Thursday June 4, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, June 4, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         33  21  2.86   54  34   5   488   391  176  155   37  181  263
Cleveland       24  20  3.00   44  21   4   399   386  152  133   22  121  238
Chicago         27  19  3.17   46  11  12   412   383  173  145   32  150  230
New York        29  20  3.26   49   4  18   436   389  175  158   36  158  291
Baltimore       28  19  3.39   47  10  12   417   422  178  157   31  142  215
Milwaukee       28  21  3.58   49   7  13   455   450  198  181   27  142  233
Toronto         16  35  3.75   51  11   6   468   442  227  195   34  194  224
California      26  27  3.77   53  13  10   468   463  227  196   42  156  213
Texas           28  20  3.86   48   9   9   429   414  194  184   28  136  204
Minnesota       15  34  3.89   50   7   5   449   454  216  194   40  163  237
Detroit         25  25  4.00   50  17   8   441   400  206  196   46  171  215
Boston          27  22  4.14   49   9   9   445   473  233  205   47  157  236
Kansas City     17  26  4.15   43   9  10   386   395  194  178   34  126  187
Seattle         18  32  4.59   51   5  10   451   479  253  230   45  179  228

 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
Steve McCatty (OAK)    6   4  2.33  10  10   7   0   2   85   59   22   22    7   26   39
Ken Forsch (CAL)       7   3  2.54  11  11   6   0   3   85   74   26   24    5   16   38
Rick Waits (CLE)       5   4  2.54   9   9   4   0   0   64   75   23   18    2   18   22
Brian Kingman (OAK)    3   4  2.63  10  10   3   0   1   72   66   25   21    7   18   43
Britt Burns (CHA)      5   2  2.64  11  10   3   0   0   72   58   23   21    6   24   52
Bert Blyleven (CLE)    6   3  2.74   9   9   7   0   1   76   60   23   23    4   15   56
Steve Trout (CHA)      4   2  2.80   8   8   2   0   0   55   54   20   17    4   19   30
Matt Keough (OAK)      6   2  2.86  10  10   6   0   2   79   63   28   25    5   29   48
Jack Morris (DET)      7   3  2.86  11  11   8   0   0   94   77   32   30    8   39   43

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sammy Stewart          2   2  1.77  13   0   0   3   0   46   36   12    9    2   22   28
Tippy Martinez         2   2  2.36  19   0   0   8   0   27   23    8    7    2   10   16
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
Dennis Martinez        6   2  3.29  10   9   1   0   0   63   69   33   23    3   22   29
Mike Flanagan          6   3  3.33  11  11   3   0   2   76   64   28   28    6   18   56
Steve Stone            2   3  4.72   7   7   0   0   0   34   38   19   18    4   15   16
Tim Stoddard           1   1  5.40  13   0   0   1   0   12   19    7    7    2    5   11
Dave Ford              1   1  5.53   8   2   0   0   0   28   39   21   17    1    9    7
Steve Luebber          0   0  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    7   12    6    6    2    0    3

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Campbell          1   0  2.95  13   0   0   1   0   18   16    6    6    1   10   13
Mark Clear             7   0  3.12  15   0   0   3   0   40   37   14   14    7   24   42
Chuck Rainey           0   0  3.25   7   1   0   0   0   28   29   15   10    2    5   15
Tom Burgmeier          2   3  3.30  16   0   0   5   0   30   36   15   11    4    5   15
Mike Torrez            5   2  4.08  10  10   1   0   0   53   54   28   24    5   18   18
Bob Stanley            4   3  4.26  18   0   0   0   0   44   56   24   21    1   24   11
John Tudor             2   2  4.39   8   8   1   0   0   53   55   28   26    7   16   21
Dennis Eckersley       5   4  4.54  11  11   5   0   2   73   70   40   37    5   20   41
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

