Tuesday August 11, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 11, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         29  30  2.76   59  13  13   539   483  191  165   16  172  352
Los Angeles     37  22  2.82   59  17  12   533   463  177  167   27  163  325
Pittsburgh      26  24  3.25   51   8  13   463   447  184  167   33  153  244
San Francisco   28  33  3.36   61   4  18   554   510  232  207   33  223  317
Montreal        31  26  3.41   57  12  12   509   486  217  193   34  127  252
St. Louis       31  21  3.56   53   7  16   482   439  210  191   19  149  210
San Diego       23  35  3.72   58   5  14   522   531  237  216   43  199  254
New York        19  34  3.78   54   4  11   474   489  243  199   41  180  275
Cincinnati      36  22  3.83   58  16   9   519   462  241  221   37  210  326
Philadelphia    35  22  3.85   57  14  13   508   517  236  217   40  160  290
Atlanta         27  29  3.86   57   6  12   515   514  239  221   36  185  240
Chicago         15  39  4.32   56   2   6   505   528  270  242   25  233  288

 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)      6   2  1.77  12  12   6   0   1   87   79   18   17    2   14   28
Tom Seaver (CIN)       7   1  2.06  12  12   5   0   1   87   59   23   20    5   37   52
Scott Sanderson (MON)  6   2  2.14  11  11   3   0   0   76   62   22   18    5   13   42
Vida Blue (SFN)        5   5  2.21  11  11   1   0   0   81   61   25   20    7   40   44
Jim Bibby (PIT)        4   3  2.59  11  11   2   0   2   76   65   25   22    2   21   36
F. Valenzuela (LAN)    9   4  2.60  15  15   8   0   5  114   81   34   33    7   39  106
Doyle Alexander (SFN)  5   4  2.61  13  13   0   0   0   83   80   26   24    5   29   44
J. Eichelberger (SDN)  6   3  2.75  14  14   1   0   1   88   80   27   27    4   38   52

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Hrabosky            0   0  0.47  12   0   0   0   0   19   14    2    1    0    5    8
Rick Camp              5   1  1.33  27   0   0   9   0   41   31    7    6    2    8   25
Gene Garber            2   1  3.14  10   0   0   0   0   14   13    5    5    1    5    8
Rick Mahler            3   2  3.38  23   3   0   2   0   43   46   17   16    0   21   19
Gaylord Perry          6   4  3.39  13  13   3   0   0   88   97   37   33    5   10   32
Phil Niekro            4   4  3.51  12  12   2   0   2   77   69   34   30    3   31   42
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  2.23  28   0   0   0   0   32   28    9    8    0   19   18
Rawly Eastwick         0   1  2.61  20   0   0   0   0   31   33   11    9    1   13   20
Rick Reuschel          4   7  3.47  13  13   1   0   0   86   87   40   33    4   23   53
Dick Tidrow            2   4  4.03  30   0   0   6   0   45   36   22   20    4   14   28
Lee Smith              1   4  4.15  20   0   0   0   0   35   31   19   16    1   13   26
Randy Martz            3   5  4.31  16  11   1   0   0   65   71   32   31    4   30   23
Mike Griffin           0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    0    1    0
Lynn McGlothen         1   4  4.77  20   6   0   0   0   55   71   32   29    1   28   26
Mike Krukow            3   6  4.95  13  13   0   0   0   67   72   41   37    5   39   47
Bill Caudill           1   5  5.21  16  10   0   0   0   57   61   36   33    5   27   35
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
Scott Brown            1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    0
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
Tom Hume               4   2  3.53  27   0   0   6   0   36   33   15   14    5   19   15
Mario Soto             6   6  3.56  14  14   6   0   1   99   81   42   39    7   37   88
Frank Pastore          3   3  3.58  12  12   2   0   1   73   69   36   29    4   13   46
Paul Moskau            2   1  4.10  15   0   0   2   0   37   32   18   17    3   19   21
Bruce Berenyi          5   2  4.31  11  10   2   0   2   65   47   31   31    2   41   38
Mike Lacoss            2   6  5.86  10  10   1   0   1   51   64   35   33    5   18   16
Doug Bair              1   1  6.31  17   0   0   0   0   26   32   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            2   3  1.59  26   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   6  2.92  14  14   4   0   1  102  102   41   33    3   27   53
Frank Lacorte          3   2  3.28  23   0   0   3   0   25   17    9    9    1   16   27
Don Sutton             4   7  3.49  13  13   2   0   1   88   81   35   34    2   19   57
Dave Smith             1   3  4.57  23   0   0   3   0   41   39   22   21    2   16   31
Billy Smith            0   0  4.91   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    2    1    1    0
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

