Thursday September 10, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, September 10, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         47  40  2.78   87  15  21   787   691  275  243   35  246  483
Los Angeles     54  33  2.91   87  22  21   794   705  272  257   42  235  491
San Francisco   44  44  3.16   88   8  25   802   737  318  282   44  312  449
Montreal        44  39  3.46   83  16  17   744   707  321  286   49  188  369
Pittsburgh      37  43  3.47   81   8  24   746   745  323  288   47  260  378
St. Louis       45  32  3.50   78   9  25   717   670  308  279   35  232  293
Atlanta         41  42  3.55   84   7  20   764   740  333  301   54  259  358
New York        32  49  3.66   82   4  21   719   720  346  292   60  263  380
San Diego       32  55  3.84   87   7  18   789   810  371  337   55  318  381
Cincinnati      50  35  3.89   85  20  13   757   697  362  327   51  306  468
Chicago         30  52  3.96   84   5  14   766   787  379  337   42  321  429
Philadelphia    46  38  4.10   84  16  18   750   762  372  342   60  261  432

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan (HOU)       8   4  1.63  17  17   2   0   2  116   79   26   21    2   54  108
Bob Knepper (HOU)      7   3  1.84  17  17   6   0   5  127  100   29   26    4   26   56
Vida Blue (SFN)        8   5  2.15  17  17   1   0   0  122   89   35   29    7   52   63
Burt Hooton (LAN)     10   5  2.18  18  18   4   0   3  116  101   33   28    3   26   63
Jerry Reuss (LAN)      8   3  2.36  17  17   7   0   2  118  114   34   31    4   19   40
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
Tom Seaver (CIN)      11   2  2.60  18  18   6   0   1  132   95   41   38    6   55   72
Doyle Alexander (SFN)  8   6  2.75  19  19   1   0   1  121  120   39   37    9   38   64

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Hrabosky            0   1  1.32  20   0   0   1   0   27   21    5    4    1    6   10
Rick Camp              8   2  1.67  39   0   0  13   0   65   58   14   12    5   12   41
Gene Garber            4   3  2.88  25   0   0   2   0   41   32   14   13    2   15   22
Larry McWilliams       0   0  2.89   2   1   0   0   0    9    6    3    3    0    1    5
Rick Mahler            5   5  2.95  29   9   0   2   0   79   82   30   26    2   35   35
Phil Niekro            7   5  2.99  18  18   3   0   3  117   95   45   39    5   46   55
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  4.02  20  19   1   0   0  116  113   55   52   10   37   61
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
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            1   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    2    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 Bird              4   2  2.93   7   7   2   0   1   46   39   16   15    2    8   16
Doug Capilla           1   0  3.13  39   0   0   0   0   46   43   17   16    1   32   25
Willie Hernandez       0   0  3.24   7   0   0   1   0    8    5    3    3    0    3    6
Lee Smith              3   5  3.29  31   0   0   1   0   52   46   23   19    2   22   38
Rick Reuschel          4   7  3.47  13  13   1   0   0   86   87   40   33    4   23   53
Randy Martz            4   6  3.51  25  14   1   3   0   95   90   41   37    5   46   31
Mike Krukow            6   8  4.17  20  20   1   0   0  110  120   60   51    9   49   79
Lynn McGlothen         1   4  4.77  20   6   0   0   0   55   71   32   29    1   28   26
Dick Tidrow            2   8  4.80  40   0   0   8   0   60   58   35   32    5   20   34
Ken Kravec             1   4  4.85  21   9   0   0   0   65   64   38   35    3   34   43
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
Tom Seaver            11   2  2.60  18  18   6   0   1  132   95   41   38    6   55   72
Joe Price              4   1  2.96  33   0   0   3   0   46   39   18   15    3   11   36
Tom Hume               8   3  3.29  40   0   0   8   0   52   53   20   19    6   23   19
Mario Soto             8   8  3.60  19  19   7   0   2  133  112   58   53    9   51  116
Charlie Leibrandt      0   0  3.60   3   1   0   0   0   10    7    4    4    0    4    4
Frank Pastore          3   6  3.72  17  17   2   0   1  104   97   56   43    8   24   65
Paul Moskau            2   1  3.83  22   1   0   2   0   49   40   22   21    4   27   28
Bruce Berenyi          7   5  3.83  17  16   4   0   3  101   83   47   43    3   60   79
Scott Brown            1   0  4.15   7   0   0   0   0    9   14    4    4    0    1    3
Doug Bair              2   2  5.77  24   0   0   0   0   39   42   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
Gordie Pladson         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    1    1
Nolan Ryan             8   4  1.63  17  17   2   0   2  116   79   26   21    2   54  108
Bob Knepper            7   3  1.84  17  17   6   0   5  127  100   29   26    4   26   56
Joe Sambito            4   5  2.22  39   0   0   9   0   49   39   16   12    4   17   30
Dave Smith             4   3  2.98  35   0   0   6   0   63   49   23   21    2   22   40
Joe Niekro             7   7  2.99  19  19   4   0   1  132  126   52   44    6   35   64
Vern Ruhle             3   3  3.04  15  11   0   1   0   71   68   25   24    5   19   28
Frank Lacorte          4   2  3.16  32   0   0   4   0   37   30   14   13    1   19   36
Don Sutton             7   8  3.23  18  18   3   0   1  123  116   47   44    5   27   83
Billy Smith            1   1  3.45   7   1   0   1   0   16   14    6    6    3    2    2
Joaquin Andujar        2   3  4.94   9   3   0   0   0   24   29   17   13    2   12   18
Bobby Sprowl           0   1  6.18  14   1   0   0   0   28   39   20   19    1   12   17

