Friday August 28, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 28, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         37  37  2.87   74  13  17   669   589  243  213   25  207  425
Los Angeles     48  27  2.97   75  21  18   676   603  236  223   37  194  422
Montreal        40  31  3.27   71  15  15   633   583  256  230   41  155  320
San Francisco   37  40  3.27   77   6  23   702   646  286  255   39  277  387
St. Louis       40  25  3.40   66   7  21   608   552  252  230   25  193  253
Pittsburgh      31  36  3.45   68   8  18   628   622  270  241   42  209  323
Atlanta         36  36  3.64   73   6  19   665   649  294  269   47  227  307
New York        27  42  3.70   70   4  16   615   613  302  253   50  238  342
San Diego       26  48  3.82   74   5  16   672   681  310  285   50  261  314
Cincinnati      43  30  3.84   73  19  11   652   589  308  278   46  258  404
Philadelphia    40  31  3.98   71  14  15   635   653  306  281   49  213  373
Chicago         24  46  4.19   72   3  10   658   681  339  306   37  289  369

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan (HOU)       7   3  1.19  14  14   2   0   2   98   62   18   13    0   41   94
Bob Knepper (HOU)      6   3  1.95  15  15   5   0   4  111   93   27   24    3   22   47
Jerry Reuss (LAN)      8   3  2.19  15  15   7   0   2  107  101   28   26    4   15   34
Vida Blue (SFN)        6   5  2.24  15  15   1   0   0  109   84   33   27    7   48   54
Scott Sanderson (MON)  7   4  2.29  14  14   3   0   0   94   81   29   24    6   14   51
Burt Hooton (LAN)      9   4  2.30  16  16   4   0   3  102   95   31   26    3   22   51
Tom Seaver (CIN)       9   2  2.39  16  16   6   0   1  117   84   34   31    6   50   63
Jim Bibby (PIT)        5   3  2.44  13  13   2   0   2   89   75   28   24    2   25   44
F. Valenzuela (LAN)   11   4  2.63  18  18   9   0   6  137   97   41   40   10   45  137
Steve Carlton (PHI)   10   3  2.64  17  17   7   0   0  133  110   42   39    5   42  119

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Hrabosky            0   1  1.07  17   0   0   1   0   25   20    4    3    1    6   10
Rick Camp              7   1  1.40  35   0   0  13   0   58   49   11    9    4   10   36
Rick Mahler            4   4  2.93  27   7   0   2   0   68   71   25   22    1   31   30
Phil Niekro            6   4  3.22  15  15   2   0   2   95   81   38   34    4   37   47
Gaylord Perry          6   4  3.31  16  16   3   0   0  109  119   44   40    6   12   37
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  4.01  24   0   0   1   0   25   25   13   11    1   11   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
Preston Hanna          2   1  6.37  20   1   0   0   0   35   45   27   25    2   23   22
Rick Matula            0   0  6.43   5   0   0   0   0    7    8    5    5    1    2    0
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
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  2.70  36   0   0   0   0   43   38   14   13    1   28   24
Doug Bird              2   1  3.12   4   4   1   0   0   26   24    9    9    2    5    8
Rick Reuschel          4   7  3.47  13  13   1   0   0   86   87   40   33    4   23   53
Lee Smith              3   5  3.55  27   0   0   0   0   46   41   21   18    2   18   35
Randy Martz            4   6  3.92  21  13   1   2   0   80   82   38   35    4   41   26
Mike Krukow            4   7  4.73  17  17   0   0   0   91   99   53   48    9   43   63
Lynn McGlothen         1   4  4.77  20   6   0   0   0   55   71   32   29    1   28   26
Dick Tidrow            2   6  4.82  35   0   0   6   0   52   47   31   28    4   19   30
Jay Howell             1   0  5.06   5   1   0   0   0   11   12    7    6    0    3    4
Ken Kravec             1   3  5.37  19   7   0   0   0   54   54   34   32    2   31   33
Bill Caudill           1   5  5.51  23  10   0   0   0   64   74   42   39    7   29   38
Willie Hernandez       0   0  6.75   4   0   0   1   0    4    4    3    3    0    3    2

