Tuesday May 12, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 12, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         24   8  2.53   32  21   4   292   221   85   82   23  110  156
Cleveland       14   8  2.76   22  12   1   196   183   70   60    9   60  109
New York        17  12  2.80   29   4  11   254   220   88   79   19   69  184
California      16  16  3.39   32   8   5   284   278  129  107   27   91  124
Minnesota       11  17  3.44   29   4   4   259   238  115   99   22   97  142
Toronto         10  19  3.54   29   4   2   267   238  124  105   17  122  113
Chicago         15  12  3.56   27   6   8   235   218  109   93   21   94  123
Texas           16  12  3.66   28   4   3   248   242  106  101   15   80  109
Milwaukee       14  13  3.66   27   5   7   251   233  107  102   16   84  140
Baltimore       14  11  3.78   25   5   5   219   239  100   92   14   63  103
Detroit         13  16  3.81   29   9   4   253   215  115  107   26   92  118
Kansas City      7  16  4.19   23   7   2   204   206  106   95   13   65   86
Boston          13  14  4.62   27   5   4   242   272  143  124   22   85  126
Seattle         10  20  4.90   31   4   3   272   286  165  148   36  107  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)      2   1  2.14   5   5   1   0   0   34   34   11    8    2   13   13
Steve Renko (CAL)      1   2  2.25   7   3   0   0   0   28   23    8    7    2    8   15
Milt Wilcox (DET)      5   2  2.25   7   7   2   0   0   52   37   16   13    2   17   31
Tommy John (NYA)       4   2  2.47   7   7   2   0   0   51   44   16   14    2   15   21

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tippy Martinez         1   0  1.46  10   0   0   4   0   12   12    2    2    0    2    8
Sammy Stewart          1   1  1.85   8   0   0   1   0   24   23    7    5    0   11   14
Scott McGregor         2   1  3.33   4   3   1   0   0   24   29    9    9    3   11   11
Jim Palmer             1   1  3.44   6   6   1   0   0   37   37   15   14    3   13   10
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   1  3.38  10   0   0   3   0   19   24   11    7    3    2   12
Bob Stanley            3   1  3.77   9   0   0   0   0   31   36   14   13    1   14    8
Steve Crawford         0   3  3.96   5   5   0   0   0   25   28   15   11    2    9   14
John Tudor             1   1  4.30   4   4   1   0   0   29   29   15   14    2   10   11
Mark Clear             2   0  4.34   7   0   0   1   0   19   20    9    9    5    8   21
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
Ken Forsch             5   1  3.02   7   7   3   0   2   51   49   17   17    3   10   22
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
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            2   1  2.14   5   5   1   0   0   34   34   11    8    2   13   13
LaMarr Hoyt            3   0  2.19  12   0   0   4   0   25   17    8    6    1    3   19
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   2  3.00   5   5   3   0   0   36   40   14   12    1   11   12
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  4.76   5   0   0   1   0   11   11    6    6    1    6    5
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            5   2  2.25   7   7   2   0   0   52   37   16   13    2   17   31
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
Dennis Leonard         3   4  2.87   7   7   2   0   0   53   53   22   17    4   10   25
Jim Wright             0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    8    3    3    0    6    3
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   2  4.46   6   6   3   0   0   42   43   22   21    3   16   20
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
Jack O'Connor          1   1  2.08   6   0   0   0   0    9    9    4    2    1    4    3
Doug Corbett           2   1  2.16  16   0   0   4   0   25   18    6    6    1    6   27
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
Roger Erickson         1   3  3.80   6   6   1   0   0   43   38   22   18    4   16   20
Don Cooper             0   1  3.95   7   0   0   0   0   14   14    6    6    2   10    7
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  0.63  10   0   0   9   0   14    6    1    1    1    4   18
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             4   2  3.64   7   7   0   0   0   42   40   17   17    5    8   31
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   3  3.30   7   7   6   0   0   60   49   23   22    5   25   27
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
Dick Drago             1   0  4.30   9   0   0   2   0   15   18    7    7    2    1    9
Floyd Bannister        3   3  4.50   7   7   2   0   1   48   50   25   24    7   15   28
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
Ken Clay               0   3  5.76   6   4   0   0   0   30   41   21   19    3   14   11
Glenn Abbott           0   4  6.16   7   5   0   0   0   31   33   24   21    7   10    9
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  2.13  10   0   0   0   0   13   10    3    3    1    0    4
Rick Honeycutt         3   0  2.81   5   5   1   0   1   32   27   11   10    4    3    7
Steve Comer            2   1  3.09   9   1   0   2   0   23   20    8    8    1   10    4
Doc Medich             2   2  3.23   4   4   1   0   1   31   33   11   11    1    5   12
Jon Matlack            1   3  3.38   6   6   1   0   1   43   44   19   16    1   12   15
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             3   3  3.04   7   7   3   0   0   50   46   20   17    3   18   22
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
  K. Forsch (CAL)           5
  M. Keough (OAK)           5
  M. Wilcox (DET)           5
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         4
  D. Darwin (TEX)           4
  R. Dotson (CHA)           4
  R. Guidry (NYA)           4
  T. John (NYA)             4
  R. Langford (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
  F. Bannister (SEA)        3

