Sunday August 2, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, August 2, 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  21  2.79   57  17  11   515   450  170  160   25  157  317
Pittsburgh      25  23  3.25   49   8  13   446   430  178  161   32  146  235
San Francisco   27  32  3.37   59   4  17   536   493  224  201   33  221  310
Montreal        30  25  3.43   55  12  12   491   476  210  187   33  126  245
St. Louis       30  20  3.55   51   7  15   464   420  201  183   18  145  206
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      35  21  3.79   56  16   8   502   444  231  211   36  207  320
New York        17  34  3.82   52   4   9   452   469  236  192   40  174  269
Atlanta         25  29  3.97   55   6  11   497   496  236  219   36  181  236
Chicago         15  37  4.34   54   2   6   483   507  259  233   24  225  277

 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)       7   1  2.06  12  12   5   0   1   87   59   23   20    5   37   52
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   4  2.45  14  14   8   0   5  110   76   31   30    6   35  103
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  3.88  17   7   0   0   0   56   51   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  10  4.87  14  13   1   0   0   78   80   44   42    9   29   41
Bob Walk               1   4  5.35   9   8   0   0   0   37   37   25   22    6   22   13
Preston Hanna          2   1  6.09  18   1   0   0   0   34   42   25   23    2   22   21
Rick Matula            0   0  6.43   5   0   0   0   0    7    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
Doug Capilla           0   0  2.25  26   0   0   0   0   32   28    9    8    0   18   18
Rawly Eastwick         0   1  2.35  19   0   0   0   0   31   32   10    8    0   13   20
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            3   5  4.50  15  10   1   0   0   60   63   31   30    4   28   20
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             7   1  2.06  12  12   5   0   1   87   59   23   20    5   37   52
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  2.05  21   0   0   5   0   26   22    7    6    1   14   16
Fernando Valenzuela    9   4  2.45  14  14   8   0   5  110   76   31   30    6   35  103
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           7   4  4.39  13  13   3   0   1   96  104   48   47    6   26   41
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
Ray Searage            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    0    0    0    0    2
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
Pat Zachry             5   7  4.16  13  13   3   0   0   80   88   45   37    7   35   47
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
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  1.75  23   1   0   0   0   36   27    9    7    1   18   18
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  23   0   0   4   0   44   42   18   15    1   21   28
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
Ed Whitson             2   5  4.38  11  11   0   0   0   62   64   31   30    6   25   38
Tom Griffin            4   5  4.46  12  12   2   0   0   71   63   39   35    6   30   48
Randy Moffitt          0   0  7.94  10   0   0   0   0   11   15   10   10    2    2   11

 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
Bruce Sutter           2   3  3.07  21   0   0  11   0   41   29   14   14    2   15   31
Bob Forsch             6   2  3.17  10  10   0   0   0   60   46   21   21    4   16   19
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        2   4  3.88  10  10   0   0   0   65   66   33   28    0   23   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
  S. Rogers (MON)           7
  T. Seaver (CIN)           7
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)     6
  B. Forsch (SLN)           6
  J. Niekro (HOU)           6
  R. Rhoden (PIT)           6

Losses:

  T. Boggs (ATL)           10
  R. Jones (NYN)            7
  S. Mura (SDN)             7
  R. Reuschel (NYA)         7
  D. Sutton (HOU)           7
  P. Zachry (NYN)           7
  B. Gullickson (MON)       6
  M. Krukow (CHN)           6
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           6
  M. Soto (CIN)             6

Complete Games:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  J. Reuss (LAN)            6
  M. Soto (CIN)             6
  B. Knepper (HOU)          5
  T. Seaver (CIN)           5
  J. Niekro (HOU)           4
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          4
  R. Burris (MON)           3
  G. Perry (ATL)            3

Saves:

  B. Sutter (SLN)          11
  G. Lucas (SDN)           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:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)   110.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      106.0
  S. Rogers (MON)        96.1
  J. Niekro (HOU)        95.1
  M. Soto (CIN)          94.1
  T. Seaver (CIN)        87.1
  D. Ruthven (PHI)       86.2
  B. Knepper (HOU)       86.1
  R. Reuschel (NYA)      85.2
  S. Mura (SDN)          85.1

Hits:

  S. Rogers (MON)         104
  S. Mura (SDN)            99
  S. Carlton (PHI)         93
  J. Niekro (HOU)          92
  G. Perry (ATL)           92
  P. Zachry (NYN)          88
  R. Reuschel (NYA)        87
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         87
  B. Hooton (LAN)          85
  B. Gullickson (MON)      82

Runs:

  S. Rogers (MON)          48
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         46
  P. Zachry (NYN)          45
  T. Boggs (ATL)           44
  S. Mura (SDN)            43
  R. Jones (NYN)           41
  N. Espinosa (PHI)        40
  M. Krukow (CHN)          40
  R. Reuschel (NYA)        40
  T. Griffin (SFN)         39

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
  P. Zachry (NYN)           7
  R. Burris (MON)           6
  T. Griffin (SFN)          6
  J. Montefusco (ATL)       6

Walks:

  B. Berenyi (CIN)         41
  V. Blue (SFN)            40
  M. Krukow (CHN)          38
  T. Seaver (CIN)          37
  R. Jones (NYN)           36
  N. Ryan (HOU)            35
  M. Soto (CIN)            35
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      35
  P. Zachry (NYN)          35
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    33

Strikeouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)     103
  S. Carlton (PHI)         94
  M. Soto (CIN)            86
  N. Ryan (HOU)            76
  B. Gullickson (MON)      60
  R. Reuschel (NYA)        53
  D. Sutton (HOU)          53
  T. Seaver (CIN)          52
  B. Welch (LAN)           51
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    49

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