Tuesday September 8, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, September 8, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Houston         47  39  2.70   86  15  21   779   676  266  234   34  239  477
Los Angeles     54  32  2.88   86  22  21   783   694  266  251   40  231  484
San Francisco   43  44  3.17   87   8  25   791   726  315  279   43  310  441
Montreal        44  38  3.40   82  16  17   736   695  310  278   47  184  365
Pittsburgh      37  42  3.45   80   8  24   737   734  318  283   47  258  376
St. Louis       45  31  3.46   77   9  25   708   656  301  272   33  230  285
Atlanta         40  42  3.59   83   6  20   755   732  333  301   54  256  356
New York        31  49  3.66   81   4  20   710   712  343  289   59  261  379
San Diego       32  54  3.83   86   7  18   780   802  366  332   54  310  376
Cincinnati      49  35  3.89   84  20  13   748   690  358  323   51  303  465
Chicago         29  52  4.00   83   5  13   757   778  376  336   42  317  428
Philadelphia    45  38  4.07   83  16  17   741   752  364  335   60  254  429

 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  1.84  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            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  4.02  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  3.63  24  14   1   2   0   92   87   41   37    5   44   31
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  4.80  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
Charlie Leibrandt      0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    1
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               7   3  3.31  39   0   0   8   0   52   52   20   19    6   23   19
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  3.83  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
Nolan Ryan             8   3  1.29  16  16   2   0   2  112   72   21   16    1   49  105
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  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  1.64  22   0   0   4   0   33   32    7    6    2    9   22
Tom Niedenfuer         3   0  1.72   9   0   0   2   0   16   11    3    3    0    4    6
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  2.70  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              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  0.90  12   0   0   3   0   20    9    2    2    1    3   13
Woodie Fryman          5   2  1.69  27   0   0   4   0   32   29   12    6    1    9   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  2.85  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   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            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
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
Greg Harris            3   4  4.20  11  10   0   1   0   49   42   25   23    5   22   40
Mike Scott             4   8  4.29  18  18   1   0   0  113  109   56   54   11   29   47
Randy Jones            1   8  4.40  12  12   0   0   0   59   62   45   29    8   37   14
Ray Searage            1   0  4.71  16   0   0   0   0   21   24   11   11    1    9   13
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
Mike Proly             2   1  3.06  29   0   0   2   0   47   46   17   16    6   12   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  4.34  37   0   0   0   0   56   63   29   27    3   26   23
Dan Larson             1   0  4.50   2   1   1   0   0   10    5    5    5    3    8    6
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 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
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
Kent Tekulve           4   5  2.78  31   0   0   2   0   45   42   15   14    0   15   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  4.07  17   7   0   4   0   60   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   4  4.40   5   5   0   0   0   31   31   20   15    1   16   13
Don Robinson           0   3  7.03  10   2   0   2   0   24   36   21   19    3   14   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  1.93   3   0   0   1   0    5    1    1    1    1    1    6
John Urrea             2   1  1.96  31   0   0   2   0   41   35   10    9    0   23   16
Gary Lucas             5   7  1.99  45   0   0  11   0   72   68   22   16    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  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
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
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
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
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
John Martin            5   2  2.57  11   9   3   0   0   70   51   23   20    4   18   20
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
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  4.26  21   9   1   1   0   68   71   37   32    6   32   29
Luis DeLeon            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    0    1
Joaquin Andujar        2   1  4.61   7   4   0   0   0   27   32   15   14    2    9    6
Bob Sykes              2   0  5.72  15   1   0   0   0   28   29   19   18    1   16   10
Joe Edelen             1   0  9.39  12   0   0   0   0   15   25   16   16    1    3    8

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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
  J. Reuss (LAN)            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
  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
  T. Seaver (CIN)       131.2
  S. Rogers (MON)       127.1
  B. Knepper (HOU)      127.0
  S. Mura (SDN)         124.0
  D. Sutton (HOU)       122.2
  V. Blue (SFN)         121.2

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
  D. Alexander (SFN)      120
  R. Rhoden (PIT)         118
  P. Zachry (NYN)         117
  D. Sutton (HOU)         116

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)           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
  V. Blue (SFN)            52
  T. Griffin (SFN)         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
  B. Berenyi (CIN)         79
  M. Krukow (CHN)          78
  T. Griffin (SFN)         73
  T. Seaver (CIN)          72

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