Friday August 14, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 14, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         31  31  2.85   62  13  14   565   507  205  179   18  180  367
Los Angeles     39  23  2.89   62  17  14   560   488  191  180   29  175  341
Pittsburgh      26  26  3.30   53   8  13   481   466  194  176   36  154  252
Montreal        33  27  3.34   60  12  13   536   508  224  199   36  136  264
San Francisco   29  35  3.34   64   5  18   582   538  244  216   34  230  325
St. Louis       34  21  3.48   56   7  19   509   453  216  197   21  161  218
San Diego       24  37  3.66   61   5  14   551   557  247  224   43  210  260
Atlanta         29  30  3.80   60   6  14   543   540  248  229   36  191  256
New York        20  36  3.90   57   4  11   501   511  261  217   47  192  293
Cincinnati      37  24  3.91   61  16   9   546   499  259  237   39  223  336
Philadelphia    36  24  3.97   60  14  14   535   546  256  236   44  172  308
Chicago         16  40  4.28   58   2   7   524   549  278  249   27  242  296

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan (HOU)       6   3  1.38  12  12   2   0   2   85   57   17   13    0   37   79
Bob Knepper (HOU)      5   2  1.49  12  12   5   0   4   90   71   17   15    1   20   41
Jerry Reuss (LAN)      6   2  1.77  12  12   6   0   1   87   79   18   17    2   14   28
Scott Sanderson (MON)  6   3  2.16  12  12   3   0   0   83   69   25   20    6   14   44
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
Steve Bedrosian        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Al Hrabosky            0   0  0.43  13   0   0   0   0   21   15    2    1    0    5    9
Rick Camp              6   1  1.27  28   0   0   9   0   43   34    7    6    2    9   26
Gene Garber            2   1  3.20  12   0   0   1   0   20   18    7    7    1    5   11
Rick Mahler            3   2  3.21  24   4   0   2   0   48   50   19   17    0   22   21
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   3  4.05  19   8   0   1   0   60   57   27   27    6   22   26
Larry Bradford         2   0  4.18  23   0   0   1   0   24   24   11   11    1    8   11
Tommy Boggs            2  10  4.52  15  14   1   0   0   84   83   44   42    9   30   43
Bob Walk               1   4  5.35   9   8   0   0   0   37   37   25   22    6   22   13
Rick Matula            0   0  6.43   5   0   0   0   0    7    8    5    5    1    2    0
Preston Hanna          2   1  6.55  19   1   0   0   0   34   45   27   25    2   23   22
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
Mike Griffin           0   0  1.50   3   0   0   1   0    6    5    1    1    0    1    3
Doug Bird              1   0  1.80   1   1   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    1    1    1
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
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   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    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  2.80  25   0   0   1   0   35   29   11   11    3    9   31
Tom Hume               5   2  3.44  28   0   0   6   0   37   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   3  4.13  12  11   2   0   2   70   53   34   32    2   47   40
Doug Bair              1   1  5.97  18   0   0   0   0   29   34   22   19    4   12   14
Mike Lacoss            2   6  6.19  11  11   1   0   1   57   76   41   39    5   19   20
Geoff Combe            1   0  7.07  10   0   0   0   0   14   20   11   11    1    5    8

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan             6   3  1.38  12  12   2   0   2   85   57   17   13    0   37   79
Joe Sambito            3   3  1.49  28   0   0   6   0   36   26   10    6    1   14   24
Bob Knepper            5   2  1.49  12  12   5   0   4   90   71   17   15    1   20   41
Joe Niekro             6   6  2.92  14  14   4   0   1  102  102   41   33    3   27   53
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  4.26  25   0   0   3   0   44   40   22   21    2   16   31
Frank Lacorte          3   2  4.39  24   0   0   3   0   27   23   13   13    1   17   29
Joaquin Andujar        2   3  4.94   9   3   0   0   0   24   29   17   13    2   12   18
Bobby Sprowl           0   1  5.32  12   1   0   0   0   24   32   15   14    1    9   13

