Monday August 24, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, August 24, 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     44  27  2.95   71  20  16   638   563  222  209   33  190  398
Pittsburgh      31  32  3.26   64   8  18   588   567  235  213   39  190  304
San Francisco   34  39  3.27   73   5  22   663   608  270  241   37  267  368
St. Louis       38  24  3.43   63   7  20   577   522  242  220   25  179  244
Montreal        36  31  3.45   67  13  15   597   564  255  229   41  151  301
New York        25  40  3.67   66   4  15   579   577  285  236   50  224  328
Cincinnati      42  27  3.71   69  18  11   619   550  279  255   42  242  388
Atlanta         34  35  3.71   70   6  19   638   628  286  263   46  220  297
San Diego       26  45  3.78   71   5  16   643   653  294  270   46  246  299
Philadelphia    40  28  3.92   68  14  15   607   613  286  264   46  199  350
Chicago         22  44  4.14   68   3   9   624   642  317  287   35  275  351

 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
Burt Hooton (LAN)      9   4  2.30  16  16   4   0   3  102   95   31   26    3   22   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
Steve Carlton (PHI)   10   3  2.76  16  16   7   0   0  127  108   42   39    5   41  111
Doyle Alexander (SFN)  6   5  2.81  16  16   0   0   0   99  100   33   31    7   31   52

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Hrabosky            0   1  1.11  16   0   0   1   0   24   20    4    3    1    6   10
Rick Camp              6   1  1.47  34   0   0  13   0   55   48   11    9    4   10   33
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
Gene Garber            2   2  3.86  18   0   0   1   0   30   25   13   13    2    9   15
Larry Bradford         2   0  4.18  23   0   0   1   0   24   24   11   11    1    8   11
Tommy Boggs            3  10  4.30  17  16   1   0   0   98   94   49   47   10   34   54
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
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  2.75  34   0   0   0   0   39   37   13   12    0   24   23
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              2   5  3.68  25   0   0   0   0   44   38   21   18    2   18   33
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
Lynn McGlothen         1   4  4.77  20   6   0   0   0   55   71   32   29    1   28   26
Mike Krukow            4   6  4.81  16  16   0   0   0   86   91   50   46    8   41   59
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
Willie Hernandez       0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    2    0    3    0

 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
Bruce Berenyi          6   3  3.60  14  13   3   0   3   85   64   37   34    2   51   58
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
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            9   4  2.30  16  16   4   0   3  102   95   31   26    3   22   51
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  1.59   5   1   0   0   0   11    7    3    2    1    5    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   7  4.42  15  15   1   0   0   96   96   49   47    9   23   42
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
Tug McGraw             2   4  2.73  25   0   0   8   0   33   27   10   10    2   13   21
Steve Carlton         10   3  2.76  16  16   7   0   0  127  108   42   39    5   41  111
Ron Reed               2   0  2.92  22   0   0   5   0   37   28   13   12    3   10   22
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  3.90  15  15   0   0   0   95   98   47   41    8   27   61
Dick Ruthven           9   5  4.56  15  15   4   0   0  103  107   59   52    6   34   53
Sparky Lyle            6   2  4.84  28   0   0   0   0   45   53   25   24    3   22   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
Odell Jones            1   1  2.60   4   2   0   0   0   17   16    6    5    2    7   13
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
Kent Tekulve           4   4  2.82  26   0   0   2   0   38   36   12   12    0   14   18
Eddie Solomon          5   4  2.89  15  10   2   1   0   81   81   28   26    7   12   33
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  0.77  27   0   0   1   0   35   25    4    3    0   20   13
Gary Lucas             3   7  2.37  38   0   0  11   0   61   59   20   16    1   23   35
Danny Boone            0   0  2.55  23   0   0   1   0   42   40   14   12    1   10   32
Chris Welsh            5   5  3.03  15  13   3   0   1   92   83   33   31    6   32   38
Rick Wise              2   5  3.59  12  12   0   0   0   68   82   29   27    9   12   15
Juan Eichelberger      6   4  3.83  17  17   1   0   1   94   92   40   40    5   44   54
Steve Mura             4  10  4.08  16  16   1   0   0  104  116   52   47    7   30   47
John Littlefield       1   3  4.53  28   0   0   2   0   46   43   24   23    5   18   18
John Curtis            2   4  5.34  21   8   0   0   0   59   61   38   35    9   27   27
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  2.68  31   0   0   4   0   57   52   20   17    1   24   37
Doyle Alexander        6   5  2.81  16  16   0   0   0   99  100   33   31    7   31   52
Greg Minton            3   4  3.31  38   0   0  14   0   54   53   21   20    0   28   19
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               5   2  2.32  26   0   0   3   0   31   29   11    8    0    8    6
John Martin            4   1  2.50   8   6   2   0   0   50   36   14   14    3   12   17
Bruce Sutter           3   3  2.57  29   0   0  15   0   56   39   16   16    3   17   40
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
Silvio Martinez        2   5  3.67  13  13   0   0   0   81   79   38   33    0   32   32
Jim Otten              1   0  3.72  20   0   0   0   0   29   31   14   12    2   14   18
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
  B. Hooton (LAN)           9
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          9
  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
  G. Lucas (SDN)            7
  J. Niekro (HOU)           7
  R. Reuschel (NYA)         7
  M. Scott (NYN)            7
  D. Sutton (HOU)           7
  L. Christenson (PHI)      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
  B. Hooton (LAN)           4
  J. Niekro (HOU)           4
  S. Rogers (MON)           4
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          4

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)          3
  B. Hooton (LAN)           3
  J. Bibby (PIT)            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)      100
  L. Christenson (PHI)     98
  M. Scott (NYN)           96

Runs:

  D. Ruthven (PHI)         59
  S. Rogers (MON)          54
  S. Mura (SDN)            52
  M. Krukow (CHN)          50
  P. Zachry (NYN)          50
  T. Boggs (ATL)           49
  M. Scott (NYN)           49
  N. Espinosa (PHI)        48
  L. Christenson (PHI)     47
  T. Griffin (SFN)         46

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
  L. Christenson (PHI)      8
  M. Krukow (CHN)           8
  J. Montefusco (ATL)       8

Walks:

  B. Berenyi (CIN)         51
  V. Blue (SFN)            48
  T. Seaver (CIN)          47
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    44
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      43
  P. Zachry (NYN)          42
  S. Carlton (PHI)         41
  M. Krukow (CHN)          41
  T. Griffin (SFN)         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
  L. Christenson (PHI)     61
  T. Seaver (CIN)          60
  T. Griffin (SFN)         59
  M. Krukow (CHN)          59


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