Monday June 8, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, June 8, 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  22  3.10   48  22   5   435   427  171  150   25  134  264
New York        33  20  3.16   53   4  20   475   426  184  167   37  163  318
Chicago         28  22  3.17   50  12  13   448   421  186  158   33  166  244
Baltimore       30  20  3.47   50  11  13   443   456  193  171   35  156  228
Milwaukee       30  23  3.55   53   9  14   489   476  210  193   28  159  246
Texas           32  20  3.65   52  10   9   468   449  200  190   29  147  231
California      28  29  3.71   57  15  10   504   495  239  208   45  166  226
Toronto         16  39  3.77   55  11   6   503   485  251  211   36  215  241
Minnesota       16  37  3.79   54   7   6   482   475  226  203   42  175  259
Detroit         28  26  3.86   54  19   8   476   423  215  204   46  185  235
Boston          28  25  4.08   53  10  10   481   504  246  218   51  163  261
Kansas City     18  29  4.18   47  11  11   422   438  213  196   36  140  208
Seattle         20  34  4.55   55   6  10   489   522  270  247   45  189  243

 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
Mike Caldwell (MIL)    6   5  2.85  12  12   3   0   0   88   85   30   28    7   18   30
Rick Langford (OAK)    5   6  2.87  11  11  10   0   0   94   83   38   30    5   34   46

 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   3  4.11   9   9   2   0   0   61   59   30   28    8   18   27
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
Geoff Zahn             7   6  3.79  13  13   6   0   0   90  100   49   38   11   26   29
Mike Witt              4   5  3.97  11  11   2   0   0   59   49   30   26    5   26   34
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            2   1  2.25  13   1   0   0   0   40   36   11   10    2   13   23
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
Kevin Hickey           0   1  3.12  17   0   0   1   0   17   13    6    6    1    8    6
Richard Dotson         6   3  3.14  11  11   4   0   3   80   72   30   28    6   31   37
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
Wayne Garland          3   5  4.64   8   8   2   0   1   43   62   23   22    3   10    9
Dan Spillner           1   3  4.80  11   4   1   2   0   45   48   27   24    3   21   36
Bob Lacey              0   0  6.60   9   0   0   0   0   15   24   12   11    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  2.34  12   0   0   0   0   35   23    9    9    3   26   19
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
Dave Rozema            3   4  4.30  12   8   2   0   2   69   70   33   33   11   16   26
Dan Petry              3   5  4.47  10   9   3   0   1   48   42   26   24    7   19   25
Dan Schatzeder         3   4  5.50   9   7   1   0   0   36   37   23   22    4   16    6
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  9.82   3   1   0   0   0    4    6    4    4    1    5    2

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Wright             1   0  2.70   8   0   0   0   0   20   20    6    6    1   10   12
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
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
Ken Brett              0   0  5.17  12   0   0   1   0   16   19   10    9    2   10    3
Rich Gale              4   4  5.30  11  11   2   0   0   70   69   42   41   10   29   36
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   5  2.85  12  12   3   0   0   88   85   30   28    7   18   30
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  2.79  28   0   0   6   0   42   34   13   13    3   15   35
Albert Williams        1   4  3.57  10  10   1   0   0   68   61   30   27    7   23   39
Roger Erickson         2   6  3.65  11  11   1   0   0   79   77   37   32    5   25   41
Fernando Arroyo        3   4  3.82  10   9   1   0   0   61   65   28   26    5   14   18
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          3   0  1.50   4   4   0   0   0   30   23    6    5    0   10   23
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
Mike Griffin           0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    0    2
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
Floyd Bannister        6   5  4.54  13  12   3   0   2   75   79   39   38   11   24   49
Glenn Abbott           1   4  4.58  11   9   0   0   0   59   66   34   30    7   12   15
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
Jim Kern               0   0  2.57   6   0   0   1   0    7    3    2    2    0    7    5
Steve Comer            4   1  3.00  18   1   0   5   0   45   39   15   15    1   18   14
Rick Honeycutt         6   1  3.23  10  10   3   0   1   64   59   25   23    5    9   15
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
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  4.20  12   0   0   0   0   15   22   11    7    1    6    5
Mike Willis            0   3  5.40  19   0   0   0   0   35   42   23   21    6   19   16
Jim Clancy             3   5  6.10  10  10   0   0   0   49   58   36   33    2   36   18

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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
  G. Zahn (CAL)             7
  F. Bannister (SEA)        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
  G. Zahn (CAL)             6

Saves:

  R. Gossage (NYA)         16
  R. Fingers (MIL)         11
  T. Martinez (BAL)         9
  D. Quisenberry (KCA)      8
  D. Corbett (MIN)          6
  E. Farmer (CHA)           6
  L. Hoyt (CHA)             6
  K. Saucier (DET)          6
  T. Burgmeier (BOS)        5
  S. Comer (TEX)            5

Shutouts:

  K. Forsch (CAL)           4
  R. Dotson (CHA)           3
  F. Bannister (SEA)        2
  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

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
  G. Zahn (CAL)          90.1
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      88.1
  M. Keough (OAK)        87.2
  L. Gura (KCA)          85.2

Hits:

  D. Leonard (KCA)        104
  G. Zahn (CAL)           100
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        85
  R. Langford (OAK)        83
  J. Koosman (MIN)         82
  R. Waits (CLE)           82
  R. May (NYA)             81
  L. Gura (KCA)            80
  J. Morris (DET)          80
  F. Bannister (SEA)       79

Runs:

  G. Zahn (CAL)            49
  R. May (NYA)             45
  L. Gura (KCA)            44
  D. Leonard (KCA)         44
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       43
  R. Gale (KCA)            42
  J. Koosman (MIN)         41
  F. Bannister (SEA)       39
  R. Langford (OAK)        38
  R. Erickson (MIN)        37

Home Runs:

  F. Bannister (SEA)       11
  D. Rozema (DET)          11
  G. Zahn (CAL)            11
  R. Gale (KCA)            10
  M. Norris (OAK)          10
  S. Crawford (BOS)         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
  J. Clancy (TOR)          36
  B. Clark (SEA)           36
  R. Langford (OAK)        34
  D. Stieb (TOR)           34
  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
  F. Bannister (SEA)       49

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