Saturday September 5, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, September 5, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         45  38  2.71   83  15  20   750   651  258  226   30  229  469
Los Angeles     51  32  2.97   83  21  19   756   679  265  250   40  220  465
San Francisco   42  42  3.17   84   8  24   766   708  306  270   40  303  429
Montreal        43  36  3.31   79  16  16   707   659  292  260   43  169  354
St. Louis       45  28  3.35   74   9  25   679   623  282  253   30  222  273
Pittsburgh      34  41  3.46   76   8  21   701   708  305  270   44  248  358
Atlanta         38  41  3.66   80   6  19   728   712  326  296   53  251  341
New York        30  46  3.67   77   4  19   676   677  330  276   55  248  371
San Diego       31  52  3.78   83   6  18   754   769  348  317   51  302  363
Cincinnati      47  34  3.82   81  20  11   721   655  341  306   51  297  447
Philadelphia    44  36  4.05   80  15  17   714   735  349  321   56  240  414
Chicago         27  51  4.08   80   4  12   728   755  370  330   42  312  414

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan (HOU)       8   3  1.29  16  16   2   0   2  112   72   21   16    1   49  105
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
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
Jerry Reuss (LAN)      8   3  2.36  17  17   7   0   2  118  114   34   31    4   19   40
Scott Sanderson (MON)  7   5  2.36  16  16   3   0   0  107   89   33   28    7   16   56
Steve Carlton (PHI)   11   3  2.42  19  19   8   0   1  149  121   45   40    6   46  129
Jim Bibby (PIT)        5   3  2.44  13  13   2   0   2   89   75   28   24    2   25   44
F. Valenzuela (LAN)   11   4  2.51  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
Gene Garber            4   3  3.13  24   0   0   1   0   37   31   14   13    2   15   19
Phil Niekro            6   5  3.24  17  17   2   0   2  108   87   45   39    5   43   53
John Montefusco        2   3  3.73  23   9   0   1   0   72   70   32   30    9   24   32
Gaylord Perry          6   6  3.79  18  18   3   0   0  119  138   54   50    9   16   43
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  4.26   8   1   0   0   0   13    7    8    6    1    7    8
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  3.14  30   0   0   1   0   52   45   22   18    2   21   38
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  3.76  23  14   1   2   0   89   87   41   37    5   43   28
Willie Hernandez       0   0  4.26   5   0   0   1   0    6    5    3    3    0    3    4
Mike Krukow            5   8  4.31  19  19   1   0   0  104  114   57   50    9   47   78
Lynn McGlothen         1   4  4.77  20   6   0   0   0   55   71   32   29    1   28   26
Dick Tidrow            2   8  4.92  38   0   0   7   0   57   53   34   31    5   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   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    1
Tom Seaver            10   2  2.24  17  17   6   0   1  125   86   34   31    6   51   70
Scott Brown            1   0  2.70   6   0   0   0   0    7    8    2    2    0    1    1
Joe Price              4   1  3.12  31   0   0   1   0   43   38   18   15    3   11   35
Tom Hume               6   3  3.24  38   0   0   8   0   50   48   19   18    6   23   18
Bruce Berenyi          7   4  3.58  16  15   4   0   3   98   76   43   39    3   60   74
Mario Soto             8   8  3.60  19  19   7   0   2  133  112   58   53    9   51  116
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   2  6.08  23   0   0   0   0   37   41   28   25    5   17   16
Mike Lacoss            3   7  6.68  14  13   1   0   1   69   94   53   51    6   27   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             8   3  1.29  16  16   2   0   2  112   72   21   16    1   49  105
Joe Sambito            4   5  1.77  36   0   0   8   0   46   35   13    9    2   17   29
Bob Knepper            7   3  1.80  16  16   6   0   5  120   96   27   24    3   23   56
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
Dave Smith             3   3  3.15  33   0   0   6   0   60   48   23   21    2   19   37
Don Sutton             7   8  3.23  18  18   3   0   1  123  116   47   44    5   27   83
Vern Ruhle             3   3  3.38  14  10   0   1   0   64   65   25   24    5   18   26
Frank Lacorte          3   2  3.41  30   0   0   4   0   34   26   14   13    1   19   35
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  1.67  21   0   0   3   0   32   32    7    6    2    9   22
Tom Niedenfuer         3   0  2.13   8   0   0   1   0   13   10    3    3    0    4    5
Alejandro Pena         1   0  2.25  10   0   0   2   0   20   13    5    5    1    5   10
Burt Hooton            9   5  2.30  17  17   4   0   3  110   99   33   28    3   23   59
Jerry Reuss            8   3  2.36  17  17   7   0   2  118  114   34   31    4   19   40
Fernando Valenzuela   11   4  2.51  19  19   9   0   6  147  105   42   41   10   46  144
Steve Howe             4   3  2.70  31   0   0   7   0   40   33   13   12    1   14   24
Dave Goltz             2   3  3.05  20   6   0   1   0   65   61   22   22    3   21   43
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  5.48  15   0   0   0   0   21   32   13   13    1    9   11

