Sunday May 3, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 3, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         20   5  2.10   25  17   3   227   161   55   53   18   81  120
Cleveland       10   5  2.69   15   9   1   134   130   45   40    7   30   68
New York        13   8  2.82   21   2   7   185   169   64   58   13   45  127
Milwaukee       11   8  3.27   19   2   4   179   160   68   65   11   57   92
Toronto          8  14  3.41   22   2   2   203   176   86   77   12  100   77
Detroit         10  12  3.43   22   6   4   194   155   80   74   14   74   83
Minnesota        9  12  3.47   22   3   4   194   174   86   75   22   68  108
Chicago         12   8  3.50   20   5   6   175   156   78   68   17   72   91
California      11  13  3.82   24   6   2   212   211  107   90   21   67   96
Texas           11   9  3.87   20   4   2   177   164   81   76   13   64   75
Kansas City      5  11  3.92   16   4   2   140   130   71   61   11   48   61
Baltimore        9   9  3.96   18   4   3   157   170   74   69   13   54   78
Boston           7  12  5.15   19   4   2   166   199  113   95   14   62   94
Seattle          6  16  5.25   23   2   3   201   223  132  117   27   84  107

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Matt Keough (OAK)      5   0  1.21   5   5   4   0   2   45   29    8    6    2   15   29
Doug Corbett (MIN)     1   1  1.27  12   0   0   4   0   21   11    3    3    1    5   23
Rick Waits (CLE)       3   0  1.33   3   3   3   0   0   27   26    4    4    0    6   10
Bryan Clark (SEA)      1   0  1.46  10   1   0   1   0   25   21    9    4    0   12   12
Brian Kingman (OAK)    2   2  1.56   5   5   1   0   1   35   31    6    6    2   11   20
Steve Renko (CAL)      1   1  1.64   6   2   0   0   0   22   17    5    4    0    7   12
Len Barker (CLE)       2   1  1.85   3   3   2   0   1   24   23    6    5    1    6   19
Steve McCatty (OAK)    3   2  1.93   5   5   4   0   1   47   27   10   10    5   13   18
Larry Gura (KCA)       2   2  2.06   5   5   3   0   1   39   25   11    9    2   10   17
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  1.86   6   0   0   2   0   10   11    2    2    0    2    6
Mike Flanagan          2   2  2.70   4   4   2   0   1   30   22    9    9    2    6   21
Jim Palmer             1   0  2.86   4   4   1   0   0   28   22    9    9    3   11    8
Scott McGregor         2   1  3.33   4   3   1   0   0   24   29    9    9    3   11   11
Steve Stone            1   3  6.15   5   5   0   0   0   26   36   19   18    4   11   12
Tim Stoddard           1   1  6.23   5   0   0   0   0    4    7    3    3    0    1    4
Dennis Martinez        1   1  6.75   3   2   0   0   0   12   19   11    9    1    4    5
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
Chuck Rainey           0   0  2.38   3   0   0   0   0   11   10    6    3    0    1    4
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  2.79   6   0   0   2   0   10   12    7    3    0    2    6
Steve Crawford         0   3  3.68   4   4   0   0   0   22   25   13    9    2    9   13
John Tudor             1   1  4.50   2   2   1   0   0   16   16    9    8    1    5    5
Bob Stanley            2   1  5.03   6   0   0   0   0   20   27   12   11    1   10    7
Mark Clear             1   0  5.40   5   0   0   0   0   13   18    8    8    4    8   14
Bill Campbell          0   0  6.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    7    4    4    0    3    4
Dennis Eckersley       2   2  6.07   5   5   1   0   0   30   34   22   20    2    7   19
Mike Torrez            1   2  6.50   4   4   1   0   0   18   22   16   13    2    7    6
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
Don Aase               1   0  0.59   8   0   0   0   0   15   13    1    1    1    5    6
Steve Renko            1   1  1.64   6   2   0   0   0   22   17    5    4    0    7   12
Geoff Zahn             3   2  2.65   5   5   2   0   0   37   41   15   11    3    9   14
Mike Witt              2   1  3.18   4   4   2   0   0   28   23   12   10    3    8   16
