Thursday September 3, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, September 3, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         44  37  2.73   81  15  19   733   638  253  222   28  225  458
Los Angeles     50  31  2.93   81  21  19   736   654  255  240   40  208  460
San Francisco   41  41  3.17   82   8  24   747   684  296  263   39  293  415
Montreal        42  35  3.30   77  15  16   689   638  285  253   43  166  344
St. Louis       44  27  3.39   72   8  25   660   604  276  249   28  217  270
Pittsburgh      33  40  3.47   74   8  20   684   688  299  264   44  243  349
Atlanta         38  39  3.65   78   6  19   712   697  318  289   52  244  333
New York        28  46  3.75   75   4  17   658   664  327  274   53  246  357
Cincinnati      47  32  3.77   79  20  11   705   635  329  295   50  284  440
San Diego       30  51  3.81   81   6  17   736   753  342  312   51  295  346
Philadelphia    42  36  4.06   78  15  16   696   714  339  314   54  233  399
Chicago         26  50  4.15   78   3  12   709   738  365  327   40  309  399

 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)      7   3  1.80  16  16   6   0   5  120   96   27   24    3   23   56
Tom Seaver (CIN)      10   2  2.24  17  17   6   0   1  125   86   34   31    6   51   70
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   5  2.36  16  16   3   0   0  107   89   33   28    7   16   56
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  1.35  19   0   0   1   0   27   21    5    4    1    6   10
Rick Camp              7   1  1.59  37   0   0  13   0   62   54   13   11    4   12   38
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            4   3  3.31  22   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  4.20  19  18   1   0   0  109  108   53   51   10   36   59
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   2   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    1
Mike Griffin           1   1  2.36   8   3   0   1   0   27   27    7    7    0    6   13
Rawly Eastwick         0   1  2.53  21   0   0   0   0   32   34   11    9    1   14   20
Doug Capilla           1   0  3.13  39   0   0   0   0   46   43   17   16    1   32   25
Lee Smith              3   5  3.26  29   0   0   1   0   50   44   22   18    2   20   36
Rick Reuschel          4   7  3.47  13  13   1   0   0   86   87   40   33    4   23   53
Doug Bird              3   2  3.65   6   6   1   0   0   37   36   16   15    2    7   13
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
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
Dick Tidrow            2   7  4.82  37   0   0   7   0   56   52   33   30    4   20   33
Ken Kravec             1   4  4.98  20   8   0   0   0   60   58   36   33    3   33   39
Jay Howell             1   0  5.56   6   1   0   0   0   11   15    8    7    1    3    4
Bill Caudill           1   5  5.76  24  10   0   0   0   66   80   46   42    8   31   39

 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            10   2  2.24  17  17   6   0   1  125   86   34   31    6   51   70
Scott Brown            1   0  2.84   5   0   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    0    1    1
Joe Price              4   1  3.21  30   0   0   1   0   42   37   18   15    3   10   35
Tom Hume               6   3  3.26  37   0   0   8   0   50   47   19   18    6   22   18
Mario Soto             8   7  3.53  18  18   7   0   2  125  104   53   49    9   46  110
Bruce Berenyi          7   4  3.58  16  15   4   0   3   98   76   43   39    3   60   74
Frank Pastore          3   6  3.71  16  16   2   0   1   97   91   53   40    8   22   60
Paul Moskau            2   1  3.99  21   1   0   2   0   47   39   22   21    4   27   26
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
Bob Knepper            7   3  1.80  16  16   6   0   5  120   96   27   24    3   23   56
Joe Sambito            4   5  1.86  35   0   0   7   0   44   34   13    9    2   17   29
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  3.15  33   0   0   6   0   60   48   23   21    2   19   37
Vern Ruhle             3   3  3.38  14  10   0   1   0   64   65   25   24    5   18   26
Frank Lacorte          3   2  3.51  29   0   0   4   0   33   25   14   13    1   19   34
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
Tom Niedenfuer         2   0  1.17   6   0   0   1   0    8    5    1    1    0    1    4
Dave Stewart           4   2  1.44  20   0   0   3   0   31   29    6    5    2    9   21
Alejandro Pena         1   0  2.25   9   0   0   2   0   20   13    5    5    1    3   10
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
Dave Goltz             2   2  2.76  19   5   0   1   0   62   55   19   19    3   19   43
Steve Howe             4   3  2.89  29   0   0   7   0   37   32   13   12    1   14   23
Bob Welch              6   5  3.72  17  17   1   0   1  104  103   44   43    6   30   64
Rick Sutcliffe         2   2  4.30  12   6   0   0   0   44   40   24   21    5   20   16
Bobby Castillo         1   4  5.36  28   1   0   5   0   42   37   25   25    4   20   27
Terry Forster          0   1  5.59  14   0   0   0   0   19   30   12   12    1    7   11