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Alejandro Pena         0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    5    1    0    0    0    1    5
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
Dave Goltz             2   0  2.34  16   2   0   1   0   42   31   11   11    3   11   33
Fernando Valenzuela    9   4  2.60  15  15   8   0   5  114   81   34   33    7   39  106
Burt Hooton            7   4  2.80  14  14   2   0   1   84   87   31   26    3   20   42
Bob Welch              4   3  3.51  13  13   1   0   1   85   77   33   33    4   25   51
Rick Sutcliffe         2   2  4.30  12   6   0   0   0   44   40   24   21    5   20   16
Bobby Castillo         1   4  5.79  24   0   0   5   0   33   28   21   21    3   17   20
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   4   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    1    3
Scott Sanderson        6   3  2.16  12  12   3   0   0   83   69   25   20    6   14   44
Woodie Fryman          3   2  2.25  20   0   0   3   0   20   25   11    5    1    6   10
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
Elias Sosa             1   1  3.86  17   0   0   3   0   19   19    8    8    3    4   10
Charlie Lea            4   3  3.91  11   8   2   0   2   53   47   23   23    3   20   27
Steve Rogers           8   4  4.27  14  14   3   0   1  103  109   50   49    6   27   45
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
Pete Falcone           1   3  2.86  23   1   0   1   0   44   40   18   14    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  3.00  19   0   0   0   0   33   41   17   11    2   12   19
Neil Allen             4   3  3.16  23   0   0   7   0   37   30   15   13    3   14   29
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
Pat Zachry             5   7  4.13  14  14   3   0   0   85   95   47   39    7   35   48
Greg Harris            2   2  4.36   7   6   0   1   0   33   26   17   16    3   15   27
Mike Scott             3   5  4.50  13  13   1   0   0   82   83   43   41    8   19   37
Ray Searage            1   0  4.50   5   0   0   0   0    8    8    4    4    1    5    7
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
Ron Reed               2   0  2.91  18   0   0   5   0   34   26   12   11    3   10   19
Steve Carlton          9   2  2.95  14  14   7   0   0  113  100   40   37    5   35   99
Mike Proly             2   0  3.21  24   0   0   2   0   34   34   13   12    4   10   11
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      3   6  4.02  13  13   0   0   0   81   82   41   36    7   23   55
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
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
Victor Cruz            1   1  2.81  13   0   0   1   0   26   25    8    8    6   10   19
Eddie Solomon          5   4  3.00  13   8   2   1   0   66   67   24   22    7    9   28
Pascual Perez          2   3  3.11   8   6   2   0   0   46   45   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
Luis Tiant             0   1  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    5    4    0    1    2
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  0.30  22   0   0   0   0   30   19    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  2.25  31   0   0  10   0   52   49   17   13    1   16   28
Chris Welsh            4   4  2.75  13  11   3   0   1   79   68   25   24    5   27   31
Juan Eichelberger      6   3  2.75  14  14   1   0   1   88   80   27   27    4   38   52
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  5.17  24   0   0   2   0   38   38   23   22    5   15   12
John Curtis            1   4  6.07  15   8   0   0   0   46   53   34   31    9   24   22
Tim Lollar             1   5  7.82  15   4   0   1   0   36   43   34   31    3   25   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  2.11  26   1   0   0   0   43   34   14   10    1   23   20
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   4  3.08  26   0   0   4   0   50   46   20   17    1   23   31
Gary Lavelle           0   3  3.57  20   0   0   4   0   35   28   17   14    1   10   28
Greg Minton            2   3  3.59  32   0   0  10   0   48   48   20   19    0   26   16
Allen Ripley           4   4  3.69  13  13   1   0   0   78   82   36   32    5   21   39
Ed Whitson             3   5  3.82  12  12   1   0   1   71   68   31   30    6   26   39
Tom Griffin            5   5  4.22  13  13   2   0   0   79   69   41   37    6   30   51
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
Jim Kaat               3   2  1.95  23   0   0   3   0   28   26    9    6    0    7    6
John Martin            4   1  2.03   7   5   2   0   0   44   28   10   10    3   11   15
Bruce Sutter           2   3  2.70  25   0   0  14   0   47   31   14   14    2   15   33
Bob Forsch             7   2  2.92  11  11   0   0   0   65   47   22   21    4   17   19
Mark Littell           0   0  3.18   9   0   0   2   0   17   10    6    6    1   10    9
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  4.10  11  11   0   0   0   68   69   36   31    0   27   24
Bob Shirley            4   3  4.53  13   9   1   0   0   54   57   30   27    5   24   26
Joaquin Andujar        1   0  5.87   2   1   0   0   0    8    6    5    5    1    3    2
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

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League Leaders

Wins:

  S. Carlton (PHI)          9
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       9
  S. Rogers (MON)           8
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          8
  B. Forsch (SLN)           7
  B. Hooton (LAN)           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)          14
  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)      113.0
  S. Rogers (MON)       103.1
  J. Niekro (HOU)       101.2
  M. Soto (CIN)          98.2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)       91.2
  B. Gullickson (MON)    91.0
  B. Knepper (HOU)       90.1
  S. Mura (SDN)          90.1
  T. Seaver (CIN)        90.1

Hits:

  S. Rogers (MON)         109
  S. Mura (SDN)           103
  J. Niekro (HOU)         102
  S. Carlton (PHI)        100
  G. Perry (ATL)           97
  P. Zachry (NYN)          95
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         94
  B. Hooton (LAN)          87
  R. Reuschel (NYA)        87
  T. Boggs (ATL)           83

Runs:

  S. Rogers (MON)          50
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         50
  S. Mura (SDN)            47
  P. Zachry (NYN)          47
  T. Boggs (ATL)           44
  M. Scott (NYN)           43
  N. Espinosa (PHI)        42
  M. Soto (CIN)            42
  L. Christenson (PHI)     41
  T. Griffin (SFN)         41

Home Runs:

  N. Espinosa (PHI)        10
  T. Boggs (ATL)            9
  J. Curtis (SDN)           9
  R. Wise (SDN)             9
  M. Scott (NYN)            8
  V. Blue (SFN)             7
  R. Burris (MON)           7
  L. Christenson (PHI)      7
  R. Jones (NYN)            7
  E. Solomon (PIT)          7

Walks:

  B. Berenyi (CIN)         47
  T. Seaver (CIN)          42
  V. Blue (SFN)            40
  M. Krukow (CHN)          39
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      39
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    38
  N. Ryan (HOU)            37
  M. Soto (CIN)            37
  R. Jones (NYN)           36
  S. Carlton (PHI)         35

Strikeouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)     106
  S. Carlton (PHI)         99
  M. Soto (CIN)            88
  N. Ryan (HOU)            79
  B. Gullickson (MON)      62
  D. Sutton (HOU)          57
  L. Christenson (PHI)     55
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  T. Seaver (CIN)          53

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