Thursday April 16, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, April 16, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Cincinnati       5   2  1.77    7   2   0    61    41   14   12    1   25   40
Los Angeles      6   0  2.00    6   2   3    54    43   12   12    1   14   33
New York         3   2  2.05    5   0   2    44    32   12   10    3   24   29
St. Louis        2   2  2.31    4   0   2    35    26   14    9    2   13   19
Philadelphia     4   2  2.32    6   2   1    54    59   19   14    1   15   34
Chicago          1   4  2.51    5   0   0    43    35   17   12    2   24   24
Houston          2   4  2.77    6   1   1    52    48   16   16    1   14   41
Montreal         3   1  2.83    4   0   0    35    27   12   11    2    9   14
Atlanta          3   3  3.06    6   1   3    53    42   19   18    4   17   31
San Francisco    2   5  3.30    7   0   1    71    62   29   26    3   21   47
Pittsburgh       1   4  3.89    5   0   1    44    60   22   19    2    7   18
San Diego        2   5  4.13    7   0   2    70    62   33   32    8   30   31

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doyle Alexander (SFN)  1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    9    0    0    0    3    5
Neil Allen (NYN)       1   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    8    2    1    0    0    3    5
Bruce Berenyi (CIN)    1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    2    0    0    0    4    4
Fred Breining (SFN)    1   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    2    1    0    0    3    3
Pete Falcone (NYN)     0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    7    3    0    0    0    3    9
Randy Jones (NYN)      0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    3    1    0    0    2    1
Tim Lollar (SDN)       0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    3    0    0    0    3    2
Greg Minton (SFN)      0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    9    6    0    0    0    1    4
John Montefusco (ATL)  0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    1    0    0    0    2    3
Andy Rincon (SLN)      1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    1    0    0    1    2

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry Bradford         1   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    3    1    0    0    0    0    2
Preston Hanna          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
John Montefusco        0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    1    0    0    0    2    3
Phil Niekro            0   0  1.04   1   1   0   0   0    9    6    1    1    0    4    5
Gaylord Perry          0   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    1    1    1    1    5
Tommy Boggs            0   1  1.80   2   2   1   0   0   15    7    4    3    2    2    7
Gene Garber            1   1  6.75   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    3    3    0    0    4
Rick Camp              1   0  9.00   3   0   0   1   0    2    3    2    2    0    1    1
Bob Walk               0   1  9.82   1   1   0   0   0    4    6    4    4    1    4    2
Rick Mahler            0   0 12.00   2   0   0   1   0    3    7    4    4    0    3    2

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Kravec             0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    5    1    0    0    0    3    3
Randy Martz            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
Dick Tidrow            1   1  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    0    0    0    5
Bill Caudill           0   0  1.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    0    1    1    0    3    6
Rick Reuschel          0   1  1.64   2   2   0   0   0   11   10    5    2    2    5    4
Lee Smith              0   0  1.69   2   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    4    1
Rawly Eastwick         0   1  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    1    0    1    2
Lynn McGlothen         0   1  4.26   2   2   0   0   0    6    9    3    3    0    6    2
Doug Capilla           0   0 36.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    4    4    0    2    0

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Berenyi          1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    2    0    0    0    4    4
Tom Seaver             1   0  1.13   2   2   0   0   0   16    9    2    2    0    5    9
Frank Pastore          0   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    0    3    7
Mike Lacoss            0   0  1.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    1    1    0    2    3
Mario Soto             1   1  1.69   2   2   1   0   0   16    9    4    3    0    8   14
Doug Bair              1   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    0    3
Tom Hume               1   1  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    6    4    3    1    3    0
Joe Price              0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    1    1    0    0    0

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Frank Lacorte          0   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    5    1    0    0    0    0    7
Nolan Ryan             1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    3    0    0    0    3    9
Dave Smith             0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    2    0    0    0    2    5
Joaquin Andujar        0   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    2
Joe Niekro             1   1  2.25   2   2   1   0   0   16   15    4    4    0    3    5
Bob Knepper            0   0  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    3    5    1    1    0    0    4
Joe Sambito            0   1  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    2    2
Vern Ruhle             0   1  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    3    3    1    0    4
Don Sutton             0   1 13.50   1   1   0   0   0    4    8    6    6    0    3    3

