Tuesday April 14, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, April 14, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland          6   0  1.33    6   5   0    54    29    8    8    0   28   31
Baltimore        2   1  2.33    3   0   1    27    24    8    7    4   12   21
Boston           1   2  2.67    3   0   0    27    27   14    8    2    7   19
Kansas City      1   2  3.12    3   0   1    26    22   13    9    3   11   13
Minnesota        1   4  3.40    5   0   1    45    44   19   17    5   18   19
Chicago          2   1  3.46    3   0   1    26    19   11   10    5   13   19
Detroit          3   1  3.50    4   1   0    36    30   15   14    1   12   14
New York         2   2  3.60    4   0   0    35    35   15   14    0   11   21
Cleveland        1   2  3.67    3   1   0    27    28   12   11    4    7   12
Toronto          2   2  3.71    4   0   1    34    30   15   14    3   14   16
Milwaukee        2   1  4.50    3   0   2    26    26   13   13    1   12   10
California       3   3  4.75    6   0   1    53    60   30   28    5   18   24
Seattle          1   4  5.60    5   0   0    45    41   28   28    9   23   19
Texas            1   3  6.35    4   0   1    34    37   26   24    8   18   13

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Aase (CAL)         1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    0    0    0    3    3
Steve Crawford (BOS)   0   1  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    8    8    2    0    0    1    5
J. Gleaton (SEA)       1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    4    0    0    0    3    2
Matt Keough (OAK)      1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    6    0    0    0    4    6
Dennis Leonard (KCA)   1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    8    3    2    0    0    3    6
Steve McCatty (OAK)    1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    3    0    0    0    1    3
Jim Slaton (MIL)       1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    0    0    0    2    4
Rick Waits (CLE)       1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9   10    1    1    0    2    3
Rudy May (NYA)         1   0  1.13   1   1   0   0   0    8    8    1    1    0    2    3
Jim Palmer (BAL)       0   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    1    5    3

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Scott McGregor         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    2    2
Sammy Stewart          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    4    2    0    0    0    3    4
Tim Stoddard           1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    3
Jim Palmer             0   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    1    5    3
Steve Stone            1   0  3.60   1   1   0   0   0    5    8    3    2    2    2    4
Mike Flanagan          0   1  7.20   1   1   0   0   0    5    6    4    4    1    0    5

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    3    0    0    0    0
Steve Crawford         0   1  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    8    8    2    0    0    1    5
Dennis Eckersley       0   0  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    4    2    2    0    2    7
Mark Clear             1   0  3.38   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    1    2    0
Frank Tanana           0   0  4.26   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    0    2    5
Bob Stanley            0   1  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    3    2    1    0    2

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Aase               1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    0    0    0    3    3
Steve Renko            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1
Bill Travers           0   0  1.69   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    1    1    0    1    3
Luis Sanchez           0   1  3.00   3   0   0   1   0    6    4    3    2    1    2    1
Andy Hassler           1   0  3.38   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    2    1    5    2
Geoff Zahn             1   1  4.02   2   2   0   0   0   16   16    7    7    1    3    7
Mike Witt              0   0  6.23   1   1   0   0   0    4    8    3    3    1    1    1
Ken Forsch             0   0  6.75   1   1   0   0   0    7   10    5    5    0    1    5
John D'Acquisto        0   0 18.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    5    4    1    1    1
Jesse Jefferson        0   1 21.60   1   1   0   0   0    2    5    4    4    0    1    0

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kevin Hickey           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
LaMarr Hoyt            1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    0    0    1    4
Richard Dotson         0   0  2.35   1   1   0   0   0    8    4    2    2    0    3    3
Britt Burns            0   0  2.70   1   1   0   0   0    7    5    2    2    2    3    8
Ross Baumgarten        1   0  3.38   1   1   0   0   0    8    7    3    3    2    5    3
Ed Farmer              0   1 40.50   2   0   0   1   0    1    2    3    3    1    1    1

