Monday August 17, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, August 17, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         33  32  2.81   65  13  15   592   521  211  185   18  188  379
Los Angeles     40  25  2.95   65  17  15   586   518  205  192   32  180  363
San Francisco   31  36  3.26   67   5  19   610   560  249  221   35  245  338
Pittsburgh      27  29  3.29   57   8  14   525   511  212  192   37  168  278
Montreal        34  27  3.32   61  12  14   545   515  226  201   36  138  268
St. Louis       35  21  3.39   57   7  19   522   461  217  197   21  162  222
San Diego       24  40  3.62   64   5  14   582   581  257  234   44  222  270
New York        22  36  3.80   59   4  13   519   523  264  219   48  197  304
Atlanta         30  31  3.84   62   6  15   560   560  258  239   37  197  263
Cincinnati      38  25  3.88   63  16  10   564   514  265  243   41  228  346
Philadelphia    36  26  3.99   62  14  14   551   565  264  244   45  177  316
Chicago         19  41  4.12   62   3   8   568   586  290  260   27  254  320

 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   3  2.04  13  13   6   0   1   93   87   23   21    2   15   30
Scott Sanderson (MON)  6   3  2.16  12  12   3   0   0   83   69   25   20    6   14   44
Vida Blue (SFN)        5   5  2.31  13  13   1   0   0   94   73   29   24    7   44   49
Doyle Alexander (SFN)  6   4  2.58  14  14   0   0   0   91   89   28   26    6   31   46
Tom Seaver (CIN)       7   2  2.59  13  13   5   0   1   90   67   29   26    5   42   53
Jim Bibby (PIT)        4   3  2.61  12  12   2   0   2   83   71   28   24    2   23   40
Joe Niekro (HOU)       7   6  2.73  15  15   4   0   1  109  104   41   33    3   28   54
Chris Welsh (SDN)      4   4  2.75  13  11   3   0   1   79   68   25   24    5   27   31

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Hrabosky            0   0  0.41  14   0   0   1   0   22   16    2    1    0    5   10
Rick Camp              6   1  1.18  29   0   0   9   0   46   37    7    6    2    9   28
Rick Mahler            3   2  3.21  24   4   0   2   0   48   50   19   17    0   22   21
Phil Niekro            4   4  3.44  13  13   2   0   2   81   71   35   31    4   33   42
Gaylord Perry          6   4  3.46  14  14   3   0   0   94  106   40   36    5   10   33
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
Gene Garber            2   1  4.29  14   0   0   1   0   21   22   10   10    1    7   12
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
Steve Bedrosian        1   1 11.57   3   0   0   0   0    2    1    3    3    0    2    2
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  1.04   4   0   0   1   0    9    8    1    1    0    3    3
Doug Bird              2   0  1.29   2   2   1   0   0   14   11    2    2    1    3    6
Rawly Eastwick         0   1  2.53  21   0   0   0   0   32   34   11    9    1   14   20
Doug Capilla           0   0  2.76  31   0   0   0   0   33   31   11   10    0   20   18
Rick Reuschel          4   7  3.47  13  13   1   0   0   86   87   40   33    4   23   53
Lee Smith              1   5  3.70  23   0   0   0   0   41   36   20   17    1   17   31
Randy Martz            4   5  3.95  18  11   1   1   0   71   73   32   31    4   32   23
Dick Tidrow            2   5  4.24  31   0   0   6   0   47   39   25   22    4   15   28
Mike Krukow            3   6  4.60  14  14   0   0   0   74   77   42   38    5   40   52
Lynn McGlothen         1   4  4.77  20   6   0   0   0   55   71   32   29    1   28   26
Jay Howell             1   0  5.06   1   1   0   0   0    5    6    4    3    0    1    3
Bill Caudill           1   5  5.64  19  10   0   0   0   59   68   40   37    5   28   35
Ken Kravec             0   3  5.91  17   5   0   0   0   43   45   30   28    1   30   22

 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  2.89  26   0   0   1   0   37   31   12   12    3    9   31
Tom Hume               5   2  3.20  29   0   0   7   0   39   34   15   14    5   20   16
Mario Soto             7   6  3.43  15  15   6   0   1  105   87   43   40    7   38   94
Frank Pastore          3   4  3.79  13  13   2   0   1   78   74   40   33    6   15   49
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  5.64  19   0   0   0   0   30   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  11   0   0   0   0   14   21   11   11    1    6    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  1.45  29   0   0   6   0   37   26   10    6    1   14   25
Bob Knepper            5   2  1.49  12  12   5   0   4   90   71   17   15    1   20   41
Joe Niekro             7   6  2.73  15  15   4   0   1  109  104   41   33    3   28   54
Don Sutton             5   7  3.20  14  14   2   0   1   96   84   35   34    2   20   63
Vern Ruhle             1   2  3.78  10   8   0   1   0   48   51   21   20    4   11   22
Billy Smith            0   0  3.86   3   0   0   1   0    5    3    2    2    1    1    1
Dave Smith             1   3  4.08  26   0   0   4   0   46   40   22   21    2   17   32
Frank Lacorte          3   2  4.33  25   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  5.26  13   1   0   0   0   26   33   16   15    1   11   15

