Wednesday May 6, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 6, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         21   6  2.09   27  19   3   245   174   60   57   18   91  128
Cleveland       11   5  2.58   16  10   1   143   132   46   41    7   32   77
New York        15   9  2.90   24   2   9   211   191   74   68   15   55  156
Toronto          8  15  3.27   23   2   2   212   181   90   77   12  103   82
Minnesota        9  15  3.43   25   4   4   221   198   98   84   22   80  120
Detroit         11  13  3.46   24   7   4   211   170   88   81   16   79   95
Milwaukee       13   9  3.60   22   2   6   205   187   86   82   12   67  110
Baltimore       12   9  3.65   21   5   4   185   202   83   75   14   58   90
Texas           13   9  3.65   22   4   2   195   181   84   79   13   66   85
Chicago         12  10  3.68   22   5   6   191   171   88   78   18   76  102
California      12  15  3.77   27   6   3   239   237  118  100   25   78  105
Kansas City      6  13  3.81   19   5   2   170   164   83   72   12   56   74
Boston           9  13  4.85   22   5   3   195   225  123  105   15   69  100
Seattle          7  18  5.10   26   2   3   228   245  146  129   31   93  123

 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
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
Bert Blyleven (CLE)    3   1  2.06   4   4   3   0   1   35   23    8    8    2    6   25
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          1   1  0.95   6   0   0   1   0   19   16    4    2    0    9   12
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  2.78   5   5   1   0   0   32   32   11   10    3   12    9
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
Dennis Eckersley       3   2  4.89   6   6   2   0   0   39   38   23   21    2    7   21
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
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
Andy Hassler           1   1  3.78  10   0   0   0   0   17   13    7    7    3   10    8
Jesse Jefferson        1   4  3.86   7   5   0   0   0   33   33   18   14    2    6    9
Mike Witt              2   2  3.94   5   5   2   0   0   32   28   17   14    4   12   18
Ken Forsch             3   1  4.24   5   5   2   0   1   34   34   16   16    3    5   17
Bill Travers           0   1  8.38   4   4   0   0   0   10   14   11    9    2    4    5
John D'Acquisto        0   0  9.69   4   0   0   0   0   13   15   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  1.59   8   0   0   0   0    6    4    1    1    0    3    2
LaMarr Hoyt            3   0  1.72   9   0   0   2   0   16   10    4    3    0    2   15
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   2  4.08   6   6   1   0   0   40   34   19   18    4   16   22
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
Bert Blyleven          3   1  2.06   4   4   3   0   1   35   23    8    8    2    6   25
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
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            4   2  2.30   6   6   1   0   0   43   32   14   11    1   16   24
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   4  3.05   6   6   1   0   0   44   44   20   15    4    8   22
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  5.56   8   0   0   1   0   11   20    9    7    1    4    3
Paul Splittorff        0   1  5.94   4   3   0   0   0   17   23   11   11    2    4    5
Ken Brett              0   0  6.75   5   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
Jim Slaton             2   1  3.19   5   5   0   0   0   31   27   11   11    2   11   18
Mike Caldwell          3   2  3.47   5   5   1   0   0   36   33   14   14    4    5   14
Randy Lerch            2   2  4.58   6   3   0   0   0   20   21   11   10    1    8   13
Moose Haas             2   0  4.62   4   4   1   0   0   25   28   14   13    2    8   10
Rickey Keeton          0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    7    8    5    4    1    2    0
Pete Vuckovich         1   2  5.82   4   4   0   0   0   22   23   15   14    2    6   13
Reggie Cleveland       1   0  9.00   8   0   0   0   0   11   13   11   11    0    8    3

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Corbett           1   1  1.23  14   0   0   4   0   22   12    3    3    1    5   24
Jack O'Connor          0   1  2.16   5   0   0   0   0    8    8    4    2    1    3    3
Albert Williams        1   3  2.87   5   5   1   0   0   38   33   14   12    4   13   19
Fernando Arroyo        2   1  3.12   5   4   0   0   0   26   27   11    9    1    6    8
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  0.82   8   0   0   7   0   11    5    1    1    1    3   15
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
Doug Bird              1   0  2.33   8   1   0   0   0   19   18    5    5    1    8   11
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
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             3   2  4.19   6   6   0   0   0   34   34   16   16    5    7   27
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   2  3.12   6   6   5   0   0   52   44   19   18    4   23   22
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           1   2  4.91   7   4   0   0   0   29   34   17   16    3   12   18
Shane Rawley           0   0  6.23   6   0   0   0   0    9    9    6    6    0    5    7
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
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
John Henry Johnson     2   1  1.69   8   0   0   0   0   11    8    2    2    1    0    3
Bob Babcock            0   0  1.86   6   0   0   0   0   10    7    2    2    0    4    5
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  3.24   4   4   1   0   1   25   19   10    9    3    3    7
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
Jackson Todd           1   3  3.38   5   5   1   0   0   35   25   19   13    4   15   15
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
Luis Leal              2   3  4.20   7   5   0   0   0   30   25   17   14    2   13   17
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. Wilcox (DET)           4
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         3
  M. Bomback (TOR)          3
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         3
  D. Darwin (TEX)           3

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  R. Langford (OAK)         5
  M. Norris (OAK)           5
  L. Gura (KCA)             4
  M. Keough (OAK)           4
  S. McCatty (OAK)          4
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         3
  J. Morris (DET)           3
  R. Waits (CLE)            3
  L. Barker (CLE)           2
  R. Dotson (CHA)           2

Saves:

  R. Gossage (NYA)          7
  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:

  R. Langford (OAK)      52.0
  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
  D. Leonard (KCA)       44.1
  T. John (NYA)          43.0
  M. Wilcox (DET)        43.0

Hits:

  G. Zahn (CAL)            50
  J. Morris (DET)          45
  R. Langford (OAK)        44
  D. Leonard (KCA)         44
  R. May (NYA)             43
  J. Koosman (MIN)         40
  K. Clay (SEA)            38
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       38
  T. John (NYA)            38
  J. Gleaton (SEA)         37

Runs:

  G. Abbott (SEA)          24
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       23
  J. Koosman (MIN)         23
  J. Morris (DET)          22
  K. Clay (SEA)            21
  J. Gleaton (SEA)         21
  R. Erickson (MIN)        20
  D. Leonard (KCA)         20
  B. Burns (CHA)           19
  R. Langford (OAK)        19

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:

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

Strikeouts:

  M. Keough (OAK)          29
  R. May (NYA)             28
  M. Norris (OAK)          28
  R. Davis (NYA)           27
  R. Guidry (NYA)          27
  B. Blyleven (CLE)        25
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        25
  D. Corbett (MIN)         24
  M. Wilcox (DET)          24
  F. Bannister (SEA)       23

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