Saturday May 24, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 24, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        24  14  3.19   38   7   8   353   323  146  125   24  115  191
Oakland         21  19  3.61   40  19   2   366   326  166  147   19  150  208
Toronto         19  18  3.67   37  10   4   336   324  151  137   35  147  144
Baltimore       19  21  3.72   40   7  10   348   335  158  144   38  119  173
Chicago         22  18  3.76   40   7  15   366   339  177  153   35  133  211
Milwaukee       18  18  3.85   36   6   7   322   340  156  138   32   95  130
Texas           20  19  4.01   39   9   6   355   368  183  158   30  130  214
Seattle         21  20  4.10   41  12   8   367   363  179  167   39  155  182
California      16  22  4.16   38   7   6   340   345  176  157   27  134  154
Kansas City     23  16  4.21   39   9  10   355   364  184  166   30  132  155
Minnesota       16  24  4.21   40   8   5   350   354  196  164   32  106  207
Cleveland       16  21  4.74   37   8   6   325   350  183  171   34  127  200
Detroit         16  22  4.78   38   7   5   335   340  188  178   34  137  155
Boston          20  19  4.91   39   6  10   350   377  210  191   32  149  157

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Norris (OAK)      5   2  0.53   8   8   6   0   1   68   33    7    4    0   25   49
Larry Gura (KCA)       5   2  1.86   9   9   5   0   3   73   59   15   15    2   22   21
Britt Burns (CHA)      5   3  1.87   8   7   4   0   1   58   42   16   12    6   12   41
Mike Proly (CHA)       0   2  2.14  16   0   0   1   0   42   35   14   10    3   14   21
Matt Keough (OAK)      5   4  2.44   9   9   7   0   1   70   49   22   19    1   29   41
Tommy John (NYA)       7   1  2.45   9   9   5   0   3   70   59   21   19    2   16   16
Tom Underwood (NYA)    3   3  2.50  11   5   1   1   1   54   38   18   15    3   15   36
Dave Stieb (TOR)       4   2  2.53   8   8   4   0   1   68   56   20   19    2   28   29
Rick Honeycutt (SEA)   7   1  2.59   8   8   4   0   1   63   50   20   18    5   18   21
Ron Guidry (NYA)       5   0  2.78   9   9   1   0   1   68   63   24   21    6   26   55

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tippy Martinez         0   1  2.19  12   0   0   2   0   25   12    6    6    2    9   20
Tim Stoddard           0   2  3.06  14   0   0   7   0   18   15    8    6    0    6    9
Steve Stone            6   3  3.20   9   9   0   0   0   56   54   26   20    6   20   25
Jim Palmer             4   2  3.28   8   7   1   0   0   47   47   18   17    9   16   25
Dave Ford              1   2  3.49  10   3   1   1   0   28   26   12   11    2    6    7
Sammy Stewart          1   4  3.54   9   1   0   0   0   41   40   18   16    2   18   24
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    0    1
Scott McGregor         2   2  3.86   7   7   1   0   0   42   37   18   18    4   15   23
Mike Flanagan          4   3  3.88   9   9   4   0   1   65   68   29   28    7   17   31
Paul Hartzell          0   1  6.75   3   0   0   0   0    9   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  2.23  20   0   0   8   0   36   28    9    9    0    8   22
Steve Renko            2   0  3.21   9   0   0   0   0   34   36   14   12    3   14   15
Dick Drago             2   1  3.51  12   0   0   2   0   26   21   11   10    2   11   11
Skip Lockwood          2   1  3.77   8   0   0   0   0   14   15    8    6    0    7    5
Mike Torrez            1   4  4.47   9   9   1   0   0   58   69   34   29    4   27   21
Bob Stanley            3   4  4.50   9   9   2   0   0   62   70   33   31    6   23   28
Chuck Rainey           4   0  4.57   8   5   2   0   1   43   38   24   22    3   23   24
Keith MacWhorter       0   1  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    8   11    7    6    0    6    3
Dennis Eckersley       1   5  7.16   7   7   1   0   0   33   35   29   26    8   13   14
Jack Billingham        1   2  9.00   3   3   0   0   0   13   22   13   13    2    7    3
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  2.03  15   0   0   1   0   27   19    9    6    4    9   15
John Montague          1   1  2.45  11   0   0   2   0   18   15    7    5    1    5    5
Mark Clear             2   3  2.96  13   0   0   2   0   27   21   10    9    0   15   28
Fred Martinez          1   0  3.57   6   2   0   0   0   23   14    9    9    1   12    7
Don Aase               3   4  3.64   8   8   2   0   0   54   58   24   22    3   24   25
Jim Barr               0   0  3.94   9   0   0   1   0   32   34   14   14    5   10   12
Bruce Kison            2   4  4.05   8   8   2   0   1   47   47   25   21    3   22   18
Dave Frost             3   3  4.59   8   8   2   0   0   49   53   26   25    4   13   15
Chris Knapp            1   2  5.85   8   5   0   0   0   32   39   22   21    4   11   14
Frank Tanana           2   5  7.42   7   7   1   0   0   30   45   30   25    2   13   15

