Friday June 5, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, June 5, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         33  22  2.88   55  35   5   497   401  180  159   39  182  267
Cleveland       25  20  2.96   45  22   4   408   391  153  134   22  122  246
Chicago         27  20  3.21   47  11  12   423   401  179  151   33  156  234
New York        30  20  3.27   50   4  18   448   402  180  163   37  160  298
Baltimore       29  19  3.38   48  10  13   426   434  182  160   32  148  220
Milwaukee       29  21  3.55   50   8  13   464   456  200  183   28  146  238
Toronto         16  36  3.72   52  11   6   479   455  232  198   34  200  232
California      26  28  3.81   54  13  10   477   477  233  202   42  162  221
Texas           29  20  3.83   49   9   9   441   430  198  188   29  138  208
Minnesota       15  35  3.86   51   7   5   457   457  218  196   41  167  241
Detroit         26  25  3.92   51  18   8   450   403  206  196   46  172  222
Boston          28  22  4.08   50   9  10   454   478  234  206   48  158  240
Kansas City     17  27  4.17   44  10  10   395   405  200  183   35  127  190
Seattle         18  33  4.66   52   5  10   460   492  261  238   45  183  232

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Len Barker (CLE)       5   2  1.82   9   9   6   0   2   74   54   17   15    2   16   64
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
Jack Morris (DET)      8   3  2.61  12  12   9   0   1  103   80   32   30    8   40   50
Brian Kingman (OAK)    3   4  2.63  10  10   3   0   1   72   66   25   21    7   18   43
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
Rick Langford (OAK)    5   6  2.87  11  11  10   0   0   94   83   38   30    5   34   46
Jim Palmer (BAL)       3   3  2.94  10  10   3   0   0   64   60   23   21    5   23   17

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sammy Stewart          2   2  1.66  14   0   0   3   0   49   40   13    9    2   25   32
Tippy Martinez         2   2  2.33  20   0   0   9   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         6   2  3.24  10   9   3   0   1   67   70   24   24    5   21   33
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  2.84  14   0   0   2   0   19   16    6    6    1   10   15
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
Frank Tanana           2   4  4.48  11  11   2   0   1   66   69   34   33    7   22   37
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

 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  1.71  18   0   0   4   0   32   27    6    6    1   14   19
Ken Forsch             7   3  2.54  11  11   6   0   3   85   74   26   24    5   16   38
Luis Sanchez           0   2  2.94  17   0   0   2   0   34   39   16   11    4   11   13
Steve Renko            3   3  3.10  11   7   0   0   0   49   48   18   17    3   19   30
Andy Hassler           2   1  3.60  20   0   0   4   0   35   28   15   14    4   16   22
Mike Witt              4   5  3.97  11  11   2   0   0   59   49   30   26    5   26   34
Geoff Zahn             6   6  3.98  12  12   5   0   0   81   95   47   36   10   25   27
Jesse Jefferson        1   4  4.10  13   5   0   0   0   53   56   28   24    3   12   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
Dennis Lamp            1   1  2.30  12   0   0   0   0   31   30    9    8    2   12   15
LaMarr Hoyt            4   1  2.58  20   0   0   6   0   45   38   17   13    1    9   34
Steve Trout            4   2  2.80   8   8   2   0   0   55   54   20   17    4   19   30
Britt Burns            5   2  3.08  12  11   3   0   0   76   69   28   26    7   27   54
Richard Dotson         6   3  3.14  11  11   4   0   3   80   72   30   28    6   31   37
Kevin Hickey           0   1  3.18  16   0   0   0   0   17   13    6    6    1    8    6
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  5.56  18   0   0   6   0   23   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             5   2  1.82   9   9   6   0   2   74   54   17   15    2   16   64
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            8   3  2.61  12  12   9   0   1  103   80   32   30    8   40   50
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   5  4.20  12  12   5   0   1   86   80   44   40    8   18   34
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             5   3  4.10  11  10   4   0   0   68   65   32   31    5   24   30
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
Brad Havens            0   1  1.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    2    1    1    1    2    4
John Verhoeven         0   0  2.37  13   0   0   0   0   30   24   12    8    1    9    8
Doug Corbett           2   2  3.00  26   0   0   5   0   39   33   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
Jerry Koosman          3   7  4.27  11  11   2   0   1   72   76   38   34    8   26   43
Don Cooper             0   3  4.39  15   0   0   0   0   27   26   13   13    4   17   14
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           2   0  0.79  13   0   0   0   0   23   15    2    2    1   10   15
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  4.90  13  13   2   0   0   79   81   45   43    6   26   48