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Stanton           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Rick Waits             1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9   10    1    1    0    2    3
Bert Blyleven          0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    8    7    4    4    2    1    5
John Denny             0   1  4.70   1   1   0   0   0    8    6    5    4    1    3    2
Dan Spillner           0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    1    0
Bob Lacey              0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    1    1    1    0    1

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Aurelio Lopez          1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    3    2
Dave Rucker            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    1
Dave Tobik             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    2    0    0    0    0    0
Milt Wilcox            1   0  2.35   1   1   0   0   0    8    5    2    2    0    0    4
Jack Morris            1   0  2.81   2   2   1   0   0   16   14    6    5    0    7    5
Howard Bailey          0   1  6.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    4    4    1    2    1
Kevin Saucier          0   0 20.25   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    3    3    0    0    1

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dennis Leonard         1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    8    3    2    0    0    3    6
Renie Martin           0   0  2.70   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    1    2    3
Ken Brett              0   0  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    0    3
Larry Gura             0   1  3.86   1   1   0   0   0    5    3    4    2    1    5    1
Dan Quisenberry        0   1  4.50   2   0   0   1   0    2    2    1    1    0    1    0
Paul Splittorff        0   0  6.35   1   1   0   0   0    6    9    4    4    1    0    0

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Augustine        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    0
Rollie Fingers         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    2    2    0    0    0    1    1
Randy Lerch            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Jim Slaton             1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    0    0    0    2    4
Jamie Easterly         0   0  1.69   2   0   0   1   0    5    3    1    1    0    2    3
Mike Caldwell          1   0  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    5    6    3    3    0    1    1
Reggie Cleveland       0   0 10.80   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    0    3    0
Pete Vuckovich         0   1 17.18   1   1   0   0   0    4    7    7    7    1    3    0

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fernando Arroyo        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    0    0    0    0    0
Don Cooper             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    2    0
Pete Redfern           0   1  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    7    1    1    0    3    3
Doug Corbett           0   0  1.35   3   0   0   1   0    7    3    1    1    1    0    6
Jack O'Connor          0   0  3.38   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    1    1    0
Albert Williams        0   1  4.05   1   1   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    0    3    3
Jerry Koosman          1   1  4.26   2   2   0   0   0   13   14    7    6    2    5    5
Roger Erickson         0   1  6.75   1   1   0   0   0    7    8    6    5    1    4    2

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bird              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Bill Castro            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    0    0
Ron Davis              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    3
Rich Gossage           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    2
Tom Underwood          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
Rudy May               1   0  1.13   1   1   0   0   0    8    8    1    1    0    2    3
Tommy John             1   1  4.30   2   2   0   0   0   15   14    8    7    0    7    9
Ron Guidry             0   1  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    9    6    6    0    2    3

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jeff Jones             1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    3
Matt Keough            1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    6    0    0    0    4    6
Steve McCatty          1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    3    0    0    0    1    3
Craig Minetto          0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0
Mike Norris            2   0  1.50   2   2   2   0   0   18   10    3    3    0   12    9
Brian Kingman          0   0  1.69   1   1   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    5    6
Rick Langford          1   0  3.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    5    3    3    0    3    4
Bo McLaughlin          0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    0    1    0

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bryan Clark            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    1    0
Dick Drago             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0
Jerry Don Gleaton      1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    4    0    0    0    3    2
Ken Clay               0   0  5.63   1   1   0   0   0    8    8    5    5    0    4    2
Glenn Abbott           0   2  6.32   2   2   0   0   0   16   15   11   11    5    3    5
Floyd Bannister        0   1  6.75   1   1   0   0   0    8    7    6    6    3    4    6
Mike Parrott           0   0  8.10   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    3    3    1    5    2
Larry Andersen         0   1 20.25   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    3    3    0    2    2

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Babcock            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    1    1
Charlie Hough          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    2    1
Jim Kern               0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    0
John Henry Johnson     0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    1    0    1
Fergie Jenkins         1   0  4.05   1   1   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    2    4    4
Jon Matlack            0   2  6.92   2   2   0   0   0   13   15   12   10    1    7    5
Danny Darwin           0   1 15.00   1   1   0   0   0    3    4    5    5    3    2    1
Steve Comer            0   0 45.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    5    5    5    1    1    0