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ted Power              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    1    3
Dave Stewart           4   2  1.59  23   0   0   4   0   34   33    7    6    2   10   22
Alejandro Pena         1   0  1.99  12   0   0   2   0   23   14    5    5    1    7   12
Burt Hooton           10   5  2.18  18  18   4   0   3  116  101   33   28    3   26   63
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  2.85  32   0   0   7   0   41   34   14   13    2   14   25
Dave Goltz             2   3  3.09  21   7   0   1   0   70   66   24   24    3   22   46
Tom Niedenfuer         3   1  3.24  10   0   0   2   0   17   13    6    6    1    5    6
Bob Welch              7   5  3.61  18  18   1   0   1  110  110   45   44    6   35   68
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
Bryn Smith             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Jeff Reardon           1   0  1.31  13   0   0   3   0   21   10    3    3    1    4   13
Woodie Fryman          5   3  2.51  28   0   0   4   0   32   31   16    9    1   10   18
Bill Lee               2   4  2.72  25   3   0   6   0   60   60   22   18    5    9   23
Scott Sanderson        7   6  2.78  17  17   3   0   0  110   97   39   34    8   21   57
Tom Gorman             0   0  2.84   3   0   0   0   0    6    3    2    2    0    1    5
Bill Gullickson        4   7  2.92  17  17   2   0   1  126  121   45   41    2   28   87
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  4.24  15  10   2   0   2   64   60   31   30    4   25   31
Elias Sosa             1   2  4.97  25   0   0   3   0   29   38   16   16    3    6   12
Stan Bahnsen           2   1  5.44  20   3   0   1   0   43   42   26   26    7   17   22
Steve Ratzer           1   1  6.23  12   0   0   0   0   17   23   14   12    2    7    4
Grant Jackson          0   0 11.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    5    5    2    3    1
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            1   0  1.50  11   1   0   0   0   24   18    5    4    1    8   10
Tom Hausman            0   1  2.18  20   0   0   0   0   33   28    8    8    2    7   13
Mike Marshall          2   1  2.45  10   0   0   0   0   15   16    5    4    0    3    2
Ed Lynch               3   3  2.59  12   9   0   0   0   59   59   20   17    5   12   21
Craig Swan             0   2  2.89   4   2   0   0   0    9    6    4    3    0    1    6
Neil Allen             5   5  2.96  35   0   0  16   0   55   50   20   18    4   21   40
Pete Falcone           2   3  3.15  29   5   0   1   0   66   63   27   23    2   29   43
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
Mike Scott             4   8  4.29  18  18   1   0   0  113  109   56   54   11   29   47
Ray Searage            1   0  4.37  17   0   0   1   0   23   24   11   11    1    9   13
Greg Harris            3   4  4.39  12  11   0   1   0   53   48   28   26    6   23   40
Randy Jones            1   8  4.40  12  12   0   0   0   59   62   45   29    8   37   14
Dan Boitano            1   1  5.68  10   0   0   0   0   13   18    8    8    2    4    5
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
Steve Carlton         11   3  2.42  19  19   8   0   1  149  121   45   40    6   46  129
Tug McGraw             2   4  3.08  28   0   0   9   0   38   32   13   13    2   14   24
Mike Proly             2   1  3.14  30   0   0   2   0   49   48   19   17    6   15   15
Marty Bystrom          4   3  3.35   9   9   1   0   0   54   55   21   20    3   16   24
Ron Reed               4   1  3.49  29   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  4.26  38   0   0   1   0   57   63   29   27    3   26   24
Warren Brusstar        0   1  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    0    2    2
Dan Larson             1   0  4.50   2   1   1   0   0   10    5    5    5    3    8    6
Dick Ruthven          10   5  5.16  19  19   4   0   0  126  139   81   72    8   47   66
Nino Espinosa          2   5  6.11  14  14   2   0   0   74   98   52   50   11   24   22
Mark Davis             0   3 12.89   4   4   0   0   0   15   22   21   21    2   11   12

