Monday May 11, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, May 11, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         24   7  2.47   31  20   4   284   216   81   78   22  108  151
Cleveland       14   7  2.64   21  12   1   188   172   63   55    9   55  107
New York        16  12  2.87   28   4  10   245   214   87   78   19   68  178
Minnesota       10  17  3.47   28   4   4   249   229  112   96   22   94  136
California      15  16  3.50   31   7   5   275   271  129  107   27   89  124
Toronto          9  19  3.59   28   3   2   258   234  122  103   16  121  109
Chicago         14  12  3.62   26   6   7   226   209  105   91   19   92  121
Milwaukee       14  12  3.65   26   4   7   242   223  103   98   16   79  132
Texas           16  11  3.68   27   4   3   240   231  103   98   15   78  106
Baltimore       14  10  3.71   24   5   5   211   230   95   87   14   61  100
Detroit         12  16  3.87   28   8   4   244   210  113  105   25   91  111
Kansas City      6  16  4.29   22   6   2   195   197  104   93   13   63   83
Boston          13  13  4.66   26   5   4   232   263  139  120   19   81  122
Seattle         10  19  4.85   30   4   3   264   273  159  142   36  106  142

 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
Bert Blyleven (CLE)    4   1  1.84   5   5   4   0   1   44   27    9    9    2   11   34
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
Milt Wilcox (DET)      4   2  2.30   6   6   1   0   0   43   32   14   11    1   16   24
Rick Waits (CLE)       3   1  2.37   4   4   3   0   0   30   31    8    8    1    8   11

 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
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
Mike Flanagan          3   3  3.63   6   6   2   0   1   40   35   16   16    3    7   26
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  6.00   7   0   0   0   0    6   11    4    4    0    1    5
Dave Ford              0   0  7.62   4   0   0   0   0   13   21   11   11    0    1    4

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Chuck Rainey           0   0  2.40   4   0   0   0   0   15   14    7    4    0    1    7
Tom Burgmeier          2   0  2.55   9   0   0   3   0   18   22    9    5    1    2   12
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
Mark Clear             2   0  4.34   7   0   0   1   0   19   20    9    9    5    8   21
John Tudor             1   1  4.84   3   3   1   0   0   22   24   13   12    1    7    7
Bill Campbell          0   0  5.40   5   0   0   0   0    7    7    4    4    0    4    5
Dennis Eckersley       3   2  5.44   7   7   2   0   0   43   46   28   26    3   12   23
Mike Torrez            2   2  5.70   5   5   1   0   0   24   29   18   15    2   10    9
Frank Tanana           0   4  6.16   6   6   1   0   0   31   39   22   21    4   15   16

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Aase               1   0  0.47  11   0   0   3   0   19   15    1    1    1    6   10
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
Andy Hassler           2   1  3.26  12   0   0   0   0   19   15    8    7    3   11   10
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
Mike Witt              2   2  3.55   6   6   2   0   0   38   34   19   15    4   14   23
Ken Forsch             4   1  3.67   6   6   2   0   1   42   42   17   17    3    8   22
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   4  4.23   6   6   0   0   0   38   33   19   18    6   17   20
Ed Farmer              0   2  9.26  10   0   0   4   0   12   17   16   12    2    9    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          4   1  1.84   5   5   4   0   1   44   27    9    9    2   11   34
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          2   2  3.24   4   4   2   0   1   25   33    9    9    0    5    7
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
Kevin Saucier          0   0  2.79   9   0   0   2   0   10    5    3    3    0    2    9
Dave Rozema            2   3  2.96   6   6   2   0   2   46   37   15   15    5    8   14
Dan Petry              0   2  3.24   4   3   1   0   0   17   11    8    6    3    6    6
Aurelio Lopez          1   1  3.29   9   0   0   2   0   14   16    5    5    2    5   10
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   3  2.67   7   7   4   0   1   54   39   18   16    2   11   22
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
Rich Gale              1   3  4.73   5   5   1   0   0   32   30   18   17    1   14   15
Ken Brett              0   0  4.76   6   0   0   0   0    6    7    4    3    0    2    3
Renie Martin           0   0  5.40   5   0   0   1   0   12   10    7    7    1    6    4
Dan Quisenberry        0   2  5.56   8   0   0   1   0   11   20    9    7    1    4    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
Rollie Fingers         0   1  0.89  11   0   0   4   0   20   16    2    2    1    6   18
Jerry Augustine        1   0  1.00   7   1   0   1   0   18   12    2    2    1    2   10
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         2   2  5.53   5   5   0   0   0   28   28   18   17    2    9   15
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
John Verhoeven         0   0  3.29   6   0   0   0   0   14   11    7    5    0    5    2
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   5  4.95   7   7   1   0   0   44   47   27   24    6   17   27
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  0.69   9   0   0   8   0   13    6    1    1    1    4   16
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          1   4  3.60   8   5   0   0   0   30   28   13   12    1   11   27
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
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
Brian Kingman          2   2  2.14   6   6   1   0   1   42   38   10   10    4   12   27
Jeff Jones             2   0  2.20   9   0   0   2   0   16   12    4    4    1    8   11
Mike Norris            6   1  3.06   7   7   5   0   0   53   40   18   18    5   24   29
Rick Langford          4   2  3.12   6   6   5   0   0   52   44   19   18    4   23   22
Craig Minetto          0   0  4.15   7   0   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    0    3    2
Bo McLaughlin          0   0 10.80   4   0   0   1   0    5    4    6    6    0    4    1

