Monday June 8, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, June 8, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         28  27  2.56   55  13  12   506   444  168  144   12  160  325
Los Angeles     35  19  2.77   54  16  11   490   434  161  151   23  149  300
Pittsburgh      25  21  3.18   47   8  13   428   409  168  151   29  139  230
San Francisco   27  29  3.27   56   4  17   512   469  209  186   30  211  291
Montreal        27  25  3.57   52   9  12   464   453  207  184   33  120  227
Atlanta         25  26  3.60   52   6  11   473   462  206  189   34  162  226
St. Louis       28  19  3.67   48   7  13   437   394  195  178   18  139  199
San Diego       21  33  3.78   54   5  12   486   502  223  204   42  187  236
Philadelphia    32  21  3.79   53  14  11   471   474  217  198   35  151  266
New York        17  31  3.85   49   4   9   425   441  221  182   37  161  249
Cincinnati      32  21  3.92   53  14   8   475   424  225  207   35  201  295
Chicago         12  37  4.50   51   2   4   456   490  253  228   23  221  257

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Knepper (HOU)      5   1  1.15  11  11   5   0   4   86   66   13   11    1   18   39
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
Vida Blue (SFN)        5   5  2.21  11  11   1   0   0   81   61   25   20    7   40   44
Doyle Alexander (SFN)  5   3  2.24  11  11   0   0   0   72   66   19   18    4   26   37
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  0.75   9   0   0   0   0   12    8    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
Larry Bradford         2   0  3.26  19   0   0   1   0   19   20    7    7    0    5   10
Gaylord Perry          5   4  3.48  12  12   3   0   0   83   92   36   32    5   10   32
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  4.94  16   1   0   0   0   31   35   19   17    2   21   18
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  4.39  19   6   0   0   0   53   67   29   26    1   27   26
Dick Tidrow            2   4  4.58  26   0   0   4   0   39   33   22   20    4   14   26
Randy Martz            2   5  4.92  14   9   1   0   0   53   58   30   29    3   27   19
Bill Caudill           1   5  5.40  15  10   0   0   0   55   60   36   33    5   27   34
Mike Krukow            2   6  5.75  11  11   0   0   0   56   69   40   36    5   38   34
Ken Kravec             0   3  7.34  15   3   0   0   0   31   37   27   25    0   26   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
Bruce Berenyi          5   2  4.31  11  10   2   0   2   65   47   31   31    2   41   38
Paul Moskau            2   1  4.73  13   0   0   2   0   32   29   18   17    3   17   19
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   1  1.15  11  11   5   0   4   86   66   13   11    1   18   39
Nolan Ryan             5   3  1.39  10  10   2   0   2   71   53   15   11    0   32   68
Frank Lacorte          3   1  1.54  21   0   0   2   0   23   12    4    4    0   14   26
Joe Sambito            1   3  1.60  25   0   0   6   0   34   23   10    6    1   13   22
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   7  3.42  12  12   2   0   1   82   74   32   31    1   18   53
Dave Smith             1   3  4.54  22   0   0   3   0   40   37   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
Bob Welch              4   3  3.24  12  12   1   0   1   81   72   29   29    3   24   51
Rick Sutcliffe         2   2  3.27  11   6   0   0   0   41   34   18   15    4   16   15
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   5  3.09  10  10   3   0   0   64   52   28   22    6   18   24
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  2.97  18   0   0   6   0   30   27   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
Mike Scott             3   4  4.24  11  11   1   0   0   70   73   35   33    5   16   31
Pat Zachry             5   6  4.32  12  12   3   0   0   73   78   40   35    6   31   41
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  2.73  20   0   0   1   0   26   28    9    8    1    9    9
Ron Reed               1   0  3.21  15   0   0   4   0   28   21   10   10    3   10   15
Marty Bystrom          3   3  3.40   8   8   1   0   0   48   47   19   18    3   15   22
Larry Christenson      2   5  3.75  11  11   0   0   0   70   68   34   29    5   22   42
Dick Ruthven           8   3  4.05  12  12   4   0   0   87   87   46   39    5   25   47
Tug McGraw             1   4  4.15  18   0   0   6   0   22   23   10   10    2   10   10
Sparky Lyle            5   1  4.41  21   0   0   0   0   35   39   17   17    2   16   19
Nino Espinosa          2   4  5.90  10  10   2   0   0   58   74   40   38   10   15   17

 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          5   3  2.85  12   7   2   1   0   60   60   21   19    6    9   23
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  4.65  23   0   0   8   0   31   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            3   4  2.89  12  10   3   0   1   72   62   24   23    5   25   28
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  2.05  21   1   0   0   0   31   23    9    7    1   17   16
Vida Blue              5   5  2.21  11  11   1   0   0   81   61   25   20    7   40   44
Doyle Alexander        5   3  2.24  11  11   0   0   0   72   66   19   18    4   26   37
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
Mark Littell           0   0  3.60   5   0   0   1   0   10    4    4    4    1    8    6
Jim Otten              1   0  3.72  20   0   0   0   0   29   31   14   12    2   14   18
Silvio Martinez        1   4  4.21   9   9   0   0   0   58   61   32   27    0   22   23
Bob Shirley            4   3  4.59  11   9   1   0   0   51   53   29   26    5   22   25
Joe Edelen             1   0  8.76  11   0   0   0   0   12   20   12   12    0    3    7
Bob Sykes              0   0  9.22   8   1   0   0   0   14   15   15   14    1    7    5

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League Leaders

Wins:

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

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

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

Shutouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       5
  B. Knepper (HOU)          4
  B. Berenyi (CIN)          2
  J. Bibby (PIT)            2
  C. Lea (MON)              2
  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  N. Ryan (HOU)             2
  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
  D. Ruthven (PHI)       86.2
  B. Knepper (HOU)       86.1
  M. Soto (CIN)          85.1
  G. Perry (ATL)         82.2
  D. Sutton (HOU)        81.2
  V. Blue (SFN)          81.1

Hits:

  S. Rogers (MON)          97
  G. Perry (ATL)           92
  S. Mura (SDN)            90
  S. Carlton (PHI)         87
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         87
  J. Niekro (HOU)          86
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        80
  B. Hooton (LAN)          78
  P. Zachry (NYN)          78
  T. Boggs (ATL)           74

Runs:

  S. Rogers (MON)          48
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         46
  T. Boggs (ATL)           41
  N. Espinosa (PHI)        40
  M. Krukow (CHN)          40
  P. Zachry (NYN)          40
  R. Jones (NYN)           39
  S. Mura (SDN)            39
  B. Caudill (CHN)         36
  G. Perry (ATL)           36

Home Runs:

  N. Espinosa (PHI)        10
  T. Boggs (ATL)            9
  J. Curtis (SDN)           9
  R. Wise (SDN)             9
  V. Blue (SFN)             7
  R. Burris (MON)           6
  T. Griffin (SFN)          6
  R. Jones (NYN)            6
  J. Montefusco (ATL)       6
  S. Rogers (MON)           6

Walks:

  B. Berenyi (CIN)         41
  V. Blue (SFN)            40
  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
  D. Sutton (HOU)          53
  B. Gullickson (MON)      51
  B. Welch (LAN)           51
  T. Griffin (SFN)         47
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         47
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    46

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