Sunday May 31, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 31, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         31  20  2.86   51  31   5   462   369  167  147   35  173  250
Cleveland       23  17  2.90   40  20   3   363   341  136  117   18  116  218
Chicago         26  17  3.13   43  11  11   385   353  157  134   30  140  215
Baltimore       28  16  3.29   44  10  12   388   388  159  142   27  130  197
New York        25  20  3.38   45   4  17   396   358  166  149   32  140  271
Toronto         16  32  3.55   48   9   6   441   411  204  174   30  183  206
Milwaukee       27  19  3.65   46   7  12   427   425  188  173   26  134  216
Texas           26  19  3.84   45   8   8   403   389  181  172   28  130  190
Minnesota       14  32  3.86   47   6   5   422   425  202  181   38  157  224
California      23  27  3.88   50  11   9   441   444  221  190   39  150  200
Detroit         23  24  4.09   47  17   7   411   373  197  187   43  164  205
Kansas City     15  25  4.14   40   9   8   359   363  179  165   30  117  171
Boston          25  21  4.21   46   8   8   419   451  224  196   43  146  229
Seattle         17  30  4.50   48   5   9   426   446  235  213   44  168  210

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Len Barker (CLE)       4   2  1.93   8   8   5   0   2   65   49   16   14    2   15   56
Bryan Clark (SEA)      2   0  2.15  15   6   1   1   0   63   50   21   15    1   33   36
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
Britt Burns (CHA)      5   2  2.64  11  10   3   0   0   72   58   23   21    6   24   52
Rick Waits (CLE)       4   4  2.77   8   8   4   0   0   55   66   22   17    2   17   20
Steve Trout (CHA)      4   2  2.80   8   8   2   0   0   55   54   20   17    4   19   30
Rick Langford (OAK)    5   5  2.83  10  10   9   0   0   86   75   34   27    5   30   41
Ken Forsch (CAL)       6   3  2.84  10  10   5   0   2   76   71   26   24    5   13   32

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tippy Martinez         2   1  1.40  17   0   0   8   0   26   20    5    4    1    9   15
Sammy Stewart          2   1  1.45  12   0   0   3   0   43   32   10    7    1   21   26
Jim Palmer             3   3  2.94  10  10   3   0   0   64   60   23   21    5   23   17
Scott McGregor         5   2  3.10   9   8   3   0   1   61   62   21   21    4   18   32
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  5.18   7   1   0   0   0   24   31   14   14    1    7    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  3.41  15   0   0   4   0   29   35   15   11    4    5   15
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
Bob Stanley            4   3  4.26  18   0   0   0   0   44   56   24   21    1   24   11
Steve Crawford         0   4  4.60   9   9   0   0   0   47   56   30   24    9   14   25
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   1  1.74  17   0   0   4   0   31   26    6    6    1   14   18
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  3.10  11   7   0   0   0   49   48   18   17    3   19   30
Mike Witt              4   4  3.55  10  10   2   0   0   58   47   27   23    5   22   34
Geoff Zahn             5   6  3.73  11  11   4   0   0   72   83   41   30    7   24   24
Jesse Jefferson        1   4  3.94  12   5   0   0   0   48   48   25   21    3   12   15
Andy Hassler           2   1  4.06  18   0   0   3   0   31   27   15   14    4   14   17
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
LaMarr Hoyt            4   1  2.29  18   0   0   6   0   39   32   14   10    1    8   31
Kevin Hickey           0   0  2.63  14   0   0   0   0   14    8    4    4    1    6    5
Britt Burns            5   2  2.64  11  10   3   0   0   72   58   23   21    6   24   52
Steve Trout            4   2  2.80   8   8   2   0   0   55   54   20   17    4   19   30
Dennis Lamp            1   1  3.00  10   0   0   0   0   24   25    9    8    2    9   13
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  6.50  15   0   0   5   0   18   23   17   13    3   11   12

 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             4   2  1.93   8   8   5   0   2   65   49   16   14    2   15   56
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  1.74  14   0   0   5   0   21   12    4    4    0    6   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
Aurelio Lopez          2   1  3.90  14   0   0   2   0   32   34   15   14    3   14   27
Dan Petry              2   4  4.14   8   7   3   0   1   41   34   21   19    6   15   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
George Cappuzzello     0   0 27.00   1   1   0   0   0    1    2    3    3    1    3    1