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Frost             1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    0    0    0    1    1
Don Aase               1   1  1.74  17   0   0   4   0   31   26    6    6    1   14   18
Ken Forsch             7   3  2.54  11  11   6   0   3   85   74   26   24    5   16   38
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
Andy Hassler           2   1  3.74  19   0   0   4   0   34   27   15   14    4   15   20
Jesse Jefferson        1   4  3.94  12   5   0   0   0   48   48   25   21    3   12   15
Geoff Zahn             6   6  3.98  12  12   5   0   0   81   95   47   36   10   25   27
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
Dennis Lamp            1   1  2.51  11   0   0   0   0   29   28    9    8    2   11   14
Britt Burns            5   2  2.64  11  10   3   0   0   72   58   23   21    6   24   52
LaMarr Hoyt            4   1  2.76  19   0   0   6   0   42   35   17   13    1    8   33
Steve Trout            4   2  2.80   8   8   2   0   0   55   54   20   17    4   19   30
Kevin Hickey           0   0  2.81  15   0   0   0   0   16   11    5    5    1    7    6
Richard Dotson         6   3  3.14  11  11   4   0   3   80   72   30   28    6   31   37
Ross Baumgarten        5   5  3.47  10  10   1   0   1   60   56   28   23    6   22   29
Francisco Barrios      1   3  3.96   8   7   1   0   0   36   45   23   16    3   14   12
Ed Farmer              1   2  5.64  17   0   0   6   0   22   24   18   14    3   14   17

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Stanton           1   0  1.31  11   0   0   0   0   21   16    3    3    0    7   14
Len Barker             4   2  1.93   8   8   5   0   2   65   49   16   14    2   15   56
Rick Waits             5   4  2.54   9   9   4   0   0   64   75   23   18    2   18   22
Bert Blyleven          6   3  2.74   9   9   7   0   1   76   60   23   23    4   15   56
Sid Monge              1   2  2.84  12   0   0   2   0   19   12    7    6    3    7   10
John Denny             3   2  3.17   7   7   2   0   0   60   54   28   21    4   29   31
Dan Spillner           1   2  3.82  10   3   1   2   0   38   37   18   16    1   18   32
Wayne Garland          3   5  4.64   8   8   2   0   1   43   62   23   22    3   10    9
Bob Lacey              0   0  6.28   8   0   0   0   0   14   21   11   10    3    2    8

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kevin Saucier          0   0  1.48  16   0   0   6   0   24   14    4    4    0   10   14
Dave Tobik             2   0  2.40  10   0   0   0   0   30   21    8    8    3   22   15
Jack Morris            7   3  2.86  11  11   8   0   0   94   77   32   30    8   39   43
Aurelio Lopez          2   1  3.43  15   0   0   2   0   39   36   16   15    4   14   31
Milt Wilcox            5   5  4.05  11  11   3   0   0   67   62   33   30    4   23   40
Dan Schatzeder         3   3  4.37   8   6   1   0   0   35   31   17   17    4   14    6
Dave Rozema            3   4  4.48  11   8   2   0   2   66   70   33   33   11   15   25
Dan Petry              2   5  4.93   9   8   3   0   1   42   37   25   23    7   16   21
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 11.57   2   1   0   0   0    2    4    3    3    1    4    1

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Wright             1   0  3.00   7   0   0   0   0   18   18    6    6    1    9    8
Dan Quisenberry        0   3  3.33  18   0   0   8   0   24   34   12    9    1    8    9
Renie Martin           1   2  3.46  11   0   0   1   0   26   22   10   10    2   15   11
Dennis Leonard         5   6  3.64  11  11   2   0   0   84   95   40   34    5   20   46
Ken Brett              0   0  3.68  11   0   0   1   0   15   14    7    6    2    8    3
Paul Splittorff        2   4  4.09  10   9   1   0   0   62   63   28   28    5   11   28
Larry Gura             4   4  4.11  11  11   4   0   1   77   70   38   35    7   17   31
Rich Gale              4   3  5.09  10  10   2   0   0   64   62   37   36    9   24   35
Juan Berenguer         0   4  7.41   7   2   0   0   0   17   17   16   14    2   14   16

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rollie Fingers         1   2  1.49  21   0   0  10   0   36   28    6    6    3    8   34
Jerry Augustine        1   1  2.76  11   2   0   1   0   33   30   10   10    3    7   19
Mike Caldwell          6   4  3.02  11  11   2   0   0   80   80   29   27    7   16   28
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
Randy Lerch            3   4  3.78  11   7   1   0   0   48   56   28   20    2   17   33
Jim Slaton             3   3  3.98  11  11   0   0   0   61   66   28   27    2   22   29
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   1  5.46  16   0   0   0   0   28   26   19   17    1   13    9