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Roy Lee Jackson        0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    0
Jim Clancy             1   0  1.35   2   2   0   0   0   13    9    3    2    0    8    2
Luis Leal              1   0  2.25   1   1   0   0   0    8    5    2    2    1    1    9
Joey McLaughlin        0   1  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    0    0    2
Dave Stieb             0   1  6.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    9    4    4    1    1    3
Mike Barlow            0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    2    1    1    0    1    0
Jerry Garvin           0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    1    1    1    0    0    0
Mike Willis            0   0 27.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    2    3    3    1    2    0

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Norris (OAK)           2
  D. Aase (CAL)             1
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)       1
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         1
  J. Clancy (TOR)           1
  M. Clear (BOS)            1
  J. Gleaton (SEA)          1
  A. Hassler (CAL)          1
  L. Hoyt (CHA)             1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          1

Losses:

  G. Abbott (SEA)           2
  J. Matlack (TEX)          2
  L. Andersen (SEA)         1
  H. Bailey (DET)           1
  F. Bannister (SEA)        1
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         1
  S. Crawford (BOS)         1
  D. Darwin (TEX)           1
  J. Denny (CLE)            1
  R. Erickson (MIN)         1

Complete Games:

  M. Norris (OAK)           2
  M. Keough (OAK)           1
  R. Langford (OAK)         1
  S. McCatty (OAK)          1
  J. Morris (DET)           1
  R. Waits (CLE)            1

Saves:

  D. Corbett (MIN)          1
  J. Easterly (MIL)         1
  E. Farmer (CHA)           1
  R. Fingers (MIL)          1
  R. Jackson (TOR)          1
  J. Kern (TEX)             1
  D. Quisenberry (KCA)      1
  L. Sanchez (CAL)          1
  S. Stewart (BAL)          1

Shutouts:

  M. Keough (OAK)           1
  S. McCatty (OAK)          1

Innings Pitched:

  M. Norris (OAK)        18.0
  J. Morris (DET)        16.0
  G. Abbott (SEA)        15.2
  G. Zahn (CAL)          15.2
  T. John (NYA)          14.2
  J. Clancy (TOR)        13.1
  J. Matlack (TEX)       13.0
  J. Koosman (MIN)       12.2
  M. Keough (OAK)         9.0
  R. Langford (OAK)       9.0

Hits:

  G. Zahn (CAL)            16
  G. Abbott (SEA)          15
  J. Matlack (TEX)         15
  T. John (NYA)            14
  J. Koosman (MIN)         14
  J. Morris (DET)          14
  K. Forsch (CAL)          10
  M. Norris (OAK)          10
  R. Waits (CLE)           10
  J. Clancy (TOR)           9

Runs:

  J. Matlack (TEX)         12
  G. Abbott (SEA)          11
  T. John (NYA)             8
  J. Koosman (MIN)          7
  P. Vuckovich (MIL)        7
  G. Zahn (CAL)             7
  F. Bannister (SEA)        6
  R. Erickson (MIN)         6
  R. Guidry (NYA)           6
  J. Morris (DET)           6

Home Runs:

  G. Abbott (SEA)           5
  F. Bannister (SEA)        3
  D. Darwin (TEX)           3
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)       2
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         2
  B. Burns (CHA)            2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          2
  J. Koosman (MIN)          2
  S. Stone (BAL)            2
  H. Bailey (DET)           1

Walks:

  M. Norris (OAK)          12
  J. Clancy (TOR)           8
  T. John (NYA)             7
  J. Matlack (TEX)          7
  J. Morris (DET)           7
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)       5
  L. Gura (KCA)             5
  A. Hassler (CAL)          5
  B. Kingman (OAK)          5
  J. Koosman (MIN)          5

Strikeouts:

  T. John (NYA)             9
  L. Leal (TOR)             9
  M. Norris (OAK)           9
  B. Burns (CHA)            8
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        7
  G. Zahn (CAL)             7
  F. Bannister (SEA)        6
  D. Corbett (MIN)          6
  M. Keough (OAK)           6
  B. Kingman (OAK)          6

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