Wednesday June 4, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, June 4, 1980

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        30  18  3.63   48   8  11   444   425  203  179   36  146  255
Milwaukee       26  21  3.68   47   8  11   420   430  194  172   46  121  168
Oakland         25  25  3.79   50  23   3   454   412  215  191   30  188  247
Chicago         27  24  3.80   52   9  18   466   446  225  197   41  184  249
Baltimore       23  26  3.81   49  10  12   434   418  201  184   52  155  213
Toronto         24  23  3.86   47  11   5   427   420  203  183   46  192  190
Texas           24  25  3.96   50  10   9   446   466  227  196   38  160  272
Minnesota       19  30  4.07   49  11   5   431   439  237  195   40  125  243
Kansas City     29  20  4.14   49  13  11   444   451  224  204   35  162  198
Seattle         24  26  4.26   51  14   8   457   459  234  216   47  199  248
California      20  27  4.37   47   8   9   420   440  226  204   36  160  201
Cleveland       24  24  4.60   48  10   8   425   453  230  217   48  160  276
Detroit         21  25  4.69   47   9   6   420   433  231  219   41  165  207
Boston          23  25  5.04   48   9  11   430   472  265  241   40  168  194

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Norris (OAK)      6   3  1.42  10  10   6   0   1   82   49   16   13    0   31   56
Britt Burns (CHA)      7   3  1.60  10   9   4   0   1   73   57   17   13    6   19   49
Larry Gura (KCA)       7   2  2.20  12  12   7   0   3   98   81   25   24    4   26   36
Rick Honeycutt (SEA)   7   1  2.64   9   9   4   0   1   72   59   23   21    6   19   24
Jim Clancy (TOR)       4   3  2.69  10  10   4   0   1   74   55   27   22    8   38   40
Moose Haas (MIL)       6   4  2.96  11  11   2   0   2   76   75   25   25    6   18   42
Dave Stieb (TOR)       5   2  2.96  10  10   4   0   1   76   64   27   25    2   35   34
Jon Matlack (TEX)      3   1  3.01  11  11   4   0   1   78   73   28   26    3   13   52
Floyd Bannister (SEA)  3   5  3.04  11  11   5   0   0   71   62   26   24    6   26   59
Glenn Abbott (SEA)     4   2  3.09   8   8   3   0   1   55   52   22   19    8   14   28

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tippy Martinez         1   2  2.48  15   0   0   3   0   29   14    8    8    2   11   23
Tim Stoddard           0   2  2.66  18   0   0   8   0   24   21    9    7    0   12   14
Scott McGregor         4   2  3.12   9   9   2   0   0   58   53   21   20    4   20   30
Mike Flanagan          5   4  3.60  12  12   5   0   1   90   90   38   36   12   28   39
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    0    1
Jim Palmer             4   3  3.86   9   8   1   0   0   51   52   23   22   10   17   29
Sammy Stewart          1   5  3.91  12   2   1   0   0   51   47   24   22    3   21   29
Steve Stone            6   3  3.93  11  11   0   0   0   66   68   36   29   11   24   30
Dave Ford              1   3  4.01  12   3   1   1   0   34   32   16   15    3    6    8
Paul Hartzell          0   1  5.93   4   0   0   0   0   14   15   10    9    2    8    5
Dennis Martinez        1   1  8.44   7   4   0   0   0   16   23   15   15    5    8    5

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Renko            3   0  3.02  11   2   1   0   0   48   49   18   16    4   14   26
Tom Burgmeier          2   1  3.19  24   0   0   9   0   42   38   19   15    1    9   24
Chuck Rainey           5   1  4.03  10   7   2   0   1   58   50   28   26    5   26   31
Bob Stanley            4   5  4.16  11  11   4   0   0   80   85   39   37    6   28   36
Mike Torrez            1   5  4.50  11  11   1   0   0   68   81   39   34    4   30   26
Dick Drago             2   2  4.94  15   0   0   2   0   31   30   18   17    3   11   12
Skip Lockwood          2   1  5.68  10   0   0   0   0   19   25   15   12    1    9    5
Dennis Eckersley       1   5  7.16   7   7   1   0   0   33   35   29   26    8   13   14
Jack Billingham        1   3  8.66   4   4   0   0   0   18   28   17   17    3   10    3
Bruce Hurst            2   1 10.57   7   6   0   0   0   23   32   28   27    4   10   11
Keith MacWhorter       0   1 11.45   6   0   0   0   0   11   19   15   14    1    8    6