Luis Sanchez           0   2  3.45   8   0   0   2   0   16   17    9    6    4    5    5
Ken Forsch             3   1  4.24   5   5   2   0   1   34   34   16   16    3    5   17
Jesse Jefferson        0   4  4.50   6   5   0   0   0   26   27   17   13    1    6    9
Andy Hassler           1   1  4.85   8   0   0   0   0   13   12    7    7    3   10    6
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
LaMarr Hoyt            3   0  1.38   7   0   0   2   0   13    8    3    2    0    2   11
Kevin Hickey           0   0  1.69   7   0   0   0   0    5    4    1    1    0    3    2
Steve Trout            1   1  2.28   3   3   1   0   0   24   22    6    6    1    9   11
Francisco Barrios      1   2  2.74   4   3   1   0   0   23   24    9    7    2    7    9
Ross Baumgarten        2   2  3.70   4   4   0   0   0   24   20   11   10    4   13    9
Richard Dotson         3   1  3.89   5   5   2   0   1   35   31   17   15    4   14   16
Britt Burns            2   1  4.01   5   5   1   0   0   34   27   16   15    4   15   21
Dennis Lamp            0   0  4.32   4   0   0   0   0    8    8    4    4    0    3    6
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
Len Barker             2   1  1.85   3   3   2   0   1   24   23    6    5    1    6   19
John Denny             2   1  2.19   3   3   1   0   0   25   19    9    6    2    8   11
Sid Monge              0   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    1    1    1    0    2    1
Bert Blyleven          2   1  2.42   3   3   2   0   1   26   21    7    7    2    4   16
Wayne Garland          1   2  4.50   3   3   1   0   1   16   26    8    8    0    2    4
Dan Spillner           0   0  5.06   3   0   0   1   0    5    5    3    3    0    1    2
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
Dave Tobik             0   0  2.16   4   0   0   0   0    8    7    2    2    0    6    4
Aurelio Lopez          1   0  2.25   7   0   0   2   0   12   13    3    3    0    5    9
Milt Wilcox            3   2  2.38   5   5   0   0   0   34   25   12    9    1   14   17
Dave Rozema            2   2  2.51   4   4   2   0   2   32   23    9    9    3    5    7
Dan Petry              0   1  2.53   3   2   1   0   0   11    6    4    3    0    5    4
Kevin Saucier          0   0  3.00   8   0   0   2   0    9    5    3    3    0    2    8
Jack Morris            2   3  3.83   6   6   3   0   0   49   45   22   21    4   21   20
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             2   2  2.06   5   5   3   0   1   39   25   11    9    2   10   17
Dennis Leonard         2   3  3.19   5   5   1   0   0   37   35   18   13    3    6   17
Renie Martin           0   0  3.60   4   0   0   1   0   10    8    4    4    1    4    4
Dan Quisenberry        0   1  5.06   6   0   0   1   0    5    9    5    3    1    3    0
Rich Gale              1   2  5.49   3   3   0   0   0   20   16   12   12    1   10    9
Paul Splittorff        0   1  5.94   4   3   0   0   0   17   23   11   11    2    4    5
Ken Brett              0   0  7.36   4   0   0   0   0    4    4    4    3    0    2    3
Juan Berenguer         0   2 10.80   4   0   0   0   0    5    6    6    6    1    7    5

 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
Rollie Fingers         0   1  0.52   8   0   0   2   0   17   11    1    1    0    6   15
Rickey Keeton          0   0  1.93   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    1    1    0    0
Jim Slaton             2   1  2.13   4   4   0   0   0   25   21    6    6    1    9   15
Jamie Easterly         0   1  2.30  10   0   0   2   0   16   11    4    4    0   10   11
Randy Lerch            2   1  3.31   5   2   0   0   0   16   14    6    6    1    6   10
Mike Caldwell          3   2  3.47   5   5   1   0   0   36   33   14   14    4    5   14
Moose Haas             2   0  4.62   4   4   1   0   0   25   28   14   13    2    8   10
Pete Vuckovich         0   2  7.47   3   3   0   0   0   16   20   14   13    2    6    8
Reggie Cleveland       1   0  7.56   7   0   0   0   0    8   10    7    7    0    5    2

