Wednesday April 29, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, April 29, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         18   3  1.89   21  17   1   190   128   41   40   12   61  102
New York        11   6  2.52   17   2   6   150   132   48   42    8   38   92
Cleveland        7   4  2.66   11   6   1    98    92   34   29    6   21   46
Milwaukee        8   7  3.13   15   2   2   144   128   51   50    6   44   80
California      10  10  3.27   20   5   2   176   163   79   64   15   54   81
Toronto          7  11  3.29   18   2   1   170   146   68   62   10   74   64
Chicago         11   5  3.42   16   3   6   142   129   62   54   16   61   72
Detroit          7  11  3.62   18   4   3   159   131   69   64   12   69   69
Texas            9   7  3.67   16   3   2   140   121   62   57   12   54   55
Kansas City      3   9  3.86   12   2   2   105    97   53   45    9   36   48
Minnesota        5  12  3.87   18   3   3   158   149   78   68   18   61   87
Baltimore        6   8  4.39   14   1   3   121   145   64   59   10   44   61
Boston           7   8  4.78   15   4   2   130   156   85   69   13   42   76
Seattle          5  13  5.79   19   1   2   165   188  114  106   26   66   94

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rollie Fingers (MIL)   0   1  0.53   7   0   0   1   0   17   11    1    1    0    6   15
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
Bryan Clark (SEA)      1   0  1.50   9   0   0   1   0   18   14    4    3    0    9   12
Doc Medich (TEX)       2   1  1.50   3   3   1   0   1   24   23    4    4    1    2    8
Steve McCatty (OAK)    3   1  1.70   4   4   4   0   1   37   21    7    7    4    7   14
Milt Wilcox (DET)      2   2  1.91   4   4   0   0   0   28   19    9    6    0   14   16
Mark Bomback (TOR)     2   1  2.08   3   3   0   0   0   22   21    6    5    1   10    6
Jim Slaton (MIL)       2   1  2.13   4   4   0   0   0   25   21    6    6    1    9   15

 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  2.25   5   0   0   2   0    8    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
Dennis Martinez        1   1  6.75   3   2   0   0   0   12   19   11    9    1    4    5
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

 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
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
Bill Campbell          0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    0    2    3
John Tudor             1   1  4.50   2   2   1   0   0   16   16    9    8    1    5    5
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
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
Luis Sanchez           0   2  2.38   6   0   0   2   0   11    9    6    3    2    4    3
Geoff Zahn             3   2  2.65   5   5   2   0   0   37   41   15   11    3    9   14
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  6.52   7   0   0   0   0   10   10    7    7    3    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 10.80   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    7    6    1    3    6

 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   1  2.28   3   3   1   0   0   24   22    6    6    1    9   11
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   3  3.51   5   5   3   0   0   41   35   17   16    3   19   16
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
Rollie Fingers         0   1  0.53   7   0   0   1   0   17   11    1    1    0    6   15
Randy Lerch            2   0  0.64   4   1   0   0   0   14    7    1    1    0    4   10
Jim Slaton             2   1  2.13   4   4   0   0   0   25   21    6    6    1    9   15
Jamie Easterly         0   1  3.18   8   0   0   1   0   11   10    4    4    0    5    7
Mike Caldwell          2   2  3.58   4   4   1   0   0   28   28   11   11    2    4   11
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
Reggie Cleveland       1   0  7.94   6   0   0   0   0    6    7    5    5    0    3    2

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jack O'Connor          0   0  1.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    1    1    2    2
Doug Corbett           1   1  1.65   9   0   0   3   0   16    9    3    3    1    3   15
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  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    8    7    5    4    0    4    2
Roger Erickson         0   2  4.66   3   3   0   0   0   19   20   13   10    2    9   11
Jerry Koosman          1   3  5.16   5   5   1   0   0   30   30   19   17    6   12   17

