Tuesday May 12, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 12, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     21   9  2.21   30  11   8   273   227   72   67    8   86  154
Houston         14  17  2.64   31   7   5   283   243   89   83    9   78  189
San Francisco   16  17  3.16   33   4   8   296   261  117  104   21  114  169
Atlanta         17  13  3.19   31   6   6   282   244  108  100   22  105  141
St. Louis       16   7  3.25   24   4   7   219   181   86   79    8   64  110
Pittsburgh      11  13  3.27   25   2   6   226   228   90   82   13   79  120
New York         8  17  3.36   26   1   5   228   214  113   85   24   86  145
Chicago          5  20  3.65   27   0   1   246   233  116  100   10  118  148
Cincinnati      15  14  3.76   29   6   4   259   238  121  108   15  111  159
Philadelphia    18  11  3.90   29   9   3   261   266  122  113   18   80  162
Montreal        17  11  3.93   28   4   7   254   258  123  111   20   65  130
San Diego       11  20  4.08   31   2   8   278   287  140  126   28  115  144

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
F. Valenzuela (LAN)    7   0  0.29   7   7   6   0   5   63   40    2    2    0   16   61
Bob Knepper (HOU)      3   0  0.99   6   6   3   0   3   45   33    6    5    0    6   21
Jerry Reuss (LAN)      3   1  1.03   4   4   4   0   1   35   28    4    4    0    4    9
Nolan Ryan (HOU)       2   1  1.29   5   5   1   0   1   35   27    6    5    0   14   34
Doyle Alexander (SFN)  5   2  1.32   7   7   0   0   0   48   41    8    7    3   16   26
Andy Rincon (SLN)      3   1  1.77   5   5   1   0   1   36   27    8    7    0    5   13
Phil Niekro (ATL)      2   1  1.84   6   6   2   0   2   44   31   11    9    1   17   27
Scott Sanderson (MON)  4   1  2.04   5   5   2   0   0   35   29   10    8    4    8   19
Tom Seaver (CIN)       3   1  2.06   7   7   2   0   1   52   40   15   12    2   24   31
Gaylord Perry (ATL)    3   2  2.22   7   7   3   0   0   53   48   15   13    3    7   26

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Hrabosky            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    2
Phil Niekro            2   1  1.84   6   6   2   0   2   44   31   11    9    1   17   27
Rick Camp              3   1  2.18  14   0   0   4   0   21   18    6    5    1    4   15
Gaylord Perry          3   2  2.22   7   7   3   0   0   53   48   15   13    3    7   26
Rick Mahler            2   0  2.87  13   0   0   1   0   16   14    5    5    0   12    9
Larry Bradford         2   0  2.89  11   0   0   1   0    9    7    3    3    0    5    6
Gene Garber            1   1  3.65   9   0   0   0   0   12   12    5    5    1    5    8
Bob Walk               1   2  3.86   6   5   0   0   0   33   28   16   14    5   17    9
John Montefusco        1   2  4.41   6   6   0   0   0   33   30   16   16    4   14    9
Tommy Boggs            1   4  4.47   7   7   1   0   0   46   43   24   23    7   13   23
Preston Hanna          1   0  4.50   7   0   0   0   0   14   12    7    7    0   11    7

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rawly Eastwick         0   1  2.35  10   0   0   0   0   15   15    5    4    0    5   13
Lee Smith              1   2  2.48  14   0   0   0   0   29   23    8    8    1    9   21
Doug Capilla           0   0  2.77  11   0   0   0   0   13   11    4    4    0   10    6
Lynn McGlothen         0   2  3.09   8   6   0   0   0   35   37   15   12    1   14   18
Randy Martz            1   1  3.27   8   3   0   0   0   22   20    9    8    0   12    7
Dick Tidrow            1   4  3.38  15   0   0   1   0   21   17   10    8    1    7   16
Mike Krukow            1   2  3.71   5   5   0   0   0   27   30   14   11    2   18   16
Rick Reuschel          1   3  3.96   6   6   0   0   0   36   31   19   16    3   11   20
Bill Caudill           0   2  4.45   8   4   0   0   0   28   24   16   14    2   17   22
Ken Kravec             0   3  6.98   7   3   0   0   0   19   25   16   15    0   15    9

