Saturday June 27, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 27, 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         31  22  3.11   53  13  15   475   444  193  164   34  176  258
Cleveland       26  24  3.15   50  24   5   451   444  179  158   27  137  275
New York        34  22  3.24   56   4  21   500   455  198  180   38  166  329
Baltimore       31  23  3.46   54  11  14   477   484  209  183   38  171  246
California      31  29  3.64   60  16  12   531   526  246  215   45  168  239
Milwaukee       31  25  3.69   56   9  15   515   498  228  211   31  169  254
Texas           33  22  3.70   55  10   9   494   476  216  203   32  159  248
Detroit         31  26  3.72   57  20   9   503   443  219  208   46  191  250
Minnesota       17  39  3.80   57   7   7   509   504  238  215   45  184  276
Toronto         16  42  3.91   58  12   6   529   518  271  230   39  222  254
Boston          30  26  3.98   56  11  11   507   526  256  224   51  168  276
Kansas City     20  30  4.25   50  12  12   449   467  230  212   40  150  222
Seattle         21  36  4.55   58   6  10   516   555  286  261   45  196  254

 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)       9   3  2.27  13  13   8   0   4  103   87   28   26    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)      5   3  2.73  10  10   3   0   0   69   66   24   21    5   26   36
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
Scott McGregor         6   2  3.15  11  10   3   0   1   74   76   26   26    6   23   35
Dennis Martinez        7   3  3.42  12  11   2   0   0   74   81   40   28    4   25   34
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  5.23  10   2   0   0   0   33   45   23   19    1    9    9
Steve Luebber          0   0  7.50   4   0   0   0   0   12   21   10   10    3    3    5

 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   1  2.95   9   2   0   0   0   37   36   21   12    2    9   20
Mark Clear             7   1  3.21  16   0   0   3   0   42   40   15   15    8   24   44
Tom Burgmeier          2   3  3.38  17   0   0   5   0   32   39   16   12    4    5   18
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             9   3  2.27  13  13   8   0   4  103   87   28   26    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            5   3  2.73  10  10   3   0   0   69   66   24   21    5   26   36
LaMarr Hoyt            4   1  2.79  22   0   0   7   0   48   43   19   15    1   12   35
Richard Dotson         7   3  2.82  12  12   5   0   4   89   77   30   28    6   32   41
Kevin Hickey           0   1  2.89  19   0   0   1   0   19   13    6    6    1    8    7
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  4.73  21   0   0   7   0   27   27   18   14    3   15   18

 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  4.16  13   8   2   0   2   71   70   33   33   11   16   28
Dan Petry              4   5  4.31  11  10   3   0   1   54   49   28   26    7   21   27
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  8.31   4   1   0   0   0    4    6    4    4    1    5    4

 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  2.86  20   0   0   9   0   28   37   12    9    1    9   11
Renie Martin           2   3  2.89  14   0   0   2   0   37   29   13   12    2   19   15
Dennis Leonard         6   7  3.71  13  13   4   0   0  102  113   48   42    6   23   59
Larry Gura             4   5  4.20  12  12   5   0   1   86   80   44   40    8   18   34
Paul Splittorff        3   4  4.33  12  11   1   0   0   71   78   34   34    6   16   32
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  1.34  23   0   0  12   0   40   29    6    6    3    9   36
Mike Caldwell          6   5  2.85  12  12   3   0   0   88   85   30   28    7   18   30
Pete Vuckovich         8   2  3.42  11  11   1   0   0   74   65   29   28    3   22   38
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
Jerry Koosman          3   8  4.27  12  12   2   0   1   78   82   41   37    8   29   47
Don Cooper             0   3  4.28  16   0   0   0   0   27   26   13   13    4   17   15
Pete Redfern           3   7  4.40  13  12   2   0   0   74   80   39   36    8   26   48
Jack O'Connor          2   2  4.95  14   0   0   0   0   20   25   13   11    1   14    9
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  1.86  26   0   0   4   0   48   29   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   1  2.70  17   4   0   0   0   53   58   19   16    5   16   28
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  4.26  22   0   0   3   0   32   37   15   15    2   11   20
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           2   5  4.66  12   9   0   0   0   56   68   31   29    3   19   25
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  2.20  16   0   0   0   0   29   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  2.93  19   1   0   5   0   46   41   16   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  19   0   0   2   0   18   15    7    7    2    4    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   5  5.23  12  11   0   0   0   65   83   38   38   10   23   47

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Luis Leal              3   8  3.03  17   9   3   1   0   74   64   33   25    5   23   51
Roy Lee Jackson        1   2  3.05  24   0   0   2   0   44   46   20   15    4   17   19
Dave Stieb             4   7  3.31  13  13   6   0   0   98   84   39   36    6   35   47
Joey McLaughlin        0   4  3.41  23   0   0   3   0   37   36   19   14    1   14   22
Jackson Todd           2   5  3.78  12  11   3   0   0   67   64   36   28    5   26   32
Jerry Garvin           0   2  3.79  20   4   0   0   0   40   35   17   17    3   17   16
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   4  5.91  20   0   0   0   0   35   43   25   23    6   20   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)           9
  J. Morris (DET)           9
  M. Norris (OAK)           8
  P. Vuckovich (MIL)        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

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  R. Langford (OAK)        11
  J. Morris (DET)          10
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         8
  K. Forsch (CAL)           8
  S. McCatty (OAK)          8
  M. Norris (OAK)           8
  L. Barker (CLE)           7
  M. Keough (OAK)           7
  D. Stieb (TOR)            6
  G. Zahn (CAL)             6

Saves:

  R. Gossage (NYA)         17
  R. Fingers (MIL)         12
  T. Martinez (BAL)         9
  D. Quisenberry (KCA)      9
  D. Corbett (MIN)          7
  E. Farmer (CHA)           7
  L. Hoyt (CHA)             7
  K. Saucier (DET)          7
  D. Aase (CAL)             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
  K. Forsch (CAL)       103.0
  R. Langford (OAK)     103.0
  D. Leonard (KCA)      102.0
  D. Stieb (TOR)         98.0
  S. McCatty (OAK)       94.0
  B. Blyleven (CLE)      92.1
  M. Norris (OAK)        91.1
  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
  K. Forsch (CAL)          87
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        85
  D. Stieb (TOR)           84
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         83
  J. Koosman (MIN)         82

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
  D. Martinez (BAL)        40

Home Runs:

  F. Bannister (SEA)       11
  D. Rozema (DET)          11
  G. Zahn (CAL)            11
  R. Gale (KCA)            10
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         10
  M. Norris (OAK)          10
  S. Crawford (BOS)         9
  M. Clear (BOS)            8
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         8
  J. Gleaton (SEA)          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)           35
  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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