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver             9   2  2.39  16  16   6   0   1  117   84   34   31    6   50   63
Scott Brown            1   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    0    0    1
Tom Hume               6   3  3.05  34   0   0   8   0   44   39   16   15    5   21   17
Joe Price              4   0  3.32  28   0   0   1   0   41   36   16   15    3   10   34
Mario Soto             8   7  3.49  17  17   7   0   2  119   98   49   46    8   43  105
Bruce Berenyi          6   3  3.60  14  13   3   0   3   85   64   37   34    2   51   58
Frank Pastore          3   6  3.76  15  15   2   0   1   91   87   51   38    8   19   58
Paul Moskau            2   1  4.14  19   0   0   2   0   41   34   20   19    4   22   23
Doug Bair              1   1  5.50  21   0   0   0   0   34   35   24   21    4   14   16
Mike Lacoss            2   7  6.94  12  12   1   0   1   60   83   48   46    5   22   21
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  1.19  14  14   2   0   2   98   62   18   13    0   41   94
Joe Sambito            3   5  1.80  33   0   0   7   0   40   30   12    8    2   15   28
Bob Knepper            6   3  1.95  15  15   5   0   4  111   93   27   24    3   22   47
Joe Niekro             7   7  3.00  17  17   4   0   1  120  116   48   40    5   30   58
Don Sutton             6   7  3.29  16  16   2   0   1  107   98   41   39    2   25   72
Dave Smith             2   3  3.61  29   0   0   5   0   52   43   23   21    2   17   35
Frank Lacorte          3   2  3.73  28   0   0   3   0   31   24   13   13    1   19   33
Vern Ruhle             1   3  3.83  12   8   0   1   0   52   54   23   22    4   14   24
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  1.00  17   0   0   3   0   27   21    3    3    1    8   19
Tom Niedenfuer         1   0  1.50   4   0   0   1   0    6    4    1    1    0    1    4
Jerry Reuss            8   3  2.19  15  15   7   0   2  107  101   28   26    4   15   34
Burt Hooton            9   4  2.30  16  16   4   0   3  102   95   31   26    3   22   51
Steve Howe             4   2  2.36  26   0   0   7   0   34   29   10    9    1   14   21
Fernando Valenzuela   11   4  2.63  18  18   9   0   6  137   97   41   40   10   45  137
Alejandro Pena         1   0  2.70   6   0   0   1   0   13    9    4    4    1    2    8
Dave Goltz             2   1  2.83  18   4   0   1   0   54   47   17   17    3   15   38
Bob Welch              5   5  3.75  16  16   1   0   1   98   97   42   41    5   28   61
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
Jeff Reardon           0   0  1.80   8   0   0   1   0   10    5    2    2    1    3    8
Woodie Fryman          4   2  1.88  22   0   0   4   0   24   26   11    5    1    7   15
Scott Sanderson        7   4  2.29  14  14   3   0   0   94   81   29   24    6   14   51
Bill Lee               2   2  2.54  22   2   0   6   0   50   45   17   14    4    8   21
Bill Gullickson        4   6  2.72  14  14   2   0   1  109   94   35   33    1   23   75
Ray Burris             6   5  2.86  14  14   3   0   0   88   69   34   28    8   23   32
Steve Rogers           9   6  3.68  17  17   5   0   2  127  124   54   52    6   29   57
Charlie Lea            4   4  4.26  13   9   2   0   2   57   54   27   27    3   25   29
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  1.35   6   1   0   0   0   13    7    3    2    1    5    8
Tom Hausman            0   1  2.18  20   0   0   0   0   33   28    8    8    2    7   13
Ed Lynch               2   3  2.77  11   8   0   0   0   52   55   19   16    4   11   18
Pete Falcone           2   3  2.84  27   3   0   1   0   57   52   22   18    2   25   42
Craig Swan             0   2  2.89   4   2   0   0   0    9    6    4    3    0    1    6
Neil Allen             5   4  3.14  30   0   0  12   0   49   41   19   17    3   20   37
Dan Boitano            1   0  3.24   6   0   0   0   0    8    9    3    3    0    4    3
Dyar Miller            1   0  3.41  21   0   0   0   0   34   43   19   13    2   14   20
Jeff Reardon           1   0  3.45  18   0   0   2   0   29   27   11   11    2   12   28
Pat Zachry             6   9  3.92  17  17   3   0   0  101  108   54   44    8   46   56
Randy Jones            1   7  3.97  11  11   0   0   0   57   56   41   25    7   36   14
Mike Marshall          2   0  4.05   6   0   0   0   0    7    9    3    3    0    2    1
Greg Harris            2   3  4.39   9   8   0   1   0   41   35   22   20    4   19   32
Mike Scott             3   7  4.42  15  15   1   0   0   96   96   49   47    9   23   42
Ray Searage            1   0  5.11  10   0   0   0   0   12   15    7    7    1    7    9
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  2.64  17  17   7   0   0  133  110   42   39    5   42  119
Ron Reed               2   1  2.90  24   0   0   5   0   40   36   15   13    3   11   24
Tug McGraw             2   4  3.03  26   0   0   8   0   36   30   12   12    2   14   22
Marty Bystrom          4   3  3.35   9   9   1   0   0   54   55   21   20    3   16   24
Mike Proly             2   0  3.44  25   0   0   2   0   37   39   15   14    5   10   13
Larry Christenson      3   6  3.90  15  15   0   0   0   95   98   47   41    8   27   61
Dick Ruthven           9   5  4.43  16  16   4   0   0  110  117   62   54    7   37   58
Sparky Lyle            6   3  4.70  30   0   0   0   0   46   56   26   24    3   24   21
Nino Espinosa          2   5  5.78  13  13   2   0   0   72   91   48   46   10   22   22
Dickie Noles           0   0  7.82   5   0   0   0   0   13   17   11   11    2    6    8
Mark Davis             0   1 63.00   1   1   0   0   0    1    4    7    7    1    4    1

