Wednesday August 12, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, August 12, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         30  30  2.78   60  13  14   548   490  195  169   18  173  357
Los Angeles     38  22  2.85   60  17  13   542   476  182  172   28  164  329
Pittsburgh      26  25  3.24   52   8  13   472   456  187  170   34  153  250
San Francisco   28  34  3.37   62   4  18   563   524  237  211   33  225  319
Montreal        32  26  3.39   58  12  13   518   494  219  195   35  133  256
St. Louis       32  21  3.55   54   7  17   491   446  213  194   19  159  211
San Diego       23  36  3.70   59   5  14   533   545  241  219   43  202  255
New York        20  34  3.77   55   4  11   484   495  247  203   43  183  282
Atlanta         28  29  3.82   58   6  13   526   524  242  223   36  187  245
Cincinnati      36  23  3.91   59  16   9   527   475  249  229   38  216  329
Philadelphia    35  23  3.97   58  14  13   517   531  247  228   43  167  291
Chicago         15  40  4.34   57   2   6   515   540  277  248   26  241  292

 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
Scott Sanderson (MON)  6   2  2.14  11  11   3   0   0   76   62   22   18    5   13   42
Vida Blue (SFN)        5   5  2.46  12  12   1   0   0   84   67   28   23    7   40   45
Jim Bibby (PIT)        4   3  2.59  11  11   2   0   2   76   65   25   22    2   21   36
Tom Seaver (CIN)       7   2  2.59  13  13   5   0   1   90   67   29   26    5   42   53
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              6   1  1.27  28   0   0   9   0   43   34    7    6    2    9   26
Rick Mahler            3   2  3.21  24   4   0   2   0   48   50   19   17    0   22   21
Gene Garber            2   1  3.24  11   0   0   0   0   17   16    6    6    1    5    9
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  3.81  18   7   0   1   0   57   51   24   24    6   21   22
Larry Bradford         2   0  4.50  22   0   0   1   0   22   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  2.51  29   0   0   0   0   32   29   10    9    0   19   18
Rawly Eastwick         0   1  2.53  21   0   0   0   0   32   34   11    9    1   14   20
Rick Reuschel          4   7  3.47  13  13   1   0   0   86   87   40   33    4   23   53
Lee Smith              1   4  4.08  21   0   0   0   0   35   32   19   16    1   15   26
Dick Tidrow            2   5  4.24  31   0   0   6   0   47   39   25   22    4   15   28
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  5.40  17  10   0   0   0   58   64   38   35    5   28   35
Ken Kravec             0   3  6.56  16   4   0   0   0   36   40   28   26    1   29   16

 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   2  2.59  13  13   5   0   1   90   67   29   26    5   42   53
Joe Price              4   0  2.97  24   0   0   1   0   33   27   11   11    3    9   30
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  3.89  16   0   0   2   0   39   33   18   17    3   20   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  7.62   9   0   0   0   0   13   20   11   11    1    5    8

 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            3   3  1.53  27   0   0   6   0   35   24   10    6    1   14   22
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
Vern Ruhle             1   1  3.29   9   7   0   1   0   41   43   16   15    4    8   21
Don Sutton             4   7  3.49  13  13   2   0   1   88   81   35   34    2   19   57
Billy Smith            0   0  3.86   3   0   0   1   0    5    3    2    2    1    1    1
Dave Smith             1   3  4.46  24   0   0   3   0   42   39   22   21    2   16   31
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           4   1  0.43  13   0   0   0   0   21   14    1    1    0    8   14
Jerry Reuss            6   2  1.77  12  12   6   0   1   87   79   18   17    2   14   28
Steve Howe             4   2  2.03  23   0   0   7   0   31   25    8    7    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
Rick Sutcliffe         2   2  3.27  11   6   0   0   0   41   34   18   15    4   16   15
Bob Welch              4   3  3.51  13  13   1   0   1   85   77   33   33    4   25   51
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   3   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  2.30  20   2   0   6   0   47   41   15   12    4    7   20
Ray Burris             4   5  3.00  11  11   3   0   0   69   57   29   23    7   20   26
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  4.76  14   1   0   1   0   28   32   15   15    3    9   13
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
Neil Allen             4   3  3.16  23   0   0   7   0   37   30   15   13    3   14   29
Dyar Miller            1   0  3.19  18   0   0   0   0   31   40   17   11    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  3.78   8   5   0   0   0   33   42   16   14    4    8   13
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
Terry Leach            0   0 18.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    2    2    1    1    1

