Thursday May 7, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 7, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         22   6  2.13   28  19   4   254   183   63   60   19   96  133
Cleveland       11   6  2.80   17  10   1   151   141   52   47    9   37   81
New York        15  10  2.88   25   3   9   219   197   76   70   15   58  159
Toronto          9  15  3.14   24   3   2   221   186   92   77   12  104   86
Minnesota        9  15  3.43   25   4   4   221   198   98   84   22   80  120
Detroit         11  14  3.49   25   7   4   219   177   93   85   20   80   99
Milwaukee       13  10  3.63   23   3   6   213   192   90   86   13   70  112
Baltimore       12   9  3.65   21   5   4   185   202   83   75   14   58   90
California      13  15  3.67   28   6   4   248   246  119  101   25   82  111
Texas           14   9  3.67   23   4   2   204   192   88   83   13   68   89
Chicago         12  11  3.80   23   5   6   199   186   97   84   18   81  103
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          8  18  4.94   27   3   3   237   253  147  130   31   94  128

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Matt Keough (OAK)      5   0  1.72   6   6   4   0   2   47   37   11    9    3   16   30
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
John Denny (CLE)       2   1  2.19   3   3   1   0   0   25   19    9    6    2    8   11

 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  0.47  10   0   0   2   0   19   15    1    1    1    6    9
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
Ken Forsch             4   1  3.67   6   6   2   0   1   42   42   17   17    3    8   22
Andy Hassler           1   1  3.78  11   0   0   0   0   17   13    7    7    3   11    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
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  1.42   9   0   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    0    3    2
Steve Trout            1   1  2.20   4   4   1   0   0   29   29    8    7    1   11   12
LaMarr Hoyt            3   0  2.70  10   0   0   2   0   17   12    7    5    0    3   15
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
Dennis Lamp            0   0  4.00   5   0   0   0   0    9   10    4    4    0    4    6
Britt Burns            2   2  4.08   6   6   1   0   0   40   34   19   18    4   16   22
Ross Baumgarten        2   3  4.45   5   5   0   0   0   30   25   16   15    5   15   14
Ed Farmer              0   2 10.13   9   0   0   4   0   11   16   16   12    2    8    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
Sid Monge              0   0  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    1    1    1    0    2    2
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
Rick Waits             3   1  2.37   4   4   3   0   0   30   31    8    8    1    8   11
Wayne Garland          1   2  4.50   3   3   1   0   1   16   26    8    8    0    2    4
Dan Spillner           0   0  5.00   4   0   0   1   0    9    9    5    5    1    4    4
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
Milt Wilcox            4   2  2.30   6   6   1   0   0   43   32   14   11    1   16   24
Aurelio Lopez          1   0  2.70   8   0   0   2   0   13   15    4    4    1    5   10
Kevin Saucier          0   0  2.79   9   0   0   2   0   10    5    3    3    0    2    9
Dave Rozema            2   3  2.84   5   5   2   0   2   38   29   12   12    5    7   11
Dan Petry              0   2  3.24   4   3   1   0   0   17   11    8    6    3    6    6
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   1  4.59   5   5   2   0   0   33   33   18   17    3   11   12
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   2  2.47   7   7   2   0   0   51   44   16   14    2   15   21
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   6   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    3    2
Bob Owchinko           0   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    5    0    0    0    0    1    4
Brian Kingman          2   2  1.56   5   5   1   0   1   35   31    6    6    2   11   20
Matt Keough            5   0  1.72   6   6   4   0   2   47   37   11    9    3   16   30
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             2   0  2.13   7   0   0   2   0   13    6    3    3    1    5    9
Rick Langford          4   2  3.12   6   6   5   0   0   52   44   19   18    4   23   22
Bo McLaughlin          0   0  6.75   3   0   0   1   0    3    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        3   2  3.74   6   6   2   0   1   43   40   19   18    7   14   28
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            1   0  2.03   7   0   0   0   0   13   10    3    3    0    5    7
Dave Schmidt           0   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    1    1    0    0    3
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
Jon Matlack            1   2  3.38   5   5   1   0   1   35   34   16   13    1   11   13
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
Dave Stieb             2   3  3.27   6   6   2   0   0   41   42   18   15    2   17   18
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
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
  K. Forsch (CAL)           4
  T. John (NYA)             4
  R. Langford (OAK)         4
  R. May (NYA)              4
  M. Wilcox (DET)           4
  F. Bannister (SEA)        3
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         3
  M. Bomback (TOR)          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
  F. Bannister (SEA)        2
  L. Barker (CLE)           2

Saves:

  R. Gossage (NYA)          7
  D. Corbett (MIN)          4
  E. Farmer (CHA)           4
  R. Fingers (MIL)          4
  T. Martinez (BAL)         3
  D. Aase (CAL)             2
  T. Burgmeier (BOS)        2
  R. Davis (NYA)            2
  D. Drago (SEA)            2
  J. Easterly (MIL)         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
  T. John (NYA)          51.0
  M. Norris (OAK)        51.0
  J. Morris (DET)        49.1
  L. Gura (KCA)          48.1
  M. Keough (OAK)        47.0
  S. McCatty (OAK)       46.2
  R. May (NYA)           46.0
  D. Leonard (KCA)       44.1
  F. Bannister (SEA)     43.1

Hits:

  G. Zahn (CAL)            50
  J. Morris (DET)          45
  T. John (NYA)            44
  R. Langford (OAK)        44
  D. Leonard (KCA)         44
  R. May (NYA)             43
  K. Forsch (CAL)          42
  D. Stieb (TOR)           42
  F. Bannister (SEA)       40
  J. Koosman (MIN)         40

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
  F. Bannister (SEA)       19
  B. Burns (CHA)           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
  D. Stieb (TOR)           17
  B. Burns (CHA)           16
  D. Darwin (TEX)          16
  M. Keough (OAK)          16
  J. Koosman (MIN)         16
  M. Wilcox (DET)          16

Strikeouts:

  M. Keough (OAK)          30
  F. Bannister (SEA)       28
  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

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