Saturday May 30, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 30, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         30  20  2.86   50  31   5   453   362  162  144   35  166  247
Cleveland       22  17  2.95   39  19   3   354   335  134  116   18  112  213
Chicago         25  16  3.10   41  11  11   366   337  149  126   30  137  197
Baltimore       28  15  3.25   43  10  12   379   378  154  137   26  126  196
New York        25  19  3.29   44   4  17   388   346  159  142   31  136  268
Toronto         16  31  3.50   47   9   6   432   399  198  168   29  179  199
Milwaukee       26  19  3.68   45   6  12   418   416  186  171   25  133  212
Texas           26  18  3.81   44   8   8   394   374  176  167   27  128  183
Minnesota       13  32  3.88   46   6   5   413   417  198  178   38  152  218
California      22  26  3.91   48  11   9   423   429  215  184   38  139  186
Detroit         22  24  4.10   46  17   6   402   366  193  183   42  156  197
Kansas City     15  24  4.10   39   9   8   351   351  174  160   30  115  164
Boston          25  20  4.23   45   8   8   410   436  219  193   42  143  228
Seattle         16  30  4.53   47   5   8   417   435  232  210   43  167  207

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Len Barker (CLE)       3   2  2.08   7   7   4   0   2   56   43   14   13    2   11   51
Bryan Clark (SEA)      2   0  2.15  15   6   1   1   0   63   50   21   15    1   33   36
Steve Trout (CHA)      4   1  2.17   7   7   2   0   0   50   46   15   12    4   17   26
Steve McCatty (OAK)    5   4  2.37   9   9   6   0   2   76   52   20   20    7   23   34
Bert Blyleven (CLE)    6   2  2.57   8   8   6   0   1   67   50   19   19    3   14   50
Brian Kingman (OAK)    2   4  2.57   9   9   2   0   1   63   59   22   18    5   17   40
Scott McGregor (BAL)   5   1  2.62   8   7   3   0   1   55   53   16   16    3   17   31
Rick Waits (CLE)       4   4  2.77   8   8   4   0   0   55   66   22   17    2   17   20
Britt Burns (CHA)      5   2  2.83  10   9   3   0   0   64   54   22   20    6   24   44
Rick Langford (OAK)    5   5  2.83  10  10   9   0   0   86   75   34   27    5   30   41

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sammy Stewart          2   1  1.45  12   0   0   3   0   43   32   10    7    1   21   26
Tippy Martinez         2   1  1.57  16   0   0   8   0   23   19    5    4    1    7   15
Scott McGregor         5   1  2.62   8   7   3   0   1   55   53   16   16    3   17   31
Jim Palmer             3   3  2.94  10  10   3   0   0   64   60   23   21    5   23   17
Mike Flanagan          6   3  3.41  10  10   3   0   2   69   59   26   26    5   16   50
Dennis Martinez        6   2  3.91   9   8   1   0   0   53   66   33   23    3   17   23
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  11   0   0   1   0    9   15    6    6    2    4   10

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Clear             7   0  2.61  14   0   0   3   0   38   35   11   11    6   21   41
Chuck Rainey           0   0  3.25   7   1   0   0   0   28   29   15   10    2    5   15
Bill Campbell          1   0  3.31  12   0   0   1   0   16   14    6    6    1    8   12
Tom Burgmeier          2   3  3.67  14   0   0   4   0   27   32   15   11    4    5   15
Bob Stanley            4   3  4.14  17   0   0   0   0   41   51   22   19    1   21   11
Mike Torrez            4   2  4.18   9   9   1   0   0   47   48   26   22    4   17   18
John Tudor             2   1  4.18   7   7   1   0   0   47   48   24   22    5   14   19
Steve Crawford         0   3  4.81   8   8   0   0   0   43   49   27   23    8   14   24
Frank Tanana           1   4  4.97  10  10   2   0   1   58   64   33   32    6   21   35
Dennis Eckersley       4   4  5.18  10  10   4   0   1   64   66   40   37    5   17   38

