Friday April 24, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, April 24, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         15   1  1.43   16  13   1   145    89   23   23    6   46   78
Cleveland        6   3  2.14    9   5   1    80    70   23   19    5   17   41
New York         8   4  2.74   12   1   4   105    95   35   32    4   33   62
Milwaukee        6   4  3.16   10   2   2    91    83   32   32    3   31   47
Chicago          8   3  3.36   11   2   3    99    83   44   37   11   42   56
Kansas City      2   8  3.58   10   1   2    88    81   40   35    6   29   40
Minnesota        3   9  3.62   12   2   2   104    98   47   42   12   41   56
Detroit          7   6  3.63   13   3   3   114    97   50   46    7   54   50
Boston           6   4  3.64   10   3   2    89   100   49   36    9   28   43
California       6   8  3.77   14   2   1   124   129   60   52    9   40   52
Toronto          3  10  4.23   13   0   1   117   108   59   55    9   59   45
Texas            5   6  4.74   11   1   1    95    90   54   50   10   41   32
Baltimore        3   6  4.74    9   0   1    76    95   45   40    7   32   33
Seattle          4  10  5.88   14   1   2   121   128   84   79   21   49   69

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sammy Stewart (BAL)    0   1  0.00   4   0   0   1   0   12    8    2    0    0    5    7
Matt Keough (OAK)      3   0  0.33   3   3   3   0   2   27   16    1    1    0    6   16
Brian Kingman (OAK)    2   0  0.81   3   3   1   0   1   22   16    2    2    0    6   15
Milt Wilcox (DET)      2   1  0.81   3   3   0   0   0   22   14    4    2    0   12   11
Rick Waits (CLE)       2   0  1.00   2   2   2   0   0   18   17    2    2    0    3    6
Steve McCatty (OAK)    3   0  1.29   3   3   3   0   1   28   13    4    4    3    5   10
Doug Corbett (MIN)     1   1  1.32   7   0   0   2   0   14    8    2    2    1    3   13
Jim Palmer (BAL)       0   0  1.38   2   2   0   0   0   13   11    2    2    1    8    3
Bob Stanley (BOS)      2   1  1.42   3   0   0   0   0   13   10    3    2    1    4    6
Rudy May (NYA)         3   0  1.50   3   3   1   0   0   24   19    4    4    1    6   13

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sammy Stewart          0   1  0.00   4   0   0   1   0   12    8    2    0    0    5    7
Tim Stoddard           1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    0    3
Jim Palmer             0   0  1.38   2   2   0   0   0   13   11    2    2    1    8    3
Tippy Martinez         1   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    0    0    2
Steve Stone            1   1  4.58   3   3   0   0   0   18   22   10    9    3    8    6
Scott McGregor         0   1  5.14   2   1   0   0   0    7   11    4    4    1    6    3
Mike Flanagan          0   2  5.25   2   2   0   0   0   12   15    7    7    1    2    8
Dave Ford              0   0 18.90   2   0   0   0   0    3    9    7    7    0    1    1
Dennis Martinez        0   1 22.09   2   1   0   0   0    4   12   11    9    1    2    0

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    4    4    3    0    0    0    2
Bill Campbell          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Bob Stanley            2   1  1.42   3   0   0   0   0   13   10    3    2    1    4    6
Mike Torrez            1   0  2.38   2   2   1   0   0   11   12    4    3    1    2    4
John Tudor             1   0  3.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    9    4    3    0    2    2
Frank Tanana           0   1  3.14   2   2   1   0   0   14   14    5    5    1    8    8
Steve Crawford         0   1  3.18   2   2   0   0   0   11   15    6    4    1    3    6
Chuck Rainey           0   0  6.23   1   0   0   0   0    4    7    6    3    0    0    1
Mark Clear             1   0  6.75   3   0   0   0   0    8   13    6    6    4    5    3
Dennis Eckersley       1   1  7.11   3   3   0   0   0   13   16   12   10    1    4   10