 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  2.93  10   0   0   0   0   15   11    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
Mike Parrott           1   2  4.91   7   4   0   0   0   29   34   17   16    3   12   18
Jerry Don Gleaton      2   5  5.11   7   7   1   0   0   44   42   26   25    8   22   16
Shane Rawley           0   0  5.40   7   0   0   0   0   10    9    6    6    0    7    9
Glenn Abbott           0   4  6.16   7   5   0   0   0   31   33   24   21    7   10    9
Ken Clay               0   3  6.49   5   4   0   0   0   26   38   21   19    3   14   11
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  1.69   9   0   0   0   0   16   11    3    3    0    7   10
John Henry Johnson     2   1  2.19   9   0   0   0   0   12    9    3    3    1    0    3
Rick Honeycutt         3   0  2.81   5   5   1   0   1   32   27   11   10    4    3    7
Steve Comer            2   1  3.13   8   1   0   2   0   23   20    8    8    1    9    4
Doc Medich             2   2  3.23   4   4   1   0   1   31   33   11   11    1    5   12
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           4   2  3.82   6   6   1   0   1   38   31   17   16    3   19   24
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
Joey McLaughlin        0   1  2.63  12   0   0   1   0   24   19   10    7    1    8   12
Mark Bomback           3   2  2.67   6   5   0   0   0   34   30   12   10    2   15   11
Dave Stieb             2   3  3.27   6   6   2   0   0   41   42   18   15    2   17   18
Roy Lee Jackson        0   1  3.31  13   0   0   1   0   16   15    6    6    1    7    5
Jerry Garvin           0   1  3.38  11   2   0   0   0   21   16    8    8    1   10    8
Jim Clancy             1   2  3.63   4   4   0   0   0   22   17   10    9    0   17    6
Luis Leal              2   3  3.97   9   5   0   0   0   34   27   18   15    2   15   21
Jackson Todd           1   3  4.04   6   6   1   0   0   36   30   22   16    4   17   16
Mike Barlow            0   0  4.05   7   0   0   0   0    7   12    4    3    0    5    2
Mike Willis            0   3  5.56  10   0   0   0   0   23   26   14   14    3   10   10

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Norris (OAK)           6
  M. Keough (OAK)           5
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         4
  D. Darwin (TEX)           4
  R. Dotson (CHA)           4
  K. Forsch (CAL)           4
  T. John (NYA)             4
  R. Langford (OAK)         4
  R. May (NYA)              4
  S. McCatty (OAK)          4

Losses:

  J. Gleaton (SEA)          5
  J. Koosman (MIN)          5
  G. Abbott (SEA)           4
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)       4
  J. Jefferson (CAL)        4
  D. Leonard (KCA)          4
  F. Tanana (BOS)           4
  T. Underwood (NYA)        4
  H. Bailey (DET)           3
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         3

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  R. Gossage (NYA)          8
  D. Corbett (MIN)          4
  E. Farmer (CHA)           4
  R. Fingers (MIL)          4
  T. Martinez (BAL)         4
  D. Aase (CAL)             3
  T. Burgmeier (BOS)        3
  L. Hoyt (CHA)             3
  S. Comer (TEX)            2
  R. Davis (NYA)            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
  L. Gura (KCA)          54.0
  R. May (NYA)           54.0
  M. Norris (OAK)        53.0
  R. Langford (OAK)      52.0
  G. Zahn (CAL)          52.0
  T. John (NYA)          51.0
  M. Keough (OAK)        47.0
  D. Rozema (DET)        45.2

Hits:

  G. Zahn (CAL)            57
  J. Morris (DET)          54
  R. May (NYA)             48
  J. Koosman (MIN)         47
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       46
  T. John (NYA)            44
  R. Langford (OAK)        44
  D. Leonard (KCA)         44
  K. Forsch (CAL)          42
  J. Gleaton (SEA)         42

Runs:

  D. Eckersley (BOS)       28
  J. Koosman (MIN)         27
  J. Gleaton (SEA)         26
  G. Abbott (SEA)          24
  H. Bailey (DET)          23
  J. Morris (DET)          23
  F. Tanana (BOS)          22
  J. Todd (TOR)            22
  K. Clay (SEA)            21
  R. Erickson (MIN)        20

Home Runs:

  J. Gleaton (SEA)          8
  G. Abbott (SEA)           7
  F. Bannister (SEA)        7
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)       6
  J. Koosman (MIN)          6
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         5
  M. Clear (BOS)            5
  R. Guidry (NYA)           5
  S. McCatty (OAK)          5
  M. Norris (OAK)           5

Walks:

  J. Morris (DET)          24
  M. Norris (OAK)          24
  R. Langford (OAK)        23
  J. Gleaton (SEA)         22
  A. Williams (MIN)        20
  D. Darwin (TEX)          19
  R. Dotson (CHA)          19
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)      17
  J. Clancy (TOR)          17
  J. Koosman (MIN)         17

Strikeouts:

  B. Blyleven (CLE)        34
  R. May (NYA)             32
  M. Keough (OAK)          30
  R. Davis (NYA)           29
  M. Norris (OAK)          29
  F. Bannister (SEA)       28
  R. Guidry (NYA)          27
  B. Kingman (OAK)         27
  J. Koosman (MIN)         27
  T. Underwood (NYA)       27

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