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Verhoeven         0   0  2.37  13   0   0   0   0   30   24   12    8    1    9    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
Fernando Arroyo        3   4  3.82  10   9   1   0   0   61   65   28   26    5   14   18
Pete Redfern           3   5  4.01  11  10   2   0   0   61   67   29   27    6   21   38
Roger Erickson         1   6  4.04  10  10   1   0   0   71   73   37   32    5   24   34
Don Cooper             0   3  4.15  14   0   0   0   0   26   26   12   12    4   15   14
Jerry Koosman          3   7  4.27  11  11   2   0   1   72   76   38   34    8   26   43
Jack O'Connor          2   2  4.67  12   0   0   0   0   17   21   11    9    1   12    6
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           2   1  0.65  18   0   0  14   0   28   14    2    2    1   10   32
Dave LaRoche           1   0  1.06  12   0   0   0   0   17   11    2    2    1    9   14
Dave Righetti          2   0  1.17   3   3   0   0   0   23   15    4    3    0   10   18
Ron Davis              2   2  2.21  22   0   0   4   0   41   26   10   10    3   12   57
Doug Bird              4   0  3.00  15   2   0   0   0   42   44   16   14    5   15   21
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
Gene Nelson            3   1  3.89   6   6   0   0   0   35   30   18   15    5   20   15
Ron Guidry             4   3  3.94  10  10   0   0   0   59   55   27   26    8   13   37
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          6   4  2.33  10  10   7   0   2   85   59   22   22    7   26   39
Brian Kingman          3   4  2.63  10  10   3   0   1   72   66   25   21    7   18   43
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
Matt Keough            6   2  2.86  10  10   6   0   2   79   63   28   25    5   29   48
Rick Langford          5   6  2.87  11  11  10   0   0   94   83   38   30    5   34   46
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
Larry Andersen         1   3  2.17  19   0   0   1   0   29   19   10    7    1    8   19
Bryan Clark            2   1  2.96  16   7   1   1   0   67   58   28   22    1   36   42
Brian Allard           3   1  3.82   5   5   1   0   0   35   31   17   15    5    8   16
Shane Rawley           0   2  4.39  16   0   0   4   0   27   27   14   13    1   14   14
Glenn Abbott           1   4  4.59  10   8   0   0   0   51   54   30   26    7   11   14
Mike Parrott           1   4  4.63  10   7   0   0   0   47   56   25   24    3   16   23
Dick Drago             2   2  4.78  18   0   0   3   0   26   30   14   14    2   11   18
Floyd Bannister        5   5  5.16  12  11   2   0   1   66   77   39   38   11   21   42
Jerry Don Gleaton      3   6  5.53  12   9   1   0   0   54   57   34   33    8   27   19
Bob Galasso            0   0  6.00   3   0   0   1   0    3    3    2    2    0    3    2
Ken Clay               0   4  6.05  12   4   0   0   0   42   57   32   28    5   23   14
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
Jim Kern               0   0  3.00   5   0   0   1   0    6    3    2    2    0    5    4
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
Steve Comer            3   1  3.43  17   1   0   5   0   39   36   15   15    1   17   11
Rick Honeycutt         5   1  3.54   9   9   3   0   1   56   54   24   22    5    7   12
John Henry Johnson     3   1  3.71  16   0   0   2   0   17   15    7    7    2    1    6
Danny Darwin           6   4  3.93  10  10   3   0   1   66   54   30   29    5   26   43
Jon Matlack            3   4  4.04  10  10   1   0   1   69   69   36   31    4   23   27
Charlie Hough          0   0  4.76  10   0   0   1   0   23   26   13   12    1    9   19
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
Roy Lee Jackson        1   2  2.72  21   0   0   2   0   40   37   12   12    3   14   16
Dave Stieb             4   6  3.00  11  11   6   0   0   84   69   31   28    5   29   40
Luis Leal              3   6  3.32  15   8   2   1   0   62   52   29   23    4   22   45
Joey McLaughlin        0   4  3.41  20   0   0   3   0   34   29   17   13    1   12   20
Jerry Garvin           0   2  3.55  16   4   0   0   0   38   31   15   15    3   16   15
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
Mike Barlow            0   0  4.61  10   0   0   0   0   14   20   10    7    1    5    4
Jim Clancy             3   4  5.55   9   9   0   0   0   47   55   32   29    2   33   17
Mike Willis            0   3  6.14  16   0   0   0   0   29   39   22   20    5   17   13