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Gorman             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    3
Jeff Reardon           1   0  1.10  10   0   0   2   0   16    7    2    2    1    3   11
Woodie Fryman          4   2  1.86  25   0   0   4   0   29   29   12    6    1    8   16
Scott Sanderson        7   5  2.36  16  16   3   0   0  107   89   33   28    7   16   56
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  4.44  22   0   0   3   0   26   29   13   13    3    5   12
Stan Bahnsen           2   1  5.68  19   2   0   1   0   38   39   24   24    7   13   20
Steve Ratzer           1   1  6.23  12   0   0   0   0   17   23   14   12    2    7    4
Rick Engle             0   0 18.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    6    4    4    0    1    2

 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  1.96   9   1   0   0   0   18   13    5    4    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
Dyar Miller            1   0  3.29  23   0   0   0   0   38   49   20   14    2   15   22
Mike Marshall          2   1  3.38   8   0   0   0   0   11   12    5    4    0    2    2
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   8  4.49  17  17   1   0   0  106  107   55   53   10   24   46
Greg Harris            2   4  4.68  10   9   0   1   0   42   38   24   22    4   21   33
Dan Boitano            1   0  5.06   8   0   0   0   0   11   14    6    6    2    4    5
Ray Searage            1   0  5.51  13   0   0   0   0   16   21   10   10    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
Dan Larson             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    2    1
Steve Carlton         11   3  2.47  18  18   8   0   1  142  113   42   39    5   43  123
Tug McGraw             2   4  3.00  27   0   0   8   0   36   30   12   12    2   14   22
Mike Proly             2   0  3.00  28   0   0   2   0   45   43   16   15    6   10   14
Marty Bystrom          4   3  3.35   9   9   1   0   0   54   55   21   20    3   16   24
Ron Reed               2   1  3.47  27   0   0   6   0   47   45   20   18    5   12   28
Larry Christenson      3   6  3.90  15  15   0   0   0   95   98   47   41    8   27   61
Sparky Lyle            6   4  4.33  34   0   0   0   0   52   61   27   25    3   26   23
Dickie Noles           0   1  4.68   7   2   0   0   0   25   25   13   13    2    9   13
Dick Ruthven          10   5  4.84  17  17   4   0   0  115  123   70   62    8   41   60
Nino Espinosa          2   5  6.11  14  14   2   0   0   74   98   52   50   11   24   22
Warren Brusstar        0   1  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    0    1    1
Mark Davis             0   3 17.65   3   3   0   0   0    9   20   17   17    1    8    7

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ernie Camacho          0   0  2.25   4   2   0   0   0   16   13    5    4    0    9    7
Mark Lee               0   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    1    1    1    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
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  2.93  15   0   0   1   0   28   28    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  4.29  14   7   0   2   0   57   57   29   27    4   29   47
Pascual Perez          2   5  4.34  13   9   2   0   0   66   69   34   32    5   26   30
Luis Tiant             1   3  4.76   4   4   0   0   0   23   24   17   12    0   13   11
Don Robinson           0   2  6.20   8   2   0   1   0   20   28   16   14    3   13    8
Bob Long               0   1  9.64   1   1   0   0   0    5    9    5    5    0    1    2

