Sunday May 24, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 24, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Cleveland       21  13  2.72   34  18   2   311   282  108   94   13   94  184
Oakland         29  16  2.81   45  27   5   410   326  141  128   30  151  216
New York        23  16  3.18   39   4  15   346   308  135  122   24  110  246
Baltimore       24  14  3.26   38   9  11   334   333  135  121   24  106  173
Chicago         22  15  3.26   37   9  10   331   316  143  120   29  124  179
Milwaukee       22  17  3.56   39   5  11   364   357  158  144   22  120  188
Toronto         12  30  3.60   42   7   3   388   360  183  155   28  166  176
California      21  23  3.90   44  10   8   388   396  194  168   34  127  167
Minnesota       12  27  3.94   40   5   4   361   363  176  158   34  138  193
Detroit         20  20  3.94   40  14   6   352   310  164  154   36  138  170
Kansas City     11  22  4.00   33   9   4   299   299  147  133   22   94  137
Texas           22  16  4.14   38   5   7   337   331  163  155   24  118  155
Boston          22  18  4.17   40   7   8   364   382  191  169   33  133  202
Seattle         13  27  4.61   41   4   6   361   371  206  185   39  155  186

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Len Barker (CLE)       3   2  1.61   6   6   4   0   2   50   37   10    9    2    8   46
Bert Blyleven (CLE)    6   1  1.86   7   7   6   0   1   63   41   13   13    2   13   47
Bryan Clark (SEA)      2   0  2.13  14   5   1   1   0   55   44   19   13    0   30   33
Scott McGregor (BAL)   5   1  2.15   7   6   3   0   1   50   42   12   12    3   15   27
Steve Trout (CHA)      4   1  2.17   7   7   2   0   0   50   46   15   12    4   17   26
Brian Kingman (OAK)    2   3  2.25   8   8   2   0   1   56   53   18   14    5   15   35
Matt Keough (OAK)      6   1  2.42   9   9   5   0   2   71   55   22   19    4   24   44
Steve McCatty (OAK)    4   4  2.42   8   8   5   0   2   67   46   18   18    6   20   28
Rick Waits (CLE)       4   3  2.60   7   7   4   0   0   52   58   17   15    2   15   19
Ken Forsch (CAL)       6   2  2.82   9   9   4   0   2   67   64   23   21    4   11   30

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sammy Stewart          1   1  1.69  10   0   0   3   0   32   28    8    6    1   15   20
Tippy Martinez         1   1  1.83  14   0   0   7   0   20   14    4    4    1    6   15
Scott McGregor         5   1  2.15   7   6   3   0   1   50   42   12   12    3   15   27
Jim Palmer             2   2  3.04   8   8   2   0   0   53   52   20   18    4   18   15
Mike Flanagan          6   3  3.10   9   9   3   0   2   61   52   21   21    4   12   44
Dennis Martinez        5   2  3.91   8   7   1   0   0   46   56   29   20    3   16   18
Steve Luebber          0   0  4.15   1   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    1    0    1
Steve Stone            2   3  4.72   7   7   0   0   0   34   38   19   18    4   15   16
Dave Ford              1   0  5.25   6   1   0   0   0   24   31   14   14    1    6    7
Tim Stoddard           1   1  6.00  10   0   0   1   0    9   15    6    6    2    3   10

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Clear             4   0  2.67  11   0   0   3   0   30   26    9    9    5   16   30
Tom Burgmeier          2   2  3.04  13   0   0   4   0   27   29   13    9    3    5   15
Chuck Rainey           0   0  3.33   6   1   0   0   0   24   27   13    9    1    5   10
Bill Campbell          1   0  3.45  11   0   0   1   0   16   14    6    6    1    8   12
Bob Stanley            4   3  3.98  15   0   0   0   0   41   49   21   18    1   21   11
John Tudor             2   1  4.15   6   6   1   0   0   43   42   21   20    5   13   19
Steve Crawford         0   3  4.21   7   7   0   0   0   36   37   21   17    6   14   22
Mike Torrez            4   2  4.58   8   8   1   0   0   39   45   23   20    2   14   15
Frank Tanana           1   4  4.82   9   9   2   0   1   52   57   29   28    4   20   32
Dennis Eckersley       4   3  5.37   9   9   3   0   1   55   56   35   33    5   17   36