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver             3   1  2.06   7   7   2   0   1   52   40   15   12    2   24   31
Mario Soto             2   5  2.92   7   7   2   0   0   49   36   18   16    1   19   47
Tom Hume               2   2  2.95  13   0   0   3   0   18   15    7    6    3   11    4
Paul Moskau            1   0  2.95   8   0   0   1   0   18   15    7    6    1    8    7
Joe Price              1   0  3.78  14   0   0   0   0   17   16    7    7    1    6   17
Frank Pastore          1   1  4.20   5   5   1   0   1   30   30   18   14    2    6   20
Bruce Berenyi          3   1  4.50   5   4   1   0   1   32   26   16   16    0   18   14
Geoff Combe            0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    1    2    2
Doug Bair              1   0  6.59  10   0   0   0   0   14   17   10   10    2    6    9
Mike Lacoss            1   4  6.84   6   6   0   0   0   25   39   21   19    2   11    8

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Knepper            3   0  0.99   6   6   3   0   3   45   33    6    5    0    6   21
Nolan Ryan             2   1  1.29   5   5   1   0   1   35   27    6    5    0   14   34
Frank Lacorte          1   1  2.13  13   0   0   2   0   13    8    3    3    0    6   15
Joe Sambito            1   2  2.37  13   0   0   1   0   19   15    7    5    1    6   15
Joe Niekro             3   3  2.50   7   7   3   0   0   54   48   15   15    2   11   24
Vern Ruhle             0   1  3.04   4   4   0   0   0   24   19    8    8    2    4   14
Don Sutton             2   4  3.52   6   6   0   0   0   38   35   15   15    1    9   23
Dave Smith             1   3  3.86  14   0   0   2   0   26   22   12   11    1   10   20
Joaquin Andujar        1   2  4.15   6   3   0   0   0   22   26   11   10    1    9   17
Bobby Sprowl           0   0  7.04   5   0   0   0   0    8   10    6    6    1    3    6

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Stewart           1   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    2    0    0    0    8    1
Fernando Valenzuela    7   0  0.29   7   7   6   0   5   63   40    2    2    0   16   61
Steve Howe             1   1  0.59  12   0   0   4   0   15   10    2    1    0    7    9
Jerry Reuss            3   1  1.03   4   4   4   0   1   35   28    4    4    0    4    9
Burt Hooton            5   0  2.45   7   7   1   0   0   48   47   14   13    0    9   20
Dave Goltz             0   0  2.76   8   0   0   1   0   16   16    5    5    2    5   10
Terry Forster          0   0  3.38   6   0   0   0   0    8   11    3    3    0    4    4
Rick Sutcliffe         2   2  3.48   6   6   0   0   0   31   27   15   12    3   13   11
Bob Welch              2   1  4.29   6   6   0   0   0   36   33   17   17    1   13   18
Bobby Castillo         0   4  5.74  11   0   0   3   0   16   13   10   10    2    7   11

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Elias Sosa             1   0  0.00   8   0   0   2   0   10    7    0    0    0    3    4
Woodie Fryman          2   0  1.00  10   0   0   3   0    9    7    1    1    0    1    5
Scott Sanderson        4   1  2.04   5   5   2   0   0   35   29   10    8    4    8   19
Bill Lee               1   1  2.96   8   2   0   1   0   24   26   11    8    3    2   11
Bill Gullickson        1   3  3.72   5   5   0   0   0   39   35   17   16    1   11   30
Ray Burris             2   3  4.01   6   6   1   0   0   34   33   18   15    5   10   14
Charlie Lea            1   1  4.05   6   3   1   0   1   20   16    9    9    1    8   14
Steve Rogers           3   2  5.62   7   7   0   0   0   50   63   32   31    2   12   20
Stan Bahnsen           1   0  6.00  10   0   0   1   0   18   21   12   12    3    4   10
Steve Ratzer           1   0  6.46   9   0   0   0   0   15   21   13   11    1    6    3

 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
Pete Falcone           1   0  0.75  10   0   0   0   0   24   13    3    2    1   11   28
Neil Allen             2   0  1.04  10   0   0   4   0   17    7    3    2    1    6   14
Dyar Miller            0   0  1.59   9   0   0   0   0   17   18    6    3    1    5   13
Tom Hausman            0   1  1.86  11   0   0   0   0   19   17    4    4    2    5    6
Ed Lynch               1   0  2.19   2   2   0   0   0   12   15    4    3    0    1    2
Pat Zachry             3   4  3.86   7   7   1   0   0   40   39   21   17    4   18   23
Randy Jones            0   5  4.55   6   6   0   0   0   30   28   28   15    5   19    6
Jeff Reardon           0   0  4.66  13   0   0   1   0   19   19   10   10    2   11   19
Mike Scott             1   3  4.82   5   5   0   0   0   28   31   17   15    4    6   17
Craig Swan             0   2  5.06   2   2   0   0   0    5    5    4    3    0    0    4
Dave Roberts           0   2  7.07   5   3   0   0   0   14   22   13   11    4    3   10