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Corbett           1   1  1.27  12   0   0   4   0   21   11    3    3    1    5   23
Jack O'Connor          0   0  1.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    1    1    2    2
Albert Williams        1   3  2.87   5   5   1   0   0   38   33   14   12    4   13   19
Fernando Arroyo        2   1  3.15   4   3   0   0   0   20   21    8    7    1    3    6
Pete Redfern           3   1  3.52   6   5   1   0   0   31   26   12   12    3   10   19
John Verhoeven         0   0  4.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    7    5    4    0    4    2
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
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
Rich Gossage           0   0  0.96   7   0   0   6   0    9    5    1    1    1    2   13
Doug Bird              1   0  1.88   6   1   0   0   0   14   12    3    3    1    5    8
Rudy May               4   1  2.35   6   6   1   0   0   46   43   12   12    2    9   28
Tommy John             4   1  2.51   6   6   1   0   0   43   38   14   12    2   12   18
Ron Davis              1   0  2.84   9   0   0   1   0   13    7    4    4    1    2   19
Dave LaRoche           1   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    1    1    1    0    0    3
Tom Underwood          0   3  3.15   6   3   0   0   0   20   20    8    7    0    8   18
Ron Guidry             2   2  4.30   5   5   0   0   0   29   29   14   14    5    5   19
Bill Castro            0   1  4.91   6   0   0   0   0    7   14    7    4    1    2    1

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Craig Minetto          0   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    3    2
Bob Owchinko           0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Matt Keough            5   0  1.21   5   5   4   0   2   45   29    8    6    2   15   29
Brian Kingman          2   2  1.56   5   5   1   0   1   35   31    6    6    2   11   20
Steve McCatty          3   2  1.93   5   5   4   0   1   47   27   10   10    5   13   18
Mike Norris            5   0  2.14   5   5   4   0   0   42   25   10   10    4   21   23
Jeff Jones             1   0  2.53   6   0   0   2   0   11    6    3    3    1    2    8
Rick Langford          4   1  3.35   5   5   4   0   0   43   39   16   16    4   15   19
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  1.46  10   1   0   1   0   25   21    9    4    0   12   12
Larry Andersen         1   2  3.55   8   0   0   0   0   13   10    8    5    1    3   11
Dick Drago             0   0  4.09   7   0   0   2   0   11   12    5    5    1    1    7
Floyd Bannister        2   2  4.46   5   5   1   0   1   34   32   18   17    7   13   23
Jerry Don Gleaton      2   3  4.55   5   5   1   0   0   32   29   17   16    4   17   13
Mike Parrott           0   2  6.45   6   3   0   0   0   22   29   16   16    3   10   13
Ken Clay               0   3  6.49   5   4   0   0   0   26   38   21   19    3   14   11
Glenn Abbott           0   4  7.09   5   5   0   0   0   27   33   24   21    7    9    8
Shane Rawley           0   0  8.10   5   0   0   0   0    7    9    6    6    0    4    4
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
Bob Babcock            0   0  1.93   5   0   0   0   0    9    6    2    2    0    3    5
John Henry Johnson     1   1  2.25   7   0   0   0   0    8    6    2    2    1    0    3
Dave Schmidt           0   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    1    1    0    0    3
Jon Matlack            1   2  3.07   4   4   1   0   1   29   26   13   10    1   10   11
Doc Medich             2   2  3.23   4   4   1   0   1   31   33   11   11    1    5   12
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   1  3.86   6   1   0   1   0   19   19    8    8    1    8    3
Danny Darwin           2   2  4.50   4   4   1   0   1   24   15   13   12    3   16   10
Fergie Jenkins         1   1  6.55   5   4   0   0   0   22   28   16   16    3   10   12
Charlie Hough          0   0  6.75   3   0   0   0   0    7   10    5    5    0    5    7

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Roy Lee Jackson        0   0  1.42  10   0   0   1   0   13   10    2    2    0    7    2
Jerry Garvin           0   1  1.62  10   1   0   0   0   17   11    3    3    0    8    5
Mark Bomback           3   1  2.17   4   4   0   0   0   29   24    8    7    2   12   10
Jim Clancy             1   1  2.84   3   3   0   0   0   19   14    7    6    0   13    5
Joey McLaughlin        0   1  3.38  10   0   0   1   0   19   13    7    7    1    7    7
Mike Barlow            0   0  3.60   6   0   0   0   0    5    9    3    2    0    5    1
Dave Stieb             1   3  4.18   5   5   1   0   0   32   37   16   15    2   16   14
Jackson Todd           1   2  4.23   4   4   1   0   0   28   20   15   13    4   12   11
Luis Leal              2   3  4.50   6   5   0   0   0   28   25   17   14    2   13   16
Mike Willis            0   2  5.14   8   0   0   0   0   14   13    8    8    1    7    6