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Goltz             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    0    0    0    1    3
Steve Howe             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    3
Dave Stewart           1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    3    0
Fernando Valenzuela    2   0  0.50   2   2   2   0   1   18    9    1    1    0    4   15
Bobby Castillo         0   0  2.45   3   0   0   2   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    2
Rick Sutcliffe         1   0  2.45   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    2    2    1    0    2
Burt Hooton            2   0  2.87   2   2   0   0   0   16   16    5    5    0    2    7
Bob Welch              0   0  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    3    5    3    3    0    3    1

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Stan Bahnsen           1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    1    0    0    0    1    4
Woodie Fryman          1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    1
Charlie Lea            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Bill Lee               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Scott Sanderson        1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    0    0    0    2    4
Elias Sosa             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    0
Ray Burris             0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    3    3    2    2    1
Steve Rogers           0   0  6.00   2   2   0   0   0   12   15    9    8    0    3    4

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Neil Allen             1   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    8    2    1    0    0    3    5
Pete Falcone           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    7    3    0    0    0    3    9
Randy Jones            0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    3    1    0    0    2    1
Tim Leary              0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    3
Pat Zachry             2   0  1.64   2   2   0   0   0   11   11    2    2    0    7    6
Tom Hausman            0   1  3.38   3   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    1    0
Mike Scott             0   1  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    3    3    2    2    4
Jeff Reardon           0   0 15.43   3   0   0   0   0    2    4    4    4    1    5    1

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw             1   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    2    2    0    0    0    2    2
Ron Reed               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    2    1
Dick Ruthven           2   0  1.06   2   2   1   0   0   17   13    5    2    0    2    8
Steve Carlton          1   0  1.13   2   2   1   0   0   16   18    2    2    0    5   14
Marty Bystrom          0   0  2.25   1   1   0   0   0    8    8    3    2    0    4    2
Sparky Lyle            0   1  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    5    8    3    3    0    0    4
Larry Christenson      0   1  7.20   1   1   0   0   0    5    9    5    4    0    0    3
Mike Proly             0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    1    0    0

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Grant Jackson          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    0
Eddie Solomon          0   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    1    1    0    0    0
Rick Rhoden            1   0  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    0    0    2
Jim Bibby              0   0  3.60   2   2   0   0   0   15   17    7    6    0    3    8
Don Robinson           0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    9    4    3    1    0    3
Enrique Romo           0   1  4.50   3   0   0   1   0    4    5    2    2    1    0    2
Kent Tekulve           0   1  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    1    1
John Candelaria        0   1  6.00   1   1   0   0   0    6   11    5    4    0    2    2

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tim Lollar             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    3    0    0    0    3    2
John Urrea             1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    1    2
Danny Boone            0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    7    2    2    0    5    3
John Curtis            0   1  3.46   2   2   0   0   0   13   11    5    5    1    1    3
Juan Eichelberger      0   1  3.86   1   1   0   0   0    5    3    2    2    0    4    3
Steve Mura             0   1  4.63   2   2   0   0   0   12   10    6    6    1    5    6
Gary Lucas             1   1  5.00   4   0   0   0   0    9   10    5    5    1    5    6
Chris Welsh            0   0  5.40   2   1   0   0   0    7    7    4    4    1    2    3
John Littlefield       0   0  7.20   4   0   0   2   0    5    3    4    4    1    3    2
Rick Wise              0   1 10.80   1   1   0   0   0    3    6    5    4    3    1    1

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doyle Alexander        1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    9    0    0    0    3    5
Fred Breining          1   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    2    1    0    0    3    3
Greg Minton            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    9    6    0    0    0    1    4
Randy Moffitt          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    0    4
Gary Lavelle           0   1  1.80   2   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    0    5
Vida Blue              0   1  2.51   2   2   0   0   0   14   11    5    4    1    3   12
Ed Whitson             0   1  3.86   2   2   0   0   0   12   13    6    5    0    2    8
Allen Ripley           0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    8    6    4    4    0    2    3
Tom Griffin            0   0 13.50   1   1   0   0   0    3    3    5    5    2    3    1
Al Holland             0   1 15.75   3   0   0   0   0    4    9    7    7    0    4    2