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Niedenfuer         1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    1    2
Alejandro Pena         0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    7    3    0    0    0    1    5
Dave Stewart           4   1  0.39  14   0   0   1   0   23   16    1    1    0    8   16
Steve Howe             4   2  2.03  23   0   0   7   0   31   25    8    7    1   14   17
Jerry Reuss            6   3  2.04  13  13   6   0   1   93   87   23   21    2   15   30
Dave Goltz             2   0  2.34  16   2   0   1   0   42   31   11   11    3   11   33
Burt Hooton            7   4  2.80  14  14   2   0   1   84   87   31   26    3   20   42
Fernando Valenzuela    9   4  2.87  16  16   8   0   5  119   89   39   38   10   39  115
Bob Welch              4   4  3.50  14  14   1   0   1   90   83   36   35    4   28   57
Rick Sutcliffe         2   2  4.30  12   6   0   0   0   44   40   24   21    5   20   16
Bobby Castillo         1   4  5.60  26   0   0   5   0   35   30   22   22    3   17   21
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
Woodie Fryman          3   2  2.05  21   0   0   4   0   22   26   11    5    1    7   11
Scott Sanderson        6   3  2.16  12  12   3   0   0   83   69   25   20    6   14   44
Bill Lee               2   2  2.30  20   2   0   6   0   47   41   15   12    4    7   20
Ray Burris             5   5  2.96  12  12   3   0   0   76   63   31   25    7   21   29
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           2   3  2.74  24   1   0   1   0   46   40   18   14    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  2.93  25   0   0   9   0   40   30   15   13    3   15   31
Terry Leach            0   0  3.00   2   1   0   0   0    6    6    3    2    1    1    5
Dyar Miller            1   0  3.00  19   0   0   0   0   33   41   17   11    2   12   19
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
Pat Zachry             6   7  3.96  15  15   3   0   0   91  101   48   40    8   38   52
Randy Jones            1   7  3.97  11  11   0   0   0   57   56   41   25    7   36   14
Greg Harris            2   2  4.36   7   6   0   1   0   33   26   17   16    3   15   27
Dan Boitano            0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    1    1
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

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Reed               2   0  2.88  19   0   0   5   0   34   26   12   11    3   10   20
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  3.55  21   0   0   7   0   25   25   10   10    2   12   14
Larry Christenson      3   6  4.02  13  13   0   0   0   81   82   41   36    7   23   55
Sparky Lyle            5   1  4.31  24   0   0   0   0   40   44   19   19    3   18   20
Dick Ruthven           8   5  4.50  14  14   4   0   0   96  101   55   48    6   32   51
Nino Espinosa          2   5  5.56  12  12   2   0   0   70   88   45   43   10   19   21
Dickie Noles           0   0 15.43   3   0   0   0   0    5   10    8    8    2    2    1