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Aase               1   0  0.67  14   0   0   4   0   27   19    2    2    1    8   14
Ken Forsch             6   2  2.82   9   9   4   0   2   67   64   23   21    4   11   30
Steve Renko            3   3  3.40  10   6   0   0   0   42   43   17   16    3   16   26
Luis Sanchez           0   2  3.49  14   0   0   2   0   28   34   16   11    4    8    9
Geoff Zahn             5   5  3.62  10  10   4   0   0   70   78   34   28    7   23   21
Jesse Jefferson        1   4  3.77  11   5   0   0   0   45   44   23   19    2   12   14
Andy Hassler           2   1  3.86  15   0   0   2   0   28   23   13   12    4   13   15
Mike Witt              2   4  4.36   8   8   2   0   0   43   41   25   21    4   17   24
Doug Rau               1   1  6.75   2   2   0   0   0    8   10    6    6    1    3    1
Bill Travers           0   1  8.38   4   4   0   0   0   10   14   11    9    2    4    5
John D'Acquisto        0   0 10.71   6   0   0   0   0   19   26   24   23    2   12    8

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Trout            4   1  2.17   7   7   2   0   0   50   46   15   12    4   17   26
Dennis Lamp            1   1  2.66   9   0   0   0   0   20   21    7    6    2    8   10
LaMarr Hoyt            3   1  2.70  16   0   0   5   0   33   31   14   10    1    6   28
Britt Burns            4   2  3.13   9   8   2   0   0   55   47   21   19    5   20   36
Richard Dotson         4   2  3.24   8   8   3   0   2   58   52   23   21    5   24   27
Kevin Hickey           0   0  3.48  13   0   0   0   0   10    8    4    4    1    6    3
Francisco Barrios      1   2  3.58   7   6   1   0   0   33   41   19   13    2   11   11
Ross Baumgarten        4   4  3.67   8   8   1   0   1   54   47   23   22    6   21   27
Ed Farmer              1   2  6.62  14   0   0   5   0   18   23   17   13    3   11   11

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sid Monge              1   1  0.75   8   0   0   1   0   12    4    2    1    0    5    6
Len Barker             3   2  1.61   6   6   4   0   2   50   37   10    9    2    8   46
Bert Blyleven          6   1  1.86   7   7   6   0   1   63   41   13   13    2   13   47
Mike Stanton           1   0  2.38   6   0   0   0   0   11    9    3    3    0    5    6
Rick Waits             4   3  2.60   7   7   4   0   0   52   58   17   15    2   15   19
John Denny             3   2  3.17   7   7   2   0   0   60   54   28   21    4   29   31
Dan Spillner           1   0  3.72   6   1   0   1   0   19   17    9    8    1   11   14
Wayne Garland          2   4  4.50   6   6   2   0   1   32   47   17   16    0    7    9
Bob Lacey              0   0  6.55   5   0   0   0   0   11   15    9    8    2    1    6

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kevin Saucier          0   0  2.12  12   0   0   4   0   17   11    4    4    0    4   12
Jack Morris            5   3  3.07   9   9   6   0   0   76   65   28   26    5   33   34
Milt Wilcox            5   4  3.14   9   9   3   0   0   63   52   25   22    3   21   38
Dan Petry              2   3  3.24   7   6   2   0   1   33   24   14   12    4   13   15
Dave Tobik             2   0  3.38   8   0   0   0   0   21   13    8    8    3   22   12
Dave Rozema            2   4  4.50   9   8   2   0   2   58   62   29   29   10   13   20
Dan Schatzeder         2   2  4.85   6   4   1   0   0   26   19   14   14    4   12    5
Aurelio Lopez          1   1  5.12  12   0   0   2   0   19   23   12   11    3    7   15
Howard Bailey          1   3  6.68   8   4   0   0   0   34   38   26   25    4   12   17
Dave Rucker            0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    4    3    0    1    2

