Friday May 2, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 2, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Toronto          9   9  3.28   18   5   2   159   144   68   58   10   69   63
Chicago         12   8  3.35   20   4   8   188   163   87   70   18   68  111
Minnesota       10  11  3.42   21   6   1   187   177   92   71   13   43  113
California      10  10  3.45   20   5   3   175   160   76   67   11   70   77
Milwaukee        8   8  3.64   16   4   2   143   143   67   58   14   51   51
New York        10   9  3.74   19   2   5   178   159   84   74   12   65   95
Kansas City     10   9  3.81   19   6   3   170   154   80   72   15   64   82
Oakland         13   8  3.85   21   9   1   187   166   88   80   12   81  106
Baltimore        8  11  4.00   19   4   4   166   166   82   74   20   59   72
Texas           10   9  4.13   19   3   5   172   179   88   79   10   75   92
Seattle         11  12  4.39   23   7   4   205   210  105  100   24   93  108
Cleveland        7  10  5.09   17   2   3   149   164   92   84   18   64   95
Boston          10   9  5.63   19   3   5   173   183  117  108   25   80   79
Detroit          7  12  5.69   19   4   2   166   192  109  105   15   69   67

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Britt Burns (CHA)      2   1  0.42   3   3   1   0   0   21   15    5    1    1    3   13
Mike Proly (CHA)       0   0  0.45   9   0   0   1   0   20   15    4    1    0    7   10
Mike Norris (OAK)      3   0  0.56   4   4   2   0   0   32   14    4    2    0   14   25
Floyd Bannister (SEA)  2   0  1.21   4   4   2   0   0   30   25    4    4    2    8   20
Paul Mirabella (TOR)   2   1  1.38   4   4   1   0   1   26   23    5    4    1   12    6
Pete Redfern (MIN)     3   1  1.46   5   5   2   0   0   37   26    8    6    0    6   29
Mike Caldwell (MIL)    3   1  1.59   4   4   3   0   1   34   24    9    6    1    8   13
Larry Gura (KCA)       3   1  1.73   5   5   4   0   3   36   24    7    7    1   14   10
Matt Keough (OAK)      3   2  2.02   5   5   4   0   1   36   22    8    8    0   16   18
Tommy John (NYA)       3   0  2.03   4   4   2   0   2   31   20    8    7    0    5    8

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tim Stoddard           0   1  2.77   9   0   0   4   0   13   13    6    4    0    5    6
Dave Ford              1   1  3.32   5   2   1   0   0   19   15    7    7    1    5    6
Sammy Stewart          0   2  3.57   5   0   0   0   0   23   22   10    9    1   10   15
Mike Flanagan          3   2  3.69   5   5   3   0   1   39   36   16   16    5    8   13
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    0    1
Jim Palmer             2   1  4.15   4   4   0   0   0   26   27   13   12    6    8   14
Steve Stone            2   2  4.50   4   4   0   0   0   20   26   14   10    3    8    6
Dennis Martinez        0   0  5.40   3   2   0   0   0    8    9    5    5    1    4    2
Scott McGregor         0   1  5.40   2   2   0   0   0    8   10    5    5    2    5    3
Tippy Martinez         0   1  5.87   5   0   0   0   0    8    5    5    5    1    6    6

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Skip Lockwood          2   1  1.59   6   0   0   0   0   11    9    4    2    0    4    4
Bob Stanley            2   1  3.26   4   4   1   0   0   30   28   12   11    5   12   17
Tom Burgmeier          1   0  3.50  10   0   0   4   0   18   19    7    7    0    4    9
Steve Renko            1   0  3.95   5   0   0   0   0   14   15    7    6    2    6    7
Dick Drago             1   1  5.40   7   0   0   1   0   13   13    9    8    2    9    6
Dennis Eckersley       1   3  5.40   5   5   1   0   0   30   26   19   18    6   11   11
Mike Torrez            0   3  6.49   5   5   1   0   0   26   37   21   19    3   15    7
Bruce Hurst            2   0 10.69   5   4   0   0   0   16   19   19   19    4    9    9
Chuck Rainey           0   0 11.85   4   1   0   0   0   14   17   19   18    3   10    9

