Tuesday April 28, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, April 28, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         17   3  1.79   20  16   1   181   123   37   36   10   57   96
New York        10   6  2.55   16   2   5   141   123   46   40    8   37   84
Cleveland        7   4  2.66   11   6   1    98    92   34   29    6   21   46
California      10   9  3.11   19   5   2   168   156   73   58   13   48   76
Milwaukee        8   6  3.12   14   2   2   130   115   46   45    6   40   73
Chicago         11   4  3.43   15   2   6   134   122   59   51   15   59   69
Toronto          6  11  3.58   17   2   1   156   143   68   62   10   70   57
Detroit          7  10  3.66   17   3   3   150   126   66   61   11   64   67
Minnesota        5  12  3.77   17   3   3   150   136   71   63   17   58   84
Kansas City      3   9  3.86   12   2   2   105    97   53   45    9   36   48
Texas            8   7  3.93   15   2   2   131   120   62   57   12   49   48
Boston           7   7  4.72   14   4   2   122   148   80   64   12   39   73
Baltimore        5   8  4.74   13   1   2   112   138   64   59   10   42   56
Seattle          5  13  5.73   18   1   2   157   173  107  100   25   63   93

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Renko (CAL)      1   0  0.56   5   1   0   0   0   16    8    1    1    0    7    9
Matt Keough (OAK)      4   0  1.00   4   4   4   0   2   36   22    5    4    1    8   24
Rick Waits (CLE)       2   0  1.00   2   2   2   0   0   18   17    2    2    0    3    6
Brian Kingman (OAK)    2   1  1.30   4   4   1   0   1   28   23    4    4    1    9   15
Doc Medich (TEX)       2   1  1.50   3   3   1   0   1   24   23    4    4    1    2    8
Mike Norris (OAK)      4   0  1.64   4   4   3   0   0   33   20    6    6    2   17   17
Steve McCatty (OAK)    3   1  1.70   4   4   4   0   1   37   21    7    7    4    7   14
Doug Corbett (MIN)     1   1  1.72   8   0   0   3   0   16    9    3    3    1    3   15
Steve Trout (CHA)      1   0  1.72   2   2   0   0   0   16   15    3    3    0    7    8
Milt Wilcox (DET)      2   2  1.91   4   4   0   0   0   28   19    9    6    0   14   16

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sammy Stewart          0   1  0.00   5   0   0   1   0   14    9    2    0    0    7    9
Tippy Martinez         1   0  2.45   4   0   0   1   0    7    8    2    2    0    0    4
Jim Palmer             0   0  2.79   3   3   0   0   0   19   17    6    6    2   11    5
Scott McGregor         1   1  3.52   3   2   0   0   0   15   22    6    6    2    8    9
Mike Flanagan          1   2  3.86   3   3   1   0   0   21   19    9    9    2    4   15
Steve Stone            1   2  6.52   4   4   0   0   0   19   29   15   14    3    8    8
Tim Stoddard           1   1  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    4    7    3    3    0    1    4
Dave Ford              0   0 11.25   3   0   0   0   0    8   15   10   10    0    1    2
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  2.84   4   0   0   2   0    6    9    6    2    0    0    4
John Tudor             1   0  3.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    9    4    3    0    2    2
Mike Torrez            1   1  3.63   3   3   1   0   0   17   18   10    7    2    5    6
Bob Stanley            2   1  3.68   4   0   0   0   0   15   18    7    6    1    5    6
Steve Crawford         0   2  4.70   3   3   0   0   0   15   20   10    8    2    3    8
Frank Tanana           0   2  5.21   3   3   1   0   0   19   23   11   11    1   10   15
Mark Clear             1   0  5.56   4   0   0   0   0   11   16    7    7    4    6   11
Bill Campbell          0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    2    3
Dennis Eckersley       2   1  6.23   4   4   1   0   0   22   25   17   15    2    6   17
Chuck Rainey           0   0  6.23   1   0   0   0   0    4    7    6    3    0    0    1

