Monday May 4, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, May 4, 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        14   8  2.78   22   2   8   194   173   66   60   14   47  139
Milwaukee       12   8  3.35   20   2   5   188   168   73   70   12   60   97
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  13  3.44   23   3   4   204   185   90   78   22   72  115
Chicago         12   8  3.50   20   5   6   175   156   78   68   17   72   91
Baltimore       10   9  3.77   19   5   3   167   178   77   70   13   54   81
California      11  14  3.83   25   6   2   221   222  111   94   23   72   99
Texas           11   9  3.87   20   4   2   177   164   81   76   13   64   75
Kansas City      5  12  4.03   17   4   2   152   149   79   68   11   54   64
Boston           8  12  5.16   20   4   3   178   215  120  102   15   65   97
Seattle          6  17  5.37   24   2   3   210   232  141  125   30   86  112

 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  1.25  13   0   0   4   0   22   12    3    3    1    5   24
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
Mike Norris (OAK)      5   0  2.14   5   5   4   0   0   42   25   10   10    4   21   23

 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
Dennis Martinez        2   1  4.09   4   3   1   0   0   22   27   14   10    1    4    8
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
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
Steve Crawford         0   3  3.68   4   4   0   0   0   22   25   13    9    2    9   13
Tom Burgmeier          1   0  4.09   7   0   0   2   0   11   16    9    5    1    2    6
Bob Stanley            2   1  4.63   7   0   0   0   0   23   31   13   12    1   11    7
John Tudor             1   1  4.84   3   3   1   0   0   22   24   13   12    1    7    7
Mark Clear             1   0  5.14   6   0   0   1   0   14   18    8    8    4    8   15
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
Luis Sanchez           0   2  2.95   9   0   0   2   0   18   19    9    6    4    6    6
Geoff Zahn             3   3  3.14   6   6   2   0   0   43   50   19   15    5   13   16
Mike Witt              2   1  3.18   4   4   2   0   0   28   23   12   10    3    8   16
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  4.61   9   0   0   0   0   14   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
Larry Gura             2   2  2.06   5   5   3   0   1   39   25   11    9    2   10   17
Jim Wright             0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    2    0    5    1
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
Rich Gale              1   2  5.18   4   4   0   0   0   24   24   15   14    1   12   10
Dan Quisenberry        0   2  5.23   7   0   0   1   0   10   18    8    6    1    4    2
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  0.51   9   0   0   3   0   18   11    1    1    0    6   15
Jamie Easterly         1   1  1.93  11   0   0   2   0   19   13    4    4    0   11   13
Rickey Keeton          0   0  1.93   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    1    1    0    0
Jim Slaton             2   1  3.19   5   5   0   0   0   31   27   11   11    2   11   18
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  1.25  13   0   0   4   0   22   12    3    3    1    5   24
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   4  4.62   6   6   1   0   0   39   40   23   20    6   16   23

 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
Ron Davis              1   0  2.30  10   0   0   2   0   16    7    4    4    1    2   27
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
Dave LaRoche           1   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    1    1    1    0    0    3
Gene Nelson            1   0  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    1    2    4
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  3.55   8   0   0   2   0   13   13    5    5    1    1    9
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  6.83   6   5   0   0   0   28   33   24   21    7    9    8
Shane Rawley           0   0  8.10   5   0   0   0   0    7    9    6    6    0    4    4
Brian Allard           0   1 11.37   1   1   0   0   0    6    8    9    8    3    2    3
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
  J. Koosman (MIN)          4
  H. Bailey (DET)           3
  K. Clay (SEA)             3
  S. Crawford (BOS)         3
  J. Gleaton (SEA)          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
  R. Fingers (MIL)          3
  T. Burgmeier (BOS)        2
  R. Davis (NYA)            2
  D. Drago (SEA)            2
  J. Easterly (MIL)         2
  L. Hoyt (CHA)             2
  J. Jones (OAK)            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
  G. Zahn (CAL)          43.0
  M. Norris (OAK)        42.0
  L. Gura (KCA)          39.1
  J. Koosman (MIN)       39.0

Hits:

  G. Zahn (CAL)            50
  J. Morris (DET)          45
  R. May (NYA)             43
  J. Koosman (MIN)         40
  R. Langford (OAK)        39
  K. Clay (SEA)            38
  T. John (NYA)            38
  D. Stieb (TOR)           37
  S. Stone (BAL)           36
  D. Leonard (KCA)         35

Runs:

  G. Abbott (SEA)          24
  J. Koosman (MIN)         23
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       22
  J. Morris (DET)          22
  K. Clay (SEA)            21
  S. Stone (BAL)           19
  G. Zahn (CAL)            19
  F. Bannister (SEA)       18
  D. Leonard (KCA)         18
  R. Dotson (CHA)          17

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  M. Keough (OAK)          29
  R. May (NYA)             28
  R. Davis (NYA)           27
  D. Corbett (MIN)         24
  F. Bannister (SEA)       23
  J. Koosman (MIN)         23
  M. Norris (OAK)          23
  B. Burns (CHA)           21
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        21
  B. Kingman (OAK)         20


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