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Proly             0   0  2.40  11   0   0   0   0   15   15    5    4    1    5    8
Marty Bystrom          2   1  3.06   5   5   1   0   0   32   28   12   11    1   10   16
Steve Carlton          6   0  3.15   7   7   5   0   0   60   63   21   21    1   17   56
Tug McGraw             1   2  3.38   9   0   0   2   0   11   12    4    4    1    7    8
Sparky Lyle            3   1  3.78  10   0   0   0   0   17   19    7    7    0    6    9
Dick Ruthven           4   1  4.43   6   6   2   0   0   45   42   25   22    2   13   22
Nino Espinosa          1   3  4.64   5   5   1   0   0   33   35   18   17    5    8   10
Larry Christenson      1   3  4.93   6   6   0   0   0   38   43   24   21    4   11   25
Ron Reed               0   0  5.23   6   0   0   1   0   10    9    6    6    3    3    8

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ernie Camacho          0   0  1.13   2   1   0   0   0    8    5    1    1    0    7    3
Grant Jackson          1   2  1.38  14   0   0   1   0   13    6    3    2    0    3    5
Eddie Solomon          2   2  1.57   7   2   0   1   0   23   20    6    4    0    3    8
Rick Rhoden            4   0  2.36   6   6   1   0   1   42   37   11   11    2   16   27
Victor Cruz            0   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    1    1    4
Jim Bibby              1   2  3.25   5   5   1   0   1   36   35   14   13    0   13   16
John Candelaria        2   2  3.54   6   6   0   0   0   41   42   17   16    3   11   14
Rod Scurry             1   1  3.91   4   4   0   0   0   25   27   11   11    3   11   23
Don Robinson           0   1  4.91   2   1   0   0   0    7   12    5    4    1    1    3
Enrique Romo           0   1  5.40  12   0   0   4   0   18   27   13   11    3    6   11
Kent Tekulve           0   2  8.00   9   0   0   0   0    9   14    8    8    0    7    6

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Urrea             2   0  0.00  12   0   0   0   0   19   13    0    0    0    8    6
Gary Lucas             2   3  2.54  16   0   0   5   0   28   28   12    8    1   11   18
Juan Eichelberger      3   1  2.54   7   7   1   0   1   46   39   13   13    3   19   30
Danny Boone            0   0  2.57   7   0   0   0   0   14   14    6    4    0    6    9
Rick Wise              1   3  3.42   5   5   0   0   0   26   32   12   10    6    6    9
Steve Mura             1   4  3.66   7   7   0   0   0   47   48   21   19    1   13   26
Chris Welsh            1   2  4.15   6   4   1   0   0   26   25   13   12    3   13   14
John Littlefield       0   2  6.05  14   0   0   2   0   19   23   13   13    3    8    9
John Curtis            0   2  6.49   7   7   0   0   0   35   42   26   25    8   17   15
Tim Lollar             1   3 11.42  10   1   0   1   0   17   23   24   22    3   14    8

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doyle Alexander        5   2  1.32   7   7   0   0   0   48   41    8    7    3   16   26
Vida Blue              3   2  2.35   6   6   1   0   0   46   35   13   12    5   18   26
Gary Lavelle           0   2  2.65  10   0   0   2   0   17   12    7    5    1    4   11
Allen Ripley           2   3  2.93   6   6   1   0   0   40   35   15   13    2   11   20
Fred Breining          1   0  3.00  12   0   0   0   0   15   12    6    5    1    6    7
Greg Minton            1   1  3.49  15   0   0   5   0   28   25   12   11    0   14   12
Tom Griffin            3   2  3.77   7   7   2   0   0   43   34   20   18    3   22   25
Ed Whitson             0   4  3.79   7   7   0   0   0   40   39   18   17    5   12   28
Al Holland             1   1  6.59  11   0   0   1   0   14   21   12   10    0   10    7
Randy Moffitt          0   0 10.13   5   0   0   0   0    5    7    6    6    1    1    7