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Brett              0   0  3.00   8   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    3    0    5    3
Jim Wright             0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    8    3    3    0    6    3
Larry Gura             4   3  3.23   9   9   4   0   1   70   57   28   25    4   13   28
Dennis Leonard         4   5  3.38   9   9   2   0   0   69   74   32   26    5   14   34
Paul Splittorff        0   4  3.99   8   7   1   0   0   47   47   21   21    4    9   19
Dan Quisenberry        0   3  4.24  12   0   0   3   0   17   26   11    8    1    7    6
Renie Martin           1   2  4.50   9   0   0   1   0   20   18   10   10    2   13    8
Rich Gale              2   3  4.94   8   8   2   0   0   51   51   29   28    5   20   31
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  0.88  17   0   0   8   0   31   24    3    3    1    8   30
Jerry Augustine        1   0  1.80   9   1   0   1   0   25   20    5    5    2    6   14
Jamie Easterly         2   1  2.28  19   0   0   2   0   28   18    8    7    0   16   16
Mike Caldwell          4   4  3.43   9   9   2   0   0   66   67   26   25    7    9   23
Jim Slaton             3   2  3.78   9   9   0   0   0   52   56   23   22    2   18   28
Pete Vuckovich         4   2  3.80   7   7   0   0   0   43   41   19   18    2   14   25
Rickey Keeton          0   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0   14   17    7    6    1    3    2
Reggie Cleveland       2   0  4.74  14   0   0   0   0   25   21   14   13    1   12    8
Moose Haas             4   3  4.82   9   8   3   0   0   52   54   29   28    4   19   23
Randy Lerch            2   4  5.34   9   5   0   0   0   29   39   24   17    2   15   19

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Corbett           2   1  2.73  20   0   0   4   0   33   26   10   10    1    9   33
John Verhoeven         0   0  2.81  11   0   0   0   0   26   21   12    8    1    8    6
Albert Williams        1   4  3.72   8   8   1   0   0   56   50   25   23    7   22   29
Roger Erickson         1   4  3.75   8   8   1   0   0   58   56   28   24    4   20   31
Don Cooper             0   3  3.91  11   0   0   0   0   23   23   10   10    3   14   10
Fernando Arroyo        2   3  4.17   8   7   0   0   0   45   51   23   21    5   13   16
Pete Redfern           3   4  4.44   9   8   1   0   0   47   51   24   23    5   18   30
Jack O'Connor          1   2  4.50  10   0   0   0   0   14   19    9    7    1   10    4
Jerry Koosman          2   6  4.66   9   9   2   0   1   56   59   32   29    7   21   31
Darrell Jackson        0   0  6.23   4   0   0   0   0    4    7    3    3    0    3    3

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage           1   0  0.46  13   0   0  11   0   20    8    1    1    1    4   27
Dave LaRoche           1   0  0.77   8   0   0   0   0   12    3    1    1    0    3   13
Doug Bird              3   0  2.27  13   1   0   0   0   36   33   10    9    3   12   18
Dave Righetti          1   0  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    4    2    2    0    3    7
Ron Davis              1   2  2.89  17   0   0   4   0   28   16    9    9    2    7   46
Tommy John             5   4  3.19  10  10   2   0   0   68   64   26   24    4   26   22
Ron Guidry             4   2  3.26   8   8   0   0   0   47   44   17   17    5   10   33
Gene Nelson            1   0  3.31   3   3   0   0   0   16   17    9    6    1    9   10
Rudy May               4   3  4.14  10  10   2   0   0   63   61   30   29    4   18   38
Bill Castro            1   1  4.24  10   0   0   0   0   17   26   13    8    2    5    3
Tom Underwood          1   4  4.41   9   6   0   0   0   33   32   17   16    2   13   29