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Odell Jones            1   1  2.29   5   2   0   0   0   20   16    6    5    2    9   14
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  2.67  34   0   0   4   0   30   26   10    9    1    9   15
Eddie Solomon          5   4  2.73  16  11   2   1   0   89   89   32   27    8   13   33
Victor Cruz            1   1  2.81  13   0   0   1   0   26   25    8    8    6   10   19
Kent Tekulve           4   5  2.84  30   0   0   2   0   44   42   15   14    0   15   20
John Candelaria        2   2  3.54   6   6   0   0   0   41   42   17   16    3   11   14
Enrique Romo           0   3  3.86  28   0   0   9   0   37   40   22   16    4   14   20
Rick Rhoden            7   2  4.10  15  15   2   0   1   99  104   47   45    4   39   54
Pascual Perez          2   4  4.18  12   8   2   0   0   60   62   29   28    5   17   29
Rod Scurry             3   5  4.30  12   7   0   1   0   52   55   27   25    4   27   45
Luis Tiant             0   2  4.61   2   2   0   0   0   14   12    9    7    0    6    4
Don Robinson           0   2  8.78   5   2   0   0   0   13   24   15   13    3    6    7

 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  2.23  40   0   0  11   0   65   61   21   16    1   24   35
Danny Boone            0   0  2.33  25   0   0   1   0   46   41   14   12    1   11   34
Chris Welsh            5   5  2.99  16  13   3   0   1   93   84   33   31    6   33   39
Rick Wise              2   5  3.54  13  13   0   0   0   74   89   31   29    9   14   17
Juan Eichelberger      6   4  3.79  18  17   1   0   1   95   93   40   40    5   44   55
John Littlefield       1   3  4.28  30   0   0   2   0   48   45   24   23    5   19   18
Steve Mura             4  10  4.40  17  17   1   0   0  108  122   58   53    9   34   49
John Curtis            2   6  5.64  23   8   0   0   0   61   64   41   38   11   27   29
Tim Lollar             1   7  7.24  18   6   0   1   0   46   52   40   37    3   33   25
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
Vida Blue              6   5  2.24  15  15   1   0   0  109   84   33   27    7   48   54
Al Holland             4   4  2.47  33   0   0   5   0   62   57   20   17    1   28   41
Doyle Alexander        6   5  2.81  16  16   0   0   0   99  100   33   31    7   31   52
Fred Breining          3   2  3.06  31   1   0   0   0   47   42   20   16    1   28   21
Greg Minton            3   4  3.24  39   0   0  14   0   58   57   22   21    0   28   21
Ed Whitson             5   5  3.57  15  15   2   0   1   91   82   38   36    6   31   49
Bob Tufts              0   0  3.60   5   0   0   0   0    5    6    3    2    1    2    2
Allen Ripley           4   4  3.65  14  13   1   0   0   79   83   36   32    5   21   39
Tom Griffin            6   6  4.00  16  16   2   0   0   97   84   48   43    7   43   62
Gary Lavelle           0   5  4.09  23   1   0   4   0   44   36   23   20    2   15   35
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               6   2  2.04  28   0   0   3   0   35   33   11    8    0    9    6
Bruce Sutter           3   3  2.61  31   0   0  16   0   59   42   17   17    3   18   43
John Martin            4   2  2.67   9   7   2   0   0   57   42   17   17    3   14   18
Bob Forsch             7   3  2.84  13  13   0   0   0   79   61   26   25    5   18   24
Mark Littell           0   0  2.91  15   0   0   2   0   22   15    7    7    1   13   11
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  4.48  18   9   1   0   0   62   65   35   31    6   30   26
Joaquin Andujar        2   1  5.30   4   3   0   0   0   19   22   11   11    2    7    4
Bob Sykes              1   0  6.35  12   1   0   0   0   23   24   17   16    1   14    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:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      11
  S. Carlton (PHI)         10
  B. Hooton (LAN)           9
  S. Rogers (MON)           9
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          9
  T. Seaver (CIN)           9
  J. Reuss (LAN)            8
  M. Soto (CIN)             8
  R. Camp (ATL)             7
  B. Forsch (SLN)           7