 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  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   7  2.85  16  16   2   0   1  120  113   40   38    1   26   83
Ray Burris             7   5  3.01  16  16   4   0   0  102   86   44   34    8   27   37
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
Grant Jackson          0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    0    0
Tom Gorman             0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    2    2    0    1    4
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
Mike Marshall          2   1  2.84   9   0   0   0   0   13   14    5    4    0    3    2
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  2.94  33   0   0  15   0   52   44   19   17    3   20   40
Dyar Miller            1   0  3.29  23   0   0   0   0   38   49   20   14    2   15   22
Jeff Reardon           1   0  3.45  18   0   0   2   0   29   27   11   11    2   12   28
Pat Zachry             7  10  3.66  19  19   3   0   0  113  117   60   46    9   47   63
Randy Jones            1   7  3.97  11  11   0   0   0   57   56   41   25    7   36   14
Greg Harris            3   4  4.20  11  10   0   1   0   49   42   25   23    5   22   40
Mike Scott             4   8  4.49  17  17   1   0   0  106  107   55   53   10   24   46
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  2.42  19  19   8   0   1  149  121   45   40    6   46  129
Mike Proly             2   0  3.00  28   0   0   2   0   45   43   16   15    6   10   14
Tug McGraw             2   4  3.08  28   0   0   9   0   38   32   13   13    2   14   24
Marty Bystrom          4   3  3.35   9   9   1   0   0   54   55   21   20    3   16   24
Ron Reed               3   1  3.51  28   0   0   6   0   49   47   21   19    6   13   29
Larry Christenson      3   6  3.90  15  15   0   0   0   95   98   47   41    8   27   61
Sparky Lyle            7   4  4.25  35   0   0   0   0   53   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  4.92  18  18   4   0   0  121  131   75   66    8   44   65
Warren Brusstar        0   1  6.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    0    1    2
Nino Espinosa          2   5  6.11  14  14   2   0   0   74   98   52   50   11   24   22
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
Mark Lee               0   0  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    1    0    2
Ernie Camacho          0   0  2.25   4   2   0   0   0   16   13    5    4    0    9    7
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            8   2  3.88  17  17   2   0   1  111  118   52   48    5   43   62
Rod Scurry             3   5  4.10  16   7   0   3   0   59   58   29   27    4   30   48
Pascual Perez          2   5  4.25  14  10   2   0   0   72   73   36   34    5   27   33
Luis Tiant             1   3  4.76   4   4   0   0   0   23   24   17   12    0   13   11
Don Robinson           0   3  7.17   9   2   0   1   0   21   33   19   17    3   14    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   2   0   0   1   0    4    0    0    0    0    1    4
John Urrea             2   1  1.10  30   0   0   2   0   41   31    6    5    0   23   15
Gary Lucas             5   7  2.02  44   0   0  11   0   71   68   22   16    1   30   39
Danny Boone            0   0  2.65  29   0   0   1   0   54   56   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       2   3  3.96  33   0   0   2   0   52   46   24   23    5   22   20
Steve Mura             5  11  4.06  19  19   2   0   0  124  136   61   56    9   41   62
Juan Eichelberger      6   6  4.12  20  19   1   0   1  103  105   50   47    5   53   57
John Curtis            2   6  5.29  25   8   0   0   0   65   68   41   38   11   29   31
Tim Lollar             1   7  7.07  20   8   0   1   0   56   65   48   44    3   38   32
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             5   4  2.28  36   0   0   6   0   67   60   20   17    1   30   48
Doyle Alexander        8   5  2.59  18  18   1   0   1  115  113   35   33    7   35   61
Fred Breining          3   2  2.90  33   1   0   0   0   50   43   21   16    1   31   23
Greg Minton            3   4  3.27  42   0   0  14   0   63   66   24   23    0   30   22
Tom Griffin            7   6  3.43  18  18   3   0   1  113   97   50   43    7   51   73
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
Gary Lavelle           0   5  3.76  25   1   0   4   0   50   41   25   21    2   17   39
Allen Ripley           4   4  3.89  15  13   1   0   0   81   87   39   35    5   23   41
Randy Moffitt          0   0  7.94  10   0   0   0   0   11   15   10   10    2    2   11
Alan Hargesheimer      0   1 40.50   1   1   0   0   0    1    3    3    3    1    0    1