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Renko            1   0  0.56   5   1   0   0   0   16    8    1    1    0    7    9
Don Aase               1   0  0.73   7   0   0   0   0   12   13    1    1    1    4    6
Geoff Zahn             3   1  2.14   4   4   2   0   0   34   36   12    8    2    5   14
Luis Sanchez           0   2  2.38   6   0   0   2   0   11    9    6    3    2    4    3
Ken Forsch             3   0  2.84   4   4   2   0   1   32   26   10   10    0    5   15
Mike Witt              1   1  3.26   3   3   1   0   0   19   16    8    7    2    5   12
Jesse Jefferson        0   3  3.80   4   4   0   0   0   24   21   14   10    1    6    9
Andy Hassler           1   1  6.48   6   0   0   0   0    8    9    6    6    2    8    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   6   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    2    1
Dennis Lamp            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    2    2
LaMarr Hoyt            3   0  1.59   6   0   0   2   0   11    8    3    2    0    2   11
Steve Trout            1   0  1.72   2   2   0   0   0   16   15    3    3    0    7    8
Francisco Barrios      1   1  3.00   3   2   0   0   0   15   19    6    5    2    5    5
Britt Burns            2   0  3.03   4   4   1   0   0   30   21   11   10    4   13   17
Ross Baumgarten        2   1  4.00   3   3   0   0   0   18   16    8    8    3   10    6
Richard Dotson         2   1  5.26   4   4   1   0   0   26   26   17   15    4   12   13
Ed Farmer              0   1  8.00   7   0   0   4   0    9   12   11    8    2    6    6

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Stanton           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    1
Rick Waits             2   0  1.00   2   2   2   0   0   18   17    2    2    0    3    6
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
Bert Blyleven          2   1  2.42   3   3   2   0   1   26   21    7    7    2    4   16
Sid Monge              0   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    1    1    0    1    1
Wayne Garland          1   1  3.18   2   2   1   0   1   11   14    4    4    0    1    2
Dan Spillner           0   0  4.50   2   0   0   1   0    2    2    1    1    0    1    0
Bob Lacey              0   0 10.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    9    7    6    2    1    4

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Milt Wilcox            2   2  1.91   4   4   0   0   0   28   19    9    6    0   14   16
Dave Tobik             0   0  2.16   4   0   0   0   0    8    7    2    2    0    6    4
Aurelio Lopez          1   0  2.38   6   0   0   2   0   11   13    3    3    0    5    9
Dan Petry              0   0  3.38   2   1   0   0   0    3    1    1    1    0    3    0
Dave Rozema            1   2  3.47   3   3   1   0   1   23   21    9    9    3    5    5
Jack Morris            1   2  3.66   4   4   2   0   0   32   30   14   13    2   14   14
Kevin Saucier          0   0  4.76   7   0   0   1   0    6    4    3    3    0    1    5
Dan Schatzeder         1   1  5.06   3   1   0   0   0   11    6    6    6    2    6    2
Howard Bailey          1   3  5.70   4   4   0   0   0   24   22   15   15    4    9   10
Dave Rucker            0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    4    3    0    1    2

 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
Larry Gura             1   2  2.67   4   4   2   0   0   30   19   11    9    2    9   11
Dennis Leonard         1   3  3.58   4   4   0   0   0   28   30   16   11    2    4   13
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
Ken Brett              0   0 10.13   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    3    3    0    1    3
Juan Berenguer         0   1 12.27   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    5    5    0    6    3

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Augustine        0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    7    5    0    0    0    1    2
Randy Lerch            2   0  0.64   4   1   0   0   0   14    7    1    1    0    4   10
Rollie Fingers         0   1  0.71   6   0   0   1   0   13    9    1    1    0    4   13
Jamie Easterly         0   0  1.64   7   0   0   1   0   11    9    2    2    0    4    7
Jim Slaton             2   1  3.24   3   3   0   0   0   17   15    6    6    1    8   10
Mike Caldwell          2   2  3.58   4   4   1   0   0   28   28   11   11    2    4   11
Reggie Cleveland       1   0  3.60   5   0   0   0   0    5    3    2    2    0    3    2
Moose Haas             1   0  3.98   3   3   1   0   0   20   19    9    9    1    6   10
Pete Vuckovich         0   2  7.47   3   3   0   0   0   16   20   14   13    2    6    8