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Aase               1   0  0.00   6   0   0   0   0   10    9    0    0    0    4    4
Steve Renko            0   0  0.90   4   0   0   0   0   10    6    1    1    0    5    4
Luis Sanchez           0   2  2.53   5   0   0   1   0   11    9    6    3    2    4    2
Geoff Zahn             2   1  2.55   3   3   1   0   0   25   26    8    7    1    4   10
Ken Forsch             2   0  3.18   3   3   1   0   1   23   23    8    8    0    4   11
Jesse Jefferson        0   2  4.96   3   3   0   0   0   16   16    9    9    0    5    7
Mike Witt              0   1  5.23   2   2   0   0   0   10   14    7    6    1    3    6
Andy Hassler           1   1  7.04   5   0   0   0   0    8    8    6    6    2    7    2
Bill Travers           0   1  7.45   3   3   0   0   0   10   14   10    8    2    3    5
John D'Acquisto        0   0 18.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    5    4    1    1    1

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kevin Hickey           0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    0    1
LaMarr Hoyt            3   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    8    4    1    0    0    1    9
Dennis Lamp            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    2    2
Steve Trout            1   0  1.72   2   2   0   0   0   16   15    3    3    0    7    8
Britt Burns            1   0  2.49   3   3   1   0   0   22   12    7    6    3    9   15
Francisco Barrios      1   0  3.12   2   1   0   0   0    9   11    3    3    1    2    3
Richard Dotson         1   1  4.43   3   3   1   0   0   20   17   12   10    3    9    8
Ross Baumgarten        1   1  6.55   2   2   0   0   0   11   11    8    8    3    8    4
Ed Farmer              0   1 11.81   5   0   0   2   0    5    9   10    7    1    4    6

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wayne Garland          1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    6    0    0    0    1    2
Mike Stanton           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Rick Waits             2   0  1.00   2   2   2   0   0   18   17    2    2    0    3    6
Bert Blyleven          1   1  2.12   2   2   1   0   1   17   11    4    4    2    1   13
John Denny             1   1  2.30   2   2   0   0   0   16   12    7    4    1    6    5
Len Barker             1   1  2.35   2   2   1   0   1   15   16    5    4    1    4   11
Dan Spillner           0   0  4.50   2   0   0   1   0    2    2    1    1    0    1    0
Bob Lacey              0   0 15.43   2   0   0   0   0    2    6    4    4    1    1    3

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Milt Wilcox            2   1  0.81   3   3   0   0   0   22   14    4    2    0   12   11
Dave Rozema            1   1  3.00   2   2   1   0   1   15   14    5    5    2    3    1
Dan Schatzeder         1   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    1    2    2    0    4    1
Aurelio Lopez          1   0  3.12   5   0   0   2   0    9   10    3    3    0    5    8
Jack Morris            1   2  3.66   4   4   2   0   0   32   30   14   13    2   14   14
Dave Tobik             0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    0    5    1
Kevin Saucier          0   0  5.79   5   0   0   1   0    5    4    3    3    0    1    4
Howard Bailey          1   2  6.23   3   3   0   0   0   17   15   12   12    3    6    8
Dave Rucker            0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    4    3    0    1    2
Dan Petry              0   0  Inf    1   1   0   0   0    0    0    1    1    0    3    0

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Wright             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    0    0    0    2    1
Renie Martin           0   0  1.93   2   0   0   1   0    5    4    1    1    1    2    4
Dennis Leonard         1   2  2.91   3   3   0   0   0   22   20    9    7    0    3   10
Larry Gura             0   2  2.95   3   3   1   0   0   21   16    9    7    1    8    6
Ken Brett              0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    0    3
Dan Quisenberry        0   1  3.86   5   0   0   1   0    5    6    3    2    1    3    0
Rich Gale              1   1  4.20   2   2   0   0   0   15    9    7    7    1    7    9
Paul Splittorff        0   1  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   14   17    7    7    2    2    4
Juan Berenguer         0   1 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    3    3    0    2    3

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Augustine        0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    0    0    0    1    0
Randy Lerch            1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    1    0    0    0    0    7
Rollie Fingers         0   1  0.96   5   0   0   1   0    9    7    1    1    0    4   10
Mike Caldwell          2   1  2.05   3   3   1   0   0   22   20    5    5    0    3    9
Jamie Easterly         0   0  2.16   5   0   0   1   0    8    8    2    2    0    3    4
Jim Slaton             2   1  3.24   3   3   0   0   0   17   15    6    6    1    8   10
Moose Haas             1   0  3.86   2   2   1   0   0   14   15    6    6    1    4    3
Reggie Cleveland       0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    0    3    0
Pete Vuckovich         0   1  9.31   2   2   0   0   0   10   11   10   10    1    5    4