 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
Dan Quisenberry        0   3  3.63  16   0   0   7   0   22   32   12    9    1    7    7
Dennis Leonard         5   6  3.64  11  11   2   0   0   84   95   40   34    5   20   46
Ken Brett              0   0  3.97  10   0   0   0   0   11   10    6    5    1    7    3
Renie Martin           1   2  4.03  10   0   0   1   0   22   19   10   10    2   14   10
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
Pete Vuckovich         6   2  3.47   9   9   1   0   0   60   57   24   23    3   16   32
Jim Slaton             3   2  3.70  10  10   0   0   0   58   61   25   24    2   20   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  3.11  25   0   0   5   0   38   32   13   13    3   15   34
Albert Williams        1   4  3.57  10  10   1   0   0   68   61   30   27    7   23   39
Jack O'Connor          2   2  3.78  11   0   0   0   0   17   19    9    7    1   12    6
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  4.01  11  10   2   0   0   61   67   29   27    6   21   38
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
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
Rich Gossage           1   1  0.75  16   0   0  13   0   24   12    2    2    1    6   30
Dave LaRoche           1   0  1.10  11   0   0   0   0   16    9    2    2    1    9   14
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
Bill Castro            1   1  3.79  11   0   0   0   0   19   26   13    8    2    5    4
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
Tom Underwood          1   4  4.41   9   6   0   0   0   33   32   17   16    2   13   29
Rudy May               4   4  4.71  12  12   2   0   0   73   72   40   38    5   25   42

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Owchinko           3   1  1.29  12   0   0   2   0   21    9    3    3    0    9   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
Jeff Jones             3   1  2.70  13   0   0   2   0   27   18    8    8    2   14   17
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
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  4.97   2   2   0   0   0   13   10    9    7    1    8    9
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           3   1  3.82   5   5   1   0   0   35   31   17   15    5    8   16
Mike Parrott           1   4  4.63  10   7   0   0   0   47   56   25   24    3   16   23
Shane Rawley           0   2  4.81  14   0   0   4   0   24   24   13   13    1   13   14
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
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
Steve Comer            3   1  3.55  16   1   0   4   0   38   36   15   15    1   17   11
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
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   4  5.75  10   9   0   0   0   52   65   33   33    7   21   33

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joey McLaughlin        0   4  2.70  19   0   0   3   0   33   25   14   10    1   12   20
Roy Lee Jackson        1   2  2.72  21   0   0   2   0   40   37   12   12    3   14   16
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  3.56  11  10   3   0   0   61   54   32   24    5   24   31
Mark Bomback           3   4  3.68  10   9   0   0   0   59   56   27   24    5   22   23
Jerry Garvin           0   2  3.68  15   4   0   0   0   37   31   15   15    3   16   15
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
  P. Vuckovich (MIL)        6
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)       5

Losses:

  J. Gleaton (SEA)          6
  J. Koosman (MIN)          6
  D. Leonard (KCA)          6
  G. Zahn (CAL)             6
  F. Bannister (SEA)        5
  R. Erickson (MIN)         5
  R. Langford (OAK)         5
  L. Leal (TOR)             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
  L. Barker (CLE)           5
  K. Forsch (CAL)           5
  D. Stieb (TOR)            5
  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
  K. Saucier (DET)          5
  D. Aase (CAL)             4
  T. Burgmeier (BOS)        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
  D. Leonard (KCA)       84.0
  M. Keough (OAK)        78.2
  L. Gura (KCA)          76.2
  K. Forsch (CAL)        76.0
  S. McCatty (OAK)       76.0
  D. Stieb (TOR)         75.0
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      73.1

Hits:

  D. Leonard (KCA)         95
  G. Zahn (CAL)            83
  J. Morris (DET)          77
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        75
  R. Langford (OAK)        75
  R. May (NYA)             72
  K. Forsch (CAL)          71
  L. Gura (KCA)            70
  F. Bannister (SEA)       69
  J. Koosman (MIN)         69

Runs:

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

Home Runs:

  F. Bannister (SEA)       11
  D. Rozema (DET)          11
  M. Norris (OAK)          10
  S. Crawford (BOS)         9
  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:

  L. Barker (CLE)          56
  B. Burns (CHA)           52
  R. Davis (NYA)           52
  B. Blyleven (CLE)        50
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        50
  M. Keough (OAK)          48
  D. Leonard (KCA)         46
  M. Norris (OAK)          45
  J. Morris (DET)          43
  R. May (NYA)             42


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