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave LaRoche           1   2  2.31  20   1   0   3   0   39   31   13   10    4   11   22
Don Aase               4   4  3.39  10  10   3   0   1   69   69   28   26    3   30   29
Bruce Kison            3   4  3.71  10  10   2   0   1   61   56   30   25    3   24   24
Mark Clear             3   4  3.74  16   0   0   2   0   34   25   17   14    0   21   40
John Montague          1   1  4.07  14   0   0   2   0   24   30   13   11    3    7   10
Dave Frost             4   3  4.25   9   9   2   0   0   55   58   27   26    4   15   17
Fred Martinez          1   1  4.83   8   4   0   0   0   32   30   17   17    2   14   11
Chris Knapp            1   2  5.40  11   5   0   1   0   37   43   23   22    4   13   15
Jim Barr               0   0  5.56  10   0   0   1   0   34   43   21   21    8   11   12
Frank Tanana           2   6  7.93   9   8   1   0   0   36   55   37   32    5   14   21

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Britt Burns            7   3  1.60  10   9   4   0   1   73   57   17   13    6   19   49
Ed Farmer              4   0  2.28  23   0   0  13   0   43   37   11   11    4   17   22
Mike Proly             0   3  2.91  19   0   0   2   0   46   44   19   15    3   19   21
Richard Dotson         6   2  3.84  11  11   2   0   0   63   61   30   27    4   30   41
Steve Trout            2   5  4.03  10   9   2   0   1   58   63   29   26    4   14   28
Ross Baumgarten        1   2  4.06   8   7   1   0   0   38   30   20   17    6   16   16
Randy Scarbery         1   2  4.08  15   0   0   2   0   29   24   14   13    1    7   18
Francisco Barrios      1   1  4.96   3   3   0   0   0   16   21    9    9    4    8    2
Rich Wortham           3   2  5.12  19   3   0   1   0   39   35   27   22    2   27   20
Nardi Contreras        0   0  6.23   4   0   0   0   0    9   11    6    6    0    4    4
Ken Kravec             2   4  6.62  11  10   0   0   0   52   63   43   38    7   23   28

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Denny             5   4  3.62  10  10   3   0   1   75   73   30   30    4   28   44
Len Barker             5   3  4.10  12  12   1   0   0   79   81   40   36    4   30   52
Victor Cruz            3   2  4.10  20   0   0   2   0   26   20   12   12    5    9   29
Mike Stanton           1   0  4.28  16   0   0   1   0   27   30   13   13    1   15   27
Sid Monge              0   3  4.30  21   0   0   5   0   23   22   11   11    6   13   17
Rick Waits             4   5  4.79  10  10   3   0   0   71   74   40   38    4   20   44
Dan Spillner           5   3  4.81  11  10   3   0   0   64   74   38   34   10   22   34
Wayne Garland          1   0  5.19   4   1   0   0   0   17   21   13   10    5    5   10
Bob Owchinko           0   4  5.77   9   5   0   0   0   34   45   22   22    5   12   13
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
Milt Wilcox            4   4  3.80  12  11   5   0   1   71   64   38   30    7   26   38
Dan Petry              2   3  3.92   7   6   1   0   1   41   40   18   18    0   24   20
Jack Morris            5   5  4.38  12  12   2   0   0   86   81   44   42    6   24   40
John Hiller            1   0  4.40  11   0   0   0   0   31   38   15   15    3   14   18
Aurelio Lopez          5   3  4.84  21   0   0   5   0   35   35   20   19    5   10   30
Dave Rozema            2   2  4.89  12   6   1   1   1   42   47   23   23    2   15    8
Pat Underwood          0   3  5.06  13   3   0   0   0   32   41   18   18    5   12   15
Dave Tobik             0   0  5.68   9   0   0   0   0   25   25   16   16    4   12   11
Jack Billingham        0   0  6.14   8   0   0   0   0    7   11    5    5    1    6    3
Dan Schatzeder         2   5  6.14   9   9   0   0   0   48   51   34   33    8   22   24