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Aase               1   0  0.66  15   0   0   4   0   27   20    2    2    1    8   15
Ken Forsch             6   3  2.84  10  10   5   0   2   76   71   26   24    5   13   32
Luis Sanchez           0   2  3.09  16   0   0   2   0   32   37   16   11    4   10   10
Steve Renko            3   3  3.40  10   6   0   0   0   42   43   17   16    3   16   26
Geoff Zahn             5   6  3.73  11  11   4   0   0   72   83   41   30    7   24   24
Mike Witt              3   4  3.86   9   9   2   0   0   51   43   26   22    4   20   28
Jesse Jefferson        1   4  3.94  12   5   0   0   0   48   48   25   21    3   12   15
Andy Hassler           2   1  4.11  17   0   0   3   0   31   27   15   14    4   14   16
Fred Martinez          0   0  4.91   1   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    2    1    2    4
Bill Travers           0   1  8.38   4   4   0   0   0   10   14   11    9    2    4    5
Doug Rau               1   2  8.71   3   3   0   0   0   10   14   10   10    2    4    3
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
LaMarr Hoyt            3   1  2.41  17   0   0   6   0   37   32   14   10    1    8   29
Kevin Hickey           0   0  2.63  14   0   0   0   0   14    8    4    4    1    6    5
Dennis Lamp            1   1  2.66   9   0   0   0   0   20   21    7    6    2    8   10
Britt Burns            5   2  2.83  10   9   3   0   0   64   54   22   20    6   24   44
Richard Dotson         5   3  3.25  10  10   4   0   3   72   61   28   26    5   30   33
Ross Baumgarten        5   4  3.36   9   9   1   0   1   59   51   23   22    6   22   28
Francisco Barrios      1   2  3.58   7   6   1   0   0   33   41   19   13    2   11   11
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
Mike Stanton           1   0  1.72   9   0   0   0   0   16   14    3    3    0    7   10
Len Barker             3   2  2.08   7   7   4   0   2   56   43   14   13    2   11   51
Bert Blyleven          6   2  2.57   8   8   6   0   1   67   50   19   19    3   14   50
Rick Waits             4   4  2.77   8   8   4   0   0   55   66   22   17    2   17   20
Dan Spillner           1   1  3.03   9   2   1   2   0   33   28   13   11    1   17   26
Sid Monge              1   2  3.07  10   0   0   1   0   15    9    6    5    2    6    8
John Denny             3   2  3.17   7   7   2   0   0   60   54   28   21    4   29   31
Wayne Garland          3   4  4.19   7   7   2   0   1   39   53   19   18    1    9    9
Bob Lacey              0   0  5.79   7   0   0   0   0   14   18   10    9    3    2    8

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kevin Saucier          0   0  2.00  13   0   0   4   0   18   12    4    4    0    5   13
Dave Tobik             2   0  2.73   9   0   0   0   0   26   19    8    8    3   22   15
Jack Morris            7   3  2.86  11  11   8   0   0   94   77   32   30    8   39   43
Milt Wilcox            5   5  3.84  10  10   3   0   0   63   56   30   27    3   22   38
Dan Petry              2   4  4.14   8   7   3   0   1   41   34   21   19    6   15   20
Aurelio Lopez          1   1  4.33  13   0   0   2   0   27   29   14   13    3   10   20
Dave Rozema            2   4  4.62  10   8   2   0   2   64   69   33   33   11   15   24
Dan Schatzeder         2   3  5.40   7   5   1   0   0   27   22   16   16    4   14    5
Dave Rucker            0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    4    3    0    1    2
Howard Bailey          1   4  7.36   9   5   0   0   0   37   45   31   30    4   13   17

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Wright             1   0  2.50   6   0   0   0   0   18   15    5    5    1    9    8
Dennis Leonard         5   5  3.42  10  10   2   0   0   76   83   35   29    5   18   39
Dan Quisenberry        0   3  3.63  16   0   0   7   0   22   32   12    9    1    7    7
Renie Martin           1   2  4.03  10   0   0   1   0   22   19   10   10    2   14   10
Ken Brett              0   0  4.09   9   0   0   0   0   11   10    6    5    1    7    3
Larry Gura             4   4  4.11  11  11   4   0   1   77   70   38   35    7   17   31
Paul Splittorff        1   4  4.36   9   8   1   0   0   54   54   26   26    5   10   23
Rich Gale              3   3  4.50   9   9   2   0   0   58   55   30   29    6   23   32
Juan Berenguer         0   3  8.53   6   1   0   0   0   13   13   12   12    2   10   11

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rollie Fingers         1   2  1.57  20   0   0   9   0   34   28    6    6    3    8   33
Jerry Augustine        1   1  2.96  10   2   0   1   0   27   26    9    9    2    7   15
Mike Caldwell          5   4  3.19  10  10   2   0   0   73   75   27   26    7   11   25
Jamie Easterly         2   1  3.38  22   0   0   2   0   32   24   13   12    0   18   19
Jim Slaton             3   2  3.70  10  10   0   0   0   58   61   25   24    2   20   28
Pete Vuckovich         5   2  3.73   8   8   0   0   0   51   48   22   21    2   15   28
Randy Lerch            3   4  4.30  10   6   1   0   0   38   47   25   18    2   16   25
Moose Haas             4   3  4.42  10   9   3   0   0   59   59   30   29    4   20   25
Rickey Keeton          0   0  4.82   7   0   0   0   0   19   24   11   10    2    5    5
Reggie Cleveland       2   0  5.40  15   0   0   0   0   27   24   18   16    1   13    9

