Sunday August 23, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, August 23, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         35  35  2.91   70  13  17   634   565  233  205   24  199  402
Los Angeles     43  27  2.99   70  19  16   629   559  222  209   33  189  394
Pittsburgh      31  31  3.28   63   8  18   579   560  232  211   37  189  299
San Francisco   34  38  3.29   72   5  22   654   599  268  239   37  265  360
Montreal        36  31  3.45   67  13  15   597   564  255  229   41  151  301
St. Louis       37  24  3.47   62   7  20   567   514  241  219   25  177  237
New York        25  39  3.69   65   4  15   571   570  283  234   50  221  327
Atlanta         34  34  3.70   69   6  19   625   616  279  257   44  215  290
San Diego       26  44  3.71   70   5  16   633   642  285  261   46  239  294
Cincinnati      41  27  3.76   68  17  11   610   548  279  255   42  240  376
Philadelphia    39  28  3.96   67  14  15   594   602  281  261   45  196  343
Chicago         21  44  4.10   67   3   9   613   627  309  279   34  270  344

 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
Jerry Reuss (LAN)      7   3  1.86  14  14   7   0   2  102   91   23   21    2   15   33
Bob Knepper (HOU)      6   3  1.99  14  14   5   0   4  104   88   25   23    3   21   46
Vida Blue (SFN)        6   5  2.12  14  14   1   0   0  102   76   30   24    7   48   51
Tom Seaver (CIN)       8   2  2.42  15  15   5   0   1  108   75   32   29    5   47   60
Jim Bibby (PIT)        5   3  2.44  13  13   2   0   2   89   75   28   24    2   25   44
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
Steve Carlton (PHI)   10   3  2.76  16  16   7   0   0  127  108   42   39    5   41  111
F. Valenzuela (LAN)   10   4  2.81  17  17   8   0   5  128   93   41   40   10   43  127