 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   3  2.20  32   0   0   3   0   41   41   13   10    1   11    6
Bruce Sutter           3   3  2.47  35   0   0  19   0   66   48   18   18    3   21   46
John Martin            5   2  2.57  11   9   3   0   0   70   51   23   20    4   18   20
Bob Forsch             7   4  2.78  14  14   1   0   0   87   67   30   27    5   22   26
Lary Sorensen          7   5  3.11  17  17   3   0   1  107  105   42   37    2   20   49
Mark Littell           1   1  3.28  18   0   0   2   0   25   17    9    9    1   15   13
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  4.14  20   9   1   1   0   67   69   36   31    6   32   29
Joaquin Andujar        2   1  5.40   6   4   0   0   0   23   31   15   14    2    9    5
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
  R. Rhoden (PIT)           8
  N. Ryan (HOU)             8

Losses:

  S. Mura (SDN)            11
  T. Boggs (ATL)           10
  P. Zachry (NYN)          10
  M. Krukow (CHN)           8
  M. Scott (NYN)            8
  M. Soto (CIN)             8
  D. Sutton (HOU)           8
  D. Tidrow (CHN)           8
  B. Gullickson (MON)       7
  R. Jones (NYN)            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
  R. Burris (MON)           4
  B. Hooton (LAN)           4

Saves:

  B. Sutter (SLN)          19
  N. Allen (NYN)           15
  G. Minton (SFN)          14
  R. Camp (ATL)            13
  G. Lucas (SDN)           11
  T. McGraw (PHI)           9
  E. Romo (PIT)             9
  T. Hume (CIN)             8
  J. Sambito (HOU)          8
  S. Howe (LAN)             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:

  S. Carlton (PHI)      149.0
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)   147.0
  M. Soto (CIN)         132.2
  S. Rogers (MON)       127.1
  J. Niekro (HOU)       126.1
  T. Seaver (CIN)       124.2
  S. Mura (SDN)         124.0
  D. Sutton (HOU)       122.2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)      120.2
  B. Gullickson (MON)   120.0

Hits:

  G. Perry (ATL)          138
  S. Mura (SDN)           136
  D. Ruthven (PHI)        131
  S. Rogers (MON)         124
  S. Carlton (PHI)        121
  J. Niekro (HOU)         119
  R. Rhoden (PIT)         118
  P. Zachry (NYN)         117
  D. Sutton (HOU)         116
  M. Krukow (CHN)         114

Runs:

  D. Ruthven (PHI)         75
  S. Mura (SDN)            61
  P. Zachry (NYN)          60
  M. Soto (CIN)            58
  M. Krukow (CHN)          57
  M. Scott (NYN)           55
  G. Perry (ATL)           54
  S. Rogers (MON)          54
  T. Boggs (ATL)           53
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          53

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. Griffin (SFN)         51
  T. Seaver (CIN)          51
  M. Soto (CIN)            51
  N. Ryan (HOU)            49
  M. Krukow (CHN)          47
  P. Zachry (NYN)          47
  S. Carlton (PHI)         46

Strikeouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)     144
  S. Carlton (PHI)        129
  M. Soto (CIN)           116
  N. Ryan (HOU)           105
  B. Gullickson (MON)      83
  D. Sutton (HOU)          83
  M. Krukow (CHN)          78
  B. Berenyi (CIN)         74
  T. Griffin (SFN)         73
  T. Seaver (CIN)          70

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