Saturday August 29, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, August 29, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         39  37  2.80   76  13  18   687   603  245  214   25  210  429
Los Angeles     48  28  2.97   76  21  18   685   609  239  226   37  195  430
San Francisco   38  40  3.25   78   6  23   711   658  289  257   39  283  394
Montreal        41  31  3.26   72  15  15   642   591  259  233   41  156  325
St. Louis       42  25  3.39   68   7  23   626   573  258  236   27  201  260
Pittsburgh      31  37  3.48   69   8  18   636   630  278  246   42  217  329
Atlanta         36  37  3.64   74   6  19   673   658  298  272   47  230  310
New York        28  42  3.66   71   4  17   624   617  304  254   50  239  346
Cincinnati      43  31  3.82   74  20  11   660   595  311  280   46  261  415
San Diego       26  50  3.83   76   5  16   690   700  322  294   51  277  320
Philadelphia    40  33  4.00   73  14  15   651   673  314  289   50  214  381
Chicago         25  46  4.14   73   3  11   667   688  340  307   37  290  375

 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
Burt Hooton (LAN)      9   5  2.30  17  17   4   0   3  110   99   33   28    3   23   59
Scott Sanderson (MON)  7   4  2.35  15  15   3   0   0  100   85   31   26    6   15   55
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
Gene Garber            2   3  3.62  19   0   0   1   0   32   27   14   13    2   10   16
John Montefusco        2   3  3.68  22   9   0   1   0   71   67   29   29    8   23   31
Larry Bradford         2   0  4.01  24   0   0   1   0   25   25   13   11    1   11   11
Tommy Boggs            3  10  4.40  18  17   1   0   0  102   99   52   50   10   35   55
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           1   1  2.08   7   2   0   1   0   22   20    5    5    0    5   12
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
Lee Smith              3   5  3.42  28   0   0   1   0   47   42   21   18    2   18   36
Rick Reuschel          4   7  3.47  13  13   1   0   0   86   87   40   33    4   23   53
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
Bruce Berenyi          6   4  3.48  15  14   4   0   3   93   70   40   36    2   54   69
Mario Soto             8   7  3.49  17  17   7   0   2  119   98   49   46    8   43  105
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
Billy Smith            1   0  2.87   6   1   0   1   0   16   12    5    5    3    2    2
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  3.44  30   0   0   5   0   55   44   23   21    2   17   35
Frank Lacorte          3   2  3.51  29   0   0   4   0   33   25   14   13    1   19   34
Vern Ruhle             2   3  3.57  13   9   0   1   0   58   61   24   23    4   16   26
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
Dave Stewart           4   1  1.00  17   0   0   3   0   27   21    3    3    1    8   19
Tom Niedenfuer         1   0  1.35   5   0   0   1   0    7    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   5  2.30  17  17   4   0   3  110   99   33   28    3   23   59
Steve Howe             4   2  2.60  27   0   0   7   0   35   31   11   10    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           1   0  1.35   9   0   0   1   0   13    7    2    2    1    3    9
Woodie Fryman          4   2  1.88  22   0   0   4   0   24   26   11    5    1    7   15
Scott Sanderson        7   4  2.35  15  15   3   0   0  100   85   31   26    6   15   55
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  4.88  20   0   0   3   0   24   27   13   13    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  3.12  31   0   0  13   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
Mike Marshall          2   0  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    3    0    2    1
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 Scott             4   7  4.21  16  16   1   0   0  103   99   50   48    9   24   45
Greg Harris            2   3  4.39   9   8   0   1   0   41   35   22   20    4   19   32
Ray Searage            1   0  4.97  11   0   0   0   0   13   15    7    7    1    7   10
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  2.98  25   0   0   5   0   42   39   16   14    4   11   25
Tug McGraw             2   4  3.03  26   0   0   8   0   36   30   12   12    2   14   22
Mike Proly             2   0  3.23  26   0   0   2   0   39   41   15   14    5   10   14
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  4.43  16  16   4   0   0  110  117   62   54    7   37   58
Sparky Lyle            6   3  4.50  31   0   0   0   0   48   57   26   24    3   24   22
Nino Espinosa          2   5  5.78  13  13   2   0   0   72   91   48   46   10   22   22
Dickie Noles           0   1  5.79   6   1   0   0   0   19   22   12   12    2    6   11
Mark Davis             0   2 25.07   2   2   0   0   0    5   13   13   13    1    5    3

