Thursday April 30, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, April 30, 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        8   4  2.61   12   7   1   107   101   36   31    6   24   50
Milwaukee        9   7  2.94   16   2   2   153   132   52   50    6   45   85
Toronto          7  12  3.24   19   2   1   178   152   72   64   11   78   67
Chicago         11   6  3.36   17   3   6   150   133   65   56   17   64   75
Detroit          8  11  3.43   19   5   3   168   133   69   64   12   69   71
Texas           10   7  3.45   17   4   2   149   126   62   57   12   55   56
California      10  11  3.70   21   5   2   185   179   91   76   16   60   82
Minnesota        6  12  3.82   19   3   3   167   156   82   71   20   61   92
Baltimore        7   8  4.08   15   2   3   130   148   64   59   10   46   67
Kansas City      3  10  4.14   13   2   2   113   107   60   52    9   39   49
Boston           7   9  4.99   16   4   2   139   167   93   77   14   46   81
Seattle          5  14  5.60   20   2   2   174   194  116  108   26   73   96

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Matt Keough (OAK)      4   0  1.00   4   4   4   0   2   36   22    5    4    1    8   24
Brian Kingman (OAK)    2   1  1.30   4   4   1   0   1   28   23    4    4    1    9   15
Rick Waits (CLE)       3   0  1.33   3   3   3   0   0   27   26    4    4    0    6   10
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
Doug Corbett (MIN)     1   1  1.56  10   0   0   3   0   17    9    3    3    1    3   16
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
Mike Flanagan          2   2  2.70   4   4   2   0   1   30   22    9    9    2    6   21
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
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  3.93   5   0   0   0   0   18   22    9    8    1    7    7
Chuck Rainey           0   0  4.26   2   0   0   0   0    6    7    6    3    0    0    1
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
Mark Clear             1   0  5.40   5   0   0   0   0   13   18    8    8    4    8   14
Dennis Eckersley       2   1  6.23   4   4   1   0   0   22   25   17   15    2    6   17
Frank Tanana           0   3  7.08   4   4   1   0   0   20   28   16   16    2   10   16

 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   2  2.65   5   5   2   0   0   37   41   15   11    3    9   14
Luis Sanchez           0   2  2.70   7   0   0   2   0   13   12    7    4    3    4    4
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   4  4.68   5   5   0   0   0   25   26   17   13    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 11.81   3   0   0   0   0   11   13   15   14    1    9    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  1.38   7   0   0   2   0   13    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   2  3.70   4   4   0   0   0   24   20   11   10    4   13    9
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             3   0  1.33   3   3   3   0   0   27   26    4    4    0    6   10
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
Dave Rozema            2   2  2.51   4   4   2   0   2   32   23    9    9    3    5    7
Dan Petry              0   0  3.38   2   1   0   0   0    3    1    1    1    0    3    0
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   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    0    0    0    2    1
Larry Gura             1   2  2.67   4   4   2   0   0   30   19   11    9    2    9   11
Renie Martin           0   0  3.00   3   0   0   1   0    6    5    2    2    1    2    4
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
Paul Splittorff        0   1  4.91   3   2   0   0   0   15   19    8    8    2    2    5
Rich Gale              1   2  5.49   3   3   0   0   0   20   16   12   12    1   10    9
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        1   0  0.00   5   1   0   0   0   14    7    0    0    0    2    7
Rickey Keeton          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    0    0    0    0
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  1.56  10   0   0   3   0   17    9    3    3    1    3   16
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
Roger Erickson         1   2  4.28   4   4   0   0   0   27   27   17   13    4    9   15
John Verhoeven         0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    8    7    5    4    0    4    2
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
Jerry Don Gleaton      2   3  4.55   5   5   1   0   0   32   29   17   16    4   17   13
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
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
Rick Honeycutt         2   0  3.32   3   3   1   0   1   19   14    8    7    3    2    6
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
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
Mike Barlow            0   0  3.38   5   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    5    0
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
Jackson Todd           1   2  4.23   4   4   1   0   0   28   20   15   13    4   12   11
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

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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
  R. Waits (CLE)            3
  G. Zahn (CAL)             3

Losses:

  G. Abbott (SEA)           4
  J. Jefferson (CAL)        4
  H. Bailey (DET)           3
  K. Clay (SEA)             3
  J. Gleaton (SEA)          3
  J. Koosman (MIN)          3
  D. Leonard (KCA)          3
  J. Morris (DET)           3
  D. Stieb (TOR)            3
  F. Tanana (BOS)           3

Complete Games:

  M. Keough (OAK)           4
  R. Langford (OAK)         4
  S. McCatty (OAK)          4
  M. Norris (OAK)           4
  J. Morris (DET)           3
  R. Waits (CLE)            3
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         2
  K. Forsch (CAL)           2
  L. Gura (KCA)             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
  D. Rozema (DET)           2
  F. Bannister (SEA)        1
  L. Barker (CLE)           1
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         1
  D. Darwin (TEX)           1
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         1
  K. Forsch (CAL)           1
  W. Garland (CLE)          1
  R. Honeycutt (TEX)        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
  D. Rozema (DET)        32.1
  K. Forsch (CAL)        31.2

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
  R. Erickson (MIN)        17
  J. Gleaton (SEA)         17
  J. Jefferson (CAL)       17
  J. Morris (DET)          17

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  M. Norris (OAK)          21
  J. Morris (DET)          19
  J. Gleaton (SEA)         17
  D. Darwin (TEX)          16
  M. Wilcox (DET)          14
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)      13
  B. Burns (CHA)           13
  J. Clancy (TOR)          13
  K. Clay (SEA)            13
  R. Dotson (CHA)          12

Strikeouts:

  M. Keough (OAK)          24
  M. Norris (OAK)          23
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        21
  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


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