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Hrabosky            0   0  0.38  15   0   0   1   0   24   18    2    1    0    6   10
Rick Camp              6   1  1.34  33   0   0  13   0   54   46    9    8    3    9   32
Rick Mahler            4   3  2.82  26   6   0   2   0   61   64   22   19    0   28   28
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        2   3  3.78  21   9   0   1   0   69   65   29   29    8   22   30
Larry Bradford         2   0  4.18  23   0   0   1   0   24   24   11   11    1    8   11
Gene Garber            2   2  4.28  17   0   0   1   0   27   24   13   13    2    8   14
Tommy Boggs            3  10  4.37  16  15   1   0   0   91   87   46   44   10   31   49
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   2  7.36   4   1   0   0   0    7    7    8    6    1    6    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
Willie Hernandez       0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    0
Doug Bird              2   1  1.64   3   3   1   0   0   22   17    4    4    2    4    8
Mike Griffin           0   1  2.51   6   1   0   1   0   14   14    4    4    0    4    7
Rawly Eastwick         0   1  2.53  21   0   0   0   0   32   34   11    9    1   14   20
Doug Capilla           1   0  2.97  33   0   0   0   0   36   34   13   12    0   22   21
Jay Howell             1   0  3.12   4   1   0   0   0    9    8    4    3    0    2    4
Rick Reuschel          4   7  3.47  13  13   1   0   0   86   87   40   33    4   23   53
Lee Smith              1   5  3.86  24   0   0   0   0   42   37   21   18    2   18   31
Randy Martz            4   5  4.06  20  12   1   2   0   75   78   35   34    4   38   25
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  5.60  22  10   0   0   0   63   73   42   39    7   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  2.42  15  15   5   0   1  108   75   32   29    5   47   60
Joe Price              4   0  2.89  26   0   0   1   0   37   31   12   12    3    9   31
Tom Hume               6   3  3.12  33   0   0   8   0   43   38   16   15    5   21   17
Mario Soto             8   6  3.16  16  16   7   0   2  114   91   43   40    7   39  102
Paul Moskau            2   1  3.83  17   0   0   2   0   40   33   18   17    3   20   22
Frank Pastore          3   5  3.87  14  14   2   0   1   86   82   45   37    7   16   55
Bruce Berenyi          5   3  4.03  13  12   2   0   2   76   62   37   34    2   49   46
Doug Bair              1   1  6.03  20   0   0   0   0   31   35   24   21    4   14   15
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  1.40  31   0   0   7   0   39   26   10    6    1   15   25
Bob Knepper            6   3  1.99  14  14   5   0   4  104   88   25   23    3   21   46
Joe Niekro             7   7  3.04  16  16   4   0   1  113  111   46   38    5   29   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
Vern Ruhle             1   3  3.99  11   8   0   1   0   50   53   23   22    4   14   23
Frank Lacorte          3   2  4.03  26   0   0   3   0   29   24   13   13    1   18   32
Joaquin Andujar        2   3  4.94   9   3   0   0   0   24   29   17   13    2   12   18
Billy Smith            0   0  5.19   5   0   0   1   0    9    7    5    5    3    1    1
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
Dave Stewart           4   1  0.39  15   0   0   2   0   23   16    1    1    0    8   17
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   10   4  2.81  17  17   8   0   5  128   93   41   40   10   43  127
Alejandro Pena         0   0  3.00   4   0   0   1   0    9    8    3    3    0    1    7
Bob Welch              4   5  3.90  15  15   1   0   1   92   90   41   40    5   28   57
Rick Sutcliffe         2   2  4.30  12   6   0   0   0   44   40   24   21    5   20   16
Bobby Castillo         1   4  5.59  27   0   0   5   0   37   33   23   23    3   18   24
Terry Forster          0   1  6.35  12   0   0   0   0   17   30   12   12    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
Jeff Reardon           0   0  2.00   7   0   0   1   0    9    5    2    2    1    3    7
Scott Sanderson        6   4  2.47  13  13   3   0   0   87   76   29   24    6   14   48
Bill Lee               2   2  2.54  22   2   0   6   0   50   45   17   14    4    8   21
Bill Gullickson        3   6  2.97  13  13   1   0   0  100   90   35   33    1   23   69
Ray Burris             5   5  3.15  13  13   3   0   0   80   68   34   28    8   22   29
Steve Rogers           8   6  3.95  16  16   4   0   1  118  118   54   52    6   27   52
Charlie Lea            4   4  4.25  12   9   2   0   2   55   51   26   26    3   24   28
Elias Sosa             1   1  4.56  19   0   0   3   0   24   25   12   12    3    5   12
Stan Bahnsen           2   0  5.73  17   1   0   1   0   33   37   21   21    6   11   16
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
Terry Leach            0   0  1.74   4   1   0   0   0   10    6    3    2    1    4    7
Tom Hausman            0   1  2.18  20   0   0   0   0   33   28    8    8    2    7   13
Neil Allen             5   3  2.53  28   0   0  11   0   46   35   15   13    3   18   36
Pete Falcone           2   3  2.88  26   2   0   1   0   50   46   20   16    2   23   39
Craig Swan             0   2  2.89   4   2   0   0   0    9    6    4    3    0    1    6
Ed Lynch               2   3  2.96  10   7   0   0   0   46   53   18   15    4   10   18
Dyar Miller            1   0  2.97  20   0   0   0   0   33   41   17   11    2   13   20
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  4.00   7   0   0   0   0    9    9    4    4    1    7    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            1   0  4.76   4   0   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    0    3    3
Mike Marshall          0   0  8.10   4   0   0   0   0    3    6    3    3    0    1    1
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         10   3  2.76  16  16   7   0   0  127  108   42   39    5   41  111
Ron Reed               2   0  2.97  21   0   0   5   0   36   28   13   12    3   10   22
Tug McGraw             1   4  3.10  24   0   0   8   0   29   27   10   10    2   13   16
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
Larry Christenson      3   6  4.05  14  14   0   0   0   87   89   44   39    7   25   59
Dick Ruthven           9   5  4.56  15  15   4   0   0  103  107   59   52    6   34   53
Sparky Lyle            6   2  4.67  27   0   0   0   0   44   51   23   23    3   21   21
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
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
Grant Jackson          1   2  2.70  32   0   0   4   0   27   22    9    8    1    8   10
Victor Cruz            1   1  2.81  13   0   0   1   0   26   25    8    8    6   10   19
Eddie Solomon          5   4  2.89  15  10   2   1   0   81   81   28   26    7   12   33
Odell Jones            1   0  2.89   3   1   0   0   0    9    9    3    3    0    6    8
Kent Tekulve           4   4  2.89  25   0   0   2   0   37   36   12   12    0   14   18
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  3.89  27   0   0   9   0   37   40   22   16    4   14   20
Rod Scurry             3   4  3.97  11   6   0   1   0   48   48   22   21    3   21   44
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  0.52  26   0   0   1   0   35   24    3    2    0   19   12
Gary Lucas             3   6  2.28  37   0   0  11   0   59   56   19   15    1   22   35
Danny Boone            0   0  2.45  22   0   0   1   0   40   37   13   11    1   10   31
Chris Welsh            5   5  3.03  15  13   3   0   1   92   83   33   31    6   32   38
Juan Eichelberger      6   4  3.35  16  16   1   0   1   94   90   35   35    5   41   54
Rick Wise              2   5  3.59  12  12   0   0   0   68   82   29   27    9   12   15
Steve Mura             4  10  4.08  16  16   1   0   0  104  116   52   47    7   30   47
John Littlefield       1   3  4.74  27   0   0   2   0   44   42   24   23    5   17   17
John Curtis            2   4  5.60  20   8   0   0   0   55   60   37   34    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  30   1   0   0   0   47   39   15   11    1   26   21
Vida Blue              6   5  2.12  14  14   1   0   0  102   76   30   24    7   48   51
Al Holland             3   4  2.78  30   0   0   4   0   55   51   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  3.23  37   0   0  14   0   53   50   20   19    0   26   18
Gary Lavelle           0   4  3.63  22   0   0   4   0   40   31   19   16    1   14   32
Allen Ripley           4   4  3.69  13  13   1   0   0   78   82   36   32    5   21   39
Ed Whitson             4   5  3.97  14  14   1   0   1   82   78   37   36    6   31   46
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
Bruce Sutter           3   3  2.50  28   0   0  15   0   54   36   15   15    3   17   37
John Martin            4   1  2.50   8   6   2   0   0   50   36   14   14    3   12   17
Mark Littell           0   0  2.66  13   0   0   2   0   20   13    6    6    1   11   10
Bob Forsch             7   3  3.01  12  12   0   0   0   72   56   25   24    5   18   21
Lary Sorensen          5   5  3.24  15  15   3   0   1   94   91   39   34    2   16   44
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            5   3  4.57  16   9   1   0   0   61   65   35   31    6   27   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)         10
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      10
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          9
  B. Hooton (LAN)           8
  S. Rogers (MON)           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
  J. Niekro (HOU)           7
  R. Reuschel (NYA)         7
  D. Sutton (HOU)           7
  L. Christenson (PHI)      6
  T. Griffin (SFN)          6
  B. Gullickson (MON)       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
  S. Rogers (MON)           4
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          4
  R. Burris (MON)           3