Losses:

  T. Boggs (ATL)           10
  S. Mura (SDN)            10
  P. Zachry (NYN)           9
  R. Jones (NYN)            7
  M. Krukow (CHN)           7
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           7
  T. Lollar (SDN)           7
  G. Lucas (SDN)            7
  J. Niekro (HOU)           7
  R. Reuschel (NYA)         7

Complete Games:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  J. Reuss (LAN)            7
  M. Soto (CIN)             7
  T. Seaver (CIN)           6
  B. Knepper (HOU)          5
  S. Rogers (MON)           5
  B. Hooton (LAN)           4
  J. Niekro (HOU)           4
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          4

Saves:

  B. Sutter (SLN)          16
  G. Minton (SFN)          14
  R. Camp (ATL)            13
  N. Allen (NYN)           12
  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)       6
  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
  S. Rogers (MON)           2
  N. Ryan (HOU)             2

Innings Pitched:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)   137.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      133.0
  S. Rogers (MON)       127.1
  J. Niekro (HOU)       120.0
  M. Soto (CIN)         118.2
  T. Seaver (CIN)       116.2
  B. Knepper (HOU)      111.0
  D. Ruthven (PHI)      109.2
  B. Gullickson (MON)   109.0
  V. Blue (SFN)         108.2

Hits:

  S. Rogers (MON)         124
  S. Mura (SDN)           122
  G. Perry (ATL)          119
  D. Ruthven (PHI)        117
  J. Niekro (HOU)         116
  S. Carlton (PHI)        110
  P. Zachry (NYN)         108
  R. Rhoden (PIT)         104
  J. Reuss (LAN)          101
  D. Alexander (SFN)      100

Runs:

  D. Ruthven (PHI)         62
  S. Mura (SDN)            58
  S. Rogers (MON)          54
  P. Zachry (NYN)          54
  M. Krukow (CHN)          53
  F. Pastore (CIN)         51
  T. Boggs (ATL)           49
  M. Scott (NYN)           49
  M. Soto (CIN)            49
  N. Espinosa (PHI)        48

Home Runs:

  J. Curtis (SDN)          11
  T. Boggs (ATL)           10
  N. Espinosa (PHI)        10
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      10
  M. Krukow (CHN)           9
  S. Mura (SDN)             9
  M. Scott (NYN)            9
  R. Wise (SDN)             9
  R. Burris (MON)           8
  L. Christenson (PHI)      8

Walks:

  B. Berenyi (CIN)         51
  T. Seaver (CIN)          50
  V. Blue (SFN)            48
  P. Zachry (NYN)          46
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      45
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    44
  T. Griffin (SFN)         43
  M. Krukow (CHN)          43
  M. Soto (CIN)            43
  S. Carlton (PHI)         42

Strikeouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)     137
  S. Carlton (PHI)        119
  M. Soto (CIN)           105
  N. Ryan (HOU)            94
  B. Gullickson (MON)      75
  D. Sutton (HOU)          72
  M. Krukow (CHN)          63
  T. Seaver (CIN)          63
  T. Griffin (SFN)         62
  L. Christenson (PHI)     61

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