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Britt Burns            5   3  1.87   8   7   4   0   1   58   42   16   12    6   12   41
Mike Proly             0   2  2.14  16   0   0   1   0   42   35   14   10    3   14   21
Ed Farmer              3   0  2.32  17   0   0  12   0   31   23    8    8    2   10   19
Randy Scarbery         1   1  3.62  13   0   0   2   0   27   23   12   11    1    6   18
Steve Trout            1   4  3.83   8   7   2   0   1   47   47   22   20    4   14   22
Richard Dotson         5   1  3.86   8   8   1   0   0   44   46   22   19    4   18   34
Ross Baumgarten        1   2  4.45   6   6   0   0   0   30   25   18   15    5   14   13
Rich Wortham           3   1  4.54  15   2   0   0   0   34   30   19   17    1   23   18
Francisco Barrios      1   0  4.82   2   2   0   0   0    9   10    5    5    3    3    2
Ken Kravec             2   4  7.26   9   8   0   0   0   40   54   37   32    6   17   23
Nardi Contreras        0   0  9.82   1   0   0   0   0    4    4    4    4    0    2    0

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sid Monge              0   1  3.18  16   0   0   4   0   17   13    6    6    1   13   14
Rick Waits             3   5  4.05   8   8   3   0   0   60   57   29   27    3   16   35
Len Barker             5   2  4.14   9   9   1   0   0   59   66   31   27    3   24   37
John Denny             3   4  4.30   8   8   2   0   1   59   61   28   28    4   21   32
Mike Stanton           1   0  4.66  12   0   0   1   0   19   19   10   10    0   10   17
Victor Cruz            1   2  5.06  14   0   0   1   0   16   15    9    9    3    8   17
Dan Spillner           3   3  5.08   8   7   2   0   0   44   53   28   25    7   16   23
Wayne Garland          0   0  5.56   3   0   0   0   0   11   13   10    7    4    3    7
Bob Owchinko           0   4  5.97   6   5   0   0   0   32   40   21   21    5   10   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   2  3.06   5   4   1   0   1   32   27   11   11    0   17   14
John Hiller            1   0  3.71  10   0   0   0   0   27   28   11   11    2   14   17
Dave Tobik             0   0  4.22   7   0   0   0   0   21   20   10   10    2    9    8
Jack Morris            4   5  4.79  10  10   2   0   0   68   61   38   36    5   23   28
Dave Rozema            2   2  4.81  11   6   1   1   1   39   42   21   21    2   12    8
Milt Wilcox            2   4  4.92  10   9   3   0   1   53   53   35   29    7   21   26
Pat Underwood          0   2  5.50  11   1   0   0   0   18   24   11   11    3    9   10
Dan Schatzeder         2   4  5.68   8   8   0   0   0   44   45   29   28    8   18   24
Aurelio Lopez          3   3  5.76  16   0   0   4   0   25   29   17   16    4    8   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
Larry Gura             5   2  1.86   9   9   5   0   3   73   59   15   15    2   22   21
Dan Quisenberry        3   2  2.57  17   0   0   7   0   35   32   10   10    1    6    7
Renie Martin           5   1  3.19   9   4   1   0   0   37   33   19   13    5   15   21
Paul Splittorff        3   2  3.75   6   6   1   0   0   36   41   17   15    0    9    6
Marty Pattin           1   0  4.01  11   0   0   2   0   25   29   11   11    1    6   10
Gary Christenson       2   0  5.40  14   0   0   1   0   18   18   15   11    3   13    8
Rich Gale              1   5  5.78  10  10   1   0   0   62   63   44   40    6   32   42
Dennis Leonard         3   4  6.46  10  10   1   0   0   61   76   46   44   12   19   38
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   1  0.77  15   0   0   1   0   23   20    4    2    1    3    9
Bob McClure            1   1  2.70  16   0   0   3   0   17   15    5    5    1    7    9
Moose Haas             5   3  2.98   9   9   1   0   1   60   59   20   20    4   15   32
Mike Caldwell          3   2  3.26   8   8   3   0   1   58   57   26   21    5   17   18
Bill Travers           2   2  3.99   6   6   1   0   1   29   32   14   13    5   11   10
Lary Sorensen          3   3  4.35   8   8   1   0   0   50   62   29   24    5   11   17
Jim Slaton             1   1  4.41   3   3   0   0   0   16   17   10    8    3    5    4
Reggie Cleveland       2   2  4.73  15   0   0   2   0   27   23   15   14    1   10   13
Jerry Augustine        1   2  5.31  12   1   0   1   0   20   24   13   12    0    9    5
John Flinn             0   0  6.75   2   1   0   0   0    4    5    3    3    0    1    2
Dan Boitano            0   1  8.15  11   0   0   0   0   18   26   17   16    7    6   11

