Tuesday April 15, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, April 15, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California       3   2  2.20    5   1   1    45    37   13   11    2   21   25
Chicago          4   1  2.70    5   1   2    50    37   16   15    2   19   30
Minnesota        3   3  2.83    6   2   0    54    38   18   17    3   11   31
Milwaukee        2   1  3.00    3   0   0    27    23    9    9    2    6   11
New York         2   3  3.71    5   0   1    51    45   22   21    1   23   22
Oakland          3   3  3.95    6   2   0    57    48   26   25    4   14   38
Texas            4   2  3.95    6   1   2    57    46   28   25    5   23   34
Detroit          1   4  3.95    5   1   0    41    39   19   18    1   13   17
Kansas City      3   2  4.50    5   1   1    44    47   25   22    5   20   23
Toronto          1   3  4.50    4   0   0    36    38   23   18    4   20   13
Baltimore        2   3  5.14    5   0   1    42    42   26   24    4   20   21
Seattle          4   2  5.14    6   3   1    56    52   32   32    8   25   23
Cleveland        1   4  6.37    5   0   1    41    47   29   29    5   22   31
Boston           2   2  7.27    4   1   1    35    32   29   28    9   22   17

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Corbett (MIN)     2   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    7    2    0    0    0    1    9
Larry Gura (KCA)       1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    6    0    0    0    3    5
Matt Keough (OAK)      1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    4    0    0    0    2    6
Bruce Kison (CAL)      0   1  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    2    0    0    5    4
Chris Knapp (CAL)      0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    2    0    0    0    4    5
Jon Matlack (TEX)      1   0  0.00   2   2   1   0   1   18    8    0    0    0    1    9
Mike Norris (OAK)      1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    3    1    0    0    1   11
Paul Splittorff (KCA)  1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    0    0    0    2    1
Rich Wortham (CHA)     1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    9    3    0    0    0    7    6
Geoff Zahn (MIN)       1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    3    0    0    0    0    1

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tim Stoddard           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    3    1    1    0    0    1    3
Jim Palmer             2   0  1.80   2   2   0   0   0   15   12    4    3    1    4    9
Dave Ford              0   0  3.86   1   1   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    0    4    1
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    0    1
Steve Stone            0   1  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    3    3    1    1    1
Sammy Stewart          0   1  6.35   2   0   0   0   0    6    6    4    4    0    4    3
Mike Flanagan          0   1 11.12   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    7    7    2    3    3
Tippy Martinez         0   0 54.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    4    4    0    3    0

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    4    4    0    0    0    1    1
Bob Stanley            1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    4    1    1    0    4    3
Steve Renko            0   0  2.45   1   0   0   0   0    4    2    1    1    1    3    4
Dennis Eckersley       1   0  3.97   2   2   0   0   0   11    8    5    5    3    5    4
Chuck Rainey           0   0 15.75   1   0   0   0   0    4    4    7    7    2    4    3
Bruce Hurst            0   0 45.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    4    5    5    1    1    2
Mike Torrez            0   1 45.00   1   1   0   0   0    1    4    6    5    1    2    0
Dick Drago             0   1 54.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    4    4    1    2    0

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Kison            0   1  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    2    0    0    5    4
Chris Knapp            0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    2    0    0    0    4    5
Frank Tanana           1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    8    1    1    0    3    2
Dave Frost             1   0  2.16   1   1   0   0   0    8    6    2    2    1    2    2
John Montague          0   0  2.45   1   0   0   1   0    4    3    1    1    0    1    1
Don Aase               1   0  3.38   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    2    2    0    3    6
Dave LaRoche           0   0  3.38   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    1    1    1    1    2
Mark Clear             0   1 18.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    5    4    4    0    2    3

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Farmer              0   0  0.00   2   0   0   2   0    4    1    0    0    0    0    4
Mike Proly             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    0    0    0    3    1
Rich Wortham           1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    9    3    0    0    0    7    6
Richard Dotson         1   0  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    5    2    2    0    2    7
Ross Baumgarten        1   0  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    2    2    0    4    3
Steve Trout            0   1  5.25   2   2   0   0   0   12   12    8    7    0    2    5
Ken Kravec             1   0  6.75   1   1   0   0   0    5    8    4    4    2    1    4

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Len Barker             1   0  1.04   1   1   0   0   0    9    7    1    1    1    3    7
Mike Stanton           0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    0    4
Sid Monge              0   0  3.86   3   0   0   1   0    2    0    1    1    0    3    2
Bob Owchinko           0   1  4.05   1   1   0   0   0    7    8    3    3    0    2    1
Mike Paxton            0   0  7.36   1   0   0   0   0    4    5    3    3    1    1    2
Rick Waits             0   1  8.53   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    6    6    1    4    2
John Denny             0   1 10.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    7    7    0    6    8
Victor Cruz            0   0 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    3    3    1    1    2
Dan Spillner           0   1 15.43   1   1   0   0   0    2    7    4    4    1    2    3

