Sunday June 7, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, June 7, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         35  22  2.84   57  35   5   517   416  185  163   40  191  282
Cleveland       26  21  2.97   47  22   5   427   413  161  141   23  131  260
New York        32  20  3.17   52   4  20   466   416  181  164   37  163  311
Chicago         27  22  3.20   49  12  12   439   415  184  156   33  165  236
Baltimore       30  20  3.47   50  11  13   443   456  193  171   35  156  228
Milwaukee       30  22  3.59   52   8  14   481   471  209  192   28  157  244
Texas           31  20  3.70   51  10   9   459   444  199  189   29  143  227
Toronto         16  38  3.74   54  11   6   495   477  245  206   35  212  236
California      27  29  3.75   56  14  10   495   490  237  206   44  165  224
Detroit         28  25  3.79   53  19   8   468   414  207  197   46  178  230
Minnesota       15  37  3.87   53   7   5   473   471  226  203   42  174  251
Kansas City     18  28  4.10   46  11  11   413   424  205  188   35  132  203
Boston          28  24  4.11   52   9  10   473   500  244  216   50  161  255
Seattle         19  34  4.63   54   5  10   480   520  270  247   45  186  236

 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
Ken Forsch (CAL)       8   3  2.30  12  12   7   0   4   94   79   26   24    5   16   40
Steve McCatty (OAK)    6   4  2.33  10  10   7   0   2   85   59   22   22    7   26   39
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)    7   3  2.67  10  10   7   0   1   84   70   26   25    4   18   62
Steve Trout (CHA)      4   3  2.73   9   9   3   0   0   63   60   22   19    4   22   32
Rick Waits (CLE)       5   4  2.74  10  10   4   0   0   69   82   26   21    2   20   25
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
Dennis Martinez        7   2  3.00  11  10   2   0   0   72   75   34   24    3   24   34
Scott McGregor         6   2  3.24  10   9   3   0   1   67   70   24   24    5   21   33
Mike Flanagan          6   4  3.83  12  12   3   0   2   80   71   34   34    8   21   58
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  5.46   9   2   0   0   0   28   39   21   17    1    9    7
Steve Luebber          0   0  8.71   3   0   0   0   0   10   21   10   10    3    3    4

 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
Chuck Rainey           0   0  2.93   8   1   0   0   0   31   30   15   10    2    6   19
Mark Clear             7   1  3.21  16   0   0   3   0   42   40   15   15    8   24   44
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
John Tudor             2   2  4.39   8   8   1   0   0   53   55   28   26    7   16   21
Dennis Eckersley       5   4  4.39  12  12   5   0   2   82   75   43   40    6   22   49
Frank Tanana           2   4  4.48  11  11   2   0   1   66   69   34   33    7   22   37
Bob Stanley            4   3  4.56  19   0   0   0   0   47   63   27   24    1   24   12
Steve Crawford         0   5  4.96  10  10   0   0   0   49   62   33   27    9   14   25

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Aase               1   1  1.71  18   0   0   4   0   32   27    6    6    1   14   19
Ken Forsch             8   3  2.30  12  12   7   0   4   94   79   26   24    5   16   40
Dave Frost             1   1  2.53   2   2   0   0   0   11    7    3    3    2    3    2
Luis Sanchez           0   2  2.94  17   0   0   2   0   34   39   16   11    4   11   13
Fred Martinez          0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    1    3    4
Steve Renko            3   3  3.10  11   7   0   0   0   49   48   18   17    3   19   30
Andy Hassler           2   1  3.62  21   0   0   4   0   37   31   16   15    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
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   3  2.73   9   9   3   0   0   63   60   22   19    4   22   32
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   6  3.57  11  11   1   0   1   63   60   30   25    6   25   29
Francisco Barrios      1   3  3.96   8   7   1   0   0   36   45   23   16    3   14   12
Dewey Robinson         0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    2    0
Ed Farmer              1   2  4.97  19   0   0   6   0   25   26   18   14    3   15   17

