Sunday August 30, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, August 30, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         40  37  2.81   77  13  18   697   615  249  218   26  216  433
Los Angeles     48  29  2.96   77  21  18   694   617  241  228   37  200  435
San Francisco   39  40  3.21   79   7  23   720   664  289  257   39  287  401
Montreal        41  32  3.26   73  15  15   654   605  264  237   41  159  330
St. Louis       42  26  3.43   69   7  23   634   583  267  242   27  207  261
Pittsburgh      31  38  3.49   70   8  18   644   641  283  250   42  227  332
Atlanta         37  37  3.61   75   6  19   685   663  302  275   47  238  317
New York        28  43  3.69   72   4  17   633   632  310  260   52  242  349
Cincinnati      44  31  3.81   75  20  11   669   604  314  283   46  266  418
San Diego       27  50  3.86   77   5  16   699   715  328  300   51  284  324
Philadelphia    40  34  4.01   74  14  15   660   684  319  294   51  218  382
Chicago         26  46  4.10   74   3  12   676   695  341  308   37  290  381

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan (HOU)       7   3  1.37  15  15   2   0   2  105   70   21   16    1   46   98
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  1.48  36   0   0  13   0   61   51   12   10    4   12   37
Rick Mahler            4   4  2.93  27   7   0   2   0   68   71   25   22    1   31   30
Phil Niekro            6   4  3.18  16  16   2   0   2  102   82   41   36    4   41   51
Gaylord Perry          6   4  3.31  16  16   3   0   0  109  119   44   40    6   12   37
Gene Garber            3   3  3.41  20   0   0   1   0   34   29   14   13    2   12   18
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              3   1  2.73   5   5   1   0   0   33   30   10   10    2    5   12
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
Dick Tidrow            2   6  4.64  36   0   0   7   0   54   48   31   28    4   19   32
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
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  4.17  20   1   0   2   0   45   38   22   21    4   25   25
Doug Bair              1   1  5.50  21   0   0   0   0   34   35   24   21    4   14   16
Mike Lacoss            3   7  6.54  13  12   1   0   1   65   88   49   47    5   24   22
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  1.37  15  15   2   0   2  105   70   21   16    1   46   98
Joe Sambito            3   5  1.94  34   0   0   7   0   42   33   13    9    2   16   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             3   3  3.36  31   0   0   5   0   56   45   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
Alejandro Pena         1   0  2.51   7   0   0   1   0   14    9    4    4    1    3    8
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
Dave Goltz             2   2  2.76  19   5   0   1   0   62   55   19   19    3   19   43
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  2.08  23   0   0   4   0   26   28   12    6    1    8   15
Scott Sanderson        7   4  2.35  15  15   3   0   0  100   85   31   26    6   15   55
Bill Lee               2   3  2.44  23   2   0   6   0   52   46   18   14    4    8   21
Bill Gullickson        4   6  2.84  15  15   2   0   1  114  104   38   36    1   24   78
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  5.25  18   1   0   1   0   36   38   21   21    6   12   18
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  1.13   7   1   0   0   0   16    9    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
Mike Marshall          2   0  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    4    3    0    2    1
Dyar Miller            1   0  3.38  22   0   0   0   0   37   48   20   14    2   15   21
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   4  4.68  10   9   0   1   0   42   38   24   22    4   21   33
Ray Searage            1   0  4.97  11   0   0   0   0   13   15    7    7    1    7   10
Dan Boitano            1   0  5.23   7   0   0   0   0   10   14    6    6    2    4    4
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
Warren Brusstar        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Steve Carlton         10   3  2.64  17  17   7   0   0  133  110   42   39    5   42  119
Mike Proly             2   0  2.93  27   0   0   2   0   43   41   15   14    5   10   14
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
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   4  4.47  32   0   0   0   0   50   60   27   25    3   26   23
Dickie Noles           0   1  5.79   6   1   0   0   0   19   22   12   12    2    6   11
Nino Espinosa          2   5  6.11  14  14   2   0   0   74   98   52   50   11   24   22
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
Grant Jackson          1   2  2.51  35   0   0   4   0   32   30   10    9    1   10   17
Ernie Camacho          0   0  2.57   3   2   0   0   0   14   10    5    4    0    8    5
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
Rod Scurry             3   5  4.30  12   7   0   1   0   52   55   27   25    4   27   45
Pascual Perez          2   5  4.34  13   9   2   0   0   66   69   34   32    5   26   30
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             4   7  2.12  42   0   0  11   0   68   65   21   16    1   27   37
Danny Boone            0   0  2.61  27   0   0   1   0   52   50   17   15    1   13   37
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  7.38  19   7   0   1   0   50   59   44   41    3   35   26
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            7   6  3.66  17  17   3   0   1  106   90   48   43    7   47   69
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  2.11  30   0   0   3   0   38   37   12    9    0   11    6
Bruce Sutter           3   3  2.67  32   0   0  17   0   61   44   18   18    3   19   44
John Martin            4   2  2.80  10   8   2   0   0   61   46   21   19    3   17   19
Bob Forsch             7   3  2.84  13  13   0   0   0   79   61   26   25    5   18   24
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
Mark Littell           0   1  3.74  16   0   0   2   0   22   16    9    9    1   13   11
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  5.40   5   3   0   0   0   20   23   13   12    2    8    4
Bob Sykes              2   0  5.68  14   1   0   0   0   25   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. Gullickson (MON)   114.0
  B. Knepper (HOU)      111.0
  B. Hooton (LAN)       109.2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)      109.2

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
  B. Gullickson (MON)     104
  R. Rhoden (PIT)         104

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
  N. Espinosa (PHI)        52
  F. Pastore (CIN)         51
  M. Scott (NYN)           50
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          49

Home Runs:

  J. Curtis (SDN)          11
  N. Espinosa (PHI)        11
  T. Boggs (ATL)           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
  T. Griffin (SFN)         47
  N. Ryan (HOU)            46
  P. Zachry (NYN)          46
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      45
  M. Krukow (CHN)          43
  M. Soto (CIN)            43

Strikeouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)     137
  S. Carlton (PHI)        119
  M. Soto (CIN)           105
  N. Ryan (HOU)            98
  B. Gullickson (MON)      78
  D. Sutton (HOU)          72
  B. Berenyi (CIN)         69
  T. Griffin (SFN)         69
  M. Krukow (CHN)          63
  T. Seaver (CIN)          63


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