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Stewart           3   1  0.51  12   0   0   0   0   18    9    1    1    0    8   10
Jerry Reuss            6   2  1.77  12  12   6   0   1   87   79   18   17    2   14   28
Steve Howe             4   2  1.84  22   0   0   6   0   29   22    7    6    1   14   17
Fernando Valenzuela    9   4  2.60  15  15   8   0   5  114   81   34   33    7   39  106
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
Bobby Castillo         1   4  5.29  23   0   0   5   0   32   27   19   19    3   14   19
Terry Forster          0   1  6.00  11   0   0   0   0   15   25   10   10    1    6    9

 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
Scott Sanderson        6   2  2.14  11  11   3   0   0   76   62   22   18    5   13   42
Woodie Fryman          3   2  2.29  19   0   0   3   0   20   25   11    5    1    5    9
Bill Lee               2   2  2.33  19   2   0   5   0   46   41   15   12    4    6   19
Ray Burris             3   5  3.09  10  10   3   0   0   64   52   28   22    6   18   24
Bill Gullickson        3   6  3.16  12  12   1   0   0   91   83   34   32    1   21   62
Charlie Lea            4   3  3.91  11   8   2   0   2   53   47   23   23    3   20   27
Elias Sosa             1   1  4.08  16   0   0   3   0   18   18    8    8    3    4   10
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
Tom Hausman            0   1  2.18  20   0   0   0   0   33   28    8    8    2    7   13
Ray Searage            1   0  2.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    2    4
Pete Falcone           1   3  2.79  22   1   0   1   0   42   38   17   13    2   21   38
Craig Swan             0   2  2.89   4   2   0   0   0    9    6    4    3    0    1    6
Dyar Miller            1   0  3.19  18   0   0   0   0   31   40   17   11    2   11   17
Neil Allen             3   3  3.44  22   0   0   7   0   34   30   15   13    3   14   27
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
Mike Scott             3   4  3.97  12  12   1   0   0   77   76   36   34    6   16   34
Greg Harris            2   1  4.03   6   5   0   1   0   29   24   14   13    2   13   24
Pat Zachry             5   7  4.13  14  14   3   0   0   85   95   47   39    7   35   48
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          9   1  2.80  13  13   7   0   0  106   93   36   33    5   32   94
Ron Reed               2   0  3.09  17   0   0   5   0   32   24   11   11    3   10   17
Mike Proly             2   0  3.14  22   0   0   1   0   29   32   11   10    3    9   10
Marty Bystrom          4   3  3.35   9   9   1   0   0   54   55   21   20    3   16   24
Tug McGraw             1   4  3.70  20   0   0   7   0   24   24   10   10    2   11   13
Larry Christenson      2   6  3.86  12  12   0   0   0   75   76   37   32    6   22   46
Dick Ruthven           8   3  4.05  12  12   4   0   0   87   87   46   39    5   25   47
Sparky Lyle            5   1  4.66  22   0   0   0   0   37   43   19   19    3   17   20
Nino Espinosa          2   4  5.71  11  11   2   0   0   63   79   42   40   10   17   19
Dickie Noles           0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    3    3    0    1    0