 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             7   2  2.20  12  12   7   0   3   98   81   25   24    4   26   36
Dan Quisenberry        4   2  2.38  21   0   0   8   0   42   40   11   11    1    7    9
Marty Pattin           1   0  3.48  14   0   0   2   0   34   38   14   13    1    9   14
Renie Martin           7   2  3.61  12   7   2   0   0   57   47   29   23    6   24   29
Paul Splittorff        3   3  4.66   8   7   1   0   0   39   48   22   20    1   11    7
Gary Christenson       2   0  5.40  16   0   0   1   0   18   19   15   11    3   14    8
Rich Gale              1   6  5.63  12  11   1   0   0   70   70   48   44    6   38   45
Dennis Leonard         4   5  5.88  12  12   2   0   0   78   95   53   51   13   23   48
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  1.19  20   0   0   2   0   30   28    6    4    1    5   13
Bob McClure            1   2  2.66  22   0   0   5   0   24   19    7    7    3    9   16
Bill Travers           3   2  2.90   8   8   1   0   1   40   38   18   13    5   14   13
Moose Haas             6   4  2.96  11  11   2   0   2   76   75   25   25    6   18   42
Mike Caldwell          4   2  3.48  10  10   3   0   1   67   69   31   26   10   19   19
John Flinn             1   0  3.60   4   1   0   0   0   10    6    4    4    1    3    3
Lary Sorensen          5   4  4.20  11  11   2   0   0   71   84   38   33    7   13   25
Jim Slaton             1   1  4.41   3   3   0   0   0   16   17   10    8    3    5    4
Rickey Keeton          1   0  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   10    9    5    5    1    6    0
Reggie Cleveland       3   2  4.71  19   0   0   3   0   36   35   20   19    2   14   17
Jerry Augustine        1   2  4.98  13   1   0   1   0   22   24   13   12    0    9    5
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   2  2.14  20   0   0   4   0   42   32   10   10    4    7   35
Roger Erickson         0   3  2.54   9   4   2   0   0   39   32   21   11    2   15   22
Darrell Jackson        1   3  3.02   9   5   0   0   0   42   36   14   14    3   14   15
Pete Redfern           6   3  3.41  11  11   2   0   0   71   67   31   27    6   17   51
John Verhoeven         0   1  3.86  15   0   0   0   0   28   27   17   12    4   11   18
Jerry Koosman          5   5  4.12  13  12   3   0   0   83   78   43   38   10   20   45
Geoff Zahn             3   7  5.09  13  11   4   0   1   71   92   52   40    5   18   25
Mike Marshall          1   3  6.12  18   0   0   1   0   32   42   23   22    2   12   13
Terry Felton           0   3  7.13   5   4   0   0   0   18   20   18   14    2    9   14
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
Rudy May               3   1  2.18  12   0   0   3   0   33   28    9    8    2    6   28
Ron Davis              2   3  2.68  16   0   0   1   0   44   36   15   13    4   10   16
Tom Underwood          5   3  3.09  13   7   1   1   1   67   50   26   23    6   19   46
Ron Guidry             6   1  3.11  11  11   2   0   1   84   78   33   29    8   29   68
Tommy John             7   2  3.26  11  11   5   0   3   77   75   30   28    3   21   22
Mike Griffin           2   2  4.00   7   7   0   0   0   36   38   22   16    4   16   15
Rich Gossage           0   0  4.21  18   0   0   5   0   26   25   16   12    3   12   19
Ed Figueroa            1   2  5.33   7   3   0   1   0   27   39   16   16    2   12    7
Luis Tiant             4   3  6.00   9   9   0   0   0   45   48   31   30    4   17   33
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            6   3  1.42  10  10   6   0   1   82   49   16   13    0   31   56
Bob Lacey              1   0  2.30  15   0   0   1   0   27   22    8    7    1    5   13
Jeff Jones             1   1  2.49  16   0   0   2   0   22   14    7    6    0   12   17
Matt Keough            6   5  3.13  12  11   8   0   1   83   61   33   29    6   33   51
Ernie Camacho          0   0  3.38   3   0   0   0   0    8   11    3    3    0    3    7
Rick Langford          4   4  3.61  11   9   6   0   1   72   71   34   29    5   22   29
Brian Kingman          2   6  4.41   9   9   1   0   0   51   50   29   25    3   26   22
Steve McCatty          5   5  4.80  12  10   2   0   0   66   70   40   35    7   27   29
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 10.80  14   1   0   0   0   22   31   26   26    4   20   16