Saves:

  B. Sutter (SLN)          15
  G. Minton (SFN)          14
  R. Camp (ATL)            13
  N. Allen (NYN)           11
  G. Lucas (SDN)           11
  E. Romo (PIT)             9
  T. Hume (CIN)             8
  T. McGraw (PHI)           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:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)   128.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      127.0
  S. Rogers (MON)       118.1
  M. Soto (CIN)         114.0
  J. Niekro (HOU)       112.2
  T. Seaver (CIN)       107.2
  B. Knepper (HOU)      104.0
  S. Mura (SDN)         103.2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)      102.2
  V. Blue (SFN)         101.2

Hits:

  S. Rogers (MON)         118
  S. Mura (SDN)           116
  J. Niekro (HOU)         111
  G. Perry (ATL)          111
  S. Carlton (PHI)        108
  D. Ruthven (PHI)        107
  P. Zachry (NYN)         104
  D. Alexander (SFN)       95
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      93
  R. Rhoden (PIT)          92

Runs:

  D. Ruthven (PHI)         59
  S. Rogers (MON)          54
  S. Mura (SDN)            52
  P. Zachry (NYN)          50
  N. Espinosa (PHI)        48
  M. Scott (NYN)           47
  T. Boggs (ATL)           46
  T. Griffin (SFN)         46
  J. Niekro (HOU)          46
  F. Pastore (CIN)         45

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
  R. Burris (MON)           8
  J. Montefusco (ATL)       8
  P. Zachry (NYN)           8
  D. Alexander (SFN)        7

Walks:

  B. Berenyi (CIN)         49
  V. Blue (SFN)            48
  T. Seaver (CIN)          47
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      43
  P. Zachry (NYN)          42
  S. Carlton (PHI)         41
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    41
  T. Griffin (SFN)         40
  M. Krukow (CHN)          40
  M. Soto (CIN)            39

Strikeouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)     127
  S. Carlton (PHI)        111
  M. Soto (CIN)           102
  N. Ryan (HOU)            87
  B. Gullickson (MON)      69
  D. Sutton (HOU)          68
  T. Seaver (CIN)          60
  L. Christenson (PHI)     59
  T. Griffin (SFN)         59
  B. Welch (LAN)           57

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