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Cooper             0   0  0.77   4   0   0   0   0   12    9    1    1    1    9    5
Doug Corbett           1   1  1.32   7   0   0   2   0   14    8    2    2    1    3   13
Jack O'Connor          0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    1    1    0
Albert Williams        0   3  3.05   3   3   1   0   0   21   17    9    7    2    8   11
Jerry Koosman          1   2  3.92   3   3   1   0   0   21   20   10    9    4    7   11
Roger Erickson         0   1  4.91   2   2   0   0   0   15   15    9    8    2    6    7
Pete Redfern           1   1  5.79   3   3   0   0   0   14   16    9    9    1    6    7
Fernando Arroyo        0   1  7.50   2   1   0   0   0    6   11    6    5    0    1    2

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bird              1   0  0.00   3   1   0   0   0    8    5    0    0    0    4    3
Dave LaRoche           1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    0
Rich Gossage           0   0  1.23   5   0   0   4   0    7    4    1    1    1    2   10
Rudy May               3   0  1.50   3   3   1   0   0   24   19    4    4    1    6   13
Tom Underwood          0   1  2.45   4   1   0   0   0    7    8    3    2    0    3    4
Tommy John             2   1  3.81   4   4   0   0   0   26   27   13   11    1   11   14
Bill Castro            0   1  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    5    8    2    2    0    1    1
Ron Davis              0   0  3.86   5   0   0   0   0    7    5    3    3    0    2    7
Ron Guidry             1   1  4.34   3   3   0   0   0   19   19    9    9    1    4   10

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jeff Jones             1   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    5    2    0    0    0    1    5
Craig Minetto          0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    2    1
Matt Keough            3   0  0.33   3   3   3   0   2   27   16    1    1    0    6   16
Brian Kingman          2   0  0.81   3   3   1   0   1   22   16    2    2    0    6   15
Steve McCatty          3   0  1.29   3   3   3   0   1   28   13    4    4    3    5   10
Mike Norris            4   0  1.64   4   4   3   0   0   33   20    6    6    2   17   17
Rick Langford          2   1  3.00   3   3   3   0   0   27   21    9    9    1    8   14
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
Shane Rawley           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1
Bryan Clark            1   0  2.13   7   0   0   1   0   13    9    3    3    0    7    8
Dick Drago             0   0  3.86   4   0   0   1   0    5    3    2    2    1    1    3
Jerry Don Gleaton      2   1  3.98   3   3   0   0   0   20   17   10    9    3    7    8
Mike Parrott           0   0  4.35   4   1   0   0   0   10   12    5    5    1    7    7
Larry Andersen         0   1  5.40   5   0   0   0   0    5    4    3    3    0    2    7
Floyd Bannister        1   2  6.30   3   3   1   0   1   20   18   14   14    6    6   13
Glenn Abbott           0   4  6.57   4   4   0   0   0   25   28   21   18    6    8    8
Ken Clay               0   2  8.20   3   3   0   0   0   19   27   18   17    3   10    9
Jim Beattie            0   0 16.62   3   0   0   0   0    4   10    8    8    1    1    5

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Kern               0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    4    2    0    0    0    3    3
John Henry Johnson     0   0  1.80   4   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    1    0    1
Doc Medich             1   1  2.40   2   2   0   0   0   15   15    4    4    1    1    5
Bob Babcock            0   0  3.18   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    3    1
Jon Matlack            1   2  4.09   3   3   1   0   1   22   19   12   10    1    8    8
Fergie Jenkins         1   1  5.93   3   2   0   0   0   14   15    9    9    2    8    6
Rick Honeycutt         0   0  6.75   1   1   0   0   0    4    3    4    3    1    1    1
Danny Darwin           1   2  7.20   3   3   0   0   0   15   14   13   12    3   11    3
Steve Comer            1   0  7.71   3   0   0   0   0    7    8    6    6    1    3    2
Charlie Hough          0   0  8.10   2   0   0   0   0    3    6    3    3    0    3    2

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Garvin           0   0  0.93   6   0   0   0   0   10    7    1    1    0    5    2
Roy Lee Jackson        0   0  1.50   7   0   0   1   0    6    5    1    1    0    3    0
Mark Bomback           1   1  1.84   2   2   0   0   0   15   13    4    3    1    6    5
Jim Clancy             1   1  2.84   3   3   0   0   0   19   14    7    6    0   13    5
Dave Stieb             0   3  4.95   3   3   0   0   0   20   25   12   11    2    6   10
Luis Leal              1   2  5.40   3   3   0   0   0   15   12   10    9    2    8   12
Joey McLaughlin        0   1  5.73   6   0   0   0   0   11    9    7    7    1    5    3
Mike Barlow            0   0  6.75   3   0   0   0   0    1    3    1    1    0    2    0
Jackson Todd           0   1  6.94   2   2   0   0   0   12    9    9    9    2    7    5
Mike Willis            0   1  7.27   6   0   0   0   0    9   11    7    7    1    4    3

