Monday August 31, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, August 31, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         41  37  2.79   78  14  18   706   624  250  219   27  217  441
Los Angeles     48  30  2.95   78  21  18   704   627  246  231   37  202  442
San Francisco   39  40  3.21   79   7  23   720   664  289  257   39  287  401
Montreal        41  33  3.29   74  15  15   663   619  273  242   41  162  331
St. Louis       42  26  3.43   69   7  23   634   583  267  242   27  207  261
Pittsburgh      32  38  3.47   71   8  19   654   650  287  252   43  232  337
Atlanta         37  38  3.68   76   6  19   694   680  313  284   51  242  323
New York        28  44  3.69   73   4  17   641   640  316  263   52  245  353
San Diego       28  50  3.82   78   6  16   708   721  329  301   51  287  333
Cincinnati      45  31  3.85   76  20  11   678   616  322  290   49  271  423
Philadelphia    41  34  4.06   75  14  16   669   693  327  302   52  222  385
Chicago         26  47  4.08   75   3  12   684   701  345  310   38  294  388

 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
Vida Blue (SFN)        6   5  2.24  15  15   1   0   0  109   84   33   27    7   48   54
Jerry Reuss (LAN)      8   3  2.25  16  16   7   0   2  112  106   31   28    4   16   38
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  1.37  18   0   0   1   0   26   21    5    4    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
Gene Garber            3   3  3.34  21   0   0   1   0   35   30   14   13    2   14   18
Gaylord Perry          6   5  3.66  17  17   3   0   0  113  129   50   46    9   13   41
John Montefusco        2   3  3.73  23   9   0   1   0   72   70   32   30    9   24   32
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
Larry McWilliams       0   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    0    1
Steve Bedrosian        1   2  7.04   5   1   0   0   0    8    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 Bird              3   1  2.73   5   5   1   0   0   33   30   10   10    2    5   12
Doug Capilla           1   0  2.86  37   0   0   0   0   44   39   15   14    1   30   25
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  3.86  22  13   1   2   0   82   83   39   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
Ken Kravec             1   4  4.98  20   8   0   0   0   60   58   36   33    3   33   39
Jay Howell             1   0  5.06   5   1   0   0   0   11   12    7    6    0    3    4
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
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  3.53  18  18   7   0   2  125  104   53   49    9   46  110
Tom Hume               6   3  3.55  35   0   0   8   0   46   43   19   18    6   22   17
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              2   1  5.55  22   0   0   0   0   36   37   25   22    5   15   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             7   7  3.11  17  17   3   0   1  116  107   42   40    3   26   80
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   2  0.93  18   0   0   3   0   29   23    4    3    1    9   20
Tom Niedenfuer         1   0  1.35   5   0   0   1   0    7    4    1    1    0    1    4
Jerry Reuss            8   3  2.25  16  16   7   0   2  112  106   31   28    4   16   38
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  2.65   8   0   0   1   0   17   12    5    5    1    3   10
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  2.00  24   0   0   4   0   27   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   4  2.53  24   2   0   6   0   53   50   19   15    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  3.11  15  15   3   0   0   93   78   42   32    8   26   33
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  4.62  21   0   0   3   0   25   28   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  10  3.79  18  18   3   0   0  107  113   58   45    8   47   59
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
Dan Boitano            1   0  5.23   7   0   0   0   0   10   14    6    6    2    4    4
Ray Searage            1   0  5.52  12   0   0   0   0   15   18    9    9    1    9   11
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
Ron Reed               2   1  2.76  26   0   0   6   0   46   42   16   14    4   11   26
Mike Proly             2   0  2.93  27   0   0   2   0   43   41   15   14    5   10   14
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
Sparky Lyle            6   4  4.47  32   0   0   0   0   50   60   27   25    3   26   23
Dick Ruthven          10   5  4.84  17  17   4   0   0  115  123   70   62    8   41   60
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            2   1  1.99   6   2   0   0   0   23   19    6    5    2   10   16
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  4.04  16  16   2   0   1  105  109   51   47    5   41   57
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  6.87   7   2   0   1   0   18   27   16   14    3   11    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             5  10  4.14  18  18   2   0   0  117  128   59   54    9   37   58
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
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         10
  B. Hooton (LAN)           9
  S. Rogers (MON)           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)          10
  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
  M. Soto (CIN)         125.0
  J. Niekro (HOU)       120.0
  S. Mura (SDN)         117.1
  T. Seaver (CIN)       116.2
  D. Sutton (HOU)       115.2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)      115.1
  B. Gullickson (MON)   114.0

Hits:

  G. Perry (ATL)          129
  S. Mura (SDN)           128
  S. Rogers (MON)         124
  D. Ruthven (PHI)        123
  J. Niekro (HOU)         116
  P. Zachry (NYN)         113
  D. Alexander (SFN)      111
  S. Carlton (PHI)        110
  R. Rhoden (PIT)         109
  D. Sutton (HOU)         107

Runs:

  D. Ruthven (PHI)         70
  S. Mura (SDN)            59
  P. Zachry (NYN)          58
  S. Rogers (MON)          54
  M. Krukow (CHN)          53
  M. Soto (CIN)            53
  T. Boggs (ATL)           52
  N. Espinosa (TOR)        52
  F. Pastore (CIN)         51
  R. Rhoden (PIT)          51

Home Runs:

  J. Curtis (SDN)          11
  N. Espinosa (TOR)        11
  T. Boggs (ATL)           10
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      10
  M. Krukow (CHN)           9
  J. Montefusco (ATL)       9
  S. Mura (SDN)             9
  G. Perry (ATL)            9
  M. Scott (NYN)            9
  M. Soto (CIN)             9

Walks:

  B. Berenyi (CIN)         54
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    50
  T. Seaver (CIN)          50
  V. Blue (SFN)            48
  T. Griffin (SFN)         47
  P. Zachry (NYN)          47
  N. Ryan (HOU)            46
  M. Soto (CIN)            46
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      45
  M. Krukow (CHN)          43

Strikeouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)     137
  S. Carlton (PHI)        119
  M. Soto (CIN)           110
  N. Ryan (HOU)            98
  D. Sutton (HOU)          80
  B. Gullickson (MON)      78
  B. Berenyi (CIN)         69
  T. Griffin (SFN)         69
  M. Krukow (CHN)          63
  T. Seaver (CIN)          63

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