3  3.41  19   0   0   9   0   37   27   14   14    2   15   28
Lary Sorensen          5   4  3.46  11  11   3   0   1   75   69   31   29    2   14   40
Jim Otten              1   0  4.00  19   0   0   0   0   27   30   14   12    2   12   17
Mark Littell           0   0  4.15   4   0   0   1   0    9    4    4    4    1    7    6
Bob Shirley            4   2  4.18  10   8   1   0   0   47   46   24   22    4   21   24
Silvio Martinez        1   4  4.21   9   9   0   0   0   58   61   32   27    0   22   23
Joe Edelen             1   0  8.76  11   0   0   0   0   12   20   12   12    0    3    7
Bob Sykes              0   0 10.80   7   1   0   0   0   12   15   15   14    1    7    5

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League Leaders

Wins:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  B. Hooton (LAN)           7
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          7
  J. Niekro (HOU)           6
  R. Rhoden (PIT)           6
  S. Rogers (MON)           6
  T. Seaver (CIN)           6
  D. Alexander (SFN)        5
  V. Blue (SFN)             5

Losses:

  T. Boggs (ATL)            9
  S. Mura (SDN)             7
  R. Reuschel (CHN)         7
  B. Gullickson (MON)       6
  R. Jones (NYN)            6
  M. Krukow (CHN)           6
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           6
  M. Soto (CIN)             6
  D. Sutton (HOU)           6
  P. Zachry (NYN)           6

Complete Games:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  J. Reuss (LAN)            5
  M. Soto (CIN)             5
  B. Knepper (HOU)          4
  J. Niekro (HOU)           4
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          4
  T. Seaver (CIN)           4
  G. Perry (ATL)            3
  L. Sorensen (SLN)         3

Saves:

  G. Minton (SFN)           9
  B. Sutter (SLN)           9
  R. Camp (ATL)             8
  G. Lucas (SDN)            8
  E. Romo (PIT)             7
  J. Sambito (HOU)          6
  N. Allen (NYN)            5
  B. Castillo (LAN)         5
  S. Howe (LAN)             5
  T. Hume (CIN)             5

Shutouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       5
  B. Knepper (HOU)          4
  J. Bibby (PIT)            2
  C. Lea (MON)              2
  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  N. Ryan (HOU)             2
  B. Berenyi (CIN)          1
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)     1
  B. Hooton (LAN)           1
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           1

Innings Pitched:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)   103.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)       98.0
  J. Niekro (HOU)        91.1
  S. Rogers (MON)        87.1
  M. Soto (CIN)          85.1
  D. Ruthven (PHI)       80.2
  S. Mura (SDN)          78.1
  T. Seaver (CIN)        78.1
  B. Knepper (HOU)       77.1
  R. Reuschel (CHN)      77.1

Hits:

  S. Rogers (MON)          97
  S. Mura (SDN)            90
  S. Carlton (PHI)         87
  J. Niekro (HOU)          86
  G. Perry (ATL)           81
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        80
  B. Hooton (LAN)          78
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         78
  P. Zachry (NYN)          78
  T. Boggs (ATL)           74

Runs:

  S. Rogers (MON)          48
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         43
  T. Boggs (ATL)           41
  M. Krukow (CHN)          40
  P. Zachry (NYN)          40
  R. Jones (NYN)           39
  S. Mura (SDN)            39
  N. Espinosa (PHI)        37
  B. Caudill (CHN)         36
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        36

Home Runs:

  N. Espinosa (PHI)        10
  T. Boggs (ATL)            9
  J. Curtis (SDN)           9
  R. Wise (SDN)             9
  V. Blue (SFN)             6
  T. Griffin (SFN)          6
  R. Jones (NYN)            6
  J. Montefusco (ATL)       6
  S. Rogers (MON)           6
  M. Soto (CIN)             6

Walks:

  B. Berenyi (CIN)         40
  V. Blue (SFN)            38
  M. Krukow (CHN)          38
  T. Seaver (CIN)          36
  M. Soto (CIN)            34
  R. Jones (NYN)           33
  N. Ryan (HOU)            32
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      32
  P. Zachry (NYN)          31
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    30

Strikeouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      94
  S. Carlton (PHI)         85
  M. Soto (CIN)            74
  N. Ryan (HOU)            68
  B. Gullickson (MON)      51
  D. Sutton (HOU)          50
  T. Griffin (SFN)         47
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    46
  T. Seaver (CIN)          45
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        44

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