 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
Marty Bystrom          4   3  3.35   9   9   1   0   0   54   55   21   20    3   16   24
Mike Proly             2   0  3.52  23   0   0   1   0   31   34   13   12    4    9   10
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   4  4.22  13  13   4   0   0   92   94   50   43    5   30   48
Sparky Lyle            5   1  4.54  23   0   0   0   0   38   43   19   19    3   18   20
Nino Espinosa          2   4  5.71  11  11   2   0   0   63   79   42   40   10   17   19
Dickie Noles           0   0 24.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    9    8    8    2    2    0

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          1   2  1.83  24   0   0   1   0   20   16    5    4    1    5    9
Victor Cruz            1   1  2.13  12   0   0   1   0   25   22    6    6    4   10   19
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   4  3.00  13   8   2   1   0   66   67   24   22    7    9   28
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
Enrique Romo           0   3  3.93  26   0   0   8   0   37   40   22   16    4   14   19
Kent Tekulve           3   3  4.07  19   0   0   1   0   24   22   11   11    0   12   14
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  1.91  18   0   0   1   0   33   29    9    7    1   10   27
Gary Lucas             3   5  2.34  30   0   0  10   0   50   49   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  3.55  10  10   0   0   0   58   70   25   23    9   10   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   4  6.15  14   8   0   0   0   45   53   34   31    9   24   22
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
Fred Breining          2   2  2.27  25   1   0   0   0   40   32   13   10    1   21   18
Vida Blue              5   5  2.46  12  12   1   0   0   84   67   28   23    7   40   45
Doyle Alexander        5   4  2.61  13  13   0   0   0   83   80   26   24    5   29   44
Al Holland             3   3  3.04  25   0   0   4   0   47   46   19   16    1   21   29
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  3.61  31   0   0  10   0   47   47   20   19    0   26   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
Mark Littell           0   0  3.45   8   0   0   2   0   16    9    6    6    1   10    8
Jim Otten              1   0  3.72  20   0   0   0   0   29   31   14   12    2   14   18
Silvio Martinez        2   4  4.10  11  11   0   0   0   68   69   36   31    0   27   24
Bob Shirley            4   3  4.58  12   9   1   0   0   53   57   30   27    5   23   25
Bob Sykes              1   0  7.41   9   1   0   0   0   17   19   15   14    1   11    5
Joe Edelen             1   0  8.76  11   0   0   0   0   12   20   12   12    0    3    7
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
  R. Camp (ATL)             6
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)     6
  J. Niekro (HOU)           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
  S. Howe (LAN)             7
  T. McGraw (PHI)           7
  T. Hume (CIN)             6
  B. Lee (MON)              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
  D. Ruthven (PHI)       91.2
  B. Gullickson (MON)    91.0
  S. Mura (SDN)          90.1
  T. Seaver (CIN)        90.1
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)  88.1

Hits:

  S. Rogers (MON)         104
  S. Mura (SDN)           103
  J. Niekro (HOU)         102
  G. Perry (ATL)           97
  P. Zachry (NYN)          95
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         94
  S. Carlton (PHI)         93
  R. Reuschel (NYA)        87
  B. Hooton (LAN)          85
  B. Gullickson (MON)      83

Runs:

  D. Ruthven (PHI)         50
  S. Rogers (MON)          48
  S. Mura (SDN)            47
  P. Zachry (NYN)          47
  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. Burris (MON)           7
  R. Jones (NYN)            7
  E. Solomon (PIT)          7
  M. Soto (CIN)             7
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       7

Walks:

  T. Seaver (CIN)          42
  B. Berenyi (CIN)         41
  V. Blue (SFN)            40
  M. Krukow (CHN)          39
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      39
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    38
  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
  T. Seaver (CIN)          53
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    52

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