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jack Billingham        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    2
John Hiller            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    3    0    0    0    0    3
Aurelio Lopez          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Jack Morris            1   1  1.69   2   2   1   0   0   16    9    4    3    1    5    5
Dave Rozema            0   1  3.86   1   1   0   0   0    7    8    3    3    0    5    2
Dan Schatzeder         0   1  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    4    4    0    2    4
Pat Underwood          0   1  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    2    5    2    2    0    0    1
Milt Wilcox            0   0 18.00   1   1   0   0   0    3    9    6    6    0    1    0

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry Gura             1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    6    0    0    0    3    5
Paul Splittorff        1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    0    0    0    2    1
Marty Pattin           1   0  1.93   1   0   0   0   0    5    6    1    1    0    1    1
Gary Christenson       0   0  4.50   2   0   0   1   0    2    2    1    1    1    0    1
Dennis Leonard         0   2  6.57   2   2   0   0   0   12   16   11    9    2    6    6
Renie Martin           0   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    2    1    1    3
Dan Quisenberry        0   0  7.71   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    1    0    0
Rich Gale              0   0  8.31   1   1   0   0   0    4    4    5    4    0    4    6
Steve Busby            0   0 81.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    2    3    3    0    3    0

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Augustine        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Dan Boitano            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    1
Bill Castro            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Reggie Cleveland       1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    0
Bob McClure            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    2
Lary Sorensen          1   0  1.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    1    1    0    1    1
Moose Haas             0   1  3.86   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    3    3    0    3    4
Jim Slaton             0   0  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    8   10    5    5    2    1    3

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Corbett           2   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    7    2    0    0    0    1    9
John Verhoeven         0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    0    0    0    0    1    5
Geoff Zahn             1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    3    0    0    0    0    1
Pete Redfern           0   1  1.13   1   1   1   0   0    8    4    1    1    0    0    5
Darrell Jackson        0   0  1.59   1   0   0   0   0    6    4    1    1    0    2    2
Terry Felton           0   0  3.86   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    3    3    1    1    3
Jerry Koosman          0   1  4.91   2   2   0   0   0   11   14    7    6    1    2    6
Roger Erickson         0   1 13.50   1   1   0   0   0    2    3    3    3    0    3    0
Mike Marshall          0   0 81.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    2    3    3    1    1    0

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage           0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    0
Ron Guidry             0   0  1.50   2   2   0   0   0   18    9    3    3    0    5   11
Ed Figueroa            1   0  1.59   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    1    1    0    4    1
Jim Kaat               0   1  2.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    1    0    4    0
Tom Underwood          0   1  2.35   3   0   0   1   0    8    5    2    2    0    4    6
Luis Tiant             1   0  5.68   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    4    4    0    2    3
Tommy John             0   0 12.46   1   1   0   0   0    4    9    6    6    0    1    0
Ron Davis              0   1 18.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    4    4    1    2    1

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jeff Jones             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Matt Keough            1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    4    0    0    0    2    6
Mike Norris            1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    3    1    0    0    1   11
Rick Lysander          0   0  1.35   2   0   0   0   0    7    5    1    1    0    1    1
Dave Hamilton          0   0  4.05   2   0   0   0   0    7    4    3    3    1    3    6
Brian Kingman          0   1  5.06   1   1   0   0   0    5    5    3    3    0    2    2
Bob Lacey              0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    3    3    1    0    0
Steve McCatty          1   2  7.94   3   2   0   0   0   11   14   10   10    2    4    8
Rick Langford          0   0 12.27   1   1   0   0   0    4    8    5    5    0    1    3

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Glenn Abbott           1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    4    1    1    0    1    4
Floyd Bannister        1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    8    1    1    1    3    6
Rick Honeycutt         1   0  1.80   1   1   1   0   0   10    4    2    2    1    4    3
Jim Beattie            0   0  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    2    2    0    2    1
Dave Heaverlo          0   0  6.75   3   0   0   1   0    3    2    2    2    0    1    1
Mike Parrott           1   1  7.59   2   2   0   0   0   11   13    9    9    2    9    4
Rob Dressler           0   1 12.46   2   0   0   0   0    4    8    6    6    2    0    3
Byron McLaughlin       0   0 23.63   3   0   0   0   0    3    7    7    7    1    4    0
Shane Rawley           0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    2    2    1    1    1