 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               1   0  2.53  11   0   0   2   0   11    7    3    3    0    2    4
Bruce Sutter           1   1  2.53  10   0   0   5   0   21   13    6    6    1   12   15
Lary Sorensen          4   1  2.74   6   6   2   0   1   43   31   13   13    1    6   24
Jim Otten              0   0  2.92   9   0   0   0   0   12   12    4    4    1    6    7
Silvio Martinez        0   2  3.51   4   4   0   0   0   26   24   15   10    0   14   11
Bob Shirley            4   0  3.58   6   4   1   0   0   28   27   11   11    1    9   16
Bob Sykes              0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    5    6    3    2    0    1    3
Bob Forsch             2   2  4.03   5   5   0   0   0   29   21   13   13    4    6   12
Joe Edelen             1   0  9.64   7   0   0   0   0    9   13   10   10    0    3    5

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League Leaders

Wins:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       7
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  D. Alexander (SFN)        5
  B. Hooton (LAN)           5
  R. Rhoden (PIT)           4
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          4
  S. Sanderson (MON)        4
  B. Shirley (SLN)          4
  L. Sorensen (SLN)         4
  B. Berenyi (CIN)          3

Losses:

  R. Jones (NYN)            5
  M. Soto (CIN)             5
  T. Boggs (ATL)            4
  B. Castillo (LAN)         4
  M. Lacoss (CIN)           4
  S. Mura (SDN)             4
  D. Sutton (HOU)           4
  D. Tidrow (CHN)           4
  E. Whitson (SFN)          4
  P. Zachry (NYN)           4

Complete Games:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          5
  J. Reuss (LAN)            4
  B. Knepper (HOU)          3
  J. Niekro (HOU)           3
  G. Perry (ATL)            3
  T. Griffin (SFN)          2
  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  D. Ruthven (PHI)          2
  S. Sanderson (MON)        2

Saves:

  G. Lucas (SDN)            5
  G. Minton (SFN)           5
  B. Sutter (SLN)           5
  N. Allen (NYN)            4
  R. Camp (ATL)             4
  S. Howe (LAN)             4
  E. Romo (PIT)             4
  B. Castillo (LAN)         3
  W. Fryman (MON)           3
  T. Hume (CIN)             3

Shutouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)       5
  B. Knepper (HOU)          3
  P. Niekro (ATL)           2
  B. Berenyi (CIN)          1
  J. Bibby (PIT)            1
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)     1
  C. Lea (MON)              1
  F. Pastore (CIN)          1
  J. Reuss (LAN)            1
  R. Rhoden (PIT)           1

Innings Pitched:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)    63.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)       60.0
  J. Niekro (HOU)        54.0
  G. Perry (ATL)         52.2
  T. Seaver (CIN)        52.1
  S. Rogers (MON)        49.2
  M. Soto (CIN)          49.1
  D. Alexander (SFN)     47.2
  B. Hooton (LAN)        47.2
  S. Mura (SDN)          46.2

Hits:

  S. Carlton (PHI)         63
  S. Rogers (MON)          63
  S. Mura (SDN)            48
  J. Niekro (HOU)          48
  G. Perry (ATL)           48
  B. Hooton (LAN)          47
  T. Boggs (ATL)           43
  L. Christenson (PHI)     43
  J. Candelaria (CHN)      42
  J. Curtis (SDN)          42

Runs:

  S. Rogers (MON)          32
  R. Jones (NYN)           28
  J. Curtis (SDN)          26
  D. Ruthven (PHI)         25
  T. Boggs (ATL)           24
  L. Christenson (PHI)     24
  T. Lollar (SDN)          24
  S. Carlton (PHI)         21
  M. Lacoss (CIN)          21
  S. Mura (SDN)            21

Home Runs:

  J. Curtis (SDN)           8
  T. Boggs (ATL)            7
  R. Wise (SDN)             6
  V. Blue (SFN)             5
  R. Burris (MON)           5
  N. Espinosa (PHI)         5
  R. Jones (NYN)            5
  B. Walk (ATL)             5
  E. Whitson (SFN)          5
  L. Christenson (PHI)      4

Walks:

  T. Seaver (CIN)          24
  T. Griffin (SFN)         22
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    19
  R. Jones (NYN)           19
  M. Soto (CIN)            19
  B. Berenyi (CIN)         18
  V. Blue (SFN)            18
  M. Krukow (CHN)          18
  P. Zachry (NYN)          18
  S. Carlton (PHI)         17

Strikeouts:

  F. Valenzuela (LAN)      61
  S. Carlton (PHI)         56
  M. Soto (CIN)            47
  N. Ryan (HOU)            34
  T. Seaver (CIN)          31
  J. Eichelberger (SDN)    30
  B. Gullickson (MON)      30
  P. Falcone (NYN)         28
  E. Whitson (SFN)         28
  P. Niekro (ATL)          27

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