Wednesday June 10, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, June 10, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         28  29  2.71   57  13  12   522   462  183  157   14  166  339
Los Angeles     36  20  2.80   56  17  11   507   447  168  158   24  154  307
Pittsburgh      25  23  3.25   49   8  13   446   430  178  161   32  146  235
San Francisco   27  31  3.32   58   4  17   528   484  218  195   31  216  302
Montreal        29  25  3.49   54  11  12   482   469  210  187   33  124  244
St. Louis       29  20  3.60   50   7  14   455   414  200  182   18  144  204
San Diego       23  33  3.75   56   5  14   504   519  229  210   43  190  243
Philadelphia    34  21  3.78   55  14  13   489   492  224  205   36  155  279
Cincinnati      34  21  3.82   55  15   8   493   438  229  209   35  206  313
New York        17  33  3.86   51   4   9   443   456  231  190   39  170  261
Atlanta         25  28  3.90   54   6  11   489   485  229  212   36  176  233
Chicago         14  37  4.41   53   2   6   474   502  258  232   23  224  275

 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  1.37  11  11   2   0   2   79   55   16   12    0   35   76
Jerry Reuss (LAN)      5   2  1.90  11  11   6   0   1   81   76   18   17    2   12   26
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
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
Doyle Alexander (SFN)  5   4  2.70  12  12   0   0   0   77   73   24   23    5   29   41
Steve Carlton (PHI)    9   1  2.80  13  13   7   0   0  106   93   36   33    5   32   94

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Hrabosky            0   0  0.64  10   0   0   0   0   14    9    1    1    0    4    5
Rick Camp              5   1  1.40  25   0   0   8   0   39   30    7    6    2    6   25
Rick Mahler            3   2  3.38  23   3   0   2   0   43   46   17   16    0   21   19
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
John Montefusco        1   2  4.02  16   7   0   0   0   54   50   24   24    6   21   21
Larry Bradford         2   0  4.64  21   0   0   1   0   21   23   11   11    1    7   10
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
Bob Walk               1   4  5.35   9   8   0   0   0   37   37   25   22    6   22   13
Rick Matula            0   0  7.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    5    5    1    2    0
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          4   7  3.47  13  13   1   0   0   86   87   40   33    4   23   53
Lee Smith              1   3  3.94  18   0   0   0   0   32   29   15   14    1   11   25
Dick Tidrow            2   4  4.29  28   0   0   6   0   42   34   22   20    4   14   28
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
Mario Soto             6   6  3.15  13  13   6   0   1   94   73   36   33    6   35   86
Frank Pastore          3   2  3.17  11  11   2   0   1   71   64   32   25    4   13   45
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  1.37  11  11   2   0   2   79   55   16   12    0   35   76
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
Frank Lacorte          3   2  3.04  22   0   0   2   0   24   15    8    8    1   15   26
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            5   2  1.90  11  11   6   0   1   81   76   18   17    2   12   26
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        3   6  3.43  11  11   1   0   0   84   82   34   32    1   21   60
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  3.03  17   0   0   0   0   30   37   16   10    2   11   17
Neil Allen             3   3  3.06  20   0   0   6   0   32   28   13   11    3   13   27
Pete Falcone           1   3  3.08  20   1   0   1   0   38   35   17   13    2   19   38
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
Randy Jones            1   7  3.97  11  11   0   0   0   57   56   41   25    7   36   14
Greg Harris            2   1  4.18   5   5   0   0   0   28   23   14   13    2   12   24
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
Mike Proly             2   0  2.70  21   0   0   1   0   27   29    9    8    1    9    9
Steve Carlton          9   1  2.80  13  13   7   0   0  106   93   36   33    5   32   94
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
Tug McGraw             1   4  4.03  19   0   0   7   0   22   23   10   10    2   10   11
Dick Ruthven           8   3  4.05  12  12   4   0   0   87   87   46   39    5   25   47
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  1.86  23   0   0   1   0   19   16    5    4    1    5    9
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
Eddie Solomon          5   3  2.85  12   7   2   1   0   60   60   21   19    6    9   23
Pascual Perez          2   2  3.00   6   6   2   0   0   42   39   14   14    4   10   19
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  4.36  24   0   0   8   0   33   37   22   16    4   12   18
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  2.44  29   0   0  10   0   48   48   17   13    1   16   26
Juan Eichelberger      6   3  2.80  13  13   1   0   1   80   75   25   25    4   33   49
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   4  2.70  12  12   0   0   0   77   73   24   23    5   29   41
Al Holland             3   2  3.05  22   0   0   4   0   41   41   17   14    0   19   24
Allen Ripley           4   4  3.41  12  12   1   0   0   74   75   31   28    4   21   38
Gary Lavelle           0   3  3.57  20   0   0   4   0   35   28   17   14    1   10   28
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  7.84   9   0   0   0   0   10   14    9    9    1    2   10

