Tuesday June 9, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, June 9, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         28  28  2.66   56  13  12   514   457  178  152   13  162  331
Los Angeles     35  20  2.84   55  16  11   498   444  167  157   23  153  301
San Francisco   27  30  3.25   57   4  17   520   474  211  188   30  212  293
Pittsburgh      25  22  3.26   48   8  13   437   421  175  158   31  144  233
Montreal        28  25  3.52   53  10  12   473   458  208  185   33  122  235
St. Louis       29  19  3.61   49   7  14   446   400  196  179   18  143  201
Atlanta         25  27  3.76   53   6  11   481   473  218  201   34  169  230
Philadelphia    33  21  3.77   54  14  12   480   485  220  201   35  152  269
San Diego       22  33  3.78   55   5  13   495   513  227  208   43  187  239
Cincinnati      33  21  3.89   54  14   8   484   432  229  209   35  205  301
New York        17  32  3.90   50   4   9   434   451  229  188   38  167  260
Chicago         13  37  4.44   52   2   5   465   495  254  229   23  222  265

 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
Scott Sanderson (MON)  6   2  2.17  10  10   3   0   0   71   60   21   17    5   13   41
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
F. Valenzuela (LAN)    9   3  2.45  13  13   8   0   5  103   73   29   28    5   32   94
Jim Bibby (PIT)        4   3  2.64  10  10   2   0   2   72   61   24   21    1   19   34
Steve Carlton (PHI)    8   1  2.66  12  12   7   0   0   98   87   32   29    4   29   85

 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
Gaylord Perry          5   4  3.48  12  12   3   0   0   83   92   36   32    5   10   32
Phil Niekro            4   4  3.58  11  11   2   0   2   73   63   33   29    3   30   41
Gene Garber            1   1  3.65   9   0   0   0   0   12   12    5    5    1    5    8
Larry Bradford         2   0  3.98  20   0   0   1   0   20   22    9    9    0    6   10
John Montefusco        1   2  4.02  16   7   0   0   0   54   50   24   24    6   21   21
Tommy Boggs            1   9  4.83  13  12   1   0   0   73   74   41   39    9   24   38
Preston Hanna          2   1  5.03  17   1   0   0   0   34   38   21   19    2   22   21
Rick Matula            0   0  5.06   3   0   0   0   0    5    6    3    3    0    2    0
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  2.35  19   0   0   0   0   31   32   10    8    0   13   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
Dick Tidrow            2   4  4.35  27   0   0   5   0   41   34   22   20    4   14   27
Lynn McGlothen         1   3  4.39  19   6   0   0   0   53   67   29   26    1   27   26
Randy Martz            2   5  4.92  14   9   1   0   0   53   58   30   29    3   27   19
Mike Krukow            3   6  5.28  12  12   0   0   0   61   70   40   36    5   38   41
Bill Caudill           1   5  5.40  15  10   0   0   0   55   60   36   33    5   27   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  3.17  11  11   2   0   1   71   64   32   25    4   13   45
Mario Soto             5   6  3.48  12  12   5   0   0   85   67   36   33    6   34   74
Tom Hume               4   2  3.71  25   0   0   5   0   34   33   15   14    5   19   13
Bruce Berenyi          5   2  4.31  11  10   2   0   2   65   47   31   31    2   41   38
Paul Moskau            2   1  4.46  14   0   0   2   0   34   30   18   17    3   18   20
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
Vern Ruhle             1   1  2.80   8   6   0   1   0   35   37   12   11    2    8   17
Joe Niekro             6   5  2.83  13  13   4   0   1   95   92   38   30    3   25   46
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  5.40  11   1   0   0   0   22   31   14   13    1    7   12
Billy Smith            0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    1    0    0

 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
Dave Goltz             1   0  2.65  15   1   0   1   0   37   29   11   11    3    8   29
Burt Hooton            7   3  2.97  13  13   2   0   1   79   85   30   26    3   20   41
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  5.46  22   0   0   5   0   31   27   19   19    3   14   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        6   2  2.17  10  10   3   0   0   71   60   21   17    5   13   41
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  2.18  20   0   0   0   0   33   28    8    8    2    7   13
Craig Swan             0   2  2.89   4   2   0   0   0    9    6    4    3    0    1    6
Dyar Miller            0   0  3.07  16   0   0   0   0   29   37   16   10    2   11   17
Pete Falcone           1   3  3.11  19   1   0   1   0   38   35   17   13    2   19   38
Neil Allen             3   3  3.16  19   0   0   6   0   31   28   13   11    3   13   26
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  4.18   5   5   0   0   0   28   23   14   13    2   12   24
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  3.19  16   0   0   5   0   31   24   11   11    3   10   16
Marty Bystrom          4   3  3.35   9   9   1   0   0   54   55   21   20    3   16   24
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  1.96  22   0   0   1   0   18   15    5    4    1    4    8
Victor Cruz            1   1  2.25  10   0   0   1   0   24   22    6    6    4   10   18
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
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
Rick Rhoden            6   1  3.30  11  11   2   0   1   74   72   29   27    4   30   43
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  2.53  28   0   0   9   0   46   46   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             4   7  4.11  13  13   1   0   0   85   99   43   39    6   25   42
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  1.93  22   1   0   0   0   33   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   4  3.41  12  12   1   0   0   74   75   31   28    4   21   38
Gary Lavelle           0   3  3.67  19   0   0   4   0   34   28   17   14    1   10   26
Greg Minton            2   3  3.80  29   0   0   9   0   45   45   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             6   2  3.17  10  10   0   0   0   60   46   21   21    4   16   19
Bruce Sutter           2   3  3.20  20   0   0  10   0   39   28   14   14    2   15   29
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
  B. Forsch (SLN)           6
  J. Niekro (HOU)           6
  R. Rhoden (PIT)           6
  S. Rogers (MON)           6
  S. Sanderson (MON)        6
  T. Seaver (CIN)           6

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:

  B. Sutter (SLN)          10
  G. Lucas (SDN)            9
  G. Minton (SFN)           9
  R. Camp (ATL)             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)        95.1
  S. Rogers (MON)        87.1
  D. Ruthven (PHI)       86.2
  B. Knepper (HOU)       86.1
  S. Mura (SDN)          85.1
  M. Soto (CIN)          85.1
  G. Perry (ATL)         82.2
  D. Sutton (HOU)        81.2

Hits:

  S. Mura (SDN)            99
  S. Rogers (MON)          97
  J. Niekro (HOU)          92
  G. Perry (ATL)           92
  S. Carlton (PHI)         87
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         87
  B. Hooton (LAN)          85
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        80
  P. Zachry (NYN)          78
  A. Ripley (SFN)          75

Runs:

  S. Rogers (MON)          48
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         46
  S. Mura (SDN)            43
  T. Boggs (ATL)           41
  N. Espinosa (PHI)        40
  M. Krukow (CHN)          40
  P. Zachry (NYN)          40
  R. Jones (NYN)           39
  J. Niekro (HOU)          38
  B. Caudill (CHN)         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. Mura (SDN)             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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