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Montague          1   0  1.17   4   0   0   2   0    8    5    1    1    0    1    2
Fred Martinez          0   0  1.35   2   0   0   0   0    7    2    1    1    0    7    1
Dave LaRoche           1   0  1.54   7   0   0   0   0   12    8    4    2    2    5    7
Don Aase               3   1  2.25   4   4   1   0   0   28   27    9    7    0   12   14
Mark Clear             0   1  3.48   6   0   0   1   0   10    7    4    4    0    6   11
Dave Frost             3   2  3.65   5   5   2   0   0   37   33   15   15    4    8   13
Bruce Kison            1   3  4.01   4   4   1   0   1   25   17   14   11    3   14    7
Jim Barr               0   0  4.05   4   0   0   0   0   13   17    6    6    2    4    6
Chris Knapp            0   1  4.91   4   4   0   0   0   18   21   11   10    0    8   11
Frank Tanana           1   2  5.19   3   3   1   0   0   17   23   11   10    0    5    5

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Britt Burns            2   1  0.42   3   3   1   0   0   21   15    5    1    1    3   13
Mike Proly             0   0  0.45   9   0   0   1   0   20   15    4    1    0    7   10
Ed Farmer              2   0  1.69   8   0   0   6   0   16   11    3    3    1    5    9
Rich Wortham           2   0  2.50   7   0   0   0   0   18   12    7    5    0   10   13
Richard Dotson         3   1  3.25   4   4   1   0   0   28   22   11   10    4    8   24
Steve Trout            1   2  3.78   5   5   2   0   1   33   30   15   14    3    9   14
Randy Scarbery         0   1  5.40   5   0   0   1   0   10   10    6    6    0    4    7
Ross Baumgarten        1   1  5.71   3   3   0   0   0   17   15   12   11    4    9    9
Ken Kravec             1   2  7.03   5   5   0   0   0   24   33   24   19    5   13   12

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wayne Garland          0   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    5    4    1    2    1    4
Len Barker             3   1  3.34   5   5   0   0   0   32   34   15   12    2   11   15
Rick Waits             1   2  3.75   3   3   1   0   0   24   19   11   10    1    5   16
Mike Stanton           0   0  3.86   7   0   0   1   0   12   11    5    5    0    5    8
Sid Monge              0   0  4.00   9   0   0   2   0    9    7    4    4    0    9    9
Dan Spillner           1   1  4.15   3   2   1   0   0   13   17    7    6    2    5    9
John Denny             1   2  6.15   4   4   0   0   0   26   34   18   18    2   12   18
Bob Owchinko           0   2  6.62   3   3   0   0   0   18   21   13   13    3    8    5
Victor Cruz            1   2 11.12   7   0   0   0   0    6    6    7    7    3    3    7
Mike Paxton            0   0 12.00   3   0   0   0   0    6   10    8    8    3    5    4

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dan Petry              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    0    0
John Hiller            0   0  4.15   5   0   0   0   0   13   20    6    6    2    4    9
Jack Morris            3   2  4.63   5   5   2   0   0   35   30   19   18    3   13   10
Dave Rozema            2   2  4.66   5   5   1   0   1   29   34   15   15    0    9    7
Pat Underwood          0   1  4.91   7   0   0   0   0    7   11    4    4    0    3    4
Dave Tobik             0   0  4.97   4   0   0   0   0   13   10    7    7    0    7    6
Jack Billingham        0   0  6.14   8   0   0   0   0    7   11    5    5    1    6    3
Dan Schatzeder         1   3  7.52   5   5   0   0   0   26   33   23   22    5   12   12
Milt Wilcox            1   2  7.59   5   4   1   0   0   21   29   19   18    2   11   10
Aurelio Lopez          0   2  8.18   8   0   0   2   0   11   12   11   10    2    4    6

