Friday August 21, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 21, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         35  33  2.78   68  13  17   618   544  219  191   19  196  398
Los Angeles     42  26  2.88   68  19  15   612   535  209  196   32  184  376
Pittsburgh      30  30  3.24   61   8  17   561   539  223  202   37  183  292
San Francisco   33  37  3.30   70   5  21   636   585  261  233   37  256  350
Montreal        35  29  3.38   64  12  14   572   543  240  215   37  143  292
St. Louis       36  23  3.46   60   7  19   549   495  231  211   23  171  232
San Diego       25  43  3.67   68   5  15   616   618  274  251   46  236  284
New York        23  39  3.73   63   4  14   552   550  277  229   50  212  317
Cincinnati      41  25  3.75   66  17  11   591   533  269  246   41  235  366
Atlanta         32  33  3.79   66   6  17   598   592  272  252   42  205  284
Philadelphia    37  28  4.02   65  14  15   576   592  277  257   45  191  333
Chicago         20  43  4.12   65   3   9   595   614  302  272   31  262  337

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan (HOU)       7   3  1.29  13  13   2   0   2   91   59   17   13    0   37   87
Bob Knepper (HOU)      6   2  1.55  13  13   5   0   4   99   79   19   17    2   21   45
Jerry Reuss (LAN)      7   3  1.86  14  14   7   0   2  102   91   23   21    2   15   33
Vida Blue (SFN)        5   5  2.31  13  13   1   0   0   94   73   29   24    7   44   49
Jim Bibby (PIT)        5   3  2.44  13  13   2   0   2   89   75   28   24    2   25   44
Tom Seaver (CIN)       8   2  2.46  14  14   5   0   1   99   71   30   27    5   46   58
Scott Sanderson (MON)  6   4  2.47  13  13   3   0   0   87   76   29   24    6   14   48
Burt Hooton (LAN)      8   4  2.53  15  15   3   0   2   93   91   31   26    3   21   47
Joe Niekro (HOU)       7   6  2.73  15  15   4   0   1  109  104   41   33    3   28   54
Eddie Solomon (PIT)    5   4  2.80  14   9   2   1   0   74   72   25   23    7   10   32

 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  1.27  31   0   0  11   0   50   42    8    7    2    9   30
Rick Mahler            3   3  3.08  25   5   0   2   0   53   56   21   18    0   23   26
Gaylord Perry          6   4  3.28  15  15   3   0   0  102  111   41   37    6   11   33
Phil Niekro            5   4  3.48  14  14   2   0   2   88   77   38   34    4   37   46
John Montefusco        1   3  4.14  20   8   0   1   0   63   61   29   29    8   22   29
Larry Bradford         2   0  4.18  23   0   0   1   0   24   24   11   11    1    8   11
Tommy Boggs            3  10  4.37  16  15   1   0   0   91   87   46   44   10   31   49
Gene Garber            2   2  4.68  16   0   0   1   0   25   24   13   13    2    8   13
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
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
Mike Griffin           0   1  2.70   5   1   0   1   0   13   14    4    4    0    4    5
Doug Capilla           0   0  3.15  32   0   0   0   0   34   33   13   12    0   21   20
Rick Reuschel          4   7  3.47  13  13   1   0   0   86   87   40   33    4   23   53
Jay Howell             1   0  3.68   3   1   0   0   0    7    8    4    3    0    2    4
Lee Smith              1   5  3.86  24   0   0   0   0   42   37   21   18    2   18   31
Randy Martz            4   5  3.89  19  11   1   2   0   72   74   32   31    4   33   23
Dick Tidrow            2   6  4.17  32   0   0   6   0   50   41   26   23    4   16   29
Mike Krukow            4   6  4.41  15  15   0   0   0   82   82   44   40    7   40   56
Lynn McGlothen         1   4  4.77  20   6   0   0   0   55   71   32   29    1   28   26
Bill Caudill           1   5  5.40  21  10   0   0   0   62   71   40   37    5   29   37
Ken Kravec             0   3  5.98  18   6   0   0   0   47   51   33   31    2   31   27