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Keough (OAK)           5
  M. Norris (OAK)           5
  T. John (NYA)             4
  R. Langford (OAK)         4
  R. May (NYA)              4
  M. Bomback (TOR)          3
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         3
  R. Dotson (CHA)           3
  K. Forsch (CAL)           3
  L. Hoyt (CHA)             3

Losses:

  G. Abbott (SEA)           4
  J. Jefferson (CAL)        4
  H. Bailey (DET)           3
  K. Clay (SEA)             3
  S. Crawford (BOS)         3
  J. Gleaton (SEA)          3
  J. Koosman (MIN)          3
  L. Leal (TOR)             3
  D. Leonard (KCA)          3
  J. Morris (DET)           3

Complete Games:

  M. Keough (OAK)           4
  R. Langford (OAK)         4
  S. McCatty (OAK)          4
  M. Norris (OAK)           4
  L. Gura (KCA)             3
  J. Morris (DET)           3
  R. Waits (CLE)            3
  L. Barker (CLE)           2
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         2
  R. Dotson (CHA)           2

Saves:

  R. Gossage (NYA)          6
  D. Corbett (MIN)          4
  E. Farmer (CHA)           4
  T. Burgmeier (BOS)        2
  D. Drago (SEA)            2
  J. Easterly (MIL)         2
  R. Fingers (MIL)          2
  L. Hoyt (CHA)             2
  J. Jones (OAK)            2
  A. Lopez (DET)            2

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
  R. Dotson (CHA)           1
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         1
  K. Forsch (CAL)           1
  W. Garland (CLE)          1

Innings Pitched:

  J. Morris (DET)        49.1
  S. McCatty (OAK)       46.2
  R. May (NYA)           46.0
  M. Keough (OAK)        44.2
  T. John (NYA)          43.0
  R. Langford (OAK)      43.0
  M. Norris (OAK)        42.0
  L. Gura (KCA)          39.1
  A. Williams (MIN)      37.2
  G. Zahn (CAL)          37.1

Hits:

  J. Morris (DET)          45
  R. May (NYA)             43
  G. Zahn (CAL)            41
  R. Langford (OAK)        39
  K. Clay (SEA)            38
  T. John (NYA)            38
  D. Stieb (TOR)           37
  S. Stone (BAL)           36
  D. Leonard (KCA)         35
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       34

Runs:

  G. Abbott (SEA)          24
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       22
  J. Morris (DET)          22
  K. Clay (SEA)            21
  J. Koosman (MIN)         19
  S. Stone (BAL)           19
  F. Bannister (SEA)       18
  D. Leonard (KCA)         18
  R. Dotson (CHA)          17
  R. Erickson (MIN)        17

Home Runs:

  G. Abbott (SEA)           7
  F. Bannister (SEA)        7
  J. Koosman (MIN)          6
  R. Guidry (NYA)           5
  S. McCatty (OAK)          5
  H. Bailey (DET)           4
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)       4
  B. Burns (CHA)            4
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         4
  M. Clear (BOS)            4

Walks:

  J. Morris (DET)          21
  M. Norris (OAK)          21
  J. Gleaton (SEA)         17
  D. Darwin (TEX)          16
  D. Stieb (TOR)           16
  B. Burns (CHA)           15
  M. Keough (OAK)          15
  R. Langford (OAK)        15
  K. Clay (SEA)            14
  R. Dotson (CHA)          14

Strikeouts:

  M. Keough (OAK)          29
  R. May (NYA)             28
  F. Bannister (SEA)       23
  D. Corbett (MIN)         23
  M. Norris (OAK)          23
  B. Burns (CHA)           21
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        21
  B. Kingman (OAK)         20
  J. Morris (DET)          20
  L. Barker (CLE)          19

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