Wednesday May 13, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 13, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         25   8  2.57   33  21   5   301   226   89   86   24  113  161
Cleveland       15   8  2.64   23  12   1   212   193   73   62    9   68  119
New York        17  13  2.88   30   4  11   263   228   93   84   20   75  188
California      17  16  3.38   33   8   6   293   286  132  110   28   92  127
Chicago         15  13  3.44   28   6   8   251   235  113   96   22   99  130
Minnesota       11  18  3.50   30   4   4   268   249  120  104   23  100  146
Toronto         10  20  3.55   30   4   2   276   245  128  109   18  126  116
Baltimore       15  11  3.63   26   6   5   228   242  100   92   14   65  112
Texas           16  12  3.66   28   4   3   248   242  106  101   15   80  109
Detroit         14  16  3.68   30  10   4   262   218  115  107   26   95  121
Milwaukee       14  14  3.71   28   5   7   260   244  113  107   17   84  146
Kansas City      7  16  4.19   23   7   2   204   206  106   95   13   65   86
Boston          14  14  4.52   28   5   5   251   279  145  126   22   90  130
Seattle         10  21  4.79   32   4   3   280   294  166  149   36  112  147

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bryan Clark (SEA)      2   0  1.31  12   3   1   1   0   41   34   11    6    0   18   24
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
Bert Blyleven (CLE)    4   1  1.84   5   5   4   0   1   44   27    9    9    2   11   34
Matt Keough (OAK)      6   0  2.14   7   7   4   0   2   55   42   15   13    4   18   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
Milt Wilcox (DET)      5   2  2.25   7   7   2   0   0   52   37   16   13    2   17   31
Scott McGregor (BAL)   3   1  2.43   5   4   2   0   1   33   32    9    9    3   13   20
Rudy May (NYA)         4   2  2.50   7   7   2   0   0   54   48   15   15    4   12   32

 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         3   1  2.43   5   4   2   0   1   33   32    9    9    3   13   20
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
Mark Clear             2   0  3.86   8   0   0   2   0   21   22    9    9    5   11   23
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
Mike Torrez            3   2  5.04   6   6   1   0   0   30   34   20   17    2   12   11
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
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
Andy Hassler           2   1  2.70  13   0   0   1   0   23   17    8    7    3   11   13
Steve Renko            2   2  2.73   8   4   0   0   0   33   29   11   10    3    9   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
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  1.17  10   0   0   0   0    8    5    1    1    0    3    3
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
Dennis Lamp            1   1  2.93   7   0   0   0   0   15   15    6    5    1    8    8
Richard Dotson         4   1  3.09   6   6   3   0   2   44   36   17   15    4   19   23
Francisco Barrios      1   2  3.66   6   5   1   0   0   32   40   16   13    2    9   11
Britt Burns            2   2  3.98   7   6   1   0   0   41   35   19   18    4   16   24
Ross Baumgarten        2   4  4.23   6   6   0   0   0   38   33   19   18    6   17   20
Ed Farmer              0   2  7.20  11   0   0   4   0   15   20   16   12    2   11    9

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Stanton           1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    7    3    0    0    0    3    5
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
John Denny             2   1  2.70   5   5   1   0   0   43   38   19   13    2   20   23
Rick Waits             3   2  3.00   5   5   3   0   0   36   40   14   12    1   11   12
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
Dan Petry              1   2  2.10   5   4   2   0   1   26   14    8    6    3    9    9
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
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  1.74  13   0   0   2   0   21   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   4  3.86   7   7   2   0   0   49   50   22   21    6    6   22
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  6.75  10   0   0   0   0   15   14   11   11    0    8    6

 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
John Verhoeven         0   0  3.29   6   0   0   0   0   14   11    7    5    0    5    2
Don Cooper             0   1  3.38   8   0   0   0   0   16   14    6    6    2   10    8
Roger Erickson         1   3  3.80   6   6   1   0   0   43   38   22   18    4   16   20
Fernando Arroyo        2   2  3.86   6   5   0   0   0   33   38   16   14    2    9   11
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  1.80   6   0   0   0   0    5    1    1    1    0    2    5
Doug Bird              1   0  2.01   9   1   0   0   0   22   19    5    5    1   10   12
Rudy May               4   2  2.50   7   7   2   0   0   54   48   15   15    4   12   32
Tommy John             4   3  3.11   8   8   2   0   0   55   51   21   19    3   18   21
Ron Davis              1   1  3.38  12   0   0   2   0   19   10    7    7    2    3   31
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  0.90   6   0   0   2   0   10    4    1    1    0    3    6
Steve McCatty          4   2  1.62   6   6   5   0   2   56   31   10   10    5   16   24
Matt Keough            6   0  2.14   7   7   4   0   2   55   42   15   13    4   18   34
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  1.31  12   3   1   1   0   41   34   11    6    0   18   24
Larry Andersen         1   2  2.93  10   0   0   0   0   15   11    8    5    1    4   12
Floyd Bannister        3   3  4.50   7   7   2   0   1   48   50   25   24    7   15   28
Dick Drago             1   1  4.70  10   0   0   2   0   15   19    8    8    2    4    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
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   3  3.02   7   6   0   0   0   42   37   16   14    3   18   14
Dave Stieb             3   3  3.04   7   7   3   0   0   50   46   20   17    3   18   22
Roy Lee Jackson        0   1  3.12  14   0   0   1   0   17   15    6    6    1    8    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. Keough (OAK)           6
  M. Norris (OAK)           6
  K. Forsch (CAL)           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
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         4
  J. Jefferson (CAL)        4
  D. Leonard (KCA)          4
  F. Tanana (BOS)           4
  T. Underwood (NYA)        4
  H. Bailey (DET)           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
  M. Clear (BOS)            2
  S. Comer (TEX)            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
  T. John (NYA)          55.0
  M. Keough (OAK)        54.2
  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

Hits:

  G. Zahn (CAL)            57
  J. Morris (DET)          54
  D. Leonard (KCA)         53
  T. John (NYA)            51
  F. Bannister (SEA)       50
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        50
  K. Forsch (CAL)          49
  R. Langford (OAK)        49
  R. May (NYA)             48
  J. Koosman (MIN)         47

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
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        22
  R. Erickson (MIN)        22

Home Runs:

  J. Gleaton (SEA)          8
  G. Abbott (SEA)           7
  F. Bannister (SEA)        7
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)       6
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         6
  J. Koosman (MIN)          6
  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
  J. Denny (CLE)           20
  A. Williams (MIN)        20
  D. Darwin (TEX)          19
  R. Dotson (CHA)          19
  M. Bomback (TOR)         18
  B. Clark (SEA)           18

Strikeouts:

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

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