Saturday May 9, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 9, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         24   6  2.13   30  20   4   275   200   68   65   21  102  147
Cleveland       12   7  2.81   19  10   1   170   161   61   53    9   47   95
New York        15  12  2.90   27   4   9   236   210   85   76   18   65  170
Toronto          9  17  3.39   26   3   2   239   209  106   90   14  114   94
Minnesota       10  16  3.45   27   4   4   240   219  107   92   22   92  132
Baltimore       14   9  3.55   23   5   5   203   214   88   80   14   61   96
California      14  16  3.59   30   7   4   266   263  126  106   27   87  116
Milwaukee       13  12  3.60   25   4   6   233   214   98   93   15   76  129
Chicago         14  11  3.65   25   6   7   217   200  102   88   18   89  115
Texas           14  11  3.82   25   4   2   222   214   99   94   14   73   97
Detroit         12  15  3.85   27   8   4   236   201  109  101   24   90  108
Kansas City      6  15  4.06   21   6   2   186   182   95   84   13   60   82
Boston          11  13  4.65   24   5   4   213   240  128  110   15   74  109
Seattle         10  18  4.84   29   4   3   255   267  154  137   33  103  140

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Len Barker (CLE)       2   1  1.67   4   4   2   0   1   32   29    7    6    1    7   25
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
Brian Kingman (OAK)    2   2  2.14   6   6   1   0   1   42   38   10   10    4   12   27
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

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tippy Martinez         1   0  1.59   9   0   0   4   0   11   11    2    2    0    2    8
Sammy Stewart          1   1  1.66   7   0   0   1   0   22   20    6    4    0   10   12
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        3   1  3.86   5   4   1   0   0   30   34   17   13    1    5   10
Steve Stone            2   3  5.01   6   6   0   0   0   32   37   19   18    4   12   15
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  3.96   5   5   0   0   0   25   28   15   11    2    9   14
Bob Stanley            3   1  3.99   8   0   0   0   0   29   34   14   13    1   13    8
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             4   3  2.77   7   7   3   0   0   52   57   20   16    5   17   18
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
Richard Dotson         4   1  3.09   6   6   3   0   2   44   36   17   15    4   19   23
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
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              1   1  1.13   5   0   0   0   0    8    3    2    1    0    4    4
Len Barker             2   1  1.67   4   4   2   0   1   32   29    7    6    1    7   25
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
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
Dave Tobik             0   0  6.17   5   0   0   0   0   12   11    8    8    3    9    5
Dave Rucker            0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    4    3    0    1    2
Dan Schatzeder         1   2  6.75   4   2   0   0   0   13   11   10   10    3    9    3
Howard Bailey          1   3  7.07   6   4   0   0   0   28   30   23   22    4   11   14

 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   3  4.73   5   5   1   0   0   32   30   18   17    1   14   15
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  0.89  11   0   0   4   0   20   16    2    2    1    6   18
Jamie Easterly         1   1  1.83  12   0   0   2   0   20   13    4    4    0   12   13
Jim Slaton             2   1  3.16   6   6   0   0   0   37   34   14   13    2   12   25
Mike Caldwell          3   3  3.25   6   6   2   0   0   44   40   16   16    5    6   19
Moose Haas             2   1  4.59   5   5   2   0   0   33   33   18   17    3   11   12
Randy Lerch            2   3  4.63   7   3   0   0   0   23   26   13   12    1   11   17
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  8.74   9   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
Pete Redfern           3   2  2.93   7   6   1   0   0   40   36   14   13    3   13   26
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
Don Cooper             0   1  3.95   7   0   0   0   0   14   14    6    6    2   10    7
Roger Erickson         1   3  4.08   5   5   1   0   0   35   32   20   16    4   13   17
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
Gene Nelson            1   0  1.42   2   2   0   0   0   13    9    5    2    1    5    9
Dave LaRoche           1   0  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    4    1    1    1    0    1    4
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
Ron Davis              1   1  3.57  11   0   0   2   0   18   10    7    7    2    3   29
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           1   0  1.04   5   0   0   1   0    9    4    1    1    0    2    5
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
Jeff Jones             2   0  1.98   8   0   0   2   0   14    8    3    3    1    6    9
Mike Norris            6   0  2.12   6   6   5   0   0   51   33   12   12    4   23   28
Brian Kingman          2   2  2.14   6   6   1   0   1   42   38   10   10    4   12   27
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
Floyd Bannister        3   2  3.74   6   6   2   0   1   43   40   19   18    7   14   28
Dick Drago             1   0  4.30   9   0   0   2   0   15   18    7    7    2    1    9
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  5.40   7   0   0   0   0   10    9    6    6    0    7    9
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  8.25   2   2   0   0   0   12   11   12   11    4    5    6
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            1   0  1.93   8   0   0   0   0   14   10    3    3    0    6    7
John Henry Johnson     2   1  2.19   9   0   0   0   0   12    9    3    3    1    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
Dave Schmidt           0   1  3.38   3   1   0   0   0   11   12    4    4    0    1    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
Charlie Hough          0   0  6.39   4   0   0   0   0   13   17    9    9    0    7   11
Fergie Jenkins         1   2  6.84   6   5   0   0   0   25   35   19   19    4   11   13

 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
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
Jim Clancy             1   2  3.63   4   4   0   0   0   22   17   10    9    0   17    6
Mike Barlow            0   0  4.05   7   0   0   0   0    7   12    4    3    0    5    2
Luis Leal              2   3  4.50   8   5   0   0   0   30   25   18   15    2   15   17
Mike Willis            0   2  6.50   9   0   0   0   0   18   20   13   13    3    8    9

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Norris (OAK)           6
  M. Keough (OAK)           5
  R. Dotson (CHA)           4
  K. Forsch (CAL)           4
  T. John (NYA)             4
  R. Langford (OAK)         4
  R. May (NYA)              4
  S. McCatty (OAK)          4
  M. Wilcox (DET)           4
  G. Zahn (CAL)             4

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. Dotson (CHA)           3
  R. Waits (CLE)            3
  G. Zahn (CAL)             3

Saves:

  R. Gossage (NYA)          7
  D. Corbett (MIN)          4
  E. Farmer (CHA)           4
  R. Fingers (MIL)          4
  T. Martinez (BAL)         4
  T. Burgmeier (BOS)        3
  L. Hoyt (CHA)             3
  D. Aase (CAL)             2
  R. Davis (NYA)            2
  D. Drago (SEA)            2

Shutouts:

  R. Dotson (CHA)           2
  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
  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
  G. Zahn (CAL)          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

Hits:

  G. Zahn (CAL)            57
  J. Morris (DET)          54
  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
  H. Bailey (DET)          23
  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
  G. Zahn (CAL)            20

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
  R. Dotson (CHA)          19
  J. Clancy (TOR)          17
  D. Stieb (TOR)           17
  G. Zahn (CAL)            17
  B. Burns (CHA)           16

Strikeouts:

  R. May (NYA)             32
  M. Keough (OAK)          30
  R. Davis (NYA)           29
  F. Bannister (SEA)       28
  M. Norris (OAK)          28
  R. Guidry (NYA)          27
  B. Kingman (OAK)         27
  P. Redfern (MIN)         26
  L. Barker (CLE)          25
  B. Blyleven (CLE)        25

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