 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             8   2  2.46  14  14   5   0   1   99   71   30   27    5   46   58
Joe Price              4   0  2.89  26   0   0   1   0   37   31   12   12    3    9   31
Tom Hume               6   2  3.00  31   0   0   8   0   42   36   15   14    5   20   16
Mario Soto             8   6  3.16  16  16   7   0   2  114   91   43   40    7   39  102
Frank Pastore          3   4  3.79  13  13   2   0   1   78   74   40   33    6   15   49
Paul Moskau            2   1  3.83  17   0   0   2   0   40   33   18   17    3   20   22
Bruce Berenyi          5   3  4.03  13  12   2   0   2   76   62   37   34    2   49   46
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             7   3  1.29  13  13   2   0   2   91   59   17   13    0   37   87
Joe Sambito            3   3  1.43  30   0   0   7   0   38   26   10    6    1   14   25
Bob Knepper            6   2  1.55  13  13   5   0   4   99   79   19   17    2   21   45
Joe Niekro             7   6  2.73  15  15   4   0   1  109  104   41   33    3   28   54
Don Sutton             5   7  3.19  15  15   2   0   1  102   92   38   36    2   24   68
Dave Smith             1   3  3.83  27   0   0   5   0   49   43   23   21    2   17   33
Billy Smith            0   0  3.86   3   0   0   1   0    5    3    2    2    1    1    1
Vern Ruhle             1   3  3.99  11   8   0   1   0   50   53   23   22    4   14   23
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
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
Tom Niedenfuer         1   0  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    1    1    0    1    4
Jerry Reuss            7   3  1.86  14  14   7   0   2  102   91   23   21    2   15   33
Steve Howe             4   2  1.97  24   0   0   7   0   32   26    8    7    1   14   18
Burt Hooton            8   4  2.53  15  15   3   0   2   93   91   31   26    3   21   47
Dave Goltz             2   1  2.66  17   3   0   1   0   47   37   14   14    3   14   35
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
Woodie Fryman          4   2  1.88  22   0   0   4   0   24   26   11    5    1    7   15
Scott Sanderson        6   4  2.47  13  13   3   0   0   87   76   29   24    6   14   48
Bill Lee               2   2  2.63  21   2   0   6   0   48   43   17   14    4    7   21
Jeff Reardon           0   0  2.84   5   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    1    1    4
Ray Burris             5   5  2.96  12  12   3   0   0   76   63   31   25    7   21   29
Bill Gullickson        3   6  2.97  13  13   1   0   0  100   90   35   33    1   23   69
Charlie Lea            4   3  3.91  11   8   2   0   2   53   47   23   23    3   20   27
Steve Rogers           8   5  4.16  15  15   3   0   1  110  115   52   51    6   27   51
Stan Bahnsen           1   0  4.60  15   1   0   1   0   29   32   15   15    3   11   13
Elias Sosa             1   1  4.79  18   0   0   3   0   21   23   11   11    3    5   11
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
Mike Marshall          0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    1
Tom Hausman            0   1  2.18  20   0   0   0   0   33   28    8    8    2    7   13
Terry Leach            0   0  2.25   3   1   0   0   0    8    6    3    2    1    2    5
Neil Allen             4   3  2.83  26   0   0  10   0   41   31   15   13    3   15   32
Craig Swan             0   2  2.89   4   2   0   0   0    9    6    4    3    0    1    6
Pete Falcone           2   3  2.93  25   1   0   1   0   46   41   19   15    2   22   38
Dyar Miller            1   0  2.97  20   0   0   0   0   33   41   17   11    2   13   20
Ed Lynch               2   3  3.07   9   6   0   0   0   41   47   16   14    4   10   16
Jeff Reardon           1   0  3.45  18   0   0   2   0   29   27   11   11    2   12   28
Pat Zachry             6   8  3.67  16  16   3   0   0   98  104   50   40    8   42   53
Randy Jones            1   7  3.97  11  11   0   0   0   57   56   41   25    7   36   14
Ray Searage            1   0  4.32   6   0   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    1    6    8
Mike Scott             3   6  4.57  14  14   1   0   0   89   90   47   45    9   21   41
Greg Harris            2   3  4.75   8   7   0   1   0   36   30   21   19    4   17   27
Dan Boitano            0   0  6.23   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    3    3    0    2    2
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   3  2.93  15  15   7   0   0  120  106   42   39    5   39  104
Ron Reed               2   0  2.97  21   0   0   5   0   36   28   13   12    3   10   22
Mike Proly             2   0  3.21  24   0   0   2   0   34   34   13   12    4   10   11
Tug McGraw             1   4  3.33  23   0   0   8   0   27   26   10   10    2   12   16
Marty Bystrom          4   3  3.35   9   9   1   0   0   54   55   21   20    3   16   24
Larry Christenson      3   6  4.05  14  14   0   0   0   87   89   44   39    7   25   59
Dick Ruthven           8   5  4.50  14  14   4   0   0   96  101   55   48    6   32   51
Sparky Lyle            6   2  4.93  26   0   0   0   0   42   50   23   23    3   21   20
Nino Espinosa          2   5  5.78  13  13   2   0   0   72   91   48   46   10   22   22
Dickie Noles           0   0  8.31   4   0   0   0   0    9   12    8    8    2    4    4