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Verhoeven         0   0  2.54  12   0   0   0   0   28   23   12    8    1    8    8
Doug Corbett           2   2  2.89  24   0   0   5   0   37   30   12   12    3   14   34
Albert Williams        1   4  3.57  10  10   1   0   0   68   61   30   27    7   23   39
Roger Erickson         1   5  3.88   9   9   1   0   0   65   64   33   28    4   22   31
Fernando Arroyo        2   4  3.96   9   8   0   0   0   52   55   25   23    5   14   17
Pete Redfern           3   5  4.12  10   9   2   0   0   55   61   26   25    6   19   34
Jerry Koosman          3   6  4.22  10  10   2   0   1   64   69   33   30    7   24   36
Don Cooper             0   3  4.38  13   0   0   0   0   25   26   12   12    4   14   12
Jack O'Connor          1   2  4.50  10   0   0   0   0   14   19    9    7    1   10    4
Darrell Jackson        0   1 12.46   6   0   0   0   0    4    9    6    6    0    4    3

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave LaRoche           1   0  0.61  10   0   0   0   0   15    4    1    1    0    8   13
Rich Gossage           1   1  0.75  16   0   0  13   0   24   12    2    2    1    6   30
Dave Righetti          2   0  1.80   2   2   0   0   0   15    7    4    3    0    7   10
Ron Davis              1   2  2.65  20   0   0   4   0   34   21   10   10    3    9   52
Doug Bird              3   0  2.68  14   1   0   0   0   37   37   13   11    4   13   19
Tommy John             5   4  3.19  10  10   2   0   0   68   64   26   24    4   26   22
Ron Guidry             4   3  4.01   9   9   0   0   0   52   52   24   23    7   10   35
Gene Nelson            2   1  4.10   5   5   0   0   0   26   26   15   12    3   17   14
Rudy May               4   3  4.21  11  11   2   0   0   68   65   34   32    5   22   41
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
Steve McCatty          5   4  2.37   9   9   6   0   2   76   52   20   20    7   23   34
Brian Kingman          2   4  2.57   9   9   2   0   1   63   59   22   18    5   17   40
Craig Minetto          0   0  2.70   8   0   0   0   0    7    7    2    2    0    4    4
Rick Langford          5   5  2.83  10  10   9   0   0   86   75   34   27    5   30   41
Jeff Jones             3   1  2.84  12   0   0   2   0   25   18    8    8    2   12   17
Matt Keough            6   2  2.86  10  10   6   0   2   79   63   28   25    5   29   48
Mike Norris            7   3  3.31  11  11   8   0   1   84   69   35   31   10   35   45
Tom Underwood          0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    8    4    4    4    1    4    6
Bo McLaughlin          0   0  7.71   7   0   0   1   0    7    7    6    6    0    4    2

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Galasso            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Larry Andersen         1   2  2.05  17   0   0   1   0   26   17    9    6    1    8   15
Bryan Clark            2   0  2.15  15   6   1   1   0   63   50   21   15    1   33   36
Brian Allard           2   1  3.86   4   4   1   0   0   28   21   14   12    4    7   13
Mike Parrott           1   4  4.63  10   7   0   0   0   47   56   25   24    3   16   23
Glenn Abbott           1   4  4.84   9   7   0   0   0   45   48   28   24    7   10   13
Dick Drago             2   2  5.04  17   0   0   2   0   25   29   14   14    2   11   17
Shane Rawley           0   2  5.16  13   0   0   3   0   23   23   13   13    1   13   14
Floyd Bannister        4   5  5.40  11  10   2   0   1   60   69   37   36   11   19   38
Ken Clay               0   4  5.40  11   4   0   0   0   42   55   29   25    4   22   14
Jerry Don Gleaton      3   6  5.53  12   9   1   0   0   54   57   34   33    8   27   19
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   1  2.33  14   0   0   0   0   27   19    7    7    2   15   17
Doc Medich             4   3  3.12   8   8   2   0   2   58   56   21   20    1   10   25
Dave Schmidt           0   1  3.24   5   1   0   0   0   17   17    6    6    0    2    7
Jon Matlack            3   3  3.52   9   9   1   0   1   64   62   29   25    4   21   24
Jim Kern               0   0  3.60   4   0   0   1   0    5    2    2    2    0    5    3
Rick Honeycutt         4   1  3.64   8   8   2   0   1   47   46   21   19    5    6   11
Steve Comer            3   1  3.71  15   1   0   4   0   34   30   14   14    1   15    8
John Henry Johnson     3   1  3.71  16   0   0   2   0   17   15    7    7    2    1    6
Danny Darwin           5   4  3.99   9   9   3   0   1   59   47   27   26    5   24   36
Charlie Hough          0   0  5.23   9   0   0   1   0   21   24   13   12    1    8   17
Fergie Jenkins         3   3  5.59   9   8   0   0   0   47   56   29   29    6   21   29

