Tuesday September 1, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, September 1, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         42  37  2.78   79  14  18   715   629  252  221   27  221  447
Los Angeles     49  30  2.92   79  21  18   718   640  248  233   37  203  450
San Francisco   40  40  3.20   80   7  24   729   669  291  259   39  290  409
Montreal        42  33  3.27   75  15  16   672   624  276  244   41  162  335
St. Louis       42  27  3.42   70   8  23   642   589  271  244   27  211  263
Pittsburgh      32  39  3.44   72   8  19   667   666  290  255   43  237  341
Atlanta         37  39  3.68   77   6  19   703   685  316  287   52  243  328
New York        28  45  3.68   74   4  17   650   648  319  266   52  246  354
San Diego       29  50  3.80   79   6  17   717   730  331  303   51  287  340
Cincinnati      45  32  3.83   77  20  11   687   623  326  292   49  275  425
Philadelphia    42  34  4.01   76  15  16   678   696  327  302   52  223  389
Chicago         26  48  4.07   76   3  12   692   709  348  313   39  298  395

 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  2.25  16  16   7   0   2  112  106   31   28    4   16   38
Vida Blue (SFN)        7   5  2.28  16  16   1   0   0  115   88   35   29    7   51   58
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
Steve Carlton (PHI)   11   3  2.47  18  18   8   0   1  142  113   42   39    5   43  123
F. Valenzuela (LAN)   11   4  2.51  19  19   9   0   6  147  105   42   41   10   46  144

 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   5  3.05  28   8   0   2   0   74   76   28   25    2   32   32
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
Steve Bedrosian        1   2  5.06   6   1   0   0   0   11    7    8    6    1    6    5
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
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
Dave Geisel            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
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
Willie Hernandez       0   0  4.26   5   0   0   1   0    6    5    3    3    0    3    4
Dick Tidrow            2   6  4.64  36   0   0   7   0   54   48   31   28    4   19   32
Mike Krukow            4   8  4.72  18  18   0   0   0   95  103   55   50    9   47   67
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
Bill Caudill           1   5  5.51  23  10   0   0   0   64   74   42   39    7   29   38
Jay Howell             1   0  5.56   6   1   0   0   0   11   15    8    7    1    3    4

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Charlie Leibrandt      0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0
Tom Seaver             9   2  2.39  16  16   6   0   1  117   84   34   31    6   50   63
Scott Brown            1   0  2.84   5   0   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    0    1    1
Joe Price              4   1  3.29  29   0   0   1   0   41   37   18   15    3   10   34
Tom Hume               6   3  3.40  36   0   0   8   0   48   44   19   18    6   22   17
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
Frank Pastore          3   6  3.71  16  16   2   0   1   97   91   53   40    8   22   60
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            4   5  1.86  35   0   0   7   0   44   34   13    9    2   17   29
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  2.99  18  18   4   0   1  126  119   50   42    5   32   63
Don Sutton             7   7  3.11  17  17   3   0   1  116  107   42   40    3   26   80
Dave Smith             3   3  3.32  32   0   0   5   0   57   46   23   21    2   18   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  1.16  19   0   0   3   0   31   27    5    4    1    9   20
Tom Niedenfuer         2   0  1.17   6   0   0   1   0    8    5    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
Fernando Valenzuela   11   4  2.51  19  19   9   0   6  147  105   42   41   10   46  144
Steve Howe             4   2  2.52  28   0   0   7   0   36   31   11   10    1   14   22
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  1.10  10   0   0   2   0   16    7    2    2    1    3   11
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            5   4  4.14  14  10   2   0   2   63   59   30   29    3   25   31
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  1.06   8   1   0   0   0   17    9    3    2    1    6    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
Craig Swan             0   2  2.89   4   2   0   0   0    9    6    4    3    0    1    6
Pete Falcone           2   3  2.90  28   4   0   1   0   62   58   24   20    2   25   42
Neil Allen             5   4  3.12  31   0   0  13   0   49   41   19   17    3   20   37
Mike Marshall          2   1  3.38   8   0   0   0   0   11   12    5    4    0    2    2
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         11   3  2.47  18  18   8   0   1  142  113   42   39    5   43  123
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
Mark Lee               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    0    2
Odell Jones            2   2  2.35   7   2   0   0   0   23   21    7    6    2   11   17
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  2.65  17  12   2   1   0   95   99   33   28    8   13   33
Kent Tekulve           4   5  2.84  30   0   0   2   0   44   42   15   14    0   15   20
Victor Cruz            1   1  2.96  14   0   0   1   0   27   27    9    9    6   12   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  4.27  13   7   0   1   0   53   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  6.20   8   2   0   1   0   20   28   16   14    3   13    8

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Urrea             2   1  1.10  30   0   0   2   0   41   31    6    5    0   23   15
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              3   5  3.39  14  14   0   0   0   80   94   32   30    9   14   22
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              7   5  2.28  16  16   1   0   0  115   88   35   29    7   51   58
Al Holland             4   4  2.32  35   0   0   6   0   66   59   20   17    1   28   46
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
Bob Forsch             7   4  2.78  14  14   1   0   0   87   67   30   27    5   22   26
John Martin            4   2  2.80  10   8   2   0   0   61   46   21   19    3   17   19
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:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      11
  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
  V. Blue (SFN)             7

Losses:

  T. Boggs (ATL)           10
  S. Mura (SDN)            10
  P. Zachry (NYN)          10
  M. Krukow (CHN)           8
  R. Jones (NYN)            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)          8
  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)   147.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      142.0
  S. Rogers (MON)       127.1
  J. Niekro (HOU)       126.1
  M. Soto (CIN)         125.0
  S. Mura (SDN)         117.1
  T. Seaver (CIN)       116.2
  D. Sutton (HOU)       115.2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)      115.1
  V. Blue (SFN)         114.2

Hits:

  G. Perry (ATL)          129
  S. Mura (SDN)           128
  S. Rogers (MON)         124
  D. Ruthven (PHI)        123
  J. Niekro (HOU)         119
  S. Carlton (PHI)        113
  P. Zachry (NYN)         113
  D. Alexander (SFN)      111
  R. Rhoden (PIT)         109
  D. Sutton (HOU)         107

Runs:

  D. Ruthven (PHI)         70
  S. Mura (SDN)            59
  P. Zachry (NYN)          58
  M. Krukow (CHN)          55
  S. Rogers (MON)          54
  F. Pastore (CIN)         53
  M. Soto (CIN)            53
  T. Boggs (ATL)           52
  N. Espinosa (TOR)        52
  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
  V. Blue (SFN)            51
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    50
  T. Seaver (CIN)          50
  T. Griffin (SFN)         47
  M. Krukow (CHN)          47
  P. Zachry (NYN)          47
  N. Ryan (HOU)            46
  M. Soto (CIN)            46
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      46

Strikeouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)     144
  S. Carlton (PHI)        123
  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)          67
  J. Niekro (HOU)          63

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