Friday May 16, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 16, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        18  12  3.16   30   5   7   279   257  118   98   17   89  143
Oakland         18  14  3.25   32  16   2   286   244  117  103   16  118  176
Toronto         17  12  3.47   29   8   4   259   242  111  100   21  114  115
Milwaukee       14  15  3.57   29   4   6   259   267  120  103   27   79  103
California      13  17  3.82   30   7   5   266   253  124  113   21  109  120
Chicago         18  15  3.84   33   6  12   305   286  154  130   30  108  173
Texas           17  14  3.90   31   7   6   282   289  137  122   22  102  160
Seattle         17  17  3.95   34  12   5   303   300  143  133   28  127  156
Baltimore       14  18  4.03   32   5   8   279   284  138  125   35  101  131
Minnesota       14  19  4.08   33   6   5   291   299  162  132   24   85  176
Kansas City     16  15  4.53   31   7   8   274   282  154  138   23  109  120
Detroit         14  17  4.68   31   6   4   273   282  147  142   24  110  123
Boston          17  15  5.18   32   5   8   289   313  183  166   29  123  138
Cleveland       11  18  5.24   29   6   4   253   273  159  147   29  109  151

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Norris (OAK)      5   1  0.45   7   7   5   0   1   60   29    6    3    0   24   45
Britt Burns (CHA)      4   2  1.62   6   5   3   0   0   44   33   12    8    4    8   30
Tommy John (NYA)       7   0  1.66   8   8   5   0   3   65   52   14   12    0   10   14
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
Floyd Bannister (SEA)  2   3  2.17   7   7   4   0   0   50   43   13   12    3   17   36
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

 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
Mike Flanagan          4   2  3.68   8   8   4   0   1   59   57   25   24    6   15   29
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
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  2.37  18   0   0   6   0   30   23    8    8    0    7   20
Steve Renko            2   0  3.34   8   0   0   0   0   30   33   13   11    2   14   15
Jack Billingham        1   0  3.60   1   1   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    0    4    2
Skip Lockwood          2   1  3.75   7   0   0   0   0   12   13    7    5    0    5    4
Dick Drago             2   1  3.80  11   0   0   2   0   24   21   11   10    2   11   10
Chuck Rainey           3   0  4.93   7   4   2   0   1   38   34   22   21    3   21   24
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
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  1.61  11   0   0   0   0   22   15    7    4    2    8   11
Mark Clear             0   1  2.60   9   0   0   2   0   17   10    6    5    0   10   19
John Montague          1   1  2.77   8   0   0   2   0   13   10    4    4    1    2    3
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
Bruce Kison            2   4  3.67   7   7   2   0   1   42   37   20   17    3   22   14
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
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
Ed Farmer              3   0  2.30  14   0   0   9   0   27   21    7    7    2    9   17
Steve Trout            1   3  3.76   7   6   2   0   1   41   37   19   17    3   11   17
Richard Dotson         4   1  3.99   7   7   1   0   0   38   40   20   17    4   16   29
Randy Scarbery         1   1  4.24  11   0   0   2   0   23   22   12   11    1    6   14
Rich Wortham           3   1  4.40  12   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
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   4  4.17   6   6   2   0   0   45   37   23   21    3   13   22
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
John Denny             2   4  5.07   7   7   1   0   0   50   57   28   28    4   19   27
Wayne Garland          0   0  5.56   3   0   0   0   0   11   13   10    7    4    3    7
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  6.35  11   0   0   1   0   11    9    8    8    3    7   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   1  2.16   4   3   1   0   1   25   19    6    6    0   12   13
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  5.05   8   6   1   0   1   36   40   20   20    1   11    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
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
Marty Pattin           1   0  3.57   9   0   0   2   0   23   24    9    9    0    5   10
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  4.41  11   0   0   1   0   16   15   12    8    2   12    7
Dennis Leonard         2   4  6.66   8   8   1   0   0   49   59   38   36   11   18   32
Rich Gale              0   5  6.89   8   8   1   0   0   48   53   41   37    6   25   32
Steve Busby            0   0  9.00   5   0   0   0   0    7   12    7    7    0    9    2

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Castro            0   0  0.47  12   0   0   0   0   19   17    3    1    1    1    8
Bob McClure            1   1  2.70  15   0   0   3   0   17   14    5    5    1    7    9
Mike Caldwell          3   1  2.86   7   7   3   0   1   50   46   20   16    3   14   16
Reggie Cleveland       2   2  2.86  13   0   0   2   0   22   15    8    7    1    7   12
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
Lary Sorensen          2   3  4.22   7   7   1   0   0   43   52   25   20    4   11   12
Jim Slaton             1   1  4.41   3   3   0   0   0   16   17   10    8    3    5    4
Jerry Augustine        0   2  5.87  10   1   0   1   0   15   19   11   10    0    9    3
Dan Boitano            0   1  6.75  10   0   0   0   0   15   20   12   11    6    5   10