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Clear (BOS)            7
  K. Forsch (CAL)           7
  J. Morris (DET)           7
  M. Norris (OAK)           7
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         6
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         6
  D. Darwin (TEX)           6
  R. Dotson (CHA)           6
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         6
  M. Keough (OAK)           6

Losses:

  J. Koosman (MIN)          7
  R. Erickson (MIN)         6
  J. Gleaton (SEA)          6
  R. Langford (OAK)         6
  L. Leal (TOR)             6
  D. Leonard (KCA)          6
  D. Stieb (TOR)            6
  G. Zahn (CAL)             6
  F. Bannister (SEA)        5
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)       5

Complete Games:

  R. Langford (OAK)        10
  J. Morris (DET)           8
  M. Norris (OAK)           8
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         7
  S. McCatty (OAK)          7
  K. Forsch (CAL)           6
  M. Keough (OAK)           6
  D. Stieb (TOR)            6
  L. Barker (CLE)           5
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        5

Saves:

  R. Gossage (NYA)         14
  R. Fingers (MIL)         10
  T. Martinez (BAL)         8
  D. Quisenberry (KCA)      8
  E. Farmer (CHA)           6
  L. Hoyt (CHA)             6
  K. Saucier (DET)          6
  T. Burgmeier (BOS)        5
  S. Comer (TEX)            5
  D. Corbett (MIN)          5

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  J. Morris (DET)        94.1
  R. Langford (OAK)      94.0
  K. Forsch (CAL)        85.0
  S. McCatty (OAK)       85.0
  M. Norris (OAK)        84.1
  D. Leonard (KCA)       84.0
  D. Stieb (TOR)         84.0
  G. Zahn (CAL)          81.1
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      80.1
  R. Dotson (CHA)        80.1

Hits:

  D. Leonard (KCA)         95
  G. Zahn (CAL)            95
  R. Langford (OAK)        83
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        80
  F. Bannister (SEA)       77
  J. Morris (DET)          77
  J. Koosman (MIN)         76
  R. Waits (CLE)           75
  K. Forsch (CAL)          74
  R. Erickson (MIN)        73

Runs:

  G. Zahn (CAL)            47
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       40
  D. Leonard (KCA)         40
  R. May (NYA)             40
  F. Bannister (SEA)       39
  L. Gura (KCA)            38
  J. Koosman (MIN)         38
  R. Langford (OAK)        38
  R. Erickson (MIN)        37
  R. Gale (KCA)            37

Home Runs:

  F. Bannister (SEA)       11
  D. Rozema (DET)          11
  M. Norris (OAK)          10
  G. Zahn (CAL)            10
  S. Crawford (BOS)         9
  R. Gale (KCA)             9
  J. Gleaton (SEA)          8
  R. Guidry (NYA)           8
  J. Koosman (MIN)          8
  J. Morris (DET)           8

Walks:

  J. Morris (DET)          39
  B. Clark (SEA)           36
  M. Norris (OAK)          35
  R. Langford (OAK)        34
  J. Clancy (TOR)          33
  R. Dotson (CHA)          31
  J. Denny (CLE)           29
  M. Keough (OAK)          29
  D. Stieb (TOR)           29
  J. Gleaton (SEA)         27

Strikeouts:

  R. Davis (NYA)           57
  L. Barker (CLE)          56
  B. Blyleven (CLE)        56
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        56
  B. Burns (CHA)           52
  M. Keough (OAK)          48
  R. Langford (OAK)        46
  D. Leonard (KCA)         46
  L. Leal (TOR)            45
  M. Norris (OAK)          45

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