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Lee               0   0  1.13   4   0   0   1   0    8    5    1    1    1    0    3
Odell Jones            3   2  2.03   8   3   0   0   0   31   23    8    7    2   13   21
Ernie Camacho          0   0  2.25   4   2   0   0   0   16   13    5    4    0    9    7
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
Kent Tekulve           4   5  2.72  32   0   0   2   0   46   42   15   14    0   15   21
Victor Cruz            1   1  2.76  17   0   0   1   0   29   29    9    9    6   12   24
Eddie Solomon          6   4  2.76  18  13   2   1   0  101  105   36   31    9   15   34
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  3.98  18   7   0   4   0   61   59   29   27    4   30   48
Luis Tiant             1   4  4.40   5   5   0   0   0   31   31   20   15    1   16   13
Pascual Perez          2   6  4.48  15  11   2   0   0   76   82   40   38    5   27   34
Don Robinson           0   3  6.75  11   2   0   2   0   27   37   22   20    3   16   11
Bob Long               1   1  8.38   2   2   0   0   0   10   14    9    9    1    4    5

 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   1  1.35   4   0   0   1   0    7    1    1    1    1    1    7
John Urrea             2   2  2.18  32   0   0   2   0   41   37   11   10    0   24   16
Gary Lucas             5   7  2.22  46   0   0  11   0   73   70   24   18    1   30   40
Danny Boone            0   0  2.65  29   0   0   1   0   54   56   19   16    1   13   38
Chris Welsh            5   6  3.46  19  16   3   0   1  109  103   44   42    8   36   45
Rick Wise              3   6  3.73  15  15   0   0   0   82  100   36   34   10   14   22
Juan Eichelberger      7   6  3.79  21  20   2   0   1  112  111   51   47    5   55   59
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
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  6.68  21   9   0   1   0   62   69   50   46    4   45   36
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             6   4  2.35  37   0   0   6   0   69   61   21   18    2   31   51
Mike Rowland           0   0  2.45   2   0   0   0   0    4    0    1    1    0    2    0
Doyle Alexander        8   6  2.75  19  19   1   0   1  121  120   39   37    9   38   64
Fred Breining          3   2  2.84  34   1   0   0   0   51   44   21   16    1   31   23
Tom Griffin            7   6  3.23  19  19   3   0   1  120  102   50   43    7   52   78
Greg Minton            3   4  3.34  44   0   0  15   0   67   73   26   25    0   30   24
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  3.83  16  13   1   0   0   82   87   39   35    5   23   42
Ed Whitson             5   7  3.84  17  17   2   0   1   98   95   45   42    7   32   51
Randy Moffitt          0   0  7.94  10   0   0   0   0   11   15   10   10    2    2   11
Alan Hargesheimer      0   1 16.20   2   1   0   0   0    2    4    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
Luis DeLeon            0   0  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    1    1    0    0    5
Jim Kaat               6   4  2.32  33   0   0   3   0   43   42   14   11    1   13    7
Bruce Sutter           3   3  2.47  35   0   0  19   0   66   48   18   18    3   21   46
Mark Littell           1   1  2.93  19   0   0   2   0   28   17    9    9    1   18   15
Bob Forsch             7   5  2.99  15  15   1   0   0   93   75   34   31    5   22   29