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Odell Jones            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    0    0    0    3    5
Grant Jackson          1   2  1.69  28   0   0   2   0   21   17    5    4    1    5   10
Ernie Camacho          0   0  2.57   3   2   0   0   0   14   10    5    4    0    8    5
Jim Bibby              4   3  2.61  12  12   2   0   2   83   71   28   24    2   23   40
Eddie Solomon          5   4  2.80  14   9   2   1   0   74   72   25   23    7   10   32
Victor Cruz            1   1  2.81  13   0   0   1   0   26   25    8    8    6   10   19
Kent Tekulve           4   3  3.03  22   0   0   1   0   33   32   11   11    0   14   16
Rick Rhoden            6   1  3.40  13  13   2   0   1   85   85   34   32    4   32   50
John Candelaria        2   2  3.54   6   6   0   0   0   41   42   17   16    3   11   14
Pascual Perez          2   4  3.78  10   7   2   0   0   52   50   22   22    5   14   22
Enrique Romo           0   3  3.93  26   0   0   8   0   37   40   22   16    4   14   19
Rod Scurry             2   4  4.38  10   5   0   1   0   39   40   20   19    3   19   39
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  0.28  23   0   0   0   0   33   21    2    1    0   18   11
Danny Boone            0   0  1.91  18   0   0   1   0   33   29    9    7    1   10   27
Gary Lucas             3   6  2.40  34   0   0  10   0   56   53   19   15    1   21   34
Chris Welsh            4   4  2.75  13  11   3   0   1   79   68   25   24    5   27   31
Juan Eichelberger      6   4  3.05  15  15   1   0   1   91   85   31   31    5   38   52
Rick Wise              2   5  3.32  11  11   0   0   0   65   74   26   24    9   12   15
Steve Mura             4   9  4.05  15  15   1   0   0   98  109   49   44    6   28   46
John Littlefield       1   2  4.91  25   0   0   2   0   40   39   23   22    5   16   13
John Curtis            1   4  5.72  17   8   0   0   0   50   55   35   32    9   25   23
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   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    0    0    1    1
Fred Breining          2   2  2.06  27   1   0   0   0   44   35   14   10    1   24   20
Vida Blue              5   5  2.31  13  13   1   0   0   94   73   29   24    7   44   49
Doyle Alexander        6   4  2.58  14  14   0   0   0   91   89   28   26    6   31   46
Al Holland             3   4  2.96  28   0   0   4   0   52   48   20   17    1   24   34
Greg Minton            3   3  3.49  34   0   0  11   0   49   48   20   19    0   26   16
Gary Lavelle           0   3  3.57  20   0   0   4   0   35   28   17   14    1   10   28
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   6  4.13  14  14   2   0   0   85   73   43   39    6   36   55
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               4   2  1.88  24   0   0   3   0   29   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  2.54  26   0   0  14   0   50   33   14   14    2   15   35
Bob Forsch             7   2  2.92  11  11   0   0   0   65   47   22   21    4   17   19
Lary Sorensen          5   5  3.11  14  14   3   0   1   93   86   36   32    2   14   43
Mark Littell           0   0  3.18   9   0   0   2   0   17   10    6    6    1   10    9
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  4.37  14   9   1   0   0   56   59   30   27    5   25   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
  J. Niekro (HOU)           7
  T. Seaver (CIN)           7
  M. Soto (CIN)             7
  D. Alexander (SFN)        6

Losses:

  T. Boggs (ATL)           10
  S. Mura (SDN)             9
  R. Jones (NYN)            7
  R. Reuschel (NYA)         7
  D. Sutton (HOU)           7
  P. Zachry (NYN)           7
  L. Christenson (PHI)      6
  T. Griffin (SFN)          6
  B. Gullickson (MON)       6
  M. Krukow (CHN)           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. Minton (SFN)          11
  G. Lucas (SDN)           10
  N. Allen (NYN)            9
  R. Camp (ATL)             9
  E. Romo (PIT)             8
  S. Howe (LAN)             7
  T. Hume (CIN)             7
  T. McGraw (PHI)           7
  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)   119.1
  S. Carlton (PHI)      113.0
  J. Niekro (HOU)       108.2
  M. Soto (CIN)         105.0
  S. Rogers (MON)       103.1
  S. Mura (SDN)          97.2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)       96.0
  D. Sutton (HOU)        95.2
  V. Blue (SFN)          93.2
  G. Perry (ATL)         93.2

Hits:

  S. Mura (SDN)           109
  S. Rogers (MON)         109
  G. Perry (ATL)          106
  J. Niekro (HOU)         104
  D. Ruthven (PHI)        101
  P. Zachry (NYN)         101
  S. Carlton (PHI)        100
  D. Alexander (SFN)       89
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      89
  N. Espinosa (PHI)        88

Runs:

  D. Ruthven (PHI)         55
  S. Rogers (MON)          50
  S. Mura (SDN)            49
  P. Zachry (NYN)          48
  N. Espinosa (PHI)        45
  T. Boggs (ATL)           44
  T. Griffin (SFN)         43
  M. Scott (NYN)           43
  M. Soto (CIN)            43
  M. Krukow (CHN)          42

Home Runs:

  N. Espinosa (PHI)        10
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      10
  T. Boggs (ATL)            9
  J. Curtis (SDN)           9
  R. Wise (SDN)             9
  M. Scott (NYN)            8
  P. Zachry (NYN)           8
  V. Blue (SFN)             7
  R. Burris (MON)           7
  L. Christenson (PHI)      7

Walks:

  B. Berenyi (CIN)         47
  V. Blue (SFN)            44
  T. Seaver (CIN)          42
  M. Krukow (CHN)          40
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      39
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    38
  M. Soto (CIN)            38
  P. Zachry (NYN)          38
  N. Ryan (HOU)            37
  T. Griffin (SFN)         36

Strikeouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)     115
  S. Carlton (PHI)         99
  M. Soto (CIN)            94
  N. Ryan (HOU)            79
  D. Sutton (HOU)          63
  B. Gullickson (MON)      62
  B. Welch (LAN)           57
  L. Christenson (PHI)     55
  T. Griffin (SFN)         55
  J. Niekro (HOU)          54

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