Wednesday June 10, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, June 10, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         37  23  2.81   60  37   5   544   439  192  170   40  207  292
Chicago         30  22  3.13   52  13  14   466   437  191  162   33  170  252
Cleveland       26  24  3.15   50  24   5   451   444  179  158   27  137  275
New York        34  21  3.25   55   4  21   492   446  195  178   38  165  327
Baltimore       31  22  3.40   53  11  14   469   472  201  177   37  170  243
Texas           33  21  3.66   54  10   9   486   464  210  198   29  156  243
California      30  29  3.67   59  15  12   522   518  244  213   45  168  239
Milwaukee       30  25  3.70   55   9  14   506   495  225  208   31  166  251
Minnesota       17  38  3.75   56   7   7   500   493  231  208   44  181  267
Detroit         30  26  3.75   56  20   9   494   436  217  206   46  189  244
Toronto         16  41  3.81   57  12   6   520   504  261  220   38  218  246
Boston          30  25  3.99   55  11  11   499   517  249  221   51  165  272
Kansas City     19  30  4.23   49  12  11   440   459  225  207   39  145  221
Seattle         20  36  4.62   57   6  10   507   546  284  260   45  194  251

 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)      9   3  2.56  13  13  10   0   1  112   88   34   32    8   41   53
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
Bert Blyleven (CLE)    7   4  2.83  11  11   8   0   1   92   77   30   29    5   20   67
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          7   4  3.61  13  13   3   0   2   87   73   35   35    8   26   62
Tim Stoddard           1   1  4.61  15   0   0   2   0   14   20    7    7    2    7   13
Steve Stone            2   3  4.72   7   7   0   0   0   34   38   19   18    4   15   16
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  2.91  15   0   0   3   0   22   18    7    7    1   10   16
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
Frank Tanana           3   4  4.21  12  12   2   0   1   73   75   35   34    7   23   41
Dennis Eckersley       5   4  4.39  12  12   5   0   2   82   75   43   40    6   22   49
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  1.54  20   0   0   6   0   35   30    6    6    1   14   24
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            4   3  3.12  12   8   0   0   0   58   57   21   20    3   19   34
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
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
LaMarr Hoyt            4   1  2.83  21   0   0   6   0   48   43   19   15    1   10   35
Kevin Hickey           0   1  3.00  18   0   0   1   0   18   13    6    6    1    8    6
Britt Burns            6   2  3.09  13  12   3   0   0   82   75   31   28    7   29   57
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  4.91  20   0   0   7   0   26   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
Rick Waits             5   4  2.74  10  10   4   0   0   69   82   26   21    2   20   25
Bert Blyleven          7   4  2.83  11  11   8   0   1   92   77   30   29    5   20   67
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            9   3  2.56  13  13  10   0   1  112   88   34   32    8   41   53
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         6   7  3.71  13  13   4   0   0  102  113   48   42    6   23   59
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
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
Jerry Augustine        1   1  3.57  12   2   0   1   0   35   34   14   14    3    8   20
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
Randy Lerch            3   5  4.27  12   8   1   0   0   53   63   33   25    2   21   34
Moose Haas             5   4  4.56  12  11   4   0   0   71   71   37   36    6   25   32
Reggie Cleveland       2   1  5.10  17   0   0   0   0   30   27   19   17    1   13    9
Rickey Keeton          0   0  5.32   9   0   0   0   0   22   28   14   13    4    7    5

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Albert Williams        1   4  3.38  11  10   1   0   0   72   65   30   27    7   24   43
Fernando Arroyo        4   4  3.47  11  10   1   0   0   70   71   29   27    5   18   19
Roger Erickson         2   6  3.65  11  11   1   0   0   79   77   37   32    5   25   41
Brad Havens            0   2  4.09   2   2   0   0   0   11   10    5    5    3    3    7
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  1.97  25   0   0   4   0   46   28   10   10    3   12   60
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
Gene Nelson            3   1  5.00   7   7   0   0   0   36   36   23   20    5   21   15
Rudy May               4   5  5.17  14  14   2   0   0   85   90   51   49    7   27   53

 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   7  2.88  12  12  11   0   0  103   93   41   33    5   38   49
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   2  3.75   7   7   1   0   0   48   48   22   20    5    8   20
Dick Drago             3   2  4.40  21   0   0   3   0   31   35   15   15    2   11   19
Shane Rawley           0   3  4.41  20   0   0   4   0   33   32   17   16    1   16   16
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  2.22  15   0   0   0   0   28   21    7    7    2   16   18
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
John Henry Johnson     3   1  3.44  18   0   0   2   0   18   15    7    7    2    2    6
Danny Darwin           7   4  3.46  11  11   4   0   2   75   58   30   29    5   30   52
Doc Medich             5   3  3.71  10  10   2   0   2   70   77   30   29    2   13   28
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  3.47  22   0   0   3   0   36   35   19   14    1   13   21
Jerry Garvin           0   2  3.57  19   4   0   0   0   40   34   16   16    3   17   16
Jackson Todd           2   5  3.78  12  11   3   0   0   67   64   36   28    5   26   32
Mark Bomback           3   5  4.11  12  11   0   0   0   70   66   35   32    6   28   28
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:

  J. Morris (DET)           9
  K. Forsch (CAL)           8
  M. Norris (OAK)           8
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         7
  M. Clear (BOS)            7
  D. Darwin (TEX)           7
  R. Dotson (CHA)           7
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         7
  D. Martinez (BAL)         7
  S. McCatty (OAK)          7

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  R. Langford (OAK)        11
  J. Morris (DET)          10
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         8
  S. McCatty (OAK)          8
  M. Norris (OAK)           8
  L. Barker (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
  E. Farmer (CHA)           7
  K. Saucier (DET)          7
  D. Aase (CAL)             6
  L. Hoyt (CHA)             6
  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)       112.1
  R. Langford (OAK)     103.0
  D. Leonard (KCA)      102.0
  K. Forsch (CAL)        94.0
  S. McCatty (OAK)       94.0
  B. Blyleven (CLE)      92.1
  M. Norris (OAK)        91.1
  D. Stieb (TOR)         91.0
  G. Zahn (CAL)          90.1
  R. Dotson (CHA)        89.1

Hits:

  D. Leonard (KCA)        113
  G. Zahn (CAL)           100
  R. Langford (OAK)        93
  R. May (NYA)             90
  J. Morris (DET)          88
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        85
  J. Koosman (MIN)         82
  R. Waits (CLE)           82
  L. Gura (KCA)            80
  F. Bannister (SEA)       79

Runs:

  R. May (NYA)             51
  G. Zahn (CAL)            49
  D. Leonard (KCA)         48
  L. Gura (KCA)            44
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       43
  R. Gale (KCA)            42
  J. Koosman (MIN)         41
  R. Langford (OAK)        41
  J. Matlack (TEX)         41
  F. Bannister (SEA)       39

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)          41
  M. Norris (OAK)          40
  B. Clark (SEA)           39
  R. Langford (OAK)        38
  J. Clancy (TOR)          36
  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)        67
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        62
  R. Davis (NYA)           60
  D. Leonard (KCA)         59
  B. Burns (CHA)           57
  R. May (NYA)             53
  J. Morris (DET)          53
  D. Darwin (TEX)          52
  M. Keough (OAK)          52

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