John Martin            5   3  3.15  12  10   3   0   0   71   57   28   25    5   18   20
Lary Sorensen          7   6  3.35  18  18   3   0   1  110  112   46   41    3   20   49
Jim Otten              1   0  3.72  20   0   0   0   0   29   31   14   12    2   14   18
Silvio Martinez        2   5  4.04  16  16   0   0   0   94   93   47   42    4   39   34
Bob Shirley            5   3  4.19  22   9   1   1   0   69   71   37   32    6   33   30
Joaquin Andujar        2   1  4.61   7   4   0   0   0   27   32   15   14    2    9    6
Bob Sykes              2   0  5.40  16   1   0   0   0   30   32   19   18    1   17   11
Joe Edelen             1   0  9.35  13   0   0   0   0   17   29   18   18    2    3   10

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League Leaders

Wins:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      12
  S. Carlton (PHI)         11
  T. Seaver (CIN)          11
  B. Hooton (LAN)          10
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         10
  S. Rogers (MON)           9
  D. Alexander (SFN)        8
  V. Blue (SFN)             8
  R. Camp (ATL)             8
  T. Hume (CIN)             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)           16
  G. Minton (SFN)          15
  R. Camp (ATL)            13
  G. Lucas (SDN)           11
  T. McGraw (PHI)           9
  E. Romo (PIT)             9
  J. Sambito (HOU)          9
  T. Hume (CIN)             8
  D. Tidrow (CHN)           8

Shutouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       7
  B. Knepper (HOU)          5
  B. Berenyi (CIN)          3
  B. Hooton (LAN)           3
  P. Niekro (ATL)           3
  J. Bibby (PIT)            2
  C. Lea (MON)              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
  T. Seaver (CIN)       131.2
  S. Rogers (MON)       127.1
  B. Knepper (HOU)      127.0
  B. Gullickson (MON)   126.1
  D. Ruthven (PHI)      125.2
  S. Mura (SDN)         124.0

Hits:

  D. Ruthven (PHI)        139
  G. Perry (ATL)          138
  S. Mura (SDN)           136
  J. Niekro (HOU)         126
  S. Rogers (MON)         124
  S. Carlton (PHI)        121
  B. Gullickson (MON)     121
  D. Alexander (SFN)      120
  M. Krukow (CHN)         120
  R. Rhoden (PIT)         118

Runs:

  D. Ruthven (PHI)         81
  S. Mura (SDN)            61
  M. Krukow (CHN)          60
  P. Zachry (NYN)          60
  M. Soto (CIN)            58
  F. Pastore (CIN)         56
  M. Scott (NYN)           56
  T. Boggs (ATL)           55
  G. Perry (ATL)           54
  S. Rogers (MON)          54

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  B. Berenyi (CIN)         60
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    55
  T. Seaver (CIN)          55
  N. Ryan (HOU)            54
  V. Blue (SFN)            52
  T. Griffin (SFN)         52
  M. Soto (CIN)            51
  M. Krukow (CHN)          49
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         47
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      47

Strikeouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)     152
  S. Carlton (PHI)        129
  M. Soto (CIN)           116
  N. Ryan (HOU)           108
  B. Gullickson (MON)      87
  D. Sutton (HOU)          83
  B. Berenyi (CIN)         79
  M. Krukow (CHN)          79
  T. Griffin (SFN)         78
  T. Seaver (CIN)          72

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