Tuesday June 9, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, June 9, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         37  22  2.81   59  36   5   535   429  189  167   40  203  289
Chicago         29  22  3.11   51  13  13   457   426  186  158   33  167  248
Cleveland       26  23  3.13   49  23   5   443   437  175  154   26  135  270
New York        34  20  3.20   54   4  21   484   437  189  172   37  164  321
Baltimore       30  22  3.45   52  11  13   460   469  200  176   37  164  238
Milwaukee       30  24  3.55   54   9  14   497   481  213  196   28  164  248
Texas           32  21  3.64   53  10   9   477   454  205  193   29  152  240
California      29  29  3.68   58  15  11   513   508  241  210   45  168  234
Minnesota       17  37  3.74   55   7   7   491   481  227  204   42  179  260
Toronto         16  40  3.75   56  12   6   511   494  254  213   37  215  244
Detroit         29  26  3.79   55  19   9   485   428  215  204   46  188  241
Boston          29  25  4.03   54  11  10   490   509  247  219   51  164  267
Kansas City     18  30  4.24   48  11  11   431   450  221  203   38  145  214
Seattle         20  35  4.63   56   6  10   498   534  280  256   45  194  248

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Len Barker (CLE)       5   3  2.08  10  10   7   0   2   82   64   21   19    3   17   70
Ken Forsch (CAL)       8   3  2.30  12  12   7   0   4   94   79   26   24    5   16   40
Steve McCatty (OAK)    7   4  2.30  11  11   8   0   2   94   65   24   24    7   30   42
Jack Morris (DET)      8   3  2.61  12  12   9   0   1  103   80   32   30    8   40   50
Bert Blyleven (CLE)    7   3  2.67  10  10   7   0   1   84   70   26   25    4   18   62
Brian Kingman (OAK)    3   4  2.72  11  11   3   0   1   76   73   27   23    7   21   44
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
Richard Dotson (CHA)   7   3  2.82  12  12   5   0   4   89   77   30   28    6   32   41
Mike Caldwell (MIL)    6   5  2.85  12  12   3   0   0   88   85   30   28    7   18   30

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sammy Stewart          2   3  1.81  15   0   0   3   0   50   42   14   10    2   26   32
Tippy Martinez         2   2  2.20  21   0   0   9   0   29   24    8    7    2   10   19
Jim Palmer             3   4  2.94  11  11   3   0   0   70   64   27   23    6   27   21
Dennis Martinez        7   2  3.00  11  10   2   0   0   72   75   34   24    3   24   34
Scott McGregor         6   2  3.15  11  10   3   0   1   74   76   26   26    6   23   35
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  5.25  14   0   0   1   0   12   19    7    7    2    6   12
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            6   2  3.63  11  11   2   0   0   62   59   29   25    5   19   24
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  1.57  19   0   0   5   0   34   29    6    6    1   14   23
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           3   1  3.19  22   0   0   4   0   42   37   16   15    4   17   24
Geoff Zahn             7   6  3.79  13  13   6   0   0   90  100   49   38   11   26   29
Jesse Jefferson        1   4  4.10  13   5   0   0   0   53   56   28   24    3   12   17
Mike Witt              4   5  4.18  12  12   2   0   0   60   54   32   28    5   27   36
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
Richard Dotson         7   3  2.82  12  12   5   0   4   89   77   30   28    6   32   41
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
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   3  2.08  10  10   7   0   2   82   64   21   19    3   17   70
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  1.27  18   0   0   7   0   28   15    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          3   1  2.98  16   1   0   2   0   45   40   16   15    4   17   37
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
Dan Quisenberry        0   3  3.08  19   0   0   8   0   26   36   12    9    1    9   11
Renie Martin           1   3  3.18  13   0   0   2   0   34   29   13   12    2   17   14
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  8.69   8   3   0   0   0   20   22   21   19    4   16   20

 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  3.63  24   0   0   2   0   35   26   15   14    0   19   19
Jim Slaton             3   4  4.01  12  12   0   0   0   67   70   31   30    2   27   31
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  2.76  29   0   0   7   0   42   34   13   13    3   15   35
Fernando Arroyo        4   4  3.47  11  10   1   0   0   70   71   29   27    5   18   19
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
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  0.56  21   0   0  17   0   32   16    2    2    1   11   36
Dave LaRoche           3   0  0.68  14   0   0   0   0   26   17    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
Mike Griffin           0   0  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    1    1    0    0    4
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
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
Gene Nelson            3   1  5.00   7   7   0   0   0   36   36   23   20    5   21   15

 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  1.13  14   0   0   2   0   24   10    3    3    0   11   11
Steve McCatty          7   4  2.30  11  11   8   0   2   94   65   24   24    7   30   42
Jeff Jones             4   1  2.31  16   0   0   2   0   35   20    9    9    3   19   25
Craig Minetto          0   0  2.70   8   0   0   0   0    7    7    2    2    0    4    4
Brian Kingman          3   4  2.72  11  11   3   0   1   76   73   27   23    7   21   44
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
Bob Galasso            0   0  3.29   5   0   0   1   0   14   10    5    5    0    6    8
Bryan Clark            2   2  3.56  17   8   1   1   0   68   62   33   27    1   39   43
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
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
Randy Stein            0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    3    7    5    4    0    2    1
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   5  4.01  11  11   1   0   1   76   73   41   34    4   27   34
Charlie Hough          0   0  4.44  12   0   0   1   0   26   29   14   13    1   10   22
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   8  3.03  17   9   3   1   0   74   64   33   25    5   23   51
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
  R. Dotson (CHA)           7
  D. Martinez (BAL)         7
  S. McCatty (OAK)          7
  P. Vuckovich (MIL)        7

Losses:

  J. Koosman (MIN)          8
  L. Leal (TOR)             8
  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
  S. McCatty (OAK)          8
  M. Norris (OAK)           8
  L. Barker (CLE)           7
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         7
  K. Forsch (CAL)           7
  M. Keough (OAK)           7
  D. Stieb (TOR)            6
  G. Zahn (CAL)             6

Saves:

  R. Gossage (NYA)         17
  R. Fingers (MIL)         11
  T. Martinez (BAL)         9
  D. Quisenberry (KCA)      8
  D. Corbett (MIN)          7
  K. Saucier (DET)          7
  E. Farmer (CHA)           6
  L. Hoyt (CHA)             6
  D. Aase (CAL)             5
  T. Burgmeier (BOS)        5

Shutouts:

  R. Dotson (CHA)           4
  K. Forsch (CAL)           4
  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
  S. McCatty (OAK)       94.0
  D. Leonard (KCA)       93.0
  M. Norris (OAK)        91.1
  D. Stieb (TOR)         91.0
  G. Zahn (CAL)          90.1
  R. Dotson (CHA)        89.1
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      88.1

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
  J. Matlack (TEX)         41
  F. Bannister (SEA)       39
  R. Langford (OAK)        38

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
  B. Clark (SEA)           39
  J. Clancy (TOR)          36
  R. Langford (OAK)        34
  D. Stieb (TOR)           34
  R. Dotson (CHA)          32
  D. Darwin (TEX)          30
  M. Keough (OAK)          30
  S. McCatty (OAK)         30

Strikeouts:

  L. Barker (CLE)          70
  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
  L. Leal (TOR)            51
  J. Morris (DET)          50


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