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Marty Pattin           1   0  0.84   3   0   0   0   0   11   10    1    1    0    1    5
Larry Gura             3   1  1.73   5   5   4   0   3   36   24    7    7    1   14   10
Dan Quisenberry        1   1  2.25   7   0   0   2   0   16   11    4    4    1    1    6
Paul Splittorff        3   0  2.63   4   4   1   0   0   24   24    8    7    0    6    4
Gary Christenson       1   0  4.50   6   0   0   1   0    8    7    4    4    2    3    5
Renie Martin           1   1  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    7    6    5    4    1    5    7
Rich Gale              0   3  5.50   5   5   0   0   0   34   34   25   21    4   18   23
Dennis Leonard         0   3  5.67   5   5   1   0   0   33   36   23   21    6   13   22
Steve Busby            0   0 40.50   2   0   0   0   0    1    2    3    3    0    3    0

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Caldwell          3   1  1.59   4   4   3   0   1   34   24    9    6    1    8   13
Bill Castro            0   0  2.25   4   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    1    1    0    1
Bob McClure            1   0  2.45   8   0   0   1   0   11   10    3    3    1    6    3
Lary Sorensen          1   2  2.59   4   4   1   0   0   24   24    9    7    1    7    3
Reggie Cleveland       1   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0    9    6    4    4    0    4    3
Moose Haas             1   3  5.04   4   4   0   0   0   25   30   14   14    2    9   14
Jerry Augustine        0   1  5.40   7   0   0   1   0   12   10    7    7    0    8    3
Jim Slaton             0   1  5.56   2   2   0   0   0   11   15    9    7    3    3    3
Dan Boitano            0   0  6.35   5   0   0   0   0    6    9    5    4    2    3    6
Bill Travers           1   0  6.43   2   2   0   0   0    7   11    5    5    3    3    2

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Darrell Jackson        0   0  0.82   2   0   0   0   0   11    7    1    1    0    3    7
Pete Redfern           3   1  1.46   5   5   2   0   0   37   26    8    6    0    6   29
Doug Corbett           3   0  2.08   8   0   0   0   0   17   16    4    4    2    1   15
John Verhoeven         0   0  2.31   7   0   0   0   0   12    9    5    3    1    2   10
Jerry Koosman          2   1  3.44   5   5   0   0   0   34   33   14   13    5    8   18
Roger Erickson         0   2  3.55   4   2   1   0   0   13   14   14    5    0    5    6
Geoff Zahn             2   2  3.75   5   5   3   0   1   36   37   18   15    2    4   11
Terry Felton           0   3  7.13   5   4   0   0   0   18   20   18   14    2    9   14
Mike Marshall          0   2  9.31   7   0   0   1   0   10   15   10   10    1    5    3

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tommy John             3   0  2.03   4   4   2   0   2   31   20    8    7    0    5    8
Rich Gossage           0   0  2.61   8   0   0   2   0   10    6    4    3    1    4    3
Ron Davis              2   1  2.65   7   0   0   0   0   17   12    5    5    2    5   11
Rudy May               0   0  3.00   3   0   0   2   0    9    7    4    3    1    1   11
Ron Guidry             1   0  3.62   5   5   0   0   0   37   36   18   15    2   14   27
Tom Underwood          1   3  4.15   7   1   0   1   0   22   20   13   10    1   10   13
Ed Figueroa            1   2  4.80   4   3   0   0   0   15   21    8    8    1    7    3
Luis Tiant             2   1  5.32   4   4   0   0   0   22   21   13   13    3    8   12
Mike Griffin           0   1  5.59   2   2   0   0   0   10    8    6    6    1    7    6
Jim Kaat               0   1  7.20   4   0   0   0   0    5    8    5    4    0    4    1