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Adrian Devine          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    0
Jim Kern               0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    1
Jon Matlack            1   0  0.00   2   2   1   0   1   18    8    0    0    0    1    9
Gaylord Perry          0   1  1.93   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    4    1    0    1    4
Sparky Lyle            1   0  3.00   3   0   0   1   0    6    4    2    2    1    1    6
Dave Rajsich           0   0  5.06   2   0   0   1   0    5    4    3    3    0    0    3
Doc Medich             1   0  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    4    4    1    4    1
Danny Darwin           0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    3    3    0    3    5
Steve Comer            0   1 10.80   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    6    6    1    6    1
Fergie Jenkins         1   0 10.80   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    6    6    2    5    4

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Mirabella         0   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    2    1    1    5    2
Dave Stieb             0   0  1.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    1    1    0    4    1
Balor Moore            1   0  1.69   2   0   0   0   0    5    4    1    1    0    3    2
Tom Buskey             0   0  1.93   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    3    1    1    2    2
Dave Lemanczyk         0   2  7.11   2   2   0   0   0    6   11    7    5    0    1    0
Jerry Garvin           0   1  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    1    3    1
Jesse Jefferson        0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    1    0    0
Joey McLaughlin        0   0 16.88   3   0   0   0   0    3    5    5    5    0    2    5

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League Leaders

Wins:

  D. Corbett (MIN)          2
  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  D. Aase (CAL)             1
  G. Abbott (SEA)           1
  F. Bannister (SEA)        1
  L. Barker (CLE)           1
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)       1
  R. Cleveland (MIL)        1
  R. Dotson (CHA)           1
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        1

Losses:

  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        2
  D. Leonard (KCA)          2
  S. McCatty (OAK)          2
  M. Clear (CAL)            1
  S. Comer (TEX)            1
  R. Davis (NYA)            1
  J. Denny (CLE)            1
  D. Drago (BOS)            1
  R. Dressler (SEA)         1
  R. Erickson (MIN)         1

Complete Games:

  G. Abbott (SEA)           1
  F. Bannister (SEA)        1
  R. Dotson (CHA)           1
  L. Gura (KCA)             1
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        1
  M. Keough (OAK)           1
  J. Matlack (TEX)          1
  J. Morris (DET)           1
  M. Norris (OAK)           1
  P. Redfern (MIN)          1

Saves:

  E. Farmer (CHA)           2
  T. Burgmeier (BOS)        1
  G. Christenson (KCA)      1
  D. Heaverlo (SEA)         1
  S. Lyle (TEX)             1
  S. Monge (CLE)            1
  J. Montague (CAL)         1
  D. Rajsich (TEX)          1
  T. Stoddard (BAL)         1
  T. Underwood (NYA)        1

Shutouts:

  L. Gura (KCA)             1
  M. Keough (OAK)           1
  J. Matlack (TEX)          1
  G. Zahn (MIN)             1

Innings Pitched:

  R. Guidry (NYA)        18.0
  J. Matlack (TEX)       18.0
  J. Morris (DET)        16.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        15.0
  D. Leonard (KCA)       12.1
  S. Trout (CHA)         12.0
  D. Eckersley (BOS)     11.1
  S. McCatty (OAK)       11.1
  J. Koosman (MIN)       11.0
  M. Parrott (SEA)       10.2

Hits:

  D. Leonard (KCA)         16
  J. Koosman (MIN)         14
  S. McCatty (OAK)         14
  M. Parrott (SEA)         13
  J. Palmer (BAL)          12
  S. Trout (CHA)           12
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       11
  J. Slaton (MIL)          10
  R. Guidry (NYA)           9
  T. John (NYA)             9

Runs:

  D. Leonard (KCA)         11
  S. McCatty (OAK)         10
  M. Parrott (SEA)          9
  S. Trout (CHA)            8
  J. Denny (CLE)            7
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         7
  J. Koosman (MIN)          7
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        7
  B. McLaughlin (SEA)       7
  C. Rainey (BOS)           7

Home Runs:

  D. Eckersley (BOS)        3
  R. Dressler (SEA)         2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          2
  K. Kravec (CHA)           2
  D. Leonard (KCA)          2
  S. McCatty (OAK)          2
  M. Parrott (SEA)          2
  C. Rainey (BOS)           2
  J. Slaton (MIL)           2

Walks:

  M. Parrott (SEA)          9
  R. Wortham (CHA)          7
  S. Comer (TEX)            6
  J. Denny (CLE)            6
  D. Leonard (KCA)          6
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        5
  R. Guidry (NYA)           5
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          5
  B. Kison (CAL)            5
  P. Mirabella (TOR)        5

Strikeouts:

  R. Guidry (NYA)          11
  M. Norris (OAK)          11
  D. Corbett (MIN)          9
  J. Matlack (TEX)          9
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  J. Denny (CLE)            8
  S. McCatty (OAK)          8
  L. Barker (CLE)           7
  R. Dotson (CHA)           7
  D. Aase (CAL)             6

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