Saturday May 17, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 17, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        19  12  3.06   31   6   7   288   261  118   98   17   90  149
Oakland         19  14  3.12   33  17   2   300   249  119  104   16  124  184
Toronto         17  13  3.42   30   8   4   273   255  115  104   21  120  119
Chicago         19  15  3.73   34   7  12   314   289  154  130   30  110  180
California      13  18  3.75   31   7   5   276   262  126  115   21  113  123
Milwaukee       15  15  3.82   30   4   7   268   282  131  114   27   81  107
Texas           17  15  3.85   32   8   6   290   297  140  124   22  103  164
Seattle         17  18  3.96   35  12   5   311   311  147  137   28  129  159
Baltimore       14  18  4.03   32   5   8   279   284  138  125   35  101  131
Minnesota       14  20  4.35   34   6   5   300   316  176  145   27   91  178
Kansas City     17  15  4.40   32   8   8   284   291  155  139   24  112  124
Detroit         14  17  4.68   31   6   4   273   282  147  142   24  110  123
Boston          17  16  5.10   33   5   8   298   323  187  169   29  131  141
Cleveland       12  18  5.14   30   6   4   263   286  162  150   29  114  164

 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)      5   2  1.35   7   6   4   0   1   53   36   12    8    4   10   37
Tommy John (NYA)       7   0  1.66   8   8   5   0   3   65   52   14   12    0   10   14
Matt Keough (OAK)      5   3  1.76   8   8   7   0   1   67   40   15   13    1   26   41
Pete Redfern (MIN)     5   1  1.95   7   7   2   0   0   51   39   13   11    1   11   36
Larry Gura (KCA)       5   2  1.96   8   8   5   0   3   60   47   13   13    2   20   15
Dave Stieb (TOR)       4   1  2.09   7   7   4   0   1   60   48   15   14    1   22   25
Tom Underwood (NYA)    3   3  2.14  10   4   1   1   1   46   33   14   11    2   13   29
Floyd Bannister (SEA)  2   3  2.17   7   7   4   0   0   50   43   13   12    3   17   36
Mike Proly (CHA)       0   2  2.19  14   0   0   1   0   37   32   13    9    2   10   20

 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
Mike Torrez            0   4  4.73   8   8   1   0   0   51   63   32   27    4   24   17
Chuck Rainey           3   0  4.93   7   4   2   0   1   38   34   22   21    3   21   24
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   1  8.44   3   0   0   0   0    5    8    6    5    0    5    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
Don Aase               3   3  2.47   7   7   2   0   0   51   48   16   14    2   22   24
John Montague          1   1  2.77   8   0   0   2   0   13   10    4    4    1    2    3
Fred Martinez          0   0  2.79   4   0   0   0   0   10    4    3    3    1    7    3
Mark Clear             0   2  3.00  10   0   0   2   0   18   12    7    6    0   12   19
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            5   2  1.35   7   6   4   0   1   53   36   12    8    4   10   37
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
Mike Stanton           1   0  3.44  11   0   0   1   0   18   15    7    7    0    9   17
Rick Waits             2   4  4.17   6   6   2   0   0   45   37   23   21    3   13   22
Sid Monge              0   1  4.26  13   0   0   2   0   13   11    6    6    1   12   10
Len Barker             4   2  4.38   8   8   1   0   0   51   59   29   25    2   21   34
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             5   2  1.96   8   8   5   0   3   60   47   13   13    2   20   15
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  0.46  13   0   0   1   0   20   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
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
Reggie Cleveland       2   2  4.74  14   0   0   2   0   25   22   14   13    1    8   13
Jerry Augustine        1   2  5.59  11   1   0   1   0   19   24   13   12    0    9    5
Dan Boitano            0   1  6.75  10   0   0   0   0   15   20   12   11    6    5   10
John Flinn             0   0 13.50   1   1   0   0   0    2    3    3    3    0    1    1

 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  2.76   7   3   0   0   0   29   27    9    9    2    9   10
John Verhoeven         0   1  4.64  12   0   0   0   0   21   22   14   11    4   10   15
Geoff Zahn             2   5  4.93   8   8   3   0   1   49   61   36   27    4   11   17
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  9.00  13   0   0   1   0   21   31   22   21    2   10    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          3   3  2.14  10   4   1   1   1   46   33   14   11    2   13   29
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            5   3  1.76   8   8   7   0   1   67   40   15   13    1   26   41
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  1.69  14   0   0   2   0   16   11    3    3    1    6    8
Floyd Bannister        2   3  2.17   7   7   4   0   0   50   43   13   12    3   17   36
Rick Honeycutt         6   1  2.81   7   7   4   0   1   58   48   20   18    5   18   18
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   1  2.29   8   8   3   0   1   63   55   18   16    2    9   36
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  2.09   7   7   4   0   1   60   48   15   14    1   22   25
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   2  4.74  15   0   0   2   0   25   25   16   13    2   13   15
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
  B. Burns (CHA)            5
  L. Gura (KCA)             5
  M. Keough (OAK)           5
  M. Norris (OAK)           5
  P. Redfern (MIN)          5
  L. Barker (CLE)           4
  R. Dotson (CHA)           4
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         4

Losses:

  D. Eckersley (BOS)        5
  R. Gale (KCA)             5
  G. Zahn (MIN)             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

Complete Games:

  M. Keough (OAK)           7
  L. Gura (KCA)             5
  T. John (NYA)             5
  M. Norris (OAK)           5
  F. Bannister (SEA)        4
  B. Burns (CHA)            4
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         4
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        4
  D. Stieb (TOR)            4
  G. Abbott (SEA)           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
  B. Burns (CHA)            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

Innings Pitched:

  M. Keough (OAK)        66.2
  T. John (NYA)          65.0
  J. Matlack (TEX)       63.0
  D. Stieb (TOR)         60.1
  M. Norris (OAK)        60.0
  L. Gura (KCA)          59.2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)      58.2
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)     57.2
  B. Burns (CHA)         53.1
  J. Morris (DET)        53.1

Hits:

  M. Torrez (BOS)          63
  G. Zahn (MIN)            61
  L. Barker (CLE)          59
  D. Leonard (KCA)         59
  J. Denny (CLE)           57
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        57
  J. Koosman (MIN)         57
  B. Stanley (BOS)         56
  J. Matlack (TEX)         55
  R. Gale (KCA)            53

Runs:

  R. Gale (KCA)            41
  D. Leonard (KCA)         38
  G. Zahn (MIN)            36
  J. Koosman (MIN)         32
  K. Kravec (CHA)          32
  M. Torrez (BOS)          32
  J. Morris (DET)          30
  L. Barker (CLE)          29
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       29
  B. Stanley (BOS)         29

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:

  M. Keough (OAK)          26
  R. Gale (KCA)            25
  J. Beattie (SEA)         24
  M. Norris (OAK)          24
  M. Torrez (BOS)          24
  P. Mirabella (TOR)       23
  D. Aase (CAL)            22
  B. Kison (CAL)           22
  D. Stieb (TOR)           22
  L. Barker (CLE)          21

Strikeouts:

  M. Norris (OAK)          45
  R. Guidry (NYA)          41
  M. Keough (OAK)          41
  B. Burns (CHA)           37
  F. Bannister (SEA)       36
  J. Matlack (TEX)         36
  P. Redfern (MIN)         36
  L. Barker (CLE)          34
  R. Gale (KCA)            32
  D. Leonard (KCA)         32

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