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Corbett           3   1  2.25  18   0   0   4   0   36   28    9    9    3    6   32
Roger Erickson         0   2  2.52   7   2   1   0   0   25   20   16    7    0   12   14
Pete Redfern           6   2  2.79   9   9   2   0   0   61   52   22   19    4   15   46
Darrell Jackson        1   2  3.12   8   4   0   0   0   35   31   12   12    2   13   14
John Verhoeven         0   1  4.18  13   0   0   0   0   24   23   14   11    4   10   16
Geoff Zahn             3   5  4.47   9   9   4   0   1   58   68   38   29    4   15   19
Jerry Koosman          3   5  4.85  11  10   1   0   0   65   68   37   35    9   14   37
Terry Felton           0   3  7.13   5   4   0   0   0   18   20   18   14    2    9   14
Mike Marshall          0   3  8.22  14   0   0   1   0   23   31   22   21    2   10   10
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
Mike Griffin           1   2  2.36   5   5   0   0   0   27   25   12    7    2   11   11
Tommy John             7   1  2.45   9   9   5   0   3   70   59   21   19    2   16   16
Tom Underwood          3   3  2.50  11   5   1   1   1   54   38   18   15    3   15   36
Ron Davis              2   2  2.70  13   0   0   0   0   33   27   11   10    4    6   16
Ron Guidry             5   0  2.78   9   9   1   0   1   68   63   24   21    6   26   55
Rudy May               2   1  2.92   9   0   0   3   0   25   21    9    8    2    5   19
Rich Gossage           0   0  3.93  14   0   0   3   0   18   17   12    8    1   10   11
Ed Figueroa            1   2  4.50   5   3   0   1   0   18   25    9    9    1    8    3
Luis Tiant             3   2  6.11   7   7   0   0   0   35   40   25   24    3   14   23
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   2  0.53   8   8   6   0   1   68   33    7    4    0   25   49
Matt Keough            5   4  2.44   9   9   7   0   1   70   49   22   19    1   29   41
Bob Lacey              1   0  2.55  11   0   0   0   0   25   21    8    7    1    4   12
Jeff Jones             1   1  2.87  12   0   0   2   0   16    8    5    5    0    8   15
Rick Langford          3   3  3.35   9   7   4   0   1   54   54   25   20    3   16   24
Brian Kingman          2   4  4.02   7   7   1   0   0   40   38   22   18    3   18   18
Steve McCatty          4   4  5.33  10   8   1   0   0   51   55   32   30    3   23   25
Ernie Camacho          0   0  7.36   1   0   0   0   0    4    7    3    3    0    1    5
Mark Souza             0   0  7.71   5   0   0   0   0    7    9    6    6    1    5    2
Rick Lysander          0   0  7.90   5   0   0   0   0   14   24   13   12    3    4    5
Dave Hamilton          0   1 10.89  12   1   0   0   0   19   28   23   23    4   17   12

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Honeycutt         7   1  2.59   8   8   4   0   1   63   50   20   18    5   18   21
Floyd Bannister        2   4  2.86   8   8   4   0   0   50   47   17   16    5   18   36
Shane Rawley           2   1  3.00  13   0   0   3   0   30   23   11   10    2   20   16
Glenn Abbott           4   2  3.09   8   8   3   0   1   55   52   22   19    8   14   28
Dave Heaverlo          1   0  4.12  17   0   0   3   0   20   18    9    9    2    8    8
Rob Dressler           0   3  4.67   9   1   0   0   0   35   35   20   18    5   11   21
Jim Beattie            3   3  5.01   9   9   0   0   0   50   54   29   28    5   29   23
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  6.94   5   0   0   1   0   12   15    9    9    1    1    5
Byron McLaughlin       1   2  9.00  12   1   0   1   0   19   27   19   19    1   17   13

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Danny Darwin           3   1  1.98  11   0   0   0   0   27   25    7    6    0   14   27
Sparky Lyle            2   1  2.79  17   0   0   3   0   29   26    9    9    3   11   14
Jon Matlack            3   1  3.02   9   9   3   0   1   66   61   24   22    2   12   41
Gaylord Perry          3   2  3.58   9   9   2   0   1   55   60   28   22    4   21   35
Fergie Jenkins         3   3  3.62   9   9   3   0   0   60   51   29   24    7   20   36
Jim Kern               2   5  3.66  14   0   0   1   0   20   15   11    8    1   17    9
Doc Medich             3   2  4.89   7   6   1   0   0   35   38   20   19    4   10   20
Adrian Devine          0   1  4.91   7   0   0   0   0   18   31   13   10    1    6    7
Dave Rajsich           0   0  5.82  12   0   0   2   0   22   22   16   14    3    7   18
Steve Comer            1   3  9.39   7   6   0   0   0   23   39   26   24    5   12    7

