Wednesday May 14, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 14, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        17  12  3.23   29   4   7   270   247  116   97   17   89  138
Oakland         18  13  3.33   31  15   2   276   240  116  102   16  114  172
Milwaukee       14  13  3.49   27   4   6   242   243  110   94   26   74   98
Toronto         15  12  3.76   27   6   4   239   235  111  100   21  105  101
Texas           17  13  3.81   30   7   6   274   280  131  116   19   99  153
Chicago         17  14  3.89   31   6  11   287   268  146  124   29  101  164
California      12  17  3.92   29   7   5   257   246  123  112   21  104  116
Minnesota       13  19  4.11   32   6   4   282   290  159  129   23   83  169
Seattle         16  16  4.12   32  11   4   286   291  140  131   28  120  138
Baltimore       13  18  4.16   31   4   8   270   279  137  125   35   99  124
Kansas City     16  14  4.31   30   7   8   265   266  143  127   23  101  114
Detroit         14  16  4.77   30   6   4   264   274  145  140   24  104  120
Cleveland       11  16  5.33   27   5   4   235   257  151  139   28  103  143
Boston          15  15  5.42   30   5   6   271   301  180  163   29  115  130

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Norris (OAK)      5   0  0.36   6   6   4   0   1   50   25    5    2    0   20   41
Britt Burns (CHA)      4   2  1.62   6   5   3   0   0   44   33   12    8    4    8   30
Tommy John (NYA)       6   0  1.77   7   7   4   0   3   56   42   12   11    0   10    9
Pete Redfern (MIN)     5   1  1.95   7   7   2   0   0   51   39   13   11    1   11   36
Matt Keough (OAK)      4   3  2.05   7   7   6   0   1   53   35   13   12    1   20   33
Larry Gura (KCA)       4   2  2.17   7   7   4   0   3   50   38   12   12    1   17   11
Mike Proly (CHA)       0   2  2.19  14   0   0   1   0   37   32   13    9    2   10   20
Dave Stieb (TOR)       4   1  2.23   6   6   4   0   1   48   38   13   12    1   17   23
Jon Matlack (TEX)      3   0  2.29   7   7   2   0   1   55   47   15   14    2    8   32
Floyd Bannister (SEA)  2   2  2.38   6   6   3   0   0   42   39   12   11    3   13   28

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tim Stoddard           0   1  2.16  12   0   0   6   0   17   14    6    4    0    5    8
Tippy Martinez         0   1  2.53   9   0   0   1   0   21   10    6    6    2    9   15
Sammy Stewart          1   3  3.09   8   0   0   0   0   35   32   14   12    2   15   22
Dave Ford              1   2  3.81   9   3   1   1   0   26   26   12   11    2    6    6
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    0    1
Steve Stone            4   3  3.86   7   7   0   0   0   40   45   22   17    6   16   13
Mike Flanagan          3   2  4.35   7   7   3   0   1   50   52   24   24    6   13   22
Scott McGregor         1   2  4.50   5   5   0   0   0   26   28   13   13    2   11   13
Jim Palmer             2   2  4.70   6   5   0   0   0   31   36   17   16    9   12   16
Paul Hartzell          0   1  8.22   2   0   0   0   0    8   11    8    7    2    5    3
Dennis Martinez        1   1  8.22   6   4   0   0   0   15   22   14   14    4    7    5

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          2   0  2.57  17   0   0   5   0   28   23    8    8    0    7   19
Steve Renko            2   0  3.34   8   0   0   0   0   30   33   13   11    2   14   15
Skip Lockwood          2   1  3.75   7   0   0   0   0   12   13    7    5    0    5    4
Dick Drago             2   1  4.58  10   0   0   1   0   20   18   11   10    2   11    8
Mike Torrez            0   4  5.10   7   7   1   0   0   42   54   29   24    4   17   14
Bob Stanley            2   3  5.17   7   7   1   0   0   47   56   29   27    6   17   23
Chuck Rainey           2   0  5.68   6   3   2   0   1   32   30   21   20    3   17   21
Dennis Eckersley       1   5  7.16   7   7   1   0   0   33   35   29   26    8   13   14
Keith MacWhorter       0   0  9.64   2   0   0   0   0    5    7    5    5    0    4    1
Bruce Hurst            2   1 10.57   7   6   0   0   0   23   32   28   27    4   10   11

