Sunday September 6, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, September 6, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         46  38  2.70   84  15  20   762   664  261  229   32  234  474
Los Angeles     52  32  2.94   84  22  19   765   683  265  250   40  221  473
San Francisco   43  42  3.14   85   8  25   775   711  306  270   40  304  436
Montreal        43  37  3.30   80  16  16   719   673  296  264   44  171  358
St. Louis       45  29  3.38   75   9  25   687   634  287  258   30  222  277
Pittsburgh      35  41  3.48   77   8  22   710   717  310  275   45  250  362
Atlanta         39  41  3.63   81   6  20   737   719  328  297   53  254  347
New York        30  47  3.69   78   4  19   685   689  335  281   56  250  372
San Diego       31  53  3.82   84   6  18   763   783  357  324   52  308  368
Cincinnati      48  34  3.82   82  20  12   730   665  345  310   51  299  453
Philadelphia    44  37  4.05   81  15  17   723   742  354  325   56  243  419
Chicago         27  52  4.07   81   4  12   736   767  373  333   42  312  416

 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
Vida Blue (SFN)        8   5  2.15  17  17   1   0   0  122   89   35   29    7   52   63
Tom Seaver (CIN)      10   2  2.24  17  17   6   0   1  125   86   34   31    6   51   70
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
F. Valenzuela (LAN)   12   4  2.37  20  20  10   0   7  156  109   42   41   10   47  152
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

 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
Gene Garber            4   3  2.88  25   0   0   2   0   41   32   14   13    2   15   22
Rick Mahler            5   5  2.95  29   9   0   2   0   79   82   30   26    2   35   35
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   3   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    2
Rawly Eastwick         0   1  2.53  21   0   0   0   0   32   34   11    9    1   14   20
Mike Griffin           1   2  2.61   9   4   0   1   0   31   35    9    9    0    6   13
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  4.05   6   0   0   1   0    7    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  4.88  39   0   0   7   0   59   57   35   32    5   20   34
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  3.09  32   0   0   2   0   44   38   18   15    3   11   35
Tom Hume               7   3  3.31  39   0   0   8   0   52   52   20   19    6   23   19
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  3.72  17  17   2   0   1  104   97   56   43    8   24   65
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
Bob Knepper            7   3  1.80  16  16   6   0   5  120   96   27   24    3   23   56
Joe Sambito            4   5  1.90  37   0   0   8   0   47   37   14   10    3   17   30
Billy Smith            1   0  2.87   6   1   0   1   0   16   12    5    5    3    2    2
Joe Niekro             7   7  2.99  19  19   4   0   1  132  126   52   44    6   35   64
Dave Smith             3   3  3.03  34   0   0   6   0   62   49   23   21    2   21   39
Frank Lacorte          4   2  3.22  31   0   0   4   0   36   29   14   13    1   19   36
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
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   12   4  2.37  20  20  10   0   7  156  109   42   41   10   47  152
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  1.06  11   0   0   2   0   17    7    2    2    1    3   12
Woodie Fryman          4   2  1.74  26   0   0   4   0   31   29   12    6    1    8   17
Scott Sanderson        7   5  2.36  16  16   3   0   0  107   89   33   28    7   16   56
Bill Lee               2   4  2.72  25   3   0   6   0   60   60   22   18    5    9   23
Bill Gullickson        4   7  2.85  16  16   2   0   1  120  113   40   38    1   26   83
Grant Jackson          0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    1    0
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   2  4.45  23   0   0   3   0   28   33   14   14    3    5   12
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  1.74  10   1   0   0   0   21   16    5    4    1    7    9
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
Greg Harris            3   4  4.20  11  10   0   1   0   49   42   25   23    5   22   40
Randy Jones            1   8  4.40  12  12   0   0   0   59   62   45   29    8   37   14
Mike Scott             4   8  4.49  17  17   1   0   0  106  107   55   53   10   24   46
Dan Boitano            1   0  4.63   9   0   0   0   0   12   15    6    6    2    4    5
Ray Searage            1   0  5.12  14   0   0   0   0   19   23   11   11    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
Dickie Noles           0   1  4.22   8   3   0   0   0   32   30   16   15    2   12   18
Sparky Lyle            7   5  4.42  36   0   0   0   0   55   63   29   27    3   26   23
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          6   4  2.76  18  13   2   1   0  101  105   36   31    9   15   34
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  7.03  10   2   0   2   0   24   36   21   19    3   14   11
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
Fred Kuhaulua          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    0    0    2    2
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
Chris Welsh            5   6  3.40  18  15   3   0   1  103   95   41   39    7   36   43
Rick Wise              3   6  3.73  15  15   0   0   0   82  100   36   34   10   14   22
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
Steve Fireovid         0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    0    1
John Curtis            2   6  5.23  26   8   0   0   0   65   68   41   38   11   30   31
Tim Lollar             1   7  7.07  20   8   0   1   0   56   65   48   44    3   38   32
Mike Armstrong         0   0 15.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    7    6    5    0    5    2

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue              8   5  2.15  17  17   1   0   0  122   89   35   29    7   52   63
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  3.17  43   0   0  15   0   65   68   24   23    0   30   24
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
Luis DeLeon            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    1
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   5  2.99  15  15   1   0   0   93   75   34   31    5   22   29
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  4.26  21   9   1   1   0   68   71   37   32    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:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      12
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         10
  T. Seaver (CIN)          10
  B. Hooton (LAN)           9
  S. Rogers (MON)           9
  D. Alexander (SFN)        8
  V. Blue (SFN)             8
  J. Reuss (LAN)            8
  R. Rhoden (PIT)           8

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      10
  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)          15
  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)       7
  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)   156.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      149.0
  M. Soto (CIN)         132.2
  J. Niekro (HOU)       132.1
  S. Rogers (MON)       127.1
  T. Seaver (CIN)       124.2
  S. Mura (SDN)         124.0
  D. Sutton (HOU)       122.2
  V. Blue (SFN)         121.2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)      120.2

Hits:

  G. Perry (ATL)          138
  S. Mura (SDN)           136
  D. Ruthven (PHI)        131
  J. Niekro (HOU)         126
  S. Rogers (MON)         124
  S. Carlton (PHI)        121
  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
  F. Pastore (CIN)         56
  M. Scott (NYN)           55
  G. Perry (ATL)           54
  S. Rogers (MON)          54
  T. Boggs (ATL)           53

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  B. Berenyi (CIN)         60
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    53
  V. Blue (SFN)            52
  T. Griffin (SFN)         51
  T. Seaver (CIN)          51
  M. Soto (CIN)            51
  N. Ryan (HOU)            49
  M. Krukow (CHN)          47
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      47
  P. Zachry (NYN)          47

Strikeouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)     152
  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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