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Corbett           1   1  1.72   8   0   0   3   0   16    9    3    3    1    3   15
Jack O'Connor          0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    1    1    0
Albert Williams        0   3  3.03   4   4   1   0   0   30   26   12   10    3   11   16
Fernando Arroyo        1   1  4.15   3   2   0   0   0   13   16    7    6    0    3    5
Pete Redfern           2   1  4.18   5   4   1   0   0   24   22   11   11    3    7   14
Don Cooper             0   1  4.26   5   0   0   0   0   13   13    6    6    2   10    5
John Verhoeven         0   0  4.26   2   0   0   0   0    6    3    3    3    0    4    2
Jerry Koosman          1   3  4.33   4   4   1   0   0   27   25   15   13    5   10   16
Roger Erickson         0   2  4.66   3   3   0   0   0   19   20   13   10    2    9   11

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Bird              1   0  0.00   4   1   0   0   0   10    5    0    0    0    4    4
Dave LaRoche           1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    0
Rich Gossage           0   0  1.08   6   0   0   5   0    8    4    1    1    1    2   10
Rudy May               3   1  2.32   4   4   1   0   0   31   25    8    8    2    8   15
Tom Underwood          0   2  2.40   5   2   0   0   0   15   15    5    4    0    5   13
Tommy John             3   1  3.09   5   5   1   0   0   35   33   14   12    2   11   15
Bill Castro            0   1  3.38   4   0   0   0   0    5   12    5    2    1    1    1
Ron Davis              0   0  3.38   6   0   0   0   0    8    5    3    3    0    2    9
Ron Guidry             2   1  3.38   4   4   0   0   0   27   24   10   10    2    4   17

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jeff Jones             1   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    7    2    0    0    0    2    6
Craig Minetto          0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    2    2
Matt Keough            4   0  1.00   4   4   4   0   2   36   22    5    4    1    8   24
Brian Kingman          2   1  1.30   4   4   1   0   1   28   23    4    4    1    9   15
Mike Norris            4   0  1.64   4   4   3   0   0   33   20    6    6    2   17   17
Steve McCatty          3   1  1.70   4   4   4   0   1   37   21    7    7    4    7   14
Rick Langford          3   1  3.25   4   4   4   0   0   36   31   13   13    2   11   18
Bo McLaughlin          0   0  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    0    1    0

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bryan Clark            1   0  1.80   8   0   0   1   0   15    9    3    3    0    7   12
Dick Drago             0   0  2.70   5   0   0   1   0    7    4    2    2    1    1    6
Larry Andersen         1   1  3.55   7   0   0   0   0   13    9    5    5    1    2   11
Floyd Bannister        1   2  5.33   4   4   1   0   1   27   28   17   16    6    9   18
Jerry Don Gleaton      2   2  5.56   4   4   0   0   0   23   23   15   14    4   10   11
Mike Parrott           0   1  6.19   5   2   0   0   0   16   21   11   11    3   10    9
Glenn Abbott           0   4  6.57   4   4   0   0   0   25   28   21   18    6    8    8
Ken Clay               0   3  7.03   4   4   0   0   0   24   36   21   19    3   13   11
Shane Rawley           0   0  9.82   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    4    4    0    2    2
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
Doc Medich             2   1  1.50   3   3   1   0   1   24   23    4    4    1    2    8
Bob Babcock            0   0  2.25   4   0   0   0   0    8    6    2    2    0    3    3
Jon Matlack            1   2  3.07   4   4   1   0   1   29   26   13   10    1   10   11
John Henry Johnson     0   1  3.18   5   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    1    0    1
Jim Kern               0   0  3.60   4   0   0   1   0    5    2    2    2    0    5    3
Steve Comer            2   0  3.95   5   0   0   1   0   14   12    6    6    1    4    3
Fergie Jenkins         1   1  4.86   4   3   0   0   0   17   17    9    9    2   10    9
Rick Honeycutt         1   0  6.30   2   2   0   0   0   10    9    8    7    3    1    5
Danny Darwin           1   2  7.20   3   3   0   0   0   15   14   13   12    3   11    3
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
Roy Lee Jackson        0   0  0.77   8   0   0   1   0   12    7    1    1    0    4    2
Jerry Garvin           0   1  1.59   7   0   0   0   0   11   10    2    2    0    5    2
Mark Bomback           2   1  2.08   3   3   0   0   0   22   21    6    5    1   10    6
Jim Clancy             1   1  2.84   3   3   0   0   0   19   14    7    6    0   13    5
Dave Stieb             1   3  3.72   4   4   1   0   0   29   32   13   12    2   10   13
Luis Leal              1   2  4.66   4   4   0   0   0   19   18   13   10    2    8   15
Jackson Todd           1   1  4.79   3   3   1   0   0   21   15   11   11    3    9    8
Joey McLaughlin        0   1  4.85   7   0   0   0   0   13   12    7    7    1    5    3
Mike Barlow            0   0  6.75   3   0   0   0   0    1    3    1    1    0    2    0
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. Keough (OAK)           4
  M. Norris (OAK)           4
  K. Forsch (CAL)           3
  L. Hoyt (CHA)             3
  T. John (NYA)             3
  R. Langford (OAK)         3
  R. May (NYA)              3
  S. McCatty (OAK)          3
  G. Zahn (CAL)             3
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)       2