 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  2.22  11   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  2.59  11  11   2   0   2   76   65   25   22    2   21   36
Eddie Solomon          5   3  2.85  12   7   2   1   0   60   60   21   19    6    9   23
Pascual Perez          2   3  3.25   7   6   2   0   0   44   44   16   16    4   11   20
Rick Rhoden            6   1  3.32  12  12   2   0   1   79   78   31   29    4   32   47
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           3   3  4.07  19   0   0   1   0   24   22   11   11    0   12   14
Enrique Romo           0   3  4.11  25   0   0   8   0   35   38   22   16    4   14   19
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   1  0.31  21   0   0   0   0   29   18    2    1    0   15   11
Danny Boone            0   0  2.03  17   0   0   1   0   31   26    9    7    1    9   27
Gary Lucas             3   5  2.44  29   0   0  10   0   48   48   17   13    1   16   26
Juan Eichelberger      6   3  2.75  14  14   1   0   1   88   80   27   27    4   38   52
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   8  4.18  14  14   1   0   0   90  103   47   42    6   28   46
John Littlefield       1   2  5.94  23   0   0   2   0   33   38   23   22    5   12   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
Bob Tufts              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    0    0    0    1
Vida Blue              5   5  2.21  11  11   1   0   0   81   61   25   20    7   40   44
Fred Breining          2   2  2.41  24   1   0   0   0   37   28   12   10    1   20   18
Doyle Alexander        5   4  2.61  13  13   0   0   0   83   80   26   24    5   29   44
Al Holland             3   2  3.00  24   0   0   4   0   45   43   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  3.74  30   0   0  10   0   46   46   20   19    0   25   16
Tom Griffin            5   5  4.22  13  13   2   0   0   79   69   41   37    6   30   51
Ed Whitson             2   5  4.38  11  11   0   0   0   62   64   31   30    6   25   38
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
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
Jim Kaat               3   2  1.95  23   0   0   3   0   28   26    9    6    0    7    6
Bob Forsch             7   2  2.92  11  11   0   0   0   65   47   22   21    4   17   19
Bruce Sutter           2   3  2.95  23   0   0  12   0   43   31   14   14    2   15   31
Lary Sorensen          5   5  3.36  13  13   3   0   1   86   82   35   32    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
Mark Littell           0   0  4.15   7   0   0   1   0   13    9    6    6    1    8    8
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
Joaquin Andujar        0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    3    4    4    4    1    2    2

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League Leaders

Wins:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       9
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          8
  B. Forsch (SLN)           7
  B. Hooton (LAN)           7
  S. Rogers (MON)           7
  T. Seaver (CIN)           7
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)     6
  J. Niekro (HOU)           6
  G. Perry (ATL)            6

Losses:

  T. Boggs (ATL)           10
  S. Mura (SDN)             8
  R. Jones (NYN)            7
  R. Reuschel (NYA)         7
  D. Sutton (HOU)           7
  P. Zachry (NYN)           7
  L. Christenson (PHI)      6
  B. Gullickson (MON)       6
  M. Krukow (CHN)           6
  M. Lacoss (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)          12
  G. Lucas (SDN)           10
  G. Minton (SFN)          10
  R. Camp (ATL)             9
  E. Romo (PIT)             8
  N. Allen (NYN)            7
  T. McGraw (PHI)           7
  S. Howe (LAN)             6
  T. Hume (CIN)             6
  J. Sambito (HOU)          6

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)   114.1
  S. Carlton (PHI)      106.0
  J. Niekro (HOU)       101.2
  M. Soto (CIN)          98.2
  S. Rogers (MON)        96.1
  B. Gullickson (MON)    91.0
  S. Mura (SDN)          90.1
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)  88.1
  G. Perry (ATL)         87.2
  D. Sutton (HOU)        87.2

Hits:

  S. Rogers (MON)         104
  S. Mura (SDN)           103
  J. Niekro (HOU)         102
  G. Perry (ATL)           97
  P. Zachry (NYN)          95
  S. Carlton (PHI)         93
  R. Reuschel (NYA)        87
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         87
  B. Hooton (LAN)          85
  B. Gullickson (MON)      83

Runs:

  S. Rogers (MON)          48
  S. Mura (SDN)            47
  P. Zachry (NYN)          47
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         46
  T. Boggs (ATL)           44
  N. Espinosa (PHI)        42
  M. Soto (CIN)            42
  T. Griffin (SFN)         41
  R. Jones (NYN)           41
  M. Krukow (CHN)          41

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
  M. Soto (CIN)             7
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       7
  P. Zachry (NYN)           7
  R. Burris (MON)           6

Walks:

  B. Berenyi (CIN)         41
  V. Blue (SFN)            40
  M. Krukow (CHN)          39
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      39
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    38
  T. Seaver (CIN)          37
  M. Soto (CIN)            37
  R. Jones (NYN)           36
  N. Ryan (HOU)            35
  P. Zachry (NYN)          35

Strikeouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)     106
  S. Carlton (PHI)         94
  M. Soto (CIN)            88
  N. Ryan (HOU)            76
  B. Gullickson (MON)      62
  D. Sutton (HOU)          57
  J. Niekro (HOU)          53
  R. Reuschel (NYA)        53
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    52
  T. Seaver (CIN)          52

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