 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
Rick Langford          5   6  2.87  11  11  10   0   0   94   83   38   30    5   34   46
Matt Keough            6   3  2.98  11  11   7   0   2   88   73   32   29    7   30   52
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  4.23  17   0   0   4   0   28   28   14   13    1   14   14
Glenn Abbott           1   4  4.59  10   8   0   0   0   51   54   30   26    7   11   14
Dick Drago             2   2  4.94  19   0   0   3   0   27   31   15   15    2   11   19
Floyd Bannister        5   5  5.16  12  11   2   0   1   66   77   39   38   11   21   42
Bob Galasso            0   0  5.19   4   0   0   1   0    9    9    5    5    0    6    5
Mike Parrott           1   5  5.25  11   8   0   0   0   48   61   29   28    3   17   23
Jerry Don Gleaton      3   6  5.53  12   9   1   0   0   54   57   34   33    8   27   19
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
Steve Comer            4   1  3.00  18   1   0   5   0   45   39   15   15    1   18   14
Jim Kern               0   0  3.00   5   0   0   1   0    6    3    2    2    0    5    4
Dave Schmidt           0   1  3.24   5   1   0   0   0   17   17    6    6    0    2    7
Doc Medich             4   3  3.39   9   9   2   0   2   64   69   25   24    2   10   26
Rick Honeycutt         5   1  3.54   9   9   3   0   1   56   54   24   22    5    7   12
John Henry Johnson     3   1  3.63  17   0   0   2   0   17   15    7    7    2    2    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  2.61  22   0   0   2   0   41   39   12   12    3   15   16
Dave Stieb             4   6  3.00  11  11   6   0   0   84   69   31   28    5   29   40
Luis Leal              3   7  3.12  16   8   2   1   0   66   55   30   23    4   23   48
Joey McLaughlin        0   4  3.34  21   0   0   3   0   35   31   18   13    1   13   21
Jerry Garvin           0   2  3.46  17   4   0   0   0   39   32   15   15    3   16   16
Jackson Todd           2   4  3.56  11  10   3   0   0   61   54   32   24    5   24   31
Mark Bomback           3   4  3.88  11  10   0   0   0   63   61   30   27    5   25   26
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  6.07  17   0   0   0   0   30   39   22   20    5   17   13

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Morris (DET)           8
  M. Clear (BOS)            7
  K. Forsch (CAL)           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
  L. Leal (TOR)             7
  R. Erickson (MIN)         6
  J. Gleaton (SEA)          6
  R. Langford (OAK)         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)           9
  M. Norris (OAK)           8
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         7
  M. Keough (OAK)           7
  S. McCatty (OAK)          7
  L. Barker (CLE)           6
  K. Forsch (CAL)           6
  D. Stieb (TOR)            6
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        5

Saves:

  R. Gossage (NYA)         14
  R. Fingers (MIL)         10
  T. Martinez (BAL)         9
  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)       103.1
  R. Langford (OAK)      94.0
  M. Keough (OAK)        87.2
  L. Gura (KCA)          85.2
  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

Hits:

  D. Leonard (KCA)         95
  G. Zahn (CAL)            95
  R. Langford (OAK)        83
  R. May (NYA)             81
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        80
  L. Gura (KCA)            80
  J. Morris (DET)          80
  F. Bannister (SEA)       77
  J. Koosman (MIN)         76
  R. Waits (CLE)           75

Runs:

  G. Zahn (CAL)            47
  R. May (NYA)             45
  L. Gura (KCA)            44
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       40
  D. Leonard (KCA)         40
  F. Bannister (SEA)       39
  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
  L. Gura (KCA)             8
  J. Koosman (MIN)          8

Walks:

  J. Morris (DET)          40
  B. Clark (SEA)           36
  M. Norris (OAK)          35
  R. Langford (OAK)        34
  J. Clancy (TOR)          33
  R. Dotson (CHA)          31
  M. Keough (OAK)          30
  J. Denny (CLE)           29
  D. Stieb (TOR)           29
  B. Burns (CHA)           27

Strikeouts:

  L. Barker (CLE)          64
  R. Davis (NYA)           57
  B. Blyleven (CLE)        56
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        56
  B. Burns (CHA)           54
  M. Keough (OAK)          52
  J. Morris (DET)          50
  L. Leal (TOR)            48
  R. May (NYA)             48
  R. Langford (OAK)        46

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