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave LaRoche           1   0  1.71  10   0   0   0   0   21   15    7    4    2    7   10
Mark Clear             0   1  2.60   9   0   0   2   0   17   10    6    5    0   10   19
Don Aase               3   3  2.79   6   6   2   0   0   42   41   15   13    2   20   21
Fred Martinez          0   0  2.79   4   0   0   0   0   10    4    3    3    1    7    3
John Montague          1   1  3.00   7   0   0   2   0   12   10    4    4    1    2    3
Bruce Kison            1   4  4.11   6   6   2   0   1   35   30   19   16    3   18   11
Jim Barr               0   0  4.24   7   0   0   1   0   23   27   11   11    3    7   10
Dave Frost             3   3  5.02   7   7   2   0   0   43   45   24   24    4   12   15
Frank Tanana           2   3  5.28   5   5   1   0   0   29   34   18   17    2   11   13
Chris Knapp            1   2  5.47   6   5   0   0   0   25   30   16   15    3   10   11

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Farmer              3   0  1.46  13   0   0   9   0   25   16    4    4    1    7   16
Britt Burns            4   2  1.62   6   5   3   0   0   44   33   12    8    4    8   30
Mike Proly             0   2  2.19  14   0   0   1   0   37   32   13    9    2   10   20
Steve Trout            1   2  3.86   6   5   2   0   1   35   31   16   15    3   10   14
Rich Wortham           3   1  4.40  11   2   0   0   0   31   28   17   15    1   18   17
Ross Baumgarten        1   2  4.45   6   6   0   0   0   30   25   18   15    5   14   13
Richard Dotson         3   1  4.45   6   6   1   0   0   32   36   19   16    4   12   26
Randy Scarbery         1   1  5.03   9   0   0   1   0   20   19   11   11    1    6   12
Ken Kravec             1   3  8.38   7   6   0   0   0   29   44   32   27    5   14   14
Francisco Barrios      0   0  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    4    4    4    4    3    2    2

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Waits             2   3  3.62   5   5   2   0   0   37   28   17   15    2   11   17
Mike Stanton           0   0  4.20  10   0   0   1   0   15   13    7    7    0    7   12
Sid Monge              0   1  4.26  12   0   0   2   0   13   11    6    6    1   11   10
Len Barker             4   2  4.43   7   7   1   0   0   45   48   26   22    2   19   26
Wayne Garland          0   0  5.56   3   0   0   0   0   11   13   10    7    4    3    7
John Denny             2   3  5.75   6   6   0   0   0   41   50   26   26    4   16   24
Bob Owchinko           0   3  5.81   5   4   0   0   0   26   33   17   17    4   10    9
Dan Spillner           2   2  6.28   6   5   2   0   0   29   39   23   20    4   14   20
Victor Cruz            1   2  6.97  10   0   0   1   0   10    9    8    8    3    6   12
Mike Paxton            0   0 12.91   4   0   0   0   0    8   13   11   11    4    6    6

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dan Petry              2   0  2.00   3   2   1   0   1   18   11    4    4    0    7   10
John Hiller            0   0  2.70   7   0   0   0   0   20   21    6    6    2   10   13
Pat Underwood          0   2  3.86  10   0   0   0   0   14   18    6    6    1    5    8
Dave Tobik             0   0  4.42   6   0   0   0   0   18   16    9    9    1    8    6
Jack Morris            4   4  4.73   8   8   2   0   0   53   51   30   28    4   18   23
Dave Rozema            2   2  5.35   7   6   1   0   1   34   40   20   20    1   10    8
Dan Schatzeder         2   4  5.36   7   7   0   0   0   40   42   25   24    6   17   20
Aurelio Lopez          2   2  5.49  14   0   0   4   0   20   23   13   12    2    6   12
Milt Wilcox            2   2  5.95   8   7   2   0   1   39   41   27   26    6   17   17
Jack Billingham        0   0  6.14   8   0   0   0   0    7   11    5    5    1    6    3

