Friday May 8, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 8, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         23   6  2.05   29  20   4   263   187   63   60   19   99  139
New York        15  11  2.89   26   4   9   227   202   79   73   17   61  163
Cleveland       11   7  2.93   18  10   1   160   155   60   52    9   44   88
Toronto          9  16  3.13   25   3   2   230   196   96   80   12  107   89
Detroit         12  14  3.39   26   8   4   228   186   94   86   20   83  103
Minnesota       10  15  3.57   26   4   4   230   208  105   91   22   89  124
Milwaukee       13  11  3.58   24   4   6   221   199   92   88   14   71  117
Baltimore       12   9  3.65   21   5   4   185   202   83   75   14   58   90
Texas           14   9  3.67   23   4   2   204   192   88   83   13   68   89
California      13  16  3.68   29   6   4   257   256  125  105   27   83  114
Chicago         13  11  3.81   24   5   7   208   195  102   88   18   84  108
Kansas City      6  14  4.10   20   5   2   178   176   92   81   13   58   77
Boston          10  13  4.72   23   5   4   204   234  125  107   15   72  107
Seattle          9  18  4.84   28   4   3   246   259  149  132   31   98  135

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Brian Kingman (OAK)    2   2  1.56   5   5   1   0   1   35   31    6    6    2   11   20
Bryan Clark (SEA)      2   0  1.60  11   2   1   1   0   34   27   11    6    0   16   19
Steve McCatty (OAK)    4   2  1.62   6   6   5   0   2   56   31   10   10    5   16   24
Matt Keough (OAK)      5   0  1.72   6   6   4   0   2   47   37   11    9    3   16   30
Larry Gura (KCA)       3   2  1.86   6   6   4   0   1   48   29   12   10    2   10   21
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
Steve Trout (CHA)      1   1  2.20   4   4   1   0   0   29   29    8    7    1   11   12
Steve Renko (CAL)      1   2  2.25   7   3   0   0   0   28   23    8    7    2    8   15
Milt Wilcox (DET)      4   2  2.30   6   6   1   0   0   43   32   14   11    1   16   24

 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
Tom Burgmeier          1   0  3.14   8   0   0   3   0   14   18    9    5    1    2   10
Steve Crawford         0   3  3.68   4   4   0   0   0   22   25   13    9    2    9   13
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
Mike Torrez            2   2  5.70   5   5   1   0   0   24   29   18   15    2   10    9
Frank Tanana           0   4  5.86   5   5   1   0   0   28   34   18   18    2   13   16

 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   2  2.25   7   3   0   0   0   28   23    8    7    2    8   15
Geoff Zahn             3   3  3.14   6   6   2   0   0   43   50   19   15    5   13   16
Luis Sanchez           0   2  3.44  10   0   0   2   0   18   22   12    7    4    6    6
Jesse Jefferson        1   4  3.53   8   5   0   0   0   36   34   18   14    2    6    9
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
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
LaMarr Hoyt            3   0  2.18  11   0   0   3   0   21   13    7    5    0    3   18
Steve Trout            1   1  2.20   4   4   1   0   0   29   29    8    7    1   11   12
Dennis Lamp            1   0  3.48   6   0   0   0   0   10   10    5    4    0    6    7
Francisco Barrios      1   2  3.71   5   4   1   0   0   27   32   13   11    2    8   10
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
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   1  1.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    3    2    1    0    2    3
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
Rick Waits             3   1  2.37   4   4   3   0   0   30   31    8    8    1    8   11
John Denny             2   1  3.06   4   4   1   0   0   32   31   16   11    2   15   17
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            3   3  3.39   7   7   4   0   0   58   54   23   22    4   24   24
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   4   0   0   0   0    9    8    3    3    0    6    3
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
Ken Brett              0   0  6.75   5   0   0   0   0    4    4    4    3    0    2    3
Paul Splittorff        0   2  7.20   5   4   0   0   0   20   29   16   16    3    5    6
Juan Berenguer         0   2 12.15   5   0   0   0   0    7   10    9    9    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   3  3.25   6   6   2   0   0   44   40   16   16    5    6   19
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  2.01  15   0   0   4   0   22   15    5    5    1    6   24
Jack O'Connor          1   1  2.08   6   0   0   0   0    9    9    4    2    1    4    3
Albert Williams        1   3  3.00   6   6   1   0   0   45   37   17   15    4   20   22
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
Roger Erickson         1   3  4.08   5   5   1   0   0   35   32   20   16    4   13   17
Don Cooper             0   1  4.15   6   0   0   0   0   13   13    6    6    2   10    6
Jerry Koosman          1   4  4.62   6   6   1   0   0   39   40   23   20    6   16   23
John Verhoeven         0   0  4.82   5   0   0   0   0    9    8    6    5    0    4    2
Darrell Jackson        0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    1    1    1    0    0    0