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jeff Jones             1   0  0.00   5   0   0   1   0    7    2    0    0    0    2    6
Mike Norris            3   0  0.56   4   4   2   0   0   32   14    4    2    0   14   25
Matt Keough            3   2  2.02   5   5   4   0   1   36   22    8    8    0   16   18
Bob Lacey              0   0  2.92   6   0   0   0   0   12   12    5    4    1    1    6
Rick Langford          2   0  3.00   4   2   1   0   1   15   15    5    5    0    4    9
Brian Kingman          1   3  5.32   4   4   1   0   0   22   22   16   13    3   10   10
Rick Lysander          0   0  5.68   4   0   0   0   0   13   19    9    8    1    3    5
Steve McCatty          3   3  5.87   6   5   1   0   0   31   36   21   20    3   15   16
Dave Hamilton          0   0  9.00   7   1   0   0   0   14   16   14   14    3   12    9
Mark Souza             0   0  9.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    6    6    1    4    2

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Floyd Bannister        2   0  1.21   4   4   2   0   0   30   25    4    4    2    8   20
Dave Heaverlo          0   0  2.45  10   0   0   2   0   11    7    3    3    1    4    7
Rick Honeycutt         4   0  3.24   4   4   2   0   0   33   28   13   12    4   14   12
Glenn Abbott           2   2  3.58   4   4   2   0   0   28   28   12   11    3    5   18
Shane Rawley           1   1  4.66   6   0   0   1   0   10    8    5    5    2   10    3
Jim Beattie            0   2  5.47   5   5   0   0   0   25   27   15   15    1   18   12
Rob Dressler           0   2  5.49   6   0   0   0   0   20   23   13   12    4    4   13
Mike Parrott           1   4  5.64   5   5   1   0   0   30   38   21   19    5   18   10
Gary Wheelock          0   0  6.00   1   1   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    0    1    1
Byron McLaughlin       1   1  8.36   9   0   0   1   0   14   17   13   13    1   11   10
Dave Roberts           0   0 18.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    5    4    4    1    0    2

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gaylord Perry          1   1  2.10   4   4   1   0   1   26   26    9    6    2    8   12
Jon Matlack            2   0  2.11   5   5   1   0   1   38   28   10    9    0    7   27
Adrian Devine          0   0  2.35   3   0   0   0   0    8   12    2    2    0    3    2
Sparky Lyle            1   1  2.57   8   0   0   2   0   14   16    4    4    1    5    9
Danny Darwin           2   0  3.21   7   0   0   0   0   14   13    5    5    0   11   11
Dave Rajsich           0   0  3.29   7   0   0   2   0   14   10    5    5    0    3   10
Jim Kern               1   3  5.25   8   0   0   1   0   12   12    7    7    1   10    4
Fergie Jenkins         1   2  6.86   4   4   1   0   0   20   22   18   15    3   13   10
Doc Medich             1   0  8.00   2   2   0   0   0    9   11    8    8    1    5    2
Steve Comer            1   2  9.00   4   4   0   0   0   18   29   20   18    2   10    5

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Mirabella         2   1  1.38   4   4   1   0   1   26   23    5    4    1   12    6
Dave Stieb             3   1  2.06   5   5   3   0   1   39   28   10    9    0   17   21
Tom Buskey             0   0  2.45   6   0   0   0   0    7    8    4    2    2    4    4
Jerry Garvin           0   1  2.84   6   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    2    1    5    4
Jim Clancy             1   1  2.95   3   3   1   0   0   18   16    6    6    1    8    6
Balor Moore            1   0  4.50   5   0   0   1   0   12    9    7    6    1    7    5
Dave Lemanczyk         1   3  4.88   5   5   0   0   0   24   29   15   13    1    8    5
Joey McLaughlin        1   1  5.27   8   0   0   1   0   14   15   11    8    1    6    9
Jesse Jefferson        0   1  6.00   3   1   0   0   0   12   10    8    8    2    2    3