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joey McLaughlin        0   3  2.18  18   0   0   3   0   33   22   12    8    1   11   20
Roy Lee Jackson        1   2  2.41  20   0   0   2   0   37   33   10   10    3   14   15
Dave Stieb             4   5  3.00  10  10   5   0   0   75   62   28   25    3   27   33
Luis Leal              3   5  3.38  14   7   1   1   0   53   47   26   20    3   19   38
Jackson Todd           2   4  3.58  10   9   3   0   0   55   49   30   22    4   21   26
Mark Bomback           3   4  3.68  10   9   0   0   0   59   56   27   24    5   22   23
Jerry Garvin           0   2  3.79  14   4   0   0   0   36   31   15   15    3   16   14
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             3   3  5.06   8   8   0   0   0   43   49   26   24    2   29   15

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Clear (BOS)            7
  J. Morris (DET)           7
  M. Norris (OAK)           7
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         6
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         6
  K. Forsch (CAL)           6
  M. Keough (OAK)           6
  D. Martinez (BAL)         6
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)       5
  B. Burns (CHA)            5

Losses:

  J. Gleaton (SEA)          6
  J. Koosman (MIN)          6
  G. Zahn (CAL)             6
  F. Bannister (SEA)        5
  R. Erickson (MIN)         5
  R. Langford (OAK)         5
  L. Leal (TOR)             5
  D. Leonard (KCA)          5
  P. Redfern (MIN)          5
  D. Stieb (TOR)            5

Complete Games:

  R. Langford (OAK)         9
  J. Morris (DET)           8
  M. Norris (OAK)           8
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         6
  M. Keough (OAK)           6
  S. McCatty (OAK)          6
  K. Forsch (CAL)           5
  D. Stieb (TOR)            5
  L. Barker (CLE)           4
  R. Dotson (CHA)           4

Saves:

  R. Gossage (NYA)         13
  R. Fingers (MIL)          9
  T. Martinez (BAL)         8
  D. Quisenberry (KCA)      7
  L. Hoyt (CHA)             6
  D. Corbett (MIN)          5
  E. Farmer (CHA)           5
  D. Aase (CAL)             4
  T. Burgmeier (BOS)        4
  S. Comer (TEX)            4

Shutouts:

  R. Dotson (CHA)           3
  L. Barker (CLE)           2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         2
  K. Forsch (CAL)           2
  M. Keough (OAK)           2
  S. McCatty (OAK)          2
  D. Medich (TEX)           2
  D. Rozema (DET)           2
  F. Bannister (SEA)        1
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)       1

Innings Pitched:

  J. Morris (DET)        94.1
  R. Langford (OAK)      86.0
  M. Norris (OAK)        84.1
  M. Keough (OAK)        78.2
  L. Gura (KCA)          76.2
  D. Leonard (KCA)       76.1
  K. Forsch (CAL)        76.0
  S. McCatty (OAK)       76.0
  D. Stieb (TOR)         75.0
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      73.1

Hits:

  D. Leonard (KCA)         83
  G. Zahn (CAL)            83
  J. Morris (DET)          77
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        75
  R. Langford (OAK)        75
  K. Forsch (CAL)          71
  L. Gura (KCA)            70
  F. Bannister (SEA)       69
  J. Koosman (MIN)         69
  M. Norris (OAK)          69

Runs:

  G. Zahn (CAL)            41
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       40
  L. Gura (KCA)            38
  F. Bannister (SEA)       37
  D. Leonard (KCA)         35
  M. Norris (OAK)          35
  J. Gleaton (SEA)         34
  R. Langford (OAK)        34
  R. May (NYA)             34
  R. Erickson (MIN)        33

Home Runs:

  F. Bannister (SEA)       11
  D. Rozema (DET)          11
  M. Norris (OAK)          10
  S. Crawford (BOS)         8
  J. Gleaton (SEA)          8
  J. Morris (DET)           8
  G. Abbott (SEA)           7
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         7
  R. Guidry (NYA)           7
  L. Gura (KCA)             7

Walks:

  J. Morris (DET)          39
  M. Norris (OAK)          35
  B. Clark (SEA)           33
  R. Dotson (CHA)          30
  R. Langford (OAK)        30
  J. Clancy (TOR)          29
  J. Denny (CLE)           29
  M. Keough (OAK)          29
  J. Gleaton (SEA)         27
  D. Stieb (TOR)           27

Strikeouts:

  R. Davis (NYA)           52
  L. Barker (CLE)          51
  B. Blyleven (CLE)        50
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        50
  M. Keough (OAK)          48
  M. Norris (OAK)          45
  B. Burns (CHA)           44
  J. Morris (DET)          43
  M. Clear (BOS)           41
  R. Langford (OAK)        41

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