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Stanton           1   1  1.50  13   0   0   1   0   24   19    4    4    0   10   17
Len Barker             5   2  1.82   9   9   6   0   2   74   54   17   15    2   16   64
Bert Blyleven          7   3  2.67  10  10   7   0   1   84   70   26   25    4   18   62
Rick Waits             5   4  2.74  10  10   4   0   0   69   82   26   21    2   20   25
Sid Monge              1   2  3.00  13   0   0   2   0   21   14    8    7    4    8   12
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  1.42  17   0   0   6   0   25   14    4    4    0   10   14
Dave Tobik             2   0  2.27  11   0   0   0   0   32   22    8    8    3   23   16
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            6   5  3.57  12  12   4   0   1   76   67   33   30    4   25   43
Dan Schatzeder         3   3  4.37   8   6   1   0   0   35   31   17   17    4   14    6
Dan Petry              3   5  4.47  10   9   3   0   1   48   42   26   24    7   19   25
Dave Rozema            3   4  4.48  11   8   2   0   2   66   70   33   33   11   15   25
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
Renie Martin           1   2  3.03  12   0   0   2   0   30   24   10   10    2   15   14
Dan Quisenberry        0   3  3.33  18   0   0   8   0   24   34   12    9    1    8    9
Dennis Leonard         5   7  3.68  12  12   3   0   0   93  104   44   38    5   23   52
Ken Brett              0   0  3.68  11   0   0   1   0   15   14    7    6    2    8    3
Paul Splittorff        3   4  3.90  11  10   1   0   0   67   71   29   29    5   13   32
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  1.41  22   0   0  11   0   38   29    6    6    3    9   35
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
Pete Vuckovich         7   2  3.38  10  10   1   0   0   67   62   26   25    3   19   36
Jamie Easterly         2   1  3.82  23   0   0   2   0   33   25   15   14    0   19   19
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
Randy Lerch            3   5  4.27  12   8   1   0   0   53   63   33   25    2   21   34
Rickey Keeton          0   0  4.35   8   0   0   0   0   21   25   11   10    2    7    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  2.32  14   0   0   0   0   31   25   12    8    1    9    9
Doug Corbett           2   2  2.88  27   0   0   5   0   41   34   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
Roger Erickson         1   6  4.04  10  10   1   0   0   71   73   37   32    5   24   34
Pete Redfern           3   6  4.12  12  11   2   0   0   68   73   34   31    7   24   43
Jerry Koosman          3   8  4.27  12  12   2   0   1   78   82   41   37    8   29   47
Don Cooper             0   3  4.39  15   0   0   0   0   27   26   13   13    4   17   14
Jack O'Connor          2   2  4.58  13   0   0   0   0   18   21   11    9    1   13    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  0.59  20   0   0  16   0   31   16    2    2    1   11   35
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  2.05  24   0   0   4   0   44   28   10   10    3   12   59
Doug Bird              5   0  2.63  16   3   0   0   0   48   50   16   14    5   15   26
Tommy John             5   4  3.19  10  10   2   0   0   68   64   26   24    4   26   22
Ron Guidry             5   3  3.74  11  11   0   0   0   65   59   28   27    8   15   40
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
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
Dave Heaverlo          1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    1
Bob Owchinko           3   1  1.25  13   0   0   2   0   22   10    3    3    0    9   10
Steve McCatty          6   4  2.33  10  10   7   0   2   85   59   22   22    7   26   39
Jeff Jones             3   1  2.51  15   0   0   2   0   32   20    9    9    3   16   23
Brian Kingman          3   4  2.63  10  10   3   0   1   72   66   25   21    7   18   43
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            8   3  3.25  12  12   8   0   1   91   76   37   33   10   40   48
Tom Underwood          0   0  4.08   3   3   0   0   0   18   15   11    8    1   10   14
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  2.48  20   0   0   1   0   29   22   11    8    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  3.67   6   6   1   0   0   42   40   19   17    5    8   18
Dick Drago             3   2  4.40  21   0   0   3   0   31   35   15   15    2   11   19
Shane Rawley           0   3  4.50  19   0   0   4   0   30   28   16   15    1   16   15
Glenn Abbott           1   4  4.58  11   9   0   0   0   59   66   34   30    7   12   15
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
Danny Darwin           7   4  3.46  11  11   4   0   2   75   58   30   29    5   30   52
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
Jon Matlack            3   4  4.04  10  10   1   0   1   69   69   36   31    4   23   27
Charlie Hough          0   0  4.74  11   0   0   1   0   25   28   14   13    1    9   20
Fergie Jenkins         4   4  5.06  11  10   0   0   0   59   73   33   33    7   22   42