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Kaat               0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0
Jim Otten              0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    3    3
Andy Rincon            1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    1    0    0    1    2
Bob Shirley            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Bruce Sutter           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   2   0    6    1    0    0    0    1    6
Silvio Martinez        0   1  1.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    5    1    0    6    3
Lary Sorensen          1   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    3    3    0    1    4
Bob Forsch             0   1  6.43   1   1   0   0   0    7    7    5    5    2    1    1

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League Leaders

Wins:

  B. Hooton (LAN)           2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          2
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       2
  P. Zachry (NYN)           2
  D. Alexander (SFN)        1
  N. Allen (NYN)            1
  S. Bahnsen (MON)          1
  D. Bair (CIN)             1
  B. Berenyi (CIN)          1
  L. Bradford (ATL)         1

Losses:

  V. Blue (SFN)             1
  T. Boggs (ATL)            1
  R. Burris (MON)           1
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       1
  L. Christenson (PHI)      1
  J. Curtis (SDN)           1
  R. Eastwick (CHN)         1
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)     1
  B. Forsch (SLN)           1
  G. Garber (ATL)           1

Complete Games:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       2
  B. Berenyi (CIN)          1
  T. Boggs (ATL)            1
  S. Carlton (PHI)          1
  J. Niekro (HOU)           1
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          1
  M. Soto (CIN)             1

Saves:

  N. Allen (NYN)            2
  B. Castillo (LAN)         2
  J. Littlefield (SDN)      2
  B. Sutter (SLN)           2
  L. Bradford (ATL)         1
  R. Camp (ATL)             1
  S. Howe (LAN)             1
  F. Lacorte (HOU)          1
  R. Mahler (ATL)           1
  T. McGraw (PHI)           1

Shutouts:

  B. Berenyi (CIN)          1
  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       1

Innings Pitched:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)    18.0
  D. Ruthven (PHI)       17.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)       16.0
  J. Niekro (HOU)        16.0
  T. Seaver (CIN)        16.0
  M. Soto (CIN)          16.0
  B. Hooton (LAN)        15.2
  J. Bibby (PIT)         15.0
  T. Boggs (ATL)         15.0
  V. Blue (SFN)          14.1

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         18
  J. Bibby (PIT)           17
  B. Hooton (LAN)          16
  J. Niekro (HOU)          15
  S. Rogers (MON)          15
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         13
  E. Whitson (SFN)         13
  V. Blue (SFN)            11
  J. Candelaria (PIT)      11
  J. Curtis (SDN)          11

Runs:

  S. Rogers (MON)           9
  J. Bibby (PIT)            7
  A. Holland (SFN)          7
  S. Mura (SDN)             6
  D. Sutton (HOU)           6
  E. Whitson (SFN)          6
  V. Blue (SFN)             5
  J. Candelaria (PIT)       5
  L. Christenson (PHI)      5
  J. Curtis (SDN)           5

Home Runs:

  R. Wise (SDN)             3
  T. Boggs (ATL)            2
  R. Burris (MON)           2
  B. Forsch (SLN)           2
  T. Griffin (SFN)          2
  R. Reuschel (CHN)         2
  M. Scott (NYN)            2
  V. Blue (SFN)             1
  J. Curtis (SDN)           1
  T. Hume (CIN)             1

Walks:

  M. Soto (CIN)             8
  P. Zachry (NYN)           7
  S. Martinez (SLN)         6
  L. McGlothen (CHN)        6
  D. Boone (SDN)            5
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  G. Lucas (SDN)            5
  S. Mura (SDN)             5
  J. Reardon (NYN)          5
  R. Reuschel (CHN)         5

Strikeouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      15
  S. Carlton (PHI)         14
  M. Soto (CIN)            14
  V. Blue (SFN)            12
  P. Falcone (NYN)          9
  N. Ryan (HOU)             9
  T. Seaver (CIN)           9
  J. Bibby (PIT)            8
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          8
  E. Whitson (SFN)          8

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