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Redfern           5   1  1.95   7   7   2   0   0   51   39   13   11    1   11   36
Doug Corbett           3   1  2.43  15   0   0   4   0   30   26    8    8    2    6   28
Roger Erickson         0   2  2.52   7   2   1   0   0   25   20   16    7    0   12   14
Darrell Jackson        1   1  2.63   6   3   0   0   0   27   24    8    8    2    7   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          3   3  5.33   9   8   0   0   0   51   57   32   30    8   11   30
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
Tommy John             7   0  1.66   8   8   5   0   3   65   52   14   12    0   10   14
Ron Davis              2   1  1.71  10   0   0   0   0   26   19    6    5    2    6   15
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   1  0.45   7   7   5   0   1   60   29    6    3    0   24   45
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   3  2.17   7   7   4   0   0   50   43   13   12    3   17   36
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
Shane Rawley           1   1  4.03  11   0   0   2   0   22   21   11   10    2   15   10
Rob Dressler           0   2  4.38   7   0   0   0   0   25   25   13   12    4    7   16
Jim Beattie            2   3  4.89   8   8   0   0   0   42   46   24   23    2   24   21
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
Fergie Jenkins         2   3  4.11   7   7   2   0   0   46   43   24   21    6   16   26
Jim Kern               2   3  4.40  12   0   0   1   0   14   14    8    7    1   11    7
Doc Medich             3   1  4.55   6   5   1   0   0   30   30   15   15    3    9   17
Dave Rajsich           0   0  6.00   9   0   0   2   0   18   17   12   12    2    6   15
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             2   1  2.98   6   6   2   0   1   42   34   14   14    5   18   20
Jesse Jefferson        2   1  3.86   6   3   1   0   1   30   23   13   13    3   11   17
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

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League Leaders

Wins:

  T. John (NYA)             7
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        6
  M. Norris (OAK)           5
  P. Redfern (MIN)          5
  L. Barker (CLE)           4
  B. Burns (CHA)            4
  R. Dotson (CHA)           4
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         4
  L. Gura (KCA)             4
  M. Haas (MIL)             4

Losses:

  D. Eckersley (BOS)        5
  R. Gale (KCA)             5
  J. Denny (CLE)            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

Complete Games:

  M. Keough (OAK)           6
  T. John (NYA)             5
  M. Norris (OAK)           5
  F. Bannister (SEA)        4
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         4
  L. Gura (KCA)             4
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        4
  D. Stieb (TOR)            4
  G. Abbott (SEA)           3
  B. Burns (CHA)            3

Saves:

  E. Farmer (CHA)           9
  T. Burgmeier (BOS)        6
  T. Stoddard (BAL)         6
  D. Quisenberry (KCA)      5
  D. Corbett (MIN)          4
  A. Lopez (DET)            4
  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
  J. Clancy (TOR)           1
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         1
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        1
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        1
  M. Keough (OAK)           1
  B. Kison (CAL)            1

Innings Pitched:

  T. John (NYA)          65.0
  M. Norris (OAK)        60.0
  M. Flanagan (BAL)      58.2
  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
  J. Koosman (MIN)       50.2
  P. Redfern (MIN)       50.2

Hits:

  D. Leonard (KCA)         59
  J. Denny (CLE)           57
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        57
  J. Koosman (MIN)         57
  B. Stanley (BOS)         56
  G. Zahn (MIN)            56
  M. Torrez (BOS)          54
  R. Gale (KCA)            53
  R. Guidry (NYA)          52
  T. John (NYA)            52

Runs:

  R. Gale (KCA)            41
  D. Leonard (KCA)         38
  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
  J. Denny (CLE)           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:

  R. Gale (KCA)            25
  J. Beattie (SEA)         24
  M. Norris (OAK)          24
  P. Mirabella (TOR)       23
  B. Kison (CAL)           22
  R. Guidry (NYA)          21
  C. Rainey (BOS)          21
  D. Aase (CAL)            20
  M. Keough (OAK)          20
  L. Barker (CLE)          19

Strikeouts:

  M. Norris (OAK)          45
  R. Guidry (NYA)          41
  F. Bannister (SEA)       36
  P. Redfern (MIN)         36
  M. Keough (OAK)          33
  R. Gale (KCA)            32
  D. Leonard (KCA)         32
  J. Matlack (TEX)         32
  B. Burns (CHA)           30
  J. Koosman (MIN)         30

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