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Terrell          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    0
Marty Pattin           1   0  1.77   8   0   0   2   0   20   18    4    4    0    2    8
Dan Quisenberry        1   1  1.90  11   0   0   5   0   24   18    5    5    1    2    6
Larry Gura             4   2  2.17   7   7   4   0   3   50   38   12   12    1   17   11
Paul Splittorff        3   2  3.75   6   6   1   0   0   36   41   17   15    0    9    6
Renie Martin           3   1  3.92   7   2   0   0   0   21   21   13    9    2   11   14
Gary Christenson       2   0  4.70  10   0   0   1   0   15   15   12    8    2   11    6
Rich Gale              0   4  6.11   7   7   1   0   0   46   47   35   31    6   22   29
Dennis Leonard         2   4  6.66   8   8   1   0   0   49   59   38   36   11   18   32
Steve Busby            0   0 15.75   4   0   0   0   0    4    8    7    7    0    8    2

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Castro            0   0  0.49  11   0   0   0   0   18   16    3    1    1    1    7
Bob McClure            1   0  1.65  13   0   0   3   0   16   12    3    3    1    6    9
Reggie Cleveland       2   2  2.86  13   0   0   2   0   22   15    8    7    1    7   12
Mike Caldwell          3   1  3.12   6   6   3   0   1   43   39   18   15    3   12   15
Lary Sorensen          2   2  3.50   6   6   1   0   0   36   40   19   14    3    9    9
Moose Haas             4   3  3.50   7   7   0   0   0   44   47   17   17    4   13   23
Bill Travers           1   1  3.93   4   4   0   0   0   18   20    9    8    4    7    6
Jim Slaton             1   1  4.41   3   3   0   0   0   16   17   10    8    3    5    4
Jerry Augustine        0   2  6.28   9   1   0   1   0   14   19   11   10    0    9    3
Dan Boitano            0   1  7.24   9   0   0   0   0   14   18   12   11    6    5   10

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Darrell Jackson        1   1  1.71   5   2   0   0   0   26   19    5    5    1    7    9
Pete Redfern           5   1  1.95   7   7   2   0   0   51   39   13   11    1   11   36
Doug Corbett           3   1  2.51  14   0   0   3   0   29   25    8    8    2    5   27
Roger Erickson         0   2  3.38   6   2   1   0   0   19   17   16    7    0   12   10
Geoff Zahn             2   4  4.07   7   7   3   0   1   49   56   31   22    3   10   17
John Verhoeven         0   1  4.41  11   0   0   0   0   16   17   10    8    3    8   13
Jerry Koosman          2   3  5.40   8   8   0   0   0   50   57   32   30    8   10   29
Terry Felton           0   3  7.13   5   4   0   0   0   18   20   18   14    2    9   14
Mike Marshall          0   3  7.78  12   0   0   1   0   20   27   18   17    1    9    9
Albert Williams        0   0 11.12   2   2   0   0   0    6   13    8    7    2    2    5