 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               4   1  2.39   5   5   1   0   0   38   34   10   10    2    9   19
Tom Underwood          0   2  2.40   5   2   0   0   0   15   15    5    4    0    5   13
Ron Davis              0   0  2.61   7   0   0   1   0   10    5    3    3    0    2   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 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
Steve McCatty          3   1  1.70   4   4   4   0   1   37   21    7    7    4    7   14
Mike Norris            5   0  2.14   5   5   4   0   0   42   25   10   10    4   21   23
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  1.50   9   0   0   1   0   18   14    4    3    0    9   12
Larry Andersen         1   1  3.55   7   0   0   0   0   13    9    5    5    1    2   11
Dick Drago             0   0  4.82   6   0   0   1   0    9    9    5    5    1    1    7
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
Ken Clay               0   3  7.03   4   4   0   0   0   24   36   21   19    3   13   11
Glenn Abbott           0   4  7.09   5   5   0   0   0   27   33   24   21    7    9    8
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
Danny Darwin           2   2  4.50   4   4   1   0   1   24   15   13   12    3   16   10
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
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  1.10   8   1   0   0   0   16   11    2    2    0    7    5
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              2   2  4.03   5   4   0   0   0   22   19   13   10    2    8   15
Joey McLaughlin        0   1  4.50   8   0   0   0   0   14   12    7    7    1    5    4
Mike Willis            0   1  4.73   7   0   0   0   0   13   12    7    7    1    4    6
Jackson Todd           1   1  4.79   3   3   1   0   0   21   15   11   11    3    9    8
Mike Barlow            0   0  5.40   4   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    4    0

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Norris (OAK)           5
  M. Keough (OAK)           4
  R. May (NYA)              4
  K. Forsch (CAL)           3
  L. Hoyt (CHA)             3
  T. John (NYA)             3
  R. Langford (OAK)         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
  J. Morris (DET)           3
  D. Stieb (TOR)            3
  A. Williams (MIN)         3
  F. Bannister (SEA)        2

Complete Games:

  M. Keough (OAK)           4
  R. Langford (OAK)         4
  S. McCatty (OAK)          4
  M. Norris (OAK)           4
  J. Morris (DET)           3
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         2
  K. Forsch (CAL)           2
  L. Gura (KCA)             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
  T. Martinez (BAL)         2
  L. Sanchez (CAL)          2
  B. Clark (SEA)            1
  S. Comer (TEX)            1

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  M. Norris (OAK)        42.0
  J. Morris (DET)        41.0
  R. May (NYA)           37.2
  G. Zahn (CAL)          37.1
  S. McCatty (OAK)       37.0
  M. Keough (OAK)        36.0
  R. Langford (OAK)      36.0
  T. John (NYA)          35.0
  K. Forsch (CAL)        31.2
  L. Gura (KCA)          30.1

Hits:

  G. Zahn (CAL)            41
  K. Clay (SEA)            36
  J. Morris (DET)          35
  R. May (NYA)             34
  G. Abbott (SEA)          33
  T. John (NYA)            33
  D. Stieb (TOR)           32
  R. Langford (OAK)        31
  J. Koosman (MIN)         30
  D. Leonard (KCA)         30

Runs:

  G. Abbott (SEA)          24
  K. Clay (SEA)            21
  J. Koosman (MIN)         19
  F. Bannister (SEA)       17
  R. Dotson (CHA)          17
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       17
  J. Morris (DET)          17
  D. Leonard (KCA)         16
  H. Bailey (DET)          15
  J. Gleaton (SEA)         15

Home Runs:

  G. Abbott (SEA)           7
  F. Bannister (SEA)        6
  J. Koosman (MIN)          6
  H. Bailey (DET)           4
  B. Burns (CHA)            4
  M. Clear (BOS)            4
  R. Dotson (CHA)           4
  J. Gleaton (SEA)          4
  S. McCatty (OAK)          4
  M. Norris (OAK)           4

Walks:

  M. Norris (OAK)          21
  J. Morris (DET)          19
  D. Darwin (TEX)          16
  M. Wilcox (DET)          14
  B. Burns (CHA)           13
  J. Clancy (TOR)          13
  K. Clay (SEA)            13
  R. Dotson (CHA)          12
  J. Koosman (MIN)         12
  T. John (NYA)            11

Strikeouts:

  M. Keough (OAK)          24
  M. Norris (OAK)          23
  R. May (NYA)             19
  F. Bannister (SEA)       18
  R. Langford (OAK)        18
  B. Burns (CHA)           17
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       17
  R. Guidry (NYA)          17
  J. Koosman (MIN)         17
  B. Blyleven (CLE)        16

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