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Roy Lee Jackson        1   2  2.51  23   0   0   2   0   43   43   17   12    4   16   18
Luis Leal              3   7  3.12  16   8   2   1   0   66   55   30   23    4   23   48
Dave Stieb             4   7  3.16  12  12   6   0   0   91   76   35   32    5   34   41
Joey McLaughlin        0   4  3.34  21   0   0   3   0   35   31   18   13    1   13   21
Jerry Garvin           0   2  3.38  18   4   0   0   0   40   33   15   15    3   17   16
Jackson Todd           2   5  3.78  12  11   3   0   0   67   64   36   28    5   26   32
Mark Bomback           3   4  3.88  11  10   0   0   0   63   61   30   27    5   25   26
Mike Barlow            0   0  4.50  11   0   0   0   0   14   20   10    7    1    6    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  18   0   0   0   0   30   39   22   20    5   19   13

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League Leaders

Wins:

  K. Forsch (CAL)           8
  J. Morris (DET)           8
  M. Norris (OAK)           8
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         7
  M. Clear (BOS)            7
  D. Darwin (TEX)           7
  D. Martinez (BAL)         7
  P. Vuckovich (MIL)        7
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         6
  R. Dotson (CHA)           6

Losses:

  J. Koosman (MIN)          8
  L. Leal (TOR)             7
  D. Leonard (KCA)          7
  D. Stieb (TOR)            7
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)       6
  R. Erickson (MIN)         6
  J. Gleaton (SEA)          6
  R. Langford (OAK)         6
  P. Redfern (MIN)          6
  G. Zahn (CAL)             6

Complete Games:

  R. Langford (OAK)        10
  J. Morris (DET)           9
  M. Norris (OAK)           8
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         7
  K. Forsch (CAL)           7
  M. Keough (OAK)           7
  S. McCatty (OAK)          7
  L. Barker (CLE)           6
  D. Stieb (TOR)            6
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        5

Saves:

  R. Gossage (NYA)         16
  R. Fingers (MIL)         11
  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:

  K. Forsch (CAL)           4
  R. Dotson (CHA)           3
  L. Barker (CLE)           2
  D. Darwin (TEX)           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

Innings Pitched:

  J. Morris (DET)       103.1
  K. Forsch (CAL)        94.0
  R. Langford (OAK)      94.0
  D. Leonard (KCA)       93.0
  M. Norris (OAK)        91.1
  D. Stieb (TOR)         91.0
  M. Keough (OAK)        87.2
  L. Gura (KCA)          85.2
  S. McCatty (OAK)       85.0
  B. Blyleven (CLE)      84.1

Hits:

  D. Leonard (KCA)        104
  G. Zahn (CAL)            95
  R. Langford (OAK)        83
  J. Koosman (MIN)         82
  R. Waits (CLE)           82
  R. May (NYA)             81
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        80
  L. Gura (KCA)            80
  J. Morris (DET)          80
  K. Forsch (CAL)          79

Runs:

  G. Zahn (CAL)            47
  R. May (NYA)             45
  L. Gura (KCA)            44
  D. Leonard (KCA)         44
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       43
  J. Koosman (MIN)         41
  F. Bannister (SEA)       39
  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
  M. Clear (BOS)            8
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         8
  J. Gleaton (SEA)          8
  R. Guidry (NYA)           8

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  L. Barker (CLE)          64
  B. Blyleven (CLE)        62
  R. Davis (NYA)           59
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        58
  B. Burns (CHA)           54
  D. Darwin (TEX)          52
  M. Keough (OAK)          52
  D. Leonard (KCA)         52
  J. Morris (DET)          50
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       49

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