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Davis              2   1  1.71  10   0   0   0   0   26   19    6    5    2    6   15
Tommy John             6   0  1.77   7   7   4   0   3   56   42   12   11    0   10    9
Rudy May               1   1  2.12   6   0   0   2   0   17   12    5    4    1    2   15
Tom Underwood          2   3  2.65   9   3   0   1   0   37   29   14   11    2   12   23
Ron Guidry             3   0  3.29   7   7   0   0   0   52   52   22   19    5   21   41
Mike Griffin           0   2  3.77   3   3   0   0   0   14   13   10    6    2    9    7
Rich Gossage           0   0  3.95  11   0   0   3   0   14   12   10    6    1    5    6
Ed Figueroa            1   2  4.50   5   3   0   1   0   18   25    9    9    1    8    3
Luis Tiant             2   2  6.53   6   6   0   0   0   30   35   23   22    3   12   18
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
Mike Norris            5   0  0.36   6   6   4   0   1   50   25    5    2    0   20   41
Jeff Jones             1   1  1.32   8   0   0   2   0   14    3    2    2    0    5   14
Matt Keough            4   3  2.05   7   7   6   0   1   53   35   13   12    1   20   33
Bob Lacey              0   0  2.51   8   0   0   0   0   14   13    5    4    1    2    7
Rick Langford          3   1  3.15   7   5   3   0   1   40   41   16   14    3   14   22
Brian Kingman          2   4  4.73   6   6   1   0   0   32   33   21   17    3   15   15
Steve McCatty          3   4  5.35   8   6   1   0   0   39   45   25   23    3   19   22
Rick Lysander          0   0  5.68   4   0   0   0   0   13   19    9    8    1    3    5
Dave Hamilton          0   0  8.22   9   1   0   0   0   15   18   14   14    3   12   11
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
Dave Heaverlo          1   0  1.88  13   0   0   2   0   14    9    3    3    1    5    8
Floyd Bannister        2   2  2.38   6   6   3   0   0   42   39   12   11    3   13   28
Rick Honeycutt         6   0  2.45   6   6   4   0   1   51   39   16   14    5   17   15
Glenn Abbott           3   2  3.32   6   6   3   0   1   41   40   17   15    4    8   23
Rob Dressler           0   2  4.38   7   0   0   0   0   25   25   13   12    4    7   16
Shane Rawley           1   1  4.91  10   0   0   1   0   18   19   10   10    2   14    6
Jim Beattie            1   3  5.30   7   7   0   0   0   37   43   23   22    2   22   15
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
Dave Roberts           0   0  6.14   2   0   0   0   0    7   10    5    5    1    1    5
Byron McLaughlin       1   2  9.53  11   1   0   1   0   17   25   18   18    1   14   11

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Adrian Devine          0   1  1.72   5   0   0   0   0   16   19    6    3    0    5    5
Jon Matlack            3   0  2.29   7   7   2   0   1   55   47   15   14    2    8   32
Danny Darwin           2   1  2.79   9   0   0   0   0   19   18    7    6    0   12   16
Gaylord Perry          3   1  3.20   7   7   2   0   1   45   48   20   16    3   16   25
Sparky Lyle            1   1  3.54  14   0   0   3   0   20   21    8    8    2    9   12
Doc Medich             3   0  3.76   5   4   1   0   0   26   23   11   11    2    7   14
Fergie Jenkins         2   3  4.11   7   7   2   0   0   46   43   24   21    6   16   26
Jim Kern               2   3  4.73  11   0   0   1   0   13   14    8    7    1   11    6
Dave Rajsich           0   0  6.28   8   0   0   2   0   14   15   10   10    0    5   12
Steve Comer            1   3  9.82   5   5   0   0   0   18   32   22   20    3   10    5

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Stieb             4   1  2.23   6   6   4   0   1   48   38   13   12    1   17   23
Tom Buskey             2   0  2.45  10   0   0   0   0   15   14    6    4    3    8   10
Paul Mirabella         3   2  2.55   7   7   1   0   1   42   39   13   12    2   23   13
Jim Clancy             1   1  3.78   5   5   1   0   0   33   31   14   14    5   13   16
Jerry Garvin           0   2  4.15  11   0   0   1   0    9   10    4    4    2    5    6
Joey McLaughlin        1   1  4.37  14   0   0   2   0   23   22   14   11    2   12   13
Dave Lemanczyk         2   4  5.19   7   7   0   0   0   35   43   23   20    2   12    8
Balor Moore            1   0  5.87   7   0   0   1   0   15   19   11   10    1    8    5
Jesse Jefferson        1   1  6.05   5   2   0   0   0   19   19   13   13    3    7    7