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Owchinko           2   1  1.50  11   0   0   2   0   18    8    3    3    0    8   10
Brian Kingman          2   3  2.25   8   8   2   0   1   56   53   18   14    5   15   35
Steve McCatty          4   4  2.42   8   8   5   0   2   67   46   18   18    6   20   28
Matt Keough            6   1  2.42   9   9   5   0   2   71   55   22   19    4   24   44
Craig Minetto          0   0  2.70   8   0   0   0   0    7    7    2    2    0    4    4
Rick Langford          5   4  2.92   9   9   8   0   0   77   65   31   25    5   29   34
Jeff Jones             3   1  3.00  11   0   0   2   0   24   18    8    8    2   12   14
Mike Norris            7   2  3.42  10  10   7   0   1   76   64   29   29    7   31   40
Tom Underwood          0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    8    4    4    4    1    4    6
Bo McLaughlin          0   0  8.53   6   0   0   1   0    6    6    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  2.13  14   5   1   1   0   55   44   19   13    0   30   33
Larry Andersen         1   2  2.42  15   0   0   1   0   22   14    9    6    1    7   15
Shane Rawley           0   1  3.79  10   0   0   2   0   19   14    8    8    0   11   13
Floyd Bannister        4   4  4.61  10   9   2   0   1   57   61   30   29    9   18   36
Mike Parrott           1   3  4.76   9   6   0   0   0   40   49   22   21    3   16   21
Ken Clay               0   4  4.83  10   4   0   0   0   41   52   26   22    4   20   14
Brian Allard           1   1  5.21   3   3   0   0   0   19   15   13   11    4    6    8
Glenn Abbott           1   4  5.50   8   6   0   0   0   38   40   26   23    7   10   11
Dick Drago             1   2  5.89  14   0   0   2   0   18   21   12   12    2    9   13
Jerry Don Gleaton      2   6  6.00  11   8   1   0   0   48   51   33   32    8   27   17
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  2.16  13   0   0   0   0   25   16    6    6    1   14   16
Dave Schmidt           0   1  3.24   5   1   0   0   0   17   17    6    6    0    2    7
Steve Comer            3   1  3.27  14   1   0   4   0   33   29   12   12    1   13    7
Jim Kern               0   0  3.60   4   0   0   1   0    5    2    2    2    0    5    3
Jon Matlack            3   3  3.65   8   8   1   0   1   57   58   27   23    3   17   23
John Henry Johnson     2   1  3.94  14   0   0   2   0   16   14    7    7    2    0    6
Rick Honeycutt         3   1  4.03   7   7   1   0   1   38   39   19   17    5    6   10
Doc Medich             3   3  4.05   6   6   1   0   1   40   43   18   18    1   10   17
Danny Darwin           5   3  4.35   8   8   2   0   1   50   42   25   24    4   22   30
Charlie Hough          0   0  5.79   7   0   0   0   0   19   24   13   12    1    8   15
Fergie Jenkins         2   3  6.52   8   7   0   0   0   39   47   28   28    6   21   21

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joey McLaughlin        0   3  2.25  16   0   0   1   0   32   22   12    8    1   11   19
Roy Lee Jackson        0   2  2.83  18   0   0   1   0   29   26    9    9    2   13   12
Dave Stieb             3   5  3.27   9   9   4   0   0   66   57   27   24    3   24   30
Luis Leal              2   5  3.33  12   6   1   1   0   49   39   23   18    3   17   35
Mark Bomback           3   4  3.51   9   8   0   0   0   51   49   22   20    5   20   19
Jerry Garvin           0   2  3.79  14   4   0   0   0   36   31   15   15    3   16   14
Jackson Todd           2   3  3.80   9   8   2   0   0   47   42   28   20    4   19   20
Mike Barlow            0   0  4.26   9   0   0   0   0   13   16    8    6    1    5    4
Mike Willis            0   3  4.50  15   0   0   0   0   28   34   16   14    4   15   11
Jim Clancy             2   3  5.06   7   7   0   0   0   37   44   23   21    2   26   12

