Thursday May 14, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 14, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Cleveland       15   8  2.64   23  12   1   212   193   73   62    9   68  119
Oakland         25   9  2.77   34  21   5   309   239   98   95   26  117  166
New York        18  13  2.95   31   4  11   272   238   98   89   20   76  198
California      18  16  3.31   34   9   6   302   291  133  111   29   94  128
Chicago         15  13  3.44   28   6   8   251   235  113   96   22   99  130
Baltimore       16  11  3.49   27   7   5   237   247  100   92   14   65  115
Texas           17  12  3.60   29   4   4   257   248  108  103   15   81  114
Minnesota       11  19  3.65   31   4   4   279   264  129  113   27  104  153
Detroit         14  16  3.68   30  10   4   262   218  115  107   26   95  121
Toronto         10  21  3.73   31   4   2   285   262  138  118   20  127  119
Milwaukee       14  15  3.89   29   5   7   269   259  122  116   18   90  154
Kansas City      7  17  4.14   24   7   2   213   212  109   98   14   66   88
Boston          15  14  4.57   29   5   5   262   292  152  133   22   95  136
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
Geoff Zahn (CAL)       5   3  2.51   8   8   4   0   0   61   62   21   17    6   19   19

 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
Mike Flanagan          4   3  2.96   7   7   3   0   2   49   40   16   16    3    7   29
Jim Palmer             1   1  3.44   6   6   1   0   0   37   37   15   14    3   13   10
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  3.67  10   0   0   0   0   34   40   15   14    1   18    9
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
Bill Campbell          1   0  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    0    5    8
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
Dennis Eckersley       3   2  5.44   7   7   2   0   0   43   46   28   26    3   12   23
Frank Tanana           0   4  6.69   7   7   1   0   0   36   47   28   27    4   15   18

 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
Geoff Zahn             5   3  2.51   8   8   4   0   0   61   62   21   17    6   19   19
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
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  5.11   6   0   0   1   0   12   10    7    7    1    7    4
Dan Quisenberry        0   2  5.56   8   0   0   1   0   11   20    9    7    1    4    3
Paul Splittorff        0   3  6.04   6   5   0   0   0   28   35   19   19    4    5    8
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  1.27  12   0   0   4   0   21   18    3    3    1    6   21
Jamie Easterly         1   1  1.74  13   0   0   2   0   21   13    4    4    0   12   13
Jerry Augustine        1   0  1.96   8   1   0   1   0   23   19    5    5    2    5   13
Mike Caldwell          3   4  3.86   7   7   2   0   0   49   50   22   21    6    6   22
Rickey Keeton          0   0  4.15   4   0   0   0   0    9   10    5    4    1    2    1
Jim Slaton             2   2  4.26   7   7   0   0   0   38   38   19   18    2   15   26
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
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  2.00   7   0   0   0   0    9   10    4    2    1    5    3
Doug Corbett           2   1  2.28  17   0   0   4   0   28   21    7    7    1    6   30
Pete Redfern           3   2  2.93   7   6   1   0   0   40   36   14   13    3   13   26
John Verhoeven         0   0  3.45   7   0   0   0   0   16   15    8    6    0    5    3
Albert Williams        1   3  3.65   7   7   1   0   0   49   43   22   20    7   20   25
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
Don Cooper             0   2  4.08   9   0   0   0   0   18   15    8    8    3   13    8
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           1   0  0.54  11   0   0   9   0   17    8    1    1    1    4   24
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  2.82   8   8   2   0   0   61   55   19   19    4   13   36
Tommy John             4   3  3.11   8   8   2   0   0   55   51   21   19    3   18   21
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
Ron Davis              1   1  3.86  13   0   0   2   0   19   11    8    8    2    3   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  0.87   7   0   0   2   0   10    4    1    1    0    4    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
Rick Langford          4   3  3.30   7   7   6   0   0   60   49   23   22    5   25   27
Mike Norris            6   1  3.49   8   8   5   0   0   59   50   23   23    6   27   34
Jeff Jones             2   1  4.08  10   0   0   2   0   18   15    8    8    2    8   11
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  2.08  11   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  3.00  10   1   0   3   0   24   20    8    8    1   10    5
Doc Medich             3   2  3.03   5   5   1   0   1   39   39   13   13    1    6   16
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  3.42  12   2   0   0   0   24   20    9    9    1   10    9
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
Jim Clancy             1   3  4.85   5   5   0   0   0   26   26   15   14    1   18    7
Mike Willis            0   3  5.56  10   0   0   0   0   23   26   14   14    3   10   10
Mike Barlow            0   0  5.59   8   0   0   0   0   10   16    8    6    1    5    3

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Keough (OAK)           6
  M. Norris (OAK)           6
  K. Forsch (CAL)           5
  M. Wilcox (DET)           5
  G. Zahn (CAL)             5
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         4
  D. Darwin (TEX)           4
  R. Dotson (CHA)           4
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         4
  R. Guidry (NYA)           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
  G. Zahn (CAL)             4
  R. Dotson (CHA)           3
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         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)            3
  M. Clear (BOS)            2

Shutouts:

  R. Dotson (CHA)           2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         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

Innings Pitched:

  G. Zahn (CAL)          61.0
  R. May (NYA)           60.2
  R. Langford (OAK)      60.0
  M. Norris (OAK)        59.1
  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
  D. Leonard (KCA)       53.1

Hits:

  G. Zahn (CAL)            62
  R. May (NYA)             55
  J. Morris (DET)          54
  D. Leonard (KCA)         53
  T. John (NYA)            51
  F. Bannister (SEA)       50
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        50
  M. Norris (OAK)          50
  K. Forsch (CAL)          49
  R. Langford (OAK)        49

Runs:

  D. Eckersley (BOS)       28
  F. Tanana (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. Norris (OAK)          23

Home Runs:

  J. Gleaton (SEA)          8
  G. Abbott (SEA)           7
  F. Bannister (SEA)        7
  A. Williams (MIN)         7
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)       6
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         6
  J. Koosman (MIN)          6
  M. Norris (OAK)           6
  G. Zahn (CAL)             6
  M. Clear (BOS)            5

Walks:

  M. Norris (OAK)          27
  R. Langford (OAK)        25
  J. Morris (DET)          24
  J. Gleaton (SEA)         22
  J. Denny (CLE)           20
  A. Williams (MIN)        20
  D. Darwin (TEX)          19
  R. Dotson (CHA)          19
  G. Zahn (CAL)            19
  M. Bomback (TOR)         18

Strikeouts:

  R. May (NYA)             36
  B. Blyleven (CLE)        34
  M. Keough (OAK)          34
  M. Norris (OAK)          34
  R. Davis (NYA)           31
  R. Guidry (NYA)          31
  M. Wilcox (DET)          31
  D. Corbett (MIN)         30
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        29
  F. Bannister (SEA)       28

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