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        4
  D. Aase (CAL)             3
  L. Barker (CLE)           3
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         3
  D. Corbett (MIN)          3
  R. Dotson (CHA)           3
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         3
  D. Frost (CAL)            3
  L. Gura (KCA)             3
  T. John (NYA)             3

Losses:

  M. Parrott (SEA)          4
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        3
  T. Felton (MIN)           3
  R. Gale (KCA)             3
  M. Haas (MIL)             3
  J. Kern (TEX)             3
  B. Kingman (OAK)          3
  B. Kison (CAL)            3
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        3
  D. Leonard (KCA)          3

Complete Games:

  L. Gura (KCA)             4
  M. Keough (OAK)           4
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         3
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         3
  D. Stieb (TOR)            3
  G. Zahn (MIN)             3
  G. Abbott (SEA)           2
  F. Bannister (SEA)        2
  D. Frost (CAL)            2
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        2

Saves:

  E. Farmer (CHA)           6
  T. Burgmeier (BOS)        4
  T. Stoddard (BAL)         4
  R. Gossage (NYA)          2
  D. Heaverlo (SEA)         2
  A. Lopez (DET)            2
  S. Lyle (TEX)             2
  R. May (NYA)              2
  S. Monge (CLE)            2
  J. Montague (CAL)         2

Shutouts:

  L. Gura (KCA)             3
  T. John (NYA)             2
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         1
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         1
  M. Keough (OAK)           1
  B. Kison (CAL)            1
  R. Langford (OAK)         1
  J. Matlack (TEX)          1
  P. Mirabella (TOR)        1
  G. Perry (TEX)            1

Innings Pitched:

  D. Stieb (TOR)         39.1
  M. Flanagan (BAL)      39.0
  J. Matlack (TEX)       38.1
  R. Guidry (NYA)        37.1
  D. Frost (CAL)         37.0
  P. Redfern (MIN)       37.0
  L. Gura (KCA)          36.1
  G. Zahn (MIN)          36.0
  M. Keough (OAK)        35.2
  J. Morris (DET)        35.0

Hits:

  M. Parrott (SEA)         38
  M. Torrez (BOS)          37
  G. Zahn (MIN)            37
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        36
  R. Guidry (NYA)          36
  D. Leonard (KCA)         36
  S. McCatty (OAK)         36
  L. Barker (CLE)          34
  J. Denny (CLE)           34
  R. Gale (KCA)            34

Runs:

  R. Gale (KCA)            25
  K. Kravec (CHA)          24
  D. Leonard (KCA)         23
  D. Schatzeder (DET)      23
  S. McCatty (OAK)         21
  M. Parrott (SEA)         21
  M. Torrez (BOS)          21
  S. Comer (TEX)           20
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       19
  B. Hurst (BOS)           19

Home Runs:

  D. Eckersley (BOS)        6
  D. Leonard (KCA)          6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         5
  J. Koosman (MIN)          5
  K. Kravec (CHA)           5
  M. Parrott (SEA)          5
  D. Schatzeder (DET)       5
  B. Stanley (BOS)          5
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)       4

Walks:

  J. Beattie (SEA)         18
  R. Gale (KCA)            18
  M. Parrott (SEA)         18
  D. Stieb (TOR)           17
  M. Keough (OAK)          16
  S. McCatty (OAK)         15
  M. Torrez (BOS)          15
  R. Guidry (NYA)          14
  L. Gura (KCA)            14
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)       14

Strikeouts:

  P. Redfern (MIN)         29
  R. Guidry (NYA)          27
  J. Matlack (TEX)         27
  M. Norris (OAK)          25
  R. Dotson (CHA)          24
  R. Gale (KCA)            23
  D. Leonard (KCA)         22
  D. Stieb (TOR)           21
  F. Bannister (SEA)       20
  G. Abbott (SEA)          18

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