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Honeycutt         7   1  2.64   9   9   4   0   1   72   59   23   21    6   19   24
Shane Rawley           2   1  2.89  17   0   0   3   0   37   30   13   12    2   29   18
Floyd Bannister        3   5  3.04  11  11   5   0   0   71   62   26   24    6   26   59
Glenn Abbott           4   2  3.09   8   8   3   0   1   55   52   22   19    8   14   28
Dave Heaverlo          3   0  4.18  21   0   0   3   0   28   26   13   13    3   12   14
Dave Roberts           0   0  4.50   8   1   0   1   0   24   24   13   12    2    6   16
Jim Beattie            3   4  5.04  11  11   1   0   0   64   67   37   36    5   38   32
Rob Dressler           0   3  5.18  11   1   0   0   0   40   43   25   23    5   13   25
Gary Wheelock          0   0  6.00   1   1   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    0    1    1
Mike Parrott           1   6  6.63   7   7   1   0   0   37   54   32   27    8   20   14
Byron McLaughlin       1   4  9.59  15   2   0   1   0   25   38   28   27    2   21   17

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Babcock            0   0  1.93   3   0   0   0   0    5    2    1    1    0    0    4
Danny Darwin           4   1  2.13  13   2   0   0   0   42   43   13   10    0   19   37
Jon Matlack            3   1  3.01  11  11   4   0   1   78   73   28   26    3   13   52
Sparky Lyle            2   1  3.09  22   0   0   5   0   35   35   13   12    3   12   17
Fergie Jenkins         3   4  3.48  10  10   3   0   0   65   55   30   25    7   22   37
Gaylord Perry          3   3  3.59  11  11   2   0   1   68   71   36   27    6   24   47
Adrian Devine          1   1  4.43   9   0   0   0   0   22   37   14   11    2    7    7
Jim Kern               2   7  4.56  19   0   0   2   0   26   22   16   13    2   23   15
Doc Medich             5   3  4.63  10   9   1   0   0   56   61   30   29    6   18   30
Dave Rajsich           0   1  6.08  13   1   0   2   0   27   28   20   18    4   10   19
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
Jerry Garvin           1   2  2.41  18   0   0   1   0   19   16    5    5    2    6   12
Jim Clancy             4   3  2.69  10  10   4   0   1   74   55   27   22    8   38   40
Dave Stieb             5   2  2.96  10  10   4   0   1   76   64   27   25    2   35   34
Paul Mirabella         4   4  3.43  11  11   2   0   1   66   67   27   25    5   30   20
Tom Buskey             2   1  3.90  15   0   0   0   0   28   25   14   12    7   14   17
Jesse Jefferson        2   2  4.47  10   6   1   0   1   46   44   23   23    7   17   24
Joey McLaughlin        2   3  4.54  20   0   0   3   0   40   40   24   20    6   19   23
Dave Lemanczyk         2   5  5.40  10   8   0   0   0   43   57   29   26    4   15   10
Balor Moore            1   0  6.18  14   0   0   1   0   28   35   21   19    4   14   10
Luis Leal              1   1  6.75   2   2   0   0   0    8   17    6    6    1    4    0

