Tuesday May 5, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 5, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         21   5  2.10   26  18   3   236   169   57   55   18   83  125
Cleveland       10   5  2.69   15   9   1   134   130   45   40    7   30   68
New York        14   9  2.94   23   2   8   202   184   72   66   15   51  145
Milwaukee       13   8  3.24   21   2   6   197   174   74   71   12   60  106
Toronto          8  14  3.41   22   2   2   203   176   86   77   12  100   77
Minnesota        9  14  3.44   24   4   4   212   190   93   81   22   76  117
Detroit         10  13  3.52   23   6   4   202   163   86   79   16   77   88
Chicago         12   9  3.64   21   5   6   183   162   84   74   18   75   97
Baltimore       11   9  3.68   20   5   4   176   185   79   72   14   55   86
Texas           12   9  3.73   21   4   2   186   173   82   77   13   64   84
California      12  14  3.76   26   6   3   230   229  113   96   24   74  101
Kansas City      6  12  3.86   18   5   2   161   153   80   69   11   54   68
Boston           8  13  5.03   21   4   3   186   221  122  104   15   69   98
Seattle          6  18  5.31   25   2   3   219   240  145  129   31   90  115

 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
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
Larry Gura (KCA)       3   2  1.86   6   6   4   0   1   48   29   12   10    2   10   21
Steve McCatty (OAK)    3   2  1.93   5   5   4   0   1   47   27   10   10    5   13   18
Mike Norris (OAK)      6   0  2.12   6   6   5   0   0   51   33   12   12    4   23   28
Mark Bomback (TOR)     3   1  2.17   4   4   0   0   0   29   24    8    7    2   12   10

 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  1.74   7   0   0   3   0   10   11    2    2    0    2    7
Mike Flanagan          3   2  2.58   5   5   2   0   1   38   28   11   11    3    7   25
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   6   0   0   0   0    4    8    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  5.40   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    4    4    0    4    5
Frank Tanana           0   4  5.86   5   5   1   0   0   28   34   18   18    2   13   16
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

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Aase               1   0  0.51   9   0   0   1   0   18   14    1    1    1    6    8
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
Jesse Jefferson        1   4  3.86   7   5   0   0   0   33   33   18   14    2    6    9
Ken Forsch             3   1  4.24   5   5   2   0   1   34   34   16   16    3    5   17
Andy Hassler           1   1  4.61   9   0   0   0   0   14   12    7    7    3   10    6
Bill Travers           0   1  8.38   4   4   0   0   0   10   14   11    9    2    4    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  1.32   8   0   0   2   0   14    8    3    2    0    2   11
Kevin Hickey           0   0  1.59   8   0   0   0   0    6    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
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
Ross Baumgarten        2   3  4.45   5   5   0   0   0   30   25   16   15    5   15   14
Ed Farmer              0   1  8.10   8   0   0   4   0   10   13   12    9    2    7    7

 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
Dan Petry              0   1  2.53   3   2   1   0   0   11    6    4    3    0    5    4
Dave Rozema            2   3  2.84   5   5   2   0   2   38   29   12   12    5    7   11
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  5.88   5   4   0   0   0   26   24   18   17    4   10   11
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             3   2  1.86   6   6   4   0   1   48   29   12   10    2   10   21
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   6   1   0   0   0   15    8    0    0    0    2    9
Rollie Fingers         0   1  0.46  10   0   0   4   0   20   13    1    1    0    6   17
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         1   2  5.82   4   4   0   0   0   22   23   15   14    2    6   13
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
Roger Erickson         1   3  4.08   5   5   1   0   0   35   32   20   16    4   13   17
Don Cooper             0   1  4.26   5   0   0   0   0   13   13    6    6    2   10    5
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
Dave LaRoche           1   0  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    4    1    1    1    0    1    4
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
Doug Bird              1   0  2.65   7   1   0   0   0   17   16    5    5    1    7   10
Gene Nelson            1   0  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    1    2    4
Tom Underwood          0   4  3.91   7   4   0   0   0   23   25   11   10    0    9   20
Ron Guidry             2   2  4.30   5   5   0   0   0   29   29   14   14    5    5   19
Bill Castro            0   1  5.19   7   0   0   0   0    9   16    8    5    2    2    2

 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            6   0  2.12   6   6   5   0   0   51   33   12   12    4   23   28
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  3.14   9   0   0   0   0   14   10    8    5    1    4   12
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   4  4.62   6   6   1   0   0   39   37   21   20    5   20   15
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
Danny Darwin           3   2  3.62   5   5   1   0   1   32   24   14   13    3   16   19
Steve Comer            2   1  3.72   7   1   0   1   0   19   19    8    8    1    8    3
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. Norris (OAK)           6
  M. Keough (OAK)           5
  T. John (NYA)             4
  R. Langford (OAK)         4
  R. May (NYA)              4
  M. Bomback (TOR)          3
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         3
  D. Darwin (TEX)           3
  R. Dotson (CHA)           3
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         3

Losses:

  G. Abbott (SEA)           4
  J. Gleaton (SEA)          4
  J. Jefferson (CAL)        4
  J. Koosman (MIN)          4
  F. Tanana (BOS)           4
  T. Underwood (NYA)        4
  H. Bailey (DET)           3
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)       3
  K. Clay (SEA)             3
  S. Crawford (BOS)         3

Complete Games:

  M. Norris (OAK)           5
  L. Gura (KCA)             4
  M. Keough (OAK)           4
  R. Langford (OAK)         4
  S. McCatty (OAK)          4
  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)          4
  T. Martinez (BAL)         3
  T. Burgmeier (BOS)        2
  R. Davis (NYA)            2
  D. Drago (SEA)            2
  J. Easterly (MIL)         2
  L. Hoyt (CHA)             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:

  M. Norris (OAK)        51.0
  J. Morris (DET)        49.1
  L. Gura (KCA)          48.1
  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
  J. Gleaton (SEA)       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
  J. Gleaton (SEA)         37
  D. Stieb (TOR)           37
  S. Stone (BAL)           36

Runs:

  G. Abbott (SEA)          24
  J. Koosman (MIN)         23
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       22
  J. Morris (DET)          22
  K. Clay (SEA)            21
  J. Gleaton (SEA)         21
  R. Erickson (MIN)        20
  S. Stone (BAL)           19
  G. Zahn (CAL)            19
  H. Bailey (DET)          18

Home Runs:

  G. Abbott (SEA)           7
  F. Bannister (SEA)        7
  J. Koosman (MIN)          6
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)       5
  J. Gleaton (SEA)          5
  R. Guidry (NYA)           5
  S. McCatty (OAK)          5
  D. Rozema (DET)           5
  G. Zahn (CAL)             5
  H. Bailey (DET)           4

Walks:

  M. Norris (OAK)          23
  J. Morris (DET)          21
  J. Gleaton (SEA)         20
  D. Darwin (TEX)          16
  J. Koosman (MIN)         16
  D. Stieb (TOR)           16
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)      15
  B. Burns (CHA)           15
  M. Keough (OAK)          15
  R. Langford (OAK)        15

Strikeouts:

  M. Keough (OAK)          29
  R. May (NYA)             28
  M. Norris (OAK)          28
  R. Davis (NYA)           27
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        25
  D. Corbett (MIN)         24
  F. Bannister (SEA)       23
  J. Koosman (MIN)         23
  B. Burns (CHA)           21
  L. Gura (KCA)            21

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