 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
Tommy John             4   2  2.47   7   7   2   0   0   51   44   16   14    2   15   21
Rudy May               4   2  2.50   7   7   2   0   0   54   48   15   15    4   12   32
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
Steve McCatty          4   2  1.62   6   6   5   0   2   56   31   10   10    5   16   24
Matt Keough            5   0  1.72   6   6   4   0   2   47   37   11    9    3   16   30
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            2   0  1.60  11   2   1   1   0   34   27   11    6    0   16   19
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  1.20  11   0   0   1   0   15   11    2    2    0    7    3
Jerry Garvin           0   1  1.62  10   1   0   0   0   17   11    3    3    0    8    5
Mark Bomback           3   2  2.70   5   5   0   0   0   33   30   12   10    2   15   11
Jim Clancy             1   1  2.84   3   3   0   0   0   19   14    7    6    0   13    5
Joey McLaughlin        0   1  3.00  11   0   0   1   0   21   16    7    7    1    7    8
Dave Stieb             2   3  3.27   6   6   2   0   0   41   42   18   15    2   17   18
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
  S. McCatty (OAK)          4
  M. Wilcox (DET)           4
  F. Bannister (SEA)        3
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         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
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         3

Complete Games:

  R. Langford (OAK)         5
  S. McCatty (OAK)          5
  M. Norris (OAK)           5
  L. Gura (KCA)             4
  M. Keough (OAK)           4
  J. Morris (DET)           4
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         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. Burgmeier (BOS)        3
  L. Hoyt (CHA)             3
  T. Martinez (BAL)         3
  D. Aase (CAL)             2
  R. Davis (NYA)            2
  D. Drago (SEA)            2

Shutouts:

  M. Keough (OAK)           2
  S. McCatty (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

Innings Pitched:

  J. Morris (DET)        58.1
  S. McCatty (OAK)       55.2
  R. May (NYA)           54.0
  R. Langford (OAK)      52.0
  T. John (NYA)          51.0
  M. Norris (OAK)        51.0
  L. Gura (KCA)          48.1
  M. Keough (OAK)        47.0
  A. Williams (MIN)      45.0
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      44.1

Hits:

  J. Morris (DET)          54
  G. Zahn (CAL)            50
  R. May (NYA)             48
  T. John (NYA)            44
  R. Langford (OAK)        44
  D. Leonard (KCA)         44
  K. Forsch (CAL)          42
  D. Stieb (TOR)           42
  F. Bannister (SEA)       40
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        40

Runs:

  G. Abbott (SEA)          24
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       23
  J. Koosman (MIN)         23
  J. Morris (DET)          23
  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
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         5
  J. Gleaton (SEA)          5
  R. Guidry (NYA)           5
  S. McCatty (OAK)          5
  D. Rozema (DET)           5
  G. Zahn (CAL)             5

Walks:

  J. Morris (DET)          24
  R. Langford (OAK)        23
  M. Norris (OAK)          23
  J. Gleaton (SEA)         20
  A. Williams (MIN)        20
  D. Stieb (TOR)           17
  B. Burns (CHA)           16
  B. Clark (SEA)           16
  D. Darwin (TEX)          16
  M. Keough (OAK)          16

Strikeouts:

  R. May (NYA)             32
  M. Keough (OAK)          30
  F. Bannister (SEA)       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
  S. McCatty (OAK)         24

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