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          1   2  1.73  31   0   0   4   0   26   21    6    5    1    6   10
Jim Bibby              5   3  2.44  13  13   2   0   2   89   75   28   24    2   25   44
Ernie Camacho          0   0  2.57   3   2   0   0   0   14   10    5    4    0    8    5
Kent Tekulve           4   3  2.75  24   0   0   2   0   36   33   11   11    0   14   18
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
Odell Jones            1   0  2.89   3   1   0   0   0    9    9    3    3    0    6    8
Rick Rhoden            7   1  3.29  14  14   2   0   1   93   92   36   34    4   36   53
John Candelaria        2   2  3.54   6   6   0   0   0   41   42   17   16    3   11   14
Pascual Perez          2   4  3.88  11   7   2   0   0   53   51   23   23    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   2  4.61   2   2   0   0   0   14   12    9    7    0    6    4
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  0.53  25   0   0   1   0   34   23    3    2    0   19   11
Danny Boone            0   0  2.19  21   0   0   1   0   37   34   11    9    1   10   29
Gary Lucas             3   6  2.31  36   0   0  10   0   58   55   19   15    1   21   35
Chris Welsh            5   4  2.83  14  12   3   0   1   86   74   28   27    6   31   34
Rick Wise              2   5  3.32  11  11   0   0   0   65   74   26   24    9   12   15
Juan Eichelberger      6   4  3.35  16  16   1   0   1   94   90   35   35    5   41   54
Steve Mura             4  10  4.08  16  16   1   0   0  104  116   52   47    7   30   47
John Littlefield       1   3  4.97  26   0   0   2   0   42   42   24   23    5   16   14
John Curtis            1   4  5.53  19   8   0   0   0   54   58   36   33    9   26   25
Tim Lollar             1   6  7.13  17   5   0   1   0   42   47   36   33    3   28   20
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          3   2  2.11  29   1   0   0   0   47   37   15   11    1   26   21
Vida Blue              5   5  2.31  13  13   1   0   0   94   73   29   24    7   44   49
Al Holland             3   4  2.85  29   0   0   4   0   54   50   20   17    1   24   34
Doyle Alexander        6   5  2.89  15  15   0   0   0   93   95   32   30    7   31   48
Greg Minton            3   3  3.29  36   0   0  13   0   52   49   20   19    0   26   17
Gary Lavelle           0   3  3.55  21   0   0   4   0   38   30   18   15    1   11   30
Ed Whitson             4   5  3.67  13  13   1   0   1   76   72   32   31    6   29   41
Allen Ripley           4   4  3.69  13  13   1   0   0   78   82   36   32    5   21   39
Tom Griffin            5   6  4.17  15  15   2   0   0   91   79   46   42    6   40   59
Bob Tufts              0   0  7.71   4   0   0   0   0    2    3    3    2    1    2    1
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  2.40  25   0   0   3   0   30   28   11    8    0    7    6
John Martin            4   1  2.50   8   6   2   0   0   50   36   14   14    3   12   17
Bruce Sutter           3   3  2.60  27   0   0  14   0   52   35   15   15    3   17   36
Bob Forsch             7   2  2.92  11  11   0   0   0   65   47   22   21    4   17   19
Mark Littell           0   0  3.06  11   0   0   2   0   18   12    6    6    1   10    9
Lary Sorensen          5   5  3.11  14  14   3   0   1   93   86   36   32    2   14   43
Jim Otten              1   0  3.72  20   0   0   0   0   29   31   14   12    2   14   18
Silvio Martinez        2   5  4.01  12  12   0   0   0   74   75   38   33    0   31   28
Bob Shirley            4   3  4.47  15   9   1   0   0   56   62   31   28    5   25   26
Joaquin Andujar        1   1  5.93   3   2   0   0   0   14   13    9    9    2    5    3
Bob Sykes              1   0  6.00  11   1   0   0   0   21   23   15   14    1   11    7
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
  B. Hooton (LAN)           8
  S. Rogers (MON)           8
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          8
  T. Seaver (CIN)           8
  M. Soto (CIN)             8
  B. Forsch (SLN)           7
  J. Niekro (HOU)           7
  J. Reuss (LAN)            7