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Norris (OAK)           4
  L. Hoyt (CHA)             3
  M. Keough (OAK)           3
  R. May (NYA)              3
  S. McCatty (OAK)          3
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         2
  K. Forsch (CAL)           2
  J. Gleaton (SEA)          2
  T. John (NYA)             2
  B. Kingman (OAK)          2

Losses:

  G. Abbott (SEA)           4
  D. Stieb (TOR)            3
  A. Williams (MIN)         3
  H. Bailey (DET)           2
  F. Bannister (SEA)        2
  K. Clay (SEA)             2
  D. Darwin (TEX)           2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         2
  L. Gura (KCA)             2
  J. Jefferson (CAL)        2

Complete Games:

  M. Keough (OAK)           3
  R. Langford (OAK)         3
  S. McCatty (OAK)          3
  M. Norris (OAK)           3
  J. Morris (DET)           2
  R. Waits (CLE)            2
  F. Bannister (SEA)        1
  L. Barker (CLE)           1
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         1
  B. Burns (CHA)            1

Saves:

  R. Gossage (NYA)          4
  T. Burgmeier (BOS)        2
  D. Corbett (MIN)          2
  E. Farmer (CHA)           2
  A. Lopez (DET)            2
  B. Clark (SEA)            1
  D. Drago (SEA)            1
  J. Easterly (MIL)         1
  R. Fingers (MIL)          1
  L. Hoyt (CHA)             1

Shutouts:

  M. Keough (OAK)           2
  F. Bannister (SEA)        1
  L. Barker (CLE)           1
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         1
  K. Forsch (CAL)           1
  W. Garland (CLE)          1
  B. Kingman (OAK)          1
  J. Matlack (TEX)          1
  S. McCatty (OAK)          1
  D. Rozema (DET)           1

Innings Pitched:

  M. Norris (OAK)        33.0
  J. Morris (DET)        32.0
  S. McCatty (OAK)       28.0
  M. Keough (OAK)        27.0
  R. Langford (OAK)      27.0
  T. John (NYA)          26.0
  G. Abbott (SEA)        24.2
  G. Zahn (CAL)          24.2
  R. May (NYA)           24.0
  K. Forsch (CAL)        22.2

Hits:

  J. Morris (DET)          30
  G. Abbott (SEA)          28
  K. Clay (SEA)            27
  T. John (NYA)            27
  G. Zahn (CAL)            26
  D. Stieb (TOR)           25
  K. Forsch (CAL)          23
  S. Stone (BAL)           22
  R. Langford (OAK)        21
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        20

Runs:

  G. Abbott (SEA)          21
  K. Clay (SEA)            18
  F. Bannister (SEA)       14
  J. Morris (DET)          14
  D. Darwin (TEX)          13
  T. John (NYA)            13
  H. Bailey (DET)          12
  R. Dotson (CHA)          12
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       12
  J. Matlack (TEX)         12

Home Runs:

  G. Abbott (SEA)           6
  F. Bannister (SEA)        6
  M. Clear (BOS)            4
  J. Koosman (MIN)          4
  H. Bailey (DET)           3
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)       3
  B. Burns (CHA)            3
  K. Clay (SEA)             3
  D. Darwin (TEX)           3
  R. Dotson (CHA)           3

Walks:

  M. Norris (OAK)          17
  J. Morris (DET)          14
  J. Clancy (TOR)          13
  M. Wilcox (DET)          12
  D. Darwin (TEX)          11
  T. John (NYA)            11
  K. Clay (SEA)            10
  B. Burns (CHA)            9
  D. Cooper (MIN)           9
  R. Dotson (CHA)           9

Strikeouts:

  M. Norris (OAK)          17
  M. Keough (OAK)          16
  B. Burns (CHA)           15
  B. Kingman (OAK)         15
  T. John (NYA)            14
  R. Langford (OAK)        14
  J. Morris (DET)          14
  F. Bannister (SEA)       13
  B. Blyleven (CLE)        13
  D. Corbett (MIN)         13

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