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Buskey             2   0  2.25  12   0   0   0   0   20   18    7    5    4   10   12
Dave Stieb             4   2  2.53   8   8   4   0   1   68   56   20   19    2   28   29
Jim Clancy             3   2  2.95   8   8   3   0   1   58   46   21   19    8   28   29
Paul Mirabella         4   3  2.98   9   9   2   0   1   54   53   19   18    5   25   15
Jerry Garvin           0   2  3.65  14   0   0   1   0   12   12    5    5    2    5    9
Balor Moore            1   0  4.71  10   0   0   1   0   21   23   12   11    1   11    8
Jesse Jefferson        2   2  4.86   7   4   1   0   1   33   28   18   18    5   13   18
Joey McLaughlin        1   2  5.34  16   0   0   2   0   30   34   22   18    5   14   15
Dave Lemanczyk         2   5  5.49   9   8   0   0   0   39   54   27   24    3   13    9

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League Leaders

Wins:

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

Losses:

  D. Eckersley (BOS)        5
  R. Gale (KCA)             5
  J. Kern (TEX)             5
  J. Koosman (MIN)          5
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        5
  J. Morris (DET)           5
  F. Tanana (CAL)           5
  R. Waits (CLE)            5
  G. Zahn (MIN)             5
  D. Aase (CAL)             4

Complete Games:

  M. Keough (OAK)           7
  M. Norris (OAK)           6
  L. Gura (KCA)             5
  T. John (NYA)             5
  F. Bannister (SEA)        4
  B. Burns (CHA)            4
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         4
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        4
  R. Langford (OAK)         4
  D. Stieb (TOR)            4

Saves:

  E. Farmer (CHA)          12
  T. Burgmeier (BOS)        8
  D. Quisenberry (KCA)      7
  T. Stoddard (BAL)         7
  D. Corbett (MIN)          4
  A. Lopez (DET)            4
  S. Monge (CLE)            4
  R. Gossage (NYA)          3
  D. Heaverlo (SEA)         3
  S. Lyle (TEX)             3

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
  J. Denny (CLE)            1
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         1
  R. Guidry (NYA)           1
  M. Haas (MIL)             1

Innings Pitched:

  L. Gura (KCA)          72.2
  M. Keough (OAK)        70.0
  T. John (NYA)          69.2
  R. Guidry (NYA)        68.0
  M. Norris (OAK)        68.0
  J. Morris (DET)        67.2
  D. Stieb (TOR)         67.2
  J. Matlack (TEX)       65.2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)      65.0
  J. Koosman (MIN)       65.0

Hits:

  D. Leonard (KCA)         76
  B. Stanley (BOS)         70
  M. Torrez (BOS)          69
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        68
  J. Koosman (MIN)         68
  G. Zahn (MIN)            68
  L. Barker (CLE)          66
  R. Gale (KCA)            63
  R. Guidry (NYA)          63
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        62

Runs:

  D. Leonard (KCA)         46
  R. Gale (KCA)            44
  J. Morris (DET)          38
  G. Zahn (MIN)            38
  J. Koosman (MIN)         37
  K. Kravec (CHA)          37
  M. Wilcox (DET)          35
  M. Torrez (BOS)          34
  B. Stanley (BOS)         33
  S. McCatty (OAK)         32

Home Runs:

  D. Leonard (KCA)         12
  J. Koosman (MIN)          9
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  G. Abbott (SEA)           8
  J. Clancy (TOR)           8
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        8
  D. Schatzeder (DET)       8
  D. Boitano (NYN)          7
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         7
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          7

Walks:

  R. Gale (KCA)            32
  J. Beattie (SEA)         29
  M. Keough (OAK)          29
  J. Clancy (TOR)          28
  D. Stieb (TOR)           28
  M. Torrez (BOS)          27
  R. Guidry (NYA)          26
  P. Mirabella (TOR)       25
  M. Norris (OAK)          25
  D. Aase (CAL)            24

Strikeouts:

  R. Guidry (NYA)          55
  M. Norris (OAK)          49
  P. Redfern (MIN)         46
  R. Gale (KCA)            42
  B. Burns (CHA)           41
  M. Keough (OAK)          41
  J. Matlack (TEX)         41
  D. Leonard (KCA)         38
  L. Barker (CLE)          37
  J. Koosman (MIN)         37

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