Losses:

  T. Boggs (ATL)           10
  S. Mura (SDN)            10
  P. Zachry (NYN)           8
  R. Jones (NYN)            7
  R. Reuschel (NYA)         7
  D. Sutton (HOU)           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)            7
  M. Soto (CIN)             7
  B. Knepper (HOU)          5
  T. Seaver (CIN)           5
  J. Niekro (HOU)           4
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          4
  R. Burris (MON)           3
  B. Hooton (LAN)           3

Saves:

  B. Sutter (SLN)          14
  G. Minton (SFN)          13
  R. Camp (ATL)            11
  N. Allen (NYN)           10
  G. Lucas (SDN)           10
  T. Hume (CIN)             8
  T. McGraw (PHI)           8
  E. Romo (PIT)             8
  S. Howe (LAN)             7
  J. Sambito (HOU)          7

Shutouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       5
  B. Knepper (HOU)          4
  B. Berenyi (CIN)          2
  J. Bibby (PIT)            2
  B. Hooton (LAN)           2
  C. Lea (MON)              2
  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  J. Reuss (LAN)            2
  N. Ryan (HOU)             2
  M. Soto (CIN)             2

Innings Pitched:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      120.0
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)   119.1
  M. Soto (CIN)         114.0
  S. Rogers (MON)       110.1
  J. Niekro (HOU)       108.2
  S. Mura (SDN)         103.2
  G. Perry (ATL)        101.2
  J. Reuss (LAN)        101.2
  D. Sutton (HOU)       101.2
  B. Gullickson (MON)   100.0

Hits:

  S. Mura (SDN)           116
  S. Rogers (MON)         115
  G. Perry (ATL)          111
  S. Carlton (PHI)        106
  J. Niekro (HOU)         104
  P. Zachry (NYN)         104
  D. Ruthven (PHI)        101
  D. Alexander (SFN)       95
  R. Rhoden (PIT)          92
  D. Sutton (HOU)          92

Runs:

  D. Ruthven (PHI)         55
  S. Mura (SDN)            52
  S. Rogers (MON)          52
  P. Zachry (NYN)          50
  N. Espinosa (PHI)        48
  M. Scott (NYN)           47
  T. Boggs (ATL)           46
  T. Griffin (SFN)         46
  L. Christenson (PHI)     44
  M. Krukow (CHN)          44

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  B. Berenyi (CIN)         49
  T. Seaver (CIN)          46
  V. Blue (SFN)            44
  P. Zachry (NYN)          42
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    41
  T. Griffin (SFN)         40
  M. Krukow (CHN)          40
  S. Carlton (PHI)         39
  M. Soto (CIN)            39
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      39

Strikeouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)     115
  S. Carlton (PHI)        104
  M. Soto (CIN)           102
  N. Ryan (HOU)            87
  B. Gullickson (MON)      69
  D. Sutton (HOU)          68
  L. Christenson (PHI)     59
  T. Griffin (SFN)         59
  T. Seaver (CIN)          58
  B. Welch (LAN)           57

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