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Kaat               3   1  1.73  22   0   0   3   0   26   23    8    5    0    6    6
Andy Rincon            3   1  1.77   5   5   1   0   1   36   27    8    7    0    5   13
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
Mark Littell           0   0  3.38   6   0   0   1   0   11    4    4    4    1    8    6
Lary Sorensen          5   5  3.46  12  12   3   0   1   81   78   34   31    2   14   41
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  4.58  12   9   1   0   0   53   57   30   27    5   23   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:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       9
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          8
  B. Hooton (LAN)           7
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)     6
  B. Forsch (SLN)           6
  J. Niekro (HOU)           6
  R. Rhoden (PIT)           6
  S. Rogers (MON)           6
  S. Sanderson (MON)        6

Losses:

  T. Boggs (ATL)            9
  R. Jones (NYN)            7
  S. Mura (SDN)             7
  R. Reuschel (CHN)         7
  D. Sutton (HOU)           7
  B. Gullickson (MON)       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
  J. Reuss (LAN)            6
  M. Soto (CIN)             6
  B. Knepper (HOU)          5
  J. Niekro (HOU)           4
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          4
  T. Seaver (CIN)           4
  R. Burris (MON)           3
  G. Perry (ATL)            3

Saves:

  G. Lucas (SDN)           10
  B. Sutter (SLN)          10
  G. Minton (SFN)           9
  R. Camp (ATL)             8
  E. Romo (PIT)             8
  T. McGraw (PHI)           7
  N. Allen (NYN)            6
  J. Sambito (HOU)          6
  D. Tidrow (CHN)           6
  B. Castillo (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:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      106.0
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)   103.0
  J. Niekro (HOU)        95.1
  M. Soto (CIN)          94.1
  S. Rogers (MON)        87.1
  D. Ruthven (PHI)       86.2
  B. Knepper (HOU)       86.1
  R. Reuschel (CHN)      85.2
  S. Mura (SDN)          85.1
  B. Gullickson (MON)    84.0

Hits:

  S. Mura (SDN)            99
  S. Rogers (MON)          97
  S. Carlton (PHI)         93
  J. Niekro (HOU)          92
  G. Perry (ATL)           92
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        87
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         87
  B. Hooton (LAN)          85
  B. Gullickson (MON)      82
  L. Sorensen (SLN)        78

Runs:

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

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  B. Berenyi (CIN)         41
  V. Blue (SFN)            40
  M. Krukow (CHN)          38
  R. Jones (NYN)           36
  T. Seaver (CIN)          36
  N. Ryan (HOU)            35
  M. Soto (CIN)            35
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    33
  S. Carlton (PHI)         32
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      32

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         94
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      94
  M. Soto (CIN)            86
  N. Ryan (HOU)            76
  B. Gullickson (MON)      60
  R. Reuschel (CHN)        53
  D. Sutton (HOU)          53
  B. Welch (LAN)           51
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    49
  T. Griffin (SFN)         47

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