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Norris (OAK)           7
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         6
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         6
  K. Forsch (CAL)           6
  M. Keough (OAK)           6
  D. Darwin (TEX)           5
  T. John (NYA)             5
  R. Langford (OAK)         5
  D. Martinez (BAL)         5
  S. McGregor (BAL)         5

Losses:

  J. Gleaton (SEA)          6
  J. Koosman (MIN)          6
  L. Leal (TOR)             5
  D. Leonard (KCA)          5
  D. Stieb (TOR)            5
  G. Zahn (CAL)             5
  G. Abbott (SEA)           4
  F. Bannister (SEA)        4
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)       4
  M. Bomback (TOR)          4

Complete Games:

  R. Langford (OAK)         8
  M. Norris (OAK)           7
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         6
  J. Morris (DET)           6
  M. Keough (OAK)           5
  S. McCatty (OAK)          5
  L. Barker (CLE)           4
  K. Forsch (CAL)           4
  L. Gura (KCA)             4
  D. Stieb (TOR)            4

Saves:

  R. Gossage (NYA)         11
  R. Fingers (MIL)          8
  T. Martinez (BAL)         7
  E. Farmer (CHA)           5
  L. Hoyt (CHA)             5
  D. Aase (CAL)             4
  T. Burgmeier (BOS)        4
  S. Comer (TEX)            4
  D. Corbett (MIN)          4
  R. Davis (NYA)            4

Shutouts:

  L. Barker (CLE)           2
  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
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)       1
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         1

Innings Pitched:

  R. Langford (OAK)      77.0
  J. Morris (DET)        76.1
  M. Norris (OAK)        76.1
  M. Keough (OAK)        70.2
  L. Gura (KCA)          69.2
  G. Zahn (CAL)          69.2
  D. Leonard (KCA)       69.1
  T. John (NYA)          67.2
  K. Forsch (CAL)        67.0
  S. McCatty (OAK)       67.0

Hits:

  G. Zahn (CAL)            78
  D. Leonard (KCA)         74
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        67
  R. Langford (OAK)        65
  J. Morris (DET)          65
  K. Forsch (CAL)          64
  T. John (NYA)            64
  M. Norris (OAK)          64
  D. Rozema (DET)          62
  F. Bannister (SEA)       61

Runs:

  D. Eckersley (BOS)       35
  G. Zahn (CAL)            34
  J. Gleaton (SEA)         33
  J. Koosman (MIN)         32
  D. Leonard (KCA)         32
  R. Langford (OAK)        31
  F. Bannister (SEA)       30
  R. May (NYA)             30
  R. Gale (KCA)            29
  M. Haas (MIL)            29

Home Runs:

  D. Rozema (DET)          10
  F. Bannister (SEA)        9
  J. Gleaton (SEA)          8
  G. Abbott (SEA)           7
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         7
  J. Koosman (MIN)          7
  M. Norris (OAK)           7
  A. Williams (MIN)         7
  G. Zahn (CAL)             7
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)       6

Walks:

  J. Morris (DET)          33
  M. Norris (OAK)          31
  B. Clark (SEA)           30
  J. Denny (CLE)           29
  R. Langford (OAK)        29
  J. Gleaton (SEA)         27
  J. Clancy (TOR)          26
  T. John (NYA)            26
  R. Dotson (CHA)          24
  M. Keough (OAK)          24

Strikeouts:

  B. Blyleven (CLE)        47
  L. Barker (CLE)          46
  R. Davis (NYA)           46
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        44
  M. Keough (OAK)          44
  M. Norris (OAK)          40
  R. May (NYA)             38
  M. Wilcox (DET)          38
  F. Bannister (SEA)       36
  B. Burns (CHA)           36


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