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        6
  T. John (NYA)             6
  M. Norris (OAK)           5
  P. Redfern (MIN)          5
  L. Barker (CLE)           4
  B. Burns (CHA)            4
  L. Gura (KCA)             4
  M. Haas (MIL)             4
  M. Keough (OAK)           4
  J. Morris (DET)           4

Losses:

  D. Eckersley (BOS)        5
  R. Gale (KCA)             4
  B. Kingman (OAK)          4
  B. Kison (CAL)            4
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        4
  D. Leonard (KCA)          4
  S. McCatty (OAK)          4
  J. Morris (DET)           4
  M. Parrott (SEA)          4
  D. Schatzeder (DET)       4

Complete Games:

  M. Keough (OAK)           6
  L. Gura (KCA)             4
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        4
  T. John (NYA)             4
  M. Norris (OAK)           4
  D. Stieb (TOR)            4
  G. Abbott (SEA)           3
  F. Bannister (SEA)        3
  B. Burns (CHA)            3
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         3

Saves:

  E. Farmer (CHA)           9
  T. Stoddard (BAL)         6
  T. Burgmeier (BOS)        5
  D. Quisenberry (KCA)      5
  A. Lopez (DET)            4
  D. Corbett (MIN)          3
  R. Gossage (NYA)          3
  S. Lyle (TEX)             3
  B. McClure (MIL)          3
  M. Clear (CAL)            2

Shutouts:

  L. Gura (KCA)             3
  T. John (NYA)             3
  G. Abbott (SEA)           1
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         1
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         1
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        1
  M. Keough (OAK)           1
  B. Kison (CAL)            1
  R. Langford (OAK)         1
  J. Matlack (TEX)          1

Innings Pitched:

  T. John (NYA)          56.0
  J. Matlack (TEX)       55.0
  J. Morris (DET)        53.1
  M. Keough (OAK)        52.2
  R. Guidry (NYA)        52.0
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)     51.1
  P. Redfern (MIN)       50.2
  J. Koosman (MIN)       50.0
  M. Norris (OAK)        50.0
  M. Flanagan (BAL)      49.2

Hits:

  D. Leonard (KCA)         59
  J. Koosman (MIN)         57
  B. Stanley (BOS)         56
  G. Zahn (MIN)            56
  M. Torrez (BOS)          54
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        52
  R. Guidry (NYA)          52
  J. Morris (DET)          51
  J. Denny (CLE)           50
  L. Barker (CLE)          48

Runs:

  D. Leonard (KCA)         38
  R. Gale (KCA)            35
  J. Koosman (MIN)         32
  K. Kravec (CHA)          32
  G. Zahn (MIN)            31
  J. Morris (DET)          30
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       29
  B. Stanley (BOS)         29
  M. Torrez (BOS)          29
  B. Hurst (BOS)           28

Home Runs:

  D. Leonard (KCA)         11
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        8
  J. Koosman (MIN)          8
  D. Boitano (MIL)          6
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         6
  R. Gale (KCA)             6
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          6
  D. Schatzeder (DET)       6
  B. Stanley (BOS)          6

Walks:

  P. Mirabella (TOR)       23
  J. Beattie (SEA)         22
  R. Gale (KCA)            22
  R. Guidry (NYA)          21
  D. Aase (CAL)            20
  M. Keough (OAK)          20
  M. Norris (OAK)          20
  L. Barker (CLE)          19
  S. McCatty (OAK)         19
  B. Kison (CAL)           18

Strikeouts:

  R. Guidry (NYA)          41
  M. Norris (OAK)          41
  P. Redfern (MIN)         36
  M. Keough (OAK)          33
  D. Leonard (KCA)         32
  J. Matlack (TEX)         32
  B. Burns (CHA)           30
  R. Gale (KCA)            29
  J. Koosman (MIN)         29
  F. Bannister (SEA)       28

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