 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   3  5.60   3   3   0   0   0   18   18   16   11    0   11    9
Don Robinson           0   2  7.27   6   2   0   0   0   17   26   16   14    3    9    8

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Urrea             2   1  0.95  29   0   0   1   0   38   27    5    4    0   23   13
Gary Lucas             3   7  2.19  41   0   0  11   0   66   62   21   16    1   24   36
Danny Boone            0   0  2.39  26   0   0   1   0   49   45   15   13    1   11   35
Chris Welsh            5   6  3.33  17  14   3   0   1   97   89   38   36    7   35   41
Rick Wise              2   5  3.54  13  13   0   0   0   74   89   31   29    9   14   17
Juan Eichelberger      6   5  3.92  19  18   1   0   1   96   95   45   42    5   50   55
John Littlefield       1   3  4.11  31   0   0   2   0   50   46   24   23    5   22   18
Steve Mura             4  10  4.40  17  17   1   0   0  108  122   58   53    9   34   49
John Curtis            2   6  5.29  25   8   0   0   0   65   68   41   38   11   29   31
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  2.43  34   0   0   5   0   63   58   20   17    1   28   42
Doyle Alexander        7   5  2.81  17  17   0   0   0  106  111   35   33    7   33   57
Fred Breining          3   2  3.02  32   1   0   0   0   48   42   21   16    1   31   22
Greg Minton            3   4  3.19  40   0   0  14   0   59   57   22   21    0   29   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  1.98  29   0   0   3   0   36   33   11    8    0    9    6
John Martin            4   2  2.67   9   7   2   0   0   57   42   17   17    3   14   18
Bruce Sutter           3   3  2.67  32   0   0  17   0   61   44   18   18    3   19   44
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          6   5  3.15  16  16   3   0   1  100   98   40   35    2   19   46
Jim Otten              1   0  3.72  20   0   0   0   0   29   31   14   12    2   14   18
Silvio Martinez        2   5  3.90  14  14   0   0   0   85   87   42   37    2   33   32
Bob Shirley            5   3  4.25  19   9   1   1   0   66   67   35   31    6   32   29
Joaquin Andujar        2   1  5.30   4   3   0   0   0   19   22   11   11    2    7    4
Bob Sykes              2   0  5.92  13   1   0   0   0   24   26   17   16    1   15    8
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
  D. Alexander (SFN)        7
  R. Camp (ATL)             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. Berenyi (CIN)          4
  B. Hooton (LAN)           4
  J. Niekro (HOU)           4

Saves:

  B. Sutter (SLN)          17
  G. Minton (SFN)          14
  N. Allen (NYN)           13
  R. Camp (ATL)            13
  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
  B. Hooton (LAN)       109.2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)      109.2
  B. Gullickson (MON)   109.0

Hits:

  S. Rogers (MON)         124
  S. Mura (SDN)           122
  G. Perry (ATL)          119
  D. Ruthven (PHI)        117
  J. Niekro (HOU)         116
  D. Alexander (SFN)      111
  S. Carlton (PHI)        110
  P. Zachry (NYN)         108
  R. Rhoden (PIT)         104
  J. Reuss (LAN)          101

Runs:

  D. Ruthven (PHI)         62
  S. Mura (SDN)            58
  S. Rogers (MON)          54
  P. Zachry (NYN)          54
  M. Krukow (CHN)          53
  T. Boggs (ATL)           52
  F. Pastore (CIN)         51
  M. Scott (NYN)           50
  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)         54
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    50
  T. Seaver (CIN)          50
  V. Blue (SFN)            48
  P. Zachry (NYN)          46
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      45
  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
  B. Berenyi (CIN)         69
  M. Krukow (CHN)          63
  T. Seaver (CIN)          63
  T. Griffin (SFN)         62

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