Complete Games:

  R. Langford (OAK)         6
  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
  K. Forsch (CAL)           3
  M. Haas (MIL)             3

Saves:

  R. Gossage (NYA)          9
  D. Corbett (MIN)          4
  E. Farmer (CHA)           4
  R. Fingers (MIL)          4
  L. Hoyt (CHA)             4
  T. Martinez (BAL)         4
  D. Aase (CAL)             3
  T. Burgmeier (BOS)        3
  S. Comer (TEX)            2
  R. Davis (NYA)            2

Shutouts:

  R. Dotson (CHA)           2
  K. Forsch (CAL)           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

Innings Pitched:

  R. Langford (OAK)      60.0
  J. Morris (DET)        58.1
  S. McCatty (OAK)       55.2
  L. Gura (KCA)          54.0
  R. May (NYA)           54.0
  D. Leonard (KCA)       53.1
  M. Norris (OAK)        53.0
  M. Wilcox (DET)        52.0
  G. Zahn (CAL)          52.0
  T. John (NYA)          51.0

Hits:

  G. Zahn (CAL)            57
  J. Morris (DET)          54
  D. Leonard (KCA)         53
  F. Bannister (SEA)       50
  K. Forsch (CAL)          49
  R. Langford (OAK)        49
  R. May (NYA)             48
  J. Koosman (MIN)         47
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       46
  D. Stieb (TOR)           46

Runs:

  D. Eckersley (BOS)       28
  J. Koosman (MIN)         27
  J. Gleaton (SEA)         26
  F. Bannister (SEA)       25
  G. Abbott (SEA)          24
  H. Bailey (DET)          23
  R. Langford (OAK)        23
  J. Morris (DET)          23
  R. Erickson (MIN)        22
  M. Haas (MIL)            22

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
  R. Langford (OAK)         5
  S. McCatty (OAK)          5

Walks:

  R. Langford (OAK)        25
  J. Morris (DET)          24
  M. Norris (OAK)          24
  J. Gleaton (SEA)         22
  A. Williams (MIN)        20
  D. Darwin (TEX)          19
  R. Dotson (CHA)          19
  D. Stieb (TOR)           18
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)      17
  J. Clancy (TOR)          17

Strikeouts:

  B. Blyleven (CLE)        34
  R. May (NYA)             32
  R. Guidry (NYA)          31
  M. Wilcox (DET)          31
  M. Keough (OAK)          30
  R. Davis (NYA)           29
  M. Norris (OAK)          29
  F. Bannister (SEA)       28
  D. Corbett (MIN)         27
  B. Kingman (OAK)         27

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