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Eric Show              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    1
John Urrea             2   1  1.10  30   0   0   2   0   41   31    6    5    0   23   15
Gary Lucas             5   7  2.06  43   0   0  11   0   70   67   22   16    1   30   37
Danny Boone            0   0  2.70  28   0   0   1   0   53   55   19   16    1   13   38
Rick Wise              3   5  3.39  14  14   0   0   0   80   94   32   30    9   14   22
Chris Welsh            5   6  3.40  18  15   3   0   1  103   95   41   39    7   36   43
John Littlefield       1   3  4.03  32   0   0   2   0   51   46   24   23    5   22   18
Juan Eichelberger      6   6  4.12  20  19   1   0   1  103  105   50   47    5   53   57
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        8   5  2.59  18  18   1   0   1  115  113   35   33    7   35   61
Fred Breining          3   2  3.02  32   1   0   0   0   48   42   21   16    1   31   22
Greg Minton            3   4  3.38  41   0   0  14   0   61   63   24   23    0   29   22
Ed Whitson             5   6  3.57  16  16   2   0   1   96   89   41   38    6   31   50
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  3.91  24   1   0   4   0   46   36   23   20    2   16   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  2.03  31   0   0   3   0   40   39   12    9    0   11    6
Bruce Sutter           3   3  2.54  34   0   0  19   0   64   47   18   18    3   20   46
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          7   5  3.11  17  17   3   0   1  107  105   42   37    2   20   49
Mark Littell           1   1  3.57  17   0   0   2   0   23   16    9    9    1   13   12
Jim Otten              1   0  3.72  20   0   0   0   0   29   31   14   12    2   14   18
Silvio Martinez        2   5  3.97  15  15   0   0   0   91   90   45   40    3   37   33
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
  T. Seaver (CIN)          10
  B. Hooton (LAN)           9
  S. Rogers (MON)           9
  D. Alexander (SFN)        8
  J. Reuss (LAN)            8
  M. Soto (CIN)             8
  B. Berenyi (CIN)          7

Losses:

  T. Boggs (ATL)           10
  S. Mura (SDN)            10
  P. Zachry (NYN)          10
  M. Krukow (CHN)           8
  M. Scott (NYN)            8
  R. Jones (NYN)            7
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           7
  T. Lollar (SDN)           7
  G. Lucas (SDN)            7
  J. Niekro (HOU)           7

Complete Games:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       9
  S. Carlton (PHI)          8
  J. Reuss (LAN)            7
  M. Soto (CIN)             7
  B. Knepper (HOU)          6
  T. Seaver (CIN)           6
  S. Rogers (MON)           5
  B. Berenyi (CIN)          4
  B. Hooton (LAN)           4
  J. Niekro (HOU)           4

Saves:

  B. Sutter (SLN)          19
  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)          5
  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
  T. Seaver (CIN)       124.2
  B. Knepper (HOU)      120.0
  S. Mura (SDN)         117.1
  D. Sutton (HOU)       115.2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)      115.1

Hits:

  G. Perry (ATL)          129
  S. Mura (SDN)           128
  S. Rogers (MON)         124
  D. Ruthven (PHI)        123
  J. Niekro (HOU)         119
  D. Alexander (SFN)      113
  S. Carlton (PHI)        113
  P. Zachry (NYN)         113
  R. Rhoden (PIT)         109
  T. Boggs (ATL)          108

Runs:

  D. Ruthven (PHI)         70
  S. Mura (SDN)            59
  P. Zachry (NYN)          58
  M. Krukow (CHN)          55
  M. Scott (NYN)           55
  S. Rogers (MON)          54
  T. Boggs (ATL)           53
  F. Pastore (CIN)         53
  M. Soto (CIN)            53
  N. Espinosa (TOR)        52

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  B. Berenyi (CIN)         60
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    53
  V. Blue (SFN)            51
  T. Seaver (CIN)          51
  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)         74
  T. Seaver (CIN)          70
  T. Griffin (SFN)         69
  M. Krukow (CHN)          67

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