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League Leaders

Wins:

  B. Burns (CHA)            7
  L. Gura (KCA)             7
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        7
  T. John (NYA)             7
  R. Martin (KCA)           7
  R. Dotson (CHA)           6
  R. Guidry (NYA)           6
  M. Haas (MIL)             6
  M. Keough (OAK)           6
  M. Norris (OAK)           6

Losses:

  J. Kern (TEX)             7
  G. Zahn (MIN)             7
  R. Gale (KCA)             6
  B. Kingman (OAK)          6
  M. Parrott (SEA)          6
  F. Tanana (CAL)           6
  F. Bannister (SEA)        5
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        5
  M. Keough (OAK)           5
  J. Koosman (MIN)          5

Complete Games:

  M. Keough (OAK)           8
  L. Gura (KCA)             7
  R. Langford (OAK)         6
  M. Norris (OAK)           6
  F. Bannister (SEA)        5
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         5
  T. John (NYA)             5
  M. Wilcox (DET)           5
  B. Burns (CHA)            4
  J. Clancy (TOR)           4

Saves:

  E. Farmer (CHA)          13
  T. Burgmeier (BOS)        9
  D. Quisenberry (KCA)      8
  T. Stoddard (BAL)         8
  R. Gossage (NYA)          5
  A. Lopez (DET)            5
  S. Lyle (TEX)             5
  B. McClure (MIL)          5
  S. Monge (CLE)            5
  D. Corbett (MIN)          4

Shutouts:

  L. Gura (KCA)             3
  T. John (NYA)             3
  M. Haas (MIL)             2
  D. Aase (CAL)             1
  G. Abbott (SEA)           1
  B. Burns (CHA)            1
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         1
  J. Clancy (TOR)           1
  J. Denny (CLE)            1
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         1

Innings Pitched:

  L. Gura (KCA)          98.0
  M. Flanagan (BAL)      90.0
  J. Morris (DET)        86.1
  R. Guidry (NYA)        84.0
  M. Keough (OAK)        83.1
  J. Koosman (MIN)       83.0
  M. Norris (OAK)        82.1
  B. Stanley (BOS)       80.0
  L. Barker (CLE)        79.0
  D. Leonard (KCA)       78.0

Hits:

  D. Leonard (KCA)         95
  G. Zahn (MIN)            92
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        90
  B. Stanley (BOS)         85
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        84
  L. Barker (CLE)          81
  L. Gura (KCA)            81
  J. Morris (DET)          81
  M. Torrez (BOS)          81
  R. Guidry (NYA)          78

Runs:

  D. Leonard (KCA)         53
  G. Zahn (MIN)            52
  R. Gale (KCA)            48
  J. Morris (DET)          44
  J. Koosman (MIN)         43
  K. Kravec (CHA)          43
  L. Barker (CLE)          40
  S. McCatty (OAK)         40
  R. Waits (CLE)           40
  B. Stanley (BOS)         39

Home Runs:

  D. Leonard (KCA)         13
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        12
  S. Stone (BAL)           11
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        10
  J. Koosman (MIN)         10
  J. Palmer (BAL)          10
  D. Spillner (CLE)        10
  G. Abbott (SEA)           8
  J. Barr (CAL)             8
  J. Clancy (TOR)           8

Walks:

  J. Beattie (SEA)         38
  J. Clancy (TOR)          38
  R. Gale (KCA)            38
  D. Stieb (TOR)           35
  M. Keough (OAK)          33
  M. Norris (OAK)          31
  D. Aase (CAL)            30
  L. Barker (CLE)          30
  R. Dotson (CHA)          30
  P. Mirabella (TOR)       30

Strikeouts:

  R. Guidry (NYA)          68
  F. Bannister (SEA)       59
  M. Norris (OAK)          56
  L. Barker (CLE)          52
  J. Matlack (TEX)         52
  M. Keough (OAK)          51
  P. Redfern (MIN)         51
  B. Burns (CHA)           49
  D. Leonard (KCA)         48
  G. Perry (TEX)           47

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