Losses:

  G. Abbott (SEA)           4
  H. Bailey (DET)           3
  K. Clay (SEA)             3
  J. Jefferson (CAL)        3
  J. Koosman (MIN)          3
  D. Leonard (KCA)          3
  D. Stieb (TOR)            3
  A. Williams (MIN)         3
  F. Bannister (SEA)        2
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         2

Complete Games:

  M. Keough (OAK)           4
  R. Langford (OAK)         4
  S. McCatty (OAK)          4
  M. Norris (OAK)           3
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         2
  K. Forsch (CAL)           2
  L. Gura (KCA)             2
  J. Morris (DET)           2
  R. Waits (CLE)            2
  G. Zahn (CAL)             2

Saves:

  R. Gossage (NYA)          5
  E. Farmer (CHA)           4
  D. Corbett (MIN)          3
  T. Burgmeier (BOS)        2
  L. Hoyt (CHA)             2
  A. Lopez (DET)            2
  L. Sanchez (CAL)          2
  B. Clark (SEA)            1
  S. Comer (TEX)            1
  D. Drago (SEA)            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. Medich (TEX)           1

Innings Pitched:

  S. McCatty (OAK)       37.0
  M. Keough (OAK)        36.0
  R. Langford (OAK)      36.0
  T. John (NYA)          35.0
  G. Zahn (CAL)          33.2
  M. Norris (OAK)        33.0
  J. Morris (DET)        32.0
  K. Forsch (CAL)        31.2
  R. May (NYA)           31.0
  L. Gura (KCA)          30.1

Hits:

  K. Clay (SEA)            36
  G. Zahn (CAL)            36
  T. John (NYA)            33
  D. Stieb (TOR)           32
  R. Langford (OAK)        31
  D. Leonard (KCA)         30
  J. Morris (DET)          30
  S. Stone (BAL)           29
  G. Abbott (SEA)          28
  F. Bannister (SEA)       28

Runs:

  G. Abbott (SEA)          21
  K. Clay (SEA)            21
  F. Bannister (SEA)       17
  R. Dotson (CHA)          17
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       17
  D. Leonard (KCA)         16
  H. Bailey (DET)          15
  J. Gleaton (SEA)         15
  J. Koosman (MIN)         15
  S. Stone (BAL)           15

Home Runs:

  G. Abbott (SEA)           6
  F. Bannister (SEA)        6
  J. Koosman (MIN)          5
  H. Bailey (DET)           4
  B. Burns (CHA)            4
  M. Clear (BOS)            4
  R. Dotson (CHA)           4
  J. Gleaton (SEA)          4
  S. McCatty (OAK)          4
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)       3

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  M. Keough (OAK)          24
  F. Bannister (SEA)       18
  R. Langford (OAK)        18
  B. Burns (CHA)           17
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       17
  R. Guidry (NYA)          17
  M. Norris (OAK)          17
  B. Blyleven (CLE)        16
  J. Koosman (MIN)         16
  M. Wilcox (DET)          16


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